. >> reporter: which spurred virginia 5th graders jack dudley, cindy deani, jack ho and cynthia carter to look for ways to reduce traumatic brain injuries on the battlefield. >> we took ideas from other people and researched on our own. >> reporter: their invention, the heads up helmet, new technology to improve existing headgear for troops. >> we used overlapping polyethylene plates to distribute kinetic forces. >> and a shock absorbing gel. >> reporter: it even has an air bag. >> the collar goes completely around your neck and if it feels the heat or air pressure, then it will just completely inflate. >> reporter: their research and design won the toshiba science fair, but their amazing experience didn't stop there. jack and sidney got to show off their project at 1600 pennsylvania average their heads up helmet made it to the second annual -- pennsylvania avenue. their heads up helmet made it to the second annual white house science fair. >> you're getting america in shape to win the future of. >> reporter: students from 45 states were there. jack and sidney and their team were the p

. >> jack dudley and sydney crafted this helmet to protect soldiers and athletes from traumatic brain injuries. >> regionals, nationals, then you're invited here. >> where they shook hands with the president himself. >> you guys inspire me. it's young people like you that make me so confident that america's best days are still to come. >> in his final budget proposal before the november election, the president says it will include programs to help new math and science teachers, as well as help meet what he calls an ambitious goal of graduating 1 million more americans in the areas of science, technology, math, and engineering. at the white house, erica, news4. >> good for them. >>> well, it's a dream many fashion designers don't achieve at an early age, but one high school senior in fairfax did it, she designed a prom dress that beat out thousands of others in a nationwide contest, but she didn't know it until she got a huge surprise at her school. >> we're here because sam has won our contest. >> 17-year-old samantha bryant's life changed today. the w.t. woodson high school senior de

. >> reporter: jack dudley's mom was the team mentor. the science teacher was their coach. as specialist warren works on his long road to recovery, his inspiring story has created another. young scientists using their brains to make a difference. >> if you have a cool school, please e-mail me. a great experience at the white house for them and it was great to be there and cover it. >> i bet it was. >>> our time 6:19. next in sports, the wizardses head to lob city while a group of d.c. elementary students get ready to run a marathon. >>> time to check in once again on our question of the morning. what do you think? according to a new survey when a woman goes through a tough breakup, what's the number one thing she turns to for comfort? is it a, chocolate, b, wine, or c, ice cream. >> a lot of you are offering your own answers which are funny but can't be repeated on tv. so we're going with facebook friend amanda's answer. she says all of the above. or maybe a float made with chocolate flavored ice cream. >> keep the guesses coming. we'll reveal the answer at 6:53. we'll be b

this young fellow jack dudley from ashburn and another from leesburg were representing virginia. the middle schoolers invented a new helmet for the battlefield, an improvement of the existing one. it consists of layers of kevlar and even has an air bag. >> we wanted to invent a helmet to save many troops' lives and reduce injuries and save our country billions of dollars. >> you're 11. save your country billions of dollars. is he fantastic or not. this is not the last time we'll see them. we'll feature them next week in cool schools so tune in for that too. >>> time to take another look at the question of the day. super bowl weekend, the slowest weekend in the america for movie ticket sales, b, wedding, or retail shopping. one of our views says the super bowl weekend? no way. we'll have the answer to the question of date in about an hour. >>> washington, d.c. once again ranked as one of the best places in the country. >> the material girl announces her tour dates and stops. we're back in less than three minutes with your weather first. >>> the biggest school system in the washing