and what he wants to do about it -- and it if he thinks he has a chance doo win a beautiful picture on what is going to be a very pretty but interesting day as far as our weather goes. this is friday and, yes, it's still february. february 24th, 2012. fantastic. >> yes. >> we have another one today. yes, added features. tucker barnes is here with the weather. >> you got it. added bonus for everybody in the form of gusty winds. sunshine across the area. winds out of the north and east at nine miles per hour. all right. so we have a combination of

warm front moving through bringing some shower activity in northern maryland, and a cold front out to the west. you can see some left overshower. the cold front will move through, bringing us another round of showers and some thunderstorm activity and then behind the front, we're going to get very, very windy around here. so potential for strong thunderstorms and then gusty winds. the entire area is either under a high wind warning or wind advisory starting between noon and 3:00 today, and the issue here is winds gusting from 50 to 60 miles per hour. counties in close, loundoun county, frederick county could be dealing with gusty winds that could become the biggest weather stories this afternoon. 75 the forecast high for washing tonight record high is 78. we're going to get very close. >> more details in that

forecast, taking a look at the the wind triesry. here is julie wright. >> if you are traveling around town, eastbound 66, lanes open, no tie-in. lanes are open, if you were traveling the outer loop but it does slow around the 95 georgia avenue. lanes are open shall. expect a backup coming southbound from shady grove road. eastbound on 50, no problems to report leaving the beltway. approaching route 50, activity on the shoulder. can peck backup from 178. we do that that crash to report westbound. lanes are open if you are traveling inbound on the toll road. let's take a look at check 5:00 ontime traffic maryland is about to become the 8th state to legalize same sex marriage. >> the state senate narrowly

approved the legislation making such unions legal. now it heads to the governor's desk and wisdom martin joins us from the newsroom with reaction. >> don't expect to rush to the courthouse just yet. while governor martin o'malley is planning to sign the law, opponents vow to take the challenge to court. >> this is the scene in the hallway outside the senate chambers. maryland governor embracing rich mattalino, the only openly gay member of the maryland senate. >> we took another step down that past tonight. >> the tally was 25 to 22 in favor of legalizing gay marriage in maryland. coming after a day long debate

with senate president mike miller. >> am i on the wrong side of history? there is no doubt about it. maryland is now about to become the 8th state to legalize gay macy's gay marriage. governor o'malley says he plans to sign the measure into law within days. >> suddenly, our gay and lesbian constituents have the same rights and benefits and responsibilities and duties if they decide to get married as everybody else. >> reporter: now, in order to get the bill passed, wording was added so that the bill would not take effect until after all legal challenges are exhausted. now, opponents have already set up a website to begin collecting signatures to force a referendum. they need to gather more than 55,000 signatures in order to get it before the ballot.

>> we'll continue to watch that. thank you very much. prepare while, virginia's controversy person hood bill is off the table until next year. the bill would have started the life at conception. and the virginia legislature would have called for ultrasound before an abortion. instead, it calls for an outside ultrasound. hundreds of people around the nation have been waiting for the release of a new nike sneaker in. in orlando, florida, riot police forced people out of the crowd. here in our area, people camped out for days hoping to get their hand on these shoes. now launch has been canceled. let's get the latest from fox 5

sherrie li outside prince george's county mall. people are still behind you? >> reporter: there are. a lot of people have left but there are still 100 to 150 people here stitt waiting, even though they have been told that no one will be getting that nike galaxy foam shoe here. foot locker anownlsd it would not sell that shoe today at several stores across the country, because of concerns about safety. here is that shoe that we are talking about. it is a glow in the dark limited edition basketball shoe and it has been released in such limited quantities and not even the nike shoe online is selling it. the cost is $290 but it is listed for thousands of dollars for people trying to sell it online.

people are crowding around the doors trying to get their hand on this shoe. nike called this a limited edition release through the house of hoops. foot locker stores, only nine of them in the northeast, the only one in the washington region is here. there are other shoes being released by nike at other areas part of their all-star lineup. so other crowd are at other stores as well. here, the shoe everybody was waiting for was that foam posit. there were some riots that broke out in a mall in orlando. people were crowding around that mall trying to get in. thousands of people. there are reports that police had to fire tear gas to disperse the crowds and some warning shots were fired into the air. now that foot locker has canceled the launch of that shoe at several stores, some excitement over this shoe has now turned to anger.

>> it's kind of frustrating but what can you do? it is frustrating when you stand out here and wait and wait and wait and come out here at a time when it's supposed to be released and it's not coming up. >> did they say when they're going to release the shoe? they have no idea. they say just keep calling the store. >> reporter: we asked people around here why they are still waiting. >> a lot of people are waiting that they are hoping that now that the crowds have gotten smaller, maybe they'll go ahead and sell this shoe. but according to foot locker, the launch of that shoe here has been canceled. they are not telling us when that shoe is going to be released here. they are simply saying that we should continue to call the stores and they'll let us know at some time in the future. a lot of confusion out here.

that shoe obviously much sought after but you won't be getting it here. that's the latest here in prowrnls. back to you. >> thank you, sherry. over to you, tony. >> all right, allison, thank you very much. our other top stories a robbery in northeast d.c. ends with one man killed. the young man was murdered in the michigan park neighborhood at 10th and galatin street. police say he was shot in the head after refusing to give up a chain he was wearing. canine units searched for the killer on the ground. the killing happened at the same time police were meeting with d.c. residents to discuss an increase in robberies throughout the city. >> we believe a robbery can be that one step prior to homicide because the victim might want to fightback, or, sometimes, these guys are under the influence and they pull the trigger or actually beat someone severely that could cause death. >> now, one robbery has turned

into a homicide. police say that the young man shot and killed in nikolishin began park was in his late teens or early 20s. they have not yet identified him. another local university is dealing with the potential of norovie outbreak. howard university is counseling people to wash their hands. susan aldridge has led the university of maryland university college since 2006. but on wednesday, the state university system announced her leave without any explanation. umuc is the largest public university in the united states with more than 90,000 students. more than half of them are military service members, veterans and their families. many live overseas and take classes online time right now is 7:10 on a

friday morning. still ahead, an emergency meeting on syria. leadersleaders gather and give an ultimatum to syria. and soaring gas prices, iran and a reelection bid looming. we will connect the dots, next. taking a look outside, not looking too bad. it's going to be an interesting day, weather wise. [ dog barking in distance ] ♪ [ guitar: power chord ]

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emergency assistance for syrians caught in assad's stranglehold and international cooperation. >> secretary of state hillary clinton speaking ahead. there is indication that syria may be tar getting journalists. lebanese intelligence says it intercepted communications between syrian generally rauls that they knew generals -- between syrian generals and troops on the ground that they knew that the make shift area was a staging area for journalists. more on the fallout of the burning of koran. 4000 are marching on a government compound, some burning pictures of president

obama and shouting" death to america ". closer to home, in the northwest, storms are pounding iowa. in michigan, heavy rain and snow falling. that's where winter is. >> yes, it is. >> not here is. >> not here. >> in north dakota. >> i know it's going to but i'm it. today is going to be a transition. the wind are really going to pick up. they will be dangerous. you have loose objects on the deck, you might want to tie them down or bring them in because winds will gust 50 to 60 miles per hour. >> that's serious. >> yes, that's in march. >> crazy, close to march. >> temperatures, that's going to be another story. how about 70s afternoon highs? i think a few of us may do

eighty. >> that's unbelievable. >> yes. >> will that be to the snout >> fredericksburg, towards culpeper, charlotte ville. yeah, that's just amazing. >> 50 right now in washington. record high temperature for the day is 78. so we're going to be getting awfully close to it. 53 in ocean city. warm front lifting through as we speak. that's the shower activity you see up in northeast mayor bland. cold front out to the west. cold front has been hung up just a little bit but will get through here by mid to late afternoon, could spark off a few showers and some thunderstorms. some of the storms could be on the strong side. best chance of that will be south of washington. watching southern maryland, portions of south central virginia, look out for the potential forces and strong winds today. the wind will gust, as i mention, 50, 60 and in some cases in excess of 60 miles per

hour. looking at the storm in the midwest, we are not going to get as cold here, but the system will work its way here. 75 today, yep, you read it right. tomorrow, going to be 50. >> kind of a weird spike. >> yes. >> thanks, tuck. >> thank you. >> speaking of crazy -- [ laughter ]. >> oh, no. >> that's too easy. >> you know. >> i know. >> just because i wake up in the morning and say whooo hoo does not mean that i'm crazy. >> yes. >> just because i let the free flag fly does not mean that i'm crazy. >> you are right there, julie. >> there is a quiz right now. the crew in sky fox is over the beltway out over 66. this has been a real headache for quite some time. they have narrowed the ramp from the outer loop of the

beltway. nutley street and 123, they have narrowed the area to one lane. now two lanes are open now. see the dump truck, that's what we are following. we have two lanes available on this ramp available going to 66 out bound. again, this is against the rush hour flow. we'll see if it will impact your traffic hoping. the outer loop to go outbound on 66, two lanes available. good job for vdot. two lanes now open from nutley street to out bound 66. south of mop throws road, heading towards the lane divide, from shady grove to the split, links are open. we are getting some insight this morning as to why former alaska governor sarah palin

left that job n e-mails released thursday, palin expressed frustration over her family and mounting legal bills and scrutiny of her family. she complains to aides that she has been the target of frivolous lawsuits and charges since the day she became candidate for vice president. and president barack obama is defending himself over charges of high gas prices. >> a president's fortune can rise quickly with the price of gas. >> there it is, $5 a gallon. here is, this is in california but the rest the country may not be far behind. the white house hastily put together an event yesterday so the president could go out in front of a growing issue and he accuses america. >> they are dusting off their 3-

point plan for $2 gas. step one is to drill and step 2 is to drill and then step 3 is to keep drilling. >> his argument is that he is doing all he can, allowing more drilling, spending billions on alternative energy programs, including solar, wind, even algae. >> the president of the united states explains there is no single silver bullet. he is wrong. defeating obama is the thing that would change. >> a president can be blamed for high prices at the pump. presidential approval ratings and gas prices have almost directly mirrored one another. in an interview with univision radio, president obama seemed to assume he will win in november. my presidency is not over. i have five more years coming up. >> he may get his wish.

but prices like these will stand in the way. >> almost on cue, prices rose overnight in asia to over $108 a barrel. thanks, doug. it is just about 7.22 now. it has been a mild winter to say the least so far but not the maryland snow budget. why the state is almost out of money. and having trouble sleeping? why where you live may influence your quality of sleep. and celebrating black history month with a unique performance. the annual blacks and wax kick off today. it is where local school children share stories of those inspired by dr. martin luther king, jr. our annie yu is behind the scenes. we'll check in with her a little later. ♪

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you this, not much snow in the area but it was not costly anyway. the maryland state highway administration says it spent more than 30 million of its $36 million for the snow removal budget for this winter. crews had been called out 14 times for this winter but only had to apply salt or plows for a few times. crews applied 7 feet of snow in western maryland there is a showdown looming in the virginia state senate. lawmakers failed to pass a revised state budget and will likely revise the spending plan. democrats say they won't support the next budget unless they get more committee seats and a spot on the powerful finance committee. where you live may influence how well you sleep. university of pennsylvania researchers created sleep maps using data provided by the centers for disease control. they found southerners report

the most sleep disturbances and daytime fatigue while people in the west sleep more soundly. the research is consistent with previous research. the rates with higher sleeplessness is consistent with the state with higher obesity. >> how did we get that video, of someone sleeping in their bed? >> i don't know. you can come film me. and j.j. green joins us live to break down syria for us as world leaders meet. and some cloud out there this morning. we'll get the latest in traffic and weather coming up next.  wow,

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hey, there was some jeremy lin action on the court. heat facing the knicks. touch night for lin. lebron james finishes on the other end. knicks can't handle the heat. they fall 102-88.

despite the loss, linsanity is not dying down. a jeremy lin signed card sold for $21,000. the seller said he caught it for $2000. >> looks like the signature is there. >> yes. he signed it. >> i never get into it. >> you got some beatles stuff. >> like slapy jenkins who never did it. >> i never should have bought the slapy jenkins rookie card? >> we should have found some hand things for you and me, like jeremy lin did with his teammates. that's a complicated thing. >> a little bump at the end. >> we'll work on it. won't as as special as if we had done it. >> next round. >> let's do that. >> i look forward to it. >> you have a lot going on today.

>> in fact, let me get right to it because we have a lot to talk about. cold front, warm front. >> daytime, nighttime. >> allison is really animated. >> yes. >> i'm excited. me, too, i'm three hours into it. we have some showers, in manassas. let's show you the cold front out to the west, does not look very well defind at the moment but trust me you will know when it comes through because in addition to some much cooler air, it may kick off around the thunderstorms and a lot of wind. a lot of wind behind this frontal system that will move through. the wind could rush 50 to 60 miles per hour. look out for that potential for very strong thunderstorms. chance of that will be south of the city and south and east of the city down across the lower eastern shore. again, later today and tomorrow

night. >> it's taking its time but here is the wind advisory. high wind warning now off to the north and west. that could go into effect at noon. this is where the strongest storms could be. this is in the mountains. we are not going to get a break even here close to washington. we are on a wind advisory where wind could gust to about 50 miles per hour plus. so that will be the big story later today once that front comes through. wind will pick up around here. be ready for it to get loose objects outside, trash cans on the curb, bring them in. 50 in washing tonight good news up ahead of the front, we're going to watch the temperatures surge around here. 52 in quantico. how about an afternoon high temperature here in town, 75 degrees you got it. >> partly sunny skies, early showers and then we look out for the possibility of that afternoon thunderstorm becoming very windy. temperatures will start to tumble behind the front, winds gusting, 50 miles per hour plus late this afternoon and early this afternoon. cooler air working in from the

north and west. 38 the overnight low. still breezy tomorrow. weekend forecast looks fine. nice and dry with temperatures in the upper 50s. we'll get the fireworks out of here and have a nice quiet weekend with seasonal temperatures. that's a look at the weather. there she is. let's take a look at traffic. >> all right, tucker barnes, you always make me gig will when you talk to me. >> that's sweet. is that a good thing? >> after you already said that's sweet, now you question? >> i'm never sure with you. >> here is one thing i know accident activity 29. accident activity now confined to right shoulder. lanes are open, no problems reporting all the way to 270. 295 not a bad ride at this point heading up toward the 11th street bridge. inbound new york avenue, lanes

are open northeast to northwest. inner loom of the beltway, leaving annandale, ladies and gentlemen are open. nothing stopped in your way. and 95 slows briefly as you work from the beltway to edsall road. that's a look at the ontime traffic. thank you, julie an international conference on the crisis in syria is underway in syria. american delegates and other delegates are expected to give syria an an -- an ultimate. how lukely is this to be followed by president assad. >> if you take a look at what's taken place so far and what's being proposed, the likelihood

that he will do anything significant will be very slim. i spoke with a former cia analyst earlier in the week who said assad has been at this for a while now, since last year. he has been emboldened over time. anything short of force is not likely to move him at all. >> okay. so the other part of this is allowing humanitarian aid who has been hard hit in all of this violence. if there is no cease-fire, is there no aid? >> there could be a possibility of some opportunities for humanitarian organizations to get in but i don't know that it a he going to be reliant upon the government deciding to offer a cease-fire because, remember, they have done something similar to that in the past to allow in u.n. observers, but that didn't go well. it didn't last as long as it should have, wasn't very productive. they may do something to allow

for some humanitarian aid but then there is the question about what are they going to do while the humanitarian organizations are on the ground because humanitarian workers have been killed. journalists, as you know, have been killed. and, of course, people who live in syria have been killed. that's just a very grim situation right now for those folks. >> let's talk briefly about the journalists near and dear to our hearts. this is a group, i would imagine, that, before, had a bubble around them, they were there to report, not basically targets. but, now, we see this basically two journalists killed and it seems like they were targeted. tell us about that. >> there have been eight that have been killed since the crackdown began. marie colvin and remi ulchek

were targeted. according to the telegraph, colvin works for the sunday times. there were some conversations intercepted between syrian forces that indicated that they knew where they were, that they were going to target them and blame it on cross fire. i spoke to rob mahoney, deputy director of safety of journalists. he was upset about this not just because journalists were killed but because of the impact on people depending upon journalists to get their stories out. the assad regime has gotten some mobile communication tracking equipment and supposedly tracked these two journalists, electronic communications as well as others. and they knew exactly where they were. >> we could talk only about syria in this interview but i

want to get your opinion on what's going on in aftz with the burning of the koran. the president apologized. >> it was another one of those unfortunate situations where bad judgment was used, it appears. that was the case. that has been acknowledged by all sides, the military, the president, the afghans, folks watching and observing. it was one of those situations where supposedly, there were some detainees in the parwan facility at bag ram who had religious material and had been writing messages on some of the material which is considered dangerous, obviously. they are messages that might have included plans to attack or break out, et cetera. this material was removed from the detention facility and exactly how it ended up being burned is being investigated. i spoke with the spokesman

there yesterday and he indicated they are looking at videotapes. they are talking to people about how it ended up in the garbage, ending up being burned to figure out what the chain of events were. >> all right. sadly, we do have to end it there. so much more to talk about but next time you come back, we'll try to address those topics. this is j.j. green, wtop's correspondent a sex tape from john edwards and his mistress may be headed to the shredder, but their legal troubles are not over and more legal trouble for chris brown. and $99 buys you a three- class cooking course from food and wine by napi. that's a $240 value. you will learn how to make

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a university spokeswoman has given no details about the request. according to san dawes can i's lawyer, he learned of the subpoena from a local newspaper. a sex tape of john edward and his mistress, riyel hunter, is headed to the trash. hunter and a former aide named andrew young came up to an agreement. the mandate orders that the tape be destroyed within 30 days. hunter was living with the youngs while living with edwards' baby. edwards still face as list of criminal charges over the

affair. a coroner has opened a fourth inquest into a case of a nine-week old baby who vanished into the outback of australia in the late nineties. she said thatthe >> the mother said that a dingo took the baby. now there is evidence that dingos have attacked human: >> it's unfortunate that the case has become that. have you forgotten our

summertime? >> not that early summer. you know, we're going to have a taste of humidity. we're going to have everything. >> i only have a minute but the showers and -- showers right now, potentially thunderstorms later today. most of the action is north and east sifty as it pushes up into southern new jersey. that's the warm front later today. the cold front kind of starting to develop out in the west and west virginia, that could bring us a round of showers and thunderstorms. some of the storms could be strong and a lot of wind. up ahead in. front, sunny skies. we'll get a round of showers and thunderstorms and later, the winds could gust up to 60 miles per hour, some cases even more than that behind the front later this afternoon. here is the future cast. it will not show you the wind but will show you the potential for showers and thunderstorms. thunderstorms developing around 3:00.

notice they are east and south of the city and thunderstorms to be stronger. we'll clear out, lots of wind later this afternoon and tonight and, again, wind advisory, high wind warning. 75 today, 38 tonight. you know, something has to give and a dry weekend with highs where they should be, upper 40s to lower 50s. >> that's going to be strange after today. >> it's going to be where it shut be. >> here is julie wright. >> all right, tony. you guys traveling around town, some places, traffic volume lighter than usual. some places a little heavy. southbound 270 better than expected at this hour coming out of germantown, leave willing father hurley boulevard. accident on the outer loop at colesville road cleared on the shoulder. southbound 95, 295, lanes open coming out of laurel. this is a live shot of traffic coming in bound on 66 after you merge on from fair oaks.

no trouble spots as you continue towards vienna, lanes are open on the inner loop but does stack up at braddock road and then arlington boulevard to 66. that's a look at the check time chris brown under investigation in florida after a woman accused the singer of killing her cell phone. crystal brown said she spotted chris brown and took a picture on her iphone. brown took it the phone and said you are not going to post that on any website. kids want you to celebrate black history month with them. >> annie yu is standing by with more details. >> happy friday morning to the both of you. the kids here are supervise e super excited getting all dolled up and making up for the

big show tonight. it's called blacks in wax. students are bringing african american figures to life. we want to take this time to say hello to the facebook fan of the day. hello to you, sabrina. she turns on fox 5 around the time she makes breakfast for her and her husband. this is her birthday and her twin sister's birthy. she posted hello, sis, i love you. and samantha responded back and said, i love you. happy birthday. >> did she just blink? i thought that picture just blinked at me. my goodness. i need more sleep. 

southeast tennis and learning center in the district is celebrating black history month by rolling out their 6th annual blacks in wax. annie yu is learning more about the show. this is really bringing history to life, right, annie? >> reporter: yes, and in a really entertaining way. we are talking about really remarkable students who worked really hard in the last several months, learning the lines. they auditioned. it's quite a process right now. joining me now is cory berra and reggie van lee executive director of the blacks in wax. good morning to both of you.

>> good morning. >> you both look lovely. >> great day. >> tell us what's going on. >> we are all getting ready for our production, matinee, children in the community and schools and senior and this evening at 7:00 p.m., there will be a big production for general public and so the kid are getting all glammed up, doing a little eating and napping. >> i think they got up as 5:00 for us. >> yes, they did. >> they have two shows and 1:00 and 7:00. >> definitely. >> reporter: how was this idea born? >> it was born in the library to get children to learn black history in a way they would not forget it. it was so much fun that we went to the bigger room and it's got so accepted that, now, we are at the kennedy center. >> reporter: reggie, i will ask you, what is it like working with young children portraying

iconic characters. >> i discovered the program three years ago and i've been executive producer for two years. it's life changing for children and families. there are over 700 volunteers, family members. it's transformed me. i'm so inspired by what the kids do. >> reporter: yes. tell us about what it means to get all this being put together. >> the children write the scripts themselves, memorize them and perform them in such an amazing way. you can see the characters. some of these people that we have nope, people my age have known when you see them come to life in these children. >> here it is. we have mrs. rosa parks and cab callaway. >> who is my friend, through and through he is introduced me

to the savoy ballroom. man, that place is the zone. from this, i will go to the family. hello, we are right here in new york city. we perform and the sing and the dance and the singing. >> cab calloway and his orchestra. oh, yes. people come near and wide just to see me sing and glide. hello, dollie, sesame street. you can come out and check out these remarkable children. log on to our the website. we have all the information there. it's called blacks in wax. they have two shows today, one at 1:00 and one at 7:00. it is tree. bring out the entire family. >> he is good. >> that's a nice little monolog he has here. >> he is still going. >> love the look, too.

>> thanks, annie safety concerns in parts of the district after a spike in crime. we have been telling you about that. >> to calm residents' anothers, mary shay of the council addressed the issue. she joins us live. and the countdown to the oscar. a lot of buzz about the picture nominee except in a movie called the artist. our movie reviewer, kevin mccarthy stick around. it is three minutes before 8:00. 

by this time next year, same sex couples could be saying their vows in maryland. long lines and a lot of police presence outside two stores. across the nation this morning, words surrounding the release of nike's new shoe. and the burning of the

koran continues to gather protest. the president has issued an apology but the crowd continue. beautiful weather, but it it comes with a price. >> great. well said. >> i just made that up. >> yes. temperatures in the 70s, some low 80s and then it will get behind behind a lot of wind. >> that's the price we have to pay. >> yes. showers lifting towards the north and east in philadelphia. we have a cold front, thunderstorm activity breaking in west virginia, in elkin. we have to watch that line carefully to see in that will bring some temperature. gusting out of the west and

north and west late this afternoon and tonight. how about 50, maybe 60 miles per hour behind this front. so it will be the real deal here. if you have loose objects, trash cans out of the curb, bring them in before late afternoon because i think they will be blowing down the streets. >> there are your advisories. light brown, high wind warning north and west. that's where the strongest winds will be, loundoun county, frederick could you be at this, goes into effect noon to 3:00. it's going to feel like 75 to 80 daytime high with a risk of an afternoon thunderstorm but then winter moves in ton with moves -- moves in tonight, with temperatures in the 50s. >> let's go to julie. we had problems on the road. thankfully, we are in the

recovery stable. leave 95, heading towards the in bunt, this is germantown. nice ride for you traveling south towards virginia. very slow going, universities boulevard, toward georgia. reports of a car stalled. no problems on 395, lanes are open, leaving duke street to seminary road. that's a check at the fox 5 on time traffic. thank you, julie. our big story this morning a victory for same sex couples in maryland. the state senate has approved legislation legalizing gay marriage. >> the clerk will take the call. 25 votes affirmative, 22 in the negative. >> the vote was 25 to 22 in favor of legalizing same sex

marriage. maryland poised to become the 8th in the nation to do so. >> thinks an absolutely historic day. we hope that will bring up the institution of marriage to tens of thousands of people who have been excluded from it for as long as the state has been in existence. >> reporter: montgomery county democrat jamie riaskin. it's a great day for marriage because when you let people come into the institution, you strengthen it. >> this is a landmark day. >> rich mattalino is the only openly gay member of the maryland senate. >> maryland has a history of

tolerance. >> i don't think this is civil rights but this is history. am i on the wrong side of history as a historian? there is no dout about it. no doubt about it. >> gay rights advocates applaud maryland governor martin o'malley. >> we have seen republicans support the bell, democrats support the bill. this is not a black and white issue. this is into the care of people with faith or no people of faith. >> opponents promised to take the issue to the ballot, promising to gather 55,000 signatures. >> if it happens, i'm very confident that people in maryland will stand by the legislation. virginia senate has skilled when is known as the personhood

bill, defining life starting at conception. the bill was taken back in a committee by 24 to 14. it will be carried over to next year. mad dash in orlando, florida, as police in riot gears forced hundreds of people from a mall parking lot overnight after fights broke out in a crowd waiting for the release of a new nike sneaker. hundreds of people in our area camped out for hours, even days in some cases, waiting to get the limited edition shoo. but this morning, the excitement turned to anger. >> crowd was turned away, told that the shoe will not be sold there. what happened, sherry? good morning. >> good morning, allison. good morning, tony. people here are understandably angry, angry with foot locker, angry with nike on how this

entire situation was handled. hundreds of people here have already left but there are some, as you can see, who still remain. they are still hoping that the store will help the galaxy foam posit shoe that they came here to get. the galaxy foam posit is sold as the house of shoes. the shoo is sold for $200 but goes on for more on the internet. hundreds of people stood outside the mall. police stood guard for crowd control. this is one of nine. it didn't help that nike announced that due to its limited quantity, the online

store would not sell it it that led to more crowds here. and the managers announced that the shoe will be not sold because of safety concerns. hundreds of people showed up at the pentagon city. nike is launching several other high demand shoes as part of its all-star lineup, shoes from lebron james and kobe bryant to name a few but it is the galaxy foam posit that is the shoe to get. there is that the knicks' germ mi lin will be sporting that shoe during the nba all-star weekend. we are told that no one again here will be getting that much sought after shoe today. one person told us that the manager from foot locker who came out to inform the crowd said, quote, you all can go home. we are not selling no shoes today.

that's the latest here. back to you. >> all right. >> sherrie, thank you. meanwhile, some other top stories we are following. the search continues for the suspects in a home invasion in bowie, maryland. two armed men broke into a house. they tied up two adults and stole money and several items. they also took off in the homeowner's gold 1999 jaguar with maryland plates. the victims were not badly hurt another home invasion, this one in a fairfax county neighborhood. the victim, an 82-year-old woman. it happened on rust real road in fairfax. witnesses say that a masked man smashed through a back bedroom window startling the woman who was in bed at the time. the suspect grabbed the woman's keys and stole her car. >> what are you doing there? she said, take anything you want. don't hurt me. the man grabbed her by the neck and says, give me the phone.

he pulls the phone out and he said, i need money and i need your car. so she give him all the money. and said, please do not hurt me, please, do not hurt me. >> reporter: neighbors say there have been a series of burglaries in the area in recent months. investigators have not tied sunday night's home invasion to anyof those robberies. developing overseas, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton is arriving at an international conference in syria. more than 70 nations and organizations are meeting in tunisia. they are calling for what they are calling an ultimatum to serious. today marks the third straight week of relentless shelling in the city of homs. also developing in afghanistan right now, mass protests are growing over the accidental burning of korans.

afghan security forces were put on high alert this morning. two american soldiers were killed by an afghan soldier at a nato base yesterday. some are burning pictures of pand shouting death to america. this is ignoring a personal apology sent by president obama. some day the apologies coming from the u.s. owe fist are making things worse. newt gingrich is blasting president obama for apologizing. >> the president apologized for the burning. but i have not seen the president demand that the government of afghanistan apologize for the killing of two young americans. >> later today, pentagon officials will immediate with leaders the muslim community in sterile to discuss the investigation into the burning and to push for a peaceful response 11 minutes after 8:00 right now on this friday morning you would think with the

mild winter we had, there would be a budget surplus without the snow removal. we'll have that and much more. 

there has not been much snow in the area. the state maryland has spent most of the budget for this win term crews have been called out 14 times this winter, only had to apply salt in a few of those. they have aplowed in western maryland. >> we will not see any of that today. nope. >> no need to blow the budget today because it's going to be sunshine featuring a little wind. >> before we get to, that time for tucker barnes and his responsibility to cheer us up. >> and the cuteness factor of the day. >> whooo hoo. >> let's do it now. time for the photo of the day. this is --

>> oh, my goodness. >> a beautiful little photo. >> hello, baby this is little kailin. >> he is little. >> he looks reflective. >> what is this aiming at my face? >> his mom sent it when he turned all of one month old. >> this is the day to hang out he is watching fox 5 when he is up late, aim sure up late a lot and early in the morning when he is up early and she adds, we love you, allison. and we think you are okay, tony. [ laughter ]. >> i added that part. >> i love you guys, too. you guys are so blessed. that baby is adorable. >> go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. you are not going to need a

shirt today, kylan, because temperatures are going to be in the 70s. right now, 48 in washington, 51 down in patuxent naval air spatial. get ready for these temperatures to jump up. the cold front will be moving in a little late they are afternoon. i know it's complicated but the bottom line is that cool air is there there is the satellite radar. shower activity you see to the north and east of us, cold front. thunderstorms ?iewrting to take place in portions of west virginia and we have potential for afternoon thunderstorms around here. this will be one of those topsy turvy kind of days very warm temperatures, thunderstorms and a lot of wind behind the front. so much wind we have a wind advisory and a high wind warning issued for the entire area for later this afternoon and tonight be ready for it.

75 today, nice dry weekend with highs in the upper 40s to 50s, still a little breezy tomorrow. that's a look at weather. let's do traffic with my favorite reporter, julie wright. hope you have a wonderful weekend. >> you called my your favorite. you mean something? >> that's friday. >> that means that you swront it deal with me for two days >> you said it. i was thinking in. there you go. >> northeast bladensburg road, no problem. from 50 towards pennsylvania avenue, no problem. >> just got a call from vdot, report of a problem on canal road. lanes are open heading towards the right. you will find lanes are open right now, traveling 395, leaving duke street, traffic slows on the 14th street bridge. >> julie, thanks very much

we are getting closer to the next major stops on the road to the white house. next tuesday's republican primaries in michigan and arizona and, as a result, polls suggest that the bop race is still a tossup. chris wallace, host of fox news sunday joins us live to talk about -- well, you have one of the main guys coming on the show. >> good morning. yes, we do. we will have an exclusive interview on sunday with mitt rom me. romney. i don't know if you can call him the front runner. santorum is beating him in the polls. this is a big win for mitt romney. thinks where he was born. this is where his father was governor. how does he beat barack obama in michigan in a general election if he can't beat santorum. if he were to lose in santorum in his home state of michigan, then this race is completely up for grabs. you will see increasing talk about a late entry getting into

this race and maybe a contested convention in tampa in august. a lot running for mitt romney. he will be our exclusive guest on sunday. >> many people seem to be saying he, quote-unquote, won the debate, was able to get santorum on the defensive. that gives him something. this opportunity with you is going to be a good opportunity, you know. it is not a a debate format or anything, to get his thought out there and convince people he is there to win. >> that's why they are coming. they are not coming out to seem favor to us. we are the top sunday show in detroit and the romney campaign is smart enough to know that they are pushing hard and they know this thing is well within the margin of error right now. they snow the stakes. even if it is a small win, he should win by a lot, some say.

but if he wins by a little, it's a whole lot better than if he loses by a little. >> you also have govern nor mitch daniel on sunday? >> it's the national governors conference. governor daniels is here. there was some talk maybe he should get in the race, conservative, budget hawk, very well thought of governor of indiana. were romney to lose in michigan, i promise you there will be a lot of calls for somebody else to get into the race, maybe not to win the nomination but to throw it to the convention. nobody will have enough delegates so they can have a contested convention and fight it out there. mitch daniels is one of the people at the top of that list and we'll talk about that. >> we only have about ten seconds left. tell me about your power play of the week. really interesting. i don't know if you of used this, living socialist where they offer great deals, $20 meal at some place for $10.

a 30-year-old is running it who is worth of hundreds of millions of dollars. this tie is 30 years old. [ laughter ]. >> but this kid, i should not say -- this young man runs living social. he is one of these guys like zuckerberg or jeff basos who is reforming the lay we live. >> to you and i, they are kids and they have smarts that i just don't have. chris, thank you very much. >> and a lot of money that you and i don't have. >> that is true, too. >> good to talk to you, sir. we will see you sunday morning. >> you bet. >> chris wallace, fox news sunday. you can see that right here. >> i love it when chris makes jokes like that. >> i like to see him smile. coming up a little bit, one lucky dog. you're going to meet this dog who cheated death not once but twice and one school gets a mullet million dollar boost to

help with repair, multimillion dollar boost to help with repair. 

a virginia high school damaged in the august earthquake is getting some federal funding.

fema has awarded louisa county high school $19 million. governor mcdonnell said that the total cost to repair the school will be $43 million. he says that insurance, local and federal money will cover the costs a dog was hit twice. take a look. meet spot. he was rush near pile middle school on wilson boulevard. the driver didn't stop, but a family stopped by. they saw police and crossing guard trying to pick it up. >> they waved us on. >> my son william said, mom, we can't leave that doing there. >> this is not the first time that spot has cheated death. spot was in a south carolina

shelter that euthanizeddogs but lucky dog rescue saved its life, bringing him to d.c. and placing him in foster care. spot is expected to make full recovery. >> i wonder if he escaped from his foster family. but that was in d.c. and this is in bethesda. >> if he gets a new home, hopefully he will have a big fence. >> yes. a big honor in virginia for a tuskegee airman. and more on the safety meetings in d.c 

it is now 8:30 on a friday morning. let's take a look at some stories making headlines.

maryland is on its way to becoming the eighth state in the nation to recognize same sex marriage. the bill will head to governor o'malley's desk. he is expected to get it. and a tuskegee airman is scheduled to be honored in virginia. >> we have a lot of heat in the forecast, end of february. >> i like warm and windy. >> warm and windy. or windy does it sound like it's a little wind when it's going to be serious? >> right, we have potentially dangerous winds, from 50 to 60. >> you know, we were told we have to speed it up. >> so we slow it down.

>> i'm just kidding. >> i'm trying to dot regular thing: [ laughter ]. >> oh, goody two shoe. >> uh-huh. >> and he calls us out, allison. >> temperatures will be in the mid-70s later today. if you are watching towards the southbound, towards fredericksburg, culpeper, charlottesville, low 80s. i know it's hard to believe. we have a warm front that just came through and we have a push of cold air that will push through. and underneath the bug right there, we have a tornado warning warning. that gives you a sense of a change of season that will be coming through. look out for the potential for some thunderstorms and then behind the front, look out. here come the winds. they're going to be extremely gusty here late this afternoon. in fact, we have a wind advisory here in washington and

high wind warning off to the north and west. how gusty will the winds be? 60 miles per hour plus off to the north and west including loundoun county, frederick county. if you have loose objects, tie them down or bring them in. 75 today. yes, you read it right, 75. although a dry weekend >> that's a quick forecast. allison, i'll toss it over to you. >> thank you so much. for several weeks now, there has been a major spike in crime in parts of the district mostly in the tenley counsel area. city leaders gathered for a town hall meeting to calm residents' nerves and answers their questions. joining us now is d.c. council member mary shay who hosted that meeting last night. >> good morning. >> i know this is an obvious

question. why did you feel it necessary to gather police brass and residents. >> this is not the first one i had. if you have a crime spike occur and there is a lot of anxiety in the community, it's really important, i think, and needed that police get out in front of people to explain what they are doing, tell them how they can help and tell them how to protect themselves. so i thought it was a very good meeting. i thought there was some hopeful news from the chief. she indicated that from robberies across the district in the 400s in october when it really began, we are down to something in the 200s. they are working. they don't have it solved for sure, and they don't have the culprits who have been in tenley town but also dangled a bit of, i don't know, hope, in that she says there are some things that will come straight away that will be good news.

>> okay. >> the nature of these crimes, we have been reporting that people have been snatching electronics. tell us about the broader nature about this spike in crime. >> one of the featured items for the thieves are cell phones and ipads and other electronic equipment. these are sort of quick hit and run kind of robberies. sometimes, people are armed with guns, they come up behind you. we even had some people at last night's meeting who were themselves victims. it is troubling to hear their stories. they come behind you, sometimes knock you to the ground and sometimes hit you in the head and quickly grab your wallet or whatever they can get and your cell phone and then run off. sometimes, they have ski masks so it's very difficult to be able to identify them but police say they do have some leads. they are working them really hard. i had a sense of assurance after the meeting, though there were some issues that came up

that need to be looked at. a number of residents said there were a number of areas where they walk where the lighting is so poor, some of these folks lurk in bushes. the deputy mayor will take a look at that and see about that. >> also, we are talking about the crimes in upper northwest. crime exists in all quadrants of our city. some people came looking for answers in different areas. you represent the area where you had the meeting. >> when people are out and b do not carry the cell phone and electronic equipment. and call 911 if they see something suspicious. the police emphasize this over and over again. chief lanier says, when she gets suspicious peoples call, especially in areas being hit, she gives that a priority.

call. if it's nothing, it's no, but it's better to be safe. >> and they are doing a good job, they have had some success and we need more to be do. >> this is councilwoman mary shay representing, of course, ward 3 in the district. >> thank you so much. coming up, facebook facing a lawsuit over privacy issues. how the session networking giant is responding. we'll have that when we return. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal.

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allison? more concerns over privacy issues named at facebook. two law firms in baltimore are filing lawsuits against the networking giants. they claim that the site tracks what they are doing. in a statement, facebook says that the case is without merit. 8:41 now. coming up, it's oscars weekend, kevin mccarthy tells sarah which movie should take the coveted award. first, annie yu is previewing the blacks in wax event >> reporter: there are so many people here around the building but i ran into the supreme: stop in the name of love ♪ >> reporter: you done want to go anywhere. over 200,000 people are hospitalized every year

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annual blacks in wax. >> annie is learning more about the show. >> reporter: being out here, i'm learning first hand just how excited these students are. they worked so incredibly hard as they are gearing up for the big show. the lady who puts it altogether is sheeba. you are the president of ebony entertainment. >> yes. >> we are teaching kids work ethics, character building and that's a great honor for them >> reporter: such a great he had castal experience for them while being fun. you are involved with the audition process? >> yes, as well, we start with here at the southeastern tennis and learning center, in their library and computer room, they use the compute tore research, check on the characters,

determine who they want to portray, give some line and information. >> how involved are you with the entire process? >> pretty involved. i assist with writing a lot of scripts for the individual museum character and then i write the entire vignette aren't thank you, sheba. >> i don't know if you noticed but we have some really important people. we have the first lady. hello, good morning. >> hello. >> i see you have bo, the white house doing with you. >> yes. >> how is the president, the first family? >> good. >> thank you for being here. >> and we have natalia tubman. she's going to do something for us. >> you adult, keep going. keep going. if they are -- keep going. don't ever stop. just keep going.

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different generations and discipline. >> reporter: if you would like to come out and check out the show, log on to our website, myfoxdc.com. it has two shows today, one at 7:00 and the other one at 1:00. you can find all of this information on the website. >> i love it. that's great. hollywood's best will hit the red carpet for the academy awards. there is a lot of speculation as to which one will take the movie. kevin mccarthy sells sarah simmons who is going to win. >> you kind of lost faith in the oscars? >> i lost faith on the oscars on march 21, 1999. that was the date that shakespeare in love beat saving private ryan for the best picture the year. i'm going back and doing

research and films like rear window, vertigo, usual suspects, cool hand luke never nominated for best pictures. the oscars have been out of touch forever. i thought it was just that date and then you go forward and they are always picking these safe artsy movies. the king's speech last year, nobody is talking about that. everybody is talking about inception and the social networks, films that left an imprint on people. the king's speech, they have forgotten. matt damon said this best. the oscars should not consider a film for nomination until ten years it comes out so you can experience the impact that film had on the cinema. >> that's a very interesting point. >> let's start with best supporting actress this year. >> yep. >> the two that you think or i guess who you think will get it versus who should get it. >> this category will go to christopher plumber. he is one of the greatest

actors of all time he is going to win the award. i do think that nick nolte deserves it. his performance in the warrior is one of the best performingances, in the most underrated film. that performance legitimately came from the heart. it was a very emotional, very engaging movie. if you have not seen it, check out warrior. i do think he should win. >> best supporting actress in. >> this is a lock, stone cold lock. octavia spencer for the help. seriously, i loved her performance. i saw it. whit first came out, back in august, an amazing performance, totally into the character. she was so fantastic she deserves every award she has got en and deserves the academy award. she should win and will win on sunday night. >> let's go to the best actress. >> thinks an interesting

category. this is where the oscars get exciting. we don't know who is going to win. i have an inkling is' going to be viola davis. she won the sag award. merryl streep won the golden globe. i think out of the five, though, i think michele williams deserves the award. her performance as marilyn monroe. i was taking notes during the movie. any time during the movie, she was on screen, i didn't look down. viola days, a beautiful performance. i think she does deserve to win. merryl streep has been nominated 17 times. her last win was in 1982 for sophie's choice. they might go that route but i'm going to go with viola for my pick. michele williams deserves it. >> best actor? >> another interesting category. jean dujardin is the lead star of the artist.

he is nominated obviously for his performance in the artist. now, george clooney is up as well. clooney and him are the two front runners. i think -- i personally feel that jean dujardin will take home the award because the artist has such an insane momentum but clooney has good momentum behind him as well. if i had to pick right now, i will say that jean will take it. there is a possibility that george will take it. jean, by saying so lyle connects to the audience and with little dialogue. you know sho should be in this character? andy serkis who played the lead ape in the planet of the apes. >> your faith is a lot of people's favorite. >> over the year, if you look back, they split the award

between the director and best picture. four time, did. no spielberg won best director but not private ryan. i think they will give it to scoresese. he is wonderful. he has revolutionized 3d. i hope he will in. >> best movie. >> the artist. >> i admire the artist. i think it was a fantastic film, well acted, well directed but i felt like hugo was the better love letter to film making and it is a shame that drive is not in this category. drive should be nominated. why give nine nominations. give a ten one to drive. but the artist will take home. >> even though it's black and white and silent, i think it's still the artsy safe movie. >> we'll see what happens on

sunday. >> i'll be tweeting during the oscars and you can tweet me any questions you have. go see act of valor. it's awesome. thank you. >> i think kevin could be pleasantly surprised hugo could pull -- i don't know if it's an upset. hugo, a lot of people like hugo. family friendly all the way around. >> we'll see. >> and i always regret not having any of these movies by the time. >> i have seen a couple of them. what hurts is that they have moved the awards up now. it's been many years now. now they are in tenly during sweep instead of late marceau it's harder to see all the movies. especially now you have nine nominees. >> we'll see how close kevin comes on sunday. we want to say hello to the took fan of the day. sabrina turns on fox news around the time she makes breakfast for herself and her

husband. >> and she writes that today and her twin sister samantha's 29th birthday. she posted happy birthday, sis, i love you. then samantha later posted, thank you, sis, love you, too. >> if you would like to be monday's fan of the day, post the comment below sabrina's picture of the day. and it is -- what time is it? 8:55 now on this friday morning. some sweet music will be made at the birchmere this weekend. we will bring you a taste. and you can catch the daytona 500 here on fox 5 this sunday. fans are talking about danica patrick's chances for a win. she was involved in an accident on the tracks yesterday. we'll talk to some racing legends. 

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right now at 9:00, gay rights advocates are applauding maryland legislators who, last night, approved the gay marriage bill. wisdom martin is live with what happened next >> major chaos at a foot locker over the nike store. great show this weekend