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going out yet again to work to get customers back online. this morning we are heading out with a crew to see firsthand the challenges they face and to find out how you can help them get their job done that more efficiently and safely. fox5 morning news at 7:00 starts right now. there you can see moving the camera around there, but we continue to spot damage all across the area from friday's storms, as everyone is waiting for the power to get on. more of you have it this morning. welcome to the fold. and we hope more of you get it today. it's tuesday, july 3rd, 2012. good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm alison seymour. federal agencies are open today, but workers have the option for unscheduled leave or to telework. d.c. and montgomery county public counties are closed, including school activities. however, most prince george's county schools are open.
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in virginia, several schools are closed in fairfax county. you can check the bottom of your screen throughout the morning for an updated list and always on our web site. here's a look at the latest power outages. pepco reporting more than 116,000 customers still in the dark. dominion virginia has more than 79 thousand offline in northern virginia. that's a big reduction. and bge says montgomery, prince george's county, anne arundel and howard county more than 60,000 without service. tucker is one of those without this morning. hard to be like, yea, you got power, high five. tucker hasn't got it. >> no, i'm not like it. i got power, and tucker was like, really? >> i'm sorry, tucker. >> you guys have gone over to the other side now. can no longer relate to us -- >> i'm going to turn my power off before you for about two
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hours. >> it's painful. >> it really is. >> let me get to your weather forecast. another warm humid start to the day. sunny and hot this afternoon. might be an isolated storm. heat wave continues with forecasted highs in the mid- 90s. the mountains, if you're in hagerstown, winchester, 60s this morning. change from yesterday. the humidity will be on the increase. a warm front is pushing through as we speak. brought a few light showers early this morning to parts of southern maryland. won't increase our temperatures a lot. it will increase the humidity. after getting a break from the humidity, that will be back as well today. 95 the daytime high. 96 in baltimore. and 96 in fredericksburg. more details on the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> tucker, you can always stay at the holiday inn. >> i'm going to have to
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consider something like that soon. >> or you can do what beetle bailey does and lay in the basement of my house. >> not going to answer that, julie. >> i said the basement. stay cool, my friend. on the roads now we have problems to report. hunter mill road at tamarac, a large tree down. big mess out here. not even a mile south there's a creek, so we have a portion of hunter mill shut down because of standing water. it's quite complicated now along hunter mill road. large tree down with wires. and you can see crews are on the scene. we'll update the ride on northbound i-95, below speed leaving woodbridge. 66 inside of the beltway again today because of the number of traffic lights that are dark
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without signals without power, you'll find 66, hov restrictions lifted. hopefully you can take advantage of this as you work from the beltway continuing in towards the rozland tunnel. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. julie thank you. new video into the newsroom, water spilling from a large sink hole along hollywood road near route one in college park. wssc says it's the result of an 8-inch water main break overnight. the water has been shut down in the area, affecting a handful of customers. we're told at one point a pepco truck responding to stor got st the hole, but was able to get out. crews are working to repair the road. the extreme heat we're experiencing is being blamed for the death of three
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marylanders. one in montgomery county. >> battling the heat has been a struggle for many still without power from friday's storms and crews from pepco are continuing to restore service and they are getting help from other states, other agencies. we begin our after the storm coverage today with melanie alnwick live in bethesda. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, allison. i was kind of hoping that the luck of the live tv crew might bring crews here in bethesda. unfortunately, no, not this morning. only hearing crickets and birds, not the sound of tree trimming which is what people would welcome at this point. the public service commission is monitoring these outages and also monitoring the performance of the power companies. there is a little bit of good news. we are seeing some improvement this morning. additional 18,000 customers reconnected this morning in montgomery county and prince
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george's county alone. pepco has mobilized 2700 personnel, working 16-hour shifts. they say they'll be going around the clock, even working through the holiday until everyone is reconnected. that includes 700 out of state power line workers, 3 # 20 overhead light contractors and 400 tree trimmers. first they brought the power back to the sub station and high voltage lines, then the water pumping stations and hospitals, and now the focus is on distribution feeders to connect up to a thousand homes at a time by getting one of the feeders back up and going. there were 290 of those out. now there's about 200. and they say with partial service restored. the outages have inconvenienced millions on the roads and in their homes. in some neighborhoods it can only be described as devastation. and homeowners have to be careful about scam artists. >> before you give anybody any
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monies, make sure the contractor is licensed in maryland. have a written contract. make sure that the contract has certain protections. >> reporter: add that to the pile of things we are having to deal with. officials in montgomery county have canceled fireworks shows in gaithersburg, rockville, kensington and germantown. the celebration on the mall will go on as scheduled tomorrow night at 9:10, weather permitting. if you're without power and air conditioning, making going down to the national mall and sitting in the heat not what you want to do. but could be a welcomed diversion, since we're getting tired of going to the cooling centers and libraries and shopping malls. we're hoping perhaps we might see a tree trimming crew. we'll let you know if we do. back to you guys. >> thank you, melanie. fox 5 is keeping an eye on the cleanup and repairs in the district of course.
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there are still damaged cars in d.c., a slew of downed trees and power lines on the streets and sidewalks. mayor gray says pepco has flashed the number of customers without power, but he is still frustrated. >> while i want to thank them for their progress, they need to move faster. pepco's pace of restoring power to me anyway is unacceptable, and the speed of their response has been disappointing and how many times have we been through this before? >> mayor gray there says that there were at least 1300 trees knocked down and about 65 traffic lights malfunctioning due to a lack of power. to virginia now, where dominion power has called in crews from around the u.s. and canada. >> this is no easy task. fox5's holly morris will follow
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a crew this morning, and she's live at their district office in springfield. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. 16 hours on, eight off, that's the shift these workers are working, have been working since the storm hit, and will continue to work until everybody is restored. it's a busy day here. marty o baker is the manager and joins me. how is the day shaping up? >> turning out pretty good. relief is coming in, getting their gear, getting out. they've been here about an hour. they'll be out on the job site shortly. we're doing well with the restoration. we have some concerns about the traffic that's increased, really concerned about public safety out there, people around our facilities, around our employees while they're working. >> reporter: i know you had a meeting this morning and you were talking about the different issues of the day. you do what you can to be safe, but what can we do? >> as the public, stay away from downed power lines and
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give our employees the right of way. we have our trucks along the road. we put cones out, we make them as safe as possible. they should treat our equipment like any other emergency vehicle. give right of way to them. give them as much room as possible. more importantly, look for our employees. they have these vests on, they'll be crossing roads and so forth. not just the equipment, it's the employees out there working. a good restoration is a safe restoration for our employees and public. >> reporter: how are you doing equipment-wise? >> we're still on pace for the final restoration. >> reporter: they're checking out their trucks, getting ready to head out on location. i want to introduce you to brennan. he is a grounds man. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: tell me what you do. >> my job is to assist the overheadline man, prep job materials and make sure he gets
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what he needs when up in the bucket. >> reporter: how many storms like this have you worked? >> first one. >> reporter: first one? >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: what an initiation. is this what you expect? >> yes. they tell you in the interview to be ready for long hours. working long hours and trying to become safe. >> reporter: when becomes a regular day you'll be like, what happened? >> an 8-hour day will be nice. >> reporter: anything about the job that came up that surprised you? >> i guess just the amount of mobilezation. got resources from canada that came down. just the amount of people. >> reporter: as you are out there working, i know you're doing the best you can, you're working for the customer. >> yes, ma'am, absolutely. we're running and sweating and working out there, just trying to get everything done as safe as we can. >> reporter: someone on the ground doing the work, what would you say to customers that
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don't have power? >> thanks for being patient and bear with us. our guys are working really hard. i've only seen my wife twice since friday. we're out there working trying to get things on. most of us are without of power as well. >> reporter: when you have a really big storm like this, your first job, everything else will always be in perspective. >> yes, ma'am, absolutely. >> reporter: you'll be a veteran. you'll be telling new young guys, listen, it wasn't like that storm we had -- >> back in 2012. >> reporter: thank you for the work you're doing. >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: you can go to our web site, myfoxdc.com. we'll be riding along, and we don't know where we'll be going yet. we're going to an area that is hard hit, and we'll see what it takes. back to you in the studio. >> trust me, they are going to be so leap to see you in -- happy to see you in their neighborhood. holly, thank you so much.
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filling those gas tasks has been a challenge for many. >> plus, a little r and r for mitt romney and president obama is gearing up for a fourth of july celebration at the white house. we'll take a closer look at where the race for the white house stands this morning after the break. >> here's a live look outside, some bright sunshine this morning, and need i tell you, another warm day? we'll get the latest weather from tucker, traffic in julie in a couple of moments. we'll be right back. it's 13 after 7:00.
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storm. though power outages many dozens of gas stations remain closed. those that are open are often packed. you can download the fox 5 wazer's app to find those closest to you. i don't know if it says they're open or not. price gouging is illegal in d.c. and virginia when a state of emergency has been declared. no laws in maryland, but you can still report it. this is what global warming might look like. that's what a scientist is suggesting, saying if you want a glimpse of some of the worst global warming look at u.s. weather in recent weeks. wildfires, oppressive heat waves, droughts, flooding, and now a powerful freak storm. now here's the weather --
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>> you guys have been over to the other side. you're now a part of the power people. >> i mean, you know, i shouldn't feel guilty about that. i'm happy and i feel for people -- i didn't get it until last night. >> i know. i'm happy for you. a little jealous, too. a few of my neighbors have power. when i don't have power, i don't have water. i had to borrow a neighbor's wagon. >> did you bathe in that water? >> wash my hands. >> was that it? >> no, a normal day in your house. >> just getting tougher. >> it is. i feel for you. i'm hoping today is the day. >> i think today is the day. >> for all of us. >> reagan national 78 degrees. another hot, humid day. humidity will be back. let's hope we get power back.
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78 in washington. buffalo 66 degrees. 60s north and west of the city this morning. we're off to not the worst start of the week. chicago now, 77. the heat is back in places like chicago, minneapolis. chicago has an excessive heat watch. they'll be 101 for the next four to five days. minneapolis will be in the upper 90s later today. st. louis back in the heat. unfortunately the heat building back out to the west and will move in later this week. i'm not going to say enjoy, but endure a couple of days in the mid-90s, and later this week upper 90s and near 100. i think by next week things will get better. notice up in the great lakes the rain showers. we have a cold front up there. the timing will be tomorrow afternoon for us. won't be strong when it gets here. but it will likely or possibly kick off thunderstorms. some could be strong around here tomorrow afternoon. look out for that. i think today a scattered thunderstorm or two, isolated. more widespread thunderstorms tomorrow. timing not great on that one either. lots of 90s, today will make day number six of 95 or above.
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friday and saturday, up near 100 again. will get better next week. >> going to be a pretty long heat wave for us. >> yeah. it is. >> heat wave a certain temperature or greater, like is it 95 and above or -- >> no exact definition. generally considered three or more days of -- >> excessive. okay, thanks. >> let's go to julie wright, find out what's happening with the traffic. >> allison was talking about this, but i wanted to pop up this new feature. lee highway in centreville, 3 .37 dollars, and premium up to $3.67. that's off lee highway in centreville. gives you an idea. easy to use. go to settings, you'll see the gas applications, click on that and enter your information.
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other side of town we have delays unfortunately around the beltway, traffic slow between university boulevard and coalsville road. easy ride south of 118. hov restrictions lifted on 270 for the morning commute. at least 140 signals dark in montgomery county. at least 90 of those intersections you will find police to assist you. others treat as a four-way stop. be prepared, allow extra time. route 7 on the georgetown pike, authorities checking for a crash, eastbound 66 coming in from 50 fair oaks. 123 checking for an incident. lanes remain open headed in. 50 lights without power in fairfax at this time. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. thanks. it's 7:21. wounded vets will get much
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needed help from prisoners in maryland. we'll explain after the break. >> d.c. police release surveillance video they want you to see. we'll take a look at that. >> and after several setbacks talks for a casino in prince george's county take shape once again. where the proposal stands this morning. that is next. it's 22 minutes after 7:00. we'll be right back.
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caught on camera, d.c. police want you to take a good look at this video. it shows five men breaking into library in the southeast. they start by peering into the window, and smash one to get inside. you can see them stealing computer monitors. it happened last tuesday around 5:30 in the morning. we should learn more about the future of metro's silver line today. the board of supervisors is meeting to discuss the second and final phase of the $3
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billion expansion. tomorrow is the deadline, so the members will have to decide whether to support the project, extending it to dulles airport and beyond or to opt out. lawmakers in maryland have met to talk about expanding gambling in prince george's county. according to the "washington post," leaders from the house of delegates held a closed door meeting yesterday but nail failed to reach a conclusion. last month house members failed to reach a consensus in support of the casino. tony? this is a fascinating story. prisoners in maryland will soon be training dogs to help woundnd veterans. veterans who are in jail will be specially selected to train the service dogs. they'll care for the puppies and will get more training
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designed just for service dogs. it is 26 minutes after 7:00 now on this tuesday morning. a local restaurant owner is helping storm victims after hours. that story is next. >> plus, many homeowners are still dealing with a lot of debris in their yards, including trees. coming up, tips how to go about removing the mess and how much you should expect to pay in an emergency situation and when it's clear outside. >> we have a live look outside. we'll get the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie coming up next. stay with us. we'll be right back. it's 7:27.
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here's an example of someone trying give back to the people who are in a bind. jeffrey owns the american city diner on connecticut avenue in northwest. know it, love it. have eaten there over the years. he noticed his customers seemed exhausted and realized it's because of the heat and power outages. so he has changed the mission
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of his restaurant after closing time. >> it dawned on me, i have a complete restaurant here, fully air conditioning that seats 90 people. we close at 11:00 at night. why not turn this into a center for people to come here and relax, a cooling center. >> the diner will be open from 11:00 in the evening, 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 in the morning. they're not serving food. you should know that. but they are giving out free lemonade, orange juice and water. you can sleep, hang out, read, he says as long as the community needs the diner, he'll stay open. he's a home grown d.c. guy. awesome. >> that's great. we salute you. >> we do. for an update on the around the clock efforts to restore power, pepco's president will join us live in our studio here at the 9:00 hour. >> okay. in the meantime, folks like that doing what they can.
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it is exhausting, frustrating. >> it does wear you down. >> can i say something? i don't know what you're experience has been. during the last several days i've encountered pretty much nothing but people who are really making do the best they can. sometimes you can, everyone is frustrated, and there is some frustratation out there. but most people seem to be, all right, we got to get through this. >> right. i think it's something we can all understand. we empathize with our neighbors. >> i was in the grocery store yesterday, and line was about 15 people deep buying ice. everyone was making the best of it. >> what store was that? we couldn't find any when we were out. >> i can tell you exactly where it's at. reagan national, 78 degrees. warm and humid start to the day. bit of a break yesterday on the humidity, but back today. temperatures, which will be in the mid-90s, low to mid-90s, it
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will feel increasingly uncomfortable. 76in quantico. temperatures not terrible off to the north and west, dulles 71. 68 winchester. 68 in frederick this morning. 77 leonardtown. overnight they got down into the low 70s. want to show you dew point temperatures, because these will be creeping up. as they rise, so does the uncomfort, discomfort? i'm not sure what the right word is there, across the region, as humidity will be on the increase. 66 current dew point in washington. 72 in manassas. more humid air moving in, and that will be the thing around here today and the holiday tomorrow. very warm and humid each afternoon. satellite radar, not a lot of surface features to point out. got a shower or two kicking up. to the north and west, we have a cold front we'll watch arrive tomorrow. it will be weak when it gets
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here. it will be strong enough to kick off a few thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon. i know the timing isn't great. now looks like some of the storms could be on the strong side. have to keep an eye out for tomorrow afternoon. 95 today. sunny, hot and humid. certainly in this air mass, thunderstorm always a possibility. most of the day should be dry. winds north and west at 5. partly cloudy, warm and muggy overnight. 75 the overnight low. five-day forecast, heat wave continues. 95 or above, five days in a row, looks like we'll do it another five days and we'll get hotter by the end of the week, with highs over the weekend upper 90s. julie, let's do traffic. >> did you forget or something? >> i'm glad i got to see you, because i couldn't quite remember where to go. >> oh, my gosh, tucker -- >> it's the heat. it's getting to me. it's been days and days. >> i got a short, so i can only
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hear every other word of what you're saying. on the roads, traveling eastbound along 66, coming inbound this morning, past 123, this is where we had an earlier disabled vehicle. out of the roadway. so lanes are open. heavy and slow traveling through vienna. 66 inside of the beltway, they have lifted the hov rules today, because we still have a number of signals without power traveling along those routes that parallel 66. they lifted the hov restrictions inside the beltway. leaving university boulevard headed to coalsville road, lanes open, no problems here. 50 quiet out of annapolis headed to the capitol beltway. if you come up to a signal where lights aren't working,
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treat it as a four-way stop. no problems headed into the district. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. the storm that hit our area friday evening has left many neighborhoods littered with fallen branches and trees. it's not recommended homeowners remove it themselves. so where do you start? joining us with more insight is forest bowen with wood acres tree specialist. he is live in bethesda at a home where work is about to begin. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> how big of an issue was this storm as far as trees go? how big of a mess is out there? >> pretty big mess. we've had snow storms in the past that have caused trees to fall down. but this particular storm, everything is falling down. maple trees are losing limbs. whole entire trees that have fallen over. trees that have just the tops have broken out. i've never seen -- i've been doing this about 15 years, and never seen the damage we've had for this storm. >> wow, that's a big
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statement. the question is, as we saw another home, a big tree down on the power lines, whose responsibility is it to get out there, when you see this big tree down on a power line, should we call you or is that the city? >> well, you need to start with pepco to make sure the power line is turned off. once that's turned off, it depends where the tree is. if it's next to the road, sometimes it's the city's responsibility. if it's in your yard that lands on the power line, sometimes it's your responsibility. check in with your insurance company, check with pepco. call the city if you're in montgomery county call the county, and they should be able to direct you to who is responsible. >> you're a master arborist, board certified, bachelor of science degree in forest resource management, so i'm setting it up to ask you, when do we get out there and do it ourselves? do we always call a guy like you? >> it's important to call a guy like me for something like this. it's on your house. you could do more damage than you can do good if you tried to go up there and get it
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yourself. with little tiny branches on the ground, just brush cleanup, as long as there are no power lines around, you want to go for it, i recommend it. it's a lot cheaper than having a professional come in and get the stuff on the ground. when a structure is involved, when there are power lines involved, you really need to have a professional licensed insured company come in and take care of it for you. >> very much like wood acres tree specialists. >> correct. >> let me ask you, anybody out there can put that word like specialist on the back of their name. you guys are the real deal. how do we look for an organization like yours? >> well, you want to look at their trucks. in the state of maryland you have to have a licensed -- you have to have a tree expert license. on the side of the trucks it should say lte and have a number on it. if it doesn't have that on the trucks, do not use the company. what that company is doing something illegal in the state of maryland. you want to see credentials like isa certification, similar
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to my patch here. you can ask for insurance certificates. if they can't produce an insurance certificate, this may not be worth the time to let them do the work for you. >> a lot of us have been frustrated to what seems like a slow moving response. what is the time line for tree removal, and make you can help folks out there who are feeling frustrated. >> unfortunately, because of the storm, and there's so much damage, things have to be prioritized. our company, for instance is taking care of our repeat clients and those that have damage to their houses, limbs on houses, on fences, blocking driveway, limbs blocking the front doors, those sorts of things. for instance, today we're getting rid of this, because it's on the lady's house. once we get through the storm and all that storm work for us might be six weeks from now, from these past three or four days we've had work. then we're going to take care of the rest of the tree. the rest of the tree does need
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future work to it. >> and a lot of people -- i think looking around at our yards, which trees can go. the trees you're standing next to has that hole in it, if you will. i thought that was a quaint thing in the winnie the pooh series, but that can mean get the tree down, right? >> not necessarily. it means you have to have someone inspect the tree. there's fungus in there, which is a sign of an organism furthering the decay in that hole. eventually that hole is going to lead to the point where the tree is a hazard for failure. this tree, there was a limb that was cut off once upon at that time and the wound from that cut never healed properly and that's why you have that big opening there. >> i don't know if your parents named you forest because you were destined to do this, but you seem very good at your job. we appreciate you this morning. i know you're busy. >> no problem.
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thanks for having us. >> board certified master arborist with wood acres tree specialists. >> that's the theme this morning. we're going to talk insurance, we've got a lot of information, update on the power numbers, the questions good stuff. it's 7:41 now. still ahead, the fight against drunk driving is being taken to a surprising place, the bathroom. details about a campaign aimed at men. >> and after a photo finish, the last olympic spot in the women's 100-meter what was supposed to come down to a runoff last night, but that never happened. we'll tell you why and who is headed to london after the break.
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welcome back. turning to politics now, president obama and republican mitt romney are gearing up for a big week. >> while they are both enjoying a relaxing holiday with family, fox's doug luzader takes a look at the issues sure to be front and center when they return to the campaign trail. >> reporter: for both president obama and mitt romney, this fourth of july holiday is just
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the calm before the storm. the president and the challenger, both enjoying down time for the 4th. president obama at camp david. mitt romney at his vacation home in new hampshire. both no doubt still taking in what happened at the supreme court last week, when the president's health care law was upheld. both positioning for the fallout. >> it depends on who's message is better and who is more aggressive in making their argument. >> reporter: the president is headed to ohio and pennsylvania to make his case. the romney camp has pushed back hard, citing independent reports that call the attacks inaccurate. much more may depend on what happens come friday. monthly unemployment numbers are out. perhaps the single most important metric to voters on the overall state of the economy. and that is where this election may be won or lost. >> at the end of the day, it's all going to be about the economy. that will be the main focus of
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both of these campaigns. >> reporter: and then there is the money race. the obama campaign expected to have a big advantage when it comes to fund raising. but the playing field is leveling quickly. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. 7:46 now. making headlines, iran launches long range missiles. it was a test, part of a military exercise in the persian gulf. and it came as sanctions against iran are set to begin. as of july 1st, the europeans are no longer importing oil. in an effort to get iran to negotiate. and iran is moving to choke off the strait of hormuz. unfortunately, there's a little less help this morning fighting the wildfires burning
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out west. seven air force tankers that can drop fire retardant have been grounded following a deadly crash of another military cargo plane. the c-130 was carrying a crew of six over the black hills of south dakota when it crashed sunday, killing at least one crew member. this is the first crash of a c- 130 since the air force and forest service began a partnership 40 years ago. highly anticipated runoff between olympic training partners never materialized. the two tied for third in a photo finish in the 100-meters final back last -- excuse me, last month. the top three qualify for the london summer games. tarmo decided not to participate in the race, and conceded to felix. felix is upset, because she said she wanted to earn the spot. >> i can understand that. >> but she's in. >> friend though, right? >> still, no friendship in a friendly competition. >> i guess you're right. >> why they call it a competition. >> the tie always goes to the
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runner. >> the tie always goes to the runner. >> that doesn't make sense. >> it's a baseball term. >> oh, okay. >> okay, wasn't that good. i'm sorry. >> that story was confusing enough for me tucker. >> 78 in washington. i'll stick to weather. 78 in annapolis. 69 in hagerstown. 70 in martinsberg. heat building to the west again. chicago has an excessive heat watch. they'll be close to 100 for the next several days. guess what? when chicago is 100, typically means we'll get more heat. and we will near the end of the week, back up near 100. today will feel a little better with highs in the mid-90s. more humid today. warm front moved through overnight. in addition to temperatures in the mid-90s, humidity is back. heat index tomorrow approaching 100. during the second half of the day tomorrow, cold front is going to approach. not going to be a strong one.
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likely be strong enough to trigger thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon, perhaps tomorrow evening. some of those storms could be strong tomorrow. that's our best chance for storms this week. here's your five-day, end of the week highs in the upper 90s, close to 100. >> quite a five-day. >> unfortunately, yeah. >> let's find out what's happening on the roads this morning. julie wright is here with that. >> i like allison's outfit. she is red hot. >> thank you, julie wright. >> you look good. you look fab. you all do. lanes are open traveling on the beltway between annandale and maryville. headed to eisenhower avenue, second lane is shut down. police on the scene. heads up headed to the wilson bridge. 95, 395 no incidents to report headed to the pentagon.
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66, the incident at 123 has cleared, heavy volume towards the beltway, restrictions lifted on 66 inside of the beltway as you travel in towards the tr bridge and vdot was kind to do that, noticing we have a number of signal lights dark along 66, 29, lee highway and they helped by lifting the hov restrictions. southbound 270, no problems in rockville. lanes open headed southbound to the split. inbound lifting the hov restrictions on 270 this morning as well. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. julie, thank you. this morning we're getting a look at a new tactic that officials in michigan are using to try to keep drunk people off the road. >> just in time for the fourth of july holiday, they are distributing special devices that can placed inside urinals in bars and restaurants. they're equipped with voice recordings. take a look. >> had a few drinks? maybe a few too many? do yourself and everyone else a
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favor. call a friend or a cab. >> officials say while at first it may seem humorous, they are hoping the seriousness of the message will stand out and encourage patrons to find a safe ride home. >> i tell you what, if you're drunk and you're at the urinal and you hear it talking to you, that would probably convince you. >> would it convince you? i need like, mr. t saying it. you know what i mean? hey, need a ride home? i need, fool! >> that would be better. >> right. >> i agree. coming up, the controversy over spanking your children, that's coming up again, and the controversy is heating up. next, what new research has to say about the effects spanking has long after the timeout is over. >> time for our facebook fan of the day. good morning. she is currently stationed in korea. but she says she still finds a way to watch fox 5 news. man, we thank you for that. thank you so much. for a chance to be tomorrow's
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a nutritious cereal that makes everybody happy? like i said, wow. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. good and gluten free. all right. this one is for the parents. new study finds spanking a child may do more harm than good. the study find harsh physical punishment which does not amount to abuse, so spankings, some say, was associated with increased mood disorders, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug abuse, severe personality disorders, and depression. the study also suggested that spanking could lead to mental health issues down the road. but parents usually chalk that up to spanking that turns into abuse. we'll talk more about this. it's so controversial i know. our medical team is talking more indepth with the study and the issues it brings coming up
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in our next hour. a bill making its way through the california legislature is redefining families. if it becomes law, some children in california could have more than two parents. the bill would allow children, especially those with divorced or nonbiological parents, to have more than two legal parents. one state senator says the bill is a response to america's evolving families. >> we're recognizing that families are created in many fashions. without changing the current definition of who is and who is not a parent, we give authority in this bill to a judge. >> what does that do for the child when that kind of legal maneuvering takes place? he has no consideration for the bonding process that is basically for a happy household. >> some other states, including pennsylvania and maine, recognize more than two
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parents. many people in the d.c. region will be feeling the impact of friday's storm for months. ahead at 8:00, what you need to know when it comes to filing an insurance claim for the damage left behind. we'll have an expert to explain. >> in celebration of independence day, a trip back in time with the founding fathers. madame tussauds is hosting its annual celebrate america event and we're going to tell you all about it. i think we have very special guests instudio. >> all right, very good.
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back now at 8:00 a.m., and power crews are hitting the streets. our holly morris is going along with dominion virginia to find out what it takes to get your power back on. she has moved to her first location. we'll check in with her live. >> a lot of people are racing to file insurance claims. coming up in a few minutes, what you need to know to make the process smoother. >> plus, can you get your homeowner's or renters' insurance to pay for all the food you lost? >> coming up, something fun to
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take our minds often the storm. the founding fathers of our great country are here with us. we're going to learn about madam tussaud's first celebrate america event. >> good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm alison seymour. >> a quick note, federal agencies are open today. but employees have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. d.c. and montgomery county public schools are closed, including activities. however, most prince george's county schools are open. in virginia, several schools in fairfax county closed today. you can check the bottom of your screen throughout the morning for an updated list. here's a look at the latest power outages in our area. still with no power this morning, pepco reporting more than 120,000 customers still in the dark. more than 86,000 offline in
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northern virginia. and montgomery county, prince george's, anne arundel, howard counties with over 59,000 without power. >> tucker barnes is here. >> temperatures will be hot again. halfway through the heat wave. more humid than yesterday. the uncomfortable factor will be back with the heat. >> our pool has been closed. >> yeah. mine, too. >> that's been a problem. >> i guess they can't pump -- >> right. i'm hoping today the kids can get some relief. >> i think so. things are getting better near where you live. 78 in washington. 71 in baltimore. north and west of the city, 60s overnight. 60s in winchester. 59 in hagerstown. let's take a look at our radar. did have a few showers pop up. don't see them any longer. we have a warm front working through. can't get much warmer than it's been, so it won't, but humidity will increase behind the front. overnight dew point temperatures on the rise here, and i think you'll notice the
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humidity back in the forecast today. otherwise, heat wave continues. could be a scattered storm today. better chance tomorrow afternoon. stay tuned for that. then more heat the end of the week, highs near 100 friday and saturday. >> say that under your breath. >> thanks, tucker. >> let's go to julie wright now. good morning. >> did i hear right, the pool is not working? you have to get the kind where you fill it up from the faucet. >> i'm about to do that. >> much easier. >> i don't know if he'll jump in the pool. >> you need to take a picture and show us. >> yeah, that would be cute. >> on the road now, outer loop of the beltway, no problems to report leaving university boulevard continuing towards coldsville road. lanes are open, but number of signals without power. if the lights aren't working,
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treat it as a four-way stop. outer loop of the beltway, van dorn street, stalled car has moved on. traffic heavy and slow leaving van dorn to eisenhower avenue, and hov restrictions lifted today along 270 and 66 inside of the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. julie, thank you. >> we turn to the latest in the fallout from friday's storm. in maryland, pepco is scrambling to restore service to those without electricity, as temperatures will soar into
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the 90s as you heard. >> this as residents continue to clean up. fox5's melanie alnwick has the latest from bethesda. i'm hoping the tree crews have arrived. >> reporter: no. no, we haven't seen or heard from anybody here. it's hard to even get information about where a work crew is and when it will be there. there are other power companies, i don't want to compare, but there are some that are publicizing, dominion virginia for one, where their crews will be. i think that little bit of information lets people in situations like the ones behind me here, at least know their situation is on the docket, that someone will be coming, give them a sense of when they can expect it. the maryland public service commission will be monitoring these outages and a performance of all the power companies in maryland. about 18,000 people reconnected in montgomery county and prince george's county so far this morning from the numbers they had published last night. pepco has 2700 personnel, out of state workers, people that came in from oklahoma, from georgia, from florida, missouri, and canada to help them out. they're focusing on restoring the tripped feareds today, the large power lines that connect a lot of homes at once. at the peak, there were 290
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feeders down, and now at least 200 have partial service. pepco says they're about 60% restored. good for the people who have it back. still slow going in a lot of these neighborhoods. >> my take is, they're going to have to replace three poles, all these wires. will take them at least, my guess, three or four days. everybody comes out, looks at it, says i don't want to deal with this, and goes away. >> reporter: for 400 tree trimming crews on duty. 60 of those came from north carolina to help out. when you have a situation like this, not like removing the tree. the power crew has to come out, make sure the lines are dead, and then they have to remove some of the lines then the tree trimming crew cuts the tree. it's a long process. the process we saw yesterday, took about six, seven hours for them to even start getting the major heavy work done. that's even before they start
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reconnecting the lines. you know, it's hard to say have patience, especially in situations like this, but this is why it's taking so long to get some of these people reconnected. tony and allison? >> thank you. we are going to get an update from pepco when regional president thomas brown joins us live in the 9:00 hour. thank you very much. the food in the freezer and in the refrigerator spoiled. your tree is in a neighbor's yard, and your car is unsomeone else's tree. where do you start in trying to get compensated for the damages from the storm? joining us now is james whittle, chief claims council for the american insurance association. thank you for coming in. busy time for insurers, but a lot of questions have come up. if you don't mind, we're going to jump right in here. >> sure. >> let me start with one general question. one thing you hear, notify your insurance agent immediately. in a case like this weekend, where the power was out, i mean completely for a lot of people,
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no phone service, no cell phone service, internet down, how immediately is immediately? if you haven't notified them yet, are you in trouble? >> no, you're not in any trouble. as soon as you can do it practically. with service down it may be days and some folks may have been away as a result of the holiday weekend and this week. >> several specific questions that we have and some of our viewers have sent in. i have to admit, this was not something i would have thought about. but most of us have lost the food that was in our refrigerators and freezers. is that something that you can recoup the cost of? should you put a claim in for food? >> there are policies of course, and insurance policies differ, so you want to check with your agent and insurer. a lot of policies do provide coverage for spoiled food. the thing about it is, it needs to be as a result of a damage to your home itself.
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>> oh. so not just a power outage? >> correct. >> really? >> yes. >> that's interesting. if the tree fell on the refrigerator -- >> or onto your home or the power line directly into your home, then you could make a claim on that. >> interesting. >> but not all policies have the coverage either. >> right. should you -- if it's a couple hundred dollars, should you put in a claim? >> excellent question. you're going to have a deductible and usually those coverages are pretty low on your policy. could only be $500, for example, and you might have $100 deductible. >> okay. this is a common one, my neighbor's tree fell into my yard. is that my responsibility to file a claim or is it the neighbor's responsibility? >> it depends. the reason is depends is because it could be both of your responsibilities. let's say it hits the neighbor's home as well as your home. in both situations you would have a claim related to the tree. both policies do provide coverage for removing the tree. it may not be thousands, many
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thousands of dollars, but it could be a thousand dollars to $2,000 each policy, enough to have the tree removed. >> would also apply if i have a tree in my yard that fell onto a neighbor's yard? >> right. again, if it were to strike your home as well as their home, again, you may have coverage to have the tree itself removed. >> what if my tree -- this sounds silly -- but what if my tree does nothing to my home, but hits my neighbor's home? >> you're talking about a possibility liability claim. when talking about a liability claim, the issue is what was the condition of the tree? could be an act of god. in good shape and hits your neighbor's home, you're not going to be responsible. however, if you had a lot of rot on your tree, knew it was in bad condition and you didn't take steps to protect yourself or neighbor, you might be responsible. >> i hate all this. it gets so messy.
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act of god, glad you brought this up. >> for homeowners insurance purposes, wind losses are covered. >> okay. wind losses are covered. very good. wonder how god feels about the fact it's not an act of god. if the city, if like the city power lines or some city structure, a city telephone pole or something, falls on my property, is that the city's responsibility? do i have costs to clean that up? >> may be the city's responsibility to take care of any of its structures that fall to your property. again, because it's a wind related claim, you would have a homeowner's claim under your policy. >> here's a question, because a lot of times you hear, you got to think about, decide what you want to file for, should i talk to my insurance agent and say, hey, this happened, this happened, this happened, or is it better to just to not tell them certain things if i don't want my costs to go up? >> sure. people are always dealing with this issue. this is the time where insurance companies get to
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perform on their promises. they're there though serve, to help you. the agents are there to help you. we say ask. >> all right. very good. james whittle. clear cut and definitive, i like that. chief claims council with the american insurance association, we thank you. >> sure. >> allison back to you. it's 8:12 now. it's 78 degrees on a tuesday morning. a change of plans for fireworks displays in maryland. >> and power crews are out in full force once again today. holly is hanging out with dominion virginia this morning. we'll check in with her after the break.
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responding to storm damage in that area, you guessed it, got stuck in that hole, but was able to get out. friday's storm is putting a damper on fourth of july celebrations, that and the heat. officials in montgomery county have announced fireworks shows in gaithersburg, rockville, kensington and germantown are canceled. the d.c. fireworks on the national mall will go on, starting at 9:10 tomorrow night. public access to the mall begins at 10:00 tomorrow morning. all visitors will have to pass through an entrance point. access to the grounds will open at 3:00 p.m. >> god be with you if you're going to stay for 12 hours in the heat. >> be careful. >> sunscreen, umbrellas, change of clothes. i asked an additional question of our insurance
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guest. can you claim the cost of a hotel room since your power is out. typically, no. again, he said if your home was damaged to the extent you can't be in your home, yeah probably. but not just for discomfort, five days without power. >> right. >> there you go. tucker is with us now with the latest on our weather. >> tucker, did you want that question asked? >> excellent question. that was a good interview. >> thank you. >> the cutest factor. we could all use this at this point. and this is logan, everybody. >> you delivered, tucker. he is so cute. >> logan is 21 months old, and what's he up to? he's waiting for a phone apparently. >> really? >> maybe from the power company. >> how about that? >> he's calling them maybe. >> probably is. >> i think we have it on good authority he's calling us. >> yes, because he was chosen to be my first 5 photo of the
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day. we hope you hear the phone ringing. >> he's waiting for a phone call, but he was told he couldn't get in -- >> allison is reading the script. >> he's adorable, that's all that matters. >> i like that shirt. that will keep you cool. >> i'm going to wear one of those on the show tomorrow. >> i think we're all going to wear one of those on the show. yes, as temperatures expected to be back into the 90s this afternoon. everybody keep cool. temperatures across the area, here in washington, 82 degrees. overnight lows in the upper 70s. 60s north and west. it was a little better this morning. out to the west the heat is building again. st. louis 79. chicago 77. excessive heat warnings now as far north as minneapolis and chicago, where they're expecting temperatures to approach 100 or better the next several days. once the heat starts building
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out there again, we'll be looking at more heat around here. we're not going to get a break for the heat wave, but the next couple of days, highs in the 90s. and the end of the week, highs approaching 100s. generally quiet today. could be a scattered storm or two later this afternoon. there is a cold front well to the north and west across the great lakes. it will weaken as it approaches the washington area tomorrow. but we're concerned there could be a round of thunderstorms, particularly tomorrow afternoon. i know it's a holiday, and a lot of people will be out and about. stay tuned, because some of the storms could be strong later tomorrow. here's your five-day forecast, 95 the next couple of days. there you go, up near 100 again by friday and saturday. not done with the heat wave yet. i think it will break by the end of the weekend, maybe early next week. julie wright has the latest on traffic. >> if you need a cool place to stay, all you have to do is promise to bring a nutty buddy and milk bone, and you can go to my house. >> tucker, just go over there
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already. >> which one do you want julie? >> that's mean. >> julie, i haven't slept in days, it's the heat and humidity. >> that's why it's hot where you are. god don't like ugly. >> julie, i'm coming over. i'll bring the nutty buddy. >> and the milk bone. >> and the milk bone. i promise. >> if you don't bring anything for the dog you're in trouble. no good deed goes unpunished. the lanes are open here. still dealing with a number of signal lights without power. again, some intersections may have police there to help, others you're on your own. be patient, treat it as a four- way stop. inbound 50, no problems. van dorn street, the earlier
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problem has cleared, towards eisenhower avenue. not too busy at nuttily street. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. thank you. with talk recently that unmanned spy drones could be used in the united states, many wonder about their privacy. >> what happened to amelia airhart 75 years ago? next, the new search for answers. 8:21. we'll be right back. [ mom ] to me, chex is notot just a little bowl of cereal,
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it's kind of a big deal. to find nutritious and gluten-free cereals my whole family actually loves? well, the word "wow" comes to mind. and then a friend told me chex has five flavors that are gluten-free. even a cinnamon one the kids love. a nutritious cereal that makes everybody happy? like i said, wow. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. good and gluten free.
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drone manufacturers have unveiled the first drone code of conduct in the wake of privacy concerns. the recommendations pledge to respect the privacy of individuals. the d.c. region is among the areas considering using the drones for civilian purposes. they would help authorities monitor traffic, fight forest fires, monitor hazardous situations and guide first responders through flooding. another search to find
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amelia airhart's missing plane begins today. an expedition costs more than $2 million gets underway. what happened to the famous pilot? she went missing over the south pacific 75 years ago. researchers will sail from hawaii today and head to a remote island in the pacific. they think airhart and her navigator landed near the island, and may have survived for a while. >> if in fact there is a final chapter to airhart's life, a chapter that involved being a cast away struggling to survive, where she succeeded for a time, before eventually dying, that needs to be known, if that's what happened. >> she was trying to become the first woman to fly around the world when she vanished. coming up, a storm damage update. >> and important information if you still don't have power and have a refrigerator or freezer full of food. are you wasting your time trying to use ice to keep it
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8:28. 82degrees on a tuesday morning. up to 29 people reportedly killed in a shiite city south of baghdad. dozens more injured. a vegetable truck exploded in the city about 80 miles from the capital. the target were shiite pilgrims preparing for a religious festival. officials are blaming insurgents linked to al-qaida. here at home, as crews work to restore power to the hundreds of thousands of people still without it, a reminder of the need to keep cool. three marylanders have died from the heat in recent days. one in president obama and another in wicomico county and another in baltimore city. the health department is warning people to watch for signs of heat illnesses like
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dizziness, stomach sickness, headache, sweating more than usual or not sweating at all despite being hot. >> sad news. tucker barnes joining us now. unfortunately, you can't give us much relief, right? >> not this week. the heat continues here. the humidity will be on the increase later this afternoon. we going to a bit of a break -- got a bit of a break in the humidity yesterday. today not the case. sorry. >> be careful out there. it's tough. >> can't drink too much water. temperatures overnight, fell back into the 60s off to the north and west. and upper 70s here in town. kind of the norm here as of late. and now we're all in the 70s and 80s. 71, one of the cooler spots in hagerstown. 75 in frederick. 82 in washington. 80 annapolis. leonardtown, shower overnight. few showers in southern maryland. 79 for you this morning, and 79 in quantico. five days in a row 95 or
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better. today we'll get close to 95. will continue looks like into next weekend. then relief by early next week. high temperatures will fall into the upper 80s. several more days to go. quiet weather pattern. had a few showers early this morning. got a warm front just off to our south and west, and it's moving north and east. won't warm our temperatures up a lot today, but will increase the humidity. things becoming uncomfortable out there. off to the north, a cold front as well, and that will be a player in our forecast for tomorrow. surface map, i mentioned the warm front. could be a scattered thunderstorm later today. generally sunshine with more humidity, and highs in the mid- 90s. then tomorrow our heat index will be pushing 100 around here, with air temperatures in the mid-90s. and more humidity. this cold front we'll encounter that the second half of the holiday tomorrow. could see thunderstorms bubble up along the front. front will be a weak one, but possibility of storms around here. i know the timing isn't great. late tomorrow afternoon and
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tomorrow evening. five-day forecast, 95 today. couple of storms in the forecast. isolated. most of the day will be dry. tomorrow better chance, 40% chance of storms in the afternoon. 95. and believe it or not, we'll get hotter from here and by friday and saturday, highs near 100 degrees. it's going to be quite hot later this week. okay, that's a look at weather. back to you at the desk. tucker, thank you. >> power outages causing health concerns, especially when food safety. >> it's important to take precautions and practice safe food handling. sarah simmons is at the fox lot to get expert advice. you're out in the heat with the food for this segment? >> reporter: we are a little bit. we have egg shells that will get a little sweaty. with us to talk more about this is isabel maple, a registered dietician. thanks for coming by. these are important questions
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people have now. they've been without power. and they still have stuff in their refrigerator. is there anything that can be saved and how can you tell? >> the short answer is no. you've been without prejudice ration for several days. when in doubt, throw it out. all that food needs to go out. if your refrigerator is four hours without power, throw it out. freezer, half full, can last a day. if it's real full, can last a couple of days. deep freeze, can last longer. even at this point, three days, four days in, we're probably going to throw most of it out. even a bagged salad, even if it's unopened -- >> reporter: shredded cheese? >> soft cheese, shredded cheese, anything creamy, egg whites, anything made with eggs, eggs themselves. actually butter you can keep that longer, as long as it's unopened and wrapped.
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>> reporter: for a couple more days? >> yeah. same thing with mayonnaise, you can keep it longer than you think. about 50 degrees if it's been kept about 50 degrees, which is -- maybe eight hours or so. most of the rule is, if it's more than two hours at 40 degrees or more, toss it. check your temperature, if you're really thinking, i really want to save this, check the temperature on the food and you'll probably toss it. >> appliance thermometer, too, you mentioned. >> a digital or instant read, appliance thermometer. stick that on your cooler, so when you're using the cooler at home or in the fridge at home, you can check your temperature. when the power comes back on. >> let's go back to the condiments. these are some of the things you say you can actually probably can keep. >> for instance, the hard cheese, you can keep, not if
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cakes, even a pie crust. might not be that good of quality, so you might want to throw it out. but you could keep it. parmesan cheese, jellies, jams, mustard. >> how long? something like, if they still have these in the refrigerator now and power is out, could you keep these? >> yeah, but two or three days is probabliy you're strepping it. vinegary things, you can keep. when in doubt, throw it out. >> reporter: you need food at home, obviously and you don't just want peanut butter and crackers. you need nutrients. when going to the store and you don't have power or anything back at home, what's the best way of going about getting things that you really do, some of your favorite things you like to have and keeping them cool? >> one of the things you'll want to do is not going to buy a lot. you'll buy smaller portions that you can use in a day or two. you'll use a cooler. you're going to use at the grocery store, you'll want to carry it in an insulated bag. do your shopping, and the last thing you do is go to the cold food section. pick up those items. use an insulated bag in the store. when you get out in the car, put it in a cooler. any time the temperature is 90 degrees or more, you're going to want to keep that food less than an hour out of the refrigeration. use ice, get it cold right away. use the appliance thermometer to make sure you're keeping it cold. that really helps. >> reporter: what about the freezer? a lot of people are still getting ice to keep the things cold in the freezer. how do you know how much is enough? or how long it will last?
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you have to keep an eye on it. >> yeah. 18cubic foot refrigerator will take about 50 pounds of ice. >> reporter: wow. >> it's a lot of ice you'll have -- freezer. keep the freezer full. >> reporter: we gave people a lot of information here. this is all on our web site as well. we have a link to the mid- atlantic dairy association. all the tips here, myfoxdc.com. you can read up on that. it's great advice. thanks for coming in today. we appreciate it. >> thanks. >> reporter: back to you guys. >> very helpful. thank you. >> news you can really use. >> yep. if you enjoy maryland crabs, could soon be hard to come by. we'll explain what's going on in the chesapeake bay, that's next. >> and a taco bell hoax. find out why an entire town received free tacos when we come back. time now, 8:37.
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later this summer or even fall. well, talk about curbing a fast food craving. >> an entire town got their hands on free taco bell. bethel, alaska is home to 6,000 people. there are no retail stores or fast food chains. last month fliers were posted around town saying they were getting a taco bell. that turned out to be a hoax. what a terrible thing to do. it got the attention of taco bell corporate offices. >> fliers posted everywhere. >> made my heart sink. >> i noticed like to cave something. like telling my five-year-old he's having a sundae and couldn't deliver. i couldn't let that happen to people. >> that's great. look at that. taco bell airlifted a truck into town and handed out 10,000 free tacos. >> awesome. >> a truck can hold 10,000
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tacos? >> even the little dog got one. >> i bet that's the most excitement -- >> look at the smiles on their faces. how cute. maybe they'll get a taco bell. >> several were later hospitalized because they'd never had tacos. kidding. that's not true. good story. >> but it is funny. 8:42 now. it's a tuesday morning. still ahead, madame tussauds inviting you to celebrate this fourth of july. we'll have a preview of the special event when we are joined by the founding fathers of our fine country, that is next. >> plus, a new study about one controversial form of punishment, spanking. but will it change your views on the issue? fox's medical team takes a closer look at the findings, that is coming up next.
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madam tussaud. they're celebrating america with a fun and educational journey through american history. joining us with the details, our good friend, the general manager of the president's gallery at madame tussauds. thanks for bringing our distinguished fathers. >> founding fathers, yep. we have george washington, who was our first president. john adams here was our second president. thomas jefferson our third president. and benjamin franklin, who many think was a president, but wasn't a president. >> how interesting is that? >> it's amazing how many think he was president. >> we're going to talk all about this. but you'll be doing fun activities, including trivia, right? >> absolutely. we're going to have a 50 questions american scavenger hunt from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. we have great questions you can follow and answer them for great prizes. >> you should have quizzed us
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today. love american history on the show. it is 8:00 to 10:00. it's free for certain age group. >> free for 12 and under. 13 and older is ten dollars, which is half off our typical price. >> sure. fun incentives, too. >> yeah. >> good old american staples. >> apple pie for our first 50 people, and buy one get one free hot dogs. >> awesome. >> it's fun. >> a lot of fun, but ties into the educational message, which is knowing your history. >> that's right. that's what we offer, an interactive journey through american history. >> i love that. lots of good personalities to research. >> absolutely. >> let's talk about, dan, is it okay if i cross over, sarge? i want to talk about some of the figures you have here. >> yep. >> so now, we see adams, and he's seated here. >> yeah. >> i'm always amazed how tall the presidents were.
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>> these are actual heights. they're on a little bit of a platform, but it's actual height and body types for this moment in time. >> even the hairstyles, true to the period. >> true to the period, same with the wardrobe. >> i'm afraid when you touch it -- >> you can. we ask that you don't touch the hair and face. everything else, you can put your arm around and take great pictures. >> just because, i have a thing for this part of history, we're looking at ben franklin. normally see him with the spectacles. >> don't have them in that. what is interesting about this figure, madame tussauds, who was a real person, she met benjamin franklin when he was on the way to france. the mold you see here was the
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actual mold from her mold. >> fantastic. >> it's unbelievable. >> it's history you'll find at our attraction as well. >> washington looks like the general washington. >> this is a fun figure, because we had him sailing down the delaware river. you can hop in the boat and put on a jacket just like this and take a great photo op of your family. >> i swear he just nodded at me. >> he might have. >> and the author of the declaration of independence, thomas jefferson. >> yes, thomas jefferson wrote the first draft of the constitution and declaration of independence. he was part of the committee of five who were given the ability to do that. >> what's he holding? >> a book. he was a great librarian. the first one to bring the library to the white house. he was the first president to shake hands with everybody.
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>> is that right? >> george washington and adams bowed to, part of that british mentality. he said i'm not royalty, don't bow to me. >> you're fantastic. >> thank you. >> we love it when you come in. it's not easy to bring these figures with you, so we appreciate it. >> thank you for having us. >> you're always welcome to come over and get the details. this is the first celebrate america event. for kids and family. get there early, 8:00 to 10:00. >> children activities as well. and the free hot dogs and it's a lot of fun. >> you're making it great. free for 12 and under. ten dollars for 13 and older. it's there on your screen. if you missed it, go to myfoxdc.com for all the details. thank you so much. happy 4th. >> appreciate it. same to you. see you soon. tony, over to you. >> that's so great to see. that's wonderful. thank you very much, allison. it's time for our facebook
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linked to a long list of health problems. fox medical team's dr. jo has the latest report and joins us live from tampa with the details. good morning, dr. jo. please tell us what you've learned from this study. >> good morning. this is in the journal of pediatrics and they were talking about harsh physical punishment leading to things like depression, a long list of problems. abuse would be hitting someone so hard that you leave a mark or bruise or neglect or something of that nature. but this was in between, pushing, shoving, throwing something at the child. again, it was kind of that gray area that i think most parents don't cross. >> and we should point out there are other reports that
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say some light spanking is okay, correct? >> you know, there are a couple out there. but there's a lot more that say don't. when you look at the literature and you read what the rational is, they're saying if you treat a violent type of act, temper tantrum, with another violent act, it teaches the child that physical -- that it's okay to solve a problem with a physical solution. so there's concerns about that. they do believe that you should constructively discipline a child, and i think everyone agrees on that. everyone we even talked to said things like timeout, privileges, revoking privileges, rewarding good behavior. again, most of the parents we talked to said it was a last resort, when all those things failed, it was a little pop on the behind. but certainly there is so much controversy over this topic.
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>> yeah, absolutely is. is there help out there for kids or maybe even adults who were spanked as a child that feel that might be the cause of some of the issues they're dealinyou know, a lot of that, mental health issues can be handled, there's treatment. obviously we have medication, we have therapy, there's group therapy, there's many ways these people can address their problems. certainly, when they looked at those numbers, it was about 2 to 7% of these adults felt like those encounters directly contributed to their problems as an adult. >> want to turn our attention to gout, there's new research that says the numbers of people with gout are going up. i have to admit, i don't really have a good understanding of what gout is. >> so many people don't. it's not just gout. gout is an arthritis, usually it's a hot red joint, and it's
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very painful for individuals. they're seeing acid built up in the blood, and it forms crystals that accumulate in the joint. a lot of times happening in the big toe area. they're finding that is linked, or they believe it might be linked to serious things like heart attack, hypertension, kidney disease. the problem with that is, it's worse in women than in men. so they're trying to figure out if we need to start addressing that and you know, when you get that blood test done, it's a simple blood test, look at that acid level, for those with high levels, maybe should be a dietary intervention. >> thank you, dr. jo. we thank you for the information. >> thank you. do you like to get a good deal? who doesn't? >> but, are you good at it? in our next hour we share great advice about timing your
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