good morning there is a live lookout side. going to be a warm one. tucker has the forecast in just a little bit. this is thursday august 2nd, 2012 good morning i am tony perkins. >> am allison seymour. we say good morning to tucker barnes is it going to be back in the frying pan for us today? >> allly close. temperatures -- allison -- awfully close to that allison, temperatures will be in th 90s. 60s on parts of the area, ocean city, 64 degrees, 64 north and west frederick, 64 winchester this morning. much of the area enjoying temperatures overnight falling back into the comfortable range. looking at our satellite radar that is what you call a quiet weather pattern nothing happening high pressure from the west today i don't think we will see more than just a few clouds chances for showers and thunderstorms close to zero should be a nice dry afternoon

for you if you have outdoor work outdoor plans but it will be hot temperatures once again surging into the mid-90s. 94 your daytime high washington 95 fredericksburg. gaithersburg, 92 degrees. heat here to stay for the end of the week. we will look at the weekend in just a minute. let's do traffic and get the latest from julie wright. all right on the roads right now it is kind of busy we have accident activity travelling eastbound, along 66th approaching business 234. state highway on the crash. our lanes are open travelling inbound expect heavy volume as you work your way from manassas. and again at the belt way speaking of the belt way outer loop where we had a change of our construction pattern now accident activity tieing up the left lane and left shoulder outer loop to have belt way university boulevard. delays stacking up i-95, inner loop rubber necking past the

scene from colesville past green belt. all right julie thank you. in this mornings startling big story a disaster was narrowly diverted in the skies over regan national. three commuter jets with almost 300 people onboard came seconds within colliding in mid- air earlier this week. sherry lee has the story at the airport. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. at the time of this close call there was confusion about which way the planes were landing here at regan national airport. the direction can change from north to south depending on which way the wind is coming in and had a plane not turned at the very last second there could have been a mid-air collision here, the incident involved three u.s. airways commuter jets and it was reported by the washington post. there were 192 passengers and crew aboard the three planes, on tuesday around 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon they came

within seconds of colliding, the faa is now investigating, one of the planes was landing, two others were taking off and based on the speeds came within 12 seconds of colliding. the airtran control center in warrenton has switched the landing pattern but the information did not reach everyone in the control tower and a plane was cleared to land from the wrong direction, putting it in the path of two out bound flights. the air traffic controller ordered the incoming train to turn breaking off the approach avoiding disaster, joining us by town is jerome greer chandler an aviation journalist and expert on aviation safety. first of all jerome, a federal official told the post this was a pretty big screw up, would you concur? >> it seems to have boiled down to communication. dc air space is both complex, and very constrained, because

of that, pilots are on their a game when they fly into washington regan national they pay rapt attention flying into dca. here is what apparently went on according to the post. weather is always a wild card in the equation it can change traffic flow and in complex, constrained, swath of air space that can lead to miscommunication. thank goodness we have something called p cast a traffic collision avoidance system which is in the aircraft themselves that really is a last line of defense, it grew out of a couple dist rows mid- air collisions in southern california in the 70s and 80s. what the post story does not tell us what we have not found out yet is whether the systems onboard the out bound jet and inbound jet alerted, letting people know, the pilots, that the other aircraft are right in front of them we don't know that yet, but that is the last line of defense. we've got the wait and see

exactly what happened, it seems to be a communication problem, a communication problem changed triggered as you said at the onset of the piece by a change in one direction and that itself was prompted by a thunder storm in the area. but again when you are flying into washington regan national, what you are doing is giving up a little bit of relaxation, for convenience, the con venn yens of having the door step -- convenience of having the door step airport 4 miles from downtown washington. >> let me ask you, they say about 12 seconds before these planes would have collided, when you are coming into a congested air space like this, i mean how much room is there to error for these pilots and air traffic controllers. >> precious little. precious little room to error. that is why the pilots are top of their game when they fly in there. i have talked to pilots who

have flown into washington regan national on a regular basis they say all the senses are charged, they are a little more aall right on top of the situation and that may have ultimately been one of the reasons we avoided a mid-air collision of disastrous proportions over dc. >> we do see these mistakes by air traffic controllers throughout the country, every year, there are hundreds if not thousands of them over the last several years, explain how this can happen, in the control tower, how is it one person can know the landing direction has changed but another person doesn't. >> you have to understand not everything happens in the control tower sherry. what we have is the control tower handling local traffic, we have an air traffic control center, itself, handling the traffic that goes into a wider swath of air space. it is a matter of the air

traffic control center, communicating to the tower, communicating to the pilots, what is going on. and that i am sure is what the faa is looking at right now square along this chain this communicative chain things broke down. that seems to be although we don't know yet, that seems to be the mojo here. >> thank you very much jerome greer handler will, an aviation -- chandler an aviation expert. thank you sherry. today marks the one year anniversary of the disappearence of robin gardener the 35-year-old from frederick maryland was last seen vacationing in aruba. jay dan know said she went missing while they were snorkeling he spent months in arue ban jail but was released

because they didn't have enough evidence to hold him. >> it is about what we are doing now it is coming together for love and comfort. >> we have hope in aruban authorities and complete and 100% faith in god something good will come out of this. >> family members won't talk about giordano or the lawsuit he filed against an insurance company for failing to pay the death benefit on a travel policy he took out in which she was named. a woman was found dead in the parking lot of an apartment complex in herndon. police were looking for her husband. they are calling him or were calling him a person of interest but police say he is the owner of the car involved in the hit and run and they can't say for sure if he used the car to kill his wife. while combing the scene

yesterday evening, officers discovered the body of a man in a nearby creek, that body bares a close resemblance but police cannot confirm the identity until an autopsy is done. on the campaign trail, president obama is making a stop in northern virginia he will hold an event tonight at louden county high school in lees burg. his challenger is hitting the road in colorado. doug luzader has more on the message both h stress today. -- will stress today. >> reporter: good morning both candidates for president will be out on the campaign trail both are likely to talk about the big tax debate playing out here in washington. president obama and mitt romney may have different strategies to win in november, but their travels today show the states both need to win romney with a stop in colorado, non-electoral

votes that are increasingly important. president obama staying on the east coast where he has to repeat his performances in florida and virginia where the romney campaign will have a new web ad out specifically reaching out to virginia voters using the president's own words. >> if you have a business you didn't build that, some body else made that happen. >> despite the tough economic times we are experiencing we built this business. >> reporter: the president for his part, is expected to talk ability what happened yesterday -- about what happened yesterday in congress. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: house republicans voted for a renewal of bush era tax cuts across the board something romney supports democrats including the president want to raise taxes on the wealthy. >> he is not asking you to contribute more to pay down the deficit, he is not asking you to pay more to invest in our children's education or rebuild our roads, or put more folks back to work, he is asking you

to pay more, so that people like him can get a big tax cut. due to the president's campaign stop in lees burg, some streets will close this afternoon starting at 2:30 p.m. others at 6:30 p.m., including lee avenue between dominion academy and dry mill road for more on the closures and event itself log on the our website myfoxdc.com click on web links. we thank doug for that report. another focus for the president is syria. he is okaying an order which would allow the cia to assist the rebels. president obama reportedly signed the order called an intelligence finding aught rising the cia -- authorizing the cia and others to help the rebels. fighting continues in the city of aleppo and resumed in damascus. more syrian refugees are fleeing the country to seek shelter in neighboring turkey.

time now 7:11 a.m., it is thursday morning coming up outrage in maryland after a local man accused of threatening to go on a shooting spree is charged. why the prosecutor says the law needs to change. plus we are headed back to ash burn for another day of red skins training camp. coming up next dave ross goes one on one with the red skins go to receiver. >> as we take you to break, a live lookout side, the latest in weather and traffic from tucker and julie. 7:12 a.m.

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welcome back. 7:15 a.m., tucker is here with the weather. >> it is a goofy day i can feel it already. >> people don't know what is going on during the commercial break >> that i am studying for

segments coming up? >> that is what you do. temperature back in the mid- 90s no concerns about showers or thunderstorms should be dry other than hot weather steady forecast for early august. 76 washington humidity 82%, winds out of the north shifting here. let's take a look at satellite radar for one second. okay perfect, i mean quiet conditions cold front trying to get in, trying to get through but just falling apart but will kind of cap the atmosphere i don't think you will see the big build up in clouds like you did the last couple day s with afternoon showers and thunderstorms. >> weak cold front. >> it is so weak it will never make it through the area. something that may not be weak in a couple days our latest, newest, tropical depression, number -- >> sorry. >> number five not terribly impressive this hour but likely to become a tropical storm. will become earnesto south of jamaica this weekend with

possible hurricane force winds. 94 today, 95 tomorrow scattered showers saturday and sunday. >> things have been quiet then you mentioned it. >> i know in earnesto very nice, funny calm natured i think that is what will happen here. that is my prediction. >> julie wright and find out what is happening on the roads. >> fox 5 wazers checking in right now thank you for knick- knack telling us it is definitely moving college park, fox 5 wazers checking in here, this happens to be the inbound stretch of route 50, making your way past 410, towards new york avenue. heavy, slow and steady with all your lanes open. now, if you are making your trip out to the west here on 66, accident activity business, 234, clear to the shoulder average speed down to 23 miles an hour, picked back up centerville, only to slow again back down to 24 miles an hour. northbound i-95 on the slow

side, wood bridge, 32 miles an hour the pace does not improve much as you approach the springfield interchange traffic remains heavy and slow past duke up towards sterlington. 65 miles an hour, better here in gaithersburg, headed in towards rockville. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. all right julie thank you. it is another day of training camp for the red skins. >> this morning dave ross is checking in on the team's new go to guy in the air. dave good morning. >> good morning tony and allison. yeah, you know you guys are go to guys back there at the fox 5 studios we have new one out here in ash burn, pierre garcon making $42.5 million but he has played for peyton manning now rg 3 some differences or similarities? take a listen. >> what is the difference well,

you are in ash burn but dc versus indianapolis. >> a lot more going on than in indianapolis. it is a great town but dc has a lot more. >> many more things to do. >> many more things to do. >> tell me about the free agency period. why did you choose to come here. >> washington showed a lot of interest in me and they were first to reach out to me when the free agency period time opened and we talked for a second and got it done. >> didn't take long for you to decide. >> no, not at all. >> the money helps when you get a contract offer like that hey, where do i sign. >> the coaches were really pressed on me and interested and showed it to me and i was just so welcome. >> when you -- before you signed that contract did you think wow i want to look at the quarterback situation you played for peyton manning you didn't know then they were going to have rgp did that play a part. >> no, team wanted to win.

you know i was looking forward to that. >> tell me about working with peyton manning do you feel like wow what a great way to learn? >> great way to learn great way to work with a successful player in the nfl you learn a lot and showed us how to practice and be great players and how to do things on and off the field in practice and games, great, learn experience. >> what is it like so far, with robert griffin the third. >> good he is learning to play learning the system and stuff like that. it is going well learning process. be there for awhile but we are still getting it together, communicating a lot and trying to get on the same page. >> give me differences between rg 3 and peyton manning and similarities. >> rg 3 can run a lot faster. >> peyton is working on his speed but peyton has a lot of checks at the line, here we just calling the plays, eventually that will come to checks and make changes at the line but we got to take it one

step at a time. >> you are telling me when peyton would check he is really doing something not just a decoy. >> a lot of communication setting us up. tell me about now, with rg 3 and the maturation process it takes a long time to get that continuity, can he -- obviously he has a big time arm are you excited about the prospects of agreeing together. >> a lot of great things he shows, deep ball throws it well he will only get better once you get experience you get better that comes with natural and time and play it will be a bright future for him. >> let's talk about the wide receiver core you have a guy like santana moss a wealth of knowledge, do you pick and feed off him? you are now coming into your home but still relatively young guy in the feed? >> yeah, he has been in the system a long time a veteran he has been in the league going on

13 years helping us out a lot. everything we need we ask him for. auto playbook stuff, auto defense and he has been a great leader for us coming into our first year in washington. me and josh helping us out and just being a great leader for the receiver core. >> i asked bruce alan when you give a guy $42.5 million is he your number one he said we don't look at it like you media guys do. i think he and santana moss are the one and two but they are expecting big big things out of pierre garcon i would love to get some of that tony perkins money or pierre garcon money. >> i would love to get some of that too. >> garcon money is a little better. >> a little bit. 7:22 a.m. on thursday morning still ahead, nearly 100 teachers get the axe in the district. we will tell you why up next. treasure hunt of sorts this weekend historic virginia town middleburg is holding its

summer sidewalk sale, sure to deliver all kinds of unique finds we will check back with holly for a preview later. 7:22 a.m. if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. if you've got a business, you didn't build that.

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making headlines a call for stronger laws after news a i don't have then maryland man accused of threatening to shoot up his former place of business, was charged. he called his former boss and said i am a joker and going to load my guns and blow everybody up. the prosecutor vows to seek stronger legislation, in the future. now to the colorado movie massacre investigation, denver post reporting that the psychiatrist treating suspect james holmes at the university of colorado was so concerned by

his behaviour he noticed the campus wide threat assessment team that happened back in june the same month he withdrew from the school so no further action was taken university officials would neither confirm or deny the report for provery reasons. 7:27 a.m., now coming up -- privacy reasons. >> 7:27 a.m., now a a recount of last night's action in london. baker's wife has the early stages of alzheimers disease a health expert is here to talk about this rare disorder and what you should lookout for. here is a live lookout side washington national cathedral. tucker has your forecast today julie wright a look at the roads when we continue fox 5 morning news will be right back ♪

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all right we don't want to spoil anything for you. turn away for 20 seconds. another gold medal for the u.s., allison schmitt rallied from behind on the anchor leg to give the americans first place in the women's 4 by 200 free style relay. in the pool tonight michael phelps and ryan lochte go head to head for the last time.

their first show down went to lochte. >> when you said allison i was like what did i do. to the basketball court american women have cruised through their first three olympic games winning by an average of 39 points this is yesterday's became. did you know him lebron james? he was there cheering them on they won 89 to 58 men's basketball team will play nigeria tonight. >> >> men's gymnastic all around final. danell rallied to capture bronze japan the gold women's all around is tonight. >> and let's check out the latest medal count, china just barely ahead in overall count 30 medal, team usa 29 but look how many golds china has, 17 to 12 for the u.s. interesting question right? more medals or more gold

medals. gentleman man is third and -- gentleman man is third and france and germany 13. >> we were making head way yesterday in the gold medals then china -- >> we got track and field. >> can i do -- this is second, jason came out to my house yesterday he is with broad view security can i tell you something people like jason should train other people who come out to your house he was that excellent but he watches this show. jason and sarah, and they say why do we give tucker such a hard time. >> so true. >> julie gives him a hard time. >> he also said julie is a trip. that was his quote. >> i as sured him and as sure all of you it is all in love. >> yes. >> we all love each other. >> pause we care. >> and you can too. >> yes. >> we care and can. thanks for everything. >> i watched an hour of ping- pong. when did i ever watch ping- pong. >> table tennis >> same thing. >> they say it isn't. >> to me it is. >> that is why he is not at the

olympic. >> right. >> when is the ping-pong coming on. >> regan national, 91 your high yesterday, i mention these temperatures because 90s are back for the foreseeable future through the weekend at least 90 today and tomorrow, mid-90s. a bit of a break the last couple days heat here to stay for your thursday. 76 right now washington. 77 quantico, temperatures overnight, we still have 60s out here, fairly comfortable places like manassas, 66 degrees, frederick 66 degrees lots of sunshine expected yesterday cloud cover and that helps hold temperature down a little bit today i don't see that with a lot of sunshine through the day, we should be nice and warm this afternoon here is your satellite radar there was a cold front right here, overnight, and guess what you are not seeing it because it fell apart during the overnight hours. high pressure out to the west, that is going to build in and you know, just like most of july here, with that big area

of high pressure hot area of high pressure out to the west, when that builds in temperatures start going up. 94, hot afternoon, winds 5 to 10. later tonight, clear skies, warm overnight 72 degrees, not expecting showers or thunderstorms today or tomorrow. we stay dry, temperatures mid- 90s better chance of a scattered storm late saturday or sunday. best chance of rain next five days, that is monday. i don't pick on you, you are like one of the older brothers, you know. you are right, you are right. that is why i don't pick on tony any more they tell me to respect my elders so i do. here we go. on the road right now, lanes open, travelling this outer loop, definitely a difference in our speeds here travelling north of 50, down to 36 miles

an hour by the time you make your way to university boulevard where we had the earlier accident 16 miles an hour. gives you an idea, how much below speed you are. reno roadblocked off any direction there, yuma due to wires down across the highway, travelling southbound i-95, 39 miles an hour out of laurel headed down to the belt way to connect with the outer loop, bw parkway, your better alternative. that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. thank you very much. nearly 5.2 million americans are living with alzheimers some have a form of the disease called early onset alzheimers this can be diagnosed in people in their 30s, 40s and 50s. prince georges county executive baker, announced yesterday his wife is part of that 5%. krista baker is 52 and a civil rights lawyer also a mother of

three who has been live being this illness for two years now. -- live being this illness for two years now. we have been learning about this from a doctor who specializes in dementia and alzheimers. joining us now, neurologist and assistant professor in department of neurology, university of howard college medicine. thank you. >> this is obviously we wish the best for rash earn baker and his wife krista and their family it is a difficult disease to live with and i imagine particularly if you are a young person not expecting this. how many people in america, at least are diagnosed with this every year? >> approximately 200,000 individuals are diagnosed with early alzheimers every year. >> it is relatively -- fair to says the relatively rare. >> relatively uncommon, about

5% of all the cases of alzheimers disease, in the united states, are the early onset alzheimers. >> has this been you know, we heard recently about the women's basketball coach, pat summit who stepped away because she has this as well. is this something that is growing in numbers or are we just becoming more aware of it? >> i believe we are becoming more aware of it. it has always existed, it can be challenging to make the diagnosis if you are not expecting to see symptoms in such a young person. >> we said it could start as early as someone as in their 30s. why is this the case. what is the cause of it? >> well, alzheimers disease is caused by degeneration of cells, in the brain in the area of the hippo campus responsible for memory and cortex. >> is it more likely my understanding of alzheimers is that it is somewhat hereditary.

>> there are sporadic cases and hereditary cases in the case of the alzheimers disease we are most familiar with in older adults that occurs spontaneously in younger onset forms it is most commonly genetic. >> something gone on in a family member before. >> right >> want to put up on screen somethings because we hear about this and it is scary. these are some of the warning signs can you go through some of these for me regularly using items difficulty executing common tasks, a lot of us have some of these things when should you be worried? >> that's true. we live very busy lives multitasks our attention is split we can experience some of these findings, it is when the findings are persistent, and progressive, and encompassing many areas of cognition that we

begin to really worry about dementia as a possibility. >> is there a test for this? if someone said well, you know, my mother my grandmother whatever, had something like this, i think i want to get tested is there a test? do you advise people to get tested? >> yes. there are concerns about memory, it is effecting every day activities, we do encourage individuals to be evaluated by a clinician the evaluation involves thorough history taking examination, blood test and brain imaging such as mri and pet, to rule out other causes of dementia that may be reversible. >> does counselling go with that? if you get the test results back and they are positive, that would be disconcerting. >> definitely in the case of

early onset alzheimers where there is specific genetic alterations, that can effect family planning, genetic counselling is strongly advised. >> when someone is diagnosed with alzheimer in the latter part of their life we know they can deteriorate and be the cause of death when someone has early onset does that person tend to have what we consider a normal life span? do they just deal with it for a longer period of time? or is their decline more rapid? >> the declines may be of similar time as the standard alzheimers disease however, because younger individuals are in the prime of their lives, it may seem the course is more rapid. >> all right. thank you for coming in because this is something that people are talking about right now and that is one of the reasons mr. baker put this information out there so people could

understand this a little better. thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> allison back to you. >> thank you. 7:40 a.m., thursday morning. and coming up we have an added convenience for travelers at one local airport more on the free service that is coming up. plus more jackson family drama new living arrangements in the works for michaels three children. details next ♪

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98 teachers in our area are now out of a job. dc school officials fired them this week because of poor performance. the teachers received low score scores on the -- scores on the evaluation test, impact. since 2009 nearly 400 teachers have been let go, due to poor performance. free wireless internet now available at bwi marshall airport. travelers who use the complimentary wi-fi will have to watch an ad before their 45 minute session they can log on for as many sessions as they

want. regan national and dulles began offering free wi-fi last year. >> an update on the drama surrounding the jackson family. katherine jackson is planning to ask the court for help raising his three children. mrs. jackson's attorney is planning to file legal documents to determine their living arrangements and name tj jackson the children's cousin as their coguardian the plan would remove pressures from the 82-year-old. >> maybe you know a little compromise. >> where is joe jackson? >> in all of this? i don't know >> haven't seen him? haven't heard his name >> haven't heard him commenting which is -- >> not that he should be in charge. >> right. >> but you just wonder where he is. >> yeah. story is too complicated for me i can't keep track. >> what have you got for us? >> hot today. nice and dry this afternoon mid- 90s back in the forecast after a couple days, i am not going to call it cool but more

comfortable temperatures last couple days. 76 washington, still comfortable at this hour, 64 winchester, 68 hagerstown. ocean city, 66 degrees for you. why the heat? well, big dome of high pressure out to the west, extraordinary temperatures, been mentioning that some of the hotst weather they have had since the 30s. tulsa oklahoma, close to 115 degrees, actual air temperature last couple days, little rock, 110. that doming heat, a chunk of that energy will be pushed into the mid-atlantic next couple days. we are back in the mid-90s. should be dry both thursday and friday maybe some scattered storms in the weekend forecast your 5 day. 94, plenty of sunshine, nice and dry hot again tomorrow. >> a lot of rain over the weekend. >> no, just scattered shower. thunder storm.

>> thanks tuck. friday is still looking good. >> looks great. >> all right. julie wright and traffic, hey, julie. >> allison when is friday not looking good? >> you got that right. i second that. >> then just a on the top when it is payday. >> boom. >> a little cherry on the top. >> we are in broadcasting honey. all right. here we go. you guys travelling inbound belt way 66 no major tie ups to report however, i mentioned this last time around, we do have a tree and wires down, vaness and yuma street. fire and rescue is on the scene as well, the roadway remains blocked until further notice. avoid this area. headed out toward the potomac bridges, below speed down to 31 miles an hour the lanes here are open. the belt way land over, 31 miles an hour travelling north, 50, green belt slow traffic on the outer loop because of an

earlier crash university boulevard, it is gone 16 miles an hour continuing in towards silver spring, traffic on the brakes, inside the belt way, kennel worth avenue headed out towards pennsylvania avenue. thanks. a local town rich in history gearing up for a big event this weekend. >> holly is live in middleburg with a closer look hey holly. >> hey, good morning guys. as you make your weekend plans you definitely want to put middleburg on your list of destinations because they are gearing up for their sixth annual summer sidewalk sale. now this isn't just your normal sidewalk sale because middleburg isn't just your normal quaint little historic town. like you said, a preview of the sale plus the mayor herself will join us to talk about what makes this whole place and weekend so special. live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us

>> it is time to say hello to tony bays love. facebook fan to have day. tony is a 911 operator when the show starts she knows her shift is almost over. tony says she loves helping people and loves watching julie wright's traffic reports. for your chance to be tomorrow's fan of the day log on to our facebook page and tell us why the next fan of the day should be you. tony have a great day. >> great picture. >> this week the residents of a quaint town in virginia, will clean out their closets and move into the streets. >> all for the town's sixth annual summer sidewalk sale. you are getting all the great deal this is week holly. >> i know. this is the second day this week i have been shopping so i don't want anyone to say i am not doing what i can to help boost the economy. >> okay. >> hey, listen i really like this sale though for two specific reasons one when you come out the middleburg these are really unique shops, you are not just going to find every day run of the mill stuff

here. second you just never know who you might see. it is quite the little spot the pigst star we have -- biggest star we have with us this morning is the mayor betsy taste. i think if i was going to be mayor i would pick the town of middleburg. >> let's talk about the history of this wonderful place. >> well, we were established 1787 and red sox tavern the original oldest inn in the country, we have had a lot of big events there president kennedy had events there when they lived here and there is a lot of history there, people hiding in buildings and all sorts of fun things you can learn if you come out here, and so think way we are very proud of it we love the history, we love our horses which of course is a very important part of our town and fox hunting and it is just a beautiful place to be people say the drive here is also just exquisite that is part of the journey. >> this little downtown has

become a treasure trove of wonderful posh shops and this weekend you are kind of cleaning out your closets so to speak. >> yes, we are. we are having our summer sidewalk sale our sixth annual sale you can get some amazing bargains, deals and steals let me tell you the streets are covered from the east to the west end with racks of clothes, and gifts and ideas and children's toys and all sorts of things everything. >> you know i know that a lot of notable people come here one of the reasons they like to come is they don't get mobbed with people and people don't recognize them instantly but can you name drop a little bit? >> i heard recently gwenyth paltro was here and i heard justin bieber was here within the last couple weeks. robert duvall lives nearby he is in and out all the time. >> this is a place where the kennedys lived and regans had a house and then justin bieber was here. >> see that is the beauty of

middleburg right there. we want to show off some places that are going to be featured this weekend, which brings us to home farm right here. you mentioned robert duvall he loves to come here i heard recently he brought his friend james kahn. i want to introduce you to the pastry chef she makes -- i should say pastry chef extraordinary she makes wonderful delectable things you will do this weekend as well. tell me about what you are offering up this weekend. >> we are featuring our bacon donuts made with our bacon and we also have a variety of different local produce, we have meat, humanely raised certified veal >> because the whole farm is owned by sandy learner when we have been out several times her mission is important to her. >> yes, she is very passionate we have organic, to mainly raised pork, beef also do chickens, eggs, a lot of

amazing products here. >> and so, if you had to give me one dessert that people should definitely try, of yours this weekend what would it be? >> probably the bacon donuts. >> see bacon and donuts. >> i know. >> there are people who say bacon goes good on everything. >> sure well, it is kind of america's sweet heart but our bacon is special too we put a lot of love into it not just with the raising of our animals but how we process it we make them fresh every saturday morning. >> i will tell you they sell out like instantly. i was trying to eyeball those molasses cookies. myfoxdc.com our website. their annual summer sidewalk sale is this friday, saturday and sunday. next hour we will shop the sale go on a treasure hunt and wendy pepper will join us the designer from project runway just back from project runway all-stars we will talk to her

in the 8:00 a.m. hour. >> very nice. >> fabulous thanks. we all know a college education can be expensive leaving a trail of student loan debt for years. ahead at 8:00 a.m., tips on how to increase your chances of getting a scholarship. >> with summer break winding down the rush is on the make sure kids are up-to-date on vaccinations a growing number of parents want more con toe over shots. the fox medical team is here -- control over shots. the fox medical team is here i hear you're e having a tough day, so i brought you a freshlhly made sandwich. you made me a sandwich? no, dunkin' did. but i wrote the note. dunkin' bakery sandwiches are freshly made just for you. grab a turkey cheddar bacon sandwich today. america runs on dunkin'.

i know what it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of the four years i was governor, we balanced the budget. i want to use those experiences to help americans have a better future. we believe in our future. we believe in ourselves. we believe the greatest days of america are ahead. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

>> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. straight ahead at 8:00 a midair scare in the skies above the district. how a miscommunication from air traffic control almost led to a three-jet collision. we'll have a live report. >> and later, why some members of team usa could face big bills from the tax man. >> good morning to you. it's thursday morning. i allison seymour. >> and i'm tony perkins. tucker barnes is here to tell us what's happening. >> big fool moon.

nice sunrise. should be a beautiful day. it's hot. 90s are back. next couple of days. 76 degrees at reagan national. 66 in frederick. showers and thunderstorms we had a few of them late yesterday. those dissipated overnight. and look how quiet things got. very, very quiet conditions across mid-atlantic. i think today will feature more sunshine than anything else. a few afternoon clouds building. 95 this afternoon in friction and 92 gaithersburg. so hot the next couple of days some of the hottest days for

the next five to 10 days. >> let's go to julie. >> thanks tucker. >> here's julie wright with a look at traffic. >> hi, julie. >> hi. how's it going? [ laughter ] >> well, in the mix, right now, if you must know, we have some problems. got wires down, trees down and d-dot and fire rescue tying up reno road closed between van ness and yuma until further notice. southbound gw parkway below speed at 31 miles an hour. all lanes are open. no problems on the beltway to and from the wilson bridge. landover delay 31 miles an hour, slow towards college park, 16 miles an hour through the work zone at university boulevard. that's a check of your "fox 5 on-time traffic." new this morning, in the skies over reagan national airport, we are learning about a midair near collision on

tuesday. >> three planes narrowly avoided hitting each other. we get more on this close call from fox 5's sherri ly live at reagan national airport this morning. sherri, this is -- when i first heard about this, i was amazed at what nearly happened. >> reporter: it is amazing that this can happen and with such little time really to react. a miscommunication in the control tower apparently put these planes on a collision course and it was really averted with just seconds to spare. the post says it involves three u.s. airways commuter jets with 192 passengers and crew on tuesday around 2:00 p.m. the planes nearly collided. the faa is investigating. listen to the exchange between the tower and one of the pilots. >> 180, we worked through at the river there what happened? >> 3329 stand by. we're trying to -- stand by. >> reporter: at the time, the

regional air traffic at warrenton changed the traffic because of wind direction but there was confusion in the control tower. a plane was cleared to land from the wrong direction. it was headed into the path of two flights taking off coming within 12 seconds of a midair collision. the air traffic controller realized the mistake ordered the many to turn breaking off the approach. on "fox 5 morning news" at 7:00 an aviation expert said with so many planes in the air, air traffic controllers have little room for error. a federal official did tell the "washington post" that this is a pretty big -- >> fly the pilots again at the top of their game when they fly in there. i have talked to pilots who have flown into u.s. -- into washington reagan national on a regular basis, and they say that all the sensors are charged, that they're just a little bit more alert, that they are on top of the situation. and i think that that may ultimately have been one of the

reasons that we avoided a midair collision of disastrous proportions over d.c. >> reporter: a federal official told the post that this is a pretty big screwup for a major airport. and u.s. airways has now released a statement saying, quote, we are currently investigating and working with the faa to determine what occurred. the safety of our customers and employees is always our ity. now, this is the latest in a series of mishaps over the washington airspace. the regional air traffic control center involved in this incident was also involved in a close call with first lady michelle obama's plane last year and then last year, an air traffic controller here at reagan national fell asleep on the job. that's the latest here at reagan national. >> thank you. in other news this morning, prince george's county police are investigating a suspicious death in fort washington, maryland. the victim was discovered

around 8:30 last night. someone called 911 after finding the body in a creek behind some homes on braemer circle. sky fox was over the scene earlier this morning. an autopsy is set for today. herndon police are trying to determine if the body of a man found year the scene of an earlier deadly hit-and-run is the person of interest they were looking for. yesterday investigators found the body of a woman on the 600 block of center street and were later looking for the victim's husband, a 32-year-old man. his car was found near the scene of the accident but police wouldn't say whether he used it to kill his wife. another busy day on the campaign trail for president barack obama. today he will campaign in two swing states that could play a crucial role in his re-election chances. the president's day begins in

orlando making up for an appearance he canceled last month after the movie theater shooting in colorado. now, later tonight, he will head to leesburg, virginia, for a speech at loudoun county high school. also today, republican rival mitt romney will make his first campaign stop since returning from his trip overseas. he will turn his attention back to the economy during a stop in colorado. he will also be joined by 10 republican governors backing his campaign, some of whom have been mentioned as potential running mates. the big story on capitol hill long-awaited health reformers and livestock producers hurt by the drought. lawmakers will vote on a bill to restore four disaster assistance programs that expired last year but will have to likely wait out the august recess in the senate. today's vote comes one day after the agriculture department declared half the united states a disaster area because of the extreme lack of

rainfall. the latest additions include parts of arkansas, georgia, iowa, illinois, kansas, mississippi, nebraska, oklahoma, south dakota, texas and wyoming. the declaration makes drought- affected farmers and ranchers eligible for financial aid. new information following the colorado movie theater shooting. the denver post reports that the psychiatrist treating suspect james holmessivity of colorado was so alarmed by his behavior that she notified the campus threat assessment team. now, that happened in june. but no one took any further action. the university will not comment due to privacy issues. the assessment team is a group of employees trained in assessing potential threats on campus. closer to home now officials in maryland are pushing for stronger laws after news that a man accused of threatening to shoot up his former workplace in largo will only be charged with a misdemeanor. police seized about two dozen

weapons and thousands of rounds of ammo from neil edwin prescott's apartment. for now, officers have talked him into a voluntary commitment at a mental facility. coming up on 8:09. his family is most famous for its annual awards in science, math and peace. but still ahead at 8:00, special guest klaus nobel joins us live in the studio to talk about a different kind of prize that shares his namesake. >> and later it's still months way but the first place nationals have their sights set on the post-season. how you can get your hands on tickets assuming the home team gets back on the winning track. we'll assume they will. time now 8:09. we'll be right back.

making news in the day ahead it's sentencing day for the drunk driver convicted of manslaughter in the death of an 8-year-old boy in alexandria. back in january, 22-year-old victor aldana lost control of his car hitting a mother and

her son as they walked to a mall playground. also today, the judge in the drew peterson murder trial will decide whether to declare a mistrial. testimony yesterday included claims from one witness that peterson tried to intimidate him. but there is no evidence to support that claim. the judge could also find that the state tried to enter testimony specifically banned in advance of the trial. >> the jackson family custody battle heads back to court. today a lawyer for the king of pop's mother catherine jackson says he will file documents to make a cousin coguardian with her freeing up the 82-year-old to focus on raising the three children without worrying about finances and logistics. let's turn our attention to the hot day we're about to jump into. >> before we get to that, though, the cuteness factor of the day. here's tucker barnes with that. >> thank you very much. let's get down to business. time for our my first 5 photo

of the day. >> today we say hello to 3-year- old celebrity ashlynn rose. >> she looks like a celebrity. >> her grandmother sent in the picture. there you go. if you look carefully at her shirt, ashlynn is already famous on facebook. >> she's so cute. do we think 3-year-olds have facebook pages? hopefully managed by parents and grandparents. she's adorable. >> love the picture. and love the way -- what do we call those bows in her hair? >> just little bow. >> snatching the shirt and necklace perfectly. perfect fashion. go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings to sender us your

pictures. thank you, ashlynn rose. hot today, 78 in washington, 68 cincinnati. i want to focus to the west with the extreme heat and that's whether portions are arkansas, oklahoma. tulsa oklahoma forecast high today 14. oklahoma city 111. that core heat a little chunk of that headed in our direction this afternoon and tomorrow. so mid-90s in the forecast here in washington. generally quiet. there is some thunderstorm activity in places that need it across the midwest. we'll be dry today. we have high pressure that will keep things dry around here and mostly sunny. i don't think you will see more than a few clouds this afternoon. and a nice clear one tonight. here's your five-day forecast. 94 this afternoon. 95 tomorrow. would you know it? the mid-90s are back. could be a scattered late day storm saturday and sunday most of your weekend should be dry. all right. that's a look at the weather forecast. let's do some traffic. and there she is. julie wright has the latest. >> i want to put my hair up in

little bows, too. >> i think you'd look cute. [ laughter ] >> when i was 5, it was cute. here we go. if you are traveling the beltway gloop about 16 miles an hour traveling west at the interchange towards bradock and then of course the pace improves by the time you get closer to 66. only to 47 miles an hour. 395 below speed towards edsel road an incident tied up the right lane backup towards shirlington wires down blocking reno drive between van ness and yuma, police activity at p street in the district. that's a check of your "fox 5 on-time traffic." >> this is my gas pedal. i'm talking with mr. nobel right now. going to college can be a great experience but paying for it most definitely is not. and that's why scholarships can be so important. joining us now to talk about a scholarship event that takes place right here in the district tomorrow is klaus nobel the chairman of the board of advisors at the national society of high school scholars. he is also the great nephew of al fret nobel creator of the

nobel prizes -- alfred nobel, creator of the nobel prizes. thanks for being with us, mr. nobel. also with us is the president of the national society of high school scholars, james lewis. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having just what could be a better topic than talking about getting our young people educated without the worries and hassles of money? it seems so trivial when you think about a future. so thanks for both being here today. you have a wonderful event planned and let me start with you, sir. tell us what's happening in washington while you're here. >> this is a critical time in the history of the world and we have to transform ourselves. one of the greatest powers for world transformation is a well educated youth. so through the national society of high school scholars, we have tomorrow at the georgetown university a member event. the title is learn, lead and

change the world. learn, lead and change the world. we have to change the world. we have have it better, safe and saner world than the one we have today and i'm inspired by the legacy of nobel. we formed this society 10 years ago and we now have 700,000 members in some 180 countries. it's our 10th anniversary. i would like for my colleague and friend here jim to tell you all what we are doing and why. >> we're excited to hear it. >> absolutely. we're thrilled to be here in washington, d.c. we're recognizing an outstanding group of high school students from around the world. we have some 40 states represented tomorrow. and 15 countries. but we're thrilled to be here. there's a college fair, an opportunity for students to

come in and learn about the admissions process. i want to invite families to come to d.c. from 10 to 3. it's a great opportunity to personally meet mr. nobel, learn more about scholarships and the admissions process. it's an exciting event to recognize and encourage outstanding achievement among high school students. >> tell us about these pictures. these are from a previous event? >> yes. we have events around the country. tomorrow's event is scholars day so this is our signature event in washington, d.c. so we are thrilled about this event although we have events at the carter center, presidential library in atlanta and it's a way to recognize diverse students who are academically gifted and encourage them to be the very best they can be. >> here's some exciting news. the nfhss, the organization, still has about $300,000 to give away right, in scholarship

money. who qualifies? if one is interested and need a scholarship, how do they get more information? >> great idea. if you go to our website, which is www.nshss.org, learn more about our scholarships. tomorrow we'll be announcing additional scholarships. we have outstanding partners. there will be some announcements about new scholarship dollars tomorrow but please check the website and again people from the d.c. area, they are more than welcome to tomorrow and have an opportunity to learn about financial aid and scholarships so it's a wonderful event. >> you have a daughter of one of your distinguished award recipients. can you tell us about that part of the event with dr. king? >> i do not know about that. >> dr. bernice king is coming. >> oh, yes. >> dr. martin luther king and his daughter is coming. i did not know. that's wonderful. >> yes. the peace price, the peace nobel prize i think is the most

important one. everything will collapse on earth so we have to tap into new powers for world transformation. another is women of the world. third one is the cell phones and the communication. the world is changing and we have to change with the world. and our politicians and our financial advisors and particularly big corporations, they must know and understand this because without a healthy environment, we cannot have a healthy economy. we are in the process of collapsing! polar caps are melting! sea levels are going up! on and on and on! these are warning signals from mother earth saying stop, hold and reverse. if you are so stupid and do not want to change, then it's not good. the power of youth and that is my passion. and your passion, as well. >> absolutely. >> i know that we are doing

small steps here to change that through this youth. youth again, 50% of the world population is 18 years of age and under. but they are 100% of our future. educate the youth. validate the youth. do whatever you can and let's not do all the things that we are doing because as i said, society is collapsing. >> you're doing that with the national society of high school scholars. we appreciate you coming in talk about it. all the information is on our website, myfoxdc.com. you can find out the times tomorrow to come out and as to get involved and to learn and to get involved and to learn how you can get your young person through college in these tough times, right? >> thank you so much. >> pleasure to have met you both. tony, over to you. >> allison, how great is that, mr. lewis and nobel in the studio. wonderful, thank you. the nationals front office is showing a little national tude even in the face of a two-

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well, the nationals lost to the phillies last night but despite that there is some exciting news to report. the nationals are gearing up for the post-season. >> how about that. the team announced that 2013 full season packages are now available and fans to place a deposit on them will receive 2012 post-season ticket priority. current season ticketholders can also begin to reserve post- season tickets. i like the sound of that. the burgundy and gold set to begin day 7 at training camp this morning. they will have a morning walk- through at the bubble at 10: 45, then resume with full practice at 3:00 p.m. which is open to the public. the team is just, get this, one week away from its first preseason game of the year. >> what ?! >> set for thursday in buffalo.

>> that happened quickly, didn't it? >> it does. it is 8:26 right now. still ahead in our next half hour, a new solution to an old problem. fox medical team's beth galvin joins us live to explain how doctors are using magnets to treat depression. >> all right. but first, definitely not a drive-through. we'll show you one clerk's brush with death after, oh, my goodness, after a car smashed into the wall of a store. we'll show it again in just a moment. it's 8:27. [ harry umlaut ] here we go. [ sally umlaut ] what? the five stages of muller. ah yes... stage one: suspicion. "it's a yogurt, how good can it be?" stage two: revision. "actually, this ain't bad." stage three: surprise! "look at this cool cornery thing! i love this stuff!!"

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i hear you're havingng a tough day, so i brought you a freshly made sandwich. you made me a sandwich? no, dunkin' did. but i wrote the note. dunkin' bakery sandwiches are freshly made just for you. grab a turkey cheddar bacon sandwich today. america runs on dunkin'.

making headlines here at home and around the world, today marks the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of robyn gardner. the 35-year-old from frederick, maryland was last seen vacationing with gary giordano in aruba. >> he or dan no said that -- giordano said she went missing while they went snorkling. he wasn't charged because there was enough evidence to continue

to hold him. president obama secretly authorized the cia to help the rebels in syria fighting to overthree president assad. that's according to sources familiar with the order. it's known as something called an intelligence binding and it permits u.s. agencies to give assistance to the rebels but nonlethal support. this morning the rebels are gaining momentum despite the regime unleashing fighter planes and helicopter gunships and heavy fighting is resuming in the capital. finally, here's that video we showed you. a texas woman gives new meaning to the term, drive-through. she crashed her car right through the storefront at a gas station. it was caught on camera. you can see the store clerk just standing there looks like he is on his bluetooth. just standing there before he is flung across the store upon impact. wasn't seriously hurt. he is already back at work. police say the driver was under the influence of alcohol. >> mm-hm.

as is so often the case. >> it could have turned out very different. >> lucky for him. >> yeah. >> incredibly lucky. what you got for us today? >> going to be hot today. mid-90s your afternoon high temperatures. there is a live shot. we're off to a quiet start. it was comfortable overnight with temperatures in the upper 50s and low 70s unlike yesterday when we had the showers and thunderstorms kind of build in, in the afternoon. today just sunny and bride. >> like it. >> typical. >> i think we're officially in the dog days of summer. >> 80 annapolis. 57 this morning in leonardtown -- 75 this morning in leonardtown. they will get going here shortly. eventually topping out in the mid-90s. warmer than yesterday. 69 we're still holding on to 60s in martinsburg and hagerstown. 69 degrees. satellite-radar very weak cold front fell apart honestly not even with us any longer. that tried to bring us in

cooler and drier air. it's going to be hotter today but it will be drier. so with a cap in the atmosphere here temporarily i think the shower and thunderstorm activity expected around here later this afternoon is just about nil so it should be a nice dry afternoon for you. it will be hot as mentioned with temperatures in the mid- 90s and looks like our next best chance for thunderstorms won't get in here until the weekend. all right. big dome of hot, humid air out to the west. a few minutes ago 115 degrees in places like oklahoma city and tulsa again today. that heat will be drifting east over the next few days so today and tomorrow, well into the 90s and then a bit of a pull back in temperatures for your weekend. it will only be in the low 90s saturday and sunday with scattered storms returning. here's your five-day forecast. plenty of sunshine, dry today and tomorrow. and just a scattered storm saturday afternoon and sunday. again this is not -- just an isolated storm. all right. that's a look at weather, tony. over to you. >> thank you. it's a new way to treat an

old problem. doctors are using a powerful magnet to treat depression that won't go away even with medication and psychotherapy. it's called tms and it can be done on your lunch hour no anesthetics or sedation necessary. beth galvin joins us live from atlanta to tell us more about it. beth, who specifically is this designed for and how does it work? >> good morning. this is specifically designed for people who have treatment resistant depression meaning that they suffer from chronic bouts of depression but they have not been able to get relief from taking an antidepressant or going through talk therapy session. this is basically a form of brain stimulation. doctors are using -- an in this case we followed a stay tris who is using a very strong mri strength magnet to deliver rapid fire magnetic pulses into a patient's brain and stimulate a golf ball-sized area of the

left front of the patient's brain that has been linked to mood and depression and the idea is you're delivering this energy to try to wake up nerve cells in the area that may be sort of asleep or dormant in people who are suffering from depression. and we followed a woman who has gone through these treatments this spring when she was suffering with the worst battle of depression that she has had in her lifetime and suffering for 20 years. it wasn't overnight but she did get relief for the first time in a long time. she is coping after going through these treatments but it took time and commitment. >> that's what i was going to ask. how long? how many treatments? are there any side effects? >> she had 30 treatments and she basically came in -- patients basically tomorrow in five days a week for about 40 minutes for their treatment. and this goes on for 4 to 6 weeks. so they will get anywhere from about 30 to 40 treatments over this time period.

it is covered by insurance if you can prove that you have already tried -- gone down several different treatment roads and nothing has worked for you. but sort of impetus is on the patient to prove that and the doctor. so you're going to have to document that. if it is not covered it runs from about $6,000 to $9,000 in our area and that's for the full course of treatment. and then tony, generally patients continue to take their medication or to go through talk therapy, whatever they were doing, in addition to that treatment. >> not cheap. turning to another issue, sum ending, the rush is on to make sure our kids are to update with vaccinations now that summer is coming to an end. more and more parents are trying to manage that. how many vaccinations and boosters are children getting these days? >> they are getting a lot. by the time they reach their third birthday they have had about 20 vaccinations and boosters by the time they hit first grade they have had probably had about 30 in this country. so sometimes they are getting

three, four, five shots at one time and parents are not comfortable with that. >> all right. beth, thank you very much. it's good to talk to you this morning. we appreciate it. we'll see you again soon. allison. >> thanks, tony. 8:36 on this thursday morning. still ahead, redemption for team usa gymnastics and a photofinish in the water the latest from london but here's another that's my take, today's topic the ongoing investigation into d.c. mayor vincent grey's 2010 campaign. and now, that's my take with wttg vice president and general manager duffy dire. >> when reporters saw comment from d.c. mayor vincent gray about the illegal shadow campaign that helped him win the election, here's what he said. this is not the campaign that we intended to run. i'd say that's a gross understatement. the mayor urged district voters to vehicles not on the campaign that u.s. attorney general ron

called compromise by back room deals, secret payments and a flood of unreported cash but to instead focus on what his administration has accomplished. i'm sorry, mr. mayor, that's just too hard to do. especially when we're talking about $650,000 of illegal campaign contributions. most of that money was spent during a critical point in the campaign. the wee of the democratic primary. that amount of money is too large to ignore. you have the suleiman brown debacle, the shadow campaign and now the latest revelation the gray campaign's illegal access to a city public housing database. 6,000 public housing residents private information that the campaign reportedly used to get out the vote in an election that allowed for same day voter registrations. i realize that there are some residents and business leaders of the city that feel the district is making strides in improving the overall quality of life but do the strides that the city has made offset the

rapidly growing sense that the results of the election are tainted? it doesn't appear so. in a recent poll conducted by the "washington post," 61% felt mayor gray was not trustworthy or honest. 63% felt that he is running an unethical administration and 54% felt he should step down. the drum beat of discontent is getting louder. the time has come for the mayor to address this growing controversy head on. the time has come for an explanation of what went wrong with his campaign and that time has come to hold himself accountable for the illegal conduct of his campaign. that's my take. let me know what you think. go to myfoxdc.com and click on that's my take. or send me an email at it. mt@wttg.com. i got the chance to start my own busineness.

i know what it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics.

the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of the four years i was governor, we balanced the budget. i want to use those experiences to help americans have a better future. we believe in our future. we believe in ourselves. we believe the greatest days of america are ahead. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. there it is your olympic leaderboard heading into day 6 of the summer games. michael phelps and ryan lochte will try to add a few more to the list tonight when they face off in their 200- meter individual medleys.

>> and fab five-star gabby douglas will try to add an individual gold to her team medal collection tonight in the women's all around gymnastics. now, back to last night though. an american took an all around on gymnastics. japan took the gold. into the pool now. american allison schmidt pushed usa in front to win the relay. the americans clocked an olympic record 7 minutes 49.92 seconds. 17-year-old missy franklin also picked up her second medal swimming the leadoff leg. >> now, on the men's side, american nathan adrian stepped out of the shadows of phelps and lochte to win the 100-meter freestyle by the smallest of

margins. adrian beat jesse magnuson by .01th of a second. >> crazy. one other quick note from the olympics. there is an effort under way now to protect our american medal winners from the irs. a gold medal winner also earns about $25,000 from the u.s. olympic committee. silver gets but $15,000. bronze $10,000. the weekly standard ran the numbers and figured the tax tab on a gold medal is about $9,000. that means an amateur like missy franklin who has no endorsements already owes the tax man about $14,000. that's ridiculous. >> to think that they would even perhaps be exempt, wouldn't you think so. >> you would think so. >> in the world games. >> way to make it a downer, irs. >> the irs is usually so cheerful too. coming up next, ranking d.c. dorms when it comes to partying. the list every parent might not want to in but probably needs to know. >> you're probably right. also, holly morris is pounding

the pavement in middleburg, virginia showing us how to shop for the best deals at the sidewalk sale. it's a big event. holly. >> holly? >> reporter: sorry. [ laughter ] >> i'm pounding on the grass actually of beyond the pale because you know what? hilary swank bought hair products here. lots of celebrities like to shop the sidewalks here in middleburg where we are live but you can, too. affordably, believe it or not. there are six annual sidewalk sales going on this weekend. we have the lowdown live next on "fox 5 morning news." stay with us. óñ

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from the kennedys to the reagans an even justin bieber, it seems middleburg is where it's at. and this weekend, you can get in on the deals from the town's annual sidewalk sale. holly morris joins us live from middleburg with the details. you have had quite a week, holly. >> reporter: i know. there are worse ways to make a living than shopping every day, or at least telling you where to shop. when we want to find out like the inside scoop about what's going on at the station who do we ask? >> uhm... >> who do we ask? >> look next to you. >> oh, me? >> look next to you. >> allison. >> allison. >> i ask you but that's neither here nor there. anyway, me! >> reporter: allison, you are always in the know. somehow you always have the pulse of the newsroom. >> wow. >> reporter: when you come to middleburg, if you want to know what's really going on, gou to the search out this lady right here. this is punkin lee with the middleburg business an professional association but so much more than that. she knows everybody. even the pr person i was talking to today said when she

wanted to find out something she asked you want what's going on in middleburg? >> a lot, a lot, a lot. we have big sidewalk sales coming this weekend. there are 6 annuals sponsored by the business association. and we are a small town but we have the unique -- i don't know, pride, i guess. everyone works together and this is the sixth year we have put this on. >> reporter: how do they maintain the charm of middleburg? >> it's hard. we have various committees, sponsors. we have pride in our town. >> reporter: you also have a store that has a journeyman? >> we do tech repair. make belts, chanc. -- chaps. >> reporter: you have various people who seek you out? >> backyard riders and olympians. calvin klein came in to get measured for chaps. you would expect him to have his calvin klein jeans on. he had on levis. [ laughter ] >> when he turned around we

were like, really?! [ laughter ] >> reporter: that's so funny. you have also sometimes when celebrities can't come to middleburg they call you on the phone. you have had some interesting phone calls? >> kate capshaw among others, tom selleck. you never know who is going to dial your digits and call you up. >> reporter: when you're on the streets when these people are walking around, do most people get recognized on they don't or they say man that person looks like -- >> kind of half and half because you just -- i think that's why people come here because they can enjoy the town and just be people. >> reporter: who is the person you have been most surprised to hear that was in middleburg? >> probably michael jackson. [ laughter ] >> reporter: really? michael jackson came to middleburg? >> yeah. >> reporter: do you know where he stayed? >> he stayed. yes. >> reporter: did he buy chaps? >> no. [ laughter ] >> reporter: thank you. as you can see some of the stores are already getting ready, setting out their wares. this is literally, i'm not

kidding when you say bargain basement prices. another little birdie was telling me there's one store down the way that sells shoes, $200 shoes they will line the streets and selling them for five bucks a pair. i'm making my way up here because someone you might recognize is kind of going through the clothes racks here. this is wendy pepper of project runway fame. so good to see you. >> good morning. how are you? >> reporter: i'm doing very well. just back from project runway all stars, i understand? >> no. no. >> reporter: we can't talk about that? just erase that last five seconds. >> got to erase that. >> reporter: i don't want to erase the fact that you're opening up a new shop. >> i'm going to be opening up on the back street my first- ever showroom here in middleburg and i'm going to be carrying my line of jewelry and also my custom designs. >> reporter: so two questions. one, this girl looks familiar. >> yes. she does. nothing like 10 years later this is my daughter finley and she is now my favorite model. >> reporter: that's cool to have a mom that designs jewelry for you. but why did you want to do a

store here in middleburg like what is it about this area that you think will work so great for you? >> i'm a strong believer in living in the same place as you work and i love my community and i love serving people with beautiful fashion that's unique and produced here locally. i'm a big believer in making things where you live. >> reporter: and you can find all of that here. so the sidewalk sale this weekend, have you ever done it? >> i have. and i'm very excited to be doing it again. and so i'll have my things over in front of my new space. >> reporter: so with that, obviously, your design career is turning out well. you're happy with the direction it's going. my design career is fantastic. >> reporter: where do you find your inspiration? >> all i have to do is look around. live in the most beautiful part of the world and the most wonderful people and so -- i have the most wonderful inspiration muse right here. >> reporter: it really is an opportunity if you come out this weekend. the sale is friday, saturday

and sunday. myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to theirs. now you guys are great but you know what? it's been a hot summer so come over here. see this store? the christmas play. people fly in to come to this store. they are part of the sale this weekend, as well. so we are going to have a little christmas in august coming up in our next hour. back to you. help beat the heat, right? >> mm-hm. >> yet another on my must do list, thanks to you, holly morris. thank you. >> taking notes. all right. thanks. you know the saying, work hard, play hard? well, it seems that some college students around here are taking that to heart. >> the d.c. region is not only home to some of the best colleges in the nation; it's also home to some of the best college parties. according to a survey out by campus flash, six of the top 15 party dorms are located in this area. the list includes two dorms from the george washington university, and catholic university, one from georgetown and one from loyola college.

what is the best movie ever according to a recent film critic survey? tastes may be changing. the orson wells film "citizen kane" topped the survey insights and sounds magazine for 50 years but this year another movie took the title. alfred hitchcock's vertigo. best movie ever. >> ever. >> more than 800 movie experts participate in the poll once every decade. this year vertigo trumped it by many votes. >> i'm glad. i thought "citizen kane" was a little you know... i'm okay with it. >> i understand that. >> it seems like their readers need to be a little younger though because i don't know what else is on the list. >> but all time of all time? okay. still ahead in our next -- >> where was pooty tang? >> still ahead in our next hour a serious story disturbing numbers about the rates of sexual harassment in schools. there is a possibility that some school districts are not

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