light showers out in eastern ohio, that will get in here this afternoon so we can't rule out the possibility of an isolated shower between 2:00 and 6:00 this afternoon. temperatures more comfortable than yesterday. 70 right now at reagan national. 66 at dulles. 64 in frederick. and 69 to start your day in ocean city. our highs today about 80. it will be noticeably less humid with dew point temperatures in the mid-60s and falling tonight. so a great looking forecast over the next couple of days. partly sunny today, less humid than yesterday. 81 for the afternoon high. more details on the forecast coming up in a few minutes. let's get to julie wright with the on-time traffic. good morning, tucker. a lot happening along the top stretch of the beltway traveling the outer loop leaving 95 around toward georgia avenue. behind me the live shot at university boulevard. well before you reach university boulevard back at the northwest branch between new hampshire and university, we're receiving word of an incident on the right shoulder. and inbound suitland parkway, accident reported there. suitland parkway and branch for a stalled tractor-trailer. eastbound 66, as you approach 60 fair oaks from 7100, traffic jammed up here. we're heavy and steady as you continue to work through vienna and then nutley street to the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. top story this morning, a major break through in the time square bombing investigation. >> a pakistani american man is now under arrest accused of driving the suv that was rigged to explode. doug luzader with more. >> reporter: faisal shahzad was arrested last night attempting to leave the country. this may be the beginning of the investigation but this looks to be a big break. it was the vehicle itself in time square that provided the evidence investigators needed and very early this morning u.s. attorney general eric holder made the announcement. >> earlier this evening faisal shahzad was arrested in connection with the attempted car bombing in new york on saturday. >> reporter: he was taken into custody at jfk airport as he was attempting to head to do you know a. the plane was on the way to the runway when it was stopped. they believe he left the vehicle in time square on saturday. the bomb inside didn't detonate. he is presumably being questioned. >> the cooperation at this level and this stage of the case is extremely important because there may be others at large who, once they leave the country, would be very difficult and costly to arrest. but if they are still here, it would be a simple matter of just finding them and arresting them. >> reporter: and significant questions remain. what about the man in this videotape that surfaced yesterday? is that shahzad and was there a foreign connection to all of this? >> as we move forward, we'll focus on not just holding those responsible for it accountable, but also on obtaining any intelligence about terrorist organizations overseas. >> reporter: investigators say shahzad did just return from a five month trip to pakistan and the taliban group there did claim responsibility for saturday's attempted attack. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >> just within the last hour the emirates airline flight was allowed to take off from jfk airport, seven hours after the arrest happened. our big story we're following locally. four arrests now in the death of d.c. school principal brian betts. and the suspects are due in court today. fingerprints and a credit card helped police crack the case and shed more light on the d.c. youth rehabilitation program. two of the suspects should have been on the streets but they walked away from juvenile lock up. >> sarah simmons is outside of the courthouse now with more on the case. sarah. >> reporter: well allison, those two suspects that you mentioned are expected to appear in court today. 18-year-old sharif lancaster and another suspect is expected to appear in court. there is another 18-year-old who hasn't been charged in the case. but sanders and lancaster were arrested yesterday. they were arrested in oxon hill. lancasters mother is also charged in connection with the case for having a stolen credit card belonging to betts and in tending to use it. as you mentioned the phone records, fingerprints, credit card records all helped lead to the arrest in this case for the murder of brian betts on april 15th. but there are still a lot of unanswered questions here. >> further investigation has revealed that one or more of the suspects was connected with betts after mr. betts used a phone chat line. the specific reason for the meeting between the individuals has not yet been confirmed as far as why he was a victim that night, we don't know. >> reporter: now what is perhaps even more frustrating for the people who knew principal brian betts is the fact that the three teen-agers have extensive criminal backgrounds and were supposed to be locked up in the d.c. youth rehabilitation services. sarah simmons, fox 5 news, back to you. now to the other big story on top of this morning, counselors on hand at the university of virginia to help friends and lacrosse teammates cope with the death of a senior player. police say 22-year-oldarly love from cockeysville, maryland was murdered. the suspect her fellow boyfriend george hugley of chevy chase. police were called to love's apartment for what was reported as a possible alcohol overdose. when officers got there there were physical injuries to her body. police arrested hugley at his apartment a short time later. he's due in court today on first-degree murder charges. >> patrol officers arrived on the scene, it was quickly apparent to them that this young lady was the victim of something far worse. there were obvious physical injuries to her body. >> i remember her walking up to me at her graduation and so it's really sad to have someone die. >> court records show that hugley was arrested in 2008 and convicted of resisting arrest, public swearing and in tox -- intoxication. coming up, we'll check with sherry ly who is in charlottesville this morning. making headline this is morning. another large earthquake off the coast of chile. it's the largest in the series of about a dozen earthquakes since saturday. no immediate reports of damage or injuries. tens of thousands of chileans are still living in tents or temporary housing since the earthquake back in february. flash flood continuing to swamp historic landmarks in nashville, tennessee. officials fear what is under the water. so far storms in the south had killed 28 people, 18 in tennessee alone. officials say the number might rise once the water goes down. crews have used boats and jet skis to pull people from their homes. now to the crisis on the gulf coast. today we should learn whether the efforts to stop the oil from the sunken rig in the gulf of mexico are working. right now shipping channels are closed. tieing up cargo vessels. if ships drop off goods like coffee and bananas at different ports you may have to pay more for it. coming up, we'll take a closer look at how the wildlife both above and under the water will be effected by the massive oil spill in the gulf. airports in ireland were shut down about 2:00 a.m. because of concern about ash. the threat faded overnight and now full operations with resume at all irish airports by 8:00 a.m. our time. coming up, metro facing chris six about safety records in recent months and the transit agency also facing a budget gap in the millions of dollars. coming up next, we'll talk with metro's interim general manager richard sarles. and now retired detective james tran ham is being hankered as a champion of justice to fight wrongful convictions. and he'll join us in the next hour. and teenagers buying alcohol from the okay from the cops. part of an undercover operation to keep more kids safe. we'll go along with these undercover agents in the 9:00 hour. it's 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(lab girl) trust resolve. forget stains. welcome back. it's 7:13. another check on our forecast this tuesday. >> just making sure there is no rain today. >> maybe a shower this afternoon but better than yesterday when we had clouds around and scattered showers in the afternoon. temperatures right now. we are currently 70 degrees at reagan national. that's better than yesterday. remember yesterday we started out the day in the 80s. notice off to the north and west, pittsburgh 56. cincinnati 55. that is the cool air that will get in here tonight. so the forecast only gets better here with each hour as we're expecting more in the way of sunshine and less in the way of humidity. our satellite radar, if you are traveling across the lower 48 it should be fairly quiet. the one exception across florida where we are seeing showers and thunderstorms bubbling up. across the west, california, a lot of sunshine and including texas. and here is a look at the forecast. 81 for an afternoon high. partial sunshine and a chance for a scattered shower. cool tonight and 58. next chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms will arrive on friday. highs this weekend only in the 50s. making headline this is morning, dysfunction is what authorities at the federal transit administration used to describe metro's safety office. >> now metro is making new promises. the agency plans to spend $7 million on safety measures. joining us now to dig deeper into the plan and other issues is the new general manager richard sarles. good morning to you, sir. >> good morning. >> welcome to the position. and we want to jump right into it and ask you with this $7 million plan over the next six months what, are you looking for and how will it reassure consumers that metro is safe it ride? >> we're looking to improve safety at washington metro. there are a few things we're doing. we're improving communication, we will be doing a better job of selecting information on incidents, gathering information from our employees about safety concerns as well as launching into training programs which will all help to improve the safety culture at w- mata. >> a lot of the big thing people have been talking about is when you have this combination of possible price increases and possible service cuts, it seems like the worst of both worlds, this is not your first rodeo. but how do you address that from the p.r. standpoint of convincing folks these things need to be done and we can make the whole thing better? >> it's about facing reality. we're in hard financial times. it effects public transit agencies all over the nation and effects many things that go on in life and recognizing that we have to make hard decisions, decisions we would rather not make but it's a matter of looking at the service, the amount that riders contribute and what the jurisdictions have to contribute here and we try to balance that and listen to the public comments in the hearings and try to react to that and the board will ultimately make the final decision. >> and that said for the millions of riders out there, you can shed more light on what they might expect in the next couple of months. >> improving reliability. on the red line, adjusting the schedule to reflect reality again. the schedule is based on automated train operation, it's based on shorter dwell times than actually exist. there are crowds and people that like to ride metro and it takes longer to get on the trains and more reflects reality and we'll make accommodation. >> you said your top job is to fill 12 vacancies and why is this priority. >> these were 12 new positions created the end of last year and we've filled the half of them and we expect to fill the remainder so we have a full complement here to work on improving the safety at w-mata. >> and one of the things you mentioned a short time ago and working with the local jurisdictions as well, how have you found that process when dealing with the other governments in maryland and virginia in addition to d.c. >> well its a matter of them coming together and recognizing that metro is important and they have to make a contribution that helps this metro run in a good fashion. >> you've also talked about upgrading the whistleblower program there. a lot tv would be accountability. metro looking out for metro and being able to do that safely if infractions were noted on the job there. would your hope be that more people come forward internally. >> safety is the responsibility for every employee at w-mata and i expect anyone that sees a problem involving safety will alert their supervisor and if not that, use the whistleblower or call the safety office or the hotline established for safety concerns that aren't being adequately addressed, they can call the hotline and get them addressed. >> when we look at metro over the last year and look at the eight fatalities and the financial situation and trying to bridge this gap financially and budget airily to move forward and i have to ask you, what made you jump into this position even though it's only temporary? was it a challenge or did you see more? >> i saw challenge. here at -- washington metro represents public transportation until the united states. it's a great system and well designed. i remember coming down here when it was constructed. it's a beautiful system. it hasn't been maintained and we have to change that and turn it around and i'm here to put the foundation in place, if you will, so that my successor can then build on that. >> and you've had -- you are bringing to the job some 40 years in the transit industry. how would you describe your management style and why would you think it would be a good fit for w-mata? >> my management style is results oriented. people can talk about and plan things and they're all good. but in the end the customers expect results and that's what i am. a results oriented person. i drive down to the issues and get the team here to solve them. >> i don't know if frustrating is the right word, but do you face a challenge knowing you are in this position temporarily and you probably will not be able to see the proposition you are putting out there. >> that's true of any job. the last job i was in, we started some major projects and they're going on for the next ten years. so you expect that. but the opponent is to make something better while you are here and that's what i intend to do. >> and we talked about unfortunately the number of eight employees killed on the job since 2005 and just some of the delays and now talking about cutbacks and rate increases and steve talked about sort of that public relations aspect. but is there anything that we can expect and a new -- even thinks like esoteric things like new ads to get metro on a different course as we look forward. >> you can expect us to focus on the basics. that's what has to be addressed right now. not the glitter, but the basics and that's running service reliably and safely. that's what i'm focused on. >> and is there anything you would like to see happen, specific goals during your short tenure here that you want to make sure, look, i came here to do this and this is what i want to see accomplished before someone else takes over this position permanently? >> i want to see the budget obviously put together and put to bed by the board and i want to see the multi jurisdictional agreement put in place. i want to see the safety positions filled. i want to see us improving our safety record. >> sir, internally, we report about the problems that happen with metro. on a regular day though, metro moves people within the area and the job is done well. but of course we report about the mishaps that happen too. as far as internally and the work force there, what is the message to metro employees as you take -- you take control? >> we have to work together as a team to deliver the safe, reliable service for our customers. that's what they expect and that's what they deserve. >> i know that you're riding the train into work every day. was there anything you saw when you started riding it every day that made you think, this is either -- we're in good shape or this is something we need to keep a close eye on? >> what i see every day is a well designed system that is not being maintained as well as it should be. >> richard sarles, the internal --in turn general manager with metro. thank you so much for your first interview and making it with fox 5. >> thank you. city council set to vote on a bill to allow the chronically ill to light up. that's still ahead. here's to the believers. the risk-takers. the visionaries. the entrepreneurs... who put it all on the line to build and run their own businesses. at at&t, we know something about that. our company started out in a small lab, with not much more than a dream. and today, we know it's small businesses that can create the jobs america needs. that's why at&t is investing billions to upgrade and build out our wired and 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cockeysville maryland was murdered. the suspect is her former boyfriend and lacrosse player of chevy chase. police found love's body inside of her apartment. they say she suffered physical injuries. police arrested haguely a short time later. he is due in court today facing first-degree murder charges. at the top of the hour, the latest on the investigation and checking in with sherry ly who is in charle lotsville this morning live at 8:00. 7:31 now. it's 70 degrees out there. look at that. >> there we go. >> i don't know if there is more technical term, sun rays, but how beautiful and magestic. >> blue sky and partial cloudiness around here and the theme around here today. bright sun and let humidity than yesterday it will feel better. >> please. the humidity is the whole thing. >> the hair thing. even my hair was crazy. and more sunshine today. and the next couple of days should be very nice. could be an afternoon shower. we have a left over piece of energy moving through and much like yesterday we'll see a few mid to late afternoon showers develop. friday and saturday, look unsettled that's code word for showers and thunderstorms. i think friday fight and saturday, best chance. we'll time that out as we get closer and cooler air saturday and sunday. highs on saturday, 70. how about highs on sunday, only in the 60s. so cooler air will be on the way for the weekend. cooler air this morning. at least relatively so when you compare it to this time yesterday. 70 at reagan national. waking up to a temperature of 63 in gaithersburg, 69 currently in annapolis. just to the south and east down in southern maryland, leonardtown is 76. not a bad looking start to the day. sunshine working through and it will be a mix of sun and clouds here for a good portion of the day as we have a couple of pieces of energy. the cold front from yesterday, that's responsible for the cloud cover at this hour. there it is. it's slowly pushing off to the south and east. no rain shower associated across the washington area. it's this left over piece of energy that has to come through this afternoon. so during the afternoon, i think the clouds will increase and we'll see the possibility of some widely scattered showers. not everybody will see them, but the possibility is out there that we'll see some showers and high temperatures about 80 or so. behind it, cooler and drier air moving in tonight. and it will be comfortable. can you open the windows and turn off the air and we'll be in for a couple of nice days. forecast for today, partly sunny and less humid than yesterday. chance for a shower. winds 5-10 miles per hour. i mentioned the cooler air today, should be comfortable. 58 for the overnight low and clear skies, winds shifting out of the north and west. that's the direction we like this time of year. 82 and bright sunshine. few more clouds on thursday and by friday and saturday, chance of showers. and late friday and on saturday. and cooler by the weekend. that's a look at the forecast. let's get to julie wright with our on-time traffic. let's start off on the inner loop of the beltway where we have not one but two separate accidents. inner loop of the beltway at 236, second lane from the right tied up with a crash. ab then the inner loop at gallows road also tieing up the second lane from the right. so big delays traveling from braddock toward 66. outer loop of the beltway traveling in and out of the clouds into the sunshine. you're going to find delays at van dorn in the direction of the wilson bridge. now coming back at you out of oxon hill, look at this, this is the inner loop of the beltway as you travel from 295. these local lanes very slow at this point. i should say through lanes. very slow at this point, headed toward telegraph road and that's tieing up the right side of the road. lanes there are open and you're at speed. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. well the big story we are following this morning has been our big story. the gulf coast oil spill could impact now hundreds of different types of wildlife. we're talking about fish, shrimp, birds, mammals, turtles, just a few affected as the oil slick grows. we're joined by dr. michael frye from the environmental studies advisory committee and the director of conservation for american bird conservancy. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> let me ask you, how massive is this? what are we looking at here. >> in a week, it will be the largest oil spill we've ever had, which is the exxon valdez. >> and when this originally happened, you thought this would happen but did we think it would result in this when the original rig exploded? >> probably not. the size of the spill was unexpected. the blowout protectors that were supposed to be in place, were supposed to work. there are 7,000 rigs -- platforms on the -- in the gulf of mexico now. we've haven't had this kind of a mistake before. so it was unexpected. but everybody had predeployed tremendous amount of booms, the bird rescue people had equipment predeployed just in case and then the bird rescue people came from california and from maryland and they were there before the spill got going. so we have -- after exxon valdez we learned a lot and they really have been able to set up command structure and get this thing -- clean up going quickly. >> what are we seeing now as far as wildlife? we'll be telling the story about the industry but now we're seeing pictures, we saw some turtles and a bird getting the help it needed. what are we seeing now? >> i think there are several wildlife refuges in the immediate area. bretton wildlife refuge has more than 2,000 nests of pelicans that has been surrounded by boom. but we're going to get a lot of birds oiled. the gamut that you see that was brought in is a juvenile bird. the adults are all in canada breeding at this time. but it takes about -- they breed at about five years of age. so that the young ones are still in the gulf of mexico. they don't come to shore, they just feed on fish out at sea and there are a number of birds that are sea birds that are strictly there. but then when the oil gets into the coastal wetlands, there are lots of spoonvilles and egrits and it will be a disaster for those birds. >> and what the ripple effect here? the birds eat the fish and the fish eat the oil. what is the cycle here and the danger? >> as the oil gets into the marshes they are very low eco system and the oil comes in on the tide and the tide goes out and the oil sinks into the marsh grass and its there. probably for years. it's very difficult to clean up. if you have a nice, big open space beach with a lot of waves going onto it, that's easy to clean up. you can vacuum it up, collect it mechanically, the oil turns into tar balls. but in the marshes, the oil sits there and sinks down and the crayfish and all of the invertebrates are going to be oiled for a long time. >> and i guess with a minute or so left, i just want to ask you, what can be done? how are we looking to stave off this disaster as far as the living things there. what can we do? >> well what the trustees are doing now is booming off areas that they think are most sensitive. after exxon valdez, we set up a structure to do environmental sensitivity mapping of all of the coast of the united states and those places, the most important, have been already boomed off with many miles of boom. and trying to just clean up that oil, get it out either by dispursuing or vacuuming it up is the only way to protect the wildlife. >> you're hoping that will happen. >> it will happen but it may take longer than we life. >> burns, we appreciate your insights. we look at those pictures and shutter to think about what is happening with the wildlife. so thank you for sharing. >> thank you very much. and continental airlines will now be the largest carrier but will that mean savings passed on to you? we'll look at that. and a new report says the recession has taken a impact on preschools. we'll take a closer look. time now is 7:40, 70 degrees. stay with us. [ beeping ] ♪ my country ♪ 'tis of thee ♪ sweet land ♪ of liberty ♪ of thee i sing [ laughs ] ♪ oh, land ♪ where my fathers died ♪ land of the pilgrims' pride ♪ from every mountainside ♪ let freedom ring ♪ making headline this is morning, a terrifying fireworks accident in virginia caught on camera. this is video from winchester, virginia. police say three mortars misfired during a friday night show and two went into the crowd. one person suffered second- degree burns to their arms and several other folks have minor injuries. >> glad everybody is relatively okay. hate to see that happen. it is 70 degrees now. and it's going to be a less humiand that's my headline for the day. >> and it should be. less humidity and more sunshine and that will set us up for a great looking wednesday. tomorrow will be just about perfect. satellite radar and there we go. getting started with cloudiness and sunshine across the area. generally dry. we do have the possibility of a scattered shower in the forecast this afternoon. out to the west, cloud cover and light green, that is light shower activity and that will get in here later today so we can't call it an -- it's not completely sunny but generally speaking it should be a -- much nicer than yesterday. spotty storm out there to the north as we watch the last little piece of energy move on through. the cooler and drier air moves in behind it. and we're going to be very comfortable tonight. low temperatures overnight back into the 50s and less humidity. dew point will fall. so once again we'll be in for nice spring weather as we get into tomorrow with bright sunshine and very pleasant conditions. 81 this afternoon. just a chance for a scattered shower, about 20% between 2:00 and 6:00 this afternoon and tomorrow and thursday looks great. best chance for showers and thunderstorms friday night. cooler this weekend. highs on sunday in the 60s. heoff. >> that is so strange. >> well it's that time of year. up and down. >> thanks, tucker. and the key there, julie wright, enjoy tomorrow and thursday, the best days. >> and then put back on the scarf and glove for the weekend. >> oh, julie, stop. stop with the drama. >> at least a windbreaker, julie. you're right. >> it gets chilly. so turn the a.c. off and then on. right now on the top stretch of the beltway, delays from 95 college park around toward 355. inner loop slowing into the sunshine for those leaving 355 headed past the mormon temple and then expect sunshine delays in greenbelt. this is the commute as you travel from 395 and into the springfield interchange and continue toward the wilson bridge. traveling into the sun, we have delays towardsell graph road. the inner loop at telegraph and the through lanes is where we had the crash off of the wilson bridge. southbound 270 still heavy out of germantown south of mva. no accidents to report toward 28. more slow traffic approaching the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. making headline this is morning, you're redskins min -- camp taking place on friday. anthony aldridge and pj hill have been released. robinson and montgomery and mark mitchell who was a 7th round draft pick out of nevada. last year he caught touchdown passes in three preseason games but with joey galloway, mitchell became expendable. >> with change comes a lot of disappointment for certain guys and it's a scary situation, especially when you get new coaches. but the changes we've made, they have been good. and it will make the team better. and whatever happens is going to happen. as long as you do your job and keep working, you've got it. and members of the navy football team, it's the seventh consecutive trip to the white house to accept the commandner chief trophy. it's given to the winner of the competition between navy, army and air force each year. the team presented a navy football jersey to president obama, number 44. navy tied a school record last season with ten wins. well they are scooping up an italian treat with a local flavor. >> holly is in dupont circle with more on that. you'll need it to beat the heat today. >> i know. a tough job. somebody has to do it. i'm trying to decide the flavor. we are at dollezza. they specialize in gelato. and just as many people are coming in for the coffee bar. coming up, we'll start with the concept of pour-over coffee and what it is and why you might want to try it yourself live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. 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version. >> it sounds like he called the neighborhood and got put on hold. >> it's still nice. look at that beautiful shot. >> it's very pretty. >> it makes you hopeful for the rest of the day. >> sure does. very much summertime right now. in the spring or the summer, you're either looking to warm up or cool down. one or the other. luckily there is a spot in dupont circle that offers you both. >> holly is at dolcezza in dupont circle where they specialize in coffee and gelato. good morning. >> reporter: i'm torn between two counters because coffee and gelato is what they offer. and we'll going to start with coffee. and good morning. and for people that aren't familiar with dolcezza, this is your third location. give us a concept of what makes your shop special. >> we only use products from local farmers. everything we make is in season. so strawberries we have right now and they only are in season in may. they come from virginia. and that's only when we use them in the store. >> reporter: you can scoop that up. because i might have to try it to take your word for it. but there is also an experience here with your shop. you're from argentina, yes. that's where we learn how to make it. i met my husband in brazil. we were traveling in the amazon jungle. and the first night we went out for a walk and i took him to a gelatoeria and he thought it was great. and we ended up doing this. >> reporter: you fell in love over gelato and now you're -- >> i fell in love with rob and gelato. and we brought everything from argentina. >> reporter: you decorate with antiques from argentina. >> and we're on sess with coffee and gelato. >> reporter: now you see, this is where the other counter comes into place. but now can you come see the love of her live. because this is job duncan. and so now you guys don't just do coffee, you do a special kind of whole coffee experience, right? >> well here in dupont we do espresso based coffee and then the pour-over bar which liz is working on the pour-over. >> reporter: and liz, tell me, this is like a coffee competition. >> she's the master. the jedi master. >> reporter: that is high praise. so what is this? >> it's a glass harryo. you can buy them, they are not expensive, for your house, and we grind and brew each coffee to order. and you're barista can teach you how to do it. and we grind a little bit and each cup is fresh and we can order four different types of coffee and tell you about where they are from. >> reporter: and do the coffees taste different? >> oh, very different. like the african coffees taste different from the south and central american coffees. and also we work as with the gelato and the sorbet, we work with seasonal coffee. and right now we are offering a ethiopian, kenyan and from el salvador. and so we work from different coffees in season with the roasters and then as liz said, grinding it fresh with the cup. and when you grind, that's when the flavors and oils begin to oxidize. >> reporter: and letting the coffee run through, how is that different or make for a different flavor than like a french press? >> well the french press, because you grind and put the french press -- the bean to the actual container, you have some -- and the water is in that container and you press down the pot, you still have that water in contact with the bean so although you press down the pot, you still continue with distraction. the advantage of -- >> >> reporter: this is what is going on inside of your coffee pot at home. >> the only difference is this is a flat bottom and so it's just a different method of extraction. >> reporter: and i want to get this in. >> and this is an espresso drink. and i have some guy patiently waiting for this. so what it is basically -- well we do double shots, which is a bit thicker and more intense shot. and so we'll get about 1.3 ounces of espresso here and then with this, i have my predosed milk and this milk, we drive up every weekend to york, pennsylvania and we get our milk and butter. they milk the cow and bottle it the day we drive up. so it's incredible milk. >> reporter: and i'll let you show that off. and our website is myfoxdc.com and we have a link to dolcezza. and the phones are ringing already. and coming up in the next hour, we'll talk about their grand opening here in dupont and how to get free gelato and more about making it. we'll talk about it as we sip our coffee. look at that. a nice little heart. and i do indeed love this morning. back to you guys. look at that. >> very cool. >> how cute. >> holly has a tough job this mor as always. and coming up, a closer look at how the economy is affecting your little one. and then tonight american idol takes on frank sinatra. hear from the contestants and judges in the next hour. >> you can hear them saying who? >> i wonder why. here's to the believers. the risk-takers. the visionaries. the entrepreneurs... who putit all on the line t their own businesses. at at&t, we know 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have been out on the street in the first place. then a university of virginia lacrosse player found murdered and police say her ex boyfriend, another lacrosse player, did it. live on campus with new details this morning. good morning. i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. and also he worked with the metropolitan police department for 25 years and now james tranham is being honored as a champion of justice for helping fight wrongful convictions. he'll join us at 8 clan 15. and tucker joins us for a look at our forecast. how are we looking? >> the clouds are starting to break up. we should be in for partial sunshine and lus humidity and mild temperatures for another day. not a bad looking forecast. here is your morning satellite radar. see the cloud cover, white overnight and you can see it breaking up. so morning sunshine. off to the north korea and west, we have this weak cold front that will try to get in here later today. see, it's just falling apart across eastern ohio. that will bring us cloud cover this afternoon. and the possibility of a couple of scattered showers. i think they will be isolated as best. we'll see some cloud cover move in associated with that frontal system. temperatures are going to be on the mild side again today with highs in the low 80s. but we've decreased the dew point temperatures just a little bit so it should be more comfortable for you. 70 at reagan national. 66 in baltimore. 63 to start the day in frederick, and 70 in ocean city. so high temperatures about 80 or so. partial sunshine, less humidity and just a 10-20% chance for an afternoon shower. good looking forecast from here, tonight and tomorrow into thursday look great. i'll have the details on that in a couple of minutes. >> let's check in with julie for traffic. it looks like things are better cross the wilson bridge out of maryland. the pace is improving across the bridge to telegraph road where in the through lanes we had an accident tieing up the right lane. eastbound 66 toward the capital beltway, we do have delays forming or still with us between 50 and 123 and then after nutley street headed for the beltway, in the back up, v- dot is check for a stalled car on the right side of the highway. southbound 270 still gridlocked at this point. germantown all the way down toward 28 and montrose road to the split. outer loop slowing from 95 college park around to 355. expect sunshine delays on inner loop between 355 and the temple and again leaving 95 toward the bw parkway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. a man who police say is responsible for at tempted car bombing in the new york time square is under arrest this morning. was picked up just before midnight. he's being held in new york where law enforcement officials stopped him as he was trying to flee the country. fox's john hudy has the latest details. >> reporter: it's being called a huge break in the case. investigators believe faisal shahzad was behind the wheel at the pathfinder on saturday night. it was loaded with a concoction of explosion materials, fire crackers and a metal box that could have sprayed enough shrapnel to kill or maim scores of people. officials traced the vehicle back to shahzad using the vin number. he was arrested trying to flee the country last night and will face charges today in federal court. >> the american people should know we are deploying every resource available and we will not rest until we have brought everyone responsible to justice. >> reporter: mayor bloomberg released this statement, quote, i want to thank the men and women of the nypd, the fbi, the u.s. attorney southern district of new york, customs and border protection and the many other agencies in new york, washington and connecticut whose fobbing focus and swift efforts led to this arrest after only 48 hours of around the clock investigation. i hope their impressive work serves as a lesson to anyone who do would do us harm. in manhattan, john hudy, back to you. >> three passengers on the dubai bound flight were pulled off the plane. the plane and all orange passengers and their baggage were rescreened. the flight finally took off this morning, seven hours behind schedule. police have identified the third teenager arrested in connection with the murder of a d.c. principal. this comes as more scrutiny falls on d.c.'s troubled youth rehabilitation program. the teens should have been in juvenile lock up. today they are due in court. more on the arrest you first saw on fox 5. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the four suspects, the fourth is deandre gray from oxon hill. he and sharif lancaster and alante saunders are charged with the murder of brian betts. now saunders and lancaster and gray are among those arrested and lancasters' mother was arrested to have a stolen credit card believed to belong to betts. fingerprints and credit card records helped lead to the arrest but there are still unanswered questions in this april 15th murder, including why these teen-agers were able to escape from a d.c. youth rehabilitation facility. and the city is continuing to defend this troubled agency. >> we've made tremendous progress. i remember a time when i went out there, the names of 21 kids over the entranceway who had left oak hill and been dead on the streets in the subsequent 12 months. >> reporter: now furthermore, investigators say that those teen-agers, at least one of them had a conversation and was able to meet brian betts via a phone chat line. as for why he was targeted, police are still not saying they are sure at this point. live here in rockville, sarah simmons, fox 5 news. back to you. >> sarah, thank you. steve. they were both standout lacrosse players at the university of virginia. this morning yeardley love is dead. her former boyfriend is now under arrest. george shrug -- haguely is facing charges. sherry ly is joining us. >> reporter: george haguely is expected in court around 10:00 this morning. he is accused of killing his former girlfriend yeardley love and both were senior lacrosse players here at uva and this morning the police chief has refused to confirm or deny reports that she was strangled. sources close to both families have described haguely as troubled and we do know he a previous run-in with the law. police were called to love's charlotte'sville apartment for a possible alcohol overdose but when officers arrested yesterday morning, police say there were obvious signs of physical injury. a roommate found her inside the bedroom dead. police say her former boyfriend, george haguely, a uva lacrosse player from chevy chase, maryland, quickly became the focus of the investigation. police won't say how love died only that no weapon was involved. court records show haguely had a previous conviction for resisting arrest, public swearing and intoxication and sentenced to probation. the campus is shocked and saddened that a student was murdered but the accused killer is one of their own. >> she always seemed very happy, smiling a lot. >> how could this happen to such a wonderful person? a person that was described as an angel by teammates and friends. >> reporter: counselors did meet with both lacrosse teams yesterday. both students were scheduled to graduate later this month. haguely remains in jail. police say he is cooperating. he was a star lacrosse player at the landon school in bethesda. love was from cockeysville, maryland, near baltimore. in a statement the university president said love, quote, deserves to be remembered for her human goodness, her capacity for future greatness and for the terrible way in which her young life has ended. of course we will be in court later this morning here in charlottesville where haguely will make his first appearance. and we'll have updates throughout the day and later on fox 5 news. >> thank you, sherry. 9 minutes past 8:00. coming up we'll talk with a retired police detective who is credited for getting innocent people out of jail. and metro's first tv interview. what he had to say about the future of your ride. and more interaction on the field in the phillies cardinals matchup. this isn't exactly what was supposed to happen during the game. just a fan and a bunch of folks trying to catch that fan. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. >> are they okay? [ wind blowing ] ♪ [ female announcer ] when is it okay to lose the cover-up? ♪ when you can. take the special k challenge™... and lose an inch from your waist in two weeks. so lose your cover-up, and show off your confidence. design your plan at specialk.com. welcome back. fare hikes, service cuts, safety improvements are all at the top of the agenda for metro. the transit agency is trying to close a $189 million budget gap for the next fiscal year. early they are morning interim general manager richard sarles gave his first morning tv interview since taking over. he talked about what he wants to accomplish before his permanent replacement takes over. >> i want to see the budget office and put together and put to bed by the board. i want to see the capital agreement, multi jurisdictional program put into place. the safety positions filled, improving our safety record. >> metro's board seems ready to approve a 15% fare hike, 20% for bus riders and a 50 cents per trip surcharge on the table as well. a final vote is expect the in a week and a half from now. coming up on 8:14, let's check in with tucker for a look at our forecast and a little bonus. >> the warm-up factor. >> this might be the cool factor. >> time now for the my first 5 photo of the day. you know what time it is. this is 3-month-old lileth on her first trip to ocean city. >> there is not enough things to say about how precious she is. >> look at the little shades and the little pink sailer hat and the hands. >> she's protecting herself from the rays. >> about she can't hide the gorgeous cheeks. >> to post your child's picture go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. beach weather, i think so for the next couple of days. temperatures in the 70s and lower 80s. let's go to view and start with a look at our satellite radar. and i'll show you off to the south and east, if you are waking up this morning down at the beach, a lot of cloud cover. leftovers from the cold front still hanging out off shore. but here in washington, we're starting to break out in sunshine. should be a decent day. partly sunny. notice out to the west, the cloud cover and just a couple of light sprinkles and showers across west virginia. that will get in here this afternoon. so we can't call it a perfectly sunny day and can't rule out the possibility of an isolated shower or maybe even a thunderstorm to get north toward pennsylvania border later today. take a look at those temperatures. it appears we've jumped to 75 at reagan national. 68 in cape hatteras. off to the north and west it's cool and dry. pittsburgh 66 and cincinnati is 57. that's headed in here tonight so it will be a nice night. 81 this afternoon. partial sunshine and could be an isolated shower. tomorrow looks fantastic. 82. thursday 83. cooler for the weekend. showers on friday night and again on saturday. let's get to on-time traffic and julie wright. tucker, right now we're checking out behind me the inbound stretch of river road over the beltway headed toward the holden arms school. and dealing with sunshine delays inbound on river and again this is the beltway going underneath. all lanes open on the beltway so no problems at the american legion bridge. inbound river slow. outer loop slows 95 to georgia avenue. you're going to find sunshine delays on inner loop leaving 95 toward greenbelt. traveling in virginia, the commute on 66, very slow out of vienna. the problem was a stalled dump truck tieing up the right lane past nutley street. again delays beginning back at fair oaks. inbound 236 inside the beltway for an incident there tieing up the far right lane. the inner loop leaving gallows road toward a check of your fox- time traffic. welcome back here. work with the metropolitan police department for 27 years, working on prehaven'ting wrongful convictions. he over turned the wongful conviction of donald gates, saned to 28 years in prison for the 1980 conviction. he was awarded the fight of wrongful conviction. and he joins us today. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> you said this award was a high light. >> it was. >> why so? >> some people would say that you are good if your basically acknowledge by both sides as being fair and honest and stuff like that. and as long as you're respected by both sides. and in this case, though, i feel that the innocence project is not in conflict with what law enforcement does. they are out there to make sure that right person gets convicted and that law enforcement has the best tools available to do that. that's what i -- that's been my goal for the last years of my career and this award has told me i've been pretty successful. >> can you talk about how you got so involved with this, you were a police officer for a while. what was it that turned the table for you? >> i screwed up. i screwed up big time. and in one of my first homicide cases, it was a major high- profile case and i got tunnel vision. and i got a false confession. and it wasn't until much later, we would have had a conviction in that case. but we found her alibi and it was iron-clad. and so i wanted to understand the dynamics behind what happened and why i did what i did. and in doing so, i wanted to present that to other people of law enforcement so they would not make the same mistake i did. >> at the same time, this is a profession that you are very much involved in and something you very much enjoy, you want to put the bad guys away. you're a detective working with high profile cases, did you have a hard time with other officers or detectives who said, look, we're trying to do the same thing and now you're questioning the way we are doing this? >> we're not trying to put -- we shouldn't just try to put the bad guys away we should find out what the truth is. once you concentrate on we need to make an arrest and get a conviction, that's where you make mistakes because you blind yourself to what might be the truth. i think it's been turning around though. i've had some resistance, i've had some commanders very supportive and some that were, what the heck are you doing, this is none of your business. i think tv has done a lot force. because tv has shown program after program that false confessions do occur and that wrongful convictions are possible. so we in law enforcement watch tv like everybody else. we see these things and i think the younger generation is becoming more acclimated to the fact that this does happen. >> when we try to keep things in perspective, we're not talking about a major amount of cases here that have had wrongful confessions are we? >> i think we have a lot more than we are aware of. the cases with dna in them, they are fairly easy to prove that it was a wrongful confession or whatever. if there is no dna there, even with dna it's an uphill battle. but without dna it's almost impossible to convince the people in charge that this is a wrongful conviction. >> talk about the donald gates case. this is something that got a lot of attention. someone who spent 28 years behind bars. it's amazing when you think about a good chunk of your lifetime that you spent behind bars. what does it do for you? i mean i know you were very instrumental in helping you clear him, but what does it do from an emotional standpoint and mental standpoint for someone that spent that time behind bars, wrongfully, and i think about the ones that are still there. >> if we weren't lucky enough. and i only helped facilitate finding the evidence. if we were not lucky enough to find that one piece of evidence, he would still be in jail and that's very scary. >> and i know we were tal early -- earlier, you are retired and you're busier now than when you were on the department. >> i think the number one things that needs to be done is we need to in law enforcement to step back and do self- examination and form innocence commissions that study wrongful convictions and what caused them. any time an airplane crashes, we bring in experts from all over the country and they study that in such great detail. what happened and why and how can we prevent that. we need to do the same in law enforcement. in fact i think there has been a bill that has just been introduced in congress to form a national innocence commission. too often law enforcement will just hide its head in the sand if something like donald gates happens and hope it goes away. >> well it won't happen if you continue to fight. we wish you the best of luck and congratulations on the innocence award. >> thank you for having me. >> jim tranham former detective with d.c. police. back to you. time now is 8:22 on this tuesday morning. one virginia official is dealing with what some might call a wardrobe malfunction. details of that coming up. and holly's job just got a whole lot sweeter. she's getting the scoop on a new gelato shop in town. stay with us. much more ahead on fox 5 morning news. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] fact: every time you take advil liqui-gels, you're taking the pain reliever that works faster on tough pain than tylenol rapid release gels. and not only faster. stronger too. relief doesn't get any better than this. advil. busy day ahead for the d.c. council. members will vote on a bill that will allow physicians to recommend but not prescribe up to two ounces per month of the drug medical marijuana for patients suffering chronic debilitating conditions. and they plan to give final approval to school newt is standards allowing low cat meals to be served to students and increase the time for exercising. and a resolution that calls on the city government to boycott arizona over the new immigration law. last ditch efforts to over turn the same-sex marriage law recently passed in the nation's capital. the court of appeals will hear from opponents that believe it should be placed on the ballot. they argue the marriage initiative is in violation of a hume ab -- human rights act. there will be a rally this morning on constitution avenue. and a state seal. a pin has become a distraction. vertis is on the seal with an exposed breast but ken cuccinelli showed his with a covered breast. and a close look at how the economy is costing our little ones when we come back. and also if you are looking for work, check out our job shop at myfoxdc.com. our job of the day is for the center more american progress. they are looking for a research assistant to focus on crimes against humanity in the democratic republic of congo. for more on though job go to myfoxdc.com and click on the job shop tab near the top of the home page. 8:26. we'll be right back. u the ultimate unsportsmanlike conduct. philadelphia police tasering a 17-year-old fan and there is the taser and he's down. he hopped a fence and was running around in the out field. a team spock spokesperson are discussing with the police whether this was an appropriate use of force. they get about 40,000 people a game in the stands. the boy was okay. the team said he will be charged with criminal trespass and other offenses. that is an amazing photo that they were able to get a photo of this as it was happening. obviously he should not have been on the field. >> that is an amazing photo. >> but they're questioning whether he needed to be tasered. >> and that's harsh. >> in front of all of the people. >> and he can still be fined after all of that. >> i think they could have caught him. >> any way -- >> he made the news. >> and most people when they move out there, that's what they are looking for. some baseball like weather today. >> summery weather. back in the low 80s but more pleasant than yesterday. less humidity and more sunshine. so all in all, i think a nice day today and a great looking couple of days into wednesday and thursday. temperatures right now, look at that, we have jumped. we've jumped to 75 at reagan national. if gaithersburg, 66. manassas is 64. fredericksberg is 73. so again, a nice start to the day. and a little cooler than yesterday. less humidity as well. so it will feel a little bit more pleasant for you. our dew point temperatures have fallen back into the mid-60s. now 64 in martinsberg, we were 50s an hour ago out to the north and west. and showing you more sunshine and less humidity than yesterday. our cold front is faded off to the south and east. now off to the north and west we have one little spoke of energy, one last piece of upper level energy that will get on through here. that will bring us cloudiness this afternoon. so partly sunny, and see the light green there, fading out, a couple of light isolated showers during the course of the afternoon. and that's the worst of it. and behind that front, much cooler and drier air moving in tonight. so open up the windows and really let the nice springtime air move back in. partly sunny and less humid than yesterday. 81 for an afternoon high. winds out of the west at 5-10 miles per hourch and then tonight it gets nice. clear skies and cooler, 58 in town. low to mid-50s if you are outside of the beltway. northwest winds 5-10 miles per hour. that will set us up for a great looking couple of days. we'll cloud up on friday with a chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms friday night and again on saturday and then much cooler for the end of the week, highs by sunday only in the 60s. that will do it for weather. steve, allison, back to you at the desk. >> tucker, thank you. a report being unveiled this morning saying the recession appears to have taken a toll on funding levels for preschool programs. joining us from apple early learning charter school, steven barnett, the author of the preschool report from the national institute for early education research. thank you for -- for joining us this morning. >> your welcome. >> the report will be at 9:30 but you are joining us to tell us headlines this morning. has the economy affected us at the preschool level? >> the headline is economy has affected access to preschool and funding. for the first time in years we see that real spending per child for the states are down. >> you looked at prescal quality standards and funding and enrollment. and let's look at quality. how have we taken a hit here? >> we were improving quality standards over the last several years. this past year we made a lig progress, five states improved, but three states went backwards and that's not the right direction. >> what we're looking at there, just for the viewer's benefit, quality benchmarks. you had ten of these benchmarks and we did pretty well here in our area. in maryland, nine were hit. in virginia 8 were hit and d.c. 8 were hitch and we also spent more money here in the area. it looks like it's paying off. >> it does look like it's paying off. and maryland is one of our top ten states for pre-k this year. >> and the n. area was funding. and i guess we would expect that as education takes a across -- a hit across the country and funding has taken a hit. >> funding has taken a hit. it wouldn't be bad except we have a long-term trend over many years of funding per child actually going down. it was only the last couple of years we began to make up ground. and then unfortunately this year it's turned around again and we expect 2010 and 2011 to be bad years as well. >> we had a breakdown of our area. we just showed the viewers. and in d.c. it showed that the total spending per child in prek is $11,600. that's followed by maryland. we see about $8,300 per student. and in virginia just about $6,200 per child. this looks pretty impressive. what are we looking at when we see these numbers? >> well what you're looking at when you see these numbers is the ability to pay teachers good salaries. the higher numbers reflect provision of full day, not just half day programs. and the ability to maintain the kinds of infrastructure that is required to make sure that each kid is getting a good education. >> the third area of interest you looked at, enrollment. did you find that families aren't just putting kids into the school system as early as preschool. >> actually, the recession had the reverse effect. more parents are looking for public programs. with the recession, one in seven children has an unemployed parent. they can't afford to buy private preschool programs so they are looking for more public preschool. and more children qualify for these preschool programs that often have an income cutoff. so the demand is up and unfortunately the supply is going down. >> and it's funny though, as we've seen and the better schools in our country, the parental involvement. just as an aside, it might then make the public schools the place to be or the preferred education. would you agree with me on that assessment? >> oh, absolutely. parent involvement is one of the most parent factors in the success of a program. >> let's take a look at who did well. new jersey was ranked number one as far as highest total spending on pre-k in these times. maryland number six and then virginia ranked at number 13. >> so local programs did well compared to some of the national leaders. they just need to keep improving. in particular in enrollment needing to get extended to many more children. every child can benefit from this kind of quality program. >> all right steven barnett. let's end it there. lead author of state of preschool report due out at 9:30 this morning. thanks for joining us early on these results. >> you're welcome. we want to head out to connecticut and look at pictures as the fbi is continuing to search the area in regards to the investigation into the times square bombing. what you are looking at right here is the supposed home of the suspect faisal shahzad. fbi had been doing a raid there overnight. they took out several bags of items, not saying what was in the items. we do know there was a bomb squad on the scene but they left without going into the home in bridgeport, connecticut. shahzad is being held in new york city right now. he was picked up at jfk airport just before midnight trying to board a plane to dubai. and live pictures from bridgeport, connecticut as the fbi searches the home of the times square bomber. and so a deer walks into the bar and and the bartender said -- it's not a joke and it happened. we have the proof. >> it sounded like one. stay with us. we have that full story when we come back. 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[ female announcer ] try new chocolate cheerios with a touch of delicious chocolate taste in every bite. a health alert in one virginia community. fairfax county animal control said a dead racoon in the fairfax area has tested positive for rabies. animal was found in the backyard of a home on allison circle back on april 30th. officials are reminding the public not to approach stray cats, dogs or other wildlife. a startling incident at a bar had pateons crying -- dare i say it -- oh, deer. two deer came through a ale house over the weekend surprising the two dozen or so patrons. a couple of customers restled one buck to the ground. both were ushered outside. and customers were watching the milwaukee bucks playoff game. and their slogan is fear the deer. >> only in a bar would people try to wrestle the deer that are running through the area. >> that was probably not -- >> anywhere else you would get them to leave. >> unsavory scene. coming up, update on the flooding continuing to trouble areas in the south. >> the rain has stopped but more bad news is expected. holly good morning, good news. >> reporter: and being the good news girl i'm in search of the perfect sumer time treat and i think i found it. there is a new location of dolcezza. and we are live hanging out with the owners getting the inside tips on how to make our own sweet treats at home. plus i'll tell you how you can come and get some of their gelato free this weekend. live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. welcome back to fox 5 morning news. now the death toll from this week's storms rising. 28 people have been killed in three states. and there are fears more bodys will be found as the water recedes. pam puso looks at how people are coping with the weather. >> reporter: forget traveling by car in parts of downtown nashville. a boat is the only way around. flooded vehicles completely submerged. >> there is an antenna in the water right there. >> one car looking like a submarine. and heavy rains caused the cumberland river to spill over the banks. >> the national weather service advises us that flooding is expected to continue along the river. >> reporter: hundreds of homes were flooded and tourists forced to flee as water forces in, leaving thousands stranded, taking refuge in emergency shelters. >> some people are only left with the clothes on their back. some people only grabbed like a bag of clothes. >> reporter: in parts of kentucky. >> this is the worst i've ever seen. >> reporter: a similar story. heavy rains in bowling green and other cities, residents waiting for the water to go down. >> we didn't lose electricity so we didn't think of getting out and getting supplies for things like this. i guess we're stuck here for a while. >> reporter: and in mississippi more flooding and evacuations. rising water carrying merchandise right out the front door of this kmart. >> i've lived here all of my life, i've never seen it this bad. >> reporter: officials are keeping a close eye on the weather and rivers on the rise. pam puso, fox news. here in our area, we're keeping an eye on the thermometer. temperatures have been high but apparently it's not hot enough. believe it or not, this, what you are looking at, to the right on the ground, those white dots, leftover snow from the blizzards in february. it's true. this is right out of a garage at bwi marshall airport. this photo was taken yesterday. the snow will finally melt away. here is why it's taken so long. let's flash back. this is about a month or so, and it shows how big the pile was. 77 inches of snow fell at the airport over the winter. it's amazing for it to still be around, two and a half months later. >> and neat to have a picture to show it. warm temperatures this week might have you craving something cooler. >> and we're not talking snow. we're done with that for this year. this morning holly is learning how to make gelato at a new spot in northwest. holly, good morning. >> reporter: i think i'm done with the snow for a couple of years. >> i hear you. >> reporter: we had enough to last us a little while. but now this morning we are definitely celebrating the warmer seasons and dell saysa chessa is opening a new location. vanessa and rob joining me this morning. congratulations on your new location. it's exciting. and for people that aren't familiar with gelato and aren't they like it's just ice cream. >> there are three different types. >> reporter: she's getting up on her gelato soap box. >> and if you can remember the word fat, half the fat. >> reporter: we can eight twice as much. >> and and they serve at water -- warmer temperature. and then the ingredients. >> reporter: well rob, you are going to take us through making gelato because this is something people can do at home. >> most definitely. >> reporter: and where do we begin? >> we need an ice cream maker. this was purchased at -- you can get it at bed, bath and beyond or k part or whenever that has the kitchen appliances. >> reporter: and i know it's a high-end one but you can buy a regular ice maker. >> even old school. >> so very different from what we have in our shop in georgetown, which is the industrial size. this is the home size. and i have two different flavors that we'll be making today. and on this side we have a sorbet that we'll do avocado with raw honey from a local farm in pennsylvania, fresh squeezed orange and lemon. and so essentially the process is the same for these two flavors, but we'll have a simple serve here. we are water mixed with equal parts sugar. we'll cut up the avocado, cut the orange and juice the orange, fresh squeezed and then fresh squeeze in the lime and put a little bit of honey in there to add for the sugar component. and you have a mixer. and this you shouldn't have at home. >> reporter: unless you have a home improvement project. this is what you use. >> we have two of these in our kitchen in georgetown and this takes all of the ingredients and you can get the smaller version also at target or bed bath and beyond or whatever. i'm not promoting those companies at all. and you mix your ingredients until it's well dissolved. so the main thick you want to do is make sure everything is completely dissolved and together. so when you freeze it, your flavors are going it be dispursed equally within the flavor. >> reporter: and the thing about gelato is what you notice in the fruit flavors, it's like eating a piece of fruit. >> and they are 70% fruit. so there is so much fruit there it's like biting the fruit. >> reporter: we can't actually make it in the time live here on the tv, but this is what it should look like in the end. >> so here you have virginia strawberries that just now the season is beginning. we picked it up from arlington farmer's market on saturday and with a little bit of tarragon. and so it's a little bit of herbie component to the strawberry and then we have the avocado with the raw honey. >> and it's a fruit. and in brazil they put sugar. >> reporter: and we're out of time. and how can they come and get this for free. >> this sunday we're having an opening party. bluegrass music live. and we're having free gelato. >> 250-pound brought from ecofriendly foods. >> reporter: right here in due port circle. free pork and bluegrass music and gelato. is there any better day than that? 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[music, talking, laughing] what makes hershe's s'mores special? hershey's chocolate goodness that brings people together. ♪ ♪ hershey's makes it a s'more... you make it special. pure hershey's. dare we say, we are getting close to the end now. the competition continuing to heat up on american idol. tonight the top five set to harness the sounds of one of music's great. jill dobson is in new york with the details. >> the person who goes home tonight is chevon magnus. >> reporter: it's getting down to the wire and randy says every vote counts. >> so every week at this point, somebody is going home. so only one person can win. >> reporter: which means the finalists may pay closer attention to comments from the judges. >> we put our hearts and souls into every performance each week and to have them say nice things is good to hear. >> reporter: and they make the most of the time rehearsing. >> you know when it will be a good night because we don't give our best performances during rehearsal, it's always to wait until the end. >> it is a good feeling to know going into your live performance for the -- for america that it went well the address rehearsal. >> reporter: the judges don't mind if the contestants feel like speaking their mind. >> i want to see their personality and how they really feel as opposed to standing this and nodding their head, yeah, yeah you are right. >> and bigger isn't always better. and i had a great time with the performance and i'm grad the band was here with me. >> reporter: and the judges are reviewing their own performance. >> i watch me back and then i watch that. >> you sang that like you belong. >> reporter: and the judges are paying close attention. >> and i am surprised that they sound different at home. and sometimes they don't sound as good and then we look like we are crazy. >> reporter: and it is frank sinatra week so they may want to take notes. >> it's all about phrasing. >> it's about the old rag time five. come on. shabby do-do. >> reporter: tune in to hear old blue eyes. in new york, jill dobson, fox 5 news. time to turn things over to allison and gurvir to take us up through 8:00 this morning. >> good morning, steve. we'll be watching frank sinatra night. and the stories for the 9:00 hour. we're talking about our top story now. a time square suspect has been arrested. it's a developing story. the fbi has raided his home in connecticut. we brought you pictures of that not too long ago. we have a report from the scene coming up. and also here is something you don't want to miss. undercover minor agents caught on camera buying alcohol that are underage. what are they supposed it be buying? our undercover cameras caught this. we will talk with a woman who is in charge of a program that helps cut down on the sale of alcohol to minors and what sort of teens they recruit to find out about the places selling alcohol to minors. and it will effect us all, the biggest airline merger that we've been talking about. continental and united now joining forces and it is making the world's largest carrier. so what is this going to mean for us? does it mean more or less? >> i think we'll be paying