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. >> reporter: mark denicore is a lawyer who work in washington.es their home in waterford, virginia, northwest of leesburg, before dawn. amy is responsible for getting the kids to school. waterford elementary, about a mile down the road. >> well, i understand their concern that they're basically running a train and they want all the kids in the train station before the train leaves. that is a ledge its mat concern and we are always working to try to address those issues and troy to make sure that we're there on time and we try to teach our kids being prompt is important. but we're imperfect parents. my wyff is imperfect, i'm imperfect and my kids are imperfect. >> reporter: they've been late to school 30 times this year. >> we'd rather put the money in the classroom where it belongs but judges have told us if they see a pattern like this, they want to have it reported to them and then the legal system decides what should be done. >> reporter: mark and amy are charged with a class 3 misdemeanor facing a possible $3,000 fine. >> to me, the fact here

. >> reporter: mark denicore is a lawyer who works in washington.aves their home in waterford, virginia northwest of leesburg before dawn. amy is responsible for getting the kids to school. waterford elementary, about a mile down the road. >> well, i understand their concern that they're basically running a train and they want all the kids in the train station before the train leaves. i understand that. it is a legitimate concern and we're always working to try to address those issues. and try to make sure that we're there on time and we try to teach our kids being prompt is important. but we're imperfect parents. my wife is imperfect. i'm he imperfect and my kids are imperfect. >> reporter: they've been late to school 30 times this year. >> this is something we don't want to do. we don't want to commit the resources to going to court. we would rather put the money in the classroom where it belongs. but judges have told us if they see a pattern like this, they want it to be reported to them and then the legal system decides what should be done. >> r

mark denicor and his wife have three children. officials say their kids were late at least 30 times this year alone, once every three days. school officials say their tardiness is disrupting the learning process for other children. >> it's like herding cats and trying to get them all heading in the right direction. >> how can we work with you? in some cases, principals have gone to students' house and help them get ready and taken them to school. we have attendance officers who work with students and get them ready and into a routine, map things out so they're ready to come to school. >> the trial date is march 14th. the violation is a class 3 misdemeanor which could result in a $500 fine. >>> and we're going to check again now with tom kierein for the latest on our forecast. tom? >> gorgeous blue sky. temperatures now warming to around 50 degrees, around the region. here is a live view from our sky watcher camera, looking forward the southwest into arlington and fairfax counties. and around the region, we have the blue sky with u

amy and mark denicore facing three misdemeanors each carrying a $500 fine because their kids, 6, 7 andonly been late by less than three minutes each time. >> to me, the facts here just don't warrant the schools' intrusion into our parenting abilities. >> judges have told us they see a pattern like this, they want to have it reported to them and then legally the system decides what should be done. >> the school says the kids' lateness distracts the other students who are already in class. >> wonder why they're late so much. if it's just by three minutes. set the alarm five minutes earlier. >> could be a long drive. don't know. >> mr. kilmeade, what's happening? >> steve -- one of the best that we've ever had. misty may treanor, now that she married matt treanor with the dodgers will go for gold in 2012 like you and kerry walsh walked away with in 2008. do you still have it? >> i think i still have it and especially i got your training tips today. and that's going to just push us a step further over. >> and my thing is i'm emphasizing more time off. less volleyball. more distractions. >>