your mayor, brian huff and anthony fox are here.wo outstanding congressmen, mel watt and heath shuler are here. thank you all for being here. it is good to be in north carolina. anthony fox pointed out that i decided to wear a tie that could be a tar heel, but it's got a little duke color in there too. i didn't want to get in trouble with anybody, so i was hedging my bets. this is -- i always tell people, i am one of the best advertisers for north carolina. i love this state. love this state. everybody here is so nice, so welcoming. even the folks who don't vote for me. they're mice to me. they usually wave five fingers. so it's just a great pleasure. and i just had a chance to see some of the folks who are doing the work here today. i couldn't be more impressed. some people have been here, like juan, 32 years, 25 years. some folks have been here for four months or six months, had just gotten hired. but everybody had such pride in their work. and, you know, the freighter line trucks that you're making here at this plant, run on natu

anthony fox pointed out that i decided to wear a tie that could be a tar heel, but it has gotten a bitin there too. i did not want to get in trouble with anybody, so i was hedging my bets. this is -- i tell people all the time, i'm one of the best advertisers for north carolina. i love this state. love this state everybody here is so nice. so welcoming. even the folks who don't vote for me, they are nice to me. they usually wave five fingers. so, it's just a great pleasure. i just had a chance to see some of the folks who are doing the wok here today. i could not be more impressed. some people had been here like juan, 32 years, 25 years, some fo folks had been here for four months just gotten hired, but everyone had such pride in their work. you know, the freighter line trucks that you are making here at this plant, run on natural gas and that makes them quieter and makes them better for the environment, and it makes them cheaper to fill up than they would be with diesel, i hear you sold your 1,000th natural gas truck last november. [ applause ] the first company to reach that mileston

we also know that charlotte mayor anthony fox has asked for federal assistance. fred. >> all right, thanks so much, andrew. a lot of cleanup, a lot of damage and certainly a lot of lives turned upside down. thanks so much, andrew dowd. >>> let's talk about politics straight ahead. republican presidential candidates are on a delegate hunt in washington state. we'll have a live report coming up next. no. it's truck month! no. it's truck month! no. it's chevy truck month! definitely that one, boss. solid. let's try the other one again. ♪ chevy truck month ♪ no. it's truck month! ♪ truck month ♪ no. truck month! no. it's chevy truck month. yeah. [ male announcer ] it's chevy truck month. your hair mixes with pollen and dust in the air. i have to banish you to the garden. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. i can breathe freer with zyrtec-d®. so i'll race you to our favorite chair. i might even let you win. zyrtec-d® lets me breathe easier. so i can love the air. [ male announcer ] zyrtec-d®, behind the p

fox 5. woodson by the way is from arlington, virginia. you can see the entire investigate with anthony woodson on myfoxdc.com. stay with fox 5 for complete coverage of this case. it is all on myfoxdc.com. look for the link in the hot topics bar on our home page. >>> police are still investigating an armed robbery out of frederick, maryland. they say a couple robbed a woman at knife point in broad daylight yesterday at a burlington coat factory store. the victim was not hurt but police say the purse snatcher got away with money and some other personal items. >>> to virginia now where it is now known the man found dead inside his suv with his 13-year- old daughter was in fact a former fairfax county police sergeant. police say both john jackson and his daughter here, alexis, were found early yesterday morning in the driveway of an annandale home. court records show jackson's wife filed for divorce in 2010 citing cruelty. jackson filed his own complaint accusing her of infidelity. >>> a 40-year-old man walked up to a high school, allegedly punched a teenager in the face and ended up getti

. >> and tonight, only on fox 5, i spoke one on one with anthony woodson. one of george zimmerman's best childhood friends. he asked us not to show his face. he says he fears for his safety because this issue has become so explosive. woodson says he wants to set the record straight about his friend. >> i know george very well. i know george's heart. i know him as a person. that man loves people. george would give his life to anyone. black, white, pink, yellow, color has nothing to do with what is happening and it is disgusting that myself as a black man, who sits here, who sits back and sees that the african american community is allowing ourselves to drop our standard of integrity for the moment because we feel, or we think that it was about race. because had i shot trayvon, would this be on the news? would it be such, oh, let's march, let's start this rally. no. it wouldn't be. it's the fact that it was made out to be about race and now that it has gone to the point where you have politicians that are labeling george as a murder, you know, and you have th

. >>> one of george zimmerman's best childhood friends spoke exclusively with fox 5's laura evans. anthony woodson asked us not to show his face. he says it is important to point out that the story about zimmerman isn't completely out there. it is important for us to point out that woodson is african- american. here is his perspective. >> had i shot trayvon, would this be on the news? would it be such, oh, let's march. let's start this rally. no, it wouldn't be. it is the fact that it was made out to be about race and now that it has gone to the point to where you have politicians that are labeling george as a murderer, you know, and you have the black panther organization who wants to put a $10,000 bounty on his head, what has america come to? >> woodson is from arlington, virginia. >>> day three of legal arguments over the president's health care law. justices heard arguments about the constitutionality of the law yesterday. they got to the core of the controversy at the heart of the law. the individual mandate. let's get more now on that from fox 5's melanie alnwick. she is live at the

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. >>> george zimmerman's childhood friend anthony woodson came to talk with me at fox 5 last night and defended zimmerman saying he's not the slightest bit racist. woodson didn't want us to show his face but didn't mind us using his name. he said the racially charged atmosphere of the scazon fair and that his own community is reacting without knowing all of the facts. >> the african-american community is allowing ourselves to drop our standard of integrity for the moment because we feel, or we think that it was about race. had i shot trayvon, would this be on the news? would it be such, oh, let's march, let's start this rally. no. >> can you watch my entire interview on our website. www.myfoxdc.com. >>> now the developing story from the supreme court. the third and final day of hearings on president obama's heel -- healthcare law is over. all week, the justices argued with arguments -- wrestled with arguments over whether the law opponents believe is unconstitutional. and he's the latest from the supreme court. >> reporter: the issue's today before the supreme court were twofold. first

. >> fox 5's laura evans spoke with george zimmerman's childhood friends that lives in virginia. anthonyoodson asked us not to show his face and he wants to set the record straight about his friend. >> george is hurt. because you know, it's almost like a veteran. going through something where you had to do it, not that you wanted to do it. and then the backlash of people labeling him as a racist, labeling him as someone who is a individual individual vigilanty who wants to run the streets, that's not george. >> posted our entire interview on myfoxdc.com. >>> day two of the supreme court over the healthcare law. the focus whether the president and congress rleally allowed to require everyone to purchase something, like health insurance or face a penalty. the court's liberal wing says the law follows a long line of federal requirements like social security. the law exceeds constitutional powers. arguments wrap up tomorrow. a decision will come before the court ends its term in june. another issue taking center stage in d.c. the growing threat of cyber attacks. a warning for lawmakers. he a

fox news. of course he did the anthony weiner pecker photo. he got that one out. he has those i think those who are somewhat demeaningly referring to him as a conservative blogger, he had big government, big hollywood, big media, a best selling author and he had time for all his friends. he was larger than life. i can't believe i'm not going to see him burst into the green room or burst into the party where i was supposed to see him tomorrow night and start telling us all stories. >> so he helped start the drudge report with our -- >> and huffington post. >> although he kind of split later. huffington post went to the left. he sort of waged guerrilla warfare. the small guy in a way, he didn't have a lot of resources, he's up against all the mainstream media and he's busting these stories and he did run anthony weiner out of office. >> and shut down acorn. he got the congressional funding withdrawn, lots of the offices shut down but still i'm out in l.a., i've been talking to a lot of his friends today and what i remember most about him was just how hilariously fun

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fox 5's paul wagner has the story of. >> reporter: michael anthony davies was arrested wednesday chargedth first degree sexual abuse accused of raping a young girl inside this southwest apartment building in april of 2006. according to the charges document, detectives were unable to identify a suspect until davies' dna profile matched the evidence in a cold hit. according to the charging document, the 17-year-old victim said she had just returned from the store just after 8:00 at night and she was riding the elevator to the fifth floor in this apartment complex where she lived. as she got out of the elevator a man in the elevator with her followed, grabbed her bit arm, said i want on get to -- by the arm, said i want to get to know you better but she resisted. he grabbed her by the waist, dragged her into a stairwell where she was raped. police took the teen to a hospital where a sexual assault kit was used to collect the evidence. it's unclear when the dna was entered into codis, but in september of last year police were notified of a match with michael davies, the results of examining

anthony armstrong is picking c the chihuahua. >>> if you want to guess now head to our facebook page fox 5 morning news is back after the break  >>> uss enterprise is making its final voyage the nuclear aircraft carrier left norfolk yesterday and heading for the straight of hormuz, the crew will answer the strain of threats, from iran close to that straight it has a storied 52 year history playing a permanent role in the cuban missile crisis and serving in the vietnam war, operations desert fox enduring freedom and service in the persian gulf and afghanistan it is the first aircraft carrier ever deployed. >>> allison a group of young undocumented immigrants have become a journey to washington to raise awareness about the dream act they started out saturday on the golden gate bridge, they will cross 13 states, and hope to arrive on the national mall close to the november elections. the dream act would allow young immigrants to become legal residents if they graduate college or join military. >> coming up entertaining spring break that won't drain your wallet the frugal socialite is here with tips how to make

anthony. thank you. >>> 8:22 a.m. tuesday morning, maryland governor martin o'malley finding inspiration from the boss we will explain coming up next fox 5 morning news and later this hour, holly morris has a behind the scenes look at fourth annual dc tap festival she will introduce us to one dancer with quite an inspiring story fox 5 morning news will be right back óo:ló >>> united states soccer team will not compete at this summers olympic games in london, el salvador scored a late goal, ousted the americans from the qualifying round. it was a 3-3 tie, tucker told me folks are happy about it. >> who? >> salvador januarys. team captain called the loss quote the worst feeling i have ever felt in my life so far as a pro athlete the u.s. needed to win to reach saturday's semi finals in kansas. >>> freddie adou you don't hear that name very much any more. >> one more maryland lawmaker is a big fan of the boss governor o'malley, loves bruce springsteen now the governor is having other maryland state lawmakers read up on a recent springsteen interview. >> washington post got ahold of an interview, where he highlighted powerful springsteen q

anthony weiner who ultimately had to resign. >> that was the last night i saw him actually. he was in new york that day. i saw him here at foxadio show which he did. i got to know him very little bit couple times he sat down with me on radio. he was provocateur. jim used word theater which is good way to do it. what he did was political theater. jim is exactly right were abbie hoffman or jerry ruben were around today might look like different side of the idealogical spectrum andrew breitbart. he loved the battle and provoking the other side and had a lot of fun doing it. jon: ever ask yourself how a staunch conservative grew up in the hollywood world? >> i asked him about that his parents were secular liberals. he i am self did not start out particularly political. as adam housley pointed out he worked for ary anna huffington his first entree to the web. i don't know if he became, i don't know radicalized and politicized as he went along, what he saw the left in his mind, speaking from his perspective and saw a lot of hypocrisy and felt need to make an issue of it and that drove his whole politica political/digital career, w