action. fox 5 morning news at 7 starts now. take a lookout side, wisconsin avenue, northwest washington dc it is wednesday morning. 7:00 a.m. wednesday morning good morning i am steve chenevey. >> i am alison seymour. you look very nice. >> just coming up here. >> like that color. >> thanks very much. tony perkens joining the show i can't wait to hear it. you know i have to treat it like it is everyone's first time keep it fresh that is what i am trying to do. let's take a look at the fog advisory in effect this morning another one. areas you see shaded in, in grey we have a dense fog advisory in effect in those regions, visibility could be reduced to a quarter mile or less allow extra time for your

commute. this doesn't show fog not really it does show the storm system off the coast tropical system sean not really posing a threat to the u.s. main land it may increase the wave action but it is posing a threat to bermuda. current conditions reported regan national, 42 degrees, relative humidity 92%, winds are calm. forecast today lots of sunshine a mild afternoon high, 67 degrees. we will take it. all right that is a look at what is happening with the weather now an update on traffic for that, we go to julie. >> all right tony it has been busy this morning, friends at damascus, it has been a tough drive for you guys headed southbound, 27 ridge road we have delays, stacked out, earlier accident cleared, 124 is doing well as a alternate a lot of folks doing well, near

german town we have more slow traffic waiting for you rockville interchange no accidents to report travelling the outer loop of the belt way you will find yourself on the brake to georgia avenue. for those travelling into downtown heads up northbound 295, headed up to the 11th street bridge will cost you 10 minutes extra. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. we are following a developing story that continue it is child sex abuse scandal at penn state university. >> there are reports, george paterno could be on his way out. stacy good morning. >> seems something new every moment we should start off the top with the new york times report they are reporting his career at penn state will soon be ending. the newspaper says the school is in discussions about exactly how to manage joe paternos departure some are calling on

him to resign for not doing more when he first learned of the abuse allegations he did report it to university officials but not police. a ninth man has come forward claiming he was also abused by gerry sandusky years ago the man contacted police after seeing media accounts of his arrest. the man in his 20s knew him from the second mile charity he founded, as the scandal grows, paterno addressed reporter outside his home. >> the university has not contacted us i can't speak to with a is being discussed elsewhere but at this point in time there is no discussions with the coach about retiring, no discussions about stepping down as far as he is concerned he will coach the team on saturday. >> for the foreseeable future. >> yes. >> there is a separate investigation being launched by the board of trustees, at penn

state they want to see what happened and what they can do to make sure it doesn't happen again. stacy cohen. >> thank you. many penn state faithful coming to the coaches defense. hundreds of people mostly students, greeted the legendary coach when he came back from practice last night he made a small speech in front of them in which he expressed his devotion to the students. the coach said any way, it's been great the crowd erupted in cheers and chants. now to the other big story we are following the latest on herman cain a day after the republican presidential candidate fought back against allegations of sexual harassment at least two women are considering a joint public appearance. doug luzader with more. >> reporter: this may be the

next shoe to drop as a former anonymous accuser has come forward publicly. herman cain did hit best to beat back the accusations. >> i have never acted inappropriately, with anyone, period. i don't even know who this woman is. >> reporter: that woman is sharon bialik who said she approached herman cain for a job in 1997 he groped her in a car but another woman has come forward she was one of three anonymous accusers, seen here back in 2000 when she was a spoke ins washington post and new york times say she wants to come forward with other cain accusers including bialik who already offered numerous interviews >> i know the truth he is not telling it. >> reporter: as for cain the problems keep mounting. >> he tried to put an issue to

bed it didn't happen he raised more questions than answers. >> reporter: there are questions about cain's accuser it is cain campaign points out bialik has had a number of financial problems over the years suggesting a financial motive and the other woman later filed a work place complaint with the ins demanding thousands of dollars, promotion and university fellowship because a coworker forwarded an e-mail, comparing computers to men and women. cain and his fellow republican contenders will square off in a debate in michigan today. >> cain won't be the only target, rampant foreclosures, volatile auto industry all eight candidates will gather at oakland university outside detroit, michigan native mitt

romney, cain and their rivals will likely have to explain their opposition to a government bailout of the industry, president barack obama pushed that. last night's elections, republicans poised to take full control of the state senate winning half of 40 seats, virginia's house of delegates, they surged winning 66 seats. next hour we will break down yesterday's races with washington post political expert bob mccarthy. in ohio, oneover the biggest victories for labor unions, voters, rejected a law curbing bargaining rights for workers, it would have banned strikes. in mississippi voters defeated a ballot initiative, that life begins at conception it was rejected by more than 55% of voters they hoped it

would serve as a vehicle to challenge abortion rights nationwide. curry has been acquitted on charges of corruption. prosecutors accused the prince georges county democrat for taking payments from choppers food warehouse. curry had this to say. this has been a rough four years, almost four years, for my wife, my family and i, and also for my constituents, so this is the greatest moment of my life. the jury acquitted two former executives of choppers including its former president william white. >> occupation dc.org is holding a hearing how to create a fair system for all americans they say it starts 11:00 a.m., freedom plaza. witnesses will testify on the tax system, military spending, social security and what the

99% can do for the economy the hearing will contrast with hearings on capitol hill, protestors say enrich the 1%. some protestors are taking their demonstration on the road they will leave manhattan at noon and walk to dc hoping to arrive by november 23rd, deadline for a congressional committee to decide whether to extend the tax cuts. dc firefighter chuck ryan returned to the fire house 7 months after getting severely burned, fighting a house fire. that left five firefighters injured three are back on the job he was released by doctors yesterday and tells fox 5 he is fortunate to be back. >> still ahead a major mortgage giant asking the federal government for another bailout. >> big auto recall what you need to know if you drive a toyota. >> flaw in the handling of

human remains at dover airforce base. pentagon is taking a close look we will explain pgh >> take you to break early on this wednesday morning, 9 minutes after the hour a live lookout side we will get the latest in weather and traffic from tony and julie coming up next stay with us

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a long term bill gained momentum it would pave the way to repairs for crumbling roads and bridges. >> toyota recalling over a half million vehicles worldwide mostly in the united states the recall includes the 2004 and 2005 camry, highlander and sienna, toyota says a possible defect to the crankshaft pullly

on the engine could make it harder to steer if the problem is not fixed the belt or power steering pump may become detached from the pulley. that sounds like a big old problem. so far no reports of accidents or injuries related to the problem. hundreds of items from the mansion where michael jackson spent his final days, at the auction block next month the items include believe it or not the bed where jackson took his last breath up for auction. the home is up for sale separately, a note from one of his children reads quote, i heart daddy remains on the chalk board inside the home's kitchen. >> and it will sell. >> it will be interesting to see who -- >> morbid. >> it is morbid. >> that is soming from a big old michael jackson fan i don't thing i would want that. i would prefer to remember him back in the day. all right, let's see, we will start with hd radar, so that i can show you fog we've

got across the area, i mentioned earlier, we have a dense fog advisory in effect for areas off to the east, you can see how that fog is spreading it is quite dense in houston and -- eastern and cambridge, southern maryland, st. mary city dense fog there extends into delaware again this is pretty much the same area that we had yesterday it is shifting around and moving a little bit dense fog advisory in effect, until 10:00 a.m. this morning visibility a quarter mile or less, parts of the area allow some extra time for your commute let's look at the national map here we go. temps, 42 degrees here, off to the west, it is milder in advance of that cold front making its way east ward cincinnati, 59 degrees, national 64, 54 st. louis, then behind the front air

temperature drops off significantly, denver colorado 26 degrees at this hour satellite radar, composite for the nation, we -- did i go past it, it fell out. we will have it next time. >> fell out. >> one of my maps fell out. 67 degrees washington today, 57 rain showers friday cooler, 53 weekened looks good similar to last weekend upper 50s low 60s. >> another good day. >> another good one today. >> thanks tony. >> let's check with julie wright hi. >> good morning you guys very much a busy ride out there on the roads this morning travelling southbound along 270 you will find your lanes are open out of german town headed towards montgomery village avenue more flow continues out of gaithersburg more slow traffic waiting as you continue

on to the southbound spur, accident on the shoulder, 395 across the 14th street bridge this continues across the belt way, eastbound on the freeway, south capitol street has cleared now travelling the outer loop of the belt way you will find we have slow traffic, leaving college park average speed on the bw parkway, 22 miles per hour, route 1, going to cost you 20 minutes, 19 minutes give or take towards silver spring northbound 295 delays towards the 11th street bridge earlier commute at the bridge has cleared that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. thanks so much a little monitoring metro for you now with a warning that may effect your week day commute crews will work on the red line monday through thursday evening, from 8:00 p.m. to closing, now through december 15th. as a result trains will single track expect delays up to 20 minutes. pentagon will take another

look at the dover military mortuary. workers there lost portions of u.s. troops killed in afghanistan. investigation revealed it happened twice in 2009, the airforce inspector general concluded the mortuary's leadership failed to respond in weakness in accounting for human remains, no laws were violated. but an independent investigation argues laws were violated saying quote in these instances the report demonstrates a pattern of the airforces failure to acknowledge culp billty for wrong doing. relating to treatment of service members and their families. senior officials have been disciplined for gross mismanagement, two still work at dover. a special panel was ordered to review operations at dover they don't expect any foul play or criminal intent. >> more losses, mortgage giant fannie mae they are asking the

federal government for another 7 .1 billion dollars in bailout money it posted a net loss just over $5 billion for the third quarter on top of the 3 billion it lost in the second quarter losses are due to low mortgage rates and declining home prices. overseas, news now, italy's prime minister confirms he will resign, he says he will step down once italy's parliament passes economic reform, european union is demanding he lost his majority empowerment yesterday right after he informed the country's president of his decision to step down. 7:20 a.m. on monday morning, two natural disasters hit our region within weeks of each other now the federal government is stepping in to help some. all right and while our holly morris is getting ready for her own little bundle of joy to arrive she is helping other expecting moms out there in the fashion department no one better than you to do that

good morning. >> only because i know people but look it is your favorite color alison, look at that. yes. live at apple seed, maternity and baby boutique. she knows about looking cute while expecting, she will show us the maternity must haves and how to exercise especially as we head into holiday season. stay with us pgh >> that is cute it is all in the access rivers verizon 4g lte.

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don't be alarmed if you see or hear an alert about an emergency later today on your television or radio it is only a test. fema is activating a first of its kind nationwide test of the

e her yep is he alert system. it will last it shall emergency alert system, they say the date was picked because it is near the end of hurricane season before the arrival of winter. meantime nearly 3 months after a powerful earthquake hit our area the district is getting federal aid to help with damage it caused around the nations capitol the quake damaged several buildings including the washington monument and national cathedral the cathedral plans to reopen for the first time since that quake hit. >> in virginia a request for as is dance effected by -- for assistance effected by the tropical storm lee. dc mayor vince grey breaking ground later today for a new reck center in northwest, the mayor and city leaders are holding a ceremony to mark the ground breaking the new facility will have an indoor

gym, computer lab, fitness center and playground it replaces the raymond reck center closed to make way for the new one. 7:25 a.m., still ahead one day after herman cain fought back against allegations of sexual harassment he faces more trouble. back with all the headlines from the campaign trail. >> as we take you to break live lookout side things moving nicely, a little trouble in the middle of your screen other than that looks pretty nice 7:25 a.m. on a wednesday morning we will get the latest weather and traffic from tony and julie on the other side of the break 

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for the rest of the week holly will feature maternity themed segments as she gets closer to having her own baby.

>> today holly is at apple seed to learn about mommy fashion and fitness these styles, holly are so nice looking. i refuse to let being pregnant be a 9 month segment for not being cute. >> i have had viewers ask me about the things i have worn. we brought in lauren she was cute as can be when she was pregnant you know about being fashionable while being pregnant p inapt. >> you just learn to mix and match. >> and invest in great basicgood color something that will make you pop that you will get a lot of versatility out of. >> let's get started. >> with me. >> okay. holly is modeling a lot of looks for us this morning we

saw her earlier in green now we are seeing her in magenta it is an isabella oliver wrap dress what is so nice ladies, this is flexible this will work, can tiny where, works during pregnancy and after. >> here is the fashion tip if you are not pregnant, wrap dresses are fashionable no matter what. >> where do you tie it. >> we want to go with high and tight and a lot of things will look tight on the end. >> even though we are expanding we don't want to expand. >> always tie off to the middle. >> you didn't think i needed jewellery with this. >> one of my favorite pieces i love great for maternity and after, shoe beads they are fantastic these are actually chewable for babies. my son as soon as i put it on

-- >> i think we have had these already on fox 5 morning news. >> but i didn't have to. >> no, you didn't have to. >> let's get in our other models. >> bring deana out here this is a great look. this is a great work look and what i love about both of these looking, is that they are so easy, so versatile. she has the challenge of being a little petite how is she going to work in. >> i don't feel that at all. >> maternity clothes can be a challenge some times so this is a bcbc regular dress. >> do you just buy up a size. >> no, this is in her size. >> the right fabric. >> it is and ruched on the side and deana happens to be one of the owners of apple seed. >> how far along are you. >> i am 7 months i didn't think

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the penn state child sex abuse scandal hundreds of supporters greeted coach paterno at his home last night the rally comes amid-calls for the legendary coach to step down for his handling of the accusations of his former defensive coordinator. >> stacy. there is a lot to talk about. new york times says his days are numbered, quoting sources

his meeting was scrapped by officials yesterday. some people camped outside his home to wait for a comment. famed coach joe paterno's job is on the line some are calling for his termination as part of the widening sex abuse scandal, surrounding former coach, gerry sandusky a large crowd gathered outside his home tuesday night in a show of support for the beloved coach. the coach addressed the crowd expressing admiration for his students. >> i can't tell you how much this means to me i am just so happy to see, they feel so strongly. he was asking fans to pray

for the victims. >> say a prayer for them, tough life when people do certain things to you. sandusky spent three decades on penn state staff before retiring in 1999, it is alleged he abused at least 8 boys whom he met through his charity foundation for at risk kids with the most recent incident happening two weeks ago. one former penn state player, says he never saw anything suspicious, during his time at the school. >> i was up there five years never heard of anything, just coach sandusky was a great coach and great guy that is all i knew him as. state board of trustees will create a special committee to conduct an investigation into this scandal the role of that committee will make sure those responsible are dealt with accordingly and take steps prevent other such future occurrences. back to you. >> thank you republican presidential candidate herman

cane expected to get tough questions in tonight's cnbc debate. he says alleged sexual harassment never happened, he took questions from reporters at a news conference yesterday, one day after sharon bialik claimed he groped her in 1997. as soon as she went public with charges he said he knew he would have to make his denial just as public. >> i tried to remember if i recognized her and i didn't. i tried to remember if i remembered that name and i didn't. the charges and the accusations are absolutely reject they simply didn't happen. >> we are now learning that one of the other accusers, who was outed by her brother-in-law, complained about unfair treatment at her next job, after leaving the national

restaurant association she filed a complaint three weeks later, working for a spokeswoman for immigration and naturalization. curry has been acquitted of public corruption it took four days for the jury to reach a verdict. prosecutors accused the prince georges county democrat for taking payment from shoppers food warehouse. they argue he was a paid consultant for the chairwoman. the jury acquitted -- for the chain. the jury acquitted two former executives. for the first time emergency alert system will send a test message nationwide. it will broadcast on tv and radio, state and local governments have broadcast test aall rights in the past but this is the first time the -- test alerts in the past but this is the first time it has been activated nationwide. joining us the bureau chief at ftc communications commission thanks for coming in.

>> thanks alison. >> it is the first ever nationwide test hard to believe. >> that's right we are used to hearing local tests that occur on radio and tv growing up in the 60s i remember when it was the emergency broadcasting system, now including cable and satellite providers as well. >> what should the public expect at 2:00 p.m. today. >> it will be like that local test you hear each month the irritating noises that come on. >> yeah. >> exactly and then someone will say this is a test of the emergency system. the difference is if you change the channel, different station it will be on that channel 2 it will only last 30 seconds allows us to check connecttity going out from fema to 56 stations around the country and other cable stations pick it up from there. >> this won't bo on the internit -- be on the internet or cell phones or other devices

is there a push to one day maybe get that same message on our local devices. >> a big push, fema and ftc will roll that out in new york city in december, personal localized alert network you may already have a phone, plan enabled it will roll out across the country april 2012 s you will be able to get if there is a tornado mississippi you are travelling from here down there you have a plan enabled phone you get that beep on your phone to move to safety. that is not tested today it is only the backbone emergency warning system that system is designed to work even if power is out it is the baseline to make sure people get the word. >> what kind of emergencies would we talk about theoretically? >> well, when i was growing up it was the nuclear attacks, maybe that is less of a problem now, we hope so, but it still could be that or what if there was a cyber attack against our

power grid we still want to get word out to people. again, that happens today, headed by fema, so fema is with these other national organizations like ftc, noa everyone is working together to put this out to the public. >> tremendous cooperation with the part nors, broadcasters, cable system, hundreds of community organizations to get this out. >> this is just a test jamie barnett hopefully it will stay that way public safety and homeland bureau chief federal communication commission thanks for coming in. >> thank you. >> i like the idea getting that on your cell phone. >> i like it too. >> coming up 2:00 p.m. this afternoon that test now 8:10 a.m. on wednesday morning election results are in once they saw a major victory for labor unions, details on that other side of the break. republicans in virginia are poised to take full control of the state senate we will break down last night's results.

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it's time for my first 5 photo of the day, this is 2- year-old landry he fell asleep before he had a chance to eat his chocolate protein bar. ah. i could kiss his face off. >> so cute. you know, they fall asleep so easily in the car sleep. that was always a good opportunity to smell my babies. >> you love that. >> i do i miss that. >> thank you. sorry alison. if you want to send us a picture of your baby awake or asleep go to myfoxdc.com click on one of those tabs. the mornings tab that's right there you go. >> let's look at hd radar we've got fog out there you see it off to the east now luckily the fog itself is not orange otherwise we would be concerned about it, it is dense fog

though, visibility reduced to a quarter mile less in some locations allow some extra time for you commute this morning. very good thank you bob. someone got it. let's look at the u.s. map, temperature map, our temperatures going up to 44 degrees more mild, north to our west and southern what is going on here temps in the 50s. 65 nashville right now, meanwhile behind that cold front, 35 wichita, 24 in denver. u.s. satellite radar composite, two things i want to tell you about the big storm system okay snow upper midwest this morning there you go. that cold air i showed you that frontal boundary is making its way east ward it will bring showers tomorrow up in the northwest you see part of that big massive storm system hitting alaska, today, blizzard conditions, hundred mile per hour winds possible this is a big big storm.

five day forecast, high, 67 degrees, sunny tomorrow showers, clouds, 57, cool as we head into the weekend that is a look at what is happening now with the weather now more on this mornings rush hour traffic. >> i heard a rumour you were busy doing the running man like heavy d behind the scenes not ling ago. >> a little bit i loved heavy d and was sorry to hear about his death. >> was it true you were doing the running man. >> my version of it. >> a bunch of things got knocked over you claimed to have no knowledge of that. >> you don't have to tell all of that julie come on. >> southbound, 270, out toward it is lane divide, big delays, from 370, outer loop remains closed, headed down to river road that accident activity out of the roadway. inbound new york avenue a better ride for you slow, getting through the traffic lights you will find lanes are open 295, inbound 11th street bridge 66 tied up as you travel

from manassas into centerville. that is a check of the fox 5 on time traffic. ohio one of the biggest victories in decades for labor unions has voters rejecting new law that cur b collective rights for workers. in mississippi, the person hood initiative was rejected by more than 55% of voters. here in our area republicans in virginia now poised to take full control of the state senate after yesterday's elections they won half of the 40 seats. virginia house of delegates, they won a record 56 seats, what does it mean? joining us now on local results, columnist for the washington post, bob mccarthy. good to see you. let's talk about richmond what changes did we see and what can we expect to see now changes remain. >> assuming the recount

confirms result, republicans did in fact win control of the state senate by the narrowest possible margin. they basically are ahead by 86 seats out of 45,000 voters passed in a district and that should give them 20 seats, in the state senate, and there are 40 all together it will be exactly even, 20/20 but the republican poll tie breakers said because lieutenant governor bill bowling is a the tie. >> we will see a recount,. at least one for sure in the district around there and might be another one down in south side around danville where the republicans picked up the others less than a thousand. >> house of degaits, under more control, of -- delegates under more control of the

republicans. >> northern virginia, really democrats did pretty well, all the democratic incumbents held on to their seats republicans hope to pick up one -- at least one or two seats in northern virginia, they didn't get those, a seat that was designed you know in the redistricting to be republican, did go republican very conservative, dick black won in the district, western louden and prince william county. >> as far as that northern virginia of course people who live here in the out skirts of washington dc northern virginia, will they see any changes now because of the make up in richmond. >> yes i think so the whole state will see changes assuming that you know it all holds up the way it looks, the republicans will barely control the reorganization of the senate, which means they will have committee chairs, that they didn't have before, and a

lot of those committee chairs have been northern virginia democrats the region, washington region, is going to lose influence in the state senate and i think more importantly, you know a lot of bills, pretty conservative legislations that came over from the house, will now get a full hearing in the senate and will go to the floor and so, more conservative legislation will come out of the legislature, it is still 20/20 not as big a win for republicans as they and many of us including me expected. >> maybe just enough though. >> looks like it is just enough. >> to hold the majority. >> to get control working control if not out right majority in senate. >> real quickly so many local races, i don't want to discount any but you wrote a column about -- we talked about this last week fairfax county school board there had been a lot of talk about this reform movement

that takes over a lot of seats did that work? any success there. >> closer than expected a couple of self-described reformers, did win, including one who had lobbied very strongly, to keep open the clifton elementary school one of the issues that had riled everybody up, but in general, the incumbents did pretty well and in general, sort of insurgent rebels, mostly lost and the democrats actually gained a seat i mean these are nonpartisan elections, officially, except democrats endorsed some people and republicans other, republicans thought they had a good tide going there. going to have to leave it there for now sure we will see you again soon. read all the great stuff in the washington post. 8:21 a.m. on wednesday morning overseas financial crisis prompting big changes in government latest

developments in italy and greece up next on fox 5 morning news. >> holly is getting into the whole mommy thing this morning, she is helping other expect taint moms out there in the fashion -- expectant moms out there in the fashion department. 44 degrees, we will be here when you come back on the other side of the break to make a commitment is to see things through. confident that no matter what the obstacles we can build something better, together. with the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile, we're making a commitment, to create a stronger network for all our customers. we will invest an additional eight billion dollars and build out the next generation of mobile broadband to nearly everyone in america. that'll mean better coverage and call quality

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italy's prime minister said he is resigning he made the announcement after he lost majority in parliament he is the longest serving leader in italy since world war ii. it was not the accusations of having sex with an under age prostitute not the dozens of corruptions trials that brought him down but the european debt crisis. the borrowing rate is over 7% right now. >> greece had to ask for a bailout when its borrowing rate jumped over 7%. a new temporary government there should be announced later today. stop leaders are locked in talks for a third day now. back here at home a

baltimore orioles pitcher acquitted in the shooting death of a man in the dominican republic. he was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a childhood friend and injuring the victim's cousin during a new years eve celebration this past year. the defense says the prosecution failed the prove simone fired the pistol. an update on a story that made waves across the country 39-year-old shawn weeper facing felony child abuse charges accused of allowing his 9-year- old daughter to drive his van while he was drunk last month. witnesses say he even bragged about it at a gas station in michigan police have a tape recording of the child admitting she drove she broke down and cried during a hearing yesterday. the judge will determine if the father will stand trial next. up next an asteroid flies right on by us, were scientists able to get a good look is the

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the asteroid missed earth as was predicted it was closest to earth 6:30 p.m. as they said it would be it wasn't supposed to be visible without a telescope it appears as only a faint glow on your average telescope any way but actually largest asteroid to pass between earth and moon in decades the proximity gave researchers the rare opportunity to study characteristics of such an as steroid. >> questioned we said there was no chance -- >> we have a co-worker who saw

it. it definitely didn't hit us. >> happened during happy hour we are not quite sure -- sarge. >> did you see jupiter next to the moon. >> i saw the big moon. >> it was daylight when you got up this morning >> it was not. >> i wouldn't have known what i was looking at. >> you will be able to see it tomorrow too. >> get up early. we should have nice weather with the exception of fog in a few spots, particularly in southern maryland. fog advisory until 10:00 a.m. this morning, smooth sailing, beautiful day temperatures as you go to mac 2. >> 67 degrees. >> yeah, yesterday we hit 69, just a degree or two cooler than yesterday. >> it felt warmer yesterday. >> i know because we have been so cool the last week or so. cool this morning 44 washington 43 quantico not getting a number down in leonard town but

fog across southern maryland, 47 annapolis, and to the north and west hagerstown 37 and 35 in martins burg. >> another nice day shaping up we should dee with mostly sunny skies maybe late this afternoon a few high, thin clouds from the west and a little of that fog might see it there across the southern portion of the bay this is our next weather event a cold front that will get in here, starting overnight tonight, tomorrow to be honest i think showers will be scattered, behind the front guaranteed we will get cooler temperatures, winds out of the south, mid- to upper 60s start a cool down, highs friday, behind the front only low 50s get out and enjoy today, bottom line, today another beautiful afternoon, sunshine, warm afternoon, 67 daytime high winds out of the south, 5 miles per hour cloud up tonight could be a few light showers tomorrow morning, 50 your overnight low temperatures up clouds overnight your 5 day forecast yeah, not bad, 57 tomorrow a

few showers in the forecast much cooler friday, 53 right now the weekend looks great or dry, temperatures back in low 60s by sunday. that is a look at weather steve and alison back to you. all right tucker thank you. fox 5 follow up the teenager who had been shot on halloween night in georgetown died. 17-year-old garner one of six people shot in the district, halloween night and following morning the other five shot, not in georgetown but across the city are expected to survive. a dc firefighter seriously injured in a fire back on the job the day this happened back if april several firefighter went into the burning home to look for victims, five firefighters were hurt, one, chuck ryan was burnt on 35% of his body spent nearly 50 days in hospital now he is returning

to work. amazing. truly amazing. just fortunate to be here. >> so what is next? >> not sure. see what tomorrow brings. i just am excited to be through everything and i will be back at work. he has no hesitation going into another burning building to save a life that fire was the work of a serial arsonist he pleaded guilty to 5 counts. a consumer alert, for you now it is more important this year than ever before for consumers to educate themselves on open enrolment. joining us now with what we need to know, steve, live out of dallas for us this morning good morning steve. >> reporter: good morning alison. i really thing when people hear the words open enrolment it is like when we use words like

equity andest joe they get a very blank look -- escrow and they get a very blank look. there are changes coming to medical health insurance plans this year now, the biggest changes you will notice you are probably going to pay more at the doctors office probably going to take a little more out of your pay check here is the litmus test if you do not know the answer to the following questions, how is my health insurance coverage changing then you need the take action that comes in the form of just talking with your employer, starting that dialogue here at fox we have a webinar you can sign on to at home it has tonnes of information you will know more about fsa spending and insurance plans than you ever warranted to know before. but if you don't know you need to learn. is it all dependent on your situation?

>> i think people are generally overwhelmed by the idea, so let's break it down an fsa is a flexible spending account you take money put it into certain accounts that is for medical expenses it is a great budgeting tool you got the use it all by the end of the year otherwise you will lose it it could be a money saving tool the money you put into that account comes out of your pay check before the tax man gets his cut it lowers the amount of taxable income that you v so that could save you money at the end of the year. >> what is included as a qualified flex spending expense? what things are we talking about? >> you know i think a lot of consumers really there is a lot of misconception when they come to fsa they thing i don't have a huge medical condition probmoney to be bothered with a fsa but go online and do a search for qualified expenses somethings include transportation and tolls and parking, to and from medical appointments, other things maybe you have a special diet

you have to take into consideration, eat gluten free some of your food that you eat every week could be considered a qualified spending-- qualified fsa expense. if you are speaking about an fsa look at your medical budget for the year, put half in, if you can do it and spend all the money and not bogged down by all the reimbursements you have to go through, then in 2013 maybe raise that amount a little bit, really it starts with educating yourself on exactly what type of cash you are spending on medical expenses whether or not they are covered. >> we have a webinar i will call you later. >> we do. steve out of texas for us, always great information have a great day. the job of the day coming up next on fox 5. >> fannie mae asking for more tax payer money now we have details on the other side of

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business analyst, the candidate would have at least 6 years experience in systems development for more on that job and thousands of other listings head to myfoxdc.com look for the job shop tab. well, falling home prices mean more losses at mortgage giant fannie mae and the government controlled company says it is now asking the federal government for 7 .8 billion dollars to bail it out, it just posted a net loss of $5 billion for the third quarter, on top of the three billion it lost in the second quarter. steve. officially one of maryland's biggest solar power schools, they had a dedication for installation of 550 solar panels they generate more than 100-kilowatts of power each hour, it is a way to contribute to green solutions and community they are the product of a partnership between solar works, private investors, pepco and private and state funds.

much anticipated film, j ed gash premiered here. kevin mccarthy sits down with leonardo di caprio. holly good morning. >> good morning to you we are reviewing fashions this morning, that are perfect for all you moms to be out there. i am in that group myself we are live at apple seed, maternity and baby boutique we are getting expertise from lauren and coming up she is putting together her table of must have mommy items so that you will look cute while pregnant plus we will talk about tips trendy fashion that is what i am trying to say live next fox 5 morning news stay with us ♪

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19 kids and counting oh, yes they are still counting because baby number 20, for the duggers is on the way.

reality show stars, jim bob and michelle announced they are expecting yet another bundle of joy. their kids range in age from 23 months to 23 years i think they are grandparents at this point. the duggers, one of them, michelle says she was surprised to discover she was pregnant again at the age of 45. she is 45? i am 45. >> the couple says they leave their family planning up to god. doesn't it look like that house started as one house for four kids and they doubled it. >> steve you don't understand what i am saying she is 45. if she can have another baby, can't i? >> yeah, 17 more. >> okay. >> washington premier, big night last night at the museum, clint east wood on hand pre mere of j edgar, clint east

wood directed the film it opens today throughout washington opens nationwide friday. kevin mccarthy talked to leonardo di caprio about the complex of playing such a complicated man. >> you played intense characterses throughout your career do characteristics of these people pop up. >> it would be howard hughes if there ever was one because i used to do slightly obsess sieve things when i was little, stepping on cracks and i had to bring that out to the characters that lingered with me most of the time, if i am not able to go home and be myself, you know when the film is wrapped and feel like a free man i wouldn't be doing my job i try to embody the characters as best i can and leave it all on the table so to speak. whatever you have to portray about that characters should be

burned into sell lose. one line is that a man's legacy is often what is not seen. amazing to thing about as an actor do you feel it is the same for your business and acting it is not what is on camera that makes you who you are. j. edgar hoover there was so many questions to be asked on a personal level, his sexuality, what motivated him and that is always you have to retain some of that to keep the ambiguity. >> when you first came to hollywood when you were a young kid did you feel you had to be someone you were not in this business? was it a struggle for you? >> definitely when i was a young actor it was an interesting process you are so -- you are going through this audition process to get these jobs and want to please everyone around you make all the directors believe you can do and accomplish anything it wasn't until the moment i

wanted to quit, remember i was 12 or 13 and i said, you know what this isn't for me i am not getting much work, and i am sick of this dog and pony show maybe i will do something else that was the moment where i started landing roles it felt like it took a level of detachment and ability to walk away from something was very important in the process of focussing on the work and wanting to please everyone around you. kevin says he gives j edgar a 34 out of 5 great acting the -- 4 out of 5 great acting the individual acting was better and makes up for the movie. he expects leonardo di caprio to be up for an oscar. >> j. edgar hoover must be doing a little happy dance in the grave he is being played by leonardo di caprio. all right then.

fox 5 mommy is learning about pregnancy. >> she is learning about trends. >> there are 4 million babies born in the u.s. each and every year a lot of moms spent 40 weeks, trying to look hip, did they accomplish it? if they know lauren they did she is a stylist and hanging with us. we did work clothes and professional looks last hour we still just want to look fun, hip and cute in our daily lives. >> and get a little bit of that casual trend what is hot and how do we wear it with a bump. >> exactly we will talk about the bump in a second let's get started. >> first we've got gina i love everybody looks so gorgeous this morning she is rocking the

poncho trend this is something a lot of women are intimidated about, it is a wearable trend what i love when you have a bump we are show casing the bump you don't want to hide it. that is one of the challenges. i think that has been a change in thought it used to be back in the day you could wear these moo moos i think you look smaller when you show it off more. >> absolutely not maternity, this is from lord and taylor a great pan poncho, great for transition. >> do you know what you are having? >> i am having a little girl. it is warm and comfy. >> you are still skinny because you can wear skinny jeans. let's bring in our next model. so here we have not only a pop up color, let's talk about skinny jeans, rock them when

you are pregnant they will actually look good. >> one thing i would say, maternity clothes can be expensive there is a lot of places to get inexpensive ones but invest in one good pair of jeans that make you feel good. >> i would say that even if you are not pregnant. >> maternal america is a great brand which the three of you have on it is a great price point $98 for maternity that is great and it will work transitionally after >> you were saying, first of all are you having a boy or girl. >> a little boy. >> we have a girl and a boy and i don't know. you were afraid of bold color. >> yeah, you know, i made even being one of the owners here i made the mistake of gravitating to black and grey lauren showed me i can pull off a bold color and not feel -- >> and look fabulous >> i didn't think i could. >> the long necklace, so yeah. >> when you are pregnant this is the time to wear

accessories. >> that can show case your personality. >> get at that mileage out of less is more. >> we only have a minute left. >> fantastic, cargo pants, maternal america you are show casing what is great, a nursing top, so what is nice of course, viewers can't tell we know this ice versatility for you and pops with a fun jacket. >> your own jacket you wear you don't have to button them. >> i am 36 creeks along i don't want to buy -- weeks along i don't want to buy any more new maternity stuff. >> one of your must have items. >> belly bandit this is great it is like a big ace bandage you will throw around your waist after you have the baby whether you had a c section or not. >> i will take that. >> over here, the half cammy and full cammy can be used for nursing i have the half and full, great lingere helps.

pregnant pops. i love those. mama spanx a must have. >> very good lauren you are the greatst thank you so much for all your wonderful advice. myfoxdc.com our website, we have link to aped seed and we have a -- apple seed and we have link to your website as well. coming up next hour, clothes make you look good but staying fit makes you look even better we will talk about being fit and pregnant in our 9:00 a.m. hour. >> just about 7 years too late for me but thank you. 8:54 a.m., we are rolling on entertainment world mourning the loss of another star. we will find out more about what happened to rapper heavy d. >> close look at counterfeit goods we are helping you learn how to spot a fake. fox 5 morning news will be right back 

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good morning to our facebook fan of the day. she says she watches fox 5 so much that her family calls her for the weather, traffic and school closings, also wants to give a shout out to keisha her sister who also wrote in urging us to pick her. good morning to both of you. if you would like to have the honor tomorrow, go to facebook post a comment under cozy's photo. that does it for this hour. one more hour to go. tony is back up to join alison. >> thanks very much. here is some of the stories we are following, his career is legendary now it may be coming to an end, penn state head coach joe paterno may be forced out of his job the latest development as the investigation into child sex abuse allegations, against

gerry sandusky takes another turn. >> students and parents pay a lot for college tuition imagine a student never having to attend a single class but getting an a any way that happened to some students not because the students didn't go to class because their professor allegedly never showed up. they may look real but some times designer products you may find for a steal, could be fake. so how do you tell if it is the real deal we have tips for you coming up a little later. pgh >> gucci is spelled goo. >> exactly. >> hey, tucker. should be another beautiful day expecting sunshine temperatures back mid- to upper 60s. we have changes starting tomorrow let's kick it off with a dense fog advisory to the south and east