thunderstorms. a beautiful picture from our weatherbug camera in arlington. you see a few clouds in the distance. arlington, 66. 52 in leesburg. winchester 63. 60's everywhere. here is the hourly forecast. 80 degrees by noon. humid. 87 for thou hide at 4:00 p.m. the and the lookout for the -- 87 for the high at 4:00 p.m.. be on the lookout for storms. >> 6:00 a.m. right now. no word on the agenda of these of the two women found shot inside the house of god in baltimore the man found dead nearby. >> no word on what led to the violence. a custodian discovered the bodies. john gonzales is live with what we have learned over night. >> just a terrifying situation. three people found shot at this church. this morning, police are trying to figure out if this was a murder-suicide. we know this place of worship, which has been here for 150 years, is where a custodian at 5:00 p.m. made the discovery. two women were found shot inside an office. one was pronounced dead. the other was flown to the hospital in critical condition. they found a man dead in the woods behind the church. a gun was rec

14th street bridge waiting for a car to go by setting up from arlington into the district. you have a lot of room right now. a couple of cars heading into the district right now. in good shape heading into town. over to the beltway in silver spring and colesville road, lanes are moving without incident. here we are springfield. looks good. hov restrictions lifted all except for 50. we are in good shape so far this morning. silver spring had reports of an accident on east-west highway near grubb rd. police are on the scene. >> tropical storm beryl has made landfall along the florida coast. >> it brought strong winds and heavy rain. it is expected to dump more rain over parts of florida and georgia today. will storm warnings were in effect for the entire georgia as well as parts of florida and south carolina. a line of severe storms pass through our area last night. it even forced an early end to the memorial day concert at the u.s. capitol. police started screening for the exodus -- people started dream -- streaming for the exodus halfway through the show. >> more than 2000 veterans an

eking over arlington national cemetery. what a wonderful sight to see. we'll check in with sherry ly out there. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm holly morris. hurricane season starts june 1st but it looks like things are offer to a early start. tropical storm beryl made landfall just after midnight. the storm is expected to bring heavy rain to parts of florida and georgia later today. >> all right. we'll be keeping an eye on that and an eye on the skies. that as way gorgeous sunrise. >> incredible. >> a sign of things to come today. >> maybe. >> it looks a little ominous. >> hot. >> the heat advisory goes into effect at noon today. i think it is our first of the year as we're expecting high temperatures about 90. you mix in a lot of humidity and it will feel like 95 to 100. >> be close to a pool. >> lots of water. shower activity, thunderstorms last night. a few of those moving through. those have dissipate during the overnight hours and we are very quiet to start your day. could be a pop-up storm later today. most of the day, most of the area should be dry but just like yeste

right now on this memorial day. what you are seeing right now is a live look at arlington national cemetery as we remember those would fought and died for our country. ♪ oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light &&. >> jessica sanchez kicking off the memorial day ceremony on capitol hill. the concert was cut short because of severe weather but not before former secretary of state colin powell spoke. ll sp . >> looked like quite an event there. i'm sarah simmons i'm holly morris. >> welcome to fox 5 morning news. >> so this is what the studio looks like. this is just an amazing set you all have here. >> isn't it great? >> you should visit more often inside. we like it, don't we, tucker? >> i'm speechless. >> a lot of people are speechless about this weather. it was like july 4th, not memorial day. >> summer has arrived early. it seems to every year. >> we had early spring, why not early summer too. >> want to start off the forecast. i want to show you tropical storm beryl as we get into the morning hours. the story will continue to take shape as it is bringing very heavy rain.

now reporter delia goncalves is live at arlington national cemetery this morning with a preview. delia, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's very serene and peaceful out here. in just a few hours president obama and several others will be coming here to arlington national cemetery for the traditional wreath laying ceremony. that tops off the day of memorial day events and also tops off a whole weekend here in the nation's capital of activities to honor our soldiers, including the wounded warrior project in the region paying tribute to those who made it home but were left with physical and emotional scars of war. >> they took out 9 on something tumors. i have bipolar and stuff like that they don't understand what's happening to us. >> you ride down the street and thousands upon thousands of people are cheering you on. it's just -- it restores your faith in the country. >> you feel appreciated. >> not just for me but for everybody that served and some of those that didn't come back. >> reporter: this of course marks the 25th year of rolling thunder. hundreds of thousands

the grand opening. >> district taco never planned to halve its flagship restaurant here in arlington, virginia. but after three years and two trucks and one restaurant, they have set down roots in the district. this is how chain restaurants are born. only do not call it that in front of them. what i feel this is more like a family thing. >> if he is protected about his baby, it is because it was a journey. into thethat is when over a beer he shared his dream with his best friend and neighbor. >> he has worked harder than anyone i have ever met. >> it is great to have authentic mexican cook and a partner. >> mark put up the $25,000 for food trucks. >> i have their burritos and the morning. >> the trucks paid for the arlington restaurant. >> i got the pork, chicken, and steak. >> the arlington restaurant paid to put the district and the district taco. -- in district taco. >> they are not in any hurry. >> one tot though at a time and one restaurant at a time. -- one taco at a time and one restaurant at a time. but he will put another district taco somewhere up by capitol hill by the end

our country. >> president obama will take part in two special tributes today. the first at arlington national cemetery. that's where delia goncalves is live this morning with a preview. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. the president will begin his memorial day here at arlington national cemetery for the traditional wreath laying ceremony. and then he heads to the district of columbia and to the vietnam memorial. the events happening today top off a weekend of activities honoring our soldiers, including the wounded warrior project paying tribute to those who made it home but were left with physical and emotional scars of war. >> they took out 90 something tumors in me. i have bipal lore and stuff like that. they don't understand what's happening to us. >> you ride down the street and there are thousands of people cheering you on. it restores your faith in the country when they do that. >> reporter: you feel appreciated? >> yeah, not just for me but everybody that served and some of those that didn't come back. >> reporter: that's our matt jablow speaking to a vete

ellen jones moved to arlington a few -- >> reporter: mary ellen jones moved to arlington a few years ago and estimates her bike's value to be 6 to $800 on. thursday she saw it on craigslist for $150 recognized the studded tires she installed meant for riding in the snow. >> i can't imagine there are too many people around here who have that particular make and model of bike with studded tires. >> reporter: the phone number on the ad is the same one 9 news now saw in another stolen bike listed on craigslist last week. danny lesh found his stolen bike on craigslist, met the alleged thief and stole his bike back during a test ride this, after failed attempts to get d.c. metro police involved. >> i had served them up a criminal on a platter and for whatever reason she weren't able to do it. >> reporter: jones -- they weren't able too do it. >> reporter: jones posted her craigslist ad just like lesh did to warn other bike owners and victims, but she hit a roadblock with the d.c. metro police. >> they told me nothing they can do first because i'm an arlington resident and second, the woman

businesss people honored by y the arlington chamber of commemerce e at the ards ceremy held this past week, recognizing bunesses thatat have made significant contributions to the arlington communitity and the greater washington area. the awards were presented to companies providing outstanding quality of service and products while also displaying a concern over the success of the arlington community. this year's winners -- the technology small business of the year -- the home business of the year when two -- the non-profit of the year went to -- an amazing story of growth and success for a multimillion- dollar nonprofit started in the 1950's by parts trying to find jobs for their disabled children. the corrine business of the year went to -- andhe 2012 large business of the year went to -- the pbs station servi the entire washington area. congralalationons to the winner's. also, the arlington chamber inducted three new membersnto the hall of fame. the president andnd ceo of an offi products company. a former state legislator and lotime arlington leader. and the founder of a chevrolet

will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. then later on, he'll be at a ceremony at the vietnam veterans memorial in washington, d.c. marking the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war. coming up for you at 7:15, we will go live to arlington national cemetery and bring you up to date on all of the memorial day events. >> of course memorial day also being marked right here in the bay area with one of the biggest events at san francisco's presidio. allie rasmus joins us with more. >> reporter: they are lining the stage here at the national cemetery in the presidio. there's at least 200 to 300 chairs in place for the hundreds of people expected to attend today's memorial day ceremonial. the memorial observance here at the presidio has been going on for 144 years. this is video from last year's event. an area band will lead a million taker procession from lincoln in share -- sheraton. there will be a wreath laying cemetery, a salute and coast guard flyover. military and civilian dignitaries including san francisco mayor will speak this afternoon. the obs

like her to know that and am being taken of. >> after his kidnapping, is arlington, virginia, company in poor healths including heart problems. expert ined as an withnational development experience. >> thank you. we're learning more about what may have happened to a soldier during a video chat with his wife. in the middlewas with his wife from afghanistan when he collapsed. his wife noticed a bullet hole in a closet behind him. she contacted authorities for help. too.s it's not clear how he died. the al qaeda operatives wanted the 2000 bombing the uss cole is dead. officials say that a missile al-qusorone killed out of his card in southern yemen. another operatives also died in the attack. the man also had ties to the in 2009. bomber >> following a developing story in fairfax county. searching for the behind a fatal hit-and- run. 21-year-old shelinda arrington was hit shortly after getting out of your car on harrison lane hybla vallley on friday. more details from jummy olabanji. >> everybody needs to pray that did it will come forward. >> fairfax county police have posted electronic

full force making sure drivers are wearing their seatbelts, but last night an officer in arlington handled a lot more. he ended up delivering a baby. fox 5's laura evans joins us now with the details. >> corporal steven troyano, an 11 1/2 year veteran with the arlington county police department said his job always involves something unexpected. this if it's the bill. troyano was an emt in college 20 years ago but he says he's not sure his training came into play here. his focus last night was about keeping everyone calm. it was here on columbia pike in the middle of rush hour traffic that a baby girl was born wednesday night. corporal steven troyano had pulled over a driver who wasn't wearing his seatbelt when another driver ran up frantically asking for help saying her sister was in labor and they weren't going to make it to the hospital. >> she was giving birth. the top of the head was already crowning, so i called for paramedics, but it was pretty clear they weren't going to make it in time. so we got the mother positioned as comfortably as possible, tried to keep everything sta

at an arlington high school. >> he is speaking at washington- lee high school about his plan the student loan interest rates. jummy olabanji has more on what the president has to say if. is taking hisnt message about tom milone debt to are college-bound. about student loan debt. he had a roundtable discussion seniors and their parents at washington-lee high school. focus was to talk about t loans, interest rates, an affordable education. the rate is 3.4% right now and is set to double on july 1. the white house says the thanase would affect more w million students who have stafford loans. after the worst economic the greatce depression, our businesses have created 4.2 million jobs over last 26 months. more than 1 million jobs in the alone.x months >> loans are topic that the president and republican contender mitt romney have on quite a lot lately. they are hoping to reach the voters who could help them win in november to. at today's round table, the joined bywas duncanon secretary arne leaders fromal arlington as well. jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> thanks so much. it's friday a

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standing by. >> on the western side of the key bridge in arlington is when the and 72. on the other side is pouring down rain. let's take you to live super doppler radar. thunderstorms have been developing in moving from southeast to northwest. smaller slow movers. here is one over the city. heavy rain over parts of northeast washington. everything is moving north and west. plenty of action out there. lightning strikes in that part you see on the screen. let's take a look at these storms can. numerous showers and storms of the daytime heat moving southeast and northwest. a rumble of thunder that showed up on the screen. this is bethesda country club. we went from sunshine -- this is worth watching if we have one second to give back their one page. we started with the sunshine and saw the storm to move up. we went from dry conditions to this. the fair way -- it turned into a hazard. the storms are now river is moving across the fairway. a lot to share in a few minutes. >> we just heard the thunder here as you're talking. >> thank you. we will get back to you shortly. a serious crash shut

steve chenevey. happy to be with you on this friday. breaking news from arlington. authorities on the scene of a water main break near fort meyer drive. parts of that road, 19th street, and lee highway are all affected this morning. metroaccess the street access to the rosslyn metro station could be impacted. let's get things started with traffic and weather every ten minutes. we will start with lisa baden because of this situation. >> it will impact your access to the rosslyn metro. metro rail still reporting they are running on normal service. we will take you live to newschopper 7 with an accident they are documented in bowie maryland if. 197 northbound reopen at 50, but southbound 197 at 50 remains blocked because of this severe crash. now to the weather center with adam caskey. >> we have two rooftop cameras in the belfort furniture weather center. a beautiful sunrise this morning. head upstairs to the 36th floor. on the left side of your screen is a gorgeous sunrises over the nation's capital. you can see a tight shot of a sunrise in this other shot? . a few high, thin clouds in

throughout the morning and we are waiting for the president to arrive this at arlington national cemetery. we will be back with you. in the meantime, we want to get you caught up on one more big story we've been following and that is beryl that has been downgraded to a tropical depression. it may be weakening, although it is still bringing heavy rain. the storm made land fall near jacksonville beach, florida last night. jim cantore joins me now from st. simons island, georgia. few people walking on the beach. some winds going there and good surf. how you doing, jim? >> hey, chris. you know you're going to get your money's worth on memorial day weekend and the fact is, we're now bringing this thing onshore, so we're in between rain bands from time to time. about an hour ago, we were getting soaked. if we look down to our south, we can see more rain and now, there's actually a slight tornado threat on the coastline as these bands come in and meet up with the friction. we've had a couple of warnings out for the jacksonville area in addition to the landfall. again, coming in about 12:10 last nigh

this afternoon. currently 69 in leesburg, 65 in bowie, 70 in arlington and chevy chase. woodstock, 66. on our way to 90 degrees this afternoon by 4:00 p.m., but it will feel like 95 with the humidity. better chance of showers and storms tomorrow afternoon and evening. still warm, near 90. i cannot call it a commute this morning, so how was the traffic? >> moving smoothly. we will start with a look at springfield, the springfield interchange, looking very good, no problems northbound or southbound on 95. that is a smooth ride. at the 14th street bridge, no problems on 395 northbound up to the 14th street bridge, down to the split. no accidents reported. we will head over to maryland where we find things moving pretty smoothly. we are on the other side of the american legion bridge with no delays. the earlier incident in montgomery county on river road near goldsboro that is open. everything is moving smoothly. back to you. >> thank you. tens of thousands of people already without power as tropical storm beryl made landfall in florida. it is just shy of hurricane. it is expected to

campaign. before that he will visit a high school in arlington to talk about interest rates doubling on student loans. jummy olabanji is in the newsroom with more. >> the white house says the president will be on official presidential business in arlington today. tomorrow he will be in richmond to kick off his reelection campaign. four years ago the commonwealth was a hotly contested battle ground states. today the president will hold a roundtable with seniors and their parents before delivering remarks to the junior and senior class is at washington-lee high school. the main focus of his visit today's stock about stallone's, interest rates, and affordable education. the republican national committee criticize obama's visit and a spokeswoman says that he has a failed record with students. students and young people will be a critical group of votes for obama. they came out to big for him in 2008 and there is probably reason he is speaking to juniors and seniors today. many of them will be 18 by november and will be able to vote. the president's visit is closed to the public.

arlington national cemetery's 600 acres of graves. >> for all of you who carry a special weight on your heart we can strive to be a nation worthy of your sacrifice. >> reporter: and ending at the wall where the president marked the 50th anniversary of the start of the vietnam war with some blunt words. >> you came home and sometimes were denigrated when you should have been celebrated. it was a national shame. it was a disgrace that should have never happened. that's why here today we resolve that it will not happen again. >> reporter: the president's likely challenger, presumptive republican nominee mitt romney was at san diego's veterans museum and memorial center. >> greatness in a people i believe is measured by the extent to which they will give themselves to something bigger than themself. >> reporter: a new gallup poll shows romney has a 24 point enamong those veterans while the president -- edge among those veterans while the president has just a four-point lead among nonveterans. today at arlington the president offered a not so subtle reminder about his record. >> for the

where the president will be in arlington. good morning. >> good morning. president obama will be speaking with students here at washington lee high school in arlington. this is not an official campaign event but it shows that virginia will play a key role in the november election. right now, president obama has the lead in virginia over mitt romney, the presumptive gop nominee. a "washington post" poll shows obama is ahead 51 to 44%. but it's long way to november and the same polls show voters in the commonwealth are split evenly on the president's policies. obama is hoping to take virginia again after winning that state in 2008. he will be speaking to high school students in arlington today talking about the need for an affordable college education and keeping student loan interest rates down. the commonwealth is a key battleground state. it is a state romney knows is important too. yesterday, the former massachusetts governor met with virginia governor bob mcdonnell to talk about energy and the economy while also pinging up the endorsement of former rival michelle bachmann. com

highway in arlington. job seekers will be able to meet with companies that are hiring. there will also be free workshops. we want to turn to sports. the capitals came through when they needed to the most >> . they had to win game 6 last night or the season was over. they responded by dominating against the rangers at the verizon center. they beat the rangers 2-1 and scoring with one minute left. the series is tied at three games apiece. the deciding game 7 will be saturday night at madison square garden. >> they will get ready to go again. mothers take to the internet. and who are they? >> and more americans are testing out passports for the summer travel season. now linda bell in new york. x. good morning. expect the airports to be even more crowded this summer. an industry trade group has its annual summer forecast saying flights will be fuller this summer as our economy recovers. what is also increasing is more travelers than last year taking international trips. flying abroad will get more comfortable on american airlines. it is upgrading cabins on its boeing wide-body jets, g

memorial day. he is at a wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. this afternoon he will attend a special ceremony at the vietnam veterans memorial. the ceremony marks the 50th anniversary of u.s. involvement in the vietnam war. more than 2,000 vietnam veterans and family members of soldiers that died in the war will be there. today's events include a wreath laying, moment of silence, and a military flyover. >>> one of the biggest memorial day events is the annual parade along the national mall. news4's megan mcgrath is live along the parade route with more now. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. people are going to be spend thing memorial day in a lot of different ways. many will be cheering as memorial day parade goes by. behind me here, some of the ploets for that parade. they are in a staging area getting ready to go. parade kicks off at 2:00 this afternoon. others, however, are participating in a number of ceremonies at the different memorials around town. quietly, solemnly, they walked. heavy rock packs on their backs. their journey

. one of the busiest places will be the arlington national cemetery. president obama will lay a wreath on the tomb of the unknown. 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 ]

school in arlington. he will tell the students and parents about the need to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling in july. democrats want to pay for it by using an increase in tax revenue. the senate is scheduled to vote on this version on tuesday. 5:00 this evening the president will return to the white house where he will host the n.c.a.a. men's basketball champions, the university of kentucky. college students will have an opportunity to learn about jobs in the homeland security department. there will be a panel discussants and networking event at the university maryland at 10:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. in the auditorium. >> metro and track work this weekend. there will be work on the red green, blue, and orange lines this weekend with. the green line work will also affect trains on the yellow line. it starts o'clock tonight until closing on sunday. metro will run extra trains after the games and you should add extra time to your trip. -- it starts at 10:00 tonight. >> yahoo!' c o is accused of faking credentials on his resume. >> and it's all about the april jobs

that led to that big loss. >> tonight, police in arlington are looking for the man who may have attacked two women. the attack happened an hour apart last friday night >> reporter: i'm bruce leshan in arlington. friday night, thousands of people enjoying the night life, two women head home alone around midnight and a man is hunting them. what the women remember is the terrifying man's black gloves reaching out to grab them. the first victim had punched in the code to open her garage when she sensed someone right behind her. >> frightens her, she attempted to close the garage door, suspect runs up, put his gloved hand on the censer of the garage door, she is visibly shaken, runs inside, locks the door, calls police. >> reporter: frustrated, the same man may have attacked another woman. just over an hour after the first attack. >> tried to cover her mouth at the scene. gloved hand, and was sexually assaulting her. >> police say arlington still clearly a safe police, but they are urging women not to walk home alone. walk in pairs and take your cell phone with you. be aware of your

the run encourages preteen girls to live a healthy lifestyle. >> in arlington, there was a big turnout at the annual pace of arlington. >> more than 35 restaurants took part with the tons of great food. there was lots of fun activities for families. if you were out there this afternoon, he might have seen several members of our staff. we are pleased to be a part of this. >> when we are coming up at 6:30 a beautiful area, beautiful ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly at you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >> we have something special to show you. >> you can go to our website. we have another set of pictures, looking into the past. this is from a man who lives in grassley virginia. he takes old pict

mark memorial day in arlington, virginia, at the tomb of the unknowns. later this morn afternoon, mitt romney will spend memorial day with john mccain in california. kristen welker is at the white house for us this morning and this really is a day when both men put formal campaigning aside. >> right, both men certainly spending this day honor iing ou nation's veterans. president obama and the first lady are hosting a breakfast this morning for gold star families. families who have lost loved ones to war and then as you mentioned, they will be heading to arlington national cemetery for the traditional wreath laying ceremony and then president obama heads to the vietnam veterans memorial wall where he will mark the 50th anniversary of the start of the vietnam war. president obama also issues a proclamation stating that federal and local governments will be paying tribute to the vietnam veterans through 2025, which will mark the end of the vietnam war, so that is something that will make this memorial day a little bit different. mitt romney will also be out today in san diego at a memoria

newt gingrich in arlington. he suspended his campaign saying it was clear mitt romney would be the nominee. >> we have a team coverage and the developments of the republican race for the white house. rebecca cooper is live in boston. >> first, scott thuman with more on mitt romney's the. >> mitt romney hosting a fund raiser at the ritz carlton and it will be a very busy time in virginia for a lot of reasons. earlier today he kicked off his campaign in virginia. it was no coincidence mitt romney was surrounded today by women. >> at an -- at a woman owned business and introduced by a woman -- >> we appreciate all these women being here -- >> his mo is not hard to figure out. he is offering economic empathy. >> i will make america a great place for entrepreneur doors again. for women and men who own businesses. we have to get business going again in this country. >> when i go to the polls, it is about this. i see how it affects families. >> i actually do have a small business. i just need government to stop overtaxing me. >> he faces an up hill battle. polls show him down 13 points am

arlington, virginia, at the tomb of the unknowns. later this morn afternoon, mitt romney will spend memorial day with john mccain in california. kristen welker is at the white house for us this morning and this really is a day when both men put formal campaigning aside. >> right, both men certainly spending this day honor iing ou nation's veterans. president obama and the first lady are hosting a breakfast this morning for gold star families. families who have lost loved ones to war and then as you mentioned, they will be heading to arlington national cemetery for the traditional wreath laying ceremony and then president obama heads to the vietnam veterans memorial wall where he will mark the 50th anniversary of the start of the vietnam war. president obama also issues a proclamation stating that federal and local governments will be paying tribute to the vietnam veterans through 2025, which will mark the end of the vietnam war, so that is something that will make this memorial day a little bit different. mitt romney will also be out today in san diego at a memorial day event there.

high. >> the team store here in arlington has been packed, even during days the team doesn't play at practice. >> anything hokie. this guy could -- holtby. he could run for president right now. >> he could have sold it for a price of a playoff tibt. >> i was offered $400 for it. crazy, this fan has strongly considered jumping on a bus headed to new york but feeling a bit optimistic he's going to save his money for the near future. >> maybe i'm better off saving the money for the stanley cup finals to make the trip out west. >> there are more fans than usual at-the-today's practice. if these fans are going to go the game, they're going to strt to pay up. but fans say it's worth it to go see the caps play on the biggest stage. in arlington, john gonzalez, news. >> -- abc 7 news. >> we hope they win tomorrow. much more ahead. abc 7 news at noon will continue after this. [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for the best deals. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. right now, a

would have been his 95th birthday. that ceremony begins at 10:00 a.m. at arlington national cemetery. >>> financial aid michelle obama is sponsoring the first submarine to allow female crew members. mrs. obama will sponsor the future "uss illinois," named after her home stated. the virginia class nuclear-powered submarine is being built in gratin, connecticut, and newport news, virginia. it is expected to join the fleet in 2015. mrs. president obama joins a tradition of first ladies sponsoring submarines including laura bush and hillary clinton. >>> 4:47 now. breaking news in maryland. a man found dead in the middle of the street in bladensburg. news4's tracy will kin is ee wi on the scene. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. this happened in the 5600 block of annapolis road after 11:00 p.m. now police tell us that an adult male who they have not been able to identify was found here in front of this building. this is the medical center here in bladensburg. there's still some crime scene tape left here. they say that the man was found here, taken to the hospital where he w

. 90 degrees tomorrow. right now rather mild. 71 in arlington. in the upper 60's in northern virginia. leesburg 68. fredericksburg, 69 years of montgomery village 69 b. -- 69. fog early that will burn off later. looking ahead and human into the weekend. >> ok. it feels pretty good on the highway. 270, i 70 no worries to report. good on the telescreen way and the dulles toll road over the american legion bridge. travel times are looking good in and out of baltimore along 95 n 295 coming up of southern maryland. we take you to the toll booth across the bay bridge. that looks like it is moving at speed. more to come on the traffic side. but get back to the news tao. >> thank you. an elderly man burned after a fire that started in his apartment. fire officials say it started in the kitchen. the 91-year-old man was taken to the hospital with life- threatening injuries. the cause of the fire is still unknown. fairfax county police are investigating a stabbing in shooting in chantilly. this was on lee jackson highway. a shooting victim was driven to the county courthouse before an anonymous

loans were about to double. that's if congress fails to act soon. suray chin was in arlington. she joins us now. >> reporter: the president in arlington, virginia, talking with high school students as a looming deadline approaches. students cheer on the president as he arrived, but college bound students know there's not much celebrating when it comes to paying for college. >> honestly, it's going to be a very big burden. not to me, but i came here from uganda, i came here from nothing. >> urging congress to act by july 1 because that's when interest rates on federal subsidized loan will double to 7%. >> we have to make college more affordable. >> president obama is making his case on keeping the cost of education down as he appeals to some of the youngest voters in the country. >> i am worried about debt, especially going into the navy and worrying how i'll pay for everything. >> brendan is virginia tech bound and one of four children, tom craig is helping put through college. >> a little bit stressed out in terms of how they will be able to afford college. >> participated in the

paid tribute to fallen service members with the traditional lending of the wreath at arlington national cemetery's tomb of the unknown. it is the first of several events the president will attend today and many of thence across the washington area today. also the first big getaway weekend for many people in the area. this is a live picture from rehoboth beach in delaware. a lot of beaches seeing a lot of activity. sunny skies and warm temperatures helping to kick off the tourist season. we start our memorial day coverage with abc 7's brianne carter live at the iwo jima memorial at the advance to remember fallen troops. >> sense of the sun has been up people have been out to the iwo jima memorial and others across town as they take a moment to pause and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. >> ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ >> thousands of cassettes -- sounds and sights of patriotism as many pause to mark memorial day. >> being in the area, everybody's got the american pride. >> at the iwo jima memorial in arlington, flags and flowers line the base of the iconic ima

vietnam memorial in washington d.c. coming up, we will go live to arlington national cemetery with all of the events happening there. and marked here in the bay area we have one of the biggest events in san francisco. it comes on the heels of a series of a big weekend event, allie? >> reporter: well the focus is on a men morial day from -- memorial day tradition and it starts with a military procession that will start here and go to sheridan. the procession will go to the national cemetery up the hill and at 11:00 there will be a wreathe laying and cap none salute -- canon ball salute. large crowds gathered to watch the celebration of the golden gate bridge. the day long party ended with a spectacular fireworks display. the crowd was amazed directly below the golden gate bridge. they played bridge themed music tunes like bridge over troubled waters. earlier they came for music and lectures about the golden gate bridge and its history and that lasted for most of the day but it appears that the clean up after yesterday's celebration was very quick. if you look back here live, the only th

sarah, good morning allison. president barack obama will be here at arlington national cemetery in just a few hours. for right now a number of people have already come out starting to visit. we can see families, children out here, a number of people walking the grounds, to honor those fallen heros. world war ii memorial, remembrances started an hour ago with a wreath laying ceremony. u.s. airforce secretary, led the tribute to honor the fallen warriors, actor john monotanya was actor and the wreaths were placed at the freedom wall. each of the 4,000 stars, symbolizes, 100 people who died in that war. president barack obama will continue the that tradition, placing the wreath at the tomb of the unknownsing on the national cemetery. -- arlington national cemetery. the army band will perform a prelude concert at the ampitheatre they have 50,000 donated roses, from ecuador and california given to families one to lay at the grave site the other to bring home in memory. the president will attend a ceremony at the vietnam veterans memorial wall to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the w

, 65 in arlington. some sunny breaks today. more under showers likely especially this afternoon. lisa baden, we have some issues from the rain yesterday. >> that's true, particularly in prince william county. notable is 29 and 234 in the battlefield, closed in all directions. prince william parkway at ball sfor road is reopened. we promised a focus in maryland in this report. things are dry and possible, but for now along the beltway and 270. more to come in less than 10 minutes. now to news. >> the search continues for those behind a deadly shooting in southeast washington press. it's happened after 1:00 this morning in the 1300 block of stevens wrote for. officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the debt. they don't know what led to the shooting. >> a two-year-old boy is recovering after falling three stories from a building. it happened last night in the 800 block of topeka street in southeast washington. he suffered head injuries but he was conscious when taken to hospital. >> police made an arrest in a chase that started in prince william county and ended in southeast d.c. in

arlington national cemetery. good morning. >>> good morning allison. good morning sarah. thousands of people come here to arlington national cemetery on this holiday to remember those who have died, serving this country most recently though, those who served and lost their lives in iraq and afghanistan. today, president obama will honor them. one of several ceremonies throughout the area this memorial day. first at 8:00 a.m. this morning, world war ii memorial, surviving veterans of world war ii will attend the breath laying at the freedom wall, u.s. -- breath laying at the freedom wall. >>> traditional breath laying at the tomb of the -- wreath laying at the tomb of the unknown soldier will happen this morning. anyone attending will need to go through the security. standing room only at the wreath laying. later in a afternoon president obama will speak at the vietnam veterans memorial wall to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the war, there will be a wreath laid and 10 new names added to the wall. president regan and clinton are the only other two president's to speak at the wall.

arlington court convicted him of abusing three of his daughter's friends during a sleepover at the house last june. >> just because people are in a position of power, they don't have more rights than others. no one should have more rights than our children. >> a judge will have a final say on his sentence and he could face up to life in prison. >> we have a warning for drivers in montgomery county -- >> police are on the lookout for someone who stole a woman's purse and cell phone after posing as an officer. it happened wednesday morning in silver spring. >> according to authorities does police impersonator looked the part, wearing a badge and approaching the car wearing black pants and black boots telling the woman that he was a police officer. this happened wednesday afternoon in silver spring. a woman was driving down the road when the suspect had waived her over, hawking the horn and telling her that he was police. was she pulled over, the suspect told the woman to get out of the car, and her license and registration to him, and telling her to 7 occurred. the suspect made off with he

getting cooling skies across most of the area. 80 degrees in arlington. here is the rooftop view. clouds will move south and east. that is post tropical cyclone barrel. these guys will clear and we will see a beautiful day coming tomorrow. 3 inches of rain and jacksonville, north carolina. all of that will head out to sea. it will leave us with a few clouds and a pleasant evening. it will be cool and comfortable. 59-66 by morning. big changes you need to hear about four friday that could effect weather conditions. >> will talk to you in just a few minutes. you can also get doug hill's updated forecast any time on wjla.com. >> we have something caught on tape you will want to see. a strange way to rob a fast-food restaurant. he smashes and drive through a window and mcdonald's. brad bell with more on the amazing video. >> this happened very early yesterday morning. the drive through is on the other side of the building. the police want you to see this video. they want you to see how bold and violent he was in the one you to call in with his identity. it is a drive-through window but the d

. we're live tonight in arlington, virginia, chris gordon, news 4. >>> after a poor showing in the primarie newt gingrich made it official finally this afternoon. he has ended his presidential run. the former house speaker announced his decision at a news conference in arlington with his family at his side. >> today i'm suspending the campaign. but suspending the campaign does not mean suspending citizenship. we're committed to be active citizens weechlt owe it to america. >> he also vowed to help mitt romney defeat president obama in november. the president for his part returned to washington late this morning after a surprise visit to afghanistan. he was in kabul yesterday to sign a security pact with after the began government. in a televised address from bagram air base last night the president said the war in afghanistan is winding down but his re-election campaign is moving forward. he plans to kick off his general election campaign on saturday in richmond. >>> guilty on three counts is the verdict for a local political activist accused of molesting young girls at his daughte

arlington. sherry ly there is with more on this story. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. president obama's appearance here at washington lee high school in arlington is not technically a campaign event but it does give him an opportunity to score points in a key battleground state. president obama leaves the former massachusetts governor in mitt romney but voters in the commonwealth are evenly divided on the white house's major policies. polls show obama is ahead by 51% to 44%. 51% to 44%. the president took virginia in 2008 and the changing political environment has now made this a swing state. in arlington today, the president will speak with high school juniors and seniors about the need to keep interest rates down on student loans so they have an opportunity at an affordable college education. federal student loan rates could double on july 1st. mitt romney is taking his campaign to virginia and he is getting high profile help. michelle bachmann is now officially on board. she endorsed him yesterday. romney also got a boost talking energy and economics. polls show th

here this morning and then he is expected to be in arlington. later this arlington -- in arlington later this afternoon. tandy will be in portsmouth. -- we know that he will also be in portsmouth. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> we want to look at the day ahead. lawyers for donna edwards will spend another day grilling the wife of former aide andrew young. yesterday she faced tough questions about whether she had reason to lie to hurt the former presidential candidate. edwards has denied charges that he used campaign money to cover up his affair. young said edwards' aster has been to claim paternity of a love child. defense attorneys says that the youngs spent the money and in order to build a dream house. >> former falls church democratic committee chairman michael gardner is accused of abusing three young girls during his daughter's slumber party. his attorneys say the girls accounts of what happened have been inconsistent. also, a d.c. council committee could cast the first vote for or against extending our hours in the district. the mayor supports a controversial proposal as a w

step of the way. >>mark: this is a look at arlington national cemetery were present a bomber has laid a wreath at the tomb of the and and soldiers. >> this complex range of emotions is at it. the military them the best parent himself, of creating a palm that captures they sense that any family this as a center daughter to war. many game, but many many more did not come back. in his closing line he says your silent tense of green will be effective fake red flowers yours is the suffering and the memory will be ours. longfellow wrote this. and he still has the right. the memorial day we still ought there are fallen soldiers. we honor our soldiers the families and are larger american families. what really counts is how we turn them and ran into action. died in the we will continue to monitor what goes on live at the arlington national cemetery >>darya: we will continue to monitor this. we ought ad does it died in the family's this suffered due to the people who did not come back with the united states military. >> this is one of the most fascinating things i have ever experienced did any

for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> an update on breaking news in arlington at 6:15. a water main break near the metro station. megan mcgrath is live on the scene now with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. fortunately they've been able to reopen many of the lanes. you see those off in the distance. we still have a bit of an impact on ft. meyer. ft. meyer loses two left lanes between lee highway and wilson boulevard. two right lanes are getting by at this point. for a time we had a number of streets in the immediate area closed down because of a water main break that happened at a construction project. now a lot of folks are walking around saying, well, where's the water? two lanes are being taken up on ft. meyer so they can dig down to access the pipe. so it's going to be a while. there are still two lanes getting by to the right. that's the good news. back to you. >> megan mcgrath, thank you. >>> a federal agent charged with killing a man in hawaii is asking the judge to dismiss it. christopher dede says he was simply performing his official

. earlier this morning the president will lay a wreathe at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington cemetery and later he will be at the vietnam memorial in washington d.c. marking the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war. we will take you live to arlington national cemetery with all of the day's events. in just a couple of hours, all of the memorial day events will begin here. they will be in vallejo at 9:00 this morning and at 10:00, the 91st member nor you' all commemoration begins -- commemoration begins. they will stage an event at the all wars in danville. and san francisco mayor ed lee will speak and we have an entire list on our channel 2 website. just go to www.ktvu.com and look under hot topics. >>> thousands at the bay got quite a show. last night's golden gate bridge fireworks display featured fireworks. they also had songs like bridge over troubled water. the bridge was closed for about an hour for those fireworks and traffic was heavy after the show as cars lined up to san francisco. golden gate bridge officials had encouraged people to leave their cars at home and take

n polls here. today, the president will be speaking to those high school students in arlington talking about the need for affordable college education and keeping those federal student loan interest rates down. the commonwealth is a key battleground state in november. it is a state that romney knows is important too. yes, the former massachusetts governor met with virginia governor mob mcdonnell to talk about energy and the economy while also picking the endorsement of former rival michelle bachmann. >> right now, we have a surplus in washington. yes, that is true, a surplus everett rick and a deficit of results. that is what we have in washington, d.c. right now. >> what a privilege it is to have their endorsement. now, politics is under way. it is under way again. are going to hear it all right here in virginia. this may well be the state that decides who the next president is. >> reporter: and while romney may be trailing in the polls there, it is a long way until we get to november. today's event at washington lee is closed to the public. the president will be talking with

for this memorial day. here's a shot from arlington cemetery. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> live pictures this morning from the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. we will begin our live programming today starting in about 45 minutes. we will have live coverage of president obama laying a wreath at the tomb. the president will make his way for the -- to the epic theater where he will deliver his remarks -- the amphitheater. more live coverage from the vietnam war memorial. we expect to hear from general martin dempsey beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. the u.s. air force academy in colorado springs hosted the national character and leadership symposium. one of the speakers was h. ross perot. he talks to the cadets about leadership lessons. we hear stories about medal of honor winners. this is about 50 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, a man of integrity. he has continued to serve our nation. he has received many distinct honors, the highest civilian honor bestowed u