gaylord. >> gaylord. >> and talk to both of them. i cannot wait.wa congratulations. and welcome to d.c. >>> still aheadd why hundredsed of motorcyclists will be at the national cathedral today. >> take a look outside. what a beautiful s ttart it isis to this friday morning. ts fr that's where everybody is going to be hanging out thisouts morning. wisdom, holly on their wayhe right now. come out and say hi.nday hi. it's our first zip trip of the f year. weather and traffic on the 5s next. sip up an afternoon pick-me-up at dunkin'. come in for a medium freshly brewed hot or iced coffee for 99 cents from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. america runs on dunkin'. >> ♪ >> we're back now.>> the great get away looks great right now doesn't it. >> looks a lot better thant yesterday. >> yes, it does. >> here's a look at the bay bridge. if you want to go hit the eastern shore get in that car wt right away and head out there. . >> how about i do that now? n >> do it. i will see you later myy friend. >> okay. >> you don't have to go that far away

already but some sorrow, the national spelling bee is well underway inside the maryland ballroom at the gaylord285 children, students ages ranging from six to 14, from every state pretty much and even a few foreign countries, how good are these kids? the first 60 contestants only six spell their word incorrectly. it will be a tough today's and we can tell you -- two days and locally well represented. this is an old competition, going on since 1925. last year, dual champions, the officials said they do not want this to happen so this year they raised the standard. harder words. earlier, we spoke to one of the he has a bit of a challenge. quite he was born death -- >> he was born death -- deaf, early intervention is key, the sooner you find out, and can get the ball rolling, the better. john: he got his first cochlear implant at one-year-old and he mastered his first spelling bee in the third grade and has been doing this ever since. this goes on all day, around 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, then the ground a champion tomorrow night, primetime. my favorite word of the day, ponzi, easy to spell, definitely no

they take on the competition this morning at 10:00 at the gaylord national resort and convention center. if you're wondering -- oh, man. >> what it means? >> the writer put word in there. >> acalculia? >> it means a loss of ability to perform math calculations because of brain injury or disease. >> i feel like less of a grown up when i watch them. they just -- it's incredible what they do. >> spell check. >> there you go. use bracing for mosquito season with the threat of the zika virus. the local events in the day ahead to prepare you and your family. >>> and debate about discipline in the classroom. punishment that has sparked an investigation. >>> brand new delay on the green line. d'll haveetails and travel ♪ stand by me includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me >>> getting toward move into memorial day weekend. still dry and most of the letme will stay dry today.toward move memorial day we

texas first grader is competing against small spellers at the gaylord national harbor.pn chose him to star in a commercial for the vent. >> i want to call him cute but -- >> smarter than all of us. >> it's okay to admit it. >>> new twists in the hulk hogan sex tape saga. i can't wait for that. >> a fraternity is under fire for trashing a be loved lake and campground and strollers for adults. >> sign me up. >> speaking of big babies, we exercise too much. stroll me around here. here is the pollen count, nice weather, high pollen. high for trees, high for grasses, you can find it on our web site and with our april. if you use the april, open and scroll down. >>> mission metro, our new project at wusa 9 we just kicked off. our goal is to help make metro as strong as reliable as it be. yesterday i rode metro from 5:00 in the morning until 12:15 to hear from you about your experiences. as soon as the gates open, we were on the platform asking for your thoughts. >> depends. i could be early, i could be late, you never know. the train will stop here, single tracking, go to thi

. >> it's like another upgrade of the gaylord. >> i just came by to take a picture of it to see what was going on. this place is really growing. >> we know what you're asking, no word yet on how much it's going to cost to rent the suite. the hotel is expected to bring about 3600 jobs to the area. the casino will have 3600 slot machines and 160 table games. >>> more now on mission metro. adam longo is riding the rails all day long. he's live from gallery place with more. what are you headed next, adam? >> reporter: we're going to be headed to the navy yard eventually leslie but right now we're in the evening rush. those are the red line training headed on shady grove. a lot of folks were on the red line. we were there in the thick of it this morning. this is video here at the tinnily town administration to try to get to gallery place chinatown. the trains were packed full. when they got to the next station more people were trying to cram in. just speaking from personal experience, i've never see that many people try to fit on a train. everyone was extremely late. it should have taken

this all gaylord conventional center at national harbor. love it. feel like i have frosting on my lips. >> nope. you're all right. tom, you want to come get frosting on your lips? >> i'm sorry, they're all gone. apparently you guys ate them all. you want to run and work that off, it's a great day for that. we'll be in the low 80s between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. back into the upper 70s by 8:00 this evening. great day to get out and get some exercise. storm team 4 four-day forecast summerlike tomorrow, thursday and friday, both of those days getting more humid and maybe an afternoon storm. here's a look at the memorial day weekend, saturday and sunday, only a very small chance of an afternoon storm. but right now memorial day is looking wet, a likelihood of showers and temperatures right around 70 degrees for highs. back to you. >> thank you, tom. >>> well, that's going to do it for news 4 midday. we really appreciate you joining us. we're back on the air this afternoon at 4:00. >> and remember you can get your news and weather updates any time wi

about 1980 during the reagan landslide when 12 democrats lost senate seats, including frank church, gaylordorge mcgovern. it is harder in the house because of redistricting and gerrymandering. in the senate with statewide raises and donald trump as anchor, you could see people like john mccain lose seats. >> way more republicans have to defend seats than democrats. >> when you hear trump on fox saying that was a suggestion, banning muslims, does that raise concerns? is he backtracking for general election? >> it doesn't. certainly policies that are an end and certain that are means. pro-life, that's an end we want to achieve. the muslim ban was never an end. >> does he want a ban on muslims? >> that's never been his policy, keeping muslims out. policy goal is to protect the borders. that's the means he suggested to that end. >> i don't understand, is he going to pursue, maybe we don't know this, do you think he is going to pursue a temporary ban on muslims entering the u.s. or do you think he is not? >> he is going to suggest that, say this is what needs to be done to secure the border. i a

preliminary for the national spelling bee competition, that's going to happen at 8 30, gaylord hotel this coming thursday, may 26, beginning at ten a.m. this year, 285 spellers will compete for the title of the 2016 script national spelling champion. >> all right, well, if your on the verge of splitsville, be careful how you ends things with your significant other. case in . >> yes, posted on the website plea for help. he says his ex girlfriends was sending him game of thrones spoilers every week. >> oh, my >> as revenge. >> are you kidding? >> after he cheated on her. hell has no fewer. >> i man said he tried to block his ex from spending spoilers but it didn't stop her. she got creative. users weren't sympathetic, some even started sending the man spoilers themselves. >> let me tell you something, if that's all you got, you're in a good place f that's the worse she can do, you're in a good place. >> time for one college boy where he is going to attends college in the fall, but he's only 12 years old. taking college classes at the age of 7 now deciding between uc davis and uc santa

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salad, wonderful rock fish and cream brulee.am ble tell me about restaurant.taur >> it's inside the gaylordme, dine enjoyenj yourselves.yourlv >> just enjoy yourselves whichic is exactly what we've been doing today. thank you very much.u very m we appreciate it.e hey the gang is all here. h ya'll have a good time today? (applause).(applause) >> this is how we get it donet and kick off zip trip.. >> bobby magee playing us out.u. one great zip trip in the bookso we've only begun. next week delray, virginia. vir we're coming for you! >> yes.>> y >> weather is nice. n weather is fabulous. thanks for joining us very happy memorial day, everybody.od ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> hey, what do you think you're doing? you can't park on the sidewalk. >> wendy: hi, officer. >> oh, my mistake, miss wendy. didn't realize it was you. happy wendy williams day. you can do anything you want. let me get the door. there you are. >> wendy: thank you. oh, officer? i've got one question for -- how you doin'? >> live from new york city, it's "the wendy williams show." >> wendy: how you doin'? the kids have come to play today. you wo

about 1980 during the reagan landslide when 12 democrats lost senate seats, including frank church, gaylordn, george mcgovern. people they never thought would lose the election. i think that is the potential at least for the senate. it is harder in the house because of redistricting and gerrymandering. in the senate with statewide raises and donald trump as anchor, you could see people like john mccain, people you never expected, lose their seats. >> way more republicans have to defend seats than democrats. >> when you hear trump on fox saying that was a suggestion, banning muslims, does that raise concerns? is he backtracking for general election? >> it doesn't. here is the thing. you have certain policies that are an end and certain policies that are a means. pro-life, that's an end we want to achieve. the muslim ban was never an end. >> does he want a ban on muslims? >> that's never been his policy, keeping muslims out. policy goal is to protect the borders. that's the means he suggested to that end. >> i don't understand, is he going to pursue, maybe we don't know this, do you think he

they also have adult trips where you can bring your own grub and even gaylord hotel doing pirater breakfastends. bring your kids down to havee breakfast with pirate.ir >> one big party at the nationao harbor. >> when i think of meaning my own grub i think of talking barnes.ba. >> it popped in my mind. mind. i've been brewing in my closet.. >> that's what i thought. thou you know what, it's the unofficial start of summer andrm finally mother nature i think ii an board.. >> kicking it off right. rht looking at low 70s touch ofouch humidity this morning.orng >> you feel that. >> i feel it.>> >> comfortable in short sleeve e shirts at 7:00 in the morning. g >> i'm loving this. i don't know what you are iknow talking about.talking about. >> we're loving it too.ovg it t >> i don't feel any humidity. >> you don't feel it. >> no. y >> i feel it.. >> temperatures and weatherture quickly. more of the same, and you got g outdoor plans come down nationao harbor beaches, mountains everybody is in great shapeis ie later this afternoon.this aerno 72 now in washington.ashingto 70 in baltimore.tire 70 in ha

. >>> and we want to share withh you a delightful event that took place yesterday at the gaylord o nationalionalatioa harbor. the professional golfers golrs association teamed up with a n non-profit group called c operation shower and together ae they put on a baby shower foror about 40 pregnant women who area either members of the militarybo or have spouses serving in the military.ry. each woman received a specialpe gift bag that truly touched th them. >> they're giving us lots ofiv needed and great stuff so... it's really nice. really nice. >> if you can imagine the evente was a huge hit and pga and a operation shower sponsor similal events across the country.. >>> coming up on fox5 newsox n morning, would you go 30 days without showering or wearingng makeup? the editors of a beauta website tried it to see what w would happen and they wereen ant stunned by the results.ults you dope wander to miss this.s we'll have that story ahead. >> a chance to celebrate yournc body all shapes and sizes are welcomed. it's called positive body imagei rally it's happening at the national silver theater an