also, closer to home, at least one child was struck by a vehicle on the d.c.-prince george's county line this evening on indian head highway in oxon hill. paramedics transported the child to a nearby hospital. the vehicle that struck them stayed at the scene. the specifics of their injuries are not known there are expected to survive. >> learning more about be the fairfax county martial arts should coach who is not accused of sexually abusing some of his students. master le ran a university in burke. autria godfrey is there with more of the accusations leveled against him. >> le is such a successful instructor here in springfield that he was in the process of expanding. he has a new studio on construction in burke virginia, but tonight he stands accused of molesting two under-aged students, one at his studio, one at his home. >> he did not seem to be a particularly nice person. >> he is accused of inappropriate sexual misconduct with two underage students at his martial arts academy. fairfax county police began investigating last june when a former student acc

edwards smith, president of the d.c. firefighters association, spoke with the sergeant who was among the sick fire fighters. >> he's concerned. and the members he is responsible for. >> reporter: d.c. fire spokesmen say the fire may have been caused by an exploding pcp lab. d.c. police are still working to confirm that. if that was the case, firefighters called to respond to a fire or are often the last to know about hazardous chemicals. >> looks like a normal fire. unless it is some strange color flame or some other indication of an explosion, something totally out of the ordinary. even an explosion, we might discount as a natural gas incident. something from the stove or heating system. so we might even discount that as not even being a lab. >> reporter: the incident is under investigation by a number of agencies trying to get to the bottom of what went wrong. there were eight firefighters examined last night. here's the latest on how they are doing. two will be on sick leave as this connie valuating that your progress.

the d.c. region is paying tribute to d.c. music legend chuck brown today. the crowds lined up for a public viewing. the line is so long, they stretch down the block and around the corner. fox 5s karen gray houston is at the viewing tonight in northwest. karen? >> reporter: this is exciting here. what you see happening here, it's kind of a picture block party, a fitting tribute to the father of go go and can you get your chuck brown f-shirts there and there is that long line, a spillover for fans who went earlier to pay their tribute and some are full of emotions, remembering chuck brown as they remembered him n a wide bridge hat, dressed as he would be if he was on stage. in this outpouring of support is a collective thank you from the nation's capitol and that is from the young. especially from some older followers, people who remember when it was on top of the r&b singles chart in 1979. some coming to say farewell including official washington, the mayor, and members of the d.c. council. >> f

. >>> tucked away among all the well-known washington sites is a memorial to d.c.'s dough boys of world war i. as they show us, the memorial looks as dignified as ever for this memorial day. >> reporter: a coming out celebration. >> this is actually the first memorial day that is being celebrated since the memorial was restored. >> reporter: for the district of columbia and world war i memorial. >> a moment of silence in honor of the district residence who gave their lives. >> rescued from years of neglect by the full rest race. the only local monument on the national mall, add downed adjourned with 499 views. >> and it all happened here in this area. >> this focuses as nothing else does down here on the history and sacrifice of the city. >> reporter: some in congress want to make this d.c. memorial the national world war i memorial. and the residence say not so fast. >> we want the district of columbia to remain the district of columbia. >> reporter: the district council is usualing the same -- is urging the same. >> it is felt here near the white house, which woul

. >> >> the big russian to d.c. and the unofficial start of summer. many people have arrived at the beach, and there are thousands of tourists who have arrived in d.c. to remember those who fought for our freedom. >> it is the emotional. we spoke with a lot of people who said we could have gone to the beach but instead we wanted to be here to honor the nation's veterans. memorial day weekend in washington d.c. >> it makes me feel patriotic. >> a time of honor and remember rents. >> to remember the veterans who fought to protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> american flags and the backdrop. >> i am thankful for all the people who give their life for the country. >> memorials with battles fought and those who gave their lives carved in stone are perhaps the most poignant attraction. >> used to be able to come here and honor them. it is -- you cannot describe it. >> she found the name of her great grand father. >> especially being that we're here on memorial day weekend it is pretty awesome. >> the men and women of rolling thunder

the heat advisory is until 9:00 for much of the d.c. metro area where you see those counties highlighted in orange. in the red is the heat warning. so right now temperatures upper 80s in downtown, 90 in gaithersburg, 88 for culpeper, even out toward ocean city in the lower 80s. hot and humid a couple more days, isolated thunderstorm possible tonight north and west of town, hot and muggy tuesday, then afternoon showers are possible, scattered thunderstorms, but then we finally cool down thursday and friday to more around average. our 9 futurecast, late tonight generally quiet, isolated storms possible north and west of town. tomorrow morning commute looks fine. bring out the sunglasses, but a front comes through, afternoon looking at scattered showers and storms into the evening hours as well. wednesday early morning maybe a few leftover showers and then the clouds start to clear for the afternoon wednesday and we're going to be cooler, especially by thursday. tonight partly cloudy and muggy, isolated storm possible, lows 69 to 73 degrees

things are actually getting bet fore drivers in the d.c. region. new numbers released by inrix show the average driver in the d.c. region was stuck in traffic for 45 hours last year. that is actually an improvement from 2010 when it was 56 hours. overall, honolulu topped the list of most congested cities. new york is in second place followed by l.a. i can't believe that. >> hon lieu will you especially. maybe because they only have one island road. >> they are compaqed, that's for sure. looks like the commute well under way. we'll check in with julie in just a moment. depending on where you are, maybe some wet roads as the day progresses. tucker, how about it? >> particularly out to the west where we had pretty good overfight rains. much of the area waking up with quiet conditions. >> still kind of cloudy out there. not a great looking start to the day. >> no, but i saw a little bit of sun out there which is better than i can say. >> this morning? yeah, a little bit of sunshine. yesterday afternoon turned into a nice day. >> i think what a lot of pe

it's 3-3 in the 12th. >>> d.c. milar situation as the nationals, in that they have 9 people on their injured list. thankfully they have a long break coming up giving players time to heal. nonetheless, though, united seems to have figured out a way to compensate in the time being. d.c. united hosting the colorado rapids in the 25th minute, d.c. united on the rush to wayne de rosario. finishes that one 1-0 d.c. united. second half, ball goes into the box. franco boscovic gets denied. but hamde gets it to go. d.c. united wins 2-0. >>> n.b.a. eastern conference semis, celtics/76ers. series tied at 1 game a piece. boston having no problems tonight. a dominant second half. kevin garnett, 27 points, 13 rebounds, as the celtics pound the 76ers, 107-91. they lead the series 2-1. >>> kevin durant and the thunder hosting the lakers. durant gets by three lakers defenders. horrible defense. on the way to the hoop, it's 51- 48 lakers lead in the 3rd. >>> and finally tonight when you're a you believe baseball stud like bryce harpe

at the d.c.onvention center, bruce leshan, 9 news now. >> you can pay your own tribute to chuck brown's life and legacy on a special facebook page we've created. log onto facebook and type in rip godfather of go go. that's our report on this local friday. i'll be right back here at 11:00 along with topper shutt and don't forget you can find us any time at www.wusa9.com. see you later and have a safe and happy memorial day weekend. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most-watched entertainment news magazine in the world. >> did britney spears storm off the set on her first day as "the x factor" judge? new controversy today. and some advice for britney from "the voice's" adam levine. >> tv's weird, britney, good luck. >> then, new mom beyonce getting ready to return to the stage. >> trying to get back into shape. >> the intimate new behind the scenes video. "csi new york" star gary sinise and his emotional concert for u.s. soldiers in the middle east. >> when you see the joy you're bringing. >> i

the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in the d.c. metro area is now $3.65. that's down six cents from a week ago. prices fell in maryland, too. there you pay about 3.61 a gallon and in virginia the average price is now just 3.49. you can fine the lowest price for your trip -- find the lowest price for your trip at www.wusa9.com. click on features and then pump patrol. >>> still to come on 9news tonight a local police department launches a new physical fitness program and helps one of their own drop 100 pounds and keep it off. >> reporter: a possible break in the case of a child who disappeared decades ago. i'm dick brennan in new york city. i'll have that story coming up. >>> the bodies of a missing father and two sons have been found on a kent county dairy farm where they worked. maryland state police say they appear to be the victims of a terrible accident. the father and sons were last seen wednesday afternoon working at the farm's large manure pit. their bodies were discovered this morning submerged in that pit. the victims, 48-year-old glen nolt, his 18-

the south. eventually it will head up towards d.c. obably weakening by a round 8:00 or 9:00. 66 atwater temperature at the beach this memorial day weekend. that's the cool place. right? going to be plenty hot around here with highs getting up to around 90 degrees. heat index about 95. so at the beach, official b ocean city, 77 saturday. partly sunny and nice. winds will shift to a more south and southwesterly direction. and that means a little more heat for us, too. 79 on sundays to 80 degrees on monday. mean while, locally, right here, again, hot, humid, sticky, and very uncomfortable for the upcoming holiday weekend. and isolated showers around with probably a better chance of seeing a storm come our way on monday. right now just 30% chance of seeing a pop-up storm. but probably feeling like 95 degrees on memorial day. >> thanks, veronica. >> thank you. >> may i see 66 degree water is cold? >> like you would jump in? you would let your kids go in. >> a 5-year-old would love it. but not a grown man. 66 is cold. >> two weeks ago they t

at the d.c. convention center, bruce leshan, 9 news now. >> we've also set up a chuck brown tribute page on facebook and we invite you to visit. leave your comments. the site facebook.com/ripgodfatherofgogo >>> already there's a bit of controversy about people making money off chuck brown's image. chick high who has taken hundreds of pictures of the godfather these last couple years shot these photos today. people were selling chuck brown t-shirts in front of the howard theater and the wholesale markets at new york and florida avenue northeast. >>> a jury convicted him of murdering his girl friend and fellow uva classmate. now george huguely is asking a jury to toss that verdict aside and why his attorney says he deserves a new trial at 7:00. >>> coming up next many called it offensive and now the auction of a purported vial of president reagan's blood is called off. we'll tell you more ahead. >> plus the long hall, the space shuttle explorer takes to the sea. you are watching 9 news now. >>> nasa

he was in the d.c. jail in 1984 but apparently was not detained after the montgomery county murder arrest warrant was filed. the 1975 murder case presents challenges for prosecutors. no body has been found. there is no direct evidence against bobby coley. anonymous sources who supplied the information may not be available. the public defender representing bobby coley in court today that there is no move there actually even was a murder but the judge is holding coley in jail for a week to give prosecutors and police time to assess the viability of their case and decide whether or not to put bobby coley on trial for first-degree murder. back to you. >>> a silver spring man is behind bars for attempted murder tonight. police say tommy shot another man in the leg after getting into an argument at his townhouse on wimbledon circle. he ran off before police got to the scene. police did arrest pru this afternoon. >>> police hope this surveillance video will help them track down the man who broke into a fast foo

there is no word on when the jet of the future will be calling the d.c. rt home. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers, moving forward. >> starting with hockey, i am ready for the dream liner. >> the ranger series resumes tonight in new york. this series is no different than it was during the regular season. each team won on the other's eyes. that is what happened here. the tough part now is that this now becomes a three-game series, with two of those gains in manhattan. now is about confidence, executing at a high level defense, and adjustment. >> is being able to adjust and figure it out. we knew coming into the series that they are very good at blocking shots. we need to find a way to get the shots through creek exclaim 5 tonight at madison square garden's. let's go to baseball. the orioles have the best record in baseball today, 19-9. the nationals to two out of three from the phillies, but last night's loss was costly. jason werth broke his wrist on this play right here. he had surgery today and had a metal plate inser

>> on the metro. >> reporter: what brings the tourists to washington, d.c.? , it's very efficient place for touring. >> for one, there is so many things to do in one day so you get the biggest bang for your buck. >> reporter: for most of the tourists we spoke with, the draw for d.c. is the fact that the government is here. >> i have two children that are 18 and just graduated high school and they are getting ready to be voters and so i think it is important for them to see what this country is standing on. >> reporter: it turns out there are now more tourists than ever visiting washington. 17.9million last year. that surface pass the 17.4 million tourists would visited way back in the year 2000 before the attacks of nerve put a damper on travel. domes tick tourists were up 3.7 -- domestic tourists were up 3.7%. they are taking home souvenirs. destination d.c. estimates that tourist spending accounts for more than half the city's annual take on sales taxes. so the next time you are irritated by the number of tourists, consider that without the tourist dollars,

>>new developments in a pay-to- play scheme bill in the district. d.c. mayor vincent gray's former campaign worker pleaded guilty to criminal charges. thomas gore accused of destroying evidence in a federal investigation. now let's get the latest from jummy olabanji at the court. what's all this unfolded within the past couple minutes. the case was supposed to start at 11:00 this morning but did not start until about 11:40. thomas gore did plead guilty as you mentioned. the judge first went over all the charges and asked if he understood all of them. he said that he did. then the judge said i understand you want to plead guilty to all the charges, to which he answered, i do. the prosecution explain how they came about the charges and the fbi investigation that was going on. the prosecutor discussed in the spring of 2010 that thomas gore and other members of candidate a who we assume was vincent gray transferred money secretly into sulaiman brown's account. they think that other people's names or put on the money orders. they wanted brown to continue verba

the d.c. united have a match against the revolution tomorrow night. have won three out of their last four games. >> that about does it when talking about d.c. united. >> he is starting to feel his groups. that is a good thing for us and our fans. >>d-ro as his team's call him is on the offensive. three goals and two games. >> with him leading the way d.c. united is in a great state. they have one two street in three of their last four. he says not so fast. >> sometimes the confidence can be misplaced for cockiness. we do not want to get into that stage. >> we are very lucky we got him. he continues to push us along. >> he just turned 34. he is one of the most decorated scorers and mls history. >> the fans have been blessed to celebrate in the past. we do not want to count our -- count our chickens before they hatch. we still have a lot of work and improvements to do. >> remember all of that talk about roy mcelroy being the next tiger woods? he missed his second straight cut today. seven bogeys two double boat -- double bogeys. >> what a surprise. >> a

reporting live from the d.c. urthouse, megan mcgrath, news4. >> you can continue to wait important this verdict along with us. the announcement in d.on nbcwashington.com. we will have it at 4:00. later tonight the caps hit the ice looking for the series lead against the new york rangers. the caps tied up the series on saturday winning game four by a score of 3-2. mike green scored late in the third to seal the victory for washington. game five is at madison square garden. the teams head back to d.c. for game six wednesday. the puck drops tonight at 7:30. you can catch all of the action on the nbc sports network. >>> one of washington's other young superstars is in the middle of a bit of a controversy this morning. the nationals harper was hit by a pitch during the first inning of last night's game against the phillies. this does not appear it was an accident. phillies pitcher hamel admits he was trying to pluck the 19-year-old phenom. after the game he said i was trying to hit him. i'm not going to deny it. it is

. >>> the d.c. city council on expect -- unexpectedly voted down a $64 million supplemental budget proposal. this is just days after the mayor and the city council chairman appeared to have reached a deal. the proposal centerpiece is a $22 million plan to pay city workers for four furlough days that they had to take last year. it was a big defeat for labor unions. >>> the f.b.i. is getting leads in its search for a former d.c. teacher accused of producing child pornography. eric toth taught at a private elementary school on the ground also of the washington national cathedral. he was fired in 2008 after another teacher reportedly found pornographic pictures on a school camera in toth's possession. an f.b.i. spokesperson says that the agency has received hundreds of tips since placing toth on the ten most wanted fugitives list last month. >>> president obama is returning home today from afghanistan after visiting troops addressing the nation and signing a pact that lays out america's future. manuel ga

they may also be wanted for their crimes. >> world leaders will begin arriving in the d.c. for the g-8 economic summit at camp david this weekend. several will cut down at dulles international today./ biggestworld's withmies will meet obama tomorrow and at the presidential retreat in frederick county. >> now to the edwards trial. closing arguments are expected today. defense rested yesterday calling edwards, his daughter, or his mistress to the stand if. during two days, the defense witnesses,ral focusing on the legal question violatedr edwards .ampaign finance laws the jury could get the case tomorrow. >> the foreclosure picture on the mend, especially in d.c. ford is taking on the toyota prius with its own hybrid. linda bell has more. >> ford dealers are taking orders for the hybrid. the base price is under $26,000 than the500 cheaper toyota prius. gives better fuel efficiency as well. expect to see it on the road in the fall. there's a report from bank of america and maryland that says will lead the industry in or refreshednew vehicles. more signs of the housing recovery

on may 31, a public memorial service will be at the d.c. convention center from noon until 3:00 p.m. the general public is urged to take public transportation to both events because parking will be limited and there will be street closures in the area. he died last week at johns hopkins hospital in baltimore after suffering from pneumonia. he was 75. the maryland public services commission says utility customers can defer the installation of smart meters for the time being. the commission goes the order affects bge potomac electric, and delmarva customers. consumers must notify their utility in writing that they don't want the meters installed. those who have them can tell the utility in writing not to activate the meters. it is 68 degrees outside. >> still ahead, troubling news for college students. there is a setback in the plans that would prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling in july. >> are you hoping to avoid the holiday weekend traffic by taking metro? you could be in for delays because of track work. which ones will b

starting at 8:00 tonight, the d.c. department of transportation will close the right northbound lane of the 14th street bridge. that is heading into the city. d dot is warning you about delays from the nationals and caps playing in town tonight. that lane will reopen by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. >>> sitting in gridlock, a will the of us have done that each day. may have you wanting to ditch your car. a new survey says there's a reason for it. according to d.c. ranks as the ninth worst place to own a car. the ranking is because the roads are so confusing. san francisco, new york, and miami top the list. anita. >> coming up next, a local fire department warns of a disturbing trend. more fire set by young people and learning about it online. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from ca

leaders from the d.c. police and fire department unions are demanding an investigation after countless documents turned up burned in dumpsters at the fire department training academy. christopher says d.c. firefighters were called to the academy on friday to put out the blaze. they realized the papers were personnel documents for firefighters and police in the district. training and medical records, social security numbers, home addresses, some of them had blown around the grounds. >> in addition to the materials that have been burned, therest more material. more records. in fact, some of the records in the car belong to some of the members that have been called to the scene. >> unclear how the records got there or who burned them. coof he expects that to be difficult to pursue. >> a couple boat thieves thought they out smarted a surveillance camera. the morning, the president wants to hold video you see here. saw the guys bring up a truck and take off. the boat was worth $20,000. police found it at a mcdon

the website says d.c. has the sixth worst traffic. meanwhile, the same website says d.c.'s traffic is getting better. the average driver spent 45 hours on the brakes last year. believe it or not, that's 11 hours less than in 2010. the study also found the worst time to be out on the roads in d.c. is between 5:45 and 6:00 on a thursday evening. that's because many folks in d.c. don't work on fridays. >>> a fast forward through the headlines. a wood bridge teacher is charge with saub against a 10-year-old student. police say cynthia hall grabbed the boy this month. she works with emotionally challenged students at kerrydale elementary. >> a second aide who work on vincent gray's campaign is facing corruption charges. they say howard brooks lied to investigators about giving payments to the mayoral campaign of sulaimon brown who in turn criticized the then mayor adrian fenty. yesterday gray's assistant treasurer thomas gore pleaded guilty to funneling money to brown and destroying evidence. >> the head of the montgomery county council wants answers after a dispatcher fell asl

. >>> the d.c. guardian angels will be back on patrol following a man being mugged behind a condo building at 14th and w he was badly beaten and is still hospitalized. the guardian angels will be in the area at noon today. >>> the nation's capital pays homage to law enforcement, those who have given their lives on the job. the 24th annual candlelight service honoring police officers, corrections officers and military police killed in the line of duty was held last night in the district. the names of 362 u.s. law enforcement officers were added to the walls ever the national law enforcement officers memorial. u.s. attorney general eric holder delivered the keyet for address. it is national police week and dwill honor a life lost in the line of duty generations aago. william henderson foote's name will be added to the atf memorial wall. he was killed in mississippi in 1883 and is the first african- american federal law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty in the post- reconstruction era. he w

city council members said the money is needed in other places. >>> a d.c. is backing off demands that the mayor submit a list of nominees for the ethics board. the need came up after former council member harry thomas was ousted from the council. council member muriel bowser says it's taking the mayor too long but today she announced she's giving him more time to submit his resignations. >> i'd give him another 30 days if you're frustrated with the time frame here. >> i thought it was the sense of the counts that they wanted 30 more -- counsel that they wanted 30 more days. i'll work with my colleagues. >> bowser said she didn't have enough votes to demand the push. the mayor's office says a list of nominees is coming. >>> there is a new code of conduct for secret service agents serving on mission abroad. the change follows the recent prostitution scandal in colombia. 100 agents will now undergo ethics training this week at johns hopkins university. earlier today i spoke with a professor that will teach those agents about the topic they'll cover. >> what we

and he is the 75-year-old father of the d.c.'iginal genre of the go go music. >> every time he saw us, he would hug you and say hey baby. that made the people feel good. >> what elvis is to memphis. they were determined to arrive early on. >> and they brought them together, latin, african, and that's what he tried to do for the city. that's what the manned stood for -- that's what the man stood for. >> we know who he was. the god father of gogo. but at the end of the day, he was our dad. >> reporter: the memorial service included chuck brown's children who often appeared on stage with him. >> you all called him chuck baby, but we are chuck's babies, you understand what i'm saying? he was a real father. >> the local elected leaders spoke. >> there are so many things that people have said are the nation's capitol. well, let me tell you this may be the nation's capitol, but go go is the district of columbia's music. thanks to chuck brown. >> there were lives of performers. many of them that had played with chuck. ♪ [ music ] ♪ even

i played golf with you and you pre tented to be a golfer. >> we came into the d.c. scene exactly the same time, 12 years ago. and during those 12 years, i honestly found you to be the classiest, most well informed, nicest guy imaginable. >>> congratulations, day you get to go back home but you will be greatly missed here. >> we have all mixed emotions about. this selfishly, nobody wants to you leave but professionally, you are about to experience something that most folks will never get in their broadcast career and that is to work in the down where you grew up in. that means you are going home to san francisco with your mom and your dad and your close family and friends and, trust me, there is nothing like being able to share your spectacular career with the ones that you love right there in your hometown of san francisco. [ cheers ]. >> you gave me two of the funnest moments i'll ever have. one when you tripped on the set for pregame show and splattered first first. funniest thing i have ever seen in working in the media. and, of course, know your owe moan exhibit

this is the annual d.c. chili cookoff. there are some clouds of smoke rising from some of those tents. there's a lot to do, a lot to eat and it's for a good cause. this is the single largest rock festival. about 30,000 people are expected to attend. it raises more than a million dollars for the national kidney foundation in the washington area there are about 700,000 people who are effected by kidney disease. 6,000 are on dialysis. this is all to benefit that cause. joining me now is vice president of the national kidney foundation. thanks for joining us. >> looks like we have a great day ahead of us. >> how long have you been doing this. >> this is our 33rd annual chili cook off. i've seen it grow and get bigger every year. >> reporter: this raises money for kidney research. how much money have you raised? >> the the past decade we've raised over $10 million. the d.c. area has the highest prevalence of kidney disease in the area. we're raising money for research and patient services, education, and organ donation awareness

tonight we tour the crime scenes and find out what ♪this time i'm for real >> tonight the d.c. ea remembering the queen of disco, donna summer. >>> but we begin tonight with the trayvon martin killing, investigators releasing pictures and documents shedding new light on the case. this captured the national spotlight. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. medical documents, crime scene photos and pictures of a bloody george zimmerman that fateful february night released hours ago. fox 5's laura evans working this one now. >> after months of debating what really happened this very detailed, very thick report made public today is giving us a clear picture of the moments surrounding the shooting. also tonight we are seeing for the very first time trayvon martin's final moments. take a look. these are surveillance pictures here from a convenience store. police say that right there is 17-year-old martin buying an iced tea and skittles just minutes before the confrontation that ultimately led to his death. new pictures released by sanford police show for

many of the south manor residents in northeast d.c. actually oppose this idea. say no disrespect to the families, but they believe this part will bring in more noise, traffic, and even more crime. they are artists and several letters to city officials opposing this idea. unveiling will take place at 10:00 this morning. reporting live, john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> a public memorial service will be held tonight for former san diego chargers star junior seau. the former nfl linebacker shawn and kill themself on may 2. it happened at his home in oceanside, california. tonight's service will take place at qualcomm stadium in san diego. up to 60,000 people expected to be there. long-term effects of putting in the nfl including suffering concussions. >> former redskins star art monk is suing the nfl over his health issues. brianne carter has more. over the past couple weeks in the world of sports we have been talking a lot about concussions. now we're learning more in the form of a lawsuit. the lead plaintiff is a former washington redskin. washington redskins hall of

coming up, some family members in the d.c. region got time in the national spotlight thanks to a late-night tv host jimmy kimmel. >> a little swwag. >> who won the family skyp >> id is that 4:51 on this thursday. traffic and weather every ten minutes. >> let's start with adam caskey with a look at the forecast. >> help the rainfall yesterday. over half in jest reagan national. 0.85 in the pennsylvania. three-quarters of an inch in arlington. in d.c., two thirds of an inch. temperatures in the '50s right now. 51 and of savannah, 54 in arlington, 53 in germantown. gusty wind outside, high temperatures around 70 today. most outlying suburbs will be in the upper 60's today. south washington near spotsylvania, 72. gusty, sunny, near 70 today. tonight it will get cold out there, well below average. we could be talking a few upper 30's here and there in outlying valleys northwest of washington. town we will be in the mid 40's to kickstart friday morning. bright sunshine tomorrow and into the weekend. seasonable, still breezy tomorrow

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d.c. and the people who were here. i say d.c., the suburbs too. >>> well, the bad news continues to mount for jpmorgan chase. how much the bank's losses have grown. >>> also ahead, new concerns about a rare flesh-eating virus. where a second case of that disease has now surfaced. >>> one of the dangers of the job, the scary fall this firefighter took that will have you talking today. >>> you'll notice it's a little cooler outside this morning. what you can expect as the day progresses with "weather & traffic on >>> check out this video. it shows a firefighter falling battling a huge apartment fire as he fell through the roofer. you can see it highlighted. it happened yesterday afternoon in portland, oregon. the intense flames and smoke suddenly caused the roof to fall in. somehow he was not hurt in that fall. it's surprising more firefighters didn't fall when that roof kavged in. >> the dangers of the job. the firefighters on the front line. oh, my goodness gracious to see him fall through like that. good thing he did

that will be held at the d.c. convention center from noon until 3:00. that is expected to be a heavily attended event as well. just a reminder for anyone wanting to come out, here this out d.c. police have this area blocked off several. blocks around. you cannot drive in front of here. only the media is allowed. you should take metro or some other form of public transportation as parking is very limited. jummy olabanji reporting, abc 7 news. >> some district leaders will hold a news conference today in an effort to protect the sea home-rule. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton, mayor vincent gray, and leaders of some national organizations will be there. norton says it will focus on protecting the reproductive rights of women in d.c. manly. d.c. gun safety, marriage equality, hiv and aids laws will also be discussed. turning to the race for the white house, it's expected to be a monumental day for republican mitt romney. >> is expected to get the number of delegates required to close the gop nomination. brianne carter is live in the newsroom to explain.

relative to the rest of the country, d.c. is prorobably the be commercial real-estate market. >> there is a fight growing, and a lot people say if you want to keep developing d.c., liftt the heigight restriction let buildings be taller than the washington monument. you say that is a bad idea. convce me. i think it might not hurt. >>>> i think its a really bad idea. again we have arguably the best real-estate market, and the two sources of great stability have been the government and the real-e-estate market, and the reason theeal-estate market is so s stable is you can not mess up the balance of supply and demand with one tall building. almost every single city, if the is someone building one yscraper the market is flat on its head. because there is a heigh limit neighborhoods have bn developed ound the city. yoyou have to spread out. that leads to o retail, residential, and one of the great things is that the element is widespread, notoncentrated. >> b because there i is th finite supply, you are one of the biggestdvocates, g

. >>> less than a week after the d.c. area lost a legend, local students are making sure the godfather of go-go will be remembered for generations to come. >> the kids created a masterpiece to honor chuck brown and beth parker take a look. >> that is ingenius like that. >> there is a little neon green in there too. >> we love you, chuck. we love you, chuck. >> the beat. i like the way his beat goes. >> when chuck brown died, we realized the impact he had on d.c. as a whole and we realized there weren't any murals of him in d.c. >> reporter: the kids at macfar land middle school in petworth are changing that. >> a lot of the kids want to be athletes and musicians and art is not always the coolest job field or career choice. i think it is my job to expose them to that and get them hooked. >> reporter: and now even the paint brushes are dancing. >> at my age, i could go on the dance floor. you could for the stit sit still with him. >> i love him. i'm going to miss him. he was for the people and by the people. >> it is not goi

the charts in 1978. even today it's played on every d.c. ation. ♪ chuck brown's live concerts were a family affair. four generations turned out to hear chuck. >> he embody. who we are, what we do. >> he is the true definition of d.c. culture. >> of course you're from doctoring, have to be a chuck brown fan. >> how do you feel? >> well -- just like if -- right now because right now, i'm just enjoying every minute of -- of being on this planet. >> reporter: probably don't even have a permit for this and no idea how long this is going to go on but it's the chuck brown, you really don't need a permit. somebody once said that chuck brown is to d.c. what elvis is to memphis. back to you in the studio. >>> it is time for the latest your money report. of the morning. as we change gears a bit. >> and jessica doyle has the headlines, i have to say i didn't see this one coming. i didn't see him live. so, so vibrant. >> we were talking about this during bruce's story. i mean it would be awesome if there was an outbreak of tribute fans that came out for

. >>> it is a pleasure to introduce a former chairman of the d.c. ission of arts and humanities. and that will be charms stevenson -- charles stevenson. so nice to have you. three years ago, mr. stevenson published the book the beat, go go music from washington, d.c. it really explains exactly what go go is. but when you started this journey writing this book, you had one goal in mind and it changed along the way, didn't it? >> it did. >> tell me about it. >> when we first started it, i'm co-author ever the book, when we first started, we wanted to take a look at how the music came about. the more we go into the it, we started to see not only how it started but how it has really sustained in washington, d.c. and really become the heart beat of washington. i mean, it is the fabric of this city. evidence? chuck brown. >> he started the beat. it was so unique it seems. his beat is in all genres. >> all genres from jazz, gospel. it spans. it's because it comes from the heart. go go music is laden with african rhythms and latin rhythms. so it is a spiritu

the sculpture will be part of d.c.'s memorial day parade monday and children will carry 400 photographs representing the roughly 400,000 americans in uniform who died during world war ii. in washington john henrehan, fox 5 news. >> a programming note, you can catch the national memorial day parade on fox 5 monday. actor gary sinise and miss america 2012 will join the parade route along constitution avenue. you can watch it live starting at 2 p.m. >>> a developing story at ft. meade where a marine was found dead last week. private anthony romanocaruso was found dead in his barracks wednesday. now his family is preparing for a funeral and a memorial day they hoped to never have to observe this way. fox 5's audrey barnes talked with them today. >> sergeant justin how. >> norm ann t. hatch, retired major. >> i'm about to return to my sixth tour of duty. i fight because this country has given my family everything. >> reporter: this memorial day tribute was shot by a combat cameraman. that's exactly the job private anthony ro

the a. l. east. >>> d.c. ed kicked off a three game home stand last night at rfk hosting the colorado rapids. duane de rosario scored in the 25th minute. that's his third goal of the season. d.c. wins 2-0. washington hosts toronto saturday night. >>> time now 6:24. still ahead some new information in the murder of a marine in the district. find out why it's being called a hate crime. >> plus a story you'll hear before you make dinner plans for the weekend. learn just how many calories can be in a single appetizer. >> don't grab the keys just yet. find outside what the traffic is -- out what the traffic is doing. beverly farmer over to you. >> headed out the door if you are headed out the door and headed on to 66, here's what's ahead of you here in the fair oaks. still delays in manassas to getting past the rest area but all lanes are open into falls church and rosslyn, your next check of traffic is coming up. [ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan do a lot of sending... and receiving. sen

d.c. is mourning the godfather of go-go. nger, song writer, and guitarist, chuck brown, helped define d.c.'s music scene with this funky beat. tonight, fox 5 is remembering chuck brown. the godfather may be gone, but his music and influence lives on. >>> thank you for joining us, i'm shawn yancy. >> and i'm brian bolter. chuck brown died at the age of 75 today. he was at john hopkins battling pneumonia. >> fox 5's audrey barnes begins our coverage. audrey. >> reporter: chuck brown was perhaps best known as the gadfather of go-go, but he was an incredible family man. he scheduled his concert appearances around his son's football games and he passed his music to his other son. he left his mark on d.c. as well. >> talk about going to ben's chili bowl. you talk about the lincoln theater, the howard theater, and you talk about chuck. because they are all institutions. >> love grown up loving chuck brown. he sang at her high school prom and to this day, she still moves by his music. >> i know all those chuck brown songs and when i

but the d.c. ces committee which oversees alcohol sales rejected the mayor's proposal. chairman jim graham saying it wasn't a good idea for customers or neighborhoods near bars and there is little public transportation to fight drunk driving. >> there was concern expressed this will encourage drunk driving and that there is no ability of metro to increase the hours for bus and rail to 4:00 a.m. there were concerns expressed about noise, trash, nuisance, and other problems. >> reporter: the committee voted, 3-2, to kill the mayor's plan. graham also is considering an increase in taxes on alcohol to help fund social services, a move mayor gray opposes. >> i don't see anything wrong with the proposal we've advanced. when you look at other jurisdictions for example, there are other jurisdictions that do justice. there are people who are, you know, associated with night life in the district of columbia who would love to be able to see us extend the hours. it wouldn't be the first time we've done it. as

in the 70s, d.c. had its own precushion driven sound called go-go. chuck's biggest hit soared up the r and b charts in 1978, but it remained a hit and today you can hear it played on every d.c. radio station. live concerts were family affairs. four generations turned out to hear chuck. if you are new to the area, you may know chuck from d.c. lottery commercials. you know, i talked to chuck last year when he and joe scott were nominated for the first grammy ever. here's what chuck had to say, derek. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: for 49 years, he's been a musical icon in the area. chuck brown fans will be busting loose all over on sunday night as he wins his first grammy. >> you got a grammy nomination? >> unbelievable. >> reporter: he has been performing live since 1962, outlasting james brown, sam cook, even the beetles. he'll be 75 years old in august with no plans of letting up. >> well you know, i still got the desire. i still have fire. still getting hired. i haven't been fired, so why would one retire? ♪ [ music ] grammy nomination comes from a song c

would say if you ask them we're not expanding our authority to wiretap or with the d.c.-ac we're expanding our ability to actually make to make the wiretaps work in the surveillance work and so they'll be the way they've said before but and the second is that ever since the patriot act was approved and expanded in a bunch of different directions or lots of small expansions government ability to conduct surveillance we've seen some abuses of the surveillance with the department of justice inspector general came out with a report saying that the f.b.i. had to use national security letters we've had similar suggestions from members of both parties from the senate intelligence committee which has access to classified briefings about what's going on and so the best way to ensure that things are actually going to be done properly is probably a lot of sunlight and a lot of public scrutiny of what's going on. declan mccullagh chief political correspondent for c.n.n. that's going to do it for us this week but be sure to ring next week for a brand new lineup first up clashes betwe

this is the pursuit of perfection. >> coming up d.c. dly shooting in southeast. >> trouble for former campaign worker for d.c. mayor vincent gray. why thomas gore is in court today. >> you will not see purple and gold in the western conference finals this year before the lakers. good morning washington at 5:00 a.m. begins now. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning, washington. it's tuesday, may 22. i am steve chenevey. >> i am pamela brown. great to have you with us. we begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes. lisa baden in a moment, but first, adam caskey. >> we have halight sprinkles out there. there's not much wind in the atmosphere. not much wind

the 31st annual national peace officer's memorial service will be today in d.c. enforcement officers killed a line of duty last year will be honored. service starts at 11:00 a.m. on the west side of the u.s. capitol. there will be street closures in and there will be bus restrictions. >> a massachusetts man loses his visiting the maryland and finds an inventive way to get it back. fisher leftists droid x phone at bentley's in college park. the person who took the phone demanded $150. agreed, but then enlisted the university of maryland police meekins.rian he posed as the victim and made the arrest. he just wanted to help me out. to do this so quickly. it's a good feeling. agreed operation. the suspect aparicio villacorta faces theft and extortion charges. day two of the special session in maryland. the senate is expected to approve a package of budget include taxt on individuals making than $100,000 a year and thanes making more $150,000. it's aimed at diverting about $500 million in budget cuts. the house is expected to begin debating the bill this afternoon. a m

and it's what that dog's owner did next that has the d.c. neighborhood on the lookout. >>> plus, graduation day in d.c.itation on more meaning when a graduation student gets down on one knee. >> doug is here with more on the weather. >> we had a fantastic weekend. yesterday just beautiful. mother's day perfect for just about everybody. just a few showers to the west today into parts of the mountains. most of us remained on the dry side. that is going to change in a big way over the next 12 hours. storm 4 radar, just a few light showers out there. maybe back towards winchester, the mountains and culpeper area and to the north and west of warrenton. watch what happens when we widen out. there is a lot of rain and a ton of moisture making its way out of the gulf of moex co and out of the atlantic. we could see a lot of rain from this. it's not just tomorrow. i'll explain when the rain moves in and how long it may stay coming up. >> thank you, doug. >>> now to a brutal attack in northwest washington. a four-pound dog named freckles killed in her