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

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

. >> 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.'s congressional eleanor norton -- congressman franks who chairs the committee denied that request. she joins us now to talk about the issue and first of all, welcome. it's good to have you here. >> thank you, at least i get to speak from you here. >> did the congressman say why you can't testify? >> they said that democrats are entitled to one witness. they of course have a witness who is affected by this and disregarded congressional courtesy, which is given to members of congress, even when the matter doesn't affect their own district. >> how big of a breech of courtesy is this? >> huge. really huge. yes, they can do their own rules the way they like, but nobody likes to do that kind of thing. courtesy isn't something we like to stand for. this isn't quite out of the ordinary. because here we're not talking about the usual thing. they have crossed the line now and are going at women in the district themselves. quite apart from the district as an entity. trying to take us outside of t

-- 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

here in d.c. summer officially kicks off this weekend at the city's public pools and today mayor vincent gray got into the public by getting to go to the ribbon cutting on the the rosedale community center. at the rosedale community center >> reporter: i'm surae chinn at the rosedale community center where 19 pools are set to open for the unofficial start of summer. >> we weren't allowed to swim in it and play in this playground back in the '40s. it was all white. >> reporter: but that didn't stop rosa lee clemens from having a good time. >> we used to go around gail street on that side and slide in at night. >> reporter: you used to sneak in. >> yes, we did. >> reporter: nor did it stop mamie peanut johnson, one of the few women who played in negro league baseball. >> we've come a long way, but we still haven't gotten there. with this happening i think it's a wonderful thing. >> reporter: the community center will house a new library and gym. for a woman who broke so many barriers today's opening

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

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

they fear the new stores in d.c. pose a threat to their livelihood. >> won't last in the city. >> reporter: this man owns a small store in southeast. >> the wal-mart is a huge retail business that -- the small business in d.c. >> reporter: for some of the residents who live near the proposed sign, they love wal- mart and for too long they have had to go too far for shopping. wal-mart will offer comp pettative wages and won't say how much employees will make in d.c. and they will say on average in virginia, 11 degrees 99 know an hour n maryland, $11.87 an hour. many protestors here say that d.c. leaders should know exactly how much wal-mart will pay before allowing them to build. in the district, matt ackland, fox 5 news. >> they will generate huge tax up to $10 million a year in the district. >>> the big apple proposes a ban on sugary drinks. good idea or should the government butt out of our business? we'll talk to experts. >>> and the city confirm that old people smell different. not so bad. the details are next. 

that is the message from d.c. leaders who gathered to fight for budget autonomy. >> matt ackland was on capitol hill and has our story this morning. >> wear going to fight every attempt. we're going to expose it. >> reporter: keeping the pressure on. once again, congresswoman eleanor holmes norton with mayor vincent gray at her side demanded local control of local dollars. >> this year, indeed, all during the 112th congress, republicans have been unrelenting in their tax on the district of columbia. >> reporter: the map focus seems to be on arizona representative trent franks. the people would elected him live far from d.c. but franks has introduceed a law that would strip certain abortion funding only in d.c. >> we cannot allow trent franks to use d.c. as a test site for his radical, anticipate-woman agenda and we will not stand for any more extreme anti- choice attacks on the district or on the rights of women here and across the nation. >> reporter: there is a major effort under way to tell frampgz' constituent

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. investigators say the two young men first robbed the cabbie and then they stabbed him. the up clear where they were picked up by the cab. they ended up at fifth and kennedy streets northwest. this all happened around 1:00 a.m. the cab driver is expected to survive. meantime, d.c. police are looking into a different robbing and stabbing, this one on seventh street northwest. a man was found there about 2:00 this morning. >>> a second aide who worked on mayor vincent gray's 2010 campaign is plead pleading guilty. yesterday, howard brooks admitted he lied to federal investigators about payments made to another mayoral candidate, suleiman brown. mayor gray has denied the allegations but experts say it is hard to believe he didn't know about the scandal. >> the mayor is a very detail oriented person t would seem sort of unreasonable to think that this was being done without his knowledge, permission, complicity. >> if convicted, brooks could get a maximum of six months in prison and probat

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

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 his bill through committee so desperately he doesn't even want to hear from d.c.'s 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 franks merely wants to pander to the religious right but h

. >>> it is election day in d.c.'s ward 5. voters will decide who will replace former council member harry thomas jr. he stepped down after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $350,000 in taxpayer money meant for children. 12 candidates are running to fill the ward 5 seat which represents part of northeast d.c. that borders the maryland state line. the winner of today's election will be sworn in at the end of the month and serve the rest of thomas' term which runs through 2014. polls open at 7:00 this morning and close at 8:00 tonight. >>> today montgomery county council will decide if it will move forward with the controversial ambulance fee. executive ike leggett want to charge patients without insurance up to $800 for emergency services. those with insurance or people who fall below a certain income level would not get a bill. montgomery county residents voted against this fee in a referendum in 2010. leggett says the county needs the money. some volunteer firefighters have said that they will bring the issue to a publi

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

d.c. fire and ems staff on duty at the engine 10 station located on florida avenue in the city's trinidad nibd of northeast noticed they were experiencing breathing problems and itchy eyes. officials declared a mass casualty incident and called for a special bus which took eight firefighters to the city maintained police and fire clinic to be checked out. other firefighters from around the city were sent to replace them so the station would remain functioning. now, this is where it gets unusual. a d.c. fire official tells news 4 tonight that these affected had responded to a fire at a suspected pcp lab earlier today and may possibly have been exposed to something hazardous. reporting live in northeast washington, jackie bensen, news 4. >>> breaking news tonight in new england. a fire burning outside a nuclear powered sub docked along the coast of maine. we know that four people have been injured in the fire on board the "uss miami." officials say the reactor on board was not operating nor

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

tour circuit is the d.c. scandal tour we'd love scandals in american history is rife with flukes and flaws as is the history of any country there seems to be an inordinate amount here in washington why is that i think it's a power play you know everyone wants lowkey want higher power and the powerful think they can do anything and yet power will corrupt people in power they really push fear mongering perspective on the american citizen re and to a great degree you could say that who's the father of fear mongering the united states. and unequivocally i can say this j. edgar hoover it's no surprise then that this was one of the stops on the tour but as we know scandal comes in many forms as to be expected an overarching theme was sex and all the politicians caught with their pants down or with women who weren't their wives apparently and happen all the time where i'm standing right here the side of a very popular strip club in the seventy's called the silver slipper and then there are those scandals that have i

fighting for d.c. home rule will again hit capitol hill today a group of protesters in a 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 and they've got this other approach which is kind of fun 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 a mayor their reading of letters and everything from potholes to rodent 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 is trying to make to change rather the laws 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 go

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

reporting from arlington, jackie benson. >> d.c. police have a warning for minivan owners, specifically, any one with a van made by chrysler. thiefs stole two dodge caravans and voyager michigan park northeast d.c. police say the models are easier to steal because the steering columns are easily broken. suspects are thought to be kids. >> in a lot of case wes we see s stolen for kids, joy riding, getting across town. in cases like that having a club or anti-theft device is a strong deterrent. >> a screwdriver can be used to break the steering column. >> despite the efforts by both campaigns to focus on the economy. same sex marriage will be the big issue tomorrow. tonight president obama is making headlines again. angie goff joins us with details. angie? >> reporter: president obama spent a busy monday in new york and spoke about same sex marriage and j.p. morgan chase trading loss. the cover released to day features president obama labeled as the first game president. his endorsement became a focal point during the taping of the vi

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

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

d.c. councilman and former mayor, marion barry is out of the hospital in las vegas. he was admitted to get treatment for blood clots. barry announced on twitter that a clot formed while he was waiting on a plane in memphis. his chief of staff is expected to make a full recovery. >>> # wants you to know about the problem of teenage drinks and in court today, it was the owner of a local store we had caught on camera selling teenagers alcohol. richard kim owns town square market in northwest and he's on trial charged with selling alcohol to minors. following the court testimony today, the prosecution and the defense rested. the judge is expected to issue a verdict tomorrow. >>> the president of the naacp is magessing a passionate plea to african americans in maryland. he's urging hem to back the group's decision to support same-sex marriage and vote for the cause if it makes november's ballot. that is not sitting well with everyone in the free state. >> i'm scott broom in baltimore where toda

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

flags would cost us close to $50,000. >> the d.c. flag has had its current looks since it was officially adopted nearly 75 years ago. >>> a six-year-old northern virginia girl made history today. she took the stage as the youngest contestant after at the scripps national bee spelling contest. >>> it is a battle that's creating hard feelings in montgomery county, maryland. supporters of knicks organic farm are staging another rally to stop the county from creating a soccer field >> reporter: montgomery county officials say that the clock has run out and some time next year, the land that nick mavivelle has planted for years will become a parking lot and soccer field. dozens showed up to have their say one more time. >> no farms, no food. we will be heard. >> reporter: supporters of nick's organic farm in potomac say that more than 6000 people nationwide have signed online petitions to try to save it. >> no farms, no food, we will be herd. >> reporter: nick mavavelle who has leased the land for 32 years was at the rally. >> we have cha

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

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? >

relative to the rest of the country, d.c. is prorobably the be commercial real-estate market. >> there is a fight growing, and a lot people say if you want to keep developing d.c., liftt the heigight restriction let buildings be taller than the washington monument. you say that is a bad idea. convce me. i think it might not hurt. >>>> i think its a really bad idea. again we have arguably the best real-estate market, and the two sources of great stability have been the government and the real-e-estate market, and the reason theeal-estate market is so s stable is you can not mess up the balance of supply and demand with one tall building. almost every single city, if the is someone building one yscraper the market is flat on its head. because there is a heigh limit neighborhoods have bn developed ound the city. yoyou have to spread out. that leads to o retail, residential, and one of the great things is that the element is widespread, notoncentrated. >> b because there i is th finite supply, you are one of the biggestdvocates,

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

here's i-95 going down battle to d.c. to fredericksburg. these yellows and reds are the downpours, maybe some lightning strikes out of those as they slide over 495 loop over on the west side over the next hour or two and eventually engulf the whole region. rough morning on the commute. the east coast, this front has stalled out. we have to wait for this cold front in the northern plains to push this mess off the east coast. that won't happen until thursday for new england so it looks like another day on and off rain with downpours and we'll see again the clearing late wednesday into thursday. now as far as texas, a lot of heavy rain. san antonio southward down looks like brownsville we'll be looking at rainfall this morning and that should clear out by mid-morning. gorgeous from the middle of the country. billings 85. minneapolis is great. everybody on the eastern seaboard have that umbrella heavy. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look outside your window. raleigh, north carolina there are some downpours around this mor

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

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

. >>> chuck brown's family announces plans for d.c. to remember the godfather of go-go. >>> we'll tell you what new research suggests about c-sections and the potential impact on the weight of the child. >>> good evening. i'm jim vance. >> and i'm doreen gentzler. thank you for joining us for news 4 at 11:00. >>> several students got sick at the roslyn metro station. they were part of a 200 person tour group that had just finished a walking tour in d.c. they were on the metro heading toward arlington when several kids started feeling ill. three of them were taken to a hospital to get fluids. it appears they may have been overwhelmed by walking in the heat 37 temperatures made it into the 80s today. could be even hotter tomorrow. veronica's in for doug tonight. veronica? >> it will be plenty steamy this weekend. it certainly is going to feel like summer has arrived. as far as those storms out there this evening, once again they hit in the same locations just west of d.c. where some areas didn't get a drop. 69/100 of an inch of rain in w

d.c. police are not saying very much at this hour even though it has been nearly sick hours since this incident happened. we are here on sixth street. it is blocked off for i would say three blocks, three and a half blocks here at sixth street from darrington all the way down to galveston. usually, that not the kind of thing we see. we usually don't see it blocked off for that far. usually, it is in a very concentrated area. here is what we do know. we are in the 4200 block. there was appear exchange of gunfire between a d.c. police officer and a male. now, police are not saying in that male was an adult or a juvenile but we do know the male was fatally shot by at least one police officer. we've also learned that one officer was taken from here to the hospital but we don't have a confirmation on the nature of that officer's injuries. now, sources do tell us that this scene could be related to another shooting which happened 30 minutes earlier. that happened at 10:12:00 p.m. in the 4300 blo

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

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 sculpture will be part of d.c.'s memorial day parade monday and children will carry 400 photographs representing the roughly 400,000 americans in uniform who died during world war ii. in washington john henrehan, fox 5 news. >> a programming note, you can catch the national memorial day parade on fox 5 monday. actor gary sinise and miss america 2012 will join the parade route along constitution avenue. you can watch it live starting at 2 p.m. >>> a developing story at ft. meade where a marine was found dead last week. private anthony romanocaruso was found dead in his barracks wednesday. now his family is preparing for a funeral and a memorial day they hoped to never have to observe this way. fox 5's audrey barnes talked with them today. >> sergeant justin how. >> norm ann t. hatch, retired major. >> i'm about to return to my sixth tour of duty. i fight because this country has given my family everything. >> reporter: this memorial day tribute was shot by a combat cameraman. that's exactly the job private anthony ro

where you can go to pay your respects to d.c. legend chuck brown. >> and lisa baden helping you navigate your friday i'm thinking of asking carlina to have dinner at my place. she's italian... and you can't cook. ♪ what about over here? sure. no problem. ♪ >> straight ahead a story you first saw here. the suicide of a local student leads to an army base. >> marion barry makes another insensitive remarks when he says that many say draw the lines. >> the roads are clear but not for long. memorial day weekend is here. "good morning washington" continues right now captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington" -- on your side. >> glad you are with us on this friday morning. some fog out there. not that my sister to the day. happy friday. --