same-sex couples should get married. >> not long after the president made those comments at the white house, the republican presidential meanful mitt romney was asked about his vows during a campaign stop in oklahoma. >> i have the same view on marriage that i had when i was governor and that i have expressed many times. i believe marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman. >> it's a hot topic, facing a possible voter referendum in maryland in november and that is after state lawmakers passed and they legalized gay marriage. in north carolina last night, an overwhelming major of voters cast ballots banning same-sex marriage in the state that will host the democratic national conventions this summer. the district is planning a permanent memorial for the nine people killed in the 2009 metro crash. a battle is brewing over where to put it. the relatives of the victims can't see eye-to-eye with residents in northeast. >> reporter: that crash was the deadliest accident in metro history, 9 dead, 80 injuries and 12 children orphaned. the mayor promised to honor the victims and first responders, commissioning a plaque to be dedicated on the upcoming third anniversary and he's initiated planning for a memorial park and garden. who could ever forget this scene? metro honored the victims on the sec anniversary with an engraved plaque and there is a makeshift remembrance on the langley bridge on new hampshire avenue on the crash site. just about everyone acknowledges this makeshift shrine is not a proper memorial. and that fighting is over what would be appropriate and where should it be. the victim's families would like to see a memorial nearby, off of busy new hampshire in the park area behind the bridge and his stepdaughter veronica died in the metro crash. >> it's an ideal place. it will offer a lot of siren et. it's quiet there. >> he told me -- >> and members of the south manor neighborhood association said the proposed playground and light benches would exacerbate their crime problems. >> we have a problem with teenagers and having sex in the park, specifically, and in the alley behind the park as well as prostitution. >> reporter: the city administrator released a statement saying d.c. continues to review other possible locations. allen lou said he we will continue to work with the family representatives and the larger community to identify a location that meets the aspirations of the relatives and the community a like. families were upset with the plaque. you have to pay to get into the subway stations to get close to it. the third anniversary of that dreadful crash coming up soon, june 22nd, and mayor gray plans to unveil a permanent memorial crash at the site of the langley bridge. and there were of delays this morning because of the track ride. the report shows the blue line had the worst on-time performance last year, almost 12% of trains delayed. the redline second worse and green, yellow and orange. on average, more than 90% of the trains were on time. georgetown's clock tower is keeping time again after the workers replaced the hands. the thieves stole them last week and posted a ransom note. the university said they had to replace the hands and repair $9,000 in damage to the clock. capitols can't make a mistake. if the rangers -- ranges win. they can't handle another heartbreak like monday night either and they're back to cheer them on. >> reporter: and thank you very much. they won a game 7 in boston and hope this goes to a game 7 in new york. after the tough overtime loss, they're pretty good and there are no way down and out just because things are headed south in new york and they do have to win tonight. we have a complete preview coming up to on what troy brower said they have to do and that is inside. outside of the arena, lindsay murphy is standing by what the atmosphere is on the outside. murph. >> reporter: it's quiet here. the things are starting to get loud and excitable here. the game is an hour and a half away. the fans are pacing around and not as early as we thought it would be. the capitals sold out all of the their games and we expect the same tonight. >> and monday was a heartbreaking loss. we have to win two and on to that next round. >> the guys in new jersey better watch out for us. >> we haven't lost back-to-back play-offs yet. >> i'm hopeful and there is that part of doubt. >> cautiously optimistic. >> yeah. >> and rock the red is a big thing here and some fans were dressed to the 9s and it's going to be crazy. cautiously optimistic, a good way to look at tonight's game. the capitals have to win and they responded well after a triple overtime loss and bigger sack after monday's heartbreak and back to you in the studio. >> a pair of eight-year-old twins love their. >> i joy pads. the apes are like people. the new ways they have learned to communicate coming up. plus. >> having your mom in your math class, you may think it would cramp a guy's style. it's worked out well for a mother and son. they're cramming for finals and getting ready to graduate together. . and that signs like a great story. i'm sue palka. we're keeping an eye on radar. showers and isolated thunderstorms getting widespread across the region and it's dropping temperatures. you will need a jacket and the umbrella if you're heading out later tonight, brian. i'll have the full forecast. and if you have a story idea, calls at 202-895-3,000 or send an e-mail, at fox5tips@wttg.com. ps@wttg.com. so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. mmm-hmm. and just leave your phone in your purse. i don't want you texting, all right? daddy...ok! ok, here you go. be careful. thanks dad. call me -- but not while you're driving. ♪ [ dad ] we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. ♪ . ipads are not for humans any. orangutans in miami. just like humans, they pick -- the younger ones pick it up right away. >> what do you want? >> reporter: orangutans are great communicators, whether through sign language, gestures, or sounds. >> and let me see your ear. that is a good ear. thank you. >> reporter: they have great memories. trainer linda jacobs from miami's jungle island is using ipads to get the apes talking. >> they have the intelligence they need but not the right equipment. they don't have voice boxes or vocal chords and this gives them away to let us know, you know, what they know, what they're capable of, what they would like to have. >> reporter: technology is not for every ape here. >> very nice. >> reporter: the young ones pick up on it quickly. the older ones aren't interested. in the future, jacobs hopes visitors can interact with a ape using the similar software. >> they're very, very intelligent animals. i'm not surprised. i think it's great to see them interact. >> if i gave them an gee. >> i pad, i could hand them $600 say go have fun and they will eat it. until we come up with a better screen or case, i'm going hold on to the. >> i joy pad. >> reporter: no matter how you see it, this endangered animal is just like us. we all want to get our hands on the latest technology. a mother and son are as close as they can be. so close, they about to graduate from a local college together. this is a question: which has the higher gpa? first, not only would a real life alien invasion be terrifying but expensive. a hollywood reporter asks to tally up the damage for the avengers. it would cost manhattan $160 billion for damage. sounds like a lot but it's less than the damage from the 1996 movie "independence day." 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before i got to the first class, she text me like 30 minutes before the class and said are you going to come sit next to me in class? i was like yeah, why not. >> reporter: even so, it took awhile for professors to figure it out. she said ship, jody and ship devon. is this your sister? we were like no, that is actually my mother and she literally had the most confused look on her face show had. she sat there and stared at us like and you're taking a class with her and sitting in the front row together? i couldn't get my kids to do that if i paid them a million dollars. >> reporter: even when devon was young, jody loved math and wanted her kids to love it, too. >> and i go can you bring an extra worksheet so i can do one, too? >> t to the fourth minus 7. >> reporter: jody has done a lot of growing in the 20 years from when she started college up until now when she's actually getting her degree. and she's crunched the numbers and said that it's never too late to go back to school. >> a second, you have a whole different look on it and different wisdom. >> reporter: he stopped competing with his mom. >> and she'll be look oops, got 107. there was not extra credit on that test. how did you get 107? >> she has the higher gpa and learned a few things from him. >> she can do anything, you know, you set your mind to it and i have a small boy. he always wanted to be a pilot. >> reporter: later this month, he'll be commissioned as a second lieutenant in the air force. >> i love my mom and she's wonderful, you know, and i would turn to her for any problem, math or not and -- >> reporter: beth parker, fox 5 news. and from sweeping the floors to walking across the stage. a 52-year-old custodian at columbia university in manhattan is graduating from the school this sunday. and gox phillipe came to the u.s. and didn't know english, took him 12 years to complete his classes and while working the whole time. he's ready to graduate with honors. >> a lot of end on the radar. >> this is it. and there is a lot of rain on the tunnel and we'll show it to you here, folks, in just a moment. a live look outside and looked like it wanted to rain all day and the clouds thinned here and there and now, we're getting the finale and some showers moving on through and they may be able to detoss it. and perhaps you pick up a half an inch. we're going to call it light to moderate rain and there are imbedded spots heavier and this is what is kind of focusing it, the same front in the forecast the past few days and that is finally struggling through the area and that is inspiring, a few more showers and storms and there is a second one coming through and we're getting closer here. what we're showing is a couple of spots with imbedded moderate downpours and not much in the way of thunderstorms and they happening to the south and east. and these are moving slowly. can you see this inside the beltway here and around arlington and alexandrea. and the other thing you will notice about the showers as they're moving on through, in addition to dropping rain, they're dropping the temperatures. radar is going be busy tonight. there is a frontal system tonight slipping east of the city and behind it. especially across montgomery county and begin to see our temperatures dropping. let's move on to sentinel radar and can you see what we're watching here as we watch our showers and storms in motion and generalling moving to the east-northeast and i wanted you to see the line we're watching through the carolinas and into southeastern virginia. some much heavier rain to the south and east. the reason it's been warmer there and a bit more unstable, down in the regions, maybe you get a severe thunderstorm. for us, i think it's mostly the showers and i mentioned a second front. it's right here. that has to come through later tonight. and so we'll keep showers and storms, isolated storms only in the forecast the next few hours and talking about the temperatures dropping after the rain hits, d.c. is 72 and gaithersburg, 57. where we have had a moderate rain shower go on through. dulles is 61, up toward hagerstown, 62 degrees and a big contrast in temperatures and you're going to see them dropping when you get the moderate downpours. prepare for that and keep the umbrellas handy. the future cast will show us the downpours moving on through and look at this, by midnight, we're winding down as most of the heavier activity gets to the east. i know you're not going to believe this, the sun's going to be out tomorrow. we're going to have a drier day and this is going to be a windy day and cooler. upper 60s to low 70s and i really think that for the most part, it's the beginning of a real nice trend that takes us on into friday and sunshine's going to be with us for saturday as well. and most of sunday, too, and tomorrow, high pressure builds in behind the frontal system and that is the second front we have to weight through and we'll get a breeze out of this as the high pressure is building in and some 7 shine. i can't eliminate a spotty shower from the forecast and especially north along the mason-dixon line. evening showers and isolated storms south and east of d.c. we'll dry out overnight and if you have the windows wide open, you may want to lower them, dropping to 57 degrees overnight and tomorrow, we should get up to 70 degrees and notice the winds out of the northwest at 10 to 20 and at times gusting higher than that and that is noticeable. definitely a drop in the humidity, big time as the breezes pick up. it's 8:00 a.m., 59 degrees and sun. by noon, 67 with a breeze and by 5:00, about 68 degrees. and a rainy -- coming to an end here the next few hours and getting good rain between now and then. friday looks great at 73 degrees and still happy on saturday at 77 and a couple of showers late day, like after 6:00 and as late as 8:00 and the light showers and monday looks wet. >> all right, thank you, sue. >> sure. check the weather any time about when you download the fox 5 weather app. go to the apple app store and search d.c. weather on the website. the capitals season on the line. win or go home. dave feldman is live with the sports edge. first, the harbor baseball team finds a way to spice up the boring road trip. they choreograph the dance to the pop song, call me maybe. the team finished the ivy league season with a losing record and the video video as a winner. more than 1 million views on youtube. youtube. . hi, everybody. i'm dave feldman live where the caps are in a must-win situation. they trail the series three games to two in the with the rangers. if they lose, they're done. but, if they haven't lost back- to-back games in the play-offs and six games went to overtime, with two and four, that is not great. of the three previous losses, they come back and that is a good omen. game four, the excruciating triple overtime loss to the rangers. the caps responded. the third powerplay goal was the third winner and evened the series two games apiece. the caps led with six seconds to go and lost in overtime with mark stoltz on the back of the neck. the caps need to make it four- for-four with overtime losses if they want their season to continue. >> and [ indiscernible ] everybody has to give up 100%. >> and another game. >> you are excited to get back in and compete again and, you know, we're excited for an opportunity to win that on there. >> we don't -- . >> and you have to play your game and nothing better than being under pressure. the best part of it. >> and last night, the flyers hosting the devils and tries to clear the puck and bounces off and into the net for the game- winning goal and defeat the flyers, 3-1 and new jersey beats the flyers and advancing to the first conference final since 2003 and there was the winner of the caps and rangers. last night, 3rd baseman zimmerman returned since april 20th and with that outcome against the pirates. didn't follow the script. top of the 9th, nats trails, 3- 2 and the next batter is adam laroche. the former nat to the deep right center field. the 2-run home run, the fifth of the year and give the nats a 4-3 lead. bottom of the 9th, rob barajas off of rodriguez. a game-winning 2-run home run to the left and supper a -- to the -- suffer a tough loss. last night in baltimore, the texas rangers josh hamilton went berserk and had a record night at the expense of the orioles and that outfielder hits four home runs and to be the 67th major league player to accomplish the feet. the first to do it since the blue jays in 2003 and hamilton with the double and goes 5 for 5. an american league record, 18 total bases and rangers with the victory. and the story here, the caps have to win. they trail three games to two and he's optimistic and won a championship, remember, with the blackhawks and said this has the locker room to continue and doesn't want to look ahead to winning the stanley cup but they definitely have the mental thity to stave off elimination game. live fromver e zon center, i'm dave feld -- live from verizon center and i'm davefeldman back to you. >> and starting with the radar. a lot of showers around and you can see them here. so, between now and midnight, a pretty good soaking for most of the area. on to the five-day forecast and we dry yet out starting tomorrow. weekend looks great, too, brian. >> all right, back here at 10. the news edge. as always, hope you will be, too. have a great night. we love gardening... yeah, but the feeling wasn't always mutual. i want you to grow big! if you grow for me, you'll get cookies for free. nothing worked. ♪ but we started using miracle-gro garden soil. you just mix it with your backyard soil... and it feeds your plants for up to 3 months. my plants grew bigger... more beautiful... with more flowers and vegetables. guaranteed. everything changed with miracle-gro. for you are these flowers, like soap is for showers. everyone grows with miracle-gro.