reagan national. 31 degrees. humidity 9%. and high pressure off to the north locking the cold air in place. satellite radar, showing you a lot going on in the south. off the carolina coast moving in our direction and throwing snow and sleet on it at about 9:00 or 10:00 tonight. but for today, no problems. high temperatures in the low to mid 30s. a lot of clouds in the forecast. more details coming up in a few minutes. allison and tony, back to you. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. we hold these truths to be self- evident. >> today the nation pauses to honor dr. martin luther king, jr. it is a federal holiday served on his birthday. >> some are even marching to remember dr. king. gurvir dhindsa is at the 5th annual peace march starting in southeast this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, tony and allison. we're in the 2500 block of martin luther king avenue here in southeast. and this street was the first in the country to be named in honor of dr. king. and as you mentioned, this is the 5th annual walk taking place here today. it actually was started to fill the gap when the martin luther king parade was canceled here in the district. that of course is one of the oldest parades in the country to honor his legacy. you can see the folks starting to gather here already. they are expecting 1,000 people to be here today. they are going to walk from this corner to the covenant baptist church. again about 1,000 people expected to take part. the ballou high school marching band is going to be performing as well. the organizers of this event say this will be the last walk. they expect the parade to be back again next year but they say no matter what, whether it's a parade or the walk, it's important to honor dr. king's legacy. >> well the city has had a lot of issues with violence over the years and many of the organizations who have been with us are folks who have been trying to organize communities, working across the city to bring peace back into the community and they understand that relationship to dr. king's message and the nonviolent message and that's why it started with three of us and has grown to over a thousand that agree we want peace in our community and peace in the nation and in the world. and in recognition and honor of dr. king -- [ lost audio ] >> reporter: and another event to honor him is the martin luther king memorial and the construction is underway right now. dr. king's legacy will be honored in that way. that memorial is set to be unveiled toward the end of august. and this week eleanor holmes norton and mayor gray and ken salazar got a tour to see exactly how far along they're coming with memorial. they are still $11 million short of the fundraising goals so they could use the money there. and for more information about how to contribute, go to myfoxdc.com. and also on our website, myfoxdc.com, you can find a list of the events taking place today. not only in the district, but around our area, including baltimore to honor dr. king. for now, i'm gurvir dhindsa reporting live from southeast, back to you. >> gurvir, thank you. [ singing ] and of course that is stevie wonder singing the song he wrote for dr. martin luther king years ago. he stopped by ballou high school and plans to raise $100,000 to replace computer equipment that was stolen there. it was a complete surprise to student and parents who thought they were there to participate in an anti-violence program. now to the latest on the tragedy in tucson. congresswoman gabrielle giffords continues to make a remarkable recovery. her condition is updated from critical to serious. she is said to be moving both sides of her body and arms and legs. and she can communicate by holding the lands of loved ones. she is now breathing on her own as well. in the meantime, the store where the accused gunman is back opened. they opened for business the past saturday. a moment of silence was observed at 11:00 a.m., the time the shooting happens a week earlier. six people were killed in the shooting and 14 were wounded. the arizona shooting victim rested this weekend is under -- arrested this weekend is undergoing a mental evaluation. james fuller took a picture of trent humphries at a rally on saturday and then yelled you're dead. fuller got upset when it was said gun control talks should be delayed until all were buried. after taking a week off in the wake of the tragedy in tucson, it appears things will not be back to things as usual. doug luzader has more in the change in tone on capitol hill. >> reporter: we'll see how long this new attitude in congress lasts. especially when the debate turns to health care. president obama packed up the family for church yesterday, just as republicans spent the weekend at a retreat in baltimore for some soul- searching of their own. and topic one is to propose the repeal of the president's health care plan, something the house should vote on later in week even if it doesn't go any further than that. >> we as republicans do not control this federal government, the other party does. >> reporter: but the atmosphere in washington has changed. in the wake of the tucson shooting attack there is a new push for a lower decibel debate and mixing the audience for the state of the union address is gathering steam. even these two political rivals, chuck schumer on the left and tom coburn on the right have agreed to sit together. >> i will say to tom's credit, we have disagreed on a whole lot of stuff but he's always been civil or a gentleman and that's the sample people should follow, in our life and the media. >> we can't question our president's love for the country, chuck schumer's love for the country, but when we get in trouble is when we look at motive rather than differences of ideology. >> reporter: a new a.p. poll shows the public is split on repeal the health care plan. doug luzader, fox news. and sergeant shriver has been hospitalized in bethesda. they have not said when the husband of the late eunice kennedy shriver was there. she announced in 2003 that he had alzheimers. he was the driving force of the peace corp and serving under john f. kennedy. a mult pep stabbing at around 1:00 sunday morning on south lawn court in rockville. a group of people noticed people arguing and officers found five men in a car, all stabbed. police said none of the injuries were life-threatening and the men are not cooperating with investigators. investigators are still trying to determine how a body wound up on the steps of a d.c. metro walk. it was on the track at the farragut north station. service was shut down there for hours. the man is 63 years old and lived in southeast but d.c. investigators haven't released his name. they are still interviewing train operators, tony. allison, near 100 years of history stolen from a local memorial. eight bronze plaques engraved with war veteran names were taken. it listed the names of the deceased veterans who belonged to the post. the list dated back to world war i. it was the only list they had of who served. about 500 names are now missing. the commander of the post said it breaks his heart. >> it's heart-breaking to have this happen to us. i'm angry because it happened. and not knowing if you're going to get them back. so the anger just builds up more and more. >> well today we're honoring and remember dr. martin luther king, jr. and coming up, i'll talk to two special guests about their experience at the march on washington. two family members of mine are in next to share their experiences. i have a dream that one day -- >> it was 28 years ago that president ronald reagan today signed a bill recognizing a federal holiday for dr. martin luther king, jr. but it was in 1963 that dr. king led the march on washington. and as time passes, some may forget the significance of that day. so here to remind us, i have convinced two of my family members who attended the hally, my cousins adrian, mimi and my cousin jonathan. how are you? >> i'm well. >> for them to come in and talk about their experiences. and i want you to know i do appreciate this. because when we talk about remembering what dr. king did that day and the path that was changed that day, we wanted to get real perspective from folks that were there. and i know you can't believe they were old enough to be there but they were. and mimi you were a young hipster and you came down with my mom and what was the experience like of coming to d.c.? >> it was unbelievable. your mother and i calm down on a and -- your mother and i came down on a bus. if you hadn't gotten to the march by 6:00 in the morning your space was way back by the washington monument. i think jay said they were there as well. it was a exciting day. it wasin describable. i had just completed my junior year at howard and had been involved in the movement even at home in charleston. and in retrospect if i was to make -- not an analogy but a comparison, but i would say imagine being at the sermon on the mount with microphones and loudspeakers and hearing the wonderful speech dr. king gave. >> and jay, you were a teenager and you came down with your mom, my aunt, from new york city as well. what was that experience? because you came down on one of the buses that we've seen come into washington. tell us about it. >> well my mom was working at the national office of the naacp and we came down as a group from the national office. and it was exciting, it was the first time that i had ever seen that many people like me in a group together. and it was extremely peaceful, it was extremely friendly. in fact i was even offered some chicken, not from a popular restaurant nowadays but brown paper bag, individual pieces, and wrapped up in paper napkin, and everybody seemed to just share, sharing the experience and sharing what they had. >> and we hear those words so much -- i have a dream -- and you still guess the goose pimples when you hear it. and at that moment when he gave that 17-minute speech, was it quiet? was the huge crowd of at least 200,000, were they all focused on the one spot where dr. king was? mimi, so many people -- a wave of humanity, how could you feel like you were really there and a part of it that day? >> because like jay said, as people were marching before dr. king started to speak, there was noise people were singing, people were interacting. but the minute that he stood in front of the podium and opened his mouth, it just became totally quiet. and you could hear it of course at the back of the line, it came in waves to us, but we could hear it. and every time he mentioned the word "dream" the crowd became uncontrollable. >> did you know you were there in a moment? feeling the moment would be as significant as it was? >> i probably didn't. i was a young teenager at the time, and i knew that the event was important. probably had no idea of the ongoing significance that it was going to hold. but i did realize that it was important to what we were going through as people at that time. >> right. now experiences are a little different. you gave a couple of different locations. the family this side is from charleston, south carolina. your mom went up to new york and your part of the family stayed in charleston. you were at howard but that summer in new york. so i want to ask you, mimi, being in the segregated south in charleston, south carolina and then being there in that moment, did you feel like this is going to change? and for the better? >> oh, without a question. i was a product of a segregated school system. i was taught by black nuns who themselves were also segregated. and always encouraged by both of my aunts to get involved. and i got involved in the movement, solicited by the naacp at that time in charleston, as did your uncle, my cousin. and when we went to howard, still became involved with the naacp branch at howard. so we knew it was significant. >> well i want to take this moment to say that moment that you all converged upon d.c. and gathered there is extremely significant to my generation because i say thank you, i wouldn't be sitting up here if it wasn't for that momentum that was really at that point that day. before i go off with tears, i want to say thank you so much. this is my cousin adrian macbeth and my cousin jonathan boost. thank you so much. >> you're quite welcome. and this button that jay is wearing is from that day. it said march on jobs, 1963 and you can see the cooperation because without sympathetic whites this would not have happened. very special. all right, so you guys are too. back to you, tony. take it, please. >> allison, my father was there and he's not with us any more but he said it was a day he would never, ever forget. thank you very much for that. a figure from the past shows up in haiti. why a former dictator exiled from the country has now returned. plus holly is starting her day by giving back. holly? >> reporter: yes, i am, tony. and i'm doing so with students at burgundy farm country day school in alexandria where we are live. and some 300 students are going to be giving up their time today. and yes, it has everything to do with the legacy of dr. king, how they are making a day on not a day off all live later. 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[ laughter ] >> even the can't wait. >> it's so contrived. you can see it in bart scott. he's trying to be over the top and he is and i think that's why people want to see them get their mouths shut next week. and in pittsburgh we'll find out. but bart scott is entertaining. this one was not entertaining for the seahawks. this was all chicago all of the time. jay cutler had a great day yesterday. again, tony, this is at mazing thing, the redskins went to soldier field early they are year and beat up jay cutler and the bears. they beat the packers at fedex field and they went 6-10 and now it's the packers and bears playing for a spot to go to the superbowl. it's amazing how the season turned out. but jay cutler played better toward the latter part of the year. i never saw that. but congratulations to chicago. they are at home. everything is set up well for them, but as we talked about, the home teams have not fared so well and the packers might be the hottest team in the playoffs. but chicago and green bay, a great rivalry and then the jets and pittsburgh should be good. >> i think the two hottest teams are the packers and jets with all of the bravado, they are backing it up with something to prove. so there you go. >> we'll see if they can shut up bart scott next week. >> can't wait. see you in pittsburgh. >> thanks, dave. and we have some stuff to talk about in the weather department. a forecast of snow, sleet and freezing rain and enough for us to decide -- tucker made this call, it go in at 4:00. >> i didn't make that call. >> i heard you did. so you can get the first word on school delays and closings as well as road conditions. again we'll have all of the information that you need to know extra early because tucker said so, beginning at 4:00 a.m. >> technically aren't we on at 3:55. >> oh, is it still -- >> for the early risers it's 3:55. if you get a chance for five minutes early. >> am i going to see you at 3:55 tomorrow? >> oh, no, no. move along. >> allison needs her beauty sleep. >> that's right. you want me to have that. >> you don't need it. you all look beautiful. >> but tucker will be here and he can't wait. [ laughter ] >> we have to put that in our weather forecast somehow. let's get down to business and now i only have a minute and a half because we wasted our time watching the jets and steelers. >> oh. >> just saying. 38 degrees at reagan national. 28 in baltimore. cold temperatures and these temperatures are critical. 30 at dulles. 27 in frederick. fredericksberg 34 degrees. our highs today 32-33. not a chance to warm up. gray skies and winds shifting out of the east as high pressure is just off to the north and east and that's locking things in place, locking the cold in place temporarily as the storm system moves in from the south. there is your satellite radar. and again just cloud cover here across the district. and off to the south and west it's a triple combination. a system well out to the west. this area across the tennessee rally and a new storm across sections of florida that will slide up the coast to the east and then off to the north and east and with it it will bring moisture and try to throw warmer air in the direction of the washington area but with this cold wedge in place it will have a hard time warming up the atmosphere. it starts as a period of snow at 9:00 or 10:00 tonight and transitions over to sleet. eventually freezing rain and rain. best chance to see a mostly rain event is south and east of the city, south and east of the bay down toward salisbury and ocean city. north and west of 95 we could have a long period here where we are dealing with freezing rain during the overnight hours. so certainly a potential out there that by tomorrow morning we'll have a mess. here is the future cast. and by 9:00 tonight we see the snow and sleet. might be slight accumulations, maybe close to an inch of snow and sleet and then the transition takes place by 3:00 or 4:00. mostly rain north and west of the city. so in southern maryland, hopefully it will just be rain for you as temperatures here will be critical as we get into the early morning hours but it will get out of here by mid morning tomorrow and then left over drizzle as temperatures should hop above the freezing mark to the north and west as we should have a nice surge of warmer air but it will take time to break down the cold airs that wedging the surface. cloudy skies and a couple of flurries in the forecast. no problems today. 34 the daytime high. problems get in here tonight. snow and sleet developing and then freezing rain and rain overnight. 31 degrees. we have no advisories at this hour but i would expect that the national weather service will issue some travel advisories later today. there is your five-day forecast. and again we'll hopefully warm it up tomorrow and melt off the ice we pick up during the overnight hours. wednesday and thursday, a little improvement, could do it over again with snow on friday. the good news is if you want sledding, this one looks to be all snow but still question marks about how much we might get. that's a look at the weather. allison, over to you. well allowing your pet to sleep in your bed may be putting you at risk, according to vetting at the university of california. dogs and cats carry germs and diseases that can be passed on. here are some they can bring into bedrooms. this is scary stuff. just listen to what they said though. take it with a grain of salt. the bubonic plague, brought on my fleas. chackas disease. it's potentially fatal, this is chagas and cause bid a parasite. and you've heard of cat scratch disease and misa and meningitis. and doctors stay if they are healthy, then you should have nothing to worry about. so look into that on myfoxdc.com. well if you are not frightened by that and still looking for the special edition to the family, how about this beautiful kitten here. this is biggy. we are talking about the four- legged furry kind of pet. hopefully we can help you find the perfect pet in today's pet project. joining us this morning with adoptable friends, natalie hola, volunteer with the washington humane society. and we're always happy to see our friends from the washington humane society. how are you? >> i'm well. >> and tell us about these kittens. >> this is nestle. she's a 4-month-old female brown tabby and she also has some ginger markings on her. you can see the orange color. she's sweet. >> and nestle is sweet, but this cat that i have in my lap might be the sweetest. >> biggy is a 4-month-old same he's mix and she has a flame point markings on her ears. you can see they are a little bit orange and her tail has some of the coloring. she's real pretty and she's just a sweet heart. she's purring away i think in your lap. >> she is. and she's sitting right there. so like a hybrid of a dog and cat. and you also brought some things to show us how to entertain a cat when we take one into our home because maybe not everybody knows what they need when they get that friend. tell us about what you brought. >> exactly. young cats that are active, the best play for them is another young active cat but some of these toys are great. these wands that they can play with. >> biggy is like what is that. >> and you can stuff treats in the toys and the katzs can roll them around and it keeps them busy for hours. they love that. and then if you need some variety you can buy kitty packs which have different balls and mice and all different kinds of toys to keep them busy. >> what is the deal with catnip. is that okay for cats? >> yeah. >> and let me make a quick correction. you were kind not to correct me on the air and natalie is with the animal rescue league of washington. it's nice to see you. and you're having a pet adoption event called kata paluza on the 13th of february. >> it's a big open house cat adoption event from 12:00 to 3:00 on sunday the 13th. we have a valentine's day theme. so it's called just the two of us and you can get cats for $20 for the adoption fee. that includes spayed, neutered, microchipped and vaccined. and we'll have prizes and other things. >> and if you are interested in nestle or biggy or any other animals, then go to myfoxdc.com and we'll link you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> tony, over to you. >> thank you allison and kitty cats. many people are using the day to give back. holly is with a group of students that are dost that. she'll be wack next with the story. we'll be right back. with the money you invest in clothes, why risk they'll end up faded or stretched ? 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>> this is a very exciting day and it's an honor to be here at this outstanding school and to have the opportunity to bring greetings on behalf of the secretary ken salazar. and he's made support of youth a high priority for the department of interior. i was honored to serve as director of the national park service and that was to culminate a 35 year service with the national pash-- park service. but i can say that i am a direct beneficiary of dr. king's legacy. without some of the movements on his part that led to the civil rights act of 1964 and the rights act of 1965, perhaps i would not have had the opportunity to become the first african-american to serve as the director of the national pash -- park service. >> reporter: and on that day were you able to take in the history of that moment. not only for you personally but for the country? >> yes. with all humility, i was able to achieve that position with a help of a lot of people. so i had the opportunity to return in kind the kind of support and encouragement i received over my career. >> reporter: so it must do your heart well to see young people not taking a long weekend but coming back to school and working on these projects? >> young people are our future and their commitment and engagement in public service i think will teach them in terms of adult participation. and i wanted to commend the leadership, the principal, jeff sandler, for engaging people in the public service day program. and would you hope that the spirit of they're engagement today would continue year round. >> reporter: and so what are going to be your words of inspiration this morning when you take the podium and tell them today is a day on. >> well i want to relate the legacy of dr. king starting with his childhood, in terms of things that influenced him and the value that he attributed to education and hope that the young people, after terminating their program here, move into the higher level of education, that they could be inspired by how dr. king used education as a tool that advanced his leadership roles in the civil rights and other endeavors. >> reporter: and what do you think dr. king would think of this? >> he would say right on. >> reporter: right on with a day on. thank you very much. we thank you for the time you've given us. myfoxdc.com is is -- is our website. look at how fast you are. you are done already. we have a link to the service projects going on in our area. they had 22 service project this is year. at this rate next year i think it might have to up it to 42. these are good workers. thank you, guys. back to you in the studio. >> very good. excellent work. thank you very much, holly. coming up, can your child spell well? w.e.l.l. we'll tell you about an event that may be a perfect fit. >> and we are taking our own spelling test this morning. and julie wright is with us too. >> can she spell? >> we're going to find out. and those are the winners from last year. that's so cute. jack and jill, montgomery county maryland chapter is looking for more students to participate in the second annual spelling bee. students in grades 1-6 can enter for a chance to pull spelling skills to the test.and we have a full house. and with more information, patricia young, who is the chair of the spelling bee committee. and robin dixon, who is the cochair of the spelling bee committee. and -- should we introduce now or later the winners in two categories last year, david hill. hi, david? >> hey. >> and amara. >> hi. >> and we have these characters up here too because we are going to put them to the test. first, let's talk about the spelling bee and tell me who can enter. tell me about jack and jill of america, what is jack and jill? >> it is the premier mother's organization. we focus on enriching children academically, socially and culturally and children ages 2- 19 can participate in jack and jill. >> and the spelling bee, robin, is a way to pull in the county to show everybody what jack and jill is doing and show case the fantastic students in the chapter, which is montgomery county. >> exactly. jack and jill likes to get our own children involved and enriched but we like to include the community children as well and help with the development of our children. >> so it's still open, right, registration until the end of the month. i happen to be the host of the event. so i will say that. and a member now of the jack and jill montgomery county chapter. but let's talk about who can enter because it is county wide and not just the kids and the organization itself. >> right. the spelling bee is open to any montgomery county resident in grades 1 through 6. and also if you are a member of jack and jill and you're not a montgomery county resident, we welcome your participation as well. >> and we're new members, robin, so once again the last year was the inaugural spelling bee, how did it go? >> it was fantastic. one of our members, her name is chaundra walker holloway, she thought it was important that we would have this event because of some children that she knew that were struggling with spelling. so it was not to show case marvelous spellers, but to encourage children who may not be the best spellers to be able to spell better and i think it was very successful. >> and what day is that that folks come out to see it again? >> saturday, february 26th at johns hopkins, montgomery county campus. >> and now we'll put the -- the spellers to the test. we introduced david and amara and you might recognize our friend julie wright on the end. the kids wanted to meet julie and wanted you to come in. so for any future traffic reporters orphan tastic people out there. >> oh, thank you. >> we're going to give words across the panel and see how the grown ups do versus the kids. so, julie, are you ready? >> pizza. >> no. that is not your word. >> hamburger. >> you're word is macatom. >> mac-atom? can i dial a friend? [ laughter ] >> is that a word? >> it's a word. >> you want me to use it in a sentence. >> yes. >> the clock is cheating. >> m.c., c.a.d.u.m. >> m.a.c.a.d.a.m. okay, now let's go to david. your word is because. this is one of the words that you had to know last time. because. >> because, b.e.c.a.u.s.e., because. >> yah! [ applause ] >> that is a sad sound effect. but we'll take it. amar won last year and your word today is trick. as in trick or treat. >> trick. t.r.i.c.k. >> ding, ding, ding. [ applause ] >> i think this is a trick because their words are easier than ours. >> wait a minute. because you'll get this. your word is pal-loser. a strong dangerous winds that descends from the mountains into the palus river valley. >> p.a.l.o.o.z.a. >> no. it's p.a.l.o.u.s.e.r. you can pull this out. >> and before you know, i'm like the new york jets at spelling, i can't lose. >> okay, perihell ien. >> the point of the earth's or bit nearest the sun. >> of course. p.e.r.i.h.e.l.i.o.n. >> yes. [ applause ] >> oh, yeah. >> unbelievable. >> can't wait. >> do another one. >> that's enough. so thank you to my terrific spellers here. we'll see you next month. julie, thank you so much. kisses for coming in. and tony and tucker. tucker the winner for the grown ups. >> we'll never live this down. >> i can roller skate and tucker can't. >> if you want to know more about jack and jill it's on our website. cloudy today, snow, sleet and freezing rain