we'll break it all down. fox 5 morning news at 7:00 starts right now. we'll start off with a live look straight down pennsylvania avenue to the u.s. capital. it is wednesday july 8th and we're in store for another great day outside. good morning, i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm allison seymour. there will be a lot of talk around the office today about the moving memorial for michael jackson. [ singing ] >> touching tribute from michael's brother jermaine, ngsig his favorite song smile. a lot of moments a l ngof us will remember for a long, long time. >> the emotional services captured by the l.a.

times, showing the king of pops rose covered coffin. and the headline of the post saying bye dad with a picture of his children. >> and the moment when his daughter spoke and broke down about missing her daddy, that is the moment it e amecreal for a lot of us. we want to transition over to tony now. i'm sure you watched. >> it ripped my heart out. we were saying goodbye to our musical icon and she was saying goodbye to her dad. >> and someone you haven't heard from before. it was nice to hear from jermaine. we don't hear him sing which michael himself recorded. all right, everybody. good morning. we have fine weather conditions. just as they had fine weather yesterday in los angeles, today similar conditions for us. re degrees currentlat anreagam tiaal. humidity is 66%. that feels good. winds out of the north at 6

miles per hour. tirobaetic pressure is on the sero. he adarre yousatellit. r y simp sithow i to you so you can see that there hois nothing going on out there. we have mostly clear skies and a couple of clouds here and there but that's it and it will be a mostly sunny day today. a lot of sunshine, nice afternoon. not very humid. temperatures below normal. topping out at 84 degrees downtown. that's a look at the weather. more is coming up in a little bit. steve, back to you. police are investigating a deadly hit-and-run that happened on the outer loop in the cabin john area. two cars crashed last night. one went over a rail on clara barton parkway killing the driver. the other driver took off and later crashed and reports are she was under the influence of alcohol. let's check in with julie wright. the lanes are open with the pace slowing between new hampshire and the exit for georgia avenue and continuing around from 270 down toward the exit for the cabin john parkway

and the american legion bridge. all lanes remain open. southbound 270 on the slow side leaving hyattstown into clarksberg and delays in germantown leaving 118. no accidents along 29. they were checking for a crash near 198 but have come up empty handed. 395 northbound north of landmark toward seminary road all lanes are open. traffic slowing across the 14th street bridge and the top side of theeltway slowing around from new hampshire avenue into silver spring. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. we are following a developing story here in our area where more drama surrounding d.c. council member marion barry. >> spokesperson for the former mayor held a press conference late last night, but as she spoke at causer showed up. sarah simmons joins us now with the latest. sarah.

>> it's pretty bizarre but donna watts said she wanted to hear what was be said at the press conference and she wanted to hear what the spokesperson said. well his spokesperson told reports that watts was under psychal trick care and under treatment for a compulsive disorder. this isar barry -- after barry was arrested for stalking. barry called watts unstable. she admitted that the two used to date and told reports that she never tracked down park police and never accused barry of stalking her. the controversy has forced them to disclose information about watts. >> she is currely under the care of a local psychiatrist and has been diagnosed with

compulsive behavior disorder and clinical depression. >> she said i was seeing someone now, a psychiatrist, and that's not true. >> documents show that watts was hired to work for barry in october and was paid at least $10,000. she was a political consultant on his 2008 re-election campaign and started dating him last august. barry is expected to appear in court tomorrow to face the stalking charges. the u.s. attorney will decide if formal charges will be filed. >> sarah, thank you very much. we'll bring you any new developments in the story as they come up and you can check for updates 24/7 on myfoxdc.com. with the memorial now behind us, the world is still waiting to hear exactly what killed michael jackson. his death certificate still doesn't list a cause of death and autopsy result have not been released. he suffered cardiac arrest and died june 25th. it is not clear where

michael jackson's body will be buried either. its jackson family held a private memorial yesterday morning at forest lawn cemetery in hollywood hills and his casket traveled in a motorcade to the staples center. the family has said they want to bury him at neverrer land but that will take some doing. the pop superstar died on june 25th but for family and friends and fans, his death seems like a bad dream. mindy meizell in los angeles with a look back at the events of yesterday. mindy. >> reporter: allison and steve, good morning. we were among the crowd who were allowed inside the memorial service yesterday. we were joined by about 18,000 other guests paying tribute to the king of pop. we were given one of these, a program filled with words from the jackson family and

pictures. but the scene was more about michael jackson the legend and more about michael jackson the man. >> i stand here trying to find words of comfort, solace, trying to understand why the lord has taken our brother. >> reporter: thousands packed the staples center to say so long to the greatest performance in the world. >> it sounded like a million people tried for tickets. it's amazing to have a ticket. >> reporter: and then there were fans that had no ticket but came out any way and hoped for a glimpse. and then there were the stars, the jam son family, maria carey, kobe bryant, magic johnson, the list goes on. >> i used to tease him and i would say, i started when i was 11 months old, you're a slacker. you were what, 5? >> reporter: jackson was 10

years old when barry gordy signed the child progeny. the rest is history. >> he is simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived. >> reporter: nothing was more heartbreaking than paris michael speaking publicly for the very first time. >> ever since i was born daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine and i just wanted to say i love him so much. >> reporter: and with those words, there wasn't a dry eye left in the room. burial plans still remain unclear. there was a private ceremony at hollywood hills with the family but the casket was here at the tapeles sent -- staples center.

his brother expressed interest in having his body buried at the neverland ranch. mindy meizell, fox 5 news. >> now the city of los angeles asking some fans to help pony up to pay for the $4 million in security costs. they asked fans to make a donation on their website. and believed the concert holder will contribute some of the funding. our coverage of the michael jackson memorial continues online. our website is jam packed with elements honoring the king of pop from a vigil to a photo gallery of yesterday and his number onehits on myfoxdc.com. fresh off his two day visit to russia to improve relations, president obama in italy for the g-8 summit. it will be a busy day. the first couple landed in rome two hours ago and the president met with his counterpart there. both leaders made a few remarks. today the president will hold talks with the prime minister along with the issues at the g-

8, global warming, trade, nuclear ambitions and food security. the time now 10 minutes past the hour. a potentially dangerous situation on metro days before the deadly crash. what another driver was doing while operating a train. the story is next. getting back to work at the capitol. lawmakers butting heads over health care. today medical professions and care givers will join them on capitol hill. they'll join us next with their message. and a pain on the bump. how does that look? a big zero on the board. how you can fill up for free this morning and the reason behind the big gas giveaway. it's 10 minutes after 7:00. we're back with more after this. zap@>e you've got a strawberry pop-tart,

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a metro train operator suspended for a week without pay after video footagcaught him text messaging on the job. according to the washington post a rider made a video of it. but two more lawsuits claim that train operator john mccainice mill mcand was partially to blame. they blame metro and mcmillan saying she didn't look out for another train and didn't maintain the appropriate speed and failed to activate the emergency brake in time. the lawsuits were filed on behalf of two victims who survived the crash. they ask for $400,000 and $500,000 for neck and back injuries and mental eng wish. temperatures notice upper 60s in most places. look eight look at -- let's look at what is in store today. >> the temperatures starting to climb again. we're at 68 degrees. we're in store for a great day. i was saying earlier, if you can get your lunch outside, do that. whether or not you go back to

work, that's up to you. it will be a great day. in this economy, go back to work. in fact skip chrentienly. let's lok tiat temperatures ac ss the region. right now at reagan national, 68 degrees. 'sd i just -- now thp, ismama aowayits tosl update. i always tell tucker, let's not use this on, ebut , he insists. insh 68 dre68es o ninw ington. i just stepped outside the studios, a couple of clouds here and the butwa a fine farst to the day. here is your satellite radar. this isn't picking up any a ouds in our region but i saw cleoup. it is still mostly sunny and will be for the day. lots of bright sunshine for the day. looking for a high of about 84. the key is that the temperatures will be lower than yesterday and our humidity will be relatively low so it will feel comfortable. same today. friday humidity starts to come back in. it will be summery with temperatures in the upper 80s to around 90 and a chance of

showers and thunderstorms both days, particularly saturday night. i think most saturday will be fine. that's the weather. more coming up shortly. here is something to take, at least some of the pain out of your commute right now. free gas. can you fill up for free right now at the shirl duke shell in alexandria. that's right on duke street across from the fox chase shopping -- center. and there is a 10-gallon limit so don't try to fill up your gas cans and stuff. the first 700 cars will get the free fuel. allstate says alexandria is the best city for driving. and let's check in with julie wright. >> and no slowing from duke street and across the 14th street bridge. volume delays there. make note, if you're traveling eastbound, braddock road, the chopper showed you the accident involving the motorcyclist, all

of that has cleared so the road is reopened once again. this is the live shot of the beltway at van dorn and again today, like yesterday, from the springfield interchange toward the ex for the wilson bridge into the sunshine, traffic will slow from springfield toward van dorn. the ramp to eisenhower is closed and will be until september part of the long-term consruction project. out of rockville from falls tore the split, lanes are open, be low speed toward the lane divide but accident free. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. medical professionals, care givers and patients are taking to capitol hill this morning to ask lawmakers to get a grip on health care reformch the nonprofit community oncology alliance says there won't be any real progress unless congress cuts through a snarl of competing coverage options

and reimbursement plans. joining us now is the alliance executive director ted connot with the message he'll be taking to capitol hill today. what is the message toay. >> we have the best cancer care in the world in this country, but the problem is we're in a crisis situation, because patients are having a tough time paying for care and the providers of care are having a tough time delivering that. and unfortunately, exacerbating that is the fact that we're actually running out of oncologists relative to demand. so in this health care debate, the president has done a good job of saying we need to take this country and build on what works and fix what is broken. well our message today is, mr. president, we need to build on the excellent delivery of cancer care that we've developed in this country, but what we also have to do is fix what is broken and one of the things that is broken is the medicare program when it comes

to paying for cancer care. >> the health care reform plan overall, i think a lot of americans say it's so big, i don't understand what this means. could you break it down? how far does the plan and what would you hope to see gained by your effort today? >> i think that in general, what health care reform is what we're talking about is the fact that we have about 46-48 million americans that are uninsured. that's unacceptable. and when you talk about a disease such as cancer care, we really, every american, especially in it country, which is filled with opportunity, should have access to cancer care and health care in general. so i think one of the debates we're looking at is how do we find a way of making sure that those americans who are uninsured or underinsured have access to call health care. whether it be cancer care, cardio vas you'llar disease, diabetes or whatever. and that's part of the big debate. and that costs a lot of money. so that's where we find the debate up on the hill to find

out how to pay for that. >> and i think the fear for those of us that are fortunate enough to be employed, we say, hey, do i have to foot the bill. we hear these words out there, socialism, or government-run health care. put those to rest as far as what we will have to pay and will we see a big difference in our health care? >> i think that one of the things that i -- that we're not focused enough on is actually, we're talking about health care, but it's more about disease care. we have to focus more of our dollars i think on prevention. we can actually prevent a third of all cancers through diet, through stopping smoking and things like that. -- so i think we have to realize this is not about disease care, but it should be in terms of prevention. but the big thing we have to realize is we see with the financial crisis that health care has cost this country. we've seen it with cancer care.

we have a third of the americans out there say if their cancer care were too expensive they would forego treatment. and so i think for this country to deal with this crisis, we have to make an investment but we have to make an intelligent message and that's part of our message today. >> and i'm glad you come here before your stop on capitol hill, because it puts one disease -- cancer, that's just one of the element that's perhaps a lot of people haven't thought of. if you don't go to the doctor regularly because you're not in insured when something big like this comes, where do you go? >> we've been talking three minutes now and in those three minutes three americans have died of cancer. every minute in this country an american dies of cancer. we've done a great job but we still have half a million people die of cancer, but our message today is help a system that is broken and fix the

system when it comes to medicare. >> ted, thank you. >> thank you, allison. just ahead on fox 5 morning news, more than 100 dead, more than 1,000 arrested. chaos in china. the conflict spilling into the street d.c. a big name of the fight bringing her name here to the d.c. and the d.c. metro area has one of the nastiest commutes in the nation. new numbers backing up that fact of life around here. and later, you have always wanted to head to the dock and spend some time on a boat? sounds expensive. but holly will show us where you can get a taste of the ee. ing life orfore that's coming up in a limb bit. it is now 7:22.

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years, rush hour traffic congestion nationwide is dropping. still, we're doing okay here. our area managed to make it close to the top of the metro areas dealing with the worst of it. d.c. was second on the list. out done only by los angeles. drivers in d.c., maryland and virginia wasted an average of 62 hours in traffic in 2007. >> and i believe that. 7:27 right now on this wednesday morning. and still ahead here on fox 5 morning news. an unexpected guest crashing a late-night news conference from marion barry's camp on his latest legal trouble. plus the world says goodbye to a king. but the day after a moving memorial, we're learning about crucial information left off his death certificate. also just ahead, where does the economy stand today? for the second -- could a second stimulus package be on the way? we'll take a closer look coming up next.

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showed up. a spokesperson said the contract that was awarded to watts last year was legal and said in her words that watts is mentally unstable. watts yelled out that is not true. yterday all eyes were onmm -- michael jackson's memorial. on june 25th he suffered from cardiac arrest and later died but his death certificate does not list a causof death and it's not clear where he will be bury -- buried. yesterday millis watched the tribute to michael jackson. gordy barry called him the greatest entertainer that ever lived. which got a big round of applause. >> it was great to see the images of michael and hear his voice again. those who paid tribute to him

did a wonderful job. barry gordy and smoky did a great job. i loved magic johnson with a story about him ordering the grilled chicken and michael jackson eating kfc. >> and i think for so many of us, we wanted a piece of what he was really like. and so when those people gave that insight, you were like that was -- i wish i were there. >> and as you also mentioned off air, another one of those moments is when marlin talked about michael being in disease, shopping for cds, but marlin knew him right away. >> and then he said, michael. and he said, marlin, how did you know it was me. i was just on the couch all day. >> and in tears. >> please. and let's talk about our weather conditions. and i'll start by doing something we haven't had any real reason to do, i'm going to start with the tropics.

and i only start because there is still nothing going on there. we're in july now, into the -- as we head into the second week of july now, july 8th and still nothing happening. now there is some moisture in the northern gulf of mexico but it's not trap cal in nature. it's associated with a frontal system. showers across northern florida and off the coast of the carolinas but none of that is tropical. there are no tropical depressions or storms or anything like that. current temperatures around the regio 68 here. 69 in baltimore. our friends at ocean city, not reported a temperature at this hour. 62 in hagerstown. still 57 in frederick, so still cool spots out there. satellite radar composite for the region, we mentioned could see a -- you could see a brief shower, there it is. it was in southern to eastern maryland and then blew out. most of the area, as expected,

remained dry. out to the west, our next real weather maker is well out to the west, in the midwest. and this will modify before it gets here but there are rain showers and clouds out here. by the time that works in here it will be the weekend and we'll have heat and humidity in too. bright sunshine today. a great afternoon. highs in the mid-80s and comfortable humidity levels. five-day forecast, more of the same tomorrow, friday. saturday and sunday, summery. temperatures in the upper 80s to around 90. chance of a shower or thunderstorm late on saturday and then in the afternoon and night on sunday. that's the latest in the weather. for a check on traffic, we'll go to julie wright. on the beltway leaving the springfield interchange toward the wilson bridge, the lanes are open but we are dealing with sunshine delays so a lot of slow traffic into the sun headed for the bridge. and live as you make your way from the springfield interchange toward van dorn and

out towards the exit there at the wilson bridge, heavy, slow and steady. and again it's just a sunshine delay. the ramp to eisenhower remains closed until september, part of a long term construction project. the inner loop between the exit for 355 and connecticut avenue, callers tell me two rate lines are blocked off there. southbound 270 on the brakes out of germantown to montgomery village and leaving falls road headed for the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. wall street with another dive yesterday. the dow down 161 points. the nasdaq down 41 points. and over seas in tokyo this morning, another triple digit drop as the nikkei fell 227 points. with all of the huge headlines in the news, it may feel like coverage of the recession and plans to help the economy rebound might have faded us away. joining us this morning is elizabeth williams. thanks for joining us.

we had so much talk and hope for imulus package that was passed, talking unprecedented numbers. and i think people had hopes this would not take an extremely long time to kick in. we saw a nice surge in the market for a while and now a business of a setback. we have the lowest numbers in over two months. what is going on right now? >> well right now the market is reacting to the jobless number that's came out last week. because of the holiday weekend was partly unnoticed by some folks but not unnoticed by the public. here in washington i think the obama administration got a pass on some criticism that they might have normally gotten, although republicans and members of the public are quick to point out that when the stimulus package was passed this year, that it would be $787 billion in spending and if we don't pass this, the jobless rate could soar up to 8% and now it's over 9. and only about

10% of the money has been spent. so it's very slow-moving through the pipeline and a lot of the early gains that we're seeing, the 10% that's been spent, is on things like jobless benefits and things where a pipeline already existed. but some of the infrastructure spending, the energy spending some of the spending that will create jobs hasn't gone through the pipeline yet. >> and i think that's the big concern when you talk about the fact that the warning was out there, if we don't do anything, we do see an unemployment rate which is -- an unemployment rate which is less than it was, but at what point do you think we'll continue to see money going out to pay unemployment benefits. >> they say in another 6-12 months this will take hold. we're at a threshold where a lot of spending is ready to go and it just hasn't started to slow yet. so i think that that's what we'll begin to look for. and particularly, as i said, in the industrial sectors of the economy, and in infrastructure

spending, those sorts of projects that actually create jobs. now we're in summer, so constructiois in full swing. and through november, we'll have that spending hopefully slowing. >> now in the meantime, we're still watching the unemployment rate which we saw at 9.5%, highest we've seen in 20 years. by all estimates we're going to dedouble-digits -- double- digits. how high will it get? >> i don't know. maybe the depth of the recession is folks are ham strung in trying to predict. >> what are we looking at. i know products are looking at second quarter earning reports. and many are concerned about the health care situation. what do you think right now is where we need to focus? >> well health care is going to be a really big deal. these two weeks before the august recess are sort of make or break time for the health care plan.

now what is happening is congress is starting to really press on hospitals, on doctors, on pharmaceutical industry to try and get some cuts that will bring the total cost of the plan down. we're also starting to see horse trading on the public auction, will we have one or some oer mechanism that will force private insurers lower rates and make it affordable. so there may be hidden costs so we have to watch how that will shake out. >> i don't know about you, but this is purely nonscientific, but the feeling that we had in the last few months was that we felt things were getting better and even though unemployment was getting higher, we didn't feel that. are we understating what is going on out there or should we start to feel better about things? >> i think people see a little jump up in the markets. the last couple of days with the exception. and they look at that and they say there are whispers of recovery and when the jobless

numbers come out and everybody knows somebody, a friend who has lost their job or who is still feeling like their in danger of losing their job, that dampens public hopes on the economy. >> and so often we look at jobless numbers trailing but now it's a lead. thank you for joining us this morning. hopefully we'll find some hope in there, allison, but we have to be patient. >> thank you, steve. the next presidential election still more than three years away but there are already front runners. we'll break down a near three- way tie just ahead. and here is a hint. one of the people ott the top of the list, sarah palin. she is stepping about why she stepping down and her next move. that's coming up. the art of getting dirty.

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7:43 right now and we're joined by tony because he's going to give us the forecast. >> it is a good one. >> and i stepped out a moment ago. and i'm sprised omeyca back. >> i dha to. it is aormfcotable mfstart

to the day. 68 degrees here. norfolk, virginia, 70 degrees. pittsburgh, steve, still co there, 54. >> that's why i'm here. >> that's ght. satellite radar picture for the eastern u.s. check it out. see that area toward pittsburgh, down to the south, norfolk where there is nothing happening, that's because high pressure is in control, keeping the crowds under pressure -- g keinepthe clouds ratr and the precipitation away. so we'll have a nice day today and a nice couple of days although we could see some rain showers here and there. surface map looks like this. there is that stalled out front, down to the south. high pressure saying you stay don't here, we don't want you here. so we'll have sunshine and comfortable conditions here. here is your five-day forecast. 60 -- high today of about 83. tomorrow comfortable. and humidity building back in. saturday and, uinayndsummer like. upper 80s and 90 and chance of

afternoon showers and thunderstorms. >> can i say i had dinner with a couple of my college girlfriends and all they could talk about tony perkins. >> why did you wait so long. >> i wanted to tell him now in case they're watching. they said tell tony we love him. >> what are they names? >> beth and tracy. >> and what are they numbers? >> we'll give them to you later. >> tony is always working. >> did he just ask for two girls phone nuers on the air? >> two girls not named julie wright. >> you're a troublemaker. >> i have robin's number. that's all i need. >> you get me in trouble too. we're out on the roads, checking out the delays. a lot of sunshine delay on the outer loop, leaving the springfield interchange toward eisenhower. that ramp is still closed off until september.

that's part of the long-term construction project at the wilson bridge. 66 into the sunshine, heavy slow and steady into 123 and nutley street and the beltway. southbound 270 still on the brakes south of falls road. mentioned earlier, an accident on the inner loop of the beltway between 270 and connecticut avenue, all of that cleared. lanes are open once again. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. alaska governor sarah palin says she's stepping down but it does not look like she's stepping out of the spotlight any time soon. dan springer talks to palin about her decision and her future. >> reporter: alaska gore sarah -- governor sarah palin took a handful of reporters where she and her family were netting sock eye salmon. but just before leaving shore, she told fox news she could not rule out angling for the white house. >> i don't know what the future holds. i want to work right now for people who are going to work in office or out of office for the

right things, both principals that built up america, those who are inspired by the values of america and will not deride or apologize the values that we hold as americans. i'm going to work for those people. >> reporter: the former republican presidential nominee was eager to talk about his stunning decision to step down but doesn't consider herself a quitter. >> i am willing to step aside and not allow distraction any more to this administration's good positive agenda. i will step aside and i'm willing to do that because i love alaska. >> reporter: she explained of a media double standard that made a target of her children. she blasted bloggers who filed 18 ethics complaints, all dismissed but one in which she agreed to reimburse the state for his children's travel expenses. but palin says all of that paralyzed his administration and cost state taxpayers millions. >> these are political shots. other people take a heck of a lot tougher shots than i do. our kids over there in the war zone. people losing their jobs or

homes right now. they have a heck of a lot shots than i do than taking [ expletive ] out there on the air wives. >> reporter: she had harsh words for her own party, including some members of the john mccain team. now it appears she is going solo. >> we have so many people that offer advice. but i'm going to continue to be -- whether some like it or not -- pretty dan -- pretty darn independent and not get wrapped up in something not successful. >> reporter: she says she'll finish her book to be released next spring and get out on the speaking agenda. and clearly sarah alin has no attention of fading quietly into the alaskan sunset. fox 5 news. >> thank you, dan.

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it turns out july 8th is -- can be a momentous day if you're into playing the numbers game. the americas hit 4:00 a.m., the alignment doesn't mean anything specific but some numerology experts say the math adds up to a good day to make money and have good health. it's a curiosity factor. the warm summer temperatures might be looking for great ways to have fun in the sun. >> holly is enjoying the weather as she gets sailing lessons from the annapolis community boating organization. are you having fun >> reporter: i am. are we sure it's the washington

air why in the middle of july. it is the most gorgeous morning out here. if this doesn't inspire you, i don't know what will. how about free sailing lessons? the very first lesson is how to get on the boat. let me introduce my friend melissa who is with the annapolis community boating. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: and so without further ado, lesson number one. >> to get on the boat, you want to come over and hold on to the life line and step on this side of the life line with both feet before you step over the life line. so would you like to come aboard? >> reporter: i would like to come aboard. she makes it look so easy. and i would like to introduce laurie who is on boardment and tell me about this whole free sailing thing. this is an amazing opportunity. >> the free sailing thing is an opportunity that annapolis community boating came up with over the winter and we wanted

to get people who have not had an experience on the water, out on to the water and give them just a basic understanding of sailing and to see annapolis from the other side. >> reporter: which is -- >> the water side. >> reporter: and unparalleled if you haven't done it. where do we started. we're on the boat. i didn't fall in the water. >> that's a very good start. the first place we get started is we like to tell the students that there is words that we use on a boat. and we speak them quite freely because we're use -- used to talking and if i say the bow of a boat, they look at me like i'm crazy. and the bow of the boat is the front of the boat, where the pointy end is. >> reporter: got it. >> the stern of the boat is the

rear of the boat. >> reporter: okay. bow, stern. >> and then the port side of the left side. >> reporter: and the starboard side is the left side. and then from there, melissa, safety is obviously a big thing. >> we have life jackets back here and we find one that fits you appropriately. so if we give you this blue one here, that would probably be perfect for you. >> reporter: okay. >> and then it zips up the front. and once it zips we can pull the side strap. >> reporter: so then after safety, what? >> then we would start to get ready to put the sails up. now the sails are -- there are two triangular sails that we use on the boat. the main sail and the jib. this goes up the mast, which is the stick in the boat that holds the sail up and then there simoom that -- and then

there is a boom that holds the sail. and the hally ard is right up here and it's -- it raises the sail up. or jib is on the front of the boat and it goes up the headse and we'll pull that up when we go sailing. >> reporter: how long do the instructions last? >> about four hours. >> reporter: and how often do you have them? >> every sunday through the spring. >> reporter: but they are looking into maybe having an evening class. the best thing to do is go to myfoxdc.com and we have a link to theirs to find out when they're scheduling this. it is important to note, that you can only take one ee class. multiple free classes, that would be too good to be true. one free four-hour class will get you out on the water or stay tuned to fox 5 because we are going to go out on the water and learn more sailing in

our next hour. i need a little christopher cross playing. [ singing ] sailing, take me away >> what a perfect day to be out on the water. scary news for all federal workers and more of a hacker attack that shut down many government websites. and the anniversary of the first two deaths in the combat war and a special ceremony scheduled at the memorial wall this morning. we're live there with a preview coming up in the next hour.

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news conference and a surprise guest shows up. good morning. i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. a good surprise for drivers running on empty. right now you can fill up for free at the shirley duke shell in alexandria. it's on duke street. you can't fill up. we'll tell you about that in just a second. across the street from fox shopping certainty. it is a giveaway done by allstate. the first 700 cars will get 10 galls for free. they say it is the most improved city for driving and that's why they are giving it away there. >> good things for people in that area. >> it will take some time to get through 700 cars and not everyone who pulls in will need 10 gallons so that's good. >> very good. let's talk about our temperatures across the region. a comfortable start to the day. it will be a great day today, folks. i've been saying this all morning. do what you can to be outside as much as you can. 69 is the current team at

washington. dulles is at 68. bwi marshall at 68 degrees no. e ere a few clouds e o th r ational is n reporting partly cloudy skies. but you can see that there, one cloud or two. things look good. high pressure dominates. a lot of sunshine today. here is your forecast for today. mostly sunny skies. high today in the mid-80s which is a little bit below normal. more importantly, the humidity is going to be comfortable, so it will feel very good outside. 84 fhi yr ou in r waingt. on kicerg is 86. and in columbia, 83 forhe high. enjoy the day, everybody. >> good hair day. i know when you say that, it's a good hair day. >> and my hair too. lately it will react to humidity. >> what does it do? >> it gets frizzy. this is what we get when you're told to stretch at the last minute. >> i was curious as to how big your fro would blowout

>> you'll see. wait until august. let's check in with julie wright. >> i am so sorry. i will tell don, we have to be out so tony does not have to stretch. and he's like beyonce in the austin powers movie. he shakes his head and bloop. >> i remember. and we're chasing around the capital beltway, following the person in front of us. it is slow from 50 fair oaks to the beltway. the about the will slow in separate -- the beltway will slow in separate interchanges. delays continuing over to telegraph into the sunshine. outer loop of the beltway remains slow, leaving 95 college park toward silver spring. southbound 270 on the brakes heading to rockville. minor fender-bender at montrose cleared to the shoulder.

that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. new this morning, an update on a deadly hit-and-run on the outer loop of the beltway in cabin john, maryland. two cars crashed around 11:00 last night. one went over the guard rail near the clara bar ton parkway, killing the driver and the passenger. the other driver took off but later crashed into a ditch just across the american legion bridge in virginia. that driver was under the influence of alcohol and was arrested. both crash scenes have been cleared. and a press conference by d.c. councilman marion barry's spokesperson takes an explosive turn. along with photographers and reporters gathered, the woman at the center of the stalking charges showed up. sarah simmons is here to tell us what happened from there. >> reporter: councilman barry's spokesperson says they were forced to disclose what is the truth about donna watts. natalie woods told reporters that watts was under

psychiatric care and then watts showed up and the cameras were rolling. the controversy came to a head last nht. councilman barry's spokesperson spoke about his alleged accuser, donna watts. >> we believe that it is now time for the truth surrounding perfect barry's -- mr. barry's relationship with ms. watts to be disclosed to the public. >> reporter: donna watts herself showed up and listened as the barry spokesperson came forward with this statement. >> and according to ms. watts herself, she is currently under the care of a local psychiatrist and has been diagnosed with compulsive behavior disorder and clinical depreson. >> reporter: this all stems from an incident saturday night at anacostia park. marion barry was arrested by u.s. park police for allegedly stalking watts in his car. barry has denied the allegations and called watts unstable. she admitted early on that she

and barry used to date and had dinner together earlier on saturday. since the incident watts told reporters that she never flagged down a park police officer and never accused barry of stalker her. the barry spokesperson says the controversy has forced them to come forward about watts. wats told reporters that barry's people were nottelling the truth. >> she said i was seeing someone now, a psychiatrist, and that's not true. >> now documents show watts was hired to work for barry in october and was paid at least $10,000. she was a political consultant on his 2008 re-election campaign and has started dating him last august. barry is scheduled to appear in court to face stalking charges. the u.s. attorney will decide if former -- formal charges will be filed. >> sarah simmons. thank you. we have the raw unedited statement made by the spokesperson and the girlfriend's reaction at

myfoxdc.com. click on the news tab to check it out. fans continue to remember the late king of pop, michael jackson. more than 2,000 people gathered for a candlelighvigil at the rock 'n' roll hall of fame in cleveland, ohio, last night. afterwards fans left hand written notes, flowers and teddy bears. but the big memorial was in l.a. yesterday and that's where we find mindy meizell this morning. mindy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning allison. we're among the crowd that was able to go inside and see the memorial service in person. as soon as we walked in we were handed a program and messag by the family. it was less about michael jackson the rock staand more about michael jackson the man. >> i stand here trying to find words of comfort, solace,

trying to understand why the lord has taken our brother. >> reporter: ousands packed the staples center for one last chance to say goodbye to the greatest performer in the world. >> out of how many people tried for tickets, it's amazing to have a ticket. >> reporter: and then there were the fans that had no ticket but came out any way just hoping for a glimpse and there were the stars, the jackson family, maria carey, smoky robinson, kobe bryant and magic johnson. the list goes on. >> i used to tease him and i would say, you he no, i started when i was -- was 11 months old. you're a slacker. you were what, 5? >> he is simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived. >> reporter: none were more

heartbreaking during the memorial than michael's 11-year- old daughter paris michael who was speaking publicly for the very first time. >> ever since i was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. and i just wanted to say i love him so much. >> reporter: those words there was not a dry eye left in the room. burial plans are unclear. there was a private ceremony in hollywood hills however his body was brought here and the jackson family has compressed interest in one day seeing his body laid to rest at the neverland ranch. live in l.a., mindy meizell, fox news. back to you. >> not a dry eye i imagine for anyone watching that either. thank you very much. now that funeral is over, the city of los angeles is asking fans to help pay the $4 million in security cost.

the l.a. city council posted a link asking fans to donate and believes the concert promotor will contribute some money. the time now is coming up on 10 minutes past the hour this wednesday morning. and still ahead, scary news for federal workers. and more on a cyber attack that shut down many government websites here in the u.s. and abroad. doug. >> the president moves from russia to italy. i'm doug luzader in washington. we'll have more on the presidential agenda coming up. 50 years ago today, the first americans were killed in e kwar. today we are live at the wall with a special memorial planned for today. stay tuned to fox 5 morning news. what are you doing for lunch?

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president obama arrived in italy 45 minutes ago. doug luzader is following the president's trip and joining us live this morning. doug. >> reporter: steve, good morning. the economy is always kind of first and foremost at any of these summits. global climate change will be a big part of this. and at one point the president is going to sit down, one-on- one, with the pope. the first family arrived early this morning in italy. the next leg on this international tour. and the italians are gearing up for a summit that will garner a great deal after tension. as for the president, he'll be pushing for more international support to rein in iran and it's nuclear ambitions, which follows his efforts in russia to get that country on board. >> the more that russia as well as the rest of europe are invested in that process, the stronger hand that we can play in potential negotiations. >> reporter: but this g-8 summit will goell beyond iran. there is climate change and the push for alternative energy. just as the president is

pushing a new u.s. energy policy. and there is the recession. now a worldwide challenge. just a few pieces ofa crowded agenda. >> cmate change, the democratic revolution we see starting in ir, the problems of development in africa, global health, the food crisis and so much more. >> reporter: so much more, including a one-on-one meeting between the president and pope benedict xvi who just released a new call for worldwide financial reforms stressing social justice. >> i think the holy father has consistently spoken out on these issues and i'm sure he will again. >> reporter: this is called the g-8 summit but there are other nations involved. the number seems to increase each time they hold these things and now you're dealing with not a g-8 as much as a g- 40. >> doug luzader, thank you so much.

president obama getting an apology from overseas. the foreign relations commissioner of honduras said he was sorry for a racial comment he made in a tv interview. he said his comment about president obama was unfortunate not and not meant to offend anyone. in the meantime secretary of state hillary clinton met with the ousted president of honduras. military leaders forcedelaya into exile. it shut down the runway to make sure he does not and cannot return. clinton announced that the president of costa rica has agreed to mediate efforts to end the standoff. the chinese president left the g-8 summit to fly home to deal with protests in china. more than 150 people were killed in clashes on sunday. the community party boss is promising to execute those behind the riot deaths.

[ yelling ] >> this is in d.c. the chinese government pointing blame on active rema kadir. she led a protest in the district yesterday. she was called a terrorist. just about 8:17 right now and time to turn to tony and the cuteness factor of the day. >> ndathe forecast. >> first the cuteness factor. a little controversial. let me show you. this is a picture -- this ndis check it out. this is a house divided. this is amanda. she is a confused fitness fanatic. mommy and grandma are redskins fans, and dad and grandpa are cowboy fans. >> grandma n woout with the

bib. >> she'll work it out. to send us your child's picture go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. amanda three words -- four words, go with the skins. >> atth wae how tllught out. > t >>temperates around the region. right now at 69 degrees here in washington. down if roanoke. pittsburgh is still in the 50s. 59 there. take a look t he satellite radar for the entire nation. pretty quiet. there are some rain showers acss thenorth earn gulf of mexico into north earn florida. and rain in kansas and in the midwest. that's a weather system that will gradually makes it way here but it will take until the weekend to get here. here is your five-day forecast. fist of all, today very pretty. in fact today and tomorrow and some would even say friday. highs in the low to mid-80s. lots of sunshine each day. lower humidity for today.

and i think our humidity doesn't start to build in until friday but especially on saturday and sunday when our highs will be in the upper 80s to around 90. that's a look at the weather. now another look at this morning's rush hour traffic. here is the ever popular and busy julie wright. >> and i have some more dallas goodies for that little amanda to send her way as well. >> i always manage to forget that until you bring it up again. you should stop bringing it up. >> why? i'm a proud cowboys fan. >> because you live in d.c. >> i'm not from here. >> there are too many -- you're not from dallas. >> no. this is america, i can like who i want. >> that's true. >> so there. >> okay. i'm easily swayed. springfield interchange toward telegraph is heavy, slow and steady. 395 at 14th street bridge had a fender-bender. now the inner loop of the beltway working around past route 1 and the ikea toward kenilworth, checking on the

outer loop for a crash. we'll keep you posted in our next report. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. serious security concerns coming to light as the government accountability office says investigators were able to smuggle bomb making materials into ten federal building this is past year and constructed the bombs and walked around the buildings undetected. the obama administration plans to reorganize in the coming weeks. the agency provides security at 9,000 federal buildings. a cyber attack struck many websites. it happened on july 4th. the treasury department, secret service, federal trade commission and transportation department have been hit. a similar story in south korea last night. major government agencies and bank have been paralyzed there. it's blaming north korea for the cyber attack. one high-tech device many have come to know and love is

our gps. but police say watch out because as tisha thompson reports, your gps could put you at risk. >> reporter: do you ever wonder how we got around before gps? no maps, no confusing directions. >> give me the gas station and atm and the restaurant address. >> reporter: but sales have jumped and so have break-ins. >> they broke out my passenger side window and took my gps. >> reporter: now police are concerned about savvy crooks going one step further. robbing you blind with just one simple touch on your gps. >> we all program our gps to get us home from where we are, so we hit home. >> reporter: coming up tonight on the news edge at 11:00, we'll show you how easy it is to find where you live. >> she's 8.4 miles from here. >> reporter: how police are jumping into action this

summer. >> if you have a gps, and another one here. >> reporter: and the four easy steps you can make to make sure in our not a victim of -- make sure you're not a victim. tisha thompson, fox 5 news. we have good news and bad news when it comes to your commute. >> can i get the good fuse first. >> we'll share coming up next. and holly is taking advantage of the beautiful weather. she's signed up for free sailing lessons and you can too. coming up next. 8:22 now.

welcome back. it's 8:25 on wednesday morning. nice looking commute out there. traffic seems to be moving all right, at least in that spot. the economic downturn may mean good news for your commute. for the first time in 25 years rush hour traffic, congestion nationwide has declined to years running but there is still bad news here in d.c. we were ranked the second most congested behind los angeles. atlanta, houston and san francisco round out the top five. here in the district drivers waste 62 hours in traffic. that is up from the year

before. today could be your lucky day as the united planning organization is holding a job fair at 10:00 this morning and runs through 4:00 this morning. it is on mlk avenue in southeast. for a list of the openings and more details, go to myfoxdc.com and look under web links. a big boost for home buyers in prince george's county isolatesser this morning county -- as later this morning they will announce the down payment on your dream initiative. it will use $13 million to provide down payment and closing costs for home buyers to purchase vacant and foreclosed homes. some maryland residents got home from work yesterday and learned they could not get into their building. why? it was condemned. >> that story -- story and much more. plus today marked the 50th anniversary of the first two combat deaths in the vietnam

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it is 8:30 on this wednesday morning as we look at stories making headlines. we start in charles county. a toddler who fell into a backyard pool in charles county yesterday has died. the county sheriff's department says the 2-year-old boy's parents left him asleep and in the care of a 14-year-old. his parents called 911 after returning home and not being able to find him. authorities later discovered the ild in the pool. he was rushed to al where he was pnounced dead it morning. the search is on for a maryland woman who vanished from her upper marlborough home. her name is maris wilkerson. police do suspect foul play.

friends say she would never leave her four dogs unattended. in sterling park mall, an 18-year-old woman says a man tried to drag her into his suv and she got away. nand apartment building -- an apartment building is sinking into the ground. it is now condemned. eight families forced out of their homes. some residents noticed problems in recent weeks. let's check in with tony perkins and we're on a nice run. >> we are. and it continues today. take a look at the temperatures around the region. quite comfortable. 69 here if washington. 68 in baltimore. dulles is at 68. dunn in fredericksberg it's 72 and in frederick, maryland, it's 66 degrees at this hour. and here is what tells part of the story. high pressure is in control. look at how everything is going around us. it's to the north.

what is out to the west, and to the north and south, a strong ridge of high pressure in place. it's centered off to the north bustill protecting us and keeping us in calm weather conditions. now, here is a look at the surface map. here is what is going to be at play. first of all, stationary front remains to the south. so any real significant cloud cover or precipitation will move along that front. it will be south of here. there is your high pressure. that keeps the rainfall that we're seeing in parts of new england to the north. that can't sink down to the south and everything else remains constant. so today, night sunshine, a bright afternoon. cooler than yesterday. we got up to 88 yesterday. today is 84 with comfortable humidity levels. that is the most important thing. that's a look at the weather. one final look at the five-day coming up shortly. and now let's take a look at the final look of the rush hour traffic with julie wright. we're checking out the ride on the trip to the wilson bridge. out of oxon hill, the lanes are open in from maryland into

virginia. no accidents to report. light traffic volume on that inner loop as you continue across the bridge span there leaving oxon hill between 414, st. barnabus road and 210. on the outer loop, we have lingering delays into the sunshine leaving springfield interchange toward telegraph road. back inside, elsewhere around town, we have lanes open for those traveling on the inner loop of the beltway toward the ikea. the problem is on t outer loop. that's where we found the wreck before you reach route 1. that's moved over to the shoulder. so that is the focal point of the rubbernecking delay. past route 1 the pace improves to slow again around georgia avenue and slow apros the pr bridge. no accidents, just volume delays. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. it was 50 years ago today that two american army military advisors were killed in vietnam, becoming the first u.s. casualties of the war. >> gurvir joins us from the

veterans wall where a ceremony will mark the anniversary later this morning. good morning, gurvir. >> reporter: good morning. it is hard to believe it is 50 yes ago. we're down on the mall and straight ahead of me is the washington monument and behind that the capitol building and behind me you see the vietnam memorial wall. incredible after all of these years is still just as powerful as it was when it opened. and joining us to talk about this is captain nathaniel ward. thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> reporter: you really have a personal story in connection to this wall because your father knew both of the two men who lost their lives in 1959. >> yes. dad was chief of the staff of the military systems advisory group there from '58 to '60 and the two were assigned to him

and they were at the mag outpost, about 30-kilometers north of siagon when the vietkong ambushed them and the soldiers were wounded. it would be better were he here today. but after we left siagon, we lived there as a teenager and we came back to the states and then when they started the construction of the wall they looked for the records to find the first casualty and that it had back in '61 and my fire being in charge of these two gentlemen petitioned the government and d.o.d. and the pentagon and got these two names as the first on the wall. so that was a commemoration to him and his sense of history. >> reporter: and these two men, you actually had a chance to meet the family of one of the men. tell me a little bit about these two gentlemen. >> well one left no family that we could find in texas.

and he was a month away from retirement when he was killed. and the other was two day news his tour in vietnam and his family was left in oceanside and to some personal tragedy there is a son that is still in san diego now. >> reporter: captain, i said that it is still powerful to come down here. there is no one at the wall right now. you don't see anybody there as you often see during special events. tell me how it feels to you to be here? >> being an army brat, you're kind of immune to it. and i know the night that they were killed, dad came tearing in, changing into fatigues and i wanted to go with him and he said stay here and do what you do best and i was dating a french girl and it meant something to me at 17. and i went back to vietnam in '67, but again, you just keep

moving. you don't really think about it. and when ray bose called me up, who has written several books on gentlemen and worked with dad, he said it was the 50th anniversary and i called him back two days later and said 50 years, now it's sinking in. i'm conscious of death now. what else do you say to the other families that are down here or not down here or how about the people that whose name are on the wall and families never come. >> reporter: it's important for you to -- for us to mark this day? >> well i think every day is good. but it's good for public awareness to raise money and continuing education for the public awareness of future generations. i have a granddaughter that hopefully will be down here some day. >> reporter: it's kind of interesting to me too and ironic that robert mcnamara passed away this week and we can't talk about the war

without talking about robert mcnamara. >> he was a little above my pay grade. he's behind a desk and i'm on the ground. >> reporter: nothing more so taye about that. >> no, ma'am. >> reporter: and we thank you for being here. right here in front of the vietnam memorial wall. thank you very much. and more on why a plane at dwi had to turn around. and many metro riders nervous after last month's deadly crash and you won't believe what a meo trdriver was caught on camera doing -- the video. we'll show you when we come back on fox 5 morning news. it's 8:38 now. (bell ringing)

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text messaging on the job has been suspended for a week without pay. a passenger on the blue line recorded this cell phone video of the operator back on june 5th and posted it on you tube. that's what was posted right through on you tube. the passenger said the operatear had his cell phe in his lap. officials were made aware of the video. janice mcmillan was not texting or talking at the time of the deadly crash. investigators found it in her backpack. echanics are checking out a southwest airlines plane after a flock of birds struck the engine. there were 137 passengers on board. nobody was hurt. the plane landed safely back at bwi. a bird strike caused the emergency landing in hudson river back in february. time now is 8:42 on this wednesday morning.

hard to believe, but political junkies talking about the 2012 election. a look at polls for possible g.o.p. picks when we come back. holly, good morning. >> reporter: don't say i don't take you places. welcome to me out on the bay if a beautiful morning. we are livand we are learning to sail. back in a minute. i'm hoping to raise the main sail. it's all part of my lesson plan from annapolis community of boating. we'll tell you how you can sign up for boating next. stay with us. ♪

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if you do the math, you'll find there are 120 days to go until the next presidential election but many trying to find out who will be the next republican candidate. some names sarah palin, mike huckabee and more. >> i do not know what the future holds. >> reporter: sarah palin may not know, but republican voters say if she's fishing for a

future in politics, she's got one. a new poll shows sailin is second only to mitt romney as the presidential candidate gop voters want to see in 2012. >> i think she's a smart lady and i ink we need a change. because i don't like the change right now with all of the money the government is spending. >> reporter: the poll shows a virtual tree-way -- three way tie between palin, mike huckabee and mitt romney who was this town for the unveiling of his state house portrait. at the time he spoke about his rising popularity numbers. >> i know how moods swing and if you're up today, don't count on it lasting, you'll be down tomorrow. >> if mccain chose romney instead of palin. >> i think he would have won. >> reporter: not all republican voters are palin fans. but 40% believe her decision to step down as alaska's governor will not hurt her odds in 2012. 24% believe it helps her chances. >> as long as palin is on there, i think having a woman

in office would be a great thing right now. >> reporter: palin insists she has no immediate plans. with the primary two years away, most republican voters believe she is likely to run and make another splash on the national scene. >> that's fox's char men keting reporting. for more go to myfoxdc.com under our web links section for today. the former virginia governor tim allen writing a new book that focuses on sports and politics. i triumph of character is slated to hit stores next june. the son of the redskins coach with the same name. the d.c. disposal bag fee signed in yesterday by fenty. it starts january 1st. the idea is toget people to

use repsychallable bags-- recyclable bags. chesapeake bay is in need of cleanup. that is the message in a new report. chesapeake bay foundation says more people in virginia and maryland are getting sick from dangerous forms of bacteria -- in the water. and they're calling on the epa to help. and holly morris is on the water. >> reporter: there are worse ways to spend a morning. let me tell you. this is one of the best valu in town. if you haven't heard about it, it's called free sail and it is a four-hour free clinic on the bay for anyone. you don't have to have any experience at all. come out here and see what sailing is all about and you might just get the bug. i think you will get bitten by the bug. i have this morning. larry is here with me once again and i'm glad you can join

us out here on the water and take us out here. and my first question is i know this is annapolis community boating, how are you able to give -- i know you're a nonprofit, how you're able to give this opportunity to people? >> we have five organizations that are partners with us and we're age to use the boats from the organizations -- the boat we're on right now is the day 105 and it belongs to the chessy junior program which teen-agers how to sail big boats and they go out two days aweek. and we have crab, and the brenden program has 14-foot boats that we use for our free sails and an ap list sailing schools helps us with the rainbows. is a lot of people. >> reporter: so we were out here and we've been on the

boat, we hoisted the main sail. we're not putting the jib out because we're keeping our speed down and what are you teaching me now. >> you just did a tax which is taking the bow of the boat through the wind. in order to go up wind its hard to go straight into the wind because it's coming at you and the sails don't work poperly, so you need to zig zag up into the wind and you're tacking each time. and now we're reaching, as the sails are going out because the wind is coming across the beam of our boat, and then we'll be doing a jive, which is the stern of the boat going through the wind. as you go down wind, that's what you do if you jive. >> reporter: so i'm steering a little bit here and kind of explain to me what i need to be thinking and what i'm doing, other than having susan help me. she's my wing man here. go ahead. >> well if you're steering the boat, you are the captain of the boat. so you need to pay attention to where you're headed, make sure that you understand all of the other boats around you and you don't hit them, as you can see

we have a lot of boats in the harbor here. and then also you're making sure that your crew is doing what they need to do and not in harm's way. the sails need to be adjusted. susan is helping adjust the sails. sometimes the skipper, would is the driver, adjusts the sails. and just getting used to staying on course and following where you want to go. >> reporter: so are the classes limited to a certain number? >> it depends on how many boats we can get and how many people can sit on the boat. >> reporter: so how many people generally? how many people can be on this boat. >> we like to take seven people, to two instructors. >> reporter: and they'll get to do everything? >> we rotate them through and everybody gets a chance to drive and gets a chance to trim the sails. >> reporter: i'm pulling this way. look over there, everybody. i want to show you my boat, holly unplugged right there.

i don't like to tell too many people i have that boat. okay. i'm dreaming. and there are people that have dreamed about being out in the water and never thought they could do it and this gives them the opportunity to do that. >> it does give them the opportunity. and we've had so many people come in with big smiling faces because they've had the best time of their life out on the water. and i've lived here my whole life and never been able to get out on the water. >> reporter: and it makes it more affordable than people might think. they see it and are intimidated and then they learn there are opportunities to get out on the water for not a lot of money. >> and we are working with the industry here in annapolis to figure out some ways that they can get out less expensively. >> reporter: very good. myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to the annapolis community boating website at the national sailing hall of fame docks. we need to make sure we get

that in. the national sailing hall of fame docks. go to their website and find out where you need to go. can we sail back to wisconsin avenue. >> what a day to be out on the water. hopefully sailing helps you destress. it could make you gain weight. stress affects women more so than men and over weight people are more susceptible. people tend to change what they eat and when they eat when they are stressed out. >> think comfort foods. >> i agree. and we're on call with the news that the fda has decided that popular painkillers darvocet and dar von will stay on the market but patients will receive a pamphlet with a warning about overdose. the drinks -- the drugs are inked to hundreds of deaths over the years. if you snooze, you lose. this morning there was a gas

giveaway at the shirley duke shell. allstate has given away all of the free gas now. allstate says alexandria is the mst improved city for safe driving in america and that's the reason behind the giveaway. do you think your dog is especially because he can shake or fetch? >> i'm sure that you do. but you haven't met cowboy the border collie and we'll show you what makes cowboy so special when we come back. and tony will be back with a look t -- at the five-day forecast and which now includes the weekend. stay with us. we'll be right back.

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trained, this dog is truly gifted. >> at least according to his owner. and you might think the same when you see him. this is allison's dog brownie. >> hi, brownie. >> this is cowboy, the border collie that can water the lawn and fetch tools. his owner has disabilities that makes walking difficult and cowboy comes to the the res -- the rescue. >> he would carry tools back and forth to me. he learned to bring the hammer or screwdriver or tape measure, whatever i asked him to bring. >> we always see the pets with the incredible talents on david letterman and the producers there took notice of cowboy. his owner got a phone call because his dog might make it on the show. >> good boy. >> some dogs are so smart. >> and border collies, they want to work. so give me something to do. >> it's in their