barns? >> you got it, and maybe some thunderstorm activity this afternoon. so that's something to look forward to. could use some rain around here and we have the possibility of it in the forecast later. let's start with a look at the satellite radar. a few clouds and showers out to the west. those are falling apart but it is possible we could see one or two sprinkles during the morning hours and then we'll see the left over shower activity lift off to the north and east. sunshine during the course of the day and it will be hot. highs in thepper 80 -- the upper 80s and 90s. a very soupy and summery forecast in store for our tuesday. let's do temperatures and just not cooling off a whole lot overnight. 75 right now in the city at reagan national. 74 at patuxent naval air station. 72 in ocean city. and 66 in hagerstown. we'll have rain in hagerstown overnight. partly sunny and warm and humid today. early shower and then the possibility of some late-day thunderstorms and again very warm out there with highs in the upper 80s and low 90s. much improved forecast starting tomorrow. i'll have the details on that and we'll look at the holiday weekend in a couple of minutes. let's do some on time traffic. julie has your latest. >> i'm having some computer issues this morning so we have to jump start it along here. here is what i know. we are finding there is an accident on i-97 at route 100. no one is able to get by at the scene so that's i-97 southbound at route 100, all southbound lanes are closed. equipment being called to the scene. northbound along 97, lanes are open. saying good morning to the crew in sky fox, above this accident on westbound 4 at dower house road. had the bus on fire and for a while the roadway was shut down and now travellic is moving slowly from 301. so westbound 4, lanes are open heavy, slow and steady from 301. and on the outer loop with delays leaving college park into silver spring. southbound 95 open for business out of laurel. bw parkway slow south of kenilworth and there was a stalled tractor-trailer. slow from duke street to seminary road. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. high level talks on raising the debt ceiling. >> both democrats and republicans are standing firm in the negotiations to cut deficits and raise the nation's debt limit, even though the white house is expressing hope for a deal with top gop leaders. sherry ly joins us live in the studio. >> reporter: frankly washington is running out of time. president obama and republican leaders are trying to hammer out a budget deal before the government begins to default on loans but the talks seem to be going nowhere fast. what can these guys do to break an impasse? president obama spent time with a democratic senate majority leader harry reid and also mish mcconnell, trying to find way for the administration to borrow more money and driving the debt higher but avoiding a default to creditors. >> the president told me that everyone in the room believes that a significant deal remains possible. >> reporter: that's the same thing that they've been saying for weeks though. after talks led by joe biden broke down, the president got involved. but what to do? raise taxes or cut spending? >> so my message to the president is really quite simple, it's time for washington to focus on fixing itself. it's time for washington to take the hit, not the taxpayers. >> i hope my republican colleagues will put the economy ahead of politics. i hope they'll join us to create jobs and set aside the desire to please the tea party and defeat president obama. >> reporter: republicans are drawing the line on new taxes, some are willing to consider cuts to the pentagon but that's a tough sell to many conservatives. >> republicans are open to defense cuts as a way to satisfy democratic desires. i think it is something new and disturbing. >> reporter: and with republicans wenting to cut spending and the president wanting to raise taxes, there just isn't much middle ground emerging. and later today the president heads to iowa to talk about job creation. and failing to reach a compromise could cause serious harm to the job market and an already fragile economy. >> no doubt. sherry, thank you very much. mean while, in iowa yesterday, republican congresswoman michelle bachmann officially announced she is running for president. the minnesota representative and iowa native is already within one point of mitt romney in the polls. her brand of conservatism seems to be striking a card with romney supporters. >> it may have started small but our voice is growing louder, our voice is growing stronger and it's made up of americans from all walks of life like a three-legged stool. it's made up of peace through strength in conservatives and i am one of those. it is made up of fiscal conservatives and i am one of those. it is made up of social conservatives, i am one of those. >> now over the weekend the congresswoman appeared on fox news sunday with chris wallace, bringing up some of her gaps, the host asked if she is a flake. bachmann made it clear the label was insulting and so did wallace viewers. he apologized yesterday on his website on which he said he messed up and meant no disrespect. much more about bachmann and the race in the next half hour when we sit down with the editor of campaigns and elections magazine. other top stories this morning, a d.c. judge ordered the suspect in the deadly shooting near the caribbean festival over the weekend held without bond. terry jimenez hit a number of innocent bystanders. four people were shot and one died. jimenez was a witness to the murder of lucky penal last friday and most likely the intended target. the man accused in a drunk driving crash that killed a family of four in virginia on sunday was more than three times the legal limit when it comes to the alcohol in his system. police say 20-year-old steven boyce slammed his truck into a jeep stopped at a red light. court records show he has five previous charges, including disruption of justice, purchasing alcohol underage and possession of marijuana. family and friends member a young woman killed one year ago yesterday. vanessa pham was last seen driving away from the fairfax plaza shopping center and minutes later found dead inside of her car that crashed into a ditch on arlington boulevard. investigators say her death was due to trauma to the upper body. police released video of her car, hoping to solve the case. >> the detectives went back and looked through every aspect of the investigation and to this point they don't have a suspect. >> a family friend is offering a $20,000 reward. the former chief of staff for d.c. councilman jim graham will be sentenced today on bribery charges. ted loza agreed to taking $1,500 from the taxi legislation and not reporting the money on a financial statement to the d.c. board ofee elections and ethics. loza is facing up to 14 months in prison. some of the people arrested during a capitol hill protest in april are scheduled to be in court today. vincent gray and most of the other 40 people arrested opted to pay a fine and have the charged dropped but a handful of protestors decided to go forward with a trial. starting date is expected to be set at today's hearing. former illinois democratic governor rod blagojevich may soon be a guest of the state once again. >> he faces prison time after being convicted of trying to sell or trade president obama's old senate seat and other crimes. mike tobin has the details. >> reporter: the support for the former governor of illinois came to a crashing halt on monday after a juror found rod blagojevich guilty of 17 of the 20 counts against him. he and his wife patty had little to say. >> i am frankly stunned. there is not much left to say other than we want to get home to our little girls and talk to them and explain things to them. >> reporter: a jury decided he was guilty of most of the charges he faced. guilty of shaking down the head of a chicago children's hospital for a fundraiser and shaking down a race track operator in exchange for legislation and guilty of bartering the senate seat vacated by president obama. >> we felt it was clear he was trying to make a trade for the senate seat. >> reporter: the defense said he never benefited from the extremes and his actions were just horse trading the way politics are chicago. >> they sent a message today that corruption needs to be addressed. >> patrick fitzgerald said his job is to prevent crime and not prosecute it. and blagojevich is the second illinois governor in a row to gain the title convicted felon. mike tobin, fox news. a florida mom accused of killing her 2-year-old is mentally competent. her lawyers questioned her mental state but the judge ruled she is competent and the trial resumed. the defense claims caylee drowned in the family swimming pool. emotional testimony at the trial of amanda knox in italy. a man said he thinks knox and her boyfriend killed the girl and that conflicts previous testimony. right after rudy guede testified knox burst out saying he knows we weren't there and i'm shocked and anguished by his statements. knox is appealing hection and a sentenced to 26 years in prison in the sexual assault and death of her british roommate in a sex game gone bad. it is now 11 minutes after 7:00 this morning. an update on gabrielle giffords straight ahead on fox 5 morning news. and then crews working to keep floodwaters from creeping toward a nuclear power plant. the latest on what is happening in the midwest. and a curriculum change coming to high schools in maryland. not everyone is happy about the proposed change. more on the new requirement coming up. and another look outside this morning as we head to break. there is traffic across the 14th street bridge. 395 coming into the city. we'll get the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie coming up next. making headlines this morning, encouraging news about the recovery of gabrielle giffords. an aide said she appeared in front of a crowd in houston. abc news reports that she stood up from her wheelchair to embrace her husband mark kelly after he received the space flight medal. the flooding in nebraska is close to nuclear power plants but operators say they are not in danger as workers shore up levees around the plant. the owners are trying to knock down rumors about the safety and they say the nuclear plants are not like the ones in japan. ft. calhoon has nine backup power sources, including diesel generators and cooper has two main lines of power and three generators plus a battery system. officials ordered evacuation in new mexico after the wildfire is fueled by wind. it has destroyed structures nearby. and that's where they first tested the atomic bomb in world war ii. >> a lot of heat there too. >> they have been very hot across the southern central part of the united states. >> yes. another heat advisory for parts of the dessert southwest. phoenix later today 115. >> that's warm. >> that's toasty. >> wow. >> typically hot but not 115. >> but it's a dry heat. around here we'll have heat of our own. but not a dry heat, it is a humid heat. temperatures about 90 and mix in the humidity and that's the combination for discomfort later today. let's take a look at the national map. 75 here in washington. i mentioned the heat building once again out to the west. dallas starting their morning with temperatures in the 80s. little rock is 82. little rock forecast today to be about 100. and they'll have plenty of humidity. so hot from parts of tennessee right through oklahoma, texas and then into new mexico and arizona. look at phoenix right now, 92 degrees. their forecast high is 114 and that's the air temperature today. billings, montana, 55 degrees. denver is 60. so cool temperatures off to the north and west and believe it or not some of the cool air is going to get back in here starting tomorrow. there is our satellite radar. we had one or two sprinkles left over from thunderstorms trying to get in here last night. they never made it but the cloud cover and the light shower activity hanging tough. so you might see one or two sprinkles this morning. later this morning we're thinking this will be breaks in the clouds and get a little sunshine and warm temperatures to help build the atmosphere here for some afternoon thunderstorms as the cold front approaches from the north and west. so your forecast today a hot one. highs in the upper 80s to about 90. much cooler -- well much less humidity tomorrow, a little cooler with temperatures in the mid-80s on wednesday and thursday. but you can see bright sunshine here right through the start of our holiday weekend so this is really our best chance for rain this week. >> monday is a holiday. >> and the weekend looks hot. >> it looks summery, yes. >> thank you, tucker. let's check in with julie wright and look at traffic this morning. >> hey, you guys, it has been a busy morning for a tuesday to be honest with you. we have a lot going on. early morning crash at dower house now cleared. lanes are open. the pace slowly improving for you coming in from 301. this is the crash which occurred on the southbound side of i-97 approaching route 100. i'm told that it was a passenger van and there is the van. it is now back up on the wheels but it was over turned on its side for the longest time. 12-15 people injured i'm told at the scene of the crash. a lot of equipment on the scene. going southbound on 97 past route 100, they are squeezing by single file to the right, almost tieing up the ramp to merge on to 97 to get by. on the northbound side, you have rubbernecking and more response to the scene in the left lane. and so we have delays northbound and southbound at 97 and route 100. so a tough commute to and from 50 and 695 this morning. so both sides of the roadway impacted and the overturned passenger van back up on the wheels but still awaiting more help on the scene. and on 295 kenilworth from eastern down to east capital street, stalled tractor-trailer blocking the ramp to east capital street contributing to this delay. inbound 50 slowing from 410 into the northeast washington. inner loop, no surprise here, delays from before the robinson terminal all the way up to 66. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. reading, writing, arithmetic. we grew up learning about them in school. >> and now officials in maryland want to add a new requirement. but as fox's jim angle reports, going green has some people seeing red. >> reporter: maryland is the first state to impose a new requirement to graduate from high school, called environmental literacy. but what is that? >> is it fact based or theory based, which is politically driven and you can think with that it will be global warming or climate change. >> people express concern about the content but what is important to know is that this new requirement doesn't mandate any content at all. >> reporter: it's a regulation from the state board of education, not a law passed by the legislature. the governor praises it saying it will, quote, in fuse core subjects with lessoned about smart growth and the health of our natural world. and he also said it will serve as a foundation for green jobs. but one analyst said training for those is like any other job. >> you need to know how to get there on time, how to be alert and work hard. >> reporter: the state education board leaves the content up to local school boards. a state official said, quote, local systems will implement the requirement as they see fit. for instance -- >> by raising the oysters, they can learn math and read about the history of oysters. >> reporter: a group called the north american environmental education offers a guide for teachers. an early passage said consumption of natural resources, air and water pollution and the impact of climate change are among the many complex challenges that threaten human health, economic development and national security. it goes on to talk about the needs to take informed action which raises some eyebrows. >> that is not really education, it is propaganda and it's designed to raise up a new generation of easily-led and poorly-educated and misinformed students. >> reporter: and state lawmakers note there are only so many hours in the school day and only 180 days in a school year. >> they can't just keep adding on and on so they are to make room for this by pushing other things out of the curriculum which is a concern. >> reporter: he wanted to know what is pushed out for the environmental literacy. it's 7:22 now. we're having more coming up. claims of discomfort and embarrassment among women police officers in the district. there are issues with a recent policy shift on breast feeding. and as we head to break, here is the live look from o'neal studios in kensington maryland. holly is there bringing us along with art and design lessons. we'll check in with her as fox 5 morning news continues. 7:26 right now. the fda holding a hearing today on the cancer drug avastin. there is a push for protestors gathering in silver spring. the fda has ruled against the drug for use in treating breast cancer saying evidence shows it does not prolong lives and carries the risk of side effects. the drug company is challenging the government decision. breast feeding police officers pushed back on to the streets. this is sparking outrage. the leader of the police union said he is hearing from female officers since a memo issued in january changing a long- standing policy of putting expectant mothers or lactating officers on desk duty. now breast feeding officers must work the street or use up sick leave. this forces them to duck off the street and sometimes use dirty rooms, some without locking doors or chairs. >> you have a picture of one lactation room and another break room and in the commander's office. we had an incident where an officer was naked from the waist up trying to pump breast milk. >> prior to that they didn't have anything and then i put this into place and i'm not sure what else we can do. >> federal law does require access to lactation rooms other than bathrooms. the union has filed a grievance. 7:27 right now on this tuesday morning. there is another gop contender in the race for the white house. minnesota congress woman michelle bachmann will run. comingp next, a political analyst helps us weigh in. and as we head to break, this is a live look outside. this is 495 at maryland route 193. we'll get the latest from tucker and julie in a little bit, so do stick with us. right now it's 7:28. welcome back. it is 7:31 right now. we are graced with the presence of tucker barnes. >> oh, tony. >> we didn't say it was a good thing. we just said you were here. >> i'll have to follow-up. let's get right to the forecast. we have a lot to show you. changes in the way of heat and humidity today. and then this is one of the weeks where we are all over the place. so today is the hot one. and then later today we'll get some thunderstorms. or the possibility of some thunderstorms and i'm not sure we could use the thunder and lightning but many of us could use the rain. so we'll keep our fingers crossed because after today things will dry up for the middle and end of the week. our chances for thunderstorms and showers just about none after today. scattered showers and thunderstorms back in the forecast today. i mentioned the warmth and the humidity. hot around here with highs in the upper 80s and low 90s and you mix in humidity and it feels like mid-90s for us today. less humidity tomorrow. this is going to be a nice couple of days here by wednesday and thursday. remember the weekend when we had temperatures in the mid-80s with low humidity. more of that by tomorrow. and then heating up this weekend, going to be very summery around here, kind of a typical july 4th weekend setting up across the washington area with highs expected to be well into the 90s by saturday and sunday. right now we are well into the 70s, just not cooling off overnight. 75 in washington at reagan national. 77 in annapolis. leonardtown and southern maryland 72 degrees. fredericksberg is 73. the mountains and cloud cover and shower activity holding temperatures down. hagerstown is 68. stevensville is 73 degrees. afternoon highs of upper 80s and low 90s. and that's going to be a good 8- 10 degrees warmer than what we had yesterday. here is satellite radar, showers and thunderstorms came steam rolling in overnight. looked very impressive but ran into high pressure and fell apart. so during the morning hours the humidity will take off. later in afternoon a cold front. not bearing its teeth right now but there is a cold front out here that will spark off the ability of showers and thunderstorms as it approaches the north and west. so here is the bottom line, bring along an umbrella just in case with the possibility of showers and thunderstorms returning. 89 the daytime high and warm and humid and possibility of afternoon thunderstorms. still muggy overnight with a low of 70. and then by tomorrow the cooler and drier air will start to get in here and wednesday and thursday look fantastic. mid-80s. and there is your warmive hup by friday and saturday. by saturday highs in the 90s, 93 on saturday and things look dry. let's do some on-time traffic. julie has been very busy. we still have the accident to deal with traveling along southbound 97 at route 100 and that's where the passenger van flipped over. it's now back up on the wheelsch we were told 12-15 people were injured. now we have the roadway reopened southbound on 97 past route 100. big delays on the the north and southbound side of the interstate. kenilworth avenue where we have a broken down tractor-trailer blocking the ramp to east capital street and traffic is gridlocked on 295 toward the scene. we do have problems to report with big delays as you continue to work southbound off of the bw parkway out of riverdale and on 50 heading into northeast. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. government thinks they know better how to make a better life for us. they think they create jobs. they even think they can make us healthier. >> declaring herself not just a candidate but a movement. minnesota republican congresswoman michelle bachmann announcing that she will run for president. she made the announcement in her home town of waterloo, iowa, yesterday. she played up her tea party ties and made mention of her democratic roots. joining us to talk more about michelle bachmann, shane dell row from campaign magazine. and let's talk about the field and how it's playing out. she went on record yesterday as saying president obama is a one- term president. can anyone in the gop unseat him at this point? >> i think somebody can but the question is whether it's michelle bachmann. she is a strong contender in iowa. iowa is a state with a very strong base of social conservatives, tea party grassroots activists will play an influential role in the caucuses. she is very popular among these folks. so there is a bit of a double- edged sword for her because she's done so well, she's tied with mitt romney who is the defacto front-runner and that puts her in a position where she has to do extremely well in iowa, if not capture the state. but iowa is a state she can do well. >> and she has her test out of the gate and she has to do well now to have a chance. >> absolutely. because when you must have on to new hampshire, that's a much tougher state. so have a decent showing in new hampshire and look to south carolina and she has a chance and there is a long road ahead and she has to show she can stand up to the scrutiny. >> how does she measure up against someone like mitt romney. >> it's more among the conservatives and grassroots rather than mitt romney. you see the name recognition contest at this point. mitt romney is the defacto favorite and he's leading polls in a lot of states. i'm not sure that the 23% that romney got in iowa, i state he may not play very heavily in this time, he's indicated they may not run strong in iowa, i'm not sure how much that means and i don't think it means much in the way of support among tea party conservatives so i think somebody like michelle bachmann has the edge on it there. >> is it somebody like a rick perry coming into the case? >> it is rick perry, especially in iowa. because if he comes in, he can all of a sudden grab that energy and that conservative momentum. and if he can get some of that behind him and iowa becomes a race between rick perry and michelle bachmann, which it could set up that way, that is the only thing that could -- well not the only thing, but that will derail michelle bachmann in iowa. she doesn't want to set up a race because then she has to win iowa to get anywhere. >> whether they are fair or not there are comparisons with her and sarah palin. people are saying these people are poor opposites and different when it comes to campaigning. is it fair for people to make the comparisons? >> i think it is. i think the two of them have a similar base of support. they appeal to a similar conservative tea party-minded republican supporter. and i think -- i don't think sarah palin is running for president but if she were that would be the biggest threat because they do share the same base. >> let's talk about who is in office now. president obama, what a tough test he has to try to get the debt ceiling and the budget fixed and meeting with the two senate leaders yesterday and did anything come out of that and will anybody budge at this point? >> i don't think anything changed yesterday. if anything everything was just ratcheted up. mcconnell took to the senate floor and said this idea of limiting a tax break which democrats in both the house and senate want as part of any larger deal is off the table for republicans. so that put a bit of a damper on the eventual meeting. so somebody does have to budge. i'm not sure who it will be. you have house democrats on the one hand who want a seat at the table and then you have to reconcile senate republicans and john boehner has to figure out a way to get republicans to make sure that enough stay in his corner to get to 218. i don't know how he does that without democrats. >> tough test, no doubt. shane, quick, where do you rank this as far as the test of his political might and leadership skills? >> i think this is the toughest test so far legislatively. i think it's tougher than the tax cut deal. i think it's tougher than even the potential government shutdown. i think for president obama, this is the most consequential legislative battle. he's got to find a way to bring folks together and it's so close to 2012 and his re- election and so this is a huge step. >> we'll keep a close eye on it, shane. thank you very much. it is now 7:40. 75 degrees this morning. the supreme court hands down its decision on violent video games. details after the break. if your a parent you want to hear it. and it doesn't look like much now but major changes are coming to this neighborhood around nationals park. when you see when you catch a ballgame in the future. fox 5 morning news will be right back. xr@&$#j"!geo (&)4 back now with news that violent video games can be sold or rented to children without parental consent. the supreme court ruled that the government cannot, quote, restrict the ideas that children can be exposed to. experts suggest parents monitor the games their kids play. we'll have more about the possibility impact of the high court's decision this morning at 8:15. a royal rumor put to rest now. according to the daily mail, prince harry said he is 100% single, which would mean he's not in a relationship with pippa, the sister in law. there was speculation that the two were dating since the royal wedding in april. >> i've seen the speculation and it seems i've seen pictures of them together as well. >> but if you watch tmz, as tucker does, then you see her visiting other fellas. >> i'm in the know. harry is the man. >> right now, he is. his brother is married so now its him. >> how crazy would that be if he wound up with pippa? >> i don't know how they would be related. >> by marriage. >> there is no incestuous thing there. >> we need to get on to the forecast. let's get to the weather forecast and take a look at these temperatures. here is the temperature at reagan national. 75 at reagan national. 73 in baltimore. ocean city, 77. we're off to a warm and humid start. later this afternoon we have the risk of a thunderstorm or even a few thunderstorms. so be ready for that as this is our best chance for any rain this week. here is your future cast. showing one or two -- it's trying to show you thunderstorm activity to the west. but the tendency for the last hour or so has been to lose that shower activity so i think we'll be dry for the rest of the morning but later this afternoon, by about 3:00, we'll start to see more showers and thunderstorms bubble up in the summery atmosphere and it will be more humid and even warmer than yesterday. and it will all be out of here overnight. so the good news is the frontal system is a quick mover and well east of the city tomorrow morning and if you're headed down to the beach early, during the middle of the week, the weather forecast down there will be perfect as we get into wednesday, thursday and friday. there is your five-day forecast. 89 this afternoon, up to 90 and more humid with afternoon showers and thunderstorms and then nice on wednesday and thursday and friday. >> very good. thank you, much. let's check if with julie wright and look at traffic this morning. >> still a lot going on out there. especially if you are traveling eastbound toward annapolis. earlier incident there gone. this is a live shot of 97 at route 100 for this overturned passenger van that wound up in the median on its side. now the rollback is here to clear it. traffic squeezing by using the two right lanes to big delays on the southbound side of i-97 toward route 100. if you are coming northbound all lanes are open. next camera shot is showing you southbound kehm worth avenue toward east capital street. there is a block with a stalled tractor-trailer and that's what is tieing up the commute. inbound off of the bw parkway from the beltway down to east capital street it is a 30 minute drive and in bound 50 delays are stacking up from riverdale as well and continue down past kenilworth so that's 20 minutes right there trying to get through riverdale and cheverly into northeast washington. 295 as you approach malcolm x, stalled car in the center of the roadway and traffic slow approaching the work zone at the suitland parkway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. more places to eat and shop are coming to d.c.'s southeast water front. >> in fact seven new restaurants and a harris teeter grocery store will open at the yards near national park. bringing new life into a industrial area. vince gray said not only is it good for the neighborhood, it is also bringing in jobs. >> there will be temporary jobs associated with the construction. we talked about a lot of new projects being developed and in addition to that, the permanent jobs will be created as a result. >> and the project underway now and should be completed within the next two years. our fox 5 fan of the day is coming up next. >> and holly is taking us along for an art lesson this morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we are having too much fun on a tuesday as we are live ato neal studios in kensington. now usually that's maggie o'neal and she works for high- end clients but she's allowing us to spend the morning with her and she's going to teach us a few tricks of her trade, a transformation for your home in store for you next live on fox 5 morning news. taye with us. ai4:.. r we want to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. it is terry russell. she bought a box of nutty buddy this is weekend but couldn't help but think of julie wright because her picture is on the box. if you would like to be tomorrow's fan of the day search for us on fox 5 morning news and post a comment under terry's photo. just kidding about julie. fox 5's holly morris is getting cool art lessons this morning. she's at o'neal studios in kinsington learning about decorative art and design. great stuff already this morning. >> reporter: it is. and the thing i like about what we're going to do this morning is sometimes we show decorative arts and they try to teach us and at the end segment we go there is no way we can do that. and maggie promises us these are tricks of the trade. she is the owner and creative directory behind o'neal studios and has a name for her area. brag a little bit. >> i'm very proud of our studio. we have very talented artist that's work with us. and the last ten years i've been doing primarily residential work but in the last two to three years we've been doing more commercial and very proud of our last couple of projects. >> lincoln which is on vermont avenue and we'll show you the mirror techniques used in lincoln. saks which is on 11th street that just opened. and i think that is where we get to show the larger scope of what is available for decorative finishing as opposed to faux finishing. >> reporter: and then now this morning with us, here on fox 5 morning news, and you'll show us about foiling? >> i want to show you a couple of things that anyone at home can utilize to change a very quick, quick surface. so what i did here is this is just a vase. and a lot of people would have a leftover sconce lying around or frames or cabinetry or in this case a vase. so a lot of these products we'll list on the website and i want to explain the difference between a decorative foil -- these are samples of foils. so here is a silver foil and this is antique bronze and gold foil. >> reporter: so we have about two and a half minutes. >> wonderful so i have already sized this and what people at home want to do, this is like a glue for wallpaper. the difference between leaf and foil is that this is gold leaf and people think this is what it is. it is not at all. but this comes in every color you can think of. in fact, kids, if i were a 12- year-old girl i would want my room purple foil. i'm just saying. >> reporter: if she's 12 years old, but she's really considering it for her room. >> i'll let you foil this but i did a sample so you can see it. >> reporter: in case mine doesn't work out. >> but let the sizing set up for about 20 minutes. and then you simply take the foil and you want the shiny side up. you lay that down and then just going to press with either cheese cloth or a brush and just go ahead and press down. >> reporter: and i don't need to worry about it being perfectly smooth, right? >> no. because it looks better sometimes when you get the cracks in the foil. and so now go ahead and pull it off. >> reporter: oh, wow! and it's just as easy as that. >> it is as easy as that. and people have left over frames in their garage and they try to use spray paint and you can't get the same effect that medal has with spray paint. so here i've painted this frame with copper spray paint that you get at any hardware store and then again lay this down. >> reporter: now do you size it before you paint it or size it after you paint it? >> i sized it first and then let this set up before we got started. and then go ahead and rub that as well. and you want to rub it a little bit harder to get full coverage. >> reporter: and how much does this foil cost? >> this is, depending on the color because there is holographic foils, so depending on the color, you're looking at $5.99 to $12.99 a roll. >> reporter: get out of town? >> i know. and you can go far with one roll of foil. and when you pull this off -- >> reporter: it gives it more. >> and you can mimic antique bronze and designers bring us doorknobs and hinges. >> reporter: and now you can do it yourself. and maggie has a list of the products and where you can get them and she's helping you transform your home. coming up in the next hour, we'll show you the difference between a modelo and a stencil because it's time you know. >> reporter: so you're going to have to be late for work on a tuesday. back to you in the studio. >> we were just arguing about that this morning. we'll set the record straight. it is 7:56 on this tuesday morning. one in six americans will unfortunately get sick from food poisoning this year. same as food bourne illnesses, food poisoning. there is a way to keep your family safe and we're talking with an expert after 8:00. and fox 5 is investigating what one county is doing with your tax dollars. footing the bill for access to swimming pools, billiard rooms and indoor basketball courts but you can't use them. find out why in the next hour. stay with us. he was once chief of staff to the d.c. councilman jim graham. today ted loza could be sentenced to prison for accepting money from a taxi cab industry rep. more details ahead this hour. and then your taxpayer dollars used to fund swimming pools, billiard rooms, and even indoor basketball courts but you can't use any of them. a fox 5 investigation. and more on a supreme court decision on whether the government can ban your child from buying violent video games. that's coming up this hour. good morning and thanks for joining us, i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm tony perkins in today for allison seymour. >> and tucker barnes with a look at the forecast. another day of summer lined up and ready to go. >> hazy and hot and humid back in the forecast. highs of about 90 degrees and maybe scattered thunderstorms. some of us could use the rain. but that's not a bad thing but we have to look out for cloud- to-ground lightning this afternoon too. and the shower activity, we have a complex storm come through with warmer air during the overnight hours but most of the activity didn't make it here to the immediate washington area. some of the viewers to the north and west got some rain but that's about it. going to get a break for the morning hours. we have clouds out there at the moment but you'll see some sun and then the sun will help build the cloud cover and the possibility of some late-day storms. so any time after 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 this afternoon, look out for the possibility of scattered thunderstorms. as a cold front moves through, it will deliver refreshing air around here starting tomorrow. so this is not a great heat wave. this is a one-day event. 75 right now at reagan national. humidity is 84%. winds out of the south at 7 miles per hour. here is your forecast, with plenty of humidity out there and that will help fuel the storms and again the possibility of some thunderstorms after about 3:00. highs in the upper 80s and low 90s. so kind of a typical summertime day here in washington. >> feels like late july. >> it sure does. >> thank you very much. let's check if with julie wright for a check of traffic. >> busy ride on the roads. let's get to it. the inner loop of the beltway on the brakes from north of braddock towards 66. 66 is till tied up in manassas. again at centreville and leaving vienna to the beltway. better ride from the west. this is the inner loop at old georgetown road. the problem is an accident reported which is there because of the inner loop delay. inner loop between 355 and connecticut after if you state highways en route to the scene of the crash but already the damage is done. delays as you travel from old georgetown road to the accident scene but into the bright sunshine. kenilworth avenue still gridlocked toward east capital street. the problem is a stalled car blocking the ramp. it's been there for quite sometime and as a result you'll find big delays coming inbound off of the bw parkway. about a 45 minute trip there. inbound 50 no relief for you from the beltway headed down to kenilworth. that's a 30 minute trip as well. the pace to get to new york avenue is not an easy thing to do this morning. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. new this morning, d.c. police are investigating a homicide that happened last night around 9:30 in the 2300 block of good home road southeast. police found a man in an apartment building shot in the chest. the victim was taken to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead. no word on any suspects or a motive. a d.c. judge ordered the suspect in a deadly gang related shooting to be held without bond. police say 19-year-old terry jimenez got into a shootout with rivals door the caribbean festival on saturday. one of the innocent bystanders who was shot has died. jimenez was a witness to the murder of lucky pinal last year and was sent to new york for his own safety. >> surely they didn't have in mind him coming back to the very place where he was the big problem. >> councilman graham said the district needs to do more when it comes to gang violence. the bystander who died is identified as robert foster. a vigil is being held tonight for a north carolina teenager found dead in a maryland river. felicia barnes disappeared in december while visiting family in baltimore. her body was found in april at the conia wingo dam on the susquehanna river. the case is ruled a homicide. the vigil is set for 7:00 p.m. at city hall. police have not made any arrests. friends and family remember a young woman killed one year ago yesterday. vanessa pham was last seen driving away from the fairfax plaza shopping center and minutes later found dead inside her car which crashed in a ditch on arlington boulevard. investigators say her death was due to trauma to the upper body and not the accident. police released a picture of the car and a friend is offering a $20,000 reward hoping it will help crack this case. former chief of staff for d.c. council mab jim graham will be sentenced today. ted loza pled guilty to taking $1,500 in bribes for his help getting legislation passed and not reporting the money on a financial disclosure statement. loza is facing up to 14 months in prison. councilman graham was never charged in the case and denies any wrongdoing. former illinois governor rod blagojevich convicted on 17 of the 20 charges he was facing, including trying to sell or trade president obama's former senate seat. the jury was deadlocked in the first trial on all by one count. blagojevich said he is stunned by the verdict and could serve 10 years in prison. swimming pools, billiard tables, indoor basketball by you, the taxpayer. the problem is you don't get to use any of that stuff. but a select number of your neighborhoods get the luxury perks for free. >> it's all part of fairfax county's affordable housing program. in this fox 5 investigation, tisha thompson shows us why it is irritating so many people. >> reporter: it is hot. boiling hot. as fairfax county commuters waited in the heat for their bus, many wish they had a pool at home. >> it would be great. at my community right now we don't have a pool. >> reporter: what ryans and thousands of other county taxpayers don't realize is they are already paying for this pool, and this pool. but as the fencing implies, don't expect to be allowed in for a quick dip. >> i don't have access to that. >> reporter: fox 5 has discovered fairfax county taxpayers are footing the bill for luxury amenities like pools, billiard tables and indoor basketball courts as part ofitz affordable housing -- part of its affordable housing program. >> and these are things people don't have. >> reporter: developers want to build townhomes and condos, must sell some units at reduced prices to the county who in turn rents the units, some for as little as $300 a month, to low-income families, the elderly and disabled. >> i agree with affordable housing but you don't need a clubhouse and a homeowner's association and fresh flowers every month. that's ridiculous. and i pay taxes. to me that's crazy. >> reporter: supervisor harry is upset that the county bought townhomes with brick sidewalks in a million dollar neighborhood in mclean. which means the county must also pay the homeowner's association fee that's go with living in a neighborhood like this. >> our taxpayers are paying for it. and it's up to us to make sure that we're prudently using taxpayer dollars. >> reporter: records obtained by fox 5 show fairfax county is paying homeowner association fees on more than 500 condos and townhomes, including one development with two out door pools a club room and athletic center and a billiards room. another has an exercise room, indoor basketball court, party room and sports pub. imentities like these end up costing the county an estimated $1.3 million in homeowner association fees every year. >> obviously it doesn't sound good. it sounds like just another area where they are not really paying attention to where the money is going. >> i would rather not see them use the money on the extras and help more people. >> we have a really good housing policy in this county. i am proud of it. i am proud to be a leader of it. >> reporter: ron christian just retired as chairman of the fairfax county resvelte and housing authority which he said follows a district policy on which units to by. >> the policy has to do with diversity, making sure that we don't put all affordable housing of any kind in one location all of the time. >> reporter: christian said the federal government recently gave the program the best rating possible for financial management and said the county might be saving money by paying homeowner's association fees. >> they pay for certain things that, if we didn't pay a homeowner's fee, we would have to send staff to do snow removal, garbage pick up. >> reporter: but the supervisor is skeptical. >> these people living in the million dollar homes with the amenities have no real incentive to improve themself because as soon as they get a raise, they're going to have to move out of these nice units and they're going to end up in units not anywhere near as nice as the ones they are in. >> reporter: he said the time has come for a change, because asking taxpayers to fund a lifestyle many can't afford themselves just doesn't make any sense. in fairfax, tisha thompson, fox 5 news. >> the supervisor ordered an audit on the program and expects to get the results later this week. and it's 10 minutes after 8:00 and temperatures in the mid-70s. coming up, a look at a supreme court decision on whether the government can ban your child from buying violent video games. arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffordss making a public appearance yesterday. where she was and what she did that had her making headlines again today. stay with us. that's coming up. it's 8:10. these sweet honey 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[ male announcer ] half a days worth of fiber. not that anyone has to know. fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. time now is 13 minutes past the hour. more details emerging about the 20-year-old that killed a family of four in winchester on sunday. court documents show steven boyce's blood alcohol level was 3 times the legal limit when he slammed his truck into a jeep stopped at a red light on sunday and then he has five previous arrests. encouraging news about the recovery of arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords who was shot in the head back in january. an aide said she appeared in front of a crowd of hundreds at a nasa awards ceremony. she stood up to embrace her husband astronaut mark kelly after he received a space flight medal. and both sides are digging in their heels and privately the president and republican leaders are negotiating a deal behind closed doors. the president met with mitch mcconnell and no word on when they will meet again. and 8:14 and tucker barnes is sitting by with an update on the weather forecast. >> but that's not all. >> a bonus factor. >> let's get to it. time for the coolness factor of the day. we're talking about the my first 5 photo of the day. this is 14-month-old wangari. >> there is no way. >> she can't have those teeth? >> sure she could at 14 months. >> no, tucker. >> yeah, you get your teeth at like 10 months. we need an expert here. we need allison. >> this is what we're looking today. we need a mother who pays attention. >> and i think you do need teeth to get the corn off. >> absolutely. but maybe with two teeth you could do it. >> but it isn't the neatest job. >> i think she's doing a good job of it. >> she's really cute. >> and she loves corn on the cob. and she's very cute. >> i would like the parents to write in. did she eat this corn or did you just put that in her mouth? >> well either way she's having a great time and it's a super cute picture. >> it is like a csi photo. to send us your child's picture go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings. and we'll get to the bottom of the corn on the cob caper. allison, where are you? 75 at reagan national. humidity out there and it will feel muggy for you. if your working outdoors, a lot of water today because it will be a summery afternoon with highs in the upper 80s and a lot of humidity. 67 in hagerstown. 77 in ocean city, patuxent naval air station a very mild 75 degrees. showers and thunderstorm as poaching overnight and then they fell apart as they got in here but one or two sprinkles possible this morning. we'll get a break and i think you'll see sunshine and then as we get into the afternoon hours, with an approaching cold front, we have another round, at least the possibility of another round of showers and thunderstorms on tab. so bring along an umbrella. the chances are very good that many of us will see showers and thunderstorms later on today. there is your five-day forecast. much less humid tomorrow behind the front. 86 and still warm but with less humidity and it should feel great on wednesday and thursday. and then we warm up for the weekend. right now saturday and sunday and holiday on monday look to be hot with lows in the mid- 90s. and now let's do some on-time traffic and julie wright has your latest. you are wondering if the kid has teeth at 14 months old. >> of course. >> i'm not a mommy, but i'm an auntie but my nephew at 7 months old is already cutting teeth. >> that's the way i fet too but tony said no. >> get rhonda on the phone. on the roads, you'll find in a big delay at the inner loop before old georgetown road toward 355 and connecticut avenue. accident reported in between the two 355 and connecticut avenue. south on kenilworth, the pace tied up from before the beltway and in bound 50 out of riverdale. the problem with the stalled truck blocking the ramp to east capital street and the inner loop in virginia still bogged down with delays from braddock road to 66. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. violent video games won't be off limiteds to -- limits to minors. the court struck down a california law banning minors from buying or renting violent games. joining us now with more about the possible impact of the high court's decision is drew courtney, director of communications at people for the american way. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> first let me get your reaction to the ruling? >> well i think it's a good ruling and a wise ruling for two different reasons. first of all, it upholds the first amendment and freedom of speech and that is something we should take very seriously. but second of all, i think it puts parents in the driver's seat. this is not a decision that the parents should advocate to the government and not something for politicians or judges to decide. parents can decide whether they want the kids to play or not play these games and ultimately it's up to them to allow or disallow their children to do that. >> i'm a parent of a young child and let me play devil's advocate with you a little bit here. if stores are prohibited from selling or renting to minors who come in on their own, as a parent, i don't see that as taking away my rights, it's just helping me. i may enforce certain standards at my home and then these rules, if they did exist, would help me enforce those standards, sure, but the question is whether your standards and another parents standers are the same standards and the only way to make sure that applies is for the parents to be the ones who are going in and making the decision for their kids about what games they are buying, what games they are playing. there are books out there in the decision itself, justice scalia talked about how violent grimes fairy tale is and you as a parent might think that's too scary for your son or daughter but no one would say it's illegal for the book to be available or ban that book and the court said that the first amendment applies to video games and that in a free country people have that decision and it's up to parents and family and up to individuals to make that decision for themselves. >> there were two dissenting opinions. justice thomas among them, saying that freedom of speech doesn't mean circumventing the parents of minor children to ensure that free speech. what is your reaction to that interpretation? >> i think this is a decision that empowers parents. and kids have rights, they have first amendment rights, but parents have rights too. and nobody is debating that. that is something that we should all accept. but parents have responsibilities to enforce their rights on their own. again, we shouldn't be letting government make the decision about what our kids should see, it should be up to individual parents making the decision about what is appropriate or not appropriate for their child. >> i think one of the justices wrote, like you were saying, if you ban the sale or renting of tease games to children, you are going down a slippery slope because where does that stop? but could you say the same on the other side? for example, some people are saying, i heard last night, talking about r-rated movies, well does this mean you could apply this down the road to movies should just be open to anybody and theaters shouldn't be restricted from stopping younger people going into r- rated movies. >> that's a slightly different scenario because when a child goes in and tries to buy a ticket and they are denied that's not a law saying kids can't see r-rated movies that's the motion picture deciding who they will sell to. but that's not acted by the ruling. but again as i think a lot of parents know, the r-rated movie restrictions only apply so much and it's up to the parents to make that decision. the government's role isn't to decide who should be allowed to see what, who should be allowed to hear what, that is what freedom of speech is and the american way and something we should be proud of. >> is this ruling, as we know now, with its movie theaters those guidelines were instituted voluntarily but at government pressure many years ago, the thinking that if you guys don't do it, we're going to do it. with video games, there are the ratings on the video games. is there reason to fear that maybe the video game makers will say we don't need to put the ratings on right now, it's fair game for anybody? >> i don't think so. i think that there is still a lot of pressure from parents and i think parents want more than anything else to know what is in the video and short of sitting down and playing them with your kids, which probably isn't a bad idea, the ratings do contain a -- a fair amount of information for the games and i think we'll see that for the long run. >> they still want to seem responsible and helpful. >> and everybody deserves to have that information when buying video games. there is no reason not to provide it. >> very interesting. we appreciate you coming in. drew courtney with people for the american way. thank you for coming by. 8:23 right now on this tuesday morning. big changes coming to the powerball lottery. what you need to know if you play the lottery when we come back. and then later we'll check back in with holly. she is at o'neal studios this morning getting a lesson on art and design for your home. some things you can do on the cheap and make it look cool. stay with us. we'll be right back. 8:26 right now. hackers have hit a number of high profile targets lately, including the cia and several other federal and corporate websites. a new homeland security program aiming to help businesses ramp up protection, the effort hones in on weaknesses in programming. this started before the recent attacks. this is good news if your like me and future retirement plans or plans to put your kid through college hinge on the lottery. starting next year the price of a ticket will double from $1 to $2, but your odds of winning will get better. the first five numbers will still be chosen from 1-59, but the powerball number will shrink from 39 to 35 numbers. >> come on now. >> that gives players better odds. >> not much. >> but a little bit. the starting top prize now will double from $20 million to $40 million and the prize for matching the first five numbers but not the power ball will increase from $1 million, or it increases to $1 million. >> and i'll bet with that system we'll see a half billion dollar prize at some point. >> you might be right. >> we'll see. 8:27 on this tuesday morning. up next we'll check out the other stories making headlines this morning. >> and that includes more on what gangster whitey bulger was doing during his time on the run. >> reporter: it may sound counter intuitive, but economists say people who are not paying their mortgage, the squatters, are helping the economy. i'm anita vogle in los angeles and i'm tell you about it coming up. 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[ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. 8:31 right now. the casey anthony murder trial entering the 30th day today. she is accused of killing her 2- year-old daughter. yesterday her attorney sought a mistrial and a judge ruled that she was competent to continue the trial after the attorneys asked that she get a mental evaluation. amanda knox's appeals trial took a dramatic turn. a convicted murder took the stand already serving time for his involvement in the murder of the roommatekercher. he told the jury that knox is responsible for the death. knox is serving a 25 year prison sentence for the murder. she told the court she is shocked and anguished over yesterday's testimony. and the fbi's most wanted whitey bulger was arrested last week and accused of 19 murders. he returned to boston several times in disguise and armed to the teeth so he could take care of unfinished business. he and his girlfriend frequently traveled to mexico to buy prescription medicine. and he also sent he went to las vegas where he played the slots and won more than he lost. a few moments ago we had today's my first 5 photo of the day. a picture of a little girl eating corn. >> 14 months old. >> and we have an update? that was fast. >> because none of us were sure. but tucker was sure she could be eating this on her own because she probably has a few teeth. >> she's 14 months. >> and i wasn't sure. so some people are weighing in on our facebook page. sheila bostic dobs said she didn't eat the corn. she said it definitively like she knows. >> i thought that was mom, like she was there. >> that's just a viewer. francis m. smith said she sucks on the cob until the colonels came off. >> this is all speculation now. >> tara johnson said she has two front teeth and she can and will bite into anything. now that i believe. >> as i think back now, i have to go back 6 years, i think conner did have a couple of teeth. now he wasn't eating corn on the cob, but i guess you could. >> you could just roll it around in your mouth and see if it comes off the cob. >> solving life's riddles right here and now. >> i don't think we are. >> so we want mom or dad to weigh in. >> i think she's eating it. >> it seems rather cleanly done for her to have done that. but okay. we'll see. >> more information on that coming up for you. let's get started with a look at our forecast. and we have changes. heat and humidity back and teaming up to give us a sultry day today. upper 80s and low 90s. but looking forward to the middle and end of the week because it will be pleasant. still warm tomorrow but when you clear out the skies and we get a lot of sunshine and low humidity, that's something to look forward to and that will get here tomorrow with highs in the mid-80s, low humidity starting on wednesday. let's get started with a look at our numbers and we're warming up now. 77 at reagan national. this is one of the mornings where we just didn't really get a chance to cool off overnight so we are starting off with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s. 79 in annapolis. and 75 in leonardtown. let's see, cambridge is 75 and stevensville was 77. so setting the stage for a hot one this afternoon, highs in the upper 80s. if we get any sunshine at all, we're in the low 90s this afternoon. and steamy out there. a lot of humidity ahead of our frontal system. warm front came through this morning and that kicked off a couple of showers and even some thunderstorms in west virginia. but you can see that's kind of falling apart as it's moving through. we'll get some clearing during the course of the day and then later this afternoon a cold front will come charging in and that will fire up some showers and thunderstorms. at least the possibility of showers and thunderstorms around here up ahead of the cooler and drier air. 89 this afternoon. a little sunshine out there. warm and humid and be ready for the possibility of some afternoon storms any time after 3:00 today. winds out of the south at 5 miles per hour. and then maybe a leftover storm, a little shower activity early. and mostly cloudy overnight and still on the warm side with the overnight low of 70. but again as we get into the day tomorrow, highs in the mid- 80s with sunshine. more details in just a couple of minutes. steve and tony, back to you. >> tucker, thank you very much. millions of americans delinquent on their mortgages staying in their homes for months, sometimes even years, not paying a dime. >> but believe it or not, these squatters are providing some unexpected support for our economy. anita vogle has more. >> reporter: consumer spending is expected to rise nearly 3% this year. some believe it could be due to the millions of americans who are strategically defaulting on their mortgages. and they are finding themselves with a lot of extra money to spend. wind block is one of millions of americans who stopped paying their mortgage. she said she was duped into an extensive loan by the bank on this palm desert home. when her payments doubled she stopped paying and went into a strategic foreclosure. >> i called the bank and i did everything i could, nobody was willing to work with me. >> reporter: she took the money she saved over 9 months of not paying a mortgage and put it down a down payment on this more affordable home she lives in now. economists calculate the increased income withheld from mortgage payments around the country to be an estimated $50 billion this year. much of that will be pumped right back into the economy. >> $50 billion is a large injection into the economy. >> reporter: but critics say not only is this unethical but could leave the economy in worse shape. >> the bigger concern is that since they are supporting consumer expenditure, what happens when they are foreclosed and have to start actually paying for housing? when that happens, they won't be able to spend as much and the merchants who depend upon them will be hurt. >> reporter: according to the national association of realtors, roughly 8% of mortgages in the u.s. are in default. experts say real estate sales are tied to the job market and that the unemployment rate might have to dip below 8% before the real estate market gets moving again. in los angeles, anita vogle, fox news. 8:37 on this tuesday morning. floods and fires. coming up next, we'll look at problems plaguing areas out west. and some d.c. police officers are outraged, expecting and nursing officers used to be kept on desk duty and now a new policy has them out on the streets. a closer look at the controversy in the next hour. stay with us. it's 8:37. beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good for you! how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. whole grain? 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[ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios. meet hes will be handed out -- meters will be handed out to children near the damaged nuclear plant in japan. the devices will be handed out in september to kids between the ages of 4 and is a who live in fukushima city. that area has recorded high levels of radiation since the earthquake in march. nebraska is surrounded by floodwaters but there is no danger and a big difference between these nuclear plants and that in japan. the fort calhoon has five power sources and cooper has three generators plus a battery system. in new mexico, a fast- moving wildfire forced the evacuation of the los alamos nuclear laboratory. manufacturersofficials opened an emergency shelter for those living in the area. los alamos is where the atomic back was con figured. so far this burn has burned 44,000-acres. 8:42 on this tuesday morning. one out of every six americans will get sick from food poisoning this year. >> now there is a new effort underway to keep you and your family safe. we'll take a look when we come back. holly? >> reporter: we are going to answer an age-old burning question, what is the difference between stencil and modello. and first we'll tell you what those two are and difference and more importantly why you might want to have it in your home. we are live in o'neal studios in kensington and we have a great art lesson coming up live after the break. stay with us. merely 50 million americans will get sick this year from some type of food bourne illness. and about 3,000 will die from consuming foods that have been improperly stored or prepared or handles. two government agencies now unveiling a new campaign to help educate consumers about safe food handling. we are pleased to be joined by regina benjamin, surgeon general of the united states public health service. good morning, thank you for joining us. >> good morning, steve. >> let's talk about this campaign. tell us about how you are undergoing this and trying to let people know the dangers that are out there? >> as you said, 1 in 6 people will get sick by food poisoning each year and up to 128,000 of them can go to the hospital. and we can even lose 3,000 people to deaths from food bourne illnesses. so this usda, the fda and the cdc came together with the ad council to try to give people information on how to combat food bourne illnesses. the thing that we are interested in is we know the government is committed to making the food supply safe but what happens when it you get that food in your home and your hands and what do you do then? so there are four things we want to have people understand that they can do and it's simple. it's basically clean, separate, cook and chill. and those are the things that we want to make sure that people start to understand. so the campaign is to teach people how to do that. >> are you targeting anybody in particular in this campaign or is this kind of a refresher and just a knowledge base for everyone out there? >> we're targeting everyone. everyone from kids to parents, to older people, to everyone. but particularly parents who cook and prepare their foods at home. and right now this is around 4th of july and everyone will be outside cooking. it's important to understand that you want to make sure you clean your food and clean the work spaces, the counter tops and that you wash your hands, that you separate the foods, you separate the meats from the fresh vegetables and foods so you don't cross con tam inate. that you cook them to a temperature that is a safe temperature and it's best to use a thermometer to make sure you cooked it at the right temperature. and finally if you aren't going to eat the food right away that you chill it and refrigerate it right away. >> and you mentioned 4th of july and it's a big weekend for everybody to be cooking out or have family over and big group gatherings but with the warm temperatures that we see this type of year, does that affect the bacteria and does it pose more of a threat when it's hot out? >> it does. there are germs in the air and surfaces, germs on your hands and when it's warm they tend to grow more. so make sure that you are extra careful during warm seasons that you refrigerate the food and wash and keep good food handling processes in place. >> and let's talk about what happens if we do get the worst case scenario. what can we do to take care of ourselves if we are affected? >> our whole idea is prevention. but if you do get sick, make sure you drink plenty of fluids, as much as you can, contact your doctor or your health professional and try to get information as much as you can. and if you really start to feel weak and tired, make sure you go in and see your doctor. it's important that if you have any questions, you can go to food safety.gov and there is a number of information there. but in particular i would say drink plenty of food so you don't dehydrate. >> and we'll put a link to that on myfoxdc.com. and dr. benjamin, thank you for joining us. best wishes for the campaign. >> thank you very much. >> straight from the top. >> good to have her on the show. she's done design work for restaurants lake "se, panache" and others. >> and holly is there. and tony and i looked up maggie's work online. maybe not the stuff you are talking about that we could do at home but props to her because she does an amazing job. >> reporter: she is well renounced here in the area and when you come to her studio here in kinsington there are several professional artists at work. this is like santa's workshop in terms of decorative arts. and here is pinnia and they have the artist at work shirt on. and you know how you can tell who the true artists are, show them your pants. that's what an artist at work looks like. and at the head of it all, this is maggieo neal. >> we're so glad to have you. >> reporter: and the anchors back in the studio were looking up your work and they were pretty impressed. >> after you are done, we are all traveling downtown and we'll be climbing on staff folding and starting that. >> reporter: before you do your real work, show us what you are doing this morning because you are giving us good art lessons. >> so i wanted to explain new techniques out there for homeowners and there is a site out there called modelo.com and there you can find stencils which most people know about and that this is a quick decorative technique that people use in their homes. i wanted to show you two techniques that i think are huge. this is what we call our pulled soak finish and this is bold and not everybody will pull this off in their homes but when this is done with tone on tone or creams and champagnes, it can be beautiful. and i'll let you finish this guy right there. i recommend using say foam roller and if you can work on a surfaces that flat, you're in business. but we don't get that luxury, oftentimes we have to work on a wul. and you just want to -- it's that simple. >> reporter: and you're taping your sinceel down? >> yes. and if you are working on a ceiling, i wanted to show you, we have stencils and there is something called modelo and it's a new technique used in the last couple of years and they are giant stickers. stencils have separations, so you are always going to have some sort of space between the design and the next part of the design. a modelo, what it will allow you to do is you can stain your floors, you can stain ceilings, create techniques where it's seamless and pull out layers as a time and you're able to get unbelievable designs with very little labor once the sticker is down. >> reporter: now this is something i can do? >> this is something you can do, absolutely. and i'm going to have you do this on the mirror. but this is a b. but this is what a modelo is. i got this from our loke app sign company. the designs can be predesigned at any size that you need and you essentially apply them to whatever surface it is. >> reporter: is it expensive? >> no, it's not expensive. it depends on if you are doing a 40-foot ceiling, it can get pricey. but if your doing a table top or a concrete carpet on your patio or a modelo on a patina mirror, you're looking at maybe $25 to $30. >> reporter: do you want to see how my stencil came out? >> yes. >> reporter: look at that. it's beautiful. >> and people think you can only use one color, we use multiple colors. >> reporter: why limit yourself to one color. it's limitless when we are talking about this. myfoxdc.com is our website. you've heard maggie talk about her website. it is a wealth of information. she talks about the techniques and where to get the products and we're going to do modelo on a mirror in the next hour so that is our next lesson. back to you. >> we are taking notes, holly. thank you. this young lady has been entertaining music fans across the world for decades. should we show a bigger picture. dolly parton with a new album out today, getting ready for a new tour with a stop here if our area. but first, before she does any of that, she must talk with us here on fox 5 morning news. and she will do so with mr. perkins in the 9:00 hour. you don't want to miss it. it's now 8:54. a couple minutes before 9:00 right now. and we want to say good morning to our facebook fan of the day. today terry hnare-russell, good morning. she is following in the footsteps of julie wright. she said she bought a box of nutty buddy this is weekend and she couldn't help but think of julie. julie should be their official spokesperson. to be tomorrow's fan of the day, find us on facebook by searching fox 5 morning news and then post your comment under terry's photo. i'm guessing many will mention the lovely julie wright. and we invite you to follow us on twitter. search for wttg morning news and you can get your news updates all morning longs and link to our personal accounts as well. that will do it for this hour. sarah back in the captain's seat to take us through the next hour. >> thank you, steve. coming up, here is a look at stories for the 9:00 hour of fox 5 morning news. new rules regarding dropside cribs take effect today, making it illegal to sell them even after a garage sale. we'll talk with a representative from the consumer product safety commission for more on why this move is such an important one. plus that 4th of july barbecue is just around the corner and that means corn on the cob, potato salad, maybe some pasta salad. but you don't have to have all of those heavy sides. coming up later we have a chef joining us with suggestions. >> what if you want the heavy sides? >> i know you do. call her a legend, and she is. dolly parton has been singing and writing music for decades and not stopping now. her newest album is out today. she's about to go on tour and she'll be making a stop here in our area next month. dolly joins us first though live from nashville a little bit later this morning to talk about all of that. can't wait. >> you get to talk to her. >> myol