ahead. an emotional day on capital of dc and we went with it and hill as the trayvon martin case did it and my last day at my heats up around the nation the day job is friday. slain florida teen's parents >> oh, so it is working. fight for justice here in the >> listen myfoxdc.com our website we have a link to art district. a big shake up for one jams, they have all different types of sessions and we will talk more about that in our republican presidential candidate why newt gingrich is downsizing his campaign the next hour i will try to latest on the race for the continue to work on my white house fox 5 morning news painting. >> we will get there. >> find -- there is hope find a at 7 starts rite now. little hope between now and the there is a beautiful live 9:00 a.m. lookout side a nice start to hour. >> i got to applaud him going the day, not as cold as for his dream that is fantastic good luck to him. yesterday and the forecast >> kids are doing great. looks good. this is wednesday, march 28th, >> now time to say good morning 2012, good morning everybody i to our facebook fan of the day. am tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour i got >> her 5-year-old son christopher wants to be a to admit i am looking forward weather man tony and tucker are to a tiny bit of a warm up. >> it will be a nice warm up, his biggest inspirations. i can stand behind that. she also says christopher is a thanks to tucker barnes. little nervous about having his >> good morning. >> yeah, tony said temperatures tonsils removed today so christopher we wish you good 20 degrees warmer than luck today we know you will get yesterday more than just a well soon you have some little warm up as we will be right back in the 70s for your intelligence on ice cream. day today nice looking forecast >> earlier i said do they still we have the possibility of a

get ice cream yes, his family shower or thunderstorm this says he had $28 worth of ice afternoon 48 washington, so cool out there but not as cold cream to get him through this. >> to be tomorrow's fan of the as yesterday when we were in the upper 20s and low 30s. day, post a comment under jennifer's family photo. 46 dulles, 47 this morning, in >> do you text? or use a hand held cell phone ocean city, all right looking at the radar doing just fine at while driving? federal officials are cracking the moment but i think later down on distracted driving they want you the think what taking today showers and thunderstorms, move in, with a your eyes off the road for 2 cold front you can kind of see the cloud cover and a few light seconds is like. >> at 9, we will show you just showers off to your north and how far your vehicle can travel west, north and east of and what can happen behind the cleveland that will get in here wheel in just 2 seconds we will 2, 3, 4:00 p.m. be right back  today, relatively humid air the possibility of a few scattered showers and thunderstorms just be ready for that possibility homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us.  warm conditions, low to mid-70s by 4:00 p.m. how can we save these young people's lives? with a mix of clouds and sun during the course of your day as a police chief i have an opportunity more details on the forecast in to affect what happens in a major city. just a minute let's do traffic. julie. i learned early on if you want to make a difference all right tucker eastbound freeway, that is where we find d dot they are responding to you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. the accident that occurred eastbound, 6th street, my name is james craig, southeast, heads up, be i'm committed to making a difference and i am a phoenix.

prepared for traffic coming inbound, 295 traffic, headed toward it is naval research, police on the scene of the crash here follow their direction in order to get by outer loop of the belt way as you work your way past university boulevard the lanes on the belt way are open, they are checking for an accident or stalled vehicle on the ramp from southbound university boulevard, eastbound to the outer loop of the belt way keep your eyes peeled for that that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. thank you very much new this morning police in prince georges county are investigating an abduction, a man says two armed suspects abducted him outside his home, on 59th avenue, in hyattsville late last night, he says he was forced to drive to an atm on kennel worth avenue where he withdrew money the victim and suspects then returned to the man's neighbourhood where police saw the car, with the suspects and victim inside when the suspects spotted police

they took off, crashed the car, and the victim was able to escape. suspects took off on foot, firing shots at police one suspect is in custody this morning the other, still on the run. entering the final day for the president's health care law at the supreme court, 26 states are suing saying the law is unconstitutional justices are asking lawyers from both side tough questions, live near the supreme court with more on the legal battle inside. good morning mel. >> reporter: good morning allison, this morning democrats with verizon 4g lte and a 4.5" true hd display, who observed proceedings it's great for watching movies and sports, yesterday say they are not a true hdtv experience right on my phone. rattled by those tough i'll get one for me and one for my wife. questions after all this is i'll be like [manly voice] "a phone, my sweet" what justices are supposed to do before rendering a decision in the case especially one as big as this one but there are and get one free. verizon. real sign it is court is not buying the president's arguments on health care. leave aside for a moment all the arguing outside the courts,

the real drama has been inside, and no one has been watched more closely than justice anthony kennedy, so often the deciding vote and he startled many, aiming squarely at the government's case. >> that changes the relationship of the federal government to the individual in a very fundamental way. >> reporter: changes it because for the first time the government would force nearly all of us to buy health insurance or face a fine, the founding principles of obama's health care plan but the courts four liberal justices saw merit and attempted to solve the free rider problem individuals who refused to buy health insurance and demand care many hospitals must provide, the government's lawyer argued that decision not a tough day in front of the supreme court for the the purchase insurance is government's lawyers arguing in defense of the affordable care commercial activity the act. i am meal knee alnwick -- congress can regulate. the aggregate of all these melanie alnwick. uninsured people are increasing only on fox 5 strong words the normal family premium by from george zimmerman's

childhood best friend, who $1,000 a year those people, are speaks out about the trayvon martin case in hope of setting in commerce they are making the record straight. decisions. >> reporter: but justice black, white, pink yellow, wonders where congress' power color has nothing to do with would ever end. >> everybody has to buy food what is happening, and it is sooner or later so you define the market as food therefore everybody is in the market disgusting. >> plus, distracted driving, explains a number of lives -- therefore you can make people claims a number of lives each buy broccoli. >> reporter: that becomes the year it can be prevented do you central question we've heard know how long a second or two that argument so much before is behind the wheel? sarah simmons is live to help leading up to this day, today, us put an end to this problem. two other aspects of the case and later, he spent years working with a list artists one on severallability, whether you can throw out the mandates now, super agent, 23 skidoo is but keep the other man lee focussing on kid hop choirments -- requirements of the law or it will amount to an undue burden and people going on to medicaid roles, increase in medicaid is required. mel, thank you tony. another big story this

morning members of congress rallying around the family of a florida teen, gunned down by a neighbourhood watch captain the parents of trayvon martin testified in front of a group of lawmaker yesterday. elected leaders talked about several issues including the stand your ground law, racial profiling neighbourhood watch programwhy police haven't arrested the shooter george zimmerman. there is evidence there was a failed investigation we make no ac significances, but what -- accusations but what we ask for is for the failure to be remedied. >> zimmerman says trayvon martin was beating him up so he shot in self-defense a grand jury will convene april 10th and determine whether there are charges filed. a law professor from george washington university weighs in on what he wrote about the case and racial profiling.

anthony woodson asked us not to show his face but said he wants to set the record straight about george zimmerman. >> george is hurt, because it is you know, it is almost like a war veteran going through something where you had to do it not that you wanted to do it, and then the backlash of people labeling him as a racist, labeling him as someone who is a vigilante who wants to just run the streets and you know, kill people, or take the law into his own hands, that is not george. >> you can see the entire interview with mr. woodson on myfoxdc.com. check of the mornings other top stories now police in frederick maryland want you to take a good look at surveillance video it shows a young man and woman entering

the burlington coat factory, police say they robbed a woman inside at knife point yesterday, just before noon. the victim was not hurt but police say the purse snatcher got away with money and other personal items. a lot of unanswered questions surrounding the deaths of a falls church teen father. both jon jackson and his 13- year-old daughter alexis were found early yesterday morning in the drive way of. >> announcer: non-dale home jackson is a form -- annandale home jackson is a former police sergeant they are calling it a murder suicide no word what led to the killings his wife filed for divorce in 2010 citing december certification and cruelty jackson accused her of infidelity. to the campaign trail now. will thomas is back with

the role money or lack there of is playing. >> the big money headline this morning has to do with newt gingrich his campaign in big trouble financially this morning he is reorganizing his team asking his campaign manager to leave, getting rid of a third of his staff cutting back on travel and making more use of twitter and facebook. >> after calling off a two day campaign trip to north carolina and charging supporters $50 for a photo with the candidate, newt gingrich paced questions in annapolis about the sustainability of his campaign. >> money is very tight obviously that is why we are trying to raise more money. ahead of next week's winner take all wisconsin primary, this rally was held in beaver dam. they insist the money situation is good and last week's win in louisiana and this blast with the new york times reporter has helped with fundraising.

>> governor romney is supposedly spending 3-point, $4 billion here we are not. we have a secret weapon. >> santorum is referring to wisconsin voters with their help he has a shot at winning front runner mitt romney's not so secret weapon is his team's financial strength he is sounding more and more up beat. >> well, spirits are high actually, you know there have been high points and low points, it seems to be coming together. >> the commission said he has more than $1.5 million in outstanding debt end of february the former house speaker will be at georgetown university tonight due to speak in gaston hall at 5:00 p.m. on the topic of giving young americans the right to choose a personal social security

account. tony. ron paul is also in town he will hold a town hall meeting at ritchie coliseum, university of maryland college park hoping to pick up support from more young people as his campaign gains momentum with college students doors open at 7:00 p.m. just about 7:11 a.m. on a wednesday morning virginia man is waking up with a new face this morning, thanks to a team of local doctors, so coming up, before and after look at the results of his face transplant. pope wraps up his visit to yuba with an un-- cuba with an unplanned meeting what is on tap for his next day. >> he came running down the aisle screaming afghanistan, there is a bomb, you know i got to get in the cockpit. scary stuff chaotic scene aboard a jet blue flight as the pilot causes a mid-air disturbance what happened and passenger reaction next next pgh

>> as we head to break a live lookout side, got some traffic problems out there, julie wright will tell us all about that tucker will give you your forecast for the day which i do believe you will enjoy stay with us, we will have more fox 5 morning news in just a moment, 7:12 a.m. labored breathing ]

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making headlines head of pakistan's military is meeting top u.s. commanders for the first time in months they are going to discuss american air strikes that mistakenly killed 24 pakistani soldiers along the the afghan border last year that severely strained relations and pakistan cut off supply lines crucial to the war effort in afghanistan. pope benedict wraps up his three davie sit to cuba today he will hold a huge outdoor

mass in havana's revolution plaza hoping to revive the catholic faith in the nation he will meet with fidel castro he announced last night he would happily meet with the pope. pope benedict met with his brother and current leader, raoul yesterday he asked the cuban government declare a holiday for good friday in 1998 they decided to declare christmas a national holiday in honor of pope jon paul. -- pope jon paul. a record offer to buy the los angeles dodgers a group that includes magic johnson, put up $2 billion for the team. a federal bankruptcy court now has to approve the deal the team will most likely be transferred over to its new owners by the end of april. >> the thing i am surprised about is that figure $2 billion. >> seems like a lot. >> for a team that it is hard to get fans to come out and

watch that team, and you know, they have been struggling. >> but they are one of the most established baseball teams. >> still the dodgers. >> i know. but a lot of money. >> i couldn't afford a team >> i either. >> i couldn't afford a little league team. >> you could sponsor one. >> hey, if you are going to play baseball later today may have to dodge a few rain drops temperature will feel like baseball weather. >> did you get two dodger type references in. >> that was very good. >> i think that was a home run. >> oh,. >> allison that was good. >> 48 washington, 59 in cincinnati notice that warmer air, the darker orange out to our west is moving in shortly temperatures will get a chance to jump ahead of our next cold front we will be in the 70s for afternoon highs, well into the 70s. 73, 74 most of the country enjoys spring weather, a little chilly in the rocky mountain

states, 42 denver we are quiet at the moment, cloudiness to start your day partly sunny no bright sunshine, no clouds. >> that was nice. >> if you look very carefully out towards cincinnati, cloud cover and a cold front, which will bring us at least the possibility of scattered showers, and thunderstorms, by 2 and 5:00 p.m. today that will be the common, when it will move in your 5 day, 74, behind the front cooler tomorrow 62 degrees and let's see friday was fabulous, weekend generally dry, maybe cloud cover maybe a sprinkle or shower on saturday morning. >> we can handle that. >> yeah. >> okay thanks tucker. >> now let's find out what is happening with traffic for that we go to julie wright. >> all right tony good morning to you all right now we are checking out the drive along the capitol belt way, below speed, 95 to georgia avenue, southbound 270 behind me below speed in german town leaving

father hurly boulevard delays continue out of rockville headed south of shady grove road, lanes are open no problems to report at the american legion bridge, 395, heavy and slow to the belt way continuing across the 14th street bridge, d dot is out with the accident activity eastbound on the freeway, exit southeast that is contributing to the leg coming inbound out of virginia, slow traffic, leading to the belt way, naval research lab police tell me they are still on the scene of this crash tieing up route 5 that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> intense confusing moments for passengers aboard a las vegas bound jet blue flight. >> an investigation is under way after the pilot apparently had a melt down. our sarah simmons is back in studio with more on just what happened. scary stuff whatever happened. >> it was very bizarre passengers frightened over this the faa says the flight's captain had been exhibiting erratic behaviour causing his crew to lock him out of the cockpit he made it seem when he

couldn't get back inside the cockpit, -- made a scene when he couldn't get back inside the cockpit. >> although the plane landed safely there were frightening moments aboard flight 191. >> there was a moment where i thought oh, no, this is happening again. >> the frantic scene took place 3 hours into a las vegas bound flight departing from new york when a jet blue pilot stormed through the plane, rambling about a bomb and threats from iraq. >> he actually started yelling it is going the employee up or they are going -- blow up or they are going to blow it up. >> shortly after the captain was tackled by several pass eninjuries. >> there was a cop onboard said let's get this guy on the ground. >> myself and four other passengers, essentially just took control of the situation, and coordinated effort, to restrain him safely. >> confused by the mayhem some

other passengers raced into action thinking the pilot himself was under attack. >> people started running from the back they thought we were being hijacked by the guys, attacking the pilot i stopped everybody restrained them. >> someone who knows the pilot said he is shocked. >> i have noun him for quite a few -- known him for quite a few years now never anything negative about him this is really shocking for me to hear this has happened to him. >> now the pilot has been taken to a medical facility, the faa is likely to review his medical certificate, which is essentially a seal of approval that the pilot is healthy mentally and physically tony and allison obviously they will take a close look at that certificate and what has happened since if he had been issued that. >> my goodness sarah simmons thank you so much. time now 7:21 a.m. on wednesday morning the maker of the beef product known as

pink slime is getting big time support. remarkable story 15 years in the making a virginia man gets a new lease on life thanks to a successful face transplant surgery we will take a look next. >> tired of the same hold night out on the town time to get creative, holly morris is learning about art jambs an experience that combines good friends and their inner artist. 7:22 a.m. i can't stand these spots.

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7:25 a.m., prince georges county could be one step closer to getting a casino, maryland senate agreed to a sixth casino in the state the bill allows for table games like black jack prince georges county is the likely location for that casino despite protests from more than 60 community organizations house of delegates must now

consider the bill. >> leaders of at least four states plan to visit the only place where a beef product known as pink slime is still made, texas governor rick perry iowa's governor and those of north and south dakota will tour the plant tomorrow. ground breaking surgery has changed one virginia man's life forever. we want to warn you some from t extraordinary scientific advancement may be a little hard to watch doctors at university of maryland medical center successfully completed the most come pro hen sieve face transplant ever done the man who received the transplant was 37-year-old richard norris there is his face there he was severely disfigured 15 years ago in a ball listic incident now days after his surgery doctors unvailed the unbelievable results to both norris and the public. >> he wanted to see a mirror

and see himself, and he was there with his parents and his family members and all of us were there probably one of the most emotional moments for him as well as all of us. he put the mirror down and thanked me and hugged me which was a wonderful gift to give him. >> there he is before gain now, hard the believe this, but the surgery took 36 hours to complete, it was made possible thanks to a donor family we wish him all the best. this is just extraordinary advances they are making in that type of surgery. >> right. >> it is now 7:27 a.m. coming up next, more reason to get in on this friday's mega millions drawing. >> a lot at stake at the supreme court justices hear final arguments in the battle over the new health care law a closer look where things stand this morning. here is another live lookout side, not a bad start to the day, going to be a good day too. tucker has the weather, julie has the traffic, when we

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>> thank you i do. >> thank you very much. >> beautiful start to your day cool temperatures, 40s out there at the moment but into the 70s here shortly, nice warm up, winds pick up out of the south and you will be able to sport the shorts here in no time at all. here is your big headlines the only one you need to know you probably want to know more than this, warm wednesday on tap as our forecast highs 15 degrees above normal, and about 20 degrees warmer than we were yesterday, 48 right now washington, so still cool, live shot with a lot of sunshine and nice start to the day. 50 in annapolis, gaithersburg was 20 degrees, 46, 43 frederick, below freezing yesterday morning as well. 50 out in winchester and with a nice southerly breeze, our temperatures will warm up quickly here, well into the 60s by the noon hour and then, eventually in the 70s. a little bit of cloud cover to start your day mix of clouds

and sun, by early afternoon, the cold front will start to approach the area it doesn't look very impressive and honestly not terribly impressive but it will be so enhanced as we go across the mountains give us the possibility of scattered showers and thunderstorms officially we are at a slight risk for severe weather if some thunderstorms can get going we can get gusty winds with it and heavy downpours just be ready for that possibility once that front gets south and east of us right back into the sunshine for thursday and friday nice temperatures around here as well. 74 today, nice conditions partly sunny skies, afternoon showers storm possible winds out of the south and west, 5 to 10 miles per hour most of the action will be over 8 to 9 tonight, overnight, 53 degrees that cooler air will work in late winds will pick up gusting to 30 miles per hour breezy overnight and here is your 5 day forecast tomorrow 62, lots of sunshine a little cooler, friday looks great sunshine

saturday question mark might be some cloud cover might be a shower, might be partly sunny we will see what happens saturday. 70 on sunday with guaranteed sunday shine. there you go that is a look at weather let's do traffic with my favorite, twitter, tweeter, julie wright. >> i am your twitter pal. >> my twitter pal. >> there you go. >> let me just say i am going on the record allison and tony, if i won the mega millions nutty buddies for everybody. >> you mean everybody? >> everybody. my whole twitter fan how about that. >> all right. >> delays from 95 extended towards georgia avenue lanes are open stalled car end of the ramp university boulevard outer loop clear. delays belt way to seminary row across the 14th street bridge, d dot is out with that crash, you will also find the accident activity still in play, as you

work your way over towards route 5, follow police direction to get by and then finally virginia, inner loop of the belt way, it will slow leaving springfield headed up towards 66 right now a 20 minute commute as you work your way up towards the interchange. thank you very much. if you are following the supreme court arguments over health care you may feel as though you have fallen down the rabbit hall is the law equal to the sum of its parts and when is a tax not a tax we are here to help sort it out, gail sullivan, staff writer for cq weekly thanks for coming in. my pleasure good to see you. >> interesting day yesterday, what everyone is talking about is the questions that the justices were asking, the statements they were making, which you know we all do this we play this game you try to read what they are saying and figure out oh, here is how they

are going the decide. yesterday there did seem to be some indication, making it look like they might strike this thing down what was your impression. >> i think you have to remember in a case of such great significance, in this very like polarized time, that justices are not going to throw softballs they are asking difficult questions because this is an important case they will do that whether they are inclined to up hold the law or strike it down. begins burg and briar their questions indicate they are more inclined to up hold the law the rest of them it is hard to predict you have to be careful about predicting the outcome based on questions they are asking they will ask tough questions and the government, is in a difficult position having to articulate a limiting principle where as the challengers have an easier time, you know, bringing forth the parade of horribles what could happen if they do up hold the law. >> how about justice kennedy people are watching him very closely his line of

questioning, and the like, what do you think about that. >> he kept reiterating he is concerned about the relationship between the federal government and individual. kennedy is known to be very concerned about federalism and he seemed to be pressing the solicitor general to articulate a limiting principle if he is inclined to up hold this law he wants to know where does it stop if i up hold this law then what else can congress do he wants to make sure he is not just opening the door for unlimited federal power. >> today they will talk about several billty sever ability if they strike down the law, are the two linked together if one goes the rest have to go. >> right there are three ways to do this those challenging the law would like the entire law to fail in their view every provision of this law is tied to the individual mandate but the government counters that you know there is some

provisions of the law already in effect obviously not every provision is tied if the government gets their way they would like two other provisions of the law, to fall with the mandate that is the guaranteed issue and community rating provisions which require insurance companies to provide affordable coverage to everybody. and the government says well, those only work if you have the mandate because the mandate brings healthy people into the insurance pool and keeps costs down and there is a third way the court could go and this position is being advocated by an attorney appointed by the court and that is, to allow the entire rest of the law to stand if the government strikes down the mandate. >> got you. all right. now it is very complicated, it really is, let me ask you about this, the tax thing yesterday there was the talk about is there -- is the penalty that people might face, is that a tax or not a tax now the

government seems to be saying on the one hand, well, it is not a tax it is a penalty, but on the other hand they make the argument i want to make sure i am saying this correctly, this part of the law has to be implemented before it can be struck down which seems to indicate it is a tax are they arguing both sides of the fence here? >> well, kind of the government is walking a fine line because on the one hand they do right their taxing power as -- cite their taxes power as an individual mandate but tax for the purposes of irs code means one thing and something else in other circumstances, the argument was about whether this tax law, requires the court to postpone a decision on the mandate, um, and if the penalty provision, the penalty i am referring to is what people would pay in 2015 if they do

not have insurance coverage in 2014 as required by the mandate, is that a penalty or is that a tax. >> right. >> and it is difficult because tax is not defined in the anti injunction act a lot of discussion monday was what is tax. >> all right. i got to say you have this down. you really -- >> thank you. >> it is a complicated issue that is one of the reasons they have three days of arguments about all this. >> right. >> it bares watching gail sullivan staff writer with cq thank you for coming in. >> you are very welcome my pleasure. >> allison back to you. >> thank you tony more legal news concerning the nfl and a former red skin why mark rip kin is leading a class action lawsuit against the league. the case of trayvon martin what would the justice department be looking at in their investigation inside information from a former federal prosecutor. first a look at today's my

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making headlines crews in colorado continue to work around the clock trying to dane the upper hand on a has -- gain the upper hand on a massive wild fire burning as of this morning, the fire is said to be zero percent contained so far it has destroyed several homes killed two people investigators looking into the cause thing it may have started from a controlled burn. mark ripen who is red skins quarterback e burgundy and gold to their super bowl win, is the lead plaintiff he and other players claim the league new about repetitive brain injuries and concussions but ignored and concealed the

information, a lawyer representing him say about a thousand former players are suing the nfl in several lawsuits. >> all right now i can't remember, late 80s red skins beat broncos who did ripen beat. >> bills. >> was it the bills? >> mm-hmm. >> i watched the entire game. >> you got to believe tony. >> now you have me me questioning myself. -- questioning myself. had a couple great years apparently from what we are reading online he does say he has some neurological problems, due to hits which i didn't know very sad. >> it is sad. >> sad to see some of those old really warriors out there, on the gridiron and how they just deteriorate, you think that that would be something that they would know, but perhaps they don't know the lasting effects it is very sad. >> different game 20 years ago. >> yes, it was imagine back in the old leather helmet days. >> we wish him and all of them

the best. >> we will let you know what happens. >> all right. >> meantime. >> weather looks fine possibility of thunderstorms this afternoon be ready for that i think it will be hit and miss future cast, does not seem to love the idea of a thunderstorm but still a possibility 48 washington, 52 quantico, temperatures still cool, but much warmer than they were, 24 hours ago, 41 for you in martins burg remember we had a pocket full of cold air, yesterday we had that. warmer air headed our way the possibility of a few thunderstorms. future cast clouds and sunshine to start the day. this afternoon about 4:00 p.m. you can see future cast doesn't love it, but potentials out there, as the front starts to move closer to the area we could have a shower or perhaps a thunderstorm around here, mid- to late afternoon we will get it out of here and just cool

things down later tonight, highs, thursday and friday will be cooler than today but a lot of sunshine. there you go, 74, scattered showers, thunderstorms, thursday, friday look great temperatures 60s. saturday could have some clouds around, and temperatures will be held down a little bit, sunday back in sunshine dry. >> spring like. >> thank you tuck. >> to julie and get the latest on this mornings rush hour traffic. >> all right you guy it is good news the grass along 202 west of the b -- crash along 202 west of the bw parkway has cleared. inbound new york avenue, lanes are open, no problems to report as you travel from northeast to northwest, sun at your back here as you continue out towards the third street tunnel, heavy inbound volume river dale to northeast, big delays approaching 28 in centerville traffic is still grid locked from 234 south out of manassas, traffic slows 50

to 123 approaching the belt way, slow going trying to get past washington boulevard, outer loop of the belt way below speed 95 trying to get past coalsville and towards georgia, lanes open southbound 270, that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. thanks julie still ahead an art experience like no other. >> holly morris standing by with more details on that. >> hey, good morning guys if you are looking for a new idea, say for your child's birthday party or just for something to do with your kid or if you are look for a new idea for you in terms of going out, hitting the singles scene maybe a date night with your better half we've got it art jambs it is hot, new and happening in dupont circle we will tell you how to sign up for your own canvas, you guys are supposed to be creating but you are looking good on tv too. stay with us pgh >> great idea, time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day jennifer swan says her 5-year-old son christopher wants to be a weather man and

tony and tucker are his biggest inspiration. she also says he is a little nervous about having his tonsils removed to day we all here wish you good luck get well soon right tony. >> absolutely right. >> to be tomorrow's fan of the day head to facebook post a comment under jennifer's photo of her lovely family hope you all have a great day 7:49 a.m. 

holly morris is unleashing her inner artist. >> she is at art jams where they host painting parties for kids and adults let me tell you something as a mom you will understand now any idea for a good birthday party is a winner this seems like a winner. >> it is a win win, birthday

party and date night. >> love it. >> so you can do both and it really is brilliant called art jams, it is right here on connecticut avenue dupont circle and the chief enabler will in terms of creativity is michael clements right here. how are you. >> good morning how are you. >> doing great this is fun from the moment you walk in the door. >> thank you we try to set it up so it is really inviting people get nervous about painting they come in and they are like i haven't painted since kindergarten i am not creative, that whole thing we are like relax we want you to feel comfortable especially for adults we want to say we have some liquid inspiration for you which is what we have. >> that is what it actually says. >> let people know how the process works. >> sure people come in they register online beforehand, they come in and we usually say have a glass of wine, to unwind and relax for our adult sessions kids sessions we don't

serve beer and wine, so we will pour you a little liquid inspiration usually people chill out a little bit and we tell them, you know, like how to approach the painting, aspect shall we get you set up? you are painting. >> absolutely. everybody really does have an inner artist. >> absolutely that is the thing i always joke that this is sort of like the pick up basketball for painting you have the nba, there is professionals but with the art world it has always been that way only the painters professionals could paint right but with basketball you can go outside and have a pick up game with your friends. >> we only have 2 minutes want to make sure we get through. >> we have an entire wall of paint we want to get you a pallet. >> okay. >> you have evening sessions for adults and it kind of works just like i know you could rent the space as a whole or just come as a single,. >> yeah, so our space fits up

to 30 people and you can register, with a couple friends and choose a color. blue, okay. nice. >> a little blue. >> or get a group of friends together and actually book the space for a private party great for a girls night out, bachelorette party we do corporate groups. >> you have food as well. >> yep we cater it. >> i might come back and get morally start with those. >> okay. >> we got glitter glue. >> what? >> glitter glue. >> do you know me or what. >> glitter >> i will get some in a second i have artists at work while we are talking about the adult experience there is the kid experience that is during the day >> kid stuff in the afternoon kids love it, it is total free form think about art jams, it is not a class we don't teach you yet we do have artists on hand, creative enablers, on hand, like tara and emily floating around here somewhere, and they help give you guidance and ideas we don't give you a

canvas and throw you to the wolves and say good luck people can paint whatever they want that separates art jams from any other -- it is not a class environment. >> right does anybody want to tell me about their painting? any of my little artists here? want to tell me about your painting? >> um, i painted a heart because i like hearts and i like purple. >> and you match and look i like her because she wore the perfect thing to come paint. >> what is going on down here what are you doing? >> i am painting a picture of me and my dad. >> that is you and your dad? wow. you know what you guys have really bright sparkly personalities i like it it looks just like you two i am telling you hey, listen myfoxdc.com our website we have a link to art jams we have only just begun here this morning we will talk more about pricing and how this concept all began and of course we've got to create i got to get back to that glitter glue myself i am a girl after your own heart right there back to you in studio. >> holly have you found the

cutest kids in the area? they are all -- >> are they from a modeling agency? >> right exactly, right out of casting. >> casting you got it. >> thank you. >> thanks holly. >> hey, parents listen up whether you realize it or not your kids are taking their financial cues from you right now. >> coming up in our 8:00 a.m. hour, fox consumer reporter steve, talks about the secrets of raising a money saver. >> probably not good my son sees me buy lottery tickets >> ahead at , a classic -- 8 a classic reimaged with modern twist, kevin mccarthy sits down with one of the stars of mirror mirror, his one on one with army hammer coming up in 45 minutes 

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>> it is the final day of debate in the supreme court over president obama's health care law. will the justices deem it unconstitutional a live report coming up. >> then trayvon martin's parents claim racial profiling in the death of their son and the u.s. justice department is looking into this case as a

possible hate crime a former federal prosecutor joins us in studio for some insight into this investigation. actually started yelling, going to blow up >> i think the cop that was onboard said you know let's get this guy on the ground. >> jet blue pilot has a mid-air melt down, the plane's passengers forced to take action. we will show you how it all played out. >> good morning i am tony pens. >> i am allison -- perkins. >> i am allison seymour. wednesday's weather, hi tuck. >> good morning ready for warmer weather. >> warmer weather on a wednesday. >> wonderful. >> wow. >> clever. lots of uses of "w" there. >> it is an under used weather. >> 48 in washington cool out there, but nice and warm. >> oh,. >> with highs in the 70s. we are losing it 45 dulles, 48

hagerstown satellite radar, close up we've got nothing going on but a light shower and thunderstorm off to the north and west with a cold front that will get in here mid-afternoon, not going to be a wash out but we will have scattered showers and thunderstorms later today, and in the warm temperatures someover those storms if they can get going will be on the warm side just be ready for that possibility behind it cooler air for today, mid-70s. 72 degrees, with weather turning mostly cloudy by late this afternoon a couple showers. >> thank you tucker. >> very good we turn our attention to julie wright she has the latest on this mornings traffic. >> all right you guys no problems to report on the top side to have belt way very slowly, 95, headed around towards georgia avenue with lanes open inner loop of the belt way, inbound 50s tied up from the belt way headed in towards northeast washington your lanes are open travelling inbound along new york avthroug

lights leading northeast to northwest, 6th street southeast cleared 395 as a result, slowing from king street pentagon to the 14th street bridge that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. today is the third and final day in the historic supreme court debate over president barack obama's health care overhaul law. >> justices are wrestle being the central question of force -- wrestling with the question of forcing people to buy coverage good morning melanie. >> reporter: good morning tony, first up this morning, justices will hear arguments about severability whether the rest of the health care law the parts people like so much like being able to keep your children on your insurance whether those can stand without the individual mandate which could be possibly struck down in the afternoon they will hear arguments from the state who say that the more people end up on medicate because of this law and that will present an undue

burden for them yesterday's issue was on the constitutionality of the individual mandate and did face some very tough questioning, liberal justices like sotomayor and kagan argue, all americans will need health care at some point and they are concerned about free riders, people who use health care but don't pay for it they say that does effect commerce even their inaction effects commerce it drives up prices for everyone else, conservative justices disagree they raised concerns the government is setting a precedence that reaches too far now you will hear from two justices then government's attorneys. >> can you create commerce in order to regulate it. >> everybody has to buy food sooner or later you define the market as food everybody is in the market therefore you can make people byronly. >> minimum coverage provision is the way in which people

participate. >> very obvious this law is unconstitutional, then tomorrow someone can come and attack social security. for the same reason. that would be unconstitutional. >> senator patrick lahey of vermont among the lawmakers who sit in on the proceedings each day. democrats are not rattled by the tough questioning, that is the job of the justices they are supposed to do that in any case they are not worried about it the audio recordings of the proceedings interestingly enough are being released every day shortly after the justices wrap up their proceedings and that tony and allison is a sign, of how important the supreme court knows, this case is to americans back to you. >> really is. fascinating to watch this thank you. all right some of our other top stories a man says two armed suspects abducted him outside his home on 59th avenue and hyattsville late last night he was forced to drive to an atm where he was forced to with

draw money the victim and suspects then returned to the man's neighbourhood where they spotted police, they then crashed into a car while trying to speed away, one suspect is in custody this morning the other is still on the run. update on a murder suicide in annandale the bodies of both jon jackson and his 13-year-old daughter alexis were found early yesterday morning inside an suv in his drive way jackson is a former fairfax county police sergeant still no word what led to the killings court records show jackson's wife filed for divorce in 2010 citing december e and cruelty. police in frederick maryland wand you to look at this surveillance video it shows a young man and woman entering the burlington coat factory they robbed a woman inside with a knife the woman

was not hurt but the purse snatcher got away with money and other personal items. >> intense and confusing moments for passengers aboard a las vegas bound jet blue flight. >> the pilot had some sort of a melt down. will thomas back with details. >> can you imagine being a passenger on this flight how scary it must have been. >> i was watching it unfold yesterday and it was just disturbing and startling. >> absolutely there is cell phone video, here is what we know it was a melt down as allison said, that forced the copilot to convince the captain to actually get out of the cockpit and take a break moments later emergency is declared when the captain became so erratic and potentially dangerous passengers pounced on him until the copilot could land the plane. the captain supposed to be at the help goes haywire cell phone cameras rolling, capturing quick thinking passengers as five of the 135 onboard tackling and subduing

their captain mid-flight witnesses say captain ran up and down the aisle screaming about al qaeda and a bomb telling them to say their prayers the plane was going to blow up. >> he was screaming afghanistan, there is a bomb, you know i got to get in the cockpit he started banging on the cockpit door. >> jet blue flight 191 originating at new york's jfk diverted to amarillo texas for a quote medical situation. trying to open the door. >> first officer locking the captain out of the cockpit, he eventually kicked the cockpit door, flight attendants, escorting him to the back of the plane. >> please clear the aisle. >> landing in amarillo 20 minutes after the open society began the captain -- episode began the captain loaded into an ambulance take on the a medical facility in texas everyone onboard getting to their destination, las vegas with one heck of a story to

tell. good to be on the ground i feel lucky probably hit the tables. >> the question now, what made him snap. just so happens a former fox news channel anchor was a passenger on that flight, her name is laurie dew she herd the pilot was -- heard the pilot was a war vet and suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, she added local authorities in texas confirmed that to her. faa is looking most likely at his medical certificate his seal of approval before he will be able to fly again. >> hmm. >> really frightening. >> hope he gets the needed help thank you. less than a week before our primaries, and republican candidates are in town ron paul held a town hall meeting at the university of maryland in college park paul is hoping to pick up support for more young people as this gains momentum from college students and newt gingrich will be be speaking to students at georgetown tonight, his speech at gaston hall,

starts at 5:00 p.m., the former speaker of the house is running into serious money problems he is asking his campaign manager to resign he is also getting rid of a third of his staff and cutting back his schedule as he gets ready for next tuesday's primaries in dc and maryland. >> pardon me for sneezing there. mitt romney was on the tonight show with jay leno and had kind wards for rick santorum. >> he is a good guy running a good campaign, we have some differences and background and the differences on some issues but basically a good guy you know, i am happy with him saying he would like to be part of an administration with me, nothing wrong with that if he is vp that is better. >> romney also joked that if it were up to him he would pick leno's rival, david letterman as his vice president the audience went boo when he did that. >> got a little zinger in. okay. 8:10 a.m., god bless you for

your sneeze. >> thank you. talking finances and your kids whether you realize it or not your children are taking their financial cues from you right now. >> after the break the trayvon martin case being investigated by the u.s. justice department as a possible hate crime a former federal prosecutor and law professor joins us in studio to weigh in. fox 5 morning news will be right back 8:11 a.m. 

it is time for tucker to give us a check on weather. >> and the cuteness factor to have the day don't need a warm up. >> absolutely allison let's get right down to business you know what times the, time for my first five photo of the day. >> what is going on >> i like it. >> cute as can be. beautiful smile this is tyler he is 4 years old and i probably don't need to tell you but he loves the water. playing or in this case bubbly. >> how cute is that. >> in addition to that, his

parents say tyler has twin brothers who are 2 years old who mimic everything he does. >> wow big brother at 4. what are responsibility. >> that is cute they mimic everything he does. >> he is the man in the house >> cutie pie. >> to send your child's picture go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings tyler thanks for the picture have a great day beautiful warm springtime afternoon for us temperatures expected to be in the 70s. all right tony i will let you make that call >> i agree with you >> i second it. >> thank you. >> 50 right now regan national. >> anything else? >> sorry. >> and he is clean. >> very clean. yeah, he is. >> one of our cutest. >> all right. >> 51 cincinnati lots of warm -- check out st. louis, 68 degrees already we will get that warmer air in here shortly our temperatures will jump into if 70s -- the 70s. it will feel notably warmer cold front on the march, that

will be moving in later today, you can barely pick it out central ohio light rain showers, clouds that will arise between 1 and 4 today, cloud cover and a possibility of scattered showers and thunderstorms, and if the storms can get going they could be strong, so just be ready for that otherwise it will be a nice afternoon here is your 5 day forecast, 74 today scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon cooler air moves in tonight, breezy overnight, thursday, friday spectacular temperatures in the 60s and most of the weekend should be dry, sunday looks particularly good, highs 70. let's go to julie wright with traffic. i was going to say let's get it on with julie wright but that is not what i wanted to say. >> wow this is family hour. >> julie that is why i didn't say it >> you just did. >> well, only because allison made me say it. >> allison made you say it. what are you 4 years old? she made me do it? allison he gets put in time out

now. 66 eastbound and you guys thing i pick on tucker, delays out of manassas, past centerville more stop and slow traffic, at the belt way eastbound 66 washington boulevard accident activity pulled over to the shoulder outer loop remains slow, 95 georgia, inbound 50, slow traffic, 410 headed in towards new york avenue, inner loop, 95 to the green belt, metro, accident activity, clear to the shoulder that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. i am going to say it, like i see it, trayvon was hunted down like rabid dog he was shot in the street he was racially profiled. >> some u.s. lawmakers now rallying around the family of

trayvon martin the florida teen shot and killed by neighbourhood watchman george zimmerman but a childhood friend says someone needs to set the record straight about his friend. >> george would give his last to anyone, black, white, pink, yellow, color has nothing to do with what is happening, and it is disgusting that myself as a black man, who sits here, who sits back and sees that the african american community is allowing ourselves to drop our standard of integrity for the moment, because we feel or we think that it was about race. >> the u.s. justice department is investigating this case as a possible hate crime a grand jury will convene april 10th and determine if there will be charges against george zimmerman joining us this morning is a former federal

prosecutor and current law professor at george washington yours versety he wrote a piece earlier this week about trayvon martin that piece was insightful i want to end with that more how you feel personally but i want to talk about the case right now thanks for joining us first of all. >> great to be here. >> should george zimmerman have been detained? i know he was taken in, but that seems to be, the central piece here, the outrage factor is why isn't he in custody, tell us about what should happen here. >> well, you know, it is a little unusual we have the police respond to a scene but there is a dead body, and then a guy standing over the dead body with a gun. now, the guy, mr. zimmerman says it was self-defense and the police apparently say okay we are not going to arrest you since it was self-defense that is unusual normally what would happen in that case is an arrest there appears to be probable cause and then an investigation there is no rule the police have to arrest just

because there is probable cause they can wait, probable cause isn't going to go away but typically they arrest at the scene. >> we heard this neighbourhood watchman title, that he was protecting the neighbourhood or what have you and that you can carry a gun in florida as long as you are licensed how does that play to him not being in custody now. >> florida has a stand your ground law, the normal rule is for self-defense, if there is a way that you can avoid shooting some body, killing some body you have to do that first, florida has the kind of macho you don't have to run from fights, someone attacks you, you just shoot them right there and you are absolved of criminal responsibility if there is a prosecution, that will be his defense i just was standing my ground. >> and is that what that play here as far as your expertise -- >> part of it is who started the fight if you were the first person to use deadly force then you are not allowed to use --

to claim self-defense so if mr. zimmerman has credible evidence that trayvon attacked him first then it will be a difficult prosecution. >> a sticky situation because coming out it says basically zimmerman suffered some injury, possibly a broken nose looked like he had been on the ground, but then in that original 911 call it was there is a suspicious person, so it is hard to put the pieces together because there is one side of the story. >> it is true. it is a he said he said case and one of the hes is dead there has to be circumstantial evidence we have the 911 tape, we have trayvon talking to his girlfriend so he might be able to testify, has hearsay but she might be able to testify if there is a trial she will be attacked about her credibility and bias. >> now besides the injuries george zimmerman allegedly sustained we are hearing trayvon had been suspended marijuana residue was found in his backpack people want to

show a more i don't know, to me not as happy a photo as what we are seeing here not as innocent a photo is this par for the course here, characters assassination. >> well, it is what defense attorneys do again they will have to try to impreach their credibility of the victim, if there is a prosecution, so it is not an unusual tactic, but we should look at what the allegations are, marijuana there is nothing violent here, so i don't think these charges, if you will, are going to stick people claim in criminal trials often the victim is put on trial we are starting to see some of this. >> before we let you go, i have so many more questions i want to talk to you about the hate crime issue and federal prosecution looking into this the article you wrote, you basically said, that we would all be a better society without racial profiling that might sound like the simple statement of the year but it is deeper than that. >> well, you know it is this is the case in which, you know, there is concern about over

enforcement of the law for african americans all these racial disparities more blacks under criminal justice supervision than there were slaves in 1850 we are used to hearing that this is a case about under enforcement of the law about black victims not protected that is something that doesn't get as much attention. >> i would urge you to find the daily beast on the word wide web read paul's article it is wonderful and personal as well. this is professor paul butler. >> thank you it is 8:23 a.m. an update on the japanese nuclear power plant, damaged during that massive tsunami last year turns out it is worse than previously thought we have those details. >> then later this hour a unique way to get together with family and friends, holly morris is checking out art jams, painting parties for kids, and adults, fox 5 morning news will be right back look! here she comes!

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it could be days before firefighters get the upper hand on wild fires in colorado, 700 firefighters from several states are battling the 7-mile blaze, two people have been killed, 28 structures damaged

or destroyed residents of 900 homes have been told to evacuate another 6,000 are warned to be ready to go. the cause of this fire still under investigation. japanese nuclear plant damaged in last year's tsunami is a lot worse off than first reported, an internal examination finds one of the reactors still has fatally high radiation levels and a lot less water incite than thought. the damage is so severe the owner has to develop special equipment to decommission the plant. 8:27 a.m. wednesday morning never too early to start establishing healthy boundaries when it comes to money. up next a segment every parent needs to see our consumer reporter steve, shares secrets to raising a saver. winning the lottery wouldn't hurt some winners in our area, yesterday but no one gets the jackpot, after the break maybe you are a winner 

the senate approved a plan and clears the way for table games including poker and black jack despite opposition from community organizations. >> no one won last night's mega millions game meaning the jackpot is up to $476 million. >> making it the biggest jackpot in history even though there was no big winner a person from dc. someone from virginia two people from maryland all won $250,000. >> not bad. >> in case you missed it here are the lucky numbers 9, 19, 34, 44, 51 and the mega ball was 24. the next mega millions drawing is on friday. >> wow. >> hard the believe some body or some group is going to win

that prize. >> crazy money. >> some body has to win it some day >> why can't it be us. >> well, not us because i didn't play with you guys. >> you didn't play? >> not with you guys. >> almost everyone here put in for it. >> at that puts you in a bad position >> i had to take that chance. >> looks like i won. >> she would too my name is not on the list i don't know what happened. >> wow. >> yep didn't do it. >> you will get another chance friday >> i am going solo you guys are some losers i am going solo. >> what is that about. >> wow. now we are definitely going to win. >> good luck. >> rub it in when we do. >> i have put money in this pool many times and never won >> that is why we are due. >> we will see. >> you guys are losers wow. >> that hurt a little bit. it is true, we are so far >> you haven't won . right >> i think we did won 10 bucks. >> you guys are the jackson

five. >> you are tito allison. we are 50 now, in washington, 45, in frederick, 52 leonard town, still cool out there temperatures are really going to warm up rapidly winds shifted out of the south frontal system moving in from the north and west up ahead of the front, the winds in the air get a chance to warm up future cast partly sunny for your day clouds in here later this afternoon here we are at about 5, suggesting we are going to get a front moving through future cast not loving the possibility of showers and thunderstorms but to be honest we have at least the possibility of scattered showers and thunderstorms any time after 1, 2:00 p.m. today and then through the afternoon hours if the storms can get going, they could be on the strong side in fact, slight risk for severe weather, lookout for that possibility get it all out here tonight, clearing out, cooling down, cooler temperatures tomorrow your 5 day, 74, 20 degrees warmer than yesterday, cooler

air gets back in here tonight thursday and friday, looks great, sunshine temperatures low to mid-50s most of your weekend should be dry, sunday will be the best, sunshine and temperatures 70, could have clouds and showers around maybe early saturday. that is your forecast allison and tony back to you at the desk. >> thank you tucker. well, are you raising a spender or saver whether you realize it or not your kids are take irthey financial cues from you. how do you make sure the message on money is the right message fox consumer reporter steve says it is all about their age good morning steve >> good morning to you guy it is nice thing about this, it is never too early to start and never too late to learn, so even if you don't have children you can still take something away from the conversation today let's talk about those kids children need to be taught about money starting as early as 5 years old in a way that can actually relate to. it is hard for kids to identify

with delays gratification, set audio tape system that allows them to see progress -- set up a system that allows them to see progress start with a jar of change when the goal is reached saving a weekly allowance the kid gets the prize or purchase, the lesson you teach them needs to be as well this jar is cool it counts the money for your child as it goes in. >> wow. that is cool i haven't seen that before. what about the kid who just can't wait to get to that goal. >> yeah, as children get a little older now all of a sudden they want to have things like choices, and that is actually not a bad thing at all. allow your child to experience the idea of not having enough money for something, and is making a chose they can delay their gratification and save up and get what they really want or they can succumb to instant gratification and go out and buy something less expensive and probably less desirable

immediately, they will learn the lesson, when they realize oops maybe i shouldn't have spent all my cash on you know candy and bubble gum because what i really wanted was a new bike. >> don't give in parents which is what i do. here is five more, stick to that number. now that covers savings to spend but what about other uses for money steve. >> yeah, absolutely they are saving to spend saving for security also, donating money, doing good for money we talk all the time i think adults should have multiple bank accounts i think your child should as well these are habits if formed early will follow them through gain we are talking about the idea of long term goals, something very difficult for a child to understand, so mom and dad how about you do things like insent vise long term savings a savings account match similar to the way an employer would match a 401 k contribution if you can show them that is beneficial at a young age they are much more likely when they

are older to do things like max out that employer contribution match, you know when they are working with things like their 401 k i will say this that long term savings account should absolutely be in a bank or credit union, where you can teach your child about the one thing that is even more valuable than money, that they have and it is time. and the beauty of things like compound interest. >> my goodness you are right and not looking at your bank account at 40 saying what about my retirement. >> that's right. >> steve, you know thank you so much. good to see you guys. >> the girls aunt beth gave them $100 for christmas and we went out and like that it was gone and i think skyler goes man $100 goes real quickly. >> that is a good lesson. >> yep. >> that is the best. >> thank you steve, 8:37 a.m., fox 5 job is coming up, the job shop up next. >> plus a medical miracle we have been telling you about this morning a transplant like

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it is an extraordinary story we have details on a ground breaking surgery out of university of maryland medical center that change add virginia man's life forever. >> doctors successfully completed the most comprehensive face transplant ever that is the before picture that is the after picture yesterday, they unvailed the unbelievable results the man that you see there, was severely disfigured 15 years ago in what doctors call a bailiesings incident days after his surgery he is doing normal activities no one could have ever imagined. >> he is moving his jaws, opening and closing his mouth, he is on a clear liquid diet he can move his tongue open and close his eyes, he is beginning to feel his face, he is actually looking in the mirror, shaving and brushing his teeth we never even expected. >> surgery took 36 hours, to complete. >> it was made possible thanks to an organ donor. >> that same donor is credited with saving five other lives.

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mccarthy to talk about working with julia roberts their one on one interview. >> was he one of the winklevoss twins. >> both of them. >> i am looking at my weapons of mass creation, you only find these in dupont circle, we are having our own painting party it is an amazing creative experience good for kids and adults too. we are going to talk about how it all got started live next fox 5 morning news stay with us. 

maryland terms women's basketball -- terps women's basketball team got blown out. alisa thomas was selected first team all american by associated press the first time in history a sophomore received that recognition. >> rg 3 to the red skins is not

a given, indianapolis colts owner says his team likes both luck and robert griffin the the third and hasn't decided which of the star quarterbacks they will take with the number one pick in the draft really. the skins have the second pick so if they take rg 3 we will take luck. draft begins april 25th. coming to the movies this weekend mirror mirror. actor army hammer who played the winklevoss twins in the social network, and now he is taking on the iconic role of the prince in the new version of the snow white story. >> what are you doing? puppy love. what am i supposed to do with a puppy? >> well, he talked with kevin mccarthy about his first scene with the movies evil queen

played by julia roberts. >> if someone happens to put a spell on me and i become a dog,. >> yeah. >> in washington dc somewhere how do i look cool doing it. >> maybe you could have someone like tarsam sing direct it and have julia roberts as your scene partner you play tennis with someone better than you, it brings your game up. >> it is important to know you have been beaten i think as an actor, for you when you are going out for roles how do you accept when you don't get a role and do get beeten how do you move past that. >> fortunately in acting it is not so much that you have been beaten as they just have a very specific idea what they want you can come in, say you went in to audition for something and had the perfect everything, hair, look, sound, body, but your eyes need to be green or your -- you needed to have a different accent. it can be something that my nut you are so out of control of,

that is the reason they give it to somebody else you have no control over it. >> push past. >> it is going to happen about 5, 6, 700 times before you get a job any ways you got to get used to it >> how do you look past that and go i will get that big role. >> get past it in your head as soon as something happens that doesn't go the way you thought it should, okay let's go if you leave your mind back there. i know you are getting the wrap up, but there are two monks walking down the road and it has been raining so it was muddy they are both sort of meditating and walking and come across a beautiful geisha who cannot cross the road her robes will get muddy one monk walks over picks her up and carries her over they continue walking the rest of the day almost night time they are just about to get to her monastery the other monk goes before man, we get in there we are monks we are not supposed to pick up women carry them across the road i just wanted you to know

that was really inappropriate the other monk looks at him and said i put her down several hours ago are you still carrying her? >> okay kevin will join us in studio friday, during our 6:00 a.m. hour, with his review of the film. well, if you are look for a you knee way to party, holly morris has a great idea she is at art jams in dupont circle they host painting parties for kids and adults good morning. >> this is a whole lot of fun we are having a great time this morning adults might be a little more inhibited that is why they go to these art jams you come in get something to drink eat, start to paint the beauty of kids they are not serving drinks to kids but it is not needed their creativity is unleashed once they come through the door if you don't believe me take a look at my budding picassos as we speak i might get some info ration with them i am going to check with a

few here. >> ashley. >> ashley that is the easiest question is the name question this is the second question what are we thinking in terms of your art work. >> i don't know. >> just painting with your fingers and it is fun. >> yes. >> i think that is fun too here you can make the mess they will clean it up. let me check with another artist tell me your name. >> anika. >> so, tell me about your painting here >> i am just making a house that says i heart art jams and then i have some words on the tree. >> did you come up with i heart art jams yourself. >> yeah. >> no one told you to paint it. >> no. >> what about peace love. >> no. >> are you staging a demonstration later today? are you sure you are not 42 years old? i don't know those are high level art concepts i see there. see. inspiration from kids you got to love it. >> meanwhile i will bring in one of the creative enablers you work a lot with the kids

parties how do you get them to do more >> you don't really have to do much we just encourage them, what you are doing looks great amazing is there anything i can help you with it is usually just paint. >> do you ever show them new techniques or things to try >> we try to give them new tools they may have never used like the paint knife different stamps glitter we don't have to direct them towards they can spot it from a mile away as you can see. >> right. >> super fun how long does the kids jam session last? >> 2.5 hours, 2 hours. >> they get in the zone. i want to bring michael back in the chief creative enabler will. >> that is me how we doing on your painting holly. >> this is my painting both of them have walked up and said well, there is still time for it to develop >> i really like it, it is wonderful. >> i told you to say it just like that that was great. i want to talk more about the adult experience your best

creation ever you said. >> yes, my legacy you can actually put your drink here while your brushes are down here and paint and drink. >> i want to talk about the experience of adults coming and doing this if you are a single guy you are missing out. >> i have been trying to tell my single guy friends you need to come to art jams we have a lot of women at our sessions 80% of our customers are women, they think painting and so it is a great environment people are having fun social music is playing they are drinking and you have a very good ice breaker like for example holly, i really like your painting you are very talented. >> how long did it take you to think of that one. >> how does this all get started? this wasn't your initial career obviously. >> no, i have been in media for the last decade but i have always really loved painting, and creating and one night, about four years ago i was painting with a bunch of friends late at night at someone's house we were painting and having drinks and hanging out i thought wouldn't

this be great if you could do this at a restaurant or somewhere out in dc that was the aha moment i thoughtway can't you no one combined the concept of a lounge with a wine lounge with gallery with art studio, peel thought that was -- people thought that was crazy it wouldn't work in dc but i had faith in the people