eye on radar. hey tucker. good portion of your day today, rain, keeler temperature -- cooler temperatures on the way as well. hd radar shower activity i opened it up for you a little bit haviest rain, south and southeast of sit -- heaviest rain, south and southeast of the city, leonard town, charles county, calvert county getting heavy rain this is pushing off north and east, but look what is lurking here out to the west, west virginia, more rain area of low pressure riding along that frontal system moving on through at a very slow pace we will have showers with us on and off throughout the day today, and even the possibility of a thunderstorm this afternoon don't be shocked if you hear a few rumbles of thunder. temperatures have not budged all morning 57 degrees regan national humidity way up, 96% winds shifted out of the south and southwest earlier this morning, now out of the north they will pick up later this

afternoon 5 to 10 miles per hour most importantly, they will bring in cooler air. temperatures falling this afternoon looking forward to our forecast today, we are looking at there you go, sunshine, well, we are not going to see sunshine a lot of clouds and temperatures in the low 60s. 62 for an afternoon high. more details on the forecast coming up in a couple minutes i will be upstairs, back to you. >> thank you. >> secret service found two bullets on the grounds of the white house one smashed into a window. >> investigators want to know if this is connected to a recent shooting on constitution avenue. stacy cohen following our top story all morning live near the white house with the latest. stacy. >> good morning it is a very unusual situation, to be sure. first a report of a shooting near the white house friday now reports that bullets were found on the property. now secret service yesterday, found two bullets the first had gone through a window, smashed a window outside the white

house however it was stopped from penetrating the building by bullet proof glass they have to protect the interior, the other was found outside the white house the question, is this connected to what happened friday, on that day, some witnesses reported hearing gunfire near the white house, and park police are looking for this man his name is oscar ortega hernandez, apparently they saw -- witnesses saw two vehicles fleeing the scene of this shooting a short time later an abandoned vehicle was found by police inside was information connecting that vehicle to hernandez in addition they found a weapon an ak-47 assault rifle inside that vehicle. he is known to law enforcement, he has a history of drug charges and abuse of a police officer, assaulting a police officer, we do not have any more information as to whether or not he is still in the area he is believed to have come to the area within the last few

weeks most of his crimes were committed out west. with regard to the bullets they found here at the white house, secret service is not saying whether they thing it is connected to the incident friday but they are investigating. stacy cohen, sarah and tony back to you. president obama arrived in australia early this morning he is being honored by the country's leaders. ♪ [ music ] at an official arrival ceremony in the capitol this morning the president stood with his hand over his heart as a military band played the national anthem he is announcing plans to station over 2,000 u.s. marines in australia and says the united states does not fear china. china quickly reacted saying a bigger military footprint in the pacific may not be appropriate. new this morning prince georges county police investigating two separate killings, first police called

to the 700 block maury avenue around 11:00 p.m. last night when they got there they found a man lying in the street with gunshot wounds he was pronounced dead at the hospital. a few hours earlier a similar scene in district heights this one in the 2100 block of county road, police found a man lying in a parking lot also with a gunshot wound he died at the scene. police don't have suspects in either case, there is no word on whether they thing these crimes are related. police in fairfax county trying to figure out if an incident at a shopping center last month is related to a murder last year a man jumped into a car with a woman in it october 27th she screamed and jumped out but was not hurt. police are examining surveillance video of that confrontation it happened in the same place vanessa fam was last seen summer 2010. >> you see the victim walking across the parking lot she is now getting in her vehicle, he is approaching the rear. it is the same parking lot where vanessa fam was last seen

alive last june 27th, before she was eventually discovered murdered along arlington boulevard, williams drive. now the woman who screamed and jumped out last month later provided police with a composite sketch of the man said to be in his 20s or 30s. it is a day of remembrance james madson university a candle lit vigil is being held for six members of the family that have died this semester. the latest happened yesterday when a person was hit by a bus on campus. two students died in recent months, one was killed in a skate boarding accident the cause of death for the other student is unknown. two recent graduates have also lost their lives as well as the school's vice provost who died last week of an apparent heart attack. alleged penn state sex scandal, getting more complicated by the day. now a district judge faces

scrutiny, and one business that has no affiliation with the school is getting caught up in the controversy. fox's aiynsley ear hart has more. >> reporter: more than a week after the allegations against former penn state coach jerry sandusky surfaced students on the campus are still coming to terms with the or deal. >> so enormous. i can't get my head around it. >> reporter: news airing monday night on nbc doing lit toll help the notorious coach to clear his name. >> i have horsed around with kids, i have showered after work outs i have hugged them and i have touched their leg. >> pretty clearly i think he is guilty. >> reporter: the coach is one of several people facing backlash for not doing more to stop sandusky in an e-mail obtained by associated press he says i did stop it, not physically but ... the judge presiding over

the case is coming under scrutiny it has been discovered she served as a volunteer to sandusky's charity, the second mile some are calling for her to be removed from the case but she is keeping tight lipped about her involvement. >> not permitted to speak about pending cases. >> a thrift store in west philadelphia is feeling the effect of the scandal. a store called second mile is dealing with a loss. >> i knew it had nothing to do with us if you were in the habit of donating to a nonprofit you believed in, i would quit giving too if i thought there was a connection. >> reporter: sandusky will appear in court december 2nd he will have a preliminary hearing to see if there is enough evidence for prosecutors to move forward with the case. >> there is another new development pennsylvania governor tom core bet approved a $3 million state grant to second mile charity this past summer despite knowing about

the penn state child sex abuse investigation he is facing criticism for that, that grant is now on hold. in basketball more fall out from the nba lock out the league has cancelled all games through december 15th, 324 games now lost, that translates to more than a quarter of the season. the news came just hours before locked out players filed two anti trust lawsuits against the league in at least two states. >> anti capital limp occupy protests started all around the world started two months ago in new york city, police moved in and evicted protestors in the park in manhattan. they are being allowed back in but a judge ordered, they can only stand no lying down, no sleeping bags, no tents. >> i will find a new place absolutely because this is going to come down to local communities, i think there needs to be kind of central

places for the movement, move into neighbourhoods all other the country all over the world. >> occupation of the park served a good purpose at first got a lot of attention but now it is time to turn the corner and become a national organized movement engaged with legislatures, not just sitting in parks. a number of protestors have moved on to something called occupy the highway, they are walking from new york to washington dc and hope to arrive in the nations capitol a week from today. there is an effort to improve the lives of people with down syndrome. a gala being held in dc tonight featuring special guests and celebrities, super model beverly johnson will join us to talk about the effort coming up next on fox 5 morning news. a treat for x factor fans, top 10 take the stage tonight find out what you can expect when we talk with the show's host, steve jones, stay with us state farm. this is jessica.

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welcome back, a little more crowded at the international space station this morning overnight an american and two russians moved on to the station, two hours after their capsule successfully docked the new crew h stay on the station until march the current crew is due back on earth next week. sarah. tony every day the global down syndrome foundation is working to improve the lives of people with down syndrome research, medical care, education as a way to celebrate and raise money the foundation is holding a gala tonight with special guests and celebrities, joining us in studio this morning is a big celebrity, super model beverly johnson is here her niece will also be participating in the event tonight as well. beverly thank you so much for coming in. >> thank you for having me. i really appreciate you taking the time to get this event out there. >> and i thought it was interesting we were talking just a moment ago about how this is one of the least funded issues that we are dealing with

and we need to raise awareness. >> absolutely, my niece has down syndrome, so this event this evening means a lot to me. we had this event in denver, to a very successful crowd and we raised a lot of money, now we are here in washington dc to raise awareness and to let everyone out there in congress know that we really need this down syndrome to be funded. >> this is a picture of you with your niece, you will both be walking the runway tonight. >> that's correct. >> tell us a little bit about the foundation and why this is -- i mean obviously it is near and dear to your heart but why it is important people know about this and help out >> i think everyone has someone in their family or knows someone that has down syndrome you automatically thing it is really being funded by the government and it is not being funded in a very significant way. and these children have so much to offer and can make such a

contribution to society i am learning so much every day from these children that i've met and also from my niece, and that they really need to be taken care of in the way of research and also in the way of educational programs so they can have the kind of life they deserve. >> so tell us what to expect for the event tonight there is a fashion show going on, to raise money, explain what people will experience there tonight. >> well, tonight it is all about fun and it is -- when you see the expression on these kid's face when they take the runway and the self-confidence they get from an event like this, it makes it all worth it. so tonight it is a great dinner, we have glad disnight performing. >> big stars. >> it is about fun, fun for the kids that have down syndrome to participate in something like this, which is rare for them, and also to celebrate who they are. and also it is a lot of fun for me. >> there is a lot of folks

there. i know the event is open to the public but there are still tickets available. >> there are tickets available please come on down and join the fun. >> so $500 for general admission $1,000 for vip and all the money goes to the foundation. >> that's correct. >> that is tonight, 6:00 p.m., jw marriott, pennsylvania avenue, for folks to head down i know there will be several folks from congress there as well that are really going to you know -- are they folks you have talked with pushing this cause as well. >> i have not met them yet but they are going to walk the runway they are putting on another hat tonight or dress. >> right all right beverly johnson thanks so much again the global down syndrome foundation gala holding tonight at jw marriott good luck to you. >> thank you so much. >> tony back over to you. >> thank you both. airforce one audio recordings uncovered from the day john f

kennedy was assassinated. those tapes are for sale. >> holly is headed to the circus of sorts. holly. >> yes, not just any circus this is cirque du soleil and the show is kidam it is in town at verizon center where we are live this morning if you have never been to a cirque du soleil show before you need to treat yourself if you have this is one you need to add to make sure you see this is where you will see acts like none other, we will meet performers and talk about how special this show is, all live later. first today's trivia question, which of the continuous 48 states was last

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making headlines more than 100 business leaders, educators, state officials will join maryland governor o'malley's trade mission to india. they are out thing the trip as the largest in maryland history and first by a sitting governor in the free state they will arrive in india, november 28th. >> head of cesars entertainment corporation toured the site of the propose t casino in baltimore, the project would include a steak house and shops. cesars wants the general assembly to ask voters for a state constitutional amendment to allow table games. they will decide by march whether to approve the proposal. a lost jfk assassination tape going on sale the longest

version of the recording made onboard airforce one right after president kennedy was killed november 22nd, 1963 as the plane flew back from dallas to andrews airforce base it includes more hours of recordings than any other tape previously found it was discovered in the personal effects of kennedy's senior military aid he died in 1991 his widow 2009 when the tape was discovered the asking price half a million dollars it comes in its original box with a type written label showing it was made by the white house >> amazing. >> producers searching for the perfect town to host a new reality dating show. we know virginia is for lovers but does culpepper have what it take it is town manager joins us live after the break. >> then the paternity suit against justin bieber dismissed. the woman who claimed he fathered her child is backing down more details when we head

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love is in the air in one local town, culpepper virginia, still in the running to become the setting for love town usa, that is a new dating reality show, yet to hit the air, the town made the first cut and producers are visiting with county officials today to check out the must see hot spots and romantic places they are also interviewing applicants, joining us now with more details, the town manager, good morning kim thanks for joining us. >> hi. >> the first thing that comes to mind no disrespect to culpepper but culpepper? what makes culpepper so romantic? >> culpepper is awesome. have you ever been here? >> i have not been to culpepper

i must say. >> no, it is a fantastic little town all you have to do is look up and down the street and you will see what makes it so romantic it is truly a wonderful wonderful place to live and visit. >> how did culpepper get involved in this, did you hear about the show and apply or did they come to you? >> actually they came to us they came to our tourism director and after she got the call from them that we were being considered she filled out a formal application. >> do you have a sense of how many other towns were considered? the fact that you've made the final cut must be exciting. >> we are incredibly excited, they are being closed lipped about how many other communities are in the running but we are ever hopeful. >> producers are there today my understanding is that you have already talked to them did you take them around to different sites. >> they are. we just finished up interviews in the ravens nest here on davis street, by the way one of

the ten best streets in america, and they are getting ready to go on their tour, right now. and what have -- do you know if they like what they see so far? >> they said they do. i guess the proof is in the pudding we will see. >> i guess, one of the things they would base it there because they would talk to people you know there were peopho would be on the show is this a hot bed of singles activity? what is going on. >> it is. it is. i am one of them. >> oh, really? [ laughter ] >> well, perhaps tucker would like to get involved in this segment. kim, tell me, give me a couple specifics, are there romantic restaurants you told me about the ravens den is that it? what else. >> the ravens nest there are some fantastic restaurants, bodis across the street, it is about time right down here

nationally recognized we were just featured in travel and leisure magazine as one of the best places to visit in america and we've got some folks coming through today that read that article and want to see culpepper we are surrounded by beautiful country side, fantastic vineyards and some moon shine down this way too. >> moon shine now we are getting into the details here. all right kim when do you think they will let you know? have they said when? >> they did not they indicated it would be some time hopefully in the next few weeks but i certainly can't quote them on that we are just hopeful. >> we wish you the best of luck hopefully because if they do it there, a lot of people -- kim alexandre the town manager in cull pepper and facebook status. >> single. >> got it thanks kim. what is the ravens nest? >> it is a restaurant i believe. >> okay. i didn't hear her say that part.

>> cute little town. >> now i don't see how they could give it to anybody else. >> she is dynamic. >> her enthusiasm she is single. >> and wearing the color of love. >> she is. >> very good i hope they get it. >> a lot of singles in culpepper. >> or you know -- >> really for romance you got to be two people i guess there are singles but some couples and happily married people too. quite the hot bed of activity. >> i am impressed. >> i am curious now. >> me too. you know honestly i have never been to culpepper either. >> i think i have driven through it. >> i talk about it all the time. let's see how culpepper is doing, break into showers for the rest of us, lots of rain. culpepper is getting a break, right underneath it if we lose that bug. you are getting a break i promise more showers, on the way, shortly, there is a lot more rain off to the south and west, check out all the rain

washington, south and east, southern maryland, good moderate rain band moving through as we speak calvert county about to push across the bay, la plata wag door of, off to the north -- waldorf, off to the north and west, for the time being washington, points south and east and prince georges county as well. bigger picture, cold front we will combine this with cooler air that has the potential to kick off a few thunderstorms later today as well. look at the rain throughout the west, a big day, throughout wednesday here and cooler air will settle in later tonight. definitely jacket weather, probably an umbrella, rain will sting around for the afternoon and evening hours. >> -- stick around for the afternoon and evening hours. notice parts of the area not getting rain not going to rain all day but later this afternoon could see that

conductive line develop code word for thunderstorms as the whole thing fades south and east we will get clearing not so much overnight but during the day tomorrow left over sprinkle for the morning commute tomorrow and then get this to the east of us and clearing out but much much cooler, by tomorrow. cool right now 56 regan national, i think we will be highs 60 or so later today and cooler weather will start to settle in later this afternoon, 57 dulles, 57 bwi marshall. forecast cloudy skies, shower, thunderstorms in the forecast all day, 62, daytime high winds out of the north, 5 to 10. showers stick around for the evening commute right into the night time hours, 46 overnight low, cloudy sky showers continue winds out of the north, check out the cold weather it will feel brisk around here tomorrow sunshine by afternoon only 50, tomorrow night's low, 32 in town, friday and saturday morning fee which aring the coldest air of the season temperatures in the 20s by saturday morning, and any

left over tender vegetation i have a plant i left outdoors all summer bring it in end of the week or they will no longer be with us. >> that happens to me every year i always forget. >> you know what times the. >> time for tmz. >> big new it is woman claiming justin bieber fathered her child dismissed her paternity suit. >> wait until we find out why. >> numbers behind michael vick's bankruptcy will leave your head spinning. >> time to check with tmz is that dax? it is dax. >> good morning. >> all right let's talk justin bieber we were all wondering what really was going on, and now it sounds like they are like okay, you are going to say that, you are going to say i am the dad, we will sue you. looks like someone backed down here. >> come on from the beginning there was something fishy about this whole story this woman claiming that he is the father of her baby i mean nothing was really matching up and bieber came out and said fine i will

take a paternity test just to prove you wrong and once it comes back negative then i am going to sue you and your lawyers and everyone involved because this story is so ridiculous after he threatened that she decided to back down she removed the paternity lawsuit and the interesting thing that i think is more telling is the fact her lawyers quit her and said nope we are no longer going to be your lawyers. i think there was a major flaw in this story and i think the lawyers did not want to risk a lawsuit on themselves either >> looks like it. all right. >> all right. dax tell us about michael vick makes a lot of money but spends a lot too. >> well, the thing is he is the richest man going through bankruptcy ever keep in mind he had to file for bankruptcy a little while ago a part of this you have to submit all your financial documents on an ongoing basis we got our hands on financial statements from july to september, 2011, alone, right, just this little period

he made $11 million, and he is making money like crazy but spending money like crazy, i know in taxes alone he had to spend 4 .8 million dollars, in baby mama drama, $47,000 paying off child support, for his houses like $73,000, and then you know, it was interesting to see how he was getting this money eagles sent him a check for 5 .8 million dollars a week later sent him a $300,000 check and then a week later another $300,000 check i mean he is just rolling in cash. so, just interesting he had to go through bankruptcy. >> richest man in bankruptcy ever perhaps. >> well, we had mc hammer what is he doing these days any way >> trying to make money any way he can. >> there is hope for michael vick he has a lot of pay checks in the future. >> he will be just fine and able the get himself out of

bankruptcy. >> thanks dax. talk to you tomorrow. >> bye. >> tony over to you. >> thank you very much check this out a bizarre pattern discovered in the desert in china take a look this is the view from google maps. now the conspiracy theories are flying, why some say it should look familiar to residents here in dc. we will have that next on fox 5 morning news first another look at today's trivia question which of the continuous 48 states was last to be explored north dakota, idaho, washington, new mexico. fox 5 news, fox 5 morning news back after the break, 9:36 a.m. y keep charging you more...

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u.s. debt and home builder confidence oil just jumped to $100 a barrel first time since july and report on inflation this morning shows it eased last month after prices rose sharply this spring. we will continue to watch that, dow down 118 right now. >> red ink keeps piling up for the postal service they said they lost more than $5 billion in the past year and expects higher losses in the coming year mostly due in part to faster than expected declines in first class mail the post master general is urging congress to give a reprieve on a health benefit payment which is due friday. congress is about to pass one of the things in president obama's jobs plan the house is expected to overwhelmingly approve a bill that one, helps government contractors cutting a required withholding tax, two, gives tax breaks to companies that hire unemployed veterans and three, beefs up job training programs senate passed it last week congress is

getting ready to send it to the white house for the president's signature. >> google maps uncovered strange patterns in china. >> take a look at this, some connected it to the district of columbia, you see it there, this is a series of giant structures, in the gobi desert on the border with mongolia, they appear to be grid patterns or a pattern of some type. some claim it is a replica of streets in washington dc. >> i don't see that. >> not at all. >> if you zoom in on a nearby area, that looks like a spiral pattern from the bird's eye view it appears to show, planes and military trucks scattered around. uk telegraph reporting that these and other sites are located around the headquarters of china's space program some are calling it china's area 51. >> so strange. like you said, i don't get that it is the streets of washington dc. at the same time it doesn't put me at ease as to what is going on over there.

>> no. >> kind of odd. >> obviously something they don't want us to know about. >> we will keep watching the dessert. >> top 10 final lists take the stage tonight, so, what can we expect, we are talking of course x factor, host steve jones, coming up after the break. cirque du soleil is in town, this isn't just any old performance, none of them are old, holly is taking us behind the scenes of the latest project called kidam. fox 5 -- >> how. >> okay. >> i see you are flexible >> i am sore already. >> fox 5 morning news will be right back and more... and more? stop paying so much for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online: just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years. you save $600. go to verizon.com/greatprice to sign up now and get $300 back with a two-year contract.

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what to expect going forward. >> tonight the top 10 x factor final lists will perform with a hope of continuing on the road to that $5 million recording contract, this morning we are joined by steve jones to find out what to expect in this fierce competition if it is anything like it has been it will be fierce, steve good morning thanks for joining us. >> good morning alison, good morning washington and president obama. >> we hope he indeed is watching and the entire first family indeed and watching the show we love x factor and boy, it has been filled with drama and i will just ask you though, can we expect same from the competition tonight. >> no, you can't expect the same expect more drama, how do you like that. >> very much but i must say last week steve i kind of -- i was waiting to see how you were going to get out of it when paula didn't want to basically, judge between her two groups,. >> paula went bye bye. >> i thought you handled it so

well. >> it is tough. i mean i don't take any joy in cutting paula off i love that woman and relish every word that comes out of her mouth but we are operating in limited time, it is a 2 hour show and i -- actually the results show is an hour long we have to have a definite conclusion. since simon is turning around going back off leave her alone. that annoys me because it is like he is making out i am picking on her i am not just trying to get an answer we need answers the show needs an answer it is a tough situation >> i imagined it being -- the rules need to be followed because you are talking about the balance of people's careers and lives and all that. >> exactly there is a $5 million recording contract you know, and a commercial with pepsi at stake we need to make sure rules are out there for everybody to see. needs to be quite clear what is happening. can't risk messing up and giving a $5 million recording contract to someone who perhaps

didn't deserve it. you have to be clear on this stuff. some times that involves cutting people off much like i just cut you off alison. i can't help myself. we haven't heard from you we've talked to the judges and some of the acts that get booted but still they talk to us afterwards but we want to know more about you and if you are -- >> what do you want to know. >> i know you are welsh i know you started off as a mould and that was easy -- model and that was easy to figure out but you are so busy with the hosting tell us about you. >> well, i mean i did model for a short window in 99 and 2000 it was short window because i was hugely unsuccessful i modeled in thailand, korea, london essentially went no, you are not going to be a model you are too generic for us. i stumbled into hosting a

friend rang me out of the blue and said there is a job going in the local paper back in wales to host a show called pop factory, that was 10, 11 years ago and i have been building up and up here i am in america hosting x factor talking to alison from washington it is awesome. >> so are you having fun here on the x factor? how does that compare to the show's overseas. >> i mean, i got to be careful because i love the shows i have hosted back in britain but there is -- this is a big show i mean if you are in america and you are working on a hit show that is kind of like the dream scenario, that is what you want everybody wants to do what they do on the biggest stage possible and arguably the x factor is it so i am loving doing the show i am loving working with the judges simon cowell and life is pretty good i am content at the moment.

>> i would be too. thank you so much for joining us today. >> any time. >> and we look forward to the show of course tonight and tomorrow night too and we are loving getting to know you as well. >> thanks alison pleasure speaking to you, take care. >> getting exciting. >> very nice personality. >> yeah, he does. visit an imaginary world and don't have to go far to do it. >> that's right, cirque du soleil's kidam is here in washington dc. holly. >> good morning, tony i know it is always great when we get good access. we are getting that here this morning cirque du soleil has set up in verizon, cirque du soleil never dispoints this is a limited engagement plan your week out and make time for this show opens tonight, this morning we are getting in on last minute rehearsals, jessica is the publicist since this

show is running for quite some time you probably don't need many rehearsals. >> we move every week we have a different setting and the stage is set in a different environment every week we need to test it and we have to make sure -- >> there is always a learning curve that makes it fun though. >> yes. >> so you know when it comes to a cirque du soleil show there is always a story, always characterses give us an overview what kidam is about. >> yep it is a beautiful production about a little girl and her family she goes into an imaginary world, and she meets all these characters, so we talk about a lot of celebration of individuality, people you pass on the streets and in a minute you would see her on the street and she looks like a normal girl but give her the stage for 5 minutes she will do something maizing, wow you and open up your mind. >> and you know what is amazing about cirque du soleil they are

able the continually wow the audience, how are they able to continually find, one act that is just better than the next over and over. >> the casting department takes care of finding people to replace, great performers we already have and finding new talent everybody that makes it into a show is already at the top of their form and best at what they do. that is what we are bringing you this week. >> well, we are so glad you are here and you heard her reference, ana is standing by as well now where do you come in in the story? >> i come on in beginning of second half so basically, when the little girl sees me i guess she sees the transformation from a little girl to a woman and sees like in my number you can see it is kind of talking about different kinds of addiction i am working on here

they thrill me every time. >> how did you know you were really good at balancing and flexible? >> i was an athlete before so when i finished, i got into cirque du soleil and did a lot of different things but it has always been my dream to do handball lancing for eight years i have been dreaming to do that finally my dream has come true. >> how awesome is that do you ever eat anything fattening anna. >> yes, i do. >> good i feel better about that. >> will you share some of your dream with us? >> of course. >> all right let's hand it over to anna and watch her do handball lancing ♪ [ music ] ♪

all of the acts, get yourself enveloped in the story of the show it opens tonight here at verizon center, unique experience you often don't get to see a cirque du soleil show in an arena. they are doing 8 performances only, myfoxdc.com our website,

we have a link to there, they have tickets left but they have told us tickets are going fast you probably want to get them as soon as you can if you want to make them part of your plans for the latter part of the week i have seen many a cirque du soleil show and never been disappointed and always wowed i think that would be the same case with this show. so, why don't we just leave it right there, with that and i am going to go take some tylenol, for anna. because that has got to be hurting. back to you all in the studio. thank you so much. >> that always leaves me with a cramp in my hamstrings. >> tucker has final check on weather coming up. >> and the answer to the trivia question after the break ♪

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>> all right facebook fan to have day, anika she and her husband and what she calls their twin cesss watch the show every morning getting ready for their day we thank them they are cute. join us on facebook myfoxdc.com post a comment under their photo. >> all right now the answer to today's trivia question idaho was the last of the contiguous 48 states to be explored lewis and clark expedition first entered 1805 several thousand native americans lived there at that time. >> they would have made some great comedy movies in the 50s. discovered the potato. big old 50 thursday and friday, colder weather on the way. >> no respect for history. >> thank you for watching, remember the news is always on myfoxdc.com. >> wendy is next