lose electricity there. >> power is back onlineful those of town are feeling the impact. john schriffen is live to tell us what's happening. >> reporter: for anyone just walk in, it would be hard to tell there was a massive power outage a few hours ago. that outage caused major headaches, delays and lines that were wrapping around this terminal. that were backed up to where we're standing. take a look inside this terminal. you can see the power is back on. things appearñr to be backçó to normal but that power outage that authorities say isçó still under investigation, now has thó lingering effects. with no power to check on computers were down, escalators were stalled, and passengers grew frustrated waiting in line after line after line. how long have you been waiting here at the airport? >> about an hour and a half. it feels like longer but an hour and a half. >> reporter: melissa was trying to get home to kansas city but her four young kids were growing impatient waiting for the power to come back on. >> what has it been like sitting around in the airport? >> boring. usy? >> nothing. >> reporter: are you hoping to get out of here soon? >> yeah. >> reporter: the power went out in terminals b andñi cñi about 5 this morning when the washington airport authority said the problem occurred in a maintenance room next to the terminals. many of the back-up systems are running. the security screening is not affected as are most of the emergency lighting. many planes were not affected and took off as scheduled. passengers waiting to get ticket or chdakçó bags were out ofñiñi. >> pretty çóçófrustrating. it is.k; c1 if i had done my boarding pass from the hotel, i could have just got on the plane. i was waiting to check a bag so i decided not to. but they're telling us the plains will leave regardless of whether we're on them. >> reporter: when john simmons was at the national airport, he tried to get around it byñr dau boss's secretary and check in online. >> she logged in but because my flight was within an hour time frame, the new safety regulations, she couldn't print it. >> reporter: you really have no options at this point. >> no. get in line with everybody else and wait and see. >> reporter: around 2:00, over two hours later, the power slowly began to come back on. for some passengers, the damage was already done. >> my flight left. >> reporter: what are you going to do now? >> stand on this line. see if my office can get me on a different flight from a different airport. and when and if they do that, i'll leave. >> reporter: many of the airlines decided to delay some of their earlier flights until 7:00, 8:00 tonight. so if you're at home and you're planning on getting on a may not leaving from reagan national airport tonight, you're advised to call your airline to make sure your flight is still on time. reporting here live from reagan national airport, john schriffen in the studio. >> all right. thank you. cleveland cavaliers guard delonte west learns his fate off the court. police found several loaded guns on him during a traffic stop in maryland last year. now thanks to a plea deal, west will stay out of jail but he won't stay out from under court supervision. derek ward is live in the newsroom with the latest. >> reporter: it started with a traffic stop on the beltway near route 214 on september 17th of last year. prince george's county said that he was driving his three-wheel motorcycle recklessly. when he was pulled over, eltd officers he was armed. he called for back-up. when they searched west and his vehicle, they found three loaded weapons, a loaded remmington shotgun and a guitar case. a .9 millimeter about a rhetta. he had a knife. a guilty plea on weapons and reckless driving charges got west two years probation and eight months home detention. >> i wanted to make sure he was treated the same way any other defendant would be treated in coming through the courthouse here. that's pretty much what people get for this kind of offense. >> reporter: west's attorney said the nba star was moving the weapons from a home he shares with his mother in ft. washington to one he owns in brandywine, maryland, after his mother objected to having them around. >> i'm happy that it is resolved and behind me. i want to thank my family, my friends, and all my friends, my teammates and the city of cleveland. >> reporter: in court, west apologized for his actions that september night, acknowledging as an athlete he was on a pedestal with many young people looking up to him. >> i'm ready to get on with my career. put this behind me and look forward to doing positive things on the court and most likely my biggest contributions are going to come off the court. i'm going to make sure of that. >> reporter: west was also ordered to perform hours of communicate service and undergo psychiatric evaluation and treatment. he will to have wear a monitoring bracelet for the supervised probation period. >> i have to defer to the department of corrections here and in ohio as to the particulars of that. but i don't know that they'll make him wear it during the game. >> that was derek ward reporting. nearly 700 people in prince william county are at rick of identity theft because their personal information was on a blackberry that was stolen from a county employee's car. that phone was stored each client's name, their address, date of birth, social security number, and their medicaid number. the residents were enrolled in the county's intellectual disabilities case management program. shots were fired outside an elementary school in the district today. now the search is on for the person responsible. this happened outside raymond elementary off spring road in northwest. news4's pat collins joins us live with the latest on this story. >> reporter: a teenager in the city summer jobs program leaves the center where he's assigned, comes to another summer job center here, and ends up getting shot. a teenage gunshot victim rushed to the hospital. a summer job center placed on lockdown. the street closed off, a gun sniffing dog deployed. a scene that had parents rushing to check on the safety of their loved ones. >> i just want to make sure my children and godchildren are safely removed from the area. >> county make no sense, man. birds don't have name and a stray bullet can randomly shoot every where. >> reporter: trouble outside the raymond elementary school. angry words lead to a fist fight. the fight turns into gun fire. steve saw it all. he had an unobstructed view. he was working on the roof of the apartment right above the scene. >> this is a neighborhood scene going on. you can tell. >> there were groups of kids yelling at each other. any fists flying? >> yeah. >> reporter: raymond elementary serves as one of the city's summer youth employment centers. police say the shooting happened on the side of raymond elementary. and when the victim was hit, they say he ran into the school to get help. the victim described as an 18-year-old summer jobs employee stationed at another work center. police say he came to raymond elementary during the lunch break to make a visit. >> the victim is a member of the summer youth job program. >> correct. but not at this site. >> he is a member of a program at another site. >> correct. >> do you know why he was here? >> apparently probably on lunch break. and i think he said he wanted to come visit his girlfriend and sister. >> reporter: police say the victim was hit in the hand. they expect he'll be all right. the suspect is still at large. back to you. >> thanks. d.c. police were also searching for a suspect in a deadly playground shooting. it happened around 9:30 last night. outside the rec center in northeast, the same rec center where a former congressional intern, joshua hopkins was killed over the july 4 weekend. last night's victim has been identified as tulane-year-old craig thompson of capitol heights. >> coming up, a live report from the gulf coast. news4 at 5:00 is just getting started. also, more headaches for metro commuters. escalators aren't working. elevators are out of service and it could be weeks before crews find a fix. deep in debt. and dodging our questions. this d.c. councilmember is now coming under more fire over his growing financial problems. on the road to recovery. hear from a local woman who underwent surgery similar to cheney's and what she said about the life saving procedure. imagine if it were this easy to spot the good guys. you know, the guys who always do a super job. well, it is. just go to the verizon® yellow pages. and look for a business with the superguarantee® shield. you'll get the job done right, or we'll step in and help to make it right. so, protect yourself with the superguarantee® from supermedia. on its way-- the new verizon® yellow pages with larger, easier to read print. we're back in the heat. >> you can drink the air. >> we're not getting out of it. >> we're in a pattern. we won't see any 100-degree heat but it will be very, very humid the next couple days, and with temperature in the 90s, plenty sticky and with heat indices running around 100 degrees. i'll show you radar. with all the humidity, there is no real weather system or trigger. with the heating, you get lift. we've got the isolated showers. 90 degrees, the temperature. the heat index, it feels like 94 with the high dew point temperature at 67 degrees. your wind out of the southwest now at eight miles per hour. that's no sprinkle making its way south. it is short of rosslyn right now but moving through the south and east. then north of oakton and making its way toward annandale. you have a little shower there. and the same thing north. carroll county toward sykesville. and then eventually mount hebron in howard county. some sprinkles, light showers. we'll lose a lot of the heating. 94 degrees, 84 degrees is the good night forecast. upper 70s to start the day tomorrow. and it will be plenty muggy, too. look at the values off to the west. st. louis, memphis, new orleans. this whole pocket here west feeling like it is 100 degrees or higher. that's because of the pattern. the jet stream far to the north. this pattern, we'll see little change with it as we go through the weekend and into next week. there's the front that will cool us off on saturday. take a look at the beach forecast. water temperature at 75 degrees. for sunday, 88. it will be the cooler day and the dra day now at the beaches. this evening, sticky. from the upper 80 to the low 80s. then for tomorrow morning, muggy. 71 to 79 degrees. we'll get another high temperature tomorrow into the mid 90s. again, yep, it will feel awfully hot. and a code orange day tomorrow. i think we're likely to be back there on saturday as well. >> thanks, veronica. more on the big news out of the gulf of mexico this afternoon as we reported at the top of the show. bp says the new cap is working and the oil leak is now contained. it is not permanent but it is the first time that no oil is leaking into the gulf since this crisis began nearly three months ago. jay gray joins us once again from venice, louisiana. it is certainly great to not see oil coming out of that well anymore. how do we interpret this? do we celebrate or just feel good for the moment? >> i think, wendy, a lot of people are celebrating. though a lot of those working this project are warning that this is just the very beginning of a delicate and tenuous process. at any time they could open the valves back up if they deem it is going too quickly or if there is an issue they need to work through. the valves could open back up. it wouldn't mean the end of the test or the progress here burk yes, there is a cautious optimism among everyone. for those along the gulf coast who have been watching this for 87 days now, it has taken away their lively hoods. it has taken away everything they do here. they're saying this is the first time we haven't seen oil in those images and that's a arraign to celebrate. >> what is the next scenario? what happens next? they continue to take the pressure readings. if it going up, it's good. as long as it is not a very rapid surge in pressure. they want to make sure kit contain the oil. but more importantly, the wellbore can take the pressure. if the integrity is good, they can continue to wrap things up here. what's the ultimate goal? they hope to keep this oil contained. at other times, open the vents and allow the oil to flow into tankers waiting on the surface. if this works as it appears to be right now, and if this continues through this 48-hour period, then we could see them begin to capture all of the oil and move it out of the area. that would be huge. but understand, it is not by any means, the end of this disaster. a lot of people here say it is just the beginning of the end. because there is still about a month and a half to two months worth of oil floating out there in the gulf that hasn't reached the shoreline yet. they have to deal with that. they have to deal with cleaning up the he is tooaries and the beach and the environmental damage that's sure to linger. >> at least for now. it is stopped at least for now. jay gray, thank you so much. former vice president dick cheney is recovering in a northern virginia hospital from heart surgery. a doctor on his medical team tells nbc news, cheney's heart was failing they incertain a tiny mechanical pump last week to help his heart function better. it is a major operation. cheney is still in the intensive care unit. he has had five heart attacks. the most recent one was just this past february. tonight we're learning more about the device to keep the former vice president's heart going. >> doreen is here with tonight's news for your help. >> these so-called artificial hearts have gotten so powerful, many patients are using them instead of a heart transplant. a maryland mother shared her heart pump story with us. the new technology is keeping her alive and allowing her to be part of her children's lives. >> reporter: meet jana. she can't go for a swim or take a bath or even walk too quickly. that's because she literally runs on batteries. >> there are two. when you change one, the other one can still keep the pump going. >> reporter: nearly two years ago, the 37-year-old mother of three suffered a rare kind of heart attack. >> when it is the two arteries that feed into your left ventricle spontaneously burst. your heart is starved for oxygen. a major heart attack. >> once that happened, she essentially had the front of her heart die. her pump is coming in right through this area. >> reporter: doctors implanted a left ventricular assist device, or an l-vad that keeps her heart going without the device to assist her, she would die. her only option is to get a heart transplant. but her cardiologist, dr. stewart russell, said that was going to be difficult. >> the one significant problem for her was that she had a high level of antibodies. if she had antibodies in her heart, that heart would stop working. >> reporter: also the life expectancy of a successfully transplanted heart can be limited to 15 years or even less. that would mean her young daughters could risk losing their mother at a very young age, and the family just wasn't willing to risk that. instead, jana is living with her heart pump which needs to be changed every five hours. the device beeps if the pump -- >> former vice president dick cheney's heart pump is probably very similar to what jana wears. recently there are smaller versions of the heart pump that allows patients to wear it beneath their clothing so you never even know they have them on. it is pretty amazing what technology can accomplish now. >> it is. and very sobering how young she was. >> indeed. >> thanks, doreen. up next on news4 at 5:00 o'malley's mistake. the one thing he regrets doing in his bid for re-election. summer travel. the last thing you want is to break down on the side of the road. feigned out how to keep your car running coming up. can you hear me now? 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you should like it, or at least like the ultimate results. >> in the economy, people start cutting back on dollar expenditures. what they don't realize is they're doing irreparable damage in the future. >> reporter: jeff boone of aaa mid-atlantic says if you want to keep your car running longer, you need to stick to the waistics of car maintenance. let's start with tires which can save you money immediately. >> if you keep the pressure inflated properly, it will help. >> reporter: you must pay attention to tire tread. if lincoln's head disappears into your tread, you're still good to go. if not, you're treading dangerously. up next, air filters. >> if your air filther is dirty, your engine can't breathe. if it doesn't breeds, it's causing harm. it is stressing the engine. >> reporter: dirty air filthers are a cheap and easy fix. as low as $10 installed. battery cable maintenance is another cheap fix. it ifree if you remove any corrosion off your cables yourself. another cheap fix is wiper blades. >> in the least amount of rain, you should be able to turn your wipe orders and they should be able to clear the windshield in one sweep. >> reporter: they cost as little as $7. and don't forget the windshield wiper fluid while you're at it. next come the engine oil. the life blood of your motor. it needs changing about every three months or 3,500 miles. and if you don't? >> then the engine dies and you're looking at thousands of dollars. the least expensive one will be $2,000. >> and don't forget a new oil filter. and then there is antifreeze and coolant. >> the newer fluids not only lubricate the system, they keep it from overheating, they keep it from freezing and they do so for a longer period of life. >> reporter: when is the last time you thought about fluids? dirty power steering fluid looks black like this. fresh power steering fluid looks clear like this. dirty transmission fluid looks black like this. clear transmission fluid looks red like this. and brake fluid should look clear like this. at guilty's automotive in rockville, the mechanics show what you clean fluids should look like. your mechanic should do the same. here's something you probably only heard about. a timing belt. it lasts about 90,000 miles. but if it fails -- >> you could end up having internal damage to the valve train of the engine. if that happens, you're sfwoouk the thousands of dollars. >> reporter: there are other parts on vehicles that need maintenance but a well maintained car should give you 200,000 to 300,000 miles of service. if you trust your mechanic, jeff boone says, you should heed his advice or else. >> as i'm driving by you and you're setting on the side of the road, remember, you didn't fix it before it broke. now you have to fix it because it's broke. >> oh, dear. the u.s. travel association expects americans to take more than 330 million leisure trips during june, july and august. so make sure you keep it leisurely and avoid those breakdown headaches. back to you. >> an ounce of prevention. >> yep. >> thank you. commuters say metro is driving them crazy. the escalators have been down for days and they won't be back any time soon. how are people getting around this problem? also, on the attack. who is stepping in to slam a december councilmember after news4 revealed details about a $50,000 personal debt. a new study puts d.c. at the head of the class. some sprinkles popping up across the area. let me take you there on doppler. north of eldersburg heading toward howard county and right south of reston right now. but in the evening sky, you'll still be able to check out our new crescent moon. it is farther left of venus. almost the same altitude above the horizon. the forecast tomorrow, 95 degrees. more of that hazy sunshine and lots of humidity right through the weekend. saturday, your high, 93. then 95 for sunday. maybe a passing shower or storm to help cool us off. >> thanks. >> that commute is still chaotic for metro riders using the dupont circle stop. for four days now, some of the escalators leading into and out of the stations have been out of service. passengers are having to literally climb their way up to the street. chris gordon has more on the fix and the frustration. >> reporter: escalator repair crews are finding it is a slow process. some of the parts for these escalators are no longer available and have to be made by metro itself. the sign says this escalator will be back in service no later than july 21st. meaning ride letters continue to face challenges. one escalator is working, bringing passengers up. those going down still have to walk. there are many complaints, but some true hardships. business woman karen bailey has had a sprained ankle since april and had to walk down 120 steps to catch a train. >> on a sprained to have walk down the steps and the escalators, i believe this has been broken for several days. right there at 21 dupont circle and i found this to be ridiculous. >> reporter: mike petrie turned around rather than walk down the escalator with his luggage. >> it is a very long escalator. i don't want to drag my luggage down that many flights, that many steps. i'm going to walk to the elevator. >> reporter: at the dupont circle entrance on q street, there is progress. two escalators are now carrying passengers in both directions. but the third escalator here will be out of service until july twant. at the la elephantñr metro station,ñi a mother of three trying to take her children to a museum. her stroller is not allowed on an escalator. >> how are you going to get down? >> i don't know.ñi make you cançó tell me. >>bát+háold her she would have to remove the kids from the stroller to go down the escalator but that was impossible for her to do single handedly, so he helped out by pushing the stroller down the escalator. chris gordon, news4. official tonight are discussing the next phase of the proposed purple line. it is the 16-mile lightrail line that will extend from beth daze to new carrollton in prince george's county by way of silver spring. it will connect to the metro rail system. today, montgomery county officials focused on the engineering and the environmental impact of this project. they have to make recommendations on things like station locations and landscaping. construction on the purple line could begin in three to four years if funding is available. it will cost $1.6 billion. the race for maryland governor is very tight right now. the latest survey by public policy polling shows current governor martin o'malley with a three-point lead over former governor bob ehrlich. about 45% of those polled preferred o'malley and 42% preferred ehrlich. during an appearance wtop radio today, governor o'malley said he regrets radio commercials in which he mentions expanded oil drilling in the gulf, and his opponent, former governor ehrlich. >> the ad did mention the fact that oil was coming ashore in the gulf. probably something the ad did not need to do and shouldn't have done because it allowed the former governor to claim that we were making claim that he was associated with bp, which we never have. >> governor o'malley said he is expanding drilling, including any drilling off the coast of the chesapeake bay. virginia's job market is bouncing back. while the commonwealth still faces one of the highest unemployment rates since the early '80s. it has added 72,000 jobs between february and may. according to a national jobs report. the third highest number in the nation. maryland was seventh with 50,000 new jobs added since february. julie carrey reports. >> reporter: 75 new jobs at kpmg's high rise. to the nine positions at the baseball training facility just down the street. tyson's corner has been a hot bed of job creation. more broadly, fairfax sgoint the northern suburbs lead to way in some of the recent growth much of it comes from defense and government contractors who want to be close to the biggest customer, but other businesses are drawn here, too. >> part of it is momentum. in the last several years, we have other five major headquarters relocations and that wakes companies up. people have to start thinking, you know, why fairfax? why are they all going there? >> reporter: virginia governor bob mcdonald said they have brokered 110 deals with companies so far this year. >> we've got several major projects and deals in the pipeline with some very significant employers. we hope to have more here in the near future. >> reporter: while the big companies like northrup grum ond make smaller start-ups are part of the story. when the prospects sports trainingñi academy opened its doors in february, the owner knew he was taking a ñrchance, launching in a down economy. there was anñi upside, too. >> one of the other things, the benefits,çó i guess, of the economic state when we opened were things were a little bit cheaper. we saved on that. we've been pretty lucky and our clientele growing. >> reporter: it means they will be adding staff in the coming year. that's good news for this summer intern who will graduate from college in guess a job waiting for him here. >> to know that you have some sort of job security when you graduate is a good feeling. in some cases, though, virginia's job growth is another area's job loss. the 375 jobs announced last month at kpmg down the street here in tyson's corner, nearly all of those were simply transferred over from the district of columbia office. reporting live, back to you. >> thanks. it is a no brainer. a new study says d.c. is the best city in the nation. nearly 47% of people in our area have college degrees come paid to 28% in the rest of the country. round tougt top five are bridgeport, connecticut, san jose, san francisco, and boston. by this time tomorrow, we'll know what apple plans to do about problems with the new iphone 4. the company is holding a news conference friday afternoon. there have been so many complaints about the model's antenna. users say it causes dropped quhaulz the device is held a certain way. it is not clear how apple will respond but there is speculation they may give a free bumper case which could fix the antenna problem. it normally costs about $29. and there is talk of a possible recall in this case. coming up next at 5:00, trouble on the tarmac. a tiny dog causes big problems for passengers. and this next story put the ick in crickets. , problems at the airport and hundreds of crickets creating a nuisance in one texas neighborhood. all stories that make you say, what? a box of sweets longer than a football field. the sbok 367 feet long and contains candy. syria's subtlon factory created the problem which is arranged in a mosaic. it back to two months to put the box together and it contains more than 600,000 pieces of candy. 500 airplane passengers have quite the story to tell. thwy"were flying into an airport in newçóñi del hi, and somehow plane had to compete with a little pooch on the runway. the stray dogñr ran around and around and around and kept that plane in the air. finally after 40 minutes, the flight landed safely. and the dog is okay too. they are making their home there. pest controllers say they sucked up about 30 pounds of crickets in total. heavy rainsçó have reportedly increased the cricket hatching rate. this invasion, we're told, should be over by the end of the month. let's hope so. >> ooh! fed up and firing back. a local leader taking aim at a d.c. councilmember who is deep in debt. and the story of a well traveled wizards rookie. some of us have a little sprinkle over our house right now. prince george's county and the district as well as fair fax county. you can see it there. around the district, these are pushing to the south and east. high pressure across the area and the humidity, the high humidity today work the heat of the afternoon. we're seeing a few of these showers develop. 90 is the temperature. it feels like 95. it will cool to 82 by 11:00 p.m. under clear skies. 78 to 79 tomorrow. low 70s around warrenton. and 73 to 73. 76 for you folks in saint mary's and another hot one up to 95. the weekend locker to mid 90s with a few showersñr passing on saturday. >> thanks, veronica. we have new developments concerning a d.c. councilmember who is being sued for $50,000 in credit card debt. councilmember kwame brown is running for chamber of the council, the city's hi second highest elected office. one of his opponents are saying it is hurting the image both on wall street and capitol hill. tom sherwood joinsñi with us an update on a story you saw first on 4. >> reporter: he is running for council chairman now and he says kwame brown'sñi personal debt i bad for d.c. vin send orange, the former councilmember now in the race for chairman, touts his own financial spirits. >> i'm going to to bring leadership marks turret and accountability. >> reporter: he charged today the $50,000 of personal debt on three credit cards acknowledged by his opponent, quail brown, and first record by news4 cork endanger the city's reputation on wall street in capitol hill when it come to defending the city's financials. >> it has a severe impact. it is poor judgment to him to not have cleaned that situation up. and having a çósurprise. it is a surprise on the citizens of the district of columbia. >> is this a person you want to send to congress? we want to send our best available people. and i believe that if kwame was to go there, he would be the weakest link. >> reporter: he said he takes responsibility for the $50,000 in debt. saying his family lived beyond its means. >> we now areñr living within o means in a very disciplined budget. >> reporter: but he declined on thursday to comment on camera in response to the criticism or disclosures that he owns a boat named bullet proof at the district yacht club along the anacostia river. he criticized the boat's name as bullet proof as inappropriate in a city fighting a violent crime image. >> he has a boatñr called bulle proof? he was visionary. he changed his team from the bullet because it is about perception. >> reporter: in response to all the new questions, a brown statement said only, our campaign is about unifying this city. and providing leadership required to deliver what voters tell me we need. better schools, safer neighborhoods, and great job opportunities for all our residents. now we asked the candidate if he had any bad debts or suits against him. he said he doesn't. back to you. >> tom sherwood. today a federal judge in phoenix heard the first of several requests to blockñi arizona's new immigration law. today's hearing concerned the challenge by a phoenix police officer and a community development organization. they argue that federal law preempties the new state law, and that police would be required to engage in racial profiling. the judge did not say whether she would issue a ruling before july 29th when the law takes effect. a bigger showdown is expected next week when the judge hears six other lawsuits against the law, including the one brought by the justice department. virginia is one of nine states that have filed friends of the court brief supporting arizona. and to sports, you're telling us about a story. >> you know john wall. we were introduced to this man. a pretty good story. >> i wouldn't want to spell it but nice name. >> we'll teach you how to say the, too. the rookie's road to the nba is one less traveled. at the age of 16, he left his native senegal for the united states. he played basketball at two different high schools. then earned a scholarship from rutgers where he finished as the school's all time leader in blocked shots. his journey didn't stop there. drafted in the second round by the minnesota timberwolves, he was then traded to the wizards. he hopes to make a name for himself. one that everyone can pronounce. >> reporter: you can just call him h. he might already be the most likable player on the roster. he was discovered by a basketball coach in his native senegal in his early teens. he was a 6'9" soccer goalie who didn't know a thing about hoops but quickly fell in love with the game that would change his life forever. >> we started dribbling, trying to catch ittism didn't know the rules. it was really bad at first. i really started enjoying it. i was a little quiet before that but being on the court, i felt like something was coming out of me every time i touched the rim with something. this is fun to me. and i started talking. >> as you got better with basketball, you got better with people. >> a whole lot. >> i would say probably that basketball is the reason i talk so much. i would go on and on and on. >> with his parents' blessing, he left home at 16. came to the united states by himself and learned english in about three months by listening to music. he then became a top recruit in high school. and decided to go on a nonbasketball power in rutgers, because he wanted to be remembered. after some trying time in rutgers, he was named big east defensive player of the year as a senior. >> if you really love the game, if you really love your teammates and he go, you will give it all you have. that's what i did from the first game to the last. and as i always say, it pays off. defensive player of the year. i graduated from there. >> reporter: now he is hoping his ferocious play will help him win a rosters shot on the wizards but he will never forget his roots, saying he plays for all those who helped him along the way. especially his mom. she still does everything for him including making his suits. >> i talk about that all the time. >> reporter: it's funny. now you're in the nba. everybody has these people that make the it is a big deal. >> she make it perfectly. she don't even need to measure. she has them. i don't know how she does it but she is >> and he looks sharp. >> very sharp. >> making his mark on and off the court with the help of his mom. news4, sports. >> you can see him and the wizards continue summer league play tonight against dallas mavericks. >> i know the name now. >> what a beautiful face, a beautiful smile. he's saying he is a joyful person and it exudes from him. he is beautiful. >> you really want to root for him. >> he got it from his mom. >> probably did. a lot of people get their qualities from their mom. >> and his suits. >> thanks. still to come, a touching tribute at arlington national cemetery. i'm from the gulf coast. my family spends a lot of time here. i have a personal interest in ensuring that we get this job done right. i'm keith seilhan. i'm in charge of bp's clean up on the gulf coast. bp's taken full responsibility for the clean up, and that includes keeping you informed. over 25,000 people are included in the clean up operation. our crews are cleaning the gulf beaches 24/7. we're going to be here as long as it takes to make this right. i will never leave a fallen comrade. that's part of the u.s. army'sç creed. today they made good on that promise for seven airmen. they were lost during world war ii. today they were buried with full military honors. news4's aaron gilchrist has the story from arlington national cemetery. >> reporter: it is the most solemn of military ceremonies. the ultimate display of military precision and dignity. today, several family members of seven airmen have to u.s. army bore witness has their loved ones were given a place of honor at arlington, shedding their title of missing in action for full military honors. may weigh the, 1944. they took off from india on an air drop mission to resupply allied troops in burma. they never returned and the aircraft was never found. today a tribute from the sky honoring the discovery of the airmen's remains in 2003 and 2004, and the important work they did under the most dangerous of conditions. the military individually identified first lieutenants robert anderson of georgia and joseph auld of new york. remains representing the entire crew were buried in a single casket. auld was buried separately and a distance away from those who served nobly. [ taps ] >> a loan bugler. several more of our boys who made it home. at arlington cemetery, news4. >> that's it for news4 at 5:00. news4 at 6:00 starts right now. a power outage at reagan national airport creates big delays for summer travelers. >> a home grown nba player pleads guilty tie weapons charges. and it all began with a wild ride on our beltway. congress passes sweeping new wall street regulations which means bank there's no longer be too big to fail. but we begin with our top story for the first time in months. no oil is flowing into the gulf of mexico tonight. >> it is the most significant milestone yet in bp's effort to control one of the worst environmental disasters in u.s. history. bp