that's been burned into pop culture. the salahis making their presence into the white house state dinner. we go one-on-one with the salahis who open up about that and their money troubles. fox 5 morning news starts right now. taking a look outside, nice change today and hopefully it will be nice for the rest of the week. 54 degrees on this wednesday morning. it's october 6th. good morning, i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm allison seymour. i'm ready for that. >> i think we all are after the rain over the weekend. to turn the page and look forward to the rest of the week. >> tony, good morning. >> well and i promise, and it's not a good thing for a weather man to make a promise, but i promise after today the rest of the week will be nicer, more sunshine and pleasant temperatures as well, definitely. we'll start with radar. there are a couple of little sprinkles showing up, primarily out to the west. a couple of dots on the radar. that's it. nothing significant. you saw the live shot there.

we have a mix of clouds and sun so for the most part things are fine but a couple of showers here and there. they are light in nature. current conditions being reported at reagan national. temperature of 54 degrees, humidity is down a little bit, 69%, winds have shifted out of the west at 7 miles per hour. your day planner for today, fairly cloudy. i think there will be some sun as we're seeing right now. sunrise officially in eight minutes. high today again in the low 60s. we'll call it 63, that's what we did yesterday and that's what we got to. we think we'll get there again today. can't rule out a hour or two here or there but most will remain dry. that's the latest on the weather. now for the latest traffic we go to julie wright. we're peeking at the chopper this morning. in virginia, live, traveling along 123 eastbound, near 95, that's where we have reports of the accident at clifford drive with a couple of vehicles involved in this. traffic is squeezing by to the

right and this is eastbound 123 heading in the direction of 95 and you can find the traffic under police direction squeezing by to the left. back inside, updating your ride elsewhere, in maryland, outer loop slow from 95 to georgia. delay as long 270 working out of germantown headed into rockville. heavy and steady toward the split, even in the local lanes you'll find delays. but again everything is open. the toll road, route 7, no incidents to report east of 28. 66 is a mess, and slow from manassas to 123 and the beltway. and northbound 95 con justed to dumb fees -- congested to dumfries. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. our top story is the dispute over the right to freedom of speech. it reaches the supreme court. today the high court will decide if a small church from

kansas has the right to protest at military funerals. sarah simmons is live. >> reporter: the supreme court has considered free speeches before but not one this objectionable and emotionally charged. there's little question that many find this offensive. members of this church from kansas travel to the funerals of fallen service members and carry signs like these saying u.s. war deaths are responsible. the court will have to decide if it's legal. >> i understand completely that this is one of the cases that for many it tests our question of the first amendment but that is important. >> reporter: the church lost its first court case when the father of one marine decided enough was enough and sued them. >> i went to the funeral hoping for closure, and they took the

last memory, good memory of my son. >> reporter: the father was initially awarded $5 million, but an appeals court threw it out. the supreme court will have to decide whatever speech rights the church members have are trumped by the family's right to privacy. >> their disrupting one of the most solemn and sacred rituals in the united states, funeral services for the fallen soldier. that may make this different. >> reporter: now this is not a huge surprise but veterans are coming out in support of the father in this case. although some media groups, even the associate press is saying even though the speech is objectionable they feel the free freedom -- the freedom rights should be held.

a case in 1984 john thompson was arrested and spent 15 years in prison for a murder in new orleans. then it was discovered that the blood evidence used to convict him didn't match. we'll talk with john holloway who is the author of the quest for justice. you can get the latest headlines in the u.s. supreme court at myfoxdc.com. results will be found under the news tab. in other our big story now, we are waiting for opening statements in the first civilian trial of a prisoner from guantanamo bay. the man is expected in a new york city courtroom this morning. he faces conspiracy charges related to the 1998 bombings of two u.s. embassies in east africa. the attacks killed 224 people, including dozens of americans. >> in afghanistan the government is holding secret talks with the taliban.

it's the first time that key leaders are meeting with hamid karzai to end the war. also overnight in pakistan there was another convoy attack. this time one of the drivers was killed. a gunman opened fire on the tankers carrying fuel to our troops in afghanistan. making headlines this morn, police out in force for a man killed attending another funeral service. the likely victim of gang tension. witnesses say two gunman opened fire on a car killing jamal coats. court documents say that he admitted to being responsible. the search is on for a suspected shoplifter who used pepper spray to make an escape at the boston common mall in arlington yesterday. police say the manager of the

payless shoe source confronted a woman suspected of shoplifting. the woman used pepper spray on the man and took off. four others exposed to the spray were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. in virginia another burglary spree has police in two counties investigating whether the rash of crimes is connected. there were four cases in a gated prince william county community. burglars got in through an unlocked door and an unlocked car in a garage. police say the burglars have the same m.o. as those in fairfax county. a woman hit by a car in silver spring has died. the driver did not stop. this happened on carol avenue on september 25th. several people saw the accident. police are still looking for the driver. they believe the car that hit her was a gmc jimmy s-10 pickup

or oldsmobile bravada, one of those cars. less than a month to go in the race for maryland governor and apparently that is widening. martin o alley is in the lead. a poll found 49% would vote for o'malley. this is a rematch for the two candidates. governor o'malley beat bob ehrlich back in 2006. for the latest on the race and key election battles across the country, go to myfoxdc.com and click on politics. well d.c.'s mayor elect is reaching out to residents of the city. last night vincent gray held the first of eight town hall meetings. hundreds of people packed in for the grays first getting to know you town hall meeting since being elected the nominee for mayor. he was told jobs and education reform were at the top of the list. he made it clear that the city

would have to deal with $175 million in budget cuts. >> it is not going to be easy and it's not going to be painless. i'm not going to stand here and sell people the blue sky, okay. we have cut so much out of this budget that we're not only down to the bone, but we're cutting into the bone marrow. the bank account is almost depleted, you all. >> tomorrow vince gray will head to ward three where mayor fenty got 80% of the vote. there will be three town hall meetings each week through october. a trip to the white house has made them reality stars and now the salahis say we are days away from the truth. the truth, allison, days away, about the infamous night. eve only been days away for months now. we go one-on-one with them next. and international headlines. a deadly toxic sludge that

flooded a town in hungary. what caused this dangerous mess, just ahead. and let's take another look outside this morning as we head to break, what a beautiful start. pretty sunrise. we'll get the latest traffic and weather updates coming up next. it's coming up on 10 minutes past the hour.

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.

7:13 right now. an american sharing this year's nobel prize in chemistry, richard heck was awarded the prize for developing a chemical method that allows scientists to test cancer drugs. he is a professor at the university of delaware. to congratulations to him. >> just found out, tucker and i

again just missed out on ask the weather guy. we just missed it. >> maybe that's the problem. >> we shouldn't just send it to the general mailbox. >> need to be more specific. >> next year, tucker, we're going to be more specific. as he eats his cookie. maybe that's the problem. >> a bit of a fight with the weather guy today. was there tension? i feel it. >> pumping his chest out. >> you know how it is when the geniuses get together like that. 54 degrees at reagan national. bwi the cool spot at 49 degrees and there are a couple of spots in the 40s here and there. let's look at the national temperatures and there's a reason i want to show these to you. look at the cool air in place in the east. 40s and 50s. out to the west, this map doesn't show it, there is warmer air that will eventually makes it way in here. this map does a terrible job of

showing that but trust me, it's there. here is a look at the national satellite radar. not particularly active. look at the great cool comma shape in the east, the area of low pressure continuing to produce some rain, bringing clouds into the northeast, portions of the mid-atlantic, the ohio valley and eventually that gets pushed out of here, taking time to do it. we'll have sunshine and warmer temperatures. also rain showers in the western states. here is your five-day forecast. high today about 63 degrees. a lot of clouds hanging around but some sun too. maybe a shower or two here or there later on today. tomorrow warmer, 72 with a good amount of sunshine. friday, saturday and sunday, i expect to have no complaints because temperatures will be back into the 70s and there will be a lot of sunshine. >> will you be receiving complaints? >> i will not tolerate them. >> all right. i'm ready to embrace it. we'll check in with julie.

>> it's been busy on the roads this morning. and traveling in virginia you'll find accidents on eastbound old bridge road after clifford drive. 95 still jammed up out of dumb fees as you continue through dale city and through woodbridge where an earlier incident has cleared. on connecticut avenue, a stalled car in left lane. and at fletcher's boathouse for a tied up vehicle on the right. southbound 29 jammed up leaving white oak down to four corners. 66 out of manassas, on the brakes between the two 234 changes. slow traffic from 7100 and from fair oaks to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> it may not produce every year and the roots are buried deep in the ground and that's our life and what has been happening over the last few

years. michaele and tariq salahi sharing their last few years with fox 5 news. they were catapulted into the spotlight after being accused of crashing a white house state dinner. now they are costars on the real housewives of d.c. and on this week's finale we get to see what happened outside of the white house that night. bob barnard caught up with the salahis. >> reporter: we caught up with the salahis in the heart of georgetown. the first thing i asked them about was their infamous visit to the white house last november during the state dinner, an episode featured in the season finale of their reality tv show later this week. >> it's definitely drama. it's intense. leaves you on the edge of the seats. >> our lives are out there and so that's like we're waiting to see how it all -- >> but it plays out. everything we've said privately and publicly will be shown to be accurate.

it will show we didn't lie, which we've been saying, and number two we didn't sneak in. >> you get to see how it was done. it was interesting. >> what about the civil lawsuits against them and the multiple bankruptcies. >> they report i have bankrupt, i don't. it's a family. they have a different entities and businesses but it's your dad's dream and part of the production for bravo that they have is this incredible tape that maybe in the future you'll see where the dad is saying don't let my dream die. so he's the foundation of why -- well i've been involved 10 years but how this family has really had such a great life. that dad worked so hard. so it's the mother and son have to work it out. >> and when you go into bankruptcy you cannot legally pay any the your debts. we can't say we'll pick company a but not company b, you can't

pay anybody. we've learned about the bankruptcy law and what it means. i've heard that you should pay this person but it doesn't work that way. >> but if you help a cast member personally. but that doesn't get reported. >> have you had to adjust today's lifestyle for the limo ride. are you reining things in? >> i think we're doing things in moderation. i've always been someone who works hard and knows how to watch it. but i think the family, the mother and son have so much, the things a family dream to have and you're making the right steps. that's what it's about. good or bad, if you talk about it and even if you and i don't agree, talking about it, we'll have success.

talk about what you both see differently. we're on our way. it's the comeback. >> chapter 2 or the next act is what? >> the comeback. the mother and son making that dad proud and carrying on his dream. >> we're going to work on the vineyard and wineary and build on the companies. and we have the wine tour company that she has and taking a limo zone out to wine country. >> and the dress did well. >> reporter: that red dress she was wearing the night of the state dinner was just sold at auction. >> three times the amount we thought it would go for. >> james packard gomez. thank you. >> and polo, is that in your future? >> it's been his whole life. >> it's bankrupt right now. >> tareq said his father is in

the hospital and michaele said she has multiple sclerosis. >> everybody has problems. yes, you have wealth and land but i was never exposed to that because i was a hard-working middle class person and to see that kind of empire get depleted and now rebuilding and talking again, that is what life is about. >> thank you, bob barnard. his report. to see our coverage of the saga from the beginning, go to myfoxdc.com and search salahi to see all of our reports dating back to the now imfammous state dinner. and it's not over. we'll have much more on the season finale. our final edition of housewives chatter with our panel of insiders is on friday. and that's in the 8:00 hour. >> look forward to that.

>> yes. >> do you really? >> yes. >> get some rest. and the latest on the toxic sludges that covered a town in hungary. it is strong enough to burn through clothing. what officials are saying set this off next. plus did firefighters in tennessee sit back and watch a house burn down? all over a missing fire protection payment? we'll have thattory for you just ahead. and coming up, it's a play to play, but a playground can shaping lives. -- can shape young lives. we'll check in with holly coming up next. it's 7:22.

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making headlines this morning, unbelievable video from hungary where environmentalists are calling a toxic sludge spill an eco logical disaster. look at the red sludge gushing through several towns. a reservoir burst it's banks at

an aluminum plant. this happened on monday and it caused a flood of chemicals. four people were killed, many burned by the sludge which has closer to a river prompting a state of emergency. crews began pouring plaster into a nearby river to keep it from flowing. faisel shahzad from pakistan warn a court in new york that americans can expect more bloodshed at the hands of muslims. he said the war has just begun and he does not accept any sentence from a court that does now follow islamic law. a mobile home burned because they did not pay a fire protection fee. three dogs and a cat died in the fire. the couple's home is outside of city limits but a nearby fire station offers protection for a $75 fee. the couple said they did

receive the fee notice, they had just not gotten around to paying it yet. the november election is expected to bring big changes on capitol hill with republicans replacing many democrats. but coming up we'll break down a new poll showing those races may be closer than we thought. and a live look outside. we'll get the latest weather and traffic updates. it looks like it's shaping up to be a nice day. it's all coming up from tony and julie. it's 7:27 now. uime

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it's 7:30 right now. at son, you are right, it is a nice start to the day. a lot of sunshine this early in the morning. temperature right now checking in at 54 degrees on this reagan national. >> i love when it's nice and crisp like this. it makes fall palatable. >> a little more bearable. >> and tony perkins is in place to tell us about this wednesday. >> i've been in place for minutes. >> okay. >> satellite radar is what we're going to start with. i'll show what you is going on out there. i agree with you, nice and crisp and pleasant and it makes the fall tolerable. today we have clouds and

temperatures again below normal but we have changes coming. it's a mixed bag this morning. you saw some sun breaking through here and there. the moisture that we're seeing is out to the west. i don't think much of that will makes it way in here. we have seen some showers out towards winchester, front royal, places like that. it's been light rainfall just a little bit. most of the rest of the area has been dry and i suspect that will be the trend i would not rule out a shower or two later on today about that's about it. there is your area of low pressure. this is the main thing impacting the weather in the northeast and the mid-atlantic. current temperatures around the region. we remain at 54 degrees here in the district. 51 in annapolis. gaithersburg is at 48 degrees as it manassas. fredericksberg is at 52 degrees at this hour. once again we turn our attention to the tropics. we have a new tropical depression, which, oddly enough, is going to be kind of meandering along here. it could move off to the north

and east when it eventually starts to get going so not certain what kind of development we'll see. if it becomes a named storm it would be named otto. so yet another -- storm number 17 for us for this year if it becomes a named storm. mostly cloudy skies for today. cool temperatures in the 60s. we have a few showers here and there, but nothing much to talk about as fares precipitation goes. after today, check it out, much nicer conditions for the rest of the week. our temperatures rebound into the low 70s where we should be. mid-70s and sunny on friday. and the weekend looks just great. that's the latest on what is happening with the weather. now more on the rush hour traffic with julie wright. >> no seat warmers in on the ride to work. >> didn't need them. >> i'm glad -- mine are getting overtime in now. >> already? >> i'm telling you. i'm going to be reporting traffic from the 305 next month. >> see if you can work that

out. >> you'll want my agent then. on 270, delays leaving clarksburg down to the lane divide. so that's a good 18-mile back up on 270 alone. bumper-to-bumper slow. 121 to the split and the local lanes below speed out of rockvillement 355 not a bad alternate out of germantown. great seneca, 118 viable options. outer loop slowing 95 to georgia. 95 delays from dumfries through woodbridge, beltway toward king street and across the 14th street bridge. and at fletcher's boathouse has a stalled car in the left lane. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. making headlines this morning, a new washington post poll shows next month's races

might change. and joining us to talk about that, peter fenn and strategist jim innocenzi. let's talk about where things stand. and in a nutshell they are saying that democrats are making gains in a number of areas but at this point still kind of falling behind. peter, since you are our resident democratic expert and closest to me, i'll start with you. >> i'm not popping any champagne corks here. i think what sometimes happens in these situations is you get close to the election, the parties come home and the democrats are coming home. but usually there is a tide towards the end. and i know jim is going to love what i say, but i think then enthusiasm gap here is not good for the democrats. right now there is a poll showing hispanics favor democrats 65-22% in only 50% of the hispanics say they are likely to vote. you see the same thing with young people.

it was a 15 million -- 15 million people increase in the vote in 2008. and our fear of course is that the younger voters that turned out for barack obama are not likely to come out this time. so if we're going to win any of the close races, we've got to have strong voter turnout. >> this guy is smiling over here. >> i do when he talks. >> if we're going to win, which ain't gonna happen -- it's a teeny tiny -- if you love the washington post, the headline was democrats make gains and the subheadline was republicans rock solid. and the interesting contrast in looking at the poll numbers which probably bores viewers to death, is that the republicans are plus seven. when they ask the question who do you want to vote for for congress, the republicans lead by 7 points. in 1994, the last time the republicans had a big year, the republicans led by two points and we picked up 54 seats. it won't close that much in the

next three weeks. peter is right. republicans have the wind behind their back right now and i think it's a matter of how big and where. >> independent voters, according to this poll, 33% leading democrat. can democrats do anything to boost that number? >> i think they can. >> how? >> i think we talked about this before. this is not your mother's republican party any more. if you look at the christine o'donnells, we pay talk about her in a minute and the sharron angles and these extreme republicans, if you look at what has happened to the republican party, the party of palin and limbaugh and hanity and beck, they are not hard right or extreme. so the idea can be can we pull those in. but the trouble is with independents. and you're going to love what i'm saying, is that they usually vote against the party in power if they are dissatisfied and that's what

we're seeing now. >> and if you take your proposition with the republican party as far right just like the democratic party is far left, just like both bogus theories, then the independents wouldn't vote for the republicans and they are. so they something that -- >> here is the other problem with that theory. first of all if you look better who is doing better on the issues, it's the party. >> i'm not saying that their embracing them or repulsed by them. there is something going on with the independents other than these are a bunch of whack jobs. >> and let's get to to christine o'donnell. it's hard to replicate the base of 2008 and we already see the president in week in rolling stone magazine, word coming out he's going to do a forum on mtv which he hasn't done since the

campaign, so will efforts continue to ramp up to get the youth vote. >> they are going all out to reach the youth and hispanic vote and the african-american vote. there is no question in my mind that you go to your base at the end and you try to juice your base. so that is the strategy going forward. >> and that's a big problem. excuse me, that's a big problem. because if you're going for the base in the last three weeks, you have big problemsch the strategy is always secure your base early and go after the independent and swing voters at the end of the campaign. the fact that you have to go back to your base and secure your base for the last three weeks tells you everybody is asleep on the democratic side. >> speaking of strategy. let's talk about christine o'donnell. finally we got to see her first campaign ad. a lot of people waiting to see what she said. i'm sure you were wondering how they would put this together. let's take a look at the clip.

>> i'm not a witch. i'm nothing you've heard. i'm you. >> she's saying i'm you. she does it in a very simplistic way. you can't get much more of a simple ad campaign. from your perspective, does it work? and jim, we'll start with you. >> and you have to defend her. >> this is like the redskins losing and they have to score a touchdown against the cowboys. first of all, rule number one, they broke the rules. and it is clear they broke the rules deliberately. rule number one is never repeat an assertion that everybody is talking about, which they do. clearly they are trying to did something that is either going to hit a home run or not. i have a lot of problems with this ad for a number of reasons. number one she's wearing a plaque dress in a blue background, all she needs is a hat and a broom. >> apparently the take is they want to put this to bed and let her address it and say forget it. >> and having her look like --

it looks like a halloween ad. the fact is this woman is not qualified to be in the united states senate. she's never really held a job. they have clip after clip of her saying absolutely whacky things. and now they are trying to put her straight to camera on the serious candidate and you're thinking to yourself, right. >> but can she win, jim? >> sure. despite all of this -- this is the last laugh peter will have between now and the election by the way. but i think she can win because of the environment right now. and if they do put this issue behind them, which they might, then they can move on to other issues. >> we have more issues to put off to next wednesday. thanks for joining us. he spent 15 years in prison before finding out the evidence used to put him behind bars showed he was not linked to the crime.

now his case moves on to the supreme court and we'll take a closer look at this case. and october is officially class reunion month. a lot of folks find that tending a class reunion is more pressful than meeting the future in laws. we have tips to make it less stressful and we'll talk about that at 9:00. it's 7:41 now.

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when the intercounty connector between montgomery and prince george's county in maryland is finally open, you're go fog need an easy pass to use it. m-dot said the new roadway will be the first all electronic toll road in the state. the tolls for cars will be a $1.45 fee for peak hours and $1.15 any time else.

easy pass cost $46 and $25 of that is prepaid toll monthly and there is a $1.50 monthly charge. and while you might not think a trip to ben's chili bowl is a healthy choice, they now have a veggie dog. it joins the veggie burgers and chili which are on the menu there. for getting a look at it, you can watch the owner take a test taste. go to myfoxdc.com. i suspect you'll like it. >> i've never tried it. >> they are delicious. you have to get the right brand. i would say it but i don't want to endorse it. >> i've tried the burgers, but not the dogs. >> worthington is a good veggie dog. but you can't find it everywhere. >> as long as you don't mention it. >> i didn't. >> let's let tony mention as

much as he wants about the forecast because it looks good. it is looking good. we had rain on monday and a little bit yesterday and lesser today and the temperatures are getting tomorrow. but today not too bad. low 60s. take a look. let me show you hd radar. there is virtually no precipitation to deal with. i want to show you where we are seeing it. look at how -- tucker, check this out. it is disappearing minute by minute. leesberg, see where the "l" is, that's where there is a little shower. we'll stop showing you the hd radar. take a break. >> i love his weather, steve. >> here is the jet stream. look at that image. in the eastern united states it is cool. cool air in place baz the jet stream is so far down to the south. and behind that is warmer air pushing in here starting tomorrow. here is your five-day forecast. i think you will like it. today a lot of clouds hanging

around. high of about 63. a few showers could pop up here or there, not much of anything. and then tomorrow 72, the average high for today. and friday, saturday and sunday, check it out, sunshine and low to mid-70s. not bad at all. that does include sunday. >> you were running out of words to describe it. warmer, sunny, nice beautiful. >> by friday i'll be completely out of words. >> we'll take it. >> i'm sorry. i was going to -- go ahead. >> tny words apparently. >> we're so polite. julie wright is joining us with a look at traffic. >> i'll still stuck on the hot dog. >> the veggie dog option at ben's. >> that sounds good. >> if i go to ben's, i don't want a chili hot dog. >> well if your vegetarian friends go with you, we want to have something to eat. >> as long as you're picking up the tab, i don't care what you eat, okay. [ laughter ] on the roads, the outer loop of the beltway is very much a slow go traveling from 95 college park through silver

spring and now we have delays on the inner loop leaving university boulevard toward new hampshire avenue. nothing reported in the roadway at this time but a slow go toward college park. southbound 95 to just out of beltsville. 270 from clarksburg toward the split, better news along canal news at fletcher's boathouse now cleared. slow 7100 to 123, nutley street to the beltway. and 395 on the brakes to king street and boundary channel drive over the 14th street bridge. no incidents to report in southeast. in northeast a crash and then blair at kansas reports of a structure fire northwest. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. a playground is a great place for a kid to be. when you are kid, you are young and want a place to play. >> but it can also be a jumping off point for so much more and holly is in southeast where they are building a new playground. a real pretty one i bet. >> reporter: you are right on

all fronts. kids who play, studies show, are helpyer, healthier and smarter and that is what will happen here today as people here, by the end of the day, there will be a brand new playground and it will be here because of the generous donations of money and support. we're going to talk about the kaboom playground live next. stay with us. uimed fphgege

the redskins chris cooley with wife christie, along with derek dockery and his wife emma joined tanya snyder who is dan snyder's wife and a cancer survivor to host the third annual luncheon for area breast cancer survivors at redskins park. the 20 survivors will be special onfield guests for the sunday game against the packers. >> that will be nice. kids in one southeast neighborhood will have a place to do some playing. >> holly is there to learn more about the kaboom playground build. holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. can you imagine being a kid and leave for school today in your regular neighborhood where there is no place to walk and play, and you come home at the end of the day and there is a brand new playground right in your neck of the woods. that is what will happen here today at the people's co-op in

southeast where the kaboom playground is starting as we speak with some of the volunteers that are here. this is a wonderful initiative that is going on across the nation. but one of them happens to be in our neighborhood here. efan is the associate project manager. and i said evan, we're going to be on tv and he said i'm going to work and you let me know when you want to talk to me. evan. can i interrupt you. he'll put you back to work in a second. thank you for having us out here. >> my pleasure. >> reporter: tell us what will go down here today. >> in six hours we'll have a playground, completely community done and driven. we'll upwards of 200 volunteers from communities, from local service organizations, all of that good stuff. and we'll make it happen. >> reporter: you are making it happen. for those not familiar with kaboom, can you tell us about

it. >> it is a national nonprofit community making kids healthier through play. our mission is to have a playground within walking distance for every kid in america. >> reporter: one playground at a time. and when you say you are saving play, what does that mean? >> it's fundamental for children's development, play is crucial. we can all think when we are playing on the bray ground. >> reporter: we can. but kids are lured in by television and video games and sedentary and even the playgrounds that we used to play on, a lot of them are in disrepair. >> absolutely. we want to get kids embracing play, get them moving and active. and it's a challenge, but it's worthwhile. >> reporter: and the kids in this neighborhood helped design this. they submitted idea. >> about five weeks ago they

drew their dream playground. we took the concept and made it happen. >> reporter: well people are looking at him, evan, what do i need to do. i'll let you give direction and meanwhile i'll come over here and check in with a volume unhere. this is michelle hurst and she's from kraft food. and this wouldn't happen without major sponsors to pull this off. good morning. so why is kraft foods signing up for this? >> we chose it because we believe in helping kids and helping them with their play and actually this week we're building 13 playgrounds across the u.s. so we have about 20,000 employees across the world that are volunteering this week. >> reporter: and so what do you think that the employees get out of this? we go to work every day and get our regular thing and maybe this is a week to do something different. not only are the kids benefiting but i have a feeling you all are too. >> yes. at kraft foods we love to volunteer. we have a whole week of

service. today we are doing the playground build. we're doing it all week up until saturday and it's a great way to give back to the community. >> reporter: and this is not only helping fight childhood obesity but to help fight hunger. >> yes. feeding america. >> reporter: do you know about the facebook stuff? >> a little bit. if you click on the link for kraft foods we donate ten meals. >> reporter: so if you go to their company facebook page, kraft facebook page and say you like what they are doing, you will help get ten meals to those in need. and if you go to that same facebook page and upload photos, you can help feed 20 meals for people. i'll let you get back to work. and thank you to kraft foods

for what they are doing. there is little helpers too. it's all about sweat equity. and in the next hour we'll talk with a long time resident about just what a difference a new playground will make. are you ready for a new playground? you can give me a thumbs up if it's cool. >> you're from the news. >> reporter: yes. i'm from the news. look right there. >> we'll get the enthusiasm as the day goes on. coming up on 8:00 on this morning. a soldier who gave the ultimate sacrifice to save his fellow soldier. >> more on that when we come back.

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uime this morning d.c. police will be in full force at the funeral of a man recently killed outside of another funeral. he was the victim of gang tension and there are fears that could happen again today. and then the supreme court tackling a tough case today. free speech versus the right to grieve in peace after members

of a controversial church protest at a soldier's funeral. we are live outside of the supreme court. in hungary, toxic waste is running through streets and home this is morning. good morning. thanks for being with us. i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. up first, a heads up before you hit the road. today is international walk to school day so you may see more of the kids out there, little ones on the roads. the goal is to focus on health, safety, physical activity and concern for the environment. more than 4 million people around the world are expected to participate in this year's walk to school day. >> tough to find a nicer morning to get out there and do a little walking, tony. it's not a bad start to the day. temperatures in the 50s. very few areas have seen any rain and it's a decent day through the day. let's start by looking at the satellite radar. we'll show you the clouds thought and not much in the way

of precipitation as we mentioned. there are some spots out to the west. there were spots in eastern maryland and the area to the west has pretty much disappeared. you do see there is plenty of moisture in the atmosphere. we have clouds and rain across west virginia, ohio and portions of pennsylvania as well. current temperatures look like this, 50 at dulles, 54 in washington 49 in baltimore. so still cool spots. you want to have a jacket for the little one this morning or a sweater as it's a cool start to the day. and our temperatures below normal today. mostly cloudy and cool, a few showers possible here and there and light and just a couple here and there. 63 for your high. that's a look at what is happening with the weather. more coming up in just a little bit. >> thanks, tony. and let's check in with julie to look at traffic. >> i know the kids are walking back to school today but we have a lot of people sitting out there on the roads which is

unfortunate. inner loop of the beltway looks good headed for the wilson bridge but once you commit to the bridge it starts to slow headed into virginia. no incidents to report, only volume delays. outer loop below speed, college park toward georgia avenue. and the traffic slows again to exit on to connecticut avenue. southbound connecticut avenue underneath the beltway, the stalls car in the left lane so it causes a backup off of the outer loop and then the inner loop and then slow past university boulevard toward georgia avenue. southbound 95 slow out of beltsville. bumper-to-bumper toward four corners. across the douglas bridge, all lanes are open here. 295 slow from the suitland parkway to the 11th street bridge. south dakota avenue at bladensberg for the wreck. 66 is still congested from 7100 into the beltway. toll road traffic slow from reston parkway eastbound towards wolf trap. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. a dispute over the right to

freedom of speech reaches the supreme court. the high court will decide today whether a small church from kansas had the right to protest at military funerals. sarah simmons joins us outside of the supreme court with more on today's top story. sarah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. the supreme court is getting set to hear those arguments in an hour or so. the dispute is between albert snyder, the father of a marine killed in iraq and between the members of the westboro baptist church out of topeka kansas. what snyder is asking the supreme court to do is reinstate a $5 million verdict that was awarded to him against the church members. that was struck down by a federal appeals court in richmond so he is asking the supreme court to do that. and church members picketed his son's funeral back in 2006,

holding signs saying, thank god for dead soldiers. snyder's right to grief privately versus the church member's right to see what they want. >> what they are doing is disrupting one of the most solemn and sacred rituals in the united states, funeral services for a fallen soldier. so that may make this case different from the ordinary freedom of speech case. >> i understand that this is one of the cases that tests our commitment to the first amendment, but the first amendment principles are fundamental and important. >> reporter: now this case would have wide ramifications. the westboro members are led by a man named fred phelps. they have protested around the country at many military funerals, the point being the u.s. deaths in afghanistan and iraq were punishment to americans for their immorality saying that we have tolerance for things such as abortion and homosexuality. so an emotionally charged issue

here and we'll hear more about it coming up later on this morning at the supreme court. back to you, steve and allison. >> sarah, thank you very much. the supreme court will also hear arguments today concerning suppressed evidence from a case dating back to 1984. that is when john thompson was arrested and spent 1 years for a murder in new orleans. then it was discovered that the blood evidence used to convict him did not match him. in a few moments we'll talk with john hallway who isco author of killing time, about the long quest for justice. another string of burglaries has police in two communities investigating if they are connected. there were four burglars in a gated community in haymarket and the thief got in through an unlocked door and in another got in through an unlocked car inside an unlocked garage. >> i happened to leave my

wallet on the floor in the garage, and then sunday opened my wallet at the store and my cash was gone. >> i was surprised. because i didn't expect this. we have a gated community and didn't expect anything like that. >> the break-ins are similar to 100 break-ins in fairfax county. police have not yet connected the crime sprees into police will be out in full force for a man killed while attending another funeral. this happened last week near 13th and u. street. two gunman opened fire on a car killing jamal coates. phil thompson was arrested. court documents say he admitted to being the driver that overturned with coates inside. the fear of retaliation is a concern. >> when you're in our community member, you realize that these

people have members from the community and sometimes in the hype of the moment or wanting to pay your respect, you don't think about who else might be coming. >> ward one councilman jim graham said there will be a stepped up police presence at today's service. d.c. police are still looking for more suspects. and a cheating scandal in the police department training academy could result in pulling more than 30 officers off the street. the washington post is reporting that 34 cadets received perfect scores on several tests that rate skills and court testimony knowledge. the cheating allegation service rose last year saying that the instructors were providing students with answers. there is an investigation. county executive isaiah leggett is hoping to lay many off to save $13 million to make

up for revenue in case of a referendum on a county ambulance fee next month. and a developing story from hungary where toxic race is running through the streets and homes in one area there this morning. more on the special honor given to a soldier who made the sacrifice to save his friends. and we want to let you know travel and leisure magazine has labeled the chesapeake bay bridge is one of the worst in the world. the reason is bad weather and when storms move in and you're in the middle of the five mile long bridge it's hard to sea land on either side. >> that could be a little much. >> stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back.

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an environmental disaster looming over seas in hungary this morning. this toxic sludge burst from a dam at an aluminum plant on monday flooding a town so poisonous it can burn clothing.

>> and now there is a worry it could get into rivers. let's get more from gurvir. >> reporter: good morning. the toxic materials causing burns to skin and eyes of people who come in contact with it, the sludge seeps through clothing. 35million feet of chemicals rushing through the town, pushing cars and flooding more than 200 homes. four people died and 120 were hospitalized. it contained heavy metal and poisonous if swallowed. a state of emergency was declared in three western towns. they are trying to stop it from making it to the major river in europe and it could cause a eco logical disaster for a lot of countries. helicopters are rescuing people and a military construction crew is building a temporary bridge to get back to their

homes to get to their belongings. authorities say it will take a year to clean up this sludge. >> and we look at it and say how disgusting, but the fact that it's so dangerous is the big concern right now. >> gurvir, thank you so much. let's check in with tony. it's 8:13 and we'll look at our forecast and something -- we don't need a warm up factor today. something to brighten us up too much. >> just a little respite from the bad news. >> we'll take it any day. but i think there are clouds out there. it's not a warm day. but we need it today too. it is the my first 5 photo of the day. let us take a look. oh, isn't that amazing. when we have children and when you think about your kids, at some point we're the size of a pumpkin. isn't that amazing. >> what a pumpkin. >> these noah.

we're told he'll turn 1-year- old this week and that he watches fox 5 morning news with his grandpa. >> poppa. >> how cute. thank you for sending it in. hi, grandfather. thank you for watching the show. to send us your child or grandchild's picture, go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. we only require that they are cute. i'm kidding. let's take a look at what is going on with the weather conditions around the region. here is a look at the radar and we can see we have a few rain showers as we go to max 2 and show you the radar image. a few rain showers out to the west. that is is it. those have dissipated or are dissipating as we speak. there are still clouds out there. you don't see that on this image but as far as precipitation goes, we're pretty much down. i can't rule out a stray sprinkle but most of you will remain dry.

reagan national 53 degrees. our temperature has dropped. humidity 66%. winds out of the west. barometric pressure has fallen ever so slightly. five-day forecast, high today about 63 degrees. mix of clouds and sun. a lot of clouds hanging around. maybe a shower or two here or there. sunshine and 72. and then look at friday, saturday and sunday and just great days. teets in the low to mid-70s with a lot of sun. that's a look at the weather. now let's get an update on traffic with julie wright. a lot going on right now coming in from the west. the toll road is jamped up -- jammed up toward the beltway. 7100 to 123, nutley street to the beltway slow. inner loop is tied up leaving 66. now the top side, outer loop is below speed, 95 around to georgia and again approaching connecticut. the problem is there is a stalled car tieing up the left lane and causing the delays on both loops of the beltway. 270 jammed up out of the lane

divide. inbound new york avenue leaving northeast to northwest we have slowdowns getting through the traffic lights but all lanes are open. wilson bridge, slow exit off the inner loop in virginia. delays on 395 and again across the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. the supreme court hears arguments today concerning suppressed evidence to a case dating back to 1984. that's when john thompson was arrested for a murder in new orleans. after his arrest someone saw his picture in the paper and was said that filled the louisiana requirement that an aggravating factor be added to any murder charge before the sentence could be imposed.

he was convicted of armed robbery and murder. but the blood did not match his blood type and the attorney's office did know that. and this has flipped his life by 180 degrees. we'll pick it up with john thompson's quest for justice. and in town to attend today's supreme court session. john, thank you for stopping here first. tell us about this case. it's conic versus thompson and it will be heard before the supreme court. >> so after john was released in 2003 he and his lawyered approached the d.a. and said john spent 18 years in prison for two crimes that he didn't commit, we don't want to make him a richmond but can we help him put his life back together. the d.a. office said they would do nothing. so in 2005 john and his lawyers

filed a lawsuit charging that the d.a.'s office had violated john's civil rights by failing to train how to handle evidence properly. and that's the case being heard today by the supreme court. >> the term deliberate is a term we heard and it was a climate of -- i don't want to put words in your mouth, but it appears to be a crime of corruption almost there in the d.a.'s office. you tell me how to describe it better. >> harry connick, jr., was the d.a. in new orleans during that time and there is a pattern of brady violations. the key supreme court case is called brady versus maryland and stated that prosecutors have an obligation to turn over evidence that could show that the defendant is innocent and the prosecutor has no say in

that matter. if it's possible that it could be skull patory, it can be overturned. there are a number of cases, not just john's, where prosecutors -- where prosecutions can be overturned, one of the would have brady violators -- one of the brady violations. >> and the book is alled -- called killing time and he faced a execution date several weeks out and he could have been executed if this had not come through. so it would have been killing time and killing time. tell us about what john is doing today. >> i had tract ised -- practiced law in philadelphia

with the two lawyers representing john from 1988 to the present date. and in fact gordon is doing the supreme court argument today. so that's how i got to know the story and it became too important of a story not to tell. and the supreme court only makes john's story more important because the decision will have a huge impact on how we as citizens, what tools we have to hold elected officials accountable when they go for convenience rather than accuracy like this. and since leaving prison, he went in as a 22-year-old with a 10th grade education and coming out as a 40-year-old with no documentation and has started a foundation called resurrection after exoneration who helps

people rebuild their lives and avoid recidivism. he's avoided that and just a remarkable guy. it's been an honor to tell his story. >> we don't have enough time to talk about what happened. you spent 18 years in prison and 14 of that in voluntary confinement and a very short amount of time to overturn this. >> he spent years in a cinder -- cinder block building without air or heat. and this is found out less than a week before execution was to take place and he was exonerated at a retrial. john holloway with ronald gaither and we appreciate you coming in today. it's called killing time. over to you. it's 8:22 on this wednesday morning. one d.c. neighborhood being called out as one of the most

dangerous in the entire country. but the residence of that area say that's not true. we'll look at that when we come back. and volunteers are building this morning a playground? just one day. they are already getting started. stay with us. we'll be right back. blue diamond almonds! more bold flavor! more variety! 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! more than a snack.

a federal judge has sentenced the would-be times square bomber to life in prison. faisel shahzad told a judge he felt no remorse and warned the defeat of the united states is imminent. the judge told the pakistani immigrant that she hopes he spends some time behind bars thinking carefully about whether the koran wants him to kill a lot of people. changes coming to actrack. police will be out in force for operation rail safe. the high security exercise on friday will include local police along the nation's rails. this happens as rail lines in europe are also holding an operation called real action day. these were scheduled ahead of time and nothing to do with the current travel restrictions in europe. the top 25 most dangerous

neighborhoods released and one area made the list. l. street was given a poor rating saying there is a chance of falling victim to a crime. this is based on data from the fbi and thousands of local law enforcement agencies. but not everybody agrees with the findings. >> i doubt that. and again, there is something statistically flawed about this survey. >> i can't see it because you have people walk their dogs here at night. >> i haven't seen anything that will cause me fear. >> chicago's westlake streets in number one and four neighborhoods in atlanta made the list. it's 8:27 on this wednesday morning as we get closer to 80:00. facebook with technical problems overnight. >> and the -- and how an

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8:30 now. let's look at stories making headlines. a woman killed by a hit-and-run driver in silver spring last month has died. an suv hit daniela elizabeth mattieo back on september 25th. police think the car was a gmc jimmy, a chevy s-10 blazer or oldsmobile bravado. vincent gray held his first town hall meeting, speaking to hundreds of folks in an auditorium in ward five. he said jobs and education were at the top of the agenda but made it clear that the city would have to deal with $175 million in budget cuts. facebook is working to resolve an outage issue that

made it difficult for millions to log on last night. te said it experienced a technical glitch before 10:00 p.m. there is no word what caused this glitch. facebook had a similar problem last month. >> i want to know who is waiting in line for coffee if i can't get to my facebook. >> you're not on facebook? >> no. >> we're the only two. >> hold out allison. >> the only two in the world. >> and tucker doesn't want to have give the custom, personal forecast. >> exactly. let's get to it. we have a lot of clouds today. and a cool one. highs today only in the 50s, they should be in the 70s as we watch the area of low pressure spin off to the north and northeast. a little bit of sunshine to start the day but the clouds will win out. rain showers out to the west and this pattern has been a

slow one to kind of shift. and with an area of low pressure just off the coastline of new jersey, it looks like we have another day with mostly cloudy conditions and again cool temperatures underneath the clouds. with highs in the 60s. the rain north and east. maybe a couple of sprinkles and a light shower. i guess you should bring an umbrella but most of the day should feature dry weather. let's talk temperature friend. and today's daytime highs in the 60s. tomorrow where it should be in the low 70s and mid-70s by friday, saturday and sunday. and with a lot of sunshine too. our high temperatures around here into early next week should be a couple of degrees above normal. 53 in washington. 50 in gaithersburg. 52 in gaithersburg and 49 in martinsberg. mostly cloudy skies and winds out of the west at 5 miles per hour. here is your five-day forecast. i mentioned the temperatures. look at how much sunshine we

got on the five hi day. the weekend should be nice and dry with temperatures in the 70s. that's a look at the forecast, steve. over to you. it is being a called a book for everybody who invested in wall street. how investors reclaimed their investments. one man fought back and won and now he joins us live in the studio to talk about that. thanks for coming in this morning. it's good to see you. >> thank you, steve. >> tell us how this came about. >> well i got a completely safe money market investment. that was the idea, completely safe better than being in heaven. i was skeptical and i checked it out and i found out there are many institutions involved,

hundreds of thousands of investors and the market was around for 20 years and i called my broken back and got reassurance and said do it for me, put me in it and on february 14th, 2008, valentine's day, i got a call from the broker who said, phil, we have a little problem. well the problem is your money fund, a good portion of your retirement is frozen and you can't get your hands on it. i was outraged. it was like being shot. >> sure. these were auction rate securities that you invested in? >> correct. >> and now ruthless is involved because it tells the tale of what happened next, which was what? >> well i had to find out what to do. i can't do it alone. so i got on to the internet and i started searching around and i found dozens of people who

are outraged and going crazy in gret difficult. and i contacted them, and out of this group we put together what i call the perhaps of financial commandos, take no prisoner. and we decided we would pressure every government, every attorney general, every broker, every bank and by the way, this fraud and it wasn't fraud, was perpetrated by all of the banks. >> and so you were up against tough competition and the more money you found out how much money was involved, to the tune of $300 million. >> that's 30% of what it takes to run the federal government and including the homeland security. and if this money is out in the market how many jobs would that create. we had the port of new york

shut down. we had hospitals shut down. we had libraries, charities, you just it. >> how much you have been able to recover? >> we have recovered two-thirds of it. about two-thirds of it. i have my money back and the commandos have their money back except for one and we're going to go get it. >> why do you think we didn't hear more about this over the last couple of years. >> it was considered a rich man's problem because to on the in, you had to opt in at $25,000 a pop. and so the media take was if you have $25,000 you don't have a werey. >> and there is a way, regardless of who you are up against, if you take them on the right way, you can still

come out on top? >> reporter: oh, absolutely. and my book gives you step by step information. >> i look at it as a weapon and i hope the people who buy it will look at it that way. >> vigilence goes a long way. bill troop, thank you for coming in. if you would like more information we can put that online at myfoxdc.com. thank you, bill. >> my pleasure. 8:38 on this wednesday morning. consider it a bristol ball for jobs. we'll check out the virginia employment projections and find out who is hiring in the near feature. and according to phoenix marketing, 7% of hawaii households are made of millionaires. number two is the state of maryland. and number three is a tie between new jersey and

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the president will below the military's highest honor today upon a warrior who saved almost two dozens of his fellow soldiers. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has the story. >> reporter: staff sergeant robert miller was the youngest member of his squad. the 24-year-old green beret was on his second tour in afghanistan when his unit was ambushed while moving through the pakistan border on january

25th, 2008. shots rang out and miller's captain was injured. >> as they got near the structure there was an ambush, they were attacked by over 100 insurgents, they had hidden behind boulders. it was a very intense situation. >> reporter: his parents were told he saved the lives of 22 men, seven of them with the u.s. armed forces. >> he stayed in the kill zone to keep control of the situation and allowed everybody else to get out of the kill zone and give them a chance to reorganize and regroup. >> reporter: as a boy miller loved gymnastics. he was captain at the team at wheaton north high school and helping to coach at the local gym. after 9/11 he joined the army and became a green beret. he studied latin and french and loved drinking tea with the locals. he died firing until it ran out

of ammunition. he had thrown his last grenade after being shot twice in the shoulder and ribs. >> he's going to another place and attack another and attack another. and i can honestly say if he didn't do that we probably would have gotten flanked and probably would have died. >> reporter: members of his unit said there were so many rounds around him digging up the dust but he kept firing. on wednesday he'll be receiving recognition to his family, his parents and seven siblings that he saved the lives of 22 men without any thought of saving himself. jennifer griffin, fox news. >> a true hero. the race for maryland governor in other news appears to be widen, the latest poll of voters found 49% would vote with o'malley with bob ehrlich

receiving 41%. the november election is a rematch. o'malley beat ehrlich back in 2006. donald trump is considering a 2012 presidential bid. he told fox news channel, i see what is going on in this country and it's never been worse and the unfair trade between china he said is a problem and would run as a republican. and the presidential seal fell off the podium while the president spoke at the 2010 fortune magazine most powerful women. the president quickly made light of the moment. >> we cannot sustain - oops. was that my -- oh, goodness. [ laughter ] >> that's all right. all of you know who i am. [ laughter ] >> the president attended the event to encourage female

business leaders to continue to contribute to the success of our country. more than 200 volunteers joining forces to build a new playground in southeast d.c. >> holly morris is at the site to learn more about this big build project. >> reporter: it is a big project that will end in big fun. volunteers just warmed up and stretched out and are ready to work and heading to their stations and it's going to be a day filled with the economiment of helping kids get back to playing. the basic things that kids need. and when kids play they are happier and healthier and smarter. and ruth is the director of shire. thank you for being out here this morning. >> it's our pleasure. >> reporter: teg us about shire. >> it was established in 1997 to make sure that all

communities were able to obtain optimal health. statistics show we're not doing as well health wise and so our goal is to help communities take charge of their health and at the same time just live -- help everyone live better. >> reporter: and so this is a no-brainer because if we get kids out praying, it starts them on that life of being active. >> reporter: absolutely. and we realize that this is such an epidemic and so what better to do than having kids play on a playground. >> reporter: and we were talking about how fascinating it is to have a playground in a day. the kids had input but you said

the parents had input too. >> after we put the designs together, the parents were brought in and gave their ideas. and i was intrigued by a lot of them wanting a swing and they wanted the same thing that the kids did and i think it's because they want to watch their children play. >> reporter: i was going to say. the family that plays together stays together. and thank you very much. and those giving up their time are happy to be here today. but perhaps the most halfiest, maybe second to the kids would be clara. >> automaker more -- i'm more happier than the kids. >> clara is the longest living residence in the neighborhood. how old are you? >> 42. >> and tell us what you think

this playground means. >> i hope it means getting together. when i first came here everybody was one big happy family. and everyone then everybody got into their own cubics. and i see today made a difference already. >> reporter: we're not even at 9:00 and already. >> i see everybody came together this morning. >> reporter: i've seen people coming out of their home and excited about what will happen. and what do you think about how you see the kids change over the years. it seems like they don't play as much. >> they play just as much but they have no respect for anybody. and the parents haven't given respect. >> reporter: do you think they'll respect this new facility. >> i hope so. >> reporter: and if you guys televise, you'll have to bail

me out of jail. >> reporter: no. ms. clara rules the roost and it will be new and improved by the end of the day because even clara was at design improvement. myfoxdc.com is our website and we have a link to kaboom and shire and kraft foods and those making this happen. we'll continue to progress through the morning. >> i only missed three meetings and i was in the hospital. >> reporter: but she's here today and she'll continue to be with us throughout the morning. back to you guys. people enjoying a nice start to the day. a lot of folks outside today because folks are you can with aing to school. it's part of an international effort as far as walking to school and these youngsters are taking part of it. this is at the silver spring police, and they are walking to silver spring avenue. be extra careful because there will be little ones out on the road. >> that's a good reason to do

it for the health and environment. so it's a very, very wonderful effort. >> reaching out today. it was a nice day. >> and be careful out there. time now is 6 minutes before the hour of 9:00. and the class reunion, 10, 20, 30 years, many of us dread going to these. >> and what you can do to make it a greet experience and how reunions changed the era of facebook where you've probably caught up on a number of thens. you're going to share news in the next hour.

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troubling sight. protestors at a soldier's funeral. the question is, is it illegal. the supreme court takes it up today and it's sparking protest outside of the court this morning. the latest on a live report. and plus a home on fire and firefighters stand around and watch it burn. and why didn't they step in and save the home. they did what they were supposed to do, much to the homeowner's dismay. and a procedures that changed family lives forever. we're talking about in-vitro fertilization. the doctor who invented it has been honored with the nobel prize. we'll talk about the far- reaching effects and they are numerous. >> indeed they are. and in the meantime, tucker barnes is downstairs in a new location. it's our coveted weather center. this is your new spot. you are at the epicenter where