public service has not come to an end. the latest on her decisions, and possible replacement. fox 5 morning news at 7 starts now. there is a live lookout side, you can see, somewhat, not that far into distance with the dense fog across the region. maybe a few slick spots as well. slow down your commute you will need to and you can many of you. monday, january 23rd, 2012 good morning i am tony perkens. >> i am alison seymour. someone said it best when they said, slow your roll and do that today. let's look at major delays the federal government opens at 11:00 a.m., workers can use unscheduled leave and telework. metro will have an extended rush hour. dc government will open on time and dc schools are open on time as well.

some schools, virginia and west virginia are delayed. prince william county, stafford, warren and winchester public schools are all delayed, 2 hours. berkeley, jefferson, morgan county schools also on a 2 hour delay this morning. all right we are going to turn to tucker barnes to get the latest on what is going on. a couple different problems across the region. he has the latest right now hey, tucker good morning. >> good morning. freezing fog, a little freezing mist, drizzle in spots we are not quite done with it yet. by mid-morning temperatures should bump above the freezing mark. several hours here where it will be touch and go. most of the light freezing rain, the freezing drizzle has not been picked up on radar you can see we are getting a few echos out to the west, front royal and south and west of hagerstown starting to pick up freezing rain but generally speaking, we are getting reports of mist and again, some

freezing fog, particularly north and west of the city, that will be with us for several more hours. freezing rain advisory in effect until 9:00 a.m. this morning, counties off to the north and west, including, montgomery, you are under that. much of the area, at or below the freezing mark. 33 washington. baltimore, dulles 31 degrees, win chester, hagerstown 30. a few more hours here eventually this will turn to rain showers this afternoon temperatures in the mid-40s. frontal system out to the west. more details on the system. julie. we have accident activity, travelling southbound along the rock creek parkway. it is the right side of the roadway locked off.

southbound -- blocked off. southbound, tieing off the center, as you work in from 216, laurel, folsom thing we need -- fog something we need to contend with. northbound 29, past university boulevard, that is for police, fire and rescue, southbound all your lanes are open. no trouble spots on the belt way. near connecticut avenue we will keep you posted if they find anything in our next report. all right well, we are here in arlington talking about what is going on with traffic and the roadways here. we have a little bit of light mist nothing too serious i know there are some little girls i was with last night so excited for school to just be totally cancelled today. it is probably not that kind of day girls. i am sorry you will have to go

to school however anybody hitting the roads, you might want to hit a little bit of caution. jurisdictions were prepared for what might be a slick, slippery day many trucks and road crews out and about, several on the highway, side roads i have seen one here in arlington that we are prepared to treat the roads for whatever happened to fall, icy patches or sleet. even though roads seem clear federal government is giving workers a break because do you remember what happened last year. look at pictures from january last year when a storm hit and the government did not react quickly, folks were out in the snow and ice and got stranded some for 10 or 12 hours, sleeping in their cars it was a disaster, so office of personnel management made the decision last night federal workers do not need to report to work on time they were urged to stay off the roads until 9:00 a.m.

this morning. federal offices open at 11:00 a.m., federal hourses expanding services through the 9:00 a.m. hour and workers having the option of working at home or taking unscheduled leave. if you hit the road there is not a lot of traffic just keep your eye out for ice. >> on days like this you will want the new fox 5 weather ap download it from apples ap store or android market on your smart phone, search for dc weather go to myfoxdc.com scan our qr code to link you to our weather ap. some of this mornings other top stories a sad time for the penn state community as they continue to mourn joe paterno's death. thousands came together last night holding candlelight vigils to honor the legendary coach. paterno, the most successful college football coach in

history died yesterday morning from lung cancer at the age of 85. his death comes just 2 months after being fired amid-the child sex abuse scandal that rocked penn state. we will go live to state college on how fans are remembered joe paterno. gabrielle giffords will resign this week she is stepping down to focus on her recovery. she was shot in the head last january, outside a super market in tucson meeting area residents. six people were killed 13 others wounded her office is saying this morning she will finish that meet and greet later today. giffords announced a resignation in a video message to her constituents. i will step down this week. >> i don't remember much, from that horrible day. but i will never forget the trust you placed in me, to be

your voice. her husband, astronaut mark deli has been mentioned as a possible -- mark kelly has mentioned as a possible candidate to replace her but has said he is not interested. >> on the road to the white house, candidates prepare for another debate in florida which hold it is primary in 8 days. doug luzader has more on who is in the lead, following, newt gingrich's stunning win. the debate is where newt gingrich made his mark but he will have to move fast to build momentum in florida. newt gingrich attended church in washington perhaps giving thanks for a big weekend win in south carolina. how you feeling? >> no comment. >> newt gingrich without a comment? just hours earlier he didn't hold back unleashing another salvo on mitt romney. >> he has a really weak product

i think he has been dancing on eggs trying to fight your out how to find a version of romney that will work. >> he has a lot of work to do polls give romney a solid lead with the contest just a week from tomorrow. his team has been working the grounds in florida weeks, running spanish language ads and he reversed his decision on an issue that may have hurt him in south carolina. i will release my tax returns for 2010. i will do that tuesday of this week and also release at the same time an estimate for 2011 tax returns. >> for romney, florida is a chance to reassert himself for gingrich it is a chance to raise money past and capitalize on new energy, adding to the mix rick santorum and ron paul who don't plan ongoing away any time soon. real clear politics average

of florida polls gives romney a 15 point lead, the most recent poll out of florida, shows gingrich is up, 8 points. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. so what is on tap today, and a look ahead. president barack obama plans a hang out session in a video chat room next week after tomorrow's big state of the union speech he will participate in the live video chat as part of google plus' site. in the meantime this afternoon he will honor the boston bruins for winning the stanley cup. the president is reaffirming his stance on abortion with a statement coming from the white house saying the nation marks the 39th anniversary of reversos wade the supreme court decision which legalizes abortion. he calls it a sensitive and often decisive issue and makes it clear the government quote should not intrude on private

family members. opponents will rally at the supreme court for the annual march for life. expect road closures because of that event. john boehner will speak to the crowd at noon and they will march up county constitution avenue to the supreme court. rescue crews are working hard to find 19 people still missing from the capsized cruise ship in italy while officials decide whether it is safe to start pumping out the half million gallons of fuel onboard a silver spring mother and daughter are safely home after surviving that disaster they were on the cruise to celebrate the daughters graduation from the university of maryland. 10 minutes after 7:00 a.m. mother nature unleashes severe storms in parts of the south and midwest. plus, chef >> 30 years from now, you know, he will go down as you know the legend that made penn state what it is. a college campus in

mourning this morning as thousands of students pause to remember joe paterno. a live look from state college. maryland lawmaker pushing for change how the state punishes people who abuse animals why the senator is taking a stand now. >> as we take you to break, a live lookout side yep, fog out there, a little frozen drizzle out there, hopefully is the right term more now after the break from tucker and julie coming up next  when it comes to getting my family to eat breakfast,

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7:14 a.m., this morning penn state alumna, fans and students continue to mourn the loss of legendary football coach joe paterno he died sunday of lung cancer at the age of 85. he was diagnosed days after

being fired last fall. joining us now from state college pennsylvania, amari flemming with how people are reacting. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you tony. well, people still coming here to his statue outside the stadium as you can see outside my soldier, there are folks with cameras taking pictures to remember him by also paying final respects this memorial at the statue has been growing since saturday night when news of his impending death started to leak out he died at the age of 85 on sunday people have been coming all morning long. there was a vigil near campus thousands of students came out just expressing their love of joe paterno. all right and do we -- is there anything we expect to develop later on today? any word yet on any services or ceremonies or anything like that? >> funeral services are

expected to be announced later on today, it is going to be announced on one of the websites of a funeral home here, also, there is talk of a public memorial that will go on, that the school is involved with. amari flemming reporting from state college pennsylvania on reaction to the death of joe paterno. end of an era. >> certainly is. >> you know, very interesting, the whole timeline of that, but you can't take away his winning record and the end of an era. >> yep. >> sad. >> meantime. >> around here we are just still dealing with the cold temperatures, areas below freezing got very light mist but in some ways that makes it worse it just sticks to everything, and we dot roadways, -- got roadways, sidewalks. >> drive ways. >> right. >> i said frozen drizzle. i made that up. >> no,. >> okay. >> she pulled it off. >> we call it frizzle.

if you would like to. >> okay. >> that may not be a technical term but freezing fog is. we have had that as well. let's kick it off, bus stop forecast, freezing rain, light drizzle, mist generally temperatures upper 20s, low30s. sunrise 7:21 a.m., coming up here shortly. temperatures regan national, reporting, 34 degrees, annapolis, 35, baltimore 34 but on out to the west and north, 28 gaithersburg and cold temperatures holding tough 30 manassas, 30 martins burg and hagerstown we will continue to see problems here and problem spots, frederiksburg as we mentioned, 32. we still got plenty of the area, region here with temperatures at or below freezing we are not in the clear quite yet. out to the west temperatures 40s they will arrive later today, detroit 47, columbus 46

enjoying afternoon highs in the mid-40s. look at that sprawling storm system tornado warnings across portions of northern alabama, reports of tornadoes on the ground, watch that story developing and just very impressive area of low pressure snow on the upside of that up toward milwaukee. rain showers, warmer temperatures as the front approaches from the west it will get a chance to mix up the atmosphere temperatures will get a chance to warm up. not a balmy afternoon, 45 enough to melt things off. 54 tomorrow, temperatures above normal, more showers on thursday. thanks appreciate it. >> julie wright is with us, she can tell us what is going on on the roadways. >> good morning tony, alison, tucker, outer loop of the belt way, crash occurred at georgia avenue, before connecticut, n dot tells us they moved everything over to the shoulder. outer loop drive, wall to wall traffic slow, as you work your

way westbound. southbound along the rock creek parkway at e street tieing up a lane, 14th, me rid yen meridian place, stalled cure tieing up the center of the roadway. 95 and 395, heading toward it is 14th street bridge. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. all right julie thank you. we begin over seas in pakistan a suspected u.s. drone strike killed four alleged militants. the missiles hit a house and vehicle in the northwest portion of the country the u.s. does not comment publicly on cia run drone program but officials have said privately the strikes have killed many seen your taliban and al qaeda commanders. testimony resumes on the mental state of the man who shot president ronald regan.

the hearing will determine whether jopliningly can make extended visits to his mothers home and live there. he was found not guilty by reason of insanity when he shot and wounded regan in 1981. doctors say his mental illness has been in remission for years. >> tucker was talking about severe weather in the south a couple minutes ago while we deal with icy conditions people in parts of arkansas are waking up to the aftermath of a possible tornado, the storm brought hail, strong winds as it moved through several other states including illinois and kentucky. no injuries were reported today, damaging winds will continue across parts of tennessee, and mississippi with severe weather now as tucker said in alabama. all right 33 degrees on this monday morning. it is now 7:20 a.m. as we roll on. coming up next virginia lawmakers making at a changing school disciplinary policy >> time to lace up the skates hit

the ice, annie yu is live at tucker road ice rink, upper particularlyboro. later she -- marboro, later she will explain what this is all about. ♪ ♪

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the search is on for a man who got into a fight with police, this happened sunday morning in the 2600 block, heating street, temple hills when police responded to a domestic violence call. 30-year-old joseph, quorum threw a punch at an officer he was pipper sprayed and tasers -- pepper sprayed and phaserred but reached for that officers gun the suspect managed to runaway and take off in a car. a lawmaker in maryland, is proposing legislation to publicly embarrass those found guilty of animal abuse he wants

to create a registry for animal abusers including the list of nameaddresses of anyone found guilty of harming animals. he is calling the bill heidi's law after the golden retriever puppy hot and killed in middle town maryland earlier this month. >> this is just a vicious, senseless killing just a beautiful little puppy an indication of a problem. senator young does not think the plan will cost maryland tax payers any extra money instead offenders should pay $50 a year to keep the site up and running. >> one year after a fairfax county high school student took his own life after getting punished at school. lawmakers are considering changes to disciplinary activities. they will discuss the changes in richmond. also in virginia new life for the so called tebow law.

three house bills being pushed to allow home schooled children to play sports at public schools in the common wealth. they pay school taxes and deserve access to sports teams opponents maintain it would wreck eligibility require 789ments and leave -- requirements and leave people resentful. coming up next, a close game, but not enough to clinch a spot in super bowl. ravens falling to patriots, 23- 20. >> and as we take it to the break. ah. >> a lot of sound effects from tucker and tony, let's take you to break now a live lookout side, before we do so, latest weather and traffic from tony and julie on days like this we need to hear from those two. 7:26 a.m., we will be right back 

four years later it will be a super bowl rematch. patriotgiants will face each other in the championship game in 2008 new york upset the undefeated patriots, this year's match up was decided when the giants beat the 49ers

in overtime 20-17 behind two touchdown paths from ely manning and some solid defense. kyle williams fumbled a punt for san francisco, lawrence tines killed the game winning field goal, 31-yards out. >> meanwhile in new england, they beat the ravens, 23-20, a heart breaker, baltimore blew two chances at the end of the game, lee evans drop i say he was stripped. i mean it was dislodged, could have been a game winning touchdown frankly i think he possessed it long enough to have been a touchdown. 22 seconds left, then billy shanked a 32-yard field goal. super bowl set for february 5th, indianapolis. >> ouch. >> wow. >> and you know what, man, the look on the faces -- look at them, ravens are stunned. apparently they were all throwing their helmets against

the wall inside the locker room. >> did anyone talk to him? >> yes, and apparently he inspired him he was just like we win as a team we lose as a team. >> that is his strength. yeah. >> that is a tough loss. >> i just looked up billy's contract, 5 years, $15 million. >> life is good. >> yeah, life is good. >> oh, yeah. >> well,. >> i think he should take out some letters of apology in local newspapers. >> i am sure he feels very bad. i mean imagine that. >> how do you miss 30-yards. >> 32. >> still. >> all right we are sorry about that. have you recovered enough? >> i lost my voice, yelling at the tv >> i can hear it. >> yelling at the tv doesn't do any good. >> i stopped i used to do it

all the time. >> you have no reason to do it any more. the truth hurts. >> you don't have to jab out of pain. >> the truth hurts. >> i yell at capitals games. shower activity, listen here is the deal it is so light, hd radar not picking up anything but a few echos south and west of the city, out to the west, little pockets of freezing rain what you are not seeing is freezing fog and very light drizzle that continues to just kind of fall across the area and adhere to surface with temperatures generally at or below 32, as you get north and west of the 95 corridor. let's push on the next map this is your freezing rain advisory, if you are watching well off to the south and west, advisory go, temperatures now above 32, rest of us 9:00 a.m. freezing rain, extended until off to north and west counties, montgomery, louden, you have

that freezing rain until 11. bottom line temperatures are not going to get a chance to warm up until late morning north and west of the city. cold air will be slow to depart once it does we should be fine by the middle of the day. high temperatures mid-40s. later. 34 washington. 34 quantico, 95 corridor, south and east, generally above 32, exception, of leonard town, north and west, below freezing, 30 gaithersburg -- 20 gaithersburg. 31 dulles, a few more hours of touch and go driving. this frontal system gets in here later that will help mix up the atmosphere warm temperatures bring us a few more rain showers but just rain as i have temperatures should top out mid-40s your forecast, freezing rain advisory, cloudy skies, early freezing rain afternoon shower 45 your afternoon high, winds out of the south, 5 to 10. clearing overnight, 40 your overnight low, temperatures at 40 we will not refreeze.

warm winds should be easier than this morning. 5420 morrow, general -- 54 tomorrow. generally, mild temperatures thursday. let's see what is rolling out there. i am trying to see it is very difficult with all this fog. right now tucker outer loop of the belt way we wrapped up an accident before you reach connecticut avenue, this outer loop commute, stacked up as you work around, georgia avenue, towards connecticut avenue, lanes open, 95, eastbound 66 a lot of folks heading the warning maybe not hitting the roads until 9, 10:00 a.m. this morning, that is why it looks better than usual, headed in towards centerville you will find you are tapping the brakes at fair oaks, inbound, south dakota gone nothing but traffic delays as you make your way from northeast to northwest. thank you julie. after a shocking defeat in

south carolina, republican presidential candidate, mitt romney coming out swinging attenuate gingrich as the race to the white house shifts to florida. bob cusack managing editor of the hill.com. good to see you. >> good morning tony. >> man, saturday night was a shocker even if you thought newt could pull it out the margin was bigger than most thought could possibly happen how much does this hurt romney. >> it hurts a fair amount now the inevidentability of him winning and also his electability he has been so awkward recently debate, bad answers on his tax returns makes me think a lot of republicans thing can he beat president obama maybe we could have someone like newt gingrich and maybe not beat obama but possibly beat him in a debate. >> here is the interesting thing you say maybe not beat obama but that is the goal the objective of republicans so, we

are way out from the big election, but can newt gingrich, beat president obama, a lot of people thing there is too much baggage. >> if you talk to an analyst, and tell minute gingrich would do a lot in the south, if the economy sours and unemployment goes to 9, 9 president 5% all bets are -- 9.5% all bets are off. can gingrich win likely. can he carry this momentum from south carolina into florida. >> yes. they have two more debates this week that is his strong suit. can he win florida? absolutely. polls dramatically changed i don't think he should pay attention until after these debates. romney must come back have a stronger performance basically this nomination ballot is all about debates, rick perry wasn't good he is gone. gingrich was good now he is on top. >> look at numbers those are

from south carolina, gingrich 40%, romney 28%, santorum, 17% is this increasingly becoming a 2 man race. >> yes, after florida, santorum does not do well, not expected to do well pressure on him to get out. questions about mitt romney will not be answered unless he goes to a key state and wins over 50% some say he may not be able to do that. if you look at low income republicans they are all going for newt gingrich. >> romney yesterday, all of a sudden changed his tune and said he would release his taxes this tuesday. says to me he got a message saturday what does he now need to do to regain the momentum you say perform better in debates, what else? he obviously is just not connecting in the way he wants to with some of these voters. >> it is so odd earlier in the debate season he was doing so well, against tim polenti as he got closer to the nomination he got a defense he has done worse

he has got to be aggressive and the king makers, in the republican party, they will step up their tax on newt gingrich. >> if romney does not do well in florida, is he mortally wounded, is he finished? >> i don't think so. he has the organization. newt gingrich is not even on the ballot in virginia, this could be a long battle and could help romney. momentum is more important than money. he has momentum everyone was saying before saturday whichever republican win it is primary in south carolina, goes on to be the nominee,. >> yep. >> right now do you have to say it looks like newt gingrich would be the nominee? >> well, certainly the history says he will be the nominee if you look at the odds you still have the give the edge to mitt romney critics say, wait a maybe nut he has only won one race but organization, money,

king makers are all still behind mitt romney. >> if you are into politics his win saturday makes it all very interesting. >> absolutely. >> thanks for coming in. alison back to you. >> bob, tony thank you. >> 7:39 a.m. on this monday morning up next an update on a deadly house fire near a college in up state new york. >> also ahead billion air warren buffet known for his investment is a i have what about his -- savvy, more on his singing skills. first, let's look at my fox half off deal featuring the ultimate chicken bistro, $10 buys $20 in food and drinks in falls church to learn more, go to our website myfoxdc.com and look for the my fox half off logo on the right side of the home page. we will be right back. 33 degrees, 7:39 a.m. ♪ i'm feelin' subway ♪ let's go

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making headlines no word on what caused the deadly fire

that tore through a home rented by college students in up state new york. three people died when flames broke out early saturday morning so far, only one victim has been identified as a 21- year-old student from connecticut, four others in the house escaped with out serious injuries. in mississippi, four convicted murders, pardoned by the out going gover forcould be headed back the prison. barber 's decision to pardon 200 people outraged families of victims and others. some pardons they claim did not meet all necessary requirements at a hearing today a judge can void pardons take a ruling under advicement or free them. well, some sad news from hollywood, it is splitsville for heidi klum and seal in a statement last night they

announced their separation and blamed it on growing apart. that is what they said is happening the couple married in 2005 and do have four kids together including heidi's daughter from a previous relationship. i thought that one was pretty safe. >> so did i i am suffer surprised by that. i am not usually surprised by celebrity separations >> they renewed their vows every year tucker. >> really. >> they didn't notice their growing apart. >> between those -- what is this month? well, they just realized it, it is only january. >> we wish them luck. >> this we have it. >> this it is. >> oh, well. >> yeah, that is it. >> power couple indeed. >> yeah, a bit of a surprise. >> she is gorgeous he makes beautiful music. >> i am going to do the weather forecast >> i can't get him going today. unless we mention ravens he is not talking. >> i just -- it didn't come as a shock to me. i watch tmz i am always on top

of these things i had a feeling it was coming >> i see. >> hd radar, light sprinkles, very light freezing rain continues to fall, freezing fog, echos here on our radar, just enough to cause some slick spots and, a light glaze out there, sidewalks will be slippery and that temperature above 32 we have done that at regan national but not particular west of the 95 corridor, montgomery county, louden county, two temperatures right now, regan national, 34 degrees, 28 in gaithersburg, 31 dulles, 30 manassas, 30 winning number in both frederick and hagerstown you get the idea, freezing rain advisory continues until 9:00 a.m. for city of washington until 11:00 a.m. for counties off to the north and west, eventually, this should all change to rain

showers, with highs in the mid- 40s, later tonight overnight low only 40 we will be just fine, and then temperatures up and down for the week but generally above normal, no more winter weather in the 5 day. so, better news ahead. >> okay. >> one more day folks. >> thanks tuck. >> here is julie wright she will tell us how the roads are shaping up we have fog causing problems. >> absolutely tony. fog and of course poor visibility, icy patches, elevated areas, again watch your speed inner loop out of annon dale for 66, for those that can stay put and leave later on that is what we recommend you do. south along 14th street, blocked off approaching irving, because of the building fire me rid yen place. live top side to have the belt way, that fog lingering around. delays from university boulevard, headed towards connecticut, lanes are open now

southbound 5, approaching 216 -- 95, approaching 216, live inbound, 66, lighter than usual a lot of folks are staying put, travelling in later, working from home. traffic will slow, closer than 50, and again as you make a trip up towards nuttily street that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic>> ♪ [ music ] >> all right well, you know who that is, billion air warren buffet wishing the chinese a happy new year with a rendition of i've been working on the railroad. as part of a marathon gala which aired on state run tv he is admired in china for his wealth and here as well i would imagine. the country is celebrating the year of the dragon which begins today throughout the region lieu mar new year celebrated with fireworks and feastthe biggest family reunion of the

year. >> admired in china because of his wealth. >> yes, he is and i admire him. >> looks like he is a model train builder in the background. >> i bet he is so interesting with more little quirky things. >> he has the time to do it. >> and the money. >> local ice rink invites you to celebrate national skating month. >> annie yu is standing by in fort washington maryland with details. hey, good morning tony and alison, national skating month is celebrated across ice rinks in the the area for the past 10 years it started in 2002 here at tucker road ice rink they are doing it big. giving you deals and classes to enjoy. coming up we will learn about this month and why they celebrate it and have a little fun with bumper cars. you don't want to go any where. stay with us. thanks annie. and we do want to say good morning to martha, fernandez our facebook fan of the day. martha, was wide awake at 3:45

a.m. waiting for this show to come on, sadly thanks to insomnia but she was awake good morning if you would like to be tomorrow's fan of the day find us on facebook searching fox 5 morning news, and then post a comment under martha's photo. she is so pretty, we will be right back 

well, this month, january is national skating month, ice rinks across the country use this time to raise awareness about figure skating and offer special deals. >> annie is spending the morning at tucker road ice rink, fort washington maryland where they are celebrating the month. >> this is a tradition that started in 2002 for 10 years ice rinks across the country celebrated in big ways, here at

tucker road, they are doing just the same, joining me now to tell me about it natalie paul the manager of the figure skating team here. but you can give us a general good overview of this month. well, it started in 2002 united states figure skating association began the event, and it celebrates technically, the national competition that is how it started so we are letting the entire world know it is our competition, but instead of narrowing it to figure skating we are opening it up to all ice sports. here at tucker road we are giving, super saver for the entire month, so anybody that comes into our public skating, events, we have them, friday, saturday and sunday, they skate for half price for the entire month. >> that is very nice and you were telling me off air, michelle kwon lives in the area and actually at the competition this week which is why she couldn't join us today.

>> we were trying to get her on the show. we sure were it is in san jose this year, next year nebraska. >> it is a fun month to celebrate, if you would like to come out to the ice rink i haven't been out in years you have a lot going on that is why tony, the facility manager here at the ice rink joins me now he will tell me about the super deals and programs you offer out here. >> well, basically we have programs for all ages, as natalie mentioned earlier we have the super saver program, going on the entire month of january in honor of national skating month we have programs for hockey, we have public skating on the weekends, and throughout the week we have free style sessions you know for some advanced skaters as we have today. >> you also offer classes that are beginner advanced and for adults and children. >> that's right. yeah, the classes, it is usfs

learn to skate program for all ages if they can walk they can participate in classes. >> yeah, ice skating is something that brings the entire family together if you can save money, let's do it. let's talk about that hockey program called give it a shot a catchy title for good reason. >> right basically it is instructional for youngsters, boys and girls we have had some girls in the program just gives them an introduction to hockey we have a couple coaches that work with the kids, basically on saturday morning, and they learn basics of hockey, we provide equipment, you know for them, some basic equipment. >> you provide equipment and basic skills hey, give it a shot if you like it you can do it for years. >> exactly it is very expensive. >> it is. that is very nice you are giving them the equipment. >> now one of the fun activities are bumper cars here, which we have been teasing all morning excited to get in one of these can you

help me. >> sure. >> because it is quite large here. okay so how do you operate this? it is a really popular activity here. >> this is very popular particularly with parties, the parties that participate here, will be able to use these during the party, during general sessions the way it works the joy stick,. >> all joy stick operated. >> make it move forward and back spin around in circles, battery powdered. >> can i go. >> we will go ahead. >> i want to get this thing going. whoa. whoa. hold on a second here. get out of the way. oh, my gosh. okay well, you can come out and do a better job of this, check out our website, myfoxdc.com for all details, okay hold on, back to you in studio. >> take your time. annie thank you so much.

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>> can't see anything out there. fog potentially icy conditions that has prompted some school systems and the federal government to open up late. your weather and traffic are coming up. >> dc council chair kwame brown joins us in studio with more on his plan, to get effective teachers into neediest schools. >> sugar free, fat free, diet, high protein all sound like great things when you are trying to lose weight but can make you gain weight instead.

>> huh? >> doesn't seem to make sense we will explain coming up at 8:30 a.m., i am tony perkens. >> i am alison seymour. we want to mention, federal government is on a 2 hour delay, workers can use unscheduled leave and tele work. >> you will see up to the minute information about delays scrolling to the bottom of your screen. get all that on our new weather ap as well. which also, the weather ap does these alerts i am still getting used to it. i am always like what is going on. >> it really does work you know. >> absolutely. and the temperature on the corner great. >> i love that too >> i still like you in person. >> sweet alison i can't be on 24 hours a day >> i know but you can tell people right now. >> feels that way. >> let's get right to the hd radar, we are starting to get more and more, radar, echos here suggesting there might be a little more in the way of

light freezing rain falling, you can see, particularly north and northwest side of the belt way, hagerstown, frederick, and again, getting very light precipitation falling into an atmosphere temperatures are generally at or below freezing, north and west of the 95 corridor. we will continue to have icing problems for a couple more hours this will all change to rain as temperatures jump into the 40s. freezing rain advisory continues here in washington until 9:00 a.m. this morning, north and west of the city, until 11:00 a.m. temperatures very slow to budge not only this morning but last couple days and much of the area here, at or below freezing, right now washington, 33, baltimore 33, dulles is 31, let me -- here in northwest washington, 31 degrees, hagerstown, that will take up the better part of the afternoon, a few more hours, slick conditions better by noon

hour. 44 by 4:00 p.m.,. >> noon all right that is the magic hour. >> much better looking 5 day >> appreciate it. >> all right julie wright will join us with how this fog is effecting your drive into work although some of you get to go in late. >> we are finding that on the roads, typically this portion of 66 would be wall to wall out of manassas. that is not the case. a lot of folks are heeding the warnings, going in later today, this will help that drive because of the fog and weather. that fog really socked in here and lingering and you know who knows when it is going to burn off that is effecting your commute on the other side of town inbound new york avenue, no problems to report, northeast to northwest, lanes open towards the tunnel, anacostia bridge is looking good at this time inner loop of the belt way, definitely below speed, it will cost you 18 minutes north of town outer loop of the belt way earlier

trouble spot, connecticut avenue, that accident activity gone. outer loop, that is a 10 minute commute. all right julie thank you very much. the message this morning be careful if you are heading out on the roads. >> crews were out much of the night dropping salt and sand. stacey cohan is live in arlington with more on the winter weather. it is that time of year again. >> you know alison, i bet your kids were doing what some little girls i know were doing last night, yes, ava and grace you have to go to school this morning i am sorry. there wasn't a tonne of sleet and snow and ice if your school wasn't cancelled ahead of time you will have to get up and go to school. that said there are a few slippery and slick spots our region was prepared early this morning all overnight we had salt trucks, sand trucks they were out on the highways and side roads prepared, to make sure our roadways were clean and clear and safe. so that is the good news, also

the federal government was proactive and not reactive they have been criticized in the past for being too slow to react last night federal government announced workers were not to get on roads before 9:00 a.m. to keep them clear. those buildings will be open to the public at 11:00 a.m. that certainly kept roadways open so the moral of the story is even though it turned out to be largely passible with slick spots and foggily areas -- foggy areas, we don't have that term grid lock we had last year when the call was way too late. seems people like to complain any way. check your schedule we will have them up on the screen for you, reporting live, stacey cohappen, alison, -- cohan. alison, tony back to you. >> metro will operate a longer morning rush hour service,

metro rail and bus services will make additional trips during the late morning hours. time for a look now at the top stories of the day. a sad morning for the penn state community as they continue to mourn joe paterno's death. thousands have come together holding candlelight vigils to honor the legendary coach. he died yesterday morning from lung cancer he was 85 years old. >> the day is the annual march for life protest in the district abortion opponents will demonstrate against the supreme court's decision to legalize abortion. they will start with a rally on the mall, that happens at noon. then, they will march to the supreme court. streets around the national mall will begin to close in just over an hour. >> to the race for the white house, now, republican candidates turning to florida. they will need a lot of money to make it in florida's big media markets like miami,

tampa, orlando. mitt romney, rick santorum and newt gingrich each have won in other contests. gabrielle giffords stepping down she announced herres ignition on youtube -- her resignation on youtube. her office says she will finish that meet and greet later on today in tucson. >> to local politics dc council chair kwame brown is holding a public hearing to discuss his highly effective teachers incentive. it would encourage effective tapers to work in high need schools. >> this is something i recall you did come to talk about previously today it is a public hearing people can comment on it. for those unfamiliar with the act can you tell them about it and what you are aiming to do. >> legislative agenda on education this year a couple

things, one, focus on a low performing schools in district of columbia, one is focus on low performing schools, the bridge to our high schools to make sure every middle school grade child is high school ready and three, make sure we increase the graduation rates and increase level of expectation of our children. make sure every child, if they want to, have every opportunity to go to a post-secondary educational school or college. >> does moving touchers from the schools performing well to under performing schools, will that negatively impact the schools that they are leaving? >> well, first of all we want to strengthen and give more to those teachers that are performing. we have those that are performing in low performing schools we want to keep them there. and then second, to incentive vise teachers who want to teach, some want to leave, two or three at a time to help

change that school and turn it around there will be incentives, some will be the first in the county it won't be about a $10,000 bonus, housing incentives, tax incentives a number of incentives bundled together to ensure those there, keep them there and those highly effective get them to teach in our lowest performing schools the idea is make sure every school succeeds, the best way to do that is have better principals, better teachers and make sure we hold our parents accountable this is a three tier approach. >> these are tough times where you know the natural question is where does money come to achieve this when you talk about financial incentives. if there are tax incentives does that bring lower tax reeve news into the -- revenues into the city? >> we have to stop thinking about building new beginning, a jail for our children and

invest in education the best way out of poverty is improve the educational system. you have to focus on the lowest performing schools, once we make sure they are performing that takes away from making sure other schools continue to excel. that is the best way out of poverty. we have 1.1 billion dollars budgets in dc public schools the real question, how we make it a priority to focus on the areas that need it the most. my grandmother used to say, you need to sweep where the dirt is. we want to clean it up go get where the dirt is not saying our students are dirt by any means of the imagination but make it a priority to focus on our lowest performing schools. >> now we says the a public hearing indeed it is however it is too late at this point to sign up for it, people have been signing up for it how has the response been. the overwhelming question, some call it ice outside by 10:00 a.m. hopefully that will melt up, people can still come if you

come to the council chambers, 1550 pennsylvania avenue we will allow you to testify. if you want to send in your testimony we will have it on the record we want to keep it open next few days to make sure we turn around our lowest performing schools in a 3 tier approach to work on our middle schools more importantly raising the bar, for our expectation for our kids every child should apply to at least one secondary school before they graduate and take the sat and act. obviously, the last year has been a tough year for the council, government in general, with some of the clouds that have been hanging over do you thing you are turning the corner in terms of public perception, how people thing of the dc government overall? >> i think last year clearly was a rough year we are doing what we can to better communicate as a body of

government. 18,000 new residents moved to district of columbia, last year which is historical. we have the strongest financial balance sheet of any jurisdiction in this particular region in terms of what we have been able to put in our salvings accounts and through a poll you saw city services are improving now, it is time to just turn the chapter to focus on how do we get the message out, how do we stop any of the distractions and get back to doing what the people sent us here to do. >> public hearing on the highly effective teacher initiative incentive act. also mention another public hearing tomorrow, where folks can go, thanks very much. >> thank you. >> good to see you appreciate it. alison back to you. time now 8:12 a.m., 34 degrees, monday morning, do you know when you should pour money into fixing your car, repairing your carpets and when you

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8:15 a.m., 34 degrees time for stories making headlines, prince georges county police are looking for a man they say tried to take an officers gun this started with a domestic violence call early sunday morning temple hill. missay the suspect threw a punch at an officer he was pepper sprayed and phaserred but able to -- tasered but reached for an officers gun. john hinckly junior who tried to assassinate ronald regan is due in court. hearings to determine whether he can be released from the mental hospital he has been doing his sentence at for the last 30 years his doctors are asking a judge to grant him more freedom. prosecutors say he is still dangerous. rematch, four years in the making, giantpatriots will face off in super bowl 46, new york

beat the 49ers. 20-17 overtime to advance while new england edged reigns, 23- 20. a couple plays that could have been 49ers and patriots in the super bowl they will look for a little pay back they lost to giants in super bowl 42 that was the super bowl where the giants ruined the patriots perfect season they had won every game and lost super bowl whichever >> that is the game of football that is why we watch. commercials and super bowl. what? >> that is why we watch, the commercials. >> that is just me i didn't want to be dishonst. >> i watch the game. tucker barnes may not since his red skins are no longer in it. >> toucher will you watch the game? >> absolutely i am a football fan but will not tell you who i am rooting for. >> i have not decided yet. >> interesting. let's get to it i need a happy factor. starting with our my first 5 photo of the day.

>> this is your happy factor. >> he looks happy. >> he would have been looking like that if billy had just been able to kick a 32-yard field goal. >> you know what is happening he was just about to put the hands up to says the good and then ... >> everybody across maryland did that last night and then -- >> can we talk about josiah. he loves to read, and get this you know what else he loves? wwf alison. >> all right he is a bruiser. >> yeah. >> he can't wait to turn 4 so he can start taking karate lessons. >> good for him. >> that is an early karate move he has going there. to send us your child's picture go to myfoxdc.com click on mornings. >> let's get down to business and take a look at weather together. hd radar i put up the fog here you see that dark red just north and west of the city visibility there, less than a

quarter mile. fog problems in fact, just a few minutes ago, national weather service issued a dense fog advisory for, washington dc and all counties, close until 12 noon in addition to freezing rain advisory we have a dense fog advisory. i will make you a map here. let's do temperatures, regan national, 34 degrees, north and west of the city, still generally at or below freezing, 32 manassas, 28 gaithersburg. 32 martins burg. 30 hagerstown we have had continued reports of freezing fog, light drizzle, freezing rain out there and there are a few spots here, where we could still deal with icy conditions, be ready for that. leonard, 32, sentinel radar our frontal system approaching from the west this will mix up the atmosphere enough. we will push these into the mid- 40s later this afternoon. later, no problem with icing a few more hours here, touch and

go, until we can get temperatures up. 45 today, 54 tomorrow, there you go the 5 day forecast generally temperatures above normal, no more winter weather in the forecast. better weather on the way. that is weather let's do on time traffic and julie wright has your latest. all right well, we do have accident activity reported if you are travelling, near east capital street reports that this accident may involve a pedestrian, head back as you travel, southeast washington, outer loop of the belt way, dealing with the fog and slow down as you work past georgia avenue and connecticut avenue. all lanes are open. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> thank you very much. new year can mean a new start but is out with the old in with the new always the best plan when you are budgeting for big ticket items, a lot of us face that question when we consider whether it is smarter the pour

more money into a used car or buy a new one. our next guest has answers for these questions, thises the founder and head of campbell wealth management. as a person who drives an old car, as a person who is looking at perhaps doing upgrades to my home. thank you for bringing this to us. when we say out with the old in with the new we are talking about if you have an old car you are looking at a $2,000 whatever it is, starter, ignition what have you should you say okay time to get a new car? this is what we are talking about we have four examples let's start with that car is it ever a good time to just get into another bill. >> some people are so stuck with your old car it is hard to give up. is it more expensive to maintain it than a new car. is it unsafe are you ending up on the side of the road now it

has to be towed. you have to look at those things, it is time to replace i don't want my spouse to get stuck i don't want my kids out there in the cold. imagine a day like today. but you also don't want it to set you back so far you are never going to be able to recover from it. you have to juggle the two and is there some kind of discount right now, 2012 models are coming in, the 2011 models have a significant discount. i will say out there, don't forget insurance in my family we just got another car not me my husband and insurance is also, a big thing when you have two old cars you are paying just for liability or what have you routinely and now that insurance bill is there too. i was waiting for that answer your house say you are going to sell your house in five years this is not your forever home do you do upgrades to the kitchen, remodel bathrooms to get more money at the resale or just say house as is put all my money into my new house.

you know it just depends the problem here is you have to look at stage of life if you have kids running through the house for the next five years they will be trampling all over the new carpet or using refrigerator, it may not be the best choice it may not help resale value when you say i have a new refrigerator but it is not as new it is 5 years old. we have a lot of clients about to retire they are like i want to sell here in the next five years, and i am going to -- move out of the area. that might be a really good time to replace carpet, refrigerator and enjoy them they are not necessarily going to get all the bear tear it would if it were a whole family. >> also, annie yu is at the ice skating rink, sports are expensive kids have to go all in, coaches, skates, blades sharpened if your daughter or son comes to you at 12 and say

i don't want to do this any more what happens is the investment too great to have this child quit or do we take this child's passion into consideration and say okay, money well spent you know how to do that move on. what do you do? >> i think the big thing you have to thing about some times it can't be all about money me the kid's welfare and well rounding the child. you have to look at it say there is a scholarship on the line you have to say well, he was headed for baseball and there was a scholarship now he is going to football believe me i am dealing with this, with my son. >> but, if the kid doesn't want to do it any more, i mean how much does that come into it emotional side? i know you are a money man. >> absolutely and the thing i 100% think is it your sport your child's sport. so many people say i played baseball in college i want my kid to do that. he may want to play football, it may be the best thing for him you want happy kids as

well. >> is your son at home saying yes, daddy changed his mind. last but not least, furniture, you look around you are like i wish i could replace that couch but is it ever a good time or when is a good time i should say to upgrade and replace some of your household items. >> with furniture, the thing you have to look at, sit going to cause you health issues, i mean are we talking about a mattress, or a new tv. tv is one thing you got that green line that goes across it the mattress could hurt your back which could cause significant health issues in the future. if it needs to be replaced because it is going to cause you to be unhealthy or it is broken you got to replace it. >> but if you are sick of it is that a good reason. >> sick of the box tv. >> that couch i thought was going to work that is not a good example this is kelly campbell, president, ceo campbell wealth management so enjoyed this topic thank you so much. >> great thank you have a great

day. >> thank you very much. now 8:25 a.m., coming up 8:26 a.m., we are now 4 weeks into the new year if your resolution is to lose weight you are not seeing the scale move at all diet foods may be to blame. yeah, the foods you thing are healthy may actually be sabotaging your diet dos and don'ts for weight loss when we come back >> later, live at the tucker road, ice rink in fort washington maryland they are celebrating national skating month. we will be back in a little bit 

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8:29 a.m., let's look at stories making headlines, severe weather in part offs the south and midwest turned deadly storm chasers caught this dramatic video from arkansas. there were reports of several tornadoes last night. i want you to hear it for a second. that is something else the tornado watch was in effect for at least 6 other states storms brought hail and strong winds we just got word the storm is being blamed for two deaths in birmingham alabama. dangers to of driving in bad -- dangers of driving in bad water, caught on camera,

drivers in utah losing control due to icy, snowy condition it is cars are slipping and sliding down this residential -- yikes. you know what, there is no worse feeling than that there isth inning you can do. wow that is quite a fly. >> goes on and on we watched it earlier. >> he is lucky did he hit anything? >> no, but there is more. >> oh, boy. see, but both of those trucks what did they say about the truck you know, no weight in the back i don't know if he had sand bags and that other car was small. not that any car is safe in ice but those cars would be especially hard to manoeuvre. >> that is crazy. >> we are just going the loop this for the next two hours. >> are we? >> no. >> okay. >> just decide to drive on those people's lawn. >> he wasn't flying he was just -- >> okay. tucker barnes. >> none of that around here

today. they have a tornado warning continuing in alabama. >> the air was so charged you could really hear it. >> yeah, really powerful. quick minute here, a couple new advisories, kicking off radar, shower activity falling in the form of mist, hd radar, very quickly, thank you hd radar, extremely light, but just enough in parts of the area, north and west of the city getting reports of freezing fog, freezing mist a little freezing drizzle be ready for it here next couple hours, later this morning, this afternoon as this front gets in here, we will start to warm this up. fog advisory now in effect, 12 noon, district, all the counties in close here including prince georges county and louden county, virginia, montgomery, visibility less than a quarter mile. a good little batch here north

and west of montgomery county, louden county reports of dense fog then a freezing rain advisory, in effect until 9:00 a.m., off to the north and west [ yelling from the background ] >> coming. >> she is on her way karen. >> until 11:00 a.m. this morning. [ laughter ] >> we will have to try this forecast all over gain your front this one coming through, later this morning, this will warm us up afternoon showers, high temperatures mid-40s. i mentioned severe weather down south, severe thunderstorms, reports of tornadoes in alabama as we speak. your 5 day forecast, 45 this afternoon we will not worry about a refreeze tonight, overnight low, 40. temperatures over the next couple days above normal, in the 50s. tuesday and friday. not bad at all that is a check of your weather forecast and more julie wright has more on the traffic. >> what was that streaking by? >> i don't know what just

happened there. >> now that is an interesting forecast. all right. on the roads, you will find lanes are open, travelling to and from the wilson bridge keep an eye out for black ice. fire and rescue is responding, east capital street for an axe kent and involving a pee -- accident and involving a pedestrian. top stretch of the belt way, yes, indeed it is below speed. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. julie thank you very much. if you are watching your weight and trying to eat a little bert right now, sit down because some of the things you probably learned we will tell you to do it the opposite way it will make sense at the end of this interview. jj smith is with us a certified

nutritionist and weight loss expert. lose weight without dieting or working out. when you see this, good morning to you my friend. when you see this, you will be like oh, great an easy way to do it but we are just changing minds and ideas how to eat. >> right we are making lifestyle changes, a lot of diets require you eat less, cut out food groups they may work for a short time eventually when you go off the diet you gain the weight back. we want to make lifestyle changes that are permanent. 95% of the people that lose weight on a diet. gain it back in 3 to 5 years. >> to our viewers you probably recognize jay jay as a relationship, lifestyle coach this is all going hand in hand. >> it does. >> talk about what you brought. >> what is important to know diet foods are just because the label says sugar free and low fat or low carb doesn't mean it

will contribute to weight loss. so what we want to do is help you understand how to pick out foods that are healthy and will help you stay slim. as an example you typically will see foods that stay sugar free, but what actually happens is when they take the sugar out of a product to make it more palatable they add in other ingredients, so even though there is no sugar you still end up gaining weight because it has a lot of fats in it. as an alternative, something like graham crackers are good they are low in sugar, cur b the sweet tooth and only have 3- grams of fat. >> fat free dressing. >> yes, there was that fat free craze in the 80s and what we learned now healthy fats are good for you. you want to not just focus on fat free, but look for dressings that have olive oil, canola oil, healthy fat and they will be lower in sugar and belter for you overall -- better for you overall.

>> diet soda a lot of people talk about this because of what goes in. yes, this is a piggy right here. diet -- biggy right here diet sodas contribute to weight gain the reason being when you drink a diet soda it has artificial sweeteners the brain thinks it is getting something sweet it will expect something sweet so until it gets it it will crave sweet so what diet soda do is cause you to crave sweet, increase your appetite as an alternative, just drink green tea, high in antioxidant. slows aging process natural fat burner and healthier than diet soda. >> especially for parent we like to say you can have this too. >> i don't like fruit snacks. made with real fruit and the reality is they have very little fruit in them what they have a lot of are artificial ingredients, sugars what happens, if you look at the ingredients what i always

encourage people to do is turn the label over, a lot of manufacturers will use slick marketing it may say sugar free, you may find this is high in sugar and if you want a fruit snack go with some fruit. >> okay. >> these plain yoghurts,. >> low fat. >> so this yoghurt here is perfect it says low fat but in reality this has 32-grams of sugar that is why putting in 8- teaspoons into this little cup get plain, unsweetened yoghurt maybe put a scoop of honey in stay away from anything with a lot of sugar that will elevate insulin levels which cause fat in the body. >> we have been talking about artificial sweeteners, you have to be careful with those again, they have -- there are studies

that show, they increase appetite and cravings and cause elevated insulin levels, it is nothing to do with being a diabetic it will actually cause more fat storage in the body, a better alternative, no calories, herb, natural, and healthy and a lot sweeter, it is a much better alternative. >> i like it too. >> great i like that too. >> this is jay jay smith of course these are somethings that get you on your way. >> absolutely. >> making lifestyle changes in 2012. >> do you need a guide book here it is, thank you so much >> thank you. tony over to you. >> very good thank you both. >> now 8:38 a.m. on monday morning seems like the cost of everything is going up s this morning we have another price hike to tell you about more on that when we come back. >> here is a way to save money with the my fox half off deal $10 gets you $20 worth of food

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i did not know until this morning, january is national skating month. >> i did not know that either. annie yu knew it and she is lacing up her skates at the tucker road ice rink, fort washington maryland with more, good morning. good morning alison. you know, it has been years since i put my skates on i got to tell you it is a lot of fun i think you will have fun with your girls if you bring them out here this is national skating month here to tell us more is natalie paul and the assistant coach of the synchronized skate team called united skate. jackie is only 16 you are probably thinking how is she assistant coach how long have you been skating for? >> i started when i was 5. a very long time. natalie tell us the key to figure skating what is the secret as a beginner? >> it is balance, and it is

tight aerobics and a lot of glide. >> right. >> and you were telling me earlier the key is to keep your stomach tight and knees loose. >> like pillows. >> so why is that so important? >> because the core of your body is in tension, gives you optimum opportunity to use the bladeglide. >> tell us about the team. >> so this is a new team and we just had our first exhibition on saturday, and so now, everyone is still getting used to the program we compete later on in the season. >> are we talking all ages? >> yes, but predominantly less than 12. >> i see and i am assuming what is the youngest on the team? >> um, jesse and she is 7. >> so we are talking about young ladies who fell in love with the sport probably at 4 or

3 so what is the schedule like as far as practice goes? >> we practice every monday and wednesday and have monday we have advanced team and then off ice. >> off ice too. >> so for those interested in hitting the ice and coming out for a beginner class can they also maybe if they are good enough, when they enter the synchronization enter -- >> yes >> i think we will learn beginner moves jasmine andly go over there. are you ready? >> here we go. >> hi girls. >> so we are going to learn a very easy move you promise. >> yes. >> so let's face this way. what is this move called? >> a line. >> we are doing a line. >> okay. >> so are we going to unite. >> everyone in shoulders. >> so touch your shoulders. >> a little bit of a height difference here but not by much what is the key. >> this here.

>> balance. >> yeah. >> come in really tight press up tight. head up in the air. >> are we moving our heads to one side? >> yes when we go to the right we look to the right. >> left we look to the left. >> here we go. >> make me proud. >> five, six, seven, eights,. one, two, three. >> this is hard. okay. do you think i can make the team? >> wow. okay. well, you can come out and enjoy all the fun they have lots of beginner classes for kids and adults, check out myfoxdc.com for all details, back to you in studio. >> not bad. >> good job. >> now, 8:50 a.m., coming up this morning, we've got some over night celebrity news. >> that includes more on which 30 rock star is hospitalized today. and power couple that is calling it quits, stay with us, fox 5 morning news will be

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