>> we begin with devastating news. the latest on the disaster. the aftermath of earthquakes in inned knee shah and samoa. rescue efforts continue after two quakes that struck within 24 hours killing close to 500,000. in the samoan islands at least 150 people are dead after an earthquake-triggered tsunami swept the island chain. much more on the recovery efforts in both regions in a moment. it's 7:00. let's check in with tony per kins and find more about our forecast today. the pictures from outside look nice. >> they do look nice. we have a good amount of sunshine. our sun is coming up in just a couple of moments. sunrise at 7:04. you'll see the sunrise and a lot of sunshine through the course of the day. not a bad one. as we get off to a cool start. 51-degrees currently at reagan

national. relative humidity at 77%. your winds are out of he north at six miles per hour. here is a look at that satellite ray damplt there are a few clouds primarily off in the western skies not so much in washington or the north and east. and looking at this image. here is what the forecast for today is -- it's going to be a pleasant day. right around 730-degrees. some may top out in the upper- 0sz. we think 70 will do it under mostly sunny skies. that's what happening to the weather. we get you updated. here is julie wright. we're checking out the ride southbound on the pathologist mother washington parkway -- the crew at sky fox keeping an eye on this water main break. and we'll go live to the scene for those traveling northbound. and the inbound lane to the northbound side is the top

right side of your screen. traffic is forced to make that left turn on bell crest to make your way through the neighborhood. >> and the southbound lanes remain open at this time. it is northbound. queens travel that remains closed between 410 with all traffic being forced on the bell crest. and we'll take it back inside. behind me the live shot of southbound 2370 out of rock scbrn dale. active activity around the curve. out of our camera shot but between falls road and montrose road. we have accident ac tit. that's contributing to the delay headed o towards the slip. and the top stretch of 270. and again as you wake your way -- work your way from germantown. and 95 to georgia avenue. in virginia, 395 coming across the 14-g9 street bridge. all of your lanes are open. we also have delays on 66

between 50 and 123. that's a check of your fox 5 traffic. more on our big story this morning. the death toll could be well in the thousands in indonesia after two earthquakes including -- as rescue crews their efforts are well -- >> result of tuesday's massive tsunami. indonesa is reeling after two earthquakes struck the region within the last 24 hours. thousands said to be trapped under collapsed buildings. officials say the death toll will be extreme. recover ri efforts following tuesday's earthquake in tsunami. thardest was the southeast coast of srkszamoa where several tourist resorts were wiped out. those on higher ground were the lucky ones. >> we don't have a head count on the aount of people.

from what we were told, we were told a lot of people that were still sleeping -- >> tourists and locals are among the dead. bodies will being found on the streets and other bodies are being pulled from destroyed homes. >> and i think one, two, three, four. and at least 156789. >> and my cousin was -- >> and you know, and you can look -- he was carrying it all the way back to the ocean. >> supplies were being flown in from neighboring nations including new ouland. red cross relief workers were urging help -- >> the -- an alert was issued following the earthquake, but a tsunami can travel as fast as a jet aircraft, and there were less than ten minutes before these fatal waves hit.

new this morning, o -- >> and are waking up to understooded out basements. water gushing around the street. >> simmons joins us live on the scene with more. how is it going now? >> steve and allison,e do have new information to pass alang. -- along. they did open one of the northbound lanes on queens chapel road. people are able to get through northbound over here. you can see behind me that is the area where the water main break did occur. and the road is buckled. as for the water, it's difficult to see. it's othe other side of the fence. they're still draining the pipe. the water has been shut off. this occurred at 2:30 this morning. if you take a look at the video, the water has been rushing for quite some time after ey got the water shut off. so it's been running through the roads, running into houses -- houses.

we understand that two basements were actually flooded. one family had to be i vac waited from their home. wssc is telling us that this is a 16-inch water main that dates back to 1933. >> we have aging infrastructure. we haven't hit the winter season yet. and there hasn't been a huge fluctuation -- >> and they withstand over time with age, and they break. and it likely would happen today. and with a place that is dating back to 133 it's a good bet that aging infrastructure is the cause of it. >> we know this has been the case in many breaks. aging infrastructure has played a role in that. there are 17 customers without water. they're still working on trying to restore that water. the roads are closed. the imeens chapel road

northbound. the southbound lanes are still open here at queens chapel road. back to you. >> sarah, thank. you. prince george's county police officer recovering this morning after getting shot during an attempted carjacking. this was about 10:00 last night in the 7200 block in temple hills. investigators say two suspects approached the off-duty officer as he was getting out of his car. during the struggle with one of them, the officer was shot in the hand. the officer fired back, but it's not clear if he hit anybody. both suspects fled the scene. police are asking anybody with information to give them a call. also, a deadly shooting in riverdale. this happened around midnight along 56th avenue. police say two men were shot, one of them killed. the survivor's injuries were not life-threatening. as far as the suspects, police have a look-out for three white or hispanic men in a gray honda. an important alert for maryland drivers. this morning, several new laws take affect in the state. they include a ban on sending text messages while driving.

they include new speed cameras and stricter dui sentences. from now on, anyone convicted twice on drunk driving charges will have their license automatically suspended for a year. anyone caught writing or sending text messages while driving now face fines of up to $500. and as for those new speed cameras first tested in montgomery county, they are now being permitted statewide but only in school and construction zone -- construction zones. it's eight minutes after 7:00. just ahead on fox 5 morning news, prime innocent d.c. council member caught in a scandal after his chief of staff is arrested on bribery claims. massive lay-offs scheduled for schools in the district leaving some students angry enough to walk out and protest. we're talking to d.c. mayor about these two big headlines and answering a couple of your e-mails. that's next. so turn reaches the end of the road. what happens to so turn owners. what happens to your car? details ahead on this as well. it's nine minutes after the hour.

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. 12 minutes after 7. we're joining once again on this thursday as we are every thursday. >> thank you for being here. >> hey, how are you guys? >> and can i speerk for both of you? we're doing okay. last week we were talking about teacher lay-offs. we're waiting to see the other foot drop where we have students walking out and teachers protesting this. and what's the latest. when can we see these pink slips delivered? >> and nothing is really sent to august in terms of the news. make some cuts to the school system. and listen. and i understand we're under budget pressure. the way i'm going to make the these cuts do not affect children in the classroom the

teachers are these group of teachers every year that are more than you need in the classroom, and so although there will be some cuts, it was something we have known about since august. >> the chancellor is going through the principles and the principles are evaluating all of the performances and the haven't met the standard as much as other teachers. >> i want to get to some of you are e-mails a little earlier than we usually do. and this is along the same line. and one of the e-mails is why are public schools no longer able to provide academy as a service location saying her daughter came home on september

22nd saying a note that there would be a change at your you -- why didn't they let parents know earlier -- in the district that go to schools outside of the district. they're saying they shut this down. we got a couple of e-mails from a couple of different people. why tell us two weeks in the school year this is going to change. >> to move young people back in the city. for years been highly criticized for having to send our kids out of the city. it displaces to the neighbor's school. and they should be in the neighbor's school. and it costs an exorbitant amount of money. that's all part of what's going on here. and being charged two years. i'm sure that's part of the reason. why wait a whole school year to go by if you can make the

improvements right now and i think thkids are going to get an education for it. >> i think that's a concern for a lot of them. they were used to the school they were getting for their special education. and i'm going to make sure they're going to get that type of attention if they come back in the city now. >> and the special education reforms have been handled by the chancellor. and -- they are really meeting some of the demands of individuals -- individual students and their parents, and but also the court that oversees our special education and our compliance of federal law. i want to get to another e- mail. i want to address what's going on with the council. how disruptive is it if in your opinion to have any sort of spot taken off of city business. and chief of staff saying he

took a 15-dollar bribe. >> well, in general, the attorney general, and has asked us not to comment on the specifics of this case and really trying to stay away not only because it's a legal matter and criminal but it's actually an ongoing investigation. and i would just say to the people of district of clrksolombia and mayor that we have a job to do. and no matter what happens, the show must go on. >> let's get to another e-mail. this from a d.c. resident and wife of day.c. lifer. i'm bonderring if you could ask the major -- mayor about support of a bill that would end all benefits to survivors of a member of the d.c. police department killed in the line of duty with less than ten years on the department. >> i know about a piece of legislation, and i think -- and i need to do some more research that the e-mailer may have this confused a little bit with another piece of legislation

that came through in the budget process. that affects retirement benefitsnd how long you vest. and it's a city-wide issue, and we're actually right in the process of trying to clarify and clear it up for police and firefighterso that it will just continue on as it has over the past couple of years. more on that to come. as far as i know, we have a very solid law on what we do for survivorring -- surviving families. as soon as answer officer in accordance with that e-mail, no matter how long they've been in the system, full enefits automatically kick in with the family. i don think there's been any law relating to surviving victims. i think it's been about retirement befits and when it's best and we're trying to make sure there's no impact of firefighters and police officers. >> 30 seconds left. why not end on a high note. d.c. has been named the hippest

city in our fine land by the wall street journal. i have to imagine at some point you'll be on the cover as the mayor of the hippest city. >> and for our fabulous fox 5 anchors in the morning. you guys can do that. >> i wouldn't argue with that. >> i'll tell you what. we could do it with the mayor. we've got fittest city and like most improved city for bicycling and l kinds of other things. it's a great city to live in and getting greater. >> what do you think added to that mostly? when you think of d.c. you might think of political -- >> the power. >> you don't necessarily think hip and happening. >> obama. >> not only getting things done for the country, but, getting them done in a way that i think inspires people. >> all right. if we are on that cover, will you sign it for us? >> absolutely. >> save it fox 5 anchors. >> thank you. >> of course you could e-mail us your questions for the mayor. let him know what magazine you like to see. wttg.com. the mayor will join us on

again next week. we'll get back to it. right now, we are going to put our attention to -- hopefully we would share the cover with tony perkins. >> he's nice and brings us some food maybe. >> i've got to bring you food? -- a fine day in the district. lots of sunshine. great shot of the nation's capitol to the capitol building, and it's going to be a very nice day today. a mild day. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. take a look at temperatures right now. we dropped off 50-degrees now in d.c. a lot of cool air in place in the interior northeast. there are frost advisories, freeze warnings and the like. and the great lakes region and all of thasm 39 in detroit. dallas at 76. wichita 71-degrees early in the morning. check out the mountains to te west. 35-degrees now in boise. 37 in salt make city. all right. here is a look at the satellite

radar for the nation. and again, perhaps the most active weather in the nation is right in the mid section move ago cross the mississippi river valley in the upper midwest. some rain showers. maybe a couple of thunderstorms as well as part of another cold front making its way across the country. there's a warm front in advance of that and along a portion of that cold front that's going to influence our air over the weekend bringing us warmer temperatures. when i say warmer -- tomorrow, 75 but more clouds build in. maybe a shower. saturday some periods of rain. maybe thunderstorm activity. maybe a couple of spots of heavy rain on saturday. sunday we clear out, and monday looks god. >> tony perkins, we're just checking out the ride.

and what do e i do? >> the crew with sky fox is checking out the ride on the parkway right now. if you are coming southbound to the point just south of the beltway. that is where we have the crash. ambulance on the scene. the delays are getting back at 198 out of laurel heading to a point just south of the beltway where we have traffic swinging bi. that's a ip-mile. and 212 headed out towards the beltway. a slow ride here. the water main break begins to block. and now, if you were traveling elsewhere in town, you're going to nd delays.

traveling south on 270 still jamd up badly as you head out towards the split. this is a live shot of 66. heading eastbound, not so bad. a little bit below speed here, and then it really slows after 50 but before you reach 123. 95 con scbressed. bleltway headed up 39 -- 3 # 5. that is a check of your fox 5 on hien traffic. it is now 22 minutes after the hour. and a plan to save so turn breaks down. now the car company apparently goi out of business. up next, more on what this means for so turn owners. coming up next, they dropped him after his dogfighting conviction, so which shoe company is now reinvesting in michael vick. time to start thinking about some fun fall activities now that we are officially into october. here is holly taking us to one of the area's largest fall festivals coming up.

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. we take a look at our top story. and water main break. a 16-inch main burst about early this morning to 2:30.

and it is closed on east/west highway. and just a handful of customers affected more than 2 two dozen. >> and wssc says the pipe was built in 1933. and too early to -- chaos and devastation. and natural disasters ravaged inned knee shah and the samo marksn islands. rescuers are scrambling. thousands are trapped on the rubble after two quakes hit indonesia after 24 hours killing more than 500 people. in the samoan islands a morgue

and body identification team. a tsunami -- let's check in with tony. a little cool out there. >> a little cool. do you have jackets on the children this morning? >> really warm up, and a little -- you know, what do they call those with the no sleeves? >> vests. >> but it's the down vest. they're looking cute and warm. and is the warm-up suit just for the morning. >> well, they have gym today. yeah, it is cool in. in some areas, femp churrs are in the 40s. >> they're looking hip. >> that's right. >> okay. that's right. here are the current conditions for your bus stop forecast. temperatures in the 50s in town. in the 40s elsewhere. clear skies. a nice start to the day. the sun came up at 7:04 this morning. so we have a good one for you. current temperatures around the region. take a look. 50 here. frederick, maryland 45. dover, delaware 44. ocean city also at 50-degrees this morning. here is a look at the satellite and radar composite for the morning. it will show you a few clouds out there off to the north and west. we have had a few spots of fog,

i suspect, that has dissipated in most of the area. no reports of widespread fog or anything like that. there were a few spots earlier this morning and the clouds remainely to the north and west. later on, we'll get a couple more moving through here. for the most part, it will be sunshine today. the forecast for washington looks like this. lot ts of sunshine. a nice day. mild. 70-degrees. nice day for a walk. tonight, we cool off again. once again, our lows will be in the 50s and 40s in the suburbs. we'll see an increase in our cloud cover in the overnight hours. tomorrow, we'll have a lot of clouds hanging around. 75. cloudy skies. saturday the same thing. we add a chance of rain showers and maybe a thunderstorm durin the day on saturday. high of 77. sunday some morning precipitation. after that looks fine as well as monday. parson -- pardon me. high of 71 and a good amount of sunshine. that's it for the weather. we have julie wright stanng by with an update on traffic.

>> all right. we're checking the ride southbound on the baltimore washington parkway. that is where you're going to find delays leaving 198 all the way down to an accident south of the beltway. only the right lane is able to get by. that's a good 7-8-mile back out- up. and southbound working your way down towards riverdale. if you were traveling northbound alone -- along queens chapel road. that is due to a water main break. all traffic inbound is being forced to turn on to bell crest. here wre live. big delays leaving college park. 95 closed at 198 and 212 to the beltway. inner loop at the beltway, we have sunshine delays. and it slows to the exit that goes southbound on the baltimore washington parkway. 395 steady right now. the lanes here are open. but it's downtown. constitution avenue blocked off right now between seventh and pennsylvania avenue. that's due to an accident involving a flatbed tractor- trailer. there's a lot of front end damage at this time. that intersection is blocked with police on the scene.

that say check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. well, new york and l. a. -- forgot about those cities. according to the wall street journal, the hottest and hippest place to live in the u.s. is right here in the district. so, why has the nation's capitol become a magnet for hot new talent? >> with the downturn in the financial sector in new york city, the government looks much more attractive to people whether they are taking government johns or private sector jobs that link to the government. >> there is such excitement going on in our city now. the new administration, the rest rawnlt scene is almost rivalling new york now. so, there's lots of really imbued things happening in the district of colombia. joining us with more on why the nation's capitol is so hot right now. washington -- monica, good morning. >> good morning. >> well, i'm glad we had that second sound byte from the chamber of commerce. because when they said federal

jobs, i'm thinking oh, that's not that hip and cool. it's good employment, but we're more than just federal jobs. what do you think has contributed most of this really wonderful distinction. >> well, i would disagree, because i think that one of the things that you hear a lot of people talking about is the obama factor which means that federal jobs are sort of hip right now. d.c. has not only become an important seat for the financial industry, but suddenly, professions that we normally wouldn't have thought as so cool such as nonprofit work or community organizing which d.c. has a lot of are very cool to be in right now. >> very good point. >> again, you did. you put that in the right context. you're right. you might think well, i'm working for the mu new administration. that is a very good point. we're talking about recent college grads. we're talking about the younger set of people might come to the city to look for employment. and also th special somebody or at least to just have a good time for a while. how much does this play into that as well? >> well, i think one of the things is the wall street

journal is sort of discover covering what we in d.c. have always known. d.c. is a great place to live if you're young. there's the revolving door of interns, the group house living culture, and the wide array of briefings that d.c. has to offer which is great if you are a young noon profit worker or intern on a budget. the fact that there's always something for you to do is a really good push for d.c. >> not to mention the whole museum system for the most part. >> right. >> very good point. >> and as you said, this is not new. do you think maybe with the new administration, the spotlight is being shown on us a little bit brio brielter these days. >> absolutely. i can't count the number of times that i've heard people from outside of d.c. talk to me about how cool d.c. is right now, and my response is always right now? and the only thing that's changed is our. and the new un-- influx of people coming in. but a lot of the establishments that you hear being mentioned ke ben's dhilly bowl is a hot

spot. that's been around for 50 years. >> true. >> so now we're getting the benefit of other people realizing what we have had all along. >> okay. i played devil's advocate. i ran into a young woman. she had two jobs. she happened to in this area where we are. upper northwest. she said are you from d.c.? i said, yeah. and she said man, it's hard to meet people here. i don't know anybody but my sister. we moved over here from florida last year. people aren't friendly. i can't get a group of friends going, not to mention dating. and i was listing the places. she was extremely discouraged. so, i'll ask you as someone in the know. if you are just moving here and one of those internings and college grads, somebody working for the new administration. where are the hotspots to go to feel like you can get in on this hip trend? >> you know, i would say that one of the good things about d.c. is that people are interested in a lot of different things. i've heard a lot of people who have met significant others through the kick scbrn ball -- kickball association which is

really big or, you know, a lot of people hanging out at eighth street which has been hip places for younger people for quite a while now. also, because we're sort of a culture, take a class. it sounds geeky, but because we offer so many classes at the usca, you're going to find someone who is probably fun and also a little bit smart also. >> you've got o to -- got to get involved. >> get involved. >> because it's revolving door. dwrowr going to meet friends. they're going to leave, but a new crop of friends is going to move in. people are always looking to expand their horizons. >> watch our station. you might get a good tip. tonight you did get that. i have to ask you one more question. that style writer. do people always look to you for style. do you always have to be just so. >> oh, it is hopeless. i will never live up to the name. [ laughter ] >> well, you've lived up to what we needed this morning. we appreciate you being with us today. steve, over to you. >> thank you, allison.

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. and time to talk a little sports. and albert hanesworth. all missed practice yesterday. all battling various jiewrs. the last thing the team needs. but all four are expected to play sunday against tampa. last sunday, difficult for the skins to hide their frustration after the loss to the lions along with coming up short on this fourth and gold. the redskins had several third down passes come up short. still jason campbell says don't hit the panic button just yet. >> we have to forgot about all of that. you know, but now is the time for us to start having fun again, to win games, have a sense of urgency, push each other a little bit harder and let it all go. just let it hang out. >> maybe that's what they need. we'll find out on sunday. here is your line-up. redskins game day starts at 11:00 on sunday. that is followed by the guy coe redskins regame -- pregame at 11:30.

tony, they're going to beat the bucks on sunday. the game starts at 1:00. basketball season not underway. the new coach and the wizards still a training camp at bcu. and arei nays healthy this year. he's missed a lot of games and says he's ready to go but he's not going to do something this year. he's not going to talk to us, us being the immediate ya. we're going to shut it down media-wise for the whole season. the help of the team's big three has been a major concern for the last couple of years. the team begins camp without any health issues and has some pretty big goals. >> and competing for a title. that's the goal. that's the beginning of the journey. here at training camp, getting everybody back healthy. obviously we have done that. now we have to compete for a title. >> expect to hear a lot more because we're not going to hear from gilbert this year. last night marked the final home game of whafs a hugely disappointing season for the nationals. 103 losses and counting. but you know what? for the crowd of 24,000 who stayed last night, they got to see one of the best moments of

the season. every little leaguer's dream fulfilled. bottom of the ninth, gnats down one. frankie rodriguez dishing it up. for the grand slam. it is a walk-off grand slam. just got enough of it for the big hit. the nats out there to celebrate. their win 7-4. they complete a three-game sweep. that is the way to close out a ason at home. >> that is a great finish. and what a great presence for all of the fans who stuck around until the last ining of the last home game of the year. we love to see that. >> let's hear it for the nats fans. 24,000 for that game for a team that lost 100 games. >> that is great. >> it really is. >> bringing it home. >> you're rht. it is every little leaguer's dream. when you're a kid, you imagine all right it's the bottom of the tth. >> how many times a day are you pitching to your buddy when you are eight years old. >> that happened to me a lot.

#. >> hey i've got a question. gilbert arenas is not going to talk? you don't have to do some bad talking. just give us a little intit bit. >> he wants to focus on staying healy and focus on basketball. >> of course, we're excited and we'll be excited if they win. and maybe they get off to a good start maybe he'll change that. >> maybe he'll loosen up a little bit. i'm talking and i'm talking about weather. >> well, we can't shut you up. >> i know. >> i'm contracttially obligated to talk about the weather several times a day. 50-degrees is the current temperature here in washington. 60 in norfolk, virginia. check out roanoke, 44-degrees, and in pittsburg pa, 39- degrees, steve. >> what's going on? >> it's cold. >> you've got to check your property back there. >> that's funny. >> we have a chilly start to the day. some clouds here and there this morning, but we're going to see a good amount of sunshine

today. high pressure pretty much controlling things but give us a nice quiet calm day. hire is your five-day. high today about 70-degrees. good amount of sunshine. mild winds. tomorrow is 75. the clouds build in. they begin tobuild in tonight when it will be very, very cool. saturday bring some rain showers. maybe some areas of heavy rain. maybe some rain early on sunday, but i expect improvement sunday as the day progresses, and on monday, sunshine, and 71-degrees for your hie. we'll have more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. steve and allison? . thanks. final for our fox rock contest got underway. you know what i mean. contest. in arlington last night. three groups hit the stage for battle of the bands. the other semifinalists will take the stage ne wednesday night. the winners from each night will then compete for a chance to perform right here on fox 5 morning news for all of our viewers. for more on the band, you can

go to myfoxdc.com. let's check in with julie wright, we'll find out what's happening on the rooteds. >> i like her hair. i'm going to do that. i'm going to have the whole blond side on one side. >> you could rock it. >> it will help you get through the wintertime. it will be like a little summer. >> there you go. >> go back to the 80s where you have that bob thing happening. >> that's right. >> my mom and all the school pictures. can you tilt your head to the right? >> with all that big hair, how did it come asymmetrical? >> it's magic. all right. on the roads this morning, it's been busy out there. we have a lot of slow traffic still lingering out along 270. check out this parking lot. this will leave you on the break from 109. you're pretty much slow the entire trip all the way out to the split. accident activity we had south of falls road has cleared. no accidents to report on the beltway, but if you are traveling inbound on 66, not only do we slow at 7,100ths, but again approaching 506789 it remains congested in towards

123 to the beltway. and also 95 traffic slow from the beltway up to duke street on 39 56789 southbound baltimore washington parkway still a mess. delays from at least the 198 interchange all the way to a point just south of the beltway where we have a crash. that accident can be pushed to the shoulders. that say check of our fox 5 ontime traffic. 7:48 right now. the calendar reads october. that means it's time to celebrate the fall season. >> let's check in with holly who is doing just that this morning. hi holily. >> good morning, steve. i have stumbled into a cornocopia of fun. all right. nevermind, hey, listen, there is a whole lot of fall fun going on at cox farms where we are live this morning. they know how to celebrate the season from the cornfield adventures to slide marketplace and a whole lot more. we're going to give you a preview. first-hand, your family to come out and get in on the fun. it's all live next. stay with us.

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. and with the start of october, it is actually starting to feel that way. >> sure is. and since you are -- can't wait to go into hibernation until it warms up again. and why not just embrace and

celebrate the fall season. good morning. >> and we would love to hibernate. but we have to work. >> yeah, we do. and if you're going to work. go out and have fun every day. and if you are at cox form farms, there's a lot of fall festivals. if you're only going to pick one, -- this one grows each and every year. and the wonderful family that runs it. >> you make me feel old. and i remember before you went to college and you were away at college. mom and dad are sleeping in. and no, they were up and at them out here this morning. and you guys just celebrate fall the right way. >> every year gets bigger and bigger. >> and we do a lot of fun -- >> 116. >> they have now dedicated # 0

of those acorrs to the fall festival. every time you come to cox farms, the first thing you meet is the marketplace. you've got to stop there. and what are people going to find for marketplace? >> and kettle corn. and -- gl and it's pretty good stuff. and then from there, you go out into the farm field adventure. what are people going to run into? >> and a whole bunch of giant slides, and all kinds of fun things. a rope swing. >> when did you dies -- guys work on this? and it's been a long year. i can tell you that much. but lots of fun. >> and do you guys have -- this one will wrap up in november. and brainstorming sessions. right after we close. we talk about how to make this place better and more fun to

everybody. >> and obviously this would be 90 acres -- acorrs in all. we're in that conone drum area. you say this is not a corn maize. >> it is not a corn maize. you cannot get lost. it's more fun than a corn maize. there's all kinds of crazy stuff. pirates, giant bugs, the hall of doors. >> this is one of those things where every time you turn a corner things aren't always what they seem. you never know what's going to happen. >> hello, tree come to life. hi cameron. you enjoyed that, didn't you? >> yeah. a lot of fun. >> well, lieu cuss -- lucas was telling me that cameron was the brains behind this whole thing. what do we have going on? >> basically -- this year we have new stuff. we didn't last year. the rain forest room, the bug room. the whole pirates area and we have -- we extended the house of cards this year. >> and we're in the pirate area, so come alongand join us. and tell me what's going on here in the pirate area.

>> well, we've got trash on the left. on the right, you see we have the smoke coming out on a wobbley bridge. >> the cameraman doesn't like. that. >> he's quickly getting off the bridge. oh, right. like that. what powers this stuff? you have a lot of things that are moving and bubbling and lighting up? >> how many extension chords? >> i went to we bought lots of extension chords. and for the nighttime we have a lot more for lights obvious live. we have a lot of extension cords running around and new power this year. or put now power in everywhere. >> what are some of the challenges you guys meet in setting this festival up at this level? >> well, in the middle of the corn we want to build a pond. figure out the right levels of anything. >> how on average -- how long do people spend at the festival in what should you allow to come out?

>> i would allow at least four hours at a minimum. some people come out for the whole eight hours every day. very few people come for less than three. we have a link to cox farms so you can find out the times, the hours, the days that we're open. the fall festival runs through november 8th, i believe. coming up in our next hour, this cornundrum turns into the fields of fear starting october 16th. we're going to check that out in our next hour. thanks. 7:56 right now. and on this thursday morning. and this week how does your garden grow this segment. some tips on -- >> the second amendment people have trieghts to bear arms. but do cities have the right to

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. this is fox 5 morning news. and the latest on the disasters. plus new this morning an earthquake rattling central california. >> some of your neighbors are waking up to water in the road in their front yard. for some it's in their basements. live with more on this big water main break. as of today it is official, you can no longer legally text while driving in the state of maryland. and today, it's october 1st. good morning. thanks for joining us. >> i'm allison sea mor. we're joined by our friend tony perkins who has a look at this thursday morning's weather. >> things quiet here compared to the rest of the world. a quiet day on tap and a nice day on tap with lts of sunshine and temperatures right around 70 later on. i think most of you will like it. take a look at the airport reportinga temperature of 50- degrees. relative humidity is 80%. winds out of the north at 7- mile ts an hour. they are light, and the

barometric pressure on the rise. high pressure in control today. here is a look at the nation, or at least the eastern united states. no precipitation to show you nor do i expect any today. we won't have much in the way of clouds. there are some clouds across the mountains in the west of the mountains but not so much in our area. i'm not oing to rule out a cloud or two here and there but it would certainly be mostly sun scwln shine. your forecast for today, a mild day u. temperature a little bit below normal. we'll go with 70 for a high in washington. 68 in baltimore. fredericksburg, 72 for your high today. more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. stick with us for that. >> thank you, tony. >> my pleasure. >> let's say good morning to julie and see how traffic is moving. hi julie. >> good morning to you all. it is a slow go on the baltimore washington parkway leaving 198 to a point just south of the belt way. all that activity is cleared to the shoulder. slow and as you work your way around from georgetown road 270

still a mess. big delays germantown to the split. and of course 66 really in the thick of it now as you travel east of 50 fair oaks in towards the capitol beltway. constitution remains closed between seventh and pennsylvania. that is where we have the crash involved in a flatbed tractor- trailer. that say check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. news on the the west coast as an earthquake has hit central california. the u.s. geological sury shaying this is a magnitude 5- point 1. the quake stroke at 5:01 our time. so far there is no word on any damage nor injuries. meantime, the death toll could be well into the thousands in indonesia as rescue crews comb the countrysides, efforts are underway in the samoas where 49 people are confirmed dead as a results of tuesday's massive tsunami. indonesia is reeling after

two earth quakes strike the region within 24 hours. thousands are said to be trapped under buildings. officials say the death toll will be extreme. in the meantime, recovery efforts are underway in both samoa and american samoa following tuesday's undersea earthquake and tsunami. the hardest-hit area was the southeast coast of samoa where several fourist -- tourist resorts were wiped out. those on higher ground are the lucky ones disblsms we don't have a headcount. but from what we were told, there were a lot of people that were still sleeping at the time of the trkzsunami u. tourists and locals are among the dead. bodies are being found on the streets. others are being pulled from destroit a-- destroy's homes. there are, i think, one, two, three, four six -- >> at least 15 out. and my cousin was so injured. you know, you can look at all

this. and it was scary all the way back to the ocean. >> supplies are being flown in from neighboring nations incliewling -- including new zeal and. red cross relief workers are urgently trying to get help to those who need it the most. the pacific tsunami warning center in hawaii says an alert was issued following the earthquake but a tsami can travel as fast as an airplane. this this case, there were less than ten mnutes before the fatal waves hit. the samoa. a cry for help. as friends and family came together last night to pray for their loved ones overseas. >> i have a beloved aunt that drowned in her home, died in her ome. and there are six people that died in my village. >> when you lose relatives and friends and people that you grew up with, it's always a loss.

>> some of the federal aid could include grants for temporary housing, home repairs, and property insurance loans. here at me and new this morning, some residents are waking up to flooded-out basements because of a water main break. the mishap sent water gushing down the street in queens chapel roads in hyattville. now, crews are scrambling into action. sarah simmons joins us live with more. sarah, good morning. allison, good morning. at this point, the good news is the water has stopped pushing -- rushing through this neighborhood. they are still at this point trying to assess the damage. but the water main break itself did occur right here on queens chapel road. the road is se varily buckled. so you can see there is quite a bit of damage. the water itself was actually contained on the other side of the fence. since then, they have been able to drain the pipe and get the water out of there. take a look at the video from earlier this morning. this break occurred at about

2:30 and the water was rushing into the backyards of a couple of these homes flooding a couple of basements and the rest of it rushing bark down into the roadways. wsoc is telling us the 16-irchl water main dates back to 1933. it's a pretty old pipe, and past water main breaks, that is definitely a factor. at this point, it's really too early to determine what the cause is, but it very likely could be that age was a factor here. now from the looks of the water that you see in the video, you would think it looks much worse than it is, but that is not the case. >> right now we understand two homes are feakted. onhome has about three to four feet of water in the days basement and the other one has a couple of irchls at this point. and blic works and police are working to get those folks out to ensure their safe disbli. now, right now wsoc says there are 17 customers that are without water. it's possible that could

increase as they get in and have to do additional work to repair the danls. at this point, though, most of the lanes are still open southbound here on queens chapel road has been open the entire time. but there is still one lane of northbound queens chapel road. still closed the area of where that road is pretty unstable in that one lain, but one lane of traive is getting by northbound. but repairs are going to take some time. there's a lot of damage that has been done over here. we will bring you more details as they come to us. back to you. >> we look forward to that. thank you. new this morning, a deadly shooting at prince george's county. it happened just before midnight along 56th avenue in riverdale. two men were shot. one of them died. police say the other victim's injuries are not life- threatening. today police are on the look- out for three white or hispanic males in a gray hon da. a prince -- police officer recovering after she was shot in the hand during an attempted carjacking. this happened around 10:00 in

the 7200 block of jaywick avenue. that's temple hills. two suspects approached the off duty officer as he was getting out of his car. during a struggle with one of the men, the officer was shot in the hand. the officer fired back but it's not clear if anybody was hit. both suspects ran off. police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. scpr on thursday morning. talks are already starting this morning over iran's nuclear program. >> will that country be willing to make any concessions at all. a live report from capitol hill coming up. the second amendment says people have the right to bear arms. but do states and cies have the right to ban guns? we're ing to take a look at a new supreme court case. the first of october. that means the laws are changing. there are new ones on the books in maryland. everything you need to know about that including texts and driving. how much will that cost you? we'll tell you coming up on fox5 morning news.

. welcome back to fox 5 morning news. the talks have started now. >> u.s. and iranian teams negotiating sitting down to talk about iran's nuclear program. fox joins us now with more on the this big gamble. doug? >> reporter: allison and steve. good morning. it is a big gamble. you have a lot of countries, six sitting down with iran. 7 cub countries sitting down with this table. the question though is iran be willing to give up much of anything? >> this is just st the start of what will be a long and diffult day of talks. the u.s. joining five other nations all trying to find a way to deal with iran. >> we'll see if the iranians are prepared to start a process to lead to them being reintegrated into the international community of nations or whether they choose a path of isolation. they have a choice to make here. >> the choice to give up what are believed to be ambitions for a nuclear weapon. iran has maintained that its

nuclear test is for -- recent missile tests and the closure of what appears to be the second nuclear development site have upped the stakes. iran could give in just enough to buy more time. >> the other outcome is iran will take a very hard-lined attitude in affect daring president obama to seek economic sanctions. >> the sanctions will be tricky, and china especially could be a hold-out because that country has so many energy deals with iran. but the white house warns that iran needs to come clean and answer specific questions. >> if hey're not dealt with responsibly by the a rain -- iranians, that stronger measures will be developed and implemented to ensure that do. >> and no one is expecting a big breakthrough as a result is of today's talks. this is likely just the start- up of a very long process. the concern is that in the meantime, iran will continue to enrich uranium. steve and allison. >> thank you very much. and another problem in the

middle east. the strategy in afghanistan. officials say it could be weeks before the president announces a decision on wlrnt to send more troops to afghanistan. this coming after a high- powered three-hour meeting between president obama and his top security team. running the show in afghanistan has said the u.s. will fail without more troops. >> all right. and now checking some facts here on the the internet as we came back. we would like to show you some live pictures now of what's going on with the 60th anniversary of communist rule in beijing, china. and these coming from all the way around the world. >> all right. and some talks underway. now they have some other activities scheduledded including a big fireworks display, and of course here in the united states some controversy over the empire state building showing off the colors of the chinese flag to mark the 60th anniversary of communeism. there you can see some of te celebration where we are expecting the big fireworks. you see the yellow and the red which is the color overnight

with the colors on top of the empire state building caused a bit of trouble in new york. some folks not agreeing with that. big celebrations ubdzway as well nonetheless in china. that's what's happening there. here is what's happening here. >> including a little something extra for you to get your day started. >> it's that time of day. we'll get right to it. time now for our my first scbrn 5 photo of the day. this is four-year-old freeman. >> or a. j. >> a. j. >> well -- >> i have freeman. you have a.j.? >> a.j. on the picture there. freeman in your script. >> either way. >> he's cute. >> he is cute. >> and he looks like he's on an add venn dhur. >> well, apparently he's playing nintendo with his hunter's hat on. he's got his nintendo ds there. some serious play. very cute. great smile. go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. a.j., if you're going to be out and about, you're in for a nice- looking day.

we'll start with temperatures right now and they're in the 50s. 53 at reagan national. we're at 52 in new york. very cool start to the north and west. we have frost and freeze advisories -- look at pitburg. 37-degrees. very cool temperatures to start the day. we're going to rebound very quickly and we'll have a nice afternoon with highs in the upper 60s and we're expecting a lot of sunshine. there is your satellite radar. not a whole lot of anything happening. high pressure is going to work through during the next day or so. nice looking day. a beautiful afternoon with sunshine and slightly warmer teaser churrs. they're just about where they were yesterday with highs in the upper 60s. not expecting rain showers we had around here yesterday. here is a quick look at the five-day. 730 this afternoon. increasing clouds tomorrow. 75 could be a sprinkle late in the day. better chance for showers and a thunderstorm with passage on a

cold front on saturday, and that should give away with a nice-looking sunday with highs all weekend long in the mid to upper 70s. not a bad-looking five-day forecast, and today should be beautiful. speaking of beautiful, the ontime traffic. >> oh, how sweet. >> well, i didn't know what else to say. [ laughter ] >> well, thank goodness you came up with that. [ laughter ] >> well, yeah. >> out on throads right now we have the lanes open. no accidents. just a lot of slow traffic. southbound 270 rawlt way out towards the split. out on the slow 95 at georgia. and 66 still on the breaks. and all the way in towards the beltway. and # 5 affic slow in springfield, and again crossing over the 14th street bridge. that is a check on your fox 5 ontime traffic. >> the summit targeting on distracted drivers are -- or targeting distracted drivers picks back up in the district at # 30:00. experts are reviewing research in the risk of distracted driving and debating whether

hands-free cell phones belong in that category. the transportation secretary will lay out safety recommendations today. distracted driving kills about 6,000 each year. maryland drivers, keep those texts thumbg on the wheel. the new ban on writing or sending texts while driving takes affect today. it's one of several new laws passed by the maryland general asemibli. if you are caught, you can be charged with a misdemeanor and face fines of up to $500 if convicted. and a new maryland speed camera law also goes into affect today, but most systems are not ready to implement it yet. in the coming months, the speed cameras first tested in montgomery county will be turned on in school and work zones across the state. there are some rules. a citation may only be issued if a descrier -- driver is going at least 12-miles per hour faster than the speed limit, and fines cannot exceed $40. it is the right to bear arms. that's how it's written in the

constitution, but what it does not say is whether cities and states can ban hand guns. that's up to the u.s. supreme court to decide. how will th do that? fox's steve brown has more. >> 76-year-old otis macdonald is a longtime chicago resident and has seen crime up close. >> well, somebody was in my garage just a month ago, less than a month ago. police got him. >> reporter: macdonald could have protected his home and himself with his shotgun which looks very much like this one. under chicago law, macdonald must reregister his gun every year without fail. and when it comes to firearms, the city's major has noted for years that chicago has -- >> some of the most restrictive gunlaws in america including a complete ban on these handguns. >> that ban has been in place for almost three decades. >> police. >> reporter: including a continuous police effort to get handguns off the reet. but, now, macdonald is the lead plaintiff in macdonald vs. chicago, and supreme court case this term looking at the constitutionality of chicago's

strict gun laws, a case which has its roots in d.c. with the landmark heller case which threw out a similar handgun ban in the district of colombia. >> we had begun preparing a year before assuming that the d.c. case would go our way. within 15 or 20 minutes we filedded electronically. >> reporter: the question is which d whether the second amendment applies not just in federal territories like the distribute of colombia but in states and cities like chicago. >> city attorneys are not surprised the high court chose to hear this case. mayor dailey who is in denmark trying to land the 2016 summer olympic games for his city was not immediately available for comments. in chicago, steve brown, fox news. 8 o 20:00 on this thursday morning. temperature very chilly for this time of year. in the 40s in most places. metro often finds itself the target of lawsuits. now the transit agency is doing the suing. details on that comng p next. it's october.

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another emotional day in court. travolta testifies. accused of blackmailing john after his son, jett died in the bahamas. and they say travolta played a role in making the death public if he didn't pay $25. jett died last year after having a see sure. >> $25 million. >> seizure. more swine flu fears in our own backyard as a 14-year-old maryland girl has died in the illness. state health officials had no underlying health conditions. arker's family said she testified tuesday just days after going to the hospital. she had both the swine flu and double knew moan ya. >> i -- pneumonia. >> and she was standing a couple of feet away from any meese -- my niece. all i could see was the machine doing the breathing.

my heart was crushed. >> it's the ninth death connected to the flu virus. a man diagnosed with the swine flu in central virginia has also died. that man did have an underlying health condition that put him at a greater risk of complication. it's the sixth swine flu- related death in virginia since the new strain appeared in the state last spring. metro is suing a well-known d.c. area developer for damage to a section of track on the original line. the transit agency is acusing fairfield farms of piling soil near the tracks. metro says the weight of the soil caused the ground to shift under the track's support. it is suing for $11 million. eferlier -- earlier this year, a spokesperson says the company did not believe it had caused that problem. it is now 8:26 on this thursday morning. up next, we're going to check out other stories making headlines including the latest on two attempted abductions in our area. for the first time since she was reunited with her

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glass. and elizabeth smart will come face-to-face with the alleged kidnapper. she'll testify in a competency hearing for bryan david mitchell. the man accused of abducting her and holding her captive. testimony will be heard on a ten-day hearing that starts on november 30th. it is 8:30. a pleasant start toour thursday. >> it is thursday. it's cool out there. but at least it's bright and we're going to have a beautiful day. should be sunny. and beautiful fall afternoon with highs later today. and it's going to start with a look at our morning temperatures. they were cool overnight. we had some 30sz to the west. we're starting that rebounded temperature. still cool. 39-degrees. 53 here in washington. we're kind of all over the place. depends on where you are located. 40s and low 50s. 52 at this hour in frederick. 56 a little closer to the

water. a little warmer. and if you're down at the beach this morning nice day for you. 53-degrees down there. a lot of sunshine expected. our area of low pressure that was causing the cloudiness and showers yesterday has pushed off. you can see it still there spinning across eastern sections of the great lakes. that will eventually push away and take with it the cloud cover. it should be a nice quiet day as high pressure builds in and moves right overhead. a nice-looking afternoon with sunshine and temperatures in the upper 60s to about 70. and big changes into the weekend. chance for showers around here as we get into saturday and saturday night. and nice-looking wednesday. and beautiful afternoon. enjoy. and 70. and five to ten miles per hour. here is your five-day forecast. during the day tomorrow we'll see ds increase as that funnel system gets closer. saturday not going to rain all day but we're going to have a

period of showers and thunderstorms. upper 7 0sz for saturday. cooler and drier behind it. by sunday afternoon sunshine returns with highs sunday and monday in the low 70s. good-looking five-day forecast. the one and only julie wright. julie? >> all right, tucker, we're having some computer issues over here but we're trying to get the cameras up and working for you. if you are traveling on the top stretch of the beltway you're going to find yourself slowing down toward silver spring. outer loop headed towards the american l 1 e 10 blanc john bridge this is where we have delays as we continue down towards the american l 1 e 10 blanc john bridge. no accident ts to report. just volume. inner loop is slow. we also have slowdowns to deal with on 66 as you travel east to the beltway. and no accidents on the parkway. it remains heavy and slow. you're going to find delays on 95 and 98 heading out towards

the slip. a check on your fox are 5 ontime traffic. before 7:00 tonight, the president will leave for copenhagen, denmark. and one of the long list of americans pushing the olympic committee to have the 2016 games in chicago. competing is madrid, rio, and tokyo. michelle obama and oprah winfrey are already overseas hoping to give chicago the edge it needs to become host city. jonathan hunt gives us a closer look. >> they have style. they have million-dollar mile smiles and they have arrived in denmark to do chicago's bidding. >> i createdded -- >> and now first lady michelle obama and oprah winfrey are combining forces, one, a chicago native from the city's south side, and the president's wife. >> having the games right along that beautiful glorious lakefrornt. >> i've been in the city now for 25 years. >> the other a global icon and to hear her tell it, chicago is

the best. >> i think it's the greatest city in america. i said that in even in new york city. >> in the competition against tokyo, rio, and madrid, this dynamic duo hopes to hit a home run for chicago in securing the 2016 summer games. everything thabt bid speaks to what the city has to offer. >> but not every chicagon is feeling the spirit of the game. six arrested in chicago tuesday when protesters set fire to an olympic display, a recent poll says 72% of chicagons want the games in their city though others say they don't want the cost or the headache. >> the state doesn't have money. the city doesn't have money. >> it's going to bring a lot of benefi to our city. >> meanwhile in denmark, oprah and the first lady are just warming up the crowd until the biggest gun in their arsenal arrives. >> at the end of barack oama's address to this group, if we

don't get it, we will know that we had the best team captain possible. >> amen. >> we will know that we did the best. that there's nothing else you can do. >> president obama is scheduled to fly to copenhagen on thursday. he'll go to bat on chicago's behalf speaking to the international olympic committee on friday. and in new york, jonathan hunt, fox news. >> and thank you, john nan. -- jonathan. we will have a live report out of denmark in our new 9:00 hour. stay tuned for that. >> that will be good to hear. >> in the meantime, we still have a few minutes to go until we get to the world could use a little more space

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comcast denying reports to buy out nbc. denying tt comcast agreed to pay $35 billion for nbc universal. nbc universal has been hit hard with profits down 41%. ge has owned nbc since 1985. nbc is saying no comment to these rumors. this just in, new numbers from the labor department.

the amount of people who filed for unemployment last week jumped more than expected to 551,000. the increase comes after three weeks of declines. the number of people continuing to file jobless claims fell to 6.09 million. well, the unemployment rate here in the washington area is on the de-- decline. it fell in august to 6% showing a decrease for the third consecutive month. this news could be bittersweet. here is why. the washington post is reporting some analysts are attributing the decline not to an improving economy but to people who have given up their attempts at looking for work and have dropped out of the labor pool. a popular toy store putting up the help wanted sign. toys "r" us needs a lot of new workers. the company will hire some 35,000 seasonal employees nationwide. that is the same number of holiday workers that toys "r"

us hired the fast o past two years. if you would like to see which jobs are available, myfoxdc.com and click on web links. have you started working on your christmas list yet? just in case, wal-mart has a promotion for the recession- weary offering 100 toys at $10 apiece and will match any local competitor's aed veer tiesed offer on the same toy credit if it falls below $10. they are one of the mot popular toys on kid's wish lists. the newest american girl doll is causing controversy. >> the doll costs $95 and portrayed as belling homeless. a closer look coming up in our new 9:00 hour. in this week's how does your garden grow, tips on creating the perfect fall container garden. hol, wood guilty or innocent -- good morning. and speaking of fall, we are celebrating fall at cox farms where they have the largest fall festival underway

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good morning. tony perkins getting ready for the 9:00. we're going to bring you insight of two disaster zones. we'll be joined by the director of the response operation center for the red cross. and star power to get a star sports show. oprah winfrey will soon be joined by the president in denmark as they push to bring the summer olympics to chicago. we'll get a live update from copenhagen on the efforts today. and then a real treat for you this morning. how sweet the sound indeed.

we're welcoming the d.c. gospel choir that took honors at the recent best church choir in america competition. can't wait to hear more. they sound wonderful. steve and allison, we'll see you at 9:00. >> it all starts in 15 minutes. >> it does. >> we're not just watching the watching the calendar too. it is officially october and fall is in the air. >> holly morris is celebrating the changes of the seasons at the cox farm fall festival that's going on all month long. holly, i was struck by that gentlemen that you were talking to earlier because indeed you probably -- i mean the last ten years you've been knowing that guy and now he's all grown up. >> are you trying to make me feel even older? >> no. i think that's fantastic actually. >> no. it really is. i love coming out and seeing

the family. it's wonderful. i have enjoyed the birth of their grandchildren. lucas, i just want to say that right now this is one of the times thati'm glad i don't work for the evening news. they would be sending me out to these haunted places at night. at least i know the sun is at my back. so cox farm does the largest fall festival in the d.c. area. it's meant for kids, and now you're taking it up a notch. >> we sure are. a lot of people my age enjoyed the festival when we were kids. we figured we would like to do something for them that is a little more age-appropriate. >> october 16th. >> we're going to have fields of fear. >> fields of fear. i'm going in. okay, you go first. >> all right. >> see how i wrk? >> all right. so where are we at roight now?

>> we're in a jungle room in this tropical rain fost. it's a little bit creepy. >> yeah. it is. it's very loud in here. >> that's why i don't like haunted houses. there's going to be lots of things. popping out scaring you. >> absolutely. >> now how much of the area that you have set up is dedicated to this fields of fear? >> it's probably 40-acre acorrs. >> now, what do you think the age-appropriate would be here? >> we're saying 13 and over. >> oh, 13 and over. that's pretty good. this is one little area. you go through the corn and then there's another area so a little bit earlier. lucas and i went through the haunted tunnel. tell me about the haunted tunnel? >> well, it's claustrophobia is what we call it. it would be two air pillows on

either side that push you so it creates a sensation. >> it does. you get to -- you get to the other side? >> bones and skulls. >> and you were saying -- this is a little sneak peek. just because of watching fox 5 we're going to give you the insight, you're going to have people grabbing your ankles. >> we're thinking about it. we'll see how scary we can make it. >> so how long do you think it will take people to get through the fields of fear? >> well, the whole thing is three parts. it's the night -- corn nightmare. the hayride. and the giant bonnfire arena. the whole thing -- you could be here three hours. >> all right. let's go into another area here. this isanother one. that is how old i should look. if you are covering this festival for so many yars.

i'm glad we're doing this in the daytime. >> this is just our bug room. i figure little boys love bugs and little girls are afraid of bugs for the most part. they are plastered with bugs all over the place. insects and reptiles. and you know my wife told me she would not come in here. she's terrified of this room. >> i see you married a very smart woman. i can see a lot of people wanting to touch it. this would be an area -- going through a night would be really -- >> yeah. we'll put some scary lights and a couple of people in here. it's going to be really fun. >> this is crazy. >> how many people do you have working the festival these days? >> for the evening it's going to be about 80 people. >> 80 people at night? so over it.

so coming up in our next hour while we have done the older part of the festival, myfoxdc.com web site. we have a link to cox farms so you can find out more as far as specifics. the festival runs through november 8th. in our next hour, they don't just have the fields of fear as a new area. they have something for the little kids. the kid zone and animal helpers. and i'm going to exhale and breathe a sigh of relief and look forward to vering that part of the festival. back to you guys. >> less scarery. >> okay, thanks, holly. watch for the ankle grabbing. >> just because we're moving into october doesn't mean the bright colors of the garden have to be shelfed until next spring. >> the new location of the garden district in downtown d.c. >> good morning, allison.

good morning, steve. i was just listening to holly talk about cox family farms. if you don't have is a farm that doesn't mean you can't have a beautiful fall garden. our friend eric thomas is with us as he is always for our gardening segment talking about container gardens at this new location for garden district. >> we're here at 1740 northwest, garden district's new location and we're talking about fall gardens. the thing about container gardens in the fall -- >> and i love container gardens. i can't talk enough about them because they are always the best quick fix for people in a pinch or like you say if you don't have a farm. one of the things about the fall -- the fall is a great planting time. it's time to get all of those projects that you can get done

done. garden district makes their own planting mix. it's a wonderful blend of everything that you're going to need. this is a great time to go ahead and clean out those containers, use a little bit of bleach to clean them up with. make sure you have the proper chips in the bottom so you get drainage? >> how important is that? >> it's absolutely important if you have good soil. >> now talking about the containers because that's what we're here for. this container. this is one of the favorites that i've picked out. it's got so many different things. you've got some peppers. you've got the basil, cabbage. and you've got a carrot. now, the thing about it is if you're in a quick fix, you know, go ahead. get the container. they've got some beautiful

planters. >> that's it. >> plop it in there, and you're done. >> that's it. >> you're ready. >> you can go ahead and fuss about the other stuff. >> make it look like a professional. >> make it look like a professional. >> yeah. go ahead -- >> one thing that i noticed too here is the layering which is really great. >> you laer and play with different textures and different colors. and also why not make a nontraditional container garden this fall. this one has turnips and parsley and lavendar. as the fall progresses and you get into early winter you'll be able to harvest turnips and use lavendar in your cooking. great idea. wonderful way to do it. and don't be afraid to experiment with color.

a lot of people think that it's fall. it's time to go. you know, experiment with color. experiment with evergreens. we have some great ideas mere. these are ordinary reason mental peppers. >> those are beautiful. >> what we are un-- man:e this one. [ power drill whirring ] thank you. excuse me, sir?! can you tell me which coffee tastes better? man: "a," definitely. this one. thank you. in a national taste test, more hardworking americans preferred the taste of dunkin' donuts over starbucks. try the coffee that won. excuse me, sir! thank you. america runs on dunkin'. get a great deal today on any of our new biscuit sandwiches, and pair it with america's favorite coffee.

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check this out. this dog caused quite the scene in new york sti. look at this. sitting on a third story window ledge. the pup appeared to be locked out of his home with nowhere to go and it attracted quite a crowd that gathered to find out what to do. eventually a police officer was able to get inside that apartment, open the window and let the dog back inside. the relieved crowd cheered for

that officer for a job well done. that's going to do it for our 8:00 hour. time to turn things over to tony and allison for 9:00, guys. here are the stories we're working on. without water after a massive watermain break. several homes flooded with inches and even feet of water. we're live with the latest. disaster strikes two locations thousands of miles apart. now the international red cross is reacting. we have a representative here to tell us how they are working to help victims of the earthquakes and the tsunami raffaged islands. >> should swine flu vaccines be mandatory? that is the move some work places are making. we're talking with an expert to get his opinion. fox 5 news continues right now. >> this is fox 5 morning news.

good morning. believe it or not it is thursday, october 1st. here is a live look outside on a very fall-like day. it's actually very pretty outside. thank you for staying with us. i'm tony perkins. >> allison seymour. cool story. let's begin overseas. the president, first lady, oprah winfrey just a few of the players this morning all vying for click chick to host the 2016 olympics. a live update from denmark in just a minute. >> a new doll is hitting store sheafs just in time for the holidays. this is unlike any other. she's homeless. more on the controversy surrounding this pricey gift. get ready to feel the spirit. the southern baptist church praise and worship center choir is