holly morris has ideas. morning. >> reporter: if you want to be dorothy, why not learn how to do your own slippers? i have the expert here with us, and she is teaching us how to make unique fun costumes from things in your home. you'll be the hit of the halloween party, and it won't bust your budget. we have great ideas all coming up next live on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. >>> thanks, holly. it's time to say good morning to tisha, our faceback fan of the day. she says she is never picked for anything. guess what? today is your lucky day. if you want to be monday's fan of the day, find us on facebook by searching fox5 morning news, no space between fox and the number 5 and post a comment under tisha's photo. we'll be right back. to war zones. and that can be a problem for a once-thriving tourist destination like dubrovnik, croatia, left in disrepair by years of war. luckily, people took notice. they helped dubrovnik rebuild and restructure their five-star hotels, and croatia eventually regained 14% of

. >>> well, there is a lot going on at the national arboretum over the next few weeks holly morris is will show you why you don't want to miss any of it next. >> from nfl to canvas we will introduce you to a man who fulfilled two very different dreams, we will show you some of his most recent art work and where you can see it stay with us we will be right back  >>> during the fall there is a lot going on at national arboretum. >> holly morris is there to find out some of the things going on this columbus day weekend holly. >> this is going to be the perfect weekend for you to come out as you have been talking about the weather all morning it will be gorgeous, absolutely wonderful here this morning and they have a lot planned for you to take advantage of the season and the facilities, good morning. >> good morning. >> you must have had a good talk with mother nature. >> we did i think it will sustain itself for three or four more days. >> it is gorgeous, this is such a wonderful time all the seasons are a fun time to come visit the arboretum but give me a little peek about comin

we talked to holly morris who said, immediately, yep, let me in.>> you guys have been so insure troopal in -- instrumental in doing that. i've been hosting the gala. the obstacles you were talking about, is you can't no longer be out in the street with boots: people will be tooking for the competition that will end tomorrow. the brisket that we did, we started last night. all done over wood or coal fire. people do different things. that's a chance for you to learn. every time i go and learn. >> why do you need people to come out there and how the fund will be used much the great thing about mda is that all the fund that are raised locally stay locally to help the 300 families that live in d.c., maryland and virginia. help fix medical equipment, group they arey sellings, ground breaking research and help send local

i'm holly morris. we are going to have ourselves a pumpkin party.re's no better place to have it than in centerville, where they have the largest fall festival in the area. we are going to search for the perfect pumpkin. there's actually a pumpkin shortage this year. we're going carve pumpkins. we're going to cook pumpkins, pies, doughnuts, and did i tell you that last weekend, sasha and malia obama were here. if it's good enough for the president's daughters, it should be good enough for everyone, don't you think? >> i think so. every year you go out there it's so much fun. thank you. time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. ziggy, celebrating her 35th birthday tomorrow. happy birthday. she was also hoping to be the fan of the day for her special day and she's also hoping for a redskins win. we second that. want to be monday's fan of the day, find us on facebook, search for fox 5 and post a comment under zig e's photo. now over to allison who is joining steve. good morning. >>> good morning. happy friday to you. thank you so much. c

our holly morris is checking things out. prince goofy we will check with holly a little later. looking good he has got to be what 70?  keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. because it is. >>> california is about to begin a practice it hopes other statewashington will follow the nations most comprehensive cap and trade system designed to provide incentive for polluters. starting in 2013 it will target power plants and other pollutant facilities,. >>> maryland is among the top 10 states nationwide when it comes to energy efficiency according to a new score card from american council for energy efficient economy. they plan to release the score card later today at the national press club. it ranks all 50 states and district on various energy policies, we will find out where virginia and the district stands when it is released 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. >>> a new campaign to promote healt

. >> i believe that is where holly morris is. >> is she?> we'll look at the headlines today. >> and this is an exciting moment for you. >> yes. >> and breezy and crisp. >> i love it when you let me do. that. >> signs like food and making me hungry. signs like potate tateo chips -- potato chips. we should be dry today and the next few days. a good looking weekend here the end of the october. 48 at reagan natural, the temperatures are cooler than they were 24 hours ago and in that warm spot in annapolis and you see, the 40s in monap lis, 43; dulles, 43; martinsburg, 50; 48, hagerstown and in fredericksburg. very cool today and taking the dog for a long walk and that sort of thing here. the tells will fall back further before we start a rebound and that is not getting up until 7:23 in the morning. we have a couple of hours until daylight and some quiet weather, have that cloud deck to the west and into west virginia and northwest maryland. you will see more clouds than in washington. but, all of us will see a few clouds from time to time and r

but holly morris is in centreville. o it, holly. >> reporter: we are into it, because we're slinging pumpkin guts. isn't this fun? you have a lot of pumpkin guts on your hands. what do you think of this? >> it's really disgusting. >> reporter: it's really gross, right? but this is kind of the fun part of carving a pumpkin, right? >> yeah. >> reporter: you are doing a great job. they all found their pumpkins. they're scooping them out. this might take more time than we have. do you know what i'm going to do? i know people. i am bringing in an expert. this is roger. he is a master pumpkin carver. did you know there were master pumpkin carvers? >> no. >> reporter: oh, you are in the presence of glory here. hello, sir. >> good morning. >> reporter: the first thing roger said was, let me help you with this. >> these tools work good for the kids. but if you want to step up, then we've made a stainless steel device. you can go right in there. >> reporter: really get it out. >> hone that out. >> reporter: roger, how does one bec

. >>> holly morris is at the casa italiana where they are hosting a street festival -- hey, holly tells about it. that is a tall person next to you. >> reporter: you drinking a little proseco this morning. it is 6 hours ahead in italy. we are having a whole lot of fun here you may ask why are you telling me about a festival this sunday on monday that is how much they want you to be a part of it, come out and spend the well day here. they are really celebrating all things italian you will get a sense of the spirit of the italian community. we have been entertained all morning long by the flying vs. you are probably wondering who are those wonderfully talented young people veronica good morning. >> good morning. >> tell me about your group. >> well, we are the flying vs they are all my younger sisters and we are called the flying vs because all our names begin with the letter v which makes it confusing in our house. >> even in your own family. >> yeah. >> how did you learn these skills? >> we are part of a circus club we joined 13 years ago and just took the hobby one step further. >> yo

. >> holly morris is getting a first look hey holly. >> stick with me kid i will get you in early. exhibit does open tomorrow we are here first getting a look today you know it is always a special time when they open the exhibit here at national library of medicine they only do it every two years and every exhibit they open is always educational, eye opening and unique and such is the case with native voices native people's concept of health and illness. it is with great employee the director of the national library -- great joy the director of the national library joins me. tell me why this exhibit and why now. >> well, i think why is because there is a lot to learn from native peoples and their concepts of health and wellness. one idea is that they think you are responsible for your own health another idea they think healthy people come from healthy communities. so those are not bad ideas to work with for all of us. >> almost like simple concepts but they are so big in their meaning. >> they are there is no secrets that is just the way they are. i think another thing, visitors, w

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. >> holly morris is in northwest to learn more about this family fun event good morning. >> good morning this is an amazing opportunity for you and your family to really travel throughout europe, without ever leaving dc, this is only the fourth year for the festival it is the largest and most diverse festival of its kind we are talking 200 plus free performances, from european artists, 27 european union embassies taking part along with some 20 local cultural institutions we have a lot to preview i will get started with sarah, and nick they are from malta. tell me about your group. >> our group is mystic hands we just use hands that is all you see from nick and our show is based -- >> so now he steps out of frame and only puts his hands in. >> no, we have video of them performing this will better help explain it. >> basically, we put our heads together how can we portray something, unique from our island one of the tiniest islands in the world. >> i know it is not every ou me >> it is quite rare really. >> and however being such a tiny island we have the oldest building in the world, 5,00

. >> yeah  >>> fox 5s holly morris is at the verizon center. >> where the 53rdnnual washington international horse show is going on now until sunday this is a big event hey, holly. >> reporter: it is a huge event tony in fact, the history of this event is impressive as well, you know president's eisenhower, kennedy, ford all came to the washington international horse show, bruce springsteen, gia gia gabor, william shat inner we are talking about the real stars of the show, horses themselves. 500 horses are competing over the 6 days here and we are talking about horses that are the best of the best, these are elite equine athletes, and so they have to take a lot of precautions to make sure that the horses are kept safe and that is where sherry and michelle come in, they are with humane, equine aid and rapid transport, known as the equine ambulance. good morning you have one of those jobs we hope you are not busy at all. >> exactly >> absolutely. >> but you are always on site here give me an idea what you have what you need to have and what you do. >> well, as you

straight to the top, holly morris is standing by with the other top callers, fresh off a win in las vegas. >>> people who own electronic tablets are spending more time tracking news but they are reluctant to pay for it. a study from the pew research center found 11% of american adults on tablet of some kind users spend as much time reading news as they do reading e-mails and checking social networking sites, just 14% pay for news content another 23% pay for a subscription that includes tablet content. >> 2 months before christmas stores are reabouting to customers worn down by the economy staples and bed bath and beyond said they will price match big retailers, sears offering to beat a competitors best price by 10% wal-mart announced gift cards to shoppers if they buy something there and find it cheaper elsewhere. >>> don't be surprised if you find the mayor of the district of columbia bagging your grocery this is afternoon. major grey will be a celebrity guest bagger at safeway market he will work a one hour shift bagging groceries at safeway in the southwest water front all in the name

we will be right back  >>> fox 5s holly morris celebrating the autumn season with apples todayh more. things made of apples,. >> apple pies, and everything, she is at webers cider mill farm where they make many treats, focused around their fresh fall apples holly i envy you this morning. >> reporter: i know, apples dipped in peanut butter, dipped in caramel options are endless but all good for us because the base is the apple that is what i tell myself but you know they have been doing apple cider and all apple cider goodies, apple goodies for quite some time here at weber apple cider farm and they do it right. steve knows about it he is the man in charge he has been leading us through the process this morning where do we stand now in terms of making of apple cider. >> we are pressing. able only a two step -- only a two step process. >> one ingredient and a two step process. i got to get into the apple rider business. >> we just chop them up and put -- cider business. >> e we just chop them up and put the squeeze on them the hydrollic press is lifting that up against the plate

i'm holly morris.f you have always wanted to take your family on a european adventure, now is the time to do it and you don't have to leave d.c. the fourth annual kids euro festival is going on. this is the largest and most diverse festival of its kind. it is able to be put on because 27 european union embassies along with 20 cultural institutions in our area come together and they bring together artists that put on more than 200 performances throughout the city and all of these perform ans, which are really intend for kids age abouts two to 12 are absolutely free. this morning, we happen to be live at the french embassy we h musicians practice malta who are already playing this morningen we'll get a preview of all the different kind of entertainment from across the pond that will be available for you and your family. the host country happens to be poland. we'll talk to a representative from that embassy about what they wanted to get across this year. we'll tell you how to take advantage of all the won

. >>> the winner, the other shot callers holly morris is hanging out with the team on the mall is thatp? >> reporter: yeah, it is this is the founders cup i wanted to show it again now that the sun is out and all its glory i was trying to blind you with the brightness the brightness of the brilliance of being the world champs, this is really cool. they went all the way out to vegas 60 of the best teams from across the nation competed they came out on top. the other shot callers and the world kick ball association, was founded here in dc in 98 it is one of the fastest growing businesses out there why do i know that i have been hanging out with joel who happens to be the regional manager and you were saying now they actually are selling franchises of it? >> yeah, we just recently got into franchising parts of it throughout the country getting into areas we are currently not in we have already sold two franchises. >>> it keeps getting bigger you told me multiple magazines have covered this saying it is one of the fastest growing businesses. >> one of certainly identified by a number of en

. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news, holly morris here you are looking live at a brown rat as weis morning, at the smithsonian national zoo where they are gearing up for the 13th annual boo at the zoo event it is a fun halloween weekend, they have planned here, and of course they focus on perhaps what would be traditionally scary animals with a we are doing and what they are doing if you come out to be a part of this event is fighting the fear and letting you learn a little bit more about these little creatures that creep and crawl and scurry all around. you might be surprised to find out we are in the think tank because rats though you might call someone a dirty rat you might give them a complement they are highly intelligent they can think, learn that is why they are in the think tank along with the orangutans but i am making my way over toeless she is the -- to elise she is the educational coordinator good to see you. >> you too. >> you have this huge button on ask me, tell me about it. >> sure boo at the zoo wonderful event we have tickets available on friday and sunday this

>>> good morning everybody i am holly morris i hope you are in the the mood to horse around.ter where they are ready for -- center where they are ready for the washington international horse show. they are setting up the course for the first round of the day this is one of the most prestigious shows that happen around the country. olympic riders will be here competing. it is not just about the competition this is a very family friendly event e are get behind the scenes in terms of what you and your kids can come out and enjoy. you don't have to be a rider to enjoy the horse show. sarah. >>> certainly quite an event holly thank you we will check with you later on. >>> time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. chris pringle from land over maryland. find us on facebook searching fox 5 morning news and post a comment under the photo. >>> that does it for the 6:00 a.m. hour now over to al on joining steve. >> -- alison joining steve. >>> coming up, a woman accused of murdering her coworker opening statements expected in the lululemon murder trial why jurors won't be

. >>> good morning i am holly morris. i am hanging out with a team at the top of their game. to the others they are just back from vegas where they took the world title in terms of adult kick ball. what? you didn't even know it existed? well, it is a big deal in fact, the adult kick ball association started in dc in 98, it now has about thousands of teams in 35 cities across the nation where there are leagues -- there is even a league in iraq and london. this morning we will only talk with the best to have best the world champions happen to be here from our city we will talk about the game defense, offence, how they took the title and of course we will give you any information you need to know in case you might want to sign up and play yourself. >> i heard they would play on the ball but we got the head bands going on and everything this is a big deal. >> reporter: listen play hard or go home sadon't do any amateur stuff here only elite level. >> thank you holly. >> time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day john benjamin, centerville virginia, looks like you hav

>> sounds good. >> hayride, pumpkin patch,. >>> that is where holly morris is, in the middle of the harvest back hello pie. >> reporter: i know, right. apple cider are not the only thing they make with the star of the festival here which is indeed the apple in and of itself. i guess you could say potential of the apple they do everything from apple cider to apple pie to apple caramel bread, to apple cider donuts we are checking it all out this morning and telling you first hand why you and your family need to come up and make a trip to the farm yourself it is all live next on fox 5 morning news stay with us  man: my employer had been putting together a program for executive education, grooming the leadership abilities of their top 5%. a requirement to be accepted in the program was an undergraduate degree, which i did not have. that was the wake-up call i needed. ♪ don't want to miss a thing strayer university has afforded me the opportunity to progress to the level that i am now, which is chief information officer at the largest teaching hospital in southern new jersey.

. >>> good morning i am holly morris . up beat in the morning but i am particularly up beat because i am in a disney frame of mind. your children and you can do that if

. >> holly morris in northwest to knee which you are some of these interesting -- feature some of theses. >> one of the things i love most about living in dc is culture all around us all the time now through november 10th it is a treasure trove of culture thanks to kids euro festival so if you are between the ages of and 12 -- 2 and 12 this is your time to get out and travel and never leave the city. >> this is the cultural attache for france but the originator of kids euro festival good to see you. >> nice to see you. >> i cannot believe we are four years in already,. >> yes. >> are you amazed how much it has taken off. >> wonderful we have so many people everywhere joining us for this festival, many kids everywhere. >> you do. it will be hard to take it all in if you want to travel to everything why did you start this? why was it so important. >> it was a very nice way to bring people together we have 27 european embassies, all the dc libraries, branches, on top of the festival a nice way to offer kids in dc and virginia and maryland where a way to travel to europe >> why 2 to 12 why

. >>> good morning i am holly morris. morning we will start with a startling statistic. only 1% of 4th graders, 2% of 8th graders, and a few high schoolers are considered to have advanced knowledge of math and science we are live at thenational 4 h conference in chevy chase they are gearing up for their national youth science day. they are going to be conducting an experiment. wired for wind they will learn how to make their own wind turbines in the process, hopefully, inspire young people to get excited about math and science. i will see how much of a difference a day like this can make. >> thank you we will see you a bit later. >>> now time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day, joe kelly. he says as soon as he opens his eyes in the morning he turns on fox 5 and goes crazy when he can't find the remote control. a lot of people will agree with you. joe kelly looking so suave. post a comment under joe's photo to be our facebook fan of the day. >>> now over to alison and steve. >>> thank you so much coming up

. >>> good morning i am holly morris. do we have some think really cool to show you today.t has traveled across the country some 5,000 miles on its journey to get here and just installed at national library of medicine on the campus of national institute of health where we are live and i am talking about this gorgeous, 20- foot healing totem pole. how impressive is that. it just arrived here because they are opening a new exhibit tomorrow called native voices, native peoples and talks all about the health and illness that people, native americans have learned through the years and what we, more importantly, can learn from it. so this morning we are going to spend quite a bit of time out here in this beautiful garden with this healing totem pole because the master carver responsible for this art work happens to be here with us this morning and that is joule danes, we will have a little carve off and then we will head inside and get a first look at the exhibit. it opens tomorrow but you know how we roll we like to get you in first. >> yeah, we like that vip pass we always get

. >>> good morning e am holly morris. i will show you first hand why dc is in deed a dance destination as we are live at the shakespeare theatre company they will host the velocity, dc dance festival. it is only in its third year but back by popular demand the first two years sold out what this festival does is bring together all the world class artist and dance companies in the dc area and gives you an opportunity to come out and see what you like and take advantage of these companies and realize there are dance opportunities throughout the year. we already have edwards here, warming up for us one of the premier all male contemporary dance companies. we have two others coming out. you will be amazed once i tell you what the ticket prices are for the talent you will get to see. sarah. >> great. very soothing too thank you. check with you later. >> time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. mr. dog he wants to hear some good news like hopefully john beck will be starting in the red skins game sunday. thanks f

. >>> good morning i am holly morris you know the old saying an apple a day keeping the doctor away.roduct where we are, chances are you will never have to go to the doctor gain. we are live at webers farm, in maryland where their fall festival days are well under way. it is fair to say their specialty is indeed apples, take a look at these. we are going to be focussing on their bumper crop in fact, we will find out what kind of crop they have this year talk about varieties, what apples are best used for what. one of the big features they have here is their cideer mill the oldest continuous running mill in the state of maryland. we will make some fresh cider i also hear they do apple cider donuts. >>> 7:00 a.m. the perfect time for apple cider donuts we will find out about those maybe whip up a batch as well and give you all the information you need to know so you can come out and be a part of the farm festival days here yourself. >>> i even think apple pie in the morning sounds fine to me so apple cider donuts why not. >>> time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day , li

i'm holly morris.now a lot of you are going to be thinking halloween this weekend with the holiday being on monday. you might be trying to come up with your costume idea. as you're being creative, don't forget decorating your house. halloween is the second holiday only to christmas in terms of people really making over their house and making it inviting for people to come. you'll have all the trick-or- treaters monday. what we have done this morning, as we have enlisted robin became from ac moore, and we had to find a house. that's where nina came in. thank you for letting us use your house. >> no problem. >> reporter: where are we beginning? >> what we have is some people, you know, they have the pumpkins, but maybe because children's ages or something, don't want to carve them. but that's when you can paint them. >> reporter: yeah. i love that idea. >> you can do duct tape. these are carveble pumpkins that are like plastic. >> reporter: you can keep it for next year? >> exactly. you can do these deco

. ♪ >>> good morning i am holly morris i should say buorngiorno.are gearing up for if he is at that italiana. we are getting a wonderful preview. you cannot talk anything italy without including food and lots of it. so that is our goal this morning yes, we will be start being some wonderful pasta. -- starting with some wonderful pasta. we will have gelato. , the culture, we have art o, entertainment and of course we will give you all the information you will need to know. marine i love it when we plan for the weekend on monday. >> you've got to love that. who can say no to pasta on monday morning. >>> i am telling you. >> thank you holly for that. it is time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day, al is a huge fan of the burgundy and gold he is decked out in his gear he says hail to the red skins if you want to be tomorrow's fan of the day, find us on facebook searching fox 5 morning news there is no space between fox and 5 and post a comment under al's photo. >>> all right that is it for the 6:00 a.m. hour now over to alison and steve.

. >> holly morris is out in centreville, virginia today to learn more about the festival. >> reporterod job of convincing you to come out. just in case you might still have a doubt, guess who came last weekend? sasha and malia. good enough for the president's kids, should be good enough for you, right? lucas is the director of operations. how was it when the president's kids came? >> it was great. if you didn't know who you were looking for, you didn't know they were here. >> reporter: did you wear the suit coat when they came? you've taken it to a new level. >> that's right. >> reporter: classed up the joint. >> working man. >> reporter: you have made something fun for older kids. it's a night time adventure. tell me about the field of fears. >> when the sun goes down, the monsters come out. it's a really fun, scary night time thing. we have the dark side hay ride and fire grounds. >> reporter: we went through it a little bit this morning, because i can only handle it when the sun is up. scary? >> it will scare your pants off. >> reporter: there you have it. need you say more. >> get

. >>> good morning i am annie filling in for holly morris happy monday to you.a demand in the nation for more doggy day cares we love our animals that is no surprise but did you know there is a growing demand among doggy day cares and rental properties requiring your dogs to under go tests before they get permitted that is bad news for fido or fi fi if they are missing any dogs. we are live at camp bow wow where we will talk to professionals how your dog can pass those exams and also they work with dogs so they become more social with other dogs i hope you stick around if you are looking for an adoptable pet you know i wouldn't let a monday slide without some adoptable pets stick around we will have some furry friends that need forever homes back to you. >>> fyi alison is going bonn kerrs over that dog in your -- conkers over that dog in your arm. >> i know his name is max. >> thank you. >> thanks guys. >>> time 20 say good morning to our -- time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day, michael newton junior is currently in the navy, stationed in bahr

i'm holly morris. happy friday to you. you know what i was thinking about? when halloween is on a monday. that means we get to celebrate the whole weekend before and this morning we have the best ideas for things you can do in your own home. we are in a beautiful home in tyson's corner. and we are spending it with our expert, robin beam. robin came in from new jersey to help you find new ways to celebrate. here's what we have on tap. we are going to talk about costumes, because halloween is all about costumes. do it yourself costume, the things you can make from stuff you have at home. we're going to talk about decorating. how to make your home look inviting. and we'll give you treats on how to make treats that everyone will love and make you definitely the lit this halloween. i think we're going have a whole lot of fun this morning. >> it looks good. thank you, holly. >>> time to say good morning to tisha, our facebook fan of the day. she said she is never picked for anything. congratulations, you can now brag about the fact you were the fox 5 fan of the da

. >>> good morning i am holly morris. enter one of the most beautiful times in our area, i am talking about the fall colors. there is no better place to see them than in the country where we are. we are live in louden county they are gearing up for their louden county color tour. you can go to places that are not usually open to the public. there are about 50 spots, it will be going on this weekend if you can't get to all of them i highly suggest you make time for this farm it is breath taking and happens to be the first certified humane and organic farm in virginia. we will talk with the owner about that, all the children's activities available and you cannot come here and not talk about the shire horses. we will give you all the information to make plans for the weekend. >> that farm looks gorgeous. love it. >>> that does it for the 6:00 a.m. hour now over to alison joining steve. >>> good morning thank you so much. coming up a new worldwide travel warning for americans after u.s. officials uncover a major terror plot t

i'm holly morris. today we are truly embracing the fall season.ndywine, where our favorite garden guru has been hard at work, even before the sun comes up this morning. he of course owns thomas landscapes and knows everything there is to know about gardening and landscaping. we are focusing in on fall decorating. deer ek has a lot planned. we're going to talk about everything from how to create an inviting entrance in your home. we're going to talk about creative centerpieces, whether gifting or entertaining and we're going to talk about pruning and what you need to do with your current ever greens to make sure they get through the winter. and sarah, we'll tell you how you can come here this weekend and get a free pumpkin, but you have to watch fox 5 to get the info. it's going to be fun. >> sounds great, thank you. >>> time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. wendy flemming. she wanted to be the first fan from culpepper, virginia. there you go. find us on facebook by searching fox 5 morning news, no space between fox and the numbe

. >>> good morning i am holly morris. we are in a music state of mind. how many people love glee.le wish there was a mr. issueser in your lives. i may have found the next best thing, mrs. sing she has kids music art and has her own glee camp inspired by the hit show on fox it is a chance for young, talented kids to learn about their local tall will not, enhance that vocal talent and put it to choreography and bring it together in a performance we signed up for glee camp you can see we are already warming up. we will tell you how it works and how you can become your own glee super star yourself. >>> sounds great we will check with you later on. >> time to say good morning to are our fan fan of the day, of the day, brag about it if you want. if you want to be tomorrow's fan of the day, search fox 5 morning news and post a comment under ashley's photo. now over to alison joining steve good morning. >>> good morning. murder at a yoga shop, a gruesome scene in bethesda, and a woman

. >>> holly morris is there to find out more about the event that sparked interest in science somethingar to your heart. >> reporter: absolutely we are talking about riches here in terms of smarts and brain that is will serve these kids well into the future and we are seeing first hand the difference of doing one science experiment can make because it can maybe get kids to get that bug to continue down a career path of science, math and engineering which our world needs i have some of the best and brightest here with me. we are at the 4 h conference center here connecticut avenue, chevy chase, that is one area where they are doing the wind turbine experiment, wired for wind, they had to come up with a wind turbine and in turn they are powering our future, literally and figuratively, we built our turbines now we have to test them to see if they work or fail. >> yeah. >> i have you guys here. >> we are going to test the access turbine and right now, it is a blade pitch of 60 degrees. >> how did you come up with this design for the blade? >> well, the kids are going to today be making thei

i'm holly morris and i have the most important question of the day.t are you going to be for halloween? it's only a little more than two weeks away. no, that's not me. i'm a little bigger than that these days. we are live today in halloween adventures in silver spring and we're going to provide you all the inspiration that you need to provide you all all the vlade sean tour. if you don't think that people don't spend on halloween, think again because they are predicting $6.9 billion on halloween and we're going to get you in the mood. as for me, sarah, i don't know why i'm standing next to her. i think maybe my goddess days are behind me. i'm looking for something with a little more room in this area. >> no, you look green. >> facebook fan of the day, jeremiah. he is a fan of not only fox 5, but also of the skins. if you want to be our facebook fan of the day, go to facebook. that does it for the 6:00 hour. let's send it over to allison who is joining steve. >> good morning. happy friday to you >> coming up, severe weather causes damage and power out

. >>> good morning i am holly morris.e coolest place on the planet your child could trick or treat? at one of the coolest places is the national zoo, it is always fun to come here this year they are gearing up for the 15th annual boo at the zoo. going on this weekend of course while we are here in the halloween spirit we will talk all things creepy crawly, things that go bump in the night. these animals are all going to be super stars by the time we are done just for you sarah we are starting in the reptile house you are looking at. >> announcer: atan anaconda one of the largest males -- anaconda one of the largest males in captivity. we will give you all the information so you come out and go boo at the zoo yourself. >> really holly did you have to do this to me this morning. >> because i love you i am helping you conquer your fear. >> thanks. time to say good morning to our facebook friend of the day, this is nicole and her best friend at their 20 year class reunion. hope you had fun at your reunion there. if you want t

well, parents looking for a fun event for the kids this halloween, holly morris has just the thing. >tival in gaithersburg with the details hello holly. >> reporter: we have quite the halloween party already going on this morning look at all these wonderful costumes you guys look great are you ready for trick-or-treat? >> yeah. >> reporter: me too. we are live at my gym, where they are gearing up for their annual halloween celebration, it is called halloween rocks, you guys ready to rock it out? >> yeah. >> reporter: we will it will you how you and your family can come be part of the fun as well stay with us, you guys ready to dance? you thing you can do it? i think you can pgh >>> >> thanks holly time to say good morning to michael o'bryan, michael is our facebook fan of the day, we have almost 100 people ask to be fan of the day today michael is our lucky viewer if you want to be tomorrow's fan of the day find us on facebook searching, fox 5 morning news, and post a comment under michael's photo  could have gotten me one. i did. try the unmistakable flavor of dunkin's new smokehou

. >> holly morris is standing by with more details. >> reporter: not just thousands of orchids but the best when it comes to orchids this is the 64th annual orchid show and sale going on at the arboretum where we are live and where you are going to want to spend some time this weekened coming up, we will learn how you can make the most of coming to the show and make the most of your time here at the arboretum. fall is the perfect time for you to visit we will tell you why live next fox 5 morning news stay with us pgh >>> >> before we head to break time to say good morning to our face fan of the day, bella and her dog hunter start each day with fox 5 morning news they all thing tucker is awesome. if you want to be tomorrow's fan of the day find us on facebook searching fox 5 morning news post a comment under bella and hunters photo  you're always looking ahead... to what's next... to what's possible confident... that taking action now, is the way to create... a better tomorrow. that's why we're announcing, that with the planned merger with t-mobile, at&t will begin bringing five thous

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. >>> holly morris is in chevy chase maryland to find out more about this educational event.ing. >> reporter: good morning to you here is the deal not only is our country falling behind in the fields of science, technology and math but our students are steering away from those fields, 4 h is having this all out effort, the fourth year they have done this to have a national youth science day, make science fun and get kids excited about it and wanting to pursue it they brought in the heavy hitters to talk about it. this is donald floyd the national 4 h council president and ceo and kathy is chief scientist for national department of agriculture. thanks for coming out. >>> it is a pleasure to be here. >> tell me what will go on today across the nation in terms of national youth science day. >> we are studying wind energy as an alternative energy source young people will be building wind turbines and we are doing that here in chevy chase and all over the world but for here in the united states just seeing how wind energy works so they can be a part of a responsible citizen in a c

. >> holly morris is in northwest to learn more about the 13th annual italian street festival soundsing. >> it is a great time the first lesson is that it is festa italiana. not fiesta, it is going on the 13th year and it is a wonderful street party. karen is here to tell us all about it this morning. >>> good morning [ in italian ] >> her other fun lesson put avalon everything. >> well, we are celebrating our 13th year in existence, it started as just a street festival years ago before all the buildings in dc started to build up around us, based at holy rosary church the heart of little italy here we are in our 13th year it will be a great day, october 9th, next sunday celebrating columbus day weekend, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. >> when you say street festival you have some entertainers already having fun here. we are going to feel like we are in italy. >> exactly we have wonderful entertainers besides our wonderful girls from the flying b circus, with have our wonderful tenor entertaining us, amanda beagle will be performing and let's see, we will have street artists, book writers, he

. >> our holly morris is live this morning good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you as you makeour weekend plans you might want to consider this, it is time for the annual louden county farm color tour you get to go places you normally don't get to go you don't get to see this every day those are not just your normal cattle we will talk about that coming up. most importantly we will talk about why the county does this and what you can get out of it. all live next fox 5 morning news stay with us drinkin'?u i'm drinkin' dunkin'. coffee -- black, straight up. extra cream, three sugars. iced coffee french vanilla. for me. iced coffee with a turbo shot. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. drinkin' dunkin'. america runs on dunkin' coffee. the biggest iced coffee i can get. iced coffee helps me keep up. i love iced coffee. drinkin' dunkin'. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. drinkin' dunkin'. dunkin'... iced coffee. i run on dunkin' iced coffee. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >>> holly is in upperville virginia. >> she is there to find out about the louden