gaithersburg, manassas and andrews. we'll come back and let you know if any storms are brewing for the metro area tonight and take you all the way through the holiday weekend for the metro area in a bit. the memorial day get-away is underway across the region. this is a live look at chesapeake bay bridge where holiday travelers are trying to reach the beach tonight, traffic moving steadily on the bridge and no major delays at the toll plaza. drivers are running into very slow traffic on eastbound route 50 through annapolis to the severn river bridge. >> aaa predicts 900,000 of us from the washington area will travel this holiday weekend. nine out of 10 of those will drive and while many people will journey to our area beaches, most travelers will stay within about 50 miles of home. >> our economizing while still traveling and one of the ways of doing that is taking trips. >> experts say staycations will

remain popular all summer line. aaa has seen a surge in families booking shorter destinations at tourist destinations that are closer to home. >> a steady drop in gas prices is a likely reason this holiday weekend is expected to be the busiest in five years. aaa says the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.66, 15 cents less than this time last year. in the district gas averages $3.75 a gallon, in maryland drivers are paying an average of 3.58 and in virginia the average is 3.47 a gallon. we're getting an early start to the memorial day weekend at the beaches. >> this week scott broom has been showing you what you can expect this summer from a new boardwalk in ocean city to the opening of the big indian river inlet bridge in delaware and some new solutions for those parking headaches in rehoboth. tonight scott is in dewey beach, delaware, where 9 wants you to know the battle is on over the town's hard partying

image. >> reporter: dewey is a beach town with an increasingly vocal group of homeowners who had it with noise, crowds and trash. they want an image makeover especially when it comes to underage drinkers. >> they're known in these parts as june bugs. >> reporter: that's dewey police lieutenant bill locker and here he is at walter high school in montgomery county where the largest crowd ever turned out to hear his presentation about drinking hazards at the beach. locker thanks 9news' andrea mccarren for putting a spotlight on the issue. >> it's opened a lot of eyes to what goes on. this is one of our busiest streets. >> reporter: on the streets of dewey beach controlling graduates of so-called beach week costs overtime and headaches. here is some of locker's advice to kids and parents. >> j walking is the biggest thing. they run across the highway, we stop them and they've been drinking. >> reporter: how about those house parties on unlit backstreets. >> all you have to do is play

your radio loud enough for a police officer to hear it 50 feet away. that's a violation of the disorderly noise ordinance. we usually find whoever comes to the door has been drinking. they appear to be underage. after speaking with them they're usually place under arrest. >> reporter: later locker told me about the penalties. >> just for having an alcoholic beverage in public is $235 then to be under the age of 21 it's another $130 on top of that. >> reporter: dewey has the right now to suspend the landlord's right to rent after three disturbance calls to a residence and the result has been property managers and landlords who are now eager to evict kids after just the first call. in dewey beach scott broom, 9 news now. >> also in dewey this season those noise restrictions on bars have tightened up and the town council has put a lid on parking lot parties outside bars by limiting the number of events they can hold a year. rolling thunder has arrived marking the unofficial saturday of the memorial day weekend festivities in washington.

they started the day in cranberry, new jersey, and about two hours ago thousands of riders rolled into the hyatt regency that's where our kristin fisher joins us live. hey, kristin. >> reporter: last year nearly 800,000 people rolled into washington for the annual ride for freedom, but this year they're expecting even more riders for the 25th anniversary. making way for almost 1 million motorcycles means major road closures. parts of washington boulevard and memorial bridge will be closed sunday as the riders roll from the pentagon to west potomac park. if motorcycles don't get you in the mood, this will. it's the national memorial day concert. it starts at 8:00 sunday night, but get there early when gates open at 5:00. the concert is co-hosted by actors gather sinise and -- gary sinise and joe montana.

performers include this year's idol runner-up jessica sanchez. memorial day morning expect motorcades near arlington national cemetery. at 11:00 it's the annual wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier. then it's time for the main event, the national memorial day parade on constitution avenue. last year it seem like the headliner was the heat -- seemed like the headliner was the heat. this year should be slightly cooler, but temperatures will still push 90 degrees. the parade will feature a special tribute to the u.s. air force and the grand marshal is retired major general chuck yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier. all right. now if you want to avoid the traffic, traffic is not your thing, there are a lot of things going on in the surrounding cities and towns, rockville, falls church, vienna

all have their own big memorial day parades, put if you want to hear all these motorcycles, you got to be downtown early. this parade starts at 2:00 sunday -- excuse me, at noon on sunday. back to you. >> don't want to miss it. kristin fisher, thanks for a preview. ♪got a little story to tell you ♪ preparations are now underway for next week's public farewell to the godfather of go go chuck brown. a public viewing for the d.c. music legend will take place tuesday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the hour theater on t street in northwest. then the community can attend a memorial thursday from noon to 3:00 at the washington convention center. bruce leshan has more about what you can expect if you plan to attend next week's chuck tribute. >> reporter: chuck brown used to play here at the howard theater on t street when it was a run down old dump back in the

1980s. ♪i feel like busting loose >> reporter: he was actually scheduled here for a homecoming concert in june. instead a full circle moment, his viewing here on tuesday about 11 hours. no photography allowed inside, no photography even allowed right now, but they did send us some pictures. very, very little parking in the neighborhood and so organizers are recommending that you take public transportation, the shaw howard university metro stop just within a few blocks. one of the really cool things about chuck brown was his ability to bring all kinds of different people together. he played the go go clubs, the kennedy center. he brought in whites, blacks, asian americans, everybody. his funeral will be here in perhaps the most establishment of spots, the d.c. convention center. great deal of secrecy still

surrounding this, rumor has it that there are going to be some big stars coming, big stars speaking, but at this point we don't even know which hall it's going to be held in. we do know that they're ready, if they're huge crowds, ready for people to camp out out front if they, do ready to stage people coming up the stairs here, still recommending that folks take public transportation and if you can't deal with the hassle, we are going to be broadcasting it live both on air and online. at the d.c. convention center, bruce leshan, 9 news now. >> the city is closing streets around the howard theater for the viewing and the convention center for the funeral. we've got a facebook page where you can leave your pictures, videos and written tributes to chuck brown. type in rip godfather of go go. the man who confessed to killing etan patz is expected to enter a plea this evening by videoconference from his

hospital bed. pedro hernandez was taken to a psychiatric hospital today and put on suicide watch. his arraignment comes 33 years to the day the 6-year-old boy disappeared in new york city. today the suspect's brother-in- law said the confession can help bring closure to etan's parents. >> don't have to suffer anymore in waiting whether he's alive or what happened or who killed him. >> the patzs have yet to comment on this arrest. now to remember etan president ronald reagan declared today may 25th missing children's day. since then tragically many more children have been abducted, but there is a new study and new advice how to keep kids safe. peggy, you're here with that. >> the center for missing and exploited children has found the greatest number of abductions happen between the hours of 2:00 and 7 p.m. that's right when children are walking home from school and that's what etan patz was doing when he went missing.

>> the picture of yourself. >> reporter: the national center for missing and exploited children commemorated this day by holding a safety and children's id event with help from the alexandria police department. >> i want to make sure we would be able to find her again if we got separated. >> we want to make sure he knows the difference between approaching strangers when he's with us and not with us. >> reporter: the center wants parents to keep talking to their children about safety. one worker grew up in spotsylvania county and new kristen and katie list who were abducted from their front yard. >> i felt so bad. it was something that toughed my heart. >> reporter: she decided to stud -- touched my heart. >> reporter: she decided to study exploited and missing children in college. their killer also abducted sophia silva from her front

porch. >> most abductions take place from 2:00 and 7 p.m. those are the hours kids are going home from school and to after school activities and we found also a lot of these kids got away and more than 80% of the children got away because they simply walked away. they fought, yelled, kicked, screamed. they brought some sort of attention. >> reporter: she says parents should make sure their children know their surroundings as best they can. take them on a tour of their neighborhood and make sure they know who are considered trusted adults. if you'll be picking your child up or have somebody else picking them up, perhaps use a codeword so they're waiting for that word so somebody can't come up and say oh, your mom told me that i'm taking you home. >> right. and fool the child. i like the idea of raising that motion and getting attention. >> exactly. you've got to teach your kids to do that. if something is not right, make a commotion and get out of there. >> thanks, peggy. the judge at the john edwards trial closed the courtroom to reporters just a

short time ago. we don't know why. the jurors have been deliberating for six days. the former presidential candidate faces six counts of violating federal campaign laws. jurors must decide if edwards broke campaign laws by using money donated to cover up his affair. so far jurors have requested 61 exhibits including just one defense exhibit. edwards could get up to 30 years in prison if he's convicted. coming up spacex becomes the first private spacecraft to dock to the international space station. >> also ahead memorial day weekend is also the opening weekend for area swimming pools. we'll take you to today's kickoff in the district. >> and soccer star and sex symbol's david beckham's underwear is on its way to the white house. we'll explain. >> but first mitt romney and president obama shift their campaign strategies heading

into the memorial day weekend after the break.

president obama and mitt romney are expected to take a break from the campaign trail this memorial day weekend, but both of their senior campaign advisors will be on sunday morning's edition of cbs news' face the nation. joining us now live is the host chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. good to see you, bob of the

this race is getting tighter by the day. polls show the president and governor romney in a virtual tie this month. i want to ask you according to this new washington post abc news poll out today it appears government romney is doing better with blue collar workers, white workers who are struggling financially. what do you make of this and what could this mean for the president? >> this is about the way the election last time shook down. white blue collar workers favored john mccain. this is just almost a replay of what we saw that time around, but you're right. this thick is really at this point too close -- thing really at this point is too close to call. these polls are all over the place in some of them you have romney with a slight heed. in another you'll see president obama with a slight -- slight lead. in another you'll see president obama with a slight lead. the other part of it is the tighter it has gotten, the

nastier it seems it has become. from the beginning the romney folks were picturing barack obama as sort of a european socialist and now last week we saw the obama campaign release an ad that compared mitt romney's old company bain capital to a blood sucking bat. so when you get down to that kind of stuff, you know this one is going to be down and dirty and it is very, very close. >> we've seen that shift in strategy for sure. really quickly some reports say the president seemed to have stumbled as of late and the governor seemed to have found his footing. surely your campaign strategists on this weekend will have a lot to talk about at this point in the campaign. >> well, i guess some people are on the president's side think that this ad he put out attacking bain capital went maybe a little bit over the line, but, you know, when you go back and look at these

campaigns whether he did or not, whether there will be a backlash, nobody really knows yet because nobody has really polled since that ad came out. if it does look like he went over the line, i guarantee you the obama folks will pull back. if they don't think they did, they'll go stronger. >> you've got a great show coming up this weekend and we will be watching. thanks and have a good weekend. >> thanks. many of the war memorials in our area will be decked out with thousands of red rose bouquets this holiday weekend. the memorial day foundation is behind the effort. they say it's an honor intended for all those who died in service to our nation. there was a service and bugler salute this morning at the vietnam veterans memorial wall just before the roses were distributed. starting today you can stock up and save on hurricane supplies in virginia. that's because it's the start of virginia's sales tax holiday. the saks free shopping week runs through -- the tax free shopping week runs through may 31st and many every day items are exempt including

flashlights, batteries, lanterns, fire extinguishers and even portable generators. hurricane season officially starts june 1st. >> it's never too late or too early to get ready. now is the time and we better get ready for some serious heat. >> those things for hurricanes also come in handy for big thunderstorms because they can knock out your power, too. it is going to be like mid- july. that's okay. it's the unofficial beginning of summer. it might as well be hot. it does still amuse me how cold the ocean is, but it's a whole other story. let's start with a live look outside with our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. we'll show you radar in a minute. it's very quiet in the metro area. 84 downtown. the dew point is 70. things are not so comfortable. winds out of the south at 11, pressure 30.10 inches of mercury. we zoomed in on shows showers out toward easton and cambridge trying to work their way back north and west.

we are in pretty good shape for the most part. there were a couple showers earlier in st. mary's county up into portions of charles county. they kind of died out. we'll keep the chance of an isolated storm in tonight but i wouldn't change your plans. temps, 83s by tay and i'll throw out the 91 in rockville -- 83 bethesda and i'll throw out the 91 in rockville. our average temperature is 80. over the weekend we'll be running about 10 degrees above average. 85 college park, 84 in beltsville. so here's the deal. more like july 4th really. isolated thunderstorm possible tonight, a little late fog is possible again and then rather hot and humid over the weekend with just a few afternoon storms and by and large, the best chance for thunderstorms will be west of i-81 up in the mountains, the higher elevations will be more conducive to thunderstorm development. for tonight early isolated thunderstorm possible, then partly cloudy, mild, patchy fog late, 62 to about 70, getting a little muggy downtown.

by morning partly cloudy, warm. grab your sunglasses, temps in the 60s and 70s. it will make it into the 80s by lunchtime. by afternoon partly cloudy and hot, afternoon thunderstorm possible. remember the sunscreen. may sun is july sun. high temperatures 86 to 90. next seven days we'll flirt with 90 on, well, sunday and also memorial day, just isolated storms. they're really a pretty nice weekend. tuesday different story. a cold front approaches. that will give us a much better chance of widespread activity late tuesday, tuesday night and into early, early wednesday. it will fox temps down a little but not much. -- knock temps down a little bit but not much. so all in all a pretty good forecast and really more reminiscent of july. >> it sure. is. >> hot stuff. kids will love it. coming up by land, by air and now by sea a replica of the space shuttle takes a boat ride from florida to texas. >> but first from the best

grill to deals on groceries, cars and clothe, your memorial day weekend consumer wrapup is coming up next.

in tonight's consumer alert lots of memorial day deals and

steals. so if you're shopping for a new set of wheels, this is the holiday to hit the showrooms. consumer experts say car dealers are offering between 15 and 20% below suggested retail price on 2012-month-olds. chevrolet cut the price on the malibu classic by 20%. ford has a 15% discount on its escape and fusion models. you can drive off with a honda accord or cross tour for 15% below asking price and because it's the end of the month, you might even be able to get the price down even further. if you're looking for a holiday outfit or need to stock up the kids for summer camp, this the weekend for that, too. the gap is offering 40% off purchases through monday. kids' shorts are $10 up. swimsuits start at $12 up. gymboree has 5.99 tees, tanks and shorts. ll bean is offering 60% off its

sandals and 20% off apparel and eddie bower will discount 15% off what you buy. >> the next couple days topper said we're turning up the heat in the air and we're turning up the heat on the grill. grocery stores are rolling out the sales for your big family cookout. giant has fresh porterhouse t bone steaks for 5.99 a pound. safeway has misame thing plus b get three 12-pack coke, pepsi and canada pry products. whole foods, you can fill the grill. just by $50 worth of meat. you'll get $10 off at the checkout. you can find stubs barbecue sauces and marinades two for six dollars two santa cruz organic lemonades for $4. now you need a new gas grill to cook up all those steaks and burgers and the veggies. consumer reports tested nearly 100 of them priced from $100 to 2,500 bucks and the testers

grilled a number of foods including steaks to see how well each one performed. >> to see how evenly a grill cooks at lower temperatures tester grilled salmon steaks as well as chicken breasts. both those foods can easily dry out if a grill gets too hot. >> several high priced grills were top performers, but there were plenty that cost far less, among them this $200 char-broil classic from home depot. it rated excellent for low temperature cooking and grilled up a very good steak. i bet you're hungry now, anita. >> i am. thank you. president obama and david beckham bonding over underwear. last week the president poked fun at the soccer star about his h and m underwear line. beckham was visiting the white house with his l.a. galaxy teammates to celebrate their 2011 major league soccer cup championship. mr. obama made the quip about beckham's underwear in front of the team. now beckham says he plans to send the president a big old

box of undies. coming up the fists and clothes start flying during a session of the ukrainian parliament. >> spacex in california becomes the first private company to dock a vessel at the international space station. i'm bigad shaban in hawthorne, california, that story straight ahead. >> pools are starting to open for the unofficial start to summer. i'm surae chinn. i'll have a preview coming up next.

three, two, one. >> you notice how the mayor didn't jump into the water, but he did kick off the summer season with a splash today. the mayor attended the opening of the brand-new pool at rosedale community center. >> good day for it. this city now has 19 outdoor pools, 11 spray parks and five children's pools. surae chinn joins us live from rosedale pool to look at why this is such an extra special kickoff over there. hey, enjoying the sun i see. >> reporter: we are enjoying the water. everything is new here at rosedale community center. we've got the slides and the waterfalls. it is spectacular here. it has really undergone a tremendous transformation. >> we weren't allowed to swim in it and play in this playground back in the '40s.

it was all whites. >> reporter: but that didn't stop rosa lee clemens from having a good time. >> we used to go around gail street on that side and slide in at night. >> reporter: you'd sneak in. >> yes. that's what we did. >> reporter: nor did it stop mamie peanut johnson, one of the few women who played in negro league baseball. >> we've come a long way, but we still haven't gotten there. with this happening i think it's a wonderful thing. >> reporter: the community center will house a new library and gym. for a woman who break so many barriers today's opening is close to her heart. >> i'm proud of rosedale. >> reporter: what do you think about the pool? >> awesome. >> reporter: no sneaking in today. >> no. these young people do not have to sneak in today. respect and mamie has big plans in mind for the field where she was discovered. >> i'm going to put baseball

back out there and i'm looking forward to a lot of things for rosedale. >> reporter: can you imagine playing ball right here? this is going to be dedicated to mamie peanut johnson in a few weeks, dedicated to her. so it will be renamed and everything. it's spectacular. it's an artificial turf football field and it really is going to be fun. back to the pools, all these pools will be open tomorrow starting at 2:00. have fun, everybody. >> we will. lots of great memories there, lots of great honors. thanks. we have a commuter alert for riders on metro's green line in northern prince george's county can. at 10 p.m. there will be no service -- county. at 10 p.m. there will be no service. there will be free shuttle buses connecting the stations, but it might add up to 50 minutes of travel time. metro is closing this part of the line to do recommended safety work from 2007.

more than two dozen new speed cameras are now active around the district. for now only warnings are being given out, but starting june 6th expect a ticket if they catch you speeding. among the new speed camera locations bladensburg road in northeast where new york and west virginia avenues connect in northwest. we have a complete list at www.wusa9.com. it is another small step for mankind, a private spacecraft linked up with the international space station for the first time today. bigad shaban reports from hawthorne, california. >> capture is confirmed. >> reporter: control rooms in houston and hawthorne, california, erupted in applause after the first privately owned vehicle docked with the international space station friday morning. >> houston station, looks like we got us a dragon by the tail. >> reporter: astronauts used a nearly 60-foot long robot arm to guide spacex's dragon cargo

ship to the space station. the maneuver took place 250 miles over australia as the spacecraft traveled over 17,000 miles per hour. >> i don't have words enough to express the level of excitement we feel here at spacex. there's so much that could have gone wrong and it went right. >> reporter: the dragon capsule was constructed here at spacex headquarters in southern california. it's one of two new commercial spacecraft that will bring cargo to the space station now that the shuttle program has ended. >> and launch of the spacex falcon 9 rocket. >> reporter: a rocket with dragon aboard blasted off tuesday from cape canaveral, florida. friday's high stakes mission went well. although the cargo ship had to rely on only one of its two laser imaging systems to see the space station. nasa officials praised the spacex team. >> they completely built and tested and flew this spacecraft in a manner that is really has been just remarkable. >> reporter: dragon will drop off about 1,200 pounds of

supplies at the space station and will also pick up equipment. it's scheduled to return to earth on may 31st. bigad shaban, cbs news, haw born, california. -- hawthorne, california. >> engineers are working on plans to allow the spacecraft to take up to seven passengers. something unusual came floating by miami beach today. it was a full size replica of the space shuttle. the replica knowns at explorer was being towed -- known as the explorer was being towed to its new home in houston to be put on display at the visitors have in johnson space center. visitors will be able to walk through a refurbished interior of the replica. it was 35 years ago today, may 25th, 1977, that the original star wars was released in theaters and since then there has been two sequels, three prequels as well as hundreds of spinoff novels, comic books, tv shows and video games.

to mark the occasion, the film's official website starwars.com has added the theatrical trailer to the first movie on its homepage. >> this weekend's warm temperatures may tempt you to get out and work on your tan. why doctors are hoping you just say no and slather some serious sunscreen. >> may sun is equal to july sun. we have to take it seriously. tree pollen is in the medium to moderate range, grass pollen still off the charts, weeds and mold spores also in the medium range. we'll talk about the prospect of an isolated storm tonight and let you know if those storms hang around all holiday weekend. >> but first caught on tape a drunk man passed out on a sidewalk is repeatedly mugged by the people that pass him by. >> oh, my. >> don't forget we're always on for you at www.wusa9.com. stay with us. we will be right back.

caught on tape a string of shocking thefts in southeast new york. it happened in 40 chester last weekend. a man had too much to drink -- in port chester last weekend. a man had too much to drink and passed out on a sidewalk.

patrons passed by and instead of helping him they take his stuff. police are trying to identify the people and say an internal investigation is also going on to determine why none of the patrol cars in the area noticed the man. high impact glass proved to be too much for a pair of would be thieves. >> a good thing, too because the family dog, no challenge. watch this. surveillance video from the delray beach florida home showed the suspect casually knocking on the front door. nobody answers. they go around back where one of them makes friends with the family dog. he then checks unlocked doors with the dog following. eventually the burglar picks up a brick and tries to smash in the glass, but it's unbreakable hurricane glass. the homeowner said he installed it for just this reason. >> yeah. i have family. i have kids. i have a life. so i don't want anybody to come into my house unless i invite you. >> with the advances in technology more and more people are getting surveillance videos

and this particular victim happened to have a great system that showed a lot of detail of the subject that tried to get into his house. >> no kidding, but despite those clear images the suspects are still on the loose. they took off more than just the gloves during a parliamentary debate in the ukraine this week. some shirts also came off. the fight was sparked by a proposal to make russian the official language in some parts of the ukraine. that caused what you would call an uproar among the opposition party. they want to preserve ukraine's cultural and political independence. one of those lawmakers ended up in the hospital after getting a beatdown to the head. coming up find out which mid-atlantic beach made this year's list of the nation's best. >> up next a look at the first ambulance in our area specifically designed to transport sick babies, children and their parents.

in tonight's health alert a rather unique new ride traveling around the beltway. a fairfax hospital unveiled a colorful new pediatric ambulance, the only one like it in our area. it provides intensive care for sick babies and children. there's enough room in the ambulance for two kids and their parents so they don't have to be separated. it features a lab, generator, a large supply of oxygen and a respirator. this rolling icu can fit as many as seven doctors if needed. >> that transport process is a period where lots of uncontrolled things can happen, can cause more instability. so having a rolling icu like this allows us to bring the icu to the patient and have a more control led environment. >> in fact, the rolling icu covers a 600-mile radius. i'm here in the wusa9 studio kitchen frying up an egg. wish you had smell-a-vision

now. this toss give you a really good visual -- this is to give you a really good visual. today is don't fry friday according to the american cancer society. we're talking about your skin, not eggs. there are 3.5 million cases of skin cancer diagnosed of year in the u.s. that's more than every other cancer combined. we talked to an epidemiologist today who said there is an epidemic of melanoma among young caucasian women. >> when the sun hits the skin, immediately within seconds there are changes that are taking place. the skin usually does a pretty good job cleaning up those changes, but sometimes there's so much damage that the skin can't heal itself. i've seen research that says sunburns in childhood really can be correlated to melanoma later on. is that true? >> absolutely. we see even just a few blistering sunburns in childhood really increase your risk. as soon as that ultraviolet light hits the skin whether

from the sun or tanning beds, there's an immediate dna damage and that change can lead to skin cancer many years later. you want to be thinking sun protective clothing, hat, sunglasses and le possible, seek shade because -- whenever possible, seek shade. that will help reduce your overall risk. >> reporter: you yourself are a skin cancer survivor? >> i've just recently been diagnosed with my second melanoma and thankfully it was caught in its earliest stages because although melanoma is the deadly type of skin cancer, what caught in the earliest stages it, has an almost 99% cure rate. so we really encourage people to look at their moles and if they're changing in any way, size, shape or color, go right to your dermatologist and have it evaluated. >> the doctor had that surgery last week, removed off her leg last week, her second bout with melanoma. if it can happen to her, it can happen to anybody. so sunscreen is so key. she gave us some great advice.

first 15, just not enough. don't go there. 30 or up is what you want as far as the sunscreen. also look for things that say they have prod protection, uv -- broad protection, uva, uvb. here we have spf30. you want it to say uvb and uva. she says for sensitive skin in little kids there's nothing better than zinc oxide. it's a real barrier to the sun. >> what about the sprays because a lot of people think the sprays are easier to get it all over a little one? >> it is easier, but i think you've done a story. some of the particles aren't necessarily so healthy and the doctor says too much of it ends up in the air and on not your skin. stick to the creams and lotions. look for high spfs, zinc oxide, uva, uvb. >> great things to know if you're headed to the beach and by the way, the best beach in america is coronado beach in san diego according to the annual dr. beach rankings

compiled by florida international university. kohanamoko beach in honolulu came in second, maine beach in hampton, new york came in third. also on the list coastguard beach in cape cod was sikh and cape hatteras north carolina came -- was sixth and cape hatteras new york came in next. >> i have to agree with coronado. >> it's beautiful, but the pacific is cold. give me a beach so i don't have a heart attack when i go in the water. that's all i'm saying. rye, ladies? right, ladies -- right, ladies? right, ladies? >> yes. >> if you're talking about the holiday weekend, it's going to be more like july 4th. this is our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. temperatures downtown in the mid-80s, in fact, temperatures everyone running in the mid-and

some cases upper 80s, lots of sunshine now, winds out of south at 11, pressure steady 30.10 inches of mercury and dew point 70. when the dew points get to 70, it's the a good thing. satellite and radar picture combined, these things are hanging on moving off toward the north east headed towards the bay. right now everything is on the other side of the bay. we'll keep the chance of an isolated storm through early tonight. 83 bethesda, 81 arlington, 84 springfield, 81 reston, 83 in zeller, 86 in college park and 84 in -- in sterling, 86 in college park and 84 in beltsville. here's the deal. more like july 4th over the weekend, isolated storm possible tonight. some late fog possible again as well and then rather hot and humid weekend, just a few

afternoon storms and really want to emphasize this -- it's on our website -- that if you go west of 81 in the mountains, you'll probably have a storm every afternoon and evening over the weekendful early isolated storm tonight. -- weekend. early isolated storm tonight. 62 to about 70. winds still south, southeast 5 to 10. by morning partly cloudy, warm. grab the sunglasses, 60s and 70s, wind south, southeast by 10 and by afternoon partly cloudy, hot, isolated storm possible. remember the sunscreen and spf15 does you no good whatsoever. winds southeasterly at 10. next seven days, highs around 90 on sunday and memorial day, just an isolated thunderstorm. better chance on tuesday as a cold front approaches. in fact, we're looking at showers and storms late tuesday, tuesday night ending early wednesday, knocked temperatures down a little but not much, 84 wednesday, 82 thursday, back in the mid-80s on friday. >> i think it's great. >> it looks pretty darn good. >> better than cold. >> the chance of a thunderstorm

not enough to change your grilling plans outside and it is law, you have to grill one of the days over the weekend. >> it's a law or you have to go to somebody's house, topper, for some barbecue. >> okay, come off the. in this week's high school profile we turn our attention to one of the fastest growing sports in america. yup, we're talking about lacrosse and there's one local team in arlington, virginia, whose roster is about as unique as it gets. >> kristen berset hit the practice field at bishop o'connell high school. >> reporter: the cross sisters have been playing alongside each other all their lives. >> we start out playing in the backyard together fighting over ground ball. >> reporter: but for the first and possibly last time these three sisters are on the same time. courtney, the senior captain for bishop o'connell lacrosse. >> this is the favorite team i've ever been on. >> reporter: ashley, a undermidfielder. >> we can help each other out and coach each other on the field. >> reporter: and shannon

playing varsity. all three girls have been on varsity since they were freshmen. when they hit the field together, they become an unstoppable trio. >> i always know where they are. it's kind of weird. >> it's not like we're trying to beat one another when we're on the field because we work together as a team. >> it's very evident to anyone who comes to watch our games that as soon as they hear the goal usually assisted by ashley cross, goalie courtney cross or assist by shannon cross. >> reporter: although they leave sisterly feuds in the locker room, ashley and shannon know they have big shoes to fill. >> because she's on the field with me, i feel the added pressure to always live up to her. >> i think each of them has been able to learn from each other's experiences, not just through the recruiting process but also through life. i think they've been able to learn from each other's mistakes and successes on how to be a good athlete in the sport. >> that was kristen berset reporting. courtney, the senior, is heading to villanova next year,

junior ashley has already committed to monmouth university and it should not come as a surprise that lacrosse runs in the family. the girls' dad payton played college lacrosse him at mount st. mary's. coming up on 9 news now at 6:00 controversial sale of a purported vial of president reagan's blood is called off. >> the summer season can also mean an explosion of mosquitoes. we'll show you how fairfax county is fighting back. >> up next dangers and health department suspensions, the lowdown on restaurants where inspectors are taking a closer look. [ mosquitoes buzzing ]

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we want to tell you about more food dangers and health department suspensions. this time its one part sushi, two parts grocery combined with a cat and out of control vermin. investigative reporter russ ptacek found food trouble at a sushi spot that's getting rave reviews and a high profile restaurant from our last report that is now closed for good. >> reporter: the mice at this grocery wholesaler don pepe's cash and carry had gotten out of control according to the manager. >> we just got to find a way to contain them. that's why we're changing the doors and doing all this stuff so they can get away from here, but it's hard. >> reporter: the health department declared an imminent health hazard as this northwest warehouse closing it until the

mice were at bay. at this liquor and convenience store inspectors closed the food operation citing possible endangerment to public health. the owner of three way liquors on georgia avenue northwest say officials shut him down overnight after finding his pet cat inside the store where he sells groceries. vermin at this connecticut avenue northwest second floor sushi restaurant is why health officials reported a closure and close call with food danger. a quick check on yelp shows customers like this place, especially the dragon rolls. a lot of five star ratings averaging four star overall. the manager invited us in to look at their clean-up ourselves saying the may 9th violation occurred just days before the previous owner sold to new management. >> everything very clean. >> reporter: you have a new owner? >> yeah, new owners. >> reporter: remember that food closure notice in the window of ruby tuesday on wisconsin northwest we told row about? two weeks following our report -- told you about? two weeks following our report

all signs are gone and the tabs are packed. this ruby tuesday -- tables are packed. this ruby tuesday is gone for good. >> all those places exempt the ruby tuesday reopened after -- except the ruby tuesday reopened after passing a rein inspection. if you want to know what restaurants get closed down first, russ will tell you. follow him on twitter or facebook. if you know of any issues we should investigate send us an e- mail to wusa9.com. this is 9 news now. memorial day 2012, grab the sunscreen, get the beach chair and toys, gas up the car. the unofficial start of the summer season is here and to were has your holiday forecast. >> pretty good news essentially across the board. we'll start with the beach and boating forecast. a lot of you folks like to flock to the shore. we'll start with the boaters. good news is the winds will be light all weekend. i don't see any small craft advisories posted. the only thing