temperatures fall back into the 50s a very brisk windy day a cold front moving through as we speak live look at radar quiet conditions at the moment a mostly sunny day it will look like a beautiful day, cooler than what we had around here, during last week. that cold front pushing south and east once it gets south and east of us winds will pick up out of the north and west and they will be gusting later today, to 20, 25 miles an hour later this afternoon. comfortably cool, 56 washington, 51 ocean city, 52 degrees winchester our highs today we will do it early i think by the noon hour our temperatures will be low 60s temperatures will start to fall back this afternoon as that cooler air works in. later tonight freeze watch and a freeze warning for the entire area, we will look at that and look at the rest of the workweek coming up in a few minutes back to you. tucker thank you very much new this morning another earthquake in our area,

according to u.s. geological survey it struck in virginia, 11:21 p.m. last night 3 .1 magnitude and the epicenter was just 8 miles out of mineral virginia the same place the 5 .8 magnitude quake struck last august. so far there are no reports of any damage, people on facebook say they felt it near lake anna, and in fredericksburg and around spotsle vain yeah county. >> in chile a quake hit that country, the 7.2 quake forced residents to run from their homes no serious damage or injuries have been reported. in our other big story the health care debate at the supreme court today's legal fight over the president's health care law is truly historic the high court has not set aside three days for argument since the 1960s.

>> both supporters and opponents have been waiting for this day for months melanie alnwick is live outside the supreme court good morning. >> reporter: good morning allison this is a monomental day not just in legal terms but political terms the arguments here go to the heart of the power of the federal government and what it can and can't regulate in americans lives and it will also, say whether or not democrats worked within the law when they crafted and then passed the affordable care act you are looking at live pictures of people outside the supreme court ready to get in, rallies on one side of the issue and rallies on the other people have been lining up since friday actually, for a chance to get inside s hear the recording of the opening arguments they won't be able to witness it directly but hear it, president obama signed the health care law two years ago and it really is considered to be a focal achievement of his presidency but there has been so much controversy about it within these next two years and

over the next three days the justices are going to hear arguments about the constitutionality of requiring americans to buy health insurance here is steven bladdick. >> if congress has the power to do this they have the power pow eat broccoli i don't thing that is true all americans whether we like that or not will consume health care at some point in our lives we may not want to or plan to but if that is true and justices believe that is true is it really so far-fetched for congress to try to create a cost efficient, cheap way for all americans to have health insurance requiring us all to carry it in advance of when we need those services that will be the question what needs to resonate for the government to win. >> reporter: so the justices in addition to weighing in on the constitutionality will consider whether you can take one part of the law and throw it out if that negates the entire law or if you can look at it piece by piece and have those individual pieces if they will still stand

but before they get to that, the issue they will take up today is whether or not this is the appropriate time for them to hear the case, there is an argument out there that says they wouldn't be able to hear the case unless the law goes into effect that could kick the decision here further down see 2015, however the timing allison, really going to be interesting, if the justices do decide they are going to take on the meat of the case the constitutionality, that is expected to come some time in june, as you know, that will be right in the heat of the presidential political battle back to you. >> could be a game changer, thank you. >> well, today marks one month since 17-year-old trayvon martin died and the outrage across the nation continues the build this afternoon trayvon's parents will address a city meeting in sanford florida. in the meantime people across the nation are holding vigils and rallies demanding justice for this teenager today in our area, legislative black caucus of maryland will hold a press

conference at a state house in annapolis, 1:30 p.m. this afternoon between 4 and 5 a rally outside of the justice department and tonight at 7:00 p.m., people will hold a vigil at 14th and park in northwest dc. joining us now with more insight is the executive director with concerned black men. of course the national organization thanks for being with us today. >> sure. >> where does concerned black men stand on this case. >> well, we want to see justice done we want to see complete investigation take place, and we want to hopefully, see some healing, in the nation around this whole issue of young black boys and racial response that has come as a result. >> would you classify it as a racial matter? >> well, i think it is because it is a complex matter but race is at the center of it in terms of mr. zimmerman's response in

terms of the police acceptance of his story without a complete investigation, police officers do certain things when people are killed, they conduct complete investigations they cordenned off the area, they looked at both the person who was shot and the person who did the shooting most importantly they look at the person who did the shooting in this case that didn't happen i think you can't escape the fact that race is intertwined. >> george zimmerman said basically he acted in self- defense now there are reports that support that, that he said people saw the two of them in some sort of a struggle, what are your thoughts on this? >> well, i just think a rational look at the situation, mr. zimmerman pursued mr. martin, and if mr. martin thought he was being pursued, and this individual was armed,

the logical thing he might do is try to defend himself and i think that is one of the things we are talking about mr. zimmerman, using or being able to avail himself of a self- defense strategy when in fact the self-defense strategy belongs to trayvon martin. >> we were just seeing a picture, if you wouldn't mind pulling up that picture we have all become familiar with the last one you showed with him standing there in that t-shirt basically looking like just a regular 17-year-old kid if we find it please put it back up because there it is this is the image we are used to now other images have started to circulate, on the web, and some are saying they have been put out by forces that want to portray this young man in a different light, a little more sinister look if you will, what is your reaction to that? and should that matter what this child looked like. >> it shouldn't matter, again we are talking about an

individual who was not doing anything that warranted suspicion, and he was pursued by someone that he didn't know, for apparently from what we know now, no legitimate reason what he looked like, was what he looked like at that time, in terms of height, size, that he doesn't resemble the pictures we have seen now at least some folks are alleging that those things are not important. justice department looking into the case possible violation of civil rights how do you feel about that. >> somethings that were said, at least placed this entire matter within the ambient of a hate crime and we know that there is a new state prosecutor appointed by the governor, we are hopeful, that the state is going to take a careful look at it, charges will be brought, it would appear that is what should happen now, and that the feds should look at it with

respect to possibility of federal crime occurred. george garrett junior executive director of concerned black men thanks for coming in. >> tony. >> coming up, president obama urges north korea to pursue peace, as the country rolls a long range rocket towards a launch pad. sarah simmons is back with reaction. >> former vice president dick cheney recovering from a heart transplant surgery is reopening debate over transplant and age. details ahead. pgh >> we also have something for anyone who rides metro earlier this morning will thomas interviewed the blogger behind unsuck dc metro he routinely uncovers big news about the transit system this morning he shared his latest findings with us, watch that exclusive interview right now on myfoxdc.com. stay with us it is 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.

>> the wife of sergeant robert bales is defending him she says her husband is very brave and courageous. in a tv interview, carolyn bales says her husband joined the army after the 9/11 attack so he could pretext his family friends and country -- protect his family friendcountry the armysays he wandered off base and killed 8 afghan adults and 9 children. the families of victims are getting paid up to $50,000 for each victim u.s. army officials confirm compensation has been paid and each person injured is getting $11,000. formal murder charges were filed friday. >> we are learning a u.s. soldier was killed in southern afghanistan over the weekend he was with a joint nato afghan patrol they were trying today fuse a bomb when it explodessed saturday seven afghan soldiers also died we are getting

reports an afghan soldier, shot and killed two british soldiers, inside a nato base this morning. president obama finished meeting world leaderrous on the sidelines of a nuclear -- leaders on the sidelines of a nuclear summit. >> he is now attending a working dinner. sarah simmons has more details on the president's visit. >> tony and allison today's meeting of 50 world leaders was supposed to be an opportunity for president obama and others to find ways to keep nuclear material away from terrorists so far north korea up staged that agenda just this morning north korea moved a long range rocket to a launch pad and south korea says it is prepared to shoot down the north korean rocket the white house views the launch as a cover for nuclear missile development president obama urged north korea to aban do that plan or risk -- abandon that plan or risk that country's future. >> more than 50 nations will mark our progress towards the goal we set at the summit i hosted two years ago in

washington securing the world's vulnerable nuclear materials in four years so they never fall into the hands of terrorists. since then, nations including the united states have boosted security at nuclear facilities. south korea, japan, pakistan, and others, are building new centers to improve nuclear security and training. the president says united states has a moral obligation to show the rest of the world the way to reduce nuclear arsenals some political analysts suggest his stance may hurt him in polls come this november nuclear security summit in seoul continues through tomorrow and that is the very latest allison and tony we will keep on top of it. >> sarah thank you. the latest now in the race for the republican presidential nomination. rick santorum swept louisiana's primary saturday, romney

second, newt gingrich third, ron paul fourth romney leads the race with 568 to santorums 273. >> john edwards is due in court facing charges of campaign finance violations accused of using nearly a million dollars in campaign money to cover up an affair and love child he used the money while running for president, edwards has pleaded not guilty. dick cheney remains in intensive care unit following a heart transplant over the weekend the former vice president is recovering at a nova fairfax hospital he spent more than 20 months on the donor waiting list longer the average wait time of 6 months to a year he will have to take many medicines and under go intense rehabilitation. the thing we have to worry about now is the next 24/48 hours infection, kidney failure, stroke and rejection but with today's modern medical care, hopefully he is going to live for many many more years.

>> the medium survivability after a heart transplant is 12 years, cheney suffered five heart attacks over the last 25 years. >> coming up competition for the areas best mascot. >> holly and dave ross live in bethesda, where there is mascot madness good morning. >> good morning we started out with 14 mascots we are now down to four. >> brackets are chaotic, mine are ruined but can you believe this, heavy hitting final four. three of the top seeds have advanced we will find out who this champion will be when fox 5 morning news continues !

♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check.

it is the fourth annual mascot madness. >> holly morris and dave ross are are in bethesda, where the competition is under way this has been an exciting match up. >> it is, and we have an

exciting revelation for you. >> it is the fifth annual. >> oh. >> gee wiz we had forgotten. gee wiz won it once and claude is defending champion. >> gee wiz won the very first year. >> highly debated, slap shot personal favorite. >> crowd favorite. >> taking on screech. screech doesn't like that. the two time champion but they have been talking a lot of smack i heard slap shot say he didn't want screeches mom watch what is about to happen how about that. >> it is on. >> are you guys ready? here we go. >> first match to win in this direction this is a huge match up. >> here we go. crowd is into it. >> there he goes screech. >> gets the jump off. >> he has the height advantage too. >> screech is going the win oh,

slap shot. >> going to the hat defense. >> there we go. >> slap shot. >> he's got it. >> slap shot. >> yeah,. >> it is over. it is over. screech moves on to the finals. >> and will be in the finals. >> wow. >> it is okay slap shot. >> don't forget everyone, the capitals on the ice tomorrow at the verizon center taking on the sabers and canadians saturday. >> it is over. >> you will be busy we love you any way. >> holly final match up. >> our final match up to get into the next championship game. >> five seed challenge d.c. united, against defending champ claude from a u. >> one seed to five seed. >> are you ready? the crowd is ready mascots are ready and three, two, one. >> and they are off.

>> now remember talon had to play one more game than claude. >> he has. >> five seed. >> claude struggled first round we thought maybe the defending champion was a little sluggish but looks good now. talon has his opportunity sight is a problem for talon. >> i hear the coach is looking for a taller mascot just for madness madness. >> how about that. >> make a better represent in this tournament. >> he represented well with two wins. >> we saw behind the scenes training too. >> jackson bulldogs helping out talon there. >> oh. >> try to get a little fancy some times you just need the -- >> you don't need the style point. >> no, two point wins. >> to move on the finals.

>> take on screech >> it would be a big beak smile if talon wins here. >> no, claude, defending -- >> oh, and claude for the win. [ applause ] >> champion moves on. >> and the champion moves on. >> wow. >> one win away from defending his title. >> what a match up that was. an epic battle holly we are all set it is the one and the two seed. >> i have to say hats off to the committee. >> beeks off. >> very good job. >> when it comes down to it the one seed will take on the two seed for the title. >> but there is a wrinkle the winner has to get two baskets in, not one. >> oh, they get a rest. >> coming up later this hour. >> the championship for fifth annual mascot madness coming to you live on fox 5 back to you

all. >> exciting. >> despite the height advantage claude gets it done. man. all right. >> coming up a couple says their favorite wedding gift was when the ceremony was crashed. find out who barged in next. >> reunion for mottely crew and kiss the two bands toured together briefly in 1982, 30 years later they are gearing up to hit the road again. we will be back just ahead 9:25 a.m. [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry

that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. and these are the ones you'll love as dinner. grands! mini pizzas. grands! biscuit dough... plus 3 ingredients make an easy dinner everyone loves. grands! mini pizzas... from pillsbury.

this is a great story two unexpected guests showed up in england, the bride and groom didn't mind, queen elizabeth and prince phillip the royal couple had been invited by the newly weds who never expected they would take them up on the invite the royals were heading to a lunch with the local mayor when they entered the town hall

her majesty shook hand s with the newly weds who said the visit was the best wedding gift they could have received. >> wow can you imagine. >> wow. >> can you imagine? >> yeah, that is fantastic. >> sort of an english version of the salawis. >> no comparison. >> service was over and everything and the newly weds were told wait just a moment. >> wow. >> then the queen pulls up. >> but did you see how composed the bride was just does a little -- and the groom and prince phillip. >> curtsy. >> curtsy i never realized just how much prince charles looks like prince phillip morphing into the dad and -- >> great good stuff. what is you got for us. >> around here, nice and sunny live shot great sunshine, that feels good. but we have some cooler temperatures on the way temporarily >> i think there is a stink bug on your lens. >> i have seen a lot in my

house lately are they back. >> you can always hear it they are crashing into stuff you look up. >> they are terrible flyers you flip them over, they -- we will talk about them later. >> cooler temperatures here to stay, 55 gaithersburg, 62 for you fredericksburg, warmer temperatures south, we will reach the low to mid-60s here temperatures can do one of those start to nose dive this afternoon as cooler air works in from the north and west we are now getting wind gusts not in washington but you can see wind gusting 20 to 25 north and west our front has come through we do not expect any rain just a few clouds cooler air and winds start to pick up later today, 23, wind gusts washington dulles, 22

frederick, 21 gaiters burg. -- gaithersburg here is your sentinel sat rad, fading off to the south and east our front has come through we should be mostly sunny nice and dry for you monday. just cold out there this afternoon, and cool this afternoon then cold tonight in fact, we were threatening to get very close to the freezing mark later tonight because of that the national weather service issued a freeze watch and close to town it is a freeze watch temperatures may reach the low 30s late tonight that is a freeze warning north and west temperatures upper 20s low 30s if you have sensitive vegetation, if you planted plants that are sensitive to cold protect them later tonight cover them with a blanket we could have some problems with some local plants, i was trying to come up with a fancy way to say plants. could be in trouble with the cold. cooler by the end of the week

highs back in the 60s. a little cooler this week. >> all right tony allison back to you. >> listen up some monster tour s with some of the biggest names in rock are getting ready to hit the road aerosmith and cheap trick. >> yeah. >> kick off their tour in june. that is a good combination they will play jiffy lube live bristol virginia july 3rd a special presale to american express card members starts tomorrow kiss and mottely crew are hitting the road this summer for what they are calling the tour the 40 day tour kicks off virginia jiffy lube live i recently spoke with nicky from mottely crew. >> we are thrilled to have you here thrilled the bands will be kicking off the tour right here jiffy lube live july 20th, this is a monster tour who came up with the idea of getting these

two groups together. >> we talked about it and no body could, you know, imagine these two headliners on one set and it wasn't because of the ' goes it was the monstrosity of our stage sets and how are we going to do that, put it on a stage and then how are we going to take it city to city to city it really came down to the bands working together and all of our team working together, and getting this whole thing to be a team instead of two separate bands when mottely crew wants kiss to put on the greatest show they are ever going to do and kiss wants the same for mottely crew you have a win for fans that is how it started. >> and let me ask you, because you have been out there on the road for years and years, it is great to perform before the fans i know it is hard work and this is not just -- you are not doing ten dates this is a mammoth tour that will go on and on and on for quite some

time. any concerns about wearing you down or anything like that? >> i have been worn down for so long i have become like soldiers man you can't take us out now. you do it long enough and you realize that you just get stronger and get better you are a better player better singer better performer, and you just go, you know you are like a war machine to be honest the longer you have been around the better you get and if anything, there is anything young musicians take away from this, it is like -- you can't look like a roadie and be in a bleep band you got to be in a band you got to dress like a rock star, play music that is important put 100% of your lyrics, 100% of your songs show and marketing and do it time for new bands to step up kiss and mottely crew, going to be here who is going to replace us, there is no one out there it is sad >> you have been very honest about

this things that have gone on in your life and when you thing about the rock and roll lifestyle, mottely crew, kiss they are right at the top of the list i would imagine when you tour today it has got to be a very different thing from what it was, back in the 80s or 90s i imagine you can't do what you used to do before off stage. >> well, i mean you can, you know, if you are talking about drugs and alcohol, you can do them, i don't suggest it, i survived it and i am clean and sober, and i don't -- that is not part of my life, the is not still dripping off the bass strings absolutely is the snarl still there on the singer when he leans into the opening line of live wire for sure is that edge still there, maybe more so, maybe more so, maybe backstage isn't what it used to be but that was actually taking away from what was happening on

stage believe it or not. >> do you guys -- you mention egos earlier, any band especially a band together for a long time things go on, you know, you know each other you are like brothers with each other so you fight like brothers as well. at this stage, everyone is getting along fine is it like look let's put on the best show we possibly can. >> mottely crew is like any other band like any other family we have our ups and downs we have been on a major up for a long time, and a lot of people make a lot out about our lifestyle and what we've done and the things that you know have been non-pg and that is cool but in the end it is really about the songthe chemistry from the four band members. >> there is -- i don't know if you have seen this headline yet from the daily telegraph i believe they are saying you are just having a little fun, rock

bands kiss and mottely tour, have a combined age of 439 years, you know, what that says you guys have been out there for a long time, are you proud of that fact? >> it says we are vampires is what it says in my head. >> well, nicky we can't wait for you guys to get here mottely crew and kiss july 20th, jiffy lube live. >> see you then we are really excited. >> he looks great. >> he is apparently 53 years old >> unbelievable. >> yeah. >> he wrote a book about his life the heroine diaries he did everything and came out of it and survived but for all of that he is fantastic. >> maybe he is a vampire maybe he wasn't joking. >> another reason to see the show. >> coming up fans across the u.s. hungry for catness, pita and gail how much hunger games have raked in a new record is

set. >> famous film maker reaches the lowest part of the ocean why he set out on this historic journey next in the buzz bin ♪

so, this is delicious okay... is this where we're at now, we don't care anymore? we just eat whatever tastes good? excuse me? [ man ] like these sweet honey clusters, they're awesome so no way they're good for you. but i guess that's okay right? actually there's a half a day's worth of fiber in every ... why stop at cereal? ya know? cancel the gym membership. bring on the pork chops and the hot fudge. fantastic. are you done sweetie? yea [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one.

 you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof. some things will. save up to 20% on an ikea kitchen.

let us crack top buzz bin. hunger games makes it into the record books bringing in $155 million during opening weekend. >> however i heard that figure yesterday around noon. >> okay. >> you know there were more shows late inner the day -- late inner the day. >> the cut off was noon. >> they make them off it is the third best debut ever, harry potter first and dark knight second. >> it took in more than twice what the first twilight movie did. >> pretty good. >> yeah. >> simon cowell say as late night break-in at his home in

london was like the scene of a scary movie. >> he heard a crashing noise and found a woman, who used a brick to smash through the window the 29-year-old woman was arrested and charged due to appear in court in june isn't that more of a stalking thing now? >> yeah, she roamed through the house, she rolled around in his bed. >> okay. >> yeah, that is a stalking thing >> titanic director james cameron reached the bottom of the deep blue sea the oscar winner used a custom made submarine to drive to historic depths, 35,756 feet below the sea he is only the third person the reach the challenger deep, the deepest part of the pacific ocean located in the mariana trench but the first person to make the nearly 7-mile dive alone. can you imagine doing that by yourself? >> i wish they could make cars out of whatever that material was. >> why? >> because one tiny little leak

anything, it would have been a did i have aren't story. >> yeah. >> -- different story. >> yeah,. >> whatever that material is must be super indestructible don't you think so? >> i don't know. >> whatever i want it on my next car. >> coming up annie will introduce us to some local dogs in need of a good home yes, it is monday time for pet project. dr. nelson is here to talkle obesity in dogs it is a huge problem, no pun intended but there are steps you can take to control it. >> also mascot madness, under way in bethesda, just minutes from finding out who will take the title this year, it is the number one seed against the number two, we will check with holly and dave after the break  buy one spectrum by lg, and get one free ? with verizon 4g lte and a 4.5" true hd display, it's great for watching movies and sports, a true hdtv experience right on my phone. i'll get one for me and one for my wife. i'll be like [manly voice] "a phone, my sweet"

and get one free. verizon.

beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multi-grain cheerios -- 5 whole grains, 110 calories. creamy, dreamy peanut butter taste in a tempting new cereal. mmm! [ female announcer ] new multi-grain cheerios peanut butter. >> mascot madness continues

this morning we will soon have a new champion. >> let's head back out to holly and dave ross. >> good morning. >> bragging rights are on the line t final game is set, it is between claude american university's mascot and screech from nationals we've got the crowds they have picked their sides here. on this side we have screeches fans. [ cheering ] >> on the other side however we've got claude fans. [ cheering ] >> it is going to be an epic match up. >> it is holly as you know you've got to make two baskets, to be declared the new mascot madness champions here is how we got here claude the number one seed beat louis from the buoy bay sox and talon from d.c. united he is the defending

champion but taking on screech the two seed who defeated cardinal from catholic u and slap shot from washington capitols breaking julie wright's heart. >> and my analysis is that both of these mascots got a buy, see the importance of the regular season to get the high seed. >> that comes into play. >> ready? crowd ready? >> for all the marbles, first pass cot loser gets the ball three, two, one. >> screech has got it. >> dominates on the jump ball. >> trying to get the crowd on his side. >> he is a fan favorite. >> he wants momentum. >> i think he is tricking claude but not going for it. >> thousanding those elbows. >> throwing bone -- throwing those elbows. >> throwing bone. >> on the nose.

>> some times he doesn't know his own strength. >> he uses his hat well for defense. >> oh. >> tony perkins was commenting, -- >> oh, first basket screech. that is 1 under dog in height he claws and scratches his way to victory. >> up against it now they will check ball. there is the check and claude now pass the score here to put pressure back on screech. >> up and overall most gets it could it be. ifs over and down go -- it is over and down goes claude. >> oh. >> we have to have post game interviews. >> yes. >> what happened to claude >> i don't know they are cheating. >> i saw lack of defense >> it was lack of defense. >> there is no real rules in

this game. >> all right. >> but there was a lack of -- >> always next year you guys were a great crowd. great crowd. great crowd. >> you can tell the claude supporters very disappointed on screeches side you will find this was definitely the outcome they expected this was the screech crowd over here. >> they were never nervous what did you guys think. >> we knew he was going the win. >> just knew it. >> are you tweeting he won. >> yes chef >> social media at its best. >> we will just say this is good precursor to the season they actually are having opening day, april 5th, but a preseason game april 3rd against the red sox and actual home opener, april 12th against the cincinnati reds. >> we are not done later on before we sign off, we will do the trophy preseasonnation to screech stick around for that. >> we do see it under slap shots. >> slap shot stole the trophy.

>> one shiny moment coming up. >> wow. all right. >> what a match. >> there are so many homeless animals out there they are looking for a good home hepfully you will be inspired to adopt an animal through our weekly pet project. >> annie yu joins us in studio b with a local shelter. >> this is little miss sparkles and sandra from the spc joins me tell us about sparkles. >> sparkles is wonderful, 6 years old and very laid back sweet dog, sparkle is about to get knee surgery, sparkle was an owner give up, who was a bit over weight the foster now has her weight down but due to the weight that she had had, she damaged her knees and she is going to get surgery coming up soon but as soon as she gets that done she will be good to go and good as new

>> so she is aubergele. >> she is beagle. >> being over weight can be hard on her little legs. >> exactly and that is the danger of a lot of the owner give ups were neglected, they didn't have proper exercise or care, as a result of that our nonprofit group will have to pay for surgery but she is worth it. >> thank goodness for a foster mom who got her weight down still working on that. so part of the money, from the low shot clinic coming up will help sparkle and other dogs. >> from 1 to 3 reduced cost clinic where people can come from rabies distemper or microchipping. >> sunday april 1st, 1 to 3. >> open to everybody low cost. >> absolutely. >> thank you very much. >> we want to help dogs like sparkle and other over weight dogs, dr. nelson joins me now.

so what do you have here and if you can run us through tips. >> well, my first thing , you know sparkle is spayed and being spayed or newterred can absolutely decrease metabolism by 30%. >> wow. >> yeah, and every single bag of food on the market is going to make a recommendation for how much your pet weighs and how much to feed that pet all those recommendations are for dogs not spayed or neutered because the american association of feed control officials mandate it is done but if we are feeding our dog the amount on the backover the bag we are over feeding by 25 to 30%. >> if they are spayed and neutered. >> does it say that on the bag. >> they are not allowed to say that. so this is something you have to learn either from someone like me or your own veterinarian or just doing your own research online another big problem that i find is people have, a cup of food for their dog but it is like the big gulp

from 7 eleven. spend $3 get an actual measuring cup once you figure out how much it is your pet needs to eat make sure you use a real live measuring cup to get the exact amount and feed that twice a day you know split it up to feed twice a day so we are keeping their metabolism up energy level and they are not having a big glucose crash. >> should we limb nate canned foods? >> -- eliminate canned foods. >> for cats they are going to do better on canned food higher protein lower carbs. talk with your veterinarian and find that perfect food for your pet there is one out there. >> real quickly. >> this is the biggest thing for weight loss a leash do some exercise any time you are going to start an exercise program talk to your doctor first just like a person these are specifically in keeping sparkle

in mind, glucose mean and con destroy tin to keep their joints healthy and fish oils all natural anti inflammatory for dogs and yourself. >> great tips thank you follow dr. nelson on twitter at dr. katie nelson and more for you stay with us fox 5 morning news i was paying too much with cable. paying so much, you want b better quality. it just got more frustrating and frustrating. for the amount of money that i'm paying,

my cable company should take care of me. [ male announcer ] stop paying for second best. get verizon fios tv, internet and phone with our best price online: just $94.99 a month, guaranteed for two years. first time we saw tv on fios was amazing. i was just in a...trance watching it. i'm discovering new channels every day. [ male announcer ] sign up with no annual contract. or choose a two-year contract and pick your bonus: hbo and cinemax for 12 months... or $250 back. fios internet...the speed, you can't compare. i'm able to take care of things much faster now. [ male announcer ] get fios online: $94.99 a month, guaranteed for two years... plus your choice of bonuses with a two-year contract. is change good? in this case, change is very good. [ male announcer ] visit verizon.com/greatdeal. that's verizon.com/greatdeal. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. fios. a network ahead.

okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours?

we have a winner in the mascot championship, screech. >> holly and dave. >> the crowd -- >> going crazy in here. great match ups but yes, the winner is indeed screech screech come on down. screech come on down. >> come on down. >> for the third time now. >> in five years. >> screech is the mascot

madness champion screech come get your hard ware. here it is. the champion. >> thanks to washington trophy for the trophy, it is a travelling trophy screech gets it for next year and then we will bring it back. >> thanks for the baron hosting us once again every year the competition gets better and better but screech reigned supreme. >> come on mascots. >> show some love for screech. >> back to you in studio. >> all right congratulations. >> always so touching. >> one shining moment. >> all right mr. barnes. >> screech is talented. >> by the way is that the same statue down stairs. >> no, it was given by the trophy >> their own. >> i did wonder that too. >> thatld