. nasa's most spectacular shuttle made an intiepting entrance. good afternoon. i'm jc hayward. the nation's oldest shuttle took to the skies one final time. it hitched a ride from

florida's kennedy space center to the national air and space museum. we have team coverage and we're going to begin with kristin fisher who joins us live from the udvar-hazy center with more information. >> reporter: what a spectacular site and a treat. the flight was only supposed to last for a 40 minutes. we got a full hour and a half. it flew over the udvar-hazy center three times. hundreds of people were out here watching cheering it on, cheering on discovery's final flight. discovery has flown more missions than any other shuttle and it's also carried more astronauts. about 260 astronauts. both my parents actually flew on discovery back in the early '80s. my mother kind enough to come out today. she was here with me as we watched the flyover here at the udvar-hazy center. mom, what did you think? >> i wouldn't have missed it

for anything. it was extremely moving. i know i had tears in my eyes but a proud moment to feel privileged to have had the chance to be inside that magnificent vehicle. >> to be standing on the ground and watching the shuttle in the air and knowing that in 1984, you were inside that shuttle being launched into outer space. what goes through your mind? >> sometimes it just seems surreal, you know. it's almost like you see it and you go, did that really happen? >> reporter: did i really do that? >> yes. it has that surreal aspect to it but it was absolutely magnificent and something the american people should be extremely proud of, the technology, the contributions that our taxpayers made to this program. it's just truly something i'm very proud to have been a part of. >> reporter: to be standing here with hundreds of people that have been waiting for hours, waited in traffic to see this happen and to hear them cheering not once but three times, all the applause, the

cheers, does it make you proud to be an american and to be a part of nasa's human space life program? >> extremely. when i hear people say no one is supportive of the space program, well you see today that i don't think that's the case. it's not something i've ever seen. it really -- i'm really proud to be part of that and see that. it felt really good. >> reporter: mom, i know it's a bittersweet day for you. thank you for coming out. the wheels touched down around 11:00 at dulles. from dulles the next two days it's going to be towed over to the udvar-hazy center where there will be a big welcome discovery ceremony on thursday. back to you, jc. >> thank you very much, kristin. let's go to bruce leshan. he's going to join us live from the national mall where scores stopped to watch the shuttle make its grand entrance. >> reporter: yeah. i'll tell you what. goruous is absolutely right, jc. this was way better than the 4th of july.

this remarkable salute to american ingenuity. tens of thousands of people here, maybe hundreds out at dulles or near dulles. tens of thousands of people out here along the national mall trying to catch a glimpse of this precarious odd contraption, that giant shuttle atop an even larger 747. hard to believe the thing can even fly but fly it did. it scooted straight down the potomac river. people said whoa, is that it? is that all we're going to see? then it came up and along and over by nasa headquarters. then it came swinging back around, went over the white house, downtown d.c. and then two remarkable passes roaring right up the national mall to the amazement of all the people down here watching. but for a lot of folks, this was kind of a bittersweet moment because it marks the end of this era and the end of the chance of americans to be out

in space at this point. so we talked to a mom and a kid about that. >> i think that it is a very important part of science. it will be more difficult for the masses to be able to enjoy that and to have that experience. i think it was very important part of our american culture. >> reporter: what did you think? >> i really liked it because it's like two stuff stuck together that's flying around. >> reporter: so that what may be missing for a bit is the chance to fire up young people about space exploration, about science, about math, about doing great things and great american experiences. that is one thing that shuttle proponents said was one of the most valuable things about the shuttle program. in addition, this shuttle did so many amazing things.

the hubble space telescope, trips to the space station, all of that. people here, many of them didn't get a chance to see the space shuttle taking off from down in florida, but they did have a chance to see it roaring past the monuments to america's greatness. they got pictures and they'll have the chance now to go out to the museum and see it there and think back to all that hard work and all the sacrifices and all the remarkable things that have come from the shuttle program. jc? >> thank you so much. bruce leshan reporting live. well, discovery will take the place of the enterprise at the smithsonian. that was a test shuttle actually. it never went into space. the enterprise will go to the intrepid museum in new york city. the shuttle atlantis will go on display at the kennedy space summer in florida. while the endeavour will eventually go on display at the california science center near

los angeles. left out of the mix, the johnson space center in houston, but it still has an extensive museum for visitors. today the congressional oversight committee will hear more testimony about excessive spending at the journal services administration. the committee is investigating $823,000 in expenses for a gsa conference in las vegas. this morning representative jeff depending laid out the committee's agenda for the hearings and is promising accountability. >> the public has a right to know how much money is in this fund, where it's been used, a full accountability of the past, and most importantly, what's going to happen in the future. >> administrative martha johnson stepped down two weeks ago when the excesses came to light. she says that she was trying to impose stricter spending standards at the agency. however, she gave a $9,000 bonus to an employee while he

was under investigation. pentagon officials say at least ten members of the military may have acted inappropriately while preparing for the president's visit to colombia last week. that's in addition to the 11 secret service agents put on leave for their involvement in the alleged misconduct involving prostitutes. susan mcginnis has more on the investigation. >> reporter: military leaders are embarrassed about the alleged misconduct in columbia. according -- colombia. according to the chairman of joints chief of staff dempsey. they're still trying to figure out exactly what unfolded before president obama arrived for last week's summit of the americas. >> what we do know is that we distracted several of our members distracted the issue from what was a very important regional engagement for our president. >> reporter: a law enforcement source says on thursday a member of the secret service got into an argument with a

prostitute over payment at the hotel in cartagena. 11 secret service members, inclusion two supervisors, -- including two supervisors are being investigated. pentagon officials say at least ten members of the military sent to support that team may also be involved. the military and secret service have called for full investigations and some lawmakers say they may call for congressional hearings. the secret service says it stripped top security clearances from the agents involved and put them on administrative leave pending results of the investigation. defense secretary leon panetta says members of the military found to be involved will be disciplined. >> whether our forces are in colombia or any other country or here in this country, we expect them to abide by the highest standard of behavior. that's a requirement. >> reporter: president obama says he will with hold judgment until the investigation is complete. susan mcginnis, cbs news,

washington. the secret service agents were immediately sent home when their director heard about the allegations. law enforcement officials say the individuals involved were part of a support team. the president's security was never compromised. still to come when 9news now continues, we could learn a thing or two about humanity by watching a touching story about a dog and her dying friend.

time is up because today your taxes are due, even if you owe. but you do have some options. look into electronically filing via the free file system at irs.gov. this could work for you if you have an income of $57,000 or less. it helps you pick a tax software provider and electronically file the federal return for free. also there is the new fresh start program with the i.r.s. it gives you a six-month break for unemployed taxpayers to pay taxes, but you still want to file today, even if you can't pay the bill. the senate is expected to take up a bipartisan bill this week which could save the struggling u.s. postal service. the bill would offer buyouts to senior employees, cut worker

compensation benefits, and phase out saturday mail delivery over the next to years. the house will start work on a different postal bill next month. if congress does nothing by may 15, the agency will start closing or consolidating over 220 post offices. coming up next, howard has the forecast. >> jc, we've cooled down considerably from yesterday. we need some rain because it's not just dry but to clean the air. check out the allergy update. the tree pollen very high today. the grass pollen is areow. i'll be back with the the seven- day forecast. a couple of chances headed this way. you're watching 9 news now at noon.

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a loyal black lab has become an internet sensation. she may finally get to go home. the dog struck by a car laid in the road but her friend stayed by her. melissa has more on a lesson of loyalty that has inspired millions. >> reporter: this video of the black lab labrador being called grace was taken in before being spayed. >> she won't be herself just yet. she needs time to recovery. >> reporter: officers at the sheltser have learned that

grace is actually named maggie. the loveable dog of a couple whose black lab mix escaped from their home while she was in heat last week. it's the same dog seen here in video shot on hacienda boulevard on wednesday showing the loyal pooch refusing to leave the side of another dog lying dead in the street after being run over by a car. >> we had her here for a couple of days. all of us to say the least have fallen in love with her. >> reporter: several people have come forward wanting to adopt the pup, but the first one in line was the man who shot this heart warming video on hacienda boulevard. >> i'm just upset because you're putting the dog back in the same situation, irresponsible pet owners. >> reporter: say the rightful owners who did not want to be on camera take precedent and even though the dog was not licensed, maggie was living in a good environment and elate whrd she first saw her -- elated when they first saw her mom and dad. >> they said maggie.

her head popped up. she tried to stand up but looked drunk as a skunk. her tail went a mile a minute. we knew right then this is a reunion happening right here. >> it's a very touching story. >> i had a black lab growing up so i have a soft spot in my heart. i'm glad it got reunited but sad the other dog was killed in traffic. let's change gears for main. a cool event happened earlier with the space shuttle flyover. we were on this morning. i was with mike and andrea covering that. it was fantastic. there it is now over at dulles. we have so many folks that have contributed to our facebook page. thank you, thank you, thank you. if you want to see some of these great photos that our viewers have shot, our web visitors as well, go to facebook.com. wusa9.com. find us on either place and we've got them there. if you've got some great photos, we'd love to get some as well to share everybody.

it was a stunning thing to witness and be part of this morning. weather wise, well, it's a much more comfortable day out there. we've got temperatures not approaching 90 but low, maybe mid-70s in a few spots. we've got a nice northwesterly wind gusting over 20 miles an hour. the air has really dried out so a lot less humidity with partly to mostly cloudy skies. we even have a couple chances of showers coming our way. 73 degrees at 5:00 with 9:00 p.m. temperatures in the upper 60s. we'll be in the lower 50s tomorrow morning. we've been watching the clouds move in from the southwest. you can see the last couple of frames how we're mostly cloudy here. we're seeing some rain. these would be radar echoes showing up but the air is very dry now. this is not reaching the ground and i do not think we'll see any rain today. tomorrow maybe a different story. temperatures only in the low 60s in leesburg. near 70 in winchester and martinsburg. even national right now at 69. still warm, though, down to the south. we've got mid-70s, even 80 over

there toward louis in georgetown, delaware. locally our temperatures are running in the 60s. the cool stuff up north and west, mid-60s. sterling, great falls, rockville 65. we've got 70 in columbia and college park. look outside on our michael & son weather camera. partly sunny skies. some blue showing up. partly to mostly cloudy this afternoon, 69. north, northwest winds at 15. some of the gusts have been 20, 25. the air has dried out. the barometer is going up. big pressurize this to mopressu changes, probably not the most comfortable day. your weather headlines cooler and drier this afternoon. 70, maybe 75 out there. chilly tonight. 40s and 50s. tomorrow going to get a couple of showers here and there. not a lot of rain but that could change by the weekend. looks like rain chances late saturday, saturday night and sunday go way up. this could be our biggest rain system since february 29 when we had almost an inch and a

half. so we're really hopeful that we'll get a good deal of rain. we're running very dry. .09 for the entire month. you notice in all this moisture coming from the south, the clouds are coming with that. some of those showers get here as we head into the day tomorrow. tomorrow evening. spotty showers. but the better chance of rain will be saturday, sunday. mild today, comfortable, 73. 48 to 52 tonight. tomorrow about 60. a couple of showers here and there. i don't think it will be a big deal. better chances i think will be south of town. nice on thursday, back to 70. friday really nice, 75. then the weekend features increasing rain chances. 73 saturday. 65 sunday but if it's a washout, we may hold in the 50s. stick around. we'll be back with 9 news now at noon in just a moment. if you have copd like i do,

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today i'm one on one with dr. brown. i have a question now. if you have a daughter, when should she start seeing a gynecologist? that's a daunting question for many parents. but guess what? that's a topic that's going to be discussed at a special event called "din we are a doctor ." it's being held on wednesday at the mid star montgomery medical center. dr. brown is going to be there. if you want more information, go to my website jchayward.com. this event is free but you should call, let them know that you're coming. so my question to you is when should a daughter first see a

gynecologist? >> it's recommended that we have the daughter come sometime it the age 13 and 15 for their very first visit. >> would it be a pelvic examination? >> not at that time unless it's indicated for other reasons. >> should she have a menstrual cycle before she comes or should she come before that men's saw -- menstrual cycle? >> they usually by that time have their menstrual cycle and if not, we can talk about why not. >> there are some things that should go on. there are tips for a parent. what are some of the tips that you give parents who have daughters? >> well, a lot of things have to do with being able to talk to your daughter. they're listening but they may act like they're not listening. so spending time with them and just telling them and giving them the guidance. with your child you should always set up rules and

consequences. and you start that younger so that when they get to the rebellious age of the teenager, they have those rules already. >> there are some high risk factors for young girls. what are those high risk factors? >> there's lots of them. accidents, alcohol, drugs, even sexual activity is incurring at young ages. >> i would imagine when you talk about sexual activity, that's going to be a topic that's going to be discussed at this "designer with -- "dinner with the doctor." how much should you share, what age do you allow your daughter to be on some type of birth control? there's certain inoculations that she should have. so all of that is going to be coming out. this is a very important session. "dinner with the doctor" on wednesday, may 2. you'll be discussing all of these topics. and if you have a daughter, i

suggest that you go to my website jchayward.com. get more information. dr. patrice browne will be there with other doctors answering most of your questions. thank you for being here with us. >> thank you. we're going to say goodbye and thanks for being with us. come back and visit us at 5:00. have a great day.