>> hundreds of restaurants are taking part in the meal week and they will be here to tell us about the great deal straight ahead. >> the wayans brothers stopped by the studio yesterday in town for a few shows and took some time to crack on our own wisdom martin. you don't want to miss this. it's funny. >> he could barely get through it, he said. >> coming up at 9:45, new hollow is out with a new single. the teen rock band from ohio is opening in maryland. firstering this performing she ain't you right here in our studios. >> that should be first. tucker barnes is standing by. he can't wait to get up here and get his dance on. but first he has to tell us what's happening with the weather. >> get some autographs. rain showers moving thrgh, sunshine in the area. partly to mostly cloudy for much of the day and look out for the possibility of additional showers and thunderstorms later this

afternoon. they are moving off and we are getting a break and sunshine in northwest washington the last couple of minutes. 78 at reagan national, humidity 84%. not much wind shifting out of the south later today. it will be warm and humid with highs expected to be in the mid- to upper 80s. if you see some sunshine during the middle of the day, don't be fooled. that will only fuel additional showers and storms later this afternoon. so they are back in the fork later at least the possibility of scattered showers and storms as a cold front approaches. 87 in washington, 88 fredericksburg, 84 front royal. more details on the forecast, very interesting five-day coming up in a couple of minutes. back to you. >> thank you. new this morning, a "boil water" advisory is in effect for parts of culpeper, virginia. officials are advising everyone on the south end of culpeper to use boiled tap water or boiled water -- bottled water as a safety precaution. this follows a water main break near the safeway. what you're looking at is a picture of the scene outside

the south gate shopping center. this was last night. now, a lot of water was flowing through that area. a lot of problems continuing this morning. there's more information on the "boil water" advisory on myfoxdc.com under web links. checking our top stories at 9:00, montgomery county police need your help finding a rape suspect in gaithersburg. police released this sketch. we're told the suspect raped a woman at the green farm conservation park last month. she was attacked at knifepoint. officers had passed out flyers to nearby residents and businesses hoping to find a lead but so far, there have been no arrests. investigators are still trying to determine what sparked a deadly fire in prince george's county. a woman's body was found monday afternoon inside a first floor apartment in the 6300 block of landover road in cheverly. her name hasn't been released. firefighters say the fire was relatively small but it did force residents in three other

apartments out of their homes. investigators are also trying to figure out what caused a massive fire that destroyed a group home in stafford county, virginia. the fire broke out yesterday afternoon at the eight-bedroom house occupied by adults with special needs. there are no fire hydrants near the home, which forced engines to get the water from a rural supply more than half a mile away on the main road. no one was home at the time of the fire. we are finally getting to the bottom of what went wrong for verizon during that derecho storm in june. the company is out with a new report detailing the failures that led to the 911 outages in virginia. fox 5's melanie alnwick is on the story this morning. hey, melanie. >> reporter: it really was a series of failures that led to 's 911 problems that weekend. there was the failure of two key backup generators, failure to fully investigate the troubles at a key site and a failure of the company to tell emergency officials what was

going on. at key central offices in arlington and fairfax verizon's backup system failed. in arlington one of the two generators had air in the fuel lines, in fairfax verizon says the auto start chanism on one of the two generators didn't work. eventually the backup batteries drained. arlington is also a relay center. the outage there meant verizon couldn't monitor its system and wasn't aware of the problem in fairfax. what's more, local officials say verizon didn't act as if there were a serious crisis at hand. >> in much of that weekend, despite many, many complaints about 911 not working, our local governments were not in touch with verizon because verizon didn't make in its business to stay in regular contact. that is absolutely outrageous and unacceptable. >> reporter: verizon apparently relying on routine email to tell them the system was down. verizon is change its communication procedures. it will provide 911 directors correct contact lists and phone numbers where they can call to

follow up with questions. it will also employ text alerts and conference bridges with 911 directors when needed. local governments would also like verizon to have a representative present when any emergency operations center is activated. sarah? >> thank you, melanie alnwick. and today v-dot crews will begin removing dozens of trees from county land in fairfax county. arborists told v-dot 59 trees in the great falls area need to come down because they are either dead or decaying or in danger of falling. this comes after a man was killed by a decaying tree that fell on his car last month. the removal process was set to begin yesterday. but v-dot postponed it due to scheduling issues. the war in afghanistan is hitting although he is to home once again. a marine from herndon, virginia, has been killed during a combat operation. the 31-year-old gunnery sergeant and two other marines were gunned down by an afghan police officer on friday. the sergeant was married and last saw his family when he was

home in april. funeral arrangements are being finalized for sergeant ryan jeschke. politics in the republican convention, governor chris christie will give the keynote speech at the gop convention in tampa this month. the head of the republican party made the official announcement saying christie has proven how bold republican leadership gets results. christie is popular with conservatives and he himself considered a run for the white house before endorsing mitt romney. >> and on the campaign trail today, mitt romney is holding three campaign events in ohio and vice president joe biden campaigns in southern virginia today. president obama continues his bus tour through iowa until tomorrow. he made a surprise stop at the state fair for beer and some pork chops yesterday. both the president and gop vice- presidential candidate paul ryan criss-crossed the hawkeye state. the president accused ryan of blocking help for farmers while ryan touted romney's business

experience. >> this is a man who has real- life experiences who knows that if you have a small business, you did build that small business! [ applause and cheers ] >> he is one of the leaders of congress standing in the way so if you happen to see congressman ryan, tell him how important this farm bill is to iowa and our rural communities. >> house republicans passed a farm bill two weeks ago and say they are waiting for the democratically-controlled senate to act. congressman jesse jackson, jr., is receiving treatment for bipolar disorder according to doctors at the mayo clinic. jackson was diagnosed with bipolar 2, that's a condition characterized by a less serious form of mania. the clinic also says he is responding well to treatment and is regaining his strength. jackson has been out of the public eye since he took a leave of absence from congress two months ago. after months of haggling, the maryland house of delegates is set today to take up the bill to expand gambling in the state. the house ways and means

committee voted 13-7 last night to allow table games like blackjack and also a new casino in prince george's county. the bill also lowers taxes on a casino in anne arundel county and a planned casino in baltimore. to offset a potential loss of business from a casino in national harbor. the maryland senate is on board with this. gas prices are going up. according to aaa, the national average for regular unleaded is 3.70 a gallon up 8 cents from last week and 30 cents more in the past month. here in our area, gas in the district averaging about 3.96 a gallon. in maryland, it is 3.6 8 and in virginia it's 3.55. making headlines around the country, more details on that deadly shootout near the texas a & m campus. three people were killed during the melee. police say 35-year-old thomas

alton caffall opened fire when a police constable tried to serve him an eviction notice. the constable, the suspect and another man were killed. three other officers and a 55- year-old woman were wounded in that shootout. the team forthe attorney for george zimmerman is filing an people. he was said -- an appeal. zimmerman's attorney says the judge over stepped his bounds. he hopes to get the judge thrown off the case. they know the defense is planning to argue that the entire case should be dismissed by requesting a self-defense immunity hearing. the trial of a baltimore man accused of murdering a north carolina teenager will now take place next year. prosecutors and lawyers for michael johnson have agreed to the postponement. johnson's trial will begin in january. he is accused of murdering 16- year-old felicia barnes his

former girlfriend's half-sister in 2010. prosecutors say johnson kills barnes in her half-sister's apartment and got rid of her body, which was found in the susquehanna river months later. your chance to wine and dine on a budget. it's restaurant week in d.c. and coming up the president of the restaurant association in our area is going to explain how it works. >> all right. plus, last week, we told you about a new biography about julia child. after the break, find out how the smithsonian is honoring the legendary chef. >> time now is 9:10. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] do you support work for welfare? barack obama has a long history of opposing work for welfare. "i was not a wild, huge supporter of the federal plan that was signed in 1996." [ male announcer ] on july 12th obama quietly ended work requirements for welfare. you wouldn't have to work

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a birthday celebration honoring legendary chef julia child is taking place in the district. the national museum of american history is displaying a new installation of child's kitchen as part of the upcoming exhibit of food in america. the kitchen will be on display until september 3rd in honor of

what would have been her 100th birthday. tomorrow, the museum is hosting festivities throughout the day and they will show episodes of her show, the french chef. julia child died in 2004. foodies definitely listen up here. restaurant week kicks off this week here in the metropolitan area. that means you get to dine at some of the area's finest restaurants for a great price. you have until sunday to take advantage of the delicious event, too. the president of the restaurant association of metropolitan washington has more details. thanks for coming in, lynn. this is always very exciting. we were talking about before, this has been going on since 2001. it's been so successful that everybody looks forward to it. >> because the chefs know how to shine and it's an opportunity to shine to new customers and experiences for the restaurateurs and the restaurant-goers. >> we also want to point out, too, because a lot of people don't realize, this is not just for d.c., this is for maryland and virginia. their restaurants are taking

part in this. >> it's a regional celebration and we love that part about it. we have metro to interconnect everybody to all the different restaurants. so it's five counties in northern virginia, maryland, couple of counties in maryland, and then of course the district. >> it kicked off yesterday and ends on the 19th so a lot of folks out there are thinking, okay, well what do i need to know about this? what are some of the specifics on how it works, the basics here for lunch and dinner? >> you have to check on our website, restaurantweekmetro dod or rmw.org to see which restaurants are participating and not just which ones but which ones are doing lunch or dinner or both and we have been specifics of the offers. a astronaut of restaurateurs get create -- a lot of restaurateurs get creative. they may be offering 2 for one. the minimum is appetizer, lunch

meal and dessert. >> we just mentioned julia child. and her birthday is wednesday as you mentioned right in the middle of restaurant week. >> we did not plan it that week. we are excited to celebrate some of the restaurants doing julia child-related promotions, that's wonderful. >> that will be fun and exciting to learn more about her for folks that maybe don't know that much. let's get people tips. the most that they can out of restaurant week, there's a lot of things that maybe some new buys to it that don't realize there's some good things to do like making reservations early. obviously some of the higher end restaurants with a higher price point are a deal. >> try different things. the diversity of the cuisines is as broad as cuisines exist. so just think about in different neighborhoods, try different neighborhoods. it's an opportunity to really be adventurous and all those

places that feature things that you couldn't afford or maybe didn't have time to go. it's summertime and it's a good time to party with friends. >> the other thing too, looking at the prices that are being offered, are these probably, you know, good deals for some of the pricier restaurants? i'm sure you have -- there are several different price ranges. so this is a pretty good deal for some of these high-end ones maybe you haven't tried before? >> it's an amazing deal and that's one reason it's so successful. many restaurants and high-end restaurants offer their full menu because it's a slow time of the year, congress is out, an election year this year, so they want to introduce their restaurants to a whole new broader base, younger people, older people and everything in between. >> we have on the screen that it's august 13 to the 19th but some restaurants are extending, maybe doing an additional week. >> there are. and you can check on our website which we also have the extended -- restaurant week extensions. some people do it for the month of august which is fine. >> why not? >> but the time to go is this

specific restaurant week and that's when it's really quite a bargain. >> and people need to also realize that some of these fixed menus are something that the restaurants always offer but these are new for some. how do you do that research to figure out if you're getting the best deal? >> check their websites and our websites and their website too probably has the -- most of them have their own restaurant week menu so go through the menus and see what you're in the mood for. it's a fun thing. a lot of offices stand together and go out and it's a time of great camaraderie, too. >> the weather should be decent for it. >> going to be a good weekend. >> thank you for coming in. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure. thank you. sounds like good eating. >> mm-hm. >> if you are look for the man behind dell, just ask his daughter. why his security budget is no match for this teenager. that's ahead. >> and before you pay more money for that luxury ride, it may not be as safe as you would hope. the results of a new crash test next. >> now let's check in with

holly. >> reporter: well, tony, before you sign your kids up for soccer or basketball or baseball or football, those traditional sports, maybe their real skills like in the sport of cricket! we are live this morning at the germantown soccerplex where, yes, kids' cricket leagues are bigger than ever in our area. we are going it show you firsthand how you can sign your kids. that's all live later, tony. >> holly, thank you very much. as we head to the break, a flight from l.a. to new york in less than an hour! it could be on the horizon. the x51 wave rider is being tested above the pacific ocean today. it's an unmanned aircraft right now. it will be launched from the wing of a b-52 bomber. the waverider is expected to fly at 3600 miles per hour for 300 seconds before breaking up into the ocean. this is a test. the hope is that the technology will lead to a plane that would take passengers across the united states in 46 minutes. do you want that ?!

we'll be right back. it's 9:19. 

some luxury scarrings aren't making the grade in a new kind of crash test. the insurance institute for highway safety is out with the findings this morning. the new test called a small overlap test simulates what it's like for the outer edges of a vehicle's front end to hit an object like another car or tree or utility pole. past tests had the entire front of a vehicle crashing into a barrier. but the institute developed the new test because it says such small overlap crashes are quite common. there are probably more of those than head-on collisions. in the first such testing, 11 models were examined all 2012 vehicles. only the accura tl, volvo and infiniti g got good or acceptable ratings. they tested luxury vehicles because they are often the

first to get safety features. nonluxury modest will be tested next. rumors swirling about the new iphone 5. the "los angeles times" is reporting that preorders will begin on wednesday september 12. that's wednesday, september 12. that's the same date apple is expected to announce the features and pricing for the iphone 5. in years past apple started preorders a week after the debut announcement. again, the september preorder date has not yet been confirmed by apple. >> wednesday, september 12. >> don't forget it. michael dell had a security breach from within his own family. dell's 18-year-old daughter alexa posted her family's whereabouts on twitter and facebook before her father's multi-million dollar security system could flag it and take it down. the teenager gave the details of her high school graduation so that included times and places of where her famous parents would be. and pictures from aboard their private jet. >> hm. >> as a result, the teenager had her twitter page disabled,

i'm sure, among other things. >> yea. >> a strong talking to. coming up next, the wayans brothers stopped by our studio yesterday. they poked fun at wisdom. >> you got that football player suit. [ laughter ] >> we're back after the break. details on how you can catch the wayans this week right here in our area. stay with us.  [ malele announcer ] the choice on debt...

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president obama's plan: a balanced approach that asks the wealthy to pay a little more, eliminates tax breaks for outsourcing and oil subsidies, cuts government spending, and reduces the deficit by four trillion. two plans. your choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. there is a live look at reagan national airport. camera shaking a little bit so maybe a little bit breezy. but it is a little bit hazy we can see that. >> why would that be you wonder? >> maybe tucker has the answer. >> i wanted to hear you guys

continue to talk about it. [ laughter ] >> we had the rain that moved through. big changes from yesterday. a cold front moving in from the north and west. so you could see a little sunshine here in the middle of the day, but that will only kind of fuel the storms later this afternoon. it's that time of year. >> so the less sunshine, the better chance we won't have severe weather later? >> that's right. >> that's a way to look at it. >> you speak as if you know what you're talking about. >> it will do. [ laughter ] >> study this in your off time? >> i used to. [ laughter ] >> back in the old days. [ laughter ] >> all right. let's go. temperatures 75 right now. washington, 78 in annapolis. these temperatures are being held back a little bit with the cloud cover and the morning showers that moved through. 72 right now in manassas. so we're thinking highs in the mid- to upper 80s not quite as warm as yesterday with the cloud cover, maybe 87 for a high here in washington. dew point temperatures and remember yesterday, they were in the upper 50s and low 60s. we were all talking about how comfortable it was. well, not so much today with

the rain back. the dew point temperatures have crept up overnight. 71 is the current dew point here in washington. 68 in annapolis. so these numbers are what you would consider to be rather uncomfortable and they will be later today as well as we wait the arrival of a cold front which will bring us nice relief and drier air. not so much today or even tomorrow. but as we get into thursday. there is your sat-rad. you can see the cloud cover -- satellite and radar, excuse me. you see the cloud cover and showers moving through in the early-morning hours lifting north and east. thunderstorms east of philadelphia. to the west this is cold front here in central ohio so you see we have some in between time and clear skies where we may see some peeks of sunshine or a period of sunshine in the middle of the day. if we get a decent amount of sunshine, that's going to enhance these storms later this afternoon. so you look out for that possibility. some of the storms could be on the strong side later if they can get going. futurecast we'll put it in motion, cloud cover early, here we are at 1:00, getting some

thin clouds and possible sunshine and there we are at 5:00 with a few scattered showers and thunderstorms starting to pop up and we'll see how many of those get going here later today. so back in the forecast, at least the possibility and then overnight we'll quiet things the down do it again tomorrow as that front is going to be a slow mover. it will take tonight into tomorrow before the front gets through. chance of showers and storms this afternoon, warm, humid, later today. an evening shower or storm mostly cloudy overnight, 72 overnight low. here's your five-day forecast. next couple of days, a little thursday 88, less humidity. thursday and friday nice days, friday highs 90s with late storms. that cold front means business. 83 saturday. we could see parts of the area with high temperatures saturday and sunday only in the upper 70s. so noticeably cooler air for the weekend. that's weather. tony, sarah, back to you. >> thank you. you know them from the big screen, the little screen and

everything in between. really. >> we're talking about the wayans brother and wisdom is back now because you had a chance to talk to them. >> i had a chance to sit down and do a very in depth thorough brain teasing interview with the wayans brothers. [ laughter ] >> sean and marlin. you may have seen them in living color. what's the other show? the wayans brother show. how about movies? white chicks. sarah has no idea what i'm talking about. >> scary movie. >> all right. >> yes. >> don't be a menace. >> yeah. >> and then little man. >> yes. >> all right. so all of those. they're classics. we didn't talk about any of that. here's what we talked about. take a look. >> what do y'all have going on? y'all are in town? >> we are here in town doing a comedy stand-up act. >> comedy factory in baltimore? >> we are going to be at the -- i tweeted it earlier. i don't know. follow me on twitter in the meantime as marlin l wayans and the kids and babies.

>> sweet talking right now. >> baltimore comedy factory. there you go. >> baltimore comedy factory. >> 410-547-7798. >> you will be there monday, tuesday and wednesday. >> we won't be there thursday, friday and saturday. wait until my check come on friday! we'll be gone by then. >> let's talk about the movies. going from your comedy routine to the movies. >> you got cufflinks? best brother on tv. >> what's the difference between comedy -- the comedy routine on the stage and the big screen. >> you know there's really no difference except for like on the stage is more pure because you have an audience. the audience is just sit there is ready to go on a ride. you strap 'em in and they don't even know where they're going. but you can take them anywhere and at the end just let 'em off and they are like that was the best thing ever! movies is different the movies is more methodical because you don't have an audience there. you got to use your grips and

your electricians as you audience. >> one band man, writer, director, actor, producer, stand-up and you get to do it all by yourself. nobody can tell you what them you to do or not. and movies and television, it's a committee. you got writers. you got producers. you got directors. and you got studio heads who tell you that, that might not work. try to say it like this. kind of like how you did with us just like a minute ago, don't say that? kind of like that type of stuff, rough stuff. >> i was just trying to keep it -- >> that's the problem. >> keep our show on the air. >> trying to keep it tight. [overlapping speakers] >> keep my job, that's all. [ laughter ] >> now, you have done it. you have done movies. you been behind the scenes in front of camera. which one do you like best? >> i just love being creative. god gave me a gift and our family a gift when they allowed to us do what we love. we do what we love with who we love and, you know, it's a good life and i always tell, you know, kids and other

people, like, you know, if you are not happy do what you love and it's like i don't go to work, i go do what i love every day. even when i'm tired. you should see me, i was whoo. when it's time to go on, when -- >> when the camera came on, you were ready. >> it's a whole 'nother beast. >> you don't think jordan was tired when he took that last shot with the flu? he took it and they won and they carried him off the court. >> you come from a talented family, as well. >> not really there's only about three of us that's really, really talented. [ laughter ] >> we could talk about them for days. i could talk to those guys for days. they were really nice guys. really nice. however... [ laughter ] >> now, let me tell you that their show is tonight. you heard them say that their show is tonight in baltimore at the comedy factory at 7:00 and 9:15. they are very nice. but, of course, the interview took some turns.

we tried to rein them in and you can't control them. here's what else they had to say about you. >> the wayans brothers. thank you very much. >> this is not what jamal and shaniqua -- >> or wisdom, no. >> you laid back. stay tuned for more wisdom. had. >> wisdom you ain't got no last name? what's up? >> i do. >> i'm like oprah. >> wait a minute. >> oprah's last night. what's yours? >> martin. >> wisdom martin? that don't even go. >> is that your real name? >> it's my father's name. are you making fun of my father? >> just make sure. >> that makes you a junior? >> no, he has a different middle name. >> you went the opposite of wisdom right now. you just went real -- >> you have to watch the raw tape to see what else they said because some we couldn't put on

tv. [ laughter ] >> that's the joy of taping. >> exactly. >> some of the stuff, you know, you have to watch it. >> that looked like fun. >> they were hilarious. very nice men, very funny. just as funny in person as they are on tv and again, very, very nice. >> everyone said how nice they were. >> they took pictures. >> they were tired, too. they had just got then from our show the previous night and it was early in the morning and they got here dog tired but when those lights came on, launched into character. >> so nice up until they start talking about your daddy. >> and then i have to draw the line! i could have gotten them but i let them slide. off the field and now off the air. you know the wayans brothers could talk about this. how things just got worse for chad johnson ahead in the buzz bin. >> a lot of material there for them. >> plus "american idol" scotty mccreary takes a tumble off stage. who he blames for this

happening. when we come back. >> he blamed someone else? >> i guess who he blamed for it. [ male announcer ] in 1996,

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in the buzz bin this morning, things have gone from bad to worse for chad johnson. vh1 pulled his reality series off the air. this comes just two days after the one-time nfl star was arrested on domestic violence charges. his new wife evelyn says johnson headbutted her during a heated argument. the miami dolphins released johnson following his arrest. everything has changed for him in like five days. >> his whole life has turned into a mess. not good. it seems country music star taylor swift is having a summer to remember. >> the singer just announced that she will release her new album in october and she apparently has a new boyfriend, maybe you have heard about this, and now she also has a new home. according to reports, taylor swift just bought this mansion on cape cod.

isn't that gorgeous? look at the view. $4.9million. the new pad is across the street from ethel kennedy, the grandmother of swift's rumored boyfriend, connor kennedy. >> ha. >> you know, it's like i guess he got that kind of money we were talking before that, you know, even if you break up, she has the money she could sell that. >> just move. >> living right across the street, could be awkward. >> it is weird. >> just trying to keep an eye on him maybe. >> i'm going to write some country songs. >> all right. another country music star takes a fall. scotty mccreary fell off stage while opening for brad paisley in new york friday night but the "american idol" winner didn't let that get in the way of a good performance. instead he just continued singing. later mccreary jokingly blamed brad paisley pretending the fall was part of a duo prank. in response, paisley set this up the next night. mccreary tweeted the photo showing orange cones and caution saying paisley wanted to make sure he was extra careful. >> that's funny. >> be careful.

>> that's funny. >> nice. >> ek there for him. it's an international sport that's been around for centuries, cricket. coming up, holly is learning about the dozens of cricket teams in our area and learning some skills herself. >> and also, new hollow is warming up in studio b, we believe. the teenagers claimed the top spot on the billboard charts. they have a show in baltimore tonight. but first, they are performing here on "fox 5 morning news." stay with us. this is the plan for back to school. introducing share everything, only from verizon. a shareable pool of data to power up to 10 different devices. add multiple smartphones to your plan, so everyone in your family can enjoy unlimited talk and text. the first plan of its kind. share everything. get your student a samsung galaxy nexus for $99.99.

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boyds, maryland. >> reporter: apparently cricket was super popular when our country was born. washington plays cricket. now who else is a huge fan of cricket? abraham lincoln. i just learned that as i am talking all things cricket with [ non-english language ] the vice president of the washington cricket league and a youth coach. thank you so much for coming out both of you. >> thank you. >> reporter: so obviously if you want your sport to continue, you got to get young people to get the bug. >> that's right. >> with that in mind, the washington cricket league last year started a youth program. we started by coaching clinics and this year we have taken it further and we have actually got a league in place where there are about 40 to 50 kids from four teams which we have a prince william county team, fairfax team and two teams in maryland play in the league and the games are going on all summer. >> reporter: i even hear in american sports they talk about kids not being as interested in baseball anymore? so since this is kind of similar to baseball, how do you

go about marketing it to kids like hey this is going to be a fun game you'll like? >> basically, what we try to do is kids see baseball on tv. we try to point out the similarities between baseball and cricket and try to make it as simple and as easy for them to understand. so that way they can double up some interest in it. at the end of every session we try to get them to play it. the more they play it the more they like it. >> reporter: the better you get, you feel like you can be competitive the more you like it. what's the best way for people to get their kids involved? >> csasports.org. >> reporter: we'll have a link to that. >> clarksburg sports association. we are trying to get it into the community not per se only clarksberg, germantown, gaithersburg, damascus, but we have to start somewhere and we start this league with the chargesburg and then maybe damascus, some other city say hey, let's start a little league and eventually we have the game. >> reporter: i want to review because i have been trying to grasp the game. so you only get one out and

you're done for the day. >> that's right. >> reporter: brutal. that's the tough part of the sport. so you have the striker which is like the batter. >> right. >> reporter: then the nonstriker is the runner. owe say he's going to hit a ball -- so say he is going to hit a ball here on this end. so he hits it, and the fielders field it like a baseball so if they catch it he's out or if you hit it on the ground -- so it's probably better to hit it on the ground because that gives the runner more time but if he throws it back to someone here on the pitch, then he can throw them out? >> exactly. just like the baseball getting to the base. if you don't get to the base on time, you can get out. >> reporter: he hits it and the runner is on the other end so he has to run to this end and the striker has to run to the other end. >> that completes one run. >> exactly. >> reporter: and so what's like a normal score? >> a normal score you can -- it all depends. you got six balls and over. so let's say each ball you can get six runs. each ball you can also hit out of the field which would be six runs so you can get 36 runs

maximum in one over. >> reporter: i like it. that's a good selling point. any game you can score high is fun. little cricket players, come in quickly. i want to see what kids like about cricket. run run run, fast, fast, fast, we're training! tell me what you like about cricket. of course the girl got here first, high five me on that. what you do like about cricket? >> cricket is fun. it's a good sport. uhm... >> reporter: is it hard? >> no, it's not really hard. it's pretty easy. >> reporter: especially when you' good like you. >> exactly. >> reporter: what do you like about cricket? >> my parents play cricket so they told me about cricket and it's just a fun sport. >> reporter: now you can play as a family. what do you like about cricket? >> my family taught me how to play. so i can play with them and it's a really fun sport. >> reporter: and you? >> i just like about cricket about batting and bowling with it. >> reporter: and last but not least, my other girl out here, high five me again, women power. what do you like about cricket? >> my dad he is a coach and i like how he coaches me. >> reporter: it's always cool

when your dad coaches. who is the best cricket player out here right now? >> i don't know. >> reporter: i think it's you and me, okay? it's our secret. third high five. nice. myfoxdc.com is our website. we have a link to the washington cricket league to find out more. back to you in the studio. ♪ [ music ] >> those kids are great. thank you very much, holly. we have a fresh twist to a classic rock sound. that's how many fans are describing the new teen pop rock band new hollow. the first release debuted at number one in its first week. now the band is opening for hot shell ray tonight at rams head live but all three members join us live in the studios. to my left we have mick klaus. to my right evan west. and the drummer in the back there is chad blashford. how old are you? >> 16. >> 612. and we also have chandler over here is playing bass for the band today. thanks, guys, for coming in. i'm going to tell people, your trip here this morning was

rather harrowing and difficult, i understand. >> yes. >> just got here two minutes ago. so we're glad you made it. hopefully this will all come together. how long have you been together? >> we have been a band about a year and a half coming up on two years, but we have all been friends for five or six years. yes, sir. we all moved to the same town. i'm from dallas, texas, evan from detroit and chad from huntington beach, california. all the families moved to the same street. >> when i read but, it's all talks about this it's a classic sound mixed with today's sounds and all that kind of thing. do you all share the same musical interests? >> we all have different plus this. personally i like nirvana. mick and i share that interest. i recently took up sam cook. love him. and the doors. mick has a few -- >> i like the clash. love green day. nirvana is definitely -- that's

how we became friends. >> so you had this tremendous success right, a band for a year and a half right out of the gate the first couple of singles do well on the charts. what do you attribute that too? >> well, that is i'd say justice. [ laughter ] >> our singles were sold in justice stores exclusively. [ laughter ] >> it was amazing because fans got into it and they pushed hard and like check out this new band new hollow and it got out on facebook. so yeah, it's really sweet. >> what are you going it play today? >> our new single, she ain't you, just came out on itunes. >> what's it called? >> she ain't you. >> good luck. she ain't you. new hollow. take it away. ♪ [ music ]

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you have probably seen children turn their noses up to veggies but what dog doesn't love a treat? this lab doesn't want anything to do with this low fat lamb jerky. he's smart. his enter says he eats pretty much anything but is apparently too good for the lamb jerky. he knows it's lamb. >> zucchini. [ laughter ] >> tucker? >> 87 today, could be showers or thunderstorms later, tomorrow we'll do it again thursday. thursday, friday, saturday, something happens. saturday we really cool down. >> all right. very good. >> the band is new hollow, i like that song, she ain't you, like it a lot. they are opening tonight at rams head in balti