virginia and portions of western maryland, some of those will sneak across the mountains today. won't be a perfectly sunny day. with winds out of the west and north and west, gusting to about 15, breezy at times today. breezy and cooler weather expected. highs in the low 50s. we should be nice and dry today. won't be a bad day. 53 in washington. 49 afternoon high in front royal. more details on the forecast and a look at the weekend coming up in a minute. back to you. thank you. new this morning, police in montgomery county are telling us, fox 5, they have a suspect in last week's carjacking. >> they think he is the one behind a string of robberies at westfield wheaten mall. let's go to sarah simmons live outside police headquarters in rockville. potentially very good news. >> reporter: that's right. this is potentially very good news. montgomery county police again confirming to us there is a suspect in custody in connection with the three

carjackings that happened at the wheaten plaza shopping center over this past week. joining me with more information on this investigation is captain paul starks with montgomery county police. give us an idea, we had released surveillance video earlier in the week. first off, what information do you have today and did that help out in this arrest? >> it did. we do have a suspect in custody in prince george's county. he's being held there on the strength of a warrant we have charging him with multiple counts of robbery and carjacking, relling to the three events that occurred in the wheaten area over the thanksgiving weekend. the media coverage and community interest really helped us from the beginning of this week. >> reporter: any information we can release now about who this suspect is? >> he is being identified as henry levi sanders, age 50 of

landover. >> reporter: give us an idea, too, in that area, do you think folks were on heightened alert, did this help in getting this person into custody? >> again, the video that we released and the extensive coverage by the media, the community interest, i can't point to 1 thing now, i can't confirm that, but there was a lot of information coming in, and detectives were able to run with it. >> reporter: we had been talking about this was three elderly men these carjackings took place, it was at the shopping center. any more information we can gain, that you can tell us now about how this person was brought in, where things go from here? >> that's something i don't want to confirm now. even though we're only two hours away from a press conference, we're still confirming some details, and i want that to be released at the

conference. >> reporter: captain paul starks, thank you again for talking with us. suspect in custody in these carjackings. he is 50-year-old henry levi sanders of landover, maryland. a press conference is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. that's the latest in rockville, tony, allison, back to you. >> thank you very much. another big story we're following, authorities in connecticut extradited the suspected east coast rapist back to virginia. >> he faced a judge via a video hookup and our stacey cohan is live at the courthouse with the new details. good morning. >> reporter: this was a brief hearing that started at 8:30 at the courthouse in manassas. aaron thomas appeared by video. he was questioned by the judge. first the judge read him the list of charges, which include charges of rape, use of a

firearm in commission of a y, a charges. all these charges stemmed from an incident in 2009 on halloween, when he is accused of abducting little girls while they were trick or treating, and raping them. it is what has been described as a brutal and heinous crime. when asked if he understood the charges, aaron thomas looked down, mumbled and said, no. the judge asked what he didn't understand, asked repeatedly, and thomas finally simply asked for an attorney. at that point, judge bailey said, clearly you know enough to ask for an attorney, so he decided to proceed ahead. he assigned him a court appointed attorney and set a hearing for january 25th, that will be a probable cause hearing. we spoke briefly to the prosecutor, and he has been here a long time throughout the many, many years they've been searching for the east coast rapist. he says he thinks it's important this man get off the streets. he believes they have the correct person, and he could

face many life terms if convicted. we'll have more on this story as we continue to follow it. i'm stacey cohan, back to you. >> thank you. a federal judge will hear testimony today on whether the man who shot president reagan should be allowed additional visits to his mother's virginia home and be released to his family's care. john hinckley has been in a mental decision since 1982. his attorneys say he is no longer a threat. the hearing may last up to a week and a half. not clear whether hinckley will testify. gaithersburg man suspected in the disappearance of a woman in aruba is free and could be leaving aruba this morning. new video shows gary giordano leaving a jail last night after almost four months in detention. a judge in aruba said the prosecutors failed to present enough evidence to hold him. he claims robyn gardner was swept out to sea while they were snorkeling. prosecutors are still trying to build a case against him and

will appeal the release at a hearing later this morning. gary giordano has hired the same lawyer who defended casey anthony. dr. murray was intrigued by the prospect and he engaged in this money for medicine madness that is simply not going to be tolerated by me. >> the judge in the trial of michael jackson's doctor throwing the book at dr. murray, sentencing him to the max, four years in prison and slamming the doctor, saying he was motivated by money, fame and prestige and cared more about himself. despite the four-year sentence, murray is expected to get out two years early because of overcrowding in california jails. his lawyers say the judge was too critical and are planning an appeal. other stories making headlines, there are calls for

changes in the way after hours clubs do business in the district. three men were shot, three others stabbed during a brawl outside the club sunday morning. a man died. d.c. council member jack evans is considering a plan to force the nightclubs to pay d.c. police for patrols outside clubs. a fire that killed a 6-year- old boy over the weekend in prince george's county. his mom and aunt also passed away. there is only one survivor. she tried to wake up her daughter and sister, but they didn't make it. the fire chief says there was not a single working smoke detector in that house. turning to economic protests, first in los angeles, where police in riot gear surrounded city hall and arrested more than 200 occupy protestors, two days after the

mayor issued a deadline for them to get out. hundreds stayed inside tents, saying they are ready for the police raid. more of the same in philadelphia, where police also moved in to break up a protest early this morning. protestors were warned three times to leave before police started pulling down tents around 1:00 in the morning. more than a half dozen were arrested. in the race for the white house, republican presidential candidate herman cain makes a calendar change that has some questioning if he's getting ready to drop out of the race. cain has been under fire for high profile allegations of an affair and sexual harassment brought forward by several women. yesterday cain told aides he is reassessing his run. the move came one day after a georgia woman said she had a more than 13 year affair with cain. in a conference call, he said he'll only commit to campaign appearances over the next several days. in the district, marion

berry is running for d.c. council again. yesterday the former four-term mayor filed his declaration of candidacy for ward 8 seat. he says he'll work towards improving the ward's employment outlook and bringing new development to the area. his campaign kickoff will take place early next year. berry is 75 years old. can't believe that. >> that is hard to believe. there's an app for this and that, and the kid love them. do the apps your children are using make the grade? find out about the new grading system. santa is getting high tech requests this season. which tablets are best for kids? kids want them now. we'll head to the smart phone zone when fox 5 morning news continues. now it's 10 minutes after 9:00.   

welcome back. do you know what games your kids are playing when they're online? >> i try to know. >> yes.

and we all do. the same system that rates video games is now being extended to apps. but they're not available every where. >> let's turn to the smart phone zone. our lauren demarco has more on that, and the best tech gifts for our kids, specifically tablets. wonder where i got that idea. >> a recent survey found one in five parents uses a smart phone or tablet to keep their kids distracted while running errands. so children are being exposed to all apps. the ctia, the wireless organization has helped come up with a rating. it will evaluate new features, like location sharing, connections to social networks and inapp purchases.

the mobile stores of at&t, sprint, u.s. cellular and microsoft will use the system. but there is a catch. apple's app store and the android market aren't participating yet. >> we'd be delighted to have them join this initiative. they're doing the same thing we are. it's a different mechanism in place. but the fact is, anything that gets that information in front of consumers is a good outcome. >> currently apple rates apps for age appropriateness, and google rates by maturity levels. but the organizations are saying they're hopeful google and apple will get on board. there's a universal system for everyone. some of the carriers plan to implement the new ratings over the next few months. that's it. we should soon have that rating system. since we're talking about apps, the tablet thing because of the holidays. ages 6 to 12, the ipad is the

most wanted tech gift. >> imagine getting that. >> my 7-year-old is not getting it. they play with our stuff. >> they're exposed to it, so that's what they want. >> they want the coolest thing out there. as a parent, you have to say i have this for me. maybe you can give your kid an ipad. there are plenty of other options. let's look at the tablets for the little guys. the leap frog leap pad. i love this thing. it's so cute. it does not connect to wi-fi. good for your youngest ones. allison is shaking her head. ones younger than yours. >> the older ones, it's a toy for kids. >> you can download apps. hook it up to your pc to do that. there's a camera and microphone. starts at 100 bucks. there's also another tablet for kids. it's an android tablet. bunch of preloaded apps and

games on it. i put it next to the kindle fire, because they cost about the same, 200 bucks, same size, both use wi-fi. to me, the fire is a little more of a powerful tablet. something kids can continue to use as they get older. i should mention the kindle fire does not have a camera. >> i want to ask a question when you're done. a comparison here. >> last but not least, the ipod touch, not a tablet, but similar to the iphone, has the same features, just no phone line attached. you can do face time with other apple users. this starting price also $200. around that same price range. there are others as well. take a look at that. definitely something to think about as you plan for the holidays. one last thing, if you're going to spend the money on one of those gifts for your kids, the case, do not forget about the case. want to keep the juicy juice

and pb and j fingers away from your technology. one for toddlers from fisher price. made for an iphone. sort of like a steering wheel around the phone. pop your phone in there. whether you buy them the ipod touch or letting them play with your iphone, that's a good idea. there are cases for all these devices. >> that was my question, because when i look at that nabi, i wonder since it is designed for kids, is it a little tougher? that's my problem. >> i think they all are. the nabi and leap pad are supposedly made bulkier for kids and bigger icons. >> though they are smarter these days, they still have pb and j fingers. >> you can get games and stuff? >> you can get apps. >> very good. >> amazon has its own app market. >> who doesn't? >> okay. great. >> thanks, lauren.

great advice. if you're watching, don't think you're getting anything. >> terrible. >> just joking. you have to psych them out. >> i got you. >> surprise! >> but you're not getting it. we're two days away from our annual stuff a truck drive. the economy is leaving more people in need. >> even those who never thought they'd be in dire straits. up next, how your donations make a difference. holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is an annual celebration as well. we are live at the evangel cathedral in upper marlboro. if you're looking for a reason for the season or a way to celebrate. this is it. coming up live later, though, grammy award winner bebe winans will join us. he's a part of the show, as is beverly crawford. they're both going to join us on stage to talk about why it's so important for them to be here and celebrate as well. it's all live later.

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welcome back. 9:23now. it's a sad reality that many families in our area can't afford the food they need. now with the economy in an upheaval, people who never thought they'd need extra help find themselves relying on food pantries. >> our stuff a truck is coming up this friday and donations help make a difference. >> everybody is out of funds

now. >> reporter: nearly every time her phone rings, virginia jenkins fields requests for help. people are having trouble paying their rent, and utility bills. >> difficult to tell them that we can't help them and nobody has the fund to assist them. it's hard. this year i have gotten quite a few calls for food, and quite a few new clients that come here to get food from us, because of the economy. >> reporter: when it comes to feeding families, the mckenna center provides food by the bag fulls in ward 6. >> people have never needed help before, particularly rent and other things. had a 40-hour a week job, and their hours were decreased to 20 hours, and they need help with food and other things to

make it. >> reporter: this mother of three is ineligible for government food assistance. >> i'm not on food stamps, so this is a supplement. they have a list and i can choose spaghetti noodles, tuna fish, lunch meat, eggs and milk. that's regular. and then you have soups, canned goods and vegetables. >> reporter: the center gets much of the food it distributes from the capital area food bank. >> we couldn't function without the food bank. >> reporter: a senior citizen knows the food pantry makes a difference in her life. >> how would it be? you know, the way the economy

is now, you know, seriously it would be kind of sad. >> reporter: she's grateful for the support she gets from the staff. >> oh, she's a jewel. she's truly a jewel to me. >> reporter: that's help the center is proud to provide. >> our goal, beyond the goal of feeding people and sheltering them, our goal is to try to get people to reclaim their lives. >> we have a lot of families that need the food. if you've got a heart and you can give it, give it. >> reporter: alison seymour, fox 5 news. >> come be a part of our annual stuff a truck campaign. it's this friday at the giant food locations you see on your screen. of course holly is in rockville

at montrose crossing every year. >> 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. we hope to see you on friday. still ahead, a power ball fate, a day after claims of a cover up, the winner insists the money is theirs. we'll sort it all out for you next. plus, a warning from michael jackson's family after the sentencing of the doctor convicted of playing a role in his death. and, what is charlie sheen doing in columbia? well, tmz fills us in after the break. state farm. this is jessica.

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checking headlines, it's snowing south. winter does not officially start for another three weeks. though meteorological winter

starts tomorrow. falling snow in north carolina is making it seem like the holidays. some are choosing to get christmas trees and on the slopes, snow machines are turning the mountains whites. people working in snow related jobs hope this year brings plenty of snow. get to weather in our area in just a minute. first, we're going to follow up on the power ball jackpot we told you yesterday out of connecticut. the three winners are denying there is a fourth winner. >> the three money managers remained quiet when their lawyer claimed the 12th largest jackpot in history on monday, they said one of them bout the single ticket at a gas station, but a man claiming to be a business associate tells london's daily mail the trio aren't the real winners and are covering for a wealthy client who wanted to remain anonymous. they plan to donate to a veterans' charity and set up a trust fund to distribute the money, or some of the money. the connecticut lottery says no rules have been broken, and

whoever is holding the winning ticket will get paid. >> this story is growing more confusing. >> yes, it is. >> as the show goes on. >> the bottom line is, whoever has the ticket, whether it's someone who wants to remain anonymous or those three, whoever owns that ticket will get paid. >> all right. and as we talked about yesterday, now they say they are going to give, i think it was a million dollars to charity. >> the real bottom line here, is none of us won. >> why are we so wrapped up in it? >> okay. >> okay. >> nobody i know won. >> no. we kind of won somewhat of a -- >> can i mention, i have a friend who won a scratch off. >> how much? >> $10,000. >> on a scratch off? >> yes. >> the most i've won is 50 bucks. >> i've won $2. >> i have, too. >> i can win french fries at mcdonald's sometimes. >> i'm terrible. >> it's not that, it's you're

not lucky. no skill involved. >> i was going to say we hit a weather jackpot, but we didn't. >> well, we did. let's get right to it. we have tmz coming up and i don't want to miss a thing. >> me either. >> it's going to be big. 43 in washington. warming up. we did win the jackpot last several days, even yesterday we were 66. today much cooler. this is where we should be this time of year. overnight lows in the 30s and low 40s. afternoon highs in the low 50s. 43 in washington. you can see plenty of chilly spots. 40 dulles. 47 in manassas at the moment. 43leonard town. 45 in annapolis. mixing in winds, gusting to about 15. these are sustained winds now out of the west and northwest to about 12. again, that will make it feel cooler today. afternoon high temperatures probably in the low 50s, i think it will feel like mid-40s much of the day, with winds out

of the west and north and west. should be dry today. not perfectly sunny. should be enjoying partial sunshine, particularly east of the city. some clouds during the afternoon. low 50s. cold again tonight. next couple of days a steady forecast. a lot of sunshine and temperatures just about where they should be. 53 the daytime high. winds out of the west 5 to 10, gusting to 15. wind will shift out of the north and west tonight 5 to 10. cold tonight. 36 in town. much of the area tomorrow morning at or below freezing and a good looking five-day forecast next couple of days, enjoying sunshine, sunshine and more sunshine with seasonal temperatures and right now the weekend looks dry. redskins game sunday. should be beautiful for that, with highs in the upper 50s. not bad for a first couple of days of december, allison. >> not bad at all, tucker.

thank you so much. the judge has handed down the sentence, four years in prison. this prompter is not working. thank you. four years in prison for dr. conrad murray. he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of michael jackson. how is the jackson name responding? good morning to you. we're allison and tucker. nice to see you. >> hey, what's happening? >> nice to see you, too. how are you doing? >> doing pretty good today. so, conrad murray gets the maximum sentence. might do half, because the jails are so crowded out there in california. what has the reaction been from the jacksons? >> well, katherine jackson went on right after the sentencing thing, basically that she was happy with the decision, that four years is not enough, but that was the maximum allotted. so she said, it's not going to bring her son back, but she's

happy the judge gave him the maximum sentence. the judge basically threw the book at dr. conrad murray, saying he saw no remorse, referencing his documentary, saying in the documentary, basically murray blames everyone but himself and shows no remorse for what he did. it's interesting that he referenced that documentary, because it's sort of like something that happened after the trial. it aired after the trial, and everybody talking about how murray shot himself in the book by doing this documentary, obviously now that we know the judge watched it and was influenced by it. interesting development in the story. >> is four years a surprise or pretty much expected by people informationing the trial? >> you know, it's interesting that you ask that. it's a great question, but a lot of people didn't think he was going to get the maximum four years. the judge could have given him two, three, or four years and decided to give him four years. one of the reasons he says he gave him the four years was

that famous recording of michael jackson, remember that whole slurry speech recording that conrad murray had? he said he thought that murray used that recording to, you know, to sort of use that as a weapon if things would go bad later on. he thought that was a clear indicator that his heart was not in the right place. a very interesting sort of insight into the judge's mind. >> all right, speaking of fascinating, charlie sheen is in columbia. what's he doing down there? >> you know, it's interesting, because we have our morning meeting every morning, and someone pitched that story and all they said was, charlie sheen is in colombia, because it sounds like the beginning of a joke. he tells us he's in colombia to do location scouting for his next movie. he's going to remake a movie

done in the 70s. he won't tell us which it is. but he has told us he's reached out to nicholas cage already and he's just doing location scouting. it will be interesting to see what movie he's going to remake. i was trying to think of what movie that might be. i googled some of the famous movies in colombia, couldn't think of it. >> all they need is gary busey and we have a movie! >> great to see you, have a great day. >> you, too, guys. >> that's what maybe he should do. go back to acting on the big screen. reinvent himself a little bit. >> focus. >> we'll see. tony, over to you. >> when does a star do location scouting? that doesn't happen. >> if you're charlie sheen you make your own rules. >> have free time. thank you both. a rally on wall street, but can the markets keep up the momentum today? a live look at the big board coming up next. plus, american airlines files for bankruptcy to stay in

business. what does this mean for passengers and employees? we'll explain that next. first, here's another look at today's trivia question. michael j. fox changed his middle initial when he became an actor? who was his name? michael a. fox, michael g. fox, michael f. fox, or michael e. fox? fox5 morning news is back right after the break. ♪ power of love is a curious thing ♪ make one man weak ♪ u paying more and morere for cae and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online --

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let's take a look, the big board is up. the dow opened about 10 minutes ago. it is up about 330 points at this point. that's 340 now, that's very good. this morning the u.s. federal reserve announced its joining other central banks from countries around the world to ease the strains on the global

financial system. on that news, the market is up. american airlines passengers shouldn't see immediate changes since the company filed for bankruptcy. flights will continue to operate. the company will honor reservations and frequent flyer miles. but experts believe that will change down the line. likely will be layoffs and price hikes after the low flying period that ends in february. there may also be fewer flights. the sitcom "i hate my teenage daughter" premiers tonight on fox 5. we'll talk to two of the stars of the show. dancing, singing, live animals, you can expect it all at this year's evangel cathedral celebration in upper marlboro. holly has a preview when we come back. a live camel there. ♪

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fox's new comedy called "i hate my teenage daughter" premiers tonight on fox 5, of course. let's hear from two stars of the show. >> we are joined by fox's new comedy called "i hate my teenage daughter." two of the stars join us now. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> i am so afraid of these years, because i have three daughters and one day they'll be teenagers pretty much together. i'm looking forward to this show and hopefully i can find the funny in it. >> hopefully we'll give you some tips. >> and make you feel like you're not alone. >> looking forward to that. >> you'll be able to laugh at it. >> good. you play single moms, annie and nikki let's say raising difficult teenage daughters. can you tell us about it? >> yeah. we're raising difficult teenage daughters, but really that's

kind of every teenage daughter. >> right. >> it's very rare that you find any teenager, boy or girl, that isn't in hormone hell and putting their parents through that. but this is a show, katie likes to say it's like laverne and shirley with kids. it really is. it's a show about the relationship between our two characters and us trying to raise, we're both single moms, divorced, trying to raise our daughters and give them everything we never had and the experiences we never had, because we were not exactly the most popular growing up. >> yes. my character was over 300 pounds, very bad skin, concrete teeth. >> her character was raised in the military lockdown family, bible thumping, no pop culture references and dressed like a sister wife growing up. >> oh. >> i'm the cool one in our relationship, which is not saying much, really. >> we're both trying to make it and trying to do everything we can to give our daughters the

life we didn't have and it back fires in our face basically. >> slightly overindulged, our daughters. >> exactly. >> what's the style of parenting? >> for annie, her style, because of the way she grew up with such a religious mother and military father, and again, she's not hip to pop culture, she's really afraid of doing things outside -- you know, thinking outside of the box or doing things outside the box. she badly wants her daughter to have things she didn't have and experience things she didn't get to. she's torn all the time and she's a little -- she's kind of the more grounded one and katie's character, nikki, is more of the outgoing, outlandish, trying new things, fly by the seat of your pants character. so i'm i guess a little more afraid than nikki. so, i mean, i don't know about the style so much as she's just

trying her best, like most parents. >> right. >> these women have no parenting style. >> when it's your first child, and only child, you know, you learn from trial and error how to be a parent. i don't know about the style so much. you might get a style down by the time you have two or three, maybe. >> right. you're winging it. we cannot wait to see the debut. it is tonight, again, 9:30 on fox, of course. and you know, jamie, i know you have a young child now. but i'm so looking forward again to these tips and maybe i can steal something for when my girls are teenagers. >> thank you. katie has a 9-month-old little boy, too. >> congratulations. boys i hear are better with moms in the teenage years. good luck to all of us. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> we'll be watching "i hate my teenage daughter." thank you so much jamie and katie. >> i hope the show does well. an interesting new concept. a lot of stuff we've seen

before, but i don't think we've seen that before. >> i don't think so. >> good luck to those ladies. live animals, phenomenal singing, some of the things you can experience this year. >> holly morris is in upper marlboro. hey, holly. >> reporter: did you see we had three live camels? >> unbelievable. >> reporter: walking across the stage. this production is spectacular. this is beverly crawford and bebe winans. >> morning. >> reporter: good morning. happy holidays to both of you. >> you, too. >> can you believe it's here already? >> reporter: it is here. do you know what i can't believe, is you two are here. >> yes. >> reporter: i'm thankful you're here and this is a blessing to have you two be a part of this production. what does this show mean to you? >> i'm going to be honest, because this is my first time.

i heard about it. as i do what i'm called to do, i'm going to be peeking, you know. i'll be enjoying myself, all the costumes have sent me over the moon. >> reporter: when i was reading about you, they refer to you some time as gospel music royalty, and the fact for you to just say you're peeking here, what a compliment to this show. >> it really is. because i'm, i love great lighting and i've been in the rehearsals a little bit. lighting is incredible, the costumes and everything is so professional. i love professionalism. to me, this is the epitome of professionalism. >> reporter: you are copastor of your church, and to be here, that's special as well. >> my god, this is incredible. i've seen the video and as bebe was saying, to watch it in rehearsal, to see the production is awesome by itself. when you're an artist and even the pastor, to see this kind of

production, things that you dream up, we have plays at our church, but nothing compared to this. >> reporter: once you see this -- >> wait a minute -- >> reporter: we call this a musical? >> right, we need to come up, okay? it is a blessing. just to see the live animals and the kids and just, it's just, it's wonderful. >> reporter: two things that don't have to do with the show i want to get in quickly, is one, i know you both come from huge families. >> yes. >> reporter: so you're like seven of 10, number seven of 10, right? and you had seven. >> yes. >> reporter: any special christmas traditions, family traditions that you guys do each year? >> you know what, one of the great things we do right before, thanksgiving is the most prominent in my family. so this year, every other year we go to, whether it's hilton head or florida, so we just came from florida. it was 40 people. >> reporter: wow! >> which are all kin to me. >> reporter: y'all all love each other? >> no fights.

we had a great time. for christmas, we'll call each other, because we live in various places. i'll be here with cece this season. we're going to have a great time. >> reporter: at least you're with one sister. >> that's it, thanksgiving, christmas, we pile in everywhere or whenever we're going to meet and travel. it's all about family. >> reporter: my time is fleeting. i love to ask professional artists this, what is your favorite christmas song? >> my favorite of all time, "first noel." >> "joy to the world." >> reporter: now we're going to get a little halleluiah! ♪ halleluiah, halleluiah ♪ halleluiah, halleluiah, halleluiah ♪ ♪ halleluiah ♪ ♪ halleluiah, halleluiah,

halleluiah ♪ ♪ halleluiah ♪ halleluiah, halleluiah, halleluiah ♪ >> reporter: you have three weekends only to come out and see bebe and cece winans, beverly crawford, tye tribbett, and a lot more. of course, the musical congregation here at the evangel cathedral church. absolutely amazing. myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link to theirs. they do have discounted tickets if you come out this first weekend, which is this weekend. we're going to have more fox 5 morning news when we come back. stay with us. ♪ 3q you disgust me.

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