house. what president obama and mitt romney are doing to sway virginia voters their way. >> many questions lingering around the case of a chinese activist at the center of a diplomatic standoff between china and the united states. word this morning that china is budging. fox5 morning news at 7:00 starts right now. there is a live look outside. you can already tell it's going to be a summery day. the sun is up. it's warm. i believe the humidity is up there as well. this is friday, may 4th, 2012. good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm alison seymour. already 66 degrees on this nice warm friday morning. and it's friday. almost 90 degrees, tucker barnes, did i hear you say that earlier? good morning. >> good morning. yeah. it's going to be close. well into the 80s today and a lot of humidity. summertime air mass here to stay for at least one more day. let's look at our current

temperature at reagan national, 66 degrees. humidity, 87%. plenty of water out there in the atmosphere. winds, none out of the north now at zero miles per hour. earlier they were out of the south. few showers and thunderstorms overnight. now we're focused on a cold front which is to our north and west. towards chicago and st. louis, that will roll in here later this afternoon and tonight and with that change of air mass we're likely to see thunderstorms develop, and some could be on the strong side. most of the day partly sunny. mid- to late afternoon, potential for strong storms around here and again, with the potential for heavy rain with some of those storms. forecast for today, we've done this the last couple of days, mid-80s later this afternoon with a scattered storm by 4:00 p.m. the weekend looks good. i'll have those details in a couple of minutes. let's do traffic this morning with julie wright. on the roads this morning you'll find the lanes are open

traveling the beltway. however, we have problems to report, accident activity on the ramp from the outer loop of the beltway to exit at kennel worth avenue. involving a motorcyclist. ramp is partially blocked to go northbound on kennelworth avenue. traveling southbound 95 or on the baltimore washington parkway, lanes open, no problems out of laurel. southbound 29 at new hampshire avenue, this is causing major tieups traveling southbound this morning trying to work out from stewart lane towards the accident scene. improves out to trader joe's. no problems on the beltway from university boulevard towards 270. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. thank you very much. our top story this morning involves dramatic developments from china regarding a blind

activist. today the chinese government said they would allow chen to study abroad. this is seen as the most positive step yet in the ongoing tension. chen remains in a beijing hospital two days after leaving the u.s. embassy. he says he's not being allowed to see u.s. officials and gets cut off when he talks with them by phone. chen spoke today with the associated press telling them his situation is very dangerous. the journey on the presidential campaign officially kicks off tomorrow, even though the candidates have been acting like it started months ago. >> virginia is becoming more of a key battleground contest. romney was there yesterday, picking up the endorsement of congresswoman michele bachmann, and the president is in northern virginia this morning. we get more from sherri ly live where the president will be in

arlington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as you mentioned, it seems like they have been campaigning for a while, though this isn't an official campaign event for the president. but clearly his appearance at a school here in arlington is an indicator of how important virginia is in the race for president. the president is hoping to take virginia. he took it in 2008 and he is leading the presumed gop nominee mitt romney in polls here. today the president will speak to high school students in arlington, talking about the need for an affordable college education and keeping the federal student loan interest rates down. it's a state romney knows is important, too. yesterday the former massachusetts governor met with virginia's governor to talk about energy and the economy, while picking up the

endorsement of michele bachmann. mcdonald has been mentioned as a possible running mate. >> this president has not always taken care of veterans, not always made the best decisions for the military, has cut our investments in defense. you're going to see a change in our support for military and veterans in mitt romney. >> this is time for the military and people who care about american strength to vote for a change in washington that removes this president and put someone in that will keep america strong, and i will. >> reporter: today's event at the high school is not open to the public. the president as well as the secretary of education will hold a round table first with some junior and seniors here and their parents to talk about the student loan interest rates. then he will address the entire junior and senior class here. to show you just how important

virginia is in the presidential election, tomorrow president barack obama will kick off his re-election campaign in richmond. that's the latest in arlington, back to you. >> sherri ly reporting, thank you very much. to our other top stories this morning, tragedy strikes inside a church in howard county. police say they found two women shot yesterday evening inside an office at the st. paul's episcopal church in ellicott city. one of the victims died from her wounds. the other one is in critical condition. neighbors are feeling unsettled they say by this discovery. >> my thought was that a shooter is on the loose, then it sounded like it was, you know, a murder-suicide from what i was hearing. but then of course my thoughts went to it must be the people that i see coming and going out of there. >> police believe the suspected gunman did shoot and kill himself. they are still trying to figure out the relationship between the three people involved here. a juror says she wants out

of the trial of five men accused in one of the district's bloodiest mass shootings. juror number 16 sent a note to the judge saying she was feeling intense pressure to change her mind. the judge says he will not excuse people over a disagreement. five men on trial are accused in a series of shootings in 2010 that left five people dead and nine wounded on south capitol street. this is a disturbing story to report this morning. a little baby in northern virginia is recovering after being attacked by the family dog. culpepper county sheriff's officials say the boy was bitten more than 30 times by a jack russell terrier. this happened tuesday evening as the baby was in its bassinet. the boy's father reportedly came home from work to find the dog biting the child. he shot and killed the dog

before deputies got on the scene. a principal is in trouble with the law. police say she embezzled more than $8,000 from the school in woodbridge. investigators say she used her school issued credit card to buy personal items. she's now on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. former d.c. council member harry thomas, jr. is going to jail for three years for stealing from the city. federal investigators are also continuing to look into other investigations of several d.c. leaders, including mayor gray and council member brown. all eyes on the april jobs report due out next hour. investors remain cautious, and doug luzader takes a closer

look at what we can expect to see from the numbers. >> reporter: economists think we added around 160,000 jobs last month. that is headed in the right direction, but it's not expected to change the unemployment rate. will the celebration continue today? you don't have to look further than the white house's cinco de mayo event. >> that's why we've worked hard to create jobs. >> reporter: even here, the president was talking jobs. [ bell ringing ] >> reporter: the markets weren't too happy yesterday. the dow fell 62 points after very mixed signals. jobless claims were lower than expected last month. that's good news, but big retailers reported sluggish sales and that hurts hiring. >> the economy is not growing quickly. 2.2% gdp growth. as long as productivity stays at a similar level, that 2, 3% level, companies don't need to

hire as many people. >> reporter: if hiring doesn't pick up fast, month after month that could be a problem for the president's re-election hopes. >> the guy who promised he'd keep unemployment below 8% has not been under 8% since. a guy who promised he'd make things better and now we have 23 million americans out of work. >> reporter: if the numbers are weak today, it could be in part due to the weather. economists think the warm winter inflated job creation earlier in the year and that may have stolen some of spring's thunder. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. still ahead, a heads up if you plan on riding the rails this weekend. >> if you take the bus, metro wants to hear from you. the agency is looking to consolidate some stops, but wants input from riders before they make changes. how you can weigh in next. >> plus, this being called the trial of the century. more on the case folks across

the nation will be keeping their eyes on. >> as we head to break, here's a live look outside. not bad looking out there now. this is i-270. we have lots of sunshine. tucker will give you the weather forecast for the day and the weekend. julie wright will tell you about the roads. we'll be back with more in couple of moments. it's 7:11. this is the cure. ♪ i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind.

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turn, improve on time performances. but riders aren't so sure it's a great idea. >> i don't think that's good, though. i think it's good how it is, 'cause you got these older people, that will make it bad for them. >> i think that's not a good idea, because basically people will have to walk a long distance and that's not a good thing at all. >> metro officials also think reducing the number of stops will mean more efficient fuel and maintenance costs. you can find information about the meetings on myfoxdc.com. getting around on metro this weekend could be a little tricky. that's because both the nats and the caps play at home and construction is also planned. starting tonight at 10:00, four green line stations will be closed. as for after the games, metro will run extra gap trains to help move crowds out of gallery place and navy yard stations.

lots going on. >> bad timing on that. 7:15. another big story, seriously will be the heat. >> warm and humid, but it's not going to be record heat. >> but it's going to feel -- why is tucker down playing 87 degrees? do you remember how hot that is? >> i'm trying to put the best face on it because it's friday. >> totally, and people will love it. >> people will love it. me not so much. >> i know it is. >> i don't have air conditioning in my car. it's too much. >> treat yourself. you can get one of those fans. >> i like to harken back to my childhood. >> has the dial radio and cigarette lighters. >> you say that like it's a bad thing, tony. other things that don't have air conditioning, the bus stop forecast. partly sunny skies.

warm and humid. 62 to 67. temperatures will soar quickly. well into the 80s for afternoon high temperatures. warm front came through yesterday. now we're awaiting the arrival of that cold front to our north and west. timing on this is later this afternoon and tonight. it could kick off pretty good thunderstorms around here. officially we're under a slight risk for severe weather later today. be ready for that. as that front clears us tomorrow, i think saturday and sunday in particular look fantastic with cooler temperatures. spotty shower. maybe isolated storm for your day tomorrow. 84 in washington. it won't take much further west and south of d.c. to get near 90 today. parts of the area probably flirting with the 90-degree mark. sunday and monday, highs in the 70s. >> thanks, tuck. let's go to julie wright now and find out what's happening on the roadways. >> for a friday morning, we are quite busy here. let's get to it. traveling the outer loop of the

beltway, you are starting to slow leaving the john hansen highway heading to the accident scene at kennelworth. outer loop closed 95 around georgia avenue. southbound 29 at new hampshire avenue, three-car accident. once you get south of the accident, the pace improves. traveling the inner loop of the beltway, delays braddock road to 66, eastbound route 7 before idlewood and towards marshal drive, accident activity has eastbound lanes closed. outer loop of the beltway, not busy leaving university boulevard headed around bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 traffic. last words of osama bin laden are available for anyone to see on the internet. documents seized in the u.s. raid that killed the terror master mind show he was focused

up until the end on attacking americans. but he also worried about bumbling going on inside his terror network. his letters indicate he was upset at the inability of spinoff terror groups to win public support for their cause. another painful chapter is set to begin for the families of those killed on 9/11. >> one of the alleged master minds of the attacks and his four coconspirators will have their day in court. >> the men will head off to an arraignment hearing tomorrow and at the same time, victims' relatives will gather at military bases along the east coast to watch it play out. khalid shaikh mohammed is finally heading to court, more than a decade later he and his four accused coconspirators

will face charges. the case was delayed when the obama administration decided it wanted to try them in the u.s. congress fourth the effort, forcing the president to go against his plan to close the detention center in guantanamo bay. >> how is the world going to perceive the trial? i think that's where there's real debate on the benefits of the military commission versus federal court. >> military legal expert charles stemson says it will be complicated. >> it will be start, stop, start, symptom, because of the complex nature of this. >> they face counts of conspiracy, terrorism and more and murder. colonel davis is a former military prosecutor. he says one of the challenges

will be managing mohammed in court. >> he's proud of what he did and he'll try to make a spectacle of it, use it as his last hurrah to claim credit for what he did. >> while the arraignment is set to take place tomorrow, the trial is probably at least a year away. the five men face possible death sentences if convicted. it is unclear how many families will watch at military bases. at fort meade in maryland they're preparing for about 550. and a few chosen by lottery will get to watch in person and will fly to cuba today. >> thanks, wisdom. it's 7:21 on this friday morning. chicago, the capital of illinois? nato seems to think so. what other mistakes nato made in a video ahead of the summit there. a trip to the national

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george washington university hospital is honoring national stroke awareness month which started tuesday. today the medical staff is offering free stroke screenings. evaluations will start at 8:00 and last until 1:00 p.m. they're being held outside the foggy bottom metro station on the gw plaza. nurses and doctors will provide information to help lower stroke risk and save lives ultimately. strokes, which are known as the silent killer, are the third leading cause of death in the united states. a record donation to the smithsonian means new digs for

the dinos. david koch has given $35 million. it will be used to build a new dinosaur hall. the current exhibit would close in 2014 with the new space set to open in 2019. during renovation, some fossils will go on display in other parts of the museum. here's one that will have you shaking your head. it seems nato needs to do its homework. >> talking about chicago, where nato will host a summit in more than two weeks. yesterday they released a promotional video about chicago, and in it it said chicago is the capital of illinois. the video also said the person for whom the convention center where the summit is being held was named founded the chicago tribune. nope. three other guys did that. and it also claims president obama grew up in chicago. we know that's wrong again. the president spent his early days in hawaii and indonesia

and only moved to chicago as a grown man. >> not quite the crack research staff over there. >> no. 7:26 right now on this friday morning. another big night for bryce harper. this guy, as the nats improve their winning streak. highlights coming up. harry thomas junior headed to prison for embezzling money. more from a newspaper reporter who has covered this from the beginning. >> and the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie coming up in a little bit. 7:27right now. liking this music this morning. >> the jacksons? >> it is the jacksons. can you feel it? we'll be back. ♪ ♪

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phillies at home tonight. game time set for 7:05. they are making baseball exciting. this is great. i love it. >> on fire! >> you have to admit you're impressed he's made such an impact so quickly. been in it one week. >> 19 years old. when they called him up everyone thought, really, already? they knew what they were doing. they saw something. >> well, yeah. been watching him for years. >> he's got, you know, he's special. i know that's an understatement. his whole swagger -- >> yeah. he delivers. >> exciting. headed to the game tonight -- >> and he could be my son. he's only 19. >> might want him as your son now. >> you got that right. hey, son! >> big contracts ahead. looking at a live shot and we're doing fine for the time being. later today, as we get into the late afternoon, early evening hours, risk of storms and some of those could be strong. going to the game tonight, might want to keep an eye to the sky or tune back in later

today. >> we'll be watching the field. >> before that, the fox 5 weather app, or you can watch gary and sue. >> app is good if you're going to the game or at the game. >> doing generally fine now. precipitation close to washington not touching the ground. watch of thunderstorm complexes to our west, and we'll see if this has luck in crossing the mountains. i don't think most of that energy will, but some of the clouds will roll into the area. partly sunny to start your day. eventually what we'll be dealing with is a cold front. that's not the cold front in west virginia. this is the cold front and it will fade here to the south and east today. as we get into the afternoon hours, we're going to be warm and steamy and this will be a change of air mass. behind the front it's cooler and drier. we're expecting pretty good thunderstorms to get going later today. just be ready for that. that will be the only real element of your friday forecast you have to look out for. already we are under a slight

risk for severe weather. with severe weather we're concerned about gusty winds, potential for hail with some of these storms later today. storm prediction center putting washington under that slight risk for severe weather later this afternoon. temperatures, we are warm and muggy to start your day. 66 now in washington. 68 in quantico. not cooling off a lot overnight. 60 in baltimore. our highs will be in the mid- 80s in washington. if you're watching in central virginia, you're highs will be near 90 today. fredericksburg and charlottesville, highs likely 90 degrees. partly sunny skies, scattered showers today. 84 in washington. winds out of the west at 5 to 10. mild overnight. 66 the overnight low. weekend forecast, we get the front clear of us late tonight. tomorrow looks better. partly to mostly sunny. could be an isolated storm during the day. 82. sunday, monday look fantastic. highs in the 70s. low humidity. maybe another storm by tuesday.

that's a look at the forecast. let's do traffic with miss cinco de mayo herself, julie wright. [ speaking spanish ] >> i could ask if you're a chicken and you would say si. that's the next time around. [ laughter ] on the roads this morning, what you will find is we have accident activity that continues to block the ramp from the outer loop of the beltway to kenilworth avenue. on going investigation and this ramp from the outer loop is closed. we have the flashing lights causing a distraction. beltway itself is open, but it will slow leading 50 to john hansen highway. here at braddock road, 32 miles per hour. the crash eastbound route 7 inside of the beltway has cleared. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic.

more than three years in prison, that's how long former d.c. councilman harry thomas junior will spend behind bars. he pleaded guilty back in january to embezzling $350,000 earmarked for the youth sports programs. joining us this morning liz farmer who has been covering the trial and other council news. you've written really eye opening articles about what goes on in council chambers. first, let's talk about harry thomas, jr. were you surprised with the sentence? it could have been lower. this judge had some room to make it a lower time, but he didn't do that. >> no, he didn't. and throughout, you know, i could feel myself trying to guess what's it going to be throughout the proceeding. i think a lot of us had the sense he wouldn't go as far as prosecutors wanted, which was almost four years, but would definitely get more than the 18

months thomas's attorneys requested, and he leaned much more towards the four years. it's three years and two months, which is more than twice as much as his attorneys wanted. i don't think it's necessarily a surprising sentence. what was interesting though is the judge's demeanor and attitude about, he kept saying the word betrayal a lot of the time. and he seemed to want to make an example out of thomas. >> do you think it was the amount of money, do you think it was where the money was supposed to go? what do you think was the deciding factor in that attitude you speak of? >> well, you know, this is a guess, but i do think the fact that thomas stole from programs he claimed to be a champion of, and the judge several times noted the irony of that, and the fact it's kids, it's something prosecutors hammered home when they reasoned their sentence out. the judge seemed to agree with that. he said the fact that these were needy children really spoke to how severe thomas's crime was. >> this isn't something that

the former councilman could do alone. the money came from somewhere. he was in partnership with other people, whether they knew or not where that money was going. my question is is anybody else waiting and nervous and wringing their hands today? >> no one will say that publicly, but there's got to be. the children and youth -- i'm blanking on the name, but the trust thomas used, the city run nonprofit, the trust he used to funnel money to that, back to himself, that's still under investigation by the feds and the city is still looking into it. some people there who have been forced to resign or forced to move on, resign from their city jobs. i would not be surprised if people behind closed doors are really concerned about where they're at. >> might not be over yet, the fallout from this. in court yesterday thomas's mom came up and spoke and really said they had had like a meeting mom and son, and really

talked about what it meant for their family and the shame. but she also asked for mercy. thomas himself spoke and he apologized. tell us about the sort of mood when all that was going on. did it feel sincere, what do you think? >> that was actually really very -- i'm not sure if touching is the right word. especially when thomas's mom was up there, i think everybody's heart broke for her. no mother wants to do that for her child. i think the judge really appreciated what she had to say. he took what she said to heart. he thanked her and he recognized her for being a pillar in her community. and thomas's testimony, unlike his plea hearing, which i felt he didn't have the right attitude there, he seemed remorseful. the judge seemed to believe him. i believed he regretted his actions. >> would love to talk to you more about what the council is doing now with -- has their behavior changed, but we're out of time.

you'll have -- if you haven't already read liz's articles in the washington examiner, please do so. thank you for coming in this morning. >> thanks for having me. >> tony, over to you. thank you both. a student prank goes terribly wrong at or near a tennessee high school. we have more on that after the break. >> plus, it was a horrifying scene, wild, exotic animals on the loose in ohio. now, months after that incident an update on some of those animals that survived. >> later this morning, actress and artist jane seymour joins us live. she and her son are working together on a new art and photography exhibit making stops in our area this weekend. hear more about the heart that went into all the work coming up in our 9:00 hour. 7:39. 

making headlines, police in memphis arrested two 18-year- olds after a pair of home made bombs exploded at their high school. the bomb threat was called into the school before noon

yesterday. after the threat, staff members heard a loud noise and saw fumes. authorities say it appeared the two students planned a prank bombing that got out of hand. no one was seriously hurt. it was a chaotic scene in ohio last fall. dozens of exotic animals set free by their owner who then killed himself. today that man's widow will get some of those animals back. the zoo plans to return two leopards, two primates and a bear to marion thompson. the five animals are just a few that had been survived. authorities were forced to kill 48 of the other wild animals. america's tallest man has a larger than life problem. finding shoes that fit. but now thanks to reebok, he'll no longer have that issue. after cramming his feet into the same shoes the past six years, he mentioned online he was in the market for new foot wear. that's when reebok stepped in offering to make him a custom

pair. the company will make a prototype for him to test and make the adjustments to create the perfect fit. i'm going to try to figure out what size shoe he wears. >> 25. >> did i say that? >> i think so. >> 25. >> i saw a picture of him with the minnesota basketball team and he towers over all of them. >> how at all? >> 7'8" or 7'10". >> would be tough to be that big. all kind of issues. >> cars, door ways. >> 25, can you imagine? >> i think shaq is 18 or something. weather warm and humid today. live shot at the national harbor. off to a beautiful start. you can kind of see the water out there in the atmosphere. little bit of haze across the region. it should be a nice summery feel today, with highs in the

mid-80s. right now we're mild. 66degrees at reagan national. 61 currently at dulles. 58 in ocean city. let's put futurecast in motion. want to mention we've got a cold front approaching from the north and west. later this afternoon we know the drill, risk of thunderstorms and there you go, at 5:00 this afternoon futurecast indicating some storms. some could be on the strong side. we have to look out for the potential for damaging winds and very heavy rains as the storms move through. later tonight and early tomorrow that cool air will work in and generally the weekend should be nice. could be an isolated shower or storm tomorrow. noticebly cooler and less humid saturday and sunday. 84 today in washington. parts of the area near 90, particularly south and west of the city. sunday, 74 degrees. low humidity. monday looks great, too. before i go, i want to remind

everybody about a special weather day with the washington nationals, coming up a week from tuesday, may 15th. myself, tony and other special guests. >> who are they? i need to know. >> we can't give them all away. >> one direction. no, i'm kidding. that's not true. >> not one direction, tony. >> don't say that. >> we are going to be joined by thousands of school kids from across the region. our performance goes on at about 9:45. >> you're doing a number? >> a little dance or something. and special weather presentation, and then of course everybody can stay and watch the game. we're going to try to meet everybody we can after our presentation. if you want more information, go to myfoxdc.com, click on mornings and we'll give you the link. i think the price of the actual ticket is discounted. >> covered by tucker and tony. >> it may have to be covered by tony. >> no. but it's a great value. the team is great this year. we're going to have fun.

screech will be there. >> that's cool. the second annual weather day. >> yes, it is. let's go to julie wright. you should come out. >> are you surprised? >> i might be. i've been known to pull a surprise or two. >> come on out. it will be fun. >> yes. especially if you are going to do a number. >> i know, you never know what they're going to do. >> will you be wearing glitter? >> a duet. >> wearing glitter,. [ laughter ] >> tucker is like, what's wrong with that idea? this is part of the reason why skyfox is grounded this morning, because of the fog that settled down. tucker was talking about that earlier this morning. this is the commute southbound 29, towards the accident accident south of new hampshire avenue blocking the left side. and eastern, south of lworth eastern we had the accident activity tying up the left side of the road. accident investigation blocks

the ramp from the outer loop of the beltway until kenilworth. delays crawling from route 50 to john hansen highway. the crash 29 at new hampshire avenue blocking the left side of the road. below speed heading north of braddock road about 39 miles per hour headed out to 66. that's a check of your on-time traffic. world class waterfront and culinary event. >> pictures are great. holly morris is at the national harbor. >> reporter: you're right. these pictures are great. take a look at that. i have a great job. i aming serenaded by a handsome classical guitarist. i have fresh flowers in front of me, a wonderful bottle of wine waiting to be open, and it's in this spectacular setting that is national harbor. you can enjoy the same. it's the fifth annual food and wine festival and we are going to give you everything you need

to know so you can take part in this this weekend. it's all live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. before we take you to break, let's say good morning to our facebook fans of the day. today darlene and tony are getting married. congratulations. tony has been writing in and counting down every day about the past week and a half. darlene posted they both love the fox 5 morning team. we love you guys back. congratulations. best wishes to both of you. if you'd like to be monday's fan of the day, go to our fan page and post a comment under darlene and tony's picture. we'll be right back.  [ sneezes ]

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the fifth annual national harbor food and wine festival is going on this weekend. >> holly morris is there to preview this weekend. sounds like a fantastic way to spend the weekend. >> reporter: i didn't know tony played here at the harbor. >> i know. i couldn't go, conveniently. >> reporter: you got the invite. i didn't get my invite. >> you can come on this weekend. >> reporter: i can here as long as i stay here in the public space. obviously we're having a little fun here at national harbor. really is a gorgeous yacht there. lots of gorgeous people here this weekend, including my man rich. i say look at the handsome guy who played guitar, and look who shows up, two beautiful women. he is one of the features at that will be here at the food and wine festival. they are creating a mood as you

guys talked about. the mood creator himself is right here with me. this is greg nivens. what is amazing is in a short time, in five years, you guys are the largest wine festival in the it is metro area. >> we have room though grow and we expand, so we get to go out on the piers and we take over large parking lots and things like that. it's fun. >> reporter: what are people going to get to experience this weekend? >> it's a great show. we have over 200 different types of wines, spirits, beer. we'll have to pour some for you. enjoy the morning. i feel bad if i don't have a glass of wine, especially like 7:00 or 8:00 in the morning. we can really look good. you get a souvenir glass and you get to taste everything. we have tequilas, craft beers which i think you'll see later.

all kinds of wines from all over, france, italy, all over the place. food, lots of food. everything from vegetables to wonderful prime rib. we have it all here. it's a great show. and crafts and foody items. >> reporter: you have a stand selling hats like that? >> i think so. >> reporter: i wanted to make sure. i wanted to talk about the 18 year vertical tasting you are doing. >> that is really fun. i'm kind of a wine nut. we have this gal who -- we found a wonderful boutique california cab, and 1966 to 2006. we still have spaces available for the tasting. we have an 18-year-old bottle, so you're going to try the same bottle of wine from 1966 to 2006. >> reporter: speaking of v.i.p., i have jim benson with

me, the chef with 11 courses. you're going to talk about the food side of things. >> yes. >> reporter: v.i.p. tastings. >> we have an excellent menu with vibrant ingredients. anything from angus sliders with blue cheese to brooklyn hot dogs. small bites that everybody will enjoy. with our salt line, going with the wine theme, we have this wine with salt. we slow roast it with our mediterranean sea salt, and we try to incorporate that with our different cuisines and later the chef will be using salt in his dishes. this is a short bread cookie topped with chocolate and bacon. >> reporter: i thought it looked like bacon. >> yeah, going with the sweet and salty combination.

>> reporter: i do have the best job. >> no boundaries anymore. >> reporter: myfoxdc.com is our web site. come out this weekend to the fifth annual food and wine festival here at the national harbor. it's saturday and sunday noon until 6:00. it is more than just wine. in our next hour we talk about the beer tasting. we have the brisket going this morning. i'm still going to try to see if i can get on that yacht. i have until 10:00. >> if you go right now you might be okay. he has no security on it. [ laughter ] >> good luck, holly. we got a lot coming up. on a serious note, family and friends and fans are still reeling from the death of football great junior sayer. his apparent suicide this week drew comparisons to a former

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in the race for the white house, the focus is on virginia. it will be a key state come election time. how president obama and mitt romney are appealing to voters in the commonwealth. >> then clothing for people with concealed carry permits. we'll look at the fashion and the controversy it's creating. >> the nfl mourning the loss of junior seau. good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm alison seymour. happy you're with us on this friday morning. we say good morning to our friend tucker barnes. got the forecast and it's hot, hot, hot. >> going to be hot later today. warm and humid at the moment with temperatures in the 60s. you can feel that water in the atmosphere. later today, scattered storms and that will set us up for a nice weekend. storms today and generally this weekend nice and dry. >> some could be strong?

>> yes. they could be strong. we're under a slight risk for severe weather later today. >> my fourth grader has a trip to st. mary's county today. >> i don't think the storms will arrive until later today. 87% humidity. winds out of the south at 3. definitely a summery day here, even though it's early may, will feel like summer this afternoon. showers, we had a few move through overnight. few thunderstorms as well. focus off the north and west towards chicago and st. louis, that's a cold front that will get in here later this afternoon, and likely will kick off a round of showers and thunderstorms here during the late afternoon, early evening hours before we get quieter and cooler weather for the weekend. be ready for it. before that, temperatures will be warm. mid-80s. humid as well. humidity for your friday. we'll take a look at the weekend forecast in just a minute. >> a friend of mine floated a joke, he say may the 4th be

with you. isn't that clever? >> yeah. >> what? >> may the 4th be with you. today is may 4th. >> that's clever. let's go to julie. >> it worked on the kids. may the 4th be with you. >> you know what, it's that comedian thing. it's hard to make him laugh. >> and i guess the joke has to be a little funnier. >> it's okay. [ laughter ] on the roads this morning we've had our hands full. we've had problems here. ramp from the outer loop of the beltway to exit to kenilworth avenue, the ramp has been opened. but we have extensive backups traveling in that direction. southbound 95, coming out of laurel to the beltway, 20 minutes from 198 and that outer loop commute still well below speed from central avenue to kenilworth. almost 25 minutes. 23 minutes there traveling the east side of the beltway. southbound 29 started out as a person with medical distress. that cleared, then a crash.

left lane blocked at the scene of that crash. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. in the race for the white house, mitt romney appears with virginia's governor. their joint appearance throws more fuel in the fire on the vice presidential speculation. >> and president obama campaigns this morning in arlington. fox5's sherri ly is there with the live report. >> reporter: they are getting ready now for president obama to arrive here at washington lee high school. choosing this northern virginia school is a strategic decision because virginia is a key state. it's battleground state come november. the president leads the

presumed republican nominee mitt romney by 7 points. the president took virginia in 2008 and a changing political environment has made this a swing state. in arlington today the president will speak with high school juniors and seniors about the need to keep interest rates down on student loans so they can have an opportunity at an affordable college education. he goes to richmond, virginia tomorrow. romney is taking his campaign to the commonwealth and former rival michele bachmann endorsed him yesterday. he got a boost with virginia's governor, who has been mentioned as a possible running mate. they were talking about energy and the economy, both major issues in this campaign. >> no question about energy having gotten more expensive under this president and part of that is because of his policies. >> he'll make clear, continually, it's his strong conviction it is the wrong thing to do for our economy to adopt the policies that got us into this mess.

>> reporter: and the president will be speaking just before to this is not officially a campaign event. that doesn't start until tomorrow. and it is not open to the public here. president barack obama will be here shortly. back to you. >> thank you very much. other news, documents taken from the raid on osama bin laden's compound show he obsesses with al-qaida's image. the military academy at west point put some of the writings on the internet. they show osama bin laden wanted to kill president obama, but not bin laden, because he thought he was a weak leader. the terrorist accused of bringing down the twin towers on 9/11 getting a day in court. khalid shaikh mohammed and four coconspirators will be arraigned tomorrow in cuba. a few of the relatives from the

victims of 9/11 are there now to watch the beginning of this historic trial. developing news from overseas today, secretary of state hillary clinton says she's encouraged by china's statement that it will allow a blind activist to apply to study abroad. this move is seen as the most positive response so far from the chinese government since chen guangcheng escaped house arrest last week. chen remains at a hospital two days after leaving the protection of the u.s. embassy to be reunited with his name. chen has claimed he's having trouble talking with u.s. officials about his desire to leave the at any time. but secretary clinton says there is progress on that front. >> i'm pleased that today our ambassador has spoken with him again. our embassy staff and our doctor had a chance to meet with him and he confirms that he and his family now want to go to the united states so he

can pursue his studies. >> chen has been in trouble in china for speaking out about forced abortions and other human rights issues. former d.c. council member harry thomas junior sentenced to 38 months for stealing city fund. harry thomas had nothing to say to reporters as he left the courthouse yesterday. inside, he told the judge he had humiliated his family and community. he also said "what i did was wrong, your honor, and i broke the law." the location as well as the date for thomas to report to jail will be decided at a later date. checking other stories now making headlines, police investigating a shooting inside an ellicott city church. officers say -- this was yesterday at the st. paul's episcopal church -- and officers say one of the victims died and the other remains in critical condition. they believe the suspected

gunman shot and killed himself. 8:08 now on this friday morning. as the endorsements roll in for romney, the big question, who will be his running mate? it's a topic we'll likely hear on fox news sunday. chris wallace joins us with a preview. the blockbuster film "the avengers" is kicking off the summer movie season. is it worth going to see? it should be a blockbuster. >> it should be. >> we'll get the scoop from kevin mccarthy. stay with us. ♪

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consuming. >> to the nana who wrote in, we're going to have your picture on monday. >> let's get to it. our cuteness factor of the day. >> is that on old photo? >> that is really cute. >> harris is a great name. >> i'm hearing it might be instagram. this is harris. guess what he's doing? >> what? >> getting ready to drop his dad off at work. >> he's going to be the best dressed little baby doing that. >> he's dropping his dad off at work? >> that's what i'm hearing. i guess they're getting ready to go to work. >> along for the ride. >> so cute. >> weren't those the good old days? get up, eat, go back to bed if you want to. >> looking forward to doing

that later in life. >> harris, you are so handsome. >> myfoxdc.com, click on the morning tab. let's take a look at your maps. generally quiet conditions. little humid out there. warm conditions starting today and a few thunderstorms rumbling into west virginia. most of that should stay to our west this morning. as we get into the afternoon hours, we have to be concerned with this cold front across the great lakes. as that fades into the mid- atlantic this afternoon and tonight, likely to see scattered showers and thunderstorms bubble up, and some could be on the strong side. we're at a slight risk for severe weather later today. later this afternoon as the cold front approaches, could be showers and storms. temperatures are warm. 67degrees now in washington. reagan national, 61. our highs today, 80s. south and west of the city, your temperatures will get

close to 90 this afternoon. cooler this weekend. 82. just an isolated storm tomorrow. sunday, monday look fantastic, highs in the low to mid-70. and low humidity, bright sunshine. that's a look at your forecast. let's do traffic. julie wright, happy cinco de mayo. have a good weekend. >> [ speaking spanish ] >> si. >> it's all tucker can do to say taco bell. the ramp has been reopened from the outer loop of the beltway to exit on the kenilworth avenue. the investigation completed, so the roadway is open. delays southbound on 95, from 198 to the beltway about 20 minutes. inner loop stacking up out of college park to greenbelt. outer loop from central avenue to kenilworth, about 23 minutes on the outer loop. inner loop stop and go headed to the wilson bridge.

accident activity in place southbound 29 at new hampshire avenue. left side blocked off at this time. in virginia, the lanes are open, no problems to report. traffic heavy and slow from the pennsylvania avenue towards 295. no problems to report now for those continuing along southbound 29 with the exception of that crash new hampshire avenue. heavy towards the scene. after that the pace improves continuing towards four corners. lanes only southbound on 270 leaving germantown for the lane divide. that's a check of your on-time traffic. rick sanatorium and mark o

rubio are the top two choices for vice presidential candidate for romney. chris wallace joins us this morning. good morning, how are you? >> good morning. i think it's fair to say rubio -- look, in the end it's not a popularity contest. romney will make the decision by himself. but i think he's the clear favorite at this point to be romney's running mate. he excites the base. he's young, he's articulate. he has star power that perhaps romney doesn't. of course, he would be the first hispanic-american on a national ticket. and hispanics will play a big role that voting block in this election. >> that is key it seems to me in terms of the role he may play in attracting the hispanic vote. is he going to open up and talk about this? i know they don't like to talk about it, all the speculation beforehand. >> i don't think he's going to say, yeah, i want it desperately or romney has asked me, no. i very much doubt that.

it's always interesting to see what hints he drops. i think it's more going to be interesting to see how he handles himself. i'm sure part of what the romney campaign is going to do, can this guy go on a talk show and talk about the unemployment rate and how effective is he at attacking the obama administration and how does he stand up to the process? we'll be talking to him sunday. i have to tell you, and more than anything i've done, any conversation we've ever had, tony, this will impress you, jeopardy! came to town a few weeks ago for a week of "power player contests." and i was one of the contestants. our power player of the week is alex trebek. he takes us behind the scenes of jeopardy!. i was a contestant. that runs in mid-may. >> that's great. i know you can't reveal too much. to me, jeopardy! is one of those games it's easier to play at home than on

the set. how did you do? can you give us an idea? >> literally i am not allowed to say. but i will say i had practiced and practiced and you sit at home with a ball point pen and click it to see if you can come up with the answer. it's very, very tricky. you're not allowed to click as soon as you know the answer. you have to wait until trebek finishes his clue. you can not click in until he has finished talking. then it's like a split second, are you going to get in. one of my competitors was dr. oz. he's a surgeon, he's got quick fingers. >> we look forward to your show and to your appearance on jeopardy! as well. chris, thank you. good to see you this morning. >> thanks, tony. >> have a great weekend. you can see fox news sunday after fox 5 morning news, sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. it's 8:19 now. it's a friday morning. fashion friendly clothing for people who pack heat. we're going to take a look at

the new trend among licensed gun owners. that's coming up next on fox 5. >> then later this hour, holly is previewing an event going on at national harbor this weekend. it's the annual food and wine festival. what you can expect if you're planning to head out for it. looks like it's going to be great. stay with us. we'll be right back.

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good looking clothing, not just for the typical fashionistas you're probably thinking about. more people are trying to look good while they are packing heat. >> this sounds like a joke, but this is true. clothing companies are seeing a demand for fashionable clothes that can be comfortable and helpful while concealing a handgun. sarah simmons is here. it seems like a joke, but it is a real business. >> it is. and depending how you feel about guns, this will fascinate you or scare you. more states over the years have given the green light for people to carry concealed weapons. 41states allow people to carry, and in most of those states, gun owners have to meet standards before they're allowed to do so. that has the clothing industry taking advantage of a niche they have never seen before.

>> reporter: the employees at blue ridge arsenals are noticing more people carrying guns and more gun owners wanting to look good while doing it. >> it's grown over the fast few years of people getting permits for firearms to carry. logically, the clothing companies want to grow with it. >> reporter: there's a clothing line for those who want to carry and conceal their weapon. this is a regular every day shirt with a twist. >> whether it be with velcro or the magnetic pieces that are hidden. you can just pull it straight through. >> reporter: it's not just the men. women are showing an interest in gun and fashionable ways to cover them up as well. >> like myself, we carry a concealed weapons permit. and it's kind of hard to figure out how you're going to carry

this. you can't shover it in the bottom of your purse because you can't get to it. >> this is a typical revolver. >> reporter: they enjoy using them. [sound of gunfire] >> reporter: sheila has a special purse on order. >> underneath the bottom there will be a zipper here, and it's sitting there. if you're in trouble, reach down, zip it. >> reporter: the new collecting line doesn't sit well with organizations like the brady campaign. >> the problem here is we have clothing companies who are buying into this concealed carry culture. they're essentially aiding and abetting a trend which is threatening. >> reporter: he points to the florida shooting of an unarmed teenager, trayvon martin, as an example. >> this is a very dramatic

illustration of the cost the nation is paying for far too many george zimmermans on our streets, in our movie theaters, in our grocery stores, in our restaurants carrying these concealed weapons. >> reporter: many gun owners don't see it that way. >> criminals are criminals. you don't follow the rules to begin with. whether they carry the gun hidden, by a permit, they're going to do what they want to do. gun laws only affect those that abide by them. you have the right to protect yourself, if you feel the need to. >> gun owners we spoke with say they're not trying to scare anyone. they're trying to do the opposite. dressing in regular clothing that will conceal a weapon, hide the weapon, therefore makes a person less threatening to someone else. other tactical clothing lines are seeing the demand and plan on rolling out more women's clothing in the fall. virginia law allows citizens to conceal and carry, but you have to meet a list of requirements. maryland it's tougher.

state police have to authorize a citizen to carry. in d.c. it is not allowed at all. tony, allison? >> fascinating. >> interesting, no matter what side of that you fall on. >> there's a real market for that. >> they're seeing it. thank you. 26 minutes, actually coming up on 27 minutes after 8:00. heads up for metro riders. there are week closures you need to know about. a lot of stuff going on this weekend. that's coming up. >> plus football fans mourning a legend, former nfl player john booty joins us in studio to talk about the loss of junior seau. we'll be right back. voice ? learr launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4glte network

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look at this, nice shot of the moon from overnight. it's extra big and extra bright because tomorrow brings a super

moon. it's the full moon. it will be at it's closest point to the earth this year. it rises around 7:45 tomorrow. experts say that will be a good time to check it out, and before it sets. the moon will be its fullest and brightest around 11:35 tomorrow night. cinco de mayo is tomorrow. plenty of folks are getting ready to celebrate. there are events going on throughout the district, including a dog race. >> that will be fun. caps game, nationals, phillies. >> wine festival. >> a lot happening. generally the weather will cooperate. today, most of the day will be fine. later this afternoon, risk of severe thunderstorms. want to be ready in case. >> get that out of here in time

for the weekend. >> that's right. might as well do it today. >> you were trying to tell me my may the 4th be with you is not original. no one said it was original. >> that was between you and me. >> what about these storms? >> he wants to get back to business. >> we've moved from the weather. they're still holding together and getting close. front royal, harrisonburg, this complex out to the west. it's been holding together as been pushing to the east. we'll see how much rain and/or thunderstorm activity we get with this cell. this is not the main event. the main event is a cold front off to the north and west. that's the cold front there across the great lakes. when that moves in later this afternoon, that will indicate a change in air mass. that is likely to spark off storms. if we get a little rain or thunderstorm activity this morning, still will get the warm humid air mass overhead.

as this cold front rolls in later today, potential for severe thunderstorms. in fact, storm prediction center has issued a slight risk across the washington metro area here for severe weather for severe thunderstorms later today. look out for the potential for very gusty winds, perhaps hail, perhaps torrential downpours as the storms move through mid- to late afternoon, into the early evening hours. the weekend gets better. 84 today. then less humidity and cooler temperatures for the weekend. tomorrow an isolated risk for a shower or storm. by sunday, temperatures back in the 70s. low humidity. bright sunshine sunday and monday. nice looking end to the weekend. that's a look at your forecast. tony, back to you at the desk. tucker, thank you very much. we have an alert for metro riders. a busy sports weekend in d.c., plus track work will make getting around on the rails tricky. four green line stations closed starting tonight at 10:00, and

they'll be closed until closing time sunday morning. closing time on sunday morning? i would assume that should be sunday night. but i don't really know. we'll have to find out. greenbelt, college park, prince george's plaza and west hayatsville closed. delays on the red, yellow, orange and blue lines. allison, over to you. thanks. family, friends, fans still in shock over the apparent suicide of former nfl great junior seau. it's reminding some fans and players of the loss of another football player last year. both were devoted athletes that seemed to have struggled with something that triggered suicide. joining us former nfl player john booty. good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> i like in that introduction that we said something that triggered it, because we really don't know yet. an autopsy has been done yet on seau. >> i read this morning where it

said the autopsy showed, said it was a suicide. but again, we don't know. but dave dorson did, he donated his brain so we could have research on his brain. concussions are big time problem in the national football league. we're learning around other sports as well, that concussions can happen. you don't have to have the major concussions, you can have the little headaches, little hits that can accumulate and cause long-term pain. >> in fact, i'm sure you're not surprised to see several former nfl players coming together saying the nfl should have said more about this. >> i'm not surprised at all. because i'm a former nfl player and i have to look out for my livelihood, for my health long- term. i have family, i have two daughters i have to take care of. we have to humble ourselves as players, as these warriors on the football field and say, we need help.

we have to search for it. nfl players association and nfl, they're doing better. we got -- they have to do a lot more for the players, former players. it's not just a monetary thing, but long-term health care. because it has an effect on our families. i saw junior seau's mom yesterday, saying take me. >> it was heart breaking. what was your reaction as a player, someone who played to this apparent suicide? >> this, again, brought back memories of two teammates of mine, andre waters and dave doorson. guys who have taken their lives. other players back in the day have done so as well. it's scary. like, wow, you know, john, you got to look yourself in the mirror and say you make hits and get hits, you pop people

and what about you? what about your mindset? and became a little selfish, and fearful, and i said listen, we got to do something. i have to do something to talk to the guys out there, saying, listen, let's get something, get this out there. guys, wake up. >> there are reports on seau's family saying he didn't complain of headaches or feeling depressed. are you surprised? >> i'm not surprised, because as a warrior, you think i can conquer this, for myself, and i know for him and other players, i don't need help. i can make this, just a little headache, i can battle this out. i can use my will to get through it. i've been retired from the league over 16 years now, and there are times i sit in my house, what do i need to do? what should i do? you know, you think about things. got a lot of time on your hands, you start thinking about things, what if, you know?

and you have to focus on putting your mind, getting your mind set on something else. junior is a warrior. you see it now -- >> heck of a player. >> heck of a player and future hall of famer. he can conquer it. >> i wish we had more time to talk. by all accounts a good man. >> i talked to lee steinberg yesterday, he represented him as well as me. did a lot in the community, the san diego community. it's is a sad situation. >> he'll be missed. this is john booty, former nfl player giving us insight into what it's like to be a former warrior. tony, over to you. thank you both very much. it's 8:38 now. the job of the day is coming up next. plus, an erotic romance novel on the "new york times" top 10 best sellers' list. the author of the wildly popular "50 shades of gray" will be in our area tonight. we have more on that when fox 5 morning news continues. it's 8:38.

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i'm laughing because my mother wanted to download it on her e- reader and my brother and i were like, i don't know. >> she is a grown mother. >> and to the author if you're watching, we support you. but my mom -- she was like, what's this book? we were like, maybe it's not the book for you. >> mama, i say go ahead and download it. it's 8:43 now. the highly anticipated film, "the avengers," hits theaters this weekend. >> we'll tell all our business. >> i think you're going to get a phone call. >> "the avengers" is packed with a-listers, but is it worth going to see? our movie reviewer kevin mccarthy weighs in after the break. >> also, holly is checking out the national harbor food and wine festival. what's this? [ laughter ] >> i don't believe it. >> holly, run, holly! we're going to have more fun

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the star studded film "the avengers" hits theaters this weekend. >> wisdom martin sat down with kevin mccarthy for his take. >> the world's greatest super hoe rows coming together. "the avengers" hits the big screen and kevin is here to talk about it. >> how are you doing? >> i'm excited about this one. >> i'm excited, because i know you are a geek like me. we are both nerds. >> i read this stuff coming up as a kid. this is great. is it a big deal? >> josh wheaten who created buffy the vampire share is in the director's chair. who better than a nerd? he is one of the nerdiest guys on the planet. he's behind the camera. he is the best guy to do the job. you can feel that passion coming through the screen, because you want somebody who is passionate about the material. bringing all these characters

together, a huge deal. all of the films, thor, captain america, have been huge successes, even iron man making over $600 million world wide. they come together. they have to save the world. >> he was in the thor movie. >> right, he was the bad guy in thor. assembles the avengers. >> with all these characters and sometimes it's hard to bring a bunch of superstars together and make a good plot, does that work in this movie? >> here's the problem, and i say this because there's a lot of great action and i'll get to that. but the plot line is too convoluted. they try to do too much with the characters, specifically black widow and hawk eye. they're nowhere near the level of iron man, hulk, captain america. when they cut to those scenes, i'm like, i don't care.

stop giving us back story on black widow. there are scenes where they'll cut to an iron man, hulk action scene and cut to arrow shooting. dude, doesn't feel like an ironman. i'm not saying arrow shooting is bad. doesn't feel like a super hero power. >> talk about the action. >> wheaten has created some of the most epic action i've ever seen in a film. there is one seven-second shot that is worth the entire price of admission. a seven-second shot. and another 30-sec continuous action i love. this is really hulk's movie. i feel like it should have been called the hulk. he was born to play this role. >> better than the previous two. >> pummels edward norton and lou ferrigno. he plays the character with such subtlety but with epic

nature, you want to hug him. but he's so awesome on screen. but he has this emotional side to him. i thought he was fantastic. the action is absolutely incredible. >> 3-d business, they redid it in 3-d? >> here's the deal. theater in tyson's corner, amc, and three options. you can see it in 3-d, 3-d imax or regular. the movie was not shot in 3-d or imax. they converted it. i think the conversion is solid. i would go for the 3-d, but skip the imax. they didn't shoot it in imax. save your money. you will not be disappointed if you go to the 2-d. if you're looking for a

nice way to enjoy the warm weather this weekend, holly morris has a great idea. >> she is at the national harbor where they're hosting the annual wine and food festival this sunday. >> holly, that was so funny. i don't know how you got on the boat. >> reporter: i had to make a few promises for you. >> does that mean we're working? >> reporter: i'm kidding. special thanks to the people that own the yacht. they did say that -- [ lost audio] >> we'll get her back. take a moment to try to -- here she is. >> reporter: am i back? >> you're back. >> reporter: maybe i'm supposed to be keeping my sources a secret -- >> we're going to figure that out. holly, i can hear you, but we don't see you, so we'll come back to you. >> we'll take a break and reestablish. stay with us. 



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verizon. we have reestablished the shot with holly at the national harbor, so let's go back to her now. >> reporter: they've got more stable communications on that yacht. i'm going to give you three reasons why you need to come out this weekend to national harbor. the first reason, live music and three stages of live music. we have rich playing this morning. the second is the amazing food that will be available, and that's where lawrence manning comes in. he'll be doing a presentation at the viking cooking stage and has been cooking for us this morning. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> reporter: what are you going to be offering up this weekend? >> this weekend we'll be doing a demonstration on cooking with

salt and pepper with chef tom of hot chili pepper. we come up with a variety of sauces and spices that you can use on your food. >> reporter: i've been watching you work this morning. give me some tricks of the trade here that you use to make this meat oh so succulent. >> it start with the spices and marinading the meat, allowing it to sit overnight so the spices can go through. and slow cook. >> reporter: got to be patient. >> yes. >> reporter: over hot coals or, i mean, i know they're hot, but a high heat or low heat? >> this was a low heat, indirect heat, meaning the heat was coming off from the side down on the food. so that's how you come up with nice, juicy chicken, beef. >> reporter: don't try it until it's ready. if you check the inside it lets

the juices out? >> yes. allow it to rest. when you slice it, the juices come right out and it's just awesome. >> reporter: you don't mind if i eat with my fingers, do you? >> no, ma'am. >> reporter: that takes me to my next guest from sticky fingers. >> we're taking the same salt he'll be working with and we'll be doing our margarita cupcakes, cinco de mayo. we like to cook them with booze, and use salt and pop them with limes, of course. you'll learn how to make our the inn cupcakes as well as samples. >> reporter: i need you to do me up a sample. >> want to try your hand? >> reporter: i'm like, absolutely! the thing with the cupcake, it was an instant craze, but it's continuing. >> it's not going anywhere.

our store in columbia heights, we are constantly making cupcakes, all day long. i have to tell you, it's fun and we love them. making pies would be fun, too, guys. >> reporter: give us something else to work with. >> they're fun and hand held. nobody can say no. and when they're vegan they're for everyone. this festival will be open to vegetarians, people with food allergies. there's something for everyone. will be great. >> reporter: come on down. lawrence giving you the gesture. >> with or without salt? >> reporter: with salt, come on, it's a margarita cupcake. myfoxdc.com, we have a link to the festival going this weekend. coming up, we'll talk more wine, okay, if we have to, and about the best way for you to make the most of the festival. have to do a shot with the

cupcake. anyway, let's see. enjoying her job this morning. >> yes. >> now at 9:00, the campaign trail heats up in virginia. what president obama and mitt romney are doing to sway virginia voters their way. sherri ly is live with a look at the president's trip to a local school today. >> then hillary clinton, secretary of state, weighs in on the controversy surrounding a chinese activist who is begging the united states for asylum now. what she had to say at a conference this morning. >> and you recognize her from some of your favorite movies and tv shows, award winning actress jane seymour is here. she is also an artist and she has stopped by to show us some of her work that's part of a new exhibit she's doing with her son. >> excellent. later, some rescue dogs are making their tat