>> an undercover sting helped catch a woman who koused her 6-year-old son to steal an iphone. pat collins shows us how police caught the woman and her son red handed. >> i keep it zipped up right like this. >> i keep it tight it in my hand or my pocket. >> what do you do to keep someone from stealing your iphone? >> it's all about the guns. >> reporter: it's no secret that iphone thefts are a big problem in our city above and below ground. you set your iphone down in the wrong place, and there's good chance you'll be using someone else's phone to call 911. happened here at 149 and park wood place northwest takes the cake. police say a woman used her will 6-year-old son for steal an

iphoe. >> police have tried all sorts of things. when the crook grabs the phone, the cops grab the crook. that's what d.c. police did wednesday evening. they had an undercover officer here pretending to be asleep with his right hand next to his iphone. they say the woman comes along with her 6-year-old son and tells the little boy to grab the iphone and he did. that woman and the young boy continue up 149 street. 14th street. they see the cop getting up, but it's too late. other cops move in and get the arrest. stealing an iphone is one thing. using an 6-year-old boy to do it --

>> wow. bad parenting. >> you can't do that. >> it's sad. really sad. >> reporter: the 29-year-old mother has been charged with theft and delinquency of a minor. her 6-year-old son has been referred to social services. a man from can made todada charges for rushing a cockpit. the flight had landed in miami when a in-year-old man got up out of his seat. paechb passengers restrained snyder as he got closer to the cockpit. police say he was not on the no fly list and there does not appear to be any link to terrorism. two gray campaign workers

this week pleaded guilty to felony charges in connection with a scheme. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: friday bill lightfoot, fenty's campaign chairman, says he was stunned by the scheme to secretly funnel money to minor candidate brown. >> he ran on a flat form of honesty and it's hypocriticahyp. >> reporter: howard brooks and thomas gore each pleaded guilty to secretly funding brown. >> let's not minimize what occurred here. it was a deception of the public. it's deceiving the public which is a major crime when you're talking about elections and the fundamental bedrock of our

democracy is having an open and honest election. >> reporter: light foot says it's possible gray knew or did nothing illegal, but many finity campaign workers would like to hear from mayor gray. >> we don't know if he's instead yesterday. but i do think it's time that the mayor tell us what he knows. fenty has never publicly commented on the campaign's scandal. mayor gray says commentin commenting. a mother had to fight off a baby accused of trying to snap her bus. it happened this morning on board an omni link bus near graham park road. wilder tried to grap her 6 month old son out of his baby seat, but the mom managed to stop her.

a mcclain man who seriously burned himself in a kitchen fire has died. police say 91-year-old carol adams was cooking at his home on old meadow road last night when his clothing caught fire. a neighbor heard him screaming for help and ran over to put on the fire. crews found adams with third degree burns over 40% to 50% of his upper body. he was taken to washington hospital center where he later died. this this is the first fire related death in fairfax county in more than a year. a lot of people hitting the roads. more than 358,000 vehicles will be using the bay bridge during the course of this memorial day weekend. we have kuchk of the holiday tonight. a lot of events going on at home, as well. we begin with the weather. >> you guys are talking about the traffic. i just talked to the mayor here in ocean city and he gets updates all the time with the traffic coming in. a seven mile backup right now at

the bay bridge. a lot of cops on the roadways. take a look at the board walk. already a lot of people here now. we're looking for a very busy weekend here in ocean city. let's show you the temperatures outside right now. temperature 84 degrees. dew point at 69. very warm and very humid. current temperature 84 in culpepper and fredericksburg. annapolis coming in at 81. today we're dry for the most part. only a few light showers.

the rest of us dry and just about everybody going to see he a very hot weekend. we'll talk more about that coming up in just a little bit. >> lots of people hanging out at the beach, but some of us here at home. a lot of people got a head start on the picnics and swimming and boating today. derrick ward joins us with more. >> reporter: and the weather is beautiful. a gentle breeze and this is what's greeting people beginning to observe the holiday. some folks are firing up the grill early. this weekend, these prime pick nim sp pick pinic spots will be hard t come by. but not today. >> our annual cook out. >> and the day before memorial day. >> the day before because this

is a workday, so we're taking time off. >> reporter: lots of us will be grilling at home and need wls to say, where there's fire, there's need to be safe with it. d.c. fire and rescue workers don't want to show up at your backyard cookout unless you invite them. >> keep small children away from the grill and have an extinguishing device handy. >> reporter: it's the official opening of the city's outdoor pool season. for those who choose to get out of up to, the getting was tricky early. 780,000 residents are taking to the roads. lower gas prices help, but others will trade the roadway for the roadway. the boat ramp was busy. >> i try to come out during the week when i came or at night. but not going to give up the weekend. come out anyway.

a lot of boats here already. >> washington is a big city. when you're on the on the water, you feel like you're a million miles away. >> reporter: ultimately tom calla man's weekend plans involve the roadway and waterways. >> tomorrow the family and i will trailer this down and go across the bay to the islands. >> reporter: anchors away. wl re this is a time when we observe the sacrifices of those who died to protect the freedoms that we exercise this weekend. it doesn't mean that you can't have fun, but at least keep in a in the back of your mind. derrick ward, news 4. coming up, kids are eating them like candy. but what looks like a colorful treat could be poisoning and burning children. there was a bedside arraignment for the man who admitted to luring a new york boy to his death.

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they have identified the marine found dead in his barracks earlier this week. 19-year-old private romanocaruso was found in his room on wednesday. he's from north carolina. the naval criminal investigative service has launched an investigation into how he died. according to military officials, it was not of natural causes. the man who confessed will this week to strangling a 6-year-old boy in new york, 33 years ago, has been hospitalized as a suicide risk. pedro per in an dhernandez is c

facing a bedside arraignment. >> reporter: 33 years to the day that patz disappeared, there is new hope for answers to what happened to the little boy on may 25th, 1979. police have arrested and charged 51-year-old pedro hernandez with the murder of patz. according to thourts, hernandez confessed to the murder telling investigators he lured the 6-year-old from a school bus stop to a neighborhood store where he worked. >> he then let him into the basement of the bodega, choked him there, and disposed of the body by putting it into a plastic bag and placing it in the trash. >> reporter: it was a cold case that was never forgotten. pats otherwise washingt pat o patz was the first missing child on a milk carton. >> do you feel a bit of relief? >> no, i don't think so. would i have felt relief yearsing years

ing ago, but now it's really depression. >> reporter: police searched an empty building where patz lived. over the years, his parents refused to give up hope, never moving or changing that are phone number. >> we can only hope that these developments bring some measure of peace to the family. >> reporter: there was a tip about incriminating remarks he'd made in the past. >> hernandez told a family member and others that he had, quote, done a bad thing and killed a child in new york. >> reporter: now perhaps a chance to solve a 33-year-old mystery. republican senate hopefuls in virginia are debating for the last tile tonight before voters head to the polls. george allen is considered the front runner to win the primary, but he'll first have to get past the tea party leader.

the gop winner will face tim kaine. president obama made one of his most direct attacks yet against mitt romney and his business record. >> joining us to talk about what's happening, meet the press moderator david gregory. welcome. so let's start with the president's continuing attacks on mitt romney and his experience at bain capital. >> this is the battleoff bain and we'll talk more about it on sunday, as bem twell. if mitt romney will say that his chief qualification is his time at bain, then let's look at that. and does he really have the chops to create jobs for everybody or only the few, only the wealthier. on so this is an attempt to identify romney as a guy who identify with middle class folks who only has a rich background

and to then go further to sort of indict private equity as a form of capitalism that ultimately advantages the wealthy and can exploit workers. and again, there will be a lot of argument about that. but that's the attempt here. >> so has the stake with booker gone away as regards -- >> yes and no. i don't think that the obama campaign is particularly unhappy to have this issue front aunt cent and center. i think cory beerk hooker has af ties to private equity. but the debate is on about you how you you should be looking at private quequity. the reality is it can be made to extreme on each side. but private equity's chief function is not to create jobs. sometimes that happens. the romney campaign says this is a guy who knows private enterprise and he understands how to create jobs.

yes, in private equity, but still part of that story. >> also the new polls in the battleground states that show mitt romney on the way up. >> he has an uptick. it shows you how tight the race will be, how much it will be focused on the economy and how much as one adviser said we have a lot of persuading to do in these key states. a lot of people are saying that virginia is the new ohio. it's going to be really close. the economy will be an issue. la ttino folks going to really matter. so the biggest battle ground there is. >> who is on sunday? >> newt gingrich and owe mal'ma. and maria shriver and advice for college graduates. >> thanks. appreciate it. this sunday you also have actress and activist ashley

judd. she will be explaining why she's visiting d.c. that's on press pass right after meet the press. doug is live at ocean city. >> reporter: i forgot to make reservations for a room tonight, so i'll probably be making my way back over the bay. these ladies are here for a bachelorette party. say hello, everybody. i heard some of you are from our local area, right. >> yes. >> frederick and clear spring maryland. >> who is bachelorette party? >> me. >> congratulations. is this something that you were hoping for on your bachelorette party, being interviewed live on television? >> of course. especially by channel 4 news absolutely.

>> well, you have a great time. we're getting some ice cream right now. jim and doreen, what kind of ice cream would you like. >> chocolate. >> yeah, chocolate sounds good to me. >> do you want it dipped? ladies, have a great time. do you want it chipped? >> definitely. a high temperature of 86 degrees. a low of 71 this morning. a very warm day. actually warmest day in the month of may. but not the warmest this year. back in april, we saw temperatures around 90 degrees. 9 back in the middle of april. temperatures in the 80s still and very humid across the area. we've got a temperature right now of 84 degrees with a dew point of 69. winds right now out of the south at about 8 miles an hour under partly cloudy skies. temperatures into the 80s in the rest of the area. 82 coming in in know mass says,

85 in frederick fredericksburg. temperatures in the 70s. but notice the heat index. 93 up in frederick, maryland. i'll tell you, it will be a warm one. a lot of heat and a lot of humidity, too. so heat index upwards of low 90s tomorrow and into the weekend. a few showers look the eastern shore. if you're making your way across the bay bridge, you will mostly hit the showers around easton. take a look at the wider view. a storm system well to our south, but expect warm and humid conditions out there for the day tomorrow. again during the day on sunday. isolated showers most likely back it to the west in to the mountains. that system down to the south,

it's a sub control cap system that will bring rain likely down to the carolina coastlines. we'll be warm and humid under partly sunny skies. isolated shower. mostly to the east. mild and humid. 73 to 78 degrees as you make your way through the night tonight. tomorrow afternoon, going to be a warm one. 28 82 to 88. most of us should be dry. down here the beach forecast, i'm into the expecting any rain at all. 6 degrees the current temperature out there the water temperature, but look at the numbers here. mid-70s here. winds will be southwest but then eventually shifting to the east during the day with the seabreeze, so you may want to bring a jacket or light sweater.

warming up inland sunday into monday with temperatures around the 90 degree mark. heat index of 93 to 94 degrees. looks like as chance of showers both monday and tuesday as temperatures get into the 90s, but then cooling off. we'll see temperatures back into the 80s on wednesday, thursday, and on friday. so not too bad at all. one thing about our backyard weather, look at this, we made this during my weather cast. and it's mostly melted now. i don't think i'll get this back to you. i was going to try to put it in a box for you. could i probably still do that as long as you make sure the box doesn't leak. >> i'm thinking you'll be wearing that the next time we see you. could be wearing the black shckt was a good choice. >> and i would have gotten vanilla myself, but this was for you. >> all right. thanks, doug. coming up, twitter might soon be able to help the government examine in-the health of americans. and could be a payoff for

anybody who wants to help. >> plus a special delivery as miss story made at the international space station. > coming up in sports, it's the nats and braves battling for sue pr sue prem massey in the nl east pnd and the big two continue to do big things.

hundreds of kids getting sick from the detergent pods. what one core is doing about it. >> reporter: they practically open up in your hand. these bright and soft pods will dissolve in water releasing high

concentrated deter against. krit >> it feels like a toy and the kid will eat it. >> reporter: but the effects are dangerous. young children are breaking the pods in their mouths and spilling it on their sensitive skin. it causes vomiting, rash, eye irritation and in extreme cases trouble breathing. the national capital poison control center is fielding the calls. dr. clancy says they've made four children sick. mostly they complain of burning eyes. >> you rub your eye and anything near your eye getting in your eye and they'rer dating to the eye. >> reporter: these packets are not the only concern because some parents say the container they come in is extremely appealing to children.

makers of tide have promised to create new double latched wlid and redesign the colored packets, but some kids won't need the added protection. >> do you want to touch it? >> no. >> sorry. >> reporter: in northwest washington, richard jordan, news 4. lawyers for george hughluel want the conviction thrown out. he was convicted of murdering yeardley love. hug huguely's lawyers told a judge that there were eight pretrial and trial errors including the jury receiving improper instructions. they say huguely deserve as new trial. every memorial day weekend, rolling hundrthunder shows supp for the military. this year is 259the 25th annive. jane watrel has more.

>> reporter: this drummer and his band outlaw 21 reverse for a saturday concert near the vietnam war. memorial day weekend is special for this former army reservest who lost both legs in r s is in. >> don't ever stop trying to do what you used to do. you may have to do it differently, but you find a new normal. >> reporter: they will play to an audience mostly made up of vietnam veterans. it's a home coming of sorts for them. >> if it wasn't if these people, we would be speaking a different language and not having the privileges we have right now. >> reporter: all part of the 25th anniversary of rolling thunder, a motorcycle ride expected to bring in half a million people. >> we do it for a reason.

and support the troops that we have now and take care of our receipt vans. >> reporter: the holiday weekend also brings in tourists who want to head to the monuments, memorials and statutes that honor the war dead. >> to actually be here, and you see it and it's moving. >> the memorial day parade will be monday. marking a day of remembrance for those who died search our country. on on capitol hill, jane watrel, news 4. vice president joe biden and his wife spoke to families of fallen military troops in arlington. he attend the annual taps military survivor seminary and good grief camp. he spoke of his own personal struggle with grief after losing his first wife wife and daughter in a car accident years ago.

he also spoke with hope. >> these folks, it can and will are will get. there will come a day, i promise you, and you parents, as well, when the thought of your son or daughter or husband or wife bring as smile to your lips before it brings a tear to your eye. >> reporter: biden had just been elected to the senate in 1972, he hadn't taken office yet, when his wife and 18 month old daughter were killed in that crash. his two sons survived. the space x dragon capsule is now a part of u.s. history. the unmanned dragon capsule hooked up today with the space station marking -- making history as the first commercial delivery vehicle in orbit. mark barkger has more. >> reporter: an historic catch some 200 miles above the erts.

the dragon space capsule built by space x corporation captures by crews on board the international space station. teams at headquarters in california delicately maneuvered it 33 feet away from the iss. but not without difficulty. just minutes before the first attempt at capture, dragon was forced to retreat and reposition. with that maneuver completed, dragon was finally brought into range for the station's robotic arm to grab it, ushering in nasa's new post shuttle era and bringing relief and pride to the space x crew back on earth. >> capture is confirmed. >> reporter: on tuesday the falcon 9 rocket lifted dragon off from canaveral. the first private mission to carry cargo to the space

station. but they hope today is just the beginning. >> we're really at the dawn of a new era. >> reporter: a new era now firmly attached to the old. mark barger, nbc news. coming up, find out why drivers are most likely to get a speeding ticket. >> and doug down in ocean city. so far so good. my shirt is still clean and this is dan's shirt so even if i got a lot of ice cream on it, wouldn't matter. i'll show you what's coming up for the weekend about. we have a great weekend no matter where you're going. i'll have the forecast in a applicants. juicy johnsonville sausage.

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they're trying to track trending illnesses on the social networking website. officials hope to customize the results by region. the deadline for smisubmitting program, the end of the month. wirns get a $21,000 prize. >> maryland made the top five list of states where drivers are most likely to get a speeding ticket. nevada tops the list. atlanta is the most ticket happy city in the country. d.c. comes in at number seven. survey was done by the national motorist association. >> only number seven for the district? i'm surprised. big series for the nationals this weekend. down there in atlanta. and these guys are really playing for the lead in the nl east. speaking of hot, lebron and d. wade

we're right coin here down here in ocean city, kick off our backyard weather. we're in ocean city with these guys from bethesda who watch us every single day. this guy wearing the wrong hat. it has to be the nationals hat. let and he show you what's happening. we're into the 80s. 84 in washington. but that heat index still upwards of around 88, 89 degrees in many areas. so it will be a warm one.

overnight tonight, 67 degrees. a very warm humid night. tomorrow we'll get more of that humidity so the heat index will be around that 90 degree mark around the district even though we're going to a high of about 80, it will feel more like 90 to 93 degrees. notice the mountains tomorrow. still on the warm side into the 80s. but you have the best chance of seeing at least some shower activity so don't expect much in the way of rain, but expect a lot of heat, a lot of humidity coming up. so watch out for that all weekend long right on throughout day on monday. now, backyard weather, we'll be going to people's backyards all summer long. we want to come to your backyard and we want to see pictures. so send them to us. and even if it's a front yard, a side yard, if you have a garage, if you live in the district and a row home, that's fine, too. we'll do a block party.

right now we're in the backyard of ocean city maryland which just happens to be the oc board walk. loving it. >> that's a big backyard. >> nice place to be right now. thank you, doug. nice shirt. >> representing sports well. >> the thing that worries me about this series coming up with the braves is that they have lost four in a row. they're not going to lose seven in a row. >> especially with tim hudson on the mound because he's a nationals killer. so the nats down in atlanta for the first time this season. nats and braves playing for division supremacy. nationals with a slim one game lead over the braves. hudson trying to be the slump buster. the braves swept in cincinnati looking to avoid their fifth

straight loss. nats ranked 26th in runs scored and 22nd in batting average. those aren't first place number, but their pitching staff is off the charts. first in e.r.a., first in whiff. so this will be a pitch ear dual. tim hudson aforementioned starting pitch, second most wins against the nationals. and he has the best e.r.a. among active pitchers against the nationals, as well. from one first place team to another, the os hosting the royals. jason hammel looking for lihis the year. the os close to a new contract for adam jones. he's putting up mvp caliber numbers. the 26-year-old set to hit arbitration one last time will this off season and in free agency in 2013. if the os lock them up, they can save some serious money.

according to cbs sports line.com, they're close it a six year deal worth 58.5 million. that would be the biggest contract in orioles history. but if he continues to play like he does and he become as free agent, you're looking at a contract worth more than $100 million. in the nba, miami will play either the 6ers or the celtics. the heat playing so well that after last night's win against indiana, pacers head coach frank vogel says he doesn't know if anybody can beat them. game six was this indy and the heat were on a mission. 28 for what broken on the night. later on, it's still a two point

game. indy going inside. nice little left handed hook shot. big roy had 12 points for the pacers. quarter. wade at the top. he 14rslips through four defend. too much for indiana. heat won 105-93. they a wait winner of the series between the 6ers and the celtics. championship weekend in college lacrosse. unseated maryland men going for their first national title in 37 years. the terps will face duke. it's their third meeting this season. the terps won the regular season match-up and then duke won in the acc tournament. the winner of this one advances to the national championship game. being underdogs is just fine. >> that's one thing i learned from coach williams, there is

something about being a ter perform and we kind much like having a clip on our shoulder. and when we play that way, we're different. and i like the fact that we have a chip, we're playing hard, but we're having a lot of fun. >> would your unseeded. we feel like we don't gain the respect that we deserve and we do play with that chip on our shoulder and hopefully we can use it as motivation to be successful. >> so the men play tomorrow. the maryland women in action tonight. they will tangle with the reining national champs north western. this is the fourth year in a row the women have made it to the final four. and the third straight time they're playing the wildcats. >> this match-up is always super exciting for our athletes. the fast two -- last year's lost

hurt. we're very young with four freshman starters. so it's a ne new challenge. >> they're a strong team and ready for them to take to us and we're toward take it back to them. >> she's been at matter land for six years and four straight final fours. >> unbelievable record. >> i think job security is okay there. >> probably i would think. >> they by far have the best record in the area of the last five years or so. very impressive. things going pretty well for d.c. united as well. they're a top the conference standing os or close to it and wl try to extend their home unbeaten streak tomorrow night. the raining league mvp leads with seven assists and has three goals in his last two games. both by t he way united vehicle to victories.

>> he's been great on the field and in the community. and in the locker room. >> like i said, i kind of do with the supporting staff around me and to help me to contribute to that success. we're good and getting guys back healthy and playing with confidence. >> d. row and dc united in action tomorrow night. >> thanks. coming up next, we'll head back to the beach.

doug is still live in ocean city. what are you eating now? >> doreen, i'm full. i can't eat anymore. i had a funnel cake, thrasher's french fries, your ice cream cone. you made me eat that. >> and i saw you eating another ice cream cone earlier. >> yeah, i had a couple today.

and everything's so far has been fantastic. i'll tell you what, one really cool thing here, the board walk, brand new this year. most of the entire board walk all brand new. they fixed it and they need about 250 volunteers, they'll be opening up a huge american flag on the beaches. that will an cool event, too. let's take a look at the next couple days. monday a heat index nearly around 94, 95. still warm on tuesday. cooling off back into the 80s as we make our way through next week. we are done here in ocean city for now. i wish i could stay. >> we know you tdo. we'll see you you soon. coming up tonight at 11:00,

veterans flock to the national mall ahead of memorial day. we'll hear some of their stories. also why the talk of the john edwards trial is now focused on the alternate jurors and one young woman in particular. plus late breaking news out of the jail cell of the man charged with killing etan patz and his current mind set. a few months a ago, i had said that in my travel, i on which find myself compelled to defend and explain the city i love and call home. i do that because all too often people from portland, maine to portland, oregon receive nothing but negative images and have nothing but negative views about my town. the caller was mad that i felt i had to defend anything and in his view the hell with what people elsewhere thought about us here in d.c. obviously i strongly disagree with that. i choose tonight champion for my

city and it has become easier to do so even and especially now. like many others in town, i am disgusted and embarrassed by the recent revelations of campaign skull drugry. it was one and stupid. who keeps a notebook of illegal payments? but while campaign aides get krikted and we wonder who else is going down, here's something going down we can actually celebrate and that is crime. the statistics in that regard are encouraging. and while crime is down, almost everything else that matters is up. our housing market is among the best in the country. businesses are opening up all over town. construction is up. you can't turn a corner without seeing a crane. test scores are not sooping towa zooming, but at least no longer plummeting. tourism is up. and more people are moving they're stay for a while. cities all over the country are

losing people. we are gaining. and we are because this is one heck of a town in which to live and work and play. we've got it all. including now competitive caps first place nats and remember this name, seth mitchell. he is going to be the heavy weight champion of the whole wide world. point is, we have come an awfully long way from days of darkness to a sticity of light energy. ♪

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