family. >> the parents of trayvon martin head to capitol hill today, this is new details continue to emerge about what happened the night he was killed. a live report. if you breathe, congress can regulate you that is what we have to stop the slippery slope from happening. >> critical day in the battle over president obama's health care plan the supreme court justices get the hear the core of the challenge today. >> president obama is feeling heat this morning for an open mic incident what was supposed to be a conversation between just him and russia's president was instead heard around the world. fox 5 morning news at 7 starts right now. it is a cold start to the day skies are clear, there is your sunrise this morning, on tuesday, march 27th, 2012 good morning everybody i am at the any perkins. >> i am allison seymour.

i liked it better when it was warm in the morning tucker barnes is here with the cold hard facts about what is going on out there. >> good morning allison very clever, 20 degrees colder than they were 24 hours ago and much of the area below freezing as you start your morning. you will have to bring along your jacket for a change. 35 washington much of the area here getting close, below freezing, 32 winchester, 30 this morning hagerstown look at ocean city, 32 degrees a little warmer south, southern maryland, 38 degrees going to be a nice day although a cool day our afternoon highs will only reach into the low to mid- 50s, and that is with a lot of bright sunshine look how quiet our satellite radar is. as we lookout to the west high pressure building in today that will give us a nice day, kind of dry day but cool one highs actually a few degrees below normal. your forecast, 55 washington

cool temperatures, 52 martins burg an afternoon high, 57 fredericksburg the cold will not last details on a nice warm upcoming up in a couple minutes let's do traffic and warm up julie wright. >> trying to warm up tuck it is not easy travelling around the belt way right now you will find lanes are open southbound 270, out of german town you are below speed leaving father hurly boulevard, the lanes here are open you will find lanes open on the top side of the belt way below speed, 95 to georgia, southbound, bw parkway, to powder mill road. no incidents to report from the belt way headed toward seminary road traffic pentagon to the 14th street bridge a live shot of traffic coming inbound along new york avenue, you will find your lanes are open as you continue out towards the 3rd street tunnel. thanks julie new this morning tragedy unfolds in a northern virginia neighbourhood a father and his teenage

daughter found dead victims of an apparent murder suicide in annona dale police say their bodies were found inside an suv parked outside a home on forest road drive 1:15 a.m. this morning. the man was 40 years old investigators say he shot his 13-year-old daughter and then himself. we don't know yet their identities but will keep you posted on any new information as we get it into the newsroom. >> also new, fairfax county police need your help finding a missing teen who has trouble communicating they are looking for a 17-year-old, jonathan his picture is on your screen, he has been missing since 8:00 p.m. last night from his home in the 6700 block tower drive, in alexandria section of fairfax county he was last seen wearing a black sweater with a phrase i heart dc in pink letters, black pants, blue shoes.

outrage over the shooting of a florida teenager continues to play out in communities across the country. rallies calling for an arrest in the trayvon martin case were held in dc and annapolis yesterday. a newly released police report suggests the 17-year-old viciously beat the neighbourhood watch captain who shot him to death his parents are outraged they will be in dc to attend on racial profiling. >> good morning tony members of congress believe there is a role for the federal government to get involved in the trayvon martin case today his parents will first meet with members of the congressional black caucus and then attend this briefing that will be held by the democratic members of the house judiciary committee communities all over the country are outraged upon learning george zimmerman who has not yet been

arrested or charged in the shooting death of trayvon martin, florida, does have very lenient self-defense laws called stand your grand and zimmerman is playing self- defense community leaders and members of congress, believe much more has to be done to bring justice in this case. >> in essence, the state now can act, the federal government now has the responsibility, but also the law under the hate crimes act which we will be discussing, laws will be discussing the department of justice resources in helping to stem any conflict in the community. we don't want conflict they want a resolution. >> now the stanford police department did release a partial report officers who first arrived on the scene describe in their report that they found zimmerman bleeding from the nose and bleeding from the back of the head they also

said his back was wet as if he had been laying on the grass we have that full report for you on our website myfoxdc.com if you don't see it on the home page go here to hot tippings and click on our trayvon martin page a special page we have with our complete coverage of the case on myfoxdc.com. tony allison back to you. >> thank you melanie more details beginning to fill in on that story. >> more rallies are planned today in honor of trayvon martin at noon students and faculty from the school without walls will march from the campus on g street northwest to the white house. gw and howard students will join them at noon, mount enon baptist church will hold a rally outside the justice department. some top stories this morning now dc police charged a woman for a shooting inside a columbia heights restaurant that may have been a hate crime 27-year-old le shawn carson is

charged with aggravated assault for the shooting in ihop. witnesses reported the victim was called a gay slur before the shooting. police hope this composite sketch will help them catch the suspect accused of attacking a teenaged girl the new image released by police show an abnormality just above the suspect's forehead he is accused of attacking a 16-year- old girl last week as she walked home from school in fairfax county just after the attack a neighbourhood surveillance camera captured the suspect getting into his car which looked like an early 2000 model honda accord or ski vick. -- civic. >> to days 's big story round two begins over president's health care program. 26 states are suing over this law claiming it is unconstitutional and

financially unsustainable for the health care industry. will is back to break the details down. >> good morning it is historic as you know this is three days that can reshape our country and today the high court gets to the heart of the health care debate focussing on what is the controversial and critical question here an individual mandate. outside the court on monday protestors work hard to make their opinions heard. more sparks are expected to fly inside the court on the second day of oral arguments as the justices continue whether the federal government can require every american to buy health insurance or pay a penalty >> mofeel as state attorney generals nothing less than federalism is at stake. >> reporter: the white house maintains it is confident the high court will rule the president's health care bill signed into law in 2010 is constitutional it seeks to expand health care coverage to the millions of the nations uninsured. >> a great deal of precedence

as some of these cases move through the system. >> reporter: monday during day one of oral arguments justices con sidrded whether these cases were -- considered whether these cases were filed prematurely and whether a 19th century tax law requires them to wait. >> this is not in the internal revenue code but for purposes of collection so why is this a tax. >> reporter: arguments will continue to norrow when the justices -- tomorrow when the justices will continue the final two health care cases that are part of this challenge. this morning at 7:30 a.m., we will dig deeper about what the supreme court battle means. tony allison you have an expert coming in to speak to you live interesting topic for sure. >> thank you. >> president obama continues his trip to south korea and

urging the north to seek peace. he was talking to the russian president in south korea when an open mic picked up their conversation the president is heard telling president medved he will have more flexibility after he is re-elected. >> after my election i have more flexibility. yep. >> and this information ... >> republican presidential candidates immediately pounced on the comment saying the president has a hidden agenda that could include concessions to the russians, the white house counters his words merely reflect the political realities of an election year. >> u.s. is offering key concessions to pakistan after long negotiations the white house is offering to cut the cias drone campaign against al qaeda and the pentagon will give pakistanies advanced notice on drone missions they have wanted an end to the

unmanned aerial vehicles. cia director made the offer in january. we are one week out from the presidential primaries in maryland and district. 37 delegates at stake in maryland 19 dc both winner take all but beyond the race for the white house there are primaries in several dc council seats and all of maryland's congressional seats including the sixth district which has been redrawn. we will talk with the washington post columnist with a look at what to expect out of the polls next week. 7:11 a.m., still ahead the pope con continues his trip to cuba. >> student loan debt. what they want congress to do about it. >> plus a bizarre sight in fairfax county why officials

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making headlines north korea vowing to go ahead with a widely criticized satellite launch next month and told president obama to drop his confrontational mind set the north was responding to his comments at a speech in south korea yesterday in which he pressed the north to pursue peace the white house warned the u.s. won't provide the promised food aid if the north carries out that rocket launch. day two of pope benedict

the 16ths trip to cuba he plans to travel to havana to meet with raoul and possibly fidel castro. thousands of worshipers attended an outdoor mass in santiago he said he would pray for peace, liberty and reconciliation this is the first papal visit to cuba in 14 years. all right, tucker barnes is with us, once again to tell us what is going on out there. >> it is cold and i probably don't need to tell you that but it is beautiful nice sunrise gorgeous day,. >> just a little crispier than we are used to. >> a little crisp out there. just be warned you need a jacket temperatures are on the chilly side next couple hours. let's get to the maps and we will kick it off with the all important bus stop forecast where the heat is on this morning. >> this is important because you got to get the kids dressed appropriately. >> yes, allison.

>> today there is no big warm up. >> did you prepare everybody. >> yes, straight up little jackets. >> will mentioned earlier if you bought that late season jacket today may be your one day to wear it. >> who knows. >> today's forecast cold but a will the of sunshine temperatures about 20 to 25 degrees cooler than we were 24 hours ago, so we are notably colder, there is your pocket of cold off the northeast, 27 this morning boston, 25 buffalo, we are warming up out west and that will get in here later tonight, tomorrow, so, the cool down will just be one day 55 currently st. louis, 62 dallas this morning. that is what you call a quiet weather pattern not much to talk about quiet conditions across the mid-atlantic high pressure across the region lots of sunshine for us, i will be surprised if you see more than two clouds. >> really. >> clear but cool. >> yep. >> really cool.

55. >> yeah. >> i mean it is actually a few degrees below normal. >> fourth time this month we have had temperatures below normal. >> thank you sir. >> as julie would say the double nickel. >> let's go to julie now see if anyone is doing the double nickel. >> not on the roads significant tie ups if you are travelling northbound 395 below speed leaving landmark towards seminary an incident already pulled over to the shoulder, more slow traffic headed up towards the inbound 14th street bridge, slow traffic as you work your way inbound coming in towards the capital belt way leaving centerville towards 495, inbound new york avenue lanes are open below speed as you work your way through the traffic lights, northeast to northwest that is a check of your traffic. a final vote expected on a bill to expand gambling, in maryland to include table games, state senators advanced the measure last night after shooting down two key items

including a limit how many slots an owner could have and pave the way for a casino license in prince georges county if senate passes the bill it would head to voters for final approval. virginia senate passes a budget, but rejects a democratic proposal by the state to pay for ultrasound before abortions. it avoids a government shut down that would have kicked in july 1st senate budget is headed to the house of delegates. students in debt from college loans are asking congress to take action, yesterday students from across the country came to dc to protest they are hoping to prompt congress to extend a measure preventing some student loan interest rates from doubling this july. the total student owned debt in the u.s. passed the $1 trillion mark many students say they are worried about paying it off after graduation.

>> i just want to see myself not graduate with so much debt what will i do the job market is worse >> i am $43,000 in student debt and one year from an under graduate degree it will be close to $100,000 by the time interest accrues. students protested in front of sally may they couldn't get inside instead they sat and blocked the doors dozens of students were arrested during those demonstrations. it is a move that has been making headlines lately employers asking current and potential employees to share their facebook passwords. the sheriff's office says it will no longer screen facebook pages of potential employees, this comes as two u.s. senators push for an investigation into whether the password requests violate privacy rights we will talk with one of those senators, live at 9, this morning. 7:20 a.m., 35 degrees out there on a tuesday morning coming up why you might see a pink deer running around

northern virginia. >> plus proof weight loss surgery can reverse and may even cure diabetes. results of two new studies coming up next. and super talented dancers ands make their way to the nations capitol, this year's dc tap festival holly morris is getting a preview plus later a performance by josh johnson who made a name for himself, tap dancing on the new york city subway to pay for college  okay, people, let's s get start.

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three plants now have been closed since the up roar over processed meat called pink slime the company that makes the meat is only running one processing facility because it lost so much business. they will now educate people on what the product really is, it is fatty scraps of meat treated

with ammonia processed into a paste added to less processed meat the company will continue to pay workers for 60 days but if production does not pick back up layoffs are likely. weight loss surgery may be able to treat and cure diabetes two new studies found surgery helped far more patients achieve normal blood sugar levels than medicines alone did. most surgery patients were also able to go off at least some of their diabetes medication before leaving the hospital doctors say the operation could be offered sooner, to people with diabetes and not just as a last resort. fairfax county launched an effort to protect deer from tickets. >> the county set up deer feeding stations now when the deer go to those stations and eat they rub against a roller treated with a pesticide to kill tickets the dye from the roller leaves a pink streak that fades in a couple days this new treatment is part of a three year study to see how well the stations work. >> what we are looking at is

the efficacy and practicality of the use of these deer treatment stations to treat and kill tickets on wild free roaming deer. >> if you spot pink streaked deer, don't be alarmed, you may also see pink streaked racoons or squirrels that come in contact with the rollers. >> all to help. >> going to be kind of funny looking out there. >> right a little more festive. >> it will be. >> all right. it is 7:26 a.m., you may have noticed something out of the ordinary in the sky this morning i did. what nasa had to do with it next. >> plus the president's health care plan gets another day if front of the supreme court justices still ahead editor and chief of roll call will join us live with a closer look. >> as we head to break another live lookout side sun is bright this morning nary a cloud in >> >> yeah, tucker will be here to tell us about weather julie traffic 7:26 a.m. >> you do not hear that word a

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zero. >> launch of the first carrier improved oh rye i don't know. >> cool a successful mission from wallace island virginia for nasa, five rockets lasted off, 80 seconds apart this -- blasted off, 80 seconds apart this happened 5:00 a.m. this morning it helped scientists test the upper jet stream looking at the motion of the clouds the rockets make 60 miles above earth the chemical created abnormal looking clouds in the skies along the eastern sea board residents from south carolina tougher ontario were expected to be able -- to vermont were expected to be able to see the clouds i saw them they were vertical and kind of s shaped initially and then started to slowly disperse and really bright it was weird i guess because it was chemically made cloud, and it freaked me out at first i thought it looked like the sky was opening, it was weird there were two of these trails and i saw other people looking like what is that and then literally

just as i am looking saying what is that, on the radio it was like gilligans island remember how the radio would respond they said, you may be seeing some weird clouds right now from the rockets. >> cool. then it is like oh, cool not like -- >> yeah, what is going on. >> you had a close encounter moment for a second. >> freaky for a second. >> you mention 60 miles, 60,000 feet. >> what did we say. >> 60 miles would be well beyond our jet stream. >> thank you. >> yeah. >> what have you got for us. >> way on up there. nice looking start to the day, we are expecting lots of sunshine, but you know what, with the live shot it is not showing you how cold it is chilly start temperatures have fallen to the freezing mark. bwi marshall and dulles. breaking news. >> all three. >> for me. we didn't get there at regan national. >> freezing at dulles. >> we did thank you tony for

appreciating it and bwi. chilly start sunny but cool highs 50s. a lot of sunshine a nice afternoon winds lighter than yesterday could be a shower tomorrow and a lot of clouds maybe a thunderstorm too, but most of the day it will be cloudy as we get a cold front moving through and sunshine to end the week, thursday, friday and saturday looked great by saturday our temperatures will be back up near 70 this weekend, looks promising. currently, 35 in washington, i mentioned baltimore, bwi now marshall, 32 degrees, 32 baltimore itself, 31 dulles, these temperatures obviously on the chilly side, good 20 to 25 degrees colder than a couple hours ago, 28 frederick, if you haven't done so and you want to, you got some tender vegetation bring it in next hour or two these temperatures will take a little time to rebound later this afternoon right back into the 50s. very quiet weather pattern nothing overhead blue sky and we are expecting as high

pressure builds a nice quiet afternoon out to the west, cloud cover next frontal system h bring clouds and a few showers up ahead of that front temperatures will get a nice boost mid-50s right back near 70 by tomorrow. sunshine, cool, 55 daytime high, it won't feel bad winds will be lighter than yesterday out of the north 5 to 10 miles per hour and then later tonight partly cloudy not as cold overnight 42 your overnight low winds out of the south, 5 to 10, allow that warmer air in tomorrow, 70 degrees then i mention sunshine, and the temperatures at the end of the week there is your saturday forecast, 70s mostly sunny skies, for saturday. good looking day. that is your forecast, see if julie can deliver a good looking day. i am trying folks want to talk to you will you please tweet. >> thank you i will do that right now. >> thank you sir on the roads, lanes are open travelling northbound on dc route 295, kennel worth headed south you

are below speed, headed out towards east capitol street 295, here, 19 miles an hour headed in towards the 11th street bridge other side of town outer loop below speed, 95 georgia avenue average speed here 650, 21 miles an hour, sluggish leaving 95, towards the green belt metro. lanes are open 270, approaching 85 down the 109, slow traffic 28 in rockville down to 20 miles an hour headed for the split that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. thank you very much. supreme court will hear arguments for a second day today challenging the president's health care reform law the high court is being watched carefully not only by the health care industry and every day citizens on both sides of the issue but by both major political parties they have a lot at stake as well and what the justices decide could have a big impact on the upcoming elections joining us now the editor and chief of roll call scott montgomery good to have you back. >> good morning.

>> let's talk about yesterday, day one, as the arguments began, questions were asked by some justices and the like, what did you take away from the first day of the proceedings. >> the first day of the proceedings ended up being a bit of a throat clearing exercise for everybody in that the big question was going to be whether or not the court would punt on this issue, before the election and use this 1867 law and say well, until some body has been forced the pay for not following the mandate, to get health care you can't actually debate the issue of constitutionality the court seemed really not interested in using that out, a lot of people made the point that if they were going to use that out they would not have scheduled three days of hearings. now we get past that and look at the heart of the matter today. >> we know the scheduling of three days of hearings is

extraordinary. does that in and of itself, scheduling of the hearings effect they are going to deal with this now, does that in and of itself suggest anything about where the court may go with this? >> no, but i think it does suggest, that the court recognizes the political sort of public policy nature of this issue and it is extraordinary they scheduled all these days although they continue to not have cameras in the courtroom they released audio, they released transcripts this is something the court typically does not do they recognize this is a highly political, highly charged public policy debate and they are doing -- taking extraordinary steps to show a public face on debating this issue. >> and allow people to see what the process is. >> see the process and feel they are part of it. >> okay. what do we expect to happen today. >> today we get to the debate

the discussion over the individual mandate whether or not this is constitutional, everyone as they often do is going to listen for questions, from the justices and whether or not those questions suggest something about where the court might go in its ruling which will come in june, but traditionally, those questions often do not actually do very well in telling us what might happen later. >> it is interesting, we heard it starting yesterday, the guessing game trying to decipher where they are going and it is impossible to do that. >> impossible to do that. >> seems to me the crux of the matter here is whether or not the penalties that people may need to pay, if they don't buy insurance, whether that constitutes a tax. >> right well, that is certainly the fundamental question for yesterday's issue, of whether or not you can use this law from before to say well, you can't really debate this issue right now until some body has been forced to payment going forward now today and

then tomorrow too, we get to this really highly political question of whether or not congress had the authority and the commerce clause of the constitution to essentially require people to buy a product, from a private company. >> the political implications of this, could be significant, although it seems to me that the person with the most to lose is the president, if the court comes down, and says, this is not constitutional you can't do this, that provides a lot of fodder for anyone going up against him in the election. >> truthfully, i think none of this is good for the president in a sense that whether the court decides in june, to either up hold the law, or repeal part of it, i just don't think it is good for the president in that either way, it creates a story of uncertainty, that does not help a sitting president if the court were to rule for instance yes, let's go forward with the

law it is constitutional, yes, it is a short term win but then you get into this whole discussion you will hear it from republicans and outside groups, well, now what happens next we don't know if the law is going to work will it lower costs the way it is supposed to all that uncertainty will it make one of the arguments that gets made is it is going to force businesses to give up, employees they will have to shed jobs to pay for this, that kind of uncertainty does not help a sitting president. >> very good point all right we are glad you came in scott montgomery see you again too. allison. 7:39 a.m. on tuesday morning, still ahead why unruly airline passengers might want to have their check books handy. >> plus a serious situation in colorado a wild fire burning out of control we will have the latest details all coming your way next stay with us i style everyone.

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dominic strauss-kahn he has been preliminarily charged for hiring prostitutes the news comes two days before he was scheduled to appear in a new york courtroom to fight a civil case stemming from his high profile sexual assault arrest for allegedly attacking a hotel maid last year. >> all hands on deck in denver, as fire crews try to stop a wild fire burning dozens of homes in its path, fueling the fire dry weather high winds at least one death has been reported and the fire has destroyed up to 20 homes. hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate for the night. well, the next time you fly, make sure that you are on your best behaviour, fed up with disruptive passengers that cause major delays port authority is planning to go after them in court which could cost tens of thousands in fines. last year alone police responded to about 400 calls, involving passengers who refused to turn off electronic devices at kennedy international la guardia and

newark airport. >> just make flying into that area even more joyful. >> yes. >> so they are not going to be happy. >> no. all right. >> when they are fined >> they should pay up the fine if they are hours late. >> we should institute our own personal fines and what have you since everyone likes to fine us for everything you know what you know how you cancel on a doctor they charge you any way if you cancel on me you pay me my time is worth something too. >> it should be the same amount. >> yes, that is fair. >> okay i agree. >> good we are in agreement. >> good luck with that one. >> there is a live shot. >> i am going to charge you if the weather forecast isn't right. >> great idea i have a lot of money to pay you allison. you are coming to to the right guy. beautiful outside going to be sunny and brilliant day just on the cool side highs in the 50s. cold right now mid-30s regan

national 35 degrees. temperatures lots of 20s. gaithersburg 28, frederick 28, working our waand west, hagerstown 29 degrees warmer south, 37 fredericksburg. pocket of cool air across new england and mid-atlantic states and 18 this morning a core of cold air 27 boston. the good news if you don't like the cold it will only be around 24 hours it will be pushed north and east during the afternoon. here is your future cast see how quiet nothing going on a few clouds 8:00 p.m. tonight see a nice sunset late this afternoon during the evening hours then cloud up with a few showers around tomorrow i don't think tomorrow will be a terrible day, but we will have a shower or two maybe a thunder storm around during the afternoon and cooler air behind a brief warm up we will go up and down next couple days 55 today, near 70, tomorrow, scattered shower back into the 60s thursday and friday right now the weekend looks nice

sunshine saturday and 70 degrees. >> does look nice. >> thank you. here is julie wright with an update on this mornings rush hour traffic. >> hey, guys allison if we did what tony did if you cancel us we charge you money. tony owes me enough money from lunch that you and i could go real good. >> does it work like that julie he didn't cancel on you he just never took you. >> in my version of the story. >> okay let's go to the palm you got it. >> all right on the roads right now, we've got our hands full, delays on the inner loop as you leave the springfield interchange below speed slow going all the way towards the interchange 66 struggling eastbound out of manassas, this is the outer loop springfield, travelling into the sunshine headed towards the wilson bridge you break free closer to telegraph road, travelling inbound, rolling down the hill from arizona, fox hall road,

heavy volume, lanes are open. outer loop closed 95 to georgia, inner loop, 95 to the green belt metro. >> thank you julie. listen up a big night on the ice for washington caps they welcome the buffalo sabers tonight, both teams are tied for the 8th and final playoff spot with 84 points, but the caps hold the tie breaker with more victories fox 5 sports crew will cover all the action now if the caps do make it, to the post season, center nicklas back strum could be headed back to the line up he participated in his first full practice yesterday since suffering a concussion in early january. go caps. unfortunately no summer goal for the u.s. men's soccer team. as its olympic dreams are crushed, el salvador ousted the americans from olympic qualifying with a 3-3 tie they needed a win to reach

saturday's semi finals. >> holly morris is hanging out with very talented guests. >> live at duke ellington school of the arts ahead of this year's dc tap festival we love this event. >> i know you just can't keep your feet still when you listen and see these wonderful performers on stage you are hanging out with the best of the best duke ellington school of performing arts they are getting in an early morning practice as they gear up for the fourth annual dc tap festival why this is truly an event for everyone dancers ands and nondancers ands alike we will explain it all next stay with us time to say good morning to jeff eriksson he is a former army sergeant and paratrooper and guess what he is also a fox 5 fan of day. he says no, it is not his birthday not celebrating an anniversary not his kids birthday not even his dog's birthday, but it would just be

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>> fourth annual dc tap festival going on this weekend. >> holly is spending the morning with participants to find out what is new this year. holly you know what, it could be the same old show it is just that exciting but maybe what is new. >> no, you are exactly right it could be the same old thing and it is always exciting always entertaining but what is new is the fact that each and every

year this festival becomes more and more a destination festival, for the best of the best to be a part of and the two reasons that happens, these two ladies right here chloe and mud. >> thank you. >> so happy to be here again. >> we are happy to be back as well let's talk about what is new this year what is better than has been in the past. >> this year again we have people coming from all around the world to perform with us we are honouring congress woman eleanor homes norton and maia will be performing songs from her new album. >> is this something where at this point you still contact people and say be a part of it or do they contact you and say hey we might be free that weekend. >> definitely a combination of both it is really awesome we have so many renowned artists saying can we come and be part of dc tap festival from broadway, hollywood this year we have so you thing you can

dance star melinda sullivan it will be amazing and the concert is directed by ted lewis levy emmy award winner and tony nominee >> you grew up here in dc went off and did your thing you have been very successful but you say this festival is your responsibility to give back what do you mean by that. >> well, since we got so much as kids growing up here, that propelled us in our careers we have to give that back to the kids we have been doing free outreach shows at public schools in dc and it has been so invigorating to bring the love of dance and arts to young people. >> it really is for dancers ands and nondancers ands alike. >> absolutely if you are a dancers and come take class you might get to be in our concert if you are a patron of the arts you will be energized and excited. >> you will be energized by my next guest thank you guys so much i will bring in josh johnson and josh is an incredible dancer, but you also have an incredible story tell me about that. >> basically what it is, i have

been tapping for 6 years and i have been tap dancing on a train raising money for tuition for three years. >> tap dancing on the subway in new york city in order to send yourself to college >> i attend penn state university that is how i raise my money. >> you must have been impressive to pay for your tuition people must have liked what you do on the train. >> yeah, i get all types of people that talk to me it is crazy but yeah, that involves me paying for tuition which got me on the ellen show. >> sorry got him on the ellen show? >> yeah. >> not once but twice how was that? >> great i had a great time ellen has a great personality. >> really? i have heard she is funny. >> right. she had a great personality everything and everything was good so i get a chance to do the red carpet with the choice awards friday, since then it has been so many things happening i have been getting people that wanted to be my man ma injury i don't -- manager i

don't even know. >> i only have 30 seconds i could talk to you forever. i can't offer you the red carpet definitely not ellen but i can offer you a little bit of live time fox 5 morning news can you show your stuff. myfoxdc.com we have a link to dc tap fest going on this friday, saturday and sunday, it's workshops, clinics, performances don't forget about that all-star concert saturday night march 31st, 8:00 p.m., duke ellington theatre, see maia, coming up next hour we will talk more about all that will be offered and talk to an artist in residence which is quite a come back story in and of itself look at that, too impressive back to y'all in studio. >> that is quite a work out. >> sure is. >> right.

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purchase health insurance. the latest on the historic case under way. >> i am tony perkins. >> i am alison seymour thanks for joining us on tuesday morning, 8:00 a.m. hour glad you are with us, tucker barnes is standing or sitting to our left with the latest, on this chilly forecast. >> it is cold. kids at the bus stop, taking the dog out for a walk, chilly. >> bundle up. >> bundle the dog up. >> cool afternoon as well. >> yeah,. >> if you have a cute little outfit. >> do you dress the dog like that allison? >> we are dressing the puppy she is cute brownie is like no. >> precious right now. 35 right now washington 32 baltimore you got your cold, 31 dulles, 32 winchester, ocean city, that is a chilly start, board walk, 32 degrees, satellite radar in for a beautiful day but it will be cool this afternoon, but here is the trade off cool

temperatures mid-50s less wind a lot of sun nine. it won't feel terrible, kind of cool. >> walk on the sunny side of the street. >> exactly. >> i want to say unseasonably cool honest truth it is not terribly unseasonably cool. there is your forecast, dry conditions, mid-50s, 4:00 p.m. >> thanks tuck. >> let's go to julie she can tell us what is happening on the roads. >> all right you guys some problems to report right now travelling the outer loop of the belt way leaving springfield headed for the wilson bridge, heavy and slow, eisenhower avenue, lanes are open inbound canal road, slow going arizona avenue out toward it is key bridge. coming down the hill past georgetown university accident activity, southbound 29 ramp to outer loop. pay close attention police are there to direct you by. all right julie thank you we begin this hour with devastating terrible news out of northern virginia, a man shoots and kills his own daughter and then kills

himself. fairfax county police say that happened overnight in annandale the bodies of the 40-year-old man and 13-year-old girl were found inside an suv parked outside a home on forest grove drive that was at 1:15 a.m. this morning. the victims have not yet been publicly identified. we've gooto report this morning regarding a teen missing since last night 17- year-old jonathan was found this morning in arlington, his family and police had been worried they say jonathan has trouble communicating but again, he has been found, safe. police hope this composite sketch will help catch a suspect accused of attacking a teenaged girl the new image released by police shows a distinguishing mark just above his forehead the suspect is accused of attacking a 16-year- old girl last week as she walked home from school in fairfax county just after the attack a neighbourhood surveillance camera captured the suspect getting into his car, which police say looks

like an early 2000 model honda accord or honda civic. and another big story this morning protests over the shooting of an unarmed florida teen, still playing out across the country one was held in dc yesterday, a group of state legislators also held a rally in annapolis. family of trayvon martin is outraged over a newly released report it suggests the 17-year- old viciously beat the neighbourhood watch captain who then shot him to death, martins parents are in the district to attend a house committee hearing on racial profiling and hate crimes. fox 5s melanie alnwick is live on capitol hill with more. >> reporter: first up this morning the family of trayvon martin will meet with members of the congressional black caucus here on capitol hill

later this afternoon they will be the guests of sheila jackson lee democrat from texas at this briefing she organized again as you said it is to look at racial profiling and hate crime issues, jackson lee along with other members of congress believe the federal government does have jury diction, can step -- jurisdiction can step into the trayvon martin case if florida authorities do not act as we have seen outrage growing across the country, george zimmerman has not been arrested and charged in the shooting death of trayvon martin. zimmerman claimed self-defense in the incident partial police report released monday by the stanford police department shows officers on the scene did find zimmerman bleeding from the nose and back of his head they said his back appeared wet from being on the ground, and that when he was in custody in the police cruisers he told police he was yelling out for help, but no one came, martin's family says the release of these reports amounts to

characters assassination. >> one of those situations that zimmerman is a liar and can say whatever trayvon is dead and can't defend himself. even in death, they are still disrespecting my son. >> there were also six witnesses also interviewed the police said when they aroofed on scene they saw a black male face down hands underneath his body and zimmerman was co- operative and surrendered right away to police read that entire report, released on myfoxdc.com go straight to the home page see it on the front of the page or find our trayvon martin page under hot topics allison. >> melanie alnwick thank you. meantime more rallies are planned today in honor of martin, at noon students and faculty from school without walls will march from the campus on g street northwest to the white house, gw and howard students will join them also at noon, mount enon baptist church

from clinton maryland will hold a rally outside the justice department. now to the legal fight over health care the supreme court is hearing a second day of oral arguments on president obama's signature legislation. >> today's debate focuses on the individual mandate, the requirement to buy health insurance we get the latest from foxes doug luzader on capitol hill. >> reporter: today is the critical day for this, the question, whether the federal government can force you and everyone else, to purchase health insurance. the crowds and protests have been building and this is the day that most of these people have been waiting for when the court will tackle the very essence of president obama's health care plan. the requirement all americans purchase health insurance. 26 states will argue that it goes too far. >> if you breathe congress can regulate you, and that is what we have got to stop the slippery slope from happening.

>> reporter: yesterday the court heard arguments about the timing of the case because every american will have to pay the government money if they don't buy insurance, there is a legal question about whether that is technically a tax if it is the court might have to hold off on a decision until the tax is enforced by the the irs in 2015. president obama has been emphatic saying it is not a tax it is a penalty, but his lawyer will have to argue just the opposite that congress didn't over step its bounds on health care because it has authority to tax, some difficult footwork noted one justice. >> today you are arguing that the penalty is not a tax, tomorrow you are going to be back and arguing that the penalty is a tax. >> reporter: but tax or not the court today will weigh nothing less than the scope and reach of the federal government. both sides outside the court might agree the health care system is in trouble, the court will have to decide whether a potential fix, simply goes too

far. now the court has a number of options, but if they decide to strike down the individual mandate, the rest of the law will be difficult to sustain. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. the nuclear summit in korea is just wrapping up but a conversation between president obama and russia's president was caught on an open microphone the president jokingly tried to hide a microphone when he was about to shake hands with medved. the private conversation was about missiles. >> after my election i have more flexibility. yep. >> well, republican presidential candidates immediately pounced saying the president has a hidden agenda that could include concessions to the russian it is white house responded the president's words merely reflect the political realities of an election year. rick santorum defending his use of profanity on the

campaign trail the republican candidate for president was in wisconsin and got visibly upset when a new york times reporter repeatedly asked why he thinks mitt romney would be the worst republican to put up against president obama >> to run against barack obama on the issue of health care because he fashioned the blueprint i have been saying it in every speech quit distorting my words. if i see it, it is bull bleep. >> even though santorum says romney is the worst candidate to face the president he is not ruling out running as his vice presidential candidate he told a radio program yesterday of course i would consider being his running mate. 8:10 a.m., tuesday morning next week voters in maryland and dc will head to polls for primary elections we will break down the most hotly contested local race coming up next fox 5 morning news. >> new trends in vision correction, not sure this is what you will have to wear

think computer generated electronic eye wear something out of a sci-fi novel could soon come to your doctors office. 8:11 a.m. 

coming up 8:14 a.m., first thing we want to do is get a look at the weather. >> is that the first thing or can we look at a cute picture. >> tucker barnes joining us with more. >> just getting ready for our cuteness factor of the day let's do it. time for our photo of the day this is jade. >> hi beautiful. >> yeah, wasn't expecting jade but she is as cute as can be. >> she is. >> jade recently won a cute baby contest at the washington convention center and i can see why. >> that's right. >> boy she is not a baby. >> because i happened to be there, there were two you know up to 5 s than the baby contest -- and then the baby contest we showed the baby who won the infant part and this is jade. >> she is toddler.

>> more of a toddler. >> still under 5. >> toddler contest at washington convention center. >> yeah, but it is all under the cutest baby contest. >> you were a judge. >> no, mc host of it. >> that is fantastic >> were any kids not cute. >> no, they were all cute here is the thing, here is what they did, that is terrible, here is what they did, the kids put this on they took it to facebook she got 800 votes. >> i can see why. >> so jade is probably totally one of the -- >> that is the trophy. >> that is her trophy. >> what is on top looks like a comb. >> looks like a star. >> what is the -- oh, like -- all right. she and her three brothers want to thank all their facebook family and friends for their votes congratulations jade we are very proud go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings send us your child's picture. >> wonderful. >> nice smile jade. >> cold temperatures start your

day we are in 30s. 35 washington gaithersburg 28 degrees this morning, so parts of hagerstown 29 and 33 dulles, we are gradually going to warm up, pocket of cold air across the mid-atlantic and new england, new york 28 degrees, 28 boston chilly temperatures for the day this afternoon bright side, sentinel radar nothing to worry about might get a shower tomorrow along with warmer air temperatures tomorrow near 70, but today kind of a one day cool down, 55 bounce around later this week sunshine near 70. >> all right that is your weather forecast, on time traffic and julie wright has your latest. julie. >> all right, i was trying to call we are checking for an accident tucker downtown silver spring georgia avenue, wayne avenue so far i am not seeing anything pop up in the camera from this angle we are trying to call and get them to turn

this camera. south of university boulevard, before the exit to the outer loop stay to the left to get by this is the commute on the belt way, grid locked, 95 college park georgia avenue, inner loop closed leaving connecticut avenue, headed east towards georgia avenue, 95 headed towards washington parkway still going to find delays 395 northbound, they have cleared that, traffic for the most part cleared across the belt way. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. in both maryland and dc voters will head to the polls for primary elections that happens april 3rd, joining us this morning to discuss some of the most closely watched races, metro affairs columnist for the washington post robert mccartney good morning. >> good to see you allison. >> let's talk about dc first what is most interesting, that is happening in dc. >> well, i think the most interesting thing is to see whether or not the voters and

primary are going to vote against incumbents, as a protest against all the scandal that emerged all the controversy that emerged over apparent campaign finance irregularities i think the race that is giving the most attention is the at large race for council where vincente orange is the incumbent and he has been accused of -- our suspicion has been aroused by the fact that he got sequentially numbered money orders from jeff thompson the business man and big contributor whose contributions and donations are very much at the center of this controversy, his main owe ponent is trying to make a -- opponent is trying to make a big deal out of this orange has been a council member before very well organized beat bidle last times the not clear how much the

voters want to punish people over this con tremendous ski. >> mariel busker -- controversy. >> mariel bowser. >> there is not much chance marion barry will lose, he is older, not so well, you know a lot younger people, saying it is time for a change and i think he might not win by as much as he won in the past but i think it would be a huge surprise, i think the person most at risk of those three incumbents is alexandre in ward 7 northeast corner of the city she has pretty strong opposition, and a lot of people criticizing her, mainly for supposedly not doing enough for the ward and not being enough of a leader on council. >> maryland all congressional seats up what is the story. >> only one race that is really

of interest democratic primary, in the 6th congressional district, that is the -- we are basically sort of establishment guy, is running in the democratic primary against this new comer business man, john delaney a very well funded, and this is for the right to go up against long time republican,s are cobart let who i assume will win the nomination this is the famously, gerrymandered district this is traditionally western maryland, and basically it was one of the ones in maryland one of the few in blue maryland, that was you know reliably republican and redistricting process this year they redrew it, takes them all the way down from cumberland all the way down to northern montgomery county to pick up a bunch of democratic voters and try to get it to switch to the

democratic side and put bart let at risk and this district was drawn specifically, to favour, the maryland state senator, he is the number two guy in the state senate, democratic side and they really the establishment is for him, but the guy, john delaney this business man a long time big fundraiser for the democrats he has just come in with a huge amount of money his own money he is in commercial finance he is worth at least $50 million plus raised more money from outside donors than garajolia a lot more ads for him mailings for him he might beat garajolia in the primary upset plans that go back more than a year for

basically delivering this seat for him. >> no one can say politics isn't interesting. >> no, then of course whoever wins has to be bart let, very well known very well established in the west earn part of the state and -- western part of the state and also pretty old but the real question is whether or not the gerrymandering redrawing of the lines will be enough to switch it to democrats. washington post, robert mccartney i want to call you bob but i want to end on a good note. >> it is anthony. thank you. 8:22 a.m. tuesday morning, maryland governor martin o'malley finding inspiration from the boss we will explain coming up next fox 5 morning news and later this hour, holly morris has a behind the scenes look at fourth annual dc tap festival she will introduce us to one dancer with quite an inspiring story fox 5 morning news will be right back óo:ló

united states soccer team will not compete at this summers olympic games in london, el salvador scored a late goal, ousted the americans from the qualifying round.

it was a 3-3 tie, tucker told me folks are happy about it. >> who? >> salvador januarys. team captain called the loss quote the worst feeling i have ever felt in my life so far as a pro athlete the u.s. needed to win to reach saturday's semi finals in kansas. freddie adou you don't hear that name very much any more. >> one more maryland lawmaker is a big fan of the boss governor o'malley, loves bruce springsteen now the governor is having other maryland state lawmakers read up on a recent springsteen interview. >> washington post got ahold of an interview, where he highlighted powerful springsteen quotes. he gave his thoughts on the state of the nation one quote highlighted reads quote you cannot have a social contract with the enormous income disparity you will slice the country down the middle without

jobs without helping folks with foreclosures regulating banks and without some sort of tax reform i don't think the country will hold together. >> quite the interview, a lot of politics in the interview the interview conducted by john stuart. >> that's right. >> very interesting. >> okay. >> pick that one up. the boss. it is now 8:27 a.m. tuesday morning, did you notice anything strange in is skies this morning? tony did. nasa has been busy with a rocket launch from virginia details coming up. >> also ahead we will talk with an expert about spring break travel tips and the fox medical team takes a look at eye wear of the future. fox 5 morning news will be right back 8:27 a.m. 

four, three, two, one, zero. >> launch of the first carrier improved orion. >> quite a sight this morning

five rockets blasted off, 80 seconds apart this happened just around 5:00 a.m. this morning, rockets helped scientists test the upper jet stream looking at the motion of the clouds that the rockets make in the upper levels at the atmosphere 60 miles up. there is -- yeah, i saw some of this this morning, the cloud vapour they were making really eerie and weird it was cool. very cool. >> i wish i had seen it i guess i have the benefit of looking at it right there. >> it was better than what you are seeing there. >> it was. >> what? >> it was if you saw it in person. >> seemed cool to me. >> hope they learn what they were hoping for. >> i wonder what tony was thinking before he found out what it really was. >> i thought what is this i almost called into the desk. >> wouldn't that have been funny. >> tony it is a rocket launch on wallace island. >> the forecast cold temperatures to start your day,

excellent for rocket launching. >> nice and clear. >> that is the kind of day you want >> yeah, i guess you don't want it too cold though it was touch and go last minute, 35 regan national, 33 gaithersburg, another beautiful day temperatures mid-50s, cool side but we should gradually warm up, 20 degrees warmer than the current numbers and we are not expecting any rain in the forecast today future satellite radar a quiet weather pattern there is a cold chunk of air across the mid-atlantic and new england boston, 20s, some teens up in up state new york but otherwise nice looking forecast, high pressure will build across the area i don't think you will see more than a cloud or two across the bay, showers, with a front that get in here tomorrow, winds will shift out of the south we have to pump up the temperatures, up near about 70, by tomorrow. lots of sunshine cool

temperatures 55 your daytime high winds out of the north 5 to 10 later tonight partly cloudy not as cold overnight still chilly 42 your overnight low winds shifting out of the south, 5 to 10 and there you go near 70, could be a shower or storm, most of the day just kind of cloudy and by thursday and friday back into the 60s bounce around a little bit 70 with sunshine in the forecast for your day on saturday. all right something to look forward to. that is weather allison and tony, i will toss it back to you. it is something many of us take foregranted our ability to see clearly though is priceless. >> but the reality s a lot of us myself included need help with that and there are some new options changing the world of corrective lenses. fox medical teams, doctor is live in tampa. >> good morning dr. joe. >> good morning tony and allison i am no exception either three out of four of us wear eyeglasses whether you are near sighted or far sighted there are new things on the the

horizon and they are eye opening. from the driving range,. >> there we go. that is a good one. >> to the putting green. he thought he had all the right equipment for a good game of golf but two months ago he discovered he needed a new pair of electronic glasses. >> before, with progressive glasses when you look down, your focal point is about 18 inches away, so the golf ball is blurry now i can see it it is a lot more in focus. >> that center area helps peter read like a bifocle his main focus is his work automatic setting is perfect for presentation. >> i can swipe the side like this when i look up i can see my audience when i look down the reading turns on it happens in a millisecond like now it is off, and now it is on.

>> over decades corrective vision has evolved. >> with a round face and arched bridge and dropped lower curve. >> from nable to functional, new option -- fashionable to functional new options enhance the senses look at super focus this company video shows how they work moving the slider on the top of the frame adjusts the entire lens to whatever distance you choose, near, far or in between. >> but if you still want traditional glasses there is another high tech option. >> this little cross, we need to make sure it is over the reflection of the eye. >> this system doesn't just measure your eyes it tracks how your head and pupils move and rotate. >> i got the type of reading i need as far as how you turned your head everything is lining up. >> gene's new glasses were made using cool durations generated by the computer -- calculations generated by the computer. >> the end product is the best i have experienced you never

see a seam objects appear brighter, clearer and you know as i move from working in an office environment to outside, i see no change >> i want to take this. >> the office works with any design or any style. >> this i think is wonderful for the patient that wants to step up and wants presize vision. >> while the old way of measuring works this new method adds something else. >> here at tampa eye clinic they say the longest part of your exam is choosing your lenses but the system will offer picturevideo what you look like in your favorite frames. >> i can't do what the machine does. >> no matter your choice computer generated or electronic, you will likely see even more technology in eye wear in years to come. >> i am sure it is the tip of the iceberg no one know what is the future holds it is exciting to be part of it. >> so the big question now how much is this going to set you

back those impower lenses run $1,000 to $1,200 super focus online $700 the visio office will add $40 to each and every frame you do choose. >> very interesting thank you. >> thanks dr. joe. >> cool. >> would you like to adjust your eyeglasses. >> no, i wouldn't want to walk around doing that. >> hold for a sec. >> it is out there though. time 8:37 a.m., tuesday morning, the fox 5 job of the day coming up next. >> plus the rising cost of a college education, protestors come to washington fighting what they say is the unfair business of student loans. fox 5 morning news will be right back  look! ! here she comes!

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hundreds of students from across the nation came to the nations capitol to protest student loan debt. yesterday, they marched down 7th street, sally may one of the nations leading student loan priders where dozens of -- providers where dozens of students were arrested those not arrested made their way to capitol hill they hope to prompt congress to extend a measure to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling

this july. total student loan debt in the united states recently passed the $1 trillion mark. stock markets around the world are soaring after federal reserve chair, ben bernanke spoke about weak job prospects at a meeting of economists in arlington yesterday. to the average listener might not sound so great. >> better jobs numbers seem out of synch further improvements in the employment rate will require more production and demand from consumers is business as process that can be supported by continued accommodative policies. >> investors interpreted that to mean he will keep interest rates at record low levels. dow jumped 160 points following his remarks. of course reminder about the fox 5 job shop for you today's job of the day sales associate with pnc bank in

virginia, for more head to myfoxdc.com click on the job shop tab. it is 8:41 a.m. coming up 8:42 a.m. if you are planning a spring break get away there are somethings you need to know about. >> going to get travel tips coming up next and find out what you need to watch for when it comes to those airline fees. holly good morning. >> i've got an event you need to watch out for this weekend you might just want to attend we are live duke ellington school of the performing arts where tap dancers ands are getting in early morning practice all for a star studded concert that will be going on this saturday night but part of a weekened event called dc tap festival we will tell you about it live next fox 5 morning news stay with us  turn left.

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you. >> good to see you. >> i know all these -- thank you all those hidden fees now you never know what to expect. >> for me i feel like i don't want to fly i have to fly every now and then but i try to do it as infrequently as possible because of the fees it is ridiculous. >> uncomfortable i call it the new form of bus travel is getting on a plane. being herded so let's talk about a few ways to save money and make sure we get everything right so we can enjoy our vacation. first of all, for those of you that have bags that they are going to check which if you are travelling large with family you are going to, prepay your bags ahead of time so that way you save a couple dollars there. now for those of you taking spirit, a big thing and you don't want to pay those -- you are thinking you are going to save money carrying your bags on spirit charges you anything besides what you are going to put under your seat, one bag you are going to get charged for that carry on, so again prepay the bag. >> so does that include a purse or -- >> that includes the purse no,

that is not being charged for, if you can fit it underneath the seat but carriers like southwest you are not charged for the bag. so, take some of these into consideration when looking at what airline you will use. >> it can add up. >> it does add up. number two make sure when you get the ticket take a look at the name on it and make sure your government id matches make sure to bring that government id with you if your name is spelled wrong or totally incorrect like tony versus anthony, and you get to the airport they don't let you on you are going to have to buy a whole new ticket. that is costly. that is another thing so then, let's move on to you have not looked at your ticket for awhile call the airline call your travel agent check online and make sure those times have not changed because airlines within 6 months go through time changes your flight could now leave at 9:00 a.m. instead of 10:00 a.m. what happens if you get there you have to pay a change fee if you missed your flight. >> some times they notify you some times they don't.

>> exactly. exactly you can't and the same thing that day make sure you check to see that your plane is there or leaving on time or hadn't had a mechanical before you pack up the family and head to the airport. lastly, since there have been so many airline mergers and alliances make sure you know what carrier you are checking in at you may have bought your ticket at united but travelling on u.s. air take a look to see you are going to the right counter, to check in. >> so now where do you look again for that? >> on your itinerary it will say flight is operated by u.s. air flight is operated by american you might have bought your ticket from british air but travelling on american airlines look at the line flight is operated by that is where you need to check in >> i want to go back to the government id thing, you have a drivers license or passport or something do little kids, do they need a government id? >> no. >> okay. >> they are not going to have one but if you are taking a friend of the family with you

make sure you have a letter from the parent especially if you are going into mexico, that authorizes them then it has to be notarized it is going to allow you to take that child out of the country make sure you know what precautions you have to take if you are inviting some body along with your family also if you are going to take a child to the airport, and their father, if it is a divorced parent is picking them up at the other end you need to give the correct name of the other person picking them up on the other end make sure they have an id and you have their phone number so not a switch at the last minute the new steppe step mother is picking up make sure you have the proper information then take them to the gate put them on the plane and the flight attendant will take them off and make sure they are in the hands of the paperwork that matches. >> you are scaring me a little bit i know, this is helpful information but a little scary. >> s to a way to make sure you have a good time and that you are not stressed out by the time you get to the place that

you are going to sit and relax. >> all right very good thank you for all the information we will post your website is connected to our website go to myfoxdc.com for all of this and more thank you. >> thank you. >> a prior yet it. >> just got off the -- appreciate. >> just got off the hook for taking my children with you to acapulco. nice question tony. >> duke ellington school of the arts northwest dc, featuringkansasers with quick feet -- dancers ands with quick feet >> i will tell you something i think will leave a lasting impression on you a statement that says as our civilizations art flourishes so does its soul i heard it from these two here chloe and maude i read it in a thing about you two but that spoke to me when i heard that that is really what you all really believe. >> yes, we do believe that, that is why we started the dc tap festival one of our main

missions was to make sure we didn't turn anybody down because of financial strain we have a serious scholarship program that not only offers classes to dancers ands but opportunities for young people to come and see the theatre and be in the theatre and enjoy that experience. so,. >> because you know what, let's just be honest you are not a whole person unless you have experienced theatre we all need to experience it in some way shape or form. >> a lot of these dancers ands may go on to become broadway stars or become enriched citizens that support the arts that believe in children, that can contribute something meaningful to society. >> it is really exciting to us to watch them grow up and we have watched them in four years go from high school to college. >> one of our first scholarship internship students we had him in school now he is in college tap dancing for his tuition that is something you try to instill use your craft to get

where you are going. >> dare we say we have watched you two grow up, as well, we always like to remind people you were on fox when you were just little. >> yes. >> so wonderful and part again this is a continuation for us this is our home coming to be able to give back, these wonderful experiences we had growing up here for example with greats like debbie alan. so if people want to participate in our scholarship program on our website, there is a donate link that money goes directly to the kids they are from all over the world. >> i also want to get in christopher because this also speaks to the good work you are doing he is the artist in residence come over here and you have an amazing story, i mean there was a time when you didn't think you would be able to dance again. >> yes, ma'am back in 2006 i was shot three times in my leg, and it is the way that i make money took me a year and a half to come back and a whole year

and a half maude and chloe they have been an inspiration to me, they gave me high hopes kept me in good spirits now i am here at tap fest. >> when they told you you were maybe never even going to walk again what was it how did you in your mind turn it around and say no, that is not an option for me you don't understand. >> the tap dancing, just you know, kept me in high spirits, when i was down you know i just thought about the dance thought about me coming pack when i came back. i came back as strong as possible. >> well, i tell you you had inspiration now you are the inspiration will you do something for us. >> of course. >> let's hand the stage over to christopher who now tours the world show casing his talents. >> i tell you, one story is

better than the next one, dancer is better than the next it will be on display this weekened friday, saturday and sunday, of course the all-star concert is saturday night, at 8:00 p.m. right here duke ellington theatre, we will have even more believe it or not coming up in our next hour. it gets better, they are amazing. >> unbelievable. >> wow. >> that is amazing thanks holly. >> well, time to say good morning to jeff eriksson a former army sergeant, paratrooper, he is the fox 5 fan of the day too, jeff says not his birthday not his anniversary not his kids birthday not his dogs birthday it is just cool to be fan of the day so, he also has an wall teen year motive you never know it might -- ulterior motive you never know it might get him a

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