national cemetery. -- and attributes at arlington national cemetery. we will bring you the president's address later tonight, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. you will also be able to watch them on line at the c-span video library. throughout this memorial day, we will be visiting a number of memorials throughout the nation's capital, starting with the world war ii memorial, which honors the 16 million people who served in the u.s. armored forces, the more than 40,000 who die, and those who supported the war effort at home. this is one of the new are memorials on the national mall, opened in 2004. it sits right between the washington monument on the east and the lincoln memorial to the west. you can see the wall of stars and a background behind the wreaths. more than 4000 ford 48 gold stars, representing americans who died -- 4448 gold stars, representing americans who died in the war. the monument has 56 $8, two arches, are arranged in a semicircle, and each one of those columns is inscribed with the name of at the 48 states that existed in 1945, and t

. >> it is memorial day, we are taking a live look at arlington national cemetery where the president will be in the next hour at a special wreath laying ceremony. >> first, a double plied look outside from our roof cam in san francisco. the blue skies are stolislowly starting to make thr way out. >> we are taking a live look outside of the golden gate bridge. you can see some sunshine in n overcast conditio. everyone is breaking uweek of ty cloudy conditions. mild and breezy into the afternoon. less windy than yesterday. i hope that your outdoor plans are not too late, the chance of showers this evening. temperatures outside, a mix of '40's and '50's. take a look at satellite and radar showing a small system rainshowers to organ into the northern part of our state. that is increasing cloud cover. partly cloudy into the afternoon and a chance for light showers on the north bay this evening. the light green color on your screen indicates sprinkled near santa rosa. more widespread by 1:00 p.m.. by 4:00 a.m., san rafael, now, all a chance for light showers. the good news is the rain will

president obama is at arlington national sepl tore. live pictures paying tribute to those men and women who gave their lives to defend our country. shortly the president will speak at arlington's amphitheater. his address live, as well as remarks from mike mullen and defense secretary robert gates. arlington national cemetery, 624 acres of hallowed ground, the final resting place for fallen troops from all of america's wars, including the most recent. the war dead from iraq and afghanistan are laid to rest in an area that's known as section 60. our correspondent chris lawrence is there on this memorial day. chris, describe for us if you can the significance of this place that some call the saddest acre in america. >> reporter: well, suzanne, this is where most of the iraq and afghanistan war dead have been buried. so for a lot of these families the wounds are still very fresh. they have lost their loved ones in the last year, the last five years, the last ten years. they say for every man or woman who dies in service there's about 10 p

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want to take you live to arlington national cemetery there in virginia this morning. you can see a lot of people, some people are there paying tribute to our american service members. this morning president obama well also be there taking part in the annual memorial day service at arlington national cemetery. we want to go to sandra endo, who is now in washington, d.c. to tell us how the u.s. troops are being honored there and many other places, sandra. >> reporter: pam, i can tell you president obama will be making his way to arlington national cemetery in just a matter of hours, a couple of hours that is. he started the day with a breakfast to honor family members who have lost loved ones in wars past and obviously this is a big day of remembrance. the headstones at arlington national cemetery decorated with red, white and blue. >>> also president obama on his schedule is set to announce several changes to the department of defense. one he is expected to announce a new joints chief chairman, that is general martin dempsey. you know today is not the only day that peo

mulgan were in touch from arlington cemetery. they were notified that a 2001 rule requires congressional approval for all memorials at arlington cemetery and we are rectifying that today with this bill. it should be pointed out that the section of the bill that we are going to be sponsoring mirrors senate action. although it's part of a larger bill it will take effect as soon as their action takes effect. it does not need a signing of the president. they notified the jewish chaplains council and they finally reached out to me. i was touched by these great men and quickly introduced a resolution to fix the problem. senator schumer is the sponsor of the senate bill. it has 86 co-sponsors and has been endorsed by 35 jewish organizations and 47 jewish war veterans chapters have added to the bill. the jewish federation of north america and shelly rude have been working to help pass this bill and recognize the achievements of these 13 jewish chaplains. i also want to thank major gretchen combarner from arlington cemetery for helping us

happened on the upper floor on north ivy street in arlington. two young women say they lost everything they owned. audrey? >> that's right. the women lived on the upper floor of this apartment house. a family of four, and their uncle who owned the building lives on the lower floors. nearly everyone was in the building when the blaze started and sent them scrambling to get out. >> the landlord came up, and i thought it was one of the roommates playing a joke, locked out, and i got out there. the house is on fire, and i was like, what? i just ran out and the entire back of the house was up in flames. >> reporter: within minutes the back of the apartment house was engulfed in flames. neighbors tore out of their homes to warn the people living there to get out. >> i saw the flames and i freaking out. i was like, oh, no, mom, mom! my mom was upstairs and i had to run downstairs. i ran. two of the kids were already out. >> reporter: the family of four made it out, but no one could find their two pet cats. by the time the fire was contained, it was inc

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route 50 through arlington is about to undergo a major makeover. route 50 will be renovated near courthouse road. it will include new ramps and bridges and pedestrian and bike paths. in the meantime, they will have to deal with stag erred closures of the 10th street and bridges. fairfax will be closed between the two bridges. vdot says all three lanes will be open in both directions during rush hour. the project should be completed by november 2013. >>> new speed cameras going up this fall in howard county. council passed a bill allowing police to operate eight speed cameras in school zones. if drivers are caught going 12 miles per hour or more they will be ticketed $40. police must submit an annual report. >>> more americans are buying smaller cars as gas prices rise. new models that get 35 miles per hour per gallon or better led most major automakers to stronger april sales. chefly cruz, hyundai aoe hand extra and ford focus were among the top sellers. even buyers of pickup trucks chose more efficient engines. but the strong demand could raise th

joyce from arlington says that is a terrible idea. we have a road built exclusively for traffic to dulles airport. use buses to get people back and forth from metro stations to the airport. the subway should end at tyson's corner. why build more subway at tremendous costs when we can't even maintain what we already have? you know those are all good points. i'll only say that personally i am a lot more likely to ride the subway to the airport than i am the bus. it is faster and it will never be stuck in traffic. and then there was this on the recent tumble in the price of crude oil which somehow has not yet translated to what we are all paying down at the pump. germantown. what gives? the price is down $5 a barrel at least according to the news so why is the price of gasoline still going up? why is the price not going down? it sure rose fast enough. where are those that are supposed to be looking flew this? do they have blinders on? the price of crude dipped $9 a barrel yesterday. biggest one day drop in many years. still they tell us

heads-up root 50 through arlington is about to get a major makeover. known as arlington boulevard will be renovated near courthouse road. it will include new ramps and bridges, as well as pedestrian and bike paths. stag erred closures of the 10th street and courthouse road bridges. fairfax drive will be closed between the two bridges. >> this project will separate that local traffic from the through traffic. >> vdot insists all three lanes of arlington boulevard will be open in both directions during rush hour. the project should be completed by november of 2013. >>> well, the baseball season is just a little more than a month old and already we're seeing a rare feat. >> liner to short. he has his no-hitter! >> francisco liriano pitched the sixth no-hitter in minnesota twins history last night for a 1-0 win over the chicago white sox. the first no-hitter of the season helped minnesota snap a six-game slide. he needed just 123 pitches to complete the feat. interesting to not he came in with an e.r.a. over nine. and jayson werth returned to philadelphia

it was a poignant morning in arlington cemetery in which the president took part in. >> on any day, arlington national cemetery is an amazing place to be. hard to walk in there without choking up. on memorial day, especially poignant. the president was there, as you note. he was at the tomb of the unknowns, giving his speech and basically said what most americans at this point feel, which is that most of us can't understand what this must be like. he used his daughters as an example. i thought that was really interesting, saying, i love my daughters so much, i can't imagine what parents go through when they lose a child. and he said, we can never really fully repay this debt. he also this morning had breakfast with some gold star families, families of those who have died in wars. and then also went over to section 60. memorial day brings out a lot of parades and commemorations. and tim paul len tea is in iowa at this point doing the rounds, which he will do many, many times between now and the iowa caucus next year. we have seen michele bachmann, she's not in the race officially, but she shee

at arlington national cemetery, a quiet group of volunteers, the arlington ladies, ensure that no one is buried alone. as they say, you are not forgotten. >> the significance of arlington national cemetery is almost overwhelming. >> reporter: it is our nation's most hallowed burial ground, a final resting place for those who made the ultimate sacrifice. >> when you look around, and you see the granite tombstones you see all of the people who cared about our country enough to defend it. to fight for freedom. >> reporter: an average weekday at arlington sees nearly 30 funerals. each one attended by someone like joayn bahr, a member of the arlington ladies. they've been honoring the fallen since 1948. >> the ladies came into being so that no person who ever served this country will ever be buried alone. there are many circumstances where family members are unable to come, due to health, due to distance to travel. and we never want anyone who's given their life or their service to this country to be forgotten. >> reporter: for nine years joayn has stood vigil at gravesides. the daughter a

arlington, fairfax, near 60 degrees. farther west and north, green zone, temperatures in the 50s in western maryland and the highlands of west virginia. farther south and east around the bay, low to mid-60s. there's the pink and gold sky over washington. the national cathedral in the foreground. a little bit of haze in the air. by 9:00, near 70. by noon, near 80. and we'll have a mostly cloudy afternoon. but it should feel like summertime for a brief time by midafternoon. so dress accordingly. we should make it into the mid-80s by midafternoon. but then late afternoon we do have the likelihood of scattered thunderstorms moving in out of the mountains, heading east and into the metro area by late afternoon. unfortunately there could be some severe storms, some of which could produce damaging winds, maybe even hail perhaps. a small chance of this, even an isolated tornado. so if you do hear thunder, get inside. turn on nbc 4. we will let you know if a storm is threatening your neighborhood. looks like the prime threat time

here is a look at your highs for today around 54 in arlington. 56 in d.c. for today, warming up to the mid-70s in d.c. 80s in manassas. here's angie with your traffic. [no audio] >> good morning, everybody. want to let you know that everything is nice, clean and green as you take a lot -- a big, wide picture of the area across the region. we're first going to focus on 395 making the northbound trip. things are moving smoothly. when you get to that 14 the street bridge as we take it outside, drivers are running into the on-going construction taking away the left center lane. more drivers past duke street. as you move it on over to a check on 66, making your trip out of haymarket past manassas, we're finding drivers moving at speed outside, no complaints. approaching inside the beltway. over to our travel times we go on the lop from 95 over to 270, you're looking bat 10 minutes. 95 no problems. d.c. 295 still in the clear. mike, andrea, a look at the bw parkway up in our next traffic report. stay with us. >> thank you, angie. the hunt for osama bin laden is o

many of them are buried at arlington national cemetery. ben joins us with more on the national heroes. >> friends and family flooded arlington cemetery today. they came to cry and celebrate and share victory with the loved ones sacrificed to achieve it. >> i was not there to have his back when it happened. >> he served and grew up with bixler. died five years ago in iraq. he enjoyed a new beginning today and a sense of closure and triumph for a lifelong friend. >> i am glad to be here with steve today. >> people came from far and wide to visit loved ones. the afghanistan section remained as busy as ever. >> there were more flowers than i have seen a long time. >> i love is over. i am worried about what will happen next. -- i am glad it is over. i am worried about what will happen next. >> the very the marine who died a week ago in afghanistan. -- they buried the marine who died a week ago in afghanistan. >> if that happened a long time ago, maybe he would not have been there. >> they hope this will help him and the others rest in peace. >>

. >> this is for my boy, sumner cowen buried at arlington. >> reporter: the roar of the crowd at the white house for the heroes of shanksville, pa, at ground zero, a celebration of the death of osama bin laden. >> carried this to iraq and afghanistan with me. >> reporter: he lost his firefighter dad in the twin towers. >> this means that it's a victory for american patriotism. >> reporter: the president's first reaction, we got it. >> our country has kept its commitment to see that justice is done, the world is safer. >> reporter: american intelligence operatives tracked a courier to find bin laden not in pakistan's remote tribal regions but in a luxurious compound north of islamabad where he had been living apparently for years. a neighbor shot video of the fires after elite navy seals assaulted the mansion, the u.s. had been watching the fortress for months. >> i think it's inconceivable that bin laden did not have a support system in the country that allowed him to remain there for an extended period of time. >> reporter: neighbors included a pakistani military academy and an army

some 200,000 are laid to rest at arlington. right now, president obama is at the cemetery's amphitheater will he will make remarks. also before living the white house this morning, president obama named u.s. army general martin dempsey as the new chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. admiral mike mullen is stepping down from the job. >>> your time is 8:14. supporters of former serbian supporter, ratko mladic clashed with police. at least 180 arrests were made. the clashes began after a rally that drew thousands. mladic was captured last weekend after 16 years on the run. he's accused of genocide, including ordering the slaughter of 18,000 muslim men and boys in the bosnian war. >>> tornado warners are in effect in michigan already hit by bad weather. this was the scene yesterday in saddler, michigan. rescue crews were blocked from getting to trapped residents who were forced to cut their way out through the trees. many were shocked by the strength of the storm. >> i went through this before. but not like this. this was the gra

sandra endo, cnn, arlington national sem tarp. >>> american sons and daughters go to war and therapy parents are often left with more questions than answers. we'll tell you about a book written just for military moms and dads. >>> many college students go deep into debt to get their education, but there are some schools where you can get a top quality education without any contribution from the family. where? how about harvard. cnn education contributor steve perry tells us who qualifies. >> i have to admit, when i first saw an e-mail that said that harvard was offering up a no-parental contribution for students whose families made under $60,000, i thought it was an urban myth. what's the likelihood of finding a student whose family makes under $60,000 who is going to post the scores and the gpas that harvard has? >> we have about 18% of the freshmen class this year who fits that category. we want to make sure that people can come regardless of their financial circumstances. >> reporter: alyssa mackey is one of those students. >> i was actually applying to schools and my father passe

. >> we took the arrangements to the boston common mall in arlington, virginia. >> take a good look at the arrangements and the quality of the flowers and just tell me which one you would either want to receive or which one you might want your mother to get. >> letter "a, the ftd bouquet arrived boxed. we ordered a vase and arranged the flowers. online, it looks like this and listed 17 stems, including roses. here is what we received. >> i like the colors. and the mixture of the different flowers. >> letter b we ordered from teleflora. the description says roses, lilies, carnations and more. here is what we got. and it was delivered with the vase broken. the top edge, a dangerous shard. >> you don't like b. what's wrong with b? >> not enough flowers and the flowers are too small. >> letter c came boxed from pro flowers. we ordered a vase and arranged the flowers. the online photo shows a dozen roses and more. here is our bouquet. >> c looks the most -- >> looks healthy. a lot of roses. >> letter d from 1-800-flowers. the online photo shows a white ceramic pitcher with roses and more. t

the president makes this day with a visit to arlington national cemetery. >>> sara pailing rolls into washington on a motorcycle. is it a presidential campaign kickoff? >>> and coming home, the shuttle "endeavour" coheads back to ear. >>> good morning, i'm daniel seeberg. >> and i'm stephanie sy. >> it's the unofficial start of summer. much more importantly, it's the day our nation stops to honor those that have died in our nation's wars. the president lays a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns today. >> one soldier said it was all about letting those who fought and died know they have not been forgotten. zbrmpblts before he heads to arlington this esident is namesh president is names his pick for the joint chiefs of staff. he is expected to name general martin dempsey. if confirmed bynate, senate, dempsey will replace admiral mike mullen works is retiring in the fall. >>> yesterday, the president brought consolation and plejs of help to the people of joplin, missouri. it was one week since the massive tornado tore through killing more than 100 residents. >> reporter: block after block

surae chinn is live in arlington with more on that and a vip visit to the pept gone today. >> reporter: the vice president will be visiting here meeting privately with 9/11 victims and participating in a wreath playing ceremony. at the same time the president will be traveling to new york, doing the same thing, meeting with 9/11 victim at ground zero. these visits come after the president says he will not release pictures of osama bin laden after he was shot to death by navy seals. he explains all of this in an interview with steve croft of 60 minutes. >> it is important for us to

arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties in the mid 40s. and parts of the shenandoah valley dipped in the 30s and areas east of the blue ridge also dip in the 30s. there's the clear sky over washington. we'll have our sunrise at 6:06. by 9:00, near 50. a blustery northwest wind will be gusting 20 to 25 miles per hour. and then with mid afternoon, we'll be soaring into up thor 6 -- the upper 60s to near 70s. chilly again. the planner coming up in a few minutes. joe. >>> ground zero in new york city to honor those killed in the september 11 attacks. it's been ten years since osama bin laden masterminded the terrorist attack on the world trade center in the pentagon that killed 3,000 people. president obama will lay a wreath on the world trade center towers and ltalk to the family members of those who were kill in the attack. >>> the white house decided not to release photos showing oles's's death. the pictures are gruesome. they say bin laden was shot twice by u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s, once in the chest, once in the head. releasing the photos woul

. >>> one of the most congested areas in arlington is scheduled for road work this month. the plan is to improve a stretch of route 50 around courthouse road. that's going to cause a lot of lane closures, but transportation officials say it might not be as bad as some commuters might think. julie carey reports. >> reporter: whether you call it arlington boulevard or route 50, this is the home stretch of sorts for many drivers headed into the arlington county courthouse area or the district. 62,000 motorists pass through here daly. with its left-hand ramps and no room to merge into high speed lanes it's treacherous. >> the interchange was definitely getting to the point of being dangerous. getting to the point of being old. >> within days, the face-lift arlington county has long been seeking will get under wear. drawings show how the new project will add acceleration and deceleration lanes and local traffic will be celebrated from those passing through. >> it will be less confusing as you are getting on and off and there will be standard distances to accelerate and decelera

arlington, fairfax and montgomery counties. loudon county, mid-50s there. mid and upper 50s panhandle of west virginia, washington county and the shenandoah valley. farther south, prince william come county in the 50s. there's the sunrise over the potomac. partly cloudy sky. by 9:00, near 70. a little sunshine this morning in the afternoon. near 80 by noon time. midafternoon should be into the mid-80s. so quite a warmup on the way. dress accordingly. by late afternoon when you hear thunder, get inside. turn on nbc 4. we'll let you know if a storm may be threatening your neighborhood. in fact, there is a likelihood of storms from 5:00 this afternoon all the way until mid evening. unfortunately there is a risk that an isolated storm could produce damaging winds, hail, maybe even an isolated tornado. then much cooler and a wet start tomorrow morning. a look at the rest of the week, the weekend at 6:21. how's traffic, jerry? >> tom, chopper 4 checking for the report of an accident. reported to be westbound route

. >>> arlington national cemetery in virginia has been under fire for itted aicated record keeping. when one high schooler saw the story he realized there was something he could do to help. sandra has more. >> this memorial day many families of fallen service members may not be able to make it here at this sacred ground at arlington national cemetery, but one young man is making the memories of troops buried here just a click away for anyone in the world. one by one 17-year-old ricky gallaolend keeps these headstones alive, online. you come here thinking what? >> well, it's sad because i come here and i look at the birth dates and the death dates and i think, you know, these are kids that aren't much older than me. >> reporter: the computer whiz started documenting the 858 soldiers who fought in iraq and afghanistan and are buried at arlington. after he heard about the record keeping problems that cemetery. he posted the information and pictures on his website called preserveandhonor.com. it's received more than a million hits since it launched in october. what do you hope for when

the accokeek native told a relative she was going to arlington to a visitor daughter, but she has not been seen or heard from since. anyone with information should call police. >>> a movie theater was evacuated a little after 9:00 p.m. in d.c. witnesses say a man came into the theater and started screaming. he was asked to leave the theater, and some people received minor injuries, and an investigation is now underway. and a welcome sight today on the georgetown waterfront. several businesses are back in business at least in a limited way, at washington harbour. the businesses were damaged by a flood last month and for a while, they will only be served outside, and that includes sequoia. looking good. they are getting back to normal. >> during the early evening hours for the district and arlington and alexandria, showers. they are long gone. throw the umbrellas away. you will not need them, i am confident to say until late thursday early friday. clear, 60 degrees at reagan national the wind not a problem, out of the south at 3 miles per hour. our high today 74 degrees. normally 73 so

>> all right, chris lawrence, live for us at arlington national cemetery. chris, thank you very much. >>> in just a few hours, president obama is expected to name a replacement for joint chiefs chairman admiral mike mullen, who is retiring at the end of this summer, after 43 years. >> 43 years of service. mullen just returned from pakistan on friday, he was there with secretary of state hillary clinton. they addressed the relationship that's been strained since the raid on the bin laden compound. earlier on "american morning," we asked him about concerns that pakistan's government may have known about bin laden's whereabouts. >> our presence there, although there certainly is a belief that there was some support network in both the united states and pakistan, specifically believe that. again, i've seen them focus on this. we've certainly had differences, but we come from a time in the '90s where we had no relationship. we had a big trust deficit. so we're working our way back through that. certainly, the recent raid put a significant dent in that progress,

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>> we're following breaking news from arlington. late toe a bicyclist was struck at four mile drive. the driver did remain at the scene and is corporating with investigators. police are not releasing the identity of the victim but we will bring you more details as they become available. >> hundreds of officers rode through the streets of d.c. to honor their fellow officers who died in the line of duty. it's national police here in d.c. you can see several wreaths. they're on displace today. we're only five months into the year and the number of officers killed in the line of duty is already up 20%. several motorcycles filled the streets of d.c. but not the void of leslie ayala. her husband was killed in the line of duty, leave behind his wife and unborn triplet daughters. today they came to ride in his honor and others to ride in his honor. the 16th annual law ride is keeping their memory alive and giving families a support system. >> it's nice to see other families survive. paul dittamo was killed in a wreck last year. >> it's nice

the record keeping at arlington cemetery made it impossible to keep track of the grave stones. the story of one high school student moved to right that wrong by creating a digital record of the graves. >> i come here and i look at the birth dates and death dates and these are kids that aren't much older than me. they aren't just a number of casualties. they are actual people. >> we'll have his story in just a moment. i think you'll find it's the vegetables. deliciously rich. flavorful! [ female announcer ] together at last. introducing new stouffer's farmers' harvest with sides of lightly sauteed farm-picked vegetables. find more ways to get to the table at letsfixdinner.com. bridgestone is using natural rubber, researching ways to enhance its quality and performance, and making their factories more environmentally friendly. producing products that save on fuel and emissions, and some that can be reused again. ♪ and promoting eco-friendly and safety driving campaigns. ♪ one team. one planet. bridgestone. ♪ things are gonna get easier ♪ ooh-oo, child, things will get bri

to remember those who have served our country he also laid a wreath at arlington national cemetery to honor those who have died but what about those who come back alive and scarred from war are these as they say a tradition that tells us about one group of veterans who are often overlooked the females. i am first there are heroes the millions of us soldiers that have been marched off to war under government whim then on their return abandoned souls they come home and see the truth about what they've been asked to do and i think this current glorification of the troops can't hide the reality of what happens when these young kids who are men and come home and they are the real truth telling us it is often an unexpected truth many u.s. war veterans come from simple places like this one often not the best off neighborhoods some are following your dream others are lured in by promises of a better life but there are also those that sometimes join the military because they don't have any other economic choice and what many people don't realize is that american women can also fall into that c

he's creating an online data base of the grave stones at arlington national cemetery. here's sandra endo. >> reporter: one by one this 17 year old keeps the spirit behind these headstones at arlington national cemetery alive online. you come here thinking what? >> well, it's sad. i come here and i look at the birth dates and death dates and i think these are kids that aren't much older than me. >> reporter: the computer wiz started documenting the 858 soldiers who fought in iraq and afghanistan and are buried at arlington. after he heard about the record keeping problems at the cemetery. he posted the information and pictures on his website called preserve and honor.com receiving more than a million hits since launching in october. what do you hope for when people logon to your website? >> i hope that they can go on and feel a little bit of comfort in knowing that they're not just a number of casualties or anything like that and they are actual people. >> reporter: an investigation by the army inspector general found 211 graves were mislabeled here and the cemetery is

we're only in the 40s now prince george's, arlington, fairfax, the district, points west and north. south and east near 50. still six on the lower eastern shore. there's the gray sky over washington now. we'll have our temperatures climb back into the 50s by mid morning and only reach 60 by midafternoon. by then the rain will have ended. gusting to around 25 miles per hour. overnight tonight we will career out and get much cooler. low 40 to 40s tomorrow. sunny on thursday. blustery northwest wind. upper six. 70 friday. sunny saturday, into the low 70s. mother's day, might get a passing shower. monday, tuesday next week a small chance of a shower both days. >> tom, 395 we are loading up quickly now. as you head north out of landmark en route to the 14th street bridge, just volume. no incidents. southbound 395 looks good. no concerns in the h.o.v.s. maryland on the beltway near route 50, john hanson highway. so far between college park, landover, everything moving along pretty well considering the weather. see how you're doing including one up at the harbor. everything has been cleare

the true lesson of arlington is that each headstone is that of a patriot. each has its own shares a story. thank you for letting me share with you this story about my friend, joe." the staff sergeant was a patriot like all the venerable warriors who late here and across this country and around the globe. each of them at honor to what it means to be a soldier, sailor, airman, marine, and coastguardsman. heat is a link in an unbroken chain that stretches back -- each is a link in an unbroken chain that stretches back in our republican on this day we memorialize them all. we demoralize our first patriots, blacksmiths and farmers, slaves and free the md men who never knew the in the pen is the one with their lives. we memorialize the armies of man and women disguised as men, black and white, who fell and apple orchards and corn fields in a war that saved their union. we memorialize those who live their lives on the battlefields of our times, from normandy to milla, inchon to case on, bag dad to a helmund and in johnson city streets around the world. what bonds

arlington and fairfax in the 60s. northern montgomery, loudon, maryland and virginia in the upper 50s. panhandle of west virginia. now there's the washington monument. jefferson memorial under a partly cloudy sky. light fog in the rural areas. sunrise, 6:08. by 9:00, near 70. sunshine in and out through early afternoon. in fact, may be near 80 at noon time. and mid-80s for a brief time midafternoon. then late afternoon there is a possibility of strong thunderstorms developing. unfortunately some isolated storms could produce wind damage and hail, isolated tornado between 5:00 this afternoon all the way until maybe around 9:00 this evening. and if you do hear thunder, of course get inside immediately. turn on nbc 4. we will let you know if any storms are threatening your neighborhood. we'll be down into the low 50s wednesday morning. much cooler tomorrow. morning and midday showers possible. a little sun back tomorrow afternoon. a high only near 60. 40s on thursday morning. but bright and sunny during the day. should w

he replaces arlington native katie couric leaving cbs after five years as the main anchor. >> here is a look at what's still ahead in this hour of 9news now. >> a rise of emotions at arlington national cemetery. see how the death of osama bin laden is affecting the families of fallen troops. >> at 6:23, the capitals are one loss away from the end of their season. hear from them on last night's loss in tampa. >> up next, howard has your wednesday forecast. your weather first when 9news now returns. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with amazing innovation, driven by relentless competition, wireless puts the world at your command. ♪ but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. at kaiser permanente, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared knowledge is even more powerful. kaiser permanente. thrive. >>> weather first with meteorologist howard bernstein. >> almost 6:13. we have a wet star

obama traveled right across the river to arlington national cemetery where he places the traditional wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. he also paid a visit to section 60 which is a part of the cemetery reserved primarily for troops killed in iraq and afghanistan. as a matter of fact now, i want to turn our attention to afghanistan where an afghan soldier shot and killed a nato soldier today. nato's international security assistance force says the shooting death in southern afghanistan is still under investigation. two more isaf soldiers died in eastern afghanistan in a separate attack when an improvised bomb exploded. these attacks come a day after nato apologized for an air strike that killed nine civilians, mostly women and children in the helmand province. >>> in serbia, ratko mladic's lawyer has requested that the former bosnian serb general be reexamined by a team of specialies. mladic's lawyer says the 69-year-old former commander is not healthy enough to face charges of genocide at the international criminal tribunal at the hague. the chief prosecutor denies that mladic is i

mid-40s downtown. 45 in arlington. and downtown. and 44 over at andrews. low 40s in college park and in bowie. even 45 in waldorf. low 40s in fairfax, reston and sterling. go far enough west, 40 in leesburg and 40 in manassas. that could easily be 39. tomorrow morning, mostly sunny, breezy and chilly. 40s and 50s. winds increasing a bit at 10, 20 northwest. highs upper 60s. winds persisting out of the northwest at about 10 to 20. so we will break down tomorrow. 40s to start. 60s by lunchtime. and upper 60s to near 70 by evening. but that's going to be probably our sunniest day for the next few days. next three days. maybe a shower late friday. some clouds coming in. little bit milder back up to 70 and saturday again some showers possible not a washout. we are back into the low 70s. all right, next seven days. for mom, we will be optimistic right now. some showers are possible but there will be some sun as well. temps back up into the mid- 70s. then a little warmer next week. upper 70s monday. mid to upper 70s tuesday. near 80 on wednesday. yes, a chance of

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. >> news 4's john schriffen went to a job fair in arlington and learned how job hunters can stand out. >> i'm looking for something in the medical field. >> i'm definitely looking for an accounting position. >> i'm in construction, superintendent. >> their interests vary, but the end goal is the same. to find a job in this tough economy. margaret murray has been looking for the past three years. instead of continuing to blindly apply for numerous positions online, she decided to come to this job fair in arlington to meet recruiters face-to-face. >> it's either come here, sit here or sit at home and wait for the phone not to ring. >> she's competing with 400 others with sears, farmer's insurance and the arlington county sheriff's offers all who say they're hiring, hiring job seekers from rooms just like this. >> 25% to 30% of the hire comes from job fairs. >> i would say this year alone we've hired five sales representatives from 5 of the 10 that we have. that's a pretty good ratio. >> employers say the benefit of a job there is getting to meet applicants who are motivated and ready to

caller: while the congressman was a lot about what they would like to do, is example of the arlington cemetery problems pretty much illustrate on a very micro-scale what is wrong in washington in the sense that it should not take well wants to sell such a problem -- it should not take 12 months to solve such a problem, or more than 12 months. how would the congressman feel about a system where you could go your position and say, well, congressman is in charge of this particular issue, and we will docked your pay x percent because you didn't solve this problem? guest: accountability is critical. for members of congress, accountability is critical, and that is one of the focuses of the oversight investigation hearing and washington, to make sure that folks are accountable. you are exactly right, it has been 18 months since these inconsistencies and mismanagement have been uncovered. that is enough to get back on track and make sure that every set of remains is identified and that the record system is beyond reproach and that folks are held accountable. you are right, it is a severe prob

mid 40s in montgomery, arlington, and fairfax counties. upper 40s in the eastern shore of the bay. 30s in the blue zone. western pennsylvania, western maryland, most of west virginia in the 30s. a little above freezing. deeper valleys may get below freezing in the next couple of hours. a clear sky. a few hours coming through right now. the washington monument on this thursday morning on the mostly clear sky. by 9:00, should be near 50 degrees. lots of sun, and northwest wind will be blustery today gusting around 20 to 25 miles per hour as temperatures by noontime reached low 60s. upper 60s to 70 by mid afternoon. by 5:00 in the mid 60s. by 7:00, a clear sky this evening. still have the winds diminishing. by midnight, down to the mid 50s. low to mid 40s starting off friday morning. in the day sunday morning, clouds reaching the afternoon. highs reaching near 70 again. then there's a small chance of a shower and an afternoon thundershower. partly cloudy, morning lows near 50. afternoon highs low 70s. sunday, mother's day. looking for a chan

arlington, fairfax, montgomery, near 50 degrees. a few isolated spots in rural areas of maryland and virginia dipped down into the upper 40s. the last 12 hours a lot of cloudiness coming if a stalled front in the midwest where it's raining in southern indiana. ohio river above flood stage as the water filters into the mississippi valley. for us in washington, cloudy morning. cloudy sky over the washington monument and maybe a little sun breaking out midday. a small chance of a passing shower later this afternoon as temperatures climb to the upper 60s to around 70 by midafternoon. now, this morning our sunrise is 6:10. that's getting earlier and earlier. and we're getting later and later sunsets too. the sunset is not until 8:00 this evening. we'll take a look at your night planner. chance for more showers as well coming in. details on that coming up in 10 minutes. eun and joe. >> thanks very much, tom. we'll check on traffic in just a bit. first back to our top story. >>> the crusade to capture the terrorist leader has been years in

audrey barnes, thank you. >>> developing tonight, arlington house fire on north ivy street. flames shooting out the window. our crew captured the images. a family living downstairs and three women living upstairs are all okay. you'll hear from some of the victims from this fire coming tonight on the news edge at 11:00. >>> united states wants to talk to osama bin laden's three widows. the women stayed in the house after the navy seal team killed bin laden last sunday. they're believed to be in pakistani custody now. american officials believe the women may be able to answer questions about whether pakistan knew their husband was staying in the compound. but there are concerns the tense relationship between pakistani and u.s. intelligence could hobble the american effort to talk to the women. >>> president obama talking on the record tonight about the death of osama bin laden. the president gave the order for the seals to invade the compound where bin laden was believed to have been hiding. the president told "60 minutes" that his administration consulted with islamic experts

. >> in arlington, peggy fox, 9news now. >> he also kept working because he didn't want to be a burden on society and he will. >>> talk about physical, those navy seals have got bin laden. now officially seal team 6 doesn't exist, but unofficially, it is based just south of virginia beach on the way to san bridge, virginia. sometimes called the quiet professionals. the fields led the way in counterterror raids in afghanistan. rapper ll cool j is happy to talk about them. >> they don't say cut, you know, when a guy is running at you with a bomb strapped on his chest. >> afghanistan have quadrupled and one of the unusual things is we heard about that. >>> president obama will be on 60 minutes in his first interview and he has a lot more on this story at wusa9.com and that's where you can see delia's story on how to talk to your kids about terrorism and reaction to this from around the world. >>> police are not releasing a lot of information tonight about the deaths of three people in central virginia. two men and one woman were found shot on a road right near charlottesville. officers di

in fact, springfield and arlington it looks like 82. 82, 83 downtown. low 80s in college park and bowie. 82 in waldorf. even out west, fairfax and reston and sterling, low 80s. even middleburg should make 80s tomorrow. we'll break down tomorrow for you. 50s and 60s to start. 70s by noon. very warm by noon actually. upper 70s and low 80s by evening. some thunderstorms possible. but by 5:00, we think west of i81. next three days, there is your morning rain on wednesday. oh, boy. only 60 degrees. we lose 23 degrees. 65 and dry on thursday. next seven days, friday we're still kind of cool. maybe a shower late. 68. and then temperatures rebound a little bit over the weekend. we're in the 70s saturday and for mother's day showers possible late saturday. not a washout. and showers possible early sunday. not a washout either. upper 70s by next monday. >> big changes. >> yes. >> big change. >>> so this is just a very odd coincidence out at nats park today. >> military appreciation night. the nats haven't always had great timing. today they had great timing. the

nothing represents that more than section 60 at arlington cemetery. >> there are more than a thousand soldiers buried there. brittany morehouse shows us why it is called the saddest acre in america. >> reporter: a few times a month jessica oatman and her family visit her brother, sergeant paul dumont junior. >> tell me about him. >> he's amazing. >> reporter: and it never gets easier. >> he's the father of seven children. and he was killed august 19th, 2009. we miss him. he loved the outdoors. he was big into off roading and camping. he was just a great family guy. he was married for one year. celebrated his one-year anniversary and died ten days later. >> reporter: now 20 months later, she sees the evidence that more families must face the same pain. >> actually when we came, my sister and i did reach across america and it stopped at this one. >> reporter: this one will soon be this one and this one. she says it seems like a never ending replacement. >> all of these families have lost something and every stone here is a story. so when you see all of these names, you know that they ha

arlington, fairfax, low 60s to upper 50s. frederick and loudon county. washington monument under a partly cloudy sky. a little bit of haze in the air. sunrise at 6:08. by 9:00, near 70. sunshine in and out. up near 80 by noon time. low and mid-80s by midafternoon. going to feel like summertime in may. so dress accordingly as you head off to work and school. by late afternoon and into early evening, a chance of severe storms. unfortunately isolated storms could produce wind storms, isolated tornado. should dissipate by midnight. a look at the rest of the week and weekend at 4:51. >>> a live look this hour to the american legion bridge. river road across the bridge span to tyson's corner,ern loop, a couple of construction cones in the roadway getting through tyson's corner. very shortly that should be picked up and you should be good to go. interstate 66, no issues to report. a little volume. that's about it between haymarket and centreville. everything around dulles airport looking good so far. joe, eun? >> thank you, jerry. >> jerry, thanks a lot. 4:42.

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