this room is called flowers bloom on people. with no—one in here, it's just a black room but if you sit around for a few minute, you'll find that nature starts to grow on you. now i would say this is pretty cutting—edge projector technology but marc cieslak has assured me he can give this a run for his money. go on then, marc. this is a home entertainment concept from razor, a company most famous for manufacturing gaming pcs, covering more lights than blackpool illuminations. the concept makes use of coloured lights and projected image, working together in synchronised harmony. what we have here is a concept lighting rig, which is key to the action on—screen. so the lights in this room will change colour depending on what's happening, but it's only part of what's going on. so if ijust hit this button here, we get the largest screen i've ever seen. and that giant screen size is thanks to a pretty expensive forke projector. expensive 4k projector. the projector is fitted with a 155— degree fish eye lens, combined with two depth se

this room is called flowers bloom on people. minute, you'll find that nature starts to grow on you. now i would say this is pretty cutting—edge projector technology but marc cieslak has assured me he can give this a run for his money.

you can see there, wayne hunter sent us shots of flowers blooming already.about this the past week or so. this is a problem. if we get another killing frost or freeze all these flowers hey dianne it is especially worrisome for farmers who could lose crops if temperatures do swing back below average. lets look outside right now on storm scan three not a whole lot to concern outside. if you are heading out and about this evening or tomorrow we could see a shower, overnight, especially in southern delaware, few more showers over portions of virginia but these should stay to the north and just looking at some clouds out there through the overnight time frame. better chance for showers, thunder showers come thomas this next boundary will slip through. doesn't look like a huge deal but mainly after the dinner hour so if you are out the in the afternoon things looking okay for you on your thursday. again, this is light left in the sky here as we check with palmyra cove nature park across the river. our official high so far is 58 . that puts us 12 above average on t

. >> right now we're concerned about flowers blooming and too soon. >> allergies. >> i'm talking to some of my farmer friends. two things they're worried about. dry, we'll get some rain tomorrow but one of the driest februaries on record. all these early blooms, our average lows in many areas are still in the mid to upper 20s. if we just get back to average, if you've got a tree like an apple tree or peach tree that blooms, that could be destroyed by the cold. you've got to wait until next year and hope it doesn't again. we've got concerns for the farmers. a lot of folks, they're loving it. >> allergies also another, the tree pollen is pretty darn high with grass and mold spores out there as well. let's get to the good stuff, this is an unbelievably nice day. mid, upper 70s for highs. we'll stay in the 70s through 5, winds south, 10 to 15. 60s this evening, so a great night to be stepping out just with a light wrap is all you're going to need. i mean unbelievable. as far as the records today, 79, in 1985 that was a warm day here. dulles and baltimore, national got to 78. the water on the

this room is called flowers bloom 0n people.'s just a black room but if you sit around for a few minute, you'll find that nature starts to grow on you. now i would say this is pretty cutting—edge projector technology but marc cieslak has assured me he can give this a run for its money. go on then, marc. this is a home entertainment concept from razor, a company most famous for manufacturing gaming pcs, covered in more lights than blackpool illuminations. the concept makes use of coloured lights and projected images, working together in synchronised harmony. what we have here is a concept lighting rig, which is actually key to the action on—screen. so the lights in this room will change colour depending on what's happening, but that's only part of what's going on. so if ijust hit this button here, we get the largest screen i've ever seen. and that giant screen size is thanks to a pretty expensive 4k projector. the projector is fitted with an 155—degree fish eye lens, it combines this with two depth—sensing cameras which scan the

la la la la la la ♪ my michelle amour lovely as a summer day ♪ ♪ my michelle amour as sweet as flowers bloomrs and applause ] ♪ in a cafe or sometimes on a crowded street i've been near you but you never noticed me ♪ ♪ my michelle amour won't you tell me how could you ignore ♪ ♪ that behind that little smile i wore how i wish that you were mine ♪ >> everybody sing. ♪ la la la la la la la la la la la la ♪ ♪ maybe someday like you the world will see and will be able to live in harmony ♪ ♪ my michelle amour wonderful woman that we adore you're the only one that my heart beats for ♪ ♪ you'll always be first lady in our minds ♪ >> everybody sing! ♪ la la la la la la la la la la la la ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> michelle, we love you. and your husband, too, of course, the president. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: stevie wonder! >> stevie wonder. >> jimmy: thank you so much. >> thank you. >> jimmy: we're gonna talk to stevie after the break. come on back, everybody. that was unbelievable. that was what i'm talking about. wow. how fun is that. [ cheers and applause ] in our suvs, you feel ev

ed connor sent this with the flower blooming at the end of his driveway.te february. beautiful blue sky, warming conditions outside today and love this guy from jenny janssen showing us a blue jay outside enjoying nice warm weather. all animals, humans, everybody , children, parents, adults alike were enjoying this weather and may get a chance to get outside tomorrow before the 70's are taken away from frustrates. lets talk about what we have ahead. storm scan three is showing our next front, that is game changer, that is pattern changer so to speak. although temperatures are so farrah skewed above average it will be a two step process to get back to normal. we will knock it down 10 or 15 d in the first week of march it looks like it will be closer to normal but this front producing ugly thunderstorms over portions of ohio, michigan, down into indiana and that front will blast through here tomorrow. very warm, and it is getting steamy out ahead of that front this has moisture to work with it will be a summertime pattern into tomorrow, warm, humid and then

. >> down south in texas, flowers are already blooming. xas tulips in the town of pilot point is dealing with the early flowering, about 200,000 of their plants have already burst into bloom, and in addition to caring for the flowers they say they're also dealing with steady stream every visitors, who all want to see spring time flowers in february. i understand that. >> 2.50 a stem. little pricy, isn't it, texas? >> maybe because it is february? >> less expensive at wegmans, coming up on eye within news, live with efforts to find the driver of a car who fled after a hit-and-run in kensington. >> we continue to follow breaking news, huge flames ripping through a hotel in vineland -- vineland. jan with a live report to get it under control. >> plus she sang at the inauguration, find out why jacksie now asking to meet with president trump. we're back at the top of the hour. stay with us, everyone. at ikea, we believe that everything, from your lamp to your couch, should work as hard as you do. that green living is something everyone can affor

. >> there you go.ou flowers blooming. >> we have breaking news offs bf the top out of alexandria.exand street there's a big waterg main break there.there if you're approachingpaching alexandria hospital usedria hose seminary road. we have a crew on the way buty t again watch for problems againen howard road at 700 block blck closed in alexandria.lexia aside from that as we move thee our rails presidents' dayils service for metro this morning r they opened up at 5:00 lasting a through midnight.mid trains operating on a saturdayay schedule. parking at metro lots and a garages free for the holidayfree so that's good news. off peak fares in thatf effect:also keep ipn eamindn ind metrobus is running on a oa saturday schedule as well.ay sch no othered delays reported buto we are still dealing with safewt track. it's continuing through therouge 28th impacting the blue line. l. no train service rosslyn toosso the pentagon arlingtongton cemetery station does remainrean closed. again we'll keep you updated upd on that breaking news out ofnewf alexandria. maureen and hollily, back tod ht you. >>

. >> flowers blooming. flo >> for those who have a threeave day weekend good for you.good f.your way.in highyo urpressure will slide ofl the sou stheast coastline same area of high pressure bringingbr this cold today.today. once it gets south of here it will start pumping up theping ue warmth. saturday morning still morningti relatively chilly but byt by saturday afternoon we've gote'vg 50's and 60's overspreadingrspri the region probably mid 60's ' from d.c. south and west and wet then by sunday we're evenwe're warmer as a new area of high of pressure slides across theoss southeast so warm, warm, warm, is the message for ther weekend. here's a look at your our president's day forecast realal quick. quick. 65 degrees on saturday and a sunday, monday lots of sunshine, 62 degrees. degree all in all looks like a great at weekend. we'll have more details on moren today's forecast coming up inret just a b ciomt. bit. but let's get over to, now for for... to erin como for traffic. >> red line unscheduled track tk repairs single digitting onsingo and dupont circle.. anticipate delay

. >>> and coming up, flowers are blooming in san francisco. >> the colorful scene's garden ex exposition. >> and happening now, you can see on the roadway some passing showers. we'll see more of that tonight and some pretty low snow levels. we'll look at that in the forecast coming your way in just three minutes. today isoday, in the bay area. ==peggy/2shot== san francischel >>> orchid lovers today of all days is your day here in the bay area. >> san francisco hel t-- held t largest orchid show today. it happened at the county fair building. take a look at all these plants. these people love their orchids. >> this year's expo learning about poll nation, helping plants thrive in apartments. the silent auction and live music also part of the event. i cannot keep an orchid alive. i would love to go there for more than a week or so. >> it's kind of like having a cut flower. they live about as long as a cut flower. >> you can't water them. >> you didn't go to the orchid thing. you need to do that. >> the weather's been nice for folks who wanted to get a little sun. we do have some showers mov

it's rain that makes the flowers bloom, not thunder. i think those are good words to live by in terms of let's be careful with the words we use. don't just increase the voice or shout. make sure that we speak clearly, carefully, and understand what we are trying to produce, how we are trying to make things flower. and i think with australia they are one of our closest allies. we need them. and to say that they need us more than we need them, that's just putting a finger in the eye of the australians. so i think that we need to take care, take care how we treat south korea, which is in a period of turmoil right now politically. >> presidential impeachment. >> yeah, the impeachment. you have the head of samsung that's under investigation. and now you are telling them you are not paying enough. maybe you should go nuclear. or japan, you should go nuclear. this is bound to upset some of our closest allies in terms of their relyians upon us. so i think we -- i think the president needs to do what he said he was going to do when he campaigned

this room is called flowers bloom 0n people.ojector technology but marc cieslak has assured me he can give this a run for its money. go on, then, marc. this is a home entertainment concept from razor, a company most famous for manufacturing gaming pcs, covering more lights than blackpool illuminations. the concept makes use of coloured lights and projected images, working together in synchronised harmony. what we have here is a concept lighting rig, which is actually key to the action on—screen. so the lights in this room will change colour depending on what's happening, but it's only part of what's going on. so if ijust hit this button here, we get the largest screen i've ever seen. laughs. and that giant screen size is thanks to a pretty expensive forke projector. the projector is fitted with an 155—degree fish eye lens, it combines this with two depth—sensing cameras which scan the rooms for objects and furniture. the system then adjusts the image to prevent it becoming distorted. so the idea is that by having a screen which

her let a thousand flowers bloom approach asks america's schoolchildren to take a huge step backward to a world without the high expectations, without the transparency that we need to give parents and taxpayers the information they deserve on how our schools are performing. those high expectations paired with a clear commitment to accountability ensure that our successful schools should be replicated and our struggling schools should be held accountability for improvement regardless of whether it is a choice school or a district school. finally, we know that the secretary of education holds to the sacred job of ensuring every child in america gets the support and resources that they deserve regardless of their income, background or yicial needs. this commitment to equity is at the core of the elementary and secondary education. mrs. devos has shown no evidence of her commitment to be the torch bearer for both excellence and equity. her ideology and dogmatic approach communicates a lack of understanding and appreciation of the challenges we face and the depth of solution they command.

nats, they exited the post season in a loss to the dodgers, but now it's almost spring with flowers and hope bloomingall over again. we report from west palm beach from a new beginning to a new season. >> reporter: not the stress level of the opening day, but full squad workouts of the washington nationals, and you can tell the heat is on. a year of high expectations. nothing new for the bryce harper, 15 pounds heavier, strong and lean as ever. and a disappointing e to 2016 only fuelling the fire for this season. >> right now, a lot of people think you have the team, the tools, have world series as goal. >> oh, yeah. >> that's the message? full squad? what did you say to them? >> i can't tell you everything, but, you know -- >> maybe something no one else knows -- >> yeah, i did say that, hey, you know, we're in a position to win. we got a lot of competition. we got a lot of depth. you know, we come here to, you know, to win. we're not going to take any prisoners. we want to do this thing in consecutive years and then three, and four, and on dine the line. that's what i'm spoiled by. by, you know, su

i think 1,000 flowers are blooming, multiple ideas are on the table, but i think we have to have the rigorous analysis that you laid out about what are the effects on individuals, corporations and ultimately what growth will be produced. >>> some of the ideas are coming from america's top manufacturers, they're in a meeting with prompt right behind me right now. we just got the introduction, ambassador kimmitt, listen to the exchange. >> mario longi with u.s. steel, thank you for the opportunity. >> and you're going to be doing pipelines now, you know that? because we approved, as you know the keystone pipe lip and dakota, but they have to buy meaning steel, so i will say u.s. steel, but steel made in this country. >> 100%. by the way when you come drive trucks, come up to minnesota and our mines. >> good. i'll do it, i'll be out there. >> just wanted to get your reaction to that exchange and others, really going personal on the businesses of the various ceos in that room, on heavy-duty manufacturing industries. is this all going to work? >> i think putting the emphasis on manufactur

. >> flowers are blooming and stuff. yeah. but you need that winter coat for sure. there in bus stop buddy's hand it is national strawberry day. cold, winter coat kind of start to your day. we have a temperature in philadelphia of only 33 degrees. not much wind. at least things have calmed down since yesterday, sunrise time is 6:37. we have 20's in our northern suburbs, even 29 degrees in wildwood, 32 in wilmington, right now, no precipitation, maybe a snow flurry in lancaster county. that shouldn't amount to anything though just a little bit of moisture in the air. we have clouds increasing but we will get to a high of 57 degrees today, warmer then yesterday and sun does not set until 5:51. we are closer to even closer to springtime but still lots of winter to go. we will talk about another roller coaster ride and temperature in the seven day forecast, bob kelly. >> good morning, everybody. 5:30. live look at the schuylkill express waste looking cool as you work your way in to or out of the city, this is near belmont avenue headlights heading up the hill out of tow

the flowers are going to bloom. the weeds are growing, the allergies are setting in but it's all good. >> it's about time. >> babies will be born. >> wow that happens during rainy weather. anyway you mentioned the giants fans are going to hit at&t park tomorrow. this is for fan fest a chance to hang out on the field and get autographs. it starts at 10:00 a.m. and the best part it is free. that's good. biggest night in music is coming up this sunday. >> and the final preparations are under way right now for the 59th annual grammy awards. star studded line up will take the stage from beyonce to barry gibbs. the spotlight will be on james corden hosting for the first time. >> i'm looking forward to all of it, you know? i really am. it really is packed from start to finish. i'm lucky enough that i have heard some of the tribute that is happening to george michael and it is so beautiful and i'm really excited about the whole thing. >> the grammys are also taking a step towards more diversity adding a man and a transgende

some spring flowers are starting to bloom. cherry trees are blooming in beltsville, blossoms on the cherry trees are popping in largo, and that is just what we spotted. trust me, there are a lot of crocuses coming out of the good weather ahead. every thing is confused. steve: things are really confusing for the trees and the humans. highest today, 68 degrees at reagan national, 20 degrees above average for this time of year. we have changes on the way tomorrow, nothing major, but a little cooler. clouds increasing to the west. it will stay dry overnight, drive for the rush-hour commute early tomorrow morning -- dry for the rush-hour commute early tomorrow morning. partly cloudy skies, the wind changing to out of the east closer towards dawn. a chilly start tuesday, middle 30's in bethesda, 36 woodbridge. morning,t, tomorrow filtered sunshine, so grab the sunglasses heading out the door. midday, into thear with added clouds to the west. those clout stick around tomorrow evening. the highs tomorrow cooler compared to today. only

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. >> thank you, business will be blooming for flower shops across the philadelphia area this valentine>> "eyewitness news" reporter pat gallen is live at stein your florist company on frankford avenue this morning. and pat, i hear you say you have treats? >> reporter: yes, we will have treats for you guys in the 6:00 hour. but let's not get ahead of ourselves, rahel. we have to build these things before we get them to you. that's what we do here at stein your florist, patrick kelly is the owner here, good morning, my friend. they are running around with chickens with their heads cut off. that time of year. >> that time. >> what goes on today? >> today about 13 trucks over in our stores, trying get out hundreds of deliveries, anticipate ago lot of people coming into the shop. keeping us running around. >> how many deliveries from from this shop alone? >> three to 400. >> i didn't expect to to you say three to 400. >> yes. >> so yesterday was big day? >> big. a lot of people want their deliveries out early because they're concerned about the girls getting them on time. >> of course. >> w

that's because some spring flowers are already staring to bloom!ry trees bloom in beltsville, blossoms popping in largo and that's just what our cameras spotted. and another sign of spring. next wednesday, the national park service is scheduled to announce the dates for this year's cherry blossom festival. that should include the first estimate for this year's peak bloom around the tidal basin. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. - cooler for back to work & school today - spring-like warmth returns wed. thru sat. - rain/storms saturday with cold front - cooler (seasonable) sunday today: partly sunny to mostly cloudy. cooler. highs: 56-61 winds: sse 5 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. cool, but mild for february. lows: 43-46 winds: s 5 mph wednesday: am clouds. pm sun. warmer. highs: 64-70 winds: s 5 mph jummy ad lib mug for a mug giveaway kidd o'shea in the now.. eric church is stepping up his war on ticket scalpers. the country star has worked for years to identify which ticket buyers are scalpers, driving up the cost for genuine fans to see him in

flowers. >> reporter: they opened up a store front on 14th street northwest in the 1940s can then moved to m street in the early 2000s. for over 100 years, the business has bloomedverybody loves flowers. >> reporter: and mr. caruso. >> ' key deck. >> all right mr. c. be back. >> i give her a free bouquet every week. then her boyfriend got mat and i got kind of scared. its really scared. i had to put a bulletproof vest on. >> reporter: what's the secret for staying so sharp at 86 years old? >> i don't know what it is. it must be the flowers. [ laughter ] must be the flowers, you keep them perked up all the time. something about flowers. >> reporter: and while flowers have a short shelf life, mr. caruso certainly does not. >> i don't think i'll ever retire. i mean, i just like to be here. workingment talking to people. -- working, talking the people and it's very interesting and it keeps you alert. how'd you like that? >> reporter: hilary lane, wusa9. >> at age 86, phillip works from 4:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. six days a week. it's one of my favorite places. >>> america's favorite panda is getting ready to head home china next week. millions of devoted fans have watch

flower power. a look at what's in bloom for next month's flower show in philadelphia. >>> i'm tracking increases in wind speeds and wind gusts, and i'm tracking a warmup for the weekend. >>> new defense secretary took part of his first meeting in brussels today. >> the nato secretary general introduced the defense secretary to a number of delegates before the meeting began. there are two days of talking focused on military spending, extremism, and relations with russia. mattis told the allies there they must start chipping in toward the cost of nato by the end of the year or the trump administration will moderate its commitment to them. >> the european minister of defense said last week it's a fair demand that all who benefit from the best defense in the world carry their proportionate share of the necessary cost to defend freedom. >> mattis also said the nato alliance remains a fundamental bedrock. >>> rex tiller son makes his first overseas trip today. according to the state department, tillerson will meet with saudi arabian officials and other middle east countries to discuss yemen. there are mu

>>> moving on in the show,en seasonably warm weather, you might have experienced it, led to blooming flowers but winter, well, it's not over yet. we're going look at who is feeling a chill. well, perhaps those flowers will coming up. ♪ ♪ i was energetic. then the chronic, widespread pain drained my energy. my doctor said moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. he also prescribed lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. for some, lyrica can significantly relieve fibromyalgia pain and improve function, so i feel better. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or blurry vision. common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you.

local shops will have flowers that are in bloom and only last a few days. >> i forgot something. i set out to get flowers, i just remember i had one here for all of you ladies. one for you. you can touch it. and for you. >> personally i prefer edible arrangement. something i can eat. >> this is all you will get. >> i recommend to the fathers out there. when i left to go to college at age 17 my father sent me flowers every single valentine's day and it was wonderful. i don't want you to be alone for all the women that had husbands and boyfriends. it was a wonderful, beautiful tradition to have. >> my husband has three daughters. >> yeah he's off the hook. >> it's worth it. even a single rose. >> thanks. >> it looks real. >> my dad would give my mom a lily every valentine's day. >> that is so sweet. >>> let's go over to traffic. starting with the bay bridge toll plaza. we are starting with westbound 37. this is a live look. chp is diverting traffic off to that major flooding in the area. traffic moving smoothly just a few minutes ago it was pretty backed up. you are looking good if

service says it will announce peak bloom tomorrow and the recent weather we had could trigger bloom for those flowers. >> they tweeted yesterday showing okama cherry tree at peak bloom. national mall only has one of these. yoshino tree is the one we know along the tidal basin and that's the peak bloom we'll find out about tomorrow. of course, "fox5" has you all covered when it coes things peak bloom. sound owebeautiful. >> we should do a live shot from the one tree if it's in peak bloom. >> the others will number peak bloom before you know it. >> the tree outside my house is it blooming. what is going on here crazy. >> it's been one of those crazy winters if you wants to call it that. >> it has. >> the winter that was not. >> what is that behind you it's unnerving to me. >> what is it? >> well, what to expect how about that? february out luck a lamb. was that sound effect i heard. >> i tried. >> that was you okay. >> february out like a lamb. that's what we're calling it since march may come in like a lion. comparatively today is quiet with few showers expected this evening. satellite and radar cloud

comes ahead of a seasonal bloom of flowers tens of thousands of roses will mark the beginning of springhe wind mills to catch the attention of visitors. >>> the hockey team in indiana honors its star player turned coach but a little bit of a problem and now going environmental. comments retired collin chester county. the coach of the team. but as chester county pulls off the curtain, the banner, it's upsidedown. nobody notices. then they're going to slowly make its way up the rafters, still upsidedown. it's the thought that counts >> somebody will get fired or suspended >> the weather is beautiful. did you get any golf in >> i did, saturday and sunday >> i wish i was back in clearwater florida hanging out with the boys. because gomez speaks about the trials and tribulations and how it's going to help him out. we catch up to college hoops temple and a tight one. keep the record above 500. see if they can get it done next in sports. see if they can get it done next in sports. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. see if they can get it done next in sports. so we wired the wagner's h

a lot of flowers will be blooming again today.res right now well wov the average high of 48 for this time of year. reagan national now at 56. we're in the 50s all across marylanv eastern shore. west virginia as well this morning starting off very mild. temperatures there right around 50 degrees. so upper 50s by 10:00. a partly sunny sky. warm and dry midafternoon, up near 70 degrees with lots of sunshine. then clear and mild by 6:00 p.m. by 10:00 tonight, back down into the 50s. clear and cool evening coming up. by dawn on presidents' day tomorrow, a lot of folks have the day off, great day to get out and get some exercise or a hike or maybe some golf or tennis. we'll be in the low 60s tomorrow afternoon. lots of sun. getting back to work and school on tuesday, cloud cover, near 40 in the morning. afternoon highs in the mid-50s. here comes another warm front moving in late tuesday night into wednesday morning. maybe giving us some sprinkles of rain. once that goes by, sun breaks out on wednesday afternoon, soaring again into the u

blooming i am. there's a lot of flowering plum i saw in the district blooming and yesterday headed up to sugarloaf mountain i thought i would be only one there what a surprise all of montgomery county decided to go to sugarloaf there was a jam trying to get up up the mountain it was impossible to park yesterday it was so beautiful and three day special coming down from the high of 68 still 65 degrees and you may have noticed as we were looking at those live shots a little high, thin cloudyness coming in. to our north there is a propertyal boundary slip together south tonight. it's still mild north. binghamton chilly 36. but you can see the frontal boundary right about here and overnight it's going to slip down to the area and bring in a little bit of cooler day tomorrow. but still 70 at raleigh and 57 hatter and boston not bad at this hour at 42. but definitely a lot of warm air happening around the mid atlantic. was go to the evening it's still mild at 7:00. we'll keep that temperature 59 at 9:00 and 54 by 11:00 49 degrees. notice more clouds cover coming in later tonight and that's what you'll be noticin

. >> for those of us not in the field of competitive orchid growing and we want the flowers to bloom again, how do we do that. >> we don't care if they die because we sell orchids here. of course we care if they die. the best rule of thumb is to give them a change in nighttime temperature. moth orchid in the same room every day, bring it to a cooler room by the garage. >> a change of scenery. >> or repot it. >> repotting is sometimes the key but usually it's a matter of day and night temperature why they aren't blooming. if it's a repotting problem, that is obvious. >> they want to be in cooler climates not warmer. >> if it's a warm growing orchid cool it down. cooler growing orchid, warm it up. give it day night temperature differ raise. that is enough to spark them up. >> all right. so, well, maybe just a change in the environment for your orchid. but that's why they have these prize winning orchids and competitive orchid growing. >> i am bringing it to work. >> one thing before we go, this orchid show happening at the san francisco county building. they are open from 10:00 until 5

the warm weather back on the east coast could trigger an early bloom for the throw flowers. last year happened for march 25 pght. once its peak is reached the blossoms can stay on the trees for fur to ten days. this year's festival will be held from march 20th to april 16th. >>> i want them to be empowered. i want them to be inspired by this place. by this energy and hopefully it'll open up some doors for them. >> students from a high school head to facebook for incite in to the tech world. . >>> get ready for your pg&e bill to go up again. those who use less power will see their bills group. right now the typical customer pays about $99. that will go up to almost$111. most were already surprised by rate hikes in the last few months. >> the reason we had the initial rate increase last year was for safety but -- the main increase was for gas safety. this increase is for electric transmission. >> also customer who use more than four times their baseline amount of power will pay a new sur charge. >>> apple's next i-phone due out this fall will have a curved screen. that accordi

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bloom don't they? a lot of you seeing flowering trees all over and no wonder we are now looking at february being the warmest we ever had in d.c.. 2017 will get warmer from here and with one more day to go we think it's a lock. february will go outlook a lamb. usually we say march come in like a lion. this year, march will come in like a lamb in the temperature department and maybe a lion with strong and severe storms that may be rolling through on wednesday as well. tonight, though, all about the mild temperatures and still 50 in z.c. and that's our average high for the day. rzburg and baltimore 49 and frederick one of the cooler sports 41. most places stay in 40s. because it's more warm air trying to come in overnight and while we may wake up to sunshine in the afternoon tomorrow there's possibility of little increase in cloud cover and possibility of a few showers which are badly needed not only did we have warmest february but one of our driest. we only had one third of inch of rain and moderate drought in our area. we need rain. we'll get some wednesday. but unfortunately it may come interest with stron

we're seeing so many spring flowers out now and so many trees are blooming.hovering near 60 degrees for the rest of the evening aeven ing all the way into tomorrow morning. for the morning commute we ought to have the roads drying out. gets cloudy by noontime. 70 degrees, then upper 70s by mid afternoon. then it gets stormy after that. temperatures dropping back down into the low 70s. here is the new timing on storms coming in. this is as of 2:00, it does look like a line of thunderstorms just to our west. that is going to go right through the metro area looks like between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. some of the other models are showing it a little bit later. doesn't mean we're going to be completely out of the woods. we might get some a little bit into the evening hours. we ul winds. that's going to be the main threat from this system and most of it drying out by late in the evening hours. there is also a risk of hail from this system similar to what we got on saturday. a very low risk of maybe an isolated brief tornado. after we reach the upper 70s before the s

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flowers that are in season. you can get deals at local shops from shower that are in bloom and only last a few days. >>> as for themount of money people will sacrifice to say i care this holiday, $85 is what americans will spend on average for someone that they care about. kids and parents are expected to drop to $27. teachers, about $7 per present. animals are set to get a $4 present. but people plan to spend big on jewelry. national retail federation predicts $4.3 billion worth of sales in this category. >> you say jewelry and my ears perk up. >>> wisconsin bakery realized that not everybody would be smiling watching love birds embrace this valentine's day. bakers made cookies with a sweet taste and a bitter message. these cup cakes make clear love stinks. ones that say you suck and even die this a fire. most varieties are heart shaped expect for one that is shaped like human waste. eww. one says these cookers are inclusive on such a sensitive holiday. >> not everybody has a valentine and some people don't enjoy this time of year. so we don't want to leave them out. so we did some antivalentine's cookies and cup

bloom. the bees made busy by a burst of flowers. it seems early for daffodils. the gardening expert at the nursery says if we get a frost in the next few weeks you might want to cover your plants at night. >> you may see damage. trees are resilient. they will come back for it. >> early variety of cherry trees have reached peak bloom. at the tidal basin the famous cherry trees are just in the first stage of bloop development, the greening of the buds. but that, too, is early. >> the if this is a sign of global warming we should be scared. but for now take it one day at a time and enjoy it. >> enjoy it. that i many, many people here walking around the tidal basin in shirt sleeves. when we come back at 5:00 we will talk about the cherry trees and the buds. it will be an early one this year. >> i'm surprised you have your jacket on. brad: maybe i spilled my lunch on my shirt. jonathan: you're quick. this is last presidents' day. a far cry from today. getting around with the cos country skis, that is your idea of recreation? it's hot out there. alison: when you put t

flowering trees looks like a cherry to me and definitely are some that bloom earlier than the cherriesl basin. what we would have been even than 61 at reagan national but the direction was out of the south picking up temperature, dulles 65, and. i saw cumberland at 72. they're down to 68 but quite a bit warmer. martinsberg 65. gaithersburg, 63, westminster 66. cooler near the water for annapolis at 49. and culpeper and fredericksburg coming in at 63. get ready for the warmup. let me show you to our south and west including as close as hatteras. it's 73 in st. louis and we got a whole lot of warm air across texas, dallas, 83, it's 99 in dell rio, 76 in witchita and lincoln 75. fasten your seatbelts here's the 70's. we may challenge records. we'll come close for sure. and while today was filter to do sunshine, were he even got warm again. there have been a little bit of shower activity pass being to our south. we keep itry we're going to keep it mild as well. and with temperatures this warm overnight, don't be surprised if we run into a little bit of fog here and there but 54 degrees for

flower. how did you know. >> right. >> tell us why you started it. >> bloom mat is about making and sending flowers fun again. fresh take on sending flowers. we offer a selection of only the best flowers. we deliver them the same day here in san francisco and los angeles and new york. next day nationwide. so, it's all about sending a little something just because. we have valentine's day around the corner. there is a bit of an obligation. make it a better experience for everyone. >> a bit of an obligation. >> the national retail federation said $2 billion on flowers for valentine's day. one of the things is that when you buy them on valentine's day, they all of a sudden got way more expensive if you go to your regular places. the what is your tip for people to make sure that they are not spending more to spend more. maybe you spend more for better flowers or what do you do? >> sure. order go ahead as there is a limited supply as you can imagine. supply and demand. everyone wants something. order ahead to get the best price and freshest flowers. for the last minute procrastinators, in san francisco we offer sa

blooming business is booming here a parisian forest florist in olde city. people are popping in to purchase a beautiful bouquet. so many fragrant flowershoose from. >> we're doing three different color palate so that helps too. we're giving them reds a champagne and also a pink. >> reporter: they expect to sell hundreds of roses for valentine's day. >> hundreds definitely hundreds. >> reporter: hundreds of roses. >> yes. >> reporter: wow. >> it's a lot to buy and to plan for but we're always ready. >> craziest days of the year. >> reporter: ataura'sth they're loading up box osf chocolates just as they've done for the last 50ears. >> my wife lovers chocolate. she loves dark she wants it nuts.is is t get that all the differenttypes of nuts and dark chocolate the owners expect to be even nuttier tomorrow. >> there will be a line pretty much all daylong. >> reporter: flowers and chocolate are always nice. why not go big? here on jewelers' row it's all about diamonds and gold. >> it's very, very busy. it goes in spurts like a busoads and thysme that realize th coming. try to do as much as i can for my wife so this is another day to say hey

well, if you are thinking about flowers, don't miss tonight's top three tuesday, i'm show you how to get the best bloomsyou can get great work. you can get greater air rangements, still pay less. >> plus, we will have expert advice on where to shop, what to avoid and where the deals are. that's in tonight's top three tuesday tonight at 11:00. >> do you have plans to get me flowers? >> why would i tell you this on television right now? >> i'm still recovering. well, future of your health. >> our pat gallen says he went to local juice err and talks about the benefits. patrick? >> you're afraid of it? >> i get very nervous of these place. >> really? >> too much healthy necessary going on there. send me to milk shake shop, i'm fine. >> oh, ya. so let's face it, someone you know is sick, it is winter, there are coughs, sneezes, and those dreaded colds. how about juice from a great place in old city? >> as more and more people are turning to fitness, also turning to healthier diet. making tasty con took seans, thanks to owner koran. so i stopped in to see what the process like. >> yes, here, cold pressed comp

flowers for valentines day holiday. three on your side's jim donovan has advice on getting the best bloom for your buck. >> reporter: closero valentines day, florist are busier then ever. it is all hand on deck. >> it is a lot going on there a lot that could go wrong and best florist can pull it off without a hitch. >> reporter: choosing a good florist can sometimes be a thorny task so tip thumb one, know how are dealing with, in the latest addition of delaware valley consumer checkbook 42 flower shops in our region were rated based on customers surveyed and secret rise shopping. checkbook's executive editor kevin brassler says around valentines day prices can run the gamut. the good news. >> we found florist that charge low prices, deliver high quality products and deliver them on time. >> reporter: marcus hook florist was among shops receiving checkbook's top rating for rise and quality. >> it is our passion. >> reporter: third generation flowerral shop once run by joseph walker, is now operated by his children and grand kid. >> we are on a third generation and we love what we do. we have loved who we do it with and most

last year everything bloomed early, very, very warm and then we had a killing toes in april and that means we didn't have a long growing season for for some crops, shrubs and high flowers didn't bear too well. something to keep in mind if you are seeing budd outside your house and garden. no problems on storm scan three. everything is quiet. enjoy warmth this weekend but realize there are impacts to this as well. even as we expect this warmth to be sustain right through the presidents day who will take and into the end of next week. temperature right now 33 in allentown. thirty-seven in philadelphia right now. thirty-five in millville. nothing all that warm right now but watch what happens as we widen out across eastern half of the country. here's that line dividing winter from spring, at least that is what it looks like here. they are zero seven in st. louis. fifty-eight in nashville. forty-nine this rally tur ham. here's the chill 37 in philadelphia. 32 degrees in boston. all this warmth will permeate into that cold, temperatures on their way up through the weekend. tomorrow is a transition day. still brisk, still chilly but seasonal and chilly. not as much wind as t