company been cheating you. the feds think yes and they sued. now two major card companies have settled but a third is going to court. fox 5 morning news at 7:00 starts right now. well it looks like a nice start to this tuesday morning october 5th, although it is chilly. but at least not the rain we had yesterday. good morning, i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. almost 50-degree. >> cooler in places to the west. tough to deal with. >> tony perkins is here with more on this day. it's going to get better, right, tony? >> certainly. not that much better. we'll getting off to a cool start. we'll see temperatures warmer than what they were yesterday morning but still cool air in place for us for today. let's take a look at the current temperatures this

morning. 51 currently in washington. 51 at annapolis. gaithersburg at 48. quantico 44. the cool spot is manassas at 41 degrees. it was 39 there not too long ago. i won't even say cool. downright cold toward manassas. here is a look at the satellite radar composite for the eastern u.s. we are seeing a mix of clouds and clear skies during the morning hours. and i think we'll see a fair amount of sunshine during the morning but then more clouds that you see out to the west will build in later on today. we believe that precipitation stays out of the area for the most part. so the forecast for today, another cool one. we'll see our highs into the upper 50s and low 60s. skies will become more cloudy as the day progresses. look for a high in manassas of 60, bowie 62, arlington, 63. now let's get an update on traffic. for that we go to julie wright. a four car pileup is tieing

up your ride. southbound on d.c. route 295, kenilworth. the crew checking out that drive. inbound south of 50 and eastern, you can see the accident occurred before you reach bening and d-dot on the scene. from boroughs to merge on to kenilworth, doing so well past the accident. gridlock early southbound on kenilworth south of 50 and the d.c. line through northeast washington. rhode island avenue not a bat option. bening road to h. street could help you out. inbound new york avenue slow at the times building to bladensberg road. elsewhere, for those traveling the top side, outer loop below speed, 95 around to georgia. southbound 270 busy on the top side passing 109. delays in germantown and again at the split. this is inbound on the dulles toll road after hunter mill but before route 7. accident

reported along the left side. big delays from before hunting mill around the accident scene. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. new this morning, a mysterious shooting under investigation. a man found shot in the parking lot of a virginia metro stop at the huntington metro and sarah simmons joins us live with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, allison. metro police say a man was found shot in his stomach at the metro huntington stop. right now police will investigate this. this happened before 10:30 last night. fairfax county police got a call from a woman who said she was supposed to meet a family member here and when she arrived she didn't see him. when police arrived him they did find a man in the lot with

what they say was suffering from an injury to the lower body. he was taken to the hospital with what they call a life- threatening condition. we don't have an update on his condition as of this morning. we talked with metro riders though who say they have heard about issues at this metro stop in the past. so they always try to be on alert. >> there have been a lot of cars vandalized here, so you are always careful as you are coming out and aware. >> i've come out late before here, so i wouldn't be too nervous. there is nothing dangerous around here. you have to be mindful of what is around you. but it is surprising to hear that. but in this day and age, you never know what could happen. >> reporter: now at this point police are still in their investigation trying to figure out what occurred, whether or not this man was even shot on the metro property, if he was injured somewhere else and then

brought here, they don't know right now, but we hope to learn more information as the morning progresses. live at the huntington metro stop, back to you. an armored car driver fights back. this happened yesterday at a shopping center at brentwood road in northeast. the guard was picking up a bag of money from a shoe store when the robber walked up, grabbed the bags off of a counter and tried to run. the guard shot the man in the leg outside of the store. investigators don't believe the suspect have a weapon. police say he is 35 years old and from the district. police hope to catch three men who robbed a university of maryland student. this happened on campus early on sunday morning. part of the robbery and believed to be the getaway car caught on tape but police aren't making it available yet. it is grainy. it is being enhanced. the robbery comes after a

string of robberies this semester that happened off campus. first sweden and then the united states, britain, can day and now japan issuing warnings for travel. this comes after a member of afghanistan was picked up. a u.s. missile killed several linked to the terror plot. the white house said tourists traveling to europe to use common sense but not being told to cancel travel plans. >> this is not a travel warning, telling people not to go. this is simply to raise awareness and alertness of those that are there. >> but with security warnings being ramped up abroad, will it be beefed up here at home as well. we'll have more on that coming

up. everything you need to know is on myfoxdc.com. you can see the full alert and frequently asked questions. just go to myfoxdc.com and click on the travel alert. sentencing today for the would-be times square car bomber. he pled guilty in june trying to blow up a nissan pathfinder. he faces a mandatory life prison term. the d.c. government will tighten its belt to help the budget. mayor fenty has frozen hiring and demanding a 10% cut at city agencies. that goes into effect tomorrow. this is to help close a projected $175 million budget gap. the specific actions are expected to save about $126 million. and saving you money when you go to use your credit card, the government said that visa, mastercard and american express

haven't been allowing stores to offer you discounts or let you know when charge cards will close. the government said the store has more to process. so the justice has sued two of the three and one credit card company said it's ready for a court fight. brett larson has more. >> reporter: a justice accident crackdown on america's three biggest credit card companies. >> we are sending a very, very clear message. we will not tolerate anti- competitive policies and practices. >> reporter: the justice department filed a civil trust suit against american express for imposing unfair restrictions on stores that use their card. visa and mastercard said they won't steer away from customers with fees. >> we need to make sure they have access to lower prices. >> reporter: american express is digging in. the new york based company

called the settlement a setback for competition and top company officials indicate they want their day in court. the suit falls in line with sweeping financial changes and regulation under the obama administration. >> credit card companies will no longer be able to mislead you with pages and pages of fine print. you will no longer be subject to all kinds of hidden fees and penalties. >> reporter: neither visa nor mastercard admitted to any wrongdoing and neither will have to pay any fines. am ex stock tumbled 7% on word of the news. a claim of a cancer cluster near fort detrick. why the maryland department of health claims it does not exist. and we'll talk with a group fighting against those claims in memory of a woman who passed away after her battle with cancer. you might be dealing with flooding damage or more. what is your next step as you deal with the insurance

companies? that is coming up next. 9 minutes after 7:00 now. stay with us. 

7:13 right now as we take a look outside this morning. with the sun coming out now, maybe it will help us feel warmer than what the actual thermometer is saying. >> good looking right now. >> and i've said during the early morning hours, we'll see good amount of blue sky and sun and as the day progresses we'll get clouds building in. the prettiest part of the day is the earlier part of the day. >> often that's the way it is. >> well that is true. sometime it is, sometime it isn't. >> it's just the only part of the day we see you. >> that's true. our temperatures remain cool though. let's take a look at the current temperatures around the region. we are stuck at 51 degrees here

in the district. now 51 out in annapolis. off to the east, you have the quote, unquote, warmer temperatures. 54 in cambridge, 51 in salisbury. to the west, 41 in manassas, 47 at dulles airport, winchester at 49 degrees. your satellite radar composite shows you a good amount of blue sky, a mix of sun and clouds this morning. the sun just came up officially and that's the way it will be during the morning. out to the west you see more clouds and those will work in here later on today. so the forecast looks like this: this morning, partly sunny. high today about 63 degrees. note the winds out of the west at 10-15 miles per hour. it will be breezy. now here is a look at the temperature trend. for those of you saying, tony, please some warmer weather, please, sir, we'll get it --

get it by the end of the week. >> please, tony, please. >> you got the point across. let's check in with julie. >> somebody needs to set me up with twitter. they wanted to know if you had a big gulp sitting on your desk. >> i was having a throat problem and someone was kind enough to bring me some tea. at least we're saying it was tea. >> ladies and gentlemen, tony perkins, if he starts wobbling on the set, that would be a long island iced tea. on the roads, southbound 270 out of hyattstown, heavy and slow out toward clarksburg and into germantown. you are on the brakes the entire trip toward the split. there aren't too many brakes along the trip on 270 toward the lane divide. outer loop is below, 95 to georgia, southbound 95 slow at 198 and leaving 212 to the beltway. dulles toll road, accident

after hunter mill, second lane to the left tied up. eastbound 66, the crash at the beltway, second lane from the left. on and off the brakes out of centreville. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. as we take a live look outside, beautiful start to the day today but what a difference we've had over the last couple of days, especially last week when the heavy rains pounded the area. and when we get the rains, especially the heavy ones, it can cause water seepage and flooding throughout the metro area and that can loosen tree roots and cause problems before the wet weather is over. so let's find out what we can do to help out. joining us with a look at how to navigate the property damage, mike mccartin, national spokesperson for the independent insurance companies of america, from college park. and we see the flooding. some people are used to it, if they live by the river or a low-

lying area but when we have storms like last week, it seems like more people end up dealing with it. it may be easier to take these category by category. how about basement flooding, what is the best advice for basement flooding. >> probably do preventative maintenance. make sure you have good drainage. make sure basement is free of debris. have someone do some work and come out and do an evaluation or do some grading or clean the drains out. >> is this damage covered, storm related damage, is that covered or do you have a separate policy for that. >> rain water seeping in won't be covered under a typical homeowners policy and then the discussion gets into whether or not a flood policy would provide coverage and at that point i think what you need to do is have a discussion with

your independent agent as to the definition of a flood, because it's tough to get to that definition, and two, what are you trying to cover. >> does it become a gray area as to what is considered a flood and not considered a flood because as a homeowner we just know there is water in our house and we want to get everything fixed. >> absolutely. and a simple definition of a flood is two or more consecutive houses or two or more acres of generally dry land. so the claims we see in my office and we do a lot of homeowner's business, are typically water in a basement, rain seeping through window well and those would not be covered under a typical home policy. and the second problem you would face even if you had a flood policy, is the coverage in the basement, which is where we generally see most of the damage, is for more cleanup and

mechanical type systems rather than drywall and floor. >> and is there something out there we can get? >> probably not. but it goes back to -- i would say it goes back to where i started with doing the preventative maintenance. >> and do a lot of people take inventory of what is in their home. a lot of time as we see damage there is a question of value. do you recommend people take pictures or video of what you have in your home as proof. >> absolutely. insurance companies bend over backwards to be fair and do a good job, but the more information you have, pictures, video, the easier it is to settle the claim. it makes the whole process simpler on everybody. >> so we dealt with inside the house. let's talk about outside because tree damage is a big deal after the ground is saturated. you can break down for us who is responsible, who is at fault, what is covered, if a

tree falls down, whether it's my tree falling in the neighborhood's yard or my neighborhood's yard falls into mine. >> the biggest misconception is your tree falls into my yard, your responsible. so if your tree falls on my house, my homeowner's policy would provide protection for me, clean up the tree and fix any damage to my house. your homeowners, if there was any damage to your house, would fix your house and provide, depending on what it hit and where it landed, limited debris removal. >> and if your tree falls on my house, it's up to me and my policy to take care of my house. >> absolutely. >> okay. anything else you've seen recently because of the storms that you're aware of. >> i think the most important thing to do is have a discussion beforehand about how a flood or water damage could

be prevented or how it could be covered. i think that's the biggest thing. people need to have a discussion with their agent ahead of time so they are informed before it happens. >> and so we're not surprised and asking questions when it does. good advice. mike mccartin, thank you very much. we have more information on our website. you can find that at myfoxdc.com. also coming up this morning, we're learning more about the moments before last week's bus crash that shut down the highway in the bethesda area. what happened to the bus driver that likely caused that tragedy. new information out on that. plus 50 states each get statues in the capitol building. you've probably seen them. but right now the district does not have any statues. well they have them, they are not in the capitol yet and that may change. also this morning, holly is with the velocity d.c. dance company and they are getting ready for three days of dance and going strong this morning

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checking headlines this morning, we're learning more about the bus crash that shut down 270 last week. autopsy reports show the driver of the bus died of a heart attack, causing the bus to roll down on to 270. passengers say something seemed wrong and then the driver slumped over the steering wheel and then they crashed. virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli continues to battle the university of virginia over climate research. the attorney general has sent a new civil subpeona to the university demanding documents belonging to michael man saying he knowingly misled the nation claiming that global warming was harming the earth. a judge said he lacks the

authority to investigate federal grants. the university has until october 29th to respond. the city is to put two statues in the u.s. capitol as the 50 states already have. a formal letter is being passed among council members for signatures and the city has created the two statues. one of is fred douglas and the other of pierre la font. a stunning announcement about claims of a cancer cluster near fort detrick. coming up, why the maryland department of health claims it doesn't exist. we'll talk with the group fighting against those claims in memory of a frederick woman who passed away after her fight with chancer. and we'll get a break from the rain today and coming up we'll get the latest weather. tony has that and julie has your latest traffic. it's all coming up next. 7:26 now. yoee.

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back now with a check on our top stories this morning. a fan found shot in the parking lot of the huntington metro station in alexandria. call came in around 10:30 last night. a woman was supposed to meet him there. officers arrived to find him shot in the stomach in his car. it's not clear where the shooting happened.

he was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the white house is clarifying the terror alert for americans traveling in europe. it is not telling people to cancel travel plans, just that tourist should take common sense precaution as they always should. the eifel tower was evacuated several times in recent weeks and in berlin possible targets include the brandenberg gate and central station. on 9/11 al-qaeda used airplanes to attack and now they believe they are planning attacks in europe with fighters using guns and grenades. and now tony is here to talk about possibly a nicer day than yesterday. >> we won't have the precipitation we had yesterday and temperatures will add 5-6 degrees on top of yesterday. >> better. >> but the good news is that as the week progresses our weather gets better and better. >> i like that. >> let's look at the weather headlines for today and for the week and you'll see what we are

talking about. first of all, as far as today goes, well it is going to be a little bit warmer today. it won't be warm, but warmer than yesterday when we topped out in the 50s. dry but clouds roll in. now i do want to mention that far to the north, near the mason-dixon line and maybe out to the west and mountains, you could see a shower or two later on but most of us will certainly remain dry today. more sun in the latter part of the week than we'll get today and tomorrow. and temperatures are going to be heading in the right direction. we'll be in the low 70s by the end of the week. currently we're ranging from -- well again manassas is showing 39 degrees. from the upper 30s into the low 50s. 39 in manassas. i have a question mark there. this map may be stuck because a short time ago it was 41 degrees. 51 in washington. 50 in baltimore. the rest of the temperatures look right. so there you have it. now let's look at the satellite radar for the region. we've shown you a couple of live shots outside and they

show you a good amount of blue sky. you can see to the north of the washington area, across northern portions of the district, a lot of blue sky. we do have some clouds infiltrating the area from the north and west. i think the morning will look pretty good. as the day progresses i think we'll get more clouds moving in here. now the other thing about what is going on with us is the jet stream. jet stream has sunk far to the south, allowing a lot of cool air to work into the eastern united states. it will be chilly, cool today. chilly tonight and really cool temperatures again tomorrow. and then thursday we start to get that improvement in our temperatures. so the forecast for washington for today, partly sunny this morning and then mostly cloudy this afternoon. it will remain breezy. you may need a jacket. 63 degrees. winds out of the northwest, 10- 15 miles per hour. five-day forecast, tomorrow i wouldn't say an improvement on today. temperatures about the same. some more clouds and then maybe some showers here or there. the improvement really begins

on thursday. but check it out, thursday, friday, saturday, good amount of sunshine, dry conditions, temperatures in the low to mid- 70s. the weekend right now looks glorious. that's a look at the weather. now let's go to julie wright and find out what is happening on the roads. julie. >> we've had a lot to talk about this morning. especially traveling southbound on kenilworth, south of bening, we had the four-car pileup in the left lane. that's cleared. big delays out of 50 and riverdale and cheverly in northeast. and then a fender-bender at bladensberg road and delays from the times building up to bladensberg road and slowed toward the third street tunnel. all lanes open across the anacostia. outer loop of the beltway below speed, 95 to georgia avenue. southbound 270 on the brakes the entire trip from 109 out of hyattstown to the lane divide. out on 66 there was a wreck before the beltway tieing up the left side, keeping you on the brakes out of centreville. dulles toll road delays from the airport into hunter mill

with the accident now on the shoulder. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. with just four weeks to go in the race for maryland governor now, both candidates are trading jabs. alley is saying bob ehrlich spent his four years out of office as a hired gun for special interest. an accusation that ehrlich calls desperate. here is tom fitzgerald. >> reporter: rolling into the university of maryland, an o'malley rally was on tap as the democratic governor went after the audience. >> but the audience wasn't the only thing here that was young. he's being trying out a fresh idea. >> he's worked for big banks and mortgage companies and now

big casino interests. >> he said it would be a simple comparison of the two administrations, the governor has been critical of ehrlich's last four years out of the office while he worked as an attorney. >> if he sided with the big entities, why should we believe after all he's been paid in the last four years that he wouldn't side with them in the tough days ahead of us. >> reporter: but while government o'malley was courting college students, his challenger bob ehrlich was speaking with a group of dairy farmers in frederick county. forms are just one of the maryland industries that robert ehrlich said have done poorly under governor o'malley. >> the election will go down one way or another. i think we're going to win the race. >> reporter: the agriculture vote represents ehrlich's base of mainstream republicans who voted for him four years ago

and expect to do so again. >> in a serious time, people expect serious solution for serious problems. >> reporter: and as he tries to draw democrats away from o'malley, he said the governor's current focus on the years out of office shows a campaign out of touch. >> when you go uniformly negative, it means you have no particular interest in marketing or selling what you've done. i think that speaks volumes about the o'malley administration over the past four years. >> reporter: both men can take each other on face-to-face when they meet in their first debate on monday in baltimore. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >> for the very latest on the maryland governor race plus the key election battles from across the country, go to myfoxdc.com and click on politics. coming up on fox 5 morning news, in her first ad to delaware voters, tea party candidate christine o'donnell has a clear message about those witchcraft comments from the tv interview that recently

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well it's a big story we're following here. are there cancer clusters in frederick, maryland. the state health department said they haven't found enough evidence of that. the department is investigating because of what residents feel is an unusually high number of cancer cases near fort detrick. the base is known for having contaminated soil and water. many residents believe it is what is causing the cancer cases but the health department said the initial data it found does not meet criteria for a cluster. >> you can see numbers in the

same locations and so far, i haven't run the statistics, but visually there don't appear to be any area so far where there is a huge clump of them and nowhere else. >> how many do you need for a cluster, other than the statistics that you used in three houses in a row, three women died of cancer. >> fort detrick isn't commenting and referring all questions to the department of health. joining us is rachel passany. they are part of the community push to designate the fort detrick area as a cancer cluster. rachel, good morning. >> good morning. >> tell me your reaction to the findings from the maryland health department last evening that were revealed last night? >> i would say these are preliminary findings that they discussed last night.

they only looked at dates ranging from 2000 to 2007 and didn't depict an accurate view of what is happening in frederick. specifically surrounding the fort detrick area. we, just in the last three months, have found over 574 families that have been effected by cancer surrounding the fort detrick area. it's the number two highest cancer rate in the state of maryland. so for this initial finding to not be conclusive or to not show that or include those numbers is disheartening. >> if the numbers had been different and they had revealed the research here and the numbers show, what would that have meant? what would the next step possibly have done to sort of go forward with this i guess mission to stop the cancer cases? what would it have -- have

meant? >> sure. what we were hoping for would be to allow fort detrick acknowledge what they have done in spraying agent orange over the community and the contamination that has been proven to exist in the fort detrick and surrounding and fed rick area -- frederick areas, that would allow them to acknowledge the fund. they are working to recommend he'd yate and cleanup but they've had $2 million to expand fort detrick. so we would have liked to seen the preliminary results show a higher number as well as give them some impact so that they can remediate and clean up what they have started there. >> and i want to talk about the work of the foundation but i want to ask on a more emotional level when you hear the news like this and yet you know what is going on from your experience, how does that make

you feel or the foundation feel as a whole? >> we're in this. we know it's a fight. we know it will be a long battle. but we are the voice for the community. randy white lost his daughter two years ago to brain cancer. her mother was just recently diagnosed with kidney cancer. and his other daughter just had four tumors removed from her stomach. so when the doctors tell us that this is environmental and we sit down with families -- we went door to door and sat with families in frederick that have lost 11 family members to cancer, 13 family members to cancer. we go down one road in frederick, right outside of fort detrick, out of 11 houses, 9 have family members that were lost to cancer. so when i look at my neighborhood, i don't have nine

families on my street that have cancer. so it's emotional and all of the community is in an outrage. >> and so much to ask and talk about, but in the last 30 seconds i want to ask what is next? what happens now? >> we continue to find families, if they'll go to fightingforfrederick.org, they'll be able to complete a survey. the cancer cluster study that they did only includes 2000 to 2007 data for frederick county registered cancer cases. so if anyone has moved from frederick or relocated, those cancers are not included. if it was before 2000 or after 2007, that wasn't included. and the health department is looking at our data. we communicate with them regularly. so the next step would be to gain as many names and as much data as possible surrounding the cancers that are there in frederick as well as take this

to congress and have them amend legislation. we have veterans that are receiving the -- they are the recipient of the government for being exposed to agent orange. but we have a community that was exposed to agent orange, exposed to these toxins without them ever knowing. they never signed up for the military or knew this was in their environment and to this day and until the crystalen a foundation sit downtown with fort detrick and the epa, nobody in the community knew they had been sprayed with agent orange. so we would like to see amendments to the legislation existing right now and we'd like to be able to speak with congress and present those cases to them as well. >> rachel kelly with the kristin renee foundation. thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> steve over to you. tony is with me now as we take a look at what is happening outside. a shock when you feel those

temperatures outside. >> some temperatures in the upper 30s in some places. the change has come. let's look at yesterday's high because they are significant. yesterday we did not get out of the 50s. first time that has happened in months and months and months. 57 was your high at reagan national airport. 55 at dulles and 54 at bwi marshall. current temperatures across the mid-atlantic, 51 degrees here in the district. 55 up in new york city. not too bad there. 45 in richmond, so very cool air there. and out to our west in pittsburgh, p.a., it is 45 degrees. our winds are blowing at about 14 miles per hour in the district, so it is breezy out there. that contributes to it and it feels like in washington it's in the mid-40s. so we have windchills in effect this morning, believe it or not. they're not particularly significant but they are out there. here is a look at the five-day forecast. today some sun in the clouds i high of about 63 degrees. tomorrow more clouds. maybe a rain shower or two here

or there. 64 for the high. and then thursday very nice. mostly sunny and 70. friday great, 73 degrees and sunny. saturday looks great. and right now, i know it's several days off and things could change, but sunday redskins play green bay at fedex field and it looks like it should be sunny with highs in the low 70s. >> that would be nice. >> it would be great. >> nice to see we're getting better as the week goes on. let's check in with julie wright to see if traffic is getting better as the morning goes on. >> we have big delays keeping us on the brakes from the west. earlier we showed you the camera at hunter mill with traffic gridlocked past an accident scene. accident is gone but the delays off of the dulles toll road jammed up toward hinter mill. route 7 is backed up toward the georgetown pike. earlier crash there cleared. delays on 66 through manassas headed eastbound toward centreville. 7100 toward the vienna metro. delays on braddock eastbound from guinea road to the

beltway. inbound new york avenue, crash, big delays off of 50 and the bw parkway and slow to kenilworth south of boroughs. outer loop is congested, 95 to georgia avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. time to strap on your dancing shoes. >> i've got mine on. holly is with the d.c. dance festival as they prepare for three days of getting down. holly, good morning. >> reporter: three days of nonstop movement and groups like urban artistry are the ones responsible for all of the fun and all of the energy. this might be the one morning where they have more energy than i do. they are just one of nearly 20 groups that will take part of the festival this weekend. we'll tell you what it is and how to be a part of it. and why it's so important to our city. live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. rule the tweet.

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four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%.

and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. well we told you it will be a whole lot of dancing going on the next couple of days. from d.c. all around the world featuring the velocity d.c. dance festival. going on thursday, friday and saturday. today is just a warm-up. >> holly is at the center for the arts to preview the festival this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you won't be able to contain all of the movement happening

here on thursday, friday and saturday. this is the only second year of the festival. it was so popular last year all of the performances were sold out. peter denero is from the dance festival. you can sense the excitement. >> it's been very neat to watch the guys dance here. stopping and looking what is going on. so that's our whole business here, to arrest people, to stop and get them to see dance and if we can't do it on the heat -- in the theater, we'll do it on the streets. >> reporter: and you make the tickets very affordable. >> the festival itself and then the awards show on wednesday night, all tickets are $20 or lower. they are 18 for velocity and the idea here is to get people in the door and try -- if you don't like one number or one piece of work, it will be over in 10 minutes. >> reporter: stick around, it

will change. >> exactly. flamenco to urban artistry and ballet, dana, tyson, burgess and it's a collective group and we pride ourselves on finding some of the best work and best produced work and cure ating the evening. so it's not a miss mash -- a mix mash of things. >> how is the dance community in the district? >> think it's growing and found a way to play well with each other. often like the theater community has done so in the last 25 years, they've found a way to barter and trade with each other, find ways to -- find your own niche in the theater world and it's happening for the dance community right now. >> reporter: and the awards show is a big deal. >> for many years it's traveled around the city and one of our goals was to bring at wards show and bring more dancing to

the awards show so we have fan farrell, mark morris and lizlerman and you are ban artistry is on that show too. so we have crossover going on. >> well we are watching marion cummings at work as we speak. he's with -- she's with urban artistry and she's going to dance on out here and talk with us. how about that timing? girl, you are good. tell me about your group. >> we are an international cultural project. we are well versed. we have hip-hop, regular a, popping, locking, everything. >> reporter: how do you go about getting members? >> we have auditions. we hold classes as well. we have classes we hold auditions, we have people come to our events, we're having a main event this sunday where we are hosting our main event which is competition called soul society so check it out. >> reporter: what do you think

about this festival, the velocity d.c. dance festival? >> it's an amazing opportunity for people with various dance styles to come together and collaborate. we are all in the same area but we have different spheres to bring them together and velocity was a great way to do that. >> reporter: and how do you feel about the d.c. rate in the dance world? >> i want to say number one because this is where my heart and family is. urban artistry is my family. >> reporter: and you're working to make it be number one on the world stage. so if you come back here year after year and it will get better like velocity d.c. dance festival. >> very much. >> reporter: thank you for coming and talking to us. >> we're going to get you dancing. >> reporter: don't even dare. our website is myfoxdc.com, we have a link to the d.c. velocity festival. right across from the verizon center, as you can see.

coming up in the next hour we'll see and here from city dance ensemble and how they select the group to be a part of that. back to you in the studio. >> i would like to know where they make it. 7:57 right now. much more to come. d.c. schools might have something to report that has not happened in nearly 40 years. details on that coming up at 8:00. and also in the next hour, the global economy for dummies. we're going to try to help all of us understand what happens across the world that can impact your wallet. kiththiosa

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i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. stay good morning to tony perkins. it looks cool. >> we have plenty of clouds over southwest washington. blue sky here, but it is cool across the entire region. >> let's look at the current temperatures as they stand now. here in d.c., we're at 51 degrees. we remain at 51 -- no, we've just gone up to 52 degrees now. manassas has rebounded rather nicely, 43 degrees there. they were at 39 not too long ago. annapolis is 51. gaithersburg is a cool 48. fredericksberg also 48 degrees. so you can see what is going on out there. and here is a look at the satellite radar. here in northwest washington we have the clouds over us. much of the rest of the area is relatively cloud-free. so not a bad start to the day. good amount of sunshine, but i think as the day progresses we'll see more cloud cover working its way in here.

so the forecast, partly sunny this morning, mostly cloudy this afternoon. high of 63 degrees. that's still well below normal. and it will be breezy with the winds out of the northwest. but that's going to set us up for better conditions at the end of the week where we'll see our temperatures climb into the 70s and we'll see a good amount of sunshine at the end of the week. more about that coming up. >> we look forward to sunshine. thanks, tony. let's see if the commute is getting any nicer this morning. hi julie wright. >> that's wishful thinking, unfortunately. at this hour we are still bumper-to-bumper, especially from the west with 66 on the brakes as you travel inbound through centreville, eastbound toward 7100 to 123. then the pace improves. this is the stretch of the dulles toll road that remains well below speed off of the greenway, headed into hunter mill road where we had an earlier accident. even the airport lanes are below speed from wolf trap to the beltway. the beltway in virginia slow between annandale and merrifield. 395 across the 14th street bridge, heavy and steady across

the potomac with no incident to reports. 295 slow at the beltway. suitland parkway to the 11th street bridge, still a rough ride along new york avenue and kenilworth. two separate incidents on both major arteries stacking up traffic off of 50. and 214 central avenue, a crash involving a pedestrian. follow police direction to get through. still congested in germantown leaving farther hurl -- leaving father hurley to the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. a man found shot in the parking lot of a virginia metro station, it happened last night at the huntington metro. sarah simmons has been in alexandria this morning getting the latest for us. sarah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, steve. fairfax county police say they are indeed investigating an apparent shooting. there aren't a lot of details as to exactly what occurred last night. what we do know is metro police are telling us that a fan was found -- a man was found shot

in the stomach in the parking lot. fairfax county police are still investigating, trying to figure it out. this happened at about 10:30 last night. fairfax county police say they got a call from a woman who said she supposed to meet a family member here but when she arrived she didn't see him. police did arrive and found him in a metro lot and they say at this point he had an injury to the lower body. they believe this is the shooting they are looking into. he was taken to the hospital with life-threatening conditions but he has been upgraded. we understand the injuries are not considered not life- threatening at this point. now i've talked with metro riders this morning who say they have heard of issues at this metro stop before, so they always try to be on alert. >> i don't walk like a victim, don't steer around. and if somebody comes up to you confront them directly. >> no, it doesn't happen often. i only heard about it briefly on tv getting home from work.

no, this is usually a very safe place. usually lots of people leaving at this time of day walking around here. >> reporter: now some of the metro riders spoke with said there has been a history of cars being vandalized here at the metro lot. but hearing about a shooting is something they say that they have not heard of before. now at this point, investigators are still trying to figure out whether or not this man was even shot on metro property, perhaps he was shot somewhere else and brought here. they simply just don't know at this point and they are still trying to piece it together and we'll bring you the latest as we get that information. we're live at the huntington metro stop. sarah simmons, steve, back to you. >> sarah, thank you. and an arm ored car -- an armored car driver fought back. a driver shot the suspect. this happened yet on brendwood road in northwest d.c. the guard was picking up a bag of money from a shoe store when the robber grabbed the bag and tried to run. the guard shot the man in the

leg outside of the store. investigators do not believe the suspect had a weapon. police have not released his name but say he is 35 years old and from while in college p police are looking over surveillance to help them catch three men that robbed a university of maryland student. this happened on campus early on sunday morning. part of the robbery and the getaway car were caught on tape but the police are not making that available to the media because it is grainy and is being enhanced. there have been a string of robberies occurring off campus but crimes on campus are down if almost all categories. a u.s. drone attack may have targeted the militants behind a new terror threat in europe. u.s. travelers have been warned to use caution when traveling overseas and as doug luzader reports now this morning from capitol hill, security may be ramped up here at home too. >> reporter: the travel alert remains this morning but there are signs the u.s. may be trying to go after the source.

the predator drones, they pay be the most critical tour in the -- tool in the war on terror and yesterday they are said to have killed a number of militants in the pakistan region, a lawless area where many are believed to be hiding. >> there is a lot of speculation. these could be the germans that we are talking about that were involved in plotting to attack american and european targets. >> reporter: that is the terror threat that had the u.s. government warning americans about travel to europe. but don't cancel plans was the message, but keep a sharp lookout nonetheless. >> when using mass transit, be cautious. in marketplaces, to use caution to perhaps avoid political demonstrations, things of that nature. >> reporter: the u.k., sweden and japan all joined the u.s. in issuing alerts. so far the primary threat appears to focus on europe and

specific targets like the eifel tower. but the white house adds there are always domestic threats as well. >> having said that, we certainly know that al-qaeda and it's affiliates seek to do us harm and attack us here. >> reporter: while there are reports that amtrak is taking extra precautions this week, it may be part of an already planned security exercise. these drone attacks in pakistan may be effective but they carry some political risks as well, creating more and more problems for the government there. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >> we have everything you need to know about the terror alert on our website. you can see the full alert from the state department and frequently asked questions by going to myfoxdc.com, click on the travel alert. sentencing today for the woo-be times square car bomber native pakistani faisel shahzad pled guilty in june to trying to blow up a pathfinder full of

explosives. government officials say it would have been devastating had it gone off. he faces a mandatory life term. the washington post reports that enrollment is up this year, possibly marking the first gain in students in about 40 years. the paper said 73 of the cities 123 schools saw enrollment increases. 50 years ago the d.c. system served chef thousand students. last year that enrollment was down to just over 44,000. we expect to hear from school chancellor michelle rhee in the hour about the enrollment news and we'll share that with you coming up at 9:00. 9 minutes after 8:00 and still ahead here, ben bernanke with a stern warning about our economy and that's just ahead. plus in her first ad to voters, christine o'donnell has a clear message about the witchcraft comments from the tv interview that recently resurfaced. and a live look outside. we'll get a latest look at the

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8:12 right now and we're going to get the latest on our forecast. >> got a little sunshine out there so we have an extra bonus sunshine factor today. >> before we show the photo for the my first 5 photo of the day, i've not seen it yet, and when i heard it, i was shocked. i was told it was a 5-month-old riding a horse. let's take a look. and in deed, it is true. look at him. >> what a cute 5-month-old. >> i love it. >> that is a classic. >> he is styling and profiling. he's been propped up on the pony. this is 5-month-old trenton carter. and we're told he is taking a ride at his day care center. what kind of day care center has ponies? >> a very special one.

>> a fabulous one. >> maybe it was a special day. >> look at the hat. he is beyond cute. >> even he is going to love that when he gets older. that's a great photo. thank you for sending that in. have a great time trenton. to send us your child's picture, pony or no pony, go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. here are the current teams around the region. it is 52 degrees here in washington. i think it's actually cooled off in some spots. 48 degrees in gaithersburg. it's still 48 there. 48 at dulles. 43 in manassas. 46 in quantico. it just seems there are more 40s on this map than earlier. 51 in annapolis. 50 up in baltimore. winds, another part of the story. now they are not strong but it's breezy out. 10 mile-per-hour winds right now in washington. the same in gaithersburg. 11 in stevensville, so a breezy start to the day and i think we'll see a fair amount of breeziness through the day today. your forecast looks like this: some sunshine this morning,

partly sunny and becoming mostly cloudy as the day progresses. i think most of us remain dry, maybe some sprinkles or showers up to the north and out to the west. high today about 63 degrees. your five-day forecast, tomorrow a slightly better chance of rain, about a 20% chance of a couple of showers here and there. a lot of clouds though. but then things clear out. thursday 70, friday sunny and 73. saturday sunny and 75. that is a beautiful day. is it beautiful enough for julie wright? we find out now? sunny and 75 in october, julie, that is pretty good. >> it is pretty good. did you say tony or no tony, or pony or no pony. >> i got confused. because i have a few with tony. >> do you have any with pony? >> i do and that's not bologna. oh, we're not rhyming?

too much apple juice for me this morning. lanes slow toward hunter mill road. lanes are open but still a slow- go off the toll road. even the airport lanes are jammed up toward the beltway. 66 slow. 7100 to 123 and then the pace improves. eastbound braddock road crash, the beltway slow out of annandale toward merrifield. 395 at seminary road leaving 495 toward seminary is where we have delays and traffic slow at 14th street bridge. a crash reported in the left lane of the main line, whatever was there has cleared. southbound 270, pace improving out of germantown but slow south of montgomery village avenue toward the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. federal reserve chair ben bernanke is warning against

high def sits. he held a town mall meeting and said the country is in trouble if the government does not reduce the ballooning deficit. he apologized for the lagging economy. >> i'm sorry that the economy is not stronger right now, but it will get stronger and america will continue to be a terrific place to live and work. >> i think he gave us a general guidance that we should go by and a very respectful way to think of us students as the future and give us the guidance that education is the number one important thing. >> bernanke was talking about economic policy and told the students they are doing the right thing by getting a college degree. we're looking at the global market and asian stocks ended mixed but there was a rebound after the bank of japan said it will purchase more assets. what does that mean? well joining us to break down the global market is international economist rex

gosh. good morning. thank you for being with us today. we just heard from bernanke that things are easing up, but that it will get better. and this is something that you are studying, are we finally coming out of the recession? >> we are recovering from this recession, the global economy is recovering from the rescission. it's quite familiar for jogs to lag out behind it. so it's not surprising that we haven't seen the job growth that we're all looking for thus far. >> that's what a lot of people say. they think well i still don't have a job. it's not better. why is that a lagging indicator? >> this is quite common. what we've seen in past recessions is that there is a lag. but the lag seems to get longer and longer each recession. but in terms of the outlook of the international monetary fund they will issue their economic outlook projections tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. for the u.s. economy and for the world economy and i would

emphasize that it's both because these are now so interdependent. >> and to that we hear about what is happening in greece or china and say that doesn't affect us at all, but it does. >> it most certainly does. >> how does it? >> so for example, a couple of days ago the securities and exchange commission issued it's final report on the may 6th flash crash, remember when the dow fell about 900 points within an hour. now the s.e.c. has determined that was a one single trade that caused that but it was really in a situation where there was a lot of uncertainty stemming from greece's fiscal adjustment program. there were protests in athens that day. those protests made the market wonder whether the adjustment program will proceed and that put downward pressure on the euro and then that's bad news for u.s. exporters and that

created the environment in which the dow could fall 900 points. >> and we saw greece and people rioting in the street because of it. how long does it take for that to effect us here. >> in that situation, the i.m.s. is providing a adjustment they need to do. but there is the financial linkages and then the real linkages, like it hurts exports and american jobs and so forth. >> would you agree that the latest crisis that we are in, we started this. >> the epicenter was the u.s. >> how have we affected the world? >> so through the european banks holding these american toxic assets. so they got hit. and then of course the u.s. is still the world's most important economy, so when we go into recession, that effects the rest of the world.

>> you are an economist, your resume is flawless, let's just say that, but you've written this novel and it's called 19th street northwest, the world of terror in the world financial markets, it sort of blends this world of fiction with what is really happening. how does it do that? >> the purpose in writing the book was simply that all of the events, global financial events affect us through our jobs, our mortgages, our savings, our growth rebuild and i think it's important that people have a general understanding but it's quite technical. so what i did was write it in the form of a novel. it's a thriller. so it's a fun and exciting way to learn about many of these issues. >> fun and exciting, maybe not words we would use with an international economist. >> thank you. >> i'm just saying. there are many book signings thursday through sunday. we'll put those on our website. here are some now. you can meet rex on thursday at

the world bank info shop, friday at barnes and noble in arlington and the list goes on there. and let me ask you this, we started with the graphic, we're doing a series called is the world broke, in your opinion, is the world broke? >> the world is not broke. we will have to deal with our fiscal debt issues down the road, particularly things like health care costs and the cost of aging but longer term i have great confidence in the u.s. economy, and the entrepreneural spirit is very much alive here. >> thank you so much for coming in. >> thank you. now here is hope. time for the job of the day. today's posting is from arrow tech. they are looking for a software engineer. for more information on this job and to see our other postings, head to myfoxdc.com and look for the job shop under the money tab. >> and again thank you to rex

gosh. and coming up christine o'donnell is addressing the allegations of witchcraft in her past. we'll share part of her tv ad just out this morning. and holly is with the velocity d.c. dance festival as they prepare for three days of dance. we'll check back with her in just a few minutes.

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if the race for senate in delaware, christine o'donnell is hitting the airwaves, assuring voters of something that she is not. take a look and listen. >> i'm not a witch. i'm nothing you've heard. i'm you. >> now o'donnell has been dealing with questions about witchcraft since a 1999 confession on a late night talk show surfaces that she had dabbled as a teenager. the ad started running today in delaware. to see the entire ad, you can do so plus key erection key -- election results all in one place at myfoxdc.com.

it's 8:26 on this tuesday morning, next the push to help children find permanent homes. as we head to break, another live look outside. it's a nice start to the day as we look at the monument. the latest on the forecast comes up next. gwen tolbert joins us. [ female announcer ] it's never been easier

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two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first.

we'll take a look outside and it is really becoming a nice start to this tuesday morning, especially after what we've dealt with the last couple of days with the rain and moisture out there. off to a dry start and sunshine peeking through on this tuesday morning. >> add to that, gwen tolbert is here. she always brings a little bit of sunshine. >> thank you, allison. that's sweet. it's going to be chilly for sure. we have the typical cool fall weather and it was a matter of time before it has kicked in. it has kicked in. yesterday was an indication of that. let's look at what is doing on

in terms -- what is going on in terms of our temperatures. it is on the chilly side. make sure you grab a jacket or at least a sweater because it is going to warm up, but not that much. it will be a little bit warmer than yesterday. so that's a little bit of good news. 53 degrees in the nation's capital. 48 at gaithersburg. 48 at dulles, 49 at hagerstown and 51 in annapolis. and 50 degrees at baltimore. and as far as conditions are in the mid-atlantic, it's cool. and we have the double 5s kicking in for boston. the same for new york city. and satellite radar composite showing you we have some dry conditions, plenty of rainfall over the course of the last day or so. we are still dealing with an upper-level system creating moisture flow through parts of pennsylvania and the ohio valley. but we have fairly clear skies. but the clouds from of the west will skirt in so by this

afternoon it will be mostly cloudy. so be prepared for that. by midday we are talking 59 degrees, the clouds start to increase and by the time we hit the 5:00 hour, mostly cloudy and at about 60 degreesond you are -- about 60 degrees. so enjoy what we have this morning. we are at 63 in arlington. 59 in germantown and 57 in martinsberg. the good news is we'll have a look at the five-day forecast later and we've got more sun on that coming up and also a little bit of a warmup. so not all bad. steve, over to you. >> thank you so much. some angels coming to washington where they are saluted for work in promoting adoption. they were selected by members of congress for their work on behalf of children in need of permanent families. and joining us now, kathleen strawman. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> let's talk about what you do

and how you are trying to help out people? >> sure. i'm the executive director of the executive coalition and adoption institute which is a nonprofit organization that work as long side the largest caucus in all of congress and focused on the fact that children are best raised in families and adoption is the way to make that happen. >> what are the problems that are keeping this from happening? is it legal barriers? >> exactly. and that is what we are focused on. in too many cases children are prevented of finding that family because of a law or policy or bureaucratic hurdle. >> is congress trying to get rid of some of the hurdles? >> they are. that's one thing so incredible about this issue, is we have over 200 members of congress that are part of the caucus that are focused on each and every barriers and we are trying to find the barriers and eliminate them. >> and how many kids right now

are out there that are looking for homes. >> in the u.s. foster care system there are 115,000 children available. worldwide we think that number is into the hundreds of millions. and so we are trying to focus on how to bring both of those sets of children into families. >> now is there just misconceptions about how people might be able to adopt or the difference between foster care and what else is out there? what do you see as the common misconceptions? >> it's a great point. one of the major barriers is people don't understand the problem enough and see the role they might play, which is part of the what the angels in adoption program is designed to do. we found people are motivated to do these things when they can open up the paper and read about someone they feel connected to. while it's great when we have stories about people like angelina jolie or someone that may have gone to your same high school and they have stepped forward and then you feel like you can do that too.

>> so a big part is spreading the world and letting people know, an awareness campaign. >> that's right. and to remind people you're never too old to need a family. i'm 38 and i talk to my parents on a regular basis. so because you had a rough start, you think you are no longer in need of that loving parent to call your own is something we need to correct. >> now the work you do in trying to promote this, is this dealing with what is happening here in the u.s. and the u.s. kids that need to be adopted or do you go to a global outreach? >> our basic mission is every child in the world deserves to have a family to call their own and there are many ways to do that. a lot of focus is keeping children if the families to which they are born. and when that is not possible, the adoption is the option we want to make sure is available for each child. >> and there is a big event going on tomorrow night. >> we are so excited.

in addition to honoring 140 individuals that have been selected by their member of congress for the difference they made -- >> these are the angels? >> the local angels -- angels. there is one from all parts of the states and three days of activities helping them get even more connected to the cause. but also we're honoring three national angels, people making an impact on the issue across the board and we're joined tomorrow by rea pearlman of cheers and kristin chenoweth and extreme makeover home edition. and they have profiled 33 families who have adoption and foster care connections. >> and members of congress as well. >> we have members who present the awards. >> so that is exciting. so that's going on tomorrow night. we'll have more information to put online and try to help you spread the word. >> thank you so much. >> and that's a big part of your goal, to spread the word.

have some fun tomorrow. >> thank you. >> for more information online go to myfoxdc.com. still to come on this tuesday morning, how about some more star power. he is the star of the number one movie in the country called social network. coming up in the 9:00 hour we'll talk with actor jessie isenberg. that's coming up. ♪

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we are learning more about the bus crash that shut down i- 270 last week. autopsy results show that the driver of the bus died of a heart attack. state police say that caused the bus to plunge over i-270. passengers said something seemed wrong and the bus driver slumped over the steering wheel and the bus crashed. several were hurt but all are expected to recover. there are questions taken during a live chat today and anyone with questions related to d-dot projects are invited. it will last an hour. we have a link on myfoxdc.com and just click on web links. 8:40 on this tuesday morning. coming up, new census data

reveals how many people are flocking from the suburbs to the district. holly. >> reporter: you can find inspiration for dance just about anywhere. and this is one of the 20 groups taking part in the velocity d.c. dance festival. we'll tell you about it and update you on this group and give you information to come on out and dance yourself. it's all live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. e

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the landscape in full swing across the region. we are talking whites and minorities trading places. it's being called white flight in reverse, with whites moving to the city while the suburbs grow with minorities. maureen umeh takes a closer look. >> reporter: john washington has seen a lot of changes in d.c. in his 74 years here.

>> before it was primary. and it turned 95% black or 85% black, 15% caucasian. and now it's reversing. >> reporter: a shifting landscape that seems more pronounced now than ever before as the district does more to entice new people with retail, night life and upscale residential buildings. washington said they are discovering what people who live in d.c. have known all along. >> they find out that it's less commute time for them, they're working in the city, they think transportation is great. >> reporter: a recent census bureau figure said that there was an increase of 56,000 between 2,000 and 2009 and the blacks fell to more than 343,000. and the color change is being seen in the suburbs of virginia and maryland where the number of whites have dropped and the

minorities have increased. in prince george's county the numbers have doubled in the last decade. better schools, affordable housing and jobs are said to be the main factors. >> people can afford homes in the area. >> reporter: john washington likes the changes throughout the area. each group bringing something positive to their new home, helping to create a better place for all. >> well this is the center of the city now. >> reporter: maureen umeh, fox 5 news. >> the census report shows that alexandria and arlington county, the only other jurisdiction where the concentration of whites increased. and in the buzz bin, it looks like lil wayne is rapping in jail. he must spend the next month in solitary confinement. that is his punishment for breaking jail rules by keeping headphones and a charger in his cell. those items are considered

contraband. he will be confined to his new cell 23 hours a day and only let out to shower and see visitors, no tv and only one call a week. he's expected to be released next month after serving nine months in a gun case. and reports show susan boyle is out and michael bolton, who was out, is now back in. boyle was supposed to fly in from scotland to tape her performance but she missed her taping due to a throat infection. doctors advised her not to travel or sing. bolton, who was booted from the show in week one will replace her. >> i can't keep up with all of that. >> he's in and out and dancing and now singing. you can see it this thursday, friday and saturday. this is part of the dance festival. holly is busting a move with participating dance members. >> reporter: don't you see my dance. i am standing here and i am

ready to bust a move out of their way because they're going to do something called esplanade. this is the quint essential modern dance and a lot of people say this is how modern dance began. and this is peter demureo back with dance festival d.c. because this is about a partnership and a lot of people coming together. >> one of the things that is most remarkable about this weekend is anybody who loves dance or curious about what is happening, they can see an incredible array of brilliant dansby artists from all over the area. it is something that peter and his team has done a great job with. >> reporter: and last year was the first year. super success. how did you build to make it better this year. >> we started to add more and more time. we had four months to put it together last year. it's nice to have more time and

we've added an educational performance which several of the companies started to become involved with and the curation of the program is easier and people are coming out of the wood work to want to perform. ticket sales are going well. we could still sell a few more but that's good. >> reporter: we hope to help you do that this morning with wonderful performances like this. explain more about esplanade. >> it's a great story. because people will say i'm not sure if i'm supposed to understand modern dance. this is a definition. paul slow looking for inspiration and he saw someone running for the bus and he built a dance that has not one traditional dance step in it to make something brilliant out of

it. >> reporter: and that's why we showed people out on the street right here by the verizon center and it was fun to watch the interaction with those on the street to see someone so graceful around them. >> and people pay attention and sometimes they pay no attention and that's the point. >> reporter: and that's the beauty of the city. >> a chance encounter and finds out he's on the news with coffee and dancers. and this came together from the harman center for the arts. they got involved in this from the beginning and said we want dance in the building and celebrate the artform and so we're going to make this happen here. and syndey harmon hall is one of the most amazing places. >> reporter: this is a great venue. if you haven't experienced this, that's reason enough to come out and be a part of the festival. >> no question. and there is a balancing piece on this program.

trey markin tire who is one of the great choreographers and liz ler man, jane frankly, there are so many remarkable people and i think it's a great coalition of dance. and i have to do a shoutout for a dance that won. >> reporter: one, i'm giving you one. >> won outstanding new work and it's by christopher k. morgan. it's also in the show. and a great chance to see a variety of different things that's classic to cutting-edge. >> reporter: and the award show will be part of this. >> it's wednesday night. >> reporter: aday a head, right. and one of the things that defined us is the d.c. metro dance award is an honor and it invigorated the community. so you have a remarkable performance. >> reporter: and you are just

back from kazakhstan. >> we were in red square 72 hours ago. >> reporter: well 72 hours ago, now on myfoxdc.com. myfoxdc.com is our website. tickets are as cheap as $18 to come out and see some of the best artistry that our city has to offerment we'll talk more about it in our next hour. back to you. it's 8:52 for you. we still have more for you on this tuesday morning, including -- i'm getting ahead of myself. not everybody has the same opportunities. >> so how can minority women make the most of it? i talk to the author of the little black book of success in the 9:00 hour. stay with us. more value! more of what you want... not what you don't. blue diamond almonds. (play-by-play announcer) it's up and it is... good!

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it's amazing what soup can do. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do.

we know that history is about weaving story together and that's what one group of women in maryland is doing, literally knitting together pieces of maryland history. as as beth parker shows us this morning, their tapestry has created connections between them. >> reporter: it's chilly outside but there is a lot of warmth inside marianne brown's living room. >> i enjoy having an empty room put to good use. >> reporter: every monday and thursday, a core group of about eight women gathers here. >> i don't dare miss a stitch. >> reporter: they are connected now by a three panel tapestry that will eventually stretch 18 feet depicting 300 years of annapolis history. >> it may be another 300 years before we get them all done. >> reporter: through blizzards and blossoms, for two full years they've gathers to stitch. >> when we first started, it looked like an insurmountable job to all of us, but as we --

as we worked we learned to be patient. >> reporter: from tall ships to tall trees and the oldest state capitol in continuous use. >> the accomplishment of getting your little piece completed. i worked forever and ever on lord baltimore. >> reporter: they talk history and a few other topics too. >> oh, everything. >> reporter: travel? >> tell us about alaska. >> reporter: gardening, and grandchildren. >> they waited for the call that my daughter was going into labor. >> reporter: the hands that stitch have also reached out in friendship. >> they are like their families. they listen to me. >> reporter: so far the ladies have stitched together 3,000 hours worth of work and that's just on this, the first of three large panels. >> we wanted it to be perfect. >> reporter: but there is no pressure. >> it's relaxing and you leave everything at the door. >> reporter: their favorite part of the day --

>> lunch. >> reporter: they will soon finish the first panel. it depicts annapolis from 1707 to 1807. >> i am proud of it. >> reporter: they don't look too far ahead. just one square inch at a time. in anne arundel county, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> there is no set plan on whether the tapestry will be publicly displayed when they are finished, but they are hoping so. that will do it for this hour. one more hour to go so we turn things over to tony and allison. >> steve, thank you very much. now we have a look at stories we're following for the 9:00 hour of fox 5 morning news. more predator drone attacks in pakistan. is this related to the travel advisories the u.s. government has issued for europe. i'm doug luzader in washington. we'll have more on that just ahead. plus has your credit card company been cheating you, keeping you from getting discounts when you buy something? the feds think yes and they sued. now two major card companies have settled but a third is going to court.

and he's the star of the number one movie in the nation, the social network. we've talking with jessie iceenberg about his movie and his role. gwen tolbert is down in the weather center with the latest on today's forecast. >> well good morning. a cool startal ton and tony. i'm sure you felt it when you came inside today. we had a chilly day yesterday as well. temperatures were well below seasonal and today we're going to creep up. and yesterday 57 at national. 55 at dulles and 54 at baltimore. that's about 16 degrees cooler than we should be. mother nature making us feel the pinch of fall. well this morning temperatures are into the 50s pretty much everywhere across the board. 54 degrees at national, 50 at manassas, 51 in baltimore. 52 degrees at annapolis and to