vanished on the way to his school bus stop. it became a case that changed the missing children's movement. this morning a possible crack in the case. why police are searching a new york city basement. >> and it is a busy morning here at fox 5. along with all of the top news stories we have special musical guests instudio. >> the bacon brothers. that's right, they are here, kevin bacon and his brother, michael, will chat with us and perform for us live. that will be great. >> as we mentioned during the 8:00 hour, chamique holdsclaw, former washington mystic has a book out and she'll be here and we'll talk to her about her struggles with depression. >> wow. >> we'll talk about that and more. busy morning. first, let's check in with tucker barnes and get the latest on our weather. not too crazy busy in the weather department. >> not busy at all. more nice weather for friday. a little fog at the moment. once we get rid of that, lots of sunshine and a beautiful afternoon with temperatures in

the 70s. maybe mid-70 for afternoon highs. there's your satellite radar. it's quiet, clear skies, high pressure overhead. should be a great looking day with lots of blue sky and temperatures warmer than yesterday. currently 56 degrees. 56 in washington. little cool. parts of the area still in the 40s. humidity 90%. wind out of the north, will be shifting out of the south 5 miles per hour later today. plenty of sunshine, temperatures in the mid-70s. 75 in washington. more details on the weekend forecast which looks rainy at this point. coming up in a couple of minutes. excuse me, i'm going to sneeze. i think i'm tossing it back to tony or maybe julie. okay, julie wright. >> if you're going to sneeze, go that way. >> i'm sorry, it's coming, julie. >> you're right, earlier this morning tucker there was a serious crash that occurred on the dulles toll road. skyfox was there. the lane configuration has not

changed. airport lanes still blocked between trap road and hunter mill. the main line is open. unfortunately, we are told there was a taxi cab involved in the crash. the passenger of the taxi cab has been pronounced dead at the scene, unfortunately. so again, fatal accident remains under investigation at this point. express lanes, airport lanes if you will remain closed. the main line is open. if you have to take a flight out of dulles or heading out in that direction to pick up someone, allow even more time to make your trip towards the dulles toll road and continuing outbound towards the airport. again, the main line is open. the hovs will remain closed until further notice. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. our big story at 9:00, a bond hearing for george zimmerman is set to begin any minute now. he is the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing trayvon martin in florida almost two months ago. >> his lawyer will argue he

should be allowed to go free before the trial. will thomas is back with on why he might have a chance of having that happen. >> good morning. we're going back to that live picture of the courthouse in just a moment. george zimmerman is charged with second degree murder in the killing that ignited a nationwide debate. the hearing is happening in seminole county florida, the same place where zimmerman shot the teenager february 26th. zimmerman says it was in self- defense. two questions likely to be at the center of today's proceeding are whether zimmerman would be allowed out of the country and how he would remain safe. the defense attorney indicated he would ask zimmerman be allowed to leave the area if granted bond, because of concerns about his safety. we do know zimmerman's family members are expected to testify by telephone at the hearing. legal experts say factors in zimmerman's favor include he has ties to the local community and he doesn't appear to be a flight risk since he turned

himself in voluntarily after the charges were filed last week. zimmerman also has never been convicted of a crime, which would indicate he doesn't pose a threat to a society. here he is walking in now. you can see he's bound at the waist, sitting down at the table on the defense side. this means proceedings will occur very quickly at his bond hearing. the case does have a new judge, by the way, who took over wednesday, after a previous judge recused herself because of a potential conflict of interest. again, a live look inside the courthouse in seminole county, florida, where zimmerman's attorney will be asking the judge to allow him to bond out and potentially leave the area for his own safety. we will continue to stay on top of this with more reports if needed. tony? >> will, thank you very much. new this morning, gunshots and a mystery. police found a man who had been shot inside a vehicle on route

202 in landover, maryland. this happened around 3:15 this morning. investigators believe he may have been trying to drive himself to the hospital. no other details at this time as to what led to the shooting or where exactly it happened. the man is expected to be okay. u.s. black hawk helicopter with four americans on board crashed in southern afghanistan. the army now says it went down in bad weather. we still don't know if there are survivors. the chopper was heading to the scene of a suicide attack at a police checkpoint when it crashed. the pentagon says a thunderstorm is likely to blame. more secret service agents could be off the job, as doug luzader explains, a top house leader expects other personnel could be losing their jobs today. >> reporter: at least three secret service agents have lost their jobs in the wake of that prostitution scandal, and as

the investigation widens, more heads may roll. a secret service supervisor who lost his job after agents were accused of partying and hiring prostitutes had once bragged on his face book page while protecting then vice presidential candidate sarah palin four years ago, he was in his words, checking her out. that drew this from palin. >> check this out, bodyguard, d wife kicks him to the dog house. >> reporter: as the investigation continues in colombia, we've learned the agents prepared well in advance for their night on the town. renting a party room back at the hotel. one lawmaker who is being briefed by the secret service chef suggests more agents will be fired. >> as the investigation goes forward and more evidence comes out, i think we can expect to see him move against other of the agents as well. >> reporter: there are political overtones, too, for the white house, as some republicans question the

president's management skills. beyond this incident, there's the probe into lavish spending at the gsa and solyndra. >> perhaps it would be in the interest of a complete and thorough and fair investigation not to make determinations about the conclusions of an investigation before they've been reached. >> reporter: but this is raising serious questions about how the secret service is run and whether this reflects a problem in the culture there. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. the d.c. government web sites back up and running a day after a cyber attack, which affected governor gray's home page and e-mail of some employees. hackers are claiming responsibility, saying it's part of a protest against the government. the same group attacked government service in new york city earlier this week. students at the university of maryland rallied on campus to protest what they call the doomsday budget. the students are asking the

governor to call a special session to prevent a $50 million cut to the university system. those cuts would require a tuition hike. some of the other stories making headlines, in burke, virginia, police searching for the person who tried to grab a 13-year-old girl as she was walking home from school with a friend. happened between two town house complexes. the teen says she was able to break free and call police. the guy who tried to grab her took off. he's believed to be between 15 and 18 years old. he was last seen wearing a plaid hoodie, zipped all the way up with a bandana covering his face. in the district, police have made an arrest in the sexual assault of a 3-year-old boy at a day care center. 21-year-old randolph king is charged with first degree sex abuse with aggravated circumstances. the alleged incident happened at a day care center at the zion baptist church in northeast. a woman says she walked into a

classroom and saw a man sexually abusing the child. no word on what king's connection is to the day care center. the case of a little boy missing for almost 33 years is suddenly getting a lot of new attention. the disappearance of etan patz was one of the first such cases to be talked about nationwide and once again, the nation is watching the block in new york city where he went missing as investigators continue a new search. >> reporter: back on may 25th, 1979, 6-year-old etan patz went missing without a trace. it happened while he walked alone to catch a school bus. it became national news and his face was among the first to appear on milk cartons. now police may have made a break in the case. >> we have good information that led to the probable cause, again, that led to the search warrant. >> reporter: police officers along with fbi agents have begun tearing apart a new york

city apartment building basement. it sits along the route the boy would have taken to the bus stop. >> will be a systematic removal of things like dry wall, breaking the concrete and getting into the dirt underneath. >> reporter: officials say the decision to search the basement came from a tip. >> somebody may have had a change of heart, somebody perhaps that was a significant other of one of the suspects, could have had a falling out, could have passed away. >> reporter: investigators will search through the rubble for blood, clothing or human remains. some neighbors say they are still haunted by the boy's disappearance. >> it was very disturbing to know that a child had vanished right on our block and that i would have to guard my children ferociously. to this day, even with my grand kids, i won't let go of them, out of my sight for a second. >> reporter: etan patz's parents have become advocates

for missing children and have never moed or changed their phone number in hopes their son is alive somewhere and my call. plenty still ahead, it was a big night for caps fans. game four of the playoffs. where do they stand this morning? we'll take a look coming up next after the break. >> plus, former washington mystic star chamique holdsclaw is out with a new book that looks at a life of overcoming challenges. she is an active mental health advocate and she joins us live instudio. it's 9:11.   

got to talk about the big win last night. game four in the playoffs. success for the capitals.

semin scored the go ahead goal. goalie made 44 saves. next game is in boston saturday at the t.d. garden. >> go caps. we have a very special guest in studio with us this morning. she was the top wnba draft pickpy the washington mystics, named rookie of the year, an olympic gold medalist, but none of that could erase her depression since childhood. her story is told in her new book. chamique holdsclaw joins us now. welcome back to washington. >> thank you. >> very good to have you here. let me say from the outset, i think what you're talking about, you're talking about a lot of things in your life, obviously, a lot of us were not aware of the things you were struggling with, even in the heyday, the peaks of your

career, and i think it's brave to write a book about it and talk about it, because there still seems to be a stigma for people to talk about these things. >> yes. it's tough. when you talk about mental health, people don't want to hear about it, because the stigma attached. i struggled with that. i didn't want people to see me as weak. i'm a person that couldn't cope because i was an athlete. if you drove around d.c., my picture was everywhere, you know. when i came out and started talking about it, people didn't understand, you know, they were really harsh on me. i just told myself after i had the suicide attempt in 2006 that i wanted to make a change. if god got me through that, i sat in that hospital under suicide watch, and i wanted to make a change and be a voice for those who suffer in silence. >> and you are a voice. you spend a lot of time now speaking about this. you're an active advocate for mental health. tell me about that. >> when i first started in

2007, it was like the door was cracked. now, you know, that i made my round and people are getting used to my face and hearing me speak, the doors kicked wide open. and my schedule is full. i'm constantly traveling. it feels really great to give back and help people. the things i experienced, i don't want anyone to go through that. i see the change i'm making and i get messages on social media sites how my strength and courage to speak about it is changing other people's lives and it makes me feel good. >> talk about the low point. you mentioned the suicide attempts, which people who knew you, maybe not who knew you best, but a lot of people who certainly knew your image wouldn't have thought anything like that would ever have happened. how did you get to that point? >> i grew up in a tough situation. my parents both alcoholics. i was taken out of my home. you have someone telling you, the government telling you you can't go back and live with your mom and dad because that

household is dysfunctional. it was the only home i knew. it started early on, living with my grandmother. when things are going great, i'm four times state championship, things are swept under the rug. i was having feelings, but hey, things are going good. >> on the surface. >> yeah. then i get here to d.c. i left one protective environment of my grandmother, went to another protective environment of coach summit. i'm in d.c., 2 1 years old. i didn't really have support. hey, basketball wasn't going great either. so everything started spiraling. then my grandmother died. that's my rock, the one person i wanted to please and that snowball effect. when i was low, i remember one time in d.c. when i first, it first hit hard, i was in my apartment two or three days and to have your friends knock on your door, see your name going across the ticker, m.i.a., to them bringing me papers in the "washington post," saying i was pregnant, i had cancer, it was

really tough on me as an individual. but i was young. i didn't understand people go through things. i wanted to run. that's when i went on to l.a. what i tell these young kids, the grass isn't greener on the other side. sometimes you have to face up to your problems and push through your fears. when i went to l.a., it was great for a while. i had a great therapist. i had to medicate myself at the time. things were going good for a lot of people in mental illness, what they start doing? stop taking their medication. i stopped mine and i had major triggers in my life. my step dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer. my dad, who is schizophrenic was having outbursts and i went home to be with my family. i came back to l.a., and sitting on my sofa, i said i'm tired. weeks of that i had thoughts of driving down the road and hitting a tree. i had thoughts of jumping off a

building, would anyone miss me? i remember taking pill after pill. i had to cry for help, because i call the person, now that i think back, i call the one person in my key, that was the one woman watching my dogs and she rushed me to the hospital, and i experienced the worst night of my life. >> what it points out is any of us, no matter what's going on, it can suffer from depression. it is a disease that is treatable. but people have to go out and they have to get the help. >> yes. >> have to get the help. >> definitely. >> it's an amazing story. there's so much more i would love to ask you. can i ask you very quickly, pat summit, your mentor, coach, stepping down now. she's dealing with her own struggles with early on set alzheimer's. have you talked to her? >> i was at her home a week ago, and she told me her decision. i'm supportive of pat summit the person, she's an amazing

person out of basketball. she's still going to be on the side line. i don't think coach summit will hide in the office or anything. she'll give to the game of women's basketball. >> good to talk to you. the book is breaking through, beating the odds shot after shot. chamique holdsclaw, and let me say, when i say it's good to have you here, i really mean that. it's good to have you here. >> thank you so much. >> thanks for coming in. sarah, over to you. >> thank you for sharing your story. metro making a move that could potentially save lives. they're inspecting all its defibrillators after disturbing news earlier this week. details coming up next on fox 5. >> later this hour, holly morris is looking ahead to earth day. holly, how is it going? >> reporter: we are. it's going well. in fact, we are giving back literally to the earth with the help of blue ridge wild wife center. take a look inside there. that is a barred owl that has been rehabbed and we're going to release him back into the wild.

all just in time for earth day to hopefully inspire you to do something to. stay with us.    

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9:25 now. today marks two years since the bp oil spill, the worst environmental disaster in recent u.s. history. it killed 11 people and dumped an estimated 200 million gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico for nearly three months. today we learn thousands of residents and businesses will get an additional $64 million. that's because their claims with bp were short changed or wrongfully denied. meantime, federal health officials say the seafood being sold today is safe to eat. this despite a handful of lesions or deformities scientists have found on some fish. a troubling discovery for metro, after a man has a heart attack on board a train. a passenger went to use a defibrillator on a man who was having a heart attack, to

discover the machine wasn't working properly. the man was later pronounced dead. metro is looking into the defibrillator program and plan to replace the old devices and add more at various stations. expect delays this weekend. metro is working on the red and blue lights. the following stations will be closed. you'll have to take shuttle buses instead of trains between those stations and some others. we've posted details on myfoxdc.com. there's a big event going on in d.c. to provide help for homeowners and potential home buyers. details coming up next on fox 5. >> plus, they are here and they're warming up. the bacon brothers joining us instudio this morning. we're going to chat with them later this hour and see them perform. we'll tell you where you can see them perform, too. fox5 morning news will be right back. ♪



big crowds are expected again today at the washington convention center. it's day two of the american dream event. organized by the neighborhood assistance corporation of america. the event brings together the nation's biggest lenders and gives homeowners and new home buyers free help with loan modny cation and first time mortgages. one woman we talked to who was there yesterday says her mortgage payment was cut from $2,900 a month down to about $1,300 a month. >> wow. that's a lot. this continues through monday. from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. each day. more information on our web site. head to myfoxdc.com to get more on that. >> you want to take advantage of that. >> yeah. that's huge. when you hear what that woman's payment was lowered to, my gosh. tucker barnes is here this morning. are you going to volunteer your singing services and join in with the bacon brothers?

>> i wouldn't subject anybody to that. >> dancing skills. >> maybe the dancing. >> maybe the dancing. >> tucker is more well known to that. >> i'll leave the singing to the experts. nice looking -- today will be beautiful. highs in the mid-70s. lots of sunshine, blue sky. i peeked out the door and i was ready to keep going. >> not yet. >> hold on. somebody has got to do the weather. >> absolutely perfect with dry conditions later this afternoon. temperatures warming up. we're now 58 in washington. 61 in frederick. leonardtown 54. up to 59 in annapolis. yesterday 72. today, even a few degrees warmer than that. quiet conditions. little bit of fog working through. generally will be a sunny day, as high pressure keeps us dry.

this weekend will be a one-two combination. this is our saturday weather maker. it's a cold front. i think it will hold off until saturday afternoon. much of saturday will be dry. second half of saturday, saturday afternoon into saturday evening the cold front will give us rain. then part two is on sunday, a coastal low and we've been going back and forth on this coastal low for the past several days. now looks like it will track far enough west and north that we could be in for a good soaking rain, particularly east and south of washington sunday. in fact, potential for flooding rain as you get across the lower eastern shore. 6:00tonight, enjoy. comfortably cool later this evening. saturday, much of saturday just dry as we cloud up during the day. saturday, 4:00, 6:00 in the evening, there's our cold front. could be a thunderstorm associated with that front, too. that will push east and allow the low pressure to ride along it. sunday morning, more rain, and

here's indications of pretty good rain sunday at 4:00. south and east of washington, the yellows and oranges indicates moderate if not heavy rain, particularly east of the city. lots of sunshine, gorgeous day. 75. winds out of the south at about 5 miles per hour. nice and dry tonight if you'll be out dining outdoors. here's your weekend forecast. tomorrow starts off dry and cloudy. more and more gloomy during the course of the day as the front approaches. showers and thunderstorms late in the day. sunday, the rain, coastal low. cool. sunday through tuesday, highs only about 60. below normal for a change. we need the rain, so that's how we'll look at it. back to you. >> you're right. >> thanks, tucker. >> got to have rain sometimes. we have entertainment news coming up next on fox 5. the pregnant man, remember him? he now may be a single dad. >> oh! plus--

>> the person whose idol journey ends tonight is colton. >> colton dixon voted off of "american idol." we're going to hear his reaction and what he thought about being on the show when fox 5 morning news continues. we'll be right back. 

the person who's idol journey ends tonight is colton. >> shocking and unexpected elimination on last night's "american idol." america said goodbye to colton dixon. this was the first time dixon was in the bottom three all season long. after hearing the results, he apologized to his fans telling them he wasn't himself on wednesday night's episode. that's when he sang the song by

lady gaga, earth wind and fire. those are difficult songs, difficult music by those performers. still, he says he feels lucky he was one of the top seven. >> i'm so blessed to have been able stand with the remaining six contestants for so long. they're all so amazing. you know, i was a fan even while i was here performing along side of them. it's how amazing they are. but just to make it this far, even after not wanting to audition, it's totally crazy. i am a blessed man for sure. >> that's a good attitude to have. the judges told dixon he has a huge career ahead of him, and he will make many records. the remaining six contestants sing again wednesday night. the episode airs at 8:00 p.m. here on fox 5. there's trouble at home for the man who made world headlines by having a baby. people magazine says he and his wife have separated after nine

years of marriage. thomas beattie was born a woman. he's had two other kids since the first. >> is there going to be payments, child support i wonder that needs to be made? interesting. i don't know how to sort that out. keeping our planet clean that will be the focus as earth day is sunday. holly morris shows us why it's important for wildlife. >> we are rocking and rolling in the fox 5 studios. there we go, the bacon brothers. they are here live and performs in the area tonight, but we're getting a preview from them coming up. ♪    only $79.99 for a lucid by lg ? i can get a smartphone with verizon 4g lte ? it'd be so easy to check facebook, send emails.

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fox 5 has teamed up with visit williamsburg to let you know about spring and summer events going on in williamsburg, virginia. there's a special event going on next week. >> reporter: we are here at the college of william and mary in the college yard, which is the starting point for the 79th historic annual garden tour going on tuesday. it's the largest and oldest home and garden tour in the united states and attracts visitors from across the world. >> we are honored to be able to have for the first time the campus itself as part of our tour. and we have worked for about five months with the campus to make a catalog of all the important trees and gardens, and so there will be a tent in this spot on garden day here in the college yard, and you'll be able to start your tour here, self-guided or we'll have

people to walk with you. we'll help you go all around the campus. we'll visit the sunken gardens. but also including in that we will have discussion about the important civil war history that's here in williamsburg and on the college campus. just as proof this was an area of great action, we do even have bullet holes from the civil war up here that you might want to step closer and look at. >> reporter: on the front steps of the home of the college president that will be open during the tour, it's one of the few times this private residence is open to the public. let's get a sneak peek. >> we are in one of the most beautiful rooms in the president's house at the college of william and mary, the dining room, where lots of social occasions take place throughout the year. as you look out the window of the president's house dining

room, you can see the garden, which is awash in spring colors right now. the table is set today much as it will be on garden day with beautiful amari china. and then the flower arrangements, which will be created for historic garden week all across the state, by club members has specialized in virginia native flowers as the content for the arrangements. and especially in this one i'm noticing really beautiful peonys and roses. this year our early warm weather caused those to come into our gardens early and we'll be featuring those. i notice they are featured in the arrangements throughout the house today. >> reporter: take me to the next room? >> i'd love to. this is the north and south parlor of the president's home

at the college of william and mary. and the furnishings in the home were donated to the college by alumni of the college. and it's mainly furnished with english and american antiques, except for the piano here in the corner. this came to live here when president and mrs. readily took residence. and they are music lovers. they love sharing this home with the students on the campus. so they regularly invite students in to play for events, and to just have them here in the home and enjoy it. mrs.reevely very much wants this to feel that a family, a real family lives here, and they do occupy this floor in the house, and there are two floors above this that are their private quarters. >> reporter: the old and the new --

>> the old and the new mixed together here. >> reporter: there are 12 gardens on the tour, like this one the president's house box wood garden, where you can take the time to smell the flowers. for more information on this tour and other upcoming events, go to myfoxdc.com. >> paul, thanks. that's going on next week. before you head down there next week, we have something for you to do this sunday. fox5's holly morris is in lansdowne, virginia today. >> they are hosting a day of service to recognize earth day, of course, on sunday. hey, holly. >> reporter: we are going to have a special moment now, because we have the kids from belmont ridge middle school here that have been cleaning up the creek, helping to celebrate earth day and get that trash out of there. then we have dr. bur well, who is about to make a difference as well. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: tell us about our special friend here. >> this special guest today is an owl that was rescued from a densely populated area east of

here. he was caught in a chimney, we think because he was looking for a place to hide. these owls like to hide in deep forest, they like nice, dark, tall trees to hide in, and there weren't any in that area. we took care of his injuries and we're bringing him out there where there are beautiful tall trees for him. >> reporter: no better weekend than on earth day weekend. >> exactly, yeah. this is just -- he's a perfect example of why we want to save as many trees as we can. >> reporter: the work the kids have just done make a difference in that. >> it does, yeah, definitely. keeping litter away, keeping the forest floor clean, so these animals don't get tangled up in pieces of plastic or injured on sharp metal or bottles. very important. >> reporter: i know that it brings you great joy for him to go back to his natural habitat, but it has to be a little hard to let him go, too, right? you've nursed him back? >> i do get a lot of enjoyment

letting them go. they don't want to be in captivity. >> reporter: sure. >> it's a thankless job what we do. they just want to leave. >> reporter: i don't know, the way he's looking at you, i think he's thanking you pretty much this morning. >> we're going to let him go. we're going to aim towards these trees over here, his new home. ready? okay. ready? >> reporter: there he goes. [ applause ] >> reporter: how about that? >> right up by that hole. >> reporter: you said you thought he would look for that hole, and there he goes. up in the tree. he looks beautiful out there. isn't that amazing? what do you guys think? >> i think it's great. it's beautiful. >> reporter: it's beautiful, right? >> yeah. >> it looks awesome. >> reporter: the other birds, you guys probably can't hear them, they're chirping, so they're excited to have one of their own back. what did you find in the creek? >> lots of trash. i'm really proud we cleaned up. >> reporter: i'm proud of you,

too. i'm proud of you for doing that hard work and making a difference, and you got to be here with us today. thank you so much for the work you do. our time is fleeting so we have to go. if you find a wild animal that needs help, blue ridge center is the place to call. myfoxdc.com, we have a link to them and the national conference center and planet care as well. don't forget about that. most importantly, don't forget about earth day on sunday. do something, make a difference. only got one earth, tony, got to take care of it, right? >> you are absolutely right, holly. thank you for all the information. we appreciate it. we are thrilled to welcome back to the broadcast the bacon brothers. they are playing in annapolis tonight. we have a treat, because they're going to play for us here. they are kevin and michael bacon. thank you for coming in this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having us. >> i know you performed last night in annapolis. two shows tonight as well. thanks for getting up early. >> no problem. happy to be here. >> happy to have you here. here is the cd. this comes out in about a

monday or so? >> yep. >> best of. philadelphia road, the best of the bacon brothers. where can folks pick this up? >> well, we're hoping to have it distributed, but probably on amazon, i think probably on itunes and like that. >> okay. very good. let's talk about what you've been doing lately. you're on the road. you have a week to go on this particular tour? >> yeah. >> tell me, you've been doing this for a long time now. actually, you started playing together when you were little kids, right? >> yeah. >> just creating music, just for the folks? >> yeah, yeah. you know, i grew up listening to my brother, who was already a full-time musician when i was a little kid, he was playing in bands from the time we were little. i would kind of bang along on a pot with him or something like that, and eventually he let me join the band. >> now, when you started out, i know a lot of people, it's like, the bacon brothers, kevin bacon, kevin bacon. was it tough to get through that period where people are saying, it's just an actor dabbling in music?

>> yeah. i think it's still kind of there. >> really? >> even though we've been doing it for a long time, i think it gets easier. people have a -- are doubtful about people that do two things. you know what i mean? it's kind of like -- >> [inaudible]. >> we try not to focus on it too much. >> michael, tell us about your most recent project. you score movies and tv shows? >> yep. i have a series running on public television called "finding your roots "with henry lewis gates. kevin and his wife kyra are two of the people, so i got a free trace. >> and i got nice music behind my roots. >> you're at rams head tavern, a great venue, tonight, two shows, 6:30 and 9:30. go see the bacon brothers put on a great slow. what are you going to do today?

>> it's called kiko's songs, it's my wife's nickname, so i wrote this for her. >> kiko's song. ♪ . are you getting dressed ♪ let go ♪ ♪ in the rip tide, go with the flow ♪ ♪ are your hands on fire from that boat you rode ♪ take it slow ♪ ♪ just today, never made things clear, taking on life ♪ let the silence be okay ♪ ♪

i close my eyes and feel the blindness for the treasure i can't find it, just a random act of kindness ♪ ♪ day's work without pay ♪ hey, hey ♪ ♪ just today, hey, hey ♪ just today ♪ ♪ just today ♪ yeah ♪ am i the eagle, am i the crow ♪ ♪ am i the arrow, or the bow ♪ ♪ and all this time i thought i had, where did it go, where did it go ♪ ♪ just today giving up some of my power, stopped my running, smell the flowers ♪ in 24 short hours, my worries

float away ♪ i'm going to redefine the winner, and see my life as a beginner down the sweet road ♪ ♪ hey, hey ♪ ♪ just today ♪ hey, hey ♪ ♪ just today ♪ look through my half filled cup, i can see the sun come up and i feel the chill of morning children's voices ♪ ♪ whoa, just today i'll be minding my own business ♪ ♪ this house in which i live, try to find forgiveness for the things people say ♪ ♪ and i will live through this day only ♪

i won't let tomorrow ♪ i hear the voice inside me say, hey, hey ♪ ♪ gonna be okay ♪ hey, hey ♪ ♪ just today ♪ hey, hey ♪ just today ♪ ♪ ♪ just today ♪ ♪ yeah [ applause ]     [ mom ] to me, chex is n not just a little bowl of cereal,

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we want to thank the bacon brothers for being with us this morning. they'll be performing tonight in annapolis. this cd will be out shortly. philadelphia road, the best of. thank you guys, we appreciate it. >> thaou