us for zumba. jackie bradford is my boss, the president and general manager of nbc4. this is 19th expo and bigger and better. >> it's awesome. this is better than the ribbon cutting, amazing. we have 200 exhibitors coming this morning and a ton of free tests. the rock-climbing wall, a baby crawl contest to see if your baby is fast. a lot of fun things. >> reporter: there are a lot of people helping put this together? >> absolutely. washington hospital center, john hopkins, fannie mae and the hospital, they come together and make it happen for all of us. we're grateful for their partnership. >> reporter: are you going to try the zumba class? >> somebody owes me a lot of money for doing this. we have erica gonzalez who's a teacher. we'll let her do that. >> reporter: i don't want to try it out next to jackie either. >> the hips just don't make it that way. >> reporter: if you can't make it to this class, we have classes going on all day. i'll talk to erica. >> good morning! >> who knew our new report

. >>> the workout that takes zumba >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray has new plans for the historic lincoln theater. was once the place to perform for artists like duke ellington. it fell into disrepair after the riots. today, it's kept open with cash infusion. the d.c. commission will take over management of the theater to secure its financial future. >> the goal is to be able to preserve this theater. this is a 90-year-old theater. it's made an enormous contribution of this city, the history of u street. we owe it to the past, present and future to see it. >> a four-week run of the movie, "the girl with the dragon tattoo". >>> there's a school in northeast washington where the students are lean and fit and focused. it's the academy of ballet. there are more than 100 students becoming highly disciplined and athletic adults. wendy rieger takes us there. >> reporter: the dancers, dozens of them float in unison across the stage. it's hypnotic, like smoke. it's beautiful. but, not to this instructor. much is wrong. this toe is off. some

. >> what is zumba? >> here's a video of some zumba dancers straight from the zumba.com website. you can take a look at how much fun this is. for the first time, zumba is listed as one of the top ten fitness methods for people. >> it requires that you wear high-tops with fluorescent laces? it seems to be the thing. >> you can wear whatever you want to. if you feel like you can move bet anywhere fluorescent high-top high-tops, go for it. why do you think this has grown into such a huge craze? >> it's so fun. during the hour class, you don't even think that you're toning and losing weight or anything. you think, wow, i love this. i love to move. >> do dudes actually do zumba? >> there actually are a lot of guys who zumba. it may not be as popular for guys as the females, but guys definitely do it. so you should give it a try. >> explain to me what it is. >> zumba kind of is a fusion of just cardioworkouts and different styles of latin dance. during the chance you'll hear some salsa, meringe. raeggaton. and

saturday morning, no worry, fitness first will be leading zumba classes all weekend at the expo.bc 4 health and fitness expo happens this weekend, saturday and sunday at the washington convention center and we keep repeating but bears repeating, admission is free. the price is right. >> handily wants to do the zumba class, afraid it is all women in there. >> no men. >> here is all the encouragement you need, our boss is going to be doing -- trying to zumba on saturday morning. >> really? all right, i'm there i'm so in. we will be tweeting that out all over facebook. look out. >> now she has got to go. >> you committed her, on air. you're in trouble. >>> still ahead on news4 at 5:00 -- >> i'm in richmond, virginia, where republicans succeed in a senate power grab. i will show you the drama that led to an historic change in the rules coming up. >>> a brutal double murder at an >>> hello, everybody, i'm meteorologist kammerer, we're in the storm center watching the storms make its way. seeing moderate to heavy rain across the area, most northern virginia, southern portions of maryla

we were talking about zumba, i'm a zumba instructor now.tainly five years ago i wouldn't have thought i would be here. >> i went from not exercising to, doesn't matter what's going on, i've got to get to the gym four times a week and zumba twice. >> a lot of people are fighting this battle. this is the time of year. they are discouraged. what is that little bit of advice for everybody? >> my advice would be just to keep physically active. maintain. >> start getting active. >> start getting active, but make that move. make that part of your new journey. >> that's good advice for everybody. it does get easier. the first step is the toughest one. >> congratulations, ladies. >> you guys all like terrific. so happy for you. >> you can find their stories in "people" magazine. >>> up next, sara has that crowd full of questions ready to ask us anything they want. could be dangerous. [ male announcer ] how it feels to chew 5 gum. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ spearmint that tingles as you chew. 5 gum. stimulate your senses. dive into it with all you got. [ male announcer

join us for the zumba extravaganza.f you always wanted to learn how to zumba, the first 300 people to show up will get a special prize. if you can't make it9:00, we will be offering classes throughout the day. i'm so pumped people have been telling me how great it is. >> you get people who have gone time and again and bring their children. you will see this person on the news and the next year and next year, see them again. great to connect with our viewers. >>> still ahead, he has been criticized for the convicted criminals he has pardoned, why some people are furious with mississippi haley barbour, over who he did not pardon. >> tragedy at a it's your social network. all mixed together. with galaxy nexus by samsung, now you can organize your contacts into circles, like you do in real life. so you can choose what people see and what they don't. and with the speed of verizon 4g lte, you can chat as a group in a googleplus hangout without missing a beat. introducing the first phone built for android 4.0. only at verizon.

there are zumba classes here.at's something you've wanted to try out but maybe haven't had access to a class or have been shy about checking it out, fitness first is here, and they've got gigantic zumba classes going almost all day today. so, you should come and check that out. there is an eighth of a mile indoor walking track in here that you can come down and get a workout on. there are also different gyms have different workouts going every hour on the hour, all day today until 5:00. there's tennis, there's golf. what am i leaving out? the redskins are here. you can work on your football skills before you watch those football games later today. for the kids, there is soccer, there's a rock climbing wall, dan dance, dance revolution. there is no reason to sit on the couch today if you can come down to the convention center and join us and get a workout, go home with a lot of free stuff and take advantage of everything that we have offered here. take metro. it's the easiest way to get here. chris and angie, i'll

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it's saturday and sunday and we're going to kick off the event with a gigantic zumba class. it hams at 9:00 saturday morning, a free class. we're asking people to preregister online. do that by going to our website nbc washington.com. we have hundreds of people signed up. the first 300 people who show up on saturday morning are going to get a special zumba bandana for free. you could use a new do rag right? >> does that go around your head or neck? >> do whatever you want to with it. >> it's not big enough. >> you said it not me. >> thank you. >>> anyway, saturday and sunday at the convention center. >>> coming up tonight more than a hundred discount grocery stores throughout the country are going to shut down. we'll tell you about the impact locally. >>> the wizards are on a losing streak but that could be good news ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine a pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a pnc performance select checking account and get up to 1.75% cash back for just about every purchase. learn more and apply today at pnc.com/cashbuilder. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. >>

twitter stream her most recent post is from the town of zumba dhani in the southwest of the country the scene of heavy fighting sara says that there's an easy ceasefire there with half of the town under government controlled by the armed opposition and she also says that locals are very afraid that violence again. police have clashed with protesters in croatia's that capital zagreb where hundreds that rallied against joining the european union ahead of the country's membership referendum clashes erupted when demonstrators attempted to take down an e.u. flag recent surveys suggest around forty percent of the population are against joining the union patrick young from the investment consulting firm devi advisers says the anti e.u. sentiment is easy to understand as you can see their neighbors in the bloc facing hard times. the key consideration here is that when we look at the croatian referendum there's been barely one and p. in the entire parliament who's actually been turning round of publicly saying anything against the e.u. itself so the fact that we have this amazing groundswell of

. >> a lot of people like to dance, i want to take zumba or kick boxing. okay.e going to do everything together. >> game on? >> yes. >> ready? >> yeah. >> good? >> i'm going. ♪ >> now i'm going to try something called figure 4, a ballet-based class. i had to dust off first position and second position. dancing has always been a part of your life, but it seems to become trendy. do you see a rise in ballet being a fitness method people are turning to? >> people have gotten jazzed up to get into this ballet-based workout. they notice the results are so quick. we have men, women, older, younger. it speaks to everybody. >> when i say i have a background in dance, i mean i stepped away from the bar at a 7-year-old, maybe 8. ♪ hold me closer tiny dancer >> you don't have to have any ballet or dance training. >> but i'm ahead of the game. >> you could come in and teach. >> done and done. >> if you do the entire thing perfectly, there is something wrong. you shouldn't be able to do it all. >> then i'm not doing it right. okay. bring on the dancer, little tiny dancer. not

we were talking about zumba, i'm a zumba instructor now. times a week and zumba twice. >> a lot of people are fighting this battle. this is the time of year. they are discouraged. what is that little bit of advice for everybody? >> my advice would be just to keep physically active. maintain. >> start getting active. >> start getting active, but make that move. make that part of your new journ journey. >> that's good advice for everybody. it does get easier. the first step is the toughest one. >> you guys all like terrific. so happy for you. >> you can find their stories in "people" magazine. >>> up next, sara has that crowd full of questions ready to ask us anything they want. [ male announcer ] new vis nature fusion cold & flu syrup. flavored with real honey. powerful cold medicine that leaves out artificial flavors and dyes and instead uses something more natural, honey. new vicks nature fusion cold & flu. ♪ how about the beat of a healthy heart? campbell's healthy request soup is delicious, and earned this heart, for being heart healthy.

i was zumba class, hiking trails, changed the way i thought about food. had no problem with second and third helpings. now i definitely listen, i'm not really hungry anymore, you don't have to feed me anymore. i don't know why people make it so hard. it's not hard. >> i know. well, it's one of those things you fall off the wagon and get back on. >> for sure. for sure. i feel like people definitely -- you know, they get down on themselves and are, like, since i screwed up i'm just going to keep doing it. just jump back on. >> jump back on. i get it. >> for sure. >> did you guys watch the s.a.g. awards last night? kathie lee got a great shoutout from tina fey. one of those we tivo'd and watched it again. i know kathie lee watched it a few times. here it is. >> i believe it was the distinguished director who gave this sound advice to actors -- know thyself. self-knowledge is important to an artist in endless ways. >> and i believe it was the "today" show's fourth-hour co-host kathie lee gifford who said if drag queens love you, you'll have the longest career

s from zumba to free eye exams. we hope you'll join us next year for our 20th anniversary.t's going to be bigger and better than ever. >>> stars were shining on the red carpet as hollywood's elite joined together for the golden globe awards. the women were in beautiful dresses and sparkly accessories, but who missed the mark? andrea is looking at the best and worst dressed. >> let's take a look at who put their best feet forward this year. according to the "today" showed and your votes, charlize theron took the show. she also wore a huge trend of the night, a sparkly headband and beautiful jewelry. taking second spot, dame helen mirren wore a badgley mishka dress. jolie also looked gorgeous and looked stunning as usual. nicole richie, a stylist on upcoming nbc's fashion star, stopped to talk about the other dresses. >> she's got killer curves. >> it's probably so easy for her. look at her. she's just beautiful, you know? i really don't think it probably takes much for her, but she looked stunning. >> now let's take a look at the dresses that failed to impress. sara michelle

i had to leave this i love it this is called cardio jam in addition to this they have kick boxing, zumbame of the classes they offer here, after a great work out, you got to satisfy the hunger right so that is why my friend judy samuels, master personal trainer, i am out of breath. that will get you going. >> great cardio work out. >> so judy, what is a good snack to have after a work out? >> before or after a work out you want to make sure you fuel your body, it is really important not to have an empty stomach we have things here that will be great to have. one thing you can have before or after within 45 minutes to an hour before or after a work out is some fruit with nut butter and we are trying to thing out of the box not just peanut butter there are great choices here is some raw almond butter. >> what does that taste like? >> delicious very different from peanut butter if you want something with a similar texture and appearance to peanut butter may want to go with the sun flower seed butter. >> a little bit of both. >> that's right. >> you should have that, cut some fruit and have

showing off zumba moves for the big launch but it is going to be a great weekend. stay indoors. stay with us at nbc health and fitness expo. back to you. >> thanks. erika apparently is a zoomba instructor. >> watch her moves. >>> coming up next on news 4 at 6:00 president obama wants more power to make the government leaner and more efficient. >> leaders from virginia, maryland, and the district met today with metro executives to talk about safety on the rails and the roads. >> from the white house to the small screen first lady michelle obama revealing the message behind her cameo on a popular kids' show. >>> dennis wideman is an all star. his teammates explaining why. ravens rookie receiver tory smith ready to make a big play in the playoffs. plus a crazy finish at cameron indoor stadium. duke and virginia going toe to toe when news 4 at 6:00 continues. >>> president obama is asking congress tore more power. he wants the authority to consolidate some government agencies. he says the changes would make the government leaner and more efficient. steve handelsman reports. >> it's

from zumba to eye exams, volunteers provided free classes and health screenings. we certainly hope you will join us for our next year for our 20th anniversary health and fit not expo. what a remarkable event every year. a lot of people come out, get tested. the only time during the year probably a lot of people do get tested. >> we want to thank everyone for stopping by to say hello. always means a lot to see >>> right now at

from zumba to eye exams, volunteers provided free classes and very important health screenings. you join us next year for our 20th anniversary. can't tell you how much we appreciate you stopping by to say hello to us, as well. >> it was wonderful. great to meet folks who watch "news4 today." it was really wonderful. >> yes, indeed. >>> met a lot of viewers yesterday that came from as far away as hagerstown, culpeper, fredericksburg, annapolis, and from all around the region. we greatly appreciate your loyal sup superviewer -- local viewership every morning. i talked to many people who get up and watch us starting at 4:30. coming up on this martin luther king jr. day, you'll need to layer up before you head out the day. at reagan national, there's the first light of day. it's 25 degrees there. it's dry. you'll need the skin lotion all day. we're into the teens from west virginia all the way to the eastern shore. that's our viewing area. and from the pennsylvania border all the way to fredericksburg and charlottesville, too, that our viewing area, all of these areas are in the tee

top of the list, zumba total body transformation. insanity, fast and furious workout.t you know if they are worth the price. hope you guys have a great weekend. back to you. >> are you an exercise nut? are you trying to get fit in this new year? >> i was for like a week and a half. >> a week and a half? that's it? >> yeah. i'm just carrying you. isn't that workout enough? oh, look at that. >> look at that. >> wow. is that the -- is that suzanne somers? >> that's the thighmaster. >> because my body doesn't look that good. let me tell you. >> you look very happy exercising like that. that's good. oh, if only this show was on cable. coming up next, who is playing matchmaker with -- you know what i'm talking about. >> how many times have we done that this week? >> a lot. because it's -- >> and the real-life medical drama starring heather locklear and a call to 911. it's all next in "the skinny." ♪ skinny r and a call to 911. it's all next in "the skinny." n ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> so i think every mom and pop would want to set their little daughter up with tim tebow. just

. $29 buys you any 5 yoga, pilates, zumba, salsa samba classes, $35 buys a month of unlimited classesorth $150 to get in on this deal head to myfoxdc.com. see you after the break 7:41 a.m. >>> making headlines, penn state you versety president rodneyer -- university president will face agu this town hall meeting is the first of three scheduled this week. >>> seems most everybody is having a hard time finding a job but looks like teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19 may be struggling the most the bureau of labor statistics says the unemployment rate of teens looking for% time jobs was -- part-time jobs was almost 25%. >>> former nba star yao ming helped release six pandas into an enclosed forst it is part of a major program to release captive bred pandas they will live in a semi wild environment. they have been trying to replenish the population with animals bred in captivity. >>> you never get tired of looking at the pandas. >> the cuteness is what the big head. >> big head and little eyes. >> mm-hmm. >> little teddy bears. >> right. >> they don't look like they would hurt you. >>