. next to me tucker tucker carlton and the stories he prints makes the nation wins. it is our new york times correspondent. good to see you, pinch. >> this week they profiled owe braye ham lincoln -- profiled "abraham lincoln, vampire hunter." he was actually a hunter of the undead. he was a revered mummy therapist. the more you know, greg. >> fantastic. four more years, will it end in tears? the washington post, an actual post, wonders if it is possible for obama or any president to win a second term in the modern world of politics. the paper sites a pessimism about the country, intense partisan ship and a splint erred media that has twitter, blogs and facebook. he plays along saying, quote, due to the evolution of our politics and media we may never see a two-term president again. in an era of high definition politics where every flaw is exposed it is challenging to effectively govern, puke. for more let's go live to the senior media correspondent. >> that is definitely not a good media correspondent. if you ask me, tucker, you didn't ask me. you are asking the questions. do you

a gift. bitter sweet you would agree. >> yes. >>> let's go to tucker barnes now he is trying to keep cool, so he has gone outside. that doesn't make sense. >> he left ac the question is what do you do when you are outside to stay cool any idea? >> reporter: you got to get as close to a source of water as you can that will be the secret later today we have a surprise coming up. more in just a second. stepping outside, not bad beautiful looking day, a lot of blue sky bright sunshine across the area, into the afternoon, meet up here shortly, 100 later this afternoon lots of water heat advisory, talk about that in just a second. temperatures, and now we are up to 87 degrees, 87, regan national, didn't really get a chance to cool off a lot overnight overnight lows upper 70s. 88 frederick friends in the mountains out west, cumberland, 75 degrees and i just want to mention, if you need relief get close to the western shores to have bay it will be cooler there today annapolis 85 degrees. here is your heat advisory we will do it again, still in effect from yesterday, in effect until 10:0

morning and mid-80s already. what is going on. we'll find out from tucker. let's say good morning. i'm will thomas. >> i'm sarah simmons. tucker, 84 degrees right now. can't believe it. >> i can explain it. >> hi. >> am i going to be on. ? i am i going to be on? >> yes. >> it's the mayan calendar. the world is coming to an end. i can explain it. >> tucker? why are you -- >> it will feel good after yesterday. >> well, today will not feel great but it will feel better. we'll get better in stages here. today will be better than yesterday. today, we'll have a lot of clouds around. a better chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and again, some of the strongs could be on the -- storms could be on the strong side later today. 82 in baltimore. before a lot of heat and humidity. just not cooling off overnight. temperatures are not terribly pleasant for 5:00 in the morning. a nice wet blanket as you step outside this morning. high temperatures today, low to mid-90s. a much better chance of storms today than the last couple of days. >> the rain will feel good. >> i would actually stand under the

recognition to which they have long awaited. with that i introduce chairwoman, ann tucker. >> miss tucker, thank you. if you've been doing this for 30 years you must have started in elementary school. you're welcome to speak. >> chairman young, ranking member lujan, honorable committee members. i'm chairwoman ann tucker of the florida tribe of eastern creek indians. i want to thank congressman miller for being here and for his continued support of this tribe's recognition. we are the people known as petitioner 32 to the office of federal in 1978 when 83 .7 was created, there were 40 tribes with evidence already filed in the bia. we were one of those tribes. they have lived there since 1861. we have indian people who have lived together, worked together, married one another, buried one another, and kept our traditions through the harshest of circumstances. in florida there's no commission to keep records on indian people. no treaties and no state reservations. we did not have a federal indian tribe until 1957, when seminole tribe of florida was recognized by congressional action. th

donations right now. >> we are checking in with tucker for the full forecast. a heat advisory takes effect later today and we are looking at the chances of triple digit temperatures. yes. fox 5 morning news continues after this. >>> we want to take you back to breaking news now we told but at the top of the hour. this house fire in northwest near american university, you can see the smoke still rising from the scene to glenbrook road. we understand from d.c. fire officials the fire broke out about 5:30 this morning. they know of no injuries and have no indication that anyone was inside the house at the time of the fire. that is the good news you might say. the bad news, the house may have partially collapsed. we have a crew on the way to the scene. we'll bring you more as we get it. >> you hate to see that. it is 6:16. we'll continue to follow that story. the other big headline is potentially dangerous heat today. >> it is a definite. our high temperatures later today will be close to 100 degrees. you saw in the live shot there, the haze starting to re-emerge. with the added water o

the warming trend begin today. gwen tolbart is in for tucker barnes with the latest look at the weather. good morning. >> good morning. we are starting out with plenty of clear skies across the area. we don't have much happening in the cloud department today i'm happy to say. here is a look at what is going on outside. we'll see the clouds starting to roll in a little bit later. the humidity is a big factor. 83% and it is already at this hour of the morning at 6:00 a.m. our current temperature is 59 degrees. a very light southwesterly wind but that southwesterly flow will continue to boost our temperature into the course of the day. it is 55 degrees at dulles airport. mostly sunny skies today and this afternoon, a chance of a pop up shower or thunderstorm. we'll keep our eyes to the skies. >> we turn our attention to julie wright. she has the latest on this morning's traffic. >> good morning to you, tucker. tucker must be thinking about me. >> or you're thinking about tucker. >> oh! >> in case you get them confused, tony is taller. >> i was just thinking the two big weather head

but it could be a different scene by this afternoon and this evening. tucker has your full forecast. >> five children in critical condition right now after they were hit by an suv in front of a home. fox 5 morning news continues right now. t now. >>> it is friday, june 1st. this is the day i always say did i pay all my bills for the end of the month? this is all a day where you need to prepare for changes in the forecast eventually. looking calm outside right now as tony just said. tucker says be prepared. starting later today, we might see a completely different story. thank you for joining us. i'm will thomas. >> i'm tony perkins in for sarah simmons. we hope she is feeling better. let's get right to tucker. >> clouds moving in overnight. we're talking about the potential for some severe weather later today. it is not a definite. certainly the possibility we could get some strong thunderstorms later this afternoon with a cold front. let's kick it off. cloud cover, you saw it in the live shot. showers moving in to the district and point just south here this morning. this is the war

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like the old days in texas. tucker barnes, good morning to you. >> we are on our way for our first extended heat of the year as we should probably have the hottest temperature so far of 2012 later this afternoon with highs expected in the mid-90s. currently, it is in the 70s. you've got quiet conditions across the region. yesterday, we have a few showers and a thunderstorm down across the lower ethis morning, fine. we are nice and quiet. i don't think you'll see much in the way of rain today. you will notice the humidity and the heat building very quickly around here during the early-morning hours. humidity, way on up. 84%. winds are out of the south at three miles per hour. hazy, hot and humid conditions expected today with high temperatures eventually, drum roll, please. thank you. that's my way of stalling. high temperatures in the mid- to upper 90s. it will be extremely hot around here. heat advisory goes into effect at noon. we'll have that coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you being tucker. >>> our top stories, in just a few hours, harry thomas, jr. will no longer be a fre

tucker in just a moment. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm will thomas gym a allison seymour. >> let's show you this incredible video out of florida. tropical storm debby continues to pound the florida panhandle and north florida. governor rick scott has declared a statewide emergency in wake of widespread flooding. look at those cars just sitting there abandoned. the storm has been practically parked off the gulf coast since the weekend and could drop up to two feet of rain over the next couple of days. they could use a break out there. >> unbelievable. tucker barnes joining us up here now with more on that scene and what is going on around here. >> we'll have more on debby coming up but it's slow mover. it will be days and days before they finally call it quits on the system. >> it is the rain that -- not the wind. it is the rain. >> the wind are only 45 miles per hour. it is the rain and the threat of a few more tornadoes. >> hopefully the declaration of an emergency will free up funds to help people because you know there is a lot of damage inned intoing like that

plays by the same set of rules. >> okay. >> miss tucker, do you have the question i asked mr. gabaldon, what do you think that we should be doing here to make and improve the process of recognition? >> i think that there are some realizations that have to be made. the first one being indian people are not people who are like little -- little pegs that fit in square holes. we have the same results of what happened to us, but it doesn't happen in the same way, and when you've got that kind of situation, what happened in the great lakes is not what happened with my people. what happened in california isn't what happened to my people, so when you're looking at indian people, you have to look at historically where they are, what has happened to create the situation that they are in. in 1947, when we had the first opportunity to voice, it was about a treaty that had taken the indians from where we live, the creek and confederacy and move them to oklahoma, and we had managed not to go. we thought we would be recognized because we had to fight. it took ten years to prove to the federal governm

hit hard by extreme heat. tucker barnes also tracking some severe thunderstorms. good morning. i'm will thomas. welcome to fox 5 morning news. let's get right to weather this morning. that is the big story affecting all of us no mat are where you live. it will be hot, hot, hot. >> it is hot right now and humid right now. our temperature is 79 degrees. that is not comfortable. >> you know we're in for something big when you start out at 79. >> we'll be near 100 later this afternoon so be ready for some heat. some pretty good thunderstorms to the north. at least the possibility of a few rumble of his thunder here in the washington area early this morning. then it will just be kind of hazy, hot and huge you had here a little later. 79degrees now in washington. that's right, we've fallen back to 79. humidity creeping up, 64%. wind are out of the south at seven miles per hour. it will just be a hazy, hot and humid day with high temperatures expected to be near 100 by late this afternoon. get ready again for a lot of heat. we have a heat advisory which goes into effect a little later and

summertime. >> time marches on. >> tucker barnes is standing by. he's got news that might slow you down later on. >> got to watch it later today. good morning. light shower activity this morning. this is a warm front. later today potential for very strong thunderstorms with a cold front that will get in here mid- to late afternoon. generally very light, some showers east of the city into prince george's and anne arundel county you might be picking up more moderate showers. big changes from yesterday, after a lot of sunshine yesterday, clouds moved in overnight. plenty of cloud cover today. here's your cold front to the west and ohio valley. there's a lot of rain associated with it. likely to be enhanced with thunderstorm activity later this afternoon. all the ingredients are starting to look like they're going to come together, including warm, humid air. some sunshine during the middle of the day, that will help drive the storms and some storms could be on the strong side. potential for gusty winds, torrential downpours and even hail this afternoon. that's the heads up for your friday f

. >> let's day say hello to tucker barnes to get the latest on what is going on outside. >> nice start to your day. temperatures in the comfortable range in the 50s. >> it feels pretty good. >> almost light jacket weather to kids at the bus stop. it is hard to believe. going to be a nice afternoon. >> this is normal lit time of year the kids go in shorts. >> they're like oh, when is cool going to be out? >> you put the suntan lotion on at 6:00 in the morning. a couple of showers out towards easton and st. michaelal's. that shower has been pretty persistent for the past hour or so. allison, as soon as you come in, i use the word. >> what is with you and bubble. >> that sounds gross. >> i don't know why it keeps happening. front royal and culpeper have a few light showers as well. 59 now in washington. we are very comfortable. parts of the area in the 40s this morning. afternoon highs will be a little warmer than yesterday but still quite comfortable afternoon with low humidity and high temperatures in the low to mid-70s. about 74 for a daytime high. >> let's say hello to julie wright an

morning news. here is our man tucker barnes with the latest. >> as tony the tiger said, it is great. >> is if? >> is it? >> the forecast is going to be great. more sunshine and a nice breeze. >> who could ask for anything more? >> who could? maybe a five-day forecast filled with more. you got it, allison. still quite humid. ite humid. there is sentinel radar. we are quiet now. we've lost the shower activity overnight pushing off to the east. picked up about 1/4 inch of rain at reagan national. looking at bright skies ahead. if you had to postpone a pool party. >> and we did. >> i think today will be ideal for it although it will be a little breezy so the kids will not need towels to dry. they can just air dry. high temperatures in the low 80s. >> looks pretty. >> thank you. >>> we'll get a check on your wednesday morning traffic with lauren demarco. >> i am starting this 6:00 a.m. hour with a little look at waze. checking out northbound 95. as you travel northbound, reports of some heavy traffic near aquia harbor. then we have reports of a stopped car on the shoulder near triangle.

morning. 69 degrees to start off your day. and a little birdie named tucker barnes tells me it is a fantastic one at that. >> looking like it. >> good morning to you, i'm allison seymour. >> i'm will thomas. tony perkens is off. let's get to it. tucker barnes is standing by and tell us it is going to be a gorgeous one, tucker. >> a gorgeous one, will. in the afternoon hours, lots of sunshine expected. lower humidity. not only today but the next several days, featuring perfect weather around here for summer time. a couple of fronts coming through and the second one, the winds are pushing up in the next hour or so and the conditions start to dry out. a little humidity. and parts of the area, southern maryland, dealing with some cloud cover but most of the action is over and done with the rain that we picked up during the day yesterday. let's do the temperature. right now at reagan national, we are at 69 degrees. 69 at reagan national. the humidity is still up there. you saw a little built of haze will in the live shot. 84% and the winds out of the north at 9-miles per hour and let me

tucker carlson's new blog, the daily caller. tucker is a friend of mine. tucker carlson defended this guy and said he would raise him if he had the money. i don't mean if he called him a hero. he praised him and said he did the right thing. tucker, you were dead wrong. this guy was out of line. i am a member of the white house correspondent association. i go those briefings every day. our job is to ask tough questions. you have to show respect and dignity for the office of the president. i don't care who was there. imagine, if that had been george w. bush and i had interrupted w. i would be in jail now. every right-winger in the world would be demanding my head. for tucker carlson to defend this guy is absolutely dead wrong. there was no way he should -- you should ever interrupt the president of the united states again. i don't care who the president is. i think it's outrageous. i think it reflects badly on all of us. i mean what the hell message does it send around the world if the president of the united states can't even make a statement in his own home in his own office without b

. chairman scott gabaldon, who is accompanied by his attorney chairman an tucker, and supervirz, dye yan dilon, supervisor of napa county. your written record will appear in the hearing record. i ask you to keep your statements limited to five minutes in rule 4a. our microphones are not automatic. i want you to explain how the timing lights work. when you begin to speak, the clerk will start the timer and a green light will appear. after four minutes, the yellow light will appear. you can conclude the statement. at five minutes the red light will come on. you may complete your sentence, but at that time i will ask you to stop. one thing, keep in mind, that all of you at the table, i'm very strict about procedures. designated to the house of representatives preserve, not to assume the house -- make sure that the house conducts its business in an early fashion, but to permit members to properly understand and participate in business of the house. therefore, i want to remind our witness that house rules require they not engage in personalities towards a member or a senator. i wouldn't mind

weather. good morning, tucker. >> it is up believably nice outside. temperatures have fallen back into the upper 50s and low 60s so it feels great. we are not showing much of anything going on. not expecting any rain shower activity today. we should wake up with bright, beautiful sunshine in about an hour and 15 minutes and then it should be bright and beautiful all day. you notice i'm talking slowly here because i don't have the other map to use. >> getting used on that now. >> our high temperature later today will be in the upper 70s to about 80. a nice dry tuesday. high temperatures about 80 degrees. more details on the forecast. we'll get the maps going in just a minute. toss it back to you. >>> we have some breaking news to share from northern virginia. an early morning fire has heavily damaged a dozen units of an apartment complex in reston. the garden style building is on day hill place. one person suffered minor injuries from smoke inhalation. they were able to be treated on the scene. >>> a police standoff in falls church now in its 12th hour. we'll speak about uva resigning p

tony perkins. sarah is off this morning. this is tucker barnes. you said the cold front would come through. it came through and late yesterday in the late afternoon and during the evening, it was so nice. it was breezy. it was great. >> nothing but breeze. no mosquitos out. >> that is what i love. >> yes. >> yeah. the day before it was mosquito and gnat city. >> mosquitoes typically love me but so far, i've been spared. you haven't apparently. >> no. temperature are so comfortable, we are in the upper 50s and low 60s. 58 in baltimore and dulles. 64 some town. these are some of our coolest temperatures in town. the humidity level is low. we'll be in for another quiet day. lots of sunshine today, a nice breeze expected out of the north and northwest. it will be brzezinski iwith winds gust -- it will be breezy with winds gusting to about 25. this is the pick of the week as our temperatures will be in the pleasant range. there you go, 80 in washington. . >> good morning. once again, problems along canal road as you travel down towards clark place. travel between reservoir and arizona.

. >> okay. i've been wearing them since february. >> well, yeah. >> that's you, tucker. >> i do at the gym. >> that's right. let's take a look at the radar. one or two showers out south and south and west of the city. dale city, you might be getting a light shower. you can see one or two of these kind of popping up. otherwise, cloud cover and we've got in maritime layer in place. it will be a gray start to your day although i think we will see more sunshine than yesterday. we'll get peeks of sunshine the second half of the day. 07 at patuxent naval air station. 67 at ocean cities. 65 in fredericksburg. it will become increasingly uncomfortable over the next couple of days as the heat and humidity start to build. today, a day of transition. mid- to upper 80s. could be a few thunderstorms later this afternoon. and then tomorrow well into the 90s. >> get your shorts ready for tomorrow. >> we know this guy will have them. >> i'll be ready to go. i have them on right now. >> i like the polka dot. >> are those short shorts or boxers? idon't want to know. i'm going to look at my waze maps. i'm no

attorney. chairman ann tucker, muscogee nation. chief weaver of the choctaw indians and supervisor diane dillon, napa county, district three. and i do thank all my witnesses. all our witnesses your written testimony will appear in the hearing record, so we ask you to keep your statement to five minutes as i outlined in rule 4a. our microphones are not automatic so, please, press the button when you're ready to begin. i also want you to explain how our -- want to explain how our timing lights work. our clerk start the timer, and a green light will appear. after four minutes a yellow light will appear and you will begun to conclude your statementment at five minutes -- statement. at five minutes the red light will come on. you may complete your sentence, but i will ask you to stop. keep in mind all of you at the table, i'm very strict about procedures. dignity to the house of the representatives preserved, not to assume that the house conducts it business -- to make sure the house conducts business in orderly fashion and to allow the members to properly participate in this businesses

. welcome to fox 5 morning news. tucker barnes on hand talking about weather but first, take a look at this. it looks good it didn't all turn out so well. this weekend's hot weather turned pretty dangerous for clouds on the national mall. 200,000 girl scouts were there for the organize's 100th anniversary celebration on saturday. about 60 people needed medical attention and 15 had to go to the hospital because of the heat. so that is how dangerous it can be out there, folks. >> tucker was saying earlier maybe not quite so hot today but clearly you are sending a message without your jacket today. >> exactly. >> the working man weather man. gilled have my swim trunks on if i were allowed. >> we'll get the pool out for you. >> thank you, yes. yes. not going to say anymore owe that. warm and humid conditions expected today. -- not going to say anymore on that. -- i would have my swim trunks on if i were allowed. >> our western viewers have a chance of some showers and storms back in the forecast later today. we could use the rain. i think overnight tonight and during the day tomorrow, a good ch

. a live lookout side, crystal clear picture. tucker will be along in a moment to give you your forecast, wednesday june 27th. i am tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour. >> the summer is already slipping away. >> don't say that it just officially started. >> it is june 27th already. give us another good one i am already in mourning for the end of summer. >> believe me after this weekend you will not be mourning for summertime. your current temperatures very comfortable another nice start to your day overnight falling back to 50s and low 60s. baltimore, dulles 61, fredericksburg, 67 for you ocean city, 54 degrees. menty of visibility, low humidity not much water in the atmosphere very dry, beautiful day. satellite radar look how quiet it is, not a lot to talk about a lot of heat out to the west that will start to build in here later this afternoon warmer than yesterday, but really as we get into thursday and particularly friday and the weekend temperatures will jump. more on that coming up. today, enjoy another beautiful afternoon low humidity, nice and dry, highs mid-to upper 8

but the changes begin today tucker barnes will be with us in a moment to tell us about the heat that is on the way. this is a day of transition, tuesday, june 19th good morning i am tony perkins. >> i am will thomas in for allison. good to see you. are you ready for the heat? >> as ready as i can be. >> i am with you. testing off the shortt-shirts i haven't worn those since the gym. tucker barnes we are being warned get ready it is going to get hot. >> that's right. today only mid- to upper 80s. this is where we should be but notably warmer than yesterday and humid as well and off and running tomorrow with heat building by tomorrow afternoon. a current look at numbers regan national, 59 degrees, humidity up 81%. humidity on the increase later today winds are out of the south, 5 miles per hour pushing in that warmer, more humid air out of the south here. pressure up 30.14 inches. one or two showers to start the day, clouds as well. we have a warm front off to our south and west later today that will start to move across the area and help push temperatures up and also, increase sunshin

to be near the water. >> let's go to tucker and get the latest on this really hot forecast. >> hey, good morning. yeah, temperatures overnight just not cooling off a whole lot currently upper 70s. a little sunshine, well into the 80s another hour or so, eventually near record heat with highs expected to be 99 degrees. 78 currently in the city, regan national, 76 baltimore, 75 ocean city, you can see most of the area here s on the warm side and of course i am not showing you the humidity running 85%. a lot of watt inner the atmosphere as well and plenty of haze to start your day. all right, heat advisory in effect until 10:00 p.m. tonight, never expired overnight. we will deal with plenty of heat around here for the afternoon into the evening hours we will start to get some relief as we get into tomorrow afternoon but, we got another 24 to 46 hours of extreme heat before we can call it quits. quiet conditions lots of sunshine in your forecast i don't think we will see any thunderstorm activity, but as we get into tomorrow, a better and better chance of scattered showers and storms.

another warm one. tucker barnes has details on our forecast that you will want to know about. this is monday, june 25th, 2012 good morning i am tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour. the weather is dominating our headlines this monday morning we will get you all caught up on tropical storm debbi and tell you about the continued clean up and power restoration from the wicked storms that blew through our area friday night and the latest on a huge brush fire that forced evacuations on the eastern shore. >> welcome back. >> nice to see you. >> tucker barnes for the latest on our own forecast today. >>> thank you very much. welcome back allison. glad to have you back. satellite radar we will talk about showers and storms you will see them just off to the northwest. this is radar but you can see the flashing into central and southern pennsylvania, all associated with a cold front which will be working into the washington area by late morning early afternoon. this timing on these unusual they will arrive earlier today. we will cloud up here shortly and deal with the possibility of those stor

. we are joined by tucker barnes who can fill in all the details on that cool weather. >> it is rather -- i mean it is comfortable. >> it is fantastic, just not seasonable. >> it is weird. >> yeah. thank you. >> i apologize. i always leave that in front of you. >> we knew it was yours because of the lipstick. >> it kind of look like tucker's shade. >> south and west of the city, the showers are more enhanced than they were an hour ago. you can see they are very light. fredericksburg down towards the potomac, a few showers south and west of the city. charlottesville, culpeper, might be seeing a light shower. that is about it. one lone some shower just south of easton. most of us waking up with quiet conditions and dry although we will have a few more showers in the forecast from time to time today. 5 # right now in washington. humidity up 7 #%. it is still comfortable with the temperatures in the 50s. winds south and west at five. -- 5 # right now in washington. humidity up, 78%. -- 58 right now in washington. a few showers this afternoon. >> thank you. >>> let's turn to julie wright to

tucker barnes is in to tell us about the weather. >> good morning. lots of clouds to start your day. later this afternoon, could see strong storms moving through. we have a cold front that will be knocking on our door later there afternoon. there's a live look at radar. generally fine. we had a shower or two early this morning with a warm front. main event out to the west. that's a cold front and area of low pressure that will be tracking to the west of us. we could have pretty strong thunderstorms later this afternoon. under a slight risk for severe weather later today. this would include the potential for hail, very gusty winds. could have torrential downpours, as these storms will be slow movers and will start around 4:00 this afternoon, between 9:00 or 10:00. keep an eye to the sky. tune back in here later today and get the latest. afternoon highs, 80s. lots of humidity, and potential for good storms later this afternoon. tony, allison, back to you at the desk. >>> thanks, tucker. we have an update on the breaking news out of afghanistan. we've learned in the last hour that a su

. >> i either. looking forward to it. >> tucker barnes is down stairs in the weather center. this is where it all happens the nerve center good morning. >> that's right we are working hard down here, trying to verify it will be 75 today, sure enough it is, live shot, looking fine, partial sunshine to start your day after a cool start should be a nice afternoon, could be a few showers again today just like yesterday. just be ready for it most of your day nice and dry, current temperature regan national, as mentioned, 60s start with hd radar just want to point out a few showers south and east of the city, down near cambridge showers hanging out and a few more west, south and west, manassas there, well out to the south and west, as you get out towards front royal, a few showers as well. a hit and miss during the course of your day but most of your day should be nice and dry. temperatures 65, regan national, 62 baltimore, check out frederick and hagerstown still in the 50s. 56 right now, in hagerstown, forecast looks great, temperatures a little warmer than yesterday, low to mid-70s dayt

. more details on the -- measurable rain. more details on this. back upstairs to you. >>> thanks tucker. monitoring metro for you this morning and the new rush plus program. >> changes will have an impact on rush hour service. lauren demarco is live at the courthouse station with more. how is it going now. >> good morning tony. actually metro rush plus has wrapped up for the morning rush, it is only during rush hours, only during 6:30 a.m., to 9:00 a.m. we will get another taste of it again from 3:30 p.m., to 6:00 p.m. this evening, it got off to a shaky start, according to some of the riders who we spoke with. first i want to take a look at the maps and talk about the changes yellow line riders can now travel between green belt and franconia, without having to transfer. you see that yellow dash line. it splits off at king street and up to green belt. you will notice the new orange line that splits off stadium armoury, and leads to largo town center metro added six new trains an hour to this new orange line running through vienna and largo, metro say this is should provide for more dire

hard one. >> i was never a big pin ball person so it will be really comical. >> speaking of tucker who is an acdc fan he has the latest on our weather report. >> hey, i think we are all secretly acdc fans. >> deep in our hearts. >> way down there. let's get right to the forecast another nice day across the area. highs warmer than yesterday, mid-to upper 80s otherwise a good looking forecast there is your radar, satellite, you can see, how quiet it is, we have clear skies, not only in washington area, up to new york out west, cincinnati and cleveland high pressure building in and that means, we are in for another nice day, bottom line lots of sunshine and high temperatures in the mid-to upper 80s again a few degrees warmer than yesterday without too much humidity should be a really nice day temperatures regan national, 72 degrees, 70 baltimore nice and pleasant overnight temperatures falling back to upper 50s. 60s winchester 66 degrees and 65 in hagerstown your forecast dry today, no need for an umbrella high temperatures 87 washington and we will go 87 manassas. hot temperatures fo

i can deal with some rain. >> good. all right. tucker barnes see if the rain will stick around hi tucker. >> good morning sarah. tony welcome back. hit and miss shower activity, at least some light showers to start your day and plenty of clouds, big changes after a gorgeous fathers day yesterday. there is your radar, see the shower activity if you look carefully, showers inside the belt way, washington down toward alexandria, now pushing out into prince georges county. plenty of additional showers, and even some heavy showers, winchester and front royal and all of that still got to get through the area later this morning. bring along an umbrella. i don't think it will rain all day. most of it will start to wind down early afternoon. 63 in town. nice and cool, humidity 87%. winds out of the south, your forecast, lots of clouds to start your day morning showers and then start to see a few breaks in the showers. sunshine this afternoon highs upper 70s. more details in just a minute let's do traffic and look who is back. julie good morning. >> good morning tuck on the roads right now,

tucker. >> a little better today. high temperatures in the low to mid-90s instead of the high 90s. reagan national at 99 degrees yesterday was a record. let's take a look at the morning temperatures and we are on the warm side. very humid conditions. 83 right now in washington. so we just never got out of the 80s overnight. and here we are off and running again. 81 baltimore. 76 this morning in ocean city. 73 in winchester. looking at the radar a few showers popped up during the overnight hours and a lot of cloud cover out there as well. the trend will be more and more in the way of cloud cover and a better chance of showers and some thunderstorms developing particularly mid to late afternoon as we have a cold front that will coming from the north and west. that comfort will provide some relief but the cool and dry air won't really get in here until late tonight. hot and sticky again today with high temperatures in the low to mid-90s. 94 fredericksburg and 90 for chantilly and watch out for the potential for afternoon storms. a look at the weekend in a couple of minutes. let's do

. >> i'm will thomas. canada? how about something tropical like mexico. tucker, are you with me, mexico instead of canada. >> i'm all about going to canada. anything for a little relief. i think we'll get awfully close to records later today. today will be the hottest day of the hot streak. let's kick it off with hd radar. we are very quiet. no shower or thunderstorm activity developed yesterday. we don't have any overnight. we don't have to worry about wet roadways, that kind of thing. not much relief provided in the form of cloud cover or showers or storms this morning. temperature, 79 degrees. the humidity way on up. winds out of the south at three miles per hour. more of the same today. our high temperatures later this afternoon will surge once again into the upper 90s. i think a few of us will touch 100 degrees. and if we do so, that will be some records. so a heat advisory still in effect until 11:00 tonight. back to you. >> thank you. >>> our top stories, new fallout in the trayvon mart uncase. the chief of police in sanford florida out of a job this morning e has been fired. >>

. we'll see. i'm will thomas. >> i'm sarah simmons. let's say hello to tucker barnes. >> good morning. as with get into the middle of the week, it will be very hot and we've got a few showers in the forecast. starting with right now. let's get to the hd radar. we have clouded up. maybe we should mention the beautiful weekend. >> oh, yeah, it was gorgeous. >> can't complain about a little rain now. >> we've got a couple of showers coming through. you can see them on the west side of the beltway. no thunderstorm activity, just showers. this is the leading edge of warmer, more humid air that will be moving in. we can't enjoy 7 and sunny all the time. >> why not? >> by the end of the week, we will not be enjoying 75 degrees. just a few showers to start your morning. we'll be in the upper 70s later today. >> keep your windows rolled up this morning, right? >> excellent advice. >> let's say hello to julie wright with traffic. >> no problems to report on the beltway at university boulevard. traffic is oning smoothly at this time and 395 across the 14th street bridge, you will find traffic vo

your voice doing? >> it's getting there. >> let's talk about weather and start off with tucker barnes. >> good morning. yes, it is warm out but it is not 80 degrees. i think it will be in the low 107. but i have to wait to find out because my computers won't open. here the one radar that doesn't currently work. we have a back door cold front and another cold front out to the west. we'll be in for cooler temperatures as we get into our workweek here and our highs later today will only be in the mid- to upper 80s. still going to be humid out there with a mix of clouds and sunshine and we might have a few storms back in the forecast a little later today. the temperature right now, we won't switch maps but you have to take my word for it. the temperature at reagan national is 73 degrees. still warm and humid. humidity, 79%. more details on the forecast. we'll look at more maps too coming up in just a couple of minutes. >> thank you. our top stories. u street is getting a major makeover. starting today, the popular route will become a construction street from 9th street to 14th street. the

. tucker describes it as glorious. >> i would agree. >> he is here to fill us in. >> good morning. glorious, gorgeous, call it what you want, it will be close to perfect highs will only be upper 70s to 80. still comfortable range but without a lot of humidity, should be a great looking day. 62 degrees check out how cool we have gotten. look at the 50s on the map. 56 dulles, 54 winchester, 58 baltimore that is only telling you half the story dew point temperatures have fallen to low 40s. humidity levels have dropped off overnight and we are in for a comfortable start again a gorgeous looking afternoon around here. looking at satellite radar. high pressure building from the west cold front from yesterday offshore. we should be nice and dry this afternoon highs topping out upper 70s to 80. let me mention it will be breezy, winds will still be like yesterday, during the afternoon, out of the north and west gusting to 25. enjoy a fine looking day temperatures as mentioned expected to be upper 70s to 80 here in washington. lots of season shine. more details on the forecast it is summer

a little warm. >> it was a little warm? a lot of warm. >> all right. >> tucker says it will be cooler today. >>> good morning. blissering hot around here yesterday, with a daytime high of 92. a little cooler today, upper 80s. not much until the middle of the week but things will gradually get better and better. regan national, 72 degrees, regan national, very warm start humidity up, 89%, winds out of the south, 5 miles per hour. looking at satellite radar, high, thin cloudiness, there will be more cloudiness today than yesterday. and then the rain out to the west see the showers out in western ohio and kentucky, that will start to work towards the washington area later this afternoon. if you are in western virginia, western maryland you stand the best chance of late day showers, maybe a thunderstorm, the rest of us will see showers move in overnight tonight and later tuesday. more details in a couple minutes, we will go with warm, humid, not terribly comfortable but a little better than yesterday, more details on that forecast in just a minute. traffic now with lauren demarco.

with us. >> indeed. >> tucker barnes has been keeping business see he says we have to get ready for real heat. >> good morning tony, everybody real deal gets in -- later this afternoon we will see temperatures mid-90s the real heat and humidity arrives tomorrow, more details in a minute. let's look at current conditions we mentioned outside just a beautiful start, low humidity and temperatures generally in the 50s. here in washington 71 degrees. dulles, 59 degrees, 53 fredericksburg. ocean city, 62 degrees. nice start to your day it will warm quickly we are expecting afternoon highs, warmer than yesterday, mid-90s but not a whole lot of humidity, warm afternoon, but without too much humidity we are not dealing with any heat advisories like we are for the day tomorrow. your satellite radar high pressure will keep us nice and dry, a few clouds in your forecast lots and lots of sunshine, again quiet here. could be a thunderstorm tomorrow with heat and humidity more details on that as mentioned coming up. 95 washington, 90 and hot spot, baltimore, 97 degrees. more details on that weeken

a fairly cloudy start to the day. we will find out more about that from tucker in just a moment. this is tuesday, june 5th, 2012. there is a better view, so you can get a glimpse of what is going on i am tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour. huge four day party across the pond is finishing up in grand style. we are talking about queen elizabeth's diamond jubilee, marking 60 years on the throne. this morning a service of thanksgiving for the queen at st. paul's the royal family is attending receptions also a lunch will be serviced and in just about two hours a royal carriage procession through the streets of london. last night fireworks shot off at the close of a concert. huge names in music pop history and fame entertained the queen and tens of thousands who jammed the road, leading to the palace. >> unfortunately today's celebrations are happening without the queen's husband, prince phillip he remains in hospital with a bladder infection. he was taken there yesterday one day after taking part in that jubilee flotilla on the river thames. doctors expect to keep him in hospital

authority. >> tucker carlson, the audacity as editor in chief both men work for to defend boorish behavior, i don't remember dianeawyer scolding sam donaldson for heckling the president. we're proud of neil munro. what if someone heckled you in your "dancing with the stars "ruse teen. someone needs to take a long look in the mirror ball. wait, you didn't win. in fact the first sent packing. plus, tucker, there's a big difference between sam donaldson and neil munro. who the hell is neil munro's? never once did i interrupt a president in any way while he was making a formal statement. donaldson says what munro did was something new to me, wrong and unusual. he also says, let's face it, many on the political right believe this president ought not to be there, they oppose him not for his policies ands political view, but for who he is, an african-american! finally, the elephant in the rose garden, thank you, sam donaldson, enough said there. some in the conservative media called munro's hissy fit refreshing, most thankfully have denounced it. >> i think it's outrageous. >> mr. munro's absolut

with tucker. >> of a beautiful weekend, we'll have showers moving in to start the day. julie wright is back with a look at your traffic too. we'll do it after of the break. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> welcome back. time now is 5:15. a live look outside at the streets of washington. comfortable outside now but get ready for what the week hold for us. it hooks like we'll be scratching some really hot temperatures. >> that is later. let's just talk about today, right? >> can we just enjoy this. >> we've got some showers out there at the moment. temperatures are in the 60s. temperaturewise later today, upper 70s. but we'll mix in a couple of showers this mor

checking in with tucker for the full forecast. the summer heat will make a comeback. we are back in a moment. >>> welcome back. tropical storm debby has weakened into a tropical depression but parts of northern florida are under water and it is still raining. in addition to the flooding, there is also the danger of snakes, fire ants and diseases in the water plus forecasters are now warning of possible tornadoes over the florida peninsula. after more than four days of nonstop rain, debby is expected to head out to sea later today. and for folks there, that cannot come soon enough. >> welcome news. >> getting pounded. >> they need to dry out. i guess things will get better there in a couple of days. >> the stuff you don't think about, the stuff in the water. >> snakes and apts as if the flooding isn't bad enough. >> around here, not much of anything to worry about. >> good news again today as our temperatures will be a little warmer than yesterday. but lots and lots of sunshine throughout the day. it will be close to perfect again. >> great. >> low humidity too. >> fabulous. >> i wan

that? fox5's tucker barnes covered in sea foam in ocean city maryland as hurricane irene rolled in. last night he and his producers and photographers won an emmy for their work there. nine emmys in all, including one for the best morning news, best continuing coverage of a story, and overall station excellence award. congrats fox 5. >> well deserved. >> indeed, and for tucker enduring that. >> good for him. >>> tucker is a dad and let's talk about him and the rest of our dads. happy father's day, by the way. glorious day. >> hopefully folks got outside and treated dad nice today. mother nature treated him very well. >> she sure did. >> skies not too bad. few clouds rolling in tonight. but not bad. beautiful shot of the national cathedral there. a mild night. temperatures on the upside. today our temperatures not too bad. the week will start a little bit unsettled. be prepared for that. we're heading to the 90s in our highs into the five-day forecast. it's going to feel like it's in the low 100s. humidity will be returning. sticky and uncomfortable, so i'm giving you fair warning. t

will thomas -- the pick is a little deceiving. >> i'm sarah simmons. let's talk to tucker about the weather. we have clouds moving in. we have some storms developing later today. >> the storms will help cool thins down, right? >> and yes, by the -- core sorry, my tie is doing a number on it. >> look at his tie. >> it's the caffeine. >> all of a sudden, i've been hypnotised. >> should i look at the brown? >> # 1 out at baltimore. you can see these temperatures extraordinarily warm for this time of day. -- 81 out at baltimore. it is uncomfortable out there. we are not going to be dealing with the extreme heat we had around here yesterday as we'll have more in the way of cloudiness and showers and storm moving in eventually later today. there is your sentinel radar. one or two showers there south and east of the city. the main event will be later this afternoon as the cold front arrives. we've got the best chan for showers and storms. highs in the low to mid-90s. >> let's get a check of the roads. julie wright is standing by. good morning. >> good morning. once imep be trouble in virgi

impressed. >> if you play your cards right, you could become sir tucker barnes. >> i got some work to do. >> you have a lot of work to do. >> nevertheless, i'll try. >> something to strive for. >> yes. we have some clouds to start your day. a mix of sunshine and clouds from time to time. could be a shower or two particularly this afternoon. but most of your day should be dry. most of the region should be dry. one, two, showers left over. we did have showers last night pushing down the western shore of the bay and you can see still a leftover shower into southern maryland. a nice-looking start to the day. temperature right now at reagan national. 59degrees. it is cool out there. many of you or some of you may want a jacket or light sweat are if ng to be out early here as these temperatures are on the cool side. 57 at bwi marshall. check out your high temperatures. our average daytime high for june 5th is 81 degrees. we'll be about 10-degree below that today with one or two sprinkles or showers this afternoon. >> all right. take a few showers as long as we have some nice weather. >> nice e