time? a live report from capitol hill as fox 5 morning news starts now. there's your live look outside. there's nothing happening out there as far as the weather goes. at least not here in washington. out to the west they have a few things going on. but that will change later, as we'll find out soon. good morning. it's friday, february 22nd, my wife's birthday, so happy birthday. >> i love it. i was trying to figure out who is close to you near and dear. it's skylar's as well. good morning, i'm alison seymour. >> i'm tony perkins. >> hundreds of delights have been delayed because of the winter storm from colorado to kansas. it's dropped as much as 17 inches in some places. winter storm warnings in parts of kansas, missouri, arkansas, nebraska, iowa and illinois. forecasters say more snow, sleet and freezing rain is on

the way today. >> around our region there is one school delay to pass along now. page county virginia schools are on a two-hour delay. that's page county, virginia, two-hour delay. >> tucker barnes joining us now. all that snow, but nothing here. >> all that video we saw, we're going to experience nothing like that around here. we might get a little something, little wintry mix later this morning and afternoon hours, but we're not talking about whiteout conditions. you can see how scattered the precipitation is. it is cold enough to support winter weather at this hour. towards charlottesville starting to get possible echos of a little snow. honestly, much of this probably won't touch the ground over the near term as the atmosphere is still very dry. we've had the cold air around here the last couple of days. we got to moisten up the atmosphere before this can reach the ground. temperatures are cold enough to support a little winter

weather. 32 at reagan national. dulles is 30 degrees. bwi marshall is 30 degrees. the entire region is at or below freezing. that will be a critical player in the forecast later today, as much of what falls, and again i want to emphasize it will be very light, could fall in the form of a little ice, particularly this afternoon. nothing locally. out to the west, counties in purple, western maryland, parts of west virginia there, you have a winter weather advisory until 10:00 tomorrow morning. of course, out to the west temperatures will remain cold a little longer and the greatest risk for icing will take place out there, including the potential for freezing rain. that's why the winter weather advisory has been issued to the west of the city here later today. wintry mix developing during the day. again, very light amounts. parts of the area may not see much of anything, as the system is getting sheared and falling apart. the risk of a wintry mix later,

temperatures in the mid-30s. transitioning to a little bit of drizzle, and more rain in the forecast tomorrow. let's do traffic now with julie wright. happy friday. like the glasses. >> thank you. friday indeed. unfortunately, dealing with the remains of the vehicle fire, outer loop of the beltway, before you commit to 214, central avenue. lanes are open. but backups on the outer loop of the beltway headed north of route 4. heavy, slow and steady. that's how she rolls on that outer loop. let's continue inbound on 50, delays from 202 to the new york/kenilworth avenue split. delays inbound new york avenue, as you make your way past the 3rd street tunnel. accident activity cleared. traffic light delays only leaving northeast to northwest. outbound at florida, earlier

incident cleared. typical slowdown in manassas. traveling south on 270, below speed after 109 to the truck scales and tapping the brakes in germantown. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. developing in a south african courtroom we are waiting for a decision in the bail hearing of oscar pistorius. the judge should make the announcement within the next half hour. lawyers just wrapped up their argument, with the prosecution strongly opposing bail. prosecutors told the court pistorius is a flight risk, but his lawyer says he is too famous to leave the country. pistorius has spent most of the time with his head in his hands. he is charged with premeditated murder for the valentine's day shooting of 29-year-old model reeva steenkamp, who was his girlfriend. he says it was an accident. happening today here at

home, nearly two decades reign of terror has come to an end, as aaron thompson will learn his punishment in court. he pleaded guilty to two attacks back in november. but police have linked him to at least 13 other attacks in several states. he faces life in prison at today's hearing. he could still face prosecution in other jurisdictions where his crimes happened. also in virginia today, a likely vote on highway funding legislation. they're holding a vote on first major reform in three decades. republicans are split over a compromise to the transportation bill. it would eliminate one gas tax at a wholesale gas tax ask raise sales taxes to generate another $880 million a year for repairs andup keep for roads and highways. virginia democrats aren't sold either. they're upset about diverting money from the general fund.

a painful milestone for drivers in the district. according to aaa, gas prices have officially hit the $4 mark. that's the average price for a gallon of regular. it's also about 25-cent higher than the national average, and a quarter higher than the same time last week. we are closer to new gun laws in maryland this morning. a senate committee in annapolis worked late into the night and approved two big measures. sarah simmons has the latest. >> the maryland senate committee gave the okay for both, a change to gun control measures and repeal of the death penalty. on the gun bill, the vote was 7- 4. lawmakers changed the legislation to prevent anyone from owning a handgun who has been involuntarily committed for mental health reasons. that bill includes a ban on assault weapons. the committee also voted 6-5 on

another bill that would ban capital punishment in the free state. that bill is expected to pass in the full senate. the governor's gun proposals are scheduled for debate in the senate next week. allison, back to you. sarah, thank you. another big fight for lawmakers, striking a deal to avoid the sequester. with one week until the march 1st deadline now, pressure is growing. >> without a deal, billions of dollars in spending cuts will impact millions, including lots of workers in the d.c. region. sherri ly is on capitol hill this morning. does this look like it will be a bitter battle until the end? >> reporter: well, tony and allison, that's exactly what it looks like now. there are many people saying that they believe these cuts are going to happen. the biggest problem right now seems to be the calendar. the two sides are talking, but these sequester cuts are due to hit next friday. any last-minute negotiations are unlikely to change that.

to be a fly on the wall. president obama placing phone calls to republican leaders on capitol hill. house speaker john boehner and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, all while the administration has been pounding the gop over sequester cuts. >> hear what the american people are saying, which is please compromise. please be reasonable. please do not adopt positions that represent a my way or the highway approach. >> reporter: and there is a white house effort to paint a doomsday scenario, if federal spending is cut by just over 2%. agriculture secretary warned of food shortages. >> it affects all the plants and production facilities across the country. >> reporter: the pentagon says military readiness and civilian employees will suffer and many republicans agree that the cuts will hurt. others say the president's insistence on new tax hikes ignores other reductions that could replace the sequester cuts. >> in you were to pay federal

employees about the same level you pay private employees that saves about $32 billion a year. other places to cut. you could cut foreign aid in half and save $20 billion. so we have a list of savings we could send to the president if he's interested and we could do this without laying anybody off. >> reporter: now, there is a campaign element to all this. the president has been crisscrossing the country, trying to drum up public support and put more pressure on congress to get a deal done. next week he will head to newport to talk specifically about the cuts to the pentagon. back to you. >> sherri ly, thank you very much. in other news, d.c. council members are holding a special meeting next week to discuss taking possible action against ward one councilman jim graham. two weeks ago an ethics board said graham broke the code of

conduct three times. he currently has oversight over how alcoholic beverages are regulated in the district. graham told fox 5 he hopes instead of punishing him monday, council members instead will call for a hearing to investigate. new leadership for anne arundel county. laura neuman was named as new leader. a former cop convicted of killing his wife learns his fate. the sentence the judge handed down to drew peterson and his heated courtroom reaction next. >> plus, a retired atf agent is dead this morning. he was killed as he walked his dog in northern virginia. what police believe may have been the motive behind this brazen attack. >> first, named after a legend,

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some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. the washington capitals are running out of time to climb out of the bottom of the barrel. one-third of the nhl season is in the books. the caps were up 2-1. but the devils tied it up quickly. then with about 8 minutes left, the devils score the tie breaking goal on a power play,

completing new jersey's 3-2 comeback victory. the caps are still in last place in the eastern conference. tough year for them. in a couple of months, an arizona couple will welcome rg, just minus the 3. emmanuel vega and his girlfriend made a bet when the cowboys played the redskins last thanksgiving. if the cowboys won, she would pick the name. if the redskins won, he would pick the name. in case you don't remember, the redskins beat dallas, and in april they will welcome their son, robert griffin vega, who already has the nickname, little robbie griff. >> cute. they didn't do too badly in that bet. >> right. she is a cowboys' fan, and he is a redskins' fan. >> right. >> they make little bets all the time. this was a big bet. >> that's a big one. but they compromised on how to pick the name. >> right.

>> here's the bottom line. not going to be a major deal for us. we've been showing video of everything to the west. we'll get a chance later this morning of this light wintry mix to break out. and temperatures, a couple of different players. temperatures look like they'll be cold enough to support mostly a snow and sleet profile here when things get going later today. again, we're not talking about major accumulations. i won't show you an accumulation map. we're talking enough to coat the ground, you know, maybe some very light accumulations later today. 32 now in washington. cold air off to the north. boston is 27. area of high pressure is up there that will continue to funnel down that cold air during the day today. so our high temperatures will be slow to budge here. highs only in the mid-30s later this afternoon. for parts of the area, particularly if you're out to the west, those freezing temperatures could hang on all day long, and you have the greatest risk for the freezing precip later today. mixed in with the clouds you

can see we're starting to get echos here of snow, sleet, even a little freezing rain to the south and west. not sure how much is touching the ground. the area currently is very dry. will take several more hours here before i think this touches the ground. by late morning, early afternoon could be a light wintry mix. localized it could fall for a period hard enough that you get a light accumulation on the ground and could cause issues. it's why we have a winter weather advisory west of the city until 10:00 tomorrow morning. let me add later this afternoon and tonight, coastal component to this system. coastal low. that will drive up the coast during the day tomorrow. should warm up later tonight, mid- to upper 30s. and tomorrow with some rain showers around, highs will only be about 40. i know we've got a lot of winter weather lovers out there. for whatever reason, hasn't been our year. looks like this one will be a close call, but when all is said and done, not going to get a lot of anything. 37 the daytime high.

rain, dreary tomorrow. 40. sunday, monday, highs about 50. maybe we'll do it all over again tuesday. >> there's some who are happy about this, some who are not. some people are saying, come on, we need a little snow. >> and i say, i prefer the snow to the mix. >> no one likes -- i asked on my facebook page, anybody like sleet? no takers yet. >> no. >> let's go to julie -- >> i wonder how julie feels about it. >> we know how she feels. >> mix in only the -- the word before mix should be margarita. [ laughter ] >> so date night is still on tonight. not for you and me tucker, but overall. >> you have to ask your somebody special if that's going to happen. >> and we go to the maps. earlier incident with the car fire, hitting the delay continuing to 214 central avenue. down to about 26 miles per hour and of course the outer loop

slow to georgia avenue. crash before you reach the beltway coming southbound out of laurel. outer loop delay leaving college park continues around through silver spring. no issues reported south on 29. travel in virginia, northbound 395 below speed leaving duke street to seminary road. earlier stalled car in the road now cleared. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. thank you. more headlines now, a manhunt stemming from a shooting and violent crash on the las vegas strip has spread to several states. police are looking for a black range rover and suspects in that vehicle that shot at a maserati early yesterday. the sports car ran red lights to escape the bullets, but smashed into a taxi, causing a fiery wreck. killed in that car was a rapper named kenny clutch. the cabdriver and his passenger also died. police say it all started with

an argument in the valet area of a vegas hotel. convicted killer drew peterson will spend the next 38 years in prison for murdering his third wife. the former chicago cop learned his punishment yesterday, but he didn't take it quietly. peterson shocked the courtroom shouting he didn't kill kathleen savio. he then gave an emotional 30- minute statement to the courtroom. he is still a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, stacy. in northern virginia a retired atf agent gunned down. police say the motive was robbery. now a 25-year-old man is in custody. 55-year-old greg holley senior was walking his dog thursday night when he was attacked. the suspect was caught a short time later by an off-duty police officer after witnesses pointed him out. eric alexander smith is now facing first degree murder charges.

an update on yesterday's deadly house fire in prince george's county. 11-year-old girl remains in critical condition. a 36-year-old man, an 8 # and 4- year-old girls died in this. a woman and another 8-year-old girl also injured. they're recovering in stable condition we're told. firefighters are still investigating the cause, but say there were no working smoke alarms in that house. 21 minutes after 7:00 now on this friday morning. pope benedict is wrapping up his last few days as leader of the catholic church. who will step up to take on the role or who will be assigned that role? we'll get an update on the other side of the break. >> then a d.c. graffiti artist now part of a new documentary and exhibit. this morning hollie is learning all about cool disco dance. she'll join us live. [ harry umlaut ] here w we go.

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welcome back. as pope benedict prepares for his final week on the job, there's new focus on who will be selected as successor. >> questions remain about when they'll convene. once they do, it's clear american cardinals are poised to have a big say. jennifer davis has more. >> reporter: pope benedict xvi's last days as leader of the catholic church are well mapped out. but there's confusion over when the conclave can vote on the successor. vatican says the pope could enact a new law to clarify next set. >> what will the chief shepherd look like? >> reporter: for the first time in his career, the archbishop of washington will be among the 116 cardinals choosing the next leader, joining others from philadelphia, boston, new york and chicago. >> it's a brand-new experience for me to actually be a voting member of a conclave. >> reporter: the american influences in the conclave will be unprecedented with 11 from

the u.s., second only to italy. there's growing interest in the possibility of an american successor, too. >> anything is possible. i think it's considered more likely than it has been in the past. there are no nominees, no primaries. it's just as likely that there would be someone who didn't appear on any of the lists at all. >> reporter: cardinals will be heading to rome in the coming days and will be there for pope benedict's final appearances. at washington's basilica, jennifer davis, fox news. that mass is one of two special masses that will honor pope benedict. the first is today at 12:10 p.m. at saint matthew's cathedral. it honors the feast of the chair of st. peter, the first pope. then the one on sunday, the mass of thanksgiving for the

current pope, is at about silica of the national shrine. will the military's push to become more inclusive towards one group of people make it more discriminatory against another? >> and after the break, are you familiar with this little guy? he's getting more press and attention from the president himself. >> what? oh, my goodness. >> as we head to the break, a live look outside. we're going to get the latest traffic and weather from julie and tucker. stay with us. it's 7:27.    

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[ sound of telephone driving ]. >> kid president, looks like you got my message. >> yes, mr. president, i got your message. this is historic. the white house easter egg roll. kids dancing, eggs rolling, i'm in! >> i love it. the white house is getting help to promote this year's easter egg roll from a viral video star. president obama sent a special message to his protege, kid

president. he's also known as 9-year-old robbie novak. he stars in motivational videos and has gotten tens of millions of hits on youtube. very cute. >> okay. kid president, i would like to get into the easter egg roll this year. i'll ask him. >> that might help. >> super cute. a 10-year-old boy from massachusetts learned a very important lesson about 911 the hard way. >> he used his family's phone to call police because he didn't want to go to bed. when the operator picked up, he got spooked and hung up. the dispatcher called back and talked to his mom. >> i told him to go to bed, and he's like, i'm going to call the cops on you. i'm like, go ahead, you know. i'm like, go ahead and call the cops. dan, would you like to talk to the police, because you can't call 911 when there is no emergency. >> wow. >> i bet he got to sleep quickly.

>> an officer arrived at the home, as is protocol, and had a firm discussion with the boy who says he has now learned his lesson. wow. that would be scary. >> that's kind of scary. >> you're 10 and the cop comes to talk to you. >> right. we all know how frustrating that is when you want to go to bed and don't want to. >> i experienced this last night at 11:00. >> with your kids or you? >> my youngest daughter. mom! >> they don't want to go to bed. >> i remember that. i guess she'll be a night person, like i am. >> there you go. a facebook fan wrote me and said, where is spring. but also said she's getting a wintry mix. there you go. that's the first report. want to encourage you if you are getting a wintry mix or want to send me a picture, send it to either our fox 5 facebook page or i have my own. i can't remember the address.

>> really into it, huh? >> fox 5 tucker barnes or some such thing. >> right. >> i've liked you. have you liked me? >> i'm about to. you know i like you. we have that wintry mix breaking out across the area. not going to be a major deal at all, as much of the moisture is being pushed off to the north and west of us. but got the risk of a wintry mix with cold temperatures later today. let's talk temperatures. it's cold enough to support this winter profile. particularly north and west. temperatures will be slow to budge out of the 20s today. cold air at the surface and aloft things will warm up, and that's why we'll be dealing with this threat of a wintry mix. 32 leonardtown. 30 baltimore. 32 in washington. our highs won't get out of the mid-30s today. chilly day. rather raw with winds out of the northeast. couple of things going on. wintry mix today. very light amounts. not talking about a lot. could be enough to cause issues, particularly to the west.

then a coastal low about here off the delmarva peninsula tonight and tomorrow. that will bring more clouds and a chance of showers from generally washington and points east tomorrow. saturday doesn't look great with rain showers in the forecast. here's, moving through the maps quickly, here's what's happening. weakening storm. this has been causing a lot of problems in the central sections of the country. that's weakening. as a little moisture gets thrown back across the mid- atlantic we'll be dealing with a light mix today as high pressure will try to lock in that cold at the surface. this is a typical winter time setup. and particularly to the west where temperatures will be slow to warm up you could be dealing with that wintry mix longer today. 37, cloudy skies. wintry mix. transitioning to rain or drizzle this afternoon. light amounts. perhaps light accumulations. 33tonight. light showers. wintry mix continues.

33 the overnight low. rain showers tomorrow. might have a quick burst of snow for some of us late tomorrow afternoon. back into the sunshine with highs about 50, sunday and monday. that's weather. let's do traffic with julie wright. >> isn't your facebook thing tuckerbarns@myfox d.c.? >> no, it's -- i don't know. i like the glasses, by the way. >> that's his go to. >> i'm just saying, i like them. >> outer loop of the beltway pace is improving heading to 214. remains of the car fire off to the road. southbound 95 had reports of the accident. mdot pulled it over to the shoulder before the beltway maryland with a delay leaving 198th. outer loop of the beltway below speed.

395, delays leaving the beltway north, stalled vehicle out of the roadway. eastbound on 66 travel is slow out of centreville. from 287 to 123, northbound 28 approaching 29 the crash in the left lane. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. thank you jeff. 7:35now. could an attempt to make the military more clue towards one group of people make it more distrim story towards another? >> reporter: defense secretary leon panetta has directed the department of defense to extend benefits to same sex couples. these benefits will not be given to heterosexual couples. >> i think this does qualify as discrimination against opposite sex couples who are essentially

in the same position who are unmarried but living together. >> reporter: in its own 2010 report on issues to repeal of the don't ask don't tell policy, the pentagon warned about this very scenario. "if the department of defense creates a new category of unmarried dependent or family member reserved only for same sex relationships, the department itself would be creating a new inequity." >> this administration is using the military for social engineering. and i think it's significant that they're going beyond even what they said they would do or the time that don't ask don't tell was repealed. >> reporter: yet supporters of the policy say it's the only equitable thing to do, given that same sex partners have few options when it comes to marriage, unlike heterosexual

couples. >> as long as it isn't an option for some loving committed couples to actually get married, what the department of defense i think is doing is trying to give those members of the same benefits. >> reporter: the pentagon said the extension of benefits is reasonable and fair, especially given the stresses on all military families going into a 12th year of war. 7:38 now. it is a friday morning. still ahead, the excitement is building in hollywood. we are daying away from the oscars. >> we want to know what you think is the best movie quote of all time. you can weigh in on our face book page. we'll share some comments. >> can i do it? >> yeah. after the break. give your comment after the break. 

it's your look at the new and note worthy in the week ahead. it's your capital run down for the week of february 25th, 2013. on monday, february 25th, the

u.s. supreme court hears arguments in the case ppl energy versus the internal revenue service, examining whether u.s. corporations can deduct foreign taxes from taxes paid to the u.s. government. the justices convene at 10:00 a.m. tuesday, february 26th, the house homeland security committee will hear testimony on security at u.s. borders and how to improve it. that's at 10:00 a.m. in room 311 of the canon building. wednesday, february 27th, at the u.s. capitol, the late civil rights icon, rosa parks, will be the first african american woman with a statue. february 28th, hearings on school standards and whether schools are doing enough to measure teacher performance, at

9:00 a.m. and on friday, march 1st, at nasa headquarters, nasa's advisory committee will hold hearings on the spread of unmanned aircraft systems by civilians in the united states. that's at 8:30 a.m. that's your capital rundown for the week of february 25th. you can find more at myfoxdc.com. i'm tom fitzgerald. we'll see you next week. the oscars are days away. so what's the best movie quote of all time? our facebook fans have been weighing in online. "i'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse." >> jessica pool says her favorite is from "dirty dancing," "nobody puts baby in the corner." >> that's a famous one. >> is it a corner or the corner? >> i don't know. >> nobody puts baby in the

corner, thank you. and laura is a fan of matt damon's line in good will hunting. i like it, too. share your favorite movie line on our fox -- on our my fox dc facebook page. my favorite is "an officer and a gentleman," at the end when she goes, way to go paula, way to go! i love it. >> tucker, you have one? >> arnold has many great one- liners. the classic, i'll be back. >> one of my favorites is "gold finger," i forget which villan, but he has sean connery strapped on that thing with a laser beam slowly rising aimed

at his nether regions. and bond says, do you expect me to talk? and the villan says, no, mr. bond, i expect you to die. >> classic. >> i have one more. "slumdog millionaire," who wants to be a millon-are? temperatures will be very chilly. mid-30s for daytime highs and parts of the recently won't get above freezing. combination for a few issues here later. what are you laughing at? >> sorry, i just thought of another line. >> want to share it? >> i can't. it's from the "naked gun," and i can't share it. >> there's radar. little bit of snow moving in. south and west, getting reports from viewers in west virginia they are getting some, it's reaching the ground. eventually this will likely give us this wintry mix later this morning, early this

afternoon. might be light accumulations. here it is off to the south and west. it's moving in here. at 11:00 still out to the west. moves in here by 2:00, 3:00 today. there we go at 3:00 in the metro areas, little snow and sleet. likely will transition over to a little drizzle perhaps late this afternoon and tonight. by tomorrow morning, we'll likely do a period of rain showers around here as we're going to get a coastal component. today, wintry mix. later tonight, drizzle, and tomorrow cloudy, dreary with rain showers around, particularly the first half of the day, with highs about 40 degrees. next couple of days, little action packed. but just nothing major here. >> my dad also loves james bond, so much so that the first dog i had was a german shepherd puppy, and his name was odd job. >> very good. excellent. thank you. >> julie wright is standing by with a look at your on time traffic. you have a line.

>> do you remember "sweet home alabama"? you have a baby, in a bar. you don't remember that? >> no, but that's a good one. like tucker, i like your glasses. >> i love your glasses. >> here's one tony will know, leave the gun, take the cannoli. the godfather. >> oh, yeah. maybe it's the way you're delivering it. >> you have to watch more than the first five minutes. >> i've seen a lot of the godfathers. >> and not sleep through them. accident activity on the shoulder. traveling south on the brakes leaving 198 to the beltway. southbound 270, different paces here as you travel out of hyattstown, 31 miles per hour. and well above speed at 60 miles per hour through germantown and gaithersburg and southbound, 37 miles per hour headed towards the split. eastbound along 66, delays continue in and from

centreville to fair oaks. northbound 28, had the accident activity reported on the left side. outer loop slow leaving 95 to georgia avenue. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. the 80s are making a comeback in the district this weekend. >> here's holly. >> reporter: it was a very special time, the 80s, and decidedly d.c. we're talking about go-go, graffiti and the sub culture, and what being celebrated during that time. it's the first of its kind exhibit, it's called pump me up. opens to the public tomorrow, but we're getting a first inside look today. it's happening live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. dire's voice: cut it! ...what...what did i say? gecko? i said gecko? aw... for over 75 year...(laughs. but still trying to keep it contained) director's voice: keep it together. i'm good. i'm good.

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7:51. we want to say hello to our facebook fan of the day. nancy is recovering from back surgery. thank you for watching. for your chance to be fan of the day, like our page and post a comment under nancy's picture. that smile is contagious. get well soon. if you've been in d.c. for a long time, you'll remember seeing his name, if not his face. cool disco dan gained notoriety on the streets for his graffiti tag. >> his work is part of a documentary and art exhibit. holly has more. interesting. i was talking to somebody in studio, and matt said his tags were everywhere back in the day. >> reporter: they were. that was the name. and one of his works is what inspired this whole exhibit. it's called pump me up. and roger gasman is the curator and we're standing next to the

piece. >> yes. you're standing next to a cool disco dan piece we saw off of h street, probably early 2,000. this is a photo of it. the graffiti itself was probably done circa 1990, give or take a year or two. you can see the torn below posters coming off of it. this looks like a recreation of a piece that was made for a museum or art project. but this is a real true artifact. >> reporter: real deal. >> in 2000, 2001 when we showed it in georgetown, a contemporary curator at the time saw it and wanted it for their permanent collection. this is the third time they've shown it. this is the piece that kick started this exhibition. >> reporter: we were talking offcamera that we live in a city where we do a lot of nation's history. people from around the globe come here, because it's the nation's capital. but this is a d.c. story, and

the locals are excited about it. >> absolutely. this is a d.c. story. 100% true to d.c. i didn't grow up in d.c. i grew up in bethesda, maryland. i started coming downtown in the early 90s. most of the things in this show, i think it's a personal experience. i've had a great interest in the history of what was going on. i got into graffiti in my early teens. i met disco dan in my early teenage years and started hearing more stories about downtown and how this happened and that happened. i was a fan of punk and hard core music and that started, so much of it going on in d.c. from the early 80s, and wanted to learn more history and i kept digging and digging and finding more information. i started publishing magazines, doing books. >> reporter: now you have an exhibit. >> exactly. now we have an exhibit. >> reporter: tell me about this here. you were explaining to me earlier the significance of this. >> absolutely. this is minor threats record, out of step. the drawing here, the black

sheep. and this is an iconic image. a lot of people have it tattooed on them. i have a tattoo, too. >> reporter: look at that. amazing. i know you're having your big opening gala so to speak tonight, sold out. >> absolutely. >> reporter: people want to be a part of it. what do you think they're going to get out of it. or is it just going to take them back when they walk in? >> i would like people to take a few different things out of this. i would like native washingtonians or suburbanites to come and remember things fondly. different pictures of different neighborhoods at different times. things look so different now. the show is designed where you can walk up to it anywhere and remember something. there's a lot of positives, negatives. all kinds of things on the wall that happened through the city. but overall it's a fun, entertaining, and very educational show. >> reporter: it was a tough time, too. >> absolutely. >> reporter: during that time. this was kind of a way for people to express themselves during that tough time.

>> absolutely. during the 80s, no secret there was a lot of bad stuff going on in d.c. but at the same time it was a great environment for people to book their own concerts, record their own albums, write graffiti wherever they wanted, et cetera, and there was a lot of creativity that happened in d.c. >> reporter: you're going to be giving a talk? >> absolutely. the 28th, next wednesday or thursday, whenever that is. >> reporter: whenever february 28th is. that's next week. then also there's a free family day. >> yes. >> reporter: march 2nd. >> supposedly. >> reporter: no, there is, i know that. march2nd. myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link to theirs. it's pump me up, d.c. sub culture of the 1980s. opens tomorrow, but runs through april 7th. coming up in our next hour, since we hit a little bit on

graffiti, we have gangster george here, and he'll tell us his story and show us some of his work. he's going to be live with us in the 8:00 hour. back to you. >> fascinating. really is. >> thanks, holly. there is plenty ahead. coming up, breaking news from south africa. now a judge is deciding if the so-called blade runner, oscar pistorius, will have to stay in jail. we'll bring you the latest. >> plus, the daytona 500 is this weekend and some nascar stars are joining us to talk about the big race. we have what you need to know. we'll be right back. land o' lakes spreadable butter

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watching and waiting. any moment now a judge will decide whether or not to grant oscar pistorius bail. we'll have the latest from the courtroom in south africa. a former atf agent gunned down. how police say it happened. >> down to the wire. in a week now, crippling

spending cuts will go in effect. will congress reach a deal in time? we have a live report from capitol hill. good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm alison seymour. happy you're with us on this friday morning. a winter storm is walloping the midwest already. it's dropped as much as 17 inches of snow in some places. winter storm warnings neck from colorado to -- in effect from colorado to kansas. freezing rain this morning could create what could become a dangerous commute in several states. in our region there is one school delay to pass along. page county virginia schools are on a two-hour delay. >> tucker barnes is with us now. that's happening in page county, right in our area, but closer in, we're not seeing much of anything. >> just clouds now. it's getting closer. getting reports from viewers in west virginia of a wintry mix. and now looks like freezing rain down in charlottesville. that's what we want to avoid is the freezing rain. that has the biggest threat

around here later today. let's get to radar. honestly, not going to be a big deal. not looking at a lot of moisture here. with temperatures as cold as they've been the last couple of days and current temperatures below freezing, we run the risk of some of this wintry mix causing issues later today. 32 at reagan national. 30 at dulles and bwi marshall. any chance we can go to hd radar before we go to our next map? thank you very much. we can see that from the south and west we're starting to get some echos here of some of this wintry mix we're expecting. most of this, much of this is not touching the ground. eventually, some of it will, and as mentioned, we could get light accumulations of snow and sleet across parts of the area later. much of the area not under a winter weather advisory. out to the west there is a winter weather advisory until 10:00 tomorrow morning. temperatures for you out to the west will remain cold the longest and you have the greatest risk of freezing rain. that's why you have a winter

weather advisory. the weather service will revisit this later this morning, and decide if they need to expand this at all. now, only the counties in purple under an advisory. that's mostly for ice accumulation later this afternoon and tonight. here's your forecast. cold conditions expected through the day. highs in mid-30s. wintry mix develops for many of us. light amounts, but could cause travel issues. we could be dealing with a little drizzle, maybe light rain later this afternoon and tonight. >> all right. thank you, sir. appreciate it. >> now let's check in with julie wright for a look at your on-time traffic. >> girl, you got to spit that out. >> don't step on my line, all right? >> does he not know who you are? eastbound 66, volume delays with us to 123. looks better now out of

manassas. no issues to report, continuing eastbound towards 286. beltway is in good shape between annandale and mary field. after you cross over the douglas bridge, no issues continuing inbound to the freeway. outbound lanes are open headed towards 295. southbound kenilworth avenue on the brakes headed to pennsylvania avenue. top stretch of the beltway slow leaving 95 college park with 95 on the brakes. 395 slow from the beltway headed past duke street. slow again briefly over the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. thank you very much. developing story we're watching closely this morning out of south africa. oscar pistorius is back in court for his fourth and likely final day of his bail hearing. >> a top african imagine magistrate is about to rule on whether the olympic star will

be able to leave jail. he is charged with premeditated murder in the death of his girlfriend. family, friends stood outside the courtroom showing their support. >> this is tragic what happened to reeva, tragic to what happened to him. she's not here, she can not talk. >> pistorius has been in prison since last week. the athlete's coach told reporters he is considering putting the athlete back in training if he secures bail to "get his mind clear." tony? in our other top stories, a prince william county man is charged for first degree murder

for the brutal killing of a retired atf agent. greg holley senior was walking his dog thursday night steps away from his home when the suspect shot and robbed him. he was caught later by an off- duty police officer. eric alexander smith also faces robbery charges. the senseless murder leaves a community in shock. >> i would say this is kind of unusual. but luckily the suspect was apprehended and is in jail. >> if i could sum it up, great citizen. devoted father, married, wonderful wife. just a really, really great guy. >> holley leaves behind a wife and four sons. to maryland now, where an 11-year-old girl continues to fight for her life this morning following a deadly house fire.

a 36-year-old man and 8 and 4- year-old girls did die in the father. a woman and another 8-year-old girl are recovering in stable condition we're told. firefighters are still investigating the cause, but say there were no working smoke alarms in that home. new gun proposals in maryland this morning. a committee in the state senate approved the governor's sweeping gun control measure. the vote last night was 7-4 in the senate -- i'm sorry, in the judiciary senate committee. it includes a ban on assault weapons. this is a top priority of the governor's. another vote by that committee would abolish the death penalty in maryland. the vote was 6-5 in favor of repealing capital punishment. the bill now moves to a vote in the full senate and it is expected to pass. allison?

happening today in virginia, the legislature votes in what would be the first major reform for virginia's transportation in years. it would use gas taxes and sales taxes to generate another $880 million a year for repairs and up keep of highways. on capitol hill, seven days and counting before billions of dollars in automatic spending cuts take effect. >> that means when congress returns from recess on monday, they'll have days to strike a deal. can it be done? fox5's sherri ly is live on capitol hill with the latest. sherri? >> reporter: tony, that is the $85 billion question. can they get a deal done? from the white house to capitol hill, dire warnings about the

possibility of sequestration, because the $85 billion cuts will be made next friday if they cannot get this deal done. in the d.c. region here, which has 21% of the entire federal payroll, we could see large layoffs, cuts to government contractors and federal programs. the fallout will impact everything from schools to the military and medical research. social security, medicaid, veterans benefits and some programs for low income programs are exempt. but everything else on the table. democrats want higher taxes. the gop deeper entitlement cuts. while both the gop and white house keep blaming each other for the crisis. >> if you were to pay federal employees about the same level you pay private employees, that saves about $32 billion a year. there are other places to cut. you could cut foreign aid in half and save $20 billion. so we have a list of savings that we could send to the president if he's interested, and we could do this without laying anybody off. >> hear what the american

people are saying, which is please compromise. please be reasonable. please do not adopt positions that represent a my way or the highway approach. >> reporter: the sequestration cuts split the difference between defense and nondefense spending evenly. it does call for a total of $1.2 trillion to be cut over the next eight years. now, yesterday president obama did call house speaker john boehner and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell to talk about the sequestration. mcconnell's office said it was the first time they'd heard from the president since new year's eve. that's the latest on capitol hill, back to you. >> sherri ly reporting. thank you very much. it is now 10 minutes after 8:00 on this friday morning. we'll have more on the sequestration just ahead when we chat with fox news sunday host chris wallace. >> plus, a basketball half time trick shot you have to see. >> also this hour, a sausage

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welcome back, everybody. half time contest at basketball games nothing new, right? but when a trick shot goes in it's pretty cool to watch. >> we've been watching this one. take a look. a cheerleader does a flip before picking up the basketball, heaving it and making it. we'll play it again. nothing but net. what are the chances? this happened last night, the skilled young lady is ashley, a cheerleader. the ball is down, she picks the ball up. it's on the floor. unbelievable. >> wow. >> ashley, she's a cheerleader at william carrie university in mississippi. i don't know what she won.

>> she won bragging rights. >> that's great. >> she's good. >> cool. >> that's really fun. let's turn our attention now to more cool stuff. tucker barnes has the cuteness factor of the day. and the forecast. >> yes, i do. time now for my first 5 photo of the day. and this is ashton. >> all right! >> he looks cool. >> how stylish is he, tony? >> very stylish. i like the look. >> i'm supposed to ask you that question. how stylish is he? say how stylish is he? >> how stylish is he, tucker? >> very stylish. that's a well dressed man. >> i want to check out the whole outfit. he is really handsome. >> i like it. >> i like the sneakers. they're all different colors. >> very fancy. >> okay. that sounds old timey, boys. >> yes?

>> that sounds old timey. >> thanks, allison. >> he is a doll. >> his mom says he's a ball of energy, and he loves to eat. >> yeah. >> we love it. >> will make him big and strong. >> have a big day, cutie pie. >> i see you have a shorts sleeves on there. it's cold now. to send your child's picture, go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. let's do radar. most of the area not getting anything yet. but we are starting to see reports and hear reports of a little snow, little sleet touching the ground in spots, particularly in west virginia. i want to mention, headed down 95 south of fredericksburg, that batch across 95, indications that too is touching the ground. this will continue to fill in today. it will be a light wintry mix across the area. those of you hoping, i know we have a lot of snow lovers, hoping for accumulation, won't happen with this system. but temperatures are cold enough that we could be dealing

with icing in spots, particularly later this afternoon in time for that evening rush hour. be ready for that possibility as it system continues to move through. bigger picture, and that big storm system that's been causing all the problems to the west, that's pushing up into the great lakes and falling apart. we're getting what we call overrunning. we're getting moisture in the upper layers of the atmosphere and moving on top of a cold dome of dry air at the surface. it's why we are expecting precipitation later today. not going to be a major deal, but could cause some wintry issues later today. eventually will transition to drizzle tonight and perhaps more rain showers in the forecast tomorrow, with temperatures only about 40. that's weather. let's do traffic and get the latest from julie wright. still looking good in those glasses, julie. have a good weekend. >> have a good weekend. i'm glad them. i'm going to have to use these tonight. delay with us traveling between college park and silver spring. southbound 95 delays approaching 212. incident cleared to the

shoulder. southbound 270 better than expected. no delays to report out of rockville headed to the split. take this time, make sure you have plenty of wiper fluid for the drive home and a full tank of gas would be nice. 395 across the 14th street bridge, no accidents. volume delays to the southeast/southwest freeway. lanes open south at the wilson bridge. 66 traffic slow 50 to 123. that's a check of your fox 5 traffic. the blame game over the sequester cuts and all the doom and gloom predictions, those are the topics on fox news sunday this weekend. chris wallace host of the show joins me now with a preview. good morning. >> good morning, tony. >> it's all sequester all the time this week. well, certainly next week as a matter of fact. you're going to be talking about some of the potential ramify cases of the sequester, correct? >> yeah. this was designed during the debt crisis when we were about to go into default in august of 2011. the idea on both sides is it

would force our leaders to get together and make a deal. we are now seven days away. that was a year and a half away. t minus seven days and counting and you think it's going to happen. i think we're going to hit the sequester, and it's going to have -- i'm not sure it hasn't been exaggerated, but it will have a real impact on jobs in the government, on programs being cut back, on people who depend on those programs. and i think there's going to be a lot of political blaming. could have a bad effect on the general economy. we're going to talk to a republican senator and democrat senator, one about whether it's going to happen, and two, why and is there anything that can be done to stop it either before or after the deadline. extraordinary. here we are again. had the fiscal cliff january 1st. now sequestration on march 1. and the government runs out of money march 27th. it's like groundhog day around here. >> it really is. i wonder if these congress people get, the more people you

talk to, particularly in washington where it could have a pretty major impact if not on march 1, but within a few weeks, is the frustration and anger of a lot of the american people at this issue. they just feel like congress, between congress and the white house, they're not getting anything done. >> yeah. it isn't just washington, though obviously people here are most affected by it. it's around the country. you look at ratings of congress, very low. and you're exactly right. as i said, groundhog day, because it's one deadline after another and each time we sort of kick the can down the road. we don't get anything accomplished. depending-- regardless on which side you're on, we never get the deal that would solve our debt problem. $16trillionand growing and heading to debt as a percentage of gdp that's close to greece. and nothing happens. we'll be talking to these two. and we'll talk to two

governors, governors are in town for their national meeting, annual meeting, and we'll talk to them about the effect it's going to have in their states outside the beltway. >> very good. sounds like a good show as always. we look forward to seeing you on sunday morning. have a great weekend. >> thanks. >> of course, you can catch fox news sunday right here on channel # 5 at 9:00 a.m. following fox 5 morning news. thank you so much, tony. hard times for a former d.c. homeland security director. coming up, find out about the tax charges that might have him in hot water this morning. >> plus, holly morris is turning back time this morning. she'll be live a little later with more on an art exhibit that celebrates the 1980s in the district. time now, 8:21.

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d.c. council members are holding a special meeting next week to discuss taking action against ward one councilman jim graham. two weeks ago the board said he broke the code of conduct three times. graham currently has oversight of how alcoholic beverages are regulated in the district. the council will discuss whether to strip him of that power. graham told fox 5 he hopes that instead of punishing him on monday, council members will call for a hearing to investigate. anne arundel county has a new county executive this morning. the council elected laura neuman. she was chosen over 15 candidates to replace the former executive who was found guilty of misconduct in office. 8:25 now on this friday morning. thank goodness it's friday, right?

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luckily, no one was hurt. shouldn't delay the expansion's labor day weekend opening. >> pork sausage being recalled. smith field packing company in virginia is leading the recall saying the plastic is likely from gloves workers wore. the sausage was made january 11th and distributed to several states, including d.c. and maryland. before we get to tucker and the weather, want to pass along that page county schools in virginia are closed. they had been on a delay, but are closed. getting ice out there? >> getting reports off to the south and west that we're seeing snow and sleet fall. temperatures below 32 towards charlottesville, getting right rain. temperature is 31. the big risk here is freezing rain. particularly out to the west. might be enough of an

accumulation of a little bit of ice and snow to coat the ground later tonight. won't be a major storm for us. kind of falling apart. there's your radar. you can see to the south and west the white and the pink on your map. it's where we're likely getting snow and sleet. not all of this is touching the ground, because the air is so dry. dew point temperatures are in the teens across the area. that basically means it will take a lot to moisten up the atmosphere before this can reach the ground. to the south, i think south of fredericksburg the batch between richmond and fredericksburg, that is likely touching the ground. off to the south and west in west virginia getting reports. so this will be pushing through during the morning hours. you can see not a whole lot with it. it's not very well organized. but enough overrunning taking place that much of the area will get a light wentry mix during the course of the day. temperatures are very cold. very cold the last couple of days. this morning at reagan national

23 degrees. 20s to the north and west. typical winter time setup. the air is in no hurry to leave. temperatures slow to warm up today. winds out of the north and east locked in the cool for the day. off to the west where the greatest risk will be for the icing taking place. off to the west, winter weather advisory for communities into western virginia. here we are at noon, and not a lot falling. by 3:00, 4:00 today, even in the metro areas a little wintry mix and a break, maybe drizzle tonight and rain showers redevelop tomorrow. a coastal low will slide up the coast and temperatures in the upper 30s to about 40 tomorrow. looks like rain washington points east. tomorrow will be a rather dreary day. there's your accuweather seven- day. light mix transitioning to

drizzle or rain later there afternoon or tonight. first half of the day tomorrow will be cloudy. highs up to about 40. sunday and monday look brighter and sunshine. back to you at the desk. new this morning, the so- called east coast rapest set to be sentenced. >> aaron thomas admitted to using a fake gun to force three technology girls into -- teenage girls into the woods in 2009. he also pled guilty to raping a woman inside her apartment in 2001. he faces life in prison at the hearing today, and could fill stays prosecution in other jurisdictions. a former chicago cop convicted of killing his third

wife. now drew peterson has been sentenced. marianne rafferty has the story. >> the state police and i have never had such a gratifying in the courtroom. >> reporter: drew peterson is handed a 38-year prison sentence. the former chicago area cop was found guilty of murdering his third wife in 2004. peterson has maintained a glib, cocky attitude. burst out in anger when his sentence was read. he reportedly shouted, i did not kill kathleen, at the top of his lungs. >> we all got the opportunity to see a psychopath in open court. >> defendant doesn't have to prove his innocence and that would be the only reason to put him on. we feel the state didn't prove it was a homicide. >> reporter: savio's family

members are thankful. >> thank you so much. i hope you stopped him from doing it to somebody else. >> reporter: but stacy is still missing. her disappearance in 2007 prompted police to take another look at savio's death. eventually reclassifying it from accident to murder. >> good to see him not in control, because he likes to be in control. so-- and i think him showing himself today like he did, it shows it's affecting him. >> reporter: he faces a maximum of 60 years in prison. the judge credited him four years for time served. he's not been charged in connection with stacy peterson's disappearance. marianne rafferty, fox news. a shooting and crash left three people dead in the heart of las vegas strip. among those killed was rapper kenny clutch. police say it started yesterday morning after an argument escalated in the valet area of

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with art. holly is live with a preview of a unique show a couple of decades in the making. good morning, holly. >> reporter: good morning to you. we're talking graffiti to go go, and now hanging on the walls, where we are live this morning, and where it is a wonderful new exhibit called pump me up. we're going to show you firsthand why you want to see this decidedly d.c. spectacular. it's all live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. ♪

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this is not your ordinary art show, but one d.c. natives are sure to appreciate it. pump me up is the first exhibition to explore the underground music and visual art scene during the 80s. >> this weekend it opens up at the corcoran gallery of art. our holly morris joins us live from northwesterly with more. bringing back memories this morning, holly. good morning. >> reporter: we're strolling down memory lane now, in fact. this is gangster george. he was part of the gangster

chronicles. down playing it. everybody knew your name, whatever. he walked in this room and he was like, wow, this brings back memories. >> it does, it does. from the church posters, to the celebrity hall, everything. >> reporter: and you had these posters. >> i did. they were on my wall and everything. when i moved out my mother took them down. >> reporter: before we talk about the posters, we want to talk about you and the graffiti artist that you were. why did you do it? >> to get recognized in go go. that's it. i would meet girls that way, also. >> reporter: now he's being honest. he did it to meet the ladies. we have videos, pictures we took this morning that are actually pictures of you back in the day. did you ever think you would see yourself up on the wall at the corcoran? >> i did not. my mother used to get on me. you're going to get in trouble. in fact, i had to repaint a

wall one day for getting caught. to see this now, i had no idea. i'm glad it happened, but i had no idea. >> reporter: we asked george to show us his work. how did you come up with your tag? >> you keep practicing and practicing and practicing. eventually you come up with a certain thing. sometimes i did a round g, sometimes a square g. >> reporter: wasn't the same every time? >> no. a lot of the stuff was illegal,. >> reporter: you did something illegal and now celebrated at the corcoran. you made a statement. >> i think i did. >> reporter: what is the one place -- [ no audio ] -- you're most proud of where you put your name? >> the building on 8th street. 8#th and by the navy yard. they tore it down. that was like the wall. and then the bridge, i tore

that wall up one day. that's why they put the hop scotch kids there -- [ no audio ] >> that is unfortunate. obviously we'll try to reestablish that shot and go back out to holly in just a couple of moments. we'll try that again. in the meantime, rev up your engines. one of the most exciting races is going down this sunday. >> the daytona 500 will air here on the mighty fox 5. wisdom joins us instudio with a preview now. >> we are all about the fast cars here at fox 5. i'm going to ask you about your predictions in a minute. you have to pick a winner. >> i already know mine. >> don't give it away yet. the flag will drop this sunday and for more details about the race, we're going to the experts. we're joined by the big names in nascar. mike joy, the lead analyst on fox, darryl waltrip, on fox and

three time nascar champion, and five time champion jimmy johnson. good morning to you. i see you guys are almost ready. i'm just going to talk about the race while you guys get ready. one of the big deals this year is danica patrick. she's trying to make history because she is on the pole. in my history, in my research, i found out that the last time somebody started the pole and actually won was back in 2000. there's some history for you. all right. gentlemen, are you there? >> yes, sir. >> yes, we're all here. >> good morning. >> you're there and -- >> we're on tv? >> live tv. got to love it, right? got to love live tv. >> we're doing a little preproduction. sorry about that. between yesterday's qualifying races and sunday's daytona 500, there's a lot of preparation

going on. jimmie johnson, michael waltrip both will be in the race. >> excellent. we understand how everything has to work here in tv. look, mike, let me start off with you. this is a big deal, historic, danica patrick becoming the first female to win daytona five on the pole in sunday's qualifying round. what does this mean for nascar? >> i think the main thing is if jimmie johnson or michael waltrip wins the pole, we're on the paper. if patrick wins, the front page, every major talk shows. there will be a lot of people watching her just to see what happens on sunday. they may not be fans, but they want to be part of something historic, and i think they will be. >> she's in a male dominated sport. so the fact that she beat all the guys and took the pole

position on sunday, that piques a lot of interest. they'll want to watch and see, can she stay up there? can she outrun the guys sunday? we know she has a fast car. we know she's very capable as a drive. what's going to happen come sunday? the intrigue. we don't know. >> right. and that's going to transcend the sport. michael, let me ask you a question, you just qualified for the race. tell us about the car you'll be driving sunday and the special meaning behind that car. >> i was so fortunate a couple of weeks ago, i went up to newtown, connecticut and sat down with some of the first responders, victims, families, teachers and said we were going to do something special for them. we unveiled the scheme of our beautiful number 26 text 8088 to newtown car. and smiles filled the room. a couple of the folks say they

saw people smile that hadn't smiled since that horrible event took place. we're going to raise a lot of money for that community. the road to recovery is going to be a long one. we want there to be funds there for them to rely on. secondly, during the daytona 500 when they see patrick drive off from the pole, they'll see their car. i'm proud. the whole nascar community has rallied around it and we're going to raise a lot of money for those people. >> excellent idea and we wish that people go ahead and contribute. it is a great idea. let me ask you, jimmy, you're a five time sprint cup champion and 2006 daytona 500 winner. what makes the daytona 500 unique and what's it like in that winner's circle when you do win? >> there's nothing like it. the history of nascar, the history of this race is what weighs on everybody's minds.

such a difficult race to win. the draft is very tricky to get right. down here we have seen some first time winners in this race. more than anything, it's the unknown. there are a lot of variables and factors that take place during the race. when you win, you have tremendous joy over that. but then if you're fortunate enough to win the daytona 500, you've won the big one. >> both these guys will tell you, they've been out there. this car is brand-new. it's not like driving cars in the past. all these guys are adjusting to. does it car level the playing field? some people think it does. some people think that's a big advantage for danica because the car is brand-new. >> darryl, we'll let you have the last word. with such big names, this could be a tight race. any predictions? could we see a surprise winner?

what do you think? or the fact that there are brothers in the race, does that change it for you? >> i think danica could win. listen, fast car, good crew, good teammates. good sponsor. good drivebrother wants you to pick him. he's sitting beside you, you're not going to pick him? >> i'm going 48. >> 26. >> mike? >> i'll take the field. >> since you guys are sitting there, i'm going to go with jimmie and michael, how about that? >> good man. good pick. >> thank you for your time. we appreciate you spending time with us this morning. all right. tony and allison, back over to you. who have you got? >> danica, because i have to go with, you know, girl power. >> okay. >> i think racing is very hard to predict. it's such, i don't know. i don't know. i'll go with danica, too, why

not? >> i got jimmie and michael. >> you have to pick one of them. >> you know how i do. >> yes, i do. up at 9:00, more of holly morris as soon as we can get that again. at 9:00, will oscar pistorius be granted bail? >> we have the latest from where a judge is making that decision right now. >> taking a long time to do it. we'll have that for you.     ♪ that aroma calls to you

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moment now. >> one week to go until sequestration. >> and a photographer's photo of her own child turned into a tribute of african-american leaders. meet the woman lined the because of them, we can campaign. >> the photos are really great. >> and the 85th academy awards takes place this sunday. but as movie reviewer kevin mccarthy explains, who you think may win might not go home with the statue. his predictions later. and a hot topic in today's ask allison. it's almost wedding season and a lot of couples are choosing to travel to tie the knot. if you go, are you expected to take a gift? one mom is outraged because she didn't think what she was thinking should be the proper etiquette. i didn't know. i'm asking an expert. that's at 9