>> later, taking the fun out of the 4th. we'll tell you which events had to be canceled and where you can go now to get your fireworks fix. >> unusual fourth of july, with the storms and extreme heat. >> good morning, i'm alison seymour. >> i'm tony perkins. we are still dealing with the impact of friday's storm, four days after that event. federal agencies are open today, but employees have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. d.c. and montgomery county public schools are closed. that includes school activities. however, most prince george county schools are open. you can check the bottom of your screen throughout the morning for an updated list. >> let's get to the latest on the heat, tucker barnes has that side of this weather story now. >> unfortunately this continues on and on and on, as our temperatures later today will be back in the mid-90s. and the humidity will be on the increase as well around here

later today. get ready for a hot one. temperatures now, reagan national 82 degrees. we were cooler overnight, particularly west and north of the city, as temperatures fell back into the 60s. now temperatures in winchester 72 degrees. and 71 in hagerstown. looking forward to satellite and radar picture, we have quiet conditions at the moment across the region, generally clear skies. the warm front is moving through. we will be in for an uncomfortable afternoon and highs back in the mid-90s. here's your forecast for today. hot conditions. day number six with temperatures 95 or better if we get there. could be an isolated storm. most of the day is dry. let's do traffic. people trying to get to work and headed out of town for the holiday. julie wright has the latest. good morning. >> good morning to you, tucker. you're right, you forget that, with everything that's going on that tomorrow is a holiday, and for those that have not left

town, probably doing so today. busiest times between noon and 6:00. if you can, scoot off now while it's easy on the roads. for example is the commute on 66 leaving vienna. no problems here. hov rules lifted to help alleviate traffic. worked out for a lot of folks there. university boulevard headed to coalsville road, no problems on 50 between annapolis and the bay bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. julie, thank you. new video just in, this is what some commuters saw on their ride in today. downed wires that sparked a fire at the corner of partnership and river roads. fox5's bill buyer shot this video. he says he called 911 and the fire department got there quickly. but dispatchers told bill they can't begin to put out the fire

until pepco gets on the scene. an update on the fallout from friday's storm. >> more than 260,000 people remain without power in the d.c. region in general. on the roads, several hundred intersections are still dark. meantime, many residents are still waiting for downed trees and power lines to be cleared. some fourth of july celebrations canceled in gaithersburg, germantown, rockville and kensington. in the district, the 4th celebration on the national mall will go on as scheduled. the heat is being blamed for three deaths in maryland. state health officials say two of the three victims were senior citizens and these are the first heat related deaths of 2012 in maryland. authorities say anyone still without power should seek shelter in cooling centers. as we mentioned, there are lots of people without power,

especially in the district, montgomery county and prince george's county. >> pepco is working to restore electricity to more than 118,000 people. they've already restored power to more than half of the 440,000 who went dark during the peak of the storm. joining us live with the efforts is pepco's president, thomas graham. thank you for coming in. i guess you're hard at work. >> no doubt. >> thank you for coming in. i guess the first thing i will ask you about, and we just got the video, so you probably don't know about it, the fire we were showing there, partnership and river roads. that's a pepco area? >> i'm not sure if that's in the territory. it's getting close. >> all right. hopefully they can get out there and shut those lines down. >> that's the type of situation we've seen. we've had over 1800 downed wire reports. we're working all over the service territory to restore service. down to about 118,000 customers. three out of every four

customers were out of service originally, have been restored. we have about 700 mutual assistance crews that have come in from as far away as canada. we continue to work around the clock. >> are you still keeping with the projections you gave over the weekend, most -- i think you said 90% restored by friday night? >> at least 90% friday night. some of those will stretch into the weekend. we will update the estimated times of restoration tomorrow evening. but i'm encouraged with the amount of progress we've made. we're working 16-hour shifts, 24/7 to restore service. i know there are a lot of customers out there still out of service and we're working as hard as we can to restore that for them. >> i think for me the frustration when you didn't see the trucks out there, like we're used to seeing when it's snowing and all that. we came to learn the problem was so huge that you were working around the clock, even though we couldn't see it on our street. could you give us the background about the first

hours after all this happened into the next day and saturday? >> sure. >> what were you doing? >> first few hours were a mess. we had a number of sub stations and the sub stations provides power to 11,000 customers or so. we had some of the supply lines that go into the sub station to energize them, they were damaged. we were working behind the scenes trying to restore service. if the sub stations aren't operating, none of the feeders will be operating either. the first 24 hours we're focused on doing damage assessment, restoring service along the lines and also trying to restore service to the sub stations. >> i want to show you, if you don't mind, and i'm sure you've seen it, mayor gray, i guess yesterday, with his comments about pepco and the restoration work that is taking place. let's take a look at that. >> 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? >> how do you respond to that? is that a fair criticism of pepco? >> we're working as hard as we can. the mayor has a job, we have a job. we're restoring service quickly and safely. we've been able to knock that d.c. number significantly. we continue to work around the clock. we have a big job. we have 443,000 customers, over 789,000 out of service. three out of every four back, 79% are back now. we're going to keep working hard. we don't control the weather, but the management of the storm

is at a level that we feel we're keeping pace, the way we anticipated. other utilities are the same way. baltimore gas and electric, tremendous number of outages. dominion, tremendous amount of outages. this was a major event, a catastrophe. our system was devestated and now we're rebuilding our system. >> i told a neighbor that i would ask this question, she said in d.c. before that major storm hit she lost power, too. if you remember, it was extremely hot. >> yeah. >> was that heat related? i have heard of this time and time again. my power went out, even before the storm. a friend of mine in chevy chase saying the same thing. is there a reason for that, or totally unrelated with the wind storm? >> it was unrepresented to the storm that came in. there were heat related outages before that storm arrived. that storm really came out of nowhere. it originally was not tracking to our service territory. and the next thing i heard, there are several hundred

thousand customers out in virginia and ohio. and it was clear it was coming to our service territory. it hit us hard and we responded quickly and we continue to respond. >> we appreciate, we know for all of you, very busy and we appreciate you taking the time to come in here and making yourself available to us. >> my pleasure. actually. >> thomas graham with pepco. all right, we've got more about the other crews that are out there. >> extra crews out in force helping get the power restored in northern virginia. >> there are still tens of thousands of people in the dark there. our own holly morris is giving us a hands on look at the task at hand. it is complicated. she is with a dominion virginia crew in annandale. good morning. >> reporter: it is complicated. i last saw you two hours ago. we have only come 2 miles, but it took us that long to get here through rush hour, back into this neighborhood, which is still heavily damaged. dan is with me from virginia

dominion power. the first thing you said when we got here, this is reality. >> this is what our crews will be facing for the rest of this effort. it's neighborhoods like this when you get in, the neighbors can't even get out. there's trees across the road. on this one road, just looking, we have three different jobs our crews have got to fix to get these people back on. >> reporter: this is what you were talking about earlier this morning, saving almost the biggest jobs for last, because they'll be the most time consuming. let's talk about the process of how this works and how long it will take. >> what we've got now, we have tree crews here. they are waiting to make sure safety is always our top concern. they are waiting to make sure that these lines are all de energized. >> reporter: it's not that they're not work, they're waiting. you don't get a second chance if the wire is hot. >> right. we tell the customers if

there's a line down, stay away from it. give us a call. we want to make sure nobody gets hurt. >> reporter: this will take how long to get the trees out of here? >> several hours. just in this area. >> reporter: on this little street? >> right. >> reporter: after all that's taken out, then the line crews come in? >> the crews will come in and making the repairs and get these folks back up. >> reporter: what does that entail, getting the lines back up? >> if you look in this tree, this line is down. they'll have to restring that line. fortunately in here there are no poles down. will make it a little faster. this line is down here. ahead there, there's another strand down. they have to get it refastened and reenergize the line. >> reporter: done by the end of the day? >> one of our foremen is hopeful it will be done the end of the day. >> reporter: could be a multiple day job? >> could be. i'm not sure what is ahead. >> reporter: we were also talking about the fact that the power could come back up, people could get power back, and could lose it again. it's in the time frame we see

it go up and down. >> up and down. when you get your power back up and we take it down, that will be temporary. we're only taking it down so we can reenergize another section of a neighborhood. it's not going to be like it's down for days. if you lose your power, it will be briefly. >> reporter: maybe an hour or two? >> right. >> reporter: or minutes? >> right. >> reporter: you've talked to a couple of people in the neighborhood here. what's the vibe? >> you know, they're understand that. i would be frustrated if i was in this situation. but they are pleasant. they are enduring. and we certainly do appreciate their patience. >> reporter: happy to see the crews are here. >> yes, they are. >> reporter: dan, thank you so much. tony, you can see, it is definitely a process. and now we're at that part of the storm, four days in after the fact, they got really monumental task ahead of them. we're working as fast and efficiently and safely as they can. back to you in the studio. >> holly, i have to say, this provides real insight. thank you very much for that. do appreciate it. it was not just the lights

and the ac. friday night's storm knocked out power to a verizon facility in arlington, causing widespread problems with 911 in northern virginia. limited service was restored in fairfax late saturday, but we're told the system is still not working 100%. there are hiccups due to routing issues. county officials say they are working with verizon to correct the problem and prevent this from happening in the future. still a lot of work to do across d.c. neighborhoods. it's not rare to see sights like this smashed car. we found that in georgetown. still a slew of power lines down across streets in the district. mayor gray says there were at least 1300 trees knocked down. drivers are on the lookout for working gas pumps. while driving advocates are watching out for cases of gas gouging. the widespread blackouts forced some stations to shut down. the ones still open are packed. aaa wants customers to be sure

to check the prices, especially since maryland has no law against gouging during the state of emergency. the practice is illegal in d.c. and virginia. you can download the waze traffic app and join the fox 5 wazer group to find the gas station closest to you. also, don't forget to stay with fox 5 on air and online for the latest storm aftermath updates. right now on myfoxdc.com, how to protect yourself from storm related fraud, real time road closures and where you can dump food that spoiled when the power went out. good stuff right there. got to keep in touch with us. the fate of the silver line could be decided tonight. >> still ahead on fox 5 morning news, what's at stake in the battle to extend metro rail to dulles airport. >> plus our video of the day might make you wince. we'll show you what .

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people in colorado forced out by the wildfires allowed back home, as firefighters gained control of the waldo canyon fire, the most destructive wildfire in the state's history has now burned 350 homes and more than 17,000 acres since june 23rd. also a fatal crash of a c-130 military cargo plane in south dakota is forcing officials to ground seven other air force tankers. drug maker glaxo smith kline will pay a $3 billion fine in the largest settlement

ever. the justice department says the company is pleading guilty to a marketing campaign promoting two popular drugs, paxil and wellbutrin for unapproved uses. it failed to disclose safety information on its diabetes drug. if you're looking for the best advice and insight when it comes to travel, technology, credit cards and freebies, kiplinger's has you covered. first, we're going to talk about the best time to get the best prices on certain items. there are good times for some things. >> right. >> we're going to put up graphics and show you the list of some of the things you all cover. let's talk about televisions first of all. >> tvs. after the super bowl.

big screen hd tv, because they try to get you to buy it before the super bowl. afterwards, prices go down, and also new models come in. that's a good time. >> interesting. like that. cruises? >> between january and march, it's when cruise companies come on the market with some of their summer specials. it's a good time to grab them. >> i would have thought differently on that one. it's cold out, everyone is thinking of it. appliances? >> appliances, labor day is a good time to buy appliances, because there is a changing of the season, even for appliances. usually comes in the fall. labor day weekend is a good time in you're in the market for a washer, dryer. >> new ones in? >> they're trying to get rid of the old ones. if you want the new model, wait until say september. after labor day. >> very interesting. furniture. >> now. july, again, there's a changing

of the season. it's usually around august, and then in the winter time in february. looking for a bargain, if you go in july or january, you can get details, 10 to 15% off. models of furniture don't change that much from season to season. >> excellent. gym memberships. >> that could be around now. summer is the slow season for memberships. now might be a good time. and gym memberships are things you can sometimes haggle for. if you want a good deal on it, it's worth asking for a better deal. see what happens. >> i just heard that recently. airfares. >> airfares, this is really interesting. one of the airfare travel sites has done a survey. the best time, believe it or not, to buy an airline ticket is tuesdays at 3:00 p.m. >> really? >> so get your mouse ready and your trigger thumb ready. >> it's like a game with the airlines. >> exactly. the best day to fly is wednesday. if you can't be there at

tuesday at 3:00 p.m., book a ticket for wednesday. >> free stuff. all of this is going to be at our web site, and at your web site as well, obviously. let's start with taking a class. >> taking a class. there's really neat things out there. one is university of the people, web related or app sites. another is saylor.org. they give you access to free classes online. so do big universities, including harvard, mit and stanford. don't necessarily get college credit. but if you want to learn something, it's available for free. >> one more in here. music. a lot of people love free music. >> right. amazon actually has a service which is called artists on the rise. it actually gives you monthly feeds of new music coming down the pike from new artists, and it's free. >> that's great. there are others here. we don't have time to cover all of them. it's the august issue, with

more information on getting stuff for free. we like that. >> we do like that. >> deals, deals, deals. janet, thanks for coming in. >> my pleasure. >> good to see you. allison. thanks, tony. still ahead, anderson cooper responds to rumors about his sexuality. why he finally decided to come forward. >> first, the fate of the silver line is in the hands of loudoun county. what to expect from tonight's crucial meeting. that's coming up next. 9:23. it's 83 degrees out there.    

it's fate of metro's silver line could be decided tonight, when the board of supervisors will meet to discuss and likely vote on the final phase of the $3 billion transit line. at issue, whether to extend the tracks all the way to dulles airport and beyond. also today we'll get an update on how much money

maryland is making from casinos. the lottery director will discuss the revenue earned in june during an event in baltimore. the state's largest casino in anne arundel county opened last month. the d.c. nine welcomed the giants to nat's park tonight. starts tonight. zimmerman will get the start, facing down tim lincecum. first pitch scheduled for 6:35. 9:27. and 83 degrees. still ahead, in our next half hour, our live team coverage of the storm's aftermath. we'll head into maryland for an update on the effort to get lights back on. >> definite fault for wimbledon's marty fish. we'll get right back. ♪

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spring, maryland. you can see there the damage. what we were told earlier is that car was on fire. you also see a tree uprooted. not sure how this is related to the storm. surely that tree there does lead one to believe that this might be connected in some way. we wanted to bring you the picture now, as crews working on the after math of something that went terribly wrong there. that car was just fully engulfed in flames. now it's out. crews on the scene there. wanted to bring you that going on in this storm after math. seems connected. but we don't know for sure. here are other pictures. a brief scare, and it's a tough one to look at, a brief scare for a line judge at wimbledon yesterday. mardy fish sent a 118-mile-per- hour serve directly into her face. the woman was unfazed enough to make her call. seconds later fish's opponent rushed over to check on her.

she waved him off at first, embarrassed. then another judge escorted her off the court after her eye started to swell and water. can be very dangerous. hope she's okay. why do the judges have to dress like that? >> i was wondering the same thing. >> i like it. >> do you really? >> yeah. >> little too much. >> like ralph lauren. >> it's cool. >> let's move on. >> wouldn't it be nice if we had to wear sweaters for a day? >> no. >> like for a news man. >> no, if it's cool enough outside. >> oh, absolutely. >> i'm always amazed at the wild shifts of topics here on the morning show. >> i hope she's okay. >> me, too. >> 83 in washington. do it all over again today. hot and humid this afternoon. likely low to mid-90s for highs. the big difference, the humidity will be on the

increase. 84 now in quantico. overnight it actually, i'm not going to call it comfortable, but got better to the west. overnight lows in the upper 60s and lower 70s. 77in hagerstown. quiet, not expecting much activity today. could be an isolated storm or two this afternoon. had a warm front that came through in the overnight hours. humidity will be on the increase later today. look out for that. with temperatures in the mid- 90s, not going to be a comfortable afternoon. middle of our heat wave. tomorrow, heat index approaching 100. very weak cold front coming tomorrow afternoon. as that gets closer, likely to spark off thunderstorms, some could be strong. if you have outdoor plans tomorrow, stay tuned. want to watch carefully here. 95 today. isolated risk for a storm. sunny, hot and humid. partly cloudy tonight. warm and muggy. heat wave continues the next five days. highs near 100 for the end of the week. that's a look at weather. back to you guys.

thank you, tucker. >> the extreme heat that we are going through is now being blamed for the deaths of three marylanders, one in montgomery county, the other two in baltimore city. >> crews are now getting help from other states. melanie alnwick is live in bethesda with an update, and hopefully there's been an update to the scene where you are. no? >> reporter: i wish i could tell you there were, but no. residents say that is really what frustrates them the most, is the lack of information. we are hearing about the crews and we know the estimated restoration time, 11:00 p.m. friday. but they would like more information about did you hear us, are you coming at some

point in time? this morning pepco's president explained part of the reason. >> we had a number of sub stations and the sub stations provides power to 11,000 customers or so. we had some of the supply lines that go into the sub stations to energize them, they were damaged. so we were working behind the scenes trying to restore service, because if those sub stations aren't operating, none of the feeders will be operating either. the first 24 hours we're focused on doing damage assessment, restoring service along the lines and trying to restore service to the sub stations. >> reporter: now the sub stations are back up, the high voltage lines are back up, water pumping stations back up, and hospitals back up, but still situations like this in this neighborhood. pepco has been criticized, mayor gray saying the times are unacceptable. but he assured crews are working as hard as they can. he said 75% of the people that were out are back on, and he is

confident management of this storm is going in a way the company had anticipated. all of the maryland utilities are going to have to file afterstorm reports with the public service commission. i think after that, we'll get a sense of whether the companies here did perform as they were expected to. back to you. >> melanie, thank you very much. still ahead on fox 5 morning news at 9:00, the simple way you can help save a life this summer. >> also, anderson cooper's surprise announcement. why after years of speculation, the cnn anchor confirmed the rumors about his sexual orientation. >> we'll tell you about the latest on generators for those of you looking for one. stay with us, we'll be right back. it's 9:36.    q

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fox 5 morning news. after friday night's storm, i think a lot of us were thinking how about investing in a generator? what do we need? so we have called on the sales manager at home depot to do a generators 101. how are you? >> pretty good. how are you? >> good, thank you. i want to know what generator you have in your house. i know that's the best one. you brought the entry level, what a lot of people do, what they first do. >> like you said, this is an entry level generator, which does about 2,000-watts of energy. it means you'll be running your lights, fans, any small appliances you have in your house. >> that's pretty good, then. is that what most of us need? >> most of us that want at least a fan running, control the heat a little bit, that's what you definitely want to

have. >> consider what you want running in your house. >> that's what you need to ask. >> do you want the refrigerator running, lights running? that's why a bigger generator like this will come more into play. this generator here is a 5700- watt power. let's say you want to run your refrigerator or freezer, on average that takes about 2,000- watts of electricity just to run it. but the most important thing is the starting power that freezer will require, which is double the running wattage. it's going to take 4,000-watts to get it started, and then once it's started, cut back down to 2,000-watts. generator like this not only has 5700-watts of running, but 7100-watts of starting power. it can start up your refrigerator. let's say you want to be a good neighbor and supply your neighbor with a little power, you'd be able to do so with one like this. >> how much is this?

>> this one here about $700. >> not bad. >> not bad at all, considering, you know, all the stores we're hearing about -- [ everyone talking at once ] >> it tells you exactly how much you're running, so you know how much you have to spare in case you do want to share. >> home depot also does, and this is what i dream of, those beautiful home generators. you do the installation and get those out. that's the cadillac, right? >> one thing that everybody questions now, can i run my ac on a generator like this? if you're running a window unit, about 6,000btu, yes, you can use one like this. talking about a whole house, you want to think about a whole house generator. talking about between a 12,000 to 20,000-kilowatt of power to

run it at all. you come in, set up an appointment with us, we come to your place, analyze what type of generator you need. >> you're going to pay for that convenience, but man, you don't have worry about it. >> power goes off, it kicks on. >> and it's right there. our time is running out. you brought things for your emergency kit. what i want to ask you more so, doug is safety. how far does the generator need to be from the home? can we do this without gas? >> floor generators always with

gas. safety is your number one concern. definitely want to house this outdoors. at least 5 feet from your house. it generates fumes that can go through your house in an upper window. definitely want to have it at least 5 feet from the house. away from a window. now, just like we say, with safety, want to have a good extension cord. don't want to really go with the thin one. number one, they'll overheat and can melt. want to have all the proper accessories. your gas can, definitely want to have a gas can with a safety valve, like this one does. so there's no spillage. only way this is going to open is when it's pushed in. so you can refuel your generator. >> reporter: doug, i want to stop you there. i would urge you to come out and see a professional like doug. he is the pro sales manager with home depot. mike, if you can show the folks at home, these are the things you need in your emergency kit. we'll have this information on our web site, myfoxdc.com. just not enough time to talk about it. generators 101. i think we got good information out. tony, back to you. >> thank you very much. both of you, appreciate it. in the buzz bin, cnn's anderson cooper revealing details about his personal life. he came out in a letter online saying "the fact is, i'm gay.

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welcome back. it's 9:48. the red cross is making what they are calling an emergency appeal for blood donors. summertime can be because so many people go on vacation. all blood types are needed. joining us is the medical director for the american red

cross' greater chesapeake and potomac region. thank you for coming in. >> thank you for having me. >> i heard this recently that there really is a need now, and the amount of blood coming in has not been what you need. tell me why. people on vacation? is that the main reason? >> we think that's part of it. always see this in the summertime. because of the unseasonably warm weather in the spring, we think people were spending time outdoors rather than donating like they typically do. we're down 50,000 pints of blood last june, nationwide. that's about 10% decrease. with this recent weather, locally, we've lost about 450 red blood cell donations. >> tell me what that means. >> every single donation can save a life. every platelet donation could

be anywhere from one to three patients. you mentioned vacations, patients don't get vacations. they're always in the hospital and always have a need. we really need our loyal donors to donate. and people that haven't donate before to consider donating. >> i guess the unfortunate thing is, for many people, unless you need them, the red cross kind of fades into the background unless there's a big emergency and you're out there making the pitches. you need this year round. >> that's absolutely correct. what we would prefer is people engage in a culture where they do this on a regular basis. the need is always there. we encourage people maybe to come out once or twice a year to donate. >> could you do it more than that? >> whole blood, you can donate every 56 days, basically every two months. if you do platelets, you can do that every two weeks.

>> how do we do that? >> make an appointment. call 1-800-red cross. you can go to our web site, and it will connect you with our people locally and they can make an appointment one of our donor centers. >> is that a tricky thing to do? is it more complicated? >> it takes more time than a whole blood donation. plan on spending a couple of hours. but when you're finished, you've donated one or two or three products that can help save a patient's life. >> and we said at the beginning, you need all types of blood at this point. >> we absolutely do. we never turn away a donor. we really need o positive, o negative, b positive and b negative now. >> any places people should think about going to do this? >> easiest thing is 1-800-red cross or the web site. >> it's something you can do a few times a year, helps them

out ask keeps the supply steady. there's your number, 1-800-red cross to find a blood drive or make an appointment. doctor, thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> allison, back to you. how about fun to end the show on, a good note? we are cooking up a special side dish for your independence day menu. jeff abrams joins us live with the details. we'll be right back. 

it is impressive if you pick one profession and do it well. our next guest has enjoyed in two fields. lucky for us one of those was cooking. he joins us now with an independence based side you'll want to add to your own menu. what's going on?

>> i'm doing great. >> just look at it. okay. anyway, we talked about the basketball thing. you are a local. top shot blocker -- >> now i'm having block parties. >> if you recognize henri, from george mason and all that. now you found this other passion. >> yes. >> this is wonderful. >> way to relax, it's a form of art. >> right. >> i had extra time on my hand when i finished playing. i started taking things to another level with the grilling and having funs. >> 2003? >> yes, ma'am. >> that's wonderful. and you have your own sauce? >> absolutely. the good part about our sauce, all natural, no artificial flavors or preservatives. we have a spicy as well. >> got to keep lean and mean. even though we're not on the court. even though i wasn't on the court, except in 8th grade, and

that's another story. we could do ribs, but we want to do a good side. >> this will woo your guests. it's something most people haven't heard of before. you don't have to be a professional chef to do this. >> i hear that all the time. >> preheat the oven to 375. get that going first. what i did earlier, sauteed the peppers, and onion. go two or three minutes. >> i thought we were doing a sweet taste. >> i promise you, we will. we're going to add those in. 228-ounce cans of beans and i drain them off. i chose a vegetarian dish, to cater to all realms. empty that in the bowl. i took all natural peaches, drained the juice off. we're going to add those cans. >> i've never seen this mixture before. but that's what you said.

this is new. >> yes, ma'am. >> okay. >> and the creme de la creme is the abrams original sauce. going to put a bottle in there. those that want a kick, can add a little spice. this is going to be different. >> all right. >> and the hard part is done. mix this up. >> so would you call it a salad? would you call it this is your baked beans? >> this can be, believe it or not, if you sweeten it up a little bit, it can be a dessert, baked bean. vegetarians can make it an entree. transform it to the bowl. if you're english, can be a breakfast food as well. >> really? they ate baked beans for breakfast? >> absolutely. we lived in england. >> the things you learn on the show. >> pop it in the oven here. >> through the magic of television -- wait, voila! >> you have a finished product. >> how pretty! so the consistency, can i taste

it? >> absolutely. >> okay. it's nice. not as sweet as i thought. >> no, because the spicy from the sauce. and the natural juices from the peaches. >> that is really good. >> go ahead. >> did you do the spicy for this one? i got the kick afterwards. >> just a little bit. >> i won't double dip. but i want to. i want to. how do we get in touch with you if we want catering? >> abramsbbg.com. and twitter and facebook as well. hopefully put a link on your site. >> you know we will, myfoxdc.com. >> that was in '93. after the temperatures we had today -- and i was more muscular then. >> please. >> we've got company over here. >> how are you?