-- modern d.c. music scene. chuck brown. he captured the pulse of the street and the beat of the drum. a beat that make a chuck brown show part carnival, part love affair between audience and band. tonight we remember the band leader. >> his passing is a sad moment, but this broadcast will not be a wake. it will be a celebration of a man that gave sows much that despite his absence, will live touched by everyone. >> brown died of multiple organ failure due to sepsis. >> he was treated at johns hopkins hospital in baltimore. he was admitted earlier this month after complaining of arthritis and doctors found blood clots in his legs. the clots were removed but brown came down with pneumonia while hospitalized. we have team coverage as we celebrate the life of one of our area's truly most beloved musicians. >> here is bruce johnson with a lot more on the legacy of chuck brown. >> reporter: we're outside the historic howard theater. chuck brown couldn't be here for the grand opening some weeks ago. he is

. >> of course you're from d.c. have to be a chuck brown fan. >> he drew fans of every age. 9news now reporter delia goncalves is live at the studios in ranham with more reaction to chuck brown's death. good morning delia. >> reporter: we were just -- good morning. we were just reminiscing on the life and legacy and our own memories of chuck brown and many folks here pgc who had the privilege of meeting him and interviewing him. i saw him twice in a performance. i had said in the last hit that i'm a convert because i'm a transplant here to d.c. but tony reds is a local and native. grew up loving chuck brown like so many people did and you actually -- he kind of inspired you to play go go. >> of course when you hear that music it just does something to you. my aunt's at home and my grandfather used to listen to the music and you wake up and you come home from school and you hear that music and next think you know you trying to grab her pots and pans and get out of the kitchen with my pots and pans. you trying to star

man, that music he created was right here in d.c. it was for the world but the world had to come get it. they had to come get it from d.c. i got mad respect for that. i have to tell you, i was -- when they asked me to officiate, i had never done anything like that before. i don't know what to do to officiate at a home service. they said chuck would want you to do what you do. i said well, i'm a zj so can i -- i'm a dj so can i start it like this? hit it. ♪ >> come on, d.c. >> you've got that go-go swing. >> come on, mr. mayor. >> thank you. i want to see the people. ♪ >> it don't mean a thing if it don't got that go-go swing. chuck brown. >> hit it. hit it. >> oh, man. >> yeah, give it up, chuck brown. the godfather of go-go. we're going to celebrate him today. yes, we're going to celebrate this man today. wind me up, chuck. boy, the outpouring of love you all have shown for this man has been incredible. it has been awesome to watch. you all show your love for this d.c. treasure chuck brown. i'll ask you to take your seats now as

thank you. >>> the d.c. fans got their first chance to see 19-year-old phenom bryce harper up close and personal for the first time this evening at nats park. fox 5 sport director dave feldman was there. what was the atmosphere like? >> it was great. it was electric and hot and humid as sue said, but the game wasn't great. nats ran into a red hot pitcher, d-backs trevor cahill and the home team couldn't get anything going, although seeing bryce harper in person was a kick. >> the left fielder, no. 34, bryce harper! [ cheering and applause ] >> standing o from the home crowd. like all the nats hitters he struggled striking out in his first at bat, went 0-3, two ground outs. trevor cahill took a four-hit shutout in the 8th. we have come to enjoy defense. basings loaded in the 7th, deep fly ball off the bat of us where tin upton. this is a gun. shaun mcdonald, called him safe from third, but he might have been out. either way it was a cannon of a sharp by harper. arizona wins 5-1. how about that play at the mat

what members of d.c. are saying about the life and career of chuck brown. >>> also ahead a new vision of the new moniment. the proposals for giving the landmark a new makeover. >> you're look at current temperatures. you can see it's a little cooler this morning in some places. how warm it will get today next as part of your "weather & >>> looking at a stories making headlines this morning at 5:29. the d.c. community is mourning the loss of music legend chuck brown. the godfather of go-go. that in just moments. >> police are trying to find out who killed a man in mt. vernon overnight. >>> leaders begin arriving for the g-8 summit. we'll have more. first good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome back on this thursday, may 17 as we take a look outside at 5:30. the sun is out breaking the clouds up. tom kierein is here talking about the warm-up that we'll see again today. >> sunrise is 20 minutes away. it's coming up earlier and earlier. with the recent rain we've had, everything is

d.c. council member barry calls him a d.c. icon and young local musicians say he influenced them too. >> he just was a genius musician-wise. he gould from jazz to hip-hop to go-go to rock 'n' roll, anything in between that. >> he created a style of music, not just that, but he was a role model to afrts and to just people in general to let you know to continue go for your goal. chuck brown meant the world to d.c. >> chuck brown's family has not yet announced funeral plans. we'll have much more and there's more on his life and legacy on his website. go to nbcwashington.com for his memories about the origins of go-go and its impact on washington, and you can also see his life in pictures. this was a man that a lot of artists were on twitter yesterday talking about the influence and impact he had on all the different types of music that are out there now. he made a mark, left an impression. >> indeed. >> and a lot of people are missing him and jamming out if you will to his music. >> that's right. honoring his music, especially th

d.c., which, as you know, is the seat of our nation's capital, and its own city. d.c. as mayor, a city council, but it is not a state and it is not part of any state, and therefore congress as a federal entity plays this weirdly local role in what the city of washington, d.c. can do with its own business. as such, d.c. often bears the brunt of whatever is in political fashion for members of congress that year. they tend to take their highest priority partisan issues at the federal level and impose them on the district of columbia against d.c.'s will. republicans are in control of the house right now, and what's the majority for republicans this year? what's the issue they are more focused on making policy about that anything else across the country? that would be the issue of abortion. abortion rights. trent franks, he represents arizona, has divided in his infinite arizona wisdom, has decided he should decide whether or not you can get a abortion if you live in washington, d.c. house repu

d.c. had its own sound called go go. ♪ chuck's biggest hit "busting loose" soared you have the charts in -- up the charts in 1978. even today it's played on every d.c. radio station. ♪ chuck brown's live concerts were a family affair. four generations turned out to hear chuck. >> he ohm boyed what we are, who we are, what we do. >> he is the true definition of d.c. culture. >> if you're from d.c. you have to be a chuck brown fan. >> how? >> right now because right now, i'm just enjoying every minute of -- of being on this planet. >> reporter: probably don't even have a permit for this and no idea how long it's going to go on but it's chuck brown, you really don't need a permit. somebody said that chuck brown is to d.c. what elvis is to memphis. back to you in the studio. >> as we mourn the loss of chuck brown we want to know what your favorite memories are of the god father of go to. >> the comments are pouring in on wusa9's facebook page. tracy ellis wrote -- map >> lisa johnson edwar

representative from d.c. eleanor holmes norton has asked to speak at that hearing since it is a hearing only about her city the answer from house republicans is no here you have a bill that affects only by district and says you women will not be subject to the constitutional mandate of roe versus wade you alone can have an abortion only until twenty weeks by the way don't talk to us about how this is a violation of the fourteenth amendment as well not only are we going to try to impose that on you but we don't want to hear from the only voice you have in the sit in the house you have no voice in the senate. and that's right from franks wants to ram is bill through committee so desperately he doesn't even want to hear from d.c. the only official representative the reason he wants to do this isn't to save unborn babies this bill which exclusively targets reproductive rights in d.c. has no hope of passing the senate or being signed by the president trying frank's merely wants to pander to the religious right but

d.c. another fatal stabbing took place. that is where melanie alnwick is live with the details. >> reporter: good morning. florida avenue remains shut down. we are here at florida and it looks like sixth street. it is also closed down at fifth street as well. d.c. police or district police starting to wrap up their investigation just a little bit. what we are told is that this was a stabbing scene. but when we arrived, take a look at what we found. we found a lamppost on the ground right in front of shaw's tavern. if you look a little further back under the street light. you will see that is the black bmw sedan that is crashed into the side of shaw's tavern. we don't know exactly what transpired here when the alert went out from d.c. police, we know that we were told the victim was found with a stab wound in the neck. it was an adult male victim. he was transported to howard university hospital and then d.c. police sources tell us that victim was pronounced dead so this is a fatal stabbing

d.c. remembering chuck brown. coming up next, a musician that played with chuck for years joins us live. >>> plus, the price of progress. a much needed highway expansion in virginia could come at the cost of a historic site. we have both sides of this brewing battle coming up next. just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. mmm-hmm. and just leave your phone in your purse. i don't want you texting, all right? daddy...ok! ok, here you go. be careful. thanks dad. call me -- but not while you're driving. ♪ [ dad ] we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. ♪ >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. ♪ [ music ] >>> d.c. legend, chuck brown, is dead. in fact, he defined the go-go sound after battling pneumonia for weeks, he died of multiple organ failure. he was 75. joining me live, a musician, mr. brian mills. you played with chuck brown for more than a decade. i can't imagine what it must have been like for you, someone who worked with chuck, who knew chuck when you

maryland leads in the second yachter 6-2. >>> -- quarter 6-2. >>> d.c. united getting ready for tonight's home match with the new england revolution. the black and red currently stand at 7-4-3 which is good enough for second place in the eastern conference. get out to rfk tonight because they won't play another whole match till june 30. needless to say they don't want to rest on their laurels. >> the one thing that we can't get now is complace sent. you know, yeah, okay, we won a couple of games. if we look at standings we're sitting pretty nice. but you don't get complace sent. this is just -- complacent. this is just the start of the season. in terms of the second half of the season, it really determines who is going to be the playoff teams and who's going into the playoffs hot. >> tucker, you were a soccer player. >> way back in. >> would you contribute to d.c. united if somebody went down and they were to throw you in? >> [ multiple voices ] >> it wouldn't be fast if i did. >> tucker, take the credit. >> so humble. >>> that's it for us. we're back af

. >> d.c. police looking for those behind the deadly shooting in southeast. >> it happened after 1:00 this morning in the 1300 block of stevens wrote. they found a man with a gunshot wound to the head whose name is not been released. no word on what led to the shooting. a boy recovering after falling three stories from a building last night in a hundred block of the chesapeake street southeast. the toddler suffered head injuries, but was conscious when taken to the hospital. a traffic stop turned into a police chase that involved three different agencies. it started late last night in prince william county. officers did not pursue the driver because it was on 95 northbound and considered it to been too dangerous. other jurisdictions were alerted and then the chase continued to southeast d.c. a woman was arrested at 57 straight. >> turning to a terrible ordeal for homeowners in stafford virginia. the young couple said the attackers broke into their home and forced them to strip naked while point

d.c. united who tries to stretch their ohm unbeaten streak to eight games. the maryland men into the finals. but first, the nationals, they continue their hot streak. even though just days ago, they were fighting for first place, the nats and braves are headed in completely different directions. the nats have now won five of their last six while the braves lost six straight and tonight, the nats added to their division lead. on the hill tonight was stephen strasburg. one man on as he grounds into the 4-6-3 double play. the infield gets strasburg out of trouble. but how about strasburg at the plate? two outs in the second. one man on. he gets his 7th hit already of this season. set up runners at the corners and keep the inning alive for danny. and wouldn't you know it? he comes through big time. check this out, boom, a three- run shot to left. that's his fifth home run this season. it leads to a 4-0 nationals lead. look at the guy who catches the ball. definitely a keeper with that lady fri

but drivers in the d.c. area are still wasting plenty of time stuck in traffic. d.c. came in no. 6 in the nation followed by seattle austin, boston, and chicago. >> lackluster employment combined with high fuel prices in the last year has actually driven delays on d.c. roads down about 22%. that is the good news. i guess the bad news is d.c. drivers are still wasting still44 hours per year in traffic -- still wasting 44 hours per year in traffic for. >> not what we want to hear. we want to hear your commute if it is better, the same, or worse than it was a year ago. if take our bellpulltake our web poll. a look at the holiday weekend aaa predicts more than 875,000 people in the d.c. area will leave town this weekend. that's up 2% from last year. people average anair travel is down 5% for this holiday weekend. still ahead, adam >> tonight at 5:00, a talk with the famous hometown girl bringing her message back to television. katie couric talked with us about your local routes and her favorite things about growing up in northern virginia. and we will look ahead at the ne

former d.c. mayor, marion barry knew brown for over four decades. >> i want to offer my deep condolences my deep prayers to the brown, chuck brown's family, his wife, his children, everybody. chuck brown was the go go music that didn't attract the negative energy. >> most heartening young performers who organized the tribute. >> my father probably met my mother at a chuck brown show. >> chuck brown show. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray release aid statement that read in part, without chuck brown the world and our city will be a different place. what a loss. reporting live in northwest washington, jackie benson, news 4. >> thank you. couple final thoughts about chuck brown. first lady michelle obama could have used chuck brown because with his magical mix of music genres unless you were in a coma or dead, you would have to get up and move. the other thing is we all know about the wind me up chuck, if you want to do something really nice for yourself or somebody that you love, go get an album called "th

after the break, it's a d.c. springtime ritual that conjures up movies of "anchorman." >>> the reason virginia wildlife officials are giving for youth nationwiding a healthy bear cub rescued from the road side. >>> and next, how you can [ female announcer ] allergy congestion? allegra-d d-congests, d-pressurizes so you can breathe. a fast, non-drowsy antihistamine plus a powerful decongestant. allegra-d. d-fense against allergy congestion. >>> in "news 4 your health," you can sleep at night without worrying about gaining weight. that's the latest word from researchers who studied more than 1,000 pairs of twins. the study from -- i'm going to tell you what university this came from as soon as my producer tells me. the study found that sleeping more than nine hours a night can block genetic factors linked to weight gain. the research from georgetown and university of missouri. researchers say you should concentrate more on what you do while awake such as your diet and exercise. the study found those who slept less

edwards smith, president of the d.c. firefighters association, spoke with the sergeant who was among the sick fire fighters. >> he's concerned. and the members he is responsible for. >> reporter: d.c. fire spokesmen say the fire may have been caused by an exploding pcp lab. d.c. police are still working to confirm that. if that was the case, firefighters called to respond to a fire or are often the last to know about hazardous chemicals. >> looks like a normal fire. unless it is some strange color flame or some other indication of an explosion, something totally out of the ordinary. even an explosion, we might discount as a natural gas incident. something from the stove or heating system. so we might even discount that as not even being a lab. >> reporter: the incident is under investigation by a number of agencies trying to get to the bottom of what went wrong. there were eight firefighters examined last night. here's the latest on how they are doing. two will be on sick leave as this connie valuating that your progress

the big reveal, d.c. and marvel comics had secondary characters that have been in same-sex relationships and north star getting married. the big reveal is in june and one of the main characters is going to be revealed and going to come out and that is in june. there is a lot of speculation it's spider-man or batman and robin. >> really? i'm going go with batman and robin. >> really in. >> that is what they saying. >> my money's on spider-man. >> we'll see. >> and another athlete, lola jones is saving herself for marriage. >> she's a track star and is tote is potentially win olympic gold. it's harder to remain and save her virginity than to train for the olympics. let's take a listen. >> that is a challenge. i don't believe in it and i want to wait for marriage until i had sex. my mom and dad are not together anymore. i want that -- and that is a gift i want to give to my husband. >> son, are you watching? he has a major crush on him. she's perfect. there you go. >> put a ring on it. >> isn't that great? >

d.c. musical legend chuck brown. today a public hearing for the "godfather of go-go will be held at the howard theater in d.c. jummy olabanji is live in northwest with a look ahead. >> good morning. we are outside the howard theatre. even at this early morning hours, preparations are underway. you can see crews are putting up several dozen of those steel grates that will be the line for people waiting to see chuck brown. he died last week after suffering from pneumonia. he was 75 years old. the public viewing will take place today at the howard theatre beginning at 11:00 this morning. that will go until 10:00 tonight. everyone is invited. members of his family will be here as well as his band mates. and city dignitaries including d.c. mayor vincent gray. on thursday, that's when there will be a public memorial service. that will be held at the d.c. convention center from noon until 3:00. that is expected to be a heavily attended event as well. just a reminder for anyone wanting to come out

he means a lot to d.c. d.c.'s music. d.c.'s heart and soul. we will love for ever and miss chuck. >> thank you very, very much. my favorite definition came from suzanne who said art is the objectification of a subjective reality. chuck brown dug into that reality deep into himself, subjective reality that had never been objectived before. gentleman, thank you very, very much. back to you in the studio. >> thank you so much, gary. if you can sum it up in one word, chuck brown, thank you. >>> in the last hour, we have received a statement from chuck brown's manager. it reads in part, his family continues to be grateful for the outpouring of love and support and request respect for their privacy. chuck brown, the godfather of go-go in d.c. was 75 years old. >>> a 9news investigation into federal bonuses could result in a congressional hearing. our reports have been controversial because the data bank we use is public information and online, in fact, we have it on our website, wusa9.com. investigative reporter is just back from capitol hill as you

a d.c. police say they believe that the adult female who was driving the pickup truck and the 10-year-old victim may be related because they both have the same last name. they are not saying exactly how they are related. the investigation is continuing. in northeast, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >>> happening today, a member of british royalty is headed across the pond. prince harry will be here in d.c. for a special honor. news4's megan mcgrath has more now from the ritz-carlton downtown. >> reporter: it is a cause that's near to his heart. since serving in afghanistan in 2007, prince harry has been actively involved in charities that help wounded soldiers. tonight he's being honored for his work and will receive the atlantic council's award for distinguished humanitarian leadership. >> needs attention and who better to give it to him, high profile. >> i think it is wonderful. i think he's done great things and i remember diana well. i think that he's doing a wonderful job. >> reporter: but f

an official with the d.c. fire union says the victims began to feel ill after responding to where reported drug lab. >> it appears that marion barry is about to make amends with asian business leaders following a series of controversial comments that he made in recent weeks. he is scheduled to meet with asian american officials tomorrow. he was criticized after making disparaging comments about the cleanliness of asian food businesses and expressing concerns about d.c. hospitals hiring filipino nurses. >> turning to an investigation tonight, when you take a taxicab in d.c., we discovered a startling number of attacks on taxi cab passengers at the hands of the road drivers. now one victim says a driver pulled her out of the taxicab by her ankles. the driver is facing assault allegations but some are still picking up passengers. >> it was startling. you don't know what to do in that situation. >> this woman says an early morning taxi ride from dupont lead to a terrifying experience. >> i said can you take me to

as far as drivers in the region, we told the washington d.c., had the worst traffic and washington, d.c. drivers are being called some of the worst on the road. our news partners at wtop found 49% of people say washington d.c. tops the list of the worst drivers in the area. 21% said maryland drivers are the worst. 20% said virginia had the worst drivers. each region is filled with an equal amount of poor drivers. still ahead, a f [ male announce] here's a friendly reminder. it's your last chance to get verizon's reliable high speed internet and phone for small business for only $84.99 a month. call 1.866.solutions now or visit verizon.com/solutions. only $84.99 for high-speed internet and phone. plus your choice of either no annual contract or a two yeaear price guarantee. call 1.866.solutions or visit verizon.com/solutions today. hurry -- this offer won't last lolong. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >> coming up tonight at 5:00 a personal account from our reporter greta of her battle with lung cancer. as a nonsmoker she was shocked when

d.c. court of appeals chief judge eric washington and d.c. superior court chief judge lee satterfield will be answering your questions through the court's twitter account. it goes from 1:00 to 2:00 this afternoon. all have you to do to submit a questions is go to myfoxdc.com. we sit up a link. a check on the roads and an updated forecast coming up next here on fox 5 along with today's act weather guys question. >> plus, d.c. rocking the red as the caps keep those playoff dreams alive. we are talking sports and the caps, all things sports with a reporter from the washington examiner on the other side of the break. stay with us. with us >>> topping sports news, a big win for the caps plus the nats are welcome backing back bryce harper today. here to talk all about sports is don keim. let's talk about the caps. they won, first ever all. but alexander ovechkin played under 14 minutes. he is the face of the franchise. they won. he still played only under 14 minutes. >> it is the most surprising story line of the playoffs. as long as the caps keep

to use d.c. as a test site for his radical antiwoman agenda, and we will not stand for anymore extreme aspect choice attacks on the district or the rights of women here and across the nation. >> reporter: there is a major effort underway to tell franks' constituents back home how interested he seems to be in district affairs. last week, many d.c. residents decided to take all of their local problems to him, even called him mayor. all of this to prompt media coverage in arizona. >> i'm a d.c. resident and i'm here to ask mayor franks about the cockroach and rat problem inpe worth. >> reporter: will the latest tactic work? the mayor getting arrested last year didn't do much good or this outburst by norton. >> and this is time the district of columbia told the congress to go straight to hell. >> i said we're going to fight from where they live. >> and this is coming to a head now because the budget appropriation process should begin soon and remember, d.c. had a balanced budget and a $1.1 billion sa

at issue, a bill that would restrict abortions, not across the country but only in d.c. d.c. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton says she was barred from testifying in a hearing on the matter today and is demanding to know why. fox 5's tom fitzgerald has the story. >> why is this still centered on the district they have disempowered, even revoked? >> reporter: congresswoman eleanor holmes nor done says she is being barred from testifying -- norton says she is being barred from testifying behind these doors on a republican-backed bill that would outlaw abortion in the district after 20 weeks. >> the republican majority is trying to barnstorm the country and barnstorm the supreme court. >> reporter: joining congresswoman norton was d.c. mayor vincent gray who has been fighting his own battles with republicans in congress on budget autonomy for the district. gray says not allowing norton to testify is an insult to the more than 600,000 d.c. residents she represents. >> why was our very able representative to congress as you already heard denied the right to testify at a hearing

d.c. for county, fredericksburg, heavy downpours ongoing. and in potomac and bethesda there is a nice downpour. not the best morning to do your morning run. if you want to wait a few hours, we will have sunny breaks later this morning through lunchtime. then more rain on the way for the afternoon. seven seven for the high temperature. 60's right now. >> we have an accident on 95, northbound in virginia, near the quantico marine base. lane getting by. we have nothing in maryland to report a roundabout way. and tuesday trouble looks good north and south between baltimore, washington, and 95. looks good on the greenway and the towboat. a live picture of 395 traffic. last time we looked at this camera, a stalled car moved on to the shoulder. still there. blowback has arrived or down between duke street and seminary road. no delays. back to you. >> thank you. -- rollback . has rollback >> thank you. >> a man was walking dogs while holding a gun. >> an officer was called and ended up shooting a

occupy d.c. protesters plan to march from meridian hill park down 14th street to the white house, look pore more on that demonstration coming up in a half hour. >>> new today, a hazmat situation forced emergency crews to evacuate the bank of america this morning in the 10,400 block of old georgetown road in bemts d bethesda. trying to determine what strong odor sickened people inside the building, montgomery fire and ems crews are on the scene. >>> the montgomery county school superintendant is blasting reports that he says imply a cheating scandal in the county. highland elementary in silver spring is one of 27 schools nationwide cited by the recent atlanta "journal-constitution" investigation into possible cheating. the school made a significant turn-around in recent years, even earning a blue ribbon award in 2009, the highest honor from the u.s. department of education. the atlanta newspaper questions the success in part because of the students come from poor households that don't speak englis

d.c. mayor vincent gray says it is a crucial boost to the local economy. destination d.c. says the tourists spend about $6 billion on their visits. >>> at&t has started a new program called it can wait t uses a simulator to show kids how dangerous it is to text while behind the wheel. the company also has a free app called drive mode that lets people know you're driving and can't answer them. a lot of adults could use that simulator as well. >>> maryland schools are getting $350 million in school construction funding. state leaders approved an additional $161.5 million for fiscal year 2013. that is on top of what was already planned inform our area, beltsville elementary in prince george's county will get $489,000. pinecrest elementary in montgomery county will get $212,000. >>> another reason to get your child to eat their veggies. that is next in the health alert. >>> she says she is alive because of her dog's nose. details of how it may have sniffed out a life-threatening condition. details as we continue here on fox 5 morning news. >>> in this morning's health alert, a

some d.c. residents are against that idea. >> we want the district of columbia war memorial to remain the district of columbia's. >> it was paid for by local contributions in a significant way from the nickels of children. >> supporters of the d.c. memorial say they'll keep a close eye on any legislation to rename that site. >>> this week chuck brown fans will have their chance to bid farewell to the godfather of go go. it starts tomorrow with a public viewing from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at howard theater on t street northwest. then the community can attend a memorial thursday from noon to 3:00 at the washington convention center. if you can't make it that day, we will broadcast the memorial live on the air and on our website www.wusa9.com. >>> one month after three horses were stabbed fairfax county police are still investigating attacks on animals at frying pan farm park. this time four animals were injured at herndon park. now police are trying to find out if the same person is behind them. >> r

as long as we bring the time back to washington, d.c. >> reporter: a slice of pizza pride in d.c. in washington, beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> go to our website, www.myfoxdc.com and check out a video of beth parker getting a full lesson on how to make the perfect pizza fast. >>> chilly and a little wind. nothing like this and do not have to worry about too many tornados. this is taken in phoenix and shows how dangerous the storms can be bringing the hail, lightning and high wins, 20 mobile homes are destroyed before the dust storm moved on. >> and i have never seen a dust storm. that was unbelievable video and a lot of people shot it. you see it coming and then block blackout. >> and that video, the city coated. >> the and that happened yesterday afternoon and they're out of here and gone. in time for the weekend and that is gusty out there and that will continue and we can see the flag in the foe ground below our -- foreground below our camera and get gusts to 25, 30 miles per hour and i think the wind will be breezy and it will be getting better and show you the next three days a

the loophole d.c. council members are trying to close for drivers who fight their traffic camera tickets. >>> betty white has taken over d.c. the event that brought the tv star to the district and [ honking ] >>> that is just one of many incidents caught on tape of dangerous driving around metro buses. news4 got an exclusive look at some of these close call. metro bus drivers report getting cut off dozens of times every day by other drivers. metro officials say for drivers who take their chances driving aggressively around the buses, it's a match-up they're never going to win. [ honking ] >> normal vehicle, car weighs 3,000, 4,000 pounds. a bus is closer to 30,000 pounds. it's that extra weight, extra momentum that the bus has to go through to stop. >> if a metro bus driver gets into an accident, even if it's not their faulted, it still goes on their driving record. and drivers in d.c. might soon lose the ability to challenge a red light ticket. a d.c. council proposal would eliminate the excuse of "so

speaking of visitors, a record number came to d.c. last year. the group destination d.c. says 17.9 million people came to the nation's capital last year. that tops the previous record set back in 2000 and those tourists weren't afraid to accepted a little cash either. we are told they spent a total of $6 billion. good for the local economy. >> keep on coming. >>> we'll go live to fox business network in new york up next. >> we are talking more about the latest drama to come out of facebook's ipo. a high profile ininvestment bank is under fire for what it allegedly told high dollar investors and only high dollar investors before the big rollout. fox 5 morning news continues right after this. we love gardening... yeah, but the feeling wasn't always mutual. i want you to grow big! if you grow for me, you'll get cookies for free. nothing worked. ♪ but we started using miracle-gro garden soil. you just mix it with your backyard soil... and it feeds your plants for up to 3 months. my plants grew bigger... more beautiful... with more flowers and vegetables. guaranteed. everyth

thank you. >>> d.c. police are offering a $25,000 reward for the arrest of the man they say killed the mother of his three children. they're searching for rainard cook. he shot yolanda stone in front of their children in alden place in northeast in february. stone died this past weekend. police say cook goes by several names including ravon stone, don fitzgerald hancock, and demarco brown. the 28-year-old has a scar on his last hand and tattoo his right arm. >>> police in stafford county are investigating a bizarre home invasion. investigators tell us two masked men broke into the home in the widewater village neighborhood early yesterday morning. the burglars demanded a man and woman and their 10-month-old baby strip naked. the men forced the family to take him around the house collecting valuables including cash, computers, and jewelry. before leaving they tied the thaem up if the garage. the family was able to free themselves and call 911. neighbors can't believe this happened in their community. >> i

the air around d.c. is a bit more stable than in these regions, but wean so we'll add to our totals and we'll -- even so we'll add month to our togethers and we'll have more to add during the -- totals and we'll have more to add during the day tomorrow. we're about 75 degrees tomorrow and we've rolled in a thunderstorm. we have a little morning rain east of the city and if we break for sunshine, we'll pop some showers and thunderstorms in afternoon. wednesday also starts out dry. we get up to 81 degrees. there will be one more front coming on wednesday, a little reinforcing shot that could promote some showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon wednesday. i think it would be a fairly brief interruption. we dry out thursday, temperature 75 degrees and it's really looking great to end the week yet again. so we may be doing what we did last weekend again this weekend, at least the early indications are good. temperatures are not getting chilly tonight with the south wind still at 68 degrees. annapolis is st

still ahead tonight, why the d.c. delegate was not welcome at a hearing that had all to do about washington, d.c. >> i'm russ. coming up, we now received a new list. one of them linked to the top secret operation assassinating osama bin laden. >>> but first, remember to give your answer in the form of a question. a cool school that is getting creative with its quizzes. up next. >>> and here's some more of the backyard band as we honor the late chuck brown. brown played a blond gibson es335 guitar that he called blonde. ♪[ music ] >>> if you like it, pin it, with a picture on pinterest. it is all in good fun until someone sues the shirt off your back. tonight at 11:00. >>> that cool school bus is on the move to hyattsville tonight. that's where creative teachers are channeling their inner alex tribeck. students are ready to buzz in with their best answer. >> four right angles, the length of each side is 6-cent meters and the wide is 6 centimeters. >> quick quizzes feel sort of like a game show. >> if you want to clic

. >>> d.c. is looking for artists to help design a memorial to the victims of the deadly crash along metro's red line. nine people died when two trains collided back in june of 2009. the families of some of the victims have been calling for a memorial ever since the crash happened. so far, just a plaque that has been dedicated at the metro station. >>> two teens are dead after speeding home from their prom on saturday night. it happened in hagerstown just south of interstate 70. >> i'm bruce leshan in will yams williams port, maryland, trying to understand the deaths of brendan colliflower and samantha kelly. teenagers that ran into a tree driving home from their high school prom. >> it's very hard. it has been a trying year. >> reporter: shattered car parts litter the ground and friends keep adding to the memorial. brendan's batting gloves, his sunglasses, volleyballs for sam. >> it's hard to come here. >> i heard they had a bet with another group, or couple that they would get to the house fas

became d.c. classics. tonight the entire area mourning the loss of chuck brown, who has died at the age of 75. few artists in our town have had the enduring impact chuck brown had. a month or so ago he was admitted to john hopkins hospital with a publicly undisclosed illness. since that time, the rumor mill was filled with stories about his condition and whether indeed he was even still alive. today it was confirmed chuck brown has died. reportedly from complications with pneumonia. ♪ >> reporter: charles brown's musical career spanned some 50 years. there was seldom a moment when he and his guitar were not together jamming out in front of a crowd of bobbing heads and moving feet. the north carolina native got his start in the '60s playing the guitar for a d.c. based latin band. by the early '70s chuck brown was coming into his own and go-go was born. the godfather of go-go what the world came to call brown, creator of a musical genre that became synonymous with d.c. brown described it as jazz infused fu

why d.c. police banned her scientist husband from visiting her in the hospital. >>> a look at the adorable new additions at the national zoo. here's doug. he's cute, too. >> thank you! out there, storm 4 radar showing the big time thunderstorms right along the eastern shore. tons of lightning here. back to the west right over the district and over toward the northern portions of fairfax county, including the children don area, arlington, alexander re, a all seeing big time storms. and then a flash flood warning for northern counties. we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good to see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. >>> d.c. police are investigating a serious attack that left a local woman hospitalized for weeks. her husband is a high profile scientist and there was a time when police appeared to consider him a suspect in this beating. they even barred him from her bedside. pet

voters in board 5 in d.c. will have to the polls today to replacement for former thomas jr.harry >> polls open from 7:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m. thomas resigned in january just before he pleaded guilty to $350,000 in city funds. d.c. mayor vincent gray is facing a self-imposed deadline today. last month he said he would for campaignans finance reform by may 15. a spokesman says the d.c. working onneral is the issue and a proposal is expected shortly. campaign for his present job remains under investigation. he signed a bill establishing a new ethics boards in a january and is not yet named his appointees. >> the d.c. council will cast on thest of two votes mayor's budget. of dollarst millions from human services programs and of trafficuse cameras to raise revenue. council recently rejected the proposal to extend bar buts by one hour to revenue newe will now consider a extend our hours just on holidays. >> detectives also builds the them find alp person of interest in the woman sixf a pregnant ago on ninth stree

thank you. >>> and today, d.c. mayor vincent gray expected to announce his plans for campaign finance reform. the "washington examiner" last month -- reports that last month gray pledged to make efforts to clean up how the district does business. calls for reform come as the u.s. attorney investigates gray's only mayoral campaign and probes involving council members. earlier this year the council created an ethics panel. mayor gray says he'll appoint three of its board members by june 5. >>> today the public will get a chance to see some of the evidence from the george huguely murder case. the items will be on display today and tomorrow in the charlottesville courtroom where he stood trial. the evidence includes about 200 photographs and his police interrogation. autopsy photos and other sensitive evidence will not be shown. huguely, a former university of virginia lacrosse player, was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, yeardley love. >>> d.c. police are asking for help in solving the deadly stabbing involving

the d.c. police department looking into the excessive force allegation. >>> a 16-year-old charged with shooting another teen at the rockville metro station told police he was angry because the victim threatened to rob him. kevin winn and 17-year-old tavares harris are being held without bond. both are charged with attempted first-degree murder. prosecutors believe winn fired four shots inside the station last friday. harris is accused of supplying the gun. one victim was shot in the leg. an innocent bystander was grazed. both are expected to be okay. >>> today the military leaders of the future will take on the tough task of scaling a greased monument. freshmen or plebes at the naval academy will attempt to climb the herndon monument this afternoon. the 21-foot obelisque is greased and the pleads have to retrieve a dixie cup hat at the top and replace it. the rainy weather could make it a climb it remember. tradition is open to the public and will take place at 1:30 this afternoon. could sake

fighting for d.c. home rule will again hit capitol hill today a group of protesters target arizona congressman trent franks last week d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton was barred from testifying at a hearing about the twenty week abortion ban in the district are it's the people are now there continue to try to protest him and they've got this other approach which is kind of funny i must admit d.c. residents are now just bringing their local every day problems that they have directly to this congressman they're calling him air their writing in letters and everything from potholes to road problems to public transportation complaints they're just flooding it all towards him i think it's a genius idea because this is an arizona congressman who's trying to make change rather the law in washington d.c. because we don't have any representation here are lone congresswoman who can't even vote on the full house votes was trying to speak was trying to just give her own comments about something that was going to