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maureen? >> indeed. sherry ly on capitol hill, thank you for that. >>> congress is sending a $662 billion defense bill to president obama for his signature. the senate voted for the sweeping bill yesterday. it authorizes money for military personnel, weapons systems and the wars in afghanistan and iraq among other things. the white house approved it on wednesday. >>> in the last debate on the fox newschannel before the iowa caucuses, the candidates try to lay out their plan to fix the economy and take on president obama. but they also attacked newt gingrich who was leading in the polls and defended his conservative credentials. >> i have a 90% american cover union voting record for 20 years. i balanced the budgeet for four state years, paid off $405 billion in debt, pretty conservative. i think people have to watch my career and decide. >> one of the concerns i had was when speaker gingrich was speaker of the house, he had an opportunity to defund planned parenthood and he chose not to take t. >> this ec
maureen? >> indeed. sherry ly on capitol hill, thank you for that. >>> congress is sending a $662 billion defense bill to president obama for his signature. the senate voted for the sweeping bill yesterday. it authorizes money for military personnel, weapons systems and the wars in afghanistan and iraq among other things. the white house approved it on wednesday. >>> in the last debate on the fox newschannel before the iowa caucuses, the candidates try to lay out their...
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lauren demarco has more details. >> reporter: hi, maureen. i have to tell you if you're sitting at home and thinking maybe this is the year we should come check out alexandrea, not a bad idea. the weather is perfect for it, a lot of things are starting and getting ready to kick off. at 7:00 p.m., most of the concerts will start. 18 venues, 100 performers. i can tell you we were looking at the map, like wow, there is a lot going here and alexandrea knows how to do it and how to ring in the new year. this is the 15th year of -- 17th year of first night alexandrea, and there is someone here with me. >> that's right. >> this is the vice-mayor of alexandrea. kerry don limit how are you? >> hello, happy new year. >> happy new year to you. >> what can people expect when they come here? start off with parking. >> parking should be available. we have parking at the office and the garages. there is some street parking that will be available. and that is going to be a fun night, 18 different venues, over 100 performers, performances and they will culmin
lauren demarco has more details. >> reporter: hi, maureen. i have to tell you if you're sitting at home and thinking maybe this is the year we should come check out alexandrea, not a bad idea. the weather is perfect for it, a lot of things are starting and getting ready to kick off. at 7:00 p.m., most of the concerts will start. 18 venues, 100 performers. i can tell you we were looking at the map, like wow, there is a lot going here and alexandrea knows how to do it and how to ring in the...
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maureen? >> sound good. thanks, gary. now you have the news edge. of course, we're always auto www.myfoxdc.com. have a great -- on www.myfoxdc.com. have a great night. see you back here tomorrow.
maureen? >> sound good. thanks, gary. now you have the news edge. of course, we're always auto www.myfoxdc.com. have a great -- on www.myfoxdc.com. have a great night. see you back here tomorrow.
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maureen back to you. >> thank you alison. deadly attack on a crowd of holiday shoppers just one of the big stories making headlines this morning. >> former illinois governor rob blagojevich has more time before he has to report to prison. more on that on the other side of the break. >> annie yu is hanging out with a unique team in college park annie. >> maureen we will find out more about these competitions that the racing team participates in. three every year, three for each car we will find out what it is like to be in the drivers seat and more impurer pantly, who get -- importantly who gets to drive it. maybe me i don't know. >> looking good. first off today's trivia question, how tall is sesame street's big bird? is he 7'6", 8'2", 8'6", or 9'0" tall. the answer coming up fox 5 morning news back after this short break >>> the search for answers as to why a man in belgium threw grow fades into a group of holiday shoppers and opened fire. four people including the gunman killed more than 120 injured, al
maureen back to you. >> thank you alison. deadly attack on a crowd of holiday shoppers just one of the big stories making headlines this morning. >> former illinois governor rob blagojevich has more time before he has to report to prison. more on that on the other side of the break. >> annie yu is hanging out with a unique team in college park annie. >> maureen we will find out more about these competitions that the racing team participates in. three every year, three...
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much like maureen last night -- game today. much like maureen last night and the amir kahn fight. we will show you two key plays that maybe the refs didn't do the redskins any favors. >> the crowd is still enthusiastic even with the poor record. the crowd is still with the team, so one bright spot. >> i will say this. there were some decent. patriot fans today at fedex field. i saw a lot of no. 12 tom brady jerseys. i did. i wasn't saying anything because of what you said. i really did. >>> moving on. a scary story with a shark, this australian surfer and how he's one of the luckiest guys around coming up next. [ female a announcer ]cú at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ now you can choose to save $35 a month for fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month, plus get a $300 verizon visa prepaid card with a 2 year agreement. but hurry, offer ends soon only at verizonfios.com. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty
much like maureen last night -- game today. much like maureen last night and the amir kahn fight. we will show you two key plays that maybe the refs didn't do the redskins any favors. >> the crowd is still enthusiastic even with the poor record. the crowd is still with the team, so one bright spot. >> i will say this. there were some decent. patriot fans today at fedex field. i saw a lot of no. 12 tom brady jerseys. i did. i wasn't saying anything because of what you said. i really...
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maureen, back to you. >> thank you, dave. now you have the news edge. of course, the news is always auto www.myfoxdc.com. take care.
maureen, back to you. >> thank you, dave. now you have the news edge. of course, the news is always auto www.myfoxdc.com. take care.
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i'm maureen umeh. welcome to fox 5 morning news. 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 apartm
i'm maureen umeh. welcome to fox 5 morning news. 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...
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has more on this fascinating story it is where you are amazing i love this story maureen. >> reporter: it is. you know what alison i have passed this carousel a million times, never knew the rich history behind it this carousel came from baltimore, where really the civil rights movement some people say in baltimore was sparked by what happened at that park. i want to show you this book called round and round together taking a merry-go-round ride together into the civil rights movement by amy mason who is here with me the author of this book thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> first question, how does this carousel play a role in the civil rights movement. >> august 28th, 1963, the same day as the march on washington was the first day this amusement park in baltimore maryland dropped segregation and a little girl, 11 months old she was the first african american girl to go for a ride on this merry-go-round >> now it is on the national mall where we can all ride it,. >> yeah, you know, just a few hours after she took her ride martin luther king gave her famous i have a dream s
has more on this fascinating story it is where you are amazing i love this story maureen. >> reporter: it is. you know what alison i have passed this carousel a million times, never knew the rich history behind it this carousel came from baltimore, where really the civil rights movement some people say in baltimore was sparked by what happened at that park. i want to show you this book called round and round together taking a merry-go-round ride together into the civil rights movement by...
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i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm steve chenevey. glad air with us this morning. an important moment in history happening right now in iraq. -- glad you're with us this morning. that just before the introduction of defense secretary leon panetta overseeing an official ceremony in baghdad this morning. he is overseeing the official flag lowering marking the end of nine years of war. he says the veterans of the conflict should know their sacrifice helped the iraqi people cast tyranny aside. >> it is a profound honor to be here in baghdad and to have the opportunity to participate in this moving ceremony on this very historic occasion for both the iraqi people and the american people. no words, no ceremony can provide full tribute to the sacrifices that have brought this day to pass. >> alls troops are leaving by december 31st. >>> mr. tony perkins joining us now to talk a bit about our weather here which i think a lot of people will really enjoy. >> this is a chance of some showers later on, about a 40% chance of some showers. main thing will be our temperatures wil
i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm steve chenevey. glad air with us this morning. an important moment in history happening right now in iraq. -- glad you're with us this morning. that just before the introduction of defense secretary leon panetta overseeing an official ceremony in baghdad this morning. he is overseeing the official flag lowering marking the end of nine years of war. he says the veterans of the conflict should know their sacrifice helped the iraqi people cast tyranny aside. >>...
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maureen? >> audrey, thank you. >>> another confrontation police police and occupy protestors, this time in portland, oregon. officers arrested several people after they set up tents in a park and vowed to stay through the winter. an occupy camp had been cleared out three weeks ago after the city order was issued. >>> in denver, demonstrators there slept in snow. lawyers for some of the protestors are fearing up for court fight over what they say is illegal suppression of the demonstrations. they'll ask a judge tomorrow to make police stop harassing protestors and giving tickets to drivers who honk in support. the city attorneys say there are no supporting facts in the lawsuit and the city has done nothing illegal. >>> search will resume tomorrow for a sanitation worker who disappeared friday night. he went out to retrieve a dead deer friday afternoon. his boat returned with the deer inside, but duckett was nowhere to be found. crews from several agencies have been searching the area since frid
maureen? >> audrey, thank you. >>> another confrontation police police and occupy protestors, this time in portland, oregon. officers arrested several people after they set up tents in a park and vowed to stay through the winter. an occupy camp had been cleared out three weeks ago after the city order was issued. >>> in denver, demonstrators there slept in snow. lawyers for some of the protestors are fearing up for court fight over what they say is illegal suppression of...
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i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm steve chenevey. let's take a look at our forecast. >> maureen, you got me nervous. >> why? >> you said just a couple days to christmas. >> i'm excited. december is my birthday month too. >> when is your birthday? >> the 18th. >> plenty of shopping days. >> a card will do. >> oh, will it? a card with something in it. i'm in the a big stickler for gifts. just the thought that counts. temperature at reagan national, 40-degree. we've got 30s off to the north and west. when all is said and done, these temperature a little warmer than they were yesterday. remember yesterday, we had some teens and low 20s. these temperatures a good 10 degrees warmer. 32 in ocean city so freezing down at the boardwalk this morning. there is your sentinel radar and the beam is going around but it is not going to find much of anything today. what it will find, if it could, cloud cover. the clouds will move in and they will lower and thicken during the course of the day. we'll be mostly cloudy dud but it won't rain today. i thi
i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm steve chenevey. let's take a look at our forecast. >> maureen, you got me nervous. >> why? >> you said just a couple days to christmas. >> i'm excited. december is my birthday month too. >> when is your birthday? >> the 18th. >> plenty of shopping days. >> a card will do. >> oh, will it? a card with something in it. i'm in the a big stickler for gifts. just the thought that counts. temperature at reagan...
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i'm maureen umeh. welcome to fox 5 morning news. lets he get a quick look at our weather this morning with mr. 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
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will, maureen? >> another good weekend. thanks, gwen. >>> this is a story to make you believe in never getting up. >> this dog got lost and ended up in california, nearly 3,000 miles away from home. police say a woman found the dog and turned her over to an animal rescue. the staff scanned for a microchip and it was registered to a clinic in virginia. the owner says the dog has been missing since '03. >> amazing to me. i kept saying, you're in virginia? because we're in california. >> the family plans to fly her home in the next couple of days. >> gone for eight years? can you imagine what stories she could tell if she could talk? >> she said the dog had to be transported there. didn't get across the mississippi and grand canyon, right? >> of course. >> at least they'll be reunited. myfoxdc.com. >> sports xtra is two minutes away. or creates another laptop bag, or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on
will, maureen? >> another good weekend. thanks, gwen. >>> this is a story to make you believe in never getting up. >> this dog got lost and ended up in california, nearly 3,000 miles away from home. police say a woman found the dog and turned her over to an animal rescue. the staff scanned for a microchip and it was registered to a clinic in virginia. the owner says the dog has been missing since '03. >> amazing to me. i kept saying, you're in virginia? because we're...
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. >> thanks, maureen. >>> the nba is back in action. business owners near the verizon center could not be happier. coming up, we will take you there live as the wizards bring much needed revenue back to the area. >>> the first of 66 games. the shortened season. roger mason junior will join us live. we will tell you something about roger you may not know. >>> did you see it? coming up, highlights of what this might be. >>> the wizards are back in town tonight. it marks the opening of their long awaited season at home. it will be a shortened season. local businesses an restaurants are thrilled to have the team back in action. bob barnard is live outside the verizon center with more. >> hey, there, more reason. tip off is in 90 minutes. the story of the night is what is going on here in the chinatown area. let's take you inside one of the restaurants on 7th street where the restaurateurs tell us they are getting ready for the home games. the next one is wednesday versus the atlanta hawks. inside the verizon center, this e
. >> thanks, maureen. >>> the nba is back in action. business owners near the verizon center could not be happier. coming up, we will take you there live as the wizards bring much needed revenue back to the area. >>> the first of 66 games. the shortened season. roger mason junior will join us live. we will tell you something about roger you may not know. >>> did you see it? coming up, highlights of what this might be. >>> the wizards...
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i'm maureen umeh. a terrifying time in a northwest d.c. neighborhood is over tonight. nearly a dozen people including children were inside a home when a man burst in with police on his heels. tonight those people are safe. the man is in custody but questions remain. fox 5's roz plater has the latest. reporter: the standoff began about 2:00 in the afternoon when a u.s. park police officer tried to make a traffic stop near north capitol street northwest, but the driver kept going, the officer took off after him and the two cars crashed. >> after the crash the person bailed out of the car and he struggled with an officer attempting to arrest him. reporter: the driver broke free and ran into a home on galton street setting off a massive police response to this normally quiet fort totten community. neighbors were on edge. >> i came out on the back porch and necessity told me to come back because they had rifles -- they told me to come back because they had rifles and pistols and everything. reporter: officers determined there were about a dozen people inside the home the su
i'm maureen umeh. a terrifying time in a northwest d.c. neighborhood is over tonight. nearly a dozen people including children were inside a home when a man burst in with police on his heels. tonight those people are safe. the man is in custody but questions remain. fox 5's roz plater has the latest. reporter: the standoff began about 2:00 in the afternoon when a u.s. park police officer tried to make a traffic stop near north capitol street northwest, but the driver kept going, the officer...
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fox 5's maureen umeh has the story. >> reporter: montgomery county police officer marvin walker isn't used to a lot of attention. , but when you're being hailed as a hero -- >> i've heard it plenty of times today. >> reporter: -- it's no surprise when lots of calls come pouring in. >> i'm a humble person. >> reporter: it was a call that led to walker's heroism. it came after 2 p.m. friday afternoon from a frantic mother at a silver spring home. >> a lady said she went to wake up her 19-month-old daughter from a nap and she was unresponsive, not breathing, not moving and was blue around the face. >> reporter: when officer walker arrived, he said the mother led him to a back bedroom where he found the baby girl lying on her back. he knew right away had he to act fast to save her life. >> tried to saying this her a little, no response. immediately i just went to life saving mode, started cpr on the child, made sure she wasn't choking and compressions and rescue breathing. >> reporter: the life saving cpr measures went on for what might have been five minutes but he says it felt like fore
fox 5's maureen umeh has the story. >> reporter: montgomery county police officer marvin walker isn't used to a lot of attention. , but when you're being hailed as a hero -- >> i've heard it plenty of times today. >> reporter: -- it's no surprise when lots of calls come pouring in. >> i'm a humble person. >> reporter: it was a call that led to walker's heroism. it came after 2 p.m. friday afternoon from a frantic mother at a silver spring home. >> a lady said...
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maureen, you see this? >> i do see it. >> you take notes. >> oh, my goodness. >> too much fun out there. >> and you're cutting the rug, too? >> and back to you. >> oh, my gosh. stop. [ laughter ] >> and wisdom, don't ever do that again. stuff a truck. >>> we have four likes in our area and they are accepting them until 11:00 tonight. you have plenty of time to get off work and have fun, too. while doing good for the community. >> he looked good out there. >> cutting the rug. >> he looks good. go down there. maybe he will salsa dance with you and -- . >> that is something. yes. >>> another story that could owe you. ticket master could owe you mean. why the ticket giant is being forced to pay up. >> and the sky is the limit for digital music. how the clouds will help you take your tunes wherever you g. . >> in recent weeks, the music industry has undergone a makeover. amazon, goggle, and apple have introduced cloud music storage. how does it work? you take the music you own, store it online in a remote storag
maureen, you see this? >> i do see it. >> you take notes. >> oh, my goodness. >> too much fun out there. >> and you're cutting the rug, too? >> and back to you. >> oh, my gosh. stop. [ laughter ] >> and wisdom, don't ever do that again. stuff a truck. >>> we have four likes in our area and they are accepting them until 11:00 tonight. you have plenty of time to get off work and have fun, too. while doing good for the community. >> he...
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maureen umeh, fox 5 news. >> great effort. >> it sure is. >>> a new discovery in the solar system. a new planet that is semi-earth like. >>> we're taking a look at your weather out there. a little dreary this morning. we'll see how things are going to shape up later in the day. we'll be right back. to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with no blackout dates. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, is to see things through. confident that no matter what the obstacles we can build something better, together. with the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile, we're making a commitment, to create a stronger network for all our customers. we will invest an additional eight billion dollars and build out the next generation of mobile broadband to nearly everyone in america. that'll mean
maureen umeh, fox 5 news. >> great effort. >> it sure is. >>> a new discovery in the solar system. a new planet that is semi-earth like. >>> we're taking a look at your weather out there. a little dreary this morning. we'll see how things are going to shape up later in the day. we'll be right back. to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've...
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fox 5's maureen umeh has the story from prince william county. reporter: police are calling this one of the biggest prescription drug busts they've ever had. they say the accused doctor was putting out thousands and thousands of pills on the streets weekly to an untold number of addicts. a disgraced dr. alex yadao led away in handcuffs from his triangle virginia office thursday night. prince william county police arrested the 73-year-old charging him in an illegal prescription drug bust. neighbors who noticed an unusually high amount of activity tipped off police. eva buffalo lives across the street from the doctor's office. she says she knew something wasn't right. >> every day i mean and i don't know. like it was on doctor's day they'd line up. the cars would line up. i mean the lines were like -- nuisance. reporter: police say yadao had been selling oxycontin, morphine and other pain medication to patients without a medical reason. it had gone on for years. the transactions were done in cash without insurance claims. a search warrant at the do
fox 5's maureen umeh has the story from prince william county. reporter: police are calling this one of the biggest prescription drug busts they've ever had. they say the accused doctor was putting out thousands and thousands of pills on the streets weekly to an untold number of addicts. a disgraced dr. alex yadao led away in handcuffs from his triangle virginia office thursday night. prince william county police arrested the 73-year-old charging him in an illegal prescription drug bust....
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fox 5's maureen umeh has their story. >> reporter: it's not just a day of styling for these girls at bella bethesda salon. >> you guys scared? >> yeah. >> no. >> reporter: every brush, bundle and snip. >> this is her hair. >> reporter: is making the difference. >> oh, my goodness. >> they were cutting my hair and i was thinking about miss truax while the like time. >> reporter: kate truax is the girls beloved literature teacher at our lady of lourdes catholic school in bethesda. >> she's more than a teacher. she's like a best friend who you can go for help with homework. she's really. >> reporter: truax has been in a battle against cancer and lost her hair but never lost her faith or fight. now 25 of her girls are cutting off at least 10 inches of their hair in support and donating it to locks of love in truax's honor. >> i feel like it's from truax because she has no hair. i feel like cutting off a lot of my hair isn't going to affect my life that much. it's going to be a change. >> their hair will go to girls who are 18 and under who are in chemo. so that was so much more important
fox 5's maureen umeh has their story. >> reporter: it's not just a day of styling for these girls at bella bethesda salon. >> you guys scared? >> yeah. >> no. >> reporter: every brush, bundle and snip. >> this is her hair. >> reporter: is making the difference. >> oh, my goodness. >> they were cutting my hair and i was thinking about miss truax while the like time. >> reporter: kate truax is the girls beloved literature teacher at our...
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maureen, the nets have kim kardashian's ex-kris humphries in the lineup. >> i'm sure tons of people are coming out to see him. >> oh, yeah. >> thank you for joining us at 6:00. we will be back here for the news edge at 11:00 and we will be back at 10:00.
maureen, the nets have kim kardashian's ex-kris humphries in the lineup. >> i'm sure tons of people are coming out to see him. >> oh, yeah. >> thank you for joining us at 6:00. we will be back here for the news edge at 11:00 and we will be back at 10:00.
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maureen umeh has more. >> reporter: the good folks here at the salon donated their time and services for the very worthy cause. take a look here. 25 girls from our lady of lourdes catholic school taking the cut, making the cut. 10 inches or more cut off from their hair for locks of love. as you said earlier, this is in support of the teacher who is battling cancer. i want to talk now with patricia mccann. come on in here. such a pleasure to meet and you to be here with you. why did you decide to do this? >> i think the girls want to show miss truex, first of all, how much they support and love her. they learned they have to give back to thity and this is a wonderful way to do it. the hair will be donated to girls under 18. >> of course, the girls are doing it and the boys played a part in this earlier. tell me about that? >> 75 of the boys had the head shaved in the spring and two of the male teachers did that. the boys wanted to do that when miss truex lost her hair during the chemo. >> and she's in there and where is show, baltimore? >> she's at john's hopkins in baltimore and rece
maureen umeh has more. >> reporter: the good folks here at the salon donated their time and services for the very worthy cause. take a look here. 25 girls from our lady of lourdes catholic school taking the cut, making the cut. 10 inches or more cut off from their hair for locks of love. as you said earlier, this is in support of the teacher who is battling cancer. i want to talk now with patricia mccann. come on in here. such a pleasure to meet and you to be here with you. why did you...
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will, maureen. >>> we're getting started here. stay with us, we're back in about 90 seconds. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >> a maryland man died early this morning after driving the wrong way on i-270 in rockville. the 26-year-oldfra-from- gaithersburg was driving -- 26ier old from gaithersburg died when he hit an isuzu trooper. he died in the hospital. the other driver had minor injuries. all lanes were closed after the crash and police are investigating. >>> if you're taking metro tonight or tomorrow, prepare for some draws. six red line stations are closed for track work. the stations will be open on monday morning. free shuttle buses wi
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fox 5's maureen umeh with the latest on the virginia tech shooting. >> ross ashley studied business management part time at radford university and was on the dean's list of all things. he had no contact with the virginia tech campus and did not know officer deriek crouse. so what caused him to go on a violent crime spree that ended in a murder suicide? police say the 22-year-old walked up to officer crouse who was in the middle of a traffic stop thursday and shot him to death as crouse sat in his unmarked cruiser. ashley then took off, changed his clothes and 30 minutes later turned the gun on himself. police say ashley is the same person who a day earlier robbed his landlord's office at gunpoint. they think he took the keys to a mercedes-benz suv. it was later found on the virginia tech campus. ashley was a 2007 graduate at spotsylvania high school. he played football and his head coach said he was well known. i talked to that head coach tonight. he said the tragedy is a shock to them all. >> everyone that knew ross ashley was definitely shocked and saddened that this happened. >> that incide
fox 5's maureen umeh with the latest on the virginia tech shooting. >> ross ashley studied business management part time at radford university and was on the dean's list of all things. he had no contact with the virginia tech campus and did not know officer deriek crouse. so what caused him to go on a violent crime spree that ended in a murder suicide? police say the 22-year-old walked up to officer crouse who was in the middle of a traffic stop thursday and shot him to death as crouse...
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i'm maureen umeh. welcome to fox 5 morning news. i'm loving this day already. it is one day to the weekend. we can count that down, one day closer to christmas. we can count that down. >> and most importantly, one day closer to your birthday. >> i wasn't going to bring that up. >> i am. >> well, if you insist. okay. let's get a quick check of your weather with mr. 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.
i'm maureen umeh. welcome to fox 5 morning news. i'm loving this day already. it is one day to the weekend. we can count that down, one day closer to christmas. we can count that down. >> and most importantly, one day closer to your birthday. >> i wasn't going to bring that up. >> i am. >> well, if you insist. okay. let's get a quick check of your weather with mr. tucker barnes. so glad to see you. >> good morning. when you step outside, you'll say it is mild out...
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maureen is back with more on this story makes you angry. >> it does. there is a twist to the story though. vandals did a lot of damage but the homeowner has a message that shows the holiday spirit look at the damage, michael's home security camera caught three people destroying part of his incredible christmas display early sunday morning they used baseball bats to smash numerous decorations and even ran over some of them when they drove off across his yard. lesters spectacular christmas display draws thousands of visitors every year but he says he hopes the vandals take a hard look at themselves and their actions. >> young kids on a lark, 4:00 a.m. in the morning, i am sure there was something involved their parents weren't approve of, i would like to think that a couple days later, that they would like to take it back and realize it was a horrible thing and it wasn't just messing with some guy that has a big christmas display but the whole community. certainly, the response has been that. >> doesn't he just have a great spirit about that. here is the
maureen is back with more on this story makes you angry. >> it does. there is a twist to the story though. vandals did a lot of damage but the homeowner has a message that shows the holiday spirit look at the damage, michael's home security camera caught three people destroying part of his incredible christmas display early sunday morning they used baseball bats to smash numerous decorations and even ran over some of them when they drove off across his yard. lesters spectacular christmas...
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. >> i'm maureen umeh. let's get a check of your weather with mr. tony perkins who has good news on tap for us. >> i do? >> 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. i think there will be sunshine early in the day but then skies become mostly cloudy. it will be mild.
. >> i'm maureen umeh. let's get a check of your weather with mr. tony perkins who has good news on tap for us. >> i do? >> 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....
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i'm maureen umeh. >> and i'm shawn yancy. fox 5's wisdom martin is working the story for us tonight. >> the judge ordered the lead -- awarded the lead attorney $62,000 for more than 1,500 hours worth of work on this case at $420 per hour. five other attorneys were also compensated in the case. that may sound like a lot of money, but it's only a fraction of what heller's team is looking for. for years gun rights advocate dick heller has been in and out of court fighting d.c. gun laws. so when the courts decided his attorneys would only get $1 million in legal fees, he said he was surprised. >> that takes nothing into consideration for the heart, muscle and man hours and the stress and trauma and drama that the whole legal team, the bill of rights foundation and the heller foundation went through. reporter: in 2003 heller sued the district over its ban on handgun ownership. the u.s. supreme court overturned the ban in 2008 saying it violated the second amendment. heller's attorneys wanted the city to pay more than $3 million in
i'm maureen umeh. >> and i'm shawn yancy. fox 5's wisdom martin is working the story for us tonight. >> the judge ordered the lead -- awarded the lead attorney $62,000 for more than 1,500 hours worth of work on this case at $420 per hour. five other attorneys were also compensated in the case. that may sound like a lot of money, but it's only a fraction of what heller's team is looking for. for years gun rights advocate dick heller has been in and out of court fighting d.c. gun...
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. >> thank you, maureen. >> let's look at the worst list, though. record high gas prices, the highest number of hit aprun prices in the nation. the january 2011 ice storm and the deadlock in transportation funding and, let's not forget, the controversy over maryland speed cameras. i want to start from the top. let's talk about the gas prices and how that seems to go up. what is with that? >> yes. once again, for the first time of, we're seeing the highest gas prices on record. check the prices for today and they are down from last week and up on the 19th cents from this time last year. we're looking at families spending about 4100 on gas. >> does that look look we're going to see relief any time soon? or is it a trend to continue into the new year? where possibly a slight break but we're looking for higher prices to come back in the spring. >> oh, wow and light talk about something else. the motorists stranded for hours on the roads and on anyone's one of the this year. what do you make of that? >> it was snow snow -- no snow- mageddon in 2010, that
. >> thank you, maureen. >> let's look at the worst list, though. record high gas prices, the highest number of hit aprun prices in the nation. the january 2011 ice storm and the deadlock in transportation funding and, let's not forget, the controversy over maryland speed cameras. i want to start from the top. let's talk about the gas prices and how that seems to go up. what is with that? >> yes. once again, for the first time of, we're seeing the highest gas prices on record....
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. >> i'm maureen umeh. you will probably be surprised at what is happening outside weather-wise. mr.tony perkins on deck to tell us about the changes. >> we have very mild air in place for parts of the area basically from washington to points east and south an east. very mild air. when we came to work, it was 61 degrees. the temperatures are beginning to fall. it has become very windy. we'll see falling temperatures through the course of the day today. let's take a look at hd radar. i want to start with that. that will show you where the cold front is that we've been keeping our eyes on. i thought this cold front would be through here now. little right on top of washington. it is literally coming through as we speak. i mentioned earlier, it is unusual to get a cold front that comes through during the course of our morning show but that is what this one is doing. we will see our temperatures fall rather dramatically during the next four or five hours or so. it will be interesting to see. we were at 61 a short time ago. right now, we are in the upper 50s. if you are getting the kid
. >> i'm maureen umeh. you will probably be surprised at what is happening outside weather-wise. mr.tony perkins on deck to tell us about the changes. >> we have very mild air in place for parts of the area basically from washington to points east and south an east. very mild air. when we came to work, it was 61 degrees. the temperatures are beginning to fall. it has become very windy. we'll see falling temperatures through the course of the day today. let's take a look at hd radar....
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. >> i'm maureen umeh. the family of a disabled man said he got on an amtrak train in union station 10 days ago heading home to alabama, but never made it and no one has seen him since. roz plater is in the newsroom with more. >> this family learned two new clues, one from a virginia woman on that train, the other from a charlotte detective, but they don't know where he is and it's frustrating. mitchell malik smith is blind, has been missing for 10 days now and his family is plenty worried. >> not knowing anything, you want to know where, what, if he's okay and as i say, that's what's so surprising to me. if he is okay, why hasn't he called? reporter: relatives say they dropped him off at union station the evening of december 16th. he had a ticket to birmingham, a route he'd taken many times before. they turned him over to amtrak red caps who usually escort him to the train. >> in order for him to get on the train, he has to have assistance. for him to get off the train, he has to have assistance and we ass
. >> i'm maureen umeh. the family of a disabled man said he got on an amtrak train in union station 10 days ago heading home to alabama, but never made it and no one has seen him since. roz plater is in the newsroom with more. >> this family learned two new clues, one from a virginia woman on that train, the other from a charlotte detective, but they don't know where he is and it's frustrating. mitchell malik smith is blind, has been missing for 10 days now and his family is plenty...
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in bethesda, maureen ume, fox 5 morning news. >> thanks, maureen. >>> that'll do it for this hour. tony and allison will take us up to 10:00. >> steve, thank you. >>> right now at 9:00, a local leader faces years behind bars. the former prince george's county executive brought down in a corruption scandal. we're live outside the courthouse as jack johnson prepares to learn his fate. >>> and then alarming news following the reports about arsenic in apple juice. why some researchers are now raising concerns about the arsenic levels in rice. details on a new study coming up. >>> and we want to make sure that your holidays are happy and safe. there are some quick steps that you can take to decrease any risk of christmas tree-related fires. it might not be fun to think about, but it is important. we're going to talk with an expert for some life-saving advice. >>> 9:00 now, and we want to turn our attention to the weather. there are a few rain showers out there. gwen is downstairs with the latest on that. >> today is the day you definitely have to keep your umbrella on hand. we're gettin
in bethesda, maureen ume, fox 5 morning news. >> thanks, maureen. >>> that'll do it for this hour. tony and allison will take us up to 10:00. >> steve, thank you. >>> right now at 9:00, a local leader faces years behind bars. the former prince george's county executive brought down in a corruption scandal. we're live outside the courthouse as jack johnson prepares to learn his fate. >>> and then alarming news following the reports about arsenic in apple...
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maureen umay is back with more on this controversial move. reporter: since eight of the 12 school board members joining several other school systems in our region who already use video cameras. the hope is to improve school safety by making it easier to identify schools -- students that cause problems. this came to light earlier this year after several food fights like the one you're seeing here, this one involving as many as 100 students. the cameras will only be allowed to be installed in cafeterias, hallways and other public areas on a school-by- school basis, that means to classrooms, no rest rooms. some school board members believe it is an invasion of privacy and worry about the long-term costs. the superintendent defends the idea. >> well, a couple of the things that we're trying to do is, first of all, prevent any kind of inappropriate behavior on the part of the students and we did have some dangerous food fights last year where some of our special needs children, in fact, were pettreyifyed and afraid to reenter the cafeteria. we can
maureen umay is back with more on this controversial move. reporter: since eight of the 12 school board members joining several other school systems in our region who already use video cameras. the hope is to improve school safety by making it easier to identify schools -- students that cause problems. this came to light earlier this year after several food fights like the one you're seeing here, this one involving as many as 100 students. the cameras will only be allowed to be installed in...
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maureen. >> very dapper young kids thank you annie see you in a bit. >>> time to say good morning to our facebook fan to have day. jessica says she is a faith . fan of fox 5 -- faithful fan of fox 5 morning news if you would like to be tomorrow's fan of day search fox 5 morning news on facebook. then post a comment under jessica's lovely photo. >>> have you heard about this, a new fat cat in the world we are talking literally a cat in italy is rich inheriting 10 million euro from its late owner the owner left the feline a manor, a piece of land in the south of italy, two apartments, just wondering who is watching after that little kitty i'll adopt you. that is it for the 6:00 a.m. hour now over to alison and steve good morning. >>> you will have to be properly vetted before you become that cat's owner. >>> coming up, safety in the classroom, a program that provides early education to low income kids nationwide is in the hot seat accused of several violations you won't believe what federal regulators uncovered. >>> national spotlight, shining on a small pennsylvania town. a live repor
maureen. >> very dapper young kids thank you annie see you in a bit. >>> time to say good morning to our facebook fan to have day. jessica says she is a faith . fan of fox 5 -- faithful fan of fox 5 morning news if you would like to be tomorrow's fan of day search fox 5 morning news on facebook. then post a comment under jessica's lovely photo. >>> have you heard about this, a new fat cat in the world we are talking literally a cat in italy is rich inheriting 10 million...
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hyattsville, maureen umeh, fox 5 news. >>> tonight he is out of jail and going before a tv camera. gary giordano, the gaithersburg man suspected in the disappearance of a local woman in aruba, is talking for the first time since being released from jail. fox 5's laura evans is here with the story. >> aruban authorities still consider giordano the prime suspect in the disappearance and presumed death of robyn gardner. he says that she was swept to sea while they were pork ling in august. her body was not -- snorkeling in august. her body was never found, but he demanded today on good morning america that he had nothing to do with her disappear. with his attorney jose baez by his side and his three sons behind him gary giordano spoke out for the first time since his release tuesday from an aruban jail. the 50-year-old employment services company owner from gaithersburg was at times defiant in his answers saying he had nothing to do with gardner's disappearance. throughout the 11 minute interview he tried to explain actions some called suspicious including why he took out a $1.5 milli
hyattsville, maureen umeh, fox 5 news. >>> tonight he is out of jail and going before a tv camera. gary giordano, the gaithersburg man suspected in the disappearance of a local woman in aruba, is talking for the first time since being released from jail. fox 5's laura evans is here with the story. >> aruban authorities still consider giordano the prime suspect in the disappearance and presumed death of robyn gardner. he says that she was swept to sea while they were pork ling in...
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. >> maureen umeh tonight. thousands of people gathered at the drill field on virginia tech catch us tonight for a candle light -- campus tonight for a candlelight vigil there to remember officer crouse and his family. students said they appreciated his sacrifice. >>> the hunt is on in baltimore for the person who shot and killed a 22-year-old morgan state university student. brandon hudson is originally from clinton, maryland, and was found dead in his apartment in the charles village section of baltimore last night. he was a senior at morgan state majoring in business. police there say there was no sign of forced entry, so hudson may have known his killer. his friends say they're stunned. >> he was a lively person. he's one if you were having a bad day, he's bound to say something that lifted your spirits. he was full of positive energy. he never was that type of person to want to put somebody down. he was always about everybody is big enough, everybody else trying to progress and do positive things in life.
. >> maureen umeh tonight. thousands of people gathered at the drill field on virginia tech catch us tonight for a candle light -- campus tonight for a candlelight vigil there to remember officer crouse and his family. students said they appreciated his sacrifice. >>> the hunt is on in baltimore for the person who shot and killed a 22-year-old morgan state university student. brandon hudson is originally from clinton, maryland, and was found dead in his apartment in the charles...
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. >> i'm maureen umeh. off of the top tonight, chevy chase police want to catch a thief who have chosen the holiest of places to steal from. >> he's targeting churches. at one, it was caught on camera. audrey barnes has a closer look at the crimes and the videotape. >> reporter: while parents were dropping off their children for preschool outside of the all saints church on friday morning, surveillance cameras captured pictures of this man prowling around inside looking for things to steal in desk drawers and purses. >> there is ultimately -- he stole cash and a metro fair card from purses belonging to two employees of the preschool. >> reporter: the chevy chase police said the man got into the building after requesting information about the priest school. a ruse he used at other churches on the same day. >> his routine seems to be gaping the confidence by going to the place under the ruse that he's a parent and allowed in at a busy time of the day and uses their distraction to take things. >> reporter: the
. >> i'm maureen umeh. off of the top tonight, chevy chase police want to catch a thief who have chosen the holiest of places to steal from. >> he's targeting churches. at one, it was caught on camera. audrey barnes has a closer look at the crimes and the videotape. >> reporter: while parents were dropping off their children for preschool outside of the all saints church on friday morning, surveillance cameras captured pictures of this man prowling around inside looking for...
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. >> what's so funny, maureen. she's got the giggles this morning. >> tony just has such a bright personality. he means make me smile every time i look at him. >> that is very nice. >> i have just the complete opposite reaction. >> all right, you. >> that's right. i got behave. santa is watching. we're looking pretty good on the roads. we are off for a quiet start. for incidents to report coming south along 270. an easy drive coming nowft clarkburg. it looks good off of i-07 leaving 15 coming in out of frederick. no problem spots to report headed in towards german up two. overall, an easy ride so far southbound along 270. beltway is in good shape traveling between 95 and your exits for georgia avenue. traffic volume rolling at speed some both the main line and hovs as you guys leave landmark headed up to the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> want to take you now to the latest in the penn state child sex abuse case. jerry sandusky is heading to court this morning and lawyers say h
. >> what's so funny, maureen. she's got the giggles this morning. >> tony just has such a bright personality. he means make me smile every time i look at him. >> that is very nice. >> i have just the complete opposite reaction. >> all right, you. >> that's right. i got behave. santa is watching. we're looking pretty good on the roads. we are off for a quiet start. for incidents to report coming south along 270. an easy drive coming nowft clarkburg. it looks...
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. >> i'm maureen umeh. welcome to fox 5 morning news. it is friday. thank goodness we made t it felt like a long week, didn't it? >> gentlemen, it did. >> but weather-wise, couldn't complain too much. >> yesterday, we were talking, it is so mild, it is in the 40s. how do you like this morning? >> man! >> it is really personning out there. >> kind of like a heat wave. >> i have to say unexpected by me. the cold front has yet to come through. it is on its way though so we'll see some big changes. take a look. we'll start with hdday morning i thought this front would be through the washington area by now. it is not. it is still off to the north and west. behind that front, there is much cooler air. we've still got the very mild air in place right now but that will change during the morning hours. you will feel that change, breezy conditions and dropping temperatures. but right now, enjoy it while we've got it. take a look at the current conditions at reagan national. yeah, you are reading that correctly. it is 61 degrees right now. 61degrees. relative hu
. >> i'm maureen umeh. welcome to fox 5 morning news. it is friday. thank goodness we made t it felt like a long week, didn't it? >> gentlemen, it did. >> but weather-wise, couldn't complain too much. >> yesterday, we were talking, it is so mild, it is in the 40s. how do you like this morning? >> man! >> it is really personning out there. >> kind of like a heat wave. >> i have to say unexpected by me. the cold front has yet to come through. it is...
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. >> i'm maureen umeh. welcome to fox 5 morning news. a beautiful day out there today. not too cold. >> sounds like it might warm up. >> it will definitely warm up but there are going to be more clouds than there were yesterday. >> not many around yesterday. a beautiful day. >> yesterday turned out to be gorgeous. even overnight tonight, the temperature not quite as cold as they were yesterday so all in all, we are headed in the right direction in you hike the warmer weather. no real signs of any winter weather in the next five to seven days so we're kind of steady as she goes here. we will have more cloud cover. you see the milky white there on your picture. that is the cloud cover moving through. i think during the morning hours, we'll see some sunshine but particularly this afternoon as our frontal system starts to approach and the warmer air tries to get in here, we'll have more and more in the way of clouds. it will be mostly cloudy in the afternoon. 40 in washington. that is about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday at this hour. 33 at dulles. 34 at bwi marshall. yes
. >> i'm maureen umeh. welcome to fox 5 morning news. a beautiful day out there today. not too cold. >> sounds like it might warm up. >> it will definitely warm up but there are going to be more clouds than there were yesterday. >> not many around yesterday. a beautiful day. >> yesterday turned out to be gorgeous. even overnight tonight, the temperature not quite as cold as they were yesterday so all in all, we are headed in the right direction in you hike the...
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hey, maureen. >>> hi alison and steve. the report is due out today inspector general, health and human services department they examined 175 head start facilities it compiled audits from 7 states may 2009 to october 2010 while the review was just a fraction of 1600 head start grantees it raises red flags about the safety of children in such programs. out of 24 examined, 21 did not fully comply to conduct criminal and other background checks. 90% of the facilities had toxic chemicals and cleaning supplies accessible to children. other concerns included a machete left near an outdoor play area, a center in the district with expired formula in their refrigerator. they are suggested on site monitoring and reviewing so yes, sir tiff policy changes head start is federally -- so yes, sir tiff policy changes, head start is federally funded. >> thank you. >>> it is right now, 20 minutes past 7, up next why it will look a lot more like christmas in january for some folks. >> plus big name celebritys in haiti lending a hand two years
hey, maureen. >>> hi alison and steve. the report is due out today inspector general, health and human services department they examined 175 head start facilities it compiled audits from 7 states may 2009 to october 2010 while the review was just a fraction of 1600 head start grantees it raises red flags about the safety of children in such programs. out of 24 examined, 21 did not fully comply to conduct criminal and other background checks. 90% of the facilities had toxic chemicals...
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. >>> i am maureen in for tony perkins. gearing up for round two in iowa, who will come out on top. this morning, he joins us live. >> drivers put down your cell phones from the ntsb and hands free devices apparently not an acceptable alternative. we will break down new recommendations from federal regulators. >> special guests coming up fox 5s movie reviewer, kevin mccarthy sat down with colin firth. >>> then,
. >>> i am maureen in for tony perkins. gearing up for round two in iowa, who will come out on top. this morning, he joins us live. >> drivers put down your cell phones from the ntsb and hands free devices apparently not an acceptable alternative. we will break down new recommendations from federal regulators. >> special guests coming up fox 5s movie reviewer, kevin mccarthy sat down with colin firth. >>> then,