we've bypassed chilly and gone to cold. tony? >> coming up this weekend we're going to see -- >> you're hand some without your glasses. >> thank you so much. >> yeah. >> take a look at what's happening now. i can't see what's happening now. >> you're still handsome. >> current temperatures in the 30s and 20s. 35 now here in washington. 30 at dulles airport. baltimore at 31 degrees. fredericksburg, virginia, 30. hagerstown at 31. here's the satellite radar composite. actually it's just satellite. if it was satellite radar, still be nothing on it. no rain and cloud cover. mostly clear skies and it will be clear, bright sunny for your day today. forecast for today, sunshine but cool. little bit breezy. i won't say cool, chilly is a better word. 46 for the high in the district. fredericksburg 48 for a high. that's a look at what's

happening with the weather. now let's get updated on the rush hour. >> reporter: traveling on 66 this morning, you'll find the lanes are open. not that bad. good morning to the crew in skyfox. traveling east of centreville, all lanes are open. not a bad commute. lanes are open, no incidents to report as you make your way toward 50 and continue to 495. easy start coming out of gainesville headed towards centreville. southeast washington, the ride, we have a stalled car. it's tying up the left lane. traveling inboun270, still at s most part, leaving 118 headed out towards nba. thanks. new this morning, the search is on for suspects after an armed

robbery overnight op the university of maryland's campus. campus police say it happened at cecil hill shortly before 12:45 this morning. no one was hurt. it's unclear what the suspects may have gotten away with. also new this morning, another sports school finding itself in the spotlight. now syracuse university responding to allegations that a coach may have abused young boys. sarah is back with the details of this big story. >> just like penn state, allegations surrounding a syracuse university assistant coach have been swirling for years, but are getting looked at again with closer scrutiny. espn is reporting two men have accused the assistant basketball coach of molesting them in the 80s and 90s when they were ball boys with the team. one of the men says he began molesting him at 13 or 14 and sexual contact continued until he was around 27.

the man told espn the alleged abused occurred at the coach's home, and at the university and on road trips. the university last night placed the assistant coach on administrative leave. it became aware of acquisitions in 2005 -- accusations in 2005. the victim says police did not pursue the case because the statute of limitations had expired. su says it launched its own investigation at the time, but found no evidence to support the claims. both university and city police have opened new investigations. the assistant coach has been with syracuse 35 years. but another controversy now surrounding another university. >> sarah, thanks so much. we'll keep you updated on that story and more. more fallout from the penn state child sex abuse case. a pennsylvania lawyer says his client will testify that

sandusky sexually assaulted him. this lawyer also says other accusers are coming forward. he expects to say more about that in the coming days. the statement comes two days after sandusky's tv interview claiming he was innocent of all charges. sandusky's lawyer says he expects some victims to come forward and deny 70 allegations -- some of the allegations. in a video oscar ortega- hernandez says he is jesus christ. let's get more from fitz outside the white house. >> reporter: he was arrested for charges he took shots at the white house and now this morning the secret service and federal prosecutors have charged him with attempting to assassinate president obama. u.s. federal court judge in pittsburgh read the charges against him in court documents. people who know him say he not

only thought he was jesus christ, but believed he and president obama in fact were the anti-christ. police say the 21-year-old fired two shots at the white house last week. in a rambling tape he railed against the u.s. federal government and pleaded with oprah winfrey to help get his message out. >> i'm begging you, oprah, please cast me on your show, oprah. it's crucial the world hear god's word for the fate of humanity, for the fate of mankind. for the fate of me seeing my son grow older. >> reporter: the idaho state university student who recorded the tape never did submit it to oprah winfrey. his professor says he never considered turning the tape over to authorities and the professor says much of this tape goes on to be rambling in nature. >> the video we have, there is no threatening statements

whatsoever. there is no reference to president obama at all. none of that. and that's why we really didn't do anything with it. he has just been watched over by god, and feels that he's somehow got some mission that he needs to accomplish. >> reporter: according to court documents released in the hearing yesterday, authorities found nine spent shell casings in the car that was abandoned by this suspect. he is expected to be extradited back here to the nation's capital, but at this point it's not clear when that transfer will take place. live outside the white house this morning, tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. back to you. >> thank you very much. steve? presidential hopeful herman cain has been the target of death threats and is the first of the presidential candidates to receive protection from secret service. he will not talk about the specifics. secret service protection is

given to each major party's nominee, but candidates can also request that protection. with the nation's first contest less than two months away, newt gingrich is also facing new scrutiny. doug luzader with more. >> reporter: a new poll out shows newt gingrich has a double digit lead in iowa. that is a meet oric rise, but he is also feeling heat. >> join me in giving a nice sunshine state welcome to newt gingrich. >> reporter: he campaigned in florida. but his numbers in iowa are turning heads. a new poll there shows him running away with likely republican caucus goers. >> we certainly got the feeling going around the state that there was a very significant consolidation towards my campaign. >> reporter: gingrich is opening new campaign offices, staff members who abandoned him a few months ago are returning.

but with the support comes scrutiny about divorces, personal spending habits and outside work, including a contract worth at least $1.6 million, paid to his consulting firm by freddie mac, the same agency he and other republicans have railed against for fueling the housing bubble. >> i didn't try to represent any position i didn't believe in before hand, and that's a big difference from being a lobbyist and consultant. >> reporter: he is riding high now, but other polls suggest some supporters are concerned about his electability running against president obama. doubts that mitt romney and other republicans are counting on as they watch again another fellow candidate surge to the top. while gingrich's rise in iowa is troubling for romney, it could be devastating for other republican candidates like michele bachmann or rick perry, who absolutely have though beat expectations there -- to beat expectations there.

in washington, doug luzader, fox news. hundreds arrested around the nation on the two-month anniversary of the occupy wall street movement. a protest in the district was peaceful. no arrests. [chanting] >> with d.c. police out in force on m street, a protest at the key bridge was peaceful. protestors didn't try to block traffic. they chose it as a symbol of the nation's aging infrastructure. >> in order to have the economy flowing and moving, we need the jobs, the money to spend. so businesses can keep going, so this country can keep going. >> over 200 were arrested as thousands protested in new york, though. occupy protestors there sat down in the middle of streets, tying up traffic in lower manhattan and around wall street. riot police stopped them from disrupting the stock exchange and stock brokers had their own signs that read, get a job. there were also protests in

l.a., boston and portland. do the redskins stand a chance this weekend against the cowboys? dave ross joining us with his predictions. i think i know what it is. but we'll find out. first, another look at weather and traffic. i'm pessimistic. i don't want to be this way. we'll also have more on the woman police say was promising to improve women's looks, but she was really putting their lives on the line, giving illegal implants in hotel rooms. stay with us. it's 10 minutes after 7:00.  

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a georgia woman busted, charged with giving women illegal silicone injections. procedures allegedly done in local hotel rooms. federal authorities say they

watched kimberly smedley for six months, accusing her of performing illegal butt and hip injections. they say a stripper nearly died from complications from four treatments smedley gave her in a baltimore hotel. agents arrested smedley last month at a hotel, where they say she was set up to do more injections. tony is back with us with a look at our forecast, which is down right cold this morning. >> certainly is. temps in the 30s for the most part. some temperatures in the 20s out there early this morning. it will be a chilly day today all through the day, really. let's take a look at temperatures across the nation and here. washington at 35 degrees. most of the area, low to mid- 30s. across the mid-atlantic and northeast, 36 in boston. 27 in raleigh. cincinnati at 27. we were watching that cold air last couple of days and now it's moved into here behind that frontal system that came

through. look at the nation. the trend certainly towards the colder temperatures this time of year and pretty much the entire nation is cold this morning. here's a look at local radar. nothing really to see. one blip up there to the north. we don't expect that to be anything, as there's not much in the way of cloud cover to provide anything precipitation- wise. we pull this out and across the country things are quiet, except across the northern tier, where we have clouds and precipitation, including a little bit of frozen precipitation across the up of michigan and a storm system pushing into the pacific northwest. five-day forecast, today high only in the mid-40s. about 46 degrees. cool, little bit breezy, but a lot of sunshine. tomorrow really not a bad day. temperature only a few degrees below normal. cool. 54degrees. sunday not bad if you're heading out to fed ex field. temperatures during game time, low to mid-60s.

the clouds build in. chance of rain the latter part of the day. now we feel like it will be after the game, but we'll wait and see. >> sun and tears sunday. >> perhaps. >> tears of joy? >> not all of us believe that, steve. >> all right. >> really? >> really. >> you're not talking about yourself are you? >> i'm talking about me. really. >> fantastic. we'll talk more with dave ross in a minute. tomorrow will be good no matter what, because it's saturday. >> it's not sun and tears, but sun and pumpkin pie. >> i am going to have pumpkin pie from julie wright on monday. >> nice. >> i might be having pie for tony perkins on monday, allison. >> that's nice, too. >> depends who wins the game. either way, we will share with you guys. you'll find your lanes are open traveling in the southeast washington by way of pennsylvania avenue and the bridge. stalled car at mlk junior avenue, was tying up the left

side of the highway. commute out of german town not bad. about 59 miles per hour headed southbound. all of your lanes here are open. traveling in virginia, there is a slow go on the outer loop leaving van doran street. was an accident, and it's cleared to the shoulder. skyfox above the beltway near 66. inner loop of the beltway to go westbound on 66, that's where we're checking for an accident reported to be on that ramp heading outbound on 66. the inner loop a slow go between braddock and gal us and 236. i think right there towards the bottom of your screen we have that incident. single file to the right as you continue outbound on 66 from the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. thanks. dave ross back with us to talk a little redskins football. tony giving a little support to the redskins.

>> yeah, i was talking to tony this weekend. he's leaning one way. >> okay. i'll be honest with you, because it's a rivalry game, because it's the cowboys, i will not be advised if the redskins win sunday. even though las vegas says this is the biggest points spread in the nfl. essentially when you add in the home field advantage, they're saying 11 points. i would not be surprised, but, but if i was a betting man, and i'm not, i would go with the cowboys. i would not be surprised if the redskins upset. >> it's the biggest spread they've ever had, seven and a half now for a visiting team, going on the road and being a seven and a half point favorite, i don't think that's ever happened in this rivalry. kind of shows where the two teams are now. again, starts and ends with the quarterbacks. we always talk about that. rex will get the nod again this week. his numbers, again, we've done this before, interceptions is a

problem. six touchdowns, 11 picks. shanahan went at great lengths on wednesday to say that neither one of those picks were his fault, which was interesting to me. i thought one was and one wasn't. >> even the one at the 10-yard line? >> he said it was not his fault. he said gaffney ran the wrong route. >> going for hankerson. >> it's what we thought, too. he is 3-3 the starter. career passing numbers and percentages 70.1. this year down 61.3. >> still okay. >> it's average. tony romo, and he's had a lot of injuries too, this year. >> lost their top runningback. >> right. 16 touchdowns this year. only seven picks. 5-4as a starter this year. career passing percentage, 95.8. this year, with all the injuries, it's up 97.7.

we like to bash on this guy because they haven't won big. >> he's getting it done. >> above average to semi elite quarterback. he's in that pack. he's pretty good. i'm just saying, everybody has injuries. he's figuring out how to get it done. >> the coach says it's not on the quarterback. >> say it's not on the quarterback, what shanahan at least says. we have to talk about tebow. >> once again last night. >> incredible to see what this guy has done. we're going to look at his numbers, too. granted, he doesn't throw the ball as much as those two guys we talked about. how much touchdown passes do you think -- he's had five starts. >> i say five. >> 7 touchdowns in those five starts. how many interceptions? >> i'll say five interceptions.

>> one interception. >> and one pick. that's efficiency. 79.8. the numbers are the numbers. that's the way they grade them out to be. i'm not saying one guy is better than the other guy. >> what's your point? >> the numbers don't lie. you can be efficient and figure out a way to get it done with a limited skill set. it's what we've seen in denver, it's what dallas has done with injuries. we'd like to see that happen in washington, d.c. >> who wins sunday? >> the cowboys. look, i've given the redskins the benefit of the doubt a lot. >> you've been with them the last three weeks in a row. and every week you say -- >> i'm not picking them anymore. >> and you always go back with them. >> yeah. >> you're sticking with your guns. >> yeah, i think there's too big of a disparity, and the more talented team, the cowboys. >> i think most people are with you. but we're hoping you're wrong. dave, see you again soon.

>> thanks. >> thanks, buddy. back over to allison. >> it's the home town lean after all. just saying. 7:22 on this chilly friday morning. a new report says your safety on metro could be at risk because of the push to make the rail system safer. a closer look at how that could be when we come back. later we are celebrating chile right here in washington. holly is at the museum of the american indians with a preview. stay with us. hey, what are you drinkin'? i'm drinkin' dunkin'.

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back now on fox 5 morning news at 7:25, we are monitoring metro. a new safety report examines possible fatigue and possibly long work hours. management say it's rare the train operators are asked to work a double shift, equaling 16 hours, but plenty of maintenance workers are pulling

long hours, especially on weekends when major track work and repairs take place. that has some metro board members concerned. >> i always think about my daughter who rides metro at least twice a day and would i want her on a train or an escalator or elevator that was being operated by or had been repaired by somebody who had been working 12, 13 hours a day and the answer is no. >> metro managers hope to trim extended overtime in the next few months and limit shifts to no more than 13 hours at a time. flying out of reagan national this weekend? don't plan on taking metro. three stations will be closed from 10:00 tonight until 5:00 a.m. monday. metro says the shutdown is necessary for major repairs and upgrades. if you're going to the airport from downtown d.c. there will be a nonstop shuttle bus from

metro center to reagan national. shuttle buses will run between all of the closed stations. 7:27 now on this friday morning. if you're just waking up, stay tuned because we're going to check top stories. airport security stepped up since 9/11 of course. but do you feel any safer? some members of congress say the tsa has a lot of work to do to actually keep you safe in the skies. a closer look coming up in our next half hour of fox 5 morning news. we'll be right back.      

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it is friday morning and we're checking headlines. a bizarre new video from the suspected white house shooter, oscar ortega-hernandez. the man accused of firing shots at the white house. he rambles on about being jesus christ. he thinks he is and he rails against the u.s. government. the video was ordered at idaho state university, meant to be an audition to be on oprah's show, which really isn't around anymore. we'll hear some of his ramblings coming up. police in syracuse, new york, are investigating allegationless of sexual molestation against a assistant basketball coach there. two former ball boys say the

assistant coach molested them for years. the school has placed him on administrative leave. the super committee has less than a week to come up with a plan to cut a trillion dollars from the budget of the still doubts on both sides a deal can be reached. living in interesting times now. >> yep. >> to say the very least. >> we're going to talk about that coming up later this morning, though. >> okay. hi, tony. >> hello. >> it's friday. happy friday. >> happy friday. cold friday. going to be a pretty day. >> ski jacket? >> that's too much for some. julie wright will be in a ski jacket. temperatures in the region. 30s for the most part here in washington at 35 degrees. dulles airport up to 31

degrees. i say come up, because they were at 28 a couple of hours ago. ocean city, 30 degrees there. factor in the winds, which are strong, little bit of a breeze. but that's enough to give a windchill of 29 in washington. 23 in baltimore. patuxent feels like 26 with the slightest of breezes. nothing really to show you. see that again. i don't know what that is down to our south. but it's in north carolina, so we're not going to worry about that. i don't really think there's anything -- there's nothing to make that happen, so that's a discrepancy. in our region, mostly clear skies. no precipitation here either. going to be a dry day today, with lots of sunshine as we've got pretty much nothing but clear sky out there. the forecast for washington for today looks like this, lots of

sunshine. not that warm, though. little bit breezy, brisk. 46degrees for your high today. that's well below normal. for tonight, another cold night with overnight lows in the low 30s in town. that means outside of town many of you will be in the 20s tonight under clear skies. five-day forecast, tomorrow a decent day. just cool. 54 with sunshine. sunday mix of sun and clouds with clouds getting thicker and increasing as the day progresses. late showers sunday. right now i'm thinking sunday evening, could they push up into the afternoon? that's possible. but now i'm going to say late afternoon and evening. 64degrees on sunday. showers monday, tuesday we drop back off into the 50s. that's the latest on the weather. now let's go to julie wright and get the latest on the roads. i had to steal somebody's -- >> she's got the jacket. [ laughing ] >> it's cold in here. >> i knew it. i knew it. you'll survive. >> somebody send me a snuggie

for christmas. that would be great. let's say good morning to the crew in skyfox. they are checking out the ramps from the inner loop at the beltway to the exit at 66, where we had problems earlier. incident on the ramp from the inner loop to go outbound on 66. looks like the activity has been cleared. whatever was there has cleared. lanes are open again on the ramp from the inner loop to the beltway to head outbound on 66. back inside and show you the outer loop, still below speed now, from van dorn street to route one, we had the crash, but the accident is gone. delays remain. outer loop in montgomery county, below speed leaving 95 trying to to get towards georgia avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. if you are traveling thanksgiving, you will have plenty of company. aaa predicts 4% increase over last year. 90% will drive this year, just 8% will fly.

when it comes to flying the friendly skies, do you feel safer today than you did 10 years ago after 9/11? congressional leaders don't think so. in fact, they released a report this week highlighting a decade of tsa mismanagement they say and failures and suggesting the agency needs to get its act together. joining us, congressman john micah, also the chairman of the infrastructure committee. good morning, sir. >> good to be with you. >> i think this is always on our minds when we board airplanes. are we safer today? sadly, this report suggests we are not. >> again, the report is a pretty comprehensive report. it looks at 10 years of faa and it concludes in fact faa has lost its way. right now we think that there's a lot to do to get faa on track and make certain that the public is secure. >> as the chairman, sir, of the transportation and

infrastructure committee, can you tell us your recommendations, what you and your colleagues say needs to happen? >> helping create tsa some 10 years ago, we found it's grown way too bureaucratic. 4,000 administrative people just in washington, d.c. another 10,000 out in the field. we've got 14 administratorrive staff, most making in the $100,000 range, and then we have sort neglected attention to screeners. they're hiring screeners from advertisements on pizza boxes and with ads above discount gas station pumps. >> when you think of the dollar bill value here, estimated $56 billion investment by the federal government into the tsa, where are we? are we safer? what do you see are the actual

loopholes when we fly? >> well, the problems start right at the top. we've had five administrators in nine years, we've had a period with no administrator. they've ended up purchasing billions of dollars worth of equipment. some of it sitting in warehouses, not installed. some of it deployed and not properly deployed. the failure rate in performances are unacceptable. this goes on and on. and we're calling for serious reform, reducing the bureaucracy and getting tsa into the security business and out of this bureaucracy and hr personnel business. >> the numbers are staggering. in the report you invite 25,000 airport surety breaches in -- security breaches in the days since 9/11. probably many are small, but that number is high. >> even with new technology, all kinds of things are getting

through. we've been very lucky so far. lucky first with passengers, we've been very fortunate passengers and crew have saved the day for us. we've also been fortunate with foreign intelligence. when it comes to tsa actually capturing people or stopping these events, they're always reacting rather than proactive steps and connecting the dots in security. >> we have a report from the tsa spokesperson, basically denouncing this report. i'll read some of it. he says, at a time when our country's averration system is stronger than it was 10 years ago, this is a disservice to the tsa. what's your response? >> i think that's unfortunate. two subcommittees came together and did this report. our intent is to make tsa better. we believe it's one of the most

important agencies and activities to make certain we're safe. when we're spending billions and the performance is down and the bureaucracy is big, it's a call for and a time for reform. >> we'll continue on this story. we appreciate you joining us this morning. this is representative john mica from florida, the chairman of the transportation and infrastructure committee. thank you so much, sir. >> thank you. 7:39 now on this friday morning. speculation for weeks and now it's official, another hollywood couple done. calling it quits. we'll tell you who -- >> this makes me sad. then it is long believed to be a tragic accident. but, homicide detectives in los angeles unexpectedly reopening the investigation into the death of natalie wood. stay with us. fox5 morning news will be right back. 7:39. [ male a the chicken marinara melt

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7:42. authorities reopening the case of the death of actress natalie wood. she drowned back in 1981. 30 years ago. happened after a night of

partying with her husband, robert wagner, and costar christopher wall kin on the couple's yacht. the coroner ruled it was an accident. there's new information and we'll keep you posted. say it isn't so, but it's the end of the road for ashton kutcher and demi moore. the 49-year-old actress is filing for divorce from her 33- year-old husband of 6 years. moore says her decision comes with great sadness and a heavy heart. the news confirms rumors of a pending split and accusations of infidelity. how do we know? yesterday kutcher tweeted, marriage is one of the most difficult things in the world, and unfortunately sometimes they fail. >> time to give up his twitter. >> is that part of the problem? >> perhaps.

twihards might be rubbing the eyes this morning. breaking dawn part one debuted in theaters at midnight. it focuses on the marriage of edward and bella and the birth of their child. kevin mccarthy reviewed the film. you can check that out, it's on myfoxdc.com. i will tell you he found it to be okay. okay. not fantastic. apparently other reviewers have said it's not good at all. >> looks pale in that movie. >> they're vampires. >> get with it. >> not like they go out in the sun. why are they outside? >> because it's in washington state. >> sorry. >> all right. that's a cue to talk about the x-factor. ♪ amazing grace, how sweet the sound ♪ well, the sound not sweet enough for the judges. 42-year-old stacy frances

eliminated last night. this morning it's 15-year-old astro, though, everybody talking about. he was in the bottom two are frances. when asked to sing for the judges last night, he said, uh- uh. he didn't really say that. he kind of did, though. he said he didn't want to perform. his mentor, l.a. reed talked him into it. after a lackluster performance, he scolded him, said he acted like a quitter. >> a little boy, was a brat last night. >> you know what, he was. but he cried and in the end he was kept in the competition and stacy was sent packing instead. >> which is unfortunate. but it's life. he is a better performer than she is. but his attitude was so rotten. >> don't want to reward that attitude. >> she was so grateful and humble. >> give him the benefit of the doubt he learned his lesson. >> i hope so. that attitude -- >> he may have done the damage.

>> people don't like that. >> yeah. >> he's had attitude anyway. >> america has to vote for these people. >> he is young, but still, wow. >> it was unfortunate. >> it's why we watch. >> yeah. that's real drama. that's real. that's not made up. >> no. >> but it makes you so unlikeable. >> right. >> you're a little boy. >> he is 15. we have to remember that. still, not the right reaction. all right. >> can i tell you something funny, though? >> yeah. >> it's friday. spencer, who is 7, my baby, she goes, wow, it's been a tough week. can we go to friday's tomorrow? >> that's cute. >> i said honey, if we can do it, yes, we're going to go to friday. >> that's cute. >> it's funny. >> funny a 7-year-old has a tough week. >> that's right. everybody loves friday is my point. can we go to friday? we're going to start with our radar image. i don't really know why i'm showing this to you so much. there's nothing on it to see.

>> going to be a clear day. >> we show it to you when it has the green blobs with rain, so we show it to you when it's pretty and clear. now we show you the entire nation. and we convert it magically to satellite radar. you can see the eastern third of the nation clear. in the midsection clouds. out to the west, actually a little storm system pushing into the northern west coast, the pacific northwest. there is some precipitation. surface map, here's what's happening here, it's high pressure, folks. going to keep things quiet and cool. temperatures today only in the 40s. but plenty of sunshine. five-day forecast, high today about 46 degrees under sunny skies. little bit of a breeze. tomorrow sunny, pleasant. 54degrees. still a little cool. sunday, temperature rebounds, but clouds build in. now i would say there's a 30% chance of showers in the late afternoon and during the evening. more showers are possible on monday and tuesday. that's a look at the weather.

more coming up in a little bit. thank you, tony. let's check in with julie and get a look at the roads. oh, we're not going to check in with julie now. let's talk about what's coming up. this weekend, chile being celebrated here in the nation's capital. >> holly is on the national mall with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: that's right. you need to drive your car right here to the american indian museum where we are live and where they are set for a huge chilean festival going on this weekend. it's called rakizuam. and they have a special invitation just for you. what it's all about and why you don't want to miss it, live next, on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. look,k, every day we're usg more and more energy.

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this morning holly is learning about chilean culture. >> she is at the national

museum of the american indian. holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. i'm putting off my thanksgiving celebration so i can celebrate what's called rakizuam. it's a festival going on here this weekend at the museum. and it's a great place to start your holiday shopping. the importance of it is to learn more about the country itself and about the festival. kristen is here with me. she is a translator. marta came from chile to be a part of this celebration. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> reporter: tell me a little bit about rakizuam, where marta is from and how it works together. >> rakizuam is really the state of being, or thought. and it's how information is passed from one generation to the next. it's reflected in art and how marta is doing her weaving. >> reporter: a lot of people might say why are they having it here at the indian museum.

we're learning a lot about, like you said, their culture. tell me about marta's handiwork here. [speaking foreign language] >> she's doing weaving with lamb's wool. >> reporter: is this something her mother did and grandmother did and never changed it, it's passed on from generation? [speaking foreign language] >> her grandmother taught her. >> reporter: they'll be doing demonstrations this weekend. for her to come and be a part of something like this, what does it mean for her, and what does she hope visitors get out of it? [speaking foreign language]

[speaking foreign language] >> she's happy to be here and celebrate rakizuam. it's her first trip out of chile and he's happy to be here. >> reporter: very wonderful. so nice for her to be here and watch her work. her handiwork to turn into something as beautiful as this, kristen, try to walk out with it if you can. thank you for translating. you cannot only watch marta work, but they have their wares displayed. i'm making my way over to dahlia. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> reporter: tell me about the artisans you're representing. >> representing to the south,

200 hand craft men and women. they do all this national craft, and we sell for them so they can have in own income monthly. they're very poor people, so we helping them to have a development and to have the heritage and culture -- >> reporter: you're going to find things here obviously you can't find anywhere? >> right. this is opportunity for us and them to show our culture. >> reporter: i would imagine when you go back and talk to the people there and their wares have sold, that makes them -- >> absolutely. >> reporter: -- feel very good about what they do. >> absolutely. >> reporter: what do you want people to get out of the festival this weekend? >> we would like them to buy because it helps with their income. and second, to see every different kind of jewelry, hand

craft. >> reporter: wonderful representation. >> we have a nice present for you. >> reporter: thank you very much. >> hand craft in the earthquake place. >> reporter: yeah. >> we had a big earthquake. this is for you baby. >> reporter: you're so sweet! >> made from horse hair. >> reporter: wow. >> delicate work. >>promise to put it in the nursery. thank you so much. i think i just need to make take this book over to chile some day and meet the people myself. >> we would be glad to see you there. >> reporter: very good. myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link to the museum of the american indian, because the celebration goes on today, tomorrow, saturday. they have different demonstrations and musical performances and food and wine. a whole entire celebration of rakizuam going on this weekend that you might want to take part in. coming up in our next hour we're going to talk more about

the food and wine, i won't be having wine. maybe i'll have extra food instead. and we'll talk about more of the handiwork things you can learn about the people of chile here. back to you in the studio. >> thank you very much. beautiful stuff. >> really beautiful. a pilot causes a scare mid- flight when he had a little problem. the pilot got stuck in the bathroom. as bizarre as it sounds, it happened and we'll share that story after 8:00. the fourth film in the "twilight" series hits theaters today. we sit down with the star, robert pattinson in our next hour.     

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new this morning, crime on campus. police at the university of maryland searching for suspects after an armed robbery inside a dorm. syracuse university dealing with its own scandal. assistant basketball coach there facing molestation charges. huge night at the box office last night for

"twilight" fans. the so-called twihards. it opened at midnight and theaters were packed. coming up, one of the stars, robert pattinson sits down with our good friend kevin mccarthy. good morning and thanks for being with us. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm alison seymour. we say good morning to our good friend, not a vampire -- >> or werewolf as far as we know. >> i'm just in from the movie. >> is that right? twihard. >> definitely if you watched them twice overnight. >> no, i've never seen it. >> it is a phenomenon. i don't wish to be a part of it. >> tony is all team weather guy. >> that's right. let's take a look -- >> at least you're honest. >> we all have our different tastes. now 35 degrees in washington. 30 in baltimore. dulles airport at 31. winchester is 30. put on your coat this morning. and put the kids in coats.

they need that. here's a look at the satellite radar. things are quiet this morning. nothing going on. no precipitation. in fact, no cloud cover. tucker was outside a few moments ago. came back in, delighted. he said it's beautiful outside. here's your day planner for today. lots of sun, but a chilly, cool one. highs only in the mid-40s. we'll have more details coming up in a little bit. stick with us for that. all right. thank you, tony. let's check in with julie with a look at traffic. >> it's kind of busy now. couple of things working. virginia avenue and 19th street in the district in northwest. follow police direction to get by there. montgomery county, this is georgia avenue at 108. you can see police are on the scene tying up most

>> it's not just a coincidence that i look like jesus. i am the modern day jesus christ you all have been waiting for. because the government is fighting, or should i say bullying these other countries

for their oil, our freedom is at stake. >> reporter: the secret service learned of that tape two days ago. authorities also released the fact they found nine spent shell casings inside the car that ortega-hernandez had abandoned. he's expected to be extradited back here to washington, d.c. but at this point, it is unclear when he'll come back to the nation's capital. live outside the white house this morning, tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news and back to you. tom, thank you. steve? presidential hopeful herman cain apparently the target of death threats and he is the first of the republican presidential candidates to receive protection from the secret service. he says he has received death threats but won't talk about the specifics. the new republican front runner on a tear in iowa, but with the first contest less than two months ago, newt gingrich is facing new scrutiny. we get more from doug luzader.

>> reporter: a new poll out shows newt gingrich has a double digit lead in iowa. that is a meteoric rise, but he is also feeling some heat. >> please join me in giving a nice sunshine state welcome to house speaker newt gingrich. >> reporter: a newly energized gingrich campaigns in florida. his numbers in iowa are turning heads. a new poll there shows him running away with likely republican caucus goers. >> certainly got the feeling going around the state that there was a very significant consolidation towards my campaign. >> reporter: he is opening new campaign offices, staff members who abandoned him a few months ago are returning. but with the support comes scrutiny, about divorces, personal spending habits, and outside work, including a contract worth at least $1.6 million, paid to his consulting firm by freddie mac, the same

agency that gingrich and other republicans have railed against for fueling the housing bubble. >> i didn't try to represent any position i didn't believe in before hand, and i think that's a very big difference between being a lobbyist and a strategic consultant. >> reporter: he is now riding high, but other polls suggest even some supporters are concerned about his electability running against president obama. doubts that mitt romney and other republicans are counting on as they watch yet another fellow candidate surge to the top. while gingrich's rise in iowa is troubling for romney, it could be devastating for other republican candidates like michele bachmann or rick perry, who absolutely have to beat expectations there. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. hundreds of occupy protestors were arrested in cities nationwide, but no arrests in d.c. [chanting.) >> we voted you in, we'll vote you out. >> a march to the key bridge as

dozens of officers deployed, mostly to keep the roads and bridge open. as rush hour came, drivers were stuck trying to get through georgetown. >> this is the worst it's ever been for me, yeah. really, really bad. >> i'm actually coming from my daughter's school. she goes to duke eling ton. we going to a little -- got a little ways. >> protestors are planning another rally in the second week in december. police in new york arrested 200, who disrupted traffic, despite getting kicked out of the park. several thousand later marched peacefully across the brooklyn bridge. across the nation, so-called national day of action showed the movement's momentum, a sign they aren't ready to quit.

up next, more on the woman police say was promising to improve women's looks, really putting their lives on the line, giving illegal implants in hotel rooms. it's cold out there this morning. tony is back with a look at our weekend weather when fox 5 morning news returns.

8:13 now. let's look at some of the stories making headlines. the family of a man found dead in a burning car is appealing to the public for help. antwain henderson was found in the trunk of a burning vehicle. police believe he was killed and his body then taken to prince george's county. they have no suspects. a georgia woman charged with giving women illegal silicone injections allegedly done in local hotel rooms. federal authorities say they watched kimberly smedley for six months, accusing her of performing illegal butt and hip injections.

here's good news. nice time of the year, another season of skating on the national mall starts today. the ice rink opens at 10:00 this morning. tickets are $8 for adults, $7 for seniors. children and students skate rentals an additional $3. >> i think that's one of the most scenic venues in the district. >> right. and i wish i could skate. >> you don't have to really know how to skate. >> just go down and enjoy it? >> go in circles. take the kids. they'd love it. >> okay, we're doing that. >> you can take uncle tony. >> uncle tony, would you go? >> i would go. i'm nskater. >> steve says you don't have to be. >> you do have to be. >> only if you care what people think. >> only if you don't mind breaking your ankle. >> let's look at a cute child. >> that's something we can all agree on. look at this young man. >> he would probably go skating

with you. >> he's not cute, he's handsome. yes he is. this is jeremiah. today he turns five years old. >> happy birthday, jeremiah. >> happy birthday. >> you know what i can tell from looking at him, he's really smart. >> he's a good looking young man. >> i can tell that. good guy. happy birthday to you. thank you for sending the photo in. if you want to send in your child, or your child's picture -- >> you can send in your kids, too. >> send in your kids. maybe that will be a new promotion. go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. happy birthday, jeremiah. let's look at the national maps. hey, we're at 36 degrees now. we've warmed up 1-degree. cincinnati, a cold 25 degrees there. making those bengals madder and madder as they get ready for the ravens sunday. dallas, 43. international falls, 18 degrees there.

we've got nothing going on on the satellite composite. a clear, chilly today. clouds in the midsection. pacific northwest, rain and mountain snows out there. tomorrow not bad, 54. cool, but sunny. sunday, some clouds build in. could see showers late in the day. highs in the low to mid-60s for those of you heading to the redskins game. monday and tuesday, chance of showers each of those days. that's a look at what's happening with the weather. now we get an update on what's happening with the roadways. here is julie wright with that. hey, julie. >> tony, have a great weekend, sir. >> you, too. >> you're going to find we have the lanes open in each direction at the wilson bridge. montgomery county, this is georgia avenue at 108,

involving a pedestrian. we can see we have ambulance on the scene along with fire and rescue units. georgia avenue at 108, if you can avoid this area, we would suggest that. police on the scene. some traffic able to get by at this point along 108. definitely impacting your commute along georgia avenue. authorities checking for the crash on the outer loop of the beltway near connecticut avenue. you'll find lanes open, leaving 95 headed towards georgia with no other incidents reported. thanks. it's 8:17 now. congressional super committee remains stalled, as that november 23rd deadline fast approaching. five days away now. on this week's fox news sunday we'll be even closer and we'll get the latest on the negotiations. chris wallace joins us with a preview. we had congressman chris van hallen on the show and he said he felt they were closer

yesterday. >> as of sunday it will be three days and counting until their deadline of november 23rd. this started in august. they've had three months and here we are with three days left on sunday. we'll see whether they make a deal. as we know from labor negotiations and sports negotiations, sometimes it happens at the very end under great pressure. they have to come up with a trillion dollars in cuts. that sounds like a lot, until you realized we just turned to a $15 trillion debt. so a trillion dollars isn't that much. it's the same dead lock we had with the debt ceiling in august, the republicans want it to be spending cuts, the democrats want some spending cuts, but also substantial revenue tax increases. they're divided on that. as of this point, if you were going to las vegas, you would bet they're not going to make a deal. if that happens, they get the cuts, because they get the automatic trigger of cuts. i think you'd see a very negative reaction in the markets, might see our credit

rating downgraded again, because it would show once again washington is broken about these differences. we'll talk to the republican chair, conservative republican congressman from texas and to a liberal democratic congressman from california. two members of the committee. we'll be all over the 2012 race. the big news now, newt gingrich in the latest iowa poll with a double digit lead. it's his turn. he's replaced cain. he's in the lead. >> it's interesting as he jumps up there. romney only the one keeping that steady line. everyone else bouncing up and down. it will be interesting to watch. also have a very interesting power player this week, someone in the d.c. region, but certainly a technology and business legend. >> real quickly, sandy learner, a woman in her 50s, she was the woman along with her ex-husband who started cicso systems, the great internet network of

networks back in the 1980s, that later founded, i'd never heard of it, but i'm sure some of your viewers did, urban decay, a cosmetics line. 15 years ago bought a beautiful farm in upperville, virginia, and it's all organic, sustainable, humane. we went out there this week to see the turkeys, which i hate to say it, i hope none of them are listening, are not long for this world. but it's a fascinating story about this quite extraordinary woman who is now on the third act in her life. it's quite remarkable. very entertaining story. she gets me out with these turkeys, which have all been free range, humanely brought up. we dance with the turkeys and they gobble and it's a great scene. >> fantastic. she's still young, too, so you get the feeling she has a few more acts left in her. >> indeed. >> thank you, see you sunday morning. >> thank you, steve. you got it.

new report says your safety on metro could be at risk because of the push to make the rail system safer. how can that be? a closer look when we come back. a little bit later we are celebrating chile, that is the nation of chile here in washington. holly is at the national museum of the american indian with a preview. stay with us. it's 8:21. ♪    [ [ child ] it's so co! you can put a force field on him and be invisible! [ child 2 ] i call first player. no. i already called it. [ dad ] nobody's playing anything until after we get our homework done. thank you. hello? test drive's not over yet. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. [ louder ] hello? but we still need your signature. right now during sign then drive it's never been easier to get the all-new passat, the 2012 motor trend car of the year,

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back now on fox 5 morning news, we are monitoring metro. a new safety report is examining possible fatigue and long worker hours. metro officials say it's rare train operators work a double shift equaling 16 hours, but plenty of maintenance workers are pulling long hours, especially on weekends when major track work and repairs take place. that has some metro board members concerned. >> i always think about my daughter who rides metro at least twice a day, and would i want her on a train or an escalator or elevator that was being operated by or had been repaired by somebody who had

been working 12, 13, 14 hours a day. the answer is no, i wouldn't. >> metro managers say they hope to trim extended overtime in the next few months and limit shifts to no more than 14 hours at a time. if you're flying out of reagan national this weekend, don't take metro. crystal city, reagan national and braddock road stations closed from 10:00 tonight until 5:00 a.m. monday. they say it's necessary for major repairs and upgrades. if you're going to the airport from downtown d.c., there will be a nonstop shuttle bus from metro center to reagan national. buses will run between all the closed stations. 8:25 now on this friday morning. if you are just waking up, stay tuned. we're going to check our top stories coming up next. you'll want to bundle up before leaving home. today it's cold out there. tucker is back with a look at our weekend weather when fox 5 morning news returns. 8:25. ♪

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close to 8:30 now. learning more about the suspected white house shooter from his bizarre video. in this oscar ortega-hernandez rambles on about believing he's jesus christ, railing against the u.s. government. he was arraigned yesterday, and according to court documents he thinks president obama is the anti-christ. we'll hear more from this video and the suspect coming up in our next hour. police in syracuse, new york, investigating allegations of sexual molestation against the long time assistant basketball coach. two former ball boys tell espn bernie fine molested them for years. the school has placed fine on administrative leave. learning more about the overnight robbery on the university of maryland campus. it happened at a parking lot outside of cecil hall. police say a male student was robbed at knife point by 2 masked men outside of the all women's dormitory. the suspects are still at

large. the first armed robbery on the campus in over a year. that's unfortunate. we'll follow that story. it's 8:30, and it's cold. 36degrees. >> got the jackets out for the first time last night. >> it went like, woosh, to winter. >> will warm up this weekend? >> yeah, sunday in the 60s. today, 20s and low 30s starting and this afternoon the 40s. here's the good news, bright and beautiful out there. >> okay. >> and the eating season is starting. cool temperatures will contribute to that. 36 now in washington. that's one of the warmer spots. at or below freezing, fredericksburg, 32. winchester 32. 32at dulles. 36 patuxent naval air station. mixing in winds out of the west

and north and west. not terribly gusty, but a little breezy. will be a little breezy at times today. windchills, the entire area now it feels like it's at or below freezing. bring along a jacket and probably maybe a hat, scarf, as it will be cool. as i mentioned, even with sunshine our highs later today only in the middle 40s. won't see it much quieter than this. again, all the counties featuring sunshine at this hour. lots of quiet conditions across the mid-atlantic. out to the west, kentucky and ohio, very quiet conditions. high pressure will be marching overhead the next couple of days. that spells sunny days and cold nights here right through the beginning of the weekend. by sunday, that area of high pressure gets off the coast, we'll get a southerly flow and our temperatures will be back up near 60, maybe 65 sunday, and late day rain. i think we'll be dry for the

redskins game, but a close call. 46 in afternoon. cold tonight. most of the area at or below freezing. warmer tomorrow with sunshine, 54. more clouds on sunday. but going to the game, i think it will be dry. a few showers here for monday and tuesday, with temperatures just about where they should be, upper 50s. that's a look at weather. allison, over to you. tucker, thank you very much. if i can please get the prompter -- the summit health institute for research and education is hosting a conference today and -- well, yesterday and today to offer tools to engage residents in neighborhoods to create meaningful and sustainable partnerships in their communities. we're talking about addressing things like obesity, health and wellness. this morning celeste arnold is here to talk to us. we're happy you're here. >> thank you for having me.

>> talk about the work of shire. >> shire has been around since 1997 working in d.c. and trying to find out how to engage the communities that we're in, in trying to help residents take charge of their own health. and what we have seen over time is that many underserved neighborhoods were not being respected, no commitment to them. they weren't being engaged and maybe because people didn't know how to engage these communities. shire has been working hard to bridge that gap. that's why this conference is going on. and shire sees this as a forum for shire and its partners to help share success stories and strategies to help engage on the neighborhood level so people can take charge of their health. >> what are some of the issues that still exist with some of

the underserved neighborhoods? >> well, we know childhood obesity is a large, a big issue here, especially in ward 8, children 10 and up, we have one of the highest rates of childhood obesity. so we need to get -- we need to have preventive measures in place. there are food deserts in many of these neighborhoods and corner stores that don't have the right foods, healthy foods that people need so we've tried to bridge the gap. we have a farmers market that's come into existence. we work with communities who listen -- i think it's important to get into the communities, not to just say we're here, we're here to save you, do a little something and leave. you have to be invested in that community and listen to what the residents need, because they know what they need. >> so this conference, and

we're in the second day, a meeting of the minds, is that a good way to characterize it? >> i guess you'd call this a good news conference, or a how to conference to learn how to engage residents on the neighborhood level. what we'll be having are breakout sessions. it starts right now. we'll have breakout sessions in the morning. we'll have a welcome from the mayor, as well as remarks from the director of the d.c. department of health. we'll have a luncheon where we'll be giving out awards for people who have been community champions in engaging the community. the mayor will be giving an award. also be talking about how the media's role in engaging communities, what their role is in that. dennis barnes, the publisher of the washington informer will be giving that address. >> what are some of the things that we can take away from this? because not all of us will be at the conference, though it is open to the public, and you can

go on our web site for information if you want to go, if you're interested in getting the good advice and news. but what are things we can all do to not turn that blind eye to what's going on in our community? it's all of our community. >> yep, it's all of our communities. i would think that you might want to check with organizations like shire, maybe go to our web site, shire.org and see where you can volunteer. we helped build a play ground in ward 8 where we galvanized organizations and residents to build a play ground, because kids were playing in their, you know, where cars were running up and down the street. find a way to get involved. there are various organizations. we hear about let's move, but we don't hear a lot about the local organizations against the backdrop of the white house like shire doing the work on the ground. seek that out, and we'll be

glad to take any volunteers or input that anybody would like to make. because we all have a stake. >> we like getting to know some of the organizations working behind the scenes, and the backdrop of the white house what we'll be doing year round to get our communities healthy and close some of the gaps. this is celeste arnold with shire. you can go to our web site, myfoxdc.com for more information on that and shire in general. thank you. >> thank you so much. >> steve, over to you. thank you so much. pilot caused a mid-life scare after he got stuck in the bathroom of the plane he happened to be flying at the time. a rather bizarre story, and that's coming up. 

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years of war. luckily, people took notice. they helped dubrovnik rebuild and restructure their five-star hotels, and croatia eventually regained 14% of the nation's gdp; a rebirth made possible by the international business and tourism management programs at rochester institute of technology. if you're looking for work, today's job of the day -- for more on this job and many others, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the job shop tab. misunderstanding turned into a mid-flight scare for a flight crew over new york. the pilot got locked into the

rest room just before landing last night. a passenger tried to help him get out of the bathroom the the pilot told him, go tell the copilot what is going on. the problem, the first officer didn't take it too well when an unknown passenger started knocking on the cockpit door. >> that's affirmative. this is the fo, the captain disappeared in the back. went to use the rest room. what i'm being told is he's stuck in the lav. someone with a thick foreign accent is giving me a password to access the cockpit and i'm not about to let him in. >> the plane landed safely in new york. airline officials later said it was all a misunderstanding. apparently the pilot -- >> pilot apparently gave the passenger a password. the passenger tried to give the password to open the door. the copilot had no idea what was going on. i wonder why the flight

attendant didn't get involved. later the flight attendant kicked the bathroom door open. bizarre story. the fourth film in the "twilight" series hit theaters at midnight. >> move reviewer kevin mccarthy will sit down with the star, robert pattinson. well, he did that and we're going to see the results. >> reporter: i have reviewed all festivals in the area and i have picked the one you need to go to. it's rakizuam. you can truly get a taste of chile. we're going to tell you all about it and why you don't want to miss it live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us.  

the opening of the "twilight" saga, breaking down, kevin mccarthy sat down with robert pattinson to talk about his role. >> the fast pace movement your character can do in these

movies, if you could use it in your daily life for one activity, what would it be? >> like a million things. i mean, getting out of restaurants. or going into them, i guess. i'd use it the entire time. that's how i drive. >> you drive like that? >> i drive like a maniac. >> ever gotten a speeding ticket? >> i don't understand how i haven't got a speeding ticket. i'm completely reckless. >> when i watch your other roles, i don't see edward. i see robert pattinson playing an amazing role. i separate myself from this franchise. as an actor, how important is that for you, with how big this franchise is to separate yourself and have people look at you as not as edward? >> i have never really had the fear of anything. i mean, it's an outside influence, like feeling like you have to do other stuff.

i mean, i never feel like i'm trying to break away from the image of the "twilight" series. i found things i found interesting and did them. but, yeah, i mean, that's the one thing, i knew i didn't want to do five "twilight" movies and suddenly have to do one after it. i knew at no point i wanted to do that. i basically did a movie in between every single one of the series. >> right. >> which i think was probably the right decision. because now i'm not particular nervous about doing other movies. >> bella's character, she's growing up, leaving her childhood behind, and it's a very emotionally deep role for her. i want to ask you, as an actor, in your real life, what was that scary moment for you when you first figured out, i'm an adult now? >> every kind of adult moment, i guess getting your first apartment and getting your first car and all these things, getting a car in america is different than getting a car in

england. >> really? >> you have to be a real grownup to get a car in england. all those experiences i had just, like, i had to -- out of having fun. my first apartment was in the middle of london, and i kind of got it on a whim, renting it out with my best friend and it was like a joke. i never felt like an adult ever. we never paid the bills or anything. >> you can see more of kevin's review of breaking dawn and other movies on myfoxdc.com. click on mornings. >> you don't get bigger than that as far as pop culture goes. national museum of the american indian celebrating chilean culture this morning. >> holly morris is there learning more about the event. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's called rakizuam. this event, what you all really

need to know is it is nonstop. it goes through sunday. they have continual events for you to come out and envelop yourself in the culture here. you can't have a celebration without food and drink. that's where these two popular gentlemen come in. this is chef richard hessler. he's the chef here. people always rave about the food, so in essence they're raving about you. and this is carl, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> reporter: let's talk about rakizuam and where you fit into it. >> i'll let you start with wine, because that's always a good thing at 9:00 a.m. >> reporter: it's not 9:00 yet, it's 8:50. the earlier the better. >> one of the activities we're going to be having is our wine tasting, which is pretty much every day from 4:00 to 5:00. we invite everybody to come and taste our wonderful wines.

of course, our signature grape. we'll be talking about the wines and suggesting what food pairing, little bit of history, region. it will be fun. >> reporter: seems like chilean wine these days gets more popular. it tastes good and is a good value. >> exactly. people demand it more and more. >> reporter: we're pairing it with some of your wonderful food. >> that's right. we've actually got a full menu that features the food from chile. this is a smoked chili. we have other it ups, mote, it's almost like a bushamel with mushrooms. hangar steaks we braised in red wine and the roasted garlic.

gets a quick sear on it. >> reporter: that's also a good sound to hear at 9:00 a.m. the morning. >> as always. as chefs we start eating at 7:00. we're eating steaks that early in the morning. >> reporter: you have to taste the product. make sure everything is going okay. as you continue to work on that, carlos, i want to bring you over as well. they're talking about some of the products, the essence behind the festival. for people that aren't understanding the connection, give us an idea. >> for example, this is a native chili spice. they make them. that would be something you want to try to spice up your food. barbecue with it. that's something you should definitely try. >> reporter: what's the connection you're hoping, obviously chile wanted to do this event here at the american indian museum. what is the connection you're hoping the visitors make? >> to get to know the culture,

the people, what they do, mix it with wine and food, the dances. a little bit of everything, so they get the sense of the chilean culture. >> reporter: shop, food, wine. >> yeah, make it fun. >> reporter: shop more, wine, shop even more. just kidding. >> a lot of shopping and wine, yeah. >> reporter: not to just throw off the shopping, but the shopping is going towards, back towards the indigenous people who brought their wares here, right? >> we have brought a good sample that people should see with the activities and everything. >> reporter: how is the meal? >> very good. we're reducing down that red wine and the stock we kind of braised that meat in. it's pretty much ready to go. will go on to our plate. >> reporter: how fun is it for you to kind of do new and different recipes, you know, from yet another culture and add to your resume, so to speak? >> as a chef, it's phenomenal. to be able to work with not

only the chilean people, but any culture of people, native people in general. you're talking about the culture, shopping and wine, but it goes to life and what the life ways of these people are and now it's intertwined together. it's great as a chef to be part of that. >> reporter: and how we pass that down is the essence of rakizuam. >> exactly. >> reporter: there you go. myfoxdc.com we have a link so you can find out more about specifically what is going on when and where. let me tell you how important this is. in our next hour, they so much want you to come out and be a part of this festival, that the ambassador of chili himself will join us to talk about why he thinks such a special event. back to you in the studio. >> that is impressive, holly. thank you. 8:54 now. coming up in a little bit after 9:00, stacy frances, if you watched the x-factor last night, she was the one who hit the end of the road. >> yeah.

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take us up to 10:00. have a great weekend, steve. reports of sexual abuse at another college campus in the wake of the alleged penn state scandal. allegations surfacing at syracuse university, involving an assistant basketball coach. meantime, football fans here in our area are gearing up for dallas week. it's been a tough season so far for the skins to say the least. can they pull off a win against the cowboys? it does not seem likely. dave ross is here with your friday football forecast. cooking for friends and family can be difficult when there are food allergies involved. we're going to check out desserts that are safe for everybody but don't compromise on flavor. >> that's the hard part. >> that's the hard part. tucker barnes is in the weather center downstairs. cold, but a pretty start. >> you got it. a lot of sunshine.

but cold temperatures here to stay. overnight some of our coldest temperatures so far this season. lots of 20s and low 30s. we are slowly warming up. currently at reagan national, at last look we are 36 degrees. oh, jumped 39. 36 gaithersburg. 37 in annapolis. 37 fredericksburg. much of the area, particularly north and west, overnight in the upper 20s and low 30s. nothing to show you, quiet conditions continue. it should be a sunny friday. i think we'll see a few clouds move in from time to time. nice and dry. travel plans, no problems at all with the weather. though it will be cold. even with lots of sunshine, our highs later today only in the mid- to upper 40s. that's about 10 degrees below seasonal averages. forecast for today, highs in the mid-40s. 46 in washington. 42