morning news at 7 starts right now. a live lookout side, a v th tucker barnes says it will be a pretty start. thursday may 31st, 2012. good morning i am tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour. >> the last day of may already. >> can't believe that. >> tucker barnes i think it has something to do with the fact it was 80 early in march we just don't know when it is right now. >> you are right. notice all the flowers are about 3 weeks ahead of schedule. all right. >> yes, you are right. >> thank you tony. thank you for acknowledging me. >> your forecast, beautiful today perfect if you are checking out the lilies we are expecting highs 80 degrees, lots of sunshine, low humidity, cloud cover off to the east of boston. high pressure building in a

nice day today, as we get into the afternoon high temperaturers 08 degrees. currently at regan national, we are in the 60s. 69, 67 baltimore, ocean city much nicer day in store for you as well. 65 degrees. 67 fredericksburg. those will be temperatures, less humidity, dew point temperatures upper 50s. low 60s. nice and dry. high temperatures low 80s. 82 washington. more details and forecast, coming up in a couple minutes traffic and julie wright has your latest. >> good morning. very busy ride out here on the roads this morning let's get to it. we are talking about a large portion of the roadway now a sinkhole because of the water main break earlier today. this is connecticut avenue, northbound side of the roadway remains open at this time. southbound now blocked off between dupont circle and k street because of the water

main break at n street and a large sinkhole. southbound connecticut avenue you will be forced to ride around the circle denied access to southbound connecticut avenue between dew point and k street -- dupont and kay street. delays leaving river road. exit toward the 270 spur. two left lanes locked, with a crash involving the over turned vehicle. activity on the left shoulder, as you continue to work your way into the sunshine and towards old georgetown road. lanes are open travelling the inner loop, you do slow, heading towards old georgetown road traffic on the inner loop stacking at river road, outer loop, 95 around the georgia avenue. it will be a bittersweet day for fans of the god father of go go. a public memorial is being held for chuck brown. this will not just be a somber event it will include

the songs and sounds that made him a music legend. melanie alnwick is live outside the dc convention center with more on what is to come. good morning. >> reporter: good morning allison. as we have been talking about, chuck brown's performances were legendary. the send off to him has been nothing less. thousands are expected to come here to the washington convention sent tore get a seat for today's -- center, to get a seat for today's musical tribute and memorial service. one people say will be quite the party. chuck brown created a style washingtonians have been proud to call their own one many contemporary musicians incorporated into their sound. notables from gospel, jazz. soul, and r&b will send off the god father of go go in a macer he would be proud of. he died may 1st, from complications of pneumonia. fans respected the man as well adds the musician a guy who would arrange his performance schedule to make sure he could spend time with his family.

a street kid who ran into trouble but worked hard to make his dreams come true. tuesday the outpouring was evident i spoke with his friend rock newman about that. >> i am so happy that someone i love so much and someone that loved me, is being given, shown this kind of love, chuck brown, he had great music and he had us rocking all night long many many nights, but his greatest legacy is how much he loved doing what he did and sharing it with his audience. and i think that is why we are seeing such public outpouring of support, rock newman said chuck brown had this inmate ability to remember people. remember people who had been to his shows and remember them and

call them out by name. here is how today is going to go the service runs from noon until 4:00 p.m., doors will open 10:00 a.m. this morning. we expect -- we don't see anybody lined up here yet but expect they should be coming rather soon because again, the attendance is capped first come first served, attendance is capped at 14,500. there is no question there will be a capacity crowd here today. thank you so much. if you can't make it to today's memorial service for chuck brown watch it on myfoxdc.com our website, we will stream it live, beginning at noon today. new this morning police catch three gun men they say carjacked someone early today this all began around 3:00 a.m. in alexandria when the carjacking happened on duke street. suspects took off in the car went up 395 over the potomac

before crashing on the dc side, near 12th street and southwest. the suspects ran but all three were eventually picked up by police the carjacking victim was not hurt. also happening early this morning a nasty accident in district heights maryland the driver of a car crashed into a utility pole just before 3:00 a.m. this morning in the 7100 block marlboro pike. the car burst into flames no word on the condition of the fire or what may have caused that accident. it is closed in both directions. staying in prince georges county police want you to take a good look at this surveillance video this man robbed a mcdonald's 3500 block branch avenue, early tuesday mornling he kicked in the drive through window, climbed through, confronted an employee. if you know who this person is or anything about this robbery you are urged to contact police. we are learning new details

about that mid-airplane collision in virginia monday. state police identified dr. james michael duncan as one of the men killed in the crash. duncan worked for ntsb as a medical advisor previously worked as a flight surgeon for nasa and headed the team that helped officials rescue the 33 miners trapped in a chilean mine in 2010. his passenger was paul gardella they were in a plane that collided with this one over fauquier county. thomas prove was at the controls of this wing that lost part of its tail and wing he survived the crash. in just over 24 hours we may be in for some tough economic news new figures come as the presidential candidates continue to take aim at each other's records. doug luzader joins us live on

capital hill. good morning doug. >> reporter: tony good morning. new unemployment numbers are out tomorrow. today we could learn the economy is not growing as fast as we first thought. it took a tough summit to watch the overseas markets through the night, following a big drop on wall street yesterday. the dow falling 160 points. nervous investors now looking at spain with its soaring unemployment and troubled real estate loans. >> the hole is so big the spanish government will find it difficult to save the spanish banks without blowing a big hole in its budget. >> reporter: that is a big concern at the white house too. the president is already trying to lower expectations ahead of tomorrow's new unemployment numbers we may learn today economic growth earlier this year was not as fast as first reported. >> there will continue to be hurdles and continue to be head

winds that we can't fully control. >> reporter: because some of those head winds emanate from europe the president spent part of the day on a conference call with leaders of germany, france and italy. all this creates an opportunity for the romney theme chef >> on every dimension he has made it harder for people to come back. the administration continues to talk about the terrible economy the president inherited which could make for an awkward day at the white house. president obama is hosting george w bush at the white house for his formal portrait unvailing. very interesting. we will keep our eyes on that. meanwhile on the campaign trail, mitt romney makes a stop in northern california this morning. david axle rod, top strategist for president obama's campaign will be in boston to criticize

romney's record as massachusetts governor he plans to tell a boston audience the state's economy was quote, close to bottom when romney led it. first lady will hit the campaign trail in northern virginia. she will likely visit prince william county, it is one of the swing counties in the battleground state of virginia. this will be the first time mrs. obama is campaigning without her husband this election season. earlier this month she joined the president in richmond to kick off his re-election campaign. pardon me tony. >> quite all right. >> 7:10 a.m., thursday morning. a warning from the u.s. about syria's peace plan. and a northern virginia family is mourning the loss of a loved one in afghanistan. how this army officer is being remembered this morning. >> out of control, we are talking about the number of deer living in rock creek park. what park officials will soon

do to get the herd under control >> as we head to break, some problems there. 395 at the 14th street bridge headed into the district. big back up, we will get the latest on traffic from julie, latest on weather from tucker when we return 7:11 a.m. pgh >> listening to chuck makes it a little better. >> yes it was like a red rash...

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as we told you yesterday a local soldier killed overseas happened on memorial day in eastern afghanistan, 51-year- old chief warrant officer, john c pratt was from springfield. he and another soldier from maine died while their apache crashed on patrol. it does not look like enemy fire took the chopper down. friends say their lasting memory of him is one of a real life patriot who pitt country first and himself second. overseas in syria, rebels set a deadline for government forces to start observing a un peace fire if troops do not start complying by tomorrow afternoon, rebel forces will consider themselves no longer bound by that cease fire. dragon spacecraft on its way home. astronauts set the space x capsule loose an hour and a

half ago it was there for five days. if all goes well the world's first commercial supply ship is due to flash down 11:44 a.m. this morning. the target area is 560 miles southwest of los angeles. it will be interesting because i don't recall seeing one of our spacecraft splash down in quite some time. we were used to it with apollo program and space shuttles land on land. >> good point. >> sorry my mind keeps filling in, i dream of genie. when you say that, that is what i think of. >> i can see how you could go there. >> thank you tucker see tony can't i can tell by the way he is looking at me. >> he was an astronaut. >> on that fictional sitcom. >> but that is what it reminds me of splash down. >> the weather forecast, nice and simple. lots of sunshine high temperatures 80s. therefore we don't need the to take a lot of time with weather. >> 80 is better than 90.

>> lower humidity. >> dew point temperatures upper 50s. low 06s. your -- 60s. your bus stop forecast. yesterday a lot of kids graduating from high school. >> how sweet. >> graduation season. the forecast will be perfect for those graduating from 5th, 6th grade, 8th grade, 12th grade. >> sidney is 5th grade. as mentioned we will be 80 later the day. quiet conditions, rainy well east of the washington area, remnants of beryl from yesterday. brought heavy rain to the carolinas and showers to the low eastern shore. all of this look great if you are lucky enough to be at the beaches temperatures in the 70s ocean city. good looking forecast for all of us, things fall apart a little bit late tomorrow tomorrow night a period of rain showers and thunderstorms will linger into early saturday then we will get it out of here with cooler temperatures for the

weekend. mid-70s. >> all right. >> nice. >> thanks tuck. all right let's find out what is going on on the roadways we turn to julie wright and her wazers, hey. >> yeah, we are going to pull back up waze in a few minutes. right now the crew in sky fox for one more hit before they have to land to refuel. they are above the inner loop of the belt way, before you make your way to old georgetown road. accident activity pulled off to the shoulder and one car compinto the grass. unfortunately this inner loop commute is stacked up as we make our way back inside from before the bradly overpass. with the delay, as you work your way on the inner loop to river road. towards that accident scene. outer loop, delays leaving 95, towards georgia avenue. 95, not too bad. leaving wood bridge traffic slow across the occoquan. newington to springfield, and downtown the very large water main break and sinkholes, blocking portions of

connecticut avenue. northbound lanes are open southbound remains closed until further notice between dupont circle and k street. thank you very much. proposal on the table to add the well known message no taxation without representation to the bottom of the dc flag. proponents are pushing for it to become a permanent addition. the proposal discussed would only allow the modified flag to be flown on flag day the current look was officially adopted 75 years ago. national park service is green lighting a controversial plan to reduce the deer population in rock creek park. starting next year, government sharp shooters using rifles will cut down deer inside the park. the plan is to kill approximately 120 deer the first year, they hope to thin the herd from roughly 80 deer per square mile to 20, officials say, if some deer don't go they will eventually

destroy the park. >> hard to tuck about killing deer -- hard to talk about killing deer but there is over population. >> it is critical if we don't do it then the forst is going to change and the rock creek you see around you will not be here in 50 years. the park rangers say they have tried different forms of birth control, to manage the deer population but so far that hasn't worked. he also says they will donate the meat to local food banks. all right. 7:20 a.m.,. >> thursday morning, practice more common in other countries such as india and china, gender based abortions but it is happening here in the u.s. as well. now congress is jumping into that debate. details on the action happening today. veto threat from the white house involving a bill that helps veterans. details on that as well. >> celebration of music, culture, seven stages, hundreds of local performers taking part

in this year's washington folk festival. later a taste of what to expect with a live performance. we will be right back when mitt romney says

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>> on capitol hill the house is voting an a bill to make a medical crime, to have an abortion on the basis of gender. supporters argue, it is happening in the u.s. among ethnic groups. trent franks is behind the bill, the same congressman, behind the bill in the distransact for banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. the white house is warning the president will veto

legislation, the measure breaks faith with last summers budget deal cutting overall funding for agencies operating budgets by $19 billion, programs such as education and health care would have to be slashed. for the first time president dwight d eisenhower's family is reacting to proposed design changes for a memorial being constructed in his honor. his family says they welcome the changes but have a few stipulations. they want to make sure any monument is quote, simple, sustainable and affordable to honor eisenhower's values. his family says they will not support a memorial that uses metal scrims which is part of the current design. 7:25 a.m. on thursday morning after the break former red skins quarterback, joins us live he is here to talk about a serious issue, potentially deadly condition that an estimated 1 million people have, and they don't know it.

>> hmm. also, can you spell derrickable. did i say that right. who is moving on to the semi finals today. . live lookout side traffic problems across the region this morning the latest look at traffic with julie, tucker is here with a great forecast. stay with us, fox 5 morning news will be right back it is 7:26 a.m., did we mention joe thighsman is here  i should be arrested fofor cris against potted plant-kind.

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>> d-i-r-i-b-l-e. dirigible. >> after spelling one of her two words wrong, 6-year-old lori ann madison was eliminated but she should feel proud of her accomplishments to qualify she beat out elementary and middle schoolers in prince william county. 13 other kids competed in round 3. one from maryland and one

from northern virginia moved on and will compete in the semi finals this morning. we wish them luck. >> she will get a lot more chances. >> a long life of spelling bees in front of her >> i got to get my kids in one of those home schools. pretty good. >> yes, you do. >> see if her parents will take my kids. >> i can't do it. >> let's not start the spelling contest like yesterday. i heard about that later in the day. we were just funning. >> a little embarrassing. >> temperatures, in the comfortable range, 60s. humidity levels fell overnight. get out and enjoy the afternoon, temperature 80, 82 this afternoon. >> sounds great. >> that's right. >> we will start june on a relatively cool note next couple days. >> tomorrow is june 1st unbelievable. summer is almost here. >> temperatures regan national, right now, we have jumped all

the way to 70 degrees, 69 last hour. >> okay. >> i like it tucker. >> yep, 64 gaithersburg. let's see most of the area enjoying temperatures 60s. quantico, something is up with your thermometer. 74 i think is high. 69 fredericksburg. check out frederick, 61 degrees, martins burg our dew point temperatures have fallen overnight. most of the day yesterday they were mid- to upper 60s they have fallen to upper 50s low 60s when you step outside you will notice, less water. 66 leonard town, annapolis, 72, warmer toward the bay. great looking day ahead sunshine in the forecast. behind me the remnants of beryl. out to sea we are not expecting any additional issues with that. out west, high pressure will build in and that will give us a nice 24 hour period. today beautiful tonight nice and comfortable start to cloud up tomorrow ; changes in the forecast by late in the afternoon as we have a quick moving low pressure area out to the west.

high pressure, going to keep us nice and dry high temperatures 80. as we get into the overnight hours tomorrow, area of low pressure this will stay west of us. first a warm front that could bring us a few light showers during friday and by afternoon and evening that cold front will approach that will likely kick off a round of storms friday night, early saturday. the good news it will be fast enough, by saturday i think early morning, we will start to clear out and should be in for a decent weekend and cooler weekend highs, saturday and sunday, only in the 70s. get ready for a nice start to june. 82, lots of sunshine, perfect, winds out of the north, 5 to 10 miles per hour, parly cloudy and -- partly cloudy and comfortable, temperatures low 60s if you are outside the belt way, there is your weekend forecast again start off with a few showers and thunderstorms early saturday, clear out quickly most of saturday dry temperatures 70s most of sunday dry could be a few late day storms sunday afternoon highs 76 degrees. that is a look at the weather

forecast, the latest from julie and find out about our wazers. julie. >> i know we are very excited about wazers, width is a way for us to communicate -- waze is a way for us to communicate with each other on the road safely. travelling along southbound connecticut avenue, here we are, evan who joined our group says she is down to 10 miles per hour as you travel southbound, connecticut avenue. down to 25 miles an hour as you continue southbound along connecticut avenue, closed south of dupont circle toward k street because of a water main break and a large sinkhole at n street. southbound lanes of connecticut, blocked south of dupont circle headed out towards k street until further notice. northbound, lanes are open. travelling the other side of town the inner loop of the belt way, river road, bradly boulevard, accident activity after the exit to 270 cleared

lanes are open, outer loop remains slow, leaving 95 to georgia avenue. >> all right thank you very much. more than 1 million people in the country are live being an undiagnosed health condition known as abdominal ayour tick an ramp it is a disease, joe thighsman is familiar with. thank you for coming in. >> always happy to have you here. i told you during the break, i see you on the nfl channel, i love the show that you are doing. >> we have a great time, sterling sharp, brian and myself, matt. we do a show called playbook. we basically break down football it is for the people that absolutely love the game of football. junkies basically and you know, it is 12 months a year, 365 days a year, 24/7. >> got to fill that time. >> i know. here in washington it is exciting again too. >> i want to talk about that but let's save that for the

end. let's talk about triple-a. i have to say, i heard of this but not really focused on it had no idea so many people could be impacted and effected. tell us your story. >> very few people really have ever heard of it. i didn't realize it until my dad was diagnosed with one. i thought aneurysms were in the brain. this is an aneurism in the artery that carries blood from the heart the lower extremities. it is a bulge created if that bursts there is a 95% chance you won't survive. that is why we are having the free screening at the gay lord june 8th. 866-371-3592 to preregister we want you to preregister it is a non-innovative simple test that is done takes 10 minutes ultrasound and for me, it is important because i've seen it happen in my father, he didn't die of it i lost my dad 9

months ago but he was diagnosed with one after a heart problem i think if you are over 60, although in women it is more fatal in men it is more prominent. if you are over 60 you owe it to yourself, your family, quality of your life to do it. i am warring my orange suspenders to highlight this part of the body, abdominal aspect. if you go to our website, find the answers.org you will notice suspenders and more information and med tronis and find the answers coalition spear headed this to get out and talk about it, people think they have heard of it, it is a silent killer. over a million people are walking around don't even know they have it. >> you were fortunate i know you lost your dad due to other circumstances but the fact that it was discovered in him, and he was fine after that, for quite a period of time is fortunate because as you say, if you know it bursts it can be

bad. i want to show, we put up briefly there is a picture of you and your dad. wonderful very sorry for your loss. >> thank you >> i want to show the risk factors there are certain risk factors that make you more prone. >> right. high cholesterol, diabetes in the family, history of a heart problem, somethings these are all the things listed. age over 60, you know, 55 to 60 you get around that age and i am encouraging women to encourage men to do it. as guys we won't miss a tee time if it is thundererring and lightning if it is a doctors appointment we may find a way to avoid it. it is our responsibility to take care of ourselves it is an obligation of someone our age to provide an opportunity to be around for a long period of time. >> information about the screening and again, friday june 8th you do want people to preregister >> yes, at the gay lord, national harbour, 8 to 5:00 p.m.

you get a chance to come in and just as a background, we have done over a thousand screenings and found 50 abdominal ayour tick aneurysm -- aortic aneurysms. i just don't believe ifs there is an opportunity for a diagnosis to be able to have something diagnosed early and treated, it just is a peace of mind for everybody. my fourth year to be involved in the campaign, and we hopefully are getting a lot of people involved to know there is something out there they can do, if the problem occurs. >> potentially saving lives. >> let's talk about the red skins an exciting time what do you thing of rg 3? >> i like him a lot. i have had a lot of time to spend time with robert. i get to call him robert because i know him. he is as advertised a bright young man and i think dealing with the heisman trophy and the hype that went around it has

helped him adjust to what the media circus will be. obviously, you are not going to go undefeated season. things are not always going to go well. i think he has the men it will frame and psyche and all the things necessary to be able to deal with it especially in a city, starved for the face of a franchise for so long. i am excited for him, fans of the washington red skins. we have cautious optimism for so many years approached the season, i think with the young man that he is, type of player he is, ability that he brings to the field, is going to make a difference. one thing he has going for him i think a lot of young guys don't there is a lot around him. two young wide receivers added, fred davis is going to be back. trent williams back, the running back situation solidified this is a young football team. >> sure. >> that is good. >> it is. >> defense i think will play well the fact they signed london again, is terrific. veteran leadership, youth in

certain areas, a young quarterback people in the league have not figured out how to stop guys who can run. cam newton. michael vick and of course, can we note mention football without mentioning tim tebow. at some point somewhere. it is just the way it is. >> an interesting year,. >> rg 3 is as advertised. what a delightful young man. >> always a wonderful, can i say you look fantastic. >> appreciate it. >> i am trying to be like julie, keep my tan. i watch the show in the morning and see julie i got to get out there. >> don't go that far. >> thanks for coming in. allison back to you. >> so great to have you in studio thanks for coming in. sore tony i had to piggy back. nats return home after 9 games on the road, and the wizards have a better idea who they will select in next month's draft, sports up next plus with the triple crown on the line new york racing

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misare trying to figure out -- police are trying to figure out what caused a man seattle to kill four people in a cafe, shortly after police believe he killed a fifth victim in an alleged carjacking. police found him after a city wide man hunt officers say he shot himself, as they approached him. he later died from those wounds. strict new rules will be imposed at this year's belmont stakes. next wednesday all horses will be required to have a blood test upon arriving at a secure barnes. anyone entering a stall will have their entry and exit logged. i'll have another is bidding to become the first triple crown winner in 34 years on june 9th his trainer, doug o'neill has a history of doping imfractions

and was recently suspended for 45 days. last night the new rules include a set of specific safeguards directed at o'neill. so, there you are. >> that's not good. >> we can't talk but never going to wash this hand. >> you say you understand. >> yeah he shook my hand i am not going to wash it. that is how we feel. >> he is big we love him. >> firm hand shake >> i once caught a pass from him. he through a pass to me once. the force of that ball was unbelievable. >> really. i was going the say did he toss it under. >> no,. >> the fact that he caught a pass. >> all right we got to go. >> temperatures in washington, 70 degrees, 51, check out the 50s north and west, 50 detroit, 50 chicago, some of that air will be delivered around here

later today. it should be nice and die for us this afternoon. -- dry for us this afternoon. future cast, bright blue skies, low humidity, temperatures low 80s. things will change as we get into friday, showers back in the forecast and eventually, this is friday night eventually a line of thunderstorms will develop along with a cold front. overnight friday, early saturday. we will get it out just in time for the weekend things may get wit for a time late tomorrow night, early saturday. most of the weekend dry cooler temperatures 70s. all right. >> we will take that. i'll have another one of those. >> let's go to julie wright and find out what is happening on the roads. >> and why did you knock him he said he saw me and felt like he needs to get outside. i can't help it. >> what that you have a beautiful tan. >> he is trying to keep up with you. >> he paid you a high complement. >> i thought tony was like no. >> i was going to say i got it

from my mama. >> all right guys, new feature we have been talking about is waze. the waze craze is what tucker likes to call it. a new member joined our group, jason h smith south of the glen echo turn around. slow going as you try to work your way inbound on the clara barton parkway. connecticut avenue a big story major delays here as you make your way southbound. melanie alnwick will be live with us from the scene soon but, we have a picture of the main break and large sinkhole. you can see all that water flooding the roadway there as you travel south connecticut avenue it is closed off south of dupont circle headed out towards k street. southbound lanes are closed northbound open at this time. back inside what is happening on the roadways inner loop of the belt way looking better as you approach 270, earlier crash on the belt way, after the exit has been moved over to the

shoulder. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. thank you very much. nationals return home with their best finish in may since the franchise moved to washington in 2005. they are coming off a three game sweep against the marlinsment bottom of the 5th, tied 3-3. buck with the bases loaded 1 out grounder to the left side, zimmerman makes a diving stop, throw to 2nd pulls danny off the bag and the marlins score, nats lose, 5-3. they start a series at home with the braves tomorrow. the wizards will select third overall in next month's nba draft. ted leon says his son zachary was there for the team in last night's lottery. who will the wizards be interested in at number 3. kansas 6'10", power forward, thomas robinson a dc native a big 12 player, of the year, and

6'7", small forward, michael kid gill kris from kentucky. all right. musicians, story tellers and dancers ands all things you can find at an annual festival this weekend and it is free. >> love free. holly standing by with more details and i love where you are. perfect. >> oh, i know, nothing beats glen echo park. this is a weekend for you to come out and experience it. 32nd annual washington folk festival we are getting a live preview right here on fox 5 morning news while you and your family don't want to miss it next ♪ [ male announcer ] it's one thing... to have created an icon and quite another to have done it generation after generation. to the long line of legendary mercedes-benz sl roadsters... ♪

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this weekend marks the 32nd folk life festival at glen echo park. >> holly gives us an idea what to expect. good morning. >> good morning you are right

allison when you said you absolutely love this place. glen echo park is one of those true gems in our area. if you have been here you know exactly what i am talking about you will want to come out and be part of the festival this weekend. if you haven't this is the weekend for you to come out and experience it first hand. dwayne winters is the festival coordinator, good morning to you. you have a lot to coordinate. >> we do. it is a very large festival. 7 stages running simultaneously, over 100 different performances, 450 performers, one thing that really makes the festival unique is the wide diversity, of the performances we have, piedmont blues, japanese kodo players washington is a cornucopia of wonderful traditional performers. >> really this is a celebration of dc as a world capital. >> it is. very few places could do this, because, as a national capital, the world capital, attracts

some of the most talented people around and those people bring not only their regular work stills but they are doing their musical and artistic traditions. >> i want people to understand, very few places could do this without having to bring these performers in. these people all live here and work here and now we are celebrating their roots. >> it is a way to find out what your neighbors musical and artistic abilities are about. we are talking about people who are not part-time musicians these are people who are very serious performers. >> high level. >> and we try to do it in a way in which everybody can enjoy it rain or shine, good sound, good view, and who can do better than glen echo. >> no body. we are getting a preview we couldn't bring all performers in this morning but we have some wonderful performers here. new century american irish arts company. tell me about your group. >> yes, we are a local irish

music and dance group there is such a wealth of amazing irish musicians and dancers ands in the area we wanted to get them together and collaborate some beautiful pieces. >> i am sure you perform a lot in and around the area but what makes this festival special. >> well, we have such a great opportunity to interact with so many other musicians and dancers ands and get ideas for or cog phis and we just really -- choreographies and we just enjoy seeing the bluegrass and blues and flamenco it is exciting for us to interact with the other artists many the area. >> we want to see your style. let's hand the stake over to the new century, -- stage over to the new century american irish arts company. take it away ♪ [ music ]

the 32nd, washington folk festival in glen echo park, this saturday and sunday, noon to 7:00 p.m., again 7 stages more than 100 performers myfoxdc.com our website, we have a link to theirs we want to find out more specifics and remember, everything about this celebration is absolutely free. come out and enjoy, and of course you can't come out to glen echo park and not enjoy the historic carousel that is here. that is what we are going to do in our next hour. back to you in studio. >> all right holly thank you

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a water main break causing problems on a busy stretch of road in dc right during the morning rush hour. how it is impacting traffic now. >> also ahead, he helped audiences wind it up, for decade, today thousands of fans will say goodbye to chuck brown with a star studded send off. also ahead, former president george w bush will be

back at the white house, what is behind his first public visit in more than two years i am tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour. a pleasant day weather wise. tucker has all of that. >> going to be a food one. i just peeked my head outdoors, lots of sunshine, you can see the blue sky, humidity is not terrible. >> haze isn't blocking. >> right. >> all right. temperatures regan national, the conditions. >> moving right along. >> don't know what you are blocking about. high pressure going to build in and deliver anise thursday for us. -- a nice thursday for us. low humidity later the day. temperature, regan national, 70 degrees, 60s north and west of the city, 61 winchester and

frederick, 59 harrisburg. nice dry thursday, highs top out low to mid-80s a warm afternoon, julie wright won't complain but not nearly as much humidity as yesterday or the day before >> i am looking forward to it tucker thank you. here is julie wright now, a lot of problems out there. what is the latest. >> the latest is that connecticut avenue remains shut down, south of dupont circle between dupont and k street we have footage of this because of a water main break and a very large sinkhole. again, crews continuing the clean this up, mop it up if you will but a portion of connecticut avenue and n street where the water main break occurred. again, if you are coming into the circle, you are just going to have to continue to loop around you are denied access to southbound connecticut avenue, leaving dupont toward k street. northbound your lanes are open. we will update your ride on the inner loop of the belt way,

pace improving leaving bradly boulevard, to 270, the earlier crash has cleared lanes open 270 as you work your way in from german town. problems northbound i-95, delays heavy and steady leaving the prince william parkway, across the occoquan. outer loop, as you travel from springfield to eisenhower avenue. julie thanks. some very rough times for local roads this morning julie talked about it a little bit we begin with a deadly accident in district heights maryland.the driver of a car crashed into a utility pole, just before 3:00 a.m. this morning, the car burst into flamethe driver was killed. no word what may have caused this accident. >> to the district where police say three armed carjackers crashed a vehicle they stole, this happened 3:00 a.m., when the suspects carjacked someone on duke street in alexandria.

then they drove up, 395, across the potomac, before crashing their near 12th street southwest, all three were taken into custody the victim was not hurt. it will be a final goodbye for the god father of go go. a public memorial service for chuck brown begins at noon at the washington convention center. >> thousands of friends and fans are expected to sing to the music that made him a dc legend. melanie alnwick is live outside the convention center. >> reporter: good morning allison. if tuesday's turn out for the public viewing is any indication it will be quite a crowd at the washington convention center for today's memorial service and musical tribute to chuck brown. let's look at the line upa expected here today, donnie simpson will host the service. a partial list of speakers and

performers. chuck brown's performances were legendary. brown created a style, washingtonians were proud to call their own and many contemporary musicians incorporated into their sound today. fans respected the man as well as the mu sip shanks a guy -- musician a guy who would arrange his performance schedule, a street kid who ran into trouble but worked hard to make his dreams come true. outpouring of love and appreciation goes on and on, just like chuck brown's music. the service runs from noon to 4:00 p.m., today, originally scheduled for 3:00 p.m. and then so many people wanted to take part they extended it a little bit. the city is urging people to take metro. doors will open here at 10:00 a.m. this morning we understand, people are lining up, about a block and a half down the street, already, trying to make sure they get a spot,

attendance is going to be capped at 14,500 people, and they will have to go through security if you can imagine, tony and allison to get in. one thing we were talking about amongst those of us here who have been in washington a very long time. i really can't come up with any other funeral, any other public send off that has been quite as long and joyous as this one what do you think? >> i might agree. i will have to think about it but i would agree with you. >> all right. good point thank you melanie. want to let folks know if you can't make it to today's memorial service for chuck brown you can watch it on myfoxdc.com we will stream it live beginning at noon today, tucker says weather will co- operate as well. >> some other top stories this morning police arrested a baby setter, for allowing three young children to walk alone, for more than a mile along a busy road in stafford without

any supervision. she is charged with child neglect. the manager of the taco bell on warrington road found a 7-year- old at the restaurant alone and called police. officers found the child's 4 and 6-year-old siblings walking in a nearby field. investigators say harman was at home watching an 18 month old and claims she let the kids outside to play. suspected white supremacist in prince william county is facing federal gun charges after he illegally got a fully loaded ak-47. he posted on a white supreme cyst website -- supremist website that he would use it on officials and posted comments about president obama. if convicted he faces 10 years in prison. latest now from the campaign trail, though it has

been eclipsed by domestic issues including healthcare and economy, syria is emerging as a major factor in the race for the white house. mitt romney's campus criticizing president obama's approach to the crisis accusing him of being indecisive. romney has not presented specific plans for resolving the violence. former president, george w bush returning to the white house today, president obama is honouring mr. bush and his wife laura with the unvailing of their official portraits there will be a private lunch that includes president hw bush and former first lady barbara bush. president obama and president bush expected to speak at 1:25 p.m. this afternoon. it is 8:08 a.m. on thursday morning coming up next on fox 5 morning news an update on the push to get back pay for thousands of dc city employees. >> later, in this mornings

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8:12 a.m., here is a look at stories making headlines. maryland lawmakers are taking a close look at a recent court ruling that said pit bulls are inherently dangerous. yesterday they launch add new task force to examine effects the rulings will have on pit bulls, owners, landlords and tenants, the courts decision makes it easier to hold owners accountable for bites. allison. dc council expected the take up a vote next week on whether to compensate more than 20,000 nonessential employees for four, forced furlough days last year. mayor grey forced them to stay home without pay to help balance the city's budget revised projections eventually showed a $240 million surplus.

just a few hours 50 kids will take to the stage to compete in this national spelling bee semi finals. two kids from our area, one from fairfax the other from maryland will try to spell their way to the final but, sweet little lori ann madison the youngest person ever to make it to the national spelling bee will not be on stage. the 6-year-old was eliminated yesterday. she definitely is a phenom. i don't care if she was eliminated or not. 8:13 a.m., tucker barnes standing by with not just a pretty forecast, but a cute photo to show us. >> i can't wait. good morning time now for our my first 5 photo of the day. it is time to get cute. >> aww. >> twins but i think we need to whisper looks like they are sleeping. yes, this is zaire and zane. photo was taken at holy cross

hospital, four days after the twins were born. >> four days, those little faces look so perfect already. >> mm-hmm. so much hair. >> yeah. >> so cute. >> okay who is who tuck. >> zaire is on top and zane on the bottom >> that is almost like one of those ann geddes photos. >> that is probably how they were snuggled in the womb. >> that is adorable. >> one of my favorites. >> to send your child's picture go to myfoxdc.com click on the morning tab. thank you for sending in the picture. all right i will use my big voice as we get back to temperatures 55 binghamton. temperatures north and west, detroit 52, and columbus, 60 degrees, that cool air is going to be delivered on some nice northerly winds, temperatures even though we are going top out near 80, maybe low 80s it will feel pretty good humidity levels have fallen overnight

canadian air moving in from the north and northwest. 72 by the way in washington much of our area currently in the 60s. let's look at our surface map i mention that area of high pressure off to our north and west. nice and warm, should be a dry day mostly season any day and again a beautiful thursday for you things will change as we get into daytime hours tomorrow. fast moving system out to our west, will bring an area of low pressure to the great lakes, clouds around here afternoon showers and a chance for late day storms, friday, friday evening into early saturday, some of those could be on the strong side. we will have to lookout for the possibility of pretty good rain. good news it will be a fast mover and most of the weekend should be nice and dry with sunshine. your 5 day forecast, 82 today, 83 tomorrow storms late tomorrow into early saturday and check it out behind the front, high temperatures saturday and sunday with sunshine only in the 70s. we will be cooling down.

that is a look at the forecast, let's get the latest on the wazers with julie wright. >> in just one second. right now, we are talking about this huge water main break tieing up a portion of connecticut avenue, southbound lanes connecticut avenue remain closed south of dupont circle headed out towards k street. water main itself occurred along n street. not only a water main but a large sinkhole as well. southbound, connecticut avenue behind dupont and k, denied access to the circle. we will talk about that waze craze you have been talking about this morning. for those making their way around town you will find it is still very much a heavy and slow commute. we pop up our fox 5 widthers they join our group -- wazers they join our group. lauren demarco will explain that in a minute. as you continue to work your way eastbound, around 495, congested travel right now for those continuing along the belt

way, leaving 95, around towards georgia avenue, in toward silver springs moderate traffic reported by smarty, if you would like to become a part of our group we would love to have you. it is a way for us to interact and show what you are seeing and knowing on the belt way and what you can report to us on our map. how to join and what you can do is lauren demarco our smart phone guru. >> thank you. so much fun to toss back and forth to you usually i am filling in for julie. the waze ap is available for iphone and android users also a beta version for blackberry it provides turn by turn gps navigation and real time traffic updates. and the best part it is all free. take a look. >> let's get started. with waze gps is not just when you are heading to some place you have never been before. use it daily. waze learns your preferred route and lets you know what

traffic events you will encounter along your way. provides real time updates as you drive, alerting you to incidents and adjusting your eta a glance at the map you will be able to tell how traffic is flowing. the information is user generated once you install the ap you become part of an online traffic community. speed commuters are travelling helps waze detect grid lock and delays and you can report incidents like crashes, construction, even speed traps or traffic stops. >> how can i help? >> report an accident ahead. >> the hands free feature works with iphone. >> select minor, major or done. >> minor. >> reporting minor accident. >> that is the only way drivers should attempt to share information. >> in fact the key board will lock when you are moving and warn you it is for passengers only but passengers you can be a big help snapping pictures of

accidents or back ups. you will know someone attached a photo when you see a paper clip next to their icon. users can chitchat through messages see that number 5, that means a user is a fox 5 wazer. to join our group type in fox 5 wazer click that plus sign see what other viewers are saying and you can communicate w julie wright. to help add to her traffic report. >> >> now if you have a smart phone but don't have that hands free feature, you don't have the new iphone but want to spread the word about something you saw. you can always wait until you get to your destination, and then send a message to julie, and all the rest of the fox 5 wazers once you have parked. we want to stress we want to help situations and help people avoid traffic not create a problem on the road we don't want anyone using that and type into your phone while behind the wheel. julie how has it been going getting a lot of feedback? >> we have. we have a lot of people posting on our wall and i am trying to

answer them as quickly as i can but you know the traffic it is nonstop again, as lauren pointed out we have people that are brand new to this, in fact they are -- this person is brand new she says junk 88 i am a newbie good morning to you she is stuck in grid locked traffic, baltimore washington parkway at this time. once you are able to arrive or pull off the road safely or parking lot and send a picture we would love to show that on air. there are certain areas sky fox can't fly because of prohibited air space and certain areas we don't have traffic cameras to show what is happening on the road. this is your way of helping me out. help me help you. we hope you will join us, it is a free ap lauren has more on that as well. >> you know what, there is a lot of other features we want you to experiment, click around see all that waze has to offer. there is plenty of information on myfoxdc.com, and you know, waze is just really part of our

every day traffic reporting now we want all our viewers to join in and join the group. if you have a smart phone. if you don't have one mr. tony perkins just get one >> i know. it is on my to do list. >> then you can be part of the waze craze >> i will be here though >> you can still use it any time. >> yeah. >> okay. >> you are not here 24/7. >> if you haven't the the ability to write in it is good to use on your way in, it is feeding you information and says it out loud it is not like you have to read it or touch it. >> helping us get around to be. >> thank you. >> it is 8:21 a.m., thursday morning up next a billionaire boost for mark zuckerburg why you don't find his name or won't find his name on one high profile list any more. also ahead a celebration of dcs div.ty through the common -- diversity through the common

language of music. holly is live at the washington folk festival. 8:21 a.m. 8:21 a.m. 

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carbon dioxide in the air at some point. scientists are measuring 400 parts per million of the heat trapping gas in the arctic but believe the rest of the world will soon follow. scientists say levels haven't been this high in at least 800,000 years. government researchers are calling this a troubling milestone. it is a big selling point on products the label that promises you are buying something with natural ingredients but, there is big debate over whether that promise is true. more than 20 lawsuits have been filed against tropicana claiming its orange juice includes a chemically engineered ingredient, a panel of judges will decide if all those lawsuits can be heard as one big lawsuit. well, the super smart, and super rich and apparently doesn't own a suit but facebook ceo mark zucker burg is no longer -- there he is in a suit, no longer on the bloomberg billionaires index.

it ranks the top 40 billionaires in the world. his wealth dropped from 16 billion down to 15 billion after shares of the social networking giant took a huge hit following its recent ipo. aww. >> things are happening no fast we see the face of movement, like he invented facebook not long ago he is super young and there he is. as opposed to like kodak. >> right. >> or xerox. >> 8:26 a.m. now on this thursday morning up next a huge turn out expected for chuck brown's public memorial service if you plan to be among those paying tribute, there is something important you should know before you head out >> also ahead, new york city looking and a big change to fight america's obesity epidemic how it could impact what options are on the menu everywhere from restaurants to movie theaters, back in a moment  when it comes to gardening, we're, well, inexperienced.

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all right taking a look at headlines this morning. chuck brown's public memorial service being held today at the washington convention center from noon until 4:00 p.m., it is expected to be a well attended service, so the city is urging the public to take metro rail, or buses, there is a metro stop right there, doors will open at 10:00 a.m., and attennedness will be capped at 14,500 people. dragon spacecraft is on its way home, astronauts at the international space station set it loose 5:35 a.m. this morning it has been there five days t world's first commercial supply ship is due to splash down into the pacific ocean, just before noon. the target area is about 560 miles southwest of los angeles. so let's hope it stays on that course. >> yes. listen to this big news from nasa later today they are holding a news conference this afternoon. scientists will talk about new

information from huble space telescope that will allow aelectron hers to predict the next major cosmic event to effect our entire galaxy, sun and solar system. sounds important also holding a web chat for anyone to ask questions this afternoon. there is more information that on myfoxdc.com. hmm. curious. >> a bit of a 5 million year forecast. >> right. >> i guess in a sense. because yeah, you are probably right because when you put it that way sounds like oh, what is going to happen next week but it is a long range forecast. >> right. >> i know you all love huble. >> it has been amazing. it really has. >> all right. >> around here weather will be amazing temperatures later today low 80s. still warm, but it will not be humid. >> i will be happy. >> you are pleasing everybody. you are a people pleaser. >> not so much tomorrow but

today. 72 degrees washington. warming up, sun getting up before 6:00 a.m. these days and atmosphere warming up quickly. 68 gaithersburg, 69 dulles, temperatures mid-60s in hagerstown, 65 degrees s 70s to south. temperatures, later today, low to mid-80s less humidity dew point measures amount of humidity in the atmosphere in the upper 50s which is a much more comfortable than the last several days. sentinel sat rad, there you go, that is the left overs from beryl, from yesterday off to the north and east, high pressure will keep us nice and dry. clear skies out in ohio, we are in good shape today, let's look at future cast together and show you what will happen tomorrow lots of sunshine low humidity, highs, spot us

tomorrow morning low area of pressure moving off to our north and west, great lakes a warm front and eventually a cold front through here, i think we will get rain showers, second half of tomorrow and tomorrow night looks wet, friday night, early saturday looks wet and could be dealing with thunderstorm activity as well. a good soaking rain and then, we will get it out of here early saturday. much of our weekend should be nice and cool, temperatures 70s for a high. there is your five day and beautiful today, showers late friday and saturday, weekend looks good. temperatures 70s. allison back over to you. well, if you are fighting the battle of the bulge, dodging land mines at work can be overwhelming, the birthday cake, special recipe cookiecoworkers all those treats they bring in. so are they making you fat? fox medical teams deana joins us live with how you can avoid giving in without hurting people's feelings that is the

key. >> that is a challenge because everyone says oh, this is my grandma's special recipe. we talked to an expert what do we do. there is always some body retiring, getting a promotion. bringing in extra halloween candy she said you have to be prepared, ready to set your own personal limitations, allow yourself maybe once a month, once a week, whatever it is, that special treat, always have something healthy on stand by so you don't feel deprived and try to avoid those areas, we all have those areas in our office places all the good food seems to end um. so some times the best -- up. so some times the best thing is to avoid those areas. >> in our newsroom, wait 10 minutes,. >> the vultures move in. >> let's talk about, trying to avoid pitfalls out there in new

york city, could be the first city in the u.s., to ban super huge drinks at restaurants, movies, talking about more than 16-ounces, your thoughts on that. >> this is interesting. i am -- first of all, allison it is not even super huge. mayor bloomberg wants to get rid of this is 20-ounce soda bottle here. 20-ounce, so it is not you know we think super huge we think big gulp he is talking about the 20-ouncer see the sugar, that is how much sugar is in your 20-ouncer of regular soda. this is it in a cup form so we have become so accustomed to large portions it doesn't seem like much any more. mayor bloomberg is proposing places like movie theatres, food carts can no longer sell this sized soda it is too much sugar he is trying to tackle obesity in the city a huge problem as much there as it is across the nation. we are talking about 30% of our

kids and adults are over weight or obese. he is getting a little bit of backlash from people saying the government should not be limiting what we can eat, but, at the same time, about 45% of voters in that city said we want the government to get involved and help us control this obesity crisis. we will see, it goes to a final vote coming up in june. could kick in next march, it looks like it is probably going to get approved this is probably a done deal, but remember, when mayor bloomberg outlawed banned smoking he got a lot of flak then too but that became the model for other cities i am interested to see if what happens in new york city will happen across the country. >> me too. okay we got a little less than a minute left. i want the get in a neat story you are reporting about a breast cancer -- a person going through breast cancer getting a lot of cyber support tell us about this. >> yeah, well, real quick bottom line to that story she posted the picture of herself

going through chemo on facebook with her bald head, and she got so much support f people all over the world, really, from facebook and other social media. i went to a social worker oncologist, it is true when we get support from others whether it is virtual or the old fashioned kind in your own living room or support group it does something to your immune system it helps you heal. there is tremendous benefits in this new form, this high tech way, of reaching out to others, it can be very beneficial you have to watch out forgetting accurate information and watch out for privacy issues otherwise this social networking can be beneficial. >> that is a good side to it all. thank you so much >> thanks allison. >> still ahead the fate of a farm in mob golly county drawing support -- montgomery county drawing support from people nationwide. city officials says the too late. a popular street in dc is getting ready for a major make

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in montgomery county. supporters of nicks organic farm in potomac maryland staged another rally to keep the county from turning the 20-acre spread into soccer fields but montgomery county officials says the a done deal and some time next year the land that nick marvel has farmed for 30 years, will become sports fields and parking lots. popular street in the district expected to see major traffic back ups this summer. a streetscape project is slated to begin by june 11th. the construction includes improvements to drive ways and sidewalks, decorative sidewalks in front of lincoln theatre, reconstructed bus pads, new parking meters and parking signs. residents have questions about the overall impact. >> we are all concerned because we have people coming in every day, a bunch of tour buses coming here, businesses trying to stay open. >> that was frank smith there. the project is expected to be complete by spring of next year. businesses that are effected by

the construction can tap into a streetscape survival fund. government is taking action to make sure medicine we take is safe and available. the house passed a bill allowing the fda to increase inspections at drug plants overseas allowing also the fda to speed up approval process for new drugs. one association says there is a backlog of more than 2700 applications for new generic drugs. and there is a consumer alert about a counterfeit drug making the rounds don't buy the adhd drug attarol on the internet. a counterfeit version is being sold online. they are round, white and don't contain the right ingredients, the real pills are an orange patch color with the letters dp on one side and number 30 on the opposite side. >> that is a very important

warning. 8:42 a.m., thursday morning, a twist on a very famous fairy tale. coming up the evil queen played by charlize theron talking about getting into character. >> holly is live at the washington folk festival. we will see a lot of cool things. heyer, holly. >> a lot of cool things like 1921 carousel only found here at glen echo park where we are live this morning. where you can come experience that and the festival you were talking about this weekend, we will give you all the details plus talk about the story of this wonderful master piece live next, stay with us [ male announcer ] here's a friendly reminder.

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version she says without beauty we are worthless. in hollywood you are one of the actresses who have started off beautiful and got more beautiful in this business. at the start of your career what were your thoughts going in and worrying about the beauty aspect and where are you now. >> i was raised with the foundation of hard work it was strange for me to be all of a sudden in a world where, there really wasn't a lot of hard work, it was all dependent on what you look like. and it is not a judgment at all just not necessarily, i think it is a very very creative world, just i didn't know how to figure it out for myself. i think maybe in ways i wasn't comfortable in my own skin enough to know what that was. i am much more comfortable now. that naturally happens the older you get. i was a little harsh about all that stuff and on myself i think in a way. and i am grateful that the older i have gotten the more comfortable i have gotten in my own skin and i have gotten to a

place where that is not my priority. >> it is interesting when kristin stewart goes into the dark forest and how it gains strength from her weaknesses. are there aspects to have business in hollywood you feel prey on actors and actresses weaknesses. >> you live in a world we have access to instant communication, and it is pretty amazing someone can jump on a computer and write something within 3 seconds that can be incredibly hurtful and there is no responsibility for it. you can be an incredible coward and say something about someone and it doesn't matter i don't think that is just in hollywood we definitely put ourselves out there a lot more than other people in their occupations but i think this is something people in general, experience. the idea we are not necessarily gentle or compassionate. last time i interviewed you we had a discussion about taco bell. >> i remember and then i had taco bell >> i felt bad in the interview

after the room you said how many more of these do i have, i am starving. >> i went out and got you a $10 taco bell gift card. >> i am so excited. >> they may have one in the castle. >> they have like the medieval taco bell. >> double decker. >> taco bell is so good by the way i am starving. >> we will go now. congratulations. >> thanks. fantastic. >> you got to love kevin mccarthy. we are going to have kevin's reviews of this week's new movies, tomorrow including snow white and the hunts man>> he gives an honest opinion. that is what is cool. one of the big draws at glen echo park is the historic carousel that is there. >> such a beautiful carousel. holly morris joins us to talk

about the link between the carousel and washington folk festival. >> you know what i was thinking there is something romantic about the carousel. >> dwayne. it really it just struck me. dwayne winters is the folk festival coordinator, he is planning for a huge weekend here at glen echo park, 7 stages, 100performances. >> noon to 7:00 p.m. saturday, noon to 7:00 p.m. sunday. >> free. >> absolutely free, rain or shine. >> free. i think we heard you said it was free. but the biggest star shining i think when it comes to glen echo park is the jewel we are on now the carousel. >> this is not just a carousel. >> exactly. >> this is a denzel the cadillac of the carousels. thanks to work of the local community it was saved, has

been completely restored has a wonderful band organ. that is not recorded music that is a mechanical machine making the music as we go. >> the organ dates back to 1926. >> yeah, and it is -- i have heard it is the second largest, not quite sure. >> the carousel is 1921. >> yes. >> we are talking old stuff. >> and looking at things which were a commercial product but really folk traditions this is like folk carving that you are seeing. >> which goes well with the festival. >> absolutely. >> we could sit here but we got the ride the carousel. >> we need to talk to bert. >> bert is the carousel operator i guess? okay and so on the outside, the animals stay stationary these are the jumpers, and then you have traditional horses one thing that makes this special are the exotics. >> not every day you get to ride an ostrich. >> we will climb onboard and going to yell out to bert our

operator, bert. let's start this carousel. as we do that, let's talk about how people -- do you still have to get a ticket? >> no all you got to do is come. now one of the secrets is finding a place to park. because the park is limited parking so we have good friends at geico, over at friendship heights they provide a parking lot and shuttle buses bring you to the site. so a very good way to get to the site, is take the shuttle bus, they will go to our website washington folk festival.org complete instructions how to use the shuttle, how to get to the site, and they can see the entire program, of all the performers here over the two days. >> i have a question about the carousel. how fast does it go? it is going at a good clip >> it does go at a good clip and this carousel used to have the brass rings but you can't legally do that any more but

the brass rings were here. >> and can two people ride like could you take your small child and hold them or is that not allowed. >> we will have to check with the folks here a lot of young kids, certainly, anybody can ride the carousel. >> you know the thing is, it would seem like something like this would take a lot of up keep where do you find 1921 carousel parts. >> some of them we have to specially make but what is unique about this carousel, is all the horses have been restored, the same way you would restore an artists panting back to the original color, original design sox people see exactly what this look -- so people see exactly what this looked like in 1921 >> i imagine the line gets long my tip would be if you come to the festival come here first. >> and often. >> and often. right and then try to get another ride in at the end of the day it really is something so fun and it makes everyone a kid at heart on the carousel.

>> it does. people can come to the festival and learn about the festival people can come to the carousel and learn about the festival. >> a win win all the way around. myfoxdc.com our website we have a link to the washington folk festival in its 32nd year here at glen echo park, saturday and sunday, noon to 7:00 p.m., absolutely free to come out. next hour we will enjoy some more live music, an irish band will play for us, and until then, when i get done here, i might have to look for some advil. some how i am getting a headache. back to you in studio. >> thanks holly. looks like a good time. >> it is a gorgeous carousel. time to say good morning to today's facebook fan of the day our fan is shannon hayes, from fairfax virginia, you are looking at a picture of her four sons. >> oh, boy >> shannon posted -- >> and boy, and boy and boy. she posted on our fan page.

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>> at 9, a major commuter alert. >> parts of busy connecticut avenue under water all due to a large sinkhole and a water main break. julie wright is following the situation we will check with her, for a live update. then, the final public farewell to dcs god father of go go, we are live with a preview of today's memorial service for chuck brown what you need to know. >> national attention for dcs movie scene. the film olestra sonic was shot in our area -- film, ultrasonic was shot in our area, with local talent. >> super excited it is a psychological number. what we go through in the morning, a psychological thriller. i am super excited about the forecast. lots of sunshine expected less humidity. highs expected to be low to mid- 80s get out