a fairfax county farm, park, several animals purposely attacked and this morning, police say, it is not the first time something like this has happened in the area. the latest as fox 5 morning news at 7 starts right now. >> it is 7:00 a.m. on monday, may 28th. the sun is up it is going to be a hot one out there. i am sarah simmons in for tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour. weather and traffic just a minute first we continue to monitor tropical storm beryl off the coast of florida. the storm made land fall just after midnight near jacksonville beach. near hurricane strength winds, 70 miles an hour. heavy rain, strong winds are expected to continue today. beryl is forecast to weaken as

it moves inland today and tomorrow. >> let's check with tucker. hey, tucker. good morning yeah, beryl continues to weaken. winds now 50 miles per hour only a rain maker here over the next couple days. locally warm and humid start, temperature regan national, 71 degrees, 75%. hot and humid day, in fact, so warm, our first heat advisory of the season issued that goes into effect at noon. lots of water if you are headed down to the parade that kind of thing a scorcher highs expected to be 90. mix in the humidity, it will feel like 95 to 100 across the region. we are fine this morning a few shower, thunderstorm popped up late yesterday afternoon during the evening hours. we could do it again today although much of the day,

should be nice and dry. hot and humid, forecast, upper 80s to 90 this afternoon, with lots of humidity. summer time is here to stay weather wise. we will look at tropical storm beryl in a couple min nulls lauren. -- minutes. lauren. an accident reported, hardly anybody out there, so not a problem for you, travelling westbound 50, a wreck near the southern river bridge but not causing anything at this camera angle and no reports of delays nice easy trip across the bridge continuing through annapolis. travelling the belt way lanes are wide open, prince georges county, montgomery county, no problems across new hampshire avenue. 395, looking good from the belt way across 14th street bridge. hov restrictions lifted

travelling in dc reversible roads carrying two way traffic. 56, typically volume through manassas, nothing today. you should find yourself running at speed. if you are travelling rails, no mark or barry service. metro, sunday schedule, system opened at 7:00 a.m. will close at midnight. headed done town metro is your best -- headed downtown, metro is your best bet. back to you guys. there are a number of memorial day events and ceremonies across the country. >> that includes many right here in the dc area. sherry lee is live at arlington national cemetery. good morning. good morning allison. good morning sarah. thousands of people come here to arlington national cemetery on this holiday to remember those who have died, serving this country most recently

though, those who served and lost their lives in iraq and afghanistan. today, president obama will honor them. one of several ceremonies throughout the area this memorial day. first at 8:00 a.m. this morning, world war ii memorial, surviving veterans of world war ii will attend the breath laying at the freedom wall, u.s. -- breath laying at the freedom wall. traditional breath laying at the tomb of the -- wreath laying at the tomb of the unknown soldier will happen this morning. anyone attending will need to go through the security. standing room only at the wreath laying. later in a afternoon president obama will speak at the vietnam veterans memorial wall to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the war, there

will be a wreath laid and 10 new names added to the wall. president regan and clinton are the only other two president's to speak at the wall. miss america will also be with that live on fox 5 at 2:00 p.m. today. back here at arlington you can see the flags at each grave site. this year, army soldiers placed more than 260,000 flags it took them about three hours, and it is something that they have done here now, for the past 40 years. that is the latest here on memorial day, back to you. >> thank you sherry. while president obama gets set for a whole day of remembrance, mitt romney will spend the day in san diego, first stop a tribute to service men and women at balboa park, then he will be joined by john

mccain visiting the veterans museum, for many this added importance the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war. rolling thunder rumbled from the pentagon to the district yesterday. bikers from all over the nation took part in the 25th annual event. it is about love of country and gratitude for those who served in vietnam and other conflicts. >> basically rolling thunder is big on awareness of pows and mias but in support of veterans from every war, making sure the public is aware. >> we are here to bring attention to the fact that we still have men and women being held in foreign lands and foreign countries, from different conflicts. >> roughly 400,000 people took part in this year's

demonstration ride. check of the mornings other top stories, family members of a marine found dead in his racks another -- barracks at fort mead. the 19-year-old was training to be a combat camera man. so far, no word how he died but his family have not ruled out anything including foul play. we spoke with his father by phone from north carolina. >> he was loving the marines, is all i know. he was having a good time. i've heard of no trouble, i've heard of no -- he was in good health as far as i know, just a big shock. >> this memorial day will be tough for his family's the victim's dad, both grandparents and great grandmother all served in the armed forces. prince georges county police say a 60-year-old man involved in an alleged hit and run is in custody this morning the man accused of hitting a

pedestrian, in chillen leaving him in critical condition. the man drove off after the accident saturday night but came back to the scene sunday morning to talk to police. according to police the victim was not near a cross walk or intersection when he was hit. disturbing discovery at a farm park in fairfax county, sunday morning staff at kid well barn at frying pan park discovered two goats, a calf, and chicken had been cut. one of the goats had to get stitches on his head, all of them will be all right. but now police want help finding out who did this. anybody driving by or walking in the area may have heard or seen something we want to hear from those people. >> it doesn't make sense. i don't know who can do that, you know, why would you do that to animals. >> the attack comes weeks after three horses were stabbed in a barn adjacent to the park but police says the not clear if the two incidents are related. >> rescue teams searching for a

man who went missing in the chesapeake bay. the boater disappeared near howl point the 21-year-old man jumped off a boat into the water did not resurface. coast guard, local fire department and maryland state police are searching for the man by boat and air. 7:09 a.m. on monday. a blame game in syria following a brutal massacre involving women and children. this as violence continues to intensify this morning. it is one of the most recognizable bridges in the world. coming up, how the city by the bay is celebrating the 75th an verse i of the golden gate bridge. dc region is gearing up for memorial day parade on the national mall. coming up live to the parade route for what is new this year. as we head to break, live lookout side, we will get the latest weather and traffic, from tucker and lauren, coming up next

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>> violence continues this morning. troops have shelled neighbourhoods, killing at least 24 people. the attack comes as the un security council gets ready to hold another meeting today to discuss friday's deadly attack. officials condemned the syrian government for the violence that killed more than 100 people including dozens of women and children. the regime is denying allegations they were involved in friday's massacre. in london, tony blare set to be grilled on his relationship with the press as an enquiry into media ethics it started last july, to investigate the phone hacking scandal involving rupert murdoch and his news of the world publication. news corp. is the parent company of fox 5. san franciscos golden gate bridge is 75 years old. thousands flocked to the bridge

yesterday to celebrate the famous span which included a fireworks show. since it opened in 1937, more than 2 billion vehicles have crossed the bridge. it was named a of the golden gate straights, the entrance from the pacific oceanment look at that. 25 years ago i was in college, they opened the golden gate bridge for the 50th anniversary and i got to walk across it with a million of my best friends. >> can i admit and confess i have never seen it in person. >> gorgeous. >> well, we will all go some time. >> on vacation. >> let's do it together. >> love to. >> like an hour. >> all right. >> looking right to your weather maps because i want to mention we have tropical storm beryl which continues to work inland. mostly just a rain maker winds down to 50 miles an hour look at that circulation looking impressive. got its act together in the past 24 hours.

expected to bring 4 to 8 inches of rain coastal areas, northern florida, georgia and south carolina. i expect they will get some flooding down there in the short term. this will not impact us in washington and be pushed out to sea. let's do temperatures in washington right now, 71 degrees, 71 washington, 67 baltimore, nice warm humid start to your day. 67 dulles, expecting high temperatures later this afternoon. 90 degrees a lot of sunshine satellite radar not much to show you storms last night could have a pop up storm later today, if you are going to head down to the parade or out and about, down at the mall or even in your backyard be ready for the possibility of a pop up storm, again most of the day should be dry. hot out there. a heat advisory which goes into effect at noon today. your 5 day. 90 today, 93 tomorrow and gradual cool down temperatures only upper 70s by friday. >> all right. >> wild 5 day.

>> yeah. >> roller coaster ride. >> let's say good morning to lauren, in for julie wright. >> hello. >> not bad on the roads, nice and calm because of the federal holiday, light volume to start off. if you are travelling the belt way, not much of an issue, leaving the mixing bowl, heading toward the wilson bridge. trip from virginia to prince georges county is a smooth one. john hanson highway, to the bay bridge, head out early, they recommend you head out before 10:00 a.m. 270, no issues, frederick, in toward the belt way, bw parkway running smoothly in maryland. the key bridge heading into georgetown, look at that hardly anybody out there. nice quiet morning for you. let's head on to wave. the smart phone ap, you can get it for your iphone or android and it is free and you can join the fox 5 group. manipulate the map and see what

is going on before you head out. have the gps navigation system on, and all these little icons all these incidents are updated constantly folks are able to submit things going on so you can see what is happening before you head out. while you are driving there is also something you can use with the new iphone, do the voice enable so you can actually while driving you can talk into it and say i see an accident ahead. very cool something you should check out. i want to say hello to some of our wave users we have been getting a bunch so far. they are joining the fox 5 group, we have been talking to people there is a wall people saying good morning, fox 5 is so much better at news than all the rest of the channels, thank you for that. if you haven't done it yet, join the group. julie will be talking a lot about this in this weeks to come. back to you guys. >> thanks lauren. in just a few hours the

national memorial day parade kicks off on constitution avenue. we will carry it live here on fox 5. this year it will feature a very special tribute to the generation that served and sacrificed in iraqi freedom. tim, the executive director of the american veterans center joins us live. good morning tim. >> good morning sarah. >> give us an idea about the special tribute to some veterans just coming home. >> absolutely. back when the war ended in december, 2011, there came a lot of calls out there, in the press with a tribute to the iraq war veterans and generation that served in iraq. whether in new york or here in washington with troops in afghanistan it was decided a big ticker tape parade of sorts may not be appropriate but memorial day is a day where we honor the sacrifice as well as the service. so we decided that why don't we make that a big part of this year's parade, we are inviting

all iraq war veterans who would like to participate to come out and join this year's parade and walk down constitution avenue in honor of come raids who made the ultimate sacrifice. >> very emotional for those folks as well. emotional as people reflect and look back at other wars we have fought. special tributes for other wars from years past. tell me about those. sure well, the parade is amoving timeline of american history, tributes and reenactors from the american revolution up to world war ii we have veterans from if war, korea, vietnam, gulf war and bu war -- bigotry tribute to the iraq war. chuck yeager was a world war ii veteran before becoming a test

pilot, buzz aldren. tuskegee airmen, all coming out in honor of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. the parade wouldn't be complete you have musical performances as well, share with us about that too. >> absolutely. we have musical performances throughout, united states airforce band, dozens of marching bands, chris alan from american idol, g love famed recording artist, angie johnson an airforce veteran, before being on this season's the voice. but it will be dignified and fit being the day. we appreciate it. thanks for talking with us this morning stay cool and dry out there if you can. >> lots of water thank you. >> exactly. just a reminder we have the memorial day parade live on air 2:00 p.m. live from constitution avenue watch it here right on fox 5.

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the archbishop of washington is taking aim at the media, speaking on fox news sunday, cardinal donald whirl said networks quote missed the boat by largely ignoring the lawsuits, filed last week by catholic institutions challenging the obama

institution so called contraceptive mandate. steve has details. >> reporter: police call, religious and legal fire storm continues to swirl around the obama mandate, that employ injuries provide contra sieve tip coverage, -- employers provide contraceptive coverage. the president offered a redemption to religious groups allowing insurance companies to pay not the hospital or school but the bishop says since some of them are self-insured they would be directly paying against something against their religion. >> this isn't about contraception it is about religious freedom embedded in the mandate is a radically new definition of what constitutes, a religious community. what constitutes, religious ministry. >> reporter: the archbishop of new york is also active in this legal battle he agrees the administration uses a narrow definition in its exemption which is too restrictive.

some catholic groups are fine with the compromise and polls show 80 to 90% of americans approve of contraception whether catholic or non- catholic, democrat or republican. >> it is about health, every religion has its place in women's lives but shouldn't be to hamper health decisions i don't think the church has a right to make decisions for the women. >> reporter: that mandate goes into effect in august. in washington, fox news. some military veterans started a new website to tell the stories about those who made the ultimate sacrifice. aim of american hero project.org is help people make a personal connection with the fallen the same way they do with movie starathletes. they are encouraging surviving family members to visit the site and submit their loved ones stories. memorial day weekend provides a major boost for tourism across the weekend. it turns out more tourists than

ever are visiting washington. last year nearly 18 million visitors came to experience everything dc has to offer, that number surpasses the 17 million visitors that came, back in 2000. without tourist dollars every household in dc would have to pay $2,400 the keep the city's tax revenue where it is today. i say welcome to dc have a great time while you are here. 7:27 a.m., nats rally to complete a 3 game sweep. highlights after the break. it is a book that sheds light on local war heros from training to overseas, and back. to a lifetime of service at home. pillars of the post documents it all the book's author joins us live after the break. as we head to break, a live lookout side right now, arlington national cemetery, we will have more on events that will take place today coming up plus your latest weather and traffic, from tucker and lauren. when we come back. 

talk a little sports. nationals head to miami after completing a 3 game sweep in at than. that is rolled in rallied with four runs in is the sixth

inning with a two run double to steve, and 8 inning home run with bryce harper on the mound, gonzalez struck out, in the 7-2 win over the braves. all right. >> i know. >> big lacrosse game today too >> i know it. >> maryland and loyola. >> who do you root for >> i know. >> go maryland. >> i think. >> i mean the state of. >> right. >> we don't lose either way. that's right. all right, i will deal with the forecast for you real quick temperatures going to be right back upper 80s low 90s. hazy, hot and humid conditions, here to stay for another couple days. we are looking at, well, warmest air of the season. 72 degrees, now, in washington. nice warm start to your day, 73 in annapolis, we never really cooled off overnight. overnight lows here in washington low 70s. a little better if you are watching off to the north and west, manassas, 68 degrees, and

if you are lucky enough to be waking up in the mountains north and west, 64, 65 martins burg. temperatures going to jump quickly. a heat advisory, which goes into effect, at noon today, for the counties in orange you see, that is including the district of columbia here, louden county, montgomery county, 12:00 p.m. today through 9:00 p.m. tonight. bottom line, lots of water take it easy outdoors as our temperatures combined with our humidity, our heat index, 95 to 100 later today. bright and hot day. not much to show you, quiet conditions could be a pop up storm later today not expecting much in the way of organized convection. this is tropical storm beryl we mentioned it, winds 50 miles for hour, rain maker, 4 to 8 inches of rain along coastal areas over the next 24 to 48 hours, our forecast, mostly sunny skies, late storm, 90

degrees your daytime high heat index 95, partly cloudy skies, mild and humid tonight, 71, your overnight low and winds out of the south, 5 miles per hour. a couple more hot days particularly tomorrow ahead of our front, 93. much better chance of scattered showerstorms late afternoon, gradual cool down, less humidity, high temperatures 82 degrees. that is a look at weather let's do traffic and lauren is in she has the latest on anybody going to work. what is going on? >> that and you know who i am rooting for today tucker. >> loyola. >> loyola. >> little alumna. >> that's right. on the roads, we are looking very good, to be honst. nice light volume, heading downtown, look at metro running on a sunday schedule, memorial day parade, starting 2:00 p.m., definitely thing about that. live look as you travel 95, no problems to report heading through wood bridge to springfield, 395, also looking good, across the occoquan. lanes wide open.

no problems to report for you. hov restrictions are lifted, also travelling in the district, reversible roads carrying two way traffic at this point, do keep that in mind. traveling the belt way, no issues, route 50 at the bay bridge, no problems, but they recommend leaving before 10:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. 95 in maryland, travelling between belt ways, nice trip for you, no problems to report i-95 or on the bw parkway at this point. so, you should be in pretty good shape minimal delays, light volume keep in mind most folks falling at speed, lamb son back over to you. -- allison, back over to you. >> thank you. we continue to highlight local brave men and women, serving in our military. that is a mission behind the book, the bill mars of the post. the author retired -- the pillars of the post.

the author retired lieutenant, he is joining us on this memorial day, with more information and also how we can all help. this is the author of the post. u.s. marine corp. retired it is wonderful to meet you. >> thank you so much for having me. >> our pleasure indeed. this book i was talking to sarah before, who doesn't want their story told we don't tell the story of these brave men and women enough do we. >> no, and the problem is the people, the veterans don't talk about their stories. we had one veteran who liberated another veteran on 29/april, 1945 and they were in the same post together for 15 years, and they didn't know about each other. >> wow. >> it wasn't until we did the book, a year later, the two different stories, came into my mind at night and i ran down stairs and looked at my notes and said this guy liberated

that guy on april 29th. this is why the book is so great you are talking about carl hall and gerry wolf during world war ii. i will hold this you have and hopefully capture this image in the book, you also had these wonderful picture that is tell the story. can you explain what the viewer is seeing there. >> what viewers are seeing there are images, most cases, then and now, of the people whose story -- their life story is told in this book. it is a story that is not just a snapshot of what they did in world war ii, korea, vietnam, or the modern wars, it is about the lifetime of service that they gave. beth of these gentlemen went -- both of these gentlemen went on to great lives gerry worked in defense industry, carl went on to become a phd engineer in an engineering school, they lived amazing lives, and it is not just the little piece that was going to war, that is what the book is about.

>> you spent what i would imagine is a labor of love, for years documenting, you have one veteran from world war 1, how far up do you go sir? >> we go all the way up to the afghan war. we've got in fact, in the afghan war, we have john, decorated by the germans, with the highest medal, that the germans give for saving german soldiers lives, in afghanistan. we've got a young man who is a bilateral amputee, you see pictures in the book of him standing for the first time on his new legs, and then later, skating on the wounded warrior ice hockey team. 85 stories, all told. >> it is been one of the great things in my life is to to know all 85 of these people. you get to know people really well, when you get to interview about their lives.

>> i would imagine, it is near pew tick for the vet and also -- therapeutic for the vet and also your families. in the book in the preface, i had to laugh out loud, how stories are passed down. veterans don't talk a lot so the story may diminish overtime. >> fascinating and scary at the same time in 1905, my great great grandfather was a civil war veteran told my grandfather because he didn't want to talk to a kid, about what he did in combat, he told my grandfather that he was a colored with bad posture who hid behind a skinny tree in the wilderness and was shot through the face and buttocks and that is what we believed until i researched the story in the 80s. >> the story was different. >> it was very different. he was leading the charge the last time he was shot first time he was out in front of the lines helping a wounded soldier

they were not stories of coward ess but he didn't want to talk >> my camera has gone away but these pictures you brought some of the great stories they tell, this is a native american. >> tom from north carolina retired up here. he flew a king fisher float plane. the first native american pilot, he flew it into the inside of yap lagoon during a big navy air strike on that place, and rescued two downed aviators he was awarded the distinguished flying cross for that event. the stories are just amazing, and the old men who live next door or young men that just came back, you have no idea, of the depth of the kinds of experiences that they have had. they are not all heros but they all took risk they all went overseas and they all came back and they've served a lifetime

of community service as well. >> how can we purchase this book? and how can we help further. >> um, simply google pillars and come up with this on amazon.com it is also on create space and if you want to help out. >> self-published right? it is a beautiful book you did a wonderful job. >> thank you. today all over the country, veterans are -- it is a buddy copy drive none of the funds go to drive the post all of the funds are used for veterans related charities if you see these, wear them proudly, give a generous donation. >> i am so glad you had time to come and talk with us. lieutenant, colonel floyd houston, and former post commander for this very post. post 8469, fairfax station man the stories you have documented, just fascinating and thank you sir for your service.

>> thank you very much. this has been a great honor >> i am glad you were able to make it over. sarah. >> thank you. still ahead, justin bieber under investigation this morning by police in california, why they want to talk to the teen heart throb this morning. this video, making rounds on the internet right here, a near death experience for an 80- year-old sky diver she talks about her scare in the air after the break. before we head to break a reminder about a public viewing for dc music legend, chuck brown held at the howard theatre tomorrow, from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., then on thursday, public memorial service held from noon to 3:00 p.m., at the washington convention center. also, more details about the services, just head to myfoxdc.com for the latest. we will be right back 

making headlines, new clues in the search for a missing college student. police near lafayette found a bicycle belongs to the louisiana university student last seen may 19th. the bike was found in a remote swampy area, under a highway

bridge about 25 miles, from the spot, where the student was last seen. volunteers spent the weekend passing out flyers and searching for more clues. justin bieber is wanted for questioning by los angeles county sheriff's investigators stemming from an alleged incident yesterday after the photographer complained about being roughed up by the pop star. it happened when they tried to snap pictures of bieber and gomez, the photographer was take on the hospital, boober and gomez left before deputies arrived in-- bieber and gomez left before deputies arrived. they want to talk to him to get his side of the story. >> i don't know the details but could bieber rough up anybody. >> so glad you said it. i was so excited to talk with mr. houston about his book pillars of the post i forgot to mention, some of the proceeds go to help fund scholarships for veterans that go to george mason university, so when you

buy this book, or when you go on and donate it is helping a student who is now continuing their education. >> wonderful. >> who fought for us. >> that was a great segment. sorry i know i am all in your weather time >> i know i have 12 seconds left. thanks though. i want to show you tropical storm beryl moved in overnight. maximum winds 50 miles per hour. mostly a rain maker not a great day at the beaches in northern florida and portions of georgia and south carolina. well defined circulation at this hour and 4 to 8isms of rain expected localized amounts, 12 inches over the next 24 hours. for us, hazy, hot, humid, current temperature regan national, 72 degrees. better than that in winchester, 67 hagerstown. high, 90, heat advisory goes into effect at 12 noon. 5 day forecast, hot gain tomorrow, 93, cold front late

tomorrow, tomorrow night that will likely spark off a few showers and storms gradual cool down with less humidity as we get to the middle and end of the week. >> take the crazy h brothers. >> that is hilarious. >> add that one. hazy, hot, humid and hilarious. >> okay >> i am done. >> lauren with the traffic. >> okay i am just going to go the other way. we are looking great today, because of the late volume, hov restriction lifted, reversele roads carrying two way traffic. let's take a live look, travelling around the belt way, no problems in maryland or virginia, inner and outer loops, passing new hampshire avenue that is the scene around town. 95, bw parkway running well between belt ways, 95, 395, virginia, looks great. 66 out of manassas, your lanes wide open. i have been checking this out, quiet day as far as what folks are showing us here. you are able to upload

information, to wave, it is a smart phone ap for iphone and androids and all this is real time live information, we do know in arlington, some body posted, north win street, a pothole, watch out for that. something cool to check out if you have a smart phone, download it join the fox a group. back to you at the desk. today we kick off the unofficial start of summer with drinks to keep you cool. >> yeah, i spoke with a mixologist about delicious and easy ways to make drinks for any occasion after the break. 

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>> terrifying scare for a grand mother in california. >> this happened 13,000 feet in the air. la verne everett wanted to go skydiving for her 80th birthday but did not expect her knees to

give out at the last second she dangled hundreds of feet in the air, like she might slip out of the harness. the instructor and camera man grabbed her clotheheld on. >> well, i kind of froze i guess you would say. i just held on. you do what you have to do you know. put yourself in my position. i think you would be holding on too. >> yes, i would. she says she had a rough landing but credits her instructor for gain holding on. >> close call for her. she is a grave lady. if you and your guests plan to usher in a cocktail for the summer season, i have your covered. if you are looking for fun summer drinks to serve a thirsty crowd we have the expert, derek brown, coowner of columbia room, and mixologist

yourself, dr. of mixology. it is not a professional degree. >> sounds official. >> i have earned it through drinking quite a bit. >> here is the thing a lot of people will have their summer barbecues, get togethers over the summer you want something a lot of people will enjoy. you have a couple recipes. >> you need something people enjoy, very easy to make as well. >> mm-hmm. >> one of the quintisential drinks for the summer is the gin ricky. this is also dcs native cocktail. so it is maizingly simple to make and like you said, appeals to a wide sort of group of people. you take one lime and squeeze it into the glass you always want to use fresh juice it is essential to making a great cocktail. we will put the lime peel in there the lime peel adds so much character to it. when you cook, you use the peel usually. >> then we are going to put a couple ice cubes in there, and

some gin. >> okay. >> now, if you aren't fond of gin, the truth is this drink was originally made with bourbon, so you can make it with bourbon or make it with any spirit you like. i think it works great. >> there is a little history. it was founded here, so to speak, you know, a little bit of debate over exactly how, but for the most part it got its start here. >> exactly. it was created in the 1880s as shoemakers one of dcs most famous his tore wick bars. -- historic bars. sadly it doesn't exist any more but it was where the marriott is now. that is it. >> gin and what? >> sparkling mineral water, we use that so it is one of the original waters used. >> very easy to do. another one, that you have as well, is a whisky cobbler you were telling me about. >> that's right. this is also just a two step cocktail really you just pour a

little sugar water and simple syrup, and if you like it sweeter, less sweet you can change it, honey, you can put whatever sweatenner you like, agave syrup, 2-1 simple syrup,. >> what do we have here. >> going to add some bourbon, which is delicious in the cobblers again, just like the ricky you can use almost any spirit you want. let's say you did want a cobbler, you know, with gin or you wanted a cobbler with sherry, or you wanted a cobbler with almost any kind of liquor or spirit, you can even add wine to it,. >> then you can even you said you put ice in here. also, fruit as well. that is why you call it a cobbler. you can use any fruit. >> right so use seasonal fruit. now, this is good we will take a little mint and put it on

there. some fresh local strawberries, and that's it >> it is beautiful on of that. >> amazingly easy, this is going back to colonial times so this is an old drink but easy to make and just as delicious today as back then. >> important thing to remember there is a lot of folks at some par toys who either don't like alcohol or -- parties who either don't like alcohol or are designated drivers you were able to make a gin ricky without the alcohol. you put fruit juice. >> right, a temperance era soda, a cherry lime ricky it is sweeter but we made cherry syrup out of fresh cherries, a little sugar and added soda water to it. this is a beautiful drink tastes delicious and something you can make, for people that can't drink for whatever reason. >> nice and tart and not too sweet. >> absolutely. >> all right well, thank you so much.

appreciate it. we have everything we need to know about creating a wonderful signature cocktail. >> right. >> thank you so much. >> back to you. >> back to us >> back to you sarah. >> coming up at 8:00 a.m. a maryland high school student is making headlines for decell lopping advances in cancer research the -- developing advances in cancer research the 15-year-old joins us live. ahead next hour, actor and comedian, michael collier is here. we will have that and more as fox 5 morning news continues after the break

remembering those who gave their lives for our nation. this hour, the celebrations taking place this he mori can't like day and how -- this memorial day and how you can take part. >> an incredible young man whose story you don't want to miss. he is just 15 years old and developed a test for cancer. he is here to tell us about this after school project that won him a huge prize and could save thousands of lives.

coming up later, michael collier joins us in studio for laughs on this holiday monday, a lot in store, ahead this hour, we are happy you are with us. good morning i am allison seymour. >> i am holly morris. tony has the day off. thanks for joining us. >> and this will be a warm one. >> it will be -- >> all right is. >> we are used to it. it was that way all weekend. >> midday show reunion. >> awesome. >> back in the day >> way back when. >> all right, let's do the forecast real quick. 72 degrees, regan national, warm start, humid start, a hot afternoon. hazy, hot and humid here to stay. a heat advisory goes into effect at 12 noon, so a lot of water if you are headed down to the parade. humidity 76%, winds out of the south, 5 miles per hour. looking at our satellite radar we did have showerstorms bubble up, all right allison, bubble up yesterday in the daytime

heating. that dissipated overnight we are looking at sunshine and quiet conditions to start the day. an isolated storm late this afternoon, most of the area should be dry. hot, temperatures 90 degrees. even if awe degrees warmer than yesterday, there is your planner by 4:00 p.m. upper 80s. >> i was saying, nothing good ever comes after bubbling up. >> champagne >> i stand corrected. >> i am here to keep everything in corrected. >> let that phrase fly. >> all right. lauren demarco, joining us now. we have a look at the roadways. >> she has something for the weather guys too. >> i heard it. >> right now things are looking good on the roads, nice light volume out there. a live look from traffic land, if you are travelling in northwest dc, we did have reports of an accident, wisconsin avenue, western, you

are not seeing it from this camera angle. if there is anything there you should be in good shape. light volume, 270, no problems out of frederick in towards the belt way, nice easy trip, nothing in your way, 66, 28th, toll road, green way all running well as are 95 and 395, hov restrictions lifted because of the federal holiday. out bound douglas bridge, right lane blocked disabled vehicle, stay to the left, if you are heading back from the eastern shores now is a good time to go. no problems approaching the bay bridge, want to leave before 10:00 a.m., . back to you. our top story of course, memorial day holiday. >> president obama is taking part in wreath laying certificate mys in, one at articling -- ceremonies, one at arlington. >> reporter: good morning. with all of the picnics and

pool parties, some times it is hard to remember what this day is really all about until you look at some place like arlington cemetery you see the rowrows of tombstones, you can see the flags out there, at all of the grave sites as well, soldiers put out more than 260,000 flags at all of the grave sites here at arlington national cemetery, it is a 40 year tradition, today at the world war ii memorial remembrance continues, 8:00 a.m., u.s. airforce secretary will honor our war dead at the world war ii memorial a wreath will be laid at freedom wall representing the 400,000 people who died in that war. at 11:00 a.m., president barack obama will do the honors at the first of two events today. he will continue the presidential tradition of laying the wreath at the tomb of the unknown followed by remarks. seating in the am phi theatre is first come first served,

wreath laying is standing room only. you will have to go through security. that is followed by a wreath laying at the vietnam memorial wall he is only the third president to do this. that starts at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon, vice president biden and jill biden will attend that ceremony, the president's speech marks the 25th anniversary of the wall, this year, they are adding 10 new names, and back here at arlington, another tradition that has begun, donation of roses, long stemmed roses from ecuador and california, they will have 50,000 of them, families coming here are encouraged to take two, one to lay at the grave site, the other one to take home, in memory of their lost loved one. that is the latest here at arlington, back to you. thanks sherry. there are also, national

memorial day parade, in the district. some other events, kick off at 2:00 p.m., you can watch it live here on fox 5. the parade begins at the corner of constitution avenue, and 7th street, proceeds alongconstitution, past the white house and ends at 17th street. planning the ride metro you should know trains and metro buses are running on sunday schedule the system will open at 7:00 a.m., open now, and close at midnight due to memorial day. off peak fair will be in effect and parking is free at all metro rail facilities, also, customer service offices will be closed and observance of the holiday. did you hear the rumble during the annual rolling thunder ride for freedom demonstration. this was the 25th anniversary of rolling thunder it went from the pentagon into the district beginning at noon and culminated with the ceremony on the national mall. rolling thunder is about love of country, and gratitude for

those who have served in vietnam and other conflicts. basically rolling thunder is big on awareness of pows and mias but supportive of veterans from every war and making sure that the public is aware of what is going on with the veterans. >> we are here to bring attention to the fact that we still have men and women being held in foreign lands, and foreign countries, from different conflicts. >> roughly 400,000 people took part in this year's demonstration ride. coming up on this memorial day, helping military children receive a quality education. >> marine corps scholarship foundation, helps children and marinessings wounded or killed in -- marines wounded or killed in combat. 8:07 a.m., we will be right back

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making headlines. caught on camera, golf ball sized hail falling from the sky in kansas. the hail shattering windshields and causing other damage, wind gusts exceeding over 50 miles per hour, also hitting the area. central kansas was under a severe thunderstorm watch until late last night with the threat of isolated tornadoes. tropical storm beryl is making headlines this morning as well. parts of florida and georgia already experiencing heavy rains and strong wind gusts. the storm made land fall early this morning and is expected to continue dumping rain in areas along the coastal southern u.s. throughout the day. forecasters say beryl should weaken as it moves inland. kind of active already. alberto. beryl. tucker barnes has a look at that but then a little relief in the form of cuteness. >> absolutely. >> we are rowly focussing. >> holly -- really focussing. >> holly as a guest you get

honors, time for my first 5 photo of the day. this is ... >> hi sweetie. >> excellent holly. >> kimora. she is only 2 months old and her family says she is already showing off allison, a bubbly personality. >> i like it. >> who knew that. her family says she actually likes to smile for the camera, at only 2 months >> because she is so pretty >> exactly i want my picture taken too if i was that cute. >> she is gorgeous. >> love her outfit. >> what about this one. >> this angle. >> she is really cute. >> get a close up. >> right. >> to send in your child's picture go to myfoxdc.com click on mornings she is smiling because the forecast is calling for lots of sunshine and warm temperatures 76 washington. jumped 4 degrees, in the past hour, you know where we are headed 75 fredericksburg, 75 this morning ocean city generally a great looking day at the beach maybe a late day

storm, honestly most of the day should be nice and dry. heat advisory in effect for central maryland, northern virginia, between 12 noon and 9:00 p.m. tonight, we will mix in temperatures 90. air temperatures with a lot of humidity, our heat index will be 95 to 100 later today. if you are going down to the parade, if you are out and about for various activities in your backyard, for a barbecue, lots to of water. satellite radar, we are quiet, we had showers and storms move through last night they are out of here lots of sunshine to start your day. mostly sunny just an isolated storm late this after no. here is your 5 day forecast, a couple more hot daya gradual cool down behind a cold front. late tonight, early wednesday. high temperatures thursday and friday, upper 80s. traffic and the wave craze, lauren demarco. >> you got it. i want to start off with traffic land. a live look at 95, as you head northbound, things are just looking great all morning long,

nice, light volume because of the federal holiday. hov restrictions are lifted, heading out to springfield. no problem. this is 66, manassas, typically we see heavy volume, it is y, no issues 50 fair oaks, in maryland. let's head on the wave we had slow traffic reported from some folks you can tell how fast people are moving, so northbound 395, off at king street looks like there is something going on there. a little heavy and slow. watch out for that travelling northbound, 395, other than that, pretty quiet out there and wave does reflect that with folks, a few stopped cars on the shoulder, other than that, pretty smooth sailing right now, getting the green light all around town. if you would like to get wave we encourage you to do so, head

to your iphone, what is it called iphone ap store or android market i should know that in solving aps and join the group, you will see julie using this a lot too. allison over to you. >> lauren thank you. marine corps scholarship foundation is celebrating its golden anniversary. over the past 50 years the foundation has awarded millions in scholarships to the sons and daughters of marines. a local student joins us to talk about this program today, tatiana is studying broadcast journalism here in washington at howard university and her proud papa, is marine corps master sergeant, included pile. joining them, next to me -- claude pile, joining them next to me cao of marine corps scholarship foundation, margaret davis. amazing. amazing accomplishment i just want you to being a little bit about the -- brag a little bit about the millions of dollarscholarships you have

awarded. >> it is an honor to do this particularly when you have such talented students as tatiana and we can honor her father the master sergeant over $67 million we have been able to award in the 50 years, and over 27,000 scholarships to students around this country. they have sacrificed a great deal as the sons and daughters of marines and navy core man. >> who is eligible, how do they apply, tell us more. >> well, the marine corps scholarship foundation is the oldest and largest need based scholarship foundation for any military children in this country. we focus right in on those children in need who have dreams of going on to college or vocational and technical training we are there for them. they have done so much for this country. what can't we do for them. we look at more than 20 years of service as a master sergeant that is a family commitment, that is a family sacrifice >> amazing and it is being paid forward. let me start with you.

let me ask you, how has the scholarship enhanced your life. >> well, when i first got the scholarship i was going into college and i wasn't sure if i had enough money for school, so actually i found out around july i got it and i was so excited, like, it definitely helped me out a lot. books are so expensive, dorms are so expensive, and it really really came in a time of need for me. >> how about the connection for your dad and his years of service, did that play a role in it too, i am going to have relief and continue because of my dad's sacrifice. >> yeah, it really was. when i was younger i always was like why are we moving around so many times but now that i am older and my dad, can actually help me out it is great. really great and i was thankful for that. >> before i move on what are we looking at here. >> we are looking at the first lady of the marine corps, bonnie in the middle and sergeant major kent, member of

our board on the left sergeant major of the marine corps and liz kent his wife and then, i am honored to be with them and serve this great organization, serve our country. >> there will be more pictures taken like this, this weekend big gala coming up. >> that's right. >> june 2nd we have the dc marine corps scholarship foundation gala, that helps celebrate our 50 years of service to this country. >> okay. >> more pictures to come in the meantime i want to talk with you dad can you tell us about your service, and what it has meant that the marines have said thank you and here is a little bit of money to help your daughter continue her education. >> well, definitely takes a lot of pressure off of coming up with the money for her to go to school. the bigger picture, is local marines, wounded or killed in combat, helping them and their families as well. it is a beautiful thing. >> we have to show that picture

again if you wouldn't mind putting that picture back up tell us about this moment. how proud in this moment must both of you be, dad you first. >> i am always proud of her. i am always proud, this is just this monomental and it is even better because she has a younger brother and sister who look up to her, and want to do the same thing she is doing so it is just the perfect scenario. >> tatiana, what do you want to do when you get out of school. i know you are in our field here. >> yes. >> will you remember me and holly morris when you do so? we just know you have the brightest of futures in front of you thanks for joining us. congratulations for your work at howard. thanks for coming today, master sergeant, claude piles and his daughter, and margaret davis, president and ceo of the marine

corps scholarship foundation wonderful work to you. >> thank you for your support and the country's support. >> holly over to you. 8:19 a.m. we are at 72 degrees on this warm memorial day morning. this hour, scary moments when a plane crashs in a california bay. what happens, plus, a big anniversary for the golden gate bridge after the break, meet a special woman who is helping mark this major milestone. we will be right back. you are watching fox 5 what makes hershey's s'mores special?

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oh, no. he is going on the water. >> this is the scene in southern california over the weekend as a small plane crashed into san diego bay. luckily only two people were inside the plane and lucky part is they both got out alive. one of the eyewitnesses caught the crash on camera for everyone watching it was scary moment to see play out. >> there was 200 people at the pool i was ready to scream, everybody get out. >> flying over the water here before you knew it, just going lower and never came back up high. >> the plane was holding a banner promoting a museum. our sister station in san diego

reporting that an audio recording has the pilot telling officials the plane lost its engines. scary stuff. >> northern california, one landmark hits a major milestone. golden gate bridge just turned 75 years old. yesterday, tens of thousands of people gathered at the waterfront for the anniversary. one of the people celebrating an 83-year-old woman who was at the golden gate bridge, the day it opened for business. >> this is opening day we are walking across the bridge. this is me when i was 8 years old. i remember my family telling me alice, don't run, walk. yes, i remember all the bay, when there wasn't any bridges. yesterday's festivities included a parade, special exhibits and a fireworks show over the bridge. up next a big celebration for a woman turning 80 she

decided to go skydiving but things didn't turn out as planned. we will show you this video. >> and a 15-year-old that you will want to meet. jake goes to school like other kids his age but also, developed a test for cancer. more on the time he spent at johns hopkins and the big prize and title his invention won him. 8:25 a.m.

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welcome back everybody. it is now 8:28 a.m., let's look at stories making headlines. a skydiving scare for a woman celebrating her 80th birthday. she wanted to go skydiving on her big day but did not expect her knees to give out at the last second. as a result she dangled hundreds of feet in the air appearing she might flip out of her -- slip out of her harness

at any moment. watching this video is scary. imagine living it >> i kind of froze i guess you would say. i just held on. you do what you have to -- i got to do you know. put yourself in my owe significance. i think you would be holding on too. >> that is why i have never done that. >> exactly. >> she had a rough landing but credits her instructor for holding on. >> holly have you done that? >> no and i do crazy fun stuff. >> you haven't done that. >> no, i was supposed to sky dive once golden nights out of -- nights out of andrews but it rained and was cancelled. >> i guarantee you, if i did my knees would give out. >> i am surprised she didn't have a heart attack. >> and she can laugh about it. >> good perspective. >> happy birthday. >> yeah. >> here's to being 80. >> all right. >> it will be 80 near 90. >> yeah, we should only be 80,

hazy, hot and humid conditions here to stay. maybe a thunderstorm later this afternoon and a heat advisory that is the bonus. >> i saw that on my weather ap. >> you did? >> yeah. >> i haven't checked my weather ap yet. >> i haven't downloaded it yet. >> holly outrageous. wait until the boss finds out. >> he said outrageous. >> i just go to you. >> i have your home phone number holly we will have to remedy this. 76 washington, as mentioned, nice and warm this afternoon, in fact, hot, shortly, if it doesn't feel hot it will in another hour or two. 73 dulles, off to the north and west, 60s wasn't too bad in the mountains. winchester 68, overnight lows in the mountains, 60s. 73, off and running warm up quickly here and i think upper 80s by early to mid-afternoon. not a lot to show you on the satellite radar we did get showerstorms develop last night pennsylvania and pushed down

through the area, through the evening hours, they have dissipated overnight. not expecting widespread thunderstorm activity, air mass overhead, very hot and unstable. it is not going to take a lot to get a storm or two to pop. we got to be ready for it. most of today will be dry hot and humid. let's get down into northern florida, that tropical storm beryl, maximum winds 40 miles per hour, when it made land fall overnight, 65, starting to lose steam, very heavy rain, 4 to 8 inches of rain expected northern florida and portions of georgia and south carolina over the next 24 hours. this will push out to sea. it will bring very heavy rain to the beaches of northern florida and georgia. 5 day forecast, 90 this afternoon, isolated storm, do it again, cold front and gradual cool down less humidity by tend of the week, check out thursday and friday highs, upper 70s low 80s let's look at the weather forecast. allison over to you.

>> thanks tucker. >> reminder about a public viewing for dc music legend chuck brown. it will be held at the howard theatre tomorrow from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. then on thursday, a public memorial service, will be held from noon to 3:00 p.m. at the washington convention center more details about the services on myfoxdc.com. holly. allison, a who lost a family member to pancreatic cancer is recognized for his incredible invention and the hard work he put into developing it. he developed a test cheaper and faster than those currently used and he is only 15. he joins us this morning to talk about a recent contest he won. good morning thanks for i don't meaning in. >> thanks so much. tell us about contest you

won. the biggest precollege science fair in the entire world and 1500 students and they all have at least graduate thesis level projects and so, it is highly competitive and i won the grand award, $75,000. >> well, congratulations to you. >> thanks. >> that is amazing. now, 1500 people, you competed against from 70 countries and your invention won let's talk about this invention how you came up with it and what it is. >> so basically, we had this close family member that died due to pan creating cancer and then i got really -- pancreatic cancer and then i got really interested in detection. >> it is not easily detectable early. >> yeah, because the symptoms you have, they really are not significant toward pancreatic cancer you may have chest pain stuff like that, so the sensor, it is basically from one drop of blood to run six different

tests in my test i found that, for 100 patients, it had 100% diagnosis. >> so it is a blood test. >> yep >> and urine test as well. >> yep. >> you came up with the six tests that are tested from that sample. so how did you go about doing that? just an after school time. >> yeah, basically what happened i first came up with my idea and i was detecting this protein in the blood that is elevated when pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer or lung cancer are present. so my sensor, as i created my procedure for that and then e- mailed 200 professors at johns hopkins and national cancer institute and got 197 rejection e-mails and one acceptance. then i did work basically after school every single day and on the weekends every single break i had. >> when did you know, you really had something here that you were like, this could be

big. >> well, i didn't actually know the magnitude how large this would be until i won but i did kind of know that was pretty big because basically there is no actual cheap and inexpensive sensor that is accurate and easily used, that is out there right now. all of them they require some specialized thing and take maybe a week to do. >> at 15 years of age, you are single handedly, saving lives. that in and of itself, the $75,000 award is one thing but how does that make you feel? >> well, it just makes me feel awesome i can touch all these lives because about 44,000 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and 37,000 of them will die because it is the most lethal form of cancer and this could help alleviate that, only three takes five. i hear the apple doesn't

fall far from the tree you have your father is a civil engineer your mom is an anaethesiologist and your brother has won an award. >> yes he won for the past two years he just didn't go this year. >> he won awards past two years. >> yeah. >> now you are just adding to the family mantle. >> yeah. >> where do you want to go from here, biomedical engineering. >> yeah, so i have patented this technology and actually, i have been contacted by several different companies also bio rad and audit micro and so right now i am going to be sitting down with johns hopkins, lawyers and my mentor, and we are going to figure out which one we are going to go with. >> so, jack, earlier we misspoke and had your name as jake and everyone needs to know your name jack andreca you are on to such wonderful things i hope my son grows up to be half as smart as you. thanks for coming in.

we will be more after the break. stay with us

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experienced candidate, who will super vise 2 to 3 other designers for more on this and see the rest of our listings please head to myfoxdc.com and look for the job shop. memorial day weekend provides a major boost for tourism across the dc area. >> nearly 18 million visitors came to the nations capital last year. it may cause headaches for some locales but bringing welcome revenue to the district. on memorial day weekend many tourists coming into dc are part of the rolling thunderer gathering. but tourists here are year round phenomenon, especially in spring and summer when many sidewalkstreets are filled with them. their sheer numbers can be a bother to locals. >> downtown washington, constitution avenue, pennsylvania avenue, it is just horrible. i don't like the traffic. >> some times when you are trying to drive around the

tidal basin and look up at the monument it bothers me a little bit. >> reporter: what are they doing. >> driving and looking up 550 feet in the air. if only they would stand to the right. >> reporter: on metro >> on the metro. >> reporter: what brings the tourists to washington dc? for some it is a very efficient place for touring. >> there is so much to do in one day you get the biggest bang for your buck. >> reporter: for most tourists the draw for dc is the fact that the government is here. >> have two children, 18 and just graduated high school s they are getting ready to be voters and so i think it is important for them to see, what this country is standing on. >> reporter: there are more tourists than ever visiting washington 17.9 million last year that is correct surpasses the 17.4 million tourists who visited way back in the year 2000 before the attacks of 9/11 put a damper on travel. domestic tourists were up 3.7%,

foreign tourists to washington up 4 .1%. they are not only renting hotel roombuying meals but taking home souvenirs. destination dc agency that promotes local tourism, estimates tourist spending accounts for more than half the city's annual take on sales taxes. so the next time you are irritated by the number of tourists consider, that without tourist dollars every household in dc would have to pitch in another $2,400 a year, to keep the city's tax revenues, where they currently are. fox 5 news. all right. he was the winner of original star search, and now he travels around the country, making people laugh. >> coming up comedian, michael collier in studio with his wife to talk about his latest project including a radio show they do together. 8:42 a.m., we will be right back 

he made people laugh for so many years and continues to do so. actor and comedian, and motivational speaker, michael collier is here with his lovely wife brooks jackson, who is a radio host, author, in her own right. good morning to both of you welcome to washington. >> good morning. >> you did -- we missed your show if you didn't go over the weekend. >> they were fabulous too. >> they were. >> sold out show,. >> yes. >> dick gregory dropped in for two shows, bobby brown for one show. >> wow. >> it was amazing great energy, beautiful club. >> love it. and before we move on i have to say of course we lost a legend here with chuck brown, you have fond memories of the god father. >> i loved chuck brown. i am wearing my hat today, as a tribute to chuck brown and he

-- i got a chance to meet his whole family at the inauguration that was very exciting, he was going to be part of the documentary, we are doing, called a funny thing happened on the way to the white house, i knocked on the door and a brother answered. he was so great,. >> we appreciate you sharing that memory. we wanted to get that in that you are here in dc. you all just celebrated a major anniversary. >> 24 years. >> 24 years, holding hands, still in love. >> yeah >> i love it. tell us about the radio show you host together. >> the show is called the michael collier morning show i get up late,. >> don't come on until the afternoon. >> that's funny. >> but we have amazing guests, mostly they are all friends of ours but we have entrepreneurs, actors, musical artists, um,. >> film makers. >> and the show is also video

streamed so people can catch it on la talk live.com. >> and watch the past shows. archived because they are great shows, martial artist comes on, cooks, then we co-host. >> are we talking about marriage? can you pass along secrets for 24 years? >> stay friends. >> i thought you were going to say laugh. >> laughter is definitely a part of it. >> i get a comedy show -- >> all the time >> all the time. >> and michael you have so much going on you talked about the documentary,. >> adult children. >> adult children. >> the cool school, support book for dark children we are working on a form for saturday

morning cartoon. it is just a great book working on for years and actually my wife was the inspiration for miss innocent. she was totally innocent when i met her. >> she still looks innocent. >> she has learned a lot, matured and growed. >> and growed together. >> tell us about your book you have coming out too. >> i have been writing this book over 10 years. >> okay. >> but i just started and finished with it by july. >> what is this about? >> it is -- well, kind of a secret, but stories that women write, funny stories, short stories and we are all getting together and collaborating on it >> i love it >> i would love to come back and talk about it when it is out. >> consider this your open invitation to come back and join us, let me ask you this, you asked president obama, -- you mentioned president obama, the world has shifted people

probably thought this day would never come you are doing a documentary about it, i sense it will have a funny edge because of the title. >> emphasis, a funny thing happened on the way to the white house, all types of comedians, dick gregory, we already have anthony anderson, sedrick the entertainer, tommy davidson, white, black, asian hispanic comedians all doing funny things about mr. obama or as mr. obama. so many people out there, who want to say negative things about mr. barack obama, make it seem like he is not doing a great job, that we just need some body on the other side, with a vehicle to say man you are doing a great job because i guarantee you, president bush, if he had killed osama laden, his picture would be on mount rush more we want to raise up our president and women love mr. obama.

my wife i don't know. women love him he is just a great person and he keeps going forward, no matter how he is treated, he is just amazing, making things happen, and he works with everybody across all lines, you know, exceptional human being. >> we look forward to that,. >> we went out just this sunday and shot pieces, we are going to do i think what is going to be a documentary, a concert, live on venice beach where i started, i did 9 years on venice beach, 86 to 95, every saturday and sunday, 40 minutes of performance and 20 minutes of getting my money and we will turn that into a concert, back out there and my hometown of chicago. going to be very excellent. we are just very blessed and we keep god first and just know if we just keep our hands up everything will be beautiful i really do a big salute to the troops because we have

opportunity to go over last year and perform, for the troops in iraq and kuwait s i tell you, , and i tell you the real heros in the country are our soldiers, or troops, 20, 21 years old. strapped with m-4s and shotguns and willing to die for this country when you see some body out there in a uniform walk up and say thank you for their service because they are really doing something >> my producer gave me a gift of 1 minute and 30 more to talk to you because -- let let me ask you, 24 years because i am stuck on this i am only 12 years in. right i am just curious, about rolely what it is. they have been hold -- really what it is. they have been holding hands the entire time. the words of wisdom i would love to hear them from you and are they going to be included in your book about -- it is not always like this. >> yeah. >> there are times when you are

like michael, i need you to be serious you play too much. right so can you tell us that before we let you guys go. >> the thing that i think keeps us together is that we really have a genuine love for each other. we really love each other. we care about each other, we care for each other, we laugh all the time, and we are best friends, so, whatever comes to us, we are going to handle it together, as friends i think that is the important thing in a marriage. >> we lift each other up, whatever idea the one has, the other is right there, lifting the other up. we like being with each other, we color coordinate and we laugh a lot. every single day, we spend a lot of time laughing and i don't think we argue, maybe twice. >> right.

>> in 24 years we don't argue we respect each other. we disagree, but we don't do that other stuff. >> give us before we let each other go on the internet how we can hear your radio show. >> la talk live.com. >> every tuesday, from 3 to 5, the michael collier morning show i get up late. >> this has been a pleasure to meet you and talk to you. >> thank you so much. >> good luck with the 12 years. call us when you get to 24. i will call you then. i am just taking a break see you on the other side. >> look. look. hayden heard the colliers were here so he ran all the way here just to meet them. >> oh,. >> hayden came to visit his mom on memorial day. yeah. look at that. >> how could i miss that. >> i know you are so far away across the studio you have to

give your aunt allison a big hug in a little bit. look at those blue eyes. look you guys are color coordinated and we are going together too. he has his little shorts on. and chuck taylors. >> how about this, well, listen i hope this inspires you to spend a little family time together on this memorial day, 8:55 a.m., and we are at about 72 degrees this morning, this is a warm one you want to get in your pool again today? little blow up pool he is not sold on it. any way in our next hour. look right there. we will see sherry lee she has a preview of memorial day events happening today and the three virginia teens just released their sophomore album and they are still in high school. may din maybe you can do this when you get -- hayden, maybe you can do this when you get bigger. stay with us 

right now, remembering those who lost their lives fighting for our country. we will take a live look now at arlington national cemetery, where sherry lee is live with a look at today's events. >> then our warm weather could mean more tickets this summer. how to protect your family from diseases they can carry including lyme disease a local doctor joins us 9:15 a.m. -9d 45:00 a.m., they haven't -- 9:45 a.m., they haven't graduated high school yet, they are already released two albums, 9 days gone in studio, they will talk about huge accomplishments they have made, upcoming tour and perform live. i am sarah simmons. >> i am allison seymour. >> cool pick there too. >> yeah >> they look like rock stars. >> absolutely. >> tuckern