a tragic loss. not just for this family and you can't even imagine the depth of their grief. but also this community. there are a lot of kmirn wchild go to school with that little boy. a man shot and killed by police while walking his dogs in the district. officers say they opened fire when the man pulled out a gun. but the victim's family is telling a very different story tonight. pat collins is live from police headquarters now with reaction from the victim's widow. pat? >> reporter: jim, this guy has a record of carrying guns. last night he was out walking his little yorkshire terrier dog. somehow he gets in a confrontation with the cops, shots are fired. and he ends up dead. >> he was a husband, he was a father, he was a brother, he was a son. he was a friend. he didn't deserve to get shot seven times for nothing. >> reporter: that's shantay campbell. her husband, dominique campbell,

shot and killed in a confrontation with police last night. he was 41 years old. the 4200 block of sixth street southeast, 10:30 at night. dominique campbell walking his wife's two yorkshire terriers. diesel and lyric. on that street at that time, police say they were responding to a report for a man with a gun. they say dominique campbell fit the description of that suspect. this is how police say it came down. >> as the officers confronted the individual, he produced a weapon. he fired. the officers fired multiple times. >> reporter: she says there's no way he could have fired a shot. because he had the dog leashes in one hand and a cell phone in the other. >> he was walking with the dogs and a cell phone. he was on the phone with me.

>> reporter: did you hear the gunfire? >> i raerd the gunfire. it was about five shots. i put on shorts and a t-shirt and i ran out the door, hopped in my car and went around the corner. they wouldn't let me see him. they tried to handcuff me. the police tried to handcuff me to prevent me from seeing him. they left him laying on the ground like a dead animal in the street. >> reporter: dominique campbell has done time for carrying a gun. but she says he's never shot anyone. she ask that we not show her face. >> reporter: did you know him to carry a gun? >> yes. >> was he scared in that neighborhood? >> yes. he was carrying it because that is why -- earlier that day somebody tried to rob him and take the dogs from him. >> reporter: sources say police have an independent witness to back up their account of the incident. they seychelle casings from dominique campbell's gun were

found at the scene. ultimately, it could be ballistic tests and cell phone records that tell the real story about what happened last night on sixth street. live in the district, pat collins, news 4. now to our weather. we have seen a strange day today. a mix of sun and clouds, little bit of rain. a threat of more strong storms. doug is tracking the conditions. >> we'll continue to see the strong storms. most of us stayed dry. there have been a couple of showers, including one that stopped the nationals game a little earlier. that 1:00 start. a few of those down to the southeast in through southern maryland around waldorf seeing shower activity, in st. mary's county, all seeing showers and a few thunderstorms. back to the west, some bigger thunderstorms here. right along the mountains. going to be interesting to see if they're able to move off of the mountains here. you can also see a couple of storms firing up to the east of fredericksburg, making their way

across the river in towards charles county. not done with the rain yet at least the chances for rain. we'll let you know what's in store the next couple of days. we have something else moving in. i'll show you what i'm talking about in a minute. a murder for hire plot is uncovered today a block away from police headquarters in prince william county. michael ruse knack tried to have a 28-year-old woodbridge man killed because of a domestic dispute. police got wind of the plot a week ago and made an arrest over the weekend. he's being held without bond tonight. he's due in court next month. john edwards' daughter is expected to take the stand at any moment. she's 30 years 'ol, she's a lawyer and has been at her father's side through the trial. earlier in the trial, she left the courtroom in tears after hearing testimony about her late mother's reaction to her father's affair. prosecutors say her testimony could help the defense. >> the defense will be able to put a little more emotion back into the case, perhaps humanize

john edwards a little bit and show what was going on in the edwards family as the drama was unfolding. >> john edwards may take the stand to tell his side of the story. that could happen by week's end. we've also learned that the defense has no plans to have edwards' mistress, rielle hunter, testify. we're following a developing story involving the $2 billion trade loss at jpmorgan chase. the justice department has now launched a criminal probe. it's the second federal agency to look into the bank's losses. today, jpmorgan ceo, jamie dimon told shareholders, the losses were "self-inflicted" but that the bank's finances remain strong. shareholders voted to let him keep his title and his $23 million pay package. new questions about the -- the dulles metro rail project. a federal audit of the board found the airport's authority

often awards contracts without competition. it also questions several travel expenses including a 4800 hds dinner bill. board members racked it up on a trip to hawaii. frank wolf requested this audit. he will address the issues. if at first you don't succeed, try, try again. you've heard that. montgomery county council members just voted in favor of an ambulance fee tonight. it comes two years after a similar plan was voted down in a referendum. critics fear it will discourage people from getting emergency help when they need it most. chris gordon reports. montgomery county voters rejected the ambulance fee in a referendum in the 2010 election. but today the county council voted 6-3 to again pass the ambulance fee despite strong objections from the 19 volunteer fire departments that serve montgomery county. >> i'm shocked. i can't believe that in this day and age in montgomery county that our council would go against what the voters so

clearly voted upon just 17 months ago. >> the ambulance fee takes effect next january giving opponents a chance to once again petition to challenge the fee on the ballot this november. >> if you wait one minute. if you're having a heart attack to determine if you should call an ambulance, you can die. >> the fee will generate $14 million for montgomery county. money that's directed to provide more public safety services, apparatus and equipment. >> for montgomery county residents, this is not a fee. this is not a tax. this is simply an insurance reimbursement that permit the county government to ask the insurance companies for funds that they've already paid for, residents that is. >> council members, andrews, berliner and leventhal voted against the ambulance fee. member valerie ervin who opposed it two years ago today voted in favor of it. >> we're acting on behalf of taxpayers who are footing the bill for this anyway. it doesn't have to be that way.

because there's already money in everybody's insurance to pay for transport to and from a hospital in an ambulance. >> now, an ambulance ride costs between $300 and $800. montgomery county says if you don't have insurance, you won't have to pay the bill. we're live tonight at rockville fire station 3. i'm chris gordon, news 4. scary moments in the morning commute today. metro is trying to figure out why the train doors suddenly opened in the middle of a ride. it happened on the red line between van he is and continually town. both of the cars involved are the 1,000 series models, the oldest in metro's system. no one was hurt. the railcars involved are currently out of service. a memorial service on capitol hill for law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. president obama was among those who attended that service and paid tribute to men and women who make the ultimate sacrifice to save others.

>> this willingness to risk everything for a complete stranger is extraordinary. yet, among our nation's law enforcement officers, it is also commonplace. >> president kennedy first proclaimed may 15th as a day to honor fallen police officers. some positive movement today in maryland's budget battle. the state senate approved a spending deal this afternoon. it's now headed to the house for consideration. as darcy spencer reports, it will likely mean higher taxes for high income residents. >> reporter: maryland senators passed an income tax increase on residents who earn at least six figures by a 27-19 vote. it happened after heated debate. >> citizens and the families of maryland are sago owe. >> this is a smart vote. >> reporter: the increase package heads to the house now where it's expected to pass wednesday, the third day of the special session. >> you think the session will be complete by tomorrow, everything getting done?

>> well, yes. >> reporter: the tax hike would hit individuals making more than 100,000 d and families making $150,000. generating $260 million for the state and avoiding the so-called doomsday budget that would have resulted in $500 million in cuts. >> when you raise taxes, these same people that you're trying to help, you're hurting them. >> everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. everybody wants all the services, they want the number one service in the country and the education to continue and don't think it costs money. it does. >> reporter: 40% of the new money would come out of the pockets of montgomery county residents. delegate charles barkley introduced an amendment to raise the sales tax by one cent instead of raising income taxes. >> i don't think montgomery county should take the whole hit. >> reporter: this session isn't over yet and yet there's talk of a special session this summer to talk about an issue creating thousands of jobs and bringing

in millions in revenue. i'll have that story coming up at 6:00. right now, voters are deciding who is going to replace former council member thompson. money that was meant for children. 12 candidates vying for his seat. the winner of today's special election in northeast d.c., that's washington's ward 5, will be sworn in within days, serve the rest of thomas' term running through 2014. the polls close tonight at 8:00. next and new at 5:00 tonight, people armed with cakes storm pepco headquarters today. they're angry over rate hikes and promising more protests in the days ahead. for the first time, the public gets to see and hear evidence in the george huguely trial. the one thing that worked in the uva lacrosse player's favor. [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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. the white house is declaring war against alzheimer's. officials unveiled the first national alzheimer's plan that gives the nation a deadline of 2025 to prevent and effectively treat the disease. during that time nih will fund

two major studies of possible therapies, including a nasal spray that delivers insulin directly to the brain. there will also be a website that provides information about dementia along with community resources. the number of cases is expected to more than double by the year 2050. the fda's is evaluating an over-the-counter hiv test today. the aura quick in home hiv test offers results in just 20 minutes. it's currently offered in medical clinics. proponents say it will increase the number of people screened for the virus, leading to fewer people spreading the disease. opponents argue the test only correctly diagnoses 93% of patients missing the other 7% who may be hiv positive. hair loss used to be one of the side effects of chemotherapy for cancer patients. there's a relatively new technique called cold cap therapy changing that. debra ferguson explains.

>> two things stand out as she jumps off the elevator. the blanket in her bag. >> somebody asks me when i'm in here. why do you have an electric blanket. >> and err destination, the oncology clinic. >> they can't believe i have cancer because i don't look like a cancer patient. because i have my hair. >> 26, 24, 23. >> that's too warm. >> okay. >> this is really cold. >> this is what debbie goes through to have her hair. it's the penguin cold cap. debbie will sit with this helmet-shaped ice cap chilled to minus 22 degrees fahrenheit on her head for seven hours as she gets chemotherapy. that explains why she brings that electric blanket. >> when you put them on for the first minute is the worst. once your head is frozen, it's really pretty comfortable. i know it looks funny.

>> it takes a support team to use. her husband and sister help her change the cap constantly checking the temperature to make sure it stays below zero. it stops blood flow to the scalp so the toxic chemicals don't reach the hair follicles. >> from a medical standpoint i'm not word i had about it. it makes it easier to go through this chemotherapy thing when you have your hair. >> when you lose your hair, too, it's a reminder that you're sick. >> it happened to debbie's sister whom she lost three years ago to breast cancer. when debbie got her diagnosis last year, she was ready for her own fight. cancer took some of her, but not all. >> women love their hair. it's a big part of -- it's who we are. going through this, being able to keep my hair is just amazing. >> a michigan company sells those cold caps and you can actually rent one for $500 a

month. doug joins us now. a humid day right now. >> humid day. we're looking at partly cloudy skies right now. most of us stayed dry across the area. just a few showers and a couple rumbles of thunder out there. most of those have stayed south and east of i-95 and toward the district. as we look outside right now. you can see what i'm talking about. a beautiful shot. you can see the blue skies an the cumulus clouds and the outdoor stratus clouds. a very nice shot on this tuesday. current temperature at 77 degrees, winds out of the south at about 5 miles an hour. but you're right, jim, it is on the humid side. humidity 64%. once again, any time that dew point is above 60, you're talking about humidity out there. that's exactly what we have during the day today. 77 currently in leesburg. 81 degrees towards fredericksburg. a wide range of temperatures here. 80 in baltimore. only 71 in la plata. a little bit of a shower came through earlier to cool things off.

that shower towards waldorf. southern maryland has seen the bulk of the rain during the day today. once again, not everybody is seeing it, but we are seeing showers and storms back toward the west. we'll take a couple of zooms in here. let's look around the waldorf area and zoom in towards southern maryland moving towards the river around lower marlboro. you can see the one storm south of here. this will continue south of bald eagle. right over towards lower marlboro. we'll watch for that as it makes its way across the river. as we move to the west, we're talking about areas such as culpeper, to your west, towards the mountains and you're saying, those are dark clouds moving our way. sure are. they will continue to move along route 29 and south and east of le ray. there are more storms to the south. but notice the pink area. niece are severe thunderstorm watches to the south. not here. we don't have any severe thunderstorm watches here. yes, we could see a strong storm

or two. but i'm not anticipating too much more throughout the rest of the evening hours. you may want to keep the umbrella handy, maybe a strong storm, severe weather may stay down to the south and east. that's the good news. area of low pressure is helping to produce this. just a little area of low pressure aloft it will continue to make its way north and east. tomorrow morning, looking nice. partly sunny, nice and warm tomorrow. the bulk of the rain, once again, to the south. towards the carolinas. then we'll watch a cold front. it will have showers associated with it. by the time it reaches us, not anticipating much in the way of rain tomorrow. right now we have a 30% chance of rain. on thursday, beautiful weather. the end of this week is going to be fantastic. this evening, mostly cloudy, scattered showers, isolated strong storm. temperatures 67 to 72 degrees. througthe morning tomorrow, partly cloudy a warm start. 59 to 65 degrees. tomorrow afternoon, not bad. partly sunny, warm and humid. possible storms but again, most

of us remain on the dry side. best chance will be south and east. temperatures tomorrow up to 83 degrees. 77 on your thursday. 78 on friday. saturday coming in at 79 degrees. so nice weather coming in over the next couple of days. after all the rain today -- over at the airport, early in the morning. >> good time to do it. >> the unofficial start of summer days away. coming up, how price at the pump could impact your memorial day. bars will stay open later in the district. it's a small change that can could have a big impact on the budget of the city. david beckham brings his star power to the white house. ever wonder what your cat does when you let it outside? tonight at 6:00, we'll reveal a new cat cam that shows where the pets roam when you'r

a high school's athlete love of -- it's amazing and really rare that something like this happens to a kid so young. lacrosse is more than just a sport to him. it's something his entire family has embraced. it also helped motivate roth to rebound from a near-death experience. zachary kiesch has the story. >> tyler is reliable, responsible, hard working.

nothing will stop him. he won't stop at anything. he just really pushes himself. >> reporter: broad run high school sophomore tyler roth. is a parents' dream. he's thoughtful, intelligent, caring and athletic. >> tyler started playing lacrosse in kindergarten. he had great skill. he was very fast and he was really good lacrosse player. >> we loved the fact that he enjoyed it. it was something that i coached. i headed up lacrosse for a bunch of years. >> reporter: anyone who knew the roths, they knew tyler and brian with the sticks in hand. when they headed to delaware on the first day of summer, there was certainly lacrosse to be played. but just as fast as the fun had begun, a moment that would change the family's lives forever. >> while we were on the beach, tyler collapsed. >> reporter: tyler was airlift today the hospital within minutes. he had suffered a stroke. and the prognosis was not good.

>> i just couldn't comprehend what was happening. he was not breathing on his own. after he started and they turned the ventilator off, maybe day five, then we had hope. >> when it first happened, i was completely paralyzed. >> reporter: was that scary? >> it was. >> tyler had to relearn to talk and swallow. he was on a feeding tube most of the summer. he had to relearn everything. >> reporter: for the next six weeks, he would call the hospital home and use his love of lacrosse as motivation to recover from the stroke that nearly took his life. >> they held him up with a belt around his waist. he couldn't stand on his own. they put ayala cross stick in his hand. his hand that he could use and he just started playing. he loved it. it was a big part of his recovery. >> everything i did, every motivating force was for me to get back on the field. for me to play lacrosse again. >> reporter: two years later, tyler returned to the game he

love. he plays with a noticeable limp. a constant memory of the stroke. it doesn't stand in the way of him living his dream. >> the best thing in my life was how i recovered from my stroke and how i kept strong and my family and my friends, how they stood beside me and the community and how they helped me through it. >> reporter: zachary kiesch, news 4 sports. the power of sports is truly amazing. tyler wants to go to college and study physical therapy so he can help kids who go through the same thing that he did. which i think is really cool. >> he's a walking advertisement for physical therapy. that's great. >> thanks, dan. it's been kept under wraps until now. a look at what jurors saw and heard during the murder trial of a uva lacrosse player. >> demonstrators are challenging a law they claim unfairly targets some pet owners. you have many friends here. >> okay. i won't be scared.

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a 6-year-old boy killed after walking into the path of an on coming suv in waldorf. the mother had gotten out of the car to give a letter to the mail carrier. as she turned her back, the boy

ran into the street and he was hit. a deadly shooting between an officer and a man walking his dogs in southeast. that officer shot and killed dominique campbell last night after investigators say he opened fire. campbell's widow says there's no way he could have fired a gun. she says he had his cell phone in one hand and the leash in the other. a fight over ambulance fees. the council voted in favor of the charge. critics fear the plan will keep people from calling for help. this measure is similar to one voted on in the past. fast forward to the forecast, doug. most of us actually seeing a pretty good evening out there. although it's on the warm and humid side. take a look outside. most of us seeing a shot similar to this right here. you can see the cloud cover and the cumulus clouds. but also some peeks and pokes of blue skies. we're going to continue to see that across the area. but others seeing storminess. down towards portions of prince george's county. southern prince georges county and in northern calvert county. the lower marlboro area.

dunkirk, sunderland. around culpeper seeing fairly strong storms there too. we'll continue to watch the storms as they develop and let you mow what you can expect for most of rest of the night and the next couple of days coming up. thank you, doug. we're learning today more about how hysterical george huguely was at the moment he learned he killed his exiler. >> our first look at the lacrosse player in the murder of yeardley love. george huguely was a mostly silent figure in his nearly three week trial. they spoke volumes about his volatile relationship with yeardley love and about the final confrontation that left her dead. today for the first time, the media and public were given a chance to see and hear the police interview. the monitor was turned so only jurors could watch. >> what i saw looking at it was and what i think jurors would

see and apparently did see because the jurors were crying, some of the jurors were crying as this was being shown, was they saw somebody in a very raw emotional state. >> the interview took place in in small interrogation room in charlottesville. huguely sat in the corner chair, the detectives in the other two. the camera caught it all. he's being investigated for an assault and initially they questioned him casually. he tells them yeardley love was freaking out when he kicked a hole in the bedroom door. in the video, he lightly bangs his own head on the wall and said she kept hitting her head on the wall and i shook her and said we need to talk. about 45 minutes into the interrogation, the two detectives stepped out of the room. when they returned the atmosphere changed dram at clil. that's when they told george huguely that yeardley love was dead. >> i have to tell you something says the detective. she's dead. you killed her, george. for a moment, huguely is silent. then in a profane almost hysterical tirade, he insists

over and over and over again, i don't believe she's dead. there's no way she's dead. i didn't do anything last night that would kill her. at times huguely stomps his foot with his shout of denials. finally, it seems to sink in. he drops his head to the table, lets out a wal and begins to cry. he was clearly upset that his girlfriend was dead. whether that's because he realized that he had a part in her death, i don't know. but he was clearly very upset that she was dead. >> observers say his reaction likely saved him from a first-degree murder conviction. he was found guilty of second-degree murder. the jury recommended a 26-year prison term. in charlottesville, julie carey, news 4. coming up at 6:00, we'll hear from a juror how important that interrogation video was in the huguely trial. a quick arrest in the sexual assault of a woman in fairfax county. two men are arrested in the mary field area. that happened last friday morning behind a church here in the 2400 block of gallows road.

police tell us 34-year-old ref lynn owe passado and 24-year-old castro attacked the woman from behind and raped and robbed her. they're both charged with rape. the d.c. council voted today to allow bars to remain open until 4:00 in the morning on holiday weekend. the new bar hour is part of an $11 billion preliminary budget that has no new taxes or fees. tom sherwood reports. >> d.c. council members passed a $10 billion budget. a fast-paced housing boom and justification had housing activists fighting hard to restore $18 million in funds cut by the mayor to maintain low-income housing programs. >> right now, we're losing the low cost housing that's been available in the open market as we see an influx of higher income residents into the city. >> working families every day, they can't afford to live here.

we have people who work here, come here fighting hard can't afford to live in this city. >> the council voted to allow bars to remain open until 4:00 a.m. on holiday weekends instead of year-round late hours proposed by the mayor. the council also restored cuts in funding for health care for illegal immigrants. an additional fund for schools and school maintenance. all in all, an easy budget compared to budget battles in nearby maryland and virginia. >> neither of which seem to be able to pass a budget. i mention that because when we were going through tough times, neither maryland or virginia never missed an opportunity to point that out. >> in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. the budget has to be voted on again in weeks. opponents of the bar -- will try to get the provision cut from the budget. it was a rally in annapolis in support of pit bulls today. they want a court ruling overridden. they say a dog's behavior should dictate whether the animal is

dangerous, not the breed. the group wants lawmakers to deal with the issue during today's special session. it was nod added, however to the agenda. metro is making it easier for bikers to use the transit system. they opened a bike and ride on college park station on the green line today. it features space for more than 100 bikes and comes equipped with security cameras, even tools to make quick repairs. metro is already working on plans for more stations in virginia. for more information on how much it costs and thousand sign up, log on to nbc washington.com and search bike and ride. today, kids got a chance to meet the first lady and a group of soccer stars. mrs. obama hosted a soccer clinic with david beckham and his teammates from the l.a. galaxy as part of her campaign. they had to move indoors because of the weather. the kids got a chance to ask questions. one boy asked beckham how he became the man he is today. he told the kids, it's all about

eating right, hard work and dedication. once again, a good lesson on be careful what you post online. a facebook rant leads to a fire captain's demotion. >> a man rages war against his ex and takes her to court. why their dog is at the center of this legal fight. a firef

heat from a facebook rant. >> just one of the stories trending online today. charges in the debt of trayvon martin leads to disciplinary action against a miami-dade fire captain. brian beck man was demoted to firefighter. >> because he posted a racially charged status calling martin's parents failed, ignorant and pathetic. >> the mayor of miami says the comments cast the department in a negative light and there's no such thing as a public servant being off the clock. the show won't go on. lady gaga's sold out performance in neesh wra is being nixed. >> conservative politicians prompted police to refuse a permit for the june concert. the groups criticize her clothing and dance moves. they fear it will corrupt indonesian youth. shock yok howard stern made his debut on "america's got talent." did you see it?

he got a rousing welcome. >> he has been a star on radio for years. now he gets the chance to help create a new star. here's one of the acts he voted to move on to las vegas. ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >> stern replaced piers morgan as a judge on the show. >> she's got some talent. she's 28 years old. she just looks young, right. >> she's just short. coming up tonight, tempers flair today outside of pepco headquarters. what the protesters are demanding from that utility country. i'm liz crenshaw, who reads the most around the country? find out how we rank in the well-read cities. we have a few showers and thunderstorms out there.

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a chaotic scene outside pepco headquarters. protesters armed with cakes and bull horns converged on the building to protest a rate hike. erica gonzalez has the report. >> reporter: protesters took to the streets of northwest d.c. today to get pepco's attention

and fight the utility's 4% proposed rate hike. >> they're not going to listen to us. i'm sorry, ma'am, we can't help you. >> reporter: at noon, the members climbed on to the pepco building on ninth street. within seconds, two people were atop the electric company's headquarters taping up banners and calling out pepco's ceo joe rigby. then a crowd of people stormed the building. pepco employees fought to hold the doors shut. but the group was too large to handle and police were called. by that time, the chanting crowd of about 100 had already pitched a tent and through large sheet cakes at the building and on the company logo. >> can't have your cake and eat it too. >> reporter: the group wants them to cut top executive compensations by half. pepco declined to give news 4 an on camera interview. >> would you care to comment about today? >> no comment. no comment. >> but later released this statement. saying in part, pepco is

investing more than $900 million over five years in reliability enhancements to make sure we can meet our customers' expectations. the improvements are starting to produce tangible results for our customers and electric system lee liability, restoration and customer service. the group, our d.c., says that at least 100 of the members have stake in the pepco company and plan to be here in full force on friday morning at 10:00 a.m. when the shareholder meeting takes place. in northwest d.c., erica gonz gone, news 4. the rate hike proposal is currently before the public service commission. they're considering it. a decision could be made by summer. do we have a potential for strong storms? let's go to doug. most of us seeing this right now. just some blue skies along with cumulus clouds. some cirrus and alto stratus clouds. 77 degrees the current number. winds out of the south at 5 miles per hour. as you can see, temperatures on the warm side.

82 in rockdale. 81 in college park. 79 degrees over towards cam springs. we saw a lot of rain come through earlier today in the metro area. over an inch of rain. now just a few storms out here, including this one right here moving in towards calvert county. national weather service watching out for this one. a strong storm coming in. it doesn't have lightning or thunder. at least not in the lightning hitting the ground here. you can actually see where this is. around the sunderland area. this is route 4 around route 2. if you're around that merge there, it's just to the north and rosehaven towards chesapeake. another storm in charles county making its way to the east. this is probably the strongest storm. madison county and around the town of orange to the west. you're looking at thunderstorms with this. there is lightning and thunder here. a lot of heavier rain. it's moving to the east. even one storm around fredericksburg. you're looking off to the west

of i-95 and saying hey, this is dark clouds there. there is, in fact, heavier rain. as far as temperatures go tomorrow, look at these numbers. 83 in washington. 83 in manassas and 85 in fredericksburg. maybe a shower or storm. best chance to the south and east. most of us should be on the dry side. 30% chance of showers tomorrow. 77 degrees on thursday. look what happens over the next couple of days. sunshine and beautiful weather. friday, saturday, sunday. right now, all looking good. we're going to have to wait and see what late sunday and monday into tuesday bring us. the next couple of days looking fantastic. if your yard is looking fantastic. maybe the front of your house is, we want to come. backyard weather is starting in a couple of weeks. we're going to be doing it all summer long. i'm be coming to your backyard to do the weather. if you'd like me to do that, send in picturesment maybe we can do the weather live in your front yard or on your block or in your neighbor's yard. wherever. we'll be there. >> thanks, doug.

it's an interesting custody battle. a new york man is refusing to roll over in a cross-country legal battle threatening to bankrupt him. craig dershowitz spent $50,000 fighting his ex-girlfriend for custody of their dog. they got the dog while they were living together. he says he brought the dog into the relationship. that's knuckles. dershowitz says after their breakup, his ex, sara brega took knuckles with her. he says it was a kidnapping. she says knuckles was a gift. >> i bought knuckles. i actually spent the money. i was his caretaker. knuckles is my son. i don't mean to come off as if he's more important than a human child but to me he is. >> we paid for the dog together, we split everything 50/50, vet bills, daycare bills. i did take the dog to california. i didn't need to check with him. it wasn't his dog. >> dershowitz has used up his life savings fighting for knuckles. he started a web page. he hopes to raise montoy keep

the quest alive. knuckles looks happy. the tail is wagging. planning a trip this memorial day weekend, you are not alone. projected travel numbers are out tonight. >> beware of a bogus e-mail targeting consumers this week. liz crenshaw has details. plus a list of the most well-read cities in america. are we on it? >> yes. i'll tell you where in a minute. we'll begin with the unofficial start to summer. aaa released travel projections for memorial day weekend. it estimates a half a million more people will travel 50 miles or more this memorial day weekend compared to last year. in all, that amounts to 35 million travelers. aaa says most people plan to drive to their destinations, up about a little more than 1% from last year. gas prices are expected to keep people closer to home. good news on the fuel front. the current national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is about 25 cents less than last year at this time. aaa expects the number of air

travelers to decline by 5.5%. okay. there is a consumer alert tonight concerning a new e-mail fishing scam that looks like an order cancellation notice from amazon.com. the better business bureau is warning about the e-mail in which the subject line reads, your cancellation. the e-mail tells the recipient your order has been successfully canceled and even provides a summary of the order and wants you to click a link. the bbb says don't click the link as it could put your personal information at risk. amazon says if you do want to confirm a real cancellation, simply go to amazon.com directly. okay. speaking of amazon.com, today the online site released the most well-read cities in america and three of our local cities made the top ten list. they were book, magazine and newspaper sales in print and kindle format. alexandria, virginia topped the list of most well-read cities. arlington at number 7. the district of columbia made

the list at number 9. amazon is also listing reading suggestions on its website. you want to up the numbers for next year. that's good. >> 50 -- >> i hope not. >> whatever. okay. so ladies, when it comes to fashion this summer, don't be so conservative. that's one tip we're bringing you from designer and maryland native, christian siriano. eun yang headed over to the design house in new york city to find the hidden gems inside his closet. she'll have more on what she found in siriano's must haves. next at 5:00, a dead man's identity is stolen. >> someone in charge of you keeping safe in the sky. coming up at 6:00, the terrible incident where a 6-year-old child was hit and killed in the street. we'll tell you about a mental health test that you can take in three minutes. first lady

i need to report a missing child. i believe she was abducted from my house. that's one of 911 calls made the day a 6-year-old girl

disappeared in arizona last month. sergio celis said he put his daughter isabel to bed and the next day, the window was open, the screen pushed aside and she was gone. there's no evidence to support she was kidnapped. >> if there is no evidence whatsoever, no fingerprints or footprints, no dna, no hair and fibers inside that house, it's the only evidence is family members, the focus will remain on family members. police say isabel's father has made inconsistent statement and he's been asked to have no contact with his family as police investigate. at this time, no one has been named as a suspect. a long time security supervisor at newark international airport is charged with the using the identity of a man murdered 20 years ago. >> katherine kreigh has the story: >> who is this man? for 20 years co-workers knew him at jerry thomas. but jerry top as was murdered in

queens. he worked at newark liberty airport once as a security guard and more recently a security supervisor. investigators say he had access to sensitive areas that are off limits to travelers. >> to think enforcing the law in the airport is breaking it. >> he worked for a private security firm called fjc security services, not the tsa. not only did he allegedly steal a dead man's identity, investigators say he was here illegally from nigeria. at his apartment building, neighbors expressed shock. >> he a cool guy. >> if he want today do, now he, any sort of criminal act or conspire with terrorists or anything, he could have done it. he had the job. he had the position. he was authorized do anything there he wanted. that's alarming. >> that suspect pleaded not guilty today to the charges in

court. now, at 6:00 tragedy after a child is struck by an suv in waldorf. it was a terrible accident. a 6-year-old boy hit and killed in the street while his mother watched. good evening. that happened at 2:00 this afternoon in sugar berry street in waldorf maryland. that's where jackie bensen is with more on what happened. jackie? >> doreen, a witness told me that the boy's mother had pulled over on the side of the street to hand a letter to a postal carrier, was exchanging a few words with him. she was unaware that her son had slipped out of the vehicle and was struck by an suv until the driver of that vehicle started screaming, is this your son? the accident is the type of thing that could happen to anyone. about 2:00 p.m., the 6-year-old boy's mother had stopped her car in the block of sugar berry street to hand a sta