hour. it's july 17th, friday. good morning. >> tony perkins with us on this friday morning. i'm steve chenevey. >> it's another warm start to the day. good morning steve and allison. good morning, everybody. throw in a anch a ceofwe shors and thundetorms s nd you have today's forecast. let's look at the hd radar. omd we're looking a ste precip atoni o the south and west, to the west of charlottesville. some rain showers there. and you can see by looking at the images there is not much of anything happening in our area. a little bit of precipitatn showing up on the radar across southern maryland and mainly light precipitation. back to the graphics. current conditions bein reported right now, 75 degrees here in washington. relative humidity up there at 76%. winds out of the south at 3 miles per hour. and the barometic pressure has been on the rise. here is a big look at the radar

for the eastern u.s. and again, we expand this because i ant to show u yothe frontal system out to the west. it is bringing heavy rain to portions of kentucky right now. all of that continuing to move to the east. more heavy rain in southwestern portions of virginia so. we veha ayogood shot of gettin showers and thunderstorm activity as well. your fect as afor today, plenty of clouds. scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. high todayround 90 degrees. some of you will top out in the upper 80s. that is a look at the weather. now let' get an update on the rush hour traffic from julie wright. tony, the big story right now is your outer loop commute for those traveling from the springfield interchange past van dorn and toward the wilson bridge. and again it's part of the long- term construction project at the wilsonbridge where we've lost the ramp at eisenhower and now you'll find that the road has been divided near van dorn with two lanes getting by to the left and the right exit

laneow becoming a right- through lane toward telegraph road and toward the wilson bridge. so already a lot of slow traffic on the outer loop from the springfield interchange working out toward telegraph road. top side of the beltway, slowing toward new hampshire toward silver spring. a typical delay right now. no accidents to report south on 270, lanes are open through germantown at the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. we begin with a developing story out of indonesia this morning. a deadly hotel blast in the city. the president of the indonesia says it was carried out by a terrorist group and arrests are certain to come. 8 people were killed and many were hurt, including americans. they said the bombs went off in

cafes of the hotels two minutes apart. one analyst says its likely the work of an al-qaeda linked group blamed for a bombing at that hotel six years ago. and another story we're watching this morning, pope benedict in the hospital after falling and breaking his wrist while in thealp. they say he fell in his room in a chalet overnight. he is 82 years old and has been healthy during his five years as pope. an argument ends with three people shot, inuding an off- duty officer and a young girl in greenbelt. >> police left not too long ago, picking up shell casings. sherry ly joins us live from greenbelt with more this morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison this. was an argument as you mentioned that spilled out into the apartment parking lot. and the next thing you know,

the bullets were just flying. three people ended up shot. an off duty capitol police officer and a 12-year-old girl. now that wild scene unfolded around 6:00 last night in that apartment complex on greenbelt road. police say two roommates got into an argument inside the building. one of them was an off duty military police officer. when he ran outside to get help, the roommate went and found the officer's service revolver and followed him to the parking lot and fired randomly. a police officer driving by tried to intercede and a 12- year-old girl was caught in the gunfire. and this has some neighbors fed up with the violence that some say has become the norm around here. police don't know how many shots were fired but it's safe to say there were several. what is frightening for many of the people who live in this complex is that stray bullet that hit the young girl inside

of her apartment could have been any of the apartments here. everyone is saying that no one actually died. the girl and the officer we're told should be okay. the girl was grazed by the bullet and not seriously injured. as for the suspect, he is in serious condition but is expected to pull through. live in greenbelt, sherry ly, fox 5 news. >> sherry, thank you for that update. now more details about a chase and shootout near the capitol. officers try to pulled kellen white over for a problem with his tags on wednesday. he sped off, crashed and got out of his car and opened fire on them first. they shot back they say. the officers saw kellen still breathing and did cpr until paramedics arrived. he was 27 and just served time on a drug charge and was on probation. another big story we're following this morng, efforts to provide health coverage to nearly all americans takes

another step forward. the house ways and means committee passed a provision to pay for the coverage by increasing taxes on families making more than $350,000 a year. it's part of the plan proposed by house democrats. that plan just picked up a big endorsement from the american medical association. sonia sotomayor one step closer to becoming the highest latina on the court. the judge once again faced tough critics before wrapping up her final day of questioning. a controversial case involving a group of connecticut firefighters. they claimed reverse discrimination in 2004. the supreme court overturned sotomayor's panel's ruling last month. >> americans have the right to go into our federal courts and have their cases judged based on the constitution and our laws, not on politics or personal feelings. >> you said you were bound by supreme court and second circuit precedent.

what was it? >> the panel acted in accordance with its views by setting forth and incorporating the district court's analysis of the case. >> the senate appears to be on track for a full vote on the confirmation early next month. >> less than four months from now virginia voters will chew the commonwealth's next governor and right now it is a tight race. polls show republican bob mcdonald with the lead, and creigh deeds has 41%. and we are learning of more violence aimed at protesters upset with presidential votes in iran. plus marking the anniversary of the naacp. the president with strong message to youth. that's next. and nasa keeping an eye on space shuttle endeavor. steps they're taking to make sure the astronaut's safety after the shuttle damage after

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police in iran fired teargas to break up a group of protestors outside a university. it happened as a powerful cleric led prayers on sunday. ahmadinejad won the election but mousavi says the election was fixed. and today there will be pictures taken of the shuttle endeavor.

they'll check to see how bad the damage may be. >> don't we talk about that a lot? >> but apparently a little more fell off this time than unusual. >> and it is the norm, that some of it will. >> well we hopes that all okay. >> and also the norm that in jewel we see temperatures in the 90s. thank you for saying that. everyone is saying it got hot all of a sudden. >> i didn't mean to say that. >> oh, did you say that? >> no, i'm just kidding. [ laughter ] >> no, yesterday it was hot. it was 96 degrees. did you feel it. >> i did not know. >> either did i. >> these are the highs yesterday. i double checked. these are the reports from the area airports. yesterday at reagan national, going to the graphics, 96 degrees. i did not predict that high. i have to tell you. it got much warmer than i thought it would but it didn't feel like it. 94 at dulles, 94 at bwi

marshall. the record foedayersty was 104 degrees so at least we were erarnonee wh that. rehereis a look at the temperatures across the country. we're at 76 right now. that's thewne temperature ta just came in. we're at 76 and dallas is at 76. that is good. becaale thads las been in the s mid-80s this time of morning and had temperatures over 100 degrees. so a bit cooler there today. out in denver, 59. san francisco 52 degrees. around the nation, here is a look at the satellite radar. and most of the action is in the eastern third of the nation. the western two-thirds are dry. shower activity in the mid section ad nnortheastern portions of texas. but we have more precipitation occurring across the eastern u.s. i don't d know why it's doing that. but here you go. five-day forecast, high today of about 90 degrees. chance of showers and thunderstorms dknuring the afternoon and evening. a humid day as well. tomorrow, a bit better. and then sunday it will be a

great day. 85 degrees for your high and a good amount of sunshine and not as humid either. >> i was about to go to julie, but i think there was a point where -- because i haven't turn my air-conditioning on. but it felt like there might be a fire somewhere so i thought it might be time to turn it on. >> but since you made it through -- 96, it's all down here from there. >> and in the dogs start panting, then it's time to turn on the air-conditioning. so if bailey beagle starts panting then it's time. and on the northbound 95 from the outer loop, this is slow

traffic past van dorn and toward the exit for telegraph. there is a change in the traffic pattern there. and traveling here at the american legion bridge. both the inner loop and outer loop run without incident at this time. and for those traveling from springfield toward the exit for telegraph, what they've done after van dorn is divided the road. so they have two lanes to the left and one lane to the right and the ramp to eisenhower remains closed and that will be closed through september. again, that's part of the long- term construction project at the wilson bridge. so yes, you can exit at van dorn, but you cannot exit at eisenhower. so the road is divided, o to the left, one to the right getting by. delays off northbound 95 into the work zone. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. during a speech at the naacp's annual convention, president obama thanked people who paved the way to his

historic election. and he also said the rain of racism and discrimination skill -- still existed. >> we have to say to our children, yes, you will face challenges that somebody in a wealthy suburb does not have to face. but that's not a reason to get bad grades. that's not a reason to cut class. that's not a reason to give up on your education and drop out of school. no one has written your destiny for you. your destiny is in your hands. you cannot forget that. that's what we have to teach all of our children. no excuses. >> yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the naacp. and for more on this milestone anniversary, we are joined by lorraine miller, president of the d.c. branch of the naacp. and also an naacp national

board member. good morning to you. >> good morning. how are you. >> congratulations. 100 years, the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. >> it was a magnificent convention. very uplifting and gratifying. but i think at the end of it we realized we have a lot of work to do and we'll continue. and people were, as we like to say, fired up and ready to go. >> and at the convention and into the future, what are the main goals now to be tackled? 100 years is a long time to be in the fight. >> the theme of our convention was bold dreams, big victory. and now we're looking at health, in come and educational disparities. we have so much work to do still as a national organization. and we're ready. we're coming into the 21st century technology. we have a young, vibrant new

president ceo and who lives in the district as a matter of fact. and last night our chairman julian among who lives in the district was the recipient. and so those are the things we'll focus on. we're trying to use technology to help us monitor a lot of the police incidents that happen not only around the country, not only in the district, but around the country. use the cell phone and the technology that we can use to monitor what is going on and be sure that as a organization committed to civil and social justice that we can do that in an affective manner. >> and there are laws on the books that tackled big things like voting and basic civil rights and the president urged the organization to take on a

broader mission. it seems the health and education disparity is what he's speaking of. >> and income. and that is something we have been working on for a number of years. but we're retooling ourselves, establishing goals and criteria and things that we can do that we can really make a difference. the naacp will be here another 100 years. we won't be here to witness it, but we're around and we'll be a valuable part of the community here. >> we saw the powerful footage of president obama addressing the naacp, saying the people that came before him, that he stands on their shoulders to take this position on. people we've heard of, deboyce, martin luther king, but there are countless other and nameless faces. >> we had a very powerful semin air, i this it's it was

yesterday, general colin powell, jessie jackson, vernon jordan. it was a pan ip lee that was great. it was a -- i think the best thing was the dr. benjamin hooks who gave such an inspirational talk about where we have come as an association and where we need to go. the delegates were on their feet. it was such a jubilent event. and then to have it capped with the president last night, it was a magnificent convention. >> let me end by playing devil's advocate. there are some that say do we still need the naacp. >> we need the naacp more than

ever. as long as there are health disparities, in come disparities and look at our education, and naacp will be a major rights organizations. and one of our signature issues has been voting, if there is nothing else but to make sure that people will vote and that that vote gets counted and is an essential part of what the naacp stands for and we'll continue to be on the forefront of that. >> and your advice is good, who would ever question dr. dorothy height. and hite. and i dare not say you. thank you for being here. i know you're tired. >> it's good to be here with you. >> excellent. thank you. steve over to you.

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funeral services will be held today for a florida couple known for adopting special needs children. they adopted 13 of them. eight people have been charged in connection with the murder which happened during a home invasion robbery at the couple's home in the florida panhandle. police say they have found the couple's stolen safe along with several guns, including one they believe was used in the killing. a california man fang murder charges, accused of

killing his wife on a cruise to mexico. the woman was killed during a domestic dispute in a cabin on tuesday night. they docked yesterday in san diego. and fbi officials were seen carrying evidence from the cruise liner. experts admit it might not be possible to identify all of the bodies found at the cemetery in chicago. four workers are accused of digging upat least 300 bodies and burying them in a field. experts say dna and embalming fluid can alter results. the latest on the condition of the pope after he takes a fall while on vacation. plus the latest on a developing story in indonesia

where a suspected terrorist blast injured many in a hotel blast. what is standing in way of the health care legislation making its way to the president's desk. and you're not dreaming. christs omma case tmo soe o local stores. it's 60 degrees outside and it is 7:27. >> it's not really. >> it was yesterday. .

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before going to the hospital. a wild shootout in broad daylight leaves three people hurt here at home. it started as an argument in greenbelt. one of the roommates found a revolver and shot at his roommate. and a vote not expected for sotomayor until august, the focuon the hill will fall on health care. and chris wallace joins us. very timely with the house ways and means committee last night. >> that's right. they passed this plan to pay for half of it, half a trillion dollars, by increasing taxes on top wage earnings, anybody making over $280,000 a year.

there is a lot of push back on that because in the number of states when you add federal, city and state tax it's will be up close to 56% and 58% and people are saying is that what you want to too when the top earnings are small businessmen who hire most of america. there was another big development yesterday and that is the congressional budget office, the -- the independent umpire that keeps track of what you do, and they said this will increase health care costs and that was damaging to the president's plan. >> and the president has been saying something needs to be done. who will you talk to. >> we'll talk to the president's budget director. and we'll talk to a top critic on capitol hill, republican judd greg who was going to be the president's republican commerce secretary. and then because it's the 40th anniversary of apollo 11, we'll talk to one of the first two

men on the moon, buzz aldrin. really excited about that. >> so much attention being put on the 40th and verse. and on sunday they would have been on the moon 40 years ago. exciting stuff. any touching on sotomayor and the hearing. >> we'll talk about that. and the interesting thing about this is these candidates have been so prepped not to say anything, just to -- youdon't get in trouble for what you don't say, that they get through the hearings but they don't give very much indication of what they're going to do when they get to the supreme court. she did it well. she'll be on the supreme court. >> chris wallace, thank you very much. enjoy the weekend. we'll see you sunday morning at 9:00 here after fox 5 morning news. right w we want to get another look at the weekend forecast and what is happening today. as steamy as it was yesterday. >> it le steam -- it will be steamy. it will be another hot day. i don't think we'll get to 96.

here is washington, d.c. right now. as we look at our hd radar. we are dry as far s precipitation goes. it is humid with humidity levels over 75%. out to the south and west, there is your precipitation. some of it is heavy at this time and that is tracking north, northeast and so eventually we'll get showers moving in here later on today. and to our graphics, we are up to 76 degrees here in washington. we're at 73 in baltimore. 73 at dulles. patuxent naval air station is 75-degrees and in winchester we remain 70 degrees for this hour. satellite raar composite for the nation, a lot of cloud cover in the eastern third of the nation. that's where the precipitation is as well. heavy rain in kentucky. some rainfall in southwestern portions of virginia and this frontal system will continue to track to the east and bring changes to our weather. forecast for washington for today looks like this: clouds have begun to move in. afternoon showers and thunderstorms. high in town near 90 degrees

and it will be humid as well. so another muggy, summery day. then for tonight. we'll see cloudy skies across the region. again a chance of showers and thunderstorms. heavy rain with some of the thunderstorms. and for this evening a small craft advisory for the tidal potomac and the chesapeake bay it will tomorrow morning. and your forecast for the weekend, tomorrow not a washout. saturday it will be warm but the humidity will drop. so the latter part of the day will be more comfortable. there is a 20-30% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning and afternoon. i'll say morning to early mid afternoon hours and then it gets better. so 20-30% chance. sunday is a better day. more sunshine and cooler, 85. and lower humidity. chance of thunderstorms on monday and tuesday but lower temperatures. that's a look at the weather. now get more on traffic -- let's get more on traffic with

julie wright. julie. >> get it, got it, go. >> it's easy to remember your birthday now. it's easy to remember because it's the anniversary of the moon landing. seriously. july 20th, i thought you were going to say the moon pie. that's another way to remember it. >> that too. >> does that mean there is a gift in my future. >> perhaps, julie. >> okay. thank you for the invention of the dollar store. southbound 270 looks great. incident free out of germantown and headed toward the split. no accidents to report all the way toward the lane divide. 355 is a good ride for you there as well. what we're talking about this morning is a trip in virginia. the outer loop of the beltway off the springfield interchange to the new traffic pattern set up at van dorn, we've been talking about that for the last couple of days. traffic on the outer loop is divided at van dorn. two lanes to the left will get you by. one lane to the right. and again this is after van

dorn, headed over towards the exit for eisenhower avenue and telegraph road. keep in mind the exit at eisenhower remains closed until september. and again this is part of the long-term construction project down the at wilson bridge. yes, you can exit off of the outer loop and go southbound on van dorn but what is important to note is that traffic is reducing speeds and tie ups from van dorn toward telegraph. accident after telegraph road. follow police direction to get by. this is a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. it's hard to believe when it's in the 90s, but some retailers are hoping you'll get a head start on your holiday decorations. we are talking christmas this morning. >> some are rolling out the merchandise months early. and melanie alnwick explains what we have to thank for this christmas in july. [ music ]

>> reporter: the calendar says july but some retailer are already winding up for the winter holiday. >> people get very excited. you would be surprised. >> reporter: hallmark store have unveiled the collectible ornaments. >> we have customers lined up at 8:00 in the morning in july so they could come and get a first pick. >> sears and kmart have opened up christmas lane. >> it's christmases from way past back when and it's a little nostalgia. >> reporter: and toy r us are decorated with the 19th to the 25th. must haves like this star wars lego set and the hannah montana beach house will be marked down to december prices. but not all stores will follow sut but some will. >> in the next few weeks expect to see more merchandise and catalogs arriving in the mail. >> this year's earlier than normal arrival has something to

do with the economy as retailers work over time to entice customers. >> reporter: retailers are hoping that the displays and promotions will help customers plan ahead for the things they really want for the holidays. >> when we're in a recession, many people are looking at ways to spread their spending out and not rely on credit. >> because of that, sears and kmart brought layaway back last year. >> we have 90 days so that's close to christmas, believe it or not. >> reporter: these stores hope that getting ahead of the game with discounts and promotions will help boost sales. >> with the economy and everything being the way it is, it brightens up people's day and gives them something to look forward to in july when the retail business isn't boosting. >> there is nothing wrong with feeling good right now. >> reporter: melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. speaking of christmas in

july. that's exactly what it will be at nats park this weekend. the team is partnering with toys for tot for the annual toys in july game. bring a new unwrapped toy for the marines and volunteers at the gates or you can make a cash donation. last year the team got more than 2,000 toys and $19,000. and what did the nationals want for christmas? how about a winning streak. jim riggleman and the guys got back to work last night. we'll have a look. and plus while most teams are enjoying the lazy days of summer, we'll show you another person setting the record. the youngest person to sail around the world by himself. it's 7:40 right now.

the youngest sailer to travel around the world alone has returned home. >> it toozack sundayerland a year and a month to travel 28,000-miles in a 36-foot sailboat. the 17-year-old from california videotaped his journey as he battled weather d a terrifying encounter with pirates.

but he survived on canned food and freshwater so. what is next for the young adventurer? >> i'm looking at possibly sailing to the arctic. i have two months on where it will be and i'll look into a series on on traveling because i love it. >> and the 17-year-old who was home schools will finish up his work school work on his trips. >> he seems to have his act together and he seems mature and planning a book. i think it depends on the maturity of the child. >> and i would hate to see him go. >> it will be dangerous. >> how many panic attacks the parents had. >> now that's a plog -- blog i

would read. wish him the best. >> zack sundayerland. we'ller -- sunderland. we'll hear from him again. what did you want to talk about. >> the weekend. we're trying to do a weekend situation. >> and i want to talk about sund. >> we'll start with th regionalermpeseat urand show where we are righnow. we're at6 yoesdreeg ireheren washington. neyok ry itc itis 70deeergs. boston is 71 degrees. and in cape hatteras, 78 degrees at this hour. here is a k rloo atyour satellite radar. and as r as the weekend, that was nice, we have -- you see the cloud cover moving in and oou see the precipitatiouto to west making its way north, northeast. that's going to be impacting the beaches over the course of the weekend. there will be a chance for some ra shoerweov rs the course of the weekend. >> that's what i was afraid o f

tony. >> but it is summertime. but i'll say this. your typical summer forecast for the beaches so a chance of rain showers almost every day, thunderstorms and it will be hot. now take a look at the surface map. that frontal system not here yet. it does get here and stalls out. d as it does we'll continue to see the clouds build in and we'll continue to see the threat of some showers and scatred storms starting this afternoon into tonight, into the first half of tomorrow, but tomorrow ctalyin not a washout. here is your forecast for the lyekwed. high today of about 90 degrees. maybe the upper 80s for many of you. chance of showers and thunderstorms, 60% chance today and tonight. tomorrow about a 20-30% chance, i believe primarily in the earlier part of the day. morning and into mid afternoon. and then things get better. humidity starts to drop off. sunday, steve, i think will be the better of the two days because you'll see more sunshine. don't expect the rain showers, and lower humidity, 85 degrees.

>> sounds perfect. >> not a bad day at all. >> thank you, tony. julie monday is your birthday. but sunday is sunny and 85. >> that is my gift to you. >> is that what it's going to be like in the beach, at the 757 or up here. >> you're being particular. but i'll see what i c do for you. >> well it is my birthday, don't i get to be particular. >> beggars can't be choosers. >> yes, they can. >> thank you, allison. out on the roads along southbound 95 at route 100, after the accident, two lanes blocked, fire and rescue responding. at 95 south at route 100, here we are at college park, slow ride past the ikea into greenbelt, lanes are open. and again the outer loop is slow from springfield toward van dorn. again, a change in the traffic pattern with two left lanes getting by and one single right

lane continuing through this traffic pattern as you continue out toward telegraph road. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. well they have a new manager but so far the same result for the nationals. another loss last night. first game after the all-star break. jim riggleman and the new nats skipper with his work cut out for him, managing the first game last night. not his first in the career. scoreless in the third, and the problem is on the throw. into the stands and it is the 13th error. that leads to an unearned run. morgan picked off of first base there. and still ahead on fox 5 morning news, it has the makings of a big celebrity appearance. the amazing story behind it all in the next hour. but first let's check in with holly. >> reporter: good morning.

look, i got my weighters on. you don't have waders or don't know you have to fly fish? i haven't either. and i signed up for the ll bean walk on adventure. it will have you enjoying places like accokeek. how you can be part of this out door family fun next. stay with us.

if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but we can act. the president and congress have a plan to lower your costs and stop denials for pre-existing conditions. it's time to act.

we are looking at tony dance and some great weather today. >> and we check out our walkon segment. this is holly with the ll bean walkon adventures. >> reporter: hold on. i'm looking for brad pitt from a river run through it. i think it looks really cool. and i'm like, i don't know anything about that. how can i experience that? that's where ll bean comes in. through the weekend they have something called the walkon adventure. and in our area one thing can you sign up for is fly casting. it is $15 and they provide you the venue, and the equipment

and they teach you the skill so maybe this can become a hobby you pick up. we're live at lake accokeek in springfield. and we have another beautiful weekend and a lot of people are staying home and doing the stay cation. and this is the casting instructor at ll bean. and we're trying to catch some lunch. and good morning to you. >> almost. >> reporter: welcome. thanks for being on fox 5 morning news. >> have you fished before? >> reporter: i haven't. >> in just over an hour we could teach you how to cast and give you skills so you can go to a pond or a lake or even the ocean and be on your way to catching fish. >> reporter: well let's get started. >> so this is a fly rod.

and you'll notice it has colored lines. and that tells you if it's a fly rod and this is a fly line. and this is 8.5 feet long. and the idea is that you make very narrow loops so that you can put your fly, which is what you're going to catch the fish with and present it delicately on the water. why don't you try it. so grip the rod, hold it in your hands. your thumb pointing forward loosely. i'm going to teach you a four part cast. ithas four pieces. and it's a basic cast you can use anywhere. so he first thing is the pickup. so literally pick the rod up and back cast. stop about at your ear a little bit further back. just about there. and then you'll do your forward cast which is again forward and then down and that's when your presenting the fly to the fish. let's put it together. so it's the pick up, the back

cast and then the forward cast and then the presentation. >> reporter: mine doesn't look as lyrical as yours. >> you've been only doing it for two minutes. so it's all about timing and it's a physics lesson because you're pulling the rod back and letting the line run throh. so give it a little bit more ump and a little less wrist. so bring it back and imagine that the rod is one with your arm. so you're really using your forearm and you're bringing it back. >> reporter: i just had an uh- huh moment. is it like racquetball and tennis, your elbow versus from your shoulder? >> yes. and some people use a band or a elastic to keep it there as a way to practice. but you want to bring it back

and bring it forward. >> reporter: i feel mwrist breaking. >> that one was much better. so bring it back in a loop to present the fly forward. >> reporter: now what am i catching? >> we could catch a blue gill. i just saw a fish rise. that could be a bass or a sun fish. >> reporter: that was a fish laughing at my casting. why would you this over a regular rod and reel? >> it's a meditative process. it's just a different way to catch fish. >> reporter: it is really peaceful. >> and you can stand in the middle of the river and you're dry. >> reporter: myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to ll bean to find the different walkon adventures. in the next hour we'll find out more about equipment that ll bean offers and different experiences so you can get out and enjoy the great outdoors. back to you. and i'm not giving up hope that brad pitt is showing up. >> you just keep waiting there,

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force winds. good morning i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm allison seymour. and gurvir is on her way to the university wind tunnel at university of maryland. and i said send me because gurvir is about this big. >> but they tie you down. but i did that a couple of years ago. you definitely feel it. >> and i've done it before too. you definitely feel i and how high did you get the winds to go? >> well when we did it on air, we got it up to about 100 and we did 110 in the practice beforehand. >> i think i got up to 90-95. >> i felt it about 55-60, you can't walk. and that's when we talk about hurricanes, well the winds are at 60 miles per hour, you're like that's not big of a deal until you're in there. >> we'll see how she does. [ laughter ] >> she'll do great. but she's a tiny thing. >> that's what i'm saying. >> it's always good tv wthn e b. ackets blown

reouhe yrrre>>cur enamcus s around the region. atwe gr76 deees d aahtat cll go uoin c auple of minutes, i guarantee it. 73 n ibaltimore. 73 in washington. clouds across the region. we have mostly cloudy skies being reported at reagan national airport. as far as precipitation goes. it is well tof iouf to sheth a , st swebut it is beginning to makes it way here. let's okou at rhadra r l 'loo thl tatyo t u. there is a broader look and you can see some of the rain down to the south and west is heavy it'sin southern west virgini ndaoun wendiosterrtpons of viin. continue to monitor that as it begins to makes it way we eai. r is your forecast for washington for today: as we go back to the hegrapwecsll, ' se' more cdaud s ay,etothnor hot da th not as hot as yesterday when we made it into

the mid-90s. a high today around 89, 90 degrees. 91 in fredericksberg, in frederick, maryland, 88 degrees. a chance of showers today and tonight. there you have it. let's check in with julie wright and find out how traffic is going. >> it's not so bad on the west side of town, like along 66, the toll road and route 7 where all lanes are open. the beltw not busy between annandale and merrifield. but we have delays on the sky ramp on northbound 95 to exit on the beltway. it's a change if the traffic person for those working toward van dorn and toward telegraph road. after van dorn the road is divided, two left lanes get by single file to the right. this is southbound 270, for those leaving rockville, the main line is heavy toward the split. southbound 9at route 100 we had the accident and follow police direction to get through. north here at the 14th street bridge continuing into south east, lanes are en. the backup slowing at boundary channel drive and 395 slow at

the beltway toward seminary road. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. we continue to follow breaking news from overseas involving a deadly attack in indonesia where officials belie two suicide bombers are responsible for targeting two upscale hotels in the capital city of jakarta. eight people were killed and 50 injured, including americans when explosions rocked the ritz- carlton and marriott hotels located side by side in an upscale business district. the bombs had been planted in cafes and officials say the suspects were guests. the president of indonesia is promising to make arrests. now to iran where police say they went after demonstrators with teargas as they headed to friday prayer. tens of thousands of opposition supporters gathered at iran's main prayer service to show their movement has not buckled despite a massive crackdown on their election protests last month. in italy pope benedict the

xvi is having surgery to repair a broken wrist. he fall overnight while on vacation. the vatican says the hol -- the holy father celebrated mass before going to the hospital this morning. and police just left the scene a few hours ago after a shoot out at an apartment complex. >> bullets hit three people, including a child and off-duty police officer. now some neighbors are ready to move. sherry ly sorts this out all live from greenbelt. >> reporter: gd morning, allison. it is unsettling for people who live in this complex to have a shooting like this. this was a shooting in the middle of the parking lot in broad daylight with people around. and three people ended up shot when this was all over. and police say this all started

with a simple argument that got out of control. >> police left early this morning. everything is now calm from what was sheer chaos. an off-duty police officer gunned down a suspect, but not before being shot himself along with a 12-year-old girl during a parking lot gun battle last night. neighbors say no one is safe. >> you should be able to have your kids come outside and play. i just -- i don't know. i just moved here, so i don't feel good about it at all. >> reporter: that young girl shot not outside, but by a stray bulletin side her apartment. police say it began with an argument between two roommates, one of them a military police officer ran outside it get help. police say his roommate found the officers gun, and followed him to the parking lot and started firing randomly. >> it makes you feel scared. my family and i live right there on the bottom floor. she got shot through the building and it could have easily came through and hit me and my mom.

>> reporter: that capitol police officer happened to drive by and saw what was happening and returned fire. some people who live here are giving it a second thought. >> i'm looking out the window and the types of things that are going on. i was going to call the police and i thought, so this is normal. >> reporter: the girl was grazed by the bulletin side and is expected to be okay as well as the capitol police officer. the suspect is in serious condition. and when you look at all of this that it happened, if it wasn't for that capitol police officer, somebody could have very well died in this situation. but he managed to stop the suspect and the fortunate thing is that no one did die. sherry ly, fox 5 news, back to you. also, new this morning -- >> a deadly accident under investigation in prince george's county this. happened around midnight in capitol heights a driver lost control of a vehicle and struck a pole on walker mill road. that person died. it's not clear what caused them to leave the road. no other vehicles were involved

in the crash. things got off to an emotional start at the murder trial for banita jacks. she's the d.c. mother accused of killing her four daughters and living their bodies in the house for mons. jacks broke down in tears as her mother took the stand testifying her daughter was a good mother and that harming her children would be out of character. the children's other grandmother on the father's side said she tried to see the kids but was threatened by jacks. the deputy who discovered the bodies also took the stand. the trial continues today. supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor one day closer to the confirmation. she faced tough itics before wrapping up the final day of questioning. a controversial case involving a group of connecticut firefighters took center stage.

they claimed reverse discrimination. the supreme court over turned her panel's ruling last month. >> americans have the right to go into federal courts and have their cases judged based on the constitution and our laws, not on politics or personal feeling. >> you said you were bound by supreme court and second circuit precedent. what was it? >> the panel acted in accordance with its views by setting forth and incorporating the district court's analysis of the case. >> the senate appears to be on track for a full vote on the confirmation early next month. president obama says african-americans still feel the pain of discrimination despite the many advances black have made over the past century. he made those remarks at the naacp's 100th anniversary celebration convention in new york. the president says it's not an excuse for failure, but admitted barriers still exist. >> we know that even as our

economic crisis batters americans of ll races, african- americans are out of work more than just about anybody else. and spiring health care costs crush families of all races, african-americans are more likely to suffer from a host of diseases, but less likely to own health insurance than just about anybody else. >> earlier on fox 5 morning news we talked with lorraine miller, the president of the district's branch of the naacp. they talked about the role of the organization now and if it's still needed. >> we need the naacp more than ever. as long as there are health disparities, income disparities, the naacp is and will be one of our major civil rights organizations. >> miller said the naacp is retooling and the organization is fired up and ready to go another 100 years. and said it's working on

unemployment, health care and education discrepancies, to name a few. controversial changes could be coming to the district under a single-digitting -- a spending bill the d.c. house could pay for abortions for the poor and to legalize marijuana and preventing the spread of hiv. it provides $768 million in money. it forced gm and chrysler to restore franchise agreements with 3,000 dealerships. president obama has been making a big push for health care reform nationwide. >> there were new developments overnight on capitol hill but there are still some big hurdles in the way of the plan. find out what it means for you and your family after the break. then a very special night for a special girl. a limbo and cameras, all part of making her wish come true. and a new update in the death investigation of michael

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the time now is 8:15 on this friday morning as we take a look at stors making headline this is morning. more u.s. casualties in iraq as military officials say three american soldiers were killed in an attack on forces in bosra. they were reportedly hit by indirect fire in a rocket or mortar attack. their identifies have not been released. officials in iraq are concerned that extremist wants to reignite the violence. the los angeles coroner's says it will take longer than first expected to complete the full autopsy report of michael jackson. they expected to wrap up the report this week or next week, but now it's expected to take two more weeks. officials are not saying why. the toxicology report should say what drugs were in his hist em and whether -- system and whether they caused his death. [ singing ]

>> mm fans rest ago sured that his music will live on. including this previously unreleased tune called a place with no name, a takeoff on the america song a horse with no name. it's not clear when he recorded that. it has been said that he has hundreds of other songs still unreleased. >> i love that. part of him lives on for sure. >> and i like that groove too. 8:16 right now. and now the cuteness factor of the day. >> if they would release that right now, and a good unreleased michael jackson song, it would go to number one. >> i have no doubt. >> and i like that. that sounded great. let's see if they do it. it is now time for the my first 5 photo of the day. it is lil jj. he is a happy basey.

whatever he's hearing, he's liking. thanks for sending the picture in. to send us your child's picture, go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. >> that baby is delicious. >> all right, allison. >> i'm just saying. let's look at the high temperatures yesterday. ifoue wat s d anabout yesterday, he wouldn't be making that face. it was 90 greeats reagan national. much warmer than i expected. i was atcalling for a high of 9. and the record for the date was 104. and dulles and bwi ma it into the mid-90s. current temperatures around the region. take a look. t ghrigh nowwe jumped up. it is currently 79 degrees here in washington. still, thelough, sewhere, not gh ite as warm. 72 in new york city, 71 in roanoke where ty' re ik elie seeing shower activity. and pe ican h teca ras. most of the action in the het n.nioat d of

we are sseios eingrmtorrmacoss southern portions of oklahoma and northeastern portions of texas. and rain showers out to our west in west virginia. southwestern portions of virginia, and some of the showers and thunderstorms will make they're way here. around 90, scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening. hot and humid. same for tomorrow except that i think it gets better in the afternoon. i think the rain wraps up and the humidity drops so tomorrow not a washout. sunday a nice day. monday and tuesday, lower temperatures with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. that's a look at the weather. now let's get more on the morning rush hour traffic with julie wright. >> i love that little face of jj. that's a happy face. that's what you need every morning when you start here at 4:00. >> your right. the lanes are open on the beltway between annandale and merrifield with no incidents to report for the rush hour. but live across the wilson bridge, into virginia, we mentioned the accident on the beltway between telegraph and

van dorn. that is still there tieing up a couple of lanes. and what is happening is our local lanes are very slow as you continue across the wilson bridge leaving 210 toward the accident scene. no accidents to report right now on the outer loop. but leaving the springfield interchange toward van dorn street, serious tieups through the work zone. the road splits after van dorn, two lanes to the left getting by and one lane to the right. but that's the focal of the delay. once you get through the work zone, the pace improves toward the bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. lawmaker have been burning the midnight oil on health care with a new push for tax hikes to pay for it and overnight a house committee approved new taxes on the wealthy. but as phoenix's doug luzader reports, the numbers my still not add up. doug joins us live from capitol hill with more. it was a late night, doug. >> reporter: it was. house democrats are talking about a half trillion dollars or so in new taxes on the wealthy over about a decade.

but the number crunchers here on capitol hill aren't buying. at every turn, even this naacp event last night, president obama is pushing health care. >> one pillar of this new foundation is health insurance for everybody. health insurance reform that cuts cost, and makes quality health coverage affordable for all. >> reporr: and almost on queue, a few hours later, early this morning actually, a house committee voted to increase taxes on the wealthy to help pay for health care reform. but even that may not cover it. there was a harsh dose of reality as the npart shan congressional budget office lowered the boom, telling lawmakers that the plans so far don't cover the huge new costs. >> and on the contrary, the legislation expands the federal responsibility for health care cost. >> reporter: and the president may be standing in the way of one idea, starting to tax

health care benefit that's most americans get from their employers. the exclusion argument. during the presidential campaign he hammered john mccain for proposing it, but he isn't offering much of an alternative and that is frustrating members of his own party. >> the president is not helping us. he does not want the exclusion and that's making it difficult. >> reporter: and it makes it difficult to meet the presidens ti line for health care reformment he wants congress to settle on a deal by august and at the moment, steve, that doesn't look too likely. >> thank you, doug. a traffic stop in virginia led to charges of police itbraluty, starting wh talhe foficer accused a woman of obstructing justice and driving without a license. still ahead, a judge hands down his ruling on the case. then later on in this hour, holly provides us with a breath of fresh air. an outdoor adventure has her learning about offly fishing.

fox 5 morning news continues after the break. 8:21 right now.

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8:29. 79 degrees out there on a friday morning. let's look at stories making headlines this morning. there is an alert for metro riders taupe. more testing will shut down parts of the red line. the takoma park station will be closed from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in essence all day. metro is moving closer to a backup for the automatic train control system. the system is expected of failing in the crash that killed 9 people last month.

the price tag likely in the millions. metro hopes the federal government will help out with that. i feel good about the ball club. i know that's -- with our record that's not maybe what some fans want to hear. but i feel like we're going to turn this thing around. >> the if you manager of the washington nationals, jim riggleman has his work cut out for him. the final score was 6-2, cubs. and the nationals are teaming up for the christmas in july toys for tots. last year the team got more than 2,000 toys and $19,000. >> and that's a winning number. so there you go. >> when they say new and unwrapped, they mean not gift wrapped. it should be in the packaging. >> just pick it up at the store

and bring it down. >> very good. excellent. allison was asking about the area beaches for the weekend. >> i was thinking of going on a bit of an excursion. >> here you go. here is your beach forecast. not a washout by any means. don't tell us. don't reveal it to the public because they mightrack you down. i'll give you a variety of beaches ocean city, chance of showers and thunderstorms. specially friday and sunday. there are your temperatures. same is true for bethany beach. cooler over the course of the weekend. and then as you head farther to the north, cape may, rehoboth, temperatures similar to everywhere else. cooler on sunday in cape may and again a chance of showers and thunderstorms. but you have that all long -- not all year long but ngdi the summer. as the heat builds up you can could see some afternoon thunderstorms and then they scoot out. temperatures around the region.

we are warming up quite nicely. 79 here in washington. 79 in baltimore. fredericksberg is 77. dulles airport is 78. and speak of the beach, ocean city is 83 right now. satellite radar for our region, there is washington and there is your cloud cover. more clouds building in. this area of precipitation getting closer. this is being over played by the radar. if you look at that, it looks like oh, boy in 20 minutes we're going to get rain. we will not. we'll get some rain showers during the court-- the course of the day. we have a frontal system staying wedged in the area. and that will be the trigger for some showers and understorms as it moves through here. also be the trigger for the increasing cloud cover during the course of the day today. and then i think things will get better as we get through the day on saturday. but for today, forecast looked like this, another hot one.

not as hot as yesterday. but hot and humid. high of around 90 degrees and that will keep the temperature lower than yesterday. 60% chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. the heaviest rain would be in some of the thunderstorms that push through the region. that's a look at what is happening with the weather. one last look at the five-day coming up shortly and right now let's take one last look at traffic with julie wright. julie, happy birthday in advance. and are you out next week? >> yes, sir. >> you take your birthday week off. >> thank you. and no texting t 3:00 a.m. monday morning. >> i would not do that. thought i could text, do you? >> that's true. you usually just call. whether i'm napping or sleeping, just call. thank you, sir. see you next week -- or the week after. live at the wilson bridge, slow traffic in the local lanes and through lanes across the bridge. the accident occurred after the exit for telegraph road. 'sstill tieing up the right lane so both the local lanes

and through lanes here. outer loop past van dorn because of the long-term construction where the road divides at van dorn, delays in the springfield interchange. and southbound 9jammed up significantly right now as you travel southbound leaving baltimore down toward the accident at route 100. the right side of the road blocked off there. 295 a better ride at this time. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. back to you. [ music ] it looks like the arrival of a real big celebrity. but you might not recognize her. but trust us, she is a very special sweet 16. the guest of honor, cheraque martin is just 15 but there is a great possibility that she won't live to see her 16 year birthday. she is said to deal with her disabilities with grace. and that was on display last night and john henrehan was there. >> reporter: with all of the

photographers hanging around outside of the park hyatt hotel, you would think jordan sparks was about to arrive. but when the stretch limo pulled up, out came 15-year-old cherokee martin of southeast washington. we attacked her like protective services. >> how has your day been so far? >> it's been good. >> reporter: and that's what she wanted for an early sweet 16 birthday party. for one night she wanted to be treated like a world famous celebrity. >> cherokee has a life- threatening medical condition and she wanted to make sure she got to have a party of her dreams. >> make a wish got a donated dress and hair salon and invited the media to cover the celebrity for a night. despite recent medical setback that's make her health extremely frail, cherokee refused to use a wheelchair as she arrived at the party. >> my child wants to smile

every day. there isn't a day goes by that she doesn't wake up with a smile. and she said you worry too much, mom, i'm going to be fine. >> reporter: for a dying girl the posh park hyatt hotel donated a party room and dinner for 110 people, this in the middle of the worst recession in decades. >> it was never a decision. it's something that i just -- i felt like we had to do. >> reporter: tied to the intervenous solutions that are keeping her alive. she boogied on the dance floor and spent quite a long time dabsing with her -- dancing with her 87-year-old grandmother. she has proved her doctors wrong before and if she does, she'll be a -- she'll be a sophomore at anacostia high school in the fall.

>> and in addition to the hotel, other companies donated monies, and others turned the hotel into a disco. >> that's a great story. thank you. starbucks is ditching its name and ep open -- opening up new locations but it's a secret. why some are calling the new marketing strategy insulting. and big fuse from the bank of america. the report that has investors optimistic. more earnings out and it looks good for some financials. we'll talk about that coming up. it's 8:37 now.

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the crew aboard the space shuttle endeavor, up and getting ready for very important work. [ music ] ♪ here comes the sun ♪ here comes the sun and i say, it's all right. >> this morning's wakeup call. the space station crew will take pingures -- pictures of the endeavor under side. they want to see whether the shuttle suffered significant damage during the launch. foam came off the fuel tank hitting the shut. and at an auction yesterday

a lunar surface chart used by the apollo 11 crew sold for more than $200,000. monday marks 40 years since the moon landing. well gurvir and holly are both out on stories experiencing nature this morning. gurvir, what are you doing? >> reporter: allison, i'll find out what it feels like to stand in 100 plus mile-per-hour winds when i sp into the wind tunnel here at the university of maryland college park campus, coming up. >> reporter: and i am live this morning at lake accokeek ... ♪

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near starbucks -- >> what is it your new local neighborhood coffee shop. >> which is not really true, it's still a starbucks. >> reporter: people couldn't help but give us their two cents. really? sort of a snickering we know what you a. >> reporter: the owner of smith restaurant next door was pretty peeved. she said starbucks painted over the old white storefront to match the exact same color as her business. >> to see that they've mimicked my look on their new indy coffee shop is really -- it's rude and it's insulting. >> reporter: this is a new venture for the coffee giant. 15th avenue coffee and tea is the first of three planned communi based stores in seattle that will be named after their neighborhood. be sides espresso, the shops will serve beer and wine and host live music and poetry readings. sounds like a coffee shop down

the street. >> they have these little notebooks that it's like observation or something on it. >> reporter: the coffee roaster's owner caught star buck's snooping around her store several months ago. although she can't help but notice a copy cat theme, she understands the -- marketing strategy. >> they're getting cafes like ours that are focusing on high quality and creative presentation and then in the last two years they've been getting bombarded from the bottom also with mcdonalds and all of their marketing. >> and i think they're trying to tap into the cool factor of being independent. >> reporter: whether you're steaming mad or curious about the new store, it will be interesting to see how it pours out. fox 5 news. if you've been in a hurricane, it would be hard to

imagine standing through 100 mile-per-hour winds. >> gurvir joins us from the university of maryland hurricane tunnel this morning. hi, gurvir. >> reporter: i was here about four year ago or you told me you could with stand -- let's turn this on, the challenge is on because you were out here four years ago and you said you with stood 100 mile-per-hour winds. we're at the glenn l. martin wind tunnel at the university of maryland college park campus. and thanks for letting us be here. and other than just the fascination of being able to step into this, you do research here for companies? >> yes we do. and we do experiments on almost that moves on air or water. and people might be surprised. we do as miami ship type things as we do airplanes, automobiles, occasionally we do buildings and in that respect, the flight relationship to

hurricanes. but for the most part we're engaged in other things, not actual hurricane research. >> and you actually do research for companies, the companies contract out for you and you have staff that does the research. >> we have a full time engineering staff and students who work for us, and we're occupied most of the time doing work for various government agencies. >> reporter: now this wind tunnel i'm about to step into here, how high will the winds go in it tunnel? >> we can run it up to 230 miles per hour but we don't plan to do that with you. >> reporter: i certainly hope not. i know my colleague was here years ago and got up to 100 miles per hour. and we often talk the news about hurricane force winds. what do you want people to know when they come here? >> well one of the reasons that we have done this over the years is we -- first of all,

it's kind of fun. let's be blunt about it. but we think there is a value to the public to seeing what wind speeds do, just to the human head, face, and body and so forth. and so we hope that your exposure to the public and what you tell them will make them aware of the power of the wind. >> i'm going to step inside. i have the harness n and i'll put my goggles on. if you will help me, you can help me with these? >> yes. >> and we'll go from there. is that going to be tight enough? is it going to be okay? >> it should be. i think it should be. >> i don't want to get blown away. jason, can i carry the microphone inside? and i'll step inside and get

hooked up. jonathan, are you there? there he is. so i have the harness on. >> and will you soon figure out the most affectivelace for your feet to stay stable. >> reporter: some about right? right here. >> you want to [ inaudible ] >> reporter: very good. let's do it. we'll start off -- i'm not sure how high the winds will be when we start. but we'll see how high we can go. so i'm strapped in. they've been doing testing here by the way since about 1949. so for many, many years in terms of the research that they do here. here we go. the winds are not bad just yet.

nothing bad yet. we're doing okay. all right. jonathan, is this up and running? now i'm starting to feel it. i'm not sure how high the winds are just yet. not bad yet. it's just like bei out in a bad windstorm. still okay. still not terrible. feels like i'm in wyoming somewhere out in the middle of nowhere or amarillo, texas, during wind season. still doing okay. i'm still able to stand.

okay. as long as my feet are braced, this is doable. that's 40 miles per hour. okay. kick it up, guys, see how high we can go. still 40. still going. you sort of have to lean into it a little bit. okay. now i'm really starting to feel it. okay. where are we, guys? 60 miles per hour.

okay. still at 60? man. >> we're up to 77 miles per hour. we'll see how long she can stay in there. i can tell you when i did it before we got up to 100 and it as really hard to hang on. >> and 77 is a good clip. we'll be right back. stay with us.

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>> reporter: welcome back to fox 5 morning news. i'm holly morris. a little calmer here than where gurvir is. we're live at lake accokeek on this beautiful morning and we're taking advtage of ll bean's walk on add haven'tures, learning how to fly cast this morning is something you can do too. i want to introduce you to jim nicks who is one of the out door discovery instructors. and i know it doesn't cost much to do the class but how much does the equipment cost? >> it's usually dictated by the fish you try to catch. the fish dictates the fly, which dictates the leader, which dictates the line. >> reporter: there is a lot of dictating going on. >> which also tells you which rod to use, and which reel. and in this case, we're using

the stream light model, 8.5 feet, 6 weight, two piece. >> reporter: and it will cost me what? >> it will cost around $150 for this particular outfit. although we start for $75. you can get a rod, the reel, the line and the leader, everything but the fish for $75. >> reporter: and your responsible for catching the fish. so all in all still not a superexpensive hobby. and as i wade into the water, how much does a good pair of waders go. >> we start at about $79 and run up. >> but this is the key thing if you want to stay dry. i'm going over to dan welch who is another instructor. and as he's doing a beautiful job, it's so gorgeous to watch someone who knows what they're doing. and i want to talk about the walk on adventures and what people need to know. >> we offer it at our tysons location and in columbia, maryland.

>> if you don't do it, i will. >> i want to bring in some of that line, holly. the program is great. the casting program, we're out on the water today fishing. but when we are actually out with our participants, we do take you out on to dry land. we do that to get a better angle working with our participants. >> reporter: i just hooked you. you're a big fish. i'm giving it back to you. we only have about 30 seconds. what else do we need to know? >> $15 every weekend straight through until october 11th so stop by the store. >> reporter: you can call in advance. >> no. it's walk on. six people a day. >> reporter: and how many times a day? >> twice each day. >> reporter: and one more cast before you go. i want to leave you with this serene picture.