ash, but six months later, safety changes at montgomery county airport are on hold indefinitely. >> a mother and two young children were killed in the home. three others on the plane also died. in the days after there was a major push to reduce flights at that small airport but scott mcfarland learned no changes have been made since the accident. he's in gaithersburg tonight to explain why. >> reporter: for months community groups in this area formally asked montgomery county and the federal aviation administration to reduce the number of training flights and late night flights at the airport they say to reduce the chance of another crash but officials tell news 4 the reductions will not happen not in the foreseeable future. a flurry of activity at montgomery county airport this memorial day. series of taxis, touchdowns and takeoffs. the homeowners who live nearby say it's some of the training

flights they worry about. >> some of them come out here and obey the flight guidelines that we ask without any qualm. but a high percentage or too high a percentage just are cowboys. >> reporter: the december crash did not involve a training pilot nor has the cause been revealed. officials made headlines recently publicly discussing the possibility of cutting those training and late night flights here under pressure of nearby homeowners. >> who's going to be next? it's not a matter of if. it's a matter of when. >> reporter: that county review is on hold indefinitely until federal investigators complete a lengthy review of what caused the crash. and federal aviation administration officials say they too, won't order changes until that investigation is complete. and then they told news 4 this. because the county airport receives millions of dollars of federal grant money, it can't cut those flights.

that the county has a, quote, obligation to allow use of the airport by all types, kinds and classes of activity. to do so first requires a series of lengthy studies and alternative plans be completed and that could take years which means the operations of this airport are unchanged. neighbors here say the government need nt wait so long to at least begin >> this won't go away. >> reporter: the home of which was crashed is demolished just an empty lot and teddy bears and ribbons for the family that died. general aviation pilots say this airport is safe for flying. we'll see what the feds say. jim, back to you. >> thanks scott. the man accused of killing a d.c. family and stealing $40,000 may have used some of that money for cab fare from new york to d.c. according to "the new york daily

news" wint paid $1,000 for a cabbie for a ride from brooklyn to here in the district. nbc news has not independently confirmed that report. but wint was finally arrested here in northeast d.c. last week. wint accused in the murders of savvas savopoulos his wife their 10-year-old boy and the housekeeper. investigators say wint had accomplices. so far, no one else is charged. meantime a source close to the family says an important witness in the case has not been seen for days. megan fitzgerald will have more on that coming up in the next half hour. an apology tonight from the man causing a security scare on the national mall. a rice cooker in his vehicle prompted the lockdown on the eve of memorial day festivities and tonight he says he simply didn't think it through. chris gordon is on the national mall with that story. hi chris. >> reporter: good evening. well the suspicious vehicle was parked right here on 3rd street

right across from the u.s. capitol. police on patrol detected the smell of gasoline coming from it and immediately called the bomb squad. police smashed the rear window of the suspicious window. destroying them both with explosives the rice cooker and propane tank. police closed streets, some people delayed getting the west lawn of the capitol for the evening memorial holiday capital. the man who owns the car i spoke with him by phone. >> i apologize for the inconvenience all those people to enjoy the festivities that you know i delayed it because of something stupid that i should have thought a little bit more about it. that's it. >> reporter: he says he runs a food truck and needed space and removed the rice cooker and propane tank and put them in his vehicle parking it near the capitol. you can still see the debris

from the rice cooker and propane tank as well as the site of the explosion. israel shimles who brought this to capitol hill tells me he understands why police did what they did. >> right in front of the capitol, of course i would have done the same thing. you know i would have freaked out and i would have done the same thing. but they -- i understand. that's all. >> reporter: people on the national mall are not used to seeing crime tape here. or a crater from an explosives. memorial day is supposed to be a time of quiet remembrance. >> i think that it's very bad for our society to have to worry ant things like that. you know? on memorial day and people celebrating people who fought for us for many many years and died and we have to worry about this kind of stuff. to me it is disgusting. >> reporter: shimles given a citation for driving on a revoked license. now, he tells me that he is a

law-abiding, upstanding citizen and just want it is incident to be over. jim, back to you. >> thank you. several people jumped into action today to save a child from drowning in a community pool in rockville, maryland. the boy is 7 years old enjoying the holiday today swimming a bunch of other kids and suddenly went under. seconds later, a man jumped in to the pool and pulled him out. the boy was unconscious and a nurse came and began performing cpr. the boy's loved ones are grateful. >> they saved his life. he was lifeless when he came out the pool. they resuscitated him, performed cpr to the best of their abilities. >> the nurse who helped save the boy said she smoke to him and he is doing fine. on this memorial day, president obama is reminding us to take a moment to stop and remember u.s. service me believes who have died for our country. >> most americans don't fully see, don't fully understand the sacrifice made by the 1% who

serve in this all-volunteer armed forces. sacrifice that preserves the freedoms we too often take for granted. >> the president took part in the memorial day ceremony at arlington national cemetery. he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns to honor the sacrifices of armed service members. american soldiers in afghanistan took time to remember the fallen. more than 2,300 u.s. soldiers lost their lives in afghanistan over the past 14 years. most soldiers have left the country and those remaining are no longer in a combat role in afghanistan. security was tight along the parade route in downtown d.c. today. hundreds of people lined constitution avenue to honor those who served and sacrificed. zach? >> reporter: mr. vance, it was an absolutely beautiful day out here today. you couldn't ask for better

weather. taking a peek behind me now, this is constitution. constitution is still closed but a number of side streets like 7th street right here is open. i mentioned this earlier. ed to is a rare opportunity to tell these great stories about these selfless heroes that put on the uniform and defend our freedom. today was one of those. also a day for people like you and me to thank them. here at the beat of the marching drum hit hard like the stories. >> today's a special day for me. i've got a lot of friends over the wall. >> reporter: bittersweet for some. for most, sweetd. a chance to say thank you to the heroes. hearing memorial day, what comes to mind? >> pride. pride in the people that have -- keeps me free. >> when we think about the people that have protected our country and served us. >> reporter: emily might all be

8 but it's lessons grandma considered worth the drive from north carolina. >> i want her to realize how many men and women sacrifice their lives for freedom. >> reporter: a generation the veterans of world war ii marshalls. 70 years since it ended this summer. some here weren't even 7 but all were thankful. they laughed, they waved flags, they took snapshots to freeze the memories. our history, our country. held up by by our heroes. if you're looking for opportunities for folks to come together this was certainly one of them. i talked to organizers here estimating a couple hundred thousand people here. mr. vance, back to you in the studio. >> thank you very much. we appreciate that. looking at weather now. it has been terrible in other parts of the country. three people dead 12 others missing after record-setting rains did severe damage in parts of texas and oklahoma. officials there say the missing are from families that had

gathered for the long weekend and that group likely includes children. we'll hear from some of the people who suffered the impact of all that in our next half hour. meantime here at home no major storms but we will soon be dealing with some significant heat and humidity. veronica? >> that's right. even afternoon thunderstorms. nothing like those folks across the plains dealing with. throughout this weekend, today we're seeing one of our warmest days as temperatures rise into the low to mid-80s across the area and comfortable. 82 degrees. montgomery county. prince william county. falls church and manassas. meanwhile, breezy on top of that. so many reasons why today is nice and all going to change and lose the wind and the temperatures will continue to rise with the sticky conditions. i'll show you how oppressive it will be this and how bad it feels and when to see the thunderstorms fire off. jim?

>> thanks. and update to a story we brought you on news 4 at 5:00 now. someone called in a series of threats against commercial airplanes today. maryland state police received one of the calls but no flights at local airports were targeted. an airfrance flight was escorted in to jfk in new york after the threats were made. the caller claimed chemical weapons were on board ten flights. the airfrance flight landed safely. so far nobody arrested. up next a father is sharing his story after his son was found dead in a park. why he says the system failed to protect his little boy. also, a local school district warning parents after alarming posts on social media. i'm adam tuss live in hyattsville. a focus on motorcycle safety after a deadly motorcycle accident here.

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little boy died in seconds after a motorcycle careened into a crowd of people. that happened on saturday near the mall at prince georges in my yachtsville. it's putting the spotlight on motorcycle safety awareness. transportation reporter adam tuss is at the scene of the crash now with more on this. adam? >> reporter: that's right. plenty of concern out here. look at the memorial. it is growing tonight. the's a bus stop right here where people wait and as you mentioned plenty of concern. right here today in the same spot where a motorcycle crash took a little boy's life high speed risky moves on a motorcycle. >> it's people definitely being really dangerous and reckless out here. >> reporter: trying to show off, do tricks? >> show off. why? i have no idea.

>> reporter: while the investigation into this motorcycle crash is still ongoing, police have said it appears speed may have played a large role. that's a big concern as the weather turns warmer and more motorcyclists gear up for a ride on our roads. >> every year as soon as the season turns to something warm the bikes are out. and things happen. >> reporter: motorcycle deaths are predicted to go down for the second straight gear according to the governor's highway safety association but compared to a decade ago, deaths are up keeping speed many check, a big focus. the ghsa says states should be adopting stronger helmet laws. tracy gregg was eating dinner nearby when it happened on saturday. she says it stuck with her. >> tragic. seeing the shoes and the debris and everything it was too much. my mom actually came over here and said a prayer. >> reporter: become here now live. now, may is actually motorcycle

safety awareness month. safety groups are stressing the need for motorcyclists and drivers to share the road. so that accidents like this one can be avoided. live in hyattsville, adam tuss news 4. >> thank you, adam. veronica is here. good to be a meteorologist on a weekend like this. about to change. >> i wish every day this summer like this. >> so do we. >> so nice. it's going to change. a lot of feeks making the way back from the beach and getting a look at live pictures here of the bay bridge and hearing about 45 minutes to get from the bay bridge to the outlets. actually, this's the outlets to the bay bridge. so you can see traffic there is flowing along pretty smoothly this hour. hopefully that will keep up for the remainder of the evening. let's take a look at temperatures in the area. a cool one at the beach today with temps there in the low to mid-70s. inland locations, got up to 85

86 locations and 84 inside the beltway here. pax river at 77. temperatures in the 70s. look at that ocean city from 70 to 71 degrees. currently. sunshine across the area. what's helping us today is south wind at 12 miles per hour and we have had the gusts, higher gusts over 20 miles per hour. and then that wind settles this evening and high pressure, i think a mostly clear sky. nice conditions by 9:00. we drop to the mid-70s and then around 70 degrees by 11:00 p.m. and tomorrow morning, starting out in the 60s. but tomorrow morning's a little sticky and pleasant today. we pull the meter all the way up to sticky. we bypass that to uncomfortable conditions for tomorrow afternoon with more humidity and higher temperatures. here's what's going on across the area. satellite and radar view nothing here to show. certainly no thunderstorms. not even any clouds or closest clouds way out in west virginia. big area of high pressure off the coast and that holds firm

for a couple of days without any real weather system into the area as of yet. that not until toward the mid or end of the work week but we'll see the scattered showers and thunderstorms fire up. in the heating of the day, with more humidity. so on your future weather, here we go taking it throughout the day tomorrow. this is 2:00 tomorrow afternoon. the sky turns partly sunny. the storms fire in the mountains first. harrisonburg and for a good part of the day tomorrow the chance of storms areas i-95 and off to the west between i-95 and i-81. and then you can see a few more storms coming into the area around 7:00 8:00. it fades but wednesday a chance of storms again rolling through our area. and i do think that the chance a little higher for tomorrow. so a cool start. 60 to 70 degrees across the area. meanwhile, the exercise impact forecast get out early. the humidity and the temperatures in the 80s for several hours will make things

pret toy pressive. your storm team 4 four-day forecast close to 90 each day this week. detail more the storms the threat how much rain to get out of the storms and which day will be the worst in a few minutes. lives lost. homes destroyed. the search for those missing amid dangerous and deadly flooding in the south. new video showing the manhunt in new york city for the quadruple homicide suspect who lived in this house and questions about the whereabouts of a key witness in this case.

some thrill seeking turns dangerous in texas. this kayaker flipped and was thrown from his boat yesterday after going over a rapid. his only way out was to try to swim towards shore. eventually bystanders threw him a rope and helped to pull him out. the floodwaters are a common

sight in several parts of texas and the death toll is rising. five people have died in the storms. now three in texas. two in oklahoma. there's also a search for 12 people who may have been swemt away. officials say the group gathered for the long week and children are among the missing. hundreds of others are homeless because of the heavy rains after 400 homes were washed away alongside the blanco river. it crested at more than 40 feet. >> the fact that the water came all the way up this high flattened houses and buildings, i mean that's just devastating. >> just a roadful of slabs now. we don't have any structures on them at all anymore. >> and the bad news continues sechlt veer weather moving through some of the same areas tonight dropping even more rain. dozens of protesters who were arrested yesterday in demonstrations in cleveland are now out of jail. 58 people were arraign

disorderly conduct charges today. they were sentenced to time served and then released. more than 70 of them arrested on sunday when protests turned violent after a white police officer aquite quitted on manslaughter charges and fired 15 shots a the an unarmed black driver and passenger after a chase. it happened back in 2012. up next the search for more suspects in the d.c. mansion murders. all this as we learn a key figure in the case distanceing himself from friends and family of the victims. a prince georges county school board member claims he is blocked from expressing opposition to the tax

first tonight, a taxi driver

may have unknowingly been involved with the man wanted for the murders of a d.c. family. "the new york daily news" reports daron wint paid a cabbie $1,000 to drive him from brooklyn to d.c. >> that was before being arrested for the murder of a family and their housekeeper. police say they're searching for possible accomplices but nobody's been charged yet. meanwhile, we are learning a key witness in the case isn't seen for days. news 4's meagan fitzgerald has more on that. >> reporter: many folks in the community say they're still shocked to hear that the suspect daron wint who lives in this house behind me accused of doing this horrific crime. now, we did speak with a source close to the family saying that a key witness in this case hasn't been seen since the family and the housekeeper were found dead inside their home. exclusive surveillance video by sister station in new york shows

several law enforcement officers raiding a girlfriend's home in brooklyn last week working quickly to capture him. hours later on thursday night, wint was arrested in northwest d.c. these unsealed court documents revealing details of the homicide. >> you never know when's living around you really. >> reporter: investigators say wint beat theadults. a neighbor on westview lane didn't feel safe going on cam are and disgusted by the details. >> no amount on somebody's life but $10,000 a pop, he should be under the jail if he did it under the jail. >> reporter: the affidavit says savvas savopoulos' assistant interviewed by police after told to bring $40,000 to the house thursday morning. police say he lied about when and how it was delivered. sources close to the family say neither friends or family close

to the tragedy have seen that assistant since the day before the house was set on fire. now, it's important to note that that assistant is not a person of interest or a suspect in this case. that is ongoing investigation but at this point police do believe and they do feel confident there are more people involved this case. news 4. back to you. >> thank you. a volunteer paramedic remains in jail tonight accused of inappropriate contact with an underaged girl. timothy ward was arrested friday and charged with indecent liberties with a child. investigators say he also used a device to solicit the girl, ward is a lieutenant at the rescue squad and a voluntary paramedic with the sterling rescue squad. the issue of taxes usually brings out passionate responses in people and in prince georges county that passion is playing out on the school board. one board member who was opposed to a tax hike for schools was

ordered to cancel a town hall meeting where he would have heard from voters about the issue. tracy wilkins has our report. >> not in favor. >> reporter: when you talk about raising taxes to fund schools. >> either way i'm losing out. >> reporter: they have a hard time supporting it and so does at least one school board member. >> i don't support it. >> reporter: when he tried to organize a meeting to discuss wit the constituents -- >> i got an e-mail from the board chair saying i could not host a town hall. >> reporter: he was not in attendance at the meeting for the budget. >> the issue is managing resources we do have. and throwing money at the problem won't mix it. >> reporter: baker is asking the council topaz a 15.6% increase in property taxes for $104.9 million a year. all of that money will go to education. it will cost someone with a $200,000 home $300 more a year

in taxes. >> this increase is an excellent idea. >> reporter: school board chair says while he didn't say burrows couldn't host a town hall he said he couldn't use school resources to do it since the board agreed to support the budget regardless of how it's fund i. >> any board member can speak about an issue they would like but they're in the allowed to use board resources to contradict a vote or any majority vote of the board on an official position. >> i respect the chair but i'm not willing to be a team player for something to hurt kids or something to hurt our residents of prince georges county. >> reporter: he is the first board of education member to publicly speak out against the proposed tax increase. the county council will vote on the proposal this coming thursday. tracy wilkins, news 4. still to come tonight, recent posts on local media forcing a school district to take some action. memorial day tributes can

come in many ways. i'm julie carey. why some say sitting on the curb watching a parade go by can be a

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across northern virginia memorial day on serb vances ranged from the solemn to festive. as julie carey reports now, even an upbeat parade can help preserve this patriotic tradition. >> reporter: as he marches in this falls church remembrance ceremony mike strictler is thinking of her brother david. three served in the vietnam war. but 21-year-old david didn't come home. >> i started thinking about the things we used to do together and just one big happy family but before he left. >> reporter: he is among a group of veterans and community leaders who make sure every memorial day the fallen are not forgotten. their names are read. >> willis chin. >> reporter: "taps" played. ♪ so what about the more raw cause

side of memorial day? the parades and festivals. he finds some comfort there, too. when he sees this. >> they wave their flags and see this in the parade. whether the color guard goes by them they stand up. they wave their flags and just super enthusiastic. i just love it. >> reporter: along the parade route, this couple watches for their son performing with the marshal high school band. >> we celebrate along with all the veterans everybody who's sacrificed and we feel that this is very important to come out here and mark this day. >> i want to show support for the fact that we have men and women who are willing to give the ultimate sacrifice to pay the ultimate price for our freedom, to be able to enjoy this kind of event today. >> reporter: even over at viva vienna why it's crowds and carnival food, you can still find red poppyies passed out, another tradition preserved,

another way of remembering those killed while serving. and it's important to note here too, they had a special tribute to the fallen earlier this afternoon on the main stage here. back to you. >> julie, thank you. a safety warning tonight regarding some young students. loudon county public schools sent a recent alert to elementary school student parents. they seen texts and pictures documenting self injuries like cutting. they said the messages are through social media. they want the parents to check the social media accounts and contact the school if a child is hurting him or herself. coming up hear from a family saying the legal system is broken. he's talking about red flags in the days before his son's death on a playground. plus a story of war and reconciliation. chris gordon travels to vietnam to show us how two

local man is struggling to

come to grips with a death of his young son. the little boy was found at a playground and tonight his father tells news 4 the legal system didn't do enough to protect. >> slap on the wrist. we get ground into dog meat. >> that father fought for sole custody of his child an say it is court did not grant it to him and as derrick ward tells us now, the father wonders if his son would have been better off in his care. >> reporter: the father james remembers the good times with his son. he was only 3 but the personality was already there. >> he loved having fun. you know? he just like me. he loved watching movies. you know? he can quote any movie. >> reporter: he was found dead in this playground and neighbors reported a mother pushing him in the swing for hours. >> came out of nowhere for me. >> reporter: lee tried to get sole custody of the boy and didn't want to keep the mother out of the child's life forever

but he did want her to get help and convey it to a judge. >> he deemed her at that moment a fit parent. you know? and i'm not saying she isn't. you know? but in this situation, he just didn't pay attention to the signs. >> reporter: he says shortly after that the mother took him to southern maryland to waldorf. sims' mother lives there. >> i have a stable home for him to be at. you know? i have a stable roof for him to be under. for him to have a life he's supposed to have. >> reporter: on the wednesday before he was found dead james got a call from at her mother's. >> to let me know that they had some issues and that i needed to come get them right away. >> reporter: but lee says by the time he was done with work she had stopped answering the calls and next call came on friday from the mother. she told him his son was dead. he isn't comfortable talking about him in the past tense.

he's even less comfortable making plans to butry him. >> he believes the son's mother was suffering from mental health issues. news 4 is committed to helping. for more information on our campaign and a list of resources in your area you can go to nbcwashington.com for links on our changing minds page. on this memorial day, we're going to go back to vietnam 40 years after the fall of saigon. part two of his series of reports, our chris gordon has the story of two men from opposite sides of that war who formed an unusual friendship. ♪ >> reporter: this giant pagoda overlooks the city. buddhism is a religion in vietnam with christianity and ancestor worship.

that is vibrant city. people are doing business on every corner sidewalk and market and a clean city. we found a dozen employees cleaning the fnt of this five-star hotel. the people are friendly here. it was the site of a major u.s. air base. marble mountain inside the mountain there's a cave where the vietcong built a secret hospital. claiming to shot down 18 u.s. helicopters from this personal. beneath marble mountain is marble beach, that's what they call it. we know it as china beach made famous in tv shows. they sent troops here for rest and rerheecreation and they have removed references to the china since the war. it is a battle for hearts and minds. this is the story of enemies who became friends long after the war. it begins with brigadier general

dan cherry. april 16 1972 he fired a missile from his f-4 hitting ajet. pilot hong mi ejected. 36 years later, a vietnamese tv host arranged for them to meet. he revealed that he had shot down an american airman. he asked cherry to find him. research and luck led to lieutenant colonel john styles wary and embraced his former enemy. >> there was no hatred on his party or animosity or gloating. he was just a genuine person. >> reporter: from the first meeting, a deep friendship has grown. >> i was in hanoi last year and spent ten days with him. had a great time. got to know him, his family very well. and he treated me like a kin. >> reporter: styles say he was told they were never enemies.

they were just soldiers. >> he's doing his job. i was doing my job. it just happens that way. >> reporter: we end this report at the vietnam veterans memorial here in washington, d.c. the wall with more than 58,000 jams of those who lost their lives. it is part of the heal process for families friends and veterans. a place to say, thank you for your service and sacrifice. maryland recently enacted a law to welcome home vietnam veterans. it comes more than 40 years after the war ended. but some say it's a good start. reporting from the vietnam veterans memorial chris gordon news 4. >> chris has written about the trip and posted exclusive photos and videos in our nbc washington app. go there and just search vietnam. memorial day weekend is the unofficial start of summer and we're going to welcome in sum we are a bang aren't we? >> exactly. and some thunderstorms for each

afternoon coming our way this week. some days we have got a greater threat than others but all through the week it is high humidity and higher temperatures so heads up folks. prepare yourselves. we could see downpours with any storms we get. those rumbling through each afternoon. early tomorrow morning, 70s. warm clouds a few moving in. temperature jumps to 80 degrees between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. warm one even for the latter part of the morning rush and air quality changing today from moderate to possibly unhealthy over the next two days for tuesday and wednesday with a higher humidityll right, now week long we're not going to be dropping back into the cooler conditions. it's hot all week and you need the sunglasses short sleeves, shorts too. sunshine the early part of the day and then each afternoon threat of thunderstorms. tomorrow 80 to 88 degrees and yesterday tomorrow feels uncomfortable and then oppressive for tuesday and

wednesday. storm chances here and here's the timing between 4:00 and 9:00 p.m. tomorrow into montgomery county fairfax, prince william county. so late afternoon early evening. the storms this far and then start to die down. temperature-wise again, upper 80s tomorrow. expected throughout the area. we'll hover around 90 degrees each day this week. and i think we'll hit 90 the upcoming weekend on saturday to sunday. so your best chance of storms midweek wednesday and thursday. guys? >> thanks. we got sports coming up. michael taylor and the nats coming up clutch in chicago. ♪ i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you.

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to keep it brief may i say one out of two ain't all that bad? >> for maryland right? >> lacrosse teams. >> the men.

they're like the suzanne lue chi of lacrosse. they can't win it. >> never the bride. >> exactly. 1975 the last time the maryland lacrosse team won the national title. 40 years ago. since then they have made 17 final four appearances, seven championship game appearances. a lot. zero titles. today, a familiar sight for fans. beautiful scene up in philly for the opening ceremony. maryland facing denver. the pioneers going for their first title in school history. denver came out on fire behind wesley burga. hat trick in the first quarter. incredible move here. pioneers led 4-1 after 1. so second quarter. here come the terps. around the cage. fires. over the shoulder and in! makes ate 4-2 game. terps trail 5-3 at the half. third quarter. pioneers up 4. going for more. they're going to put them away. five goals in the game for him.

denver defeats maryland 10-5. the terls drought is 40 years as the pioneers win it. after the game maryland's matt dunn able to put it all in perspective. >> it's not an all or nothing experience in the fact that it's a failure year because we lost. we're very disappointed and work hard next year and use this as motivation but the experience and the friendships and everything we have gained from this year is so valuable that it helps a little bit and just enjoying the whole journey we have had. >> got to enjoy the journey. the women's lacrosse team did get it done. you see how quick they ran out? they took home the second straight national championship beating north carolina 9-8. it is their 12th national title. that is the most in ncaa history. eight wins in the last nine games. the nationals, they have different streaks going on every week it seems and today no

different. out in chicago, bryce harper both from vegas. youngest and biggest stars in the game but a vet getting things going for the nats. spann a leadoff home run off the scoreboard. nats jump on top early 1-0. so after a bryant homer ties it at 1-1, bottom of the second. hit it to the gap. michael taylor making the diving catch. incredible play by taylor. tanner loving it. takes away what would have been a rbi double for the pitcher. all right. bottom of the third. more from the nats. bryce harper into the ivey to end the inning. ow right? defense getting it done. he has to love the defense. as for the offense, ramos up in the sixth. tie game. this pitch is a fairytale for ramos. give it is nats the lead. proves to be the difference in the game. nats win it 2-1.

camden yards. a league wide moment of silence for memorial day. to the game we go. top five. birds up 2-1. chen facing carter. pops this one up into right. falls in for a base hit. a run comes in. throw going to be way off the mark. second run follows. two-run single for carter. astros take a lead. in the seventh, pierce at the dish with a man on. pierce going to take it for a ride deep to center over the wall. two-run shot. o's take the lead and beat the astros 4-3. one more note. pitcher brian matis, foreign substance on the arm from saturday's game and maryland baseball team opening the tournament against ole miss on friday and in the same region as the over number number one ucla and redskins otas start tomorrow. trying to get it all

on this monday night, state of emergency. a ferocious outbreak of tornadoes and flash floods demolishing homes, tossing cars onto roofs like toys high water rescues. tonight at least three dead and a frantic search for the missing including a mom and her young children swept away. also tonight, blown away. a day at the beach suddenly turned violent as a tornado comes ashore seemingly out of nowhere sending a bounce house full of kids flying 20 feet in the air. air scares. fighter jets scrambled amid threats of ten planes coming into major u.s. airports. and paying tribute on this memorial day at arlington and ceremonies across america honoring those who have given their lives for their countr