beth parker said see for yourself. >> reporter: concentrating like an olympic runner ready to pouncef the gates. >> i have a million things going in my head and i'm trying to quiet them. >> reporter: his name is domino joe. his sport is pizza. joe burr and jesse are dominoes pizza employees and have qualified to go to las vegas next week to compete for the title of world's fastest pizza make jeer and being fast at making pizza is like being an athlete. >> they're competitive. >> i'm going to win. >> okay. we'll see about that. >> and ever day i text him with my time and he never responds. >> reporter: we ask him to prove it. one cheese, one mushroom, one pepperoni and they're fast. joe finishes and 41.4 seconds and jesse takes a turn. >> begin. >> time. >> 46.4 seconds. joe's time is shy of the all- time records, 39.6 secs. >> domino joe can grow. >> that is not right. video can you can't catch it like a football. catch it like this and make a wall of hands. ready for it? >> gup-- yup, i'm ready. >> and that is tremendous. i couldn't imagine behind a desk. >> they have their own styl

in washington, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> that is hilarious. they have it down to a science. >> come o guys. kick butt in las vegas. make us proud here. that is awesome. -- come on, guys. go to our web site, myfoxdc.com, to see video of beth parker getting a full lesson on how to make the perfect pizza fast. >> the guy had slow sauce. >>> stephen strasbourg was serving up some heat last night. it was strikeout city in pittsburgh. >> the redskins showing off their new training facility and throwback uniforms. we'll show you coming up next in sports. >>> the washington nats beat the pittsburgh pirates last night 4-2 to ?p a losing streak. stephen stros biewrg -- to snap a losing streak. stephen strasbourg struck out 13 batters. batters.

i'm beth parker.g up, a peek up side maryland's new casino. >> we've got a few leftover showers out there at this hour. forecast looking a little brighter by afternoon. i'll have the detail on that. julie wright will let you know if your traffic looks bright coming up right of at break. - - right 4@ . >>> people living along the southeastern u.s. coastline on guard from what used to be tropical storm beryl. the storm dumped as much as 10 inches of rain in florida t made landfall near jacksonville. it is now a tropical depression. it is expected to skim the coast of south carolina today and then it could gather strength as it moves out into the atlantic, right where we want it to be. >> jekyll island, near hyde island, georgia. >> i've never been there. >> i digress. >> still very heavy rain down to the south and east. we'll look at that in just a second. it will get close to our region. >> it will? >> no influence here. >> sounds like we are on the road to recovery from the heat and humidity. >> thing

and as fox 5s beth parker shows us, she's seen a lot of history. >> i've had a good life. >> reporter: from her rocking chair, she reflects on her 104 years. >> and some good genes, i guess. >> reporter: she was raised on a farm in kentucky. one of the teachers at the one- room schoolhouse is earl comb and this is them in a picture. >> he was knitting a sweater and the sweater for me. >> reporter: he could teach and knit but his verbatim claim to fame is baseball. he played for the yankees with babe ruth and lou gehrig as she grew and she talked a lot with her uncle in the military. >> and i heard so many stories and i got enhanced with his stories. >> reporter: she joined the women's army corps. during world war ii, she worked at the ordinance depot in texas. >> and loading bombs to diesels. >> reporter: she rose through the ranks to become an officer. >> how were you treatd? >> just like the officers. just like the officers. >> reporter: after the war ended, she was sent to europe, assigned to gresham ordinance depo near frank photo. >> very dirty and greasy. >> reporter: a particul

beth parker, fox 5 news. >> love that and they are tap tastic. first of all, they're hilarious.your own shows, ladies. >> i love that. can you tell they're related. >> and that is wonderful. >> yeah, right. >> and what a great weekend for graduates. what -- . >> yeah. to them. >> and last weekend and this weekend and may be sunday night, south and east of d.c., a couple of showers. >> and that is graduation over by then and it's beautiful evening and a fantastic day and our temperature with the nice low humidity, 76 degrees and we're going to have a wonderful evening. check out the temperatures today, reagan, 76; and exactly average this time of the year and dulles and bwi marshal, and across the region, very comfortable. frederick, you're on the warm side at 79 degrees and did you get here closer to water? leonardtown, 70 degrees; annapolis, 74 and that is looking like a really lovely evening and across the county borders and into west virginia, we're still finding temperatures in the 70s and to pet bug, 77 degrees and more warmth to come. we have a bit of an east wind which ke

beth parker, fox 5 news. >> and we'll see her again.here are 13 kids in our area and we'll watch them for and you keep you posted on their progress. >>> the u.s. soccer takes to the pitch at fed ex field against brazil. dave feldman has a preview next. >>> first, d.c. is named one of the top five most bike-friendly cities in the country and editors looked at the data for alliance of viking and input from the local advocates, bike pedestrian coordinators and the other cities in the top 5, portland, oregon, minneapolis, boulder, colorado, and chicago. . >>> good afternoon, the nationals look to avoid a three- game sweep against the marlins and with the first start of the season after earning a victor last friday against the braves. the offense is about to get a major boost with that return of slugger michael morse. he's really good in woodbridge, virginia, his first action since september 27th, when her to his right lat and everything looks good for the big fellow and is feeling 100% and with some at-bats here. the check-swing walk and se

beth parker has the story. >> angry and confused. that's how parents say they feel after this letter that went home from a stafford county elementary school. the principal says the whole thing just a misunderstanding. the note sent home to parents by the second grade teacher in fredericksburg got people talking. >> this time of year, anything that says budget crunch gets attention. >> the letter to parents of second graders said we are definitely feeling the effects of the budget crunch. on friday, we got the news that we only have two boxes of paper to last a whole second grade until the end of the year. we will no longer be able to send home weekly homework packets, but encouraging students to use the time productively. >> as a parent, that can be very discouraging. but i have to say this is an amazing school, great school system. >> the school spokeswoman says the teachers got it wrong. >> unfortunate use of words. >> she says when the principal talked to the teachers, he wanted to encourage them to use more technology and less pa

at american university beth parker fox 5 news. >>> clouds and showers all day long. >> a good soakingor many areas and other parts to region have not had as much, tom down in annapolis didn't have as much rain as the rest of us have had. but still continuing brian. live lookout side soggy many areas but you can almost see a brightening of the clouds in the distance, so, it would -- i will show you here. just in a moment on radar, i kind of think we are getting a break-in the action. i am not sure that it is going to last all night. we are going to have to pay close attention to that. because from what we have already had and what may still be coming could impact the morning rush hour. live look at radar here from fox 5. you can see what we are talking about we do have more showers around the region. some heavier downpours disappeared. something we have not seen, thunderstorms heavier rain also, continues down across the care lie thats. over to seasonal -- carolinas. over the sentinel radar. some of the first batch is here everything moving south to north moved up in caroll county. we

beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> i would have to run down and sit on that deck of cactus cantina tonight., man, now i'm hungry. >> and some dipper? >> they going to have a great week, brian. >> the warm temperatures sticking around. dodging some thunderstorms. a rule of thunder? >> we're good. >> and some did and that is moving to the south and that is mostly a sunny afternoon and evening and should be delightful around here for the evening hours. enjoy it. and great to throw open the doors and you were right and that is humid as well and sticking around a little bit longer, too and maybe a bit drier as we go through the overnight and have a couple of showers and storms to ohio we have to watch. 84 degrees today. 67 yesterday and 84 today. you have to love the big temperature swings, may is coming in on a summer-like note and bwi, 83 degrees and mild. down to 79 here in the city and you're 85 in fredericksburg, 72 in annapolis and 80, baltimore and 82 for dulles, 83 in martinsburg. as we widen out the picture, we find the temperatures are not as sultry up to our north and west and 74 for

beth parker has their story. >> minus the j of the x minus x2. >> reporter: just a couple of math geeksege campus. nothing new, right? hold to to -- on to your calculous book. they have the same major, same last name and about to graduate together. >> what, that is your son? >> yes. >> 49-year-old jody ship and 26- year-old devon ship are mother and son, part of the class of 2012 at george mason university. >> before i got to the first class, she text me like 30 minutes before the class and said are you going to come sit next to me in class? i was like yeah, why not. >> reporter: even so, it took awhile for professors to figure it out. she said ship, jody and ship devon. is this your sister? we were like no, that is actually my mother and she literally had the most confused look on her face show had. she sat there and stared at us like and you're taking a class with her and sitting in the front row together? i couldn't get my kids to do that if i paid them a million dollars. >> reporter: even when devon was young, jody loved math and wanted her kids to love it, too. >> and i go can you

beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> another case of flesh eating bacteria in the sought. a man came close to death -- south. main came close to death. >> -- a man came close to death. >> how about a gun registry? 1 county thinks they can crack down on crime. we'll explain how next. >> if you see a story we should look into, give us a call 202- 895-3000 or e-mail us at fox5tips at wttg.com. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? upgrade to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for just $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years with a two-year agreement. this is a limited time offer, so don't wait. get fios at this great low price. act now and you'll get $250 back. but hurry. this incredible offer ends june 2nd. call 1.888.get.fios. fios. a network ahead. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >>> another case of flesh eating bacteria in the south, a georgia man offering at home after spend -- recovering at home after spending three weeks in the hospital fi

. >> the kids created a masterpiece to honor chuck brown and beth parker take a look. >> that is ingenius like that. >> there is a little neon green in there too. >> we love you, chuck. we love you, chuck. >> the beat. i like the way his beat goes. >> when chuck brown died, we realized the impact he had on d.c. as a whole and we realized there weren't any murals of him in d.c. >> reporter: the kids at macfar land middle school in petworth are changing that. >> a lot of the kids want to be athletes and musicians and art is not always the coolest job field or career choice. i think it is my job to expose them to that and get them hooked. >> reporter: and now even the paint brushes are dancing. >> at my age, i could go on the dance floor. you could for the stit sit still with him. >> i love him. i'm going to miss him. he was for the people and by the people. >> it is not going to be perfect but it is about the idea and the imagery. >> when i heard about it friday, i said i would stop by. >> here friday night until about 10:30. >> we had to get the tall ladders to do the top. >> after they do

fox 5s beth parker takes us along for the ride. >> i always get oh, my god, it's like a food truck. consider where is the taco and pizza? >> no tacos or pizza and there are necklaces and rings and hat. >> reporter: this is joey wolfer and her style liner, a boutique on we'll error errors. >> we have designers from all over the world from high-end to market and flea market finds to vintage finds. >> reporter: she first rolled out in new york two years ago and this is her first visit to washington. georgetown seems like an appropriate spot and they'll be popping into several other neighborhoods around the city over the next six weeks and they say that is the fun of all of this, being mobile. >> you get used to seeing the same things and to have something new and different. >> and. >> i wanted to see what they had. >> these are actual bags. a great work bag. >> reporter: prices range from $20 to the -- on the low end to 1800. >> my goal is to design and have more of the style liner brand. >> reporter: and for now, wolfer has a lot of roles, including driver of the big old truck. >> i c

today, we got a look inside beth parker. >> reporter: what you're looking at is the future. >> today,'re looking at an airplane that i think will be the airplane that people measure. other airplanes against for decades to come. >> reporter: the boeing 787 dreamliner got hollywood treatment at reagan national airport. randy neville is the chief test pilot. >> i love trying the -- flying the airplane. >> reporter: the crew has sleeping space, the cockpit better visibility and the plane is made of carbon fiber. it's lighter and 20% more fuel efficient. >> we took the airplane to places like iceland and high crosslands and we have gone up close to mountains to find icing conditions and to bolivia to find high-altitude runways. awful of the different places but the airplane handles it the same. >> reporter: there is a lot for passengers to like, too. for example, room for four large suitcases in one overhead bin. >> and what you will notice is electronically-giving windows and can you see the difference between this one and the one behind me and that is coming with a push of a button. and

beth parker has the story. >> reporter: angry and confused. that is how parents say they feel after this letter that went home from a stafford county elementary school. the principal says the whole thing is just a misunderstanding. the note sent home to parents by the second grade teachers at ferry farm elementary. >> in this time of year, anything that says budget crunch gets attention. >> the letter said we are feeling the effects of budget crunch. on friday, we got the news that we only have two boxes of paper to last the whole second grade until end of the year. he we will no longer be able to send hem weekly homework packets. we are encouraging students to use the extra time to read and do online learning activities. >> as a parent, that could be very discouraging. but i have to say this is an amazing school, great school system. >> a stafford county school spokeswoman says the teachers got it wrong. >> unfortunate use of words. >> she says when the principal talk to the teachers, he simply wanted to encourage them to use more technology

i'm beth parker. that story is coming up. >>> and a story idea, call 202- 895-3000 or go to fox5tips@wttg.com. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. . >>> the beach company that makes pink slime is closing processing plants in three states due to the process of the beef filler. they will shut down plants in texas, iowa in a few months. one nebraska plant will remain open. the company blames what it calls unfounded attacks over the textured beef that is heated and treated with ammonia. >>> and there is some more bad news about america's waste line. a new cdc forecast said that the obesity rate will increase alarmingly the next few years. a little more than a third are obese and that number can shoot up to 42% by 2030 and the number of severely obese people is expected to double by 2030. severely obese is defined as being nearly 100 pops overweight. >

but as fox 5's beth parker shows us the neighborhoods to the north are getting drawn in. >> reporter: bethesdafication. >> what is the word that catches your eye? >> bethesdafication. >> place where people come to spend money. >> bethesdafication. kind of a made-up word. >> yes, it is. >> the word seems to have first popped up when downtown silver spring was being revitalized. >> i think it is a positive term. for the state of maryland and for montgomery county, bethesda is an enormous economic engine. >> reporter: quebec mart main works for the montgomery county executive. now that term is being tossed around in d.c. >> they have great wine there. >> reporter: they are handing out menus and flyers, getting customers ready for this, cathedral commons, a major development. >> bethesdafication. >> i'm assuming they are talking about the traffic and parking issues downtown here. >> reporter: so parking and some of another issues they have here in bethesda are some of the same problems they're dealing with here in d.c. and the neighbors are concerned. elizabeth lee is concerned when it op

in washington beth parker, fox 5 news. >> go to our website www.myfoxdc.com to see video of beth parkering a full lesson how to make the perfect piz fast. >>> an inspiring -- piz fast. >>> an inspiring story on -- pizza fast. >>> an inspiring story next. >> and also a smaller dog killed by a bigger dog put was it the bigger dog fatal? stay with us. -- dog's fault? stay with us.  >>> here's when a mom triumphed over tragedy this mother's day after being paralyzed in a car accident, she's celebrating by doing the unthinkable, water skiing. >> reporter: carrie newberry celebrating mothers weekend on the water with her 2-year-old son gus. >> this was the first time, yeah. we got some fishing done just now and caught some shish he calls them. so he had fun. >> reporter: a special moment for mom and her toddler. >> i was in a car accident and suffered a neck injury. >> reporter: she's a quadriplegic and is here to water ski. >> hey, guys, here we are at bartlett lake marina where carrie and her 2-year-old son will go on the lake together for the first time. we're docked, so

in bowie, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> congratulations to them both.love the competitive spirit there. >> i love it. they have such a great relationship, too. how fun to do it together. >> what a nice day to graduate. >> congratulations to all the graduates, too because we have them across the board. high school and college. >> graduations tomorrow, too. >> big pressure. we were able to successfully navigate last weekend. it was mother's day last weekend. >> that's right. >> it was nice that day, wasn't it? >> it was beautiful. perfect. >> i thought that. it's going to be pretty good this weekend, too. we've been talking about this little storm down to the south along the coast. it looks like it is going to behave. i just got some new info in, was checking it out and i'll just say it right here. the one guidance feature we were looking at that was actually trying to bring some rain in on sunday is actually no longer bringing the rain in sunday. that was the one lonesome hold out. some good encouraging news for change out there. temperatures, the high t

this help is coming from a source you might not expect as fox 5's beth parker shows us. >> reporter:esia has cancer and will tell you right now she feels -- >> good. >> reporter: alesia is getting chemotherapy at medstar georgetown university hospital and is doing something called medical play. >> right across. >> reporter: jeff abrams is a child life specialist. here she and alesia are using a doll, changing a bandage. >> i've seen my own eyes preparation and education and doing things like medical play really benefit kids and they will go into a procedure with much more understanding. they're not as scared. >> reporter: alesia has been in the u.s. just one month. she likes acting silly in pictures. >> oh, you sticking your tongue out? let's see. >> reporter: and she'll sing if you make a request. ♪ oh >> alesia not only likes jess a lot, she also trusts jess and when you have a child in the hospital in a new country, strange language being able to have a trust relationship is really important to her well being. >> reporter: larry allen and his wife were in the process of adopting a

fox 5's beth parker stepped aboard for a ride. >> i always get, oh, my god, it is like a food truck.'s the taco, where's the pizza? >> no tacos or pizza but there are necklaces and rings and hats. >> this is my converted potato chip delivery truck we have designers from all over the world to high end to market to sort of flea market finds to vintage finds. >> reporter: style liner first rolled out in new york two years ago. this is the style liner's first visit to washington. georgetown seems like an appropriate spot. they will be popping into several other neighborhoods around the city over the next six weeks. they say that is part of the fun of all this, being mobile. >> you get used to go to the same shops, seeing the same things. it is cool to have something new and different. >> i just wanted to check you out to the, see what they have. >> these are vintage italian postal bags, actual postal bags, they've converted into totes. >> reporter: the prices range from $20 to $100. >> my goal is to start designing and having more of the style liner brand. >> reporter: for now, she has y

i'm beth parker. it's all captured on videotape. up. >>> but first here's fox business network neil cavuto. >> another worrisome time for the economy, a new survey showing nearly half of all americans are planning to spend less cash in the next year still worried about a recovery and in the wake of jpmorgan's big trading loss the exec in charge of all investments retiring, ina drew becoming the first to leave after the big blunder. jpmorgan stock tumbled 12% suns the news broke and stocks sliding yet again on more worries over europe's debt crisis now down last nine trading days. meanwhile krispy kreme is taking passage in india, the donut chain planning to open 35 new stores in that country in the next five years. this is following dunkin' donuts recent move into the indian market and the slurpee is going on a diet. convenience store chain 7- eleven will start selling low calorie sugar free versions of its classic frozen drink, but slurpee purists don't worry. 7-eleven still serving the name with real sugar, too. that's business. i

in frederick, maryland, beth parker. >> you learn something new every day. what a great story. >>> the news is far from over. the news at 11:00 starts right now. >>> another chapter in the story that took hundreds of lives. thanks for staying with us. the man convicted of bombing pan am flight 103 back in 1988 is dead. families are relieved but some feel they don't have the full story. >> it's one more development in a long history of tragedy, heart ache and outrage in the wake of the pan am 103 bombing. abdel al-megrahi was diagnosed with pros tate cancer and died today in tripoli. he was convicted after libyan dictator qaddafi returned him over for trial. he was returned home to a hero's welcome three years ago. the brother of a victim says that he is happy that he died but the full story has not been told. >> there are other people involved. no question about that no question in my mind that iran or sierra have been involved. i don't know if our government or the british government would have the stomach to find the truth. >> pan am flight 103 went down k

as beth parker shows us, they have something else, too, each other. >> eric a christina turner. >> reporter: on this sunny day, most bowie state university graduates had to appear in the crowds to find the families and had to look in the next seat over. daughter and mom. across the stage, one after another. each earning a master's degree in mental health counseling and no question they're related. >> a husband. >> the enternship. >> reporter: nora gave birth to her daughter when she was 16 years old. all's well now and wasn't too happy that her daughter became a teen mom herself. >> i knew how hard my life was when i got pregnant with her and i didn't want her to go through the same thing i went through. for awhile, we were homeless. >> reporter: years later, they went for a ride. >> and i told her to come ride with me. >> really, she was going to register for college. >> mom, we're going a doctor's appointment? >> it was a doctor's appointment. what the doctor ordered. >> and -- . >> shings she's my mother and most of the oldest think they're charging -- >> i am controlling. >> they finish

beth parker has that story. >> reporter: holly mcall has two full-time jobs.ander, the other jonathan. she's a stay-at-home mom who used to work in the financial services industry. >> i was a little stunned at first. >> reporter: she was surprised when her application for a credit card in her own name was denied. >> i've got a really good credit history. >> reporter: that word denied was in bold print tuesday when she and others showed up at the consumer financial protection bureau with a stack of petitions. 50,000 signatures from people who want the government to left banks count household income for adults applying for a credit card. one came dressed as a 50s housewife. >> it has long-term impact. this means a person is not building and maintaining credit in their own name. if something were to happen to their spouse, divorce, death, or even domestic violence, that would significantly impact a person's ability to be out on their own. >> reporter: this law was not set up to target stay at home parents. it just worked out that way. it was originally designed t

fox5's beth parker takes us along for the ride. >> i always get, it's like a food truck. is the taco, the pizza? >> reporter: no tacos or pizza. but there are necklaces and rings, and hats. >> this is my converted potato chip truck. >> reporter: this is her boutique on wheels. >> we have designers from all over the world, from high end to market, to flea market finds to vintage finds. >> reporter: it first rolled out in new york two years ago. this is their first visit to washington. georgetown seemed like an appropriate spot. they'll be popping into several other neighborhoods around the city over the next six weeks. they say that's part of the fun of all this, being mobile. >> you get used to going to the same shop, seeing the same things, so it's cool to have something new and different. >> i wanted to check it out. >> these are vintage italian postal bags from italy. they've converted into totes. a great work bag. >> reporter: the prices range from $20 on the low end to $1,800. >> my goal is to start designing and having more of the style liner brand. >> reporter: now

beth parker takes a look. >> that is ingenious. >> there is a little neon green there too. >> yeah. >> we love you chuck. we love you chuck. >> the beat. i like the way his beat goes. >> when chuck brown died we realized the impact he had on dc as a whole and realized there also weren't any murals of him. >> reporter: kids at mcfarlane middle school in pet worth are changing that >> we proposed the idea to them it wasn't yes it was when are you going to get started. a lot of them want to be athletes and musicians and art is not always the coolest job field orca rear choice. i think it is my job to expose them and get them hooked. >> reporter: now even the paint brushes are dancing. >> at my age, 55, i can still get on the dance floor and do what i do with him. he used to bring happiness to whatever crowd he had. you could not sit still with him >> i love him. i am going to miss him. good dude. good guy. love him. for the people and by the people. >> not perfect but about the idea and imagery. >> when i heard about it friday, i was like hmm, i said, drive by. >> they were here friday n

fox 5's beth parker takes a look. >> that right there, that's ingenious right there. >> there's a littlegreen in there, too. >> we love you, chuck. we love you, chuck. >> the beat. i like the way his beat goes. >> when chuck brown died, we realized the impact he had on d.c. as a whole and we realize that there weren't any murals of him in d.c. >> the kids are changing that. they talked to management at sweet mango cafe. >> we proposed the idea to them, the answer wasn't yes, it was when are you going to get started? a lot of them want to be athletes and musicians and art isn't always the coolest job or career choice. i think it's my job to expose them to that and get them hooked. >> and now even the paint brushes are dancing. >> at my age, 55, i can still go on the dance floor and do what i do. because it brings happiness to whatever crowd he had. you could not sit still with him. >> i'm going to miss him. good dude, good guy. i love him. he was for the people and by the people. >> it's not going to be perfect, but it's about the idea and imagery. >> when i heard about it friday, i said

beth parker explains how. >> it's going to be awesome today. >> reporter: and awesome summer. can you bet that is what these kids are hoping for. >> you're going to be headed down going in through our first entrance rapid. >> reporter: if they're looking for excitement, they might find it here, a non-profit that runs outdoor camps. >> so kids come to kalev katherine egbert dirty and spend all day outdoors and they learn something new. something they wouldn't do in their normal everyday routines. >> reporter: how do you find the camp that will float your kids vote? he wondered that, too. >> i have had parents tell me they would rather have a root canal. >> reporter: he had a tough time when some of the kids were signed up for cancelled sessions at the last minute. with two working parents, she was left scrambling. >> why is there not a platform where i can say i need camps at this time, this place and for this age kid and it would fit back all of my options. my husband happened to be in ear shot of that and that is a home run. >> and that is is a home run. >> reporter: they in

in washington, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> the walk is in alexandria on sunday, may 20. register online or in person on the day of the walk. for more information, visit our website, myfoxdc.com. >>> a marine got the gift of a lifetime when he came home from afghanistan. his six-year-old son surprised his dad by walking to him for the fir time. staff sergeant, jeremy believes his son would keep him from being able to move without assistance his entire life. the boy learned to walk while his father was deployed. >> what a wonderful gift. what a wonderful way to come home. >>> coming up, an nba center is at the center of an investigation into crimes against children. we'll have details. >>> plus, facebook's cofounder renounces his u.s. citizenship ahead of the social network's ipo. we'll tell you what's behind it if you can't figure it out already. oe >>> nba player is under investigation for alleged crimes involving children. sheriff deputies searched the denver nuggets player's home yesterday. investigating anderson deals with allegations of internet luring, child predato

so -- >> i love you, too thanks. >> reporter: at george mason university, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> congratulations to both of them. >> get this rain out of here. it seems like it's within a week. it rained over the weekend. >> i'll say it for all of us. uncle. we're ready for some sun and we'll get sun tomorrow. the rain is tapering off tonight. it is still raining from d.c. on east. it's light stuff, maybe get a few more 1/100's and also maybe a little fog later depending what the wind does. if the wind get lighter, we might have a touch of fog for thursday morning, but it is almost thursday and the measurable rain is shutting off across the region. first stop radar tonight, to our west, not a lot left. d.c. to the eastern shore, it is still raining. here's the first of two frontal boundaries that started to push east. we have one more to come a bit later tonight. i'll show you that one on radar, too. we are drying out, beneficial soaking tonight and a lot of places picking up 1/4 to 1/2- inch of rain. some of those downpours are pretty moderate that we had earlier. let's go ov

beth parker, fox 5 news. >> absolutely beautiful day. what is this, may 1st?y 1st and chips and salsa is making me hungry. it's perfect weather for dining outside. i think it's going to be another warm one tomorrow, upper 70s, low 80s for some and maybe a couple thunderstorms around and there could be some even before dawn for some of you and maybe even a rumble of thunder. we're keeping an eye on a complex moving this direction. it should be out of here before rush hour. meanwhile it's a spectacular evening. it was a little on the humid side and hot getting up to 84 degrees, but it's much more comfortable tonight. i wanted to show you what temperatures look like the next four days. our average is 71 degrees, well above it tomorrow, probably 79 degrees. temperatures could be kind of all over the place because there's going to be a front nearby, a warm front. it's going to move north overnight. you know how that can tend to create a 10-degree disparity in temperatures for some areas. we may be looking at one of those days tomorrow, thursday 83 degrees, friday p

position 5's beth parker gives us an inside look this morning. -- fox 5's beth parker gives us an inliedis morning. >> reporter: what you are looking at is the future. >> today, we are looking at an airplane that i think will be the airplane that people measure other airplanes against for decades to come. >> reporter: the boeing 787 dreamliner got hollywood treatment at reagan national airport. >> i love flying this airplane. >> reporter: the crew has sleeping space. the cockpit has better visibility. the plane is made of carbon fiber so it is lighter and therefore 20% more fuel efficient. >> we took this airplane to place like iceland in search of high cross wind. we've gone up close to mountains where we can find icing conditions. we have agone to bolivia to find high altitude runways and the airplane handles it fine. >> reporter: room for four large suitcases in one overhead bin. one of the things you will note is is electronically dimming windows. you can see the difference between this one and the one behind me. it comes with a push of a button. no more pulling down the shade. boein

in northwest, beth parker, fox 5 news. 5 news. >> mexican. >> all we can say is we're hungry. >> we'reza and nachos. >> we'll see how they do. >> summery air mass in place and we've got showers and thunderstorms to prove it once again this morning. generally city south so southern maryland being hard hit here the last hour or so with some pretty good cloud-to- ground lightning thunderstorms. >> lots of rain? >> lots of rain as well. so got to deal with that and then we'll -- not sure we're going to clear things it out today. it will be kind of murky and evercast for a good portion of the day with on again, off again showers and thunderstorms. but not going to rain all day. there is a live look at your radar again. most of the action continues to be south and east of the city. and st. mary's city, you are going to get it if you are not getting it at the moment here down into sal concerta county and crossing the bay here. we just hay special marine warning put out by the national weather service to expect wind gusting with these storms up to about 45 miles per hour. you with k. see most

there's a new book out this week that confirms her identity, but as fox 5's beth parker tells us, sheer all along. >> every day you walk around. >> reporter: you might not recognize greta friedman on one of her many strolls around frederick, maryland, but you've seen her before. did you have any idea you were being photographed? >> not at all. >> reporter: she was a young dental assistant in new york city who on her lunch break, august 14th , 1945, set out to check on the rumors that world war ii was ending. >> where do you go to find out what the latest news is? you go to times square. >> reporter: the place was packed as she walked back to the office. >> the sailor grabbed me and i don't know how many seconds he held onto me, but he just made the best of his opportunity. >> reporter: that photographer was alfred eisenstaedt. people watched as he took the photo. millions more eyes would see it on the pages of life magazine. for years another woman claimed she was the one in the photo, a new book called the kissing sailor provides irrefutable proof that it's friedman in the picture. d

i'm beth parker with the story of two d.c.s competing for the title of world's fastest pizzamaker. >> in minutes on the news edge a teacher in trouble accused of using a punishment normally reserved for dogs on her students. we'll explain. >> if you see a story we should look into, send your tips to fox5tips at wttg.com or call us at 202-895-3000.  >>> the competition is really heating up, two area pizzamakers who work for domino's qualified for a competition in las vegas. they hope to be crowned the world's fastest pizzamaker. >> reporter: concentrating like an olympic runner ready to pounce out of the gate. >> i've got a million things going on in my head and i'm trying to quiet them. >> reporter: his name is domino joe. his sport is pizza. joe burke and jesse danner are domino's pizza employees, both qualified to head to las vegas next week to compete for the title of world's fastest pizmaker. >> being rail fast at make -- pizzamaker. >> being really fast at making pizzas is like being an athlete. i do push-u

at american just, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> that is a brave young man. >> i know.i love showing these clips. >> yeah, it is great. good luck to them. >>> a police involved shooting. >> melanie alnwick is following that story for us this morning. >> good morning. yes, we are here on the scene on sixth street southeast. several blocks here still cordoned off by police officers. we'll have the latest when fox 5 morning news continues. cont >>> a live look outside in washington. look at the rain. it is just howling. it is tuesday, may 15th. get ready. i think this wet weather may be sticking around just a little while today. >> that shot was southeast. so it could be raining there and in the in other parts. >> it wouldn't be weather day if it wasn't pouring rain. >> that is true. >> now a i two-year tradition. >> the rating are going to skyrocket and your crowds are building. >> exactly. here is the good news. the rain will be here for the next couple of of hours but i think later today, it will taper off w see the showers and thunderstorms re-emerge later this aftern

in frederick, maryland, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> a great story yes. >>> a beautiful day. >> absolutelye weekend. >> the humidity is low and a lot of people are enjoying it. we got up to 77 degrees and that is close to average. this is an average spectacular day here. the weekend is almost upon us and we look out on a thursday evening and it's going to be a great one. it was a tad breezy for a bit today and that is settling on down. the clear skies will take us overnight and south and west of d.c. really along 95 to be perfectly honest and we're finding high, thin clouds and we'll show you that in a moment and temperaturewise, and to that 77 degrees. bwi marshal splitting the difference at 75 and that is comfortable all over the region. new, what we're going to see over the next few days, tomorrow b76 degrees and some high, thin clouds, a beautiful day. saturday, warmer at 83 degrees and we're going to increase the clouds on sunday and notice it says right now sunday looks dry. that is because there could be an area of low pressure off of the coast. we started talking about this yesterd

beth parker, fox 5 news. >> sounds like a good vacation spot to me. thanks for joining us, here is brian with the news edge at 11:00. >>> one of a kind sound from a one of a kind artist. tonight the music world mourns the death of the godfather of go-go. chuck brown didn't stop until he had to. he had concert dates lined up in the district. when he got sick and ended up in the hospital. tonight, the man behind busting loose and so many distinctive songs has died. we'll start our team coverage with audrey barnes. >> by early afternoon, chuck brown's manager confirm what many feared was coming for weeks. the legendary singer and guitarist was dead. it didn't take long for radio stations to start playing all the hits and for people to take to the streets to remember him. an impromptu vigil at the howard theater swelled to the hundreds. fans and friends of d.c. great, chuck brown, gathered to remember him. radio station, wkys pumped out a stream of his songs. brown was supposed to hold a concert at the howard last month, but had to cancel when he fell ill

in washington beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> a commitment from the white house to push for better alzheimer's yancey has your fox 5 top five. >> we're starting off with a major boost in the five against alzheimer's schools. no. 5, the obama administration announced a brand-new strategy today, providing better treatment, more research and more help for current and future alzheimer's patients and families. the government is launching a brand-new website with everything you need to know about the disease. no. 4, asthma has a major impact on the u.s. the proportion of people with asthma in the u.s. jumped nearly 15% between 2001 and 2010. the disease also accounted for more than 3,000 deaths and nearly a half million hospitalizations in 2009. more than 12% of u.s. adults have been diagnosed with asthma. no. 3, facebook is upping the price of its ipo to 34 to $38 a share. originally the price was estimated between 28 and $35. the high ircosts will raise nearly 13 billion -- the higher costs will raise nearly $13 billion. the ipo is expected to be ready for trading friday. no. 2, alexandria is no.

. >> beth parker caught up with her during round two and three at the gaylord hotel. >> reporter: whenme near, little lori ann madison navigated the steps, waited for the previous speller. and then made her way to the mike. >> may i have the definition please? d-i-r-i-g-i-b-l-e. lowerly yawn gives a little wave and a few high fives on the way back to her seat. she is home schooled and lives in woodbridge, virginia. to qualify, she beat out elementary and middle schoolers in the prince william county spelling bee. >> it is hard to put it into words really but it the at the least, i felt great. >> reporter: now that the national spelling bee has started, lori ann has been fielding dozens of media requests. here she is on stage today. she looks a little worn out. she even nods off. this 6-year-old may be sleepy but she is also prepared. >> my parents quiz me. i read lists and i have a really good memory. >> reporter: back on stage for round three of the national spelling bee. >> that is incorrect. >> lori ann fell just a

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beth parker, fox 5 news. >> wow.s six years old. >> lori ann is getting a lot of attention but there are 13 other kids in our area who competed. we'll be watching them and keep you posted >>> up next, the movie that tom hanks is getting ready to film in virginia. >>> a long-time fox 5 family is leaving. a walk down memory lane was we take a look at feldie. >>> and another american company is saying good-bye. the company is selling its image ware division which includes all of its european sale. that's the latest u.s. firm taking measures to limit its european risks. the record low mortgage rates still not sparking a housing rally. future contracts for previously owned homes falling in april. mortgage rates have been below 4% now for most of the year. >>> facebook's stocks fiasco is scaring away others to go public. kayak is pushing its initial public offering. facebook's share dropped about 25% since its offering in may 18th. not only america runs on dungin donut. they will open up 450 new overseas stores this year.

. >> beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> a d.c.rea couple taking their love of the gogos to the next level here and playing at their own wedding reception and -- harlem and happened to be members of the bandia. great, a great way to celebrate. >>> and today was beautiful. >> trying to get better, isn't it? >> yeah. >> and we'll have more showers and thunderstorms. >> okay. >> and that is not going to be like last night. prince william county, you have gotten buried. the sun is poking through and that is nicely on the tower cam and tomorrow is going to be like today and we call this a persistence forecast and this is where we are with this and there is a lot to the west that we can see and that is not so much around the metro area and there is a cold front back to the west and that is that blue line there and that is where we're getting some showers and thunderstorms popping up and the largest complex is south of charlottesville and has been growing in intensity and is growing in coverage here and this will not affection us and to s

. >> reporter: on georgia avenue beth parker, fox 5 news. >> good job. will be an all day public viewing of chuck brown tuesday and a public memorial thursday at noon at the convention center. >>> memorial day weekend means the biggest races in sports, the indy 500 coca-cola 600, plus the nats defeat the braves in atlanta. lindsay murphyous deck with sports. >> we had some rain -- lindsay murphy is on deck with sports. >> we had some rain that moved through earlier. skies are cloudy, but just some widespread scattered showers here and there. i'll let you know what to expect as we head into the holiday weekend. the details will be a little later. stay with us. >>> lindsay murphy on deck with sports. before the start of the season lots of talk on the nats about their pitching staff. have they lived up to the hype? >> surely. everyone talks about strasburg coming off tommy johns. gio gonzalez is who everybody should be talking about. he pitched one of his best games tonight. he stepped it up for the national games. the nationals are red hot and so is starte

and everyone will be -- [ indiscernible ] [ laughter ] >> reporter: at the national spelling boy, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> and you have to love her. >>> more controversy surrounding the steamy novel "50 shades of gray." libraries in harper county, maryland, won't be able to get the book off of their shelves. they consider the book pornographic and won't make it available. and one wait list has more than 1,000 names on it. >>> first, it was the "time" magazine cover and 9news now controversial breast-feeding photos are making the rounds and this time, this is involves military moms nursing in uniform. this is a warning. they may make some uncomfortable. two air national guard members breast-feeding on a base and this comes less than a month after the controversial "time" magazine cover that you may remember. i want to bring in pat shell, the director of the breast- feeding center for greater washington. thank you for being with us tonight and to talk about this. some who have seen this say it's their fundamental right. others have compared this to defecating in uniform. what is your respons

beth parker has the story. >> reporter: angry and confused. how parents say they feel after this letter that went home from the stafford county elementary school. the principal said the whole thing is a misunderstanding. the note sent home to parents by the second grade teachers at ferry farm elementary in fredericksburg got people talking. >> in this time of the year, anything saying budget crunch gets attention. >> reporter: the letters to parents of second graders say we're feeling the effects of the news we runch. have two boxes of paper to last the whole second grade until the end of the year. we will no longer be able to send home weekly homework packets but we're encouraging the students to use the extra time product toil read and do online learning activities. >> as a parent, that -- that can be discouraging. this is an amazing school, a great school system. >> reporter: the spokeswoman said the teachers got it wrong. >> and that is an unfortunate use of work. >> reporter: he wanted to encourage them to use more technology and less pap

beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> it is thursday, may 31st. a live look outside right now at the washington monument. will be talking weather in just a moment. first, we have to talk about little lori ann, how cute she was. >> i can understand all that stress and nodding off while air standing up. >> we do that sometime during commercial breaks. i'm will thomas. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> wasn't she adorable? >> yes. i tried to spell a word yesterday with tony on the air and it was tough. >> humidity? >> yes. >> you have to remind effect what the word was. it was tough at the time. >> lots of pressure. >> our forecast today going to be just fine. lots of sunshine, lower humidity, temperatures still in the range that julie wright likes. porn that we make julie wright happy. an unhappy julie make for a long day. >> make for a long commute. >> we are looking fine. high pressure builds in from the west. that means lots of sunshine today. things will change tomorrow. i'll have more detail on that. let's enjoy today first. highs in the 1r0 after cooli