the entry in the inaugural parade was ballou high school in southeast. practiced was paid for by an excited alumni. >> i am very excited. >> this is a good feeling. my first same being in an inauguration parade. this one was special. a great day, right? be excited, to right? >> after breakfast, time to suit up and rehearse. back at ballou high school, they went over the songs and got .heir uniforms lots of anticipation. they finished and headed to the buses. hours later, they made it to destination, pennsylvania avenue. ♪ to any school, it is special not euro parade. for ballou, it has happened twice. -- in an inaugural parade. , it has happened twice. >> they did a great job.

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the ballou high school marching band and others will be on hand for the grand opening this afternoon. the store sells everything from clothing to buttons and posters and lots of other items. party planners say 40,000 people are holding tickets to the two official inaugural balls and it is the lowest number since dwight eisenhower was first sworn into office in 1953. the president and first lady scheduled to attend only and those two. >> a lifetime of presidential protection is once again now a part of the office. president obama has signed into law a measure granting george w. bush and himself as well as future presidents a lifetime of secret service protection. this is a benefit congress stripped from the office in 1994. under the new law, children of presidents will be protected until they turn 16. presidents and their spouses will be protected for a lifetime. >> a super surprise for a fairfax county teenager battling brain cancer. >> and jordan is a senior at west springfield high school and met his friends and neighbors at a pizza restaurant and was surprised to learn he has been

the ballou senior high school marching knights will perform. >>> still plenty ahead on fox 5 morningnews. members of the d.c. council head to the white house this morning. find out what they are hoping president obama will back at his upcoming inauguration and how it could put a big issue for d.c. in the national spotlight. >> but first, fighting the flu as the number of cases continues to rise across the country. we will take a closer look at some over the counter ways to ease the symptoms if you've been hit. . >>> welcome back. taking a live look over washington, d.c. not too bad out there. temperatures aren't too bad, not too cold. >> it is chilly out but we are not talking teens and 20s or anything. >> we need a good snowstorm to talk b went out on a limb there, i know. people are probably throwing things at the tv. >> i think you would be surprised that people would love to have a good -- >> in fact, yesterday when i was at school, four or five teachers were calling, we need some snow. >> the teachers are of course. >> a day off. >> i had a snow lover on twitter who said age ang

s ballou high school. they have the honor of marching right behind the float honoring dr.n luther king, jr. and finally dogs and the people they serve. they will come down pennsylvania avenue as well. as this historic day plays out, we want to hear from you. we'll tell you how you can be part of the fox 5 inauguration social media patrol. we are checking the biggest headlines including the latest on manti te'o's fake girlfriend hoax. when we can expect to hear from the football star next.  >>> many bodies were so so badly disfigured, official are having a hard time determining whether they were attackers or hostages. >>> katie couric has scored the first interview with notre dame linebacker manti te'o. it will be the first on-camera interview given by the all- american since news broke about the dead girlfriend that apparently didn't exit. te'o and his girlfriend will appear on her daytime talk show this thursday. last week, he insisted he was a victim of a hoax, not a participant. >>> barbara walters was admitted to a d.c. hospital over the weekend after she fell a

s ballou high school. they have the honor of marching right behind the float honoring dr.luther king. and finally dogs and the people they serve from the group canine companions to independence from fauquier county, virginia. >> that should be something to see. >> tucker barnes will join us again. we've got some inauguration trivia. >> we thought we would be testing tucker. turns out tucker is going to be testing us. >> i'm going to study during the next couple of minutes. >> we'll be right back with that and more. fox 5 morning news continues. >> also, can i mention one thing? the ravens are in the super bowl. how about that? we are going to have a preview of the sibling rivalry coming up. it is an all-harbaugh super bowl, believe it or not. we'll tell you about that in a little bit.  amazing. dunkin's new turkey sausage breakfast sandwich. surprisingly great sausage taste with under 400 calories. try one today. america runs on dunkin'. that's why i got them pillsbury toaster strudel. warm flaky pastry with delicious sweet filling my kids will love. pl