silver slipper and then there are those scandals that have it all politics sex and drugs here at d.c. city hall to talk about one of the city's former mayors who still reports here to work and the city councilman i'm talking of course about marion berry bitch said i'll be god that bitch that bitch did that to me from the set ups of sung to the

pedestrians and bicyclist to comparable in the city. >> they are paying lip service to traffic safety. is really about revenue. >> a look at the numbers, d.c. has 78 traditional cameras generating $55 million a year. the city is adding 88 new cameras, expected to generate another $25 million a year. 166 cameras, $80 million a year. cutthose who might want to the dollar amount of the fines -- >> this is not about revenue, but revenue is a factor. >> get ready for a lot more in d.c., or slow down and not block the box. montgomery county has reinstated county toin the overturned by voters. the council passed the bill 6-3 ambulancen emergency feet. the county executives argue the likelyld help cover a withdrawal of state funding later this year. the fee would be covered by health insurance. those who cannot afford it are exempt from paying. >> services are being added at national airport. fly nonstopble to alaska airlines to portland. you can head south to austin, texas, on southwest. there will be one troweled trip day to the cities. ray lahood says the new nonstop flights will increase competition. the sweet sound of success for mark zuckerb

. >>> the d.c. cityouncil voted to exempt its employees from background checks on criminal and credit history. the "washington examiner" reports that some of these employees handle sensitive city government documents. d.c. mayor vincent gray has no plans to seek a similar exemption he says for executive branch employees. last year, mayor gray ordered more thorough screenings of his top aides after the criminal pasts of some of his appointees made headlines. >>> testimony is over and attorneys are presenting their final arguments in the criminal case against john edwards. dick brennan reports that the case will likely go to the jury before the end of this week. >> reporter: john edwards arrived at court for the final phase of the criminal trial. he's charged with violating campaign finance laws to cover- up his extramarital affair. during the government's closing arguments, the prosecutor said by having the affair edwards had planted quote the seeds of destruction. that could derail his presidential campa

d.c. board of elections will certify the results of yesterday's special election. then kenyan mcduffie will be sworn in as the next city council. he's a d.c. native, howard alum and justice department attorney. letake the seat held bihari thomas -- by harry thomas, jr. unofficial routes show mcduffie winning by a land lied. he got 44% of the vote. his term will run through 2014. >>> day a gentleman view -- deja vu all over again. the county will start charging for ambulance rides. supporters insist the fee would be paid by insurance companies in most cases. however, that cost still could end up eventually being passed on to you. >>> hearts were heavy at a vigil last night to remember three young people killed in a drunk driving crash one year ago. 18-year-old haeley mcguire died. we caught up with her mother at last night's vigil. she has a message for teens who drink and drive. >> it just takes one night of getting behind the wheel of a car drinking and driving to ruin a life. it's just not worth t. it's so preventible. you can still have a great time but you just can't drink and drive. it's just impacted so many live

you can go to our website, wusa9.com. >>> big crowds have arrived in ocean city, maryland and the delaware beaches that attract d.c.-area folk in big numbers. this weekend in ocean city, they're finding a brand new boardwalk. the first phase of a $6 million project has been completed from the north end of the walk to 17th street. the remaining 2.5-mile boardwalk will be finished sometime during the off season. now, there's a brand new attraction in ocean city just in time for memorial day. gigi barnett explains why some people are calling it the best water slide in all the country. >>reporter: some ocean city visitors want a quiet weekend at the beach on memorial day weekend. others opt for a thrill ride. >> awesome, dude. >>reporter: it's called the acwa loop. swimmers find it at jolly rogers amusement park. the park debuted this weekend. >> you're going 37 miles an hour with nothing but your swimming trunks on. that's got to say something. >>reporter: or say nothing at all. three, two, one. >>reporter: at the top of the platform riders step inside, armed crossed and head up. in three seconds the trap door opens.

. >>> 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 galleg

gary, thank you. >>> the d.c. cityncil is about to decide whether to continue at a cost of about $20 million, a program that provides free health insurance to low income residents, many of whom who are here illegally from other countries. providers, which run this clinic see many of these patients. d.c. councilman says many vacant but funded positions in city government provide the money to pay for it. >> whether they are documented or not work in this city, they work hard, they provide vital functions and they are our neighbors. i'm going to do everything i can to mike sure they are treated just like anyone else. >> he simply rewarding illegal behavior. he's encouraging more and he's engaging in what i think is fund mentally and unethical and unfair, redistribution of scarce assets from legal washington residents to those who have no legal right to be here. >> mayor gray opposes the plan, but this week it easily won approval in the d.c. council help committee. >>> this story has been brewing up a lot of heated debate

lanes are open now on the beltway at braddock. >>> no deal to d.c. city employees to get their paychecks for four mandatory furlough days last year. the city council couldn't come to an agreement and the measure ended up failing. reimbursing employees would cost the city $22 million. a compromise offered to pay back two days now and two more in youtube when the city would have a better look at its financial status. when that failed, some council members said the money is needed in other places. >>> could a glass of red weinhold the secret to living longer. up next, we'll tell you what has researchers pretty excited now. that is one glass. >> they didn't say drink the whole bottle. >> an early start to the summer movie season. the avengers is out this weekend. a preview of what else is out this summer. well, the word "wow" comes to mind. and then a friend told me chex has five flavors that are gluten-free. even a cinnamon one the kids love. a nutritious cereal that makes everybody happy? like i said, wow. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. good

. >>> tonight, voters are replacing a disgraced member of the d.c. city council. we'll take a look at today's special election in ward 5 coming up. everyone's hair breaks. ♪ oh oh oh oh you see it in the brush... ♪ oh oh oh oh ooh oh ...and then there's the pillow. ♪ i dare you to dare me so they dared me to try this pantene. [ female announcer ] pantene anti-breakage the keratin protection system makes hair stronger reducing breakage up to 97%. ♪ think only salon brands can do that? i took the dare... will you? [ female announcer ] anti-breakage from pantene. hair so healthy it shines. >>> 40 years ago today, shots rang out at a campaign rally in laurel, maryland. when it was over, democratic presidential candidate, george wallace, was paralyzed. three other people in addition to the alabama governor were also wounded. arthur bremer served 35 years of a 53 year sentence for attempted murder. >>> two primaries on the agenda. 29 delegates are up for grabs in oregon. 35 in nebraska. but most of those nebraska delegates will be chosen at the state convention. >>> the

silver slipper and then there are those scandals that have it all politics sex and drugs here at d.c. city hall to talk about one of the city's former mayors who still reports here to work and the city councilman i'm talking of course about marion berry bitch said i'll be god that bitch that bitch did that to me from the set ups of sung to the get up of others. this tour covered it all like benjamin franklin he would wear a coonskin cap and. you know the various ladies for hire on the street thought that was a rather a rambunctious move and would compete for him and his attention scandal it seems one of the few constants throughout history his. social relations with that woman. by the committee to realize nixon eventually was found to have broke into the watergate what is it that people love about scandals. well a little bit like humor the religious law our amounts of society start to deify some of our founding fathers. past the point of realizing they were also just a human being oh a look back i was getting of a different kind and a new perspective on how some things just you never chang

. >>> mcduffy is the newest member of the d.c. city council. he was the new council member for ward 5. he won a special election last month to replace harry thomas jr. heading to prison after pleading guilty to embezzling money from the city. >>> new at 6:00 tonight, another thumbs down from dwight d. eisenhower's family about designs for a memorial to the 34th president. the architect submitted some modifications to his design this month at the family's request but on the website today, eisenhower's granddaughter susan posted a statement thankings them for their work but says the family doesn't support the use of metal victims in the memorial. >>> the world's first commercial supply ship is fueled up and ready for a flight back to everth. >> it will capsule called the dragon is scheduled to be released from the international space station early tomorrow morning. and then it will splash down in the pacific a few minutes before noon tomorrow. >> big deal. >>> well, tonight at 7:00, saving the lives of infants. a new study shows how a simple supp

. >> and the budget will be the prime topic tomorrow on the d.c. city council as well. that is when members are expected to cast their first vote on the city's spending plan for 2013, but today councilwoman mary cheh of ward 3 released her recommendations to her colleagues and some are pretty eye catching. councilwoman cheh joins us now to talk about some of her ideas and some of this is pretty shocking or i guess it would be if they were real. you recommend, for example, prohibiting the sale of gasoline in d.c. beginning january 1st, 2014. in the meantime you'd raise the gas tax to 8.75 a gallon. there's $12 million to build a rat sanctuary. what is going on here? >> well, every year i released a budget memo. some think about it as a joke budget memo, a satire budget memo, but it's an opportunity for for us to poke fun at ourselves and some of the things that happened over the years. that's what it's about. >> some of this is about a bit of a feud between you and ken cuccinelli, attorney general in virginia, who got on your case about your wildfire protection act of 20

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d.c. employees. they may soon see a little extra cash in their paychecks. in a meeting today, the city is expected to discuss the possibility of paying back d.c. workers who were forced to take four up paid days off last year. the furloughs were ordered because the city thought it was facing a serious budget shortfall. but now, since times are better, some heeders want to return the money. >> -- some leaders want to return the money. >> clearly, i want it repay everyone. we taxed income on people. we had the municipal bond tax. we furloughed our employees. we cut human services. we put more red lights and speed cameras all over the place. we found a way because we had a deficit that we needed to take care of. i would love to give that money back. >> now, it will cost about $22 million to pay back the employees for the lost time. >>> a former maryland gubernatorial campaign worker is on trial accused of voter suppression. prosecutors say julius henson was behind the robo calls targeting democratic voters telling them that governor mart martin o'malley had already won and they didn't nee

feel good about your decisions. >>> no deal for d.c. cityo get their paychecks for four mandatory furlough days last year. the city council couldn't come to an agreement and the measure failed. reimbursing the employees would have cost the city $22 million. a compromise offered to pay back two days now and two more in june when the city would have a better look at its financial status failed. city council members said the money is needed in other places. >>> a d.c. councilwoman 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

tomorrow republicans are focusing on washington, d.c., which, as you know, is the seat of our nation's capital, and its own city. d.c. as mayor, a city council, but it is not a state and it is not part of any state, and therefore congress as a federal entity plays this weirdly local role in what the city of washington, d.c. can do with its own business. as such, d.c. often bears the brunt of whatever is in political fashion for members of congress that year. they tend to take their highest priority partisan issues at the federal level and impose them on the district of columbia against d.c.'s will. republicans are in control of the house right now, and what's the majority for republicans this year? what's the issue they are more focused on making policy about that anything else across the country? that would be the issue of abortion. abortion rights. trent franks, he represents arizona, has divided in his infinite arizona wisdom, has decided he should decide whether or not you can get a abortion if you live in washington, d.c. house republicans insisted last year as part of the national bug that washington, d.c

a d.c. city council committee wednesday rejected a plan to push back closing time at some bars and clubs. right now last call is at 3:00 a.m. the plan was to push it to 4:00 in an effort to raise more money through alcohol taxes. >>> one tax that is closer to reality is the one on food trucks. those trucks have boomed in popularity, especially around office buildings. if approved by the mayor, food trucks will pay the same 10% sales tax as other restaurants and mayor gray is expected to sign off on the bill. >>> now to annapolis. maryland lawmakers are going to hold at least one special session this month to figure out the new budget. you remember in april the legislative session ended without any agreement. that put the so-called doomsday budget into effect. a spokeswoman for governor martin o'malley said the house and senate leaders have agreed to a special session the week of may 14. this is video from a bill signing session yesterday. no word if lawmakers will also take up a plan to expand ga

huge crowds gathered including d.c. city leader who turned out to pay their respects for the godfather of go-go. >> from the very beginning, when he started performing, he and i hit it off as two individual whose had come up the hard way. chuck had been in prison. >> busting loose. >> the memorial service is tomorrow at the washington convention center from noon until 3:00. it is expected to be a well attended service as can you imagine. the city is urging people to take metro because streets will be closed. >>> stay with fox 5 as d.c. says good-bye to the godfather of go-go n our 9:00 hour, some of chuck brown's band mates will be in studio to tell us what he meant to them plus the influence he had on their work. we'll have continuing coverage all week both on air and online at myfoxdc.com. >> nice to see mayor gray's humorous side. >> having some fun there. >> we are following new developments this morning in the unrest in syria. more violence as the u.s. and several other nations make a strong statement following deadly a

. >>> a twist to a scandal in d.c. city hall, an aide to mayor vincent gray faces federal charges, the accusations of what this means for the administration. >> plus panic in the third street tunnel. a school bus catches fire sending thick smoke into the air, drivers describe the chaotic moments that shut down the major thoroughfare for hours. >> a d.c. man spent decades behind bars for a crime he did not commit and is speaking out for the first time in a fox 5 exclusive. >>> but we begin with the federal charges stemming from the investigation into mayor gray's campaign. good evening. >> fox 5's karen gray houston is following the investigation now. >> reporter: thomas gore is accused of making a contribution in the name of another person and destroying the evidence. the charges, three misdemeanors and a felony, are outlined in this court document which usually signals a defendant has worked out a deal with the prosecutors and is ready to make a plea. the news comes the city government a wash in political scandal, former c

. >>> late last year, the d.c. citylegislation that overhauled the city's ethics laws. while the final form of the legislation had its share of critics, it was generally applauded as the proper respond to -- response to address the string of ethical lapses that have plagued the city's elected officials. at the time of passage, many realize that there was still much work to be done before the new board of ethics and government accountability could actually start policing the conduct of elected officials. one of the first tasks at hand is assigned to mayor greg, who was to provide the names of qualified candidates for the three-member board within 45 days after an emergency version of the legislation went into effect. that deadline has come and go and still, very no -- there are no names of qualified candidates passed on to the city council. you would think that the mayor, whose 2010 campaign is under federal investigation, would jump at the chance to play his part in the council's efforts in addressing ethics reforms. th

. >>> the d.c. city council will be talking about closing time today. mayor gray wants to keep some bars open later in the district as a way to earn more money, but some counselors whose wards are home to bars are opposed to the idea. >>> put a sombrero on that guy. vice president joe biden and his wife dr. jill biden will host a cinco dimaio -- sink company de -- sicco de mayo breakfast. >>> president obama will be back from his trip to afghanistan. >> it was a surprise and gave the president a chance to lay out his plan for the future. >> delia goncalves is outside the white house with more on that this morning. good morning, delia. >> reporter: the president is expected to return here to the white house later this afternoon, even as critics, and that includes mitt romney himself, say it was good that the president visit afghanistan. if fact, it was president obama's third trip to that country. he arrived in darkness. he laid out a plan toandz the war in 20 -- plan to end the war in 2014. the goal the president says will shift the support and training

city other than washington, d.c. cityicago has spent months preparing for just what you see here. this is streaming, thousands of protestors marching a two-mile route to the convention center where the meeting is taking place. that is where we find mike live in chicago. >> reporter: i'm just about a mile and a half south in the direction of the protestors are marching. when you look up michigan avenue to see the path they are traveling, it's not accurate to call it a ghost town because you have so many people off the sidewalks and people up in the apartment buildings looking down to see what will happen. we have thousands and thousands of people from a number of different groups marching up the street trying to make all their points at the same time. there are indications that that group the, the group that has broken off from the main crowd of demonstrators and got on a tear of vandalism. we haven't seen it today although there have been skirmishes with the police. as i can show you now as you look at the police presence

. >> late last year the d.c. city council passed much needed comprehensive legislation that overalled the city's ethics laws. while the final form of the legislation had its share of critics, it was generally applauded as the proper response to address the string of ethical lapses that plagued the city's elected officials. at the time of passage many realized there was still much work to be done before the new board of ethics and government accountability could actually start policing the conduct of elected officials. one of the first tasks at hand was assigned to mayor vincent gray who was to provide the names of qualified candidates for the three member board within 45 days after an emergency version of the legislation went into effect. that deadline has already come and gone and still there have been no names of qualified candidates passed on to the city council. ouncil. you would think that the mayor whose 2010 campaign is under federal investigation would jump at the chance to play his part in the council's effor

. >>> kenyan mcduffie is officially a member of the d.c. city council.s sworn in last night to represent ward 5. he's filling the see vacated bihari thomas, jr. his term runs through 2014. >>> the nationals lead in the -- the nationals' lead in the nl east is down half a game. nats fall to the marlins 5-3. d.c. hosts atlanta tomorrow night. >>> cbs this morning begins at the top of the hour. they'll be talking about brian banks. >> it took years for him to be cleared of a crime he didn't commit. now the redskins are reportedly among the n.f.l. teams ready to give him a tryout. >> before that, we'll have one more check of traffic and weather. keep it right here on 9news now. >>> the land of the free, home of the brave. >> i heard of it before. maybe our young spelling champ from this area could help whoever put out this app or commercial for mitt romney. a better amercia. nobody caught it. it went out just like that. >> a little misspelling. i'm sure he doesn't have time to spell check the apps getting out in his name but somebody might get in trouble for

. >>> the newest member of the d.c. city council will be sworn in this afternoon.cduffie won the special election for the open ward 5 seat earlier this month. he is replacing harry thomas, jr. who resigned in january after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $350,000 from the city. >>> 5:34. time for another your money report. >> have you ever bought one of those chia pets or any of those other things? jessica is here to talk about it. >> as seen on tv products is what we're talking about here. we've all seen the tv commercials. these are products that promise to change our everyday lives. maybe you've seen them on store shelves but did you ever buy any of them? we turn to an expert. >> good girl. let's get a treat. >> reporter: the magic measure, the perfect meatloaf, the trendy top. lisa gordon has reviewed dozens of as seen on tv items like these for websites like ooh and house lodge -- like a.o.l. and house logic.com. she says consumers can sort out the winners by looking for certain qualities. >> the ones that become blockbusters are the ones that work. th

d.c. a city so. cities see it's sunny. city you see it could be stored sealed. the folks being loaded. don't believe any of my yacht a guy got to be. submissive. to the discussion. c.c.'s c.p. obama who claim to be. the law but. if. you think. wealthy british science. sometimes. markets why not scandals. find out what's really happening to the global economy in these kinds of reports. back to the kremlin glad to meet putin becomes the first russian president to step in for a third. as he's inaugurated during a love of ceremony today. the new leader promises major reforms but opinions are heated on the streets of moscow where there are protests and arrests to have more details for you in just a moment. francois hollande wins the french presidency as you promise is growth instead of austerity a while nicolas sarkozy folds under the weight of france's mounting debt. arrests and leading human rights activist just days before his interview with julian assange right here on see you can watch their controversial program on tuesday.

. >>> the d.c. city council is expected to vote today on the first of two antibullying measures. the goal is to help protect children and stop bullying in schools. the council hopes to get the bills to the mayor for his signature as soon as possible. >>> 6:07 now. we're already in the 60-degree range. you can tack on 20 more. howard says there's rain in the forecast soon. he'll detail that when we come back. >>> the showers and storms we have some spots this morning may be the most active weather we see all day. going to be much warmer as highs get into the low #s on. up -- low 80s. ups and downs for the rest of the week. the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >>> we'll take a live look at the inbound side of i-66 where we're just getting word of an accident on the left shoulder on route 29 here in centreville with slow traffic getting by. i'll have more on this situation coming up in my next report at 6:18. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> last weekend's deadly crash in new york city is being deemed an accident. but there may be problems with the highway where

d.c. and liberal cities like guns to. thinking of guns this part of kind of interesting ok so rand paul doesn't believe in a lot of government agencies he wants to get rid of some of these things so he went on a rant against the f.d.a. but let's listen to his clip first of what he had to say that he there's kind of an interesting point there. i think we have too many armed federal agencies and that we need to put an end to this criminal law seems to be increasing pleasingly is using a tool of our government bureaucracy to punish and control honest business businessmen first simply attempting to make a living. so he wants to rein in the f.d.a. one of the things that he spoke about is that you know we have at the agency go on these raids and so if someone is selling milk from their farm that's not authorized and they'll come in and they actually read you like a swat team in the they're all armed they have guns and it really kind of does beg the question the f.d.a. agents really need well i mean we did a story of your i thin

cities. los angeles is working on it. berkeley is working on a project. washington, d.c. is, too. cities are looking at parking management differently than the have in the past. >> later this year, we are gathering all the data we need to evaluate rigorously all our expectations of how this can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, congestion, improve transit speed, reliability, reduc. [applause] >> good evening. i'm the director of transportation. for me, this is not the academy awards. this is the all-star game. the folks sitting over here are truly the all stars of the city. i've had an opportunity to work with ed, harlan, and jocelyn. behalf of all of us. we are also very lucky to have a bunch of people from sfmta, many of them are here. my job is to introduce the awardees. please join me and give a hand for jay primus, george reynolds, steven lee, and lorraine fuqua. >> thank you. this is a tremendous honor. it really does feel fabulous to be recognized. one of the relief fund things about this project is that it is just complex enough and just big enough that it is truly a case wh

new york city, d.c., as well as oklahoma city, and houston. very, very hot. it stays hot and dry also to the southwest. all right. a quick look into europe. it has been so hot across the british isles as well as parts of western europe. that's going to change. we have this front here sagging down from the north. that's going to bring temperatures down as cooler air comes in. lots of thunderstorms spread out across the mediterranean. some particularly heavy rain around the black sea region. talking about the balkans as well as turkey dealing with heavy downpours. here are your temperatures. i'm going to leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> our lead stories this hour. china's ruling communist party has expelled a former railway minister. the party's disciplinary watch dog found him guilty of corruption. the state run xinhua news agency said monday the party's central discipline inspection will refer liu zhijun to prosecutors. they said he abused his power and received large sums of money as bribes. liu oversaw investment in china's booming railway sec

on the d.c. city council. kenyan mcduffie won the seat in yesterday's special election getting almost 45% of the vote. second place finisher got 20%. there were 11 candidates in all. as you may remember thomas resigned in january after pleading guilty to stealing city money. >>> a toddler dies after following his mother out of her car. the mother told charles county deputies she got out of her car to hand a letter to the mailman yesterday. standing on sugar berry street in waldorf. but the woman's son got out of his car seat and walked into the path of an suv. investigators say the car seat was properly installed and the boy was buckled in but he managed to release that buckle. his name has not been released. the suv driver stayed at the scene. >>> hundreds of young people showed up at a spot where three of their piers -- peers died one year ago. a vigil was held in honor of haeley mcguire, spenser datt and johnny hoover. friends wore bright green shirts in honor of those lost. kevin coffay had his sentence re

meanwhile really keeping the heat, lots of temperatures in the low 30s, new york city, d.c., as well oklahoma city and houston, very, very hot. stays hot and dry also to the southwest. all right, a quick look into europe. it has been so hot across the british isles as well as parts of western europe. that's going to change. we've got this front here sagging down from the north. that's going to bring temperatures down as cooler air comes in. lots of thunderstorms spread out across the mediterranean with some particularly heavy rain around the black sea region. we're talking about the balkans as well as turkey dealing with heavy downpours. here are your temperatures. and i'm going to leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> our lead stories this hour, u.n. arab league envoy kof kofi annan on monday tried to sals a u.n. mediated cease fire. he's back in the country after government forces attacked the area near the central city of homs on friday. more than 100 people died in the attack. many of the casualties were women and children. the former u.n. secretary general said he will

d.c. look out for the hail involved in these storms. they've had a lot of it involved this spring. philly, new york cityraleigh, all in line for a warm-up. not today and not tomorrow. but friday, that warm air is a few lingering light showers morning mainly out west the ideas 81 corridor. that is pushing eastward and southern maryland has had most now getting a break. later today, there will be a few benderstorms which could severe and it is warm and muggy, up into the midst- 80's later today. it will >> your lens, about now. all right. lara -- did i get it? lara, you were paparazzied. >> say cheese. >>> here's a look at what's ahead on our "good morning america" morning menu. jaleel, kym, booted from the ballroom. but they're here with us, to talk about that and so much more live. >>> plus, jessica simpson. hollywood's newest mom. we have all the details on her little girl, named maxwell. >>> and a sneak peek at j. lo's new video and why it's making history. we'll explain coming up on "good morning america." [ male announcer ] this one goes out to all the allergy muddlers. you know who you are. you can

d.c. is the best place for a woman. the foundation analyzed information on health and income in the city. d.c. ored high on all of those measures. women in this city earn more than anywhere else in the country. pulling in a median income of $38,000. the district also ranked first in education. san francisco and boston rounded out the top three cities on the list. all right. go d.c. >> go women. >> there you go. >> or come women, i guess should we say. >> come on down. d.c.'s a good place to live. >>> just about 6:51 on this rainy tuesday morning. tom kierein has all the action outside for us. >> why am i smiling? i'm smiling because we needed this rain. >> okay. >> and farmers are jumping for joy. they're smiling, so are gardeners this morning. we're happy to get the rain. unfortunately, if you're a commuter, you're frowning. yes, this is causing some major traffic delays, as usual, with wet-ment. the area of rain moving west to east is coming down hard. areas in orange and yellow. hard rain in washington. southern montgomery county into southern prince george's county. western charles county w

reporter: since the inception in 2000 winners you introduced the game of lacrosse to over 5500 inner city d.c. youth and probably the best part of it all, it is free. >> we do a six to eight week program in schools and in the inner city of d.c. where we can really work the kids and get to know them and show them the sport and how much fun it is. get them interested in it and they come out and join the team. >> reporter: win sing nice but there's something much more powerful at play here. it is about pushing social and cultural boundaries. it is about teaching life lessons to hundreds of kids that will -- less. it gives you a really good feeling. whether you win or lose games, a feeling of being a team. >> beyond just an understanding of the game, winners lacrosse is broadening the players' horizon. >> the whole point of playing sports, teaching you life loans. being in a different environment, giving kids an avenue to explore boundaries. >> we take them to boys and girls to caring, productive, responsible young men and women. >> great program. now they are trying to help some of the kids move

city. flooding in the carolinas. and wet from d.c.n. >> if you're flying the friendly skies, airport delays are possible in boston, philadelphia, new york, d.c. and kansas city. >>> back to the news this morning. the sister of the man who admits killing etan patz in 1969, says she alerted police years ago. >> norma hernandez, says she heard a rumor that he confessed to the killing to a prayer group. she says after making her statement, police ignored her. >> the police didn't come back to me. they never called me. nobody ever said anything. i was expecting at least a detective or somebody to say something. but nobody never did. >> now, hernandez admits she can't exactly remember when she made that report. but the camden police department is not commenting. >>> now, the search for mickey. police are hoping to find some dna evidence on the damaged bicycle. that bike was found submerged in water, 25 miles from where she was last seen in lafayette, louisiana. they're looking at a possible link to the disappearance of lauren spear. but the