, arlington county, are connected. because of this movement of these newly freed people. at arlington there was also a freed man's village that was created after the war by the u.s. government where over the course of 35 years, thousands of former slaves would live and find freedom, work, and protection, and many of them once the village was closed in 1900 would also move out to the community and are actually four local churches that originated at freed man's village, and we are busy developing relationships and working with descendents of the enslaved people here at arlington to get their story, to do more research, and to include their per perspectives in the interpretation of this site. we at arlington house are very excited that our recent donation and our ability to restore the mansion and create new exhibits is not only possible, but that it coincides with the centennial of the national park service. it gives us an opportunity to examine and re-examine what this place meant over the last several decades

next he leads a tour of arlington house. the 19th century mansion situated on the hill above president john f. kennedy's grave in arlington national cemetery. today it is the most visited historic home in the national park service system which is marking it's centennial this year. arlington house will close at the end of 2016 for a yearlong restoration made possible by a $12.35 million gift. >> i am a park service ranger. i have been here many years. i sometimes joke i spent more time in this house than robert e. lee did. although it was his home for 30 years. it's perhaps the most unique place in the entire national park service and perhaps in regards to historic houses one of the most in the entire country because what we have here is a place that truly represents the entire history of this country from its earliest founding with the original colonists that came in the early 1600s through the revolutionary period. leaders of the american revolution. signers of the declaration of independent and representing in many ways on

they should be in arlington now. i urge my colleagues to pass this bill unanimously, urge the senate to act quickly in urge president obama to sign this and the law. it is simply the right thing to do. we have just got to do it. >> thank you. in closing, let me say that in recent hearings, many service organizations indicated that this was a top priority. i want to close by mentioning the fact that women have served in every single war in this country and they deserve the same benefits and recognition of men. i would urge my colleagues to support this important and timely bill to honor those brief -- brave women and others whose efforts was essential in the victory in world war ii. i yield back the balance of my time. >> the gentleman from florida is recognized. >> thank you very much again. i encourage my colleagues to 3336 hasr 33 -- amended. >> the gentleman yields back. those in favor? those opposed? in the opinion of the chair -- >> mr. speaker, i asked for the days and days. nays.s and a sufficient number havin

in whichhis legacy this community at arlington, arlington county, are connected. ofause of this movement these newly freed people. at arlington there was also a friedmans village that was created during the war by the u.s. government where over the course of 35 years thousands of former slaves would live and find freedom on the work and protection. many of them, once the village was closed in 1900, would also move out to the community. there are four lurker churches -- local churches that originated at freedman's village. descendentsng with of the enslaved people here at arlington to get their story, to do more research, and to include their perspectives in the interpretation of this site. house are very donationhat our recent and ability to restore the mansion and create new exhibits is not only possible, but it coincides with the centennial of the national park service. it gives us an opportunity to examine and re-examine what this place meant over the last several decades since the national park service first took it over in 1933. and what it means moving into

, that then turned to arlington cemetery, arlington city and everything we call arlington here. >> a thriving area across the river from washington, d.c. we will go back to touring this place. matt will tell us more about the interpretation of robert e. lee's life here. let's listen. >> here we also have the one portrait of robert e. lee in the ma mansion. it shows him as a young officer. it's not the version most people expect. most think of robert e. lee at the great general. what arlington house represents is his life before the civil war. his family life, that he married his wife here, that six of their seven children were born here. that this was the place he sacrificed to make the choice he did at the beginning of the civil war to side with virginia. to fight for a larger concept of what he considered to be his home and family. and that was virginia. but it came with a very knowing sacrifice. and while robert e. lee would be in the minds of many during that war and the years to follow, somewhat of a villain in history, labeled a traitor to his country by the u.s. government and

of course, that means telling the full story of the enslaved people here at arlington arlington national cemetery was once a plantation. a lot of visitors are surprised by that. over 4 million visitors to our arlington national cemetery every year and very few, it seems, are aware of that aspect of the history before they get here. and to see how this place changed and evolved from a plantation to the national cemetery during the war and what it is now is a great part of the story here that we interpret daily. well, slavery is a big part of that. and for visitors to washington -- and we get so many of the same visitors that visit the lincoln memorial, jefferson m memorial, washington monument, this may be the one chance they have a chance to actually step inside a historic slave quarters as part of their visit to washington and to learn about this painful aspect of our country's history. so, part of our restoration project that is upcoming is to enhance and expand our interpretation of african-american history here and that means fully restoring both of the historic slave quarters, creat

i believe people in arlington. thank you. -- i believe they belong in arlington. thank you. yield oneeld one -- i minute. >> thank you for this opportunity to stand up here as part of women's history month to say that this is a bipartisan piece of legislation that .epresents something overdue i am packed to be able to say that there were women who went before me who were brave and courageous and it all the jobs that were asked of them in a manner that was of high standard and that they gave and sacrificed on my behalf and now we have the opportunity to eliminate some of the last vestiges of disparate treatment. i rise in support of this legislation. i congratulate my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for bringing this to our attention. thank you. i yield three minutes. thank you. i am here to urge my colleagues to support this legislation recognizing the services of certain groups of men and women who have valiantly served their country. when the g.i. bill improvement act became law it contained language championed by berry goldwater that deemed certain groups of women a

next we visit arlington house, the robert e. lee memorial in arlington national cemetery to hear from descendents of one of the enslaved families on this 19th century plantation. in about ten minutes we'll hear from craig that describes his work to tell the story of community established on the plantation grounds to transition slaves into independent lives but first steven hammond talks about his research on the family. >> my name is steve hammond. i'm a retired department of interior employee. i work for the u.s. geological survey. it is sister agency to the national park service. i actually was the deputy associate director for national hazards that death with earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides and a variety of hazards that effect the united states. and my connection is an interesting one. by third great grandmother was a slave at decatur house in washington defendant c. and her brother is charles that actually was a slave here on arlington national cemetery. and go way back in materials of their connection to mt. vernon in

arlington. here we have the story of slavery. and this place represents the founding ideals of this country. this home built to honor george washington and to celebrate the values and beliefs of the father of the country, the house itself built by slaves. but then you have the family as well, the family relationship. and george washington parke custis in essence had two daughters. one was white, his heiress, she married robert e. lee. one was enslaved. both great granddaughters of martha washington. so in that regard george washington mark custis as a representative of the first first family of the country who spent 55 years of his life celebrating that was in essence representative of another aspect of the history of this country. and the simple truth is the first family in this country was biracial. so we recently reenacted that wedding with descend dents of the syphax family in attendance. there was also another wedding that took place here and that was the wedding of selena norris and thorto

arlington estate was taken over by the u.s. army. it was considered a stronghold, a way to protect washington, d.c., and so it was overrun by a number of u.s. army soldiers. the lees, when they left, asked the slaves to attend it. they had no idea how long the war would last but felt they would return. as a result of that, several years later the u.s. government modified the tax code stating that owners of property needed to pay their taxes in person. well, mrs. lee could not pay her taxes in person and, as a result, the property was taken by the u.s. government as a result of taxes not being paid. in addition to that property being taken, the syphax property at the southern end of the estate was taken because there was no proof that the syphaxes owned that property. some years later, about 1866, the syphax's oldest son, working in the department of interior, actually had the opportunity to work with congress to make a plea to have the property returned. by 1866, the bill was taken up by the congress and to this day we know that a bi

. >> what is behind the desire to be buried here in arlington? >> duty, honor, and service. that says it all. every time i come into the cemetery, my just swells. one day i might even be buried here. it is just that reflection. it is a symbol. no another family member is accounted for, and another family member will be taken care of for eternity. i think that is a wonderful message. withgain, with the way full military honors, every time then when theynd do the 21 gun salute, it is amazing. i cannot help but to tear up every time i hear that. , howhn h. lindsley recently was he identified? >> within the last six months. then we go through the steps on what the family's wishes are. then the coordination has to be for theh arlington services. >> if you're thinking about all of the wars that this country has fought, is there a rough number of how many service people still remain unaccounted for? , nearlyve or not 83,000. -- 73,000 from world war ii. the majority of that 73,000, about 50,000 are deep-sea losses. , those areand honest going to be very

took place in arlington back in 2007. a more recent attack drew attention to him. >> reporter: this is really interesting. just about a month ago when an arlington woman was attacked in her house by a stranger as she slept, arlington police launched an intense investigation. they got a big surprise when dna they submitted from that incident matched one of their 2007 cold cases, an unsolved case from nine years ago. they continued to pursue leads and they pointed to justin wingate poe. this is his mug shot taken last night after he was arrested in his home. this is the composite sketch created back in 2007 when a series of attempted sex assaults had arlington women on edge when a man came at them and tried to put a plastic bag over their heads. >> our female victim was walking dn from behind and attempted to place a plastic bag over the

arlington state was taken over by the u.s. army. it was considered a stronghold to protect washington dc and was overrun by a number of u.s. army soldiers. theythe police left, believed they would attend here after the war. they felt they would return. , several years later , the u.s. government modify the while mrs. lee could not pay her taxes and person and as a result, the property was taken by the u.s. government. there was no proof that the owned thatly property. some years later about 1866, the oldest son working in the department of interior had the opportunity to work with a plea to havee the property returned. mid-1866, the bill was taken up by congress and to this day, we know that a bill was approved and signed by the of 1866, whichne returned 17 acres to mariah syphax. that is a really big deal for the family in terms of knowing they have this compound but couldn't prove they owned it but now we had congress here to prove this was their property. doing family history for close to 40 years. it's really something that has

she wanted to have her ashes in arlington. she requested it and we thought they were allowed so the family put in the request and it wasn't until they got the letter back saying denied. wasps are not allowed in arlington. that they didn't just accept that no. in the legacy of elaine harman -- and by the way, these men were feisty. they were strong. they were not going to take no for an answer. and in that spirit, her children and her granddaughter, erin milan is in the gallery today, said we're not going to take no for an answer. we're going to raise awareness to this. i'm going to get my grandmother into arlington. i heard this in early january. working with our colleagues susan davis, getting sponsors. this has been fast tracked through the committee in order to allow them to be laid to rest there. elaine harman's ashes are sitting on a shelf in her granddaughter's closet. we need to make this right as quickly as possible. but let me just say, mr. chairman. this isn't just about the pioneers that we read about in history boo

and arlington house is an amazing place to be able to do that. so, we can examine the meaning of the civil war. we can examine the meaning of the life of robert e. lee, his family, the impact his decision made on history, the lives of the enslaved people here, the consequences of that war. surrounding this mansion, arlington cemetery was created both as a means to honor the dead, but, again, as a way of gaining revenge or justice perhaps if you want to call it that against robert e. lee. but how do we as a country view the events of that war and its after effects? the period of reconstruction. well, arlington house is determined in the national park service and it is determined to seize the opportunity and move forward and perhaps lead the nation here. and to make more of it and something of it that can help us move as a nation and as a culture in the future. the theme here is division and reunion. division, perhaps, is easier to define. reunion, what does it mean? we know the country was united north and south but culturally and mainly the way t

alberg: it was chosen by the navy and arlington national cemetery. for those that will visit the site you will know immediately this is one of the most special places within arlington. the challenger memorial is there. the mass of the uss maine. the apollo astronauts. this is one of the most honorific places that the men could inlaid rest. it's just steps from the tomb of the unknown soldier, right by the amphitheater. i could not be more proud of the decision to place them there. [taps] ♪ ♪ >> order! >> order! >> it will not be the last time we buried naval personnel who fought the civil war at arlington. we do not hesitate to keep faith and honor this tradition even more than 150 years after the promise was made. our nation honors our fallen sailors, soldiers, airmen, marines, and coast guardsmen because we do not want their sacrifice, however distant, to be unremembered. [drums] ♪ [drums] [drums] [drums] >> ladies and gentlemen, this does conclude the service. >> this closes one chapter but is no mean the end of our work. noah will continue

it ranks arlington as the nation's hardest working city. residents there work an average of 41.5 hours a week. that is the huest rate in the country -- highest rate in country. almost 86% of the city's residents are employed. jonathan: still ahead for us at 5:00. >> i'm michel in arlington. where -- i'm mike carter-conneen in arlington where last night the county school board voted to add a new sport to school this fall. coming up, what the sport is and where the players will practice. alison: then late they are some of the best and the bravest. putting their lives on the line every day. but find out what is killing more firefighters than the flames. at 6:00, a new warning over zika. the popular tourist destination that the c.d.c. is now telling pregnant women to avoid. steve: the weekend is here. temperatures will be in the lower 90's saturday and sunday. but on sunday a better chance for thunderstorms all part of a cold front. great time to download the storm watch 7 weather app and stay ahead of the storms when they arrive in the afterno

anjali hemphill is live at the polls in arlington. anjali i know it's early people probably still asleep. anybody out there yet? >> no, nobody is out here yet. things are still quiet. it's chilly and sdrk. i'm sure the crowds will roll in once the temperatures start to the rise. we're still more than an hour this will be one of several poling places here in our area. we expect it to be much different scene later on this morning. but, thousands in virginia have already cast their ballot in early absent tee voting. numbers in the state are showing dramatically higher already than in 2012. 22% more people across the state have already cast their ballot compared to four years ago. there is important information if you snrot virginia today. polls on 6 a.m. they will no virginia department of elections encourages vote others to arrive early but as long as you're in line by 7 p.m. you'll be allowed to vote. virginia law requires vote others to provide a photo id if you vote. if you vote by mail your absent tee ballot must be received by 7 p.

. >>> take a look something arlington fire just tweeted out saying units working here at the arlington station because of a fire near the tracks. they're trying to get more information on this one. because of that, ride now orange, blue, silver lines single tracking between arlington cemetery and foggy bottom. silver line only running between wehle reston east and west falls church. red line delays sticking away to shady grove. other than that, the rest of metro is on time right now. chopper 4 at 95, t looking pretty good. big look at the beltway overall we don't have any major problems right now. we'll keep an eye on this problem on metro and back in a couple of minutes. >>> a quiet way to get your monday morning started. skies are clear, temperatures are in the 40s in the suburbs right now. we'll be loving the 80s by later on today though, hating the pollen. next rain chance doesn't show up until later on in the week. get you going on a monday morning, it's 46 in leesburg and gaithersburg, 41 in manassas, 44 in fredericksburg. so the next 124 hours, near perfect. almost time for the

today this husband and father rests here in arlington in section 60. and as americans, we resolve to be better, better people, better citize citizens, because of master sergeant josh wheeler. and our nation reveals itself not only by the people it produces but by those it remembers. we do so not just by hoisting a flag, but by lifting up our neighbors. not just by pausing in silence, but by practicing in our own lives the ideals of opportunity and liberty and equality that they fought for. we can serve others and contribute to the causes they believed in, and above all keep their stories alive so that one day when he grows up and thinks of his dad, an american like david wheeler can tell them as well the stories of the lives that others gave for all of us. we are so proud of them. we are so grateful for their sacrifice. we are so thankful to those families of the fallen. may god bless our fallen and their families. may he bless all of you and may he forever bless these united states of america. [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain standi

if you are headed to arlington national cemetery, blue line service is suspended right now at the arlington cemetery stop. metro tells us a train's brakes got hurt and started a small fire. nobody was on that train. metro employees extinguished that fire. right now arlington county fire is making sure that the station is safe but service will replace trains on the blue line between roslyn and pentagon city as things get back to normal. a live report is coming up in just a few minutes. stay tuned for that. >>> a bizarre story involving some good samaritans who rushed to help a woman in need. this all starteded in southeast a woman fell off the anacostia freeway bridge. three men rushed to help her, then a witness tells police that he and two other good samaritans were assaulted by a man who told them to get away from his girlfriend. the man then allegedly pulled a gun on them, which went off. but fortunately nobody was hit. police say the man then hit the woman and one of the men with his car. they're all expected to be okay. the man with the gun still out there, though. >>> it was absolutel

this was the scene just a little while ago in arlington. so one after another, schools are reporting that they received these threats. >> the fbi is now involved. sky 7 live over tewksbury, one of many schools involved in today's threat. you can see police cars on the scene there. is live at arlington high school. >> this is where bomb sniffing dogs from -- arlington police are going through the high school here. right now they're basically going floor by floor checking out everything just to make sure the building is safe, but all this happening after kids and teachers were sent home for the day earlier this morning. now, a suicide from arlington, this is a disturbing story, because police are dealing with similar that's at several other schools across the commonwealth right now, including ayer high school, newton high school as well, preliminary mouth south middle school was affected with a bomb threat. taunton public schools. tewksbury high school. we're also told the fitzgerald elementary school over in walt waltham. one thing is clear

it happened if arlington county on sunday. police say a group of motorcyclists were traveling on i-66 when they came uponpp tunnel. the victim wasn't able to brake in time and fell from his bike. he was wearing his helmet but later died at the hospital. investigators have not identified the victim. >>> new details in in the battle over the purple line. opponents of the light rail line that would connect montgomery county to prince george's county say that maryland cannot afford to build it at a time when metro needs money for repairs. federal lawsuit also argues that the lines won't have enough riders to make it worthwhile. maryland transit administration is set to begin construction this year. >>> turning to decision 2016, the democratic candidates for president will be out in full force this memorial day. hillary clinton will march with her husband in their hometown parade and bernie sanders will hold rallies in now, donald trump does not have any public events scheduled for today. >>> presumptive nominee donald trump addres

was the arlington house known as the lee mansion? i believe i was 9 and my family and i came from buffalo, new york, and saw washington and went to the lee mansion. and i believe -- i think i saw it as i'm sitting here watching the program -- there was a doll in a little girl's bedroom upstairs in the cradle. >> wow. what a good memory you have. my goodness. why did -- because you were young that doll resonated with you? >> caller: i love dolls. my dad said i had a memory like an elephant. at almost 75, i still do. it was a wonderful memory. >> that's a terrific memory from long ago. >> those are accurate. she's referring to the girl's dressing room upstairs. >> the custis lee mansion was known as until it was changed after your visit to arlington house, the robert e. lee memorial. >> next up is jean in wyoming. >> caller: hello. please go ahead. hello. >> we're listening. what's your question? >> caller: i have a couple of questions. the one question is, why do you not -- why do you not advertise more often about your events and stu

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of three ideas to get arlington residents help fast in an emergency. the problem is they couldn't help whoever -- he wouldn't have all the equipment. they wouldn't have oxygen and the iv hookups and everything else. i mean they could come out and evaluate whether they needed to send another piece of equipment, but that's another delay. and sometimes, you know, minutes are lives lost. > allen freed lander has needed an ambulance three times in the last four months alone. when it comes to this idea, yea or anyway. >> give it a try and see if it works. see if it benefits the community and them by saying them money and everything. > what about you. >> i'd say ney. fox5 local news has learned other ideas include expanding this historic firehouse or moving it further north. and the fire station 8 task force has been meeting every our thursday. they tell me they have three here's a timeline of what happens next. they say that they will write their report, review their report and then submit their recommendations to the arlington county board on may 31. that's

arlington national has told them no. for nearly a quarter century, eastern memorials has been making headstones for military families. this is the family's first look at the headstone. >> we want it so bad and we want it right and we have someone telling you, no, you can't do that. reporter: one of the owners of eastern memorials. "wehey come back and say are not going to allow it." without any logic or explanation. reporter: eastern says waiting for answers and denials of support requests to have the name carved to the headstone before her death is happening to military families of loved ones buried at arlington in increasing numbers. >> just because the people who are in charge right now, they don't know what they are doing. reporter: 7 on your side contacted arlington. officials memorials like this are allowed in certain sectors of the cemetery, and it is policy not to allow the surviving spouses' names added to the headstone until the spouse died. disputes that and said that the main reason for denying the request is

i will take us back to arlington theater. this is the amphitheater. "hail to the chief" being played as the president getting are -- ready to address those. >> ladies and gentlemen, chaplain studnewski. >> i invite you to pray with me. almighty and ever living god, by your mercy the faithful departed find rest. we pray you look kindly on the servants we remember today who died in service to their country. these were sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, parents and patriots all who lived in this world for too short a time yet made it a better world by their sacrifice. they longed, as we all long, for a world of true justice and perpetual peace, and they spent themselves in service to bring about that world as they understood it. they loved, and they were loved, and they are loved. we may not know the name of every soul who lay at rest here or on more distant fields, but you know every name, lord, for every soul is precious to you. as we gather here and in places all across this land and wherever our honored dead lie, we fulfill our pledge never to

arlington. you will see these folks in the landscapers, veterans, families even with her children out here today volunteering their hard work and our time, and they are doing everything from cutting the grass very meticulously very close to the tombstones here. they are trimming trees, laying bricks, fixing the roads here. it is a busy day, but it is operated -- is all for a good cause. >> at the end of the day, it is all about service. whether you wear the uniform, we are in service to 330 million americans. today, we have 400 professional landscapers from 31 states, and we can provide a day of service to help beautify the grounds for brothers and sisters below these headstones. for t the more than 400,000 servicemembers laid the rest here. during the busiest time of the ever landscapers, they have no problem coming out and spending their day at such a special place. back to you inside. jummy: overseas now. the eiffel tower will be closed today. the press office did not offer a reason, but a ne

. >> breaking news up here at 5:3, a 68-year-old woman drove into spy pond in arlington. good samaritans swam out and brought her to the shore. she's been rushed to the hospitl with baby-sitter accused of sid napping and assaulting a toddler in hamilton. that's abigail hannah. she now admits breaking into a home last november, kidnapping a 2-year-old girl. the toddler was later found nakd on the side of the road with her head shaved several miles from her home. hannah had previously been a baby-sitter for up girl's famil. >> now to the latest on the officers shot in east boston. morse both undergoing surge today. the shooter was shot and killed by the police. investigators digging deeper ino his past. the community plans to come together tonight to show their support for thighs injured officers. >> 7's adam williams in the newsroom with more. >> officers pulling more evidene from the house where the violent shootout took place. richard cintolo and matt morse are still in critical condition and undergoing more surgery today. the officers were shot multiple about two roomma

eastern time live from arlington house, the robert e. lee memorial in arlington national cemetery. it's the park service's most visited historic home. this is american history tv, only on cspan3. >>> charles pinckney was the south carolina to the constitutional convention. in philadelphia in 1787. charles was four times governor of south carolina. he was an ambassador to spain. in the legislation in south carolina. he was in congress up in washington. he spent his entire life in public service. but the key, the national significance of charles were his contributions at the constitutional convention. he presented a complete plan of government. it's called the pinckney draft. which you have to get through kind of a backwards way because they were no surviving copies. he presented this complete plan of government on the third day of the convention. it's through other people's notes at the constitutional convention that you find the details in that plan. now, what's interesting is that james madison, who we think of as the father of the constitution, who had copious notes, he doesn't m

she died last april, and her granddaughter, erin miller, is arlington, too. some wasp s have already been buried there, but last year former army secretary, eligibility. sot erin miller/granddaught er "according to the army the rights granted to the wasps do not extend to the army which runs arlington cemetery arlington national cemetery issued a statement saying "the service of women airforce service pilots during world war 2... does not, in itself, reach the level of active duty service required for inurnment at arlington national cemetery." arizona congresswoman martha mcsally - herself a retired airforce pilot - has introduced a bill to allow the cremated noncombat missions during world war two be laid to rest here.. craig boswell cbs news arlington virginia the cemetery says "wasps" were never eligible and those already buried happened by mistake. patrick open tracking rain and slightly warmer temps....we hope you )ve enjoyed the sunshine lately because rain is moving back in, at least briefly. as we move through your friday, expect increasing clouds acr

reporting live in austin -- arlington. erika: thank you. now to the weather. another blast of arctic cold grips the state. another system could bring substantial snow. cindy: the timeframe on this is centered around saturday during the storm is not on the map you. it' s tuesday and things could change. if that piece of energy comes we will have a better idea of how things will play out if you have weekend plans, we will develop. this is coming off the carolina coastline friday and impacting your weekend. south. some snow will impact us. because the trend has been farther south, it' s looking more likely that the heaviest snow may target the mid-atlantic states. there will likely be some moderate snow bands into new england. big travel impact from the see all the way into boston. that is the weekend storm. we' ve got the wind and cold and the wind is gusting up to 45 miles per hour. we have a wind advisory until 7:00 evening. that is making it feel so much colder outside. zero in worcester. there. it will be a dry afternoon. s with those wind chills of a single

this is north gasoline we have ston in arlington. not a plow -- galveston in arlington. the county has had people working since friday morning treating the roads, about 250 pieces of equipment all over the county getting things done. there are 100% clear on the main roads. 95% clear on the secondary roads. but only 40% clear on the residential streets. that is the same situation in alexandria more or less. where about 25% on the residential streets. people who live on the streets as you might imagine are frustrated they cannot move. >> we haven't seen one truck come through here. not even one plow has gone through. this is all foot traffic right here. >> it's crazy. we need to dig it out. they clean only the main street. wherever they clean it up in the neighborhood. >> we are asking for patience and understanding. the crews are working around the clock to do this. it's a priority for us. jeff: no question about it. if you look at a main road like this, this is completely clear. just looks like a rainy day essentially. but you'd have no possibility to drive onto north ga

congress for elaine harmon's ashes to be allowed in arlington national cemetery even though she was a member of the air force pilot service members in world war ii. >> my grandmother was one of the first to fly aircraft for the united states military. >> reporter: erin miller was proud of her grandmother's service training the men who went into combat. >> my grandmother's last wishes at arlington national cemetery. >> reporter: but she and the wasps did not qualify for entry into arlington cemetery, so she had to store her grandmother's ashes in a closet. it doesn't seem like a dignified resting place. >> it wasn't but what we had to do. >> reporter: a senator was the first to fly introduced a bill to allow wasps into arlington. >> the fact they were told they couldn't has them thinking this is one last slap in the face. you know, of sexism, they thought it was over and it was just this one last element of not being treated fairly. >> reporter: her bill was passed and signed into law in five months. the speed of light in politically good locked washington. i see a tattoo on your forea

it is her first time visiting the master chief at arlington. >> one of the reasons i have never come out here on father's day was, it was painful. >> that pain felt by others, spending sunday with their military father's. >> you have to hold onto those memories. >> balloons, messages, and flowers. a celebration of time spent thanking them for their service and love. >> until the lord comes to get me, i will be right here th is a day to honor the love and sacrifices of all father figures. >> i want to wish the mothers a happy father's day as well, because a lot of single mothers are raising our kids today. >> they say they plan to spend every fathers day right here in arlington with their dads. kimberly: when you find a beautiful spot like that, there is a sense of peace, being there. josh: absolutely. today you could not ask for a better day for it. kimberly: a special story. josh: we are talking about the humidity, the heat cranking back up tomorrow, the first official day of summer, so we are getting ready to deal with more of that. right now, feels pretty good out there considerin

in arlington, amy aubert, abc7 news. alison: we sent a breaking news text alert about this when it happened. you can sign up to get notifications on your phone, wjla.com. leon: all right. check out this scene. boy, fire ripping through a barn in fairfax county. this happened in the morning around 3:30 on van thompson road. the fire officials say the barn didn't have animalsen side. no one was hurt. this isn't the first time the structure was caught on fire. it turns out the roof was on fire a week ago. investigators ruled that was an accident. today's fire is still under investigation. alison: "7 on your side" health matters alert tonight about birth control pills available through an app. well, for many of them app can describe women, girls as young as 13 birth control without stepping foot into a doctor's office. the women first have the option to answer questions about their health online or by video chat and then they are paired to a doctor who talks tem and ultimately can provide the prescription. the new websites a

fox5's alexandra limon ison live in arlington virginia tonight. alex we saw the frustration insi your own neighborhood.gh >> reporter: yeah, to say it toy will be a a slow anda slownd frustrating process is ans a understatement. i mean, look at this mess.look we didn't see a plow in ourin neighborhood until yesterday. i'm talking about for the very r first time, four days after it completely stopped snowing. s now, today this morning i woke i up and saw a second plow andd pa thought okay, great, we'rereat catching up.catchi u there was a lot of storm buts ao then i came outside and saw s this. they completely blocked in myn neighbors.neig i'm talking about my retiredet neighbors who really shouldn'thn be walking out to this i mean,e, who is out there plowing doesnge this and then drives away andn n thinks this is perfectly acceptable? because it's not. o i mean, this is a mess.ess. take a look at some video.eid we're seeing similar problems all around arlington county cnt and it's especially frustrating for parents because now alexandria cityndria

lee memorial in arlington national cemetery. this is the national park's service most visited home and it was on this day in 1916 that president wilson signed the legislation that created the parks service.

arlington county fire tweetedwe this picture not too long ago. they say the fire is underire d control. we have a crew on the waya there. we'll bring you updates acrs wes get them. t heads up if you're riding theint blue orange or silver lines in i there rosslyn northern virginia area this morningia arr extends i was the way to foggyyy bottom. bott more details in a minute. >> thanks a lot steve.. it's great out this morning.s ng granted it's a little on the cool side. side. maybe you sends the kids offends with a sweatshirt, sweatert,wear something like that.some then look at the warmup today.o after school buses going tooi drop these guys off, 77 to 82 degrees. it's going to be a warm one warn late this afternoon.sfter really, really nice couple ofpl days here we're going to be inwe th're 80's.e 8 reagan national 53.io. that hasn't changed. chang dulles 44 and bwi marshallshall sitting at 44 degrees.4 deee notice out in the suburbs howurs kind of cold it is.s. frederick at 43. culpeper, you guys 39 degrees.ee winchester is 54. martinsburg 45. 4

eastern we're live from arlington house, the robert e. lee memorial at arlington national cemetery. join us with your phone calls as we talk with robert stanton, former national park service director and brandon bice, former arlington side site manager who will oversee the upcoming year-long restoration of the house, slave quarters and grounds. live from arlington house at 7:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> each week american history tv's american artifacts visits museums and historic places. next we travel to independence national historical park in philadelphia to visit the assembly room inside independence hall where both the declaration of independence and the u.s. constitution were debated and eventually signed. this program featuring national park service ranger matthew eiffel is about one hour. >> we are in a building that is built in the 1730s. so about 40 years before there is any such thing as united states of america. at that time of course pennsylvania was a british colony, and this was its capitol building. they would make laws for pennsylvania and