the's the other stuff. ♪ and then there's kraft macaroni & cheese. ♪ kraft has more cheese than those other guys. no wonder they call it the cheesiest! police on a manhunt for as many as eight suspects who may be taking cover in arlington national cemetery. see what set off the search. also ahead, cash for clungers about to get a $2 bill wrong tune-up it needs to keep on running. disturbing new details in the health club shooting. the gunman's blog giving police more information about the motive for his crime. fox 5 morning news continues at 6:00 right now. straight up 6:00 on this august 6th, 2009. taking a live look there at the route right in front of the pentagon. traffic moving all rightfor the top of the hour. i'm he allison seymour, gurvir is off today. >> i'm a steve chenevey. thank you for joining us this morning. we are on p tooakbf ng reews at this hour as police from several jurisdiction searching for as many as eight suspects would matoy be hiding in arlington national cemetery. >> start wade call about a car break-in. -- started with a call about a car break-in. one suspect was caught. police have launched an air and ground search and there are reports several of them ran in the cemetery. we have a crew on the scene. we'll brung you more throughout the morning. >> we'll check in with sarah simmons in just a little bit. >> it is wet out there this morning. >> we are seeing rain early this morning. wind chill see it before we get little bit of relief later on in the day. we ocan show you how things re shaping up at this hour. again being this is a big scal e el c see all that precipitation moving across th s antic ow nthrough uor our region. much of virginia, eastern maryland and new jersey, delaware, places like that. the leftiest rainfl is up wards delaware and new jersey. for us, it is mainly light it moderate rainfall at this point. currently, reagan national airport reporting a temperature of 73 degrees. that is a new temperature. a lot of clouds around for the bulk of the day today. i do think we'll get some sunshine working in here later in the afternoon. for the morning hours, scattered showers, maybe a thunderstorm or two. for today, cooler temperatures, high only in the low 80s. some of you may not get out of the upper 70s today believe it or not. there you go. >> it might be a nice little change. >> and i think we've got the rain this morning. later on in the day, it will be comfortable and maybe some sunshine. >> that is positive it canning. let's check in with lauren demarco and find out how the rain is affecng the commute. >> off to kind of a slow start. northbound 95, we usually have the delays heading up towards lorton. that began early this morning. we had a wreck just before lorton. it is off to the side of the road. here are your delays heading across the occoquan. you will be on the brake. it begins at dale boulevard. both the main lanes and the hov lanes slowing at this point to get past that accident scene at lorton. further north, making your way across the mixing bowl up toward 395, you are looking good. no problems crossing the 14th street bridge. in maryland, we were working two accidents on the beltway beth on the outer loop, one after georgia avenue and then another after river road. those have both cleared out of the way and your delays there are easing. inbound 270, a bit of volume here as you head down towards clarksburg and then off and on from germantown past rockville to the split. no accidents reported just some heavier volume there. same story on 66. east of town, route 50 looks good inbound heading through bowie toward the beltway and then into northeast. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. cyst we have new details in the deadly shooting in a has the latest club in suburban pittsburgh. gunman apparently kept a blog detalling his let read and disappointment with women. he openly talked about rejection and his loneliness saying he had not had a girlfriend since 1984. tuesday being he unleashed his anger on an exercise class killing two women and wounding nine more. also this morning, as we check out our stop sisterries, the senate has reached a deal on saving the cash for clufngers program. today, lawmaker will vote on a plan that would add $2 bill wrong to the popular rebate program. this will give shoppers until labor day to trade in their gas guzzlers for a new ride and take advantage of a rebate up to $4,500. president obama says awful the prom's $1 bill wrong would have run out by friday had the senate not stepped in. the full senate is set to vote today on judge sonya sotomayor's nomination to the u.s. supreme court. democrats hae a majority of vote to confirm her without republican backing. sotomayor will replace justice david souter. she will become the fired third woman on the bench -- she will become the third woman on the bench and the first latina. governor kaine is telling set agencies to prepare for more budget cuts. the "washington post" reports an additional $700 million will need to be slashed this rear with that figure possibly going as high as one and a half billion dollars. kaine says that means there will be layoffs. he has is the a deadline of labor day to announce what will have to be cut. metro is getting more money to keep riders safe but this time it is not about trouble on the tracks. the transit agency is getting nine and a half million dollars in grant money from the department of homeland security for counterterrorism. metro is looking intlaunching antiterror teams, expanding the chemical detection program and upbreading radio communications. but in the wake of the worst accident in metro's history, some riders would like to see that money go elsewhere. >> i have a few other things i need to take care of too. >> you care but there is other needs that need to be met right now like our safety on the train. >> metro's goal is to have the grant money and the personnel in place by late fall. frightening moments at a busy intersection in the district. >> someone call 911. >> that is a city councilmember saying that. a car accident sent witnesses scrambling into action. aiis is at bean p den alabama avenues as d.c. mayor adrian fenty was about to begin a press conference nearby. the cameras rolling just moments after the white suv collided with a cadillac injuring five people and causing a mangled mess in the middle of the street. two people were pulled out vehicles. two more were trapped and needed jaws of life. one was transported with life- threatening injuries. metro officials have h. decide to do something about the safety of the intersection just the night before. >> red light cameras, speed humps, stop signs or traffic lights. we desperately need something along pennsylvania avenue. already too many accidents within a six-block radius. council woman alexander says the most recent accident will shed new light on the need to get help sooner rather than later especially since it happened right in front. mayor. new details in a crime that shook a quiet loudoun county community. william bennett was beaten to death fear his lansdowne home last march. his wife cynthia survived but was so badly beaten she was hospital eyed for more than two months. the "washington post" is reporting a murder charge against a 17-year-old who says he witnessed part of the crime and has been dismissed because of a technicality. the prosecution could for the prove that the suspect was under 18. the prosecution plans to try and refile the murder charge and other charges could be filed in this case. coming up income, the lead singer of of a legendary rock band hospitalized today. dad, cld you help me build a sand castle? sure, pal. let's just find a good spot. 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to be released this month. secret service agents grabbed lynnette fromme before she could get off a shot. the fbi has released surveillance video that led to the conviction of a former u.s. congress. it shows william jefferson taking $90,000 from an fbi informant that. cash later discovered in his freezer. he has been convicted on 11 counts. the crimes stem from business dealings in africa. the 6 #-year-old democrat now faces more than 20 years in prison. coming up next, it was a day their families weren't sure they would ever see. two men journalists sentenced to time in a north korean labor camp now enjoying their first full day back at home. more from their emotional return to u.s. soil. gecko: uh, you wanted to see me sir? boss: come on in, i had some other things you can te people about geico - great claims service and a 97% customer satisfaction rate. show people really trust us. gecko: yeah right, that makes sense. boss: trust is key when talking about geico. you gotta feel it. 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yesterday just moment after returning from north korea. she and her fellow journalist were pardoned from a sentence of 1 years in a labor camp. former president bill clinton fronted the mission to freedom. one of the most touching scenes was when lee reached down to pick up her daughter. laura ling's sister, lisa said she is looking forward to fresh food. her mother had been up since 3:00 a.m. making soup. >> her favorite soup i think they said. >> that little girl, the other thing that was touching just held onto her mom so tightly for the entire duration. you couldn't watch that without getting emotional. it was pretty great that they're home. >> it is great that they're home. >> we turn our attention to what is happening with the weather conditions around the region. we've got rain this morning. take the umbrella with you. wil windshield wipers on your drive into work andel kic ontinue to see rain. you are getting a little bit of a break out to the west. you've still got some light showers. reston being maybe a shower or two particularly to the north. out towards sterling, herndon, places like that, you are getting a break right now. there are more rain showers that will make their ay through here. you will get a break and then some more showers coming through. during the morning, this is what you are going to be seeing. there is one spot of heavy rain down towards la plata. we can see th natohe t hd radar. no lightning with that. we are not seeing any lightning on the radar. a little more heavy rain off to the east near chesapeake beach and easton, maryland and that continues to move up to the north and east. here is a look heat the current temperatures around the region. 7 # degrees now in washington. 71 in baltimore. 73 at patuxent naval air station. 69degrees now in hagerstown. want to show out satellite- radar for the mid-atlantic and again, we saw a lot of heavy rain in central virginia last night. this is all pushing off to the north and east. we are not done yet as anier of low pressure is making its presence known. it is getting formulated as we speak. so more rain showers again during the course of the morning and then again, a couple of pockets of heavy rain popping up. let's talk about the weekend. wave been talking about some of heat that wave seen in the south -- that we've seen in the south. the jet stream will push up to the north. i think saturday it will be warm in the upper 80s but then sunday, monday be and like lie tuesday, our highs will be in the 90s and it will be hot and humid. for today though, nothing like that. cool are air, cooler temperatures. 81 darks mostly cloudy skies. i do think we'll get some sunshine in here the latter part of the afternoon. but during the morning, scattered showers and thunderstorms as said, a cooler day. tomorrow, a mix of sun and clouds, mostly sun though. 85degrees for your high. comfortable. and then saturday, the humidity starts to build back in and we get hot for sunday. now, let's get more on the morning rush hour traffic from lauren demarco. >> we've got a new accident reported 66 eastbound heading toward haymarket. left lane reportedly blocked. if you are they unbound leaving route 50 fair oaks heading toward the beltway. no accidents or incidents. we do have volume growing. a lot of slick roadways out there. give yourself plenty of extra time. same story, southbound # 70, you will be on the brakes there. in from germantown toward rockville off and on to the split, watch for delays as well. on the outer loop of the beltway, wave got a new wreck reported just after route 29 colesville road. no word on any lanes blocked yet. it looks like we are seeing delays stack up. we are already slow here because of an earlier accident just after georgia avenue has cleared out and the wreck on the outer loop after river road is gone as well. we do have reports on the inner loop after old georgetown road after an accident off to the right shoulder. all of your lanes should be open. in virginia being we have been following heavy key lays you head up through woodbridge aross the occoquan. here we are at dale boulevard. look like the hov lane are moving nicely right here. as you continue up past 13 across the occoquan toward lorton, a slow trip because of a construction vehicle that is behind the cement barrier with the lights flashing. after thatt' rip towards newington and springfield. hf o fckur yo 5oxck of fur 5 on-time traffic. it the doesn't matter if you are just starting out or if you've been in the game for years. if you ae ewjjob or are an employer seeking out new talent, the job shop on xd a great place to . ar click just click on the job shop link at the top of the home page and can you check out listings all er the d.c. area. coming up at 8:00, we are going to feature our job. the day. it will be a daily thing we do here on fox 5. another daily thing we do is our business beat. that he r oust money. >> it should be fixed soon with the senate expected to approve another $2 billion for the cash for clunkers program. now, they are facing a new shortage that could cause big problems for customers looking to cash in. details when we come back. cash for clunkers in for eye $2 billion cash infusion to keep it going but now the program is facing another problem. lets he got a look at the market first. chris cotter with fox business network is live in new york with this morning's business beat. good morning, chris. >> good morning, allison. >> a couple of days ago, i was standing here talking to you and we were optimistic about the market now today, not so much, sort of a mixed bag. >> you know what? again, i say we need it take a step back every now and then. maybe that is what we did yesterday. we ended our four-day winning streak down 39 points on the dow. we were still able to hold that 1,000 figure on the s&p 500. that is an important level of support that we kind of keep an eye on. it is a psychological level if you will. we were able to do that. that i important. today, our futures were roughly flat and you can go either way. they are trading positively in europe. the banks are doing very well over there. that usually spills over here at the start of our day so we'll see how that goes. wave got a mixed bag of economic data yesterday. the adp employment report wasn't great. we got a ism index report on the service economy and that wasn't great. we still didn't have a big sell off. so that is somewhat positive. >> speaking of the psychological impact,cysco expecting a drop in profit. does that say anything about the economy at large. >> well being companies like that are really important because involved in almost everything corporate it departments are about. they are the plumbing between all of these network systems. so when they report a bad quarter, i a tell on the economy and how much corporate it departments are spending. john chambers, the ceo, he is very expected and people listen to what he has to say about the economy because he is so important. he said that it looks like this might be a tipping point for the company. and that they might be bottoming and moving forward may positive direction from here. i think that this will actually be seen as a positive when the bell rings here and news corp., our parent company last night after the bell, also another negative quarter but rupe are the murdoch, the chairman came out and said it likes we are seeing good signs of life if his words on the ad space. so it is as much about what you say going forward as what you've done this past quarter. >> can't let you go without talking quickly about cash for clunkers. too many folks are looking if i new car to get rid of the gas guzzler. >> yeah, now the question is f this $2 billion is passed and it probably will be, now, the auto dealerships, they got their demand in place, now they need to make sure they have the supply ready to go. they've had problems with that. normally, auto dealers like to have about a 60-day supply. ford as of the end of the month had 50 days. toyota, 30 days. and the preus, only 13 days supply so it looks like they may have to ram up up production and that is part of what this program is all about. >> sounds like a good deal. good fuss and good news. thank you so much for your time. we are continuing to follow breaking news at this hour. an early morning chase sends police searching for suspects in arlington national cemetery. details when fox 5 morning news continues. a manhunt under way in arlington national cemetery. there is a goud ndan air search for five suspects stemming from a car break-in. that break-in happened around orn g.mhiin4:hi the suspect bailed out at columbia pike and south gate drive and fled for the cemetery. we'll continue to follow this one throughout the morning. more money on the way for the cash for clufngers program. the senate is expected to vote today to add $2 billion to the rebate program. that would give folks until labor day to trade in their gas guzzlers. the$1billion budget was about to run out. the senate is set to make history as it votes on the first latina supreme court nominee. judge sonya sotomayor expected to be confirmed later this afternoon. she is gaining more gop support. but it doesn't matter because democrats have enough votes alone to confirm sotomayor. let's check in with tony perkins once again and get a look t the forecast. got off to a wet start this morning. we are ntione eeto stoee s some rain this morning. we are seeing the yellows and oranges. that is heavier rainfall at this moment. we don't have any reports of thunderstorm activity around the area. i wouldn't rule out another run or two thunderstorms popping up art,t iis light giteesatmpos aure s cronreth estempurat across the region, there is some ol urair out there o tthe anesd wand west. check out pittsburgh, pa. 55degrees right now. they dropped off to 55 degrees. 73degrees here in washington. 68 in roanoke. 69 in new york city. the forecast for today ou clou skies. early hss erowdan by me anwe mean during the morning hours, straa y raa y thunderstorm. te sowe'lt geme l d sunshine breaking out later in the afternoon. the highs will only be in the upper 70s and low 80s. 81 in washington. >> aside from the rain, it should feel comfortable. >> i think today and tomorrow, very nice day tomorrow. >> we like that. >> let's see how that translates into life on the roads this morning. here is lauren demarco. >> i do have two new accidents in montgomery county, ridge road, route 27 at morning star drive. also, woodfield road at warfield road. accidents in both of those inner sections. the wrecks on the beltway have leered out in montgomery county. so on the outer loop, you should find all of your lanes open so you will be on the brake from before new hampire avenue around towards georgia avenue. let's take a look at the trip between oxon hill and alexandria on the beltway. thins looking pretty good. no problems crossing the woodrow wilson bridge in either direction. all of your lanes are open on the inner loop just after 210. we did va v. a disabled vehicle. that has been moved off to the side of the roadway. let's take a look out of the roads in virginia. 395 northbound. things are a little bit heavy leaving the mixing bowl heading up towards seminary. right here at the 14th street bridge, you can see everybody is moving at speed. 95 northbound, your delays begin at dale city continuing up past lorton. after that smooth trip in towards the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. some frightening moments at a busy intersection in the district. >> someone call 911. >> this car accident nt id witnesses blsincramg into action and it happened at pennsylvania and alabama avenues just as d.c.'s mayor was bout to begin a press conference nearby. society cameras were rolling just moments after the white suv collided with that cadillac. the suv flipped over. just a big mangled mess in the middle of the street. five people were hurt. city officials say there is an accident at this intersection at least once a some and they had already been in talks about some safety options there. >> red light cameras, speed humps, stop signs or traffic lights. we desperately need something along pennsylvania avenue. there are too many accidents within a six-block radius. >> of those injured, two were pulled out and two were trapped needing the jaws of life. one was transported with life- threatening injuries. another accident is drawing new attention. this one involved mayor fenty. >> the mayor was in a fender bender in northwest. this happened sunday but there appear to be contradictions between what is in the police report and how fenty's staff described the accident. robe chavez with the story. >> reporter: the car accident involving mayor adrian fenty and his black navigator happened here on broad branch road in northwest. however, the official police report obtained by fox 5 contradicts the version initially given out by the mayor's office. today, mayor talked about the accident for the first time. >> i'm glad no one in the accident we were in was hurt. >> reporter: a spokesman continues to maig ain the driver of another vehicle ran a stop sign and hit the mayor's navigator. however, a diagram on the report shows the mayor's city- issued suv as the striking vehicle shown here as vehicle number one. the report here also indicates it could not be determined whose vehicle was at fault so no charges were filed. today, the mayor again put plame on the other driver. >> at the scene, it and that the other driver may have run the stop sign. the police are investigating. they're talking to the other driver. i'm sure that investigation like all traffic accidents will continue. >> reporter: the report raises other problems over how the accident was handled. first, it was prepared by the mayor's own security detail, brian thompson, not a police officer. in addition, protocol dictates d.c. police take photographs when a d.c. government vehicle is involved in a crash. the report has no photos attached, only diagrams. it also indicates both drivers left the scene before it could be documented. finally, protocol also requires the report to contain the names of all of the passengers who were in each vehicle. report only lists the two drivers and differs from the mayor's version. >> there was the statement indicated that there was myself, my three kids and then a friend of the boys. >> robey chavez contact the 19- year-old bethesda driver would was driving the other vehicle involved but that driver did for the want to comment. the mayor may though. we're going to ask him about that and we'll get to your e- mails when the mayor joins us in just a few minutes at 7:00. metro just got a cash infiewg -- infusion to help keep riders safe from terrorism. the money will help the transit agency gather intelligence an share information with federal and local law enforcement. this comes just weeks after the worst accident in metro's history and some passengers say that money could be better spent elsewhere. >> there are a few other things they need to take care of too. >> i care but i think there are other needs that need to be met right now that are more important like our safety on the train. >> metro's goal is to have the grant money and personnel in place by late fall. virginia governor tim kaine is telling state agencies to prepare for more budget cuts. "washington post" reports an additional $700 million will need to be slashed this year. with that figure going as high as one and a half billion dollars. kaine whebeilre tl aid six the lay swrofz, he has set a deadline of labor day to announce what will have to go. a big event today for one candidate in the virginia governor's race as president obama will speak at a fundraiser for democratic state senator creigh deeds at a rally in tysons corner. governor kaine will also be there. coming up income, aerosmith's front man hospitalized this morning. >> more on steven tyler's onstage scare. and also ahead, fox 5's dave ross has a wrap-up of what is going on out at training camp. good morning, dave. >> good morning. it is day eight. can you believe it? week two of training camp. as training camp continues, more and more injuries seem to mount up. the redskins o line resembling a mash unit. we'll take a look at that when fox 5 morning news continues. for your savings? with an instant money coupon from jcpenney, get $10 off instantly when you spend 0. save on night and day doorbusters. like, junior's arizona tees and tanks for only $4.99 young men's shorts are $9.99 style doesn't wait. and neither should you. get instant savings on the styles you love with instant money from jcpenney. check your newspaper or go to jcp.com for your instant money coupon. styl quality and price matter. jcpenney. delicious authentic iced lattes from dunkin' donuts. made with real espresso, milk, and whipped cream, to help you take a break from reality. treat yourself today. a er orunkin'. ...and big hearts happy too. because as part of a heart healthy diet... ...those delicious oats in cheerios can help naturally lower cholesterol. (cheerios spilling) cheerios. how can something so little... ...help you do something so big. making headlines this morning, a judge has delayed the sentencing of singer chris brown. he playeded guilty to money assault charges in the tax on ex-girlfriend rihanna back in february. he is expected to get five years probation and six months of community library irwhich he wants to do in his home state of virginia. the judge moved the sentencing to august 27th because she has not yet heard back from anybody in virginia. aerosmith front man steven tyler is at a hospital in south dakota after falling at a concert. he tumbled off the stage. the incident happened in sturgis, south dakota. you might want to make friends with eli manning. he is now the highest paid player in the nfl. it translet's to about $15.5 million a year. $35million of that is guaranteed. the deal would keep manning with the giants through the year 2015. >> what a lovely and fortunate young man. well, injuries keeping some guys on the sidelines at redskins park this morning. >> let's get out live to dave ross if ashburn and find out what is happening out there. >> you know, it is -- i lot of tv show mash as much as the next guy but this is getting a little bit ridiculous. it is day eight, week two of training camp and this is going to happen and i guess if you want to look at it glass half full, you say let's get the injuries out and get them healthy before the regular season starts. they do have some big-time concerns in the offensive lifeline that was a question mark before the injuries. the biggest question mark right now, who is going to play right tackle. that right now is the biggest concern for joe bugle. he has made the best of it so far. jerry bridges, he got the majority of the reps at that position yesterday because both stephon heyer and mike williams were unable to practice. stephon had a bad knee, had an mri. he says he will be fine. just wait for the team to tell him when he can go back and practice. mike williams has a groin situation. not sure when he will be back. joe bugle not panicking despite the rash of injuries. >> i don't know why effect is really concerned about right tackle. that aggravates me. we got great candidates there. heyer has played there. he started there. bridges has started in the league right there. we're not destitute at that position. we got mike williams who has come o he had a little bit of a join injury so we've got plenty of beef over there. >> this is a part of camp. guys are going to get hurt, banged up. but none of it is significant enough for us to be really worried about it. give us a couple of days to get back and do what we've been doing. >> now, how about this guy? you remember him, dj hackett, the former seattle seahawk played with jim zorn back when zorn was an zandt assistant in seattle. he helped the seahawks beat the skins. he was there for four years while zorn was there. he participated in the redskins otas but was officially signed yesterday. he couldn't fifth receiver for the redskins this year and hackett says he is comfortable with coach z's offense. >> that is something that is not going to change. i was with him for four years ut there so i know the way he works and the way he wants things done. >> here is how t pretty much stacks out. you with think that santana mossand antoine randle el and malcolm kelly, approximate if they can keep him healthy and then d. j. hackett. that would be a pretty much improved receiving corps from a year ago. that o line seems ton the biggest concern. he says don't panic so we won't panic as. yet. he do hav get that offensive line straightened out. it is another installment of dave versus dave. it has not gone way i wanted to so far. still hope. two more days to go. >> what are we going to see? >> we have colt running. he will come out live with us at 8:15. xt hour cold took us aside and it is a little drill that he and chris cooley do. how many times can you hit the crossbar from about the 30-yard line. not easy to do as we prove to you. >> all right. throwing the ball. we'll see you again next hour. that is awesome. >> that is great. >> thank you. i'm going on miss dave's reports when training camp is over. >> enjoy them while we have them. >> all right. >> today and tomorrow. >> that is the half full approach, tony. >> look like the weather might be better out to the west where dave is. >> you are right. he is in ashburn and it didn't looklike it was raining there at the moment. a little bit of a oyowu inhsh o up across the region and out to . eu h t itit here. out hethings have improved. we've been watching this throughout the course of the morning. we do continue to have one little area of heavy rain betweeplata down to the south of the district but out to your west, reston, herndon, sterling, ashburn places like that keep getting a little bit of relief right now as this continues to push off. let's look at what is going on elsewhere as far as our temperatures go. 73degrees in washington. 71 in baltimore. owe someone city at 77 degrees. they have been in the 80s during the morning hours for most of the rest of this week. here is how things are going to be shaping up today. here is a look at the satellite- radar. you can see where the moisture is going. it is pushing off to the north and east. we've still got to deal with it. we have aa got several more hours of this off and on rain showers an maybe a couple of spots of heavy rain or thunderstorm activity of the i think during the morning hours today. we'll get a bit of a break later on in the day. the forecast for washington for today looks like this. mostly cloudy skies. i think we'll see some sunshine late in the day though. scattered showers and thunderstorms primarily during the morning. cooler, high only 81 degrees. that is not bad. tomorrow i think is the prettiest day of the workweek. a mix of clouds and sun but mostly sunny. partly to mostly sunny. 85degrees, not as humid. saturday, the heat comes back. temperature about where it should be. that humidity starts to build in and then for sunday, monday and tuesday, looks like we have a mini heat wave those days with highs in the low to mid- 90s. you will feel that. it will be humid too. time now for ask the weather guy. and this is segment where tucker bawrndz and i put our big geeky weather heads together to answer your most preeing questions, weather- related or otherwise. today's question is weather- related. brian walton sends it in. not sure. brian seems to have a lot of time on his hands. how cold would it have to be for water to leave your mouth and freeze befe it hits the ground. >> is that possible? >> is it possible? yes, it is possible. how cold would it have to be in that seems to be up in the air. not sure why you want to know this. but a lot of people want to know this. you go on-line and there are all kinds of theories about it. people have been investigating it for a long time. tucker barnes joins us with more info on that. >> thank you very much. well, it turns out that you've got to get to an air temperature about meunch us 5, minus 40 at least nog colder than that. this will occur. we have a youtube video presentation by somebody that took some boilg water outdoors, take a look. watch this and tosss it in the air. that is boiling water. that is called a flash freeze. we're going to run it again. that is actually boiling water and look at that. it just immediately freezes. >> this is 42 below. jeff a seen that with hot coffee. now, it is coming out of your mouth, it is not boiling. >> but here is the thing. there are a lot of variants here. water, if it is coming out of your mouth, it is a little warmer. it is warmer than a glass of cool water. >> but after he got chemicals in your mouth and that will affect its ability to freeze. >> people have ride it and it seems like the minimum temperature for it to happen has to be about 40 below. if you were to be out in temperatures like 0 below and spit, your spit will freeze once it hits the ground but it won't be frozen until it hits the ground. fairly disgusting. but brian wanted to know. there you go. we also have a one quick picture to show you from the movie a christmas story. >> you don't want to see this. >> i know. don't do this, folk. remember, kids, you are going to get dared to do this at least once during your lifetime. do not take the challenge to put your tongue on a frozen pole. >> it has never been minus 40 here so i think our opportunities are about steer owe. >> if you go to the arctic circle, let us know what happens. hope we answered your question for you. not sure why you want to know. >> trivia. >> i thought about the christmas story scene last weekend when i reached into the ice bucket with wet hands and found the ice all sticky to me. you learn any hurry not to do that. >> i love act weather guy. so fawn. >> let's check in with lauren demarco and find out was happening on the roads today. thank goodness it is august and we don't have to worry about any freezing out there. >> i don't like the spit talk. thank you for he question though. we do have a lot going on on the roads now. right now, eastbound 66 heading in toward haymarket, the left lane is block wade wreck. you will be on the brakes leaving route 28 in centerville heading in toward the beltway. here is a look at he delays passing vienna metro. that is just one little gliment of it. you are pretty solid from route 28 in center sill off and on to 495. route new on the beltway, we are slow around the outer loop from georgia avenue heading around towards -- or excuse me frrk new hampshire avenue heading twarnd ardz georgia avenue. this is the scene here at 29 colesville road. further along, we have reports of an accident or some sort of incident with two disabled vehicles, one on the right shoulder, one on the left shoulder so everyone slows approaching and getting past 270. you are getting past the american legion bridge without a problem. 95 in virginia, on the brake from dale city heading up towards route one in woodbridge. we do have a disabled vehicle. en slows getting past there that -- everyone slows getting past that. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. on call, authorities in china taking drastic measures to protect people from a plague. an outbreak of the highly contagious lung infection was first decked a week ago. medical experts are killing rodent and insects that could kill the bacteria. police are setting up checkpoints in a remost northwestern farming town. the plague can kill someone within 4 hours if left untreated. president obama continuing to promise health care reform by the end of the year. he says it will happen even if at not a bipartisan effort. the collapse of the rv industry sent unemployment numbers sky high in the region. president obama announce awed multimillion-dollar granted to create electric rv's. some are skeptical. >> there seems to be some promise with the electric motor company but nothing is in stone yet and these jobs that are going to be produced are several years down the road. >> but with effect going on in the world today and he is personal lit u.s. economy, we feel real upbeat about it. i think we've hit the bottom and we're ticking up on the way up. >> the area has one of the highest unemployment rates standing at nearly 17%. long before they're famous, every star has to start somewhere. >> next hour, holidayy is live at howard university with more on a program th is helping to nurture the big names of tomorrow. stay with us. how does jell-o sugar free pudding fit all that rich, chocolatey taste in 60 calories? ♪ ♪ oh, so delicious who cares? jell-o sugar free pudding. every diet needs a little wiggle room. there's the other stuff. ♪ and then there's kraft macaroni & cheese. ♪ kraft has more cheese than those other guys. no wonder they call it the cheesiest! good morning, everybody. i'm holly morris. i hope you're prepared to be entertained this morning because we're live at howard university where we are getting in an early morning practice for the musical. this year there is tribute to mike malone. and they will join us this morning. this is a wonderful program that takes place in the district and gives them a shot at a career down the line. we'll talk about the program and the difference it's made and about the show they're doing this year and how you can go out and enjoy the performance. i promise you won't be disappointed. back to you. >> i can tell that already, holly. thanks. and that will do it for the 6:00 hour. >> but fox 5 morning news continues at