. >> alex tribeca is back in town -- alex trebek is back in town. >> party crashers do a lot more than just ruin a sweet 16 birthday party. people in up g today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now arwering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers. eggs you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00 with leon harris, alison starling and tim brant's boards. this is abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. >> new at 11:00, an urgent plea for help tonight after a sweet 16 merkt a party turned violent. the number of victims has grown -- a sweet 16 party turned violent. >> at least seven were hurt on a popular ridge road read-- poplar ridge road. >> authorities are telling us that more people came forward today saying they were injured and that even more people got hurt during this party turned melee. authorities would like the w

like he didn't know, and then, of course, it was "jeopardy" and he was asking the questions like alex trebek. can we do the sketch? fine. we went up to al gore. you want to do this sketch? hang on. a focus group and media people came in. where will al sit? we don't have to do it. it's not a big deal. in the dressing room al gore was very engaging and very funny and loose. once the camera came on, no, no. >> this is a key test. will you go on "the tonight show" and let it rip if you're a politician? it's a test from their side of it. >> we had john kerry on and he had on a motorcycle and a beer. it seemed like we were pushing too hard here. i like john kerry. he rode the bike on a bike and a leather jacket. he's a regular guy. very funny. >> do you ever hear from these guys and women when you make fun? >> yes. sometimes it's justified. i remember doing a joke about al gore's daughter or something, and president clinton was involved. you can see where that joke was going. the next day the phone, hello, vice president of the united states. yes, you're right. i apologize. it was the wrong -- he

. >> alex trebek says the d.c. a winner. >> very engaged, they are fans show.gave me a rousing round of applause. one of them brought tears to my eyes. it is an audience packed with "jeopardy" super fans. " we watch every night. >> she does not miss a show. >> on this day, they have the best seat in the house. the power player that winds gets $50,000 for their charity. the runners-up get $10,000 each. if you want to know who want, watch the week of that starts may 14. down there atg of the hour. so fun. >> more taken tonight. >> speaking of competition -- tothe caps have >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. moving you forward. gloomer all the doom and change, no oneg thought they would even make the playoffs. game away frome moving on to the next round. we start caps and grew in second period it. , 1-0, caps. later in the second, what is the left side. 2-0, washington. the bruins tied up at 2-2 in the third. a three-two, washington. the bruins tied it again. under two minutes left, watched the right side. that is the game winn

alex trebek davis a sneak peek. -- gave us a sneak peek. go to our website wjla.com. >> nice day tomorrow. outside, today, it was beautiful. we have this great shot. >> that is beautiful. >> isn't that gorgeous? it was a beautiful evening. what a day we had again today. our temperatures reach into the 70's. outside right now, 60 degrees. every month this year has been at least four degrees above average. look at the high temperatures again today. syracuse, 75. 70's and 80's down to our south. this is the contrast in the atmosphere. there are still many signs of what will be perhaps eight east coast storm. -- will be perhaps an east coast storm the. there will be some stormy nets down there, it will be coming up the coast over the weekend. especially sunday and monday. i think it will be a big whether maker and the story for a lot of areas around the east. in the meantime, overnight tonight, during the day tomorrow we have a weather front coming our way. there is some of that moisture beginning to come up. the first signs of a little bit of

did you speak to alex trebek? because i have a policy myself. it costs just $9.95 a month per unit.t's perfect for my budget. my rate will never go up. and my coverage will never go down because of my age. affordable coverage and guaranteed acceptance? we should give them a call. do you want to help protect your loved ones from the burden of final expenses? if you're between 50 and 85, you can get quality insurance that does not require any health questions or a medical exam. your rate of $9.95 a month per unit will never increase, and your coverage will never decrease -- that's guaranteed. so join the six million people who have already called about this insurance. whether you're getting new insurance or supplementing what you already have, call now and ask one of their representatives about a plan that meets your needs. so, what are you waiting for? go call now! we'll finish up here. ♪ >>> what in the world is happening on wall street? >> customers are freaked out waiting to see how low the dow will go. >> when the housing bubble burst and markets fell people intuitively felt some

the show about really smart people not if you edit out alex trebek's answers. >> what is a salarium? >> jon: you know what a salarium is? you're an adult. >> what is a cul-de-sac. >> reporter: are you kidding me. a dead end street with a little loop de loop. >> what's the university of texas. >> jon: it's a school in texas. see? now i think jeopardy contestants are just more ons. just like people who watch the today show who think that george zimmerman is a big racist. what do you have to say for yourself. >> a report says an investigation found the decision was a bad mistake but not a deliberate one. >> jon: i suppose you just hit the "remove context" button. you screwed up. and surprise, fox finally had something to be outraged about in the trayvon martin case. >> how could nbc do this in good conscience? >> it's pretty appalling. >> anyone watching that believed a racial overtones to what this man did. >> i think they should have definitely corrected the mistake on the air if they haven't done so. >> so many reporters drew conclusions about george zimmerman based on what they hear

. >> you can see her at the parade on saturday as well as alex trebek and katie couric and a lot of your favorite abc 7 personalities. for complete coverage, join us at 10:00 for all the action on abc 7. right after the parade, you can check out the fifth annual joint forces drill exhibition, honor guards from each of the branches of the military showing off their precision and rifle moves while competing for bragging rights. i was in it for bragging rights this morning. steve would not take the assignment. the army actually has won for the past two years. they invited me to join in a maneuver. there were tossing rifles over my head. the exhibition starts after the parade at the jefferson memorial. it is free and open to the public? . very nicely done. >> thank you. >> it moved your hair a little. >> i got a little bit of a haircut. >> coming up on abc 7 news, winded flying get crazy? 2020 looks at some of the more bizarre events that we talk about recently, things that happen in the sky that you don't understand. --"20/20." >> and the ex-wife of a convicted sniper tells a story you have

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katie couric and "jeopardy's" alex trebek are co-hosts. marie osmond and olympic champion kristi yamaguchi are among honorary marshals. >> kristi yamaguchi is one of my favorite all-time olympic champions. >> absolutely. >>> tom is keeping an eye on what to expect if people are heading to the parade this weekend. >> should be beautiful. glad we're not holding it now. it's a cold morning. i was up early howling at this moon. i took a shot of the moon just rising in the eastern sky a couple of hours ago. we've got cloudiness passing over which is holding temperatures back from reaching freezing. as we look here at what's been happening the last 12 hours, that cloud cover passing over us, not allowing temperatures quite yet to be near freezing. it is down, though, into the mid to upper 30s. shenandoah valley into the mountains. closer to washington, mid to upper 30s in montgomery county, fairfax, arlington, prince george's county, reagan national, upper 40s. low 50s near the chesapeake bay. we have frost advisories out for all these counties

abc's katie couric and alex trebek from "jeopardy" will be cohosting the event. >>> in january crews the giant bell from the top of stevens hall to restore it to its former glory. weather permitting, the process of putting it back in its place will be around 8:30 tomorrow morning. in addition to getting the bell looking like new again, the school is installing an electronic ringer that can play songs. the bell was originally installed in 1915. >>> comptroller peter francha wants to help you out with your taxes. he wants to remind you that his offices will have extra hours so you can bring your w2 and 1099 forms to local offices all week long. there are 12 locations that will be open tomorrow and they have extended hours on tuesday, the day that your taxes are due. so if you're curious, we've posted the office hours on our website under the state section. you'll find a link to the comptroller's office and that includes where they're located. so, again, head to abc2news.com. >>> health news for you this morning, the fda right now asking livestock producers to phase out antibiotics that

alex trebek welcomed me aboard his washington set the host has been very busy, seeing the sights aroundion's capital. were you able to see the flyover? >> no, we were recording. >> constitution hall is transformed from top to bottom. he took some time to remember his dear friend, dick clark. he passed away yesterday at age 82. >> what you see is what that person is. dick came across as a nice guy and that is what he was. >> we could not resist talking politics. >> the republicans have bad ideas. the democrats have no ideas. that is a good starting point. now we wait to see what happens in the campaign. >> finally, at the moment i had been waiting for. this is what i have been wanting to touch. the button. >> what is it worth to you little girl? >> it was a whole lot of fun. i got my one question wrong. i phrased it correctly, though. this is our website wjla.com. >> let us know what your question was. check out this sweet assignment. students and our intent are creating a roadmap out of cupcakes. i want to learn like best. the students got started around 8:00 this morning. they plan to

alex trebek says they will be out of their element and very nervous. >> there will be a different feelingnd cameras around. not only our cameras, but cameras from news outlets that will be covering the event. i do not care how often you appeared on television, you will be a little more nervous than is usually the case. >> we will have to wait and see. kareem abdul jabbar, anderson cooper robert gibbs, znd kelly odonnell are all appearing as power players. >> kareem has been on the show a number of times. it should be fun. a big catch-22 for the company behind twinkies. hostes was in court asking to do away with their labor unions -- labor agreements. they say they cannot survive without making changes. if the judge grants a request workers say they will strike. hostess says they do not have the cash to keep operating. if it does not work the company will have to shut down. that would be a real shame. >> that would make a lot of people unhappy. >> and hungry. >> gordon peterson is live in the newsroom with what to expect at 6:00. >> we can expect to see more in dallas with the space shuttl

>> before the show, alex trebek took time to give them all it peptalk.e lucky teenagers made the cut. the youngest contestant is 16- years old and from california. >> how did you prep to get ready for today? >> i read a lot of trivia books and have played a lot of games. in the past six months i probably watched and read transcripts from at least 500 games. >> are you serious? is that all you are doing? did you have fun between that? >> of course. >> she tried out for jeopardy online because her friends told her to do it. like most on this stage rose has survived several rounds from online, to l.a., to right here in the washington. >> i never imagined i would be here. >> the line to get inside only grew outside. they could not wait to see how the show was produced. >> i have been looking forward to this for a long time. >> i caught up with last year's tina champion. -- teen champion. >> the pressure can get you. it is all about not thinking about the fact you are on stage. >> right now you are looking at where the audience members have been lining up all

alex trebek, katie couric, marie osmond, and we will have good weather for this. >> temperatures on the upswing and bright sunshine. with the cherry blossom festival and the parade, if we have our own photo contest going on at wjla.com. >> have gotten good entries? >> we have. let's take a look at the web page i have up here. go to wjla.com/weather. where you see the abc 7 logo to vote for your favorite photograph of the cherry blossoms click on that and you can cycled through the photographs and there are directions on how to vote for your favorite cherry blossom photograph that our viewers have submitted. the winner will be announced at 5:00 p.m. this evening. it's 36 at dulles airport. a few high, thin clouds overhead. we will end up with total sunshine today. 34 degrees in martinsburg and cumberland. at the freezing mark. in mark here is a wider view of temperatures. warm air in the midsection of the country 66 in oklahoma city. even minneapolis is warmer than washington at 51 degrees. the high pressure is overhead providing sunshine for today through the majority of the weekend. wi

. >> you have one more day to win vip tickets to a taping of jeopardy when alex trebek brings the game show to d.c. next weekend. >> we are giving away five days -- 5 pairs of tickets. today's winners are on the web site. go to wjla.com/facebook and sign up there. meanwhile tonight "scandal" is all they tonight. >> i do not have any rest. nobody in this office does. >> i can arrester right here right now. >> being an upholder of the constitution, you would be an arrest warrant. you have one of those? >> is a night of drama starting night"missing" at 8:00 followed by "gray's anatomy" and " scandal." >> coming up on abc 7 is at 5:00, they are back in bigger than ever. will these jokes work on the 2012 audience? arch campbell is here with a review. >> a new idea that could change the landscape of the district. >> a new roster of proposed ring ring hello, progresso. it fits! fantastic! [ woman 2] ring ring progresso. they fit! awesome thank you ring, ring [ man ] pro-gresso they fit! okay-y... okay??? you don't understand. i've been eating progresso because there's... 40 flavors 100 calori

. >> to be back -- with alex trebek. >> to be back is great. >> marie osmond through in -- flew in to be teh marshall. she can't wait to see the martin luther king memorail. >> i have been practicing my way but for one year. >> they're making way for the thousands that will be hard to catch a glimpse of the 100-year anniversary of the cherry blossoms. >> i'm just excited to be able to spend this with my band members. >> tomtom representation from howard university, the second time this howard senior to appear on the parade. >> i have to wake up and tell them to check me out on tv. >> and the big parade starts at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow and lasts until about 12:30 p.m. if you want to get a space here, get your early. rain or shine, the parade will be on. live from northwest d.c. natasha barrett, abc7 news. >> katie and i talked about her new talk show coming up and we used to work together back in the day. >> i'm very excited that channel 7 will be carrying my new talk- show which premieres on september 10th. i was thrilled that this was where a landed in washington. i'm so excited to be a

switch gears and remind you we are still giving away vip tickets to see a taping of jeopardy when alex trebekngs the game show here to washington, d.c. >> today's winners are listed on our website, wjla.com. coming up, and vincent rate is leading a mission to stop bullying and d.c. schools. -- vincent gray is leading a mission to stop bullying in d.c. schools. >> a dog on wheels who is a real survivor. >> now we turn to the story of a paralyzed dog who was left to die halfway around the world. >> his social media campaign has brought him here to this area. he is in need of a new home. pamela brown has more on his incredible story of survival. >> meet the dog on wheels who can be quite to the show stopper. >> i have never seen a dog in a wheelchair before. >> he is getting a lot of attention. >> all of this attention is a big adjustment. he has lived alone in the streets of tehran for several years. >> he broke his back. he was most likely hit by a car. >> the fact he has survived so long without care has earned him the name miracle bobbittdog. >> a couple rescued omid and brought him to a dog

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. >> we are excited because alex trebek is in town for the cherry blossom parade. see if stocks can hold on to yesterday's gains. expanded gender gap for teenagers trying to get jobs. linda bell at bloomberg headquarters in new york with more. >> good morning. investors are worried about a big stock slide and may breed a sigh of relief yesterday. the s&p halting a five-day decline fans stock-index futures indicating a higher open this morning. we have global reporting after the close today. we will see if it has an earnings surprise as well and what the ceo has to say about the growing threat of competition from facebook. on an clomid rate for teenagers is very high, but young women are winning the battle against and plummet more frequently than young men. two point to 5 million women ages 16 through 19 were employed last month. but only 2.1 million cteenage guys. this is because of gains in service and retail jobs while industries such as construction have lagged behind. linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. back to you. >> thank you. 5:51 rainout. adam caskey was

did you speak to alex trebek? because i have a policy myself. it costs just $9.95 a month per unit.s perfect for my budget. my rate will never go up. and my coverage will never go down because of my age. affordable coverage and guaranteed acceptance? we should give them a call. do you want to help protect your loved ones from the burden of final expenses? if you're between 50 and 85, you can get quality insurance that does not require any health questions or a medical exam. your rate of $9.95 a month per unit will never increase, and your coverage will never decrease -- that's guaranteed. so join the six million people who have already called about this insurance. whether you're getting new insurance or supplementing what you already have, call now and ask one of their representatives about a plan that meets your needs. so, what are you waiting for? go call now! we'll finish up here. when i'm on overtime. when i'm in over my head. when i have to be sharp... no matter how many time zones i've crossed. when i'm on my feet for hours. when it's game time. when the day's only half over b

. >> greg: figure alex trebek with his clothes on. when you spin the wheel, give at it good spin.nd. >> dana: if i phone a friend, call you? >> greg: dress up. because generally bob barker will come to you if he sees you are dressed in something unusual. >> dana: great advice. >> bob: i thought a woman spun that thing. >> greg: it's a woman. >> bob: i did not get a single one right. >> dana: "jeopardy." >> andrea: i think that you should take the podium closest to alex. it's important to understand alex. that's how i have a quiz question about alex, the host for you right now. are you ready? >> dana: i haven't read his bio, yet. go ahead. >> dana: >> what is alex's hobby outside of "jeopardy"? >> dana: what is cleaning greg gutfeld's ferret cage? >> andrea: as tempting as that sounds, ahh. reading and racing thoroughbred horses. >> dana: oh! >> dana: what is the patriots? >> eric: who are -- >> dana: i mean, first the gra magrammar has to be correct. who are the steelers? eric, do you have advice for me? the one thing i'm nervous about is that at the end how do you know how much t

did you speak to alex trebek? because i have a policy myself. it costs just $9.95 a month per unit. it's perfect for my budget. my rate will never go up. and my coverage will never go down because of my age. affordable coverage and guaranteed acceptance? we should give them a call. do you want to help protect your loved ones from the burden of final expenses? if you're between 50 and 85, you can get quality insurance that does not require any health questions or a medical exam. your rate of $9.95 a month per unit will never increase, and your coverage will never decrease -- that's guaranteed. so join the six million people who have already called about this insurance. whether you're getting new insurance or supplementing what you already have, call now and ask one of their representatives about a plan that meets your needs. so, what are you waiting for? go call now! we'll finish up here.

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katie couric and "jeopardy's" alex trebek are co-hosts this year. astronaut buzz aldrin and olympic champion kristi yamaguchi are among the honorary marshals. >> you know what, the cherry blossoms are pretty much gone -- >> gone. peaked earlier than expected with the mild winter. >> tomorrow is going to be gorgeous for a parade. >> you can't ask for better weather. meteorologist tom kierein, thank you for preparing us for a gorgeous weekend. >>> yes, well, we'll know better monday, won't we? we are off to a clear and cold start farther out west and north. it's down near freezing now. we have clouds passing over the metro area, points south and east. you see a little of that half moon, a little bit coming through in the southern sky. we're generally above freezing. and there may be a little frost forming, though, west and north of us. highlands of west virginia, western maryland, shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, over the next couple of hours. even in montgomery county, frederick county, howard, into loudoun, fairfax, princ william, ther

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. >> gretchen: alex trebek told me guys tend to do better because they played so many more video gamesg is, you have to wait until the lights come on of the as he's reading the clue, women, can read it faster. so you want to do it, then you're penalized if you hit it faster than you're supposed to. >> steve: i had a family member in attendance over the weekend who saw a t and told me something we didn't realize and that's before you do the show, there's a complete practice show, so you can practice. >> but then in the real game, i took a swing -- i had a swing and a miss. i thought i had it right and there was one clue that -- >> steve: when is the show? >> the week of may 14. >> steve: just remind us. >> the great news was alex trebek says he watches "the five" every day at 2:00 o'clock. >> steve: i understand he revealed the last book he read was "killing lincoln." >> yes, he said he wanted to come to fox and meet everybody, see how it all worked. >> gretchen: let's talk a little bit about what's going on on capitol hill and in the president's office office this new development now o

katie couric and alex trebek will be the hosts. >>> some times it is windy and cold. >> not this year. >> the cherry -- seems like forever. >> seems like it is a long time ago it is an extended festival this year. >> all right. >> weather should be fine for them. should be fine today a little on the cool side, highs 60 degrees or so winds back in the forecast as well. >> all right. >> got to live with it. >> that's right. >> it is fine, it is april. numbers currently, on the cool side, let's see if we are still hanging out 30s parts of the area, north and west, 39 is the winning number, frederick good morning 39 degrees, 39 as well in gaithersburg, 37 manassas, 39 out at dulles warmer east annapolis, 39 in leonard town, all right want to mention, red flag warning once again in effect today, goes into effect at noon combination of low humidity, gusty winds they will gust today to 30, 35 miles per hour that combination not good particularly when we have been so dry, as we have around here for the past several months really since march 1st picked up an inch of rain conditions conducive t

alex trebek said it was the last book he read and it was fantastic. >> gretchen: and killing kentuckyhen: you know what's happening now is that we're going to be looking at the polls ad nausea. looks like mitt romney has commanding lead, 46 to 43. what do you make of that? >> gas prices. that's all gas prices right there. people are furious that all of a sudden, they have to pay a buck more for gas. so independents obviously don't have an ideological play in the campaign. they vote on emotion. they're getting hurt. so they're going away from the president because he doesn't seem to have any solutions. >> brian: or he has too many solutions. >> but it's all bs, you know that. >> brian: i guess people aren't buying it then. he's tried four different ways, four different major announcements about gas price. >> the only way to cut down gas prices in america that he can do is to introduce legislation to get behind it to make it harder to speculate, to make it harder for these guys who buy and sell on paper and drive up and down the price to do so. they could do that, but he hasn't so far.