by the feds and the local dealers who are still waiting on the governme for their cut of the deal. and the only person convicted in pan am flight attack is released. and hurricane bill probably won't hit the u.s. but it could impact your weekend at the beach. we are talking 20-foot waves in some places. fox 5 morning news starts right now. it is friday morning, august 21st, 2009. we are glad you're with us on this friday morning. and good morning to you. i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. and we'll talk about some of those dangerous spots, ocean city might have some dangerous conditions because of bill. we'll see about that. and looking ahead, students of prince george's county schools head back to school on monday and we'll be joined by

superintendent william hite later on. and coming up, the power of one comes hetfrom the power of two. we'll meet a local rabbi and a mom sharing the faith. and you've probably seen her in knocked up, p ject gene's project comes up in the 8:00 hour. and hurricane bill still brewing in the tropics could feel the impact as it whipped by the eastern seaboard, causing big waves. it's expected to pass by bermuda first, causing flooding there. and the secretary of state hillary clinton and her husband are there on vacation right now. >> and let's get the latest on our weather from tony perkins. >> good morning, everybody.

we'll start with bill. let's look at that radar image we were showing you. bill is a category three hurricane, maximum sustained winds, 120 miles per hour. will e ththe east coast of the united stat? yes. will it make landfal no. that does not look likely. at our ll we see beaches? this weekend we could see rong waves and possibly 8-10 feet and some dangerous riptides. that is a possibility depending on how close the storm gets. the 20-foot wave hike that has been mentioned would be for northern areas like in antucket, where they' thinking could see 20-foot wave action. here is bill as it appears now. the place it will first get an e pa bermuda. rmuda. ct south of is south of hd muda. erthr adahd radar closert o he. hm and ere we have a mixed bag of

anouds and sun. precipitation is well out tanep mainly in west virginia. some of the rain is heavy, tracking to the north, northeast and later on today we could get showers pushing in here. right now the current conditions at reagan national, 79 degrees. 79% humidity makes for a muggy stt arto the day. today, partly cloudy, scattered afternoon showers ndt thunderstorms. % 60-chchce of f atth some storms could contain heavy downpours. high of about 92 degrees. that's a look at the weather. now let's get an update on traffic and for that we go to julie wright. lanes are open if you are traveling in virginia along 66, leaving 128 in towards the capital beltway, no accidents to report. southbound along 270, lanes open here. easy ride as you travel out of rockville toward the split. earlier there was a stalled bus at montrose road and all of that has been moved out of the way. no accidents to report northbound along 95.

still a clear shot from woodbridge toward the beltway. 395 traffic slows briefly at duke street to seminary road. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. our big story this morning, the cash for clunker campaign is reaching the end of the road, despite some potholes along the way, the program is calling a success. still want to get in on the deal? the government says you have until monday night at 8:00 to get it done. we have a look at the details with gurvir. >> reporter: a senior obama administration official calls the cash for clunkers program one of the most successful economic stimulus programs ever it's burned through $3 billion in a matter of weeks and while the white house and new car owners are happy, many dealers are not. >> reporter: mike is getting a big break on his new car purchase, unloading this 92

isuzu rodeo. >> $4,500 for what i traded in and i couldn't get that for it. >> reporter: and the folks at this auto mall have made 7500 deals so far. >> i think it's helped. >> reporter: the government says there has been more than 457,000 transactions worth $1.9 billion in rebates but getting gas guzzlers off the road has not been without its hiccups. >> they've had to do this very quickly. and they subcontracted to the citibank in oracle and they're rushing around hiring people and trying to get them trained but any startup has problems and this is a startup under a blizzard of paper. >> reporter: forcing many dealers to hold on to their nearly acquid clunkers until they get their money. >> we've been paid 10% but its speeding up. >> reporter: but still the government is failing to reimburse dealers whose

paperworks have flaws. daniel white bought this toyota corolla late last month, trading in her family car. >> they called me two weeks later and said we need the car back and we need the money. >> reporter: and there was a brief lapse in daniel's coverage when her mother changed insurance coverage. >> but i think for four days, that's not fair. >> reporter: administration officials says it's its dealer's responsility to get it right before the customer leaves the lot. as far as reimbursements go, dealers will get their money, but they have to be patient says the president. the backlog shows the program is working, he says. a terrorist released on compassion at grounds. and he returns to a heroes

welcome. while his victims family cry. convicted pan am 103 bomber al- megrahi arrived last night in libia. he was released from scotland because he has terminal cancer. he's the only person convicted in the bombing of flight 103 in 1988 which killed mostly americans. the mother of one -- the mother of one victim says it just opened more wounds. >> i e'mieatxperg i'm experienc level of grief. it's an undertow, a riiptide of dispair that this cavou hlde meb aout. >> he was sentenced to life in prison but he served only eight years. in libia, he is seen as an innocent scapegoat that the west used to turn libia into a paria. the white house says they regret the decision to release him. and lawyers representing

guantanamo detainees and the justice departments investigating if they violated secrets by being shown photos of c.i.a. officials. tom rie claims top aids to former president george w. bush pressured him to raise the terror alert to sway the election. the bushes former homeland security advisor says this never played a role in the election. and fire does significant damage to a townhouse in silver spring overnight. and it sends three firefighters to the hospital. here you see some of the video fromust a short time ago.

investigators say the blaze was first reported on the deck of the townhome and spread to the home itself on featherwood street. it happened before 5:00 this morning, a little morthan two hours ago. the people inside were ble to get out. three fefighters are being treated for minor burns. kids in the district getting ready to head back to classes on monday. but a controversial vaccine has parents headed into last-minute clinics with questions. with more on what parents need to know, sherry ly joins us from northwest where a clinic will open shortly. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the clinic here will open up at 9:00 this morning and students can get their shots. one being required is the hpv vacce gardasil. this is one of the first mandates for the vaccine but parents can opt out and many

parents are saying no thanks. several health officials began vaccinating yesterday. gart is ill has serious side affects. this week the cdc said the vaccine is related to 32 unrelated deaths, dizziness and blood clots. it considers the vaccine safe, this year all girls in the the 6th grade above are be vaccinated but parents can opt out with no explanation. >> there are some women that would really prefer to have vac -- vaccine. that should be their choice. it shouldn't be mandated that girls should have the vaccine. >> if there is any concern about the vaccine, we can address that with them. >> reporter: today students who need to get their vaccinations can head to the department of health administration clinic on georgia avenue and tomorrow from 8:00 until 4:00 there are

four temporary sites at kelly miller middle school, belue high school, kramer middle school and coolidge high school. again, they can get the vaccinations including the hpv vaccine. now the cdc does say that this vaccine, despite the side affects reported, the risks are no greater than any other vaccine and one doctor told fox 5 that the biggest concern for his patients and parents is not necessarily the side affects, but worries that since this drug protects against a sexually transmitted disease, that giving it to such young girls could lead to sexual activity. live in northwest, sherry ly, fox 5 news. back to you. >> thanks for the explanation this morning. for all of the information you need on getting your child vaccinated in time for school to start, go to myfoxdc.com ando look under web kslin. we have a study into the safety of gardasil and other common vaccinations and a data base is online about vaccination laws

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there is more information on myvoiced.c. com. and let's check in with tony today. >> the air slows you down and hits you in the face. >> i just stepped outside because you like to check and see what is going on. the good news is more sunshine than i expected to see based on some of the satellite images. but the bad news is it hits you, you feel the humidity right away. but it's a humid start to the day. let'fl s ta alook at the temperatures, not just here but across country. tedaupd emdaatterpure remains 79-degrees so we're stuck er aaoss the east. 75 in boston, 76 in ral . nartli out to west, behind a cold front, you'll find cooler air. atn the 60s. meso50 sin its northern and western plains. denver 52 degrees.

pair, south 5kaot6 degrees n. los angeles it is 61 .. phoenix is 93. here is a look at the satellite radar for the nation. ioactn is in the eastern third of the nation. where you'll find most of the cloud cover. but if you haven't been outside or looked out yet, we hact e a good amount of sunshine here. you can see the upr levell e ow with the clouds across canada and then it comes down along its east s, clo cover and precipitation. we have precipitation jt out to west in west virginia, westermaryland. it will take a while to work in here. today 92 for the high. chance for showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. and there could be some heavy downpours with some of the thunderstorms. tomorrow, 87. not quite as warm. still a chance of showers and thunderstorms. and behind that cold front cooler and drier air works in here. so it won't be as humid on sunday, monday or tuesday. of the two weekend days, sunday is the better one as far as weather goes. >> i bet we'll notice the lower

humidity as well. >> yes you will. >> t -- thanks, tony. >> and let's check in with julie wright. >> and on singleton road, we have a accident involving a pedestrian and a reconstruction team has been called to the scene. not bad leaving annandale and merryfield. the stop stretch of the beltway okay. and you'll need your shades. the outer loop of the beltway not bad. a slow down between geora avenue but all lanes are open. this is a close in on south capitol street from the douglas bridge. south capital just after nats stadium we have a stalled car tieing up the left lane. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. students in prince george's county public schools are enjoying last few days of summer. classes resume monday morning.

and joining us now, superintendent dr. william hite with the readiness of this school district and any challenges that might still lie ahead. good morning. >> good morning. >> nice to see you today. >> good to be here. >> i know you are swamped and getting ready for the beginning of school. how is it going? >> it is going well. this is an exciting time for us to welcome 130,000 students back to school. and so we're very excited. we have spent a lot of time this summer preparing schools and preparing staff members for the turn of our -- return of our students. >> it doesn't stop for you guys. >> no, it didn't. >> let's get this out of the way, first. any budget problems to talk about. the superintendent of montgomery county was here yesterday and this seems to be the big thorn in the side. everybody dealing with the down economy. how is the school system faring going into the next year. >> we have made some tough decisions since the last time we talked about or visited that budget and there have been some revenue shortfalls in the state

that resulted in some revenue shortages for us in prince george's county. and that means that we have a reduction in staff of about 700 positions that we did not have last year. however, we were cognizant to try to keep those reductions away from classrooms and schools. >> and we do find a way to least affect the students. let's talk about some good news, including w options for parents. six schools becoming k-8. how does that help with boundaries? >> the board of education last year asked for a comprehensive review and the boundary review was to reduce enrollment, reduce orcrowding and address issues where there was undercrowding and to expand programs with voice. and the six clues that you -- the six schools that you talked about -- as a matter of fact

there is eight schools and they are expanding in prince george's county. we're going to open a new performing arts school in the southern part of the cnty and we also have three other k-8 schools that will be opening in prince george's county this fall. >> and lso too, an expansion of the advanced placement classes, getting those kids ready to move on to the next step. they will eventually leave you and go on tocollege and elsewhere, so you're preparing them at this level. >> for the last few years we've increased the number of students in the advancement places and those are available at every high school and the participation of our students has increased, and not only this, but the number of students grown by three, four or five which translates to a passed score on the advanced placement exam has increased. >> and we have a lot of folks

in our station that have students in prince george's county and we heard about a robotic call to encourage kids to come on out and meet them at the bus and say how did your day go. it seems this is a proactive way of getting parents involved. >> one of our core beliefs is that parents are a critical partner in the education of their student. and so in that regard, we would like parents to join their kids on the first day of schl. they can bring the students back to school. and if parents are unable to bring them to school on the first day, then we would suggest that they meet them when they get off the bus that afternoon. but we want parents to be a crical part of the child's education and we want to establish this practice on the first day with hope it's will be continued throughout the year. >> i want to get to one person that wrote in an e-mail, but the vaccinations and all of that, any word for the parents

of the school year, including the h1n1 vaccine, but theinock you'llations need to be up to date and is that before the first day of scho -- or some leeway. >> we do have some leeway and we're working with the county health department and we're making sure we do have multiple places to go to be immunized. and with respect to the flu, we have been working with the health department to provide for our elementary schools, an opportunity during the school day to have a flu shot. and we would just need parent permission to have a child have the chart. and then once the vaccine is released, we plan to also offer that in our schools as well. >> we're out of time, but let me ashire the view -- assure the viewers, there was a

question about the -- about a family that tried to enroll a person in prekindergarten but they were told no because they made too much. are there financial limitations for prek. >> it does have income guelines for participation and we have more information that is available on our website or participants can contact our early childhood office. >> well there is the answer. i'm going to get yelled at by my producers. i have to let you go. thank you for joining us. good luck in the upcoming school year. >> thank you. michael jackson's funeral plans are changing once again. plus we're learning where we could see his final performance up on the big screen. details are coming up next. and plus another world record falls into world track championships and so are the maskots. it's video you want to see.

and holly is in arlington at the arlington county fair and we'll see what is going on there coming up as well when fox 5 morning news continues. 

the latestmichael jackson news. his father has pushed back the burial from august 29th to august 31st so e family could get things in order. and there is moving up of a michael jackson opening to october 25th. wouldt would go on a two week run and it is called michael jackson, this is it. his tour was called this is it. the tickets will go on sale a month before the first showing. washington will get a first look in person at the nationals newist pitcher. strasberg will be at the park for the first news conference with the team and if you want to go, you can go for just $1

and stick around for the game tonight. you can purchase the discounted tickets from the nationals park box office from noon until 2:00 and at 2:00 he will take the field and meet the fans and you can hold on to the tickets to see the game at 7:00. and yesterday bolt broke his own world record to win the 200-meter. and here the win on a 400 hurdle for ber lane. she got up and got a hug for ber lino who ran into the hurdle cart. everybody was okay in the end. that's good news there. if you are trying to cash in on the cash for clunkers deal, you only have a few days left to get into a new ride, because monday the program is going to end. those who want to get in on it

have to hurry and get there this weekend to get your rebates up to $4,500 for trading in older vehicles. dealers have been complaining that the government is too slow in geg the reimbursement but the white house has promised that every deal in the pipeline will be paid off. during the summer recess, the health care reform debate is continuing to grow stronger such as public option and death panels and we'll get information on both sides from fox news sunday. chris wallace joins us from capitol hill. good to see you again. a lot of apension being paid to this whole issue. let's start with the death panels. and you're uncovering more information on other things that are out there related to this. >> that's exactly right. and good morning, steve. because what we have found, for all of the talk about death panels and a i think a -- and i think a lot of it has been exaggerated, right now at the federal administration they are

using this book to counsel end of life decisions to counsel veterans young and old. and we'll talk about it on sunday with the person who did uncover it. i think you'll be shocked when you find out some of the things that health care practitioners of the veterans administration are saying to our veterans. it seems to be leading them if they head in the direction of trouble, some are calling the plug and some are called the death plug. and this is being used for end of life counseling, an exclusive story this week. >> and the big picture here, though, chris when it comes to health care rear -- reform, one of the things was the public option and then we heard maybe we'll scale that back. we have a couple of heavy hitters to discuss that on both sides of the aisle. >> we're going to talk to arlen spector and paul ryan, one of the leading rising stars in the

republican party from wisconsin. the real fight isn't between republicans and democrats, it's among democrats in their own party. because on the one hand you have the more moderates saying, forget this talk about end of life counseling, forget the talk about the public option, let's just pass a striped down health care reform bill, but you have liberals is a -- that say we need a government-run health insurance program to go up against the private insurance programs and this may be our only shot. we had this situation yesterday where you had nancy pelosi, the democratic speaker of the house saying we can't pass a health care reform bill in the house without the public option and then some moderate democrat sen tars saying we can't pass health care reform in the senate with the public option. so try to figure that out. >> i'll leave that up to you and the debate on sunday morning. and i wanted to get your

opinion. the broadcasting world lost a legend this weekend, don hewitt, known for creating 60 minutes and known to your farther. and could you get your inion of what hemeanto your father. >> he was a giant. how many of us on sundays, i have to in my family, i had a gun at my head, but how many families turn on the tv at 7:00 at night and have watched 60 minutes. he invented the program. he gave my father his job. but so many of the things, the teleprompter, the term anchorman, the supers, the little words at the bottom of the screen, so many things he invented. and i'll tell you one quick story. at one point 60 minutes was like a lot of other news shows, it was a good show but not popular but in the early '70s when they put it on at sunday night and it became a top 10

show and it was a top show. and it was fighting to be the top show and this is a while ago, so hewitt and my farther were on a flight, going out to l.a. to win the people's choice award and they were on the plane coming home and my father leaned down to get something underneath his seat and he blacked out and fell to the ground and hewitt said now we'll never catch cheers. [ laughter ] >> well we appreciate the story. and 60 minutes one of the shows required viewing in my house. >> as it was in mine, steve. >> you are right. i will not argue with you there. chris, thank you so much. we'll see you sunday morning. we'll catch you sunday morning. and you can watch fox news on sunday right after fox 5 morning news sunday. >> that is a great story. entertaining. >> yes. tony, it's hard to follow that. >> one of the things that speaks to his influence is that the fact he's so well-known

evening amongst the general public and most producers aren't generally known to the public, but the public has known the show since the 1970s. so a big loss i industry. let's turn our attention to hurricane bill. bermuda will be the first place that feels an impact from the storm. it's not making a beeline for bermuda but they'll get tropical storm force winds moving in, probably during the next 24 hours and strong wave action as well. for the united states, it does not look like it will impact the east coast or will not make landfall along the east coast of the united states, but it will impact the east coast with strong high waves and for our beaches by this weekend, 8-10- foot waves and the like and dangerous riptides and rip currents as well. so we'll keep our eyes open for

that. and closer to home, current temperatures 79 degrees. 77 at dulles. 76 in winchester. out to the west, delaware, 79. ocean city, 74 or something like that. i stepped outside a short time ago, not loudy here in northwest washington. some the clouds have pushed off to the north. a lot of sunshine right now. that looks good. precipitation is off to west and remains there later on today. we'll get some of that pushing in here. and because of that, take a look. officially, according to the national weather service, we are at a slight risk for severe weather here. some of the storms could have some strong gusty winds and heavy downpours. a slight risk as the day develops. we'll fine tune that and tell you what it looks like we'll see in the afternoon. but the forecast looks like this, partly cloudy, scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms, some with heavy rain. 92 degrees for your high downtown. then for your five-day forecast, tomorrow, saturday, some showers and thunderstorms during the day and evening. 87 for the hi.

sunda you really feel the change. it will be dryer, less humidity and we don't expect rain. 85 for the high. temperaturein the mid-80s for the beginning for the next workweek. that's a look at the weather. we'll find out more about traffic in a little bit, right now back to you steve and allison. some breaking news for your commute this morning. >> this is sky fox over the scene of a deadly pedestrian accident. this is on new braddock road at singleton's way in centreville virginia. the victim was hit before 7:00 this morning. >> so keep that in mind if you are in that area. in the meantime, let's check in with julie wright and find out what is happening elsewhere. we're eing told that it's the eastbound side that remains closed between singleton way and centreville road, so that puts it in perspective as to where this incident occurred. and as allison and steve just mentioned, we do have reports

of the fatal crash involving a pedestrian with a reconstruction team called to the scene. so it is the eastbound side of new braddock between singleton and centreville that remains blocked offment westbound, you should be able to find traffic getting through. and i believe that's the live shot from the crew in sky fox. not too much of a delay, but something you need to work your way around for this investigation because it's ongoing. and elsewhere, no accidents to report if you're traveling the top stretch of the eltway. all lanes are open as you work around from college park past silver spring and around towards bethesda. but the slow go is on the outer loop between 650 and 29 colesville road. inner loop of the beltway, in spite of the sunshine looks good toward greenbelt. no accidents on 66. heavy, slow and steady between 50 and 1, nutley street to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. 7:38 right now on this friday morning. and coming up next, we're learning new details in the international manhun that

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7:45 right now. not a bad looking morning out there as long as you know when you walk out the door you'll get smacked with humidity. 79 degrees at quarter to 8:00. >> you'll get sunshine and hot weather. you just have to deal with the humidity as well, i think we'll use that now as a descriptiontive term. face-slapping humidity. >> it slows you lyko kay. dsu're like in a weird vor xyoud or wordsod vor tex and pils apheat. et's take a look at th

>> it's friday. [ s t'friday. [ laughter ] >> we t'have some showers e we . w the west. also a little band of o shwers pog well well to our north and west and in northern maryland, but that ing a owgrg tllat,it little bit, so , thtctistato ngare t sewatcthat, starting to see some of the daytime heating occur with the sunshine that we have out there and there is a good amount of sunshine. we'll start seeing some of the showers and thunderstorms pop up here and there. again, right now not in washington, but off to the north and off to the west. here is your surface map for today. take a look. you have high pressure off the coast. you have a cold front out to the west, which puts us in a weird vor tex of heat. heat and humidity across the area. you notice the term. >> it sounded so natural. >> and you s pop up here later on today. right now it's 79 and we remain at 79 degrees here in washington. the high of low 90s and a 60-

70% chance of showers and thunderstorms later today. storms could be strong. and tomorrow more chance of showers. and sunday and monday pleasant and drier with more temperatures in the 80s. did you hear virginia beach is the best place to raise a family. >> who could be raised in virginia beach? >> julie wright. >> the well adjusted julie wright. >> that's a lot of pressure. it's the 757. >> i like it down there. >> and if you come down, my momma will make you a meatloaf and some sweet tea. >> now we have to go. >> which in that neck of the woods, that's like syrup. on the roads, lanes are open with no accidents to report between college park and bethesda, 95 to 295 fine and

it's a done deal, clearing out early and nicely. it looks good continuing southbound out of rockville toward the split. lanes are open across its american legion bridge. 395 here at the phil, a little busy as you continue across the potomac, but that's it. 395 slows between duke street and seminary road and again once you commit to the brick, you are incident free. in virginia there is a serious accident involving a pedestrian. a reconstruction team has been called to the scene and that's tieing up eastbound stretch of new braddock road over near singleton way, which is just east of centreville road. that's a chk of your fox 5 on- time traffic. it's 7:49 right now. >> and it's friday. that means holly is spending another friday at the stfair. we'll check in with her when we come back. 

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it's 7:52. we're kicking off our weekend with another friday at the fair. >> and today holly is at the arlington county fair which wraps up this weekend. holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this fair just opened on wednesday. it only runs through sunday. but it is super fun. they've been doing this for 33 years now and it is the largest multi day event that happened in arlington county. so get out here and enjoy. and i'm doing it with the fair

chair elect and scott perry, the fair chairman and joe and i have decided who does nothing but comes out and practice the games. >> that is true. i want to win. i've got to win. >> reporter: this is where you say i have to make sure it will be fun for the people that come. >> fun for all patrons. >> reporter: before we start playing our first game, the one thing i want to impress upon people about this fair is that its different from all of the other 4h fairs we've been going to and it is a different experience. >> that's correct. it's more of an urban fair. wee free to the public. there is no charge. we do have shuttle services and i encourage you to go to our website, arlington county fair.org and ou'll see all of the information and boston metro is one of the stops. and we also have nighttime movies. we have twilight tonight at 8:00 which is free. >> >> reporter: cool. >> and on saturday night we have wall-e. >> >> reporter: i tried to twin a twilight picture at the darts but i didn't do to well. so what do we have going on here.

you have new and different things but you have the fair favorite games that are great as well. >> exactly. and this is a pretty challenging game. you roll these balls, you get under 14, you win. over 20 and you win. >> joe, do you have any strategy herement because i know you've been practicing. >> i've only practiced twice. but the secret is you have to figure out what the first ball does, don't bother trying to roll it down the edge, and when the first dahl does it, when it goes low, you start going for low, and if it goesyou start going for high. >> reporter: are you ready? it bounced back. i have to wait to see where it goes. it's going in the six. okay. i'm going high. you guys are being quiet. you're in the game zone. oh, geez. and you have to come to the faith and do math. >> we have calculators if the back. >> educational experience. >> these balls are more bouncy than i would prefer. i'm at 7, 9, i have to get

under 14? >> under 14 or over 28. >> reporter: how much does it cost to play the games? >> this game is -- 1 game for $3. >> reporter: that's pretty good. how many people actually win? i want to know the winning ratio? >> i can tell you it won't be me. >> reporter: i'm 4, 5, 6 -- 12 and 14. and i'm done. i don't like this game. we're moving over here. what has been the reception so far at the fair. you've been open a couple of days. >> so far we were packed last night for the opening ceremonies and wednesday night our preview night was good as well. it's worked so far. weather looks good. come on out. >> really good weather. >> reporter: i love sweating before it's 9:00 a.m. >> it's supposed to be nicer on saturday and sunday. >> reporter: let's try this one. ready, set, go.

wait, it moves on me. there we go. it's not even going anywhere. come on, come on. go, go, go. who won? >> i won. >> reporter: as fair officials, you can find someone to take this guy out. >> practice makes perfect. >> reporter: myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to the arlington county fair website so you can get the infmation you need know as far as specific times and the shuttle. and remember, it doesn't cost anything to get in this fair. that means extra money for you to play here at the games. coming up in the next hour, we'll show the different things we have going on here. the national aquarium has a mobileaquarium here. we'll check that out. and tell me what you said when you came up this morning. >> when i first moved here a few years back i started tching holly and i learned what is fun in d.c.

>> thanks holly. and coming up, our gardening expert derek thomas will join us with tips on how to cover up some of the ugly spots in your back yard. >> then she had her big break in the movie knocked up but now charlene gene is starring in what's been called a hybrid documentary about love. and we'll talk about that and find out how you can see her this weekend when fox 5 morning news returns. we'll be right back. 

the government is ending the cash for clunkers program two months early. the president calls it's a victim of its own succe. i'll caroline shively in washington. i'll have the details coming up. one vaccine requirement in the d.c. district is causing controversy. we're live with more details. and then a great story of how a rabbi came to the rescue of a muslim commune knit need. and good morning. i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. happy friday you. >> welcome in mr. perkins. let's take a look at te satellite radar. tawel ab'lk lt n ouk owr local weather here.

abd later on we'll tell you out hurricane bill. we have a ofod amount sunshine out there. there are sdse oucl scaouered s here and there, but a good amount of sunshine for this morning. i think later on you'll see more clouds in bd inrduduring - the course of the afrnten. ciretation there is well out to the north and west so it's not happening in d.c. at this hour. current conditions being reported. les see. 79 degrees at reagan national airport. 79% humidity. so yes, it is a muggy start to the day. our winds are out of the southwest at 10 miles per cihou and we're thankful for those because you get a little bit of a beze e er hndathere at ome s ti f. urasyoorect for today, we could see some showers and thunorrstorms break out this afternoon and this evening. thre is a better chance aytod thwe've thhad during the ae st couple of days so i think they wi more numerous in nature. and 88 in winchester to the mid- 90s, 94 in fredericksberg. more coming up in just a bit. and we want to get to a

story that could impact your commute in you live in virginia. a pedestrian has been struck and killed by a car in centreville this morning. >> this happened just never an hour ago on new braddock road at single ton way in centreville. no word on any charges being filed. >> and not much of a backup, but we want you to be aware of it. and everywhere else, we'll turn it over to julie wright. and again it's the eastbound stretch of new braddock closed off between single tonway and centreville road. and no accidents to report on the beltwaas you travel between college park and bethesda. the lanes are open and the travel on the outer loop does slow as you work through the silver spring interchanges. meanwhile, southbound 270 out of rockville, no accidents to report headed out toward sprit. in fact it's clears out for the drive. across the 14th street bridge, nice and easy over the potomac.

inbound south capital street, near the nats stadium, broken down car cleared. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. the cash for clunkers progr is ending now on monday night. caroline shively has more on the story. >> report: you have less than four days to buy that car and the dealer has only that long to submit the 13 pages of paperwork online. that could mean a real crush at car dealership this is weekend and on the government's website. >> as of thursday, 457,000 clunkers have been traded in for almost $2 billion. auto makers are also feeling the impact. gm plans to rehire more than 1300 workers and hyundai has brought back 3,000 workers in alabama. >> we're thrilled it be a spart of jump starting the economy and the car manufacturers, putting salesmen back to work in showrooms, putting mechanics back to work, helping scrap yards finally get some business >> reporter: but of the dealers that have gotten the paperwork

reviewed by the government, only 7% have been paid. the dealers give out the $3,500 to $4,500 rebate on spot for buyers trading in clunkers for more fuel efficient model buzz it can take a while for government to reimburse the dealers. >> i think this is a high class problem to have that we're selling too many cars too quickly and there is a backlog. it is getting fixed. >> reporter: the auto website edmunds warns that september and october could be leanch the clunkers program will be overrer and higher price new models will hit the showroom floors. to help out the dealers that are nervous about getting money, chrysl and gm plan to provide them with cash advances. in washington, caroline shively, fox news. a street brawl in northeast caught on camera posted on you tube. the video shows two groups of girls using rocks, sticks and even a knife. it started out at an apartment complex on j. street. at one point the girls tackle

another girl and they start to beat her. the footage ends with a car going on to the sidewalk and appears to hit someone. d.c. police don't know who shot the video nor do they know who put it online, but they are happy to have it. >> i think this video is just outstanding evidence for us to help us proceed in our case. >> two people have been arrested. detectives said it could lead to more arrests. and crews were called to the 3,000 block of heat cove road in waldorf and found deshaun wade not breathing. he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. the cause of death has not been dale earnhardt, jr. a dozen football players and a coach had to be taken to the hospital. nobody was seriously hurt. police took a look at the field and wanted to see if paint on the grass or a pesticide was blamed, but that does not appear to be the case.

it appears to be the hot weather. d.c. students getting ready to go back to class on monday, but a vaccine has parents heading into last-minute clineibs -- clinics with questions. one clinic will open in an hour in northwest d.c. and that's where we find sherry ly with more details. sherry. >> reporter: we're talking about the hpv vaccine gardasil which protects against a sexually transmitted disease linked to cervical cancer. this clinic will give it out as one of the required vaccines for d.c. schools. but like all vaccines, parents can opt out and in the case of this vaccine, they don't have to have a reason. for last-minute vaccinations, students can go to a clinic on georgia avenue from 9:00 until 7:00. and tomorrow temporary clinics set up from 8:00 until p.m.m. o fchchat s s. ururlsoo p.m. atour schoo. this is one of the vacaccines given out but some parents

aren't taking the risk. >> reporter: students lined up at temporary vac sin clinics around the district to get their school shots. but there is one controversial vaccine one parents don't want their daughters to have. the hpv vaccine to prevent cervical cancer has serious side affects. >> one of the common side askses is fainting and seizures. young girls can't form words hours after they've had the vaccine. >> reporterthis week the cdc said gardasil is linked to 32 unrelated deaths, dizziness and blood clots. although it still considers the vaccine safe. this year d.c. city councilman dated all girls in the 6th grade or above be vaccinated but parents can opt out without explanation, we have information about the vaccine. >> reporter: here the department of health is also taking extra steps to educate parents. >> we have a counseling station that if a parent has a concern

about any vaccine, we'll be able to address that with them. >> reporter: dr. david downing, an ob/gyn says the risks are no greater than any other vaccines. his 14-year-old daughter got it. >> it is an individual choice. i think if you look at it on medical grounds, the benefits of the vaccine far out weighs the risks. >> reporter: it's a risk that rests with parents and kids, not with schools. >> that should be their choice. it shouldn't be a mandate from the d.c. government that 6th grade girls have to have this vaccine. >> reporter: know opponents of the vaccine tried to get the council to delay the mandate but without success. the cdc does recommend the vaccine for girls at the age of 11 or 12 years old, but allison, they do not say whether this shod be mandatory. back to you. >> sherry ly live for us.

thank you. prince george's county schools also start on monday. this morning we talked with superintendent dr. william hite about what is new and any challenges that students and staff may face due to b restriction -- restrictions. >> we have a reduction in staff of about 700 positions we didn't have last year. however we were cognizant to keep the reductions away from classrooms and schools. >> but there is good news too. advance placement courses are being available at every prince george's county high school. that's one of the good news parts of what is happening in prince george's schools. steve. it's 8:09 right now. coming up on this friday morning. next we'll check out other stories making headlines. >> and we'll show you video of two bold bandits caught on camera stealing money from an atm and how you can legally get your hands on $207 million today. and a local muslim commune

knit need, so who steps up? a local rabbi. in today's power of one, more on the unlikely friendship. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. it's coming up on 10 minutes past the hour. ( theme music plays )

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got away with the cash in an aqua colored pickup truck. anyone with information is asked to call police. you can leavely come into big money today by winning the megamillions lottery. it's worth an estimated $207 million. tickets are available in 12 states, including maryland and virginia. it is 13 minutes past the hour and we want to check in with tony for the forecast and -- >> the cuteness factor of the day. >> and i've glimpse today's photo, really cute. time for the my first 5 photo of the day. take a look. this is 9-month-old -- isn't she cute. this is 9-month-old destiny. and we're told she's a very happy baby. you just want to pinch those cheeks. very cute. thank you for sending that in. if you want to send us child's picture, go to myfoxdc.com and click on

mornings. let's take a look. hurricane bill, there he blows. we have more -- new information on bill. bill is now 385 miles south of bermuda. the wind speed has decreased but it's still a category three storm. maximum sustained winds 115 miles per hour continues to move to the northwest at 17 miles per hour no. big hanges with the storm. still bermuda under a tropical storm warning and they could get significant bg inermuda. so flinodg inbeermuda. so be aware of that. owe along the east -- along st ea oastc, bstea coast, we'll s waves. we've gone up. 80 degrees here in washington. 80 degrees. and 81 in new york. 78 in norfolk, virginia. 70 in pittsburgh. here is a elook at the satellit radafor fothe our region. the precipitation is picking up to the west. we're seeing more areas where

that is filling in. still nothing here. but wouldn't rule out a aower. in fact we won't rule out a shower or thunderstorms later on today as we have about a 60- 70% chance of that factiveity. high of eu9 and tomorrow 87 with showers and thunderstorms. on sunday looking for a high of 85 degrees. i want to mention that the official weather forecast for saturday, according to the national weather service, a 60- 70% chance of showers. sunday and monday and tuesday are better with lower humidity and temperatures in the 80s. now let's good to julie wright for more on the traffic. loving that sunday. >> sunday looks good. >> it will be the better of the two days. >> because it's sunny and 85. >> i know what you love. and i'll throw in a nutty buddy and you'll go crazy. >> woo hoo. over the beltway, delays west of new hampshire avenue into silver spring. no accidents to report. stalled car moved to the

shoulder between new hampshire and university boulevard. southbound 270 cleared out between germantown and the lane divide. in virginia, easy trip across the 14th street bridge. no incidents on 95 northbound leaving dale city. and inbound virginia we have a serious accident under investigation. a pedestrian was struck this morning and that's blocking the eastbound stretch of new braddock at singleton's way. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. 8:17 right now. they both know what it's like to be ostracized for their beliefs and they formed a friendship that they hope will lead to more understanding. >> gurvir joins us with our story of power of one. >> reporter: about four hours from none, the parking lot at the northern virginia hebrew congregation is going to be full and the synogogue packed with worshipers and you might

be surprised who they are. >> reporter: they may look like the odd couple. >> the only thing straight and narrow about the place. >> reporter: but for robert rabbi and mohammed male, it is different. >> we share the same parks and government and security around us. >> reporter: so when the rabbi learned the muslim church had no place for their services, the hebrew congregation opens the doors. >> for us it is the fulfillment of the teaching of our hebrew profit. our house should be a house for all people. and for our muslim people to come and draw insight and

prayerfulness, what better place. >> reporter: every friday islamic prayers fill the air. >> you have many people. >> reporter: over years members have come here to worship and in that time the synogogues doors have opened up the hearts and mines of those who enter. >> when there was a holocaust in italy, we went to the holocaust museum to denounce that. when there was a shooting at the homeo caught museum -- holocaust museum, we call ford prayer. >> a friend is something you've been through something with. you don't know that someone is your friend until they're the first one that calls you when you or a family member or a community member is in pain. >> reporter: it's the way the jewish community responded following the acing its of september 11th. >> on 9/11, we shared our mark with a big poster saying that

we will commune here and [ inaudible ] and accompany muslim men and women and grocery shopping after 9/11, that is really what speaks volumes. >> reporter: when authorities thwarted the plot to blow up two jewish mosques, they got a call. >> it's an opportunity to begin that much more attraction and momentum and important building of tolerance, of compassion, and of relationships between jews and muslims that is rare around the world. >> reporter: setting an example through their own relationship, hoping to bridge gaps for future generations. >> that is a story i want my children to see and i want them to be able to relate to this kind of relationship and understanding, within both communities and that's how we change mind and heart. >> reporter: and those friday worship services have led to other doors opening. for example the adams center

hosted a holocaust survivor to speak to its congregation and the rabbi invited the group to speak to young groups and parents and it's the first opportunity to meet and ask questions of them. and steve and allison, they are working on getting a group of clergy together for a trip to the middle east, including the gaza strip, which is such a volatile area, to see what is going on in the area. >> we hope that spirit of cooperation is contagious. major delays expected on metro this weekend. we'll let you know where you need to add up to 45 minutes to your trip time. and we'll tell you what station is going to be shut down altogether. and holly has been spending her fridays at the fair. today she's at arlington county fair and she's there with our friend the snake and sally manders and turtles. it's all coming up next on fox 5 morning news. for clunkers is available

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expected to hit the main land, it could threaten many vacations, including a presidential getaway. lauren sivan has the story. >> reporter: the storm is energized over the atlantic ocean. with 125 mile-per-hour winds the bermuda coastline could be in for large flooding. >> they will have a significant impact of the storm and any deviation further to the east of the track of the core could put them in a hurricane threat. >> reporter: bermuda storm warning comes one day after bill and hillary clinton arrive after a long weekend. they have not yet discussed any changes to the itinerary. hurricane bill is expected to stay well out into the atlantic. but beach-goers are encouraged to use caution. >> the swell will work it's way toward above

normal swells down here and southeast, as much as 15-foot waves in the mid-atlantic and the highest waves could get as high as 20 feet in southern new england coastline. >> reporter: the president is planning on spending a few days on margin's' vin -- martha vin ward yard this weekend -- vineyard this weekend. >> reporter: the track shows hurricane bill possibly striking the canada's merry time province. lauren sivan, fox news. >> that's what you guy have been talking about. >> and bill has winds of 11 miles per hour. but it's still a category three. and a questioner now, i'm going to the skins game tomorrow night. am i going to get win? it's 7:30 kickoff. >> there is a chance.

for tomorrow, we'll go with another 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms. so you may be dry and it will be raining somewhere else or raining on you and somebody else is dry. >> that should be a fun game. sbu're a wier nnnneach wgh.ur earo ou y ttpighursb. who are you voting for? >> he's from pittsburgh. >> urrooting for the skins. >> 83 here in washington. and at patuxent it's 83 and in winchester, virginia, 77 right now. and muggy out there folks. be sure of that as soon as you step out the door, you will feel it. satellite radar picture for the region. we'll keep our eyes on this. we'll see a few more clouds build in as the day progresses. rain showers up to the north and west, tracking to the north and east so not moving in here now. but once we get more of the clouds building in, we get some of the daytime heating under

way. a chance of showers and thunderstorms later today. here is your surface map. now, a couple more clouds will work their way in here later on. i think by this afternoon, it will be mostly cloudy and in parts of the area, here is your cold front. that doesn't get in here until tomorrow. but in advance of that front, you saw the moisture on the radar. so we'll get some of that pushing in. we have the humidity, some sunshine and that will lead to scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. some of the storms could be strong. so for today, partly cloudy, scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. some with heavy rain. maybe some strong gusty winds. highs will range again today from the upper 80s into the low to mid-90s, depending on where you are. we'll split the difference and call it 92 degrees in washington. that's a look at the weather. one more look at the five-day forecast coming up in a little bit. right now let's take one final look at traffic with julie wright. i was ready to hit the door and somebody said don't go, julie has a nutty buddy for

you. where is that? >> it's in my car. >> it's a hot mess. see you later. out on the roads, to accidents to report. traffic on the outer loop slow past silver spring and 270 is a done deal for the morning commute. not bad out there. in bound new york avenue slowing at bladensberg road. all lanes are open in each direction at the wilson bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. new this morning, three firefighters are hospitalized after a two-alarm fire in burd onsville that broke out just before 5:00 a.m. in a townhome in the 2,000 block of featherwood street. an adjacent townhome was damaged. firefighters haven't determined what started the fire. former homeland security officer tom ridge is telling all. and tomorrow steve and gurvir and i will be at eastern

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flowers and greenery aren't just good for looking pretty in your garden, they can cover up

cracks in your walls or bald spots under shrubs. here is a variety of ideas to hide everything. >> around this time of year, the garden gets ratty. and if you've done some of your homework, you can absolutely mask a couple of the flaws that you may have going on. >> i like where you're going with this. >> vines. vines are used -- you can use them to cover up unsitely vertical spaces. we have this mandavilla and this is on a trellis. when people see these, they are covering the surface that they've been planting on because they will grow up to 50 feet if you let them. so it's a great flower. it adds a pop of interest but it can cover up an unsightly neighbors wall or a fence that

you don't get reason -- don't get around to fixing or whatever. and they can dd a pop of color. and a lot of people are against weeds, and ground cover -- like this, this is a creeping thyme. this creates a blanket. it's steppable, so you can use it in between pavers and it's flowers in the early spring, but more importantly, weeds can't get through it. >> and does this grow quickly as well? >> very quickly. the other thing, this wondering jew here, fabulous hanging plants indoors. i love to use it outdoors. at the beginning of the season, this plant was only the size of this leaf. >> is that right? >> yes. so putting this into the garden, in a place where you have problems with weeds or whatever, the weeds wi not going to outcompete a plant like that. >> let me ask you a question,

can we go back to the vines for second. i like it. whether we talk about the trellis or ivey, you mention ow quickly we grow. how do we keep it from getting out of control? >> the big thing about ivey, you have to be the steward. you have to tell it where to go. it gets a really bad wrap. it's drought tolerant and disease resistant. and when you put in ivey, make sure you put in a place where you have a secure wall or a secure fence and make sure you take care of doing the proper pruning. >> steer it in the right direction. >> y have to steer it in the right direction. the other thng about ground cover, this is a tray of dwarf mondo grass. individually they're nice, but as a grouping, you have a carpet affect, which is a great way to cover up a area in your garden that you may -- that may be unsitely or mayb you just want to take the time not to weed. >> wouldn't we like to have

that. that's not more of the fun parts of gardening. so appreciate the great ideas. can you link to -- you can link to derek's website at myfoxdc.com. thank you very much. and she's a musician, writer, painter, actress and she's not even 25. and she appeared in knocked up and now she's starring in a hybrid documentary that she co- wrote and this is charlene lee. and you strike me as you're just doing everything and everybody else is catching up with who you seem to be. it seems like your genuinely artistic and the world is like we like that. >> i hope they like it. >> that's my stance on you. i could be wrong. you could be totally glammed up when you leave here. >> i didn't know i was going to be on tv.

>> but that's what i mean. it's just like, you make it work right there. so it's nice to see a genuine person come in, from california. let's talk about knocked up. and that's where you got your screen debay. you go from walking around to hey, i liked you in knocked up. how was that? >> not that many people recognized me. people recognize my lines. but it was a great experience. but also really scary. it was the first time i did anything with film. >> and the movie has it's on brand and i saw you were on a panel with another jed abito movie that you seemed to fit in. >> they were great guys to get along with. they kept me for a whole week

and i just hung out with them so it was really fun. and we didn't have -- i didn't have to follow a script so we just improvized so it felix he -- it felt like we were playing hard. >> and now your screen writing debeau and it's called a documentary. and what is real and what is not. tell us about paper heart. >> half of it is fake and half is true. and i think all interviews are true, but everything that has a narrative, with michael farrah and schick johnson. >> knowhows way doing a move -- how was doing a movie with mike sharia. >> we were always friends.

so i think it's a big misunderstanding. but it was fun working with him. he's so good at improvizing. he brought so much to the table. i think i was new at improvizing, especially at that amount, i of the movie is improve, so i think i was lucky to get to work with him and dick johnson too. >> a lot of people have the same questions. how do i know if i'm in love and will i ever be if love. this is already out in theaters here in d.c.? >> i think going into the actual documentary part was -- there is no sure way to know. i think it's up to each individual and what love means to one person may not be the same thing to someone else. but i think going in to the movie, you're not going to find the answer. but that's part of the point of the movie i think. >> and i love that you hit all different sort of sectors, as for as couples and relationships and also the opinions of little girls on a playground too about what love is or what it can be. >> it's great to -- it's not like i'm going to hang out with

a buh of little kids but you have an opportunity to meet different people and the kids and bikers. and you just get so many -- you make friends for a amount of time and it's interesting to get to be part of someone's world for that. >> and we can be a part oyour world because you're in town to perform at the arlington cinema and draft house tonight and tomorrow. and for folks who will come out to injure show, they should know it's not comedy, you use other talents to get people involved. tell us about the show. >> i'm going to be playing music. >> are you doing any tricks? >> maybe. we'll see. well if you come, you'll find out. if you don't come, you'll never find out. >> and you have two chances to do that because it's tonight and tomorrow at 9:45 in arlington. so welcome to the air why. i know it will be successful this weekend. >> tanks a lot. >> and the movie is paper heart and this is charlene yi. over to you.

>> thank you very much. and coming up we'll check in with tony with a look at our five-day forecast, the all- important weekend forecast. and we'll check back in with holly. it is friday, and that means friday at the fair. she's in arlington this morning. >> reporter: i am here to tell you, this fair has something no other has. you can web a date -- win a date with amber lake. she is here live with us and we'll talk about her participation here at the fair and not only do we have that, we have this lovely thing. then we have these creepy crawly critters. because the natural aquarium also -- the national aquarium part of the fair. we'll tell you why you and your family should come out next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. o get schooled in style at the jcpenney biggest bonus sale. tired of waiting for your savings? with an instant money coupon from jcpenney, get $10 off instantly when you spend $50. guy's arizona shorts are $9.99. kid's izod uniform polos are $7.99, pants are $12.99.

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it's 8:54 right now. and this summer fox is spending fridays at the fair. >> this week holly is checking out the arlington county fair and all of the fun it has to offer. >> reporter: i just discovered the favorite thing about this fair. the air-conditioning. we are here at the arlington county fair. it is an urban fair. it offers more things than your usual agricultural fair so it's one of the reasons you and your family should come out and another reason you should come out is because of amber yikes. she was in sweet home alabama with reese witherspoon and she won the rock of love with ett michaels season 2. and so how are things with brett, by the way? >> oh, he's fantastic. we dated for like ten months and we broke up, sadly. but he's great. i just talked to him last week and he's traveling with poison

and def leppard and of course he's keep his own brett michaels band as well. we hang out. >> and now you're here at arlington county fair for the dating game. tell me about this. >> people get a chance to win a group date. anit's not just guys, it's girls. it's everything. >> reporter: wow. okay. >> no don't be scared. it could be family. >> i want the whole family because it could be a group date. u thought watching me date on rock of love was fun, win a date with me tonight. >> reporter: and when is the date? >> it will be tomorrow -- during the day so we'll ride. >> reporter: so you'll take advantage of the fair. and will it be traditional dating game like you ask them questions? >> i will ask them questions and it is a group date. so it's a fun date for all.

>> reporter: and how many people can sign up? is it a limited number? >> i have people behind tell willing -- telling me what to do. it's 10 people. >> reporter: come out and find out. but you do know, do you have a couple of questions? >> i do. so come out, see what my questions are. >> reporter: you can give us one? >> i want one for grandma to come. and if you're going to take me out on a first date, what will it be and why? >> reporter: very good. and when i'm standing next to her, i'm in my cute little fair outfit and i feel frumpy. >> i think you look cool. >> reporter: she's keeping it rating g. so we're having fun and not only can you come and see amber, one of the things

that makes the fair different is coming here and experiencing the national aquarium. this is ryan tombas and he is the fair herba toll gist. that means he deals in reptiles. but it's a fair. explain that to me. >> we're trying to get our name out there. we went through a lot of changes, including an extreme makeover since 2004 and we're trying tincrease awareness. we've done change and we're proud and what we brought to the fair are some native reptile to arlington county. >> reporter: and amber said she wanted to hold one. >> we have a little toad right here. we have an ame -- toad. and maybe you can kiss him and he'll turn into a prince. >> he will? >> i'm not guaranteeing it. >> should i kiss him? >> i'll do it for you. >> reporter: i think you got lip gloss on him. he's never looked so good. >> he'll be fine. >> reporter: you're going to be

here and you wankids to come up and ask questions and interact? >> for sure. we try to increase awareness of the animals going on here and the more people we have, the about ther. so come on down and see the cool critters we have. >> reporter: the fair runs through sunday here in arlington county. myfoxdc.com is our website and we have a link to the arlington county fair website in the 33rd year. the biggest multi day event here in arlington and the admission is free. so you have more money to spend here and maybe win a date with this lady and this toad. [ laughter ] >> what a combination. >> and it's free. that's good. >> i do like that. let's take a look at hte five-day forecast. take aoklo at the five-day forecast. high today of about 92 degrees. ths ithis noerfton. onwers and i' s muggy outside. to