>> that happened to gurvir. >> wait until we do the intros.ecause i don't want them to con on and say look what i did. >> i was going to say i as driving -- as i was driving down my driveway the other day, turkeys and they three babieses. >>> it is cooler time. >> and we have a special guest this morning. you probably recognize his face. >> but tucker knows he was supposed to do the bloop, bloop, bloop. >> i'm sorry. bloop, bloop, bloop. >> and you know his face and voice. thank you for being here. >> it's my pleasure, gurvir. >> i have to say this, you can't notice it on whose line is it any way, necessarily, you have great style. >> how kind of you. >> and the shoes and the glasses and the hair and the socks. >> you noticed it. you've been checking out my gig all morning. >> women do look at shoes though. >> if a guy is like wearing flip-flops, or baseball cap at night, for real. >> we mention the things he's done. my nephew would be most impressed that you're t voice of bob the builder. >> how old is he now? >> he's 7. he loved bob the buil

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i'm gurvir dhindsa filling in for holly today. >> here is a live look. i'm allison seymour. and already we've heard sharp words from lawmakers. steve sannie is on the hill with more. >> reporter: we've been in the hearing for about one hour and we have heard senators speaking for and against sonia sotomeyer for the first hispanic woman to sit on the supreme court. pat lay hee said she would be a justice for all people. jeff sessions said its opposite. he questions her impartiality, bringing up statements she's made in the past, saying that a wise latina woman would more often than not make a better decision than a white man. this made sessions very nervous and he didn't like that and he had something to say about that. we can hear part of that right now. >> i will not vote for and no senator should vote for an individual nominated by any president who believes it is acceptable for a judge to allow their personal background, gender, prejudices or sympathies to sway their decision in favor of or against parties before the court. in my view, such a philosophy is disqualifying.

gurvir. >> beautiful outside today too, holly.breeze, so thanks so much for that. >>> it's not that he's just smart, he's well trained too. one missouri man says his dog is gifty. cowboy can help water the lawn, fetch tools and he even plays basketball. his owner has health problems and that makes walking difficult and cowboy often comes to the rescue. david letterman's representatives have taken notice and he might even appear on letterman. that's a pretty cool dog. >> thanks, gurvir. >>> coming up on fox 5 morning news. an emotional star-studded memorial for the king of pop. but a day after the world came together toremember michael jackson. we're learnindetails in the investigation into his death just ahead. what was left off ofhis death certificate. >>> plus an unexpected guest crashing a late night news conference from marion barry's camp about his latest legal troubles. >>> and headlines about our economic troubles seems to have faded away. so are things getting better or worse?

. >> good morning, i'm gurvir dhindsa. height be a little bit more cloudy outside but temperature not bad. it has not felt like july. >> it has not. today will be more of the same. so if you've liked what we've been having for the last couple of week, you will enjoy it again today. we'll show you how things are shaping up right now as our temperatures across the region are in the 60s. the latest reading here in washington, 65 degrees and just now dropping off to 64 degrees. relative humidity, 78%. win are out of the east at five miles per hour. lire is a look at the sat r daom se. ertherare a few pore clouds out there this morning. but it willece omae mostly sunny day later on today. a lot of sunshine. again, temperatur t lerowhaer normal and humidity levels lower than normal. take a look. here we go. pop-up temperatures for today, good a sunshine developing across the region. highs again in the low 80s essentially in washington. we are looking for highs about 8 # degrees. 83 in winchester or warrenton rather. 82 in winche

. >> i'm gurvir dhindsa. kind of heavy out there this morning for 5:00 on a tuesday. temperatures not bad though outside for july. tony is taking the day off. we'll tell you why coming up in just a little bit. very good reason why. tucker is in. >> i'm in. kind cool out there. >> it is kind of cool out. >> should be a great-looking day. we have sunrise here in about an hour. it should be sunny, bright and benytiful. this is wh we aiwt all eayr y for, this kind of weather. let's get start wade look at our satellite-radar. nothing going on. cloud off the souh t anased and if you are down at the beaches, you are probably looking if a little cloud cover. atths fe at, controldhe le fvers that continue ft pr ess off to the south. they kicked up a couple of showers down towards fredericksburg. here in washington, we're dry. we are expecting even more of the same today. we are down to 65 at rn gaea national. 52dimi huty. e s theezegawill be kicking up a little bit but it will be a nice one because it will be out of the north and west. it is nice, dry air. this is fine weather

. >> i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> we are talking about the three h's now. >> hazy, hot, humid. we have a little bit of fog that will reduce your visibility. the haze is the main thing. just a few spots of fog. get ready for another humid day today. it is quite humid right now. take a look at the current temperatures around the region. at reagan national, it is currently 70 degrees. dulles international, reporting 65 degrees. it is not the temperatures, it he hity. at up roe ther. ongi region. you really do feel that this morning. here is a look at th. satellite- radar. not mo uc thsee. we are between two systems. off e th teast, you see a cold front that came through. clouds and precipitation t. w ed witt then we've sk. es we ha we do have the clouds. haze. ave me out to the west, there is another system that will make its way in here and bring us a threat of showers and thunderstorms and hopefully, some drier air. here is your forecast for d.c. for today though. partly cloudy, scattered showers and thunderstorms possible. a hot, humid day. high about 87 degrees. a couple of de

gurvir? >> yes, to both. >> garden looking good. >> yes. >> we'll wake up with still a lot of humidity because of the overnight rain. i think for the most pa, strtah typical this time of year during the affect. 74 at reagan national. 75 in new york. boston, 7 cooler air off to the north and west. we wouldn't see that today. will feel generally hot and humid although probably a little esssshumidity than yesterday. an isolated afternoon thunderstorm is possible. they wl bless numerous than yesterday. not a bad-looking forecast. more details on the weekend forecast in just a minute. >> thank you. >>> julie wright is standing by with a look at this morning's rush hour traffic. >> i'm still jamming to jody whatley. >> by the way, i have a connection to her. >> you do? now, that is breaking news. >> we'll find out more abo it. >> don't tell me you were one of the backup singers for shalimar. >> she as -- has one of the records. >> and it is a record. >> southbound 295 out of oxon hill, that is wher

and gurvir dhindsa. that's not gurvir. she's down there. she was invited to party.ute. he's a big guy now there. >> reporter: he is. and you do not need panda cam. look at this. how adorable is this. that is tai shan checking out his birthday cake and there was just a chorus of happy birthday sang to him. he turns 4 years old old today. you can believe it? i remember when he was born and we talked about he was the size of a stick of butter. no more. he is about 200 pounds and the cake that he is checking out right now, it took them two weeks to make it. it's made of water, bamboo, crust or shredded beets and beet juice. doesn't that sound yummy. and there is a crowd gathered of panda lovers to help him celebrate. they said last year he was scared of the cake and said what the heck is this thing. not this year. i bet you it's going to take him maybe an hour or so to gobble that thing down. lisa stevens is a curator here at the zoo. this is exciting. >> it is a lot of fun. >> reporter: i don't know what -- well i do know what at traction is. he's adorable, but look at

. >> i'm gurvir dhindsa. tony is take a long weekend and tucker is in this morning with all the details. >> we picked up over an inch and a half of rain at dulles. parts of the area received a torrential downpour and other parts of the area, a little less. either way it is quiet this morning. this afternoon, we could see some widely scattered showers and thunderstorms return as we t into the afternoon hours. there is your radar. you can see the showers pushing off to the east during nighttime hours. dragging the clouds with it. so, for the most part, we should see a decent amount of sunshine here for the first part of the day. out to the west, still some rain showers lingering out into rtions of western pen been and west virginia. those will creep in here later today and the atmosphere is e ew more showers us blewa f rmo and thunderstorms bubble up during the afternoon showers but it won't be an all-day in event any any means. humidity is up because of the fog across the area. should fell a little drier for y

gurvir. >> she's come a long way.olly. >>> we're learning the julie that -- the jewelry that turned out missing after a shoot with lindsey lohan is much less. the metropolitan police said the jewels were valued at $38,000. london police say the investigation is continuing and so far no arrests have been made. >>> the obama daughters are getting a true taste of italy. sasha and malia popped in for a scoop with grandmother. they were offered a behind the scenes experience to make their own flavors and they chose blackberry and banana. they are here with their grandmother while their parents atte the g-8 summit. >>> let's turn things over to allison and see and we'll see you from the zoo later. >> thanks, gurvir. >>> a metro rail operator sleeping at the controls of the train. it's a fox 5 exclusive that has officials promising an investigation. >>> plus the charges against marion barry were dropped. why he is no longer facing stalking allegations, plus the many a taxpayer funded job for his ex- girlfriend. >>> and anoth

. >> and i'm gurvir dhindsa. we want to take you out to the west coast right now. this is a live look at the staples center in los angeles. michael jackson's memorial service s is set to begin at 1:00 eastern time and we'll be carrying it live here on fox 5. martin luther king iii, stevie wonder among those taking part in the public service. >>> let's check in with tony perkins to get a look at our forecast for here toy. coming offer a great day yesterday. >> not a bad day yesterday. today, a little warmer and more humid as well. maybe a shower or thunderstorm later on day. we'll show you what is going on out there this morning. and so far, so good. we've got mostly clear skies. no rain in the area. you see a couple of clouds moving through here and there but mostly clear skies. we'll get more clouds moving in later on today. the nearest precipitation looks to be in central pena.ylniva ngrhinifo us toworry about during the early part of the day. regional temperatures were in the 60s as topose d 50t hes where we were for parts of the area yterdaymynayniorg. ni ri gh

i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> and i'm steve chenevey. the closure on 14th street will be going on all day today. >>> tony is in with all the details on our weath. >> our temperature are in the 70s. our humidity is near 90% and we have some showers and thunderstorm activity is what we've seen off to the south and east of the district. take a look at the local satellite-radar. much of sturiis moving is mving o erstof ileestt ouill, sou see quite a i svemoi yture on the map fmm washington to points east. we also have a fcouple of er'sw aei mesoctivity. heavy of the rain has been well to the east. s etilyofarerstorhi tcty tivity ely this ashatpuous g dn t atthat is pushing out and dissipating but across the lower chesapeake bay, we are still see something heavy rain and lightning. here is a look at what is happening at reagan national. 72 now. we've dropped off again this hour. humidity at 91%. wind out of the south at nine miles per hour. forecast for today, mostly cloudy skies. about a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms during the day

excellent. >> gurvir, she got it right away. [ l dr. legs, dr. emily.u can take the class at washington sports club this fall. >> you look so good. i look silly. back to you, tony. >> nicely done. very well done. thank you, ladies. we appreciate it. i'm not sure about gurvir. >> give me my cowboy boots, please. >> you can tell. thank you very much. >>> and about half an hour ago a bunch of women traded high heels for sneakers for the running of the brides. our video of the day is next. >>> then singer chris brown will forever be endebted to this whacky wedng party. they become a sensation with their walk down the aisle. it's been viewed on you tube and it has sky rocketed to number four and number three on the mp3 store. you have to see it. we'll be right back. julie loves target, it's got the supplies teacher told her to get and for a great deal. she also expects he'll love the sandwich. she expects he'll t think of hr when he sees the note. so she shops target. gotta have deals on the stuff she's gotta get. target. expect more. pay less ♪ mmm... hot f

. >> i'm gurvir dhindsa. gym a steve chenevey. welcome to fox 5 morning news. we said that is good sleeping weather j windows open. >> it is amazing. >> just so great. >> we'll have more it was today and tomorrow. >> good morning. tanga nglook atthesatellite- radar compitthe foe foregion. things look good. we've got a good amount f o there. ky out more clouds than we've seen during the last couple of days particularly to the south of washington area. we'll have a few more clouds today. cloudy skies across much of southern maryland at this hour, places like that. let's take a look at the current temperature being reported at reagan national airport. 65degrees. retive humidity, 75%. the barometric pressure continues to be on the rise at 30.07. your forecast for today, mostly sunny skies. as i mentioned, a few more clouds here and there particularly to the south. comfortable temperatures and more importantly, comfortable humidity, 82 degrees for your high today. we'll have more details on all of that coming up in just a few moments. stick with us for that. >> spea

i'm gurvir dhindsa filling in for holly today. >> i'm allison seymour. discussing the nomination of judge sotomayor. a yea vote will send her to the senate. right now the consensus is going down the party lines. republicans have already said her opinions should not allow her to go forward. >> i believe anyone that is not deeply committed to the personal justice and set aside their personal opinions and biases when they rule from court. >> the judge's record simply left foam unresolved controversies and too much conflicts with fundamental principles about the judiciary in which i believe, as a result, i cannot support her nomination. >> i believe she has been an impressive judge and lawyer and i believe she'll be an impressive member of the highest court of this land i will vote with her with enormous pride. >> only one republicans, lindsey graham, said he would support sotomayor. the full senate will take a vote next week. her appointment is set to be a virtual lock. >>> the other big story we're following this morning, firefighters are calling a burn ma

gurvir joins us now with an update. >> reporter: good morning. judge sotomayor remains in the spotlight as senators question her on whether her personal opinions will drive her rulings. jon kyl of arizona said he didn't think there could be any question about her stamina. and just a few minutes ago there was a dramatic exchange between sotomayor and lindsey graham. the republican critic says he's starting to feel comfortable about her going to the supreme court but did press her on gun rights and said she was less of an activist than in her speeches. he thought s waspen minded and would embrace a right you may not want for yourself. in the end he indicated he may still vote to confirm her. >> and you have said some things that just bugged the hell out of me. the last question on the wise latina woman come in. to those who may be bothered by that, what do you say? >> i regret that i have offended some people. i believe that my life demonstrates that that was not my intent, to leave the impression that some have taken from my words. >> you know wha

i'm sure a lot of activity there. >> reporter: there is, gurvir. we are now less than ight hours away and already this place is hopping. but this memorial service is expected to take place just behind me here at the l.a. staples center at 10:00 a.m. this morning. police are saying if you do not have i ticket, stay away. stevie wonder, mariah carey and jennifer hudson are just three of the a-list stars set to appear at michael jackson's final curtain call. 8750 lucky fans have already received a pair of lucky tickets randomly picked out of the 1.6 million people who registered on-line. >> taking part in it and being able to be here is the biggest memory of my lifetime. >> you have the hottest ticket on the planet right now. and it is priceless. i would never give it up for any amount. >> reporter: officials are repairing for an onslaught of onlookers. >> you will be standing in the hot sun on a city street with a lot of other people but you will not be within eye shot even of staples very much. >> reporter: for those who want to view the last settin

gurvir dhindsa, fox 5 news. >> in case you were wondering about the birthday cake there, it's made of water, bamboo, shredded beets and beet juice. >> it's not the same. >> for him its yummy. >> he had it all over his face. >>> a d.c. bed and breakfast is rolling out the welcome mat for a returning guest. >> it starts with one person and then a troop follows. meet emelia earhart. this is the third time -- third time in a year and a half that they have layed her -- laid her eggs. >> live entertainment. >> our guests that are staying here at time, we tell them about the ducks and gues are excited to be here when they hatch. >> animal control will come and get the ducks and relocate them to another area. >> i have a similar story. i have a little finch. every year she comes back. i have a screened in porch and has a nest there and has he little babies. >> how do you know it's the same one? >> because it's the same place. i wonder where she goes in the winter. >> she goes south. >> every year she comes back to the same spot. >> that is amazing. >> take a picture of that. >> and send it in

. >> and i'm gurvir dhindsa filling in for allison. the road is open again but the investigation isn't over yet. sherry ly is live with more on our top story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. police cleared this accident a short time ago. bradley boulevard reopened as of now. that minivan crashed just beyond the intersection here and caught fire. until the flames were out, police had no idea that there was a body inside. investigators with a k-9 unit went over the burned out minivan inside and out, likely sniffing for accelerants. the minivan crashed around 4:00 in the morning. police arrived within a minute of the call. the van was engulfed in flames. firefighters found the body in the driver's seat slumped over the wheel. >> we are investigating with our homicide and collision reconstruction unit. right now we don't know the nature of the death. >> reporter: at this point it is a death investigation. what is unclear is how the van caught fire and if it was a crime. the van does not appear to have any major damage from the wre

i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm steve chenevey. we're glad you are along. tough to see the monument out there this morning. >> live shot says it all. we have warm, muggy conditions across the area. it is here to stay for the next several does. this pat were will be vey evolv to evolve. we can enjoy the r smeumand the att so much the noso much the heat. the temperatures will stay in the mid-80s for much of the week but eawlot of humidity around. 72-degree is the current temperature. notice the humidity, 71%. our dew point temperatures, if you are into that kind of thing, are now in the mndid 1r0 it is getting more uncomfortable. wind out of the north nda east about seven miles per hour. our atouw point temperatures, you are intthat ndki of . ing, are now in thed mind0s best chance for showers t his morning down at the beaches but i got to be honest itw hyou, ftlele louds lo ud around the washington area, we could see some scattered n owers and e thunderstoa s f ndersrm as heretnd to points north and west during the afternoon. it went be a perfect day hetho f

i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> and i'm steve chenevey. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's say good morning to tony perkins. we missed you. >> thank you. glad to be back. it is muggy outside. >> i had to drive to work in a t-shirt because it is too muggy and i don't have air conditioning in my car. >> yeah, you do. >> yes, i do. it is another muggy st t to y.da uly weatg bisers ne g . tucker barnes is just showing you a little bit of sngweho activity. it loo lie kwethere might liele some thunder with this. you have to look closely. this is just a lleit stttoemys the west frdeeksric. frbuederic you will see a rgfew things pop up here and there today. lytect d. wi olymostscattered. athi oytn ng buhi but some of us could see a little bit here and there. here is a broader look at the satellite-radar as we go back on max 2. you s can see the rain shower, the lone rain show, on this system. you see the rain that dissveatn oedr oacross northe portions of maryland. there were some strong storms last night in northern maryland. here is a look at the regional temperatures. we a

gurvir. >> that is a little encouraging. up my 401k statement. >>> and the octo-mom is cashing if on didn't on her children. and how much they're making. >>> and also a world record attempt. find out about this motocross star and whether he was able to beat his own record for a high jump. we'll be right back. if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but we n act. the president and congress have a plan to lower your costs and stop denials for pre-existing conditions. it's time to act. >>> taking a look at stories making headlines at 7:42. in north korea they say it's open to new dialogue over the nuclear weapons program. and it appears to refer to direct talks with the united states, although the message wasn't specific. >>> the investigation into the 2001 anthrax killings finally coming

i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm steve chenevey. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's say good morning to tucker barnes who is in with the forecast. >> hey, you got rain yesterday? >> finally. >> she has been complaining for days and days. >> not complaining, just asking. >> we'll have alet of clouds. it will be humid. anybe some afternoon showers std terndorin berk ac the forecast. not everybody going to see him. this is a possibility that you ou yatr house might get a little bit of needed yshor we vi r tiacty. ti look at the rain showers at this hour off thtycoast. ocean city, dewey beach and rehoboth there, they are g ing the brunt of the action. there are light showers up towards st. mary's county, charles coun . ow llcontinue to be south to north next xtple of days. couple of days. 'l a very humid air mass. here is a lack at the morning temperatures. 72 at reagan national. 68 in new york city. elittle cooler off to th nort and west. pittsburgh is # -- 6 # at thi hour. high temperatures in the low 80s. could see some showers and afternoon thunderstorms -- 62

i'm gurvir dhindsa. we want to tell you about a situation that may affect your commute. this is a water main break and sinkhole causing some problems for northern virnia. you can see the water flooding the road in this video. it is impacting the area at conwell drive at little river turnpike. >> we've been talking about the rain all week long. i guess you might want to carry an umbrella today. >> there is a chance for some scattered showers late in the day and during the afternoon. i won't even say late. there is a chance they could pop up any time after noon. not everyone will get it but weme of you will. are not expecting heavy rain. take a look. here is the hd radar. speaking of rain, this is where we've seen rain this morning along the eastern shore out across southern maryland. owe someone city is seeing some rashs erowrit ernow especially t jusof the coast of ocean city. so tere are some in showers out there. rehoboth getting some rain r showers as well. and a couple of little pockets are heavy rain. tere are your regional ag.ra aire we a inhe t 7 0sthe0ss mornin s

. >> i'm gurvir dhindsa. tucker is along to give us the weather details. >> that live shot said it all. >> it is hazy, cloudy. we'll have rain moving in during the course of the day. if we get any chaps of sunshine at all, we'll really destabilize the atmosphere so that means thunderstorms. let's get start we adwade ol t our satellite-radar. s id smihuouide and warm too. niermight low in the mid-70s. h afternogh. and onhumid afternoon. cloud cover satellite el ur thh movigh touhr t hewashington area at hiyou w you the the well. ng clouds asinds northeast ofshower activity out to the west. it is o t intt esvwrgi inia around out weto n erstin maa f e orfbea few hours before we see the rain move in rehe here. by afternoon, this frontal system will start to push through the area. we'll have an unreesing chance for scat ared showers and thunderstorms during the course of our friday. temperatures are mild. there are the airport temperatures. 76 at reagan national. 75 at dulles. bwi marshall, 74. we really never coo

i'm steve chenevey jaime a gurvir dhindsa. tony is in to tell us about that heat and humidity and rain and all the other stuff that comes along with it. >> wave got it all. >> that is when he call a mixed bag. i always wondered what kind of bag that was. >> it is a mixed bag. you have a little bit of everything you would have during the summertime. later on, we could see hail with some strong thunderstorms that cldouccoould come hrteer tteon today. we'larl t stg gobytoindra . we do have clouds in over us m areas of precipitation. it is mainly light rain this th rnf mog ofto the wesg of the st ck utrisohect. st check out southern portions o y. wernse stere is some y.lightning up mo of. most of the rain s the north and east. most of that won't be impacting us this morning. we will get rain showers moving in later on. current conditions being reported across the area, muggy. that is the main thing. temperatures in the 70s. 76degrees at reagan national airport. that is a newly updated temperature. 75 at bwi marshall. lots of cloud

i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> tony is in for the forecast. >> let's take a look at what is reinonot th. ouree we'll start with the radar image. we are tracking some moisture down to uutosor h. soit isllwethsouo t fllhe district. it is all moving northward so we'll keep our eyes on this. hon't rule out weaho sr or o in partsf e thve iewing area during the morning and daytime hours today so keep our eyes on . at u cayo. n s eeon isgethaim all the clouds that are moving over us. we'll see pore clouds today than we've seen during the last few days. reagan national, reporting a temperature of 70 degrees. we've dropped off. our tempt and humidity have traded positions. 70 is the temperature now. that was our humidity. 71 is the humidity. that was our temperature. here is a look at the forecast for today. a lot of clouds. could be a scattered shower during the course of the day today. looking for a high of only about 82 degrees. that is below normal. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with allison oakley to find out about traffic. got off to a rough start this morning. >> we did. we started off

i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm tony perkins in for steve chenevey. the live shot looks pretty nice. not quite as hazy looking as we've seen during most of the rest of this week. tucker barnes joins us now with more on that. an a little less ant yesterday. the wi a ore out f the north es t. o sl and west. slightly drier air on top of us at this hour. that should hold down the chans for showers and thunderstorms today. it will sll be a nice y ermmersu afternoon with highs about 90 or so. the thunderstorfrom last night are long s out to have cloudiness t 'l outhe t.s 'lwel see some of that stream in here during the course of the day. pcoul d dya cloudy day. high temperatures about 90 or so so warmer than yesterday although it won't feel too bad since most of the shower activity is well off to the north and east at this hour. 73 at reagan national. a little cooler than we were 24 hours ago although still very warm out there. 72 at dulles. here is a quick look at the forecast. partly sunny. hot and humid. it is after all late july with an isolated afternoon thunderstorm a possibility. bu

and gurvir joins us live from the cemetery with more on this.d morning. >> reporter: good morning allison and steve. arlington national cemetery is such a beautiful place and one of the things that makes it special are the green spaces here. these folks have come to give back to those that made the ultimate sacrifice. and this is the 13th year they've done it. and the folks that are responsible, professional land care network or planet. and they have people out here mulching and pruning and putting down lime. and bill is the president of planet this year. and bill, you've been involved, what, for the past 7 years or so? >> 7 year or so, yes. >> reporter: why is it so important, what is going on here? >> well as part of the greep industry we feel we're the enenvironmental stewards and what better place to give back to the country to demonstrate our commitment to sustainable environment and arlington cemetery representshat as a gift back to the nation. >> reporter: there are 18 acres here and you have, what, almost 400 people here? >> we have 400

gurvir, you're going to do how does your garden grow, but you're going to have a tough time beating myu' right. >>> and thomas is here with us. we got the green memo today. >> and in washington, it's a fighting battle. summer lawn care is probably one of the biggest problems in most people minds. they're entertaining in th sumer and want things to look perfect. unless you're reserved to spending a lot and putting on a lot of water that will keep the lawn green, if you don't have irrigation, you have to set yourself up for regular water because it's hot and dry. >> got it. that's the number one tip. what else can we do? >> using organic. everyone is going green. we have great products on the market. this is a dehydrating chicken maneur. it's wonderful, slow release nitrogen that will get into the lawn and build up the composition of your root structure. this is a product called forego plus. a lot of things that happens is that bacteria goes out as we put other chemicals on. this product is going to rebuild the healthy bacteria in your soil. >> so why is that important for getting or law

gurvir, it sounds like one we'd be happy to take on. >> reporter: tell me about it.derful. we are at lewis orchards in dickerson. it took us about 45 minutes to get out here because of the traffic and more people are moving into our air why but so much of our area is still in farm land. and kelly is with the montgomery county conference and visitor's bureau. and she is the director. and this is great. this farm has been around for a century. >> it's been around for a century. you're sitting here today at lewis orchard, which is part of a entire 93,000 agricultural reserve program that montgomery county has which is the largest in the nation and there are 560 total farms here in montgomery county. >> reporter: which we forget about with all of the development and those types of things. but everything we see here today from the peaches to the blackberries and water melon, everything is locally grown. >> and it's important to buy locally because we want to stulate the economy here in montgomery county and the state of maryland. >> reporter: how much of an impact to the

i'm gurvir dhindsa filling in for allison today. >> and i'm holly morris. questions have swirled following comments she made as an appellate judge. and this morning she's answering those questions. sarah simmons joining us now with more. >> reporter: well a long day of questioning for sonia sotomayor is underway on the hill. two questions republicans want answers to came up right off the top. her ruling in the new haven firefighter discrimination case and her wise latina comment. judge sotomayor spoke slowly and chose her words carefully as she explned to the committee what her past comments and rulings meant in her mind. republicans have raised concerns about her ability to be impartial, citing comments she's made about experiences and backgrounds a latina woman and said it would make her wiser than a white male. let's hear what she has to say. >> unwhiff wently and without doubt, i do not believe that any ethnic, racial or gender group has an advantage in sound judging. i do believe that every person has an equal opportunity to be a good and wise judge re

i'm gurvir dhindsa. it has been a nice week temperature-wise but tucker keeps talking about the changes and he will leave it to tony to tell us about it. >> we can't complain. >> summer is back. >> today will be another nice day and for tomorrow, for the weekend, summertime is here. as tucker mentioned, hazy, hot and humid. get ready for that. today, another nice one. we are this morning in the 60s here at reagan national or there at reagan national, 65 degrees. dulles ist 65. bwi marshall is at 63 degrees. yew a good amount of sunshine daerwestl y an'ldo it again to'l yo u wl deal with partly cloudy skies during the morning hours. down in southwestern virginia, a lot of clouds there and som precipitation. forecast for today, very similar to what it has been for the most of this week becoming mostly sunny, mild afternoon temperatures and comfortable humidity levels again today. high about 83 degrees. tomorrow is when we'll see the highs in the mid- to upper 80s with a chance of showers, thunderstorms, ho

good morning, gurvir. >> reporter: good morning. it is hard to believe it is 50 yes ago.all and straight ahead of me is the washington monument and behind that the capitol building and behind me you see the vietnam memorial wall. incredible after all of these years is still just as powerful as it was when it opened. and joining us to talk about this is captain nathaniel ward. thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> reporter: you really have a personal story in connection to this wall because your father knew both of the two men who lost their lives in 1959. >> yes. dad was chief of the staff of the military systems advisory group there from '58 to '60 and the two were assigned to him and they were at the mag outpost, about 30-kilometers north of siagon when the vietkong ambushed them and the soldiers were wounded. it would be better were he here today. but after we left siagon, we lived there as a teenager and we came back to the states and then when they started the construction of the wall they looked for the records to find the first casualty and that it had back in '6

. >> and member gurvir interviewed her and she refused to answer questions. >> what did she mean when she said they deserve each other? >> that she's the stalker and maybe he's the creep that is hanging out with her. >> is she stalking if he's having an affair with her. >> do we have anything else to say about it? >> no. >> i'm not sure i knew who eddie cibrian was. >> they made a hallmark movie together. >>> and now president obama is responding to his apparent fashion faux pas. some bloggers focused on his mom jeans. they admitted they are frumpy but he refuses to wear tighter denim. he says they are comfortable. but are they really ionwhai not used to do it when we were younger, he had creases in his jeans. he had ironed them. >> well you think he ironed them. >> either he's asking to have them ironed or preferring that they are ironed. >> he said they're old. >> i don't want to see my president in super tight jeans. >> no, i don't eher. >> i think he made the right call. >> i think they should be comfy, and they are what they are. >> do you want so see him in a fashion jean. >> no

i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm steve chenevey. glad you're with us this morning. lets get a look at what we can expect today. >> we can expect some fog this morning out to the west and because of that, a fog advisory has been isued by the national weather service. it is not impacting washington, d.c. itself but areas off to th e west of the city. take a look. good more than, everybody. dense fog advisory in effect for parts of the viewing area including the counties you see here. shaded in in brown. that fog advisoryis in effect until 9:00 a.m. t includes places like winchester and elsewhere out to the north appear west, harrisonburg. -- to the north and west, harrisonburg. we do have clouds down to the utso ututbacross mutst ofoe th washington area, clear skies, beautiful view this morning of the sunrise. had a gorgeous shot of the moon nia my nghisnior and we' see a t loof t sunshine during the course of the day today with most of those clouds being suppressed to the south. right now, reagan national airport reporting a temperature of 63 degrees. tull less at 59

i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm steve chenevey. we want to say hello to tony perkins. >> get ready for a steam bath today. it is quite muggy and it will an a humid day with showe thunderstorms popping up aross the region. already seeing some shower activity off to the east. lightning well tthe east this morning around 4:00 or so. washington, d.c. is literally between two different systems. we have this showers here and en off to the west, that is associate wade cold front. our temperatures won't get up to where it got to yesterday which was 90 degrees t will be huge you had today and quite warm and muggy. you can seehere will be showers and thunderstorms as there are out to the west. chance of rain today is about 70 to 80%. much better chance today. >> let's say good morning to lauren demarco. >> 66 looking good this morning. once you get across the bridge eastbound on the freeway, we do have an accident on the ram top south capitol street. 95 in virginia looking good. -- we do have an accident on the ramp to south capitol street.

here is what gurvir is talking about.ain we are seeing off to the south and east, we'll put this in motion for you. it's pretty good batch of rain showers. some thunderstorm activity associated with this to primarily the east eof wshington across eastern portions of maryland. the middle and lower -- sorry, central and lower portions of the chesapeake bay, southern marylaciean , tyees ocean city, seethg ocunthsoaninthder thunder and lightning as well. here is the forecast for washington for today. a lot of clouds around today. scattered showers and thunderstorms, not just this morning but during the afternoon as well. high, 88 degrees and humid again today. we'll have more details coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you. >>> let's welcome julie wright to the mix one mother time. what is going on out there? >> a lot right now unfortunately. we are talking about 14th street between constitution avenue and pennsylvania avenue being shut down all day until about #:00 tonight and again, you will find that that closure is i

. >> i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm tony perkins in for steve chenevey. tucker barnes will have the forecast and a look a all- important weekend. >> i've got a clunker of a forecast. that's good thothug h. espeal:0 fh.or 5 0. >> it will rain this afternoon. good chance of showers and thunderstorms and much like wednesday, o f strong. ms could ghtrinogh i tis nda and humid. a lot of showers out stewf st o we stf hagewntog e generally pushing south to north so it will take several hours to get in here. there is a frontal system that will be head in our direction. by late this afternoon and during the early afternoon, we'll have rain around the washington area. 76 now at reagan national. 75 at dulles. 74 at bwi marshall. tony is right. it's hot out there and hotter later today. afternoon showers and thunderstorms return and, as mentioned, some of the storms could be strong later today. we have some hail and damaging wind and very torrential rains so get ready for that. wind will be out of the south at five to 10 miles per hour. we'll talk saturday and sunday

gurvir dhindsa can tell you. check it out, 90 miles an hour winds blowing her and it's a good thing she strapped in. braving the wind tunnel at the university of maryland his morning. the school uses the tunnel for research and projects with companies and government agencies. >>> looking for a different adventure, one taking you outdoors g to the local l.l. bean store. they're offering on the spot fishing and kayaking lessons over the weekend, calling it walk-on adventures. holly morris learned how to just walk in and sign up. they will send a shuttle to pick you up and take to you the water. all of the equipment is provided and costs $15. if you would like more information, you can check out web links on www.myfoxdc.com. >>> d.c. and montgomery county street stocker -- soccer teams hit the field at rfk stadium, gearing up for the big cup tournament and they're made up of homeless people. the team environment helps them readjust to working with others giving them a sense of unity. it will be played july 31st- aug

i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm steve chenevey. welcome to fox 5 morning news welcome back, tony perkins. >> thank you. happy to be back. >> good to see you too. the moon is so nice out this morning, isn't it? >> if you get a chance, pop out of bed, take a look at the moon and go bck to edb. teou e-r saitllra hr,itou yave a clear shot of the moon. any clouds we have are to our south at hotouhis . ur you will find lingering rain showers across southern virginia, maryland, places like that. most of the clouds down . to th south. some cloud cover off o e th east across southern maryland, the eastern shore and places like that. we have clear skies in the washington area. our temperatures at the e rport, we are in s.th 3 at reagan national. bwi marshall is at 60 degrees at this hour. it will be a fine day today. we'll see temperatures a little bit below normal. lots of sun. a few clouds here and there. our highs today basically in the mid-80s n downtown being we are looking for a high of 85. baltimore, 84. front royal, 84 for a high tod

i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> and i'm steve chenevey. definitely had the heat yesterday. i didn't realize it was that hot. >> neither did i. just brutally hot temperature yesterday. very humid in the afternoon at reagan national. it did make it up to 96 degrees. record is 104 degrees so we e nowhere near that, thank goodness. today, anotherarm one. i don't think quite as warm. we'll show you the precipitation. it is just radar that we're showing you right now. we want to show you the precipitation that is out to the west. it is tracking north of the city. i don't think washington will e any rain this morning but some of our view ares north and west of the city, you could see a shower o ro twlatwr ter on in morning hours. most of us, that will hold off until the afternoon. reis a look at the current conditions being reported at reagan national. 75degrees, relative humidity, 79%. winds oust southwest at three miles per hour. -- out of the southwest at three miles per hour. i think we'll see a fair amount of cloclve corir dung the course of of the day today. some sunshine bu

gurvir? >>> sheriff's deputies down in florida have arrested the seven people they think are responsible for the murders of a couple known for adopting disabled children. melanie and byrd billings were shot to death at their home near pensacola last week leaving behind more than a does an do wanted children. authorities used surveillance video to help them track down the suspects which include a 16- year-old juvenile. >>> convicted 911 911 conspirator zacarias moussaoui is headed back to court. one of the june's departures prompted the court to schedule another hearing. >>> a congressional official says a program never went beyond the planning teenage. the house intelligence committee has hacked the cia to release -- asked the cia to release reports on the program. >>> this is an updated photo that shows kim jong il looking thin but generally okay. recent reports say he has pancreatic cancer and less than five years to live. >>> also following breaking news from overseas this morning. iran st

. >> i'm gurvir dhindsa. a tragic story. bob barnard will have a fuel report in just a few minutes -- a full report in just a few minutes. >> let's find out about our weather now. here is tucker barnes. >> we had reports of lightning . d gusty win l. levetttoefr og coont i yit ooe ng. iasn al w yot ouu d cae r.oo you can see our morning satellite picture showing you that the green on the pap is well off to r.th eeast an to the northeast so we've got much quieter conditions no rain showers at not ect we are non xctinpeg ior the mornityouvitim or f the morning hours. ou y gasetor into the afternoon see the very light green en e stthwe ut the west inwest virginia. that is the leading edge of just another area of troughyness, of disturbed weather. 69degrees at reagan national. # 8 at bwi marshall t will be warm, 88 degrees. partly cloudy skies and th possibility of a 30 or 40% chance you will see an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. i'll have the weekend forecast coming up. it will be hot. >> let's check in with allison oakley w

. >> and i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i believe today is actually the 40th anniversary of the launch. >> not the landing. >> as i was reading that, i had a perplexed look on my face like what did i just say there. but it is exciting. buzz aldrin will be joining us live. >> very excited about that. that is cool. let's look at our weather conditions around the region. we'll start with hd radar. why, you ask? >> wplllseit tee m is becse e we are expecting rain. >> there are couple of howers re nd the o there. tivi, little bit oftyac eastlan rymandesrythournth la lisb y.fsoryuth sura but there ar e a couple of little pockets of heavy rain. i wouldn't rule out especially to the sta a shower or two popping up during the course of the morning hours. let's look at the local satellite-radar. there you see and there we go. here is that shower activi tothe east and out to the west beyond the mountains. right rw,oeagan national, w,it is warmer than it was this time yesterday. 75degrees right now. humidity, 62%. as long as the wind ai t ououf o the south, ty will be ingthe warmer imore d hr.umiai nca ai

i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm steve chenevey. let's check in with tucker barnes and get a look at that forecast. it was a little warm yesterday but plenty of sunshine to go around. >> the sunshine was nice and bright. yesterday was the first time this month we hit 90 degrees. >> oh, really? >> yeah. we had a party in the weather center. we didn't get much rain saturday night. we thought he would see more raet. in ic. e.hould be a little bit leooc r than less. payt ried inthe weather center. i partied by the pool. >> weather center is where it's at. there is the cloud cover ana e th showeactivity to our south. that is the cold front that came through and, as that continues mayus awh awfrom the wainfgton ree'a wa,ll notice -- to push away wfrom the washinon are a,we'llnotice drier and drier air moving in. just slightly cooler, temperatures in the upper 70s. it should be a dry and rather beautiful summer afternoon. let's take a look at temperatures. we are still kind of of mild here in the city, 72 degrees. 68 at dulles. bwi marshal

i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm a steve chenevey. tony perkins with us as always with a look ahead. good morning, sir. >> good morning to both of you. we'll have an interesting week as far as our weather goes. we will have more muggy conditions today but below normal temperatures today and that will be the trend all week long. we'll start with the satellite- radar. you will see more clouds today over the course of the day. you can see, as far as our radar goes, some precipitation down to the south. tucker barnes was mentioning a few moments ago best chance of showers will be south of the city. you can see why. we will keep an eye on that throughout the course of the morning hours and the course of the day. 70degrees here in washington. nroak, n63 degrees. new york city is at 70 degrees. -- roanoke 63 degrees. a cha e ofshowers and thunderstorms today. highs in the low 80s in town. down to our south, colonial peach, 78 degrees. more is coming up in just a little bit. stay with us for that. >> thank you. >>> let's check in with allison oakley who is in r julie wright home celebrating

i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> and i'm steve chenevey. let's say good morning to tony perkins. >> tucker said 78 degrees at 5:00. >> jaw. >> setting the stage for a hot one. >> it won't be as hot today. we don't have much more to go as far as our temperature goes. but it will be more active with the thunderstorms. we want to focus on the rain. there arra inshowers, possible thunder as well out to our south and west, riy mailril out to the west at this hour. owston is er it ivinmothshe g erow activity move hrieheaistavn rei rdrdtes d fronoyal just to the south oyof front royal, nduthwest as ndtheaou sts well. that is where the heaviest rainfall is. i saw a flash of lightning on my way in. itis a warmswarm s tt to the da 78degrees as we go to true . where are my temperatures? okay. we're going to look at -- there you go. >> for the -- not helping being tucker. now, what forecast for today. scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible. some could be strong. 85 for your high. >> that is really all we need to know right now. >> that is wha

gurvir is going pat benatar. >> i know that one. >> you can look this up. i'll throw one at you. what is the average shelf life of a hostess twinkie? >> in my house, about five seconds. a live shot of the beltway in silver spring. here come the sun if you are on the inner loop. hopefully, you have your shades with you. a nice shot headed toward the wilson bridge. we had construction on the uner loop of the beltway south of 50. all of that activity has cleared. you are up to speed on the inner loop. beautiful shot here as you macyour way over towards alexandria. on the outer loop at route one in the local lanes, we do have reports of an accident tying up the left side of the highway. be prepared for a brief and abrupt delay leaving the scene. heavy and slow volumdelays as you work your way northbound here. all lanes open coming across the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> let's take a look at what is continuing up on fox 5 morning news. >> the nation's unemployment rate above 9 puts 5%. in d.c., it is more than 10.5%. there are job