just saw holly, georgetown crowded tonight.s a hot spot for halloween. be advised, there are a number of street closures starting at 4:00 this afternoon, and lasting until thursday, the early morning hours of thursday. for a list of closures and parking restrictions, go to myfoxdc.com, click on web links. >> and the annual drag queen high heel raced in dupont e has typically goes off on the tuesday before halloween. it's now being held tomorrow night. it goes down 17th street between p and s streets. participants start gathering as early as 6:00. the race kicks off at 9:00. we'll be right back. ♪ and hope that this is just imagination ♪ we had a good group of people. good group off employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenly, 60 years old. i had no health care. mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my family. he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us.

holly?: i rethought the marie antoinette thing. didn't work out for her. this is one of their new rentals here. jean's costumes in kensington has been here for decades and people know to come here. they always get new things in, too, like this. that's why i wanted to show this off. andrea is here, the manager. >> good morning. >> reporter: you wanted to do queen of hearts not because it's new, but it's a good group outfit. >> yes. people have allison in wonderland parties all year. so we carry a huge line of stuff that people can go in a group. >> reporter: let's look at the things. they have the fun hats that go along with it. >> we have the same hat holly is wearing. we have mad hatter hats. we have -- help me out, white rabbit. then we -- he's always late. then the march hare head piece. another white rabbit head piece. >> reporter: too much fun. and you have other options, right? >> yes. we have a couple of rentals. this one is inspired by the tim burton movie, which is also holly's head

hey, holly. >>reporter: they are numerous.ally is just the perfect fall time event for your family, no matter what the ages of your kids or even if you don't have kids at all because this event is outside, it's in a magnificent setting, they have lots of different activities that are activities that you usually don't get to see or partake in and it is paul of this harvest festival. ted trey is the ag farm supervisor, that's the official title that is says on his business card, but really they call him the farm king. good morning to you. >> good morning. >>reporter: how does one become the farm king? >> you just supervise the whole farm. om the former boss. >>reporter: comes with a lot of responsibility one would think because you have a lot to take care of it. >> yes, ma'am, it's a 500-acre farm, we have a lot of ground for people to walk on, horse trails and stuff like this. of course we have the harvest festival which brings in 3,000 to 5,000 extra guests. >>reporter: really, 3,000 to 5,000 people on one day, that's a lot. t

it's a holly. >> reporter: oh, stop it. hollies always perform well. >> they all perform well.eauty berry, which is a beautiful, beautiful plant. until the mockingbirds find them, they will be fabulous in your garden. >> reporter: how long will the berries be on there? >> will last the next month or so. >> reporter: i like that. >> once hungry birds start foraging -- and it's an odd color in the landscape, that purple. >> reporter: right. >> and we have this great shrub. this keeps the leaves all year long and you get this wonderful pink blossom. so not only can you get things that are special this time of the year as far as pricing goes, you can also get plants that are special plants to add to your landscape. one other thing i want to tell the viewers is that with any of your coniferous ever greens, like this leyland cypress here or the junipers, make sure you take the time to plant it properly, like we just discussed, but also look for a product like wilt proof. it protects the plant from wind burn. one of the biggest things that can get to our cold hardy plants in the winte

holly williams is on the syrian border as tensions mount with neighboring turkey. and ben tracey with seniors who believe neither food nor life should be wasted. >> we've still got a lot of good years in us and we can help a lot of people and that's the main thing we're doing. captioning sponsored by cbs captioning sponsored by cb this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. 3ith just 33 days to go, the presidential election is suddenly looking a whole lot different than it did 24 hours ago. republican challenger mitt had ey did what he had to do in the first debate to turn his campaign around. have a look at our poll of cocommitted voters. voters who told us before the debate they had not made up their minds or could still change them. after watching the debate, 46% said governor romney won. less than half that thereby, 2%, said president obama won. 32% called it a tie. and look at this-- before the debate, only 30% of uncommitted voters said governor romney cares about their needs and problems. ebter the debate, that number more than

when his wife holly checked in on him, he was having a tremendous seizure. >> i said, say something. he didn't say anything, so i called 911. >> reporter: eben was rushed to the hospital. where he worked as a neurosurgeon. >> the only word we could truly make out was "help," and the rest of his verbalization was purely screaming. >> reporter: eben alexander had been stricken with an extremely rare and virulent e. coli meningitis infection that was ravaging his brain, plunging him into a coma. >> i mean, i was trying to die. >> reporter: in fact, doctors gave him almost no chance to live and told his family if he did survive, he'd be brain damaged for the rest of his life. >> his eyes were just off and cocked just like no one was there. >> reporter: eben believes holly is right. he wasn't there. did you go to heaven? >> yes. in every sense of the word, that's what my -- what my experience showed me. >> reporter: his first recollection, he says, was being a speck of pure awareness in a dark and murky underworld. >> and then i was rescued by this beautiful spinning white light that had

in the studio, tracy hearn and holly lodge from the sunnyvale police department. did you know that there is coded lingo that young people are using. let me give you some examples. parents are watching. keeping parents clueless. let's meet. talk dirty to me. just on the list. take your pants off. and i wanted sex now. i'm looking at this, people are seeing these little initials on computers and they don't know what is going on. is this part of the challenge? >> one of the biggest challenges is keeping up with technology. every time that we start finding a way to help combat the cyberbullying in the world, the kids find something to do. a different website or media site to change it. >> cheryl: what did you do? >> social media, playing catch up to see where we're going but on facebook, very popular for kids. >> cheryl: what can parents do if their child is being bullied or if their kid is the bully? maybe they are having problems at home? >> i think parents really need to help them out. if they see something on line that their kid is doing or another child is doing,

look at holly getting a makeover.is in the process of her transformation. it's 8:20. we'll be right back. hey, what are you drinkin'? pumpkin coffffee for the morni. and i've got my pumpkin k-cup packs for at home. now i can have my pumpkin coffee any time i want it. pumpkin's perfect. it's dunkin' with the press of a button. new pumpkin k-cup packs, only at dunkin' restaurants. america runs on dunkin' coffee. according to an independent, non-partisan study, barack obama and the liberals will raise taxes on the middle class by $4,000. the same organization says the plan from mitt romney and common sense conservatives is "not a tax hike on the middle class." want proof? read the non-partisan study for yourself at american.com. obama and his liberal allies? we can't afford four more years. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ too bad the guys aren't here we're c

just like no one was there. >> reporter: eben believes holly is right. he wasn't there. did you go to heaven? >> yes. in every sense of the word that's what my -- what my experience showed me. >> reporter: his first recollection, he says, was being a speck of pure awareness in a dark and murky underworld. >> and then i was rescued by this beautiful spinning white light that had a melody, indescribably beautiful melody with it that opened up into a bright valley, just an incredible rich ultra real world of indescribable complexity. >> reporter: god was there, he says, and he encountered him through an orb of brilliant light. he soared on the wing of a butterfly with a beautiful young woman as his companion and the young woman gave him a message to take back from heaven. >> you are loved. you are cherished. there's nothing you have to fear. there's nothing you can do wrong. >> reporter: it's a beautiful vision, but heaven? a lot of people are going to say, doctor, it was a hallucination. your brain got zapped by this disease, all the wires got crossed and you saw a girl on

holly morris is live at an oyster farm. right back. 7:22. [ male announcer ] who will raise taxes on the middle class? according to an independent, non-partisan study, barack obama and the liberals will raise taxes on the middle class by $4,000. the same organization says the plan from mitt romney and common sense conservatives is "not a tax hike on the middle class." want proof? read the non-partisan study for yourself at american.com. obama and his liberal allies? we can't afford four more years. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. ♪ i'm traveling at the speed of light ♪ >>> don't look like you enjoyed that. >> i'm trying to figure out who it is. >> queen. spacex launched its falcon rocket from florida. >> 3, 2, 1 -- >> it's the first of a dozen supply missions contracted by nasa. the rocket's capsule and cargo will likely reach the station by wednesday. on board, some ice cream. >>> the event hosted by capital food fight will have andrew zimmern and anthony bourdain. >> if i had a show, because everybody h

. >> we are here on the shoulder of highway 101 before the holly street exit. as you see behind me, the police have closed the holly street exit because of this accident that apparently is being investigated as a shooting. now let's take a look at this scene from sky 7hd. this incident happened at about 1:30. witnesses and the chp said that the car was waving as it traveled southbound on 101 near the holly street exit near san carlos. the car veered off the highway north of the exit and crashed into the fence. chp said there was a shooting victim in the car which also held two other passengers. we believe that the shooting victim was taken to stanford hospital. chp reports are that the shooting victim suffered a head wound. now as far as traffic was concerned, traffic was actually stopped on south -- south on highway 101 for about an hour. in our traffic is moving slowly. traffic actually north bound is moving very slowly past this scene which the highway patrol is investigating as a crime scene. taking a look at the investigation going on now. again, we believ

and holly has more. holly? >> in fact, when a carecrow uses a cup? >> when. >> he drinks with a straw. >> all right. >> okay. >> okay. i am out of scarecrow jokes. i don't have anymore jokes. listen, we're having a wonderful time this morning. you know, we have come to the plains, virginia, many times. we came out 66 and turn left off of the exit and go to great meadow and we talk about the gold cup, which is wonderful in the spring and fall and this morning, we made a right and found ourselves in the charming little down, the -- town, the first time to experience it and i highly suggest you experience it, too, because of people like sally. the people that make the town. she's the owner of the antiques and tea room. good morning to you. >> good morning, holly. >> and we have the most wonderful, hospitable morning everywhere we have gone. >> thank you for coming. >> and you fit in here perfectly. your slogan is to come find something special. >> that's right, and everything in the town has a unique characteristic and our shop, i think, provides someth

holly morris joins us from the shore in hollywood, maryland. hey, holly. >> reporter: hey, guys. you like oysters? >> yeah, they're fine. >> not my favorite, holly. >> reporter: you know what they did for casanova. i think he ate like 50 every morning for breakfast or something like that. but oysters are popular in our area. now is the time to get them. can't get them more fresh than on the dock. we're in hollywood, maryland this morning. here is the most important question of the day, tal, how often do you get pearls out of the oysters? >> i wish. the pearl is at the restaurant. >> reporter: that's a perfect transition there. we definitely have a pearl here. this is chef blackwood, pearl dive oyster palace. good morning to you, sir. >> how are you? >> reporter: anybody can cook in a kitchen, jeff. it's more fun to cook on the dock. >> that's it. challenge. >> reporter: actually, what's really fun about this week is that it is, you know, from the bay for the bay. >> yeah. >> reporter: all your restaurants i'm assuming, if you order a maryland seafood dish, a dollar goes back to t

in the studio, tracy hearn and holly lodge from the sunnyvale police department. you know that there is coded lingo that young people are using. let me give you some examples. parents are watching. keeping parents clueless. let's meet. talk dirty to me. just on the list. take your pants off. and i wanted sex now. i'm looking at this, people are seeing these little initials on computers and they don't know what is going on. is this part of the challenge? >> one of the biggest challenges is keeping up with technology. every time that we start finding a way to help combat the cyberbullying in the world, the kids find something to do. a different website or media site to change it. >> cheryl: what did you do? >> social media, playing catch up to see where we're going but on facebook, very popular for kids. >> cheryl: what can parents do if their child is being bullied or if their kid is the bully? maybe they are having problems at home? >> i think parents really need to help them out. if they see something on line that their kid is doing or another child is doing, tha

holly, thank you.ill ahead in our next hour, educating engaging parents about the dangers of online predators. >> we're going to sit down with the founder of a website that helps parents stay aware of what their kids are doing online. you're going to want to hear this story. >>> plus reaction to last night's debate from the candidates' youngest audience. wisdom will join us live from american university with another edition of "campaign u." 8:54, we'll be right back. >>> i'm sorry, jim, i'm going to stop this subsidize to pbs, i'm going to stop other things. i like pbs, i love big bird, i actually like you too. >> right now at 9:00, big bird for 2016? the iconic character climbs the social media ladder following the first presidential debate. coming up a look at the hot button issues tackled last night. plus we're live with reaction from local students. >>> then keeping kids safe, more warnings about a predator on the street as one local father joins us in studio to talk about the dangers online and ho

stay with us. >> thanks, holly. and before we go to break, felix baumgartner's record setting space dive, could save the lives of astronauts. he jumped from a balloon 24 miles above earth and it yielded a wealth of information on the human body. it could lead to new space suits and new treatments. >>> little closer to earth, take a look at this, today is the final day of competition for the winged suit flying world championships in china. wow, look at that. >> they look like little bat men. >> they zoom across a valley and pass under or over a cable car in a bat like winged suit. the winner will be the one with the fastest time around these crazy courses. that's pretty incredible. >> yeah. >> we'll be right back. it's 9:18. ♪ i want to fly away ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ maryland schools are number one in america because we invest in them. but we can do even more. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million dollars at casinos in other states. question 7 keeps that maryland money in maryland through expansi

holly morris is live from northwest with more. holly? >> reporter: good morning, tony.the venues. i want you to continue to watch him, because it is so much more than what you just saw. this whole festival is so much more than what we could even bring you in one morning. 200 plus performances, we've been saying it all morning long, goes on for several weeks. all the performances are free. these are the best entertainers for children that the european union has to offer. it is no small feat to get 200 plus performances ready for you and your family. we have the program director here. good to see you again. >> hello. >> reporter: it is amazing in five years how much this festival has grown. >> yes, right. we started with a little over 100 performers in 2008, and this year we have 250 performances. >> reporter: oh, i've been selling you short. i've been saying over 200. i should say 250. what does it take to bring all this together? >> we bring over 70 performers from europe this year and 35 organizations. some logistics, yes. >> reporter: just when you think you have it f

fox 5's holly morris joins us live from the plains, virginia, holly good morning. >> reporter: good morningsay good morning to irish riddler and rob banner the president of great meadow. make me look good here, let's go. we are just checking out the course here for the international gold cup that's going to be going on this saturday. the 75th running of this wonderful event. i'm the outrider this morning. rob explain what that means. >> the outrider is here for the safety of the horse and rider. and when horses pull up, or they are off course, the outrider goes and brings them back to the safety of the trainer and the control of the steward's stand. that's what the outrider does. >> reporter: also interviews the winner afterward right? >> exactly right. >> i'm made for the role. bull actually you know what? this course is made for steeple chase racing and you were just telling me this is one of the premiere courses. kind of give people an idea of how special this place is. >> it really truly is. for the last 25 years, it is been cultivated for the permanent home for the virginia gold cup ra

holly explans live from chevy chase, maryland. right now, it's 7:22. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a reason...to look twice. introducing a stunning work of technology -- the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> metro is officially unveiling its new rail cars today. a full scale model of the series will be rolled in landover, maryland, this morning. the cars do not have carpets and the seats are designed differently than you are familiar with. there is more standing room and more places to hold on as well as new signs for approaching stations. the new series will replace the oldest cars in the fleet. >>> some drivers in maryland could soon pay even more. montgomery counsel till want the state to give power to raise gas tyke and say that the revenues could go towards improving roads and public transportation. it could add 10 cents to the state's already 23-cent a gallon gas tax. >>> with just weeks to go, both presidential candidates are out with new ads, one even featuri

next, first though time to check back in with holly.d morning. >> reporter: well, good morning allison. and you know what right now i'm trying to select which hat i should wear because you know you cannot come to the international gold cup and not be sporting your finest head wear. we are live this morning at great meadow in the plains where they are indeed gearing up for the 75th running of the international gold cup. coming up we're talking tailgating and more. how best for you to see and be seen at this weekend's steeple chase race, it's all later on fox 5 morning news. stay with us.  >>> well, in the spirit of tonight's big presidential debate, is superimportant one. this morning we bring you the off the wall debate. the players? wisdom martin and dave ross and your guest moderator or own tony perkins. >> hello everybody. welcome to the special 2012 lek se texas of off the wall. -- edition of off the wall. we have a debate planned for you this evening. representing the burgundy party dave ross, sportscaster extraor

and holly morris is live in five with a look with the a work they are doing. 8:22 now, we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] if barack obama is re-elected, what will the next four years be like? one: the debt will grow from $16 trillion to $20 trillion. two: 20 million americans could lose their employer-based health care. three: taxes on the middle class will go up by $4,000. four: energy prices will continue to go up. and five: $716 billion in medicare cuts that hurt current seniors. five reasons we can't afford four more years of barack obama. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. and balanced the budget every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done. we were a great team in richmond and we'll be a great team in washington. i'm tim kaine and i approve this message ...because we'll work together to restore fiscal responsibility, grow our economy and create jobs. [ male announcer ] tim kaine. bringing people together to tackle the challenges of tomo

among those is holly morris.'s been reporting live from annandale where there has been some damage out there. hey, holly. >>reporter: i said no power and we lost power. i will be careful what i say. us coming back online is a lot easier and a quicker fix than what this family is having to deal with. take a look across the street. we are live on gallows road and you can see a massive tree has fallen over onto these people's car and onto their home. obviously there's no power in this area. and as luck would have it timing wise, a tree service guy literally just pulled up, and he is assessing the situation right now as we speak. he said, you know, i'm going to give them a bid and see if i can get this tree off their house today. and that is important because if you are in this situation, you may not have a tree that big, but you might have some major debris down, be very careful. you don't want to try to do that yourself. there are professionals that know how to do it correctly, efficiently and most importantly safe

holly morris joins us with more. hi, holly. >> rthe question is, do you consider d.c.estination in the country as soon as well, until everybody answers automatically yes, then velocity dc dance fest is going to be going on. it's one of the reasons it was created. peter is with me. he is a dance instructor and choreographer and a central person in the dance community in d.c. 30 plus years. i know you're only 31. and we have the artistic director. thank you for coming out. >> thank you for having me. >> reporter: let's talk about this, peter. we're in the fourth year. it's come so far in a short amount of time. >> it really has. been a great partnership between washington performing arts society, the shakespeare theater and dance metro d.c. saw a need to bring dance together in a really lovely format and highly produced, beautiful hall, beautiful crew, beautiful light, and we come together every year and curate a show that will be audience enjoyable and show the companies off. >> reporter: we know, obviously you know, because you have a company here that d.c. is a wonder

with the latest on this, we have holly williams, who is in turkey, on the border with syria. holly, the turkish prime minister said today he doesn't want war with syria, so why did turkey fire into syria again? >> reporter: well, the turkish prime minister says he doesn't want a war. the push. >> public definitely didn't want a war. the problem is turkish government feels frustrated by its inenable to control what's happening in syria and to stop the chaos spilling across its borders. there are more than 100,000 syrian refugees here in turkey. back in june, a turkish military plane was shot down by syria, and i think it's for all of those reasons that today the turkish parliament voted to authorize the use of force against syria if necessary. essentially, turkey is sending a strong warning to syria, saying we don't want to fight you, but we will if you feel you give us no other choice. >> pelley: so how dangerous is the situation on the border now? >> reporter: well the u.s. state department said today so far turkey's response had been proportionate and appropriate. but the f

and now, they have attracted the attention of our own holly morris. >> hey, holly. >> well, not sureuite at the white house level. but i am here, to broadcast the wonderful curriculum that they have going on here. you know you're doing something right if the qhows takes -- if the white house takes notice, right and the first lady makes a visit. and launched the left's move child care campaign. right here at this particular school, they teach eating healthy to the youngest of students that they. have wanda perez is the principal of dc by lingual public charter school which falls under the centro nia umbrella, good morning to you. >> bueno diaz. >> yes. >> and we think about the fundamentals of the reading and wrighting and arithmetic but you decided that nutrition had to be an equally important subject matter. >> absolutely. it is just as important in the lifelong learning process. we know for our students to have healthy bodies and healthy brains and to be able to achieve their goals in the future, they are going to need to know about nutrition and about exercise and being the best p

here's holly with that. holly. >>reporter: yeah, and we happen to be at the only fabric store in d.c., believe it or not there's only one. it's called bits of thread and it is perfect for your fall time project. but you're right, if you also want to spruce up your home, long time friend of the show robin leman is back. she has all the creative ideas you need to know to make trick or treat special for you and your family. it's all next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us.  ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a reason...to look twice. introducing a stunning work of technology -- the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. [ female announcer ] he says... president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. [ female announcer ] but this is what the budget plan mitt romney supports actually does. more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicaid... even though middle-class families rely

nourishing kids and community. >> here is holly live from a school in the district. holly?are going to be impressed when you see this breakfast bar, folks. take a look, we have fresh fruit, whole grain, and you're right. we are live at a public school in dc, specifically central nia, it is one of the best examples in the nation of making sure their kids eat right. which is timely because october just happens to be farm to school month. it is a national campaign. we will learn all about it. plus see firsthand how it is helping kids live better right here in our area. it is all live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. i'm barack obabama and i approved this message. [ mimitt romney ] there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what... who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it... and they will vote for this president no matter what... and so my job is not to worry abo

holly morris joins us now from northwest. >> reporter: good morning. to a different space. this is the forum in sidney harmon hall. erica is here. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> reporter: tell me about your group. you'll be performing on the main stage saturday, right? >> we are. >> reporter: tell me about your dance form. >> we're performing saturday at # and 8:00 p.m. we have six dancers, composer, set designer, videographer. >> reporter: i know one washington paper named you the most memorable dance performances of 2011. what is it about your art form that really stays with the crowd? >> i think we work with both objective and subjective, and we're breathing, sweating, and also telling stories. very personal. >> reporter: will you tell us the story? >> we sure will. >> reporter: all right. ♪ >> reporter: as we watch them, i want to bring peter back, the driving force behind velocity dc dance festival. we came to this place because of ramp! >> it's a show we do wednesday, thursday, friday and saturday that's free. shows works in progress, s

holly is taking us there. >> check out these spooky pooches.xt, a look at some halloween costumes for dogs. hello, lady bird. plus, you you and your canine friend can celebrate together. we'll be right back. where others fail, droid powers through. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does.  a west virginia casino launching the biggest ad barrage ever. don't be misled. the washington post says question seven is just... common sense. it'll create 4,000 permanent jobs. and stop maryland from losing millions to other states... every year. that's why business, labor, and teachers all support... question seven. and so does the washington post. vote for question seven. it's just common sense. athat's what the plan georged allen supports... would cost our economy. newspapers called it "economically destructive." like allen's votes to give tax breaks to companies... that ship jobs overseas, his economic plan would... help big corporations, devastating the middle class. allen even v

let's check in with holly. >> reporter: see these wonderful artificial flowers? they could be the inspiration for your halloween costume. he has done costumes for madonna, lady gaga, heidi klum. coming up live later, he teaches us how to be creative and we'll talk about classes you can sign up here, all coming up. weeks of this campaign... and more ads. you, in your living room or... what i'd say. losing nearly eight hundred... mired in iraq. nation we are... moving forward again. get folks back to work and... again. that with even bigger... fewer regulations... prosper. on the same trickle-down... in the first place. so what's my plan? manufacturing jobs... exports... that... ship jobs overseas. in half and produce more... clean coal, natural gas... solar, and biofuels. efficiency of cars and trucks. maintain the best workforce... hundred thousand additional... training two million... they need at our community... tuition in half and... americans can afford it. reduce our deficit by... next decade, on top of the... already cut. little more. afghanistan... pay do

it happened around 3:30 near the holly street exit in san carlos.ery late he felt. >> allen, we are here on the shoulder of south bound 101 above the holly street exit. the holly street exit is now closed. you see behind me the sheriff's department and

- caravan that will go from holly high school. early in the morning nancy and her four young grandchildren died. the family didn't have insurance to pay for the funeral. if you don't mind, tell us what tonight is all about. >> we're going to caravan to the family's house. this event was put together by fathers, by men prove they were impacted and want to make a statement that they are doing something to help. >> reporter: i think it's cool. you're going to be lifting up spirits. >> yes. these tow truck drivers are vested in their community and they want to do something to support. >> reporter: you're going to tough it out in the rain. thank you so much for joining us. throughout the next our tow trucks will be arriving at paulie high school and then heading to the home in east baltimore. we'll be there with them and join you again around 6:00. i'm sure this lotting will full, has donald said, about 70 trucks are expected here. back to you. >> lifting cars to lifting spirits. donald wright doing it write. >>> the trial of two polic

holly joins us with more. >> reporter: we are being entertained by the sea lions as we speak. they are too much fun. good morning. >> good morning to you. >> congratulations on the new american trail. it's beautiful. >> we are excited bit. >> reporter: absolutely. as you should be. let's talk about the sea lions. do they like the new home? >> they seem to like it. they do great demonstrations for the people, the visitors. >> reporter: what is special about the new home? >> we have a lot of changes that we made to the space to make it better for them. we have a wave none give them a more ocean experience. >> reporter: stop it. they have a wave experience? >> they do. >> we shaded the bottom of the pool so it's more ocean like. we will convert to sea water so it's better for them and to plaque it a more typical ocean experience. >> reporter: right. so they feel like they are in the wild. let's talk about the life of a sea lion. i read they can swim up to 25 miles per hour under water. >> they are fast. they use the big front flippers to pull themselves through the water. they ca

holly is live at the patriot center in fairfax with more. hi, holly. >> reporter: good morning. don't pull my skates out for just anybody. but disney, you know i love. and this show might be one of my favorites, because it really does showcase all of your favorite musical moments from your favorite disney shows. that's why they're calling it disney on ice rocking ever after. we are rocking it out thanks to people like jennifer groover. is that your real last name? >> yes, ma'am. we're out here rocking and grooving. >> reporter: i understand this is your first disney on ice show? >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: last night was the first performance here. >> absolutely. >> reporter: how was it? >> fabulous. a great audience. excited kids, great families and lots of energy coming to the ice and giving off the ice. >> reporter: tell me a little bit in terms of being an ensemble performer. what's your responsibilities for the show? >> well, as an ensemble skater, its so important to put your all out there for all group numbers. and you have a lot of people on the ice, so you need to make

remove him from the vehicle, you know, it would set off the explosives. >> it turns out sergeant hollisime friends with the bomber. >> terry and i met about 20 years prior to the incident. he was working at a convenience store and my partner and i would always stop in and visit with him, make sure he was okay. he would be working the graveyard shift. >> sergeant hollis, the sheriff and lieutenant bob lee communicate with rosland through a crack in the window, trying to convince him to give up peacefully. >> we tried to talk him into not even thinking about taking his life, because he was so young, and that he had a family. >> but they are alarmed by what they see inside the car. >> he had a couple gallons of what appeared to me to be gasoline in a box with pipe bombs and some more gun powder and things like this in the back seat. >> rosland sips cough syrup and asks to see his wife and son. >> kept inquiring about bringing his family there, and that's a no-no as far as i was concerned. we kept saying that we couldn't locate them, which we couldn't at that time. >> they were having probl

red 2009 dodge charger ran off the road went into the bushes north of the holly street exit.the car had been shot multiple times one person inside was hit. police say the car was involved in an accident with another vehicle. >> we don't know what the other vehicle looks like. this vehicle was shot multiple times, we are looking for anybody that saw any piece of this. >> all three in the dodge were taken to stanford hospital, several of traffic were closed so officers could investigate, tying up traffic for more than four hours. >>> seven people sent to the hospital last night after two vehicles collided head-on in pacifica around 7 p.m.. firefighters had to use special tools to free victims. police kept a link between san bruno and pacifica closed for an hour. investigators tone know what led to the crash. >>> beginning of a new era for grocery shoppers in san francisco who will have to bring their own shopping bags or pay up. the plastic ban starts today, shoppers can bring their own wags or pay for paper or compostable bags for 10 cents each. sue thompson will have more in

holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.get, one of a kind, could be your best costume ever. last year we did our alien friend here, who is getting his hat back on. we learned about the many uses of duct tape, from this man here, william lanier, costumer to the stars. it's all about the kids and their costumes, so you have come up with fun costumes for kids. >> yes. >> reporter: let's start with our fairy among us. tell me about this. >> this costume was inspired by this. she's a purple bug. my best friend, the glue gun -- >> reporter: right. everyone needs to have one. >> yes. >> reporter: we have a picture of the supplies and how it started. looks like you love rain boots. >> i found those in her closet. >> reporter: that's a good tip. shop your closet, right. things you don't wear a lot. the tutu. >> and the tutu was in her closet. we got the visors from a.c. moore. >> reporter: here's the deal. you have the visor. use that as the collar. creative people, you see a collar, i see the visor. how do you see the potential? >>

police say thieves got jewelry and electronics as well as holly. >>> 8-year-old boy in newark went on a joyride but it was his dad who is in trouble. it happened monday night at this motel 6. the boy grabbed the car keys as his parents slept he got the car in gear then stepped on the gas the result, he rammed the car into the motel, the boy's dad was also wanted on a warrant for theft. he was taken to jail. neither parent was arrested in connection with the crash. >>> follow-up and good news on a story we've been reporting on. 23-year-old woman missing for three days in yosemite park is save. jessica garcia was last seen saturday after an employee meeting. she was supposed to start her job sunday, but never showed up. searchers found her in a very rough terrain in the southern tip of the park. she had to be airlifted out. she suffered a broken hip and thigh bone but is expected to recover. authorities plan to talk with her to determine what happened. the initial response is that they think she got lost. >> it is a vast park that is easy to do in yosemite. >>> nervous community on al

jeff. >> jeff: holly williams, thank you. >> and in syria today a car bomb exploded outside a police station in damascus killing at least 13. that blast occurred as international mediator lakhdar brahimi met with president bashar al-assad attempting to broker a cease-fire in the 19 month long conflict. adding support to the effort, syria's ally russia said it would back a truce. later, the war in afghanistan. 11 years on. the young boxer who battled back from a grim diagnosis and pope benedict names two new american saints. those stories when the "cbs evening news" continues. >> jeff: the nation's meningitis outbreak may be slowing. the centers for disease control reported no new deaths today. the toll remains at 23. the agency did confirm one more case since yesterday. that's a total of 282 in 16 states. at the vatican today two women who lived in america were elevated to sainthood. one did her work in hawaii, as allen pizzey reports the other was a mohawk from upstate new york, the first national of a-- native american cannonized. >> reporter: st. peter's quarter shas even every ca

correspondent holly williams is in istanbul. in il reporter: syria's civil war is spilling over its borders. today, the turkish village of guvecci was hurt by two mortar shells. nobody was hurt it & it's thought they were a mistake. the turkish military returns fire for the fourth day in a row. turkey has openly sided with the eebels in syria's conflict, confh so far, it hasn't intervened directly. now some fear that border skirmishes between the two countries could escalate into a regional war. on wednesday, a mortar bomb fired from syria killed five civilians in a turkish border town, including a mother and her three children. in response, the turkish parliament voted to approve the use of force against syria if it's deemed necessary. today, turkey's department prime minister described that decision ec a warning. "we have to protect our sovereignty, our security, and the lives of our people "he said. in the syrian capital damascus, aresident bashar al-assad made a cere public appearance, laying a wreath to the mark of annivers

you can see the dodge charger buried in the bushes off the holly street exit. witnesses say they saw the car weaving on the road before leaving the freeway. they say one person in the car was shot. >> the charger received multiple gunshots, and at least one of the occupants in the charger was struck. >> initial reports were one person was shot in the head. three people were in the car after it went on the roadway. he doesn't know if they were trying for the exit and couldn't make it. the exit was closed for three hours. investigators were able to piece together the sequence of the events that lead to the car veefing off the -- veering off the road. >> a red dodge charger occupied by three adults, two males and a female, the southbound 101 and somewhere between highway 92 and san mateo. they were involved in an incident with another vehicle. >> all three were taken to stanford hospital. police closed off two lanes of southbound 101 for about three hours while they recovered shell casings and other evidence from the roadway. sky 7hd shows the traffic on 101 south

back here we have holly. there are two hollies planted in the same pot. >> you need a male, female to get the berries. >> so plant them together and you have constant cross pollination. >> outstanding. how big does the bush get? >> 20, 30 feet. >> eight to 10 tall, six to 10 wide. >> this is is articulata, winter berry. the leaves fall off but berries stay. this is a great shrub if you have a moist area that doesn't drain well. >> as we mentioned with the holly, this guy's starting out pretty big. you have to think of 10, 15, 20 years down the road. >> check the tags to know where they are. this one will get taller with an orangish berry. i love these. we have to be careful of the heavy duty thorns but they're great to grow up a trellis and you can prune them in any direction. this is heavenly bamboo. this is a neat shrub because it gives you gold and red foliage this time of year. >> they hang on to their leaves all winter. >> pretty much. they're semi evergreen so they keep going. >> pretty tolerant. >> i h

happened yesterday afternoon on the southbound high 101 at the holly street exit. tied up traffic for hours. witnesses reported seeing a car swerving. turns out the gunman in a car shot multiple times at the car that crashed two men and a woman were injured and taken to the hospital. one of them was hit by the gunfire. the holly street off ramp reopened about 9:00 last night. >>> san jose are trying to solve a fatal stabbing that happened near barnell road. dozens of people were fighting at 1:00 sunday morning. 34th murder of the year. >> this morning, a trial is scheduled to start for a woman accused of killing a san mateo nursing student. charged with murdering 26-year-old michelle lei over a dispute over a boyfriend. her body was found four months later in a remote area. >> today the sus september in a mass shooting in oakland will be back in court. appear in a pretrial hearing. accused of killing 7 people in april. he has pleaded not guilty. if convicted, he could get the death penalty. >> plastic bag ban expands and all starts today. no longer be grocery store

holly, good morning. >>reporter: good morning to you.eally the harsh reality of hurricane sandy and the power of what she did in our area unveiling itself right before our very eyes as we're live on gallows road. there's a house here where a tree -- a massive tree fell over onto a car and onto the house. the family just arriving here this morning as the sun comes up to start to deal with the massive cleanup. you can only imagine what they're thinking right now in terms of all that they need to face. of course this is just one example of a lot of things that are going on in and around the fairfax county area. and marijuanay fitzgerald, the director of fairfax county joins me on the phone. good morning. >> good morning. >>reporter: give us an update on how fairfax county fared through last night's storm. >> well, our thoughts and prayers go out to everybody in that family and others. we have had an impact of sandy, about 90 roads are closed at this point. we still have about 100 traffic signals that are out, about 60,000 power outages here

hey, holly. >>reporter: hi, tony.you do these with your kids, it'll get them excited not only about the fall season but halloween obviously coming up, a little more than two weeks from that date. robin is back with us, she's the a.c. moore education director and she tells us how to find all these wonderful products and really put them to good creative use which is amazing. a lot of fun. >> one of the things we do a lot with is it's called deco mesh and it comes in different forms. there's these rolls. what's neat is they come in different colors and see how they're irdessent and shiny. >> seems like the deco mesh is a relatively new thing. >> it's making itself known. and then it comes in ribbon. but see how it's neat with that foil type of a look. >>reporter: i have seen it in the ribbon before. >> and the tubing which we were showing you before. this is a fun thing. look at this little spider. and he's so cute, and what's neat is you put it around a styrofoam ball and the trick with it is and what you can do is take

hole morris has more from the kennedy center. >> oh, holly. >> holly. >> reporter: good morning.ou're right. five tony's. a puppet so big it takes three actors to run it. when you're tacking about war horse, it's running in new york, london, toronto. the national touring company started this past june and just rode into town last night here and opens at the kennedy center and it's with great pleasure i get to introduce to you john and megan both in the show. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> and thank you for the early call this morning. >> and not a problem. >> i understand you're the song man and when we talk about the show in general, was thinking of something it's similar to but it's really a one-of-a- kind. >> i think so, too. it's a musical naireration part? >> it's not a musical but it is a musical. >> right. >> and talk about the story in general and people are mesmerized when they see the show on stage. >> absolutely. the horses are so captivating and people really let their imaginations take over, which is fantastic. you get to see like people say he's br

you can see the dodge charger buried in the bushes off the holly street exit. witnesses say they saw the car weaving on the road before leaving the freeway. they say one person in the car was shot. >> the charger received multiple gunshots, and at least one of the occupants in the charger was struck. >> initial reports were one person was shot in the head. three people were in the car after it went on the roadway. he doesn't know if they were trying for the exit and couldn't make it. the exit was closed for three hours. investigators were able to piece together the sequence of the events that lead to the car veefing off the -- veering off the road. >> a red dodge charger occupied by three adults, two males and a female, the southbound 101 and somewhere between highway 92 and san mateo. they were involved in an incident with another vehicle. >> all three were taken to stanford hospolice closed police closed off two lanes of southbound 101 for about three hours while they recovered shell casings and other evidence from the roadway. sky 7hd shows the traffic on 10

holly morris, fox 5 news. >> my dad was such a tamp collector as a kid. >> his collection? >> he still has it. he said some day you are going to have a stamp collection. not for him to leave but to have a stamp collection. >> anyone who has tickets to the game tonight at nats park should not worry but be prepared for light rain. nothing heavy enough to cancel the game or put it on any kind of big delay. but you can see our drops of rain on the tower cam as we are looking out live. and scott just reported to us that it wasn't as wet right at the moment as it had been a little bit ago. so there are going to be passing showers coming through. we want you to see the s what m little bit ago. so definitely spotty. it will amount to a few 100s. not enough to cause puddles on the field but enough to get you chilly and the temperatures will be dropping. at the game tonight, this is a big one, we may be clinching, let's keep our fingers crossed, i did click through the weather headline and i'm going to double check and make sure -- there it is. thank you very much gary mcgrady, the m