area. and a man arrested for a security scare on the hill speaks to news 4. what he is saying about the pressure cooker found inside his car. following a developing story in rockville. a little boy nearly drowned at a community pool. a bystander pulled him out but the 5-year-old was unconscious. lifeguards performed cpr. the boy started breathing again. right now he is? serious condition. look for a live update at news 4 at 5:00. at the live desk mexican border town is in shreds right now after being hit by a tornado. we just got new video in to the newsroom. you can see cars up ended and resting on homes in this video. some buildings are now just piles of rubble. there are at least ten people dead in the town of cuidad acuna just across from del rio, texas.

the tornado hit early this morning while many were still sleeping and unclear if anyone is missing after the storm. we'll follow developments from the live desk and bring you updates. and now to the latest in texas and oklahoma where more than a dozen people are still missing after storms swept away cars and homes, including two families with young children near austin. the group getting together for memorial day when the storm hit. the flash flooding wiped more than 300 homes right off their foundations twchlt of the people killed in oklahoma include a firefighter trying to rescue others. nbc's curt gregory will have an update on the rescue efforts coming up in our next half hour. this memorial day, president obama paid tribute to our fallen service members. he placed a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in arlington national cemetery and then spoke at a ceremony and mentioned americans like wyatt martin of new mexico and a

jamaican immigrant whose family settled in new york city. even though they came from different backgrounds, they were connected to their commitment to a common cause. >> in december an ied struck their vehicle. they were the last two americans to give their lives during our combat mission in afghanistan. >> sergeant first class ramone morris was on his fifth deployment when he was killed. well the memorial day parade along constitution avenue is just wrapping up but zachary kiesch is live where it started. when's it looking like out there? >> reporter: you're right. this is one of the great stories that we have an opportunity to tell every year. the selfless individuals that put on the uniforms and defend the freedoms of this country and you couldn't have ordered better weather out here today. it was absolutely beautiful. the people came out in thousands. it was a packed house. they got this thing start theed

with the grand marshall of the parade. not one or two people but generation veterans of world war ii. they will be looking back 70 years. that is a war that ended 70 years ago this summer and local flavor in here. the marching band from bilou high school out here doing their thing today. did i mention the people out here just having a good time? waving flags, hold and young. just enjoying what this thing is all about. i had an opportunity to talk to tim holbrooke, the executive of the veterans center and what today is all about. >> yeah. a couple hundred thousand people every year come on out for it. we love it because it's a chance for a lot of them to really -- one of the few opportunities they have to personally thank our veterans and those serving in uniform today. >> reporter: now, we are on 7th and constitution now. the parade ended on 17th and

constitution and just finished the final segment. a lot of people wrapping up here and calling it a day and will be back here at 5:00 for sights sounds and flavor from this year's memorial day parade. back to you in the studio. >> all right. what a great day out there. emotional ceremony at the world war ii ceremony today honoring veterans of what's called the greatest generation. 12 veterans from all service branches laid wreaths at the memorial freedom mall. they remembered 400,000 of comrades who did not come home and 70 years since the end of world war ii. first at 4:00 the fbi is looking into a series of threats called in by someone claimed chemical weapons were on board airplanes. the threats are not deemed credible but out of an abundance of caution, norad launched two f-15 fighter jets to escort this air france plane back into jfk airport. the fbi says the threats were made against ten flights in a series of calls made to police around the country.

one of those came in to the maryland state police bar racks this morning making a bomb threat involving commercial airplanes. they immediately forwarded the information to fbi and the fusion center of the state. the fbi said they're not aware of specific threats to flights out of bwi, reagan or dulles. >> he says it was a rice cooker not a pressure cooker. the man who owns a device detonated by the bomb squad on the national mall last night says he runs a food truck and left a rice cooker in the car. u.s. capitol police tell us the car was deemed suspicious because it was unoccupied. the device in plain view and there was an odor of gasoline coming from the vehicle. our chris gordon spoke to the owner and has a report in the next hour of. the fbi's looking for a man who robbed a will call bank and

said he was carrying a bomb in his box. now, this happened in hyattsville. last friday he walks into the capital one bank on annapolis road. he passed a note 0 the teller demanding cash and telling the clerk about the bomb. he took the money but left the box. the bomb squad x-rayed it and it was empty. and now to the weather. very warm day with breezy sunshine and things will change by tomorrow we are hearing. let's check in with veronica johnson in the weather center. vj? >> yeah. we slide back towards the higher temperatures higher humidity as well. when you take a look at today it's been the best day. all in all what looks like out of the work week. we have some breezy sunshine today. as you mentioned, look at this. current wind gusts just over 20 miles per hour throughout the area. higher there around pax river and seeing the winds out of south. it's a southerly wind. nice toewsly and warm and

blowing around the pollen today. look at this the tree count moderate today. mold spore count is moderate. grasses is high and a chance for rain around here as well. the heat index values today fairly reasonable. we can deal with them. over the next couple of days it is tough, too. we'll talk about the uncomfortable factor over the next couple of days and the storm chances, as well. next at 4:00 delusional weird, just some of the words used as a life is laid out in court. plus a city on edge after a court clears a white police officer of killing two unarmed black men. protests that went on all

well the streets are a lot more calm and tensions running high in cleveland. more protests are planned after a police officer acquitted in the shooting death of an african-american couple. dozens of people arraigned today, all related to the violent protests that followed the veekt. the officer was accused of shooting the couple in the car, even after they were subdued. cleveland's mayor is encouraging people to speak out but insists they remain peaceful. police in new orleans are investigating the murder of a housing authority officer, the 45-year-old officer was driving

his patrol car sunday morning and shot and killed. the carrolled two blocks before hitting a curb and stopping. they say he was on an assignment to secure a construction site and was with the department for just two years. he is the first housing authority of new orleans officer to be killed in the line of duty. he was a self styled cleric who suffered grandiose delusions and kicked out of a motorcycle gang for being too weird. that's just some of the testimony coming out of the in inquest into a siege in australia at a cafe. in december the man took 18 people hostage at a cafe in sydney and didn't end until police stormed the building. he and two others were killed but during the standoff he made strange demands and given an isis flag. investigators say he was driven by ego, not ideology. >> indeed the islamic community in australia did not accept him.

surmising the activities were about him and not islam. >> almost consumed in own self importance. >> at the time of the siege, he was already facing charges related to the murder of his ex-wife. and the inquest is looking into why he was set free on bail. she wrote a letter to the president and now is going viral. a virginia girl's message of peace and the response she got from the commander in chief. plus a local group that's touching hearts and changing lives. and how their mission began years ago.

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now to a northern virginia mom trying to turn local kids into the next bill gates. >> that's right.

pushing them to get their creative ideas and find a way to take those ideas and give back. >> yeah. as angie goff reports, it starts when the korean war ended in 1953. ♪ >> one woman's act of kindness after the korean war ended continues to change lives around washington. when the woman saw children on the streets left homeless and hungry she opened an orphanage. she was able to save more than 100 young souls and inspired a granddaughter's promise. >> and i told her that one day i'm going to carry your legacy of kindness and helping others and be just like you and just give back. >> reporter: for helen yi finding that perfect cause was like writing a good song. it took time. but five years ago, it happened. when her daughter taylor turned 13. >> i said that i wanted to have all my friends donate to a local charity of their choice instead

of giving me presents. >> reporter: it turned a birthday wish into touching heart, a way for kids to create a service projects and give back. recently eighth grader jillian organized an art gallery. this allowed them to buy 300 new duffel bags for foster kids in the area. >> in the beginning this was just for some community service hours but by the end it became a different experience and i loved it. >> reporter: nate owen put together a mindcraft tournament to buy chickens for this orphanage in kenya and learned skills for sponsors and how to budget. >> we raised so much that we had leftover money and bought a cow which is huge in kenya. we may not think that big but it's a huge thing for hem. >> reporter: recently touching heart launched kids on a mission in an elementary school with hopes to go county wide. and the asian american chamber of commerce named them nonprofit organization of the year. >> that's a huge honor and i think as an asian american i'm

just proud to represent the asian community and to show them that we too, can make a difference. >> reporter: a difference that a community and grandmother can be proud of. >> you know i just think that there is a feeling whenever we do give that we always remember her. and i think that she's never forgotten, you know in the work that we do. >> and over the years touching heart has helped more than 3,000 kids. their next big event is joy of giving golf tournament with daryl green. that's on monday june 1st in aldi virginia. >> if the weather is half as good as today, they'll be fine on the course. >> we lucked out with the weekend, didn't we? >> that we d. beginning to end, stunning. you know not too bad i think in terms of the humidity. but we're going to see humidity change during the overnight period. the humidity will start creeping upward a bit and the temperatures higher tomorrow. let's take a look around the area. this is chesapeake bay bridge

and what we see, traffic flowing smoothly just like this. even if you were stuck in traffic today, not bad. the humidity isn't high. it's been pretty manageable today. let's check on temperatures across the area and check on ocean city too. we have been in the low to mid-80s across a lot of neighborhoods today. fredericksburg. right inside the beltway. potomac, too. friends up i-95 and 70s there. upper 70s, lower 70s. ocean city at 72 degrees. nice there with the southerly wind blowing. we have a gust over 20 around 25 miles per hour at times today. the wind will settle down but we'll keep that southerly wind and that means warm overnight for us. your evening, under mostly clear sky, dropping to about 70 degrees by 11:00 p.m. for mostly clear to partly cloudy sky tomorrow and then conditions aren't going to be changing. what it feels like here's the uncomfortable scale for you from pleasant conditions today, i think tomorrow we pass the sticky and go right up to

uncomfortable. the morning may be sticky but uncomfortable and yes this week we could have a couple of oppressive days thrown in. we have an area of high pressure in the water and there's the heat pump for us. warm conditions here. to the north of us a warm front. there is a weather front to come closer and closer to us. so that will up our chances of showers and thunderstorms into the week. but for tomorrow rather scattered and mainly between i-95 and i-85 tomorrow. there's romney and winchester. your chance of showers and thunderstorms coming after 2:00. and pretty much staying well north and west of d.c. for northern and central maryland and for areas of western virginia the best chance tomorrow up until about 7:00 or 8:00 and wednesday we do it all over again. there's the partly sunny sky and this time the chance through d.c. wednesday and thursday. tomorrow morning, muggy.

mostly clear. coolest start of the work week tomorrow. 60 to 70 degrees starting out. pretty warm folks. the best time to exercise is early in the day to beat the heat. we climb very quickly into the 80s starting at 11:00 a.m. and staying in the 80s for your afternoon hours and we start cooling off i think pretty late during the evening tomorrow. here's a look at the storm team four-day forecast a 30% chance of a storm or thunderstorm to a 50 and 40% chance for wednesday and thursday and continuing the threat all week long. a couple of days of high humidity and breaking it down and when we expect the storms to come through on wednesday and thursday later in the newscast. >> thanks vj. a 5-year-old girl from virginia caught president obama's attention on twitter. yazmin wrote a letter asking him to quote stop war or our world and, quote, give a speech to tell everyone that they can marry who they want. her aunt tweeted a picture of

the letter to president obama and he responded. the president said quote, tell your niece i really like the letter. couldn't agree more. >> mama showed me the letter. of the president. >> pretty exciting stuff, wasn't it? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> the fact he responded to a letter that a 5-year-old wrote to be able to share with her that her words got to the president was pretty remarkable. >> and this is president obama's sixth tweet since getting his own account. >> six tweets. he's down right prolific. >> better than me. they have been at war for nearly a year. >> and now two soldiers are home with a big surprise for their baby sister. next at 4:00, the heartwarming homecoming caught on camera. and before you fire up that grill, the three food safety tips you need to hear.

this video is trending online. a surprise homecomeing from soldiers returning from service overseas surprising their sister at a high school in new jersey. she had no idea they were home. they're in the army. it was their idea to surprise their sister at school and they got home just in time to spend memorial day with their families. well are you spending this memorial day at a cookout or attending a ceremony for the fallen? where you live may determine how you choose to spend this day. gallup has a new poll out, studied the meaning of memorial day in communities across the country. 38% of american house hold have a loved one serving in the armed forces but that jumps in rural

communities around bases and counties with large native american populations. there folks are much more likely to focus on remembering fallen service members than spending it outdoors at family gatherings. a lot of folks are firing up the grill for this memorial day holiday. but before you start it the department of agriculture has safety tips to keep in mind. first, never marinade food on the counter. use separate plates and utensils for raw foods and everything that's cooked. when grilling meat use a thermometer to check the internal temperature. chicken and ground meats need to reach 165 degrees. finally, store any leftovers within two hours after you're done. they'll last about four days in the fridge. next at 4:00 the fight to save a local memorial to world war ii soldiers. why a lawsuit was filed to tear it down.

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here's a look at the stories we are following right now at 4:30. mexican border town has been devastated after being hit by a tornado. cars are up ended and buildings, piles of rubble. we know at least ten people are dead in the town just across the rio grand from del rio, texas. the tornado hit this morning while a lot of folks there were still sleeping. a little boy nearly drowned at a community pool in rockville. a bystander dived in and pulled him out. the 5-year-old was unconscious. dfg did cpr. he is in serious condition. on this memorial day, there were solemn events across the area honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice. >> northern virginia but owe chief julie carey is in falls church where they're fol honoring

the fallen service members from every war. >> reporter: the focus of the ceremony is on those in the area who gave their life for that you are country in conflicts dating back to the mexican-american war. there's also an effort under way now to raise enough money to create a new memorial plaque. baringing the names of those killed in iraq and afghanistan. robert winterbottom's son will be among them. >> a lot of his army friends still go there. and the school, his high school dedicated a bench in his name and the elementary school a cherry tree. there's efforts on the classmates, the schools, the community to service the jonathan and the others. >> reporter: coming up at 5:00 hear from a 92-year-old veteran who says it was his obligation to serve some 70 years ago, just as it's his obligation now to

remember. in falls church julie carey, news 4. >> thank you. there was a solemn ceremony today honoring prince georges county residents who died in world war i. but a lawsuit could put an end to a memorial there for decades. at the center of the lawsuit is this cross. it honors 49 fallen veterans from prince georges county. but there's a lawsuit that's been filed by the american humanist association. they say it's a religious symbol on state property. one says it's peace memorial and making it her mission to save that cross. >> the judge needs to know that the world war i memorial peace cross is now part of the national register. that should be a game changer for the lawsuit. >> the cross is owned by the maryland national capital park and planning commission. it's been there since 1925. maryland governor hogan

leaves tomorrow for 12-day trade mission to asia. the governor will visit south korea, china and japan to strengthen maryland's economic ties to that region. some trade experts say the personal visit is essential because relationships are paramount in the asian culture. the delegation includes maryland's first lady born in south korea. the governor said he hopes to persuade korean air to offer service to bwi. a massive oil spill has people in barbara county wearing protective suits. only 20% of the 100,000 gallons contained and the federal government started training the first volunteers to go in and help with cleanup. people who live there wanted to help and turned away for their own safety so the government is now stepping in. others are rushing to save the animals caught in the thick crude oil. sea world is taking some of them to the wildlife care center in san diego and at least one sea

lion and dolphins already died in the spill. fish and wildlife experts having a hard time getting to the animals in need of rescue and more marine specialists are expected to arrive this week. it's a month since a monster earthquake in nepal killed more than,000 people. today, hundreds of people came together in the capital to remember the victims. they held hands to form a human chain around a tower destroyed when the magnitude 7.8-quake hit. the tower collapsed killing at least 60 people. as nepal mourns donations have fallen far short of what they need. and they are in desperate need of additional funds. national spelling bee kicks off tomorrow in maryland. take a look. here you can see all of the contestants getting the first premier before the big event. it starts tomorrow morning with a test used last year as a matter of fact. this year for the first time you can see how the kids score on

the test complete with rankings. well as if they didn't need anymore measure on them. my goodness. it's been 40 games and counting since 1975, they have had seven appearances in the national championship game and seven losses. today history repeated itself. let's go to philadelphia. the terps taking on denver this afternoon and the pioneers off to a high start and kept it going throughout the game. denver wins the first men's a lacrosse title in school history defeating maryland 10-5. but a maryland lacrosse team did win a title in philly this weekend. last night, the terps women took home their second consecutive championship. they defeated unc 9-8. maryland launched a second-hardware comeback to take home the title. congratulations.

and next on news 4 we remember a comedy queen. and storm team 4 is tracking a steamy and possibly stormy forecast. >> yeah. that we are. we had the breezes fanning us. it's still a warm evening. and then turning hot and sticky.

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the actor ben stiller is thanking everyone who reached out after the death of his mother anne meara. >> today he tweeted, thank you so much for all the kind words about anne. all of us in our family feel so lucky to have had her in our lives. here's carson daly. >> reporter: a quick witted comedy queen, anne meara known

for countless supporting roles in film and tv. >> 14 hours i was in labor with you. very nice. >> reporter: but she first gained fame in the 1960s as half 069 team stiller and meara with her husband of 61 years, jerry stiller. >> boy, you sure putt a shot in that toaster, lady. >> i yeah. i'm compulsive about shine. >> reporter: while they made a name for themselves -- >> this doesn't even look like you. >> no wait wait wait. >> reporter: meara was a star in her own right. >> just go home. look at you. you look tired. >> reporter: the brooklyn-born star never missed a chance to poke fun after her husband even here on "today." >> why don't you leave room for them to ask a question. why? >> reporter: she spoke proudly of ben stiller. >> i thought he would be a big-time something.

but, you know he could have been a thief. i don't know. i'm very proud he became a big-time actor, director writer. >> reporter: they did not reveal a cause of death but said in part anne's memory lives on in the hearts of daughter amy, son ben, her grandchildren, her extended family and friends and the millions she entertained as an actress, writer and comedienne. >> boy, talk about comedy genes. >> i know. amazing. when a talented family. >> dwrep. she had something very rare in hollywood. a happy, healthy marriage. >> true. and wonderful family. >> yeah, that's true. the devastating flooding that's gone on across oklahoma and texas. 12 people are still missing and even more rain is on the way. we are taking you to some of the hardest hit areas. plus secret to saving gas. little-known tip to help every driver on the

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frantic moments far kayaker caught in fast-moving rapids. bystanders could only watch. this happened in texas where they had heavy rains and flooding over the past few days. the kayak flips over throwing the man into the rushing water. he eventually abandoned it and swam to shore. good samaritans pulled him to safety by a rope. three kids are among those missing from deadly flash flooding near austin texas. >> another dozen are trapped by high waters in oklahoma. nbc's curt gregory has the latest on the rescue efforts. >> reporter: the search for those missing continues. >> there are still rescue operations in play. we're going to keep it in a rescue posture. >> reporter: a day after flash floods tore through parts of texas and oklahoma crews continued to look for those swept away in floodwaters. heavy rain sent the blanco river to historic levels. rising to more than 40 feet.

>> the fact the water came up this high flattened houses and buildings, i mean that's -- that's just devastating. >> reporter: devastation that left behind downed trees, flooded cars and homes ripped off their foundations. >> just a roadful of slabs now. we don't have any structures on them at all anymore. >> reporter: onlookers captured this video. good samaritans saved the elderly driver seconds before floodwaters carried the vehicle away. the flash floods devastated more than 100 homes in the area. but officials say an emergency alert system saved lives. >> so many structures missing and the time of day that we are thankful that those rivers notifications went out and hopeful that all the residents exited those structures before they were washed away. >> reporter: those alerts will be back in use today.

new flash flood warnings stretch from the texas-mexico border all the way to western tennessee and northern missouri. threats of more flooding as the search for those missing continues. curt gregory, nbc news. across the world in india, they're dealing with a different kind of catastrophe. a heat wave killed more than 450 people. temperatures in the south soared to 116 degrees. and hospitals are overwhelmed with patients suffering from sunstroke and dehydration. to make matters worse, the power keeps going out and the severe heat is not going anywhere for two weeks. but it is nice here. at least for now. but the weather's going to change i understand. >> that it will. for really the remainder, balance of the work week and higher temperatures back to back. the hottest stretch to deal with this year so far with again, that humidity thrown in. not heat wave technically by definition but plenty hot to come this week. 84 degrees right now.

breezy conditions still out there. those warm breezes blowing. certainly helping to feel better out there, too, throughout the day. 82 to 71 between 7:00 and 11:00 p.m. keeping mostly clear sky around. nice conditions too, with the humidity not too bad but that's going to be climbing in the overnight period so hot and humid conditions tomorrow with a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm. so moderate impacts for tomorrow. i'll show you in a couple of minutes where the storms will be setting up throughout the afternoon tomorrow. warm conditions between 6:00 and 8:00 a.m. kicking it off with temps in the low to mid-70s already and by 10:00 a.m. i think our temperature's up to 80 degrees again. warm muggy, a little sticky to start out and then talking about some humidity for the afternoon. that means a change to the air quality, too. today, moderate i think for two days. seeing moderate to unhealthy conditions for some. if you suffer from any respiratory ailments for your tuesday and wednesday. we got from the what to wear

jacket tomorrow? no more this week. not even for early tomorrow morning. it's going to be warm but still tomorrow's going to be a coolest day out of the bunch. short sleeves, short pants, sunglasses. we'll need it all to get through the day and then an umbrella by late afternoon by late-day storms coming in. big range. a little cooler near the water tomorrow. but it is again each day this week we have to watch ourselves to make sure that we hydrate as the first heat wave here or close to heat wave kicks in for this summer. 87 degrees. there's the cooler 78 pax river. 82 around annapolis tomorrow. 81 in cambridge. even cooler temperatures to the west too. where we see the clouds move in first. we're going to see the showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon. martinsburg, winchester and areas of frederick seeing the thunderstorms tomorrow. here's where i think they're setting up throughout the day tomorrow. between noon and 4:00 p.m. to winchester and then 4:00 and

9:00 p.m. howard county montgomery county and then a 30% chance with a slightly greater chance to the north and west. about a 50% chance there. so all week long we are going to deal with the heat and humidity. right now, best chance of seeing the storms on wednesday and thursday. that means we could have downpours even some wind coming with some of those storms by the time we get to the weekend, yeah i know. folks are off today. already thinking of the weekend. sure they are. hot on saturday. cooling to 80 by sunday. we'll have a lot more on the thunderstorm possibilities coming up with any new data coming in. >> thanks. in news for your health fewer hospitals offering free baby formula to new moms according to the centers for disease control. less than one third of maternity wards gave out samples in 2013. that's down from 75% five years earlier. breast feeding groups pressured hospitals to stop that free formula. the american academy of

pediatrics recommends breastmilk only for six months but it's not easy for all moms and babies. one less reason for a fight to break out on the family's next road trip. you don't have to cut down on air conditioning to save on fuel costs. now, it is true that running the ac does increase fuel consumption but at highway speeds it is more expensive to drive with the windows open because it increases the aero dynamic drag. the engine has to work harder. now there are a lot of motorcycles in and around town for memorial day and over the weekend we have been reporting about a 7-year-old boy killed when a motorcycle hit a car and then careened into a group of people he was standing with. this happened saturday afternoon in hyattsville. transportation reporter adam tuss has more on a government push to keep cyclists drivers and pedestrians safe out there

on the road. >> reporter: a memorial for the 7-year-old killed here. those coming here to remember him and a tragic crash on saturday afternoon. now, all of this of course pointing to increased awareness about motorcycle safety. may is motorcycle safety awareness month. the government is warning drivers and motorcyclists to share the road together. motorcyclists deaths are actually predicted to drop for this year compared to the last two years. but there's another concern. it has to do with the types of helmets that motorcyclists are wearing. are they safe enough? we'll tell you more about that coming up on news 4 at 5:00 and 6:00. >> so stay tuned for that. a look at events across the region coming up after the break. police exploded a pressure cooker and propane tank found in a car last night. this is the debris. it was here on capitol hill just before the memorial day concert. ahead, the man who bro

for many of us memorial day means the kickoff of summer a day to hit parades, pools and kick kick cookouts. >> sure. there's events honoring those whose sacrifice made this day possible. ♪ >> reporter: in a memorial day tradition, president obama laid a wreath at arlington cemetery's tomb of the unknowns and marked a milestone for the commander in chief. >> today's the first memorial day in 14 years that the united states has not engaged in a major ground war. ♪ >> reporter: while no longer at war, u.s. troops are not quite at peace, either. still committed to fighting isis terrorists overseas. it is a soberinging reminder as americans observe this holiday dedicated to service and sacrifice with parades and

speeches at events from coast to coast. ♪ >> reporter: back in washington at the world war ii memorial there's a tribute to a dwindling generation of american warriors whose only enemy now is time. a few blocks away at the vietnam memorial wall, the postal service unveiled new stamps honoring the elite few who earned the medal of honor. >> i'm frequently asked what do i think about memorial day? 2 same as every day. the sacrifice of young people so that we can be free. >> reporter: a day of rest and reflection. memorial day 2015. what we now call memorial day began in the years after the civil war and it took on new importance after world war ii. brian mooar, nbc news washington. his car and the pressure cooker in it triggered a scare on capitol hill today. new at 5:00 news 4 talks to the man who calls it one big

misunderstanding. memorial day xhemations unfolding live on the nbc washington app today. the sights and sounds of emotional tributes across the dmv. and summer pattern to follow memorial day. storms will mean downpours. where they could fire coming up. first at 5:00 life saving heroics at a local community pool. residents at a rockville complex pull an unconscious boy from the water and revive him on the spot. >> memorial day nearly turned tragic today at that swimming pool in the 1600 block of yale place. news 4 is there live now. residents are credited with saving this boy's life. >> reporter: well that's right, jim. this is a great story of how two quick-thinking people in this rockville neighborhood took action and helped save the boy's life and folks out here are crediting them with doing so. it happened right behind me over

there. you can see that pool. it is now closed. and that's where it occurred. let's roll video. the 5-year-old boy was swimming in the pool. there were eight to ten kids in the water having a good time. the child went under. a man named doug jumped in and pulled him out. people starting yelling. a woman who was also a nurse was there with her kids. she then felt the boy. he didn't have a pulse. he was unconscious. she then started doing cpr. and she says he was able to come back with a pulse. we're now going to hear what she has to say. >> he wasn't breathing and he had very little of a pulse. so we started chest compressions and he brought up a considerable amount of water and food. >> reporter: now, we just got this picture moments ago. this is the child right here. we just found out he's actually 7 years old. according to his