marking 100 days into the president's second term.se we will take a look at the big issues facing the administration when we sit down with our bipartisan political panel. fox 5 newsight now. it is may day. da there's a live look outside, ou, we've got some sunshine for thee start of may on this wednesday, may first.y good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm allison seymour.ymou. happy that shot had no precipitation. >> it was nice for a change. ch >> it's nice. >> tucker i know we need the the change but it's nice to do the sunshine. good morning.g. >> allison, i agree.on, it's going to bei a beautiful couple of days this morning. sun going to be here a day early. we thought we wouldn't get itit until tomorrow so will he take a bonus. get ready as we kickoff theckofe month of may. ma

temperatures, cooler to startert the o day.the day. you saw it in holly's live shot, lots of sunshine facing the arer and it should generally be a very quiet, beautiful afternoonn expected with mostly sunny skies.skies. 50 out at dulles. bwi marshall, 49 degrees at the moment. looking at satellite-radar.llita still cloudiness particularlypau across central virginia, butrgi with the area of high pressureps that gave us the showers and thh clouds yesterday, building downn the coast, and getting a little closer, that will help kind of put the cloudiness ext moisture we're going to see more sunshinu today than expected.d. mostly sunny skies, it should be a dry wednesday for you. you. as we mentioned we're setting up for a great look into the week k and weekend. high temperatures expected to bo 70 in washington, 71 in quantico, a little closer to the bay, cooler, 64 this afternoon f in leonard town.d town a lot more in forecast in just a few. fe let's get to julie wright.wrigh. she got busy again in the the traffic center. what is up. >> reporter: we had another an accident this morning, not int i

the same area as yesterday but on i-95, and yes, involving a a motorcycle. that is northbound i-95, had been shutdown for almost an hour before your commute to quantico. now you will find the accident i activity confined to the rightt shoulder, so our lanes are open but big tie-ups northbound on i-95, from 6:30 courthouse road all cou the way toward stafford headed toward quantico.qu traffic on i-95 will slow as you continue through wood bridge and approaching the springfield interchange. not a good ride at all onl on northbound i-95 where traffic is gridlocked continuing towardowad quantico and coming slow acrossc the curve.e a lot of bail out traffic on route 1 as folks try to use that as a work around. continuing north out of stafford, heave volume there as well. let's show you what else is on n the roads. metro rail is having trouble this morning, they're single sig tracking because of a crack on the metro red line between

gallaudet, and experiencingencig additional time on metro's redrd line.line. we have additional traffic. we do have accident activity to report in mechanicsville in in st. mary's county and the crash at three knots road. ro. leaving eastern heading towardtd pennsylvania avenue with lanes open, 270 out of germantown. heading out of 124. that's a check of fox 5 on time traffic. thank you, julie. days ahead of a court deadline to change sales restrictions on emergency contraception, the food and drug administration has approved a controversial new approach. >> the so-called morning-after pill will now be available toaio girls as young as 15 without a prescription.pr sarah simmons is here with details on the debate and why an the court's fight may not be over. sarah. >> reporter: well, tony and allison, drugstore aisles willwl soon be making room for the plan b, right next to condoms

spermicides and other women products. it's easy access to the morning after pill.after pill the fda was going to allow it tt be sold over the counter to anybody.ybody. a court order came to the same e conclusion that there should be no age limits, but the obama administration, that girls at at age of 11 physically able to bear children should not be abll to buy the drug on their own. yesterday's compromise could be what they wereromi looking for t not everybody is happy about it. >> i think it's ear early an ago be able to pick that everywhere i think people should be be planning ahead and using more reliable, safer contraception.ci >> bad things happen like rape,, incest and stuff like that. tha girls need to have access to that. >> they are talking about prevention an egg beingg fertilized which is differentfft than terminating a pregnancy prc that has already occurred.

>> the president for concerned women of america, has released a statement denouncing thecing the decision. it makes no sense that kids need parental permission to take aspirin in school but they are e free to buy and administer plan b. an 50 exers o 50% of pregnanciee u.s. is unplanned. un the center for reproductive rights, plans to continue the te battle. ba they will conduct an consumer education program.ion progra and is willing to audit to see e whether stores are following the age requirement. re they are expecting to have the e drug on store shelves within the next few months. 15 seems pretty young, you knoww a lot of people are not happy hp about it.abou >> i suspect today there will be more reaction.reaction. >> uh-huh. >> thank you, sarah. thank you, sarah. meanwhile,er, the crisis in syria takes center stage at the president's press conference

yesterday. the white house says president obama is considering all option inside its closer is sending sed arms to the syria.syria. no decision has been made on the president's so-called red line on the syria's use of chemical weapons. the president says he needs more evidence. >> we have evidence that chemical weapons have been useds inside of syria, but we don't we know how they were used, when, n they were used, who used them, m we don't have a chain of custody that establishes what exactly happened. >> president obama also repeated his call for the prison camp at guantanamo bay to be closed. now at the same news news conference president obama said the nation's counter terrorismtm did their jobs leading to the boston marathon bombings. b he asked the top intelligence

officials to investigate whethee important information was shares and whether the u.s. could havee prevented this attack. in the meantime the family of the deceased suspect tamerlan tsarneav will claim the body thy from a massachusetts morgue now that the widow has agreed to to release it. tamerlan died from a gun fight t with police less than a week ago. the fbi has linked dutschke to those letters cent to a president obama, a senator, andd a judge. judge. they saw the man dump a mask and the mask tested positive for ricin. he ordered the feed to make ricin from ebay and paid for for them with a pay pal account. allison happening today. to some parts of the smithsonianitn

institution will be shutdown due to the sequester.queste museum officials will close a a small section of the nationaltil museum of african art, sections of the hyrsh horn, and the the common areas of the smithsoniana castle. they will remain closed until september 30th.septem the besmithsonian had to cut its budget by $42 million.$42 m we willil get an access to e transit center. t e 120 million project has beec delayed by construction problems and uccoston increases.creases. two montgomery county council members are calling on the general to investigate the problem. repairs are expected to begin bn this summer. four thieves are still onesa the run after pulling off a daring smash and grab at a maryland jewelry store.st >> the incident ended on a highh

police chase, and now police want to know if the robbery isbs connected to a string of similar heists. >> good morning melanie. >> reporter: good morning, tony and allison, montgomery county police are reviewing surveillance video that wast wa taken inside of the cartier ca store inside of wisconsinn avenue, you d during the robbery. there were no weapons used and four employees were -- no employees were harmed.ha the whole thing took one minute a team took over the cartier store. the crew bette apparently led iy one of their own who was buzzedu into the store earlier becauseib he was by himself and notand wearing a mask. they smashed the case and made e off with expensive merchandise. they drove in a black model charger. there have been similar smashsi and grabs, diamond rings and

rolex watches stol threne. thr another on february 5th in frederick, maryland. the robbers used a gun and and pepper spray to take control off the colonial jeweler store. >> that's a good part of any complete, and thoroughorough investigation, so detectives will be looking insideinside montgomery county and also also around the beltway for like crimes. now the car was spotted near march din luthemartin luther ki a cruiser gave chase, and he he crashed into an suv. that officer is expected to bebe okay. there's a suspect in the frederick smash and grab caseanb that was arrested in february ir the same part of the city near southeast d.c. where that black dodge charger was seen last week. they haven't made made point too point connections in this case e

yet. there's a $10,000 reward beingrn offered in the case, back tok to you. it was a historic announcement, but the nba's first openly gay player needed some help figuring out how to do it. >> still ahead we will tell youu which sell brit celebrity collid for advice before coming out onn sports illustrated. amanda knox speaks out about her four years in an italian prison.prison. taking aim at the redskins controversial name.rsianame who is mind the latest push forr the change of a name and what ht says a better alternative. another miserable midweek me commute. we are going to check with julie on the stand still on i-95, andn the delays on metro red line. 7:11, we will be right back. [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf...

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in our sports breakfast, another up night for the nats. gio gonsalez on the mound mound against the braves. simmons had a second home run to give atlanta a 1-run lead. and then he faces ethan, and he rips one. that is not right. righ to left field off-the-wall. it bounces past tyler moore, it scores a run, gii gio lasted afr four innings, and pitcher not his 200 win of his career. he hit a home run. the teams depo bac go back at io nats. >> great news for the nats, tests show that stephen strasburg did not injure his arr on monday. he left with stiffness on his forearm. will he start dependence the pirates o -- against the pirates

on saturday. councilmember david grossoso says the name is derogatory andr he wants it change. he will introduce legislation on calling on the team to change t the name.name. the legislation will be largelyg symbolic but apparently hasappay support from the majority of the council.council. >> grosso also recommended a possible alternative. he suggested the name red tailss in honor of the tuskegee airmen that would allow the team to to keep its spikes on, and thethe color schemes with just minor mr tweaks. >> we have to separate our lovepor this football team and our passion for this team from this derogatory term andy term n recognize that it's time totimeo right this wrong.is after years of putting nativepu americans down in our country, it's time to step up in the nation's capital to say, enoughh and is enough, and we can getca past this, and come up with a wi better name. >> earlier this year, mayorr

vincent gray said he would be in favor of having the team's namee changed. but the team's owner has not given any indication that they won't change the name.he in fact, they have given everyge indication that they won't won' change the name. >> what about the warriors. wa >> washington tails to thengton warriors, you could keep thekeep song and everything. >> yeah. >> i think any name change, initially like -- when you first hear red tails, you think h but i think almost any name you'rene going to have the initial i reaction to.on once something is changed, thenn the process begins where everyone gets used to it. you know, we would get used to. >> fast forward, even a couple years, but fast forward even 200 years, that's okay. okay. >> maybe we can do, what we can do is set up a question on our facebook page and see what theyt think of that particular namear red tails? >> i don't know, what do you think? >> i haven't decided yet.

>> i haven't either, but as i'mm looking at your burgundy and and gold, i like it.i like i like what it stands for. it's cool. cool >> let me ponder.er. >> let's ponder. >> we will set up a question on facebook. >> excellent.>> exclent. meanwhile let me do weather 4. it's going to be pe beautiful. u we're featuring great maygrea ma weather as we turn the page toe the month of may. may. 52 in boston. want to show what is going ongo out to thest spring has not yet arrived in. country. with you can see the cold temperatures again. denver 32 degrees, it's snowing they're expecting blowing and ad drifting snow and temperaturesdp to fall into the 20s laterlater today. 3-6 inches expected in denverder later this afternoon. >> have people started moving out of denver, are they fed you will? >> i'm sure they're gettinggettg impatient. i asked one of our producers ans taking a look at the rainfall rn here in denver. can you see the storm from minneapolis back to denver.ck t

a lot of winter advisories,, posted from minnesota intointo wisconsin, and that is where tht real weather is. for us, sunshine and a couple of dry days.dry days it should be a nice afternoon, e we can put the umbrella away.. that accuweather forecast is great. around 70s in the next several s days of sunshine right into the weekend. >> oh, my goodness, thank goodness, that is so pretty. >> perfect. >> i just got very quickly, just got an update in my ear, i apparently we did put a questios on facebook about red tails andd the reaction was negative overwhelmingly negative n people don't like change. >> change is tough. >> we did do it earlier. >> all right, julie problems. >> reporter: what is theter: i question, though, if you are going on changeth theou name but song is going to be the same, ie don't understand that.t understa >> you would havend to adjust e song. >> reporter: i misunderstood.mi i thought they were going togoio keep the song hail to the redskins. >> people would like to keep tht fight song but if you change the name, you would have to change c some of the elements of thef the

song, right.song >> reporter: it's, always been the skins and the cowboys, you know. okay. problems.sir,. we have had our share of them, northbound i-95, was troubled again today with a crash crash involving a motorcyclist northbound on i-95 before the exit in quantico and now the the lanes are open, but significantt tie-ups leaving 6:30 courthouse all the way up toward the scenen traffic flows depend in woodin bridge and leaving springfield headed 2395. we have more problems to report unfortunately to the west. the accident activity, southbound 123 and old dominion drive. stayed to the left in order tont get by there. inside of the beltway, 266 backe to the commute at 495. 495. there's slow traffic inbound onn 66, with 230 out of manassas, almost a if i-minut 50-minute r is with lanes open. because of a cracked rail, they are now red lined single tracking between gallaudet and for the totten until furtherer

notice. they are using the green line to get their way around. the 5 wazers are checking inche with the heavy volume on the bww parkway, and headed toward the new york avenue split.e no accidents to report along that stretch. heavy volume continues on to kevikenilworth avenue. and starting to see a backup, from 410, past 202, that's a tht check of fox 5 on time traffic. all right, julie, thank you very much. it's 7:21 on this wednesdayy morning. coming up next, a one-on-one with amanda knox. >> as she awaits another trialta for murder, possibly, the american exchange student opens up about her time spent in prison and since coming home. holly is at at tracks, but this time instead of chihuahuas she is looking ahead to virginia's gold cup. stay with us. we will be right back. [ male announcer ] fact: the 100% electric nissan leaf...

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amanda knox is speaking out in her firstx interview since acquitted. >> she tells what it fees like i to be called names.s. things like she devil with an angel face. face. she could stand trial again. in an interview with news, shene spoke of how it felt to have her acquittal annulled. >> it was incredibly painful, i felt like after crawling througi a field of barb wire and finalll reaching what i thought it was the end, it turned out that itt was the horizon and i had another field of barb wire that i had ahead of me to crawl crawl through. i was in the courtroom when they were calling me a devil, it'sdet one thing to be called things is

the media and it's another thing to be sitting in the courtroom fighting for your life while lih people are calling you a devil. it's not true. ue >> knox spent four years in aa prison in italy. 7:26, still ahead in our ou next half hour.hour. grading the president 100 days s into his second term. from the situation in syriaa to his confrontations in congress, we look at the biggest issues facing the administratio when we sit down with our ou bipartisan panel of political insiders. celebrity advice to jason collins, we will tell you who the nba star turned for help before his historic revelation. i love this song. song. >> as we head to the break, here a live look outside. we are going to check in with tucker and julie for a look at t

traffic and weather next. it's 7:27.'s 7:2 this is david bowie with his ne album. 

the nba's first openly gay player, well altogether has sought a little help from a friend before coming clean about his sexuality. former n-sync says that collins called him for advice before sitting down. bass says that he and collins cn talked frankly about the pop's star's own experience and howd o important it was to come out inn their own terms. terms. bass was outed in a peopling magazine article. >> bass has his own satellite sl radio show.radio >> here is the thing, so jason collins called him up for advice, do all things have each other's phone number?number? >> or maybe he called him on his show.show. >> maybe he called in.. >> no, apparently he asked him i for advice before he came outmeu with the news. >> right. >> right, i know, but he has his show, it's maybe somebody calle

you here at theca job. >> yes it is important. it's weather, it's going too be beautiful around here if you want to get out and enjoy thee beautiful afternoon and dine outdoors. the best part, we got days andyn days to look forward to the nice weather. i feel like we're having springg this year.year. >> it's going to be nice. >> things ramped up, and itd it looked like it was going to do o this year.this >> we had a taste of the 90s ths in the middle of april.april. sunshine, mild temperatures herp to stay.eto later this s afternoon, we shoud get up to 70, and we will beille flitting with the 70-degreeegree mark, and with the next severall days, daytime highs, right nowgo it's cool, 50 at reaganreagan national. 52 in less than har leonardtownd annapolis, frederick you're 41 degrees, that's nice and cool tort start the day.y. foo in march sin martinsburg, as

the look, generally we're quiet. what has been happening we havee been talking about the last th s couple of days, the high pressure north and east of boston. was giving us the offshore flow ofh and the marine layer is coming off of the ocean. o that high pressure, is overnight and pushing down the coast, and with that getting closer it's's also putting the cloud cover and the moisture. we should be in for morere sunshine. there will be a little bit of of cloudiness from time to time.o it's not going to be peively sunny -- perfectly sunny but aba nice looking day. owe ma'am had a anomaha and menr warnings continue across thee mid-section of the country. 70, cool tonight but clear, nice quiet, 48 overnight. 72 tomorrow, and up near 70, 70 friday, saturday, and the mid-70s around by sunday and monday. it looks like we will get a geta chance of rain by early next

week. i know, it's around the corner. i could smell it, or maybe thath is the i hop. ho inner loop of the beltway. belt. this is what we have the tie-up leaving route 5 headed acrosshed the wilson bridge, no accidents, folks, just volume delays only. a slow start on the inner loopnn of theer beltway travelingtraveg southbound 95, 495 out at oxen hill headed toward alexandria. let's continue now with our maps and show what you else we have e working on the roads it morning it's been a tough ride for folks on virginia.virgini 95 still unar unfortunately con out of stafford. accident activity southbound 122 at old dominion drive moved to o the left in order to get by. get there's a crash reported along 270 eastbound, and traffic below speed, down to a 50-minute commute.

metro red line experiencingexpen delays because of a cracked rail. single tracking, pick up thethe green line or use metro bus as work around.around that's the check of fox 5 on time traffic. julie, thank you very much. well, president obama has ha strong words for everyone from syria's president to the unitedd states congress in his latest white house news krch. for more on that and the latest political headlines, we turn to the team of political experts, jijimmy no onejim and we welcomd mercer,. >> it's great to be back.t to b >> we reported on the story. you became news on capitol hilll last july when you were the the victim of a brutal attack and to see you here is fantastic, so so welcome back n it's a blessing,,

and i'm grateful to all of the e prayers and thoughts of those here, like yourself at fox and friends throughout the years, and without that, it was a my my support and the recovery. i'm grateful to everybody for that. >> are you ready to do some arguing. >> i am. >> dialogue.>>ialogu >> dialogue.>> dialo >> dialogue. >> let's talk about the -- youeu know, a milestone. le the president's 100 day mark inn the second term, let me start st with you, david, why is the the president? is this markedly different from 100 days last term, how do youho feel about that? >> i think, of course, there was the euphoria of his election ann going into the first 100 daysfia back in 2009.009. now, i think it's more of a transition, if you will, as we have seen just of late recent appointments, to transportation secretary, as well as omb, and i believe commerce is coming up. . he will now have his cabinet

settled on and that is still stl keeping his eye on the economy.. we've seen tax revenues nearly $600 billion gotten back in thee early part of the year. year. we see this conflict in syria that has to be addressed and iss being addressed. addre mopping other items includinging the sequester and other mattersa so that hopefully we can keep the momentum, at least domestically that is createdcred 2.5 million jobs over his tenure over 38 months, so that we can n see a recovery thattistic that h unemployment at 7.5.at 7. lcan get it down, do if we can deal with sequesterese issue down to 7% if not further. i think we're off to a gooda start on the anchors are being put in place and the bearings br noted so that he can guide usgu through the next three years. >> jim?

>> i think if you see any of the press reports of the press conference yesterday, if youy, watched any of the presss conference, quite frankly, theft president was on the defensive.s at one point he had to say i'm ' still relevant.st when the president starts toil a things like that, you know, thaw maybe he is not as relevant asrs he thinks he is. i think the bar was raised a little bit. the expectation the press, atprt least coming out of campaign isa that he was going to do all oflf these things, get all of these things passed and none of it has happened. and there's an awful lot of blame. there's blaming congress forss this and that and anything else he had the red line in the sandd in syria but now the red line is not quite as defined as it would be. he needs to back off on that. t. he has backed off on immigratiot reform. you know, the sequester, congress, he blamed congress for something and has donedone something. >> he called them prettypretty dysfunctional. >> he called them dysfunctionala put on the on the other hand, they functioned and got got

something done to give the president some flexibility so we don't continue to see the faa fa having problems and all the furloughs. so you know, all the press pr reports including, you know, a , lot of mainstream places like li time magazine were saying thee president is kind leading from behind. not exactly the best performanc for a guy after the first 100100 days. >> reporter: kaiser, youyou know, take that for what it is, put a poll out and said that the popularity, the healthcare reform law is down to 30% now, and there's syria and the red rd line. what does need to happen, david, i will ask you for the president in the second term to make some things happen?en? >> well, in reference to thethe kaiser family poll, we also also should note that repeal or the desire to repeal obama care hasa gone way down from the height back a year to two years ago. that is for a second, and in in that poll, you're looking at at obama care or healthcare

overall. and if you look at the popularlar benefits, if you look at those e that with preexisting condition can now get healthcare. if you look at maybe the familyy with the father who is unemployed, the student, and the son just graduating from highfr school and going into college, and looking at what he may havey to take on there. the fact that they can still keep that son on theirtheir healthcare is something thatthat came from obama care. there's a lot of fine policy poy that has already been in effect what is affecting the poll alsol is why you see it almost staticc from three years ago in terms of its popularity is that you don't have the exchanges that are ar being set up for 2014 where people will be enrolled in healthcare affecting tens oftino millions of people, and i think as you see that furtherher implementation, you will also ao see the poll numbers going, wheh people are actually benefiting the healthcare bill affordable

healthcare bill beyond those that i mentioned earlier. >> let's -- we have about ae aba minute left.ft. jim, i want to talk about. you can roll this into the last answer, but congress is about to get back to work. what needs to happen for the the american public in the last couple -- >> i think talking approximatexe healthcare. some of the reasons that the numbers are so bad, is becausee people's premiums are going up.. it's supposed to be an affordable healthcare.ab people are get increases in healthcare. what really hurts are going to be the -- the small business owners, because they're the oneh that are most affected.affeed. the rich could,s, you know corps about them.out but the mom and pop stores, stos people who employ, 20 people, their bottom line is going to be affected by this. what done gre congress needs to obama care. >> for small businesses go gett the tax credit for healthcare that is in the obama healthcareh law. that is something that people don't know about, and if they do

know about t they will act on it and it will benefit them and an they won't have the sense that t jim had spoken to. >> obviously, most people havemt not read the 2800 to 3,000 page0 of the bill? >> that's where we're on t.v. talking about it so they can go get their tax credit. >> david, and jim, thank you.hao we will see you soon. >> pleasure. >> we will be right back.  

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yours. >> go tour facebook and like it.  all right, welcome back. s's trenc7:44, it's smelling li. >> and the roses will be pluminl in the next couple of weeks. -- blooming in the next couple o of weeks, do you like that? >> i think they're on their way. >> they're not there yet n mine are. ar >> sunshine, beautiful, 70eauti0 today. we are going to be in for a in r couple of nice days. >> got 70s.70s. >> got 70s. >> it was definitely a groovy time. >> everybody loves the 70s. 70s >> everybody loves the 70s.s. >> in washington and 50 in new york city. 63 in chicago. high pressure, that has beenat e responsible for the clouds andd the drizzle the last couple of f days, well, now it's going to

turn to the more favorable and d as it starts to fly down the coast, later today and tonight, that means more and more sunshine. the area of high pressure wasprr able to build in. sunshine, and the next couple of days beautiful spring weatherear expected as we have temperatures near 70 each afternoon and overnight lows into the 40s, and low 50s. as we get into the end of the weekend, sunday, monday, and tuesday timeframe.timeframe. we may get some clouds and the frontal system, eventual will hi it will bring us all chance for some showers. however, right now, it's time out. it's probably tuesday, andtuesd, chance of a little rain. rain >> that's a good-looking 70go right now. now. >> people have been waiting forr that a long time. >> 70s. >> every day in the next six orr five days, low humidity and it'' going to be beautiful. >> low humidity you said? said? now it's really great. gr >> very good. tucker, thank you.thank you. that is it? >> run out of words? >> i can only --

>> julie wright is standing bysb for the roads.roads. >> right. >> i was telling that the othere day. >> reporter: i said theid control room can tell me to to stretch and i'm talking about what i did two weeks ago and what the weather is like in california. >> tucker runs out. >> reporter: all right, you guys, well, again the inner loon of thene beltway remains slow leaving route 5 heading into tht local lanes acrosso the wilsonn bridge. all lanes open on the side of town a slow ride as you continue from oxen hill and toward alexandria. outer loop of the beltway, shy,, and headed to the wilson bridge. pop up the maps we will show you what is working.ing. unfortunately this morning we we started off with a crash onash northbound i-95 involving a motorcyclist.mo the crash occurred before quantico. that accident has cleared, unfortunately we're still havini beg di delays leaving stafford. police are on the scene at a a

next crash tying up the highwaya going to find trouble on 395 on5 with delays between the beltwayy and king street. pentagon to 14th street st bring and the metro red line continues to single that is duee to a crash rail outside of the long island avenue. av metro bus, can serve you as an alternate. that is a check of fox 5 on time traffic. on a wednesday morning and coming up next a day at the races. >> good morning, holly. good morning, you know, thih weekend is the virginia cold cod cup. the question is what are you wearing? that usually is the question qu when it comes to this major majo social event.social this year, perhaps, the question s which horse are you betting on? 88th virginia cup will mark thee first time the race goers will o be able to bet on the racers. r. we will get a point of view froo a jockey and a trainer. it's all coming up next with fo morning news. stay with us. [ male announcer ] unlimited is a beautiful thing.

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>> get ready for the 88th e 88th running of the virginia gold cup. holly morris has more from thete plains. that is so glamorous, holly. ll. what are you doing. okay yes. >> reporter: are you talkingrey to me? [ laughter ] >> reporter: i just want to be the dramatic titan tick tita >> reporter: it worked, sunflower trading company,mpany, provided the hats, of course there's a hat contest when it comes to the gold cub and sunflower trading company will i have a booth selling their wonderful hats. it is a super social event but it's a horse race at its heart and chris reid is here and he is going to be riding in the gold d cup race on saturday. saturday teld me what you'rtell me what g about saturday.ou >> it's going to be a competitive race.etit there's a great group of horsess in there. there. it can depo a bunch of differenf

ways. >> reporter: in terms of race day, what are you doing to gearr you up. >> as a rider, you are trying to make sure that your weight iss right. you might get a chance to sit on the horse and give them a warm up.up. mainly it's up to the trainers i to have the horse ready, and you get on the horse and hopefully l everything goes right. goes >> there's a talk everybody isys going to be able to legally bety we will say on the races itself. does that affect the jockeys at all. is the pressure more? >> no, no pressure really on us, because we're not allowed to bet. we go out there and like anyany other day we are riding the same race with the same takeru ticks. >> reporter: you do hear themhe a lot more.re. we're standing in an area. ar and they will look at the horseo and the jockeys at the race race before they decide who they're e going to bet on. as a jockey, if you were

advising someone like what woul you look for? for? >> you look for a horse that iss not all washed out that, is nice and relaxed, he looks like he he knows what is he doing and is in good shape.od sha. they get nervous, the others walk around like they have donee it a million times.times. they know what -- >> you want to look for the ones that feel comfortable. you have to be feel comfortableo you are a local boy. what does it mean to be a part of this race. >> i wa was riding ponies and id a great to come back and ride in a big race. >> reporter: chris mchawnwn is a trainer and we are going to ask him what he is thinking th about the 88th race going on this saturday. tell me about your horse. ho you told me this is the reigning >> he won it last year, and hene is going to go running onnning n

saturday for a repeat, and then he is a great form. >> reporter: as the trainer, t did you hear that, he is running for a repeat, are you saying wee should bet on this one. what is the name of this horse.. >> as a trainer, how do you yo train for the gold cup? >> basically, you pass them with the races beforehand.d. you give them a couple of timber jumps and timber races andces ad stuff. >> reporter: as a trainer, a ta you know that this particularpal race, the gold cup which is thee 5th race of the day is a big race, it's a big deal. >> right. >> reporter: do the horsesses know?know? >> yeah, they certainly. they get geared up for game dayy as we would say. >> reporter: he looks pretty geared up right now.p >>ri he is in great form. >> reporter: he likes to run. >> hopefully. >> reporter: do you like toe to lead out earlier. ea >> he likes to be up there allel the way.

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>> back now at 8:00 a.m. video at this hour, a cargo plane leaving a u.s. base in afghanistan crashes after takeoff. how this video may help investigators. >> dramatic video there. sleeping pills. millions rely on them for restes but more and more are ending up in emergency rooms after taking them. what is causing the problems? we'll talk to the director of mental health and substanceance abuse administration. >> good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm allison seymour.

but would you believe there's not sun but snow and lots of it coming down in are the pakistann of our nation.of >> this o say live shot of johnstown colorado 50 miles north of denver. den tucker said it's snowing there and he is correct. they are expecting a few inches of snow there. it's my understanding. winter hanging on out west. wow. >> amazing, isn't it? >> strange, may 1. that's what is happening. >> i know it's strange but it's good for the western communities they needed snow pack.ack >> the water. >> for water. because they get dry in the summertime. >> okay.ay. strange but, yeah. >> leave it to tucker to find silver linings. l >> ii haven't seen silver linins playbook. is it good? >> i digress. d >> beautiful weather around aro here. sunshine expect and 70s this afternoon. >> love it. periods of clouds and a few clouds moving through. but much vicar than yesterday t

and the day before -- but much nicer than yesterday and the day before. bwi marshall 52 degrees. limited cloudiness to the south and east and south and west. still dealing with the high pressure from the east. ea it's moving closer that we've seen a noticeable drying trend overnight. by 4:00 p.m. 70 degrees.es. no weather concerns locally today. >> perfect. >> thank you very much. we -- there's been problems on the roads this morning. [ laughter ] >> you are smooth. >> can i say this? we're waiting for julie to come in. this is so nice on tv. t >> thank you very much. >> have you worn this before? >> not in this combination, no. >> how is this working over here. >> you always look good. >> oh, i see. >> now a check in with jewel yij

wright for a look at your ontime traffic.affi >> visit toyota for special offers. >> what are you say being tony. >> it's all in the bit. >> there was a gray thing goingi on.on >> toney in gray. you are in gray. >> my parents are gray. >> yeah, tucker didn't get the memo. >> my share going gray. >> thank. >> guys, if we can get the maps and everything here that would be great and helpful. we don't have waze at this moment but the wazers have been checking in talking about what is happening on the capitol beltway. inbound on 50 here we are with an incident tying up the left side of the roadway for folksks coming in inland ax lou extra time there headed to bowie.owie no accidents west of the beltway. we'll pull up the maps. getting busy on the north side of town. accident bw parkway 197 in the t

left lane. three vehicles involved in the crash.h. 95 is backed up out of laurel headed to the beltway and folks traveling southbound you are down to 31 miles per hour trying to get through that delay.ay. outer loop remains slow from route one to georgia avenue.e. it's a 24 minute ride with all l lanes open. s they a check of your fox 5 onn time traffic. >> happening today jury deliberations continue in theco case of ant man charged with robbing and beating a young father near eastern market last summer. >> attack left tc masslin with traumatic brain injuries. he was attacked and robbed of his credit card and cell phone. he was later found near deathea outside of a home on northth carolina avenue. 22-year-old tommy brarnlg is on trial in the case. two others a 17-year-old and

18-year-old are also charged. >> montgomery county police are searching for four people who pulled off a daring smash and grab. it happened yesterday morning at a high end jewelry store in chevy chase. c >> police are seeing if the series of smash and grabs are connected. melanie is live with the latest. mel? >> tony and allison, you know these kind of smash and grab robberies are increasing acrossr the country and as we know d.c. and in particular this area in chevy chase with the high end shops not immune. while there are similarities in the recent incidents around our area, there are differences, too. it was 11:00 a.m., tuesday when police say a team of maskedaske jewel thieves briefly took over the cartier store on wisconsin avenue. the crew let in by one of their own who was buzzed into the store earlier because he was by

himself and not wearing a mask. they smashed a display case. they set off down connecticut avenue in a late model dodge charger. >> no weapons used in this cases but by their number and physical presence and aggressive actions there's four employees in the four, the employees followed protocol, were compliant with wt their demands and they the suspects, i mean, had control of the store. the whole crime took less than a one minute. >> police are investigating i whether it's corrected to similar smash and grabs lately. there were two in arlington one on march 19 and one on february 4. diamond rings and rolex watches stole than. more than $600,000-$700,000 $ worth of stolen goods.

there was one in frederick where they used gun and pepper spray to taye control of the jewelry store. they say the vehicle say late model black dodge charger with conflicting license plates. the front and the back do not match. one was a virginia tag jwr459 and the other was an illinois plate. it was last seen in southeast d.c. near martin luther king avenue. there was a d.c. police cruiser that gave chase, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a parked s.u.v. that officer was injuredured expected to be okay. there's an active lookout now for for the black dodge chargerr and the people inside it. there was a $10,000 rewardewar offered in the case. tony and allison. >> thank you very much. >> other news now, the crash of a 747 cargo jet in afghanistanan which killed seven americans is

caught on tape. ta and what it shows may help investigators understand how that plane seemed to just falll from the sky. >> thfre video from a dash cam shows the jet just after takeoft from bagram airbase.irba it's seen climbing before a rapid descent to the ground.ro it may have stalled mid-flight. we know it was carrying vehiclev and other carg yoasm one aviation -- cargo. one aviation analyst said if the vehicles were not properly secured they could have causedud the plane to destabilize. the family of tamerlan tsarnaevv will soon claim his body. b it's been at the medical office in massachusetts since he died. his widow agreed to release thee body to his relatives which includes an uncle that lives in

maryland. ruslantsarni would not elaborate but said a family is a family. >> the f.b.i. found ricin in the martial arts studio of the prime suspect. they found traces of ricin in items belong together mississippi man. his name is james dusky and hen is being held without bail on charges of sending ricin to the president, a mississippi senator and a judge, again, in mississippi. >> today may 1 is celebratedrate around the world as labor day. there's immigration protests p planned around the country today. in los angeles police are beefing up security and in new york occupy wall street has a day of protest scheduled. in northern virginia there's an immigration rally in herndon. supporters of immigration righth are meeting at rachael carson

school. >> big change toltz controversial morning after pill. the f.d.a. announced it will be sold over the counter at drugstores without a prescription and the has lowered the age limit from 17 to 15. the drug sin tended to be used u in an emergency only within 72 hours to prevent an unintended pregnant six critics say it's the equivalent of an auto abortion pill and shouldn't be given to girls as young as 15 without parental supervision. over-the-counter sales are expected to begin in a few months. we're hearing from the seattle exchange student amanda knox who spent four years in an italian prison.pr >> she talks about the charges c of murdering her british roommate. prosecutors say the roommate died in a drug fueled sex game. knox tells diane sawyer about being forced to confess. >> but uconn fessed. >> well, i can't confess. i was interrogated.

they acted like my answers were wrong. they told me i was wrong that i didn't remember correctly, thatt i had to remember correctly. c and if i didn't i would never see my family again. >> her conviction was laterer overturned but that decision was later annulled. now she could stand trial again for the roommates murder. >> former ann arundel county administrator has become hisis court ordered community serviceu the 70-year-old was convicted in january for misconduct in office. he served 30 days behind bars and must complete 400 hours of community service by the end ofo the year. >> members of mont montgomery cy office will start -- two council

members are call on the county's inspector general to investigate the problems. the center was supposed to openo two years ago and major repairs are scheduled to begin this summer. >> 8:123 right now. it's a -- 8:12 right nowch it's a wednesday morning. shop and save. in our consumer report we'll'll explore app, is that could helph you cut corners and cost.rs a >> sleeping pill dangers. what you need know beforeefor popping that next prescription or over-the-county sleep aid. a doctor will join us live to share what could be life-saving information. it's 8:12. we'll be right back. 

>> 8:15 right now. you are watching fox 35 on a wednesday. >> we go to tucker barnes and learn about the weather and you have something to make us smile. >> cuteness factor.

>> hi there.he so cute. >> the ninth child in her family. >> are you kidding! the ninth child. c you know why they keep having babies that give them that face. >> gotta have another one. cuteness factor. >> my goodness. >> she has to have a advice toi be heard in that family.ly mom and dad we're impressed. at least they have a lot of help and big brother and sisters. >> who could resist. >> we love your smile. >> adorable. >> send us your child's picturee go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. thanks for taking a break and sending a picture. >> we love it. thank you for second it in. 56 in boston.ton. warmer temperatures to the south and west. we're in a great day today.y. highs 70 degrees with sunshine. i'll tell where you it's not great. winter time to the west.

casper wyoming is 25 degrees. snowing in dinner -- denver. 30 up in international falls.. they continue to have a very, very late spring start across portions of country there. we look fine. high pressure building in from the -- from new england.. we'll work its way on down the coast. a lot of sunshine in the forecast today. s highuncast temperatures as i med warmer than yesterday upper 50s to 70. we're in for a nice couple of days. quiet pattern setting up for usu across the mid atlanta. a couple of quiet tranquil afternoons. >> 70 today, 72 tomorrow. tom mid 70s around here by this weekend. lots of sunshine expected. that's weather.. let's do traffic. julie is busy as well this morning. what is up? >> a lot of stuff going on on the roads with the latest crasha which occurred around westbound.

as you approach the accident activity is tied up the left half of the road. big tie-ups headed inbound thisi morning on route 50. headed inbound this morning that's where you find the delay. traffic slows after 202 headed to the new york kenilworth avenue street. let's pop up the map. delays leaving route 5 acrossss the wilson bridge.e. southbound bw parkway involvingv three cars tying up the left lane. a 16 miles per hour commute as you continue southbound from 198. 95 backed up as well out of laurel. from right one to georgia avenue a 24 minute ride westbound around 495. 95 this is where we had the t crash before 6:30 courthouse road. that has cleared.lear boy is it slow headed north from 17 to 630. almost a 50 minute commute.o that's a check of your fox 5 on

time traffic. over to you. >> there's not many things more satisfying than getting a good night sleep but there are millions of americans who don't get that because of chronic insomnia. a lot of them take over the counter or prescription sleep medicines but at the wrong dosage they can be dangerous the substance abuse and mental health services administration is trying to spread the word about the dangers. joining us now is peter delaney he is the director for the center for behavioral health statistics and quality.. that say mouthful. welcome back. >> you can use acronyms. >> welcome back to the show. good to have you here. >> thank you. >> let's jump in and talk about the terms and all of that. this new report says that people are going to emergency roomso much more frequently, i mean much more frequently than in past years, correct. there's between 2005 and 2011 ww

saw an increase of people going to the er because of adverse complications frnch sleep medications. >>? >> yes. that's a huge increase in numbers. >> it's a large increase and a it's one of reasons it was an alarming fact.al we decided it's time to put a report out on it. >> is the reason people are going to emergency rooms because they areoo takingms the wrong dosage, they are mixing it witht other medicines or alcoholoho perhaps or a combination of com things. >> all of the above. one of things we find specialfully older adults and females the f.d.a. hasas recommended that the dosages be cut in half and in some of the research we did not related to this report found it's not always happening. we see about 32% of older adults 65 and older are among the population ending up in the er room. over two-thirds, 68% of the women are ending up in the er in

the report. >> is one of problems that t people for some reason feel likk sleep medications particularlyis over the counter it's not that serious. we kind of self medicate ourselves saying it didn't work last night i'll take two tonight. >> there's a lot more going on with prescription drugs in general. specific to this, you see this is a -- there are chronic health issues related to sleep disorders. when prescribed and monitored they can be enormously helpfulol drugs. the trouble is each person is individual.in what is seens a normal dose dos isn't. what is more concerning is that 50% of the people in the er also had other drugs such as prescription narcotics, antidepressant med caitionz andi another 10% taking it with w alcohol. when you mix the drugs together kit be a dangerous combination

leading to very serious consequences. you mention zolpidem. >> right. >> is that a medicine or the ingredient? it's the active drug used in a number of different prescription medications. >> because a lot of people use these tell me some of the drugs are that use that. >> i think the one most peoplee know is ambien. >> i take -- i shouldn't put iti that way but -- i use mella tonein -- melatonin sometimes. >> it's not a drug. >> it's a supplement so you would probably not want to be taking melatonin if your doctor prescribed another medicationn and you need talk to your doctor about any vitamins or supplements like melatonin so they can make the appropriate decisions with you and help youu

figure out the best tract to take to take care of the condition. >> because so many people take these and women in particular are in danger with this.hi what are some of the things that they should watch out for. >> daytime drowsiness, often.es >>s, sometimes dizziness. we see sometimes hallucinations. and more -- heavy consequencesee such askingking agitation and sk organize driving.ng. >> that is -- walking or driving. >> wow, that is scary. s the main advice is talk to your doctor and consider a lower dosage. >> work with one pharmacy soo they know all your medication. >> dr. meter delaney thank youey very much for coming in as always to talk about this and other health issues we appreciate it. >> thank you. it's 8:23. 8 coming up on 8:246789 don't go away yet. >> we have to draw up your bill for free advice.

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>> welcome back. there's at least one unexpected perk from the one sequester andr federal workersng furloughs. beginning today the northern virginia regional park authority will allow federal workers to play on the golf courses for $25 it's a 30% discount. >> wow. >> it's available mondays through thursdays. you don't have to prove you've been furloughed. >> that's a great deal. >> not sure how that can happen but okay great. >> what do you mean? mea it seems like the furlough woull have the opposite effect. e >> you have extra time.

>> extra time, i see. that's great. >> i wish they extend the samee deal to us.de >> it's the melatonin you take.. >> because most other stories we're doing about the sequesters >> you mean cutting back. >> they are saying you can come too and we'll charge you less. >> i didn't get it. you're right.re maybe it's the sleep aid and i'm sick, too.o. >> and your sick. s >> i would have to start playing early because it takes me eight hours to get through 18 holes.8h >> i find it so frustrating i cannot do it. d >> we would be a great group out there.e. >> cracking jokes, yelling, throwing stuff. >> beautiful weather. wea go play some golf. it's a great day for it. for >> we go to the driving range. >> i like that, yeah. >> i'm left handed so it wasn't an issue for me. wrapping up already.ea 53 in washington.

i just heard wrap it up. 52 in baltimore. it's near 70 today. i guess we're wrapping it up. there's your satellite and radar. lots of sunshine over the nextrh couple of days. we don't need windshield wipers anymore. sunshine for the foreseeable future. a nice looking afternoon. cool today, lows in the 40s and 50s and more sunshine near 70. there's your seven day. enjoy mostly sunny. a dry couple of days. as we get into the weekend highs in the low to mid 70s saturday s and sunday. that's weather. allison over to you. >> thanks, tucker. it's the start of an entire ent month of savings and they are as close as your pocket. consumer report steve novielo is kicking off his app each day series in may. >> pretty excited.ed.

31 days, 31 ways to save you time and money. a new app each and every day dad of month all month long. we're start on the ipad thisis morning with an app called ibouta. it pays to you buy stuff you are going to buy anyway. maybe you earn a dollar or 75 cents. you get a quarter for taking aa poll about something, 50 cents c for tweeting about something. maybe you pay a triba game on the -- trivia game on the product for 25 cents. plus stores have additional offers as well. we you virtually send in your proof of purchase and it's load on to a paypal account so you are paid cash to go out and do your shopping. >> love it. >> love it. >> for some people that might sound cumbersome right. ri how about an app that requiress

zero work at all. you won't even need a pair of scissors. here is one we found around thee d.c. area.a. we'll give you 15% off the total bill. maybe you want to check it out. check out the video and i'lll show you how to do it. google offers is a virtual treasure trove of different shopping offers for food and drink, action and adventure,entu travel and beauty. you don't need a scissor to click them.k th click on the offer and show your tablet or smartphone and that's how you redeem. here is the part i love. it uses gps technology so when you have a coupon in your possession and you've forgotten about it if you drive to close proximity google offers send you a text to remind you you've got a special deal available to you for some place close in promimity. >> creepy, a little, but i like

it. i'll get that one, too. next. >> saving money is good. how about making money? here is the problems with advertisers we're so busy fast forwarding through the commercials on the dvr that many ads never reach an audience. our eyes are worth a lot of money. you can get paid to watch ads. how many times are you sittingng around killing time on your smartphone waiting to pick upo the kids or whatever the case is, right and you are playinglay words with friends or looking at facebook. use that time to make money by watching ads. you download the free jing-itap and you get paid to watch commercials.co you take a survey. sometimes they want to you verify you watched the ad. they might want to mine you forf data about where you buy products. all the money is loaded on to a card for you and it's as good as cash for to you spend. they are paying to you watch the ads.ad all month long a new app in may.

not only on your station butut social immediatea, facebook page everything from how to get the paid app, is that everybody pays for. plus how about a last minute deal on a a hotel room up to 75% off. >> sounds good. >> a new app each day in may. in >> i love that they are turning something to -- skip the ad, hoh many seconds do i have to endure this ad. now we'll watch if we're paid pi for it. >> good stuff. thank you, allison. coming up emotional testimony. the first witness takes the stand in the wrongful death trial of michael jackson and the judge puts restrictions on his famous family. fam we'll have the latest from the courtroom. also jennifer lopez comes back to idol. ido find out why the former judge is returning to the show. s it's now 8:37. we'll be right back.

>> the mother of michael jacksos is suing-for-$40 million the t money she says he would have earned if he lived. to contain what the judge saidt is a media circus he has ruled only one of jackson's siblingss can be in the courtroom with kathryn each day. >> jennifer lopez is returning to american idol. not as a judge which was the rumor last week. she takes over the stage at soms point later this month. in the meantime tonight the top four ladies will sing for their spots once again with less thant three weeks now before the new champ is crowned the game plan p is sim. rights now -- is simple. >> right now sing choice is everything. it's connecting emotionally. it's a matter of being myselff and picking really good singsngs

and impressing the judges sodg theyes have a huge impact on wht america thinks. >> tune in tonight at 8:00 right here on fox 5. >> have you heard about this? a remake of the broadway classic annie is cooking up a star studded cast. actor jamie foxx is the latest to appear in the remake.e. he would portray daddy warbucks. the contemporary take is produced by will and jada smith. >> i thought their daughter wase going be annie.nni maybe she's outgrown the part. r >> i don't know.now. >> gorgeous today weatherwise, a too. still ahead he's the star of o what coabout the blockbuster of summer. we're talking ironman 3. stay tuned kevin mccarthy sits

down with robert downey jr. >> big changes you'll see ine in this year's virginia go cup. holly? >> there's a look at the racee course if you are deciding whoci to place the bet on. nothing beats being along thehe rail here at grade meadow where we're live this morning.s if you wondered why it's called the gold cup here it is. the cold cup. the virginia gold up association by the king of spain. we'll talk about why they are betting this year, why the change and how you actually go about it come saturday. it's next on fox 5 morning news stay with us.  >> our own sarah simmons is behind the wheel of acura that could be yours. >> go to myfoxdc facebook page and like it. >> good luck to you.

>> thanks the virginia racing commission there's legal betting this year at the virginia cup. >> holly joins us live to explain how it will work. good morning.go >> what do you think?nk? isn't it fun? i was telling someone how much fun it is to have a job where

your job is to play dress up. all the hats this morning from sunflower trading company they are hook me up. you have to look good when youn come to the gold cup. you have to look good when whe something like this son the line. like i said to you moments agoo it's the gold cup there given about it king of spain. this is the tiffany cup which is fun. last year's winner and this year's winner will drink champagne out of this cup. a lot of tradition. it's the 88th year for it. like you said there's a big, big change and that is the fact that everyone will be able to legally and open bet on the races itself. i have bernie with me. he is with the virginia racing commission and the president of the virginia gold cup association. good morning to you.ning >> good morning to you. why the change? >> tell us doctor. >> we had corporate supportships

were decreasing. we need a revenue stream. we went to the virginia racingac commission and asked for a license. we wanted to have this money for purses only that go to the horsemen so that is the motivation. >> is this really key to keeping horse racing alive and well in the commonwealth of virginia? >> i helps it a great day.ay -- it certainly helps it a great deal. it's a lot of fun to make a wager and the most fun is cashing the ticket but betting is also fun and handicapping is a cerebral exercise.xerc >> it's been going on for yearss >> sure. >> people have been doing it for fun in quotes now it's legal. i >> and taxed and it does help virginia's bottom line.ia >> i hear's you. >> some is something new people

are seeing. tell me how does it work? how do people do it on saturday? >> there's two variations ofs of this. thiscy self serve machine which is, again, with any. >> minister: mall training and -- with any minimal training you can figure it out. it's a touch screen. you touch the race you want to bet on. go ahead, do it. i you pick the number of the house.e. you wanted to take the win and the two horse. most essential part is you have to put money in first. you have to bring cash. c >> you have to bring cash. is king everywhere but particularly here on saturday. it will issue a ticket and thent you get it and then after the race is run. >> you bring it back to cash it in or make another bet for a voucher. the second time is the machine -- second type is the machine next to us manned about

a paramutual clerk.ua >>l there's our ticket. t we got one. >> bring your cash and patience, right? >> people are figuring it out. >> it's simply done. this is a preference for most people younger than me who grewg up in the computer age. they really prefer that. it gives you all the information you need. tutorial as you are going go through it. it helps you make -- you have to make your own bet but it guides you on the process. >> this one quickly. >> this one is manned. you articulate to the clerk you want to bet $2 to win. >> that's the one i'm doing.oing >> my comfort level is this, too, with the good experienced e clerk that can help you. >> there's 11 stations around a the course.th >> okay. >> and they are three right ri around here and they'll havee both of these machines and a teller to help you. >> this is the logistics of how

it works. >> right. >> how i do pick which horse. h >> right. now that is where we have the answer. in the program, you will have the records of all the horses and how they've done and the speed that they ran and for all of this information you can picc a winner. >> are you telling me i can't i pick it up on the name? n >> you can do that, too or the trainer which i should say last hour i called charlie mccan, chris mccann. i wanted to ma shiek sure i have it correct.orre >> it's essential and the quicker you are confident.iden >> i bet on the long shot who has never won. w i'm a dreamer. >> you have to be. >> it's a dream come true that you are able to legally bet here. it's saturday. gatesit open at 10:00 a.m.m. the gold cup is the race of day

there's six races?es? >> no. >> we'll be back next year go to an easy play machine. >> myfoxdc.com is our web site. we have a link to the virginia cold cup -- gold cup association. we'll do the gold cup draw live next. >> really?>> >> yeah. >> i know people, tony.y. >> great! [laughter] >> and she looks gorgeous doing it, too., to >> absolutely. >> it's one of most anticipated movies of the year with a lot of critics predicting it will be the smash box office hit. it will smash records this summer. >> it's already done well overseas. it's opened there. it opens here friday. movie reviewer kevin mccarthy talked to robert downey, jr., about reprizing his starring role. >> it takes a certain person to be awesome at it. you are that person. out of all the characters you played in your career which one

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