home owned by former d.c. school ntbo pntdeside pgyegegusbeureca firefighters had problem was the water supply. derrick ward joins us from outside of the home in northwest d.c. with the latest. >> reporter: firefighters remain on the scene here. the investigation has already begun. up until a short time ago, it was still fire, still flare-ups coming from the house. not much left of it now. it is but a shell and we understand the contents themselves worth probably millions or total loss. the investigation comes down to the elements, fire and water. too much of one and not enough of the other. a luxurious home, priceless artwork, reduced to a raging inferno. the fire started wednesday night at 8:15, on the scene shortly thereafter. making progress, attacking the fire from the inside. then something happen. >> we struggled with the water pressure. 10, 15 minutes later, we called for a second alarm.

eventually we had about 150 firefighters on the scene. >> reporter: but they would have to attack the blaze from the outside and hose has to be run more than a thousand feet. ongoing issue that came to bear on this blaze. >> we feel like with the appropriate water supply we would have been able to curb this. exactly what happened to the water supply, we are not sure. >> reporter: the hydrants are the responsibility of the water and sewer authority. >> we -- water distribution center in collaboration with the fire department to ensure we can deliver 1,000 gallons per minute to any resident within the district. we believe that there was a thousand gallons per minute. >> reporter: residents of the neighborhood say they can confirm there had been issues with water pressure for months. >> sometimes how it is -- you know, makes -- very did a every day almost. >> higher elevation. work going down in the street

or -- down the street. things of that nature. it can drop pressure. i don't think that was the issue here. >> reporter: besides determining the cause of the fire, the investigation into the water pressure issue is starting as well. a lot of information yet to be derived from the ashes and from the absence of pressure. >> really -- never thought about it until this happened because -- in the day -- what do you do with it if it is your house? >> reporter: no one was injure medical the hole. the foam owner was not at home at the time of the blaze. the mayor and city officials are due down here later today to see what they can do about the situation. we are live in northwest. back to you in the studio. >> ward, thank you. metro bus driver allegedly photographed driving while on her cell phone could become the first casualty of the agency's new zero tolerance policy. this picture was posted on a d.c. blog and news4's chris dorn is at the potomac park station.

chris? >> reporter: good evening. we are here at the station because this is where the bus, number 63, departed from tuesday morning on which a rider took this picture apparently of a bus driver on a cell phone. it has been posted on the web. we printed a color picture today andook it to metro's boss to get his reaction. do you see this picture? if so,hat's your reaction? >> the driver on the phone. >> reporter: after his appearance, i asked john catoe if he had personally seen the picture that purports a female bus driver on a cell phone taken by a rider on her bus. >> yes, i have seen this photograph. in fact, it was reported to us yesterday. yesterday evening. and my reaction is i'm ashamed. i'm angry. >> reporter: the bus was number 63 from takoma station. the person that posted the picture, a rider named bryant, says it was tuesday morning between 8:00 and 8:30 when they

got to the stop just outside of the metro station, the driver got off the bus and started talking on her celho pne for approximately three minutes. e acgot bk on the bus aftert the passengers yelled at her to ge moving. she was still on phone when she pulled out into traffic moving several hundred feet before ending the call. john catoe says the operator has been identified and an investigation is being conducted that could lead to her termination. >> i made clear the consequences of using a cell phone and operating a metro vehicle. once -- if we determine that this is what happened, we know what the consequences are oyp the union representing transit workers issued a statement saying the union is prepared to follow the rums under the zero tolerance policy. atu local 689 will closely monitor all investigations and personnel actions to ensure the

appropriate outcome. advancing safety is our number one priority. we showed the picture of the bus driver on the phone to some metro riders. >> it is dangerous to be on the phone and drive. >> reporter: how would you feel if you were on the bus? >> uncomfortable. she's probably not giving complete attention to her driving. >> reporter: we also have riders -- asked riders if they think the driver deserves to be fired. you may be surprised what some of them had to say. that story ahead on "news4 at 6:00." see you in the next news hour. live at the takoma station in northwest washington. back to you in the studio. >> chris gordon. chris, thank you. a different kind of trouble for another metro driver. he is facing kidnapping charges tonight after refusing to let a passenger off his edlleid iegennct thelleged incident ocee'inrguneocos nvety prince george's county over the woaro serpokesproson tells us a manoa brded t bhe t rgnto aottum en rnto an argumentith w theveri d t getd ff the e oet g shean wfo

bus, apay,waherk t pay,wahe t onbi,ns roonnsbi, d.fu se nstr s d.sege rametro's generalcatoe,lcatoe,s guilty, he will be fired. >> that particular event is still under investigation and, again, we would not tolerate it any violation of our policies whatsoever. and the penalty for doing had a is you will lose your job. >> robinson has been placed on administrative leave. a number of people got stuck on an elevator at the woodley park metro station around 3:00 today. six adults and four children, including a baby, were on that elevator when it jammed. firefighters were called in to help free them. the baby received medical attention but everyone is expected to be okay. a broken water main making a mess along part of the u street corridor. eight-inch pipe snappedhis afternoon near 13th if and florida avenue sending watt near the road. repair crews are fixing the pipe but may be several more hours before that is done.

about 30 homes don't have my water now. and traffic in the area is clogged. belmont street is closed between 13th and 14th streets. >> fresh if not steamy start to the 2009 redskins season today. this morning training camp opened out at ashburn. lynn slin there live with more on the team's first practice. it was cooking out there, lindsay. >> it was. it is still cooking. the redskins now are able to get inside and cool down. they left the field about a half an hour ago, jim. players felt like they had a good first day of practice. it was the first day out of 34 days of training camp. it was interesting, though. defensive coordinator greg black spoke out about disappointment that first round draft pick orakpo was not here today. he hasn't signed his contract. he said he's missing valuable time out here. hopefully he joins this team, too. let me take you back to the field and show what you these guys did today. they showed up this morning as did all the fans. bright and early here to watch the redski and their second

season under jim zorn. the players said that it was a little bit more laid back this year as communication is stronger and there is a lot more familiarity from the start. still for some players, they say that it was just back to the drawing board. >> it was hot. it was a little bit tough. just the first day. i never really have a great first day. overall, things went well. >> i feel like the schedule this year is great. you know, we had a lot of down time. i'm actually staying at the hotel with some of the young guys. to kind of -- keep veteran leadership over there. but i mean, it is -- me andred were talking how it is a lot more laid back, lot more fun. >> we had a lot of fans that -- you know, in nashville. there wasn't as up close, i guess. opposite side. and, you know, of course we didn't have as much media. i think we had about three c

camer cameras. >> haynesworth, newest defensive start. funny because there is a pocket of people here that had a sign that said haynesworth's family. he said his grandma told him he had relatives up here in virginia but he doesn't know for sure if they really are. he said he will try to find out by the weekend by looking at a family tree. >> yeah. fans and friends and family, too. all right. >> camp is a big deal here. good evening. bob ryan, storm center 4. quieter day today than yesterday. we have some showers out in the mountains of west virginia. there may be a few showers around. some more action tomorrow. this is what happened yesterday. this is around new jersey. this was a shot of a funnel cloud in new jersey that was moving through -- there was damage into jerjers that did cause some damage. 25,000 folks were without power. there it is. that's -- that was yesterday.

we might possibly be seeing some of that ourselves tomorrow. that's a risk of more severe thunderstorms. you can see the overall pattern with a lot of moisture to our south and southwest. we are still having one of our driest julys of all time. i think we will finish on wet notes tomorrow and tell you about that when i join you. just about an hour from now, some beer diplomacy will happen at the white house. president obama will host harvard professor henry gates and sergeant james crowley from cambridge. the officer that aested gates at his massachusetts home two weeks ago. president embroiled himself in the controversy lashing out at the police in what some say was a case of racial priling. mr. obama has called this a teachable moment in race relations. crowley arrested gates and charged him with disorderly conduct when he showed up to investigate a report of a possible break-in at the professor's home. charges later dropped. rr es atroversy over the sha lingered.

a > >>sew n poll out today showsew many americans are unhappy with theay whe t president handled the te rear.ar a survey found41% diroppsadpp while 29% approved. 80% of those polderle w w aware of the presidt'sct reanio to n the arrestst pollsters also found people are divided on who is tola b arst.tant there 27%arla bd gesatla while 25% at ght sergeant crowley was fault. 13% said both or neither were to blame. >> "news4 at 5:00" continues a teenager is hospitalized after someone throws a piece of concrete through her car wind. a look at the videotape interrogation of the washington mother convicted of killing her four children. >> a neighborhood on alert. a python escapes from its cage and in a the streets. a replica of a 17th century shop goes up in flames.

a replica of a historic shipping vessel was destroyed by fire early this morning in the netherlands. smoke was spotted from the ship just after midnight. it took a long time for firefighters to figure out where the fire was coming from. by the time they found it they let it burn itself out. the ship was modeled after a dutch east india company ship. the survivors of a shipwreck yesterday say they had no

warning before their boat slammed into a coral reef and came apart. about 200 migrants were thrown into the water wn the overcrowd boat plowed into the reef. they tried to find debris to hang on to. the coast guard recovered more than a dozen bodies. 70 more people remain missing. 118, though, have been rescued. many of the migrants spent hundreds of dollars for the chance to sail to turks and caicos where there are jobs available in construction and maintenance. a car bomb killed two police officers in spain today. it happened on the popular resort island. several people were injured and none seriously, .though this blast occurredou less than6 afterhoer atharerno b combno tanet i ckra th the spanish city of burgos. injuring 60 people. police are blaming both explosions on the baath separatist group. if confirmed, the blast would conflict with government assertions that the group is seriously weakened after major

police crackdowns. tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the group's founding. new clashes on the streets of tehran today. security forces in iran confront thousands of protesting iranians. it happened during a demonstration meant to honor those killed in the post election violence. keith miller reports. >> reporter: it was a hugely symbolic day in iraq where the icon of the opposition to the government was remembered. thousands paid their respects at the grave. her dying moments were captured on cell phones and circulated worldwide on the web. a 27-year-old music stent, she was among dozens of protesters, killed by security forces. during riots following the disputed presidential election. eyewitnesses tell the associated press that iran jane police fired tear gas and beat anti-government protesters with batons to disperse crowds. earlier police stopped the

opposition leader from leaving his car to pay his respects. iran's powerful revolutionary guard adopted a no-tolerance position on demonstrations and like today's gravesite memorial, all gatherings of the opposition are quickly put down. keith miller, nbc news, london. >> there will be a candlelight vigil held for her. here in the district. that is scheduled to happen tonight at 8:30 in dupont circle. we certainly have been getting a nice little spritz of rain last night. >> untown it was .05. other places had about two inches. >> yes. >> drenched in annapolis. upstairs in 60upstairs in the srm center with more wild weather. outside now, it is -- it is a quiet afternoon. we have the humidity. bao is not to d.di g'tet quite as high, the temperatures. our temperature right now on outside is still humid 85to

degrees. this july is a little bit cooler. quite a bit cooler. 2 1/2 degrees cooler than average. i know -- where is the heat? vancouver, washington, that's just over the river of the columbia river. from portland. 108 degrees yesterday. thall-time record. yesterday portland was 105 degrees. today it is closing in on 90 degrees for stiktsz day in a row. portland, oregon. here we are. 86. around the lake, chicago, what kind ever kind of summer is this? 7 degrees in chicago with a dew point of 56. we have the humidity and there has been another weather front coming through. i thinkome of that lower humidity will be in on us for saturday. at least reasonable humidity. in the meantime, lot of humidity. you can see widespread area of showers and thundershowers down to our southwest. that's the kind of stuff i think will be in on us. right now the only showers nearby for you folks out towards the blue ridge and out in the shenandoah valley, a few are --

may get into spots like winchester, come over the mountains. we will keep an eye on things. right now around front royal, not too much going on, there is one in clark county. hadn't forgotten. clark county. where all the action was, wild weather yesterday. around stafford and fredericksburg. that's clear down there today. look at fredericksburg. yesterday more rain, almost an inch of rain. that's been one of the wet areas. over four inches of rain to the south of washington. and at the same time, downtown, it has been less than an inch of rain. ocean city, nice day today. hot one, too. 90 degrees. your friends on vacation out there had a good time. i think it is going to be a good beach weekend coming up. but overnight tonight, we will see maybe a straggler shower. tomorrow the humidity still with us. a little area of low pressure that will be moving to our north. that in combination with the jet and some spin in the atmosphere will set the stage for possibly some severe weather. there is a slight risk of severe thunderstormtomorrow. all the way from hudson valley

where they have had some wild weather this july. right in over us and especially east and south. temperatures tomorrow will be into the 80s. so for the remainder of the evening, before we get to the beach and boating, we will be seeing partly cloudy skies. slight chance of a shower, i think. out towards the blue ridge and spots like that. maybe one or two around here. but then after that, things will settle down. and you will see hazy, warm, humid tomorrow with partly cloudy skies. morning temperature only about 74 degrees. i think as we get later into the afternoon, that's when the risk increases for seeing showers and thundershowers. right now i think there's about a -- a 70% chance that we will be seeing showers and thundershowers late tomorrow afternoon. if you are heading to the beaches and doing boating, after that weather front comes by, i think some nice boating weather saturday looks pretty nice with a south -- southwest to southwesterly wind. 5 to 15 knots. then maybe up to 15 to 20 on sunday. late sunday, have to keep it

weatherized. weather appealed for thunderstorms. look at the water temperatures now. out of rehoboth and ocean city and low 70s. great time to be out of the beaches and overall right now looks like a good beach weekend. sunday bit more in the way of clouds and risk of thunderstorms saturday. saturday looks the better of two days. >> thanks, bob. coming up next on "news4 at 5:00," a dog returned home after being missing for nine years. we will have the story. >> the discovery by doctors that could lead the a weapon in the fight against obesity. liz crenshaw. looking for a $5 lunch? which one would you choose? there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut.

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pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. taxes may be going up in the district. council approve ad hike in cigarette tax. under the plan, the sales tax would rise a quarter% to 6%. the ga tax would go up to 23.5 cents a gallon. cigarette tax would go up to $2.50 a pack. the council plans on vote on this tomorrow. it was a high-tech show and tell today about healthy ting. seventh xwrad students from key academy charter school in southeast hosted a healthy breakfast for their parents and community leaders and government officials. also attending today the assistant white house chef and members from the agriculture

department and the d.c. department of health. the youngsters used an interactive teaching tool to present a lesson on what they learned about food and nutrition. in prince george's county, schools are participating in a new government program that provides free breakfast and lunch to youngsters. the program began back in june and will run through august 7th. participating schools are eighth grade elementary schools, including thomas stone and mt. rainier. the nutrition program feeds more than 150 students at thomas stone each day. it could be a potential weapon in the fight against obesity and type two diabetes. researchers at the dana-farber cancer institute in boston found way to make what's known as brown fat out of human skin cells. brown fat is a natural energy burning type of fat that counteracts obesity. scientists say more of it you have the leaner you tend to be. and their experiments biologists

were able to transform skin cells into working brown fat cells. those cells were injected into mice and burned calories at a high rate. doctors haven't yet figured out if the research will work for people. order pound or two of that for christmas. >> there you go. coming up on "news4 at 5:00" tonight, the arrest of an area parking enforce many officer for giving out handicapped placards to friends. a teen hospitalized after someone throws a piece of concrete through the window of a car. the videotaped interrogation of a mother oilty ff gu otyf

welcome back to our secretary half hour of "news4 at 5:00." i'm wendy reer. >> i'm jim handly. coming up, liz finds out which $5 deal gives you the most for your money. lindsay joins us live from day one of redskins training camp today. and a maryland neighborhood on edge after a snake escapes from its cage. first, our top story at 5:30, a teenager hospitalized after a bizarre incident on an area roadway. a 15-year-old girl and is in the hospital now after she was hit in the head with block of concrete while she was riding in county. julie carey is live at washington hospital center in northwest d.c. with the latest. julie? >> reporter: the condition of that 15-year-old girl from waldorf has improved since she was airliftedo washington hospital center last night. she wa riding in a car with

19-year-old male driver and two other female teens when a rock came flying through the window. it is a common enough summer scene. a car full of four teenagers cruising down a rural road, windows rolled down. but suddenly around 6:00 last night outside of mechanicsville, one group's summer ride was interrupted when someoneewhr t a softball sized piece of concrete through the driver's side window. >> the driver was able to duck and the projectile struck a 15-year-old female that was in the back seat of the car. >> she was unconscious at that time. and bleeding. >> reporter: the teens traveling in a black cadillac stopped at a nearby house to call for help. i eventually the victim was airlifted to washington hospital center, suffering from a skull fracture. initially treated in intensive care, she's now in stable condition. along cavanaugh road today few wanted to talk about the incident. most that live in the enclave are relatives. willie burton says the car's 19-year-old driver is his

cousin. >> i don't know what's going on. people saying today that guys are beefing with each other or something. i don't really know. >> reporter: police have now recovered the piece of concrete and are testing it. they believe the rock throwing was not random, that someone who knew the driver targeted him. >> the area that this occurred in, everyone in that area knows everyone. they frequent the area a lot. so we -- we believe that more than likely this was not a random incident. >> reporter: investigators also believe they are looking for a single suspect. but the three uninjured teens cannot provide a description of who might have thrown that rock. reporting live in northwest washington, julie carey. >> thank you, julie. it was anything but an easy commute foredrivers in northern virginia this morning. four vehicles collide here in the westbound lanes of i-66 near the sycamore street in arlington. a fuel tank ruptured and caught

fire. lanes were blocked through the morning rush hour and no one was hurt. police are still investigating this csh. hr w crash. no word on whether any charges will be filed. changes are coming to a section of highway near the baltimore county line. known for drag racing. last month, two people were killed. two were critically injured along i-70. highway officials tell us that they will change the traffic pattern on that stretch of roadway. i-70 ends at a park and ride just east of i-5. workers plan to close one westbound lane between the parking lot and the beltway. the changes are designed to slow down vehicles and deter street racing. tonight we are getting a look at convicted murderer banita jacks in her own words. yesterday jacks was convicted of torturing and murdering her four daughters in her home in southeast d.c. part of the evidence in that trial was the interview. a lengthy interview she gave to d.c. police detective. pat collins has the tape and is

here with more. you also have a transcript. >> this is the transcript of the police interrogation of banita jacks. it is 681 pages long. extraordinary six-hourlong interview with homicide detectives. banita jacks telling them her daughters were possessed by demons and died in their sleep. this is how it went. this is banitaks jac in a police interview room. hours after her four daughters were found dead in her home on sixth street southeast. she's wearing a police provided paper jumpsuit with a white material wrapped around her head. she told the detectives her daughters were possessed by demons and that j they died in their sleep. >> i could not -- i never hurt a child in my life.

>> when they didn't wake up why didn't you go get them for them? >> because i knew that this was going to happen. >> what was going to happen? a bunch of trouble for me. >> the prosecution presented evidence. three of the girls were strangled and one was stabbed. jack could get life without pale as a result of this conviction. the sentencing set for october 16 but she tried to have it moved from that date because october 16th was her baby daughter's birthday. >> you are just starting to plow through the tapes. >> there's a lot to see and lot to read. >> all right. pat collins.

more to come. police in prince william county are looking for a brazen knife-wielding robber who held up a fast food location by jumping through the drive-thru window. surveillance video from the burger king in manassas. you can see the man drive up to the window and jump through and demand money. the employees ran away while the man took cash from the registers. then he climbed back to the window and got in his car and drove off. a parking enforcement officer is in alexandria is in trouble. police say gail jones of district heights, maryland, helped obtain a used fake handicap placarded. jones has been charged with forgery and obtaining a document under false pretenses. she also was given a ticket for parking a vehicle in a space reserved for people with disabilities. let's get the latest word on that hot, hot weather out there. bob. >> a little steamy indeed. we have that humidity. it is heading towards july. bujuly overall will be a bit cooler than average. there are the showers you can see out in west virginia.

lot of spots have been not only warm but are -- or cool but dry. leesburg right now, 91 degrees. only .03 of an inch in leesburg. a lot of spots could use rain. tomorrow after temperatures into the 70s tonight, i think we will be seeing especially by late in the afternoon, showers and thundershowers. temperatures will be in the 80s. the risk is that none of those could be locally strong. but then that will move through. saturday looks like right now the better of the two days for the upcoming weekend. by sunday, clouds and could be some late afternoon showers or thundershowers. temperatures into the 80s and then on to august. temperatures around 90 degrees for a good part of next week. back to you. >> thank you, bob. still to come, scientists trying to answer the question is organic food better for you than the ordinary stuff? >> and a unique display at the smithsonian. ahead in the weekend section, we are coming right b ñ?ç?

time to look ahead to the weekend scene with ellen mccarthy of "the washington post" weekend section. welcome again. >> thank you. >> this is all about freebies. we love free things. >> this is all about free in august. they say it slows down in august here but we don't think it does. not only are we giving you something to do every day but we will make it free every day.

so one things this we really want to do in august is go to redskins camp. look how much fun lindsay having out there. the rest of us can, too. they want you to be out there. you know, get an autograph. see your favorite players up close. you know, hang out. have a bit of a party or a picnic. and it is free every day. you can get the schedule online. august 8th is going to be the big day. that's fan appreciation day where they will have games and they want kids in particular. but we do have something free every day for the month of august. if football is not your thing, poetry, concerts, theater. so much going on in the ci. >> and one particular neigorhood is really offering some great deal >> yes. yes. u street, coorrr,id corridor, m te hosheaptngni ighborhoods when it comes to ueuts andpi. dog w a- s ofhir wch-ll - a e neighborhoodths olwhei nghb in getting involved.

a g be arig ileagn case you need a coolosmetume for halloween. yeah. and some of the restaurants are having tastings. improv marathon. a lot going on. >> that's a cool neighborhood just to go hang. smithsonian has something for animal lovers. >> animal lovers, particularly l is aually the national alrican -- sorry. eynam meuususeual o african art. have this new exhibit going conlefu crt al animals.rt about the way thats animals are represented i sod it and so it eau get t.gso u yo lget to learn abo ds imrn lanutea boalimdanrnea about theay w t w that thear e inart. they want kids to come to this. they made it kid friendly and interactive. multimedia. so it is a fun one for kids if you haven't done that. >> a lot of things to do if you . n't ouhe >> f c at. toes rican find these s d y man esanntverioing on in g in we

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is organic food better than conventionally grown food? a watchdog group in britain says no. the food standards agency analyzed 50 years of research and found organic food was not more nutritious than conventional food but people in the organic food iusretry we quick to dismiss that study saying organic food tastes better and contains heyer levels of anti-oxidants and nutrients and fewer chemicals, even though organic fad is often more expensive. well, it may be true there is no such thing as a free lunch. but you can find a bunch for $5. >> the $5 lunch needs to have become the battleground in fast food competition. so who gives you the best five buck deal? liz crenshaw found out. >> a little $5. right. subway, kfc, arby's, pizza hut and others have decided that path to profits cost $5. that's how much they all want from you for a midday fillup. but what do you get for your five spot? we decided to find out.

>> famous subway $5 -- >> reporter: value meal market, recession marketing or appetite stimulus package. subway started a $5 frenzy with its foot-long promotion. >> $5. >> reporter: what began as a temporary deal took on a life of its own as others jumped in. >> everyone is heading to arby's for the official $5 combo of summer. >> reporter: now $5 looks like the official price of lunch. georgetown professor ron says $5 is a magic number because 99 centrice iaticndes a sale number while$5ic besec$5 become bill magic number for high quality value. >> the magic of $5 it provides a threshold. the idea of a price threshold is there is a certain value at which things are worth the money and it is a good deal. here is a ctainer val oueerf which things are too cheap to believe the value proposition. so if they were offering these

meals, say, for 19 cents, nobody would believe in equal of food at all. >> what do you get for $5? to find out we set up a table stllom cmon m wlh five lunches. this is arby's $5 meal deal. this is the $5 ouhe t the $5 toasty bullet combco from 'squiz.. this is the $5 fillup box from kfc. which one do you think is the best value? which one would you buy? our question, they went right to the meat of the matter. >> kfc. >> why? >> because you get more than your money for $5 at kfc. kfc. >> reporter: y? >> looks like more for your money. >> reporter: pizza hut, why? >> i would eat it every day.

>> reporter: subway? >> healthier for you. it looks >> ous. . . bw >> reporter: subway? >> yes. fill you up more. >> usually g for the largest thing here. i w arby's. >> arby's, sandwich, zpris a drink. >> reporter: why did you pick quizno's? >> because it is a good portion. >> reporter: by the way, she was the only person who thought quizno's served up enough food for five bucks. >> small. i was going to say quizno's but that sandwich looks small. >> too small. the sub. >> reporter: who gives you the best $5 deal? de 42 judges only one picked quizno's. three picked pizza hut. eight said subway. d d an 1 9 and 19 said they would spend their $5 at kfc, including this consumer. >> kfc girl. >> reporter: all right.

thank you. they were serious. the professor told tuesday real genius in the deal is the perception that a single bill, $5 bill, can combine both quality and value all at the same time. i think kfc got it because there was so much stuff in that box. meat and potatoes and a biscuit and drink. i think it just was like -- hey. >> original recipe there. right? >> that's what we bought. >> okay, good. >> could have gotten -- yeah, it was an interesting experiment. >> great. >> lot of people. let's find out what's in the works for "news4 at 6:00." jim vance is here with a preview. >> coming up tonight, president barack obama is scheduled to have a beer with a harvard professor. we will tell you about a 7-year-old kid who really, really didn't want to go to church. we will tell you what -- >> oh, man. you are in trouble! >> take that. >> run, boy, run!

>> he is going to more than church now. >> he will be standing up for a while. >> you got that right. thank you. we see you in a few. it is all happening at redskins park. that's where lindsay is in the thick of the action out there. >> thank you. the redskins just finished up about a half hour ago. you know, there is only one locked dmsh starter at the wide receiver position. that is santana moss. nine-year nfl veteran. he has had a huge offseason and turns 30 years old and also cut off all his hair and has been hitting the heavyweights like a madman and sat down with me a half hour ago and i asked him if he thinks a second year in this system with coach zorn will pay dividends for this team. >> you never know until you get it going. but i -- i can assure you that it is a lot more confidence out of all of us when it comes to just normal -- what you are to do. you know, we -- lash out like -- in meetings. trying to get everything.

this year i'm doing the same thing. it is not such ain't because you know it. now you are making sure you keep it glued to your head. you know. we are going to learn new things also because the offense is so big. never enough. you are always going to learn something new. you look forward to that because you know you don't put a lot inside the repertoire already. i just look at it like every time you get another chance to do something, second time or next year and you have the same its system, it is an improvement for whatever you are doing. >> malcolm kelly, thomas, talking about leaning on you a lot. obviously they had disappointing seasons in their eye last year. they want to amp up their game and take the most of this opportunity. how does that help you if they are able to develop the way that they want to? >> at the core we can help each other. i'm never knowing what i'm going to get. and it is not going to be sure this when they do have great games i'm still not going to get the looks i have been getting. all i can do is go out there and

hope for the best every time and hope together as a core, malconnor the other way, myself, that we can all feed off each other. enough pads throwing our weight, cooley catching his ball. we can all pretty much have a productive season if we all just go out there and feed off each other. so i'm hoping as a team we can do that. i'm never the guy that says hey, it is my show. show me everything. i want the ball when it is time. i want everybody to enjoy this, you know, and have a good time. >> you have talked about speaking up when you fell like the time was right. what's zorn done over this offseason to earn respect from veterans? >> i mean, you know, i respected him last year. you know, first year as a coach, head coach, on this level, you never know what to expect from a guy. and he didn't know what to expect from us or he didn't know what to expect from, you know, what the season will turn out to be. he stuck in there. i thought he -- believe in the coach that is going to -- you know, give us his word and

everything -- every time he says something, he showed us what he was talking about. that's all i can do. respect a guy. and, you know, i'm also like -- he likes to throw the ball. what else can you be mad about? throwing the ball. you know, other than that, i mean, i feel like when you are my coach, never worry about me turning the cheek. i will listen to what you say and if at the end of the day, if something that you ain't saying, don't working, i come to you and say coach, i will let you know before you go the route. everything that he has td me, you know, i have been on it and i have been, you know, sticking to it. i'm not going the turn. i'm not going to do nothing different. >> my last question for you, i know you are a huge fan of the grill and offseason, were you -- were you boiling out there today or what? >> i am like the baked chicken, the grilled chicken they got. that's what i feel ke. >> so we know where santana moss might be heading after this first day of training camp. santana moss locked in on the starting spot. thomas and randle el fight for the second starting spot

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if you live in gaithersburg, watch out. a missing python snake is out there somewhere. all eyes at one condo community are on the lookout. michael flynn has our story. >> i need to find this thing. my good friend's snake. >> reporter: kristen is a pet sitter with bad luck. it escaped. he said it managed to maneuver out of the huge aquarium. >> they are these branches crisscrossed inside and appears as though the snake used the branches as leverage to push the lid up and then get out. >> the snake made its way through an open sliding glass door and dropped dn from a third story balcony at the rosewood condominium in gaithersbu. that's where the resident snapped this photo. the neighbor is now on alert. >> i'm praying for may kids. we have been looking around.

we haven't seen anything. >> reporter: montgomery county animal control officials say that the snake which they estimate between lee and four feet long is not a serious threat. it would be if it were full grown at 20 feet. at its current size they say it could bite someone but they say it is not big enough to try to eat small kids or pets. but the snake is harmless. >> i would say it eats mice. you know. it is not dangerous. >> reporter: this unlucky pet sitter is spending his free time searching the complex grounds for the missing serpent hoping he find it before his friend come home in six weeks. >> he loves this snake. and he's going to be heartbroken. he doesn't know yet. i hope i find it before she comes back. >> reporter: in gaithersburg, michael flynn, news4. >> offering a $100 reward for the snake's safe return. sometimes second chances come around in life for a family

in australia, they are relishing the second chance they have been given with their dog, ffie. nine years ago, she disappeared. there she is. muffi's owner says that they searched everywhere for the dog but could never find her. the loss was devastating to the family. however, several days ago, muffie turned up alive and well 1,200 miles away from home. she was foundandering the streets and taken in by a family. she was identified through a microchip implanted in her neck. and has been reunited with her original owners. that's going to do it for us. we thank you for watching "news4 at 5:00." coming up next, metro's zero tolerance policy on bus drivers and cell phones gets its first st today. wendy rieger joins jim vance next for "news4 at 6:00." problems