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styou know that. let's give you the temperatures, 75 right now in washington, it'w going to be asa beautiful day. i would not lie about the forecast. it will be close to perfect thir afternoon. bright sun, low humidity.hu this is definitely the pick of the week, 70 in hagerstown, and in winchester, and 73 in fredericksburg.ic temperatures, that part of the story, other part is humidity, exited to the south for the tim being, and we're going to be in for a sunny, bright, beautiful day. not expecting showers or stormsr to develop later, so a nice quiet afternoon. if you have outdoor plans, toda, is a day to go for it, becauseo we have warmer temperatures on the way. starting tomorrow.m today's daytime highs, mid- to upper 80s, 87 in waldorf, 84 to the north and west of winchester.wi i'll have details on the forecast in a couple minutes.
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our top stories, principles prince george county police are investigating a deadly drowning in a laurel, maryland. it happened last night at a ponds next to the willow lakewi apartment complex.ex witnesses say they saw a teenage boy go into the water, but nevet saw him come out. after about an hour and a half, a search and rescue team found him at the bottom of the pond. he was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. arlington county police are investigating the area's first homicide in more than two yearst a woman returning home found the bodies of a husband and wife inside their home at park shirlington apartments on 31st 31st south. police have deemed this a aparents murder/suicide. they were from bolivia. family and friends are preparing to say their final good byes to their loved ones kill in the colorado movie theater massacre.
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three funerals are planned thisl weekan. the oldest victim will be laid to rest today.r he was seeing the showing of the new battle man movie with histh two teenage children. we are learning new details about the alleged shooter. it appears that james holmes had a federal grant to study neurou science at the university ofun colorado. this morning, he remain in solitaire confinement.li cross tabale, the actor -- christian bale is hurricaning with the aurora community. -- is mourning with the aurora community. the actor surprised patients at the medical center of aurora.or there he spent time with the shooting victims and thanked medical person, and police who responded to the attacks. and amid the tragedy in colorado, a mother is smiling at her newborn baby. this is hugo jackson medically, he was born yesterday morning. his parents were in the theater.
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his father kale he be is in a medically induced coma, but doctors are hope full he will make a recovery. mother and baby are said to bes doing fine. in the wake of the shooting, there's been a surge in gun sales in colorado. according to the colorado bureau of investigation, nearly 3000 being checks have been approved since friday.fr business owners gun shoppersg degree incidents like the massacre have people concernedpp for their own safety n less thae an hour, a person can bea approved and leave the storye with their weapon. some say the spike is not that uncommon. after gabrielle giffords was shot in 2011, background checks in arizona jumped 60%. and there was a similar spike after the shoot, at virginia tech. some worry that automaticat weapons could be banned, othersb are calling for thefor reinstatement of that ban. however, both house and senate leaders say they won't touch the issue this year, and they don't
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believe the shooting should be politicised. >> there's a showdown on capitol hill.ol there's a test vote on tax cuts. democrats want to end the bush era tax cuts for people makingle more than $250,000 a year, but extend it for everyone else. republicans want to extend it t all taxpayers. if congress cannot come to an agreement, the taxes would kick in. new billion dollar proposal for union station.st amtrak is looking to transform the year crowded terminal in downtown dc.dc lauren dimarco is live with more on this proposal. p good morning, lauren.rni >> reporter: good morning. there are major plans in the works to beef up service along the northeast corridor, and today, we will learn more about the master plan for unionon station here in washington, d.c..
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it will cost, according to the washington post, $7 billion ovei nearly lltwo decades. now, union station is the second busiest in the amtrak system, and operating beyond capacity. amtrak is concerned about the growing population, they are teaming up with metro to address overcrowding issues, and improve the passenger experience overall. we have some images of the proposal. the outside of the terminal hase sort of a wavy design. and the inside looks rather futuristic. much of the expansion would como brie -- below ground, having natural light from a grass encased main concourse. they were working with a developer, and according to the post, there would be a new office complex, residential towers, and hotel as well. the overhaul would be carried out in stages, first taking place between 2013, and 2017,
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and atrack work continuingco through 2030. the big question is where willi the money come from? 7 building billion dollars. they have done little to raise ndnd s. it would likely require luge funding commitments, but the president told the post, the plan's tension was to set a course for the station, and funding discussions would begin once they agree on the principal. we are expected to learn more this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. when amtrak hold a news conference. allison, tony, back to you.to >> thank you.>> if you use the bus service for the weekday operating schedule, it resumes today, but you can and should expert delays through friday.da everything should be back told normal by the start of next workweek. by monday. the county pulled dozens of last week -- buses last week becausek of a bus fire. better news, the natsthe showing why they are one of the
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best in baseball these days. team usa basketball team wraps up the exhibition round.r >> and redskins get ready tore training camp. >> are you guys ready for training camp? can you believe it?i >> i can't believe it.an't whenever it comes, it's like really, already?al but then i get into it. >> next year, tomorrow.to we'll get to that. >> next year --t >> how is that. >> and nats, it is this year,is and what a year it's been so far for the nationals, and talking about the redskins, can you imagine what september, maybe october is going to be like? danny espinoza filling in justin fine. tony, the injuries this team has had, they've shown they have depth, it's been incredible the injuries they have had, and her they are, still in first place, running away with the division.
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gonzales has been everything yov thought he would be. he was an all-star with the as, all-star with the nats, dominating performance, back on track. nats back on track, four straight wins, it's just amazing to see the, i guess, the staying power this team has shown, even when they had adversity against atlanta.nt >> you know, what i said earlier, it's not just they have talent, but being well managed. >> the guy, won the '86 world series with the mets, took the dodgers to the playoffs. he has a proven track record.co the time is now for this team. this year it's darn exciting. >> going to be exciting for team usa. olympics begin on friday, and this is the last tune-up.as they were t going into hostilein environment, if you will.ro look, this team nmis really goo. and i know, the comparisons of
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the '92 team, whether or not they legit or not. this team is legits.eg >> it's a different era.di >> they ffare expected to win gold, and if they don't, it's of course, they are no deem extremely. but they've all gotten better as well, all the times., me it's a real test if they can win gold. now, today, you know it's a bigs deal when we're taking a press conference live. co >> i love it. >> but we're going to take robert griffin iii press conference at training camp, live. >> you know what?? we haven't heard much from him. >> and we talked about this a week ago. the pr staff will treat him wit kid gloves. they don't want us to have access to him all the time. there's the schedule for thefor rest of the week, afternoon practices are ones open to the general public. the morning walk through, i can see, i can tell you what i see
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but we can't videotape it. >> good for them. >> if it works for them. what is exactly an acceptable season for robert griffin iii?ff we'll talk about that tomorrow. >> thank you, dave. see you at training camp. once again -- [ talking over one another ] >> a call for action after a train hits an suv in maryland. >> plus, real money, fakes amounts, how some thieves are making off with a lot of cash.ch that's ahead. >> and we all know a pinocchio, or two, or three. meet the authors who are helping you learn the truth, up next. ♪
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welcome back. questions are being raised about the safety of a railroad crossing. video shows a black suv drive over some tracks and get hit by a cfx freight train yesterday morning. the mother behind the wheel wasa seriously hurt. witnesses say the lights and bells didn't go off, and that it's an ongoing problem there. neighborhoods, or neighbors wane a crossing gate built. new transportation options are coming to arlington.a the county board has approved a nearly 5-mile long streetcar line. it will run from the pentagon city metro to the skyline area along columbia pike.umbi the goal of the project along with easing traffic in the area is to help boost economic development alone columbia peek. counterfeiters are 5-dollare bills into 100-dollar bills in new jersey, and the fake money is so real, that even counterfeit pins don't identify them. cops are looking for a man
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caught on surveillance who paid for a $8 dayquil with a phony $100 bill. police say the detection markert shows itec was real, because the paper is real.re it's the denomination thatthat isn't. very clever. allison? >> speaks to liars, too., it could be a coworker oror teenager or child, even your spouse. how do you know when someone isn't telling the truth? our next guest can help you determine just who is lying. they are the authors of this new book, how to spot a liar, why peop, le don't tell the truth, n how you can catch them. they are gregory hartley and marianne carnes, and they are here with us this morning.th did i get your last name right? welcome. you will be at the super national spy museum? tonight, 6:30?6: after so you are a decorated army negotiator?
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>> enter gator.nt >> anti terrorism guy, and army interrogator. >> and you've authored some 18 weeks.ed >> some with greg.wi >> and you know how to spot body language, between the two ofof you, you know how to spot a liar. >> we've been a this about 7 years, we released this book in 2005, and done a revision ofre vithis book, and we've ton a lot of things together in terms of body language and behavior.b >> why write the book? >> it started, and a friends off ours connected rithe two of us.f i wanted to write a book, but didn't know how, and mary annan knew how, so we created a great partnership.hi we've ad other things to it.to >> i went to talk with the university of america, so i was a,a one time washingtonian, ande found there was a great deal off inner play in backgrounds and an knowledge of human behavior, and communicating so greg taught me
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everything about lie detection,c but i had some backgrounds and understanding human gesture.ge >> why, how can we benefit from this? when you pick up the book, howho will it help? i >> i think the big thing, itin gets g,you to think about why somebody is lying, why not tono discover they are, bt ut why. and gives you tools to not be deceived. someone asks me, use this ins every day life, i trust my family and friends, but when i meet someone new, if i have a meet someone knew, it gives you the capability to negotiate pert salary negotiations, because you can see what a person isper thinking. it's handy. >> things i never thought aboutb and to be a better communicatoro maybe you're giving off vibes g that ivaren't working it could e beneficial or that. i love it. let's talk about, we thought it would be neat to show people in the news. you hear them stand there and
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they deny whatever they've been charged, and then you turn around, they have proven to hav lied. ou hope that won't happen, but sometimes they are proven to -- >> you know, i think -- when people make a lot of noise, youf are suspicious. >> so we figure, we went through stories ma made the news recently, and we wanted to show two jerry sandusky different interviews, and they speak tospa your strengths. and gregory, this one, a sound bite of jerry sandusky denyingk any wrongdoing. let's take a listen. >> allegations are false. i didn't do those things. when you see that, what do you think.th >> i see three pieces of body language, not to mention i didn't do those things, because forehead up, is a request forfo
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approval. i see his big nervous smile with engagement of the brow, which is unnatural. when people smile, they don't -- >> they don't want to smile. >> they are forces a smile.
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>> eyelids are no longer wetting the eye, so they blink more and more. >> it's a whole science.who >> i would say, you can learn tt do this, people will be better than others. there's an art to this. it's art. >> i would urge you to pick up the book, don't try to be an amateur, liar, spotter.sp read the book first so you canua know what you're talking about.l leave it to the experts, and both of you are.y it's been oua pleasure to talk with you, and i'm not lying. you can go to the international museum tonight and meet both off the authors, they will discuss the book.e talking about techniques.te >> teaching.in >> thank you guys.ou
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>> thank you. t >> notice the district direct -- thank you very much.u coming up, a stretch forward in the fight against hiv andan aids, the new device thatthat researchers hope will stop theop spread of the disease. new operating system forfo apple. why experts say it's blurring the line between computers and smart phones.. >> let's check in with melanie. >> reporter: hi, we arer: h continuing our celebration of kaypi peru here at the nationala museum of the american indian. and coming up, we've talked about food, talked about horseso and alpnow the tradition of dance that peru has. we're going to talk to theth minister of tourism about theabu t wonderful textiles coming outf peru from some of those traditions so all of this, when fox 5 morning news continues.n we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go?
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police have arrested 13 activists after they tied dollar bills and pill bottles to thes o fence outside the white house.ho proponents were calling for better of hiv and aids funding. they rang cow bells and chanted. some major new research isar chgetting underway in africa to try 0 protect women from the aids virus.ir >> thousands of women can now participate in a study that wil test a new kind of vaginal ringa there will be anti aids medication in the ring, and itei will have to be replaced monthly. currently there, are 34.2 million people living worldwide with hiv. africa, 60% of the people living with the virus are women. researchers hope the ring will r give women the tool to protect themselves when their partners do not use condoms.t still ahead, cheetah cubsch make the debut. find out when you can see thems at the national zoo.
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we'll tell you how they are being named.in >> you won't belief the prank one man pulled on his wife.wi what happened after the break. time is 9:25. is 9:25. over the next four months, you have a choice to make. not just between two political parties, or even two people. it's a choice between two very different plans for our country. governor romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top. roll back regulations on big banks. and he says that if we do, our economy will grow and everyone will benefit. but you know what? we tried that top down approach. it's what caused the mess in the first place. i believe the only way to create an economy built to last is to strengthen the middle class. asking the wealthy to pay a little more so we can pay down our debt in a balanced way. so that we can afford to invest in education, manufacturing, and home-grown american energy for good middle class jobs. sometimes politics can seem very small.
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but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message.
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is apparently quite the comedian, he posts comedy videoe on youtube all the time. that's when she woke up and saw that. >> but did you see the boy in the back? he looked scared. two of them aren't funny. >> not a good idea. >> that's why he slept on the couch. >> neither of those were funny. >> pluses's driving and shootinn a video?d >> going fast and slowing down. but i don't like the boy in thei background being scared. >> all right. >> i guess it's thumb's down.um >> what was the other one? >> that's funny. >> if there was a mountain lion spotted in the neighborhood --hb >> okay respect we hear those stories all the time. >> hey, what is not thumbs down, forecast. hearing reports of people into the office saying it is perfect out.
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>> i can't wait to go out. >> temperatures in the upper 70s, low humidity. kicking up the numbers, 78 in washington, overnight lows in the city in the low 70s, ands, lots and lots of 60s this morning. off to the north and west, 64 degrees in gaithersburg, nice start to the day. hot spot, quantico, 81 degrees, 77 in leonardtown, 77 in annapolis, 73 in winchester.nc temperatures, they are going toa cooperate today, reand so is the humidity. dew point temperatures areer falling back into the upper 50s, and low 60s. just going to be a nice-looking day for a couple reasons.on satellite radar, front from yesterday, there it goes, out ou here, and we're going to be lefb with lots of sunshine. should be a quiet afternoon forr us. ornot expecting showers orsh othunderstorms today.er don't get used to the weather pattern, we have very activeve weather here for the next rycoue nof days, not only today, but next several days, featuring a little bit of everything, so cooler, less humid weather today. as you get into the nighttime
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hours, lots of heat to the west, st. louis later, 108.8. and that heat will start to mov back in on a warm front late tonight and during the day tomorrow. tomorrow, back into the upper 90s, and friday, looks like a hot one, too, with plenty of humidity around, temperatures in the mid-90s. then a cold front late fray, and that will, -- by sunday, the highs back in the upper 60s, down and up, and down again for -- 80s. beautiful afternoon, sunshine expected winds from the north at 5-10. later tonighting clear skies,sk seasonal temperatures, 72, but notice winds shifting from theo south so that warmer air will ar start to move in, and that means a hot one tomorrow, 99 degrees. 100 or better seven times, this could be number eight.mb either erway, it's not going toe a -- saturday and sunday,
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temperatures about 90.em >> all right, guys, back to you. >> thanks, tucker. another set back in the fight to expand gambling in thei state n of maryland. kurt anderson has postponed a meeting to talk about the issue, because he says there aren'tar enough details available yet. the delegation was supposed to meet today to discuss a draft of legislation to allow table gamee like poker and a new casino site in prince george county. democratic leaders in the house are se t to meet today intoda annapolis to discuss where things stand on a possible special session on gambling.mb allison, a new cat for apple. the computer giant is rolling out its new operating system today. it's called mountain lion.on forget typing, it allows users to dictate, mountain lion will costs $20 and sold only as a download, computers running the lion and snow leopard systems can be upgraded i don'tup understand any of that. speaking of upgrades, how about a five star under water hotel? there's a plan in place to build
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the first under water resort in dubai. they just have money to burnmo there.nee. it will have 21 rooms, at least 30 feet below the surface and au giant disk. that includes a spa, pool, guard deny and helicopter landing pada hydraulic will be used to raise the complex for repairs or possible evacuations. another company is it building its version of an under water resort in fiji.so >> for the opening, they should have the new james bond -- >> daniel craig.cr >> would you do it? would you stay under water?? >> i don't know, i don't thinkkn so.in it seems like something could go wrong.wr newcomers are unveiled at the national zoo. >> and the public will be able to get a first glimpse of two cheetah cubs this weekend.ta h the brother and sister were bn in april. their debut on saturday will be between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. the zoo is going to pick their
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names based on the americans who win the olympics 100-meter dash. scientists say every survivingvy cub is critical to keeping the species alive and with us. >> what are you doing? coming up next, we are checking in with tmz for the latest on the jackson family drama. >> he was known as george jefferson. that was the most iconic role. weic are remembering sherman hemsley to played the feisty neighborhood next door. nex and his visit to the fox 5 studio years ago. udio years ago. over the next four months, you have a choice to make.
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not just between two political parties, or even two people. it's a choice between two very different plans for our country. governor romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top. roll back regulations on big banks. and he says that if we do, our economy will grow and everyone will benefit. but you know what? we tried that top down approach. it's what caused the mess in the first place. i believe the only way to create an economy built to last is to strengthen the middle class. asking the wealthy to pay a little more so we can pay down our debt in a balanced way. so that we can afford to invest in education, manufacturing, and home-grown american energy for good middle class jobs. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message.
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jackson family feud playedfi out in public unfortunately.c >> all right, for the latest one the drama, we're checking inheck with casey carver and tmz. good morning, casey.
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>> this is sad, we hate to see this after michael's death. >> it's a sad and bizarre case, so the family is kind of divided, and randy, jermaine and janet have taken kathryn to stay with her other daughter. they are trying to fight for control of the estate. bottom line, we're thinking thet are looking for money, and wantn money, and d what they realize even if they take over the will that's in place or gets overthrown, previous wills, thes are not included in it. win so they will never get money when kathryn does pass away. it will go to michael's three kids in a trust they will bewil able to get later in life. this has turned into physical altercations at the jackson house. >> and we've been watching thatn video. it looks like janet is in asle i is tit over a cell phone? can you discern what you're watching?
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>> they get out, janet confronts paris, tries to grab the phone. paris steps away, happens againa and they go into the house. we are told by sources that once in the house, janet slapped paris and called her a name. paris slapped her back. this is not the jackson family home, this is our home, get out. and then the cousin got into ann atto indication with jermaine ad randy, so it did get a little physical after they, you know, ambushed them in the driveway. >> casey, i'm not understanding who is on whose side. >> rebi is with the mom in arizona? and then it seems like randy and janet and another brother. >> jermaine. >> are there at the house.re do you know who is tstaying wih the kids at this point? >> i believe their cousin trentu has been staying with them. also, teeth toe's son, at this
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time toe, marlin and jackie, they are not part of this, and nullo was, and now he's withdrawn, but tj is putting inu a form request to have temporary guardianship of the kids. eggs very close with the kids, so why kathryn is away, theay state is behind this and going to put this through the court system. >> thank you.nk >> very confusing. >> have a great day. that's a sad situation.ua here's something else that's sad. we're remembering sherman hemsley. the actor known best at georges jefferson.t >> i guess that leaves you ankle me.e >> it's been a bad night allnigh around! [ laughter ] >> don't just stand there, shorty, get down! [ laughter ]er
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>> look at those moves! he was a great actor, very funny man. hemsley died yesterday at theera age of 74. the jeffersons was a spin-off oi all in the family, in which the character of george appeared at archie bunker's neighbor. hemly starred in amen, and appeared in the theater including on stages here in dc and on broadway. >> hi, everybody. h. >> join us. [ laughter ] >> how about that? how that was back, look, back in 2006, with hemsley joined me, allison and mark mccarthy, he was here to star in a play, and he even did the weather while hw was here. >> what a nice guy, right? >> yep. >> >> we said earlier, veryve different from those, the character you know from george
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jefferson, and all in the family. >> completely different fromd that persona. and we, he was just a tv icon, everybody watched the shows. >> because of that, i thought tucker was here, we sort of felf something when you heard the news on the radio, or wherever. >> it was like my goodness.go >> one of the radio played the whole theme for the jeffersons and you sing along, and it's sad, because the era is gone. the actress is gone, too. it's pretty sad. >> yes. >> we miss you.e you should have been here. >> i was here. i >> you weren't on camera? >> yeah. real nice guy, and easy going. right. coming up, shark weekend.u it returns to the negotiated aquarium. the curator is here to tell us what to expect during this, its 13th year, and we're going towe check 'rout some of these thing.
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shark weekend is back. a weekend filled with interactive activities, andes, sharks. jay bradley is the curator atra the national aquarium in washington, d.c., and cj is you handler this morning, and whatan is this in your hand? >> this is -- we have a number
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of different animals at theimal aquarium other than sharks. we're, you bring a few things, you can take a look at. other things you can see, lots of snakes in the united states, non-native to the united statest have o been introduced or had jt trying to make people aware that if you have a pet you can't handle, there are outlets for you to get rid of them.th >> is he not native to theot united states? >> this is an african snake,ric ball python. they have been found in the everglades, they are not, th invasive yet, and they haven't established themselves like the python.th it's just example of an animala that people release because thee can't handle it at all.at >> is he dangerous? >> absolutely not. very nice snake. >> what's he doing right now. >> balling up, a ball python, that's what they do. >> what's, -- >> his head under his, and curling up to protect himself.
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>> i'll curl up, too. what do we have here? a baby alligator? >> four juvenile alligators on exhibit. the public feeding is on friday. >> they eat once a week? >> no, the public feeding is friday. . we'll keep them for about two years, and return them to an alligator farm, and they getthey released into the wild. >> is his mouth taped up. >> thank you for doing that. let's talk about shark weekend. some of these things you have on display, these are shark jaws? >> yes, they are., couple of different species, different, showing different types of sharks that, hike this is a tiger shark here, this is a lemon shark, and a sand tiger, if you look closely, you can sen they have different shaped teeth.h. they are all basically designedl for different types of food.
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like the tiger shark --ar >> these are kind of like a sea turtle opener basically. >> and, my understanding, yeah,u you can tell if your he a shark expert, or a novice, you canyo probably tell what that sharkat eats just by at the teeth.ee >> in a lot of cases, yes. you can.u like these guys are more fish eaters, and kind of a triangular pointed tooth.te >> yeah. >> catching fast-moving prey.. >> how many different types of sharks do you have? >> four species of sharks. there are over 4 lung species - hundred species in the world.d >> i know what this is.is that's a shark tooth. >> that is a fossil shark tooth, and comparison, this is a reproduction of a white shark. shark that lived 65 millionliv years ago, size of a school bus. >> my son did a report on him. what is that?
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>> that is a vertebral columnve from the shark.ar they don't have bones, so it's actually cartilage, calcified, cartilage, but you can section these and age the shark by at the rings, like a ring in a tree. >> our time is pretty tight. you have some products.ro why is preparation h on this? >> lot of things, especially cosmetic items that contain shark liver oil, vitamin a used to be devised from shark liver oil, but it now is sin they will chicago produced. and -- >> right now, 200,000 sharks per day that are getting removedin from the ocean, either from targeted fishing, number of things, and their populations are declining. and that's one thing we want to emphasize. >> here's the information about shark weekend.rk saturday and sunday, 10:00 a.m.
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to 4:00 p.m. national aquarium in the commerce building, downtownbu 14th and ilconstitution. gentlemen, thank you for coming in. >> thank you.ha >> we'll see you again. >> allison, over to you. >> thanks. today marks the start ofhe kaypi peru, a 6 day sell operation of peruvian heritage,n and more at the smithsonian ofsm the american indian.e and this morning, we are kicking things off with the taste of peruvian dance and culture. melanie alnwick is live with an expert on the subject. the peruvian ambassador! >> reporter: allison, let meep tell you, i orfeel like i'm in e middle of lima. we have the dancing going on,gon not only that, they've brought in 16 master crafts men here so when you do come down here, you are going to see all of these wonderful crafts and dances and celebrations, and joining me now is claudia momay who is the vice
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minister of tourism. tell me about the dance routine. >> the dance routine is from th northern part of the country. a dance that is a mix of the spanish celebration withc peruvian tradition, it's a verya beautiful, very elegant dance, and women and men, they dance barefoot, and very romantic, colorful, and it's probably oner of the most well none and appreciated dances.ap >> reporter: and we're seeing ae lot of spanish influence here. >> of course.ou and i would say the peruvian culture is the result of thousands of years of the mixture of cultures. spanish culture had a very big impact in peru, and italian culture, german culture, and the british culture.ti and so we see this in the dance, in the food, and of course, in the process. >> and these ladies, they havela
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come dhere all the way from --m you have some artisans here? >> we have some artists, and -- we have some -- from the other part of peru.f >> wonderful. >> yes, they are very pretty. >> and a little frightening. are they supposed to be frightening? >> they represent the -- this is a nice story, and because you know, when the -- wearing thesen masks before they went into the mines to work. so they are supposed to be very colorful, and --rful >> reporter: mining is part of the exporting culture as well, mining and mines and ores. yes.
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[ indiscernible ] peruvian crafts men have been c ablera to dominate the art and o wonderful jewelry.el >> and we were talking about the silver artisans here as well. >> yes, and you can see this wonderful work. all of this made out of silver, and with very, you know, we are going to be able to see here how they almost weave the silver, and it becomes beautiful earrings. this is how it begins, with the raw material, and after a process, it becomes more like a process. >> very finally wound. >> and then, it becomes shiny like this. >> oh,. >> and this is what you get just before you start almost workingo >> and you were saying it'ss important to be able to keep the tradition of the master craftsman alive?iv
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>> yes, it's important, it's usually the type of work that comes -- from one generation to the other, and they have been doing this for hundreds of years, and it's experience that is interesting to see how the parents and children work together, even small children working on the straps. they are almost 4 or 5 years old. >> so one of the wonderful things to see, it goes on until july 30th here at the national museum of the american indian.ae that does it for us here this morning.g. have a great day. fox 5 morning news continues. [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go?
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