oh. >> air ball. >> now the panda. >> this would be an upset holly.4. >> oh, looks like a rebound. >> that was a long ball. >> not quite sure. >> ball tricks by gee wiz and oh. >> so close. >> back now on the attack. >> speaking of the mystics, season tickets are on sale now by the way. >> rebound comes right back. >> oh, we have a winner. one shot that could be the longest shot we have ever seen in mascot madness. >> they need to resuscitate gee wiz he is overwhelmed. >> we have got to get to another match up. >> baron against slap shot. >> all right we need the baron and slap shot from the capitals. >> washington capitals. >> the baron is our host school the number 14 seed out of the 14 teams i believe in you. >> but the home crowd advantage for the baron against slap shot, are we ready? we got to jump it up but got to go. 3, 2, 1, go. >> another match up is under way slap shot controls the tip going straight for the hoop. >> very popular choice as a sleeper this year slap shot. >> not kind. to slap shot. >> gets his own rebound. >> offensive reboun

also hollis at powell blocked.live pictures showing you crews at the scene trying to clear this water main -- solve the water main break problem. hollis is closed in both directions one block north of powell. powell street is open in both directions no trouble for folks taking powell now heading to i-80. >>> 6:10 now. >>> a new campaign to get people to lock their doors on the peninsula. >>> also, the united states launches a trade war over cheap solar panels from china. we'll show you some of the latest innovations. >>> new way for advertisers to get to you on twitter. úúúúúúúúúú >>> the u.s. government is imposing new tariffs on chinese solar panel makers after learning many of the companies were receiving illegal government subsidies commerce department charging duties as high as 4.7%. good news for u.s. solar panel makers facing stiff competition but bad for con somers who may have to pay more. -- consumers who may have to pay more. >> for efficiency reasons we needed to close our plant a plant that continuousl

. >> still ahead, holly has a look at neat things you can see besides the blossoms. don't you love this music? lets ahe go to yoga this morning. >> i know -- let's go to yoga this morning. >> i know. >> holly will check in with us live along the tidal basin. stay with us. it's where you spend a lifetime so your kids can go to college. so you can actually visit that beach

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we are hearing closures on hollis at powell. if you normally take powell keep that in mind a few blocks from i-80 that's the water main break in emeryville. there's another one in berkeley not too far away a south of university. this is affecting addison at 7th treatment keep that in mind as well. there's the two -- two spots we'll be keeping an eye on. those are on city streets but may effect traffic heading to i-80. right now it is fine. >>> today mayor lee will file papers to remove sheriff mirkarimi from office after the naming of an interim sheriff. amy hollyfield is live at city hall. >> reporter: ross mirkarimi stood his ground yesterday and then mayor ed lee showed that he's ready to go toe-to-toe with mirkarimi. mirkarimi says, he is sorry for any embarrassment that he has caused. but, he thinks he's still able to be sheriff and his actions did not constitute official misconduct. when mayor lee heard that he call his own press conference 30 minutes later. >> we must always be held to the highest legal and ethical standa

an epic battle holly we are all set it is the one and the two seed. >> i have to say hats off to theommittee. >> beeks off. >> very good job. >> when it comes down to it the one seed will take on the two seed for the title. >> but there is a wrinkle the winner has to get two baskets in, not one. >> oh, they get a rest. >> coming up later this hour. >> the championship for fifth annual mascot madness coming to you live on fox 5 back to you all. >> exciting. >> despite the height advantage claude gets it done. man. all right. >> coming up a couple says their favorite wedding gift was when the ceremony was crashed. find out who barged in next. >> reunion for mottely crew and kiss the two bands toured together briefly in 1982, 30 years later they are gearing up to hit the road again. we will be back just ahead 9:25 a.m. [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun.

. >> let's check with holly getting a work out this morning holly. >> that is not holly. >> no, but thats my work out buddy you need a partner when it comes to the hunger games work out going on at washington sports club right now we are getting strength to climb trees, so that we can avoid being attacked by the mutant dogs. you read about those in the books another disaster, coming up we will tell you how to come sign up for this yourself and free, all live later fox 5 morning news stay with us. this work out is making me hungry  the word is swapportunity. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ female announcer ] delicious, creamy, yoplait light. over 30 flavors each around 100 calories. do the swap today. >> last night american idol top 9 sang their hearts out to get one step closer to being the next american idol a lo

. >>> still ahead, holly is back.ll talk to her about life as a new mom and she brought some picture of her beautiful baby boy too. >> it will be fun to see hayden. >>> first, we'll go live to fox business up in new york to see what is happening with the markets this week.  >>> welcome back. bp agrees to a settlement with more than 100,000 victims. the case the not over yet. let's get a look at the macernesto fits. lauren simonetti live in new york with this morning's business beat. >> good morning. >> stocks didn't quite end the week where we wanted them to. any positive news expected to bump those up this week? >> we do get a big report on friday. the government jobs report for the month of february. in jobs, we talk about the calidaen00 to that report. here is to hoping it will be a good one. -- we talk about the lead up to that report. >>> hard to believe. it has been almost two years since the bp oil spill. bp now paying out. >> yeah, this is a pretty good settlement. bp agreeing to pay $7.8 billion

holly acres residents have one more hope to move back. they will go to trial in july.hat was a bad storm. >> yes, it was. they had a couple down there, actually a. freeze warning, which is unusual. >> not that it shouldn't be cold, but that there's a warning about it. >> exactly. you are supposed to wait until mother's day to plant. i did speak to john earlier. i got a message from rob black and they are praying the wind stay up because the winds don't stay up, we're in a world of hurt because all the trees have blossomed or in the process of blooming. that's like peach trees and apricots and sweet cherries. normally, this would be the third and second week in april, not this early in the season. the outside story is don't put flowers in until mother's day. these are the average last frost dates. you have to wait until the 23rd of april, not march, 28th of april in fredericksburg and the end of april in gaithersburg. it shouldn't affect any homeowners. we're looking west tonight. clear as a bell. 54 right now. winds are now northwest at 15. pressure continues to rise a

we just got word of another problem, hollis and powell. in the meantime you can use streets like horton and boil. we're not sure when they will be able to clear up both of those problems. the bay bridge, here is a live look at the upper and lower deck. so far it looks pretty good and no delay at the base gates. these are live traffic sensors and as you can see, everything is pretty much moving at top speed. we have not seen a lot of road work across the stretch either. so far everything good. kcbs, our radio partner, you can get all the information for the roads with them. >> today looks like a great day ahead but we do have more showers in the forecast. out the door right now we have mostly clear skies in wind. we will see some cooler temperatures out towards the beaches today because of low clouds but think as you get inside the day you will find partly cloudy skies and even some '70s in the warmer spots. high pressure holding on, not a real strong ridge. eventually the cold front begins to drop in late tonight and early tomorrow to brin

holly. so we're going to give communities across the country more of an incentive to make the shift to more energy-efficient cars. in fact, when i was up in new hampshire, in nashua, they had already converted all their dump trucks, they were in the process, because of this program, they were converting it to natural gas-driven trucks. this is something that we did in education. we called it, race to the top. we said, we'll put in more money, but we want you to reform. we're going to give you an incentive to do things in a different way. and if we do the same thing with clean energy, we can save consumers money and we can make sure the economy is more secure. so we've got to keep investing in american-made energy, and we've got to keep investing in the vehicles that run on it. that's where our future is. and in order to continue this the progress, we're going to have to make a choice. we've got to decide where our priorities are as a country. and that's up to all of you. and i'll give you an

fox 5 morning news hold on holly.  whatcha lookin' for hon? i want. i've been looking everywhere. new blue jeans? oh, don't be crazy, ve got tons of blue jeans. new blue jeans? oh, ank! frank! get my jean bin, sie wants my jeans. jeans. no she doesn't. here we go. nice and loose. ohhh. those are loose, but i actually just ordered three pairs of this kind. ooooohhhh. oh. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay. that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. here's a better idea... pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits. in just 15 minutes, the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands! dinner ideas made easy. the pasassat is one of nine volkswagen models named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. not...that... we'd ever brag about it... turn right. come on, nine. turn left. hit the brakes. huh? how did that get there? [ male announcer ] we can't hide how proud we are to h

cnn's holly firfer is in florida where a civil rights icon spoke earlier. holly, this protest seems to get bigger by the day. >> reporter: absolutely, fredricka. and here in florida, reverend jesse jackson spoke to a congregation, lending his voice to those who are calling for the arrest of george zimmerman in the death of trayvon martin. he said we need to take a moment and turn it into a momentum, talking about a new civil rights movement. and he said that this case was clearly racism. here's what he said. >> the reason is a modern employee of our country. racial justice, equality, workers' rights, women's rights, children's rights go hand in hand. so say focus on racism, registration, civil rights protection. not hoodies. >> reporter: and reverend jackson will remain here in florida. tomorrow he's scheduled to join reverend al sharpton in sanford. they're going to meet at a charge and they're going to lead a march where city officials are holding a town hall meeting for residents to update them on the trayvon martin case and give them an opportunity to a

holly morris is at tyson's corner holly good morning. >> good morning i have another look i am callingow up in the air this is another spring trend we will talk about that in a second right now i will introduce you to kate the pastry chef for willow and more importantly perhaps, she is one of the reasons why this event is even going on this weekend you were a recipient of a scholarship tell me about that and what it meant to you. >> sure absolutely well, approximately 20 years ago i was fortunate to receive a generous scholarship through madame that allowed me to go to france and study in a pastry program. >> as a result from that you did what. >> just helped me focus on my career as a pastry chef and gave me confidence to want to become an owner. >> you started. >> fire hook bakery. >> that is what i was trying to pull out of you. a few of you might know fire hook bakery this shows how important this event is it can inspire woman to go on to become super successful from fire hook you started willow now you are doing wedding cakes at least for us tell me about this idea of being inspir

morris is making it look easy this morning good morning holly. >> good morning to you.use look a little something like this stuff everywhere, you don't know what to do with, now that spring ha, and encouraged to do a little spring cleaning but might need a little help we brought in experts this morning we are starting with closets a closet full of clutter and a home office that is a little disheveled where to begin and how to make progress we will show you live next fox 5 morning news stay with us   the middle class is s shrinkin. in this day and age you can only accomplish so much without a degree, and traditional institutions are simply not set up to accommodate people who have jobs and families. university of phoenix works for those people who have real lives and real demands. the degrees that we offer are things where people can fulfill their goals with even brighter hopes for the future. my name is katy white, i'm committed to making a difference in people's lives and i am a phoenix. >>> those are the good old days. >> time to say good morning to the fo

[laughter] and holly tucker, "blood work." we're going to be doing a little genre blending also because these books are a mixture of science, history and true crime. and we're going to look at some real serious issues about human frailty, institutional failures and personal courage and perseverance on the part of individual science terrorists and -- scientists and researchers. i'd like to start with the, perhaps the oldest crime first. we're going to go back to 17th century france where a renegade surgeon named jean-baptiste denny did one of the world's first transfers, transfusions of blood. in his case it was to a prominent madman in paris. unfortunately, it failed, and it touched off a cultural and political debate that went on in france for two centuries and has repercussions even today. the author of this work is holly tucker, she's a professor at vanderbilt university in nashville where she is with the center for science, history of science and medicine. >> medicine, health and society. >> medicine, health and society. a

morris is checking things out at design army this morning hey, holly you must love this. >> this issuper creative intriguing, inspiring, all the adjectives you can think of when talking about dc design army one of the best design firms in the nation we are live this morning in their studios learning about their award winning process. what they do, and how they do it so well all live next on fox 5 morning news stay with us pgh >>> >> thanks holly, before the break let's say good morning to our facebook fan of the day, it is lovely carolyn barnes she has been a loyal fan often writing in about how tony and tucker are her favorite weather guys. >> thank you. >> thanks for watching. to be tomorrow's fan of the day find us on facebook search fox 5 morning news no space between fox and number 5 and post a comment under her photo. we will be right back [ male announcer ] technology accelerates at a relentless pace. anything not moving forward is moving backward. [ tires screech ] [ engine turns over, tires squeal ] introducing the 2013 gs. with the lexus enform app suite, the most

hi holly. >> don't worry tony, mommy, mama, mom right now it is just wah.en calls me but you know what it is a journey up until you have the baby and then after the baby even more so having the baby takes a toll on a woman's body but there is help out there, and the help is called mind the mat pilates and yoga in dell ray we are live we happen to be with both of the cofounders we will show sarah first because she trumps you with andrew megan she knows all too well about this she had andrew 7 months ago but we will start with megan brown doctor of physical therapy she has two children but they happen to be older you have been through this journey. >> yes. doing pilates while pregnant and after. >> why is it a great way to go. >>> a great way to re-educate abnominals and pelvic floor it is not going right into working the abs or running it is about stabilizing. this is a great piece of equipment that helps align your body and gives you more awareness where you are in space and also has a lot of springs on it to make resistance harder or easier depending where

holly.> hello! >> thank you, juan, for that introduction! i did not know he was a preacher. he must be at least a deacon. i'll start, welllll. he was starting to get the spirit up here. i'm going to take juan on the road to introduce me everywhere. can i hear an amen? >> amen! >> amen. i want to thank you mark hernandez, ricky mcdowell, and mark dohm for hosting us and being such great tour guides. thank you so much, guys. give them a big round of applause. we've got a few outstanding north caroli north carolinans in the house. you've got your governor, bev perdue is here. your mayor, brian huff and anthony fox are here. two outstanding congressmen, mel watt and heath shuler are here. thank you all for being here. it is good to be in north carolina. anthony fox pointed out that i decided to wear a tie that could be a tar heel, but it's got a little duke color in there too. i didn't want to get in trouble with anybody, so i was hedging my bets. this is -- i always tell people, i am one of the

quickly, holly hughes, you said to that?hey told george zimmerman that on the 911 tape, trayvon martin would be alive today. >> thank you. trayvon martin's death is reviving some difficult, even painful questions about race in this country. let's talk about it with writer and activist tim weiss, the author of "dear white america." thank you for joining us. i would like to get your reaction to what you just heard, the comments from the new black panthers and the fact that they're getting involved in this case. >> this story is not about the panther part any, but a white police department that has a history of not doing its job when it comes to the killing of black people in that town. this is about law enforcement's obligation to do its job. i think we all know if the shoes had been reversed and a black person trailed a white person into a neighborhood looking for them and that white person jumped on them and ended up killing them, this would have turned out quite a bit different. >> listen to what one of the witnesses to the

holly morris is at the paddle boats this morning. what have you got, holly?> reporter: i'm trying to take a picture and make the most of my location as well so i can send it in. really, i'm just trying to capture the moment, because this is some of the most beautiful that i've ever seen in terms of the blossoms, and i've done a few festivals in my time. coming up, the people from the national building museum are here, because they're all about family day, or should i say days. they're expanding it this year. we're going to tell you all about it and how your family can take part, live, later. >>> holly, sounds good. we want to get to our trivia question today. it's cherry blossom themed. the first cherry blossom trees came by boat and that boat arrived in what port in 1912? was it san francisco, seattle, washington, new york, or baltimore? we'll have that answer later. you can take a guess now by heading to our facebook page. we will be back with our special edition of fox 5 morning news live from the tidal basin.      ♪ tell me something goo

. >>> it promises a diverse and dynamic range of performances and special events holly live with a behind the scenes look at the new america art festival going on right now in dc. fox 5 morning news will be right back 7:19 a.m. m.  ♪ [ male announcer ] no success is overnight. ♪ it's about working harder. ♪ and smarter. ♪ it's the culmination of a million decisions. it's where you see yourself going and how you choose to get there. the all-new 2013 gs. our boldest response ever. there's no going back. ♪ that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. here's a better idea... pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits. in just 15 minutes, the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands! dinner ideas made easy. >>> back now with accusations of sexual harassment, intimidation and racism again celebrity chef paula dean. >>> a former employee, said dean and her brother made black restaurant employees, enter th

. >> holly was a teenage bink drinker and she's barrelling down the highway after a few too many drinks. >> i'm not proud of the drinking and the driving. i think social security so stupid. >> reporter: and yet that's what alcohol does to you. >> yeah, it's poison. >> holly's exploits are featuring in a documentary called faded. according to surveys, one in every four teen girls don't just drink. they binge. meaning five or more drivgs in one sitting. >> surveys say 90% of parents say, oh, no, not my kid. >> well, okay, i think denial is extremely powerful. i think a lot of parents don't want to believe anything negative about their kids. >> reporter: rebecca thomas has no clue the extent to which her daughter was binge drinking. one night she ended up at a party with boys she didn't know that well. >> i thought i'll have a few drinks, but that turned into i'll take another shot. >> how many drinks did you consume that evening? >> about four beers and, i want to say ten to 13 shots. >> ten to 13 shots on top of that? >> yes. >> how did you stay conscious? >> i didn't. >> as you're sitti

from the embassy of jamaica good morning. >> good morning holly. >> have you been a part before?st year. >> you are doing up an hours deever as well what are -- hours did you evers as well. >>> this is made from casava and served with a pickle. >> now i know you guys -- there was already like a preliminary round and then the hours deevers round happens thursday night. >> are you nervous at all? >> no, no, no, this guy is not my competition. >> i am asking the wrong person about that we need the red striped beer. >> yes. >> you know this is going to have with a cold red stripe >> not much that is not good to have with a cold red stripe. >> this is the chef from embassy of kingdom of morocco how many years have you done the challenge? >> three years. >> maybe third time is a charm. we will see you have quite the dish tell me what you fixed up. >> couscous famous dish in morocco, every friday you knock any door morocco, you find this friday. >> heading into the weekend see how we think here in america, all about the weekend. >> what do you like about being a part of this? >> i love

allison, tony, tucker and holly, all live at the tidal basin.k julie wright will redirect all our region's traffic to tony perkins' driveway. we're going to learn about some of the performances at the festival in the weeks to come, and tips on taking photos. speaking of photos, what a beautiful shot. it's all straight ahead as we continue.    turn left. the passat is one of nine volkswagen models named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. not that we'd ever brag about it. turn right. come on, nine. turn left. hit the brakes. huh? how'd that get there? [ male announcer ] we can't hide how proud we are to have nine 2012 iihs top safety picks. so we're celebrating with our "safety in numbers" event. that's the power of german engineering. right now lease the 2012 passat for $219 a month. >>> the sergeant accused of the massacre in afghanistan gets charged today. staff sergeant robert bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder as well as assault. no explanation yet on why the number was raised to 17 when 16 civilians were originally

holly rowe and once again, missouri advances to the final, beating texas, 81-67. so tomorrow, it will be the baylor bears and the missouri tigers. and for bob knight, holly rowe and our entire big 12 network crew, i'm brent musberger. we certainly hope you have enjoyed the semiif i'm action as the bears and their brand-new uniforms, came out and knocked off the number 1 seed. and then, it was missouri's turn. and missouri, as coach knight suggested, was paying attention to the upset of kansas and they didn't let it happen to them. tune in tomorrow at 5:00 for the championship game for the big 12 championship. it will be b baylor and missour. so long from kansas city, everybody. >>> tonight we talk to this woman on a hundred mile-an-hour chase from sacramento to the bay area, plus.... >> they get credit after restraining a flight aten can't on an american airline. the state's unemployment rate falls for the first time in three years. the news at 9:00 starts right now. >> dan: good evening, i'm dan ashley. the economy is our top story. we have two reports, nannette

we will check with holly later 7:22 a.m. a.m.  >>> good news for people living with arthritis a panel of fda experts recommended the federal government allow continued testing of experimental pain drugs to treat the joint disorder reports of bone decay and joint failure led to the agency halting studies of drugs two years ago but arthritis experts say research should continue but with certain safety precautions to protect patients. >> short term interest rates are expected to remain at a record low level for at least another two years experts believe the federal reserve will not take any action during the day's policy meeting since the fed met last month employers hired more than a half million people and the unemployment rate has dropped. >> obama administration wants to make it easier for displaced workers to find new careers plan is in the works to combine two existing programs that help workers laid off through no fault of their own as a result of downsizing jobs moving overseas, it would offer money for

not hall lee berry but holly berry. >> and sarah's. >> hawaiian bridal explosion. >> yum yum. >> and have. >> we have will's chill. >> now we just need allison so we get her out here next year >> allison your turn next. >> i am looking forward to it. >> we are bringing some back too. >> i miss being out there. please say we said hello. >> i am going next year. >> it is great fun. >> well, bobby christina checks out with a big rock on her finger sparking questions is she engaged. >> plus oprah forced to make tough decisions when it comes to her new network and ashton kutcher known for his acting roles but soon he will take on a whole new venture details in the mornings buzz bin after the break  turn left. the passat is one of nine volkswagen models named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. not that we'd ever brag about it. turn right. come on, nine. turn left. hit the brakes. huh? how'd that get there? [ male announcer ] we can't hide how proud we are to have nine top safety picks like the passat and jetta. so we're celebrating with our "safety in numbers" event. th

hey, holly. >> i know it. i'm in a pool. and i have flippers on.ecause i am getting ready for a scuba lesson. you can get a free lesson, too. it is just one of many adventures going on at the travel and adventure show at the convention center. where we are live. coming up live later, we will tell you why you definitely want to make a trip down here, come this weekend. but before i go, how about i tease you with another adventure? a little zip line action. how is that for fun? maybe a trip to costa rica? one of many to check out here.  >>> it is time for ask allison. today's question, comes from a concerned grandmother. and we love grandmas, don't we? this grandmother write, i am a grandma with seven kids ranging in age from three to 11. i took them to see a g-rated movie, happened to be alvin and the chipmunks and the previews came on after we were seated and they were loud with adult material and very scary movies. i found myself covering the children's faces with my coat. i don't know what to do about this. i have not taken them to a movie since

don't be alarmed it is a training mission. >> unique experience fun for the whole family,. >> yep holly this place looks spectacular you are still at it. >> i am. you know what i am going back to my elementary days you remember knee drops, all right but i am not elementary school aged but having as much fun as the kids we are live, at rebounders, how your family can have this good time as well live next fox 5 morning news stay with us pgh >>> >> we want to say good morning, to our facebook fan of the day, she is celebrating her 34th birthday today happy birthday to you she plays coed flag football loves to bowl, if you want to be tomorrow's fan of the day find us on facebook searching fox 5 morning news no space between fox and 5 and post a comment under the lovely birthday girl's photo, have a good one see you on the other side of the break  >>> 8 minutes before 8, holly morris is at a unique family entertainment center. >> rebounders indoor trampoline in sterling virginia where both kids and adults can have a great time good morning. >> go fox 5. >>> wow. >> okay that is

hey, holly. >> you know what? i love this show.ip, you can win a trip, or you can talk to experts about trips. people like the first lady of travel. samantha brown. the super popular host from the travel channel, going to be here this weekend. but we get to talk to you first. >> yes. >> here is the thing about this lady. she travels 220 days a year. give or take. >> yes. >> give or take a day. >> and she packs, she usually carries only a carry-on. >> yes. >> do it in a carry-on. that is obviously very important right now, because we get charged to check a bag. everyone wants to carry-on. >> what is the length of time to pack for? >> anywhere past eight days, i do check, because it is a liquid thing for women. it is not a clothing thing. so i will show you how to pack a carry-on for at least seven days. eight days. >> that's impressive. >> let's get to it. >> so the number one rule of packing, all of your clothes have to get along. if they don't get along, they don't get to go on the trip with you. you have to be really stern with t

back to you. >>> all right there you go thank you holly. the recent warm weather is causing the cherry blossoms to bloom earlier than expected, the nash fall park service -- national park service changed peak bloom dates march 20th through 23rd if you want to take in the sights earlier 20% of the trees are expected to be in full bloom by this weekend. this warm weather is a sign spring is on the way it means it is time to thing about spring planting sarah is in the fox lot with tips from derek thomas. >> hey tony that's right. it has been so warm i have already seen my neighbors in their garden when everybody gets out in their garden it is like a day or so after they are like my body aches i hurt i can't move. derek thomas is here with thomas landscapes to tell us how to get over the achepains. we have it a lot. >> and it is exploded and so, you know what we are talking about today is the use of aroma therapy it has been used for centuries, you know, people know lavender and geranium and lemon grass and there is a lot of oil that evoke spec

>> i did study fine arts holly. >> and by the way i studied fine arts. >> this is like karaoke people that are really goo singers go and -- good singers go and sing karaoke now you have a place to paint. >> i love it, just painting itself is near pew tick, listen to good -- therapeutic, listen to good music, be with friends. >> are you selling that painting? >> i can if you want. >> we will talk about a price in a bit i am impressed with that here is her caughter and emily -- daughter and emily, you just started here. >> last week. >> what is the biggest surprise for you in working here. >> i think the biggest surprise was just seeing how each person approaches the canvas differently. >> are you amazed at some of the talent. >> yeah, and people come in really not knowing at all what they do by the end of the session it is amazing. >> they have a master piece >> i want you to come over and take a look at this piece and tell me, your honst opinion on what you thing of this >> i think it is lovely, i really love the way you have used these strips so when you take them off you will have s

. >> holly morris at the museum with more details. >> hey, guys this is an insiders look indeed becauseis invitation only but they invited us so i am bringing you along we are here at the museum they are doing powering the people, 2.0, this is where utility companies and high tech companies all come together to save us all money really by conserving electric we will see what is headed to our home soon live next fox 5 morning news stay with us pgh >>> >> thanks holly we would like to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day it is mr. ellis johnson who tells us he watches fox 5 news morning noon and night we do thank you mr. johnson, he has a special connection to the fox family too he works at the building that houses our capital hill bureau if you would like to be tomorrow's fan of the day go to our facebook fan page, no space between fox and number 5 and post a comment under the capper ellis johnson's photo. 7:48 a.m. q get irresistibly clean and fresh carpets in your home with resolve deep clean powder. the moist powder removes three times more dirt than va

holly and dave are live to see what happens when our foam friends face off on the hard court. >> let's do this together. first, we'll check with tucker and get your full forecast. love this music. wake up. it is monday morning. fox 5 morning news continues right after this. t after this. ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. >>> things are moving along quite well out there. temperature not feeling too bad but probably a little different later on today. not so much what we've been feeling, those warmer temperatures we've been enjoying but now it will kind of cool off a little bit. >> the cherry blossoms will be blowing all over the place. >> we'll lose the cherry blossoms today. winds will be gusting to about 30. we'll have a lot more sunshine than what we had around here for most of the weekend which fee -- featured clouds and rain. >> down side is cooler temperatures on the way. thi

holly didn't. come on, now.et's use our heads now. >> abbie, i'm from australia. >> abbie, have you ever flashed somebody and what happened? >> jimmy: you can see by the way her eyes go to the side. let's find out. >> i've never flashed somebody, no. never. that's a lie. i did in mexico. [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: all the things that go on in mexico. who do we have next? >> candice. morgan hill, california. >> candice, have you ever flashed somebody? and what happened? >> jimmy: all right. quick to say yes. all right. let's see. >> no. i have not. i haven't. not even a little. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: everyone apologize to candice. that wasn't nice. who do we have next? >> my name is ted. >> ted, have you ever flashed somebody and what happened? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: let's find out. >> no. but i was caught streaking, though. >> jimmy: and finally, i believe we have one more. >> my name is kim. i'm from smithers bridge, columbia, canada. >> kim, have you ever flashed somebody? and what happened? >> jimmy:

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. >>> first let's check with holly morris good morning. >>> good morning i continue to be entertained this morning as we are live at the atlas performing arts group. reverb, the final weekend going on this weekened how you can beentertained too, live later on fox 5 morning news stay with us >>> today's trivia question which brand of apple was used as the symbol for the beatles record label, apple records was it red, golden, mcintosh or granny smith. is it just red? red delicious just red? >> i guess -- yeah, i guess. >> the answer -- he knows everything he is trying to be coy. >> the answer is coming up later, guess now heading to our facebook page fox 5 morning news back after the break 9:20 a.m.  [ male announcer ] for some reason those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. fantastic! pro-gresso ] they fit! okay-y... okay??? i've been eating progresso and now my favorite old jeans...fit. okay is there a woman i can talk to? [ male announcer ] progresso. 40

she doesn't even have bad credit. >> reporter: but apparently whatever database holly searched didn'tecord? >> uh-uh. >> reporter: when we told her the details that stewart had left her own child in a van, she was shocked. >> well, that's horrible. why was she given a license? i mean today she would have been given a stricter punishment, i'm sure. >> reporter: she's right. as a result of a tragedy a few years ago after a child died after being left in a day care van, texas has toughened it regulations. but the state won't comment on why stewart is still operating. and holly is concerned. >> i'm going to, you know, ask her about it and, you know, see what she says. >> reporter: but we found another parent with a child in stewart's care. vanessa says she already knew about the incident. here's what she says stewart told her. >> she was out of that car for five minutes. the windows were cracked. and she actually had a vision of the car. from where she was. that's what she told me. >> reporter: the officers involved tell a different story. they, in fact, went into that bank and they could

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. >>> local sports club getting in on the hunger games craze how you can train like a tribute, our holly morris has all the details about the fun and intense work out based off the bookmovie. >>> welcome back 7:23 a.m. a survey from fairfax county schools show half the kids from grade 8 through 12 have been pulllied 54% of students were bullied in the last year, 43% report bullying other kid14% say they were cyber bullied online or through text messaging. >>> this story will definitely make your kids happy a study out of australia finding homework offers no benefit to elementary school students and limited results to kids in junior high the report says high school seniors should get at most, a couple hours of work per night. >>> a video making the rounds online continues to create a whole lot of buzz in the video actress alicia silver stone shows herself chewing her food and spitting it directly into her baby boy's mouth it is a practice called premastication and it was used before commercial baby food and blenders made it easy for parents to break down solid food for babies it boosts a