the weather. >> i am having trouble standing up. it hurts. mix of sun and clouds in the forecast, mild temperatures 70s for your afternoon could be a shower or thunderstorm but i think that chance will be wet. underneath that blue blob portions of west virginia and southwest virginia, otherwise again just a mix of clouds and sun for our day today not a perfectly sunny day but turn into a decent afternoon temperatures expected to be in 70s. 57 right now washington, yeah, comfortable out there, 50 baltimore, 56 fredericksburg and ocean city waking up on the cool side 48 for you here is your forecast just be ready for the possibility of a shower or storm most of the day dry highs a little warmer than yesterday, low to mid-70s. 73 washington 75 fredericksburg we will look at the 5 day generally warm generally well above normal temperatures, allison tony back to you. our top story this monday

morning american accused in the mass murder of 16 afghan civilians is behind bars at the military's maximum security prison in kansas. >> now we are learning more about the strain this deployment put on his family. melanie alnwick is joining us with more. morning. >> tony, allison staff sergeant robert bails joined the army after the september 11th attacks he receive add string of commendations but his record at home is troubled he and his wife were struggling to make payments on their home they decided the put it on the market and sell for a loss three days prior to the shooting. they had a seattle home condemned and there have been problems for allegedly assaulting a girlfriend and hit and run accident where he ran bleeding in military clothes into the woods he was injured

twice in iraq, treated for traumatic brain injury and cleared for duty his record doesn't mean every soldier is going to snap. >> troops are under tremendous strain there is not necessarily a connection with traumatic brain injury and ptsd and murderous behaviour like this this is the exception our troops are honourable, courageous we have to make sure we don't let this man represent so many who have done so much for this country >> and the incident has led to protests in afghanistan president karzai is calling for nato troops to leave the villagestay on their bases u.s. military officials maintain their plan is to keep troops in the country until 2014. staff sergeant bales has not been charged there is a video of him returning to the afghan base and surrendering. >> thank you very much meanwhile the white house says no decision has been made on

using military action against iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon. iranian leaders are threatening to close a major oil shipping lane if the u.s. attacks 30% of the world's oil passes through the straight of here muse, western sanction -- hormuz, western sanctions are taking a toll on iranian banks. we continue to follow breaking news out of france this morning a gunman opened fire in front of a jewish school today he killed four people including a father and two small children another child was also killed this happened shortly before classes were set to begin in the city of toulouse the gunman got away on a scooter this comes several days after similar shootings that targeted paratroopers in the same area. police are on the hunt for a suspect involved in a deadly stabbing in northeast dc.

according to police, a man in his 30s was stabbed inside the night club but later died at the hospital officials are -- officers say dc police is reviewing a request to issue a 96 hour club closure while the investigation continues. in maryland at least 7 people were hurt in a cardboard box derby crash this is video of the race at a resort in mchenry you can see this pirate ship full of passengers, careened out of control crashed through plastic barriers and collided at full speed into a snow making tower two of the victims had to be air lifted to hospital five others were taken away by ambulance. district residents and city leaders are outraged after last week's violent attacks on members of the gay community friends of the victims are planning a march and benefit to raise awareness to what police are calling hate crimes. the event will take place tomorrow night in honor of the

two gay men and trans gendered woman seriously hurt in three separate attacks. an organizer of the event says his friend is still recovering. >> the last i heard he is still in icu he had some complications from his first surgery they had to redo somethings, he still as far as i know he is still being assisted with breathing, he should be released on tuesday, they are thinking. >> councilmember jim graham plans to attend the march a spokesperson for dc police says he is not aware of any arrests made when it comes to these hate crimes. a heads up for commuters who travel across the bay bridge a $20 million project to clean and paint the westbound span is getting under way. that will mean several overnight span closures as crews put up scaffolding around the bridge towers, two way traffic will operate on the eastbound span during the overnight work on the westbound lanes, painting project won't be completed until the fall of

2013. unfortunately no relief for that pain at the pump that we are feeling as gas prices continue to go up the national average for a gallon of regular is now 3 .8 $4 in dc drivers are paying $4.06 average in maryland 3 .8 7 virginia cheaper at 3.76. high gas prices are forcing some folks who live along the border to go to mexico to buy fuel it is about 1.50¢s cheaper but can be dangerous the u.s. state department issued travel alerts because of drug cartel violence the product may not be as good. there may be an unknown quality of the gasoline that they are purchasing in mexico, and they certainly likely would void the warranty of their vehicles engines. >> despite risk cheaper prices

in mexico is one way to help get by. it has been unseasonably warm here but parts of the u.s. are dealing with some wild weather. at least two people were hurt in nebraska last night, this when strong storms spawned tornadoes emergency crews say no deaths have been reported but they are searching for some missing people. >> it was a different scene in flagstaff arizona where people are searching for their snow shovels, after a weekend storm, heavy snow created hazardous driving conditions and cancelled school however many did take advantage of the snow for a day of sledding. >> in colorado crews are making progress on a wind fueled grass fire that so far destroyed two homes and forced temporary evacuation of a town. 300 people living in eckly were told to leave last night that order has since been lifted right now the fire is 90% contained three firefighters were injured two remain

hospitalized. closer to home today through wednesday fairfax county emergency crews are putting their tornado response plans to the test. officials hope the three day exercise will help remind everyone to review their own plans at home at work and school virginia is holding a statewide tornado drill tomorrow. >> if you haven't made plans yet to see the cherry blossoms hurry up time is running out the trees are in bloom the warm weather bumped up peak bloom dates mar 6,720th to 23rd. the nash -- march 20ths to 23rd. perfect timing. >> perfect timing first day of spring. >> still perfect. >> coming up the latest on the campaign trail as candidates head to illinois. >> a push for churches to get 1 million african americans to vote by easter coming up april 8th. i will sit down with the president of the organization to learn about the empowerment

movement. >> before we head to the break we want to give a big thank you to everyone who donated food to the southern maryland food bank look at these pictures earlier this month we told you about a severe shortage that forced the food bank to shut its doors we are happy to report the food bank received enough donations to reopen. >> great. >> fantastic we thank you we will be right back 9:09 a.m.  what do you think of this one?  really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea.

we all have a dream job some may be more difficult to obtain than others according to one author you can land your dream job with the right attitude and right strategy, i recently talked with pete author of i got my dream job and so can you seven steps creating your ideal career after college he has practical advice to help at any career stage. >> let's talk about you and your start because you did get

what you considers a dream job very early with the washington wizards tell us about that >> id did the over -- i did the overall message of the book is anyone can get their dream job you don't need to get lucky don't need to go to an ivy league college i am proof you don't need to be the most talented or experienced person i got my dream job working in the front office of the washington wizards out of college, i was 21 years old and didn't even know how to knot my own tie if i can make it happen anyone else can as well >> there is a story involved how did you make that happen. >> if i could give job seekers one tip stop looking for jobs and look for people. over 70% of all jobs are filled behind the scenes through personal contactnetworking the only way you will learn about most opportunities out there, and the only way you will stand out from everybody else trying to get a job is if you stop looking for jobs and spend your time getting in front of the right people with the power to hire you.

>> that sounds easy but it can you know take some skill sets to be able to do that and handle yourself the right way when you are in front of those people. >> absolutely so i give people a few quick tips in terms of how to approach networking the first tip utilize your existing network most job seekers completely under estimate who they know or have access to. if you know 100 people right now and those people know 100 people that you don't know, you are an introduction away from 10,000 people and you have no idea who those people can be you need to start with the people you already know or have access to first >> i want to show tips you have the subtitle of the book 7 steps to creating your local career after college we have six tips you have in the book a variety of tips and then the second in the book is what. >> be professional the overall message getting your dream job is not the final destination, after you get your dream job your goal shouldn't be to keep it it should be, to be your best you need to have certain

steps you take to make sure you are your best when you get hired. >> tell me let me read something here there is a lot of great stuff in the book one thing that jumped out at me, do you know how the ask for directions and you paint a great picture here excuse me i am lost would you mind giving me some directions sure where are you trying to go well, i am flexible i will go any where where do you think i should go that is an example how a lot of us do our job searches too which doesn't make sense. >> you have to make it easy for people to help you. i think one reason i had success at an early age getting my dream job right out of college i was clear on what i wanted to do getting your dream job is not a complicated process you have to get clear on where you want to go, then you need to find people who have had success in the field, you need to ask them for advice, and then you need to do what they tell you to do. it really is that simple. >> define dream job obviously, you know, you got to -- your dream job at the washington wizards and you would still be there you want to do this

forever but you can have a number of dream jobs. >> that is a great point i think a lot of people think a dream job will be some job you have your entire life i haven't found that to be true you can have multiple dream jobs throughout your life to figure out what your dream job is and to a lot of people that is the hardest part of getting it, you need to ask yourself this question what am i passionate about and really good at, and your dream job is going to be a job that combines your passions and your talents in a way that matters to you. >> you put -- i have to say i have the opportunity to mentor people some times and that kind of thing and a lot of the things you are saying, are things that i have said but you said succinctly and partly, in this book tell -- smartly in this book tell everyone what you are doing >> my current dream job is helping young professionals and students got their dream job i travel the country and i speak to students and alumna how to figure out what they want to do and get their dream job after

college as well. >> did you have the overcome -- a lot of people they are shy they don't like speaking in public and all that kind of thing did you have to overcome anything like that? you are a natural at this. >> well, thank you very much but i went through every challenge every job seeker does, i forced myself to go out and network with people because nothing else was networking for me i tried applying for jobs online tried newspaper ads tried career fairs it didn't work when i stopped looking for jobs and looked for people it was amazing in a period of 6 weeks i went from being hopeless to interview being the team president for nbas washington wizards things can change quickly. >> that is amazing it is a fascinating book, pete, i got my dream job and so can you, pick it up and listen to this guy he is talking sense thanks for coming. >> good to have you here. >> good book i got my dream job so can you.

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>> a new report out show as modest gain in number of students graduating from high school according to the report from 2001 to 2009 high school

graduation rates increased 3.5%, however, still, many schools are failing to graduate their students, research shows in 2009, the graduation rate was 75%, that means every four years 1 in 4 students is not getting a diploma, the report will be presented later today at the grad nation summit here in dc. >> u.s. government releasing census information online from the 1940 census it is the first time we will be able to see information on millions of americans going through some of the toughest economic times in our history. intimate details on 132 million people will be available starting april 2nd, that is when 72 years of privacy protection comes to an end 21 million of those people are still alive today. groupon wants to make it easier for you to schedule your appointments, find your discounted service they are launching an online scheduling tool customers can book

appointments however it cannot be used for restaurants or hotels, the scheduler will be free from businesses who offer deals through groupon but other businesses will be able to use it as well. coming up the empowerment movement one organizations push to get 1 million african americans to register to vote on easter sunday. i will sit down with the organizations president up next. >> tucker made it to the finish line we will chat with him about his first half marathon plus find out if it will warm up this week,. >> it will. >> we will be back with more in just a moment 9:23 a.m.  turn left.

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under class men on a 13 man team, they finished with a 24 and 9 record overall. and speaking of great athletes, we want to say, good job tucker barnes look at him, he completed his first half marathon, here he is crossing the finish line, saturday, rock and roll half and full marathon, tucker johned 24,000 runners in streets of dc. >> let me just mention i was bent over when i made it across the finish line i did that photograph some time later. >> that is what i am talking about he is a winner he knows it is camera time. >> chairman kwame brown met up with tucker after the race. >> yeah, he was barely sweating i mentioned earlier. what a great experience the running part got awful at the end i was existed you know -- i was exhausted you know but the

whole city came o didn't know who many of us were there were cow bells music festive all the way around washington. >> inspires you. >> it did help. >> there were bands playing. >> about every mile and then people did impromptu playing music or guitars or cow bells singing and cheering you on so it is pretty cool. >> so you are running did you yell more cow bell >> i couldn't talk. couldn't say a word and as you come around the last half mile there are all sorts of people just run out of gas just bent over, laying in the grass. >> i would be crying looking at that finish line. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> that is good news bad news i can't get up and walk. >> very slow moving for tucker this morning. >> i am a little stiff. >> we will just wheel you over there. >> iment afraid i will be like this for a while.

>> could be a shower or thunderstorm later today, just be ready for the possibility of that shower but most of the day will be dry 60 right now washington, after a cool start, comfortable start really temperatures mid-50s overnight, i can't bend down, 63, 65 for you annapolis, let's see martins burg good morning 56 degrees earlier today we had a pretty good line of showers and thunderstorms out west and is that is kind of taking a dive to the south and west of us pushing down into north carolina, so that particular brand of thunderstorms won't get us, some cloud cover will roll us off the mountains here curing the morning hours -- during the morning hours not a perfectly sunny day, partly sunny and with a rather unstable air mass around, summer time air mass in place we have the possibility of a few more showers and maybe athunder storm popping up later today don't rule out the possibility of a shower most days should be dry partly

sunny, mild temperatures set to continue for the next couple days future cast, and there you go 5:00 p.m. tonight, suggesting we might have one or two showers across the area, and clouds later tonight mostly cloudy conditions expected not bad this is our last official day of winter, [ applause ] >> tony is clapping. 73, more clouds and sun, winds out of the south, 5 to 10 miles per hour, mostly cloudy cool overnight 55 your overnight low winds out of the south and east, 5 miles per hour and there is your 5 day forecast plenty of clouds 70 notice our daytime highs all week long 70s pushing 80 around by thursday and friday, springtime here to stay as we get into the first full week of spring starting tomorrow. tony and allison back to you. >> thank you tucker. mitt romney wins yesterday's primary in the caribbean and

former massachusetts governor is hoping to solidify his front runner status in tomorrow's primary in illinois he easily won the puerto rican primary with 80% of the vote allowing him to take all 20 delegates at stake yesterday the win might help with latinos who live in the state in november. he is already campaigning in the politically rough and tumble illinois. >> we appreciate the fact that you are going to be out voting on tuesday i need you to vote multiple times though. this is chicago right. >> polls show that romney should do well tomorrow but rick santorum is not far behind. allison. >> tony there are an estimated 500,000 black churches in america, and over 5 million unregistered voters inside the black church empowerment movement is a new initiative aimed at getting 1 million people to vote this is being

led by a maryland pastor with more information is that pastor, reverend bryant pastor of empowerment temple in baltimore good morning thanks for coming in. >> good to be here. >> this is a huge under taking you are trying to register voters one million slow voters on easter -- one million voters on easter sunday. >> yes we are asking every church whether it is a mega church or store front church to register 20 people we are merging the movement with technology they will be able to do it through their smart phone asking every pastor to just pause, lead their congregation, while the choir is singing for a 3 minute run through and i think if we get everybody mobilized, it is going to happen. >> i got to ask the simple question of the decade, why are we not registered to vote? >> i think that right now, we are almost in a malaise thinking it is just going to be

what it is going to be 2008 we had a record turn out of minorities who came to the polls but they don't seem to be galvanized up for this next election we are trying to push everybody to really get motivated it will be a very critical election. >> hard the believe not all of us have those smart phones not all of us are on twitter how are we doing this on a grass roots level too. >> yes, we are asking each church to put up one laptop on the lobby, walk the people through either while coming into church or out of church and they don't even have to be in church to be on it to do it they just can go to our website empowerment movement.org. >> seems like a simple approach. >> we are trying to just keep it simple. it is smart enough for a fifth grader this is something i am hoping will roll out even if we don't hit those numbers on easter we will continue until we are able to do it. >> we have done stories on the show about less than up

standing ways that politicians are blocking the vote in some areas there have been robo calls that say this candidate already won you don't need to vote tell me what is going on now what is happening. >> the critical part after voter registration is voter education and there is a great move afoot undevouter id laws trying to -- underrer voter id laws trying tore peel voting rights in part since 1965 doing it under the canopy of voter fraud the reality is in alabama, last five years there have only been three cases in the whole state of new york in ten years only five in maryland there have been no cases of voter fraud so those relative tactics to retire the process of minorities. are we talking about this too. >> absolutely. let them know economic issue the try to reclaim your original birth certificate for pedestrians who don't have a drivers license those who are

domestic and don't have a passport you are looking at $200 non-disposable income that effects the hard working and poor in the country. >> we often when we talk about martin luther king injury your it is hard not to say reverend martin luther king junior this seems to have great initiative in the black community. >> 30 mainline african denominations came together and said ironically the black church has not been moving in lock step for social justice and social awareness this is our attempt to put the black church off of the sideline >> because indeed it was all intertwined. >> absolutely. >> right. all right well, again on easter sunday, you are asking people, to register to vote, and i think it is ingenious through computers set up and through your own smart phone. >> and people who don't go to church can register from home

eating a bagel at starbucks register. >> still important to do that. this is reverent dr. jamal bryant, and president of the empowerment movement good luck to you. >> maryland senator is making history she is now the longest serving female in congress after breaking the record on saturday. for more than 35 years she has represented maryland on can tall hill, first -- capital hill first in the house of representatives now in senate she is officially dean of the women's senators and mentor to women when they first take office she is scheduled to be honored on the senate floor later this week. >> another celebrity rumoured to be in talks to join x factor. >> why lyndsey lohan is suing a well known rapper checking the hollywood headlines up next 9:36 a.m. 

in the buzz bin lyndsey lohan making her weekly appearance suing pit bull for name dropping her in the song give me everything. lohan claims get this, lohan claim it is lyric caused her irreparable harm really? more than her own behaviour. pit bull responded pointing out he rapped about ryan seacrest but he didn't take any action in fact, pit bull performed it as part of a new years eve show hosted by sea crest. lyndsey lohan herself says she is putting herself on lock down until her probation ends march 29th. oh, lock down for 9 days. you go lyndsey. >> here is the thing what does pit bull say i know in a song he says something like being as successful as ryan seacrest. >> i don't know what he says about her what could he say

that is you know worse than anything that she has been involved in herself and been in the news for >> katie is saying i keep it locked up like lyndsey lohan. >> big deal. >> all right. >> germaine jones said he had no idea his dismisle from the show. >> american idol. >> yes. prompter please tony. >> from the show. be filmed for all to watch jones was let go when producers learned he had multiple arrest warrants shannon mcgrain says the contestants didn't learn about his departure until it was announced on the live show so this week the top 10 will take the stage singing billy joel songs. it was private they did do it privately why didn't they just say he was no longer able to be qualified for the show. >> here is my thing he says he didn't know it would be filmed and shown on tv but if you are doing it and see a camera there, you know, so they are not filming it for their own sake.

>> but they could have been for records, you know how when it says this call will be -- >> no, on american idol they are filming because it will be on tv >> i kind of get it though it is his business. >> yes, but american idol is a reality show. >> okay let's talk about brittany then. brittany spears holds out for more money to join x factor a source close to the show says george clooney's girlfriend stacey kebbler is in talks, given her lack of music experience, she may be a host. creator and judge simon cowell says he is in talks with a famous singer and famous actress. >> i would not give brittany $20 million >> i would have given whitney she was interested too. >> yes. >> that is your buzz business. all right, coming audio tape big competition the -- coming up a big competition the let them eat cake competition

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>> sadly there are so many homeless animals looking for a loving home hopefully you will be inspired to adopt a pet through our weekly pet project. >> annie yu joins us with a local shelter. >> good morning julianna joins me you brought some big guys. >> we did. >> let's start with ruby. >> a 1-year-old female she is spayed, she came in as a stray we don't know much about her background she is younger, got energy and she is so loving she is a great dog. >> she has this beautiful little -- >> yes, very distinctive.

>> i see a little greyhound in here. >> when dogs come in as a stray we can only guess what their breed is she is super thin we see some greyhound in her calm personality she is more docile not as high energy as a dog her age should be. >> so she is a pit bull greyhound mix what home are you hoping she goes to. >> well, she does great with other dogs she would do great with a home with older kids some body energetic, she would be a great running partner hiking partner, this dog you know she is so laid back she is up for pretty much anything. >> over here we have sweet beudro. >> he is a gentle giant he is 2 years old neutered he came to us as a give up but he is a fantastic dog, and he is -- he does this half the time but then he will be you know kissing you in your face on your lap he thinks he is a lap

dog. >> despite the bad wrap pit bulls get these guys look amazing they are so sweet they can make wonderful pets. >> absolutely it comes down to is every dog facing it as an individual. don't judge them every dog has a different history they all have different personalities they have all been through behaviour evaluations, they are wonderful animals and we just hope no body judges them otherwise. >> hopefully they will make their way out to the shelter and spend some time with them. >> you know springtime is just around the corner and you found a great way to get people out there with their pets. >> yes, we did. paws in the park coming up april 29th our annual dog walk it is a great family event held at lower park, gaithersburg we partner with the city of gaithersburg we have vendors come out a one mile walk great fun dogs welcome we have rescue groups there, it is really a fun community event to get

animal lovers out. >> that is sunday the 29th. >> correct of april. >> and speaking of springtime we have to talk about this before we let you go, allergies, my dog has allergies we give him half a benadryl to treat it and some cream but there are dog out there with severe allergies. >> yes. >> and cats. >> exactly animals get allergies just like people can and it can be pretty easy to treat them you know if they are not too severe some times you need to take your dog to the vet some times it is just giving your dog a bath after you go outside and hang out in the grass and pollen a lot of it is skin irritation or eye irritation if you just rinse them off that can cure the problem but, if anything, persists or if you are concerned you should take your dog to the vet and talk to them about it. >> thank you so much and thank you. you can tell they are just hanging out on the set chilling back to you allison and tony. >> good boy. >> great dogs very cute. >> thank you.

hey, if you are a fan of cake who isn't then you don't want to miss an event at tyson's galleria mall this weekend. >> the let them eat cake competition taking place shoppers can help judges pick a winner holly morris is there to check out cake decorations inspired by spring fashion holly i think this is the most wardrobe changes in a live shot for you is this a record? >> i think this might be a record here is what is really fun what i wore to work i am just going to hang back up in my closet no one has seen it. i can wear it another day save me an outfit thank you a whole lot of fun playing dress up we have been talking about what is hot on the spring runway this is yet another one inspiring the wedding cakes this one just means orange sherbert will be served with the cake but this is a wedding cake competition, they are bringing out the best of the best in terms of the judges, very discriminating

eyes,. >> very tough. >> like roland messier the white house pastry chef for 26 years now you are judging competitions in your retirement. >> exactly competition doing many many thing but my favorite thing is to see cake. i am a pastry chef because i love cakes and you know, that always brings a smile to people. >> yes, it does. >> i mean little kids or not so little kids, when they see a cake, life become good am i right? >> life is good if there is cake around. >> exactly. >> what are you looking for this weekend. >> we want to see something that looks good say this cake here, you can have a little bit of a beautiful rosette like this, then color coordination, we don't want too much of big color clutching together you see. >> some times simpler will is better. >> simpler will is better by my book okay i like it to be

fairly simple well done i am looking very close, to the decorations, that there are exceptionally fine, and beautifully done. >> now are you this discriminating for the two and a half decades you were in the white house >> i was you better believe it remember we served the most important people in dc for all these years. >> some might even argue the most important people in the world. >> you are right. >> who was the pickiest president. >> we don't have picky president in the white house you know when they come at the white house, they don't think they are going to be picky but they all become picky you know because then they realize what we can produce. you know before that, they were governor or whatever they were, but they did not really have a proper chef to do beautiful things for them. >> so you helped them raise their bar. >> exactly what it is when they saw well, i bet you can do that i bet we can do that.

yeah,. >> was there ever a president who asked you to do something you couldn't do? >> no. >> you are the pickiest of all >> i would have commit suicide. >> oh, no, no i am glad you are still around so now who was the healthiest president you cooked for. >> george w bush. >> who was the least. >> he did the mountain biking and his secret service hated to go with him because he left them 5 miles behind. >> who was the least healthy president. >> oh,. >> can you say that. >> ah i don't know i am not going to go there. >> he still follow it is white house line let's say that what do you miss most about being at the white house. >> all these wonderful people let's face it to be the president of the united states and first lady you have to be special people, this is not something that just anybody can do >> i think to be the pastry chef at the white house you have to be a special person too i have a feeling you do things not just anybody can do.

>> you have to be dedicated spend as many hours of the each day and the sky is the limit. >> real quickly i am dedicated roland i am dedicated to trying on as many outfits as i can on any given morning ava come in here, it is our last look which is. >> you are wearing claire from sacks fifth avenue. >> what is the trend. >> high volume. >> high volume. >> balloons. >> you can hide a lot with high volume. >> give one quick reason as to why you should not miss this event this weekend. >> fashion and cake where else could you possibly be. >> let them eat cake going on this saturday and sunday tyson's galleria, myfoxdc.com our website we have a link come to the free event saturday or sunday don't forget the ticketed event saturday night and the raffle tickets they are selling as well back to you in studio. >> can you possibly win that car behind you? >> i know i tried to get them to let me try that on for some

reason they put up these gates. >> thank you holly. >> nice looking car. good event too. >> tucker has another check of the forecast right after the break. >> and don't forget if you have a question that you would like me to try to answer send it to me head to myfoxdc.com click on the morning tab, for ask allison we do this on fridays, we love the family issues, relationship issues we love those so we answer a question we meaning me every friday morning during our 9:00 a.m. hour 9:55 a.m. we will be right back 

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fox 5 went through withdrawal about a month then finally found us again on her cable. thank you for finding us and watching be to morrow's fan of the day head to facebook and post a comment under her photo. all right take a look at this,. >> you are going to think this is fake it is not nasa released video of the northern lights, taken from the international space station earlier this year now we showed you a picture earlier this month in a video cow could see a moving star field. >> amazing. >> yep. >> and city lights in northern u.s. and canada. >> that is really something. >> see the city lights. >> there we go. >> wow that is amazing. >> really cool. >> hmm. >> that is something. >> love that. >> just looks fake it is so perfect. >> it is great. >> look at your 5 day forecast enjoy your next week temperatures on the warm side, 73 shower or thunder sto