movie called good deeds, butb first, he chats with kevin mccarthy about why he doesn'tdos allow critickings to screen his movies. >> all right.ri in the weather center, we haveve the very latest with tucker.cker >> yes, the latest information is we're going to be in for a beautiful day.be upper 50s and low 70s, and get ready to celebrate as we'll be pushing close to 70 tomorrow. a couple nice days in store. relate tim mild star, 44 in washington, 47, still chilly out to the west, winchester, currene temperature of 34 degrees. hang in there, another hour or two, and we should have a nicece warmup. we have this deck of clouds moving through at the moment, that's holding temperaturestemp back, but out to the west, clearing skies, and should be a nice afternoon for us. eventually, some rain showers you see in tennessee and out tot

chicago will get in here, so rather tonight, i think after sunset, we have the chance forfr some showers, but until then,t mild, breezy, with winds fromwi the southnd and west, highs 60 n washington, 62 in fed rixon, burger, enjoy the afternoon -- fredericksburg, enjoy theoy afternoon. we'll look at the weekend in a minute.te. tucker, thank you very muchy the big story here in washington this morning, a historic day on the national mall. >> here's a live look at some of the performances underway leading up to the ground-breaking ceremony for the new nag museum of -- national museum of african-americaname history, and culture. melanie has more on the plans for this museum, and what you need to know if you're headinghe downtown. mel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning,rnin again, this is whatever needs to know. the street closures are in place, 15th street betweenet in dependence and constitution,c 14th street betweentr independenceee and pennsylvania, constitution avenue, betweenue,

17th street and 12th streetstr northwest, madison drive betwee 12th and 15th streetstr northwest, that's all of the blocks around the mall area, al of those closed until the ceremonies wrap up around noon, you know, it's been ten years ir s the headaches here since this museum -- in the making hereki ngsince this museum was started. stall of the work is coming toto this point, the museum itself,ie wants to try to tell of stories of african-american history andd culture. it's sometimes been overlookedor in other museum there are itemse from well known figures and the little artifacts that tell thetl stories of every day african-american life.rica there are about 20,00020 artifacts, many gathered fromfrm personal memorabilia why, andabl the museum and curators are alsr looking for more.at we have been ing so blessed in d things we've found in attic,att

trunks, places where people don't think that will help us, they are realizing that yes, they are. very, very important artifactst and very, very important thingsn not just to family, individuali families, but the nation as well. >> reporter: so ground-breakingr begins today, another three years of construction. the museum is scheduled to open in 2015, but you can see some of the artifacts and theth memorabilia on displace here ate the american history museum.ory the museum is almost interacting with people and hosting programi around ngthe country and also he in dc. tony? >> melanie, you mentioned the fund raising, how is the fundinf coming? do you have the funding theyg need to create the project? >> reporter: they still have a little ways to go.to construction is expected to cost $500 million, congress said it would kick in about half, that' 250 million. so they have had vigorous funfu raising going with privatepri

donations, that's totaled around $100 million, so about 150 million to go.mill you can expect to hear a lothe more about that.t this is really the, this the is ground breaking, and the kickofi for the public fund raising asas well. you can interact with them on facebook, and i'm sure you'll bu hearing more how'l the public cn donate. >> melanie, thank you very mucho reporting from the national malt this morning. we will stream that ceremony live on myfoxdc.com. and new this morning,s another rash of robberies in the district, there were six morere during a two hour periodod yesterday. and three more overnight. one happened just after midnighn along the cno canal. a woman walking on a bridge had her jewelry and bag stolen by ao man that put an unknown objectow to n her back. armed suspects have been targeting people with smart phones and other tropics.

-- other electronics.elec journal huguely's fate is in the hands of the jury. crib racials to start, and -- deliberations are to start today. paul wagner is live inin charlottesville with the latest, so it's up to the men and womenm paul? >> reporter: good morning, allison. there's 7 women and 7 men on the jury, that's a total of 14, soso what we expect to happen rightp away here this morning is the judge will relieve the twot alternates and tell them they can go home, but telling themg they cannot discuss the case with anyone until the trial isti completely over.m so that will reduce it to 12. we anticipate they'll go back into the junior room in this large -- the junior room in thit large courtroom, ? the jam, in this large courtroom this room is huge. they have a lot to consider,co allison. this jury is going to considercs first degree premeditatedpr

murder, felony murder, robbery,b burglary, larceny.y, they several choices. this could find huguely guilty of first degree premeditated murder, guilty of felony murderu guilty of second degree murder, on gym of manslaughter or in vonn -- guilty of manslaughter, or involuntary manslaughter. or not guilty of any charges.ny they have to decide whetherde george huguely is responsible for yeardley love's death, andda if he quitted the offense while quitting a robbery or a -- if hi committed the offense while committing a robbery or larceny. once they have a verdict, we'rev told the judge will eralertal is in, anda then they will wait 30 minuteswa before announcing it.unci here in virginia, of course, there is a sentencing phase thaa begins immediately thereafter. so if george huguely is found not guilty, then each side has the opportunity to present

witnesses. the defense will present witnesses, prosecution will present witnesses, and the prosecution will be allowed to talk about what's called prior bad acts if george huguely was ever arrested previously, therei jury will be told about that,ou and that jury will go back and they'll deliberate as to what the sentence will be, and they'll come back out and tell the judge what the sentence is.c the judge can accept thatat sentence or he can reduce t hehe cannot raise it. allison. >> paul, the evidence, there's a key piece of evidently should say that the prosecution and tht defense is asking jurors to look at. can you tell us what that is? >> reporter: that is the videotaped interview that george huguely gave police the morning after the murder. that was may 3, 2010. it was about 8:00 a.m. when hea. went in to talk to the policeli department, and that was recorded on videotape. we've reported on it, we've not' seen it, only the jury has seen it, because haof the way this courtroom is set up.et

we could only hear it, and iti clearly, it was george huguely who sounded distraught when hee learn learned that yeardley lova was -- when rdhe learned that yeardley love was dead. the prosecution says listen to the series of like and thend defense says wait a minute, ifmu he had the intent to kill yeardley love, he would haveou known she was dead, but clearly, you can hear, this is the defense, clearly you can hear o the tape that he's distraught and upset, he has no idea she's dead. so both sides are implored thiss jury, watch the tape, over ando over and over again they've told them. >> might be the game-changer. very important.r y paul wagner.paul we look forward to your reportse later out of charlottesville onl the george othuguely trial.hugu the man accused of trying to bomb the u.s. capitol is ini court. amine el khalifi is scheduled for a bond hearing.ea agents had been trailing himg since january when a tipster told them that he agreed toagre

fight what he called the war and muslims. an agent posting at a member off al-qaida gave him a vest with fakes explosives, and inoperabli gun. agents arrested him with thewith items on his way to the capitolc friday. to afghanistan, anti american protests turned deadly after police opened fire on thousands of demonstratorsd reportedly killing five.kil they liare protesting for a sec day against the mistaken burning of the qurans and other religious books. and the protestors -- the protestors are demonstrateing am onbagram outside of the capitola and in keep phoenix. in syria, an american journalist is among two wernersw killed -- westerners killed in i rocket attack. marie is from oyster bay new york, and wrote for the britain

sunday times. a french photojournalist was also killed. protestors say it was the worsts shelling of that city, homs. since the uprising startedsr last year. the united states is changingc its position and consideringnsid sending aid.nd hillary clinton inis discussing the possibility when she meets a group of countries calledri friends esever syria in at the indonesia on friday. -- of syria in at tunisia. on friday. a bill that is passed theth house, cleared a committee. opponents say it cost notnot protect religious freedom -- there's a different same sex debate in virginia wherehe governor mcdonough appears sets to sign a bill that korea strici gay parents from adopting.ad it gives private agencies thence right to refuse any adoption that goes again the agency'sag

religious or moral beliefs. it will take effect in july. a bit of las vegas on the national harbor. the proposal is taking a step forward. maryland state senate committee will hold a hearing on the meshh to expands gambling in thatth state. it would pave the way for table games like black jack and a possible casino in prince george county. baker is to testify in support of the bill.of if approved, it would go to voters in a statewidesta referendum. coming up at 9:11, thousands of military members say theth federal government is denying them jobs because of theirth military obligations. i will chat with the washington post reporter who spoke withoke some of those upset members. and president obama prepare to make oban announcement about fuel, as gas prices continue tot rise. plus. >> i heard you singing al green! pick it up now.

>> the president shows off his o voice again.vo this time at ia blues concert at the white house last night. here's the latest rendition,re that's ahead.t' as we take you to the breakk more from the pre-ceremony atat the ground-breaking for the national african-americanam history museum. you can see the ceremonyc streaming live on our website, myfoxdc. commyfoxdc.com

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the greatest blues singers ofnge all time, rsthis curing a concet at the white house -- during arn concert at the white house to celebrate black history month. buddy guy was there, bb king, mick jagger up there, jeff beckj was there, many, many folks. the concert will air on pbs nex monday night as part of theth performance at the white house. after a night of fun, president obama is back to work today. he's preparing to address an issue on everybody's mind, then, high gas prices.pric in a speech that's planned forfo friday, the president isesid expected to lay out newn proposals to increase domestic energy production. he will flush out a state of the union call for the nation toe n boost production ever cleane energy to strengthen the economy. first though, a new proposa coming from the obama administration today, treasury secretary timothy geithner willi lay out the president's initiative for a new corporate tax plan.x it plans to cut taxes from 35 t

28%, and gives manufacturersm deeper cuts, down to 25%, but i addition, the buwhite househous proposal calls for ending dozeno of loopholes and subsidies. every year, more than ath thousand military members say they are denied jobs because ofu their military obligation andy obthey say the federal governmee is rathe biggest offender. the federal reporter with the washington post brought thisug htissue to light, and steve jois us this morning to explainex what's going on, which is a shame. >> it is a shame. can you tell us what the experience has been from some o the members of the pill tear you've spoken with -- of theth military you've spoken with?wit >> lot of the troops held jobshe in lthe past, lot are guards or reserve who went off for dutydu for a year or two, and some of them experienced problems when they come back, despite lawsdesp that are supposed to give themv e the right to be reinstated toe their jobs. in other cases, active dutyty service members are denied jobsb

because they can't get clear ofe their military obligations in time, they've had job offers withdrawn, and this is againsts the law in any case, but what'ss ironic is that the largestlarg accused offender tends to be th federal government.me >> even though the obama administration is looking tooki ease unemployment with this population, those stories seemse to contradict each other? >> yes and no. they certainly have made veteran employment a priority, they'veh' made it a priority to hire veterans for the federalfed government, and part of the reason we see so many federaldea cases is because there are a lot of veterans working in the federal government, but at thent same time, the law states that the federal government is is supposed to be the mod dealt employer when it comes -- model employer with it comes to veterans, and lot of folks are finding that out in the field, some mid-level supervisors arevi not familiar with sothe law, and they don't always make it easy for the service member to comeme back and transition.on >> basically, we're talking if

you're in the national guard, w, just don't know when you're going to be called to service, we just don't know when you'llul be free -- will that be the general classification of why an employer wouldn't hire someone? >> the guards have been called up so much in the last few year that even though the law statesw that they're supposed to bebe reinstated to the jobs, lot ofof employers are getting weary,ge they fear repeated deployments and they either don't want tont take on the guard reserve or they try to get rid of themth through one measure or another, just encouraging them to leave, or out right firing them.f >> what is the recourse? you're writing about this,t documenting the complaints, ifc you will, but what's the real answer for the men and women?? >> part of the problem is the law doesn't have a lot of teeth behind it, particularly when it comes to the federal governmentv private employer who was found guilty of violating the

provisions could be liable for double the back pay for thatfo service member, but the federal government would just be liable for the normal -- they don't have a ton of incentives toto pursue it other than by doing the good thing, and there's pressure coming from above into the departments at the workingwo level, dod, some others have working groups, they are trying to improve compliance throughpl better training of thet supervisors. >> where does the labor department fit into this as far as enforcing, you know, what is law? >> labor shares responsibilityre for investigating the cases with the office of special council,cu and the investigators often finn merit to these cases. then it's up to justice or, ino some cases, or the osc to decide whether or not to pursue thep case urfurther, and lots of timt the service members, despite a finding by labor, are told byby justice or other agencies thatge

you'll have to pursue it on youo own. we're not going to pursue it,rs and it costs a lot of money and time. >> for the very men and women that put their bodies on the line for us. >> steve has written about thise and we appreciate you coming in. steve is the federal report, a federal reporter with the washington post.wa thank you. >> you're welcome. coming up, new jersey's's governor tells millionaire warren buffet to keep his mouthm shut, a look at new poll numbers and who is on top of the gopthe race ahead of tonight's debate. first, let's check in with annie yu. >> reporter: so we're learning a lot this morning. the there are three different types of sharks, and the guy in the corner is called -- he canca do a fun trick. we're going to show you that you after the break. break. here's today's trivia's t odquestion, not only did jorge

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outspoken governor is speakings outs. he says warren buffet shouldbu just write a check and shut up. he made the comment in anan interview with cnn piers morgani he asked about a tax patrol andn impact on billionaires, andan brought up buffet's idea.bu ffchristie adds if he wants town give the government more money, he has the ability to write aa check, so go ahead and write it. unseasonably warm weatherwea area. you don't need us to tell you that, but tucker will tell us how long it's going to stick around. why it's likely to blame for early allergy problems. yep. i've suffered from that. and the federal governmentda gives the green l light to a par of drug makers, hoping toto replenish the supply of cancer drugs that's dwindling. we have details ahead. ♪

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there's some pre-ceremonyerm performances underway on theer wanational mall.ti you can see onsome of that right there. this is leading up to the official ground breaking of the national museum of african-american history and culture. president obama will speak at se the event today.akod the museum will be built between the washington monument, and the national museum of americaneric history. it's expected to open by 2015. the ground breaking is not opens to the public, but you can watch the ceremony on the web, look for the link on myfoxdc.com. all right. amazingly nice temperatures.temp >> they are. >> yeah. >> first i thought where is that? >> that's right there.re. >> can we see that again?n? it's incredible.in look at that. >> that's a tent? >> wow!! >> you're right, tucker. >> people are sitting down, well lit. >> it's amazing, a screen, there are lights hanging. that's amazing.

>> the smithsonian, after all,l, right?ri >> that's right. >> all right, tucker. you have good stuff?f? >> forecast today, temperaturesm in the upper 50s to about 60, and by tomorrow, how about a 70? >> love it.. >> maybe some low 70s? so springtime fever will be in full effect.fe >> and we're going it talk about that in a home. >> i just love your voice. >> when i'm not singing.in >> it's getting better and better. >> i'm so defensive. [ laughter ][ la >> i was complimenting you. it's going to be a beautiful day, with the cool temperaturese overnight, but with winds mpfrom the south and west, just likelik jed, temperatures will -- yesterday, temperatures willwi jump. here's the sentinel report. this is pushing to the east, out to the west, we should havee sunshine here for the next several hours, and later this afternoon, tonight, you can see it's not very well organized.or couple of random showers into

tennessee, and pushing up to chicago. upper level disturbance is going to come through later today. tonight into the overnight hours and bring us some showers, byrs tomorrow, we're back in sunshine with temperatures as i mentioned back up near 70, so what's causing the nice weather? high pressure right there, summertime, we would be talkinge about the bermuda high, but the winds are from thee south/southwest.h/ here's sothe future cast, see if we can find shower activity. there you go, one or two by 5 or 6:00, at 9:00 p.m., might be showers down to richmond, and overnight, more showers, you ca see they are hit and miss herehr by 5, 6:00 a.m., then we clear it out, and we should be in for a decent day tomorrow, with the unseasonably warm temperatures.m i don't know what peelse to say. 60 today, mix of sun and clouds, the winds from the south andand west, gusting to about 25. 60 degrees is about 10 degrees above normal, overnight tonightt

45, mild conditions, i showed you the shower activity. some showers across the region,, and tomorrow, 68 degrees, if we get a lot of sunshine, we'll be in the low 70s tomorrow, imorr want to take a bow.a b 62 on friday, maybe a thunderstorm?un cooler for the weekend, highs in the upper 40s to around 50 byb saturday and sunday. all right.ll that is the weather forecast.. tony, toss it over to you. >> thank you. we like this nice, mild weather, but we have to pay a price. there's a health alert for people who are sensitive to trer pollen. the spring allergy season got started nearly a month early in many parts of the u.s., becausea of this mild winter. the atlanta allergy and asthma clinic have not, have not seen pollen counts this high forr nearly 20 years. doctors say the regions affected are the middle states likeke maryland, parts of southernsout ohio, and even some states outt west. health alert about a seriouu shortage of cancer drugs. the fda will allow to neww

suppliers to make docks i will and met -- doxil. they are at low levels. the fda is pushing to get drug makers to alert them aboutt shortages. >> since then, we've seen a 6 fold increase this voluntarynt reports of potential drugdrug shortages or disruptions in supply. >> the cancer drug shortagesshor started when a lab in ohio temporarily shut down thethe manufacturing facility becauseb of a safety issue. coming up, will there be a new addition to the bare mother family. how -- barry more family.or how drew is sparking rumors. and lindsay lohan is talkini about a new role, hopefully it's in a wal-mart.al we're going to check in with tmz

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lindsay lohan has nice word for the judge, mohanitoring herr probation.io >> live with the headlines. >> all right. >> good morning,.mo >> we're excited to see you.you. >> i want to talk all about lindsay. >> all right. a soll here's the deal with lindsy lohan. basically, she is giving thethe judge, the one that's been tha looking over t'the case for a while, a lot of praise, she sai at the beginning, i did in thei like the judge, i thought shee was rude, and now has completela changed her tune. she says i'm crediting the judge for my career turning around,aro between the judge and her lawyer, you know, they sat down, got the structured plan going,

and now everything is going great in lindsay's life, she ise completing the probation requirements, getting to theg to morgue, and now job offers areff coming in.ming she's going to play liz taylortl in a movie on lifetime, going ti do saturday night live on march 3, so she is going thisth judge has done so much good for my career. >> all right. i don't know if you can tell, but i was just yawning. [ laughter ] hey, do you call it career turnn around, a play bother centercen fold? >> -- playboy center fold? >> most people think of lindsay lohan as a defendant, not as an actress, i think if she can do saturday night live well, doll, this liz taylor movie, peoplepe will start to change their mindd about lindsay lohan.nd >> she is still such a young woman. all right.al i'm looking forward to that. she. >> speaking of young women, and plenty of time ahead, and all

that, but drew barrymore mightmg be expecting? >> we have no idea. all we have are photos of her walking -- >> with a baby bump? >> no baby bump, but in her hand, she is holding a bunch of printouts of sonograms, her and her fiance, and it looks like a sonogram of a, you know, a babyb inside, and so literally, that', all we have. alwe reached out to her, her representative, and no comment. we have to wait and see if she released any statements that sh is pregnant, or just happens ton be carrying somebody else's sonogram, which would bebe strange. >> coming out of the -- that look likes, okay.ke the s,video we're seeing it migh be different. di >> it's not a video. >> okay, okay. i've had three babies, and i've never been that fancy going to

the doctor's office.s but i'm in the a movie star.m >> go to our website, and you'ld see a picture of her holding the sonogram. >> she's so pretty.et drew, remember, she was thee r,headlines used to be she was a very young age, drinking andan drugging, but now look at her. >> you can't tell with their baby bump pictures if they'vet had two much pizza the night before. tony, it's exciting, we've watched her grow up.. >> you're right.>> she yturned around, so maybemab lindsey can. >> robert downey, junior.jun coming up next, movienext reviewer sits down with tyler perry to talk about his new release, good deeds, and perrype answering a viewer's question's about why critics around allowd to screen his movies, and annie yu is hanging out with theith sharks, part of reptile and amphibian day at the nationalna aquarium.

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>> tell me how much a gallon ofm milk costs. you don't even know.k >> that looks powerful. in good deeds, which openshich friday, tyler perry plays aper business executive who finds hid life transformed by a single acc of kindness towards a stranger. >> he talked with kevin mccarthy about the movie, and why hewhy never screens his films for critics. >> if you could have walked inwk one of your past 11 films and

done a good deed for a pastpast character, who would it be.r, w >> it would be the character in diary of the mad black woman, and give her, take her to aher place where she could have here own house, own space, but you have this thing for olderol people. >> i love the line you have inha the narration, where you saysa with a lifelike mine, you would think i would wake up happy. you're not living lifelike youfi want. as an actor though, the aspect of change, we go through changeg and that scares people. when was that scary moment of change? >> this is one, here i am, i don't have a costume, fat suitme to , hide behind, so it's a momt of where i'm playing a character that is so close to myself, it's almost like, okay, this is clos to my life, you judge it, youdg know what i mean? even though where this movie came from was about, i was soul searching asking what would itha be like if i weren't happy? you know, because this is a lot of pressure, this is a lot of

work. but because i love it, it's, something i chose, it's fantastic, but what if i wasn't that person? that's where the story came from. >> the first person to review -v going back to diary of a -- in your movies come out, and people say why did you review it? why don't you screen?? >> early on, here's what happened, i realized we areed paying money to have themth screened, and most of the critiques were horrible, so liko why am i paying for people toto say they are terrible films?ri that's the point in that, so that's why i said we shouldn't do that. >> i don't mind a bad critique. but i want to make sure that th people are, can connect andan understand and get what i'm trying to say.to >> i've never made oneon adjustment based -- i had twoad critics on the same role watching a play in the '90s.

they sat there, i read both reviews, they saw the same showe one was amazing, the other was awful. but it was about their experience, where they come froy in life, what they've done, and they have two different experiences, two differentdif papers, you know what i mean? i just do what i do. >> got to respect that. >> you do, and i'm glad kevinad brought that up.that he's talked to me before. it's god to hear tyler talkr about -- it's good to hearhe tailor talk why they don't review. >> later, we'll have reviews from the co-stars from goodfr deeds.om >> annie yu is learning moreng about the sharks at the nationan aquarium, and she joins us live from there now. hi, annie.a >> reporter: hi.>> sharks are such fascinatingfa creatures, you could stand here and watch them swim around for o while, and joining me again is jay bradley, the curator here,

hi, jay. you've brought up the shark, talk about this shark and what it eats, how long it gets. >> these are -- it is a. [ indiscernible ] this is a shark that is adapted to live on the bottom. they are from the family of cat sharks. they will be forging through rocks and things. here in the aquarium, we see them, mackerel, had cock dock,ck -- had dock, shrimp, clams. >> are these guys active?s the two i saw were just hanging out. >> that's what they do most of the day. they are active at night, or nocturnal, so they'll generally be docile during the day, atday night they will be active, anda

for raging, and trying to find food. >> but are they talented?ta i hear they can can do some fun tricks. >> we'll see, sometimes, becauso of methe way the sharks' bloodks system is designed, if you turn them upside down, they will go into what's tonic mobility --- >> play dead? >> yeah, let's see if the sharkh will cooperate. lot of times -- >> reporter: oh, my gosh. >> lots of times we use that for husbandry practices. we use this to our advantage. >> reporter: are they okay? i don't want you to get hurt. >> we'll see. she's not really too excited about it right now.gh let's t see what happens.ha >> reporter: wow.>> >> these guys are called -- you see, you can touch it, and feel the skip.the they have very different scales

than fish. there are tiny teeth on their body,. >> reporter: they are aprilhey credibly cold. >> the water is 60 degrees. they are from california. they will as well like a fish with -- they will swell up, to protect themselves. >> reporter: thank you for doing that. tell us quickly about the other sharks. they are here all year-round, ya not just r-this saturday. >> exactly.e >> they are a long, slender shark, off the bottom, feeding

on things like squid, clams, ann then we have the horn sharks. those are a bottom oriented shark. eat lot of things like sea urchins, their teeth are flat, armor like for crushing the hart shells. >> reporter: it's been a fun fu time, thank you, jay. log on to myfoxdc.com.myf that is where you will find all the information you need to know to come out this saturday for the reptile and amphibian day.a it's going to be a good time foe the entire family, tickets $9.95 for adults, children 3-1, $4.95, and 3 and under are free, andre, the smithsonian, there are some options, so come out and have ae good time. >> very cool!>> thanks, annie.an president obama ksis about u deliver remarks at the groundt breaking ceremony for hethe national museum of african-american history, and wd will check in live once againa with melanie.ie we'll have the answer toansw today's trivia question.

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the grounds breakingnd ceremony about to s kick off for the national museum of african-american history andan culture. >> it's streaming live on myfoxdc.com. >> melanie joins us now, once again.

good morning.od m >> reporter: good morning, we do have a reminder about the street closures going on around thee area, because president obama is going to be arriving shortlysho here, 15th street betweenee independence and constitution,ns 14th between independence andd pennsylvania, between 17th and 12th, madison drive, all of those closed until around 12nd noon. for supporters and organizersor and staff, this is just hard for them to believe this day is finally here. >> i'm feeling great, good, i'm anticipating a great days, ground breaking is a wonderfulnr milestone, not only for theth museum, but for generations whos have wished and hoped for this day. >> reporter: the national museuu of african-american history andd culture will be shaped like a crown with an inverted pyramid in the middle.th the museum will cover five acres, there will be seven floors, some below ground. it's going to be filled with artifacts that will tell the stories of the african-american

experience, and things that essentially they feel stories that may be aren't told. so it's ban wonderful morning talking to people, andd understanding more about why they feel it is important to have a separate museum here onon the mall devoted to the breads of experience of african-americans in thethe country, again.nt ofryficial ceremony is scheduled to begin just about now, in addition to president obama, we will hear from former first lady laura bush, the museum iss supposed to open in 2015, andnd tony, i suspect we'll be back here for grand opening. >> all right, melanie, thank very much.muc we just saw the president'sent' motorcade.mo let's answer today's triviai question. we asked george washington carver produced 300 products made from peanuts, 118 from the sweet potato, and 75 products from what other food item? the answer, the mighty pecan.

and expensive to do. he never patented most of the discoveries he made, saying god gave them to me, how could i sell them to anyone else he juss patented two. now a look at weather. >> fascinating, no, fantastic.fa yeah. >> fantastic. f >> you need a red bull?l? >> i need a nap. 68 thursday. you do the rest of the weather. >> it's going to be great.t. showers and thunderstorms on friday. two quick announcements.ou happy birthday to my wife, who is celebrating her birthdaythda today. and. >> a very happy birthday to my middle, beautiful girl.irl. she is 10 years old.rs o did i mention she's dorothy indo the