>> okay. let's get to the weather forecast, fun today absolutely beautiful high temperatures mid- 60s or even upped from yesterday, mid-60s afternoon highs 43 washington still cool spots bring a jacket if you are running out the door next couple minutes again temperatures will take a big jump next hour or two, as that warmer air starts to filter in from south and west, 43 ocean city, all right cloud deck working through that is the leading edge of the warmer air and again as that gets to the north and east of us we should be in for a mostly sunny, dry tuesday, beautiful out there again, temperatures about 20 degrees above normal i am sure, many of you will get a chance to spend time outdoors, 67 tomorrow, cool it down for the end of the week more details on the five day forecast here coming up in a couple minutes sarah, back upstairs to you. >> thank you. the florida primary is

under way roughly 16% of registered republicans have already cast their boll lots. >> while there are four names to choose from only two are fighting for votes, fox news correspondent venn fehr davis has more from tampa. >> -- jennifer davis has more from tampa. >> reporter: it is shaping up to be a two man race here, polls say romney has a significant lead but gingrich says he is not giving up the fight >> i am beginning to feel we might win >> i think we can absolutely win. >> reporter: florida is a winner take all state 50 delegates up for grabs, paul and santorum have abanned the state and are looking ahead leaving gingrich and romney to battle it out for florida voters. >> if i am president of the united states i will stop all obama era regulations and any that kill jobs we limb nate and get america back to work again. >> reporter: gingrich telling supporters why he is better suited to defeat obama than romney. we tried running a moderate in 96 and lost we tried in 2008

and lost, i don't see how a massachusetts liberal, is going to do better. >> reporter: romney takes a slightly did i have aren't approach trying to rally supporters by song ♪ oh, beautiful, fore spacious skies for amber waves of grey ♪ >> reporter: but no matter the tactic both have some big plans for their first days in office if elected. >> i will ask congress to stay in session, ask them to repeal obama care,. >> repeal -- >> i put a halt to obama care. >> lower our tax rates for people in the middle income category. >> reporter: it takes 1,144 delegates to secure the gop nomination after tonight only 10% will have been dolled out so it could be a long road to the convention here in tampa this summer in tampa, general for davis, fox news. -- jennifer davis, fox news. meanwhile that is newt gingrich getting a littleinspiration from rocky last year but he may soon have to hang up the gloves the man

who wrote the hit song eye of the tiger, wants gingrich to stop using it at campaign events. a lawsuit filed monday claims gingrich has been using the song since 2009, without permission of frank sullivan who had the song copyrighted in 1982 along with another composer. another big story this morning occupy dc movement at 2 downtown parks protestors are vowing to stay 24/7 despite repeated warnings they can no longer sleep there. stacey cohan is live at mcpherson ware square with an update -- mcpherson square with an update. >> we have not seen police activity yet, they are enforcing the no camping rule after a long three months. over three months occupiers have been camped out both here and at freedom plaza. this is how rules apply they

may have their tent, but it may not contain sleeping items or food items or anything that would sustain life they repry sent the pro -- re. >> reporter: sent the protest -- they represent the protest. police came through yesterday but there were no arrests they have not yet evicted anyone or that we can tell, confiscated anything, i spoke to one of the occupiers at freedom plaza he says so far their relationship with park police has been am makeable. >> are they your enemy in this. >> no, they are helping us in this. they are coming through every so many hours, making sure people are awake, making sure people aren't freezing, and they have been doing that for some weeks now. you have a live look now at freedom plaza occupy location, park police began enforcing this following a congressional hearing in which california republican, daryl isa insisted

that they have been too lenient on these occupiers and really pushed for some stricter enforcement of the no camping rules that already existed on this park property police have not said when they plan to return or what they plan to do, whether or not it will include arrests, or simply ushering folks out of this site if they conclude they are indeed camping and living here. live from mcpherson square, back to you. >> all right thank you very much great news for the nations capital, dc ended the fiscal year 2011 with a $240 million budget surplus mayor grey and other officials plan to travel to new york thursday to push the three credit rating agencies to upgrade the district's bond ratings,. a new government study finds the average federal employee earns 2% more than a private sector worker in a

comparable profession now once pension and health benefits are factored in that number jumps to 16% for total compensation this is particularly the case in lower level jobs, federal workers with a high school education or less earn $4 an hour more than peers in private sector, the study comes as republican leaders plan to vote to extend the current pay freeze on federal workers. >> normally when it comes to tax time, the early bird gets the worm but not when it comes to filing your taxes this year the service installed new safeguards irs did on its computer system and turns out some tax payers who filed early will have to wait a week longer to get their refunds. the problem is limited to those who file before january 26th, the delay could effect all types of returns though regardless how they were filed or who prepared them. anne arundel county sheriff has an idea how to arrest people with outstanding

warrants, withhold their tax refunds, the sheriff is asking the county's legislation delegation to support his proposal they have 8,000 outstanding arrest warrants only half live in the county those outside would not be affected, if approved anne arundel will likely be the first jurisdiction to encourage people to turn themselves in. >> maryland governor martin o'malley is to testify to legalize gay marriage. several protestors referenced a comment by maryland's first lady, katie o'malley saying previous attempts failed because of quote cowards in the house of delegates. this morning members of the clergy who support gay marriage will hold a news conference in annapolis. >> mother of a man killed in a horrific head on collision in anne arundel county is demanding answers from police investigators say the driver of a chrysler sebring collided with a bmw, route 50 this past

weekend all three teens in the chrysler and driver of the other car were killed several people made frantic 911 calls minutes beforehand, warning about a car, driving on the wrong side of the road. some people said they called the cops and said they were going on the wrong side of the road, why weren't the cops there to stop them before they get terry. >> police are waiting for toxicology results to determine if the teen driver was drinking investigators found a small amount of marijuana in the teens car. >> we now know how a virginia man found dead in a maryland well was killed medical examiner says he was shot. harris disappeared september 21st, days later, his cell phone was discovered on the wood row wilson bridge someone else was caught on surveillance video using his atm card then his car was found abandoned in prince georges county after an anonymous tip

his body was recovered from a well in fort washington the 53- year-old was a community activist. i have known lenny many many years but never known him to be associated with bad people,. there is now a $38,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in this case. making lead lines, police say they have three people incustody and are looking for more possible suspects after the deaths of five women inside an alabama home -- five men inside an alabama home. officers responded after a call for a possible robbery they say the five men had been shot to death some of them execution style. the suspects will remain this custody as the investigation continues, no word yet as to what charges are being filed. major developments in the case of a missing maine toddler police confirmed blood found

inside of the fathers home belongs toayla reynolds she was reported missing by her father december 17th he was home with his girlfriend and sister at the time of her alleged abduction, police say their version of what happened raises more questions than answers. a violent robbery at a boston area jewellery store all caught on camera take a look. the suspects walked into the store just before closing wearing a clown mask and a screen mask, very lay venice shows them roughing up the -- surveillance shows them roughing up the employees they made off with $8,000 cash and $50,000 merchandise. thiefty february where you can find some stellar deals how to wow your significant other this valentines day tips from the frugal socialite coming up. dozens of metro esculators in need of repair work. fox 5s sherry lee investigates

the two worst esculators in the system 

monitoring metro, last hour we told you 94 esculators needed to be replaced over the next six years, we didn't show you the worst two. >> some have literally fallen apart. >> reporter: in the past 18 months metro's esculator problems have been magnified by major melt downs. when smoke filled the dupont circle station in july 2010, panicked passengers climbed up and out of service esculator with a hole at the top. >> problems with the elevators and esculators is visible things everybody when they leave the transit system they are going up and down one. >> perhaps the worst incident happened more than a year ago when an over loaded esculator

ran wild, after the brakes failed and people piled up on the bottom, then months later, foggy bottom, steps popped out while operating in rush hour. metro's taken over, they've driven them for a long time without proper maintenance and now they are breaking down. >> some barely function, robert bonner worked as a contractor on metro's esculators for 20 years less than 10 years ago while bonner was there, esculators worked more than 90% of the time but since have fallen. >> whose fault fault is it they got this way. >> metro. plain and simple. >> reporter: at their worst esculator failures can cause disaster, at their best, riders must trek up and down endless steps. for people with physical difficulties that can be more than just a nuisance. >> i had a boot on my foot i

fell down because they was not working and a lot of times they don't work at all. >> reporter: metro's current management team blames a lack of preventative maintenance and decisions made by the previous board that lead to the sad state of esculators know now. >> there was a decision not to make those investments. preventative maintenance has doubled to more than 0% over the past year -- 80% over the past year weaknesses persist. >> it is the top 20 you have seen and the top 25 that perform, at a per season tang of availability that is less than -- percentage of availability less than 85%. at fingerprint ship heights it works only -- friendship heights it works only 35% of the time. >> you know how long it takes to get down. >> it is even worse georgia

avenue, 45%. over 100 steps i had to count them myself >> at foggy bottom they are brand new. now metro begins work at dupont circle, the entire south entrance will be shut down to put in new esculators. as we plan for these systems in the future we have to make sure that we are building in long term life circle costs because it is going to come up -- life cycle costs because it will come up over and over. >> washington's economy and work force depend on metro without investment, failing esculators could cripple the system. that was sherry lee reporting metro is proposing fare increases next year that money would go towards preventative maintenance. >> a lot of that to do i am sure >> boy. >> coming up a new competition

aims to bring pakistan and india closer together. plus facebook's new status is about to be public how much the company could raise with its new ipo first, let's check with annie yu. getting some puppy love. >> oh. >> puppy kisses, sweet puppy breath he is so cute we will learn all about marisols story coming up. and it is just a really fun event where you can get dolled up and we will give you ideas for outfits and meet these puppies up for adoption coming up after the break. pgh >> first here is today's trivia question what was the inspiration for campbell's red and white soup can, some body's favorite colors, a football team, cheaper ink or red draws attention? >> i don't know. >> i don't either the answer later but if you want to guess now head the our facebook page fox 5 morning news is back

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legislation that would ban insider trading by members of congress, amendmentses will be introduced later today. securities and exchange commission, points out members are subject to same laws as others,. pakistan and india have long been arch enemies now they will be competing in a less volatile form the two neighboring countries are going head to head in a pair of reality tv shows that pitt chefmusicians against each other producers hope the contest will help bridge the gap between the two nations and create mouth watering currysoothing ballads. california college admitted to submitting false sat scores, officials with claire mount mckenna say a senior administrator gave the fudged numbers to publications that use the data to rank the nations universitycolleges.

they were inflated 10 to 20 points in reading and math since 2005 the current u.s. news ranks was claire mount, mckenna as 9th best liberal arts college in the country >> chef >> see how they rank now. >> yeah. all right now is the time to cash in on big deals coming up frugal socialite, reveals february treats. >> plus how to switch up your valentines day routine >> chef needs a little freshening up. >> who are the better car shoppers women or men? we will have the results of a new study that may surprise you on the other side of the break .

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when it comes to buying a new car who asks the tougher questions you ask, men or women. >> hmm a lease trader.com survey found more women are now shopping for cars many of them asking more difficult questions than the male shoppers. the survey says more women want to know about safety

performance, incident history overall functionality men are more concerned about the sound system, i am not kidding, about the driving, engine, performance and technology. the ladies have done more research and they are definitely more specific. they will ask about air bags safety is a very important thing. a lot of guys just want horse power and go. >> >> of course they do. >> survey also found, most women prefer an suv over truck because it is more practical, but 67% of them want a vehicle inspection by a third party before they drive it off the lot only 55% of men thing to ask for a vehicle inspection. sort of like asking for directions. >> mm-hmm. >> i am not surprised. >> i can tell you from my own personal experience i have never negotiated a better deal always paid full price. >> really? >> i am not good at it. >> are you good at it. >> i have negotiated down yes. >> in the old days, the car

dealers took advantage of women, when men were the dominant buyers now the women are the smart shoppers,. >> i know. >> got to ask all those good questions. everything they mentioned is true. i definitely ask because -- >> you don't negotiate. >> not successfully. is this what you see when you throw out a price we will go check with the manager. >> right exactly. >> yeah, they say something like can't do that and i say okay. how much do i owe you. >> i need a car. don't you need a new car too. >> getting to be that. >> they are all calling they want your business. >> let's not get that going. am i doing weather soon. >> this will be a good day to drive around especially if you can put your top down. >> excellent. >> on the car. >> windows down which i can't currently do in my car. >> what is wrong with your car. >> putting windows down is over rated. i said before i like to

experiment. >> until it hits summer then you complain. >> every day. >> speaking of summer a spring preview, it will feel like we are well on our preview, as temperatures will be in the 60s. >> yeah. >> there we go. earlier this morning, i couldn't get any reaction at all, 4:30 a.m., nothing. 4:30 a.m. washington, rebounding, frederick, you are above freezing, long last, 28 leonard town 50, frederiksburg 50, annapolis, 49 degrees, cloud cover working through at the moment starting to lift north and east this is the leading edge of the warmer air trying to get in here just give it a couple more hours and as that gets north and east of us we should break out mostly sunny conditions not perfectly sunny later today mostly sunny skies should be dry for tuesday winds now our flow out of the south and west, around a big area of

high pressure which slipped off the coast winds out of the south and southwest, that will pump in the mild stuff for a couple days up ahead of our next storm system enjoy the afternoon as high temperatures will be, get ready for this, i know you already know high temperatures 20 to 25 degrees above normal highs mid-60s today, and tomorrow and then we will start a gradual cool down for the end of the week it will not last terribly long but next couple days fantastic, 66 today, record high 71 degrees, never the less a great looking day plenty of afternoon sunshine unseasonably warm, winds south and west 5 to 10, mild overnight save on heating 50 your overnight low spring like winds out of the south and west, 5 to 10 here is your 5 day forecast mention the warm temperatures tomorrow 67 degrees, afternoon showers, by thursday, friday and saturday, we cool it down, and temperatures on saturday, in the upper 40s.

want to remend you to sign up for our fox 5 weather ap, it is free and you can get it at the apple store or if you have your droid go to marketplace again fox 5 weather ap getting great reviews, any suggestions send it in we will try to make it better and better great ap to have with a nice day expected, sarah over to you. >> thank you if you are looking to save a lot of money right now is a great time to take advantage of clearance sales going on those once or twice a year deep discounts on clothes and home good that is can save you a tonne of money. frugal socialite, joins us now with more on that she is also armed with a lot of cool ideas for spending valentines with your sweety it will be kind of easy on your wallet as well. welcome. >> thank you. >> thank you for being here. >> you know it is interesting end of the winter sales normally you thing by this time everything is picked over with it being so warm out i found it interesting there is a lot of boots, lots of clothing, things out there right now. >> every year this is the time

when i really pop my wardrobe things are so inexpensive. i can work the heck out ofayikea if you need -- out of ikea if you need home goods, they have a lot for as little as a quarter, nordstrom are just coming off their half yearly sales they don't do clearance at nordstrom now is the time to find a $300 jacket or something like that, for under $100. >> i have taken advantage of those i will agree they are good discounts out there. maybe a good time to find something for valentines day right now steep discounts on clothing, because you've got ideas about great places to go unique for valentines day what are your top ones. >> i am all about trying something new all the time you have to keep the spark in your relationship. so, what an elmen tall journey. >> how does that go. >> it is element spa in new

jersey, minerals hotel it is the sexyist thing have i ever done. >> you just need to say spa. >> spa day relaxing but this is designed for you and your sweetie you go new a series of rooms first room you have side by side couple massage then you go into another room that is a this nature,. ke an over sized >> sounds gorgeous. >> here it is. >> they knock on the door and that is your little warning you are moving to the next room in the next room you actually have paint, and you paint each other with these great body paints that are actually good for your skin. >> okay. >> so it is like you are an artist with your loved one and you are making all kinds of patterns on their body. then in the next room. >> elemental journey. >> it is a private room so whatever but you go to the next room there is water cascading

from everywhere, to watch off all the mud or the paint as they call it, and lastly, you end with champagne and chocolate >> looks buttele. >> the best experience i have -- looks beautiful. >> the best experience i have done in many years. >> closer to home something in alexandria may be a hidden gem. >> alexandria is a gem you have old town right next door to arlington, they are really putting together their entertainment scene the carlyle club is just like going to the cotton club they have the big bands, people dress up, dressing up is so outover fashion, but -- out of fashion but it is great to put on a nice cocktail dress have a full gourmet dinner. >> fun with it. >> it is >> i went to see a tribute to frank sinatra and didn't realize how many of his songs i knew i was encouraged to see people in their 20s mixing in

with people who were seniors waltzing and having a great time. >> all right and another idea, a hot air balloon ride, this is something seems very romantic we can do it close to home. >> charlottesville is a mecca for a lot of things, vineyards, university virginia, the bores head inn is a premier resort they just had a huge renovation rolling out many of their buildings right now with new rooms so like you are sleeping in a brand new hotel. >> real quick we are almost out of time your last two, number four, stuff to do in annapolis. >> in annapolis at zachary jewelers they are running a great valentines day special you buy $1,000 worth of jewellery you end up with a weekend b and b stay, private set meal for two and if you are thinking about popping the question, why not go to zacharys get the ring run over

to the annapolis wedding chapel and do the wedding. >> last one really quick some jazz lounges that are at zango and melody tavern in arlington we have the information on our website check it out on myfoxdc.com thanks so much for coming in we always appreciate it. >> also go to frugal socialite.com look at my blog all the information will be there. >> thank you tony. >> a little bit of blue a little yellow. ordering my body paint colors. >> thank you both. >> major shake up on the x factor coming up find out who may be leaving the show. plus, all about the king of pop tonight's episode of glee hear from the stars next. >> another look at today's trivia question what was the inspiration for campbell as red and white soup can some body's favorite colors, cheaper ink, or because red draws attention.

answers coming up later if you want to guess now head to facebook page fox 5 morning news is back after the break !

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>> it is the episode michael jackson fans and gleeks have been waiting for glee pays tribute to king of pop the cast will sing 10 classic michael jackson songs including smooth criminal, black and white and scream to name a few. scream is with janet jackson members of the cast are thrilled to have the opportunity to put on this type of performance. michael jackson is one of the if not the most important pop artists ever, the entire history of music and to be you know, to have the privilege to honor him like this. >> we have done a couple tribute episodes this by far is the most special one to me it is the one i enjoyed and grew

up with the most. the show -- pardon me the show airs tonight 8:00 p.m. here on fox 5. some big changes are coming to x factor, host steve jones and judge nicole, won't be back next season and there are reports paula abdul is leaving with them. >> oh >> simon cowell said he wants to take the show in a new direction jones posted a twitter message saying he won't return, the others have yet to comment >> i am available. how do you protect your kids from gossip when you are a super store, internet blockers according to brad and angelina. they have blocked their names on all the kids computers this way they can't google their parents and will have to ask questions themselves -- apesser questions themselves. pitt -- answer questions themselves. pitt said he doesn't want them to know what others are saying about their family. >> that is a good idea.

some stuff is nasty. >> can we put in the kardashians name and not have that come up too. >> your internet will run much more smoothly >> faster. >> coming up how thousands of fans in indianapolis are making super bowl history. >> plus you can still enjoy the super bowl without adding on all those pounds, a local weight watchers leader will show us healthy game day recipes coming up. and, celebrating sugar and sweets, the areas best pastry chefs come together, sending mixed messages here i think to help save animals annie is live with a look at sugar and sam main next. >> he doesn't want the cupcake i'm in a tricky situation here. i'm bidding on a 1979 dukes of hazzard lunchbox, but my auction ends in 15 seconds ! even worse, my buddy's bidding on the same lunchbox.

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very first time. media day usually gives reporters access to super bowl teams as well as a few colts it takes place at lucas stadium the nfl hopes by letting the public inside, during the event e will bring fans closer to the super bowl experience 7300 tickets sold out within weeks. tony. >> sarah super bowl parties are known to have lots of food don't let the temptation break your diet. this morning local weight watchers leader, who i am not going to tell you how much he lost, i will let him tell you how much, joins us to talk about healthy tiprecipes. >> great to be here. >> before we get into this i want to say you are a weight watchers leader you lost a lot of weight on the program all this food is not weight watchers food per se. >> not per se but any food is weight watchers food it is just how you eat it.

>> okay. >> how you pair it up with maybe fruits and vegetables. >> how you manage it. >> okay tell folks how much weight you lost on the program. >> 62 pounds. >> take a look we have a before picture of stuart look at you man wow. congratulations. >> that is fantastic. >> i started about 3 years ago. >> fantastic >> you look great too. >> thank you. >> let's talk super bowl sunday. >> super bowl sunday, researchers have found that this america, the top five menu items at super bowl weekend are pizza, chicken, nachos, avocado and baby carrots. >> avocado normally in the form of guacamole. >> multiple forms the good news there are some vegetables on that. >> that is good you are right. >> but also there are many ways we can make these all healthier. >> okay. >> so that you can stretch your calories and enjoy the weekend. >> lead me through it. >> we have tips, three tips, first is have a plan have a

game plan, stick to it. >> okay. >> if you know you are going to a party that has got lots of you know heavy foods, high calorie foods, you know, maybe you want to eat something light before you go to take the edge off something like low fat cheese strings or almonds. >> okay very good. >> fills you up a little bit. >> not bad for you. >> also offer to take your own dishes take one or two dishes like we have here, so you have a healthier option for yourself. >> very good. >> often these days other people appreciate that too. >> they do. >> we like to junk out. >> they are not going to know you brought something healthy. >> these are you call these chicken poppers. >> these are chicken poppers weight watchers recipe, and it is really simple power food so it is lane chicken whole grain breading, and some egg substitute. >> sorry go ahead. >> the dip is fat free mayo and

salsa. let me ask is this by nature better than chicken wings? are they that bad? >> they are not that bad the way we say if you want to enjoy chicken wings you should what we say is pair it up with something like fruits and vegetables so that you fill yourself up with the good stuff, while you can still enjoy the things you want to indulge in. >> we have the fat free you said mayo. >> yep. >> this salsa here and now tell me about this plate here. >> back to the power foods we are all about powering up with power foods your lean proteins, vegetables, fruits nonfat dairy and so right here we've got this dip, that is made of fat free greek yoghurt which is creamy and packed with protein. >> right all the rage now and good stuff. >> mixed with lots of fresh vegetables, cilantro and seasoning and it is really popular dip, serve it with some more vegetables, or go with -- and whole grain chips.

>> and whole grain chips they are good i want to note this has the avocado in it too. >> it has the avocado a way to enjoy the avocado and stretch it with more vegetables. >> relatively easy thing to do and again, you don't necessarily have to go out and buy weight watchers products there are a couple here you can use as well we have to wrap up one last tip for people whichever >> lighten it up enjoy the things, eat what you like be sensible. >> don't eat six pieces of pizza. >> yeah. >> congratulations on the weight loss back to you. >> good advice thank you guys. >> washington humane society celebrating its 11th annual, sugar and champagne event going on tomorrow evening an event that benefits animals but fun for owners and pets too. annie yu is learning about the event this morning, joining us equinox oh, annie he sounds sad. >> sarah, i know this is marisol she needs a forever home she is a 2 month old i

will stop there and let diana, introduce us to banksie and miss marisol. >> they are two from a litter of puppies that were dropped off at the shelter in a box on christmas eve. and luckily they were raised in a foster home until this point, and now they are looking for homes of their own. >> oh, so they are 2 months old and they are from the same litter do you know what breed they are mixed with. >> both pit bull terrier mixes, we are not quite sure what they are mixed with but it is incredibly adorable. >> they are so playful and sweet, and they have just been having a ball with these it would be ideal if they could just be adopted together but you are okay with them adopting separately. >> they are wonderful and playful and social with people and other dogs so they could go home together but they are perfectly fine to be adopted separately and soak up the love individually for themselves. >> if you haven't noticed she is wearing a classic outfit the

pearls and black tutu number i will go to christina robertson if you want to bring him over here. christina is the owner of the sparkly square gourmet dog bakery and boutique. >> that is quite a title. barkly square pets. >> you do grooming, walking boarding treats what is your role. our big event, what we do for this is we bake the treats for the dogs we have the bark bar so we will be rolling out some brand new treats first time ever, to be seen by the media so we are really excited about that, but we have everything from like souffles for the dogs, we do their bark bar it is a free bar for all that attend and it will not be for humans but look like human treats. we have to stand at our table and let folks know.

>> they want to play. >> what are they wearing. >> um, marisol is wearing classic pearl, we love classic pearl with a black tutu lined with satten, and a little rose there just to go with her collar. we have her fancy and she is totally ready for sugar and champagne. >> and banksie. >> has a suit number. >> a little tuxedo, snap on ties dogs don't mind about that, but easy on easy off, washable, this is a polyester tie that comes on and it is reversible and multiple ties that go with this. >> you have a lot of fun things and options for people to check out on your website. >> we do we have everything from -- with the little barbara bush pearl here if you haven't found your valentine we have all kinds of fun valentine collars >> i love these look at how

cute these are these go on the little legs. >> those are called pawlets. >> i love it. >> the washington humane society, sugar and champagne event is tomorrow night if you wanted to go sorry it is sold out that is good news for the society you can help out in other ways volunteering and donating for that, log on to our website myfoxdc.com and these two are up for adoption so make sure you check them out back to you in studio >> they are cute cute cute. >> so adorable annie love it. unseasonably warm day ahead how long the temperatures will stick around. >> plus answer today's trivia question coming up 

this morning we asked what was the inspiration for campbell's red and white soup can the answer, the cornell university football team

uniform. >> oh. >> yeah, campbell 's company treasurer was inspired when he attended a football game thanksgiving day 1898. >> wow so random i would never expect that. >> they look like soup cans running around. >> apparently so. >> interesting. >> cool. >> a nice day today. >> look at this. my crocuses are making another appearance they are popping up all over the place. it is so warm outside. >> incredible. >> flowers are coming up. >> yeah, tony i don't know about you but i noticed her yard is scrappy. >> it is the prettiest thing in my backyard. >> i think you are lucky anything is coming up. >> you have no idea. >> beautiful i love crocuses they are the first sign of spring >> i know you probably can't answer this flowers are popping right now because of the warm weather, will they survive if it gets cold again? >> again we have to talk to derek, i don't know for sure, but my take is derek -- a