see, fitzgerald was right. the rich really are different.time when other retailers are faltering, nordstrom had same-store sales up 6.3% for the quarter. nordstrom's is thriving here because it know how to harness the fitzgerald factor. this is a company that understands customer service west egg style which is a very important differentiator to high end. the rich are different and they expect to be treated differently too. plus, nordstrom is a well-run business. it has 230 stores across the united states and it has a cheaper line of nordstrom outlets and they have a fabulous brand of shirts. nordstrom's brand of shirts and pants that everybody really does seem to like very much. their private label. right now the company is investing heavily in expanding into canada. they plan to go build many more nordstrom rack locations. here they come, steve tanger, with 24 openings expected this year. they intend to roll out the first store in new york city. that's not for a while now. but more important they're spending big on the nordstrom website. n

like fitzgerald said, the rich are different than me. the high-ends like ralph lauren and lulu lemon are in high demand. after the break i'll try to save you more money. >>> coming up, times are achanging. cramer has more fresh-faced companies that could be setting themselves up to be big names or the years to come. >>> next up, the greasy spoon and neighborhood grocer are becoming a thing of the past. but these rising stars are coming up and find out if they should fill your portfolio. >>> on day when the market was way down big time by an errant italian election and of course worries that washington might again allow the economy to blow up by not replacing sequestration by something less draconian we have to put it in perspective. the consumers are struggling with high gas prices and the higher taxes for the wealthy. week there was a ton of fretting that the fed might take its foot off the gas pedal. and let it go higher. although i think the worries were misplaced since they're based on month old information. if congress doesn't do so

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we're live here at the capitol. >> tom fitzgerald tonight. >>> and we are down here in the web center tonight monitoring social media on facebook and twitter to hear your reaction. now the website, trends map follows tweets here in the district of columbia. the number one trending topic during tonight's speech was newtown, connecticut. many lawmakers were wearing green ribbons. it's to honor the victims at sandy hook elementary school. another trending topic, joe biden, you may have noticed the vice president was wearing glasses, his left eye seemed red. he scratched his eye recently on a contact lens and may have to wear his glasses longer. plenty of you are talking about the president's proposal to raise the minimum wage to $9. on our facebook page, jessica said, i make min womb minimum wage and have three kids to support. basic economics. of course, we invite you to join the conversation. just go to facebook and search for myfoxdc or find us on twitter at myfoxdc. brian. >>> a divided senate panel approved chuck's nomination to become the secretary of defense. democrats were unanim

larry fitzgerald from the arizona cardinals, troy polamalu from the pittsburgh steelers.d linebacker jamil mcclane from the super bowl champion baltimore ravens. >> i was picked on daily. i got off the bus and walked for a nice bit to make sure no one seen me go in the salvation army. >> he found a big parallel with his story and the story of one of the characters featured in this documentary named jesse. and we have jamil mcclane joining us right this minute. i should say super bowl champion jamil mcclane. congratulations on the win. >> how your all doing? >> why did you want to be involved in this project? >> there was a point in my life where i didn't know what having my own bed looked like. and not having any clothing was an issue for me as a matter of people picking on me or a confidence thing. what jesse is going through now is the clothing. obviously, when you move so much, you can't bring all of your items with you. to just be able to bond with jesse and see what he's been through and to know he's not the only one that went through it and see how my journey is sti

tom fitzgerald has that story tonight and sounds like scare tactics here. >> reporter: that question was posed to the secretary of transportation, ray lahood when he was asked if the administration is trying to scare people about the sequestration. he quickly dismissed all of that and in his warning about transportation specifically was clear. according to ray lahood, this is the countdown to massive automatic cuts go on, it can make it difficult, if not impossible for air travelers to take to the skies at the end of next week with one week until sequestration, the secretary of transportation ray lahood is issuing a grim warning on the effects of automatic budget cuts on the nation's airways. >> a lot of people use airports and this is goings to have a real impact. >> reporter: if congress can not agree to stop $85 billion in automatic cuts by next week, lahood warns cancelled and delayed flights, long lines and angry passengers will dominate the nation's airport and lahood said members of congress will take the blame. >> your phones are going to ring off of the hook when people are

in prince george's county, tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> d.c. drivers will soon see a difference on their license plates. the plates will now say district of columbia instead of washington d.c. mayor gray announced the changes last week. the slogan taxation without representation will remain on the plates. it reflects the fact d.c. residents don't have voting representation in congress. >>> coming up an amazing recovery after a bad accident. >> i just think it is the greatest surgery in that it gives patients back their lives. >> how doctors used a man's toe to reconstruct his hand next. >> this is the news edge at 11:00. [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot, even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely... looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou points to

here's tom fitzgerald. >> reporter: president obama's november re-election pushed immigration reformo the front burner. but the issue is now firing up top republicans over several league proposals. >> leagues don't happen in washington by accident. this raises the question that many of us continue to wonder about. does the president really want a result? or does he want another coddule to beat up republicans. >> reporter: senator john mccain reacting to a usa today report that the president wants to create a special new visa just for illegal immigrants, letting them stay in the us while waiting for permanent legal status, and even letting immigrants with criminal records stay in the country if they haven't spent more than a year in prison. >> we are doing exactly what we said we'd do, which is we'll be prepared in the event that the bipartisan talks going on on the hill, which by the way we're aggressively supporting. >> reporter: at first glance, the proposals go beyond what the president himself laid out less than a week ago. >> the time has come to pass comprehensive immigration r

tom fitzgerald continues to monitor this from capitol hill. >> reporter: on capitol hill, warnings of sequestration as the deadline approaches. >> this is an artificial, unnecessary self-inflicted crisis that should end today. >> reporter: but with congress out of session, house democrats instead staged a hearing of their own policy committee on what $85 billion in immediate cuts would do to schools, the military and federal programs. >> in maryland, virginia and the district of columbia, we have 21% of all of the federal payroll. >> reporter: steven fuller is a george mason university economics professor who has written a report on how sequestration will hit the d.c. area as it is still recovering from the recession. >> our economy used to be the fastest growing in the nation as a metropolitan area. now, we are in the bottom third. >> reporter: but the battle lines remain the same. while democrats blame republicans for not going along with their plans to raise higher tax revenues. >> since the new congress began, they have not put forward one proposal to prevent the across the board

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i'm feeling melissa fitzgerald.jim and i are the only two males that -- hmm put this delicately -- need the oral attention from two beautiful women at sexy liberal d.c. [ buzzer ] >> stephanie: all right. go ahead with your point. >> i wish. >> caller: give me some credit. what you've been talking about with rude is yet again example of republicans -- they have a war on a lot of things but you know logic and data and previous -- previous experience. i don't -- you know, this guy before background checks, before he was against it. again, i've tried mightily. i've tried so hard not to demonize republicans. even up to 15 years ago, there were a lot of republicans i still admire and respect. but this crew now, how can the country survive when a large part of us refuses to accept reality? secretary clinton just left saying that they don't deal with reality. how can we survive? this is not a -- they think -- >> stephanie: what she's referring to too is the secretary of state of the united states having to answer question

tom fitzgerald spoke with congressman chris van holland who got back from visiting gross in cuba.s he doing? >> reporter: as you might expect, the congressman told us that allen gross is understandably very frustrated about this continued detention at the hands of cuban authorities and even more show, because his mother is apparently a sick and -- is sick and he would like to get out of the jail to see her. he's from potomac, maryland, he was arrested several years ago while distributing internet computer equipment during a sanctioned visit and program proved by the u.s. agency for international development. the congressman in vermont, senator patrick leahy met with allen gross on tuesday in detention as well as with cuban president castro. and he tells us the united states is eager to have gross free and he is eager to be released. >> well, he is not surprisingly very frustrated about his continued detention. he's very thin, lost a lot of weight. he's showing beyond his belt the additional holes he would have to punch to make sure he had a belt to hold his pants up. he was very e

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as fox 5's tom fitzgerald reports it's an award they share with many others they say. [ applause ] >> reporter: at the white house, president obama set the stage for a group of americans who he says approached citizenship not as a birthright but a responsibility. >> we get to recognize some extraordinary men and women who've gone above and beyond for their country and for their fellow citizens. >> maria gomez. >> reporter: maria was born in columbia but lives in washington. 25 years ago, her calling of service led her to create mary's center providing health care for d.c.'s immigrant community. >> i hope that this -- this award will inspire other young leaders to take that road less traveled. >> reporter: terry t. shima. terry of gaithersburg fought in world war ii. and as thousands of his fellow japanese americans were being held in interment camps. he has worked ever since with veterans and students to teach history's lessons. >> and when that day arrives, you -- and we are faced with the same kind of an emergency, you will instinctively know what to do and what not to do. >> report

tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news.>> still to come local high schoolers asking for a favor from robert griffin, iii. >> plus find out why the controversy surrounding plans for the alexandria waterfront can soon be settled once and for all.   >> this fox 5 stock market report is brought to you by your lexus dealer. live life heroically. ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. of performance. northrop grumman. >>> alexandria city leaders are trying to settle the waterfront development tug of war. they're trying out a new strategy that appears to give opponents of the project the victory, but the victory is technically procedure. fox 5's john henrehan explains. >> reporter: much of the commercial prosperity in old town alexandria stems from its proximity to the potomac river. most of the waterfront is beautiful, but there are a couple old c

i'm tom fitzgerald. we'll see you next week. oh dear, i got a flat tire. hmmm. yeah, can you find a take where it's a bit more dramatic on that last line, yeah? yeah i got it right here. someone help me!!! i have a flat tire!!! well it's good... good for me. what do you think? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> how did you spent your valentine's day? dozens of people in the district spent the day tying the knot in superior court. couples were saying i do every half hour. a total of 14 couples from their 20s to their 70s got married today. >>> are you one of the countless people across the nation who received roses today? the demand for a dozen red on february 14th is high. so how do florists keep up with all the demand? we'll see what it takes to get flowers from the farm to your front door. >> reporter: welcome to miami blossoming inside a few unassuming warehouses a fast pace backstage machine. >> this is a commodity. >> reporter: ships millions of flowers. >> we are in the center of the flower world. >> reporte

tom fitzgerald has more. >> reporter: with one week until sequestration, secretary of transportation ray lahood, showing a grim warning on the effects of automatic budget cuts on the nation's airways. a lot of people use airports, and this is going to have a real impact. if congress cannot agree to stop $85 billion in automatic cuts by next week, lahood warns canceled and delayed flights, long lines and angry passengers will dominate the nation's airports, and he says members of congress will take the blame. >> your phones will start ringing off the hook when these people start being delayed at airports 90 minutes or their flights are canceled. >> reporter: dot itself faces a $1 billion cut with 600 million coming from the faa. 74,000 employees and air traffic controllers face furloughs. faa says if it has to cut staff, it will limit the number of planes that will fly. >> at the major international airports, average wait times to clear customs will increase by 50%. >> reporter: but delays will only be in the air, just getting through the airport could be a nightmare. at a valentine's

tom fitzgerald in the newsroom. thank you. >>> new york mayor has died. he passed away this morning at a new york hospital. koch was larger than life and the first celebrity mayor. he is credited with saving the financial disaster during his three terms from 1978 to 1989. he made a huge difference for the city. >> when we were down, ed koch picked us up. when we were worried, he gave us confidence. when someone needed a good kick in the rear, he gave it to them. and if you remember, he enjoyed it. >> ed koch died of congestive heart failure, he was 88. >> very sad. he used to make me laugh. remember him on people's court? >> yes, yes. he had a great personality. >>> she is part of wealthy elite circles in new york city and she is known nationally for her gossipy newspaper column. but what cindy adams is writing about our nation's capital has a lot of you talking and wondering what's here beef with d.c.? you see that? what's she saying how some d.c. leaders are responding. also ahead. >>> he's a hollywood heartthrob in washington today to talk about a very

tom fitzgerald has tonight's top stories. how much jail time is is he facing?: brian, according to the plea agreement between the u.s. attorney's office and former congressman jesse jackson jr.,o is -- he is facing between four and five years in federal prison when the judge finally hands down the sentence and in admitting his guilt, he said i did those

he met my mother just after ella fitzgerald had "a tisket a tasket."her, he quit being a composer and a copy of four events -- a copyist for bands. he talked to my mother, and she said, what you want to do? he said, i want a big family. she said, i am a college girl. i want to go back to school and continue my education. he said, that is cool, but let me be able to keep up with the music, and we will be able to have zero albums and a way to play it. -- to have some albums and a way to play it. not hearing music from them, your music from their friends, they used to come over. by the time i was -- as a young person, they were in their 30's. they were still young. they were moving everything. having potlucks. everybody comes over with food, and they would party. they would come out dancing with all that action all the time, so hearing the music, and nat king , i was 7 years old. my favorite song, i would sing and body and soul by coleman hawkins, and everything would be better. i did not know how different it was from other kids. tavis: what is it that c

tom fitzgerald has more. >> reporter: outside the maryland state house in annapolis -- >> this is day one. >> reporter: nearly 1,000 gun rights advocates rallied against sweeping new gun laws being proposed by governor martin o'malley. >> martin o'malley wants to run for president and he isn't going to be out liberalled by anybody in new york. >> o'malley wants a ban on military assault weapons. he is also looking to raise licensing fees, require gun licenses to expire after five years, and mandate training for gun ownership. >> we are also proposing a limit on the size of high capacity magazines that fuel these military assault weapons, which i believe has no place other than on a battlefield. >> in a packed state senate hearing, his goal is to stop dangerous people from obtaining guns, not as critics suggest law-abiding gun owners. >> we are committed to protecting hunters and their traditions and in our state, we need more people to become hunters. >> some republicans senator scoffed. the governor's bill targets the wrong people. >> when you already have every person's name who own

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tom fitzgerald gathered reaction from cardinals to parishioners. safe to say no one saw this coming. >> reporter: you're right. in fact, the cardinal told reporters here in washington that he recently visited the pope in rome and that the holy water gave no hint what -- father gave no hint what he was thinking about. after seven years, pope benedict xvi's relatively brief papacy, the end of which is being met with surprise. >> to sign. >> reporter: cardinal whirr learned of the news in an early morning phone call. >> came as a enormous surprise. >> reporter: the archbishop of washington said the surprise comes from the cardinals recent visit to rome where the pope gave no hint of his plan. >> the last time i saw him, was not concerned at all. it's true he walked with a cane, but at 85 years ole and you're sixth year, i think you're entitled to walk with a cane. >> reporter: here at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception, reaction from catholics to pope benedict xvi's news was personal for many who remember his visit here i

tom fitzgerald has more. >> reporter: it happened at 1:15 in the afternoon in turkey's capital. reports say a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in front of the u.s. embassy. both the bomber and a guard at the embassy gate were killed in the explosion. here in washington, appearing with german prime minister andrea murkle, vice president joe biden condemned the attack. >> i also really appreciate your expression of sympathy for the, what has been -- i don't have much detail, but was characterized by the embassy as a terrorist attack on our embassy in turkey. >>> while no group has said it was behind the attack, turkey's interior minister blames a separatist group opposed to turkey's government. in sharp contrast to last year's benghazi attack, the white house quickly labeled this attack an act of terror. >> a suicide bombing on the perimeter of an embassy is by definition a terrorist attack. however, we do not know who is responsible or the motivations behind the attack. the attack itself is clearly an act of terror. >> reporter: the bombing comes one week after former

this is where francine fitzgerald lives. she will not speak with reporters but did provide a written statement saying this family will not start celebrating until they hear from garrett directly. he and his girl friend are both 25 years old leaving in november for a six-month bicycle tour through south america. on january 25th all communication stopped. on january 26th a surveillance photo on a bus showing jamie apparently in that bus reportedly on the way to lima this, afternoon, abc news confirmed police had spoken with garrett and they're on a boat trip through the amazon soon after, both families received calls from the peruvian government saying the cull coming upel had been located. >> i'm excited that. is awesome. because they've been a big help. but i still want to hear my sister's voi.s as her sister. you know? >> jamie feel son leave from the bike shop where the owner launch aid search effort offering a $4,000 reward for information leading to the couple's safe return. this afternoon, he was relieved to heart news.

fitzgerald got the proof the family had been waiting for that her son and his girlfriend are save in peru. >> we have talked to garrett a few hours ago. >> he spoke with han and that the 25-year-old expressed surprise by the commotion he and his girlfriend caused. they laughed and said everything was fantastic. family and friends became concerned for the couple's safety during their bisic their bike trip. >> it is anxiously waiting for the couple to come home. >> we cannot describe the hope and the emotion and the relief and the exhaustion that we're feeling right now. >> the family declined to answer questions, so it's unclear when the couple will return home. our reports that the 2 were in a remote area in the amazon and that may be why they were not in touch with family and friends. >>> the military has called off its search for a navy seal who vanished last week. he's an avid runner from wood land. the military said he was swimming off kan appoint on the western tip of oahu and became separated. the coast guard and marine searched an area of 24,000 miles and found no trace of him

tom fitzgerald has more and there is a lot of fingerpoints and no answers. >> reporter: why i's -- it's in puzzling when you consider this is the first full working day the senate and house have been in session since february 15th. virginia's particularly vulnerable due to the combination of military installing as, defense companies and the pentagon itself and virginia's democratic and republican lawmakers disagree on how to solve the crisis, there isboroing acknowledgment there might be no solution before friday. >> reporter: as president obama rallied, virginia's republican congressman questioned his holding a campaign-style southwest rage event whole no new talks are underway to prevent it from happening. >> the question i leave to you is to ask this, who the president can fix sequestration in the shipyard in virginia. if he can, i wish he would have been there a year ago so we wouldn't have to have this unstable situation. >> reporter: the virginiava congressmen are both members of the house armed services committee and both warn the axe will haunt virginia's economy and the nation'

tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >> congress and the white house continue to work on the issue of immigration form. the president meeting with the union leaders today hopeful a new bill will provide a much needed boost to the economy and republicans pushing for border security and that both sides should take their time to provide a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants curaren'tly in the u.s. >> and that is not about being in a hurry but trying to get it right. on behalf of the american people, and those who are suffering under an immigration system that and the work very well for anybody. >> both the house and senate curaren'tly drafting their own immigration bills, the president preparing to deliver his proposal next week. >>> president obama made his first trip as president to israel in the spring. while in the region, at least he will, he will visit the west bank and jordan. analysts say the president's trip could offer an opportunity to repair a strained relationship with the prime minister and the possibility for a breakthrough in the stalled negotiations between

today we saw arizona receiver larry fitzgerald, houston running back arian foster and i even did a little with my buddy, vinny cerrato and rob long in baltimore. lots of fun and craziness going on there. we also spent time with redskins running back alfred morris. he got in town last night. when these players are here, they use a lot of their time to give back to the community. alfred and i were out trying to help sell lemonade and raise money for the kids at junior achievement. >> you're blocking me. i'm trying to get my lemonade on and you're blocking me, man. >> reporter: what's the key for alfred selling lemonade to you guys? >> put on a smile. >> that was an awesome smile. that would be a smile like this. they do. it's the truth. >> reporter: they got you out here selling some lemonade, the proceeds going to junior achievement. just excited to be down here in the super bowl. as a rookie you've had such a great season. what's your experience been like so far down here? >> i just got in yesterday, went out last night, was able to get some food. i love new orleans food. it's great. i fi

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i'm tom fitzgerald we'll see you next week. >>> as many of you know the oscars are tonight and for manyple one of the highlights of the event is of course the fashion. so what will the actors and actresses be wearing in foxx's dominic has a fashion preview. >> reporter: styles are just hours away from walking the world's most important red carpet. >> go toward the new and toward the different. but you have to be careful you don't go over that line to fashionville. >> reporter: some of the ladies have been thinking about what to wear for weeks. others even longer. >> most little girls dream about their wedding dresses. i always dreamed about my oscar dress. >> this year i'm going with the idea of having fun and fulfilling the fantasy of going to the oscars. >> i definitely have ideas and cool options. >> last time was comfort. this year i'm like suck it up. so yeah. i'm going to go for fashion. >> i love fashion that celebrates a woman's body. that maybe is a throw back to the glamour of old hollywood. that silhouette but making it modern. >> reporter: with a wide variety of anales and b

and tom fitzgerald has more on the situation. what is the situation? >> reporter: we talked with most if not all of the people who lost power today and they have it back now and are expected to be restored quickly and that is when a tree fell on a feeder line, which splayed electricity to four substations. once they went out, a daisy chain of power outage spread out for our sprint georges county and norton, parts of northeast and into southeast d.c. here, the neighbors and people working in the plaza noticed an electrical smell coming out of the transformer, which were accompanied by sounds that allowed -- alarmed them. ask prince georges county fire and e.m.s. arrived on the scene and they quickly assessd the scene and figured it had something to do with the outages. >> it's possible that d.c. transport was acting in an unusual manner and may have had something to do with the generator in one of the store's back feed into this transformer. we're not sure exactly. >> reporter: and as a precautionary measure, about 20 homes surrounding the plas around e

washington, ella fitzgerald. the message is, people make history.se are wonderful books, highly recommended for all kids and they're all reviewed in tuesday's kids post. >> wonderful way to celebrate the month. you're also featuring a writing contest for kids this week. >> that's right. in sunday's kids post, we have all the details about you can be a junior sports writer. the idea is to write an essay on what it means to be a successful team. the deadline is february 25th. entries are submitted to kidspost@washpost.com. in sunday's kids post, your essay will be published and you win four tickets to a washington wizards game. it's worth thinking about what makes a successful team. >> excellent. there's a lot of young talent out there too. i know your readers are really good. >> we're going to get lots of great essays. >> finally, a little bit of snow, but people are wondering, what's going on? the snow lovers are upset. >> absolutely. this week we answer the question. the reason actually why we thought we were going to have as much as 15 inches of s

fox 5's tom fitzgerald, what happened? >> this was a wild start from the moment that john brennan sat down in the witness chair today being interrupted by protesters angry over his role in u.s. intelligence operations and the war on terror. while president obama's choice to head the cia is expected to win quick confirmation, his opponents made it clear they were determined to make this a very long day in that witness chair. right from the start confirmation hearing for john brennan to head the cia -- >> you are a threat to democracy when you assassinate suspects! >> >> reporter: interrupted by anti-war protesters who say u.s. drone strikes aimed at killing terrorists have killed too many innocent people. >> i speak for the mothers of the children in yemen, pakistan, somalia -- >> the outburst delayed the start of the hearing. >> all right. i'm going to ask that this room be cleared. will the capitol police please clear the room. >> with the demonstrators removed brennan went on to defend the u.s. drone program. >> the men

that's melissa fitzgerald's stripper name, hot brie. >> oh, really?ts. >> wow. >> are we going to have to stand in line for nine hours. >> stephanie: yes, just to recreate the experience. and we forget that they -- it's like tee bone now like pretty much every movie is nominated for best picture. >> it used to be five, now it's ten, and they are just getting obnoxious. but there are some great films this year. "zero dark thirty," i haven't seen that because i fell asleep. i was watching a screener with rowland in maui. >> you haven't seen amore. >> i'm talking about the ones that are going win. >> i think you might see the 85-year-old star win best actress. >> stephanie: really? >> yeah, i predict she'll be the second french actress to one best actress in the last ten years. if lay mis had made a hundred million dollars, it would have won. but you know what the amount of stuff he gets right -- i saw it four times on broadway -- >> stephanie: underwear was a little too tight. silver linings play book irritated me. >> when it became strictly ballroom. >

. >> fox 5's tom fitzgerald is live with reaction to the president's address. tom. >> good evening. as you might expect, already party lines are seeping in to how both sides view this speech. democrats are saying that what the president had to say was far reaching and in many times, made the mark. republicans quickly will tell you they saw this address by the president tonight long on talk and short on specifics. you just heard it a moment ago, the president laying out his package for job creation. but that was hardly the only topic the president touched on tonight. education was a main center piece of this speech tonight. the president laying out education as the corner stone. on foreign affairs, he admonished north korea and talked about having the number of u.s. troops stationed in afghanistan this year and then completely ending the war in afghanistan by next. on the subject of sequestration march 1, if congress cannot reach a deficit deal. 445,000 jobs in virginia, d.c., and maryland area could be affected. local lawmakers here were quick to react to that point. republicans say

. >> please welcome kernita and troy fitzgerald. you are such a beautiful couple and how much work did it take to walk down that 97-foot aisle towards your -- your husband to be? >> well, it was an enormous task that i took on. i trained at candy c reeger institute and they have an amazing program there. unlike traditional therapy where they teach you to live in a wheelchair. at candy c reeger they were foe foisted you know on -- focused on you know on reaching my maximum recovery. three days a week four hours a day for a year. regular therapy and aqua therapy in the pool and then i had a home program i did as well. it's kind of on the olympic level of training. >> also appearing on today's show "general hospital" star jeanie francis and "dancing with the stars" winner donald driver. you can see that at 4:00 right here on abc2 and megan anytime we mentioned "dancing with the stars," a lot of people now wondering if jacoby jones will answer jimmy kimmel's challenge and join the show. >> i know you're looking forward to that. >> yeah.

i told her jim always makes the same noise when you say, oh, by the way melissa fitzgerald is comingthem to say oh, they are taking my weapons. and one last point. the world is a big place, but too small not to get along. [ applause ] >> stephanie: thank you. [♪ "world news tonight" theme ♪] >> stephanie: lance armstrong has turned down going on dancing with the star . charlie sheen said lance armstrong was kind of a douche to him when they met at a party years ago. wow, when charlie sheen says you a jerk that is the douchiest level of jerk. chris in illinois. >> you need to punch him up. >> stephanie: pardon me. chris go ahead. hi, chris. hi, chris. now you have 20 seconds, go. >> caller: hey, i understand the difference between pedophiles and gay people. the problem with scouting is a lot of it is done in camping.

in melissa fitzgerald's dress. she wasn't in it -- i wish she was -- sorry.ph in it. >> jeff was wondering if the it has been dry cleaned? >> stephanie: yes. well, not yesterday -- >> but it has been doing so much, has it had time to be dry cleaned? >> stephanie: yes. she invites me to all of this stuff. the other day she called and said do you want to go to a dinner party about genocide with me. and i'm like, wow, party, yes, i do. ♪ >> is that the kind of thing you have a party about? >> stephanie: it's just people working against things like that. people involved in working on various serious issues. >> i can't believe you just said the words pro genocide dinner. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: no, it's not people working for genocide. >> i guess when [ inaudible ] was still around, every dinner was pro genocide. >> stephanie: wow, he didn't go to hitter he went to heedy ahmean. we did not see that coming jim. speaking of hot, smart, funny actresses, kerry washington who played the wife -- [ applause ] >> stephanie: i bet she has been to some pro genocide dinne

remember last time melissa fitzgerald was in here they are like does melissa fitzgerald realize she isu courtney. she is a bra on the chandelier kind of guy that courtney. do you think we're just stars and bars now. >> yeah, color bars. >> stars and bars? >> stephanie: i meant color bars. >> or the old-fashioned indian head. >> stephanie: yeah, i have been replaced by the yule log. fifty-eight minutes after the hour. right back on the "stephanie miller show." [♪ theme music ♪] >> stephanie: all right. hello, current tvland. hour number 3. jacki schechner did you see has bro let the internet choose the new monopoly token. >> yes. they picked a cat. >> stephanie: did you see the video of the cat in the box? there is a cat in the box video now. >> and they got rid of the iron. >> which is fine. because in my house there is a cat and we're fine getting rid of the iron. >> stephanie: did we lure you into what it is called -- >> the loris. >> i don't know what that is. >> stephanie: it's a slow loris eating a rice ball. it's on my facebook page. >> oh, i was a little busy with like news stuf