we're glad you're with us this morning. good morning, i'mchenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. the big story happening in los angeles. 12 days after his shocking death, the public gets a chance to say goodbye to the king of pop, michael jackson. >> a public memorial service at the los angeles staples center begins in just about 6 hours. you can see in the fore ground heavy police presence. there is said that the family got their chances to say goodbye at the forest cemetery there. and now we'll turn things over to tony perkins with a look at the day. >> good morning, everybody. weather conditions in los angeles will be fine for this event today. as we will see -- or they will sesun ny skies and a high in the low 8s today. mewhreile hevwe hae e mostly clear skie esacross the region take a look at the e te

llit in ar, noowg ion, or do we expect to see any significant preparation -- precipitation. right now skies are mostly clear. currently reagan national is reporting a temperature of 69 degrees. relative humidity is at 78% and winds out of the west at 5 miles per hour. that barometic pressure is on the rise. forecast for today, mostly sunny skies this morning, partly sunny later. a stray shower or thunderstorm possible. about a 20% chance of that, so most of you won't see precipitation today. high of about 87 degrees downtown. that's the latest on the weather. now let's get an update on this morning's rush hour traffic with julie wright. well not so bad right now. we have lanes open traveling south on 95 and 295, out of laurel this morning. traffic volume is still moving at speed, top side of the beltway will slow from 95 towards georgia avenue. now 395 coming inbound across the 14th street bridge.

all lanesre open with no incidents to report. 395 closes in separate stretches north of duke street toward king and over the potomac toward the southeast- southwest freeway. and top side of the beltway slow leaving new hampshire but all of the lanes are open. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. it has happened once again as there is more deadly violence here in the nation's capital. >> police found a man shot several times near 58th street in southeast. it comes on the heels of a bloody holiday in the area. >> reporter: investigators are still here this morning talking with residents, questioning witnesses about the shooting that occurred at about 1:00 this morning. police are telling us that one man was shot and killed. no other injuries were reported out of this. they are still looking for a suspect at this time but no information on any possible leads that we can give you right now. now police are telling us the

man was shot outside in the street here in the 100 block of 58th street southeast. i talked with a couple of neighbors who say they didn't hear anything but the police activity woke them up. a couple windows out front of some houses were also shot out. one neighbor says there has been an ongoing beef here in the neighborhood for several months. >> it's not a bad neighborhood, it's just that when you have the element of young people hanging around being unproductive and not doing anything positive, a lot of things can happen as a result of just hanging around, doing nothing. andit lends itself to negativity. >> reporter: now this latest shooting comes on the heels of a deadly shooting here in the district. a 10-year-old girl was one of nearly a dozen people that were shot. six peoplwere hit on 46th place southeast. that shooting is believed to have been a target add tack but

it's not known what sparked it. a 20-year-old man was shot and killed on the 600 block of moreton street northwest and another man was shoot at 50th place northeast. and d.c. police have made several arrests and they are hot on the trail of the suspects in the 10-year-old girl's shooting. and police are planning a all hands on deck initiative to take place this weekend in hopes of trying to tap down some of the violence. steve and allison, back to you. >> sarah, thank you very much. the world getting ready to say goodbye to michael jackson later today. forest lawn cemetery is where activity was last night indicating that a service may have already been held for the king of pop. there is some video from last night. many ticket holders are gearing

up for the memorial service at staples center. >> police have taken steps to make sure everything is in place to make sure no unwanted guests get in. mindy meizell is outside of the staples center with por. mindy, that's a tall order to control the crowds outside of that forum. >> reporter: steve and allison, you're right. we're expecting from hundreds of thousands of people to a million people. only 20,000 will be allowed inside the staples center which is expected to start hours from now. and that's why police are saying if you don't have a ticket, stay away. maria carey and stevie wonder are just some of the stars expected to appear. 8750 lucky fan have received a pair of tickets randomly picked out of the 1.6 million people that registered online. >> taking part in it and being able to be here is the biggest memory of my lifetime.

>> i have the hottest ticket on the planet right now, that's for sure. and it's priceless. we'll never give it up for any amount. >> reporter: officials are preparing for an onslaught of onlookers, perhaps in the thousands. >> you'll be standing in the hot sun with a lot of people and will not be able to see the memorial. >> reporter: for those that want to view his last dance, 88 movie theaters around the nation will be simulcasting the event. >> the fact that the family put this together while they are in mourning, i want to thank them. >> reporter: it is not expected how large the police presence will be out here, but it is expected to rival that of the olympics. mindy meizell, fox 5 news. >> and here is a list of

expected performers. maria carey, usher, smoky robinson, just a few. the list of performers is subject to change. you can watch the memorial here on fox 5. we'll carry is live at 1:00 p.m. our time and also on our website at myfoxdc.com. starting today. >> gay marriages will be recognized in the district of columbia as a new law recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other stages. opponents tried to force a referendum but that was rejected. yesterday maryland's governor said he's open to recognize marriages performed in other states. u.s. park police arrested marion barry on saturday. donna watts is the woman behind the charge. barry's attorney said she spent e day with barry and now denies the charge. they did have an 18 month relationship.

and coming up next hour we'll get more details then. the suspected serial killer in south carolina taken down. patrick burris killed five people since late last month and was shot to death yesterday during a burglary attempt in north carolina. his gun matches the one used in the murder spree. he has a long wrap spree, including offenses in virginia and maryland. coming up next, weeks after learning his wife is battling the disease, another cancer battle comes to the family of golfer phil mickelson. plus we continue to learn more about the murder of baltimore ravens quarterback steve mcnair. why his close to his girlfriend are saying about the days leading up to the death. and another day in russia as the president comes to agreements with the country and

his message to the people there, coming up next.

we are learning more about the murder of former baltimore ravens quarterback steve mcnair found shot to death inside his girlfriend's condo. her body alongside him. this is them vacationing three months ago. her nephew said kazemi was under the impression he was divorcing his wife. kazemi purchased a gun a few days before the event. his wife is distraught and said to be keeping quiet. another family member, phil mickelson's mother has been

diagnosed with breast cancer. the san diego union tribune reports she discovered she has breast cancer last week and will have surgery where his wife had surgery. >> that is so tough. we wish them well. it's 7:13 and starting out the same way it did yesterday. >> a little bit warmer. we had temperatures in the 50s yesterday. today only in the 60s as expected and today will be a tad warmer than yesterday overall. let's look at the temperatures at the area airports. well into the 60s. 69 at reagan national. so knocking on that 70-dree door. 66 at ntll itiesernaonal. 65 degrees currently at bw er marshall. here is a look at the r n.eratures acrosshe ioeg an d basically speaking, your temperatures are in the upper 60s. 70 degrees in new kyor city. egre hatteras at 72 eer and out

to the west, pittsburgh is still at 61 degrees. liselatte radar composite for the eastern eld itestates, a couple of clouds here and there. h cel raningntn no pennsylvania so wciata l at akwefrontal y ouakarndcoming through and that will eventually makes it arway h thuo her lateug today. we could see some showers, maybe a thunderstorm later on today. there is about a 20% chance of that. here is your five-day forecast. today, high about 87 degrees. and again that chance of a stray shower and thunderstorm. tomorrow, 84 looks good. thursday about a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, 82. friday okay, with chance of showers and thunderstorms and high of about 90 degrees. so it's on again, off again before the rain showers tuesday, thursday and saturday. >> it looks like its starting to warm up at the end of the week. >> yes, it does. >> back to summer. >> thanks, tony. let's check in with julie wright and see if things have calmed down on the roads.

>> we had the crash bound out on 66 in manassas and that's cleared, now dealing with volume delays. the inner loop in virginia, slow between annandale and merrifield and that's it. now southbound along 270, lanes are open out of rockville along the split. the top side is busy out of father hurley and the pace improves toward the lane divide. op side of the beltway, slows toward georgia avenue. this is a live shot of 95 out of woodbridge toward 123. the pace is slow toward the occuquan and then improves until you reach 395 where you'll hit the brakes at duke street and king street and again at the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. we continue to follow developments out of russia this morning where president barack obama has just med with vladimir putin for the first

time. mr. barack obama working to reshape a relationship between the u.s. and russia. he says they are not destined to ant agonists. and later he plans to meet with miguel gorbachev. yesterday he met with am edef and agreed to reduce their new here preparation by one-third. and the nuclear talks, is that going to be the biggest news out of this? >> the nuclear reducti beating into the plow shares is good news. it's not clear yet entirely what might come out of his talks with vladimir putin. many believe he remains the power center.

so we'll have to see what comes ow -- out of that. i think it will come between starring into his eyes and seeing his soul or staring into his eyes and seeing kgb and i think this is better to establish ties. >> and it will be interesting to see what does come out. but i think you mentioned it too, is the fact if there was any question about who at least the u.s. is envisioning as e man behind the power in russia, despite the fact he met with russia's president yesterday, do you get the opinion that putin is the one that u.s. wants to deal with the most. >> i think they want to make sure he's on board with everything they're doing because if not, it may not come forward. the president dodged the question about who was in power in russ. so while he's signing treaties or agreements with med ved, he's also meeting with putin.

>> and we talk about the talks with russia, saying reduce the number of war heads, but i think the president thinking big here and helping with other nations such as north korea and iran, are we at the point we can work with them. >> i think this is phone call in the dating process, to figure out what time you're going to meet and where you're going to meet and whether you want to go in that direction. and i think that's starting to go on here. but this is sort of -- preliminary stuff. and there seems to be an agreement for the u.s. to fly over russian air space to get to afghanistan which should save the u.s. quite a lot of money and it's a nice gesture from the russians, given their history with afghanistan. >> you know, if you go -- you only have to go a few years to see which era of u.s.-russian relations we're in because it does continue to change. the russian media does seem to

have a luke warm attitude toward president obama than some of these other european nations that are still the rock star status that i think some have thrown out there. do you get the feeling that russian people are looking for more relations with the united states at this point. >> i don't think the russian people are a monolith. i think some of them -- western culture has for the past 20 years been invading russia and i think what we expert in terms of culture is desirable over there but at the same time if the president has to go and say we're not natural antagonists, there's an indication that some people think that the united states and russia are and tag onists. >> and he's saying that to a group of young people which is what helped him here in the united states and perhaps that's a strategy over there as well. >> i don't know how you say hope and change in russia, but

i think that's the message. >> what do you expect the headlines to be coming out of russia in the next few days. >> i think one of the things about big diplomacy is that its control and you know what is coming out of the meeting before you go into the meeting. so i don't think we'll see any surprises. in fact, i think no surprises is a good thing for the administration and for the president. >> especially in dealings with russia. so far so good. but as i mentioned, a couple of big things, the nuclear talks and the troop movement to help with afghanistan. jonathan allen, thank you for joining us this morning. allison, back over to you. 7: this tuesday. is your social security number vulnerable to security breaches. coming up on fox 5 morning news, why your risk for identity theft may be all in the numbers. we'll explain. and also ahead, a shotout from his home country again. the president of honduras is returning to the united states.

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your social security should be one of he most closely protected elements of your personal information. now there is word that a flaw in the nation's numbering system could expose millions of people to identity theft. researchers have found evidence that there are techniques to predict social security numbers by knowing someone's birthday and location which is often posted on social networking sites. the social security administration says the public should not be alarmed by the findings of the report. the nation's hospitals could help pay for the president's overhaul of the health care system.

officials say an agreement is in the works tween the -- bet wean the house and hospitals and it would be paid under mdicare and medicaid. and a shift back to washington now after the honduran president was over thrown in a coup. he is expected to meet with hillary clinton. one option would be that he serve out the remaining six months in office with limited and clearly defined powers. more than 150 people were killed and hundreds more hurt when a protest turned in an all- out riot in china on sunday. today hundreds of chinese armed with clubs went there the capital. weekend demonstrators are demanding an investigation between a deadly -- fight last

month starting the scene. coming up, the latest on the michael jackson memorial. this is a live look at the staples center in los angeles this morning. with the star-studded memorial later today. the latest on who is expected to honor the king of pop and the record crowds expected outside of thevenue, coming up next. plus michael jackson's death mourned around the world but for a few people, most of the mourners never met the man. coming up next on fox 5 morning news, we'll talk about why we become so close to the star that's we -- the stars that we love in both their lives and deaths. coming up next.

checking our top story this is morning. 20,000 lucky fans in a star- studded line of performers gearing up for a performance at the staples center. maria carey, jennifer hudson and others will help say a final farewell to the king of pop. the police are asking you to stay at home and watch it on tv. you can watch it here live on myfoxdc.com and also on fox 5 news. last night jackson family members were spotted at the forest lawn cemetery in hollywood hills, indicating a viewing may have taken place

for jackson who died june 25th at the age of 50. starting today gay marriage will be recognized in the district. a law recognizing same-sex marriage in other states took place at midnight. a referendum was attempted but that was rejected. governor martin opaly also said he is open to recognizing marriages performed in other states. and we check in with tony perkins for a look at our forecast. >> we'll go back to yesterday toet the stage for today. >> it a s wabeautiful day to look back it. >> it was great. thendis erffce erbetween yesterday and the day bebefore was 12 degrees. sunday was a high of 73 and 86 du your high at lldues international and bwi also made it up to 86 degrees. as far as our current

temperatures, 69 here in washington. in baltimore it's 65 degrees. dulles international 66. winchester is 64. patuxent is 70. here is a look at the satellite radar composite for our region. here is d.c. and not much to see. a few light clouds, pushed off to the east. we are pretty much cloud-free this morning. we'll see a good amount of sunshine during the morning and then later on today we'll get some more cloud cover moving in here. but not a lot. there are some clouds across portions of the midwest and ohio valley. but that is about it at this point. so the forecast for washington for today, partly sunny skies today. a stray shower or thunderstorm is possible later. 87 degrees for your high. for tonight, overnight lows in the 60s. 65 in town, partly cloudy, seasonal temperatures. nothing to surprise us there. five-day forecast, temperatures drop off a little bit tomorrow. 84 for your high. going to be a nice day. thursday even cooler, 82.

but a chance on thursday of some stray showers and thunderstorms in the latter part of the day. during the evening. friday 86 and then saturday hot, 90 degrees. more humid, and a chance of showers and thunderstorms again in the afternoon and evening. that's a look at the weather. now let's get more on the morning rush hour traffic from julie wright. >> i like it when you say that. hot. >> i just like hot period. >> exactly. out on the roads, we have our lanes open with no accidents to report on the outer loop leaving the springfield interchange toward the wilson bridge but sunshine delays to accompany the ride so have your shades. west of the springfield inrchange -- or i should say east, from springfield toward the wilson bridge, traveling into the sunshine and the pace improves past eisenhower toward the bridge. but below speed on the beltway east of the springfield

interchange. the inner loop will slow toward merrifield. 66 with delays. 50 to 123 to the beltway. southbound 270 behaving out of rockdale. no accidents to report south of falls road in both the main line toward the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. [ music ] this is another live look at the staples center in los angeles where the memorial service for michael jackson will be held. all of the mourners todaybut only a handful knew michael jackson personally but thousands of fans feel as though they lost a close friend, even if it was a one i sided friendship through music videos and concerts. so why do many believe so strongly in these

relationships. joining us is greta van sustern. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> and why is this someone who i dare say very few have actually met, sat down with, but we feel is connection. why? >> well essentially we're trying to make sense of what just happened. it isn't normal. it upsets our normal order of things. this is a super sized genius who has had this megaexperience of life. he's not supposed to die at 50. and we are emotionally involved with him. and when that happens, we're back trying to figure it out. >> it almost seems like in the days after the 9/11 that you said maybe turn the tv off every now and then. >> well what happens is you do become kind of hooked. it's a mesmerizing sort of experience and the more you watch it, the more you realize this isn't supposed to happen. and so you keep going back trying to make sense of it. and of course, you can get very addicted. >> i find that a lot of people i'm speaking with, they say that all they want to listen to

is michael jackson. i have like the whole greatest hits in my car right now. that's all i want to listen to and my kids and a lot of the people on the street. >> it's a very common phenomenon. >> why would we surround something that makes us -- >> well now the sense he isn't ours any more, that we can lose him, of course we have already lost him, but the sense we can lose him reinvests us with the need to grab ahold of him so we want to gain him back against, so hence the listening to his music, the involvement and obviously not rational, but the attempt to get him back. >> and obviously michael jackson did not start this phenomenon. we have seen this. we've seen in one era, a lot of political leaders shot, taken from us suddenly. we saw princess diana, elvis, john lennon, this is not a new phenomenon. does it touch the same cord? >> it does. because these people evolk a lot of emotion in us.

whether it's disgust or that we're aweed by them. they stir up an emotional response and so when something like this happens we are emotionally involved and michael jackson, for better or worse, had some elements that were very human and we've become very attached to the realities of knowing the intimate details of his life. we're invested. we were in invested in michael jackson's life. >> as we're watching john lennon video. the ty that you saw michael jackson through these 40 years, so someone like myself, 43, you grew up with it. john lennon, the same thing, you saw the phenomenon and then saw him evolve into the man that he was. sort of the same phenomenon? >> well their music, whether it's music or something else, causes us to feel joy orureoria or excitement or it sort resets our psyche and inspires

us. so we're in some sense this great -- we're grateful. and we seek to thank them for it but they're not there any more and we become very involved in trying to find the object of that gratitude. he's not there and it's very upsetting and not natural. >> selfishly do we see our mortality in the death of these icons. >> we do. and that's another part of it. our superstars aren't supposed to be flesh and blood like we are and when we see that they are, it's a source of great -- we can't stop thinking about it because it reminds us, gee, if their flesh and blood and we thought they were superstars, what does it say about us? >> are you surprised that worldwide there have been reports that people have taken their lives out of this, these people might be unbalanced in some way, but have taken their lives because of the death of michael jackson? >> well these superstars do symbolize some things in us that can be healthy or

unhealthy. and when we give them meaning that they may not truly have in our lives, but do on a very deep psychological and perhaps unhealthy level, then we can be very vulnerable. and our moods can be deeply affected. >> got to let you go. just the last word here. is it time to put our riller cd away now? >> absolutely not. this is a time to give ourselves an opportunity to grief or even to gossip, whatever it is. it's a way of working out our emotions. >> i feel like i owe you some money right no >> i'll put it in the bill. >> thank you very much. and we want to remind you that fox 5 will broadcast the memorial at 1:00 and we will be streaming it live at foxdc.com. if you look at our website there is a large link at the top that will take you to the stream. right now you can see the activities outside of the tapele -- the staples center.

and we'll have who is to be there and the latest on his children and estate. steve, over to you. it's 7:38 right now. coming up, alaska governor sarah palin said to return to the public eye. ahead on fox 5 morning news, find out why her first appearance of announcing her res is nation will not mean easy access for the media. plus accusations of another affair against camelot, but it's not who you think. another book promises to tell all, and we'll take a close look next.

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alaska governor sarah palin returning to public duties, four days after announcing her res is nation. but her rern will be far from the media. she's said to appear at a fishing site north of the arctic circle to bring safety officers to the small town. she has said she's looking forward to going fishing with her family. minnesota will finally have two senators. al franken will be sworn in today after his long court battle over election results. former vice president and minnesota senator walter mondale expecteto escort him. franken gives the democrats a

supermajority of 60 votes, allowing them to block any attempt by republicans. >> i'm trying to see him as senator franken. >> it's a flashback to his former career. >> if you knew him back in the day on saturday night live. it's a reparkable transformation. >> but he wanted it. >> he's got it now. >> welcome to d.c. let's take a look at what is going on withth our attemperurs amposcrthe regi. t osan wto update you because we've had anas chgenin gethe la 15 minutes. 69 degreeis the current temperature. 61 in roanoke. new york city is 71. norfolk is 68. pittsburgh is at 61. here is a look at the satellite radar for the eastern united states. we've got a lot of sunshine out there. a couple of dse cloud heran there, but nothing to worry about. the only rain that we're seeing here is -- well nothing here. well to the north and north central pnsylvania, and down

to the south off the coast of the -- carolinas. we may get a stray shower or two. which system do you think could bring us the showers? the one that moved off screen or the one that made its move on to your screen. >> the one that moved on to my screen. >> that's correct. here is your five-day forecast. high of 87 degrees. tomorrowdr4 and any. chwed d 've geanthat. thursday we add the thegechance of a shower or thunderstorm, 82. and friday, 86. but saturday, hot, humid, 90 degrees and chance of showers and thunderstorms. saturday is the best chance we have for the next five days. >> i will treat you to something from the vending machine if you can say where

that phrase "new york city" came from. >> so salsa. >> pace pick anti-sauce. >> and here is julie wright. >> i'm like over here, pick me, pick me. anything out of the vending machine, pick me. i sit there with my mouth open waiting for something to fall out. >>all right. here we go. out on the roads. lanes are open if you're traveling at the wilson bridge. but again leaving the springfield change over toward the bridge, you'll find delays from 95 over towards eisenhower. this is eastbound 66, close to nutley street toward 495. lanes are open but bumper-to- bumper traffic toward the sunshine. southbound 270, delays toward montgomery village avenue. and then the pace improves. that's a check of your fox 5 on-

time traffic. fellow republicans have censured mark sanford for leaving the state to visit his mistress last month. 22 members of the g.o.p. voted to reprimand him. he did get nine votes of support. the governor vows to serve his remaining 18 months in office. well more scandalous love affair claims concerning camelot. a new book claims that jackie and brother-in-law robert kennedy had a love affair. >> reporter: a claimed love affair between bobby and jackie kennedy. >> jfk's constant day womanizing weighed heavily on her. in addition, they were initially going -- drawn to each other by a shared shock and grief but it evolved into a romance. >> the author says for jackie the affair may have been about

revenge at first, but bobby ended up her one true love. >> in the space of 30 years of interviews that i've conducted and the four books on kennedys i've written, there are more than 50 named people in the book who attest to the fact there was a relationship. >> perhaps the most shocking claims include flashbacks to a dinner cruise. bobby and jackie exchanged glances before disappearing below deck, and when they returned they looked as chemy and relaxed as a pair of cheshire cats. and at the kennedy palm beach estate during christmas, 1964, mary harrington saw jackie unbathing topless with bobby at her side and as they kissed he placed one hand on her basketball. she said i was shocked. it was clear bobby was sleeping

with his sister-in-law. bobby's wife gave him time during her deathbed. >> everybody is dead and it's easy to make these allegations right. >> people like to put these historical people on pedestals rather than think of them as regular people. >> diana rocco reporting there. marion barry's attorney said he feels betrayed. and in a few minutes we'll talk with barry's spokeswoman, natalie williams. first let's check in with holly morris. i want to go n record saying it should be illegal to have this much fun early in the day. and it's every day at camp winona where we havesigned up for girl scout camp. the girl scouts are long filled with tradition but they change with the times to. coming up, we'll find out why now more than ever you might just want to sign your own

little girl up for girl scout camp. it's all live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. what are you doing for lunch?

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have fun at sleepaway camp this week. holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. some of my best childhood memories are from sleepaway camp. i was a girl scout and it taught me so much in so many different ways and they continue to do so todaych it's an amazing opportunity. claudine brown is the vice president of the board of directors. she joins me. good morning to you on this glorious camp morning. >> it's wonderful. >> reporter: briefly give me the state of the girl scouts in the nation's capital. >> the nation's capital, we have over 83,000 members, about 53,000 girls, 25,000 adults and we have about 4500 troops in the washington area. >> reporter: so it is alive and well. >> it is big. >> reporter: and it continues to make a difference. and one of the things that i noticed this morning that i thought was great, we had the flag raising ceremony. and so we were out here and the american flag was going up. of courses that the way they start camp every day. but then i also noticed all of the international flags that

were part of the ceremony. explain that to me a little bit. >> our support staff here is significantly international. we have representatives from new zealand, from australia, from south africa, south korea and this exposes the girls to different -- the girls to different cultures and it's exciting. >> reporter: and that's the beauty of the nation's capital. it is so diverse. and let's talk about camp and what the girls find themselves involved in. > it's a great leadership opportunity for girls. the girls th come to camp who started off being very shy and then all of a sudden at the end of camp, they have loud voices, leadership opportunities. we emphasize discover -- discovery of potential. connect with other girls and then take that action and take it back to the community, take it back to your schools and it sticks with them and gives them a lifetime of memories. >> reporter: it's like an activity camp with a purpose. they might think they're having fun but they're really learning a lot in the process. how do you think that the girl scouts have changed over the years?

>> well we try to keep up with the interof the girls. we do traditional girl scout camp things, campfires, but then we try to keep up with what they're interested in. we have theater camp, drama camp, camping for girls who like to sleep in and stay up late at night. >> reporter: oh, boy, i want that one. and now we come over here to the garden. >> we have girls working the garden. we have tomatoes and cucumbers. we're very green here. and they love it. >> reporter: i bet they do. who is the one that told me they have a green thumb? as she sticks her thumb up. tell me your name. >> caitlin. >> reporter: why do you have a >> i like to plant a lot. like last year my dad and i planted squash and tomatoes and carrots and well the squash went out fine and so did the tomatoes, but the carrots weren't that good because we didn't put it in the ground.

>> reporter: oh, right. i'm coming over for dinner at your house. is that okay? what do you like about girl scout camp. >> i'm in midnight mania. i like to sleep time and other times i'm a big early bird is the activities -- activities at nighttime are for me. i fall asleep really early and i want to learn how to be like up later. >> reporter: you want to learn how to stay up late and get up early and be superproductive all day long? i think you're in the right place. give me your best gardening tip? >> when your gardening, and you use a plow, use a plow to take the grass off and then you can take the water and water it over. >> reporter: good one. i want to check in with this gardening right here. she has her hat on and all. tell me your name? >> gracey. >> reporter: what do you like

about girl scout camp? >> i like swimming and i also like canoeing. >> reporter: i like that too. you're doing a good job here. are you working the garden okay? >> uh-huh. i usually work with my dad at my house. >> reporter: lots of father- daughter gardening. i love to hear that. real quickly, i want to talk about the affordable of girl scouts and camp. >> it is a affordable camp. average camp costs $300. we have a lot of generous adult members who support girls. girls who want to come to camp and need financial assistance, they're able to do that. >> reporter: myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to the girl scouts of the nation's capital. if you want to check out more about the different opportunities, we'll continue to check out opportunities here at camp winona in the next hour. back to you guys. >> thanks, holly. that looks like big fun. >> yes it does. four minutes before 8:00 on this tuesday morning. today there appear to be more

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more than any other brand of pain reliever. ♪ he is known around the world as the king of pop. and today one billion people expected to tune in to watch the final memorial of michael jackson. good morning and hanks r watching fox 5 morning news. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm allison seymour. hard to believe we're talking about this. but that memorial set to start at 1:0p.m. our time. here is a live look outside of the staples certainty -- center in los angeles. the l.a. police department preparing for thousands of fans expected in the area. maria carey, john mayer, usher, and smoky robinson some of the names set to perform.

we'll go out to the staples center in a few minutes after we get a check on weather and traffic. the live pictures -- and it's 5:00 in the morning in los angeles. and it looks like it will be a good day out there. >> it will be. as far as the weather goes, it will be a good day out there. i would imagine for some of the performers, it will be tough. >> usher. . lyle enrichy, sm toul e itbgh but the weather will be fine. 82 for your high in l.a. today. here is a look at the local satellite radar. things look good right now. we have a good amount of sunshine outside. d anthink we ill for the f bulk otthe day. ter on we'll get some clouds move in here and then a scattered shower or storm late today. airport temperatures look like this. right now it's 72. and it's now gone into the 70s. 72 at reagan national. 70 at dulles and 70 at bwi marshall.

an indication of things to come. today will be warming than yesterday. here is a look at the forecast for today. becoming partly sunny. chance of a stray show or thunderstorm late today and into this evening. highs in the upper 80s. 87 in frederick. 86 in front royal, la plata, 88. fredericksberg 88 for the high today. more weather coming up shortly. let's say good morning to julie wright at 8:00 and find out what is happening on the roads. >> we just got busy, d.c. on the outer loop of the beltway, where we showed you delays leaving the springfield interchange, now we have an accident there as well in the backup before the exit for van dorn street. the accident activity just underneath this tree branch here is tieing up the right side of the road so they're in the process of getting that over to the shoulder. outer loop is slow from springfield toward telegraph record. and as part of the woodrow wilson bridge project, the exit at eisenhower is closed. so that will contribute to the outer loop delay but this is

the traffic over the wilson bridge from the springfield interchange. southbound 270, took a change. delays in rockville toward the split. no accidents, just volume delays in both the local lanes and the main lane toward the dandified. outer loop slowed 95 to georgia avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. well he was a little boy when he became a big superstar. america and the world watchedmm grow -- watched michael jackson grow up and expected to draw a million viewers. but last night it was a private affair at a cemetery. no officials have been released but members of the jackson family were seen at foresthills lawn cemetery. according to tmz, the family will hold a private memorial service this morning at forest lawn and then his coffin will

be taken to the staples center. mindy meizell begins our team coverage in los angeles this morning. >> reporter: this is where a massive memorial service will be held this morning for michael jackson. here at the l.a. staples center, police are saying if you don't have one of these, stay away. steve wonder, maria carey and jennifer hudson somer some of the stars expected to perform. 8750 lucky fans have already received a pair of tickets. randomly picked out of the 1.6 million people who registered online. >> taking part in it and being able to be here is the biggest memory of my lifetime. >> i have the hottest ticket on the planet right now. that's for sure. and it's priceless. we'll never give it up for any amount. >> reporter: officials are preparing ton an onslaught of onlookers, perhapses in the hundreds of thousands. >> you'll be standing on the hot street with a lot of people

but not within the eye shot of many. >> reporter: for those that want to view his last dance, 88 movie theaters around the nation will be simulcasting the event. >> the fact that the jackson family did this for the fans and put this together wild they're in morning -- mourning, i want to thank them. >> reporter: police won't say how large the police presence is expected, only that it's expected to rival the numbers in the 1984 olympics. >> you can watch the memorial here at 1:00 p.m. our time. and we will also stream it on were -- our website, myfoxdc.com. coming up, we'll go live to new york for a special event to remember michael jackson at the apollo theater. last year nearly a dozen nearly a dozen people were shot over the d.welaenek police found a man suffering from several gunshot wounds

near 58th street and southern avenue around 1:00 a.m. sarah simons is live in southeast with more details this morning. >> reporter: you can see behind me, the scene has pretty much cleared out here but we still have detectives talking to possible witnesses and neighbors in the area to see what, if anything, they heard last night. police tell us one adult man was shot and killed during this last night. they are still on the lookout for information on any possible suspects that could lead to an arrest in this case. police are telling us the man was shot outside in the street here on the 100 block of 58th street southeast. i talked with a couple of neighbors who say they didn't hear anything, but the police activity was what actually woke them up this morning. a couple of winds were shot out and -- windows were shot out and one neighbor says there's been an on going beef here for several months. this comes on the latest deadly weekend where a 10-year-old

girl was one of nearly a dozen people were shot. that little girl was hit on 46th place southeast. the shooting is believed to be a targeted attack. it's not clear what sparked it at the time. a 20-year-old man was also shot and killed on moreton street northwest and a 23-year-old man on the 800 block of 50th place southeast. now the sudden spike in violent crime has police taking immediate action. >> we have names, we're out looking and if we don't have you yet, we will have you very soon. if you shoot someone or you kill someone in this city, we will find you, we will arrest you. >> reporter: now d.c. police have made a few arrests in several of the shootings and we hear that they are hot on the trail for a suspect in the shooting of that 10-year-old little girl. police, we understand, are planning an all hands on deck initiative this weekend to turn down the violences that erupted

here offer the weekend. steve, back to you. >> thank you, sarah. a murder investigation under way in prince george's county. around 1:30 this morning police found a man dead until the 1500 block of accokeek road. he had been shot. no word on the victim's name or possible suspects. two men are under arrest for another murder in prince george county. this happens last week on new hampshire avenue. takoma park police tracked down one suspect yesterday afternoon and the other one took off and barricaded himself in an apartment building. he was eventually taken into custody. a sigh of relief echoing through the southeast. the expected serial killer in south carolina taken down. police say 51-year-old patrick burris killed five people. he was shot to death yesterday during a burglary attempt in north carolina some 30 enmiles om where the spree began. investigators say his gun matched the one used in the murder spree.

he has a lengthy wrap sheet, including those in virginia handmade. steve mcnair was found shot to death in his girlfriend's condo over the weekend. with her dead body alongside him. this is pictures of them vacationing three months ago. police say kazemi bought a handgun days before the shalling but it's not clear if that's the same handgun found at the same. kazemi thought he was divorcing his wife and put her furniture up for sale in anticipation of moving in with mcnair. and today we have new information about the deadly metro crash. the update when we check out some of the other stories making headlines this morning. and today there appear to be more questions than answers after marion barry's arrest on the 4th of july. so his spokeswoman is going to join us in a few minutes and try to clear some things up. prince george's county police stepping up patrols after a number of people were tied up in their homes and

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time now is 8:12 on a tuesday morning as we look at stories making headline this is morning. there is new information about the circuit problem that lightningly played a role in the deadly metro crash. the ntsb says a sensor malfunction caused the train that was struck to disappear from computers. the washington post reports that san francisco's mass transit system, bart, had a similar problem and in response installed a backup sensor system. metro does not have that backup sensor system. bart is a sister system to metro, when they were built at the same time and similar suppliers. you may see more law enforcement swarming metro and marc trains. a training exercise will happen until 7:00 tonight are not a response to any known security threats. they are designed to mimic a

response to a emergency situation. gay marriage is recognized in the district. a law recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states took place at midnight. opponents tried to stage a referendum but that was rejected. maryland governor martin alley is open to recognizing marriages in other states as well. it is 8:15 and time for tony perkins. >> and with a little bonus. >> allison, stick around because i'm going to ask for your help. >> i'm going to be here. >> it is time for my first 5 photo of the day. she is buhl of the she's 4 and a half. i'm going with kania. >> i might go with kania. i'm just not sure. >> i don't know these days. some parents, send in a pronouncer. >> i want to get it right. >> it could be kania. but whatever it is, she's beautiful. 4 and a half.

we're told she loves to read and play with her doll babies. i like that term. i haven't hed that since i was young. doll babies. now they're just dolls. and she wants to be a present -- princess when she grows up. >> quite possible. it didn't work out for me, but maybe for her. >> to send us your child's picture, go to myfoxdc.com and click on morning. let's look at the weather conditions around the region right now. our temp has gone up. 72 degrees in washington. relative humidity has dropped off a bit. 66%. so it should feel quite nice out there. ue'll ensd tucker barno t u and see what he reports. winds out of the west at 6 miles per hour. barometic pressure on the rise. here are your temperatures across the nation. 66 in c inncinati. ncstl. ouis 69edgrees. let's go dto dallas, 73 there. and in denver, cool, 56 degrees. l.a., 63 and in l.a. they're looking for gha hi today of about 82 degrees with sunshine.

satellite look at the radar for the nation. once again, most of the country is quiet. in the northern plains thereis some rain in north dakota. across the southeast, there is some rain showers there and in the northeast, there are some rain showers there as well. here is your five-day forecast. looking for a high today of about 87 degrees. lots of sunshine. but we cannot rule out a stray shower or thunderstorm late today. wednesday, 84. looks good. thursday, more chance of showers late in the day. friday looks good. saturday, hot and humid, 90 degrees for the high and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. now let's get a check on the morning rush hour traffic with julie wright. we are checking out the commute southbound along d.c. route 295, that is kenilworth avenue and for those working south of the beltway, it's not an easy task this morning. we have delays from 450 off the bw parkway toward the exit for eastern avenue. that's where we had the right side of the road blocked off with a stalled car. all of the slow traffic

continuing toward the d.c. line from 450. inbound route 50, to john hanson highway, delays stacking up from 202 to northeast washington. make note that 295 will slow again from pennsylvania avenue toward howd road. outer loop will slow leaving 95 college park past new hampshire avenue and into silver spring. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> julie, thank you. a lawyer for marion barry says the former mayor feels betrayed by stalking charges filed against him but believe the charges will be dropped. it is a bizarre case with ever- changing details on what may have happened on 4th of july between mr. barry and his accuser who seems to be distancing herself. joining us now is councilman barry's spokeswoman natally williams. good morning. >> good morning. >> we saw you upfront talking about these charges and calling them baseless. how does mr. barry feel this morning and where do you stand

with all of this. >> let me first begin by saying that in mr. barry's 73 years he's never been accused of stalking or harassing any women. 's never been accused of threatening anyone. this case is not about stalking. this is about a relationship that has gone wrong which is now being paraded throughout the media. this case is about a man who has extended himself as he has done with thousands of d.c. residents to -- which in the end has come to bite his hand. this case finally is about a woman who has given false accusations against beloved councilmen who has in the past of days has provided a flip flop account of what happened. we're hoping that the u.s. attorney's office will take a look at both sides of this and take everything into account and certainly throw this case in the trash where it should be. >> and we should say that we have invited donna watts to appear on the show today. she hasn't returned our calls

to do that. but also now she is also saying and i'll read this, it is senseless to publicly accuse marion of stalking after having a meal with him an hour earlier. so she's backing away from this as well. what is your response to hearing that? >> for our camp it leads to the instability that we've been claiming towards this woman. she in fact did have lunch with mr. barry on that day. she in fact did agree to meet th him. and so at no time was mr. barry in her account without it being consensual. and for her to recant her story now, just leads to the instability that we're talking about. >> you said at the beginning of the interview, these two adults did have a relationship sometime ago, an 18 month relationship. and she says i'm disappointed that marion chose to label me troubled. where would this come from,

them being friends at least, having dinner yesterday or -- excuse me -- on the 4th of july. >> the lunch from my understanding was to really help her layout a plan to get herself together. mr. barry has in the past helped her financially. mr. barry has in the past provided her with support through her health conditions and mr. barry has in the past helped her in herearch for employment. and so while the relationship did end, they were still friends. and mr. barry felt compelled to continue to assist her in that manner. and like i said in the beginning, it has come back to hurt him. >> you can set the record straight about just what did happen then to lead to these charges on that evening? >> well our account is that mr. barry did have lunch. at some point there was a decision to turn around. mr. barry wept back and picked

up his car from her house. he left. they went their separate ways. after that, some hours later, somehow they bumped into one another in anacostia park and at that point, mr. barry was on his way home. and somehow from, according to police, ms. watts flagged down the officer and said that she was being bothered. now as it stands right now, according to d.c. stalking laws, someone who says that they have been bothered does not result in an arrest. so our question to the police today is why in fact was mr. barry arrested? what was the probable cause to lead to this arrest? and certainly we're hoping that the prosecuting officers will look at that as well as they try to determine whether or not the charges will stick on thursday. >> and there is a court appearance on thursday. and you're hoping that the outcome would be that, i would

imagine. >> i certaiy hope so. >> thank you. natalie williams, we appreciate you joining us. we hope to see you under better circumstances. >> thanks for having me. john gresham writing a screenplay about a crime in virginia. and wheel check in with holly -- we'll check in with holly having all kinds of fun at sleep camp today. fox 5 morning news will be right back. ♪

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grab her and he signaled another man down the street and then the girl screamed and ran for help. author john gresham righting about the norfolk 4. the four men who were convicted of raping and killing 18-year- old navy wife michelle moore bossco 12 years ago. she was found dead when her husband returned home from deployment. the four are seeking pardons from governor tim kaine claiming that they were coerced to confess. coming up next, much more on our top story, which is the memorial for michael jackson. we'll take a closer look at the king of pop's final resting place. and plus live out to harlem, new york, where fans are gathering to pay their respect. doug. the president has been work through the night in russia. i'm doug luzader in washington. we'll tell you what he's been up to.

welcome back to fox 5 morning news on this tuesday morning. as we look live outside the staples center in downtown l.a. sun starting to come up in los angeles where it's 5:30 in the morning. l.a. police department preparing for one million fans with and without tickets to gather to remember the king of pop. before the memorial begins, jackson's family will hold a private funeral service at l.a.'s famed forest lawn cemetery. >> it was believed that singer would be buried at this time. but this morning several media outlets are reporting jackson's casket will be taken from the cemetery to the staples center for the memorial. we do know that the coffin is a

$25,000 gold plated casket. it has blue velvet interior. the god father of soul and bob hope were buried in that model. service here at 1:00 p. on fox 5. we'll be streaming it live on myfoxdc.com. let's check in with tony once again and look at our forecast for this nice tuesday in d.c. good start so far, tony. >> not a ba start atall. temperatures increasing into the 70s. 72 here in washington. 70 in baltimore. 70 at dulles. fredericksberg is at 70 degrees and patuxent naval air station coming in at 73 degrees at this hour. here is a look at the satellite radar for the regional area. we'll put it in motion. there are a couple of clouds to the north and a couple of rain showers in northern pennsylvania but we are rain- free and cloud-free this morning as well. but later on we get a couple of clouds moving in and maybe a shower of two because of this weak cold front. it will drop our temperatures.

not today but tomorrow or the next day our temperatures will be lower than today. but the first thing it will do for us is bring a couple of clouds into the area this afternoon. and then bring a stray shower or thunderstorm into the late afternoon or evening. and so the forecast for today looks like this: mostly sunny this morning and becoming partly sunny. stray shower or thunderstorm possible. high of 87 degrees for your high for today. that's a look at what is happening with the weather. now let's get one final look at traffic and for that wee -- we go to julie wright. not so bad now. things easing up around town. we werbusy at kenilworth with a talled quran the southbound crash 295 near the exit for howard road all of which are out of the way. eastbound traffic from 202 slow into northeast. this is a live shot of new york avenue at bladensberg --

bladensberg road but no accidents auto long the stretch. lanes are open on the top side of the 95 stretch. local lanes still below speed leaving falls road toward the split on 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. the u.n. security council giving north korea another scolding. they are condemning the north for firing seven ballistic missiles. they are saying they must comply with the obligation under the agreement. and the president has wrapped up a number of agreements with russian and reachinout to the russian people. we have more details from capitol hill. >> reporter: this has been a whirlwind trip for president obama. he's gone from talking about nuclear weapons to addressing college gradates. this is the kind of reception the white house was hoping for as the president delivered a

commencement address at moscow's new economic school. [ applause ] >> i believe on the fundamental issues that will shape the century, americans and russians share common interests that form a basis for cooperation. >> reporter: it is a message the president has been pushing throughout this vit. he even met with russian's prime minister vladimir putin after saying he still had a cold war mentality. >> we think there is a direct opportunity to put u.s.-russian relations on a stronger front. >> reporter: and there is no question the footing has changed. the president obama and dimitri medvedev signed a number of agreements yesterday to reduce both country's nuclear arsenals but as much as a third. the u.s. will be allowed to use russian air space to assist troops in afghanistan. the president acknowledged a change in tone. >> before we heard that, all decision have been made. they do not concern you.

>> reporter: but russia still has big problemmed with plans to build a nuclear missile shield. >> iraq, afghanistan, iran, north korea, those are all questions on which the russians can be helpful. >> reporter: they can be helpful, but will they? that makes a diplomatic gamble and the white house is hoping for big payoff. >> and the president will spend one more night in russia before moving on to the other stops in this international itinerary and than will be italy and then ghana. the president moves on to italy for the meetinof the g.a. to discussion the global economic meltdown. pope benedict the 16th taking a stand for money related ethics. he's released a document called charity in truth designed to give leaders a strong moral guidance in order to correct the errors of the past and restore world financial order. in this, the holy father denounces what he called the

profit at all cost mentality of the globalized economy that contributed to the economic downturn. a big day for democrats and the sit dens of minnesota. al franken will be sworn in at ate's junior senator after a long court battle over election results. former vice president and senator walter mondale expected to escort him. now the democrats have a majority of 60 votes, not allowing the republicans to stall any bills. the secret to social security numbers is found out. find out if this is a threat to your identity. and microsoft has a warning before you turn on that computer. the time now is 8:36. we'll be right back. fios guy! where ya headed?

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right now it is 8:44 as we look at stories ma kngi headlines this morning. the nebraska man who made

national headlines for turning in his 9 cldren under the safe haven law is going to be a father again. this time to twins. 37-year-old gary staton's wife died two years ago. unable to care for their kids, he dropped them off at a hospital in omaha. the state later amended its law to apply to in fants up to 30 days old. lawmakers are angry he's now having more children. they say he brings a black eye to the state. fellow republicans have censured mark sanford f leaving the state on a secret trip to meet with his mistress. in all, 22 members of the state g.o.p. voted to formally reprimand him. 10 others voted to ask him to resign. sanford did get support of 9. he vows to serve the remaining 18 months in office. a new block claims that jackie kennedy and brother-in- law robert kennedy had a long love affr. the author of the book, bobby and jackie, a love starry, says

the pair had a four year romance after kennedy assassination. they claim bobby's wife ethel knew about it and claims that jackie ken he hadly also had an affair with marlin brando. today you can dine at the georgetown landmark and pay 1934 prices in honor of the 75th anniversary. martin's is advertising prices only for today. >> we put more information on myfoxdc.com. look under today's web links. in the meantime, the mood not so festive after 40 years in business. nathan's restaurant is closing for good. they will serve it's last meal on sunday. it's become another victim of the struggling economy. it was once qualified the quint

essential georgetown saloon. and today holly is an honorary girl scout at camp winona. were you a girl scout? >> reporter: yes. i was. i'm a honorary girl scout and i'm bon aphid. on my honor i will serve god and my country and help people live by the girl scout law. it is inmate in me. some things you don't forget. if you live by that, you'll probably go okay in life. girl scout camp is a super fun thing to do in the summer to create childhood memories that last a lifetime. and peer i am pool side. and one f the things we think about girl scout camp and while we show the activities and it's high energy, you always emphasize that it is accessible to all girls. >> absolutely. all of our units are accessible to everyone. our pool chair has a wheelchair ramp and everyone is more than welcome.

>> and what are the age ranges for girl scouts? >> we have all the way up to 17. >> and you have them here at the same time. >> they all get to experience with one another. >> reporter: and when you say variety, you have all different theme camps. give me different options that people can sign up for. >> we have our traditional camp, the cooking, the canoes, the kayaking but we have a special chance where they get to do things such as city slickers which is girls in the woods, like making shampoos and conditioners and a nature center program where they can learn about nature. we have a science program. where they can learn more about science. we have everything for the older girls to learn about leadership and our big movie where they learn how to be movie actresses. >> i would have signed up for that one when i was a girl scout. give me a typical week of camp and some of the challenges that

the young girls face. >> well this is a great camp to start out. it's great to experience a little bit of life here. our staff is very well trained to help with everything from missing home and everything. >> reporter: wal i going to talk about that. are they allow to have cell phones and texts? to electronics. ll phone and they're here to learn how to community and work with one another. >> reporter: and you find that after the first couple of days, everyone kind of acclimates okay. >> by the end of the week they're crying because they don't want to leave there. >> reporter: i've been there. i want to check in with some campers. tell me your name. >> amber lacy. >> zoey scopa. >> reporter: and you are in cooking camp? >> right. >> reporter: and i understand you're working toward your silver award. >> yes. >> reporter: which is the second highest award in girl scouts by the way. so tell me what you're getting out of camp? >> well to meet new people and

to learn to try to get along with everybody and try new things. >> reporter: now do you find you're kind of learning to problem solve on your own. >> yeah. to be independent, self- sufficient. >> reporter: good for you. tell me about the cooking camp. what are you learning up. >> we're going to make a whole meal for the camp on friday night and we're making the appetizers, desserts and main meals. >> reporter: what is your favorite thing about being a girl scout. >> i like to try the different actities and do all sorts of people and do all sorts of things, like community service and having fun. >> reporter: when do you get pool time? >> well -- >> reporter: because i see you looking at the pool jealous. just my opinion. i'll try to talk to the counselors. i want to check in with these two as well. tell me your name. >> taylor. >> isabel. >> reporter: and you are here for like a half week? >> no. a whole week. >> reporter: you're here for a hole week. you're here for a half week?

>> yeah. i'm going to leave on wednesday. >> reporter: so were you nervous at first to come to camp? >> yeah. >> reporter: b how has it been since you've been here. >> it's been pretty fun. i've been making new friends and getting along with each other. >> reporter: so you think that maybe you would like to come back for a whole week sometime? >> yeah. >> reporter: i think so. and what has been the most fun thing for you? >> making smores. >> reporter: i love making smores and girl scouts know how to make the best smores. you have missed home at all? >> a little bit. >> reporter: do you think maybe you could stay longer than a week? >> no. >> reporter: that's pretty good. if mom is watching, that's what she wanted her to say. myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to girl scouts of the nation's capital. it is strong and better than ever when it comes to scouting. especially here in the d.c. area. to check out the options, go to myfoxdc.com. we have a link. and who knows, your daughter may becoming out here and enjoying a week of girl scout

camp herself. back to you guys. >> thank you, holly. there is some exciting news coming out of johns hopkins hospital. doctor there's were involved with what is believed to be the largest kidney swap ever, involving eight donors and ten recipients and doctors and they will hold a news conference in baltimore later. we'll have latest here on fox 5 and myfoxdc.com. the mother of golfer phil mickelson has been diagnosed with breast cancer. the sad news comes six weeks after he announced his wife amy had breast cancer. the san diego tribune reports that mary mickelson discovered she has breast cancer last week. she'll have surgery next week where his wife had surgery last wednesday. it is 8:52 on this tuesday morning. today upwards of 1 billion people are expected to watch michael jackson's memorial. >> and some are gathering

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simulct. lcas the police department has set up barricades around us and beanches. and it's not really crowded yet. people are heading into work r and the state office building. i but we did talk with half a dozen people here who got here r early to get a good position. and they said it will be a nice way to celebrate the life of michael jackson but an emotional one as well. l. back to you. ou >> we saw so many pictures outside of the apollo theater not far from you right after the death and the people who gathered there. he what has the mood been like the last few ds there in new york? yo >> reporter: the apollo tribute, it's half a block own the street. re the wall tribute is still ll there. th the apollo presidenter and ceo wanted to make sure people would know there is no screening there but the appalo family is thinking about the jacksons and the ceo said their hearts go out to the jackson family and people can still send memorabilia and other

momentos at the apollo and sign the tribute wall. but llthere at the tribute last week, we saw huge groups, 600 people at a time, going into to the apollo theater to hear dj's spin michael jackson music and to watch videos and this lasted all day long. we expect thousands to gather gh here as well. and this is a elbig plaza. a. about the size of half a football field. it could accommodate a ldlot of people to watch the simulcast. c back to asyou. u. >> katherine craig live in har lamb -- harlem. thank you, katherine. we'll carry e.the memorial live at 1:00 p.m.ia if you want to wat it in front of a computer, we'll stream it on myfoxdc.com. >> you've blocked out your day. no nap today. ay >> i'll be in front of the tv today. y. i will be. . quick look at the five-day forecast. ca high today of about 87 degrees. could see a stray shower or thunderstorm this afternoon or this evening. g. about a 20% chance of