washington monument. you cawan see the skies areare starting to lighten up a littlet bit there. good morning, i m sarah simmons. i m wisdom martin.martin. we have a lot to talk aboutt this, we will start with tucker barnes. drizzle in a few few spots. it s going to be a decent day. we have temperatures in the loww 70s, warmer than yesterday with i m not going to say a lott of sunshine, but at least a buts little bit of sunshine suns particularly in the second half of the day.he things will improve, 56 at washington. that s the winning number. most of the area in the low to mid-50s. mid-50 relatively mild start to the morning. ite-radar, you can see the can gray there, that s see the low d cover, and it s just the fog that has developed overnight ass our winds have been pushing outh of the east here so we re getting moisture off the ocean.a not expecting a whole lot in thh way of measurable rain today. to just a little morning drizzlemoi and things should turn partly pt
teen of 26 for 322 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. he showed his athleticism. first possession of the 2nd quarter he fakes the handoff, heads left. eludes the offender and throws across his body to the other side of the field to fred davis for a 26-yard pickup and rg3 leaves the field a 40-32 winner in his nfl debut. it is something nobody is going to forget here, so good. a couple over updates. mike shanahan had a press conference and said rookie running back alfred morris solidified his starting role. we ll have more on him later, also rookie safety jordan bernstein out for the season, tore an acl, mcl and pcl, knick sundberg will be out next nick sundberg will be out next week with a broken arm and pierre garcon will test his foot wednesday to see if he can go sunday in st. louis. lots of updates, put rg3 off to a great start, fun to watch. thanks. of course, the big win yesterday fueled a fan frenzy of sorts with some fans already talking super bowl. fox
mission. we ll be vigilant and watch for people s safety and hope that our community watches for us as well. reporter: you should be looking at video, again, and this time it s the suspect leaving the church. the stut spect was wearing a ski mask suspect was wearing a ski mask and it will be hard to identify him. police hope that someone will recognize something that he is wearing. william fitz of district heights received the maximum sentence possible after pleading guilty. he stabbed the 92-year-old with a pocketknife in her own home in august of last year. he stole her purse, cash, credit card, which he used to buy marijuana from the internet. another big story we re following, the prostitution scandal that is rocking a local high school. five football players accused of hiring hookers while on the road for an away game. bob barnard has more. reporter: there will be a game tonight, damath applying in annapolis, kickoff in an hour. the private catholic school s fo
arkansas. the storm now just a tropical depression but it is expected to bring rain to the nation s midsection and the mid-atlantic for days. meantime, rescues continue throughout southeast louisiana thursday of people who were flooded out of their homes. morning a million homes an businesses remain without power. one bright spot though. the airport in new orleans is set to reopen today. clean-up under way there. good morning. i m sarah simmons. i m wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. time now to turn things over to tucker barnes to talk all things weather on this fabulous friday. thank you very much. you ll do that for the next 30 seconds. looks like the remnants of isaac will get in here later this weekend. timing is not perfect with the holiday weekend. let s get to the numbers. a little warmer than it was yesterday at this hour but not a terrible start. 74 in washington. lots of 60s off to the north appear west. remember yesterday, we had a couple of 50s out
i ll have more details coming up. but for today, 95 degrees. winds shifting out of the south and west 5 to 10. hot with lots of sunshine. more details in just a minute. back to you. thanks, tucker. was a big night for the republicans. mitt romney officially became the party s presidential nominee wrapping up the 2012 republic national convention. fox s jennifer davis is live in tampa with a look. hey, jennifer. reporter: hi there tony and allison. mitt romney s motorcade passed by us about 15 minutes ago and we re getting word instead of heading your way for that rally in virginia later today, he s instead going to be going to new orleans to tour damage there. certainly the storm had an effect on the convention and apparently he s going to meet with the governor of louisiana and get a firsthand look at how folks there are affected. it s just one very clear sign that the convention here is over and the race is on. it s official, mitt romney becomes the gop s presidential