fox 5 following several big stories for you this morning. major news from the redskins. one of the biggest stars from one of their biggest rivals now wearing theburg pedy and gold. >> the white house ready to roll this morning as well as in easter egg roll. the annual spring trdition is this morning. good monday morning. it is april 5th. a live look this morning at the washington monument. thank you for waking up with fox 5 morning news. i'm grinned. >> i'm steve chenevey. also following news from out west. aftershocks being felt in mexico and southern california this morning. a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked the border of both countries. it struck baja california yesterday and could be felt in los angeles, san diego and in parts of arizona as well. no reports of any major damage in either mexico or here in the u.s. >> we had a nice weekend and temperature not bad to start this workweek off either. >> not bad to start today. we will have another nice day today. very similar to our weekend conditions with the exception of some more clouds hanging around for today. let's take a look at the satellite-radar. this will show you the cloud cover that we've got this morning although tucker and i were chatting about it. we think it is overdoing it a little bit because this makes it appear -- >> that looks ominous. >> it does. it is not really. there are some clouds out there. i saw a hazy moon this more thanking on the way in. tucker saw some stars. so we do have some clouds but we will continue to see some sunshine as well during the course of of the day today. current temperatures right now, it is 56 degrees here in the district. 54 at dulles airport. 51 in baltimore. moment of you are in the 50s. ocean city is at 49 degrees at this our. your forecast for today, partly sunny skies becoming breezy and that breeziness will be this afternoon into the evening. winds out of the southwest 10 to 15 miles per hour. the breeziness will do two things. number one, it will make it breezy. it ill bring warmer air in here and set us up for a very warm tuesday and a very warm wednesday. more about that coming later. >> if it could just blow some of that pollen out of here, that would be nice. >> that would be nice. >> thank you. let's check in with julie wright and get a look at traffic. >> not looking so bad right now out on the roads. northbound 4 over at wood yard road, we had a stalled car tying up the right side of the highway. traveling in along 270, lanes are en leaving germantown headed out towards montgomery village avenue. lane are open continuing southbound working your way out towards rockville. no problems report the right now, top stretch of the beltway between college park and bethesda. lane are open, had the crash outbound thatthe left side of the road. that should now be cleared according to v-d.o.t. lane are open there leaving d.c. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. big news for the redskin this morning. one of the top quarterbacks of the nfl now a member of the burgundy an gold. a surprise move when the eagles traded donovan mcnabb to the division rivals. another hometown team starts its season later today. fox 5's dave ross is live this morning at nationals park to talk about that and also, of course, donovan mcnabb. >> reporter: good morning. it turned out to be a very business inight last night into today. we are all ready for the nats home opener and the redskins dropped the big bombshell late last night acquiring donovan mcnabb so what does he bring to washington, d.c.? how about a ton of experience. eleven years, all of his career so far had spent in philadelphia until today an six times, he got the philadelphia eagles to the -- he was a probowler for six years in philadelphia. five time he got the eagles all the way to the nfc championship game and all got the eagled to one super bowl appearance. they did lose that super bowl to new england but still, that is pretty good. think about that five times in 11 years, got the eagles to the title game. mcnabb was reached late last night at his home in arizona. this is what he had to say, quote: so donovan mcnabb is now officially a member of the washington redskins. what does this mean for jason campbell? can't be good news. we expect jason campbell to possible possibly be traded or cut. but we do not expect jason campbell to be on the roster when the regular season begins. the philadelphia phillies were in the world series last year. they are back in town today. a huge day in the d.c. area but the lead story today, donovan mcnabb, a member of the washington redskins. back to you guys. >> opening day at nats park not the only spring tradition happening in washington today. time for the annual easter egg roll at the white house. >> let's get down to holly for a look at what is ahead today. >> this is the largest -- hold on, dora. i'll get to you in a second. look at that bracelet. you are wearing your best bling. i love it. en does wear their finest when it comes to the easter rogue roll. this is the largest annual public event held each year at the white house and all children 12 and under, i think this includes you, dora, will walkway with a coveted wooden easter egg. they are designed specifically for the event each year. it is also stamped there with the president and philadelphia's signature. there will be 135,000 of these that were made. the ones that aren't given out today, if you are at home thinking i would like one of those, the national park foundation, go to their web site because they do sell them. one of the big things is the star-studded event that it is, it only brings out the biggest of names like dora. and this year, it also includes reese witherspoon equally as beautiful as you, i think. anton apolo ohno will be here and the first lady's mother will be here as well. and we ha received word that gigi fernandez will join us this year. show me your best tennis swing. there you go. a lot of activity here and we'll bring it to you all live as much as we can this morning. back to you. >> all right. sound like a lot of fun. the first family attended easter services in the district yesterday at allen chapel ame in southeast d.c. the first played adlaiy's mother, mrs. marian robinson was with them. the obamas have not chosen a permanent church since they moved into the white house. coming up next, what a metrobus driver was caught doing on duty over the weekend that had him arrested. >>also ahead, whoies sat risk of an tax on mass transit systems here in the u.s. may be greater than what you might think.   who says that the risk of an attack on mass transit systems here in the u.s. may be greater than what you might think. this is whole soy. you might know that it has protein, but whole soy's also naturally packed... with fiber, antioxidants and other nutrients. and you can get whole soy, mixed together with real fruit, in soyjoy. and look for delicious new blueberry soyjoy. making headlines this morning, there is a call for peace in southeast washington. >> a crowd gathered to honor the four young lives cut short in a drive-by shooting last week. one of the survivors, whose brother is still in critical condition after being shot in the head, spoke at the service at southeast tabernacle church. event was originally rganized to commemorate the death of dr. martin luther king, jr. a metrobus driver arrested for trying to solicit sex on the job. metrobus driver sean todd was behind the wheel when he flagged over awe woman whom he thoughts with a prostute but she was an undercover d.c. police officer. last week, another mort bus driver was arrested after he allegedly flashed a knife at another driver while they were merging. this also happened while the metrobus driver was on duty scientist stop lawmaker is sounding alarm about a possible attack on the in a's trains and buses. senator joe lieberman says airplanes are not the only forms of transportation vulnerable to attack. he says terrorists could strike ground information next. he didn't refer to any specific threats but did pointed to last week's suicide bombings on the subway system in moscow and several other attacks around the world in the last six years. donovan mcnabb now coming to washington. eagles start traded to the redskin. details on the deal coming up. if you like this weekend's weather, there is more of it in store. tony has the forecast and jewelry has another check on traffic when fox 5 morning news returns. a whole lot pinned on this deal. donovan mcnabb coming to the washington redskins. last night, the eagles announced they are trading him for a pair of draft picks. a second round pick this year. next year, they will get either a third or fourth round pick. mcnabb has led the eagles to five nfc championships and one super bowl in his 11 years with philadelphia. tiger woods made a rare early appearance at augusta national yesterday getting some practice in on the closed course and all chat with some of the other players who are already there. woods is expected to speak at i news conference later this afternoon. this is the first time reporters will have free rein since woods was outed in that cheating scandal after he wrecked his car in november. we are getting ready for a liftoff down in cape canaveral just about six minutes from now. >> this is going to be one of the the last missions for the space shuttle discovery and the president wi talk more about actually shutting down part of that program on april 15th he will speak more about that. >> we'll carry that live coming up in about five minutes. >> let's get through the weather forecast. we'll show you what is going on down there. we'll start with the high temperatures yesterday. as we made it well into the 70s. 77degrees at reagan national airport and at dulles international. bwi marshall made it up to 76 degrees yesterday. we'll do about the same today. we'll add a couple of degrees tothat, i believe. take a look at the temperatures around the region. wave gone up a little bit here in washington, we are up to 57 degrees right now. 54 up in gaithersburg, 50 in baltimore. leonardtown, you are at 50 degrees. manassas and culpeper still cool in the 40s 46degrees in manassas. satellite-radar picture, you will notice that wave got a pretty good amount of cloud cover out there this morning. overcast skies being reported at reagan national airport. you can still see at least on my drive in to work a few hours ago, could see the moon through the clouds. so some high clouds and they will be breaking up a little bit. you see some breaks in the clouds out to thwest as the day progresses. we'll see more sunshine. here is what is going on out in the midsection of the country. quiet conditions in the plains but there is a little frontal boundary that is archbishop something rain showers to portions of the midwest, ohio valley, places like that. not a lot of rain. but some of our viewers north and west of the city could see a few sprinkles later on today. forecast for the rest of us looks like this. partly sunny day. a warm afternoon with highs in the upper 70s. i do think some of you will get to 80 degrees today becoming breezy. then for tonight, we'll see a mild night tonight. we'll see partly cloudy skies. 60degrees for your overnight low in town. not bad at all. five-day forecast, those wind out of the southwest help bring in some warmer air. tomorrow and wednesday, mid-80s we believe for your high. it will be hot and more humid too tuesday and wednesday. thursday and friday, it will be like summertime because that heat and humidity will lead to some showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening on thursday. that is what is hapn with the weather. now, let's go to julie wright and find out what is happening with the traffic. >> we've got a lot to talk about today. its thinking that today would be a lighter than usual traffic volume day but not the case. northbound 4 at wood it is yard road, we have a stalled car tying up the right shoulder lane at this point. at the wilson bridge, lanes are open. no problems to report along that stretch. top side of the beltway, the outer loop between college park and coldzville road, and colesville road, all of the lane here are open. southbound 270 good to go out of german up two. the top stretch of 270 is where we are starting to find some delays. no incidents to report if you are traveling inbound across the 14th street bridge. outbound, that is where we have reports of the accident tying up the left side of the roadway in the main line as you continue outbound leaving d.c. headed back out towards seminary road. so again, keep your eyes peeled for that. we are told from callers on the scene there are at least four cars involved in the crash. there are a couple of flares out behind the vehicle. i believe we have the crew in sky fox there. the pace is pretty good coming in off of 7 and the dulles toll road. no problems as you travel in from 28. this is the beltway at tyson's as you try to make your way out past 123. all lane are open on the outer loop as you travel from montgomery county headed down into fairfax. inare loop of the beltway still look good from braddock road headed past six up to 123. aftershocks continued to be felt in mexico and parts of southern california after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked the border of both countries. >> that quake struck baja california yesterday afternoon. two people were killed, one man reportedly died when his home collapsed just outside of mexicali. no reports of major damage. biggest aftershock has been a 5.1 magnitude. an incredible story of survival out of northern china. dozens of miners have been pulled to safety after they were trapped in a flooded coal palestine for more than a week. more than 90 survivors are expected to be found out of the 153 trapped. space shuttle discovery getting ready to lift off any second now. the crew is counting down, less than a minute to go when they will leave. just one four shuttle flights left for the shuttle program. it is going to celebrate the 29th anniversary of the very first shuttle flight which was back on april 12, 29 years ago. these guys will be up in space for the next two weeks. >> it will be an historic mission because for the first time, there will be four womesp of course, this is one of four missions left that nasa plans to retire this fleet come fall. the president is going to be talking much more about that come april the 15 ieght. so they've got about 5 seconds before liftoff for this mission. >> going to be 13 astronauts at the international space station including a japanese astronaut who is headed up, female as well, one of the four women would will be up in space. coming up on on the ten-second countdown. let's listen in to nasa mission control. >> engines up and ready. three, wo, one, zero, booster ignition and liftoff of discovery blazing a trail to scientific discoveries aboard space station. >> houston scovery roll program. >> a head down position. then ins are now throttling down to reduce stress on the shuttle as its through the area of maximum pressure. it is already at 26,500 feet. >> covery, go at throttle up. >> roger, go at throttle up. >> traveling 1,000 miles per hour, discovery's engines are now throttled up and performing at full capability. >> beautiful launch from the space shuttle discovery this morning down at cape canaveral. this is the last scheduled night launch of the space shuttle. >> a minute and a half into the journey so far. they will be up in the space station for the next two weeks. hope you enjoyed the launch. he. i'd pick up a lot of the work around the house, the chores, the kids, the shopping, the cooking. i havewo teenagers, and i'll be putting them through college someday soon. i'm very aware of what things cost, and, you know, i have to use all the money-saving tricks that i 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he expects about anywhere between 200,000 and 300,000 ipads to be sold this weekend and many as any as three million between now and the end of the year. a lot of these analysts are giving us a wide range of expectations. one says he expects seven million units to be sold by the end of the year. so that is to your point. it is really hard to tell how many people are actually buying t putting down the $500 to $700 buying all the little extras that you may made or want it. and how many people are just playing with it and may wait for the second generation. apple does not release numbers to us. we have to wait to get more retail numbers from the best buys the world. after the early adopters get it, we have to realize how many of the first month or two are going to be sold. will there be that big drop-off or will we see a continuing trend. >> thank you, chris. we'll have to leave it there this morning. our boeing story this morning is a big deal for the redskins and the fans. dave ross will have more on that coming up next when fox 5 morning news continues. [ eping ] ♪ my country ♪ 'tis of thee ♪ sweet land ♪ of liberty ♪ of thee i sing [ laughs ] ♪ oh, land ♪ where my fathers died ♪ land of the pilgrims' pride ♪ from every mountainside ♪ let freedom ring ♪ welcome back. we had such a great weekend. it is tough to be indoors and today, we have a lot of stuff keeping you outside. >> there is all kinds of stuff going on with the nats opener happening today and the easter egg roll. it will be a fine day for all of this activity. our morning temperatures in the 50s for the easter egg roll which is nice because many years it is cold and damp it seems. so you are getting a good day for it on the white house on the south lawn. for the nats game, should be quite nice. i'll show you the current conditions being reported at the area airports. our temperatures are into the 50s. we're at 57 degrees at reagan national. 56 at dulles. i expect to game time today skies will be partly sunny so that is actually good. it won't be that soup are bright sunshine. it will be filtered through some clouds so that should make for comfortable snows -- comfortable conditions out there and temperatures during the game in the 0s. the day planner looks like this. it is a partly sunny day today. we'll look to temperatures in the 70s for your highs today into the upper 70s. that is a look at what is happening with the weather. we'll have more coming up in just a little bit. today appear ask the weather guys question involves your washington nationals. >> let's check in with julie wright and get a look at traffic on this monday morning. >> it is not looking so bad right now if you are traveling towards the wilson bridge. northbound 4 at wood it is yard road, we are told this crash involved an overturned vehicle. the right shoulder lane is what is blocked at this point. behind me, trip along southbound 270 clear right now. no incidents to report leaving germantown headed out towards mva. outbound acss the 14th street bridge, it is the accident activity, four cars involved tying up the late side of the road and that is causing some dehass as you travel out of d.c. heading into virginia. no accidents to report traveling eastbound on 66 leaving manassas towards the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. the super bowl, all the way to the super bowl. all we needed is a good quarterback. we have great receivers. >> amazing what one move will make from almost worst to first, redskins fans now dreaming of the playoffs and maybe the super bowl once again after the burgundy and gold picked up rival quarterback donovan mcnabb. it is a big day also for your washington nationals. >> it is opening day. dave ross has an opening day preview and all to talk more about this big trade. is it a good deal for the skin in. >> i think so. like you guys just said, you've got fans talking about the super bowl. the guy hasn't put on a jarsy yet officially. that is what you happen when you get a guy like don haven't macnab. could have you a bigger sports day? i don't think you can. but we'll start with donovan mcnabb and exactly what are the trade details? let's take a look at them. a simple deal actually. redskins giving up a second round pick in this month's draft here in april. next year, they will have to forfeit a fourth round pick. that could move up to a third round pick next year depending on performance. what does donovan mcnabb bring? he brings stability to the quarterback position, 11 years in philly, a six-time probowler. five times he got the eagles all the way to the nfc title game. that is impressive in and of itself. one time, the eagles went all the way to the super bowl. the redskins hoping that he can bring that here to d.c. he spoke late last night at his home in arizona. he said, quote: so you have two proven winners now working side by side. what does andy reid have to say? >> this was a tough decision to make and in trading donovan and he has been such a great player here for 11 years and set he have record that you can set with this organization and been a great example on and off the field. i have nothing but good things to say about donovan. unfortunately, things like this happen in the national football league. >> that is life in the nfl. as far as don haven't mcnabb right now, we've gotten word that dan snyder is taking his private jet out to arizona, going to pick up donovan today, bring him back to d.c. tonight. we do expect a press conference tomorrow at redskins rk. that is not official yet. that is what we're hearing. maybe today a statement from redskins brass. but donovan mcnabb will be in town later on tonight. much more on opening day. yes, can you believe it? that s coming up later on in the show. >> who would have thought this would happen with the redskins when we knew you were down at nats park. talking about the white house easter egg roll and thousands of lucky kids, their families getting ready to participate. holly morrisdowns us one against from the south lawn of the white house. your time there doesn't date excited back to the 1800s but you are certainly a veteran of the easter egg roll. >> i think this will mark number 12 for me but who's counting. 1878, you are aright. that is when it all began. and it is a from digs that has stood the test of time and one that really the nation can look forward to now. since they start the on-line ticket giving, there are people that come from all over and get the chance to be here. at least one family from all 50 states and the district of columbia will be here. they will get it seat like peter rabbit, one of the superstars today. they will also see people like hall of fame tennis player gi fw. i fernandezwho happens to be out here. >> thank you. great being here. >> is this your first easter egg roll? >> first one. >> i will show you the ropes. >> it is very cool to be standing in the shadows of the white house. when our company got the call about producing this dvd for the children of the rogue roll, we were so excited. when you walk in the first time, it's like oh, my god, i'm in the south lawn. >> it looks just like it does on tv. buthere it is larger than life. so we have gigi standing here with captain planet, one of the fittest people on the planet, you see. and then we have topspin from the washington capitals and you were talking a little bit about this. tell me about this and how it fits in today with the ready, set, go. >> we purchased dvd's that introduce young people to sports. i have one-year-old twins that were watching baby einstein. i wasn't thrilled with that. i want to introduce them to sports at a young age because when they grow up, i want them to be active. we want the next generation of kids to be active. so when my sole obama came out with her lets move a initiative, if we could somehow align, we would love to help in any way we can. so when we got the call, we were very excited because we have the same mission. he want kids to be active. there is a terrible childhood obesity epidemic in the country. our feeling is if they watch this dvd when they are young, they will want to be mobile. we have a character called mk the monkey. it is done in a very cool way that so far has been very good. it is available at our web site at amazon.com at major retailer in july. i can't say who yet. >> what do you think you rhode island web most from today? >> probably my kids seeing dora. >> she is very popular. we had her on a little earlier. so many caches, not enough time for the kids that get to be here. thank you so much for your time. enjoy your time here in washington. >> thank you very much. >> before she heads back to orlando. we will continue it see would we can catch and snatch in order to talk to here as we continue to preview the 2010 white house easter egg roll. back to you guys. >> thank you. the first family attended easter services yesterday in the district at allen chapel ame in southeast. the first lady's mother was with them. obama as have not chosen a personal newschannel 10 church sing they moved into the white house. out west, aftershocks continued to be felt out west in southern california. this after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked the border of two countries. the quake struck baja california yesterday afternoon. it could be felt across the border in los angeles, arizona and even parts of new mexico. we are live all morning long on two big stories for two hometown teams. we continue to follow the news that donovan mcnabb has been trading to the redskins. and it is opening day for the nats. stay with us fox 5 morning news is back after the break. we're the watchful ones. we like to know where things stand. we keep a close eye on what we have and what we spend. suntrust would like to applaud our solid financial ways. now when you pay your bills online you'll not only gain more control of your money, you can also earn up to one hundred and fifty dollars. find out more at suntrust.com/solid live 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have nice conditions again today and for the big outside events, that is important too. let's take a look at the current temperatures around the region. our temperatures are primarily in the 50s. we were at 57 degrees at d.c. dulles at 56 degrees. manassas, it is cooler there. 46degrees. quantico, reporting 52 degrees. annapolis is 53. frederick, maryland is at 46 degrees as well this morning. here is a look at the satellite- radar for our region. and this one does a good job of showing you the kind of cloud cover that we have. it is not really thick cloud cover. we're still getting that sunshine coming through and i think it will be that kind of day. now, as we move out to the central part of the united states, we've got a frontal system that will be a -- a couple of frontal systems. a very weak front that come through today. it won't have much of an impact on us. it will force the wind out of the southwest to come up. another cold front out to the west comes through on thursday. that will trigger some thunderstorms we think thursday afternoon but for today, here is what we're looking at. that precip is well out to the west. as it moves eastward, it really breaks up. some of our viewers far north and west of the city might see a sprinkle later on today but i think you've got a much better chance of not seeing anything today. then, across the region, things look nice into tomorrow morning. those temperatures build up into the 80s tomorrow and wednesday the way things are shaping up now. here is a look at what is happening with your forecast for toy. partly sunny skies. a warm afternoon. becoming breezy. high about 79 degrees. five-day forecast, you will like some heat and you will get it tomorrow and wednesday. highs in the mid-80s at least we believe, particularly for wednesday when we think it will be hotter. and then thursday, some clouds move in. we have a chapsof showers and thunderstorms wednesday afternoon and wednesday evening. friday is cooler in the wake of all of that activity. that is a look at what is happening with the weather. right now, it is time for act weather guy. the segment where tucker barnes and i and sometimes others put our big heads together to answer your most pressing questions, weather-related or otherwise. today's question is from darryl lloyd. it is timely so we chose it. he writes i've always wondered how they get the designs tonight grass of a professional baseball field. okay. good question. he is talking about like the w that you see or the major leagueebaseball insignia. so i was going to answer this because i know a lot about everything. that is not true. we are bringing dave ross back because he is out the nationals park this morning. he went right to the source, the head ground keeper to get the answer. dave, fill us in. >> tony, wait a minute wait a minute. since you know everything, why don't you just tell us. >> i forget. i knew this. >> i'll admit it. i had no idea how they did that here. we went right to the head grounds keeper. this is pretty fascinating because johnny on the spot, that is what he has been doing right here. it is john turnauer. they will push the grass blade in one direction and as the mower comes back, it pushes in the opposite way. the sunlight will enhance the effect. >> he is literally rolling the grass right now. occupy the big screen, can you see almost the finished product. it is not finished but it is getting close. you can see the lines. he is going to the left of the pitcher's mound. you can see that line. he has been doing this for about a half hour. it is not easy work. >> it is not. >> but he will be working up until the president comes you out to the flow out the first pitch. >> it is all hand done and it is interesting that the way they do it, dave, that the sun helps show it off. that is really cool. >> the sunlight will then enhance the effect once the sun comes out. a little dark now but still, he has everything in preparation so when the sun hits it, it will make the raised effect of line. >> dave ross honorary weather guy for today. thank you, love that. >> like i know what i'm talking about on that? >> i thought it was very good. you fooled us. >> thank you, dave. that is good stuff. >> one other thing i learned from being down there, you can see the designs on the back of the pitcher's mound. they put a stens ill down and just hose it down with water. it is actually just water that will make the design on the back of the pitcher's mound because that is dirt. >> are they going to see enough sun for that to show up later today? >> absolutely. it is beautiful for opening day. it will look great today. thank you, dave. if you have a question you want answered, go to myfoxdc.com, click on the weather tab. you can upload your question there. we may play it live on fox 5 morning news. >> very good. u got to wait until tomorrow to get # 5 degrees but it will be pretty nice today. >> it is not bad at all. i'm loving this weather. if we could just keep this, i would be a happy girl. >> if you are traveling around town, you will find the outer loop blast starting to slow as you travel west of new hampshire avenue and continue around towards your exit there at colville road. no problems to report in the main line as you continue southbound working your way out to the split. here a live shot here at 370. for those continuing southbound, you will find that all of the lanes are open. outbound across the 14th street bridge, that is where we had the four-car pile-up. that is still in play cause something delays as you travel outbound into virginia. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you very much. big trade between the eagles and redskin making the headline this morning with donovan mcnabb soon wearing the burgundy and gold. >> we are watching another match-up between d.c. and philadelphia today. the nationals taking on the phillies in the nats season opener. we do want to go back out to dave ross. stevmade a really good point about sonny jurgens on en. >> i said the last good quarterback to be traded from the iegels to the redskins. >> no, sonny was i great quarterback. maybe mcnabb will do thsame thing here in d.c. he is 33 years old but i think he has a lot of football still left in him. we've got to talk some baseball because you mentioned it, it is opening day. 0,000 fans. first 0,000 get this very slick washington nationals cap and since i'm one of the first 20,000, get to have one. the team president is here. thank you for joining us. >> ply pleasure are you as excited as we are for the season. >> this is one of the big holidays for everyone in america. it is opening day and no place better to have opening day than washington where, for a century, we've had the tradition of the president throwing out the firspitch. >> president taft was the first one to do it. >> i was not here then but that is correct j so you've been -- >> so you've been told. >> you know the president is an athlete. how do you think he will do. >> i bet he goes to the top of the mound. there is always a question. you get the business from the athletes if you don't go to the top of the mound. so we'll see. it will be worth watching. 12:55 is when we expect that to happen. >> speaking of worth watching, we think the team will be worth watching this year. i know every year spring -- hope springs eternal at the beginning of the year. >> we had i thought a good second half of the year last year. we had a good off season identifying some needs, filling those needs. they've come together. i think they are ready to compete right away and what really has us excited is the next wave that is yet to come very soon. all those pieces together has us excited being has our players excited and i think our fans are very excited too. >> when you mention the next wave of player to come along, are we stalking about steph strasburg. >> let's not lose folk us for the guys that are here. they worked very hard. i talked to them about coming to the ballpark every day expecting to win. we all expect them to win. i have good news. they expect to win. that is the attitude i think they will have starting today. >> how about the new shorting shortstop, ian desmond. >> he has a bright future. he is very good defensively and offensively. he has an electricity and energy and enthusiasm that fits in with what we are trying to do. he is just the beginning of that next wave. >> you have the standout in line, zimmerman, that is a heck of a left side of the infield going on. >> this team is ready to play. they are ready to start today and i think we'll have a really good season. >> stephen strasburg not up yet. maybe sometime this summer. how good can he be? >> you know, when i talked to baseball, they saul shake their head and say he is aas good as we thought which is really amazing. what is great about him is he has no big league attitude he is a humble, mature respectful kid. it is great to watch that kind of stuff. his stuff is amazing. heas to learn how to use that stuff to get major league hit irs out. i tell people the irony, the things he has to work organization doing his game with men on base because he didn't get a lot of experience. it is funny but it is absolutely true. so he is working on that. could he pitch up here today? yeah, he could but he'll be even better if he gets more work in the minor leagues. >> we have a sell outfor today. over 40,0 people. we do have 400 tickets still available if you walk up for $5 a pop. >> every game at nationals park, we always have $5 tickets available right before the start of the game. >> is this what you envisioned when you had d.c. getting baseball back, this type of excitement? >> it is a piece of what i envisioned. i envisioned this 81 times a year and we are working on that. >> thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> best of luck. >> appreciate it. >> that is it, guys. it will be a great day. hopefully a great season for the washington nationals. let's go back to you. >> thank you for joining us this morning, stan. good luck today. we are following some breaking news this morning from newark, new jersey. these are live picture from the airport there where a jetblue plane made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff. >> we don't know much about it except the fact that apparently some parts came off one of the engines on the left side of plane so they had to turn the plane around and head back to newark. this point, no reports of any injuries. plane was able to make it back to the gate so we should make find out more about this -- we should find out more about this later this morning. >> we'll take a break and come right back. we're just a couple of minutes away from 7:00 on this monday morning, april 5th. we hope you had a lovely weekend. the weather was fantastic. we have a lot going on this morning, from the easter egg roll to the nats opening day and sports news to talk about. so allison is joining steve after a few days off. good morning. >> good morning to you as well. it's a jam-packed morning here on fox 5. we're live at nationals park as we gear up for opening day. and topping sports, donovan mcnabb soon to be wearing the burgundy and gold. >> we're all over this big time deal for your washington redskins. and children flock to the white house. we'll take you to the annual easter egg roll. and after-shocks continue out west after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in mexico. we have the latest as fox 5 morning news continues right now. start you off with a beautiful shot. sun starting to come up. should be a nice day today. it is monday morning,

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