so funny in that role. just a nice guy. >> nice guy. >> very sad. >> tucker barnes will woman int the conversation -- will come into the conversation soon. >> he was around for years and years. >> you know, our childhood, hecl was very critical in that.in >> i was mentioning to -- we -- only had a couple channels in the day so you knew all the shows. >> and the theme songs. the weather is going to behe beautiful.r lots of sunshine, low humidity, and temperatures only in theth 80s for afternoon highs, sogh get out s,and enjoy the day.th 73 right now in washington, 70ai in baltimore, 66 winchester, 75 in ocean city.y. all right, looking at our satellite radar, front from yesterday, you can see it there you can see the cloud cover inod the carolinas pushing throughhig southern virginia, so it's far to the south, and we're looking at bright sunshine, chances for showers and storms, close to zip and just a gorgeous lookinglo afternoon expected across the area. sunshine, high testify, low humidity in the mid- to upper 80s. enjoy today, because we haveus more heat e and humidity on the way. let's get some traffic and go to julie. >> on the roads, sky fox is joining us there. northbound 395 north of thet beltway. head, steady and slow traffic ur to king before you shake loose.o now accidents, just volume delays. and back inside, we'll updateu the ride. for those around the capitolca beltway, low speed, 650 new hampshire avenue, this delay will day -- below speed heading out to 450. all lanes are open, and inbound new york avenue after southso dakota, that's where youwhe hypothetical the delay, becausee of this stalled truck, right lane of 3 looks blocked. so heavy, slow, steady on south dakota avenue all the way into the third street tunnel. julie, thank you. a new billion dollar proposal for union station this morning.. amtrak wants to transform the overcrowded terminal in downtown dc. >> the plan is to turn uniontu rnstation into a high speed rile hub. -- rail hub.-- we have mover more on the patrol. >> reporter: the plan is to overall the entire northeastno corridor, and we will learn about the plans exactly for union station.io according to the washington post, it could cost up to $7 billion. un ion station is the second busiest and is operating way beyond capacity. amtrak is concerned about the growing population, and its ability. so amtrak is partnering with the company to run metro to addressd overcrowding issues, to increase the economic vitality of the surrounding area.g now, we've got images of the proposal. the outside of the terminal has sort of a wavy design, and the inside looks rather futuristic. the expansion would come belowb ground, moving platforms,pl tracks, shopping, have natural light from a natural glass encased main concourse. amtrak is working with a dc developer and according to the washington post, there would beo a new office complex,co residential towers and a hotel. the overhaul would be carried out in stages. first phase taking place between 2013 and 2017, and track workwo continuing through 2030.ng t the big question is, $7 billion where is all this money going to come from?m? amtrak and pat centers have sai -- partners have said little about raising funds. it would require huge government commitments, and the amtrak president said the plan's intention is to set a course, and funding discussions could begin once they agree on theth principals. i guess the idea is to get the vision out there first, and then figure out how they will fund it throughout all these years andy different stages.en. we'll learn more about it today, coming up at 2:00 p.m., whenw amtrak holds the newsne conference. >> thank you very much, lauren. checking some of our other top stories, prince george county police are investigating a drowning in laurel.ow this happened last night at at pond next to the willow lakewi apartment complex.ll witnesses say they saw a teenage boy go into the water, but never saw him come out.e after searching for about an hour and a half, a rescue team found the teenager at the bottom of the pond.the and pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.ho about 30 people will have to find a new place to live because of an apartment fire in district heights maryland.ts flames were first reported at the 3 story building just before 8:00. no one was seriously hurt.h the cause of the fire is still under investigation. a so many prayer shelter has been opened and p -- a temporary shelter has been opened at central high school.ol arlington county's firstfi homicide in year is a murder/suicide. a woman returning home found the bodies of a couple at parkat schilling ton apartments. police believe the g husband killed his wife, and turned, and killed himself.ll. both were in their 30s, from bolivia. officers and neighbors aren't sure whether the couple had a history of violence. >> i saw her in the afternoonsat coming from work, i think. but nothing else. she worked, sitting outside.tte. sweeping the sidewalk, butidew nothing else.hi >> the couple had two young sons. they are now staying with relatives. now to the latest from aurora, colorado. the first funeral is planned for a victim of friday's movie theater massacre.ea the oldest victim, 51-year-old gordon kowden will be laid tot rest. he was at the movies with his teen children. prosecutors build the case against james holmes. js. a team of lawmakers spent about 90 minutes at the crime sceneme inside the movie theater. survives offered new dee flames. the gunman walked around the complex shouting and appearing to target people. in a surprise visit, batmanb star christian bale came to the medical center of aurora and met with 7 of the shooting victims. he thanked the medical staff and police who responded to fridayfr attack that killed 12 people, and injured 58 others. >> it was just heartfelt.ea everybody in the world has beena affected.s >> he visited a makeshiftma memorial to the victims nearlys the theater. warner brothers has made a donation to the victims' relieve fund. the fund is up to aboutt $2 million right now. another big story this morning, a tax showdown on capitol hill.hi democrats try to pass the big tax hike on the wealthy that the president supports, ending thed bush inera tax rates. the doug luzader has a preview of today's vote. >> reporter: this is called thei big games of chicken, but ifbu neither side blinks, aboutr everybody could sibe in for a tx hike. president obama at another fund-raiser, taking a shot atot what has become an easy target, congress. >> the only place where people agree on something and still can't get it done. >> reporter: that was a preview of what is about to happen today in the senate.se as democrats try to pass the bih tax hikes on the wealthy thatwel the president supports, ending the bush tax cuts for those wite incomes above $250,000, but keeping them in place for everyone else.ls republicans are expected to succeed in blocking that.king they want the tax cuts extended for everyone.ev >> friends on the other side are practicing what could beco described as thelma and louise economics. let's march the whole country off the cliff, and see how thath works out.owrk >> reporter: that cliff comes it the haform of automatic tax hiks and spending cuts next year ifye congress can't come to ane agreement.em and that includes a big hit for the pentagon budget. >> the interesting thing here ie that both reparties think theyre have the upper hand on taxes. >> reporter: so as long aso as that's the case, gridlock wins the day.e that fiscal cliff comes onon january 1, so it's likely thatl congress will simply put thist off until after the november election. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. wednesday morning, more bloodshed in syria after a fifth night in fighting.ghti now syria's president is unleashing something new in the fight. an up date after the break. >> we're looking at big sports headlines, all eyes on robert griffin iii. we'll tell you why tonight. >> team usa hitting the courtcot >> hey! you know them! a live look outside, not a bad start to the day, tucker has the weather. these are the bee gees. nights on broadway. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep track of spending, move money with a slide, and use the calendar. all to see your money how you want. ♪ heavy rain and high winds hg knocked out power to tense of thousands. some are still in the dark,rk luckily, there were no reports of any injuries. >> look at that tree, through the house. >> we know about that around here. lot of heat to the west, we'll talk about that coming up. >> okay. okay. one day break. it's going to be just about perfect, upper 80s, low humidity. to the numbers, we cooled offoff overnight as we're now 73 degrees in washington, 73 at reagan national.io 72 in leonard town. look at the 60s, 60s on the map, 64 degrees in frederick, 64 in winchester.te and 68 in culpeper, so great-looking start to the day.t lots of sunshine expected, and i'm showing you the dew point temperatures, this is how weho measure how much water is in the atmosphere, and when these numbers get into the upper 50spr and lower 60s, it'swe comfortable, and as soon as you nd astep out, you're going to sy wow, the dew point temperaturesm have fallen overnight into the upper 50s, so much more refreshing air has arrived overnight. we're great. sunshine expected, cold frontd, has pushed into carolinas. chances for rain close to none, and as mentioned, that heat out to the west will start to build in later tonight and during the day tomorrow.ow 88 today, just about perfect, 99 tomorrow with a few scattered storms late in the day. advisories around here tomorrow afternoon. friday doesn't look a lot better, mid-90s with tattered storms, -- scattered storms. so we start nicely, and endcely nice, in between, some heat. >> tucker, thank you. here's -- you set me up. they set me up.th they know i'm going to go for it. >> allison. [ laughter ] i don't own it. [ laughter ]la >> how do you work with these two? >> you're going to have to divide us. on the roads, checking in, inbound on the dulles toll road, heavy volume. i love this guy, it's calledit stuck 'sin traffic, closer to te beltway, it is a slow exitex leaving the toll plaza. 495, all lanes are open. we have the minor fender-bender on the eastbound side, closer to the belt way. right lane tied up there as you approach 495 inbound. we have got delays now as you travel inbound along new yorknd avenue. that's where we had the earlier stalled truck.tr still there, blocking the right side of the road, delays fromys south dakota avenue, headed into the third street tunnel, so inbound 50, delays, heading into new york avenue.en kennel worth is clog. other side of town, busy at the wilson bridge.ri heavy, slow and steady, that's, the traffic heading toadin university boulevard.ou this is where we have the ha accident activity after thethe northwest branch, under thet overhead site.ov left side is blocked behind thii area, and that's ndwhat keeping you guys on the brakes. that's a check of the fox 5 on-time traffic. when i say something nice -- >> the sound is off. >> hey, good seeing you. we haven't seen you for a while. we have a lot of stuff in the sports department.ar training camp coming up, been doing the prep for that, but keeping a watchful eye on the o nationals.s. >> hard not to.no >> this is exciting, because now you almost expect them to win. do you remember the last timest you went hey, did they win yet? >> it feels so good.g >> four in a row, we were talking about that.that first two in new york, and doing it with different parts. ian desmond has been out. so epinosis playing short. zimmerman -- >> virginia beach. >> you guys know. laroche, what a hercules swing. nats are up, and gone. geo, lights out.o, and davie johnson didn't want tt take him out, but he was so good, 7 innings yesterday,y allows one run, unearned, now that's 13 wins. and the nats win again.ag now, we've been talking dream team. lot of people don't like that label for this team.m. i understand it, okay?? but you have to give me -- no, it's not 1992, it's not michael jordan and larry bird.d. but they're good. they're up by 9, but here comes lebron kicking it to carmelo. knocked down the 3, had 23 in the first half, 27 in the entire game, and then a route in thein game. undefeated in the five preseason games. they start for real when the games start on friday. >> and they don't mean anything >> but it gives them a test, you see that the rest of the world is getting better. you can make the argument the teams playing now are betterar than the world teams that they played in '92. >> food for thought. >> that's an interesting --an i >> the world is catching up.. now. thank you.ou now, we're waiting to see if the redskins can be good competition, so if you want to hear from robert griffin iii, hear from him today, right here, live on fox 5, because we are carrying his press conference live at 50:00.00 it's -- 5:30, it's such a big deal , when he speaks, we make t live! >> we don't do that for some major events. >> no, we don't. >> fare you're going out -- notice that the open practices are the afternoon, that's because the two a days have beee banned by the nfl in the newne contract, so morning practicesn will be walk-throughs that will not be open to the general public, but made available toma the media. we can't shoot it, but i can watch it. i can tell you what i see, but u can't put it on tape. >> that would be cool. >> yeah, yeah. [ talking over one another ] >> we admire that about you. it's 7:21, wednesday's morning. 7 rn details about a streetcar project coming to arlington. >> local officials stillials demanding to know why 911 service was out for days after last month's duracho.h' we have more on the investigation next.in >> veand disco, potatoes, andpo peruvian cuisine.pe the annual festival celebratingl the cultures of peru. melanie is live with all the details, a bit later. [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. i've never felt this way before, but it's a scary time to be a woman. mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. inches the washington area council of governments has launched an investigation intoit the 911 service disruption following last month's derecho.r there were no incoming emergency calls in parts of northern virginia for several days. centers in fairfax, arlington lost power, and two back upback systems did not kick in.in officials in dc, maryland andlad virginia are demanding answers within days. verizon is focusing on specificp combinations of equipmentuipm failures. new transportation optionspo are rtcoming to arlington, the county board has approved aa nearly 5-mile long streetcar line. it will run from the pentagon city metro to the skyline area along columbia pike.pike the goal is to help boost economic development alongal columbia pike.. still ahead, a war of wordsr the president and mitt romneyit t launch attacks on each other'e economic policies. we're hitting the campaign trail in depth. >> hollywood says good-bye to another star. a look back at the life of sherman heelmsley. >> not a bad start to the day.tt it's going to be a great day, tucker has the forecast, julies has the traffic. over the next four months, you haveve a choice to make. not just between two political parties, or even two people. it's a choice between two very different plans for our country. governor romney's plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top. roll back regulations on big banks. and he says that if we do, our economy will grow and everyone will benefit. but you know what? we tried t that top down approa. it's what caused the mess in the first place. i believe the only way to create an economy built to last is to strengthen the middle class. asking the wealthy to pay a little more so we can pay down our debt in a balanced way. so that we can afford to invest in education, manufacturing, and home-grown american energy for good middle class jobs. sometimes politics can seem very small. but the choice you face, it couldn't be bigger. ♪ i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >> i guess that leaves you and me. >> it's been a bad night allt around. >> don't just stand there, short at the. get down.d there you go.go >> i love it.it. this is one of the great characters in tv history. that is hilarious.ario so funny, after all these years. >> it is still funny. and marla gibbs. all right.t. george jefferson, the famous moves, the walk, the dancing,dac getting down with the neighbors that he loved to bicker with. sherman hemsley died yesterday. he was 74 years old, he entertained us for more than a decade at george jefferson, theh dry cleaner owner who moved his wife and family on up to the east side. they debuted in 1975 as a spin off to all in the family when the character first appeared as your your archie bunker's neighbor. they will air 11 seasons, afternoon the jefferson, he was in another sitcom, amen.am he will be missed. now he's with wheezie. >> what an impact on that whole genre,. >> a big hit show for manym years, and he was so funny in that -- nobody else could play that role. >> grumpy, just walking around grumpy. sherman hemsley. >> a nice guy.>>y. >> yeah, we had the opportunity to meet him. >> very different from theeren characters he played. >> absolutely, absolutely. yeah, yeah. tucker barnes, what's going on. >> gorgeous day.>> temperatures today in the 60s, mid- to upper 80s, lowlo humidity, bright sunshine starting the day, and we'll check in later, bright anda sunny, no rain, no humidity. take a day off. >> we need a day off. >> try not to sweat. >> 73 right now in washington, check out you are 60s, 64 in gaithersburg, 66 in winchester, so off to the north and west, we were bottoming out in the upperp 60s and hoe -- low 70s. ann police, you trend lower. not a bad day at all, and dew point temperatures have fallen back overnight, so much moremo comfortable, not only with the high temperatures in the 80s,th but dew points will be hanging out in the upper 50s and low 60s. so it's going to be warm. satellite, front from yesterday pushing to the south. you can see it's out of here, down to the carolinas, highca pressure to the north. that will give us lots of sunshine, not expecting anyctin shower or thunderstorm activity today, acand just a very pleasay day. da out to the west, heat building again, wouldn't you know it, an that will be heading our direction as we get into the da tomorrow. sunny, less humid today.id look out. t. here comes the warm front overnight into the first part of tomorrow, and temperatures outan to the d west once again, extremely uncomfortable. oppressively hot, 107 in st.ho louis. not going to be 107 here7 tomorrow, but it will be the upper 90s to about 100.abou so enjoy today, because tomorrow and friday, back in the steam, heat and humidity withhu temperatures close to 100. 88 today, sunshine, a beautiful day, not expecting rain. winds from the north 5-10. winds will shift later as thet warmer air moves in, but still,b uta comfortable night, 72 inle thousand with clear skies and seasonal temperatures, and there's your 5-day forecast. oppressively hot thursday and friday, highs in the mid- toghs upper 90s.90 close to 100 tomorrow, and then that's a cold front friday that will frstart to cool us down an take the humidity away. i think by sunday, 90, with lesh humidity.hu that's a look at weather. let's do traffic and julieju wright?? tucker, on the roads, the current sky fox staying up to check out the ride on the outer loop of the beltway. this is where we have the left side of the road blocked.bloc this is in that work zone wheree the jersey wall separates ofsea three left lanes from the right and it's kinds much the lefth lane andth middle lane that ish squeezed. delays on the outer loop from i 95 college park heading westhe adinto silver spring. jeremy is zooming out, and it's just staging room only on the outer loop. heading eastbound around 495,un taking it back inside.insi we'll update your rightri eastbound along 666. dulles toll road is starting to slow from the toll plaza. wires down -- all traffict diverted at cherrywood. mitt romney says president obama has done a poor job on national security, during his first term, and romney pledges he will reverse spending cuts if he win the collection. it was a message to his audience, in roanoke of veterans of foreign wars. joining us is democratic political strategist, and republican political strategista good morning, gentlemen. all right. let's talk about the big guy ouu on the campaign trail, took aai l,break in honor of the victimst the mass shooting in colorado. and it feels like they got ready to hit the trail.to what's the tone, peter? >> it is overwhelm i goly negative. this the way the race will stay, unfortunately, until november. the president has 60 ad, to try to left it, i'm sure romney is going to do a similar thing, bui you have the super packs out there, they are blitzing. you have the campaign, they'reth blitzing, they are playing now for a very small number ofnum undecided voters.te the latest nbc wall streetst journal poll has 49 obama, 43 some of the other polls arear closer, but most of us, jims, would agree, i think, if you have 15% undecided that are leaning, that's about whatwhat you're dealing with, so they ar trying to zero in on that.th >> what do you think? >> pete is right.>> it's all about the undecided voters at this point, and as we get into the fall, and closer, if that number, that number wili dwindle down, and at that point, that 4 or 5% may not even vote, because at that point, if you haven't made up your mind come the end of october, you'rebe probably not r,going to show upo i think that's what's happeninga now is they will switch from thh base, which is activated on bott sides, and they will go to the -- >> lot of talk about the ads being vicious.in some talk of them being misleading.ng it seems like politics is normal. i can't remember when the ads weren't this way, everybody getv to --er >> you know, they have, i havea, to admit, they've gotten a little tougher and more contractual, negative, look, yol take vulnerability, and try to drive it home. is it always -- your job is not to say on the one hand, on the other hand -- >> we have a little of a ad that's, you didn't build thatui ad, i saw it running, hopefullyg we can re queue it. let's here the you didn't build it ad that's out right now.at >> if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own.he if you got a business, yousi nedidn't build that. somebody else. >> small business people saying i did pebuild t i want to know e genesis of this ad.th is this taken out of context? >> no, that's a fair ad. >> but what's he saying? >> he was saying, the outcrye isn't just from the far right. this is, everybody said it. the main stream media, said it, everybody said, i think thereth was, i'm sure peter probably read it the next morning and said oh, my god, did he really say this? so i think when you have it on tape and, it's not out ofof context. >> what was the message? >> look, if -- obama's a pro. you know that stuff's going to be looked at from what you say.y after he finished that, heth probably said to himself, oops, i probably never should havey used that line.ne what he talked about was howho important education was forion students.ts talked how important infrastructure was. the minute they put in their ad, romney has $800,000 government loans. he's, he helped build hishe business. what romney, what the president was saying was it takes all ofof us. we have to -- >> you don't say that kind ofnd stuff. >> he's right. look -- you don't say those things in public. >> you put it, you put it, i think, in a way which was tail taylor made. m then he came back with another ad with the full statement, but you know when mitt romney says, you know, businesses are people too, my friend, folks knew what he was, what he meant.e he's made his share of georgias. the president -- gaffs, the president has made his share. we are into this 24/7 news cycle. jim and i can produce a ad in hours if not minutes and get it up on the air instantly, so that this back and forth is whatwh you're seeing. >> with a minute left, let mem ask, jim.. house speaker boehner has saidhs to the gop and congress, stay on the offensive, talk about what's happening in the economy, tax cuts, about defense spending. is that a plan that you would have -- >> i think it's a smart thing.hi let's nation it. this is what america wants.ame what to we all talk about?k we can talk about the distracting issues, but this isu the economy.t e it's about getting the country moving again. it's creating jobs.jobs >> but doesn't the opposing party, isn't it up to them to have a plan? a >> house of representatives has sent 50 pieces of legislation that were considered job bills.o it is up for them, they've done it. senate sits there and harry reid's strategy has been we'ree going to ride it out. >> the democrats, of course, would argue they have put out bills, passed bills, which haveh included things that the republicans have in the pastpa supported, tax cuts for small,s and they haven't passed them. so you have this dueling back and forth, but look, this isis going to be about the economy.o romney is going abroad, he heard that speech. this is all jack. >> we love you guys, we'll seewe you next week.ne we will be right back. welcome back, two pear cubs -- two bear cubs with getting released this week. ment virginia pilot reports they lowere found without their mothr earlier this month.rl the bear cubs were taken to the wildlife center of virginia inv wanes blow, and are greg treated for -- getting treated for injuries. the wildlife center now has too many bears, so they have to release them early. i feel bad for them. where's their mom? >> they're cute. p you know, we don't always do this, so if you have a similar story, we can't do all of them, but a couple years ago, i met a couple at an event i did, and this gentleman reached out to me, he lives in by i,ve there was as cat he found in hs garage, the cat came n they tried to feed the cat.cat. they did all of this, the catcat just wouldn't really eat or anything, but was hashing around. they didn't know what to do because they had a dog. long story short, they turned this cat over to crunchy's, it'h a pet store, that's where theye buy the pet food, and they turned over to a local shelter,h but they're going to get this cat adopted, and this gentleman thinks this cat is somebody's cat, and he's hoping somebody watching the show probably inpr the principles george countyco area -- principles -- this ist the cat that's missing since early july, it's being fostered at crunchy's, if you recognize this cat, and you don't want to see this cat go to another family, a loving family, but iff it's yours, call crunchy's. (410)721-5432. you can call the station if you want that number again, but he was passionate about the cat being loving and sweet. >> we hope we get a positive result. >> we hope so. get that cat home, or if not,if get her a home.a okay. . >> very good. >> she's cute. >> yep. y temperatures real quick. i only have like 10 seconds left. >> everyone know that tucker isu now telling lies on me. thank you. >> call crunchy's. 73 degrees. reagan national, 71 in baltimore, 77 -- there's yourres hot and steamy, cooler, lessler, humid conditions.ns here's what's happening. wha we have an active weather pattern, unusual for the end of july, but cooler, less humid., . it won't last.w heat is going to move back in tonight and tomorrow, back intow the upper 90s. another cold front is going to put the kibosh on that, and that will push the heat and humidity south. by the weekend, temperatures back in the upper 60s withs less humidity. so we'll start off with a beautiful start to the 5 hundai. 88, low humidity. heat it up for a couple days,le and gradually will take it backi down to 90 by sunday. >> very good. let's find out what's happening on the roads. julie? >> on the roads, you'll find a lot of slow traffic, soundso bought gw parkway, putting onput the operation, southbound i-95u thwith lanes open, 23 miles an hour from powered mill to the beltway. again, about a 35 minute commutt e coming from 95 headed overed towards georgia avenue, inner loop of the belt way, low speeds working from colesville road to the northwest branch. problems to report for those traveling north on i 95, the activity at the end of the rampa from 7100, over to the shoulder, so lanes are open, traffic is still congested from wood bridgd to the beltway. >> thanks, julie.>> the artistic and cultured experience happening right now in the district. fun for the entire family. >> melanie is live with the details. hey, melanie., >> reporter: we are continuing our celebration here at the at national museum of the american indian. we have moved into the cafe, where celebrity she have. we'll show you how you can come down and sample these. [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. today is the start of kind brew, that's a -- kaypi peru. >> you know, we are talking about some really good food. fo so especially for this occasion, for the celebration of kaypi peru they have brought in executive she have soloranzo.o. what is so unique? >> it has -- [ indiscernible ] this mixed together with a lota of -- came to peru and we have 500 years of experience. >> reporter: this looks sote lovely. what is it? >> most of the people know -- here we have very beautiful and delicious dish. it means life. and this is made from the yellow potatoes. >> i'm going to give that a little bit of a taste.ta it doesn't look like any kind of potato i've tasted before, but i do like potatoes. that is amazing. and tell me what else we'll have. >> just we have -- this is made from soup potatoes, cracker, here we have like a food made from, the corn. >> quickly, two minutes left. so tell me, quickly what you've got here. okay, here we have a mixture of onion and chinese style what is very, very popular, not in the last ten years, 200 years in peru, so that's why we use a lot of this. mix the beef. >> i have to run over. all of these dishes are available at the mitsitam cafe. this is a good thing. >> we will have three separate presentations every day, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30. we'll explain what piskro is. it's the new spirit, and one of the a kind versatile spirit. >> this is a versatile spirit, you rsare making more of a dayte drink? >> what i have, i have two parts of pisco port, and we make our own syrup, so brew your best coffee, boil it.bo put it in a blender over crushed ice, and there we go. you can pretty much mix it withi anything, and it is delicious.io 12 seconds later, everything okay. goes to your cocktail. this is for the hot summer day. >> okay. that's all the time we have for right now. and that is lovely as well. when we come back, we're going to talk about more peruvian culture, including a visit from suspicion guests, horse -- special guests, horses and anan alpaca. >> thank you very much. >> thanks. ahead at 8:00, the hills's 50 most beautiful people.l we'll tell you who made the cut. >> and you have to talk about project runway.y. now the talented mondo gar a is helping people live with this disease. ♪ i've never felt this way before, but it's a a scary time to be a woman. mitt romney is just so out of touch. 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[ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. here's what the kids will n-e-e-d. ♪ pens and markers, paper wide ruled. ♪ ♪ hoodies, sneakers, tape, sticks of glue.♪ ♪ large boxes pencils, highlighters. ♪ ♪ sneakers and t-shirts. ♪ notebooks and jeans, ♪ notebooks and jeans, ♪ notebooks and jeeeeans, yeah! ♪ ♪ notebooks and jeans! announcer: school takes a lot, target has it all. low-key, but star power sho, of bsport for the vehicles apri -- support for the victims ofvi the aurora theater massacre. >> an all star effort to raise awareness on the fight against hiv and aids. we have a guest live looking att the i-design campaign. >> remembering the man who brought george jefferson togeor life. we will look back at the legacy of the man behind the character, sherman hemsley died at the age of 74 yesterday.4 good morning, i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm allison seymore. our friend tucker barnes is with us. you just stepped outside? >> it's beautiful.>> drop everything, go out. >> it's gorgeous. it's really, really gorgeous. >> in the weather --th >> i'll be back. >> you have 30 seconds. >> here's your forecast. temperatures, this is why it'sh nice, 73 degrees right now in washington, 70 at dulles, but the humidity has fallen off, dropped off a live, and without the humidity, that's what makest it feel great. all right, satellite radar, the, cloud cover, showers, thunderstorms we had generally south of the city yesterday afternoon, and we're left with e clear skies, bright sunshine expected this morning. checking in at midday, brightmi sunshine ddlater today, nice and bright, nice sunset.et should be gorgeous wednesdays with highs topping out only ino the mid- to upper 60s.60 this is where we should be forou this time of year. 88 is the average daytime high. we'll do that in washington, bun it's not going to feel so oppressive. si >> is tony going to come back? >> it's great outside. you have to go. here is traffic with julie wright. >> hey, you're holding on to my every word? >> well, usually we are. a >> what are you talking about "we?" >> that's true.ha i'm used to tony ignoring men though.or. he gets promoted to anchor, and some things never change.er >> i listen, julie, i do. >> southbound 95, delays to the beltway, 23 miles an hour. crash on outer loop on university.. delays leaving 95 heading to georgia avenue. 35 minute commute, inner loop from 29 colesville road towards that scene, and inner loop lanes are open. 16 miles per hour at braddock.. eastbound along 66 this morning, earlier prop at 123 has been cleared to the shoulder, so lanes are open working into the capitol beltway. high profile show of support for the victims of friday'siday deadly movie theater massacre in colorado. yesterday, batman actor christian bail stopped by anby aurora hospital thanking medicl staff and police who responded to the attack that left 12 dead and 58 others hurt.othe bale spent time with survivors,s posing for pictures that quickly spread worldwide, thanks toanks social media. later, the star of the dark knight rises brought flowers to a makeshift memorial near where the gunfire erupted. >> incredibly sad. the painful process of saying good-bye begins today. >> the first funeral will bewill held this afternoon for a victim of the rampage.he at the age of 51, gordon kowdon was the oldest of those killed. >> the accused killer is in solitaire confinement as prosecutors build their caseor against him. a teach lawyers spent about 90ab minutes getting oua closer lookt the crime scene. authorities say holmes methodly stock piled weapons and ammunition before the attack, but they still have not offered a motive.mo this is interesting, feart from friday's shooting has led to a surge in gun sales in colorado, and across thelo country.ra >> in just three days, the colorado bureau of investigation has approved background checksgr oufor almost 3000 people lookine to buy a firearm. >> reporter: some people sayome this is actually pretty common for this to happen, after congresswoman gabrielle giffordl was shot in 2011, being checksin in arizona jumped 60%, and now there was a similar spike afterp the shooting shootings virginiah >> reporter: there has been a spike in begun sales.be. >> friday and say day, we saw distinct, a distinct increase, especially saturday when people were off work. >> reporter: warren marshallr: w explains why he thinks guns are flying off the shelves. >> buying handguns, some were buying ak-47s.ak >> they were all pretty muchp rebuying for lack of, i wouldn't say lack, but for fear of their own safety, considering whatc happened. they wonant to be prepared as m as possible. >> reporter: one shopper agreesr with people choosing to arm themselves. he says friday's tragedy showsid why people should aybe allowed o carry concealed weapons.d >> if there was somebody there that was armed, they could haved stopped him. >> reporter: the process of intf a store and out with a weapon takes less time than a batman movie. while you have to fill out a form, give an id, and submit the information to the coloradoe bureau of investigation, you can still walk out in less than an hour. >> 20, 40 minutes. 40 >> reporter: people aren't just shopping for protection, some say they worry that lawmakers will use that shooting to passt o gun restriction. party leaders in both chambers of congress say they have noh plans to touch the issue durings this election year, and the shooing, should not be political. other people, some people on one side says everybody should getbo guns and protect yourself, but then you think how does that work?? everybody stands up and startss shooting? >> bottom line, as you said, nothing's really going to change right now. >> reporter: nothing's got to containing right now, at least for the moment. m capitol hill, the senate gears up. they plan to vote on the $250 billion measure. democrats needed 60 votes tovo advance this proposal, but opponents likely have enoughk votes elto block it.. now to a major redevelopment project for union station. amtrak wants to turn the terminal into a high speed raile hub d to the tune of $7 billion. lauren is following the amtrak proposal, live, at young station, and -- union station, and she has more. >> reporter: hey, tony. there has been concern, amtrakc has onopinion concerned about te growing population and capacity. so today, the focus will be on union station, they are going te put what they call the washington union station master plan and the washington post iss saying it could cost up to $7 billion over a span two decades. now, union station is the second busiest in amtrak system. it has served the region well for more than 100 years, but itu t is currently operating indianp capacity it, erwould increase te number of trains the station caa accommodate, possibly doublingui it, and the amtrak says it is partnering up with metro to address the overcrowding issuesd and to improve the passengere experience overall.e according to the washington post, the overhaul would be carried out in stages. first stage taking place betweec 2013 and 2017.. along with additional trains, a focus on high speed rail. union station becoming a hub for the northeast corridor.rr there would be new underground platforms, shopping and 50-foot wide, 100-foot long glass encased concourse and new north entrance. amtrak is partnering with a dc developer. the plan would include a newlude office complex, residential place, all this coming up, but the , big question is $7 billion price tag, where will the funding come. in from.om the president says he wants to get the vision out there,t announce the plans, and he will talk where the funding will come from, involving big commitments from government funding as well. that's the latest here at union station. we're going to get an update at 2:00 p.m. for the proposal. >> lauren dimarco, thank you.. also happening today, new ethics board to oversee. dc government meets for the first time. they have the power to punish elected officials for ethical violations. before the new board's creations the dc elections board served as dual role as watch dog but had no powers. lending all-star power to-sa the fight against hiv and aids. the winner of project runway all-stars.ar joins us live in studio to show how he's helping to raise awareness. >> an update from the campaign trail, as the top two presidential contenders lay outu the future form the campaign. we'll be right back. 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[ jim ] my dad did, my grandfather did, and it's what we do today. mr. romney arrives in europe for a visit.t. yesterday, he hammered white house on its foreign policy record, saying that if elected, he would repair relations with russia, and call for a review ov the war in afghanistan. apple will unveil its new operating system.ng it's called mountain lion, and like windows new os, it will blur that line between what you can do with the laptop and mobile device.de it is $20. and available at a download. and redskins training camprn kicks off tomorrow. dave will be live from theom redskins park at 6:00 a.m., robert griffin iii is holding a news conference tonight at 5:30, and we will carry it on the evening news. there you go. >> everybody want to here what rg iii has to say. >> you know what's sad? >> what? >> you never hear rex grossman's name. he's still on the team. >> that's what happens, you know, when the new is brought on the teach. >> tucker, what have you got? >> i can't follow that very well >> all right. time -- today, today we say hello to single lady jennifer. >> hey, jennifer. >> her family says she loves to sing and dance, to guess who? >> beyonce. >> right. >> a lot of little girls do. >> and big girls. >> cool. >> and according to her family, she's going to grow up to be a diva. >> she's adorable. she's dressed up in her mom's garb. traditional wear. >> she's as cute as can be. >> she's getting pretty serious. you know what? we're in for a beautiful day, gorgeous out there. our highs will only be in the mid- to upper 80s. 75 in washington, let's take ale spin around the rest of the country, i want you to focus out to the west, st. louis, 87 at this hour. st. louis will be at 108 later. chicago, heat advisory in chicago, 101 later.ch so lot of heat to the west. guess what? it's heading our direction tonight and tomorrow. our highs will surge into the upper 90s for a couple days. not the case today though. there's a look at the radar. big storms up and around that area, big storm rumbling through parts of minnesota and wisconsin at this hour, and we're on the back side of that, so we're intr the cool weather pattern for the day, and again, our temperatures are expected to only be in the 80s. here's your 5-day, 88 this afternoon, chances for showers and storms, not in the picture today. they are in the picture tomorror e with heat around here, highs near 100, and cool it down for the weekend, highs on sunday with less humidity, about 90 degrees.. okay. that's weather. geumly is waving! >> -- julie is waving. >> i was dancing to beyonce. >> speaking of divas. >> i like that! and me, too.me and the hand.the what!. [ laughter ] know you like this song. traveling inbound new york avenue, we have slow traffic as you work in to inbound 50, again, heavy volume working in from 202 heading to new york avenue, and then the accident activity just after the ana costa. so expect heavy volume delaysde trying to make your weigh through northeast washington. top stretch of the belt way, this is where we had problems earlier if you were traveling the outer loop, it was nearas university boulevard, that's been cleared to the shoulder. that's a check of the fox 5 on-time traffic. millions watched him compete on project runway. mondo guerra's designs got raved reviews, but he revealed on camera that he is hiv positive.. now the winner of the all-stars is teaming up with merck for a new campaign caused i design. -- called i design. he talks about the partnership with merck, and what brings him bhere to our wonderful city. i said don't look at me, and mondo liked my earrings. >> you planned those out. >> anyway, welcome to dc. you're here to talk about this i-design project, but first, if want to know how it was to be on project runway when you were in the regular season on season 8. how was it? >> i went to project runway witn no expectations. i think it's so important toso drive yourself without having expectations, you know, especially at an artist, it's like trial and error. i was just going in on my process, and i never expectedn the evturn of events.en and like come back on all-stars it was insane.in it was worse than the first season. >> you know, it's people -- [ talking over one another ] >> stop. stop. it's the best, well, people wano to see. >> you know, they all have their chance, they've had time off the show, so they all the had their like time in the spotlight, the more ego.eg so. >> but you won that, so you won out, and all of that. during the whole process though, you had the, you revealed about your status. how was that? that couldn't have been easy. >> season 8, i had the s opportunity eato talk about my v positive status and the respons was so positive so overwhelmingly great that i felt you could lend my voice to a bigger cause.bi. and so i teamed up with merck on a new education campaign called "i design," and it's a program trying to have people have a tailored approach to their treatment. everybody is different, so the treatment would reflect that.th i know personally from being hiv positive for the past 11 years 1 that is really important to have an open communication with your doctor. that's first, that's number one. you have to have communication with yourself, and communication with your doctor.wi and you know, be really prepare when you to go doctor's office. you always want to talk about ca 4 counts, any side effects i might be having from yourfr omcurrent treatment, and also, since we are so focused often treating this, we tonight wantto to forget about any other held concerns like cholesterol, but it boils down to having thathav open communication with the doctor.. >> and you are an outlet for creativity as i would expect from you.ou you have people put theirt feelings into, like an equipment. what is this about?ab >> you can visit our website,we projectidesign.com.om and it was important for me tor have people participate. i think it's such a key inke communication, you know.on, i think there is so much, so much strength and so much powerm behind sharing, and so i really wanted to do this application op lithe website where you can des --n >> and there's some examples? >> and they are so beautiful.s like you look at it, everyone of those textiles has a story, and i think that's what is important, you know?w? in the hiv community and beyond, it's really about sharing yourar story. we always have to have this opes communication. and i would say it's not anno issue of being hiv positive or hiv negative.. anybody can go to the website and access that information.or i really encourage people to go to projectidesign.com and acces that information and pass it on. >> we're all touched by it. >> we're all touched by this, wh are all affected by this. it's really important to communicate that, have the conversation. again, there's so much powerch behind sharing the message. >> all right. you're wonderful. thanks for stopping by andop sharing it with us.h this is mondo guerra, winner of project runway all-stars. >> does your top match his shorts?or >> a little bit. >> you don't want to be to match-y. >> i love it. still ahead on fox 5 morning news, we say good-bye to george jefferson. a look back at the long career and defining role of sherman hemsley. >> and later, celebrating peruce at the national museum of the american indian. melanie will show us the role that alpacas play in peruvian culture. building pass, corporate c ca, verizon 4g lte phone. the global ready one ? 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( laughter ) why's the new guy sending me emails from paris ? paris, france ? verizon's 4g lte devices are global-ready. plus, global data for just $25. only from verizon. >> he made us laugh for moreug than a decade, at george sherman hemsley has passed away at the age of 74. >> a lot of the laughing came from the bickering george did with his neighbors and wife. [ laughter ][ >> i'm just coming to say i'm leaving now. >> well, i hope you have a terrible time.ri >> i'll give you one moree chance, are you going with me? >> they debuted in 1975, ran for 11 seasons.s he went to star in amen. he had been on broadway before tv. very successful. during the next hour, we'll look at clips when hemsley joined us here on fox 5 morning news.ew >> was he going to his reunion in that one? >> i don't remember. big, long career. we'll be right back. more than two dozen students in principles william countyco have to to retake tess after ita was found -- retake tess afterta it was found the keteachers gave hem them -- them help. they have been disciplined. a school investigation found the inappropriate help includedopri changing answers r or giving verbal or nonverbal cues to indicate the correct answer. protests in anaheim. hundreds are taking 0 the streets protesting to deadly police involve shootings. officers arrested at least five people, and fired pepper spray and beanbag rounds into the crowd. the police union is defending the officers, saying both menot killed were gang members.rs nasa says the images of ice melting in greenland are unprecedented. they show a strange and sudden massive melt of almost everyalm part of the ice sheet that covers greenland. the one on of the left shows the normalize, one on right almostt no ice, even in the coldest parts. that's incredible. the last time this happened was in 1889. so what happened after that happened? >> there's still a lot of ice i greenland. this was a day where it was all to be found melting. melt taking place -- >> is that still happening? >> i do the weather pattern, ita was -- [ talking over one another ] >> right now, are things getting better? >> yeah. it's, it has everything to do with the weather patterns. >> what have you got today? >> we're going to be seasonably cool, temperatures only upper 80s, and low humidity. >> all right. >> this is going to be a perfect day. 75 today, right now in washington, mid-to upper 80s. 74 in fredericksburg, and let's see, frederick, holding on to the 60s.s. temperatures are on the way down for a change with highs only upper 60s, and dew points havepo fallen into inthe upper 50s and5 low 60s. that combination, i stepped out about a half hour ago, it is gorgeous. we're quiet, frontal system fros yesterday now into the carolinas, so it's far to the south.h. and we have high pressure parked across the area for the daythe today. all right, progressive, activepr weather pattern for ogthe nextr couple of days, and we'll getget into a cooler, less humid air in the mid-atlantic. things will change quickly.y. overnight tonight, during the, day tomorrow, and on friday, ond the end of the workweek here,re, hot and humid conditions will retuhurn with highs tomorrow expected to be back into the upper 90s for thursday, mid-out's on friday, with scattered storms. lots of humidity. another cold front by the end of the week will cool us down intoo the wupper 80s with lessle humidity sunday.un something to look forward to ont the 5-day. 11.ay here comes .the heat, tomorrow, 99.ow99 scattered storms.d friday to.id by the weekend, highs in the upper upper 80s. well, the extreme heatt combined with little rain means much of the country is suffering through a historic drought, andn taking a toll on farmers' cornar crops.me that means the price of some things we buy is about to climb. steve is explaining how farfa reaching that might be.be we're concerned about this, steve. >> reporter: people should be, tony. the bottom line, u.s. department of agriculture says yields fromd corn crops this year will be thh lowest in more than a decade, se what caexactly does that mean fe consumers?an for a lot of us, it's easy toea walk into the supermarket and wrap our minds around certain products, like soda or chips, tortillas, or popcorn, we can understand pcthat if you use con to feed livestock and the price goes up, then the price of theo chicken will go up when i want to serve it for dinner. but the true impact of growing corn may hypothetical you hardep -- hit you otharder than that. >> and tell me what more we're talking about. in you show items there we can find in the grocery stores, but where else are we corn dependent?p >> reporter: let's take a lookka at other things we bought. charcoal, crayons, duct tape, cosmetics, shampoo, can deaths, rubbing alcohol, which of the products would you say has corn in them?m? >> i'm going to say crayons anda gum. >> yeah, you're correct. as are all of other products. every single one of these things depends on corn for its production, so when we are looking at this low yields from corn crops this summer, and people think how big of a deal is that really? it's an incredibly huge deal.hu this is just the tip of the iceberg, other things like shoe polish, tires, packaging.in when you consider how dependent we are on corn, and how little crop will be harvested. it's going to have an effect on prices. >> when can we expect these prices to rise?? >> there's a silver lining here, two of them, one is this: corn, farmers have been able to use reserves to fill this year's order, so we won't see pricess rise for 6 to 9 months after the harvest.rv that's the point at which manufacturers will start to produce products, and that'san when the trickle down effect isf going to happen for consumers, so really, we're going to feel the effects of this drought until it's time to plant next year's crop. >> so the impact will be rather long-lasting. steve november -- we appreciate it. still ahead, the himself's hottest, we will sit down withdo wnjudy for a sneak peek into hoe made the 50 most beautiful list on the hill.l. >> first, just two days untils the olympic opening ceremonies, we're going to get an update. it is 8:37, 75 degrees on a wednesday morning. wednesday mor release me, momigus! that's mom to you. and you should eat something that's good for you before you go outside. never! come on james. it's a new fiber one chewy bar. chocolatey and delicious. fiber one chewy bar, huh? 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[ male announcer ] new fiber one chewy bars. great taste kids love plus calcium and fiber kids need. opening ceremonies for thero london olympics, set for the day after tomorrow, and the women's soccer game gets underway in th next hour, but in lon ton,n security -- london is tight, and they are deploying 1200 more trips, that means 18,000an soldiers will s be on hand, twi the number serving in afghanistan. drivers are also bracing forfor more than a million extra visitors to london. soccer star david beckham isn't playing, but is helping get folks in the spirit. the star hid in a photo booth while people possessioned for pictures, busch posed forfor pictures. some fans got emotional at the opportunity to meet beckham.bec he was previously part of the squad who secured. [ indiscernible ][ in he is not in it. the photo bomb is becoming big. >> that's great. >> that is great.at >> he's like the biggest star.sa that's fantastic. it is 8:41 now on this wednesday morning.ne m coming up, this is always a bigb topic of conversation every year. we've got a sneak peek at the annual list of the 50 most beautiful people on capitol on hill. we'll talk about the top to, and some others. >> a look behind the scenes at the celebration of culture and cuisine in peru. melanie alnwick has more. >> reporter: i want to nominate these two as the most beautiful people. we are at the national museum oa the tiamerican indian, andand celebrating kaypi peru, and peruvian independence day, allal morning, we're going to talkta more about the alpacas and prominence in the culture, and some of the most beautifulbeau textiles that we can make out o that.at all that and more when fox 5 morning news continues. time for the facebook fan of the day, today, we say hello to olivia hand son, -- henderson, she loves checking into see the t and t. to be our fan of the day, log on to our facebook page. tony, over to you. >> pay attention, the hillen newspaper tiis out with the anne 50 most beautiful people onpeop capitol hill issue, which is by far the most buzzed about edition, so who are some of the hottest lawmakers and aides working on the hill? we turn to judy in, for the details. we have a nice shot. you yourself, you could put yourself on the list.li you look fabulous!ul tony, thanks. >> before we show any pictures, tell me about the process. it must be a lot of fun. >> sure, we have a motley and beautiful crew on the 50 most50 beautiful people. we got almost 400 nomination, they are none news, and our team -- anonymous, they pick about 8b finalists that do a photo shooth otand the hill all votes for the final 50. it takes a lot to get to that 50.th >> it has atjust come out, justu this morning. so we may be showing some of the first picturing on tv. >> i think we should start with number one. ladies? keep your tongues in your mouth. he's staffer for the house administration committee. there he is. originally from chicago, and i love this castory how he washe discovered. he was a server at tgi fridays,t and someone associated with the modeling industry, was there, saw this guy, and hired him. forget the loaded potatoes skins, i want this guy. >> and he has a modeling background, he did some work for sears and kohl's, and said listen, modeling i'm not fulfilled, he came to capitol hill, he is still a server with his wife at ruth's christy.ch >> he said he wasn't fulfilled, and he's done a lot of different things working in communities, out of the country. >> actually, he's one of the beautiful people you love to hate, because he's done charity work. >> he's a ringer, he's done some modeling. number two, young lady, who iso from woodbridge. >> this is a local girl, carolyn is the number two on the list.li and she, actually, works for a local virginia congressman. we call her the capitol hill kardashian, her obvious re semblance to any of the kardashian clan, she says she gets that a lot. t . she says she's more, she would be wearing pjs than going topj the hottest club in town. >> it's kinds of fitting forfi somebody working on the hill. >> those are the top two. there's, among them, we showed the list earlier, with some highlights, michele bachmann? >> she has fired up her style. she said she is a bargain basement hunter, she looks for mark-downs, but in the course of the veers, during the 201220 presidential campaign, she really amped up her tile. she has manicured nails. during the debates, you would hear her click clacking herhe nails, so she has come through with the new style.ne >> a democrat from virginia, bobby scott?bo >> this is an ultimate policy -o from virginia, from newport, he loves policy, will only talk policy and budget, but we did d a little digging. we learned he likes squash ands he likes tennis as well.as and he goes to the movies all the time to keep up with his constituents. >> when you approach these people, and you tell them, theyh don't necessarily know who nominated them.th when you tell them, generally speaking, what's the response? >> just like anyone, a lot ofyon people are excited, a lot ofl people are scared. the list in general it humanizes people in congress.pe we learn more about them. it's not just about beauty, but also about background, and how they keep it together on the hill. >> and in the last seconds, also on the list is representative kelly, is it ayoette. >> she is getting vp buzz, webu might see more of senator ayotte. >> it's all out. thehilldotcomp. >> , good eye candy. a chance to learn all about peru traditions, culture, cuisine, and even the country's native critters. melanie alnwick is live from the smithsonian of the americane indian. melanie, i think, you know what, critters is not the right wordht for these animals. sorry. >> reporter: not exactly, they are truly elegant animals, and what a theme on the plaza, at the national museum of the american indian.ern. as we celebrate kaypi peru, and peruvian independence day.e and so we will talk about some of the natural horses and somend of their creatures here. decree cheers, not exactly the -- creatures, not exactly the word. eric, tell us about the horses. >> we brought her from peru, ann she is my favorite horse. like always to have her with me. many events around virginia. >> you have a farm in warrenton? >> yes, yes. i'm racing horses. i have like 9 horses there. >> why is the horse important tm peruvian culture? >> it's very important because many people in peru, like -- yeah, yeah.ye >> part of life? >> exactly. >> reporter: tell me about the bridle, and this in intricate work. [ indiscernible ] the saddle, too, if we can look at that. >> the guy do all this type of work, he tells me it takes abous 15 days to make a saddle. >> reporter: it's a beautiful piece of artwork, as well as something that is necessary.ry look. the carving is just amazing. so we want to talk about the alpacas. can we talk about that?th and look at these children. they are gorgeous. >> my brother, my son anthony, and this -- >> good morning, ladies. >> good morning.in >> how are you? >> good. >> reporter: do you like the alpacas?pa >> yes. >> reporter: tell me about the alpacas in peruvian culture. >> the alpacas, they are --e >> reporter: very soft? >> yes, yes. so, it's important in makingin text tiles and some of the wonderful clothing. >> yes. >> reporter: it looks like they are gentle creatures. >> yes, yes. they are. >> reporter: and you're going be here throughout the festival?fe >> yeah, we'll be here the rest of the day, 30 of july. >> reporter: just another part of peruvian culture.cu thank you, kids, for joining us. you look amazing. that is again just a part of thf peruvian culture they will be celebrating here at the national museum of the american indian, and kaypi peru, it goes on until july 30th, so come on down and join them.jo back to you guys. >> costumes are gorgeous, really great. still ahead, jackson familyk drama. >> boy, what is going on there? one day after surveillance video of a scuffle between janet and michael's darth went public, --a daughter rtwent public, we will catch up with tmz.z. they're all over it. if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. if you've got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. my father's hands didn't build this company. my hands didn't build this company. through hard work and a little bit of luck, we built this business. why are you demonizing us for it? it's time we had somebody who believes in us. someone who believes that achievement should be rewarded not punished. we need somebody who believes in america. 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