secretary. we'll find out whether or not she was forced out or decided to leave on her own terms. we'll talk with cq's white house reporter. >> you talk about some finger pointing going on there about who was responsible for that, and it's a shake-up at the white house. >> absolutely. we're going to shake things up with the weather a little bit. maybe not today. maybe in a couple of days, right. we're talking spring like temperatures. temperature wise bad. but still dealing with winds out of the west and northwest and so it's feeling cooler than the air temperature. 40 degrees at reagan national. out of the north and west at 9 miles per hour and gusting up to 20-25 miles per hour in some spots. these are sustained winds and you can see frederick is now 16, hagerstown is 17 and ocean city is 12. the winds will be with us for much of the day as we flush the storminess off to the north and east and continue to spin up there in new england.

look at the rain showers and snow earlier today and up towads boston and portions of maine and toward the cape. that rain shower activity and that cloud cover won't get here but the winds will. so expect a mostly sunny day today. don't be fooled by the sunshine. it will be nice. but it will be on the cool side with highs in the upper 40s to about 50. but it will feel cooler than that with the winds. off to the south and west, notice the cloud cover and that is our next area of storminess. i'll have details on that. a lot of sunshine and cool with high temperature of about 49. winds gusting to about 30 miles per hour. more details in a minute. back to you. and we are following breaking news in prince william's county at 9:00 a.m. police are at the home on round tree drive in dale city where two bodies have been found. investigators say this is a double murder or a murder- suicide. the first reports came in at 8:15 this morning. children were at home although detectives don't believe they saw anhing. there are reports that a day care center is run out of the home. we have a crew heading to the

scene and we'll bring you more information as we know it. we're following the aftermath of that earthquake in chile that has caused damage and devastation. more than 700 people are dead, 500,000 homes are destroyed or damaged. >> chile made a request for help today and the u.n. is answering by rushing aid to the ravaged nation for recovery efforts. marianne rafferty reports. >> okay -- obviously wearee having trouble. >> reporter: the air force is on the scene in the city of concepcion, close to the epicenter of the 8.8 quake. another 10,000 troops will be on hand to lend assistance. for many amilies here in the united states, it's still a waiting game.

hoping they're loved ones are safe. >> i actually posted on facebook and i said if anybody knows anything about my mom, please let me know. >> reporter: with 1.5 million homes damaged, officials say the situation is much worse than they expected and with more than 50 aftershocks since the in -- the inible quake, there could be more. and most structures have with stood the worst of it. the same can be said for the people of chile. >> they have learned a lot from history, having these earthquakes or tremors. so chile is very well prepared. people know what to do in cases like this. >> reporter: in speaking from the vatican on sunday, the pope had this to say. >> my thoughts go to chile. hence the population hit by the quake that caused several losses of human life and serious damage. >> reporter: the biggest earthquake ever recorded struck the same area of chile in 1960. it had a magnitude of 9.5 and

also set off a tsunami which had devastating affects in pacific countries, including japan and the philippines. marianne rafferty, fox news. and closer to home, prayers for support for the people of chile. parishioners gathered yesterday to remember those devastated by the earthquake. many in the congregations have loved ones in chile. at one point hawaii and other pacific islands thought they were in trouble. a tsunami warning was eventually lifted for hawaii. the warning sent hundreds of thousands heading for higher ground. you can get the latest developments 24/7 on our website, including ways you can help. just click on the news tab right there on the home page. and now to another quake- ravaged area. the clean-up work seems never- ending in haiti and with the

rainy season approaching, health concerns are greg. crews are working to evacuate thousands of homeless from makeshift camps and remove debris. another big story this morning, thousands of federal workers furloughed and a halt to extended unemployment benefits. >> it's part of a battle brewing on capitol hill. the impasse affects 2,000 transportation workers, puts a freeze on project payments and hauls work on some projects like the humpback project. >> reporter: if highway construction sites look deserted, you can blame congress. it this will have a big impact on unemployment insurance benefits which are on hold and the white house says it's due to kentucky republican senator jim bunking. >> if he succeeds, 1 million people will be thrown off the

unemployment rolls, 1 million people will be thrown into nothing but what i would call despair. >> reporter: the number may be more like 4 million, but he says the democrats are trying to blow the bank on this. last month there was a law passed that say all measures will be paid for to eliminate deficit spending. >> you won't pay for this and you will never pay for it. >> it ought to be paid for. congress just passed the pig legislation which is required that we find offsets if we are going to spend money and so the first thing we do, is we exempt this bill from it. >> reporter: it's a standoff over spending, caught in the middle is $10 billion in government programs that will start shutting down this morning. >> that was sarah simmons reporting. so the furlough of federal transportation works affected other projects in our area. among them the 9th street

bridge and great falls park and pass cataway park and peterberg park road in virginia. metro's temporary fare hikes are in effect. it is supposed to help reduce the budget deficit. the baseboarding for trains goes up to $1.75, buss from $1.35 to $1.45 and metro access to $2.60. the fare hike is expected to last through june although metro is considering another increase later this summer. facing a tight budget, steep cuts in the classroom, the board approved lengthy furloughs and expanded class sizes for all except for pre-k and kindergarten. there is expecting the elimination of 800 positions, including 355 people in the classroom and also cut people who work as liasons to parents and the community. new this morning, a homicide in prince george's county. police received a call for an

unconscious man in the 8100 block of 15th avenue in hyattsville just before midnight. he later died at the hospital. no word on any suspect or how the man was killed. new this morning, four pedestrians hit by a driver. this happened just before 3:00 this morning on university boulevard and langley park. injuries range from minor to serious. everybody is expected to be okay. driver was arrest on the scene. the ntsb is trying to anything out what caused a deadly plane crash in edgewater. maryland state police have identified the pilot as 53-year- old joseph luther kelly iii of annapos. he tried to land at lee airport but saw the plane flying in the direction and it hit a few trees and fell out of the sky killing the pilot. a pair of planes were involved in a minor collision at reagan national this weekend. two u.s. airways clipped wings at about 9:30 on saturday morning and caused enough damage that a flight to fort

lauderdale had to be canceled. those passengers were put on other flights. the other plane was coming in from la guardia. there is no explanation for why it happened. d.c. transportation chief says our recent snowstorms caught the district without a good plan. gape klein told city council last week that the city has a plan of snowfall for 18 inches but needs a different plan when there is more than expected. klein explained why some roads were cleared and other skipped saying the ford trucks were not adequate. he said they need more small heavy duty plows. and part of the boardwalk in rehoboth beach is scheduled to reopen by the end of the month. this is a webcam of the boardwalk there. the entire boardwalk should be open in time for memorial day. there were concerns that the snow that we had over the winter would delay that opening. i get you'll see good increase this is summer at the area beaches because people want to put the winter behind them and can't afford to go

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security. >> the american people have rejected this health care bill and they prefer a much more reasoned, incremental approach to try and reform the system. >> with republicans unified in their opposition, democrats are working on a plan to push health care reform through on their own. white house advisors say the president will further outline his $950 billion proposal this week. and tough health news for parents and children. especially for minority. studies show african-american and hispanic children are more likely to be obese at children and often even before they are born that is set into motion. family income is often a factor as are cultural customs and examine mothers who spoked during pregnancy and looked at eating and sleeping habits of infants. speaking of health. the president got his first checkup this weekend since taking office. the president's doctor says the 48-year-old is in excellent health but the physician does

have a few recommendations for the president. he said he should keep trying to stop smoking, keep up exercise to strengthen his legs and modify his diet to lower ldl cholesterol to below 130 and try to keep the stress level to a minimum. >> good luck with this. thi won't hope. white house social security desire rogers is stepping down from her post after her handling of the president state dinner. so did she quit or was she fired adrian betle heim joins us. good morning. >> nice to be here. >> this is the game in washington when somebody announced a resignation. was it a resignation or was someone pushed out? what do we think? >> i think we can infer it was a gentle push and the skids were greased after this emrrassing incident after the salahis came in and crashed

that party for the prime minister of india. >> and we should make it clear, they got a lot of the attention and understandably so but it wasn't the fact that they got it and it was the fact that desiree roger was really attending the state winner as opposed to working the state dinner which is usually the case. they are usually working and checking the checklists and that type of thing, correct. >> right. the social secretary came in and talked about her gown and what she was wearing and talked about the guests and that's at odds with the social secretary and it became the focus and house committees wanted to talk to her and in the end the secret service took the fall for this. so there was the spicious that the wagons were circled to save her but her time was limited. >> and the white house certainly put the secret service under fire and they did seem to be circling the wagons around her to protect her.

but in the end, they let her go. and they've already named juliana smoot as coming in. so the fact she resigned friday and someone was named within hours seems to suggest that this is something that was in the making for a while? >> yeah, we don't want to engage in too much but we're starting to see a person on the outs stay two or three months and then they resign. we heard this from greg craig who took his heat for not closing guantanamo by the dead lime the president set. and what is interesting is it seemed like she wanted to have more of a policy role in the west wing, so maybe there was a disconnect between what she thought she would do and the traditional role of social secretary. >> and does anybody outside of the beltway care about it? >> well is not secretary of state, let's put it that way. and i mean it is kind of -- she

was a high profile figure here on the social scene and glamorous and she was part of the obama inner circle. i don't know if i would go that far. >> let's talk about the white house and capitol hill. one of the top stories today the furloughs. , people out of work, affective today, about 2,000 people. the white house says this is because republicans are blocking jobs and at least one republican is saying, hey, we just want to know where the money is coming from to pay these people. what is this really all about? >> it seems like every time we're here we're talking about the senates inability to do something and the ripple effect. one senator held up a bill with a variety of expiring provisions, unemployment insurance, cobra benefits and it included money for transportation. and the majority leader harry reid decided to throw in the towel on friday and the provisions expired.

so what they have to do is create a new law that restarts the programs. and they will probably do it retroactively. but in the meantime the democrats have a new political football to play with. >> i'm surprised that republicans would do this. because it seems at a time like this, thisis a tough position to put yourself in. >> it's a risky position and i'm not sure all of the republicans agreed with what senator bunting from kentucky was doing. he is retiring so he doesn't have to run for re-election but it is a sensitive budgetary time and it gave some of them a chance to talk about deficit reductions. you keep expending the programs of where are you coming up with the money. it goes back to the traditional talking points. >> how fast could this get resolved? is this something that will get dragged on? >> i think they're talking within days. senate is just coming back, but by senate time it could be within a week. they have to write the bill to make it retroactive so people don't lose pay or a gap.

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welcome back. coming up on 9:24 now. we want to take you back out to breaking news from prince william's county. sky fox is over the scene where two bodies have been found. investigators say this is either a double murder or a murder-suicide. there were children at the home at the time of the incident though detectives don't think the children saw anything. there are reports that a day care center is run out of this home. we'll have more information on this story as it comes into us. we do have a crew headed out there to get more details. we mentioned this earlier, caught on camera, an officer tossed in the air like a toy. check it out. you can see the officer talking

to a driver. he's helping out with a minor acciden then out of nowhere, a car swerves, slams into him and tosses him across the barrier. this happened in cleveland, ohio. that officer is in the hospital with pelvis and back injuries. police believe snow and ice caused that driver to lose control. >> wow. toyota's president is headed touching now --headedd to china today. this is where they havem bush plans on -- ambitious plans there. and this is aer coming to the u.s. and lawmakers grilled him on the 8 million vehicle recall. there is a recall of lemon chalet girl scout cookies. they are were distributed in

two dozen states. a local marine arrested and charges are serious but could he be tied to an abduction over the weekend. that is coming up next. and what were thousands of people doing in one spot naked. we have the answer to this one coming up after the break. ♪

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take a look at this. you can't tell what it is, but the syndey opera house in australia wasn't the place to be for the bashful over the weekend. more than 5,000 people gathered and took it all off for the camera. >> they embraced for a photo shoot by photographer spencer tunic. participants had time to get to know each other intimately. they posed for more than an hour in a variety of positions. 5,000 people. >> how did they get that many people to sign up? >> i know. he does this all over the

world, i believe. >> with naked people? >> yeah. >> okay. let me know -- i'll let you know when he comes here. >> are you up for that? >> no, i'm not. it makes me nervous. >> many human bodies are better with clothes on. >> exactly. do we need to bundle up today my friends. >> yes. clothes are suggested because it will be cool. sunshine yes and temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s. and the winds are blowing out of the west and northwest at 25- 30 miles per hour. so it will feel cooler than the actual air temperature. we have jumped. 44 now areagan national. and we're cheering 40s. you know it's been a cold winter. 39 in gaithersburg. 31 in salisbury. if you have the widescreen, you can see that 41 in fredericksberg. you might hit the low 50s down to the south of washington today. 44 in quantico. i mentioned the winds. they've been increasing during

each hour out of the west and northwest and ok at that, 30 miles per hour now. 24 at last look wind gusts in washington. 29 in quantico. look at fredericksberg. 39 miles per hour. so a blustery afternoon and you can be out of the wind and the sunshine and the temperatures of about 50 or so should feel good but still a windy day today. continue to deal with the area of storminess. look at the cloud cover and the light rain showers from yesterday. the outer bands of that area of storminess that impacted us this weekend toward boston. it will finally push out of here and the winds will calm down tonight but we won't get much of a respite because look at what is on the way. off to the south and west we have our next area of storminess and this one will be a strong storm. you can see it taking shape across texas, rain into houston and dallas at this hour. and this will push east and the thinking is that it will track to the south and east of washington. so it will be another coastal

low. and this should be far enough just off hore, at least the in tense parts will be far enough off shore, that we'll just be brushed with light wintry weather and rain tuesday night into the daytime hours on wednesday. breezy out there and high temperature 49. winds out of the north and west at 15-20 gusting. i just showed them to you, at times to about 30. tomorrow we cloud up. 45 for an afternoon high. it looks like it could be a period of winter weather, probably snow off to the north aand some mix south and east of washington tuesday night into wednesday and en notice wednesday's daytime high of 40 degrees with highs in the 40s for the rest of the week. so we'll continue to fine tune that forecast for you. back to the desk. we were talking about this earlier. europe is seeing fierce weather. a storm with hurricane strength

winds killed 59 people after battling portugal, and spain. hundreds are injured or missi. closer to home, more than 200,000 people are in the dark. a blizzard brought heavy snow and wind to knock down tree limbs and power lines. power crews from maryland and as far as michigan are helping restore electricity. dozens of shelters have also been set up. gurvir. a u.s. marine accused of robbing a woman a gunpoint. george torres is now behind bars. and as tisha thompson reports, now police want to know if he's responsible for a scary abduction over the weekend. >> reporter: like most people who go out in arlington, steven denbrook and laura england say they are always watching their backs. >> you have to be careful. you have to be aware of your surroundings. >> reporter: but two nearby crimes have neighbors on edge. arlington county police just arrested a 21-year-old marine

for trying to abduct a woman at gunpoint on february 10th. they say jorge george torres tried to force the woman into a car, along north quincy street. when she resisted he stole her purse. police arrested torres this weekend in henderson hall on the fort myer army base where he was stationed. he not only matches te description the woman give place of the attacker he also matches the description two other women game of a man who attacked them just 16 hours before his arrest. police say the women were walking on north wakefield street around 4:00 a.m. on saturday when a man armed with a gun forced them inside a house and then kidnapped one of the women using his car. police say she was sexually assaulted and seriously injured before they found her in prince william county. arlington county police say it's possible that the two crimes are related. >> it's great they caught him. >> and here we are walking

around last night. and you told me not to bring my mace. >> reporter: even though her friend didn't seem worried. lorraine sever is worried. >> i think i'm always thinking about safety. >> reporter: for kate herman, the fact the suspect is a marine proves to her you just never know who might attack. >> it could be anybody. i guess there is no specific look that anyone has. >> reporter: advice the arlington county police want to you heed until they can figure out if forez is behind both crimes. in boston, tisha thompson, fox 5 news. arlington county police want your help with the kidnapping. if you have any information about torres or the crime, call the arlington police tip line. the number is 703-228-4242. and we continue to follow the top stories this morning and that is that deadly

earthquake in chile. >> we'll talk to former american idol contestant elliott yamin. he was there. and when novel contains the longest senator in literature? say with us. fox 5 morning news is back in just a minute.

we have more now on one of our big story this is morning. and that's the earthquake in chile. the death toll from the saturday quake is now more than 700 and this morning they asked the united nationed for help. >> and american idol finalist elliott yamin has been twittering about his experience there. and he's still there and joins us live on the phone. are you there?

>> i'm here. good. hear you loud and clea so why were you there in the first place. >> i was inted to perform at a concert in vina del mar and i was in my hotel room before the earthquake hit. i had been here six days prior to the earthquake and it is literally a mile and a half off the coast. it's inland and that's where the festival is being held. it's a huge deal here in chilly. and since the quake hit, we have been bussed to santiago, the capital city, which is about -- vena del mar was 90 miles southwest of the capital city. but the infrastructure there isn't as good or modern as santiago was.

we were bussed here for three reasons. one being that they had power here in santiago, two being it's closer to the airport and three being -- being this is an international festival, the production team handling all of the artists, artists here from all over the world, and because we're in the capital city in santiago, we're closer to our embassies should we reach out to them. we're really in a catastrophic disaster zone area and stuck here. >> elliott, if i can interrupt you. while we're listening to you, we're lookingat pictures from the earthquake-ravaged region. police trying to keep people from looting. could you feel the quake? could you feel the earth move? >> are you kidding me? absolutely. we got every pit of that 8.8 or

whatever it was, we felt every part of it. and there was literally the most terrifying two minutes of my entire life. i was on the 7th floor at the time the earthquake struck and it started off with a subtle saying and then after about maybe 15 seconds of the swing, it turned into a violent shake at which point i jumped up, and i ran to the doorway of my room. i was on the 7th floor of the hotel room and luckily i made it -- i made my way down 7 flights of stairs to the lobby of the hotel at which point the power was immediately cut and the building was still rumbling at the time i got to the bottom of the steps and i made it out to the structure and the bottom of the street with my head still attached to my shoulders and unscathed. i'm very lucky to be alive and i'm very -- i'm just very lucky to be alive. >> elliott, thank you very much

for the report. again, as you are talking, we're seeing the shaking as it went on from some of the traffic cams there. thank you very much and hopefully you'll get home safely soon. we appreciate you talking to us. >> i hope so too. thank you for having me on. >> wow, that's incredible. >> and the pictures like from the traffic cams there, we've seen them before but the shaking and the intensity and the length of it, 90 seconds it lasted. >> it must have felt like a lifetime. >> a long 90 seconds. and you know they are here in town but how close have you been to any of the embassies? have you been inside one of them. holly is giving us an up close look at the house of sweden and she's getting a taste of that country and others while there. and animal shelters see a in pets in the summertime? so how can you help animals in

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welcome back. this has been very cool this morning. holly more sis acting as an honorary ambassador today. >> she's at the house of sweden where embassy chefs a hitting the kitchen. >> reporter: good morning to you. we have had an international feast already. we did have something from the house of sweden, the chef came here and fixed us something. that was great. and then we had the chef from the embassy of ghana and now we're moving on to morocco. she's back here hard at work already. the defending champion from the challenge last year but none of this would happen without cultural d.c. and linda harper is back with us again. this is beginning a regular thing. >> and we love it. and we love being a part of this and showing off the great cultural amenities. >> reporter: and people may not know that are out there and they should take advantage of. this is the second year for the

challenge. tell me how you came up with it. >> we created passport d.c. about three years ago. this is the third year this year. and we were looking for something to sortch create the buzz on the front end and what happens is we found these countries were doing fabulous food and feeding people who were attending and we said why not make that into an event as well. that worked out good for us. it's become our fundraiser and gala and all of the proceeds go to benefit cultural d.c. and so we can move forward. >> and it does leave into passport d.c. which people should put on their calendar. >> it will be may. around the world embassy tour is on may 1 and the e.u. embassy house is on may 8th and then it keeps going right on through the end of the month. >> pack your suitcase and get ready for some travel without leaving the city. it's the best way. >> the best way to get your

passport stamp because you're on foreign soil. >> reporter: i love that. let's go into the kitchen and we'll going to catch up with chef nassia. and she said she likes this because it makes her feel taller. and given our last chef, everybody feels the need to be taller. what are you making today? >> we are making today chicken with olives and lemons. >> reporter: you can smell the lemons. it smells good. >> i marinaded already the chicken and with ginger, saffron, salt, garlic, the heart of the lemons and we add the onion. i'm going to add it to the chicken now and put some olive oil and cook it between 30-35 minutes. and keep turning the chicken. >> reporter: now is this a

pretty typical dish from morocco? >> yes. it is a moreockan dish. >> reporter: and it's so colorful. >> because of the saffron. it meals good -- it smells good and you haven't cooked yet. >> this is our defending champ. >> reporter: what do you make last year in. >> chicken franceia. >> reporter: she won two awards. the judge's award and the people's award. you are going to do that. now, do you feel pressure? >> not really. >> very confident. >> reporter: nerves of steel. >> i'm going to add some olive oil and put it -- >> reporter: go ahead. and we only have about 30 seconds so want to make sure we bring in the finished product. that way you and i can taste. >> i like that idea. >> reporter: and we want to show everybody what it looks like. so get it out there. and what is your favorite thing

about cooking for the embassy? >> everything. >> reporter: you love it? she loves her job. >> that's beautiful. >> reporter: look at that. that's fabulous. >> and to taste. >> here we go. >> now you are not a official judge, are you? >> no. i just get to eat everything. >> reporter: and a little piece of chicken. she took a dainty bite. >> thsauce is to die for. >> reporter: that is so good. >> i think that wins. >> reporter: it wins for this hou >> that's true. >> reporter: because i want us to be peaceful in the world and all peacefully coexist. here is what you need to know. it is thursday march 18th. myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to cultural tourism d.c. and the house of sweden. >> and you can buy your tickets line. >> reporter: that's the way to go. you can come out and get your stomachs filled up with all d.c. has to offer.

thank you so much. >> and one of my favorite times of the day on monday is our pet segment. and we have some real cuties with us this morning and along with dr. karen devany is from the fairfax animal shelter. and we have this sweet little kitty who is just 10 days old. just opened her eyes. >> just about. >> and you have a big old boy who is only 8 weeks old. >> this is gideon and he's just turning 8 weeks old. >> he's a big boy. that's a mastiff right? >> yes. >> gosh. as we head into the spring and summer months, and i know it's chilly, but you are all looking ahead because during the spring and summer is when you find the capacity at your shelters picking up. >> absolutely. and equally as important, so many of the ands that we -- many of the animals are too young to be adopted.

>> like this little girl. >> just ten days old. >> and for those sweetie pies, you need people to sort of provide a temporary place where they feel loved until they can go on to a permanent home. >> that's correct. >> and how important is fostering? >> it's so very important. right now at our shelter almost 300 animals a year go into foster homes so they can be raised until they are old enough to be adopted and without the care they wouldn't have a chance. >> and other than just providing a place for the animals too young, what else does a foster home do for that animal? because i can imagine it could be difficult to go straight from a shelter to the outside world. >> right. well for some of the worlds, particularly the puppies and some of the dogsit a socializing time. a family to socialize and train it but for so many like this one, it is actually a very basic needs. it's feeding, this little kitten needs to be fed about

every two hours with a bottle. so it's like having a baby. >> well this little girl. she has a brother over there i think, where did you find them. >> this is a stray that a citizen bought. >> and being bottle feed. >> absolutely. every two hours. and that will go on for a while. >> and you're holding a real love. can i say, he is just a real hugger. he wanted to wrap his arms around you. can you tell me about him. >> this is gideon. he too came in as a stray and the shelter staff named him. he's been in a foster home. we think he's about six weeks old when he came to us. so we take them out of the shelter immediately as soon as we can get a foster to help out and he's been with a foster family now for two weeks and he's getting ready to come back soon where we hope that he'll get a forever family. >> when you look for foster families, what do you look for? >> well they don't necessarily need to be experienced, but

they should have some animal experience. and we do training. we absolutely will train particularly with the neonatal kittens we have special classes. we look for families that have time because you couldn't take th puppy and go to work for eight hours a day. so families at home and have the time. >> and don't you have an event coming up soon where you can do some training. >> we do. on march 18th at 7:00 at the shelter there will be training for those interested in being foster care parents and sometimes it's a few days and sometimes it's a couple of weeks. >> if i could take them all home i would. and i know your foster families feel the same y. we appreciate you coming in. and again these sweetie pies will be up for adoption. this one not yet, but in a little while. we'll take a break and come right back. 

welcome back. we have an update now on the

breaking news out of dale city, virginia. two bodies found in a home on round tree drive, that home also a day care center. here is what police just told us. a man entered the home around 7:00 a.m. this morning. there were shots fired. >> the bodies of that man and a woman were discovered a short time later by the woman's teenage daughter. the man did not live in the home. we understand there were seven children being cared for in the basement of the home at the time of the shooting. none of the children saw what happened. they were taken to a local police station and reunited with their parents and we'll have more on this story coming up at 5:00 this evning and also on myfoxdc.com. tucker barnes is here with an update on today's weather of the not too bad. >> not too bad. springlike out ther temperature wise in the upper 40s and 50s. temperatures out of the north and west gusting to 30 miles p hour and so bring along a jacket. not as warm as it looked and a chance of wintry mix tuesday night and into wednesday.