. a few cars on the road, everything is looking good. 95 northbound in virginia. not seeing any problems from fredericksburg to the beltway. andy? >> thank you, chris. it is memorial day in the nation's capital and this morning, there are questions on why president obama isn't in town for the somber holiday. jessica doyle is following this memorial day story. she joins us live from arlington national cemetery. >> reporter: good morning, we are at arlington national cemetery. i want to show you the picture here, a picture perfect morning as the sun rises over washington. you can see part of the 60,000 graves, all bearing a flag, today as america gets ready to honor those who lost their lives in the line of duty. president obama will spend part of his memorial day at abraham lincoln cemetery, out of chicago. the move has become somewhat controversial with some critics saying the president should be the one who lays the wreath at arlington national cemetery. supporters of the president say it doesn't matter where he spends his memorial day as long as he is participating in a memorial day event. he will be laying wreaths at the abraham lincoln cemetery. >> we are lear to remember those prisoners of war and missing in action. no country, no government, no citizen, no president has the right to abandon that. i'm a vietnam vet. i know the hurt it caused my mother. she died with pain in her heart. >> people we are honoring can't be here. somebody has to show up and take care of them. >> participants in the event say it's a demonstration, not a parade, asking for a full accounting of the res of all of the po week's, mia's w's, mia's and veterans. >> i want to bring you back to the cemetery. the navy band will begin to play at 10:30 and then at 11:00, vice president joe biden will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown. >> that's west virginia's brad pacely, he was a headliner at this year's event. carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame for the death of three men in prince george's county. their bodies were found in the basement in the home of 38th avenue. in hyattsville. neighbors were in the street as first responders arrived. the victims have been identified edward gonzalez, his brother, henry and their friend -- he spoke with -- we spoke with a friend of theirs woe was supposed to stay with them saturday night. >> i went out and came back around too late. i didn't want to wake them. >> police say the three were running a generator in the basement. metro's orange line. no service to the east falls station. you will have to take the shuttle bus. service will return to normal tomorrow, but there will be similar disruptions next week. >> at 6:05, time for our living smart report. coupons on the incompetent net, fast, fun and can save you a lot of money. but a recent boom in their popularity is coinciding with a spiking coupon fraud pieces. that could ruin it for everyone. >> this is how busy a restaurant can get. >> you work with us -- >> one merchant per day offering users deep, deep discounts. >> we try to find things we know are going to be successful. that's part of the fun of it. >> it could be something completely different bike massage, sky diving. >> reporter: where in 24 hours. >> we sold over 4,200. >> reporter: as for buyers, -- >> there is no real catch. >> reporter: no catch here, but here, well, it's a whole different world. >> except for. >> this one -- >> reporter: a growing nationwide problem that employees at the coupon information corporation spend hours tracking every day. >> computer hackers that are holding classes on how to make counterfeit. >> reporter: now, they have identified nor than 250 faulty coupons since last december. more than the previous decade combined. how can shoppers tell the difference? >> right now, i still can. >> >> there are ways to detect count irfit coupons, be aware of any free coupons you printout on your home computer. don't accept coupons that are e-mailed you on a pdf file. >> big dangers will continue and retailers may stop accepting coupons printed over the internet. brittany more house, "9 news" now. on our website, a link to all of the current coupon fraud that has been identified. we have a link to some of the legitimate websites brittany mentioned. click on the story under the "living smart" headlines. >> it's 60:00, how the popularity of the naganoal zoo's web cam has really taken off. >> and in four minutes, our -- report, a local group encower ranking students to lead a healthier lifestyle. we aring looking at a really hot and sticky day across maryland. this morning, warm and muggy, temperatures starting out in the 60s. even low 70s. western maryland, you are dipping into the upper 50s. 9:00, well into the 70s, plenty of sunshine for the noon hour. we may see a storm out west. we'll be 85 in camp strings and gary paytonersburg and cambridge this afternoon. temperature also approach 90 for a high. hagerstown west, you have a better chance of seeing a thunderstorm than the rest of us. 270 southbound, all clear, hov restrictions have been lifted here. inner loop, earlier accident has cleared and checking it out, coming off the bay bridge. restrictions still in effect, all day long. "9 news" now will return, after these messages. it's 6:11, time for our monday morning report -- this morning, an afternoon program with a kick. it is building character and confidence by 5:00 noning one simple fact. when you give them a chance, kids love to run and play. >> a lot of these kids have never played soccer before. >> at first, i was upset but i'm okay. >> reporter: this 13-year-old -- 16 years ago, one dc public school teacher wanted to create a way for her students to be more productive and have fun for a few hour after school. the game of choice was soccer. >> if i wasn't there, i would just be there, staring at dreams. >> 60% soccer and 40% writing. >> reporter: amy says that means three days a week, these elementary and middle school kids chase the big white ball. two days a week, their brains get a workout with writing classes, even poetry. >> we have students who join the program because they love writing and they love soccer and we have some coming in, thinking it's just a soccer program, but then they end up really liking it. >> reporter: we just got the enof the dc soccer playoff game. i don't know who won. but dc scores in 23 schools all over town, helping some 700 kids. they all have to do community service projects. these guys are washing cars to raise money. >> reporter: what do you want to do for the community. >> we are having a beauty indication day with hot dogs, ice cream -- >> reporter: that sounds good. >> thank you. thank you, that's really exciting. we weren't expecking that. did derrick mcginty, "9 news." >> for more information on charities we are profiling, go to our website. 6:13 on this monday morning. here is what is in the news now. bp will now try a new way to contain the oil leak in the gulf of mexico. the top kill method stopped this weekend. it could be august before the leak is finally plugged. tension rising in the mideast. israeli military attacked after an accident attacked naval commandos. >> minor injuries after this derailment outside of st. louis. 63 people were onboard. the train, heading to chicago went off the rails on sunday many it is still under investigation. >> alot of heat in the midwest. we'll turn it up. you will feed your spf. quality, a hot, sticky day. the next three look on the warm side. average highs, 0, 1. we'll be well above that the first half of the week. 90 today, 85 tomorrow, the best chance for showers and thunderstorms -- back in the heat upper 0s to near 90, our memorial day forecast as we honor those men and women woe have served for us. warm and muggy, 6-70 degrees. we are looking at a couple of clouds off to the south. otherwise, a quiet morning out there. it is muggy. humidity up, temperatures dropping. one report of little fog around culpepper. otherwise, a quiet morning. >> sunshine, mostly funny, dew points well into the 60s, just a sign of how much low level moisture is in the atmosphere. nationally, a cool anticipate damp day as could the northwest, here. high pressure, out to the west. this one back here. that one really increases our thunderstorm chans as we head for tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. seven-day forecast. 91, today. could be a thunderstorm north and west this afternoon. isolated storm really picks up tomorrow, mid-day into tomorrow evening. temperatures, tuesday in the mid-80s, wednesday, upper 0s, low 90s thursday with storms possible late thursday, thursday night. friday dry. saturday, race for the cure, mid-80s, most storms, 87. >> in the district, earlier accidents, all cleared, now, roads are wide open. 395 northbound. 270 southbound. no problems all the way down. >> it's 6:17, i'm in the web scepter for a story about one of the most popular ways to visit the national zoo. not in person, but on the web. >> it all starts with a popular cam. for us, it really started with pandas. we found pandas in the incompetent section when the internet came about. huge interest in watching pang thats 24/7. you know, our pandas have 38 different cameras, two dirt web streams right now. there are all kinds of views we can get of our pandas, indoors, outdoors, different angles. this is or octopus. he just loves the camera. >> one of great success stories of the national zoo. at one point, it's the only place where you can see black footed bears. >> the camera is inside of the bear den and there is a special camera that we selected because it is going to be basely -- had to be very, very strong and very secure and we selected a camera designed for use in prison cells. >> we find often that our web cam fans come to the zoo more often because they are more interested in seeing the three dimensional, smelling the animals and hearing the vocalzation. >> if you want to head to the cameras, go to wusa. com. we have a few links. >> ahead in sports, an amazing comeback to win a championship. lacrosse highlights just three minutes away. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ good morning, everybody, 700 fans watched -- significant because it was the largest crowd in u.s. history to watch a women's lacrosse game. add another thousand to that on sunday as 9700 plus packed in to watch northwestern take on maryland. wildcats with a quick start. wildcats up 6-0 and sara tied the game at eight at the half. second half, two minutes to go. johnson seals the deal, terps in a rally mode, comeback and win 13-11 for their first national title, their 10th overall. >> w nba, late 4th quarter. sun within three. prerule service dish and sanford, they are now 4-3. nats are better across the board. 11 games improved over this time last year. they went into yesterday's game with san diego. 25-25 overall. 5-5 in their last few games. early on in the first inning, stuck on 99 homeruns for the longest time, since may 13th. yesterday, making it 1-0, nats. game actually went into extra innings and it was nick who ripped that single right there. san diego wins the series, 3-2 in inningings. >> bluejays sporting memorial day cap in advance. jose part of a big homerun parade. this one leaves the yard making it 5-1 in the 8th inning. there was a lot more where that came from. alex gonzalez, long ball banging two, toronto -- that's a quick look at morning sports, have a great monday, everybody. >> a fye more sports notes, how could you forget about the indianapolis 500? this year, mr. ashley judd -- leading 155 up to 200 laps. later in the day. it was nascar's turn. this one belonged to kurt wish. he wins the coca cola sweeping the races in charlotte. >> it's 6:25. we go to the gulf for the latest on the efforts to stop the oil leak. >> an early morning shootout in the northwest. >> the heat is on. it's going to feel like summer, today, howard will tells us how long it will last when "9 news" now returns. cc ñú we know everyone's looking for ways to save. why not save on car insurance? 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[ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com. a few clouds yesterday. hazy skies. humidity is high and the dew point is pushing into the 60s, even 70s, to our south. a lot of low level moisture. it will be a sticky day. mid-80s by noon. 90s for a high. code orange, unhealthy propane or gas, better than char coal. >> our roads are quiet this morning, especially here at the bay bridge. if you are heading across the britain, trying to get one last day at the beach, things are moving well. hurricane ov restrictions are in effect on route 50, but right now, things are looking good. no problems between 95, 70, lanes are wide open. everything is clear between the american legion bridge -- if you are coming down from the beaches toward north carolina, south carolina, no problemsy mitch monday, fredericksburg. we turn our attention to the disaster in the gulf. bp, showing oil pouring out from a mile beneath the surface. this weekend's top kill procedure to stop it was a failure. that's next? that's what people are asking. sandra endo has more. >> reporter: the oil is spewing out of control. for miles along the water's edge, efforts to fight off the crude and protect coastal areas continues. we had small impactful. >> reporter: under water, bp's latest attempt -- since the top kill procedure many were banking on failed. even then, officials admit the cap would not stop the leak completely. >> it's not pressure sealed, but we believe it will get the majority of oil and gas. this is a containment operation that is more straightforward. >> at administration officials are planning to be present in the gulf course. while they work on solutions, this is already hitting the economy. in new orleans, shrimp is a hot commodity. >> reporter: what are we talking about in terms of prices? how high have they gone up? >> probably 20% off the board. it's a type of deal where it's supply and demand. as soon as they heard about this. people had stock in that and they automatically upped their price. >> reporter: 26 thousand claims for lost waynes have been filed by local businesses, including local fishermen and shrimpers. in grand island, louisiana, sandra endo for "9 news," now. >> about four hours ago, police were called to the 9th and 10th street in northwest. they found a man shot in the back side. a few blocks away, another victim. both victims are in the hospital but should survive. >> dv police think surveillance video could help them solve a fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old college student. he whats found at the congress heights station early sunday morning. the man died a short time later. police are not sure if if he was attacked at the station or what. he was a good guy. he was in college and played basketball. he was really a good boy. >> reporter: police are not releasing the victim's name until his family is notified. a second man was also stabbed. but he was treated and released. >> today is memorial day day. thousands of bikers rolled across the memorial bridge and into the district. the ride ended at the vietnam wall, honoring those killed and missing from the war many it's not the only way people are remembering the fallen. jessica doyle continues our coverage, joining us live from arlington national cemetery. >> reporter: voices were lifted at the capital for the memorial day concert with performers, including lionel ritchie. ♪ >> reporter: speakers including general colin powell. hundreds of thousands were there to see it live, including many veterans and family of the fallen. it was broadcast via satellite. many of the military personnel still fighting in iraq and afghanistan and stationed around the world. today, the president will spend his day, part of it at abraham lincoln national cemetery outside of chicago. this has become a controversial move with some vets saying that president obama should be here to lay the wreath at the tomb of the unknown. instead, joe biden will be there. supporters of the president said it doesn't matter where the president spends his day, as long as it is in some memorial ceremony. >> live at arlington national cemetery, jessica doyle, "9 news," now, back to you. >> here's the memorial day kennedy's all american barber shop will close to the general public and instead, will give free hair cuts to veterans. open from 11:00 to 7:00. ocean city expecting a surge of visitors. numbers dip because of the economy many one thing you will not see, curb side recycling. >> it's 6:36, howard bernstein begins our focus on virginia's weather and traffic. >> >> get ready, virginia for a sticky of the a none. slight chance of a thunderstorm. we start on the warm side. a touch of fog as we look up at the weather graphics 60s, own low 70s to our south, humid. richard monday, 0 degrees by 9:00. mid-to upper 70s everywhere else. in the mid-0s, 87 toward leesburg as we head toward the afternoon showers. south chance of a storm in the shenandoah valley. >> increased traffic around mall areas. around tyson's springfield mall. but if you are heading into the district to enjoy some of the memorial day events, things are looking good on 66. we'll have more news and weather coming up, after the break. /xx wñññçy at 6:42, we go to the top of the charts and check out the number one movie in the country . "shrek" topped the charts this weekend, earning $43 million. "sex in the city 2" debuted second. >> thousands of people will be coming back from ocean city, today. enjoying the sun, sand and the board walk, one thing they didn't do, recycle. in this "living green" report, why maryland's sea side playground is doing away with the curb side recycling program. >> for three months every summer, ocean city maryland goes from a sleepy town of 7,000 into a beach mecca. the summer brings a quarter 0 of million people woe come for the ferris wheel, sand, but they bring the trash. >> we are a beach community. eight months of the year, we don't have any traffic. it's difficult for us to recycle. >> difficult -- >> good faith, as the manager of these departments, i could not ask the citizens for this to continue. >> reporter: after 23 years, residents restored their trash. in april, ocean city dumped its curb side recycling program, a million dollar savings. the trash won't linger in a landfill, it will go into into a plant to make electricity. >> some were not happy. >> we had people who were adamant recyclists and wanted to continue and wanted their faxes raised. they were few and far between. >> reporter: cities across the country are faced with dire budget problems. >> other communities are considering changes to curb side recycling. kent island, maryland, throwing out the blue bins. witt johnson, cbs news, washington. owes city and kent county are not alone. the reason was money. >> you probably can't give us all of your money, you can probably give us a great forecast. > hey, a reminder, american red cross out there doing some work, donating platelets. they are open today and a lot of the donor centers have a special memorial day blood drive. >> let's talk about the forecast over the next three days, here. en forecast first. temperatures, today, going to be toasty again, real sticky, 90-91 degrees. you could see a stray thunderstorm, humid and hot tomorrow, 85, however, there will be many more thunderstorms, i believe, in the afternoon and evening and then wednesday, sunny, dry, hot again, highs in the upper 0s to near 90. this memorial day, going to be a hot and sticky one this afternoon with that isolated storm possible. high temperatures around the 90- degree mark. most of us will not see thunderstorms, slightly better chance and then tonight, mostly cloudy, not cool, mostly cloudy, and warm, and muggy, isolated thunderstorm. lie 6-73 degrees and mid-80s with scattered storm. a touch of fog, fog will be out toward killpepper. culpepper. steamy morning out there. 70 from -- hagerstown, thermometer seems warm. 6. i'll tell you, this, right now, alot of the airports at faa sites. i pulled it off the map. these temperatures are not -- they are not right. no the that accurate. close. frederick ran up to 99 last week. until the faa gets better, take them with a grain of salt. winchester, 66 and here in washington, we have 73 degrees. doubt, 67, winds are calmwinds a calm, barometer 66. we have showers and thunderstorms in the shenandoah valley. west of chicago. better chance of showers and thunderstorms tomorrow. in the short term. surgeon surge, up and around us, i-80 west. tonight, we can't rule out an isolated showers and thunderstorms, but here we go, tomorrow, we are dry in the morning. look what the showers and thunderstorms out to our west. afternoon and evening showers, numerous showers and thunderstorms. probably pulling away tomorrow night. giving us pretty good weather for wednesday and thursday. seven-day forecast. we have temperatures hot and sticky, today, 91, isolated slowing -- tomorrow, scattered storms, especially in the afternoon and evening. dry and hot again wednesday. late thursday, thursday night. a weak front, pulling us down to 83 on friday. looks good saturday for the race for the cure and sunday, scattered storms into the mid- to upper 0s. >> it's 64:00, chris need how are the roads doing? >> roads are good. if you are planning on doing any traveling this memorial day, things are looking good. hering looking at the toll plaza before the bay bridge, no problems. clear southbound and northbound. hov has been lifted there. heading into the district. no issues. inbound new york avenue. if you are planning on attending any memorial day events. right now is a good time to get out there. get out early and find some parking. no problems there. travel times, 294 northbound, crossing off the britain, no problems. toll road, everything is looking good. angie? >> thank you, chris. >> it's 6:49, a possible breakthrough this morning in the fight against breast cancer. news of a vaccine that may not only treat or but will prevent women from developing breast cancer. the study was done at the prestigious cleveland clinic. i the result of eight years of work. >> >> we can vaccinate normal healthy women and make sure they don't get the disease. how man trials could begin next year. >> and you can help in the fight against breast cancer this weekend. join in the komm eric kirschner n race for the cure, run and walk saturday morning on the national mall. there is still time to sign up. head over to wusa. com for everything you need to know. >> in sports. nationals are in houston, today and they have a matinee against the astros. they will try to snap a two game losing streak. it's 6:50. we have 73 degrees here in northwest washington. on a busy sunday, people at union station. in three pips learn more about this of we'll be right back. 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"the early show" is neck. they will have more on the north carolina oil spill. >> a north carolina man swimming across the english channel. thanks for joining us, go to wusa "9 news." com for the late he.