small computer room trying to fix the problem. we weren't allowed into the room because we are told it would be a distraction and end up taking them longer to make the fixes. the county has two systems and the 200 signals that had problems with part of the old system. lightening likely caused a surge and the only way to fix it was getting down and dirty with wires and computers and servers. >> i'm scott broom in bethesda where pepco promised this storm system today customer service will be a lot better. >> once there is a prediction of a major event. >> reporter: today a drill here if he operation center as 500 pepco workers were called in to handle a simulated summer storm that knocked a quarter million imaginary customers offline. >> you'll need materials, you'll need food. >> reporter: new this season 40 additional customer service reps and more phone lines. next month mobile phone apps will be out for tech savvy customers to report outages online rather than on the phone. pepco's website will allow you to do the same for the first time. >> you don't have to call in. >> sure feels like a soupy sort of day where it might help them pop up. can we get the spring back? >> maybe over the weekend we can. but right now a little bit on the soupy side. no storms on live doppler which is great news if you're going to go to the ballgame tonight or going to a u2 concert. >> a couple storms south of us but by and large getting hammered in new england. for tonight, we will keep the chance of an isolated thunderstorm in a little longer but partly cloudy muggy, lows been 70 and 75. we will come back and talk about a cold front and what that means for the weekend. >> two years ago nine people died when two metro trains collided. tonight, the anger and sadness marking the suleiman anniverary of the largest tragedy in metro history. delia gonclaves takes us to the day's remembrance. >> reporter: a bell toll for each of the nine victims who lost their lives two years ago. >> fernandez. >> it is going good but i want a hug. >> veronica. >> when i hear my granddaughter say where is my mommy and my grandson says my heart feels like an egg that is cracked. i'm very angry. >> there is nothing that i want more. >> dennis hawkins. >> and those who feel metro has left them out of the process, a promise from the mayor for memorials on their terms. >> it is our strong desire that the children we are raising because of the loss of their mother that they will one day have a place to go in remembrance of their mother. >> reporter: as metro prepares to lay a wreath the families follow walking to the metro station their loved ones never reached that fateful day. survivors for the loss of peace of mind. >> relived that crash all over again. >> reporter: and children for the loss of a mother. >> i hope she listening. i love you, mom. >> reporter: as family members gather here to reflect at this makeshift memorial on the new hampshire avenue overpass the ntsb we spoke to the head of today and she says metro is making progress but they still have a long way to go. only three out of the 19 recommendations have been fulfilled. in northeast washington, delia gonclaves, 9news now. >> maryland, dc and virginia have committed $50 million every year to improve metro safety but $150 million fund from congress may not be extenned this year. >> tonight we are learning that the marine reservist detained near the pentagon last week is now being linked to all of those shootings at military buildings around our area last fall. sources tell 9news now there is evidence that connects yonathan melaku to those shootings at the national museum of the marine corps and four other military targets. last friday yonathan melaku was found inside arlington cemetery with a backpack containing shell casings and notebook and zip lock bags containing an explosive chemical. that final claim was unfounded. a dc police officer on administrative leave tonight after being charged with sexual assault in west virginia. he was indicted on charges he had sex with a girl under the age of 16 between 2001 and 2003. he was a sheriff's deputy at the time in ohio county, west virginia and faces up to five years in prison when. dc's chief financial officer saying new revenues will add $107 million to the coffers this year and another 71 million this year. the mayor says this year's revenues will go to agencies in danger of going overbudget and much of next year's budget will help fund health care. making a trip to dc. that thing you see right there, a horse-drawn covered wagon. his name is ralph casey and he was hoping to meet with the president and some members of congress. he wanted to talk about the economy and how they are trying to help small business owners like him. what advice would he give them? >> i would tell them to take a lot of those advisors they got up there, put them into a horse and wagon for 54 days and doggone if you don't get in touch with the people and see what's really going on. after all, the truth is how in the heck do you govern a country? i have owned a business for years, if you don't know what is going on in the country. >> in other words, get out of the bubble. >> casey made a special trip to arlington national cemetery to visit the grave site of the most decorated veteran of world war ii. in less than one hour president obama will announce his plan to start bringing u.s. troops home from afghanistan. 100,000 of them are there right now but the president plans to have the first 5000 home by the end of the summer. you can watch the whole speech starting 8 p.m. right here on wusa9. the ship that buried osama bin laden at sea could be getting a unique assignment for veteran's day. the native is now in talks with the ncaa to hold a basketball game on the deck of that carrier. this would be the first time in history an aircraft carrier hosted a college ballgame if everything is worked out michigan state would meet north carolina in the first ever. still ahead a suspect holds police at bay for 16 hours but he takes time out to update his facebook page. why some of his friends may not be facing charges. but first, scrapping the toys. the challenge from one fast food change to all of the competition. we will tell you about that one up. jack-in-the-box is challenging other fast food restaurants to follow its lead when it comes to kids meals. the fast food change says it is going to stop giving away toys with the items on the kids menu. chains have been pressured recently to stop marketing high calorie meals to kids. lots of chat about that story over on the wusa9 facebook page. do you think that other restaurants ought to follow suit or is it just an issue of parents taking control of what their kids eat? sends me an e-mail at mailbag@wusa9.com. new toy to play with all thanks to general motors. pretty fancy. brand-new chevy camaro donated to a local nonprofit that gets high risk high schoolers all fired up about science, technology, engineering and math turning them on to building race cars. the gm spokeperson could not stop talking about the kids and their work. >> where are you going, man. >> montgomery. >> excellent. >> overall one of the best things that could happen to me. >> i wants to own my own business. >> energizes my batteries personally because you can see the excitement. you can see it in every one of these kids' eyes. >> reporter: in three years the founder is convinced that she has helped to sear hundreds of at risk teenagers to college. they are moving into a new facility in the fall and gm may end up giving the new class another one of those fancy cars. topper is brack request an early look -- is back with a look at the weekend. >> what lurks in your dish washer? a health wash up next. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with amazing innovation, driven by relentless competition, wireless puts the world at your command. ♪ back now with a health alert that could have you rethinking how you clean your kitchen. fungus that lives in dish washers. 56% have fungus on the rubber seal on the dish washer door that thrives on moisture and can thrive those high temperatures. researchers say it may even cause lung problems but they are still studying that. opponents of that proposed circumcision ban filed a lawsuit today. they say that local governments can't restrict medical procedures. they say it is a form that is not right. told but that college football player arrested for wearing his saggy pants on a u.s. airways flight. well, tonight we are learning the very same airline let another man fly wearing skimpy women's panties and thigh high stockings. the san francisco chronicle published this photo this morning from the june 9th flight. that was six days before deshawn marmon was arrested in san francisco. u.s. airways says it does not have any dress code policy. but if someone's private parts are exposed they are not allowed to fly. he was expositioning a body part and -- he was exposing a body part . imagine this. police surround you. what's the most important thing you need to do? probably not update your facebook page but that is exactly what police say 36-year- old jason valdez was doing during a 16-hour standoff in utah over the week. now, police say that led to some of valdez' friends and even strangers giving him insights as to what the police were doing outside. >> am i going to be able to stop everybody from sending off a message to somebody else? absolutely not. however, if it is a safety issue i would like to stop that as soon as possible to make sure that any officer engaged in that operation makes it out safely. >> the standoff ended when the officers stormed the hotel room. police are considering charging some of the people that posted on valdez's page with obstruction of justice or hampering a police investigation. so do you think these other folks ought to be charged with a crime? some of them posted things as specific as where the police snipers were hiding outside the motel where the suspect was holed up. nothing illegal about writing into mcginty's mail bag. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. sirens in minotte, north dakota, telling residents it was time to get the heck out. it started after the river began flowing over the tops of levees. nearly 11,000 residents had been warned to leave their homes before those alarms even sounded. still, rough weather all over the country, topper? >> that flooding occurred a little bit ahead of schedule. they thought the levees would hold a little longer but not the case. pretty typical summer day. temperatures hitting 90. first full day of summer. temps. we are back in the upper 80s pretty much across the board. 88 downtown. 86 in fredericksburg. 88 in culpeper. even 86 up in hagerstown. factor in humidity and there is still a little bit of a heat index. still feels like 94 in leesburg. still feels like 97 in fredericksburg. still feels like it is 90 up in frederick. so, here is the deal. humidity is here to stay. no doubt that. muggy night. we will keep chance of an isolated thunderstorm in but i think if you're going to go to the nats game you're fine. if you haven't left for the u2 concert you're fine. breezy and hot tomorrow. cold front approaches on friday. then scattered thunderstorms both tomorrow and friday. some of which could be heavy. and a few of those could be severe. we will certainly keep you posted. for tonight. partly cloudy muggy. isolated thunderstorm that's it. lows between 70 and 75. inside the beltway in downtown, a bit uncomfortable. mid-70s. pretty much across the board. 75 in arlington. 74 downtown. even in the burbs not that comfortable. 70 in up gaithersburg. 73 in college park. 74 in waldorf. 72 in fairfax. 72 in reston. maybe you get down to 70 in leesburg and manassas. tonight that would be a victory. tomorrow morning partly cloudy, very warm. a shower still possible. late morning. 70s and 80s. looks like a dry commute though. by afternoon. partly cloudy, breezy and hot. some thunderstorms. some could be heavy. a few severe. highs low 90s and winds increasing south westerly at 10 to 15. all right. we have got safeway battle of the barbecue. i will be out in the morning. mr. mcginty out there in the evening. sunday great. lower humidity. sunshine. temperatures in the upper 80s. can't ask for much more than that. here is your day planner. 70 do 75 to start. 84 to 89 by noon. so it is well into the 80s by noon. 88 to 93 by evening. a couple of thunderstorms possible by afternoon. next seven days. better chance for thunderstorms we think on friday with a cold front. we are still right around 90 but then much nicer. upper 80s saturday and sunday. monday we are in the upper 80s. tuesday the heat will try to come back. low 90s probably on tuesday and wednesday of next week and with that return of the heat will come the chance for some thunderstorms on tuesday and wednesday. right now that fronts goes south of us. you know as well as i do it is the time of year anytime a cold front goes south and east we cheer. >> yes, we do. >> thank you very much. >> from our weird news file they call him menace. he is an english bulldog but really hard to maintain that tough as nails bulldog reputation when you look like this. yes, this is some sort of jumper get up. his owner loves to get him all dolled up in. he loves his outfits and will strut around the neighborhood when she puts him on. she says his favorite is his count dracula deal complete with cape. even has his own facebook page. he shows off his gear. melanie says he even won a place as most handsome male in manchester's pink dog show for pets. for his part he has reportedly tried several times to leap off the roof or run head long into traffic but he keeps on saving him. >> you know the rule. >> what is it? >> we don't wear capes. >> we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. the address mailbag@wusa9.com. 9news now will be right back. >> it is just creepy. >> we played video games with kids so see what online conversation is like but it was so dirty we can't air it. profanity at play. tonight at 11 p.m. no audio ] you mentioned get a job if it were that easy the employment rate would not be as high as it is. medicaid not sure of the process and qualification parameters but i have heard that 50% plus that apply do not qualify. it may seem outrageous to some but this desperate situations people do desperate things. what would you do if you were in his shoes. i think it is great this has ignited a debate over how we provide health care in this country. one article said he did not want to go to a doctor because he had no money which suggests he overlooked the possibility of just showing up in an emergency room and asking for help. it is not a great thing. not the best option. certainly better than going to jail though, i think. then there was this on food allergies. yesterday i said long ago they seemed far more uncommon. jessica in wheaton maryland said they were. another thing that was uncommon many years ago were all of the extra unnecessary artificial ingredientses that man has created. those unnecessary ingredients are the reason for the allergies. it is a shame. >> i'm told there are some other other. >> tonight a complete wrap up of the president's speech on afghanistan when i'm back with anita brikman. new gaming. what your kids are hearing when he chooses to play online. that's tonight at 1 p.m. log on anytime to wusa9.com. we will see you a bit later. bye-bye. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com now, "entertainment tonight," the most-watched entertainment news magazine in the world. >> george clooney, and elisabetta's breakup. what we know about what went wrong? 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