to know as fox 5 morning news continues right now. a beautiful start to this monday morningful a lot of folks got a chance to sleep in with the federal holiday. for those of you up, this is a live look outside on october 11th, it is columbus day. as we celebrate christopher columbus arriving at the americas in 1492. let's check in with tony perkins and check on the weather. >> it is not a bad forecast. it will be a warm one today. maybe record-setting heat in parts of the area and warmer than yesterday. let's look at what is going on out there. we'll start with the satellite radar composite. not much to see. there are clouds here and there. there have been a couple of blips showing light sprinkle here or there. but for the most part we are dry. and in fact i think most of that activity is wrapped up. a couple of clouds here and there but we'll see mostly sunny skies for the bulk of the

day today. currently our temperatures look like this: 63 in d.c., 60 at dulles, 63 at patuxent naval air station. there are cool spots. 57 in frederick, and 59 in baltimore. your forecast for today, expect a lot of sunshine and a hot afternoon. highs today in the mid to upper 80s in parts of the area. we could set some records, although i don't think we'll set a record high in d.c. the record here is 90 degrees. that's a look at weather. now for an update on traffic we go to julie wright. we're checking out your commute around town and so far so good. light traffic volume which is what we expected on this federal holiday. 66 to 95 and 395 and the beltway empty and looking like a saturday between college park and bethesda. 270 looking great out of hyattstown. no incidents on 95 and through lorton up through the springfield interchange. that's a check of your fox 5 on-

time traffic. police are looking into a deadly accident in rockville over the weekend. two men were hit and killed while trying to cross rockville pike near the white flint metro station. the driver accused of hitting them arrested at the scene believed to be drunk at the wheel. sarah simmons joins us live with our top story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is the intersection. rockville pike and martinely road where the men were crossing the road. one man died instantly and the other died from his injuries at the hospital. look at the damage to the front of the car. even hard tore look at a flip flop and a shoe left behind. >> it looks like it hit a pole. it hit some people and it's destroyed. >> reporter: seconds before adam hasinski and rory white broad were hit, rachel stone and sam hooper made it across

the street. they had just gotten off the metro. >> and we heard a huge crash. at first i thought it was a gunshot and we heard brakes screech and then heard the crash and someone was laying on the hard. >> reporter: they said the driver did offer assistance but for some reason he got back in the vehicle and drove a block away where he was then asked to come back to the scene. >> it was evident he may have alcohol on his system. he was arrested and processed for dui. >> reporter: police aren't sure if both men were walking in the crosswalk or if they had the walk sign giving them the all- clear to cross rockville pike. that is under investigation. although we did notice several cameras above the intersection and police say they have interviewed witnesses. >> the cars around here at that time, they are going pretty fast and people are drunk. >> reporter: now again police believe alcohol was a factor in this crash but it would be

weeks whether they know it was the driver or the pedestrians at error, whether they were in the crosswalk or the driver who had the right-of-way. we don't know right now. but the montgomery county does have plans and are working on things to try to improve rockville pike for pedestrians to try and make it safe for everybody here on rockville pike. sarah simmons, back to you. >> sarah, thank you. a 9-year-old in virginia has died in a motorcycle crash. the boy was on the back of his father's bike when it collided with a pickup truck on saturday afternoon on route 612 in orange county. the father is being treated for his injuries at a hospital. police say the driver of the pickup did not see the motorcycle and turned into its path. it could be a matter of days before the 33 men trapped in a chilean mine are free. they are expected to be pulled to safety on wednesday. but first they are testing to make sure the escape tunnel

doesn't put them in more danger. peter ducey has the latest. >> reporter: with at least one big champagne celebration under their belt, it's back to business at the mine where 33 trapped men are just days from being rescued. officials use a video camera to inspect the escape tunnel for stability, they decide to reinforce part of it with half inch thick steel pipe to make it stronger. >> we have set three of the pipes that we are going to insert in the hole and we are expecting no major problems. >> reporter: crews will lower an escape capsule down to the chamber where the men are waiting and the plan is to bring them up one by one. >> we should start on wednesday, that is what we are expecting now, and the whole process should take something in the range of 48 hours, two days from the first rescue to the last rescue. >> reporter: the men are said to be in high spirits but

looking at a risky ride to the top. blood clotting and hypertension are a major concern because of the speed they will travel during the nearly half mile assent. they are taking aspirin and will drink a high calorie liquid donated by nasa to combat nausea. it is filled with twist and turns but loved ones are anxiously awaiting to welcome them back home. >> to the chilean people it is a joy. >> reporter: the miners will make a oxygen mask while making the 20-minute journey to the surface. they will be able to speak on a microphone during the trip. fox news. secretary of defense robert gates is in vietnam for a nations meeting. he's holding talks with

different asian countries. he singled out vietnam and applauded the country for aggressive ties with the u.s. well it has been rumored in recent weeks, now confirmation from afghanistan president hamid karzai that he is in talks with taliban. during had been interview the president called it countryman to countryman. this week they named a new peace correspondent. doug luzader has the latest story this morning from capitol hill. >> reporter: the president is going to florida today to help raise money for endangered democrats, part of a final campaign push with just 22 days to go. >> on november 2nd, i need you as fired up as you were in 2008. >> reporter: that may not

happen, but it won't be for lack of effort by the president. this was in philadelphia over the weekend and the campaign push continues today with the president and democrats setting their sights on a big republican supporter, the u.s. chamber of commerce. >> now, that's not just a threat to democrats, that's our threat to our democracy. >> reporter: and a new democratic ad goes even further, accusing the came ber of spending foreign money on campaign ads and targeted two key players in the bush administration. >> republicans benefiting from secret foreign money. >> reporter: the republicans deny that and nor the president nor the white house could back up the claim. >> i mean, do you have any evidence that it's anything other than peanuts? >> well do you have any evidence that it's not, bob? >> the president of the united states accused the chamber of commerce and the democratic fashional committee and new ad accused ed gillespie and i of

getting foreign money and spending it on campaign money and they have not one shred of >> reporter: and the president will go this week to delaware, massachusetts, ohio and even an appearance on mtv. doug luzader, fox news. maryland's gubinatorial candidates governor martin alley and former governor robert ehrlich will go head to head in three debates, first one today in baltimore. both camps have confirmed they will face off on larry young's radio show on wlb on october 1st and again on october 22nd. we have all of the information online concerning the maryland governor's race and the key elections here at home. go to myfoxdc.com and click on politics under the news tab. 9 minutes past the hour. paperwork problems could affect an already tough foreclosure

crisis. the skins beat the packers in an overtime nail-biter. dave ross will join us with monday morning quarterback. that's still ahead on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. uime

7:13 right now as we take alook at stories making headlines. new information about the man accused of opening fire at a crowded playground in southern california. it happened on friday near an elementary school in san diego. he was much closer to the playground when he shot two girls, ages 6 and 7 in the arm. that was based on information where the shell casings were found. he will be charged with attempted murder. a police academy instructor accused of helping cadets cheat. the instructor, who denies

wrongdoing, was moved to the sex offender registration unit. police chief roberto hilton said the instructor recorded perfect scores on several tests because he was quote, too lazy to write down the actual grades. an investigation is still underway. and if you are riding metro today, work is taking place on the blue and orange lines. there will be no blue or orange line service at metro center. red line will not be effected. for more information we have a link at myfoxdc.com. and take a look at this. torrential rain causing flash flooding in australia. some eastern parts of the country got up to 11 inches of rain. rising water -- water forced people to stand on top of cars to be rescued and high winds knocked out power tore mon 20,000 -- to more than 20,000 people. but things are looking good here. >> it will warm up quite nicely.

we'll see high temperatures about 15 -- i think at least 15 degrees above normal today. average high for today is 70 degrees. let's show you what is happening right now with current stats being reported at reagan national as 63 degrees at reagan national. at dulles it's 59 degrees. and it's 59 at bwi marshall. temperatures across the country, well pretty much what you would expect. primarily in the 50s and 60s in the eastern u.s. some of the mountains out to the west, temperatures in the 40s. i would guess there are probably some 30s and some temperatures in the 30s out in the mountains to the west as well. 66 right now in l.a. 67 in dulles. 63 here. here is the look at the national satellite radar. not the most active map we've seen. there is a little frontal boundary in the nation's mid section. that eventually will makes it way eastward and will come here and we think it will drop our temperatures and it will also bring rain showers to portions

of the region. but today, none of that. foreclosure for today, 86 degrees, mostly sunny, clouds building in later. a warm day today, folks. not bad overnight. could see a couple of showers here or there. better chance of showers tomorrow during the day, 78. wednesday looks to be sunny with a high in the upper 60s. and then mid and upper 60s for thursday and friday. we may add some rain to that foreclosure for thursday. it's looking more and more like we might get rainfall. so we'll take a look at that and give you the latest, later. >> in the meantime, it will feel like summer a little bit. >> one more day. >> had to get sunny and 85 in there for julie wright. >> i need some consolation here. except for lunch, mother nature is on my side. on the roads this morning, i think you'll like it. not a lot happening on the highways. finding traffic volume lighter than usual for those traveling south on 270 toward split. and if you do have to make the trip into work, h.o.v.

rules have been lifted on 270, 95 and 395 and on 66. an easy commute for those traveling canal road to rock creek parkway but again because it is a holiday, the reversible roads are carrying two-way travel. 66 close in, not bad toward vienna on 7100. fine from dumfries up to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. there has been a freeze on home foreclosures as financial institutes try to figure out what went wrong with documents. banks are looking at the foreclosure policies and lauren green has more. >> reporter: sloppy paperwork by lenders throws a wrench in the muddy foreclosure crisis. some are freezing foreclosures until they can get this straightened out. >> i think we need a combination of a freeze and also we need to sit down with the banking industry and talk to them about ways in which we can help them be able to work those mortgages out because it

is imperative that we keep people in homes. >> reporter: bank of america has shut down foreclosures in 50 states, others including chase bank and gmac have suspended home seizures. >> if you imposed a moratorium on foreclosures what you are telling people and institutions that lend money is they don't have the protection they need to to extend credit to get a u industry. >> reporter: the problem is with middle managers to repossess homes in default without fully reviewing the documents. it doesn't mean the home shouldn't have faced foreclosure but the paperwork might not have been in order. >> i'm not sure about a national moratorium because there are valid foreclosures that probably should go forward. and where the documentation and paperwork is proper. >> reporter: the administration

is working with the banks to prevent uncertainty for an extended period of time. >> we've expressed they need to expedite that process and work very quickly to get it done. >> reporter: bank of america said it would take weeks to check their books. a senate planned hearing is slated for after the mid-term elections. lauren green, fox news. a new link discovered by autism and jaundice. we'll have details of that next. and then living in our area you should never be bored. especially with the opening of the artisphere. it's a cultural campus hosting more than 100 events a month and we're going to take a tour coming up on fox 5 morning news. [ electronic humming ]

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autism was diagnosed in 577 babies. among the autistic children 9% had jaundice at newborn compared to 3% of others. searchers don't know how the two conditions are related. a huge rally against breast cancer in the district over the weekend. more than 2,000 people participated in the susan g. komen three day for the cure walk. the 60-mile journey began on friday at national stadium and ended on sunday with a closing ceremony at the national war. 200 of the pink war -- warriors were survivors themselves. >> i sense that if i stop, then my goal for breast cancer will stop you from going through what i went through. >> i walked for the little girls of the future. >> this event took place in 15

citys across the nation. participants here in d.c. raised more than $5 million towards breast cancer research. congratulations. 7:23 on this monday morning. coming up, we'll get another check on our top stories this morning. >> plus we'll look at weather and traffic. traffic is light today. and the president is pushing for more teleworking. it gets cars off the road and makes workers happier. so what will it take for more companies to offer this incentive or perk. we'll get some answers when we come back. ich ceysd fphgegegoni

7:27 as we check stop store -- top stories. place are investigating a accident early sunday morning near the white cliff metro station as the two men were trying to cross rockville pike. the driver drove a block away after the accident before eventually walking back to the scene. there is the heavily damaged vehicle involved. police believe the driver had been drinking. he was arrested, no charges yes, sir but they are pending. investigators are not sure if the driver or pedestrians were at fault. afghanistan president hamid karzai admitted he is in talks

with the taliban on securing peace in the war weary country. he called the talks unofficial, more like countyman to countryman. a new chief counsel is expected to meet with insurgent groups. the 33 men trapped in the chilean mine are expected to be freed on wednesday. right now they are conducting tests to make sure the tunnels are safe. the men will be brought up one by one wearing oxygen masks. protection has been made to prevent blood clots. and we'll talk about this with a astronaut. >> a half a mile journey back up. >> i think they have special glasses to protect against the sun because they haven't seen the sun in so long. >> a big story. >> i wonder how long before one of them says it was better off down there.

>> ma tight happen. you never know. you have to come back to the problems and everything. all right. let's take a look at what is going on out there with our weather conditions. we start with yesterday's high temperatures in the 70s. a very pleasant day. i'll tell you it felt warmer than that outside. 78 at reagan national. 79 at dulles. bwi marshall got up to 76 degrees yesterday. here are the current temperatures around the region. right now we are at 63 degrees here in washington. 61 in annapolis. dulles is at 59 degrees. winchester is 66. in hagerstown it is 60 degrees and in leonardtown it is 59 degrees at this hour. here is a look at the satellite radar composite. we have a couple of clouds out there this morning. that's about it. we have seen a couple of sprinkles during the early- morning hours and that's dissipated. there is a little bit of precipitation across the bay. high pressure is the dominant factor for today that will keep things calm. i do think it will start to break down later when we get clouds moving in, but this will

help temperatures warm up into the 80s. we're talking about the possibility of some rain. here is our future cast. it's a model run on what we expect to see. it was showing light precipitation this evening. it is shows shower -- it is showing showers tomorrow afternoon and then dry after that. however this frontal boundary will gradually makes it way in here and by thursday that one could bring us rain. mostly sunny skies for today. a hot afternoon. high of about 86 degrees. then for your five-day forecast, check it out, tomorrow chance of some showers, 78 degrees for the high. wednesday 69 and sunny. thursday, friday, a lot of clouds around on thursday and maybe some rain showers, highs only in the mid-60s. that's a look at the weather. now let's get an update on traffic and for that we go to julie wright. >> so from shortsond a tank on monday and to sweats on friday. >> i'm not sure you need all of that, but temperatures do drop

off. >> but the tank and the shorts to the sweat pants -- >> well the sweatshirt is what i'm talking about. >> it's only going to be 66, tony. good gracious. that's colder than a nutty buddy. the outer loop of the beltway no, problems reported leaving college park headed around toward the american legion bridge. and it is lighter than usual traffic volumes out there and a lot of folks able to sleep in and take the day off. good for you. if you do have to make the trip into work, the h.o.v. rules are lifted on 270, 95, 395 and 66. and 66 behaving nicely from 7100 to the beltway. no problems to report on the toll road as you travel in from 28. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> julie, thank. well president barack obama is pushing the house to follow the senate's lead and pass legislation teleworking for able. it might mushroom in local governments and the private sector as well and that could

mean less stress for wokers and fewer cars clogging roads. but what might push companies to telecommunitying. joining us, a public private partnership for teleworking. cindy peerson, thank you for joining us. we talked about the perk, do you consider it a perk for workers? >> we look at it as a top benefit. employees want telework. they rank it as the top three benefits when looking for a job now. >> the president has led this push hoping the federal government will pick this up and then hoping probably that it will trickle down to private sector. what has the response been like in the federal sector? >> very positive. we've been working on this for five plus years but telework has been around for decades. we're seeing a big benefit for employees but also for the environment and for agencies.

>> let me play devil's advocate because for those of us that have to come into work, we're thinking those folks sit around in pj's and drinking coffee and not getting any work done. what really happens? >> it helps managers to manage performance so it becomes clear if somebody is working or just sitting, not doing anything. >> right. >> so as long as management focuses on work output, then telework becomes transparent. >> and the biggest challenge to convert the work force, what do you see as the challenge. >> middle management. there is the fear if i don't see them, how do i know they're being productive. so we ep courage -- we encourage managers to look at performance and work output. look at what they are actually delivering. >> managers love dollars and cents, the statistics is the

bottom line. there search and enough time to see how productive teleworking can be versus in the office. >> we're seeing examples from both the public and private sector. cisco has been able to save more than $270 million in productivity savings and there is a lot of business factors, such as real estate cost savings, that could mean a lot for savings for companies that want to implement. >> we've been showing some video of real-time footage of what is happening outside right now. it's a holiday, not many cars on the road but the thought behind showing the live picture is that another thing is a big benefit to the environment, less cars on the road. you can speak to that? >> yes. congestion is a big drain on the economy. if you think about more cars off the roadway, less wear and tear on the system and then it's really green. co 2 emission is a lot less and it can hold itself in reducing

the impact on the environment. >> say that everyone is on board with this and in the future, down the road, is this something you can hire an employee to be 100% teleworking employee or is there always going to be some in the office time. >> in some cases -- some are setting up virtual offices around the country and you can be 100% telework. it is about the job you are doing. does it lend for a full time operation or do you have to come into the office once in a while. it's not an all or nothing proposition. just because you send someone teleworking doesn't mean they will be in their home office foreverment it's a flexibility to come into the office when you need to, but then don't clog the roadways when you don't have to. >> and before we let you go, we haven't talked about the human impact or factor of that. if i get to be in my own environment and don't have the stress of the commute, i would imagine that would make me happier. >> a lot. >> have you seen that. >> and you have a lot more time. you think about people sitting on the beltway, that is time

that could be used for other things and they have more time to get healthy and fit and going to the gym. so there is a lot of work-life balance that is brought back to the country. >> i'm going to talk to my boss about doing that. cindy otten is from telework exchange. >> we'll build you a studio. >> okay into coming up, dave ross joins us to play monday morning quarterback. and voting is now open for the high school game of the week. here are your choices this week. all good matchups. one of them we will cover in depth and it's up to you to decide which one. so go to myfoxdc.com and click on sports and you can vote there or you can text the game number or school name to 55171 and we'll be out at the winning match-up on friday night. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. it's 7:36. kiththiosa

we're talking football from yesterday. just like the houston game this season, once again it came down to overtime. this time the redskins were victorus as they beat the packers 16-13 yesterday. dave ross joins us to celebrate this morning with our monday morning quarterback. >> steve, you know we're on facebook. you can follow us on facebook. so i posted this morning and i said, hey, join us for steve and i, to talk about this on monday morning and the redskins are 3-2, top of the division, how are they doing it? they are doing it with smoke and mirrors. and kathy said what do you mean by smoke and mirrors. >> please tell all of us. >> here is what i mean. all of a sudden you watch and you think the redskins are getting outplayed, they look terrible, they're going to get blown out and you look up in the 4th and they make one play and then they are winning. >> they are staying close.

>> and that's huge. because there's a team in dallas that has more talent that is not doing that. >> that's an argument. >> it is. and you should be happy redskins fans that you have a team that has some backbone and believe in the system that mike shanahan has in place and it's showing because they are not quitting. and last year's team would have quit. this year's team does not. >> here is one big difference between the team down in dallas you just mentioned, this team here in washington, the defense is playing so well that you only had to score 14 points yesterday to win the game. >> we talked about the defense last hour. now we're going to give a little props to the offense. because you look up and you say the offense is terrible, but in the second half they were much better. armstrong is making plays. he only had three catches but none bigger than this. down by 10, in the fourth quarter, game over, right? one big play 48 yards later and

then it's a three-point game because armstrong makes a great individual play, man on man and hauls it in. donovan mcnabb, you think he played terribly. he had over 357 yards passing to be exact, 26 of 49. so if you look up and you go, wow, where did that come from. well they hang in for the game. and another guy we have to give some props to is chris cooley. we're not talking about the offense, we're talking about the defense, but he had a huge reception. it's a 30-yard reception when they are down by 3 and look at him breaking tackles and that set up the tieing field goal before the 2-minute warning. so there is no quit on either side of the ball. yes, the defense kept them in it until the offense came around, which they finally did. >> it's so interesting because i circled in my mental notebook because i'm a nerd and i can't just enjoy the game and one thing i was going to talk about

-- >> you took notes for the segment. >> yes. this is not just amateur talk here. >> okay. >> before armstrong had the huge catch, i think up until that point, the only wide receiver that he had completed a pass to was santana moss. he was throwing to tight ends or running backs but they weren't stretching the field. once that happened, then it opened. >> and he had a great day. had well over 100 yards, 7 catches himself. big day for the wide receivers. it didn't look like it. it took a while to get there. i'll tell you who did not get a catch, devon thomas. >> he might have, just on the playground somewhere. >> you won't see him in the locker room. >> story for another day.

how about graham gano. >> we saw you miserably miss the kick. >> he had 3 of 4 yesterday, 11 of 14 for the year and you get paid to make big-time kicks, i don't care if it's 21 yards or 50 or 33. if it splits the upright you win the game and or acpoe has a lot to be happy for. and think about the quarterbacks that the redskins have beaten. tony romo, aaron rodgers who might be at the top right now, kevin kolb and michael vick and you have to close both of those. and kevin kolb looked good last night in san francisco. so those are not easy teams to beat and this defense has figured out a way to do. >> but the positive is you have a prime time audience on sunday night. >> peyton manning. >> the redskins love to put on a show at home and have the big-

time audience. so i look for a big game there. >> whoa, whoa, friday predictions on friday. >> we'll write them down. but peyton manning didn't throw a touchdown in a while and so they are going to fire it out. >> he's doing real homework. >> and the other key to me was the redskins, they remained calm. they stayed in it but m. never gave up or panicked. >> like kevin bacon at the end of animal house. >> all is well! >> one per season. >> i love that movie. >> i have a feeling this is what dave watches that on sunday. >> this is what he gets for watching movies from the 80s -- or the 70s.

[ laughter ] i want to know temperatures. >> that's what i'm starting with. let's look at temperatures across the region. right now we're at 63 degrees. what a win does for you. everybody is in a better mood. 62 in new york city. pittsburgh, p.a. 53 at this hour. look at the surface map for today. look at that, columbus day. a lot of sunshine today. i do think by this afternoon some clouds will start working their way in. there is a frontal boundary to the north. that will get in here and by tomorrow bring us a chance of some showers and bringing us more clouds as well. here is your five-day forecast. high today about 86 degrees. a warm one. that's 16 degrees above normal. 16 above normal. then for tomorrow, 78 degrees with a chance of some showers. wednesdays in the upper 60s. same for thursday. mid-60s by friday. our temperatures drop off the middle part of the week.

there you g. enjoy today. >> it's so hard to believe, i put out a extort for one of my girl's and i put out gym pants but i have to call and change it up. i didn't believe it would be that warm. >> the extort would be okay. >> i'll have to call. >> but you need the long pants for the end of the week. >> that's what i mean. let's check in with julie wright. hopefully it's a break for commuters out there this morning. >> it is. and thank you allison for pointing out that as women, we have to have that big closet because we have to have the pants and the shorts. >> and everything in between. >> just use the pants. [ laughter ] >> it will be 86 degrees. tony has three pairs of shoes, a white pair, a plaque pair and tennis shoes. >> that is close to true. >> i have three pair of black open toed shoes alone.

on the roads lanes are open across the american legion bridge. all lanes open on the outer loop leaving montgomery county heading down to tysons. all systems go. it is a nice, easy road. it is columbus day and that means h.o.v. restrictions lifted in maryland. 95 and 395 and 66 also. and traffic good to go toward the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. 7:48 right now on this monday morning. rescue crews putting the finishing touches on the escape shaft used to pull 33 chilean miners to safety. >> but what awaits them when they get above ground? we'll talk to a former nasa astronaut about his experience. holly, good morning. >> reporter: we have an experience as well. a cultural experience you want to take part in as we are live at the new artisphere in roslyn. coming up on this columbus day, we'll show you firsthand why you want to come out and discover it for yourself. it's all live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. inusgoni

7:51 on this monday morning. so there is a place called artisphere. it's a 62,000 square foot cultural campus just opening up in roslyn. >> holly morris is there to get a look at this new venue. holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is not just a new venue. this is going to be a new destination venue. think of it as a hip, artsy living room that you want to hang out and see what is going on. jim byers joined me to talk about artisphere. and when they say this is a trail-blazing new cultural center, what exactly does that mean? >> it really is. especially in the united states. this is really -- it's not so much about buying a ticket for one big star that you will come and see and then not return for six months until the next thing you want to see. this is a place where we want the community to come and hang out in the wi-fi cafe, come for

regular salsa nights and swing nights here in the ballroom, 3,000 square football room and just engage with the arts. >> reporter: this is 3,000 square feet of the 62,000 square foot space that you have here. when you talk about cultural campus, you mean it. tell us what we'll find in the different spots here. >> absolutely. we have the art isan center of virginia and they have a retail store. it's a jewelries retail shop featuring the finest craftsmen working in the state of virginia. we have our wi-fi cafe and bar where you can come and work. the wi-fi cafe is always open and on two levels. there are three art galleries that are open and free all of the time. there is the whip gallery which is works in progress gallery. >> reporter: which is fun because you can see things as they are evolving. >> exactly. you can see the artistic process and become a part of it. so there is a lot to do. >> reporter: when you talk

about the different artists that you wanted to have here and have featured here, how did you go about deciding? >> it was very for the utilitious, the washington playhouse needed a new home so they are our resident theater company and so things continue to happen organically. >> reporter: and you heard jim talk about the performances to come and enjoy and engage with and that's what we are doing this morning with our guests with us this morning. good morning to both of you. and you've come a long way to be here. >> yes. all the way from london. >> reporter: tell me about your style of music? >> this music is from male, the region of west africa. i went there when i was 10 years old in the gambia. >> reporter: and what do you think of the space. >> it's a great inspiration. because we're working on that in africa, because it's a real

treat and combines the arts. >> reporter: you have been to a place where so many different artforms are in one place. >> it's very different. >> reporter: and you are performing here. >> at 3:30 and 8:30 today. >> reporter: and 7:54 on fox 5 morning news. will you perform for us right now? >> yes. >> reporter: very good. thank you very much. enjoy a listen on this holiday. ♪ [ music ]

>> reporter: this is one of 18 different performances going on here today at the artisphere. myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a risk to -- a link to theirs. they're going to average 100 events here a month. coming up in the next hour, we have something special. a dance ensemble that will express a way that you haven't seen before and then we'll continue to explore all of the opportunities in culture that are available to you now here in roslyn. back to you guys. >> that's very smoothing. >> i'm in a mellow mood now. >> i kind of like. after 8:00 we'll be live on board the new queen elizabeth luxury liner getting ready to take the maiden voyage tomorrow. >> if only i could be on it. >> that will be exciting and we'll talk about it and show you. and a deer in la plata, maryland, gets up close and personal with people, even letting them pet him.

stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. 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.

tragedy out on the road as two men are hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver. and big news out of afghanistan. the president there confirming he has been talking to the taliban about securing peace. an already heated governor's race in new york gets even hotter after one candidate makes anti-gay statements. good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. and tony is with us now. and he has news of a downright hot day. >> i would call it hot. in the mid-80s. and perhaps warmer in parts of the viewing area. some of you could top out in the upper 80s. let's jump in and show you what is happening. current conditions being reported at reagan national, it is 63 degrees. relative humidity is 81%. the winds are calm and barometric pressure 29.85, that should rise as we have high

pressure building in. here is a look at the satellite radar. not much to show you. a couple of clouds here and there but mostly sunny skies for the day. there has been some precipitation this morning. right now it is all off shore. so we won't worry about that for the daytime hours today. your day planner, a lot of sunshine and some clouds will build in this afternoon. a high today in the mid-80s in town. we're thinking about 86 degrees for the district. there you go. more weather coming up in just a little bit. >> unbelievable. >> but believe it. >> true. and a lot of folks able to take advantage of the holiday and not going to work today. how nice must that be, right, julie in. >> and we got off early. and on the roads we have a hitch in our get along. it was a quiet moment but now 95 is troubled with a crash. traffic squeezing by to the right. so not too much of a delay working northbound on i-95 but a slowdown working past the

scene and continuing northbound toward woodbridge. at the american legion bridge, traffic continues with ease on the inner loop and outer loop. 270, no problems headed for the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. police are looking into a deadly accident in rockville over the weekend. two men were hit and killed wild trying to cross rockville pike near the white flint metro station. the driver accused of hitting them arrested at the scene believed to be drunk at the wheel and sarah simmons joins us live with more on the top story. a tragedy really. sarah good morning. >> reporter: it certainly is, allison. this is rockville pike and marinelli road next to the metro stop. this is where the two men were trying to cross early yesterday morning when police say a driver, who is suspected of driving drunk, hit them with a car. this occurred at about 3:30, a little after 3:00 yesterday morning. adam hasinski and rory white croft were crossing the street while hit.

the driver of the car did get out of the car after the accident but for some reason got back into the heavily damaged vehicle and drove a block away where someone convinced him to walk back to the scene. now there were two witnesses who did make it across safely right before the accident. they described what they heard and what they saw. >> we heard a huge crash and we thought -- at first i thought it was a gunshot and we heard brakes screech and then heard a crash and someone was laying on the horn. >> reporter: now so far the driver has not been charged in this accident. this is something they are still investigating right now, whether or not it was driver wrongdoing or whether the pedestrians were in the crosswalk or not. but this is a very dangerous stretch of road,very busy stretch of rockville pike as well. and montgomery county has been working to try to come up with a plan to make it safer for pedestrians to cross the street here. coming up in the 9:00 hour, we'll talk with jeffrey dunkel,

the montgomery county safety coordinator. we'll talk about the plans they have for rockville pike. back to you, allison. >> sarah, thank you. more tragedy on the roads. a 9-year-old died in a motorcycle crash in virginia. the boy was on the back of his father's bike when it collided with a pickup truck on saturday afternoon on route 612 in orange county. now the father is being treated for his injuries at a local hospital. police say the driver of the pickup did not see the motorcycle and turned into its path. the search is on for a missing woman from bethesda. montgomery county police say 60- year-old hey soon young was last seen out size of her home. she is just over 5 feet taun, over 100 pounds and long salt and pepper hair. her family said she frequently visited dupont circle. anyone with information is asked to call montgomery county police. robert gates is in vietnam for military talks.

gates is in honoy for the association of southeast nations meeting. he singled out vietnam about civil rights, but applauded the country for friendly ties with the u.s. gates will meet with delegates from smaller nations that want u.s. support to counter the growth of china. afghan president hamid karzai confirming he is in talks with the taliban on securing peace on the war-weary country. during an interview he called the talks unofficially and more like countryman to countryman. this weekend a new chief of peace council is expected to meet with insurgent groups. the governor in the empire state has exercised his position but in do soing so he may have alienated many voters. here is fox correspondent lauren green. >> reporter: surprising anti- gay statements coming from a republican campaigning to be new york's next governor.

>> i just think my children and your children will be much better off and much more successful getting married and raising a family and i don't want them to be brain washed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid or successful option. it isn't. >> reporter: appearing before a small gathering of jewish orthodox, he said he did not march in the gay rights parade. >> my opponent did. and that's not the example we should be showing our children. and certainly not in our schools. >> reporter: a spokesman for his opponent, democrat andrew cuomo called it a basic regard for anti-gay. new york city officials spoke out over the weekend. >> this city is not going to

tolerate for one second anybody that commits a hate crime. >> we will embrace our diversity and send a clear message to ignorant discriminatory people that they are the outcast and they speak for in one in our city. >> reporter: the october 2nd attack is the latest in a series of bias crimes in the new york city area. two men were attacked at the famous gay bar stonewall inn and high-tech spying led a freshman leaping to his death from a bridge. lauren green, fox news. a ninth suspect is expected to surface. but paladino said he just was expressing the views he holds in his heart as a catholic. it is 63 degrees on monday morning. rescue crews are putting finishing touches on an escape

draft for 33 chilean miners. but what awaits them once above ground? we'll talk to a astronaut that has experience. and service has stopped at blue and orange lines and at a third station. we'll tell you everything you need know when we -- need to know when we come back. it's 8:07. 

time now is 8:10. let's look at stories making headlines. an elementary school outside of san diego, california, will reopen today after a gunman targeted kids on a crowded playground on friday. police say that brendan o'rourke shot two girls age 6 and 7 in the arms. they are expected to be all right. authorities now say o'rourke was closer to the school than originally thought based on the location of the shell casings left behind. he stopped firing after being tackled by three construction workers and he'll be charged with attempted murder. a prince george's county police academy instructor accused of helping cadets cheat has been transferred. the instructor, who denies any wrongdoing, was moved from teaching to the sex offender

registration unit after last week's alleged scandal. the police chief said the instructor recorded perfect scores on several tests because he was, quote, too lazy to write down the actual grades. an investigation is still underway. and work is taking place on the blue and orange lines, the fur gut west and mcphearson square stations will be closed today. there is no blue or orange service either. the redline will not be effected. for more information we have a linking at myfoxdc.com. 12 minutes past the hour right now. we'll check in with tucker for a look at our forecast. and we need -- we don't need anything to warm us up today. >> no, just something to make us feel better about it being monday. >> something to chill us out. >> the coolness factor. >> it might be the last time this year. time for the my first 5 photo of the day. this is jamison, everybody. >> guess where he has gone? >> the pumpkin patch. at great country farms.

as cute as can be. >> look at him. he's a little pumpkin in a pumpkin patch. he's the cutest one. >> i think the pumpkin even likes him. >> he's a little -- he has a little smile, just as happy as he can be. >> and for more go to myfoxdc.com. and if you are heading to the pumpkin patch today, it will feel like summer, temperatures in the 80s. let's get to it. nice start to the day. very comfortable temperatures across the region. currently 63 in downtown at reagan national. 60 in fredericksberg. 61 in hagerstown. 63 in ocean city. get ready for the temperatures to soar. yesterday we were in the upper 70s, today mid to upper 80s. a one-day heat wave which will last the entire duration of the today. there is your satellite radar. just a few clouds to start the day. should be mostly sunny. we have a cold front coming in here tonight and that will cool us down tomorrow and bring us increasing chance for rain showers. but today it's just high pressure and i lot of heat for this time of year. we're going to flirt with

record temperatures at dulles where the record for the day is in the 70s. forecast high today 86 degrees. tomorrow showers around. and we cool down toward the middle and end of the week with highs only in the 60s by thursday and friday. could be some rain toward the end of the week as well. that's a quick look at the forecast. let's do on time traffic with julie wright. not bad on the top side of the beltway, but northbound 95 a little problem approaching dale boulevard, the traffic squeezing by to the right. so heads up traveling northbound in the direction of woodbridge. not too much of a delay but a disruption to your commute that was going so freely until about 20 minutes or so ago when the accident occurred. 395 looks good and from the beltway to the american legion bridge. because it is a holiday, your h.o.v. restrictions are on 95, 395 and 66 and in maryland along 270. no problems toward the lane divide. looking good between college park and bethesda.

that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. crews are finishing the finishing touches on the shaft to free 33 chilean miners. the miner's physical and mental health being addressed. a special drink to settle the stomach and video monitoring are watching for panic attacks. so the big question is what awaits them when they get above ground. and joining us don thomas from the willard mathematics school. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, steve. >> it's the parallels of being underneath the surface for so long but we did draw some parallels to what they are experiencing. >> when we got back from the shuttle and we crawl outside of a vehicle after 2 or 3 weeks in

space. you're bombarded with people coming up to, you with helping and to assist you and you would think the breath of fresh air you would think, wow, this is great. but after four flights, i don't remember the air at all. and inside the shuttle it is stale air. we have our garbage and a port- a-potty that isn't very pleasant smelling and we get used to it, and so when you come out of the shuttle, you don't notice the fresh air. but you are bombarded by people and pumped up and there is so much commotion that you don't pick up your subtle clues at all. >> and we know you're in tight quarters but you don't think about the other elements of activity that you have to deal with. and i guess part of it may just be the proximity factor because just like we're seeing in the miners, fortunately they have a little bit of space to move around in, but it's not a lot compared to the flee domes on a

day to day basis. >> right. they're in tight quarters and stuck with these coworkers and for myself, i love my crew members that i flew with and we have a crew or five or seven, but when you land and you get out and finally get back to your house, it's such a great pleasure to close the door and to be home and to have your privacy back and to have some peace and quiet and to get away from everybody. you couldn't do that on the shuttle. you can't go out and take a walk. you're stuck in a small area with six other people. and for the miners as well, i'm sure they'll be glad to get home and close their door and just be in a private setting with their family. >> so on one hand you have bonds with those you spend tight quarters with but you think it's good to see you but i don't need to see you for a while. >> i'm sure these guys will have bonds for the rest of their life.

because you share the experience and the special couple of months under duress anodyne's conditions and i'm sure they'll have special bonds and friendships forever. >> let's talk about the physical toll on the men after being underground for a couple of months and living in that environment and getting used to that and now it's quite a journey in itself coming back up to the surface, not to mention reacclimating their bodies to what the rest of us have been used to here on the surface. what is that like for them? >> the bright lights will be a shock. and they'll wear special glasses to help them and hopefully they adapt fairly regularly. they can move around but i'm sure the muscles aren't back to where they would normally be. so for them to get up and move around, i'm sure they're a little weak and probably a little dizzy as well. but mainly just one of bombarded sensation. >> reporter: don't think they'll recognize where they

are at. you could be in a very familiar place, like we landed at the kennedy space center, but you almost don't recognize it because you're bombarded with everything going on. >> and taking that and moving forward from a mental health standpoint, what happens next? just like when you return from space, at some point that goes away. how do you feel about that? >> there is a incredible high when they come out and their free and their family is there, everybody wants to say hi and greet them. but as the days wait tear going to get back to the normal lives and there is a slight depression that many astronauts experience because you are on such a high to get back on earth. and then within days, well you have to take out the garbage, you have problems and the car isn't working and it's back to normal. but i think that's normal after any incredible high that you experience like astronauts coming back from space or them

coming back to the surface. >> when you are on the a shuttle mission -- on a shuttle mission you are busy a majority of the time when you are up there for a couple of weeks. is there a point up there where you think this is enough time and let's go back down. >> shuttle missions are short, like 3 to 4 weeksment and we are running and helping most of the time. the space crews up there for six months, the pace is more relaxed because you can't sprint up there. so there is a moment in the shuttle mission when you are looking forward to just coming back to the earth and relaxing again. >> just like these gentlemen will after they pop up and hear the sunshine. >> they will. and hearing birds and noticing the wind blowing, rustling the leaves, children laughing. these will come to them in the next couple of days. >> all of the things we take

for granted. >> that's right. >> thank you for the insight. and the service that you've done with the space industry. it's fascinating stuff. allison, back to you. it's 8:20. it is 8:20 and 63 degrees on this monday morning. a new link discovered between autism and jaundice. details coming up next. and living in washington you should never be bored especially with the opening of the artisphere. it's a cultural campus hosting more than 1 hub events a month and we're going to take a tour ahead right here on fox 5 morning news. frce ttge

♪ one, two, three, four ♪ want you and everything that you do...do ♪ ♪ it's obvious that i like you ♪ i'd go anywhere to be near you ♪ ♪ you say ♪ flip it over and replay ♪ we'll make everything okay

♪ walk together the right way ♪ do, do, do, do... ♪ i can't sleep ♪ do, do, do, do

certainly autism is more common in children with jaundice at birth. this is a new search. searchers studied newborns over a ten-year span and they found more than 35,000 had jaundice while autism was diagnosed in 577 babies. almost 9% had jaundice as newborns compared to 3% of other children. still researchers say they don't know how the two conditions may be related. a huge rally against breast cancer in the district over the weekend. more than 2,000 people participated in the susan g. comeen three -- komen three day for the you're walk. they started on friday and ended on sunday with a closing

ceremony on the national mall. 200 of the so-called pink warriors were survivors of the disease themselves. >> i always sense that if i stopped, then my goal to end breast cancer -- and i don't want to see any other women, that includes you, to ever go through what i had to go through. >> i think breast cancer is something that as women we should all be concerned about. i walked for the little girls of the future. >> this event took place in 15 citys across the nation. participants here in d.c. raised more than $5 million toward breast cancer research. >> that's a great effort. it's 8:25 on this monday morning. the big question is, is the president trying to kick the habit. we'll hear what the white house has to say about that. and mark another one in the win category. >> that's three now. >> mark three in the win category. the nail skins -- see what you

made me do, the redskins beat the packers in an overtime nail- biter. reaction from the team. it's a nail-skin. [ chuckling ] for another bank that collapsed. man 4: costing tax payers 17 million. anncr: tell bob ehrlich big banks don't need help. middle class marylanders do.

starting with an update from overseas. hungary prime minister saying the police have arrested the director of the company where a reservoir flooded several towns with toxic red sludge and they said the company is freezing the company's assets. at least seven people have died so far. more are still missing in the wake of the red sludge -- red sludge deluge where a byproduct is kept. solomon burk has passed away. he passed away yesterday at an airport in amsterdam. the 70-year-old flew in from los angeles and was scheduled

to perform at a concert with a local band. burk was best known for the smooth but powerful style of singing by mixing gospel, country and r&b music. maryland's gubinatorial candidate, o'malley and bob ehrlich will go head to head in a series of debates. one of them today. both camps have confirmed they will face on on larry young on wllb on october 21st and again on wtop on october 22nd. and david axelrod said president obama and john boehner would be good role models if they kicked the habit. just last month john boehner remarks about quitting with the

president. >> he has a stressful job. >> but that's funny, no bipartisan campaign to kick the habit. the forecast is going to be beautiful. but hot. we're going to be in the 80s. >> mid 80, right? >> yes. and that much cooler toward the end of the week. >> what would it take to get a record? >> 78 at dulles. and i think we'll shatter that. 90 at reagan national. but we won't get there. and let's look at our all- important headlines. we've brought them out of moth balls, and here is hot columbus day. a cold front that will bring us a chance for some shower active and some cooler air as we get into the nighttime. and then much cooler towards the middle of the week. in fact high temperatures around here will be only in the 60s by thursday and friday. let's do right now.

63 at reagan national. 55 in gaithersburg. right in town, 61 for you. 63 in annapolis. you get the idea. mild start to the day. but we'll heat up as the high temperatures, as i mentioned, will be well into the 80s. high pressure will nose in here for the afternoon and that's why we'll have the unseasonably hot temperatures. off to the north, that is a cold front, see it there across sections of pennsylvania. it will sag south overnight and cooling us down into the daytime hours tomorrow. so if you want one more day for summertime heat, enjoy this afternoon as the cooler temperatures will be here to stay toward the middle and end of the week. a lot of sunshine today. beautiful but hot. 86 the afternoon high. winds out of the west at 5-10 miles per hour. we'll see a few more clouds move in tonight. could be scattered showers but best chance for showers is tomorrow. and then a cool down by wednesday. daytime highs only in the upper 60s. and we might be mid to low 60s by thursday and friday with a lot of clouds and a chance for

some rain showers. that's a look at the forecast. let's get to on-time traffic and julie wright who is still celebrating the capitals victory saturday night. >> that's right. thank you for taking it easy on me, tuck. >> yes. we're looking pretty good. and rock the red tonight. lanes are open north and southbound on 95. the problem on dale boulevard has cleared. all lanes are open. no trouble spots between annandale and merrifield and the rules lifted on 66 and the toll road and 95 and 395 this morning. top stretch of the beltway, low traffic from college park toward 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. so yesterday it came down to overtime. but this time, unlike earlier in the season, the redskins were victorus. >> no shanking it. they beat the green bay packers 16-13 yesterday and dave ross is here with the team's reaction. >> i taught her that term

shanking from my golf game. >> allison, i heard you mention the nail-skins. >> the nail-skins. >> and i think that's apropos. every game is a nail-biter for this team. and we'll take you back to fedex field. and this is the scene yesterday. mcnabb trying to go for two wins in a row and it didn't look good for a while. down 13-3 in the fourth quarter but he goes up, anthony armstrong gets it. three catches with none bigger than that one. we move to overtime. time is 13. aaron rodgers is one of the best, but leron landry might be one of the best safeties in the league. he 13 tackles on the day and one forced fumble. this just in, he's really good.

and graham gano, that is your game. the redskins are 3-# and mike shanahan, why do you think this played out? >> as i told our football team, i'm very proud of the way they handled themselves and kept on fighting, no finger opponenting. at any point in the game you could tell they were all going in the same direction. and i really felt great about finding a way to win. >> a huge team win. so far this season, romo, check, vick, check, aaron rodgers, but next up, peyton manning. but the skins are saying who cares, we'll take them on and see what happens. >> you have to get that hungry. >> back in prime time again. >> ' don't call them the nail- skins for nothing.

[ laughter ] voting is now open for the high school football game of the week. your choices this week. to vote go to myfoxdc.com and click on sports and text a game number or school name to 55171. and we'll be out at the winning matchup on friday night. and up next, video you'll only see on fox. >> a deer in la plata, maryland, gets up close and personal and believes in letting them pet him. and then we'll have a animal here too, kennedy the weather dog. stay with us. >> i think his risk bandana brought us luck over the weekend. >> well, wear it, wear it. uime

8:00 third quarter now. a rather interesting story out of charles county, maryland. a family in their up close encounter with their wildfire life. >> approach a deer and it usually runs away. but this family says they know a deer that approaches people and let them pet him. we have video only here on fox 5. here is karen gray houston.

>> reporter: this was no fawn. it was a grown buck. >> i've never seen nothing like it in all my life. >> reporter: steven has hunted deer in the past. he said the behavior he saw in plata is, to say the least, unusual. they took pictures and shot video. >> a deer, if he sees you in the open will come charging toward you. but he won't hurt you. >> reporter: the dog barked first. and my dad said, oh, my god look and at the edge garage -- garage. >> i didn't want to touch it. >> but to know deer is to love deer. so we drove around looking for deer. this is about as close as to

deer as we could get. they fed it raw vegetables out of a can. >> i said i'll go get some corn but he knew and if you had something in your hand, he would come to you. >> he's been fed before. >> yes. >> and there nothing wrong -- there was nothing wrong with him. >> reporter: a director of the wildlife agency said feeding by humans will associate them with a safe place but unfortunately it is a bad outcome for the animal because proximity to people often means proximateity to vehicles and they often get hurt. >> afterwards i heard a gunshot and it worried me because he was so tame. and up next we are live on

board -- we're talking about live legalure -- luxury for a maiden tour. and we are giving you a first tour of artisphere in roslyn. this is a place to come and experience culture and arts in a whole new way. we're going to tell you all about it live next on fox 5 morning news. kiththiosa

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 talk about hands-free driving for the cell phone. google now road testing cars, hopefully not around here, that steer, stop and start without a human driver. >> what? >> the cars know the speed limit and the traffic patterns and the road maps. they use video cameras, radar sensors and lasers to detect other vehicles on the roadway. so far the cars have traveled a total of 140,000 highways on major california roads without any problems so far. engineers say the cars are safer because they react faster than humans do. food for thought.

tomorrow the new queen elizabeth luxury liner leaves. and the director of cunear joins us live from southhampton, england, with a live look at the queen elizabeth. >> good morning to you there. >> it is a truly good morning. you have her majesty the queen arriving and she will kristen this ship named her honor. tell us about this day. >> this is a great day for britain. we have 1600 guests, we have a symphony orchestra. a 80 person match band and we're proud to have her majesty name our fine new liner. >> and this is the royal naming ceremony, is it not? >> yes, it is, indeed. her majesty will be with us in an hour or two. we'll show her the ship and then she'll grace wuss her

presence and she'll smash the bottle on the fine liner. it is getting interest around the world and we're so happy. >> we're seeing video of this beautiful vessel. tell us about the rich history behind the fleet and the famous past and present passengers and what they will experience when they step on board. >> when you walk into the grand lobby you'll see a beautiful five meter high wood marketry panel which depicts the original queen elizabeth done by the queen's nephew. and you'll find artifacts from the original queen elizabeth, including a white telephone from a first class cabin on that ship from 1938. and beautiful restaurants. and on the top deck we have a croak et lawn. >> and any stateside ports of call scheduled that we could look forward to? >> she's going to stay in europe until christmas and then

set off around the world. but the day to look out for is january in new york when we'll have all three liners, including queen elizabeth for the first time gracing american waters. >> and it looks like something out of the roaring 20s but also a lot of modern touches on the ship as well. tell us about it. >> well it's very nice. i'm sure when the elizabeth queen -- queen elizabeth went to seas, it was every bit as luxury as you could get. but now the ability with different dining rooms and baths and it's that mix of the history and heritage with great dining and we've created the queen elizabeth theater company which will do west end shows and shakes spear. >> and all of the ships bare

the name of the monarchy there. tell us about this rich history. >> well it's wonderful. do you know it's amazing to think when the queen was 12 years old in 1938, she attended with her mother the naming of the first queen elizabeth. and she'll be the only person here today that has been at all three elizabeth naming ceremonies. and she's also sad. and so when our guests come on board they'll see firsthand a royal portrait of her majesty the queen and we're so proud to have the linkings to the royal family. >> and we'll jot down that date in new york city. pete -- peter shanks, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> just fascinating, isn't it. >> did you see how -- >> i know. it really is. we have to figure out how to get on board. >> in new york in january.

and locally close to home, in roslyn, artisphere is hosting a open house today and it's free. >> fox 5's holly morris is there to learn more about this new location. what is old is new again? >> you're exactly right. it's a location you'll see in a whole new way. this used to be a museum but they've connected it and now it's known as the artisphere. and tim beyer -- jim byers joins mem and when you say it's more than art, music, theater, what do you mean by that. >> we want people to engage in the arts or hang here in the wi- fi cafe, work on your laptop and then catch the performance or poetry reading happening here in the town square. >> and you are making it as a

place to continue to be. >> absolutely. we're doing regular dance night in the 3,000 skate foot room. and salsa tomorrow evening. and swing and cage hyun on wednesday. >> reporter: and i have a feeling where you might want a grab a cup of coffee and catch up on your e-mail, but then there is a performance going on. it will continue to evolve, the place and the space. >> absolutely. it's a lot of energy. >> reporter: i want to bring in lisa mccauley, and she is with bowie mccollin dance. good morning. tell me about your troop. >> we are celebrating our 15th anniversary season. we're an arlington county commission group and they requested this for the opening of artisphere. >> reporter: and it is different. we're not just seeing your

dance group, we're seeing them in the video and the new opening. how do you cope with doing something special? >> you can only do so much on a staircase and we thought we would combine this piece with a staircase piece. but today we have the beautiful dancers to show you. >> how do you get people to understand how it comes together? >> that could be interest pretted in -- interest pretted in many different ways. it's art and it's subjected to your opinion. >> reporter: and to have a space like this, what does it mean to you? >> we're going to be in residence and we plan to use everything, the dome, hopefully the ballroom and do interesting things and multimedia. it's giving us an opportunity we've never had before. >> reporter: and did you know

what this would be when you had -- or did it exceed your expectations. >> it exceeded my expectations. and several years ago i heard the buzz and we had a meeting here and we said how can this area be different and we want to make it a destination for people, not necessarily having to buy a ticket to a show. >> do you think it will be a place where locals and visitors will come together. >> reporter: hopefully feeling comfortable and you think we have to share our city but a good place to engage in discussion about culture here. >> absolutely. >> reporter: do you think it will help to change the community? >> i think so. >> reporter: and you are performing today?

>> three times tonight for the open house. we've been here all weekend. >> reporter: so welcome to have an early start today. thank you for sharing your talent with us. myfoxdc.com is our website and we have a link to the artisphere. this is the opening house weekend and they are continuing that today with three performances, some 18 free performances today that you can come out and enjoy. but they want you to enjoy it. and we'll check out more in the 9:00 hour. back to you guys. it's 8:54 right now. you might not be able to tell from the temperatures but it is cold and flu season. probably even more so with the hot and cold we've been experiencing lately. >> coming up after 9:00, a look at new ways to reduce the risk of getting sick. and if you are looking at work, look at our job shop. >> today's job is with the faa looking for an electronics

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it may slipped past you but yesterday was a big day in the world of numerology and that made it a huge day in the wedding worldment 10th day of t the 10th year. 10-10-10. it was a target date for couples all over the world as mass weddings were held where the date had extra special meaning. >> in china, actually it is perfect. so today is 10-10-10 and 10 is perfect. >> so it's 310's. >> other nations had similar experiences. australia recorded a record number of marriage licenses and

in las vegas one marriage lice bureau extended his hours to accommodate the rush. that's it. one more how to go. we'll turn things over to tony andal sore for the 9:00 hour. good morning. a deadly pedestrian accident involving a suspected drunk driver. it is the second time this has happened in the d.c. region in less than a week. right now at 9:00, we're live in montgomery county where the lastest wreck happened, new information about a push for safety upgrades on the roads then. and then topping fashional head -- national headlines, a candidate making some anti-gay remarks and hear what he said that has everybody talking. and look out snl, how is the politician responding. >> we'll have more on that in a minute. and tucker barnes is