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moderate if not heavy rainfall in some spots. so the roadways will be very wet here. slow go if you are headed out to go to the work. notice out to the west, the rain not as intense and might be showers around for much of the day today. other way cool and lodi as we have more rain to come here out to the west. let's show you vipir and we'll show you the system moving in from the west. the rain showers will be enhanced during the day as we have low pressure off the delmarva peninsula and that's a nor'easter bringing us wind overnight and tomorrow. so kind of stormy the next couple daves. temperatures cool. in the 50s in washington. 57 degrees. 52 out of dulles. 59 in fredericksberg. and 46 in frederick. will need a jacket and umbrella today. cloudy and cool and rain developing. it's arrived. 60 degrees. winds out of the north at 5-10
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miles per hour. for details on the forecast. i'll have the details coming up. [ cheering and applause ] those are the crowds cheering in celebration in chile as the 33 and final miner made his way back to the surface. more excitement came as the men who went underground to help rescue the miners were also brought to the surface. people watched this unfold and impressed by how hard the men worked so well together. steve heriggan has a wrap on what is called the miracle at the mine. >> reporter: rescued miners show their joy and relief as they are pulled out of the mine. no one knew whether the men were dead or arriv and now millions are watching their every move. >> the tears they shed after so much time apart express not only their own relief, but the joy of people everywhere. >> reporter: the wheel and cable system continues to
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churn, lifting the men from the dark depths inside a slender capsule. fresh air, sunlight and cheers greet each miner as they meet their family and loved ones. [ singing ] >> reporter: the president of chill yes, first lady and mining officials say these men are national heroes. fewer words from relatives overcome with emotion. [ applause ] >> reporter: new challenges wait. the threat of post traumatic stress and health problems made worse by the miners. each mine ergos straight to triage and then to the hospital once out of the mine. >> i think he is a bit nervous, yes, a bit nervous, because he's been down there 70 days and all of this is going to be something completely new for him. >> reporter: and then the adjustment to life on the outside. >> you can rely on your brethren down there to support
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you and then you come back and it may be that they want their solitude. >> reporter: each miner will be in the hospital for two days of observation and the government has pledged to support them for the next six months. steve heriggan, fox news. >> and we have a photo gallery with the rescue mission on myfoxdc.com. back here at home, prince george's county police are on the hunt for a carjacker who took a car with a child still inside. this happened at a gas station on naylor road and branch avenue in temple hills last night. police believe the car was dumped on southern avenue when he realized a child was in the backseat sleeping. the child is now with the parents and the carjacker is still on the run. d.c. school chancellor michelle rhee has announced she's stepping down at end of the month. you saw this live yesterday
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morning. this came weeks after mayor fenty was defeated in the democratic primary. she replaced principals at failing schools and fired hundreds of school staffers. the top management team has agreed to remain in place but mitchell re said her own future is in question. >> i'm talking to people. my passion is in k-12 education. i think our nation's public schools are doing a disservice to our children, particularly in urban areas and i want to figure out where i can be and take me closer to my fiance but also where i can make the most impact. >> kiah henderson will take over as interim until a permanent placement is named next month. she is a 40-year-old principal's daughter with bachelor and master's degrees from georgetown university. she has 13 years of experience working in the d.c. school
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system and is credited for the teacher contract reached with the union. her departure is sparking strong opinions from those who wanted her out and those who help her to stay. >> and parents are split on her record. sherry ly is reporting on that reaction. >> reporter: d.c. school chancellor michelle rhee may have garnered national fame for overhauling d.c. schools but what matters most to parents is what they see in the classroom and some didn't like what they saw. >> she wasn't doing anything to help the schools. she was pressing school uniforms and things like that. >> michelle rhee has her supporters today. anna mary felt that things were better. >> have you gotten a better education? >> yeah. because i have teachers that
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care about me. >> reporter: when paul swartz moved to d.c. ten years ago, he wanted to enroll his son in public school but sacrificed for private school instead. he reconsidered public schools under michelle rhee's tenure. >> they made some mistakes in their approach, but that being said it was really important to get in there and shake things up and try new things. ultimately some can't get past michelle rhee's heavy handed ways. >> she did some good. she did many. >> >> reporter: now michelle rhee is gone too. >> we'll have to get behind the new chancellor and mayor and see if we can tort pup. >> reporter: it's important to see schools succeed. [ applause ] >> sherry ly reporting. one thing d.c. parents seem to have in common is an overall frustration with d.c. schools
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and the constant turnover at the top. until the school system gets a chancellor that stays for more than a few years some say nothing will really change. president barack obama does not regret skipping an endorsement of the fenty campaign. that's the word from the white house after michelle rhee's resig facing. robert gibbs said the important weekend of case leaders had a to him regardless of the outcome of perceptions. october is domestic violence awareness month. coming up next, we'll tell you about a program making its way across prince george's county to help those being abused or in danger of being abused. and the search continuing for a missing north carolina girl. the latest on the search after the break. we're back in a moment. 90:70:00. ♪
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a map behind a deadly workplace shooting in northeast. shots rang out around 6:00 yesterday morning at the department of public works lot on w. street and this morning employees were greeted with a stepped up security force. sarah simmons with the latest. >> reporter: well we have definitely seen an ins crease in -- an increase in security. harry thomas has asked for additional security at saul government -- at all government facilities. but no arrest in the shooting that occurred here at w. street northeast. there is an armed guard here looking at i.d.s as employees came into the lot and additional flood lights to light up the areas. and now just to give you a background. that took the life of 51-year- old larry hutchins and another
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employee was shot but it expected to survive. multiple shots were fired early yesterday morning at about 6:20 in the morning. employees say they did not recognize the man that was the suspected shooter. police say he was wearing a uniform and could not confirm whether it was a department of public works uniform so at this point they don't know if the person was an employee at this facility. and as employees showed back up this morning for work, they were glad to see more security here at the parking lot. >> there needs to be a security booth or armed security guard checking everybody's i.d.s as they go in because we don't need nobody just coming in here and doing anything because this is a government facility. >> reporter: and police are continuing their investigation. still to arrests made in the case. no northeast, sarah simmons,
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fox 5 news. domestic violence should not happen to anyone but it does. if you have experienced abuse or know someone being abused there is help out there. that is the message behind product -- project safe sunday. joining us is prince george's county state's attorney. and this is something an event going on for seven years? >> yeah. one woman lost a child and this is her brain child and we're trying to help her spread it and it's gone beyond that, other cities. and i hope it takes root everywhere because this is a national problem. >> and during the month of october, you and others go to local churches. what is the message that you impart to the people? >> well the key is to make sure
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everybody is on the page with respent to domestic violence and we understand the desire to preserve marriages. but when woman are suffering through violent attacks and the like, they need to reach out and get help and the church is the place people frequently turn at their initial provider of information. >> this is a call of action in some ways and i love the expression that you all use, call of action to stop the violence and stop the violence. what actions can people talk. and talk about the silence part. >> a lot of powerful moments in the church when you ask the congregation how many of you know somebody suffering from domestic violence and have suffered from it, and it's about a half. and the message in the audience is that you are not. just look around, and there are
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a lot of people that have helped. and there is the social services, house of ruth, family crisis center, the police, the prince george's county offices so reach out. >> and you have the fund run coming up. tell me about that. >> that's aimed at trying to raise money for short-term needs for victims of r example broken into and he need the locks replaced and this has grown into a larger event. and those that have lost someone to homicide we thought them in a short and we look forward that. >> and funds are tight now and you need contributions. >> absolutely, want to talk to you about a couple of items in the news. we talked about the thirsty turtle and the stabbings outside of the establishment. there was talk about things going on inside the
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establishment, underage drinking in particular. could the thirsty turtle face any legal conferences from what is going on. >> i know there are a variety of approaches. i think ultimately i know the payor of college park has kemped about the drinking that -- has concern about the drinking that goes on there and the violence that spilled out into the university. the university has a new president as well. i think we have to prosecute that individual case but we need to take larger steps to address the all hol issue. >> and this is the first time we've had you in the studio since the cheating police scandal. and now it was tests being marked 100. are you still concerned about how the charges of possible cheating may impact those police officers and the cases they've been involved in.
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>> we still have a ways to go before we are sorted and i think it will end up in courtrooms are judges taking a look at files to make determinations as to whether there are issues with respect to trustworthiness of some of the officers but the key is to make sure we are thorough in what we go through, that we disclose any information the defense has a right to. so they know when to raise the challenges and make sure the defendants get fair trials. >> is it possible that officers could take retraining and retest, would in a alleviate those concerns or do they still exist? >> it depends on the scene air yo. and there is a commission going to come in and take a look. i'm looking forward to getting that information and we'll see where we go from there. >> glenn ivey, thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> it's project sunday taking place through october. and on our website, we'll list where you are going.
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this is the information about the crime victims fund run. and we'll have that information on our website at myfoxdc.com. >> thanks so much. >> allison, back to you. well the elections are now less than three weeks away and the candidates in the delaware senate race faced off in the first nationally televised debate last night. mcdonnell and coons attacked each other for comments made decades over. coons was on. >> i have never been anything but a clean-shaven capitalist. >> well i would stand to disagree. because first of all, if you're saying what i said on a comedy show is relevant to this election then you writing an article, forget the beardist maxist comments, you wrote an
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article saying you learned from a maxist and that made you become a democrat and that should send cheers up the spine. michelle obama has embarked on a two week campaign to rally voters for democrats who were struggling leading up to next month's mid-term elections. today mrs. obama is casting her ballot in chicago. she campaigned in the windy city yesterday for the dickk candidate who is planning to nab her husband's old seat. and she showed support to russ fine gold who is trailing his republican opponent in the polls. >> she's going to help many young people to vote that they might not otherwise. >> she will show up and then tudly a -- and then suddenly a democratic candidate, even in illinois or wisconsin or colorado, will see a huge jump in the poll numbers.
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>> the first lady will be in seven days, traveling only on weekends some she can spend time with her little girls. a judge has placed an injunction on the don't ask, don't tell policy. so why is an organization working for the repeal of that ban. and holly, you have the list ard right in your -- that lizard right in your hands. >> reporter: the big question of the day is, how going to celebrate world animal day on saturday. the answer is at the national geographic day. this includes the exhibit and the wild music exhibit. sounds and songs of life. it's interactive. it's fun. and it's absolutely free. we'll tell you all about it
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live later. well first, here is a look at today's trivia question. what flavor did baskin robbins introduce on july 20th, 1969 to commemorate the landing on the moon? was it milky way, moon pie, lunar cheesecake or stardust and sprinkles. the answer is coming up later. don't you love to hear. [ singing ] for more go to our home page. we'll be back in a moment. [ man ] no huddle. they've got -- [ static ]
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more than 1 pun people came out for a vigil in north carolina for a missing 10-year- old girl. she was reported missing over the weekend. investigators search among tree
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trimming equipment owned by the company where her father worked. police indicate they don't believe her father nor stepmother's indicate -- they've indicated they don't believe their story. in court yesterday the stepmother showed no emotion. she's accused of trying to throw off investigators with a fake ransom note. a pretrial hearing of the ft. hood soldier. he fired at dozens of people last november. victims described the incident and said that he shouted god is great in arabic. the suspect is paralyzed from the waist down after being shot during the melee. commanders in the field don't know how to proceed with don't ask, don't tell. justice department is weighing whether to issue a stay or freeze of the order.
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a federal judge recently ruled it unconstitutional. and an agency that supports gay soldiers is advising gay service members not to come out because they believe it is still not safe. a massive medicare fraud bust nationwide results in dozens of arrests. federal agents issued warrants to people in several states for stealing more than $160 million from medicare. the coast to coast crime ring used stolen doctor and patient identities to dupe the government. they charged 44 people with racketeering and money laundering. neighbors of one of the suspects are surprised. >> these people have lived here, very quiet and built a nice house, a large family and three generations and i'm totally shocked. >> investigators say the subject are part of an armenian- american crime outfit. well you watched here live yesterday as rescue crews
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pulled half of the trapped miners in chile to safety. they are out and recovering this morning. but the question is what happened to the one miner with the wife and the mistress. we have the answer after the break. >> he went back down to the mine. and call it a classroom on a wheels. we'll show you a decked out vehicle designed to enact in math and science. gurvir will give us a tour next. don't go away. it's 9:27. 
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it's a stories that grabbed international attention. all 33 trapped miners have been rescued. crowds cheering in celebration after the last rescue worker and miner made their way to the surface of the earth. bug hugs were -- hugs were all on. some miners could be released from the hospital as early as
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this afternoon. and we figured it is all right to address the question that everyone is asking. >> what happened to the one miner with the wife and the mistress that discovered each other. well 50 yardline nonni barrio certained as the medic while trapped underground. now when he got to the top he was met by his mistress. her name is susan valenzuela. he requested that his wife and mistress be there but the wife declined. she was happy he was okay but not be there for the rescue. her quote is i'm happy because he's saved. it's a miracle from god but i won't attend the rescue. >> that would indicate she's not very happy. >> and at first she stuck with him. remember? but then -- and let me just say this to you, two thumbs up, girl. >> to the wife? >> yes. >> and the mistress gets all of
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the sugar when he comes up. >> and the awkward thing is when everybody else comes up, they are high fiving and cheering and now they are awkwardly like -- >> they don't know what to do. they're happy he's out. here is the thing, i know you've been trapped for a long time and you're out and that's a good thing. it's kind of a lot of gall to ask the wife and mistress be there. >> well he tried. >> he had to. because he was going to leave the wife. he's been seeing this woman for several years and he was going to leave her. but here is the thing, in my research, at least five wives have found themselves dealing with mistress and one guy has four women fighting over him. >> four women? >> one miner has four women fighting for him. >> i didn't know that. >> this is what happens when men goes -- go down into holes. >> i read when you should go on to glory, you should have a friend designated to get rid of
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all of your stuff. it's so cynical. clear your computer. i'm just saying, that's what i read. >> good luck to him, and all of them, it's a great story. i waited all day yesterday to watch him come out. kind of awkward. let's get to weather. i only have a minute and a half now. so it's raining out there. and it is rain ago cross the area. there is your hd radar and you can see the heaviest rain is east of the district into prince george's county. pushing toward annapolis. a good band of rain here for marlboro as well. and here is light to moderate rain in d.c. and another rking the beltway. so you get the idea. either way it's cloudy and cool with on again, off again rain and breaks toward leesberg and the west. but it will fill in here. let's push on to our satellite radar and continue to push through the region. there is your look and you can see the rain showers picking up in intensity the last couple of
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hours. out to the west it looks like it's all said and done but we'll watch an area of low pressure wind up the coast and that will have a tendency to enhance the moisture during the day. so it's not raining all day long but it will be cloudy and cool and misty out there even where we are not getting the rain and the rain totals are impressive. and maybe an inch to two inches of rain as the system continues to trek off to the east. a cold front coming through and i mentioned we'll watch an area of low pressure develop right here and slide up the coast. that is the other big story. rain today but into the nighttime hours the winds will pick up and it will be gusty during overnight hour and tomorrow winds gusting 25-30 miles per hour out of the north and west. so be ready for winds. temperatures are cool. 59 at reagan national. 59 in annapolis. 59 in quantico. 60 in fredericksberg. and 46 degrees.
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a cool afternoon with highs only about 60 or so. and the rain continues right through the evening rush. although it is said to lighten up this afternoon. winds out of the east at 10-15 miles per hour. could be early showers during the evening and 48 your overnight low. winds gusting to about 25 miles per hour. and the five-day forecast, a couple of more showers tomorrow, the upper level low coming through and that will set us up for a nice and dry weekend, although cool on saturday with daytime highs in the mid-60s. should be dry and cool for the redskin game if you are headed to fedex field. back to you at the desk. if you have a dog then you know they sniff and eat just about anything. sometimes anything. a maryland woman learned that the hard way. she had her puppy just a few weeks when he put something into his mouth and that substance got him high.
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golf 5's will thomas picks up the story from there. >> reporter: cynthia and her toy poodle named senna tore are -- senator arein accept perrable -- are inseparable. about a week ago he put something in his mouth that nearly killed him. >> there was several cigarette butts and he picked up one. >> reporter: within an hour he showed signs. >> he gone keep his head up and his eyes were glassy. >> reporter: she rushed her poodle to friendship hospital for animals. dr. nicole treated senator, i had assumed he had ingested some sort of substance, whether it wasal ol or -- alcohol or marijuana. >> reporter: lab testing showed
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he had detectable amounts of marijuana and traceable amounts of cocaine. >> as soon as the vet saw him she said he's stoned. >> they manifest the same difficulties as humans. difficulty walking, depressed. >> reporter: it's a big problem when drum remnants are around -- when drug remnants are around. >> be careful what your dog picks up on the street. >> reporter: senator could be renamed lucky, it would fit. because if she wasn't watching him carefully now -- >> i threw it out of his mouth. >> reporter: will thomas, fox 5 news. >> and cynthia has a warning, if this could happen to her dog it could happen to a child. it's all about keeping a close
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well there is a remote classroom on the campus of a local high school that is designed to help teens get interested in math and science. >> it's called the energy lab. it's going on a nationwide tour. it's first stop has been belue high school. and gurvir is there and joins us with more. >> reporter: good morning, tony and allison. it looks like a movie theater behind me. the students do get to watch videos to learn about science and math. what a wonderful exhibit this is. this is actually an 18-wheeler. it you -- if you look this way,
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that stretches out into sort of like an accordion. it stretches out to 65 feet that you are looking at right now. so that becomes the mobile learning center. major pam ellison is behind all of this. what an exciting project and first stop belue high school. >> thank you very much for having us. this is exciting for us as we respond to the administration's call to action to education to innovate. we're hoping get the students engaged and excited about going into the stem feel, science and math. this has alternate energy sources. so we're excited to be here. we've been here for seven days and we're moving to atlanta after this. >> tell me what the students are working on that we're looking at? >> right now as they leave the
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theater they go to the hands on experience where each corner has an area. and what you are looking at is earth. they look at natural gas and coal that lead to balance a demand with supply so we don't deplete the earth's resources too quickly. and the other courses deal with renewable energy and you're look at solar right now. they learn about the different level as dressed, the challenges, cloud coverage. today is the perfect example of that. we're not generating a lot of solar power today. in the orange corner we have a water and we're learning that that is the new and upcoming area of energy generation and they learn about water buoys. they're standing on a wii board and creating energy through the waves. >> reporter: and you're going to travel across the country.
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this thing will break down later on this afternoon. tell me, what schools are you targeting and where you head from here and when you head back? >> between now and february we'll hit ten more states. we're focused on schools that are underperforming in their national rankings with math and science. the standard tests where they performed poorly, we're looking at an area where there is enough of students and making a smiley face across the southern half of the u.s. and by february we'll end in los angeles. at the end we anticipate with just that one trip we'll have impacted about 15,000 students. about 500 educators and we're giving lesson plans to the instructors to make this relevant to where when the students come on board, they understand alternate energy sources and the way it ties back into math and science.
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>> reporter: well major ellison, thank you for joining us. again this mobile learning center will but here throughout the day. and then they will hit the road tomorrow so other students can get the same type of experience. >> very cool. thank you very much. speaking of learning. we'll talk about learning about animals. holly is coming up next with world animal day and how you can participate. she'll be back in a moment. don't go anywhere. [ male announcer ] nature is unique... ...authentic... ...pure... and also delicious. ♪ like nature valley. granola bars made with crunchy oats
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story so he could get nickup some more court time. nick-- so he could get his friend some air time. gilbert was back at practice yesterday. but with everyone talking about the latest controversy, arenas, young and coach saunder as dressed the issue after practice. >> i'm just trying to get him some time because he's been working hard in practice and i screwed up again. so i just want to say sorry. >> i didn't know anything about him. i seen him on tv. >> i said to him, i'm said i'm most disappointed personally because i believe in you. and there has been a trust factor. and i told him, you have to be honest with me. >> i wasn't really thinking that this is going to be a --
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another media outburst and everything i do now is someone -- tit for tat, trying to blow it out of proportion. >> all right. >> i think what he doesn't get is it's not about the media, it's about what you did. you're not supposed to do that. don't lie and fake an injury. you're not the coach. it hassing to to do with the media. >> we have to take responsibility for our actions. well you can party like an animal at the national geographic museum. >> holly morris is there to premier their world animal day celebration. >> reporter: did you have world animal day on your calendar? >> i did not. >> reporter: i didn't either. but here to forei will. and here they are planning a huge celebration. and in fact derek messer who is directing of marketing is here with a couple of friends. hi. >> hi, holly. >> reporter: who do you have
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here with you? , i have my friend toot and puddle from the series on nick, jr.,. >> reporter: and they will be here on saturday. >> yes. to make photo opportunities. >> and tell us about what is else is going on. you guys have been doing world animal day throughout the month of october at different museums and zoos. >> this is our final destination after five zoos in the u.s. and canada and we'll have some amazing things kids can do with animals. we will have greg marshall from penguins giving a family photo workshop register for. we have some folks from splat
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animal that do these crafts. we have book readings. >> reporter: nonstop activity. and now we did the gecko tails to toe pads and how is that different if terms of celebrating world animal day. >> we want to celebrate it where we can interest people in animals and there's no perfect place. we have pictures here of animals all the world and ways you can engage them here and by the geckos and later we'll have a photo save airy and to go apr and find all sorts of animals. >> you guys are doing a great job. thank you so much. look forward to saturday. it will be fun. and we talked about the two exhibits. and richard mcwalters is the director and he joins us to talk about where we are we are -- we are. so tell me about this one.
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>> wild music sounds of long and life it is an interactive network. >> reporter: what can we do here? >> scientists would use something like this to identify bird series in the field where they could identify which spaceys are where. depending on where you point it, it's different birds. >> yes. >> reporter: and the whole point behind the exhibit is what? >> to learn what music is and how the natural world inspires us as a species to create music ourselves, whether it's our own musical tool of our voice or through creativity and being able to compose music and using nature as an inspiration. >> which leads us to our living room. >> you can come in here and play and be your own composer. so we have sounds and opportunities for people to --
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to make music out of opportunitier, flashes or animal sounds. >> reporter: and you can actually record? >> no. you can't record. but you can play and play. >> reporter: you can act like you're recording because you can use your imagination. >> you could if you brought your own device. >> reporter: everybody can record on our phone these days, right? play us out while i give the details. going on this saturday from 10:00 until 3:00. it is this exhibit here through january 11th and this one is always free. so anybody can come down and learn about the sounds of music from the animals and the earth. and the gecko exhibit is here through january 25th. that is a ticket admission requires. $7 for adults. and this saturday is world
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animal day so come on out and explore here at national geographic. thanks guys. >> thank you very much. we're back in a moment with a look at our forecast and the answer to the trivia question into and speaking of questions, if you are looking for the answer to one, why not ask me. head to myfoxdc.com and click on the link to ask allison, i'll answer on a variety of subjects during the time on fox 5 morning news. back in a moment. thkeac
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[ female announcer ] it's never been easier to bring the family together on sunday mornings than with the warmth and aroma of freshly baked pillsbury cinnamon rolls. [ wink! ] [ wink! ] ♪ rich fudge over a warm, chocolate brownie like nothing you've ever had before ready made sweet moments in the refrigerated section
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and the answer to today's trivia question. what flavor did baskin robbins introduce on july 20th, 1969 to commemorate the lapping on the moon? lunar cheesecake. it features lunar cheesecake ice cream with an apollo 11
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ribbon and it is now retired. >> i thought it was milky way. and it makes sense because they were walking on the lunar landscape. >> i bet it was yummy too. >> you think so. >> as all of the flavors are. tucker, tell us about the weather. >> your attention span angers. >> here is a live shoot. you can see the rain. it continues to fall across the area. i'm not sure what we are looking at but that's a busy highway. hd radar will show you the rain showers. and they are continuing to fall across the area. more spotty out to the west and i think the showers will be more sporadic. but cloudy and cool with temperatures struggling to reach the low 60s. 10-degree cooler than yesterday. bring along a jack the and umbrella. and the five-day forecast featuring sunshine for the weekend. >> it looks

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