caught on camera. a closer look at the video and live report. >> thousands still left without power from a storm that hit one week ago. and today there could be more weather related outages, this time from the heat. what you need to know to help prevent that from happening. >> june unemployment numbers come out today, a report both the president and mitt romney campaigns are awaiting. a look ahead as fox 5 morning news starts now. there's a live look at the washington monument on what has been a pretty long week, really. even though it's been a holiday, with the hour outage -- power outages, heat, everybody is tired. we're here to cheer you up. it's friday, july 6, 2012. good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm alison seymour. some school closings to note again today. d.c., montgomery county and fairfax county schools.

look at the bottom of your screen for details, also on our web site. federal workers should report to work on time today. ready for even more heat? tucker barnes is here to tell us what to expect today. good morning. >> mother nature bringing it and we'll be on the receiving end of it again today, with temperatures expected to be about 100 degrees unfortunately. mix in the humidity and will feel like 105. heat advisory in effect starting at 11:00 a.m. 82degrees now in washington. it is just not comfortable anywhere. no relief anywhere across the region. hagerstown 74 degrees. 81 fredericksburg. check out your heat advisory. goes into effect this morning at 11:00 a.m. all the counties in orange, and i want to mention quickly most of the area under an excessive heat watch for the day tomorrow. we'll talk more about tomorrow's heat as well coming up in a few minutes.

nice quiet start to your day. not expecting much in the way of rain and thunderstorm activity. should be a dry, hazy, hot afternoon with lots of humidity. might be a popup storm here or there, but generally dry. the heat continues unfortunately for our friday. 100 expected in washington. 102fredericksburg. more details on the forecast in a couple of minutes. i have an 85 and sunny on the five-day. who likes that? julie wright. >> now on the road i think commuters will like this drive. lighter than usual for a friday. we have a change in our traffic pattern with the holiday in the middle of the week that's impacted this drive around town. check out the ride at river road, nice and easy, leaving 270 towards the american legion bridge. no problems to report inbound on 50.

traffic slows briefly after columbia park. this is one of the slowest stretches, outer loop of the beltway, leaving van dorn street headed to eisenhower. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. [sirens] >> oh, my god! >> get on the [bleep] street. >> oh, my god! >> exclusive video that you'll only see on fox 5, a suspect shot by police officers jumps into a iser and takes off. >> the university of maryland was temporarily placed on lockdown but the school has since reopened. fox5's sherri ly is following this story. quite a scene, sherri. >> reporter: it was, allison. from witnesses describing things, it was quite hectic, but only lasted a few minutes. first the gunfire was exchanged with police and that gunman.

a few blocks away from here. and then there were shots fired again when the suspect crashed that stolen police cruiser here at in mcdonald's. witnesses reported hearing as many as seven to 10 gunshots and in the end, police caught that gunman. fox5 has exclusive video. prince george's county police responded for reports of a gunman. when police confronted him, they exchanged gunfire. witnesses said the officers tried to get him down and were beating him with a baton and somehow he got away, but he didn't get away for long. he rammed the cruiser and it crashed into a wall at a mcdonald's. more shots were fired before the suspect was taken into custody. during this time, the university of maryland was kept on lockdown until midnight. the suspect had been shot at least once and taken away in critical condition. no word on motive or name of

the suspect. police expect to release more details late this morning. we did see at least five cars that were towed away from the scene here. one of them of course that dented up police cruiser. it had heavy damage on the driver's side of the vehicle. so far police are not saying what charges this suspect will face. that's the latest here. back to you. >> sherri ly, thank you very much. we'll have more on this later this morning. a 12-year-old boy in prince george's county is facing murder charges. could possibly be charged as an adult, after his father found his 2-year-old foster sister unresponsive. police say the child died of blunt force trauma. >> during the course of the investigation detectives learned a 12-year-old had beaten the child repeatedly. at this point, homicide detectives are talking with the

state's attorney's office about the status of this 12-year-old. at this point he is being charged as a juvenile. that could change. >> neither parent was home when the little girl was attacked. more than 90 people will need to find a new place to stay after fire tears through an apartment complex in wood ridge, virginia. the temperature was so intense, firefighters brought in fans and worked in rotation. three of them and one civilian were treated for heat related illness. the cause of the fire is under investigation. it's almost a week later, and still some 10,000 people waking up in the dark this morning. that number has been reduced dramatically. but still, some of you need the power. latest numbers show about 7,000 pepco customers have no electricity. in virginia, dominion power says 900 are without power. and bge reporting over 4,000 still waiting for the lights and air to come on, that

includes people in anne arundel and howard counties and howard and prince george's counties. utility crews in northern virginia are having a tough time restoring power to some homes. that's because a lot of the outages are a result of downed power lines in back yards, making it hard for crews to get their equipment in smaller more confined areas off the street. despite certain challenges, the power company expected 100% restoration by tonight. governor mcdonald says the death toll in the state has climbed to 18, the latest fatality in fairfax county. pepco crews are getting help from police. fair ground officials in gaithersburg say they are paying off-duty officers to guard the area, as the crews

are using that area to rest. even as almost all of the power comes back on, the heat will test the power systems today and tomorrow. in fact, pepco is asking customers to conserve energy. >> let's get the latest on the outages and call for conservation. clay anderson, pepco's spokesperson joins us live by telephone. good morning. >> good morning. >> a lot of our neighbors are suffering. tell us where the numbers are today, clay. >> in montgomery county, about 6100 customers are still out and that area is centralized kind of in mid-central montgomery county. communities of garrett park, chevy chase, bethesda, rockville, very hard hit with damage. very large mature trees, which are lifted up and thrown into highways. i remember going down old georgetown pike just a day or two ago and the size of these trees on the highways.

so a lot of devastation in that area. district of columbia, about 900 customers, prince george's about 180. >> the numbers are down considerably. if you're without power, doesn't matter to you. do you expect to have everybody back online by tonight? >> what we're looking for, the overwhelming majority -- i mean, we're over 95, 96%. by tonight we'll probably be close to 100. but i do not think, unfortunately, we'll have 100% of our customers, last few remaining customers we have, ask them to reach out and call us to get their individual estimated times of restoration. many of those customers are at the end of certain cul de sacs or end of certain areas. and as you mentioned about dominion here in washington and areas of montgomery county, rock creek park and so forth, many of our customers live in wooded areas and we have to bring poles, we have to bring equipment to dig the holes for

the poles. we have our work cut out. almost a caravan has to come to individual homes with several trucks and half a dozen or more crews for individuals. having said that, we're going to work nonstop. the challenge is there with the heat. >> let's talk about the least. you are calling -- pepco is calling for us to conserve our energy. and i suspect that's related to the heat. can you tell us what the call is and what you want us to do? >> what we'd like our customers to do, set your thermostat if possible to 78 degrees and use a fan, if you have a fan in your house. want to wash clothes, use your dryer and washing machine, do that in the evening. peak hours for demand of electricity even in the heat is still between noon and about 6:00 p.m. if you can wash your clothes late in the evening or early in

the morning, that would be good. we want folks to reach out to their neighbors. if you have electricity and your neighbor across the street does not, we are getting reports and we understand that some customers on certain streets have power, others are still waiting, as you wait for pepco to finish our job with the restoration effort, be nice to reach out and have them come in for a couple of hours and enjoy some relief. >> all right, so you want us to conserve energy, which is a prudent advice and hopefully all of us will do that. let me go back one last time to the people without power. so there are obviously difficult cases out there that you're describing, back yards, trees, wooded area, all that kind of stuff. could a handful of people, some people be without power still through the weekend? >> could be a handful of people that still do not have power saturday and into sunday, yes, unfortunately, but yes, that is true. >> okay. clay anderson -- >> tony, let me tell you before we hang up, we are doing our best to make sure that they are restored. i don't want to leave without those customers realizing that. we're going to try to get them back before sunday. but there will be some that

will have to wait a little longer. >> sure. understood. clay anderson with pepco. thank you for the information and the advice. we appreciate it. >> all right. it's 82 degrees on a friday morning. still ahead, a sign of christmas in july. why bells will be ringing in one maryland town today. >> and george zimmerman is granted bail, but not without strict rules. what a judge said he must do in order to remain a free man until his trial. >> changes are coming to d.c. taxis, but it's going to cost you. what you will soon see when you flag a cab down. >> as we head to the break, here's a live look outside. that's a look at the national cathedral. and in the foreground, our broadcast tower. we'll have -- maybe -- we will have -- >> the cathedral we can say for sure. >> anyway, stay with us. we've got more fox morning news right after this. building pass, corporatete ca, verizon 4g lte phone.

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some folks who missed fireworks on the 4th because of the storm will get a chance to see a show after all. >> that's right. gaithersburg will host an evening they call finally fireworks. it will be next friday, july 13th. gates open at 5:00 p.m. a concert starts at 7:30, and the fireworks go off around 9:25. that's great to reschedule. >> i'm going to put that on my calendar now. >> it's a friday night, we'll get to see it. >> yeah. >> it will be so hot. >> yeah. >> everybody is starting to get a little cranky. >> understandable. it's understandable. >> i saw unhappy people at an intersection yesterday. i'm sure it was heat related. >> i think so. >> couple of more days of it,

and relief early next week. i think by next friday, it's still a week away, but our temperatures won't be approaching 100. that will be good news. eastern half of the country continues to bake under this extreme heat. this will be one for the record books over the next couple of days. yesterday chicago was 102. currently 82 in chicago. kansas city yesterday was 104. excessive heat warning for much of the country here. the actual core of heat is to our west, and we'll continue to be under its influence a few more days before it breaks down. 82 in washington now. forecasting highs around here close to 100 this afternoon. let's do that excessive heat warning and most of the country, or much of the country to our west is under the heat warning. heat advisory which continues from 11:00 a.m. this morning until 8:00 tonight. will feel like 100 to 105. our actual air temperature will

be close to 100. most of the country quiet. could be thunderstorms in the extreme northern plains and up into minnesota and wisconsin. otherwise, maybe an isolated storm around here. otherwise, just heat. 100 today. 102tomorrow. excessive heat watch extended for tomorrow. then some relief. sunday afternoon could be strong storms. look out for that. >> don't say it, tucker. >> i'm only the messenger. >> that's right. and we like the warning. the heads up. thank you. >> let's go to julie wright. she's got more information for you. what? why are you laughing? >> shaky on the intro. >> you know, the chick that's always here after weather, you know. that girl. >> i was trying to think of something clever, and i did not. [ laughter ] >> and to think i was going to invite you guys to my house

next week. >> let's do it. >> you can put your feet in the pool and watch the fireworks. >> we're all coming. >> on the roads now you'll find your lanes are open. southbound 270 good to go out of germantown. no problems. tony mentioned this earlier, there is a change in our traffic patterns this week. i have a feeling a lot of folks said we're going to skip out on the next two days. i can't say i blame you. go for it. light traffic volume here as well northbound and southbound. no problems to report between the d.c. line and the bw parkway. outer loop slow moving, because of sunshine, van dorn to

eisenhower parkway. that's a check of our traffic. george zimmerman is expected to leave a florida jail before the weekend. a judge set bail at $1 million for the neighborhood watch volunteer who says he shot and killed 17-year-old trayvon martin in self-defense. the judge also set strict bail terms addressing concerns that zimmerman could flee. the 28-year-old must stay in seminole county and must be electronically monitored and can't open a bank account, and he'll have a curfew. the june jobs report, this comes out in over an hour. later this morning, the president will speak about the economy from the campaign trail. as fox's doug luzader reports, no change is expected in the jobless rate. >> reporter: economists are expecting today's numbers to reflect some job creation, but probably not enough to make much of a dent in the unemployment rate. the obama campaign bus continues to make its way through ohio and pennsylvania today, with the president keenly aware of the importance of today's job report and the role it will play in the campaign. he was already laying groundwork yesterday, accusing mitt romney of driving jobs overseas. >> governor romney's experience has been in owning companies that were called pioneers of

outsourcing. that's not my phrase. pioneers of outsourcing. my experience has been in saving the american auto industry. >> reporter: the romney campaign sent their own bus to follow the president. on board was tim pawlenty. >> we should remember the promises he made and the promises left unfulfilled and broken. >> reporter: the "washington post" reports there may be staff changes in the romney campaign. one area where romney is surging, fund raising. he and the republican national committee hauled in $100 million last month, probably besting the obama campaign, which is now burning through cash. the president's hope this kind of retail politicking pays off in very important states.

family vacation to martha's vineyard for president obama. that may have been a big concern to the campaign. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. it is coming up on 7:22 now. still ahead, details about a new safety measure now required for some pools in maryland. >> tips how to salvage your grass and plants from this extreme heat. holly is live at ed's plant world in bethesda with all the details. we'll check in with holly a little later.

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a push for safety at pools in anne arundel county. a new law requires defibrillators to be at all public and semi public schools. the law is named after a five- year-old boy who died in 2006. the health department says the law will impact about 275 pools. a major step to make d.c.

cabs more rider friendly. mayor gray announced there will be new meters that will allow you to pay with a credit card, use wireless internet. there will be a 50-cent surcharge for every ride to pay for the system. the mayor is hoping the council will approve the contract as early as next week. the salvation army is hoping you're in the giving spirit. several branches will be ringing their bells this month. in frederick, they'll be at several locations this evening and next friday, as well as tomorrow and next saturday. 7:26 now on this friday morning. the nats looking for the series sweeps against the giants. can they pull it off? >> plus, tonight will mark a full week without power for thousands in our area, which

local leaders say is unacceptable. we'll hear from a montgomery county council member about pepco's response. >> as we head to the break, you can see the monument on the left, the washington national cathedral on the right. we've got more weather and traffic in a few moments. stay with us. we'll be right back at 7:27. ♪ with my baby tonight ♪ this is the plan that revolves around you.

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it was throw back night last night. the nats wearing 1924 senators' uniform. it's the only year the franchise won the world series, beating the new york giants. nats down 5-1 and desmond hits a solo blast to cut the lead, followed by an espinoza homerun. bryce harper scores the winning run. washington rallies to sweep san francisco, 6-5. a major league baseball leading 7th walkoff victory. >> i don't know what point in the year it was, whether it was the first month or moving into the second month, we came together and realized we were a

really good team. and now the confidence is through the roof. regardless of what the score is in the game, we always feel like we're going to come back. >> they are a really good team. tonight the nationals welcome the colorado rockies to town for a three-game series. first pitch set for 7:05. these are the last few games before the all-star break, and the nationals go into the break looking good. one down note, bryce harper did not get voted in for the all- star game. >> that's interesting. i'm surprised about that. >> it's all up to the fans. >> right. >> you know. he deserves to be there. >> he'll get lots of chances. >> absolutely. >> he's young. >> exciting. i love it. >> winning feels so great. >> been watching ever game, too. >> if you're a long time washington fan, you've been waiting for this a long, long time. >> it's here. >> it's good. go nats. >> since 1924. >> not that long. >> feels like that long.

if you've been enduring the games out there temperature- wise the last couple nights, hot tonight, too. >> we salute the fans who endured it. over 100,000 people come out. >> really? that's true. right. i was there on fourth of july. it was hot. it was great atmosphere. reagan national yesterday 100 degrees. dulles, 98. bwi marshall, 99 degrees. we'll get close to 100 today. i don't think we'll set a record for today, which is 103. we're reaching the peak heating season, part of the year where the temperature is the warmest. impressive records here the next couple of days. we'll see how close we get this afternoon. i can tell you this, starting off on a mild note. 82 in washington. these temperatures will jump shortly. 79 in leonardtown. 82 annapolis. winchester, 79 for you and in

culpepper as well. lots of heat, lots of humidity. another heat advisory that goes in effect at 11:00 this morning, through 8:00 tonight. generally the 95 corridor with the exception of howard county. though i wouldn't be surprised if you're not added later. will feel like 100 to 105 in the orange counties here. in the mountains still feeling close to 100. no relief for any of us. will be a tough one today and tomorrow particularly will be difficult as the heat index is likely to approach 110 tomorrow. tomorrow will be the worst of it. will have an excessive heat watch issued for tomorrow. few clouds to start your day. not expecting a lot in the way of thunderstorms. perhaps a thunderstorm late this afternoon, isolated one. we'll focus on a cold front that is so far north and west that it won't get here until

sunday afternoon. once it arrives, relief next week. 100 today, sunny, hot and humid. isolated storms a possibility. winds north and west about 5 miles per hour. couple of clouds, warm and muggy overnight. 79 the overnight low. getting tough on both ends here. 102tomorrow with lots of heat. let me mention again, sunday afternoon the potential for strong thunderstorms as that cooler air works in. and monday, tuesday, highs in the 80s. can't wait. that's weather. let's do traffic and julie wright has got your latest. what's up? >> must be cool in there today, i see you've got your jacket on. >> finally has cooled off a little bit. but i need to have your outfit so i can stay nice and cool, under all conditions. no matter what's going on. >> you know what -- [ laughter ] always picking on me, tucker barnes. >> i love it. >> on the roads now, you'll find outer loop of the beltway

working around from van dorn street headed into the sunshine over at eisenhower avenue things are fine. heated up on 270. this is the incident, the truck which we were told had brakes on fire. southbound 270 along the right side of the road. heads up coming out of germantown. stay to the left to get by. looks like we have help on the

scene as well. again, southbound 270 right side of the roadway blocked off. better ride today on the south side of the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. another sweltering day, especially for people without power. for thousands of pepco customers it's been a slow and frustrating process. they've been waiting almost a week now. for more insight is council member roger burlinjer joining us by phone. good morning. >> good morning to you. >> would you have been critical of pepco in the past, saying they need to be held to higher standards. i'm curious to your reaction to their response to this storm. >> i am as unhappy as my constituents, i promise you. >> what needs to be done? >> if you look at the numbers, they are so much slower. baltimore gas and electric has done 200,000 more restorations in the same time frame as of fourth of july. and that's what people find so unacceptable. it's taking them so, so long. i listened to your description of the washington nationals, and someone said it's been so, so long until we've had a winner. well, people in our area have been waiting a long, long time for pepco to be a reliable

utility and it's just not acceptable. >> still 6,000 out in montgomery county. we had a spokesperson on earlier from the utility, and he was saying it's hard to get into some back yards. how much of this is mother nature, especially in older areas like chevy chase. >> certainly this was a big storm, so everyone should expect there to be outages in a big storm. should it take this long to restore power? no way. and yes, there are many communities with trees. my community, chevy chase is not alone in that regard. communities across the country have trees. this is just a part of their job. >> some of the answers,ic that's what everybody is trying to get to, big meeting yesterday, the chairman spoke talking about what is the

definition of a storm, also the cost of lines being buried, all that. what are headlines, what can folks hold onto for hopefully the next time? how can this get better? >> it better get better and fast. we are going to have a meeting on july 19th with the chairman who is going to come before our county council and we've invited the ceo and chairman of the board of pepco. we hope he will come. so i promise you, i have hundreds, if not thousands, of e-mails from e-mails from constituents. >> i remember when at&t had a monopoly, if you had a phone in this area, you had at&t. is it kind of the same thing as

far as montgomery county with pepco? is that the answer, dare i say there's an answer that it's not pepco all the time? >> i have been one that -- [inaudible] -- pepco has a monopoly franchise granted by the state. but they should only have that monopoly franchise if they are performing their service. if they're not performing their service, we should be looking at alternatives. >> council member roger berliner. we appreciate you joining us this morning. >> nice to be with you. >> you as well. a lot of folks don't understand it. the most powerful area in the world, arguably, where is my power? >> frustrating. it's a friday morning. and a special tribute to chuck brown on the national mall this weekend, and you're invited. >> a former first lady celebrates her birthday with

some disney characters. details about the theme park's latest exhibits and what it has tonancy reagan coming up after the break. it's 7:39.   ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon if the miles aren't interesting? the lexus ct hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection.

♪ there you go, the festival is honoring the godfather of go go. tomorrow is chuck brown tribute today, including musical performances, an hour long fitness workout and story telling on the history of go-go and brown's career. the festival is free, and on the national mall between 7th and 14th streets. going to be very fun and all that kind of stuff. the only thing i would say, remember it's going to be over 100 degrees. don't exercise too strenuously. take a lot of water with you. it's going to be super hot. be careful. >> yeah. be careful. >> when you're dancing -- >> i would sway, yeah.

just sway to the go-go music. >> all right, unfortunately we're the same today. highs about 100 degrees. with humidity will feel 105. >> did you say 100 degrees? that's on your map. >> triple digits don't fit on the map easily. heat wave continues today and tomorrow. honestly through the weekend our temperatures will be in excess of 95 degrees. no relief this weekend. if anything, tomorrow will be the worst of it as our high temperature expected to be in the low 100s with lots of humidity. tomorrow will be equally uncomfortable. overnight lows, like this morning, around 80. that's the other difficult part of this heat wave. not much relief on the back end. early morning hours typically, if you want to get up and exercise, been tough. look out for the possibility of strong storms sunday afternoon. we are going to have cooler and drier air working in by sunday afternoon. any time you're talking about

temperatures in the upper 90s, near 100, that's lots of energy in the atmosphere for big storms. currently 82 degrees in washington. 78 in baltimore. 77 in winchester. overnight lows in the upper 70s and low 80s. we'll bounce back into the upper 90s to near 100 today. 102tomorrow. 96sunday. and then by monday and tuesday it's going to feel great. upper 80s for daytime highs with cooler and drier air moving in. >> that's a little better. >> tuesday will be the first day with below average temperature in a long time. wow. thanks. let's go to julie wright for the latest on the traffic. >> once again checking out this commute along southbound 270 in germantown. remains of this truck, a large crane that was on fire, and we showed you that picture, we could hardly see this. looks like whatever was going on has been extinguished. lanes open again coming out of

germantown. no problems on college park into bethesda. 50 is quiet between annapolis and the beltway and towards the bay bridge. lanes are open continuing on the outer loop into the sunshine from van dorn to eisenhower avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. thank you very much. marine scientists from across the country are descending on an aquarium in alaska, trying to save a baby whale. the whale is getting 24-hour care and is being fed by a stomach tube while it learns how to suck on a bottle. biologists say this is a very rare event. they think it's the first rescue of a baby beluga whale in the united states. former first lady nancy reagan celebrates her 91st birthday along with family, friends, and mickey mouse. >> the disney characters joined mrs. reagan for the opening of a new disney exhibit at the

ronald reagan presidential library and museum in los angeles. the exhibit features more than 500 artifacts from the disney archives, ranging from props like the black pearl used in pirates of the carribean to a never before seen script for steamboat willie drafted by walt disney himself. >> the great thing about this script is we found in walt's desk drawer. he kept it with him all the time in his office, which means he was nostalgic and believe it all started with a mouse. >> the director of the library, who you know knows everything about walt disney, says there's a huge history between the relationship of disney and the reagans, including reagan's support of the growth of the company in california and around the world. >> because i was wondering why they were there. >> what the connection was. there it is. holly is exercising her green thumb today. >> she joins us live from ed's

plant world in brandywine. holly? >> reporter: well, my thumb is much like my plants, not so green. but the good news is, our garden guru is hard at work this morning, because all of our lawns and plants are thirsty thanks to this enormous heat wave we've been having. but it doesn't mean all is lost. we're going to give you all the information you need to know, live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. are you gardening without water? you need to garden with water. thank you. first time for our facebook fan of the day. today we say hello to joshua dixon. joshua says he has been a fan for 10 years, ever since i interviewed him as a member of the d.c. youth ensemble. wow, 10 years ago. good to see you. for a chance to be monday's fan of the day, log onto our facebook page and leave a common under joshua's picture. 7:48.  

we're with all of this extreme heat, you might wonder what about the plants in your yard? what's the best time for watering? >> with answers to those questions and more, fox 5's holly morris joins us from brandywine with our garden guru derek thomas. >> reporter: that's right. your plants are suffering and we thought we should, too. and we are. it's warm already. this is what we're dealing with. lots of people have lots of questions about their lawns, container plants. where do we begin. >> you know, there will be a lot of questions. what's happened is a lot of people took that hike to grandma or whoever had electricity this past week -- >> reporter: whoever had ac was

our new best friend. >> what suffered was the containers on the front porch. >> reporter: and water restrictions as well. you couldn't water. you come back and looks like this. what do you do? >> this is the best time of year for something like this to have happened. these old plants can be removed, holly. what you can think about doing is gussying up that planter for the rest of the season. you want to take out -- >> reporter: everything needs a good gussie. >> right. you want to take out some of the soil and work in new plants. plants like these vincas are on special, one dollar a plant. >> reporter: why are they on special? >> they're annuals. coming to the end of the annual season. this sweet potato vine, that will fill in. >> reporter: you can spruce them back up for not a lot of money? >> right, for not a lot of

money. i'm going to give you this white begonia. that will give a lot of pop. basically what you can do is you can have a revived planter just as your electricity is being revived. and it's going to last you for the entire rest of the summer. now, remember what this looked like just a second ago? >> reporter: it looks beautiful. >> for four bucks you've got a great revision to your planter. even your deck plants can be done. they have all kinds of specials at garden centers now. ed's has great specials. things that are going to be seasonal is what you want to be looking for. >> reporter: right. >> in these containers. and also, you can also start thinking about fall and start getting some of the evergreens. >> reporter: i can revive my containers, that's great. i can't transplant my grass blades, derek. what's the answer to my lawn? >> lawns have taken a beating.

record heat. eight or nine days of record heat. and the little bit of rain we've been getting has not been enough. what has happened to your lawns, don't panic. don't sweat it. your lawns have gone dormant. they're saving their root mass -- >> reporter: they've gone on vacation. >> they've gone on vacation. that's why everything went brown as far as the foilage goes. once the temperatures start to get back to normal, once we start getting normal precipitation again, the grass will rebound. if you want to have that perfect lawn, maybe think about putting in an irrigation system or watering, watering, watering. but outside of that, don't sweat it. >> reporter: if it's already brown, do you just need to let go? let go of it? >> let go. embrace the new container garden. or maybe think about a patio project, you know? the guys are busy doing that. i mean, there's a lot of other things to get out there and do and not fuss about the lawn right now. the thing you have to keep in

mind is the lawn is going to right itself, once our temperatures right themselves. >> reporter: which will be fall. >> which will be fall. >> reporter: if we do new container plants, water in the morning, night? >> it's better to water in the morning. but if you forget to water, give it water. because otherwise, the plants will perish. >> reporter: even in the middle of the day? >> the middle of the day. >> reporter: when you remember, water? >> when you see the plants drooping, get it down to the root mass. >> reporter: you don't want your gussying up to be for nothing. you heard him talk about our patio project. this is an all morning long project. started it about an hour ago. we're going to talk more about this in our 9:00 hour. in our 8:00 hour we're going to talk about why now is the perfect time to shop at your nursery. you have to be shopping for the right thing, myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link and all of derek's tips are on there. back to you in the studio.

>> holly, behind you, is that one alternative to dealing with dead grass, bricking up the entire yard? >> reporter: exactly. forget about grass in the mid- atlantic, derek says. if you want green lawns all year long, put in turf or put a patio in. that's his recommendation. >> thank you very much. now, as the mercury rises, so do heat related injuries and illnesses. it's the number one weather related killer in the united states. but it is preventable. ahead, a physician joins us with tips on how not to become a victim.

>> also next hour we are headed to the smithsonian folklife festival. there are tons of things for the family to do, and admission is free. time now is 7:57. we'll be right back. 82degrees.                  max.

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stand seven days after the storm, and what energy officials are doing to make sure they don't get a big drain when the lights and air turn back on. good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm alison seymour. another heat advisory set to take effect in a few hours, as we begin the ninth straight day with temperatures above 95 degrees. >> the combination of extreme heat and lingering blackouts means more closings and delays. we have the full list scrolling at the bottom of your screen and our web site, myfoxdc.com. >> check out this weather fact. since 1871, only the third time we've had this many days of heat in a row. >> extraordinary. >> not your imagination. >> i don't ever remember it being this hot, that's the reason. it's something. >> 82 now in washington. off to a very warm, very humid start. we've been showing live shots and a lot of haze in the atmosphere. that's a lot of water that will continue to be with us here the

next couple of days. humidity 65%. winds out of the north at 8 miles per hour. heat advisory, looks like goes in effect today at 11:00 a.m. and most of the area, much of the area here under the heat advisory. to the north in northern maryland, north and west, hagerstown, winchester, no heat advisory. still hot, mid-90s. just don't feel like 100 to 105 in the 95 corridor. tomorrow, excessive heat watch. that is the most graduated version of a heat advisory. the heat index here tomorrow afternoon could approach 110. be ready for that. not expecting much in the way of showers or storms today. just hot conditions. 100 washington. 101baltimore. maybe an isolated storm here or there. >> gets to a point where it's too hot to be in the pool, unless you're in the water the entire time. >> yeah, because your feet burn on the concrete.

>> let's go to julie wright. >> i'd like to see a video of tony getting from the chair to the pool. >> that's what i'm like. >> that's why they invented flip flops, tony. i have to teach you everything this morning about the pool. on the roads, outer loop of the beltway, slow moving here van dorn to eisenhower. that's the slowest stretch i find. 395 towards the 14th street bridge, no trouble spots. remains of this truck fire, off the road to the shoulder, so lanes are open. no problems to report germantown headed to the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic.

[sirens] >> oh, my god! >> get on the [bleep] street. >> new this morning, exclusive video you only see on fox 5. it's a shootout in college park between police and a suspect. then the suspect jumps into a police cruiser and takes off. >> the university of maryland was on lockdown for a period of time overnight. it's since reopened. fox5's sherri ly is following this story live from college park this morning. quite a scene. >> reporter: it was, allison. and police do expect to give us more details later this morning at around 11:30. from what we know, this was a very wild scene last night. we had shootings in two different places and it all ended up right here when the suspect crashed that stolen police car at this mcdonald's. this is fox 5 exclusive video a witness captured just after the police and the gunman exchanged gunfire. witnesses reported hearing seven to 10 gunshots. one person said officers were beating the person with the baton, but somehow he fought them off and got into a police cruiser. police were close behind and took the man into custody a few

blocks away. it crashed into a brick wall at a mcdonald's. then more shots fired before police finally got the suspect. he had been shot, but did survive. police towed away the cruiser, as well as four other vehicles involved. this all started before 11:00 last night when police responded to a call for a man with a gun near lakeland road a few blocks away and near the campus. the campus did go on lock down until midnight. police took the suspect into custody, but have not identified him or a motive. an officer was hurt, but police say he was not injured by gunfire. police did shut down parts of route one here down to lakeland. but it reopened early this morning. no word yet on what charges the gunman could face. back to you. sherri ly, thank you very much. today's other big story, more than half million people still without power after last

friday's storm. we are talking about a range from indiana over here to the mid-atlantic and the east coast, west virginia was hit the hardest with about 150,000 customers still in the dark. the d.c. region now, more than 13,000 are still without power. >> dominion virginia power expecting all the lights back on tonight. but admits its having a tough time getting power back to the last thousand customers. the reason, a lot of the downed lines are in people's back yards. that means crews have to get their equipment in confined spaces. governor mcdonald says the death toll in the state has climbed to 13. the latest fatality was in fairfax county. will dominion power meet tonight's goal? >> joining us on the phone, virginia with dominion power.

good morning. >> good morning. >> where are we now? >> now we have about 900 customers without service. we do expect all of them to be back on by 11:00 tonight. >> we're saying that the problem with these remaining customers is accessible to the power lines that have gone down and trees and the like. is that the case? >> you're right. we're working now with single customers and they are in neighborhoods that accessibility is not quite as easy. we are working with our partners and tree trimmers and we're getting a lot of help from them. so we hope to get everybody back on by tonight. i know that's good news for those folks. >> daisy, if i'm in virginia and without power, would it be prudent for me to call the power company to make sure you know that? >> absolutely. it's always a good idea to do that. everyone knows our customer service center number by now. if anyone is still without

power, please call and report that. >> we have about a minute left. and i wanted to ask you about conserving energy. we were on the phone earlier with pepco. they're putting that message out to please do that. they're afraid of this heat and with brownouts. that's not necessarily a concern of dominion? >> no. we have adequate generating resources to handle the hot weather, so we don't anticipate any problems with that. however, it is always a good idea to conserve energy in the home. every little thing you can do to add up to big savings. >> i don't know if you've heard the forecast, but our own tucker barnes has been saying sunday it is possible we can get strong storms in the area. do you prepare for that just in case? >> yes. our strategy for this weekend is to keep our crews around. we are not going to let anybody go until we know that we're cleared of storms through the weekend. >> that's more good news for folks who receive your power. thank you so much for joining

us and we hope that number does go down to zero by the end of this day. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. we are about 20 minutes away from the labor department's latest updates on the nation's economic health. >> still ahead, what to expect from the june unemployment report and what it will mean in the race for the white house. >> first, the future of sunscreen. why lathering up the lotion may be a thing the past. we'll explain. time now, 8:09. we'll be right back. 

if i could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. >> science is giving sunscreen a high tech upgrade. >> that's a song. >> yes. >> protection you get from a bottle could some day come in the form of a pill. now an implant is in fda

trials. it uses hormones to boost melanin levels in your skin. the pill form is still in development. british researchers found the inspiration for the idea from undersea coral which has a natural barrier to radiation. >> interesting. it is now time to find out what is happening with the weather. you probably know know what's happening. instead of focusing on that, tucker, give us something to smile about. >> time for our photo of the day. we say hello and happy independence day, so cute, happy, happy birthday to one- year-old emily, everybody. >> it's her birthday, too? >> it was. >> on the 4th. >> we missed it. we apologize for that. >> emily is decked out in her patriotic red, white and blue, on the way to her first fireworks on the mall in washington.

>> do you know what they should do, if this is in their yard, take a picture of her in that position at that tree every year. >> with the same outfit. >> on the fourth of july. that would not work. >> to send your child's picture, go to myfoxdc.com, click on mornings. the heat is getting to me. >> she's adorable. great face. >> she's beautiful. imagine what fireworks are like for a 1-year-old? >> i don't think they like them. maybe they can send us an update. >> i bet she loved them. probably thought the fireworks were for her. >> pretty color. >> emily, perfect outfit to wear today, will be very hot. temperatures later today will be near 100. currently 86 degrees in washington. 84 in fredericksburg. 81 ocean city. 80 this morning in hagerstown. much of the country either under an excessive heat warning or heat advisory. we're under a heat advisory

starting at 11:00 through 8:00 tonight. going to feel like 100 to 105, like yesterday. heat index yesterday afternoon approached about 106. nothing to look out on your satellite and radar. quiet today. perhaps an isolated storm later today, but nothing widely organized. tomorrow, excessive heat watch. that's weather, let's do traffic and get the latest from julie wright. >> don't know if you've been tweeting the weather this morning, we've been keeping an eye on the traffic with tweets there. southbound 270, the accident pushed over to the shoulder. lanes open once again. one accident eastbound on the toll road, involving a truck that was pulling a trailer.

overturned on its side. be careful traveling inbound. still fine on van dorn headed to eisenhower. a big story this morning, mixed news about unemployment. some experts are predicting big gains and others say it will be a third straight slow month. we'll find out who is right in about 15 minutes when the labor department releases the latest report. a survey by fact set says the economy likely added 90,000 jobs last month. that would likely leave the unemployment rate unchanged at 8.2%. but adp guesses a gain of 176,000 jobs. and that would be enough to make a small dent in the rate. president obama is racing for the latest jobs reports while on the road, where he's pushing his economic credentials. today he'll take his bus tour into pennsylvania after a

series of stops in ohio. meanwhile, mitt romney has a new reason to brag, after a big month of campaign fund raising. joining us live with these stories and more and a preview of what to expect this week, is fox news sunday guest host john roberts. good to see you this morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> i'm great. >> job numbers today will be important, no question about that. >> that's the question, how is the economy? we're looking for those numbers in a little while. tell us what you are going to be talking about on sunday. >> we're going to be talking about the jobs numbers of course. we'll also be looking ahead to next wednesday. that is when the house is going to take up a vote to repeal the president's health care plan. good chance it could pass in the house. most republicans, if not all, are going to vote against it for repeal. there are a lot of democrats as well, including one fellow from north carolina who has said he won't be attending the democratic national convention in charlotte. he said he'll vote against it as well. and of course we'll take a look

at campaign 2012. we'll be speaking with republican congressman tom price from georgia. and we'll have the two chair people of the big national committees. got a big program coming up. even though it's a holiday week here in the nation's capital. >> for the fourth of july, things do traditionally slow down, and they did. however, with the release of the jobs numbers today, the president on the road, mitt romney of course taking aim at the president for the health care initiative, things jump into high gear really today with the new numbers and with the campaigns. >> certainly we'll see how the numbers go. if they are 90,000, which is about 20,000 more than they were back in may, it's probably not going to be good for the president. if, though, the adp numbers suggested the number will be

higher, some predicting maybe 110,000, maybe 125,000, it's still not robust growth, not what we need to get the rate down to get all the millions of people back to work, but that would probably play in the president's favor. when you look at how the week has rung out with romney's campaign kind of waffling all over the place on whether or not the individual mandate the president's health care is a tax or whether it's a penalty, you could say president obama had the better week than romney. and this is not a time for mitt romney to be having a bad week. this is when people are starting to look at the campaign really formulating their decisions as to who they're going to vote for. if president obama is on track with a good solid message. he's gone back and forth as well on the supreme court decision on health care. but that's throwing up the appropriate amount of smoke to cover. but waffling back and forth plays into the worst of the preexceptions of romney and has allowed the president now to

say he thought it was a penalty at the beginning of the week, and now saying it's a tax. he has caved to pressure from the gop. where are his principles? that's not the thing you want to have tagged with romney. >> neither of them quite know how to handle it yet. good to see you. thank you very much. we'll see you on sunday. of course, all of you can catch fox news sunday here on fox 5, sunday at 9:00 a.m., after fox 5 morning news. allison? thank you. coming up later, break out the brooms. the nats top the giants in game three with big bats and a little luck. we'll have the highlights in your sports breakfast. and holly morris is showing off her green thumb, maybe both of them. she'll have tips on what to add to your garden late in the game to keep it looking great. time now, 8:20.

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everyone they say wants their 15 minutes of fame. >> even felines. a reporter from grand rapids, a live tease for the morning news, and got a surprise visit

from a cat hanging by. the cat climbed up and sat on her shoulder. you have to give her credit for keeping her cool. >> how did she keep her cool so much? >> i don't know. i would like to see a cat jump on your shoulder. >> you know i would possibly be fired depending on my reaction. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> so would tucker and i. we'd be laughing so hard. >> yeah. good for her. that's bizarre. >> it was a cute cat. >> it was. coming up, heat and age. >> what you need to know about the impact the rising mercury can have on your body and it does depend on how old you are. that's the new information. we'll be right back. it's 7:24.    

making headlines at home and around the world, two sexual assaults in arlington in two days. the most recent happened wednesday at a parking garage near boston mall. police say a woman was attacked as she walked to her car.

she escaped and the suspect ran off. the first incident occurred tuesday on a jogging path along 4-mile run. no word if the cases are connected. the medical condition of congressman jesse jackson, jr. is a lot worse than first reported. we still don't know exactly what the problem is. he is the son of jesse jackson. he hasn't been seen in more than a month. his doctor released a statement saying it's more serious than first thought. six suspected terrorists arrested in london this morning. police stormed a home with stun guns and smoke grenades. earlier this week, seven other suspects were arrested after routine traffic stop turned up guns in their car. police say the arrests are not linked to this month's olympics. though it's curious, because they've now had several incidents now where they're arresting groups of people. so i don't see how it can't be

related. >> scary stuff. >> they say it's not. tucker barnes is here with a look at the weather. >> good morning. >> good morning. temperatures again going to be above 95. we'll get close to 100 later today. as i mentioned earlier, today will be number nine -- >> number nine. >> 95 degrees or higher. >> is it me or does that even look hazy, the lettering or do i need glasses? >> it's all you. it's very sharp. >> it's yellow. >> actually high definition now. >> all right. i'm going to talk to the doctor now. >> here's the temperature, 86 in washington. 83 in annapolis. last couple of mornings our temperatures to the north and west have been better, 60s overnight. not the case this morning. overnight lows in the mid-to up 70s, even in the mountains. going to be a very hot, miserable day for all of us. hazy, hot and humid conditions. highs in the immediate 95

corridor about 100 or so. mid-90s if you're to the north and west. heat advisory at 11:00 this morning. not a lot of features to talk about. little bit of cloudiness moved through overnight, insulating the atmosphere. it's why temperatures weren't able to fall off a lot. could be a thunderstorm later today. nothing driving the thunderstorms. that won't arrive until about sunday, early to mid- afternoon, could have pretty good thunderstorms. until then, lots of heat and humidity. next couple of days in some ways will be the worst of the heat wave. 100 today, 102 tomorrow. excessive heat watch for tomorrow. potential for strong storms sunday afternoon. monday, tuesday, highs only in the 80s. that's a look at the weather forecast. if i knew where i was tossing, i would toss it. yes, i do, i'm tossing to tony. or allison. okay, allison. i have great information, you'll want to hear. because it's related to heat.

this is a serious note, four more people have died from heat in maryland. the total now is eight. most of the victims have been over 65 years old. with even more heat in the forecast, we want to talk about heat related illnesses and injuries. joining us with more on that is dr. campbell, assistant clinical director for emergency medicine and an e.r. doctor at howard university hospital. dr.campbell, good morning. >> thank you, good morning. >> it's very serious. i don't think people realize how bad it can be it you're not guarding yourself. >> very true. and it's going to get worse. so what we really need to do is be cognizant of the amount of exposure and the amount of fluid you're putting back into your body. when we lose fluid with least and sweat, we have to replace that. sometimes you may think you're drinking enough, but you're

not, or not drinking the right fluids. alcohol and caffeine are no nos. drink water, gatorade and electrolyte supplemented fluids. >> we said the certain age of the victims sadly who have succumbed to this heat. that can't be a coincidence. how is age related to heat illnesses? i guess not being able to fend off the heat when it's this hot. >> the very old and very young are most at risk. the young don't have the same auto regulatory system we do as adults and the old are subject to diseases such as heart disease and they become dehydrated much faster. so their core body temperatures can rise quickly in a short period of time. >> let's talk about the babies out there. i had to fight not saying, you might want to put a hat on that baby. as a mom, i don't want to

overstep my bounds to another mom. how important -- what should parents be doing, perhaps the first child, or the heat with the little babies? >> make sure that are in cold areas. that their amount of exposure is as minimal as possible. dress in light clothes and make sure they have their fluid intake. >> you talked about water, avoiding the peak times, seek air conditioning. we know sometimes that's not possible, depending on our condition. never leave a person or pet in a parked car. if you feel overheated, get out of the heat immediately. you have one of your tips, sweat it. like sweat the small stuff, because nothing is small in this heat. do we pay attention to these things that are common sense we think? >> i think we do, it's just if you're in an unair conditioned building, you can do things, you can go to the mall for a

couple of hours. go to a library. there are other heat shelters that are in the city that you can do. if you're out in the heat, whether it's playing or working, you want to be cognizant of your partner or it's good to have a buddy system even to be cognizant of these type of symptoms. persons may sweat or become hyperventilating, cramps in the muscles, and you can have fainting spells, dizziness, headache. you need to be recognizing these. >> if that happens and we're say out at this folklife festival in the open, what need to do if i see this in my kids or husband? >> sure. first thing, get them out of the area that is providing this heat. put them in a cool, damp area. make sure that they are undressed, so that the body can

get start to evaporate some of this heat. simple things, like you can spray them with water and then put a fan on them. more serious illnesses, maybe a cold shower, ice packs. >> cool them down? >> in the area you're going. and then recognize that when you begin to see severe signs of heat stroke, maybe even mental symptoms, such as coma, aggressive behavior, need to get them to an emergency room. >> dr. campbell, thank you for being here. >> you're welcome. >> tony, over to you. >> thank you both. now for anyone willing to brave the temperatures and led outdoors, a trip to the national mall might be in store. but you have to be careful. coming up a little later, we're going to show you what to expect at the folklife festival

this weekend. it includes a special tribute to a d.c. music legend. that what you're seeing is not the tribute. the future looks bright for the nationals, even on a night they took a trip back in time. >> here's another that's my take. today's topic, the push underway in d.c. to ban cooperate campaign donations. >> now, that's my take with wttg vice president and general manager. >> in recent testimony, attorney general ervin nathan laid out his concerns about the growing perception of the pay to play culture in the d.c. government. as a response to those concerns, the attorney general said he and mayor gray will be composing campaign finances reforms. the ag said he and the mayor oppose the ban on cooperate donations, quoting the attorney

general "we would like a more refined approach." initiative 70 is the brain child of the d.c. public trust. that's a nonprofit community group, who for the past several months has dedicated its efforts to gather slightly more than 27,000 signatures to get a referendum on the november ballot. if passed, it would also ban cooperate donations to constituent service funds, legal and defense funds, transition and inaugural funds. such donations have contributed to the pay to play climate in d.c. politics. d.c. public trust hasn't quite reached their goal yet. and the deadline for selecting signatures is july 9th. both the council and mayor don't think the initiative is the right way to address the concerns. whether a ban is the way to go or not, and i think it is, it seems to me it is only right to

let the voters decide. but to put the voters in that position, the last remaining steps to getting the referendum on the november ballot must be taken. go to myfoxdc.com and click on initiative 70. there you'll be able to find a schedule for upcoming events or locations where signatures are being collected. that's my take. let me know what you think. go to myfoxdc.com and click on that's my take, or send me an e- mail at tmt@wttg.com.     

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welcome back, everybody. will be a scorcher this week.

the folklife festival paying tribute to the godfather of go- go. the heat will be dangerous. we'll have that story in a moment. let's head to brandywine with holly morris. >> reporter: it is sweltering. you probably looked at your plants and lawn and said there is no hope. let me introduce you to hope. this is derek, our garden guru. this is really i think a great tip at that maybe people don't realize. now is the time for you to go to your nursery. >> now is the time to go. nurseries are clearing out stuff, and there's great buys to be had, like what about a ten-dollar plant? >> reporter: people at home are going they're clearing them out for a reason, like it's the end of the road for these plants.

>> no. you can enjoy it on the patio now, and you can take it in during the winter, and enjoy it year long. >> reporter: you need to know what you're doing. they're making room for fall inventory? >> making room for the fall inventory. this plant is just getting ready to bloom. so why not get it on sale? >> reporter: right. why would it be on sale? >> because once again, nurseries are getting ready for fall. here at ed's and other nurseries around the beltway, they've got really, really good buys. they've got ten dollars hanging baskets. and this is something that you can enjoy on the patio now, and then take it in in the fall. what about bulbs? the lily may be done soon, but the bulb will last for years. you want to actually get this into the ground now and enjoy it. >> reporter: i would have thought you did bulbs in the fall or spring. you're saying it's okay to do them now? >> if the nursery has them

grown out like this now, day lilies, different perennials, even though the bloom is done, get the plant, because the plant will live for years. >> reporter: that is a great tip. >> ornamental japanese maples are the rage. these are on special for 79 bucks. >> reporter: the original price is $120. >> great deal. don't be disturbed about this little bit of sun burn. plants also get sun burn. >> reporter: really? >> this will bounce back. what you want to make sure is that the actual stem is nice and juicy. it's not withered. it hasn't decayed. and if you go to a reputable nursery, you can get good advice on what to buy now. >> reporter: maybe this is a silly question, i didn't know plants could get sun burned, is there a sun block of sorts you can put on plants? >> there's not a sun block, but

there is a product you can spray the plants with in winter and the height of summer that will help prevent some of the wind burn. another thing plants can get is wind burn. that wasn't a silly question at all. the other thing to think about is tropicals. look at this. >> reporter: because it is tropical out here. >> it is tropical. the tropicals are on a discount, because they've got to get rid of them. you can enjoy this until november. so why not think about, okay, i went away -- we were talking about being without power. i came back and the plants on the deck are done. they're over. >> reporter: they're back. if you get them on sale. >> if you get them on sale. go in, look for the bargains. also while you're there, think about soaker hoses. if you have plants that are stressed out, these soaker hoses are the best way.

you can turn it on at night, soak it all evening, and that will do the best deep watering for a lot of your established plants. >> reporter: we have to go for now. i want to know if we can get that hose turned on us. >> we need a mister. >> reporter: myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link to ed's plant world, and all of derek's tips are on there. coming up, it's a good time to transform your outdoor space. we're working on our patio. we'll have the finished product in our next hour. back to you. >> thank you, holly. this weekend the folklife festival is paying distribute to a d.c. legend. >> tomorrow is chuck brown

tribute day. the tributes will include musal performances, a fit work out to the music, and story telling. that's not all. >> sarah and wisdom are checking out the interactive things this morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is getting a little warm out here. there's a lot of folks that do not have power. if you don't have anything to do, might as well come to the festival. >> reporter: we're learning a lot about what's going on. a lot. >> reporter: we'll be talking dinosaurs, fossils, also how to milk a cow. >> reporter: that will be interesting. we both are from farm areas, but never milked a cow. >> reporter: kind of weird. we want to talk to someone who can give us an overview, the curator for the festival. thank you for talking with us on this warm day. >> thanks for coming down. >> reporter: this is a huge event. been going on since 1967. give me an overview of what folks will see. >> okay. we have three programs this year. the campus and community program, which is our program which you'll be learning more about soon. the creativity in crisis

program, which is further to the capitol. and the program towards the national monument. >> reporter: quickly, what are those about, just briefly? >> the creativity in crisis is commemorating the anniversary of the aids quilt. also workshops on quilting and discussions about the aids quilt. >> reporter: different agriculture things and sights you can see as well? >> yes. our campus and community program is commemorating the 150th anniversary of public and land grant universities and the usda. so we've got agriculture, museums, we've got all kinds of wonderful projects from over 20 different universities. something for everyone. >> reporter: i know. one of the really cool exhibits i know a lot of kids back home will love is the dinosaur, the fossil ning a little bit about that today, wisdom and

myself here, about how you can actually kind of i guess discover a fossil. what is going on here? >> reporter: this is jamie here in charge of fossil preparation and from the university of maryland. talking about bones and dinosaurs. explain what's going on. these are actual dinosaur bones. >> right. about 150 million years old. what i'm doing as a demonstration is showing the kids and adults that come to visit how we remove rock from around the bones. see how they're all broken up? >> reporter: like the bone there. >> that is the real bone. this is part of a neck vertebra belonging to one of the dinosaurs. a lot of plant roots growing into the bone. that's causing the bone to break up into many different pieces. >> reporter: what happens when

they broke up, as you're digging? >> you use various weights of glue and try to restore the bone to its original position. >> reporter: and you keep digging? >> you keep digging. the ultimate aim is to try to get the rocks away from the bone, and get the bone stabilized. >> reporter: what tools do you use to do that? >> i'm using secret weapons like a stick. mom's good silverware. it's good for scooping out the dirt from the pile. using a paint brush and this is the most important one. >> reporter: be loud. >> this is an air scribe. it's a pneumatic drill. with that, we use it to chip away at the rock. >> reporter: getting really close to it there. interesting. just one of the many things you can see here at this exhibit on fossils. you can learn how to cast i

guess as well. >> reporter: right. they dig it up and put it in here. you can come down here and learn from the expert. >> that's when we'll turn you into a paleontologist. >> reporter: wisdom and i are going to learn how to milk a cow coming up. >> reporter: we are ready. >> reporter: got to be gentle wisdom. not a real cow, we understand. >> reporter: the cow doesn't want to see that. >> thanks, guys. all right. 8:55on this friday morning. it is so hot outside, you may have been trying think of ways to keep your car cool. >> does it really help, you know, crack the window, does it help to do that, when your vehicle is parked? we are putting that to the test this morning in ask allison. we'll share other cool car tips as well, coming up in the 9:00 hour. >> very cool, so to speak. max.

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good friday morning. i'm tony perkins. >> i'malal. a lot ahead this morning. >> first, a shootout near college park, a person steals a police car and then crashes it. sherri ly is live with exclusive video. >> then these two suvs, you're seeing one there, one is next to it, too, they're identical. one, is it cooler than the other? coming up in today's ask allison, do tricks like leaving your windows crack a little bit cool down your vehicle? we're going to find out with the help of an expert at 9:30. >> the headline is how hot it is in that car already. >> he spent more than a quarter century running sibley