shot to death in her bed in prince george's county. what police hope will help them catch her killer. >> cycling great lance armstrong made history, but now history will be erased. he says enough is enough. >> and a former redskins linebacker breaks down the showdown between robert griffin iii and andrew luck. it's friday, everyone. hooray! >> hurrah! >> august 24th. 7:00. live outside as we take outside. nice shot of the sun as it starts to peek through the clouds. we'll get with tucker in a second to see what's in store for the weekend.

>> starting off nicely. >> i'm wisdom martin, tony is off for the week. >> i'm alison seymour. also here is tucker barnes. he's back with us. >> temperature-wise we're doing fine. we have clouds across the area and it's not going to be a perfectly sunny friday, but should be a dry friday. eventually high temperatures will top out into the 80s. good looking start to the weekend. i wish saturday and sunday would turn out as nice. i'm afraid they won't. reagan national comfortable, 73 degrees. not bad. still in august. 64 at dulles this morning. winchester 61 degrees. ocean city 65. pleasant start to your day. we have the cloud cover we just showed you in the live shot. i think you'll see breaks of the day. as well during the you can see the cloud cover high and thin. low pressure developing to our south and east and it will become a player in our weekend forecast. it will introduce chances unfortunately for showers saturday and even into the day

sunday, as it will be a slow mover. more details on the weekend later. 88 the high in washington. close to 90 in fredericksburg. 89 with partial sunshine. let's do traffic. lauren demarco has the latest this morning. good morning. >> good morning. in honor of friday, we are seeing later than usual volume this morning than we were dealing with the rest of the week. few incidents to report. traveling 66 approaching the beltway, you'll find delays. skyfox has been over the scene. accident on the ramp from eastbound 66 to get onto the outer loop, the right side of the ramp was blocked. and we had delays. looks like it's improving. plenty of space between the cars there. hopefully that will be getting better as you head towards 495. leaving manassas, where we typically find volume, things are looking pretty good now. i wasn't seeing everybody stacked up heading in towards

centreville. 66 shouldn't be too much of an issue. let's move on to trafficland, you are traveling the outer loop to the right of your screen, leaving 95, college park, heading into silver spring, accident on new hampshire avenue, and cleared out of the way. 270, brief volume southbound heading past 109 towards clarksburg. other than that, nice trip into the beltway. 95, 395, the only slow traffic i was seeing heading past duke street. no problems across the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. wisdom? we begin this hour with breaking news. would be burglar makes his way into a d.c. bank overnight through the ceiling. police say this happened around 3:00 a.m. at the m and t bank in

georgetown. the suspect got into the lobby. it's unclear whether the suspect got away with any money. the fbi has been called in to help. also overnight in the district, a mother and her two children went to the hospital. an apartment fire in southeast, in the 1300 block of alabama avenue around 4:45 this morning. several people had to be rescued by ladder from the three story building. the injuries of the mom and kids are not said to be serious. to another big story we're following, word that lance armstrong is dropping his fight against doping allegations. >> last night he said he would no longer challenge the us anti- doping agency's claim that he took performance-enhancing drugs to win the tour de fran from 1999 to 2005. sarah? >> it's a said day in cycling

when you hear about this. he's made history with his seven titles and said to make history once again, but for a much different reason. the u.s. anti-doping agency has announced it will strip lance armstrong of his seven titles, after armstrong declared he was finished fighting the allegations. in a written statement he says -- world anti-doping agency's president says his decision to drop the fight is an admission of guilt. armstrong countered that claim and says his decision is more of a refusal to enter an arbitration process he believes is unfair. the organization maintains armstrong has used banned substances back to 1996. he walked away from the sport in 2011, without being charged following a two-year federal criminal investigation into many of the same accusations he faces from the usada.

in an interview with the associated press in february, 2001, armstrong said he tried to not let the doping hack indications get to him. >> i try not to let it bother me, and just keep rolling right along. i know what i know. and i know what i do and i know what i did. and that's not going to change. >> the usada says armstrong will be hit with a lifetime ban starting today, and under the world anti-doping code, armstrong may lose the bronze medal from the 2000 olympics as well as any awards, even titles and, event titles, rather, and cash earnings. allison? >> the cash earnings, that's big. super big, and titles, too. another big story we're following is tropical storm isaac. it is bearing down on haiti and a direct hit will cause a lot of problems for the 400,000 people still living in tents from the earthquake a few years

back. it's early, though, but it does not look like the republican convention in tampa will be impacted that much. the storm won't reach hurricane strength until it gets closer to the florida panhandle. in the dominican republic people are boarding up and bracing for the strong winds. in a developing search for a murder, prince george county's police are looking for the killer of 17-year-old amber stanley. they say someone kicked in the door of the home 10:00 monday night and shot amber multiple times in her bed. several others were in the home but were not hurt. there's a $25,000 reward being offered for information. >> she was a friendly girl. they all was nice to me. >> i've been here about 32

years, and raised two kids here. i'm devastated. you know, to see something hits right home, right on your street. >> grief counselors were at the high school yesterday. she excelled in classes and tutored other students and was trying to start a young doctor's club at the school. checking some of our other top stories on this friday morning, friends and family are getting ready to say their final goodbyes to one of the victims killed after a train derailment early tuesday morning. elizabeth knots and rose meyer were both 17 years old. howard county police say autopsies say they were crushed to death by coal. federal investigators are still trying to figure out what caused the wreck.

a maryland lawmaker admits he was drinking while operating a boat that crashed into another boat wednesday night. the delegate said he had been told his blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit in maryland. he and several others, including children, were hurt. last night he spoke to reporters outside a hospital in baltimore, apologizing for his action. >> no one, no one should be drinking and operating a motor vehicle or a power boat. i deeply regret my actions and i ask for forgiveness from the public. my heart and prayers go out to the family that was involved in the incident and i pray for them to have a speedy recovery. >> investigators say they are still trying to determine the cause of the crash. by the way, it is illegal to drive drunk on a boat. u.s. capitol police are investigating a reported threat against representative todd akin. this week the missouri republican came under heavy fire, criticism for comments he

made about rape and abortion. a police spokeswoman said there is an active, open investigation. but added she could not discuss details regarding security of members of congress. akin's office said his family and staff have been the targets of threats in the past couple of days. it is now 7:10. it's a friday morning. breaking news this morning from norway, where a mass killer has learned his fate. details are next. >> plus, in the race for the white house, new poll numbers are out, and if anything, the race is getting even tighter. we're breaking down the results coming up. >> and taking their love to new heights. a couple gets married while flying above water. we're not talking about in a plane, but with jet packs. >> that's a lot of love. >> we're going to show you the video coming up. and as we take you to break, a live look outside. yeah, it is friday. don't care if you like the song or not, it is back. we'll get the latest weather

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norwegian man has been sentenced, the panel says he will go to prison, to serve at least 10 years and a maximum of 21 years. however, such sentences can be extended under the law, as long as an inmate is considered dangerous. he said he was on a mission to expel slims when he went on the rampage that claimed the lives last summer. closer to home, a teenaged girl reported missing more than two years ago escaped from a home in illinois. the girl told police she was

held captive and sexually assaulted and she got pregnant, even had a child. the swat team recovered the child and arrested the 24-year- old man and his mother who police say assisted in the crime. the girl was just 15 when she disappeared from her home in st. louis, missouri. nasa has delayed the launch of its newest satellite from florida, a mission being run from laurel, maryland. the countdown was stopped at the four-minute mark. the space agency will give it another try tomorrow. the twin satellites are designed to study earth's radiation belts and improve space weather forecasting. take it easy, tucker. >> he's getting a little nervous. >> i can't wait. >> going to happen, just delayed a little bit. >> looking fine. temperatures back in the 80s. cloud cover to start your morning. we should be dry. >> good.

>> for friday. >> weather taking a little turn in the weekend? >> yeah, unfortunately. there's a live shot. looks ominous out there. not expecting rain today. nice looking shot. we do appreciate it. we'll see breaks in the clouds shortly. waking up gray and gloomy, but a mix of clouds and sun today as we watch this storminess start to develop to our south. 72 now washington. humidity 84%. not much wind. wind will be shifting out of the east later today, about 5 to 10. pressure up 30.15 inches. and high pressure will keep us dry today. see the rain showers across the outer banks and into south carolina? that area of low pressure is developing. we thought that was going to slip out to the east yesterday, but guess what? it's going to do its own thing and drift north as we get into the daytime hours today and particularly this weekend. so bottom line, we are going to have clouds around saturday and

sunday with the risk of showers in the forecast. i know the timing isn't great. redskins game tomorrow afternoon. we got a summer weekend. but unfortunately -- >> the last one, tucker. >> thanks for reminding me, allison. unfortunately, not much we can do about it. clouds and showers at the beaches as well. not going to be a perfect weekend. not a rainout either. not going to rain the entire weekend, but will be gray around here saturday and sunday. here's your forecast again, upper 80s, with decent amount of sunshine today. you'll be dry for your afternoon commute this afternoon. we're not expecting rain today. >> all right. thanks, tucker barnes. >> time to get a look at what's happening on the roads. lauren demarco is in for julie wright. >> i hope that rain stays out of here. i get the sense a lot of folks are heading out of town this weekend, possibly to the beaches. there is not much traffic this morning with people going to work. we did have an earlier wreck on the ramp from 66 eastbound to get onto the outer loop.

that is off on the side of the ramp and looks like the delays are easing heading inbound. no traffic right now as you head from manassas into centreville. no slowdowns there. 95 northbound looks great heading through woodbridge and towards springfield. 395 briefly delay passing duke street. other than that, you should be in good shape. new york avenue inbound slow approaching bladensburg and florida avenue. quick look at waze. had reports of a truck tire on the road traveling the outer loop there in prince george's county. do watch out for that. past allentown road. wazers can alert each other of these things, it's a free smartphone app, and if you have it, you'll get audible alerts and you can report incidents.

you can join the fox 5 wazers group like this user did. back to you at the desk. thanks, lauren. a request for the next presidential inauguration from d.c.'s water authority. it is asking congress to serve tap water instead of bottled water. earlier this month new york senator charles schumer announced the water company from his state will supply the water for the inauguration. the general manager of d.c. water wrote a letter saying the tap water is a penny a gallon, while bottled water costs 100 times more and is environmentally harmful, the bottles i imagine. on the campaign trail today, mitt romney and his running mate, congressman paul ryan will hold a rally in michigan. president obama will head to camp david and the vice president is heading to new york for a campaigning event tonight. new polls are out, and the numbers are tightening. fox's doug luzad

>> reporter: the headline is a one point spread between the president and mitt romney, but from there becomes complicated. try as they might, the continual attacks on both sides just don't seem to make much difference. >> they don't really have a plan. and the plan they've got won't work. >> one out of six americans has fallen into poverty. the president's policies have not worked. >> reporter: this new poll shows a one point difference between these two, within the margin of error. this is a poll of not just registered voters, but likely voters, thought to be a much better snap shot of where the race stands. here's what the romney campaign likes. with just independent voters they're leading by 10 points. even though among that group there's a large margin of error. also likely voters by 12-point margin don't like how the president is handling the economy. and yet the good news for the president is that when asked who would do a better job on

the economy, it's a tossup, with romney 2 points up. the real winner in this poll? bill clinton. he has a 65% approval rating. little wonder then that the obama campaign is trying tap into some of that clinton magic in a new ad. >> it only works if there is a strong middle class. that's what happened when i was president. we need to keep going with his plan. >> reporter: the poll also shows romney supporters have more enthusiasm which may explain why the president has been trying whip of support from his voters in 2008, college students. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. it is 7:21 now. it's a friday morning. potentially explosive problem involving thousands of under ground water mains in parts of maryland. >> a new push to keep metro trains running after hours. why d.c. taxpayers may be forced to pick up the tab. >> a farm in northern virginia

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back now on fox 5 morning news, and how close is too close? that's the question wssc has been looking at in terms of how close to put future buildings when it comes to possible water mains. in june they proposed new constructions within 8 # feet of large mains had to withstand a potential massive force. today more than 1700 existing buildings are within 80 feet of current mains. washington nationals aren't only hoping to make it to the playoffs of course, but hoping d.c. officials will pay to keep the metro open late should they

do so. the team made the request last month and it appears to be a valid one. this past monday hundreds of fans were stranded after a 13 inning game because the metro closed. this morning the post reports d.c. officials are planning to say no, though, to the nats' request. today is the 150 anniversary of the civil war battle in manassas. it's known for the battle of bull run for northerners and the battle of second manassas in the south. the town is holding events today through sunday. there's interactive museum exhibitions, talks with historians and tomorrow a parade reenactment. expected to be more major traffic delays today and all weekend in manassas. a maryland school district is considering a change in its cell phone policy during school hours. now students in frederick county are required to keep their phones off and out of sight. some school officials say students should be able to use their phones during lunch and

possibly during class changes. the policy prohibits cell phones during pep rallies and school dances. still to come, i'm laughing because we didn't have that problem. >> not an issue. cell phones, regular phones. >> pay phone outside. still to come, unusually high speed chase down a missouri highway caught on tape. what happened when a woman's car just wouldn't slow down. >> it's only preseason, but this saturday's game is grabbing a lot of interest. robert griffin 3 and andrew luck go head to head. we're going to break it all down with a former redskin after the break. ♪ show me what you got, baby ♪ >> a live look outside. we'll get the latest weather and traffic from tucker and lauren, that's next. ♪

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emotions are usually running high on your wedding day, right? one couple in california literally took their love to a

new level, arriving at their ceremony by water powered jet packs. that's pretty cool. the groom wore a wet suit with a bow tie and the bride wore white board shorts and a veil. after the ceremony they flew a few feet above the water as their guests cheered from the sand. they had their first dance in the air, hovering over the ocean. >> i think it's weird, allison. i'm sorry. >> you do? >> yeah. it's strange to me. >> i like it. >> it's different. it's out of the norm. outside the box. >> fun, right. they took it off and probably had a party there on the beach. >> all right. >> okay. >> we're going to let allison have this moment. >> sure. i had a conventional wedding. but i think it's fun. >> okay. yeah. >> you can't win.

>> very california, let's say that. >> all right. >> the forecast not terribly californian today, upper 80s to low 90s. around here with the humidity, never feels california. >> no. >> but actually the humidity has been fairly tame this week. >> that is good. it's been comfortable. >> not bad. 72 now in washington. off to a comfortable start, kids headed to school should be dry for you as you head to the bus stop this morning. 64 in manassas. 65 this morning in fredericksburg. quantico, 71 degrees for you. upper 80s afternoon highs. we have clouds out there at the moment. it's not going to be a perfectly sunny day. partly cloudy, mostly cloudy later this afternoon. storminess develops across the outer banks of the carolinas. now this will drift north and

move slowly enough that we'll have clouds around saturday and sunday with a risk of showers as early as tomorrow and again sunday. going to the game tomorrow, could be showers unfortunately. best chance of rain, south and east beaches. here's the latest from isaac, not terribly well organized. you can see we've got plenty of lows. pressure has fallen a little bit. pushing off to the north and west. bringing 8 to 12 inches of rain to haiti, unfortunately, and track across cuba. moving to the west at 15. will track to the north and west and here's the other big change from yesterday. yesterday we thought it might impact tampa. looks like it will stay further west. could get into mississippi, alabama, early wednesday

morning as a category one hurricane. and perhaps the remnants could bring us rain the end of next week. we'll have to watch i isaac carefully. warm afternoon, 88. winds out of the east at 5 to 10. 70 and unfortunately, a lot of clouds around tomorrow. not a washout. we'll have showers around both saturday and sunday. that will hold the temperatures back a little bit. wouldn't you know it, in time for back to school, upper 80s with sunshine on monday. that's weather. let's do traffic and get the latest from lauren demarco. nobody going to work today, huh? >> not too much volume out there. pretty good looking friday. live look from trafficland, earlier wreck 66 eastbound approaching the beltway, that has cleared out. this is the inner loop, reports of an accident approaching 123. not seeing delays here. but watch for that in the tysons area on the inner loop. 66, the accident on the ramp to the outer loop is out of the

way. really no delays. heading past through fair oaks, good shape. looking good out of manassas as well. here is the one spot we were seeing heavy volume coming past duke street towards seminary. after that, a nice trip across the 14th street bridge. no problems on the outer loop of the beltway past new hampshire avenue. looks like you're in good shape this morning. wisdom, going to head over to you, talking sports, let me guess, rg3? >> you're right. we're taking a look at one of the most highly anticipated matchups in preseason. two rookies, andrew luck of minneapolis and our own rg3. thank you very much for coming in. always good to see you. >> good to be here. >> big matchup. >> big matchup. >> how big of a deal is it? >> it's a big deal. i think it's more of a big deal

because you want to see how the team responds. the quarterbacks, obviously they're going to do their job. i want to see how the redskins as a team responds saying my quarterback is better than your quarterback. >> the last game, robert griffin 3 moving around, took some shots. >> this is a learning experience for him. i've always maintained the line is questionable. what do you think about what you saw in the last game? >> the problem is, he may have to run. so that's a good thing. i think now he's trying to get a feel for what he can do. he has all this speed. i think that will be big and key. but it's when you run and when do you stay in the pocket? that's what he's getting adjusted to. >> we were talking about griffin and luck, that guy on the screen there, cousins, had a big second half. came from behind against the bears, even though it was

against a bunch of guys that may not make the team. when you see that, what do you think? >> kind of what you said, against a bunch of guys that probably won't make the team. it's one thing -- and he has good fundamentals. he's a good quarterback. no doubt if anything happens, he could be a great quarterback. but it is what it is. rg3is the starter. that's the way it is. >> now, in this game what are we looking for the next time? we'll get a bigger sample. rg3will play longer. we'll see more of andrew luck as well. what kind of progress do we look for next with rg3? >> you want to see command of the game, that he can move and look around the pocket. when he has to run, he runs. want to see if it's going to be automatic or if there's a delay. one of the big things, is he going to hold the ball too long trying to get the read? he didn't come from an approach style offense playing college ball. want him to read down the

field, he'll have his favorite receivers and can he connect. when he has to run, can he run and okay in the slide? >> we've already discussed the offensive line had issues. from what we've seen in the defense so far, i know this is all preseason, but we've seen issues maybe existing there as well. >> i mean, unfortunately, i thought the defense was going to be the champion of the team. you have a young quarterback. but the defense, with some of the injuries, what's going to happen? i think the defense as a whole, they have to learn -- not have to learn, but i think they will learn to play together. there are enough big stars on the defense to try to carry the team on, and hopefully start healing up or won't be too many issues. >> last question we're going to

talk about, a lot of debate about clinton's status and redskins history, whether he's great or not. he retired as a redskin. >> right. >> had his best years probably of his career in denver. he did retire as a redskin. was here for a long time. what do you think about his status? i don't want to put you on the spot. what do you think about his status as one of the redskins' greats? >> all you can do is go by what's on paper. i tend to, you look at personality, at all the other stuff, the hype, and i go ahead be biased, but on paper, he's a good player. better in denver, but a great player here. that's what you want to look at. but, you know -- >> i put ow -- >> he's a good player. >> i kind of put you on the spot. right. any predictions for this game from what we are going to see with rg3 versus luck? luck did look good in his last game. >> that and being at home we

have something as a team to prove. they have something to prove at home. if you can't win here, if you can't get excited about a preseason game with all this at stake, then you don't deserve to be playing. >> right. >> the redskins should win this one. >> selling t-shirts already of the two quarterbacks going head to head. maybe you and i should go into business and start selling rg3 t-shirts. thanks again, always good to see you. >> thank you. traffic alert for drivers in northern virginia. what you need to know if you plan on traveling i-66 this weekend. >> we are about to get a firsthand account of the raid that killed osama bin laden in a new book. but the author is coming under fire, a lot of fire indeed this morning. why he could be facing legal trouble. time now, 7:40. we'll be right back.

a former navy seal who was part of the raid that killed osama bin laden is getting ready to release a book about

the mission. the author has been identified. and retired from the navy last summer and wrote the book "no easy day" under the name mark owen. it's expected to come out on the 11th anniversary of september 11th. really scary story here, some terrifying moments caught on police dash cam. a driver in missouri noticed she couldn't slow down on the highway. the accelerator was stuck. she called 911, troopers followed her as her suv reached speeds of 110 miles per hour. they weaved in and out of traffic over 60 miles. a trooper got in and put the suv into mark. >> that's really scary. >> that is. >> to think you could be driving along and all of a sudden, you have no control.

that's dangerous. >> that's terrifying. imagine if she had kids in the car and all that. it's okay. >> everything worked out. >> as it does sometimes. >> hopefully the weather will work out this weekend. allison is glaring at me this weekend. >> i'm okay. >> are you? >> i don't have big plans outside. >> we'll get to local weather. today first, fine today. not a gorgeous day. partly sunny with highs in the 80s. should be dry. the weekend forecast a little more iffy. 72 now in washington. 61 winchester. nice start. overnight temperatures falling back. been great. 66 this morning ocean city. here's what's going on. high pressure off to our north. that will keep us dry today and an area of low pressure and cloud cover that's been developing to our south and east. the thinking the last couple of days is that area of low pressure will stay far enough

east wouldn't direct our -- impact our weather directly. potential for showers over the weekend. beaches unfortunately will be cloudy with some showers, southern maryland and towards washington, we'll be partly to mostly cloudy this weekend and can't rule out the rink of showers around here, too, i think both days. the redskins game, may be scattered showers around. not going to pour all weekend. let me emphasize that. five-day forecast, best part of the five-day here monday, when kids go back to school. upper 80s with sunshine and less humidity. >> that's good, though. >> there you go. >> sunshine on a monday. >> that's good. >> you redeemed your forecast. i love it. okay. >> thanks, tucker barnes. time to say hello to lauren demarco once again to talk about traffic. >> thanks. i wanted to look at route 50

and see if anybody is headed out to the beach. looks like not quite yet. roads open towards the toll plaza there at sandy point. if you are headed out, now would be a good time to go. nice, light volume, really all around town now. not seeing much in the way of delays particularly the beltway. outer loop college park into silver spring, normally it's heavy and slow there. no slow traffic now. 270 also looks good. on the beltway in virginia we had reports of an accident, it's on the inner loop prior to 123. wasn't seeing any slow traffic there. but brief possible delay at the scene because we can't see it in our camera angle. i want to talk about a traffic alert for a busy stretch over the weekend. vdot is urging drivers to avoid 66 west at 495 starting at 9:00 tonight through 5:00 a.m. monday morning. several lanes will be closed as crews continue work on the hot lanes project. could be delays up to 30

minutes. wisdom, allison, over to you. thanks, lauren. still ahead, the big dig. >> holly is learning all about potatoes this morning. holly? >> reporter: you know what, i'm trying to find them right now. allegedly there are potatoes in the ground. let's dig. let's start the big dig right now. it's a preview of course. the real big dig is coming up -- wow, she found some -- not this weekend, but next week. it's all about potato harvesting. you've never had a potato until you've had a fresh one. we're going to show you live next on fox 5. let me see. wow, that's a potato! that could feed a family of four, what do you think?  wow,

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she was in high school and her team, her team is us, and her family, fox 5 morning news, wakes her up at 6:00 a.m. and they make it fun. have i messed it up completely? >> no. >> okay. for your chance to be monday's fan of the day, log onto our facebook page and leave a comment under ashley's picture. that is a great picture. >> yes. happy smile. perfect for a friday. temperatures seem to be cooling down a bit, which means it's that time of year again. >> potato digging time? >> yes. >> okay. get ready for the big dig at great country farms. holly is giving us a tour live from bluemont virginia this morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're getting our lesson from bruce. i have professional potato pickers here. >> you do. >> reporter: these are all his children. no, just some of them. >> these plants are finished growing about a month ago.

and so you find a plant. this is the old plant here. >> reporter: i can't tell what is a potato plant. >> you have to remember where you planted them. >> reporter: that's why i need you, okay. >> find the plant. come back six or 8 inches. dig straight down. get underneath the potatoes so you don't stab them. >> reporter: look at that! it's a treasure trove. see how many potatoes you can get. meanwhile, i'm going to check in with the guy that really knows. this is old bob out here overlooking the work. we have good workers out here. >> yes, they know how to do it. >> reporter: i don't know in we should share this or not, but you were actually a potato doubter in the beginning? >> yes, i was. that goes back about six years ago, and we were acustommed to having you pick strawberries. my son bruce there decided to plant 5 acres of potatoes for the you pick, public. i thought it was a crazy idea. and it turns out it's one of the most popular crops.

families come out here and they love it. they come out and get dirty and they have more fun and go out just for a lark to dig a few potatoes to satisfy their children and they come back with tons of potatoes. >> reporter: more than they know what to do with. >> they look forward to that year after year. next weekend this field will be covered with people. will be hundreds and hundreds of people out here, weather permitting, of course. if the hurricane doesn't come. >> reporter: come on, farmers are hardy. they come out no matter the weather. >> yeah, but the public doesn't. >> reporter: that's true. goodpoint. when you're talking about potatoes, you do six different varieties now. >> right. >> reporter: but you just started with two? >> yeah, we just used to grow two. that was the old variety then. that was on the family farm so many years ago. and the important thing is to plan your potato, we plant them

twice, to plant them, get your potatoes planted by st. patrick's day. >> reporter: really? >> plant them really early. then you dig them when the potato vines are still green and that's the new potatoes you see in the store, and they're small, not big like this. >> reporter: right. >> they're tiny things. >> reporter: what's the difference between a fresh potato and the one in the store? >> there's a chemical process. they're more crisp when they're fresh, flavorful. they tend to get soft and soggy with age. >> reporter: don't we all? [ laughter ] >> i'm not going there. >> reporter: sorry. i threw you off track. >> you have to keep the potatoes from sprouting. one of the things about the fresh potatoes, they're just starting to sprout. commercial potatoes oftentimes, there's a chemical applied to retard the sprouting so they'll keep throughout the winter. >> reporter: i'm going to check

in with a few of my girls. let's see if we can fill up this basket in 30 seconds. bruce, you better start digging. put the potatoes in there. i want to ask you, what do you like about digging? >> it's fun. >> reporter: in the dirt, right? what's your favorite way to eat them? >> french fries. >> scalloped potatoes. >> reporter: look at my man, o ask. >> mashed potatoes. >> reporter: there's a lot of different ways to eat them apparently. and? >> french fries. >> reporter: two french fries, i'm not surprised. myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link to great country farms. the big dig is next saturday and sunday out here. they have the potato -- or the pancake breakfast i should say the first part of the morning. you have to get out here early, because kids who know how to dig, they get them quick. who can pick up this heavy basket? she's strong. see those country girls, they're hardy. we're going to move into the new century the next hour. we're going to see how they

pick potatoes with tractors coming up. back to you. >> remind me of my old farm days. >> oh, yeah. me, too. >> thank you, holly. on the trail with mitt romney and his campaign, we'll check in with fox news sunday host chris wallace live from michigan with a preview of next week's rnc convention. >> we warn you, this is hard to watch, a woman walks straight over a platform edge onto train tracks, all while carrying her son. coming up, the quick reaction of good samaritans. 7:57now.       

straight ahead at 8:00, breaking news from northwest, police and the fbi are on the scene of a suspected bank robbery. we'll have a live report. >> plus, all eyes on the tropics where tropical storm isaac is picking up strength. tucker has the latest on if and when it will hit the united states. >> later, watch where you're going. we'll show you more of this

subway scare and how quick thinking good samaritans saved two lives. hard to watch that. we'll tell you more about it later in the show. good morning, i'm alison seymour. >> and i'm sarah simmons. tony will be back monday. let's check in with tucker barnes. you're going to talk about our weather first, right? >> local weather, because that's important, too. cloud cover to start the day. should be dry. looks gloomy out there. >> yeah. >> partly sunny this afternoon. again, not expecting rain showers until some time tomorrow. >> okay. >> okay. >> saturday you mean? >> yeah, as in the weekend. this is allison. here's a live look at your satellite radar. cloud cover across the area. breaks from time to time. out in west virginia and western maryland, clear skies. 72 now in washington. highs in the upper 80s. summery out there. 63 this morning in frederick. comfortable start.

ocean city, 66 degrees. partly sunny conditions with highs returning into the upper 80s. 88 in washington. dry today. few showers around this weekend. more details on that in a couple of minutes, and i'll give you an update on isaac. >> okay. >> thanks. >> let's check in with lauren demarco and get the latest on traffic. >> accident on the beltway in prince george's county that is tying things up. we can take a live look at that. traveling the outer loop, leaving pennsylvania avenue, approaching 214 central avenue, you are going to find things very heavy and slow just jammed now because of this wreck. there are some police on the scene, also emergency equipment and a tow truck and it is very heavy and slow to get by all of it. looks like we're getting by in two and maybe three lanes to the left. if you're heading on from central avenue, you can get by, staying to the right of the accident activity. i can't see delays, but it is

heavy and slow leaving route 4 pennsylvania avenue. trafficland, traveling 270, nice trip now. no problems leaving frederick heading past 109 to 121. in the clear. lanes wide open. 395 had earlier delays northbound heading past duke street. looks like that's easing out and no complaints 95 or 395 now in virginia. on the beltway the inner loop approaching 123 we had a wreck. that is cleared. we can look at waze. reports of an accident leesburg from a fox 5 wazer. thank you for that. download the free smartphone app and get involved with our traffic reports. back to you, allison, sarah. thanks. we begin this hour with breaking news. the fbi is on the scene of an attempted bank robbery in georgetown. >> this happened early this morning with the burglar getting in through the roof. sherri ly is on the scene now.

>> reporter: hi sarah, hi allison. now d.c. police and the fbi still out here on the scene. this is an m&t bank where this attempted robbery took place overnight. they have the entire block here at which is and o roped off now, as they continue to investigate. here's what we know now, just after 3:00 this morning d.c. police tell us someone tried to get into this m&t bank. apparently they came in through the roof and then dropped down into an atm room at the bank. it's at the front of the bank. the burglar alarm did go off. police say the alarm company could actually then use the cameras inside the bank and could see the robber coming into the bank. that suspect did get away, but what we're being told is the suspect does not appear to have gotten away with anything. at this point the fbi and d.c.

police are out here, they are going over the scene, looking for evidence, trying to figure out just how this all transpired, how they got access to the roof and came down into this bank. of course, they are still on the hunt for that suspect. we'll have more throughout the morning. back to you. >> thanks. more breaking news now, this time from virginia. we have learned two people were killed in a late night house fire in winchester. it happened at a home on summit avenue. we don't know the ages or the gender of the victims. but the winchester star newspaper reports a mother, father, two children and a grandfather all lived in that home. the greatest cyclist of all time can kiss his athletic career goodbye now. lance armstrong says he is dropping his fight against accusations he used performance- enhancing drugs setting the stage for the u.s. anti-doping agency to strip him of his

seven tour de france titles. the agency will likely make the official announcement today. in addition to losing credits for his achievements, he'll also be hit with a lifetime ban and a cash penalty. in a statement released last night armstrong maintained his innocence and said -- tropicastorm isaac hasn't reached hurricane strength yet, but it is picking up steam. yesterday the storm dumped heavy rain on parts of puerto rico. the prime minister of haiti has called on the country to tape their windows. 400,000 haitians still leave in settlement camps after an earthquake two years ago. tucker has a look at the storm's track. >> just getting an update. maximum winds 50 miles per

hour. a little stronger in the past three hours. we'll take a look at it. you'll be able to see, still not a terribly impressive storm. but we are starting to see additional flareup here, centered about 220 miles to the south and east of port-au- prince, haiti. they're expecting 8 to 12 inches of rain and that is likely to cause landslides and flooding there. let me show you the latest. let's switch maps and give you an update here. moving to the west 15 miles per hour. the track takes it across haiti, parts of cuba, florida keys, and now we're thinking a more westerly track and it will likely intensify when it reaches the gulf of mexico into a category 1 hurricane before making landfall in alabama, perhaps mississippi here by early wednesday morning with 85 miles per hour winds. i'll give you more details on our weather, allison, in just a

minute. back to you. tucker, thank you. if the race for the white house, republican mitt romney could be nominated early in tampa. the roll call vote to officially nominate him for president on monday. part of the reason is concern that ron paul supporters might throw a wrench into the process and because of tropical storm isaac. romney is bringing paul ryan to sort of a homecoming in michigan. president obama is in camp david. tonight his campaign is launching a new ad campaign in the battleground states featuring president bill clinton. an update from the missouri senate race now, which has been overshadowed by representative todd akin's comments about rape and pregnancy. u.s. capitol police confirm they are investigating a reported threat against the lawmaker, but haven't provided further details. akin made headlines when he said women's bodies have ways

of blocking pregnancies in the cases of "legitimate rape." he has since apologized, saying he misspoke. killing of an honor student inside her bedroom of her prince george's county's home. family and friends are mourning the loss of a 17-year-old high school home murdereddality her home. police say the day before amber stanley was murdered they went to her home for what is being described as a trouble call. they searched the home yesterday and took away boxes of evidence. family and friends are getting ready to say final goodbyes to the victims killed after a train derailed in ellicott city early tuesday morning. last night crowds gathered at the church of the resurrection in ellicott city for elizabeth nass's visitation. she'll be laid to rest. the other funeral service tomorrow. they were sitting on a bridge near the tracks when the train derailed. police say autopsies show both

girls died after being crushed by coal from the toppled cars. nasa can send a rocket to mars, but nats' fans can't get home after extra innings. >> an update on the fight between the team and city over who should pay for late night metro service. >> first, though, here it is, which british newspaper rips royal fury by publishing nude pictures of prince harry. >> as we head to break, a shoutout to local students in the first week back to school. she put last year's 7th grade picture, this is on the left, and this year's 8th grade pic on the right. what a difference. >> my goodness. that's amazing. >> they grow so fast. >> they're young people now in that picture on the right. we'll be right back. time now is 8:10.

court date today for the virginia man accused of shooting a security guard at the family research council. he faces an assault charge and two weapons charges at today's preliminary hearing. a judge could also decide if he's competent to stand trial. also today, drivers expect heavy delays on two busy virginia highways. vdot will close lanes along i- 66 west near the beltway from 9:00 tonight until 5:00 monday in the morning. the road work is part of the 495 express lane project. finally, london's the sun goes out on a limb. it's the first in britain to defy a public decree, publishing nude pictures of a

prince harry in vegas. there it is. clever line. >> i can't wait to report on the fallout from that. >> yeah, we will. let's check in with tucker barnes. we got something fun coming our way. >> let's do it. get cute, everybody. time for our my first 5 photo of the day. big hello to -- >> the coolest ever. >> wow. >> great pose. >> today we say hello to five- year-old kevin. >> hey, kevin. >> it's kevin, everybody. his parents tell us the photographer got a kick out of the many poses he did. >> that's cute. >> kicking back. acting all cool. >> i love it. i love his outfit. >> kevin's mom tells us he wants to be a teacher like she is when he grows up. >> that's great. >> wonder if he's started school yet or not. to send your child's picture, go to myfoxdc.com and click on

mornings. trying to figure out what the song is. >> it's baby face. right, you've got the cutest little baby face? >> jazzed up version. >> broadway. baby face! he deserves it. he's cool. >> you're right. we love the photo and thanks to mom for sending it in. let's do some weather. the sweater, notice kevin had on a light sweater, i don't think you need it today. but cool in spots, north and west, 60s. winchester 63. 64 in frederick. ocean city, 71. mix of clouds and sunshine. should be dry today. high pressure keeping us dry. the forecast for the weekend has changed a bit. area of low pressure, you see the rain showers in the carolinas. pressure will slide to the north. we thought it might slide to the east and miss us, but looks like we'll have clouds around both saturday and sunday, and the risk of showers around here both days unfortunately.

going to the redskins game tomorrow, it's possible there could be scattered showers out there. here's your five-day. 88 today with combination of sunshine and clouds. this weekend lots of clouds around with storminess. little bit of shower activity saturday and sunday. guess what? by monday, back to school, sunshine, 88 degrees. that's weather. let's do some traffic, lauren demarco has the latest. good morning, lauren. >> good morning, tucker. we are learning about an accident on 95 southbound, thank you to wazers. let's take a look at the map. traveling southbound 95 in beltsville, wazer reporting a minor accident. watch for that as you head toward the beltway. beltway itself in montgomery county, the outer loop looks good. no delays there. typically see the volume. in pretty good shape today. we can take a live look in prince george's county. we had an accident on the outer loop of 214 central avenue. it's appeared out of the way and the camera pretty much in the middle of where we were seeing the delays before pennsylvania avenue and 214. it's easing out nicely.

some good news there. don't need to worry about that. let's move along now to trafficland. if you're traveling 66, things look pretty good now. we did have things to tell you about over the weekend. avoid 66 west the beltway because the hot lane construction that starts tonight. heading to manassas, expect road closures. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. allison, over to you. lauren, thank you. the republican convention is only a couple of days away. it officially kicks off monday. many will be arriving later this weekend. it is the big topic on fox news sunday. chris wallace is the host and joins us now live with a preview from michigan. good morning, chris. >> yes, and you say that why am i in michigan? and the answer, allison, good morning to you, is because the fact mitt romney is here. we're going to have an exclusive interview with him today about what he hopes to achieve at the convention, the

impact todd akin's remarks about "legitimate rape" have had. we're taping that today. that will be exclusive on sunday. in addition, we did an interview earlier on monday in new hampshire, the first time the romneys have opened their house in new hampshire up, two cameras. we went behind the scenes with mitt and ann and one of their sons and his family. they're trying to show he's more of a regular guy and they cooked pancakes for us and do all the chores themselves with their kids. no maid, no cook. mrs.romney tells us her secret strategy for shopping at costco. it was surprising how informal they are and how they do everything themselves. it's a side i don't think you've seen before. very interesting. >> wow. >> i advise people to watch it on fox news sunday. >> extremely compelling. i would not have thought you

were going to say costco. i was waiting for where she shopped for her groceries. i can't wait to see that. let me ask you about the general mood going into the convention. there are some changes afoot. we have the weather going on. also the nomination might be moved up. what's the mood going in, chris? >> well, look, there are some -- and it's true of any campaign, there are some unforseen things, particularly the weather, they can't control, and obviously they'll have to roll with that. they do see it as a big opportunity to reintroduce, if you will, romney to the american people. they think they've done a lot of -- the polls indicate it's dead even, they think they've done a lot of good. particularly on the issue of who mitt romney is, what kind of a guy he is, what his values are, they think they have some work to do. that's obviously part of why for the first time in the campaign they invited us to go behind the scenes and i think you'll see a lot of that, a little bit more of a personal touch from romney. they know they're not going to turn him into mr. popularity american idol, but they want

people to understand he has a heart, that for lack of a better phrase, he feels the pain of most american families that are going through tough times now. >> i know you haven't done the interview yet, but now with the republican ticket, the ticket all said, what do you think will be the major topics this duo goes after, is it still economy, economy, economy? >> yeah, i think economy. even more than that, i think paul ryan makes a slightly bigger argument and the role of government in people's lives, all the regulations in taxes. also the role of government in individual lives. for instance, the debate over whether the government can tell catholic hospitals they have to provide birth control. i think it's a bigger argument going forward, the role of government versus the private sector and versus the individual. i think that's what they're going to talk about. but again, a lot about

personality and heart and compassion that this guy is not just some bean counter, that he has a heart. >> we cannot wait to see the show. thanks for taking time out to join us from michigan this morning. >> thanks, allison. >> you can catch the show sunday morning right after fox 5 morning news. coming up, why the fight over who should pay for late night metro service could be a strikeout for fans and the team. >> we're going to check in with holly a little later on. >> reporter: keep it going, keep it going.

first stage cutoff takes place -- >> nasa will have to wait another day to launch the satellite. they scrubbed the attempt this morning with four minutes left to launch. apparently there's a problem with the tracking beacon. the satellites will study earth's radiation belt and hopefully improve weather forecasting. nasa also has its eye to the past and we mean way back.

>> a dinosaur footprint was recently found. that is the hand of the pail entoll gist verifying the print of the dinosaur. it lived between 110 and 112 million years ago. experts think they found the imprints of 2nodosaur, one on top of the other, suggesting the smaller one was following behind the bigger one. >> like a mama and baby. >> maybe. >> how cute. i have never heard of a nodosaur. >> i haven't either. >> cool. still ahead, firsthand account of the death of osama bin laden. >> a new book by one of the navy seals involved in that mission to take out the world's most wanted terrorist runs afoul of the white house and the pentagon. >> first, a subway scare and heroic rescue. look at this. >> crazy. >> this is all caught on tape.

it is now 8:26. you're watching fox 5 morning news. we'll be right back. hehe's made his choice. but what choices will women be left with? just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood

and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. means back to school germs. that's why lysol partners with schools all across the country providing resources designed to help teach healthy habits. so make sure you add lysol no touch hand soap

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on the 1300 block of alabama avenue this morning, firefighters say flames broke out in the kitchen. they had to use a ladder to rescue the people. the mother and children are expected to be okay. there is concern growing about an american working in syria. his father says his son hasn't been in contact with his family or editors in more than a week. he had done work for the washington post. the post says tice had been with rebels when he got to

syria in may and traveled to damascus. potentially deadly situation avoided in massachusetts, thanks to good samaritans. take a look at this. a woman carrying her 4-yeaold son walked right off a platform during rush hour. immediately a few people standing by jumped down onto the tracks to rescue the mother and child. luckily, no one was hurt. i got to wonder, was she not looking where she was walking? >> appears she was looking straight ahead and continues to walk. almost like she was -- she just did not see. looks like she did not see that fall. >> probably distracted by her son. >> maybe. that's my guess. this is weird. it doesn't look like it would be on purpose. >> no. >> glad they're okay. >> yes. >> we've had great endings to stories today. >> lot of heros. >> every day heros. very good. all right, i'll do the forecast real quick.

>> you want to be one? >> i want to be one badly. not sure i will be after the forecast. >> you are to us. >> we are 75 in annapolis. 60s to the north and west. frederick, good morning, 64 degrees for you. 63 in winchester. it's pleasant. have clouds out there and gray skies. i think you'll see sunshine today. not going to be a bright and beautiful day, but a mix of clouds and sun from time to time. and highs back in the 80s today. should be dry for your friday afternoon. there's your cloud cover, and high thin variety. storminess is getting going. this is a big change from yesterday across the outer banks. we thought it would stay far enough to the south and east that we wouldn't see impacts. now the thinking is it will develop and drift just to the north and become enough of a ou have clouds around saturday and sunday, with the risk of showers around here. best chance for showers will be

south and east. unfortunately, another weekend at the beach with potential for showers. a lot of clouds saturday and sunday. might be peeks of sunshine this weekend, with a few showers from time to time. going to the redskins game tomorrow, be prepared for the possibility of a few showers. 88 today and the weekend forecast, unfortunately, no hero here. monday, 88 with sunshine and less humidity. back to school, things look great. that's a look at weather. back to you at the desk. thanks, tucker. a 10 years prison sentence for a mass murderer. a panel determined he is sane and sentenced him for killing 77 people in a pair of coordinated attacks on a government building and summer camp. while the sentence seems light, the law allows the sentence to be extended if an inmate is

considered dangerous. bound to be a best seller, but raising big questions about national security. >> a retired navy seal plans to release a book about the raid that killed osama bin laden and military officials say they could prosecute if there is classified information in that book. jennifer griffin has more. >> reporter: a former navy seal plans to publish a book about the operation that killed osama bin laden. the author of the book was a member of the navy seal team in that historic mission in pakistan. he's using the pseudonym mark owen. he describes the book as an effort to set the record straight about one of the most important missions in u.s. military history. the white house had this reaction. >> we were unaware of this book until yesterday and the press reports about it. i don't know what's in it. and would refer you to the department of defense. >> reporter: owens says the book is about the sacrifices special forces make and he hopes to inspire young people to become navy seals.

this comes as a group of retired military and cia officers accuse president obama of revealing classified details of the mission and turning the death of the al-qaida leader into a campaign centerpiece. >> this was an american victory, not one president or another president or political thing. this is about an american triumph. >> reporter: the book is scheduled to be released next month on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. if the book contains classified information, the author could face criminal charges. a spokesman for the publisher says a former special operations attorney vetted the book and it poses no threat to national security. at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. >> yesterday fox news confirmed the author's real name is matt bissonnette, who retired from the navy last summer. a former u.s. diplomat is facing charges after a car crash in washington state last

week. authorities say former ambassador to afghanistan ryan crocker failed the sobriety test. he faces hit-and-run and dui charges. he has pleaded not guilty. still ahead, movie critic kevin mccarthy. >> the battle of the top nfl draft picks. >> another hello to a local student heading back to school for a new year. this is xavier who goes to pointer ridge elementary school. look at his big smile. ready to go to class. >> that's right. >> time now is 8:36. we'll be right back. ♪ i got to go back ♪ [ male announcer ] since 1996 welfare recipients were required to work.

this bipartisan reform successfully reduced welfare rolls. on july 12th president obama quietly ended the work requirement... gutting welfare reform. one of the most respected newspapers in america called it, "nuts!" saying, "if you want to get more people to work, "you don't loosen the requirements -- you tighten them." mitt romney's plan for a stronger middle class will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

the gold medalist has a golden arm, too? gabby douglas threw out the first pitch before yesterday's rockies mets matchup. apparently the way new york is playing this season, she may have earned a spot on the rotation. if you're athletic, you can have skills that go from sport to sport. >> how cool. the nationals are not only

hoping to make it to the playoffs, but hoping d.c. officials will pay to keep the metro system open late should they make it there. the team made the request last month. this past monday hundreds of fans were stranded after a 13 inning game because the metro had already closed. this morning the "washington post" reports d.c. officials are planning to say no to the nats' request. >> they'll figure something out. >> the nats could pay. >> have to figure something out. that's not good. >> and you encourage people to take metro, needs to be there. hopefully they figure that out. the nats began a three-game road stand in the city of brotherly love tonight. >> redskins come home for week three of the preseason, hosting the colts at fed ex field. >> number one draft pick luck against number two draft pick

rg3. griffin was asked this week what he thinks about facing luck and the colts. >> he's trying to lead his team, i'm trying to help lead my team. i will never truly get to face andrew, because he doesn't play defense. that's the one thing i've said and will continue to say, we have to look forward to playing the colts' defense. the skins say tim hightower who had a torn acl should play tomorrow. go skins. coming up, your best bet at the weekend box office. >> plus, spending the weekend with potatoes, holly shows us why it's more fun than it sounds. looks like it, too. >> reporter: it's a whole lot of fun. look how fun it can be. what do you call a baby potato? a small fry! bruce laughed at me. look at that. we are live this morning where they are gearing up for their annual big dig. it is a time to come out and get dirty, but have clean

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♪ i just came to say hello ♪ time for our facebook fan of the day. we say hello to ashley elizabeth. she says she's been watching since high school and our team makes waking up at 6:00 a.m. fun. for your chance to be monday's fan of the day, leave a comment under ashley's picture. sarah, over to you. fresh from the bat cage, there's a new movie premium rush, and hit and run also feels the need for speed. kevin mccarthy sat down with me in the 6:00 hour to size them up for us. >> let's talk about, "hit-and- run." this one that opened wednesday. you kind of like this one? >> jack shepherd codirected this film. made for under $2 million.

>> cheap. >> very cheap. if it makes $625 it's opening day, will make it back. action balance with hard r rated comedy. guy got into crime, went into witness protection and has a new life, girlfriend and wants to drive her to l.a. that breaks the witness protection rule and he gets into trouble obviously. and his past comes back to haunt him. kristen bale and jack shepherd are engaged in real life, and the chemistry is there. it's a hard r. lots of violence and raunchy. sweet and hard core. very hard r. i thought bradley cooper, by the way, look at the dreads. >> i didn't know it was him.

>> the guy with the dreds. he plays this villanous character, but has a sweet side and you hope he'll forgive his friend, jack shepherd. i love that balance of a villan, when you don't know if they're a good or bad guy. i feel like it's a fun movie. great car chases. it's a digital high def camera. looks gorgeous. four out of five. i really liked it. fun movie. kind of original, and it's a big passion project for shepherd. >> you saw premium rush. >> saw it last night. he is good at his own stunt work. this time he plays a bike messenger, a security courier who basically has to deliver a message. this particular message gets the attention of a dirty cop

played by michael shannon. the entire film is bike chases throughout manhattan. >> looking at the video, you can see how it keeps us on the only of our seats. >> it's fun, energetic, fast paced. i think it's a film that feels original. it feels unique. you're having a great time while watching it. he actually had 31 stitches during the filming. he is insane. it's a fun movie. it's over the top. if you can appreciate a good over the top action style movie, it's quirky and fun editing, i think you could enjoy this movie. it's unlike anything you've seen before. i gave it a 3 and a half out of five. i think he is amazing. if you follow me on twitter, i ask jack shepherd and kristin bell what would be a cool

aspect of their lives if it was in slow motion. >> to see what kevin mccarthy thinks of robert pattinson's new movie, log on the our web site, just a hint, so bad we didn't want to show it to you. >> i don't even like the name of it. >> because you can't say it. >> back to school monday for some students in virginia, also maryland. before they buckle down for classes and homework, they are getting ready for the big dig potato harvest at great country farms. >> that's where fox 5's holly morris is joining us now from bluemont. having a lot of fun out there. >> reporter: we are. and do you know why mom potatoes never want their kids to marry newscasters?

>> why? >> why? >> reporter: because they're commontaters. [ laughter ] >> reporter: see why that's funny? we're not making potato vodka. not yet. there's always an idea, right? we're talking about the big dig next weekend. it's become one of the most fun weekends they have here. it actually starts with a pancake breakfast. so we're making a little pancake here in the field with us this morning. and in fact, this is pancake jake. how did you become pancake jake? >> i got out here in the morning and started cooking pancakes. >> reporter: you are the guy to know. why are your pancakes so good? >> the perfect time to flip them, getting the perfect color and shade and good mix. >> reporter: you really are -- look at that. can i see you flip it? perfect flip. live on tv. can he do it? pressure is on. oh, look at that! you can have a break and we're going to pick more potatoes, cool? >> yeah. >> reporter: all right. before i do that, i'm going to

check in with paw paw here. last hour i introduced him as bo family long enough i can call you paw paw, right? >> that's fine. and you can call me s.o.b., silly old bob. >> reporter: the jokes are flying out here. i know you are a heck of a farmer. when i think of a farmer, i don't think of a dog like that. is that your dog? >> farm dog in the daytime and a house dog at night. she has a dog's life. >> reporter: i'm getting on the tractor. any tips for me? >> i would say, be careful down there. there's a big hole. don't turn over. it hardly ever does. >> reporter: hardly ever does? every once in a while? >> you can do it. >> reporter: i also notice you're not the one teaching me. >> right. >> reporter: you're going to have your son do it. >> going to get young blood in here. >> reporter: young blood. in case it turns over, it turns over on bruce? >> right. >> reporter: all right, bruce. >> good luck, holly.

>> reporter: thanks, it was nice knowing you, and sophie the farm dog. hello, sir. >> how are you? >> reporter: now we're kind of upgrading our potato picking. >> we are coming into the 21st century. >> reporter: let's see how this works. you're going to be ripping a row? >> right. we're going to rip a row. go down a few feet and i'll let you come back and dry out your tractor driving skills. this is the potato plow. it goes down in the dirt, gets under the potatoes and flips them. >> reporter: let's see it in action. all right, pancake eaters, you need to pick up potatoes as we go. >> ready? >> reporter: i'm ready. here we go. how many different rows of potatoes will you have to rip? >> we'll rip probably close to half the field next weekend. >> reporter: next weekend you will? >> yep. >> reporter: are we getting anything? oh, there we go. i see one. have to rip a lot of rows to

get a lot of potatoes. do you normally have to drive it this slow? >> this is about the speed. >> reporter: it is about this speed? so it picks up the potato picking, but not that much? >> trying to find a row. there we are. >> reporter: there we go. i think that's the hardest thing, findth the potatoes. >> trying to get on the right mound there. each mound has potatoes in it. you have to try to find it. >> reporter: can we turn it around now? >> yeah, we'll turn it around. >> reporter: tell me exactly how the big dig will work next week. >> we'll rip all the rows out like we're doing here. people can bring their own shovels and pitch forks also and dig them themselves. but if they don't want to do so, we'll rip the rows out and they can pick up the potatoes. >> reporter: i'm going to kick you off. >> are you ready? >> reporter: i'm ready.

>> drive right down that mound right there. put your foot right there. >> reporter: right here? >> yep. drive forward. >> reporter: are you sure you want to hold on? all right. here we go. are we seeing -- >> there you are. you got them. >> reporter: potatoes. this way, run and get it. is that thing heavy? i have to watch while i'm driving. >> watch where you're going. >> reporter: yeah. you're going to do sick different types -- six different types? >> we have two varieties in this field, reds and whites. they'll be both available labor day weekend. >> reporter: what's the cost of coming out to the big dig? >> ten dollars per person. >> reporter: and i think $12 for adults. the best thing is to stay all day. come early for the pancakes. >> plenty of activities and pancakes and fun. >> reporter: myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link to great country

farms. the big dig is next saturday and sunday. come on out and enjoy. see how i work this? there is a method to my madness. we've come full circle to the pancakes. i need a plate of pancakes. it's tiring digging up potatoes here. coming up in our next hour we're going to talk about how best to preserve the potatoes, because you're going to pick a lot when you come out here, so you have them for some time to come. >> wow. >> reporter: pretty good. back to y'all. >> great looking country out there. not far from where we are now. still ahead, attempted bank robbery in georgetown brings the fbi to the scene of a crime. we'll have a live report. >> later the omg girls come to town for a show at constitution hall. they're here in our studio. time is 8:55. it's a friday morning, and fox 5 morning news will continue right after this.

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good friday morning, everybody. i'm alison seymour. >> i'm wisdom martin. now at 9:00, an attempted bank robbery in georgetown. sherri ly is live with the latest on the investigation. plus, the unusual way the suspect tried to get into the building. >> seven time tour de france medalist lance armstrong could lose his title. why he is no longer fighting anti-doping charges. and the harsh consequences it may have, straight ahead. >> your child may be heading back to school, but are they ready to hit the books? tips from an expert coming up at 9:15. >> the omg girlz, they're in town and in our studios. they're out with a new single and about to release their first cd. they are stopping by, and they