he will reveal the field for the arlington million. 32nd running of the arlington million. of european. we have the defending champion back. postposition one smoking son for post position no. 2. up with the birds post position no. 5. defending champion real solution. side glance post position no. 7. fans can watch the on wgn. attempting to become the first back-to- back winner of the arlington million. now we'd bring on the arlington general manager to lead us in a toast. >> if you all would raise your glasses. we want to welcome the world to chicago and to arlington international racecourse. we hope the experience and warped is shared from arlington and chicago to each and every one of you. raise your glasses and wish everybody an international festival of racing as much success as possible in 2014. back to you. we will see you on wgn at 5:00 p.m. on saturday. >> there you have it. the post position lineup. watched coverage of the arlington million this saturday august 16th starting at 5:00 p.m. central. an encore on cltv at 8:00 p.m.. we have lunch break coming up next. >

so his grave site is very close to the arlington house, and, of course, the arlington house was the home of robert e. lee, who vacated it very quickly once he decided not to go with the union but with the confederacy in his home state of virginia. family left suddenly, and the federal government took it over. since lee was a slaveholder, man'sdecided to have freed village on the grounds of arlington, and this was also the grounds of arlington cemetery. in the 20th century -- i'm answering way more than your question, but where the lincoln memorial was built, and then the memorial bridge joined arlington house, they look at each other in a grand gesture of reconciliation between north and south. this is in 1926. feelings are still pretty heated den. then.tty heated >> of the three ports of arlington, bladensburg, and georgetown, definitely bladensburg has not changed for a while. it is like a huge industrial site intermixed with historic holdings like benjamin stoddard's old house and some of these other places that had been .here i was wondering whether you were able to -- i think now is

. >> i'm done with arlington county. i he been in arlington county for like 40 years and i don't this re >> rorhec adding an extra lane westbound more room o the road for about a mile d there are those in this communo support it. >> i think it will hp e traff flow. they are adding a lane that goes all the down. it will make traffic flow coming from ea out of the city a little better. >> repor even when the work is finished big sound walls go up it will keep the sound out but she said she will feel -- >> i will move to the west coast. >> back here live in arlington this ot expected to take about a year to finish up. will it help? v-dot says it has proof it will help. llou ab that coming up at 6:00. report live in arlington, adam tuss, news 4. >>> repair work continues right now on a broken water main and it could be tomorrow before boiled wat advisory is lifted in parts of prince george's count wainonta commissi says more testing is needed to make sure the water is safe to drink. it hoping to have the advisor lifted by th

a fewch rain in d.c., sprinkles at reagan national and arlington.a live picture, 78 degrees with a dewpoint of 69. light eat northeasterly bree ze. 80 in frederick burk and lexington park. temperatures will be tough to get past the low 80's. think it is a possibility that we have convergence going on. showers developing into the mountains. areas along the west of i-81 wi ll get wet. delays in places like charlotte and atlanta today. maybe here in d.c. you have the low cloud deck and they have to take a little longer. futurecast showing you spotty showers on and off into the evening hours. tomorrowake up dry with another chance of rain into the later part of the day. your seven-day forecast, temperatures in the low to mid 80's for the rest of the week. our best chance of widespread rain thursday and then quieter to end the week. we have got to be patient. >> wait for the su. >> as long as the weekend is good. >> jacqui, thank you. up your child's water bottle for another three minutes. word of a recall for one brand, after the break. >> why >> 7 is o

democrat will and face-off at george mason university's arlington campus.they are vying to win the august election. -- resigned in june to take a position and terry mcauliffe's administration. and mayor will hold a public hearing on flooding. evacuatere forced to when flooding hit the city. and damaged parts and several businesses. parks andged several businesses. and begins at 7:00 at partnership call on 5th street and laurel. some students will be in a building. ceremony at the new thomas jefferson elementary school. the school was damaged in an earthquake and had to be torn down. the students have spent three years in modular classrooms. korearancis will head to and it will be his first trip as pope. it will be his first visit to an asian country in three decades. a ferry asked and killed more than 300 and the pope will conduct a korean reconciliation mass in the capital of seoul. more on the search for an arsonist. ñoñí more breaking from prince george's county. the police believe that he is a two-year-old girl being shot this afternoon. he opened fire

that there would be a partilike atmosphere here the arlington courthouse tomorrow morning.oom was set aside for nothing but same sex marriage ceremonies. and now all those plans have been put on hold. linda coffman and leann roselle were married in washington d.c. four years ago but virginia doesn't recognize them as a married couple and now the u.s. supreme court had put the matter on hold. >> i it's just a matter of time. it's sad to have to wait but the trajectory has been set. >> i agree. i think this time virginia has an opportunity to be on along on the right side of history. and i'm really looking forward to that. it may take the supreme court to straighten it all out but it's clear everybody has the right to marry someone they love. >> it's time for the supreme court to resolve this issue once and for all so our gay and lesbian citizens don'tñÑ)% washington opposes same sex marriage. >> i think it is a good move on part of the supreme court. they have essentially kept things in check. we've seen in some cases like utah before the supreme court was able to put a hold

arlington, years like qauntico, fredericksburg. 87 degrees for a high temperature.you get the storm chances on sunday starting even early in the day with an isolated shower in the morning. the best chance during the afternoon. right now on monday 86 degrees your high temperature. we've got a 30% chance of rain here, and we're going to get some more rain, too, on tuesday. right now it's just at 40% chance, but i do think that that is going to go up. this will be the bigger part of the system that moves through. could lead to more than an inch of rain too on tuesday, and that's what i'm talking about. by the time you get to tuesday, may see more isolated flooding around the area, but this weekend big warmup. guys. >> sounds good. thanks, veronica. >>> we're staying on top of the breaking news in district heights. it's happening on addison road south just off walker mill road. one person is dead. two others wounded after a shooting there. we have a reporter on the way. we expect to have a live report in ten minutes. stay tuned. >>> up next a huge body. >>> we're hearin

live in arlington, roz plater, abc 7 news. >> information tonight. wilson, the officer who pulled the trigger, killing 18-year-old michael brown in ferguson, missouri. online funds popped up in support of wilson. more than $1000. tonight, a group of african-american police officers says it isn't the right time. >> it just didn't sit right. it was inflammatory and they need to stay out of that. when the facts come out then we will have something to talk about. >> the donation has nothing to do the race. >> this is not about race, it is not about innocence, it is about a police officer who needs representation. have 335,000hey members and are unaware of any complaints. the situation in ferguson was the subject of a town hall meeting on our sister station tonight. analysts and obvious to members discussed issues of race and law enforcement. as a community person, cannot trust you, as the police department. you're going to see friction. you were going to see anger. --agoing to see ange. >> citizens demand greater accountability from public officials. the

. > captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- breaking news from arlington tonight, where a gruesome situation is playing out. a man was crushed by a tree and has died. it happened near old dominion drive. >> the victim was tying the tree to a flatbed truck and it rolled off. tom roussey is here with more. >> just a sad, sad situation. according to the police, crews were working on this home for a while. just before 6:00 tonight, they were at this flatbed truck, trying to load large sections of a tree onto the back of it. one blog they had trouble securing. the driver of the flatbed truck got out to try to secure it. that is when it fell on him. >> i don't know what to say. just shocked. >> richard is a coworker of the man who was killed. >> just a good, hard-working man. victim was ae family man with kids, recently employed by their company based from culpeper. the man and other subcontractors were renovating this home just before 6:00 when they were loading large sections of a tree onto a flatbed truck victim was driving, but had trouble securing this log. vehicle

reporting live in arlington, megan mcgrath, news4. barbara, back to you. >>> thank you, megan. now to the weather and the chance of rain today, tomorrow and into the weekend too. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell joins us with his first midday forecast. good morning. >> good morning, barbara. and a good wednesday morning, everybody. a bit of sunshine coming through here in northwest washington right now. i think clouds will start to fill back into our skies a little later on today, but for now it's really not a bad morning outside. a little sunshine has allowed for quite the warmup already. 77 in winchester, 75 martinsburg, 75 gaithersburg, 77 in washington, 76 in fredericksburg. as far as storm team 4 radar is concerned, not a whole lot of rain out there just yet. a couple of showers are indeed to be found across parts of the area, mainly to our north and west. heaviest rain still far westernmost maryland. nothing west of the blue ridge mountains and most of that rain is lifting into pennsylvania. a little daytime heating and we'll cook up at least a couple of showers and

so if you've been to arlington, if you go into arlington, there is a clear section for the united stateslored troops, but there's also a significant section that is rarely visited that is for the grave of free people. because arlington was also a freedman's bureau location. there are a significant number of graves that have -- that simply say, citizen on them. right? >> i didn't know until my third tour of arlington, that i finally saw that. >> yeah. okay. i said i would talk about the civil war scholarship. civil war scholarship. so if we talk about the civil war scholarship in the era of the centennial, what do we find? we find this. scholarship in the 1960s was a very different place. when we talked in our classroom, we've been talking about the cause of the civil war and our battle has been sort of between the -- or at least the folks we talked about, we talked about whether or not it's about state's rights or slavery. i think we've come to see where the scholarship is today, nearly every scholar says that the civil war is at some level, and i stress the some level, caused by slavery

. >>> the sacred grounds of arlington national cemetery are getting loving care from hundreds of volunteers. lawn care and landscaping professionals donated their services this week. the national landscape industry group organizes the effort to tree, install lighting and protection, place mulch and plant new flowers. volunteers from across the country are -- and right here at home say they are proud to get those grounds in their best shape possible. >> we find it important to come here and support the cause that has given everything to us to come here and respect them and take care of their final home. >> volunteers work at merely 200 acres or about two-thirds of arlington's entire grounds. >>> a montgomery county woman found a unique way on celebrate her 100th birthday this week by becoming a u.s. citizen. she was born in nicaragua in 1914. the seamstress spent most of her life in el salvador before coming here to the u.s. with her daughter in 1987. she helped with the grandchildren and made clothes for the whole family. in 1987 naturalization wasn't an option for munoz because he did not

news 4's darcy spencer is live in arlington with more on this. darcy. >> reporter: as you may know, wendy, a lot of people are suffering with prescription drug addiction, and everyone i spoke to today said they were outraged that a doctor away woo do something leak this, potentially contributing to the problem. this doctor works out of this office building right off the lee highway. to give you an idea of the kind of money we're talking about. he would allegedly get $500 to $1,000 for each prescription wee write. the person could then go to a pharmacy and cash it in for 60 o oxy oxycodone pills. >> reporter: it was within this well ps center that prosecutors say a doctor conspired with five others to hand out more than 11,000 highly addictive painkillers, oxycodone. dr. simons is now under indictment for faking prescriptions and distributing those pills. the door is locked at the office. it's on the second floor of virginia hospital center's arlington medical building on lee highway. the doctor's medical license has been suspended. >> that's so s

and arlington as well. fairfax.his activity, if it does impact you should only last about 75 minutes at the most. generally remaining very light. no thunderstorms are in the forecast for tonight. so 80 degrees is our temperature right now. 9:00 low to mid-70s. mainly dry this evening due to isolated showers around. with future weather here we are 3:00 a.m. tomorrow and i'm starting off with this time. notice the potential for steady rain in southern maryland and on the eastern shore. as we get into the morning hours, the real morning hours on sunday at 7:00 a.m., we're mainly dry, just a chance of an isolated shower. mostly cloudy skies tomorrow. once we start to get into the midday and afternoon hours is when we see a better hans for scattered showers, maybe an isolated thunderstorm. 3:00 still notice that threat of some hit or miss activity across the area. as we head into our sunday night the chance of rain starts to diminish and your monday morning will be a dry start. here's your planner for tomorrow. maybe a s

a few years later he applied with arlington schools.a background check found problems with his resume. arlington warned manassas back in 2012 but nothing happened. >> our current superintendent at the time, when that was stated that happened, she began in july of 2012, and she didn't have that information. >> he's also the pastor of purity baptist in northeast d.c. >> what about mr. toogood? >> whoever was behind the door of toogood's hyattsville home wasn't in the mood to talk either. >> records show he relinquished his teaching license last month, but manassas school system is conducting more thorough reviews of current and prospective teachers' records. >> we are working with a clearing-house. >> still some wonder how could someone rise to school principal via a bogus background. >> that's scary to think there was no more background checks done on him. >> manassas school system has about 1,000 employees and school officials so far are stressing that so far all employees have checked out with solid credentials. stephen tschida, abc7 n

arlington national cemetery. they will join mefbs joipts force headquarters and u.s. army in d.c. at 9:00 this morning. >>> a community is rallying behind a wounded warrior and his family after their home caught fire. captain klein and his wife lost their home in laytonsville last week. captain klein is a triple amputee. several groups are helping. chevy chase supermarket giving them free groceries for a year and trucking for troops helping them replace their car. captain klein describes how his wife saved his life. >> i tried to climb out of the basement on my hands and knees basically. she was able to pull me out on to the front porch. and this is it tthe really amaz part, there were neighbors porc waiting to help. >> and our bravest.org will take donations and anything before midnight friday will go to helping build a home for the kleins. search wounded warrior for more information. >>> so you have to get to the tv and watch this. incredible video showing a motorcycle crashing right there. that is unbelieverab

reporting from arlington, kendis gibson, abc7 news. >> we are also on storm watch tonight as some people in the area are already seeing some rain. meteorologist steve rudin is in the weather center with a first check of the forecast. >> a busy afternoon in the belfort furniture weather center. we're tracking showers and even a couple thunderstorms. a couple were severe in the day. those watches and warnings have canceled out. straight to the torpedo factory, the skies beginning to darken in old town alexandria, we are going to look for showers and thunderstorms to dot the radar as we move through the evening and even into the overnight hours. look at the temperature difference between dulles and reagan national. 70 at dulles and 84 at reagan national airport. the reason why, we have a band of showers and thunderstorms just to the west of the d.c. metro area. we'll head in just a little closer to south whiting into southern loudoun county and fairfax and north prince william county. this is a very slow moving, a sluggish storm system that's dumping a whole lot of rain and we're likely to

they're relocating it to the in america memorial at the arlington national cemetery. here at the mall, stephanie ramirez, wusa 9 news. >> it is expected to stay at arlington cemetery through september 11th. >>> the trial of former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife resumes tomorrow in richmond. the former state attorney general jerry kilgore is expected to take the stand. kilgore was allegedly hired as a consultant. they are accused of accepting more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from johnny williams in exchange for promoting his products. >>> a lot of us don't have any problems with the weekend. we got all of our outdoor activities in. >> absolutely. just a few light showers on saturday, then today was completely dry. tomorrow will be mostly dry. it's a green alert. but tuesday is a yellow alert because we have a cold front on the way that's going to bring us rain and thunderstorms on tuesday. but in the meantime we're watching that cloud cover slowly approach, starting to obstruct the view of the super moon. let's take a look at video that we got earlie

after that, he was buried at arlington national cemetery. after a.f time, the house has gotten in bad shape. >> there are other exhibits about med. in other museums, but we knew we wanted to do something with the house. we may not have known exactly what we were going to do. at first, we just opened it up. people wanted to see where med your evers lived. we let people flow in and fill out. it got to the point where we said we have to say something dgar. there are people in mississippi my age or older who do not know who me evars was. i learned later, not only in mississippi, but throughout the world. is, i the things he said like mississippi. this is home. i like fishing here come i like hunting, and mississippi is a wonderful place to grow up. he said, why should i leave? i love mississippi. when you look at it like this, mississippi,ft others could not leave it. why should he? said i have the same rights as anyone else was born here. why should he run away to some unknown city or state to get a decent education or to make a living for your family,

the troops moved over one night across the potomac over into arlington and alexandria and started building fortifications. after the first battle of manassas in july of 1861 in which the union was actually defeated, the men came streaming back into the city and the city literally the con fed rats could have walked in and taken the city. so after that with the fear, more and more fortifications were built and general john g. bernard who you might call the father of the civil war of fences of washington and he was in charge of them for almost the whole war started developing the system of fortifications around the capital and how they would actually defend the city from enemy invaders. after second manassas, which was also a union defeat, fear again and some more impetus to make sure that the fortifications defending washington were doing their job. over the year, the four years, many of the forts were changed. they were made larger. guns within them. they were changed to get the best function out of each fort and out of the system itself. the defenses were tested in july of 1864. now before

he delivered mail to the same arlington neighborhood more than 30 years.nikki burdine was there when that neighborhood said good- bye. >> reporter: in a little section of north arlington sits a neighborhood called dominion hills. thursday morning it seemed like a block party was about to start, not an unfamiliar feeling here for the neighborhood often described as mayberrylike, but this get together is for one person in particular. >> it's the end of an era. >> reporter: they're all here to celebrate the mailman doug dingle. doug is a rare breed. he's basketball on the same route more than 30 years. he -- been on the same route more than 30 years. he loves dogs. >> can you sit? can you shake? >> reporter: they clearly love him. >> doug gives the dogs milkbones, treats. >> reporter: today the bittersweet feeling is because doug is retiring from the post office. the welcome was a surprise but not surprising to doug. >> look at everybody down here! you going to be good? >> yeah. >> yeah, right. >> reporter: over the years he's done more than deliver the mail.

you will see congestion as you make the drive into arlington and from arlington into rozalin.er to you. >> angela thank you. >>> time to see what our partners at cbs this morning are working on. >> let's check in with charlie rose standing by live in new york with a preview. good morning charlie. >> reporter: good morning, andrea and mike. i had seth donex is in south korea where the pope arrived today and seth has a closer look at the pope's plans and how he already sent a message with this flight path to south korea. >> plus top sleep doctors in studio 57 with the newest option for those would suffer from insomnia, how the drug works differently than other sleep aids and katie holmes is in studio 57, taking the popular novel the giver to the big screen. the news is back in the morning. >> a lot of people are talking about that. our producer is so excited to see that movie. >> and charlie nice job on both lauren bacall and robin williams. we really appreciate watching those. >> thanks so much. >> have a great show. >>> 6:32. prosecutors are trying to show jurors the money as

major genel harold greene will be buried at arlington national cemetery. he was ll in an insider attack at a military training facility ne kabul last week. greene, who served at aberdeen proving ground, is the highest ranking u.s. officer to be killed in ct since the vietnam war. >>> the supreme court could make a final decision on virginia's ban on same-sex marriage. yesterday an appeals court denied the prince william county clerk's reque to ephean. lawyers for t clerk say they will ask the u.s. supreme court to block any same-sex marriages while the case is on appeal. unless that happens, virginia counties cod begin issuing marriage licenses to gay couples next week. >>> with the latest court rulings, is t political fight over same-sex marriage over now? we are join by carrie dann. good morning, carrie. >> good morning. republican leaders have said they don't nt their party to be seen as anti-gay but there are a lot of outspoken republicanske rand paul, for instance, who have been historically opposed to same-sex marriage. how is this going to affect th

. >> a traffic alert for drivers traveling through arlington county. southbound lanes of the george washington parkway remained locked at scenic overlook. the crash and entrapment happened in the northbound lane and firefighters are on the scene. no word yet on injuries or what caused the crash. northbound lanes have reopened but southbound traffic is being detoured at route 120 three. >> moving out to the weather and what appears to be a really nice start to the week. >> doug hill is in the weather center with a first check on the forecast. >> bright sunshine and 70 degrees outside the belfort furniture weather center. let's start with a time lapse. a little haze their entry level fog. that will be the story for the evening. have number wise -- 81 in quantico and fredericksburg. part is the viewpoint temperatures in the 50's and that's why he also comfortably cool out there. for the rest of this evening, low humidity dropping into the lower 70's and overnight come looking for clear and doctoral conditions. by wednesday, it's going to get hot. your ful

he is now an attorney in arlington, virginia. please welcome jim scott.1986, he was a law student living in grand blanc, michigan. he won the tournament of champions.

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so if you've been to arlington, if you go into arlington, there is a clear section for the united states colored troops, but there's also a significant section that is rarely visited that is for the grave of free people. because arlington was also a freedman's bureau location. there are a significant number of graves that have -- that simply say, citizen on them. right? >> i didn't know until my third tour of arlington, that i finally saw that. >> yeah. okay. i said i would talk about the civil war scholarship. civil war scholarship. so if we talk about the civil war scholarship in the era of the centennial, what do we find? we find this. scholarship in the 1960s was a very different place. when we talked in our classroom, we've been talking about the cause of the civil war and our battle has been sort of between the -- or at least the folks we talked about, we talked about whether or not it's about state's rights or slavery. i think we've come to see where the scholarship is today, nearly every scholar says that the civil war is at some level, and i stress the some level, caused by slav

it happened in arlington virginia. scott mcfarland with more. >> arlington firefighters say this happened on rock spring road. a man was hit and killed by the tree. investigators still trying to figure out how the tree came down. we're told the occupational safety and health administration t federal agency is on the scene. we have a crew on the way. updates 7:00 tonight online and nbcwashington.com and news4 at 11:00. >>> he was just 17, died suddenly at a concert this week. in just a few minutes students will be gathering to remember their friend. police believe the party drug molly could be to blame. a major drug bust was done taking thousands of those pills off the street also. more on the street is david. >> reporter: a neighboring fairfax county, they tell us they recently seized more than 50 pounds of molly pills. 50 pounds. they say they also have suspects. and those suspects are in the ages of 20-year-olds. and they are saying tonight that investigation is still ongoing. in the meantime the reason we're here in

arlington man tried twice for killing another man in hawaii will not serve anytime behind bars.acquitted christopher didi of manslaughter charges. he was back hopping and sat a man billiullying another custom. he claimed he acted in self against. a judge declared a high school mistrial last year. >>> neighbors in a montgomery county area are being thankeds as heros this morning. they rescued a person in a wheelchair from a burning house. a home on warfield road caught fire last night and neighbors helped two people and their pets get to safety. they were taken to the hospital. fire crews believe it may have started in the garage. >>> reminder to slow down or face a fine. speed cameras could go up as early as today in college park. at least one will be placed on route 1 near the university of maryland capital pus. the plan is to have them up and running by the time students rush to campus. the stepped up enforcement is in an area where three pedestrians have been hit and ed

so if you've been to arlington, if you go into arlington, there is a clear section for the united statesored troops, but there's also a significant section that is rarely visited that is for the grave of free people. because arlington was also a freedman's bureau location. there are a significant number of graves that have -- that simply say "citizen" on them. right? >> i didn't know until my third tour of arlington, that i finally saw that. >> yeah. okay. i said i would talk about the civil war scholarship. before i get to that. civil war scholarship. so if we talk about the civil war scholarship in the era of the centennial, what do we find? we find this. scholarship in the 1960s was a very different place. when we talked in our classroom, we've been talking about the cause of the civil war and our battle has been sort of between the -- or at least the folks we talked about, we talked about whether or not it's about state's rights or slavery. i think we've come to see where the scholarship is today, nearly every scholar says that the civil war is at some level, and i stress the some le

just going off jen, arlington national cemetery, the graves of the united states colored troops, whoduring the warr and how they're sort of back it towards the back and off the beaten path, sort to speak. >> we've talked about this so i before.farlingto so if you've been to arlington,o if you go into arlington, therer is a clear section for the also united states colored troops, yes, but there's also a significant section that is seco rarely visited that is for the grave of freed people because a arlington was also a freedman's bureau location. bureau there are a significant number t of graves that have -- that m. simply say, citizen, on them. right? my >> edgar medvers is buried there, as well, which i didn'tok know until my third tour of arlington, that i finally saw that.ab >> yeah. okay. i said i would talk about the civil war scholarship. before i get to that. civil war scholarship. so if we talk about the civil war scholarship in the era of the centennial, what do we find? what we find is this. scholarship in the 1960s was a very different place. when we talked in our classroom

portions, bethesda and arlington and through southwest d.c.hour this will impact portions of the national game. maybe a late start. as we#loÑ widen out, this is it line of showers and thunderstorms moving through. we're going talk more about this. and we'll be back at 5:15 to let you know what too expect. >>> breaking news in richmond where former virginia governor bob mcdonnell has just wrapped up testimony. both he and his wife are accuse of taking loans in exchange for helping a businessman's company. outside the courthouse now. >> reporter: certainly was one of the most dramatic moments in this case came at 3:25 when defense attorneys called former governor bob mcdonnell to the stand. so far they have mostly been walking him through family history and political resume. in the last few minutes on his relationship with

the grounds crews handling arlington national cemetery got a helping hand this week. volunteers from a landscaping company showed up to introduce up a large piece of the property. many of the volunteers have personal reasons for performing this annual act of service. >> one nation under god >> the day begins a tribute to our country but for the crowd gathered here honoring americans is a matter of action, not words. crews getting dirty, volunteering for the duty of sprucing up the cemetery. this can't compare to the year he spent in iraq but being here is a reminder. >> i think about them every day. >> he lost friends in combat. you won't find their names on the hallowed ground he's tending but by helping to pay tribute to strangers, he's also paying respects to the soldiers he knew. >> it helps the healing process to go back and remember the great things they did and remember that they did that for something bigger and better than us. >> in addition to the doses of veterans, there are hundreds other volunteers here. this is their small way of giving back to all the p

general greene will be buried at arlington national cemetery sometime next week.n says their top priority is taking care of the family and the families of those injured in the insider attack. th latest from an africghan military he we know the in a bathroom with an assault rifle and fired out a window when a group greene was walking with got close enough. >>> a fox news alert. the hoyeighest alert a level on response means increased staff and resources will be devoted to the outbreak. the families of the two infected americans you see there dr. kent brant lee and nurse writebol are there. the familiar is say they are united in their faith in jesus. a man in new york has tested negative for the virus. heather? >> sergeant bowe bergdahl facing more questions today from an army investigator. the army reading him his rights during his first interview. he answered every question asked about the events surrounding his capture in afghanistan five years ago. the questioning comes three months after a controversial prisoner swap with five taliban prisoners. >>> cutting tra

there's work out in that direction between arlington heights road. that will be out there until 5:00 a.m.. the chicago river walk project is still in place until august 23rd. state street bridge will be blocked off. and near the would field area 53 is blocked off between gulf road and 990 in the express lanes. all traffic been diverted and that will last until 5:00 this morning. >>it was a much calmer night in missouri, after authorities took a new approach to the protests over a police officer's shooting of an unarmed teen. the missouri state highway patrol is now in charge of security in ferguson. after nights of chaos and clashes in the saint louis suburb, the tune has changed. police shed their riot gear and marched with the crowds, instead of pushing them back. the new officer in charge says he is as invested as anyone, in getting justice for michael brown. >> i grew up here. this is my home. it means a lot to me personally that we break the cycle of violence and build trust. show the upmost respect for every interaction. >>police plan to releas

signing means the burden will n be on the deceitful notaries primarily operating in places like arlington a alexandria. the problem also creates a massive back log in the court system. >> atapn if you say notario, you have to now have a disclaimer that says you are not an attorney. you merely are an attorney. you cannoti advice. you have to dise that now. >> and the governor says regardless citizenship, if you are bei victimized, you need to come forward and let authorities know about this. it is reall unfortunate. so many being taken advantage of. >> preying on the most vulnerable. >> andft t really is all their pennies and nickels in one fell swoop. >> thank yo >>> from a fortune 500 company to the streets. what caused her downward spiral and how this woman is rebilling her life. >> team owner snyder just said >> team owner snyder just said the team is moving forward on a to prove a point about internet speeds, we slowed down an up escalator. why is this thing so slow? it's not moving like i don't get it, this one is working? can you move please? look how fast they're going ladies, shou

reporter: the day after suicide of robin williams a caller dials into the crisis link hot line in arlington in desperate need of help. as we found that caller and others are telling crisis center call handlers the robin williams suicide gave them the nudge to pick up the phone and reach out. >> it can be very overwhelming to deal with all these things. >> reporter: this chart is a window into a world that may startle you. in a 120 hour period in early august arlington crisis link center which runs around the clock had desperate calls for help 115 out of 120 hours. wendy gradson and julia stephens say there are tell tale signs of suicide risk and one important question. >> extremes of moods, most often very sad, feeling overwhelmed. they may even go so far as to give away prized possessions, talk as if they will not be around. it's important to say are you thinking of hurting or are you thinking of killing yourself? asking that question will not cause someone do it. they will then have an opportunity to have a conversation. >> reporter: one key thing to note in williams' case, he had major h

burial service at arlington national cemetery for major general harold green. he was killed nearly two weeks ago when a gunman opened fire inside a military training facility near kabul, afghanistan. general green lived in falls church. he's survived by a wife and two adult children. loved ones are marking three years since a rockville man was kidnapped by al qaeda in pakistan. warren weinstein was working as a consultant. family and friends mark the anniversary by placing yellow ribbons on trees in weinstein's neighborhood. maryland congressman john delaney issued a statement calling on president obama and the state department to do everything they can to bring weinstein home. when teachers in st. mary's county go back to school this fall, they say they won't be doing any extra unpaid work. unhappy with their current pay, teachers say they don't expect them to supervise after-school activities or even homework. when schools reopen monday, the student-teacher relationship will be a very different one. teachers plan to put a stop to all of the extra izz for year

by from arlington, jennifer donelan, abc 7 news. new york governor andrew cuomo has ordered flags at half the majorrrow in general's honor. questioning sergeant bowe bergdahl for the first time his disappearance from his post in afghanistan. his attorney says he's cooperating with the investigation. an internal investigation by the army in 2009 found that herb doll intentionally left his post -- bergdahl intentionally left his post. looking at whether you should be prosecuted for desertion or face other disciplinary action. >> a sunny day now giving way to storms. meteorologist doug hill is tracking it for us tonight. >> right now it's kind of cloudy, muggy, and 81 in the belfort furniture weather center . this is in clark county and the skies are darkening with a bit is gettingthe storm ready to move through. that is one area we are marching to the north and west of the metro area. just the southeast of winchester. eventually moving over to ruby and stafford. most of it will be west, the metro area. more showers possible but the st

this was will arlington, tooegs. firefighters were called after a lawn care crew uncovered the hive in somebody's yard. the fire crew really didn't know what to do about the beehive, but a beekeeper just happened to live a few doors down. you can see him right there. and he took care of things. >> he got his bee suit out, helped me with the smoker. as i was doing it, he gave me a great education. >> as you heard, they used a smoker to calm the bees down at first and then get tm back this to the hive. firefighters estimate there were 40,000 bees in that hive. nobody got hurt. >> what are the chances a beekeeper lives on your street? >> conspiracy theorists would say those bees -- >> i know what you'll say. >> make a little work for yourself. i don't know. >>> well, a small victory for those who hate speed cameras. a new demand for drivers to get refunds. >>> plus a fee could be going up in your water bill. why it does not necessarily mean you'll have to pay more each month. >>> and of course we're staying on top of th

this is video from arlington and you can see the storms in the sky there. over montgomery county, the firefighters say lightning struck a building in rockville. was injured in that one. let's see what happens. >> the storms roll closer and some of these were severe. these are run-of-the-mill storms and there is lots of lightning. in a short amount of time, the andms put down 1.5 inches that is over the last 20 minutes. inuarter of an inch washington, d.c. over 15 minutes. we are showing you quadrants of washington getting the storms. the storms are going along and you can see the last 15 minutes with the general thunderstorms. there is intensification over the bridge to the east. you can expect heavy rain and lightning. as for the severity of the storms, we do not expect any more severe weather. the temperatures have dropped down and the humidity is high. the general forecast is forecast and more summer weather. from that.ten away we will tell you how hot it will be over how long in a few minutes. in prince george's county to remember those who died in west

. -- arlington. lost a lot of the cloud cover. a delightful evening.temperatures have fallen, especially northwest of the city. 68 at woodbridge. 56 the dew point. frederick, 63. cooler north and west. 86 the high at reagan national. current amateurs, already into the lower 60's. still 74 downtown. a bit of a breeze. where winds have gone column, we have their skies. the perfect setup for the temperatures to fall to read tomorrow morning will become durable with low starting in the 50's. high-pressure is the dominant weather feature. it. test it will shift to the east. hot and humid to further south and west you read the air mass will move in for the weekend. for tomorrow, i think partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the lower 80's. we will get some socked in with the clouds, especially through the morning hours. sunshine late in the day. he rule out a stray storm. dash can'tule out -- rule out a stray storm. humidity back for sunday and monday. about eight 30%-40% chance for isolated thunderstorms. looking pretty good. >> football weather out there

>> how one arlington elementary school has students running to read. meet this week's harrisus' hero -- harris' hero. >> and why pictures of oscar the grouch are sparking a new controversy >> arlington public school students return to class next week and many teachers will spend the first few weeks helping students relearn material forgotten over the summer. >> that's right, but an elementary school has found a different solution, at least when it comes to reading. that makes this school's principal and staff and teachers this week's harrison's heroes. >> this yellow school bus isn't taking students home. it's avington elementary's mobile library on wheels, hoping curb what's known as the summer slide. >> we need to look at how school continues year round and learning is continuous and ongoing. >> we wanted to make sure our students are reading all summer, so we brought the books to them. >> the principal, reading specialists and teachers greet students and help them pick out books. long time kindergarten teacher lynn robinson has been riding the libra

district 48 covers parts of arlington and mclean. the g.o.p.ill be taking over the virginia state legislature. republican ben chaffin won a special election for a seat in the 38th street. it was abandon by philip puckett giving republicans control of both houses. but there is a federal investigation under way as to why puckt stepped down. some believe it was so his daughter would be granted a judgeship by republicans. >>> 6:34. wusa9 and d.c. jobs want to help you get hired. ufcw is hiring organizers. it's a full-time position requiring between one and two years of experience. if you'd like toe find out more, go to wusa9.com/dcjobs. >>> we'd like to introduce you to this morning's facebook fan ever the day. congratulations to lloyd rollins of fort washington, maryland. lloyd says, i've been watching channel 9 since i was 20 and i'm now 61 and still working. when andrea moved to the mornings, i was happy and when i wake up at 4:00 a.m., i turn on the tv and wait until 4:25 until you come on. all of us -- i get up when you start and the best way

sullivan will be aired tonight at 7:00 in founders hall auditorium on george mason university's arlington campus. that election will be held next tuesday. meantime, the corruption trial of bob donnell and his wife, maureen, injuring its third week now. the governor's chief of staff is on the stand. we were there as he walked into court this morning. he testified that the former governor was visibly upset after they interviewed his wife. i asked him not to drive a ferrari from jonnie williams' home. the governor remains optimistic. >> we're about halfway done. i am looking for to presenting our case. >> they are charged with accepting more than 155 thousand dollars in gifts and loans from williams. they could face decades in prison if convicted. jeff goldberg is still in richmond and will have more on the testimony coming up tonight on abc 7 news at 5:00. the washington redskins are wrapping up training yesterday in richmond. this is the last session for fans this afternoon at 10:00. there will be a walk-through. they say that they are a little sore after landing on his back. the pro bowle

greene will be buried tomorrow at arlington national cemetery. >> today marks the three year mark since a rockville man was kidnapped by al-quaida. loved ones marked the anniversary by putting yellow ribbons on the trees in the neighborhood. a statement was issued calling on on president obama and the state department to do everything they can to bring him home. >> maryland state police officer being hailed as a hero after a rescue caught on tape. state trooper joshua kim had pulled over to check on a man standing at the tidings bridge in cecil county. he grabs him, pulls him to the ground. 90 feet to the susquehanna river below. the man later apologized saying he had been dealing with a lot of personal problems. >> we have some new video into our newsroom of a close encounter in ocean city. arlin caplin shot this video showing a great white shark swimming off the maryland coast at the end of july. caplin estimates the shark was about 16 feet long. that was just days before tracking data showed a 12-foot long shark in the same waters. >> another reason to stay in the pool. >> oh, boy, w

we are following more breaking news tonight at 6:00, this in arlington. a police chase ends with a crash near mile marker 71. virginia state police say they stop to dodge charger -- stop to dodge charger because the driver was wanted by local authorities. the passenger got behind the wheel and sped off. state police chased the car. the fleeing driver lost control, crashing into other vehicles. he and two others were hurt. police have arrested the second driver. all lanes have reopened on 66, the traffic is backed up so avoid the area for now. we are on storm watch tonight. we have seen a mix of sun and clouds today but there is a chance some areas could see showers. brian van de graaff tells us what to expect tonight. >> the rain today has really held off. we're kind of between two systems. let me show you this weatherbug camera. countryat the army navy club in fairfax. one thing you'll notice here is they had a lot of cloud cover out there. 72 right now. it feels like 77. the sunshine peeked through in several locations. you can see a few lips on the scr

the last of the lower visibilities out here across arlington county. a plane load of folks down the river towards reagan national airport. the current temperature stands at a mild 77 degrees. joint base andrews up to 75. still upper 60s on the map from rockville, bethesda, potomac, towards great falls and mcclain, reston in the mid to upper 60s right now. so your sunday planner, temperatures are nice and warm. we'll be in the mid to upper 70s within the next hour or so. looking for a mainly dry afternoon today. highs today mid to upper 80s. flirting with 90, about a 95% chance you're not going to get rained on today. a slimmer of a chance. we'll talk about the increasing rain chances for the work week when i see you next. >> thanks. >>> new this morning five people were shot overnight in the district. the shooting happened on n street southwest. this was just before 2:00. this morning, a block from nats park. two women, three men. all five were taken to the hospital and all are alive. police are not releasing a possible motive at this time. a 25-year-o