morning. we'll check that out and get at latest on the forecast coming up. >> the state department putting travels on alert for a possible terrorist attack in europe. that was a nice sound, wasn't it in philadelphia showing plenty of brotherly love to donovan mcnabb before his first appearance as a redskin. but it didn't last for long as mcnabb and the skins' offense wasted no time in jump ago -- jumping ahead on the scoreboard. fox 5 morning news at 7:00 starts right now. ited take a look outside. it is rather cool out there. not really going to warm up. one of those days. thank you for being with us. good morning. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm allison seymour. we'll get the latest weather and traffic updates.

coming up this morning, with rahm emmanuel stepping down, it will be pete rouse as the interim chief of staff for the obama administration. so who is he and why was he picked for the most powerful advisory role at the white house. also ahead, he is one of hollywood's most talented leading men. edward norton is now starring in a new movie called "stone" "and we'll find out more about that. you rob her smash hit, i don't want to wait which is the theme song for the dawson's creek series. paula cole has a new album out and she will perform for us live in the 9:00 hour. >> we've got a lot coming up. let's get start wade -- started with a look at the forecast. >> it won't be a pretty day today. we have precipitation out there. we'll continue to see it today. lots of clouds around, cool conditions and rather breezy too. it will be a real fall-like day, folks.

let's take a look at what is going on. we'll start with hd radar. can you see we have light to moderate rainfall across much of the the region. those of you who are not getting the current rainfall are probably seeing misty conditions or some drizzle. that is what we've got out there. most of the rainfall is light to moderate. current temperatures around the region, it is quite cool. it is 52 degrees now in the district. 51 down in quntd i co. 48 in gaithersburg. baltimore is at 50 degrees. -- 51 down in quantico. your forecast for today, we'll -- i'll show you temperatures across the region. temperatures in the 40s out to the north and west. pittsburgh, 44 degrees right now. for today, rain showers, breezy, cool, highs today, believe it or not, only in the 50s, mid- to upper 50s and that is going to do it for us for

today. i'll have more details on the week ahead coming up in just a little bit. let's get to julie wright and get an update on traffic. >> the big story is going to be the trip into northeast and northwest washington this morning. the crash is inbound new york avenue. it occurred at new jersey avenue involving a couple of vehicles. v-d.o.t. says there was one person trapped inside one of the vehicles at this time. inbound traffic is being diverted off the highway at first street northwest. you can go no if you are they're than that at this point. traffic northbound on new jersey avenue is forced to go outbound. they are headed back out towards the bw parkway as well as route 50. there are delays at 450 leaving capital plaza headed towards the new york-kenilworth avenue split. if you are traveling south on 270, the wreck completely cleared to the shoulder. traffic volume below speed as you travel south out of

frederick. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. some traffic trouble earlier this morning has now been cleared. a large tree came down on river road in bethesda overnight blocking several lanes of traffic. montgomery county police were out there with axs for a while but the state highway crews came along and made quick work of that tree. all lanes of river road are now open. when you have concerns about the weather, remember, can you find updates fast. for conditions, watches, warnings, plus updates on the roads and you can't get us on tv at the moment, why not log onto myfoxdc.com. we start this hour by looking at local headlines p a d.c. police officer came under fire last night. several shots fired at the officer near queens chapel road in adams place northeast just after midnight. the shooters were in a dark green jeep and used a high- powered rifle. investigators say the same suspected may have also fired shots into a store in maryland before the shots were fired at the police officers. d.c. detectives are looking

for suspects in three weekend homicides including a deadly shooting near howard university. two people were found shot at harard and sixth street. also, an armed robbery at a maryland restaurant ended with a car flipped over in front of the takoma park mayor's house. three men with semiautomatic weapons robbed people in the eastern carry-out. they took off in a dodge intrepid. the vehicle flipped over right in front of the mayor opposite home. police arrested three suspects of a short search. a warning for students at the university of maryland. there has been another attack. college park police say three men approached a student behind anne arundel hall at about 40 in the morning sunday morning. one of the suspects tackled the student, forced him to hand over his wallet and cell phone. police aren't sure if this mugging is is related to a series of recent off-campus

incidents. from a warning for students to a warning for travelers. throughout the world, the u.s. state department has issued a special alert for u.s. citizen traveling in europe. self european countries as well as japan have issued similar warnings amid growing concern there could be a new terrorist plot minister works. sarah simmons joins us with more. >> reporter: so far, no major disrumgz to any travel plans yet but terrorism experts are warning americans who are heading overseas to avoid subways, also avoid major machinements and do their best to blend in. the new travel alert hasn't exactly shut down travel between the u.s. and europe. >> we planned this for nearly a year and we're for the going to cancel it now. >> the travel alert from the state department is daunting. it says that al-qaeda and affiliated organizes may be planning terrorist attacks, perhaps the kind that hit

mumbai, india back in 2008 when gmedz in several coordinate attacks killed dozens -- when gunmen in several coordinatedded attacks killed dozens. u.s. officials believe osama bin laden may be behind any new plot. >> was he involved tactically? i don't think so. was he calling for that to happen, that is very possible. it is not really clear what travel ares can do to protect themselves and some wonder why the government isn't saying more r. >> otherwise , people will read these travel alerts, conclude they are meaningless and not pay attention when it becomes particularly important. >> now, alerts come and go. you live i over there. i have to go back. >> as he goes ahead with his travel plans, he is in good company. officials hope that people will

continue on with their plans. this is a travel alert. economists over there do hope people will continue to travel. the european economy was hit very hard by this debt crisis. so they are hoping that people will continue on with their plans. their biggest concern isn't the people that already have flights booked and that type of thing. it is those who are thinking about it who may choose not to do so. we are live here at dulles, sarah simmons, back to you. >> thank you. the supreme court starts a new term today and it is an historic start for the high court. our gurvir dhindsa is back in studio now with more details. >> good morning. elena kagan joins the supreme court this morning, one three women to serve on the court at the same time. kagan will hear some big cases on the court's docket but she will also not be judging some of them. the supreme court's new term begins monday and runs through june. it will give us the first look at how the newest justice will interpret the law. she will be sitting out some

cases. >> the wild card is the newest supreme court justice elena kagan. we don't know how she will rule. >> elena kagan is going to be recused and that means she can't participate in cases in which she was involved when she served in the obama justice department. it is a pretty common sense rule in that, if shea has been a lawyer in the case, an ad catted for one side, she isn't be allowed to switch hats and then sit in judgment. the high court's first big case comes wednesday. the spotlight will be on fred phelps and the westboro church. >> thank god for dead soldiers. >> a lower court overturned a multimillion-dollar verdict for a soldier's family ruling the protest is prespeech. >> they are disrupting one of the most solemn and sacred rituals in the united states, funeral serve force a fallen soldier. i think that may make the case a little different. >> my thinking is that is the supreme court in its wisdom will say there has to be some

reasonable time, manner and place restricts on funerals. >> back to you. former white house chief of staff rahm emmanuel is now speaking out about his run for chicago mayor. he released a video on his new campaign web site touching on some of the city's hot button issue as and culling on chicago residents to tell him about issue crime to the city budget deficit. it is part of an effort to reconnect with the city after spending two years in d.c. emmanuel announced pry that he was leaving the obama administration. and coming up in just a few minutes, we will take a closer look at pete rouse. pete rouse is the man who is replacing rahm emmanuel as chief of staff for the obama administration. george condon, would covers covers -- who covers the whitehouse for congress daily will join us. a british man is the nobel

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7:15 right now as we take a look outside. not what you want to see this morning to get your week started, that's for sure. after the temperatures dropped over the weekend, once again we're mired in muck. >> cold, wet. >> i don't want to say misery. >> it's a monday and it feels like it. >> i've said before, it looks like london. >> i think the difference is a lot of times that we've see when it starts out this way, the sun comes out or it warms up, but it's going to be like this all day? >> no. it's going to be cloudy, rain, breezy, cool, that kind of day. but it does get better as the week progresses. >> i'm going to have to turn on

the heat to keep the house at 70. >> i almost did last night but i resisted. >> because of the kids. >> it was cool overnight. take a look at our early morning temperatures. it's still cool. there are some spots where temperatures are in the 40s. most of us are in the 50s. but the latest image has gaithersburg at 48. cumberland, maryland, 46. 49 in hagerstown. here in the district it is 52. 52 in manassas. 50 in baltimore. fredericksberg is at 54. and a cool start to the day and it will remain cool. we also have the rain to deal with. not heavy like last week but it's light to moderate rainfall across the area. some of you are getting it. those who are not are seeing misty conditions. you have the clouds so it's a moist start to the day. also breezy. now, take a look at the winds. they are blowing at 16 miles per hour in washington. and gusting up to 22 miles per

hour right now. so rather blustery out there and it's going to be a breezy day today all day, i believe. 14 mile-per-hour winds in annapolis. 9 in manassas. your five-day forecast, we do see improvement through the week but today not a pretty day, simply put. clouds, breezy, rain, 58 degrees for the high. tomorrow 61, a few showers here and there. wednesday a couple showers. we'll see the sun break out. 63 for the high on wednesday. that's still 10 degrees below normal. but by thursday and friday we'll see a good amount of sunshine and back to normal. that's the latest. >> thank you, tony. we wore our bright yellow today. >> it's just a reaction. julie, i know you're reaching for it and allison is too. i was thinking, thank you allison because i need a little bit of sunshine. >> this is like on full blast, this jacket, but it's for you, julie. >> i like it. >> i do too.

thank you. and it goes great with her personality. on the roads we could use cheering up. it's been rough for those on new york avenue as you approach new jersey and first street in northwest. that's where we had the accident blocking this intersection along new york avenue at new jersey. they are in the process of sweeping up the debris and getting everything out of the roadway. confining the accident on new jersey avenue. now it appears some traffic was able to squeeze by single file to the left. outbound new york avenue your lanes remain open. bening to 8th and rhode island to get you through northeast washington options. southbound bw at 450 below speed. outer loop slowing 95 past colesville and around to georgia avenue. 270 still busy on the top side leaving 70 to 109 and delays from germantown to the split. 66 slow going out of manassas. in centreville, and then 123 to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-

time traffic. making headlines this morning. the peace mobile, one of those psychedelic vw big bug buses of the 1960s is creating controversy in the district. a government agency wants to remove it from a home in northwest. but part of the community is fighting back now and roby chavez has more. [ singing ] >> reporter: this vw bus is all about peace and love, but as it sits in the front yard of this home in northwest -- >> this is a warning notice. >> reporter: the city said it is a danger and must go. owners are fighting it. >> and it's a conversation starter. and the district government which has much less humor about the matter than all of our neighbors do, chose to cite it

and i think it's easy to say there is nothing dangerous or abandoned about it. [ singing ] >> reporter: with hippie songs and psychedelic cupcakes, many neighbors turned out to rally. >> save the van. >> reporter: many say it fits into the neighborhood of the palisades. >> well it makes me happy. i grew up in the 60s. i don't know why dpw is picking on them. >> reporter: the unregistered bus with no plates or engine, has broken windows and lights and tires. they see it as a danger and has cited it for code violation. dpw said while it may be considered art to some, the fact remains it is an unregistered shell which is a

vessel that neighborhood children can tamper with or contain vermin and there for a safety hazard. >> they have responsible and kept up the van and the area around it. i don't think it presents a danger. >> reporter: mary chai wants to put the brakes on this bus dispute. >> maybe it's possible to get a permit for this or have this on display for a period of time. but in any event, what i would like not to have happen is for this to be a source of people fighting about something. >> reporter: owners say it's more in line with the message the bus brings. >> there is a lot of seriousness in the world now. the wars and recession and people not doing well and we thought this would be a way to start a conversation about the lighter side of life, at appreciate of art and free expression. >> reporter: roby chavez. fox 5 news. 7:21 now. coming up next, verizon is

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more than a snack. welcome back. a look at the commute right there. it is rainy out there. take your time. that's a look at the 395 at the pentagon. >> h.o.v. lanes have been blocked off so we'll check in with julie. but it's the weather causing most of the problems this morning, because of the rain. we saw part of it over the

weekend and last night. >> the road conditions will be through the course of day as we'll likely see rain showers off and on during the day. let's look at weather headlines. we'll see gradually improving conditions this week, but for the time being, we've got a few days of unsettled weather, including today. i think tuesday and wednesday as well. cool days and nights. today, i don't think we'll get out of the 50s for the most part. i think some of you down so the south will see a temperature around 60 but many of us in the 50s. our temperatures return to the low 70s and some sunshine returning for the latter part of the week as well. here is a look at hd radar as we continue to track the precipitation as it comes through. and again most of this is light to moderate rainfall and not seeing the heavy downpours like last week. there is some heavy rain towards front royal but that's it, most of the rest of the area light to moderate rainfall

and even just mist and drizzle at this hour. now let's take a look at the bigger picture as we go back to the graphics and you can see we have clouds over us. they'll be with us all day long. the rain showers moving in from the southeast, they'll continue to track across the area during the course of the day today. being propelled by an area of low pressure off the coast. it's off the coast of virginia right now. that's helping to push the rain showers in here. there is another low pressure system well out to the west, across the ohio valley. and those two systems kind of coming together. so what will keep our weather unsettled for the next few days. i think it's possible to see showers on tuesday and wednesday as well. and we have the winds coming into us out of the northwest so it is a breezy day today. your forecast looks like this: cloudy skies, rain off and on during the course of the day, breezy conditions, a high only in the mid to upper 50s. down to the south, a few

temperatures in the 60s. 60, 61, 62 and breezy. tomorrow unsettled and we won't have as much rain today and even lesser rain amounts on wednesday, sunshine breaking out and 63 for the high. thursday and friday, highs in the low 70s, right about where we should be for this time of year. that's a look at the weather. now let's get more on the rush hour traffic from julie wright. >> it's not just me. my friend sandy on facebook said tell tony to turn off the water and turn up the sun. >> by the end of the week we'll have it. >> by the end of the week? put some muscle into it, will you. across the 14th street bridge, look at those rain drops. heavy, slow and steady is how she rolls across the potomac. delays on dale city through woodbridge and lorton through springfield and on 395 from the beltway to springfield and over the 14th street bridge. all lanes are open. 66 with an earlier accident at

the beltway is cleared. still some congestion through centreville and after nutley street to the beltway. 95 college park to georgia avenue, lanes are now open inbound new york at new jersey. we are in zone leaving bladensberg road from the northeast to the northwest. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. one big story we are following this morning, he was once a power player in the halls of the u.s. senate now pete rouse taking on the advisory role. a look at the new interrim white house staff. thanks for coming in this morning, george. >> certainly. >> who is he and the obvious would be the comparisons to rahm emanual who he'll be replacing for now on the interim basis. >> the most important thing is he's not rahm emanual. he's a totally different individual but he brings real

strengths to the table. most notably his time in the senate as chief of staff to both senator obama and senator dashle before that which gave him the title -- the nickname of the 101st senator. >> he is well respected but he takes the opposite approach from rahm emanual who would put himself front and center. you get the feeling he wants to stay in the background? >> absolutely. you will not see much -- it's bad for us, is that he won't be doing any interviews. you won't see him on the tv like rahm. >> if we don't see him, what will he bring from the last two years in the white house? >> a lot less swearing. but the most effective staffers aren't the ones that are out on tv. it did work for rahm emanual,

but he was a former member of congress. and pete rouse is not a former member. but he'll be behind the scenes and the important thing is implementing the president's agenda. >> and the first step is for them to get together and huddle and look at what is happening in the white house and where to go. how do you see that process working and what might they talk about? >> that's an excellent point because we sometimes forget in washington, it's not just who the staffer is, it's what the position of the president is. if the president's party loses control of either chamber of congress, that totally changes what any staffer, what the president will be able to do. much more important than a staffer. >> when we talk about pete rouse, now you had mentioned he served under president obama before, when he was a senator. didn't really want that job, did he? >> absolutely not. he told one of our reporters last year that he had turned it

down, two and three times. and finally senator elect obama said can you give me one hour a day? and he said well one hour a day. and now several years later it's more than one hour. >> now he's in for much more than one hour. and do you see him as the type of person that would fill it full time or even bother to look at different people? >> i think the election will determine that. if republicans gain control of the house, they may need to look for somebody who they think can bridge and reach the republicans even better than he can. but my betting right now is that he will have the interim taken off and will be the full- time. >> for the casual observer who might not understand the inner workings of the white house, will we see any changes with him running the show as opposed to rahm emanual? >> the changes will be in side

the white house more. i don't think the public will see much. the public doesn't know who the chief of staff is any way. >> well we did with rahm emanual. as far as that perception, we probably won't notice much of a difference as far as on the outside of the white house? >> no. i don't think so. >> interesting stuff. he's more low key than rahm emanual and we can expect that to continue. >> absolutely. i don't think it will be as bad as saturday night suggested where he would be whimpering in the corner. >> but we won't hear from him as much. he might be in that corner, figuratively speaking. george condon, thank you. and we have much more for you. including mcnabb's standing ovation and leading the redskins to victory in his homecoming. dave ross will play monday morning quarterback coming up.

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this is cooley. touchdown washington and a perfect throw from mcnabb. >> the burgundy and gold back in the win column, evening things up from mcnabb who felt right at home in philadelphia. joining us now to play monday morning quarterback, dave ross once again. that was -- the game started out great, mcnabb gets a standing ovation. they go out on the field and win. >> and the best part about the clip with cooley. did you hear the boos? >> those are the boos that say i wish you were still wearing

green when did you that. >> correct. and also just -- i love it and i know it's not nice to pile on, but it's fun to pile on to philly fans. it's just so much fun. and to hear them booing their home team and kevin kolb and mcnabb sticking the dagger in their hearts, it's awesome. and that's what makes things great. and don did what he had to do to get it didn't. ryan torain had an earlier touchdown. listen to the boos. -- queue the boos. that was a decision they made. they said they didn't want the guy any more and don down played it all week, saying it's not about me. it is. it absolutely is. >> you know it is. >> and after the game don was asked, how does it feel?

here is his answer. >> it felts great. the thing about it is, it's about winning ballgames and that's one that i take pride in and we were able to do it as a team today. i thought total team, offense and defense and special teams played a part in what we did today. i'm excited we're at 2-2 and hopefully we can feed off of this going into the next week. >> you have to find a way to win and at end of the day you want to come back and do that and he was able to do that and i think he handled himself like a pro throughout the week. he's a class individual. >> that shouldn't be understated, a class individual, the way he carries himself and the professionalism that he brings. it's like the yankeesm i hate to bring them up, but derek jeter as the leader and the way he translated to the rest of the players, that's what mcnabb is doing here, a true leader and the guys will fall in line. >> too bad we don't have

anybody that just got asked -- got axed from green bay. >> about we do have fresh blood. making big impacts. i asked you about the status of clinton portis. we saw him get hurt again. he ran hard early in the game. >> he did. >> which was great to see. ryan torain also ran hard. >> here is where it stands. you make a good point about guys being activated. two weeks ago torain got activated on saturday night and he played a lot the next day. last night we saw it from brandon banks, got activated saturday night and then he played a big role. they bring the guys in for a reason. yesterday ryan torain had a good game. we'll look at the running game and it's a physical effort he brings. this is what portis does. in his heyday he was a physical runner. but that's a brutal physical run to make it into the end

zone. they need more of that. c.p. had 11 carries, 55 yards. but injured his ankle later on in the game. the whispers are out about clinton, let's put it that way. >> he's taken a lot of punishment. >> and we know about the concussion last year against atlanta which was brutal to watch and yesterday hurt the ankle. we don't know his status for next week. he was asked how good it felt to contribute and here is what he had to say? >> that was exciting. just to have the opportunity for us to be a part of the game, to carry the team. i told ryan at the beginning of the game, we knew he was going to run and this is going to be a big game and i was telling donovan, we here to fight with him. coach called our number. >> you hope he can be the one- two back but ryan torain has clearly established himself as the lead back. clinton is going to be in a

secondary role. >> but good to he see he can produce still. and you and he have the same sunglasses. and for the latest headlines go to myfoxdc.com. allison and tony, back to you. >> looking sharp. >> i want to know when dave is going to talk about stephon heyer. >> we're trying to be upbeat today. >> i'm happy we won. but stephon heyer needs to learn the basics. stop committing penalties. i'm serious. >> your right. >> he's going to cost us games. >> you know what we're talking about at 9:00. >> i won't stand next to him and say that. >> i would say it to his face. >> you say it to about the middle of his chest. >> i would have to be on a ladder to say it to his face. >> we have your back, tony. >> thank you very much. current temperatures around the region, we are off to a cool start this morning, allison.

temperatures in the 50s across the area. a couple of spots in the 40s even. check it out, martinsberg 48. gaithersburg 48. right now 52 in washington. 52 in quantico. 53 in annapolis. and baltimore is at 50 degrees. here is a look at the satellite radar composite for the region. a lot of clouds and fair amount of precipitation moving through. it's mainly light to moderate rain but many of us are getting it. if you are not, you have misty conditions. you certainly have cloudy conditions. and breezy conditions as well. check out the winds. winds are blowing at about 16 miles per hour right now in washington. 14 miles per hour in annapolis. they are gusting to over 20 miles per hour. forecast for today, overcast with rain, breezy, a cooler day. high only 58 degrees. very, very cool for this time of year. our average high would be 73 degrees. >> kind of crazy. >> 15 degrees below normal. but we'll moderate as the week

progresses. >> we'll hold out. i hope that happens sooner than later. >> now people are telling me that people shouldn't make fun of stephon heyer because he's a maryland guy. >> i don't care. he's committing too many penalties and it will cost us. that is in z formation right there. t.p. has spoken. i'm going to do some traffic before he yells at me. 295 across the 14th street bridge, all lanes are open as you work across the potomac. delays from the beltway toward king street, pentagon over the 14th street bridge. downtown 295 on the brakes, suitland parkway to the 11th street bridge. southbound traffic slow at howard road. a mess even though the accident cleared at new jersey, big delays from bladensberg as you make the crawl toward northwest washington. 95 is slow to georgia and delays leaving the icc work heading south. 270 is on the brakes from father hurley to the split.

that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. holly is picking pumpkins and much more this morning. >> she's at holland forms in della plain, virginia. holly. >> reporter: and they have a cornu copia of pick your own. we're going to show you why you should come out and have the fall time adventure yourself. it's all live next on fox 5 morning news. what do you think about the monday morning rain? i'm feeling the same way; dude. 

this is the first full week of october, if you can believe that or not. and as the fall weather arrives you might be thinking it's time to get ready for fall and go pick a pumpkin. >> nothing like fall like picking a pumpkins. >> holly is at holin farms where they have pumpkins and more. >> reporter: they have some of the best looking pumpkins i've ever seen. take a look at some of these. and don't get me wrong, we are going to do our fair share of pumpkin picking here, but the fall time experience here is more than just these beautiful pumpkins here. as matt and shannon davenport and a few of their other

friends come walking out. good morning. >> oh, buffy. >> reporter: that's buffy. that was my dog's name. and who is this? >> this is fluffy. >> reporter: how are you? >> i'm doing well. good to see you again. thank you for the weather. >> sure. >> reporter: you do need it. it's been a dry summer so this is good for your fall time things? >> we had to rain all year long but we're getting it all at once here in the last couple of weeks. >> reporter: so which one am i holding? >> you can take this one. >> reporter: and you said hold him like a football. >> and keep his wings in there. we're going into the end zone. are you ready? >> reporter: we have a lot going on and we did a little traipsing around the farm and we headed up top and let's start with some new things that you've planted which is your first year apples. >> we planted some last year

and more this year and that was an expansion of the other fruit trees. >> got some pictures of those. and you can see they are little trues. and how long until we see fruit. >> next year i'll have a small crop on last year's trees and be in full production after that. and we planted some things for next year, cherry's apricots, plums, asian pears. >> reporter: and we wanted to check out your greens which is a big fall-time thing. so let let's -- let's go through the green garden. >> so there are chinese cabbage and different mustard types and arugula. >> reporter: and we hate some. and shannon, you were supposed to bring up the salad dressing. >> i didn't get the memo. >> reporter: but it was tasty. and you kind of have all of the

different greens there planted together. so is there any different care for the different types of greens? >> this time of year, it's not a lot of weed pressure. they all just came off like a big cover crop: but this time of year they take care of themselves. >> reporter: you had collared greens and some beets and radishes. >> yeah. a couple of different kinds of radishes, turnups. >> reporter: how do you decide what you are going to plant? >> a lot of it depends on the season. this fall greens, these were selected because they do well this type of season. so that was our primary consideration for choosing what the plant would be chosen. >> reporter: and do you find people are coming out here just to get your greens? >> very much so. in particular since we did asian vegetables we got a lot of asian folks as well. >> reporter: right. come and gret it fresh and pick

your own. and if i remember correctly, shannon, you were giving us tips on ways to eat those greens. do you have any more tips for us? >> everything can be cooked the same way. lightly sautes in a pan, olive oil, if you wash them, just the amount of water left on the leaves is enough to steam them down when you put the lid on. don't cook them too much and they'll be perfect. >> reporter: and how long from the time you pick them out of the ground do they last or do you have to cook them that night or a couple of days? >> if you cook them when -- if you pick them when it is cool outside and just put them in the bag and get them home, they'll be good for a few days. but if you pick them on a hot, humid day like a week ago, you need to get them in a cooler to keep them cool. >> reporter: i think fluffy agreed with that. hot days?

cool air is what i like. we have a link to holin farms, if you want to come out to della plane. and we are going to be in search of the perfect pumpkin and we have a special four- legged visitor that might give us a tour of the farm too. now back to you. >> thank you, fluffy. a network reporter and d.c. bureau chief arrested over the weekend on drug charges. what police say was found in the backyard next hour. and coming up next at 8:00, how long will the rain stick around and will we be getting wet again this week? how many days can we expect? the latest forecast and your monday commute is coming up. olkeactuatng rule the tweet.

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minutes. a silent vigil for tyler clemente. he was the rutger's university student after becoming the victim of a crude online prank. many believe because he was gay. bullying is being blamed on a recent number of student suicides and we'll look at how to try to prevent the tragic deaths. check your cell phone bills in the next weeks and months. why verizon is issuing $90 million in credit. and he is a talented leading man. edward norton starring in a new movie called stone. he's joining us in the studio later this hour. we'll have a lot to talk about with him. i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. i cannot wait for that when he comes in. >> he is a great actor. >> he is. he's like an actor of our time. >> i would say so. in the meantime, happy anniversary to lafayette and barbara seymour this weekend.

48 years. and this is the day you've given them. so thank you, tony. >> sorry about that. but happy anniversary. good day to stay indoors. >> tas true. >> let's look at hd radar. we have rain across the region. it will be wet today across the entire area. currently we have rain showers here in washington. can we start with hd radar and you can see the rain showers in washington. off to the south and off to the east as well. off to the west we're seeing some areas of heavier rainfall. that's in front royal and out towards winchester as well. now here is a look at the current temperatures around the region. we are at 52 degrees in the district, 53 in annapolis. 50 in manassas. gaithersburg is at 48, quantico is at 51, fredericksberg is 54. your day planner for today, expect more of the same. more rain. it will continue to be cool today. it will be rather breezy as well. highs today, believe it or not, only in the 50s with more periods of rain during the course of the day today and it

will be breezy. winds out of the north at 10-15 miles per hour generally speaking. they are gusting higher than that this morning. we'll have more on the forecast coming up shortly. >> thanks, tony. let's check in with julie and look at traffic. >> steve, not much has changed. i have to be honest. it's still bumper-to-bumper slow. the accident which contributed to that delay has cleared at new jersey avenue. in southeast, in bound south capitol strategy to the douglas bridge, remaining heavy and slow across the anacostia up toward the free way. tieups off of 295, north and southbound toward the 11th street bridge. top side of the beltway, no changes here. still 95 around to georgia avenue. southbound 95 at 198, a stalled car in the roadway cleared to the shoulder. 270 slow toward the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. when you have concerns about the weather, such as perhaps this morning with the

rain out there and wet roads, find the updates from the conditions and watches and warnings online at myfoxdc.com. our big story this hour, the u.s. state department has issued a special alert for citizens traveling in europe. several european countries and japan have issued similar warnings amid growing concern there could be a new terror plot in the works. sarah simmons joins us live from dulles international airport with more on this story. sort of frightening news this morning. >> reporter: it certainly is. as you said, the state department issued that warning, saying that al-qaeda and affiliated terrorist organizations could be planning possible terrorist attacks and officials believe that osama bin laden could be behind any new plot. and officials want americans to be on high alert.

the warnings took robert receipten feld by surprise. he didn't hear about the warning until he got to the airport. >> i think being scared makes no sense. of course i will make efforts to try my best to look around and taking care of myself. >> reporter: even though the united states put out a warning for europe, the british government is focusing on france and germany which is where he is headed. >> i tend to be more careful, not living daringly. i would avoid speak events like octoberfest in munich, but not visiting a museum. >> reporter: terrorism experts say tourists should avoid metros, subways and monuments. >> the very fact that you would go after a monument like big ben or the eifel tower would create worldwide news and the terrorists are looking for news. we believe because it turns out our aids and drone attacks are having an impact on al-qaeda in

pakistan and they want to strike back and show their followers they are still vital. >> reporter: and he said americans should learn to blend in. >> shouldn't dress overtly like americans. this is not the time to wear your redskins jacket in other words. >> reporter: eric glass, an american who lives in austria does this. >> i just blend in and be normal. >> reporter: that way he can go on with his life in spite of the terrorists. now again, a travel alert. it is not a formal warning, which means they just want americans that are flying overseas to be careful. they are not advising them not to travel and those who are overseas, the european economy is very worried. they would rather people continue on their plans because of the fact that the european economy has been hit hard by a debt crisis, but the fear is not so much that people with plans will cancel them, just

that those that maybe had been thinking about it will choose not to do so. live here at dulles, sarah simmons, back to you. the supreme court starts a new term today and for the first time in history, there will be three women serving on the high court. but the newest justice elena kagen will have to sit on some cases because in her last job as solicitor general she argued cases in front of the supreme court. >> elena kagen is going to be recused and that means she can't participate in cases which she was involved in the obama justice department. if she was a lawyer in the case, an advocate for one side, she couldn't switch hats and sit in judgment. >> the first big case comes on wednesday. the spotlight will be on the westboro church from kansas. you know them probably for the anti-gay stance and picketing funerals of fallen soldiers. new this morning, scary moments for d.c. police as

several shots were fired at a police officer near queens chapel road and adams place north east at about 12:30 this morning. the shooters were in a dark colored green jeep. they used a high powered rifle. investigators say the same suspects may have shot into a store before firing on police. d.c. detectives looking for suspects in three weekend homicides, including a deadly shooting near howard university. two people were found shot at harvard and 6th street around 1:00 a.m. on sunday. a silver spring man died at the hospital, the other victim was treated and released. and three people accuse of robbing a restaurant are arrested. they fled in a dodge intrepid and that vehicle was located after it crashed on lincoln avenue. officials believe it may have hit a speed bump too fast causing it to slip and land in front of the mayor's home. 8 minutes after 8:00. a college campus community at

rutgers comes together to remember a fellow student who committed suicide, apparently over becoming the victim of bullies. bullying is blamed for a an of recent suicides and we'll look at what can be done to stop the tragic deaths next. plus the infamous red sorry fetching a pretty price. find out how much michaele salahi's dress went for at auction and who bought it. and the latest forecast from tony and julie has your update on traffic coming up. 9 minutes now after the hour. 

it is 12 minutes past the hour on this monday morning. and this is one morning we could use a pick-me-up. >> let's head over to tony perkins who has a pick-me-up. >> yes, i do. and it's better than i am. it's time for the my first 5 photo of the day. >> you were right. >> look at this. i love these kids with the

redskins gear. this is amazing how tiny they make it. this is cheyenne. she's getting ready to cheer with daddy. >> look at that baby. >> and keep her cheering dad because maybe that's what took us over the top yesterday. we need her cheering all season long. >> she's decked out, like the leggings and the bib. >> she has the attitude too. >> with the little typier, the little onesie. adorable. >> she's very cute. thank you for sending that in. to send us your child's picture, just go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. let's look at the graphics. we start with the current temperatures around the region. we remain at 52 degrees. 52 in washington. 52 in leonardtown. dulles is at 51. baltimore is 50 degrees and in manassas it is 50 degrees at this hour. here is a look at the satellite radar composite for the region.

what we are seeing right now is -- here we go. old on. the commuter is jammed up. let's go to hd radar and you can see that we have some rain showers across the area at this hour. it is all light to moderate rainfall. things look good as far as the day progresses. in terms of heavy rain, don't expect to see relief of that. for the bulk of the day it will be light to moderate rain. winds 14 miles per hour right now. they are not gusting particularly strongly at this hour. but it is breezy and it will be breezy during the course of the day today. your five-day forecast, look for a high today of about 58 degrees. that will do it, unfortunately. tomorrow 61 with a chance of a few more showers here and there. wednesday, maybe a couple of showers, 63 and then better for thursday and friday. temperatures in the low 70s. that's a look at what is

happening with the weather. now let's get an update on traffic from julie wright. >> eastbound 15 at the bypass, we're dealing with a crash on the right side of the highway. 66 is a mess with delays through manassas and centreville. traffic that is stop and go toward 123 and after nutley toward the capital beltway with no relief in site. 95 is jammed up out of fredericksberg to the center point parkway where we have the remains of the vehicle fire in the right lane and slow traffic from the 14th street bridge. 270 gridlocked leaving germantown to the lane divide. outer loop is slow from 95 to georgia. southbound 95 on the brakes from the icc work headed south. bw parkway slows 198 to powder mill and new york avenue still on the brakes from the times building to the third street tunnel. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. our big story this morning,

rutgers university paying a very public tribute to tyler clemente. he is the student who committed suicide last week after his roommate videotaped him having sex with another man and then postd it online. there was a moment of silence at saturday's football game and a visual was held in his -- a vigil was held in his momory last night. antwan lewis has more. >> reporter: rutgers students filled the steps in tyler commons for a tribute. their faces spoke volumes. >> i'm upset this happened. the whole thing is not a great situation for the university. it's just -- it's a loss. this didn't have to happen. >> reporter: the campus is still dealing with the 18-year- old freshman violinist. he jumped from the george washington bridge a week ago upon learning a webcam was set up in his dorm room to broadcast a sexual encounter

over the internet. authorities arrested and charged daru avi and his girlfriend. robbie was tyler's dorm mate. >> it's weird for something to happen on campus and take it that far. >> reporter: the organizers end the the event by asking attendees to embrace one another with a hug or a handshake. no doubt wishing this all could have been done under less sad and much different circumstances. >> right in the middle of the speeches i heard four people crying behind me and i'm not the type of person to have my emotions pour out but everyone being open and not anything else, just emotions running through, made he feel really sensitive and that made me feel emotional. >> so can be done about trying to prevent suicides? with us this morning, robert young program manager of the

circle of respect initiative to discuss the motivations behind bullying and cyber bullying and how to stop it and we're focusing on cyber bullying because this is the newest trend. good morning. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> because this was posted online, this falls under the cyber bullying headline. would you agree with that? >> absolutely. we define cyber bullying as any use of technology or social media to distribute hurtful messages or sexual images of people. so this falls under a case of cyber bullying. >> is it easy to do this type of thing. we know who the culprits were. it was the roommate. but is it easier to do this sort of thing if you are anonymous. maybe you don't know who the bully is here. >> we all find it easier to do things when we're not in front of the person. we can hang up with somebody on the phone or detach ourselves from it. we don't have to focus on what we have just done to them.

power of our words, we don't see their reach when we don't have to see it in person. so it's easier to do things when we don't have to see the impact that we are having. >> at circle of respect initiative, have you isolated motivation behind this. is it just a matter of a bully is a bully? >> at any point we can all become bullies, but it takes us to forward that. with some students it's funny, and they don't see the connection. i think it's not so much that a bully is a a bully, but not having thought about our actions and what this pay mean. obviously some of the instances that we've seen recently, they did think there would -- they didn't think there would be ramifications past the immediate moment and there were. >> and what we're learning, because we're learning about the web together. kids who were born at a certain point, now that's all they know. but a lot of us are growing up with this whole new world that we're living in. do you think that we realize yet, just people, that the

internet is a permanent thing. it's not written in pencil, if you will. do we get that yet? >> i think so. i think that as you said, a lot of kids, that's all they know. everyone has a e-mail account and on a text book social networking site. but i don't think we know how to manage the conflicts that arise from that. i think we need more awareness and our kids need better help to know how to manage those things and proper behavior on the internet sites. >> so these young people, they are in college now. what, in your opinion, and the opinion of circle of respect initiative, needs to happen so a clear message is sent? because these aren't 2nd grade kids on the playground teasing another kid for whatever reason. but what can the ramifications be that can send a clear message here? >> i think that people of any age need to know that bullying is not what we traditionally see it as, as something we should pass along and something

that is happening as part of growing up, we need to see it for what it is. people who are bullied often suffer depression and anxiety and at worse we see with the case now, people often commit suicide. and it's hard, so i think we need to know from the beginning that this isn't something that can just be sort of pushed off to the side as, well as they get older it will go away or they will get over it. this has serious emotional ramifications for a lot of people. >> because you look and say this young man had everything going for him. he's a college student. and you see his friends coming out for the vigil. how could it effect him so deeply that he would take his own life but it makes sense and it gets in here and it's hard to shake that. >> and that carries into adulthood. many people can tell you stories of when they were younger and bullied and they remember the exact moment, they remember the person who did it, and they remember how they felt when it happened and they carry that for a very long time.

>> if your child is a bully and you're watching, how do you know? how do you know that and what do you do to try to stop it and still culture respect? >> i think a lot of people can pay attention to your children's behavior and how they interact with their friends. if they want to control a situation often and that's what bullying is. it's just a form of control. it's an imbalance of power for people. and one thing to do is to use the moments to talk to your children about what is appropriate and what is not appropriate. and also encourage -- we don't want to discourage social interaction but encourage the proper way to treat people and use those moments as teachable moments to talk to your children. use moments like this where sometimes we talk about it and say did you hear what happened and then we leave it at that. bring that and make that have some personal meaning for your life and children and talk about if anything is happening at their school or use it as a moment you can teach. >> robin young is the program

manager at circle of respect initiative. thank you for coming in today. >> thank you. coming up on fox 5 morning news, did thousands of families wrongly use their homes because of fraudulent foreclosures? and holly is out picking pumpkins this morning and more. she's at holin farms in delaplane, virginia. we'll have that coming up for you too. hi there. i'm ian wright

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of record-breaking rainfall this is the last thing people wanted. but we still have a deficit. so let's look at where we are headed. in terms of radar, where we have our live fox doppler radar to show you what is happening. this morning, some of you seeing light rainfall and some of you seeing moderate rainfall and most of the moderate pockets of rainfall are out here to the west. just north of front royal and just along the i-81 corridor there. but it is kind of an off and on situation here and there but still making roads very slick. let's look at true view and show you the big picture. the wet weather coming through the central portions of pennsylvania and along the mid- atlantic. we have a couple of systems responsible for this and guess what, they are not going anywhere any time soon. so we are just going to have to continue to deal with it and we'll talk about that in a second. but let's go to the weather maps and look at temperatures. a cool start. typical fall weather right now. 52 degrees at national. 48 at gaithersburg.

58 at dulles. and baltimore kicking in this hour at 50 degrees. to the south we have 50 degrees in leonardtown. so here is what is happening. low pressure system over the upper ohio valley. another one off the coast. eventually they will merge but we'll end up seeing a stalled out low pressure system on the coastal area and that will continue to keep us into the wet weather as me move -- we move into tuesday. lingering into the early part of wednesday as well. so you'll have to deal with it. winds are light and today we are talking daytime highs only into the 60s. and the upper 50s so bundle up. back to you. >> when you have concerns about the weather, go online to myfoxdc.com and you'll find the updates fast for the conditions and watches and warnings and the wonderful pictures like here where you can almost see the national cathedral. it is not a pretty start but we'll keep you updated here and also online at myfoxdc.com.

donovan mcnabb shines in his return to philadelphia. >> joining us now to play monday morning quarterback, our own dave ross. the mcnabb-vick bowl one-sided yesterday. >> we saw that ugly picture of the morning commute. but you know what makes for a good monday, when the redskins win on sunday. so the drive is a little bit easier in the rain. and you're right, it was a one- sided affair because one of the guys got knocked out and that's what happens when you have a running quarterback. but here early on, mcnabb up top, chris cooley and touchdown chaos. watch hall and career moore converge on vick. they say the ribs were not broken but getting an mri today. he was in a lot of pain. and in the last play, jason avant, the ball was in your hands. how do you drop it for one, but deangelo hall comes up with the pick. we don't want to think about

what could have been. this was a nice moment. and reid hugging mcnabb after the game. and he quarterbacked there for 11 years and in the end it's a 17-12 win and it's a huge win for the redskins now standing at 2-2. we talked all week, mcnabb down played it, how much did it mean, yada yada yada. listen to what he had to say to his teams in the locker room. >> this is something we can feed off of going into the rest of the season. we're number one in the nfc east and we're going to stay up there. [ applause ] >> everybody makes mistakes in their lifetime and they made one last year so ... [ laughter ] >> great sound bite. here again is a great throw to cooley and that he beat the linebacker single coverage. but 2-2 for the redskins and they do have a tough game next week, the packers come here. but we'll worry about that on friday and we'll talk about that as the week continues.

but for now celebrate as the redskins win. they are 2-2. allison called it a must-win and now they won so money is the prediction. >> no pressure. our redskins coverage will continue on air and online. >> for the latest headlines go to myfoxdc.com. and the gown worn by the party crasher, the red sorry, the one that looks like that, went on the auction block over the weekend and somebody paid a lot of money for it. we'll have details of the surprise bid and how much the dress fetched. also just ahead, he is the big time actor with local ties. edward norton joins us to talk about his new film called stone. that's coming up next. 

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piece of political history such as i see this, it's something that you can't put a value on. >> to everyone -- everyone has seen this maybe once or twice and if it can do something great and give back, that's what life is about. >> 80% of the proceeds will go to two charities. the new owner plans to possibly donate it in the future. jon stewart speaking out after being called a bigot. those comments got sanchez fired last week. he and fellow comedians took jabs over the weekend. and tom brokaw broke he didn't want to sit next to sanchez in junior high. time now is 8:40. edward norton joins us in studio and we'll talk about his new movie. and holly is heading west this morning. >> reporter: good morning, steve. what is your idea of the

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8:44. he is recognized as one of hollywood's most talented leading men and you've seen him in the incredible hulk and fight club and american history x and primeal fear. and now edward norton starring in stone. it's a tale of passion, betrayal and corruption. and here to join us is he had -- is ed norton. and if i was an actor, i would love to play this kind of character? what did you think? >> it's intense and a heavy

film, but i -- when you can find somebody to do this far away from yourself its like borrowing a maserati for a couple of weeks. it's fun. >> you've played so many different characters is your self- >> i don't try go near me. i never think -- the film is about a guy in prison. he has been in the system and being assessed by robert diniro and being up for parole. and i think it's better to be a good investigator almost. >> and one of the beauties is not just what is said in the film but what is not said because you have the moments where you are wondering, is there too much acting going on here as far as i don't know if i believe who these characters are. that must have been fun to play that. >> definitely.

i think deception is an element of it, but it's not a thriller in a conventional sense. it's not about a guy pulling a con, it is -- you are left to wonder along with denero's character about how authentic the spiritual transformation that this guy is going through is. >> and you mention denero. and we see two star quarterbacks going against each other and battling it out on the field but friends afterward, but is it like that in film as well? >> it would be like mcnabb and -- i don't know who is who. maybe i'm manning and he's playing somebody older. but he's tremendous in this film. we all came up watching his films and this is -- this, as objective as i can be, when i saw the film, i thought it was

among his great recent performances. he's really tremendous in it. >> you must have liked it yourself because for a while you took time off because you wanted to work on specific projects that mean something to you. there must have been something in the script that led you to believe that. >> i made a film called the painted veil with the same director and i was so impressed with him on that film and i liked work with him so much, that when he said he wanted to do this, this was a big part of the pull. working with him and denero again those were both very strong draws for me. but i thought john was going after things in this film. the films that you mentioned in the run-up, films like fight club and american history x, these are not easy films, but i think they have stuck in people's heads and this film

was in that category for me. it's tied into things that are -- that people are going through in the united states right now, certain experiences of feeling unstabilized by what is happening in the economy and a sense of spiritual crisis. and i think i like films that are digging around in the moment and i think over time i've learned that those are sometimes the films that people hook into and in a especially intense way. >> and we should have mentioned that you grew up in columbia. >> yeah. that's why i thought it was fun to come in. >> it's like a homecoming for you. >> for sure. >> but your doing a lot of political work and work with the environment. we know about the documentary with president obama, just the whole rise to power. and now he has kind of helped you out and named you to the committee for arts to help out there. do you enjoy doing those things? >> i do. i look at the opportunity -- the opportunity to serve on

something like the committee for the arts is definitely to me an opportunity to give back or contribute. it's something i have a strong conviction -- a strong conviction that the arts are a part of the economic recovery and that art isn't just an elective or something we only pay for when times are good. i think people forget how much -- how much we're building these three theaters in new york, it's a $70 million project and that's an important part of the economy with jobs and work. so that's something i like playing a role in, in part because i think it transcends party and politics. i think that's a good thing for everybody. i like to mix it up. the documentary was really interesting we made about him.

and it wasn't a group of supporters or democrats, but it was setting out to make a film about a freshman senator. we agreed to croninle -- chronicle his time in senate and it was a unique experience and not one i expect to have one again. >> and i think you chose the right party. >> we backed the right horse. a couple of times we were looking at this and saying can you believe what this is turning into. it was really interesting. >> we appreciate your work that you do with the films and you're doing more and producing and directing too. good luck with your causes as well. >> thank you. good to be here. >> the new film is called stone opening up october 15th and starting here in d.c. and then in baltimore. great to see you. welcome back home. >> i can't wait to see it. holly is looking for the perfect pumpkin this morning.

she's at holin forms in delaplane, virginia. holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. pumpkins come in all shapes and sizes and depending on what you like is what you pick and what you define as perfect and chances are you'll find it here at holon forms because they have the most amazing pumpkin patch i've seen sometimes. but i have brought in expert pumpkin searchers this morning. that's you two. henry and marjorie. henry, how old are you? >> 6 and a half. >> reporter: and marjorie, how old are you? >> 5. >> reporter: and do you know how to find the perfect pumpkin? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: what are you looking for? >> a pumpkin that is nice and big and round and has a large stem and really shiny. >> reporter: does your mom and dad happen to be pumpkin farmers? i thought so. go off and find your perfect pumpkin. and meanwhile, nothing like

having a pumpkin patch as your back yard. i'll bring matt and shannon back in. and if i didn't see the pumpkins on the vine, i would have thought you planted them because there is one perfect pumpkin after another here. you have a good crop. >> we did good in spite of the crowd. we have 10 acres of -- pumpkins and gords over here. >> reporter: are there different kinds of pumpkins in the patch? >> yes. we have different varieties. this one is called a big mac. these are designed to grow really big. got the nice orange color. and pumpkins like this, you can find them from this size on up to 25 pounds or so. that's more of a howdin variety that is typical of a pumpkin patch. >> reporter: and i think it's cool to come and see them on the vine. this is the first time we've

done them on the vine. so when you come to the patch, it's easy to break them off. you don't need something to cut them off? >> no. at this time of year you can pull them off pretty easy. >> this would is still pretty green and would be easy to break off. some people are particular about one thing, like a thick green stem which i will say that they think it makes a good handle but it's not a good idea to carry your pumpkin by the stem because they got dropped and cracked and break. >> reporter: and bring it back, henry, i know you can do it. kids aren't the only one that can frolic in the pumpkin patch. furg us, one of the farm dogs, we have pictures of him going on. and tell us about him.

>> and he is my parents' dog and his a terrier and he loves running around and finding mice. >> reporter: he doesn't care about the pumpkins. >> but i think you can check him out on our website at holin farms. >> reporter: and people can bring their dogs but -- >> they need to be on a leash. everyone is welcome to bring their pet. same type of things apply, cleanup, have a leash. >> reporter: henry, i'll meet you halfway. that's a pretty big pumpkin. i'm going to come to you, but it looks like you got a good one. maybe i'll meet you halfway. you don't have to move it any more. why did you pick that one? >> because it's big and i found one before, but it had like a fungus on it. >> so this one is nice and clean. >> reporter: put your arm up

like this. that's some big muscles. you carried that pretty far. we'll have dad carry it the rest of the way. i want a muddy high five. yes. myfoxdc.com is our website, we have a link to holin farms if you want to come out yourself. coming up next hour, we're going out of our gords and we're looking at gords ourselves. keep it coming. >> so hard and so many to choose one. >> perfect ones out there for everybody. time now is 8:55 on this monday morning. jimmy carter in the hospital last week with a virus and today in the district building houses, even in the rain. we'll go live to the northeast neighborhood where roslyn carter are pitching in for habitat for humanity.

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