tonight. we'll also kick up showers and thunderstorms as well. day planner features a lot of sunshine through midday and late afternoon. i think we'll be just fine. no problems for your lunch break and even the beginning of that drive time, say about 4:00, 5:00 we should be okay. then the showers and thunderstorms start to move on through. right now it is feeling like it is definitely in those middle range and upper 70s. we're going to see temperatures hover right around the 90- degree mark for highs today. for tomorrow definitely into those upper 80s. not quite 90 but things will change behind that front. back down into the 70s for thursday and the extended forecast is looking good friday into saturday. we tend to ease things out and move off the moisture, just in time for a quiet weekend ahead. good morning, everybody. in alexandria on telegraph road just south of north kings highway, you want to be aware of a water main break closing down the roadway. so be aware of that. again in alexandria. otherwise we're looking pretty good for tuesday morning. no problems to report on the

dulles toll road coming in from the airport or 66 in from manassas. we'll take a live look at 66 at the fairfax county parkway and on the inbound side of i-66 we'll go out live. no problems to report. all lanes are open as you head for vienna and the beltway. the beltway is looking great through annandale and springfield. let's go back over to the maps and this time to the other side of town. route 50 inside the beltway through cheverly is fine. no problems on the prince george's county side of the beltway and coming in from southern maryland, no issues. we'll take a look at route 50 coming in from sandy point, the bay bridge no problems all the way inbound to the beltway. in my next report, we'll go to the north side of town at 5:09. he made generations of d.c.'s music fans and he made them smile. in just a few hours, people are going to have a chance to pay their respects to chuck brown. >> the godfather of go-go died earlier this month after being hospitalized for several weeks. he was 75. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at the site of today's viewing, the howard

theatre. good morning, delia. are we seeing anything happening getting ready for what's going to happen in just a few hours? >> reporter: we're certainly still a few hours away but lots of work is being done. take a look we can see that some barriers, some guards have already been put up for the 30,000 people who are expected to come. we're told those folks are supposed to line down c street here and wrap around 7th street. so you can see there are guards already in place for the folks to line up. we have some tents setting up, some folks setting up tents at this point and foods trucks. certainly lots of activity to get ready for what is expected to be a very big day here in washington, d.c. as i said, more than 30,000 fans expected to file into the howard theatre to say goodbye. chuck brown was d.c. in a farewell ceremony scheduled for stand and thursday -- for today

and thursday certainly fitting for a man who did so much for d.c. we'll see 200-foot monitors with a video montage running continuously of brown's performances along with his guitar that will also be on display. the family we're told has asked in lieu of flowers that fans actually donate to his foundation. they're working on a nonprofit status right now but his foundation according to the website is geared toward helping with the homelessness and helping with folks who are trying to reintroduce themselves into site after being incarcerated. we know that was very dear to chuck brown's heart because we know that he spent some time behind bars himself as a young person and literally reinvented himself when he got out of prison. he changed his last name, used his mother's maiden name i should say and literally taught himself how to play guitar and

turned to music. we're told that he actually swapped cigarettes in jail for his first guitar. so that became what prompted this if you life that chuck brown lived and the many decades of happiness that he gave to folks here in washington, d.c. so he certainly embodying that spirit of washingtonians and many, many will be here today to say thank you to the man who meant so much to them. so of course 30,000 people expected to attend. it's going to be very packed here. lots of streets are being shut down so everyone is recommended to take metro. we'll have much more coming up in a half-hour. back to you. >> delia goncalves. what a great story. thank you, delia. to people are dead after a mid airplane collision in fauquier county, virginia. one of the small planes plummeted right into a wooded area after the impact, caught fire killing both people on board. the pilot of the other plane

even after the crash was able to land in a nearby field. one of the wings even fell off and still was able to land. one neighbor arrived home to find the crash light. >> it's about 16 feet long, part of a right wing, a small plane. you can see where the fire department had put the fire out on the ground. >> two bodies were recovered from that part of the fiery crash scene. a surviving pilot was taken to a hospital in fredricksburg. we're not sure of his condition but at one point he was conscious and speaking to investigators. police in ocean city, maryland are investigating the death of a man from cooksville. witnesses say a group of people was crossing coastal highway yesterday when a speeding vehicle slammed into 22-year- old matthew cheswick and kept going. cheswick later died at the

hospital. the driver is a man from lorton, virginia. he faces multiple charges. tropical storm beryl made landfall in florida. lifeguards had to rescue dozens of people from the strong surf. there were red flag warnings for dangerous rip currents. that meant no swimming beyond waist deep water for many people. hopefully the winning ways will return on wall street. here's jess. >> we are hoping that that will be the case. we're starting to see the clouds part after ugly weeks of stocks. we're seeing some optimism emerge good the situation in greece of all places.

here's where we stand this morning. the dow starts from 12,454, dropped 75 points in trading on friday. nasdaq down by 3. s&p 500 down -- rather by 2. s&p 500 down by 3. this week traders will continue to monitor the gas prices. there is growing hope the upcoming elections will produce a government willing to stick to austerity measures. wall street will also be watching the economy here at home. the latest economic reports will be crammed into four trading days. today we have consumer confidence, a home price index. also this week a revision of first quarter growth and the big monthly unemployment report due out on friday. can you believe june is upon us already. >> may has flown by. >> what do you have for us in the next half-hour? >> one simple trick that could make you more productive at the workplace and maybe in life in general. >> wow, that's a big tease. >> and the meaning of life in

the next 30 minutes. don't leave us. >> stick around for that. we can solve your problems. the government may have reached a deal over health claims stemming from hurricane kathy. that story is coming up-- >> hurricane katrina. that story is coming up. >> ahead in sports, two maryland schools duke it out for the ncaa men's lacrosse championship. we'll be back with the winner.

5:0. welcome back. i'm olga breese. the day planner has lots of sunshine but as we head into late day, we'll fill in some clouds cover. rain continues into the overnight until the cold front passes through. monika? olga, we're going to take a look live in southern maryland on route 4 coming out of solomons oracle cal, mid-- or california, maryland. everything is running smoothly. in my next report a look closer at 5:17. making news now at 5:10 this morning, authorities say 13 children are dead after a fire at one of the country's fanciest shopping malls. most of the children killed were trapped in a child care center in doha, qatar. amazingly no one was hurt when debris from a plane rained down on toronto, ontario. canadian authorities are focusing their sights on a

flight from tokyo which made an emergency landing. it damaged a number of cars. they suffer with sickness and now some residents are going to get paid. the associated press reports a deal has been reached involving the court claims over fema- issued trailers. the settlement was expanded to include more companies who manufactured, installed and refush squished those -- refurbished those trailers that were found to have toxic fumes in them. raising children is tough enough. at 5:57 we honor one family in an organization that helps them out in today's hero central. the nats have a new second place team to friend off in their division. that's -- fend off in their vision. that's coming up. we have a cooldown headed this way in the seven-day forecast. olga breese will tell us about that when we come back. [ mechanical humming ]

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canceled. >> that's what happens when we have all that daytime heating. today will be no different. later on this afternoon, don't be fooled by the morning. late in the day we could start to see thunderstorms rumbling on through. we're off to a calm and quiet start minus the humidity that we have working with us. sunshine will stick around through midday and early afternoon about the 4:00, 5:00 hour. you'll notice the clouds start to filter through and then the storms will start to approach from the west. around 5:00 or 6:00 we'll definitely see more widespread storm action in and around the region and that's going to allow our temperatures to peak into the upper 80s, 90 degrees but then that will be it. then you'll be a little bit rain cooled with some of the rain moving into the overnight period as well. our camera, the rooftop camera looking pretty good right now. we definitely have the opportunity to see the southwest winds build in more moisture so the mugginess is definitely going to stick with us for the next several hours.

in fact, the front does not cross till later on tonight. so things will look better in that extended forecast. future cast keeps us in the clear. high pressure starting to move off shore. that's clearing the way for the cold front. as the front moves on through, it will start to kick up some showers and thunderstorms mainly in the mountain regions. i think we'll get the heavier rains there but still an opportunity for some minimal rainfall coming in through the washington metro area but most of that intensity is going to stay off in toward the mountains. it will be a little wet and messy coming home tonight but then things will improve. behind the front we start to clear out nicely and we're looking good for the remainder of your wednesday and into the thursday forecast as the nats get back into town. the forecast for today will take us to the upper 80s, near 90 degrees in town. tonight another muggy one. in fact, as the moisture starting to move on through, we could see some areas of patchy fog as you step out tomorrow morning. but for the rainfall overnight tonight, again not too much. less than half an inch region wide. the next three days hot today, hot tomorrow, and we'll keep it

fairly warm for wednesday, but behind that front much cooler temperatures moving on through. in fact, we're looking good from friday with a slight rain chance late in the afternoon but saturday and sunday should be a quite nice weekend wrapping up and as we get into monday, we start to ease back into the upper 70s and, yes, we'll have another warm-up in our long range forecast. monika? >> thank you so much, olga. the latest information over at alexandria on eisenhower avenue near the van dorn metro station is that one lane is open in each direction. authorities had been dealing with a building fire in that area so it may slow you down a bit with all that can't aift -- that activity there. southbound 270 looks fine out of frederick. all rapes are open and traffic is still moving very well -- all lanes are open and traffic is still moving very well. we'll take a live look outside right now and here's what it looks like in clarks burke at route 121 as you can see. a little bit of a traffic stop on the northbound side but that's not going to affect your ride heading southbound this morning.

let's go back over to the maps and this time to 95 coming in from baltimore between our beltways. everything is final. no problems on the bw parkway. beltway is running smoothly between 95 and silver spring. we'll take a live look at route 29. nice and quiet heading southbound to the beltway as all are the major corridors from the north. in my next report we'll go to the south side of town at 5:24. >> thanks, monika. itself nationals pushed atlanta down in the standings but now they're facing a new second place team in the nl east. >> renewed hostilities in game one of the eastern conference finals. highlights in sports. >> let's take another look at the question of the day. 45,000 of these are consumed every minute in the united states. is it a, hamburgers, b, french fries or c, soft drinks? >> here's a look at a response posted on the wusa9 facebook fan page. jenny sumner wrote on,

hamburgers much more. i vote a. >> what do you think? add your answer to our facebook page. we'll reveal the answer in our 6:00 hour. dad look, you can get eggs, bacon and pancakes for $4. umm. in my day, you get eggs, bacon and pancakes, and it only cost you $4. the $4 everyday value slam. one of 4 tasty choices for $4 off the 2-4-6-8 value menu. only at denny's.

welcome back. your checklist must include your sun glasses and umbrella. the storms are on the way. we'll kick up a little bit of rain action ahead of the front. right now temperatures are very muggy. dew points are hype. we're in the 70s. we're heading for highs fear 90 degrees. who has the upper hand after game one of the eastern conference finals? >> plus, the nats hope to bounce back after a memorial day loss. dave owens has our morning sports. good morning, everybody. there's one thing that can derail the nats playoff chances. it's injuries. key players are spending significant time on the disabled list. memorial day was spent in

miami. to the windows, to the wall, look at bryce harper coming around. every day he's hustling. 3-1 washington. zimmerman hustled. still in the 6th, case lines out but morgan morrison just in there. miami winning it yesterday 5-3. ncaa lacrosse championship. loyola and maryland. first quarter jesse bern hart walks right in and gives maryland 1-0 lead. then the greyhounds go on a run. is a verna park's -- severn that parks. loyola wins that game. eastern conference finals last night. dwyane wade getting a hug from

mom. mom must have taught him how to share. lebron james had another 30 points. miami taking game one 93-79. heat leading the series one game to none. that's a quick look at sports. have a great tuesday, everybody. well, another fee. imagine that when it comes to airline tickets. where that may be coming. we'll tell but a youth movement at the national spelling bee. weren't they young enough i thought? >> here's a live look at 7th street at rhode island avenue. want to remind you with the chuck brown memorial at the howard theatre, t street and rhode island avenue will be closed all day. you're watching 9news now. some places i go really aggravate my allergies.

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i'm andrea roane. >> tuesday's here. we're glad you're with us. i'm mike hydeck. here is monika santami. we were talking about exercise at the break. be careful if you're headed out. >> today is a code yellow day so some sensitive groups may have a little bit of an issue. the humidity is high and it's muggy and yes, we're going to be hot again, back up near the 90-degree mark. right now in the clear. clear skies, lots of sunshine. you want your sunglasses and also want to have those umbrellas with you as well. current temperatures are going to move out of the upper 70s and, yes, into the 80s. upper 80s, near 90 degrees by later on this afternoon. it will be warm through wednesday. cold front is sliding through. that's going to kick up some shower and storm activity. i think your drive time home will be wet. we'll carry some moisture into wednesday morning but behind that front, a nice wind shift is going to cool us down. upper 70s by thursday and friday and saturday looking pretty good. back down to the middle 70s by the weekend. looks like our forecast is

definitely going to stay dry. want to let you know in alexandria inside the beltway, eisenhower avenue is closed between the van dorn street metro and eisenhower connector because of a building fire. if you're planning to head over on the west side of town, no problems on the dulles toll road or 66 heading for the beltway. we'll go outside live and if you're planning to head here on the northbound side of 95, no problems to report coming through springfield on to 395 or the beltway through annandale. we'll go further north on 395 at duke street and that's also looking good as you head north on 395 on our vdot camera. no problems to report here up towards seminary road and the 14th street bridge. all lanes are open this morning. in my next report, we will take a look at maryland roads at 5:38. >> thank you, monika. the national transportation safety board is investigating a deadly plane crash in fauquier county, virginia. >> two planes collided in mid area over the community of bealeton. there was a surviving pilot.

he was able to make an emergency landing in a nearby field. that was despite losing a wing off his plane. he's hospitalled in fredricksburg right now. both people on the second plane however died when that plane crashed into a wooded area and then caught fire. expect big crowds around the howard theatre today. the viewing for chuck brown starts later this morning. generations of fans are expected to pay their respects to the godfather of go-go. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at the theatre with a preview. how many people are they expecting throughout the day? >> reporter: we're told they're hearing anything from 3,000 to 30,000. and it could exceed that number so certainly lots of folks are coming in. we know family will have a private viewing from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. and then 11:00 a.m. the doors open for his thousands of fans who will come to say their final goodbyes. we've been telling you all morning and really since chuck brown passed a couple of weeks ago that the man chuck brown meant much more than just music

and go-go to the folks here in d.c. here to talk more about that is natalie, a transplant like myself. i guess we could call you an aficionado of go-go because you've written a book. tell me a little bit about your book and why you wrote it. >> it's go-go live. i wrote it because i started writing as a journalist about the go-go scene in the late '90s and ended up -- had many questions about it. it's amazing, wonderful, vibrant community. i did my ph.d. at the university of maryland on the subject of go-go. the book is an adaptation. i'm really sad that chuck is not around for -- it just doesn't seem right that the book is coming out and he's not here with us. i thought he would be with us for ever. >> i think everyone did. it hit folks by surprise. he was so vibrant. that's really what the music embodied, this liveliness and

energy. i was telling you a story about being at the public gardens in the '90s and hearing go-go for the first time. it's that energy. tell me why you think it never crossed over and became big anywhere else? it was so specific to d.c. >> go-go is unique -- well, maybe not unique but the one thing that characterizes go-go is the audience is part of the band. there's a lot of call and response, there are hand gestures, dance styles. there's all kinds of things going on in a live performance which makes it pretty difficult to translate in other context. if the audience hasn't grown up on it, it's hard for them to know what to do. typically if you're in the live environment like you were at public gardens, you're going to understand it because you can't miss the feeling. >> reporter: and it grows on you. it's an acquired taste if you're not local but you can certainly appreciate what go-go means to native washingtonians and the fact that chuck brown like i said had a picture with

just about every one. i think the city paper even had a cover with every single picture and a friend of mine was actually in there. my husband has a picture with him. i don't but seems like everyone does. this is a man who came back to the community and loved his fans. >> he loved people. there are a lot of celebrities who might keep people at arm's length. that wasn't chuck. i spoke to a photographer who was documenting his last months and he said that he had sort of gotten together -- he decided to stay up until he signed every single person's autograph in the club. he was 75 years old at the club not signing autographs till other people are done. so that's chuck. >> reporter: we're going to talk with you much more coming up in another half-hour. natalie is going to be here with us for the remainder of the morning show. we'll have much more about chuck brown's live, legacy, and the history of go-go and the future of go-go when we come back. back to you, andrea.

>> delia, thank you. if you drive near the howard theatre, will you have a tough time getting around today. we're telling you right now. so you may want to consider something else. t street is already closed from 7th street to florida avenue and at 9:30 this morning, the t street closure will expand from 7th to 9th street. 7th and 8th streets will both are closed between florida avenue and s street and wiltberger street will be closed from t street to s street. they're advising you to go another way or take public transportation. keeping control in the district. that is the focus of a news conference. later today d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton and mayor vincent gray are holding that news conference. they're going to talk about a strategy to prevent capitol hill lawmakers from adding riders on to an appropriations building. some of the proposed riders would put additional limits on district spending, including possibly preventing funding for

low cost abortions for poor women. we're about to get our first look at maryland's largest casino. maryland live will open its doors for a media preview today. the casino located in anne arundel mills mall is scheduled to open to the public wednesday, june 6, a week from tomorrow. the gambling and entertainment complex costs about $500 million. it will have more than 4700 slot machines. it is 5:35. time for another section of your money report this morning. >> jessica doyle is back with more fees and more room in flight? >> we have a good news-bad news story. we'll start with the bad news and end on a happy note. the bad news is we could be paying more money. that's right. if the tsa and senate democrats get their way, security fees could jump from $2.50 to $5 on a one-way ticket. ten bucks of course round trip. republicans don't want to hike the fee. instead they want to take that money from social programs. in the meantime, we are moving

to the good news. overhead bins, they're getting bigger to accommodate those large carry-ons with the wheels we all have nowadays. our partners after "u.s.a. today" report united, delta, american and u.s. airways are either retrofitting older planes or buying new planes with bigger bins. here's a simple way to get more out of your work day. if you work in pod city, sit next to your co--workers, slip on a set of ear bugs. employees swear by this method to drown out the distractions of office chatter but research doesn't necessarily support all of those claims. neuroscientists say listening to music with lyrics while trying to read or write can distract employees. it overtaxes the verbal processing area of your brain. however, noise reducing head phones can help concentration. right now i'm listening to white noise. >> there's an interesting

tactic that i've read that n.f.l. players use. put ear phones on but don't put anything on in them. so they can drown out some of the noise yet not going to distract you from your job. >> then people won't bother you because they think you're listening to something. >> the noise reducing head phones can reduce anywhere from three-quarters of the noise that you hear in your general environment but a lot of employers don't necessarily like this because. >> you're tuning out? >> yes. >> thanks, jess. still to come, this afternoon 13 people will receive the nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. plus, guess which one of the stars from the facts of life is celebrating a birthday today? [ breathing heavily ] we hurried.

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weather terrace. grab the sunglasses and the umbrella. the weather planner does keep things on the muggy side. the cold front starts to move in overnight tonight. that's going to kick up some showers and thunderstorms late in the day. monika? on the inbound side of i-66 here at route 50, everything is fine, but if you're planning to head west on route 50, an accident in chantilly between lees corner road and centreville road. in my next report, a closer look at virginia roads at 5:49. jess? i've been combing through the day's daily deals to find you some deep discounts. here are some of my favorites on this tuesday morning. we're going to start with a father's day gift idea for dad. he can take a load off in a quilted fabric happen mock with a pillow. the price $59.99 from amazon.com down from 200 bucks. so you're getting 70% off here. speaking of taking a load off, i'm dreaming of this one.

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madeleine albright is among them as well as john paul stevens. others include the first man to orbit the earth and former u.s. senator john glenn. tennessee women's basketball coach pat summit who recently stepped down after being diagnosed with alzheimer's and song writing legend bob dillon. she is cute as a button and boy is she smart. today a northern virginia girl will blood pressure the youngest person ever to cop peat in the national spelling -- compete in the national spelling bee. little lori ann madison is going to be part of today's preliminary round of the national spelling bee here in washington. what a great accomplishment. the bee doesn't have a lower age limit but no one younger than 8 has qualified. she is 6. after today's preliminary round, the sell any finals are tomorrow morning and then the championship round is

tomorrow night. you go, lori anne. >> she does not sound like a 6- year-old. very mature and very intelligent little girl. mitt romney may be able to drop the word presumptive and call himself the republican presidential nominee by the end of the day. that story is coming up. >> radiation from last year's disaster in japan has traveled all the way across the pacific in the body of fish. is it a problem? we'll let you know. >> at 5:43 it's birthday time. cbs news correspond dent bob simon is 71. singer latoya jackson is 56. mrs. warren beatty better known as oscar nominated actress annette benning is 54. rupert everett is 53. she played the facts of life.

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good morning. welcome back to 9news now. it is 5:47 on this tuesday morning. back to work for a lot of people but no relief from the heat we endured over the weekend. >> not even 6:00 it's 76 degrees. >> it's hot. >> you'll need water. >> it's not budging at all. it's going to be a very hot, humid and sticky morning, even into the early afternoon i think we're still going to feel the effects of this high pressure system with us and the moist southwesterly winds. things will improve, though, because the cold front is on the way and we will get some relief but we'll have to wait about 24 hours for it to really kick in. the day planner this morning will require a lot of sunshine. you want to be prepared for that as we head out and about today. midday and early afternoon we're still in good shape. but between 4:00 and 5:00, that's when we'll start to see the clouds begin to develop from west to southeast and also the showers and thunderstorms ahead of that front will start

to move on into our region. before that happens, though, i think our highs will get into the upper 80s, near 90 degrees for a high in the city center. upper 80s off toward the west and then things will start to get a little bit better. some improvement as we head into wednesday and thursday for the forecast. you want to have your checklist ready this morning. make sure you step out the door today with your sunglasses for the morning commute. yes, that umbrella for later on this afternoon. we're going to see hazy, hot and humid conditions and that code yellow air alert through the afternoon. then for the evening hours, i would say 5:00 to 6:00 time range, not exactly because the front does speed up and slow down but we are expecting a pretty wet drive time home with the showers and storms developing. some of that will linger into tomorrow morning but you can expect some cooler and even drier air to arrive in the extended forecast. that's going to help us out as we head into thursday and friday. for this morning, though, we're looking at dew points very high in the upper 60s. humidity at 76%.

yes, we will see the mugginess in place till the front washes things out. current temperatures are into the 70s with the stickiest spot being at reagan national airport with 76 degrees. future cast forecast model features some sunshine. i'll put this toward the midday hour, around 12:00 to 2:00. that's when we'll start to see the moisture moving on through. this is not a heavy rain event. no severe weather is expected and just a fraction of an inch will fall. then we'll clear things out and looks like a pretty good night tonight. still on the muggy side as the temperatures will be into the 70s for overnight lows. today's highs again into the upper 80s, near 90 degrees. next three days not so bad but behind that front, that's when we get the treat. come friday and saturday we're back into the middle 70s and at least we move all of that humidity. monika? >> we have one big issue that we've been telling you about for a while. good morning, everybody. it is in alexandria inside the beltway right here on sighsen

hour avenue. in -- on eisenhower avenue. our kevin king is on the scene here giving us this live shot here. eisenhower avenue closed down between the van dorn metro station and the eisenhower connector because of this building fire. you can see crews are on the scene and they've been there for a good hour or so trying to put this out i believe at a self-storage facility here inside the beltway on eisenhower avenue. you are going to want to use duke street north of eisenhower to get around this and again it's going to be there for a while. look at all that equipment on the scene closing down the roadway. it is -- we are not being told right now how long this will take so you want to plan early as you head outed door. thank you, kevin king, for this. we'll take you back over to our maps. if you're heading north on 95 to 395 on duke street, that's running smoothly. you just have your usual slow spots into woodbridge and springfield. we'll take a live look further north at duke street. this is running well.

the interstate heading for the 14th street bridge past duke street. i'll keep you posted on that situation in alexandria at 6:00. making news now at 5:51, this morning a powerful earthquake has shaken northern italy for the second time in the last ten days. local news reports say there are at least three people dead. this is video from the may 20 quake which killed seven people. this morning's tremor has caused some of the buildings damaged in the first quake to collapse. peru's government declaring a 30-day state of emergency. this is following a deadly protest against a copper mine there. two demonstrators were killed, dozens more were injured. the protesters claim that mining operations there are contaminating local water sources. researchers say bluefin tuna caught along the coast of california contain radiation levels ten times higher than normal. the fish have carried that radiation 6,000 miles from the waters near japan's crippled fukushima nuclear plant. scientists say the tuna

radiation levels are still well below the safe to eat limit. to campaign 2012 this morning. there are 152 delegates at stake in today's republican presidential primary in texas. >> mitt romney needs only 58 delegates to reach 1144. that's the number needed to secure the g.o.p. nomination. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: mitt romney is expected to formally clinch the republican nomination for president later today. after months of primaries and caucuses, romney will likely pass the 1144 delegates needed when texas voters go to the polls. >> what an honor it is to be here with you today. >> reporter: the former massachusetts governor returns to the campaign trail after appearing at a memorial day service in san diego. romney has been critical of president obama's plan to downsize the u.s. military and he appeared to take another shot without naming his rival. >> we have two courses we could follow. one is to follow in the pathway of europe to shrink our military smaller and smaller to

pay for our social needs. >> reporter: congressional republicans and the white house have agreed to cut $487 billion in defense spending over the next decade. the plan includes removing u.s. troops from afghanistan by the end of 2014. american soldiers are no longer in iraq. >> after a decade under the dark cloud of were, we can see the light of a new day on the horizon. >> reporter: a new poll shows veterans prefer romney over president obama but veterans also supported john mccain in his failed bid for the presidency. susan mcginns in, cbs news, washington. final reparations -- preparations are being made for today's viewing of d.c. go-go musician chuck brown. meet a couple that's added foster children to the rest of their family. three words for you. sushi, ice cream.

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the month is almost over but may we're marking the national foster care month. it takes special people to take on this special responsibility. >> the perkins family in fairfax has been loving foster children and opening their home for years to them. jc hayward salutes the foster care family and the northern virginia family service as well. >> reporter: gail perkins cuddles with a new foster baby. her family is a mix of biological children and one adopted child. along with her husband jerry, everyone cares for the little ones. >> we have seen very, very sick

little ones turn out to be amazingly great little kids. we do it for the love of the kids. that's for sure. >> reporter: seven years ago the perkins helped a friend care for a sick foster baby. they worked with the nonprofit organization the northern virginia family service, and they were quickly hooked and even adopted one foster baby. >> we never got into foster care to adopt. we actually got in to do weekend respite care. 17 kids later here we are. >> reporter: foster care is tough, especially when the baby comes with severe health issues, like fetal alcohol syndrome or drug addiction. but it's worth it. >> as a family we feel called -- that god's called us to provide the safe haven for children so that they cannot be saddled with attachment disorder for the rest of their

lives. >> reporter: despite the jeers, gail says it -- the years, gail says it is still very easy to fall in love and never easy to say goodbye. >> it's hard. you cry. you get upset. and you just know that they're in the lord's hands and you've done what you can do. >> reporter: northern virginia family service works with 60 foster care families, but the need is always there. >> there are hundreds of kids in foster homes, and, you know, we need parents of all types, you know, all different cultures, races, ages, single parent, married. >> reporter: to be a good foster care parent, the perkins say you need lots of patience but it is an experience that changes lives. >> love them deeply, care for them deeply and let them go when it's that time. >> such a loving family. that was jc hayward of course there with hero central. the perkins family says foster

care babies actually help their own children learn about serious issues like substance abuse. the family does get some assistance from northern virginia family service to help with their foster children's medical needs. for more information on northern virginia family service, go to jchayward.com and click on hero sphrl. bless that family -- on hero central. bless that family. we thank you for watching 9news now at 6:00 a.m. good morning. i'm andrea roane. >> happy tuesday. i'm monika santami. monika will be right back with traffic in a moment. >> olga breese is in for howard on our weather first. the relieve is 24 hours away. >> that's right. tonight the cold front slides on through. by the afternoon and end of the week, we're actually looking pretty good. we'll have rain chances for today so you'll want the sunglasses and umbrella later this afternoon. the day planner will keep us in the clear as we head through midday when the sunshine will stick around till early aftern