this is "news4 midday." good morning, everyone, and welcome to "news4 midday," i'm barbara harrison. it's tuesday, may 29th, 2012. right now -- fans are saying good-bye to the godfather of go-go, chuck brown. brown's body arrived this morning at the howard theater in northwest d.c. where a public viewing is just beginning. the music legend performed many times for fans at that theater. now they're once again gathering there. news4's megan mcgrath is live at the theater and has more for us now. now megan, good morning. >> good morning, barbara, chuck brown had a large and loyal following. you can see that by looking at this line. just how many people are here, we have hundreds of folks

waiting in line to go in and say one last final farewell. some of these people have been here since about 7:30 this morning. it's hot out here. many don't have water, but they're willing to wait in line just to say good-bye to a music legend. ♪ ♪ ♪ chuck brown, the godfather of go-go, up on stage. that's where he lived his life. so it seems only fitting that in death, his fans are saying good-bye inside the howard theater. >> chuck brown has left us a great history of legend of go-go for almost 30-some years of music. >> reporter: the spirit of go-go fills the space today. fans are flocking to the howard theater to see chuck brown. but this time, it's to say good-bye. and in some ways, thank you. >> he went out doing what he enjoyed doing. he brought happiness to lot of people you know. it's a sad occasion. but then again it's a celebration of life so we're

here to say, i'm here personally to say thank you to the family for sharing him with us and thank you to chuck for the many years of go-go. >> reporter: what were his concerts like? >> real go-go, fun. he would get you up on your feet. >> reporter: the line outside the theater began to form hours before the viewing began. most have been listening to brown's music most of their lives. and his concerts? >> whoa, you had fun. you had a lot of fun. a lot of connection. a lot of interaction with the music and a lot of dancing. and a lot, it was a lot of dancing and with the dancing it brung a lots of people if all different areas of washington, d.c., baltimore, new york, everywhere. it was just a lot of fun. and it was no shooting, no fighting, everybody got along. >> reporter: those who met brown say he had a real knack for bringing people together. especially the young people of the city. >> he taught them how to keep

themselves calm. the way he talked to the crowd, they would calm down in a minute. they would all listen to him. >> i remember chuck 40 years ago and i like his go-go music. because there's no pro fanty in it. i could play it at a cookout, cabaret, receptions, weddings. >> you can see the line here, it continues to get longer and longer. the public view something going to be until 10:00 tonight. in fact, jay, if you can turn around toward the door, they've just opened the doors, so we're starting to see the first people go inside. previously it was just for family. family and friends and dignitaries. they had a bit of private time. but now they're letting the public in. if you are coming down here today, again, very, very hot, the sun is very bright. bring some water with you, this is long line, it will take you a while to get through it. reporting live from the howard theater, megan mcgrath.

>> definitely looks like a real celebration there, megan. >> reporter: absolutely. if you plan to go to today's viewing, organizers urge you to take metro. d.c. police closed t street near the hourt theerd from 7th street to florida avenue in northwest washington. the roads are blocked on 7th and 8th streets between florida avenue and s street. the roads will remain closed until midnight tonight. turning to the weather now and the chance of storms this afternoon. right now it looks good, but it's hot out there. storm center 4 meteorologist tom kierein joins us with the first forecast. how hot is it right now, tom? >> we've climbed into the 80s, barbara and we hit around 80 degrees around 9:00 this morning. right now here just past 11:00, we're in the mid 80s, 85 at reagan national. we have a lot of humidity in the air. and later today, it's probably going to climb up to around 9 0 or so. but all around the region, from the mountains to the atlantic beaches, we're well into the 80s, including all of virginia,

all of maryland and most of west virginia. now later this afternoon, when we'll have a cold front approaching, we'll likely have clouds darkening and moving in, some thunder and lightning, and as well, perhaps some strong, gusty winds, maybe even a little bit of hail. before then, going partly cloudy with temperatures climbing to the low 90s, parts of virginia, around 2:00 or 3:00 and after that is when we'll likely get the storms moving from west to east. probably not into the metro until around after 5:00. continuing perhaps into this evening. i'll have details on that we'll look at some fresh changes on the way here for the rest of the week that will be coming up in just a few minutes. barbara? >> thank you, tom. and let's see if everybody got back home safely. here's danella sealock. any problems this morning, danella? >> unfortunately, yes, barbara. a couple of crashes to watch out for. 17th street at m street northwest. be careful of that intersection, crash there involving a

bicyclist. and that road is closed. let's head over to the inner loop of the beltway at little river turnpike. seeing big delays in the area, three of your right lanes are blocked due to crash there. stick to the left and avoid the area if you can. now let's head over to i-66 eastbound, road work taking away the left lane as you make your way past nutley and head to the beltway. you're under speed, about 40 miles per hour. back to you. >> see you again shortly. thanks danella. new this morning, we're working to find out how man died, after he was found lying in the middle of the street. found on the 5600 block of annapolis road in maryland last night. all investigators are saying at this time is that the man suffered from trauma to his body. he was taken to a nearby hospital where he died. the man wasn't carrying any i.d. at the time. if you have any information about what may have happened, you are asked to call police. and right now, firefighters in alexandria are trying to figure out what sparked a fire at a storage facility. it started early this morning on eisenhower avenue, news4's

tracee wilkins has more. >> reporter: this morning's fire at this self-storage facility actually shut down eisenhower avenue. that's how big it was. now, fire investigators have moved on into the next phase of all this. and that's trying to figure out how it started in the first place. >> they can't let me in, this is my truck, all my equipment is here, i have another van on the property, we can't even start working today. >> reporter: ivan is frustrated, a business owner who uses a unit here at atlantic self-storage in alexandria. for now, this facility is the scene of a fire investigation. and dozens of people who use units here have either lost or have damaged possessions. >> it's my material there, all the wood, all the tools, everything that i use and the yellow truck over here is mine as well. >> reporter: fire spokesmen say anywhere from 40 to 60 units may have been impacted. >> from us checking to make sure that there was no fire in there, or from the fire itself. >> reporter: while an unreported

fire inside of a storage unit is unusual, fire investigators say it all depends. >> it is unusual but with the storage contents, we never know what's in there. >> reporter: the actual cause of this fire is still under investigation. in alexandria, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. this morning, the ntsb is trying to figure out why two planes collided in mid air in northern virginia, killing two people. the planes crashed around 4:00 yesterday afternoon near silver road in fauquier county. the crash was so violent, the two planes landed about a mile apart from one another. one of the planes caught fire when it hit the ground. the pilot and a passenger in that plane died. a news4 crew found the plane in a wooded area reduced to nothing but rubble. near a man's back yard. >> i mean that's relatively close. >> about 400 yards away. is what it is. >> and how does that make you feel? >> blessed. very blessed right now. >> reporter: why? >> because we could have been in the house when the plane struck it.

>> the pilot of the other plane was able to land in this field. he was taken to washington hospital in fredericksburg, we don't know his condition at this time. none of the victims' names have been released. the faa tells news4 it could take weeks to figure out what caused the crash. maryland state police say speed may be a factor in a deadly crash in clinton. it happened at 11:00 last night near the intersection of branch avenue and woodyard road. police say 23yard jason patton somehow lost control of the car he was driving and slammed into a guardrail and some trees. patton died. no one else was hurt. a 30-year-old man from lorton, virginia, faces charges in a deadly hit-and-run in ocean city. please say diego fancini was behind the wheel when he hit a 22-year-old man trying to cross coastal highway. the suspect did not stop. police say he was drunk and speeding. witnesses followed him until

police eventually caught him and arrested him. the victim, matthew chesswick of cooksville died. police-involved shooting at a condo in alexandria. police say they were trying to arrest a plan for destruction of property when he confronted them with a knife, police say the man did not listen to orders to drop the weapon. that's when offeicers fired. the 61-year-old man was flown to the hospital. police say they've had contact with the man before and he had exhibited some unusual behavior then. neighbors say the suspect was known as a good samaritan. >> i think he thought he was a sheriff of our community here. >> there was never any danger. i never saw him do anything or do anything out of the norm. >> i wouldn't expect something like that. like i said, he always seemed real helpful. >> police have not released the suspect's name at this time. it's 10:00 after 11:00. coming up, why mitt romney is

getting ready to claim victory today. and the 81-year-old who nearly fell out of her sky-diving gear talks about how she held on as she dropped to the ground. stay with us.

we're following a developing story in northern italy. at least 15 people were killed when a 5.8-magnitude earthquake

hit about 25 miles northwest of bologna. it was shortly after :00 a.m. in italy when the quake hit. there are several reports of people buried under rubble at this time. at least one historic structure collapsed. right now, rescuers are stem cell research searching for survivors this is the same area where a 6.0-magnitude quake hit earlier this month. hundreds of buildings were damaged or destroyed then and seven people died in that quake. new today, the u.s. joined governments around the world in expelling syrian diplomats. the coordinated move comes days after a gruesome massacre that killed more than 100 people in the syrian village of hula. the u.s. zbost condemned syria for using tanks and artillery for attacking the neighborhood. other countries all expelled syrian diplomats from their countries. today, 13 people ranging from musicians to human rights activists to a basketball coach will receive the nation's highest civilian honor.

president obama will host the recipients of the presidential medal of freedom at the white house. this year's honorees include former secretary of state, madelyn yale bright. astronaut and senator, john glen, nobel prize-winning novelist, toni morrison. singer-songwriter, bob dylan and former university of tennessee women's basketball coach, pat summit. it's a big day for mitt romney, expected to formally clinch the republican presidential nomination. 155 delegates are up in grabs in texas, polls open today. romney only has to win 58 to win the 1144 needed to become the nominee. romney will celebrate the milestone with donald trump in las vegas just days after the real estate mogul made controversial comments about president obama. earlier this month trump claimed that president obama was born in kenya and raised in indonesia. that despite president obama

releasing his birth certificate proving he was born in hawaii. romney addressed the controversy by saying he doesn't agree with all of his supporters, but appreciates his votes in november. today the military is pausing to remember the life of president john d. kennedy. the army is holding a wreath-laying ceremony at the former president's grave site to honor what would have been his 95th birthday. the ceremony at arlington national cemetery comes days after the 50th anniversary of president kennedy's dpamed 45th birthday party at madison square garden when marilyn monroe sang that steamy "happy birthday, mr. president." >> do you remember that birthday party, tom? >> i wish i was there. >> we've got some hot, sultry weather. >> it feels more like mid summer than late may. the last day of it, we do have a break in the heat and humidity coming. but it's coming at the expense

of some thunderstorms coming our way here. but between now and then, we'll be heating up. there's a live view from our nbc 4 hd city camera. panning the monuments over washington and there's the potomac river, it is humid. we have temperatures right now hitting the mid 80s. reagan national is at 85. dew point is at 70. that is typical mid summer humidity and it's going to be with us here throughout the rest of the afternoon. a southwesterly breeze around 10 to 15 miles per hour. now all of these areas in orange have reached the 80s, it includes about all of virginia, all of maryland. except some areas where there's a bit of a breeze off the bay. it's in the 70s, but elsewhere it is in the mid 80s, throughout all of virginia and much of west virginia, too. up into western pennsylvania, out ahead of a cool front. behind the cool front, it's in the 70s where they've had showers and thunderstorms. those have been rolling across ohio, indiana, overnight. but they are beginning to redevelop here now and they're beginning to move into west

virginia. the leading edge of any rain that's going to be affecting us, just now coming into westminster abbey western west virginia, advancing into the east-northeast, associated with a cool front that's going to be bringing us some relief by tomorrow. as we go forward with the futurecast weather, these areas in color are the zones of potential showers and storms. through mid evening we'll have our greatest chance, from about 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. tonight. after that, lingering showers this area in green. by dawn wednesday, it's going to be notice eastern shore, lower part of the bay, perhaps down in the northern neck during the morning hours. by noon time, we'll have a clearing sky from west do east. and we ought to get some sunshine back tomorrow afternoon. and the noticeably lower humidity around. but for this afternoon, expect some downpours and some thunder and lightning, not occurring perhaps until around 5:00, 6:00, and before that, a partly cloudy, hot and humid afternoon. reaching the low 90s. but then when the storms do get

goingings it will quickly cool us down into the 70s. it will happen through the evening hours, too. thunder and lightning perhaps through the evening until around midnight. maybe some of the storms with heavy downpours and strong gusts of wind between about the 6:00 p.m. to the 9:00 p.m. timeframe. and by late evening, in the 70s around the region. and then during the morning hours, might have a lingering shower again south and east of washington. and then some sun back tomorrow afternoon with the lower humidity. feeling much more comfortable, highs reaching the low to mid 80s tomorrow afternoon. and then tomorrow night, turning much cooler, in fact by dawn thursday it may be down into the 50s throughout much of the region. afternoon highs in the 70s. and sunny, and then on friday, 50s again in the morning. but increasing clouds, another front coming our way, may trigger more showers and storms. friday afternoon and evening and they may linger into saturday, sun back on sunday. maybe clouding up again monday. but cooler weather, we're not going to see 90 again for quite

some time. >> thursday looks like the day. >> it does look beautiful. >> we have to have a party, tom. >> okay. >> we'll invite you danella, you want to come? >> i would love to come. >> what's going on with the roads? >> i'm still watching this crash in the district involving a vehicle and a bicycle. right now the intersection of 17th street in northwest at m street, all of your lanes are blocked in this area. please avoid while police are working. now, traveling the inner loop of the beltway at 7, leesberg pike, have a crash there, only the left lane gets you by, once you pass i-6 you're slow as you continue towards the dulles toll road, and then you'll see relief on the inner loop of the beltway. i-95 in virginia a live look at the occoquan, no issues traveling northbound or southbound, nice and clear, barbara, back to you. 11:20 the time now. still ahead on "news4 midday," do you take aspirin regularly? you could be helping your health more than you know. with so many beauty products on the market.

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right now, fans are paying their final respects to the creator of go-go music, chuck brown. a public viewing is under way at the howard theater in northwest washington. the viewing runs until 10:00 tonight. brown's funeral is thursday at noon at the washington convention center. brown died may 17th from pneumonia, he was 75 years old. at least 15 people were killed when a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit northern italy. at least one historic structure collapsed and several homes were destroyed. right now, rescue workers are searching for survivors. this is the same area where a 6.0-magnitude quake hit earlier this month. and we have breaking news in the district right now. police on the scene of an

accident involving a bicyclist. the crash happened near 17th and m streets in northwest washington. news4's pat collins is live from there with the breaking developments for us now. pat, what can you tell us? >> reporter: we're here at 17th and m street. as you can see behind me, police investigating an accident. between that range rover over there and a bicyclist. you can see a small pile of clothing marks the point of impact. police say the bicyclist apparently was struck by the range rover. he was taken to the hospital. he is said to be in very serious condition. this happened sometime after 10:00 this morning. police have closed down 17th street between l and m as they continue their investigation here. trying to figure out who had the right of way. they're talking to witnesses. they are measuring the points here to see exactly what happened. it's likely to take some time before this intersection is

opened up. it's likely to take some time before we know exactly what led to this accident here on 17th street. at news4 at 5:00 and 6:00, we'll have more deface, but for now, back to you. >> pat, it looks like the driver did remain on the scene, the car is still there. is he talking or she, talking? >> reporter: yes, the driver i think is a woman. she is on the scene. police are interviewing her. also sent officers to the hospital to try to talk to the cyclist. they're sort of spreading out into the offices here to see if they can find witnesses to the actual point of impacts. they're doing all this, it's time consuming and we hope to have some answers coming up at news4 at 5:00 and 6:00. >> pat collins on the scene of an accident ha happened moments ago. we check on the midday traffic now, danella, any problems resulting from the accident there, i guess a little north of georgetown. >> here's the alternate roads to avoid this intersection.

17th street at m street is shut down. can you take k street or even 16th street. i can tell you if you're going to jump on k street, i'm say seeing delay on k in both directions. an iner loop of the beltway crash, at 7 it involves a truck on its side. traveling the inner loop of the beltway, you can only get by in the left lane and your delays are slow, just 12 miles per hour as you ease your way by the crash there. barb remarks back over to you. >> thank you, danella. right now, the jury in the john edwards trial has begun deliberating for a seventh day this morning. the judge met with lawyers in a closed court session to discuss a juror issue. once that hearing finished, the judge reconvened the jury. the jury is trying to decide the fate of the former presidential candidate. there's speculation that the jury may be deadlocked and unable to reach a verdict. edwards faces six felony charges stemming from the use of nearly $1 million from donors to hide

his pregnant mistress during his presidential run in 2008. an air canada flight en route to japan made an emergency landing in toronto. after debris began to fall off the plane. it shattered car windows and put a scare into people on the ground. and in the air. reporter steven de sousa with canadian television explains. >> this woman had just put gas in her car on monday afternoon when something fell from the sky. >> i was surprised when i heard a noise. i got scared, i didn't know what was that noise. >> reporter: she emerged to find damage on the side of her car and her windshield. >> i saw some pieces made of metal. it was so hot. you cannot touch it. >> reporter: the damage to jonathan's car was even worse. >> it was really strange. not something i expected to happen today, having an airplane debris fall through my windshield. >> reporter: at the same time, an air canada plane was making an emergency landing at toronto's pearson airport. the plane took off just after 2:00 p.m. eastern for tokyo.

passenger jason flick describes what happened next. >> midway through, the air conditioning kind of popped, which doesn't really happen and then, we stopped accelerating. the plane continued in that kind of angle of acceleration, but nothing happened. >> reporter: one engine had shut down. the crew flew over lake ontario to dump fuel. air canada said the planes are designed to fly on one engine. the boeing 777 circled back around, returning to pearson after being in the air for more than an hour and a half. >> we came in fast, very fast. like twice the normal speed, but i was glad, even at that speed to see ground that close and fire trucks came everywhere and apparently, overheated brakes was the only concern at that point. >> reporter: crews met the plane on tarmac and no injuries were reported. the debris fell at this gas station less than five kilometers from the airport. an air canada spokesman said they haven't confirmed the debris came from the plane. transport canada and the transportation safety board are

looking into it. this woman is just glad no one was hurt. >> it could be worse if people are walking, you know, it could be worse. good thing nothing happened, we're safe, only the car. >> that was steven de sousa reporting. passengers were given hotel vouchers for the night and rebooked on a flight to japan that left this morning. beach officials in florida say they found the body of a missing swimmer who disappeared shortly after tropical storm beryl moved through. the 19-year-old went swimming with friends near daytona beach when rough seas carried him further from the shore. search crews say someone spotted his body several miles from where he had been swimming. the tropical storm came across florida with winds near hurricane strength. it tore down trees and knocked out power. beryl is now a tropical depression and expected to soak parts of florida, georgia and south carolina today. we're going to check in now with tom kierein for the latest on our forecast, we expect some storms around here, too, later today, is that right, tom? >> we sure could, barbara and

ahead of that, the heat is on, we've hirt the 80s here and we've hit mid 8 0s in the metro area and throughout most of the region. except right near the bay waters or any breeze off the tidal potomac, is a little bit cooler. but elsewhere, well into the mid and upper 80s, petersburg, west virginia is 89. here's the radar, the area in solid color, western pennsylvania, is a severe thunderstorm watch. that line of storms is developing, pulling out of ohio as moves into the mountains. a lot of lightning associated with that and it stretches down into tennessee. the cool front i've been talking about. that is going to begin to move our way here. not until late this afternoon. perhaps into the metro area, not until around 5:00, 6:00 p.m. earlier in the mountains. and before then, up around 90 degrees, then some showers and storms, maybe some of them severe. there's a small chance of that. that would be the early to mid evening hours. maybe lingering showers tomorrow morning and cooler, drier weather moves in with lower humidity and maybe more showers

and storms friday afternoon and evening into saturday. highs in the 70s. barbara? >> thank you, tom. metro's smart trip card could soon cost less, right now, the transit agency charges you $5 for a new or replacement smart trip card. metro is now transitioning to a new vendor for the plastic card that will cost less, in turn saving customers money. the new system could let customers use credit cards or smartphones to pay for their bus and train rides. metro could introduce the new smart trip card as early as this fall. that mystery of a man who vanished on his honeymoon cruise in the mediterranean could soon be solved. the fbi agents reportedly have video of passengers after george smith fell overboard from the royal caribbean cruise liner, "brilliance of the seas" seven years ago. the video evidence could lead to an arrest in this case. the connecticut man and his wife, jennifer hagel smith were married ten days before he vanished in july of 2005. investigators have not found his

body. researchers are surprised that radioactive bluefin tuna from japan are turning up along the california coast. researchers say the levels are ten times higher than normally found in tuna. scientists believe radioactive material from the troubled fukushima power plant tainted the tuna. a 9.0-earthquake triggered a tsunami that damaged the nuclear plant last year. researchers say the levels of radiation in the tuna are still, though, well within the safe-to-eat limits. the pope's butler accused of leaking secret vatican documents says he will cooperate with investigators. police found secret letters and paolo gabrieli's apartment that suggest financial corruption and an effort to force the vatican secretary of state to resign. his willingness to cooperate may indicate that the scandal is more far-reaching than first thought. gabrieli is charged with theft and could face 30 years in

prison if convicted. a portland couple is celebrating their 15 minutes of fame thanks to their engagement video. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hey baby ♪ i think i want to marry you >> isaac lamb got 60 of his family and froends create this lip-syncing performance to the song "marry you" by bruno mars. they sang and danced as isaac proposed to his now-fiance, amy. more than five million people have watched this video since it was posted last week. this morning they got to talk about their viral video on the "today show." >> i think she would probably tell you this is very much my style. my family, you'll notice that none of the neighbors care that this is happening in our front street. we've been known to do crazy things like this before. >> i was completely overwhelmed. and just -- floored. i was speechless all night.

-- >> afterwards? >> we had a party afterwards with everyone who was there. and i just stood there dumbfounded the whole night. it was just amazing. >> that proposal caught the attention of the song's artist, bruno mars, he congratulated them and tweeted that couldn't have made a better video for his song. it's 11:41 now. still ahead on "news4 midday" -- why a 6-year-old from woodbridge is getting national attention for her spelling skills. plus, dr. burgess shares her top five beauty

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defense secretary leon panetta addressed the graduating class, the ceremony included the traditional flyover by the

navy's blue angels. and today, virginia governor, bob mcdonald, will be in fairfax county to sign legislation favored by the region's influential tech community. the bill includes an extension of a tax credit to support telework and an expansion of legislation exempting data centers from sales tax. mcdonald will cut the ribbon on a new corporate headquarters of accentia. a strong start to the trading week, we're going to check in now with cnbc's jackie de angelis, she joins us with more and the rest of the day's business headlines. hi, jackie. >> at this hour as you mentioned, the markets definitely higher. we are rebounding a bit. the dow up by 100 points. right now the nasdaq higher by nearly 22 and the s&p 500 by about 9.5. so a strong start to the day. meantime, the rumor mill is cranking again. chinese media reports that electronics maker, fox con has

begun trial production on apple's long-awaited television set dubbed i-tv. just two weeks ago, fox con's ceo aid the company was preparing for the device, but denied it later. analysts are divide on when apple could launch the i-tv. i-tv will report siri voice recognition and face time. and facebook could be getting into the smartphone business now. "the new york times" reporting that facebook may launch its own device next year. separately reports say that facebook is interested in buying norway's opera software. it makes several applications for mobile phones, including a web browser. and companies all over the world saying they're having trouble finding skilled workers. a new report by staffing firm, manpower, saying causes include too few people applying for jobs and a lack of hard skills. the most in-demand jobs right now, trade and technical workers. sales reps, teachers and also nurses. finally it's a big week for

economic data. this morning reports on home prices and consumer confidence, late they are week we'll get pending home sales, a revised look at first quarter gdp and auto and retail sales, topped by friday's jobs report. back to you. >> have a great day, stay cool. there are ways to keep your skin from looking worn-out and aged we're learning. dr. sheryl burgess joins us with her top five beauty tips. good morning. >> good morning. >> great to see you and you say these are some simple things thaw don't have to go to the doctor for. >> exactly. some you do, i have a list here. >> let's start with your number one anti-aging cream. now, is this one we have to go to the doctor for? >> no, you don't. and actually it's sunscreen, believe it or not. >> number one. >> that's the number one anti-aging cream being sold today. because everyone uses it. we hope everyone uses it. and everyone gets the benefit from it.

so that's the main gateway to controlling the aging process is to block the sun rays. >> are some better than others? >> well there are recommendations by the american academy of dermatology, which is an spf of 30. but depending on your skin color, like for my skin color, i do fine with a 15. in fact, i do want just a little bit of sun, a 15 will give me 93% protection. whereas a 30 will give me 97% protection. so doubling the number does not double the protectedness of the sunscreen. >> what about very fair-skinned caucasian women, what is best for them? >> a 30 is fine. in fact the fda has delayed their, their notification of how they're going to treat sunscreens. in fact, anything over a 50 now is going to be called 50-plus. >> let me say that i said women, but this is for men and women, we all need to save our skin.

let's move on to the next one. you say that there's something, if you already have fine lines and sunspots, there's something that can help. what's that? >> if i was stranded on an island and i had one thing to take with me, it would be a retinol. these are different examples of retinols. this is one that's a cosmoceutical. it's called replenism, it's called your anti-oxidants, your hyaluronic acid. this is the r.o.c. brand. an excellent product. there's another one that's a retinol and a tretinoid. >> dell us about moisturizers? >> moisturizers, the key ingredient is hyaluronic acid. and this one, cerave, contains it. it draws fluid to the area.

so if you do have fine lines, it plumps your skin. it moistens the skin. it gives you the glow. and it comes in facial, morning, evening formulation, and total body formulation. >> now, for people who are, finding they have hair growth in places they don't want to have it some people on their face -- >> as we get older, facial hair growth in women is very, very common. so there's a preparation called vaniqa, and that preparation is a chemical that is used for african sleeping sickness. it's a preparation now in a topical formulation to slow down the rate of hair growth. now you can remove it with waxing or plucking or threading or whatever you may want to do. but it decreases the amount of treatments that you have to have. >> okay. and finally, a product that you say will help our elbows and our knees and dry cuticles? >> this is actually soy candle.

i love candles, i love to burn candles. if you're going to get a candle, get a soy candle. just blow it out here and pour a little bit in the top. i'm going to have you take it it's actually soy and it's an oil base. and you put it on and it's a great moisturizer, you can put it on your elbows and your knees. it's actually pretty oily. it's not a wax. >> it feels great. >> it burns like a candle. this is just a lavender mint scent. >> one of your top five beauty secrets. >> do you use this? >> i love this. >> dr. burgess, thank you for sharing those secrets. and they'll be on our website. our time right now, 11:51. coming up, why justin bieber is accused of being a little too rough. >> plus meteorologist tom [ male announcer ] here's a friendly reminder.

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the los angeles county sheriffs department is looking for witnesses who might have seen the scuffle between justin bieber and a photographer. the alleged incident happened sunday at a shopping center, the photographer says bieber got physical when he tried to capture a shot of the singer and his girlfriend, selena gomez. the photographer went to the hospital complaining of chest

pains. he was treated and released. police say they still want to talk to the pop star to find out his side of the story. today first lady michelle obama will begin promoting her garden book called "american grown." she's in new york to discuss her new 271-page work which is now on sale. it shares stories of americans across the country who have their own in-school and community gardens. the book divided into four sections, marking each season and is complete with recipes. proceeds from the book sales will go to the national park foundation. the scripps national spelling bee kicks off today. and one local contestant is already making headlines without having to spell a thing. lori anne madison is six years old, the youngest person to ever compete in the bee. in its 87-year history. from woodbridge, virginia, lori ann talks a mile a minute and studies words while jumping on her trampoline.

her mother says she was reading by the age of two, wants to swim in the olympics and wants to be an astro biologist when she gross up. the bee starts with a computer test today. the semi finals and finals will be held thursday at national harbor. it's one of the coolest new exhibits in town. the u.s. botanic garden has a whole bunch of insect-eating plants on display. the savage garden is what it's called. an exhibit that has dozens of insect-eating plants on display. inside and outside, including sun dews, venus fly traps and bladder worts and interactive displays that show what you it sounds and feels like when a plant munches on a bug. >> did i see you do it? >> yes, you did. >> what did you think, it's interesting display for kids. okay -- >> i think the key word there was kids. >> the savage garden exhibit will be open now through

october. and take a look now at some stories we're following for news4 this afternoon. pat lawson-muse joins us in the news room. >> do you have any of those in your garden, pat? >> no, i need to do a little more planting. coming up this afternoon, madonna takes a jab at lady gaga while on stage. and a war veteran is going to lose his home all because of his dog. a dog that helps him with ptsd. and then tonight on news4 at 5:00, virginia governor mcdonald weighs in on mitt romney's momentum heading into november and who he thinks could be romney's running mate. you'll want to join us for it starting on news4 at 4:00. >> i'll be with you at 4:00. >> stee you then. time for a final check on our forecast, tom kierein now. >> the heat is on as we approach the noon hour. temperatures are well into the 80s. these are the latest temperatures as we get toward the noon hour and now my

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