including live reports from los angeles. right now, our other big story. get ready for ugly weather today. tucker is in with all the details. are we talking about a summer storm? >> oh, yeah. some of those could be big later on this afternoon. the morning commute would be fine. talking about just heat and humidity for much of the day but later in the afternoon, looks like we could have some pretty good showers and thunderstorms. there is your satellite-radar. kind of a funny pattern here, see the cloud cover and the showers off across southern new england. that is headed in our direction. as that drops toward the mid- atlantic t will increase our chances for not only cloud cover but showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon. we'll be in for another hot one today, no doubt about it. current temperatures, 74 in washington. 73 in baltimore to start the day. hagerstown, you are 73 this hour. even ocean city, 69 right now. partly cloudy and hot. late day thunderstorms a good possibility. back to you. >> thank you. we begin with a live look at the underwater effort to stop that massive oil leak in the gulf of mexico. it is not yet clear whether bp's latest attempt to stop the leak is working. crews used the so-called top kill method. today, president obama will announce the suspension of offshore oil drilling in the arctic ocean until next year a mother charged with neglect after her 6-year-old daughter drowned. police received a call about an unresponsive child. that child was flown for the hospital and died three does later. her mother is charged with felony neglect and four counts of child endangerment. new this morning, big increases in the price of riding metro could be decided today. metro's board is close to approving fare hike that could give the transit agency another $97 million. after months of auditions, performances and eliminations, america has a new idol. fox's anita vogel was one of the millions watching the finale. she has more from los angeles. >> reporter: what a finale it was. surprise performances, the crown of a brand-new idol and a perfect accepted-off for simon. >> the winner of american idol 2010 is lee dewyze or a new idol is born and season nine of american idol comes to a close. lots of celebrities and former idol contestanted filed into the no ci. a theater to see who won. former idol winner carrie underwood sang her latest single. and christina aguilera. and there were some surprises on stage too. ♪ i'm happy for you. i wish nothing but best for you both && >> on his last night of american idol, simon cowell. >> reporter: this was also simon cowell's last night as a judge and producers gave him a big good-bye. >> no, american idol will not be the same without you. but as only i can tell you, it will go on. >> reporter: if you need your idol fix between now and next year, the summer tour kicks off july 1st going to 50 cities across the u.s. anita vogel, back to you. good thursday morning. it is may 27, 2010. a live look at our nation's capital. it is warm outside today. the humidity is still kind of hanging in there. very summer-like. glad you're here. and tucker, i guess the summer- like weather will bring some storms. again, i apologize for my voice. >> and again, i think it's sexy. >> okay. >> later on, we'll see the possibility of some pretty strong thunderstorms develop along a cold front which is moving in from the north and east. back to our cold front. you can see it in southern new england. see the thunderstorms up toward providence and pushing in our direction. that is headed in our direction. we are concerned later this afternoon in this very warm, very humid air mass, we could see some typical summertime thunderstorms kick up. we could have torrential rain, hail, spots of lightning, that kind of thing. that is why we have the possibility of some severe weather here later today. the national weather service has issued a flash flood watch. this goes into effect later this afternoon and will linger through the evening hours for the district, baltimore, montgomery county. there you can see anne arundel county, bridge county, you get the idea here right across central maryland as we could see a couple of inches of rain in some of these local thunderstorms as they move through during the late day and evening hours. we could see some flooding on some of the roadways, that kind of thing as we get into the late afternoon, early evening. we mentioned the warm temperatures. 74 in washington. we'll be in for a ahot one again today. highs in the low 90s. how about 90 in washington, 91 in baltimore, 92 in fredericksburg. >> how are roads looking on this early thursday morning, julie? >> not so bad. we do have lingering construction to deal with for those continuing their drive on 66 headed in towards the capital beltway and, of course, outbound 66 where overnight construct is still in place -- construction is still in place tying up a lane. if you are traveling 395 between the beltway and seminary road, light traffic volume here. it looks good out towards the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. we are continuing to follow that developing story in the gulf of mexico this morning. this is a live look at the underwater effort to try to stop that devastating oil leak. it has been five weeks since the oil rig explosion that sent millions of gallons of oil gushing into the gulf of mexico. there is though word yet on whether bp's sixth attempt to try to stop that leak is working. will thomas has the latest. >> reporter: it is considered a tricky maneuver and it has never been tried underwater until now. it is called top kill. heavy mud is being pumped into the busted well head hoping to plug the leak f it works, they switch out the mud with cree feint meant for a permanent fix. bp is giving this a 60 to 70% chance of working. lawmakers are looking for answers about what caused the massive leak and what is being done to make sure this doesn't happen again. the sex of the interior says bp is being held accountable. >> we have them by the neck and we will keep them by the neck to do everything that has to be done here which is right rotor president believes the devastating spill is teaching us a lesson about the future. >> the spill in the gulf, which is just heart breaking, only underscores the necessity of seeking alternative fuel sources. >> reporter: but back in the gulf region, people are sick of talk and frustrated over the lack of progress. >> this community is all about in the summertime, the beach as a resort and fishing, shrimping, crabbing, all of the activities that take place in the water. >> >> reporter: will thomas being fox 5 news. >> local fishermen are offering to go out and skim the oil. officials haven't given them the green light. some say they will start saturday anyway. you can expect to pay more for riding metro if the board agrees to raise prices. that fare hike would affect trains, buses and metro access. board of directors is close to agreeing on the fare increases. metro is hoping to raise $97 million for this year's budget and the board could make a final decision when the full board meets today t will discuss closing a $189 million budget gap for next year. there is a peak of the peak surcharge of 0 cents during rush hour. bus fares increase to $1.50 and weekly bus passes go up $4. another big story, a mother is facing neglect and endangerment charges after her six-year-old daughter dies. police found the child unresponsive in their home last week. that girl died three days later. the initial call to 911 said she drowned. her mother, andrea beale, was arrested and she is out on bond. roger rojas says he meter once an it was during an argument because she got her children out of the street. >> she came on down and told me not to play with her kids. i told her she shouldn't let her kids play in the street. people whip around this corner a lot. airline officials are trying to figure out how a sleeping passenger was left on a plane for four hours after her flight from dulles landed in philadelphia. police say ginger maguire from detroit was still asleep when heroux night express flight landed in philly just after midnight to tuesday. nobody noticed until a cleaning crew boarded about 4:00 in the morning. she says she was trying to catch a nap on the red eye after having four flights canceled and a 10-hour layover in d.c. >> i'm completely freaked out. why didn't somebody wake me up. >> i don't know how they managed not to find somebody. it is kind of unusual. on the other hand, i think it is sort of unusual for fall asleep on an airplane an land and just not wake up. >> united airlines and the tsa are now investigating. coming up this morning, you remember that little girl who told the first lady that the girl's mother didn't have citizenship papers? now, officials are looking for that family. we'll tell you why. and the surprise handout in class that had one teacher facing hot water. a rated xdvd. we'll explain. fox 5 morning news come back after the break. know the stain. after an alpaca? i have. it was awesome. ♪ call 1-800-steemer i'd like one of those desserts and some coffee. sure. cake or pie? pie. apple or cherry? cherry. oil or cream? oil or cream? cream! 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[ bob ] we were born and raised up here and we'll be up here the rest of our lives, i'll guarantee you that. ♪ the winner of american idol 2010 is lee dewyze. >> lee dewyze is your new american idol. the 4-year-old paint store clerk from mount prospect, illinois beat out crystal bowersox by a 2% gap. we'll have pore when fox 5 tboas live from los angeles coming up at 5:00. >> that is awesome. good for him. did you get a chance to vote? did you text if your vote? >> i didn't see the show. come on. you know what goes on at my house. >> bedtime at 8:00. i'm not talking about the either, am i? >> no, you're not. story time, bath time, blah blah blah. >> yes, we are talking about the 90s today. it will feel even more steamy as we await the approach of these showers and thunderstorms. 74 right now. 69 in quantico. and temperatures are definitely on the mild side to start. frederick, 66. hagerstown, 73. off the east, annapolis is 74 at this hour. and baltimore, a very balmy 73. here we go. it feels more like july than it does the end of may. satellite-radar, this is a fascinating look -- if you are into weather, check this out. out to the west, not a whole lot happening. our frontal system kind of falling apart. our action today is going to slide down the coast. you can see that back door cold front starting to develop. this will slide right down the 95 corridor and eventually to washington. when it gets here later today, we'll have a lot of humidity around. we have some potential for some pretty good thunderstorms to develop. i think north and east, that will be the worst of t it will work through the district here late this afternoon and during the early evening hours. one it gets in here, it will be slow to exit. most of tomorrow will be cloudy with showers and thunderstorms. we are hoping to squeeze it far enough south by saturday that we'll have some clearing and get off at this nice start for the holiday weekend. later today, the possibility that we could see some severe weather here. national weather service about an hour ago issued a flash flood watch for all the counties in green here. central maryland including anne arundel county, prince george's county, fairfax county in the district, montgomery county, we are all under a flash flood watch later this afternoon and again tonight as we could see a couple of inches of rain inform you get caught under a very slow-moving thunderstorm, you could see a couple of inches of rain in a short period of time. we have to be concerned with lightning, very gusty winds as these storms move through. be ready for the potential for some storminess this afternoon. partly cloudy, still hot. yep, good possibility, strong storms. 90degrees. winds out of the north here at five miles per hour. tonight, the showers and thunderstorms will linger into the evening hours. a little cooler overnight. there is your five-day forecast. clouds stick around tomorrow. a little cooler temperatures. 76 for a high. i mentioned we'll try to get the clouds and the early showers oust here saturday. bring some showers in here. sunday, monday, look great. a very wick look at the forecast. let's get to on-time traffic. you know would that means. julie wright. >> you firing up the grill this weekend? yew better believe it. >> okay. i'll take some chicken or fish, how about that? >> you don't want steak. >> yeah, but it is not on the diet. >> okay. we'll do chicken for you. >> all right. not looking so bad on the roads if you are traveling south on 270. what you are going to find along the inner loop, the exit to georgia avenue again this morning, much like yesterday. utility work is in place between the beltway anselm nary road. stay to the right both north and southbound -- between the beltway and seminary road. overnight, that is where we had the eyesore. they had overnight construction outbound 66 at the dulles connector with only one lane getting by. traffic volume head outbound light this morning and no delay right now as you work your way through that construction. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. summer travel appears to be on the rebound. aaa says more people will take a vacation away from home this year than in the last two years. as melanie alnwick found out, memorial day is shaping up to be a pretty big one out there on the roads. >> reporter: that bodes well for the entire vacation season where tourists count on travel dollars to boost their entire economy and they want you to able to find their great deals and to get there safely. by car, boat or plane, more than 800,000 d.c. area residents will be fleeing town for the long memorial day weekend. a #% increase from last year according to aaa. >> we're feeling better about the economy. gas prices are going down and the weather forecasters are saying thumbs up this weekend. >> reporter: in ocean city, maryland, there is a bit more optimism in the air for the entire season. >> i don't know about the rest of you but i know when i come over that bridge an get on the other side, you breathe that deep sigh of relief. you are on the eastern shore. you are headed to the beach. >> reporter: of a year or two of consumers cutting back, tourist towns are trying to capitalize on the pept-up demand for -- pent-up demand for a vacation. >> we have to get her to ocean city fast. >> take my car. hurry. >> reporter: state police want you no know they will object.roll too with a heavy presence on route 50. police with the maryland transportation authority are asking drivers to try going off- peak if possible and to pay attention. >> just to remind people not to follow too close, not to text and drive. have head list on. >> so you can arrive safely. like many destinations, ocean city is focusing on frugal fun this year. >> we have an amazing boardwalk. we have a been fire hour. we have flasher's french fries. we are gourmet food, car shows, air shows, volleyball tournaments. >> reporter: can you find the great deals on hotels, activities and restaurants on the town's web site. can you take me to ocean city? >> it would be my pleasure. >> absolutely. okay. reporting from the bay bridge or somewhere in ocean city, i'm melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >> check out the music on the mall for free. the national memorial day concert is sunday out on the west lawn on the u.s. capitol. it begins at 8:00 in the evening. gates open to the public at 5:00. performers include brad paisley, lionel richey and yolanda adams. the d.c. city council okayed a soda tax for sugary drinks. the council is making regular soft drinks subject to the same 6% sales tax for nonfood items. the move is part of an effort to close a $550 million shortfall. we have more on the council in this report. >> reporter: they had all kinds of chants, have some cuts, stop the cuts and hey, hey, vincent gray, how many cuts have you made today. the group, save our safety net, marched right into the council's morning breakfast meeting to ask lawmaker to find i way to save social safety net programs. one of then is a college film documentary major who took his camera and shot this video. the row testers stayed, made their case, left the room. >> the cuts they are proposing could be taken care of and be avoided completely if they impose a 1% increase of the top 5% of city. >> we wanted to tell the city council they can't go quietly into this vote and just make another cut to the social services they've been cutting for last two years. >> reporter: a proposal was introduced that would increase the tax rate for residents would made over $350,000 from 8.5% to 8.9%. >> today, if you make $20,000 in taxable income, not in income, but in taxable income, you pay the same rate as if you were to make $20 million. >> reporter: karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >> in the en, councilmembers voted down the so-called millionaire's tax. it was a big night at rfk stadium last i'm not huge soccer showdown. united versus italian powerhouse ac milan. highlights. coming up next in our sports breakfast. more trouble for albert haynesworth. why he is being sued by an exotic dancer. we'll be right back. know the stain. after an alpaca? 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[music, talking, laughing] what makes hershey's s'mores special? hershey's chocolate goodness that brings people together. pure hershey's. . last night at rfk, a huge night for soccer fans. d.c. unite playing a friendly against international soccer power ac milan. and you know the black and red would love to strut their stuff against some of the best in all the world. a packed house at rfk to watch ac milan with their multitied of international superstars take on d.c. united but the home team came out hot in this friendly. look at the header here. it was 1-0 black and red. the fans loving it. they were far from done. first a great header for the assist and a header for the goal and yes, the black and red get the best of ac milan 3-2. a little baseball now. os hosting the as. that is adam rosales with the three-run first. but that is not the best part. he is in a dead heat sprint to get around the based after the home run. that is a quick one. the as get the best of the os 6- 1. yesterday the news from the park had little to do with football but rather topics that might cause if a distract or two. we start with santana moss who did tell some steam mates last week that he did received treatment from that controversial canadian doctor who has been charged with supplying hgh. he says the treatments were routine and did not involve banned substances. he was at practice. but while he walked to talk about his knee and how it is almost 100%, didn't want to talk to the media as much as did he want to talk to his teammates. >> right now, where i stand, me and coach shanahan went over everything. we are very clear on our decision. so if you have any questions about them, you have to ask him about it. football, i'll be more than happy to answer any questions you have. >> i feel really good about where he is at. i feel real good about -- you know that -- i don't know vipped indicated is the word but when effect finds out all the facts, everything will be okay. >> the defensive tackle is being sued for $10 million by an exotic dancer. sylvia ma. ana claims she is four months pregnant and that haynesworthings the father. that is all for this edition of sports breakfast. see you on the other side.