of cancer cases. also following a developing story out of new zealand where a mine explosion has trapped 30 miners underground. this comes weeks after chili miners were rescued. the details coming up. and let's take a deep breath and forget the redskins monday night loss. >> already forgotten. >> now let's get ready to take on the titans. dave ross is with the sports junkies with 106.7 the fan this morning. fox 5 morning news at 7:00 starts right now. we'll look outside right now. 7:00 right now on this friday morning. it is november 19th. allison? >> yes. >> do you know it is one week from today -- it's the big shopping day. >> black friday. >> that's how quickly this year is going by. good morning, i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. it is unbelievable. but it's not seriously cold so we're still thinking we have some time. >> but it's chilly this morning

and temperatures well into the 30s this morning. >> you're right. and also one week from today, if tucker barnes is right, first snow flurries. >> flurries being the operative word. >> yes. and cool start, steve. and continuing to see cool conditions today. starting with satellite radar. plenty of bright sunshine for your sunrise and a pretty day today. a cool day but a pretty day with mostly sunny skies as you can see there. here in washington there are clouds up to the north and out to the west. current temperatures at the area airports, 41 at reagan national. 32 at dulles. 38 at bwi marshall. so they're a little bit all over the place from the low 30s to the low 40s. day planner for today, plenty of sun, breezy and cooler than average with a high early in the afternoon of around 52 degrees, something like that. then our temperatures drop off

to a cold night. i'll tell you about that coming up in a little bit. right now let's go to julie wright to get an update on the rush hour traffic. >> he said this weekend a chance of flurry. >> no, next weekend. >> all right. well i have to be prepared for these things. >> that's why we talked about it. on the roads right now, we're talking about the commute southbound along 270, it is still at gridlock. germantown toward mva. the crew in sky fox showing the nasty mess before you reach montgomery village avenue where we had the remains of the car fire on the right side. the car fire has been extinguished and now you find all lanes open but gridlock out of germantown leaving father hurley past mva. great seneca a good option south of 118 and don't forget about 355 as well. and crossing over the potomac byway of the 14th street bridge, all lanes here are open. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. the southbound lanes of the

baltimore washington parkway are open this morning. police stopped all southbound traffic after a deadly accident overnight. investigators say a man's car broke down and he got out to have a look at it and was hit by mother vehicle. traffic was diverted all mother. police have identified a man whose body was left in a box last tuesday. they say 36 jack ono vasquez was shot by marvin valencia on constitution avenue. valencia was -- valencia was angry vasquez was having an affair with his wife. he was seen driving a honda minivan odyssey with maryland tags saying paln cia. day three of deliberation

in the chandra levy murder trial. yesterday jurors worked without sending a note or asking a question. they also had a bit of a late start because of tighter securities at the courthouse. guandique facing murder charges for the death of chandra levy. paul wagner continues to blog from the courtroom and you can find information under our home page. he'll join us in the 8:00 hour. now to the corruption investigation in prince george's county. detention hearings for two of the three police officers have been postponed. chong kim and richard delabrer appeared in court yesterday. some of his rell 62s -- his relatives came to his defense yesterday. our other big story this morning, a stunning admission from ft. detrick. the army post did admit it did spay agent orange in an area

where there is now said to be hundreds of cancer cases. in response to public concern the army corp of engineers conducted a report and found the toxin was conduct decades ago -- conducted decades ago. they are now calling for a congressional investigation. >> to be honest, we need to get the epa out of the way and there needs to be a congressional investigation to where it is nonbias. these are the same people who said we didn't spray fields, the same people who said the water is safe to drink. >> well the fort down played the report saying there is no health risk at ft. detrick. also following a developing story out of new zealand. a mine explosion overnight. a blast that trapped about 30 em apparently made it out alive. police say electricity to the

mine went out before the big explosion and the loss of power may have caused ventilation problems and that may have led to the blast. two dozens miners and other workers are trapped about one mile underground. the case of the missing ohio family took a tragic turn yesterday when authorities found the bodies of tina herman, her son cody and family friend stephanie sprang. police believe 30-year-old matthew hoffman is responsible for the murderers. the three victims and her daughter disappeared a week ago. earlier this week the girl was rescued from his basement. more charges are expected. new this morning, president barack obama has arrived in portugal for a summit with nato leaders. air force one touched down a little more than an hour ago. during the summit the president's afghan war strategy will be in the spotlight. nato is expected to set control

of their own security by the end of 2014. the president will meet with the russian president. they're due to talk about the nuclear treaty they signed back in april. it needs to be ratified by the senate and the president is pressuring lawmakers to take a vote before the end of the year. the 40-year political career of new york democratic congressman charlie rangel hit a low point yesterday. the ethics committee recommended he be censured for violating fundraising rules in the house of representatives. minutes before the end of his two hour sentencing hearing, rangel who was a korean war hero and a 20-term lawmaker from harlem, new york, finally broke under the strain of his ordeal and disgrace. he apologized but avoided saying he was guilty of the 11 violations of house rules. >> mistakes were made that i assume responsibility for, and i admitted wrongdoing to my

committee. an explanation for my faulty behavior, for my irresponsible behavior, for the bad conduct that i've had. >> it's up to the full house to vote on the censure recommendation by the committee. could the tsa agents soon be screened out of their own jobs. one member of congress want to give the airport security agents the boot. doug luzader has more from capitol hill. the complaints before the tsa screening procedures may have hit a tipping point. >> reporter: most passengers are just putting up with it, but more and more are saying enough is enough. >> it's ridiculous. and it's not safer. they're just doing it to have us be fearful and there's no reason for it. >> reporter: some think the new scanners see way too much and the other option, a patdown, isn't much better. it's to the point that a district attorney in california is threatened to prosecute tsa agents. >> if it's skin to skin and somebody were to take their hand and put it underneath

somebody's blouse inappropriately and go skin to skin, that's a felony. if it's a touching over the clothing, under california law, that's a misdemeanor. >> reporter: one airport in orlando wants to take advantage of a provision to replace tsa with private contractors. and one republican congressman who is likely to head the house transportation committee next year said the time has come. >> i think it needs a complete revisit and maybe now this personal intrusion with the private person patdown is the straw that will break the camel's back. >> reporter: the head of the tsa is unwaivering. >> so if your question is do i understand the sensitivity, yes. if you ask if i will change the policy? no. >> reporter: it's not clear what impact the private screeners would have on the process because they would still be required to follow tsa procedures. doug luzader, fox news. it is 9 minutes after the hour on friday morning.

general motors trading publicly again. a huge sign for the rebound of the american auto industry. but it is time to celebrate a comeback in detroit? we'll take a closer look coming up. and let's head outside as we head to break. we'll get the latest weather and traffic coming up. pretty shot there. it's 10 minutes past the hour on this friday morning. ananiges eegoma

well we want to hear from you on twitter and facebook. we're hip and we're cool. we're on those two things, aren't we steve? >> uh-huh. >> to follow us on twitter, search wttg morning news and here is the kicker, all one word. and when you do that you'll get the heads up on breaking news and up coming stories. follow us by searching wttg morning news. and you can become our fan on

facebook where you'll find behind the scenes pictures of the crew. have we seen these? we have already gotten some 8,000 fans. we're always growing, hoping grow. so if you have already become a fan, thank you so much. we'll reveal our facebook fan of the day later this hour. >> i'm trying to get to 10,000. let's see if we could get there by the holidays. >> we can do it. we have to give good forecasts though. >> we're giving them. and here is the good thing, tucker and i are happy about this. this week we've been up and down and will be for the next several days and so far so good. we've been pretty accurate. i think we'll begin today and through the weekend as we'll see improving conditioning this weekend. a cool day today though. take a look. we'll show you the whole u.s. for those of you traveling and getting a head start on your

thanksgiving week next week. 44 degrees in wash. that's an44 -- in washington. most of the country cold. billings, montana, 13 degrees. >> 13 is my lucky number but i don't want to see it on the temperature. >> miami is 57. los angeles 59 degrees at this hour. here is a look at the national satellite radar. not much in the way of precipitation. hardly anyone is seeing any rain. a little bit over michigan and extreme northern california. that's about it for precipitation. there are clouds across the northern half of the country. five-day forecast, take a look. it's hard to remember it, if you need to consult it go to myfoxdc.com, we have it posts there, today is cool 52 degrees. tomorrow nice and sun and 60. sunday highs in the low to mid- 50s. but still nice. monday and tuesday we warm up. tuesday does bring a chance of showers but 67 degrees. >> look at that temperature.

>> we do believe by thanksgiving we'll be in the 50s and then falling next weekend. so enjoy the next few days. >> tucker think it's could be 67 on wednesday and flurries on friday. >> wait. 67 on tuesday. >> flurries on friday. >> he believes there could be flurries to the west next friday. >> we know about that next week. >> and i'm actually with him on that. i don't know about in washington, but the mountains out west, yeah, flurries next week. >> remind me not to go to the mountains out west. let's check in with julie. >> i believe allison said we're hip and cool because we're on the twitter. tony, are you on the twitter yet? >> listen, neato. i'm hip. >> and did he just give us the meantos thumbs up? right now on the brakes 270 toward montgomery village avenue.

remains of the car fire still there on the shoulder. on 355, traffic will slow from father hurley to middle brook and then game preserve road past 124. no accidents on the outer loop. slowing 95 to georgia. this is inbound suitland parkway, heavy volume in from stanton road. traffic slows to the douglas bridge headed for the free way. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. general motor was in bankruptcy protection a year and a half ago and now driving back to financial health with the new stock offering yesterday which pay be an indication of recovery for the troubled car industry. but there are still skeptics who say it's just one step in a very long journey for american car makers. joining us now is ken thomas with the associated press. >> good morning. >> let's talk about gm and take us through the last year and a half or so and where we were

yesterday. we saw the ipo funneling money into the company. >> yesterday was a pretty significant moment for the company. they were able to go public again. the government reduced it's stake from 61% to 33% and the taxpayers got some money back. >> was this just a one-time shot in the arm for gm or is there enough staying power that the company can continue on without continued government assistance? >> that's a question. the company has posted three straight profitable quarters. they've done very well with recent launches. they have the chevy cruz that came out recently, it's a compact core they are hopeful for and the chevy volt will come out next month. that is more of a limited production vehicle but still will get attention because of the technology. >> gm has been successful in already paying back billions of dollars to the government. will they be to the point they

can pay everything back? >> that's the question. at this point the government through the ipo will receive half of what they put in. they put in about $50 billion and for -- the stock was trading yesterday around $34 a share. for the government to eventually get everything back, it would have to -- the stock would have to trade at about $53 when they eventually sell their last third. >> so a little ways to go? >> yes. >> but positive steps as we've moved forward from the cliff we fell off of a year ago. and let's talk about other american automakers. ford didn't take any help. and their stock trading at about $1 a share. what have they done? >> the key word with ford is planning. in 2006 after alan malawi moved over to arrange the board they

raised $23 billion in 2006 from the private markets and that made a big difference in 2008 when the credit market completely shrunk and companies like gm and chrysler weren't able to get any money. ford had the money that they needed to do their turn-around plan and as you mentioned, the stock is now trading around $16 a share from $1 two years ago -- $1.50 two years ago. >> and what about chrysler. i know they have new vehicles and people saying the new grand cherokee may be the savor for this company. are they putting the focus on the vehicle themselves moving forward. >> chrysler had a different approach than general motors through the process. they've been much more quiet as they try to turn to -- return to profitability. the cheap grand cherokee is an important launch for them. they have about 10 refreshed or new models coming out and sometime in 2011 they're supposed to go public.

but they still need to get their balance sheet together. they have not been as profitable as gm. >> let's look at the broad picture now. when we look at the american automakers, the big three that carried this country for so long, there is the question of how they stack up against the foreign automakers, whether they be european or japanese. where do we stand? >> most of the independent groups put out show the big three have made strides. they've cut the gap on quality reliable with some of the japanese automakers. so they are making progress. but as you say, this is an incredibly competitive market here in north america. you have honda, toyota competing heavily. you have german automakers like volkswagen and in the last two years hyundai was strong.

>> and are we to the point now, is it coming back or are we just now value conscious shoppers looking for the best value out there? >> i think it's more of the latter. there are some consumers who want to buy american. i think ford got a good hit from not taking the bailout money. a lot of customers who came to them said that's part of the reason why they bought ford. but in the end, there are so many options out there that i think most consumers are probably going to go for the best deal and look for what they need. >> gm being the big story with the initial public offering yesterday. ken thomas with at associated press joining us this morning. thanks, ken. dozens of cardinals from around the world gathering in rome and that includes some of the newest, including archbishop donald wuerl from washington. his remarks from rome coming up. plus the chilean miner

who's were trapped for two months are in los angeles to be honored but they are talking about another big priority they have while visiting tinseltown. you can think of what that might be? and it's a junior league of washington tradition. holly is checking out a holiday collection of holiday shops. stay with us. we'll be right back.

stories making headlines this friday morning, today is the eve of what is known as a consistory. the pope will create two dozens new cardinals. one of them donald wuerl. he spoke about the change in everyday life. >> i think this is something we need to be very aware of. it's a fundamental right, freedom of conscious and people need to have that freedom guaranteed. what we're seeing around the world, that's a serious, serious issue. it's been challenged, it's being diminished. >> today about 150 cardinals

will meet with the pontiff to hear his concerns about the challenges that face the church. those chilean miner who's were trapped underground continue to get the star treatment. they are now in los angeles where they are being honored at an all-star tribute. they'll spend the weekend shopping and touring southern california. the first group tour of the united states. coming up on fox 5 morning news, we are updating the redskins injury report, including the latest on clinton portis. we'll check in with dave ross and the sports junkies later. and also as we head to break, we're looking outside. we'll get the latest weather and traffic updates. it's 8:27 now.

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as freshman on capitol hill get ready for the office lottery, president barack obama is in portugal for a nato summit. fox news sunday host chris wallace joins us from capitol hill. chris, good morning. this weekend you're sitting downtown with the secretary of state hillary clinton. good morning. >> yeah, we will. and there is a lot to talk about. and they're having this conference of nato in liz bon. and remember when the president announced the troop surge in afghanistan he said we would begin pulling the troops out in 2011, six months from now, but now it turns out we intend to be there -- he intends for us

to be there through the end of 2014. so we're going to be involved with a significant number of troops for the next four years. we'll talk with secretary clinton about that and i host of other foreign policy issues. >> and the controversy surrounding the guantanamo bay prisoner. what message does this send to the people who say we don't want these people tried in civilian court. >> and that's another discussion i want to have with secretary clinton. remember this is the test case, this is the case that the justice department brought because they thought it would be the easiest and as you mentioned, he was quitted on 280 counts, he was convicted on only one and that raises serious questions about whether you can get a trial with all of the protection that are afforded to people, usually u.s. citizens, in federal courts. and get a conviction. so we'll be asking secretary

clinton about that. >> here on the homefront you're talking about the republican governor's association becoming a powerful block leading into the elections in 2012? >> right. and one of the people being mentioned is a possible candidate and who has just been named the head of the republican governor's association, governor rick perry of texas. and his platform is very interesting. what he said is i want to see the next president, whether it's him or somebody else, who will make washington as insignificant to everybody's lives as possible. he wants power taken out of washington, returned to the states, given to governors and the officials closest to the people. and i want to mention real quickly, i don't know if you watch the food network, but our power player of the week with did you have goldman, better known as the ace of cakes. >> he's a friend of the show. i've been out to his shop there in baltimore. he's an artist true and true. and you can eat his art. >> that's exactly right. and i had not met him and i went to charm city cakes up in

a blue-collar neighborhood in baltimore and it's like santa's workshop. it's quite remarkable. and we talked to him and he's our power player of the week. >> chris, thank you so much. >> you bet. >> and you can catch fox news sunday right after fox 5 morning news. >> he does such a great job and he's done stuff with holly and you would love to see him succeed. >> we claim him. he's up the road a bit but we claim him. that show is on sunday. right now we're talking weather. >> we're talking weather. we have got temperatures that will be up and down for the next several days. i'll tell you what, down today and then generally speaking up. so let me show you the temperature trend graphic of what we will see during the next couple of days. today we drop off a couple of degree. yesterday we made it up to 59 degrees. our average high for this time of year is 56 degrees. well today will be below average at 52. but on saturday, first of all

saturday and sunday will be sunny days. very, very nice. on saturday we get up to about 60 degrees. that's great, with 60 degrees. and then tuesday we're into the mid-60s the way things are looking now. here is a look at the current temperatures. we are at 44 degrees now in washington. northern gaithersburg 32 at the freezing mark. 38 in quantico. dulles airport 35. baltimore 38. annapolis 41 degrees. so temperatures generally ranging from the low 30s into the mid-40s. that's a pretty wide range this morning. speaking of wide, we pull this out and show you all across the mid-atlantic and the northeast. binghamton, new york, 29. pittsburgh, p.a., 35 at this hour. satellite radar composite, things look good. i stepped outside a short time ago, plenty of sunshine and bright skies this morning and you can see what clouds are out there are generally not in our area. well off to the north and well

out to west. so we won't worry about that. might there be a couple of clouds coming through but for the most part sunny skies for today. so the forecast for today looks like this: sunny skies and cool. high of 52. winds shifting this morning, out of the west northwest at 5- 10 miles per hour. tonight cold overnight. clear skies. low in town, the upper 30s. about 38. that means many of you will have your temperatures in the low and mid 30s for tonight. so a cold one. five-day forecast, we talked about the temperatures. there you have it. check out tuesday, 67 degrees. chance of some rain showers moving in here on tuesday. then things shift for the holiday next week as we'll see generally cooler temperatures, downright cold in parts of viewing area as we head into thanksgiving weekend. that's a look at what is happening with the weather. now here is julie with more on the traffic. >> thanksgiving day, and another day for it is i get to eat pumpkin pie. >> you don't restrict it just to thanksgiving day, don't you? >> i'm trying to, tony.

>> because i eat it every day and really enjoy it. >> get off my set, now. [ laughter ] >> i'm just playing with you. all right. traveling eastbound 66, you'll find delays from centreville headed up toward 50 fair oaks. that's where we had the disabled tractor-trailer. traffic slows 123 to the beltway. and delays from the toll plaza to the exit for the inner loop. outer loop below speed leaving 95 toward georgia avenue. southbound 95 going out of beltsville to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. well, the high school football playoff has kicked off around the region. tonight the mcdonough rams take on the wild cats. and we have to have a shout out

to a mcdonough player who had bad luck. he's 17 and so he broke his arm last week but we wish him the best. we want to say happy birthday, get well soon. we know you'll be back in action. >> that's awesome. he looks good in that uniform. the redskins take on the titans on sunday. hang on, patrick, you might be needed when you get better. monday's ugly loss fresh on the fan's mind. >> dave ross may be needed this weekend. we do have a megaedition of football. we have dave ross coming up on the 106.7 the junky. we'll talk with all of them coming up.

let's get the latest on the redskins now. ryan torain unable to play on monday night because of a set back with a hamstring. yesterday unable to practice. clinton portis has been practicing but limited yesterday. he hasn't played since week four after tearing his groin. said he's still being cautious. joining us now dave ross and the sports junkies.

forget about all of that. you just talked to chris cooley and what does he say about the game on sunday? >> great to be on the with the guys because you get to talk to chris cooley in the morning. he says the same thing after a win and a loss, which is good, i guess. you can't get too high or too low. >> he is frustrated. we talked to him about third downs. they're the worst since they started taking the stats. >> that's not good. >> so he's concerned about the lack of production in the offense. he's growing frustrated. >> and steve talked about the fact that portis is out. ryan torain, they show him riding a bike on the side line. but keel and williams is one of the true bright spots. five touchdowns in the last four games. >> there haven't been many bright spots and one of the bright spots has been brandon banks. and because of galloway struggles and williams not stepping in, they are expecting brandon banks into the lineup and we might see some plays on the offense from him.

which would be great. >> and we talked to cooley about it. they've been dreadful on third downs. five for the last seven, 21% on the year. 0 for 10 in the game against philly. they've been awful on third downs. and on the road against a good tennessee team who has beaten good teams, they pounded philly early in the year. one at new york against the giants. they have to convert third down. >> we talked about it last mike shanahan, kyle shanahan, the slogan this year was are you in? are you guys still in at 4-5. >> i'm out. and here what is i'm doing. i'm ready to punt it away. punt away after nine games. look, i think the losing culture of the redskins over the past -- since daniel snyder has taken over is too big for even shanahan to overcome. and we're seeing it through the first nine games. i'm punting him away. >> i totally disagree. >> they won four games last year. >> they won four games last year and they've equals that. a lot of us thought they would

be a mediocre team. a lot of people had great expectations. nobody in this room other than that guy right there -- >> 11-5. >> he put them at 11-5. and there at 4-5 and that's what you expected and that's a slight improvement over last year. >> and jon gruden. >> bring him on. >> get rid of shanahan. >> no, you can't. it's pervasive. nothing will happen overnight. and this is a process. and if we want to be a team to compete, it will take some time. you can't do it in one year. >> i agree. >> that camera is too close. i don't think the losing culture bleeds into another coaching staff. i don't believe that. i think the bad decisions this team has made for the last ten years, it's a residual effect and that's what you're seeing, you're seeing the lack of depth, an old team, dead money. i think once they put their stamp on it and give it two or

three years then you may see an 11-win team but won't see it this year. >> and bruce alan, and we talk about shanahan, but bruce is a big part of the change. you mentioned the overhaul of the roster. is he the guy or in lock step with shanahan to get new players in next year? >> it's all of them. it's the entire offense. >> it's a package. they are a package deal. >> it's not just shanahan. >> bruce allen also. >> but lurch touched on a good point the you can have ray rice, but you have devon foster who has already been shipped out. it's the ghost of the past. >> but the effects are bleeding in here. >> i'm getting the vibe that cakes is gone but we have lost them all. >> last night tony perkins sent out a scathing e-mail complaining about the defensive

players not named haynesworth. so you can talk about that coming up at 9:00. >> can't wait for the 9:00 hour. >> will be good stuff. dave ross, thank you very much. keep it here for your redskins highlights on sunday with the matchup with the titans. our program coverage starts at 11:00. and you can always get the latest headlines on myfoxdc.com, clicking on the sports tab. >> you're biting your tongue, and i know it. >> and i will continue to bite it until the 9:00 hour. >> it will be good. >> some fireworks? >> there is just a lot wrong with this team. >> you can forward your e-mail to mr. snyder. >> thank you very much. that's okay. i'm fine with that. let's take a look at what is going on out there with our temperatures across the region. it's cold. things are moderating here in the district where it's 44 degrees. but across the region, temperatures primarily in the 30s. and you can see by this map, your big cities on the eastern seaboard are doing okay. norfolk, virginia, 47 degrees.

but farther out to the west, temperatures in the 30s. 32 now in pittsburgh, 37 in roanoke. here is what is going on. we have cool air in place. high pressure in place too. means calm conditions. we won't get any rain showers or anything like that. but it will be a -- cool today. then for tomorrow, in advance of the cold front, this always happens, we warm up a little bit. so we're looking at 60 degrees for tomorrow. but then the cold front comes through and drops temperatures a bit for saturday night and sunday. and then we'll get another warm- up going on. here is your five-day forecast. it's up and down really for the next several days. try to stay healthy, i'll do the same. 52 degrees today in washington. tomorrow 60 and sunny. sunday mid-60s and sunny. monday and tuesday well into the 60s. could see some rain showers on tuesday and maybe on wednesday as well. there you go. >> thanks, tony. >> it's not a bad-looking forecast. >> no. julie wright how is the roads? >> not so bad. we started off this morning with problems on the bw parkway

and now in the recovery stannels. lanes are open traveling from college park to bethesda. off the west from 66, delays headed in toward 50 fair oaks where we had the stalled tractor-trailer. it's been moved off of the roadway so lanes open and traffic slowing into the sun 123 to the belt. southbound 270 on the brakes right now out of rockville, shady grove and the main line and the locals headed toward the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. it is a junior league of washington tradition. >> holly is checking out a capital collection of holiday shops. holly, i have to ask you a question, because i want to be there, so do they let you get some stuff, buy some stuff early or are they like no way? >> reporter: necessity, they don't. but it opens this morning at 11:00 a.m. >> that's all i need to know. i'm doing my preshopping so i can pick tup when the doors do open.

we are live at the marriott wardman where the junior league of washington is set for their holiday classic collection of holiday shops. this year might be the best ever. we'll explain why and tell you why you want to come get your shopping ticket next from fox 5 morning news. stay with us.

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there. and we are also on twitter. to follow us search wttg morning news, all one word and there you will get up to date morning news, traffic alerts and up coming stories. follow us at wttg morning news, all one word. a capital collection of holiday shops put on by the junior league this weekend. >> holly is learning more about this year's events. holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. i have gotten many a gift here at the capital collection. i'm a big fan of this show. and i know you might be going, it's not even thanksgiving yet. but my goal this holiday season is to ease your stress. one way to do that is to shop now and shop early. come this weekend here to the capital collection of holiday shops where they have for the 52nd year put on a amazing show. sloan church joins me. let's talk about your theme? >> it's not just about giving

and gifting, but about doing it in a way you can find something for everyone on your list and giving back to the community at the same time. >> reporter: anded great thing about the show is when you come here your vendors offer something different. it's not the typical stuff you will find in the store or in the mall. >> absolutely. >> reporter: so kind of give an over view of the 65 merchants that will be here. >> we have some new merchants. we're really excited. we have dog and pet merchants, children's merchants, tons of stuff for homes and a lot of furniture. wonderful women's items. men come and shop. and some things for the men in your life. and the one thing they are great at doing, is you have a lot of special events sprinkled in throughout the weekend. >> reporter: and we'll start with the special wine event. this is david des. tell me about your vino. >> we are brand new from napa valley. this is our second release.

we're happy to be here at the event in d.c. and we have eight great wines we're featuring all weekend. >> and they're being very generous. tell me about what they are giving. >> absolutely. he's donated all of the wine for the entire weekend. so come and shop and sip have some fun and give back to charity. >> none of that is on cork, david. what is going on. no i know it's early. and then friday night we have a girl's night out. talk about that. >> girl's night out with neiman marcus. fabulous fashions and what is great for the holidays and for you and your friends and something fun to put on sparkly for the season. >> and we'll get a quick what is hot for the season? >> well my three beautiful models are featuring the trends. the biggest and brightest is beads. and the beautiful purple highlights her eyes.

it's gorgeous. but more than that, we'll have beauty stations. so we'll have three different beauty stations featuring skin care, hair and scent. >> reporter: so if you do one thing this holiday season when you go out, it's what? >> get a new lip gloss because it updates your look and in investigate -- and in vest in a sequence into your wardrobe. >> we're all about sparkle. well you can get sparkle for your tree because saturday night there is another event. what is that in. >> saturday night is tis the season. it's our cocktail reception, live auction. come and win fabulous diamond earrings and we have our wonderful, new this year, tree auction. alex sanchez here. >> and i could make a huge correction because i called liberty alex. this is liberty jones. you gave us such wonderful advice. and alex. >> thank you very much.

>> and we're picking your brain about decorating the tree? >> this year i decided to go with the frozen in time theme. just to reflect your favorite christmas tree decoration and trying to bring in the most amount of money for charity. >> reporter: and what is your tip in terms of trimming our trees this year. >> just make it full. do what looks for you. don't try to do a department store look but do whatever reminds you of your childhood and family. >> reporter: whatever will put you in the spirit. and you went to see harry potter, how was it? >> it was really good. i'm tired right now, but that's okay. >> reporter: but see, that's it right now. he went to see a movie last night and up early this morning for the cause. tis the season. it's the most wonderful time of the year. >> and it's my birthday so it all works out. >> reporter: it doesn't get any better. here is what you need to know. myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to the junior

league of washington's capital collection. one tip i will say is take the metro. the woodley park metro is a good one. you don't have to worry about parking. and i did find this out, on saturday, and i think sunday too, they have a morning coffee sip and shop. you can get in early before the general public. it's just not on friday. >> that's okay. saturday is good. i got it, holly. i love this time of year. >> i'm impressed that guy was able to make it out after that midnight movie. >> the spirit just takes over. i love that. time now 7:57. students caught cheating get a failing grade but one class is getting a second chance. but it looks like a bag of potato chips but it's a cleverly packaged book full of 29 science comparement --

experiments. steve has it here. so there are no potato chips? no, okay. we'll be right back.

once again, the president on the move. president obama overseas today in europe for a global security meeting. we'll take a look. and also today metro and d- dot engineers meet to try to find out how a briefcase size piece of ceiling crashed on the farragut north station. and driving on the beltway is dangerous enough and a new study shows more and more drivers are texting behind the wheel and we're not just talking about the youngsters either. good morning and thanks for joining us. this is friday. i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. one more headline for you. it's official, a tornado did touch down in baltimore tuesday night. the weather service said it effected the hamilton area in baltimore city and park more in baltimore county. winds clocked in at 100 miles per hour. three people were hurt. >> fortunate that the injuries and the damage wasn't worse. but scary stuff. but you had the feeling with the way winds were blowing that

night. >> some of the reports of people, it sounded like a tornado. they go out and examine the pattern of the damage to determine whether it was, and it was. we have quiet conditions for today and the next couple of days. i don't think we get any rain in here until tuesday. we'll see our temperatures fluctuate but overall pleasant. let's look at the satellite radar. show you what is happening out there right now. plenty of sunshine this morning and we'll see plenty of sunshine through the day today. there are some clouds but you can see how they kind of break up as they get to our region. high pressure in control. and what weather is out there has to go around that high pressure. current temperatures across the region, here in d.c. 44 degrees. 35 at dulles airport. 38 in baltimore. frederick, maryland is at 37. winchester is 35. and in ocean city, it's 39 degrees at this hour. your forecast for today, it's simple, mostly sunny, cool this afternoon, high only about 52 degrees. it will be a little bit breezy, so a cool day for you today.

you'll need a jacket at least. >> 52? >> you need a jacket later today and a coat this morning. >> thanks, tony. >> let's check in with julie to get a look at traffic. things have starting to wind down just a bit. 270 clearing out nicely off the top stretch of the beltway as you continue down toward rockville. that's where we're seeing the back-up. now behind me for those on the inner loop, not busy at the robinson terminal but north of the robinson torminal you're hitting the brakes and slow toward braddock from 66. slow from chapel road to the beltway. in centreville, delays from 50 to 123 and nutley street to the beltway. and on 270, delays out of rockville toward the lane divide. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. one more traffic note. we have an alert for you if you commute with the beltway this weekend. outer loop between eisenhower and telegraph road will be

narrowed to one lane for work on the wilson bridge project. the lane closures start tonight at 11:00 and go through sunday evening. drivers should choose alternate routes in order to avoid the major backups. a new survey from triple-a finds a lot of folks are reading text messages while driving on the beltway. it's just one of the surprises in the report. as roz plater shows you now, triple-a said texting and driving is not just a teenage problem any more. >> it's the largest highway construction in the area of the country now. >> reporter: john townsend is talking about the massive construction project on the beltway near tysons corner, making driving hazardous at best. but here is the stunner. in september his agency surveyed 1,000 drivers who travel the northern virginia beltway regularly and 65% admit to being on their cell phones, not just talking, but texting too. >> you're playing with fire. you are putting yourself in

harm's way. and because the lanes are so narrow in much of that construction area, you are jeopardizing the lives of other drivers and construction workers. they have 2,000 construction workers in that area. >> reporter: and half of them said they were responding to their jobs. >> all of us, because of the economy and also because of pressures on the job, feel obligated to answer a text or a phone call from a supervisor or from the job site. and so we're calling on employers in the area to sign a pledge and swear they won't jeopardize the lives of their employees. >> reporter: jennifer smith has a focus driven group calling for tougher laws against talking, texting and driving. she lost her another years ago because of a 20-year-old on a cell phone. >> working with strict laws and heavy penalties. the on the thing that will get people to change their behavior. it feels like you are the next

wave of anothers against drunk drivers. but instead of alcohol it's distracted by cell phone use or texting or something. >> unfortunately, you're endangering the lives of everyone around you when you are on the your phone. you are not jest endangering your own life. it is the same battle. >> reporter: i'm roz plater, fox 5 news. >> triple-a has gotten four major employees to pledge not to phone or text workers while driving. they are hoping get promises from 100 employers. metro is investigating an accident on the red line when it hit a piece of track equipment. the left side of the train was damaged and they did back up and let passengers off. it was cleaned up and service is running normally this morning. and investigators will meet to investigate the block of concrete at farragut station. sherry ly joins us live with

more on our big story this morning, sherry? >> reporter: well, steve, between the chunk of concrete that fell through the ceiling here at the farragut north station, and those continued escalator problems, it's been nothing but trouble for metro over the past few weeks. we now know that the construction crews doing work on connecticut avenue didn't dig deep enough to puncture the ceiling of the station but did get too close to a ventilation shaft. for now the panels and holes in the ceiling have been shored up where a briefcase size piece of concrete fell on the platform on wednesday where passengers could be waiting but no one was hit above the station on connecticut avenue. city work crews were doing construction. crews dug down eight or ten inches, the station is 15 feet below, but it appears they were beneath a ventilation shaft. a piece of roadway felt through the empty shaft and through the ceiling and into the station. >> we may not have had detailed enough drawings and that goes

for metro and us. so we relied on them for the drawings. they may not have had the level of detail to know the distance that we needed to be away from the ventilation shaft. >> reporter: now this all comes on top of metro's escalator problems. they said they have inspected the brakes on all of the 568 escalators. the emergency inspections were ordered after several people were hurt in an accident last month. some board members yesterday now said metro should consider replacing the escalators but the general manager said they just need to concentrate on better maintenance for now. now metro is replacing the escalators at the foggy bottom station but that could take a year and just last week a report came out raising serious concerns about metro's escalators, saying that the station's inspection, the brakes were questionable and could fail with a full load. that's the latest here on northwest, back to you. >> sherry, thank you very much.

president barack obama is in portugal this morning, he arrived a few hours ago for a big global security meeting this weekend. afghanistan tops the agenda and so is the u.s. nuclear treaty with russia. as wendell goler reports, the president is pushing the senate to ratify that treaty. >> we'll have a verification hearing. >> reporter: hours before leaving for the nato summit in portugal, the president made another appeal for the senate to ratify the new start treaty during the lame duck session. >> if we don't, they went don't have a verification regime. no inspectors, no insights into russia's strategic particle. >> reporter: henry kissinger and james baker back at the white house. but jon kyl is pushing to hold the issue until the new congress convenes next year. he wants more than the $4 billion being offered for the

arsenal and wants more time to debate the treaty. dennis mcdonough said the president shares some of kyle's concerns but -- >> we believe we need to make sure this is ratified before the end of the year. >> reporter: in lisbon, getting troops out by the end of 2014 is said to be just a goal. >> it does not mean that all coalition forces would be gone by that date. >> reporter: officials say the frap withdraws will been troop withdraws will be based on conditions. >> the reason was to put more pressure on the pakistanis and afghans to step up to the place. but it did the opposite. it really weakened their resolve. >> reporter: plans now call for afghans to take over security next year in some of the more stable provinces and to gradually expand control of the country. karzai will try to reassure a nato conference to include all 48 countries, and that his soldiers are up to the task.

the afghan war has become increasingly unpopular in europe with leaders under pressure to withdraw troops and reduce financial aid. in a new york times op ed the president said the additional troops sent to afghanistan finally broke the taliban's momentum. in his political speeches he made much of delivering on the troop withdrawals he promised in iraq and there will be pressure for withdraws from afghanistan in 2012. at the white house, wendell goler, fox news. it's an exciting day on capitol hill for the incoming freshman members of congress. so let's take a live look. kind of getting ready for their class photo. today's photo day. today is the day that congress members find out which offices they'll have for the upcoming session. it works like a lottery. they draw numbers and whoever is called first gets the first pick of their office. i don't know what the ideal one would be. >> close to more senior members? i don't know. well it is 8:11, 44 degrees on this friday morning.

coming up next, we'll check out other stories making headlines and that includes more on a -- get ready -- bed bug outbreak. and students caught cheating they usually get a failing grade. but one class is getting another chance. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back.

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it is now 8:14. 44 degrees. let's take a look at stories making headlines this friday morning. d.c. police identifying the man whose body was found in a box left on i-70 near frederick on tuesday. officials jacobo vasquez was shot by martin valencia on constitution avenue. valencia was angry that vasquez was having an affair with his wife. this man was arrested when he was seen carrying a knife along route 1 from greenbelt. he had just been released from jail and told police he was going to kill the officer who

arrested him. a bed bug outbreak. where? at george washington university. officials say the pests have turned up in six dorm rooms on the foggy bottom campus. four of the six infested dorm rooms have been treated. the last two will be completed in the next few days. they have had two dozen bed bookcases over the past year. let's move on to something much, much brighter and more exciting and for someone to look at than that. and i'm not talking about tony perkins. but that works as well. >> i understand. and yes, we've got the antidote for that. tired of seeing that. take a look. it is time for the my first 5 photo of the day. and this is -- >> what is going on, little dude. >> he is a little one. 8 weeks old. this is william. and he is, as we're told, all dressed up and ready to go hunting with his grandpa. >> well let's hope he just

watches. >> he's all bundled up for the cold. >> and appropriately so. >> i like baby camouflage. eight weeks old. >> that's adorable. >> it really is. i'm concerned about the noise of the hunting. >> i don't think he was really doing that. >> he's not going to take him for real. >> oh, kay. good. all right. to send us your child's picture. >> but if he had huge earmuffs, that will be a great picture. >> to send us your child's picture go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. i'm very gullible. i believe everything i read. here are the current temperatures at the airports. you can believe these, ladies and gentlemen. how about a nice rebound. 45 at reagan national. 40 at dulles. 41 at bwi marshall. that's the direction we want to be going in. so there are still some 30s out there but the area airports are now all in the 40s. satellite radar for the nation.

the northern half of the country is cloudy basically speaking. we are partly cloudy now at reagan national airport. but things look good. southern half of the nation for the most part clear, except along the mississippi river valley. and there are very few rain showers in northern california. that's where we're seeing some precipitation and in the upper peninsula of michigan. that's it. here is your five-day forecast. today a high of only about 52 degrees. but plenty of sunshine. tomorrow -- you know what -- another night weekend. tomorrow 60 degrees and sunny. sunday mostly sunny. and 56 degrees. some of you might top out around 53 degrees on sunday. monday is 63, very nice and partly sunny. and tuesday clouds build in and 67 degrees for your high. could see some showers late on tuesday. that's a look at what is happening with the weather. now an update on the morning rush hour traffic with julie wright. everything you read? >> no, i do not. >> let me get into the teleprompter. >> oh, no.

you could get me fired, julie. >> honey, that's a two-way street. right now the outer loop of the beltway below speed. 95 past colesville road toward georgia. southbound 95 in good shape leaving beltsville to the beltway. northbound 95 where we had the crash at 198. follow police direction to get by. downtown 24th street at good hope and southeast for a crash. 16th street and arkansas for an incident. and 66 on the slow side from vienna toward the capital beltway. inner loop slow from braddock to 66. 395 delays begin in springfield and slow traffic from boundary channel drive to the inbound 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. fairfax county school making national headlines for changing its policy on failing grades and cheating. the principal said cheaters should get a second chance. we get more from beth parker. >> reporter: a zero. that's the grade you used to get if you were caught cheating on a test at west potomac high

school. >> i think if you got caught cheating, that's your fault. you shouldn't have done that. you shouldn't get a second chance. >> but a policy instituted this year at the fairfax county school told teachers to give students caught cheating a chance to, quote, recomplete that work. >> everyone deserves a chance. >> it's morally wrong to teach that. and i teach infants and toddlers and the big principal is consequences. >> reporter: the principal reverted back to a different policy to allow teachers to decide whether they want the students to redo the work. and parents created the facebook page. >> they can talk about what was on the test and they may have even had a chance to scan the test before they got caught cheating. >> reporter: and parents are frustrated by another new

policy that allows a student to carry a grade of "i" and even into summer school. >> i didn't understand it first. it was thrust on everyone and not explained very well. >> reporter: the principal said the extra time gives, quote, every opportunity for a student to show mastery of a concept. >> math and science is especially very sequentially -- sequential. and if you don't know formula a, you can't learn formula b. >> reporter: parents say there is an alternative a.p. course. >> people move to fairfax county for the schools. i did. i school shopped as a teacher for the best education for my kids. i regret that looking at what they're trying to put in place. >> reporter: the principal at west potomac now said the incomplete grade cannot spill over into summer school. he said everybody will have an actual grade by the end of the official school year. as for the school system, they didn't want to talk to fox 5 on

camera about this issue. a school spokesman told us, quote, there is no story here. in the web center, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> thank you very much. 8:21. concerned about your kids and lead? take a look at their juice boxes. we'll tell you why next. and the army denied it for years but now admitting to using dangerous ft. detrick. find out what this means for the cancer cluster investigation. it's 8:21, just about 8:22 now.

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officials at ft. detrick in maryland now admitting that was the spraying of a toxic spraying of agent orange in an area where residents are saying there are reports of cancer clusters. there have been a series of hearings where local residents talked about some family members who have died. but the fort still insists there is no cancer cluster. activists are calling for a congressional investigation. >> this is what tear -- they're good at. they say it's a little bit. it's not going to harm you. it's nothing more than farmers tilling. i don't believe a word they

say. >> reporter: a spokesperson did issue a statement, saying, in part, during that same period the average farmer used nearly 50 pounds per year, compared to ft. detrick's 17 pounds during the entire period including laboratory testing. a warning about juice boxes and snacks. new research shows many of them contain high levels of lead. according to the environmental law foundation, based in san francisco, 85% of products marketed to children including bottled juice, juice boxes and packaged fruit contained enough lead to warrant a warning label under california law. tylenol for kids back in stores. johnson and johnson pulled the butt oles -- bottles. they should be back on the shelves by next year.

and some airports thinking about ditching the tsa altogether. plus we'll tell you about the new high-tech way drivers can learn about speed traps and red light cameras. stay with us. we'll be right back.

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it's 8:30 as we check headlines. more backlash against the tsa over the airport security screening. a florida congressman wants to replace tsa agents with private contractors. and a district attorney in california threatening to prosecute them for inappropriate touching which would be a misdemeanor under california state law. passengers themselves threatened to boycott, this all in response to the body scanners and personal patdowns. more than a million washingtonians expected to hit the roads next week. triple-a said we'll see an 11% increase over last year and the biggest number of leave --

people leaving town in three years. and the iphone has an application that acts as a radar device that would also tell drivers where red light cameras and dangerous intersections are located. but here is the rubment and it's not cheap. we don't mean $2.99. it was cost you $175. now it's about $40 for a speeding ticket. so four or five tickets worth right there. >> and it's all legal and everything? >> i don't know the details. i'm not going to get it tore $175. but if you want to get it. >> no, i'm going to try to slow down. hey, tucker. >> good morning. it's cold across the area. chilly right here on the desk. and we're going to get to -- >> between us? >> oh, no. we're friends. >> we're good. >> a lot of warmth this morning. and a lot of warmth this

afternoon. sunshine we'll be in the low 50s. that's not too warm. >> it's chilly. >> you are bringing the chilly. >> i'm bringing the cold. 52 this afternoon. that will be on the chilly side. average daytime high 56. saturday is 60. that will be a nice looking afternoon. this weekend, a lot of sunshine. dry conditions expected. should be great out there. although a little cool on sunday with highs only in the mid-50s. and we're going to warm up. monday mid-60s and by tuesday mid to upper 60s. and enjoy it because we have a real cooldown next week. it is cold off to the north and west. 37 in gaithersburg. you were freezing an hour ago. 39 in frederick. 37 in manassas. 39 in martinsberg. up in hagerstown, 39 for you as well. so a cool start to the day. a lot of sunshine and light winds in the forecast. not a lot happening. high pressure is building in from the west and that will deliver a couple of picture- perfect days around here, particularly this afternoon and then again tomorrow. there is your satellite radar.

a little bit of cloudiness into central pennsylvania. around here a mostly sunny day. and here is your forecast. mostly sunny skies. 52 degrees. winds light out of the west at 5-10 miles per hour. and the five-day forecast, later tonight cold again. are you going out tonight, bring along a jacket. overnight low 38 degrees. and saturday's daytime high 60. and then sunday. and could be a shower late in the day on tuesday with the highs in the mid to upper 60s. this might be it for warmer temperatures. that is it. allison, to you at the desk. >> thank you. day three of jury deliberations in the chandra levy murder trial get under way this morning. yesterday quiet. jurors worked without sending out a note, asking a question, but they did get off to a late start, deciding the fate of ingmar guandique who is facing murder charges in the 2001 disappearance of chandra levy. and paul wagner is joining us

once again with a wrap-up of the action or lack there of. and what do you think of it going into day three now? you've been watching this and you know the evidence that came down. surprised at all that its taking this long? >> not at all. in fact, the jury really isn't spending all day down there. you may have noticed that we've done a couple of stories about the long lines down there. there is a new security procedure and so the lines are longer than they usually are. the side entrance goes all the way over to the police headquarters and the back entrance goes down c. street to 6th street. and so it's taking jurors even longer to get in there. yesterday they didn't get in and start deliberating until 20 past 10:00. so it's creating trouble for people trying to get into the courthouse and then for the jury to begin deliberating. and then they are taking a long

lunch. yesterday they lunched for about an hour and a half. we watched them come back. they all looked like they had the same doggy bag so they spent the same -- they went to the same place to have lunch and then they all came back with their food. so they looked like they're getting along. we haven't seen any divisions yet. and they all seem to be happy and smiling. but, no, it doesn't surprise me at all that its taking this long. we have a lot to go through. there is grand jury testimony and there is photographs and there is the evidence that was found in the park. and then there is the testimony. and they were all allowed to take notes. and so they have their notebooks to go through and look at as well. so who knows? i'm never going to predict what a jury will do because i've seen too many things that you can try and make a prediction and then you end up being wrong. and so i'm not saying anything. >> right. >> as you're hanging around down there waiting and there is

about 20 reports do -- reporters doing this and them saying, what is your gut feeling? what will happen? i'm right down the middle. i'll wait and see. >> they didn't ask for any questions or clarification of the law or anything, so a truly quiet day. can we make anything of that? might they have what they need since they took notes or might they have gotten to a point where they don't need information. >> you can speculate all you want. you have no idea. it's difficult to read juries. perhaps if we saw some divisions where we got some notes to get some insight into what they were thinking, maybe. but we're not getting any insight at all. the only speculation among reporters is that these jurors probably don't want to go into the holiday next week without a verdict. and i'm sure a lot of them have plans for the holiday and they probably want to get out of town so who knows? >> well we do know paul wagner will be up here with me and we'll be talking about the

latest because you've been there from the beginning and wdo appreciate it. and you can stay on top of all of the courtroom action from paul, blogging from his seat in the courtroom or outside waiting for the jury to come back. just head to myfoxdc.com. all of the latest developments a click away. paul, thanks. >> you're welcome. we'll reveal our job of the day. and plus washington archbishop donald wuerl soon to be a cardinal. but before that, he's talking about the sex scandal rocking the world. we'll hear about that when we come back.

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if you're looking for wok, don't forget about our job shop. every day we reveal our job of the day. today it is sad exo looking for an accounting manager. for this and many others go to myfoxdc.com. we profile one job a day but there are hundreds there. so click on the job shop tab on the home page. the stimulus fund continues to help to boost the economy and improv unemployment. this is from a new report from the white house. it found that the stimulus created or saved 2.7 to 3.7 million jobs through this year. tomorrow at this time the

archbishop donald wuerl will be a cardinal. he'll be elaborated to a cardinal in an elaborate ceremony at the vatican. today they are meeting with pope benedict xvi to discuss the persecution of christians for their faith and the sexual abuse of children by priests. >> the abuse of minors, when you hear about it today, it's always in reference to things that happened ten, 10, 30, 40, even 50 years ago. i think the catholic church in the united states has very, very decisively dealt with this problem. >> more than 350 people, including parishioners from the d.c. archdiocese have accompanied wuerl to rome for today's ceremony and a mass on sunday with the pope. it's 8:41 right now on this friday morning. coming up, we'll check out fun

and family friendly events going on this weekend. and then it looks look a bag of potato chips. it sounds like it too. crunch it, steve. but it's really a -- that's enough. but it's really a cleverly package full of 29 science experiments and we'll test one of them out when we come back. stay with us.

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welcome back. who says that junk food is not good for you. alan kurtz is a potato chip

scientist. his son max his assistant is here. and you are kind enough to stop by here before you head to the smithsonian. >> we thought we would run you through the university of potato chip science. >> which i have not been aware of. and it's amazing and it starts with a potato chip bag. it looks leek one and feels like one and sounds like one but it's an echo friendly science kit that teaches kids like max, to scroll back about eight years, how to use stuff that you find in the recycling bill, a garbage can to learn about physics, chemistry, earth science. crack it open. >> and should i dump it out. >> that's what it's there for. just dumping the whole -- don't be gentle. >> well i don't want to get into your -- you explain to me what we can do with everything in the bag. >> well there is five branches of potato chip science. bags, chips, lids, spuds and

tubes. max, do you want to do a bag experiment. well max is launching the bag blaster. i'll explain that the physics behind it is quite profound. there are three forces at work in this 20 second gesture. you thrust, you drag and what is the third one? >> gravity. >> the three forces, thank you issac newton. and so then you have a book that explains everything. you have bag experiments that show you kites -- >> this is all cut from a bag itself. >> just cut from that bag. or whatever. absolutely. all of this stuff is here. >> then you have fingerprint powder. and these are maxes fingerprints here. there is a fingerprint kit card in the book. and you learn how to study forensics. that's made out of burnt potato chips. we have a spud clock. and check this bad boy out.

max made this one, shrunken potato head, teaches the principals of desication. >> and what do we have over here? >> and tell me what went in this, because it looks like everything in the bag. >> the great thing about potato chip science is that everything in the bag is used. so this biodegradable starch base. >> is the base of the kit. >> exactly. the book stays in place in the bag like so. when you pull it out, this gets repurposed, upcycled as max will show you, into the chassis of the chip mobile. >> what age group are we talking about here for the potato chip kit to learn about the science? >> prococious 6-year-olds go crazy for it. 7, 8, 9. by the time they are 13, 14, they are focusing energy elsewhere. so again here you have a display of the relationship of potential and kinetic energy.

>> nice. as we launch right off the table. >> that's okay. it's very sturdy. >> you have a minute left. let's do something else. >> i think there are so many that even adults can do it. >> let's do it. >> we'll do a couple more. and this one is my favorite, with my apologies to bill o'reilly we're about to enter the spin zone. >> how did i know that is coming? >> and so hear you have a fish bowl with a castle and a fish and you teach the kids persistence of vision. thank you loke clearance. >> and now they're together. >> and last one, this is all on you, steve i went you to teach the kids the principals of boyle's law. take the propulsion flight and

leukemia -- lung it in. >> through going to exploit. are -- explode. >> that's boyle's law my friend. >> and i love that it's one handy kit. if there were chips in there, it would make me happy. but it's a perfect addition. >> kids seem to think so. >> i know you're heading down as soon as we clean this up to the smithsonian to teach more young minds. we'll put more information online. i think it's great. thanks for coming in. max, it's a pleasure. good luck. allison there is your science lesson for the day. >> very cool stuff. well there is plenty to do this weekend to keep your family entertained and the fun doesn't have to cost you much. in some cases it's free. paul joins us with a look at family friendly weekend event. >> and steve is gone, we can say whatever we want to about him? >> no. he's coming back. >> and my song this week is

sexy back. and my events is this. and do you know what a ekot is? >> no, i don't. >> we'll find out. so first we'll find the 52nd annual holiday shopping. it's going on at the washington marriott, ward man park hotel today through sunday. and there is holly. and there you can shop for clothes, holiday furniture, holiday decor and more. holly morris will join us later in the 9:00 a.m. to tell us all the event. the second event is the gem and fossil show going on at george mason university. and they'll be selling jewels, meteorites and fossil digs for the kids. 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and adults are $5 and teens and seniors $3. and if you're looking to catch a flick this weekend, catch more than just one at the

maryland international kids film festival at the wineberg certainty of the arts in frederick, maryland. at their first annual festival. they will show nearly 1 hub -- 100 films. and it will bring me to my last event and question. do you have any guess what an ekot is? >> do you know, steve? >> no. we don't know. >> well i had no idea either. so i found out kids can learn to make these interesting articles of clothing at a museum downtown this saturday. >> we're here at the textile museum. and this is cindy. and tell us about the ecott. >> and what we're doing is transporting you to central asia, actually to pakistan in the 19th century. so you can imagine men and women walking down the street

wearing these beautiful, vibrant, beautiful textiles. >> colorful city. >> yes, exactly. >> so how did they make these. >> they are named for the technique used to make them. and it's very complex. they actually bind off the yarn and dip them in color dies. for every color that you see on the textile. so they are patterned before they are woven. >> and then so tomorrow people can come and learn how to make them? >> that's right. we have educational programs related to the exhibit and we have one coming up tomorrow. it's our arts for families programs and it's free, 2:00 to 4:00. >> we love that price. >> and you can learn to make your own ecot. >> but can i learn how to make one? >> yes. >> what better way to make one than to wear an ecot. this is a nice look for me. >> that's beautiful. you definitely rock the e cot.

>> bringing it back. bringing the sexy and ecot back. so talk about how it's made. >> well this is the activity we'll have this saturday. we made the mini looms so kids can learn about weaving and it's perfect for little fingers. and here is the steps that we're demonstrating. here are the threads before they are dyed. and you can see this tied off here. >> and that makes this cool thing. >> and then it's set on the loom and the kids can take this home. and they'll learn over one and under one which is the basic weaving. >> and the final result is this cool looking thing that represents a friendship bracelet. >> yes. >> and i'm going to take this one home. >> sore ] i you'll have to leave this one. >> and that one i was wearing, no joke, $1,200 to buy. they are tough to make. >> it looks like it. the material was neat. >> you guys got the pre-

christmas fashion going with the red and green. >> a little celebration of the colors. be honest you wore your ecot last night to harry potter. >> i will not confirm or deny that. >> very funny. paul ralph. how long do you think a comedian has gone in a standup routine. you think about 15, 20 minutes. >> i've heard dave chapel -- i've heard dave chapel did eight hours. >> but the comedian who did this will join us. >> 40 hours. >> hour 39 was funny. >> we'll talk to him.

we're coming up on the 9:00 hour on this friday morning. we have one more hour of fox 5 morning news to go and for that we turn things over to tony and allison. >> here is a look at stories we're working on for the 9:00 hour of fox 5 morning news. metro and d-dot engineers meet to try to figure out how a briefcase size piece of ceiling crashed into the platform at the farragut north agency. and plus the agency has just finished up inspection on hundreds of escalator and we'll tell you what they found. and a major announcement at

ft. detrick after a so-called cancer cluster on and near the base. what scientists now admit about a potentially dangerous substance size -- use add the base. and this man has taken comedy to a new world. a world record breaking level. comedian bob marlly is in town and joins us in studio for a few laughs and how he's found his way into the guinness book of world records. it's astounding. >> 40 hours? >> 40 hours -- 40 straight hours of standup comedy, how do you stay awake. >> we're going to get the particulars from him in just a little bit. >> okay. i'll look forward to that. in the meantime, tucker barnes has our forecast. >> we are in lor a nice one today. a lot of sunshine expected but bring along a jacket because afternoon highs only in the low 50s. 45 degrees right now at reagan national. still 30s on the map. frederick, good morning