carol braxton, a manassas native will turn 88 next month and says today's ceremony will be bittersweet. >> i'm missing my buddy. i wish more men could be here to accept this. >> that was master gunnery sergeant carroll braxton, one of the montford marines who will be awarded the congressional gold medal. >> you see him proudly wearing his marine insignia but they made it clear they did not want blacks in the marine corps. we've come a long way but have a long way to go. >>> the time is 4:36. the warm air returns today. at 4:38 howard will let us know just how long warm it will get. >>> a popular hotel chain is now the target of a federal lawsuit. >> and a growing number of families in our region are relying on free summer meals to help feed their children. at 4:50, we'll take a look at one of those programs. >> we're back in two minutes with your weather first. keep it here. >>> it is 4:39 on this wednesday morning. it's pretty comfortable, especially when you get away from the water areas. we've got temps in the 50s in spots. we're going to warm up much more quickly than yesterday. low 80s by lunch time with highs today in the mid to even the upper 80s. still not too humid