good morning, anny. >> you need your umbrellas today. we have some light rain falling here in northwest d.c. also much around the d.c. metro area, we're seeing some wet weather to kick off our tuesday morning. here is a look at the doppler radar 9000. you can see the gust and showers going through along the beltway, down south through la plata. showers coming out from the west. for the rest of today, mainly showers and rain this morning. by noon, it should start to taper off a little bit. temperatures in the low 50s by then. it will be breezy by late this afternoon, partial clearing. temperatures topping out into the mid to upper 50s. it is 42 degrees. i'll have your 7-day forecast when i come back. >> anny, good morning. good morning, everybody. this time, i'm going to start off with virginia and then get to an accident in davisonville. first of all, over to 66 on the inbound side. slow traffic out of manassas at route 234. most of the way into enterville. you can see that here. then a bit of an unusual delay inside the beltway. let's t

this morning, this actually isn't annie's first time flying high.nie on the bar a few months ago. >> she didn't know we had a picture. >> looking nervous. >> scared. >> how you feeling now? >> reporter: hopefully i won't make that face again. but i have to be honest when you are climbing up this ladder here and stepping on this ledge, the nerves are coming back but my advice to you if you come out, they have you harnessed in you just got to go when they say go or hep go the longer you wait the harder it gets, joining me now one of the instructors here at trapeze school new york washington dc she has done a great job calming my nerves. a student in 2006 when we were first based in baltimore much like yourself i started with a big fear of heights. >> now you are instructing and so calm and you are like it's okay how did you overcome that >> i believe for folks who come with a desire and just really love what is happening that feeling of overcoming your fears is part of what makes it compelling. >> i was going to say when you are on the ground and look

anny is in for howard today. good morning, anny. >> i think for the game, we're not worried about some wintry weather. it is really more about some showers impacting the area for sunday afternoon. but in our area for today, we'll see cloudy skies and temperatures are a little chilly out here. we also have a winter storm watch in effect northwest of town, winchester, hagerstown starting tonight. and it goes through saturday afternoon. of primarily through saturday morning though, a lot of it should be done and over with but we're looking at the chance for some ice to accumulate not only in areas northwest of us but around the downtown d.c. area. but for today, no worry for ice just yet. it will be a cloudy day. temperatures only in the upper 30s by late this afternoon. then we'll see the potential for some wintry weather heading this way late tonight talking some snow showers, freezing rain and sleet. i think the roads will get slick. have the kids come in early tonight. don't stay out too late. 36 in downtown. 32

anny is up with the forecast. monika will have road conditions when we rush. >> we have not seen a whole lot of snow this season. coming up, we'll take you way out west where they're saying enough already! >> but find out why some are concerned about the impact that grounded cruise ship could have on tuscany's precious water ways. >>> good morning it is a breezy day with winds gusting over 30 miles per hour. temperatures though fairly mild in the mid-40s. the temperatures will be dropping into the upper 30s by 9:00. lots of sunshine. don't forget your sunglasses. highs topping out in the lower 40s. it will be breezy. here's monika with your timesaver traffic. good morning. >> good morning. traffic is moving well across the wilson bridge here. south of town. inner and outer loops between alexandria and oxon hill. all southern maryland corridors look good to the beltway as well. more coming up at 5:17. andrea? >> thank you, monika. making news now at 510, republican presidential candidates are continuing their assau

yu is showing did you dragon and annie -- dragon and annie yu has been showing us how they celebrate >>> the star of foxes new hit show called the finder, to doubt you have seen the trailers and we are so excited to have you join the show good morning to you. >>> good morning to you thanks for having me. >> can i just say one of my favorite shows of all time was magnum pi and this show looks very magnum pi there is a good reason why. >> thank you for saying that that is one of my goals is to kind of draw inspiration or i draw inspiration from magnum and yeah, it is kind of that is one of our goals is to go after kind of for this show to be a little bit of a throw back to the magnums and rock ford files and those sort of shows they were straight fun and entertaining. >> the shows that i love personally too. >> tell us about the finder what exactly every week are we going to see walter sherman do. >> well, the one thing we will see walter do every week is number one, find something, and the way he goes about that, is with a lot ofry jack bloop he is quirky, lacks social gra

hey, annie. >> hey, tony and alison.t is a lot of fun out here, being at this hair spray location, signature theatre this theatre is not just a fun place to come and see shows but gives back to support fine arts education joining me now is eric safer the cofounder and artistic director thank you for having me out here. >> thanks for coming. we had a good time. >> lots of laughs. >> tell us about the theatre here and all the wonderful things it does. >> well, we have been here 22 years and we just came here 4 years ago and we have an open house every year that is all free and we also have, a program called signature in the schools where we bring -- write a new world premier play for kids and they perform it and they perform it for nine classes, that get bussed in for the show and then do it for our own audience as well it is great. >> it is really great and a beautiful theatre really intimate i have been saying that all morning because it really is and tell us about the set up here what you can experience when you come ou

tony. >>> thank you annie.irst here is today's trivia question, how many eyes do most starfish have? two, five, seven, or ten. >> why would a starfish need ten eyes? >> i don't know >> patrick starfish has two eyes if we go by him. >> that is all we need >> answer later but if you want to guess now head to our facebook page myfoxdc.com back after the break. 9:20 a.m. 9:20 a.m.  ♪ beth! hi! looking good. you've lost some weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multi-grain cheerios -- 5 whole grains, 110 calories. creamy, dreamy peanut butter taste in a tempting new cereal. mmm! [ female announcer ] new multi-grain cheerios peanut butter. >> more than 80 dolphins found stranded on cape cod. this is an active time of year for the animals to come ashore but experts say they are baffled by the sudden influx most of the dolphin

and completely undermined by the fact that four months after annie's death, the lead detective didn't even have a photograph of annie. >> baltimore police say they're keeping this case open, and they're looking for any credible information that could prompt the medical examiner to change the findings. >>> two metro employees took your fare money and bought lottery tickets that won them more than $30,000. that's what prosecutors charge. and tonight we sent shamari stone to track the men down. >> reporter: metro employees horace mcday, john hale are allegedly on the wrong side of the tracks, pocketing thousands of dollars in coins from fare card machines. tonight, we tried to get answers at their homes. first stop, hale's house. did you steal thousands of dollars in coins from malfunctioning fare machines? a man tapes up cardboard and then a woman walks to the front of the window and says -- >> please get off our property. >> reporter: no problem, ma'am. they're charged with conspiring to commit theft from programs receiving federal funds. mcdade was a technician who worked on the machi

. >> all right, thanks, anny. the washington wizards had one win going into last night's game against the thunder. >> the best team in the nba. >> this one didn't end up the way everybody thought it would. going into the fourth quarter, john wall came up huge scoring 9 of his 25 points in the fourth. there it is. the thunder trailed by three with seconds left. d.c. native kevin durant goes for the three-pointer in overtime. it is no good. wizards win it 105-102. they host the nuggets tomorrow night. >>> in foggy bottom, gw hosted richmond. the colonials shot 69% from the field. tony taylor had 23 points. colonials snagged the spiders. gw hosts charlotte saturday. >>> tuesday night, the capitals suffer their first shutout loss at home of the season. wednesday night, they returned the favor -- i'm going to learn how to speak any minute now -- returned the favor to a different team. skating against the canadiens in montreal. perrault and ovechkin all scored for d.c. michael stopped all he faced. d.c. vises carolina t

annie thank you so much. >> she is great. >> coming up next hour we will check with annie also dc congress live. >>> at the top of the hour, a closer look at what the iowa caucus results mean for candidates as they zero in on new hampshire. we will be joined by a friend of the show, and fox 5 political analyst, we will be right back pnp >> just eight votes is what separated rick santorum and the winner of the iowa caucuses, mitt romney hear from both of them ahead this hour. >>> then a local politician coming under fire, it appears, dc councilman harry thomas junior is not making good on paying back money he is accused of taking from a city account. >> with the new year a lot of people are promising to lose weight there is a list out of the best diets, we will take a look. >> they have been promising since 1984 on that video. let's get physical. >> it is retro. >>> before we get the weather and traffic we have school closings, virginia, frederick county, winchester city school, are closed today clark county schools delayed 2 hours, in maryland, allegheny, garrett county s

annie. >> hello alison.o, they have over 1500 animals here, 200 super rare and coming up, we will talk about some chimps and monkey facts for you, you can come out here and have breakfast with the animals, we will talk about that coming up back to you. >>> thanks annie. today's trivia question for you, for what product was the term, 2 fers first used, bubble gum, teeter tickets, cigarettes, cigars, the answer later but if you want to take a guess right now head to our facebook page, fox 5 morning news is back right after the break. 9:21 a.m. 21 a.m. l an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make some totino's pizza rolls. we don't have any! front... left, totino's. [ male announcer ] well done mom! less drama, more fun! totino's pizza rolls. >>> new hope for cancer

. >> another good story >> out to annie yu living on the adventurous side this morning hey, annie. >> hey, tony and alison, terrapin adventures is one of many adventurous places in maryland there are plenty more if you are looking for something a little low key, exciting we have something coming up for you. >>> very cool today's trivia question how many teeth does a healthy adult dog have? 28, 32, 36, 42. the answer coming up later if you want to take a look now head to our facebook page fox 5 morning news is back after the break  >>> national pin ball museum found a new home downtown baltimore the museum will open at its new location january 14th, it is going to be at the old factory building water street baltimore it originally opened in 2010 in the shops at georgetown park but lost its lease less than a year later the new local museum or new museum includes pin ball machine history gallery and game room where visitors can get their hands on vintage games. >> what is old is new again in northeast, college students turning to a century old hunting boot now a

. >> good morning, anny. we're getting word of police activity, a barricade on the 1200 block of the potomac avenue in southeast. this is just north of the southeast southwest freeway. be aware of that as the information comes in. i will give that to you. just a heads up on that though. toll road looks fine there. had been construction on the inner loop north of the toll road, cleared by now. no problems on 66. we'll take a live look. if you're planning to head through the fairfax area, we're looking good all the way to the beltway and inside the beltway as well through falls church and over to the roosevelt bridge. we'll go back over to the map. this time, to the beltway again, no problems to report all around town. 395 looks good. we'll take a live look there. northbound 95, 395, nice and clear up to the 14th street bridge. in my next report, we'll take a look into maryland at 5:09. back to you. >>> the resignation of harry thomas jr. has left an empty seat on the d.c. city council. he pleaded go the two we

and annie is standing by with more details with this event which kicks off today. annie? >> it's going on all throughout the weekend. if you think you have an item that might be worth something, you definitely have to bring it down here because there are appraisals on site that will charm you just 10 there are which is a big bargain, folks, to appraise that item here at the washington winter show. coming up, we're going to talk to one of them. back to you. >> thanks, annie >>> and time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day today. today, it is the lovely emmani grants. good morning to you, beautiful. hope you have a great day. happy birthday. if you want to be monday's fan of the day, find us by searching fox5morningnews. we'll be right back.  >>> more than 40 antique and fine arts dealers gather here in the nation's capital for the washington winter show. >> our annie yu is getting a preview before the big event kicks off today. she joins us from the captain arts center in northeast. good morning. >> good morning, allison and steve. this is one of

it's ime to hold the commissioner accountable for his own abysmal failure and matter 09 16-year-old annie - darnell kinlaw. kinlaw is suspeeted of steeling the now charged in the murder and parjackinggof another woman. mary jane 915 had the state's attorney followed through on charges against him in annie's case. pauses. lakisha might still e alive 26myranda 2800 the mccanns met with the new head of homicide here at the police department last mmnth. they say he told them that he was pursuing new informatton into the case, but then all of a sudden,,backed off 11the family believes police commisssoner fred bealefeld ordered the new invvstigation be called off. sooething police spokesperson - anthony guglielmi - strongly denies. anthony 1214 as far as commissioner bealefeld's involvement in the iivestigation. it's just simply ot true 18 guglielmi sayy there's no evidence - forensic or otherwise suggesting mccann was murdered... but the case does remain open. in the meantime... mccann's parents ssy their next step will action...as they continue to fight for their daughter. mary jane 2840 we c

annie yu is getting a backstage pass. how are you doing?ing comfortable here. there is darryl hannah, louis magic and dennis. you have a lot of tricks really. i have seen a few. are you constantly working on your craft. constantly woking on our craft. we are constantly in rehearsal. we are always coming up with new material. for instance, right now, we are in residence at the arena stage here in washington, d.c. we've come up with a lot of new material that's just special for washington audience. i see. >> and i think it's kind of rare that you see three i will liewgists working together. that's the thing. >> this is the gang here. how did you connect. >> because normally you see one magician. sometimes, two magicians. but never three magicians. we all met in buffalo, new york. the writers from this show, they were doing a research project about magic. they were dog -- they went to the convention to look at magicians. they met all the greats, you know. they med to paaz, derek delgado, michael murph. they talked to us and they asked us, woul

annie. reporter: hey, allison. earlier you mentioned how impressive this arena has transformed and it sure it. there is more than 5 tons of dirt on this floor here and they actually have to clear it out by sunday because of the wizards game monday night. and out of the six competing cars, i think i found my favorite car. it's the monster mud. isn't that darling? it has ears and everything and the front of it is a little doggy's face. it's very cute. coming up we're going to talk to a local guy who started his own team and it is called the illuminator, so you don't want to go anywhere. stay with us. >> my question is how is annie not getting dirty? i've done that before. >> i checked out the booth. >>> here is today's trivia question, how did bono, the lead singer of you2 get his name, it galic for paul which is his real name, the name of a pharmacy near his home, the title of an original song or is it his childhood nickname? answer is coming up later. but if you want to take a guess now, head it our facebook page.

hey, annie. >> reporter: hello tony and alison. am trying to be brave today, so this school is actually open all year round, 7 days a week you are right it is all indoors even if it is raining, snowing or really cold you can come out with your family they have cool deals going on that is why kiersten joins me now what deals do you have. >> one exciting thing coming up is a partnership with living social it will be a sampler will of a couple different classes we teach flying trapeze and other circus artair ideal arts so pairs can sign up through -- war yale arts so pairs can sign up,. >> yeah, we feature the trapeze and do silks, but you have juggles, tam pro lean, acrobats -- trampoline. >> acrobats. >> age range 6 and up all ages come. anyone interested. >> so even though the instructors are advanced they teach beginners like you and me and that is why alexis is joining me now where she is going to teach me how to do the silks. >> reach your arms through bring the second one around. >> okay now you will bring your knees up towards

lesli, back to you. >> anny, thanks so much. plans to let virginia schools open before labor day are back from the dead tonight. a senate committee killed a measure last week, but today a house committee gave it an overwelming endorsement. supports repealing the king's dominion law, which prohibits schools from starting before labor day. >> we have a 9news now update. the u.s. air force says no criminal conduct has been found over a staged photo of personnel around an live airmen with a news around his neck. that photo was taken last august where airmen took a transportation course. the photo later, of course, landed on facebook. an air force review found it was to remind students they could be killed if they don't pay attention while loading and unloading aircraft. >> mourning one of their own tonight. 29 years after being injured in line of duty, a drunk driver pinned officer william between his patrol car and another vehicle in an accident back in 1983. during his treatments, he was given a blood transfusion. the officer was

anny, thanks a lot. >>> the drama "the help" is has won three awards tonight. davidson spencer won also. "the artist" also won. christopher plummer won as an elderly dad what came out as a gay dad. stay with us, we'll preview sports plus. >>> still got football left. >> we've still got football. not over yet. only a couple weeks left. tonight the league's best who aren't heading to indianapolis shined in hawaii. london fleche tear lone -- london fletcher the lone redskin representative. he led the nfc team in tackles with five, fitting for a man who leads the league this season in tackles. while his cohorts were nice and warm, tom brady and his colleagues arrived in chilly indianapolis. >> you try to communicate to the younger players how special it is to be here, because you really do never know when you're going to come back, and that's what makes for a fun week. >> the nhl's best also inaction, the annual all-star game in canada featured just one capital. alex ovechkin opted not to play in the game after being served a three-game suspension. we'll take a loo

if they are breathing and you shake annie and she says "go away, i'm sleeping here" you don't have to move her. how much blood do you have? about 6-liters and how much of the red fluid would it take to soak the front of my shirt? not much and one of the little lobes in the bottom here, half an ounce would coat my shirt an if i were to take this and pore it out on the wooden flee floor make a mess and all over the place and difficult to gi gauge blood loss by what you are looking at and there is an emotional component to it and this is a lot of blood and ble bleeding control and pressure and elevation and pressure poi point. to stop bleeding you put direct pressure on the wound. then you do direct pressure and elevation and then you do direc pressure and elevation and a pressure point. direct pressure on the wound an dressing goes on it and a bandage holding it in place. oh my gosh the dress acknowledges soaked through and what do i do? take it off and throw it away? no. put another one on top and hold tighter and get a good grip on it and if you elevate the affe affected part it will

that looks kind of fun. >> it does look like fun. >> thanks annie. >> we will let annie enjoy the initialat. >> i'm awake. >> want to keep it going. >> tucker. >> keep with the beautiful music for the ears we talk about new yeartalked with dave ramsay about the business side of things i think the i am going to the gym and work out, that has got to be number one. >> i heard this from so many of my friends too this is a work out for your vocal cords. >> i had an opportunity to work with a local musician who also teaches a class, that is fun called karaoke ride crunch fitness take a look ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> my name is chad raymond i am a personal trainer slash group fitness instructor it is called karaoke ride you ride while you sing. ♪ [ music ] >> my band is dc flow it was a natural transition to do karaoke ride i already do kind of do it now we just make other people do it. ♪ [ music ] >> takes a lot of energy. have to sit down. >> when people sing in class they are just spinning. no resistance. the person singing could either stand and sing or sit there and sing you will see it is almost im

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>> i do annie. >> you stick around we will show you some really cool cars and we will tell you whatis in store for the future, automakers are constantly coming out with new and impressive fun details. stay with us on fox 5 morning news  never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. we can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> welcome back 9:22 a.m., strong winds prompted nfl officials to evacuate a tent filled with football fans waiting to get autographs from current and former players the tent set up in the stadium where super bowl will be played this sunday in indianapolis was closed two hours in august, high winds caused the stage to collapse on to part of a grand

annie yu is learning about the event this morning, joining us equinox oh, annie he sounds sad. >> sarah she needs a forever home she is a 2 month old i will stop there and let diana, introduce us to banksie and miss marisol. >> they are two from a litter of puppies that were dropped off at the shelter in a box on christmas eve. and luckily they were raised in a foster home until this point, and now they are looking for homes of their own. >> oh, so they are 2 months old and they are from the same litter do you know what breed they are mixed with. >> both pit bull terrier mixes, we are not quite sure what they are mixed with but it is incredibly adorable. >> they are so playful and sweet, and they have just been having a ball with these it would be ideal if they could just be adopted together but you are okay with them adopting separately. >> they are wonderful and playful and social with people and other dogs so they could go home together but they are perfectly fine to be adopted separately and soak up the love individually for themselves. >> if you haven't noticed she is wearing a cla

all right, hot rod annie, what do you have for us? don't own a bike, you got to come out here with your family because there's so much to see, from the sports bikes, the harleys and the high end custom bikes. and mike joins me. what is this bike all about? >> this is part of the ultimate custom bike show. these are bikes that travel to a lot of the different shows. there's going to be a big vote at the end of the world championship. this is a 2003 suzuki 350. this is what it looks like customized. you look at the integral design, everything that goes into this motorcycle is pristine. see all the wires hanging out? at blacksmith motors, they take the wires and they build them all in, so you can see the differences in the bike from a stock version. reporter: this bike is customized, these are real crocodile seats. >> crocodile seats. it's even got hydraulics on it. reporter: oh, my gosh! that's pretty cool. we all need hydraulics going down the road. >> rose gold, you look at the intricate design all the way around. everything about thi

. >> thanks, anny. thank you so much. if you're planning to head around town, you're going to find a couple of incidents in maryland and in virginia. i'm going to start off with 270 on the southbound side. an accident popped up just after route 80 in urbana. sitting on the shoulder. see all of the red there. it is slow traffic heading southbound right now. to that point. then beyond that, you're still ok into rockville. we'll take a live shot at route 121 here in clarksburg. things are moving fine down to the point where the lanes divide. virginia, the northbound side of i-395, another accident is sitting right before shirlington on the shoulder, in fact, let's go to a live picture here. you can see it through the trees with the flashing lights. again, it is on the shoulder. look at the heavy traffic in the main and hov lanes. we'll go further south to seminary road on the northbound side of 395. this is where delays begin trying to get into shirlington. an update on area road conditions once again at 6:11. mike? >> thank

me too. >>> it is brand new to dulles expo center and opens this friday. >> annie yu is checking outw kitchen and family room see what you can do. >> all right alison that is quite a mission there. that is a lot >> i know. >> this is brand new to the area features more than 200 businesses all from the maryland virginia, dc area, and here to tell us more about it is the showman that injury, liz this is a really big deal people love these shows they never dispoint break it down for us. >> this is the all new home and remodeling show, it is a first time it has taken place at dulles expo center and is there is really a great demand for new products, remodeling and renovation services, and it is a great place for ideas, inspiration and to meet professionals that can accomplish home improvement pro ducts for your home. >> well, people are still -- a lot of people are still staying in their house they have two kinds of projects, project that is are must do and wish list projects, so this is a place to find those ideas and inspirations for different rooms in the house. >> what are some compa

. >> good morning, anny. good morning, everybody. we've had a couple of issues namely one in davisonville. first of all, the beltway all around town, you'll find the wet road conditions. no major problems on the beltway itself. let's go first up into frederick. i'm getting word on route 180, jefferson pike in the 400 and 500 block, icing conditions. we just got calls about that. right here, on the west side of i-270 on the jefferson pike. we'll take a live look outside where if you're planning to head south on 270 or on the beltway near college park and into silver spring, basically, you will be ok. keep your speed limits down this morning. back over to the maps and this time, the big story of the morning has been a serious accident on the westbound side of route 50 right before route 424. it happened after 2:00 this morning. it is a car and a tractor trailer. you are being diverted through the shoulder there right now on the westbound side of route 50 with crews on the scene. we'll take a live look now here at the westbound side of

will never go away. >> reporter: and the state medical examiner's office says they can't talk about annie mccann's case. sometimes organs are retained for further but they're disposed of properly. >> mccann's parents also say there was blunt-force trauma to their daughter's head. police say they spent thousands of hours on this case, and a review turned up no new information. >>> a disturbing incident in howard county. now, a man is facing charges. mary is in the nawz room with the late -- newsroom with the latest on this case. >> reporter: one man saying another fired gunshots at his car. state police say the drivers began cutting each other off near route 152. and exchanging rude gestures. it ended with a 34-year-old man, allegedly firing shots at the second car. he faces first-degree assault charges. police say the person who was shot at was able to get the suspect's tag number and call police. jess? >> reporter: mary, thank you. police are still trying to determine if shots were actually fired. >>> rick perry is out. the texas governor abandons his white house hopes, just two days bef

good morning, annie. reporter: good morning.actually in northwest d.c., the washington convention center here, and if you come out here this weekend, you're basically immersing yourself in bike culture because there are so many things to see. there are over 400 bikes and there are a few unique ones and some things for the kids. mike joins us again. let's start with this bike. what makes this so unique? >> earlier you had the ducotti italian jacket on, now we're talking about an italian motorcycle. this is a 7 racer and it's absolutely a beautiful motorcycle. this is a cafe racer, so what does that mean? this is one of the biggest growing segments of the motorcycle community right now, of course, inspired by the show on the speed channel, folks getting into older, nostalgic looking motorcycles. this is stunning all the way around. the best part is you can't actually buy this motorcycle right now, you can put a deposit down, but they're on back order because of such high demands. reporter: that's amazing. are you ordering this fro

annie yu is in the lobby of the warner theatre with cast member this is morning.arner theatre hey, annie it is me wisdom. >> good morning there is a lot going on here clearly and that is a part of the show there is a lot of audience interaction, we will show you a really cool dance in just a moment [ audio difficulty ] >> oh, >> i hear her. >> let's try it. >> we will see. >> melanie, tell us about your characters and how it plays into the story line. >> i play the story that is taken up after a death, this is the last time that fela intends to play at the shrine he intends to leave nigeria. you know what mothers are like they are the voice of reason although i am dead you will hear me and see me i am that little cat on his shoulder and little voice in his head all saying to him remember what i told you. all these things that you want to do, is fine, but at the end of the day you have to be true to your own people to the nigerian people so you have to be here, you have to be seen to be doing what you say you are going to be doing. >> talk about fela and the music,

first annie. >> reporter: hey, alison over 200 restaurants to choose from, restaurant week is comingup january 9th we have been hanging out with two chefs. pgh >>> >> first let's check out the trivia question today, in what country, did the jerusalem artichoke originate, did you know there was one. israel, jordan, north america, hungry. the answer is coming up later. fox 5 morning news is back after the break it is a food theme today we will be right back  >>> welcome back. we are following breaking news from texas this is live, this is a 40 car pile up in winnie texas, that is about 6 to miles east of houston -- 60 miles east of houston no word on injuries early reports say fog is to blame for this accident although obviously the shot now is clear but again a live shot from winnie texas where 40 cars have been involved in an accident. >>> this is a strange story look at this video a car crash in california, ends with one of the vehicles on the roof of an apartment building police in fresno still trying to figure this out they think the driver missed a shar

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king. >> annie yu is learning more about the history between the national cathedral and dr.junior and joining us from the cathedral. >> reporter: good morning tony the pulpit behind me is where dr. king delivered his final sunday sermon before his untimely death in 1968 joining me now to talk more about that is vicker dan ko with the cathedral good morning. >> good morning. >> we are delighted to have you here. >> this is a tradition started 14 years ago talking about the celebration that is going on today the king in our midst why was it important for you to begin this. >> this is the spiritual home for the nation and important messages of dr martin luther king junior res nate, true today -- resonate as true today as 1968 when he preached that final sermon, at that pulpit. on that day, he talked about how by our faith, we would be able to hue out of the mountain of despair a stone of home that is what we hope to celebrate and remember today. >> what do you hope people will take away from today's celebration. >> one of the other things he said that day that was so important

first, we want to check in with annie yu. oh, no, we won't check in with her. i'm getting mixed signals, sorry. >> work with us here. i'm over here. more than 40 dealers are going to be here at the washington antique shoa. you cannot only shop around but get some advice from interior designers. this beautiful mirror here costs $1500, right up myalley. but we're going to be talking about things that some area designers have picked out. that's coming up on fox 5 morning news.  >>> welcome back. surviving the snow this winter just got easier if you have a smart phone. two developers created a survivor app. they help motorists prepare for winter driving and when things go badly. it can pin point a motorist location. call 911, notify friend and monitor how long the gas will hold out. the app gives life-saving reminders like to stay with your vehicle and keep the tail pipe clear of snow. good stuff. >> it is good stuff >>> meet olay, the korgie who survived a deadly avalanche that took the life of one of his owners. the dog was with david dilliard.

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i love how it's transformed to this event, annie. see all the dirt here on the arena floor, it's exref. the show is celebrating its 30th anniversary of the grave digger legend. that's a big deal. joining me now is the driver, rod schmidt. good morning, rod. >> thank you very much. reporter: rod, you've been driving this bad boy for 10 years. >> i've been with team graveyard for 15 years. it's been a great, great adventure. everyday is new for us, we tribute to the fans, this is the year for the fans where we're driving the truck for the fans this year. it's actually a big deal. 30 years is quite the milestone. reporter: talk a little bit about the history of the car, like how did it all start? >> it started 30 years ago, dennis anderson had a dream and he named the truck grave digger, just a bunch of junkyard parts, you know, i'm going to bury you with this truck and the name just evolved from a joke, so it's been a good -- reporter: what an honor, you've been driving for 10 years and now it's the 30th anniversary. what does this all

annie yu knew it and she is lacing up her skates at the tucker road ice rink, fort washington maryland>>> good morning alison. you know, it has been years since i put my skates on i got to tell you it is a lot of fun i think you will have fun with your girls if you bring them out here this is national skating month here to tell us more is natalie paul and the assistant coach of the synchronized skate team called united skate. jackie is only 16 you are probably thinking how is she assistant coach how long have you been skating for? >> i started when i was 5. >>> a very long time. >>> natalie tell us the key to figure skating what is the secret as a beginner? >> it is balance, and it is tight aerobics and a lot of glide. >> right. >> and you were telling me earlier the key is to keep your stomach tight and knees loose. >> like pillows. >> so why is that so important? >> because the core of your body is in tension, gives you optimum opportunity to use the bladeglide. >> tell us about the team. >> so this is a new team and we just had our first exhibition on saturday, and so now, everyone

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anny hong is live at the title basin. nice assignment, but we start with topper. are we going to get a repeat performance? >> it's going to stay warm tonight and tomorrow. we may have to mix in showers. but let's put things into perspective. they have been blooming all over the place. this was sent to us last week. allen, the daffodils are up high. those are the biggest ones i have seen. those are full bloom and that's sort of a tell tail sign of what's been going on. spring and winter, 71 at national. that is safe, but so far, they hit 65 and that tied their old mark in 1993. and just really to understand how crazy this is. 65, that's the average on april 10. that's how crazy we are right now. still 64 downtown. still in the 60s in gaithersburg and frederick. even cumberland is 64. oakland is in the 50s. now for tonight, a light jacket should do you. clear skies early. clouds come in late. breezy and milder. winds continue breezy, southwest at 10 to 15. and 40 to 45. that would be a normal day in terms of high temperatures. but nothing has been normal this winter

good morning annie. >> good morning alison. all morning long we have been telling you about the mid- winter family festival here at the textile museum if you can't make it out to that there is another chance for you to make it out here sunday the 29th they are throwing their west african dance concert coming up we will learn about that and you can play the drums with our friend joseph. back after this break. stay with us fox 5 morning news >>> here is today's trivia question for you how wide are the stars from point to point on the flag that inspired frances scott key to write the star spangled banner. 6 inches, 1 foot, 2.5 feet. if you want to guess now head to our facebook page fox 5 morning news back after the break. 9:19 a.m.  [ beep ] [ man ] you have one new message. [ mom ] hi scooter. this is mommy. the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. the vegetables are cut nice and thick... you were always good at cutting your vegetables. and it's got tender white-meat chicken... the way i always mad

. >> first we will check in with annie yu. >> good morning so all morning long we have been dabblingn fun activities on ice and here at tucker road ice rink they offer figure skating, bumper cars on ice really neat program called, give it a shot and it is a fun way for your kid to get introductory course to hockey. all they need to do is come out here and give it a shot we will learn about that coming up stay with us. >>> thank you. first here is today's trivia question, what part of the human body is the branock device used to measure hand, foot, waist or brain head to our facebook page, fox 5 morning news is back after the break, it is 9:20 a.m. these are the crescents you lolove on a holiday. and these are the ones you'll love on a school night. pillsbury ham and cheese crescents. with just a few ingredients, you have an easy dinner. pillsbury ham and cheese crescents. school night ideas made easy. here's a better idea... pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits. in just 15 minutes, the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands! dinner ideas