house says will be a frank discussion. fox 5 morning news at 7:00 starts right now. nice start to the day today. nice shot of the lincoln memorial this morning. july 10th, friday morning. beautiful start. we're glad you're with us this morning. a temperature of a very cool 64 degrees. a nice day. good morning. i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. and i fear the nice days we've gotten used to are about to make a change. >> tony is telling us summer is back tomorrow. >> another day of below normal temperatures and lower humidity levels than normal as well. and then we get back to really why we should be for this time of year tomorrow. let's look at the current conditions reported at reagan national airport where right now it is 64. relative humidity 80%. windout of the east at 3 miles per hour. barometic pressure has continued to be on the ris her isalook at he atsteliel region. r the

and we do have some clouds out there tos g.minrn tht during the course of e in day we'll still see plenty of sunshine. there are some rain showers right noha tw tha formed in central and southern virginia. we'll keep our eyes on those. they're well to the south so they won't impact us. morning clouds give way to mostly sunny conditions later on. temperatures again below normal. about 5 degrees below normal for today. and humidity levels lower than normal as well. a high in germantown of 82, warrenton 83 and in washington, d.c. 83 as well. that's a look at the weather. now let's get a look at traffic with julie wright. tony, no accidents to report right now traveling southbound along 270 leaving germantown for the lane divide. light traffic volume and at speed southbound on 95 and 295 out of laurel to the beltway. and speaking of the beltway, a little bit below speed. about 45 mile-per-hour from college park into silver spring. eastbound 66 into thsunshine

below speed as you merge on to 50 fair oaks. accident free all the way into the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. a metro rail operator allegedly nodding off on the job. this exclusive fox 5 video prompting even more concerns over drivers distracted behind the controls. metro is already implementing a zero tolerance policy when it comes to texting or talking on cell phones. >> and now the riders are acting as watch dogs. sherry ly joins us live from metro headquarters this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning steve and allison. it used to be three strikes and you were out if you were caught talking or texting on a cell phone for a train operator and now we have video of one sleeping and another one texting, metro is no longer

will to take the risk. metro ridders are acon alert. many have turned into rail watch dogs, armed with cameras. >> and it is necessary. that's the proof right there. >> reporter: proof like this, sown wednesday exclusively on fox 5. a rider fed up with what looks like an operator sleeping on the job. a 14-year-old gave him up. >> first he's dozing off and now he's in a full sleep. i see him start to doze off with his head going limp. >> reporter: it wasn't the first video to surface. this you tube video caught the attention of metro too. it appears that the operator is texting with a blackberry. he only got suspended but no more. >> one strike and will you be out. >> reporter: now metro has announced a new zero tolerance policy. no texting while driving the train or bus. metro general manager john catoe says sadly -- >> there have been instances and obviously the consequences are not strong enough so i'm

changing the consequences. >> reporter: before march drivers were ven five chances until they were fired. th a new three strikes year out policy was implemented. now metro is putting the brakes on bad behavior all together. drivers will be fired immediately. >> i think it's great. i didn't kn that you got any chances before. i think it makes sense. you can't text while you drive, so why should you tempt while you drive a train. >> those are peoples lives. and that's really scary. it's a lot of lives in their hands. so they really should not be distracted by anything. >> reporter: many like the idea of keeping a few thousand extra eyes on drivers like this. >> i assume they took their job seriously all along, but i have a feeling everyone needs to hold each other accountable if we're gointo get the metro system working. >> reporter: now both of those videos we showed you happened before the deadly red line crash when trains were still operating in automatic mode.

now metro says exception to the cell phone policy will be made for emergencies. as for sleeping, that is considered conduct unbecoming of an operator and any disciplinary action is determined on a case by case basis. sherry ly, fox 5 news. back to you. >> sherry, thank you very much. you sent wer just like us that video of the metro train operator allegedly asleep at the control. if you see anything wrong don't hesitate to contact us. send your news tips to the phone number on your screen. the $177 million worth of improvements toetro could come with inconvenience. the metro board committee approved a plan for a new air- conditioning equipment and tunnel platform upgrades at shady grove and rockville and

new escalators at dupont and foggy bottom. it could take four years to finish all of that and in many cases metro could be stringle tracking as early as 8:00 p.m. to finish that work. local members of congress supporting a resolution to honor those hurt in the metro crash. they are gearing up for the first congressional hearing on the crash next tuesday. still ahead this hour, we'll gemore on the investigation of the deadly subway crash, the big changes coming to the red line and the changes in train operator policy when lisa far b stein joins us. and the president meeting with the pope, the first face- to-face meeting in three hours at the vatican. >> the president wrapping up his meetings. >> reporter: president will go to rome and then the vatican

for his first one on one meeting as president with pope benedict xvi. the white house expects the conversation to be close to frank. the president has spoken by phone with the pope preoffly and and he said -- previously and he said they share a strong belief. >>there was a strong influence of the catholic church on me. >> reporter: mr. obama who is pro embryonic stem cell church has caused some division, when protestors spoke out when he received an honorary degree at notre dame university. one white house advisor says it's not unusual for two leaders to have their differences. >> the visit is not unlike visits with other heads of state, that is to say there are issues on which they'll agree,

issues on which they'll disagree and issues on which they'll agree to continue working on going forward. >> reporter: and then the president will fly to ghana, africa overnight. he will visit a hospital and speak tothe parliament. political analysts say there is a reason the president chose to visit that nation. >> ghana was the first country south of the sahara to get independence and it's been very stable. >> reporter: the white house says ghana is an example of a strong african democracy. both of his two predecessors visited that nation as well. in washington, molly henenberg, fox news. another story we're watching, the push for health care reform. the house had hopeds to release the bill today. but it's been put back by republicans. the bill will be made public on monday at the earliest. gm expected to emerge from bankruptcy this morning, just over a month after filing for

chapter 11. yesterday a judge approved a plan to sell most of the company's assets to a new company. we're expecting to find out more in a news conference later this morning. and also at the news conference, another 4,000 layoffs expected to be announced. more than 400 of those are top executives. aig set to pay out millions of dollars to top employees. this is bonus money. the washington post reports the hefty bonuses will go to several dozen executives. aig received $180 billion in taxpayer money when it was on the brink of collapse. about $2.5 million now set to go to roughly 40 executives next week. former d.c. mayor and marion barry speaking out about being charged with stalking. the charges officially dropped yesterday. mr. barry lashed out at u.s. park police who arrested him on 4th of july and accused him of stalking ex-girlfriend donna watts. he said he should have never been accused of stalking and that arrest caused great pain

to his family and the community. >> this is inappropriate conduct, inappropriate arrest by mr. moreatis in park service. i did nothing to deserve this arrest >> marion barry still faces ethics concerns. about a 60,000 contract that he awarded donna watts, his ex- girlfriend. according to records, she was hired as an independent contractor last october. two months later he terminated the deal without explanation but it was later reinstated. councilman gray wants to know more about the contract and says a code of ethics needs to be established. >> i don't want to leap to judgment. we need to look systematically at these things and see if the contract was properly executed in the first place. if the council doesn't look into it, the d.c. attorney general says he will. peter nichols says it is his obligation to do so. it is 10 minutes past the hour right now. and coming up next on fox 5

morning news, we are learning knew details about the death of michael jackson. why the case could become a homicide investigation. and also up next, more than 100 graves are unearthed. dozens of bodies moved from thur final resting place after a scheme to make money. we'll take you to the cemetery where several famous americans are laid to rest. and health officials are now concerned swine flu could come back with a vengence this fall. we'll look at how they are tracking the news. the time now is 7:11.

new details this morning in the investigation into the death of michael jackson. according to cnn, the jackson

family is aware it could turn into a criminal case. the police chief told the cable network he is wearing for the coroner's report d toxicology test whether to treat this as a homicide or accidental overdose. in the meantime jackson's father tells abc news he believes foul play was involved in his son's death. jackson meantime will not be honored with a resolution from the house of representatives. the house speaker rejected the idea saying they can use speakers from the floor to honor someone's life. the senator sponsored the legislation only drew one co- sponsor. and as many as 5,000 friends and family and friends gathered in nashville for the funeral for steve mcnair. the 36-year-old shot and killed

last week by his mistress who shot him four times before killing herself. >> i would say i want a touchdown right now and running down the field and making a touchdown. >> a true legend on and off the field and an outstanding man in this community. >> he ended his career with two seasons with the baltimore ravens before retiring last year. 7:16 right now on a friday. and most of us are glad -- are glad friday is here. >> and it will be a face friday. and that makes it even better. 60 in the airports we're in the s. 65 is your current temperature at reagan national. 66 at dulles. 66 at b wimarshall. i just stepped outside a moment ago. a lot of bright sunshine here in northwest washington. it looks fantastic. i couldn't see a cloud in the sky. and some of the clouds that we ha be ne lnngkiutabngo have diminished. dallas right now is 82.

looking for a high todo f 103. ey continue to have heat advisories in affect for eastern texas and f houston, closer to the water, they'll be 100 degrees. sio eapresve ht downthere. here is a a look at at satellit radar composite, we're seeing sttioracm vity in owaci, a riou lss m andgaowhiicern. there. emsut most of the rest of the nation remains dry. florida seeing some rain showers across the central portions of the state. five-day forecast looking for a high today of 83 degrees. not a bad one. but then, summertime returns. this weekend, 88 for your high saturday. 87 on sunday. both days will be more humid than what they've seen and both days will bring with them a chance of showers and thunderstorms, particularly late saturday and then during the day on sunday. >> it's still not 100 or 103. >> so be thankful for that. >> thank you, tony. >> we are thankful. and we have julie wright with us every day.

what going on today? >> not a lot on the top stretch of the beltway. lanes are open leaving college park around towards the exit for 270. downtown seeing a little action westbound on the freeway, that's where we have reports of a stalled car before you reach the d.c. water front on the right side. right now traffic volume is moving at speed. commute from south capitol street toward the d.c. water front and the lanes are open. during the middle of the day they've been doing road work out here tieing up the lanes but that's not the case right now. so for the morning, everything is open until you get past 67th street and then we dhave reports of a talled car tieing up the right lane. meanwhile, the beltway here at route 1, college park, no incidents to report around the inner loop. outer loop looks great leaving the ikea toward silver spring. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. now to a developing story out of illinois with more information being released now about a cemetery where graves were turned over for profit.

the cemetery manager and three grave diggers now facing charges. >> this happened at burr oaks cemetery in illinois. and it is a final resting place for civil rights victim em ill till and willie dixon, otis fan, and harlem globetrotter legend inman jackson. >> we went back to his stone and it was gone. >> reporter: when she lost her father, she thought that was the worst day of her life and now today is. >> you can see caskets and headstones laid over on te ground. >> dirt piles everywhere. >> they just dug him up like he wasn't even there. like -- and tossed him to the side like it was nothing. and then they just put somebody else there. >> reporter: stafford and thousands of other families started arriving at burr oaks

cemetery early this morning, still hoping their loved ones, mothers, fathers and grandparents are resting comfortably. >> when we went by the baby hill all there was was piles of dirt everywhere. >> vestors say 300 bodies may have been dug up and thrown into a mass grave while plots were sold to other families. for decades burr oak was the only cemetery in the area where blacks could be laid to rest and in many cases families are laying together. now some loved ones are looking for not just one tombstone, but a couple. >> i have a picture of my brother and i got a picture of my daughter too. my fear is that they are in that mass grave and they are way in the back. and i feel like when i found out where they are, that they'll be in that mass grave. >> reporter: and while they look and grieve again, some say

they're loved one's spirit lived in their heart no matter where their bodies may be. >> you already went through the trauma of losing a loved one and then you have to come out here and see they're not even in the place where you put them. all for greed, for money. is it worth it? >> there should be no bail for these graveyard thieves. >> thank you. >> they deserve a special place in hell. >> unbelievable story. >> tough story. we'll keep an eye on that and let you know what new developments occur. 7:21 on this friday morning. is it a misunderstanding or a case of discrimination? was the decision to kick some youth campers out of a pool motivated by racism. and senator roland burris not keeping the title for very long. the big announcement for the man appointed in the rod blagojevich seat for the sale. and a ood fit for a

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an incident at a pool if philadelphia leading to allegations at racism. it happened at a private swim club outside of philly. a nearby day camp allowed swimmers to swim there one week. but when a group of african- american and latino children went there, members of the club were asked what blacks were doing there. the director says all but three club members pulled tir children out of the water. the club then declined their membership and refunded swimming fees out explanation. some members complained because the -- complained that the children changed the atmosphere of the camp. arlen spector looking into the matter. mark sanford's affair with

a woman from argentina, the state department showed how he freed up a night to argentina last year. he confessed to the affair after a secret trip to see his mistress who he referred to as his soul mate. roland burris expected to announce he will not run for a full team in next year, 2010. he was appointed by disgraced former illinois governor rod blagojevich. he was removed from office after being accused of trying to sell the senate seat he put burris into it. burris has denied doing anything improper to get the appointment. it is now 7:26 on this friday morning. metro announcing a no tolerance policy for operators talking or texting on cell phones while operating. and a major overhaul on the red line. and where the deadly metro crash investigates when we go to metro headquarters next. plus preparing for a more seve swine flu outbreak in

the fall. with you knew this could happen. what federal and state officials could do now to keep it under control. teen-agers trashing a youth corrections center and even escaping. but d.c. says no more. how the district is cracking down next. 

our top stories this morning, a crackdown at new beginnings youth center following a string of mishaps. it opened in may and since then six juveniles have escaped. a preliminary investigation found guards were to blame. d.c. mayor fenty announced some officers have been fired and two others suspended. >> there were staff on duty who either should have, could have, or just plain did not do everything that they could have and should have done to prevent these escapes. >> the fired staffers blame policies that don't allow them to put their hands on or detain the teen-agers. the boyfriend of a maryland woman found dead earlier this week has been charged with her murder. 45-year-old maris wilkerson disappeared from her upper marlborough home two weeks ago. her remains were found on

tuesday. police have charged her live-in boyfriend aaron sprigs with murder saying he shot wilkerson. now to concerns over the swine flu. officials worry the virus could be a problem this fall when flu season returns. leaders from every state gathered in bethesda yesterday to talk strategy. the government is starting an educational ad campaign and health officials say a separate vaccine for the virus will likely be offered in additional to the annual seasonal flu vaccine. the swine flu shot could be given in mass onock you'llations during school season. and a look at our forecast for this friday. >> we'll look into the weekend and we'll start with the beach forecast. so during the summer people are heading out to the beach on the weekend. not the most ideal, but it will be hot. could be some scattered showers and thderstorms at various beaches ocean sit city -- city

a chance of showers. bethany, more of the same. today the nicer day. rehoboth, good amount of sunshine and today the best day. sunday won't be bad. saturday could see showers and thunderstorms. and at cape may, the same thing. highs near 80 and chance of thunderstorms on saturday. here is what is happening in our area. 65 is the current mperature. 66 at dulles airport. 63 in frederick, maryland. 63 in baltimore. fredericksberg is at 66 degrees at this hour. satellite radar composite for the region, we had some early morning clouds. for the most part those have burned off. we have a good amount of sunshine and as the day progresses we'll see sunshine during the course of the day. there are clouds down to the south and rain in south central portions of virginia. but that will remain to the south and will not impact us. here is a look at the surface map. today, another nice one. we're going to squeeze one more good day out of this before this frontal system in this area of low pressure makes its

way in here, really scooting that high pressure out of here. the high pressure has been responsible for our nice weather and then once that frontal system gets here late tomorrow, it could trigger showers and thunderstorms late on saturday and then throughout the day on sunday. not going to be raining all day sunday, but a chance of some precipitation and showers. today, becoming mostly sunny. a nice afternoon. high of about 83 degrees. five-day forecast, tomorrow highs range from the mid to upper 80s again. ance of some showers and thunderstorms late on saturday. then during the course of the day on sunday. monday and tuesday, we're still in hot and humid mode. temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. that's a look at the weather conditions around the region. now we go to julie wright for an update on traffic. julie. >> hot and humid. that's the banna boat forecast. >> why is banana boat not called up and sponsored this. >> that's a good question. >> banana boat, get on the phone. >> i would be a good rep, don't

you think. >> sure. yeah. absolutely. >> we could have you and tucker singing if the background. this is the commute on the outer loop of the beltway from springfield toward telegraph road. sunshine delays. no accidents just sunshine on the outer loop of the beltway toward the wilson bridge. and the ramp to eisenhower avenue is closed until september. that's all part of the long- term construction project down at the wilson bridge. inner loop looks great out of oxon hill witno incidents to report. college park toward green beltway, outer loop of the beltway slowing after 95, headed to georgia avenue. northbound 95 at 195, a crash there tieing up two left lanes and for those coming southbound out of baltore this morning, there is a wreck, a vehicle fire southbound 895 at the harbor tunnel. all traffic is being diverted out of keith avenue and picking up 95 as the workaround. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. from now on, it is zero tolerance for metro operators

texting or talking on cell phones while behind the controls. the transit agency says starting on monday, any bus or train driver caught using a mobile device on the job will be fired. lisa park stein joins us live this morning. tell us what led to the change needed to take these drastic steps? >> reporter: well good morning, steve. we decided that this was an appropriate time to take the step for a zero tolerance policy toward any operator, train or bus operator who might be using their cell phone or texting while operating a vehicle. that's obviously behavior that is unsafe and it's something we will not tolerate, period. >> some of the other video that we saw this week, involved the allegations of someone who was also sleeping on the job. i know this wasn't addressed directly. you said you would look into it. some people have asked the question though, is sleeping on the job not at the same level of perhaps danger to passengers as texting or talking on a cell phone?

>> actually, the good news is that we have been able to identify that operator. he is currently on leave. and when he returns from leave, that will be addressed. basically, this -- this policy will go into place on monday specifically addresses the pda, the cell phone, the texting devises. however sleeping behind the wheel of a bus or at the controls of a train is unacceptable as well. and that would be behavior that is considered to be unsafe and we will address that as well. >> but no specific policy involving sleeping specifically on the job? >> no. not specifically sleeping on the job. however, we do have strong policies about -- that generally cover more of a blanket policy about behavior that would be unsafe while operating a vehicle. >> i know there is so much under review lisa because of what happened with the deadly crash and i know that you're looking at a lot of policies and revisiting some things from the past. one of the questions when we

spoke with former ntsb board member vernon gross shortly after the crash, one of the concerns he had was with the automated system which we're stepping away from for the moment. some operators may become rather bored while operating the vehicles and he stressed the importance of training to address that with the operators. essentially how to not become bored at this job. how are you addressing that situation? >> well one of the things we do do, and it's interesting that you ask that, instead of having automated station announcement that tell you what the next station is that the operator is pulling into, we have the operators do that. we believe that helps keep them alert and have them in the game so to speak. >> and as far as the investigation into the changes you're making at this point, where are we as far as metro's standpoint? i know ntsb is still investigating and any more changes as far as how the trains will be operated which right now are manually controlled in. >> we are probably looking at manual operation for the trains

for some time to come. probably several months. we've done this in the past. other train systems do this as well on a regular basis. it's perfectly safe. we're doing that on all lines, not just the red line and it doesn't slow down the trains at all. the investigation itself is continuing and the ntsb is the official head agency, lead agency in the investigation. >> you mentioned the red line, obviously there is still a few disruptions on red line while you are still working on the investigation. but you're announcing a new initiative for the red line, a major overhaul, and you can shed light on that. >> the board will address it in the board meeting on the 16th of july. they gave preliminary approval to move ahead and we're looking at making major improvements of the red line due to a result of normal aging of infrastructure. some examples that we're looking to make include repairs to the track, repairs to platforms, upgrading power in

certain areas, upgrading nand im -- and improving the air coolers in the stations and even some rehabilitation or replacement of the escalator at dupont circle. >> and lisa, i know one of the questions that came out after the crash was with the sensors system and people pointed to other metro or similar systems across the country, specifically san francisco which had as backup system in place. could something like that happen here, is there a need for a overhaul or change or a backup system. >> we're waiting to see what the ntsb final report is in terms of the cause of the incident. and i'm sure that all safety mechanisms will be considered and we take all of the recommendations extremely seriously. as well we'll have an expert panel of subject matter of experts from around the country come in and work with us to look at other safety mechanisms we could put in place to make sure something like this never

happens again. >> lisa far stein, thank you very much. >> you're welcome. time now is 7:40. just ahead, expect sellout crowds this weekend but not for baseball. it's for what is sure to be a rocking event in southeast. we'll go behind the scenes of the transforation -- the transformation for billy joel and elton john. and a d.c. institution shutting its doors for good. we'll go to nathan in georgetown for a look at memories and guests over the years. stay with us. ( chirping, music )

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big changes going on at nats park and they have nothing to do with the game of baseball. they are getting ready for the first ever concert. elton john and billy joel set to take the stage tomorrow. bob barnard takes us behind the scenes today. >> reporter: they're setting the stage and getting ready to raise the light smack dab in the middle of centerfield. the first large-scale concert at nats field. >> we're excited. we've done some events as part of a ball club, but this is major. and i'm sure it's going to be phenomenal.

>> reporter: billy joel and elton john are bringing their concert to washington this weekend. we're told tick thes are still available. just how many the promotor isn't saying. the nats are killing, adding and reconfiguring seats due to the staging which is still if progress. no sign of any pianos just yet. but this lone groundskeeper has his work cut out for him, trying to keep the grass in good shape. >> they're going put a bunch of chairs on your grass this weekend. >> [ inaudible ] >> he says its field will be covered before saturday night. thousands ever concert goers will be sitting in seats in the out field. they are saying parking is available but suggested you take metro. >> we're half a block away from the green line and we encoage people to take the metro. specially where people may be drinking and having a good time. the last thing you want to do is get in your car and maybe driving. but if you want to drive and zoom right up, we have plenty of parking. >> reporter: here is one of two

truckloads of folding chairs heading inside soon. gates will open at 6:00 saturday night. the cob certificate -- the concert started at 7:30. nats officials aren't expecting any problems at all. remember, they hosted the pope last year. bob barnard, fox 5 news. >> hopefully there is okay weather for the show tomorrow night. well, yeah. one would hope. >> you can give us that insight? >> there is a chance. but for those of you heading out there, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. >> be prepared. >> it's elton and billy. >> they'll make it work. >> i want to say real quick. i had a chance to get out yesterday and got invited to play in the d.c. united charity golf tournament at congressional. great turnout yesterday. fun playing with the guys from d.c. united and the players. thank you, d.c. united. >> how did you do? >> i do not play well, personally, but our team finished 7 under. >> you did it for a good cause.

>> trying to contribute about that much. [ laughter ] >> very good. >> but it was fun. >> it was a great day for it. d ananother great daytoan t out litoe ths.nk thea. wficerst take a look at regional temperatures. we are in the 60s as you know th ny o 65 currently nwashington, d.c. right now new york city is 63. 69 in norfolk, virginia. and in cape hatteras and also in raleigh and in lexington. here is a look at the satellite radar for our region. there are rain showers in central virginia and to south central virginia. that all remains to the south. we won't worry about that. looking at the weekend forecast, not a big change in terms of the position of the jet stream. but with this frontal boundary coming through, we're going to see a chance of some showers and thunderstorms tomorrow night. and then on sunday during the course of the day, some showers and thunderstorms. highs in the mid to upper 80s,

increased humidity. today is 83. as we go by the weekend, which i just showed you, monday and tuesday. and also warm and more humid than what we've seen, highs in the mid up toker 80s. >> that's where we should be. typical july. >> that's right. let's get to julie wright and check in with her on traffic. >> northbound 95 at the exit for 195 is where we had an accident. that's cleared. southbound 859 at the tunnel, still dealing with a car fire. and you are being diverted and pick up around 95 and that's the work around. no accidents leaving germantown at the split. this is 395 where the lanes are open across the 14th street bridge to the south east southwest freeway. south of the bridge there is a check on the outer loop for an accident. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. 7:47 right now on a friday. you might remember him better as mr. cooper but today he is

hanging with us. mark curry in town for a comedy show case. he'll come up with us in the next hour. holly good morning. >> reporter: as you can see, i've started my weekend. take a look at this setting. we are live at christalis vineyards in loudoun county and they will take part until the first ever wine country -- in the first ever d.c. wine country festival. we'll tell you how you too could be a part of it this weekend. it's all live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. 

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the 2009 major league all- star game is all set for tuesday night. you can watch ryan zimmerman and all of the stars take on the league. it's at st. louis on tuesday night here at 8:00 on fox 5. you have ever wanted to escape for a weekend getaway to a winery? you don't have to go to california. >> holly is at d.c. wine and food festival. it sounds great >> reporter: i got the choice

assignment today. there are a lot of food and wine festivals in our area but this one is special. it's a little different. it's truly going to be an experience if you come out and be a part of it and it's being put on by the food and wine foundation. mary is with this event, one of the reasons why it will be so good and she joins me this morning. good morning,it's good to see you. >> good morning to you, too. >> reporter: so let's talk about why you decided to put on this event and what will make it different than other food and wine festivals. >> we wanted to focus on loudoun county itself because loudoun county has more wineries than any other county in virginia right now. and we wanted it to be a different kind of festival, where food was involved, and it was more of -- more sophisticated, more informative. >> reporter: it kind of goes with the setting. when you look at -- we are at chrisalis vineyard this morning

and one of the 20 being featured and it's such an amazing setting but the event will happen at whitehall manner. >> right. >> reporter: but you'll have dinners to pair with your wine. and then the key here is you'll have limited ticket sales. >> yes. >> reporter: because a lot of times you go to the food and wine festivals its like a deluge of people. so you're hoping for the person to walk away, like you said, with a wonderful more knowledge about loudoun county wineries. >> that's exactly right. >> reporter: and what do people need to remember about loudoun county wine? >> we're in the closeness of any of the wine areas in virginia to washington, d.c. and as very close, without people really realizing how close it is. >> reporter: because you feel like you're so far away when you're out herement but what about the wine specifically in

terms of virginia wine? >> well there are an enormous variations in thclime and the terrain and the soil here so that you can grow almost any grapes here. >> reporter: and it's good quality stuff. >> very good. >> reporter: people get caught up in the fact that they have to have something from california or french wine. and we have really good stuff right hugh. and i can't think of anything that goes better with wine than chocolate. >> nope. >> reporter: and that's where will helm wanders joins me. he's part of the event this weekend. >> that's right. >> reporter: and tell me about it first. >> we started about three years ago in manassas, virginia. just me and my wife. >> reporter: and you're still married. >> we are still married. we have a baby. and, yes, we are getting pretty popular. and make more and more and supply lots of wineries. >> reporter: with chocolate? >> with chocolate. >> reporter: and let's talk about why wine and chocolate go

so well together? >> there are a lot of different flavors in the wines especially in the descriptions that it's a cocoa, a chocolate, a mocha, those kind of flavors that are inherit in some of the red wines. >> reporter: what should we do. >> we should do the red with our cherry blossom confection. and before you start to eat, let me pour youa a little bit. >> reporter: so you do the wine first and then the chocolate? why is that. >> reporter: you should always taste your wine first so you have the baseline for that wine. and then you'll know how it changes once you taste it again. >> reporter: that's good. now a bite of this. it definitely complements each other. why did you pair those two together? what made it the perfect match.

>> they work well together. the fruitiness of the red and the mongari chocolate from madagascar in there and it has red food flavor so the cherry lays on the flavor of the red. >> reporter: so now that i have that knowledge, i think i have to try again. hold on. i think they could have a good marriage too. the event this weekend is friday, saturday and sunday. myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to their website for the d.c. wine country food and wine festival. the first one of its kind. it's three hours each night. do you have to get your tickets in advance online so they now how many people are coming because it's a limited special event. it is special for us to be here and in the next hour we'll talk to the owner about why she thinks this event is a good idea and we'll go into their blending room and see how they come up with all of their award-

winning wines. back to you guys. >> sounds like a good plan, holly, thank you very much. and it is just minutes before 8:00. after 8:00 a special guest will join us live. >> mark curry is with us this morning. many remember him as mr. cooper from the hit show in the 90s, hanging with mr. cooper. he's doing standup in the area and we'll talk about that in the next hour. and then the hurt locker takes you inside the bombshell in iraq. time magazine says it's a near perfect movie. we'll sit down with the writer and director in the next hour. a chinese emperor was so impressed by soy's health benefits...

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there is still no official cause of death for the king of pop but some family members are saying they think he was killed. and then days after this video surfaced of a metro train operator, texting while operating the train, the transit agency makes a big policy change. we'll have more on what is being done to keep you safe. marion barry speaking out now about his 4th of july arrest and lashing out at u.s.

park police. good morning and thanks for joining us this friday. i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. where the president will meet that country's president and address the parliament and talk more about u.s.-african relations. and we say good morning to tony perkins and a look at a good day. >> this is one of the best weeks we've had in july in terms of comfortable heat levels and humidity.

and in july, we're about 5 degrees below average for the month of july so far and it's shaping up to be -- in fact it's the coolest start we've had for july in 15 years. just about 15 years. so it goes way back before we find fine temperatures like this. 65 in washington. 66 at dulles. wwi marshall is at 63 at st hi hour. itesaitll radar. at the the best thing to do for a weather person is gt oo oouts e. there are a few clouds creeping hen tto picture and y c tan see them out there to the west and to the south and west. but like every other day this week. there will be a few clouds but for the most part bright sunshine. our forecast for today, becoming mostly sunny. our average high for this date would be 88. we will not get there today. we're looking for a high in -- in d.c. of about 83. leonardtown, 84 for the high. germantown 82 for a high today. we'll have more on the forecast coming up in just a little bit.

as a weather guy, don't you run the risk of going out and not coming back. >> no. because i want to hold on to my job. let's check in with julie wright? >> i just want to be at the umbrella at the pool. who needs a house? on the outer loop of the beltway, we have delays leaving 95 college park toward silver spring. earlier we had a crash at 95 and that has cleared, but southbound 895 out of baltimore byway of the harbor tunnels that blocked off with a diversion off of keith avenue to 95. the 14th street bridge still in good shape and accident free. trouble, outer loop of the beltway leaving virginia into maryland byway of the wilson bridge, we have slow traffic here. callers say it's a multi vehicle accident in the through lanes. outer loop of virginia, slow and inner loop all lanes are

open. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. texting while operating a metro train obviously is huge safety risk but that's exactly what this driver is accused of doing. metro is responding to passenger concerns creating a zero tolerance policy. and that wasn't the only alarming behavior caught on camera. sherry ly with more on the crackdown and she joins us live from metro headquarters. >> reporter: j just about everyone -- just about everyone these days have cameras on them. and many are caught doing something they shouldn't. a 14-year-old rider captured this video when he noticed a train operator on the green line falling asleep. the train speeding down the tracks. that was before the deadly red line crash when trains were still operating in automatic

mode. another video on you tube shows someone with a blackberry. and now there is a zero tolerance policy. no tempting or talking on a cell phone while driving a vehicle or bus. anyone caught will be fired immediately. >> that's behavior that is unsafe and it's something we will not tolerate, period. sleeping behind the wheel of a bus or at the controls of a train is unacceptle as well and that would be behavior that is considered to be unsafe. and we will address that as well. >> reporter: now this isthe third policy change in regards to the cell phone use or texting by train operators in recent months. before march, operators got five chances before being fired. then it became three strikes and you're out. and now once and you're out. as for that operator what was sleeping, metro says they have identified him. he is on leave. and when he returns, they say this issue will be addressed. live at metro headquarters, sherry ly, fox 5 news, back to you, steve. >> thank you so much. the investigation into the

deadly crash continues on the red line. it looks like the red line will get a makeover but the $177 million worth of improvements could come with years of in convenience. a metro board community approved new air-conditioning equipment and tunnel work, platform upgrades and new escalatears ott dupont circle and foggy bottom and in many cases red line will single track as early as 8:00 a.m. to do the work and it could take eight years. and maybe barry -- marion bury breaking his silence about the july 4th charges. he says the whole thing is an embarrassment even though the charges were dropped. more with the mayor for life. >> reporter: marion barry talks about how the arrest led to embarrassing headlines around the world but didn't have anything to say about a contract he gave his former girlfriend, an issue that may not be going away. >> reporter: with stalking

charges behind him, we heard from marion barry. he wasted little time blaming park police. >> if this inappropriate arrest are not occurred we wouldn't be going through this pain. we have people debate in this city whether or not i'm a stalker or not a stalker. >> reporter: he had little to say about donna watts, his former girlfriend, except when he was asked if it was over? >> my mother taught me, my industry has taught me, not to say ever. but it's over. >> reporter: but it might not be over for the council chair who is vowing to investigate a contract awarded to wat watts while the two were dating. >> i don't want to leap to judgment and we want to look systematically at these things and see if the contract was properly executed in the first place. >> reporter: and if the count ill doesn't look into -- the council doesn't look into it, the attorney general said he will. >> if the counsel doesn't act -- council doesn't act, i have

an obligation to look into it. >> reporter: some accuse of park police wasting taxpayer money. >> we are all struggling. we don't have time for foolishness. >> maybe you should be careful next time. find out what is going on befora assume something. >> reporter: and a lot of support for the councilman. >> as far as i'm concerned, he's number one in my book. if he ran for office again, he'll be elected. everybody knows this. >> reporter: now barry gave the impression that he's not done with the park police. he did stop short of saying what, if any, action he might take. so we might be hearing more about this in the days to come. >> i wouldn't be surprised at all. >> back over to you. fox 5 has filed a freedom of information act request for a copy of the park police report for that incint. we are still waiting for the report to come through. the washington city paper taking heat for the headline about the barry case, featuring in bold print a quote pulled from the recording obtained by

the paper of an argument between barry and his ex- girlfriend. the quote contains language of an unmentional act. so what do readers think? >> i think it's very nasty. >> it's not really appropriate. >> i'm speechless. >> when asked about it, councilman barry called it trash can reporting. what do you think about it? are you offended? that's our web poll question of the day. 20% say yes. 50% say no. some haven't seen the headline. you'll see the poll right on our home page at myfoxdc.com. some startling comments frommm's father who -- from michael jackson's father who believes foul play was involved in the singers death and cnn i reporting that the jackson family has been made aware it could turn into a criminal case. the los angeles police chief

said he's waiting for the coroner report and toxicology test to determine whether to treat the case as a homicide investigation or an accidental overdose. michael jackson will not be honored with a resolution for the u.s. house of representatives that would have prlaimed jackson an american legend, a musical icon and a world humanitarian. but nancy pelosi rejected the idea, saying members could use speeches from the floor to honor someone's life. for the first time in almost 15 years someone has died at the running of the bulls. details when we check out other storthis is morning. and then it's one of the most dangerous out there. the hurt locker takes us inside the lives of a military bomb mobile unit in iraq and it's getting rave reviews. we'll sit down with the writeer and director. and it's always been a georgetown favorite, but this weekend nathans is serving up it's last meal. before they do that, we'll talk with the owner when we come

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the time now on this friday morning is 8:11 as we look at stories making headline this is morning. the running of the bulls turned deadly in spain as a an was gore -- gored to death. it's the first time in 15 years where someone was killed. d.c. police hope the public can help them solve the killing of a teenager. this was the scene yesterday afternoon on n. street in southwest where 16-year-old kevin allen was found shot in an ally-- an ally and he later died at hospital. phase four of the crime crackdown comes after violent fourth of july holidays in the district. it is 8:14 and it's time to check with tony perkins for the forecast and -- >> the cute factor of the day. >> it's something we look

forward to here on fox 5 morning news. time for the my first 5 photo of the day. take a look. >> how beautiful. >> now the photo is of hunter. he's the baby getting his first kiss at just a few days old from an older woman. her name is rachel. i'm not sure why it was sent in in that tabloid fashion. but very cute. both of them. to send us your child's picture, go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. >> look at how angelic hunter's face is. >> and rachel. sharing the love. >> and a brand new baby and he is an angel. thank you very much. and now t weather conditions around the region. our temperature has gone up. 68 degrees now here in d.c. relative humidity has dropped off a little bit. 73%. winds out of the northet at 5 miles per hour. barometic pressure, 30.32 and that's falling.

temperatures across the nation. here we go. the story not so much here, although our unusually cool weather ais st y,or but out in y, rnation's southern plains, sht. g now in dal 81n del rio. and parts of texas are going to be over 100 degrees again today. meanwhile, in denver, 63 degrees. los angeles 62 degrees. and here is a lok athe natellite radar picturothf e thon. e mostolvatile weather this morning is in missouri. parts vof iowa ands llinoi see some thunderstorms an areas of heff ray-- heavy rain. the forecast for today and the next five days. today 83 for your high. one more really nice day. and then the weekend comes and we'll have hot and humid temperatures. conditions -- i'm sorry, temperatures in the upper 80s. chance of showers and thunderstorms late on saturday and during the day on sunday. monday and tuesday look warm as well. that's a look at what is happening with the five-day forecast. now we afternoon out what is

happening with -- we find out what is happening with traffic with julie wright. julie, guess who is here at the station. >> mark curry. >> big, tall mike curry. hanging with mr. cooper. he's funny. no offense. >> don't take a shot at me. >> i love him. >> he's great. >> how tall is he? >> i don't know. i haven't measured him. >> maybe you can let me do that. >> i don't think so. i'm think -- i'm thinking of mark. >> hey. tell him i said high. still busy out there. across the 14th street bridge. all lanes are open, but again it is a slow ride over the potomac over to the southeast- southwest freeway. westbound main avenue, the stalled car has cleared so lanes are open once again. the trouble down south of the wilson bridge is a multi vehicle accident leaving virginia into maryland. that's where we had the crash

on the bridge. that has cleared. inner loop is great out of oxon hill. that's a great of your fox 5 on- time traffic. after 40 years in business, nathan's restaurant in georgetown will close its doors for good sunday. it has become another victim of this sorry economy we're all in. it was called the quint essential restaurant. owner carol joint joins us now live from outside of the restaurant. good morning to you. >> good morning, allison. >> how are you feeling? >> apart from the debt, i'm feeling very relieved but sad for the customers. sad for georgetown. >> indeed. the corner of wisconsin will never be the same. checking out your blog this morning and seeing all of the concern for you on this day. and friends said you're moving too fast and doing too much and have too much on your shoulders. >> i hope you don't see the

bruise on my forehead. >> and did you actually fall? >> i did. and i was sober. i hadn't had anything to drink. you can imagine the humiliation. e georgetown sidewalks in high heels. >> that's the story of georgetown. it was opened in 1969. what a lot. would you talk about the importance of nathan's to washington and to the nation as a national hot spot. >> well it's the capital's corner pub. and i think that's very important because the corner pub, like all mom-and-pop shops are quickly coming a think of the past. and for georgetown, it's our main intersection. and it was an open door until 2:00 until the morning with the banks and retailers on the other corners, they closed at 6:00 or 9:00 and maybe another restaurant will follow me and it won't be an ise. but i always felt that nathan's was here if you needed it, 365 days of the year. >> any chance tv remaining

under the name, if it is bought out? it won't be the same. >> no. i looked into that once. but have you heard of this hot dog chain nathan's. if i moved it they would take me to court. i'm a woman without options. >> you inherited the business from your husband howard. and you've been saying for a couple of years, that it might not be here forever. but there were last-minute efforts to save it. ultimately this doesn't happen. what do you think led up to this ultimately, the reason for the closing? >> it's a combination of things. it's interesting, i inherited it with a tax crisis that i didn't realize. a federal tax crisis and now as i'm closing, i have a city tax crisis. and in between, nathans could never afford itself. and i couldn't get out of the lease. the landlords wouldn't release me from the lease and i just became a life support system for it. taking all of my savings, taking a painting off the wall

at home and selling it to pay back taxes. and when weary negotiated our new lease, i had a small window where i could jump off the titanic and that's what i chose to do. but it's interesting, usually restaurants close at midnight and tell the staff about a minute after that. and i decided to let everybody know a week early, so customers to come in, and i could help my staff find jobs and then the city read about it in the pay and it turned out we have a $22,000 sales tax due. i let the community know i was tapped out, and i am. and people have been bringing us in checks for $100 to help pay this city, because the city said that they're going to put a lien on my house. and i'm a mother and a home- maker and my house is everything. >> yes. and i get that sense from

reading the blood. >> and you might not see it, but under the dye job is a woman and i have to preserve my house. >> i understand that. we were looking at pictures of the famous clientele. and you're a accomplished journalist. will the q and a blog stay open? >> i'm going to move my nathan's website to carol joint.com. i'll write swimming and quick sand and i'll keep people up to date. that's a trash truck coming to get me. i've had a couple of hotels and a club call me. the q and a cafe would be on hiatus any way in the summer. >> well we will continue to look for big things from you. and we've heard humors of a memoir. we won't answer that because we're out of time. >> well we're open until sunday night so come on in. >> sunday, july 12th, last

call. >> thank you very much, allison. >> thank you. >> we wish you the best of luck. it is an institution out in georgetown. when you come to town it's one of the first places that get pointed out to you. best wishes to you, carol. 180 billion taxpayer dollars went to help save aig. $180billion! now the troubled giant wanted to reward executives again with multi-million dollar bonuses. are you looking for something to do this weekend. why not check out the d.c. wine country food and wine festival. so far holly says she's loving it. we'll check backwin h ther later right here on fox 5 morning news. the art of getting dirty. the art of getting clean.

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it is 8:30. and we'll check in with tony perkins for a good weekend forecast. >> all-important weekend. >> yes. why is it all important? >> because it's the weekend. we won't be hour and we want to be outside. all i go on? >> that is enough. be ready for more summery conditions over the weekend. we've had some fine, cool air over us for the last week or so. not for the weekend. today, right now, 68 degrees. that is not bad. feeling pretty good out there. 70 in fredericksberg. 76 in frederick. winchester at 66 and ocean city right now at 74 degrees. here is a look at the satellite radar composite. a few clouds off to the south and west. in central and southern portions of virginia there are

some rain showers this morning. there is your next weather- maker for us. things will shape up during the course of the day, for today another good one. high pressure still the in influence in our weather. although it continues to push off shore. another beautiful day. then the cold front makes its way through here. not going to make you cold. oddly enough we'll see the temperatures warm up in advance of the cold front. and then when the cold front comes through, it could trigger showers and thunderstorms late tomorrow and during the day on sunday. but for today, a nice one. take a look. becoming mostly sunny today and a nice afternoon. high today of about 83 degrees. that's a look at what is happening with the weather. we'll take one final look at the five-day forecast shortly. right now let's take one final look at traffic with julie wright. i was looking for mark curry. >> he is here. and hold on, yes, allison, we're told he is 6'6". >> that's what it says.

>> that's when you go -- hot. >> calm down. [laughter ] >> well, tony, you have some sizzle too. >> not 6'6" of it. at duke street, lanes are open. no accidents to report. pace improving toward the 14th street bridg outer loop below speed leaving college park toward the exit for georgia avenue. southbound 895 out of baltimore, still dealing with a vehicle fire and all traffic being diverted out of keith avenue and then pick up the 95 south of the capital beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. back to you. a new movie has gotten amazing accolades before it opened in the states. winning the grand prize at the venice film festival and garnering reviews here at home that would make anybody proud. director kathryn bigelow and mark boal join us now. tell us what the movie is

about? >> it follows three bomb squad technicns in bagdad in 2004 in the last 38 days of their tour of duty and it's based on mark boal in 2004 when he spent time with the bomb squad. and it parachutes the audience into what it might be like to be a bomb technician in bagdad and have its world's most dangerous job and have a boots on the ground and a day on the ground. >> and mark, you were embedded with these guys and you observed firsthand what it was like and tell me about the experience and what you brought it back. >> it was a rollercoasr ride for me as a civilian to see what the guys do on a daily business is. where i might get up and have coffee and read the newspaper and instead they'll come face- to-face on a one-on-e situation with an ied that is designed to blow up. and they have just a few minutes to disarm it. and when they're done with that

one, they have to go and do another one. it's constant, all day long. and i think that was what was really extraordinary for me to see. and we hear about the bombs going on in the news and for every one that goes off, many more don't go off and it's the lives that are saved that we don't hear about. and it's a fictionalization of the world because you can never fully capture it unless you've been there. but it does capture the daily heroism of those that go out and probably have the most dangerous jobs in the world. >> it's very suspenseful but it gets into the psychology of what these men go thrgh while they're living these experiences. >> well that was really based on mark's first-hand observation. and i think he said something, courage is not the absence of fear, but maintaining the sense of humor in the ce of fear.

and i think it's virtually unmanagable what these men do. it's called a lonely walk, what you or i or the rest of the people on the planet would run from. i think it's really admirable. >> did you find they're a different breed. they are from civilians like us. are they a different breed from the other soldiers? >> it is a volunteer position. and so it's not something the army forces to you do. and you are talking about people who have chosen to put their lives on line like this. and of course, in any branch of the military, you have people doing dangerous work. but i do think there is something special about this. it is more of the high risk taker. somebody that can be calm under enormous amounts of pressure and they're trained but at the end of the day i think that's a genetic ability. either you have that ability or you don't. >> kathryn bigelow and mark boals, thank you very much. the movie is winning all kinds of great reviews. >> it's a prettyin -- intense

ride. don't drink too much coffee before it. >> thank you both very much. good to have you here. >> thank you. we appreciate it. >> thanks a lot. >> and thank you, tony. they're saying one of the most realistic wafilms ever made. check it out. it's 8:36 right now on this friday morng. this gentleman, you will remember, from the '90s sitcom hanging with mr. cooper. and now the star mark curry has one of the top touring comedy acts in the country. >> and mark curry will join us live coming up in just a short time. > and this photo getting a lot of buzz. it shows president obama and vice president nicolas sarkozy giving a young woman the once over. >> or the twice over. >> but michelle obama has nothing to worry about. there is a story here. the photo is not what it looks like. it's a moving video. you can see the president is looking at the steps and getting ready to help that young lady in the dress down

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-- we look at stories making headline this is morning. countless families head to a cemetery to check on the remains of their loved ones. the cemetery is facing charges for moving remains to a mass grave and double stacking others in a scheme to resell the plots. the burr oaks cemetery where willie dixon, singer diana wash and civil rights victim emit till are or were buried. officials looking into the allegations of racism at a philadelphia swim club. a nearby camp had been contracted to visit the valley club po every monday. some members asked what black kids were doing there and even pulled their kids from the pool. the club received complaints that the children changed the atmosphere at the pool and the complaints did not involve

race. the most successful swimmer in the world, michael phelps, breaks another world record yeerday in indianapolis. he finished the 100 peter buffer fly in 50.22 seconds, beating the previous record by 18-10th of a second. he now has 5 individual world records to his name. he's a phenom. >> lawmakers approve a plan that might save you money on prescription drugs. >> we'll have those details coming up next. holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this morning we're out in loudoun county because d.c. food and wine festival is going on this weekend. s if the -- it's the first time ever. and everybody knows about the finished product, but do you wow the cencibede ine.hin we'll take you to the plant that is the nectar of the gods. that's what i call it. that's all coming up next.

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making headline this is morning. hell federal health officials warn the swine flu could come back this fall when through season returns. at a white house sponsored summit they warn state health leaders that massive vaccine could be on the way. officials estimate that there could be as high as a millionin folks with most folks just not going to the doctor into a bill that would deliver a big blow to the drug industry has passed the senate and heads to the house. it would permit people to order lower cost drugs from canada over the internet. it was added to a $49.2 billion bill funding the homeland security security department. back home where he belongs. the national aquarium in baltimore released a rehabbed seal back into the atlantic yesterday. a crowd watched at delaware seashore. hamilton the seal is his name. and he went right into the water. this weekend is the first

annual -- or the inaugural d.c. wine country food and wine festival. >> holly joins us in middleberg virginia where she's learning how to make her own wine. that can come in handy. >> reporter: i just need to make sure i have friend that's know how to make wine. in my next life, i would like to own a vineyard. and the great thing is i could stay here in this area so it would be two tngs i love, washington and wine. because the washington area is ripe with vineyards, especially loudoun county. and the reason why loudoun county vineyards have become a destination because of vineyards like chrisalis. jenny mccloud is the owner. did i see you grimace when i said in my next life i would like to own a vineyard, because i don't know how much work it is, right. >> it's incredibly satisfying. and the tech has the best job in the world, but i say, no, you don't, i have the best job

in the world. >> repter: talk about the importance of this weekend and why chrisal is would want to be involved. i this it's great. because loudoun the largest number of wineries. this will incorporate food and more upscale and i think our wins are more european in profile and they go better with food from the wine, and more competitive than woods from the west. and that's what wine is all about, a beverage to be shared with a meal. >> and friends. >> and friends. >> reporter: now i know everybody is familiar with the end product, the glass of wine. but that is the end product. and we'll take you into the lab and i want to introduce you to andrew silver on the left and over here is curtis vincent. he's the wine maker here. good morning to all of you.

>> good morning. >> reporter: so let's talk about how you come up with a wine. >> well interestingly enough, we did that for a restaurant. i worked with jenny and curtis to create a private label white blend that we call yang because i was looking to create the ultimate sushi wine for our cuisine. so we did that earlier this year and it was awesome. >> reporter: so where do you come in, curtis? >> i make the wine. >> he makes its wine. >> reporter: he's the face of the wine that swirls and smells it, but u're the grunt work. so let's talk about the process. >> today we thought it would be fun to see how to put together a blend. so curtis has pulled some samples from some various barrels. what do we have here? >> the first sample is a petite verdeo. and then a tenot and the third sample is norton. >> reporter: so now we want to blown those three and come --

blend those three and come up with a mix we like. >> with a final product. if you want to do a blend of these three, you would use different percentages together and go from there. so usually you want to try each individual component and figure out what you like in each component and then start putting them together. so how do you want to try? >> reporter: wes less than a minute. so let me taste. >> that is petite verdeo. >> reporter: it's good. maybe a little bit of that. >> right. >> but it will depend on where you want to go with the wine? where do you want the fruit, which would be the first impression that you'll get when you smell it and taste it. so whether you wanted it to be a norton baseline with some complexity added in or the petite verdeo or tenot. >> i like this one the best and this one the least.

>> we have to do hat i said earlier, 80% that, so 80 mililiters. 15 mille leets of the norton and then maybe 5 and that will bring us up to 100. >> reporter: and how many different variations do you go through until you come up with what you like. >> for the white, we went through five different runs. >> reporter: we're out of time. but the best thing for you to do -- did you wipe th up. you could have used the straw. no, i'm kidding. myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to the first annual, like you said, allison, the inaugural d.c. wine country food and wine festival going on at whitehall manner. get your ticket online at our website and check it out to experience all what loudoun county wines have to offer. >> thank you, holly. she takes us to the best places. 68 degrees. time now is 9 minutes before

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mid to upper 80s. we don't have a chance of rain at this point, but we'll see how that develops. >> hazy goes with hot and humid. >> but you have to build up to the haze. you can't just jump in. >> hot and humitaking the lead right now. he's probably best known in the show hanging with mr. cooper. mark curry has done a lot of things since. he's appeared in countless shows, including showtime at the apollo, the drew carey show. >> he has one of the top touring comedy acts in the country and this weekend that show is stopping at the arlington cinema and draft house. and we are hanging with mr. cooper. mark curry, welcome. >> what a great looking team. >> glad to have you here. >> what is going on? last time i was here, it was august and 190 degrees. >> that's right. >> it was so hot i saw a bird walking with his wing up. and everybody was out jogging. i jogged this morning?

>> did you? >> marion barry was following me. [ laughter ] >> what is going on? i'm not stalking you. >> here we go. >> welcome to d.c. >> so much for me asking you if any topics are off limits? >> no. i think you got the pinstripe on your blazer. [ laughter ] [ inaudible ] >> let's keep it up. i heard you have an al bum? >> it's not dropping until the fall. >> and can we hear one single? >> no. it's all top secret. >> this is great. i love to hear it. >> you get back here with some frequency? >> i love d.c. i was here for the inauguration and i cried. because it was so cold. i had a blanket on my head, security was looking at me. a man with three pants on. it was freezing. do that in the summer next

time, okay. please. hello. people were skating on ponds. they really were. i never seen that before. >> my makeup is running out. so the show, what is that about? because what's funny right now? >> everything is funny. >> please, foreclosure, the economy. what is funny? >> we have pirates in somalia. just think if they do a disney cruise ship and people will think it's part of it. oh, my my god, this is realizist. >> there is a russian cruise line that offers that. >> it's true? i like that. >> and the kicker is if you pay an extra $50, you can actually fire like real automatic weapons. >> i like t. >> that's russia. i like that. >> that's no charge, mark curry. >> i just flew in last night. the lady i sat next to, grabbed her purse on the plane when i sat next to her. she looked at me, she was going

to run to the back and jump off. now that you mention it's you're 6'6". >> being a tall guy. >> profiling is not right. >> no, it's not. what other topic would you like to talk about that? they have all kinds of topics in the news. >> it's been a rough couple of weeks. >> it's been a downer. >> a lot of down news. like what? >> jobs. >> i know. >> my husband does not have a job. this is hard. we're looking. >> and you know what, people in fast food restaurants, you're getting corporate executives, they are nicer to you now. if you want cheese, are you sure? because they're looking for your bonus. and one lady climbs in the car and asked for help to eat. >> it's not funny. >> but we have to laugh at the economy and the depression. but ladies help out. we need you to start paying for things? >> like what. >> everything. you bring big purses and