jane watrel has more. >> reporter: this drummer and his band outlaw 21 reverse for a saturday concert near the vietnam war. memorial day weekend is special for this former army reservest who lost both legs in r s is in. >> don't ever stop trying to do what you used to do. you may have to do it differently, but you find a new normal. >> reporter: they will play to an audience mostly made up of vietnam veterans. it's a home coming of sorts for them. >> if it wasn't if these people, we would be speaking a different language and not having the privileges we have right now. >> reporter: all part of the 25th anniversary of rolling thunder, a motorcycle ride expected to bring in half a million people. >> we do it for a reason. and support the troops that we have now and take care of our receipt vans. >> reporter: the holiday weekend also brings in tourists who want to head to the monuments, memorials and statutes that honor the war dead. >> to actually be here, and you see it and it's moving. >> the memorial day parade will be monday. marking a day of remembrance for those who died search ou

reporting live, jane watrel. back to you. >>> what a great town. thank you, jane.side now to our backyard weather. >> doug is live in ocean city with your holiday forecast. >> reporter: we're kicking off memorial day weekend, we'll be coming out to houses all across the area. today we're in the backyard of the mayor of ocean city, this is mayor richard meehan. and mr. mayor, you have so many things going on this year before i've been coming down here for my entire life which is about 14 years. but you have a lot of stuff going on. and the new boardwalk. >> yes, we've rebuilt the total downtown area and we stopped about somerset street, started again at 16th street, we'll come back and backfill that in this fall. but it's solid, brand new, replaced all the pilings. it's good over in how. >> don't have to worry about any 134ri7 splinters. and this is memorial day week d weekend. you have something big on monday. >> this is a weekend for everybody to party, but also remember those that gave their lives fighting for this country. well, on monday at 12 noon, we'll unvei

jane watrel, news4. >>> a steady stream of people lining up at the howard theater.hey're there to pay homage to the go-go legend chuck brown celebrating his life and music. the viewing started this morning. it will continue until 10:00 tonight. in the meantime, the d.c. library is asking residents to donate old pictures, video and newspaper articles to help them create the chuck brown archive. >>> the u.s. supreme court says it will not review how police departments across the country choose to use stun guns. the justices refused to hear appeals from hawaii and washington state. in both cases, the lower courts had ruled that officers could not be sued for using a stun gun. the courts did acknowledge that police have used excessive force and said police could be sued for assault and battery. ? . a 25-year-old metro employee is in the hospital. he was pinned under a train today at the shadio grove rail yard. the special rescue team had to be brought in to help lift the train to rescue that man. he was then flown to the hospital. >>> mitt romney will clinch the gop nom

jane watrel has more. >> reporter: 35-year-old cynthia hall has taught emotionally disturbed students for the past 18 months at kerrydale elementary school in woodbridge. last week she was arrested for assault and battery after police say she allegedly grabbed a 10-year-old boy. >> before the assault took place, the student was sitting in a chair quietly. wasn't being disruptive or anything. the teacher came into the office and that's where the assault took place. >> hall, the mother of a young son, has been working since august of 2009 as a comprehensive early intervention special i have at kerrydale. according to her school biography has been teaching for 11 years. police say arresting a teacher for grabbing a student is unusual. but members of their physical abuse unit investigated. the student had minor injuries. >> we don't obviously have teachers arrested often, especially for assault and battery on a student. this case is very unusual. we investigate it like any other case that we receive and we place the following charge. >> reporter: hall was released on a 2,000 bond. she has

in olney, jane watrel, news4. >> friends and family said dwb to a local priest today. priest who was murdered. the funeral was held for reverend mary magazine receipt. she was shot by a homeless man in saint peters church. police say the man was upset after he was turned away from the church's food bank. the other victim, brenda brewington, will be laid to rest on thursday at st. john's parish. >>> tonight we know more about chuck brown's health problems. the d.c. music legend is suffering from pneumonia. the 75-year-old godfather of go-go cancelled or postponed concerts since march because of his health issues. his daughter, kk brown, who performs in her father's band declined to provide additional details. >>> civil rights icon rosa parks is going to be honored at the washington national cathedral. this thursday, a new sculpture of parks will be dedicated in the cathedral's human rights porch, a section of the church devoted to those involved in the fight for social justice and equality. back in 1955, rosa parks refused to give up her seat on a montgomery, alabama bu

jane watrel joins us live in frederick where there was extra police presence today. jane? >> reporter: so far here in frederick there has been more media types and police officers than there have been protesters but that is expected to change. a heavy police presence in downtown frederick from horses to bike patrols. this is the largest city closest camp david and businesses are closing early and boarding up. even putting chicken wire in their windows ahead of the g8 summit. >> i did not want to stock a lot of plywood in the back of the store. and we use poultry wire for a lot of our work. it was a really good, natural response. >> reporter: a small group of demonstrators are here to protest the camp david gathering taking place 20 miles away. their numbers are expected to grow. but frederick's police chief says he is not expecting any problem. >> we do have a lot of people working. they're working extended hours. so we have a lot of officers out. we want people to feel safe and secure. >> some businesses are even having a little fun with the leaders of the free world gath

the dog, by the way, has no history of attacking or biting anyone. >> all right, jane watrel. thank you, jane. >>> a woman who had her purse snatched by a police impersonator in montgomery county is now talking about that attack. the woman was pulled over last wednesday as she was leaving church in silver springs. she told police that a man approached her car. he flashed a badge. asked for her i.d. told her to get out of the car. he then searched her vehicle and he took her purse and her cell phone. through a translator tonight, the woman told news4 about her ordeal. >> translator: i'm trying to forget what happened. and i thank god that it wasn't anything else more serious. >> this is a sketch of the suspect. police also want to remind residents, the traffic stops are not done by officers in unmarked cars. >>> new detailsemerging tonight about that foiled airline bomb plot. federal officials now say the plan was disrupted, because the cia had a source inside al qaeda in yemen, who was acting as the bomber. nbc's pete williams has more on this developing story. >> reporter: wh

news 4's jane watrel has our story. >> reporter: it's called the 70. metro buses georgia avenue 70 street line is one of the heaviest traveled in the district. allison peppers has been using the public transportation system for over four decades. >> it is respected by the citizens of this city, washington, d.c., and is well needed. >> reporter: but the 70 also makes frequent stops, something regulars say can drive them crazy. >> stop, stop, stop. >> sometimes them buses are like 30 minutes, 40 minutes late. >> reporter: so metro is holding a series of hearings next week to see which bus stops if any it should scrap. likely starting along the 70s and '90s routes. >> it is the first step and a chance for the public to voice their input and let us know what they think about the idea of bus consolidation along these two routes. >> cutting routes can be tricky. there are disabled riders who say they don't want to walk an extra block or two. others say they'll hoof it for a more efficient ride. >> i think it's a good idea. probably help the economy to stop s

jane watrel, "news 4." >>> coming up tonight, sudden death of a world championship swimmer. tell you about that. >> find out why in the world someone would crash a 747 jumbo jet on purpose. >>> how we looking, doug? >> looking out there right now at most of the eastern united states severe weather in through north carolina. tornado warning in through ohio. back right around minneapolis st. cloud, possible tornado on the ground right now. all of that weather shifting our way. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. we can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> there's mourning today about the sudden loss of a 26-year-old champion swimmer. alexander dale oen was from norway. he died

in silver spring, jane watrel, news 4. >>> that care giver hiring fair is tomorrow. to military spouses as well. telework, flex work, and remote work employees are being featured. it is held at the double tree hotel in silver spring. >>> the legendary blue angels took to the skies again today. those airmen are headlining this year's joint service open house and air show at andrews airforce base in maryland. the air show begins tomorrow. it runs through sunday. every branch of the military will be represented. admission is free to the public. 100 years of marine corps aviation is being celebrated this year. >>> a special fund raising event is occurring right now on the dulles greenway in leesburg called drive for charity. every dollar collected from today's tolls goes to help local charities. organizers say they're looking to raise a record $265,000 this year. so they need about 60,000 cars to pass through the tolls. the fundraiser runs until 11:59 tonight. the dulles greenway connects dulles airport with leesburg and is a privately owned 14-mile toll road. >>> coming

jane watrel is live for us in northwest d.c. with the warning. >> reporter: well, yes, jim. metro says it is simply following recommendations from the national transportation safety board to upgrade its system. it does, however, plan to add extra trains on the red and green lines to move the expected large crowds. attention metro riders. every metro line will be affected this weekend as a result of scheduled track work. >> okay. let's get to know it. >> reporter: good to know because the weekend will be bus wi the caps' playoff game, nationals game, and breast cancer walk. four stations on the green line from fort totten to green belt will be closed with buses running as metro installs what is about to be known as a number # switch, a safety measure that prevents derailments. >> it can only happen over three-day weekends because it is so complex you have to take both tracks out of service to bring in the heavy machinery and start ripping out tracks on both sides. >> reporter: already riders are making plans like these verizon center workers. >> leave hours early. that is the

as jane watrel reports now city leaders there are taking extra steps to keep things safe. >> reportersmall group of demonstrators kick off what they say will be a weekend of protests. >> it's important that with every community that is working to create a new reality. >> reporter: they're under the watchful eye of police in downtown frederick who are on horses and bicycle patrols. this is the largest city closest to camp david. and businesses are closing early. boarding up and even putting chicken wire in their windows. all ahead of the g8 summit. >> i did not want to stock a lot of plywood in the back of the store and we use poultry wire for a lot of our work. so it was a really good, natural response. >> reporter: but frederick's police chief says he is not expecting any problem. >> we do have a lot of people working. they're working extended hours. so we have a lot of officers out because we want people to feel safe and secure. >> reporter: some business are even having a little fun with the leaders of the free world gathering nearby. by creating tongue in cheek t-shirts. >> just t

jane watrel is at national airport with reaction from the agency's board. >> reporter: well, jim, the8-page report was issued by the department of transportation's inspector general's office and it questions mwa's policies on contracting and also how the board members use their personal expenses. as the massive $6 billion dulles rail construction project continues to take shape, there is controversy behind the scenes. in a preliminary report, federal investigators accuse metropolitan washington airport's authority board members of racking up questionable personal expenses and also handing out no big contracts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> the ig report tells us we have more to do to get to the level we all want and that's exactly how we're going to proceed. >> reporter: some of the spending irregularities discovered were $238 for wine, a $9200 plane ticket to prague, and three dinner bills that totaled $4800 in hawaii. even board chairman michael kurda was among those affected by the findings. investigators say his wife's employer the jenner & block law firm, was awarded

jane watrel reports. >> reporter: it's called the 70.o bus's georgia avenue 7th street line is one of the most heavily traveled in the district. ellison peppers has been using the public transportation system for over four decades. >> it's respected by the citizens of this city, washington, d.c., and it's well needed. >> reporter: but the 70 also makes frequent stops, something regulars say can drive them crazy. >> stop, stop, stop. >> it slows you down a lot. >> sometimes in the afternoon it's like 30 minutes, 45 minutes late. we got to wait like that. >> reporter: so metro is holding a series of hearings next week to see which bus stops if any it should scrap. likely starting along the 70s and 90s routes. >> this is just the first step in the process. it's a chance for the public to voice their input and let us know what they think about the idea of bus consolidation along these two routes. >> reporter: cutting routes can be tricky. there are disabled riders who say they don't want to walk an extra block or two. others say they'll hoof

jane watrel shows us how police made that bust. >> we apologize for that technical difficulty. hopefully we'll be able to get to jane's story in a moment. >>> but first, new this morning, three boston university students were killed in new zealand. the three were in a minivan that crashed. police in new zealand say the van rolled over when the van lost control own tried to overcorrect. the students were in a study abroad program. >>> two children taken from their tennessee home are home with their family. 33-year-old adam mayes killed their mother and older sister. he shot and killed himself in a dramatic standoff with police. according to court documents, mayes' wife helped kidnap the two surviving sisters along with their now dead mother and sister. last weekend authorities discovered the victims in a shallow grave at the mayes home in mississippi. at this point police don't know exactly what motivated mayes to take the mother and her children. >>> thousands of fans turned out in san diego to pay their final respects to junior seau. the chargers, his team for more than a decad

in palmer park, jane watrell, news4. >>> killed in new zealand where they've been studying.ini van that crashed. police in new zealand say the van rolled over when the driver lost control and overcorrected. five other boston university students were hurt including one in critical condition. >>> thousands of fans turned out to pay respects to junior seau. the chargers held a public memorial at qualcomm stadium last night. fans, former teammates, even the mayor showed up to honor and celebrate the 20 year nfl veteran. they all agreed he was a great man on and off the field. >> of all san diego's most accomplished athletes, junior was the most charismatic. the one that had the biggest impact on a room simply by walking into it. >> the chargers also announce they are retiring seau's number 55. seau was buried earlier yesterday in a private funeral. >>> right now venezuelan president hugo chavez is back home in caracas after receiving treatment for cancer in cuba. he says his line of radiation was successful. he's also denying complications developed during his treatment. he bega

reporting live in prince william county, i'm jane watrel, news 4. >>> a man once suspected in the death of a friend in aruba is now facing charges in animal list. gary giordano was arrested last friday. police found he and a woman having sex in an suv. they both face charges of indecent exposure. a parking attendant saw what was happening and called the cops. >> we had a customer come by and complain that they saw something going on that shouldn't be going on in their car and i went up and checked it out and, you know, it did appear that there was something not supposed to be going on. so that was kind of unsxukted and different. very creepy. so i matt cade the call to the . >> last august he was in aruba with a woman named robyn gardner. she disappeared and is presumed dead. she was a suspect and detained for four months. he denied involvement and was released after a panel of judges ruled there wasn't enough evidence. >>> a mother shot in front of her children has now died. tonight the father of those children is a murder suspect. d.c. police are looking for a man familied ray there.

reporting live, i'm jane watrel, news 4. >>> prince william county is no longer under the gun, but the threat isn't over for other parts of our region. our it team coverage continues with a look at more storms. >>> we're under the gun as far as flash flooding is concerned. 80 the current temperature with winds calm and that's the scenario that's playing out. calm winds allowing these storms to develop and really just sit in would not plaone place. we saw storm after storm develop. flash flooding in that area. 77 in leesburg. loudoun county, another area hit very hard last night by heavy rainfall. right now 81 down towards fredericksburg. it take a look at storm 4 radar. you see a you few showers trying to make their way across the area including one shower coming through prince william county, but this is a very light shower. the heaviest stuff is just off to the west. and watch what happens when we widen out here. it's not just around our area. but extremely heavy rain down around norfolk and eastern portions of north care scare. and then an upper level low pressure center that's prod

in warrenton, jane watrel, news4. >>> day eight of deliberations in the john edwards corruption trial has just ended. still no verdict. edwards arrived at the courthouse with his parents and daughter for a second day in a row, the judge held a closed door meeting with the lawyers. we still don't know what was discussed. the jury will work an extra 30 minutes today and tomorrow in an effort to reach a decision. edwards is accused of using campaign money to hide his mistress during the 2008 campaign. >>> president obama called mitt romney today to congratulate him. the call was brief but cordial. the aide said romney thanked the president and wished mr. obama and his family well. his victory in the texas primary last night carried him well past the number of delegates required to win the republican nomination. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray is keeping quiet amid a campaign scandal that is swirling around his administration. this comes as the d.c. council today got a new member to replace convicted felon harry thomas jr. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: mayor gray was sar serenaded with p

news4's jane watrel has details. >> a virginia state trooperer is posted near the debris field following a mid-air collision monday afternoon in fauquier county. this aircraft pilot managed to land and he survived. those aboard the second plane did not. >> when he struck the ground, it burst into flames. it was completely destroyed by fire. we were able to recover two bodies from the burnt wreckage. obviously the pilot and the passenger. those bodies have been transported to the office of the medical examiner for positive identification. >> reporter: late today it took a strange twist. the prosecutors revealed a conflict of interest. one of the planes is owned by an employee of the federal aviation administration. the other, a national transportation safety board employees. so the canadian transportation safety board has been called in to the crash site to investigate. >> reporter: because of the denseness of the woods in that area, the remote location, it is a challenge to access. the troopers have been trying to go through the wooded area and locate every piece of debris and pieces of

in warrenton, jane watrel, news4. >>> we're track have the remnants of tropical depression beryl tonight. the storm spawned a tornado that destroyed homes today near the north carolina coast. emergency officials say 40 to 50 homes were significantly damaged, two to three home were destroyed. so far there are no reports of injuries. doug has a look at this massive storm. >> one of the latest reports says 67 houses were damaged by that possible tornado. again, it has been confirm so no longer possible. it was a tornado that came on the ground. you don't see that kind of damage with a tropical system unless you see the tornado or hurricane strength, it is a, it is toward the open waters. it is now call post tropical cyclone beryl. it is now taking it on. we are going to continue to see it off the carolina coastline. this was the area right here that was hit around the buford area. we're watching that rain move off the region. for us, it won't be an impact. we're just talking about sunshine and rather nice conditions that i think will last for the next 24 hours. we'll be about something else

in woodbridge, jane watrel, news4. >>> an position from the head of the secret service for that prostitution scandal that rocked the agency. the secret service chief mark sullivan was in the hot seat on capitol hill. lawmakers questioned him on whether there needs to be a culture change at the agency. many voice skepticism the april incident in colombia was the first time agents were involved in elicit behavior. >> this misconduct was almost certainly not an isolated incident. >> i just can't explain why they would have done what they would do but i will tell you that i do not believe they did it because they believe that this type of behavior would be tolerated. >> the "washington post" reports today, some of the agents who were fired say they want their jobs back. they claim the ins ten in colombia was business as usual. sullivan says they will not be reinstated. day four of deliberations now still underway in the john edwards trial. he is charged with six counts of campaign finance violations when he ran for president back in 2008. prosecutors claim edwards used nearly $1 million of donat

jane watrel is live in the news rom with more on the fallout from that prostitution standal in colombia. >> this two-day workshop on ethics had been previously planned for only 20 agents. in the wake of the scandal within 100 supervisors have been ordered to take the training. it was after the strip clean up known as the play club located in the industrial section of colombia where nearly a dozen members of president obama's advanced secret service and military detail hired prostitutes and allegedly took them to their hotel where they were staying. >> what were you thinking? what made you think at that point that this was okay? >> reporter: the hopkins ethics professor will be posing that very question to about 100 secret service supervisors who have been ordered by the director to go through two days of ethics training. he's been working with the secret service and other law enforcement agencies for years. >> law enforcement is a profession, not just a job. so if, say, a hamburger maker had gone and hired a prostitute, it wouldn't be news. i think by its very nature the secret service

news 4's jane watrel is live at reagan national where the authority officials met to discuss this project today. >> reporter: jim, the report says among other things it's not being transparent in its financial dealings. and it says that they need safeguards to help win back the public trust. as the massive $6 billion dulles rail construction project continues to take shape, there is controversy behind the scenes. in a preliminary report, federal investigators accuse metropolitan washington airport's authority board members of racking up questionable personal expenses and also handing out no big contracts with hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> the ig report tells us we have more to do to get to the level we all want and that is exactly how we're going to proceed. >> reporter: some of the spending irregularities discovered were $238 for wine, a $9200 plane ticket to prague, and three dinner bills that totaled $4800 in hawaii. even board chairman michael kurda was among those affected by the findings. investigators say his wife's employer the jenner & block law firm was awarded a no bid c

news 4's jane watrel joins us from the newsroom with more. >> jim, that is because one of every eightte of maryland happens at holy cross hospital. the silver spring institution says minority births there have been out pacing white births for years. it's been a momentous day for the hind family from gaithersburg who welcomed baby aasha into the world shortly after midnight. >> she is our second child and so definitely could feel her more and she was definitely an active child. so, yeah. she made herself known. >> she is part of a growing national trend. minority babies out numbered white newborns in 2011 for the first time in u.s. history. the latest milestone experts say is changing demographics of the nation. a trend those at holy cross hospital say started happening for them after 2000. >> the state of maryland's deliveries increased but here at holy cross our deliveries increased probably five times that rate. so we are actually leading the nation in this demographic change. >> the census figures showed that the united states is on its way to becoming a minority majority with almo