we will bring the it to you when and happens. >> thank you. we have just checked. we are waiting to hear from john edwards. we will keep you updated on our web site. we will take you live the minute we hear he is speaking to the public. >> we turn to the celebration for chuck brown. thousands lined up for a chance to say goodbye to the godfather of go-go. city officials and celebrities told personal stories. sam ford has more. plucks somewhere between 10,012 thousand chuck brown fans packed into the convention center today to say goodbye to a legend. chad brown fans packed into the washington convention center. -- chuck brown fans packed into the washington convention center. it was like a rock concert. most were there to celebrate a life rather than born a death. they were from different walks of life but there to honor a man who created a type of music. >> he know it is here to stay, right? >> i am -- i have been listening to go since i was 16. >> he was mobbed whenever he appeared on the street. all generations of washingtonians. at the funeral wreath butyral the crowd exploded at another a figure -- marion barry. >> this may be the nation's capital, but gogo is the district's music thing to chuck brown. those who knew him more said it was about more. he said it was about people. >> he will always show you the same courtesy and respect no matter who you are. >> mayor great today proposed there be a chuck brown -- august 22nd should be chuck brown day. they want to start a go-go hall of fame. a young man who grew up in the streets of washington, got in trouble before turning his life around had an impact on his hometown. reporting live sam ford. >> thank you. the party is not over just yet horace holmes is live in northwest washington. what is going on there? >> a small and private gathering. you could see some of the dignitaries and invited guests. it has been a long day for those who lined up early this morning at the convention center for agents to say final goodbye to the godfather of go-go. >> they waited in lines that stretch for nearly a dozen city blocks. >> they said, where are you going, i am going down to see chuck. >> those who felt they knew him felt he was a part of them. >> this is a celebration for chuck. >> a celebration that turned into a party in the streets. >> i feel like busting a move. squawks this woman said just the way he would want it. >> i had to come out here and support him today. >> a woman can outside the convention center doors since said o'clock last night. -- 8 cents o'clock last night. >> you could hear blaring the distinctive go-go beat of chuck brown songs. >> i love that man. we all do. nobody is going to work today. >> most of all, thousands who came here today came to lift up the spirit of a man who dedicated his life to lift the spirits of everyone he and his music touched. >> the restaurant has been filling up for the past 45 minutes. it is not open to the public. this is an invitation only event. the family is starting to arrive. the mayor is supposed to be here. it will go until about 6:00 this evening. >> thank you. if you want to see more from today's's memorial service but to wjla.com. you can share your memories with us that within a run on at twitter or our facebook page. >> a picture perfect weather day. >> it will be a much different picture tomorrow around this time. more serious storms moving in. doug hill moving in. >> gorgeous weather outside of the weather center here in arlington. 81 with low humidity. 24 hours from now a whole different weather pattern. a warm front will move through overnight and they give us a brief shower before sunrise. as the developing area of low pressure moves east were dragging the strong cold front the set up will be in place for heavy and possibly severe thunderstorms. i think much of the mid-atlantic coast will be under a watched by this time tomorrow. threats from these storms are going to be mostly hail and wind it. damaging winds even and isolated tornadoes expected tomorrow ahead of the front with the greatest threats be in the wind, flash flooding, hail. isolated tornadoes are a possibility. whatever is going to happen will occur between 5:00 and 10:00 tomorrow afternoon and evening. a whole lot more coming up in a couple of minutes. >> thank you. a water main break early this morning in the business district has left thousands of people without water. it closed -- it made a real miss of traffic on connecticut avenue. stephen tschida with the latest there. >> a real miss out here. this has turned into a complicated repair job. they're still going data. this broken main lies precariously close to a number of utility lines. this is a slow repair job. >> the main chattered early this morning. it sent water down connecticut ave. cruiser raced to get to the waterline and repair it but it proved a bigger job than expected. a few lines closed and traffic backed up. a lot of people on foot ran into roadblocks as well. security turn people away from office buildings and roads. frustrated workers headed two other locations. frantic efforts went on to try to drain flooded parking garages. no specifics, but a number of cars parked and -- overnight were inundated. >> probably significant damage from what i can tell. >> restaurants had to turn away a lot of customers. >> we had to close up. >> some customers were a bit confused. >> it seems like the street has sunk in an. i assume there is no traffic here. >> there is no water inside. that would make sense. >> you can see were continuing on the other side of connecticut ave. just one lane is open at this point. as long as the repair job will take, the best estimate is it will go well into this evening. stephen tschida, abc 7 news. >> let's go to greensboro, north carolina were john edwards is speaking. >> we live in a country that has the kind of system we have. i think those jurors were an example or for what juries are supposed to do in this country. the second thing i want to say a word about his responsibility. this is a about me. i want to make sure that everyone hears from me and from my voice that while i do not believe i did anything illegal or ever thought i was doing anything illegal, i did an awful, awful lot that was wrong the. there is nobody else responsible for my sense, and none of the people who came to court and testified are responsible. nobody working for the government is responsible. i am responsible. if i want to find the person who should be held accountable for my sense, i do not have to go any further than the mayor. it is me. it is me and me alone. the next thing i want to say a word about are the people i love. it has been an incredible experience for me to watch. my parents -- my dad just turned 80. my mom who is 78. drove up every day from north carolina to be with me and support me. i love them so much and they did such a wonderful job breezing me and my brother blake and my sister kathy, who i also love dearly. i also want to say a word about my own children. it cate who all of you have seen has been here every single day. she has been here no matter what. no matter how awful and painful a lot of the evidence was for her. evidence about her dad. evidence about her mom who she loves so, so dearly. she never wants flinched. she said, i love you. i will be there for you no matter what. i am so proud to have her with me through all this process. and then finally emma, who turned 14 recently. and jack who just turned 12, who i take care of every day. fed had not been able to see them quite as much. i see them in the morning. i get them off to school. then we get home at night and all eat supper together. i love them both so dearly. they are such an important part of every day of my life. finally my precious quinn. who i love more than any of you could never imagined. i am so close to and so grateful for. so grateful for quinn. i am grateful for all of my children including my son wade who lost years ago. this is the last thing i will say. i do not think god is through with me. i think he still believes there are some good things i can do. what ever happens with the legal stuff going forward what i am hopeful about is all the kids i have seen. in the poorest parts of this country and some of the poorest places in the world, that i can help them. in whatever way i am still capable of helping them. i want to dedicate my life to being the best dad eye candy and helping those kids who i think deserve help and who i hope i can help. thank you very much. >> there you have it. just after the jury came back after nine days of deliberation they had a not guilty verdict on one count but were deadlocked on all the others. a mistrial forced. >> the headlines will be what he said at the top is when he said he did nothing illegal but he is aware he did a lot that was an awful lot of wrong the. >> he took full responsibility and was apologetic there. >> we will keep you posted on that and will have an up day coming up later. just ahead parents converts on capitol hill in a fight to save young lives on the road. >> a city mayor who once big ban on a sugar drinks. >> i was not nervous at all. >> the young dispelling the contestant ever talks about her experience. >> two military members >> the controversy is brewing over breast-feeding mothers. they are breast-feeding in military uniforms. >> suzanne kennedy got reaction. >> this photo started as part of a support group for nursing mothers and the military. now it has become the focus of an ongoing debate about breast- feeding in public especially in uniform. >> the woman on the left is more exposed-to breast feed her twin girls. at issue is whether these two women should be nursing in public wearing their uniforms. >> breast-feeding is breast- feeding. i do not think it matters whether in uniform. >> it was part of a series done for an air force support group. the photo evokes strong opinions some negative. people calling it a disgrace to the uniform. breast feeding is an off duty assignment in civilian clothes. practitioners and moms see it differently. >> it is a basic thing for a month to feed their baby. >> when i heard somebody say it was unprofessional, i thought ok. women in the military are allowed to feed themselves. why would it be unprofessional to feed their babies. >> whether are some policies about what they can do in uniform, the matter of breast- feeding has not been addressed. some do not understand the controversy. >> if it is normal to do that in public i think it is normal for them to do it. >> one of the women had this to say about the controversy. i am proud to be wearing a uniform while breast-feeding. i hope it encourages others to know they can whether they are active duty, civilians. >> the first privately owned space craft to visit the space station is back on earth. it crashed into these pacific ocean today. it is expected to make its next trip in september. nasa hopes to eventually use private companies to transport astronauts up there as well. >> you guys are revving up for your coverage tomorrow. >> things will happen in the atmosphere where things will be unmistakable -- unmistakeable of what is coming. the dynamics will be in place. the high likelihood between 5:00 and 10:00 tomorrow evening. we will take you to damascus. if you live near the elementary school you know it was a spectacular sunrise and a beautiful day. the whole area enjoy the sunshine and low humidity. is delightful. if you have the implants, enjoy it. it will be terrific. we will see subtle changes in the weather beginning. 74 degrees in gaithersburg. 85 in fredericksburg. farther south it is a little more humid. not overwhelmingly sticky anywhere. a very nice day thanks to high pressure that will move to the east tonight. as we head to the overnight hours we will drop into the 60's. a warm front will approach. that may yield some isolated showers before sunrise. the front will move through and put us into a little more humid air as well. this is delightful weather. temperatures and the 60's. sunshine throughout much of new england. take a look at chicago right now. 49 degrees. there is cooler air behind the front. that is key. the key features we will watch the cold front -- the warm front will move through. as this moves eastward the cold front will be the surface mechanism plus a whole list of things happening in the atmosphere that will work together to produce several lines of heavy to severe thunderstorms, isolated tornadoes, hail. the greatest threats to in time will be between 5:00 and 10:00 in the urban corridor. we recognize it is a possibility but there is no way in advance to pick out of this geographic area to say there is a better chance in richmond or philadelphia. no way. when these cells form of we will have a better idea which areas will be under the gun for greater the fax. possible tornadoes hail, and flash flooding in some of the heavier sales. -- cells. early morning we will start with that isolated showers early. partly sunny and breezy. warm in the afternoon. anytime after 5:00 strong thunderstorms. a quick turnaround as the cold front moves of the east coast saturday morning. sunshine and a few clouds. sunday the same story upper 70's. the next system will be a widespread upper level weather pattern that will keep us on settled through monday, tuesday, and wednesday. cooler than average as we head to the first week of june. >> we do not see that 100% chance very often. >> it will happen. >> and what the city is calling an effort to combat obesity mayor bloomberg is proposing a ban on super sized sodas and it should very drinks. -- sugary drinks. >> in a city where everything seems larger-than-life something super size could be downsized. he wants to slap a ban on sugar drinks larger than 16 ounces. it is a move he says would help a growing obesity rates. grocery stores are exempted. >> in the long run i think it is a sensible measure that ideally would be nationwide. it will help people lead healthier lives. >> the idea grew criticism from groups like the new york beverage association and the national restaurant association. in a statement mcdonald's said, -- some new yorkers feel the same way. >> i do not believe he is entitled to somebody else's opinion about what they should drink. >> he has a point, but i do not like it. >> during his administration he has championed bands on smoking and trans fat. the new york city board of health is slated to vote on this measure this fall. >> this proposed so dead man is the topic of our facebook poll today. we ask if you agree with the idea to combat obesity. 79% said no and 21% said yes. >> coming up more on the big bombshell in the john edwards trial. a mistrial is declared. >> they are going to name a new national spelling bee champion when it comes to gardening, we're, well, inexperienced. is this right? right here, like this? ♪ ♪ turn 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[ laughs ] everyone grows with miracle-gro. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 5:00 with allison starling, doug hill weather, and tim brant sports. this is abc seven news at 5:00 on your side. >> parents from around the country came to capitol hill to fight restrictive rules on the road. >> they all have one thing in common. they lost a child and an accident that could have been prevented. >> it was tragic listening to parents today. safety advocates who were warning there are important safety measures that were included in the transportation bill on the senate side but are being blocked on the house side. big business interests like the auto industry and bus companies. >> sounding the alarm about safety measures, these parents carry pictures of children whose lives were lost. >> nobody should have to suffer such lifelong pain. >> it is a sobering statistic. >> if he were to add up suicide, diabetes, influenza and ammonia and combine them all, car crashes kill more children than all of those causes. >> his message to congress, people's lives should count more than the cost of air safety upgrades. >> i used to thing knocking on a door and telling a parent the lost a child was the hardest thing i would have to do. having to end life support on your own kid was harder. >> his daughter was killed on a soccer team bus. >> seat belts would have saved her life and she would have come home to us. >> dr. jeffrey sullivan was a trauma surgeon after -- trying to save lives. this baseball team bus crashed killing seven. >> would moms let kids get on space mound without being strapped into the right? of course not. you can go flying. >> as parents we think our kids are getting an upgrade if they move up to a sport coats. the safety standards for yellow school buses are tougher than motor coaches. stronger roof frames -- these are measures needed to protect our children. one of the parents tell me if you are a parent that has to put a child on a bus that does not have safety seat belts, tell the children to sit on the aisles and not by the windows. if they are in a crash they have a better chance of surviving. >> thank you. while that discussion was going on i was down at 395 to talk about 60 behind the wheel. -- safety behind the wheel. we talked about avoiding distractions behind the wheel including horsing around with other passengers and the car, messing with the radar -- radio. this is the most dangerous time of the year 14 and drivers. if he would like us to visit your school, just call us or e- mail us and we will see if we can fill you in. >> taking a look at the top stories. thousands of people gathered today to say a final goodbye to the godfather of go-go. family and friends along with the d.c. leaders spoke during a memorial service that lasted more than three hours. he died may 16. >> there are still street closures and the district while they fix a water main there. it turned a busy street into a river. >> former presidential candidate john edwards think the jurors after the judge declared a mistrial in the corruption trial. he also said he did nothing illegal. he is the only one responsible for his sense. they found edwards not guilty on one count and deadlocked on all the others. >> we are down now to nine spellers of the national spelling bee contest. >> after a good showing all of our local spellers are out. the highlights from today's spelling bee. hi emily. >> a lot of ribbing going down for the hometown team. you know when somebody hits a home run and you know when they sank a three-pointer. when you come to a national spelling bee, chances are you have never even heard the words they are spelling. >> by the numbers fairfax's 10- year-old is a fourth grader speller. by the letters he is a stand out. >> h-a-b-e-n-d-u-m. [applause] that is jade sailing through around 4. >>-- jay sailing through round 4. and a contest that started with the ballot in million kids. -- 11 million kids. >> which means what? >> i do not know. >> he is too old to return. the six-year old is the youngest ever here and still very much a kid. >> my favorite part about the whole week has been playing in the sand with my friends after the be. >> he met his match with this nine letter word but left smiling. he hopes to return with the numbers and the letters working in his favor. this weekend he has all-star little league baseball tryouts. later in the summer he will go to a band camp. tonight he will sit in the audience dreaming about how next year he can be once again out on stage as a fifth grader. >> congratulations to all of them. the nine remaining spellers will compete in the finals at 8:00. you can watch the final round on espn. >> let's go to the traffic situation. can you. mess? >> the earlier crash we had on the outer loop of the beltway at branch avenue had things bogged down for a few hours. that has cleared. a lot of bailout traffic is heading over to the southeast freeway and eventually toward 395 northbound. a lot of heavy traffic on the outer loop of the beltway across the wilson bridge toward route 1 college park. on the inner loop, they are no stranger to these delays either. heading past the cameras on the american legion bridge, the outer loop just as bad heading toward 66. earlier an accident activity, 95 southbound -- the >> coming up, george w. bush returns to the white house. the>> snow white and the huntsman turns a children's story into a dark one. >> an unlikely star of the new film "battleship." local wo [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? upgrade to verizon fios tv internet and phone for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years with a two-year agreement. this is a limited time offer, so don't wait. get fios at this great low price. act now and you'll get $250 back. but hurry. this incredible offer ends june 2nd. call 1.888.get.fios. fios. a netwtwork ahead. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] it's one thing... to have created an icon and quite another to have done it generation after generation. to the long line of legendary mercedes-benz sl roadsters... ♪ ♪ the 2013 sl. >> a new take on snow white is in theaters this weekend. >> this new version is not for children. arch campbell joins us with his reviews. >> i do not want to say it was scary, but i was sitting there saying " momm, mommy!" >> mir mirror on the wall, who is fairest of them all. >> you are the fairest. but there is another destined to surpass you. >> she seduces the quinta, murders him on the wedding night, lots kristin stewart into a tower and decides to kill her when she escapes. >> you will do this for me huntsman. >> if i refuse? >> she sends chris hamm's fourth to protect -- hemsworth to kill her. a we can best bed along with the avengers men in black, hysteria, and the dictator. also opening is wes anderson's "moonrise." when snow white started the whole theater hushed. >> just do not take your kids. >> i would not. >> have a hard time getting the kids to sleep after that. still ahead, why the bush family went back to the white house today. >> it is hard enough for adults to get up early and exercise. how is a new school program getting kids to wake up >> getting up early just to exercise, it is not something you would think most kids want to do. a group of kids do just that and they look forward to it. >> this program called "box" is making up for physical education cuts in schools. >> it is 7:30 and the morning and the students are already working up a sweat. >> we play ball and jump rope. now i know how to jump rope. >> it is not only her heart rate that goes up here, so does her confidence. >> i feel good and proud of myself. >> she has been coming three days a week for six months. her mother says she has already seen a noticeable difference. research shows the benefits of this program roll over into the classroom. >> pay more attention to the activities we are doing. >> schools across the district -- parents say this activity program before school is crucial. >> back and we were in elementary -- now they do not encourage be any more. >> we have an epidemic of childhood obesity right now. >> one in three children 2-19 are overweight or obese. there are trying to combat that by teaching short run to your right after each session. >> you have to know your nutrition and how your body works. >> she wants to continue what she has learned over the summer. >> the box program is an seven d.c. schools and one virginia school. it is expected to expand to middle schools next year. >> it looks like a lot of fun. "duets" is new tonight. >> ♪ you're the one that i want. ooh, ooh ooh ♪ ♪ >> you can watch all the storms reject stars perform tonight at 8:00. that is followed by "rookie blue." >> maureen bunyan is here with a look ahead for abc 7 news at 6:00. >> a crackdown of the discount buses. the federal government put the brakes on more than two dozen bus lines. some passengers did not know about it until they showed up for their right. we will have the full story at 6:00. if you are closing a bank account because you are sick of the fees, how some banks will not let you go without getting one more fee from you. >> thank you. >> if you had time to get outside and enjoy this evening do it while you can. >> i think by this time tomorrow we will be busy tracking showers, thunderstorms numerous storms. let's get you started. we will take a look at our time line. a steady decrease in temperatures through the 60's overnight. a warm front approaches. there could be a brief shower as a friend passes through. that storm center that is spinning around there and a cold front extending to the southwest of it, that will move it one sector of air overhead. everything is in place. the atmosphere will set the stage for several rounds of heavy to severe thunderstorms. damaging winds isolated tornadoes and large hail will be the most likely threats as we had through the evening. the timing for the metro corridor 5:00-10:00. there will be showers and storms a little before 5:00 in after 10:00. the best we can get it for you at the moment. a partly cloudy one day becoming breezy. southwest winds up to 20 miles per hour. we pushed through the 80's. a much improved the pattern. mid 60's in the morning on saturday. close to 80 degrees on sunday with a story shower. that is the latest. more at 6:00. >> we will see you shortly. >> the redskins wrap up their -- >> they did wrap up their second set of otas today. you're going to love robert griffin the third. i do not just mean his personality he is incredibly talented. it looks like he has been part of this team for a long time. i will have more at sports at 6:00. have you followed the story of brian banks? he is committed to play at usc when he was falsely accused of rape. his accuser confessed she fabricated the story and the california innocence project got his conviction thrown out. he was robbed of his dream. now that his story has made national news, the redskins and a few other teams are committed to giving him a chance in the nfl. >> i call brian banks up and spoke to him on the phone. when somebody goes through a situation he went through, he deserves an opportunity to try out for somebody. >> this is a kid i hope comes back and make said. thousands of chuck brown fans gathered to say goodbye, we cannot help remember what a sports fan he was. the he loved to show us his son's championship rings at virginia tech. a couple of a former folkie's gave us their memories. >> i got to meet him. he used to give us a ride home from virginia tech. he was a great guy. >> i met him the first time i came back three or four years ago to a virginia tech game and saw him on the sidelines. he loved them just like i do. definitely. >> no matter how great you thought he was, i think we have all been overwhelmed by the outpouring. >> absolutely. he touched everyone. it was well deserved. >> coming up next, a big day for the bush family as the former president and first lady get a permanent spot at the white [ female announcer ] with xfinity you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework ♪ [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ ♪ ♪ >> george w. bush and his first lady returned to the white house today. they were not there to talk politics. >> greta kreuz with why the bush family went back to their former home today. >> by all accounts george bush and barack obama have not been the best of friends. they rose above the fray today for a time honored tradition. the unveiling of the official white house portrait. >> the new portrait has attracted an all smiles bipartisan crowd and many members of the bush family including former president george h. w. and barbara bush. >> it is not a debate over issues are between parties. it is a debate over whether the picture actually looks like the president and first lady. >> today politics and rhetoric took a backseat to greece and gratitude. >> to the president and misses bush, welcome back to the house to call home for eight years. >> he thanked his predecessor for easing the trans edition. >> you also left me a really good tv sports package. >> the 43rd president and former first lady unveiled the two paintings by the texas native. they had not been back in more than two years. today they were the stars. as for these official portraits a tradition that goes back to the first president george washington -- >> i am pleased my portrait brings an interesting symmetry to the white house collection. it now starts and ends with a george w.. >> that painting will hang it prominently and the formal entrance to the white house. meanwhile tomorrow, i guess it is back to politics as usual. >> maybe even tonight. thank you very much. abc 7 news at 6:00 start right now. >> live and in hd, this is abc 7 breaking news. >> write off the top at 6:00, big news from the john edwards trial. >> the jury declared a mistrial after they found john edwards not guilty of taking illegal campaign contributions and said they were deadlocked on the other issues against him. >> by all accounts quite a successful day for john edwards and his defense team. accorded on one charge and a mistrial on the others. it came after an afternoon of confusion. the jury came back late this afternoon deadlocked on all but one charge. the jury unanimously found him not guilty of accepting contributions in excess of the legal limit for a wealthy donor in 2008. all other charges including conspiracy and other counts of