industry coming up. and there has been a lot of debate around the new tsa screenings. either you get a patdown or the body scan. some say it's what we need to stay safe in the air and others say it's going too far. we'll hear from both sides. fox 5 morning news at 7:00 starts right now. let's take a look outside and it is a little chilly as we look at national's park from across the river. straight up 7:00 on this thursday morning, november 18th, 2010. 42 degrees at reagan national. good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. that was a pretty shot. i don't think i've seen that one. >> got to mix it up from time to time. >> i love that. tony perkins is standing by with a look at the thursday forecast. >> much cooler conditions today than yesterday.

good morning, everybody. we'll jumping right in. we'll start with the satellite radar. you saw the live shot. and it's a mixed bag between sun and clouds this morning and we'll see some clouds filter through the course of the day today but it's a partly sunny day. it's going to be okay. out to the rest there is rain showers out there. if they were to hang together it would be a rainy day but i don't think that will happen. i do think there could be showers here and there today. current temperatures look like this: 42 in d.c., 40 in baltimore, 35 at dulles, fredericksberg, virginia 35- degree at this hour. your forecast for today, partly sunny skies, a brief shower here or there, high of 57 degrees. that's a look at what is happening with the weather. now here is julie wright with an update on traffic. julie. it's busy out there right now. we have delays traveling the outer loop leaving 95 to georgia. earlier crash at university boulevard on the shoulder. this is the live shot of southbound 29 at fairland road.

the accident was in the roadway and now it's pushed off to the median and partially blocking the left turn lane so delays south and then slow again at university boulevard. southbound 270 busy on the top stretch and delays in germantown. this is the live stretch of inbound 66 toward business 234. a five-car pileup here with delays out of gainesville. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. our top story this morning, more trouble for metro after chunks of concrete crashed through the ceiling and forced the station to shut down. this morning the farragut station is back open. sarah simmons is live in the station with more now. scary situation yesterday? >> reporter: is certainly was, allison. thankfully nobody was injured. and they did open on time here at 5:30 at farragut north. i just talked with a metro spokesperson and tells me they

do have the area kind of fenced off and plywood patching the area together. but there is a board meeting in which this issue will come up and what happened yesterday. now farragut north remained open for nearly five hours as metro, d-dot and fire officials tried to figure out how that large chunk of concrete fell through a ceiling tile on the north end of the platform. it wasn't until 8:00 that night that metro closed the station. they discovered road crews working above ground were doing some work on a median -- if you look back here you can see this morning, if we could look, it appears right now they don't appear to be doing any work and that was what was to blame. and i talked with a metro rider earlier and asked him about his thoughts of having to ride the metro after this and this is what he had to say. >> metro has had a lot of

accidents in the few years. i've been riding metro for 20 years. it doesn't bother me. i feel safe on metro. i have a lot of confidence in the operators that actually operate the trains and the buses. i don't feel any -- anything toward what is going on. it's just things that happen. >> reporter: and yesterday while this was going on, the metropolitan council of government have a task force came out with a safety report saying that the current metro board structure has contributed to the decline of metro's performance. they are calling for term limits for the metro board members and other issues. this could possibly come up today, later on at the board meeting expected at 9:00 today. we'll have a crew down there and bring you the latest coming up on fox 5 news at 5:00. back to you. >> sarah, thank you. no doubt it's been a tough

18 months for metro. the incident at farragut north is just the latest in a long string of safety and service issues. a task force is commenting on significant changes. coming up we'll talk about the changes to the cochairs of that task force. and this morning a u.s. park police officer shot at a suspect at 2:00 a.m. on suitland parkway. we're told the officer made a traffic stop and fired his weapon. the vehicle was located a short distance away and one man was arrested. a guilty plea in the murder of a popular principal. brian betts was found shot to death in his home on april 15th. 19-year-old alonte saunders will spend the next 40 years in prison. prosecutors wanted life without parole. he admitted he turked to him online -- he talked to him

online before the murder and he said the shooting was an accident. flee more suspects in court yesterday -- three more suspects in court yesterday in an operation related to tick tock liquor. the another man charged was put and released to his wife. another police officer implicated makes a court appearance today. a third police officer is expected to face the judge tomorrow. the jury in the chandra levy trial will continue to deliberate today. yesterday marked day one of deliberations. there is new evidence in the case that the judge ruled that the jury will not see it. ingmar guandique, the suspect, his fellow prisoner armando morales is the prosecutor's only witness. in 2008 he wrote a letter from

prison and said he knew guandique was the killer. the letter was discussed during the trial but never introduced into evidence. our paul wagner is blogging about the case and you can follow his updates at myfoxdc.com. paul will join us, as he has been joining us in studio live in the 8:00 hour. new this morning, the first guantanamo detainee to face a trial has been acquitted. a native of tanzania was convicted of conspiracy but cleared of terrorism, murder and conspiracy, the outcome of this case casting a light on these trials. the man now faces 20 years to life in prison. general motors becomes a public company once again today. part of what the federal

government hopes is a turn around. the company stock offering today would raise more than $20 billion. we get the latest from capitol hill and doug luzader. >> reporter: a tax should get a portion of the auto bailout back today. but gm still has a long way to go. gm is red for the big stage, showing off new offerings at the los angeles auto show and showing off new independence to wall street investors. >> gm is a good indicator of everything we've been through over the last couple of years and how the recovery is working out. >> reporter: the public stock offering should generate billions. the federal government will no longer be the majority owner and should get some money back. there are fewer dealers around the country, there is hope this represents a final turn around. >> it is exciting that there is this much interest. it doesn't surprise me. gm is a great company. >> but is it great enough to

finally survive? gm is betting it's future on new electric cars like the volt, which require a huge government incentive to sell and it's market is still uncertain. the big losers in all of this have been 401k holders, pension funds, anyone who owns gm stock or lent it money in the past. the big winners are unions. in an unusual deal, they were protected by the president and they stand to make a bundle today. but some wonder if all of this is too soon, if the government should have held out for more. >> they just want to get their money back. even if it's not all of the money they can get as fast as possible and get out of this business and let the auto company go it's own way. >> on its way to a uncertain future. >> reporter: the government will still be in the car business. taxpayers still own a quarter to a third of general motors. in washington, doug luzader, fox news into a change of power coming to the house of representatives in january.

nancy pelosi the next minority and republicans voted for john boehner to be the speaker. nancy pelosi won her battle in the race against heath shuller. the results of that 150 to 43. in alaska we have the winner of the race and it is murkowski over joe miller. this is after her write-in campaign. she becomes the first u.s. senate candidate since 1954 to win a write-in campaign. straight ahead on fox 5 morning news, a closer look at the tsa screening tactics. the debate over body scans and patdowns moving up to capitol hill. do the screening tactics go too far or is it a reality in a post 9/11 world. we'll have that for you coming up. as we head to break, let's take a live look outside. we'll check in with julie and get the update on traffic and tony has the forecast coming up

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here is your daily update on the royal engagement. we may have a new clue as where prince william will get married. the britain newspaper snapped this picture of kate middleton walking out of westminster abbey escorted by church officials. this is where queen elizabeth was married back in 1947. but charles and diana were married at st. paul's cathedral. perhaps this is a major clue. >> maybe she's checking out venues. does chef any authority? >> it's still your wedding. i'm sure there is input from the royal family but it's her choice and her wedding. >> it will be so great. >> i think there is a lot of influence in the royal family.

i'm with allison on this one. >> i'm sure she can't have it at motel six. >> there will be no destination wedding for the royal couple. >> they just want to get away. >> any way, what is going on? >> very observe ant. current temperatures at the airports. temperatures in the 40s and 30s this morning. yesterday it was milder. 44 this morning at reagan national airport. 32 at dulles at the freezing mark. bwi marshall is 40 degrees. temperatures across the country, here we go, a lot of cold air. see the temperature in cincinnati, 37 degrees, 39 in detroit. colder air will work it's way in here. so today will be cooler than yesterday and then tomorrow cooler than today. so in the nation's mid section, temperatures are in the 20s. 28 in wichita at this hour. >> look at miami. always 73. >> yes. we don't even change that

temperature. whatever it is, we just keep that on there. and in the summer we put 80. >> that's right. >> here is the national map. rainfall across portions of the eastern u.s. most of that won't makes it way in here. about a shower or two could sneak in here later on. so be aware of that. we're not talking about any major rain, no widespread rain or anything like that. maybe a brief shower or two. five-day forecast, high today 57 degrees under partly sunny skies. tomorrow cool and 52 degrees. but then saturday, allison, at your personal request, nice and 60 degrees. >> thank you so much. >> with sunshine. and sunday mostly sunny and 59. that's knocking on the door to 60. and monday warmer and we warm up for the first part of the week. you're going to like monday and tuesday. >> just enjoy monday and tuesday. >> julie, that's for your benefit too. >> i'm working on the resume for the job in miami. >> i know you are. >> would you come visit? i'll make sure i get a big

enough place for everyone to visit. >> of course. on the roads, lanes are open on the outer loop of the beltway leaving 95 to georgia avenue. but here is our new story. this is rhode island at 18th street and d-dot is moving the camera around. this is a crash with an overturned vehicle and rhode island blocked at 18th street in northeast washington because of this accident. a lot of police and fire and rescue on the scene, blocking off the roadway. so again, you cannot cross over the intersection of rhode island and 18th street. outer loop, the crash at university boulevard gone. southbound 29 on the brakes from briggs cheney. 207 south slow at 109. germantown toward 370 and slow traffic approaching falls road. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. our big story this thursday morning, a growing number of

passengers are voicing their dispoliceure -- displeasure with body scanners and patdowns. the head of the airport security defended the policy. gurvir has more. >> reporter: there is more uproar over the security features but the ted of the tsa said not only are they necessary but here to stay. >> with the holiday travel season weeks away, the head of the transportation security administration faced turbulence on capitol hill. >> have you had that type of patdown that many americans are now protesting. >> you have to be hearing the outcry about the invasive uses of patdowns. >> reporter: the head of the tsa said while he understands the discomfort over the patdown of their private areas and scranner that's see through clothing -- >> reasonable people can disagree as to the balance

between privacy and security. >> reporter: but the patdowns are said to be given only to a few passengers and tsa officers have been trained to address passenger concerns. >> i expect them to act professionally. >> reporter: and these are needed in the wake of terror plots and the recent printer cartridge bombs from yemen. but senators express concern the growing agreement of passengers over the invasive nature could damage the tsa trust with flying public. >> there has got to be a way, however, for a privacy concern to be addressed because it's legitimate. >> where we're at a point here where this is not a minor volkality, but people just think you've over stepped. >> they say perhaps it's time for air passengers to adapt. >> we're not talking theology or ideology, we're talking

about protecting the american people. >> there is a price we pay for that and that is sometimes an uncomfortable price for the american flying public. >> reporter: and the tsa said all three of the airports in our area, reagan national, dulles and bwi, are using the body scanners. so if you are flying any time soon, this does effect you. allison, back up to you. >> gurvir, thank you so much into one of the outlets for public storage over the screening taskics is right in our own backyard. the website optoutday.com is asking the flying public to send a message to the government by opting out of the body scanner machines next wednesday. that's the day before thanksgiving and a huge travel day. >> you want to get the message out there, educate people, you want to do it on a day that they're paying attention. and november 24th just happens to be one of those days.

>> it turns out that brian is traveling today on business. he said he will opt out and face the patdown but he thinks it's a lose-lose either way. well we want to know what you would prefer at the airport security check point -- body scan or patdown? text your answer to 29473. remember standard messaging rates do apply. the department of defense under question for brac changes. wal-mart locations planned for the future. and the air and space museum about to reveal big changes and holly has the sneak peek coming up later this morning. 

stories making headlines this morning. big changes could be coming to

the d.c. welfare system, including a five-year cap on benefits. marion barry introduced a bill to limit government assistance to five years. he said he wants everyone to be self-sufficient and the government to help make them that way. some say children and adults will be left hungry. one father said he wants to work, he just needs a chance. >> i want to work. i want to show my son, my family, i want to show myself that i can do it, i can make a change. i'm willing to go out there and try, put forth 100%. >> right now there are 42,000 people in d.c. receiving assistance. counselman tommy wells said he will not move this bill forward. barry said he is willing to make changes and revisit the issue. the department of defense under investigation for the way it wants to move personnel into an alexandria facility. the base realignment and

closure process would move 6400 people into this facility. the problem is dod skipped the environmental impact study. the concern is about traffic on 95. the move-in scheduled for next year, the investigation in response to jim moran who pushed to have the plan examined. this is some exciting news. wal-mart is coming to the district. they will open four stores. they'll be open by late 2012. the stores will bring in 400 construction jobs, 1200 permanent jobs to the d.c. area. the locations include two story -- stores in northwest, one in the west and one in northeast. in the future metro riders were worried about safety or service. now a task force recommending significant changes. coming up we'll talk about the changes with the cochairs of the task force. and as we take a break, we're showing you the road at

the pentagon. we'll get the latest weather from tony and tucker and traffic from julie. it is all coming up. it is 7:26.

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of course education is always a big focus but the education system in america has come under increased scrutiny following waiting for superman. today we'll be joined bisect of the department of education arne duncan to talk about the state of education. and a little entertainment for you. rapper wale will join us. he is in the studio working on his next album. today he'll be with us, taking time out to team up with wizards rookie john wall to help give back to the d.c. community this holiday season. wale will join us in the studio next hour. >> another big name -- still good with the star this is week. >> excellent, we like that. >> i was saying our third superstar this morning is you, sir. >> of course it is. >> not quite. >> let's hear the forecast first. >> well, okay.

well like i said, not quite. it's going to be a cooler day today. we're getting off to a cooler start. it's downright cold in parts of the viewing area. let's look at the current temperatures. 30s and 40s this morning. right now at reagan national airport we bounce back up to 40 degrees. however, check it out to the west. manassas is 30. dulles airport 32 there. frederick, maryland, 37. in quantico it's 36. off to the east is where you'll find more temperatures in the 40s, annapolis 46 degrees, stevensville 48. baltimore is at 40 at this hour. our wind speeds -- first we'll show you the region. 37 in pittsburgh. columbus at 34 degrees. and this cold air that is out there is going to control our weather for the next couple of days. cooler today than yesterday. tomorrow cooler than it will be today. now let's take a look ated -- look at the winds. winds were a factor yesterday. some winds gusting up to 35 and 40 miles per hour in the wake of the storm that came through here. but things look calmer today

and will be for the bulk of the day today. satellite radar composite for the region will show you we do have this some -- some clouds out there, beginning to work in here. a little bit of precipitation in the panhandle of west virginia. more significant precipitation father out to the west. but i think most of that dissipates before it gets here. i would not rule out a shower or two here or there during the course of the day. although i think the day will basically be dry for us, but a shower or two might make it over the mountains from that system. so your forecast for washington for today looks like this: partly sunny skies, like i said about maybe a brief shower. 57 degrees for the high. another cold night tonight. clearing skies. your low in town 40 degrees and that means most of the area will be in the 30s for tonight. five-day forecast, for tomorrow a cool one, high only in the low 50s. some of you might top out in the upper 40s. on saturday, plenty of sunshine

and mild. sunday 59. and then warming up on monday with 63 for the high. that's what is happening with the weather. now more on the rush hour traffic from julie wright. right into northeast washington where we're in the process of trying to get the vehicle back up on all four vehicles. when you were doing the five- day they were getting it back on its wheels. this is a live shot of rhode island at 18th street in northeast washington. and again we have 18th street blocked off in each direction and portions shut down with equipment at the scene. so again this was the van tipped over on its side and now back up on the wheels. police still blocking the traffic and directing you around the scene. again rhode island at 18th street northeast that remains closed. traffic slow from thetimes building to the third street tunnel. 270 on the brakes 109 to the scales. germantown to mva, 370 to falls road and again at the lane

divide. the outer loop slows 95 to georgia, southbound 29 still congested toward cheney boulevard. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. one big story we're following this morning, the farragut north station reopened after a chunk of concrete fell from the ceiling. the station was closed last night while metro officials conducted an emergency inspection. road crews building a medium apparently did the damage above ground. fortunately no one was hurt. since the accident on the reed line, there is an increased need for safety. and joining us kwame brown and jim dike from the board. thank you for joining us. >> it's a pleasure. >> what did you find when you looked at this? what was the biggest recommendation you decided to make?

>> one, i think residents and people who ride metro are frustrated and they want to know is how do we get more change, not only related to funding, but how do we look at a structure that will work and make it effective and efficient for the future. and that's what the task force looked at, is the recommendations on the government structure of metro itself. we had a group of experts that really took an incredible amount of time talking to different transit systems, talking to federal officials, talking to former gm's and former board members, this is a structure that hasn't been looked at close to 40 years. and we need a structure that is going to support the fact of metro being more effective and efficient. >> and when you look at d.c., maryland, virginia all coming together how do you best see that working? >> i think there is a potential

for a really good partnership. in fact we've received comments from the governors of maryland and virginia that both agree that there needs to be a reasonable approach, that the chief executives and the appointing authorities need to work with metro to make sure we have structure that has accountability and responsibility to make sure that board members understand their role and how they need to operate. that the general manager be treated and considered a ceo because that individual is responsible for the day-to-day operations. and we've had two general managers and two interim general managers in the last five years which is not acceptable to doing things. it's too much turnover. so we've made recommendations that put the responsibility where it needs to be and that is the signatories and appointing bodies and asking them to monitor and judge the performance of the board to make sure they are delivering the kind of service that our riders want. and as a rider myself, i took the metro over here this

morning, going through farragut north and wasn't sure about that, so i have a vested interest in this as well. >> one of the things that we hear are a concern are safety, and of course the efficiency, making sure that the operations are there and that things are in working order. do you think that those can be addressed or improved just by changing the management structure of how metro operates? >> i think by improving the decision-making process, which is what our recommendations go to, i think you will see an improvement. in other words people will be held accountable, the general manager, the ceo will be the person responsible for doing that. we'll make sure we have board members who realize that their role is to provide policy and not to micromanage but to hold people accountable. and i think that you will see an improvement in the kinds of decisions that are made and how they are made. so that's the reason we did what we did. >> and how safety is elevated as it relates to the board and the responsibility of the board

to take better responsibility of safety. we found out, and i think there has been changed on the board recently, to elevate safety as a top concern. and also to have board orientation. board members are selected in different ways. we are trying to find -- our recommendation is to make some distinction on how people are selected to be on the board of metro. and they should have orientation so they are clear what the expectations are and safety being the top concern. but the average person that rides the metro, they want to know are the people at the top doing the things necessary for us not to have the same problems that we continue to see over and over again. so i do think there needs to be change. i think there needs to be accountability. and whether it's the governor of maryland, the governor of virginia, the mayor of district of columbia, which recommendation calls for, all steps up and takes more responsibility of the operations of metro. >> no doubt it's a tough situation because anybody who

rides metro or following metro over the years knows that metro financially is in a tough position where it needs help. and ridership, i think it's frustrated at the fact they see an increase in fares, escalators out of service and hearing of safety concerns. and i know you're looking down the road long-term which may be frustrating to the day-to-day rider, but what do you see changing or happening in the near feature and beyond? >> well as someone who just came through educational reform in the district of columbia, there was a lot of conversation for a long time that the school system needs more money, the buildings are crumbling, what are we going to do differently and changing the structure of how the school system is run from the top to the bottom and having accountability standards seem to be something working out quite well. and look at the metro. it's almost like the same thing. the structure has not been looked at in 40 years. and the way they operate from the board level down and when we talk to a previous general

manager and they give their input behind closed door, it is clearly a problem on how it's being managed. and no matter how much money is thrown to the problem, if it is not managed right and the structure is not set up and designed, not when we first started to build metro but now for the 21st century, we're going to run into the same problems and the everyday rider will be frustrated. >> and we feel by having an effective governance process, it will strengthen for more funding. we think there needs to be dedicated for metro and -- dedicated funding for metro. but there are other systems around the world and around this country that have dedicated funding or don't but they are not having the problems that metro has. and that's why it gets back to governance. so we think we have a stronger case for improvement by putting in place a structure that decisions are being made, cost effectiveness is front and

center and safety is front and center. >> well i know the riders would be happy to see that continue to smooth out the process. >> as a rider, i'm look forward to that every day. >> good luck, gentlemen. thank you. >> steve, thank you. 44 degrees right now. paul wagner joins us with the latest from the chandra levy murder trial. and albert haynesworth talks about playing against tennessee, the place where he started his nfl career. it's call coming up next. 

the redskins getting ready to take on the titans this weekend in nashville. the story lines have shifted back to a guy who has taken most of them this season. albert haynesworth is saying he's starting to feel appreciated at redskins park. and just because eat getting -- because he's getting big bucks. and on monday night, called out on national television for taking a dive. he said he had a charlie horse and he thought he heard the

whistle blow the play dead. and that is michael vick making a big play. well he's facing the titans. the team he spent the first seven years of his career with on sunday. >> do i wish they still had me? yeah. sometime i wish i could be back there because i could be dominant. people think i'm not playing as good as i can or whatever, but it all ain't about the player, sometimes it's the scheme a little bit. >> our redskin coverage is on myfoxdc.com. read the article in the post from yesterday. if you want to get the whole deal on the interview. i don't want to misquote it. but he did say something to the effect of, tennessee didn't respect their defensive linemen enough to pay them which is why he left. and he said he liked it better there. so go figure. >> well think about it, a high- paying job, versus one you feel

more respected. >> but it's interesting -- >> but it's money and respect there. >> he likes the scheme there better but the money here. >> a lot of times we talk about quality of life. so maybe he should have made that kind of decision. >> but joe fan said you should have stepped it up. >> tony said months ago he wouldn't talk about it any more. >> we keep getting drawn into it. next time you see that watch the defender on him. they don't know what to do. well i'll go cover someone else. this guy isn't coming up. >> charlie horses hurt. i don't care what anybody says. >> it can hurt. here is what is happening with temperatures across the region. we are at 43 here. 41 in norfolk, virginia. pittsburgh, p.a., at 37 degrees this hour. and here is your map for today. a little trough coming through and bringing clouds with it.

we'll have a mix of sun and clouds today. behind that, colder air will work it's way in here for tomorrow so yesterday, mid-60s, today mid-50s. tomorrow low 50s for the highs. here is your five-day forecast. today maybe a brief sprinkle or shower here or there. for the most part partly sunny and 57 degrees not as windy. tomorrow 52 for the high. saturday looks great and sunny and 60. sunday looks good and sunny and 59. and then monday looks fine as we head into thanksgiving week. 63 degrees on monday. there you go. that's your five-day. >> good-looking. thanks, tony. >> my pleasure. let's check in with julie wright and look at traffic. >> that's right, turkey day is next week. >> that's right. >> and i can eat pumpkin pie because it's a squash. >> it's a veggie. >> just no whipped cream. >> just no sugar and whipped cream and that's all natural

goodness. >> that's what my momma puts on the yams. and we do have a string of cranberry lights on the 95 to georgia. this is rhode island at 18th street and they are reopening a portion of this intersection where it was closed down earlier along rhode island because of a crash involving an overturned vehicle. they are starting to reopen the side streets, 18th and rhode island. southbound 270, delays from 109 through the truck scales to germantown, 370 to the split. now the outer loop slow exit at river road to go inbound into the sun. outer loop of the beltway below speed here headed toward the american legion bridge, but again all of the lanes are open. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> julie, thanks a lot. parts of the smithsonian getting a fresh look. >> good morning, holly. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. you are exactly right. one of the original galleries, the pioneers of flight gallery, that opened in 1976 along with the museum, has been updated and renovated and it opens to the public tomorrow.

we are giving you a sneak peek today. why you want to come see it yourself live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. eegoma

a gallery at the national air and space museum as gotten a makeover and it reopens to the public tomorrow. >> this morning holly is there to get one of her well-known sneak peeks. holly, good morning. you are the unofficial guide. >> reporter: this is two days in a row where we are one day ahead of the public. but that's how we roll here. and we're at the pioneers of flight gallery and this opened with the museum in 1976 but they closed it down to update it so to speak. and dr. kathleen lewis joins me to talk about it. my first question for you is why is it so important to re- energize an exhibit like this

one? >> well we've learned a lot. we are using many objects from our collection and also approaching the exhibits in a very different way. we're putting in interactive exhibits for all ages. so we range for small children, the early preschool level, all the way up to adults and people who have a very sophisticated knowledge of the subject. >> reporter: so not only are you learning new about the subject matter, but also learning new, better ways to tell the story. >> yes. we're presenting it and now we have the opportunity to have electronic interactives that we didn't have 30 years ago. >> reporter: well your specialty is the rocketry side. so let's get a look at had a people will see over here. >> we're going to learn about the early history of rockets. they've existed for centuries but only after the 1920s, after flight became a reality and was becoming practical, that those

people that were rocket enthusiasts that said now we can make them reliable and aimable and pointable. and we have some early history and the worldwide enthusiasm about rocketry. not only the united states, but in europe and in russia at the time. and people were very enthusiastic. >> reporter: and i want to point out some of the things that make it good for all ages. so you have the high-tech computer touchscreen. >> yes. we have the touchscreen and that includes biographies for those throughout the world. godfrey and others. and these are clips of movies from the 20s and 30s that were made and these are the clips that show what the producers and directors thought a rocket launch would be like at the time. and some of them had technical advisors who were the same people experimenting with rocket technology at the time.

>> reporter: and while you have the touchscreen here, right and to the left on the ground you have a rocket for the little kids? >> we have a build-the-rocket, so kids can learn how a rocket works, that you have the larger engines at the bottom and they keep -- and they stage them. and that's very close to the way the pattern is that took men to the moon. >> reporter: let's show them what else we have over here. >> we also have a model spacecraft that was built in the 1930s. it was actually used as a prop for one of the films that we show. but we also have, in terms of real hardware and the technology, we have a vast collection of objects from the robert goddard collection, robert goddard was one of the rocket experimenters in the united states and that is one of the early rockets that he finally launched successfully after several tries in 1928 and

it's called a hoop shirt rocket because it resembled a woman's hoop skirt from the late 19th century. >> and the interesting thing about goddard is he experienced more failures than he did success. he really inspired the whole space site. >> but he was really the first person who thought about sending humans into space on a rocket. before that, even jewels vern was thinking they would use a cannon, because a cannon was the most reliable propulse shun -- propulsion they knew about. >> reporter: and thank you very much. we can never get everything in. this exhibit opens tomorrow to the public so you can come and check it out. but on saturday there is a special family day from 10:00 to 3:00. they will have a lot going on. we'll talk more about that throughout the morning. myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to theirs. that's it for now. but we'll have a whole lot more

in a little bit. back to you guys in the studio. >> holly, thank you very much. 7:56 right now. it's a story you are going to find hard to believe as any parent would. chuck e. cheese turning into a crime scene caught on surveillance video and we'll show it to you in the next hour. and paul wagner will join us with the latest from the chandra levy murder trial. stay with us. we'll be right back. 

chunks of concrete crash through the ceiling at metro. find out if this will impact your commute this morning. then a prince george's county official out of a job after a fox 5 investigation uncovering of what is happening to your taxpayer dollars. rapper wale is joining us this morning and finding time to help the less fortunate here in town. we'll talk about a big thing he has for thanksgiving. we'll be with us this hour. good morning, i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. love it when folks take the time out to give back.

well look a lot like christmas in d.c. doesn't that get you into the mood. last night the gaylord national resort lit up a 60-foot christmas tree with more than 2 million lights. >> now you know, when you can put a 60-foot tree indoors, you have something good going on. >> and when you can have fireworks going off indoors -- >> it's a very pretty setup. >> i can't wait. >> it looks great. well we're a week out from thanksgiving. tony, how does the forecast look? >> it looks like you would expect it to look. our temperature today is right where it should be for this time of year. our average high is 56. we might do a degree better than that. but then we'll see a warm-up and then a dropoff through the next ten days. here is a look at what is happening out there right now. i just stepped outside a few moments ago and as the satellite radar indicates it's a mix of clouds and sun. mostly sunny with a few clouds streaming through. that's what we expect to see

during the course of the day today. the rain you see out to the west, most of that won't makes it way in here. a couple of showers could here and there. temperatures right now currently 46 degrees at reagan national. we've rebounded to 56. dulles airport is up as well. they're at 35 degrees. bwi marshall is at 43 degrees. forecast for today, partly sunny skies, maybe a shower or two here or there. high of about 57 degrees. more details on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> tony, thank you. and let's check in with julie wright and look at traffic. >> hey, you guys. i like it steve, i know you're with me when i say this, we're not giving into winter without a fight. we're not going down easily. all right, on the roads this morning, 395 across the 14th street bridge, you're going to find lanes are open. traffic slowing from the beltway toward seminary road, washington boulevard over the inbound 14th street bridge. outer loop is slow 95 to georgia and the intersection has been reopened at rhode

island and 18th street with the accident cleared. a live shot of 270, delays out of germantown toward mva and slow traffic from 370 to the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. we have new video this morning of the damage left behind after a car slammed into a house. this is in woodbridge. this happened last night along alabama avenue and there you go, that's what is left. significant damage to the home. the blue tarp covering a large portion of the house with a lot of debris there in the yard. right now no word on any injuries. a metro station forced to shut down after a chunk of concrete crashed through the ceiling. this morning it's back to normal at the farragut north metro station and that's where we find sarah simmons live with the latest now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. the station opened back up at 5:30 this morning as scheduled. and there was work done overnight. it's pretty cleaned up in there. you almost wouldn't know it unless somebody pointed out

there was an issue with concrete falling yesterday afternoon. and officials say it is what was happening above ground that created a dangerous situation underground. farragut north remained open for five hours as metro and d- dot and fire officials tried to figure out how a large chunk of concrete fell from the ceiling. >> lucky nobody got hurt. >> reporter: one metro rider said it happened around 3:15. she didn't want her face shown on tv. >> we had just got own off the train and as we were stepping on to the platform we heard a giant roar and saw the concrete skid across the platform. people jumped off the train. we heard a woman scream. no one was hurt that we could tell. but there was a giant dust cloud. >> reporter: district officials say road crews building a median on connecticut avenue apparently did the damage. >> this is very thin here.

a lot thinner than i think the drawings show. and so we basically started digging below the surface, struck something which struck something and then you have a piece of concrete fall. >> reporter: while the station was open, metro did not allow its eight car trains to stop and pick up riders. front doors were opening in the area investigators wanted blocked off. >> when these things happen there just needs to be more information given out so we know what to do. i could have walked down to dupont circle and been where i need to be by now. >> reporter: forget about the inconvenience. our witness said just think about what that chunk of concrete could have done? >> again, nobody was hurt. but it was very scary and had someone been standing there, because people were getting on and off the train at the time, it could have killed somebody. >> that's very upsetting. any time we could put somebody at risk -- we don't want to do that. >> reporter: now again, what they think sparked the concrete to fall was work being done on connecticut avenue between k. and l. street.

that is back here where they were working on a median. there is no work being done right now. because i talked with d-dot and they said they suspended work today because they need to review the plans and take a look and see what happened here. so both of them are still investigating today. now coming up later on, at 9:00 a.m. there is a board meeting at metro. they are going to be -- this is obviously going to be a subject as well as the escalators being a problem. we'll cover that and bring you the latest on fox 5 news at 5:00. a task force said metro's governance needs to change. a report from yesterday recommended to hold the board more accountable. that commission would include the governor of maryland and virginia and the mayor of d.c.

and other responsibilities and creating a better process for appointing members. one of the probe officials due in court. yesterday police officers said one was held in jail until his trial. simic is accused of trafficking drugs and running contraband cigarettes in a smugging operation related to tick tock liquors. >> what has happened here since friday has been a frenzy. i think everybody needs to realize the process needs to work itself out and let this thing go forth in the normal course. >> another man charged in the cigarette smuggling operation was put under house arrest and released to his wife. the department of defense under investigation for the way it wants to move personnel into an alexandria facility. the base realignment and closure process would move 6400 people, but the d.o.d. skipped the requirement environmental impact study. the move-in date is scheduled for late summer or early fall

of next year. this investigation is in response to jim moran who pushed to have the plan re- examined. general motors will once again be a public company today. it's stock on sale now to the public. the price is set at $33 a share. the government should make nearly $14 billion in today's trading. the sale ends the government's role as a majority shareholder. but uncle sam still owns about a quarter of gm. control of the house now shifting to republicans in january. republicans chose john boehner to be the next speaker of the house. democrats will stick with nancy pelosi. both parties picked leaders in closed doors yesterday. pelosi kept her post despite comments that the party needed new leadership. >> she is the face that defeated us in the last election. and it seems to me that at some point in time you have to put your personal agenda and ambitions aside for the good of the country. >> also on capitol hill,

republicans ask to delay a meeting with the president today on tax cuts. the white house called the rescheduled session a sign that the two sides can work together. after more than two weeks of vote counting, we finally have a winner in the u.s. senate race in alaska. and it's lisa murkowski who declared over joe miller. this is after her long-shot write-in campaignment she is the first senate candidate since 1954 to win a write-in campaign. it is 9 minutes after the hour on this thursday morning. a fox 5 investigation shows what is happening to your tax dollars. >> we'll tell you what we found and it caused one official to lose his job. that's coming up. and chuck e. choose turning into a crime scene. cameras caught all of the drama. we'll have all of that and more coming up.  [ sneezes ]

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been acquitted on all but one count in the deadly bombings of two u.s. embassies. he is a native of tanzania. he was convicted of conspiracy to destroy property and still faces 25 years to life in prison. body scanners that can see through your clothing. these are two new airport security measures that have many unhappy. the tsa administrator said while some flyers complain it targets body areas, they are necessary to keep people safe in the air. terrifying moments in a california chuck e. choose. a group of masked men stormed into the restaurant on saturday night in california. one of them carried a gun. they forced the customers into a storage room and tried to steal some cash but they weren't able to. so they left empty-handed. they were able to escape before the cops showed up. scary. >> there are no words to talk about that kind of crime. it is 8:13 right now. let's talk about something more

uplifting. >> please. >> tony perkins is joining us with the forecast. which isn't bad. but the picture of the day which is always good. >> always wonderful. and we'll start with that, allison. time now for the my first 5 photo of the day. let's check her out. a woman of style. this is anna. >> she has her cap to the side. >> she has all of the gear on so she can cheer on her big brother ben's t ball team. >> i love the family support. >> that's great. that's wonderful. she's excited. i hope ben did well in his game. >> either way, he did just fine. >> you're right. thank you, anna, that's adorable. to send us your child's picture go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. here is a look at what is happening out there right now. area airports, 46 at reagan national. 35 at dulles, 43 at bwi marshall. so a cold start to the morning. satellite radar composite for the nation, there is some rainfall in the eastern united states and some of it looks it be headed our way. i don't think much of it will

get here but maybe a shower or two here or there during the course of the day today. out west, things are quiet except for the pacific northwest where we are seeing some precipitation, including some mountain snow. here is a look at the five-day forecast. today high of about 57 degrees under partly sunny skies. maybe a shower or two here or there. tomorrow cool and 52. saturday and sunday look great. highs around 60 with a good amount of sunshine for both days. monday we see our temperature warm up to 63 degrees. that's a look at what is happening with the weather. back to you, steve and allison. >> tony, thank you very much. we have a follow-up to the fox 5 investigation now. officials in prince george's county out of a job after it was discovered that they were misusing taxpayer money. >> the county took immediate action after a tip from a fox 5 viewer helped us expose what is really happening in the county office of human relations commission. here is tisha thompson with details. >> reporter: it's the middle of

the work day. 2:00 on a wednesday. and james greer is trying to sell us a house. >> he put in new car pet up stared. >> reporter: we found the listing for this townhouse online and called greer, the agent selling the property. >> how do you keep track of this? >> reporter: but here is the thing. greer does not realize that the guy holding the flip camera is a fox 5 photographer or that we've been investigating him for two months. because this is not his full- time job. greer works for the prince george's county government, making $106,000 a year as the deputy director of the office of human relations commission. the county agency charged with investigating discrimination complaints. >> i hope we're not pulling you away from anything too important. >> don't worry about it,boro. i just work for the county when i'm not doing this? >> is this a part-time gig for you? >> yes and no.

with the real estate and internet you can do anything at any time and i have total flexibility on my job. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: on the day he met up with our photographer, we watched greer arrive to the office late, leave for two hours to sell real estate, before returning to work for a few more hours. all while using a government vehicle. typical behavior, according to multiple employees who tipped off fox 5. >> does the office know that he is selling real estate? >> i think everyone is aware. it's pretty common knowledge. >> reporter: how does he get away with it? current and former employees point to his boss, jamila adams. >> she may not come in at all. she may come in at about 11:00 or 1:00, stay an hour or two, then leave. >> reporter: we sat outside her house. three random work days the county said she clocked in.

but during these regular work hours, her county car never moved. except on columbus day. a county holiday, we couldn't find her or the car at her house or her office. >> how often did they show up to work on time? >> maybe once a month. it's wasteful. >> nobody is watching what they are doing? >> no. >> first off we want to tell you how much we appreciate you coming forward and bringing us the information. >> reporter: jim carry is a spokesman for prince george's county. >> we began investigation immediately after you brought us the information and as a result we made some changes. >> reporter: the county said greer and adams are supposed to be at work from 8:30 to 5:00 monday through friday. and while county employees can have second jobs, gary said they are supposed to ask for time off if it conflicts with their county job. the county said greer did not do that. on the day he showed us the house, he put a full eight

hours on his time card. >> that's just because someone is the boss, supposedly, they're supposed to come to work and they're supposed to not abuse county equipment and do their jobs. >> reporter: its county also -- the county took a hard look at county vehicles. >> these were not take-home cars but these were pool cars to be used by the employees there. >> the multiple employees says that news to them. greer made it clear they were expected to use their own personal vehicles on the job and should not expect to be reimbursed. greer, adams and their attorney came here to fox 5 to see what we uncovered and told us off camera they work more than the expected eight hours a day, often late at night. >> both say they were given permission to take the vehicles home. a policy greer said was in place under his old boss peggy mcgee. but mcgee told fox 5 that's not the case at all. she said when she was in

charge, she did not give him the authority to take a county vehicle home, let alone use it to sell real estate. as for selling that house, greer said he was on his lunch break. the county disagreed and reacted quickly to what we found. just three days after we started asking questions, we caught greer and a friend packing up his stuff. >> mr. greer is on paid administrative leave. and mrs. adams is no longer with the county. >> adams was a political appointee is out of a job. >> but greers has the rights to an appeal. >> and his attorney told us what he had to say. >> the fact of the matter is both mr. greer and mrs. adams were acting within county law

and if someone wants to look it up, it's in the personnel article 6-113-b, permits the flexible use of time and in fact flex time is encouraged in that agency because in fact, as tisha mentioned, they don't do their jobs 8:30 to 4:00. their job is to police and make sure that people are not discriminated against in the workplace and don't suffer abuse in public settings. you don't do that 8:30 to 4:00. you do that at all hours of the day and you do it at a public forum and public hearing and that's what james and jamila did. >> there you go. you can follow more online at myfoxdc.com. it's 8:21 on this thursday morning. wal-mart moving into d.c. in a couple of locations. we'll tell you where when we come back. plus we'll tell you why two fast food workers are out of a job because of what was printed on one receipt. then later we'll check in with holly who is giving us a

sneak peek of the air and space museum pioneers of flight museum that is repping -- reopening tomorrow after a massive makeover. stay with us.

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the nation's largest retailer will open four stores by late 2012. have to wait a while but i think it's worth it. the stores will bring in 400 construction jobs, 1200 permanent jobs to the district of columbia. the locations include two stores in northwest, one in northeast and the fourth in southeast. two burger king employees out of a job after a customer found a -- well for a couple of words that were let's say unsavory on his receipt. it all started when a man asked for his burg tore be cut in half to share it with his mother. well when he received the receipt he found out somebody was not too happy. we can't show it to you but we can say there were four-letter words on top of the receipt and under the cashier's name. >> i showed the manager, the guy at the window and he just kind of laughed and gave me my receipt back and i took off. >> well it didn't work out because the manager and cashier were both fired. burger king regretted the

incident and vows to personally apologize to the customer. 8:25 on thursday morning. >> paul wagner joins us with the latest from the chandra levy murder trial. and sarah palin said she can beat barack obama in 2012. and later hip-hop superstar wale joins us live. he's working on a new album and still finding time to help the less fortunate here in his home town of d.c. we'll chat with him at 8:45. stay with us. ♪

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coming up on 8:30 as we check headlines. we may soon have a law repealing the -- repealing the pentagon's don't ask don't tell policy. the president will bring it up again after the holiday. sarah palin said she is considering a run for the president. she said she's thinking about it but she hasn't formally made

an announcement. she said she could beat president obama in 2012. a wisconsin man arrested after shooting his television over bristal palins appearance on dancing the stars. that's how you get even. steven cohen loaded his shotgun and blasted his tv and because he felt she was on the show because of her mother. and that ended with a overnight standoff with the s.w.a.t. team. that never ends well. and he didn't change the channel, shot the tv. >> and she did go on to the next round. >> yes, she did. >> would that have made him happy? >> that's what would have happened. tucker barnes is standing by. what did you say? >> i said nothing. >> that's what we thought. let's get down to business. cool out there and cold in spots. 46 in downtown washington. you're going to notice it as you head out of the door. so 34 in manassas, last hour

dulles was at the freezing mark, now 35. 43 in frederick. going to be a cooler day and we'll have clouds moving in from the west. that's the tough part of the forecast. the good news is winds will be lighter than yesterday. just 3 mile-per-hour in downtown washington. you can see fredericksberg and dulles checked in with the big zero. so winds lighter today. so here come the clouds and perhaps a sprinkle. but i think most of us will be dry this afternoon. waking up for sunshine with sunrise about an hour ago. things looking good. and here comes the clouds. and this is a weak piece of energy in the atmosphere. much of the rain will fall apart before it crosses the mountains. but as this passes through we'll see more cloud cover this afternoon so partly sunny and maybe a sprinkle, maybe a light shower as this kind of fades off to the south and east. and then cooler air behind it. tomorrow will be cooler with highs only in the low 50s. a lot of sunshine this morning and partly sunny this

afternoon. could be a brief shower or sprinkle out there. cooler than yesterday's high of 70 degrees. winds out of the west at 5-10 miles per hour. and the five-day forecast, featuring the weekend, tomorrow cool and 52. saturday and sunday look beautiful with high temperatures about 60 or so. but we should be dry both days so if you have to get out there and rake the leaves, i do, good weekend for it. that will do it for weather. back to you at the desk. >> tucker, thank you. day one of deliberation in the chandra levy murder trial turned up new evidence. this is 2008 letter written by the prosecutors only witness, a fellow prisoner of guandique. it said that moreelez knows that guandique killed levy and wanted to help investigators. it was written after that prisoner heard guandique would be arrested for levy's death. the letter was discussed during the trial but never introduced into evidence. yesterday a judge ruled the jury will not see it. and our paul wagner has been following this case for the last nine years. he is all over the trial. tell us about the significance

of this letter, paul? >> this is important. basically for this reason, allison. defense attorneys brought it up during closing arguments and raised the question to the jury, where is this letter? you heard armando morrellez talk about the letter. they went into great detail about the letter. basically what morales said is he saw on cnn in 2008 that guandique was about to be arrested and so he went to his mentor and said this guy confessed to me back in 2006. since morales has changed his life, he wants to do something good and wants to be a good samaritan, he wants to come forward and help the prosecution. so he and his mentor sent down and they -- sit down and write this letter. and in this letter, it's approximately seven paragraphs of what guandique had allegedly told morales back in 2006. now it was discussed in open court, but the prosecution never introduced it into evidence. and so the defense attorney

tactically brings it up in closing arguments and she said rhetorically, where is this letter? where haven't you seen it? why isn't the prosecution showing it to you? what is in the letter? she's suggesting that he's coached and learned about what happened to chandra levy through the news and it's not included in the letter. so the prosecution yesterday asked the judge, look, can we send this letter back to the jury? they had already begun deliberating. this would have been highly unusual. i talked to bernie grim, our legal analyst, and he told me it would have been highly unusual. he calls it a blunder by the government for not introducing it in the first place. the judge said he would consider it over the lunch break and when he came back, at 2:00 yesterday afternoon, he said no jury will not see it. >> what they did also ask to see was a picture. tell us about this. >> this is a picture taken by iris portillo who was guandique girlfriend at the time. she took this picture in rock creek park. the defense wants the jury to

believe that the picture was taken around the time of chandra levy's disappearance. and it doesn't show any scratches or cuts, lacerations to his face or neck which is what another witness had testified to already, that around may 1st she saw guandique with these cuts and bruises and lacerations. and so the defense introduced this picture. the only significance of this is because the picture had been introduced in evidence but the jury hadn't seen it yet because all of the exhibits had not been taken back to them. although they'd been deliberating for a couplech couple of hours and they asked for the picture and the judge sent it back. >> no word when this could be tied up? >> we can't predict what a jury will do. >> we can count on you. >> i think we'll break into programming if there is a verdict. >> thank you, paul. you can follow paul's updates at myfoxdc.com under the

chandra levy tab. it's 8:35 now as we continue to move on. new jobless claim numbers coming into the news room. we'll share those after the break and plus we'll hear from harry potter fans who are already in line outside of a local movie theater for tomorrow's showing of the new film. we'll check in with them as well. we're back after this.

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just into fox 5 news about the economy, slightly more people applied for unemployment benefits last week but first- time claims remain near the lowest level in two years. initial claims for jobless aid rose by 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 439,000. if you're one of the millions of americans looking for work, don't forget about our job shop, always open. and today's job of the day is at valvoline instant oil change in waldorf. looking for a customer service advisor. for more on this job and many others go to myfoxdc.com and click on the job shop tab at the top of the home page. it's now 8:39 on this thursday morning. >> coming up next, hip-hop star wale joins us live in studio. he's working on a new album but still finding time to help the less fortunate here in town. holly, good morning. >> reporter: look at this jacket. isn't that cute. >> love it.

>> reporter: guess who designed it? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: amelia earhart. did you know she was a fashion designer? me neither. just one of her many accomplishments and one of the many new things i've learned in the pioneers of flight exhibit which has been update and renovated at the national museum of air and space and where we are live and showing you firsthand why you want to come and check it out again. it's all live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. i

8:43 right now. one of the original galleries at the national air and space museum reopens to the public tomorrow. >> and holly is there to check out the new renovations and to say who knew to some stuff. like that jacket. that was cool. >> reporter: apparently amelia earhart was quite the fashion designer. we'll talk about that in a second. but the great thing about the smithsonian is that their collection is so huge there is no way they can display it all. so when they redo a gallery, they get to put on some things that haven't been on display today and tell things in a new

way. and dorothy cochran is a curator and she joins me this morning. and so the big question is what is new, what is different and why do we need to come back and see this again? >> well the aircraft that lindberg flew has been on display but now we have the artifacts inside the plane. here we have an interactive that talks about packing for the trip. and so you just start touching the screen and there is the aircraft and you select item that's go into the aircraft that they took with them for emergency equipment. >> reporter: and the things that people will be surprised at are the things they selected. >> exactly. they have snow shoes in case they come down in the middle of the arctic and so they might have to trek out so they need to take shoes. >> reporter: so that's charles lindberg's snow shoes. never seen before? >> no. and this is ann lindberg's radio equipment. she was the radio operator. so we have her headphones, transmitter and receiver and

control stick because she was the copilot. >> reporter: and you can do some morse code? >> you can make your collection and see if you can figure out what her message is, what was quite often what is the weather where we're headed. >> reporter: what do we have here? >> they had to make decisions on what they would take on each leg and crossing the atlantic they needed to get rid of equipment to trade for fuel so they had cabinets that they took out so they could make the long flight across the south atlantic, the heavy items they wouldn't need for an ocean trip. >> reporter: and one of the things that marks my interest here is your expanding the story because we can never learn enough about the lindbergs. they are fascinating to us. >> and they got to fly to establish the air routes we use today. >> reporter: and next to that

is amelia air heart pilot in flight that we want to learn about. >> and we have some more medals and information. >> reporter: and her fashion. >> and we even have advertisements from the old washington store jealous that carried her line of clothing. she started out doing the 99th jacket as you saw and then got into general fashion and she was surprisingly good at it. >> reporter: well this obviously -- thank you, dorothy -- is all about the civilian aviation. there is a military aviation part and that is where jeremy kinny comes in. >> good morning, holly. >> reporter: and let's talk about your exhibit. >> the big story of the military in the 20s and 30s is the development of the airplane. and this black airline hanging from the ceiling was flown in

world war ii by jimmy do little. and he flew the fastest plane ever and it had the latest high speed design, the latest pilot flying it and it shows you how the military was committed to developing the airline overall. >> reporter: what is the best thing about the new gallery -- old gallery made new? >> it brings out the story of the people. we've always had the airlines here and we were able to do work on restoring them and making them look better but the artifacts of the individuals. we have his own trophies he was awarded in his trophy case here. >> reporter: because we love things, but people love people and that's what we want to know about. that's what sells magazines sh the inside story. >> and that's what the museum is about. it's about the people. >> reporter: myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to the air and space museum website to find out more. this gallery open to the public tomorrow, but on saturday there is a especially family day. and we'll talk about that in

the next hour. and i think they're gearing up now, and i don't know if you recognize her, i think that's amelia earhart. i'll see if i can get an exclusive interview in the 9:00 hour. we'll find out. and wale is known for cranking out hits. including chillin with lady gaga. but he's taking time out to feed hungry families in the area. and wale joins us. good to see you again. how you been? >> it was one year ago today the last time you were with us. so i think every november 18th. you've been busy in the meantime. you have a lot of stuff going on but you're taking time out to give some stuff back this season. >> absolutely. >> what are you doing? >> we're doing a food giveaway, turkeys and canned foods. i think it's important to touch the community. these are the people that support you and come see you on the street and come and talk to you. you know what i'm saying?

and these other things are irrelevant without the people. because the line between poverty and wealth in d.c. is real thin. the ritz is across the street from the poor. >> here is what i think is great. and we'll put the information on the screen and online as to how you can help out because you want people to donate a lot of this food. and bar 7 has been cool to help out as a drop point there. but you and some of your friends are going to go out into the community and hand deliver some meals this thanksgiving? >> yes. >> how special is that? it's special to see you showing up at their door. >> you have to be able to look these people in the eye. when i make music, i'm trying to tell the story. you have to look them in the eye and talk to them. touch the people, and that's what it's really about. >> what are you looking for? how can folks help out? >> just canned foods, turkeys, whatever you can offer. we want to do some christmas with clothes too. so whatever you can donate. >> here is what i love, you guys started out and you were

going to donate 50 meals ab then you upped that and doubled it already. >> 100. >> that's great. >> we might triple it, you never know. >> you're getting -- john wall is going to help you out. >> yes. d'angelo and john wall. >> how is that having him here? >> john is friend of mine. good kid. >> do you think he'll be the person that will take off here in d.c.? >> absolutely. like the city is thriving, man. it's a new look. strasburg, john wall. >> let's talk about your continuing to thrive. this is your latest. this is wale's more about nothing. you're going back to your roots on this? >> a little bit of hip-hop, underground. it got me started. when you can create it from the ground up, it's a good feeling. no labels telling you what to do so just telling you my thoughts. >> but when you look at -- we mentioned chillin -- we mentioned chilling and when you see that, it makes you feel

good being part of the city. and you do that and see lady gaga, that gets you the mainstream attention. is it cool to balance that out with your roots and what you are feeling in your heart and passionate about doing? >> more than that it's the respect from others. i grew up listening to circle boys, all of the go-go bands and ucb and to be able to get the respect and for them to see we've made it somewhere. since 1995 when there was no artists. so we made strives and now -- strides and now there is a lot of emcees doing their thing. >> and is it still cool to be here in d.c. >> it's not the 30 club and it's my house now. >> and even somebody from the outside, when they look at you and say in the last two years, you do a song and you do a video with lady gaga, you perform at the vma's and where do you go from there? >> i mean, the people.

stuff like this. you know what i'm saying? the reason i have a -- the community center and sponsor a football team. that's the next step. now it's time to really touch the people. i have the money to do it now, you know. >> but a lot of people that have your success don't do that. they don't look at where they came from and trying to help the people that are there, the people that grew up beside you. >> that's true. that's unfortunate. but we have to do things different over here. >> you're starting out with your big drive. speaking of big drives, i know you played ball it college, what do you think of that redskins game on monday night? >> what redskins game. i didn't see it. >> do you think you can pull it out? >> we'll be all right. this is a rough patch in the season. we'll be all right. i have to be optimistic. we're going to go crazy every sunday. got to be optimistic. >> when is the new cd coming out? >> early summer and late spring. >> going to be the same as last year. >> wire mixing it up. we have to evolve. i'm growing as a man and so my

topics are different. >> the details, if you could drop off goods, they're doing it this weekend at bar 7 which is in northwest d.c. that is the information on your screen that you see right there and you can do that tomorrow between 10:00 and 2:00 and then wale and some of his close friends will distribute dinners during that time as well. so a good opportunity to help out folks in the d.c. area. we hope everybody takes advantage of it to help your neighbors take the lead. i hope everybody follows in your footsteps and helps out. >> thank you very much. we appreciate it. >> hopefully we'll see you before next november 18th. >> thank you. some folks may be missing work and even school today to get a good seat tonight for the debut of the latest harry potter movie. we caught up with these young muguls in line. harry potter and the deathly hollows part one opens tonight. these are part two of a rotation of school friends who have been taking turns since

last night to hold a spot. >> it's harry potter. i wouldn't do it for anything else, besides harry potter. and it's the 7th hoff -- the 7th movie so it's a good deal. >> part one is tonight and part two that is set to come out next summer. some of you have already started holiday shopping. many more will get going next week and this morning there is important information if you are buying toys. the three tips the consumer safety folks say you must know. time now is 6 minutes before 9:00 and we'll be right back. the congestion...

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same. that will do it for this hour. one more hour to go. we'll turn things over to tony and allison to take us up to 10:00. here is the stories we're working on for the 9:00 hour. the holiday shopping season is here, folks. but before you start picking up the toys for the little ones in your life, information you need to hear from the consumer product safety commission. how to pick out safe toys this holiday season. plus we continue our series on forgiveness this morning. you've heard amazing stories from people who have managed to forgive and how it can be good for your health, but just how hard is it to forgive and does forgiving mean we condone someone's behavior. we're talking to lisa van sustern for her take on this. and one mother's idea of protecting her kid results in terrorism charges. what she did to try to stop her daughter from marrying a man and movin