all right, there's a live look from our tower cam this morning, couple of little technical issues there, sorry about that. >> where's the vertical hold? >> remember that button on the tv years ago? some people are going what, huh? it is friday, march 2nd. good morning everybody. i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm allison seymour. it really is the beginning of the weekend, let's be honest. >> yes. >> tucker barnes is standing by now, tucker a great friday, can we? >> i can guarantee you a great friday. can't guarantee great friday weather allison. >> oh. thanks anyway. >> it is a -- and actually the first half of the day not going to be bad. plenty of sunshine and temperatures, a little bit above normal. but later this afternoon the rain showers back in the forecast. let's get to it and show you the satellite picture, cool start to the day and temperatures generally in the upper 20s and low 30s. if you're outside the beltway. so chilly start to your day. going to start with sunshine but look what's lurking to the south and west. cloud cover and some showers

and thunderstorms. now pressing into eastern kentucky and tennessee. that will be moving in a little later this afternoon. so i think by 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 today, we'll have some showers and perhaps a thunderstorm moving back into the area here. we're going to time it out a little bit. temperatures, 42 in washington and lots of 30s on the map this morning. 36 in fredericksburg, ocean city, 33 degrees. clouds move in, showers return this afternoon. the showers will linger into the nighttime hours so if you've got evening plans be ready for some rain. highs in the upper 50s though. cooler than yesterday when we hit 70 for a daytime high. that's a quick look at the forecast. let's get some traffic and miss blue herself, julie wright. it's 95 not a fun ride right now. the crew at sky fox helping us out with the delay. a nice pretty picture but unfortunately we just lost them. if you are traveling northbound along i-95 we have the delays coming northbound from quantity quo. all right we got them back

heading northbound going up to what was the accident scene from before 234. the wreck already cleared to the median but unfortunately heavy, slow and steady this morning. outside a loop of the beltway showing from new hampshire avenue trying to get past colesville road, we have the all the lanes open. now if you are traveling on 395 duke street heading up to seminary road. accident activity closes braddock road between 123. roadway shut down there. eastbound on 66 with lanes open down to about 49 miles per hour approaching fair oaks. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. julie, thank you. new this morning district police are investigating a late night shooting that left one man dead. this happened around 10:15 in the 5,000 block of benning road southeast. so far no suspects and no motive. caught on camera. a pedestrian gets struck down by a car and the driver just

keeps going. >> metrobus dashcam recorded this incident and now police in laurel hope the video will lead to arrest of a hit and run driver. lauren demarco is live with the latest on this, lauren? >> reporter: along with looking for the driver police are also working to identity the victim in the case. it is a disturbing one. it happened here in laurel wednesday afternoon. you can see where this occurred. it's route 1 right where it merges on to eastbound 198. the incident was caught on camera by a metrobus dashcam. both the bus driver and the drier of -- bus driver and the driver of another car stopped but they couldn't get the license plate of the car. the white pickup then veers right into a pedestrian on the side of the roadway. the pickup is describabled as an f 250 with a supercab and extended bed. model year between 2005 and 2007. it could be someone's work truck because there's some writing on the door and also just one working brake light. that's the back left light and

likely significant front end damage. police say it is unlikely the driver didn't know what he or she had done. >> knowing that he hit someone and sent them down an embankment 30 feet, it's definitely surprising. it could have been an accident. but we don't -- we don't know because they decided not to stop and continued on. >> reporter: it's a disturbing case and police again continuing to try to identify the victim. he's a white male between 50 and 60 years old and suffered severe injuries and he's in critical condition at baltimore's shock trauma. police are asking that anyone with information on the victim or on the truck or driver contact them as soon as possible. live in laurel, lauren demarco reporting, allison, tony back to you. >> all right, lauren. thank you very much. some other stories this morning. history is maryland. maryland is now the eighth

state to legalize same sex marriage. governor o'malley signed the bill into law last night. however gay couples can't rush to the nearest bureau anytime soon. the law won't take effect until next january at the earliest and opponents have already started an effort to collect 55,000 signatures to get the issue put on the ballot in november. >> this is a huge day for maryland. it's a huge day for equality. i can't tell you how big my heart feels right now. how warm it is for -- for the diversity that we're respecting in the state. >> here we have a very controversial bill that governor o'malley really shoved through the process. he twisted arms and did everything hell could. >> on the november ballot and maryland voters reject the law as written, same sex marriage won't become legal next january. meanwhile in virginia, governor bob mcdonnell is expected to sign a bill requiring noninvasive ultrasound exams for women seeking an abortion.

the house of delegates overwhelmingly approved the pressure. it includes a senate amendment to exempt those who had rape or incest. republicans on capitol hill failed to roll back is provision of the health care law that requires most employers or insurers to cover the cost of contraceptives. the senate voted down an amendment to end the mandate 51- 48. republicans argued the original bill forces churches and religious groups to violate their beliefs on birth control and abortion. opponents to the ruling are vowing to keep up the fight all the way to the supreme court. conservative radio host rush limbaugh is stirring up controversy. on wednesday, he called a georgetown university law student who was barred from testifying about contraceptives. he called her a slut and a prostitute. that student is sandra flute

and he continued the assault on her yesterday. listen. >> here's the deal. if we are going to pay for your contraceptives and thus pay for you to have sex, we want something for it. and i'll tell you what it is. we want you to post the videos online so we can all watch. >> flute was asked about his latest comments, she tells msnbc -- end quote. tony? all right, to the campaign trail now. president barack obama's fundraising machine sets a new record as republicans continue to battle one another in key battleground states. fox's dog la saver has more on the race for the white house. >> reporter: the white house says the that president obama isn't yet focused on the re- election campaign but the travel schedule tells a different story.

air force one takes off yet again carrying the president to not just one, but four fundraisers yesterday. he mingled with donors through the evening who paid nearly up to $36,000 apiece. this year has seen a flurry of obama fundraisers, 100 now all. a campaign war chest already of about $136 million according to one tracking group. and a message focused on his republican challengers. >> and their vision of america is fundamentally wrong. because in the united states of america, we are greater together than we are on our own. [ cheering and applause ] we're better off. >> reporter: mitt romney meantime is riding a wave. his wins in arizona and michigan have given him a big bump in one recent nationwide poll. 16 points ahead of rick santorum. the supertuesday and its ten states in play now loom large with both ron paul and newt gingrich hoping to pick up delegates. and gingrich says his home state of georgia is a must win.

>> we have to win -- let employee just be clear, i have to win georgia i think to be credible in the race but if i win georgia, the following week we go to alabama and mississippi, i think i'll win both of those and we have a good opportunity to win in kansas. >> reporter: but while republicans go around the country, president obama enjoys the advantages of incumbency and a fundraising machine now working nonstop. the one thing republicans have going for them apparently is enthusiasm. a poll shows that gop enthusiasm is up over four years ago and democrats appear to be less enthusiastic than they were in 2008. all of that can challenge. in washington, doug lieu doug luzader, fox 5 morning news. >> he was talking about iran's disputed nuclear program in washington, d.c. when a woman shouted quote use your leadership, no war in iran. take a listen to how the president responded. >> and we are leading again by

the power of our moral example. that's what change is. >> use your leadership, no war in iran. >> none of this change -- none of this -- nobody's -- announced a war young lady. so -- [ laughter ] but we appreciate your sentiments. [ cheering and applause ] >> the president went on to say you're jumping the gun a little bit. some 900 people paid at least $1,000 each to enjoy the day. this morning president obama will visit the troops wounded in iran and afghanistan. it is 7:10 right now and 43 degrees on a friday morning. coming up a daring escape overnight in syria. also still ahead a stunning verdict in a murder-for-hire plot nearly seven years after a protect teenager is found -- pregnant teenager is found shot to death. we have reaction from the victim's mother, that's up next. plus, day two of clean-up continues now, another line of violent storms is brewing in the midwest, we will have the

very latest. meanwhile things are quiet here, this is a live look outside. there's the national cathedral with the work being done at the top there. we're going to get the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie. stay with us, it's 7:11.  land o'lakes spreadable butter with canola oil is made with sweet cream, canola oil and salt. just three natural ingredients. what's in your spread ?

make headlines this morning, we begin overseas in syria. aid workers have been given the green light by the government there to begin delivering supplies to the rebels' stronghold in holmes. they will also be allowed to evacuate the wounded. meanwhile, two french journalists injured in recent attacks were smuggled into lebanon shortly after midnight thursday. one of them edith bouvier is expected to fly open today. she was injured last week.

closer to home, classes will resume today at a chardon, ohio high school for the first time since a deadly shooting earlier this week. 17-year-old t. j. lane is accused of opening fire in the school's cafeteria on monday killing three students. authorities say lane admitted to firing ten shots. one of the victims will be laid to rest today. funeral services for the other teens are set for next week. more severe weather could hit parts of the midwest. south and ohio valley today. that would be an unwelcome sight in many communities still trying to clean-up from deadly tornadoes that hit seven states tuesday night and wednesday morning. 13 people were killed in those storms in one tennessee community, storage units have been donated so families can protect the possessions they have left before any new storms roll in. >> you hate to hear that. >> yeah and the rain's already starting back in tennessee so -- >> okay. >> we'll keep our fingers crosses but of course the potential is there for more severe thunderstorms and tornadoes across kentucky,

tennessee, ohio later today. >> we'll hope it doesn't happen. >> yeah, and around here, sunshine to start your morning. cool temperatures, we're back in the 20s and low 30s outside the beltway and then we got some rain moving back in later today. >> all right. >> nice -- >> still friday. >> that's right. >> yesterday was gorgeous. >> gorgeous. >> 70? >> yes, we did as a matter of fact. >> that's fantastic. >> 70 was the daytime high yesterday at reagan national. all right, here's the bus stop forecast. partly sunny skies, cool temperatures between 30 and 40. generally in the upper 20s and low 30s outside the beltway. all right, now 41 in washington. check out all the warm temperatures down towards nashville 65. 64 in atlanta. and then we've got 30s off to the north and that's the clash of the seasons that's taking place across the -- the ohio valley there. that has us concerned with the potential for some severe weather later today. denver, 18 degrees. let's see. san francisco, 42. all right, there you go storms

starting to take shape and some thunderstorms into eastern kentucky and tennessee at the moment. those will lift to the washington area with the warm front later today and our clouds are going to increase and we have a better and better chance by mid to laid afternoon that the showers will move in and they'll be with us here for the evening. you're going out to movies and out for dinner later tonight, be ready for the possibility of some rain showers. we'll get it owl off here by -- all out of here by the first half of tomorrow. saturday afternoon may believe some nine with temperature -- maybe some sunshine with temperatures in the low 60s then monday and tuesday our daytime highs only in the low 40s. >> what? >> we can't take this. >> i'm surprised. >> you can't be surprised. >> well, i am because -- no, i am. we had like 70 yesterday. i've heard somebody say the cold temperatures are over. we're moving closer into march now. i'm surprised. >> but those temperatures are close to seasonal. >> i can't be ridiculed. >> we're not ridiculing you. >> we can do that but we're not going to. >> okay. i am surprised and going on the record, julie wright.

we have 70 yesterday and now it's like 40s later in the five day? >> monday and tuesday. >> julie is beginning to be frozen here. >> i'm telling you my mama calls that pneumonia weather. >> exactly. >> there's something to that. [ laughter ] >> notice he didn't argue with my mama. >> that's exactly right. >> trust my i have been trying for years and i always lose. all right, coming inbound from the west this accident still in play westbound braddock road is closed between burke station and 123. eastbound traffic is able to get through. 66 at fair oaks a little bit below speed. no problems to report heading inbound towards the beltway. you'll find northbound 395 slowing in separate stretches traveling northbound going to duke street and leaving the beltway and right here behind me at the 14th street bridge, all of the lanes are open. the outer loop the low speed trying to get past colesville road. southbound 270 on the brakes helding for the lane wide. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic.

a not guilty verdict in a murder-for-hire plot in prince george's county. >> it took the jury just three hours the acquit the man accused of shooting the 17-year- old pregnant woman. her family is stunned. sarah simmons is live. >> reporter: the man who claims he hired tyler pleaded guilty to murder but tyler is going free. prosecutors tried to put their best face on an outcome they did not expect. >> today's verdict was not what we had hoped for but we do respect the process and we also respect the jury's verdict. >> reporter: nearly seven years ago stacy seaton was found shot to death in her park near a home in bowie. she died of a single gunshot to the back of her head. police arrested mcdonald abraham after witnesses said he said he was going to get seaton for stealing money and drugs from his apartment. at this time seaton's mother had this reaction.

>> i hope he rots in hell and doesn't get out of prison. >> reporter: abraham pleaded guilty last year and testified yesterday that he had paid jarvis tyler $600 in cash and marijuana to kill seaton. and yet the jury did not find tyler guilty. >> we have to present the evidence that we have. it was done in a very compelling fashion. we never know from one case to the next what's in the mind of a jury. >> the communities have confidence that we will try the difficult cases. otherwise, you know, criminals will feel like they can -- if they can hide some evidence or get away with something, then that can thwart justice. >> reporter: seaton's parents didn't want to comment on camera but released a statement to fox 5 -- her mother gail said she is very disappointed in the justice system. she said we waited almost seven years for justice for stacy and stacy was denied justice. dna doesn't lie she said. and it's not that we think he's guilty, we know he's guilty. her father michael seaton said i think it shocked a lot of people and we knew this was

always a possibility. >> reporter: jarvis tyler and his family refused to comment on the case but his defense attorney said the jury determined there was not enough evidence to find his client guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and that his heart goes out to the seaton family. allison, back to you. >> sarah simmons in the newsroom, thank you so much. 7:21 right now. it's a friday morning and still ahead doctors hope a new tool will give them the edge when it comes the finding damage in the -- to finding damage in the brain. plus if you're flying on a certain airline this weekend, you might be in for some delays. we'll explain that. and celebrating 176 years of the lone star state's independence with a little barbecue and live music. our annie yu is live this morning on why this day is so important. to texan right here in the district. we're going to check in with annie a little later. ♪ q

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coming up on 7:25. the last continental flight takes off just before midnight tonight. the airline merged with united two years ago but the big change happens tomorrow. when passenger reservations from both airlines go into one massive computer system. any hiccups in the system could mean delays throughout the airline's system. the agriculture department will unveil a program today that offers financial insenttives to farmers who set aside some of their land for wetlands restoration. with prices for crops such as corn and soybeans so high, there's concern that farmers may put more on the land into production to increase profitability. the agency already pays farmers nearly $2 billion a year in an effort to reduce erosion and farm chemical runoff into waterways. a health alert now. scientists are testing a new kind of mri that could pinpoint brain injuries and one day

guide rehabilitation. the scan could light up the -- brackish career blows to the head and leave deep in the brain's wiring. the breaks they leave in the brain -- basically a disruption of the brain's wiring much like x-rays show broken bones this mri would show that. research is just beginning on patients including members of the military. over 1.5 million people suffer a traumatic brain injury in the u.s. each year and it a signature injury of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. some encouraging news for coffee drinkers now. a new study says those who drink coffee are no more at risk of getting heart disease or cancer than noncoffee drinkers and may be less likely to develop type 2 diabetes. researchers in germany examined the habits of more than 40,000 adults over a ten year period. a little good news for me because i'm definitely a coffee drinker. okay, it's 7:26 right now on a friday morning and still ahead violence continues to

rock afghanistan over the burning of korans. wtop's jay will join us to discuss it. all right, as we head to the break, here is a live look outside. this is beltway northbound -- the beltway northbound -- i'm sorry, north of american legion bridge. they are traveling southward. we're going to have more on the morning's rush hour traffic and a look at the weather in just a little bit. stay with us, it's 7:27. 

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welcome back: it is 7:30 now. i want to mention something very quickly about 45 minutes ago during today's and the weather guys we addressed the issue of why we all tend to wear the same colors on many, many days. it's a combination of -- coincidence. literally. you think it isn't but it really is often coincidence. there's a little bit of coordination in that. allison likes the wear certain colors on certain days. i'm aware of that. some others are and on some days we decide oh i'm going to try to match allison. but generally for the most part it's coincidence. today on purpose we all wore blue to be funny about it. everyone is wearing blue. julie, lauren demarco, and then we find out just a short time

ago that today is wear blue for colon cancer awareness day. we did not know that but now we're happy that we're wearing blue. >> so happy. right. >> maybe more than a coincidence. >> but again isn't that strange? these coincidences just pile up on each other. >> right and people sort of -- i wore purple on a thursday and it happened to be omega sci- fi's 100th anniversary and somebody says thanks for wearing the colors sis. i didn't have the heart to say i'm just wearing the colors it's thursday. >> remember to get the checkups you're supposed to get especially if you're of a certain age. >> preventable. all right, hey, weather is going to cooperate the first half of the day but later this afternoon the showers move back in. so if you want to go out and play get the kids out to the playground do it the first half to have day because i we'll get some showers maybe by 4:00 or 5:00 today. all right, 41 degrees now in washington. you're also going to notice it is much cooler than it was 24 hours ago.

remember yesterday we were in the upper 40s and low 50s? today, we're in the upper 20s and low 30s outside the beltway. 30 right now in manassas. dulles is 31 degrees. below freezing here north and west of the sea. 28 this morning in martinsburg. not much warmer to the south. fredericksburg and leonardstown 36. yesterday's daytime high beautiful day 70 degrees, today upper 50s and still above normal but with the clouds moving in and the rain showers i think it will be cooler for you this afternoon. here we go, all right, we talked about the possibility of severe weather and already we're seeing thunderstorms to the south and west start to bubble up. that's along the warm front that will be lifting into the washington area later this afternoon. we're going to cloud up here pretty quick by midday hours and late this afternoon some rain is moving in from the south and west and it's possible there could be an isolated thunderstorm. our atmosphere a little more stable here but it's possible we could get a thunderstorm around here later today with the warm front. and then we got to deal with the cold front that will move in overnight tonight. so the bottom line is the forecast falls apart a little

bit here as we get into the nighttime hours. futurecast into motion for you, here come the clouds and there are your showers and could be moderate showers by 5:00, 6:00 tonight just in time for the evening rush hour. then the showers are us tonight right overnight into tomorrow morning. our cold front comes through, this could kickoff a thunderstorm and if you have plans tomorrow i think most of tomorrow should be dry. just kind of cloudy out there with some afternoon sunshine developing particularly north and west of the city. i think sunday is a better bet this weekend. 59 your high today. here we go afternoon showers moving back in. winds out of the west at about 5 to 10 miles per hour. showers will be with us tonight and could be a thunderstorm tonight. the overnight low 48 degrees and we'll get it all out of here by tomorrow morning. the clouds will stick around for a good portion of the day but at least we'll get the rain and thunderstorms out of here early tomorrow and then cooler sunday, monday and tuesday. highs only in the mid- to upper 40s. so it's going to actually be a few degrees below normal early

next week. that's weather and now some traffic. julie? all right, well around the beltway lanes are open. that's the nice part about the commute. unfortunately, we do have some traffic problems to point out. if you are traveling southbound along 270 the lanes are open coming in from rockville. accident activity before middleburg road tying up the left side of the roadway. 124 shut down in each direction at wood field road. 395 coming across the 14th street bridge. lanes are open. not too bad leaving the pentagon. 95 still a struggle out of stafford heading to dumfries. earlier we had a problem there so the lanes are open once again. to the west on 66 traffic freely out of manassas, still congested at fair oaks and approaching 123 braddock road was reopened now leaving annandale heading up to 95 and 66. about a 13 minute commute as you work your way up the west side. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. the deaths of two american troops in afghanistan ministry

building in the building being seen by some intelligence officials as confirmation that the taliban has once again tunneled inside the government there. joining us now, j. j. green national security correspondent at wtop radio. >> good morning. good to be here. >> we reported on these two death last week and then we have learned that you have a personal connection to one of these american military men. can you tell us about it? >> yeah, it's colonel john loftus. i met him in 2009 and he was major j. d. loftus at the time. and i met him in afghanistan. he was what he called the public information officer for the afghan people. because he was the native pashtu speaker and he often did much of the translation and much of the helping people in the community understand what it was that the -- forces and afghan government wanted them

to know. and he was a very gifted guy. he -- could travel very easily in that world. and when i went there for a period of time, he was my media escort and spent a lot of time with me. and got to know him very well. and it was such -- such a sad thing that he was killed in the interior ministry a week ago today doing exactly what it was that he thought was important. that is, pushing for education. because 80% of the people in afghanistan at least 80% are illiterate and unfortunately the person that allegedly killed him was one of the people that had allegedly been radical sized. >> when you see this story both personally and professionally, what does it tell you that he was killed? >> there's no doubt about it when you look back over time the taliban is a very skilled organization at placement. of moles at execution of plots. and you have to think back to the '90s when the taliban ran that country. they know where all the trap doors are. they know where all the

opportunities are. they know all the ins and outs and the bottom line on this place is that the illiteracy program and fact that the taliban has been able to take advantage of peoples' fears. the alleged gunman was inside of a very secure building and had made his way up into the officer's ranks says a lot about the taliban's capabilities and we're focusing on colonel loftus in my reporting on wtop.com today and on the radio. >> sounds to me like that means that somehow there's been an infiltration again or regained some sort of power they had in the '90s that you speak of or what's the new threat here then? we haven't talked about the taliban, it seems like al-qaeda has taken the place of what we consider to be the big threat out there these days. >> . the taliban's power waned

in the early 2,000s when osama bin laden and the u.s. went there to go after him. when the u.s. went to iraq, to the iraq war, the taliban was allowed to regain its footing. since that time they knew the u.s. was going to come back after iraq and even during iraq for them. so what they did was they put some things in place. they have sleepers. simply put in many places. government offices, military operations and you see it all the time with what we call blue on blue attacks where people -- the trainers -- are actually killed by their trainees. and this is after these trainees have supposedly gained the trust of these people. of their trainers. so the taliban has been doing what -- what appears to be a very steady, smart, covert creep-up into positions of power within the afghan federal government and the military and

-- government and the military and intelligence community obviously as well to achieve their goals. >> straighten out the ais a dell situation. top al-qaeda intelligence. is this the gentleman? who's this person? >> there's a guy by the name of mo collie who was the person that was arrested at the airport. he -- according to sources i've spoken to -- was and connected with al-qaeda. in the 1980s. he was arrested in 1987 or something like that and charged with terrorism et cetera because he was a part of his group at that time which later merged with al-qaeda. >> okay. >> safe al adele was and and a member of al-qaeda supposedly changed his name. the man who calls himself saif

al-adel changed his name to his name so supposedly the source tells me that mu-khali would always be mistaken as the real saif al-adele so he would never be picked up. this guy has been mistaken for the real al-adele and that's what happened in egypt this week. >> i guess we're going to have to listen to you on w top. >> he was a wonderful guy colonel loftus. >> sorry for your personal loss and our loss in general too. j. j. green, national security correspondent. tony over to you. thank you very much. it is 7:40 now on this friday morning. still ahead a notorious serial killer is back in the headlines. more than 20 years after jeffrey dahmer terrorized the

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making headlines families of the victims of serial killer jeffrey dahmer are calling for an end to a tour by a marketing group in wisconsin. it's offering walking tours of the milwaukee bar where dahmer met and hung out with some of the victims. family members say the tour is offensive and hurtful. >> it's just in bad taste. it's -- it's just not a joke.

you know people lost their lives here. >> i have to hear my mom being sad and crying about it and it's -- it's sickening. >> bam marketing and media says it is going ahead with its plans and the first tour which begins tomorrow. they're fully booked. some victims' family members say they will attend that first tour to protest it. here's another reason not to drink and drive, a chaotic scene at philadelphia international airport. a suspected drunk driver rammed his jeep through a fence and then drove on to the runway. several planes had to circle the airport unable to land because of the incident. police quickly arrested the driver there he is. he's facing numerous charges encolluding driving under the influence and reckless endangerment. the airport was closed for about half an hour. >> shouldn't it be a little harder the get on to a runway? >> pretty dangerous. >> you think more than one fence. >> right. >> okay. >> i just wish people would stop doing stupid things.

>> yeah. >> they put other peoples' lives in danger. >> in happier news another beautiful day yesterday. >> south side with no jacket on. >> march coming in like a lamb? a little more lion-like today. a little allison. >> and next week? >> fear not. >> i just was hoping that spring here was near. that's all and i don't think i'm wrong or alone in that. >> you know march is always a very fickle month arnold here. we get a little -- we get promises of spring and then more winter. >> and slapped back down. >> if you want to -- >> by you and mother nature. [ laughter ] >> throw me in the equation. right to the radar, this is why she's unhappy with rain in the forecast later this afternoon. morning sunshine then the rain will november and you can see -- move in and you can see to the south and west got thunderstorm activity now into central kentucky and eastern tennessee. that part of the country under the possibility of more severe weather including tornadoes later on today. we have to look out for that later. for us cloud cover and some showers here mid to late afternoon. let's go to the surface map and i'll show you it's going to be a warm front that will be

moving in this afternoon. we'll have some showers with us tonight and then a cold front late tonight early tomorrow morning. that could kick kickoff a few thunderstorms around here before we dry things out. by tomorrow afternoon some peeks of sunshine and most of the saturday should be dry. if you have outdoor plans -- i know a lot of people have outdoor plans tomorrow. think most of the day will be dry tomorrow. here's the five day forecast. 59 today. 62 tomorrow and there's the weather that allison fears by monday and tuesday, highs in the 40s. >> have no fear, wait a minute, that overnight low is not great in the 20s. >> well -- now you get on board too? >> yep. >> i'm sorry. >> aboard the allison train. whoop whoop. julie, we don't like it. that's right. strength in numbers baby. whoo whoo. get on the train. all right, on the roads you're going to find lanes are open right now if you are traveling southbound along 270 out of

jermantown headed to the lane divide. 124 is blocked off each way at war field road. southbound out of gaithersburg below speed to 370 at 45 miles per hour. but nothing stopped along the way. gw parkway open for business. 45 miles an hour going down to the tr bridge. all lanes are open on 66 headed over to the tr bridge and finally along inbound route 50 no problems to report leaving river dale. 38 miles an hour passing 202 heading over to new york avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. it's known as the go to place for texans living in the district and today hill country bark cue market is honoring that -- barbecue market is honoring that state's independence. >> annie yu is standing by with more details. >> reporter: happy friday to you both. 176 years ago texas declared the independence from the country of mexico and it's a big deal for texans and here at

hill country barbecue, they are doing it big today and we're going to tell you how you can come out and experience the fun festivities today. stay with us. >> thanks annie, we want to say good morning to claire thomas. she's our facebook fan of day and this is a picture of claire and her mother. who is celebrating a birthday tomorrow. so happy birthday to claire's mom. okay. if you want to be monday's fan of the day, find us on facebook by searching fox 5 morning news, no space between fox and the number 5. and you can comment under the lovely mom and daughter photo. really, happy birthday. have a great weekend. 

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today is texas independence day. a day to celebrate the adoption of the state's declaration of independence which occurred in 1836. >> our annie yu is learning

more about the celebration at hill country barbecue and market in penn quarter. good morning. >> reporter: good morning allison ask tony. boy, do i feel like i'm in texas. this place is just amazing, you walk in here and you see all kinds of things that scream texas. they have food, drinks, wonderful people and staff. it is just a great place and you know people who live in our area already know about this place. but joining me know to tell us more a john shaw a partner with hill country barbecue market. hi john, or howdy? >> howdy partner. >> reporter: what exactly is texas independence day? >> first i want to thank you so much for being here. we're honored to have you in our home. >> reporter: they're so nice. >> so texas independence day occurred 176 years ago. and it's really important moment in time that lives on in the hearts and minds of all texans. it was the time that texas declared it independence from mexico. from the dictatorship there and the oppression that they were

suffering. and so it really links to kinds of the american -- kind of the american values of life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness and patriotism. and so it's really an important holiday and texans are really pack gnat about being from texas -- passionate about being from texas. there's a true sense of home and community that comes from being from texas so we're celebrating here because our mission here is to honor texas and all of its ways and to honor texas barbecue and honor texas live music. and mostly also to honor the spirit of texans. and so that folks who are texas ex-pats and people who originally from texas can come here and really feel at home. >> reporter: yeah, and you all have achieved that i think. i mean once you walk in here, you feel like you're in texas. you really do. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: talk a little bit about this right here. this is one of the things that i know you're very proud about being an honorary texan. >> i am really thrilled. my partner and i were both made honorary texans by governor perry this year when we opened up the restaurant just about

one year ago in march. and it means a lot to us and to be part of this texas community and to really be celebrated in that way -- it mean a lot because it creates the sense of being roots -- of having roots in the community. >> reporter: right. >> and we're really passionate about honoring texas. >> reporter: it is a big day for texans everywhere but for you all, you're celebrating the one year anniversary as well right? talk a little bit about the restaurant, what you all offer here. >> well, we offer texas style barbecue and some of the iconic offering that we offer that are particularly found here and nowhere else that we bring from texas, big red soda is the iconic delicious soda. it's kind of like a strawberry soda. it's delicious. shiner beer. we are the largest purveyor of shiner beer east of the mississippi. we offer the handmade vodka, the only vodka that's distilled in the state of texas.

it's actually distilled in austin. >> reporter: nice. >> and we also -- we ship our wood from texas. >> reporter: yes. >> from lockhart, it's called post oak wood and we ship the sausages we serve here from our inspiration which is the market. >> reporter: i see why texans come here to really get that true essence of texas. and you know, one of the differences between i think barbecue in texas and like memphis and carolina is that you all don't use sauces right? but i love this. it says if you got to have it. >> yes. so this is a bit of tongue-in- cheek. if you got to have it. we've got a delicious sauce for you. but we recommend trying it with just our salt and pepper dry rub and our secret sauce which is actually the smoke from this incredible wood that we use. but we have a terrific sauce. the peach sauce. >> reporter: for a gal like me, i got to have the sauce. and coming up in the 8:00 hour we're going to actually try some of the barbecue that they have here so you don't want to miss out on that. back to you in the studio, thank you john. >> thank you. >> thank you partner. >> so pleasant and polite.

all right. in our 8:00 hour, outrage is growing after photos of whitney houston in her casket turned up on newsstands just days after her funeral. the funeral home says it's not responsible but it knows who is. and if you're like most americans learning how to save for your financial future is often put on the backburner. saving in general. but it's important start making smart money decisions right now. we're going to have your road map to retirement coming up after a -- get your pen and paper out for that one. we'll be right back. 

disturbing video here caught on camera a hit and run driver running over a pedestrian. the search is on to find that driver and identify the victim. we're live with the clues. then, rush limbaugh stirring tup birth control debate. more on what he said about a georgetown student that is now making headlines. the author of "joy compass." how the make your retirement the treasure of your life joins us with the road map to retirement. tips on what to do in your 20s,

30s 40s 50s and even 60s to make sure you can retire comfortably. good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm allison seymour and tucker barnes joins us now with the weather. >> 20s and 30s outside the beltway. we're going to cloud up with showers maybe even a thunderstorm back in the forecast by mid to late afternoon. >> all right. >> okay. >> all right? >> fill in the details. >> thank you, i thought you'd never ask. the satellite and radar, clear, sunshine to start the morning. i just looked out the morning, beautiful here in northwest washington but clouds on the horizon and not too far to the south and west, there you go, developing showers and thunderstorms into kentucky and eastern tennessee now pushing into the carolinas, that will be upon us here by mid to late afternoon. so after a little sunshine this morning we're going to cloud up quickly and i think by the evening commute we'll have some showers arnold here and even -- around here and even the possibility of a thunderstorm. looking at temperatures, right

now we're cold. 41 in washington. 31 out at dulles. 32 in winchester, ocean city good morning, lower eastern shore on the chilly side. 34 degrees as you head out the door. all right forecast for the day. clouds increase and showers return by late this afternoon. high temperatures cooler than yesterday. yesterday our high was 70. today in the upper 50s. we'll go 58 degrees at 4:00 p.m. some showers arnold. and the showers will linger here into our evening. i'll have details on that and of course a look at the weekend in a few minutes. >> thanks so much tucker. now let's turn our attention to julie wright with the roadways this morning. >> hey tony, good morning everybody. right now you're going to lain lanes are open -- find lanes are open trying to get past university boulevard. no problems to report continuing around to georgia avenue. loosening up just a bit here traveling westbound 495. 50 definitely below speed leaving 202 out of landover. slow to east capitol street. 395 across the 14th street bridge. below speed but lanes are open traveling across the potomac.

no major tie-ups to report here. the gw parkway slows briefly headed to the tr bridge. the lanes are open northbound 395 leaving rock wan. no reporting to report as you continue up to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. julie, thank you. our top story a hit and run accident all caught on camera. a metro dashcam recorded this incident which happened on route 198 in laurel, maryland. our lauren demarco is live near the scene in laurel this morning with the latest now. lauren? >> reporter: good morning allison. well, it's a rather busy intersection here in laurel. it's right where route 1 meets 198. a metrobus was at the light here right where we are pretty much the same angle that we do and the dashcam video was recording when this chilling incident occurred. let's take a look at the video. you can see the white pickup truck headed around the merge ask once you're on to eastbound 198 he hits a pedestrian on the side of the roadway. that truck continues on. no one was able to get the

license plate of the truck but the bus driver and an additional driver did stop. this all happened on wednesday afternoon but metro has just released this video. the truck that police are looking for is described as an f 250 pickup with a supercab and extended bed. model year 2005 to 2007. police say it could be someone's work truck because there appeared to be some writing on one of the doors. also only one working brake light. the back left. the back right light was out. and police say it likely has significant front end damage and also unlikely the driver didn't know what he or she had done and nearby business owners and residents say this is just disturbing. >> this is terrible because at least you could have stopped. and see what you know what they can do to you know help the person. >> whatever you hit with a car, you can tell something went wrong. and he knew he hit someone. he just -- i don't know.

he just wasn't human. >> reporter: now the victim has not been identified. he is described as a white male, age 50 to 60. he is in critical condition in baltimore's shock trauma. police have been canvassing homeless shelters also checking missing persons' reports trying to identify this man. they asked that anyone with information please contact them and also if you have any information on that white pickup truck or on the driver, allison, anyone with that information is asked to contact laurel police. >> lauren demarco live in laurel, maryland this morning. thank you. tony? all right, serious crime in -- on metro down. a new report from the transit agency shows there were nearly 1900 serious crimes in 2010 compared to more than 2200 the previous year. crimes on buses and apartments and moe -- apartments and motor vehicle thefts lit a five year low last year. you can help name the eight stations being built. phase one runs through tyson's

corner to reston and is expected to be completed next year. the fairfax county board has already recommended names and you take the survey you can vote. write-in votes are also being looked at. to vote, go to myfoxdc.com and click on web links. allison? history in maryland, tony. governor roll mall lee signing -- o'malley signing a bill legalizing same sex marriage. but gay couples won't be able to hit the altar anytime soon. the law doesn't go into effect until next january at the earliest. and opponents have already started an effort to get 55,000 signatures needed to get the issue put on the ballot come november. >> we are one maryland. and all of us at the end of the day want the same thing for our children. we want them to live in a loving, caring, and committed home that is protected equally under the law. >> you know it's just a matter

of common sense. from the beginning of time, marriage has always been between one man and one woman and that's -- we just can't go changing definitions just because some people are upset about a definition. >> if the issue gets on the november ballot, and maryland voters do reject the law as written, same sex marriage will not become legal next january. in virginia, controversial bill requiring ultrasound examines for women seeking -- exams for women seeking abortions is one step closer to becoming law. the house overwhelmingly approved the measure. it includes a senate amendment to exempt victims of rape and incest. the bill is now headed to governor bob mcdonnell who is expected to sign it. the senate voted down the amendment to end the mandate that requires most employers or insurers to cover the cost of contraceptives but the fight over the issue appears to be far from over. fox 5's tom fitzgerald reports. >> reporter: when health care reform became law it mandated employers offer free contraceptive care in their

health insurance. >> clerk will call the roll. >> reporter: in the senate thursday, republicans offered a measure to end that mandate saying it forces churches and religious groups to violate their beliefs on birth control and abortion. >> i believe that such a mandate poses a religious freedoms. >> reporter: not within the power of the federal government to tell anybody what to believe. >> reporter: but democrats argued the white house offered a compromise having insurance companies pay for contraceptive care and creating exemption for churches and religious groups. >> every step of the way it seems as if there's an assault on womens' reproductive choice. >> not one of them suggested that men shouldn't have their viagra but we'll put that aside. >> reporter: the republican effort was defeated. democrats accused the gop of fanning the flames of social issues to score points in an election year. >> we defeated an amendment that would have historically taken away something that women in this country have counted on

for decades. >> it appeals to the social agenda of a small, very vocal part of the republican party. >> reporter: but at a news conference of leading conservative congresswoman and conservative womens' groups, opponents of the mandate say their fight is not over. >> what we see here is really a violation of our first amendment rights. >> and when that happens, religious liberty is not free. >> reporter: but with the dual forces of election year politics and religion coming together, the birth control battle shows no sign of going away. tom fitzgerald, fox 5 morning news. >> this controversy also becoming an issue in the republican presidential cam dane. former senator rick santorum had been critical of mitt romney for not speaking out against the birth control rule. however romney said he supported the defeated amendment. conservative radio host rush limbaugh is stirring controversy over his comments in the birth control debate.

on his show wednesday, he called a georgetown university law student who was barred from testifying about contraceptives. pardon my language, he called her a slut and a prostitute. that student is sandra flute. limb be a continued the assault on her yesterday. take a listen. >> so miss flute and the rest of you, here's the deal. if we are going to pay for your contraceptives and thus pay for you to have sex, we want something for it. and i'll tell you what it is. we want you to post the videos online so we can all watch. >> flute was asked about the latest comments, he tells msnbc -- all right. rush just sounds like an idiot now. it is ten minutes after 8:00 on this friday morning. outrage is growing after photos

of whitney houston's body turned up on the cover of the "national enquirer." >> the funeral home says it is not responsible for this but it knows who is. we'll have more on that ahead this hour. stay with us. i can't stand these spots.

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it is 8:13 now. on a friday morning. let's take a look at the stories making headlines. police are on the hunt for a suspect involved in a fay fall shooting. this happened around 10:15 p.m. on the 5,000 block of benning road in southeast. now police say one adult male was shot and killed. students at an ohio high school returned to class today four days after gunfire claimed the lives of three of their classmates. the school community marched through the town of chardon, ohio thursday to honor the victims. the suspected shooter, 17-year- old t. j. lane, was formally charged in juvenile court yesterday. he could eventually be dried as an adult facing life in prison without parole. two other students were injured in that shooting. another shooting at an arizona high school leaves one

student hurt. authorities say 40-year-old arthur tennillo started firing a rifle yesterday at a high school basketball game. they believe he fired three rounds injuring a teenager watching the game. the student was hospitalized with minor lacerations from flying glass. police arrested the man shortly after the shooting. all right, it's 8:15 right now. tucker barnes has details about the weather forecast today and the weather into the weekend as well. >> yeah. it's a little cuteness factor for friday. >> you guys got it. let's get down to business. time now for the my first 5 foe toy of the day and you might want to whisper everybody. this is cora may. she's newborn. >> she's our newest member of our fox 5 family. >> how sweet. >> when was she born? she was born wednesday weighing 8 pounds, 6 ounces. and measuring 20 inches long. >> wow. >> nice sized little baby. >> yes, she is.

>> yeah. >> she's beautiful. >> congratulations to them. >> and the big smile on mom's face. cora mae is the first child for the parents. >> was that 29th? the leap day? >> the leap day baby. >> isn't that amazing? another leapling. >> she's not going to age very quickly. >> she'll be a year old in four years. >> she's got a while. >> how beautiful. thanks for sending that picture in for sure. >> love the picture and love the smile. we can't wait until she gets a little bigger and we get the update. >> let's do it every year. maybe she's 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. >> all right cora we're compounding on you -- counting on you. get your parents to send us a picture when you get to be 1 years old. that's february 28th next year allison. >> let's do it on the 28th. >> we don't want to complicate things. to send us the picture, go to myfoxdc.com. congratulations. the radar and we got showers, thunderstorms off to the south and west. they will be moving in later

this afternoon. so after some morning sunshine, we're going to cloud up quickly and you know by 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 today, i think we'll get sol rain showers in here and even the possibility of a thunderstorm honestly our atmosphere is a little more stable than sit to the south and west. so probably just some rain showers but it's a possibility. we're cool start today. 43 degrees now in washington. lots of 30s to the west. manassas 32 degrees. 33 this morning in martinsburg. 34 in frederick. so one of the cooler mornings in the past week or so and it will be a cooler day today. high temperatures only in the upper 50s. that's still above normal but after enjoying high temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s yesterday, it will definitely feel a little cooler for you. there's you're five day forecast. -- your five day forecast. showers arrive this afternoon. they will be us tonight and tomorrow morning and even the pocket of a -- possibility of thunderstorm is mentioned. we'll be mild tomorrow with clouds for the first half of the day. late day sunshine for your saturday. right now sunday is dry with high of thes in the low 50 -- temperatures in the low 50s and

daytime highs in the low 40s for monday and tuesday. most of the weekend should be dry. we should get the rain out of here by early saturday. let's do traffic now and there she is. the woman in blue. julie wright. long run tomorrow for you? >> okay. >> okay. i haven't planned that out yet. >> you're on a training schedule. >> i know. i've got two weeks to go julie. i'll be ready. >> best of luck to you tucker. all right, on the roads right now you're going to find inner loop of the beltway braddock road to 66 is slow but now some problems here at gallows road with a car fire. that's tying tup right side of the road and again leaving annandale to 66 bumper to bumper slow. outer loop of the beltway also slowing into the sunshine as outtravel from van dorn street to telegraph road. no problems the report 395 coming across the 14th street bridge but reports of a stalled car on the freeway westbound near 12th street tying up the right lane. gw parkway is at speeds but

definitely slow approaching the run. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. all right julie. thank you very much. 8:18 now. mitt romney wins two key primaries but rick santorum manages to keep it close in michigan. so, can the former senator mount a comeback by scoring some major wins in next week's supertuesday contests? chris wallace will ask rick santorum on this week's fox news sunday. he joins us now from capitol hill with a preview. >> good morning tony. >> it seems to me that for rick santorum is pressure is on now really. >> it's always been on but yeah, he came real close but no cigar in michigan. interestingly enough though there's a new poll out today which shows that he is still leading by forepoints in the big bat -- four point in the big battleground. perhaps the biggest on tuesday is ohio. and he's still leading romney by 4 points in ohio this morning. if he were to win that that would be as big as winning michigan and put him right back

in this lace. and i will -- race. and we will have an believe interview with rick santorum on -- an exclusive intervie with rick santorum on sunday. there was a lot of talk by santorum about social issues. about kennedy and contraception and college. and we will talk about that. and whether he thinks that's good or bad and whether because there seems to be now post- michigan that he's focusing again more on the economic issues. >> always good to get more details from the candidates wherever we can. the other thing you're focusing on is the middle east which has always been complicated but man things are tough there right now and there's a lot going on. >> well, two big stories. first of all, on monday, prime minister netanyahu of israel is going to meet with president obama. there's a big issue as to whether israel might launch a unilateral preemptive strike on iran to knock out their nuclear program. the u.s. has made it very clear they don't want israel to do it

but israel is going to do whatever they feel is in their besters ands. we're going to being to two key -- best interests. we're going to be talking to two key senators on this, graham and bloomen that will of connecticut. and of course the continuing bloodbath in syria. gee if we went in for humanitarian reasons in libya, why are we not going in in syria? >> also want to be sure to get in a mention of the power player of the week, i love your choice this woke. this is a gentleman who -- week. this is a gentleman with a big week this week. >> and what month is this now is that we're in. >> oh that's right. it's march. >> that's right. march madness and we will have an interview with jt 3, john thompson iii. this sunday they go into the big east tournament and then of course the big dance. they know they're going to be a two, three to four seed. and i will tell you i'll give you this much of a preview.

very interesting interview with thompson. not just about basketball but also about his life and following in his father's footsteps. he thinks that georgetown you know not a favorite but he thinks if it all breaks right, they can be playing if the national ham -- for the national championship i guess the first weekend in april. >> wow, all right sounds great. look forward to that. chris good to talk to you as always and see you on sunday morning. thanks. >> thank you tony. all right, and of course you can catch fox news sunday at 9:00 right here right after fox 5 morning news on sunday. now we just talked about john thompson iii. now to another basketball legend. look at that picture how young he was. today marks one of the greatest moments in the history of the game. on march 2nd, 1962, that wilt chamberlain scored 100 points during an nba game. chamberlain was playing for the philadelphia warriors in the game against the new york knicks. check out the box score. showing chamberlain's century mark. also crazy about this game is the high scoring all around.

the final was 169-147. >> wow. >> mmm. 50 years ago. man. >> 50 years ago? >> yeah. if my math is right, yeah. 50 years ago. >> that's amazing. >> all right. all right, time right now is 8:22 on a friday morning and up next, good news for those of you who spend way too much time behind the wheel. soon, your car could drive itself. is that good news? coming up next a look at new technology out there today. >> do you want it to drive itself? that's the question. then a little later we're going to check in with annie who's celebratings texas independence day. there's a little celebrating going on right there. stay with us, fox 5 morning news will be right back. it's 8:23. ♪ 

welcome back. it's 8:26. gas prices in the washington area stayed steady overnight. according to triple a, mid- atlantic, the price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.86 in dc. $3.69 in maryland and $3.63 in virginia. the prices are all about 20 cents higher than they were just a month ago. we can soon be living life like the jetsons, how long have

they been telling us that? this is a prius that drives itself. it was developed by google on top of a car that's a spinning laser scanner that helps determine where the car is physically in the world. two cams is above the cash and -- cameras above the dash and radars on the bumper are used the see other vehicles. google has logged hundreds of thousands of miles with these cars and they have determined they react 15 times faster than a human driver. no word yet on when we will see them on the road. they can react faster because they're not texting, drinking, reading. >> applying makeup. well, mats aren't only for driving, they are not used for driving only. you need a retirement road map to help you enjoy life after you are done working for someone else. >> uh-huh. >> will that day come? you might come to that. keep asking. coming up a look at what you should be doing no matter how old you are. we're talking about in your 20s, up until even when you are

retired so that you can retire comfortably and live your days comfortably. >> all right, very good. but first, we told you this a little while ago. outrage is growing after photos of whitney houston's body in her casket turned up on the cover of the "national enquirer." the funeral home says they're not responsible but they know who is. stay with us. 8 : 28. . 

all right, welcome back. it's 8:31. family and friends of whitney houston were outraged when they saw a photo of her body on the front of the "national enquirer." >> now there's an effort underway to figure out who took the photo. he joins us live. >> there are a lot of people who suspected that someone at the funeral home was behind leaking the photos but the owner of the funeral home says that's not true. in fact she knows who did it. the whigham funeral home prides

itself on having served its community for 355 years and when a photograph of -- 55 years and when a photograph of whitney houston secretly taken was published. the owner carol whigham says some turned on her and the business. >> last friday i was spit in my face in my gold hearse. >> now after receiving nasty e- mails and threats, whigham wants to set the record straight saying it was not a member of the whigham staff who leaked the photo which was printed on the front page of the "national enquirer." >> you are looking at the only three people that saw whitney houston. my staff, my secretaries, my drivers, never, never was exposed to any area that she was in. >> whigham says houston eastbound was also guarded by security in a downstairs area of the home prior to the service. she believes the photo was taken a day before the funeral during a private viewing for houston's closest friends and relatives, whigham and two friends say they do know who

took the photo, they just aren't identifying the person. they say it is up to the houston family. >> and i want you to think clearly for just one minute. whitney houston's body was here all week long. miss carol whigham could have took professional pictures all week and released them way prior to the funeral or the home going celebration. they did not do so. they had tight security the entire time that her body was here. >> and also it is believed that the photo was sold for as much as $500,000. so -- this is continues to be an ongoing thing with whitney houston and what happened. the entire thing is just bizarre. just bizarre all the way around. >> and sad. >> very sad that someone would just do this, a funeral in a funeral home, take a picture and just sell it. >> this has happened before and in particular the national inquirer publishes these pictures. they did it with elvis 30, 40 years ago whenever it was and

with john lennon as well. >> i just always assume they're fake but this is confirmation that this is real. >> we'll have to see if what the funeral home is saying, if a family member or someone else comes forward and say this is who did it. clearly they put the onus on the houston family now to absolve themselves of the whole thing. >> thank you. now we turn our attention to better things. really. tucker berns is here with the update on the weather forecast. >> looks fine hereto for the morning. we're going -- here for the morning. we're going to cloud up this afternoon and maybe a thunderstorm in the forecast this afternoon and this evening. not going to be a beautiful night this evening. yesterday people were outside dining. >> yes. >> some people were out for lunch and dinner last night. >> looking happy. >> i know. >> yes. i know. >> better mood when the weather better. >> especially when it first turns. >> not so much later today. in fact we've got the rain -- >> or in the five day either. >> allison? >> sorry. [ laughter ] >> glass half full person. >> allison can't take it. i'm going to show you why here in just a minute.

43 right now in washington. we are off to a chilly start. definitely need a jacket here if you're running out the door. some areas still in the 30s. 34 in winchester and hailers town and after enjoying several mornings with temperatures in the 40s and 50s, noticeably cooler this morning. all right, we're starting the day with nine. the clouds are -- sunshine. the clouds will on the horizon and there they go, starting to press up into central virginia at the moment. and we've got rain on the way. still warm front right -- you can really see it very well lined up there right through the eastern kentucky and tennessee and already thunderstorms bubbling up along it. we've got severe thunderstorms back into portions of kentucky and illinois at the moment. in fact they're already reporting ping-pong sized hail in southern illinois. this is going to come washing through the washington area later this afternoon bring us some showers with the possibility of a thunderstorm. and then a cold front will get through here later tonight and that could fire up another thunderstorm overnight tonight into early morning hours tomorrow. here's the futurecast, the rain

arrives by 4:00, 5:00 today into futurecast indicating some rain showers that will be with us on and off throughout the evening hours and by early tomorrow morning that conference will start to -- cold front will start to slide through. then a clerking process through the day tomorrow. you got outdoor plans for the weekend for saturday? i think most of tomorrow will be dry but kind of cloudy and gloomy for the first half of the day. right now sunday not bad. all right, here's the five day, 5924 afternoon and late showers arrive. the shower activity will continue tonight into tomorrow morning. when we could get a thunderstorm with that frontal system. and right now sunday, it looks okay. mostly cloudy skies and 52 degrees, monday and tuesday, daytime highs back in the 40s. actually a bit below normal. back to you allison. >> all right, tucker thank you. i didn't hear anything you just said. i'm sorry but i know people are laughing. when you get your first

job, start thinking about retirement but you can't just forget about the plan. how do you get there? things need to change as you age. julia valentine is the author of "joy compass: how to make your retirement the treasure of your life." now she is back in town this weekend conducting workshops at the ideal living resort and retirement expo and you can finds out more information on that on our website. myfoxdc.com. but first, julia's here with us to give us a bit of a road map if you will, no matter how old you are, to those golden days of retirement. good to see you again. >> it's wonderful to be back. it's such a pleasure always. >> yes, well this weekend you will be at ritz-carlton in tyson's corner. >> indeed. >> it's kind of exciting because if the you rsvp today. it's free. >> it's free and you get to meet representatives from 52 communities from florida to delaware, montana. if you're looking for a cheaper place to live. you know. it's so important, get -- why

would you pay taxes when your children are no longer going to school? you don't need to be maybe in that high priced area anymore. it gives you information and choices and a lot of retirement planning is about making informed decisions. could be right for you, could be wrong for you but you decide by getting your hands on good information and there's so many workshops there. we know you give you strategy for handling change and we give you strategy for planning your finances. i do a two hour event where me butt your expense -- we put your expenses and your income side by side. you take a look at it and you know what happens? >> what's that? >> 44% of people who do this change their behavior today. >> right. and they get started on that. >> right, right. that's what it's all about. >> more information is there on the website. again, that's this weekend. but we want do get a little preview of what we should be doing right now. i'm tempted to start with my age group but i'm going to go ahead and start in your 20s, probably at the first job, what are some things that this group needs to be doing julia?

>> you know, einstein called compounding the miracle. a miracle of compounding. coming from einstein. that's a big endorsement. so learning the basics of financial literacy. that's one of the hue mungos building blocks you are going to you know build it for life. you're going the create wealth because you understand this concept and that's one of the most important things you can do for yourself really is to learn it and to get a handle on all the too manies that exist -- tools that exist for us, people underinvest in understanding what is available to them today. >> i wish i could go back and do some things other. let's talk about the 30s and 40 oz., that's when most of us are really into the work force now. what should we be doing then? >> you should be first of all as much as possible avoid touching your retirement money. it's so tempting. >> yes it is. >> you know? it's so tempting and also, you want to protect the downside. you want to look into what's the insurance, the i skate planning that id need to -- estate planning that i need to

put into place and you know of course continue contributing. >> right, is it different for between your 30s and your 40s? are you talking about compounding and protecting the downside insurance and you also say don't be too conservative. it's still time to take a risk with your money. >> it is still time to take a risk because let's say you retire in your 60s or 70s, you're going to live -- most of us will live into our 90s. imagine all these years if you have your portfolio, it could still make money for you if it's invested. >> okay, the 50s and 60s, i think that's when we get a little nervous if our money isn't looking the way we thought it would work when we get to this point. what's your advice in the 50s and 60s. >> if first thing that you need -- the first thing that you do if you managed to put a retirement plan in place and that means you understand the structures and you have an action plan and you put your numbers in there. not thereat real any longer. you can start taking advantage

of the catchup contributions. you can -- you know figure out oh i need to save more. i need to look into my lifestyle. maybe i'll move. so you start planning your lifestyle. that comes first. you see financial strategy is going to support it. but the more clarity you have by looking at your specific numbers, the more wiggle room you are going to have because there's still time to buy longevity insurance or put long- term care insurance in place. being one step ahead is how you play this game in finance always. >> make sure your joy compass is calibrated. you can have that one for free. >> all the time and recalibrate it right? >> because you say having an enticing vision motivates you the get there. i often picture what my house will look like in south carolina when i retire one day. so i keep trying to keep that in my mind. >> how brilliant -- you do this naturally. a lot of people need to be taught that. >> right. >> because we're so -- conditioned to focus on the problem. focus on the problem. what's not working? i don't have enough money and maybe i shouldn't even be

thinking about this and that kind of escapism or denial is never going to help anyone. so creating that great vision you know, ideal living, it is your ideal living, it's your life. you're going to want to be happy when you're in your 70s and 80s. it's called future self- continuity and you -- >> and you deserve to be happy. >> oh, yeah. >> getting a plan now and julia also talks about when you retire and what you should do. i urge you to pick up the book, "joy compass": you're back in town again because of the seminars this weekend in tyson's. go to the website for that information too. myfoxdc.com. for the ideal living resort and retirement expo at the ritz- carlton in tyson's corner. >> thank you so much. >> this woman gives me hope okay? she's wonderful. >> i know, i look hike her advice -- like her advice. allison; you may have come up

with the new title. joy compass, calibrating your compass. it is now 8:42. you don't have to wait until july to celebrate independence day. today. texas is celebrating its independence from mexico. and annie is getting the party started early. good morning annie. >> reporter: good morning tony. right now you are listening to j. p. mcdermott and western bob, he's bond you have had providing -- wonderful providing music for us this morning. we're live here at hill country and boy do they have a great day planned for you. this is check it out blue bell ice cream the state ice cream of texas or the ice cream of texas. excuse me. you don't want do go anywhere because we have brought our big appetite and we are going to be grilling it up and you don't want to go anywhere. stay with us on fox 5 morning news. ♪ [ female announcer ] with swiffer wetjet,

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176 years ago today, texas declared its independence from mexico forming the republican of texas. >> our annie yu is learning more about the way the texans celebrate this day from hill country barbecue market in penn quarter, you're really in texas in that restaurant. >> reporter: i know right? we're having a lot of fun out here and we're learning a lot about texas. i'm already getting hints on

the social sites, they're so happy that we're here and that says a lot because you know you've been here for just a year but there are a lot of texans and joining me now is the chef. all right, jim right boo it. this is the -- spite. this is the big -- into it. this is the big, big deal here, the barbecue. >> let's start with kind of you know the basics of our rub. you know we have a very simple rub because you know, staying true to our roots in central texas, we really want to celebrate the barbecue and also the flavors of the meat. >> reporter: right but what is staying true? explain a lit bit about the texas -- little bit about the texas barbecue. >> staying true is number one starting with the rub. we have the woodchips in from texas. we only use the texas post oak to smoke with. >> reporter: you actually ship this directly from texas. >> yes, yes. >> reporter: okay and what are we doing here? >> right now we're going to start with our basic rub. this is the rub we use on most of our meats. starting with kosher salt right here. we have a little bit of cayenne

pepper. of course black pepper. and that's it. anybody can make this at home. >> reporter: yeah. >> we're going to mix it up. and as you see, after it's mixed up what we have here is our most popular dish. this is our beef brisket. >> reporter: oh my gosh. >> it's rubbed for 10 to 12 hours before it goes in the smoker and it goes in the smoker 225 degrees for approximately 16 hours. >> reporter: wow. >> and it cooks really low and slow and this is our signature dish. >> reporter: is this the finished product here? >> this is the finished product right here. >> reporter: okay, so if you'd like i can carve this up. >> why don't you carve a little bit? and tell us is there a method to the carving? >> there is. there's actually two parts o to the brisket right here. the top part is what we call the moist and the bottom part is what we call the lean. we're going to start right here. and it almost separates the calf -- >> reporter: what's the moist? >> that's the deckle part of the brisket which is more well

marbled. it's much juicier as you can see right here. it's a beautiful smoke ring. >> reporter: beautiful juices. >> yes indeed. >> reporter: beautiful. >> this is the lean which is the flat part of the brisket right here. >> reporter: i'll take some of the lean. >> we're going to go ahead and slice that right up and as you can see again the beautiful smoke ring from the texas post oak. delicious huh? >> reporter: that's delicious. that really is. it's nice and juicy. it's delicious. and so the true texas style barbecue is without sauce right? >> correct, correct. and as john said earlier, you know the name of our sauce is if you've got to have it. >> reporter: right. >> because again, we really want to exemplify the flavors of the meat. >> reporter: real quickly i want to also get this in. in addition to great barbecue, look at this tray of delicious sweets. these are some of the things you can enjoy out here today. they have lots of specials going on with food drinks and desserts and it's just heaven out here okay? so you definitely want to check out their website. it's linked to our websitement myfoxdc.com. back to you in the studio, look

at this. >> yummy. >> looking good to you. >> yes it does. >> all right, thanks annie. 8:49 now on this friday morning. "american idol" has picked its lucky 13. >> find out who made the cut. plus we're going to take you to the big celebration last night. stay with us. 

this year's top 13 "american idols" have been chosen. it was an emotional episode as some of show's talented contestants got sent home. but the top 13 which to name a few include country singer phil phillips, jermaine jones and jessica santos. >> i think is going to win the whole thing. >> couldn't be happier, after the finalists they stepped into the media spotlight making their first public appearance. it was a moment they have all been waiting for. >> this is so amazing to be here. you've got lights flashing everywhere. i totally feel like a celebrity, it's amazing. >> i didn't expect any of this. my mind is just blown right now. >> this is crazy, you guys see all of this? i'm like without words, i can't

believe it. >> especially since he was saved. he almost got sent home. next week the idol hopefuls will take the stage singing in the first round of the finals, that will air wednesday at 8:00 p.m. on the mighty fox 5. good morning to claire thomas. claire is our facebook fan of the day. this is a photo of claire and her mom. her mom is celebrating a birthday tomorrow. happy birthday to you mom. if you want to be monday's fan of the day, find us on facebook by searching fox5 morning news. then just post a comment under their photo. i have a unique and allison question to answer. i will offer advice based on a question asked by my own father. >> very interesting. also after 9:00. jackson is a big pop star that got his big break on the ellen

degeneres tour. now he's touring with big time rush. but first jackson is going to perform live in our studios, right now it's 8:54. >> cute as a button. ♪ 

good morning to you, i'm allison seymour. >> and i'm tony perkins, right now at 9:00 a hit and run caught on camera. and police need your help identifying the driver. lauren demarco is live with the story. the family of a soldier killed in iraq has been looking for answers for years and yesterday, they sat down with an army general in a rare meeting that shed some light on the day that he was killed by friendly fire. they are here to tell us that story straight ahead. and on a much lighter note,

teenager jackson guthy is on tour right now. there he is live in the studios, he has stopped by to talk about the new singing career and to perform for us. exciting. >> this guy -- we're going to talk about his schedule. crazy. >> right. >> they were in concert -- if the schedule that i read is true, they were in concert last night in connecticut. >> yes. and here this morning. >> here this morning and then in concert tonight i think at the patriot center. >> need i remind you about youth tony. >> they have all this energy. tucker barnes is still a young man himself. >> i do appreciate it and it's very true. thank you. i'm kidding, right to it we've got clouds on the increase after sunshine this morning. and you know what rain back in the forecast or at least some showers by mid to late afternoon i think just in time for the evening rush hour. all right let's do the satellite and radar, in fact we're going to do radar here and show you the showers now developing to