. right now an estimated one million revelers packing new york s times square to ring in the new year and a new decade. thanks for joining us this new year s eve. i m maureen umeh. i m brian bolter. we re going for 2010. the parties are well underway. fox 5 s wisdom martin live at one ever the big local celebrations. first night alexandria. reporter: brian and maureen, we re here over looking the beautiful city of alexandria for a beautiful event that is takg place right now as we speak. right over here on the steps of the masonic temple. the crowd is starting to gather. that s because there s going to be a performance out here by an all male a cappella band called the stairwell. they re going to take the steps at 11:20, perform until 11:59. then they re going to bring in the new year here in alexandria. this has become an annual tradition that s become a very big deal for the city. strike up the band. alexandria is ready to lead 2009 behind and welcome in 2010 with a
your new die eat an consult your doctor before starting any new or different routine. hard to do. stay with us, everyone, news4 today continues at 5:00 a.m. in with the new year with the stroke of the clock and a drop of the ball. 2010 is here. for some people in our area the new year began with a scare. how gunfire interrupted a late night church service. price of a commute. more drivers will pay more to get work. why soon they will end up paying double. good morning to news4 today the first show of the new year. i m eun yang. i m joe krebs on this friday, january 1, 2010. happy new year to you as we take a liver look outside right now. looks like we have some clouds above us. 36 degrees at this hour. a a spots up to north in frederick, in a hagerstown fog. down south too. 32 in the district. district heights and clinton at 34 degrees. 34 also in clarksburg and damascus until 9:00 a.m., in fact fog is expected to stay with us down through the northern neck
help meeeee! somebody help her! c mon deputy, let s go! hold on! yah! take my hand! what are you guys doing out here? dad was just helping me take care of katie. you know. runaway stage. well, dinner will be ready in a few minutes. imagine what a little time can do for your family. 15 in chicago. and 7 in the twin cities. in just a few hours, brave people near the twin cities plan to jump in a lake to welcome in the new year. just before today s polar plunge into frozen lake excelsior, minnesota, there was a lot of heavy lifting to do. you can see there volunteers cutting holes in the ice. it s not easy when the ice is a solid foot thing. chainsaws and giant tongs were handy tools before this morning s cold dive. forecasters expect the temperature will be right around zero degrees. sort of a way to shock you into the new year? i guess. i don t know if you re brave or just stupid. i m stupid enough, i did do it one time. it was actually for a story. it took my breath
disappointing season on sunday. dan steinberg will join us live in our friday football forecast to talk about the game this weekend and what is next for coach jim zorn. throughout the morning, we ll be taking a look at new year s celebrations throughout the world like this one in brazil. stay with us. fox 5 morning news is just getting started. hugs, kisses and cheers. thousands packed times square to usher in the year 2010. good morning. thank you for being here on this first day of 2010. i m gurvir dhindsa. i m a tone jury perkins in for steve chenevey. welcome to fox 5 morning news. i don t know five ever done the times square thing. i used to do i years ago. a friend and i with always go up there. isn t it a little crazy? it is crazy but you got to do it at least once. is it fun? it is fun. it is now more controlled. i like to sit back and watch it on tv. that is cool too. have you ever done it, tuck? no, i d love to do it some day but i haven t ha
a congregation gathered to ring in 2010 finds itself in the line of fire. but this morning, they are celebrating a miracle at the start of the new year. five, four, three, two, one! and a crowd one million strong packed times square to say good-bye to what was a pretty rough year and welcoming in a fresh start. fox 5 morning news continues right now. good morning to you. thank you so much for waking up with us and staying up with us on fox 5 morning news. i m gurvir dhindsa. i m tony perkins in for steve chenevey this hour. live shot of downtown washington. happy new year to you. happy new year to you as well. you too. and to tucker barnes. tucker celebrated for the both of us last night. which i can t believe. i was up late. he thinks still 30. i am still 30. i know we all kind of je about making new year s resolutions but it is, whether it is literally or figuratively, sort of a way to put the past behind you and move on. it is. move on and hope f