reston. we're going to chat with the man, who at 98 years old, still lives in the town he founded. >> one mother's concern about her child's habits. is she spending too much time with her grandmother? she's 11. we're going to weigh in on that in today's ask allison. >> interesting. also coming up at 9:45, he is the man, robert randolph, he is live in our studio. he learned to play the steel guitar by watching people play in church. today he's touring with his own band and playing a show tonight. first, we have a performance here on fox 5. robert randolph and the family band. very exciting. >> got to love this show. >> yes indeed. gwen talbart has all we need to know about the weather today on this friday. she's in the weather center now. good morning. >> good morning tony and allison. we have sunshine headed our way, and that's always a good thing. let's take a look at our maps and put everything together for you and let you know what to expect. a few clouds across the area. but they'll soon be out of the

way. we have a ridge of high pressure that will slide through, setting us up for the sunshine. currently 50 at reagan national airport. very light wind at about 7 miles per hour from the north. elsewhere, temperatures are at 52 degrees at bwi thurgood marshall. 53 at annapolis. by midday today, expect our temperatures to be at least around 59 degrees. we are headed into the mid-60s today. going to be just very nice. winds will push in from the south into the course of later today and tomorrow. overall, as we move through the weekend, we a nice warmup that you're really, really going to like, and i'll have details later. back to you. thank you very much. our big story this morning, the united nations security council will hold an emergency meeting

today to discuss north korea's rocket launch. in a spectacular failure, it broke up only a minute and a half after liftoff, crashing into the yellow sea 130 miles west of seoul, south korea. the white house is speaking out, saying "despite the failure of its attempted missile launch, north korea's action threatens regional security and violates international law." some speculate north korea will conduct a nuclear test next. american negotiators are heading to turkey for historic talks tomorrow on getting iran to give up its nukes. it's the first time in 15 months iran has agreed to return to the negotiating table. iran is facing several sanctions that are only just starting to cripple its economy and israel is threatening to atake their nuclear sites. closer to home, a northern

virginia electrician is learning his fate for producing an online propaganda video for a pakistani organization. he admitted to providing support to the group blamed for the deadly 2008 attack in mumbai. prosecutors say he professed a wish to die as a martyr. sex trafficking cases, federal prosecutors say all three men admitted to recruiting high school aged girls into prostitution. the feds are calling it a growing trend, claiming gangs see prostitution as a low risk, high reward way to cash in. one of those who pleaded guilty yesterday faces life in prison now. the other two are hoping for lesser sentences in return for their cooperation. d.c. police want to talk to this man. investigators say he is a

person of interest in a sexual assault that happened in southeast wednesday night. it happened on 21st street. police say the woman was physically and sexually assaulted. if you recognize this person, the clothing perhaps, call police. this morning the white house is in damage control mode after comments made by a democratic strategist about republican presidential candidate mitt romney's wife. doug luzader has more on the controversy and an apology from the commander-in-chief. >> reporter: president obama has been working tirelessly to win women voters. and in an instant, the conversation changed. with white house concerns growing that a re-election strategy based in part on women voters is now in jeopardy, president obama quickly defended romney's wife. >> i don't have a lot of patience for commentary about

the spouses of political candidates. >> reporter: democratic strategist hillary rozen created a political brush fire this week during a cnn interview when she dismissed ann romney's economic views, saying the stay at home mother of five has never worked a day in her life. that prompted this response. >> i will tell you that mitt said to me more times than you would imagine, ann, your job is more important than mine. >> reporter: president obama's reelection campaign instantly saw trouble. just a week ago, the president hosted a conference on women, and prominent democrats have spoken again and again about a republican war on women. before the day was over, rozen issued a written statement. i know my words on cnn last night were poorly chosen, she said. i apologize to ann romney and anyone else who was offended. in a new fox news poll, the president has a sizable 8-point lead over romney when it comes to women voters. romney has a larger lead among

men. a growing challenge as both men now pursue gender specific strategies. the romney campaign has been employing ann romney more and more to win women voters. her role in the campaign has suddenly grown larger over the past few days. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. high school students in fairfax county could be able to sleep in longer. >> last night the school board voted to study what it would take to push the start times back until at least 8:00 a.m. our own melanie alnwick joins us now with more on this debate. good morning, melanie. >> good morning. most fairfax county high schools begin at 7 to in the morning, and parents have been asking to get them to start later, saying their kids can't get enough sleep. the parents presented the school board with studies last night showing that teens aren't wired to go to bed early, and they need nine and a half hours of sleep to perform well in school and on the field and roads. 19 states have school districts that have changed their start

times and that includes arlington county, which pushed back to 8:15 a.m. in 2001. loudoun county high school begins at 9:00 a.m., and fairfax advocates say their kids deserve the extra hour of sleep. a proposal in 2009 was rejected because of costs. there are concerns the switch would mean chaos for other school and family schedules. >> the science is solid. but the problem is, that the school board is putting the cart before the horse. they're setting this as a goal before they've engaged the people who could be impacted the most by any change. and i think that's wrong. >> the superintendent will study how neighboring school systems manage their later start times and report back to the board in june. some parents are now able to get their kids out of first period classes by enrolling them in adult education college or online courses they can take later in the day. they also have the option to request a waive of the seven period day. however, advocates say it's

important to meet with the student's guidance counselor first. back to you guys. thanks, melanie. checking other headlines, a police standoff in new hampshire is over. the police chief of that tiny town of greenland was unfortunately shot and killed during a drug bust last night just days away from his retirement. after several hours of the standoff, police sent in a robot, and found the bodies of a suspect and a woman believed to be his hostage. four other officers were shot. they are in the hospital this morning. another police standoff, this one on the west coast. fire broke out at the apartment where a suspect was holed up after he shot two people, including a sheriff's deputy. the fire which was just put out, started after police tried to serve an eviction notice. more than 100 officers are still surrounding that building along with the fbi and swat team. now to the trayvon martin

shooting. george zimmerman made his first court appearance yesterday. he was dressed in a prison jumpsuit and handcuffs. he was accompanied by his new lawyer. he barely spoke during the hearing. he's charged with second degree martin. zimmerman is being held in protective custody because of the notoriety of the case. he'll be formally arraigned may 29th. it's hard for reston residents to forget their founder. >> simon still lives in the virginia town where there's a statue of him. he just celebrated his 98th birthday. we're going to talk to him about this major accomplishment. ♪ there he is. all right, as we head to the break, did you play the lottery in the district? how you could be a millionaire. someone bought a power ball ticket on georgia avenue, i was

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don't get this weekend is the national cherry blossom festival parade. things kick off at 10:00 in the morning at the national mall. lots of road closures to be aware. afterwards, the street festival. a major power player in the northern virginia real estate community and the founder of reston celebrated his 98th birthday a couple of days ago.

tomorrow reston will host a celebration in robert simon's honor with special guests and everyone is invited. joining us more now is robert simon, the founder of reston, virginia. mr.simon, it is a pleasure to have you on the air this morning. may i first say happy birthday to you. >> thank you very much. >> what did you do to celebrate your birthday? >> we had a lovely party at the nature house. it's the 70-acre nature center. lovely building. nice party. >> i'm glad it was a nice party. tell me about, after all these years, founding reston so many years ago. you still live in the community obviously. what are you most pleased about when it comes to your creation? >> i'm not sure i got that

question. could you give it to me again? >> sure. what are you proudest of when it comes to reston? >> oh, i think there are a couple of things. one, families grow here and stay here. the other thing is, we have quite a few people who could afford mega houses, but they chose to stay here in smaller houses, because this is a community. i think that's what i'm proudest of. >> i've had occasion to spend time in reston, and it's remarkable to see how it's grown. the reston town center, that area, where over recent years we've seen some of the high rises go up, and i know early on there was some concern about that, but that area really has turned into quite the region for night life and the like. are you excited about how that

has developed? >> well, i think the thing that's a little unusual about the united states is we do not have plazas. in europe, the plazas are the gathering places, the heart of the communities. when we got started here we built a plaza at lake ann, and that's where we're at now. this is the mother of town center, which is a wildly successful plaza. >> there are more changes coming. we have the big construction project out there for the metro stop that is going to open there at some point. do you see that as a plus, or do you have concerns about metro being out there? >> well, i'm of two minds, one it makes sense to have rail coming from washington out

here. one of the problems, of course, is that it was hijacked by the people from tyson's corner, so that the federal government was all expended there and phase two is what should have come to reston town center and out to loudoun county. there's a question still whether the funds will be available to complete rail to dulles, which is what it should have been in the first place. >> i know that is a topic we cover and will continue to cover. tell me about the celebration taking place for your birthday that folks can come out to. >> well, this is going to be a community outpouring and we're going to have young and old and people in between dancing, music and art exhibition. it should be lovely. and good food.

good food. >> i'm sure it will be. we'll have all the information about that event on our web site at myfoxdc.com. once again, happy birthday to you, 98 years young. you look fantastic and congratulations on what is a thriving community that many families live in and love. thank you. thank you very much, mr. simon. >> thank you. >> our pleasure. >> what must it be like to sit next to a statue in your honor? >> of yourself. in a town that you created. you created it. >> 98? >> yeah, 98. >> unbelievable. thanks, tony. coming up, the author of the harry potter series releases details about her new book, this one for the grownups. >> 007 is making a comeback. >> is daniel craig in it? >> did he ever go away. hey, holly. >> reporter: we're here in d.c. design house. it's the primary fundraiser for

the children's medical center. top designers work on one house, they do different rooms and you'll be inspired when you come out. coming up live later, we're going to continue our tour and talk about how you can help this good cause and get a little shopping retail therapy in in the process. [ applause ] there it is. ball gets away. zimmerman, nationals win! >> nats are now 5-2. how about that? after a 3-2 win against the reds last night, it's their best start since they arrived in d.c. in 2005. weather day is fast approaching. tucker barnes and i will be at the ballpark may 15th for a morning of weather, trivia and fun. head to myfoxdc.com for more information. you'll get to see us and take in a ball game. we'll be right back. it's 9:19. ♪  the word is swapportunity.

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the name is perkins, tony perkins. doesn't have that ring. not at all. >> i'm sorry. >> 007 fans can rejoice. boyd has agreed to write a new bond book. he wants to set the book in the late 60s and bring bond back to the classic style. it's scheduled to be published in the fall of 2013. j.k. rowling will release -- we flip flop sometimes. >> go ahead. >> no, no. >> rowling will release her new book september 27th. the author known for the harry potter series is writing for adults. the book "the casual vacancy" will be set in an english town. the publisher describes it as blackly comic.

a british book store chain predicts it will be the year's best selling novel. >> sorry, tony. >> that's okay. you were thinking about daniel craig. >> it didn't say he was going to be bond, did it? >> it's a book. >> oh, got you. i'm sorry. coming up, a mother -- this is serious, ask allison stuff. a mother concerned her daughter isn't spending enough time with friends, even her own immediate family is looking for a little advice. a therapist weigh in on this situation in today's ask allison. >> and men, there's a new study that may give you an excuse to grab a beer this weekend. we'll explain that coming up next. ♪ >> stick around, yes, for robert randolph, the steel guitar virtuoso is in town for a show, but first he's on fox 5. we're very excited. ♪



listen up, next time your man orders a beer, it could be making him smarter, so say researchers at the university of illinois. they found men with beer in their system were able to solve 40% more brain teasers than their sober counterparts. they also finished their problems in 12 seconds, while it took nondrinkers 15 and a half seconds. >> study done by men who like to drink. didn't do it with women, did they? >> apparently not. >> they wanted to answer the questions faster because they wanted to get another beer. >> or get to the bathroom. >> you know, i'm sure it's in moderate amounts. >> right. >> not a big old amount of beer. >> and women were doing the driving. that's the other part of it, definitely. >> right. >> sunshine today and temperatures that will climb into the course of the weekend. i have good news for you out there. let's take a look where we are

currently. 53 this hour at reagan national airport. and 52 degrees at bwi thurgood marshall. 46 for manassas. dulles at 50. martinsburg, 47 degrees. we had a frost advisory and freeze warning for the far west. that's since ended. clouds, a few. we'll see them skirting their way out. a ridge of high pressure will take over and that will set us up for plenty of sunshine today. going to be a nice afternoon as we move through into it. for today we're talking sunshine. light winds, mild. 65degrees for your daytime high. tonight will be mostly clear with light winds. 46 overnight. winds will increase moving in from the south behind that ridge of high pressure as it moves out. all this warm air from the south will skirt up the mid- atlantic and set us up for a nice rise in our temperatures. the jet stream helping with that as well. well to the north of us.

70s and 80s into the weekend. very, very nice conditions. there is a strong system affecting the midsection of the country. rink of severe weather. a high risk through parts of oklahoma as well as kansas. this could be life-threatening weather with a chance of tornado tomorrow. a medium risk to the south into texas and a little bit to the north encompassing parts of oklahoma and kansas as well. then the lighter yellow you see is where there's a slight risk of severe weather. this area will be affected tomorrow. not anticipating any of the severe weather for the d.c. metro area. near the mason dixon line over the weekend, showers or a slight rumble of thunder is possible. tomorrow, 74 and sunshine. 83 for your sunday. then we warm up on monday to 85 degrees. chance of storms forecast into tuesday. other than that, things are

looking fairly good. allison? thank you. ♪ tell me something good ♪ it's time for ask allison. today's topic is about boundaries and boundary busters. here is this week's question from a concerned mom. she writes, my mother-in-law bought my daughter a cell phone to reward her for good grades. now she spends most of her time on the phone with her, and my daughter will stop whatever she's doing to answer the phone when grandma calls. she spends nearly every weekend at they are grandmother's and all they do is eat and watch tv. i've tried talking to my husband, but he says he doesn't want to get in the middle. am i wrong for thinking she should spend more time with friends? let me say before we introduce our guest, it would seem to me that you, mom, would have to have a heart to heart sit down with your mother-in-law if your husband doesn't want to get

involved. sounds like the one major thing you have in common is your love for your daughter and her grandmother. so i'm hopeful something can be reached that this will be resolved in a peaceful manner. here to help you answer is emory baldwin, a licensed clinical marriage therapist and parent educator. wonderful to have you here again. welcome back to the show. >> thank you. >> i got a little more information because i wanted to get to the bottom of this. grandma did not ask permission before buying this phone. and that was a huge conference in my home with my 11-year-old. just starting from there, that seems like a problem. >> sure. essentially stepping over the leadership of the mother and father making decisions on behalf of their own child. so it's a boundary, and it's

also respect. the grandmother, i'm sure the father's respect for his mother and wife's respect for her mother-in-law. but also the grandmother's respect and supporterring that relationship, too. >> other sticking point is mom doesn't want to push too hard. she's trying to sign her up. the little girl used to be in activities but seems disinterested now. to you, what is that a red flag of? no problems in school, but still has no interest in spending time with anyone other than grandma. >> sure. it raises a lot of questions in my mind in a way, i think sometimes when children go along too easily with what their parents want them to do. mom is pushing her to do things, but it keeps mom busier with her in a way that it's hard to get mom involved in the stuff she does. this might be a way of keeping her mom busy with her, keeping her mom maying attention and even worried attention is better than too little attention sometimes. >> is there something she needs

to do to maybe encourage her daughter to want to spend more time with, she has older brothers and a little sister, and their nuclear family? >> sure. i wonder, hearing the story, i wonder if when the girl goes to her grandmother's house, she has that one-on-one intention of feeling like her grandmother is fascinated with her and enjoys her company. and i know this mother has been busy, of course with the birth of a new baby and a toddler and an infant. so to give her, regain her daughter's relationship, i think it would be to show she's interested in her and she wants to be involved with her. a lot of this is curiosity, asking good questions. letting her know she enjoys her company. >> my advice to the viewer was, you got to sit down woman to woman with the mom. especially if husband doesn't want to get involved. is that the answer here?

>> oh, yes. i think the mother and grandmother are natural allies. they love and cherish this girl and how lucky this girl is to have a mother and grandmother who love her so much. so there's so much they can do to support each other. that grandmother doesn't need to be afraid mother is trying to cut off her relationship with her precious granddaughter. but also the grandmother can see she can be so much more helpful to the granddaughter by also supporting the mother and of course, i had a great relationship with my grandmother. it was wonderful to go and complain and know i had her ear. >> sure. >> but it's also valuable to know my grandmother helped me understand my mother by explaining things. there could be in a way a back channel supporting each other that way, as well as respecting the boundaries of the family and the mother's natural desire to want to be close to her

daughter. >> there are so many more issues here, grandma is recently single. still a young woman. just turned 60. my question so the viewer can have a real concrete thing here, how much does she push? am i wrong for feeling this way, so does she throw down the gauntlet and say, no, this weekend you're staying with us? does that happen? >> sure. often it turns into a fight. so i think -- sounds like these are problems with solutions. to approach them as, this is a problem that's really bugging me, what can i do to solve this, how can we work together? and you know, to her mother-in- law, i'd like to solve this problem with you. but i'll solve it on my own if i have to. but to open up the doors and even with the daughter, this is a problem that i'd like to solve. would you be willing to work with me on this? >> there are wonderful resources like pep to come and speak with someone who is a

licensed clinical marriage and family therapist to get answers. even your voice is soothing to me. head to myfoxdc.com, click on the morning tab for a link to ask allison. thank you so much for being here. >> you're welcome. >> viewer, i hope that helps a little bit. >> i agree. very soothing voice. >> still ahead, a shocking bottom three on "american idol." randy jackson said america got it wrong. find out who the judges decided to keep around for another week by using their one save. >> also, music legends in d.c. to celebrate the reopening of the howard theater. our karen gray houston caught up with some of them, including one of her former idols. one of her idols. her message -- his message to her next in the buzz bin. we love gardening...

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this is crazy! >> what an emotional roller coaster last night. doesn't j.lo look great? >> she does. >> the judges use their save to keep jessica sanchez on the show. she was joined by joshua and elyse in the bottom three. that bottom three is insane. jessica was only seconds into her comeback song and jessica ran on stage, all of them, and said they would use the save. seven contestants remain. they were visibly upset with that. >> i think they need two saves in a year. >> you do? >> yeah. stars lined the purple carpet last night to celebrate the rebirth of the howard theater. >> among those there, motown's founder barry gordy with dionne warwick. karen gray houston caught up

with smoky robinson. take a listen. >> reporter: smoky robinson. , my childhood idol. >> i love you. i grew up in the theater. this is one of the main state theaters when i was growing up as a kid, with the miracles and all that. so i've had really, really, really wonderful times in this theater. >> big names took the stage at last night's event. it follows a massive $29 million renovation. >> he's clean, isn't he? >> i love smoky. did the i love you come a little too fast? >> right. and of course karen -- oh -- >> oh smoky. >> it worked. coming up, the area's top designers are bringing their styles together for charity. >> up next, holly is taking us inside this year's design house for a look at some of the children's rooms. >> and the man himself is here, robert randolph is in town. he's going to a show tonight at

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9:46 this morning. holly is getting great design tips. >> she is at the d.c. design house open now through the 13th. good morning. >> reporter: it actually opens tomorrow and we are getting the first inside look today. that's how we do things here. this is a wonderful home built in 1956. the family that lived here raised six children here. the people in the area called it the blue house, because they had to 40-year tradition of always decorating their house at christmas time in blue lights. it has been redecorated on the inside, thanks to 21 of the area's top designers.

we are on the third floor now. we're going to show you where the kids hang out. we're starting out with nancy, a kid at heart. she had the responsibility of doing a boy's room. that's your speciality, is kids' rooms, and for the grownups who love them, right. >> that's right. exactly. >> reporter: what are you doing here? >> we started with a wonderful window treatment fabric that had elements of the forest, and we incorporated in a tree bookcase, and little animal elements. >> reporter: you have a theme, but it's not in your face. it's understated. >> no, definitely not. definitely don't do themey rooms. >> reporter: one of the things i liked about this, simple things that maybe someone could do at home, is the use of the two head boards. explain your thought process behind that. >> most parents want to know when we're doing a room for a child, what elements are going to stay and which things are going to have permanence.

we put a queen sized head board behind a twin bed, so eventually when this little guy grows out of the twin bed, you're set and ready to go with the queen sized bed. >> reporter: if i do this room for my little boy, is it always going to stay this neat? >> well -- >> reporter: that's not part of the package, is it? i didn't think so. but it looks great. when it comes to the design house, all the things are for sale. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> reporter: if we come down here we're going to run into christopher patrick, in charge of the bathroom. good morning to you. >> good morning, holly. >> reporter: this is a wow bathroom. >> oh, yeah. with the small space, we did want to give it a little pop. we started with the base tile as our inspiration. it was original to the home. then we added the red wallpaper that tied everything in, and then once we moved into the shower, that we used tile that brought in the color from the floor as well. >> reporter: when i was reading about you, d.c. magazine named

you the next design star. >> yes, they did. >> reporter: that has to be a pretty big deal to be named that and also be a part of this. >> it's exciting. i started my business last year. it's been moving quickly and i've been loving being able to be a part of this house, a part of the great cause and work with all the designers. it's been a lot of fun. >> reporter: we're watching you. watching you rise. i think that cows watching you, too. that's a big cow. let's head to susan nelson, because she did the little girl's room. hello. >> hello, holly. >> reporter: one of the things i like about your room, it's sophisticated, but still has a little girl feel to it. >> that was -- anyway, yeah. >> reporter: and sometimes kids break things. >> you're right. the dresser is an example of that. the little birds on that with the chest of drawers from when she was a little girl. the confetti print chair when she was a little girl. when she got older, in my mind

she went on to this beautiful coverlet fabric and posters. >> reporter: one tip you were saying when we were talking is wallpaper is back in a big way. don't be afraid to use it. >> right. especially looking how i enveloped the whole room in this. there's no good break to stop the wallpaper in here. be brave and bold and go forward. >> reporter: and go forward and come out to the d.c. design house opening tomorrow, through may 13th. they have the boutiques here as well. those are in the basement. 20% of the proceeds go to the children's national medical center. also your tickets, $20, you can get online or at the door. or guys, you could buy the whole house. it is on the market for around $4 million. give or take. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, holly. i am excited about our next guest. robert randolph learned to play the steel guitar by watching other players during church services. now he tours with the family

band. robert joins us this morning to talk about his music. he's also going to play a little bit after having played last night at the howard theater. good to see you. thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> you played last night. you're playing tonight again tonight. >> yeah. >> want to show the information. your show is at 11:30. >> yeah. >> that's a late show. >> for the late night crowd. >> what they're doing a lot at the howard, wanda sykes is performing earlier in the evening. we are thrilled to have you here. here is my first question, for those unfamiliar with you, the pedal steel guitar. you saw others playing it. but what made you say, this is going to be my instrument? >> you know, in our church, we come from a long church history of guys playing the lap steel and pedal steel guitar. in those days the african- american church couldn't afford the organ. the slide guitar was the main instrument in the church. i've been growing up watching

that instrument. so i wanted to play it and do hendrix style on it. >> you've been playing all morning while you're sitting here. we keep taking the break. while holly was doing your thing, you were humming and bouncing around. you have a lot inside you. >> the music, that's in me. the words and lyrics and the inspiration come while i pick up the guitar. sometimes i have to leave it alone or i'll be there all day. >> i imagine you must be pleased with how things have been going for you. you've gotten a lot of recognition. >> yeah. >> seems to me early on a lot of other musicians are saying you have to see this guy. >> it's been great. all the support we've been getting and i like to bring a new style and a fresh new look for a lot of younger african- american musicians to give them inspiration to try different instruments and getting back to the roots of what, where we come from and having that

influence kids from all around the world, which we just come from indonesia and china and japan and so forth. it's a great thing. >> we could talk to you all morning long, but we want to hear you play. the most recent album is robert randolph and the family band live in concert with a lot of great stuff. what are you going to do for us this morning? >> it's a song called "wisdom." >> did you make it up? >> just made it up last night and as we were standing here. >> ladies and gentlemen, robert randolph. ♪ well, going to buy me some wisdom, let me wash you clean ♪ ♪ i say, gonna buy me some wisdom, recommend think myself clean ♪ ♪

♪ i need some wisdom, love come and get me ♪ ♪ i need some wisdom, love come and get me ♪ ♪ i need some love ♪ come and hold me tight ♪ ♪ i said, i need some love ♪ ♪ come and hold me tight ♪ ♪ talking to the young lady right there ♪ my mind ain't jealous, makes my whole day free ♪ ♪ i need some love ♪

come and give it to me ♪ ♪ i need some wisdom, come let me see ♪ ♪ i need some love, come, come and and get me ♪ come on, please teach me ♪ i need some love ♪ ♪ come and love me tight ♪ ♪ i need some love ♪



watch this video. this is mr. mcfeely from mr. rogers introducing the purple panda to students in preschool. watch this. [crying]

>> aww! [ laughter ] >> he's like, okay, bye-bye. >> usually someone comes up, mickey mouse costume, they get upset. this is a regular guy. here's what is funny about it, they're not pleased with him, obviously. all of them together, poor mr. mcfeely is reduced to saying, it's just a guy in a costume. which you never do. >> i think it's because it was purple, tony. >> maybe. >> it's not normal. it's weird. >> about a million hits now. >> temperatures rising into the 80s over the weekend. beautiful day today. enjoy it. >> robert randolph and the family band performing tonight at the howard theater. 11:30show time. there are still tickets available. the most recent album is live in concert, robert thank you for coming