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shower and out towards columbia, most of us here just cloudcool temperatures, generally 50s. not done with rain yet, bigger picture out to the west, west virginia, greenyellows rolling in from the west more rain shower activity, so rain will be sort of on and off here throughout the day, bring along an umbrella and be ready for showers although it will not rain every minute as the storm system, spotty in nature. regan national, 58, 58 baltimore, 59 winchester, 63 fredericks burg expect highs in mid-60s lots of clouds around and again showers in the forecast, particularly during the morning hours i think things will lighten up later today lots and lots of cool air on the way, 5 day forecast i will have that for you coming up in a couple minutes. back upstairs to you. thanks tuck day 4 of the lululemon murder trial in maryland, testimony expected to
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pick back up any time now. >> surprises during opening statements, fox 5s. stacy cohen live with more chef >> the trial just started with opening statements it has already been pretty dramatic montgomery county state's attorney, john mccarthy says this was a brutal premeditated murder in an attack he said may have lasted up to 2 hours on jana murray a vicious attack however, defense attorney doug wood emphatically disagrees he says his client, 29-year-old brittany norwood did not plan this murder, she of course is accused and on trial for first degree murder in the killing of jana murray that happened at lululemon in bethesda back in march. they got into a discussion, and that she quote lost it, when the argument became heated. >> i think it is a sign that he
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does not have a great deal to work with. that is what i think and believe me that is off the top of my head doug wood is an extremely capable lawyer i am sure he explored every possible defense but if he is admitting that, then that makes the prosecutions job that much easier. >> so he is not saying norwood did not kill murray he is saying she did not plan it there is a difference first degree murder carries life in prison second degree murder however, 30 years you are eligible for parole in 15. we will see what happens inside the courtroom today. stacy cohen back to you. >> thank you very much a reminder fox 5s. paul wagner is blogging and tweeting about the trial from the courthouse, when it is in session, go to myfoxdc.com click on hot topics for a closer look at our coverage and paul's daily updates alison. >> hundreds of volunteers are meeting at kings dominion to look for a missing virginia boy. he is 9-year-old robert wood
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junior, he is autistic usually avoids contact with other people he has been missing since sunday search teams have scoured the woods near the north anna battlefield park where he was last seen they stopped searching after sun down miscontinued searching all night. local college student and marine murdered in a quiet community this morning the search is on for the suspect, 24-year-old alonso geiten was a second year music major at howard university he was shot and killed early tuesday morning in mount rainier, friends say he planned to stay overnight at a fellow students apartment his wallet was missing police believe it was a robbery gone wrong. >> police made an arrest in a series of armed robberies at the suit land metro station prince georges county. michael dion mcintosh was linked to at least four armed robberies in the stations
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parking garage no one was injured but officers arrested the 22-year-old aboard a green line train after a robbery at a business on u street. >> transporting that individual to the booking facility one of the officers looked at this individual and said this looks like the same individual wanted for question in robbery at the suit land station. >> metro police warn commuters to be alert park in well lit areas have keys in hand when walking to your car if possible back into the parking space to make a quicker exit if necessary. body found on top of a truck in northern virginia was the result of an apparent suicide. a driver saw a man fall over a pedestrian overpass on the wood row wilson bridge and land on top of the trailer tuesday afternoon the driver called 911, police pulled the truck over 11 miles away i-95, police
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found 38-year-old jeffrey of gaithersburg on the canvas covered trailer he was pronounced dead at the scene. european leaders finally agree to a debt deal stock markets around the world soaring on that news along with this mornings strong gdp report. wall street opens in a half hour but already the futures show dow jumping 206 points nasdaq futures up almost 50 points and s&p 500 up over 25. we get more now on the european deal from foxs aiynsley earheart. leaders agreed to have banks take bigger losses on greece's debt than to boost the regions weapons against market turmoil. >> we have end of the day come pro hen sieve plan. >> leaders had been -- come pre hen sieve plan.
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>> >> leaders had been under comprehensive response to sovereign debt crisis i believe now we have a solid way forward. >> the deal will provide greece with more rescue loans, euro zone, international monetary fund will give greece another 100 billion euros. >> there is a bank recapitalization program agreed by all members of the european union and this european financial stability fund, duly leveraged will constitute a good basis from which to strengthen defense of europe. >> financial analysts say all the plan needs now is confidence in its execution. >> what i heard in this was expression of the will of the heads, and that is in my opinion, extremely important. >> as part of the bailout
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package greece must accept a more ambitious set of reforms no easy feet for a country dealing with a number of violent protests. in new york, aiynsley earhart fox news. death toll from sunday's massive earthquake in turkey is up to 534. the 7.2 quake also injured 2300 people, and emergency crews pulled 185 survivors from the rubble since sunday thousands of survivors are sleeping outside and have to deal with freezing rain and snow. there was another moderate quake, measuring 5.4 in a neighboring provinces overnight that sent people running out of buildings in panic no new injuries were reported. to the race for the white house former massachusetts governor mitt romney rubbing elbows with governor of virginia. he met with bob mcdonald
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privately in fairfax yesterday,virginia is an important swing state despite romney might ask him to be his running mate he did not say either way >> it would be presumptuous for anyone in my position, so far from nomination to consider who might be vice president i am sure all the people recognize the great leaders we have in the republican party and certainly this man is one of them i have asked every governor for their endorsement. >> mcdonald staffers tell fox 5 there were definitely not be an endorsement before election day next month. earlier today -- later today sorry, herman cain will be in arizona, speaking to republicans at a lincoln day dinner, perry fresh off announcing his tax plan, broadcasting his first television ad in iowa, president barack obama back at the white house after introducing his new student loan program in denver yesterday. tony. >> u.s. supreme court could decide whether to hear a
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challenge to the health care reform law in two weeks federal appeals court rulings on health care in atlanta, cincinnati, richmond are on the agenda for the justices private conference which takes place november 10th if they agree to hear any or all of those cases the decision would be announced on that day or when the court meets in public session the following monday. it is a celebration of survivorship and an opportunity to express hope it is the annual making strides against breast cancer walk happening this weekend. up next talk with a volunteer and survivor for more about this event and what it means for those participating. new information this morning concerning the flu shot and obesity, we've got details coming up next you will want to hear them back after the break 9:09 a.m. . q
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alert, chest x rays don't seem to prevent deaths due to lung cancer, researchers analyzed data on 150,000 smokers, half under went annual chest x rays, for four years half did not during 13 years follow up, both groups had similar numbers of people diagnosed with lung cancer findings appear online in advance of publication in journal of american medical association. packing on a few extra pounds may not only make your annual flu shot less effective it may mean you could get a more serious case of the flu in you do get it. researchers found while both healthy and obese individuals develop the anti body getting the shot, it fell off more in those over weight a blood cell that plays a key role in the immune system does not work as
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well in heavier people. >> startling revolution from the wife of bernie madoff what she said they tried to do after he confessed to stealing the life savings of thousands. >> holly. >> reporter: good morning tony right now i happen to be in sweden it is interesting i am listening to jazz sounds from a swedish group but i am live at the french embassy so yes, i am doing europe up right this morning, you and your family can too, at the 4th annual kids euro festival going on, take advantage of all the free performances live later. first a look at today's trivia question, humphrey bogart won best actor only one time which was it african queen, sabrina, left hand of
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u.s. coal mining disaster in decades, the security head upper big branch mind was found guilty of obstructing the investigation. they said he lied to investigators and got rid of thousands of security related documents after the 2010 explosion. he is the first to face criminal prosecution related to that explosion which killed 29 men. shocker in the bernie madoff scandal the ponzi schemers wife said the couple tried to commit suicide after he admitted to stealing billions, ruth spoke with 60 minutes saying they were bombarded with angry phone
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calls and hate mail they both took a combination of pills christmas eve 2008 but were up early the next day bernie madoff is serving 150 years in prison. attorneys for doctor charged in michael jackson's death expected to call their last witnesses one an addiction specialist the other an expert in propofol, powerful anaesthetic dr. murray was giving jackson as a sleep aid. dr. murray was brought to tears as his defense team tried to convince the jury he is a caring, knowledgeable physician. >> bizarre scene in ohio police used stop sticks to pull over this car watch the video after speeds topped 128 miles per hour during a chase when the 28- year-old driver got out, dash cam video shows her as being topless wearing only tennis shoes and a g string. she faces charges including
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drunk driving, failure to obey, and driving with a suspended license. no word on why she was dressed or undressed that way. no charge for that? is there a charge for that? >> you would think so. >> indecent exposure. >> i would think so. >> okay. strange. >> one of these stories that involves alcohol. >> there you go. >> right. >> this is a story you will be talking about today we think, what one guy did when his girlfriend came close to catching him with another lady you don't want to miss this coming up next. >> going to be a wet day out there, amazing in some ways, tucker is up with details that is a pretty picture, whether or not we will get more rain and give us the chilly forecast pgh >> first today's my fox half off deal, time to do a little house cleaning, 68% off home cleaning service from l and g cleaning r us, $49 buys two
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hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back.
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a team of major league baseball players will travel to taiwan to play the 2011 taiwan all-star series, among those travelling are three national players and their mascot screech and this morning, screech and the nationals entertainment manager join us screech how you doing man. how you doing bird i guess is what i should say. tom good to have you here as well. screech i got to say, i want to stand next to screech are you still growing? you are still a growing bird. he is getting even taller and taller good to have you here, excited about the trip? i bet he gets to go to taiwan some of the players are going
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explain what this is about. >> different major league baseball teams, they will go over to taiwan, five games, three cities. looking forward to it. >> is this a goodwill gesture? an opportunity to expand baseball? >> yeah, a way to show, you know, american baseball, they have baseball teams and different teams in their own league and it is just a way for us to kind of take over there and expand and show them what we have. we are looking at video of screech is this at taiwan embassy? >> actually twin oaks, former residence we went out there earlier this week screech had a chance to meet the ambassador and he showed him around showed him how to use chopsticks, taught him mandarin and what to expect. >> were those eggs? oh, i don't know if that is good form but did you enjoy
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your time over there? yeah. you looking -- are you going the fly in the airplane? are you able to fly yourself -- you can't fly yourself in the airplane because that would be a very long trip. >> very good. and screech is actually the only u.s. mascot going. >> he is. yeah, we are excited about that, with four representatives from our team, and then russ detwiler and michael going screech is able to go as a bald eagle great representative of dc and united states. >> i want to mention these games can be seen on major league baseball network. >> that's right. >> games start next tuesday november 1st and then games 2 and 3 november 3rd and 4th, 4 and 5 on november 5th if you want to check that out an all- star u.s. team four nationals and screech will be there is there a mascot for the chinese
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taipei team? >> i don't think there is but we will find out screech will meet some new friends. >> if there is one screech you like to mix it up a little with local mascots you can't do that over there you are an ambassador you got to be a good bird thanks for coming in as always, tom, thank you as well. good luck to y'all on the trip alison and tucker back to you. >> all right. screech does look really tall. >> he is tall. birdly. >> all right. >> doesn't say much. >> all right, showers continue to fall across the area, baseball season is over. >> yeah. >> around here at least. >> doesn't feel like baseball season. >> feels like football, chilly this weekend, friday and saturday, daytime highs, rain showers and again, they are falling generally to the north, and to the north and east, right here inside the belt way not a whole lot happening if you are watching south, down southern maryland a few sprinkles, south and west, you get a few showers bulk of
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activity to the north, howard county, laurel, elk wood city, out to the west, you get a few more showers, the rest of us get the break we are not done with it, we might see a break or two in the cloud shield but more showers moving in a little later because look at that we still got this whole bit of moisture off to our west again, the cold front that will start to bring us much cooler air, later this afternoon particularly overnight tonight it will get so cold overnight some of our viewers here off to the north, pennsylvania border you are under a freeze watch temperature expected to fall to low 30s. brisk winds they will pick up later this afternoon and tonight out of the north and northwest, gusting to 25 to 30 miles an hour we are not done with rain yet again mostly cloudy, temperatures mid-50s. highs expected mid-60s. 59 regan national, 55 gaithersburg. 60 annapolis, 63 leonard town, you mention high temperatures
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today, really bottom out tonight, back into the low 30s off to the north and west, probably 40, 45 here in town but there is your freeze watch again temperatures expected to be in the low 30s. possible we could bring an official end to the growing season here off to the north and west, of course that includes frederick county caroll county baltimore county and washington county here in northern maryland under that freeze watch. >> forecast for today, not going to be terrible, cloudy skies, showers likely 65 your daytime high winds out of the west, enjoy the 6 a we will not -- 65 we will not see numbers that high soon. i showed you where temperatures are likely to be low 30s. your 5 day forecast chilly tomorrow breeze out of the west, northwest high temperatures only in the low to mid-50s check out saturday, coastal storms this will bring us showers here in the immediate washington around saturday highs upper 40s to be honest it is possible we could
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get a wintery mix off to the north and west mountains out to the west could see snow on saturday and right now, halloween looks dry temperatures upper 50s. over to you. >> thank you tucker there won't likely be too many more nice weekends to go for a long walk why not join the crowd this saturday on the national mall. making strides against breast cancer walk will raise money to help the fight against breast cancer but also meant to celebrate cancer survival too. joining us this morning, angela, a making strides volunteer and survivor herself. welcome, tell us about this year's walk. >> well, it will be filled with thousands of breast cancer survivors and families celebrating survivorship remembering those we have lost and aiming to raise $375,000 to fund much needed programs and services. >> how has -- i know there is an opportunity to sign up saturday morning how has
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response been so far. >> fabulous we know we will have somewhere between 2 to 3,000 walkers and we've already raised well -- well, just close to our goal but still need additional money to push it over. >> these pictures tell the entire story looks like folks are having a good time excited about being there, i love the balloons seems like a great event. >> it is a fabulous event inspiring gives hope to those going through treatment, seeing those who have survived and allows us who have survived and gone through treatment, on the other side to celebrate our survivorship. >> let's talk about your journey, um, it is a moving one, a touching one still within your family, you are still dealing with this now can you tell viewers about what you have gone through. >> sure i am a survivor i was first diagnosed with breast cancer at 32, i have had four bouts of cancer three of them being breast cancer currently my sister is in stage 4 breast cancer, um, i did endure the
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chemo therapy, radiation, went through double mastectomy and reconstruction the good news i am living well there is life after cancer you can survive it, it is not always an easy road but there is life after and we need to celebrate that and continue our research so more women can survive. >> so many people looking out for this cure, good medications, good way to live with this and survive, a lot of eyes are on this i got to hope one day there will be a cure >> i believe there will we are so close there is so much research going on so many advances in the medical world i undoubtedly believe there will be a cure for cancer. >> you know this is a silly question but what made you want to get involved. >> that is a great question. i see that it is such a fabulous cause, but because cancer touches my family, and we've lost so many loved ones and because we have so many people in my family still fighting, it is my way of giving back, it is an opportunity for me to do more
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than just raise money but go out and cheer on those who are going through the treatment now, i want to inspire them and show them, that i am not anybody special i did my -- i went through my journey they can go through theirs as well. >> let's talk about the nitty- gritty i don't want to finish this segment without getting that out registration starts 9, saturday, register at the sylvan theatre. >> yes. >> on the national mall and the walk starts at 10, rain or shine. >> rain or shine. >> okay. >> we are supposed to have a rainy day so maybe, dress nice and warm. >> dress warm and bring your smiles, regardless of the rain we are going to have a blast. >> all right we wish you the best of luck we hope you raise a whole lot of money to one day get a cure for this devastating illness thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> angela, breast cancer survivor and making strides volunteer tony over to you. >> we hope the forecast changes and it doesn't rain thank you very much. we have been talking about
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beyonce's baby bump for weeks now we may know if the super star is having a little girl or a boy, if in fact she is pregnant details coming up right after the break pgh >> first another look at today's trivia question, ... answers coming up in a bit don't go any where we will be right back, 9:34 a.m.
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call. >> of course. 3:00 a.m. >> but listen to this before the woman could get there the guy's girlfriend, his actual girlfriend showed up at his house so to keep from getting caught he called the police when the other woman showed up and reported her as an intruder. >> his girlfriend. >> no, the new girl who was just coming over to meet him, he reports her as an intruder. >> wow that is a lot -- >> that is ridiculous. >> in the end the guy was cited with a misdemeanour for filing a false report. >> how did police know >> i am sure she said i was invited over here you know. >> desperate times call for desperate measures. >> we've heard stories of people jumping out the window. >> man has got to do what a man has got to do alison i sympathize with him a little bit. >> i will say this, going along the lines tucker is going on, that was quick thinking. >> yeah, it was. >> terrible thing to do.
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>> call the police. >> someone is breaking in, who would be coming over here 3:00 a.m. honey. >> light. what woman. >> got to do what you got to do. >> that is the line you are going with. >> either that or jump out the window. >> well, it is his house. >> he doesn't have a chance if you thing about it do you live here she shows id no, they take her away. >> he should have played it cool. >> all right. now, a happy ending to search for a missing dog from tennessee. >> good. >> looks like my dog brownie this dog is little petei ex- went missing in july -- peteie he went missing in july, found wandering around a neighbourhood 600 miles away from his home in michigan. >> wow. >> animal control was able to check his microchip and find the owners, that is the x factor there, the microchip.
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sorry brownie, jim is the owner thinks someone snatched his puppy from his backyard while struggling with the loss of the dog he also lost his wife juanita she suffered from pulmonary disease and died earlier this month when the story got out dozens of volunteers offered the drive peteie home. >> that is a sad story. >> happy ending dog came home. >> little jack russell. >> did owe hear the part. >> -- you hear the part. >> you are not coming -- >> we know you are. >> i know. >> let's stop there. petey is home is this mine too >> you want me to do it? >> yeah. >> you would thing a man who studies all kinds of maps for a living would have a good sense of direction not so for a meteorologist in massachusetts, he and his wife got lost
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picking apples on a 100-acre apple orchard after awhile they ended up in the woods they put off calling for help but were forced to call 911 when night fall was fast approaching police ended up tracking mark's phone by gps. >> you know his wife made him call for directions. >> here is the thing boy you just don't care right now. >> talk about men behaving badly we had a sound byte from the man earlier and he kind of blames it on his wife. >> entirely. >> he said i was following my wife. that is not cool. >> no, not at all >> his wife was the one who called for help he was probably like you did it you called. >> i am sure. >> all in all this was not a great segment for men. >> we will do something else tomorrow. >> much of the focus on beyonce's pregnancy on whether her baby bump is real or not. a lot of people thing it is not now the conversation may take a turn, a close friend of her hubby jay z told perez
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hilton.com, that still exists? that the super star is having a little girl. they are thrilled about the news. now you sound like you still don't believe it. >> if you haven't seen the video we are talking about she was doing an australia she goes her little baby bump, that she is rubbing on there, folded in,. >> like it is not real. >> i don't want to believe it is not real maybe she has her own reasons for it but i had three babies my stomach never folded in. >> there are those who you know believe she is not really pregnant they have hired someone to have the baby this news will not dissuade them. >> that story her dad is having a little baby and tried to get that woman to give beyonce the baby. >> a whole thing. >> any way we love you b don't we? >> we do. >> largest performing arts festival of its kind in the united states right here in our area bringing together the
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european union community holly takes us to the kids euro festival next >> you are about to notice it in the air tucker told us winter is coming, we are answering your questions today how to get your garden ready for the change of seasons, derek thomas joins us next don't go any where 3q septic system breakdowns affect over one million homes each year. without regular maintenance, septic tanks can back up, causing a disgusting mess and countless hours of repair. introducing new rid-x septi-pacs. easy-to-use dissolvable pouches that help prevent disgusting septic back-ups. the powerful dual action formula has enzymes to immediately break down waste and time-release bacteria that work continuously to reduce tank build-up. use rid-x once a month and help save yourself from disaster.
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talented european entertainers performing in our area this month through november 10th as part of the kids euro festival. >> holly morris in northwest to knee which you are some of these interesting -- feature some of these interesting acts. >> one of the things i love most about living in dc is culture all around us all the time now through november 10th it is a treasure trove of culture thanks to kids euro festival so if you are between
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the ages of and 12 -- 2 and 12 this is your time to get out and travel and never leave the city. >> this is the cultural attache for france but the originator of kids euro festival good to see you. >> nice to see you. >> i cannot believe we are four years in already,. >> yes. >> are you amazed how much it has taken off. >> wonderful we have so many people everywhere joining us for this festival, many kids everywhere. >> you do. it will be hard to take it all in if you want to travel to everything why did you start this? why was it so important. >> it was a very nice way to bring people together we have 27 european embassies, all the dc libraries, branches, on top of the festival a nice way to offer kids in dc and virginia
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and maryland where a way to travel to europe >> why 2 to 12 why that age bracket? >> when you attend and see the reaction of the children i think it is something you never forget. >> yeah. >> i do remember, i attended performances when i was 6 and i think it is very long lasting impression, that is why -- >> they go mom, dad, let's go to that country. >> yes. >> you always have a host country this year it is poland. >> yes, and they provided us with poll lock and lolack the symbol of joy, discovering the world, so we are very pleased to work with our colleagues in children. >> joy and exploration of the world that is what we get out of it. >> don't forget, everything is free we are very thankful to our sponsors, but it makes a
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big difference free for children. >> flee we like that world -- free we like that world and that means you get to pay nothing and hear the lovely and talented sarah who happens be behind me thank you roland. >> grammy nominated in sweden for her work tell me about your group. >> yeah, i brought some very good jazz musicians from sweden and we play like swedish children's tunes, but in a little bit more translated to english. >> why does your music translate so well to young people. >> i hope that they can feel the joy our joy for the music and also that we will communicate in the music and try to communicate with the children and we speak about our instruments and hopefully they will learn something and feel
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the joy and spirit. >> music is indeed the universal language. >> yes. >> over to sarah ♪ [ music ] just to give you an idea how busy the children's entertainers are they have already performed at two schools locally tomorrow 10 and 1 they will perform in arming on the for some schools as well then tomorrow night, they will be available for you and your kids to go see, at the house of
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sweed season all day saturday, they will be at the house of sweden as well. myfoxdc.com our website we have a link to 4th annual kids euro website there are 200 plus performers from now to november 10th, performing throughout the greater washington area. check it out, back to you in studio >> lovely holly thank you so much. >> amateur gardeners have questions popping up about plots for winter time we have answers well, we really, garden expert derek thomas is next to me answering this week's garden guide. >> yeah. garden guide. >> we do that weather guide, garden guide. >> we do it once a month we try, and viewers need the send in the question keep them coming. >> as opposed to seeing you on the street and giving you the question. >> which happens. >> it is because you are so wonderful robin from silver springs asked you, i have
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guests coming to visit next week this summer we welcomed a new baby to the garden, are there plants i can add to boost up the ground. >> box wood, beautiful throughout the summer and winter months, this fire power is a type of nandina just changed its foilage now it stays like that all winter long, it does not shed its foilage you will have that wonderful green and red color play in the garden all winter long in the foreground that is a caramel hookera, a corral bell if you want common name that plant will also keep beautiful foilage all winter long and then things like gardenia, this is a hardy gardenia will add evergreen luster to the garden absolutely robin there are things you can add to the garden now, and make
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it look as though, it was there all summer long. what hardy winter flowers will bloom outdoors, all winter long. >> things like pansies are always in use in the garden, late fall through winter the thing people don't realize about pansies these little flowers as delicate as they look they will go through even heavy snow. >> really. >> they will bloom from now and in fact if you plant them now in your garden, they will bloom more refusely, come spring once may comes around and actual heat hits them they tend to go away and they are done. once again, you've got ornamental cabbages, things like thisically san think mum we have gotten away from this we have a lot of grower mums this is a trueically san they
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mum this is just getting going and will grow for the next month. >> this is a helioboar it is just starting to produce new leaves, and, surprise surprise come february, what this plant is going to give you is beautiful flowers when everything else is asleep in your garden, so this plant is a plant that actually grows reverse of most plants in the garden and this is one you can put in now and enjoy flowers in february. >> next time someone calls me a pansy i will say thank you. >> thank you very much. >> pat from northwest and pat asks with lack of light in winter what plants can i grow indoors and keep them happy and alive any tips for keeping existing indoor plants healthy during the long dark winter. >> the best most important thing is know the plant and know the light that you have inside your house. any plants that you have outdoors, any of your house plants you have outdoors you do decide to bring in, they are going to go through an
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acclimation process and what will happen they are going to start the lose leave ifs you see leaf loss don't panic leave the plant where it is the other thing knowing the plant all three of these plants have completely different light requirements, this chinese evergreen will do wonderful in the shade in the house, this will do very very well in medium to medium highlight, and then this little succulent if you give it full sun it will continue to produce wonderful babies like that. know the plant and the other thing is, always have a good soil, and i love to use just a water soluble fertilizer once a month. >> thank you derek, dale and pat and robin say thank you too. if you want to send derek your
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questions go to the website. >> go to the fox website we have the link there send us the garden questions. >> myfoxdc.com we will be back with answer to trivia question about great humphrey bogart when we come back aaron, you're all set. great, thanks. mike, thanks for doing that discount double check. you saved us hundreds. what was that? the discount double check? it's when we comb through your policies and make sure that you're getting all the discounts you deserve. no, i get that part, but you guys are doing my move. the discount double check move? that's my touchdown dance. so you're a dancer? no, i'm a quarterback. oh, a quarterback. mrr. i'm a robot. mm, mm. ee, er, ee, er. get out of here. [ male announcer ] aaron rodgers got his. how about you? rodgers! discount double check!
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let's ansate trivia question, -- ansate trivia question, humphrey bow gart won in only one year, which one? african queen. >> that was a good movie. >> very good movie i liked a lot of his films. >> 5 day, rain showers on and off, bring an umbrella as you run out the door, get ready for cold weather tonight and later tomorrow freeze watch north and north and west, and 48 your daytime gh
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