until the weather center with a look at the superstar of a day. >> he's delivering too. >> let's get to it. the bottom line is today will be a pleasant day, highs in the 70s. and we're not going through in march. a cold front, more in the way of cloudiness, breezy at times with winds gusting to 30 miles per hour and eventually, see the rain to the west, that will get in here tonight, ahead of it, the temperatures will be warm, in fact, we're already on the mild side here this

morning. 57 now at reagan national. 54 ocean city. get out and enjoy the day. lows in the 70s. 71 in washington. 70 baltimore, 73 in fredericksburg and should be dry throughout the day. let's get the latest on the solar storm. thank you. he told you, the largest solar storm is battling the earth now. >> there is fear that it could disrupt our communications like cell phones and satellites. back with ena update. >> no harm to us, but the way we live. >> exactly. one scientist says it's hitting us right in the nose. i think it's more just a pain in the butt for people. here's the back story, solar storms don't really harm people. but they can do and disrupt technology. we are hearing from people in our area about ways they're

being affected. it started when two massive solar flairs erupted. basically the sun shot a cloud of charged particles traveling at speeds of 4 million miles per hour. they have the ability to trip power grids and interpret gps and air travel. there's no need to panic, it's part of the sun's normal 11- year cycle. >> satellites might experience sort of a single event upsets. people have radio blackout. >> we see every corner of the sun all the time. we are at least able to tell you that this is coming towards us. beware, keep watching.

don't get hysterical. >> just stay calm. as you look at it, it's just beautiful. it's like an avatar movie. i need my 3d glasses. >> it's fascinating with the sun storms and these flairs, it's fascinating. >> what we did between the 7:00 and 9:00 hours, we posted on our facebook page, if you've been affected. we took a couple to share. donna writes my husband couldn't get a cell phone signal this morning, he had to use the land line. i'm surprised they had a land line. he thought it was his phone, perhaps it was the solar storm and he was in clarksburg, maryland. my power on and off. that's something we heard over and over again. >> what they're saying, the sun

has been quiet the last 10-11 years, maybes the time. probably not the last storm we see this year. >> very good. thank you. >> scary. thank you. taking a look at the other top stories, the hunt is on for two cars involved. one of the cars racing struck and killed an innocent driver. this accident happened here on randolph road, the two cars were racing and they didn't bother to stop. now the wife and mother will never come home. relatives say that garcia was heading to work at her job at a fast food restaurant about a mile and a half away from here at the time of the accident. police say she was changing

lanes when she was hit, investigators believe that a silver car struck her as it was racing a green minicooper. she has a daughter and a husband who lives with her here and despite the fact that police say it's a busy road where thousands of cars travel, only 3 witnesses have come forward. they're not saying how fast those cars were going, just it was a speed contest.

that's the latest. back to you. joe bird guitar and helped to make the jazz sound popular. he played at the wine house for johnson, ford, and carter. he was 78 years old. a rockville man is behind bars after police say he tried to hire a hit man to kill his wife and one of her friends. police say that daniel offered $200 and the title to his car to an undercover officer as payment. we're following a deadly

shooting in aspen hill. police found a young man shot dead on superior street. officers launched a manhunt and caught a man. he's being questioned but has not been charged. the investigators have recovered the gun and believe there were three people in the house at the time of the shooting. a controversial abortion bill. in virginia, all women who want to have an abortion have to undergo an abdomenal ultrasound. a former army soldier from maryland indicted on charges that he tried to join an organization, he cashed out his savings and bought a plane ticket to kenyan tried to

provide support. a debate on capitol hill over intervening in syria. the senator is calling for the united states to intervene. >> other option groups is necessary, but at this late hour, that alone will not be sufficient to stop the slaughter and save innocent lives. the only realistic way to do so is with foreign air power. >> we can do anything, the question is, it's not about can we do it, it's should we do it and what are the risks. >> in syria, the red cross got access to the neighborhood of bubba but said it was desserted

and heard gunfire during her visit. someone will be sent home tonight on american idol. >> the fans stole the show with the whitney rendition, there were some not so great performances. how did this small colorado town get

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. the performers, they performed in hopes of being the next american idol. the chatter panel with the special guest, the best performances of the evening, starting with the special guest, it's juno, good no see you, a contestant on american

season 8. >> she's the kitty of the city, looking lovely. come on, marcus johnson. >> let's start with this, it's a tough night. who can sing? stevie and whitney. >> i was surprised by a lot. >> the overall thoughts before we see some tapes. >> gaving great advice to everybody. >> mary was good last night. >> we don't have time to talk to everybody, but we picked out the stand outs. he's known for making the song his own, i don't know what the song was and i did not enjoy

it. >> superstitious. >> it was. >> i think phil might be on the road, you have to go home. did not like the version. the rocky thing, you can do it. i was not impressed at all. i was not, i was very unimpressed. >> he may go home but not yet, his little green eyes, they will warm up on the lady abs adding the musician thing, that gives you balance. i see him at the club, i do. >> he's definitely believable. if you liked the version or not, he looks like he belongs. >> you got that right. he looks like a star. >> now. we disagree on the next contestants. he was the first out of the

box, joshuah. he's good. i loved this performance last night. no? >> let's listen for a second. he's a star. >> that's a great look there. >> he does look good. >> there's nothing about this that got you out of your seat. >> maybe not american idol but one of the better performances. >> thank you, marcus. >> we're still so early, talking about the development. that's what is wrong across the board. you have people with great instruments, they don't know how to use them. at this point in the contest,

every year, we're talking about they can sing but they don't know what to do with it. this is a guy that once developed, he gets into the top five. >> go ahead. you have to bring it. there's people who have to develop. he's one among the pack. >> i see the top four already and he's not one of them. >> what? >> you know someone who is working his talent, i loved this. >> here he is. >> i was rooting for him. >> i'm getting emotional because i didn't know how well with he would do and he made me

believe him and he actually put a tear in my eye. >> he connected. >> that's what you have to do. a lot of the artist, they don't always connect. you have to. >> the words you use before was believable. i add to that authentic. it's funny to see someone, to see the face and the glasses. >> that's like a different style of a classical sound. he can take that on the road. >> he's likable, he's a funny guy. now someone, i don't know what they're celebrating. >> shannon is a nice girl, she should not have sung this

whitney houston song. >> agreed. >> take more for what i am. >> she's doing okay on this part. >> but she fell a part and the judges said you let it get into your head. she just, i don't know, it wasn't a good night for her. >> butchered the song from the middle to the end and even j lo, she was like, i was like just say it, it was bad. it's okay. >> i like her outfit. >> not saying anything. what did you think of her last night? >> she's a pretty girl. she can sing. a lot of times when songs like you don't have the big voice, you have to make it your own. >> it didn't work here. there's a lot of unrealistic

expectations. they want you to sick it like whitney. >> jessica sanchez who if you might remember, i predict will be the winner of american idol. >> let's listen to her. >> if i should stay -- >> she had the wind thing.

>> the entertainment value of the show. they saved her for last. >> we'll see you on the other side of the break.

. techies are buzzing, apple unveiled the ipad yesterday. the latest version is named the new i pad, it has a faster processer about a retina

display. it should arrive in stores on march 16th. despite a weak global economy, the people making billions of dollars is on the rise. forbes released the list and they counted in an all-time high of 126 billionaires. mexican tycoon slim came out on top with an estimated worth of $69 billion. bill gates ranked second. warren was third with $35 billion. 14 of the richest are locals. they're living in the d.c. area. gives me hope. >> we want to take the time to congratulate our own million dollar man. tony was honored yesterday by radio one, he was one of two of

their 2012 media appreciation awards. for continued excellence in journalism. they include a d.c. mayor and former mayor. the time when he went to abc, he came back and joined channel 5. i watch it somewhat depending on what's on the news. if it's good news. i watch it. >> i have my job because he

went to the morning station. >> that's very nice. thank you. >> here's the award and i want to thank radio one. it's quite the honor. very, very nice, i didn't know what to expect and it was great. you guys were wonderful with your comments. tucker was like don up there, quite the comedian. to have former mayor barry and mayor gray come out, it's fantastic. what you do is a service to the community about they're saying thank you. >> i thank everybody else. it's a joy to do it to work with you all and to be a part of the community. i grew up here and this is my home. >> thank you for betting us be a part of that. >> coming up, a special guest making an announcement about the nationals. >> peyton is now a free agent. he's not free, which team he visited and who expressed interest when we come back.

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peyton manning expected to sign with a new team within a week. the colts released the hall of fammer after 12 seasons with the team. many put calls into his rep yesterday trying to obtain him. >> the more i think about it, the more i think he will go to miami. >> a lot of it makes sense. as much as some would like to have him here, it makes sense. >> did he indicate where he wants to go? >> no, he's keeping it a secret. some of the people close to him says he doesn't want to play against his brother twice a year. >> is he afraid of his brother?

>> he should be he won the super bowl last year. eli has more than peyton. >> i think the nfl would love it. >> absolutely. >> let's get to the weather forecast, i don't have a lot of to tell you, here's a live shot. that's going to be one of the themes today. the winds pick up. the winds out of the south gusting to about 30 miles per hour later today. we are going to be in for a breezy day, but along with the breezes come the mild temperatures. what? what's going on here? >> did you fly up from florida? how are the winds. >> i think you've gotten bigger on the off season.

what are you doing? tell me why you're here today. >> single game tickets on sale at 10:00 this morning right here? not here at fox 5, at nationals -- on sale today at 10:00 a.m. every indication is we're going to have a winning team this year. maybe a playoff team. maybe a playoff game. tickets go on sale at 10:00, take back the park the preliminary tickets for the phillies in may. if you want in, you have to buy the tickets by 9:00 this morning. support your home team as we get into yes springtime baseball season. >> good to see you as always, speaking of the nationals, we have the pleasure of announcing, you're going to have weather day at nationals park. >> can't wait. >> it's going to be may 15th

and there's a game afterwards. we'll do a morning of weather and in the afternoon, we'll watch the nationals win. >> we'll talk about weather for the kids, get to learn a bunch and see the ball game, it's a lot of fun. go to the national's web site, nationals.com and in the coming days we'll have the information. >> very good. you want to do the weather? >> tell us. you guys do it. very good. what is happening, warm temperatures. you're in the way, what is happening in washington. 61 degrees, 63, i can't keep up with you any more. get rid of him. i can't do the weather. >> thank you for joining us. real quick forecast couldn't be better today. the winds are out of the south and that's why he's able to get up here from florida, it should be a beautiful day taking temperatures in the 70s, cold

front to the west, that gets in here tonight. a period of rain tonight, 9:00 10:00 the rain showers arrive. some cloudiness moving in this afternoon. 5:00, mostly cloudy conditions, temperatures in the 70s and off to the north and west, looks like scattered showers and getting out of here and to the coast by early tomorrow morning. it should be another nice looking day getting into friday and into the weekend. your five-day forecast looking any better? he's taking over. he wants to remind you, single game day tickets this morning for the winning nationals. i think they're going to the playoffs this year. i think this is the year. >> yeah. >> i agree. things are looking up for the nationals. >> thank you for joining us.

>> bye, tucker, bye, screech. >> he's a wingless bird. >> a couple of stars hoping to make a big catch this weekend. the new movie, salmon fishing opening tomorrow. movie reviewer talking with the movie's two stars and says, what did he say was the most fun? >> one of the most fun he's had in a long time. coming up next.  whatcha lookin' for hon?

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disease. it's rob stewart and stevie nicks. i like both of them. they're going to be at the verizon center. tickets on sale to the general public a week from this saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m. >> i would love that. emily blunt starring in the movie salmon fishing in the yemen. it's part romance and part comedy. >> movie reviewer sat down with the stars to talk about the new movie in an interview that took some detours. >> before you saw the movie, i love how direct the title is. it says everything about the movie. i was thinking, looking back, what is some more direct title versions? >> i would say adjustment

bureau could be bad men wears pants. >> i like that. >> i don't know. i'm a bit stuck. >> man falls town a toilet. >> toilet swimming. >> i love the idea of the impossible becoming the possible and you don't give up and you want to get this done. when you first came into hollywood, was there a role you were so focused on getting that you had to keep trying and you made it possible? >> no. i don't think so. there's been roles you strive to get. if you don't get stuff, i never looked back on it. >> i think it can be quite a struggle sometimes, it always

is. for girls especially, so few good roles, when it comes along, it's like a feeding frenzy. i had to make a play for it because no one who i was. >> they do now. >> you have the coolest job on the planet. was it hard to train? >> no. >> it's falling down? >> my dad gave me these eyebrows. we'll get it hacked off in between. >> i can pull it out. >> go for hit. >> you did it. >> let's sell it on e bay or something. >> it didn't even hurt. >> you're good at waxing. >> very good. >> this is the greatest interview of all time. >> i'm sweating. >> training for fishing.

>> i don't fish and you have to learn the technique of fly fishing is very particular and difficult. we had two great fly fishing teachers. one in london and billy the gillly. >> so nice. >> we did the best we could. of course when we got onset, it was windy. the river was too narrow. >> all kinds of excuses. >> you were very impressive. >> you're right. how does he know she's good at waxing. that's my question. >> they seem to be friends. >> very cool. >> i like how kevin was like keep talking. the mild winter means you can start planting for some great spring color in your garden. >> planning. >> showing us what to do with

the leftover bulbs from last fall. our pets need medical attention like we do. i searchly need some. holly taking us to a local clinic where they offer therapy. we'll be right back. the droid razr by motorola, now with amazing tools like the hd station. share your pictures, stream hd videos and movies. all on your tv. or connect your 4g lte droid razr to the lapdock and unleash its massive computing power. even seamlessly video chat. all powered by the 4g lte droid razr. droid razr by motorola, just $199.99. and back for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon.

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this is the snow boarder, hitting the slopes at liberty mountain. look at this guy. he's pretty good at it. our pets can experience a number of medical problems just like people. finding the right treatment can really make a difference.

holly is in gaithersburg, maryland learning about the state of the art technology used in pets. this has been fascinating. >> reporter: it has been fascinating. the snow-boarding possum may need the doctor at some point. one of the 40 doctor they have here. you really do pretty much treat everything. >> pretty much everything, the bulk is dogs and cats, we have an exotic department that treats sugar gliders have been here, chinchillas. >> you're right the bulk is dogs. talking about the orthopedic side of things. tell me what is going on. >> we have our friend, she had

a ligament injury, very common adult dog, the most common thing we see on the day-to-day basis, we have radio graphs here. on the left side is her presurgical films. and in dog, the way we treat it in the large active dogs, procedures that make the knee stable in the absence of the ligament, they have high demands on the ligaments. that is the plateau, one of the surgeries that have the basic premise in how they work. >> not some do we have the best of the best here, we were talking to one of the other doctors, he said there's doctors around the world that have access that can read these and get information back. you also have resources to

access outside of the walls. >> especially with the internet. some of the other images are read off site. sometimes even just, it's veryizey to bring people in. >> are there certain dogs that are more suited to rehab than others? how do you know if your dog bets the most out of the services here? >> the goal is to return the dogs to function as soon as possible. that increasing their speeds to recovery and inproves limb health. he's mood motivated. the back problem, pretty food

motivated. she's very ingauging and wants to learn new things. she really is a pretty easy dog to work with. some dogs are subborn. >> like people. >> working dogs are used to taking commands, they're used to learning new tasks and very easy to work with. >> let's check in with renee, we have bella on the ball there. you can see her shaking a little bit. give us an update. >> this is a really good strengthening tool. we're engaging her muscles, we're bouncing her up and down. that engages the muscles, it's a good strengthening tool. we used it to put more weight on the surgical limb early. >> when you went into the

field, did you know you were going to become so specialized? >> no. i didn't really know. i didn't i . when i was in school, i realized i want to be really good at something specifically. i decided to be a surgeon. there's only 1200 board certified. not that many of us out there. it's great to do it and you get to work with pets, pet owners that want to do the best they can for their pet and people that love pets also. >> it's a win-win. >> you couldn't ask for a better job if you're a pet lover. >> we have a link to the veterinary associates and we talked a how special it is. the most special thing is it's

in our area. good to know they're there. i'm in the fox lot with derek and we're talking about, it's warm, we night want to rush out to the garden store and get the delicious plants and herbs, you say, okay, you need to know what to buy. >> you have to know what to buy. if you have garden envy, the neighborhood's yard looks just so. everything is looming this spring. we had a non-winter. everything is exploding. what can you do in case your yard doesn't look quite exploding in a good way. >> thanks to our friends at johnsons, they got a great selection of plants. the container decomposes and you can put it in and be the

envy of the neighbors. we can add parsely. it will also grow out now and be wonderful for the entire gardening season. what you want to refrain from putting in at this point are things like tomatoes, basil, different plants, don't put those in now. cool-season vegetables are okay. cool-season herbs are okay. tomatoes wait until may. it's not warm enough. the night temperatures are too cool. what about the container that

looks like this on your front porch. >> have you been to my house? >> you can take plants like this one, this is a great plant, it's going to have a wonderful bloom and bloom for the entire spring, mix it up a bit. these are snapdragons, they last the entire season and add in a primrose. one of my secrets is to keep it a false planting and i take a little bit of mulch cover that over. when it comes time, you simply take this pot out and replace it with something else . your

snapdragon continues to bloom. >> you spent like that much time. >> you want to mix, the thing to look out when you pick them out, mix different of leaves, you have a frilly leaf here, a solid leaf on this and is this a little more delicate. the other thing to to, if you're having company and can get a single pot, this is like a $3 idea. get a plant, plop it in and you're set. it can be a center piece. >> right. >> derek thomas, you're wonderful for these tips. >> like us on facebook. >> don't we work well together. we'll be right back. ight back. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider.

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taco bell is giving dorito lovers a treat. the new tacos today. the shell is made out of cheese doritos is the biggest launch in its history. a cool ranch shell is expected in the fall. >> i can see it being a hit. >> i can too. >> it's the biggest launch in its history. >> taco bell is 50. >> some start out in locations and you're not aware. >> i love you, taco bell. the bean burrito, no onions. >> it's going to be beautiful. 71 degrees, morning sunshine, afternoon clouds and some rain moving in tonight. a guaranty to get