>> reporter: fine, but what about the leases? gray said the rates go down tremendously in the second and third year of the contracts. >> we have to average about over the entire lease period and that is not $1,900 a month for the second year and not even -- i think it goes to 12 or 1300 that goes down to 6 orsen hundred dollars, $800 for the third year. >> reporter: we don't know how that shakes out and the lease agreement on the vehicle. so far, no response. the second vehicle, the one that brown didn't want apparently can't be returned to the leasing company until october. it's back in the dpw fleet being used as the backup. >> reporter: and listening to the interview, it doesn't sound like the mayor's that outraged by the controversy, is that your impression? >> reporter: a couple of things. vincent gray knows that he had some access to a vehicle when he was couple chair and so did his predecessor, but they were not top-of-the-line luxury vehicles and another thing, vince gray is trying to say why his top staffers are making as much money as high as $2,000 he's saying he's trying to attract good people to the job and that he has what he's calling a strong deputy mayor government and said that he's gotten rid of eliminated positions as many as 25 to 30 positions. >> and that is not a great way to start off the administration. thank you. alarming new claims about a possible new cancer hotspot around fort dietrich. advocates claim they have evidence that hundreds of cancer cases can be directly linked to fort dietrich. and sherri ly is live with the latest. >> reporter: the advocates say they have blood tests and data that proves that people around fort dietrich have been stricken with cancer and linked to toxic waste and agent orange used at fort dietrich. for decades, toxic chemicals leachd into the ground and the army admits that it used agent orange. >> these are all cancer victims and are close to 1,000. >> reporter: now, randy white claims he's got blood tests finding the dioxins found in cancer victims in the area share the same footprint as dioxins found in the soil in fort dietrich and -- his late daughter with brain cancer. >> as they e amin that, they -- examine that, they will be able to detect if the others were in her brain. we know they were in the ground. >> reporter: the kristen renee foundation claimance independent survey found 100% homes in the contaminated area had someone diagnosed with cancer as far back as the 1960s. and he had hodgkin's lymphoma as a child and battled other forms as an adult. >> and on my 38th birthday, i went in for surgery for breast cancer. >> reporter: she worries her children will get cancer, too. >> my grandmother had 92 error -- 9 brothers and sisters and a lot of them back then worked for fort dietrich. >> reporter: the possible cancer cluster is under investigation by maryland's health department focus on area a and b. and in a preliminary archives search report bite u.s. army corps of engineers, it concluded there is no known documentation to indicate large- scale dissemination of the chemicals and fort dietrich officials said scientists tested 17 founds of agent orange and compared to an average of 48 pounds per year for a 100-acre farm at the time. >> i believe that the d.o.d. is worse than the mafia. >> reporter: advocates want the army to come clean and worry that they will never get the truth. -- truth. the group made another stunning allegation today saying a historian for fort dietrich claims the military used a chemical compound by spraying it on school children at an elementary school to run some tests. i spoke to a fort dietrich official and he said that there were tests done here at fort dietrich and across the country where a harmless compound was sprayed to see how it would track out of the area and that that is a harmless compound and couldn't speak directly on the -- to the allegations. as for the concerns about the cancer clusters, a health department report last year did find that there were no higher incidents of cancer around the fort dietrich area and there is another review taking place. sean? >> still many unanswered questions there. thank you. it's a race against time in new zealand tonight as rescuers search for survivors in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake there and fox's jonathan hunt is following the latest developments. >> reporter: terrifying moments -- moments as the earthquake rattles through christ church. one survivor tries to decide what it was like when the office building begin to crumble. >> didn't know what happened and -- what is on the floor and managed to pull him out. >> reporter: hundreds more are in -- and situated on the eastern coast of new zealand's island. rescuers are working to find survivors. >> the place in the men time have people working to go through the damaged buildings and to try to help. >> reporter: searchers are looking for those who might be trapped in the rubble. the quake knock out power and flooding streets. a sniffer dog scoured the scene and they moved people out of harm's way. >> and -- >> from the combination and that will be to do things military -- >> a delegation of 43 u.s. lawmakers and business leaders caught in the middle of the massive rumbling and according to state department officials, indiana senator evan bayh and his wife are part of the group and adding that none of the >> i think most of us automatically reach for a seatbelt in the car, especially in the front seat but there may be a change in seatbelt laws from maryland passengers in the back seat. it's the idea of a father hoping to prevent another family from heartbreak. and fox 5s beth parker has the story. >> reporter: it's been more than two years since 15-year- old ryan didone was killed in a car accident in maryland. he and his friends left the church youth group meeting. >> i ask myself every day what went wrong and what i can do to improve matters for others. >> reporter: he's doing that in annapolis, pushing a law that was its his idea. house bill 564 was heard in committee if it passes and anyone riding in a car in maryland would have to wear a seatbelt, even people in the back seat. >> when i grew up, i thought it was the law. in my mother's car, it was and this mean a case where mom's law should be state law. >> reporter: tom knows something about the law. he's not just a dad dealing with that but a montgomery county police captain, the director of the traffic decision. >> and we did research and saw the studies showed that the back seat pagings arep belted and the study showed if they wore the seatbelts, 25% of the front seat passengers weren't have been injured. >> reporter: and they know the compliance rate goes up once you pass the law. >> one of the great responsibles we have is to protect our resource. >> reporter: the ticket would cost i $25 and it would be up to the officer to decide whether to ticket the driver, the passenger or both. it would be a primary law, not a secondary one. meaning you could be pulled over for the sole reason that someone in yo -- your car is not belted in. when the state started passing seatbelts, maryland was ahead of the curb and now there are at least 20 states and the district of columbia that require seatbelt use in the front and in the back seat. the people pushing the legislation said maryland would now be catching up n. annapolis, beth parker, fox 5 news. we have a health alert to pass along. the supreme court said parents can't sue drug makers for serious side effects from child hood vaccines. -- childhood vaccines. the court justices ruled against a couple. congress set up a special vaccine court to handle such blames as a way to provide compensation to the injured children. can radio frequencies sing signals emitted by your cell phone effect your brain? 's new study who found that people who used the control control phone for 50 minutes a day over a yearlong period had an increase in glue keys consumption by the brain and that indicates the brain is being activated by the radio frequencies of the cell phone and say that further studies are needed to assess whether these could have long-term health consequences. talk show host rush limbaugh is criticizing first lady michelle obama's eating habits and implying she's fat and. he's calling her a hypocrite for launching an antiobesity campaign and ordering ribs in denver. they had 1500 calories and 140 grams of fat and he criticized hotter show. >> the problem is and dare i say this, it doesn't look like michelle obama follows her own nutritionary dietary advice. i'm trying to say our first lady does not project the image of women you that might see on the cover of the "sports illustrated" swimsuit issue or of a woman alex rodriguez might date every six months or what have you. >> huh? >> in her let's move campaign, she said that occasional treats are fine as long as you make healthy choices most of the time. and your fat cat or pudgy pooch may look cute but like adults overweight, may cause major health problems. a recent report found pet obesity is reaching epidemic proportions with more than half of the cats and dogs being overweight. dr. hugh frank hughes joining us here today -- drahughs is joining us with frank. >> thank you. >> when they talk about a study, the obeseisists say 1/5 of dogs in the u.s. are overweight s. it the table food or the sweets? >> i think it's a combination, too much food and too many treats and not enough exercise. i think it's a vicious circle. if you're not able to get your dog out as much as you like, you feel bad and feed them more to make up for it. >> let me ask you, you brought frank in. a yorkshire terrier and with 10 pounds, he was overrate. looking at him, he was fine. when we look at frank, you know, people are wondering is he overweight or normal? >> frank's in good body condition. >> okay. >> you should be able to easily feel their ribs. >> okay. >> and -- >> under easily feel their ribs and they should have a waist. >> okay. >> and it should dip in here. >> okay. >> and should have this, an abdominal tuck. >> okay. >> the chest comes up. and you get the abdominal tuck here. >> okay. >> and a lot of dogs look like sausages with heads and legs. >> yes. >> and what sort of problems can happen? we know as humans, there are all sorts of problems from obesity. what sorts of problems? >> it's the same thing in animals, heart disease, diabetes, joint disease. period of a study that looked and compare two segments of dogs, ones overweight and healthy weight. the ones healthy lived on average two years longer. >> okay. >> and if you keep your dog at a good weight, you have an extra two years with them. >> there you go. >> and that is a lot. >> the bottom line what, do you recommend for people at home you're watching, whose puppies and cats might be overweight? what should we be doing? >> look at your dog foot and -- food. if they're overweight, they should be on a weight management diet. >> okay. >> and you should not feed your dog people food. they need to be on the proper food. table scraps are fine in moderation. >> okay. >> s bit -- little bits of chicken or vegetables is fine. >> no ice cream and cake. >> no, you know. >> and that is the same principle you would follow if trying to lose weight. >> thank you. >> and frank, thanks for coming in. if you would like more information on how to keep your pets from becoming obese, go to www.myfoxdc.com and click on the pet page under the morning tab. could it be the key to keeping loved ones safe? new technology giving alzheimer's patients more freedom with less risk. next. a conciliatory tone out of this libyan strongman tonight, he's giving no signs he will give up power without a fight. gun fire is, again, ringing out in trip ollie tonight. -- tripoli tonight. with the foreign-press barred, the people are depending on these internet videos. >> and >> a new gps device is giving alzheimer's patients more freedom and helping their families worry less. jeff gurvir has early onset alzheimer's. he doesn't drive anymore but goes out running. an arizona company created a gps device through which he can let his wife know if he's lost. >> if he was in a situation where he felt uncomfortable and got himself turned around again, then he could push this button here. it beeps and said it's sending the sos. >> the device calls her cell phone and sends a text message and she can log on to her computer and see her husband's exact location. >> pretty cool. >> yeah. the snow finally moved on and it's downright cold outside. >> is there any relief in seat cyte? the finishing touches are coming up on the forecast. and he claims to be the world's fastest golfer. look at this. check him out! all right, we're going to put his -- . >> whoa! whoa! whoa! >> can you see the ball? is that real? all right, we're going to put a swing to the test. wech you -- take you in there and check him out in a few minutes. g >> so you think you have a good golf swing? maybe so. the chances are you're not as fast as the man you're about to meet and brian bolter is here with the guess. you're not the fast golfer? >> no. >> i'm in full support. >> that's right. >> and i'm with david and his pal speedy who owns two guiness book of world records for being the fastest golfer in the world and the concept, the first question people ask you is you can play golf? duh. and that is a unique talent you have. >> right. >> and you're doing this to spread the word for the girls and boys club? >> exactly. and they can do what they want to do and we're spreading the expenses all over the world for 600 days straight. >> and playing at performing at the george washington university basketball game tomorrow night? >> yes. >> and what is the deal with the band here? >> it keeps you balanced. >> the secret is the speed. they have to get one and the secret is god has given me a second chance of life and we have been on the road for 115 days and spreading the message to be great and do what you want to do and everyone told me i couldn't do what i wanted to do and we're proving everyone wrong and look for example corporate sponsors and we have the greatest show in the world. >> and you're going hit all of these? and in 20 seconds? >> we'll be millionaires. i want to you look at the target. >> and yup. here we go. >> i'm afraid to talk to you. >> you can talk to me. >> and that is some great concentration. can you apply this to the real golf course? >> yeah. >> and you'll be done in two hours. >> you must be the first guy out? >> we're done. >> and -- >> go to work. >> when it comes to putting, you have to slow down, right? >> and i can putt like. that. >> that is what it is, perseverance and never giving up. they have to come and see us tomorrow and give us sent. >> yeah. >> and that is a fantastic message. >> ogiband.com. >> check out the website and we'll put this there, www.myfoxdc.com. a link to his as well and he's playing the gw at the basketball game tomorrow night and go and see him and he's working hard for. >> you and that is beautiful. i'm assuming this is the real deal? >> yeah. >> and -- >> that sammy hagar margarita week. >> national margarita day. >> and i was wondering why he's not wearing a helmet? >> and you think think she, he said no. >> his hand or head. [ laughter ] >> wow, amazing. >> that is. that is pretty a making. >> thank you, brian, ogi. >> yeah. >> and good grief, can you -- did you see how fast that was? >> yeah. >> you said you would get there in two hours. >> him? >> he said. >> or me? >> by applying that, you could do that in two hours. >> and golf widows would no longer be golf widows. >> right. >> and i'm not going there. i think five hours is a great amount of time. maybe even six. six hours is a good amount of time, you know, to play 18. >> and how about some bad weather? >> and look at the sunshine? >> and that is enough to make it a beautiful sunset. i'm encouraged, it's almost 6:00 and we can still see sunlight. >> nice. >> and spring is around the corner, right? >> and that can spring any time. >> and there is some light no and --y? and see you know, there is a little bit of flurry activity to the west and this is next to i-80 and there and here and front royal, too, and culpeper, a few showers down there. the snow showers and nothing will accumulate or anything like. that and temperatures tonight will be very, very cold. he's the forecast this evening. bundle up. 31 degrees at 7:00. 28 at 9. 26 at 11:00 and this is in up to, okay. out in the suburbs and the temperatures dropping quicker than that and winds about 5 to 10 miles an hour and they're going to lighten up overnight. gaithersburg, 30 degrees; frederick is down to 28 and fredericksburg 37 and culpeper, 36. along i-81 the temperatures from the upper 20s and to the lower 30s. in the suburbs, and where there is a descent snowpack and that is like northern montgomery county, hagerstown and washington county and that northern tier and that is where that snow pack is and that is where they tumble and that is still cold here. the warmth through the south and texas and the deep south, new orleans, 75 degrees and we're hoping that as we start getting out into thursday and perhaps on friday, too, we'll tap some of this warmth and bring it right up here into the east and we're talking about a bit of a warm-up our way and that is not going white but wet and that is some good news and where there is snowpack, that is the coldest and there is some lower teens. starting off cold and sunny and 37 at noon and with mostly sunny, lots of sunshine tomorrow and temperatures warmer than today and we'll melt most of the snow with the sunshine. and the temperatures in the lower 40s for tomorrow and at least where you only had an inch or two. i think most of that is gone tomorrow afternoon. listen, this is tomorrow at 5:00. lots of sunshine here and some clouds to the west. by noon on thursday, we see the rain and on thursday evening, everyone is starting to get wet and the heaviest rain is thursday night and the yellow indicates the heavier rain and we have lowered temperatures here with the rain on friday and that is around 50 and that is not bad, nothing cold here and a few clouds for the weekend and that is not bad and a chance of temperatures into the upper 70s. >> and this is right, you have been keeping up with that. that is the change we made. sorry about that. >> thank you. >> and don't try to sneak anything by her. thank you. and i was going to let it go by. the boys of summer kicked up their spring training and the boys are there and dave feldman avoided the snow and got the tough assignment of the 70 degrees temperatures down there in florida. how's it going? >> reporter: and that is tough, someone had to do it. i got out of up to. you know what? hope springs eternal and that is the case with spring training. because 60 players, 61, actually, are here and all trying to make the big league roster. 25 will -- and everyone was here today, everybody. it's the crack of the bat. the pop of the glove a star standing tall among his fans. spring training is here and with that hope. >> a tremendous amount of talent in the room here and with that talent, um, expectations get raised and so forth and let's -- let's meet and exceed those expectations and play baseball. >> reporter: a team with big names, ryan zimmerman at third and morgan is to lead off and jayson weather with a 126 -- jayson werth and the man everyone's talking about is 18- year-old bryce learn. like strasburg before him, learn was the number one overall draft pick and everyone is watching. >> i try do what i do and care less. i go out there and try to do me and as long as i am helping the team win and helping everyone get better, that is all that matters and they came up to me and a couple of guys are like are you going to make the team or what? i'm trying to make the club and i will come here every day to make it hard. >> reporter: a big part is always the fans. and the nats have their share. >> and we're building a great team and doing good. i we think -- weighing we're going to do something. >> who is your favorite player? go of me one. >> i have several. if i must pick one -- . >> you must pick one. >> ryan zimmerman. >> that's great. >> i like the z man. >> the coolest part is seeing everyone again. the baseball part takes care of itself and getting to hang out and see all the guys again and that is better than the baseball part. >> what is your favorite part of spring train something. >> seeing him hit. >> how did he do? >> he hit it into the water. >> he did? >> yeah. >> and that is good. >> thanks. >> and what a polite young man. joe. thank you very much. coming up later on at 6:00, more on bryce harper and more on what his teammates think of his chances of starting on the -- and that mainly on -- major league reachedder. it -- roster. it's beautiful here and i'm sorry you're not here to share the warmth. >> and may be you can bring it back with you. >> i'm get the gift. >> thank you, feldy. brian bolter is now back with a look at what is coming up on the news edge at 6. she fled the country after being indicted in a $50 million mortgage fraud scheme and she's back in the u.s. proclaiming her onence is in court. information kept secret for more than two decades is shedding new light on a notorious murder in the district. the decision now raising doubts about convicts in the case. and -- convictions in the case. and it's a story a lot of people are fired up about in this up to. d.c.'s council chair made a huge announcement in the wake of the luxury suv scandal. you will hear it. the latest details. right at the top at 6. ust emma >> students from all over travel to the district to share their vision of future. the future city's competition is part of engineers week. it matches them to with mentors -- mentors to create their visions of tomorrow. they use computer models and use the three dimensional models and this is the 19th year for the competition. and thanks for joining us tonight at 5. >> the news edge at 6 starts now. straight off the top, new developments in that suv scandal in the district. residents were outraged after learning the city's city council chairman was leasing not one but two lincoln navigators at $1,900 a month and it appears he's caving to the growing criticism. karen gray houston has more. >> reporter: all the