hundreds of breast cancer survivors and their supporters gathered in downtown washington to kick off e 39.3-mile two- day walk. money raised for the event -- support programs in the washington area. >> i hope to help add to the awareness of the project. i mean, we need to raise more money, raise more awareness so we can have more programs to support to people who are trying to fight breast cancer. >> i'm walking in memory of my friends and for dewey and debbie and many others. >> walkers will walk up their trek on sunday right where they started on the ground of the washington monument. >>> it's hard to believe it's been 25 years since university of maryland great, len bise, died from a drug overdose shortly after being drafted by the celtics. he was inducted into the hall of fame. he was a star for leading the team to an acc championship over duke in 1984. some calls him the greatest player not to play at the professional level. others include bob barry, members of the only wizards and bullets team to win a national title, and local broadcaster. does a will the of those maryland game

also tomorrow, the national memorial day parade in downtown washington -- this year's parade will have a tribute to service members who served and sacrificed during operation iraqi freedom and operation new dawn. there will be several memorial day events. if you're planning on taking metro to some of those events, you will want to plan ahead. there are some delays. there is no service on the green line between green belt and four top 10 -- fort totten. chuck brown passed away last week at the age of 75. there will be a viewing in northwest washington. a week from tonight, a public memorial service will be held at the d.c. convention center on mount vernon from noon until 3:00 p.m. much more ahead on "washington weekly," including the primary that will likely clinched the nomination for mitt romney. + katie couric years up for her new talk show. >> and we had rounds of showers earlier. we have another batch headed our way. and i will talk [ male announcer ] strange things happen in the black forest... [ thunder crashes ] [ engine revs, tires screech ] ...where things aren't always what

over downtown washington we do have a bit in the way of cloud cover first thing this morning. but that will not last long. we'll be left with sunshine today. if you're sticking around this weekend, great outdoor weather. temperature right now a balmy 71 in washington. 64 in manassas. 66 gaithersburg and rockville. nothing too close to washington on store for r radar. most of the rain is going to stay away from us this weekend. chance for rain on the outer banks of north carolina. thanks that tropical storm beryl. leaving us in the sweet spot. here's your saturday planner. it's going to be a sunny start today. just a few fair weather clouds. perfect barbecuing weather. temperatures soaring up in the 80s. one or two places may touch 90 today. some closer to 90 tomorrow and monday as well. toasty warm and feeling oh, so humidlike outside on your saturday morning. be ready for that. runners and joggers, be on the lookout. it's getting to be an uphill climb every run because of the humidity. >> i went yesterday and could barely breathe. >> be ready. >> thanks. >>> more now on tropi

later on, we will be seeing some leftover rain in downtown washington when you head out tomorrow morning. here is a look at the amount of believe it or not, well we than a 10th of an inch, you can see these regions had terrible flooding. almost four inches of rain. there will be some areas of local, heavy rain. we are going to be doing it all over tomorrow. things will be settling down as week.d into the will tell you about that. >> thank you. this evening storm had people on edge. particularly, people in virginia were cleaning up from flooding. over the damage today. nothing good happening in and around manassas. that is where we are live latest on thehe trouble and the cleanup. location, weive are very close to the dam. you can hear the water crashing over the dam. i have to tell you, to give you fell inof how much rain hours, the normal is 40 feet waterway to 50 feet that way. the mood along the normally creek is anything but. >> this is insane. this is the craziest i have ever seen it. >> and overnight to lose it -- an the water level raise the water level. those who live nearby are

. >> the national memorial day parade starts at 2:00 today in downtown washington. korean war fighter pilot and u.s. astronaut buzz aldrin will be the honorary marshal. 5:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. that stretch of constitution avenue will be closed along with seven street from constitution to independence. the westbound memorial bridge will also be closed today. >> there was a damper on memorial day events in our area yesterday. organizers canceled the national memorial day concert along the national mall. >> ladies and gentlemen, you heard the capitol police. we do have a severe weather warning. ask that everybody leave in an orderly fashion if. >> halfway through the concert gary sinese told the audience to leave. country singer trace adkins and a rock bands have already performed before the plug was pulled. before the rain, thousands of people gathered on the national mall for the observances. >> jennifer donelan has more from the rolling thunder event. >> it was much more than a ride. >> nothing stops this ever. from the moment we left the pentagon parking lot to r

also, the national memorial day parade in downtown washington -- this year's parade will have a tribute for those who served and sacrificed in iraq -- in operation iraqi freedom. there will be closures along the streets. memorial day parades and ceremonies will be held tomorrow in falls church, 08, rockville -- falls church, though webowie and rocky hill -- and rockville. for the second time in a month, several farm animals were slashed with a sharp object. live at frying pan farm park for the animals were discovered this morning. >> i like all of the animals. >> 4-year-old destiny loves them so much that she has to say goodbye to each one. >> my friends. >> her mother laetitia had to explain the inexplicable. >> they are animals. >> sometime overnight someone snuck in and either cut or stabbed this calf on the top of its head and also cut two goats and a chicken. frying pan park has been working farm open to the public for over 50 years. now mark brings his 20-year-old daughters. -- his twin 3-year-old daughters. three horses were stabbed during a month ago. the horses are used to help

. >>> more than 2000 breast cancer survivors and supporters gathered in downtown washington saturday to kickoff a 39.3-mile two day walk. they raised $5 million, which will support breast cancer awareness and programs in the washington area. walkers finished the walk yesterday in the same place they started on the grounds of the washington monument. >> there were pink tutus all over the city this weekend. >>> tougher noise laws are being considered for a popular beach resort town. officials at dewey beach, delaware are considering limits on the noise. the bar owners say it is motivated by politics and is unenforceable. a vote is scheduled for next week. >>> hollywood has its first box office mega hit of the summer movie season. at jen venge jeers launched with a $200 million weekend domestically. when the final count is released, the avenge jeers is expected to be the first -- avengers is expected to be the first movie to haul in that kind of money. >>> and people who saw it said it lives up to the hype. >> it is really good. the largest selling i max movie too. >> really? i didn't k

let's go outside the washington convention center in downtown washington. doors line up early this morning. we're live on the 9 rght street side. the folks poured in. right now we're just seeing a slow trickle of people still heading inside. we're told there's still plenty of room inside. the capacity? 14,500. still plenty of room. if you have time to come down, maybe you can still get a seat inside. the energy out here was certainly electric. fans started lining up here at 6:30 for a seat inside. we're told it will be filled with musical tribute. >> they don't use the turntables. they use a go go band. go go is a big genre that's going worldwide thanks to chuck. we took it everywhere. >> this whole city loves chuck brown, from kids to senior citizens. they want to pay homage to a great man who loved so much music, so much love. ♪ it's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday ♪ thank you, chuck brown. >> reporter: that is just one of the gentlemen who will be performing here today in just a few moments inside the convention center. i've got to tell you since we'

. >>> this is a building in downtown washington and it's being called the ugliest in the world. that dubious award is going to the f.b.i. building in northwest washington, and the judgment comes from a travel website tippy.com. it says other eye soars include the rock 'n' roll hall of fame in cleveland and trump towers in new york. but the f.b.i. building leads all of them by being called the ugliest of all. >>> maurice sendak is being remembered this afternoon. the author of the children's book "where the wild things are" died this morning. the book was later made into a successful movie in 2009 by director spike jones. sendak died at a hospital in connecticut. his long-time companion said he suffered a stroke last friday. maurice sendak was 83 years old. >>> prince harry made a quick visit to washington yesterday. he received an award from the atlantic council last night for his work with wounded soldiers. this was the prince's first visit to washington. >>> this is the e-day, the day that world war ii allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of

the national memorial day parade kicks off at 2:00 this afternoon in downtown washington.ean war fighter pilot and astronaut buzz aldrin will be the honorary marshal from seventh street to 17th and constitution. the heat is definitely on and it is feeling more like july 4 out there. because of that, there is a heat advisory in effect. a live look outside. very pretty but hot and sticky, too. how hot would get today? that is adam caskey's department. >> could be our first 90 degree day of the year. could be out there near 90 later today, possibly lower 90's south of washington. factoring in the humidity, and will feel like the midnight's. -- mid 90's. the people look at the day this memorial day. wonderful conditions. bright sunshine. chesapeake beach, 77 degrees. 84 in fairfax. arlington 86. waldorf, 84. up near 90 but it will feel like the mid 90's. if he scattered thundershowers possible this afternoon and evening, especially northwest of washington. there is the heat advisory up and down 95. >> we want to remind you you can keep track of temperatures and any storms wher

there's a park mobile pay by phone system this weekend, the same system used in downtown washington. in dewey beach police are warning underage drinkers about harsh penalties and the town has tightened up noise regulations on businesses and in ocean city, maryland, visitors might be surprised to see acres and acres of smooth new boards from the north end of 17th street, the first half of a project to rebuild the famous boardwalk. the beaches are ready for summer and they're hoping you are, too. scott broom, 9 news now. >> in fact, scott tells us business owners at the business say they're cautiously optimistic as the curtain is about to go up on another summer vacation season. >>> here in the washington area the memorial day weekend is more about remembering the troops who made the ultimate sacrifice for the country. [ trumpet playing taps ] >> people paid their respects to members of the military who gave their lives to their country by laying roses and flowers at the vietnam memorial. they were assisted by members of the memorial day foundation volunteers. an estimated 3,000 rose b

event encourages people to park the car, suv or truck for a small fee and take a bike tour of downtown washingtongton landmarks. it was a 25-mile-long ride or an 11-mile-long family route. proceeds benefit the nonprofit washington area association. >>> d.c. alley will get a lot brighter sooner. the city is replacing more than 1,300 incandescent light bulbs with led in the alleys. tomorrow d.c. mayor vincent gray will help install one of the new fixtures in the mount pleasant neighborhoods. >>> still ahead tonight on 9 news now, it took her seven years to learn english, 12 years to graduate. >> i do believe that education, good education is very important not just for individuals for themselves, but for society as a whole. >> it's a great story. coming up, how one determined student achieved a lifelong dream. >>> and you might want to plan on a wet monday. how much rain are we going to get? any has an -- anny has an update when we come back. >>> graduation season and a very special day for one columbia university janitor. 52-year-old immigrant graduated from the ivy league school with honors. he s

. >> protests included bull horns and cake today. 100 people gathered in downtown washington to show how upset they are about a proposal for a 4% rate hike. some smeared cake on the logo and doors while others climbed the awnings above the entrance. pepco says it needs the hike to replace equipment, improve reliability and prepare for future customer growth. >> pardon me, the former head of the international monetary fund is fighting back against a maid who accused him of sexual assault. dominique strauss-kahn filed a $1 million lawsuit in new york. strauss-kahn said the claims were malicious and wanton and cost him his job. strauss-kahn was arrested nearly a year ago in new york but all the charges were later dropped for lack of evidence. he is also accused of raping a belgian prostitute at a hotel here in washington. >> flight restrictions in place for stealth f-22 fighter jets because of problems with the oxygen system. defense secretary leon pan spechpanetta ordered restrictions. 22 pilots have suffered from oxygen deprivation. f-22s must fly close to airfields so pilots can land

still 82 now here in downtown washington. 79 in annapolis, 81 in hagerstown, 81 in charlottesville, 80edericksburg. a mild evening on the way. the battle of the beltways continues, the orioles and nationals first pitch at 7:15, 76 degrees. beautiful weather for baseball this evening, or anything else you want to do. what about tomorrow and the rest of the week? we'll talk about that, plus tropical storm alberto. don't go away. >> we'll see you later. >>> family and friends paid their final respects to mary kennedy today. the funeral was held in a small church in a suburb north of new york city. prominent members of the kennedy family attended and so did several celebrities. mary kennedy's estranged husband, robert f. kennedy jr., dli delivered the eulogy. the 52-year-old died of an apparent suicide at her nearby estate this week. >>> still ahead, a man with 30 kids goes to court because he says he needs help paying child support. >>> quite a day at the air show at andrews air force base. why there won't be one next year. ♪ >>> the voices erin willett returns home to gaithersburg today,

the town starts with a park mobile pay by phone this weekend, the same system used in downtown washington. in dewey beach police are warning underage drinkers about harsh penalties and the town has tightened up noise regulations on businesses and in ocean city, maryland, visitors this weekend might be surprised to see acres and acres of smooth new boards from the north end of 17th street, the first half of a $6 million project to rebuild the famous boardwalk. so the beaches are ready for summer and they're hoping you are, too. scott broom, 9 news now. >> as you heard scott say, whether you're headed to the beach, mountains or to visit family, you will find lower prices at the gas pump this holiday weekend. overnight average price of gas in the d.c. metro area fell another two cents to $3.63 for regular unleaded. that's a lot lower, 23-cent to be exact, than one month ago. >>> since so many of us are heading away from d.c. this weekend, we'll be providing gas prices throughout the show along some common holiday routes. we start with a trip out to the maryland and delaware beaches along rou

. >>> brian mcnameee is expected to back on the stand here at the federal courthouse downtown washington tomorrow where he will still under go questioning by the prosecution. the real fireworks will be when the defense begins cross- examination they believe he is nothing but a liar. back to you. >>> the edge on maryland as two men armed with semi automatic handguns hit several convenience and fast food stores. the list of all the scenes they linked to over the weekend. the men pointed their guns at people inside the store and ordered them on the ground. the police believe the same men are responsible for a similar string of robberys in the district. >>> just ahead, drones could soon survey from the skies. faa expected to make a big announcement about the unmanned aircraft. >>> well, i hope they can handle the rain we have it in the forecast, we have had a pretty good soaking a badly needed soaking i will let you know when we will dry up in a little bit. >> you know, we saw the news coming out of the caps organization was over but surprise today >> big surprise. hunter steps down as head

. >> downtown washington, constitution avenue, pennsylvania avenue, it's just horrible. i don't like the traffic. >> sometimes when they're trying to drive around the tidal basin and look up at the monument it bothers me a little bit. >> reporter: what are they doing? >> because they're driving and looking up 550 feet up in the air. >> if only they would stand to the right. >> reporter: on the metro? >> on the metro. >> reporter: what brings the tourists to washington, d.c.? for some it's simply a very efficient place for touring. >> for one, there's so many things to do in one day. you get the biggest bang for your buck. >> reporter: for most of the tourists we spoke w 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're getting ready to be voters. and so i think it's important for them to see what this country is standing on. >> reporter: it turns out there are now more tourists than ever visiting washington. 17.9 million last year. that surpasses the 17.4 million tourists who visited w

. >> downtown washington, constitution avenue, pennsylvania avenue, it is just horrible. like the traffic. >> times when they're trying to drive around the tidal basin and look up at the monument, it bothers me a little bit. they are driving and looking up 550 feet in the air. >> if only they would stand to the right. >> on the metro? >> on the metro. >> reporter: what brings the tourists to washington, d.c.? for some, 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 dampe

model for the region and it will deliver a will the of working people back and forth between downtown washington airport. >> that was what transportation secretary had to say about the silver line and we sat down with him last month. today, he called all the counties involved with that project to a meeting to keep things on track. and sur suray chin was there. >> reporter: there will be metro rail at dulles airport. >> this project is going to move forward. i have every confidence of that. >>

a black person could not attend a movie, buy a meal, get a hotel room or find a restroom in downtown washington, d.c., the capitol. and again, i'll be dwight eisenhower's advocate, because he desegregated all of that within about a year and a half. most of it was gone not in the entire district but the downtown area. but this was a horrendous thing for veterans to come back and face. >> i think veterans are really important. as we're talking about the presidents, what we also understand with these veterans is when they were coming back from the second world war, they were facing not only this kind of discrimination, but they were facing massive violence. >> mm-hmm. >> the lynchings that occurred in 1946 against black veterans were absolutely horrific, and what also made it absolutely horrific was that the local governments, the state governments and the federal governments were all looking at each other going -- and you have men in uniform actually being killed and slaughtered much and this is also part of what is pushing president truman, who is a veteran, and he just turned with the quadruple

a black person could not attend a movie, buy a meal, get a hotel room or find a restroom in downtown washington, d.c., the capitol. and again, i'll be dwight eisenhower's advocate, because he desegregated all of that within about a year and a half. most of it was gone not in the entire district th

into the early parts of the week, our rain chances may be sneaking back up once again. 63 in downtown washington. still 70 out in the mountains of petersburg, west virginia. 59 into st. mary's county. nothing showing up on radar other than the ground cover. overnight tonight, clouds continue to thicken. fog very likely by early morning. could be patchy thick fog in spots. and humidity, a lot of it, heading north early this week. we'll talk about what that means coming up. >>> tonight the search is on for a driver who hit a man and left him dying in the street. it happened last night on university boulevard in lewisdale, maryland in prince george's county. darcy spencer joins us now live from what neighbors are calling a dangerous stretch of roadway. darcy? >> reporter: neighbors are saying it's not only dangerous. it's very dark out here for people trying to cross. we're going to turn off our light to show just how dark it is for people trying to cross this very busy roadway. we'll turn that light back on now. police are still investigating this. they are looking for the driver of a silver suv w

washington. kennedy center in the center of your screen. the sun rising on the left. 70 degrees right now downtownrport? . a little cooler north west of washington. 63 in cumberland and winchester. six for in martinsburg. 68 in manassas. -- 64 in martinsburg. 86 degrees by noon. will be in the upper 80s through the early afternoon. by 5:00 p.m., 90 degrees for the high temperature. when you factor in the humidity it will feel like the mid 90's. that's why we have a heat advisory around the metro area and the 95 corridor today. 30% chance of a few thundershowers later on today. we did have a nice all line that moved through yesterday evening and there was over an inch of rainfall in western and northern maryland. now just a few lingering clouds and that's all. just a few clouds. tropical storm beryl is along the florida and georgia coast lines. it will move into the atlantic and will stay out of our region and not affect our weather. for tomorrow, increasing clouds on tuesday, showers and thunderstorms likely if. today just a slight chance. tomorrow, widespread. battling your into wednesday. less h

. >> parade starts at 2:00 today in downtown washington. korean war fighter pilot and u.s. astronaut buzz aldrin will be the honorary marshal. 5:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., that stretch of constitution avenue will be closed along with 7th street from constitution to independence. >> memorial day parades and ceremonies in falls church today it 9:00, bowie and rock hill and alexandra and college park and a number of other communities as well throughout the day. find a list online. stay with abc 7 news and wjla.com for live coverage for a number of events throughout the area. >> new this morning, police are beginning what led to a pedestrian accidents in prince george's county. the incident happened overnight in 100 block of addison road south in seat pleasant. it appears the man was hit after darting out from the sidewalk. he was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. driverless car did remain on the scene. >> fairfax county police trying to find out who's been attacking analyst at a farm in herndon. frying pan farm park has been open to the public more than 50 years. ove

ron kaufmann is joining is now from a satellite studio in downtown washington to talk about this.ee you. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >>> let's jump right into this. you say people make mistake all the time when it comes to trying to get good service. what are some of the most common mistakes people make? >> the most common mistake is to be the person who is banging on the counter and in a booed bad mood and talking that will get you good service. there is the service provider but there is the customer, the person being served and both parties can take positive steps to making this a positive situation. >> there seems to be a comment feeling and sometime i feel this bay that there just isn't good service out there anymore. that is true or is that a fallacy? >> i think this is there is a crisis in service where not only is there a left bad service but also a lot of service provider are feeling resigned and cynical or even resentful about their jobs. that doesn't work. it doesn't have to be that way either. i think when people realize we are all in this together, everybod

at practical court in downtown washington, top sherwood, news4. >> thank you, tom. >>> authorities arerying to figure out how a man and his two sons fell into a manure pit and died on a farm in kent county, maryland. the three worked on the farm in kennedyville on the eastern shore. they were last seen yesterday afternoon. investigators found all three bodies this morning in a pit by using a vacuum truck to pump out liquid manure. there is no evidence of foul play. all three victims were from peach bottom, pennsylvania. >>> a piece of luggage with smoke coming out of it disrupted operations at thurgood marshal bwi airport this afternoon. passengers were taken off the plane while crews inspected all of the luggage. officials say that eye else in the luggage were harmless and the passengers were allowed to continue on with their pilots. >>> if you are headed out of town tonight or tomorrow for the memorial day weekend, get ready for a hot and humid holiday. veronica johnson is here with our first forecast. >> we are kicking it off with more storms and unfortunately they are coming in som

. >> downtown washington, constitution avenue, pennsylvania avenue, it is just horrible.nt look the traffic. >> sometimes when they're trying to drive around the tidal basin and look up at the monument, it bothers me a little bit. >> reporter: what are they doing then? >> they are driving and looking up 550 feet in the area. >> if only they would stand to right. >> on the metro? >> on the metro. >> reporter: for some, it is simply a very efficient place for touring. >> for one, there are so many things to do in one day so you get the biggest bang for your buck. >> reporter: for most of the tourists, 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're 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 more tourists than ever visiting washington. 17.9million last year. that surpasses the 17.4 million tourists who visited way back in the year 2000 before the attacks of 9-11 put a damper on travel. d

. >> downtown washington, constitution avenue, pennsylvania avenue, it's just horrible. i don't like the traffic. >> sometimes when they are trying to drive around the title basin and look at the monument, it bothers me a little bit. >> what are they doing? >> they are driving and looking up 550 feet in the air. >> if only they stand to the right. >> on the metro? >> on the metro. >> what prings the tourists to washington, d.c.? for some, it is simply a very efficient place for touring. >> for one, there are so many things to do in one day. you get your biggest bang for your buck. >> 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. so i think it's important for them to see what this country is standing on. >> it turns out, there are more tourists than ever visiting washington. 17.9million last year. that surpasses the 17.4 million tourists who visited way back in the year 2000 before the attacks of 9/11 put a damper on travel. domestic tourists were up 3.7

. >> downtown washington, constitution, pennsylvania avenue, just horrible.e the traffic. >> some times when you are trying to drive around the tidal basin and look up at the monument it bothers me a little bit. >> reporter: why? >> they are driving and looking up 550 feet in the air. >> if only they would stand to the right. >> on the metro. >> on the metro. >> reporter: what bring it is tourists? for some, it is simply a very efficient place for touring. >> so many things to do in one day, biggest bang for your buck. >> reporter: for most of the tourists we spoke with, the draw for dc 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 the country is standing on. >> reporter: there are more tourists than ever visiting washington, 17.9 million last year, that surpasses the 17.4 million tourists who visited way back in the year 2000 before attacks of 9/11 put a damp ore on travel. domestic was up. they are not onl

. >>> back here in washington, residents paid their respects by attending a national memorial day parade downtown. derrick ward joins us live from 12th and constitution avenue where the hot weather made eight bit of a challenge for some folks today. >> reporter: indeed did it. there there were 313 people that had to have medical attention because of heat related issues. a few have been transported. we are told, though, it wasn't anything too serious. those folks should be all right. take a look behind me here. 12th street is about to reopen here as is constitution avenue at the intersection. all in all it was a somber, yet spirited commemoration of memorial day here in the nation's capital. ♪ on one of the hottest days so far, thousands mustered the will to line the parade route. some marching band members had to forego finishing for fear of the coming to the heat. today's ball the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice and served in defense of the nation. a theme and purpose worth keeping amid all the other emphasis attached to the three-day weekend. >> i came down for the patriots. you k

it won't necessarily work in you are in downtown washington. also want to mention that lightning has struck people up to 10 miles away. so just because you are ahearing five or 10 seconds before you hear the thunder doesn't mean you are necessarily safe. we want to talk to everybody quickly about the weekend and this is kind of kicking off thunderstorm season now. >> generally speak, if you see lightning, start to take precautions. because, as you were saying, it is not exactly scientific so generally speaking, take precautions. a couple of safety tips that we want to give because there could be some scattered thormd this weekend. no place is absolutely safe if from a lightning threat. some maces are safer than others. during a lightning storm find shelter in a sub assistantial balancing or a motor vehicle. keep the windows closed if you are in a motor vehicle or building. large enclosed structures tend to be much safer than smaller or open structures. when you are indoors, avoid the use of the telephone. don't take a shower. don't wash your ha

but it is going to be on the whole, a day you will remember as a cloudy one. 62 in downtown washington. 63 now in manassas, virginia. 63 in culpeper. 62 in fredericksburg. my confidence in the no rain, very, very strong. nothing showing up on doppler right now. can't rule out a drizzle drop or two but even within 200 3shgs 00 miles, their yea drop to be found. clouds yes, rain no. temperatures today upper 60s to around 70. and you may get a brick or two of shine. further north you live today, the better your chances are of seeing a little break or would of the sun. then back to work and school every day for your monday. and wouldn't bother of you if it was on a monday. it will be just like this again tomorrow on a monday but a little warmer tomorrow. we will have a little extra sunshine. on the whole today and tomorrow will be kissing cousins. we'll call it. very similar. >> we will take it. >> thanks. >>> incredible heartache for a fairfax county woman physically and emotionally. first she suffered a stroke. then friday, she learned her daughter died in a hit-and-run accident. 21-year

well, they simply moved it from chicago to the top of a heavily secured mountain 70 miles from downtown washington. i mean that was part of the plan here, yes. it's going to be a formal opportunity. yes, there's going to be an opportunity. each leader is going to have their own complex. they're going to have a chance to talk informally without each other, without the glaer of the media, without a lot of protests at the base of the mountain. here there are protests going on. nothing like what we were expected to see going around this. so there are some controversial issues here. iran and syria are more. we talked about food security. president obama's initiative there. greece and afghanistan, two big issues this weekend. >> thank you, sir. appreciate your time. >>> a live look at wall street right now. nasdaq investigating possible problems with facebook trading already. in case you hadn't heard, the stock opened about a half hour late this morning. opened at $38. as you can see, it's up about 6%. cn b bc julia boorstin joining . you'll see her in just a bit. >>> plus george zimmerman. we'll be tak

at the federal court, downtown washington, i'm tom sherwood, news4. >>> police are questioning a man who says he killed the 6-year-old boy whose disappearance started a national missing children's movement. etan patz vanished 33 years ago on his way to school in new york city. he was one of the first missing children featured on a milk carton. new jersey police picked up pedro hernandez late last night in connection with his disaperfect answer. hernandez says he suffocated the broy and left the bodly good a box. investigators say they need to confirm his story. friday is the anniversary of patz's's disappearance. >>> a new poll out shows the majority of maryland voters would say yes to same-sex marriage if it makes it on to the ballot this fall. a public policy poll of medical in voters found 57% of people would vote in favor of same-sex marriage. 37% would vote against. making gay marriage legal. the number of people expected to approve same-sex marriage surged after president obama and the naacp both voiced their support. >>> next and new at 5:00, a warning on the potomac for memor

the party happened at the "w" hotel in downtown washington according to the "new york times."trauss-kahn's lawyers say their client denies any violence against women. the french economist already faces a trial in new york over a hotel maid who is suing him for sexual assault. >>> rough day on wall street following the jobs report. the dow closed down 169 points, the worst week all this year. the april jobs report shows a slight in unemployment rates. at first glance that would seem like good news, but analysts say it is not. still, president obama and mitt romney both tried to use the reports to their advantage. steve handelsman has our story. >> reporter: as the mostly bad news on jobs broke president obama tried positive spin. >> that our economy created 130,000 private sector jobs in april. >> reporter: 15,000 government jobs were lost. mitt romney focused on the down side. >> as a matter of fact, only 115,000 net new jobs were created. that was well beneath what it was expected to be. it should have been in the hundreds of thousands but it wasn't. >> reporter: romney's rig

if you are driving through there and i know a lot of you are as you commute into downtown washington, want to avoid that area. it is connecticut and n. we are continuing to work this. as we have more information, we'll update you. >> let's get the latest on our weather situation with tucker barnes. really no situation, just a great day. >> weather will cooperate all day today. a lot of sunshine, lower humidity as wave been talking about it. >> the kind of weather the situation would like. >> a little heat and humidity. he likes tanning weather. here is your bus top forecast. there you go. you can see everybody is happily on the way to school and kids waiting at the bus stop, it will be perfect. 63 to 69 the current temperatures outside. it should be a nice affect. we'll be about 80 later today. so i don't think we need long sleeved shirts, that kind of thing. 69 right now in washington. humidity, 75%. notice the wind out of the north at nine miles per hour. that will lock in the lower humidity for the day and it will feel, even though the temperatures will reach 80 or 82 for an aftern

pay for parking with a touch of a finger and be reminded when your time is up just like in downtown washington where so many of these visitors come from. do you think it will help? >> definitely. i pay a lot of stuff by phone. >> reporter: now down to dewey beach where it's partying on everyone's mind this. year the town tightened up its noise ordinance and underagers are warned this year it will be zero tolerance by police. three police calls to a rental house will mean automatic eviction. farther down the coast a dramatic new landmark to see and cross. the new $150 million indian river inlet bridge is finished and finally open this week to all four lanes of traffic relieving four long years of construction delays between rohoboth and bethany. >> it's really nice. they did it right this time. they didn't do it right the first time. >> reporter: this bridge is the result after the first attempt al building a new bridge here failed -- at building a new bridge here failed due to shifting ground. >> people travel this road from pennsylvania, delaware, new jersey like it. >> reporter: finally now

it's -- into arlington now, going to be crossing the potomac and heading into downtown washington andrgetown. and -- and into northeast and toward bethesda over the next half-hour or so. and northern fairfax county, up to extreme southeastern loudoun county, they're getting some moderate showers. also a few pockets of moderate showers in montgomery county from near wheaton and spring and up south of olney. that's heading toward columbia in howard county. for the rest of the morning, we are going to have occasionally showers through mid morning. then it may taper off and end for a while. midday, there's a chance of a passing shower. then likelihood of more rain, maybe thunder and lightning during the afternoon. sun improving news tomorrow, should be partly sunny, afternoon highs near 80. just a slight chance of a shower. then thursday, friday, saturday, sundays, looking great all the way through the weekend. into the first part of next week. each day will have sunshine. morning lows, cool, 50s to near 60. afternoon high 70s on thursday and friday. maybe near 80 saturday, sunday, and mo

at the federal courthouse in downtown washington i'm tom sherwood news 4. >>> thanks. we are hearing the 911 calls from social service workers who are trying to stop a mother from killing her baby in baltimore. quinisha thomas was on a supervised visit at the department of social services last week. that is when she suddenly laid her child down on a table, pulled out a kitchen knife, and stabbed the 8-month-old baby. william purnell short threw a chair at thomas to get her to stop. dana hays ran to call the police. she was so frantic it was hard to understand her. >> i can't hear you. >> the security -- [ inaudible ] >> today governor o'malley and baltimore's mayor made a surprise visit to commend short and hayes for helping save the child. the baby's name is pretty diamond. she is expected to recovery from her injuries. thomas has been charged with child abuse, assault, and weapons violations. >>> some neighbors in montgomery county consider a 4-year-old girl lucky to be alive. she fell from a screened window today on the second floor of an apartment building in aspen

around washington, low to mid 60s in the nearby suburb and in downtown washington. for today, we'll have temperatures quickly climbing. a few clouds in and out. noontime, near 80. by mid-afternoon, mid 80s. then after that, we could get thunderstorms developing and moving in from west to east. some of those storm could produce isolated wind damage and hail from late this afternoon and perhaps through part of this friday evening. and then by dawn, on saturday near 60. during the day on saturday, partly cloudy with afternoon highs around 80 degrees. there's only a slight chance of perhaps a late afternoon or evening thundershower on saturday. and then sunday, cooler weather moves in. should be great weather for the avon walk for breast cancer. that is taking place on sunday morning. and that walk includes a big area that includes walking from the district all the way to southern montgomery county. great weather for that walk. cloudy in the morning, in the 50s. sun back in the afternoon, into the mid 70s. into next week, high 70s each day. maybe some rain tuesday, wedn

and it's going to be right in downtown washington, perhaps in another 15 minutes or so. just a few sprinkles initially. so initially just some very lightly falling rain from time to time for the next couple of hours. then may get heavier as the day progresses. right now in the 60s around the region. here's your day planner for this monday. by mid morning, the mid 60s, passing showers as well as through noontime. and by then, the upper 60s. during the afternoon, maybe some thunder and lightning accompanying some of those showers with highs reaching the low 70s. i'm back with another look at storm 4 radar in ten minutes. danella, how's traffic? >>> we'll see you then. i'm checking the rails. they're opening with no reported delays on the metro, marc, and vre. over to the roadways, if you're traveling along 295 making your way from the baltimore beltway to the capital beltway, southbound and northbound, no accidents or incidents to report. you're 61 miles per hour at 32. continuing southbound at 197, you're driving at 68 miles per hour. now over to i-95, looking good this,

downtown washington, pat collins, news 4. >>> a former rutgers university student has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for spying on his roommate who later committed suicide. he also received three years of probation. in 2010 tyler clemente jumped off a bridge after learning ravi had used his web cam to watch him kissing another man. prosecutors want a longer sentence and they say they will appeal. ravi's lawyers also plan to appeal the conviction. >>> the school bus being towed through the third street tunnel downtown caught fire this morning. that sent some drivers scrambling to abandon their vehicles. the fire appears to have been caused by a mechanical failure. nobody injured but three capital police officers were taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation. that road has since reopened. >>> police have identified the man shot and killed by an officer in fairfax county. they say 22-year-old gray kohns jr. pulled a sword on officers when they tried to arrest him in springfield over the weekend. when he refused to put the sword down they opened fire. he had several outstanding warran

great day owl of downtown washington. looks like the good weather is going to last through today and through most if not all of your mother's day. that's the day that matters the most. 64 in washington. the winds have gone calm for now. southerly breezes bring temperatures well above average. still 58 in haigerstown, but front royal and toms brook has made it into the 60s. getting close to 70 in charlotte hall, maryland. for today all sunshine through this morning. and i think really for most of the day. sunny and warm today. temperatures well into the upper 70s. a lot of spots may touch 80 degrees for highs today. no threat for rain on saturday. nearest rain drops to us are across parts of tennessee and georgia. but these are drying up as they come through. the air mass in place is really dry. as these first round of rain drops try to come in, i think they're going to evaporate. those will not all evaporate here. those will be our next chance of rain here that rolls in as we get into monday and tuesday of the upcoming wee