temperature won't budge a lot. humidity, way up, 96%. fog is dense in spots, with visibilities less than about a quarter mile. that will break up shortly. could be a shower or two through the course of the day. highs in the upper 50s. rain returns tonight, will be around tomorrow. travel forecast coming up in a few minutes. back to you. to a developing story now out of new york city. police say they have stopped a terror plot. >> investigators say the suspect became radicalized from al-qaida propaganda on the internet, but was not part of any known terror cell. we're joined again by sarah simmons with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. 27-year-old jose pimentel is in jail this morning, charged with conspiracy, criminal possession of a weapon. when police arrested him, he was almost finished making a bomb.

according to police, jose pimentel had almost finished making a pipe bomb from supplies he bought at a 99-cent store and home depot over the past month. this is a model of some of the components of this bomb. this is what police say could have happened had it been set off. >> we had to act quickly yesterday, because he was in fact putting this bomb together. he was drilling the holes and it would have been not appropriate for us to let him walk out the door with that bomb. >> reporter: police say pimentel, a dominican republic born u.s. citizen, moved to washington heights from new york, after a divorce two years ago. they say he maintained web site called trueisland1.com, that advocated violence against the u.s. nypd started watching him

two years ago. since then, a confidential informant told investigators pimentel wanted to use a bomb to kill soldiers and marines returning from afghanistan and iraq. they say he also wanted to blow up police stations and banks. >> the suspect was a so-called lone wolf, motivated by his own resentment of the presence of american troops in iraq and afghanistan, as well as inspired by al-qaida propaganda. >> reporter: police say he had been trying to build a bomb since august, buying supplies at different times so as not to arouse suspicious. >> he made even some of his like minded friends nervous by his extremism. he talked about changing his name to osama hussein. >> reporter: now, pimentel was arraign last night and a judge

denied him bail. if he is found guilty on the charges, he could spend the rest of his life in prison. >> thank you. again, he would face a life sentence if found guilty. police urging a suspected murderer to turn himself in, days after he was mistakenly set free on bond. frederick scott and another man were charged with murder of a man outside a bar. he was set free until the error was discovered. >> seems to be a clerical error possibly through the court system. appears to be no fault of the department of corrections. they were just following the paperwork that was sent over from the courts allowing him to post bond. >> police say it's rare that someone charged with first degree murder is ever allowed

bond. the prince george's county state's attorney is investigating. deputies on the look out for a seconds robbery suspect. this is surveillance video of both suspects. police say they robbed three george washington university students and a university of maryland student last week. one has been arrested and charged with armed robbery and assault. in the fight over cutting the deficit, the super committee is likely to admit their failure today. the 12 lawmakers were supposed to come up with over a trillion dollars in budget cuts. but they cannot come to an agreement. we get the latest now from fox 5's stacey cohan live on capitol hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this impasse is a great disappointment. super committee was established in the summer with the hope they could reach an agreement, six democrats, six republicans,

and now it seems we have failure once again in washington. it's unpredictable how it will affect the nation's credit rating or stock market, but certainly will trigger a round of automatic cuts, $1 trillion in such cuts, supposed to take place in 2013. they'll be split between domestic programs and the department of defense. now the finger pointing begins. >> i think it's illustrated by the last offer made by republicans. our democratic friends said no to that offer because it didn't raise taxes. i think it tells you a lot. and that is that in washington, there's a group of folks that will not cut a dollar unless we also raise taxes. >> we could cut $1.2 trillion and we can do it tomorrow morning, we could put it before the nation, and get this job done. the calculation politically has been made by many that they think they're going to win the senate, win the presidency, and they want to wait until next year and write their own deal.

>> reporter: now, the actual deadline is wednesday, but they have to have the deal in place by today, because the congressional did you get office needs two days to -- budget office needs two days to score that proposal. reporting live, i'm stacey cohan. tony, allison, back to you. >> nothing gets done on capitol hill. thank you very much. meanwhile, president obama is back in the white house, after nine days in the asian pacific. he was at the asia pacific economic conference negotiating trade agreements to help bolster the american economy. u.s. lawmakers say export policies cost americans jobs. a few dozen people from the occupy wall street protests in new york are heading from baltimore to laurel, maryland today. protestors began their walk to d.c. back on november 9th. they have been doing about 20 miles a day and have been making stops in new jersey, pennsylvania, delaware and maryland. the group will join up with

occupy d.c. tomorrow and push to end the bush era tax cuts when the congressional super committee hits its deadline to come up with that plan on wednesday. protestors maintain those tax cuts only benefit rich americans. university of california davis placed two of its police officers on administrative leave for pepper spraying some occupy protestors. amateur video seen here caught one officer dousing demonstrators who are passively sitting on campus friday. ten people were arrested. the president of the university of california system says he is appalled by the images and is planning an assessment of law enforcement on all 10 campuses. there are calls for the school's chancellor to resign. the situation in egypt still tense today. protestors are clashing with police for a third straight day. soldiers and police set fire to protest tents and fired tear gas and rubber bullets. 35 people have been killed and more than 1700 injure

saturday. demonstrators want the military to hand over power to a civilian government immediately. the first elections are being held next week. clashes in syria reach new heights. anti-government protestors have launched an attack against the headquarters of the ruling bath party. this, while the country's leaders worked to put down the opposition. marianne rafferty has more. >> reporter: tenses rise between political leaders and anti-government protestors in syria. large crowds have gathered in various parts of the country, staging demonstrations both in support of and against the president and his government. pressure has been mounting on leaders to end the violent 8- month long up rising. >>(translator): we don't to rush. we need a careful study. >> reporter: syrian leaders have proposed a peace plan to end the crisis, but that idea

has been rejected by the arab league. the organization is calling on the government to stop their attack on demonstrators, and begin negotiations with the opposition. in response, syria's foreign minister had this to say. >>(translator): you see how our people went on the streets, and refusing the resolutions of the arab league. if we have to fight, we fight. we're willing to fight. the problem will only be soved by the -- solved by the syrians themselves. >> i think that he went beyond the point of no return. no way he'll resume his legitimacy. >> reporter: the unrest has killed more than 3500 people since march. in new york, marianne rafferty, fox news.

the announcement expected today from mayor gray coming up next. then, it was a close one between the skins and cowboys. but you know it's been a tough season overall when fans are happy to see just a good game. dave ross is here with your monday morning quarterback. stay with us.   [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state.

people in reno, nevada, forced out of their homes by a fire over the weekend. we're getting a close look at the damage now. they're being let back in after an unusual out of season wildfire friday. the fire chard 2,000 acres. 10,000 people were forced to evacuate. more than two dozen people out of their homes because of this apartment fire in sterling, virginia. this video shot by a person who lived nearby and posted it on you tube. broke out around 7:30 yesterday morning. no one was seriously hurt. it's been ruled an accident. a big shakeup at city hall

in the district. mayor gray is announcing changes to his staff. he's holding a news conference at the wilson building. three new people will be named. two coming to the executive office of the mayor, and one new staff announcement at the department of health. cowboys first down. >> that set it up. another heartbreaker for the redskins, falling to the cowboys in overtime for their longest losing streak in 13 years. >> wow. >> time now for a little monday morning quarterbacking with dave ross. you know, that's too bad. >> yeah. >> but as i said earlier, i took my son to the game, and it was an exciting game. the redskins didn't quit. >> right. >> after that first quarter,

you thought, here we go. but they came back, they were in it. you take from it what you can. >> yeah. there are a lot of positives. did conner start a defense chat at the game? >> yes, he did. >> very impressive. >> he was the first one going defense, defense, and we all started. >> it grew. it only takes one. wearing a nice tie today. i appreciate that. how about the 4th quarter, it was insane. crazy ending. we saw jason whitten, i thought the momentum changer. tied at 17 and romo with a spin. 59yards to the house. kind of felt at that point, i'm sure at rfk -- fed ex field, showing my age -- like this thing is over. >> the momentum kept shifting. >> then to go 89 yards with

over five minutes to go, it was a great drive. under pressure. first key play, fred davis. got them the first and goal. we're going to talk strategy here. i thought they did it right. kind of let the clock go down. a lot of people were panicking, take the time outs. they didn't. and with 14 seconds to go, stallworth, who was out of work a week ago, look at that, and here he is scoring the game tying touchdown. great throw, great catch. hear what doc walker had to say after this touchdown and what he thought the redskins should do. >> i'm so relieved that we were football competitive today. it looked like a regular nfl game. we scored, they scored. we hit them in the mouth, they hit us in the mouth. then it was so compelling to have our crowd finally get their money's worth for four quarters plus, and it comes

down to the ultimate. score with time running out. the whole time i'm thinking, shanahan has gone for two before against conventional wisdom, and i believe i would have done it as well. i just don't like our chances on 3rd down offensively or defensively. >> i got it to tell you, i didn't think of going for 2. he makes a good point. momentum, crowd on your side. maybe in hindsight, would you go for the 2-point conversion? i was like sure. >> i wouldn't have gone for it. it's easy to stuff it there, don't get in and lose the game. and people are yelling and screaming, we could have tied it up and gone into overtime. >> it did work out for the skins, because they got the ball first. you think, okay, they win the coins to, first drive in overtime. here they come. grossman and gaffney were both good. hook up there for 12 yards. sets it up to gano this 152,

and it just slides right. talk to him after the game and he made no excuses. i got to make that kick. missing two kicks in a game that goes overtime, it's tough. of course the cowboys get one more shot. this is the play d'angelo hall called himself out for on the 3rd and 15. can't be that wide open on 3rd and 15. leads to bailey and bailey from 35 yards out, drills that one. did it look good to you when you were at the game? >> no, it didn't. there were so many cowboy fans, it was hard to tell -- >> why side they're cheering for. >> right. what's happening? >> shanahan said after the game he wished the goal posts were 10 feet higher. >> fans were great yesterday. >> good to see, because i think this town could have given up

and they didn't. glad you enjoyed it. >> good fan experience. we're done, but it was good. >> you're a realist. >> that's right. allison? we know botox is technically toxic, right? details on a case police say was performing illegal injections. holly? >> reporter: i am learning about the art of dance and those with the heart behind their dance. we are live in studio bleu in ashburn, where they are getting national recognition in all different disciplines. coming up live later, we're going to talk about their ballet program and where you can see their talent in action, all live later on fox 5 morning news. ♪ that is beautiful. thank you.

here is today's trivia question. which european capital is located in the crater of an instinct volcano? do you know this? >> no. >> dave ross says athens, tucker says edinburgh. >> you have to stick with us the whole hour to get the answer. >> dave says go with tucker. ú

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making headlines this morning, a u.s. congressman is denying allegations by distant relatives that he sexually abused a then 12-year-old second cousin several decades ago. the representative of michigan issued a statement calling the accusations false and shameful.

the washington times first reported the allegations. the congressman says the accusers may have been motivated by blackmail and he says he made a formal report to the fbi when one of the relatives asked him for money. microsoft founder bill gates is taken the stand in a billion dollar lawsuit this morning. he is about to testify in utah in a case where microsoft is accused of duping another software maker before the rollout of windows 95 back in 1995. the company is suing microsoft, claiming that it violated u.s. anti-trust laws because of its relationship with other computer makers. the company says it sold microsoft for a loss of more than a billion dollars. police in florida caught o'neal ron morris after a year on run. the 30-year-old is accused of posing as a doctor and performing plastic surgery by

injecting a woman's buttocks with cement, mineral oil and flat tire sealant. police say morris was born a man, but identifies as a woman. he is believed to have performed the surgery on herself as well. investigators suspect there may be other victims. disturbing. look at the big winners in the 2011 american music awards coming up next after the break. plus, thanksgiving is all about tradition. but that does not mean you can add a few unique items to the menu. we have a guest chef inhouse to help you change things up this holiday. we'll be right back. 3q you disgust me.

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music awards, scooping up three apiece. awards apiece. other winners, maroon 5, band duo or group, nicki minaj. lady antebellum for favorite country band, group or duo. and hot chelle rae for new artist of the year. ♪ merry, merry christmas ♪ >> is that vanilla ice? >> no. is that an elvis suit? justin bieber had holiday spirit, performing mistletoe off his new christmas album. j.lo had her new fiat on stage. that's featured in a commercial. >> yeah. last night it was the new fiat made by gucci. >> that's what that was? >> it was really cute. >> how much did that cost? >> it wasn't a lot. i went online to look. i drove a fiat in college. >> you did? >> i'm partial.

spider convertible. >> loved it? >> i loved that car. >> i remember those cars. >> my friend rob -- >> $24,000. >> for the gucci fiat? well, it's the size of this desk. it's little. >> good price with gucci attached. >> the gucci green and the red and stick shift. >> the motor is your feet, like the flintstones. >> that's okay. you can wear it like an accessory. >> j.lo is doing well now. >> do you know who else was good? marc anthony. >> you watched? >> i did. >> i stopped watching when the beastie boys retired. >> that was a long time ago. >> better than tony. he still thinks the beatles are still together. >> they are, aren't they?

let's get to radar. got a couple of splashes of sunshine out there. >> we do? >> well -- >> oh, good. >> tony, it's trying. the sun is trying to peek out. it's not really succeeding. i don't think it will a lot here. few more showers developing to the north of the city. looks like the north side of the beltway. maybe college park might see a sprinkle. up into 270 towards german town. you get the idea. most of the area dry. as we get into the afternoon, got more storminess on the way. later tonight, particularly overnight tonight into tomorrow, during the day tuesday we'll have a soaking rain, as we've got more rain on the way. there's the big picture. most of the country quiet. some rain developing in north texas. to the west, rocky mountain states, cloudy. california looking drier after weekend rain. this is our next weather maker. this is going to be an area of low pressure that will ride

along the frontal system. cold front that came through last night. this area of low pressure rides along the train tracks and will bring periods of rain tonight and later tomorrow. i think tomorrow will be cloudy with a soaking rain during much of the day, and will linger, the possibility, lingering until wednesday. as far as today goes, not a terrible day. this system won't get in here until tonight. a lot of clouds and cooler temperatures from yesterday. highs later today, only expected to be in the mid- to upper 50s. yesterday, mid-60s. felt great. 56 in washington. 58 in baltimore. there's your hot spot. locally dense fog. will burn off in the next hour or two. maybe a peek of sunshine. few showers possible. 58 the high. 50 overnight low.

winds out of the east, 5 to 10. five-day forecast, again, plenty of rain tomorrow. showers lingering into wednesday. by wednesday afternoon, the high temperature will start to fall. cooler air gets in thursday and friday. sunshine. thanksgiving looks beautiful, though cool. highs in the mid-50s. near 60 for shopping friday. that's a look at the forecast. allison, i think i'm tossing over to you. you know you are. i'm in studio b. you know what that means. food. that's right, food time. looking for new dish ideas to complement your thanksgiving spread this year, we have you covered today. joining us this morning with some ideas is chef huda, owner of a catering service called pretty and delicious. i love that. here in the d.c. area. >> thank you. >> welcome to the show. >> thank you for having me. >> we should say the chef will be at the bethesda safeway today. >> 12:00 to 2:00. if you have nothing to do for lunch, come see me. making pumpkin mousse. >> i love it. we're talking about maybe not all the way traditional, but

still, this looks familiar. just a twist. >> right. i try not to go too outside the box. you have a jerk turkey. simple and easy to do. you can mix your own spices or you can buy a marinade. there's a twist on the stuffing. it's traditional cornbread stuffing, but it has pineapples and onions. amazing. >> really nice. >> i love cornbread and i'm known for my brown sugar cornbread. my family loves sweet potatoes. so i did sweet potato cornbread. same way, just add in sweet potatoes. we have the vidalia pineapple stuffing with fresh thyme. we're going to make a dessert. i make a pumpkin mousse which is easy and simple, because it's a simple dessert. it's literally whipped cream and pumpkin puree. if you want to roast your own

pumpkins, you can -- >> if you can do it this way, let's go with that. >> a lot of these items came from safe way, and they're organic, which is great. the pumpkin puree, you can get it without the sugar already added and you do your own. or you can do the pumpkin mix. i'm whipping whipped cream. if you don't want to do the arm work, you can go ahead and buy the actual whip cream. fold in the pumpkin. this i whipped before. you add -- i like to add a little something special of mine. little grand mariner. i don't like mine to be super sweet. this is just the pumpkin puree, as i said before. add this this here. >> that can be straight out of the can? >> can be straight out of the

can, however you want to do it. literally you're going to take the whipped cream, mix the grand mariner in there. >> i can smell it and it smells like the holidays. >> a little fanciness. mix that in. literally it's going to turn a light color, more similar to your actual pumpkin pie. literally-- >> that's it? >> that's it. >> serve it with the cookies, too? >> yes. these are my ginger spice thins, which i think are great, especially if you're trying watch your weight during the holidays. little more kinder to the figure. >> right. >> especially if you love desserts like i do. >> as chef huda is serving that up, we want to remind you that you can come out and meet and greet today at the bethesda safeway, 12:00 to 2:00. you'll be doing a little bit of

this, right? >> yes, i'll be serving this dish. >> delicious. we got to go. we appreciate you being here with us today. tony, don't be jealous. back to you, though. >> make another one, please. thank you very much. looks good. once the plates are clear on thanksgiving, the focus turns to the holiday shopping season. at least one local employee says enough is enough. more on that coming up next after the break. then, just how safe are your internet accounts in we're going to take a look at what some experts say are the worst possible passwords. first, here's another look at today's trivia question. which european capital is located in the crater of an extinct volcano? athens, edinburgh, brussels, or lisbon? fox5 morning news is back right after the break. [ man ] did we get anything good?

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we're back with a live look at the big board in new york. the dow is down 188, almost 189 points now. investors are worried that the debt super committee will fail to reach agreement on cutting the budget, and while economists think the economy will grow next year, they think it will be too weak to bring unemployment down. the dow is down about 189. stores are planning to open early this black friday, of course. some are opening thanksgiving day. but at least one worker of a target store isn't taking that. anthony hardwick started an online petition asking target to save thanksgiving. almost 200,000 people have signed on to the petition. he says he's just asking for workers to be able to spend one entire day with family. fairfax county police holding an online chat today at 2:00 p.m.

to discuss shopping safety concerns. a financial crimes unit detective and a consumer affairs expert will be fielding questions. we've posted all the information on myfoxdc.com. click on web links. just in time for the holiday shopping rush, a warning you've heard before. stay away from predictable pass words. >> an annual list of the 25 worst passwords is out. it's based on millions of accounts that have been hacked. at the top of the list, the most obvious, password. it's what some people use. then patterns like 111, and 123456. >> you may not expect, though, i love you, sunshine, superman, and football. consumers using any words on the list are urged to change them immediately. you'll find all 25 on myfoxdc.com. thanksgiving dos and don'ts

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good morning. >> good morning. >> how are you? >> good. thank you for having us. >> thank you for coming in. you brought in adoptable furry friends. we'll get to that in a moment. thanksgiving is a few days away. >> that's right. >> why don't you tell us, is it okay to give your dog some table food? >> actually table food, vegetables, it's okay. the things we want to stay away from are anything that's got a lot of grease in it. and any bone that's smaller than your forearm. and also chocolate. chocolate is definitely a no no for cats and dogs. >> chocolate is definitely a no no. we have other things up there. grapes, raisins, onions and garlics and fat trimmings. a lot of those foods are prepared with onions and garlic. what's wrong with cat food? >> first of all, it's high in protein. for the dogs, we don't want to give them cat food. they get used to that fishy smell, and then when you take them out to a beach or any

water area, if there are dead fish along the road, it will encourage them to want to sniff and eat the dead fish. >> he's like, take me home. we also have some dogs here today. why don't you tell us about cocoa here? >> cocoa is a mix between a schnauzer and a poodle. seven to eight years old. came in as a stray. we're hoping to find her a good home. she is sweet and as loveable as can be. she has a tendency to walk around in circles. it's because she's probably been confined to a small area and learned to pace like that. we'd like to have her live out her years in a nice family environment where she can have more space. >> she's sweet now, but before she was running around in circles excited. >> i have dino today. he is nine years old. sweet and loveable. dino was an owner surrender.

they brought him to the shelter, and of course our goal for dino is to get a lifetime home for the rest of his life. he's very well trained. he's in good health, even though he's nine years old. still got a lot of spunk in him. >> free adoptions for animals over seven, right? >> that's right. we have waived the adoption fee and no fee for spaying or neutering. also microchips, all the shots and we'll give you food for the pets seven and older. >> i want to get into this even you have on. can you tell us about that? >> spaying and neutering is the key to a successful animal. you'll have a better trained animal, a healthier animal. and right now we have such a tremendous overpopulation of

pets, that we encourage everyone to have their pet spayed or neutered. the spot is located within our shelter. they are the low cost spay neuter clinic for the county. they're open three days a week. >> we have the information on our screen and on our web site. if you are interested in the animals featured today, go to myfoxdc.com. back to you, tony and allison. >> they are adorable. >> i wish i had room for both of them. >> i know to you do. you fall in love every week. >> i do. big honor for a local dance studio. >> the bleu dance center in ashburn, virginia has been ranked third overall dance studio in the united states. talking about the united states of america. this morning, holly is there live. i cannot get over what a wonderful distinction that is. >> reporter: i know. i love when we find stories of someone getting recognized on a national level and they're in our own back yard. you don't get nationally recognized without a lot of hard work that goes into it. i can attest to you, that these

kids have been working since the moment we've been here. you have to have a good foundation, and they believe that foundation all starts with ballet. gloria hansen is one of the instructors and joins me. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: you believe it starts at the bar. >> these kids are required to take a minimum of two hours a week. some take more. some do outside programs to improve on that. the bar work improves their core, so when they're dancing center, they're strong. improves flexibility, strength, makes them a much more beautiful dancer. as you see, we really pride ourselves on having a strong ballet program. we produce kids who could possibly have a career in dance, and not just competition students. >> reporter: it's interesting to me, because we started with hip-hop this morning, for us to end up here. >> right. >> reporter: how do they make that transformation from the

grace and beauty of ballet and put that into work into something so jarring, sometimes, as hip-hop? >> the funny thing is, they probably like hip-hop better than ballet. ballet can be tedious and repetitious. again, they do love it. they know what they need to do to get there to take that next step. >> reporter: what does it mean to you as an instructor here, to receive the recognition you've received as of late? >> i am so proud of these kids and the studio and our great staff. i couldn't ask for a better group of kids to work with. we just, you know, we work hard at it, but we have fun and that's the important part. >> reporter: it really is. enjoy it. i think you can see that on their faces. >> right. >> reporter: there are a couple of dancers i think might talk to me. dancers, come over now. we'll talk to you. tell me your name. >> kayley. >> reporter: i want you to tell

me what it means to be a dancer. >> means to have fun with yourself and just keep working at it. >> reporter: what do you think while you're dancing? what goes through your mind? >> i'm having fun, and i obviously have to focus on my technique. >> reporter: you're thinking and working hard, but having fun at the same time? tell me your name. >> marissa. >> reporter: what do you think it means to be a dancer? >> you have to work really hard and just love what you do. >> reporter: what's your favorite kind of dance? >> i don't really have one, but if there had to be one, had to be ballet. >> reporter: got one for ballet. your name? >> christina. >> reporter: what has dancing given you? >> i've been dancing my whole life, so it's given me a lot. it's something you can get away from everything, and i love it. >> reporter: it's stress relief. i like that.

tell me your name. >> ashley ann. >> reporter: what's your favor about dancing? >> i love how to put my heart and soul in it and go on stage and perform. >> reporter: how about put your heart and soul in everything and go back to the bar. i want to bring in kim, who is the director and owner of the studio. again, congratulate you on your national recognition. after being here this morning, it's well deserved. you're third in the nation. pretty good. you guys weren't ranked at all and you became third. what's it going to take to be one or two? >> i don't know, but we're going to make invite you back and maybe try to improve and get to number one and have you back and keep us at our word for next year. >> reporter: very good. where do you go from here? >> you know, i just think the most important thing is to make sure each of the dancers provides leadership and learns other things outside of the

dance arena and has fun doing what they're doing and what they love to do. we always say we love what we're doing and we love who we're doing it with. >> reporter: we love being here this morning. thank you very much. myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link to studio bleu if ashburn if you want to find out more. and they have dancers that will be seen live on the macy's day parade thanksgiving morning representing the state of virginia. make sure you check them out. and you can check out more fox 5 news after the break. stay with us.    

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