yu. today the city council will vote on raising cigarette and other taxes. why the council says there may not be another choice. and the president and vice president sit down for a round to talk racial profiling with two men at the forefront of this debate. so were the professor and to an agreement? we'll tell you on fox 5 morning news right now. good morning. i'm tony perkins in for steve chenevey this morning. >> and i'm allison seymour. in case you didn't know, it's friday. >> it's friday. a little bit hazy looking at that live shot. think that was the washington memorial in alexandria. and a hazy start to the day. are you feeling okay. >> yes, i'm still a little congested. >> we hope you feel better. joining us now is tucker barnes. he's going to tell us more

about what is going on out there. >> i'm going to tell you, it's hazy and humid across the area and we have showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. good morning. want to bring along an umbrella for the possibility of showers and thunderstorms into the afternoon. because we have a front on the way and that will changes to the washington area. 76 right now at reagan national. it never cooled off over night. and it feels muggy. tyhumi 8 8. south at 12 the miles per hour. let's see if we can find some shran aierowctivity. on the m aperu can see it, it's out to the west. and the rain has been from south to north. so it is making an eastward mo k t will of the morng h oft ea e thy rlafternoon before the showers move y inand there is the possibility as an if -- h attar a eaof low ve comod ve through. by wednesday we could have so

damaging winds and torrential rain by mid afternoon. so be prepared for the possibility of strong thunderstorms later today. and here is your forecast: mostly cloudy and showers and thunderstorms moving in and some of those could be strong. high temperature a little bit cooler than yesterday. 87 degrees but plenty of humidity across the area. i'll have more details on the all-important weekend coming p. and here is julie wright with a look at the traffic on happy friday. not good on roads in virginia. a accident in shirlington involving the over turned vehicle. that is out of the way, but in the backup there was another fender-bender and this tied up the right side of the road past duke street. the accident now confined to the shoulder as you travel northbound on 395. so expect delays north of edsel road past duke street and then the pace improves toward the 14th street bridge. no incidents at the american legion bridge. traffic is running smoothly on

the outer loop and inner loop toward fairfax. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. all right. the government's cash for clunkers program already needs a tuneup after less than week. the trade-in rebate program is running out of money. the ambitious program could be a victim of the own success. >> here is a snapshot of the fund website. it still has $79 million left but the number might not be right. and matt acland joins us live on our top story. it might be too successful, too many people looking for those cars. >> reporter: that's so true. allison and tony, i don't have to tell you guys, over the last year car dealerships like the one behind me have been basically dead. no one coming in to buy a car. but that all changed this week with this cash for clunkers program. so many people coming in trying to trade in their old car for a

new one. that $1 billion up for grabs made available by the government is starting to run out. we're told about $100 million has been released but there are concerns that other pending sales across the nation may require that the entire $1 billion be spent. car dealers across the country are cheering this move by the government. some are saying it's been a long time that they've had businesslike they're experiencing right now. you can trade in your old car or truck for a newer more fuel efficient vehicle and get $3,500 to $4,500 for your vehicle. >> it's getting great traction, the problem is they didn't estimate how well the demand would be for it. >> for the dealers it's gone

from helpful to chaos. >> the dealersships are selling 3 to 4 times more cars before this went into affect. >> reporter: i don't think the government realized the money would run out this quickly. in fact the white house is already responding saying that if a deal is in the works, if you've been to your dealership and filled out all of the paperwork, that there is a possibility that the government is going to find funding over that $1 billion. and we are also hearing, tony and allison, that on capitol hill lawmakers are already trying to find more money to support this program so more people with go out and take advantage of it. live in rockville, matt acland, fox 5 news. back to you. >> thanks, matt. it could cost more to drive, smoke and shop in the district. the d.c. council has agreed to raise taxes to close a $662 million budget shortfall over the next three years.

a final vote is expected today. if approved the sales tax would go up, and the cigarette tax would go up 50 cents totaling $2.50 a pack of cigarettes. and that total cost would now make cigarettes $7.50 a pack. d.c. is eliminated the tax- free holidays. the council has voted to repeal the august and november tax- free weeks now. the program helped consumers buy certain items that cost less than $100 tax-free. the lawyer appointed by the d.c. council to investigate marion barry in an ethics probe is getting to work. our cameras caught up with robert bennett as he made the rounds at the wilson building yesterday to talk with the council. he is investigating the hiring of his ex-girlfriend and contracts that awarded money to nonprofit groups that barry is associated with. the councilman has denied any wrong doing: we'll look at the probe and the tax hikes and the

elimination of the tax hollies when we sit down thwi d.c. councilman at large michael brown later this hour. another big story we're following this morning, many questions lingering about a fire at a multi-million dollar home in the district. flames erupted wednesday night in northwest. that home belongs to peggy cooper cafritz, former president of the d.c. school board. she wasn't home, no one was hurt in the fire. it took about 150 firefighters four hours to get the fire under control. their efforts were hampered by problems with water pressure. the mayor and other city leaders are launching an investigation. >> we view it would be wholly responsible less than 24 hours to be able to come uwith any conclusion that would say with any level of certainty that we know this happened or this didn't happen. >> fire officials say it will

probably be a week before we leaed what caused the fire. another distracted rival -- driver. a metro bus driver is accused of talking on a cell phone behind the wheel. inbound number 63 bus driver was found using her cell phone while driving. that's despite thnew zero tolerance policy. john catoe says he is embarrassed by the driver and plans to fire the employee. the washington post is planning that prosecutors plan to call a new witness against ingmar guandeke. this is said to be the same man that attacked others and stabbed them in the back.

until now we have only seen banita jacks in court. wednesday a judge convicted jacks of felony murder and cruelty. prosecutors say she lived with their bodies for months. jacks told investigators the girls just didn't wake up. >> when they didn't wake up, why didn't you go get help for them? >> because i knew that this was going to happen. >> what was going to happen? >> a bunch of trouble for me. >> and at no point in the tape does jackson admit to killing her daughters and said she could never hurd -- hurt a child. she faces life in prison. her attorney plans to appeal. several local students quarantines in china because of swine flu fears are back at

home. they arrived at dulles from beijing last night during a summer school trip. half of the 22 students and teachers got sick. some were diagnosed with the swine flu and had to be hospitalized but have all recovered now. >> i was only in the hospital for a day because i had a small temperature so they took me in. but they tested me and i was negative so they let me out again. but some people were in there for a week. >> at the end of the week we did a couple tours, we saw the great wall and all of that, but that's about it. >> there is suppod to be much more. >> but it was fun. they treated us good. >> some of the students did stay behind. they were all offered an extra week in china to make up for some of the lost travel time. schools across the d.c. region are preparing for possible outbreaks of the virus when students return to the classroom. loudoun county school officials are working with the county health department. during a meeting yesterday they discussed plans for how and

where to get school-age children vaccinated. there is the first of many meetings to monitor children. the house energy and commerce committee will try to complete work on the health care legislation before the august recess. last night they approved a democratic written measure specifying that abortion coverage would not be required as part of basic government approved insurance packages. but that each region of the country should have one plan that does so. the energy and commerce committee is the final of three house plans or panels for overhauling health care. 7:11 right now. it's 76 degrees already. some problems you can solve over beers and others are more complicated. >> the president sits down with the professor and the police chief pushed to the front of the racial debate. and plus talk about a second

meeting. dave. >> reporter: this is the way the redskins get loose. something that brian will do for the very first time today. he is signed, sealed and delivered and he'll be here in a couple hours. one more run through. fox 5 morning news, and i'm spent. lowe's has just been named 2009 energy star retail

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i feel like i need to talk like this. you can expect a full squad at day 2 of the redskins training camp. >> top draft pick brian arap hoe has been signed. dave is live at the redskins park. this is good news for the

redskins and fans. >> eporter: great news. i can't do that voice either. that very serious tone. great muse tick get you going. what a difference 24 makes because 24 hours ago they were waiting for the arrival of brian, the 13th pick in the draft a few months ago. but 24 hours later he is signed, sealed and delivered. will be here later today, maybe in the morning or afternoon. which is a good thing, because greg blotch is an old schooler and hear what he said. >> anybody a guy is missing reps, somebody else is getting better and we're not getting better for the team. when a guy holds out it doesn't help is him or the team. it only benefits the agent. what they're fighting about, he can explain to you about in 20 years. >> reporter: this is what i love about greg blotch.

he doesn't mince words there. and it's great that brian has come to an agreement. and campbell is still here. no they did not go get mark sanchez or jay cutler. and campbell will begin his third straight season as quarterback for burgundy and gold. there were rumors that the redskins were trying to get somebody else. but in the end they have settled on campbell. it should be and could be a breakout year. and if it is, it will happen because of team work. so says jason campbell. >> everyone understands the same goal, let your ego go out the door. you start training camp, everyone needs to check their ego and let it go because the only way we can win games is everyone is in the thing for the same reason. >> reporter: i've checked my ego at the door and it's staying there. coming up in the 8:00 hour, we'll have ethan albright on live. he's the long snapper here in d.c. and you might not know

this, he's one of the longest tenured redskins righnow of all-time. very interesting stuff from ethan albright in the 8:00 hour. again, waiting on the arrival of brian ar acpoe. the 8:30 is open to the fans and 3:00 is not so come on down. >> you'll have to explain that. the longest tenured redskin. >> correct. >> i take you at your word. >> it's a tease, tony. >> okay. thank you. >> dave, thank you. >> i used to boss him around, now he's bossing me around. >> stick around long enough. what is happening tucker? >> good morning. the weather is going to be -- it's not going to cooperate today. >> it will cooperate with what we're used to. >> yeah. we'll get some showers an it bayut it will s etup us

tot the start to the weekend. 76 right now at reagan national. cacasee that we have temperatures in the 70s across . ar seaboard. 79 cape hatteras. a lot of humidity across the rea and that will aid ste esms ste mmsthey they move in m from he west t during het hecourse of the day because there is a lot of moisture to work with. you can see the rain acvity to is st a eprssineov mg ovy antha across the washington area tevh e rdyhe mostly cloudy out there and uty afmrne lovmin in o the washington area and we could have some embedded e. llanstormas w d the thunderstorms have us concneusd becae some of those could be strong. so look out for the possibility. some gusty winds and potential for hail and torrential rainfall as the storms move through during the course of the day. brighter looking conditions tomorrow. 87 for a high today and by tomorrow sunshine returns.

slight chance of a thunderstorm. i know there is a big concert for people like tony perkins tomorrow night. >> jet you would think people would have had enough f silly love songs. [ singing ] >> and then showers by sunday afternoon. [ laughter ] >> let's fiend out with traffic. and for that, let's check in with julie wright. >> i thought you were trying out for american idol. i like that song from paul mccartney. what year as that? >> '76. >> was i even born then? >> move on. fort worth here and lanes are open, the delay at the beltway northbound on 395 past landmark. here at american legion bridge, no incidents to report.

the top stretch of the beltway slows briefly at colesville road and that's it. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> thank you very much, julie. it is now 7:20 this friday morning. and coming up, changes in the civil lawsuit linked to the virginia tech shootings. why a group of judges won't hear the case. also ahead this morning, making high heels feel as good as they look. is that possible? coming up at 8:00, we'll check it out with a new workout aimed at keeping you pain free even in the highest heels. gurvir and i are going to put it to the test. >> all right. and it's one of the best ways to get summer fun. fox 5 is headed to the fair. holly will help us kick off fridays at the fair. we start in herndon. hmmm... well... naaa... yeah!

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president obama brokering his own peace talks. at issue, accusations of racial profiling. the case sent shock waves around the country but last night was all about putting differences aside over a beer or two. doug luzader has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: some problems you can solve over a couple of beers and se are more complicated and this one isn't going away just yet. the white house wanted publicity for this unusual happy hour but only to a point. the cameras struggled to get a shot because they were kept at such a distance. what did these guys talk about? the cambridge police officer james crowley wouldn't say much. >> what you had today was two gentlemen agree to disagree on a particular issue. i don't think that we spent too much time dwelling on the past. >> reporter: an official white house photo show there's was a toast but there through been some tension too. the professor was arrested two weeks ago after reports of a

possible break-in. gates call it racism, crowley said nonsense and the president poureduel on the fire. >> the cambridge police acted stupidly. >> reporter: the president seemed to later regret that remark and invited both men to the white house for what some dubbed a beer summit. >> it's a clever term. but this is not a summit. this is three folks having a drink at the end of the day. >> reporter: but it was much more than just that. daht was -- it was an effort by the white house to diffuse a big distraction. >> and there were no apologies gates and crowley have agreed to meet. the judges in the virginia tech case will not preside over the lawsuits file by the two

slain students. the judges said there is a conflict. the victims are suing the state, the university and others. they are seeking $10 million in damages. just a matter of days since it took affect but you may be out of luck if you haven't already taken advantage of cash for clunkers. still ahead, why the government is struggling -- struggling to keep the program alive. new tax hikes all happening in the district and council member at large joins us live to discuss the hot topic. and then the last ditch efforts to make headway on health care reform before the recess. we'll talk with chris wallace about the progress on the hill.

7:30 now on our top stories. too many clunkers, not enough cash. now the white house is reviewing the popular program, the rebate programs. it offers between $3,500 and $4,500 for a more fuel efficient vehicle. but there is concern that the budget has been gone through already. the government is searching for funding to keep the program going. work on health care reform progresses in the house and

senate. both sides are working at a compromise before the august recess. fox news sunday host chris wallace joins us live. good to see you. >> thank you, tony. good to see you. >> and i guess the number one topic is health care and whether or not they will get anything done before the august recess. tell us about what some -- what is going on this weekend. >> we'll talk to some top officials in congress, including the head of the house ways and means committee, that writes the house tax bills and that's charlie ryan gold. there had been talk on the part of the administration they would get bills passed, separate bills in the house and senate by the august recess. we're nowhere near there. it has gone through some committees and not others and the republicanfeel it's a victory for them. because they think when members of congress go back to their

districts and hear about the concerns that voters have about it, that their going to shy away. we'll see whether or not that happens. but i think the general feeling in washington is delay is no friend of health care reform. it's going to make it even harder when everybody comes back if september and now people are saying, instead of august, they're talking about october, thanksgiving, even christmas that we could still be talking about health care reform. >> chris, you are doing something interesting. republicans have been focusing on who are our up and coming leaders, though they've had many problems with some of the politicians having personal scandals and the like and stepping down from office and you're focusing on some of the rising republican stars. tell us who you are looking at this weekend. >> we're looking at congressman mike pence. these are the hot shots in the republican party. i think there is a feeling after john mccain and the defeat of 2008 that the party does need to rebrand itself and maybe needs to turn it over to

a new generation. so we've been talking to people like mitt romney and other rising stars in e party. mike pence, i think he's the number three guy in the house among house republicans. very bright and very sharp. if you haven't heard of him, get to meet him on sunday because guess what, he'll be hart of the dialogue coming up in the next 3-4 years. >> it's a fame you -- a fame you will hear. thank you, chris wallace. can you watch fox news sunday right after fox 5 morning news. and in northwest d.c., the running of the bribes. we've seen it before. it's happening right now. they're almost on the move. >> i think 8:00 is when they make the run. >> the ladies are lined up. >> hundreds have lined up ott there. we'll show you some pictures later on. it's good stuff. tucker barnes is joining us with a look at our forecast. and fortunately it's not -- fortunately it's not raining on the families. >> not raining.

but they'll be sweating as they run through the doors because it's humid out there. temperatures right now, 76 at reagan national. 75 out at dulles. so very swampy weather. we're go with swampy this morning. we have a lot of tropical moisture in place and we'll see some rain move in and the -- and the possibility of strong thunderstorms moving in our direction. overnight, more the most part quiet conditions. rain showers off to the north and west. most of the energy is pushing south to north so i think we'll have the morning hours dry but by the afternoon there is an area of low pressure in the tennessee valley and most of this mess will be headed toward the washington area. so by afternoon, certainly showers in the forecast and the possibility of some scattered thunderstorms. and there is a lot of fuel in the atmosphere right now. so there is a possibility that

we could see some pretty strong thunderstorms out there this afternoon. because of that, we're under a slight risk of severe weather. so look out. if you hear a rumble of thunder, there is the potential to see some rain and cloud-to- ground lightning and hail from the storms as they move on through. and the forecast looks brighter for the saturday. during the day tomorrow temperatures will be about 90 with a lot of sunshine. much brighter tomorrow but we have to get through today. mostly cloudy out there. afternoon showers and thunderstorms will be likey. best chance is after 2:00 this afternoon. and some storms could be strong this afternoon. winds out of the south at 5-10 miles per hour. here is your weekend forecast. and again, tomorrow looks bright. should be a lot of sunshine. just a chance of isolated thunderstorm. a 10% chance late in the day tomorrow. our next frontal system approaches from the west and you can see the showers and thunderstorms linger to early next week.

and let's get to traffic with julie wright. traveling northbound on 395, the accident activity still in place north of duke -- duke street and that's toward landmark from edsel. no problems on the outer loop of the beltway toward the wilson bridge but the long-term construction project at eisenhower causing backup from van dorn past the scene. but again, the lanes are open all the way across the wilson bridge. inner loop looks great leaving oxon hill from maryland -- to virginia. here at coalsville, the pace slow and that's it. good pace leaving germantown out to the split. that's a look at your fox 5 on- time traffic. you can expect to pay more for the sales of cigarette and gas taxes in the district. the d.c. council agreed to increase tax this is week.

after members discussed spending cuts would not solve the budget shortfall over the next three years. the council is expected to vote on this today. and joining us to talk about it d.c. council member at large. >> this was the last result. i don't think anyone wants to raise taxes and sometimes it's necessary and right now it is. and when you look at what the mayor sent down. it had so many cuts that would affect the low-income residents in the city, we had to do something to balance that. so i'mreal proud of my colleagues on the council to do something to pay for the restorations and we did that. >> and we're talking about cigarette -- increasing cigarette sales, gas and sales tax -- i should say. and the question is who gets to choose what gets taxed more heavily? what is the thinking behind something like that? >> well we have a litany of taxes on the table that we can look at. and as a body, we discuss it

and we make the determination. the elected leaders make the determination. and frankly there are other taxes on the table that we saw but didn't move forward with. from an income tax to property taxes and we decidedn the sales tax for now. and keep in mind, if the pain doesn't end over the next couple of years, i'm talking about the economic pain, we may have to revisit the other taxes as well. >> this is projected to save roughly $50 million a year for the city. >> roughly. and that depends on -- we're still crossing t's and dotting i's as we speak until the legislative session. >> and where does the put the other jurisdictions, maryland and virginia? >> we're still better off, not just in this region, but in the country our region is better off. we're still feeling pain, but if you look north of the state of pennsylvania, they can't pay their employees. so they're really having

problems. we wish them luck. for folks out of a job, they don't care how well we're doing, they need to get back to work. and that's why we need to save some job training money. we saved the benefits for the low income benefits so families can eat and rapid housing money so try to restore some of it to make sure the low-income residents in the city don't feel pain. >> and also taken off the table, the two tax holidays. what was the thinking behind that? >> same thing. that's the problem. any time you're in a recession, if you want the services, you have to find a way to pay for them. this is one way to do that. >> and cuts and earmarks for arts and social organizations and staving off the hiring of new police officers. what else can we see as faas cuts that the public needs to be aware of. >> we wanted to try to be as responsible as we could be and disciplined as we could be so residents didn't see too much

of a service impact. but i think most resident understand we're in the worst economy since the great depression. so i think most people understand that we're all going to have to tighten our belts a little bit and we'll do the best we can and we're trying to be as responsible as we could be. >> and let's switch gears. the council being interviewed by robert bennett to determine whether marion barry may have crossed any lines in the hiring of his former girl friend. and i know you can't discuss any detail, but where is this investigation? >> well mr. bennett, who everyone truly respects, he'll work very diligently and responsibly in trying to figure out what recommendations we can have to have a better city and council and with the mayor. we have to do a better job of transparency so the residents of the district of columbia know how the government is operating and tat's what i think the end result will be. >> about 30 seconds left. let me talk with the summer jobs program.

there was talk when we spoke with the mayor that some council members want to cut the program short to stop the bleeding and there was big-time flaws in it. you told the examiner that ten come over instead. >> i think there was some sense of child dumping where young folks were put in jobs even if they didn't have nothing to do. we still have a lot of kids at home getting checks and we have kids that haven't been placed yet. so after last year's debacle it's better, but there is still work that needs to be done. and if you're talking about wanting to stand up and say how many kids are getting employees but not getting the kind of substantive work or the social training, then i don't know how good it's going to be. so we need to make sure we're being responsible. back when marion barry was mayor, he didn't have all of this technology and the program worked smoothly. for some reason it's not working out the way it is in the past. but it's a great program.

we need to keep it going but make sure we're doing it responsibly. >> 100% agreed. we like when you come and talk to us about city business so we hope you come and do it again soon. d.c. council member at large michael brown. thank you very much. and 7:41. have you noticed changes at the lunch cart. we show you the up scale cuisine you don't have to sit down for. and plus the moment sign feld friends reunited this fall in character. when you can find them, next. (announcer) we're stepping up our style

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they were in jail, right? >> they were in jail. >> well they'll get out. maybe that will be a good show. >> let's find out what is going on with the weather conditions around the region. bac hker rnes ast t. oscr aot sdsou across het areandin a sihe eacrng eachance showers and thunderstorms r to s nywas s r fo its r wh itwith the lt igh ma xis max hd arrahd radar. showers movinin very slowly he tom ov asm the frt.e e reprthogn ssioeast. rt progression d h.noan if and nort if you're in winchester, front o yayou'll see the shower activity. and more -- to the west. and most areas will see attered showers and thunderstorms. an area of low pressure developing in the tennessee valley and moving in our direction later today and it will push that met toward the washington area. so scattered showers and the potential for strong thunderstorms in the forecast later today. so bready for that.

i mean the potential is there. we could see some torrential downpours with thunderstorms and some damaging winds and hail as well. once we get it out of here, much brighter for tomorrow. 90 degrees for tomorrow, sunshine expected. another shower on sunday afternoon but much of sunday will be dry as well. so most of the weekend forecast doesn't look bad and down at the beaches too, once we get the clouds out of here saturday morning, the beaches should be looking bright. >> well that's good news. what a good weekend. thanks, tuck. here is julie wright with the latest on traffic. >> delays on the outer loop leaving van dorn into the work zone at eisenhower. 395 trying to recover from the earlier wreck at duke street. eastbound along 66 after nutley, heavy and slow toward the beltway. the beltway runs without incident between annandale and merrifield. top side of thatnn avect cuenuei tiecdecut avenue, incident y ee in sse pathg de vr thliwiery ttle

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segment that we hope you enjoy for the next month or so. it's called friday at the fair. >> each week holly will travel to a different local fair to find out about what makes that fair special. new additions, old favorites and this week holly is at fairfax 4h pair. and you have the jonas brothers out there with you. >> reporter: thank you. and that's a good call about the jonas brothers. i think that we'll see big things from these two. this is the j & b blues project. it's jeff and brian brownfield. they're fraternal twins. how old are you? >> 13. >> reporter: 13 never sounded so good. how did you get started? >> we started playing guitar and we wanted to play guitar since we were young so we eventually got lessons. >> reporter: and so do you do

the fair circuit? >> we haven't played at very many fairs but we do different places, coffee houses. >> reporter: so what is your goal? >> get our music out there and -- >> maybe make a record. >> make an al bum that does a lot of stuff. >> reporter: do you get nervous if you're playing to a live audience like here at the fair? >> sometimes. of course i did at first. >> reporter: but now you're better now that your big and older and mature. who is your inspiration? who would you like to be like? >> more like draw inspiration from. we really love stevie ray von and the blues guiar, like

classics like albert king and -- bb king and buddy. >> reporter: have you seen them on -- have you layed on tv before? >> not really. >> reporter: all right. fox 5 morning news. we're bringing you the j and b project. ♪ >> reporter: they're playing this weekend. but that's just one of many things going on here at the fair. paul nicholson joins me in the tractor ring this morning. how are you? >> good. >> they're awesome. >> reporter: they're rocking it out. let's talk about the tractor pull. how does it work? >> saturday night at 7:00, we

will be doing a tractor pull. so this is a 1949 am tractor and we'll have 20 tractors coming out and it will be mostly our local friends, our farmers, frying pan park will have antiques out here. >> reporter: how much weight will you start pulling? >> we'll start at 800 pounds and go up to 1400 ponds. >> reporter: i have a great idea. how about if i pull you. >> let's give it a try. start her up. >> reporter: let's see if i can start her up. all right. >> rock on. >> reporter: hold on. we're off to the music of the j & b blues project. let's see if we can get this thing going. [ music ] >> reporter: i feel like i need

a lighter to go along with the music. the 61st annual fairfax hair going on at frying pan park this weekend, friday, saturday and sunday. woo! >> sounds like a good time. and those guys are good. >> hopefully we'll see them. well, coming up in just a little bit, the running of the bride is going it be taking place and we'll try to get a look at that. set to start in a few moments. we'll have the crazy video in the next hour. and the fox 5 foodie is back with the kind of food you can buy on the street. how you can get clam chowder and cupcakes too. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back.

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lines. we'll tell you whe you can expect big delays. forget about hot dogs and pencils, now you can grab more grub on the good. our fox 5 foodie will tell us about the fancy fair on food carts around town. good morning. i'm tony perkins in for steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. >> and tucker barnes is doing our weather. >> tony has moved up. >> you like nice. >> i have certain suits for doing the news and certain for doing the weather. >> you kick it up. we have showers and thunderstorms back in the forecast. it's humid, it's summery and it's going to continue here for one more day. let's go to view and i'll show you the current temperature and we'll talk about the humidity. 76 degrees at reagan national. humidity is 85%. so it is way up there. dew point temperatures are running in the low 70s.

you'll notice the humidity and it feels like rain. ndwiout of the south aer pndeil let's look at our satellite radar. there is the shower activity and thunderstorms ormbd edeedin thatthondeysm tee to the e tt is moving in moour direction. so i think we'll n probably eek out the next couple of hours in a dry fashion but by afternoon derss rmersunndthto could return and somofs the stor could be strong. he want to wnow.ar you now. and much like hen we hadenme we had some thunderstorms with gusty winds and some hail, we could do it all over again this afternoon. e bsoea tdyor fhat. b once we get it out of here, it will be a brighter looking weekend. i'll have more details on that. but today high temperatures mid to upper 80s, 87haere in washington. it will be very tropical and humid and afternoon showers and thunderstorms arriving. 88 in leonardtown. now let's turn our attention to julie wright. >> i command your attention. i love it.

>> yes you do. and you get it. >> that's usually because i'm bribing you with money, but hey, whatever works right. not a lot going on right now. we have the lanes open with a little bit of a delay on the outer loop leaving van dorn to eisenhower and that's part of the long-term construction project. they're not working right now but slowing the commute between van dorn and eisenhower. 395 northbound leaving the beltway toward duke street, the crash moved over to the shoulder and the pace is improving northbound from the capital beltway past landmark and toward the 14th street bridge. and again, all of the lanes there are open. this is a live shot, in land suitland parkway. no incidents reported, but volume moving at speed. the same off of 295 and the 11th street bridge. top stretch of the beltway, this is leaving bethesda into silver spring. outer loop of the beltway, checking for an accident, the lanes are open but the only delay is between 29 and georgi avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on-

time traffic. enthusiasm is high but cash is low. now the government m pump the brakes on the cash for clunkers program and it is only one week old. now the white houstrying to find more money to fund the rebate program. matt acland counting the cash and joins us live with more. matt, good morning. >> allison, good morning. across the country this week, dealer have been saying that they've been seeing crowds like never before. as you know, over the last year, selling a car has been very difficult in the united states. but now this program, cash for clunkers, is so successful, so many people taking advantage of it, that the money set aside by the government is simply running out. >> reporter: it's been a smash hit with customers. but it may have run out of gas. the white house is reviewing the widely popular car allowance rebate system program. better known as cash for clunkers. the department of transportation officials are telling lawmakers they may need

to suspend the program as early as today because it's $1 billion budget may already be exhausted. >> it's getting great traction. the problem is they didn't estimate how well the demand would be for it. >> for the dealers, it's gone from stimulus tonight mear. >> reporter: cash for clunkers offers $3,500 to $4,500 towards a new more fuel efficient vehicle. it's been heavily publicized by dealers since launched on friday. but a just completed survey of 2,000 dealers found 25,000 deals have not yet been approved by the national highway transportation safety board. that's raising concerns that with about 23,000 dealers taking part in the program, sales may have already surpassed the $250,000 mark funded by that $1 billion program. >> there is kay ott in the showrooms. it's clearly bringing people into the showrooms. they're selling 2-3 times as many cars as they were before

the program went in to affect. >> reporter: what happens next? no one is really sure. we're told talks are under way in the white house and on capitol hill to make sure there is money for those who have made a deal with the dealership. there is concern they have surpassed the amount designated. and the white house has said they will make sure the money is there and on capitol hill many lawmakers would like to add more money to the pot. live in rockville, matt acland, fox 5 news. >> the good news is it's successful, and the bad news is it's really success: lawmakers say the program to expand to $4 million. that's the first proposal. tony, over to you. police are investigating a fire in the district.

flames erupted around 8:00 last night at a building on rhode island avenue in northeast. the building houses several businesses. the fire was so strong it caused part of the roof to collapse. no one -- was hurt. and flames erupted on wednesday night at the home on cambridge road in northwest. that home belongs to peggy cooper cafritz, the former head of the board of education. their efforts were hampered by problems with water pressure. the mayor and other city leaders are launching an investigation. >> we view it would be wholly responsible less tha24 hours to come up with a conclusion that would say with any level of certainty that we know this happened or this didn't happen. >> fire officials say it will probably by' week before we learn what caused the fire. a bus driver caught on

camera talking on a cell phone behind the wheel now. th photo was bosted on -- posted on a blog. can you see the driver using her cell phone. that's despite the metro new zero tolerance policy. general manager john catoe says he plans to fire that driver. another officer accused of ignoring laws. they are trusting and paid to enforce. police say a parking enforce. officer in alexandria illegally obtained a handicapped parking permit. so they parked in spaces for the disabled while at work. investigators claim she was handing out handicapped parking permits to others who didn't qualify. >> she was duplicating these placards. i don't know the specifics of how she made them but they look just like the originals that hang on the rearview mirror. >> obviouy it's hurtful to everybody. there are people that --

taxpayers that pay their money. >> police say the scheme had one flaw. the placards are all its same number. the lawyer appointed by the d.c. city council to investigate marion barry is getting to work now. we caught up with attorney robert bennett yesterday. he's investigating barry's hiring of his ex-girlfriend and contracts that awarded grant money to nonprofit groups that he's associated with. councilman barry has denied any wrongdoing. the d.c. council has agreed to raise taxes in an effort to close a huge budget gap. if approved the sale tax would go up to 6%. the gas tax would go up 3.5 cents to 20 cents aallon and the cigarette tax would go up to $2.50 a pack, raising the average cost for a pack of cigarettes to about $7.250 a pack. the vote is expected on the hike today which council member at large michael brown says it

was necessary. >> sometimes it's absolutely necessary and right now it is. and when you look at what the mayor sent down, his budget had so many cuts that would affect the low-income residents snity, we -- city and we had to do something to pay for the restorations and we did that. >> officials are hoping alleviate a projected $662 million budget shortfall over the next three years. the city heaps that doing away -- hopes that doing away with tax-free holidays will help with the tax. they voted to repeal the november and october tax-free. turning to the beer summit in the white house in an effort to ease tensions between henry gates and james crowley. they all had drinks with the president and vice president joe biden on the rose garden patio yesterday. the get-together follows the uproar over gates arrest which

he said was racially bases and the president's description of the cambridge police department. the president says he hopes a positive lesson can be learned. and it's 8:09. >> who picks up the tab when you go to dinner with the president? the white house havi to fork over big money for a meeting. and redskins camp starts today. we'll talk to one member of the burgundy and gold, dave ross is out there. and perhaps we snickered a time or to. because i know how embarrassing it is. we have seen those ladies, gorgeous models taking a spill on the cat walk because of walking in 5-6-inch heels. we'll tell you how to walk in confidence when you wear them. that's ahead on fox 5 morning news. hmmm... well... naaa... yeah!

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we could learn more about the death of chandra levy. the post is saying that the prosecutors plan to call a new witness against ingmar guandeke. they claim he is the same man that attacked them on a jogging trail and stabbed them in the back. he faces murder and other charges in chandra levy's killing in 2001. police arresting people from posting deals on craigslist and robbing victims when they show up. they took cash from one victim and the next time they took the victim's cell phone and car keys. the robberies happened last week. four of the most powerful business leaders dined with the president at the white house and now they're being asked to

pay for the dinner. the leaders of xerox, coca- cola, at&t have met. no word on what was served or how much the ceo's wore -- were charged. >> i think some people would be happy to hear that. >> it makes sense. it is time for tucker and more more importantly for me. >> time for the cuteness factor of the day. >> and when i talk to people, they love that we show the next generation, and we have a cute one to see. this is michaela. and this is my first 5 photo of the day. and there she is. this is 6-month-old michaela. do you have any idea who that is? >> that's joe gibbs. he signed her shirt. >> happy times. >> that's cute. >> that's really cool. tony, who was your first autograph? >> if i recall correctly, it

was james brown. >> allison? >> mine was nina simone. but i was a little too young to be at that concert with my father and mother i think. >> you know who mine was? >> byong borg. >> don't i get some credit for james brown. the king. >> nina was very heavy. >> and to send in your child's pect -- c.d xdank m iccl o myfoxdc.com and click in rnmog. morning. let's continue this. and i'll show you the shower ing ovminovg in ffrom the west, and t to the west, frerick, hag , l,ro ityal, probaershghowivyact ay. uat y llshowgh activity. lle d.c. today a tnd d.c. today and we could see some thunderstorms embedded in the frontal system that moves through as well. e th the satellite radar. look at the mess out to the west and you can se es itn progressing to the easthere. and it looks like we could see

la todtewers and thunderstorms c coe ncern is de unrmthtoulrsco os bed n s thunderstorms could be on the strong side as there is a lot atmosphere. the we have a very high poedinw t temperature right now, running in low70s. so there is low pressure and some will get squeezed out. tempeghrarinos tut w in s hen wo re70 hes iwheashington. 77 now downtowinshwagton. 75 in new york. can you see 70s up and down. cape hatteras if the 70s. boston, mid up to upper 70s. good chance of showers today. so plan accordingly. tomorrow high temperature of 90 with isolated shower or thunderstorm late in the day. better chance on sunday. i think better chance there. and monday and tuesday, showers stick around in the afternoon. temperatures in the 70s and 80s. and now to julie wright who is probably looking forward to her

friday. >> okay. >> well you're almost done. >> this is true. tucker, i never know what you will say. here we are live at 14th street bridge across the potomac, no accidents to report. light traffic volume at each of the anacostia crossings in washington. south side, no incidents, light traffic volume at the bay bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. quit your complaining. that's the message from a serbian swimming. paul beaderman held him his first loss in four years. phelps claims he had an unfair advantage because of the high- tech suit he was wearing. now someone is offering to buy phelps that suit so he can wear it. >> he doesn't want it. >> but this guy is saying i'll

buy it for you and you wear it in the butterfly race. they'll both race in the semis this afternoon. phelps beat cavich to stay on course of his eight gold metals. cavich says he touched first. >> who? >> they're a vocal group, those swimmers. the players and coaches are at redskins park in ashburn and so to is day ross and he has a special guest who isn't. >> reporter: well this is a big time guest. because i was telling tony, when you think of longest tenured redskin, john jantzen completed ten years a year ago. chris samuels begins his 10th year. this guy, ethan albright begins his 9th year here.

thanks for joining us this morning. what is it like around here. >> as i walk by the fans, not many people know who i am, for me it's a compliment because i've done my job. if i get a lot of attention something bad is happening. >> the long snapper, you don't want to have a lot of notoriety and you want to be quiet, kick the field goals and get the punts off and everything is good. >> exactly. >> tell me about your back ground. your from -- you went to north carolina. you played high school basketball, high school baseball but you told me you weighs 300-pounds in college. >> i weighed about 210, i was a tight end. i put the freshman 20 on every year because their very encouraging. you don't know how you will develop and they're always looking for athletic guys to be on the offensive line. so my third year i red shirt in and became a tackle and for a long time i wanted to be a tackle but i never got good enough to play. i found the art of long

snapping to be helpful. >> reporter: and now you're down to a row bust 250. >> yes. i feel better than ten years ago not carrying that weight. >> and what do the players say to you? >> they say hi, mr. albright or ask me what position i coach. and i tell them i'm playing with you. i'm counting on you to help me. we havdo this together. >> reporter: you've seen the changes, the coaching changes. what is the vibe this year? whais the feel this year, ethan? >> this time of year. every year there is more excitement, there is high hopes. every team in the league has high hope this is time of year but we're building on what we did last year. we're not starting over, which is great. and i have to be believe we're going to be better. i feel like we're going to be better. >> reporter: and a very funny story. you are listed in the madden game as the west rated player in madden a couple of years ago correct and then they took you out of the game altogether and put you back in this year. tell us how that happened.

>> that video game, i never heard of it. i don't play the games. but apparently they made me lowest player in the league and i took flack from that. but there is a fan that wrote a nice letter in my defense and apparently madden and the crew got offended they left me out of the crew for a couple of years and now i'm back in. >> and the letter was not written by you. >> wa mydshenmy defen. tter. not write the >> reporter: and now you and dave feldman, avh e you ever been confused fr oour big red head. >> i've never been called dave. apparently i'm much more athletic. >> reporter: we might bump you out and move you into sports. >> i like my day job. >> reporter: you have to go stretch and they'll fine him if

he's not there. and brian ar acpoe just walked out: back to you guys >> thank you, dave. we aplesh it. >> our video today is the running of the brides in d.c. and we start our friday at the fair. this week holly morris is checking out the fairfax county 4h fair where there i something for everyone. we'll veha that for you coming up. right now it's 8:23. we'll have that for you coming up. vo: since 2006, walmart has sold or 260 million compact fluorescent light bulbs. saving our customers over 7 billion dollars on their electric bills. save money. live better. walmart.

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beer bottles in his car and a credit card recpt for 17 beers. two mixed drinks and a shot. it was a close call for one box driver -- one box driver in southeast d.c. he crashed through a wall at the corner of martin luther king and good hope. the cab drifted forward. firefighters were able to get the driver out. he is expected to be okay. no word on who caused the driver to lose control. drivers, take note. if you'll be driving, crews will be paving the roadway in the h.o.v. lanes from 9:00 tonight until 5:00 a.m. sunday morning on i-95, south of the belt rains will remain open. > well you won't just find delays out on the road. we'll have an important heads up for metro riders next. then wearing the high keels

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style, quality and price matter. jcpenney. aheads up. metro expected 30 minute delays on the lines this weekend. there will be single tracking on the red line and blue lines. that covers it. >> a few weeks ago that happened to me. i was there for ever. >> that's why we tell you. >> ippreciate it. >> about 30 minutes. >> i'll be ready for it. tucker barnes. >> the forecast is a little gray. a little over cast and raining y. er to it won't bifeaayulut dby b eautiful day by any means.

big ifthunderstorms later o dat e iathtentol is thteere as the atmosphere is juiced a e aryoth axis mraurd h gto. d there is your max hd radar. see ansee the shower activity is out to the west og inrepr tg ss hetoe aogpreressing to the east. i think most of the morning hours will be dry, but as we get into the afternoon, even here in washington, inside the beltway we'll start to get wet and points east will get wet by the afternoon. up toward front royal and hagerstown is reporting light activity. you're getting rain out to e west. and all of this is headed if our direction. temperatures are warm. let's go to max 2. let's go to temperatures and show you it is 77 at reagan national. 77 in baltimore. frederick is 75 degrees. very mild conditions. our dew point temperatures are running in the 70s. and you know what, there is a lot of energy to work with as this frontal system continues to move on in. there it is. an area of low pressure toward the tennessee valley. all of this has to get through the washington area. so the concern is into the

afternoon hours that we could see strong thunderstorms around here. remember wednesday when we had big thunderstorms. we could do it again later today as all of this pushes on through. so be ready for the potential that you could get wet with very heavy rain and potential for cloud-to-ground lightning and very gusty winds as well. once we get out of here, very nice looking weekend. tomorrow with high temperatures around 90. mostly cloudy and afternoon showers and thunderstorms will be likely. and some storms could be strong by late afternoon. high temperature 87 degrees. i'll be back in a couple of minutes and we'll look at the five-day forecast. let's get to julie wright. she has the latest with the on- time traffic. julie it was a pleasure working with you today. i hope you have a wonderful weekend. and you should go to the concert. >> working with me today. does that mean you're not welcome back on monday? >> you never know what could happen on any given day around

here. >> thanks, tucker. always with the good news, folks. >> bye, julie. >> exit stage left already, will you. have a good weekend. out on the roads, outer loop of the beltway at university boulevard, the lanes are open with no incidents to report toward the exit of 270. southbound 95 and 295 at great shape out of laurel. it has not been a bad ride n. virginia it's been busy, we had the earlier incident at duke street and that is cleared. now focused on 66, lanes open for the tr bridge and the commute on the george washington parkway good toward the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. we've all seen the video. beautiful models taking some ugly falls on the cat walk. most of the time the high heels are to blame. washington sports club is now offering a cat walk confidence class designed to teach all

women how to walk comfortable in the highest of heels. and dr. emily, also known as dr. legs joins us with a quick lesson. good morning. >> thank you so much. >> and we're doing a light thing here, but you are a poddy trist and can you tell us about the toll we take wearing these heels for all of these years. >> there is definitely damaging affects from the high heels but the very thing important things i do teach is posture. strong shoulders, strong core and strong feet and ankles. >> and this is going to be taught at washington sports clubs. and you can get it on dvd as well. >> yes. it's available on dvd at my website and the classes are coming this fall. >> gurvir is here because -- we need some back up here. i guess you learn the fundamentals. >> the work is done bare foot.

so slide off the heels. >> look at how she's standing. she's talking about the posture. and look at that. chest out, tummy in. >> it works. >> now we're all size 1. >> so the workout is done bare foot. bring it on to one foot. so it is a balance workout. so you'll be on one foot. right away from the beginning you want to have your body alignment. so back straight, slight bend in t fee, abdominals very important. your ab dominals are in nice and tight and shoulders back. you're going to kick the left leg out, so a lot of the movements of the workout -- don't make me fall -- it's an isometric hold. so we're engaging the muscles and then bring it behind you, kick it back and holing the balance. >> we're working the back right now. >> but we are building strength through stabilization. and then you can bring it back up here. we're going on to the left leg.

same thing, right away, foot in line, slight bend at the knee. and then step behind. and then right away you come back up here to the balance. so it's a dynamic stabilization. >> you have pretty good balance. >> and then come back up to the balance. excellent. and then we'll do one more. and so again we'll be on the left leg on the heels. we'll come down to a squat and then back up to here and then bring it behind. >> that's a good one. >> yeah. and then back up to here. >> i could just tell. >> so a squat here, back to balance, and then bring it behind, and then back to balance. >> it's like a -- a yoga feel. >> it is. >> it's a blend of yoga and

pilates. >> and how does this relate to heels? >> when you're in the heels you're body weight is thrown forwardment you need to have the shoulders nice and strong, engage the core and then feet and ankles. >> and can i tell you something -- i shouldn't say it out loud, but if i'm standing like this, i feel like look at her, she thinks she's standing like this. i have to get over that, don't i? >> i think maybe because you look very natural standing like that. >> i think it's the gymnast that you are. >> if allison and i did it, it would look like we're posing. >> but posture is confidence. and that's where the fame -- the name came from. it's posture, walking and exuding the confidence through posture. >> so should we put our shoes back on. >> yes. >> mark is giving us a wrap. so let us do something real quick in the heels. i'll put my back on. >> so when you're on the heels, your posture is important.

you want the heels behind the toes, foot straight, abdominals and rolling the shoulders back and down. and exuding that confident and preventing injuries. >> i feel silly. >> how do we walk? >> one foot in front of the other. you're stepping on the ball of the foot. you have the posture, one foot in front of the other and try and keep the heaup. and you are lifting up out of those toes. excellent. >> gurvir, she got it right away. [ l dr. legs, dr. emily. thank you so much. >> you can take the class at washington sports club this fall. >> you look so good. i look silly. back to you, tony. >> nicely done. very well done. thank you, ladies. we appreciate it. i'm not sure about gurvir. >> give me my cowboy boots, please. >> you can tell. thank you very much. and about half an hour ago

a bunch of women traded high heels for sneakers for the running of the brides. our video of the day is next. then singer chris brown will forever be endebted to this whacky wedng party. they become a sensation with their walk down the aisle. it's been viewed on you tube and it has sky rocketed to number four and number three on the mp3 store. you have to see it. we'll be right back. julie loves target, it's got the supplies teacher told her to get and for a great deal. she also expects he'll love the sandwich. she expects he'll t think of hr when he sees the note.

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8:47 now. have you noticed the change in street food around the city. trucks are now selling everything from clam chowder to cupcakes and our fox 5 foodie knows just where to find them.

nicki is the publisher of the list, are you on it.com. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> in the old days it was the hot dogs. >> in the dirty water. >> but now you have the more up scale trucks. when did the trend start. >> there was a ban on new licenses a year ago and they started putting them out again and the entrepreneurs have taken it and run with it and they have some fantastic food offerings and some funky people doing it as well. >> we'll start with one called on the fly. >> it was the first to come out of the shoot. there are now eight of them. they are at places like the mall and the zoo. and there are plans for more of them. fresh cuisine. they partner with other restaurants so you'll see rocklands, empanadas and they use organic and fresh. and a lot of carts are into

being eco friendly and on the fly is into that. and you see them all over the city and they're beautiful and they do their best to supply fresh,good food at a reasonable price. >> that's a great idea. and another one out called fine diner. >> this is a unique concept and hopefully there will be more. this is a seafood restaurant. he got together with the d.c. central museum and the spy dinner at 9th and f. street. so their open for breakfast and lunch and dinner and they're workinwith the d.c. central kitchen and they're teaching the dadu ates to be -- gradates to be part of the system. their serving egg and cheese sandwiches and cupcakes. >> is it just the one location. >> it is just the one. it is a great program.

>> i'm not sure how to pronounce this, soho brothers. >> this is a funky group of guys. they wear turbines and mustaches. there they are. they do indian-american cuisine, things like curry and lentils. and you can only find out where their truck is by following them on twitter. and that's fojolorbo on twitter. but they're like a carnival. their sort of mimickings ringling brothers. they play music. it's a big act and they're very eco friendly. >> is this going on in other cities? >> it's a national trend. in new york and l.a. it's huge. especially the tweeting process. people are following these little carts and cars on twitter. >> so they have their own little fans. sweet green flow mobile. >> it's a little salad shop

that is in dupont and in georgetown and in bethesda. they have this tangy yogurt they call sweet flow and it is delicious. they serve it with fresh fruit with raspberry or blackberry or whatever is in season. and even fresh mint and agave nectar. and the cart goes around and you can follow them on twiter. now they are beyond eco friendly. everything they serve can be compostable, they have the corn starch folks and spoons, they're on a generator that doesn't waste any gas. everything they do have the environment in mind. you're also eating well and doing something good for the environment. >> i wish all of them great success. good idea and great for us. you can get more information about all of these by going to the list, are you on it.com website and you can link to it by our website here. >> thank you.

77 degrees on a friday morning and tucker will be back with a look at the five-day forecast. and it is friday, so holly is out at the fair. >> reporter: good morning. and we are starting our fair run in fairfax as we are live at frying pan park as they are ready this weekend for the the 61st and fuel -- for the 4h fair and we have some music and four legged friends attending the fair. why you and your family will want to come out too. stay with us. come on, charlie, show them your moves. there we go. (announcer) when verizon brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home

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>> reporter: and this is jam packed with fair family fun. there are lots of animals and carnival rides and fair food and all of the fun that frying pan park offers and music. all weekend long. we have another brand, this is ugly thrash demons. and chris is the leader of the group. explain the name, ugly thrash demons. >> it's because we are very ugly and we like to thrash and we're demons, i guess. >> reporter: oh, my. i'm concerned. you may like to thrash, but i don't think you're very ugly. we'll talk about that later. now i don't know about the whole demonic thing. but let's take about your music. have you played a lot of fairs? >> no, this is our first. >> reporter: and how long have you been a group? >> about two years. >> reporter: where do you usually play? in your basement. >> yeah. seriously. >> reporter: so you haven't

played out in public a lot? >> we've played in a couple of shows. we played at 9:30. >> reporter: well that's a big venue. good for you. introduce me to your other two members here. >> this is jed raw punin and this is fedra gear hart. >> reporter: here we go. ugly thrash demons. ♪ [ singing ] >> reporter: i think your name is harsh for the type of music you play. and in fact, you will think it's pleasant too. they're playing on saturday night. we have some other friends that are also enjoying music. this is charlie over here. butalk with anna who is the president for the crazy for canines group. how are you? >> i'm doing well. >> reporter: so we wanted to

show case charlie -- show case charlie because he kind of dances. >> he is one of the best dogs. he does canine musical free style where you choreographs tricks to music and it looks like doggy dancing. >> reporter: how long does it take to get your dog to do that? >> we have been training since february. and it takes a long time. and as you can see, a lot of things that charlie is doing are natural behaviors for a dog. but we just make them look more showy. and you also have to pick music. and choreograph. >> i think this will put him to sleep. >> i think he wants more energetic music. >> reporter: and who do we have here? >> this is my dog ruby and we do agility. >> reporter: and you're doing that at the fair this weekend. let's talk about how it works, what you need to know. >> the first thing you have to know is it takes a lot of trainingch and your dog has to love it.

and you can see ruby wags her tail. she loves it. it's a very high energy sport, but anyone can do it. any dog or any person can do it. >> reporter: let's watch you do it because we have less than a minute. and now she said that ruby is very -- is all driven by the food. he knows if he follows the treat and listens to the commands that he'll get through the course and then be rewarded. look at him. so good. so now i can try? and this is proof that anybody can do it. ruby, make me look good. i'm going to hold my hand out. are you ready? >> ruby. >> reporter: come back over here. and up. myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to the fairfax website and frying pan park. the