according to police he got into a fight with philip bushong last month near the marine barracks in southeast washington. poth pulled out a knife and staffed bushong in the neck. poth said he was punched in the head and was defending himself. >>> we're about to get a look at a new design for the memorial to honor president dwight eisenhower. frank gary's original design was panned by the eisenhower family. however, he had support of the commission in charge of the memorial. the eisenhower memorial commission will hold a public meeting today to hear about those proposed changes. >>> the government is saying thank you to the country's military. the white house announced last night that active duty military personnel and their dependents will soon be able to enter every national park free. an annual pass is normally $80. the national park service estimates that giving away the passes will result in the revenue loss of between $2 million and $6 million. >>> still to come on 9news now at noon, a pill that prevents people from getting drunk. researchers at yale say they've developed one. we'll have

lance corporal philip bushong was stabbed to death in the barracks last month.rosecutors said jed that he was -- yesterday that he was stabbed by michael poth after poth saw him hug a gay friend. poth then yelled a homophobic slur and the two men began fighting and that led to the stabbing. poth remains if jail awaiting trial. >>> the d.c. city council voted to exempt its employees from background checks on criminal and credit history. the "washington examiner" reports that some of these employees handle sensitive city government documents. d.c. mayor vincent gray has no plans to seek a similar exemption he says for executive branch employees. last year, mayor gray ordered more thorough screenings of his top aides after the criminal pasts of some of his appointees made headlines. >>> testimony is over and attorneys are presenting their final arguments in the criminal case against john edwards. dick brennan reports that the case will likely go to the jury before the end of this week. >> reporter: john edwards arrived at court for the final phase of the criminal t