. this is fox 5 local news at 10:00. the cold air arrived just in time for christmas day. looks like it's sticking around, i'll have a look at that plus chances for snow at 10:00. a holiday tradition, the pope's r inspirational message to the world on the true meaning of christmas. . let the frenzy begin, the deals retailers hope will get you back into the shopping spirit. tips to help you navigate the holiday return, the news at 10:00 starts now. off the top at 10:00 we start off with breaking news from alexandria, firefighters there on the scene of a building fire and this is happening on mt. vernon highway >> we're told the fire is intense and quickly went to two alarms. so far, no word on whether anyone is hurt. firefighters are working to get the fire out. we have a crew headed to the scene. >> we hope you had a great holiday, we'll

outside and if you thought we're going to get a white christmas, you were disappointed westbound had sun and clear skies >> a live picture. if we could, clear sky, cold out there. and it may get colder, caitlin roth joining us >> hello there, hope. ly everybody enjoyed the way we started that he is holiday weekend with temperatures in the 60's on saturday. much, much colder as we close out the holiday. 32 in dc as we speak, 30 in baltimore, 28 in gaithersburg, we been in the upper 20's since 5:00 this to afternoon for many of our northwestern suburbs, the winds calmed down considerably right now about ten to maybe 15 mines at times, but we still got the windchill values in the teens. even when you have a light wind feels like 16 in martinsberg, 17 in gaithersburg, 30 in manassas, 26 in culpeper. not blustery tomorrow for tuesday, it will remain dry, great for travel, if tomo

you'll be hitting the roads. lake effects snow showers across portions of cleveland through buffalo, it was a white christmas for many of you up through pennsylvania well out of our area but into portions of new york and new england they got a nice little coating, went see any in our area. low temperature, cold one, 26 in dc, 28 in manassas, for tomorrow, if you're heading back to work on tuesday after the holiday, looking at plenty of sunshine skies through most of the morning, 28 to start. it's cold, 35 by noon, 38 degrees by 4:00 p.m., by wednesday, we likely won't even see temperatures hitting freezing. next round the cold air is waiting in the wings, i'll have the latest still ahead in my seven-day forecast. sarah? we didn't see a white christmas, people to our north sure did. the erie pennsylvania put the snowy weather creating slipp

difficult for drivers on the roadways. and a reminder for you, you can get the fox 5 forecast. fox5dc.com get weather alerts from the mobile ap. >> we're supposed to refer to erie as the hometown of sue palka. christmas is over. start of returns begins. it doesn't mean the search for bargains is over. cori coffin here to break it all down. >> reporter: in order to offset losses that retailers may be getting from all those returns, they will be offering debris discounts. we're talking things leak clothing, electronics, video games, car, exercise equipment. and anything holiday related all of these items you can expect to be at their lowest prices these last few days of the year. some retailer whose have already announced big post christmas sales include amazon, wal-mart,

nordstrom and ugg. there will be many more, these are a few that have promised black friday pricing. major retailers like kohls, target, pain and macy's will start at 7:00. make sure you know before you go. fully aware of the store's return policy. know which stores will accept your return even if you don't have a receipt. most roar at least a gift receipt and be aware of restocking fee he is. this usually only applies to big ticket electronics or appliances and only if they've been opened. places like best buy and sears still have restocking fees. what about gift cards? for those, you'll need a receipt. but services like card pool allow you to exchange the unwanted card for cash. keep in mind there will be a fee so you won't get the full value of the card back. what about t

you don't know where it's from? if you have a bar code, you actually might be in luck. aps like shop savvy will allow you to scan it and it will tell you exactly which stores it came from. great tips for you guys to keep in mind when you start your returns tomorrow. guys? christmas time is certainly special here in washington, dc especially one of the most beautiful catholic churches in the world. more than on a 15,000 will walk in for christmas mass, angelie hemphill has more. ♪ ♪. >> reporter: as the songs of angels filled these golden halls, thousands stood in the church pews basking in a winter light, on christmas day, at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception in washington, dc. for decades

celebrated here. and everyone is welcome. and as they rejoiced above. down below, hard working volunteers made sure everyone was fed a delicious christmas dinner >> we receive such joy from being able to share. this is our christmas present to be able to be here and serve others. >> reporter: this is the 41 it's year she's helped coordinate this special meal for those on christmas. who are in need or alone. however, she said people of all walks of life come to sit, eat and enjoy. >> we have strangers sitting together with each other. we have strangers volunteering side by side with each other and it doesn't matter the age or the parish or anything. they're here for a common purpose >> like the santana family from costa rica who say this is more than just a dinner, it's a reunion long in the making. >> for my family this is the first time here altoget

>> i'll visit with as many as i can, dressed like this the kids think i'm santa. that ads a special note to it >> while santa has technically come and gone, the archbishop said the spirit of christmas should be remembered all year long. >> christmas is all about god loving us, and asking us love one another, imagine what that he is world will be leak, imagine what the city would be like if we put that into practice and try, try to love one another. and sometimes in very simple ways. >> reporter: angelie hemphill fox 5 local news. pope francis continued his christmas day tradition in vatican city. it touched on the displaced immigrants, prayed for peace and urged worshippers to see jesus in the faces of little children caught in the middle of rising tension and battles. members of the third u.s.

infantry posted as in some breath taking video over the toomey of the unknown soldier. this is time laps video, the third u.s. infantry regimen helps to guard who made the ultimate to sacrifice president trump and the first lady took a moment to address the nation >> in the season of joy, we spend time with our families, we renew the bonds of love and good will between our citizens. and most importantly, we celebrate the miracle of christmas. for christians we remember the story of jesus, mary and joseph, that began more than 2000 years ago. as the book of isaiah tells us, for to us a child is born. to us, a son is given. and the government will be on his shoulders and he will be called wonderful counselor, mighty god, ever lasting

prince of peace, this good news is the greatest christmas gift of all. the reason for our joy, and the true source of our hope. >> this christmas season we celebrate our blessings as americans. and we pray for peace all over the world. >> on behalf of milania, myself, barren and the entire trump family, god bless you, god bless america, and have a very, very merry christmas and happy new year. >> overnight, the president called troops overseas to wish them a merry christmas and to thank them for the service. britain's queen elizabeth and the royals attended a traditional christmas service in london with a new future family member alongside of them. including the queen, prince phillip, princess anne and catherine, and kate who is expected to give birth to the couple's

spring, the crowd got a glimpse of the future newcomer, meghan markle is the first newcomer to join for the christmas service a dc teacher claims she was booted out of a first class seat on united everything else flight. >> the ongoing search for crews on in a plane crash that claimed lives of a couple from maryland >> showing appreciation to those who worked the holidays to keep us safe. p us safe.

. the ntsb is investigating the cause of that small plane crash out of florida. a maryland couple was mentioning the five killed. they were 26-year-old baltimore teacher victory i can't worthington and peter worthington junior. investigators believe heavy fog

new tonight, a dc teacher is accusing united airlines of booting her from her first class seat to give it to a u.s. congress woman. she details the incident on her facebook page she said she was at the houston airport heading home from agoed mall la when she not noticed. the gate attendant told her it was not in the system. she claimed she thinks the airport deliberately cancelled it to accommodate jackson lee. they have reached out to simon to apologize and offer her compensation. right now new details in the shooting of two loudoun county sheriffs deputy, douglas johnson junior is under arrest and charged with shooting two

evan. >> reporter: the deputies are stable. we're also learning more about the suspect through his interactions with a neighbor. here is that suspect. this is a mug shot. we'll show you video of the crime scene from last night. so far, the injured deputies have not been identified by the sheriff's office, we do know they were called to a home on hollow mountain place in sterling yesterday afternoon because a fight between a father and daughter. about an hour, deputies worked to calm down 39-year-old douglas johnson junior. it didn't work according to investigator, johnson went upstairs, reached for a gun, deputies tased him. he was able to fire off several shots hitting the deputies in her arms and legs. i spoke to a neighbor who saw what led up to the call to police and had a prior run-in with the suspect because of a car parked near his house. listen. >> i had a friend that came to drop off some food at the house for christmas, ands

leaving, she witnessed a gentleman, i guess a suspect pushing a female outside of the house and they were having a very heated verbal confrontation. he had an aggressive personality. he was a big guy. probably former military, i'm not sure. i had that vibe. >> we have not been able to verify that johnson is a veteran. he is being held in jail without bond between the. live in sterling, evan lambert fox 5 local news a few people want to work on christmas day, but for some professionals it comes with the territory >> like firefighters and police officer whose work around the coastal storm 365 day as year. some police officers in montgomery county got a treat as members of the community brought food for them. the officers at one station in bethesda got a pretty good meal, turkey, salad and all the trimmings >> it's my fourth

work in. and definitely the best holiday meal of any of them that i've worked in. >> obviously the officers say they're touched by the outpouring of support and appreciate the community's outreach. he was a wanted man last night. a fairfax county police dispatcher put out an all points bulletin for santa claus. listen closely. >> moving in and out of traffic at high speeds. older white male. beard and mustache. wearing a red and white fuzzy suit. >> that dispatcher delivered it with professionalism. she went on to say that the suspect they were looking for was driving a sleigh with plates reading ho ho ho. she also warned officers to approach with caution as the driver might be under the influence of milk and

get you. >> milk and cookies. >> absolutely. that sugar high >> and then a crash. >> sleeping it off tonight. he deserve that is. after pulling an all nighter >> we mentioned off the top about the whole idea of a white christmas. there's the potential but that was all north of here. >> some extreme western areas maryland saw a couple inches of snow, here, no, it kind of missed us. all the snow showers formed north of us, so no white christmas for us in washington. but we had plenty of cold air rushing on through feeling festive and wintery, focus our sights on the next holiday, yep, less than a week away and if it's cold now it will feel much, much colder by the time we hit new year's day as early as new year's eve looks to be one of the colder ones for dc history. so as we head into the overnight winds continues to diminish. it will be cold

tuesday, temperatures rise above freezing. it's chilly, and temperatures far below normal through the week and into the weekend, we're already below normal. colder by wednesday, we'll struggle to hit the freezing mark. and snow chances later on. peak wind gusts earlier this morning as if you weren't woken up by santa or the presents under the tree, you were by wind, 62 miles an hour. national mall, for example miles an hour, it was how long, it's come down and we're seeing a few occasional gusts. temperatures around freezing here in washington, but mid 20's to upper 20's to low 30's elsewhere. it will be cold, temperatures though probably not falling too far from where we are right now, we may have a low 20's to start off along the mountains and mid 20's here in the district. look at these, these numbers north and west in the teen, 17, 18 columbus, that's the air mass that will keep head

lake effects snow showers continues downwind of lake erie and ontario. it will continue as we continue to see the push of these cold air masses straight out of canada. so as we talk about snow chances we have one of the key ingredients when it comes to getting snow in this area, cold air and lots of it. it will be building and present all week long, as we get one wave of a storm system to move friday and possibly saturday. depends what model you look at. we've got a good setup for snow. now, it doesn't look like there's enough phasing to cause a big storm. it doesn't look like anything is slow enough to cause impacts but friday possibly saturday there's the chance for a few snowflakes to be falling, we'll be watching that closely all week. overnight winds continue to diminish 26 for that overnight low. for tomorrow, heading back to work sunshine, it's cold, 38 for that high temperature. accu-weather seven-day forecast look at wednesday, we don't even hit freezing. teens for lows,

windchills will be in the lower single digit and friday high of 32, saturday chilly were a chance of snow and then take a look at sunday, monday, new year's eve and new year's day, high temperatures close to a normal low temperature in the 20's looks absolutely frigid low temps there in the teens. very, very cold. that's the way it looks, your seven-day forecast jim and sarah sending it to you. tomorrow morning, on fox 5, 2017 almost behind us, we'll take back a look back the highs and lows of the year that was. how the seven marathons on seven days in seven continents. there's a guy doing it we'll talk to him and cat williams live in the loft. kicks off tomorrow at 4:25 here on fox 5.

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happens to be a bird handler and trainer. he was able to quickly responding take the eagles and take her to a wildlife rescue facility. turn outside she has a broken right wing that will require two months of treatment but glad he was in the right place at the right time. a topless activist trying to snatch the baby jesus in st. peter's square, jumped over the guardrails to rush larger than life, the vatican guard managed to catch the woman before she got to the statues, part of the feminist group. the goal is to quote complete victory over the patrioty. they managed to get the statue before being arrested at another time. her time.

new information about the building fire on mountain vernon highway in alexandria. lindsey watts live with more. >> reporter: this is a large antique store on fire on mountain vernon highway, we'll give you a closer look on the other side of the building, you can see that it is still engulfed in flames, firefighters tell me there was nobody injured, nobody inside the building when it started it was around 9:00, 9:15 when first responders got the call. you can see the huge response, this is near buckman road, there are fire crews lines the street and as we were driving in, you could see the huge plume of smoke from miles away. nobody was in this antique store when it caught fire. just a sad set of circumstances though for the owners of this store with a catching fire on christmas day. we'll be out here continuing to monitor the

fox 5 at 11:00. live in alexandria, lindsey watts fox 5 local news >> that fire really going behind you still. lindsey thanks so much, we'll check in with you at the top at 11:00. >> when you see that going on obviously the big concern is making sure when you have the cold temperatures and all the water being sprayed. we talked about first responders being thanked by the community. you get a sense this is day they would like to be with the families. unfortunately you got to deal with that >> large antique store there, two alarm fire from what we understand >> a cold one out there for them to be fight >> cold, it was windy much of the day. it doesn't take much to fan the flames, cold 26, 38 is the high tomorrow. it is chilly tomorrow, then gets cold, and pretty much colder as we round out the work week, we'll talk about snow chance at 11:00. >> thanks for joining us for the news at

>> we'll see you with more news at 11:00 this christmas. >> welcome to the second installment of the best beyond the lense. if you're a fox5 viewer then you know our photojournalist are some of the greatest and some of the best in the business. so over the next 30 minutes we'll highlight some of their work and first up let's introduce to the beat martin no relation to me because he uses his violin and his skills to create something unique. photojournalist steve williams has more. >> you going to be setting up with me. >> let them know what's real. ♪ >> vile lip first off was i took private lessons when i was eight-year-old back in new york and then i got into

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>> grab my speaker, grab my guitar cable, plug up and i'm rocking. ♪ ♪ ♪ in the last year since doing this, how being able to set your own schedule and you don't have to clock in. i've been very blessed to be able to come out here, do this, make living. being able to benefit directly from the hard work i put in. soulful, hiphop, r and b type of stuff. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> from the sounds to the sites of d.c., a new mural is att attracting a big crowd in the district. it's called 28 blocks and spans the entire side of one building in northeast. fox5 photojournalist mike fish did you have shows u

came together want it means to the city's history. i think this is just an amazing, um, statement of who we are. >> this magnificent mural is -- it's call 28 blocks, and 28 blocks represents 28 huge marble blocks that were brought in to washington to construct the lincoln memorial. this mural begins with a quote by frederick douglas about earnestness working hard which is a foundation of what we are as americans. these were immigrants from italy and friedman from the united states who did this work to create probably the most iconic memorial in washington, d.c. >> i thought from the florida avenue going across the bypass. really good view from there. >> 50,000 people a day

this mural by riding up and down the red line, between rhode island avenue and noma and also our visitors who are on amtrak or on marc can see it from the train stations. >> with all the controversy taking down the couldn't federal statues, i think this is just an mazing, um, statement. >> this is an homage to what it takes to be part of the history of this country and what it takes to build. these things don't magically appear on the mall. it's a lot of hard work a lot of crafts man ship and the department of general services wanted to hahn are in that. >> makes me tear up. it's amazing. i love it. >> still ahead we hit the bay with how folks in the dmv make a living. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ now to an effort to save the bay it all begins on your plate. note faux journalist eugene russell and fox5 reporter melanie alnwick show us how these harvesters get the job done. >> it's everyone's dream come true. people go on vacation to the chesapeake bay to do what i do for a job every day. >> reporter: miles upstream in the chop tank river a barge unloads its final payload of the season. each oyster shell is carrying precious cargo. >> this one is probably about five days to week old. >> reporter: baby oysters seeds of hope for the future of the chesapeake bay. >> cleaner water, fewer nutrients those are some of the results that can happen from oyster restoration. >> reporter: their story begins where for some it ends. with what oyster lovers call the mermaid's kiss. every crack of a

saul tee slurp, every platter served at seafood restaurants in the chesapeake bay region can be part of the effort to save the bay. not long ago, these shells would have been discarded. >> oysters used to be used for, um, like construction material to build roads. >> rereport marinescientists woe university of maryland, noah and oyster recovery partnership diss covered old oyster shells make pretty good nurseries for new babies. >> when they're juveniles, only about week old, they're about the size of a pepper grain. >> reporter: cleaned and aged, they end up here in massive tanks circulating with the chop tanks briny water. the tiny seed oysters feed for about week till it's time for planting back in the bay. millions of oysters and a lot of hands are needed to coax nature along. >> pretty good -- like doing i100 degrees down, pouring down

still do it. >> reporter: field specialist meghan moncasey navigates the planting reef maps and collects data about the sights and water quality. >> it's a lot going on at once, isn't it? >> feel like octopus at times. >> reporter: captain doug west guides the barge to each sight. >> , v the oysters fall into the water. >> reporter: long days come with a territory for captain and crew but they're never a chore. >> this is my passion. chesapeake bay restoration. more than just a job, it feels a little bit like hobby. >> reporter: out here, success is not measured in instant results but by the passive statue of time and tied. for those who work in the oyster restoration world, cleaner water and healthy marine life their pearls. melanie alnwick for fox5

the lens. >> up next take ride with us on a flight filled with american heroes. we'll be right back. [ applause ] ♪

♪ many things make living in the nation's capitol special. including all the memorials and all the monuments

fly into d.c. to show their honor. they invit inv invited fox5 photojournalist don to along for the emotional ride. >> please help us welcome or world war ii and vietnam veterans that just landed. they will be arriving at gate 15 momentarily. [ applause ] ♪ >> thank you. >> thank you. >> you look at what they did and they just did what they had to do. um, you know, when we're talking about our world war ii veterans, they were told they needed to serve. they went out and they saved the world. and they didn't ask why. they just did it. >> it's reaching back, you know. i love the united states, and it's the way it is because of them

one of the easiest ways to show our appreciation for our vets. >> they get to seat memorials built in their honor. they get to meet fellow veterans that have served with them to pay tribute to their fellow brothers of arms who paid the ultimate sacrifice who didn't make it home. >> arlington is an incredibly somber place. in the poring rain it's even a more powerful experience to see a group of 65 war veterans saluting a flag right that's sort of where it -- it all comes back to this is all about them and their respect for this country and the things they're proud of. in terms of the centennial at the changing of the guard they cannot speak to the veterans why they're guarding the tomb they communicate their thanks to these veterans by scuffing their shoe. sometimes you can catch

they'll just sort of drag their foot a little bit and that is a truly significant sign of respect for the veterans watching the ceremony. ♪ >> iwo jima is conquered. only isolated snipers remain. it's air strips are already in use by american super fort fortresses. >> we got surprised at the iwo jima memorial. the marine silent drill team was actually that to do a performance. the veterans loved it. right. it was everything regimented and ceremonial that the military can be. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you, sir. >> thanks for coming out. >> sir, it's an honor, thank y you. [ applause ] >> thank you for your service. welcome to your memorial

>> which band, army, navy. >> army, hot, damn. all right. >> one, two, three. [ laughter ] >> thank you for your service. >> thank you! >> thank you. >> hi, john. enjoy your visit today. >> i'm here because my dad couldn't come to washington to see this wonderful memorial. >> my brother, brought him and they got to spend some time together which is great bonding. >> just an honor to bring him here to washington, d.c. and what honor flights does for our country for these servicemen is just awesome, and just to be able to share it with my dad really appreciate it. >> i was in england. i thought i was going to go to japan but they sent me to england instead. >> great big smiles

one, two, three! >> it's hard to express but i'm so thankful i lived so long and the people are so appreciative. it's all been worth it. it's all been worth it. >> getting our veterans to understand how proud we are, getting our veterans to understand that we remember them, that we -- we are happy that they are here with us. >> the love of our veterans a lot of heart a lot of time, a lot of attention to detail. but mostly just wanting to be able to honor our nation's veterans. >> this means a lot to me. this is a lot of people up there -- it means an awful lot to bunch of old fellas like us to have a bunch of young people take that much interest to give us time and their effort and

wonderful program. >> ♪ god bless america, land that i love, stand beside her, and guide her, through the night with the lights from above ♪ >> it means we're making a difference and for a lot of these guys, the last big trip that they will take in their lifetime so that's sobering thought for many of them. for a lot of these guys, it is the best day, you know, aside from getting married and aside from having their kids, this honor flight day is going to be the best day of their lives. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> up next we introduce to you one woman who has had the same job since the 1950s and, yes, i said the '50's

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money, we treat everybody the same. we treat everybody with respect. >> these aren't quite ready yet. we'll raise them to the top shelf. >> holy cannoli! >> how you doing? >> all right. >> you make one more batch. i'll challenge to you dual. >> you going to lose. >> when i would feel down or hopeless one of the workers here would telemark don't lose hope. that you can make it. and we kind of do that for each other. we work as support system for each other. >> hi. how you doing honey. >> holy cannoli! >> hey, buddy. >> hey. >> how you doing man. >> nice to see you again. >> yeah. >> these guys are there's no p pay. they're here, they're on time. they're communicating. they're making sure we have the ingredients to make cookies much eighths mazing and besides what's going on in their personal lives, they're making this happen. >> i do this because it makes me

in need. their walking they don't have any money for coffee or cookies they can just come in, get their coffee and cookie and they don't have to do anything. >> you're in need, too? >> yeah. but i'd rather help more people who are more need than i am. ♪ >> slept on the ground last night. it rains. >> slept in the cemetery. >> what? >> yeah. >> are you safe there? >> hmm? >> are you safe there? >> yeah. >> okay. >> more people sleep on the streets and in the rain than i did. >> i said spread the love. spread the love. >> ♪ >> i started focusing on the homeless like about 18 years ago, and i'd always ask, like, what is it the hardest thing about being homeless? sometimes you think, oh, food and obviously a place to live, but often the answers were like, um,

bathroom. a place to go to the bathroom. and one time i asked a man i said, what's the hardest part and he said, no one has touched me since i was homeless and that was three years ago. ♪ >> you get to know them, and these people are marvelous. they've gone through hard ships like we all do but on a different level. i learn something every time i hang out with them. >> come back next week. >> i live in a motel. i didn't want to be homeless because i had never been homeless before and i because of my seizures i would not be able to make it on the streets. even if i get my job back i'll still be at holy cannoli. ♪ let me ask you a question. do you know anybody whose doing the same job today that they started in, say, the 1

is no. but get this. one woman was recently honored as the longest serving flight attendant at american airlines because she marked 60 years on the job and she's still going strong. fox5's bob barnard and photojournalist jake, take to us reagan national airport for the big celebration. >> i am so lucky that i have a job like this. >> reporter: betty nash was treated like celebrity last month honored with a party at reagan national airport for her 60 years of service as a washington based flight attendant. >> oh, this, i love this. >> ♪ >> the customers give me energy. but just the fact that i can still be here with 60 years i can't believe that i'm here, you know. >> reporter: betty still work the american airlines washington to boston shuttle called a stewde

started her career with eastern airlines on november 4th, 1957 dwight eisenhower was president then. >> you know, just the fact that they hired me. eddie rick ken backer hired me. that i got the job. that's the most important thing. >> we sold sandwiches for 50 cents and milk for 15 cents. in the old days we saw a lot of ming coats but, you know, now a days we see a lot of flip-flops. so depending on where you go. >> reporter: flu bankruptcies and mergers, betty ended up working for american airlines. it it's ceo doug parker on hand to help pay tribute to the 81-year-old manassas resident. >> when you go about your work, the way you continue to go about your work 60 years later, you're an inspiration to everyone at american. you're an inspiration to every flight attendant and every flight attendant that's ever, um, served for any airline, and you're an inspiration to all of as humans. >> reporter: ameri

salute to their faithful employee. >> betty, you're looking fabulous. you're still going strong. just keep on going. we all love you. >> reporter: among the guests at today's reception fellow flight attendants and some long-time customers. >> she's the first person that greets you when you get on the plane. she sets the tone with a friendly had he low. a hug. and from the minute you see her until the time you leave she just makes you feel great. >> the customer is number one. >> reporter: betty telling us and all those gathered here, her longevity is based on a fairly simple principal. >> people, they want -- everybody wants number one a little love and a little attention.& >> reporter: and we say as well. congratulations, petty nash, at reagan national airport, bob barnard, fox5 local news. ♪ happy holidays and thank you for watching fox5. ♪

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