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. >>> if you want to stay close to home, our annie yu has you covered. hey, annie. >> reporter: hey. new york city drops that one ball. here in old town alexandria on saturday they are dropping 6000 along with a laser show and you can come out and be a part of it. i've already got my ticket. we are going to tell you how you can get yours. barb here with let's make a face has been out here this entire morning giving kids a makeover. we are going to talk more about that and how you can be a part of this coming up on fox 5 morning news. stay with us.  >>> if you have plans to go out this holiday weekend, please do not drink and drive. to keep you safe, washington's regional alcohol program will once again sponsor the sober ride program. you can get a free cab ride home. the program covers cab rights that cost up to $30. it's offered between 10:00 p.m. saturday night and 6:00 a.m. sunday morning. call 1-800-200-taxi. axi. >>> across the country people will be celebrating the new year. >> and while many people will stay close to home, tourist

our own annie yu is live at the riverdale baptist church in maryland with a preview of this fun holiday in the tree. hello, annie. >> reporter: this is the highlight of my morning, to be a part of this tree. i have my bulbs straight, my garland is nicely done and perfect. i'm good to go. i have my own bib. so thank you very much down there who gave me this. for 25 years, they have put on this particular show. it's unique, one of a kind. you have to experience this firsthand. joining us now is tony, the director and he is quite fun, everyone. definitely come out here. very animated. tony, good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: how are you? >> doing well, thank you. >> reporter: thank you for being out here today with us. talk about how long have you been here and what does it take to put this production together? >> this is my 19th year. i was talking earlier, i started as a page turner in the orchestra and this is my 13th year directing the show. it's a monumental task, but we enjoy it. to learn the music we start in august. i listen to, as soon as is easter over, i start listening

. >> in our next half hour, annie yu will get a lesson in a growing trend cookie decorating sounds fun stay with us. time now 7:20 a.m. @@@ >> this crazy scene at mall of america you can see people throwing chairs, the reason for the frenzy a rumour going around that rappers drake and lil wayne were at the mall apparently that was enough to trigger it. >> so you throw a chair >> apparently the brawl got out of hand in the video, mall security had to call local police officers to come help with crowd control. >> we are standing in front of holster and saw a bunch of people running at each other and saw fists fly people started going after each other i saw a chair get thrown at a girl hit her in the back of the head she fell to the ground the cops came in and broke it up after that. >> police eventually charged 9 people with disorderly conduct. the rappers were not shopping at mall of america after all. >> if you live in maryland you will see fewer war by's around the area, a franchise closed 10 restaurants they are being forced to shut down the location because of financial di

. >>> plus annie yu is live from the national museum of history today. annie. reporter: hi, allison. we have a new exhibit to feature. take a look. this is the jefferson bible and it recently underwent meticulous conservation and on display for a short time, we're talking less than six months. you definitely want to come down and check it out. we'll talk with a curator in just a bit. >>> first here is today's trivia question. babycenter.com is out with the top baby names of 2011. which of the following is not on the list of top 10 girls' names? abigail, lilly, sophia or logan? the answer is coming up later. but if you want to take a guess now, do it. head to our facebook page. fox 5 morning news is back after the break.  plus cookies plus memories pillsbury holiday star cookies start with pillsbury cookie dough easy. then add my own favorite frosting and sprinkles. just three ingredients to sweet memories. holiday ideas made easy. in 15 minutes, [ female announcer ] you call that bread? you can serve some warmth with your bread. and some flavor w

. >>> then our annie yu is helping to lighten things up from the national mall event. hello, annie. reporter: hey, allison, i'm having a ball out here, the sun is out, it's definitely warmer. i still have to keep bundled up because it's still cold for me. we'll talk with some organizers involved in this event. it's an amazing event. take a look at the tree, it's a magnificent sight, it hasn't been lit yet, but tonight at 5:00 it will be. things are just under way today, so stick around. 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. and enenjoying it less and le? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $79.99 a month for t

it'll be there through january 7th. >> annie yu is there to meet the boys behind the show. reporter: good morning, allison and steve. we are here live at the national theater where, of course, we are getting a back stage all-access pass to "the jersey boys." i'm not going to talk anymore because here i have preston boyd, john gardner, good morning to all of you. >> good morning. reporter: thank you very much. i know you had a late show last night so thank you for coming out this morning, looking beautiful. >> we just had an early show before this. reporter: so welcome to d.c. have you guys -- i know you've been really busy with the show, but have you guys been able to enjoy some of the stuff here? >> absolutely. this is a city that is a revisitation for me and i've had a lo of things too look forward to, restaurants, memorials and such. great city. reporter: i understand you guys got to meet kermit the frog because we did that earlier this week. >> highlight of my week. reporter: isn't that awesome, kermit the frog? let's talk about the storyline of "the jersey boys." talk

annie yu is checking out the national museum of american history and what they have. reporter: good morning, allison. allison, this dress right here is the dress that first lady michelle obama wore at the inaugural and how cool is this. we are here in the gallery and this is one of the most popular attractions at the museum and the museum continues to add to the exhibit, so we're going to get a behind-the-scenes pass to what's new coming up in just a bit. ! hey guys, what can i get f for you? i would like a decaf 360 calories please. and for you? i'll have a triple iced 410 calories please. you want the 40 whipped calories on that? uh, you know what... i'll have this instead. [ female announcer ] swap one thing a day for a yoplait light. with 33 flavors all around a hundred calories, a swap a day adds up to amazing. now you can add some crunch to your creamy. yoplait light with granola. try it today. >>> a health alert this morning to pass along. the centers for disease control want to remind everyone it is not too late to vaccinate. it is nat

on that when we come back. >> you realize that is a half pound. >> tiny baby >> our super chef, annie yuration is not just tasty it is an art form, annie is learning all about it. we will see if we can get her hands dirty coming up ♪ [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holiday meal a special occasion. so you can make all of your gatherings, just as merry as can be. get a boneless beef loin ny strip roast for just $5.99 a pound. plus save on gift card multipacks. right now get 15% off of $40 itunes multipack. safeway. ingredients for life. >> police are on the hunt for vandals who targeted an elaborate christmas display in virginia. three people were caught on camera, destroying the massive display. early sunday morning they used baseball bats and ran over some of the decorations when they drove off. they may have destroyed items but not the man's christmas spirit >> i have been doing it almost 20 years on sunday as i was outside assessing the damage neighbors up and down the street started coming out and they volunteered by

. >> if you are still looking for something to do to ring in the new year annie yu is live with details a new years eve gay hall. we gala. we will be right back  >>> preparations are under way for this year's rose bowl parade it will take 1200 people to decorate the floats after the parade materials will be recycled for next year. >> annie yu is looking at a new years eve bash that will take you around the world in one night annie how is it going. >> sarah you are right it is one heck of a bash i only experienced a third of it this morning i am wiped out for the day earlier i told you this omni show room was the stop for the beatles in 1964, pete sands the general manager. >> good morning annie. >> happy new year thank you for having us out here. give us the scoop what is the story on the beatles. >> there is a lot of incredible history here at the show room but one of the most popular stories is about the beatles after they performed on ed sullivan show the following evening they made the trek the washington dc there was a snow storm they spent multiple days here in dc longer

. >>> annie yu later talking about cookies. we will be right back  >>> our annie yu is showing us how easy it is to create professional iced cookies for that big new years eve bash. do you think she is crashed from the sugar rush. >> are you getting upset we keep saying how easy this is to do? >> first of all steve knows me well we have had a lot of cookies and sugar, right kim? yes. second, it is easy, i promise i am just not very good with my hands and doing crafty things but if you% your heart and mind to it you can do -- put your heart and mind to it you can do it. thank you for having us out here kim. kim will show us a fancy trick for packages. >> right this is a fan we usually put together, with our gourmet cookies makes it a little more festive gives it a little more height very simple. >> so this is tissue paper. >> right just tissue paper both of them are actually tissue paper this is a cellophane you can do it singly but this gives it textured look. >> and dimension. >> crinkle it, gather it all the way to

. >> count down to 2012 coming up yesterday we helped you perfect your cookies annie yu will show usw to entertain with kids. >> curtis blow, here to talk about his latest project and perform. right back with curtis blow  it's's about building cars in america. it's all about jobs. it's all about respect. security. the american dream. [ jamaul ] good jobs in tough times. a chance to move up and do better. [ delaunta ] excellent healthcare. [ caletha ] beautiful benefits. what they used to call the american way. it still works here. [ jennifer ] not a single layoff of a u.s. manufacturing worker. [ glen ] not one. not one. doing things the right way. quality. [ jimmeka ] building cars that americans want. [ jamaul ] right here in america. hyundai is an all-american success story. ♪ >> rapper curtis blow has had in firsts in his music career the first rapper to sign for a major label, the first to tour the united states and europe and earn other a million dollars he joins us to talk about his music, and latest project, here he is the man, the legend curtis blow good to have you here

. >>> annie yu joins us with a local vet to talk about those dangers good morning. >> good morning that'sight you have family and friends coming and going decorations up it can really be a crazy time we have dr. ashley hughes from friendship hospital for animals joining us to give us the inside so scoop. >>> good morning. >> let's slide right in we want everybody to have a happy and healthy holiday season what are somethings people should be aware of. >> there are a lot of holiday dangers out there, the christmas tree and holiday decorations are a big one, um, dog hair probably for me. tinsel is a big thing cats love to eat tinsel. >> very shiny. >> yeah, tinsel and ribbon can be dangerous on presents, 'cause a linear foreign body if that happens to your kitty or dogs too, it is a surgical emergency. >>> if they do digest it how soon is that reaction. >> well, you want the look for signs of lethargy, vomiting anything that shows they are not feeling well it can pass it is not a guarantee it will happen but there is a high likelihood it could cause serious problems. >> moving on to candles

. >> annie yu is hanging out with a unique team in college park annie. >> maureen we will find out more about these competitions that the racing team participates in. three every year, three for each car we will find out what it is like to be in the drivers seat and more impurer pantly, who get -- importantly who gets to drive it. maybe me i don't know. >> looking good. first off today's trivia question, how tall is sesame street's big bird? is he 7'6", 8'2", 8'6", or 9'0" tall. the answer coming up fox 5 morning news back after this short break  >>> the search for answers as to why a man in belgium threw grow fades into a group of holiday shoppers and opened fire. four people including the gunman killed more than 120 injured, all in the city of lege. police found the body of a woman in the suspect's home the suspect had spent time in jail for previous gun and drug offences he was under investigation in a sex abuse case. >>> a man charged with trying to assassinate president obama is expected to appear in court this morning. he has been found competent to stand trial

. >> annie yu takes us behind the scenes of ebenezer scrooge that's right annie? >> that's right tony our tea party is over. but it is on to the theatre that is the great thing about old town alexandria there is so much to do here. we will be joined by the little theatre of alexandria they will show us a scene from their upcoming show, starting tonight until sunday. back to you. ♪ [ music ] >>> thank you annie. today's trivia question, what inspired john paul, george and rip go to call themselves the beatles? a they got the idea from the musical group the crickets. it came from john lennon's mothers maiden name, c, several -- >> wow. >>> several members drove volkswagen beatles at the time the group was formed or d little richard suggested the name to them. fox 5 morning news is back after the break  hey guys, what can i get for you? i would like a decaf 360 calories please. and for you? i'll have a triple iced 410 calories please. you want the 40 whipped calories on that? uh, you know what... i'll have this instead. [ female announcer ] swap one t

. >>> then if you are looking to beef up your cooking skills annie yu is learning about a unique oh, thought it was a knife. >> be careful. >> don't touch the griddle. >> we will be back. >> griddle or grill. >> grill. >> she will break something ♪ making your way in the world today ♪ ♪ takes everything you've got ♪ wouldn't you like to get away? ♪ ♪ ♪ sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ ♪ ♪ you want to be where you can see ♪ ♪ our troubles are all the same ♪ ♪ you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ ♪ >>> just about a week left to pick out gifts for everybody on your holiday list, you can make any gardener on that list happy with gifts that are affordable. derek thomas joins us with great ideas hello. >> how are you. >> happy holidays >> we have only got a few days left. >> i know. >> what i wanted to do today is these are a few of my favorite gifts. >> love it >> first and foremost we have a wonderful wonderful book, that is put out by risoli publishing, preston bailey's flowers talk about inspiration, during the winter months. look at that. i mean c

. >> annie yu is here to introduce us to cutie pies in need of a good home. good morning. >> good morning. >> the week we have some fox hound brothers commander and captain coming up just after the break ♪ making your way in the world today ♪ ♪ takes everything you've got ♪ wouldn't you like to get away? ♪ ♪ ♪ sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ ♪ ♪ you want to be where you can see ♪ ♪ our troubles are all the same ♪ ♪ you want to go where everybody knows your name ♪ ♪ >>> 9:22 a.m. let's look at stories making headlines obama administration fighting against state law that is target illegal immigrants today the u.s. supreme court will look so arizona's immigration laws. arizona wants to allow police officers to question a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws but the justice department says regulating immigration is the job of the federal government and not the state. >>> there is a proposal to build an unmanned border crossing between the u.s. and mexico, it would be in a remote part of west texas, would be opening up

annie yu has the story for us. >> you know the best things about the holidays, if you can spruce up yourome with festive lights, trees and decorations. we'll show you how you can do that at home. this is the center piece, just cost a few bucks. we'll find out how in just a bit. state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. >>> 9:22. making headlines this morning a horrific fire in india sent hospital workers running. the dead who toll has been rising all morning. blaze got up in the hallways. police arrested six hospital officials for culpable homicide but the hospital denies any safety vials. >>> ani

annie yu is hanging out with one of them. annie, good morning.ter: good morning, steve and allison. i haven't seen kermit the frog just yet, but i know he's inside santa's workshop over there. guess what. i just saw big time rush rehearsing and they sound amazing. they totally put us in the christmas spirit. everything is just gearing up for this kickoff tonight. and coming up we are going to sit down with kermit the frog to talk about his latest movie, but also his role in all of this. back to you.  to make a commitment is to see things through. confident that no matter what the obstacles we can build something better, together. with the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile, we're making a commitment, to create a stronger network for all our customers. we will invest an additional eight billion dollars and build out the next generation of mobile broadband to nearly everyone in america. that'll mean better coverage and call quality and faster downloads. but it will also create as many as ninety-six thousand american jobs. a

. >>> and then annie yu is live at the national theater. annie, good morning. reporter: good morning. the jersey boys are in town at the national theater and that is where we are live this morning. and of course this is the award- winning musical and we can't let the morning go without talking about the music and the timeless i conic songs, right? that's what we're talking about later this morning. we'll speak to the conductor and a major, major person in the entire show coming up right after this. >> thanks, annie. >> those children in the show, i don't recall them being in the show. >>> here's today's trivia question, love it. the nfl game with the most lopsided score ever occurred 71 years ago today. it was the league -- i know you know it, tucker, it was the league championship game between the chicago bears and the washington redskins. what was the score, was it 82- 10, 65-3, 73-0 or 92-7? the answer is coming up later this hour. we'll be back.  [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! wh

okay. >>> count down continues, ringing in the new year. >> annie yu is getting a behind the scenes lookeve bash that will take you around the world in one night. she joins us from the omni. in northwest. annie where are you? >> hey, that is me on the dance floor see how good i got? >> yeah, really good. >> that is me look how good i am. >> i am kidding. yeah, there are ten different rooms you can tour around the world in one night and that is really cool, i am just going to interrupt them for a sec i need my salsa time. david oh, hello. this is david norton everybody from the dance institute. david you want to show me a quick lesson. >> absolutely put you on this side this is the side you are used to so we are going to talk basic steps for ladies, start by stepping back on the right foot. ladies are always right. go forward with your left keep going like that, right foot back, left foot forward, turn and right foot back. >> i have already mastered this. >> most important thing is don't look down. >> you are big on that. >> very important. >> when people come out saturday they can learn

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more on that when we come back. >> that is our annie yu on the track. >> you go annie. >> first a holiday♪ >>> stationed in south korea, i wish all my cousinfamily back in washington dc i miss them and will be home in 90 days >>> 8:44 a.m. university of maryland college park unique program students can build their own race car. >>> annie, were you in that race car just now? >> you drive fast. >>ive am not going in that thing it goes really fast when it passes by i jump it is really scary but it is really cool what is really cool these kids are all engineering students here university of maryland they build these cars and there is a lot of dedication there. joining me now are team members, michael and christina, good morning to all of you. how are you. >> good morning. >> so michael talk a little bit about the design of the car and some components that come into play. >> well, there is a lot to consider. we determine the lay out of the car things we value wait are size of engine, how much power we want to make overall weight of the car what we want to aim for and aerodynamics. so we chose

>>> if you are looking for family friendly fun, annie yu has an idea for you. hi, annie. >> reporter: good morning. break out the dancing shoes and come down here to old town alexandria. we are going to get a sneak peek at their annual new year's eve bash going on this saturday. coming up we are talking to organizers and getting a sneak peek at one of the entertainers that day so stay with us on fox 5 morning news.  >>> 7:52 right now. >>> if you're still looking for something to do with the entire family tomorrow to ring in the new year, annie has got you covered this morning. >> got a lot going out there and she joins us now from the torpedo factory in alexandria, virginia with more. hi, annie. >> hi. we are here live at the torpedo factory and first one in alexandria started in 1994 and they have tons of activities, music and entertainment for the entire family. and it's very, very affordable. and joining me now to talk more about it is the vice mayor, and one of the artists here at torpedo factory. >> happy new year. >> i can't believe it's already 2012. >>

. >> it is tea time in alexandria >> annie yu has more on the children's themed event good morning. > hello alison. i am live here at the grill at morrison house old town alexandria you can tell this is a fun place for adults and children. good morning children. >> good morning. >> yes. we are having a lot of fun coming up, we will talk about the food that they offer here and variety of teas and dress up and all the fun activities for your little ones. good morning, sir. >> how do you do miss annie. >> very good thank you. back to you in studio. >> thank you look forward to that coming up. >>> right now time the say good morning to our facebook fan of the day, jessica, she says she is a faithful fan of fox 5 morning news. we appreciate you watching if you want to be tomorrow's fan of the day search fox 5 morning news, remember no space between fox and number 5 and post a comment under jessica 's photo. we will be right back  . welcome to carmax. hi. i was on carmax dot com and i think i found the one. great car. and i think, it's right over there... (sighes)... finding your

this year our annie yu is checking it out. >> reporter: good morning to you.ey're gearing up for their 25th annual living christmas tree. it is supposed to be bigger and better than last year. i'm going to be talking to these guys, walter and stanley, coming up in the next hour and find out why.  Ñ >>> if this next piece doesn't get you in the holiday spirit, i don't know what will. annie yu out at the riverdale baptist church. >> that is where the 25th annual living christmas tree is performing this weekend. annie, you made me jealous with kermit and now stanley and walter. i get it. >> reporter: what is up with me and the muppets? >> i don't know. you're lucky. >> reporter: thank you. walter and stanley say hello. we are live at the riverdale baptist church. it's one of a kind unique experience. you have to come out and experience it firsthand. there's a lot of work that goes into it. the director of operations is one of the master minds behind it all. good morning, kathy. >> good morning. >> reporter: thank you for coming out today. kathy, what

.  >>> good morning everybody i am annie yu filling in for holly morris.live at the grill at morris son house at the grill old town alexandria. you want to come check this place out this saturday they have what is called story tea time bring your kids for reading, book readings, crafts, dress up and of course tea what else goes with tea? manners they also get a lesson in manners which is never a bad thing we will learn how you can come out and enjoy this event and sample some of this food and i think we are getting a lesson in manners that should be really neat in the last hour we will find out how you can come out and enjoy some other things of alexandria. we will get the little theatre out here for a christmas caroll. maureen. >> very dapper young kids thank you annie see you in a bit. >>> time to say good morning to our facebook fan to have day. jessica says she is a faith . fan of fox 5 -- faithful fan of fox 5 morning news if you would like to be tomorrow's fan of day search fox 5 morning news on facebook. then post a comment under jessica's lovely ph

reporter: good morning, everybody, i'm annie yu, filling in for holly morris. happy friday.at the kennedy center this morning where we're getting a behind-the-scenes look at the musical" billy elliot." it's award winning and based on a story of a boy with a dream. it's based on a cast of wonderful performers and now playing here at the kennedy center until january 15th. the story is is set in a small english town in the 1980s and we're following billy as he discovers his true calling to dance. it's spectacular, inspiring and full of passion and we're going to be hanging out with some of the cast members throughout the morning and learning more about the story line, production aspect and maybe check out some of their moves coming up. we're in for a very special treat. hope you stick around. back to you in the studio. >> i'm sure they will. thank you, annie, for that. >>> time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. it is corice haynes from green -- doris haynes from greenbelt, maryland. today she turns 61 years old, happy birthday, doris haynes. if you want to be

at&t reporter: good morning, everybody, i'm annie yu filling in for holly morris. happy thursday.eally festival treat today because we are going back stage here at the national theater for the jersey boys. they are in town until january 10th. we're going to be looking at the cast, looking at the costumes, trying on wigs. you definitely want to stay tuned. of course, franky vale and the four seasons brawtz us hits and hits of the 1960s, "big girls don't cry" and so many more. so we'll get a behind-the- scenes look, so don't go anywhere. sarah. >> annie, thank you. >>> time to say good morning to the facebook fan of the day. it is ashley staley goat. this is a picture of her 6-year- old daughter addison. she's adorable. what a great smile. they get up at 5:00 a.m. everyday to watch the show. we appreciate it. good morning, little addison. thank you, ashley for being our fan of the day. you want to be tomorrow's fan of the day, find us on facebook by searching for fox 5 morning news and post a comment under ashley's photo of addison. >>> marcus canty impressing the judges on "xfark"

. >>> good morning i am annie yu filling in for holly morris.isten if you are still looking for something to do this new years eve let us help you. we are live in northwest dc they are gearing up for a huge party this saturday if you are looking for a unique experience let me tell you this is the one you can travel all around the world in one night without ever leaving the city. their theme this year, celebrates all the neat places around the globe. australia, caribbean, paris, tokyo. so many more. we will learn about the event and how you can come out and be a part of this. we will get to take in some of the acts for the evening. you definitely want to stick around. back to you. >>> a little shout out for tucker barnes, moves like jagger,. >>> or facebook fan of the day, carmen moore. today she will start it with fox 5 and wished us a wonderful day too. right back at you carmen on your birthday. >>> you want to be tomorrow's fan of the day post a comment underneath carmen's lovely photo no space between fox and the number 5. >> fox 5 morning ne

. >>> good morning i am annie yu filling in for holly morris. happy wednesday to you.e university of maryland, college park where we are hanging out with the racing team throughout the morning we are introduce you to the membervehicles. they have two here they have built themselves. every year they go out and race with these cars. we will talk about the upcoming races and why these are so important to their maryland engineering experience. we are talking about a team that is world ranked we are in for a special treat they do really well. back to you in studio. >> looking forward to seeing all that action. time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. colleen's cable was out yesterday she was watching online and got a behind the scenes look at the show she says it was pretty interesting watching alison doing her make up and steve eating his crackers during the commercial break. all the secrets from behind the scenes. so if you would like to be tomorrow's fan of the day, take a peak, let us know about it search fox 5 morning news there is no space between fox

. >>> good morning i am annie yu. happy wednesday. today it is all about the cookies.e will show you neat ideas when it comes to baking and designing and packaging those cookies. if you are entertaining for new years eve, we are live here at cookies by design they can really show us insider tricks when it comes to baking dozens of cookies and designing them. of course they make great party snacks but you can use them as house warming gifts if you are attending a party this weekened as well. hopefully we get your creative juices flowing and inspire you the possibilities are endless. >> thank you. i sense a taste test coming up. >>> our facebook fan of the day is jaclyn she loves sweets, and horror movies they kind of go hand in hand. if you want to be tomorrow's fan of the day, post a comment under jaclyn's photo. >>> that does it for the 6:00 a.m. hour of fox 5 morning news let's keep it going. >> all right. >>> tens of thousands of north koreans lined the snowy streets as the funeral wound it way through the capitol. >>> a huge brawl inside mall of america. took polic

i'm annie yu, filling in for holly morris today.ry, very special day because it is the 89th national christmas tree lighting and it's an event that all of us look forward to, not just everyone in the d.c. area, but for everyone across the country because it is the nation's tree. and we're going to -- of course the tradition began in 1923, president calvin cool i think was the first president to light the tree and tonight president obama and his family will get to do that around 5:00. so we'll talk to everyone involved with the event today. they have a star-studded lineup for the concert. so we'll find out all the details coming up on fox 5 morning news. back to you. >> it is a fun time every year, annie, thank you so much. >>> time to say good morning now to our facebook fan of the day. it is janet gray from fredricksburg, virginia. and janet says she cannot start her morning without us. thank you, janet and congratulations on being fan of the day. if you want to be tomorrow's fan of the day, find us on facebook by searching fox 5 m

.  >>> good morning everybody happy thursday to you i am annie yu.ny of you are probably tired from shopping and warn out from all the holiday parties we are just two days away from ringing in 2012, snap out of it. we are live at stafford university, a culinary school here in falls church virginia. we are going to learn about neat and festive drink ideas and festive foods. but also some kid friendly drinks you can't forget about the kids, right? >>> exactly. >> i suspect there will be a lot of taste testing going on don't go any where. >> thank you. time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day, tina, has been living and working in afghanistan all this year and just celebrated her 30th birthday there. happy birthday. >>> fox 5 morning news continues right now at 7 whichever. >> deadly morn. >>> -- >>> deadly morning on maryland roads two young women killed after a night out clubbing. >>> developments in the middle east could send gas prices exploding then again it may not. more on that story coming up. >> we are just five days away from the

. >>> good morning happy thursday friends i am annie yu filling in for holly morris. an amazing january niece restaurant at dulles -- japanese restaurant at dulles center. you have those highly trained chefs doing dazzling tricks before you it is really entertaining now you can come out and learn how to do that here at benny hanna at their behind the chefs experience. we will hang out with a chef all morning long and learn how to make all those wonderful dishes you love so much it will be a fun morning. >> play it safe looks dangerous too. >> i know. >> thanks annie. >> that is it for the 6:00 a.m. how now over to alison and steve. >> coming up fox 5 morning news, the united states formerly shuts down the iraq war today. >> no words no ceremony can provide full tribute to the sacrifices that have brought this day to pass. >>> defense secretary in baghdad where the u.s. forces, iraq flag has officially been retired. >>> a decades old cold case back in the spotlight. we will explain the latest. >>> republican presidential candidate, gearing up

i'm annie yu filling in for holly morris.e best things about living in the nation's capital is that there's never a shortage of events and history in our area. and we are live at the american history museum this tuesday morning where we're getting a sneak peek to a couple exints that are new and a program -- exhibiting that are new and a couple of programs you and your family can enjoy. you can me mary picklessill who sew and who sewn the huge imairson flag. there are exhibits you can come out and enjoy. we're going to be speaking with curators later this morning about how you can come out. this is all really interesting and interactive fun, but the best part it is all free and right here in our back yard. back to you, sarah. >> annie, thank you so much. >>> time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. it is ron matthews, sr. today. congratulations, ron. he and his mom, i'm assuming that's your lovely mother, they are big fans of the show and watch every morning. we thank you, ron and your mother for watching fox

. >> annie yu is showing us simple drink recipes you can try to enjoy this saturday night she joins usfrom start ford university, falls -- strike that -- stratford university falls virginia. >> you are going to show us fun and festive recipes >> exactly. >> what is this? >> a ring out the old punch. >> nice. >> we get somethings some times at christmas time, and thanksgiving we are not sure what to do with them, this is a great wine, seen its time by the end of january. use it before you lose it. same thing too, with glog perhaps you have some someone has given you you know you probably won't serve it sitting around the house by itself i used these products and made a punch, there is an easy way to make a punch a simple formula that is one of sour two of sweet, three of strong four of weak so it rimes. >> like that. >> so in the punch we have i used sweet the glogg the strong is the beaujolais nouveau the sour is lemon juice i bumped it up with brandy if you want to put that on the side you can do that. lastly add some sparkling something, this is your weak,. >> put a lot of that in th

they've got two new members who apparently have not practiced with the rest of the group but our own annie yure out here. we got screech, slapshot, lots of fun. come on out, donate, you know i got to get in here too. we're doing some exercising and warming up. yeah! stuff a truck 2011, very nice out here. tucker barnes is in rockville with more details on the weather. i'm old school, baby. tucker, take it away. reporter: tony, thank you so much. i don't know what you got going on over there, but i've got 100 dancers. are you guys ready to dance? [ cheers ] reporter: you guys going to give it your all? [ cheers ] reporter: how's that, huh? coming up in a few minutes we've got lots of dancing out here. we want to encourage everyone to come up to montrose avenue. we're right outside the giant. we're taking contributions here, helping the needy capital area food bank all the way until 11:00 tonight, and you can see we're real excited about it. let's get right to the weather forecast and we'll have more on the dancing coming up in a little bit. currently it's in the 20s if you're outside the beltw