it looks pretty good. tuesday morning, august 18th. temperatures expected to be back into the 90s today. thanks for joining us. i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. first more on what is coming up. the governor's race in virginia, polls continue to show mcdonnell leading creigh deeds. does the president factor in the race? we'll break down the numbers. and our back to school preparations continue. swine flu is not the only health scare for students heading back to class. so we'll get the latest on the immunizations your child will need coming up. and they are a virginia band flying up the itunes chart and they g a spot on the kelly clarkson tour. parachute is here to perform for us this morning. and we are tracking tropical trouble. the first hof the

atlantic season beginning to gain strength. bill is a category 2 hurricane and on track to be near bermuda by the end of the week. so what happens after that? we'll find out from tony perkins as we say good morning to him. >> we continue to monitor hurricane bill. you have the latest information there. the most significant thing about the image you're seeing is that you can see atat rmrmoffofon iott this tioofthe eye at ho, so lldoesindeed continue to develop and again as we esjust said, it is a category hurricane, maximum sustained winds 10s mi0 peler hour. it's closer to south america than anything but you ca see guadalupe off to the west. an es toth0 to the west northwest. it makes more of a turn toward the north. that's what we believe at this hour. we'll keep our eyes on it. it poses no immediate threat t the u.s. main land. now let's look at thtethsallite radar for our own region.

a couple of clouds out there siis morningsa. miesr ytoterday morning. bright sunshine filtered through the cloud cover and we'll cart it a partly sunny day for us today. right now reagan national reporting a temperature of 74 degrees. humidity 79%. winds out of the south, light, been remains steady. forecast for today, partly sunny skies. chances of afternoon showers and thunderstorms here a ynd there. hutotrscoderms uld contain some heavy downpours. high today of about 91 degrees in town. that's a lkatoot whrm is happening with the weather. more coming up in a little bit. now let as get an update -- let's get an update on traffic from julie wright. the 108 incident that we were dealing at new hampshire avenue in maryland has cleared, so the lanes are open once again. now troubled in virginia with an accident northbound, 395. we showed you this a few moments ago with the accident activity off to the road and now fire and rescue are on the scene and tieing up the left side of the highway and delays

are beginning to build off the northbound 95. so accident in place northbound 395 north of edsel toward landmark. i have two right lanes squeezing by and now slow past the franchionea parkway toward the scene. and sluggish between merryfield. and the barricade situation resolved according to police. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. now to breaking news in montgomery county where k-9 units helping police search for an arsonist. somebody set a whole bunch of hay bails on fire. it broke out at a school and then headed to another location with more hay bails on fire.

we'll update you when we t ah ve moreatnf rmoion. and a 13-yeaol d rmrlgishot overnight. >> this helped on frederick douglas place in southeast and sarah simmons joins us live. >> reporter: good morning. police tell us several shots were fired this morning. about 12:30 this morning gunfire erupted here in southeast. a 13-year-old was shot in the back through a window at this home right here behind me. and just looking around, we have been able to see there are several bullet holes around the house as well. the 13-year-old girl was been treated and released. it's unclear who the target was. police though were here earlier this morning with k-9s searching for a suspect which we understand they have not found at this point. we do just talk with a neighbor who says they heard gunfire around here yesterday and several days before that. besides gunfire, she says cars

have been vandalized earlier in the week and it's an area that has been revitalized in the last several years but she says she still doesn't feel safe. >> i said two days ago, someone is going to die before someone takes notice and now a 13-year- old is shot. >> reporter: she said she had heard shot fire that's went through her window as well so she is will the not immune. she told us this is an area in a stretch of roadway where there seems to be issues that they have had, mentioning there is a playground back here and the children don't play back there. that's where adults actually hang out. so at this point she says they are looking for more security from the police and hoping somebody can do something to

help them make them feel more onsa . >> rl . is >> sarah simmons live in southeast, thank you for that. now to a developing story overseas. a targeted palace in kabul before the election. no one was hurt. one of the several candidates was in the palace. a suicide car bomb exploded outside of kabul today, killing three people. and newspapers are praising jim webb's trip to free money american there. the commentary appeared in all three state run newspapers for the area. the meeting includes rare meetings of top military leaders. the russian navy has arrested eight men who hijacked

a russian cargo ship. the ship andit's 15 russian crew members were found safe off the west coast of africa on monday. that's where the ship was supposed to dock three weeks ago. the suspected hijackers were detained without incident. the obama administration has another health care headache this morning after hearing that a government run health care option was not essential to reform. liberal democrats that backed the administration, the white house inow doing backtracking. kelly wright has the story this morning from capitol hill. >> reporter: well there is more on the health care debate. liberal democrats are putting pressure on the president to not abandon the public option of health care reform. they are now saying you can't do health care reform without a public option. while president obama is leaving the door open for the

public optons to possibly be dropped. the co-chairs of the congressional black caucus are taking action. stating in a letter to kathleen sebelius, that a robust public option is essential. representative barbara lee stating that recent comments about the obama administration officials are deeply troubling. any deal without a public health care insurance plan like medicare is not health care reform. at monday night town hall meetings in colorado and california, democratic professionals discussed the option. >> we don't have some special wonderful plan that is better than others. it is a good plan. if the public option is a choice for me, i would consider. >> i'm not willing to write off the public option because there are some people that are discouraged about it. >> reporter: but bl dog democrats and republicans believe a co-op plan is the best option for moving forward. so could a fight be brewing for

when members return in september? indeed it is a possibility. one offers one suggestion from florida, saying it would be an excellent idea to start all over. he cannot support the bill at its current rsion. saying congress can make the bill better. anthony wiener of new york says the president could lose 100 votes in the house if the public option is not included. in washington, kelly wright, fox news. now to the local commute, where a project to ease congestion is being pushed back. d.was working on a third lane to the h.o.v. lane from dumfries to the entagon, but there are worries

there is not enough money to support the project. right now beltway exit 46b is closed. that's from the outer loop to 123 north and that will stay closed for six weeks. detour signs are posted on the beltway. 10 minutes after the hour. we're learning more about the funeral plans for michael jackson. yes, when and where his family says he will finally be laid to rest. that is next. and ahead, a new way to remember the king of pop. why a whole new light of michael merchandise is heading o the stores. plus that shoplifter finally busted, but despite appearances we'll tell you how police got their man after the break. and the new face of the washington nationals, steven strasberg comes in with huge numbers and a huge contract to match. we'll break down the numbers coming up. sometimes it's hard to tell people their clothes look bad.

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former south korea president and nobel peace prize winner keith jong-il has died. he was best known for his efforts to reconcile with communityist north korea. he was 85 years old. michael jackson died nearly two months old and now he'll finally be laid to rest. his father says he will be buried at forest lawn cemetery near los angeles on august 29th. that would have been his 51st birthday. >> and we just got back from vacation and it was a michael jackson fest all the way. the girls would listen to nothing else. he is alive and well.

any way, nice to see you guys. nice to be back. >> you had a wonderful vacation. >> yes. girls getting ready for back to school, so business as usual. except for this pesky storm. and this week we're dealing -- well we are not, but hurricane bill is out there in the atlantic ocean. we'll tell you more about that coming up. not impacting us,i s th iths time. meanwle across the nation, take a look at the ateres. es in the mid-70s. i just stepped oggt y oth ur il dimuggy with our humidi at 81%. 72 degrees iain cincin we pull out to the west, il warm. some cool spots across the northern plains. bismarck, north dakota, 44 degrees right now. here is a look at the national satellite radar. want to turn your attention to -- from st. louis to dallas, you see the cold front. that moved to the north and east. that cold front still there,

going to gradually makes it way in here and in advance of that there is some moisture, not a lot of rain t bumoisture in the atmosphere from the remnants of claudette. and there should be more moisture out of that system before all is said and done. five-day forecast looks like . is high of about 91 degrees and chance of showers and thunderstorms later on today. and we'll say as we did yesterday, 40% chance today, so a better chance today than yesterday. for the rest of the week, high in the 90s with a chance of showers and thunderstorms every day. there you go. >> summer is still here. >> thank you, tony. let's check in with julie wright and look at traffic. >> and now i have mj working day and night in my head. >> your welcome. >> out on the roads in montgomery county. op of the ltway leaving 650 new hampshire on the brakes

through silver spring toward georgia avenue, and then the pacive prompts. southbound 95, 295 good out of laurel. but inbound 50 traffic slows out of 202 out of cheverly into northeast. a crash at edsel road, and fire and rescue items on the scene. big delays off of northbound 95 for those traveling out of newington north of 7100 and continuing up toward the accident scene. north of edsel road the pace improves toward the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. making headlines. high fashion heist in montgomery county. the suspect caught on camera accused of stealing a designer dress from saks fifth avenue. >> police had video of the suspect, but they didn't know whether it was a man or woman they were looking for. gurvir is here with the story. >> reporter: this is a bizarre story.

it is that surveillance video that tracked down the shoplifter. the suspect, jonathan bradley was sswoman. on ik. ledea lwoman. on july 30th store security he took a chanel dress valued at about $2,000 and put it in his bag. a security offer stopped bradley on the way out. >> when the subject was exiting, he was approached by a loss prevention officer and shortly after that there wasn't a trugle, it was just conversation and the person -- the loss prevention officer was distracted by another person who was exiting and at that moment he was pepper sprayed in close range face, nose area. took off took o ladffey running toward e train station. police caught the suspect and he is now charged with theft, destruction of property and assault. a mug shot shows of bradley

dressed like a woman. that was taken two years ago after he was convicted of trespassing on private property. it wasn't the only time he had been in trouble. he was arrested at least four other times since 2007 documents. once for operating a vehicle without a permit in d.c., twice for soliciting prostitution in the district and then this past march he was charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle. back to you. >> that is a bizarre one. thanks, gurvir. it is now 19 minutes past the hour and we're tracking the latest on the swine flu vaccin >> why officials say the majority of the doses won't be ready for the fall flu season. and notice anything strange about this picture? perhaps the car stuck on the bridge while it's in an up right position. we have the story for this one e and every parent wants eroo

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the government now anticipating a delay in millions of doses of the swine flu vaccine when it becomes available in october. we're talking 45 million doses instead of the 120 million first predicted. but 20 million more will be shipped every week after that until the government gets the full order, 195 million doses in all. those considered to be in the highest risk group are expected to receive a swine flu vaccine first along with school-aged kids and that group includes

pregnant women, elder adults and those with asthma and the delay is being blamed on manufacturing issues. >>and virginia is trying to calm swine flu fears with a new hotline. governor tim kaine says the health department is expanding the call center to handle questions about the virus during state business hours. people who have questions can call the toll free number. it is on your screen. it is 877-275-8343 or send an email to the health department website. investigators will be watching what happens with inflation and home reports that will be due out today. jitters about retail sales led to a drop yesterday with the dow down 186 points. it begins trading at 9135 this morning and dow futures are up

about 65 points right now. nasdaq shed 65 yesterday. nikkei was up yesterday. and less people are riding the metro. the ridership dropped by 2.3% in the month of july. bus rider shop droved by 4%. ridership was expected to grow by 3% this year. metro is not sure whether the deadly accident or troubled economy is to blame. one woman sick with her car might think about her commute after getting stuck. yes, this is a real picture. the driver got stuck near the top of a draw bridge in wisconsin as it opened you need to see this. you see the car at the top of the screen. the bridge operator noticed that car and after a brief conversation, the driver went on her way. >> it is now 7:25. coming up next, we'll check today's top stories. plus there is less than three months to go until the election day in virginia. and new polls show the race for

governor as a front run, but voter will weigh in and we'll tell what you they had to say coming up next. and also ahead, it came down to the final minutes of a midnight deadline but the nats have their man. we'll break down the deal for stephen strasburg after the break. and our week long look at returning back to school continues. michelle rhee will be here during the 7:00 hour. en ( sighs )

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more grains. less you. multigrain cheerios. the morning's to be stories. police are looking for a suspect who shot a 13-year-old girl. bullets went through a house and struck a young girl in the back. she has been treated and released. no word on a motive or suspect. the washington national have agreed to a contract with steven strasberg. the two sides came to determines before the midnight deadline. it is a record for a draft pick. $15.1million over four seasons plus incentives. he's from san diego state, being hailed as a once in a generation prospect and could possibly jump right to the majors.

we'll break down some of the incredible stats coming up. >> i should take this moment to announce that i'm very excited because here at channel 5, i have just signed a new $1 million deal. it's a 20 year, $1 million deal. >> it's a lifetime contract. >> you think about the payout in the end. >> it's not in the end, it's still over 20 years. >> but you have to concede your retirement. >> that's right. [ laughter ] >> we do what we can. all right. we're going to start with bill. you missed a lot of action here as the tropics came tlife while you were aware. perhaps because you were in the vicinity. >> i was down there. we had some major rain. >> the heat of allison got everything going. >> tropical heat, baby. >> there you go. >> here is hurricane bill. hurricane bill getting more and more organized as we speak. it's a category two. there has been a little bit of closure on the eye but it's a category 2 hurricane with

maximum sustained winds blowing at 100 miles per hour. it's a big hurricane. about 200 miles across and still well out to sea. but we are following the projected path of bill. let's show that to you as we go to the graphic. here is where people or the folks at the national hurricane center think bill will go. this is subject to change anywhere within this cone here. up to the west, northwest. and everyone is wondering, will it hit the united states. if it does, at this point on this track, we think that would be anywhere from the delaware, new jersey area up to new england. but again, we don't know. it could take a turn further out to sea. we have to wait and see how this develops. but we'll see heavy surf with the system starting later this week along the atlantic -- the atlantic coast and the beach area. let's take a look at the current conditions around the region. 74egrees right now in

washington. 70 at dulles. 70 in frederick, maryland. 74 downtown at patuxent. winchester is at 68 degrees. your satellite radar composite for the eastern united states, here we go, i stepped outside just a few moments ago, similar to yesterday. a lot of bright sunshine with clouds and a little bit of haze mixed in as we do have the humid conditions now. starting to see more of that moisture in play out to the west. the forecast for washington for today looks like this -- 91 degrees for the high. partly sunny skies with scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. that's a look at the weather. now let's get an update on traffic from julie wright. >> a $1 million deal over 20 years. what does that come out to? >> i don't know. but i'm going to be retired before you are. well that explains the 52 crepts they gave me. tony perkins always with the money. >> no. not really. and i'm joking about it. >> i'm not joking about the 52 cents. let me just go on record. here we are live southbound 270 south of hyattstown, it's

heavy and steady down tord the truck scales. no accidents to report. it's simply dealing with volume delays and also slow leaving father hurley toward 118. 318 a good alternate with no incidents to report. top side of the beltway is slow leaving georgia. 395 across the 14th street bridge, looking for an accident reported on the right side of the road. the crash earlier at edsel has been moved over to the shoulder. big delays out of newington, leaving springfield upton to 395. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. we're still keeping an eye on what is happening in damascus, maryland. police are searching for an arson suspect. there are three location where's a number of hay bails have been set on fire. crews continue to work on a blaze near kings valley road. another fire broke out at woodville school road. crews went to another fire

after that with more hay bails on fire this morning. we'll stay on top of the story. now to the race for governor between mcdonnell and creigh deeds. polls show mcdonnell ahead with 3 months to go before the election. for the latest numbers, we're joined by scott rasmussen, who always has what is on the voters mind. scott, good morning. >> good morning, allison. >> and if elected today or if you had to go to the polls today, who would you vote for and this is volk using -- focusing on virginia voters and the numbers show a clear leader in this. >> that's right. mcdonnell has a 9 point lead. 47-38. and we pushed people for leaners and it doesn't change all that much. and this has been a growingly -- growing right after deeds won the primary. he was ahead by a little bit in

the race. a month ago was mcdonnell by three and now he's up by 9 points. that's a great trend for the republicans. but still three months to go and the campaign really begins in earnest after labor day. >> and you got into specifics about the issues and why people are leaning the way they are. and you asked about taxes and said which candidate do you trust more on taxes. this is a really big margin here of who voters trust on taxes. >> that's right. now republicans typically have a modest edge on taxes. clearly mcdonnell has a big edge here on the issue is it's becoming more and more important. last fall barack obama barraged the state with promises to cut taxes. right now only 6% believe they'll get tax cuts under the obama years so it becomes more of a state issue. >> making it broader now, you ask the question which candidate do you trust more on government spending.

again, you have to just stop and say wow when you look at these numbers. mcdonnell, 46% of people polled said that they trust monnell more. 24% with deeds. >> that's right. and again, tax and spending issues are becoming very significant in this year. when you look ant those two numbers, you say how on earth could the race be only a 9 point advantage. and that's because there are other issues out there. >> and one of the other issues is abortion and op people weigh in on who they lean more toward on that subject. >> yes, and the abortion numbers are closer. and this is not as big of an issue as taxes and spending and doesn't have the same type of impact as something like say transportation. >> and with the transportation question, in a related poll, you asked how to pay for transportation and you asked the question, do you favor or oppose privatizing state-run

liquor stores and 42% were in favor of this. >> yeah. theyenerally like the idea. i think what that really says is anything that can help lve the transportation oblem without raising taxes is a good solution. >> and the last one you have to question president obama as role in some of the numbers and you ask about how you vote for governor, how important is it as far as the performance for probama and here the numbers are closer. 28% saying very important, 23% saying not important at all. >> that's right. and the reality is right now obama, his numbers are slipping statewide. in virginia 48% said they approve -- 38% in virginia say they approve of the way the president is doing his job and that gets back to a divided number and state. where thpresident's numbers go might have a impact but this november it's mcdonnell versus

deeds. >> and the last question. just the job of the current governor, how does that play into the numbers. what do the voters have to say about governor tim kaine. >> a majority approve of the way he's doing his b. there is a little bit of concern as head of the national democratic party, but overall it will help deeds going forward. >> scott rasmussen, we appreciate your time. >> thank you. 7:38 rht now. nationals park getting ready to host one of the all time greats and we're not talking about steven strasberg. how the nats are winding down the season on a high note after the break. and fun and games at

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it was 40 years ago today thajimi hendrix took the stage as the final performer at wood stock. he insisted on being the closing act. he was supposed to get on stage at midnight but he didn't start until 9:00 a.m. if you think you have what it takes be the next rock icon. your first step could happen at myfoxdc.com. fox rocks is back. just go to our website and up load an original song. you could win a chance to play at arlington clarendon drill where you will compete for a prize, and an appearance on fox 5 morning news. >> a lot of people think of jimi hendrix as the pitful moment of woodstock.

by the time he played, many had left. >> so they did perform through the night? >> okay. all right. whato you want to know about? >> i want to know if we'll get any rain from this storm. >> well, from bill? probably not, the way it's tracking right now. we might get some of claudette's rain. >> and i want to say it's been kind of quiet, tropically, stormwise. >> before this weekend, yes. and then this weekend we had three main storms once. imrst'vt wee e done thweat i inn e th1984. and let's check regional a. perurroeac sss the re here in wasngton, d.c. 72 up in pittsburgh. 74 in norfolk. 72 in raleigh. and i'm going to guess 70 degrees in woodstock, new york. here is oka lo your satellite radar picture for toy. there are some clouds out there but a lot of bright sunshine making it's way through.

there is haze as we do see some hume conditions -- humid conditions. here is what is going to be at play today. hazy, hot and humid as the cold front out to west will push in here. it will wash out before it gets to the area but it could bring scattered showers and thunderstorms today and tonight. here is your five-day forecast. high today of about 91 degrees. a good amount of sunshine. but again the chance of showers and thunderstorms and then more of the same, wednesday, thursday and friday but temperatures drop off for the weekend. that's the latest information. >> and that couple on the cover of the woodstock, that couple is still together. but we wouldn't have surprised if they weren't together. >> oh, no. everybody has their troubles over 40 years, but good for them. >> julie wright is trying to find some good out there on the

roads. the good news is if you already made it to work, yay. delays through silver spring. southbound 95 slow on the ramp to the outer loop and the bw parkway slow between 198 and 197. delays in hyattstown and germantown and at the split. and this is the outer loop of the beltway and from those continuing past the springfield interchange past the construction at eisenhower, a slow drive here. low leaving van dorn towards telegraph road. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. again the big headline today for the nationals, after weeks of waiting, they have signed pitcher stephen strasburg and his record contract could be worth it. if he keeps up the numbers he posted in college, he went 13-1 with a 1.32 e.r.a. and 15 starts at his season at san diego state last year.

he struck out 195 batters in 109 innings. that was topped in the ncaa. and to football. the redskins managed 196 yards in the first preseason game against the ravens. while they do get some breaks due to baltimore's status of the best defense notice league, it won't get easier this weekend when they take on the pittsburgh steelers this saturday. jason campbell said he ought it was a good test to take on such good defensive so early. coach zorn is surprised at that. >> really? >> to get you guys ready. by the looks of it you don't share that. >> i'm trying to find the blessing in that. i thinks that probably a good point. we're facing four, and then the fifth probably five of the five toughest defenses and i'm counting the new york giants in that. >> coach just mentioned the new

york giants. here is the sign on why they might be on his mind. with seconds to go last night with the panthers and the score, that's your game winner. giants win it, time expires 24- 17. nationals park has been host to the big concert for billy joel and elton john this morning and now it will play host to more classics. [ music ] >> it's the encore performance of opera in the outfield this. year the washington national oera will simulcast the opening night of barber of seville. you can watch from the field or the stands. it is free foranybody. but if you want v.i.p. tickets, check out our website, myfoxdc.com. and 7:47 right now. from desktops to ipods and kindles and blu-rays. >> gadgets your kids are

graving for in the classroom. we'll check out latest in the 8 hour. and first let's check in with holly morris. >> we are cooking up a storm this morning, but our cuisine is for those that are 3 years of age and under. it's called baby food for the soul. what it is and where you can learn to do it yourself, live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. thanks so much for having me. what does this one do? [ ship horn blowing ] get out. very good, sir. [ jazz band playing "anchors aig [ ship horn blows ]

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move over octo-mom, a woman in north africa is pregnant with 12 babies. she is a teacher from tan isia. she conceived through fertility treatment. she plans to have all 6 boys and 6 girls. if she does succeed, she would shatter the record for multiple births. many like to keep an eye on what their loved ones eat. >> and take the guess out of it and make your own. holly is live. >> reporter: good to see you, allison. and i think you'll like this one, because you have three of

your o at home. and this is about making toddler food. and when they came up the idea, they said let's have a class d it was so successful, they had a second one and a third one and now they are having a fourth one. this is the brains behind this cooking class. good morning to both of you. and we'll start with you, travis. and this is something you have on the menu here for hotel guests. >> absolutely. a couple of the recipes are on everyday menu but we'll change it seasonally like we do anything else. but this one is cauliflower and potatoes. we'll make a mashed potato out of that. it's a two-fold thing. one we want to incorporate some vegetables high in vitamin c and make something the kid actually likes. so you mix it with potatoes like it's a two-fold effortment and we cooked our cauliflower in whole milk and steamed off

some potatoes and we add this back in to get them hot and strain this off and put it through a little ricer and add some butter and salt and make a nice rich mashed potatoes with cauliflower. >> reporter: are you going to show us how to do that? >> absolutely. >> reporter: and as you're doing that, you can talk about some of the classes where you first had the parent show up because some might think that's flavor intensive and i can buy it in the jar at aisle three of the store, so what is the advantage of this? >> you can track everything you feed your child. you have all of your ingredients. if it's not in a jar, there is no preservatives and you can monitor any allergies your child might have. and in this case we'll add cauliflower. and dairy is very -- introduced to children very early and add potatoes. now we'll add cauliflower and that's high in vitamin a. >> reporter: i'll let you work

on that and i'll come over here to lauren who is doing another recipe. and both of the recipes are for babies because they do have a baby and toddler class. what do you have going on? >> i am going to make ome banana puree which you can feed young children. high in potassium and vitamin a and c and magnesium. good for your baby the whole life and easy on their stomach. so we'll put it in here. >> reporter: and how much does the class cost? >> the class cost -- $35. >> reporter: and there is only like 40 people per class. >> it's first come, first serve and it fills up quickly. >> reporter: i'm sure. >> and this is some water. >> reporter: and we have an expert taster that will taste this. and our expert taster has a food allergy to dairy so you're

showing us how to make this. >> a little bit of sugar in the raw and some water. puree it up. >> reporter: were you surprised how popular the class was the first time you had it? >> i don't know. i find people in d.c. have a lot of -- are really interested in the diner here. >> reporter: even for the little ones. so expert taster, are you ready to come on over. this is cole. he's 1 years old. are you ready for banana puree, cole? come on over and try. he's like no, it's a dog outside that is way more interesting than this banana puree. yeah, you can get your child running into the street. no. let's see if dad can get you to try it. >> leave it to mom. >> reporter: myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to the cafe here

on capitol hill. do you like it? >> now he wants to feed himself. >> reporter: he wants another one. i think we have a thumbs up. in the next hour we'll try the toddler food and see what happens there. i'm giving him a thumbs up. and the puree too. >> holly, you put it right to the test because a 1-year-old is not going to lie. >> reporter: exactly. he didn't spit it out, so i think we're good. >> thank you so much. >> thanks, holly. it is 7:56 right now. no shots and no school. >> from tetanies to hepa tight is, to mmr to the swine flu. everything you need to know before sending the kids off to school. plus the band parachute is here this morning. they will perform for us. the virginia band is on ary inedoe g 100. they are doing quite well and h >> and ne roremoeminder about tomorrow on fox re5 morning new we'll help you with the kn ee'v

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this morning gunshots rang out and one bullity hit a 13- year-old in a home. and en newwine flu fear this is morning. the government says there will be a delay in getting the vaccine out to the public. [ singing ] >> this song is on the itunes top 100 song and headed in the right direction. the band rache is from virginia and they'll perform live coming up later this hour. good morning. and than for joining us. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm allison seymour. today's big story though, the weather. hurricane bill is gaining strength in the atlantic. here at home it will be hot, hot, hot. so the d.c. department of public works is picking up trash and recycling an hour

early through friday. >> it started out at 6:00. nice shot this morning. a little bit of haze. >> it is a warm start. another hot day. maybe some showers and thunderstorms. but we'll start with bill. take a look at satellite radar for the latest images of bill, and again, bill remains a category 2 hurricane at this hour. a maximum sustained wind of bout 100 miles per hour, they are gusting higher than that. moving to the west, northwest at about 17 miles pe hour so a pretty good clip. and we'll keep our eyes on it to figure out whether or not to will impact land. it's well to the east of guadalupe and near south america. rehod het ame, some clouds out there, and a little bit t o haze and fog here and there. that's about it. nearest precipitation is in portions of west virginia. we might see some of those

showers and thunderstorms through here later. current temperatures at airports, reagan national jump up to 77. dollars is at 74, bwmarshall is at 74 as well. forecast for washington today, partly sunny skies with scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms, high of about 91 degrees downtown. we'll have more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. stick with us for that. >> thank you, tony. let's check in with julie wright and check in with traffic at 8:02. >> thank you. good morning to you all. it's been busy out there and delays around the beltway leaving springfield through the construction project. top side of the beltway, top side slow into silver spring. no accidents, just volume delays. south bound bw parkway, traffic slows between 198 and 197 and a crash with only the left lane getting by. again 395 at edsel, accident activity off to the side of the

road. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. new this morning, flying bullets hit a 13-year-old girl inside of a home. now some neighbors say they are ready to pack it up and move. it happened this morning on frederick douglas place in southeast d.c. and sarah simons is on the scene with our top story. sarah, good morning. >> good morning, allison. it does appear we do have some developing situation behind us. if you take a look, there has been a number of police cars driving through the neighborhood. we just saw this man that was down on the ground and an officer that appears to be taking him into custody. and welso see this man that is running through the neighborhood right now that police are chasing after. we do not know though if this situation is related to the shooting of a 13-year-old girl this morning. but as you mentioned, there are many neighbors who say this is really the last straw at this point. the good news being though that the 13-year-old girl was treated and released. but of course this is obviously

still unr investigation and a very active scene out here as police continue to look for someone. again, the people you just saw, we're not sure if this is related to the shooting from earlier this morning, but police say, just to get you up to date on that shooting from this morning, that several shots were fired at a home on frederick douglas place. a 13-year-old was shot through a wind oar. it's unclear if she was the target. several bullet holes were visible from the outside and police and k-9s have been on the scene searching and we do have police appearing to be looking for somebody right now. we don't know if there are any suspects in custody. we don't know if this is related to it, what is unfolding in front of us right now. but one neighbor thought this was an up and coming neighborhood but now she doesn't feel safe here. >> we've begged for security for over two years. there was security when the houses went up and they were

brand new and they wanted to secure the homes but they're nosecuring lives. that's why 7 home have been burglarized and my car have been vandalized. >> reporter: now back out here live, we have some sort of developing situation. we are not sure what is going on but there is an increased presence and it appears to be a young man that a officer does have in custody. and as i was talking about the anybody that we mentioned, she said they've been trying to get more of a police presence out here. they don't feel safe out here. there are been other shootings and break-ins, vandalism to cars here just within the past week. so it appears as though there has been some sort of a issue that's been developi here, even within the past week that neighbors and residents are very worried about. we'll continue to keep you updated on the situation. we'll find out what this is developing behind us. okay. we'll be back to you. >> excellent. we saw someone running across and you did mention they were perhaps looking for him and he saw the car speed off so we

look forward to an update on that. >> okay. and also new this morning, a arrest in college park. one man is behind bars after being accused of injuring one man. cruz was picked up at a local hospital where he was picked up. this morning the president will talk one-on-one with the president of egypt inside the oval office. that will be followed by a meeting with secretary of state hillary clinton. and later on he will meet with bill clinton. he is expected to meet with bill clinton and discuss about the meeting with kim june-il. and now the present's party has a pblem with his health care plan. the public option part of e bill is at contention. and some democrats say no way will they drop the public option.

>> i'm not willing to write off the public option. because there are people that are discouraged about it. >> health co-ops emerged as an alternatives. that's when companies band together to buy their own insurance. fighting the swine flu takes a bit of a hit. about two-thirds of the swine flu vaccine that was pp ossuppo to be available byid-october will be dayed. nsley earhart has more. >> reporter: with children going back to school, health officials warn that they expect to see an uptick in the swine flu. >> reopeni the schools and the higher education offer the opportunity for spread and we'll have to watch it and see what happened. >> reporter: to make matters worse, feder officials are saying there will be a delay in getting a swine flu vaccine out into the general public. the government wants 120 million doses ready by mid- october but that's not going to happen. they're looking at about 45

million doses instead. following that initial delivery, officials expect to deliver an additional 20 million doses a week until the goal of 195 million doses is fully realized. on the state level, health officials are saying all of the chips will be in place once the vaccine is available. >> think we're doing a great job at getting ready. by the time we need to be ready, we will be ready. >> reporter: those considered to be in the highest risk group are expected to receive a swine flu vaccine first, along with school-aged children and that includes pregnant women and health care workers. those with asthma are also at the top of the list. doctors are finding that adults over the age of 60 could be partially immune from the virus. scientists believe there could be exposure to the virus in 50s when swine was prevalent. but they increase that seniors

not delay getting their flu shots. in new york, answerly earhart, fox 5 news. >> and you can get all of your questions answered at a hot line. the number is on the bottom of your screen. and we've postd it on our website at myfoxdc.com, and look under web links. flu shots are not the only shots. there is tetanus and hepatitis. more on what you need to know before school starts coming up. and also caught on camera, the thief stole a dress from saks fifth avenue and so is this a man or women that stole the dress. stay with us. fox 5 morning news icoming right back. 

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12 minutes after 8:00. a local westing -- wrestling coach behind bars accused of taking a online chat too far. gary debrill has coached in fairfax county for the past two

years. although he never set up a meeting he has been charged with advice illing sex from a child. police finally caught their man. jonathan bradley dressed like a woman when he shoplifted an expensive dress from saks fifth avenue. he was caught last thursday during a traffic stop. a developing story in montgomery county where hay bails have been set on fire along kings valley road. a will the of -- a lot of heavy smoke sent into the air. another fire broke out at kingsville road and woodville school road. they have been using bulldozers to try to smother the flames this morning. and now we turn our tention >> something you've been waiting for. >> i missed it. >> you get to see the cute

factor of the day. the my first 5 photo of the day. it's a two-fer. this is dana and mitch, playing with their stuffed animals. >> it's a four-fer. are those monkeys. >> you're right. okay. i'm sorry. i can't see very well. they are very cute, the children and the monkeys. if you would like to send us your child's picture, go to welcome back web and click on mornings. let's turn ur attention to hurricane bill. no update at this hour. all of the information remains the same. maximum sustained winds 100 miles per hour. moving west northwest at 100 miles per hour. here is the projected path for the u.s. and then it takes a turn to the north. on this track it would still impact the u.s. in new england late this weekend or the beginning of next week. we have to wait to see how the storm develops. there is some indication that

it could turn into a category five storm for a brief period of time. is a look at current temperatures around the region. 77 degrees now here in washington. 69 in roanoke. 80-degrees in new york city. tt5 7at 7 angrees. d the action is in the nation's mid section. pretty much right in the middle there, across southern portions of kansas and northern portions of oklahoma. out to the west -- or out to the east rather, you see scattered rain showers and some associated with the remnants of claudette. high today of 95 degrees. a 40% chance of showers later on today. and temperatures remaining constant in the low 90s across much of the region. that's a look at the weather. now let's get an update on the traffic with julie wright. it's been busy in virginia. a lot to talk about. outer loop still tied up

between van dorn and telegraph road. on the top stretch of the beltway, slow between 95 and georgia avenue. on the brakes leaving rockville toward the split. no accidents to report, just slowdowns through the rockville interchanges toward the beltway. southbound 95 slow between the parkway and congested between 198 and 197. and on 50 the crash at 197 and now that is off to the shoulder. a live shot of 395 at edsel. a crash now cleared and traffic remains heavy and slow leaving springfield up to landmark. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. backpack, notebooks, pens and pencils, students need a lot of gear when they go back to school, but one thing that is overlooked is immunizations. look -- joining is in

pediatrician carter from children's medical center. and how do you find out if your child is up to date on shots. >> the best way is to check with the pediatrician or health care provider because they keep good records. many people have immunization booklets or records of the shots. those arehe besways to go. >> it seems like we used to have those when we were kids, those booklets, but in this computerized age, it might be the best thing just to call your pediatrician. >> it is. the good news is we are beginning computerized records in an office so they have better access than before. >> and speaking of access and reliability, sometimes it's hard to get to a clinic, sometimes it's too expensive. there are places that can help you with this, right? >> yes. they have good programs. should i go on? >> sure. >> one can call the immunize line at children's hospital to get information. >> we will link all of that information. >> and also the depth of helicopter in the district of

columbia is doing three mass immunization days on thursday, friday and turday. so an evening on thursdayand saturday on the week to help catch up. >> and let's talk about what they need. the major time periods are before kids start school, kindergarten and then entering middle school. >> yes. >> and the major ones that we know about, d.c., maryland and virginia, and all 50 states do require this but there are exceptions, but not for philosophical reasons. >> that's basically direct. the exceptions may be religious. there are a few exemptions, but one should assume your child is getting immunizations. >>nd we are showing the hots for kindergarten and middle school and the best way is to get in touch with your health care provider. let's talk about the sha -- the safety issue. a lot of folks say i'm afraid

someone will happen to my child. what is the response? >> that's a good question. there is a lot of misinformation. and every immunization can have minor side affects but the reality is the safety far outweighs any problem. and many people, particularly in a developed country like the united states, think these diseases are gone so it's not worth the tiny risk but some of the diseases can be deadly and daerous and can have significant health impacts on the child. as a result, it's important to know that the benefit outweighs any potential risk. >> let's talk about the new population, the new immigrants or folks coming to this country. they often, i would imagine, are behind on the shots because perhaps hey just weren't on the same schedule in their country. >> well they may be behind on immunizations. they don't have access to as

many of the immunizations as we do have here so it's important to review your records, or for a pash to bring -- for a parent to bring what resources you have. >> and we've all been talking about it, swine flu and the vaccines. but high property are school- aged kids when the vaccine is available. >> very high priority and also very important are children with a chronic medical problems. we know a lot of kids have asthma. it's important for those kids to be immunized and protected. >> and as always, this is an on going program at children's hospital and we appreciate your time in filling us in. as a parent, i ve to call my pediatrician as well. doctor, thank you. >> thank you. >> steve, over to you. 8:20 right now on this tuesday morning and still ahead this morning, we'll check back in with holly who has enrolled herself in a bib -- a baby food

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8:28 right now. taking a look at stories making headlines. a convicted bomber is closer to possible release or transferred to his homeland in libia. court allowed him to dropff an appeal of his conviction but

it still has to hear a separate appeal by the government next month. he was convicted of taking part in the bombing of pan am flight 103 back in 1988 which killed all 259 passenger and 11 more people on the ground. a new study finds that up to 90% of paper money in the united states contains traces of cocaine. numbers are worse locally as 95% of bank notes analyzed from washington, d.c. were contaminated with cocaine. it -- the number was so small that they don't believe the public is at risk. and the washington nationals and stephen strasburg came to a deal. he is a right handed pitcher from san diego state. he won 13-1 last season. we want to check back in on a developing story.

varah simmonist er a very active e venscin southeast wher someone shot a 13-year-old in the back inside of a home. >> it happened on frederick douglas place southeast. sarah, last time we talked to you, there was quite a bit of activity going on. have you sorted that out? >> reporter: i think so, steven. you saw the scene unfold behind us, there was an active scene. there are still some police officers here. there were a couple of money running through the neighborhood, away from police. and while we were here, one of them was detained and another one continued to run from police. now i talked with an officer a moment ago to figure out what this was in regards to. he mentioned they were patrolling the area because there have been a nuer of burglaries and problems with vandalism in the neighborhood and they were watching and questioning people standing around in the neighborhood that they said they know from previous patrols that they don't live here. when they went to question them, they started running from

police. so that's what nece -- that's what it's about. we don't know if it's related to the shooting at about 12:30 this morning. there was a 13-year-old girl, but we found out there was a 14- year-old girl who lives in this home that was shot in the back this morning. there was gunfire that erupted and bullets went through a window here,hitting the girl in the back. she's since been treat and released. i just spoke with her mother and her daughter who is here right now recovering moments ago. they are quite shaken. they say this is not the first time that their houses about had been hit by bullets. this is the second time. her daughter very upset. the mother very upset, saying she does not feel safe here. she will be talking with the apartment community -- or the rental community office to see what can be done because she doesn't feel safe and this is beginning to become an even bigger problem. especially now that we have a

13-year-old that was shot. but luckily, she t severely injured and was treated and released. we'll continue to follow the situation as police officers continue to canvass the neighborhood and bring you any details as they come to us. steve and allison, back to you. >> thanks for the update. we'll keep an eye on the situation. let's check in with tony perkins right now and look at our forecast for this tuesday. good morning. >> good morning to both of you. we start by taking a look at the current temperatures around the region. they have gone up nicely. 77 degrees now in washington. 74 in baltimore. fredericksberg is at 76 degrees. ocean city coming in at 83 degrees at this hour. here is a look at the satellite radar picture for our region. we do have a few clouds out there this morning, mixed in with the sunshine. it will be that kind of day today. we'll call it a partly sunny

day. there is some moisture there associated with claudette. eventually the cold front tries to push through here. it could force some clouds and some moisture in over us later on today. another lazy, hot and humid day and high pressure primarily in control. but again as the front gets closer, it could trigger scattered showers and storms. there is a 40% chance of that today. here is the forecast for washington for today. partly sunny skies, scatters afternoon showers and storms. high oabout 91, which was our high yesterday. that's a look at what is happening with the weather. steve, back to you. >> tony, thank you. and it is back to school time. and there are new products for college bound students. and joins ug david greg from behind the buy.com. good for you to join us again. >> thanks for having me. >> i think spending was said to be down about 8% but kids want the gadgets ab -- and kids will

convince mom and dad to get them. >> and we're looking hard and harder for the deals out there. and this is the honor roll of savings. >> what do we have here? >> one of the central areas of spending is printing. now they will print papers and projects. so saving money is important. the least expensive ink is from kodak. the average price for a cartridge is $10 for black and $15 for color but bulk something is kids are involved in and the option is the picture kodak kiosks. about 100,000 out there. a misconception is that you bring your camera and media card and stick it into the media machine and you turn out within 10-15 minutes a picture book that can assist you in putting together calendars. so just an option. >> but if you're printing at home, if you're printing in bulk, go for the cheap ink.

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standard phone and basically turns any computer with a high speed internet connection into a regular land line. >> i want to ask you about this because we see the commercials on tv and we think the project is junk. did it work? >> it's $40 and it works perfectly and free service for the first year. and after that you pay $20 which is about $2 a month and it works like an extra land line in a dorm room or home and that's important if you're looking at saving home. >> and let's get to what else we have. >> and last two items, most people get internet through a wireless router. there are two types of basic technology. there is wireless g and n. this is an ultra range wireless router from cisco. and it is very thin, profile, doesn't have any antenna and it has two different bands that it operates on. 2.4 bigga hertz and if you live

in a congested dorm, you bump it up and you can do faster up loads and down loads. >> and the computers are the main stain. what is the going price for a computer that can get you on line. >> we found this hp for $449. and if you purchase this particular retailer, staples has a $500 coupons in instant savings for any of the items we have here, printers, reuters, and their core office back to school stuff too, $449. >> so for under $500 we can get the computer. >> easily. >> cool stuff. allison, back to you. and time now is 8:37 on this terse morning. and up next we'll reveal our job of the day. and when it comes to kids and broken bonesch a simple pain

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with holly. >> reporter: right now i'm seeing if cole is up for a second course. those pureed bananas were pretty g. and this morning it's homemade baby food at its finest. we'll tell you about the class and how you can sign up next on fox 5 morning news. guys remember,

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children. 4 boys and 6 girls. and for now the mom to be is feeling fine and looking forward to delivering them naturally and hugging her babies. >> and we'll have the update for you if that happens. and feeding kids can be expensive. >> and so many moms and dads are making their own food. it's cheaper and healthier too. holly morris joins us live with more. >> reporter: good morning. it seems like food allergies are more prevalent than ever. it seems like once a month we're hearing about some kind of food scare out there. so right now there is this big movement for parents to know what they're kids are eating. and the g -- the younger the better. and these are the art of soul baby food cooking classes. and my man cole down here is taking a break.

he was just chowing down some -- some carrots. we're going to do this with the help of our chefs. travis, we're starting with the carrots. and last hour we did baby food for instands and now we're moving on up to toddlers. >> yeah. we're up to about 9 months or a year. certain things you want to introduce until the kids are olderment and we took some diced carrots andadded some orange juice for citrus and sweetness and some brown sugar and dried ginger. and we cook this down so he can chew it and gum it down a little bit. and once we do that -- the first time i would make this, i would probably do it without the ginger because you want to introduce an ingredient as a time to find out what your

child might be allergic to. >> but kids don't like a lot of flavor or seasing. a lot of times they like things bland. is this a good way to get kids open to more flavor so maybe they are not so picky. >> absolutely. you have to understand, they're taste buds are better than ours because they are fresh and exploding. our fades as we get older so you want to introduce stuff a little at a time. >> what would be the difference between these carrots ab the one -- and the ones you buy in the car. >> you don't know what is going into the jar. so we can decide what we will introduce. for a child like this that has several allergies, if you put four ingredients in there, you don't know what causes it. >> reporter: we got you. and we'll let you cook those up. and meanwhile we'll come over to lauren and you're going something fruity. >> yes. i'm making a blackberry yogurt

and the blender is our friend. so we have blackberries, about a quarter of a cup of raw sugar. >> reporter: and i notice you used raw sugar last time as well. >> it is more flavorful in general but it's less refined so it's better for us, better to digest. >> reporter: okay. >> and then about a cup and a half of yogurt. this is full fat yogurt, because when children are young they need all of the nude rents with the fat that milk can provide. >> reporter: this is not the time to be getting the low fat, right. >> no, definitely not. so that's pretty easy. and you mix it up and blend on low. >> reporter: how do you come up with your recipes? >> we shoot for a vegetable that are high in important vitamins like a and c. and we start with that. so we an give the child the best food for them. so that's where we start.

and then after that, based on age and so forth, weakened of just -- we kind of just taylor it for certain ages of the child. >> is there some of this you can make and keep so you don't have to make it totally from scratch every time. >> absolutely. one of the things you can do is make like a sweeor something li an ice cube tray. >> oh, yeah. >> and pull out a portion of a time and warm it up in the microwave or however else you want to heat it up. >> reporter: let's see if we can get cole to eat some of our carrots here. as he is getting ready to try those, i'm going to tell you that myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a linking to art and soul here at the lee aceon, capitol hill. and they do have the art of baby food cooking class going on this weekend. $35 per parent. and $10 of that $35 goes to d.c. safe kitchen when the fire and rescue that has a program

with youth teaching them about safety in the kitchen. he like it's so much, he wants you to have some, travis. we're two for two. >> thanks, holly. up next tony is coming back with a look at our five-day forecast. >> plus parachute performs live for us. the debut album on itunes. we'll hear from them coming up next. explain. oh yea, well for 6 months, customers get all three: fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month. oh, all right, see... you're just moving your fingers, aren't you? i gotta cut my nails. (announcer) now get three amazing fios services for the price of two.

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here is a look at your five- day forecast. very similar to yesterday. a mix of clouds and sun. a fair amount of sunshine. 91 for the high. hot and humid, chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. tomorrow the same. thursday the same. friday, the same. and on saturday, a little bit a lower tempeture, high of 87

degrees. that's your five-day forecast. they're debut cd has rocketed and now parachute gearing up for a 28 city fall tour. >> and they're here with us. and you guys just had a gig last night. >> we did. we played at the rock 'n' roll hotel. >> we love having bands on. but since you guys are from virginia we can claim us as our own. >> and nate is from up here, falls church, virginia. >> so we have some local guys and a couple of guys went to uva. you've known each other for a wild. >> we started off in high school. we're all high school buddies, friends long before we were a band. >> does that make it easier to gel. because in the music scene it's tough to keep the personalities in line. >> i i can't imagine doing it with anybody else. >> we're functional. >> and also i want to say that -- i just think this is really cool, because a lot of bands struggle for years to make it.

you guys will be on tour with kelly clarkson. just graduated from uva last year. >> it's wild to think about one year ago we were in class wondering what we were going to do next year. >> and if you're good, you will succeed. >> we hope so. >> and charlottesville is a hidden gem. and a lot of people have heard of dave matthews but it's a good scene to come out of. >> it's a cool little supportive scene, a lot of local bands helping us out getting us started and now it's fun to see. will's little brother has a band there. it's a cool little music scene. >> talk about the new carbon dioxide, because it's cd. and you're still going -- talk about the new cd.

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