. >> first we want to check this with holly morris. hey, holly. >> good morning guys. there are about 4,000 nursing homes and rehabilitation centers across the u.s. that have virtual therapy. one happens to be in our area. we are live itemed dust village, will -- methodist village, wilson health care center. how it works and how it is benefiting people who are young at heart. all live later.  >>> if you are like a lot of folks you have already eden your girl scout cookies. -- you have already eaten your girl scout cookies, nestle will make a limited edition line of girl scout cookies candy bars. flavours will be based on flee classic flavours, thin mints, samoas and tag alongs. >>> girl scouts turned 100 years old this past march. local girl scouts will be on hand when a wax figure of the founder of girl scouts is unvailed later this morning. just in time for mothers day 100th anniversary honors all mothers and daughters who share the tradition of girl scouting. i am proud to say i am one of those mothers. >>> good news on late mortgages as protestors c

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you go to the 2-d. >>> if you're looking for a nice way to enjoy the warm weather this weekend, holly morrisor where they're hosting the annual wine and food festival this sunday. >> holly, that was so funny. i don't know how you got on the boat. >> reporter: i had to make a few promises for you. >> does that mean we're working? >> reporter: i'm kidding. special thanks to the people that own the yacht. they did say that -- [ lost audio] >> we'll get her back. take a moment to try to -- here she is. >> reporter: am i back? >> you're back. >> reporter: maybe i'm supposed to be keeping my sources a secret -- >> we're going to figure that out. holly, i can hear you, but we don't see you, so we'll come back to you. >> we'll take a break and reestablish. stay with us.   never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause that you just keep going. (man) that you have all t

holly morris is at chantilly high school today to find out more.er: it's the first time they've done this. and it's really like 10 events in one. there is an awards ceremony, business expo, taste of chantilly, pet adoption, parade. and there's even an international side that goes along with the special day come saturday. bonjour to you. good morning to you again. coming all the way from chantilly, france. tell us about the sister cities and the relationship you have. >> as you know, chantilly was named after chantilly, france. i had a brief meeting with supervisor frey, which he's very much support and positive feedback, contacting mayor of chantilly was just the right thing to do. i'm grateful he accepted our invitation and had ann and candace represent him here on this first chantilly day. we're looking forward for an ongoing, positive exchange of business, art, and cultural education. >> reporter: what do you think of chantilly, virginia? >> i love it. it's beautiful. and it's interesting to see all these students and the schools, which is an ex

. >> holly morris is live at blt steak where she is going to show us how to make a white cocktail. >> wonderful. >> annie yu is in studio with adorable dogs looking for a home meet them after the break. we will be right back does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4glte network and motorola, whatever you want to do... droid does. chef. >> it is not always easy finding the right pet for you and your family >> there are so many adoptive animals hopefully we can help bringing the animals to you. >> fox 5s annie yu is in studio with a local shelter. >> thank you this week we deliver with cuties and also have a new shelter onboard rescue i should say, i love the name, so clever, and we have the founder and president of mutts manor rescue. thank your for coming in. let's get started with trevor, tell us about him. >> he is between 6 and 7 years old, rescued out of a high kill shell

holly morris is live at johns hopkins montgomery county campus to explain.holly. >> hey guys this is a nationwide program that king arthur flour does out of vermont : and they have been around for two centuries and they go around and teach kids fourth through seventh grade how to bake bread from scratch. there is a giving back part of it as well. paula grey is with king arthur what are you doing paula. >> making some very very tasty cinnamon rolls and used our dough that the kids learned how to make i rolled it up flat. >> well, we are going to talk about cinnamon rolls later, tease people paula, make them stay tuned and watch. first we will talk about the donation part of this. >> great. >> what is that how does it work. >> the kids are going to make two things from the recipe they were going to teach them one thing they will eat themselves but the other one they will shape into a beautiful loaf of bread and donate that to a food pantry in their community. >> such a wonderful idea. how are you all able to do this free? >> part of our mission as a company is

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the galaxy runs on dunkin'. >>> good morning i am holly morris.his most important day of the year? mothers day. i am not saying that just because i happen to be a new mommy with a little boy that you -- you probably want to see a picture oh, i happen to have one. all new moms travel with pictures i hope hayden's daddy is watching. we are live at ac moore where robert bean has once gain flown in from new jersey she will give us lots of wonderful ideas of gifts you can do yourself. those are the gifts mom really cherishes for a lifetime. we will talk about easy things you don't have to be super crafty to be able to do these things but they will impress your mom and they are wonderful for all ages to do sarah and will. >>> super cute picture of hayden too. >> very cute. >> thanks holly. >>> time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day adrian huff was diagnosed with lupus in 2008 and wants to remind all of us may is lupus awareness month and also happens to be her birthday. happy birthday thanks for watching. for a chance to be to morowe's

. >> coming up fox 5 morning news, holly morris showing us arts is crafts ahead of this weekend's fine arts festival. find out what she is working on. >> all right and do these characterses look familiar? they will be bigger than you are used to sesame street family is in studio. they are in town for a great cause. how they are helping the uso when we come back. familiar face and new face. does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4glte network and motorola, whatever you want to do... droid does. >>> a special visit for military families throughout the area. the sesame street tour bus is making its rounds. joining us this morning the tour's manager, of sesame street and uso tour hello. >> hi. >> it is our pleasure. good morning elmo. good morning and good morning katie. oh, we just love having you guys here. tell us about the tour and then we want to hear about the characters ton

first let's check back with holly morris. >> hey, good morning we are live in winchester this morning where the 85th annual, shenandoah, apple blossom festival is under way, go ahead look at your closet, come on down to win chester for all the fun and festivities we will talk later about the history of this event and another event going on this weekend and since i love this shenandoah, university pep band i will see if i can join them in a song or two. live later fox 5 morning news stay with us. >>> first today's trivia question for you, who issued the first mail order catalogue in the unitedstates, erin montgomery ward, benjamin franklin, richard warren seres or alexandre, graham bell the abser coming up, -- the answer coming up. fox 5 morning news is back after the break q get irresistibly clean and fresh carpets in your home with resolve deep clean powder. the moist powder removes three times more dirt than vacuuming alone while neutralizing odors for a clean you can see, smell and really enjoy. don't just vacuum clean. resolve clean. >> another example of social net

>>> good morning everybody i am holly morris on this wednesday.rait mormansion they are having a canine fantastic art exhibit. we are getting a preview from the bark tech which you are. we are going to make bark biscuits from strap and tell you how to -- scratch, and tell you how to come out and enjoy it all and sit and stay. >> we got it. thanks holly. >>> that does it for the 6:00 a.m. hour. >> now over to tony and allison to take it away for the 7:00 a.m. hour. >>> thanks will and sarah. coming up at 7:00 a.m., a local police officer indited for murder. the incident in culpepper sparked outrage when the officer shot and killed a woman after a bizarre chain of events why he is being charged now months after that incident. >>> official, mitt romney now has enough delegates to become republican candidate for president but his win is over shadowed by donald trump's doubt over prest

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with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> holly morris willlebrating her first mothers day as a mommy this sunday. >> congratulations holly. this morning she is at ac moore in rockville maryland, i believe the brand new store there, to get ideas, great ideas for do it yourself gifts for the holiday. good morning happy first mommies day. >> thank you okay i will show you a picture quit asking. [ laughter ] >> aww. >> you know what, i am showing you this picture because we have the best viewers in the whole world on any given day someone comes up to me and asks about hayden asks about the baby and always want to see a picture for those of you i haven't run into yet this is what he looks like now he just celebrated his 5 month birthday and more than that, he is sleeping through the night. >> yay. >> happy mothers day [ applause ] >> yeah, that is the best mothers day gift of all but when it comes to acknowledging your moms you know what moms like they love the things that you do yourself that is why we are here at ac moore and called in robin, on

our holly morris is in baltimore with a preview of this year's preakness. going to check back in with holly later. it's 7:22 now.  >>> it is the most talked about market debut in years, and in just a couple of hours facebook is going public. the social networking company's stock will start trading on wall street for the first time today, giving regular investors a chance to buy in. its initial offering price will be $38 a share. >> there you go. >>> verizon is clarifying how it plans to phase out unlimited data plans for cell phones and tablets. it is basically ending its grandfathering of existing customers. that means customers with unlimited data plans will have to give them up when they buy a new device at a discounted price. now, those are the kind that usually come with the new two- year contract. customers who have unlimited data and choose to buy a phone at full price can keep the unlimited plan. okay. good choice. >>> the u.s. postal service is closing nearly 250 mail processing centers. the postmaster general made the announcement

. >> holly morris is getting a hula lesson this morning. up next. >> and speaking of dancing, a transatlantic battle of the dance cruise today. performances coming right after the break. you'll want to see this. ♪  does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4glte network and motorola, whatever you want to do... droid does. ♪ >> so soothing. >> isn't it? the national museum of the american indian is celebrating hawaiian culture all weekend long. >> reporter: you can feel like you're on vacation and learn something in the process. aloha. >> aloha. >> reporter: of course, you guys will be taking part in the festival this weekend. you'll be dancing and teaching as well? >> yes. >> reporter: tell me about your group. >> we're kind of a diverse group from everywhere, from hawaii and everywhere. our school of t

. >> i am holly morris. tony has the day off.hanks for joining us. >> and this will be a warm one. >> it will be -- >> all right is. >> we are used to it. it was that way all weekend. >> midday show reunion. >> awesome. >> back in the day >> way back when. >> all right, let's do the forecast real quick. 72 degrees, regan national, warm start, humid start, a hot afternoon. hazy, hot and humid here to stay. a heat advisory goes into effect at 12 noon, so a lot of water if you are headed down to the parade. humidity 76%, winds out of the south, 5 miles per hour. looking at our satellite radar we did have showerstorms bubble up, all right allison, bubble up yesterday in the daytime heating. that dissipated overnight we are looking at sunshine and quiet conditions to start the day. an isolated storm late this afternoon, most of the area should be dry. hot, temperatures 90 degrees. even if awe degrees warmer than yesterday, there is your planner by 4:00 p.m. upper 80s. >> i was saying, nothing good ever comes after bubbling up. >> cham

. >>> that is where we find holly morris, getting quite the work out hey, holly. >> guess what tony, your pretty face will be preserved our three time world champ showed up. i want to show off the pink groves as much as possible. because, -- groves as much as possible. because of a certain woman in your life you were able to have this dream come true >> my sister is wonderful her and her husband if it wasn't for them i wouldn't have this. this is just awesome. i thank the good lord for that. like a dream come true for me years and years i have been wanting to do my own thing i told them what could happen they are loving it as much as i am. >> they have owned it for 6 months, 600 members already. numerous people have come up and said this is so fun. that is the key to a lifetime of fitness is it not. >> any skill level can do this. we have kids all the way to 56- year-olds, -- 65-year-olds doing this and your whole family can do it together. >> and you can learn from some of the best, william, come over here. there he is. >> chef how you doing. >> nice to meet you sir. >> great . >>>

our holly morris has a preview of all the fun a little later.ck. >>> health alert for you, the first drug known to prevent hiv infection could soon be on the market. the fda is not required to follow the panel's advice, though it usually does. a final decision is expected by june 15th. >>> $2 billion lost by the biggest bank in the united states. j.p. morgan chase says it was a mistake. in a phone interview, the bank's ceo says the mishap was the result of a series of bad decisions. he said in hindsight, the strategy was flawed, complexed, and poor expected. stock plunge almost 7% in after hours trading last night and shares in british banks are down 3% this morning. >>> 7:25 on this friday morning. coming up, a special thank you to some of our local moms out there from their loved ones. plus-- >> that just looks ridiculous. >> what about it? it's a woman breast feeding her child. >> this "time" magazine cover creating a lot of reaction. next, what it's all about. >> it's very pretty out. chilly, the latest look at traffic from tucker and lauren

. >>> fox 5s holly morris at the franciscan monastery of the holly land in northeast dc. >> she is learningabout what you can see and do during the spring and summer months there. good morning. >> good morning. of course when you come here you want to see memorial church, go around and see the replicas of the shrines all the things in the holy land you can experience here but want to allow time to per ruse the beautiful gardens they have 1200 roses and herbs of the bible garden and butterfly garden and a whole lot more. from that they create wonderful things. that brings me to these two lovely ladies, jackie a volunteer for the garden guild and harley on the potpourri -- and charlene on the potpourri commute at the. >> we are enjoying the best smelling room in all of washington. >> absolutely. >> it is a business see time. >> getting busier things are just coming in >> i want to show people what are coming in. take a look at these pictures we had the joy of immersing ourselvess in the roses, the first and foremost tell me about the type of roses you all have here. >> we have any number of v

. >>> really cool race is happening in baltimore this weekend, holly morris is live there ahead of thisy, holly. >> it is a lot of fun i mean when is the last time you drove an elephant i am telling you this is a mode of transportation this is bumpo, seno bumpo this year he will take part in the 14th annual, kinetic sculpture race on cinco de mayo, where we are live and coming up, we will give you all the info you need to know, so you can come out and be part of this fun, live next fox 5 morning news, stay with us he handles nicely  [ female announcer ] walgreens introduces nice! [ woman ] i got it. [ dad ] where's your brother? ♪ [ dad ] hello. [ female announcer ] quality everyday products at a way better price. [ girl ] mom! ♪ [ female announcer ] now that's nice. right now nice pistachios and other select nuts are just $2.99. sold only at walgreens. >>> the 14th annual kinetic sculpture race is going on this saturday. >> holly morris is at the american visionary art museum as they get ready for the fun event. you will travel for a good story won't you? >> absolutely winchester

. >> holly morris is there this morning learning about the unique location, holly good morning. >> goodmorning. you know it is unexpected generally undiscovered and been here for a really long time. there are a whole lot of reasons why you should come out and see the monastery that is here by the franciscan friars not only because of the things you will see but the people you will meet like father jeremy herrington the guardian of the monastery. good morning to you. >> good morning holly. >> thank you for letting us be here. >> i am delighted you are here. >> you all have been here a really long time since 1898 why are you so undiscovered so to speak >> i don't know i guess competition of other things to see in washington but we do, we have like 25,000 people come here a year, from the washington area and from all over. >> i was going to say because this really was meant to be a world destination >> it is. >> for people who can't go to the holy land what will people find here. >> replicas of the main shrines of the holy land, and get in touch, connect with the holy land and you know, th

. >> holly morris is at the embassy of australia, to learn more. . >> this is a wonderful thing so wonderful mayor grey has declared may internash tall cultural awareness month that is in large part because of passport dc and just five short years it really has become a premier event for families to come out and enjoy, throughout the springtime, and it is absolutely free that is what is so amazing each year, new embassies come onboard and it is a great pleasure i introduce to you the ambassador from south africa i understand this is the first year for you all to participate. >> yeah, wonderful, we just moved office temporarily to internash fall drive and we have taken -- international drive and we have taken up the invitation. >> what all will you provide for people to experience. >> obviously, the typical, african cuisine will be there. unknown gem to many americans, south african wine some of our great art collections we have within the embassy, the cultural variety that is come from the richness of southern africa. >> you have brought, obviously

come out and help that man. >>> if you are looking for fun and educational events this weekend holly morrisin gaithersburg, where the book festival is, this saturday. >> i had to slow that down. holly good morning. >>> good morning i found my next book i am going to read this here, let's pretend this never happened, mostly true memoir, number one on the new york times best seller list just last week for nonfiction. the author, jenny law son guess where she will be gaithersburg here at the book festival. some of the best of the best are coming in. they literally have something for all ages all generas, if you want to foster that love for reading early, you got to do it with your kids. they are specialized in that, in this children's village that is where ann comes in she is a children's author. she did eat your math homework, recipes for hungry minds. how did you become a children's author? >> i was a math teacher originally, and i wanted to find a way for kids to love math. and so i tried to pair math with fairy tales, those were my first couple books this times the a cook book. >> that is

. >> holly morris is at glen echo park this morning. 've got some lively guests standing by to get this thursday morning jumping. holly. >> i was going around and around before i was jumping on that carousel but listen i got an insiders tip on how to not get dizzy on the carousel, simply watch the horse in front of you. don't talk to the person next the you. now the person i was talking next to is the same person that just gave me that tip. way to give me that tip at the end of the ride. >> you don't want to spoil the ride >> it was a whole lot of fun you got to take time to ride the carousel. but if you come out this weekend it is all about the washington folk festival and i know, we've been talking about this all morning 100 performances 450 performances hard to single out a few but there are some people might come specifically for. >> you put me on the spot but tom paxton legendary folk singer, grammy award winner is a legendary resident he will be at the festival this year. every kid knows the song, so he would be one you would recog

. >> holly morris is there to check out this year's show. am trying to school him but it is hard. >> do they require that? >> reporter: required upon entry. let's hear it tony. >> universoul circus. >> they are letting you in. i know people in high places at the universoul circus. people like onion head good to see you. >> good to see you but who you talking to i don't see anyone. >> i will explain it to you later. listen when i saw onion head this morning he said why are you still doing this? shouldn't you retire now. i say the sam thing to you why are you still doing this? >> you make me feel so unnecessary. >> it wouldn't be the universoul circus without you >> i like that. >> seriously how long have you been a part of the circus. >> 15. >> it as only been around 19. so basically you and it are one in the same. let's talk about this year's show called us. >> yes, it is all about us. >> meaning? >> you, me, people that did not come see this show and are crying now. people that have been here, people going to come here. all of us that is wh

holly morris is there today, to learn more about the unique system. >> hey, tony.ll only find this virtual therapysystem here where we are live this morning. we have yet another fun session going hal and maryland are taking on the obstacle course with the help of their occupational therapists idel and manny. i am standing next to the head of nursing. when you first heard you were all going to get this system what was your reaction? were you skeptical. >> skeptical whether residents would really participate in it. that is what i was worried about. i knew it from wii but wasn't sure how residents would do with this. they have done so so well. >> what are some specific things that residents work on or issues they can address using the system. >> well, so much because, they can do all of the same exercises, but they can have fun doing them now, and they really buy into it now. instead of having to do repetitions of arms up in the air ten times. >> easier to convince them to come down and do their sessions and keep with it. how do you see it helps them motivationally in

the great country farms in blue mount virginia, hosting theirstrawberry jubilee >> fox 5s holly morrisere to preview the fun festival, hey, holly. man, you have been showing some huge berries this morning. >> we like our huge berries holly. >> thank you. i don't know what they do to their berries out here but maybe it is what they don't do that makes them so special because you know they don't put any pesticides on them or anything it is all natural, organic and they taste good. straight up. you don't take my word for it look at my man lucas out back there. double fisting with the berries he loves to throw them down mom you just started him on strawberries last week >> i did. he always wiped it all overhis face and covers his clothes just loves them. >> okay so i brought in some other professional strawberry tasters can i see your credentials you left them at home. i will take your word for it. i know you like them >> so we will see which way we like strawberries best. you have to try them plain. a piece of the pie and a strawberry doughnut are you up to the task. >> mm-hmm. >> all rig

i'm sarah simmons i'm holly morris. >> welcome to fox 5 morning news. >> so this is what the studio looksike. this is just an amazing set you all have here. >> isn't it great? >> you should visit more often inside. we like it, don't we, tucker? >> i'm speechless. >> a lot of people are speechless about this weather. it was like july 4th, not memorial day. >> summer has arrived early. it seems to every year. >> we had early spring, why not early summer too. >> want to start off the forecast. i want to show you tropical storm beryl as we get into the morning hours. the story will continue to take shape as it is bringing very heavy rain. moving inland here just a few hours ago bringing some very heavy rain. now, just west of jacksonville and you can see that very distinct circulation there and tropical storm warnings continue for northern florida right into portions of south carolina. tropical storm beryl continues to work along the eastern seaboard. won't be impacting us here in the washington area. we're just hot and humid. our highs expected to be back up near 90 with maybe an isolated st

holly morris is there to show us some of the action. good morning. >> it is action-packed.ction-packed don't you think? >> very very action-packed. >> you are not selling me onion head i need more than that. >> this is onion head of course he has been with the circus quite some time. you have 13 shows a week. lots of opportunity for people to come out and be a part of the show. be a part is part of the key phrase. >> and most times 14 shows a week. yes. 487 shows for the year. we get around like that. we have all opportunities, 10:30 a.m. shows in the morning during the week and 7:30 p.m., and then three shows, on sunday. >> what i love about the big top there is not a bad seat in the house. >> no. up close and comfortable. >> everybody gets to really feel like they are a part of what is going on in the ring. there is a lot going on in the ring. >> yes, it is. our ring is very soul but everyone should come out and experience universoul. >> you know what they need to experience, some rough riders that are a part of the show. this act is all the way from gabone they will give

. >> i'm holly morris. hurricane season starts june 1st but it looks like things are offer to a early start. tropical storm beryl made landfall just after midnight. the storm is expected to bring heavy rain to parts of florida and georgia later today. >> all right. we'll be keeping an eye on that and an eye on the skies. that as way gorgeous sunrise. >> incredible. >> a sign of things to come today. >> maybe. >> it looks a little ominous. >> hot. >> the heat advisory goes into effect at noon today. i think it is our first of the year as we're expecting high temperatures about 90. you mix in a lot of humidity and it will feel like 95 to 100. >> be close to a pool. >> lots of water. shower activity, thunderstorms last night. a few of those moving through. those have dissipate during the overnight hours and we are very quiet to start your day. could be a pop-up storm later today. most of the day, most of the area should be dry but just like yesterday, can't rule out the possibility of a shower or storm by late

i'm holly morris on this friday, as we're heading into the holiday weekend, if you're thinking i'm a little bummed because i'm not going anywhere, there's still time for you to go to hawaii. all you have to do is come down to the smithsonian's national museum of the american indian, where we are live, and where look at me, i'm surrounded by the tropics. it feels like i'm on the island of hawaii. as they gear up for a two-day celebration, we're getting a preview of the festival. we'll be making leis. we have somebody carving a traditional hawaiian surf board. and you can't go to hawaii and not learn how to hula. we'll get a sneak peek at the new children's activity center and give you the information you need. sarah, i'm still looking for the drinks with small umbrellas. aloha! >> you're taking me back to my honeymoon. thanks. let's say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. her daughter wants to be the first princess of the united states. for a chance to be tomorrow's fan of the day, post a comment under her photo. that does it for the 6:00 hour now. over to allison and tony. g

. >> fox 5s holly morris at the american visionary art museum in baltimore maryland >> they are gettinghe 14th annual, kinetic sculpture race. >> you know what the works of art here, they are priceless, not even $120 million would make you well, maybe $120 million. okay. this is fi fi look at her she is amazing and, while you are looking at her you may not realize she is an alter rain vehicle that can be totally human powered because that is the challenge that is the kinetic sculpture race. it will go on this saturday and two of the wonderful staff members are here with me, abbey development associate and nick, been with us all morning director of communications there is a lot of things i want to make sure we get to, first and foremost i want people to understand what they can win this may be worth more than $120 million. >> i would think so. they are priceless, definitely priceless, the awards that go to the pilots, that pilot these kinetic vehicles, things such as the pilots choice award where all the pilots get to vote on the best pilot of the day some vote for themselves others are

. >>> sunday is mothers day and this morning holly morris is at ac moore in rockville w some really cool do it yourself gift ideas these are wonderful holly you are right when you say this is what moms really appreciate when the little ones make it themselves. >> gifts of the hart is what moms want. they want to know you took the time to do something special just for them. it is the third biggest greeting card holiday behind christmas and vollen teens day, people -- valentines day. people will spend $2 million on beautiful flowers, they maybe deserve a little more than flowers. robin has come down from new jersey to give us great ideas as she always does and so look at these fun scarves. >> yes happy mothers day >> thank you >> ruffle scarves are it right now to look at it, you would think oh, i can't do that. and if you look at it it looks funny but when you open it up, it is this just simple simple knitting. >> you don't have to know how to knit to do this because i am not kidding i picked up this skein of yarn i started and i am finished that. >> it has the nice sequins. >> these are

. >> holly morris is filling in this morning. >> hey, guys we are talking about passport dc when thisyears ago it featured 26 embassies this year more than 70 are taking part, and guess who was in it from the beginning australia. that is why we are live here this morning, at the australian embassy they are helping us kick off this month long international celebration we will tell you how you too can immerse yourself in the culture stay with us  >>> passport dc celebrating its fifth anniversary this year. >> good morning. >> good morning to you you know this is a month long celebration, truly embracing the internash fall culture that dc has -- international culture dc has to offer it is only in its fifth year but they have come a long way in a short amount of time which goes to show you this is one great idea the people behind it cultural tourism dc and executive director linda harper. good to see you >> how exciting. >> this is exciting because we have been here for these five yearwe have just watched this, blossom, into this destination event. >> it is destination

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> fox 5s holly morris has take an road trip out to great country farms in blue mount virginiaarning about the strawberry jubilee. >> you just keep piling them right there. that looks good. mm. i don't know i think maybe you need to go back and find some more. i love when kids do the work. this is so much fun. you can have this much fun with your family too. this weekend out here, like you said the strawberries jubilee is going on at great country farms in blue mount. with the farm she joins me. >> good to see you holly. >> who knew we were going to see you in may. >> i know it has been the craziest season all that warm weather back in march brought the strawberries on 3 weeks earlier than we have ever had them on. >> this is the earliest festival event. >> absolutely. >> we are talking peak harvest let's talk about the crop. one thing people may not know you grow them two different ways. >> we do that because it helps us get a longer picking season these berries are grown on plastic culture where the plastic, the sun hits that plastic, warms up the ground and brings berries on

fox5's holly morris is at the national harbor today with another great event. e fifth annual wine and food festival is going on this weekend. man, it has been beautiful all morning long, holly. >> reporter: it absolutely has, tony. i know there are a lot of things going on. here, this festival really a three for. it's cinco de mayo saturday. and they have a special pavilion where you can have all kinds of tequila and stuff like that. then the derby is this weekend. they have a bourbon and whisky tasting area with hand rolled cigars. and the food and wine festival in and of itself. this is the best value in town when you think about it. >> great value in town. can't beat it. >> reporter: this really centers around the wine. that's the big thing, i know. i wanted to talk about the wine industry in terms of where it's going and how it's here locally. >> locally you have virginia, the virginia winery is right across that bridge over there. they're one of the best in the country. all the states have kind of grown up and have a lot of different wine culture that's gro

.  >>> good morning everybody i am holly morris on this tuesday morning.ld say we have made a bit of a pilgrimage. we are live in the holy land but not in the middle east, live in northeast washington. the francis can monastery. this is historic, built in 1898 by the francis can friars and built so people who couldn't go all the way over to the holy land could come here and see exact replicas of holy land shrines. there are more replicas here than any where in the world. the guardian of the monastery will give us a tour. we will see the nativity grotto you would find in beth la ham and live down into the catacombs one of the most popular spots but a busy time here. they have wonderful amazing flowers we are checking in with the garden guild where they are harvesting honey as we speak and also making pot pori and tell you how you can come out and see this unexpected amazing place for yourself. >> i feel like we should be whispering thanks holly. >> i know exactly. looks great. >>> all right time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day jill johnso

. >>> good morning i am holly morris on this wednesday.e help of the shenandoah, university pep band. ♪ [ music ] >> oh, yeah, a little jackson five. winchester wants you back for their shenandoah, apple blossom festival into its 85th year, 250,000 people come out to this festival, 45 different events for you to be a part of a bulk which still remain, i have bloom nation getting ready, for a preview including police apple blossom herself we will talk to her and tell you how to -- including ms. apple blossom herself and tell you how to enjoy this. >>> our facebook fan of the day stanley hughes his profile pick shows stanley and his sons on their way to see the red skins hopefully they won that game. >> i doubt it. >> i doubt it. >> what a great photo, your kids are adorable thanks for watching. for your chance to be tomorrow's fan of the day head to facebook and post a comment under stanley's photo. >> that is it for the 6:00 a.m. hour now over to allison and tony. >> good morning. >> the hate -- i may work at night but not in the morning.

i'm holly morris. happy friday to you.ittle time in chantilly, virginia this weekend. they're gearing up for the best event ever to happen in chan tilley. it's the first annual chantilly day festival. 100 plus businesses are coming together to celebrate all this community has to offer. they're not only saying thank you to those who come out, but they want other people to know to come out. we've got little simba there. simba is going to be in the pet parade, and there will be a pet adoption event, and there will be a bigger parade. we have the robotics program, which is at chantilly academy at chantilly high school. this is the tip of the iceberg. we'll show you all things chantilly this morning and why you need to come out on saturday, will and sarah. >> sounds good. hopefully simba won't freak out with that big camera. >> i know. very cute. thanks, holly. >>> we want to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. it's 13-year-old max. he's a 7th grader at liberty middle school in centreville. tonight is max's bar mit

holly morris has a good deal for you bookworms. >> she is in gaithersburg previewing in saturday's bookal. good morning. >> good morning. i have already been inspired for fathers day take a look. this book here fathers day. the author of friday night lights, guess what he will be at the book festival saturday. you can get this book and have him sign it, and give it as a gift for fathers day. i have convinced myself what a great idea. so many great things going on as part of this festival. nonstop books for all ages, all generas and everybody in gaithersburg is reading including the fine mayor himself, mayor it is good to see you. >> thank you for being here. >> thousand are you really reading this book >> i am in fact i am finishing it up. i am going to introduce, proud of the fact i am introducing clint hill for the book mrs. kennedy and me. got to meet him last year. he and gerald blaine wrote a book about the kennedy event. we will see a friend again. >> another wonderful author taking the time to come be a part of this special day. >> you take a lot of time to encourage reading you

find out more at sunnyd.com >>> good morning everybody i am holly morris.er you like to read them or write them do we have the event for you. we are live in gaithersburg where they are gearing up for their huge book festival. huge is an under statement when you talk about what they put together. some 100 plus authors, best to have best new york times best seller, pulitzer prize winners, books from all generas vailable. this morning we are getting one amazing preview. you hear steven playing for us he was singing earlier. they have a coffee house that features singers, song writers. we also have several authors coming out a local history author which is funny he wrote about prohibition but will teach us how to make dcs native drink. two children's authors a sports author and they have workshops here. we will talk about workshops and most importantly sarah, where you need to bring your bookmark and be come this weekend. back to you in studio. >> sarah has her bookmark ready to go. looks fun. >> all right see you soon. >>> time to say good morning, to our face

. >> good morning i am holly morris.nker in your backyard or garage, well, then i have the event for you, kinetic, scum which you are race. -- sculpture race. we are here giving a preview of totally imaginative, human powered vehicles, operated by these kinetic not, these vehicles are designed to go through harbour water, and they are all made of recycled bicycle parts. this morning we will talk about the rules, talk to a couple teams talk about how you can be a spectator and come in and get in on the fun yourself. wisdom and sarah. >>> thank you holly. >> time to say good morning to today's facebook fan of the day, paul ettte johnson she is retiring from the federal government after 34 years she said i love fox 5 news and will be watching daily now i will have more time on my hands. >> at 4:30 a.m. >> 4:25 a.m. congratulations. tell all your friends if you would like to be tomorrow's fan of the day post a comment below paul ettes picture. >> good morning. >> you guys look sharp today. >> trying to match like you guys. >

. >>> holly morris at the national building museum in northwest dc today. >> she is checking out a recently called house and home good morning. >> good morning we all live somewhere, right we all consider home something different and we all make our houses into homes in different ways and you can come here to this exhibit and explore how people have done that over the years and talk about it, and that would bring great joy to sarah, she is the curator she worked hard on this exhibit putting just the right things into it and i think this is kind of the fun part of the exhibit, all wonderful but, these are the objects that really for whatever reason people thought they needed to have in their homes through the years how did you go about deciding. >> we have 200 objects here from all different eras and regions we made lists went to historical societies, did a lot of shopping on ebay and at antique stores and people's attics and basements. >> so i think it is funny when you go and take a look and say okay now they had to put that in there. like the farah fawcett poster >> absolutely. >> clearly

. >>> good morning i am holly morris on this monday morning.ousand calories in an hour. all you got to remember is you got the hit to be fit. that is the motto at champion boxing fitness live in rockville. this is not your run of the mill, boxing gym. one member of a local family was a trainer for strength and conditioning for five time world champion boxer. so what he is doing he has come home and putting regular people like you and me through a champion fitness work out as if you were training yourself. not just for adults, but he does kids too. we will check out the kids program, the boot camp program and check in with william, a three time world champion as we speak. they play his bouts on the screens here. we will check with him too. back to y'all in studio. >> anything to make exercise fun is a good thing. >> thank you holly. time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. mickey turner is celebrating her daughters sweet 16 today we are assuming nakira is in her profile picture. they have been watching since she was 5 years old.

holly morris will show you some tasty ways to put your twist on the next beg barbecue just in time forial day weekend. that is in our next hour. -- on the next big barbecue just in time for the memorial day weekend. >>> welcome bob, 6:58 a.m., -- welcome back, 6:58 a.m., time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. washington's weather is so whacky her daughter likes to wear two light jackets in spring or fall. for a chance to be tomorrow's fan of the day head to facebook and post a comment under that beautiful picture. >>> congratulations. a quick reminder, it is down to the final two on american idol, so this week will be the finale you will want to tune in. you could have a chance to win a vip ticket package to watch aerosmith in concert, july 3rd. >> you watch american idol, may 23rd, to see aerosmith's live performance and log on to myfoxdc.com answer a question about the performance, to register for your chance to win the concert prize pack. who will it be, jessica? phil? >> they are both good. >> i am thinking it is jessica. that is a wrap on the 6:00 a.m. hour. >> n

. >>> good morning everybody i am holly morris on this thursday. guess what's for breakfast?rries. we are not talking just any strawberries. strawberries right off the vine, as we are live at great country farms in virginia. if you are going wait a minute i didn't think strawberry harvest was until june and you are right except for if you have a really warm spring. they are having the earliest strawberry harvest ever which is moving up their strawberry jubilee. we will have a live preview of all the fun, festivities and fruit this morning. back to you. >> thank you holly with the matching berry top. >> don't eat too many. thanks. >>> time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. her profile name is creatively made. she is a local make up artist. her business is called creative colors and she had her wisdom tooth pulled last week we hope she is feeling better. for a chance to be tomorrow's fan of the day, head to facebook and search fox 5 morning newpost a comment under creatively made's photo. >> hopefully she got laughing gas. >> that is it for the 6:00 a.m. hour.

. >>> good morning i am holly morris. i am excited what we have for you this wednesday morning.e are live johns hopkins university, montgomery county campus. there are 800 fourth graders coming here today to learn how to bake bread. while that may seem like a simple lesson they are actually learning so much more. king arthur flour company believes in all the lessons they have the life skills bread program. by learning how to bake bread these kids will learn math, science, the love of cooking even how to give back. we will find out how they are doing all of that here this morning and since it is a science and math and health day we are going to learn how to make glow sticks, pow era light bulb, ride a bike, put together healthy meals. going to be a good, busy day. will, sarah. >> wish we had smello vision to smell that bread. >>> that does it for the 6:00 a.m. hour. >> to tony and allison. happy wednesday. hump day. >> and don't you guys look adorable. >> aw. >> coming up fox 5 morning news at 7, in just hours we could learn a lot more about that prostitution scandal involving th

.  >>> good morning everybody i am holly morris.s sleep last night, you and i are travelling the world today the good news you won't need your passport. there isn't any jet lag we don't have to leave the australian embassy where we are live and they are just one of some 70 embassies takes part in passport dc, a month long celebration of the international culture here n the district of columbia put on by cultural tourism dc this is a chance for you to go out and see what all there is to offer in terms of the world right here. it is street festivals open houses, chance for you to taste food, do arts and crafts, see music from around the world a chance for you to see all that is right here in your own back door this morning we are getting a wonderful preview we will have a tasting of all those different things we have three ambassadors joining us this morning of course the ambassador from australia will join us and also the ambassador from south africa and st. kits and nevis joins us. the word is, the ambassador from st. kits and nevis

. >>> good morning everybody i am holly morris, hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend. it is back to work. this morning we are in the business of getting your child a college scholarship. they really specialize in sports specific training so that your child can get an athletic scholarship to college in whatever sport they may be good at. here we will run through the paces. they do all kinds of sports we have a little football, baseball, basketball. we will find out specifically how this workhow this gets attention of recruiters out there and talk about their success rate. we will see how many kids have headed off to college with a scholarship as a result of them. doing a little off season training this morning not really off season for baseball. back to y'all in studio. >> thanks holly. time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. tony you are in this one. kay wright and her husband are celebrating their one year anniversary. congratulations. kay has been watching fox 5 morning news for 15 years, and she and her dad used to listen to tony on the radio with d

. >>> good morning everybody i am holly morris on this thursday. we are under the big top. just any. we are under the universoul big top. this is a circus with not only amazing acts but music, dance, style. it is truly fun for the whole family now it is in its 19th year believe it or not. they are going to do some 500 shows, travel to 27 major cities, they would love for you to come out. this morning we are getting an amazing preview. they have 14 international acts part of this year's show. three will perform live for us. plus we will tell you how to get tickets. >> universoul. >> you got it. >> thanks holly. >> time to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day, rosa lynn wrote in to say it was her 17th wedding anniversary her husband is a soldier and unfortunately not home right now. we hope this cheers you up. congratulations to you on your 17 years of marriage and thank you for watching. >>> that does it for the 6:00 a.m. hour. >> now to tony and allison, both of whom are rocking the red this morning. >> got to do it today. >> will and sarah thank you so much. >>