the budget is approved on may 24 they could be on the street in early september. jennifer donelan, abc 7 news. >> also at the meeting today, a track worker was fired after last month's derailment. that operator error caused the accident and the employee responsible blogger works for the transit agency. -- no longer works for the transit agency. >> many people wonder how president obama's change of heart could affect his chances of reelection. samd ford is live without church leaders are feeling about the president now. >> we are outside of this baptist church, one of the pastors who we spoke with. they all say they still strongly support president obama and still strongly oppose gay marriage. president obama is the president and chief, not the pastor in chief. >> for african americans, the church is one of the most important institutions in their lives. now that there he wrote president obama is supporting gay marriage, we spoke with pastors in d.c., maryland. >> i do not believe he really meant what he said. >> the you wish he had not said it? >> yes, i do wish. >> it is a tough pill for us to swallow. >> patrick walker heads the d.c. pastor's alliance and led the opposition against the gay marriage lot. >> there are issues we do not believe we've all four. we stand firm on those issues. >> the pastor of this church said the comments do not bother him. >> it is a sacred union between a male and female. everybody does not have to believe what i believe. >> president obama has visited local congregations. >> my bible says judge not lest thee be judged. >> i do not think i will be voting this november because of that. >> my fear is many of them will stay at home. >> there are some black churches that support gay marriage, but there are not many. i asked pastor smith whether he would be talking about this subject on sunday and he said no. he will be telling mothers how wonderful they are. reporting live, sam ford. >> we will have more on how the president's stance could affect a battleground virginia. join us on this discussion on facebook and twitter. >> let's go to the weather. it was a cool day, but still gorgeous. thing should be getting better for the weekend. >> doug hill has a first look at the forecast. >> definitely sunny and breezy and cool. the warm-up just in time for the weekend. let's go to washington lee high school in arlington. just a few clouds here and there. they will continue to diminish as we head for the evening. we should be around 75 this time of may but only 61 in hagerstown. 67 in annapolis. we had some pretty good wind gusts. hagerstown had gusts of 33 miles per hour. very breezy. as we get through the evening hours, the clouds will diminish. we will get down to about 12 miles per hour later this evening. we will be into the upper 50's by 11:00 tonight. 41-49 degrees will be the range of temperatures early tomorrow. a warm-up will go through the weekend. we will share the details and a couple of minutes. >> the younger brother of two nfl players has been charged with murder. the dirks was a --deidrichs was a tourist visiting from denver. >> a judge has dropped charges against the chief because of this video. the judges said the officer had a reason to pull him over in fairfax last year. gail pennybacker is live with the details. >> the official reason he pulled him over was because he was saying he was going down the wrong side of the roadway. the judge in this case said he simply did not see that. the video came from the dashboard camera of a fairfax police cruiser that pulled over randy babitt the night of december 3. the cart makes with the officer considered an illegal left turn. he was charged with drunk driving. all charges were thrown out after the judge viewed these images. his attorney also said an initial breathalyzer test did not show and a legal intoxication level. after court, he said i am thrilled the charges against me have been dismissed at trial and i have been found not guilty. he resigned two days after his charges because he did not want to let this cast a shadow on the work of the faa. he always maintained his innocence. >> the fairfax city police department did make the video available at their discretion. >> a lot of people are proudly rocking the red today after last night's big win over the new york rangers. >> they are the comeback kids and they made the home crowd a proud forcing a game 7 on saturday. >> for the first time last night they were the state ahead at kids. >> there is quite a bit of excitement around downtown tonight. the capitals could have been eliminated. for the second straight series, they force a game 7. we are here were they have a shrine on the wall. they are getting ready to host a big crowd of people who want to see the caps advance. >> the amateurs playing pickup hockey are pretty excited about what their favorite pros did last night. >> hopefully they can win on saturday. >> they won game 7 in boston. i think they can do it. >> it is good for fans and the local economy. for the second straight series, the front page will host a pack -- packed house. >> we have big plans. we are bringing in extra tvs. we are putting some out here on the atrium. >> plenty of fans are buying up a lot of caps merchandised. cox it is a big community builder. more people are learning about the sport. >> the running theme among everyone we talked to -- optimism they will make it to the conference finals. >> they played monday and yesterday. >> this is not only the second straight game seven, it is the second straight game seven on the road. if they win they will go to the conference finals and play new jersey. they will have to win that series to go to the stanley cup finals. >> thank you. if last night's win was not enough for the rookie goalie, today he became a new father. the 22-year-old goalie and his fiancee welcomed a baby boy this morning. the name -- benjamin hunter. congratulations to the entire family. what a 24 hours for him. >> will have to send him a tiny little no. 70 jersey. we look forward to when tim brant joined says coming up in sports. >> but first coming up officials at a howard county church say they forgive the man who shot and killed two of their employees. >> see what 170 pounds of marijuana looks like. and the man busted who used to work for a police department. >> what could be a breakthrough in the prevention of hiv. >> for the first time we give you an up close look at where trayvon martin was shot and killed. and white neighbors say they [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ ♪ she was in paris but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so where to next? ♪ ♪ >> we are getting a closer look inside the florida neighborhood in the heart of one of the most talked-about cases in the country. >>scott thuman went inside the neighborhood where the shooting happened. >> we are just outside the retreat -- you can see there is still a memorial here for trayvon martin. it is beyond that. beyond these gates of this community past the cameras and the signs that indicate this neighborhood is no stranger to crime. we got our first up close look at the scene that has garnered worldwide attention. and it is now infamous neighborhood there is almost as much foot traffic as real traffic. in an area hit by thieves some set up to 11 times in 14 months and where property value has plummeted, there was also plenty of suspicion. >> he walked as trayvon martin came down here. he stares at him out his window. according to george he circled around a car here and heads off in this direction here. >> george zimmerman's friend shows us while unproven, he claims he learned through i witnesses. >> trayvon martin is walking in this direction and george is maintaining a visual on him in contact with the dispatcher. >> on the way back to his vehicle, he is the one that becomes the victim. this is where trayvon martin plunged him into the ground and started slamming his head. >> it should have never have happened according to this neighbor who did not want to show her face. >> walking through the scene that surprises people the most is despite all the arguing and all the debate over what really happened that night, the very spot trayvon martin was shot, there are still many opportunities for people to have witnessed it. >> we cannot hear from them yet? >> yes, we will go. >> either way three sidewalks 3 opportunities for george or trayvon martin to simply walk away. coming up tomorrow at 5:00, white neighbors say the media got it so wrong the first time around. -- why neighbors say the media got it wrong the first time around. >> finally, we will talk with the george zimmerman pose a lawyer about how his client is doing while in hiding and what he thinks the result will be. >> a lot still to learn there. he is accused of first-degree murder and kidnapping. the two girls he ran off with our his daughters, that is according to his neighbors and a mother-in-law. he told everyone they were his children. he is now on the fbi's top 10 most wanted list and investigators are doing everything they can to find him. >> we believe he could be anywhere in the united states. we are concerned for the safety of the girls. >> his wife is also charged with first-degree murder in this case. she has confessed. the fbi has put up billboards all over the southeast because they believe he has ties to florida and investigators think he might be hiding out there. >> the olympic torch has now been let for this summer's olympics. the torch goes on and 1,800 mile journey before it is delivered to the organizers. the games are scheduled to be held in the london july 22. >> it might be tough to light a torch here today. a little breezy. >> when gusts 40 miles per hour in hagerstown. they will diminish to nine and it will get chilly. -- diminished tonight and it will get chilly. let's give you a look at the time lapse camera in arlington. in the clouds popping in and out of the frames here. some fairweather cloudiness. the clouds are diminishing. it it will be clear tonight. 60 degrees in gaithersburg. at the winds are pretty strong. definitely a breeze to contend with. in leesburg the wins are a little lighter. 75 in of the metropolitan area today. 69 degrees in the nation's capitol. as skies cleared, temperatures will drop. our forecast has an average low of 46 degrees in the morning. we will warm up tomorrow. the core of the chilly air is just to the northeast right now. in the 50's across portions of new england. we will see a bubble of warm air pushing well of north. it is heading our way. we will be close to 80 in a few spots and then another cold front. we are not yet in a summer weather pattern yet, but we are working on it. sunshine will drive things up and you will notice things growing quickly again. we are still befit -- this deficient rainfall why is -- wise. as the cold front moves out tomorrow the winds will relax a little bit. it will be a bit warmer in the mid 70's. saturday the high pressure will move offshore. we will pick up a more southerly wind it. here is the question, how will this cold front have an affect? when it gets close to the appellations it will slow down. the better chances of showers will overspread the whole area monday and tuesday. here is our express. we will drop through the 50's. amid 40's in many areas in the morning. we will climb into the 70's in the afternoon. monday, tuesday, wednesday partly sunny and showers and thunderstorms a possibility. >> it looks like a nice mother's day gift for local moms. >> time to announce another of our 15 finalists. >> john dideum, you have 30 minutes to qualify. we will announce another finalist tomorrow. this is the ford fiesta up for grabs. you can get two additional entries by sharing the contest with your facebook friends. we will select the winner from our 15 finalists later this month. the winner will receive this car and $3,000. >> that should come in handy. coming up, you have to see the controversial "time" magazine cover that is controversial. >> serious opposition and one montgomery county town for costco. >> police just made 1 of the largest marijuana busts in howard county history. >> they found 150 pounds in a laurel home and the man at the center used to work at the police department. >> detectives rolled up to 9318 cross timbers court and then this self-described safe and quiet laurel neighborhood. it became clear there anonymous source was not just blowing smoke. >> that is crazy. i do not know how to feel about it. >> police arrested manoj unni and charged him with possession with intent to distribute. >> it blows my mind it was right there in that house and nobody knew it. >> it is worth just over $500,000. >> this is one of the largest operations we have seen in howard county. >> he had high intensity lights, a water pumping system, a ventilation system, things we do not see commonly every day. >> he is a former member of the baltimore police department. an undercover surveillance operation help them get a search warrant and. neighbors often smelled cannabis around the back of his home and he kept to himself and came and went quickly. nobody would have expected this. >> i never even saw anybody out of the ordinary come in and out. >> still to come here on abc seven news at 5:00, johnny depp is back and this time he is a vampire. >> the capitals are off. wait until you see the celebration we ran into here at redskins park. >> the church that was the scene of two murders becomes a symbol >> you are watching abc 7 is it 5:00 with leon harris, alison starling, doug hill weather, and tim brant sports. this is abc seven news at 5:00 on your side. >> the delicate city church a devastated is now showing what it means to forget. >> a homeless man shot them and then turned the gun on himself. now the church is offering to pay for his funeral. a gail huff is in the newsroom to explain this. >> church officials say it is the only way to experience true healing in their community that has been torn apart by these murders. there was not enough room inside of st. john's parish for the mourners who came to say goodbye to brenda brewington. last week she was shot and killed while working down the street at st. peter's and episcopal church where a homeless man came to visit the food pantry. he killed brewington and kohn before taking his own life. the church has for given jones and they are offering to pay for an even conduct his funeral. >> several churches have offered the jones family use of their space and counseling. we are all brothers and sisters. >> churches around the nation and world have really come forward in support of this. that has brought great comfort. >> mourners were reminded that both women spent their lives helping others. >> there are people who are much less fortunate, even destitute. part of what we do is we care for those people and we will not stop doing that. we will continue to minister to those who need our help. >> the homeless man visited the church regularly to access their food bank but had recently become argumentative when told he could not come as often because they were running low on supplies. the food bank will be reopening to the public very soon. >> thank you gail. two employees were arrested after allegedly stealing and selling the copper wire. at the time, he was employed by the county. both are in charge with -- both are charged with embezzlement. the two men are on bond. >> here is a look at the day's other top stories. metro is looking to replace buses after two caught fire within days of each other. they had planned of replacing the vehicles within the next three years anyway and they have the money to replace them now. >> a judge has dropped drunk driving charges against randy babbitt. he says he does not plan to return to work at the faa and will work an aviation consulting. >> african american church leaders are struggling to come to grips with president obama's support to same-sex marriage. church leaders say they still support the president, just not on this issue. we will have more coming up at 6:00. >> new allegations that mitt romney was a bully in high school. i talked to diane sawyer about how world is plans to cover that story tonight. you are looking at some former classmates of mitt romney. >> what commotion there is on the campaign trail. some former classmates in high school are speaking out with bullying allegations. how much does it matter what you did in high school and how will you feel after you hear what the classmates have to say? >> a big concern for patience taking -- >> if you take drugs like this for a long period of time, it turns out as abc news reported in an investigation right here, sometimes they can make you vulnerable to a bone breaking. we have the latest on that tonight. >> we will see you in just a bit. you can watch those stories and more tonight right after abc 7 news at 6:00. >> some families displaced after the jet crashed into an apartment complex is going home. the units were badly damaged when a plane slammed into it last month. 27 apartments were demolished. the remaining 37 were repaired and cleaned it. the navy is still investigating the crash. still ahead a pill to prevent hiv? it should -- it could become a reality. first it has to get past -- >> vampires are back on the big screen once again. this time around, no romance or horror movie. >> but it does have johnny depp. arch campbell joins us with a review of "dark shadows" >> dark shadows goes back 45 years. i think this is the thing that started. johnny depp reunites with tim burton. >> my name is barnabas collins. two centuries ago i made collingwood my home. until late jealous which occurs me. >> occurs turns barnabas collins into a vampire. he surfaces in 1972. talk about your "dark shadows." >> do you think me too weird for a woman -- >> the plot kicks in. it is a rematch between johnny depp and the witch who cursed him played by eva green. michelle pfeiffer also appears but does not get a lot to do. the result, two and a half stars. it starts grade but runs out of gas. best bets, "the hunger games," "the avengers," "think like a man," and "marigold hotel." i think it will be another big week for "the avengers." >> johnny depp plays those characters so well though. >> i think it is time britain to do something else. >> you are or -- you are over it? >> coming up next on abc 7 news at 5:00, why the new time magazine cover is stirring up controversy. >> he will need tissue's when you see the surprise one marine got when he came home from war. >> opponents of a gas >> time for a check on the traffic situation on a thursday. >> good afternoon. not a great afternoon if you are on for 95. we are looking at what you are running into at the legion bridge. if you are traveling for 95 from here all the way around to new hampshire ave, we will show you what it looks like they're at university boulevard. 66 eastbound from the connector road as you are working your way into sycamore street westbound very heavy from the belt way out towards 50 fairfax. those trying to move 95 below the belt way, all the way out to dumfries give yourself some time. >> a group of citizens fighting against a gas station got some strong ammunition on their side. >> several montgomery county council members are taking positions against putting in a 16 pump gas station at the wheaton costco. >> construction is under away -- under way for the new costco stores. the addition of a filling station has some say in no way. >> they are trying to shoehorn the busiest gas station at midst single-family residences. >> the call upon scientists about exhaust creating a toxic cloud hanging over their neighborhood. >> this is a terrible location for a major source of hazardous air pollutants and carcinogens. >> members of the council stepped into the fight. >> we have to start being careful about whether we put these things. >> they cannot be within 1,000 feet of schools playgrounds hospitals, or places where people congregate for recreation or entertainment. a pool is right across the street. >> we finally have the county council on our side. >> with gas prices scaling new heights some residents say bring on the mat a gas station. >> i think it is wonderful. >> it will be very convenient and we need it. >> the council has scheduled a public meeting for next month. we did not hear from costco today, but it is likely they will send a representative to the public hearing. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. >> the fda is debating whether to approve the first drug to prevent hiv. those trials found the product significantly cut the risk. there have been no other drugs to prevent hiv and a back seat is believed to be decades away. a warning for women who take bone health drugs. a review suggests long-term use could be dangerous. research suggests overtime the medication may lead to having weaker bones. in a rare incident -- incidents it could cause cancer or even affect the jawbone. >> have you seen this? a new magazine cover that is causing a big stir. it shows a 26-year-old mother breast feeding her three-year old son. she is one of many mothers that practice attachment parenting. we will have reaction to this on abc 7 news at 11:00. we want to hear what you think about the magazine cover. >> michelle obama and joe biden are honoring military mothers. misses obama and a doctor by then also help create mother's day cards and the kids gave them to their mothers and grandmothers. >> really a wonderful story. a north carolina at marine returns home from afghanistan and he gets an emotional surprise. he has a chance to see his son walk for the first time. the six-year old has cerebral palsy and doctors said he would never learn to walk. while he was deployed, his son learned to do that. they kept it a secret so they could share in that fantastic surprise. >> it was a goal for him. >> that is amazing. >> how do we top that? that is up to you gordon peterson. let's see what is coming up at 6:00. >> nobody can top that. president obama's announcement that he supports same-sex marriages still making waves today. what is the follow up on this politically? we will see what neighbors are saying. new information on the terror plot to bring down an airliner. the master minor -- the mastermind of the plan was considering using animals. >> it is a night of new shows on abc 7 prime time. for april, the future is uncertain. clucks you be a once a board certified surgeons. music. ♪ music, come on. >> that is followed by "scandal" at 10:00 followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. >> here is something we thought we would never see. prince charles as a weatherman. >> you are under the influence of low pressure. this weather front pushing is bringing clouds and bricks of rain. >> did he say we are under the influence? during a tour of bbc headquarters, they were invited to sit in on the taping of one of the shows. this is what happened. the prince of wales went to work at the whether wall delivering the weather. >> do you think he just left the club? >> he looked awfully comfortable though. -- just left the pub? >> i saw the whole presentation. he did a heck of a job. i think a lot of people enjoy seeing the entire thing. here we have easier to pronounce areas. the entire washington area getting gusty winds and sunshine. it was an unsettled the with cloud cover. it is gorgeous at the moment looking at the campus of the u.s. naval academy in annapolis. a few clouds will diminish tonight. with the rain and the wind and you know the story, the pollen count will be high for a while. 63 in gaithersburg. 71 in fredericksburg. temperatures will drop and we will be in the low 40's in many spots by morning. a warm up is heading our way. we will be in the mid to upper 70's in some spots tomorrow. a full day of sunshine. over the weekend even warmer weather moving in. we want to remind you to go to our web sites wjla.com. today is the 16th anniversary of the movie "twister." our executive producer put a block to get their the top 15 weather-related movies. maybe you will come up with your own ideas. >> i am impressed you could come up with 15. it must be a good list. >> let's take it to tim brant to is following the redskins. >> it is such a nice day, i just wanted to play hooky. they are kicking off their brand new franchise. it has been interesting. it is a nice night to have a new tour bus. the highlight of the evening was dan snyder naming this the joe gibbs bubble. it is filled with some of the greatest redskins of all time. >> this is one of the kind of things we used to wish for when we think about the number of guys that have come through here. whenever you can bring us together who had a career to gather a, a it is beautiful. -- together, it is beautiful. >> old number 49, the great bobby mitchell. the capitals had the day off before they head to new york for game 7. this has been a series of survival of the fittest. the capitals scored first last night and it set the tempo. the power play goal, ovechkin made it 1-0 caps after one period. this team has to continue to play with that urgency. >> we have to keep the same level of desperation. the series has gone where one team has pushed and the other has pushed back. really, the effort has been a response to the previous game. we are facing the same situation we were last time. >> great game last night. you know this. not only did he beat the rangers, then he welcomed his new son benjamin hunter into the world. >> we have to get used to seeing that bubble behind you. that is a very nice thing to ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ malennouncer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. >> the prosecution has rested in the john edwards trial. >> that does not mean the mistress will not be making an appearance in court. >> john edwards came to court with his parents at his side to listen for one last day to the government oppose the case against him. he heard his former adviser talking about political ambition that did not and after the affair with hunter went public. he said edwards wanted to be barack obama's running mate or he wanted to be attorney general. when it became clear obama was not interested, he turned to hillary clinton offering to endorse her which he saw as a stepping stone to the supreme court. the woman at the heart of this case did not testify because prosecutors were not sure what hunter would say about the money spent to cover up the affair. that is what the case is all about. >> maybe they decided it is and distraction at this point. maybe they cannot trust her as a witness on the stand. they are deciding tactically not to call on her. >> they ended by playing the infamous interview it where john edwards lies about following the trial. >> tomorrow the jury gets a day off and john edwards will ask the judge to dismiss the entire case. assuming that does not happen, the defense will start calling witnesses on monday. >> that is it for abc 7 is it 5:00. >> live and in hd this is abc 7 news at 6:00 on your side. >> our big story president obama's stand on same-sex marriage and the ripple of fact it has had on the political world. >> the president is on his way to the west coast for a fund- raiser with george clooney. hollywood is home to some of the highest profile backers of same- sex marriage. in washington there is plenty of talk about the announcement he supports gay and lesbian marriage. opinions are divided. >> the statement that the