tucker. >> tucker: hey. >> lauren: it's so good to see you. >> tucker: good to see you. >> jack: well, aren't you looking spiffy for the big vote? uh, the newman board of directors is selecting a new c.e.o. today. adam here is in the running. >> genevieve: hmm. >> adam: almost sounds like you want me to win, jack, not your former stepson. why is that? >> jack: well, i'm not exactly waving the adam flag, but i am in full support of economic growth and development. >> adam: as long as it benefits you and jabot, right? >> jack: especially then. >> adam: see you later, jack. >> genevieve: that was interesting. >> jack: that arrogant s.o.b. has burned me more than once. >> genevieve: aha. and you're willing to stick your hand back in the fire again?

tucker. >> tucker: hey. >> lauren: it's so good to see you. >> tucker: good to see you. >> jack: well, aren't you looking spiffy for the big vote? uh, the newman board of directors is selecting a new c.e.o. today. adam here is in the running. >> genevieve: hmm. >> adam: almost sounds like you want me to win, jack, not your former stepson. why is that? >> jack: well, i'm not exactly waving the adam flag, but i am in full support of economic growth and development. >> adam: as long as it benefits you and jabot, right? >> jack: especially then. >> adam: see you later, jack. >> genevieve: that was interesting. >> jack: that arrogant s.o.b. has burned me more than once. >> genevieve: aha. and you're willing to stick your hand back in the fire again? >> jack: eh, what's a little singe, if i can manage to get beauty of nature in return? >> chloe: and i obviously need at least one tier to be red velvet. >> gloria: (laughs) got it. >> deacon: excuse me, gloria, may i speak with you for a second? >> gloria: of course you can, deacon, but first, i'm gonna need you for more shifts this jingle-bel

tucker's complaints straight to the head of transportation for the state superintendent. >> we own 95% of our own fleet so those vehicles that are in our repair shops, we own them and right now going through a fleet disposal process. some are not worth repairing. >> reporter: so the system is moving to smaller multipurpose seeks like the metro -- vehicles like the metro access vans in some cases the vans since they transport an average of kids five a route. and we're told as long as the passenger numbers stays low, they are legally allowed the use those fan -- to use those vans instead of buses. but as for tucker he says the stop sign on buses make them a safer way for children like his own to get to school every day. in fact, tucker has now demanded his son no longer be picked up in a van but in one of the 800 school buses currently on the roads here in d. c.. but the department insists that these new vans and the drivers are safe. in northeast, delia goncalves,

>> lauren: tucker mccall, for one. >> phyllis: (whispering) tucker mccall.bers who don't know nick personally. >> phyllis: (normal voice) huh. >> lauren: nick didn't tell you? >> phyllis: no. no, he probably doesn't want to talk about it. i mean, i wouldn't, if it were me. >> phyllis: nick must be... furious. >> adam: this isn't what it looks like, nicholas. i was just filling sharon in on the results of the board meeting. >> nick: i need to talk to you. >> adam: it wasn't a planned meeting. we just ran into each other-- >> nick: alone. (sighs) >> sharon: wow. well, what did adam do? i mean, it must have been something underhanded to get people to vote for him. >> nick: let's not get into that. >> sharon: he came up to me, okay? to gloat. >> nick: you did not walk away. >> sharon: no, i didn't, but i was going to. >> nick: you know what? i don't want to argue about this with you here. >> sharon: okay, good. you know what? neither do i. let's talk about the pageant. how about you and me and faith get together afterwards? and--and we'll-- we'll string some pop

tucker barnes. >> thank you. >> it is now time for ask the weather guys. sorry, we took a break yesterday. tucker and i put our big heads together to answer your most pressing questions weather- related or otherwise. today, it is otherwise. and today's question comes from michael proctor who writes, how come pluto is no longer considered a planet? many people are upset about this. this is an ongoing controversy started about 12 years ago when there was first talk of hey, pluto doesn't meet some of the qualifications and we both looked into this one. i'll let tucker do most of the heavy lifting here to tell us about it. >> thank you. let's begin by saying the debate rages today because depending on which side of the fence you come on this one. all the way back to 1930 is

tucker is out there. tucker, how's it going with you? we're having a great time out here. you mentioned filling those baskets. we want to fill this truck behind me by later tonight, so we encourage you to come down here to montrose right outside the giant. you can see we've got a great crowd right now. coming up in a couple of minutes we'll have a lot of dancing from studio 310. a lot to look forward to in the next hour and a half or so. let's get to the weather forecast and bright sunshine across the area. you can see it's going to be a beautiful day. we're expecting highs in the middle 50s later this afternoon and that's after a cold one. still cold out here with temperatures in the 30s. right now mid-30s across the immediate washington area, still hanging onto some 20s off to the north and west. it'll be that way for another hour or two. but with light winds and plenty of sunshine today, we should see temperatures rebound well into the 50s, i think even warmer than yesterday, probably mid-50s. satellite and radar if we've got one, you

but i agree with tucker. a lot of the things he says you shake your head go he -- going he is con sis assistants. he could win. and that's why the action conference and he may be mitt romney's secret weapon. if he places ahead of newt in iowa he can knock them out. mitt romney says, look, crazy guy. >> you are right. my problem with ron paul is they ignore anything positive about ron paul, and they only hear the negative. if you say ron paul did this good and ron paul did that good. and then you say, but i don't like what he said talking about iran. i don't know what that is. they are like am way. because nobody takes them seriously. >> we talk about them like three or four times a year. >> also he presents himself and his body language a as mr. burns' kinder, simpler brother. >> i can't say that i should give him fashion tips. but i think he needs to pull the jacket down. >> that's the point. he is not a phony. it is so obvious. it is totally sincere. >> the rest of him is legit. >> his eyebrows are beautifu

back to you. >> thanks for that message, tucker. thanks so much. >> that's cute. >> i love it that they're getting those little kids in the mind of volunteering and giving to others. that's a wonderful lesson. >> those are little, little kids. >> then they learn what to do. >> that's the best. >>> they have graced the pavilion stage at the national monument and performed at the black family reunion gospel stage. >> we are talking about the solve to paul project, it's a powerhouse gospel group made up of a d.c. native. let's go live to tony at giant in brentwood for stuff a truck. we heard from them before -- reporter: say that again, allison. >> we are familiar with this group and glad to see them again. reporter: this were here with us last year. they are absolutely fabulous. they've been entertaining us all morning long and they're going to do so again for us in just a moment. we'll get to you guys in just a quick second. first, i was with a crowd of people, they were taking pictures and everything. all of a sudden the crowd left.

desires of cellphone users everywhere doing you dropped calls targeting your well being well jeffrey tucker our guest will make the case and the richest lottery in the world known as the fact one pays out to nearly two thousand spaniards in a small town in spain reportedly is the fat one the last hope for people in a cash strapped eurozone country where hey a former lehman exec has been tapped to run the economy and oversee austerity we'll talk about it let's get to today's capital account. all right in a slew of bad us economic news which has really become the new norm it's worth stepping back and looking at how and why we've gotten here in the first place first let me recap you have the u.s. g.d.p. revised down to one point eight percent we learned that today also jobless claims they went down but does this just mean u.s. businesses increasingly have fewer temporary workers left to fire their heads pointed out one out we liked it speaking of g.d.p. maybe growing a little but the debt is growing faster and fitch the ratings agency has come out saying the u.s. is depor isn't the behavior of

chancellor, because i think tucker should know this. your mother welcomed me back into her home, and so here i am, whether you like it or not. >> devon: hey. yeah, that stuff goes right in the corner.

tucker barnes. >> good morning. tony is in the business of making predictions this morning. >> that is what we are about to do. this is the big one. the one that people are always interested in. it is time for act weather guys, the most popular segment in local television on channel 5 at this time of the day. tucker and i put our big heads together to swore your most pressing questions. today's question comes from chris hunt in culpeper, virginia. chris writes, what is your prediction for this winter's forecast. >> a big one. >> we predicted the first southbound of the year. >> as you mentioned with this being meteorological winter, the first day, big celebration. we encourage everybody to come to the weather cent engineer. >> a party, cake, balloons. >> crazy hats. >> we celebrate the beginning of each meteorological season. >> how have we missed this over

tucker, here is my theory. i am a paranoid weird owe with problems. could the democrats be saying they would rather have newt as a trick so that we actually nominate -- we as the republicans, nominate romney instead because they think they can beat romney? do you see what i'm saying? >> i think they will probably come around to that position soon, but i think they were caught completely unprepared. i don't think they understand the republican party. i don't think the republicans can understand the republican party. and i think they sincerely think that gingrich, while smart and interesting and connecting with voters in a way that romney isn't is so undisciplined and disorganized that he would be easy to beat. >> it is true. this whole primary thing is reminding me of the classic movie "it is a mad, mad world" where you don't know who will find the money under the giant palm trees. just gave away the money. nobody saw that movie. sherrod, have you been following politics since your early teens. >> that's right.

tucker will put it in motion. >> here we are at 6:00.ens as we get to 10:00, 11:00 tonight. the tail end look like it changes over if a brief period of the white stuff and into could be some light accumulations north and west. we'll say roughly of the beltway. >> i was going to say it looks pretty close to d.c. >> i think even here in washington, off to the south an east, you might see some snow flakes if you are up late but it won't get a chance to stick. part of the area won't even get below freezing. there is your wasn'ter weather viewed. this is issued at about 4:30 this morning. parts of the area could see an inch of or two. our viewers in west virginia, western maryland, you will get several inches. >> some of you off to the east or south and east will -- tomorrow morning, you'll say where is that snow? you likely won't see any snow. maybe a flake or two coming through. >> why do we get the feeling we'll get a few e-mails from from ski resorts in maryland and west virginia sea saying we got snow. >> if you want snow, we have to liv

tucker barnes is joining us with a look at wednesday. >>> tucker got great joy out of using that line. >>> it is appropriate. >>> a look at temperatures this morning as steve mentioned there will be a lot of clouds in the forecast, temperatures low 50s it will not feel much like december we are in for a mild afternoon 40 washington temperatures 10 degrees warmer than what we had around here 24 hours ago. relatively mild start that being said parts of the area at or below freezing dulles, 34, ocean city, 33 degrees. last hour you were at the freezing mark. satellite radar a lot of clouds in the forecast, clouds moving from the west and north that is a warm front bringing rain showers across portions of ohio most of that rain will stay well north and west of us, cloud cover will fill into the area. mostly cloudy conditions around here but the good news warm front will bring warmer air in here. with cloud cover our high temperatures will top out in the 50s. not a bad looking forecast, 49 manassas, 53 frederiksburg more cloud cover than yesterday we should be dry. we had some rain in the

a desperate tucker then wrote madoff. "dear bernie: we apologize.these redemptions are panic- driven. our firm is very dependent on its relationship with your firm. our mission is to remain in business with you." but it was too late. the scheme was up. on december 11, the morning after madoff had allegedly confessed to his sons, the fbi knocked on his door and asked if there was an innocent explanation. madoff said, no, it was, "one big lie." >> he confessed with pride. like, "look what i did. i mean, you're not going to believe what i did when you get to the bottom of this." >> here's a guy who thinks he got over on the world for the last 30 years and doesn't have a bit of remorse. and too bad. >> i have no interest in psychoanalyzing madoff. the man... the man is a monster, he's evil. i cannot fathom hurting every single person i met, every dear friend. it just doesn't get worse than that. >> there's nothing that i would like to say to bernie madoff that i can say on television. but this may be the only huge fraud in history where the government h

as tucker was telling you, it is a cold tart spot day.s cold as we've seen in past years. -- it is a cold start to the day. most of you in the 20s and 30s. take a look at those temperatures. here in d.c., 35-degree at this hour. some of you in the suburbs are in the 20s this morning. we will see things warm up quite nicely as the day progresses. here is a look at the satellite- radar composite. there is nothing to show you on the radar because there is nothing to show you on the say the lied. our skies are clear this morning. we'll have a nice bright sunrise that may slow your commute down a little bit. we'll warm thing up quite nicely. we'll see our highs a little bit above normal. the forecast for today, sunny skies. temperatures in the mid-50s. we're looking for 56 degrees downtown for your high today. and then a cool night tonight. downright cold tonight as temperature will again drop off into the 30s. some of you in the 20s. here is a look at the five-day forecast. over the weekend on saturday o saturday, we will see a testimony the

okay tucker. >> where is oscar when i need him. day forecast later today clouds temperatures 50s, if you are headed to sesame street tomorrow you will need a rain jacket showers around and sunny and cool. >> always sunny on sesame street tucker remember the show is tomorrow december 15th, th

tucker barnes. so glad to see you. >> good morning. when you step outside, you'll say it is mild out here. >> i loved it. >> it is unseasonably warm out there. we'll have highs about 60 degrees. >> i might take the kiddo out if a walk. >> you should. >> i'm loving it. >> we have a cold front later today but up ahead of, it we'll get a good push of warm air. parts of the area will be in the upper 50s but to be honest with you, we'll have probably some 60-degree read go ahead around the washington area. if you are watching from the south, you might be in the mid- 60s for afternoon highs. so just going to be a real nice day. eventually, that rain shower activity out to the west in ohio will get in here. and when it does so, it will bring light showers. you should be prepared for the possibility of some afternoon and evening rain showers. there are your temperatures right now. high temperatures, get ready top joy a very balmy afternoon. we'll go 60 in washington. 63 in fredericksburg. upper 50s if you are watching the mountains off to the

let's get to tucker barnes with the latest on our weather. how are you? >> i'm always happy on a friday even if it is 4:30 in the morning. >> true. >> we've got clearing skies. that is allowing plenty of cooling overnight. much of the area below freezing. parts of the area under the clouds are in the 40s. >> i had the little snowflake icon on in the car yesterday. >> did you see a swan flake yesterday? >> no, was i supposed to? >> several people did. >> out to the west, the groan you see, that is a cold front. it will get in here later tonight t will bring us a few showers i think later tonight probably after mid might, early tomorrow morning. we'll clear things out and we'll have a beautiful holiday weekend. let me mention on the way to a holiday weekend, today will be just fine as well. our high willing in the others. yesterday, we were in the low to mid-40s. here is your forecast for today. plenty of afternoon clouds. we'll start the day on the cold side but we should be mild by later this afternoon. 52 the winning number in washington and la plata. >>

let's get a quick look at the weather with tucker barnes. welcome back just in time to talk about snow. >> i love it. it is that time of year. nothing to be concerned about as far as any frozen stuff around here today but we have a lot of rain in the forecast. let's show you hd radar and the rain showers continue. the blue you see at the moment is the cold front which will bring us the cooler air. lots of rain in the forecast today. heavy rain at times. we have a floodwatch for the district and a lot of communities here and around the beltway. you will notice later this afternoon after waking up with relatively mild temperatures, temperature will be falling into the 40s and later tonight, we'll see if we don't get that magic transition to some of the white stuff during the overnight hours. right now, we're warm. 58 at reagan national. your forecast for today, lots of clouds, lots of rain. not concerned with anything frozen during the daytime hours. just a lot of rain and temperature falling into the 40s by 4:00 p.m. more details on the forec

i do work with tucker and tony. so i do know what tough times are. on the roads, not an easy drive around town at all. westbound other is where we'll find the crew in sky fox. this is 50 headed inbound towards the capital beltway. there is traffic that is able to get by single file to the right at this point. it looked like this is going to be the portion of the route 50 incident are change where you stay to the right to continue over the beltway or you stay to the left to continue inside of the beltway and continue in towards riverdale. fire truck on the scene and traffic is able to get by single file to the right but that is going to slow your roll as you travel inbound from 704 this morning headed towards the capital beltway. inside of the beltway, riverdale through cheverly of course lanes are open. no issues to report headed into northeast. earlier crash on the outer loop of the beltway cleared through the shoulder. expect delays from the john hanson highway headed around towards the scene. northbound i-59 below speed headed towards the occoquan

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tucker barnes who is sliding up into the seat. >> some people are getting up, some people haven't gone to bed yet. >> i was in that latter category. really. >> you know when you have a late event at night, you can't quite get going. >> my late event ended about 7:30. >> it was for a good cause though. >> lots of wind and maybe a few more showers late today. check out your current temperatures. it will feel much cooler later today so don't be fooled by the current mild air out there. 61 in washington. 63 in fredericksburg. there is your colder air working in. hagerstown is 46 degrees. we'll be in the 40s and low 50s for much of the day.

tucker loving that one. ovechkin found the net. >> 2-2 on the cross. ovechkin scores! alex ovechkin through the wicket to pavlik. >> the caps beat the winnipeg jets 1-0. we love hearing that. >>> plenty ahead, weather, traffic, all your top stories. fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starting right now. now. >>> wakey-wakey this friday morning. it is shaping up to be a beautiful day today. good morning, everyone. i'm maureen umeh. welcome to fox 5 morning news. we are going to get a quick look at our weather with mr. tucker barnes who is sliding up into the seat. >> some people are getting up, some people haven't gone to bed yet. >> i was in that latter category. really. >> you know when you have a late event at night, you can't quite get going. >> my late event ended about 7:30. >> it was for a good cause though. >> lots of wind and maybe a few more showers late today. check out your current temperatures. it will feel much cooler later today so don't be fooled by the current mild air out there. 61 in washington. 63 in fredericksburg. there is your colder air working in. hager

tucker barnes. >> let's get to it. we have rain on the way today. not so much this morning. you might see a few splashes of sunshine this morning when the sun gets up. but by later this afternoon, a few showers are moving through with the cold front. you can see it marching across portions of kentucky and ohio at this hour. this is a acold front. warm front lifted through yesterday. and that is why we have the very mild temperatures. that front will bring us scattered showers. not going to be a deluge. not going to rain all day. we will have a period of showers i think starting early to mid afternoon working west to east. temperatures right now at reagan national, let's see if we can find some. we are in the 40s. we are in the 40s. 45 at reagan national. humidity, 71%. forecast for today, high temperatures on the mild side. about 60 degrees and some rain showers developing this afternoon. more on the forecast coming up in just a minute. >> thank you. >>> some top stories we are

tucker barnes. >> good morning. we have temperatures sort of typically cool for this time of euro with temperatures generally in the 30s. we're 40 here in the city. we have a storm system approaching from the west. today should be a dry one but you can see a lot of rain on the horizon. max hd radar, live look here and we are looking at quiet conditions here in the washington area. right along the immediate eastern seaboard, conditions again just about ideal here. see that little h down towards richmond. that is high pressure. as long as that is in the neighborhood, that will keep us dry for another day. later this afternoon, that area of respect will start to slide off the coast and allow more cloud cover and that rain to get ever closer. we'll have a lot of clouds around today. let's do temperatures. right now at reagan national, the temperature is 40 degrees. humidity, 73%. winds aren't a factor. they are out of the north at

. >> thanks tucker.let's say hello to lauren demarco. >> we have a new accident reported centerville, 29 between stone road and pleasant valley road. watch for that travelling i-95, virginia, we can take a look at traffic land we've got the accident right there as you head across the occoquan, right shoulder for folks headed northbound watch for delays leaving the prince william parkway, past 123, up to route 1 further north, everybody running well, no real problems for you smooth trip through the mixing bowl and as you travel on 395, no problems between the belt way and 14th street bridge this is the issue we have been dealing with in silver spring inbound university boulevard remains blocked as piney branch deadly accident there, investigation continues travelling the belt way montgomery county, no real problems for you inner or outer loop, coalsville road. nothing in your way we had the accident southbound 355, veers mill, intersection here looks like it has cleared out things reopened. that is a chec

tucker barnes what a great day it will be for anyone wanting to do anything outside. >>> bad combination. popcorn and coffee. >> oh. >> not good. >> yeah, i shouldn't have tried it. >> maybe popcorn and hot chocolate. >> no. >> well, -- >>> well, what would you do. >> hot toddy. >> well, obviously. >> not in the morning. >> can't do that at work. >>> and another thing [ talking with something in mouth ] [ laughter ] >>> all right we are open to suggestions but coffee and popcorn that doesn't work. >>> maybe just one or the other. >>> all right temperatures decent day, a little off subject, 43 washington we will warm up low 50s later today, so should be a mild afternoon, and, again, our average day, mid-40s. so temperatures trending well above normal not only today but

going to be a little chilly out there for tucker and tony. >> i think that tucker will be at montrose. >> and tony is at brentwood. >> come on out. see the guys. can you do an ask the weather guys, ask them a question while you're out there. >> put them on the spot. >> get a little personal information. i'm here holding down the fort. cool conditions outside. take a look at just where we are today. we've got a very, very chilly start to the morning. i call this the reality check of the season. of a gotten the reality check with a nice winter cold so far. 21 at frederick. 27 at gaithersburg. we've got 32 at quantico and if we take a look to the far west, 27 at cumberland. d.c. at 35. and 28 degrees at baltimore. a real chilly start to your day under clear skies. ridge of high pressure in control and that is leaving us with no clouds at all across the area and that is what is going to be the forecast into the course of today. plenty of sunshine. it will be very, very bright out there for you. you will get to enjoy it. a couple of things that are going to be happening. we do have a cold

>> well, tucker gave it away so i'm cheating. >> no, that's okay. it will be a mild day today. it is amazing how different it feels. we are in the 40s instead of the 30s. that is a big difference. it feels mild right now. not a bad start to the day. we'll have nice temperatures but we could see a little rainfall later on. let's take a look at hd radar. no rain in the area as of yet. we will get some showers. that will be during the afternoon and into the evening. that rain is still quite a ways away across northwestern portions of pennsylvania, portions of ohio back into kentucky, places like that. at -- it is aligned with a cold front that will be coming through our area. right now, we are in the 40s. 45 in washington. 46 at dulles airport. 46 in baltimore. fredericksburg is at 45 degrees. at patuxent naval air station, it is 48.

tucker barnes is down there, tucker is so giddy. >> is that right? weather, and it

. >> and tobi keith and marshall tucker band perform the christmas songings. ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. >> thank you. great audience here tonight and merry christmas everybody. welcome to huckabee from the fox news studios in new york city. it is hard to ignore the talk of all sports cast and headlines in the counselry. tebow fever. tim tebow led the denver broncoses out of obscurity and in the nfl. and many athletes give credit to higher power. many are asking if god ising for his team. >> he had his doubt are in high school. and winning national championships in college he had doubters. they say he doesn't have the mechanics to be a successful nfl quarterback and now he's winning in the pros he has a doubter. and considered his heart and faith. >> since he tock over as starting quarterback. the team turned its season around and winning sevenout of the eight games and winning in dramatic fashion and california coming back after starting poorly. what is it? >> he might have explained it last summer. >> i am not going to be perfect. i am goin

jetson's world private miracles and public crime so first of all it's so nice to have you on the show mr tucker because our producer dimitri affinis and i were watching some your lectures last night reading some your writings and not only were we so impressed by this discovery of you as our guest but also we were rolling pretty much off of our chairs laughing so let's kind of start with a major theme of your lectures and your writings which is this is the private sector and individuals who really create the innovation that creates the wealth in society contributing to our prosperity while the government often stands in the way of progress that's a major theme but give us really a relatable example that you think really highlights this. well we live these examples every day we wake up in the morning and we see what's new on the internet and who creates all this new content who creates the new roll out of the software we'd love to use who makes the the applications that we download when we find on our i phones that there's a new a new version that we have to download these are human beings and th

let's get a quick look at our weather with tucker barnes. >> good morning. we have cool temperatures across the area. generally 20s and low 30s. we should be in for a nice lookday. there is your max hd radar. not a lot to show you. we'll have another real nice day today, a few degrees warmer than yesterday. the rain you see out towards st. louis is rain. we'll start to get in here late wednesday and during the day on thursday. we'll have more showers in the forecast. we'll be fine for a couple more days. current conditions, reagan national. humidity, 83%. they are real light out of the north at zero miles per hour. sunshine, dry conditions expected and a little warmer than yesterday. we'll go with 50 your daytime high. yesterday, we were at 46. more details in just a minute. back to you. >> thank you. >>> some of the top stories we are following this morning, a suspected gunman shot by d.c. police has died. witnesses say the man was randomly shooting a gun into the air and into apartments along clay terrace in northeast last night. officers say he refused or

tucker says he has presided a dismal record.ers should be higher than this but he has the full power of presidency. he has a billion dollars behind him. shouldn't his numbers be higher than this? you guys on the democratic side a little worried? >> i'm with tucker very different reasons. [ laughter ] >> bottom line here i'm not surprised to be honest. all i'm hearing from the republican party, i don't want obama, anyone but obama or romney or newt has his finger on the self-destruction button. there is no ronald reagan. >> remember in 2008 we had a democratic primary process that was scorched earth, hillary clinton machine they were killing each other out there for months and months. it went until june until hillary clinton backed off. i don't think a tough primary race hurts a political party it strengthens the candidate. >> what you are saying that gingrich is going to end up being romney's secretary of state. i'll take that to the bank. i equate what is going on in the n.f.l. season. you've got a lot of people that are sticki

going to get to tucker barnes with a look at our forecast. time we do a little something extra. >> it's time for what we call the cuteness factor of the day. >> let's get to it. time now for a my 1st five photo of the day. somebody is surprised. >> what a great, great picture. >> i can't wait until allison comes back. this is juliana, everybody. >> is that a slam on us, tucker? >> yes, that is a -- >> we were genuinely -- we love this picture. >> oh, you do? >> yes. >> tell me about it. >> well, i just said i love it. it's a great picture. >> break it down and make it more simpler for you to understand, tucker. >> she is cute. >> she is extremely cute and get this, she is excited to learn the toy she opened for christmas talked and played songs. >> what a agreement moment, though, just to capture that. >> my favorite thing. >> almost like they anticipated the reaction she is going to give. >> my favorite photo every year at christmastime is to get connor when he sees all the gifts under the tree. >> we appreciate you sending in your picture a

tucker barnes is with us once again.time for ask the weather guys, the segment where tucker barnes and i put our heads together to answer your most pressing questions, weather-related or otherwise. today's question comes from thelma miles in d.c. she asks what kind. pet is a chia and what causes it to grow the way it does. >> interesting question i don't a chia is not really a pet, it is a plant. that is a good question. we know the chia plant as being part of the chia pet. i want to show you one of the commercials. here is a chia pet commercial in case you are unfamiliar with the product. >> the new pet, the chia pet, the pottery that grows. it is fun and easy. soak your chia, spread the speeds seed, keep it water and watch it grow and now grow a whole collection of fun with chia teddy bears, puppies, kittens, lambs. this is even a chia tree to keep your pets company. chia pets and trees, the pottery that grows. >> all you need is a whole room full of chia animals. >> the guy came up with this in 1977. chia is a plant.

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. >> reporter: marvin tucker is no stranger to questioning the school system.he parent is raising new concerns. about why all these buses are parked in lots and not picking up special needs kids like his own. instead he saw this minivan outside his house one morning. >> kids are still getting to school late which is in violation of the judge's order. kids are being late every day and still an issue with most parents across the city. >> reporter: parents are on edge sending their children out in vehicles and often times not knowing when they'll come back home. >> well, the fleet reliability will solve a lot of those problems. when we have the vehicles that can run the routes effectively and reliable, that will resolve a lot of the complaints. >> reporter: we took mr. tucker's complaints straight to the head of transportation for the state superintendent. >> we own 95% of our own fleet so those vehicles that are in our repair shops, we own them and right now going through a fleet disposal process. some are not worth repairing. >> reporter: so the system is moving

tucker barnes is here. hello there. >> hey! we got a good subject today. >> yes, we do. it is time to ask the weather guys. it is the segment where tucker and i put our big heads together to answer your most pressing questions, weather- related or otherwise. we have two questions today. both of them are about mistletoe. leah gardner want to know what is mistletoe and who is it so important to the christmas tradition? kathy southers writes where did the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe originate. >> good questions. >> all good questions. >> should i start? >> absolutely. >> mistletoe has been around for a long, long time. in fact, let me say this. there are so many varieties of mistletoe -- >> it is amazing. >> a mean in some 900 different species. it has been around fay long, long time. at one point in time, it was thought of as kind of a menace because it grows in other plants like trees. >> kind of take over. >> it can take over. >> creates almost a bush in a tree. >> in some places, birds nest in those bushes. it was