>> the olympics opening ceremonies hours away. plus mitt romney gets called out by london's mayor. it's all ahead on fox 5 morning news. there's a live look outside. a little bit of haze in the atmosphere. some had rocking storms come through last night. hopefully today will be calm. this is friday, july 27th, 2012. good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm alison seymour. before we talk weather in our area, take a look at this. >> wow. >> yeah. a transformer explosion north of new york city. there are severe storms across the northeast last night, knocking out power to more than 100,000 people. there were also reports of tornadoes in upstate new york. amateur video caught a possible

tornado in central pennsylvania as well last night. damaging winds from the storms brought down trees and power lines from the ohio river valley to the northeast. >> this time the bulk of it was north of us and really in pennsylvania, new jersey, new york, really hit hard. tucker barnes is here with us now with a little bit of recap, but more importantly what our forecast looks like for today. >> good morning. we're off to a warm and humid start today. we basically dodged the worst of the storms last night. risk is back and could see thunderstorms later today. be ready for that possibility. otherwise, another hot and humid friday afternoon. temperature now at reagan national, 79 degrees. 79 in washington. 74 fredericksburg. 72 in ocean city. our heat advisory is back, at least for the district and points east. heat advisory starts at 12 noon today through 7:00 tonight. much of the region, lower eastern shore, southern

maryland, parts of virginia under that advisory. air temperatures in the mid-90s and humidity will make it feel like 100 to 105 later today. lots of water, that kind of thing, if you'll be outside, out and about during the day. showers, one or two to the west. left oversprinkle north of frederick and few showers out to the west. i think things will be relatively quiet for the good part of the day. mid- to late afternoon, potential for scattered storms to redevelop along a frontal boundary. 96 today. a little better than our 100 yesterday. more details on the weekend forecast in just a minute. let's do traffic and julie wright has the latest. >> good morning, tucker. skyfox eastbound along 66. no change since the last time they were here. volume heavy and slow from fair oaks towards 123. lanes open continuing to work in towards the capital beltway.

beltway inner loop not too busy leaving braddock road headed to 66. this is the outer loop traveling into the sun from van dorn street to telegraph road in the direction of the wilson bridge. lanes are open and heavy and steady at this time. southbound 270, a different story. double nickel out of germantown. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. new this morning, in the district police are investigating a homicide. investigators say a man was shot and killed park place southeast after 1:00 this morning. that's near the intersection of minnesota and pennsylvania avenues. so far, detectives do not have a suspect nor do they have a motive. also new this morning, d.c. police are asking for help in the search for a missing 12- year-old boy. he was last seen last night

around 8:30 in the 500 block of rock creek clump northwest. if you have information, call d.c. police. the big story we're following this morning is time to place your bets on whether governor o'malley will hold a special session. >> he's expected to announce his decision later this morning. fox5's sherri ly is live at national harbor, which is a proposed site for a sixth casino. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. prince george's county has been looking at a mega casino here at national harbor, overlooking the water front. for weeks there has been no deal on expanding gambling in maryland to do that. with the governor's expected announcement a little bit later this morning, it appears the county and national harbor may soon hit the jackpot. administration sources say the governor will announce at 10:00 this morning he is calling a

special session. it's the first step. lawmakers are expected to vote on a referendum that would expand the number of casinos in the state and create a gambling commission that could compensate current casino owners are tax rates. the county executive backed the deal at national harbor. he and the governor both like the odds. >> broad consensus to be had here that will allow us to resolve this gaming issue in maryland. >> i said to the governor, it's about bringing revenues in to help the state of maryland to help prince george's county. >> reporter: a special session is no guarantee the state will expand gambling. any referendum would still have to go before voters and opponents are concerned that adding another casino to the state will hurt those that already have casinos and take away some of their customers. even if this referendum is

approved, there is no guarantee that a casino would go here at national harbor, even among the supporters there is not a consensus this should be the site of the sixth casino. back to you. >> thank you. in other news this morning, tens of thousands of civilian employees in the defense department could be notified about losing their jobs four days before the november election. some of them are concentrated in the state of virginia. the government is facing $1.2 trillion in automatic reductions in defense and domestic programs. that's part of a new law voted in by both parties last august. if the military cuts aren't averted, the layoffs would kick in january 2nd. d.c. officials are cutting the ribbon on the adams morgan district later today. it's cost about $7 million sprucing up the district. it took 17 months. the project was noisy and

disruptive for businesses there. some of those businesses ended up applying for interest-free loans from the city. take a look now at the other top stories. u.s. park police are searching for the suspect accused of sexually assaulting a woman on the capital crescent trail near the georgetown water front. the victim was jogging along wednesday night when a man attacked her from behind and choked her until she passed out. when she woke up, she started screaming and the attacker ran off. he's described as a muscular build, dreadlocks and light scruffy beard. police hope these pictures will help them found the man wanted in the abduction of cal ripken, jr.'s mother. the 74-year-old was kidnapped from her aberdeen, maryland home tuesday, forced into her car at gun point. she was found safe near her home the next day. police say the motive is

unclear. a $2,000 reward is being offered for tips leading to a conviction. the family members of the 4- year-old boy who accidently shot and killed himself in woodbridge, virginia are speaking out. kyrell mcneill died wednesday after police say he found a loaded gun inside the family's pickup truck outside his home. according to his grandmother, the truck was locked, but he got inside by climbing through a sliding back window. that's when he found the gun. she is mourning the loss of her began son, but -- grandson but is not blaming anyone for his death. but she thinks guns are too available. >> the pain is just, it's too much. i've never experienced -- i've experienced death of parents, but never a child. no. i hate guns. i realize that in certain jobs you have to have them or

they're required of you. but there are too many. >> kyrell lived with his mother, stepfather and five brothers. the family is still trying to figure out the funeral arrangements. his grandmother says they could really use help. if you want to donate, head to myfoxdc.com for the information. the suspect in the colorado movie massacre claims he doesn't remember the shooting rampage. "the new york daily news" is reporting that james holmes keeps asking jail guards, "why am i here." the newspaper says he is complaining about the food at the detention center where he is. the former honor student reportedly picks at his meals, sometimes doesn't eat anything. jail guards think he may be faking the memory loss. the white house is signaling there will be no push for new gun control laws, but says the president will try to find ways to work around the stalemate in congress.

the race for the white house -- >> republican presidential candidate mitt romney continues his overseas tour, but he may have hit a big speed bump along the way. doug luzader has more. >> reporter: mitt romney is going to attend the opening ceremonies for the olympics in london today, hoping for a fresh start. mitt romney was looking for images like these, meetings with world leaders in an almost presidential setting. what he didn't expect was this. >> i hear there's a guy, a guy called mitt romney, who wants to know whether or not we're ready, he wants to know whether we're ready. are we ready? >> reporter: that was the mayor of london, reacting to romney's comments from the day before when he spoke of some of the problems that london's olympics organizers were running into. >> that is not something that which is encouraging. >> reporter: that may not have registered in the u.s. but in

london, it was taken as an affront, touching off a feeding frenzy, romney had to backtrack. >> all the mistakes, and i made a few, all those are overwhelmed by the many things the athletes carry out that capture the spirit of the game. >> reporter: but the plan took away from one of his goals on the trip, eaching out to u.s. allies, that have times felt snubbed by the obama administration. and even a conservative commenter was dumbfounded. >> it's unbelievable, beyond human understanding. i'm out of adjectives. all the man has to do is say nothing. >> reporter: romney tried to get back on track last night. at a fundraiser he told guests he'll return a bust of winston churchill to the oval office, something the president removed soon after he took office. a man claims to be the

unknown victim assaulted by jerry sandusky in a penn state university shower comes forward. details after the break. >> then we are taking you live to redskins park for day two of training camp. rg3hit the field yesterday for practice. so how is he looking? we'll check in with dave ross. ♪ and the u.s. olympics swim team, the latest group to go viral with its own version of "call me maybe." we'll leave you with this and we'll have an update on the preparations for tonight's opening ceremony in london, coming up next after the break. tucker is not enjoying this.

 making headlines, new developments in the penn state scandal. a man who claims to be the unknown victim assaulted by

sandusky in a university shower has now come forward. his lawyers are planning to sue the university and hold it accountable for the horrific abuse he says he endured. so far, no comment from penn state. san dunk e was convicted of abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period last month. he has not yet been sentenced. there will be another news outlet in the big easy. new orleans national public radio station, wwwnofm is expanding with a nonprofit multimedia newsroom. it will be broadcast on the radio, web and mobile devices. it will produce indepth local reporting. tony, i don't know why we're reporting this. i don't know why. in case you travel down to the big easy, you can check out the newly expanded wwno fm. >> we're tight on time this morning, we could cut that story. there you go.

we are also on the web, your telephone and wherever else they are, too. >> we don't need to be reporting on new news outlets. >> beautiful city. >> gorgeous. >> what's going on here? >> temperatures, warm, humid. another hot one today. highs mid-90s. still a little better than what we had yesterday when we hit 100. here's your live shot. got clouds across the area. cloud cover will hold temperatures down. expecting highs only in the mid- 90 later this afternoon. headed in the right direction. currently 79 washington. 80 in annapolis. 72 in frederick. cooler air to the north and west, and honestly not really, 70 in chicago this morning. 66 in boston. we're all warm and humid to start our friday. did i mention it's friday? >> friday.

>> i'm trying to distract you from the forecast. partial sunshine for much of the day. heat advisory goes in effect at noon. cold front off to the north and west, cleveland and buffalo. will continue moving into the area the next couple of days. today and tomorrow will be moving through. should get south of us by sunday, so the forecast will get better here for the end of the weekend. until then, still in the soup here today and tomorrow, with scattered storms and plenty of humidity and temperatures in the low to mid-90s. there's your five-day. sunday and monday much better. highs sunday 90 with lower humidity. could be strong thunderstorms later today, so be ready for it. >> thanks, tucker. >> here's julie wright with the latest on the traffic. >> not much of a rush now. lanes open around the capital beltway. delays more or less because of the sunshine because of the volume. outer loop of the beltway at van dorn headed to telegraph road definitely below speed.

inner loop lanes open, no problems to report leaving the wilson bridge. lanes are open on the beltway between braddock and gallows. outer loop of the beltway, no problems between college park and bethesda. southbound 270 leaving 118, lanes open up to speed all the way into rockville. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. thank you. we are hours away now from the opening ceremonies of the 2012 olympics. bells rang out on big ben earlier this morning as london is preparing for what's called the greatest show on earth. live pictures show the olympic torch making its way down the river thames and a golden royal boat. check it out. and it will be lit at the opening ceremonies later today. the first lady met team u.s.a.

telling them to bring home the gold. she thanked the athletes for their hard work and reminded them they are already winners in her eyes. she will lead the u.s. delegation at the opening ceremonies. queen elizabeth and david beckham will be among those attending. tony? local sports, it's day two of redskins' training camp. it kicks off later this morning. seems like all the focus is on the new franchise quarterback. but there is stiff competition at many positions and that includes tight end. fox5's dave ross is live at redskins park with more. good morning. >> reporter: tony, that was an excellent lead in, because you're right, everybody in the media is talking about rg3, but that tight end is key position. second year guy from nebraska

who played wide receiver last year could have a breakthrough season this year. >> reporter: second year niles paul in tight end. >> that is the big difference this year. how does that sound to you? >> always sounds different, because i still consider myself a wide receiver. now i know i'm playing tight end now. >> reporter: the transition, tell me about it. has it been difficult, easy, easier than you thought? >> very first day when we were in meetings and coach was going over plays and people blocking like spencer and everybody, i was like, they want me to do that? >> reporter: i got to block that guy? >> exactly what was going through my head. cooley and fred pulled me aside, like, you can do this. isn't as hard as it seems. at practice and otas and all that went along, you can see me getting better ask better at it on film. i'm excited, finally feeling comfortable. >> reporter: tell me about

that. you mentioned fred and chris, guys that played the position, seeping up everything, and soaking it all in? >> oh, yeah. i'm watching them, asking questions, why are you doing this, fred, why are you doing this cooley? we were out there doing walk through and logan helped me on stuff, getting out my breaks. i'm soaking up all the information i can from those guys. >> reporter: let me ask you this, because it's a numbers game. you have four capable tight ends. how do you put that away and concentrate on what you have to do at practice? >> we all know it's a business at the end of the day. we're all here for the same purpose and that's to make the team better and put the team in the best situation when the year kicks off. everybody understands that and everybody knows their roles, so i'm excited. >> reporter: speaking of a new season and excited, you have a new quarterback in robert griffin the iii or robert. >> we just call him robert around there. >> reporter: just another guy? >> just another guy. >> reporter: what's he like?

>> very cool, humble. when you think of heisman, first round quarterback, he's a laid back cool, telling jokes. very cool to be around. >> reporter: he is cool to be around. another thing to take notice, we're about the same size, 6'1" and 235. he can run like a deer. they are looking for him to be a break out performer this year. probably only going to keep three tight ends. i think paul is looking pretty good at this point. back to you guys. >> okay. good for him. i like him. i like him. >> reporter: yeah. got a chance to be a real player this year. >> i will not speculate about anyone else. thank you. >> reporter: sure. it's 7:23 and a friday morning. violence breaks out at a local post office and two workers are being credited with saving a customer's life. wait until you hear what started all of this when fox 5 morning news returns. >> then, allison, listen to this, it's convenient and it can be a fashion statement, but did you know that your purse

could be carrying around more bacteria than the average toilet seat? >> hey, the average toilet seat, so i'm okay. >> it's a story -- i don't know what people are doing with these purses -- it's a story every woman needs to hear. we'll have more on that later this hour. stay with us. enjoy your breakfast, folks.   [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go?

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awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. scene at a post office in silver spring, maryland, a customer was stabbed at the facility on new hampshire avenue during business hours. witnesses say a man got angry because he thought someone was cutting in line. a spokesperson for the post office said two workers stepped in to help, setting off pepper spray, or basically spraying pepper spray, and that may have saved the victim's life. the attacker got away, but was arrested a short time later. we're learning new details about the suspect accused of

infecting dozens of patients with hepatitis c. an arizona valley hospital official says the man was fired after someone found him passed out in a men's locker room with a syringe nearby. investigators say he fed a drug habit by injecting himself with medicine before then using the dirty needles on patients. it's unclear if anyone connected to the suspect in arizona has contracted hepatitis c. he also worked at four hospitals in maryland. officials say they are contacting hundreds of patients from those facilities. it is 7:28 now on this friday morning. coming up next on fox 5 -- [ chanting] ] >> tensions rising over chick- fil-a's stance on same-sex marriage. the latest statements from the food chain. and a representative from the human rights campaign will join us in studio to weigh in on this.  

we don't have the health alert now. we'll have it for you later. >> we don't? >> no. >> it can be unhealthy to be outside for long periods of time. >> take it easy later today. >> all right. >> whatever you need, i've got it.

>> thank you very much. >> temperatures later today, mid-90s. yesterday, we hit 100 degrees. sounds familiar, right? >> looks like it wasn't going to do it and then -- >> all of a sudden. >> hot outside. >> got hot all of a sudden. >> just like we knew. >> like we thought would happen. numbers from yesterday, reagan hitting 104. these numbers are amazing. 100degrees for the seventh time this month. >> eighth time this year. >> not your imagination. dulles, 98, to tie the record. 97bwi marshal. little bit cooler today. highs in the mid-90s with more in the way of cloud cover. still possibility of scattered storms in the forecast later today as well. warm and humid start to the day. partial sunshine out there at the moment. 79 now in washington. 80 in quantico.

80 in annapolis. north and west, hagerstown, 75 degrees. satellite radar, we'll do that after i show you the heat advisory. today the advisory is generally 95 corridor and east. parts of virginia, southern maryland, lower eastern shore under that advisory. includes prince george's count, anne arundel county. starts at noon through 7:00 tonight. will feel like 100 to 105 in the district later this afternoon. to the north and west, hot and humid, just not quite as hot, so no advisory. temperatures for you in the low to mid-90s. here's your satellite radar, cold front off to the north and west. cold front will come slowly, ever so slowly, ever so slowly moving through over the course of the next couple of days and give us a chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon, as we move back into the warm and humid air mass. eventually we'll get the front south of us. will take it to late saturday,

early sunday before that happens. we'll be unfortunately looking at the possibility of scattered storms the next couple of days. 96 today. partly sunny skies. scattered afternoon storms back in the forecast. some could be on the strong side, just like yesterday. few early storms tonight. overnight low of 75. we'll do it all over again one more time tomorrow, with highs in the low to mid-90s. 93 tomorrow. sunday, monday look much better. they look fantastic. bright sunshine. lower humidity, highs in the upper 80s to about 90. pick of the weekend i think will be sunday. weather should be close to perfect. that's a look at weather. let's do traffic and speaking of perfect, julie wright. >> wow, the pressure, it's on. eastbound 66, checking for accident activity. we'll keep you posted. overall, slowdown to about 38 miles per hour out of manassas, continuing to centreville, 37.

no big change there. tapping the brakes headed inbound fair oaks to the capital beltway. other side of town, lanes open, but pace is slow moving, leaving van dorn street to telegraph road. two cars collided with one pole. lanes open out of germantown. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. thank you. more backlash against chick-fil- a. the company's president says it supports biblical principles and the biblical definition of marriage. [ chanting] ] >> yesterday protestors marched to the chick-fil-a truck in downtown d.c., they just

unveiled the trucks. gay rights groups have called for a boycott, and politicians in boston and chicago told the chain they are not welcome there, and aren't welcome to expand there. in the meantime, supporters are throwing their support, promising to buy sandwiches and fries next week on chick-fil-a appreciation day. paul, good morning to you. >> good morning. how are you? >> at first glance, you'll say, what is going on here? this is like, i mean, it's good food, but it's fast food. this is a fast food chain, throwing itself in this whole political arena. what do you make of it? >> they didn't have to do it. they decided to make statements that are anti-gay and we're going to expose them for it. >> so it's 2012. do you think the company felt -- didn't maybe understand the country now is in a whole, going in a different direction as far as human rights and, you know, i know people stand on

both sides of this, but it seems like an antiquated view. >> times are changing and we're seeing the lead in corporate america. most companies have come out in support on quality in marriage and other issues. they really stick out as one of the few anti-gay companies. >> i wanted to read a statement here that the ceo put out. a part of his statement was, the company has always applied bibbcally based principles -- >> does this fall in line with what's going on now, in your opinion? >> that sounds to me like they're willing to take our

money and still discriminate. >> okay, okay. let's talk about what's happening to them now. financially. if it comes down to money, boston's mayor has said, no thank you to the chain. chicago's mayor has said no thank you to expanding there. and groups like your own are out there in front bringing this problem to the forefront. what do you want to happen, i guess, from this? >> first of all, we are not calling for a boycott. that's not something we do. we're raising awareness of what chick-fil-a is about and what they've been doing. they have the rights to their own opinions. so do the mayor of chicago and the mayor of boston. they've made their choice and they're speaking up after listening to chick-fil-a speak up in their anti-lgbt ways. >> can a chain -- can it go forward and exist? i guess in the larger cities where you have a more diverse population, is this possibly a death nail for this company?

>> that's tough to say. they may be okay going forward financially. i don't know. again, we're not calling for a boycott. it seems out of step with america, where the people are and where the rest of corporate america is. >> as far as human rights campaign goes, what do you do moving forward now to keep this in the forefront? >> we're going to keep an eye on them, and it's not just about their president speaking against marriage equality. they're giving money to groups, some which have been designated as hate groups. when they sit there and say we will no longer speak on this issue, if they continue to give money to these hate groups, they are in fact speaking up on this issue and we'll be keeping an eye on them and we'll be calling them out whenever we need to. >> thanks for coming in, talking about this today. >> my pleasure. >> you never know when a political fire storm will pop up. this is paul, the deputy press

secretary with the human rights campaign. tony, over to you now. thank you very much. it's 7:39. metro riders can expect to spend extra time on the rails this weekend. we have what you need to know coming up. >> and the news about actress kristin stewart's romantic indiscretion continues to top entertainment headlines and the wife of the man she had an affair with is speaking out. they're all talking about it. we'll head to the buzz bin when fox 5 morning news continues. ♪

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apparently katherine jackson might not be that torn up about her on going family drama involving her grandchildren. her jackson said the two met yesterday and she is doing fine. this comes days after a judge decided to temporarily suspend her as guardian. the lawyer also says she was laughing about a report claiming she had a stroke. that's one person's opinion. put it out there. she's a strong woman. been through a lot. who are we to say?

looks like life won't imitate art for the stars of "twilight." robert pattinson and kristin stewart are on the fritz. according to people magazine, pattinson has moved out of the couple's home. this comes a day after stewart issued a public apology about an affair she had with married director rupert sanders, who i never heard of until all of this. the scandal comes to light weeks after sanders's wife revealed the couple was having marital problems. she told you magazine they were going through hard times, but was convinced the main difficulties had passed. we know way too much about all this. ross quit her modeling career to move to l.a. with sanders. the couple have two children. this should be a private matter, shouldn't it? it's all being played out -- talking in magazines and

tweeting. >> i find it ridiculous. >> yesterday online i saw, i guess a teenage girl, who was a fan of kristin stewart's, completely broken up about this, crying. recorded herself on her web cam, how could you do this? and she's crying. first of all, she's all upset, and that's weird. >> right. >> what's that? >> how did you find it? >> i wasn't looking for it. i went to aol.com. it's ridiculous. >> i don't know if i can go to the last "twilight" movie. won't be the same for me. >> you're the only one that's seen it. >> are they done? >> i don't know. >> they might be done now. >> is there another one coming out? there's another one. >> i thought so. >> it won't be the same. >> i am saddened that i know about any of this. >> me, too. >> really? >> yeah. >> it's what we do.

>> not in this country. tabloid news, but not us. >> not me, i'm supposed to be doing the weather. >> they're kids, they're 22. except for the director, they'll make their mistakes. let's move on. >> are we done? >> yes. >> warm and humid. 79 now in washington. 75 at ocean city. 73 this morning in winchester. let's go to the radar. couple of showers north and west of the city. up to hagerstown, western maryland for left oversprinkle. these are left over from last night. some of the cloud cover is still with us. partly sunny start to the day. i think it will be a partly sunny afternoon. possibility of additional thunderstorms developing. the actual cold front, which is causing the issues here is to the north and west and will fade into the area later today. could kick off a round of thunderstorms late this afternoon in our warm and humid atmosphere with temperatures

today only in the mid-90. 96 daytime high. little cooler than yesterday's 100. more of the same tomorrow. temperatures take another step down. sunday and monday look great. sunshine, low humidity. highs in the upper 80s to about 90. sunday the pick of the weekend. tomorrow not a terrible day. >> thanks, tucker. >> let's go to julie wright. >> on the roads now, no big changes for those traveling in on 66. heavy volume out of manassas, delays to centreville at 31 miles per hour. outer loop slow leaving van dorn street headed for the wilson bridge. inbound on route 50 for the bw parkway, traffic. southbound 270 no problems to report out of germantown. accident reported here, watch out for units responded. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. we have an alert -- hello,

can you hear me? alert for metro users this weekend. plan for a longer ride. track work on all lines except yellow line. red line, buses will replace trains between grosvenor and friendship heights. for a complete list, because that wasn't all of it, myfoxdc.com. 7:48 on this friday morning. >> we know the keyboards can be nasty, toilet seats, gross, but what about one of your favorite accessories, ladies? sarah has more. >> talking about our purses, allison. you know how much we love our bags. they can be one of the fast east things you own -- nastiest things you own, apparently. we'll tell you how nasty they can be and how to clean them

up. back to you. thank you. look forward to that. meantime, time for our facebook fan of the day. we say hello to cherri. she says she watches ever day for julie's traffic updates to make sure she gets to work on time. for your chance to be monday's fan of the day, go to our facebook page and leave a comment under cherri's picture. ♪

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we are back now with a health alert. mit researchers say airports are loaded with germs that help spread diseases. they rank the 40 largest u.s. airports to predict which would spread disease the fastest in the event of an outbreak. jfk and lax were third and

second. third, honolulu international because of connections to large distant hubs. dulles ranks seventh on the list. many women won't leave home without their purse. do you know exactly what you're carrying around with you all day? >> talking a lot about germs this morning. sarah simmons is learning about land bags -- handbags and hygiene. >> we are germ central it morning. we all have our purses we carry around. guess what, there's information for men, too. you are not off the hook. with us to talk more about this is dr. jay graham with the george washington school of public health. thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> not the most happy subject to be talking about, but we have to spread the word about the germs that get spread around. how dirty are our bags, would you say? >> there have been a couple of studies and find about one in

four bags to be contaminated with germs, specifically e. coli is a common one people generally know. actually they also found men's wallets, so men are not off the hook here, are about four times germier than purses. we find germs on door knobs and our desks, for example, and the keyboards and the mice we use at our computers. germs are present on a lot of inanimate objects. they can survive from hours to months. you can clean those objects and you can remove those germs. the number one thing we can do is wash our hands with soap and water. >> right. give us an idea, i mean, there are a lot of different places, you mentioned earlier you have your own bag, you're quite sure it's germy as well. where we sit down, if you're on metro, or if you set your bag down on the bathroom floor, are

these the biggest culprits, where are we picking up most of the germs? >> right. i think people need to be smart thinking about where they're going to put their bags down. bathrooms as you mentioned. hospital floors probably not a good place to sit your bag down. and also on the metro as you mentioned. places where there's lots of traffic, potential for fecal contamination. so thinking about those places. reusable bags -- >> everybody is using these now. go to the grocery store, and you take your reusable bag. >> we're putting meat and poultry that are often found to carry drug resistant bacteria into these bags. just washing these bags can remove about 99.9% of the germs. >> you can wash those. for the handbags, good to keep wipes around, wipe these down as well? >> yeah. surfaces for example on this

bag, the surface will be easy to keep clean with alcohol sanitizer or just soap and water and a clean dish towel. this might be a little more difficult, but there are things you can do, wipes. >> we appreciate you coming in and talk about this. something to think about, when you have your purse out there, be careful where are put it. always have it in the back of your mind. men, too, tony and allison. men's wallets, worse than the purses. >> i'm sure. >> how does it get four times dirtier, it's in my pocket? >> do you want to go into that? we talked about it earlier. it's kind of gross. >> no, no, no. >> you asked. >> we'll talk about it privately. thank you. >> thanks, sarah. vdot is rolling out an e-

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straight ahead, let the games begin. we are hours away from olympics opening ceremonies in london. we'll have a sneak peek at what to expect in a live report. >> plus training camp day two. dave ross is live as the redskins get ready to take the field. >> later, tens of thousands of people left picking up the pieces. some without power after dozens of strong storms sweep across the country. we'll look at the damage left behind. good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm alison seymour. really rough weather in other places. >> the northeast. >> as you were saying, they took the brunt of it this time. but we have a good wakeup, when i was trying to go to sleep last night -- >> high temperature yesterday was 100 degrees. yeah.

>> got to go somewhere, right, all that heat? >> exactly. today more of the same. temperatures little cooler, more cloud cover. heat advisory still. let's get right to the numbers. reagan 79 degrees. heat and humidity to start your morning. there you go, 79 in washington. humidity 77%. wind light out of the north at 0 miles per hour. that's real light. heat advisory first here, and it's not all the counties in the area today. today is generally 95 and east. southern maryland, lower eastern shore, parts of south central virginia under that heat advisory. actual air temperatures today in the mid-90s. still a lot of humidity around. will feel like 100 to 105 later this afternoon. lots of water. get in the shade if you can later today. the least will be on the dangerous side for a time later. to the west hot, too, just more in the way of cloud cover to start your day, holding temperatures back a bit. one or two showers north and

west to hagerstown, pushing into pennsylvania. morning hours should be dry. possibility of additional storms developing later this afternoon. i'm not going to hold back. there's your five-day forecast, 96 today. weekend looks better. >> do you ever hold back? >> sometimes i like to tease on fridays. >> i got you. i like it. >> here is julie with a look at the roads. hey, julie. >> no holding back here. here's the latest crash, eastbound on 66, 28 and centreville, behind the overhead sign. that's where the activity is tying up the right side of the road. traffic able to get by using the two left lanes only as you work eastbound leaving manassas and centreville. other side of town, not as bad. top stretch of the beltway leaving university boulevard, all of the lanes here are open. southbound 270 good to go, germantown headed to the split.

that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. we're following breaking news out of prince george's county, where police are on the scene of a barricade situation. this is happening on orchard run drive in bowie. we have a crew on the way and will bring you an update as soon as it comes into the newsroom. our big story this hour, the future of gambling. today maryland's governor will join state lawmakers in annapolis to announce a decision about a special session, which would focus on whether to add another casino in prince george's county and whether to allow table games at the ones already open. if the governor convenes a special session, which he will likely do, lawmakers would have until august 20th to agree on a measure. voters would then have the nine say on the november ballot. big story this morning, the

countdown to the opening ceremonies. >> big ben signaled the beginning of the showdown. final preps still underway for the official kickoff which begins later tonight. wisdom is back with a sneak peek. >> queen elizabeth will signal the initially start of the summer games tonight with the sound of a 27-ton bell at the 442-year-old white chapel bell foundry. >> reporter: thousands have taken part in dress rehearsals for the opening ceremonies. the grand event is expected to span three hours. also joining in on the festivities is britain's iconic clock tower. big ben will chime for three minutes. the brain child behind bell ringing symphony is artist martin creed. >> i thought maybe i could do in public using bells, make a public piece of music that could be heard everywhere, across the whole city and

across the whole country. >> reporter: all the fan fare would be in vein if it wasn't for the athletes, including the fastest sprinter in the world. [inaudible]. >> reporter: this is u.s. swimmer michael phelps' final games. he says the experience has left him a bit emotional. >> i have had a lot of moments where i don't know if i'll say get choked up, but be more emotional, because these are the last competitive moments that i will have in my career. so it is big. >> hours before american athletes march into the stadium, they got a special visit from first lady michelle obama. she landed in london this morning to lead the u.s. delegation. in her remarks she thanked the team for their hard work and told them to go for the gold. a lot of them will be doing that, going for the gold. back to you. thanks. mitt romney is taking heat

after a gaffe in london yesterday. the republican presidential candidate, the presumetive candidate is on the first leg of his overseas tour, but backtracking comments he made. he said preparations for the game were disconcerts. however, he said he expects the london olympics to be highly successful, too. last night in london the mayor called him out. >> i heard there's a guy called mitt romney who wants to know whether we're ready. he wants to know whether we're ready. are we ready? >> meanwhile, president obama is reaffirming u.s. ties with israel, a day before romney visits jerusalem. the president is signing a law today that expands military cooperation with the nation. it is one week since the shootings in colorado and two more funerals today for the victims. we're learning a judge has

barred the university of colorado from releasing any records for shooting suspect james holmes. he spent a year studying neuroscience there. a judge says releasing the records would impede the investigation. lawmakers are honoring the victims. congress adopted a resolution yesterday that recognizing the people who tried to help and protect the victims, including first spenders. d.c. police investigating a deadly shooting from overnight. it happened around 1:00 this morning along the 2300 block of park place southeast. still no word on a suspect or a motive. day two of redskins training camp kicks off today in ashburn. >> the second day in a row the talk of the town will be the man known as rg3. our dave ross is live on the sidelines with a look at what

to expect today. how was that first day? >> reporter: tony and allison, it was a great first day, because nobody got hurt yesterday. but we did learn one bit of injury news, brown, the right tackle has been placed on the physically unable to perform list. bad news, there is no timetable for his return. day one, besides jamal, went off without a hitch. we've been told all the morning practices will be in the bubble. i guess nice and cool for them. in the afternoon, which is open to the public, 3:00 it will not be cool. big ovation from the crowd yesterday in his first day. if you can believe this, it's already shanahan's third year. last year 5-11. got to improve on that. they're hoping rg3 is the guy that can do it. his teammates say he's earning his stripes. >> he has a natural leadership,

which i've been impressed with. he has the ability to command an offense, command a meeting room. it's contagious. his attitude, and i think he's a terrific addition for us. >> his personality is one of great leadership. just some of the things he does that rookies don't generally do. getting the guys together in waco. that's big time. >> he's a competitor, like most of us are. it's not good enough for him. when he steps on that practice field, he's a player. he's the leader of our team. that's what we need him to be and what he expects himself to be. >> reporter: the amazing thing is, we say it's day two of training camp. we have plenty of time. not really. the first preseason game is less than two weeks away, august 9th, where robert griffin iii is expected to get

his first start. let's keep them healthy so we can keep rg3 upright. back to the station for now. >> that is the key. thanks, dave. >> thanks, dave. how you pay tolls on parts of the beltway is about to change. still ahead, a closer look at the new e-zpass flex plan and where and when you will need it. we'll have all the answers. >> plus, making shopping more manly. we'll show you one way that some stores are trying to attract more male customers. >> first, search for a young boy missing on the streets of d.c. we'll tell you about that in a couple of moments. ten minutes after 8:00. we'll be right back.   

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the search for a missing 12- year-old, d.c. police say this boy, martinez raynor, was last seen around 8:30 last night along the 500 block of rock creek church road in northwest. if you have information, please call d.c. police. also today, d.c. mayor gray will cut the ribbon marking the

end of the 17 month, $6 million adams morgan street scape project. >> and cleanup this morning. severe storms knocked out power to over 100,000 people. >> i saw some video last night of the clouds as they approached new york city. they looked really scary. >> really? >> really, really scary. >> such an interesting weather pattern we are in right now. >> yep. >> tucker barnes is joining us with what's going on. first and foremost, let's take in some cuteness before anything else. >> yes. >> let's do it, my first 5 photo of the day. hey now! all right. today we present mr. prince shaun michael lewis. >> good morning.

>> they call him a prince, huh? >> yes. this is from a trip he recently took to miami for his fourth birthday. >> wow. >> traveling man. >> yeah. >> love the sunglasses. >> too cute. looks like he's right there. >> they add he's never camera shy. >> really? >> this is, you know, routine for him. >> that's really cute. >> four years old? >> yeah. >> hope he enjoyed miami. >> to send your child's picture, go to myfoxdc.com, click on mornings. need the sunglasses today. temperatures expecting to be in the mid-90s. currently 81 at reagan national. 80 at dulles. 79 in ocean city. 75 in hagerstown. partial sunshine to start the day, and i think we'll see more cloudiness than yesterday, although much of the day should be dry here.

as we get into the afternoon hours, can't really see it, but there's a cold front in northwest pennsylvania that will continue to move into our area. of course, warm and humid air here and likely to see scattered showers and thunderstorms bubble up in that heat. so be ready for that potential. a few could be on the strong side. eventually the front will get south of us, but will take a couple of days. today and tomorrow hot and steamy. sunday, upper 80s to about 90 with lower humidity. 96 today. little better than yesterday. 93 tomorrow and much better by sunday, monday and tuesday. all right, that is a look at the weather forecast. let's do traffic with the very one and only, julie wright. hope you have a fabulous weekend. >> i do, too. i'm looking forward to it. i'm still waiting for tony to do the canon ball off the high dive. >> not in your pool. >> then he shouldn't have a

problem with it. here we are, eastbound 66 working past 28 in centreville. accident activity tying up the right side of the roadway there. can see the cones blocking that far right lane. heavy volume inbound this morning past the exit from manassas headed to centreville. outer loop, not too busy past university boulevard. all lanes are open. busy traveling inbound on route 50. accident activity reported at the bw parkway. some traffic getting by under police direction. but gridlocked from the beltway. northbound on the george washington parkway. pace slowing down to 3 miles per hour headed north. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. on fox news sunday, the exclusive guest is supreme court justice scela. chris joins us with a preview

of the program. good morning. >> good morning. very excited about this, supreme court justices don't come on television to talk. we're going to speak to leader of the conservative wing, and if you've ever heard him, a tart tongued, tough italian kid from new york city. this is going to be fascinating. as you say, it's been a consequential term on the court. the health care ruling and questions as to whether or not john roberts flipped in his decision. obviously the arizona immigration law. so it will be a fascinating time, exclusively only on fox news sunday. >> can you give us a look into why perhaps he found it necessary to talk now? as you said, this is a mysterious and often cloistered group of decision makers and to see him come out is quite

unique. >> yes. i wish -- you know, i could say it's his respect for my mind. but he has a book to sell. it's more for lawyers. it's an interesting book, because it explains his judicial philosophy and basically what he says is, look, stop applying the living or the spirit or whatever the constitution, apply the text. when it says the right to bear arms, that's what it means, the right to bear arms. some say, you know, if you start reading, you know, the 18th century constitution, you're going to start judging as an 18th century judge would, and there's been a lot of changes in the word. but he very much defends and es spouses this idea of textualism. we'll get into roe vs. wade, the heller case.

the heller case, he wrote the decision. that was the one that struck down the ban on handguns here in d.c. and with what happened in colorado, one of the questions is what about assault weapons? what about magazines that can carry 100 rounds? that certainly was not something that was anticipated by the founders when they drafted the constitution. >> he has warned this is not a goodbye to the bench. he is planning to stick around, i did read that. we'll learn all of that and more on your exclusive interview sunday. chris, thank you. >> allison, maybe he is impressed by my great legal mind. may be i'm selling myself short. >> i always believe that. i certainly trust in your legal mind. thank you, chris. you can catch fox news sunday here on fox 5 at 9:00 a.m. sunday morning. coming up, "twilight" torn asunder. why it could be the end of the road for robert pattinson and kristen stewart -- >> oh, no!

>> -- a day after she admitted cheating. >> and a new study linking shift work and strokes. it's 8:20. stay with us. we'll be right back.

♪ health alert for us working the night shift. >> you could be at risk for heart attack and stroke. researchers found working overnight hours increased the risk of heart attack by 23%. increased the risk of coronary event overall by 24%. and stroke by 5%. it can also disturb appetite and digeston and caution social and domestic problems at home. at the international aids conference in washington, d.c., scientists are presenting a new set of concerns for those infected. they are now worried patients may be prematurely aging. scientists are examining how health problems typically seen in the senior years are hitting many people with hiv when they

are only in their 50s. a new york city grocery store chain wants to help men who don't like shopping. the west side market has created the man aisle. [ applause ] >> there you go, tucker. it includes many male favorites in one place, things like chips, shaving cream, razors, bottled water, deodorant, beer and beef jerky. the idea is chaptered to expand to other stores in new york and new jersey. what do you think? >> i never like it when things are catered. it's almost like they're condescending in a way. >> i understand what you're saying. the things that men forget, if you're a single man, great, if you're married with a family, the men things tend to forget are the things the wife told you. that needs to be there, oh,

eggs. still ahead in our next half hour, why the way you pay for tolls on parts of the beltway is about and what you can do to keep up-to- date. we're going to talk live with vdot communications director about the new e-zpass plan. >> new information on the jerry sandusky case, and a victim comes forward. you're watching fox 5 morning news. we'll be right back. if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own.

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baltimore county police hope these pictures will help them find the man wanted in the abduction of cal ripken, jr.'s mother. the 74-year-old was kidnapped from her home tuesday. found safe near her home the next day. a $2,000 reward is being offered for tips leading to a conviction.

attorneys for an alleged victim in the jerry sandusky scandal released voice mails they say are between sandusky and so-called victim number two. sandusky was convicted on 45 counts of child sex abuse. in syria, the united states is warning of a possible massacre. the warning from the obama administration says syrian tasks are surrounding the city. the state department says the u.s. has grave concerns about the tanks and fighter jets being used in the densely populated city. another hot one yet. it will be another hot one today. tucker barnes is here with details. >> yeah. yesterday 100 degrees for the

seventh time this month. eighth time this summer. >> little crazy. >> getting tiring, isn't it? today hot and humid, but not as hot as yesterday. few scattered storms developing later today. mid-90s. it's friday. >> it's friday. >> and sunday will be nice. >> will be gorgeous. let's take a look. yep, another hot, humid day. starting off warm and humid, with temperatures at this hour, upper 70s and low 80s. hot and humid day. what else is new? it is july in washington. could be afternoon storms. developing to our north and west moving in later today. tomorrow more of the same, unfortunately, with looks like hot and humid conditions for much of the saturday and a few afternoon scattered storms tomorrow. tony mentioned sunday, less humidity, highs about 90. sunday certainly the pick of the weekend here, as we get into a couple of days off. temperatures right now at reagan national, 81 degrees. nice warm start.

humid as well. 75 in manassas. 80 at dulles. 81 leonardtown. points south and east, a heat advisory from noon to 7:00 tonight. will feel like 105 later today for parts of the area. clouds, sunshine to start the day. partly sunny day today. and the fact we have a few more clouds around today will hold the temperatures down a little bit. cold front off to the north and west, will be very slow mover the next couple of days. both friday afternoon and saturday afternoon it could fire up a few thunderstorms around here. just like last night, a few could be strong. got a lot of juice in the atmosphere. we got to look out for the potential for scattered showers and thunderstorms, both later this afternoon and again tomorrow. saturday not a washout. at least the possibility of a few showers and storms saturday afternoon. by sunday, that front will be south of us. and we'll be looking at improvement in conditions around here by sunday. sunday looks fantastic.

five-day forecast, 96 later this afternoon. scattered storms redeveloping. then as we get into saturday, we've got scattered storms back in the forecast, with temperatures in the 90s. sunday and monday look fabulous with high temperatures in the upper 80s to about 90, less humidity. allison, over to you. tucker, thank you very much. we want to update you now on breaking news out of prince george's county. police are now wrapping up the scene of an earlier barricade situation. police describe it as a domestic dispute. a man and two children were barricaded inside a home, this was along orchard run drive in bowie. officers say a swat team rescued the children from the home without the suspect being aware. then the man surrendered to police. no reports the man was armed. we'll bring you more information as we get it into the newsroom. that barricade situation now has come to an ending with the

children that were inside safe. tony? thank you very much. when the new 495 express lanes open later this year, there will be a new way to pay to ride on them. vdot announced its rolling out the e-zpass flex plan, allowing drivers to switch between toll- free and toll travel lanes with a flip of a switch. joining us now live to explain, is vdot communications director. tamara, are you there? >> i am, and good morning to you. >> good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm going to jump right in, because i have a lot of questions. first of all, what exactly is the e-zpass flex system and this new transponder, the thing we put on our cars? >> it's very similar in looks to the existing standard transponder you may have, except for the flex transponder has a switch, in which you can switch from the nonhov mode to the hov mode and you will be able to use this on the 495 express lanes, which are

scheduled to open by the end of this year, and the really neat thing about it is if you carpool, you'll need three people in the car, yourself, two or more people. you'll be able to ride those lanes for free. what is really exciting, for the first time, hov lanes on the capital beltway. we're looking forward to that. >> does it essentially, when you flip the switch, does it turn the transponder off so that the system isn't reading it or what's it doing? >> it doesn't turn it off, but it turns it to the hov mode. and the equipment that will be on the express lanes will be able to read which mode you're in, whether you are in the nonhov mode, if you're driving alone, it will be able to pick that up. or if you're in the hov mode. through the technology it can pick that up and charge accordingly. if you're carpooling, you can ride those lanes for free. if you're driving alone or one or two people in the car, you would pay a toll to ride in

those lanes. >> if i already have an e-zpass transponder, do i need to buy the new flex one? >> you can still use your standard transponder, but if you want to carpool, you will need to get a flex. we are encouraging carpooling, because that's the way to move more people with fewer cars. it's a way to reduce congestion, and finally we'll now have these great hov lanes that will open that will provide transportation choices that were never available before. >> in i don't get the flex, i have the old transponder and driving in the old hov lanes, am i needlessly paying a toll? >> yes. you'll want to get a flex new plan to carpool. you can switch it from single drive to carpool mode. >> how does the flex know i've got three or more people in the car? >> well, if you have three or more people -- well, you would have to have two or more people in the car. it would be yourself and two or

more people. you would flip it. a major part of this project, it will be heavily enforced to make sure there won't be violators. >> i see. police enforcement. >> yes. >> not the transponder itself, the police -- >> exactly. >> okay. how much does the new transponder cost? >> the new transponder, if you use it in the carpool mode, exclusively in the 495 express lanes, there will be no monthly fee. however, if you use it in standard mode or use it on other facilities, there will be a dollar fee that will kick in the first of the year. that would be the monthly fee for the flex transponder. if you use the flex in the nonhov mode, you would pay a variable toll when on the express lanes. >> okay. i think i'm confused by that. if i have an old transponder, if i buy the new one, can i turn in the old one and get credit or anything? >> you can exchange your trance

uponner for the other one, but if you're getting the flex transponder, there will be a monthly fee associated with that. it's important to realize that that fee will be waived when using it in the hov mode on the express lanes. >> okay. all right. we will talk to you more about this before the system kicks into gear. we thank you for joining us this morning to talk about it right now. >> thanks for having me. >> tamara rollison, vdot communications director. thank you. an update on the "twilight" romance torn apart by accusations of cheating. >> later, a special performance by one of the top urban dance companies. ♪ those ads taking my words about smalall business out of context-

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imitate art. >> robert pattinson and kristen stewart are on the fritz. according to people magazine, pattinson has moved out of the couple's home. he is reportedly heart broken and not talking to stewart at the moment. man, we know a lot of details about this. it comes a day after the actress issued a public apology about an affair she had with rupert sanders, the director of "snow white." pattinson and stewart had been a couple four years. turns out katherine jackson is putting up a good front, let's say. we don't really know what's going on. her lawyer has passed along she is in good spirits, saying she might not be that torn up about the on going family drama. though i find that hard to believe. the lawyer says the two met yesterday. she was doing fine, despite the fact that a judge decided to temporarily suspend her as guardian of michael's kids, prince, paris and blanket. her lawyer also says at times she even laughed about some of

the stories that are coming out. basically she's probably calling them ridiculous. one of them was that she suffered a stroke and she laughed that off. next, a live performance by the encore dance company on the eve of a special performance they're going to tell us about right here in our region. ♪ >> all right. what's going on, sarah? >> reporter: we are roasting away in the summer sun, but looking forward to fall, and specifically talking about the trends in handbags. coming up, what's the big thing that's hot this fall you'll want to get your lands on, that's next when fox 5 morning news continues. over the next four months, you have a choice to make.

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and happy 30th birthday to a lady i met yesterday, talking about accessories, which leads us into what sarah is talking about. >> what is new in fashion? >> we're getting a preview of what to expect when it comes to purses and handbags. sarah, i'm jealous. >> reporter: i knew you would be, allison. nice to look ahead to think ahead to fall and the cool things that will be hitting the markets. with us to talk about that today are two personal stylists with nordstrom's. nichole and jessica, who will help us model as well. thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> reporter: these are some of the bags you'll find at nordstrom and the other major department stores this fall. what's really hot this fall?

>> metallics have been a big thing and they're back again this season. this is our shine trend. we love metallics, because it's a great neutral that can dress up any look. we'll start here. this one is is a great hobo bag. hobos are comfortable. fits nicely. this is part of our anniversary sale. right now we have this big sale going on, and it ends sunday, august 5th. we bring in our fall merchandise at a discounted price, and after august 5th we go back to the normal price. >> reporter: this is something that is versatile, too, you would say? >> absolutely. it's versatile, comfortable. now it's $164.90 and after the sale back to $248. good time to check this out. >> reporter: next to the metallics are hot prints you have going on, too. >> pattern mixing with a big

trend. you'll see it in apparel and shoes. i love this trend for handbags, because we all like the way pattern mixing looks, but sometimes it's tricky. with the handbags, the work is done for you. this is a beautiful stella mccartney python. >> reporter: beautiful. >> has a mixture of the chain pattern and the python. what is great about stella mccartney is she doesn't use animal products in her line. this is a good material she's used for the python. the colors are muted, so it will go with a lot of the different looks here. >> reporter: we have more neutrals over here, which every woman likes to have a neutral bag that can go with different things. >> here we have great structured handbags, which is a big trend. i'm going to show you one of my favorite bags we brought today. this is from valentino. part of the rock stud collection.

the structured handbag will always give you that feminine silhouette. but with the studs, it adds the rocker edge. >> reporter: really quick, because we're running out of time. we have white handbags. you can wear these any time of year, ladies. >> very true. absolutely. after labor day is fine. this is from michael kors. it's part of our anniversary sale. now $598 and after the sale, $890. >> reporter: thank you so much for talking with us this morning. from nordstrom, again, allison, these are bags you can find there. also, little bit on sale right now, just for a short period of time. there you go. head out while you can. back to you. >> thank you so much, sarah. members of the enkore dance company blend jazz, hip-hop, ballet and modern and they're on their way to being one of the top urban dance companies in our area. they'll have a showcase tomorrow, but today they're

instudio with a preview. good morning to the troupe. is this the whole troupe or? >> small sample. >> i figured that. you are advisor to enkore dance company. this is dimarco price and he is the director. tell us about the troupe. >> enkore dance company is an urban dance company whose goal is to train young dancers for professional entertainment. they'll be returning august 8th, radio stations shows, golden globe awards, you name it, they've done it. >> what are their ages, is everybody from, you know, just this area? >> made up of d.c., maryland and virginia, and as young as 8 and 9 and old as 22. >> fantastic. let me ask you about this event.

tell me about the showcase tomorrow. >> we're having the annual showcase tomorrow. awesome event. at laurel high school at 7:00 p.m. fund raise for the company, we're a nonprofit and we use the proceeds to fund our trips. we'll be in atlanta, and back at bet on the 8th and this is an awesome opportunity to come out and see our talent and see how great our young people are. we have two awesome guests, shawn and kiki, lead choreographers and they'll be there also. we ask everyone to come out and join us. >> fantastic. last question, if somebody is watching interested in coming out, maybe seeing to audition or see how they can get in the troupe, what's the e-mail? >> absolutely. www.enkoredance.com. they can get tickets and pick

them up at will call. will be a great show. you can see all of everything at the show. will be an amazing showcase. >> now we're going to see a little bit of the performance, right? >> absolutely. >> this is the enkore dance company. we're going to get out of the way, unless you feel like dancing. we're going to go over here. ♪ hello, can we get the party started ♪ ♪



good friday morning. i'm alison seymour. >> i'm tony perkins. we have a lot ahead in this 9:00 hour, including the search for a missing 12-year-old boy. >> plus, what governor o'malley said about a special session. >> a lot of recent graduates are looking for jobs. major companies are looking for them. i'm sitting down with the author of a new book who wants to help both sides meet. >> later, as electric cars become more popular, the demand for charging stations increases. so is it okay to unplug someone else's car to charge your own? it's an ask allison question. we're tackling it today. it's only in these years, will we talk about, i'm unplugging your car. >> i have an answer now. we'll wait and see. >> i think i have the same answer.