today, classmates will remember a slain class member at the university of virginia. and we've learned the you'veity of awe high school teen and father killed in a crash. we hear from family and friends as they mourn their deaths. plus, a busy highway back open sooner, a lot sooner than expected. after crews shut it down for emergency repairs. good morning, welcome to news 4 today. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm kimberly suiters. a quick check on our forecast.

kim, welcome to the weekend morning show. a little wet and crazy driving in this morning. >> we thought we would mix it up. >> did you sleep well last night? >> between my cats crawling all over me and the thunderstorms in fairfax county, not too well, but we needed the rain and we got it. a check at city cam, cloudy skies and scattered showers around outside. we'll take a look around and show you where we have rain. it was rather heavy last night. even rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches an hour. and up north and east of aspen hills, to the west of 95, that's where it's coming down pretty heavy. lightning detected down towards golden beach and prince frederick. the weather forecast today. we'll have 60s, try to grow them to the low 70s this afternoon, but look for plenty of showers around. a seasonably cool day. and we'll extend the forecast for the next seven days when i

see you next. >> appreciate it. >> thank you, kim. it is a bittersweet day at the university of virginia. the campus will wear 25,000 white ribbons in honor of yeardley love. she will be awarded a degree posthumously. love's ex-boyfriend, also a uva student, is charged with her murder. the university is handing out white ribbons to raise awareness about domestic abuse and violence. the symbolic fabric will also memorialize morgan harrington. she was murdered after a concert at uva. two families mourning the sudden loss of loved ones. a bizarre crash in fairfax left a teenager and father both dead. police still trying to figure out what caused the driver of the su stronch lov to lose cont. 17-year-old abdul shadily,

one week away from graduating from fairfax high school, was struck and killed friday afternoon. >> it was a big hit really. we have strong faith. when it happened, it happened. it's something everybody must go through. >> he was a member of the school wrestling team and had plans to attend george mason university in the fall. >> he was a good kid. wrestling, very famous, very popular. >> he was struck by an out of control suv on lee highway about 4:00. behind the wheel, gary thorn, the father of a 10-year-old girl. he would have turned 32 today. for reasons still unknown, thorn crossed the center median and six lanes of traffic before striking the boy on the bike path. both were pronounced dead at the scene. >> he was a hard worker and did anything for anyone. he was a great friend and always

had a smile on his face. >> reporter: at the scene, classmates of the popular student placed flowers, notes, and balloons. >> my boyfriend wrestled with him, and i had a class with him, he was a goof ball, happiest guy i ever met. >> reporter: friends pointed to this yu2 video where he pretend to be a newscaster, and his face book shows he was touched by many. >> it's so amazing that he's gone. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4 today. thorn, the suv driver, his sister told news 4 that relatives have no idea why he may have crashed. police hope an autopsy will shed light to see if it could have been caused by a medical emergency or something else. the capital beltway back open this morning.

but another major roadway remains shut down. take a look. live pictures of the beltway. all lanes open. vdot warned 495 would be a parking lot all weekend while crews fix an overpass. the morning delays were up to two hours long, but crews finished 36 hours early. the chain bridge shut down friday night and will remain closed through early monday morning. crews are working to repave the bridge deck and restrike the lanes. mexican police cannot find a tv producer wanted for questioning in the death of his wife. bruce beresford redmond is producer for the show of "survivor." his wife was found in a sewer in cancun two days after she was reported missing. redmond is a suspect. he was ordered not to leave

mexico. the victim's family warned mexican investigators earlier this month that bruce might flee if too much time passes. the mothers of three americans detained in iran say they are not giving up hope. they returned to new york yesterday, after spending two days with their children. the three have been arrested and detained since july when they were arrested for hiking near the border. the government accused them of being spies. they did allow their mothers to visit on humanitarian grounds. >> our greatest hope was to bring our children home with us, where they belong. we will hope and pray that the iranian authorities will now find it in their hearts to resolve our children's case and release them without further delay. >> the mothers say they weren't given a chance to make a face-to-face appeal for their children's release.

an honor nearly 20 years in the making and now a local veteran finally has the recognition he deserves. specialist dan kees was awarded the air medal at the he will onin manassas yesterday. he received the medal for an operation as a helicopter gunner back in 1991. specialist kees brought to tears during the ceremony. >> this is an incredible unit that i served in, with guys that i've been friends with for 20 years to have an honor like this is too much for me. >> now, kees says he appreciates the honor, but says he did not get into the army for the awards. still, it's nice to see him get what he deserves. >> and it's nice to see a big, strong man shed a tear. >> you like that? >> yeah, that moves me.

a little wet. q of ñius. meteorologist kim mariucci is with us. >> the nets are trying to squeeze a game in today. we'll be busy with the weather agenda. coming up, i'll straighten out weather details to help you plan your sunday and into the workweek. 6:08 this sunday morning. so glad you're with us. we'll be right back. ♪

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well, kids in arlington spent their sunny saturday building houses, very tiny houses. 75 students participated in the building block blitz to raise money to build big homes for families in northern virginia. each team had one hour and 300 lego blocks to build colorful and crazy creations. students had to collect money to play and all proceeds went to habitat for humanity. >> always good fun with legos. >> and i hope they had sturdy roofs on them. >> especially with the gully

washer. the moderate to heavy rain still falling, mostly across maryland. we'll try to taper to showers and do our best. so great to see you, my name is kim. perhaps you've seen me before. i'll be giving chuck bell a hand once in a while and he goes on vacation. let's get started. 12 after 6:00. cloudy skies in the district and beyond. cloudy, gloomy morning. if you're going outside to pick up the paper, let's hope the plastic packaging protected it well. rain was heavy last night. 67 degrees, and humidity is 87%, and winds out of the east/southeast on this early sunday morning. a look at other conditions across the region, 65 up in haegerstown, quantico, 66. clinton, 64. good morning to you. and as we look to the west, 65 in winchester. here is the radar, quiet over the shenandoah valley. yesterday was your turn. heavy rain that came up through

the district last night. through fairfax county, working on the i-95 corridor between d.c. and baltimore. this morning, focusing west of you on this rain over eastern montgomery county and we also have heavier cells coming up from the south right now. heavier downpours just north of lake bar cross. one other place i want to bring you down to. southern maryland, long beach to prince frederick. we have had some lightning this morning, you too are dealing with heavy rain and maybe a couple of rumbles of thunder to give you the early-morning wakeup call. numbers around the region, we've got 60s, and off to the west, 50s. they don't have as much cloud cover keeping them warm and we have a slow-moving low. this has been with us since yesterday, and it's going to take its time, even be with us again tomorrow. count on a soggy sunday, and watch what happens, nothing too heavy and nothing severe. here is what i want to draw your

attention to over the next couple of days. the trough, the low today will start to wash out. be around tomorrow. we'll notice winds off the ocean, backing in, bringing showers from a backward direction. watch this high pressure cell. this is what's going to spare us, actually win the battle and start to push the stuff to the south. meanwhile, a totally different low will back in across the southeast. we'll keep an eye on this closely. this is an interesting storm. it could go tropical on us. with a little bit of luck it will stay out of reach and out of our hair as we head to next week. as for your weather today, plenty of showers around, unseasonably cool for this time in may. the nats at home, 1:35 is first pitch. lots of showers, 71. bring the poncho. coming up tonight by tomorrow morning, a damp start with drizzle and showers and tomorrow afternoon we're going to be still cool for may, between 70 and 75. here is your forecast as we look ahead. we will be drying out by

tuesday, so that's good news. and as we extend it beyond, we get back to the 80s. how about next week, staying around 80, low 80s, low in the 60s. friday, my pick of the week, everybody, we'll get through sunday together. we do need the rain. >> it almost makes the rain worth it to look ahead. thanks, kim. >> kids, don't try this at home. we're about to show you poor sportsmanship from one of the nationals. more troubles for d.c. united. here is hakem dermish. game two between the nationals and the orioles. fourth inning, with game tied at two, adam jones drives deep to center. and niger morgan tracking it. can't make the pitch and gets so mad he throws his glove to the ground. morgan thought the glove went over the fence. adam jones hustling around the bases for an inside-the-park home run. when asked about the incident, morgan says my emotions got to

me because i knew i should have had the ball. the nats rally to a 7-6 win. virginia women playing in honor of their late teammate yeardley love. the tar heels scored 11 goals in the first half. win 17-7. a tough way end to the season for virginia. graduation today in charlottesville, where love will be honored with a degree. in soccer, d.c. united trying to improve on the 1-7 record. the black and red lose 2-0. the seventh time they've been shut out this season. that's your sports minute. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. up next, reporter's notebook. >> here is pat lawson news. >> good morning, welcome to "reporter's notebook." we begin our discussion with a fuss over fees. if you live in the district of columbia, you could be hit with a host of new fees and higher

fines as the council grapples with a way to erase half a million in red ink. the mayor wants to impose hundreds of new fees and taxes. taxes on health clubs, bridges, higher fines for not using a turn signal, for speeding or driving too slowly. some council members are balking at some of the suggesting proposed fees. tough choices to make in an election year. jerry. jump right on that. >> yeah, i have to. the talk on the streets is the fact that people are really getting upset over these fees and these new taxes. the one thing are the meters, the parking meters, for instance. for 25 cents, eight minutes, four minutes. people are complaining about this. and people in the district are saying, wait a minute, it cost too much to live in the district of columbia. jack evans had it right and he said you can't nickel and dime

everybody. all of jack edmondson, reporter of the mayor. here, parting with the mayor. you can't nickel and dime the taxpayers of the district of columbia. >> it's interesting that jack evans is saying this, because he is one of the people who pushed the tax on businesses and small businesses to build every sports arena in the city. having said that, i think he is on thin ice. but he's running for re-election and is -- the ad on the radio, if you have heard them, have been very effective, especially against the bottle -- the beverage tax, has brought home the issue so that people can relate to it. because if you're going to tax me on beverages, then all the rest of the things seem like add-ons and this is where you say, this is nickel and diming me, between the bag tax which is already in place, and i met a woman down on the mall, an out-of-towner, and she had the best line i heard. she said they need to put little

black mats on these things, because they are so expensive. the parking on the mall is so expensive. >> i often cover the white house, and i have to pay metered fee stuff and my stack of coins is dwindling and dwindling and dwindling. eight minutes -- it seems like eight seconds -- for a quarter. that's tough. >> if you don't nickel and dime what do you do? do you hit us with a big tax? people don't want that. >> these are tough times, and they are going to get worse. >> the nickel and diming is kind of absurd. here, they are talking about hiring more meter people or more parking attendants to go out and charge more people. everything is tax, tax, tax, on the local people of the district. >> and dave is right. these are tough times. if you listen to the d.c. fiscal policy institute, most of the hits are on the most vulnerable people in the city.

there are tough choices to be made. the council pretty much indicated they will not go this way, and then this is like when you -- in your budget, you have to find something big. you have to get rid of your cell phone instead of just i'm not going to buy a bag of potato chips or coffee this week. >> well, the district may be accused, the council may be accused of nickel and diming. how about the montgomery county council? this past week, we had furloughs announced for all county workers except those in the school system. the furloughs which begin july 1st, will be based on your salary, those who make less get fewer days, those who make the most, over $100,000, will get up to eight days off. again, this is -- this is not a prescription that many would want to accept, but montgomery county is dealing with a billion dollars in red ink. >> i know for at least the last two, three years, ike slagher,

on "metro talk," has talked about we'll have furloughs, and the day has come. and others are saying that they need furloughs, rather than tax increases. >> why exclude schoolworkers? >> that's a question that should be asked. why doesn't everyone share equally? and the defense for teachers, weesh special, we're educating your children. we're giving good education to your kids, get them into college this is a special perk. if you want to keep that special perk going, keep the teachers on the job 24/7. not 24/7, but regular hours. >> all of this is because the economy is so bad. the housing industry is so bad. we're not going to see any changes until that change -- until we see some of that tax revenue come back from the housing market. in virginia, there has been a good sign, where governor mcdonnell is saying that he's

willing to give back a pool of money. they think they are going to get more money than they really anticipated and give it back to state workers. so you have the opposite complaint, because the teachers and the police and the firemen say if you're going to give it to state workers, why not give it to us? it's all about equity. >> but what about ambulance fees? is that equitable? montgomery county is not going to charge you to take an ambulance. a fee of between $300 and $800 per trip, depending on the level of care you need. patients will also have to pay $8.50 per mile of the trip. now, this is, as you know, has been proposed and rejected by the council several times before. it's estimated this ambulance fee could raise $13 million a year for the county. >> but it also raised maybe the insurance fees for individuals. because they are saying that for those who have insurance, health

insurance, they could write off -- >> that would be covered? >> there you go right there. >> i bet not all of it. even a portion of it, you know that will give the excuse to the insurance companies to do what? >> who takes that? a lot of people in the district -- this may be true inmont fwomry. a lot of less affluent people take the ambulance. an outcropping of people without care go to the emergency room and take the ambulance. they can't afford to pay. will they get the care? >> critics say that fees like this may result in people who need an ambulance not calling. >> that's what i was about to say. then what happens? then have you a bigger problem. and if the state has to pick up the tap or the county has to pick up the tab, they are just really working across. >> we have

issues to safety on the road and bucks for buckling up. if you can't get people to freely obey the law, pay them. it's an idea prince georges county police tried last week for one entire day. police were passing out a dollar bill to drivers and passengers who they could see were buckled up in their cars. part of the buckle up for a buck program. a campaign to reduce deaths on the highways. prince georges county has the highest vehicle death rate. you are laughing. i assume you don't think a dollar is enough. >> no, i think i'm going around the block several times. >> every discussion we've had every week, we talk about cuts in services, no budget, no money. and i'm not saying this is good or it's bad, but a question, why are they giving away money -- a little bit of money to tell people to do something that they are supposed to be doing anyway? if you got a parking ticket, you

get much more money back in return. >> the emphasis needs to be put on education to the public, but i think the fine -- if you want a fine or deal with money, just fine people for not wearing a seat belt. but giving money away -- i agree with dave. it sounds ludicrous that i could give you 50 cents when i'm in the red, budgetwise. >> yeah, because i mean, how many of the people who didn't have -- weren't buckled up, got a ticket which they should have according to state law. >> they got safety education materials. >> uh-huh. right. i don't think that's not going to work. >> it's a nice idea. somebody in the back room. sorry. fail you. >> is the new teacher contract a loss for the d.c. charter schools. they feel that competition is stiffening. some believe the new contract will force charters to compete on an uneven playing field. charters say they can't compete

with huge new salaries included in the contract for teachers, along with the cost of also having to maintain facilities and provide legal services. will the charter schools lose teachers en masse to public schools? >> are we sure that people teach in charter schools for the money? a lot of them say they really have a dedication. they are not gilded lilies, whatever you want to call them. they are not saints. but they tell us they have a dedication to teaching and the salary is not the biggest thing in their mind. of course, the other issue is that there are union who's negotiate with the regular teachers, the mub school teachers, charters are non-unionized. people have tried to unionize them. and the people who run charter schools are rather cool to that. you have a lot of problems you have to sift through here. >> this has come to light again. this started when we started talking about charter schools. the double system.

the dual system. this is an example of how are you going to pay for a dual system. >> the question is, they are upset because they feel that the formula is inequitable. the money follows the lead. and no matter what, students are allocating a certain amount of money. we get a little more for building and stuff. and the salary will make them less competitive with public schools, which public school actually wants. i don't think you will see teachers en masse from charter schools go back to public schools. many of them left because they couldn't get resources they need. the student body was a problem and so much turmoil in the administration, so it's like they said earlier, they are not just teaching for the salary alone. a lot of them are teaching because of the environment they feel safer or whatever in their charter school which is debatable. >> of course, what michelle reid wants is the best teachers for public schools.

the best educational materials. >> she might want that. she's been saying that since she's been in town, but the fact is, you have to treat people equally. i mean, in the charter schools. the charter school population is growing. >> let's talk about virginia tech, and the alleged slow response. a preliminary review by the education department this past week says virginia tech was slow in warning students and others on campus after the deadly shooting rampage. the two-hour delay between the discovery of the first two bodies and issuance of,mail advisory recognized a failure to comply with federal law which requires timely warning. is this new? what have we learned with this report? >> i think the report makes suspicions of what people said in the beginning -- we said from the first day.

remember, i told you i had a nephew that was at virginia tech at the time. she said they didn't know anything. it took them a while to notify the rest of the campus. i think what this may do is help some of these families who are still fighting the state shore up their case, because now they have a federal finding that solidifies what they were saying all along. >> it gives legal ammunition for students. it outlines clearly and starkly what went wrong that day. how the school was difficult -- difficult for the school to get the information out. to get itself organized, be prepared for something. so many of these things we don't think will happen, and we realize how unprepared we were, from bp to virginia tech. >> let's hope that virginia tech will not just push this under the rug and say, well, okay, we know this.

and let's move on. let's hope they really develop something from this. >> not only have they developed something, this is a signal to college campuses across the country that we're going to be watching. this standard is in place and a lot of schools have changed their safety measures since that horrible shooting that day. >> not only that shooting, but very quickly what you are saying is so correct, because university of virginia and the domestic problem there, for the young lady was murdered. >> all right, thank you so much for being us with. thank you for being with us. that's "reporter's notebook." stay with us. news 4 today continues. we have learned the identity

of a high school teenager and a father killed in a crash this morning, we hear from family and friends as they mourn their deaths. >> good morning, welcome to news 4 today. i'm kimberly suitors. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. we'll take a look at news headlines in a second. first, the forecast. meteorologist kim martuchi, helping us out on a wet morning. a long, wet day i guess. >> couldn't bring the sunshine with you? >> instead i brought torrential downpours around 2:00 this morning when i was leaving fairfax county. heavy stuff over, but more rainshowers to get to. take a look outside your window. a lot of low clouds around. how does it look on digital doppler? we can pinpoint down to your neighborhood where we had the most. you might be attracted to the lightning bolts we saw earlier down across southern maryland. it looks like that is petering out. chesapeake beach, a light sprinkle.

north and west, toward langley and reston, and just inside the beltway, falls church, more rain with some decent downpours, and up to the north, don't want to forget you at sharpsburg, we have a little bit of rain for you as well. 66 is where we're getting started, and a high between 70 and 75. average high is 77. today will be a wet, cool day. more to come in the extended forecast. >> we'll see you in a few minutes. thanks. this morning, police are trying to figure out what caused a tragic accident that killed a father and a graduating high school senior. 17-year-old abdul shadley was hit and killed while riding his bike on a path off of lee highway friday afternoon. gary thorn crossed the center median and six lanes of traffic. that's thorn and his family there, before returning into shadley on the bike path and smashing into a tree. both pronounced dead on the scene. thorn leaves behind a 10-year-old daughter and shadley

was one week away from gradua graduating high school and was planning on attending george mason this fall. >> he was a good kid. >> he was a hard worker and did everything for anyone. he was always a great friend to everybody. he always had a small on his face. >> and thorn, the driver, would have turned 32 years old yesterday. his sister told news 4 that relatives have no idea why he might have crashed. police are hoping an autopsy will shed some light to see if it could have been caused by a medical emergency or something else. >> getting in and out of the district today could be tricky. drivers need to be on the lookout for cyclists on the road. 20 miles closed to traffic in the district and northern virginia for the annual bike d.c. event. here is a look at the major roadways affected. portions of pennsylvania and constitution avenues will be closed. as well as the whitehurst freeway and key bring in the district.

in northern virginia, portions of the g.w. parkway, wilson boulevard, jeff davis highway and columbia park will be closed. the ride finishes along crystal drive. the closures run from 7:00 this morning until 12:30 this afternoon. metro riders, expect big delays because of track work. add 30 minutes to your trip on this busy weekend on metro. several events around the city. they continue today with another nationals home game. a special motorcade memorialized the victims of the southeast mass shooting. nardene jeffries, one of the mothers of those killed, organized the march. four teenagers are dead and several people are injured. the motorcade ended at the white house, where activists called for president owe became sxwra and lawmakers to oppose the mccain/tessler amendment which would repeal most of the d.c.

gun laws. the taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack at the kandahar air base. several injuries were reported. but no deaths this is the second attack on a large military installation in a week. president obama addressed the tough fight that lies ahead in afghanistan, such as this week's attack when he spoke to west point's class of 2010 on saturday. the president spoke at the u.s. military commencement. president obama says the taliban is turning to new tactics in the 9-year-old war and says we must reign in the afghan government. al qaeda's threats will not go away soon according to the president. >> we brought hope to the afghan people. now we must see that their country does not fall prey to our common enemies. there will be difficult days

ahead. we will adapt, we will persist, and i have no doubt that together with our afghan and international partners, we will succeed in afghanistan. >> the class of 2010, dismissed! >> the class is made up of 1,002 cadets. anger and disaster growing in the gulf this morning. oil flowing into the water for more than a month now. bp is days away from its next attempt to cap that well. people in the gulf frustrated not just with the oil company, but with the government too. nbc's jay gray reports. >> reporter: later this morning, the lead administrator from bp will be back in louisiana for a closer look at the cleanup effort efforts.

crews have been applying a dispersant to break up the oil, even after the government told it to try to find a less toxic option. >> different types of shell beaches, sand beaches, each is treated differently. >> reporter: oil washing up on grand isle, beaches closed for the weekend because of thick clumps of oil on the sand and sheen on the surf and this may just be the first wave. >> it's starting to come on shore. will continue to do that over the next month until we can stop the spill. >> reporter: bp hopes to begin that process as early as next tuesday, using a killshot, pumping mud into the leak to jam it and sealing the riser with cement. >> it's frustrating they haven't capped it off yet. i know they are trying to. >> reporter: derek followed his dad into the shrimp business, but with oil creeping into the marsh, is he worried he may be

the last generation of the family to make their living off the water. >> it could be years down the line, five years. you don't know how bad it is or how bad it will get, how bad it will be. >> reporter: you but most agree it will only keep getting worse until someone finds a way to shut off the flow of oil. jay gray, nbc news, new orleans. scientists say if the topkill goes wrong it could cause an even bigger leak. if the heavy mud hits a leak spot, it could spew untold gallons of oil. 6:39 right now. 64 in northwest d.c. >> you could live on $2 a day? this means sharing a toothbrush. i'm not kidding. college students tried it. how it changed their lives. >> refer tonight is the apprentice live finale. we'll see if brett

you pay good money, thousands of dollars, for your children to get a good university education on a beautiful campus. say, at the university of mary washington in fredericksburg, virginia. and instead they tell you they want to live in a tent, share a toothbrush and subsist on $2 a day. i found out how they did it, and why.

>> i spent all of my $8 on like some rice. >> reporter: 15 students lived on that rice, and donated food. that explains the pizza box. to sample life on $2 a day. >> nearly the world lives on less than $2 a day. >> reporter: that's where challenge week starts every spring and this week, it caught hold on a dozen other campuses, even though camping out for a cause is no picnic. >> i don't sleep very well out here and i'm getting used to no caffeine. >> we were sharing toothbrushes. >> it's such a localoric break your brain doesn't work well. >> reporter: a video camera to document long, hot days and sleepless, rainy nights. >> a week of trying to figure out how the hell you can get around with yourself.

>> reporter: they put hard and fast rules on themselves. no hot showers, no cold drinking water. >> we had to boil all the water before we could drink it, and it was really hot that week, so it took several waters for thours . >> reporter: and no shelter except for one made with trash. >> we considered it a shelter and by the end i would have considered it a home. >> reporter: it was made right at the heart of campus, they endured rain, hot weather and dirty conditions, but they say something really special came out of the experience. >> you take a handful of college kids who, you know, live a life of luxury, and put them on a strict budget, and you watch a whole economy and a whole community emerge. >> a community undivided by tvs, computers, cell phones, and ipods, united by a mission. >> giving us food, but we want money, not foods essentially. >> who do you want the money

for? >> for people who are actually poor. >> reporter: a life they missed when it was gone. >> it drove home how lucky i am in my daily life. >> reporter: even though you gave up so much -- >> we still had a lot. >> reporter: the umw's students goal was to raise $1,800. they exceeded their goal, pulling in more than $2,200 for their week, living on $2 a day. >> what a great idea. just such an intensely humbling experience it seems like. >> exactly. i know. and i don't know if i were a college student and i walked by, seeing my fellow college students doing this, i would think, what are they doing? but being older and looking back, your perspective changes. not only awareness about poverty, but realizing how blessed they are. >> 15 before the hour now. let's turn to kim martucci in

for kim bell. looking at rain. >> funny, it's not rainy now. >> i love it. >> a look into the future here. >> that's right. we are looking outside right now. it's 6:45. my name is kim. great to see you. we're going to be talking about your weather forecast and looking ahead, seven days, we like that. all coming up.

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apprentice," despite suffering a warning stroke. his troubles won't be a factor in picking tonight. the poison front man suffered a near fatal brain hemorrhage. tonight's winner will receive $250,000 for charity. watch the live finale right here at 9:00 p.m. kim martucci joins us to talk about the rainy weather. >> all about rain drops. good morning, great to have you with us. take a look around outside. show you cloudy skies. with rain falling. soaking your front yard. but we've been needing the rain. my tulips are gasping out there. all of the upside down bulbs i planted too. temperature, 66 degrees. winds east/southeast at 8 miles an hour, and if you have plans to do some boating today, well, i would say, not looking so good. water temperature, 67. and air temperature between 64 and 69. all right. here is a look at the numbers.

in the 60s across the board anyway. from west virginia to eastern maryland and the radar has been active, especially last night around 2:00 in the morning. really heavy downpours with thunder and lightning. right now, rain is pushing up through fairfax county and up to the north here. a little farther towards derwood and kohasset. all right. we'll head on back to the maps and talk about the temps. not going to move that much today. the average high is around 77. we're not going to get anywhere close to that. lots of cloud cover and loss of showers to keep us company. i'm calling this next graphic a soggy sunday. you know what? it's going to carry over into monday as well. let me show you what's going to be happening over the next couple of days. the trough of low pressure stays nearby not just today, but tomorrow. the good news is we'll have a little battle go on in the atmosphere. and high pressure, the sky across new england will win out

as we head into the middle part of the week and that will keep this stuff out of way, and we will be drying out. not so much today, though. pack the poncho if you're going to the nats game. temperatures between 70 and 75. tonight into tomorrow morning, a damp start with drizzle, showers around. and as we look ahead to tomorrow, a lot like today, maybe not as overcast, but still some showers around. here is that extended forecast. notice today, tomorrow, write it off as damp and needing the umbrella. probably going to see earth worms too. my favorite. on tuesday, we'll be drying out. 80 and wednesday, 83, extended quickly. friday, my pick of the week, everybody. in the 80s. i kind of love it this time of the year. >> we can't wait that long, kim. we'll have to. thanks, kim. the battle of the beltway includes a major league temper tantrum. >> and the university of virginia plays for a fallen teammate. here is hakem dermish with your

sports. >> sports on sunday morning begins with baseball. national center fielder niger morgan is a team first guy and loves joking around in the clubhouse. he's the one that started the the play of the game tradition, handing out an elvis wig to one lucky teammate each day. what he did yesterday was inexcusable. throwing his glove down after not making a play. a lot of people thrown under the bus for this, and it's warranted. and jim riggleman and his ball club trying to get even. josh willingham, up with a man on, crushes it to left. a two-run homer, good piece of hitting by willingham. game tied at 2-2. just like that, it would unravel in the fourth. tied at 2-2. adam jones, a runner on, and jones drives the pitch deep to center. niger morgan tracking it, and tries to make the catch, can't make the play and gets so mad he

throws his glove to the ground. josh willingham races to get it. adam jones huffing around the bases and an inside-the-park home run for joins, and when asked about the incident. morgan said "my emotions got to me" because i knew i should have had the ball. apparently he thought it went over the fence. tough break for the nationals. they would rally. bottom six, down 6-5. bases loaded, and alberto gonzalez and cristian guzman come in to score. part of a four-run inning. the nationals take a 7-6 lead. and in the ninth, matt capps to close it out. he's a workhorse. soft bouncer to third. solid, throw to first to end the game. capps 16 for 16 in saves. here is jim riggleman on niger morgan. >> my first instinct was to take him out of ball game. and i said, you know what? he thinks the ball went over the

fence. he think he knocked it over the fence and it's a home run and he's showing frustration. that doesn't excuse it, and i don't want it be perceived as an excuse, but it explains it he made a human error. he didn't not hustle or do something. it's a horrible thing, made a terrible mistake. >> this is a bigger win of the season because of the way the game transpired. we had a lot of things that didn't go our way, and the play with niger, and to be able to come back and get a win on a day like this was great. >> so despite morgan's mistake, the nationals find a way to win. pudge rodriguez left yesterday's game with lower back pain and left-handed pitcher scott olsen on the 15-day disabled list because of shoulder tightness. to college lacrosse, the cavalier's coach julie meyers says the best therapy for her team was to keep playing after the death of yeardley love.

the cavs are playing in honor of their late teammate, murdered earlier this month. virginia down 2-0 early until charlie finnegan scores. it was all tar heels after that. north carolina scored 11 dwoe 1 in the first half and win 17-7, ending virginia's run in the ncn krnch anc an aa tournament. plenty of emotions among players and coaches. they are proud of their team after all they dealt with. >> i thank you, after all we've been through, makes it especially hard. i'm completely impressed and proud of my team, proud of their families and so grateful for who comes to virginia to play for us. at the end of the game, one of our fifth-year senior says there's not a question that we all love each other and to know that is a pretty amazing and special feeling. >> yeardley love will be honored

with a degree today and the university will pass out 25,000 white ribbons to raise awareness about domestic violence. maryland women advancing to the final four. the terps will play syracuse next friday. and the men lost to notre dame, 7-4. d.c. soccer, worst start in club history. d.c. united shut out for the seventh time in season. in houston, texas, check out this dude, rocking the sombrero. pick it up in the first half. dynamite orange on the attack, luis landine to cruz. and he rips it past to troy perkins. his first mls goal and houston on top 1-0. here comes houston again. and to dominic odero, and scored on the one-timer. houston shuts out d.c. united. 2-0 is the final. that's morning sports.

i'm hakem dermish, have a great day. season finale of minute to win it is right here. guy hosts that show and was in northern virginia recently and hung out with our own craig melvin. tonight at 11:00, he talks about what makes the show so addictive, plus he convinced craig -- i don't know what that is. >> oreo cookie? >> one of the contests he convinced craig to do. didn't go well for him. put it that way. tonight at 11:00 you'll see that. >> that is it. there is more of news 4 today. >> "viewpoint" is up next. stay with us.

good morning, everyone. welcome to news 4 today. i'm kimberly suitors. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. sunday, may 23, 2010. first, a look at a wet forecast, cloudy, soggy morning. kim martucci in for chuck bell this morning. >> good morning. we're off and running with the rain drops. they got the memo everybody in on it. you put your toothbrush down for a second, can't even see the top with the low clouds. we'll let you know where rainshowers are falling. mostly north of the district is where we have heavier stuff now. nothing too bad. but over towards crosley and

potomac, river road, we have rain and up to the north, northern frederick county, eastern washington county. showers there as well. so what's the game plan for today? well, that 68 is going to move. we'll get it into the 70s, but probably going to put the brakes on between 70 and 75. this is a seasonably cool day. and pockets of showers on and off throughout the day. going to the nats game, first pitch 1:35. you will need your rain poncho. more to come in a little while. >> appreciate it, kim. here is a look at our top stories today. the university of virginia will wear 25,000 white ribbons in hopper of yeardley love's graduation this morning. love will receive a posthumus degree. she was found dead in her apartment three weeks ago and morgan harrington will also be memorialized, she was murdered after a concert last year. capital beltway back open early this morning. a live look at the beltway. officials at vdot warned i-495

would be a parking lot all weekend while crews repaired an overpass. but crews finished more than 36 hours ahead of schedule. a wig big relief since morning delays were up to two hours. the key bridge will remain closed until early monday morning. we hope the weather is not a big headache. >> i was wondering that same thing. that's stories making the news today. next is nbc 4 "viewpoint." back in a few minutes with an update. good morning, welcome to "viewpoint." the month of may is asian/pacific american heritage month. this morning, we'll focus on an organization called the asian/american government executive area. joining success mr. tommy wong,

chair of outreach and member of the executive committee. jim men is executive director and member of executive committee and bell lee on hong. a business owner. start off we telling us what agean is and what it does? >> it's a vy bribrant professio network. and our purpose is to expand, to promote and to support current, present, and future asian/american leaders at all levels of government. our membership reaches into local, state, and federal government. and we are the senior asian american leaders and decisionmakers across government, and our membership is made up of members in the civilian workforce, the

military, the including legislators and congressional members. >> how large is the asian american workforce? >> over all in the year 2008, asian americans and pacific icelanders constitute about 5% of the entire u.s. population. and that same percentage carries into the federal government, approximately 5.4%. and within the defense department, it's about 6%. and within the navy, about 10%, but overall, if there are total of say 2 million federal workforce, and 6% of them, you know, is asian pacific american. >> so the work of agean focuses

primary i will on executives. those at the executive level of government. how many are we talking about there? >> we're talking a very small percentage. just as a point of reference, when we first started this organization back in '94, we had approximately less than -- a little bit over 1%. so in the context of the legislative number of 7,700 senior executives in the federal government, the asian american executives were only 100 of them. today, we are a little bit under 2%. we are about 100 and some flunk waiting between 120 and 140. >> so there haven't been much growth. >> no. not in 15 years if you think about it. >> tell us a little more about what inspires you then?

and i assume numbers like that inspire you to found this organization and what your focus is. >> what inspired us is that we found that there were very few of us. we needed to get to know each other and needed to support each other. there are networks, you know -- women's networks, general networks, all sorts of networks. we found that we needed one for asian executives in government. that was one thing. second thing, because there were so few of us, we thought that we would be able to reach out and get everybody together. so our focus today has evolved. earlier on, it was more of a networking focus. today, it's much more important to help the younger generation of leaders in the asian american federal workforce to rise to the ranks of senior executives.

and we do that by putting together programs that help mentor them, that gives them the executive skills necessary to reach the senior executives, and to give them access to a network, senior executives, that are even currently in government or past executives like myself. i retired about ten years ago. but i'm still a member of this organization. >> you are retired, but you haven't retired. >> that's right. >> we've got to take a break. we'll continue our discussion and talk about the glass ceiling, which you call the bamboo ceiling, as we continue to work more about the work of agean, here on

welcome back. we're talking this morning with the asian pacific american --

the asian american government executive network this is asian pacific american heritage month, which is what i was about to say. wong, you chair mentoring and outreach for agean. i wanted to talk about the glass ceiling, the reason for agean's existence. you call it the bamboo ceiling and sticky floor. >> right. we call it a different term, because there are slightly different factors in breaking the bamboo ceiling. right now in the federal government, we're fairly well represented in terms of overall numbers, about 5%. and the government is a little more than 5%. but when you look at senior levels of government, the top level, only about 2%. if you look at the reasons why people tend to get to those levels, asian pacific americans are usually very well educated and we're usually in job categories considered professional administrative in

government that typically get to those levels, yet when we get to the level right before, the senior levels, our numbers are around 8%, but it drops off into the 2% when we get to the senior level. there is a big barrier in crossing that bamboo ceiling. that's the issue that's happening the most. >> and the bamboo ceiling is the same as our glass ceiling. >> yes it is. >> one of the reasons i understand is the myth of the model minority. this is one of the challenges that you face. explain what the myth is. >> the myth is that we are -- e are we are viewed or perceived as being very quiet. we don't make waves. we do our work without complaint. and most of us don't expect to be recognized for the work we do

without saying, hey, look at me. this is what i've done. so what happens, we get passed over for promotions very easily. and sometimes those recognitions don't come that easily. without, you know, somebody noticing or somebody paying some attention to you, and so the -- and there's a myth, because that's not necessarily the case, right? there's also the -- the myth that -- that they are not going to complain that they don't get promoted. that's another -- another reason for being passed over. >> jim, how do you work? how does the organization work to try and overcome what really amounts to stereotyping? >> right. we -- we analyze this issue, agean has been supporting to many of the studies of this issue.

fundamentally, we boil it down to two aspects. one is internally, sort of intrinsic asian culture, like everything that bell and tommy has mentioned. that we do need to be aware of those facts and understand the perception that it may cause that the workplace. the second part is to make upper management, the supervisors, more aware of this cultural differences, the asian americans tend to be considered lack of confidence or not interested in taking on management responsibilities. so given this understanding of the root causes of the barriers, we have put together a very aggressive program to deal with

both the mentoring and the development of our workforce at the same time we also view a very strong, robust partnership with all of the federal agencies to bring this culture differences to their awareness to work together with them to change the perception. >> how has diversity training affected your effort? because most companies have that now. >> yes, they do. it has helped some it, has helped some, but the diversity training has done is desensitized management to the facts that each of us have differences, and the in respecting differences, they need to take that into consideration as they do their planning for advancement, for advancements for employees.

>> well the part of the contribution of agean is to be at the table. agean had members at the table to try and help develop plans and had discussions with some at the white house for the white house initiative on asian american pacific islanders. part of us is being at the table and helping to define some of these programs in trying to change some of the differences and make the awareness of the culture ral differences. >> we have to take a break. we'll be right back to continue our talks. stay with us. ♪ ♪ i like your messy hair ♪ i like the clothes you wear ♪ i like the way you sing ♪ and when you dance with me ♪ you always make me smile ♪ don't know why i love you

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murdered student yeardley love at graduation. she will be conferred with a posthumus degree today. the ribbon will also memorialize morgan harrington, murdered after a concert at uva. 20 miles will be closed to traffic in the district and northern virginia for the annual bike d.c. event. here is a look at major roadways affected. the ride ends at 12:30 this afternoon. expect big delays because of track work. add 30 minutes to your trip on the red and green lines. now back to "viewpoint." welcome back. we're talking about agean this morning. and tell us.

president obama recently released a memo that addresses hiring reform in the federal government. tell us about the memo, about what's going to change, and how it will affect you? >> basically the memo makes the hiring process, which is very complex, much easier, so people can apply for jobs with just a resume and cover letter without having to do what's called ksa, knowledge, skills, and abilities. how that affects agean, it makes it easier for people to apply. and there is an essay format that's usually requested or required is no longer there. right now, there is a huge opportunity for private sector individuals to come into government for a few reasons. one, the government has what's called a retirement tsunami. in the next five years, over half of the currently senior level employees are set to retire. and there is also an in-sourcing

initiative to bring some of the work that's been contracted out back to the government. in the private sector, we know the economy hasn't been great and unemployment rate has been very high. but traditionally for whatever reason, government hasn't really looked at what i call hires that experienced skills can come directly to more senior levels of government. and that is making the hiring process easier and agean reaches out to our members but also to community organizations, asian pacific americans to get the word out. we can also help with the hiring process. because even though it will be easier and will be effective november 1st, agencies are required to follow this, it's still not comparable to the private sector will you push a button to submit your resume and you're done with the application. agean can help with thehandle t

the ground running help them out when they get the job. >> i understand that agean is an entirely volunteer organization. how in the world are you able to deliver all of these services and do all of this when no one is being paid? you brought up the economy. w >> we do it in our spare time. i jokingly say that i stay up until 3:00 doing this stuff. >> and she does. >> but, you know this is a passion with all of us. so we find time. when something is that important to you, you find time in between -- in between things that you need to get done, and do you it. >> jim, how important -- just how important is mentoring in helping those that you are trying to train advance in government? >> it's probably about the

single most important enabler, especially if the mentoring can be done by people who may look similar and understand the same culture. the senior in the government, about 150, 160 of us with asian cultural background. this is the largest enabler to help us to overcome this issue. especially in today's economy. the highly technically competent workforce is crucial. you know, by many accounts, that in the next decade, the type of job requires a background that is very frequently found within the asian americans, because of our heritage emphasized higher

education, and those asian sess were selected by their agencies, and, therefore, their agency have the credibility in this group of people. if they also explain to their agencies, the importance of breaking through this glass ceiling is not just an equity challenge but also will help boost our well-being and the economy. because our economy will depend upon highly tent ta kelled people to solve many of the very complex issues. >> what are the greatest challenges you see heading into the next decade? >> wow. two of them are -- one of them

is organizational. the other one is programattic or substantive, if you will. on the organizational side, it remains important for us to be able to reach out to the -- to the asian american government executives and for those that are in the pipeline, so we can help them. and that is something that tommy is doing a wonderful job in putting forth programs and things like that together to help our folks. the program or substantive side, we are hard at work in dealing with those issues, the bamboo ceilings, the sticky floors and a lot of these challenges we find, and jim has also put some

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welcome back. we continue our talk about agean, tell us what career

clinic coaching is. >> coaching is one of the very popular events at our annual leadership conference. one-on-one coaching every year, and we have a conference coming up on june 10th this year. and we have tremendous response from that. what we're doing is trying to put together a program that's ongoing mentor, that throughout the year, people can sign up formentoring program to take advantage of the experience and wisdom of the senior executives that are members of agean. that's something we're working on right now. >> and you mentioned this is a big gala dinner coming up on june 10th. this is your 11th annual. >> this is our 11th annual. we have a gala dinner on june 10th, and during the gala dinner, we'll be honoring three outstanding individuals that are -- for example, we'll be honoring the senior senator from hawaii with a distinguished lifetime achievement award.

we're going to be honoring the u.s. navy's chief of naval operations, admiral gary rough head for his commitment to increasing the number of asian americans in the ranks and he's done a tremendous job and we wanted to recognize him for that. third awardee is ellen law and we're giving her the stanley su leadership award. preceding the gala dinner, we have a leadership conference, and during that conference, we have senior level experts from across government and industry that will be coming in to share their experience with us. but more importantly, during that conference, we have a fourth track that is dedicated to what has become our signature event, and so it's an event within an event. a career one-on-one coaching that we will be doing with our

aattendees. >> so you're coming together to celebrate. >> yes. >> also to raise funds, but you're actually doing the work of agean at this conference. at this gala dinner. >> yes, we are. definitely. >> all dressed up. >> we are. >> we definitely are. >> and the -- the leadership conference we mentioned this is your 11th year. going forward, what -- what is it that you are doing to train young people, not just the young executives? >> the kids who are in school who are looking forward to careers in government or who are trying to determine how they fit into the american culture and the american corporate environment? >> well, one of the things that each of us does, and i speak for my own experience. i do a lot of speaking to groups to encourage, you know, high school-level kids and college kids and entry level people to

tell them about the careers that are possible and then to show them the path from the top. and most importantly, we are giving out scholarships to encourage the -- these people to choose a career in public service. and, of course, you know, we are going to be doing four scholarships this year at the conference. >> all right. and to learn more about the conference, we've got the website address for you as well as a phone number, and the address is www.aagen.org, and there is the number 202-558-7499. june 10th. and tell us the time and place. >> the conference begins at 8:00 in the morning. it is going to be at the double tree hotel in arlington. it's the double tree crystal city. and we would welcome everybody

to attend. >> all right. >> please join us. >> thank you, all. >> thank you for having us. >> thank you. thank you for having us. >> a real pleasure. >> thank you for being with us. news 4 today continues. have a great sunday. we have learned the identities of a high school teenager and a father killed in a car crash. this morning, we hear from family and friends as they mourn their deaths. plus, a busy highway back open sooner than expected, but drivers can still expect delays. we'll show you the area you may want to avoid. good morning, everybody. welcome back to news 4 today. >> i'm kimberly suiters. a quick check on our forecast. meteorologist kim martucci in

for chuck bell. >> great to see you too. a little tough to see outside in spots with low clouds and heavy rain from last night. i'm happy to say things are improving, at least across portions of northern virginia and over the district, we're giving the ran a rest for a little while. outside, 68 degrees, and look at the rainfall totals. i want to bring your attention to that. nearly two-thirds of an inch of rain since yesterday. showers have definitely tapered down. falling right up the 270 corridor north of gaithersburg, and we still have rain. as for the weather forecast today, 68 degrees is where we are now. and we'll be in upper 60s through noon. scattered showers continue with highs in the low to mid 70s. more to come in a few minutes. >> we should note, kim, are you sort of a new face out here. you will be helping out on weekends. >> from time to time, you'll be seeing me give chuck a hand. >> you're letting chuck slope in this morning. >> he's actually here.

he's got my back in case i make things blow up. he'll be off eventually on a vacation. >> you've done this for a long time. >> i'm new to you, but i've been in the d.c. area for about five years. hi to everybody else. a bizarre crash in fairfax left a teenager and father dead. police are trying to figure out what caused the driver of an suv to lose control of that vehicle. darcy spencer has more. >> reporter: 17-year-old abdul chadli, one week away from graduating fairfax high school, was struck and killed while riding his bike friday afternoon. >> it was a big hit. dealing with it, we have strong faith. when it happened it happened. and it's something everybody must go through. >> reporter: chadli was a member of the school wrestling team and planned to attend george mason university in the fall. >> he was a good kid.

wrestling was very famous, very popular. >> reporter: he was struck by an out of control suv on a back path next to lee highway on friday afternoon. behind the wheel was gary thorne, 32, father of a 10-year-old girl. he crossed a median and six lanes of traffic before hitting chadli and smashing into a tree. both were pronounced dead at the scene. >> he was a hard worker and did anything for anyone. he was always a great friend to everyone. and he always had a smile on his face. >> reporter: at the scene, where chadli and thorne lost their lives, classmates placed flowers, notes, and balloons. >> my boyfriend wrestled with him and i had a class with him. he was such a goof ball, happiest guy in the life. >> reporter: friends point to this youtube video where he pretends to be a news reporter,

and his facebook reflects a life touched by many. >> we were all just in the gym after school, and it's so amazing that he's gone. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4 today. the driver of that suv, his sister told news 4 that relatives have no idea why he may have crashed. police hope an autopsy may have shed some light to figure out what caused this crash when it was a medical emergencior something else. all lanes of the capital beltway back open in alexandria this morning. but another major roadway remains shut down. here is a live look at the beltway. officials at vdot warn 95 will be a parking lot all weekend long while crews repaur an overpass. they finished at 4:00 yesterday afternoon, over 36 hours ahead of schedule. that's a big relief, since warning delays as you can see from yesterday's video were up to two hours long. the chain bridge, however,

remains closed. crews shut it down friday to repave the deck and restrike the lanes. it will reopen in time for morning rush hour tomorrow. next time you travel through a school zone in bowie, pump your brakes a bit. speed cameras installed in april and police have started issuing tickets. drivers traveling 12 miles over the spieed limit will be hit wih a $40 fine. expect more cameras in school zones in coming months. grieving family members mourning victims of a deadly mean crash in india. 150 people died when the air india flight overshot the runway and went off a cliff. just eight people survived. investigators don't know why the plane crashed, but they are looking for the so-called black boxes and are hoping they will provide crucial clues to what went wrong. new today, a deadly morning

for public transportation in china. at least 40 people dead in 2 separate accidents. in eastern china, a train derailed. eight died and 50 injured. 250 rescuers are pulling people from the debris there and a fiery crash in northeastern china. a truck and bus hit each other head on. 32 people killed. another 24 injured. secretary of state hillary clinton headed to beijing for economic talks. clinton will stress the importance of free trade and transparency. secretary of the treasury, timothy geithner will join clinton. they will try to win support to punish china for the sinking of a south korean war ship. >> more than a month now and oil still oozing into the gulf. this morning, patience wearing thin. bp is facing mounting criticism and so the government. there is growing concern that the technique for fighting the

spill are making the environmental crisis even worse. nbc's jay gray reports. >> reporter: later this morning, the lead administrator from the epa will be back in south louisiana for a closer look at the cleanup efforts, a day after bp told the agency, despite a request to find a less toxic replacement, it will continue using the chemical dispersant crews have been using to break up the slick, calling it the best option. on the surface, crews are trying to get some of the crude out of the marsh and wetlands. >> each habitat, even different types of marshes, different type of shell beaches or sand beaches, are treated differently. >> reporter: oil washing up on grand isle. beaches are closed because of the thick crude on the sand and sheen on the surf. and scientists warn this may be just the first wave. >> it's starting to come on

shore and will continue doing that over the next month until we can stop the bill. >> reporter: bp hopes to begin the process as early as next tuesday, using a killshot. pumping mud into the leak to jachl it. >> it's frustrating they haven't capped it off yet. i know they are trying to. >> reporter: derek followed his dad into the shrimp business, with oil creeping into the marsh and wetlands, he is worried he may be the last generation to make their living off the water. >> this could be years down the line. five years. you don't know. you don't know how bad it is. or how bad it will get. how bad it will be. >> reporter: but most agree it will only keep getting worse until someone finds a way to shut off the flow of oil. jay gray, nbc news, new orleans. there's a lot of frustration to go all the way around. state and local officials are upset with the army corps of engineers. they are waiting for emergency permits so they can build sand

berms. the army corps says it needs to study the environmental effects first. it has been nearly 20 years since his act of bravery and finally a local veteran is getting the recognition he deserves. specialist dan kees was honored with an air medal yesterday for a combat mission over iraq. this happened in 1991. kees was a door gunner during operation desert storm. one of his best friends began working last year to get him recognition. he was brought to tears yesterday. >> this is an incredible unit that i served in with guys that i've been friends with for 20 years, and to have an honor like this is just too much for me. >> kees says he appreciates the honor and says he didn't get into the army for the awards. >> very touching scene out there. >> absolutely. you appreciate the humbleness there. not for the awards, but for the work that needs to be done.

time is 7:39. about 65 degrees in northwest washington. >> could you live on $2 a day? >> no. >> could you share a toothbrush? >> no. >> college students tried it for a week. how it changed their lives. >> not that i'm selfish or anything. >> just hygienic. talk about being a bad sportsman. a nats player shows us whatnot to do on the field.

you pay good money, thousands of dollars, for your children to get a good university education on a beautiful campus. say at the university of mary washington in fredericksburg, virginia. and instead, they tell you they want to live in a tent. they want to share a toothbrush. and subsist on $2 a day. i found out how they did it, and why. >> i spent all of my $8 on like some rice. >> reporter: 15 students lived on that rice, beans and donated food. that spliexplains the pizza box sample life on $2 a day. >> mothers, sons, and mothers and daughters mostly live on $2 around the world. >> reporter: that's why professor humphries challenge week starts every spring. and this year it took hold on several other campuses. >> i don't sleep very well out here. and i'm getting better without

caffeine. >> sharing toothbrushes. >> such a lo caloric intake, your brain doesn't work so well. >> reporter: they did allow one luxury. a video camera to document long, hot days and sleepless, rainy nights. >> u.it's a week of self-sacrifice, trying to figure out how the hell you get around. >> reporter: they put hard and fast rules on. no hot showers, no cold drinking water. >> we had to boil all of the water before we could drink it. it took several hours to cool down. >> reporter: no shelter, except one they built from trash and rebuild, because of a storm. >> we considered it a shelter, but by the end of it, i would have considered it a home. >> reporter: the students built their makeshift shelter, right here in the heart of campus. they endured rain, hot weather, and dirty conditions. but they say something really special camp out came out of ex.

>> you take a handful of college kids that live lives of luxury and put them on a strict budget, and you watch a whole economy and community emerge. >> reporter: a community undivided by tvs, cell phones, and ipods, united by a mission. >> we want money, not food essentially. >> what do you want the money for? >> we want the money for microlens, for people who are actually poor. >> reporter: a life they actually missed when it was gone. >> it drove home how lucky i really am in my daily life. >> reporter: that even though you gave up so much -- >> we still had a lot. >> reporter: the umw student's goal was to raise $1,800 to support two women-started businesses in third world countries. they pulled in more than $2,200 for their week. they tried to stay true to the poverty experience and debated everything. do we accept the pizza?

would people in a third-world country get a pizza? everything was a philosophical lesson. >> great life lessons. >> enormous life lessons. i'm glad they did it and not us. a lot of sacrifice. "today" is next. >> let's get a preview with lester holt live with that. >> good morning, aaron and kimberly. coming up, we'll head to the gulf and take you to the heart of the growing oil spill. what caused india's worst plane crash in 13 years. and a 13-year-old boy is the youngest to summit mt. everest, what does he do at the top? he calls his mom, of course. we'll hear from her about that conversation. and joan rivers with a preview of tonight's "celebrity apprentice" finale. and the only female mechanic on the he wilemans circuit.

>> you can get cell reception on top of mt. everest. >> satellite phone. i am surprised as a kid he wasn't just texting her. your fingers get cold up there. the season finale of minute to win it is tonight. guy was in northern virginia recently. tonight at 11:00, he talks about what makes that show so addictive, and you see this. he convinced craig to compete in one of the contests. i could just watch that all day. craig didn't do so well. we'll tell you that much. tune in for more. >> watching craig, looks like he's in high speed. twitching. >> i think i may stay up late. kim martucci with a quick preview of the weather. >> i'll help you plan your sunday. in or outside? we'll have your backup weather forecast coming your way.

7:47. see you on the other side of this break.

today, space shuttle "atlantis" will stay good-bye to the international space station. scheduled to undock in a few hours and only two more shuttle launches on the official schedule. "discovery" in september and "endeavour" in november. nasa is pushing for one more flight in june 2011. the white house would have to approve that area. the view from our area to space is probably not too clear right now. >> a thick cloud deck on top. not that cold, just damp and dreary and lots of puddles on the highways. be careful. i came up 395, and was glad i was doing the speed limit, if not slower. you want to take it easy this morning. great to see up i'm meteorologist kim martucci. chuck bell has the morning off. i'll be here from time to time, giving him a hand. what's going on out there right now. with the thick cloud deck. we can see the top of the

monument. a while ago we couldn't, so things improving. 68 degrees, cloudy skies. rain has stopped over the district for the time being, and wind out of the south/southeast at 7 miles an hour. let's take a look. thinking about going out on the bay, die hards are, there will be showers today. at least a 50% chance. northeast winds, around 10 knots. and temperatures between 64 and 69. other temperatures from across the area are all in the 60s this morning, from east to west. out here towards winchester, 66. 67 in quantico, and as we take a look at the radar, we have spotty showers since they tapered from the heavy stuff late last night and here is where they are falling this morning, right up 270, going into upper montgomery county, chasing you along for the ride and going farther north, this area across the mason/dixon line, flash-flood warnings this morning. a bit messy up there as you head towards gettysburg.

temperatures will stay put. the reason why? we have low pressure that is taking its sweet time moving across the area. it's going to take the rest of the day today, and tomorrow so that conspires to keep us cloudy and damp. and certainly showery. you can see the trough of low pressure right here. but i had focus on the positive. come about tuesday, a front comes down from the north. high pressure, and watch it. it will flex its muscle and keep away the big storm that's brewing in the atlantic ocean that will be backing in some very gusty winds and rain across the carolinas and southeastern virginia. but i'm pretty sure this high will hold steady and keep the rain away, and i think it will provide us with enough sunshine. that will be good. let's put it in writing. plenty of clouds. numerous showers, seasonably cool for may, between 70 and 75. tonight into tomorrow morning. 58 to 63. drizzle around for your monday morning drive. monday afternoon, maybe peeks of sunshine, but showers around, and as you plan ahead, let's

plan on 70s for today and tomorrow. then we're working on 80 for tuesday. that's when that high pressure comes in i was telling you about. the latter half of the week, temperatures at 80 or lower or middle 80s with lows in the 60s and do keep in mind that you can stay with us at nbcwashington.com or check out our partners at the weather channel. i got so hooked into weather in 1982 by watching the weather channel every day after school. my parents thought i was crazy. >> thanks, kim. an embarrassing and costly tantrum. >> and d.c. united isn't getting any better. here is sports. >> good morning, sports begins with baseball. national center fielder niger morgan is a team-first guy that loves joking around in the clubhouse. he's the one that started the play of the game tradition. you know, handing out an elvis wig to one lucky teammate after

each game. what he did yesterday in center field no joke. what he did was inexcusable. lowing thinks glove down after not making a play, and a lot of people have thrown him right under the bus for this, and it's warranted. at nats parking jim riggleman and his ball club trying to get even with the orioles after losing friday night. josh willingham up with a man on. crushes it to left. a two-run homer. good piece of hitting by willingham. game tied at 2-2. just like that. it will unravel in the fourth. tied at 2-2. adam jones at the plate, facing craig stamnant. niger morgan, can't make the play, and throws down his glove. inside-the-park home run for jones, and when asked about the incident, morgan said "my emotions got to me because i knew i should have had the

ball." apparently he thought it went over the fence. tough break for the nationals. they would rally. bottom sixth. base knocked to center. alberto gonzalez and cristian guzman come in to score. part of a four-run inning. the nationals take a 7-6 lead. matt capps on to close it out. he's a workhorse. soft bouncer to third. solid field, throws to first end to the game. matt capps 16 for 16 in saves. leads the big leagues. nats hang on 7-6. here is jim riggleman on morgan. >> my first instinct was to take him out of the ball game. and i said, you know what? he thinks the ball went over the fence. he thought he knocked it over the fence and it's a home run and he's slowing frustration. that doesn't excuse it. and i don't want it to be perceived as an excuse. he made a human error, did not hustle. he didn't do something as a --

it's a horrible thipgs. he made a terrible mistake. >> this is a bigger win this season because of the way the game transpired. we had a lot of things that didn't go our way, and the play with niger and to be able to come back and get a win on a day like this was great. >> despite morgan's mistake, the nationals find a way to win. injury news, pudge rodriguez left the game with lower back pain and scott olsen is on the 15-day disabled list because of left shoulder tightness. turning to college lacrosse, after the death of senior yeardley love, coach julie meyers said the best therapy for her team is to keep playing. yesterday in north carolina hoping continue their run in the ncaa tournament. cavs taking on the tar heels in the quarterfinals, playing in honor of their late teammate, yeardley love, virginia down 2-0 early until charlie finnegan scores, but all tar heels after that. north carolina scored 11 goals

in the first half. tar heels win 17-7, ending virginia's run in the ncaa tournament. a tough way to end the season for the cavaliers. plenty of emotion among players and coaches and head coach julie meyers proud of her team after all they've dealt with. >> and the end to this season, given all that we've been through, have you been with us for so much. makes it especially hard. i am completely impressed and proud of my team. i'm so proud of their families, and so grateful for what comes to virginia to play for us, and at the ends of the game. one of our fifth year seniors said there is not a question in anyone's mind we all love each other and to know that is pretty special and amazing feeling. >> graduation day today in charlottesville. yeardley love will be honored with a degree and pass out 25,000 white ribbons to raise awareness about domestic violence. more lacrosse. yesterday, maryland women advancing to the final four. the terps play syracuse next

friday. the maryland men not so fortunate. in soccer, d.c. united's 1-7 record the worst start in club history. not getting any better. d.c. united shut out for the seventh time this season. we're in houston, texas. check out this dude rocking the sombrero. pick it up in the first half. dine night orange on the attack. and pass to danny cruz. cruz rips it past troy perkins, cruz's first mls goal. feeling good. houston on top 1-0. in the second half. here comes houston again. oderro scores on the one-timer. houston shuts down d.c. united. -0 is the final. that's morning sports. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. a tasty and lucrative washington tradition. the 31st annual dc 101 chile cookoff happened last night. 101 top chili chefs from around the region served up secret

recipes to the judges. and it was all for a good cause. proceeds go to the national kidney foundation. last year, the event raised $1.5 million. >> wow. >> that's a lot of beans. >> i'm telling you. keep an ear out to see how much they raise this year. >> that's it for news 4 today. back in 25 minutes for a local news update. >> join us at 9:00 a.m. for a full hour of news and weather. until then, have a great day.