and some other animals too. the symbol of this fine country we live in. the bald eagle one of my personal favorites. we are going to meet all of julie's friends later this hour. stay with us. >> we will move along a lot to do. hey, tucker. >> my job is easy. a lot of sunshine bright blue skies next several days. get ready to enjoy fine fine washington weather. 63 in town, humidity on the way down, 54%, winds 18 miles per hour. cold front came through overnight, and that is setting us up for a fantastic looking couple days, across the region. a few clouds south and east, lower eastern shore, dealing with the left overs of that front but for the rest of us, should be dry for your day. a brief look at the forecast, lots of sunshine, temperatures cooler than yesterday, mid-70s daytime high, no rain for the

next couple days. more details in the forecast, take a peek at the weekend in just a minute. back to you. that's chuck brown of course. busing loose one of his most popular -- busting loose one of his most popular songs. he passed away after a battle with pneumonia. he had a one of a kind sound that helped define dc life and culture. his live performances were a thing of legend. here is a look at chuck brown, in northwest where he was scheduled to play in april, but had to rescued july due to illness. -- reschedule due to illness. >> even if he was 95 there would be a loss of a family member for folk who is are fans of his music because of the way

he was. just a humble guy, so he is a guy you could approach. funeral arrangements are still being worked out. tony over to you. thank you very much. chuck brown of course worked with a number of artists many many, including chianti who played on one of his most recent albums, thanks for coming in good to have you here. >> yes. >> sorry about the circumstances. you had the opportunity to work with him on one of his final releases as it turns out. tell me what it was like working with chuck. >> working with chuck it was really intense but laid back at the same time, very professional when he comes into the studio. he is about his work and everything with him was in process. he was constantly teaching, even when he wasn't teaching he was teaching. >> right. >> so it was really cool just being in studio with him. just having conservations and you know, just do regular

things talk to him you know from a man stand point. >> we found an article in a music magazine, an interview with you in 2010 you were asked who do you admire in the music industry, that drives you to grow and be better your answer was chuck brown. and you talked about one of the interesting things to me was you talked about how inspirational he was. can you speak to that for me. >> yeah, chuck is really, really insightful he always had a message. and he could always see straight through if you had something going on or wasn't quite there, you know all the way, 100%, a lot of issues you know, chuck would always see right through you. he would tell you about yourself right there,. >> out of love. >> it's okay. it was cool. >> so it was done in a way that you wouldn't take offence or anything like that but you took it from, this guy has lived all these experiences and i am getting something from him now >> chef definitely. >> if you can, one of the

things i have been talking about this morning, is just how musical a person he was, and we all know the go go thing, which is huge, and he truly is the god father of go go. put dc on the map musically but he was a consummate musician he could play anything you put in front of him or asked him to play. >> yes, i actually playeds blues or jazz or you know, standards, he could pick up anything. and make it sound really good. >> mm-hmm. >> so, really cool. you could vibe on just about anything >> what do you want people to remember about chuck brown. >> the number one thing i learned from him is just remember you have to stay true to yourself and that this is a journey. we are all on a journey, we are all on different journeys and we all may not have the same way of getting from point a to point b but you know, just to stay true to yourself, and to

always remember you know, who you are and be who you are, that is mostly what i learned from chuck. >> very kind of you to come in this morning and share only of your memorythoughts. we appreciate it. allison back to you. thank you. all morning we have been sharing your thoughts and your memories about chuck brown. sharon posted this on our facebook fan page. i am riding and chuck is cranking in everybody's car. beautiful thing, windows half rolled down like a summer block party this morning. >> how about this from e bag di, maryland is known for crabs virginia for lovers washington dc has chuck brown. thank you for all of the great memories. we have extensive coverage of chuck brown on our website myfoxdc.com. there is plenty of photos and stories including from his manager and city leaders.

other stories making headlines a homicide investigation in virginia, a man was mysteriously found shot in his car late last night. police were called to the intersection of san leonardo place and mendosia in mount vernon area before midnight. crime scene investigators are on the scene this morning. the 47-year-old man was sitting in his car with shot wounds to his upper body he died at hospital and is not identified. >> an autopsy planned on the body of mary kennedy. the mother of four was found dead at the family property in a new york city suburb yesterday. multiple media outlets are reporting kennedy hanged herself but authorities have yet to release an official cause of death. the 52-year-old had a history of alcohol and drug problems. closing arguments set to begin in the criminal trial of

john edwards after two days of testimony, defense team rested their case yesterday without calling edwards, his former misstress or oldst daughter to the stand. the former presidential candidate is accused of using donor money to hide his pregnant mistress during his 2008 campaign. if convicted he faces 30 years in prison. maryland lawmakers have wrapped up special session passing a new budget which includes higher taxes for many of you. the tax increase effects envied july who is make more than $100,000 a year, -- individual who is make more than $100,000 a year, couples who make more than $150,000. moves are needed to preserve programs, previous budget came up short on. the final three, singing their hearts out on american idol last night. joshua, jessica and phillip hoping for a spot in next week's finale. the idol panel weighs in on last night's performances after the break. eak. 

and then there were three. tonight we will know who will head to american idol season finale . time for idol chatter, mix 107.3s jack diamond. good morning. >> good morning. >> kitty of the city genie jones and man near and dear to my own heart, mark clark from wa 2rs hang sweet. good to see everybody this morning our time is like so let's get right to it what did you thing of the show last night. >> the show was great, we are down to popularity contest mode and i think unfortunately, great vocal performances, need to be coupled with great

performances and i think it is clear, who may be going home >> jack we know. we know. >> okay genie what did you think. >> jessica sanchez and phil phillips. >> jay lo are you trying to really get jessica, -- what is going on. >> what do you think about the show last night. >> loved the show thanks to three different styles everybody had great performances. i thick jessica is 16, performed, she has a great voice but just she is matched up with some guys who may be are a little more advanced. >> i don't know i think they tried to switch up her style to show her, her voice her vocal range not so much of the drama. maybe it didn't work. okay. they did three songs each. they came up with one the judges wanted and one that mentor, jimmy did. let's start with joshua. he tore the house down with

mary j blige no more drama. i mean, ♪ [ music ] >> i wanted it to be the end when he was taking his jacket off and the consummate showman. >> i started biting my nails because you are going to do mjb but he made it his own. i see him releasing that. >> i love it >> mark when we were watching the show in the comfort of our own home last night. >> stop right there. >> he is like the reincarnation of fantasia. >> but a man. >> i thought he rocked it >> i was thinking about this this morning as i showered off the show. josh is the most exciting performer on idol, i think it is fantasia, josh and probably adam. >> adam. >> but i think you know in the history of idol. >> well, i think vocally last night he was great, and i think in the last three weeks he has shown the performance side where he cuts through, whether

they are standing, string section, great lights, backing vocals, this guy is a star and this is one of the guys when you come away from his performance i would be willing to pay $100 a ticket to see this guy live. >> okay. so here is jessica now, he set her up with i'll be there he wanted it to be more appropriate they did this when he was a tween boy. he was 12. i didn't mind it i liked it >> that is the problem i didn't mind it right now in order to win american idol you have got to knock it out of the park. >> but we are seen her do the big vocal performance. >> i thought she was better on aerosmith. >> she rocked that. >> why hasn't she done a katie perry a pink, why hasn't she done a lady gaga we have been begging her to do something contemporary. at least a couple songs were. i love this girl she will be a star i know there is a big push

from her friends in southern california to vote for her, san diego radio station behind her i got to be honest though, i truly believe the best voice in the history of american idol goes home tonight. >> really >> it is very clark. >> she would have been -- >> what did you think. >> can you knock that sound out of the park, compared to no more drama it is like she delivered. >> she was set up. >> she was set up. you got the selection she has no control over that. but gain she did a good performance it is the rubber meet it is road moment she is 16 and i don't think she is ready. >> let's get phil phillips he did bob seagers you got tonight. you wanted a tissue. ♪ [ music ] we said jessica was set up by the song choices but this

was a departure. >> it wasn't a great vocal performance in term of bob seager but when you have girls in the audience interrupting the song hooting and hollering you realize he has won the ever popular, important, popularity vote. >> right. phil phillips, was not my favorite he has been the most consistent, he knows who he is, like you know randy always said, he crushed last night. >> he did. >> mark the last word. i think josh has been most consistent. >> no, josh -- >> for him last night i think it made us realize he could be this guy. that was the problem. you know, tap into his sexness he was believable you felt something in the song. >> i think we all -- >> thank you mark, genie,. >> i think we all agree that jessica is going home tonight. >> sadly probably. >> she got a future. all the hollywood producers tweeting her.

>> phil phillips will probably win but i won't be surprised if joshua comes through. >> drama. >> thank you and thank you we will be right back >> thanks mark now go moment and take care of our kids the e more products we touch around the sink,

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it's prom season. while some students are stressing to find the perfect date a rockville student had her heart set on one young man. >> she is a bit shy but she is brave. here is fox 5s laura evans with her unique approach to a prom proposal. >> reporter: chloe thomas is very busy these days, picking out her prom shoes and accessories and scheduling beauty appointments before the big day but getting to this point was a bit of a journey according to her mom, laura thomas. >> chloe had asked three or more boys from her special needs class to go, and they had

backed out for one reason or another. >> reporter: she had all but given up on prom when she decided to ask joseph, a popular boy from her health class. >> well, he is taken so i can't say he is cute but he is funny he has a great sense of humour. he was making jokes and everything so i was like he could just go with me or something. >> reporter: too embarrassed to ask him face to face she wanted her proposal videotaped and played on the school's morning newscast >> i tried to discourage her. i was afraid if she asked this kid, that i didn't know, that she would be hurt and disappointed and embarrassed. she just said mom i thought you would be proud of me for being brave to do that. >> and so crazy proud of you for what you did. >> reporter: we quickly learned what chloe's mom, friends and teachers have known for all

along. chloe has guts. >> i just want to know if you would go to prom with me. >> i saw that the whole school and in the hallways i was getting all say yes say yes say yes what are you going to do what are you going to say. >> i think i will take you because you are just cool and everything. >> next day i did the same thing. >> now here is an important announcement. >> chloe thank you for inviting me to prom i would love to go with you. >> when i said yes on the morning announcement she wasn't in school. that was kind of -- i was a little broken hearted when i came up second period she wasn't there. >> reporter: chloe just happened to be home sick that day but her mom got a call from the school, with the news. >> who knew that kids in this day and age, think and feel like that. so it is an amazing ride. we feel really blessed. >> it is a perfect fit. >> reporter: now chloe is focused on her dress. >> it is a light blue, like the

movie cinderella, when she meets her prince. >> reporter: and her dance. >> you put year hands up and go like this. like that see. get everyone started see. woohoo. >> reporter: meantime chloe has one more video message for joseph. >> thank you for choosing to go we me i know i just want to say you are going to look good on that night. >> thank you very much for inviting me to prom i can't wait to go with you. it will be an amazing day and hopefully we can have a lot of fun >> it will be the best party ever. >> laura evans bringing us that great story. laura thank you. chloe's mom offered to pay joseph's expenses he politely declined said he is just thrilled to go as for his girlfriend she is in full support of his prom date. >> now an effort under way to

nominate chloe as home coming queen. that is a great story, those kids are great kids. >> they are. i was saying to you tony nice to see nice kids you know what i mean? we hear a lot about the bad -- nice to see some nice kids. have a great time guys. >> coming up the fight against blood cancer. >> 19,000 people in the dc area alone are part of this ever day battle including a member of the fox 5 team. after the break how a new therapy is giving some patients like margie hope for future. plus how the leukemia and lymphoma society can really use your help. we will be right back 9:24 a.m.  [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable

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house. homeowners say if drivers don't to the when they cross the bridge, they hit the house. >> think i would move. >> but what choice do you have >> i like how that addition part with the siding, that is like the brick house looks okay but the addition, takes the brunt of it >> that has to be so many nightmares with insurance. >> every time you hear a car coming >> i would never go in that room. >> no,. >> just in case. >> that room is just storage. >> any way. tucker barnes with us,. okay so it is a beautiful day. i mean temperatures only mid- 70s today, our humidity, look how clear it is out there. >> beautiful. >> a live shot of regan national and you can see, that we have quiet conditions and camera bouncing, a bit of a breeze out north. >> we can handle that. >> the kind of breeze we like. bringing in the drier air. forecast steady and a good one right through the beginning of the weekend. most of saturday and sunday look great too. for all the big outdoor events you got going this weekend.

temperatures and you know what, we are slow, 65 out here in washington and dew point falling all morning long, in the last hour, temperatures dew point temperatures fallen to 40s. off to the north and west, much dryer air filtering in. 63 frederick, 50s hanging out to the north and west, hagerstown 56 degrees, 55 in winchester, and earlier this morning, we still got temperatures a little warmer south and east, leonard town, 64, salisbury 70. that front has now cleared us and winds shifted north. most recent look at your winds gusting to 24 miles per hour in washington a bit of a breezy day, bright blue skies here and a lot of sunshine for the next couple days i don't think breezes will bother you too much. temperatures should be in the comfortable range. highs mid-70s. current winds, gusting to 22 in quantico. check this out, front came through overnight, there you go now to the south and east, down south and east, ocean city,

clouds and a few showers down along the outer banks notice out west, ohio, indiana, chicago, quiet conditions that area of high pressure will move overhead and be a slow mover. today is a good looking day tomorrow, saturday, sunday, right into monday i think we will keep things dry relatively low humidity around, just a gorgeous forecast for may. 57 today, mostly -- 75 today, mostly sunny skies, winds out of the north, 10 to 15. gusting to 20. comfortably cool tonight, overnight lows, 50 in town. 40s tomorrow morning as you get up north and west of the city, winds lighten out of the north, 5 to 10 and what you call a gorgeous 5 day forecast. 77 tomorrow, 80 saturday, a few more clouds monday, might be a thunder storm by late monday early tuesday, right now, things look dry. all right that is a look at your weather forecast. get out and enjoy your day. tony over to you.

approximately every 4 minutes someone new is diagnosed with blood cancer. every 10 minutes someone loses their battle. thanks to organizations like leukemia and lymphoma society patients have a wonderful resource when it comes to services and support groups. the organization invested more than $814 million in research over the years, but they could not do this without the help of donations. joining us now with more information about this, gabrielle the executive trek to have of local chapter -- director of local chapter and margie one of the staff here, assistant news director and one of my bosses if appear nervous that is why >> i aare you kidding. >> thank you both for being here. >> thank you >> i know you would be here any way but let's talk about what is going on here first let's -- can you tell your story. >> yeah, i would be happy to. i remember the day i came in and told you guys in the

morning meeting i had hod gins, lymphoma, 2009. i had a swollen gland i thought it was an infection but didn't go away. and i was diagnosed with hod kins lymphoma, stage 2. blew me away. who thought. cancer does not discriminate. i went through what i thought was a successful round of chemo therapy in 2009, i was in remission for a year, and it came back. most people do well with hod kins it is one of the good cancers but i did not. i had a very aggressive treatment last summer, and thought i was done, but i wasn't it came back again. and now i am on a brand new drug, that was just approve bid the fda in -- approved by the fda in september it is targeted only kills bad cells not good cell which is is why my hair is still growing which is good. >> yes. >> and after three cycles it

has put me into remission. and that is amazing. and the reason i want to work with the lls is because they helped fund research. and without research, drugs like the one i am on would not be available. >> that is -- that sums it up perfectly thank you for talking about that. gabrielle, let's talk about the research and in fact, with hodgkin's, the survival rates have really increased dramatically over the years. >> it is about 86% right now, we have invested since 1949, at our inception, over $814 million, and just last year alone almost $77 million for research. we are finding out, that those research dollars are paying big dividends as we can see, with 21 of 50 new fda approved drugs having been supported and funded by lls. we are making great strides in

blood cancer research as well as helping other cancers. >> one of the things i think, people some times don't understand, you know, you hear about certain diseases, cancer, muscular dystrophy, whatever it is you hear money funded people say where is the cure. when are we going to get the cure. a lot of research has to go into that but part of it is also about developing new treatmentdrugs as well >> yes, progress we can't seem to go from a to z but we are making progress. we, about 10 years ago, did research and fund, a drug that is now called glevex that treats one of our chronic forms of blood cancer. early on before this drug, it was very very you know, very deadly. didn't have good outcomes now, over 90%. so taking a pill now, makes this chronic disease something that you live with every day. >> talk to me about your involvement with leukemia and lymphoma society. when you get the diagnosis even

though you have family and friends it can be a very lonely, scary, thing. >> it really can be. you know, i thought i was in remission, late last year, and i wanted to be a part of this organization, i wanted to help others. so i started to get my toe in the volunteering part and then i was -- i got sick again and they blanketed me with support, and guidance, i talked to patient advocates, i mean i am very blessed. i have a big support system here at work in my life, but not everybody does. so when they asked me this year, to lend my story to their spring fundraising campaign and i see some lovely pictures of me, i said of course. so right now i am trying to help them raise money not for me but for other people, and so they can continue their work so they can continue research as much bet new drugs. like the one -- and they can get new dugs like the one i am -- drugs like the one i am on.

what can people do. >> there are ways to help. donation of funds is always major. if they go to our website, which you are showing now, that is one way. we always look for volunteers too. one of the things that margie alluded to we work with local patients, 2500 patient families per year and try to support them with anal formation, a connection with someone who had a -- with information, a connection with someone who had a similar diagnosis. that is important to a lot of people besides research we are doing thing lose cali we appreciate support as well as volunteerfinancial support. >> pictures we showed of you are lovely in all those stages. we continue to wish you the best of course. these are the websites if you don't have the chance to jot them down go to myfoxdc.com we have them linked to our website. thank you ladies >> thank you. >> we will be back with more in just a moment 

♪[ music ] we continue to pay tribute to legendary chuck brown. he passed away yesterday, at johns hopkins hospital, he was 75 years old. joining me this morning is andre johnson the band leader for rare essence which had the chance to work with chuck brown, and andre, knew chuck well. thank you for coming in. it is a tough morning but, you know, there is so many good chuck memories, and you know his music was so up lifting and fun and all that stuff. it is hard to be sad in a way, this morning. >> he would be glad everybody is celebrating his life. because that is what he did. celebrated his life every day. >> tell me about, rare essence, you know, if there are -- there are three groups i think a lot of people thing of, chuck brown

and the soul searchers, rare essence, all you guys right up there. tell me about the chuck brown legacy, and the influence and importance of go go music. >> well, chuck influenced -- everybody emulated chuck. because he knew how to get the crowd going. so we all wanted to be able to do the same thing. that is what we did. we just emulated chuck. chuck, well, his music is going to live forever and ever and ever. because you can't go today, with -- i mean, weeks can go by without having a you know, hearing a chuck brown song. >> on the radio and tv commercials. that is when you know, when you are being used in tv commercials that is when you know. did -- you were friends. >> yeah. >> were you competitors too? >> it was a friendly competition but i mean, there was no competing with chuck. it's which you think the you can't compete with that. >> right. tell me -- it's chuck. you can't compete with that.

>> right. tell me about hanging with chuck gigs you played together. >> we did a lot of centers, hotels and those things, my particular relationship with chuck was more of a father son relationship, there was a time a few years ago, where we just get busy with life and you know, don't stay in contact like we should. and chuck would call and say hey, don't let too many more days go by without you calling me. so we had that kind of relationship. and i really appreciated that. did he -- chianti was on earlier we heard people talk about that fatherly influence, that it wasn't just about the music but also kind of about steering people right. and hoping people would learn from some of his experiences. did you find that to be the case. >> absolutely. we very rarely talked about music. we talked about the kids and sports and big red skins fan. so you know, we talked about everything else except music.

>> what are you going to miss most about chuck? >> well, his liveliness. when chuck walks into the room he lights the room up. no matter where he is, he is going to up stage you whenever he comes into the room. that i will miss about him and the father figure, the guidance and all of that. >> you say that and it is interesting when i think about him, you know, whether it was here in studio or wherever when he would come in, everyone would smile. >> everyone -- yeah, he just lit the room up. >> andre johnson with rare essence thanks for coming in. >> allison. thank you 9:43 a.m., coming up, we have some cute and really cool visitors in studio this morning. check them out. julie of sea world and busch gardens will tell us about these animals, penguins and bald eagle next plus what happened to our live shot. holly is learning about

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>> is that the song or out take. >> out take. >> interesting. the great country farms in blue mount virginia, hosting theirstrawberry jubilee >> fox 5s holly morris is there to preview the fun festival, hey, holly. man, you have been showing some huge berries this morning. >> we like our huge berries holly. >> thank you. i don't know what they do to their berries out here but maybe it is what they don't do that makes them so special because you know they don't put any pesticides on them or anything it is all natural,

organic and they taste good. straight up. you don't take my word for it look at my man lucas out back there. double fisting with the berries he loves to throw them down mom you just started him on strawberries last week >> i did. he always wiped it all overhis face and covers his clothes just loves them. >> okay so i brought in some other professional strawberry tasters can i see your credentials you left them at home. i will take your word for it. i know you like them >> so we will see which way we like strawberries best. you have to try them plain. a piece of the pie and a strawberry doughnut are you up to the task. >> mm-hmm. >> all right. here is your buffet. you take it away and i meanwhile am going to hang out with executive chef, brad from cookology who knows about whipping up strawberries good morning. >> good morning. >> what are you doing here. i will make a strawberry

cocktail, white win strawberry cocktail. >> take it away. >> okay right here i have 10 strawberries that have been chopped roughly, toss these in the blender,. >> you didn't have to do anything to them. >> no, washed them. it is important when you come out the pick strawberries buy as many as you need there is no fungicides on them, so it is not going to sit in your fridge for a week and look beautiful. then we need ice, about a cup of ice, and then half a cup of white wine, this is the white wine from up at the vineyard, blue mount vineyards and then a quarter cup of honey. and then it all gos in a blender. >> that looks good. you guys ought to start trying this stuff. how are you going to tell me what you like best if you don't eat it. dig in. they are like we have been eating strawberries since 6:30

is crushed it will give you this smooth, icy, almost like a slushy. >> now when you were saying when you come out and pick your strawberries, so you are saying you need to use them right away. >> you need to use them right away. it is not like the strawberries you buy in the store, covered in preservatives. you can tell the flavour is so much better they are sweet, they are smaller but that is what you are looking for. you want to buy as many as you can use. >> got you. >> that is all we need to do. you can tell the color is lighter doesn't have any of the strawberry jams or anything, you get this really soft fluffy, cocktail, and nice summer drink. >> you will be out here this weekend. >> we are out here all summer long. we have kids camps, kids will come out, pick the produce, cook the produce and get to play in the bounty area and gardens. >> how can you beat that. they are quiet they are eating now. what do you like best.

>> doughnut. >> doughnut. >> doughnut. >> doughnut. >> donuts all around. and one vote from lucas, strawberries straight up. you want the try this, oh, you didn't bring your ids. you can't try the strawberry smoothie with wine in it. you need to try the strawberries jubilee, pick your own strawberries you need to do in the morning the diaper derby, pie eating contest, live music, it is fun family fun. come out and enjoy back to you all in the studio. thanks holly. i can almost smell those strawberries, make something else. >> now to some very animated and exciting guests allison. >> yes, julie the animal ambassador for sea world and busch gardens joins us to tell us about their wonderful exotic animals. good morning. >> good morning. >> you guys thanks for joining

us this morning with our wonderful ambassadors we have brought quite a variety this morning the two we are going to start with are two rescued ambassadors they were either/or fanned or injured in the wild, which is one of our certainly or missions to make sure -- >> he wants more. >> yes, he does. the wood pecker this is pierce and a lot of people see these in the trees but they are always going around the other side of the tree. >> not only the wonderful color ration but take a look at his tongue isn't that cool >> my goodness. >> he uses that to find bugs inside the trees. now allison hold out your hand. i will put this in your hand and squish it a little bit we will see if he uses his beek and tongue. >> he did. >> he gets all the things look. these guys are wonderful. he gave you a kiss afterwards. >> he says don't point at me. >> we can see these locally

around here. >> they are found across the east earn u.s. and a little bit of the pacific northwest but they need forest to survive. that is one of the biggest messages not just live forest but leave the dead trees in your yard or neighbourhood. that is what they need to find bugs is nest. >> here is a question what is the purpose of the red hair. you know, predators can see it. >> every species has some particular characteristic that makes them stand out and it is a way for them to identify themselves. females look different from the males they have actually less of the red, so these guys are meant to really advertise the fact that i am a beautiful wood pecker and i want all the females to come but they are monogamous once they get their pairing they stay and defend territory >> look at the pelican. >> i am going to go ahead and hand him off.

we will talk about panama. panama was orphaned when he was only weeks old so he has been raised by our animal ambassador team and pelicans are just such a wonderful shore bird. again you are talking about protecting our shores making sure we don't have trash out there. he needs to fish out in clean waters because they are the only pelican that does the neat dive have you guys seen them? where they will fly you know 30 feet up in the air and go i see a fish and turn and dive. look at that. >> i think he sees a fish. >> that pouch can hold up to 3- gallons of water and fish. much more than the stomach can hold. >> how long is his beak. >> that is at least a foot long and that is what he uses for fishing. >> i think our camera man dave had a tuna fish sandwich a few minutes ago >> chief these were one time endangered because of dtt but we have cleaned up on that and

they have come back. >> the show stoppers are these two. >> our two penguins this is pj. >> listen to them. >> are they talking. >> penguins are very much a pairing up, so these two are a pair that raised chicks together and they have been together for about 10 years now. >> are they monogamous. >> yes, as long as they are successful. monogamous mean as lot of things to a lot of people but penguins are one of the more monogamous animals but they have to be success raising chicks otherwise they will find another spouse. >> as a couple do they bicker? i hear they bicker >> more so than not. what is interesting tj if you want to go down there again. watch this the female will respond first to usually tj. like oh, i want to go but watch the male will go wait a minute that is my girl. he will get in the way and telltj that is mine. >> is there a way just from looking at them, like this, to tell which is the male and

female. >> you know, we can't tell really. until we see their behaviour or if we do a genetic test. of course, theeasiest way is we see little muddy footprints on her back and she lays the egg. >> we are out of time we have to get the bald eagle in. >> let's bring maddie another rescue, sea world and busch gardens rescued by the autobahn center she fell out of her nest and broke her wing when she was small. what a fantastic symbol not only for united states but conservation. >> we have to go to break thank you very much beautiful animal we will be back >> here she goes. to end all things. >> okay. >> a little gift to the united states 

>> this show has gone to the animals. >> gone to the birds.