Photos of the week: May 25-June 1

A crowd looks on at the World War II Memorial as veterans lay honorary wreaths on Monday, May 27, 2019. (WTOP/Keara Dowd)

Here are photos from stories that happened last week.

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Metro riders wait in line to catch shuttles now that six stations are closed for the summer. (WTOP/Melissa Howell)
Metro riders wait in line to catch shuttles now that six stations are closed for the summer. (WTOP/Melissa Howell)
Nithika Rangan, 9, of Elk Grove, Calif., competes in the second round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Tuesday, May 28, 2019, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
A garbage truck crashed and caught fire Wednesday morning in Montgomery County. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue/Pete Piringer)
A garbage truck crashed and caught fire Wednesday morning in Montgomery County. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue)
A view of part of the REACH campus at the Kennedy Center from Rock Creek Parkway in June 2018. (Courtesy Kennedy Center/Credit: Field Condition)
A view of part of the REACH campus at the Kennedy Center from Rock Creek Parkway in June 2018. (Courtesy Kennedy Center/Credit: Field Condition)
The sky begins to clear over a destroyed home after a tornado touched down in a neighborhood south of Lawrence, Kan., near US-59 highway and N. 1000 Road on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. The past couple of weeks have seen unusually high tornado activity in the U.S., with no immediate end to the pattern in sight. (Chris Neal/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)
Rescued hiker Amanda Eller speaks during a news conference at Maui Memorial Medical Center in Wailuku, Hawaii, on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Eller said she fell to the ground and started bawling when a rescue helicopter spotted her in a forest where she had survived for two weeks by eating plants and drinking stream water. She said crews in other helicopters had failed to see her earlier in her ordeal. She was rescued on Friday. (Matthew Thayer/The News via AP)
Run For The Wall motorcycle ride 2019
Randy Decastro, a Vietnam veteran from Ogallala, Nebraska participated in this year’s Run For the Wall motorcycle ride. He lost two close friends in the war and says the annual event is a healing mission that gives him closure. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
It's the final time Rolling Thunder will ride through Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Melissa Howell)
It’s the final time Rolling Thunder will ride through Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Melissa Howell)
A crowd looks on at the World War II Memorial as veterans lay honorary wreaths on Monday, May 27, 2019. (WTOP/Keara Dowd)
A crowd looks on at the World War II Memorial as veterans lay honorary wreaths on Monday, May 27, 2019. (WTOP/Keara Dowd)
Wearing a life jacket when you're out on the water, is an important step to staying safe on the water. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)
Wearing a life jacket when you’re out on the water, is an important step to staying safe on the water. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)
In Ellicott City, severe weather snapped trees on Thursday, May 30, 2019. (Courtesy JBR via Twitter)
In Ellicott City, severe weather snapped trees on Thursday, May 30, 2019. (Courtesy JBR via Twitter)
Police work the scene where eleven people were killed during a mass shooting at the Virginia Beach city public works building, Friday, May 31, 2019 in Virginia Beach, Va. A longtime, disgruntled city employee opened fire at a municipal building in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing 11 people before police fatally shot him, authorities said. Six other people were wounded in the shooting, including a police officer whose bulletproof vest saved his life, said Virginia Beach Police Chief James Cervera. (L. Todd Spencer/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
A shopping center in Dayton, Ohio, lies in shambles after a tornado struck Tuesday. (AP)
Special counsel Robert Mueller walks from the podium after speaking at the Department of Justice Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Washington, about the Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Metro riders wait in line to catch shuttles now that six stations are closed for the summer. (WTOP/Melissa Howell)
A garbage truck crashed and caught fire Wednesday morning in Montgomery County. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire & Rescue/Pete Piringer)
A view of part of the REACH campus at the Kennedy Center from Rock Creek Parkway in June 2018. (Courtesy Kennedy Center/Credit: Field Condition)
Run For The Wall motorcycle ride 2019
It's the final time Rolling Thunder will ride through Washington, D.C. (WTOP/Melissa Howell)
A crowd looks on at the World War II Memorial as veterans lay honorary wreaths on Monday, May 27, 2019. (WTOP/Keara Dowd)
Wearing a life jacket when you're out on the water, is an important step to staying safe on the water. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)
In Ellicott City, severe weather snapped trees on Thursday, May 30, 2019. (Courtesy JBR via Twitter)

The Associated Press contributed to this gallery.

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