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 recovered. it does seem that he killed himself. still not confirmed this morning

one of the busiest places is expected to be in arlington specifically at arlington national cemetery. at 11:00 this morning is when president obama and first lady michelle obama will arrive. they will be there for wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier, followed by a speech given by the president. later this afternoon around 1:30 there is expected to be a very big event at the vietnam memorial that will take place with lots of keynote speakers including the president the first lady, and vice-president joe biden all expected to attend as well as celebrities and veterans. throughout the day there are a number of events. the world war ii memorial is among places with events taking place. metro is expected to be crowded headed to arlington national cemetery and to other events along the national mall. a precaution when heading out to participate. participation in this is expected to be something a lot of people will be doing throughout the day. brianne carter era, abc 7 news. >> parade starts at 2:00 today in downtown washington. korean war fighter pilot and u.s. astron

it is an annual tradition here at arlington. it is a very emotional and moving place on this holiday. events around d.c. get under way today with the world war ii memorial day. a wreath will be placed at the freedom wall where the 4,000 stars represent the 400,000 would died in that war. then at 11:00, the president will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery followed by his remarks. visitors will have to go through security to attend at ceremony. president obama will then go on to the vietnam veterans memorial wall commemmorating the 50th anniversary of that war. the wreath laying takes place at 1:30 in the affect and the president will speak there as. we earlier this weekend, thousands of biewbers got the remembrance that is right sad with rolling thunder. the annual bike ride was started with by a group of vietnam veterans who not only lost their lives. this year marks the 25th anniversary of that ride which has grown from 2500 people to an estimated 900,000 participants now. they also have a

and towards bethesda h arlington and mcclean getting light showers. the heavy action is farther to the south. southeast d.c. interdistrict andts, pennsylvania avenue, brandywine and approaching southeastern prince george's county. is moving southeast and continue to dissipate. skies will remain cloudy after this for the next couple hours. and we will add a little extra sunshine in the afternoon. temperatures right now mainly in the '70s with of clouds limiting our temperatures from spiking much. low to mid 80's for the afternoon highs for the most part. thee is a look at thunderstorm complex earlier this morning. apart and then just a few downpours sustain themselves as the left over moves over the blue ridge partsto the district and of prince george's county. here is the wider view. a couple. of runs off to our couple -- a couple cold fronts off to our northwest at. the cold air will make a little and says south of new then drive will south on sunday. notice the difference d humidity byes an sunday. here's futurecast which shows showers and storms de

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that is the latest here at arlington. back to you. >> thank you. >>> there is also the national memorial day parade that is going on in the district today. it kick off at 2:00 this afternoon. it begins at the corner of constitution avenue andenth streets and proceeds along constitution past the white house and ends at 17th street. a programming note to pass along to you. you can catch the national memorial day parade right here on fox 5. actors gary sinise, joe mantegna will be along the celebrities at the parade. >>> checking more headlines now. fair fact county police are investigating another burn barnyard animal attack. staffers arriving at the kidwell barn at frying pan park on sunday morning discovered two goats and a chicken had been cut. >>> a 60-year-old man allegedly drove off after hitting someone in prince george's county saturday night but he came back sunday morning to talk to police. he is accused of hitting a pedestrian leaving him in critical condition. police say he came back to the scene about eight hou

we are following breaking news from arlington. authorities on the scene of a water main break near fort meyer drive. parts of that road, 19th street, and north moor street affected. the rosslyn metro station is not affected at this time. we will get to lisa baden for the latest in this situation and another in bowie. >> 197, and looked outside and 50 is open. southbound 197 after 50 is closed as they are wrapping up an investigation from a fatal crash overnight. virginia, 66 eastbound delays briefs in manassas, in fair oaks, 95 in woodbrige. look at the 14th street bridge. nice and easy, quiet and over to the third street tunnel is good. now to adam caskey. >> its bike to work day on this friday perfect weather for that. i remember we had a little rain for that in years past, did not work out so well. perfect day with low humidity. you will not overheated when riding your bicycle. there is the crescent moon waning. sunrise at 5:53. bright sunshine not just now but for the rest of the day. it's 41 in the inwood west virginia, 46 in

and arlington are the two best places to live in the nation if you are trying to find a job. the d.c. level's unemployment rate is around 5.5%. the top industries an hour. besides the government are pharmaceuticals, technology, and non-profit. >> some of you will have to pay more on your bill. they will see a 7.5% increase july 1. that is an extra $5 a month. the increases will go toward updating the aging water mains among other things. >> the weekend is here so that means plenty of track work on the metro. there will be worked on the red, orange, and the blue lines. it starts at 10:00 tonight until closing time sunday. allow 20 extra minutes in travel time. if you are using green or yellow lines those will be normal. as will our whether we hope. >> it will be fine through midday sunday. there will be a chance of showers here and there. let's get you started. >> that is mother's day. >> that is why we want to get that off the table right up front. the sun hung for hours like that this morning. then it started moving finally. clear skies and a few clouds come and go. it is ab

this is arlington national cemetery. later on today, he will be at the vietnam veterans memorial in washington, d.c., marking the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war. >>> the annual memorial day concert on capitol hill t was cut short because of bad weather. but there were still some star- studded performances. ♪ land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ ♪ >> you recognize her, right? that's jessica sanchez, "american idol" runner-up. colin powell took to the stage to encourage people to do what they can to help veterans adjust to life at home. >> as we welcome home all of our troops, let them know in real and practical ways that we honor them and we treasure what they have done for us. >> halfway through that event people were asked to find shelter because thunderstorms were rolling in and moments later, the concert was canceled altogether. >> later tonight, there will be a special vigil. it will honor the men and women who lost their lives serving in iraq. in 2006, volunteers regan placing white crosses on the

at national arlington cemetery. the annual wreath laying will take place at the tomb of the unknown soldier. the national memorial day parade starts at 2:00 p.m. also at 2:00 the annual memorial day observance at the vietnam veterans memorial and the national moment of remembrance that happens at 3:00 when everyone is asked to observe one minute of silence in honor of those who have given their life for our country. >>> in other news, the preparations are under way for this week's public farewells to the godfather of go-go chuck brown. it starts with a public viewing for the d.c. music legend tomorrow 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the howard theatre northwest. then the community can attend a memorial on thursday from noon to 3:00 at the washington convention center. as you may remember the 75-yard brown died may 16 weeks after being hospitalized with knew money ya. generations of fans -- pneumonia. generations of fans have paused to celebrate his life. people are urged to use public transportation. if you can't make i

you may wonder how long it takes to plant a flag at every single gravesite here in arlington national cemetery. well, with every single member of the regimen working, that's about 1,700 soldiers, the mission is completed in about four hours. this year they will place 256,000 flags at headstones. colonel michelle roberts was responsible for one of those flags. >> for me it was paying tribute to a dear friend and awesome warrior, a sister in arms '. >> reporter: colonel roberts and her friend major megan mcclume served together in iraq until she was killed in 2006. >> i have never been able to bring myself to come to her burial site. so today seemed like the right time to do it. as you walk around, you find all these individual stories of people that are visiting each of the different headstones, families, brothers, sisters, fiancees. >> we wanted to come and be part of it and to see our troops laying down the flags. >> reporter: the soldiers involved in putting out the flags, the visitors who came to pay respects, they say it's a perfect way to honor the men and women who made the ulti

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 veteran who was partici

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one of the busiest places is expected to be arlington national cemetery. next door to where we are currently standing if. and around 11:00, president obama and the first lady are expected to be there for wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown, followed by a speech that he is expected to give shortly after that. this afternoon in the nation's capital at a veteran of world war ii -- i mean that the vietnam veterans memorial, there is an event later this afternoon. the defense secretary leon panetta will host the president first lady, and vice-president joe biden, marking the 50th anniversary of the start of that. there are expectinged to be a lot of events and people in town. metro will be busy, so plan accordingly if you are participating in these. there's a lot on tap as we mark this special day. back to you. >> thank you. korean war fighter pilots and u.s. astronaut buzz aldrin will be honorary marshal at the national memorial day parade in downtown washington. >> it starts at 2:00 this afternoon and runs from seventh street and madison drive d

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 began sat

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aarp mary 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 arlington county police will be helping direct traffic around that area if. jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> thanks so much. looking at 64 degrees right now the. >> still ahead, find out where you can go today to get a free stroke screening. >> ease up on the gas pedal on the intercounty connector. we have a look of the number of tickets that have been issued on the toll road. >> [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got everything in order so that we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the other side of town. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when you're ready to move. s things

today at arlington the president offered a not so subtle reminder about his record. >> for the first time in nine years americans are not fighting and dying in iraq. we are winding down the war in afghanistan and our troops will continue to come home. >> reporter: while today romney was even more direct in using memorial day to make his case. >> i wish i could tell you that the world is a safe place today. it's not. not. iran is rushing to become a nuclear nation as the national sponsor of terror around the world, the thought of material in the hands of hezbollah or hamas is unthink. >> reporter: the celebration of the vietnam war will continue until 2025 marking 50 years until the last american troops left. ed henry, fox news. >>> veterans also honored at the national world war ii memorial this morning. secretary of the air force michael wynn presided over the ceremony there. he said there's a reason it's the most visited memorial in the u.s. >> though, it was not marked as the war to end all wars, no, it was marked with the more prosaic world war ii, that serves in its own way as a

, but you cannot take arlington out of the girl. the precursor to the big mac. >> she still gets excited and inspired when talking about home. her father passed away last year but her mother still lives there today. * arlene but happy. >> any money that we might have had went to living or to our college fund. my grandmother used to give me a check for $5 and a birthday card and it went right into my college fund. >> while her career may seem glamorous, everything from her office decor to permit other sensibilities stress hard work over high fashion. losing her husband in 1998 to cancer was a grief-stricken placentia carries very day. >> things happen. people get divorced. people die, as they did in my husband's case. and you need to stake out your own role. and i think a sense of purpose. >> why take on this new challenge? >> i am not ready to retire yet. i just turned 55. aikin like i have a lot of productive years ahead of me. >> -- i feel like i have a lot of productive years ahead of me. >> she says she is excited about the new

thank you so much, jim. >> we want to go back to arlington national cemetery and again, we are waiting for that wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknowns. there you see the crowd has gathered and we have seen some of the soldiers representing the various armed services. obviously at the tomb of the unknowns, that soldier has never been officially named. there are actually six wreaths. you see three on that one side. there are three on each side. they represent the six major campaigns of world war i and again on the back of the tomb, which is facing the amphitheater, here rests in honored glory an american soldier known but to god. there you see the wreath that will be laid by the president today and mrs. obama is with him as well. what do we expect to see? >> it's a very moving moment. we're now behind the amphitheater, where the tomb of the unknown soldiers are. might add, remember the vietnam unknown soldier was finally identified, so he was -- turned up an air force fighter pilot that had been killed in vietnam. but others remain in perpetuity, symbolic of those missing in

. >> 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 s

steppedke when i outside this morning in arlington. added clouds especially when you see the darker color. ongoing showers and thunderstorms in the midwest. nighttime routine this in partsear especially chicago and great lakes region. all part of an area of low pressure, along with its associated front. that will pass along the great over the next couple days off. a fairly slow-moving system. drag its front to our region and that will and chance are rain chances over the next couple days. barry slight chance of sprinkles today. i am talking about a 20% chance little drizzle this morning. for the high temperature. i would not bother with the umbrella today. tomorrow and wednesday is when that.ll need even warmer tomorrow. near 70 today. well into the '70s on tuesday. scattered showers and r in the days late tuesday and then on wednesday on.and the '70s all week except sunny,y, looks very highs near 80 degrees. other than tuesday and wednesday and forwe will be dry early sunday, looking good. commute looks pretty good. neighbors starting

. >> 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 surroundings. in arl

arlington 86. waldorf, 84. up near 90 but it will feel like the mid 90's. if he scattered thundershowers possible this afternoon and evening, especially northwest of washington. there is the heat advisory up and down 95. >> we want to remind you you can keep track of temperatures and any storms where you are any time. check out our web page on wjla.com or download the storm marched app for your iphone or android. much of different weather situation in the southeastern united states, thanks to tropical storm beryl. it has weakened significantly but still raining on the people in parts of florida and georgia. dumping heavy rain and knocking out power to thousands. and the storm not going anywhere fast at least for now. jummy olabanji has been tracking this and has more. >> as of this morning, beryl had dropped more than 3 inches of rain across northern florida. several flights have been canceled or delayed, thousands without power, and memorial day events have been suspended. >> sweeping ashore over night, a tropical storm beryl lashed the coast of north flor

thanks for being here. >> my pleasure. >> you're back in arlington tonight. you've done this before though. >> yeah. i was here last year in february. >> projects over the years, film movies, stage. what do you like best as far as the different outlets that you're able to work >> >> well, standup's fun because i get to write my own material. i love doing that. "saturday night live" was incredible because it's live television. it's the most exciting thing you can do, i think. >> is that because you get the feedback immediately? >> it combines everything. it combines like theater and film but you're on camera. and there's an audience there. so you're playing to the audience but through the camera and it's live. so there's a real electricity in the air that you don't have anywhere else. because everybody in the audience they realize they're on tv live right then too. so it's just -- it's electric. >> just brings everybody together and you just said something very interesting about when you're in some movies, it's almost like you're watching a movie while you're

. >> 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 pictures and he matches them up too old pictures -- and he matches them u

with the sec arlington along 66 and route 50 in arlington, a little light rain. rockville, 270 potomac rockville, wheaton, light rain. even in gaithersburg, a light sprinkle. light action around the beltway, but a little more moderate down in thin mary's county, crossing the potomac from the northern neck into st. mary's county. it is showing signs of falling apart. 95 is finally letting up as it crosses the potomac into charles county. temperatures in the 60's right now, 67 in washington, 64 in martinsburg, 65 the dulles record. really humid today. we will feel bad for the foreseeable future. the wider view does not show all that much happening right now but we have a boundary in the atmosphere that will be the focal point for showers and thunderstorms later on today and northern virginia and parts of maryland. those will drift elsewhere as well. more open showers likely especially later on today if weather coverage will be more widespread. 80 degrees. same story tomorrow. showers and storms likely. clearing and warming up on the weekends near 90. the unofficial

that is the latest here in arlington. back to you. >> thank you. >>> an infant allegedly attacked by the family dog in virginia. coming up next, details on the baby's condition. >>> a dramatic cell phone call from the blind chinese activist to the u.s. congress and developing news about his future from the chinese government. stay with us. with us.  [ male announcer ] knowing your customers is important to any successful business. which is why at wells fargo, we work with you to get to know the unique aspects of your business. we can recommend financial solutions that can work for you that have helped millions of business owners save time, reduce expenses, and maximize cash flow. as the number one small business lender for nine years running... we're with you when you need us. so you can be there for your customers. wells fargo. together we'll go far. >>> there is developing news from china regarding that diplomatic standoff over blind activist chen guangcheng. the chinese government says he can apply to study abr

live at the arlington national memorial event, allie? >> reporter: the barricades are stacked up in preparation of today's events and it starts at 10:30 this morning. this is near lincoln and sheridan and this is where the procession will leave from and head up to the cemetery and at 11:00 they will have speakers and events happening there. but the observance for memorial day comes on the heels of another big celebration yesterday. yesterday san francisco celebrated the 75th anniversary of the golden gate bridge and the day long ended with a spectacular display of fireworks. the crowd was amazed -- [ technical difficulties, stand by ] >> reporter: the area was closed to traffic to accommodate spectators and they walked to the area for music. and the lectures were made there about the bridges' history and the memorial day observance has been going on for 144 years. today at 11:00 following that military procession, there will be a wreathe laying and a canon ball salute and coast guard fly over. again you are looking at the intersection an

back here at arlington you can see the flags at each grave site. this year, army soldiers placed more than 260,000 flags it took them about three hours, and it is something that they have done here now, for the past 40 years. that is the latest here on memorial day, back to you. >> thank you sherry. >>> while president obama gets set for a whole day of remembrance, mitt romney will spend the day in san diego, first stop a tribute to service men and women at balboa park, then he will be joined by john mccain visiting the veterans museum, for many this added importance the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war. >>> rolling thunder rumbled from the pentagon to the district yesterday. bikers from all over the nation took part in the 25th annual event. it is about love of country and gratitude for those who served in vietnam and other conflicts. >> basically rolling thunder is big on awareness of pows and mias but in support of veterans from every war, making sure the public is aware. >> we are here to bring attention to the fact that we still have men an

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 war, 1:30 p.m. he w

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

julie carey has been following the developments in the michael gardner trial in arlington. julie is live with the sentence recommendation. julie? >> reporter: that sentence handed down just a short while ago in arlington jury has recommended a stiff prison term for falls church democratic activist michael gardner. 22 years. that sentence after convicting him of two counts of aggravated sexual battery and one of object penetration. the jury dead locked on a third count of aggravated sexual battery. it was earlier today that the jury found gardner guilty of

one of them is behind me here at arlington gateway park. and folks have gathered there this morning. there's free food, there's entertainment. they have raffles where you can win prizes and information about bike trails and parks and bike-friendly events all around the region. now the hope of course is to get people to bike to work. to leave the cars at home and to actually pedal to the office. we spoke to one woman who likes to bike to work at least once or twice a week. she says it's really the only way to go. >> the nicest thing is there's no traffic. people are nice on the trial. and i get to exercise before and after work. >> reporter: there are going to be a lot of cyclists around town today. if are you in your car, keep that in mind. keep an eye out for them and share the roadway. reporting live in rosalyn, megan mcgrath, news4. >> thank you very much. >>> the local jurisdictions have done a lot to make the roads more bike friendly. >> yes, but the biker need to remember, too, they have to follow the same rules as everybody else, dri

. >> later this morning, president obama will visit washington-lee high 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 ac

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 overtax

three-quarters of an inch in arlington. in d.c., two thirds of an inch. temperatures in the '50s right now. 51 and of savannah, 54 in arlington, 53 in germantown. gusty wind outside, high temperatures around 70 today. most outlying suburbs will be in the upper 60's today. south washington near spotsylvania, 72. gusty, sunny, near 70 today. tonight it will get cold out there, well below average. we could be talking a few upper 30's here and there in outlying valleys northwest of washington. town we will be in the mid 40's to kickstart friday morning. bright sunshine tomorrow and into the weekend. seasonable, still breezy tomorrow in the '70s. pushing 80 degrees by saturday and sunday. extensive brain looks like monday and tuesday. that's the forecast. >> we promised we would focus on virginia to start this report and we aim to deliver. 95 66, in good stead this morning onto 395, nothing complicated through falls church. pretty good trip on the dulles greenway and dulles toll road. 270 has a collision southbound near 80 urbana. right now, a live view of 270

in arlington our route up camera is showing some low clouds and again. these will phase out and we will get some bright blue skies. already off to a warm start around the area. temperatures in the 60's and lower 70's. 71 in arlington 70 in manassas. 60 degrees in frederick and in not. . through this day, -- mountain. . throughout the day, we go to the 80's. only a slight chance of a shower west of the blue ridge. for the weekend at home, it will be hot. temperatures near 90 degrees tomorrow with a lot of sunshine. maybe an isolated thunderstorms as we head through saturday and sunday. most everyone will have a hot and humid weekend. by when the, memorial day 30% chance -- by monday, memorial day, 30% chance of thunderstorms. maybe that will be a break. adam will be back with a look at things. have a great holiday weekend. >> you do the same. thank you. >> it will not be too long until we see the 90's every day. >> that is true. but the holes on top and run for the sprinkler. -- put the hose on top and run the sprinkler. we are great around the beltway. i

i'll tell you, tom, i was in arlington last night around 7:30. you could feel sort of a -- i don't want to say cool not, but the temperature obviously went down. >> yeah. >> there was a nice breeze out there. it got bearable last night. >> amazing what a little breeze will do. it will cool you down. we're not acclimated yet either. this is our first real hot weather. >> boom, really hot. >> you can quickly get into a dangerous health situation, too. heat illnesses as we saw. we had to rescue several people yesterday due to the high heat. if you're going to be traveling today, there may be travel delays from the remnant ofs -- remnants of beryl. and elsewhere, there may be travel delays along a front between st. louis to indianapolis, up to detroit. this front is going to be advancing farther east. elsewhere across the western half of the country, should not have any travel problems. but it's along this front later today that there could be. for us now, we're off to a clear start. and it is mild this morning. temperatures around the region are in

that is the latest here in arlington. back to you. >>> we are following developing news this morning in the diplomatic standoff between the u.s. and china. >> up next, china makes a decision about the blind activist trying to leave that country. we'll get the latest and check more headlines coming up. i can't stand these spots. those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on your dishware during the rinse cycle. gross. jet-dry rinse agent helps wash them away so the only thing left behind is the shine. jet-dry rinses away residues for a sparkling shine. >>> there is developing news from china this morning regarding that diplomatic standoff over the blind activist. china now says he can apply to study abroad. this move is seen as the most positive response so far from the chinese government since then escaped house arrest last week. he stayed at the u.s. embassy for six days before leaving u.s. protection for be reunited with his family. at the time, chen said he was not seeking asylum in

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 public transportation. >>> it featured food history and lots of fun. thousands celebrated the bridge's anniversary, chrissy field, it was a smaller crowd possibly due to the lack of parking. the area was

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 way to raise money, but

you are looking at a live picture at arlington cemetery. president obama and the first lady will be there in the next hour to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. more than 600,000 u.s. troops have died in war since the first memorial day observance in 1868. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. you know the memorial is right behind me. when you see it in person, it's just so stunning. it's dedicated to the marines that lost their lives during that fierce battle during world war ii, and we are talking about iwo jima. hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists rode from arlington in honor of those missing in action. this is sergeant army bergdahl. on friday, at arlington national cemetery, american flags were placed at more than 260,000 head stones to honor every service member laid to rest there. we want to go to another live look there again at the tomb of the unknowns. president obama and the first lady will be there, and the laying of the wreath will be followed by remarks there at the arlington national cemetery. back to you,

the group has more than 160 stations in the district and arlington. with more than 1500 bikes you can rent. >>> metro says some riders helped to give it an early warning about doors opening when they shouldn't on a red line train. the transit agency says the technician met that train at union station for another problem. that's when some riders said the doors were opening while the train was moving. sot technician closed off that car, but still left it as part of the train. then between the stations, the doors open on another car. that train was taken out of service for further car inspections. >>> on thursday, drivers who took the toll road connecting dulles airport with leesburg helped to raise $260,000 for local organizations. this was the dulles greenway's 7th annual drive for charity. all the proceeds were collected for groups like the march of dimes and the loudoun abused women's shelter. >>> still ahead tonight, heading sky high. we'll have a preview of this weekend's big air show at joint base andrews. [ male announcer ] get to subway® for th

region, including a ceremony at arlington national cemetery. president obama will deliver remarks and will place a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. he will join vice-president joe biden this afternoon at the vietnam veterans memorial if. today's ceremony will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the vietnam war. >> the national memorial day parade starts at 2:00 today in downtown washington. korean war fighter pilot and u.s. astronaut buzz aldrin will be the honorary marshal. 5:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. that stretch of constitution avenue will be closed along with seven street from constitution to independence. the westbound memorial bridge will also be closed today. >> there was a damper on memorial day events in our area yesterday. organizers canceled the national memorial day concert along the national mall. >> ladies and gentlemen, you heard the capitol police. we do have a severe weather warning. ask that everybody leave in an orderly fashion if. >> halfway through the concert gary sinese told the audience to leave. country singer trace ad

big delay starting around 50 arlington boulevard. you will see additional delays toward new hampshire avenue and slow go southbound 270 try to get on the inner loop of the beltway. now much better on the north side of the beltway. back to you. >> thank you so much. coming up on abc 7 is at 5:00 some women are saying no thanks to a drug that could help prevent breast cancer. >> as long as they let me come in. >> wait until you hear what this 103-year-old woman that is today's harris' heroes. when it comes to gardening, we're, well, inexperienced. is this right? right here, like this? ♪ ♪ turn that off! plants can smell our fear then miracle-gro expand'n gro made things a lot easier for us. it expands when you water it. and improves your soil. for big beautiful plants that grow up to three times the flowers and vegetables. guaranteed. we were so bad at this before. particularly you. [ laughs ] everyone grows with miracle-gro. [ female announcer ] with xfinity you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than eve

it is a different story if you go to arlington where it is 54 degrees. low-level moisture and low clouds. that numbers are mostly in the 50's. we will wait for things to brighten up to see improvement in temperatures today. we have to wait and see where the front ago prefrontal sun as well to the west of the metro area. number maryland may see a chance of a shower. most of the area will wait to this afternoon. what will happen here with temperatures today? you see the frontal zone and west of the front it was 54 degrees in ocean city and 84 in charlottesville so there's a big difference from west to east. we could get the war went to push everybody into the low 80's. 84 is the number we got today. 64 degrees tonight. another warm and muggy day tomorrow with temperatures in the upper 80's. adam caskey will have a seven- day forecast when we come back. >> thank you, doug. >> it is 6:52. >> you are watching >> new details about a new threat looming from al-qaeda. it is not airports but the target is large areas of the american west. we will have overnight d