because smithsonian does not charge admission. would you make a different choice about what city you visited if they did this? >> yes, definitely. i would just go somewhere elsewhere it is free. >> we came from fresno, california, flew in last night and that was our whole thing. >> they have thing like this and if they charge us, this pushes us away further. >> reporter: does this whole idea belong in a museum? it's not getting a lot of support specifically from virginia congressman jim morant in charge of the committee that runs the smithsonian. he says he's going to do everything he can to make sure no fees are charged at the doors to the smithsonian. tom fitzgerald on the national mall, fox 5 news. >>> coming up next caught on camera, yelling at your players during practice, that's one thing. whipping them obviously crossing the line, the basketball coach that's in big trouble tonight. >>> go! >> clinton portis trying to smooth things over with fans after making them angry this week. lindsay murphy explains in the sports edge.

he is a ranking member on one of the committees that oversees the smithsonian. he will oppose the move and it is unlikely that other congressmen will jump on it, as well. because when they come from jurisdictions across the country they have paid with it in tax dollars and tacking another fee on the door to them is like double dipping to get to the smithsonian. >> there are a lot of opinions on this. we appreciate your input. we asked for our viewers ' feedback on our facebook page. stephanie says charging admission to the smithsonian museum is almost un-american. that's a national treasure that should be free to all who want to visit. charging admission means less and less people will go there and as a result will not come to dc for vacation which will hurt our tourism. here's what lori had to say. >> let's gut congress' salary to pay for it leaf the smithsonians and the national museums and social security alone. we aide lead like for you to tell us what you think. go to www.myfoxdc.com and click on the facebook page. >>> world economics is the focus of the tw

how about entrance fees at smithsonian museums? how much it could end up costing you as fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> well, it will be a nice day today. we know that. already getting a little bit of light out there. not going to see the sun officially rise for another 45 minutes or so. off to a good start this friday morning. just a little cold out there. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm gurvir dhindsa. tony is along to tell us about the forecast and it is cold. >> temperatures are in the 30s across most of the region. we have some temperatures in the 0s as -- in the 20s as well so a cold start. we are at 38 degrees here in washington, d.c. yes, 38. 31 in baltimore. winchester at 32 degrees. patuxent naval air station is at 46 degrees. there is a coastal flood advisory today for the chesapeake bay and the potomac river. the flood advisory is in effect because of rising tides due to an onshore flow. that is pushing water up against the coastal areas so that is what we're looking at there. we could see some mild flooding. no

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they want to cut funding to the smithsonian by 250 million bucks. up the cost, visitors can pay $7.50 to get into the 19 museums and the national zoo. congress has tried to charge admission five times since 1986 but failed. a spokesperson for the smithsonian says they will fight to keep the museum free to all. >>> and because of your generosity, 9news now was able to raise money to feed 836 military families for this thanksgiving. we want to help you for helping us raise the money for the u.s. metropolitan washington holly day food basket programs. -- holiday food basket programs. there are still hundreds of families that need help. if you would like to make a donation, go online to wusa9.com and click the uso banner. >> wouldn't that be nice on thanksgiving to be sitting there thinking something i gave is helping someone enjoy this holiday. >> that's the spirit we're counting on. >> exactly. >>> 36 this morning. >> that's cold >> we got to 66. >> it was gorgeous. >> temperature span. that's what happens when you have dry air. here is what is going

here is what the smithsonian is facing. it calls for $225 million from funding of the budget by 2015. to compensate for the loss, the museum and zoo would charge $7.50 admission fees. the national park service which is expected to have a $3 billion budget is looking at a cut of $75 million under the proposal. to pay for that, the recommendations are looking to raise fees at parks that have one already. the price would go up by 25 cents. this is not the first time where the idea has been floated to charge admission fees to the smithsonian and the national zoo. in the past, one california congress member who sits on the board of the smithsonian said he would fight tooth and nail. these are just proposals and the big fight would be on capitol hill. that is the latest in southwest. back to you. facebook fans are sounding off about the idea to charge admission to the smithsonian and zoo. last hour, we heard from a viewer opposed to the idea. but then, "i say it is not a bad idea if they charged admission. $5 for adults on weekda

>>> after 160 years, the smithsonian museum could start charging admission.sted congress cut $225 million from the smithsonian budget and to begin charging admission fees to make up for the lost money. some are afraid that fees would prevent low-income families and school groupfrom visiting. smithsonian museums have been free since they were founded back in (voice 1) we've detected an anomaly... (voice 2) howad is it? (voice 1) traffic's off the chart... (voice 2) they're pinging more targets... (voice 3) olate... prevent damage... (voice 2) got 'em. (voice 3) great exercise guys. let's run it again. ♪ [ dad ] yeah! [ cheers anapplause ] [ malannouncer ] achievement gets points for living life. earn pnc points for your credit and debit card purchases. ♪ find out more at pnc.com/getpoints. pnc. for the achiever in us all. >>> a 14-year-ol babysitting class may have made the differenceetween life and death for a teacher in mclain. india sender was sitting in class at the oak scho on monday when she realized her teacher was choking. a few othe girls ran for help

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one proposal to reduce the national debt could make the smithsonian start charging for entrance.has the story. >> reporter: the air and space museum draws millions every year to the smithsonian comex on the national mall, one of america's premiere tourists spots. >> it's 19 museums and research centers. right here lining the mall are all of the big museums. >> reporr: founded in the 1800s from a request by benefactor, the smithsonian gets the operating funds from american taxpayers. now a bipartisan commission on the federal deficit is suggesting each visitor pay as ch as $7.50 to help reduce the naonal debt. the move the museums fear could hurt attendance. >> if we have a fee, it would be a problem for low-income visitors. that's first. second, yes, it probably would cut down on our visitors because not everyone could afford it. >> reporter: the museums also dr huge crowds of high school and junior high students. the increased fee could be tough to handle. >> devastated. we wouldn't be able to do this. >> reporter: tourist on the mall agree. fees would be unwelcome. >> so many f

jason is enjoying the day at the smithsonian museum with his daughter. he says the fact that it is free of charge is a big draw. >> i grew up coming year. it would be a disappointment. >> the deficit-reduction commission wants visitors to have to fork over $15 for the museum. >> i would come for my daughter, but i would be disappointed after pay for something that has been free. >> it opened as an institute of education for the american people. it was handed over under the trust of the federal government. visitors want to see their taxpayer dollars going to a good cause. >> i would feel my tax dollars are being well spent because i enjoy going to the museum. >> -- >> this is one of many proposals to raise $4 trillion from the federal debt. the commission wants to take away some funding for the institution and make visitors pay the difference. visitors to the nation's capital should do their part, they say. >> it does not seem unreasonable for the value. >> other proposals to charge admission at the smithsonian have not worked in the past. this would firs

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. >>> the museums of the smithsonian institution draw millions of school children and every year we knowuseums ha free admission. >> now there is a suggestion the smithsonian should start charging to help reduce the federal budget deficit. tom sherwood is hre with the reaction to that proposal. >> reporter: the museums have always been free. we found some touris who that they wouldn't mind paying something. the air and space museum draws millions of visitors every year. one of america's premier tourist spots. >> it is 19 museums. and research center. right here lining the mall are all the big museums. >> reporter: founded in the 1800s from a benefactor, the smithsonian gets 75% of its operating funds from american taxpayers. now a bipartisan commission is suggesting each visitor pay as much as $7.50 help reduce the national debt. a move the museums fear could hurt attendance. >> if we have a fee, first of all, it would be a problem for low income visit oz. that's first. second, yes, it probably would cut down our visors because not everyone could afford it. >> reporter: they also draw hu

millions of visitors enjoy the smithsonian museums free of charge every year.could be changing it congress gets its way. it's not the first time lawmakers pushed for admission fees. >> reporter: the national zoo is buzzing with activity on a beautiful fall day. families enjoying a free visit, but the president's deficit reduction commission wants to cut funding to the smithsonian by a whopping $225 million. commission members say they could make up the difference by charging admission, 7.50 a head. >> i would do anything, i would sign anything to try to prevent this from passing. >> i don't mind paying admission i would suppose if it cuts the deficit and helps out. >> on the other hand. >> i think it would deter some tourism. >> we live outside baltimore, we chose to come down here today because the zoo is free. we would probably choose to go to a zoo closer to us if we had to pay. >> reporter: the smithsonians 19 museums have been free more than 100 years. two thirds of the budget is federally funded through taxpayer dollars. a smithsonian spokesperson says th

having to pay to get into the smithsonian meums. free admission has always been a hallmark of these d.c. tourist destinations but as tom sheood reports, there is a controversial plan to start charging visitors. >> reporter: the air and space museum helps draw millis every year to the smithsoni complex on the national mall. one of america's premier tourist spots. >> it is19 museums and research centers. right here lining the mall are the big museums. >> reporter: founded in the 1,800s by a bequest from smithson, they get 5% of the operating funds from american taxpayers. now a bipartisan commission on the federal deficit is suggesti each visitor pay as much as $7.50 to help reduce the national debt. a move the museum's fear could hurt attendae. >> if we have a fee, first of all, it would be a problem for low income visitors. that's first. second, yes. it probably would cut down on our visitors because not everyone could afford it. >> reporter: they also draw huge crowds of high school and junior high students. it could be tough to ha

. >>> well, cutting the evidence could mean adding fees at the smithsonian. the president's deficit reduction commission is recommending museums receive less federal funding and to make up for that it suggests charging $7.50 per visitor. some visitors we talked to were not so keen on the idea. >> it is an educational tool for kids and families, so, i don't know if i completely agree with that. >> i do think there is something to be said about this being the national museums, the smithsonians. so i feel like it would kind of turn a lot of people away. >> reporter: the smithsonian has been free of charge since it opened in 1846. >>> after counting the administration's ability to freeze tuition a the university of maryland, governor o'malley is changing his tune now. the governor says a modest tuition hike could be on the way soon. but he adds a degree from college park still remains a good value. >> going tore ward i would hope we will be able to find that precious consensus necessary to keep increases to a minimum 3% inflationary increase. if we do that, we wi

twice with an admission charge. >> every time the smithsonian decides to remain free because we think it is really important that regardless of your income you can come and visit the museum. >> these are things that are great for families because they are learning things. they have the butter fly exhibits in there and reemphasizes learning. they are going to charge for learning now. that's crazy. >> we just went and saw the declaration of independence. these are things that governor us literally. it is an inherent right for us. >> they are still in the beginning phases of working through this proposal and it is certainly not a done deal but to put it all in perspective. the museum charges up to $18 for admission. on facebook we asked if you would pay admission to the smithsonian and most of those that responded have said no. but tamara ward said she wouldn't want to but considering the state of the economy and priceless relics that are housed there she would be willing to pay. another woman said she would be willing to pay as long as it is not too much money to get in. sarah says she

. >>> the smithsonian has been around since 1846 and all that time you haven't paid a dime to get in and enjoy the exhibits. >> that could change because of possible budget cuts to the museums. president obama's deficit reduction commission suggests congress cut $225 million from the smithsonian institution budget and begin charging admission fees to make up for the lost money. the difference would be made up by charging $7.50 per visitor. what do you think? >> a lot of people said i would pay to get into the smithsonian because you go to other big cities and you pay to get in. >> the other argument is our tax dollars already pay fothese wonderful museums. >> and my argument -- not that we're arguing -- iwould rather pay something, maybe not $7.50 but something than to have to sacrifice losing anything that the smithsonian has to offer. >> i would agree with you there. >> but not $7.50. >> let's check in with chuck. we're not going to quibble about the temperatures today. good temperatures. >> no complaints in the weather department. i won't even chargyou a dime for the forecast whic

to charge entrance fees at all e smithsonian museums and the national zoo.has our report. >> reporter: the air and space museum helps draw millions he year to the smithsonian complex on the national mall. one of the nation's premier tourist spots. >> it 19 museums and research centers. r founded in the 1800s by a been factor, the smithsonian gets 75% of its operating funds from american taxpayers. now a bipartisan commission on the federal deficit is suggesting each visitor pay as much as $7.50 to help reduce the national debt. a move the museums fear could hurt attendance. if we have a fee, first it is a proem for low income visitors. that's first. second, yes. it probably would cut down our visitors because not everyone could afford it. >> reporter: the museums draw huge crowds of high school and junior high students. the entrance fee could be tough to handle. >> devastated. >> tourists agree. thieves would be unwelcome. so many people. >> i grew up in a town where art museums were free and i think they should be free. you can't go anywhere else. >> report

the smithsonian museums have been free for more than a century. but now a panel wants to change that. >> the smithsonian museums attract millions of visitors from around the country each year. >> i think it is something good for the kids to come down and be educated about american history. >> that they were free made it more appealing. >> but now the deficit-reduction panel wants to change that pierre >> we are clearly on an unsustainable path. >> they are proposing $25 million in funding cuts. and they wanted to start charging admission. free or fee? >> should the museum's be free or should they be a fee? >> if you did not have a free museum, why would you come to washington, d.c.? >> things have to be paid for. if that means charging a minimal admission, do not think it would be a bad thing. >> how much? >> $7.50 is not that much money. >> that is expensive. if you have a family of three or four, that is expensive. >> the panel firmly believes that the -- these people think that the museum should be free. >> these are the collections held in tru

. >> the smithsonian attracts millions of visitors from around the world every year. >> i think it is good for the kids to come down and learn about history. >> that being freep makes it even more attractive to us. >> we are clearly on an unsustainable path. >> it is proposing $225 million in funding cuts to the smithsonian and recommends that the museum start charging for admission. we took the idea to a futurists and asked free or fee? >> should the museums be free? >> if you didn't get a free museum, why would you come to washington, d.c.? >> somehow it has to be paid for. if that means a minimal admission. >> $750. >> that is not that much money. >> that would be expensive, for a family of four, that would be expensive. >> this facility doesn't know how it came up with the figures, but some believe the museum should remain free of charge. >> we think it is very important that the smithsonian remain free for everyone. these are actually held in trust for the american people. they are in fact the national museum. regardless of your ability to pay, you should be able to come and see.

. >> along with the weather is the free admission into the smithsonian museum. sherri ly has the details. >> reporter: when you have $4 trillion to cut from the national debt over the next 10 years, everything is on the table. the president's debt commission is going after the smithsonian and the national zoo. under the proposal, it is time to end the free ride. cutting $225 million in government funding in 2015. the system's 30 million visit -- visitors would pay $7.50 to visit. fees would be raised by about 25 cents at parks that already charge admission like shenandoah. opposition is building to the committee's recommendations from the right and left. one of the controversial is raising the social security age to 69. >> that would affect a lot of people. a lot of people have that built into their homeowner experience and how important that is. that would significantly impact that. >> reporter: remember, this is just a recommendation of the president's bipartisan commission. none of this is set in stone. the hardest part is getting all of this past congress. i

. >>> who wants to start charging admission at smithsonian. >>> i'm pat collins. it's the 10-second soundoff. starts with a bell. ends with a whistle. you've got to keep it short. you've got to keep it clean. you've goto keep it snappy. soundoff coming up on news 4. >>> you'll want to stick around for that and stick around for weather and traffic on the ones >>> still to come, no brotherly love, please, not in this town, not this week. on. >>> ravens had a thrilling game, a little too thrilling. last minute comeback by a la second comeback. with a minute left, flacco heats heap for the score. ravens up 21-20. falcons had dramatics of their own. ryan hit white with 20 seconds left. tlau atlanta up by five. they lose 26-21. >> sxith ending. all ght, tomt. 6:11. time for weather and traffic. >>> big game coming upmonday night for the skins and eagles. we have a small chance of a shower. for now today, low 60s by midafternoon. tonight should be clear. down to the mid-30s b dawn on saturday. bright and sunny tomorrow with highs in the mid-60s. sunday, increasing clouds

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>> as you know i've dealt with people for several years and we're doing something for the smithsonianthe emotional brain and when we showed the audience pictures of animals and the emotion in the animals, specifically bats especially, the whole audience was entranced and suddenly it was as if they were drawn to something that was so fascinating to them, and it explained to them a lot of their actions so after that event, i thought, let me deal with animals. let's find out what's out there and my mind was blown when i gathered the research together. and as of this may, how animals predict earthquakes, how they really communicate with each other. how did you even come about to do this research? how did this come back? >> well, as you know, i've dealt with people for many years as a clinical and neuropsychologist. we're doing something for the smithsonian on the emotional brain and when we showed the audience the emotion in the animals, specifically bats especially, the whole audience was entranced, and suddenly it was as if they were drawn to something that was so fascinating to them, a

>>budgetuts could mean you'll have to pay to get into smithsonian museums at sometimes.dent obama's ficit reduction commission suggested congress cut $225 million from the smithsonian institution's budget and begin charging admission fees to make up for that lost money. the difference could be made by charging $7.50 per visitor. smithsonian museums have been free since it was founded back in 1846. >>> we'll talk again to tom now as we look ahead to the weekend and to next week. he can tell ushat we can expect. good morning again >> we have this wonderful run of weather continuing here. it's going to keep on going right into the weekend. we do have changes on the way that we'll likely have taking place beginning on monday. right now look at the gorgeous blue sky. looking at northwest washington in foreground. the camera on the towers i looking off toward the northeast. you can see northeast washington in the middle distance. prince george's county way off on the horizon. righ now at reagan national airport it's up to 57 degrees. and it is incredibly dry. we've got a lot n

. >> they are considering slashing funding to the smithsonian institution.er is live on the national mall with the stores. >> some believe our nation can get out of debt by charging visitors to get into museums. for some visitors, the best part is the price. >> it is nice. there is not much free any more today. >> this might not be free anymore either. the commission looking into cutting the deficit things the free ride for the museum should end. they suggest slashing the funding of the smithsonian to $225 million per year. >> you make tough decisions to make up for the money. >> the admission would be $7.50 per person. >> could this man bring his two boys if it costs $7 per head. museum officials oppose the move. they say the museum is open seven days a week to all americans regardless of their ability to pay. >> i would not come if i had a big family. that is too much money. >> some people think $7.50 for a day at the museum is a good deal. >> you will learn something. >> the idea of charging visitors have come up before. has not gone anywhere. when will h

i challenge you to think about the community involvement and even at the smithsonian this is something we struggle with the of thousands of people shuffle through. what do they do when they go back and held as it connect with their lives? you have the capacity to do that in different ways but also to engage in the institutions. >> sorry about this. we think about this a lot here. >> first of all, i -- a disclaimer. i am not a curator. i did a shout out to do this, so it really isn't a curator show in the strict sense of the word. also, when i started to come see of this program, it went against something that i had believed in about that was important for people to make pilgrimages to great art and i think the pilgrimage is something that is a social cultural glue. islamic i'm just distracted by your work. >> i believe in that and certainly with work that's like painting and sculpture that are unique objects you can't really experience them accept in the presence. bendixen portend for people to make that connection, that commitment. so here i am organizing an exhibition which is about

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the smithsonian natural history museum unveiled the new look for the hope diamond to celebrate the centenniale gem is in this temporary setting of a necklace of 340 diamonds. gorgeous, isn't it? master crafts men at harry winston jewelers designed the new setting called embracing hope. harry winston donated the diamond to the museum in 1958. it's the most visited object in the smithsonian. >>> and spoke of weddings, here is evidence that westminster abby could be the site of the next royal wedding. london's daily mail published this photo of prince william's fiancee kate middleton leaving the 1,000-year-old church last night. the queen and the queen mother were both married there. another bonus here would not cost a dime to book. westminster abby is free to the limited list of people eligible to marry there. why wouldn't she? >> wow. >> they want -- in her position, though? the scrutiny coming in and, by the way, we didn't didn't get the memo. she doesn't want to be called kate anymore. >> oh, she doesn't? >> cath lip. >> -- catherine. >> excuse me, i have been corrected, stand corrected. >>>

it is the most visited object at the smithsonian. there seems to be a line. >> more than the moon rock? >> i would rather see that than the moon rock. i would want to see the moon rock but i could see that. >> they could put them next to each other. it's beautiful in that setting. they should keep it in that. it's fantastic. >> you've reppedered -- rendered me speechless. >> and you know that takes a lot. that's a rarity. >>> here is a guy who cannot be speechless because he talks for a living. 40 straight hours of stand-up comedy. that's what it took to get into the guinness book of world records. bob barley joins us live to talk about the experience. >> he's here and awake. >>> and holly is up next about details about a shopping event you don't want to miss. details are up next. don't go anywhere. ♪ ♪ hello sunshine ♪ sweet as you can be ♪ i love waking up [ chuckles ] ♪ to your morning melody ♪ i can tell it's gonna be ♪ a sweet day [ female announcer ] wake up to sweetness with honey nut cheerios cereal. kissed with real honey fo

. >>> the deficit reduction commission has targeted the smithsonian museums.ding would be cut by $225 million, and they suggested charging $7.50 admission fee. the museums have been free since 1846. >>> coming up, bernie madoff and the personal way that he is paying back victims. >> does the flash from a speed camera mean that you are getting a ticket? >> and maya angelous stirred hearts and spirits at the warner theatre tonight. with capital one bank's new checking with rewards, me and the lads earn rewards just for everyday banking. like writing checks. i found your problem. thank you. getting cash from the drive thru earns us rewards. here's the twenty i owe you. so does paying our bills online. [ mouse squeaking ] click. we even earn rewards for getting money at the atm. it's new checking with rewards at capital one banks all over the dc area. what's in your wallet? mr. snappy! >>> author, activist, and role model maya angelou talked about her rich and trailblazer in the life at the warner theatre tonight. >> cynne simpson is live outside of the warner the

>> as you know i've dealt with people for several years and we're doing something for the smithsonianed the audience pictures of animals and the emotion in the animals, specifically bats especially, the whole audience was entranced and suddenly it was as if they were drawn to something that was so fascinating to them, and it explained to them a lot of their actions so after that event, i thought, let me deal with animals. let's find out what's out there and my mind was blown when i gathered the research together. and as of this may, how animals earthquakes, how they really communicate with each other. their emotions, how they play. some of the courting habits they have, including deception, and really how they grieve those that they have lost and how closely they communicate with each other. a lot of things as humans we can learn. >> larry: have you been interesting before all this and the animal species and their relation to us? >> well, at stanford i, of course, as a psychologist had done some research on memory and animal behavior, and then over the years i have had a lot of animal

he taught at the smithsonian's early enrichment center. >> a developing story stretching from california to the capital. a ufo caught on tape. authorities still don't know what kwauzed the trail but authorities are covering everything it is a strange one. many are investigating leading many to wonder when they saw off of the coast of california about 35 miles west. experts say we are looking at a miss i'll. others say it is simple as a vapor trail of an air plane. that is what is concerning to most. they say at no point is there a threat. the mystery kins. some officials saying again this is just the con trail we are looking at. a big announcement for the military. offering no surprises. accused of killing 13 people and wounding 31 others. >> hundreds of people came remember the university professor. >> she was everyone's favorite professor. >> i don't really understand how this could happen to a really good person. >> she was found dead in her home october 25. a teen caught driving her missing jeep is considered a pe ten shal suspect. looking at the day ahead. the board of license commi

and then the question of whether the smithsonian should charge fees to make ends meet. mitch said we ought to think about the tourists. i've heard many times from people that one of the great things about washington is how our museums are free. many of them have rarely if ever been to a museum because fees were too expensive. incidentally who are these people who thinks $7.50 isn't much money. they've never been broke. isn't this what we as a society want people to do. and then there is the tourist family of five that would have to pay. and then hector from stafford virginia said we are missing the silver lining on the cloud. the reality is 75% of citizens are over weight and they could walk and down the stairs as opposed to riding. so if i were the ceo of metro i would contribute to the fellow citizens by turning off all 588 escalators. you can imagine how much healthier we would be. i could imagine a lot of folks stopping to rest. have you been to wheaton glenmont, with no walking, just riding the escalator, that takes 2 minutes 45 seconds. exercise is great, torture

. >> the smithsonian in the cross hairs, the government's plan to climb out of debt could cost you to have to pay for the visit to the museum. >> find out what we have learned was not on the menu on the cruise ship, coming up. >> adam caskey and belfort fu >> what are the chances that it happens twice to the same person? so i'm going with the odds. >> back on dry land this morning. straight ahead, the incredible stories from onboard the carnival cruise. stranded at sea. good morning, washington. it's friday, november 12. i'm alison starling. >> and i'm greta kreuz. i've never been on a cruise. but might have second thoughts. traffic and weather every 10 minutes. adam is in the weather center with our weather. >> weather, with greta. you always crack me up in the morning. >> eight cups of coffee in the morning, what would you do? >> you're right. she's the first one to put the pot on in the break room. 29 in martinsburg. take a look at the graphics. chilly numbers to start our day. 25 in frederick. fredericksburg, 4 the. warmer along the water. the temperatures quickly climbing today,

live look at the smithsonian castle this morning. it is a bit chilly as you get started.for starting your day with us. >> howard bernstein is on the weather terrace with our forecast. >> 15 minutes before sunrise. you can hear the dry leaves on the oak tree which haven't fallen off yet rustling with the light breeze this morning. as we look at the day planner, we'll be doing all right. lot of sunshine, temperatures push into the lower 60s. noon time temp well into the 50s. by 3:00, at 60. looking for a high about 62. north wind about 10 miles an hour. thanks to the storm which continues to spin in the atlantic. more rain over toward eastern massachusetts. just been an ugly week up in boston. we've been having great weather. temperatures right now, 34 in cumberland. 5 easton. we sit at 47. it is 6:29. that means time saver traffic. >> no complaints to start us off this wednesday morning. we do have one accident we're keeping an eye on. university boulevard, merrimack drive. we have police on the scene. your outer loop starting to delay from new hampshire avenue towards geo

some wanted it to become home of the smithsonian museum of the west. >>> that will be interesting. let's check in with sal. >> we do have traffic that is very busy out there. let's go outside and take a look at san mateo bridge. westbound 92 some heavy rain moving through. a lot of fender benders. not serious accidents but people getting into crashes when they lose control after their vehicles. westbound bay bridge a big backup get into san francisco. san francisco itself not too bad if you're driving in northbound 101 that looks okay. approaching the 80 split. let's go to steve. >>> happy friday and light rai to fall. it looks like this band is finally moving south. it wanted to hang over san francisco for awhile. now it's sliding south. the front is still up on the north coast. as that moves closer to us by the evening the rain rates will pick up. 50s and 60s on your temperatures. we'll talk about what looks to be a cold weekend coming up on mornings on 2. >>> the jewish community is outraged about a move to criminalize circumcision in san francisco. they are gathering the signat

looked for scientific basis on which to design their wings and their propel leers and wrote to the smithsonian institution and asked, what do you have in your files that will help us. the answer they got back was well, there's nothing directly related to what you want to do. the wright brothers had to do their own science. they had to do tests to figure out what shape of propeller should have, something simple and basic like that. the airplane was developed are very, very little science to back it up, and i want to emphasize things like that this afternoon so that we understand that if we just wait for science to bring us raw materials for innovation, we're either going to have to wait a very, very long time, or they are wasting time because we don't need complete information to move ahead. >> in addition to being an author, do you consider yourself a scientist or engineer? >> i consider myself both in this regard, but i'm an engineer in that i'm very interested in creating things. books, i see as creations, but i'm a scientists because i do have to study. i do have to get to the heart of the

and you are kind enough to stop by here before you head to the smithsonian. >> we thought we would runo chip science. >> which i have not been aware of. and it's amazing and it starts with a potato chip bag. it looks leek one and feels like one and sounds like one but it's an echo friendly science kit that teaches kids like max, to scroll back about eight years, how to use stuff that you find in the recycling bill, a garbage can to learn about physics, chemistry, earth science. crack it open. >> and should i dump it out. >> that's what it's there for. just dumping the whole -- don't be gentle. >> well i don't want to get into your -- you explain to me what we can do with everything in the bag. >> well there is five branches of potato chip science. bags, chips, lids, spuds and tubes. max, do you want to do a bag experiment. well max is launching the bag blaster. i'll explain that the physics behind it is quite profound. there are three forces at work in this 20 second gesture. you thrust, you drag and what is the third one? >> gravity. >> the three forces, thank you issac newton. and so

. >>> parts of the smithsonian getting a fresh look. >> good morning, holly. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. you are exactly right. one of the original galleries, the pioneers of flight gallery, that opened in 1976 along with the museum, has been updated and renovated and it opens to the public tomorrow. we are giving you a sneak peek today. why you want to come see it yourself live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. eegoma >>> a gallery at the national air and space museum as gotten a makeover and it reopens to the public tomorrow. >> this morning holly is there to get one of her well-known sneak peeks. holly, good morning. you are the unofficial guide. >> reporter: this is two days in a row where we are one day ahead of the public. but that's how we roll here. and we're at the pioneers of flight gallery and this opened with the museum in 1976 but they closed it down to update it so to speak. and dr. kathleen lewis joins me to talk about it. my first question for you is why is it so important to re- energize an exhibit like this one? >> well we've learned a lot. w

nation's capital are one of the biggest draws to our area but you could soon be paying to get in the smithsonians. it would charge $7.50 per person in admission fees. >>> time for your money report this morning. >>> jessica doyle has a preview of the day ahead on wall street. >> wall street is looking out for economic data. consumer sentiment is coming out this morning. the financial markets watch this report to see how americans are doing, if they are confident about their financial positions and will spend again and hope the news is strong enough to make up for the losses yesterday. checking the markets for you -- >>> here's another reason to skip the sugar in your coffee. besides added calories, prices are sky high. since july, prices have surged 85% to a 80-year high. a prolonged try season in brazil, rising global demand. brazil dominates half of the world's sugar trade. justin beiber fans, listen up. that's pretty much all of us it is another justin beiber buyout today. >> i'm there. >> at tysons corner today, 100 fans will move from store to store to store and will buy everything in sight

. >>> plus a new push to charge admission at the smithsonian museum. >>> and the secret airline don't the best day to purchase a ticket to the best online resources. we'll tell you how to scorethe >>> we continue to follow the breaking news out of prince george's county where county executive jack johnson was led away in handcuffs. his wife was also arrested. we now know two of the charges. ones tampering with evidence. the other is destruction of records. we have live reporters all over the scene right now waiting for a press conference. they are in court at this hour and we will bring it to you right at the top of the 5:00. so stay with us. >>> it is starting to feel like the hospital season in knock city. this year's rockefeller center christmas tree made its way to its new home. a norway spruce, seven stories ta, weighing in at 12 tons and it will be decorated with 30,000 l.e.d. lights. >>> a woman sufrds a double loss in the life and death of her best friend. [ man ] are you aware that verizon fios brings fiber optics to your home and cable doesn't? yes. -i read that. -i do know

and do you ever need reasons to come down to the smithsonian?nk so but we'll give them to you. >> thank you, holly. >>> and our facebook fan of the day is cammicca crawford and happy birthday to her. search fox 5 and post a comment on kamiko's photo. >>> good morning to all of you. coming up on fox 5 morning news, this is a live look at the farragut north metro stop where it's business as unusual this morning but yesterday it was anything but as a chunk of concrete fell from the ceiling causing metro to shut the station down for a few hours. we're live with the latest on metro giving the all-clear and how this all happened in the first place. >>> president obama calling it a major milestone. today general motors will offer stock, ending the government's role as a majority shareholder. the stock expected to open at $33 a share. we'll get more on that a w

and as we see at the smithsonian, we have a tremendous amount of objects in access.ow do we bridge that gap? we've been doing it with the art and sciences. i guess when i look to the future, where is the funding going to come? i see a country like china where museums are built hand over first. i see other countries in europe reaching out to them, very headlights -- very little from the u.s. unless it's from commercial sources. what kind of new model, especially given now generation of people here in my age, comes into positions of leadership who had the powerful exchange experiences and want to see it go beyond the traditional places into new things. >> well, this is a dilemma that we have. cultural diplomacy is done with fulbright and the greatships, as you -- great scholarships, as you mentioned. it isn't that alone. if you think about students traveling and studying abroad, and students studying here. they bring foreign students here, as well as send american students abroad. there's an awful lot of that taking place. and unfortunately, we've had a bridge period o

establishing some co payments for the veterans in the va health and charging for spr at the smithsonianuseums. some of the freezes called for, spending cuts and freezes, noncombat military pay frozen for three years, freeze all federal salaries for three years. opposition from labor unions. a long list of cuts and reductions. lowering social security cost of living adjustments, cutting domestic and defense spending by $200 billion, cut white house and congress budgets, closing 1/3 of overseas military bases, cutting the federal work force by 10%, eliminating earmarks, reducing foreign aid, eliminate commercial space flight funding, reducing farm subsidies, good luck with that, cut corporation for public broadcasting funds, that creates big bird, sesame street, national public radio. you saw the immediate partisan divide. a leading conservative said no way. this plan includes tax increases. halfway around the world in south korea the president admonished both sides. >> and so before anybody starts shooting down proposals i think we need to listen, we need to gather up all the fact. i thi

. >> it's there for them and they can save money that wake and you've had people from the smithsonianome? >> i've had curators come and from other museums around the country that have been enamored by the collection. >> reporter: and they are enamored because he has a nickelodeon, which i thought was a channel on tv. >> this is a time period nick load yum. >> and you put in a nickel, which is a rare piece in itself these days. >> reporter: and that's how it got the name nickelodeon. how fun is that. the fact it's in such great working condition. >> we've had had restored and the people enjoy it that come in to visit the museum. >> reporter: and before we do any auction lesson, i want to show off a few more things. they swore they would get drugs for themselves and the animals. >> because there was a rural area which was too far to head into frederick, they would come in and get the veterinary cures for their animals on the farm. >> reporter: and so as we come over to the drugstore side, which i would think security would have to be tight with the drugstore back in the day? >> kind of,

they even wrote to the smithsonian institution right on this this mall and asked what do you have in your files that will help us, and the answer they got well, there's nothing t directly related to what youirec want to do. so what the wright brothers had