good afternoon. welcome to news4 at 4:00. i'pat lawson muse. >> we're following breaking news in the case of a spicious death at a u street nightclub overnight. what police originally called a brutal beating and a case of vigilante justice may not have been murder ter l. this happened overnight at the dc9 nightclub. five employees beat down the man and beat him to death. sources now stay medical examiner was unable to confirm that the victim, 27-year-old ali mohamed, died from a beating. sources say it is also unclear what charges the five suspects in the case will face. we have crews at the news conference taking place right now. we will continue to bring you the latest information as it becomes available. now our other top story, sudden fame for those 33 men rescued from a mine in chile. >> at least three have been released from the hospital and are back at home. what they face there is nothing

like the ordeal of the last 69 days. nss kerry sanders reports. >> reporter: they're heroes and they're getting more heroes' welcomes. 33 of the miners taken here to the hospital and now already three have departed. last night to an enthusiastic crowd, cheers, and of course, a lot of smiles. 30 of the miners remain here at the regional hospital. >> every day, three times aay. >> reporter: it's expected later today, many of them will leave. two do have some serious medical concerns but the good news i all are celebrating their freedom, smiling with family and friends, talking about the future and holding to a pact that they made down below. that they will not talk about their ordeal to any reporters

unless they're paid. kerry sanders, nbc news. the morning commute to work turned deadly for a man in prince william county. he was hit by a pickup truck about 6:30 this morning. it happened this morning at stock ridge road. that intersection is near a busy commuter parking lot. the victim was apparently crossing the street when he was hit. the driver remained on the scene and has not been charged. >> it fathered pedestrian was crossing from mcdonald's to the commuter lot on dumfries road. the hicle was struck as he was crossing the road. the victim is a 38-year-old male. he was pronounced at the scene. >> police are also looking for the driver of a white box truck that they believe also hit the victim and may not know it. the victim's family said he was on his way to a new construction job when the accident happened. turning now to the weather,

it really does feel lik fall today. meteorologist veronica johnson is here with a check on the forecast. then a nice day out there. >> it has been a beautiful day out there. over the last hour t hour and a half, we've gotten a few little sprinkles or spritzes come through the area. like fall with the cool temperatures across the area and bate of wind, too, in fact, our wind, barbara and pat, has been gusting up to 25 miles per hour in a lot of locations. so gusty. you n see the camera there shaking up and own. we range in temperatures anywhere from warrenton around manassas at 46 degrees. culpeper, too, then down around indian head and waldorf. you are at 44 degrees this morning, 50 grows start in d.c., 48 was the start in clinton. so awfully chilly and i do think the temperatures overnight will be just as low. 64 i where we are now. we've got a gusty wind coming through the area. the wind will settle some over the next couple hours but it

will be breezy to windy yet again tomorrow. here's what's going on. we've got a little area of low pressure that's just to the south. you can see the spin there on the satellite and radar. so it's quickly moving to the south and east taking most of the showers now on the eastern side of that low down from the northern neck through areas of north carolina. there could still be a sprinkle or two in a few neighborhoods during the overnight. we'll be cleing out. down to 52 degrees by 11:00 p.m. your fast forecast, i'm going for a clearing and a cool night. we'll talk about the fall color that is really coming along in the shenandoah valley. in fact, color this weekend and the sunshine will be hanging on. some weekend ideas, i'll have that too f you in a few minutes. >> thanks. a new poll suggests the tea party may have a lot more followers than most analysts realize. if the results hold true in the mid-term elections, there will be some big changes on capitol

hill. steve handelsman has our report. >> reporter: the stunning news comes just months after the tea paies emerge, demanding lower taxes and smaer government. today the poll finds one-third of all likely voters now support the tea par. a third. sarah palin last night. >> no, enough is enough. we'll get america back on the right track. back toward that exceptionalism that ronald reagan used to speak of. >> repter: an eeptional win would be to defeat harry reid. the senate democratic leader trails in some nevada polls. the tea party republican sharron angle's hammering on nevada's 14% unemployment. >> my job is to create jobs. what she's talking about is extreme. >> it's not your jobs to create jobs. it is your job to cate policy that's create the confidence for the private sector. >> reporter: that's the argument of dino,and paul in kentucky,

ken buck in lorado, john raese. all senate candidatesho could win. tea partier christine o'donnell is in trouble in delaware. presidt obama went to put chris coons in joebiden's old seat. >> i understand some of the excitement has faded since election night or inauguration day. >> don't let them convinc you that we have not made progress. we have made progress. >> reporter: but the obama agenda could stall. 33 tea party candidates have a good shot at winning house seats and helping take republican control of congress. tea party candates are promising to pressure whoever controls congress to roll back taxes, spending, government regulation go and health care reform. i'm steve handelsman, news4, capitol hill. a traffic alert to pass along. d.c. has canceled scheduled

construction work on the chain bridge. that means bridge that connects d.c. and arlington will remain open this weekend. a different story, however, out in tyson's corner. route 123, that's chain bridge road, will be shut down beginning tonight at the beltway. that's so crews can take down the old beltway bridges that cross over chain bridge road. traffic will be rerouted on to route 7. let's check out the traffic at this hour inhe afternoon. hi, ash. >> reporter: it is certainly friday out there. we've got big delays every whi way. let's look at the painful outer loop commute. this is the pace past new hampshire avenue. headed away from us will be the outer loop. austin, the pace is a little slow and you will find that those delays do pick up for outer loop drivers. the inner loop is definitely slammed as you head toward silver spring. past old georgetown road. the one inching along there,

barely moving wilbe the inner loop. headed around towa river road. both sides are locked up. by the american legion bridge, outer loop drivers are picking up a little steam. it is pretty heavy into tyson. inner loop drivers, your big delays on that last camera by river road. you're still in relatively good shape acro the american legion bridge. 95, this camera shot does not do it justice. it looks a little heavy through springfield into newington and th's true. headed further south clear down quantico, we are jammed up. several accidents have been cleared but you can see the pace is still slow. >> thank you. it looks like the price of the smartrip cards will not be going down. the finance committee is leaning toward keeping the price at $5 each. they were going to reduce the price of the cars to $250 a piece. the company actually pays $3.40 per card. they are worried about exiting with a metro balance.

the metro officials estimate they would lose $1 million a month under this scenario. when news4 at 4:00 continues, the key evidence in the shooter case destroyed. and you might as well make the dentist appointment now. we'll have a list of the worst candies for your kids this halloween. plus, all of the nfl has been wearing pink this month. but breast cancer awareness of the cause waspecial meaning the skins chris cooley. he

bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises. with no planto pay for them... except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachers and increase class sizes. that's not a budget. and bob rlich's not the kind of leader... we can trust.

a new love may have the same soothing effect as a powerful drug. the university looked at 15 stages in the early stages of a romantic relationship them found those who were looking at photos of their loved ones did not feel as much pain from a romance that got hotter. >> they're exactly the same. >> experts say tt doesn't mean you should start a new relationship wheyou're feeling down. they say it is important to find pleasure in things you do, whether it is time with a loved one or listening to your favorite music. researchers say love in long term relationships may not trigger that same pain relief.

>> let's talk love with ellen mccarthy at the "washington post." it is always good to see you and it is nice to talk about this subject. the bride and the groom this week met through quite a unconventional way. >> they really did. they actually met through their blog when they were both in college on opposite ends of the coast. e was in texas and he was in pennsylvania. and the really interesting part about this story, they both of cystic fibrosis. they've been through a lot. both lost their mothers, too, and they ended up, she had a full lung transplant and after the transplant, she ended up writing this blog about her experiences. and he so is writing a blog and they ended up connecting. instant messaging back and forth and she traveled without telling her grand apparent across the country to meet him at herouse and transferring in philadelphia and th've been together ever

since. th can support each other. they know what each other is going through in a way that probably most of us really cannot. >> that's a rely beautiful story. let's talk about the couple featured on the date lab segment this week. who did you set up? >> we set up john who is 24-year-old defense contractor, and he is thisuy who, he sort of really has his stuff together. he prized himself on being very driven. a real gentleman. he is super outdoorsy type. alwa snow boarding and rock climbing and kind of getting out in nature. and he told us that he was looking for a brunette and h wanted someone family oriented, someone who is educated, someone who will be optimistic. he did not want a debbie downer. we come to that in mine when we set him up with britney. she is bubbly, outgoing, confident type who loves to have a good time but she also sort of has her stuff together. very driven and has a ton of interests.

we sent them out to an italian restaurant in georgetown. they both really liked meeting the people which is a good thing. they went in with really good energy. and they ended up sort of hitting it off right away. now, she is a big liberal and as hedemocrat so they had this sort of sparring match. in d.c. of course can be kind of a tough thing. but they ended up really respecting each other's views and it was, instead of a bad thing, it ended up being a good thing that sort of bonded them together. they respected each other much. >> we all know opposites attract. it sounds like it could be promising. >> you have to read on sunday. they did share a cab after the date. >> that sounds good. >> all right. thanks so much. and of course you can find out all the details of the date this sunday in the washingtonpost.com/onlove section and you can get ideas

wher to take your dates. thanks, ellen. coming up on news4 at 4:00, an gry actor? there's a indivual grow has gone viral. it apparently shows a transformer star none too happy with the paparazzi right near d.c. plus a heated debate on the view continue into the nighttime cable shows. the latest on the fight with bill o'rei .

i had that ready. >> very good. very good. i was going to say, wait until the rest of the leaves fall. >> don't get out there. >> you can borrow my bwer. >> thank you. >> wait until the rest of the leaves fall. we're still talking about cool conditions tomorrow. a little wind, too, coming through the area tomorrow. i'll tell you what. in the shenandoah valley this weekend, peak color. time to take a drive. >> out there right now, clouds

still with us. it is a partly sunny afternoon. even some sprinkles coming from those clouds. the dew point temperatures at 39 degrees. not a tremendous amount of moisture in the air. human at 40% and our current wind is out of the north northwest as 14 miles per hour. so 64 but seasonal today. during the overnight, i think we'll see most of those clouds move out of here, going with some clear skies tomorrow morning. the temperatures again, they will be dropping in a hurry. down to 54 deees by 9:00. 52 by 11:00 p.m. 49 to 50 degrees at 5:00 and 7:00. the sun is up at 7:18, set today at 6:30. he's a look at where that rain is across the area right now. a few sprinkles up through areas of montgomery county. west of brighton and west of pen hill. then a little heavier around cumberland andin areas west of hagerstown, then down to the south, around stafford and areas

of the northern neck. these are all moving off to the east and southeast with that low-pressure system moving on. look at that visible tellite. you can really see right there where the low-pressure system is. these clouds rotating around that big low. the main area of low pressure th's up now east of maine. and what this low-pressure system has been doing, not just here,ausing some trouble with travel. airport delays to the north. up around laguardia today, because of the wind. the wind gusts right now at 32 miles per hour in new york. new jersey, that wind up to 50 miles per hour. look at the temperature. 53 degrees. 59 degrees currently in montgomery county at gaithersburg. we're in the 60s. where do we go from here? high pressure will move in. it will be a beautiful weekend with lots of sunshine. then by the time we get to sunday, a little warming with temperatures rising into the 70s. again, first t cooldown. there is a look at the lows

across the quarter and the high temperature back in the 60s for tomorrow. so breezy and cool again for the evening. an isolated shower. then by tomorrow morning, 43 to 49 degrees. breezy and chilly and continued windy but a little warmer torrow could have some gusts getting to about 25 miles per hour. look at sunday. 73. that's good traveling weather. >> sounds wonderful. we'll take a look at the fall foliage map in a few. no moengs todmeant on the v over the proposed muslimenter in new york. some disputed whether the mosque should be allowed to be built. >> 70% of americans don't want that mosque down there so don't give never "we" business. >> inappropriate!

>> 70%. >> oh, my god. >> all that prompted whoope goldberg and joe behar to walk off the set. they return ter he said he was talking about extremist muslims and apologized to anyone who thought he was demeaning all muslims. he talked about it last night. >> no one i know, no one, wants to insult muslims. i enjoy jousting with the view ladies because with the exception of liz hasselbeck, they don't see it and i want the people to hear both sides. i lod that. >> i thought he was saying, that i construe his hate speech ankly. >> "time" magazine saidthat 70% of americans think building a mosque so close to ground zero is a bad idea.

>> the green party gubernatorial candidate is rich whitney. but on thousands of electronic voting machines in chicago, his name is spelled w-h-i-t-e-. the problem was discovered wednesday. chicago elections officials say they will reopen -- reprogram the voting machines that have not been sent to polling places yet and then they will fix the machines that are currently in use for early voting. whitney's name is spelled correctly on the paper ballot. still to ome, ahead of sunday's prime time match-up with skins' chris cooley, thrs hielf behind a cause near and dear to his het. and what can you do if collections agencies won't leave you alone?

bob ehrlich says he wants to x maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises... with no plans to pay for them... except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachs and increase class siz. that's not a budget. and bob ehrlich's not the kind of leader... we can trust.

welcome back to news4 at 4:00. i'm pat lawson muse. >> and i'm barbara harrison in for jim handly. what police originally called a brutal beating may not have been murder after all. >> this morning police said they chased down a man and beat him death after he threw arick through the bar's window.

sources say the medical examiner was unable to confirm that he died from the beating. we'll have much more coming up at 5:00. a manassas man was killed near a commuter lot this morning. the victim, 38-year-old miguel was apparently crossing the street when he was hit by a pickup truck. the driver remained on the scene and has not been charged. some of the men rescued from that mine in chile are out of the hospital and headed home. at least three of the men were released late last night. others are expected to be released throughout the day today. the miners have made a pact to not talk to the media about the ordeal unless they are paid for it. a traffic alert for drivers in son's corner. chain bridge road will be shut down tonight at the beltway. crews are working to take down the old bridge. traffic will be rerouted. chris cooley is a pretty tough guy who is used to getting

hit. the hardest hit number 47 ever took happened off the field when his mom told him th she had breast cancer. here's peter alexander. >> she called me and she was crying. right away, i knew something was defitely wrong. she said i have breast cancer. >> reporter: in 2008, cooley's mother nancy was dgnosed with stage three breast cancer. he got the devastating news less than a week before his wedding da >> that is so scary. i've never had, i haven't known anyone that had it. and you just don't know what's going to happen. >> reporter: just like that for the cooleys, breast caer became more than a disease. ♪ >> it was the hardest part of that experience. >> every day it's a different life. i felt like i was not a part of the real world. >> reporter: even today, two years later, nancy doesn'tike to think about it. not about the chemotherapy, or

losing her hair. >> you never picture your mom without hair. she was like, what is my head going to look like? >> you have the prettiest head. >> reporter: inspired by his m's courage, cooley and his wife christy, started an all star survivors event. a day of relaxation at the team's training site for women still battling the disease. cooley shared what a team doctor once told him. >> now i know why you never miss a game and why you play hard. because your mother is so much tougher than you. ♪ >> reporter: outside the lines a group of women forming a team of their own, cheered obey fan club of athletes like chris cooley. >> when i get to the locker room and just see pink gloves and cleats, it makes me reflect on what my mom went through and i feel so fortunate. >> reporter: playing for his mom

and proving real men can wear pink. peter alexander, nbc news, ashburn, virginia. >> the redskins' commit. to the cause reaches all the way to the owner's box. tonya snyder is a breast cancer survivor and has become one of the leaders in the nfl's fight against the disease. some of washinon's players will be wearing pink in honor of breast cancer survivors when the colts come to town on sunday. washington enters the weekend tied with the giants and the eagles for first place in the nfc east with the 3-2 record. the koels were also -2 but the offense is scoring an average 28 points a game. that means washington defense will have its hands fu. kickoff is at 8:20 on sunday as part of nbc's football night in amera. coverage begins at 7:00 and you can of course watch the game right here on nbc 4.

and a hearg to destroy whether majored in aal hasan wrapped up the third day. 29 people who came under fire last november gave testimony. one said he shot video with a cell phone but was ordered to destroy the video ours later by an officer. hasan could face the death penalty if the case goes to trial. if you're among the americans who depend on social security, don't expect a raise next year. the government says inflation has been too low since the last increase in 2009. so there will be no incrse for 2011. this is just theecond year in a row without a cost of living increase and it is just the second time there has been no increase since automatic adjustments were adopted in 1975. president obamis recommending a recovery payment as they did last year. expect a bit of a shock if

you haven't fill up the tank in the past few days. prices have shot up about 13 cents a gallon locally. analysts attribute it to investors buying future. locally the average pric of gas in washington is $2.92 a gallon and the maryland suburbs, you'll pay $2.81 a gallon and in rthern virginia, $2.86. analysts expect the prices to drop before thanksgiving. there's more to come. >> sugar, fat and cholesterol. >> halloween candy is anything but healthy but we have the absolute worst candy for your little princess or goblin to eat. what's the difference between the nasdaq, the dow jones and the new yorktock exchange? that's the question. the answer is coming up on ask liz.

an update on a suspicious case, what iginally looked like a brutal beating may not have been a case of murder after all. >> reporter: there have been a lot of change in this investigation over the last several hours. it's possible that the second-dree murder murder charges filed against the suspect in this case may not hold. the c. medical examiner is

unable to confirm that the victim died as a result of the beating in this case. now we understand that additional testand investigations are going on at this time. that's what the sources are reporting. that the medical examiner's office at this point cannot confirm that he died as a result of that beating. the d.c. police chief has schedule a press conference here at 3:45 here at d.c. headquarters. that was abruptly canceled not long ago. we were not given a reason why the press conference was canceled. no additional information was provided. sources are indicating there may be some discrepancy in term of what charges can be filed in this particular case. now five workers athat dc9 bar. 27-year-old lived in silver spring. he was thrown out about 2:30 of the morning. he came back and threw some sort of object in the bar and that's when some of these workers chased him down.

that's when police say he was savagely beaten. we're hearing there are new developments in this case. there may be some issues with the actual charges that will be filed in the case. a press conference has been scheduled this afternoon. that was abruptly canceled. we do know these suspects,hese five men remain in custody at this hour. we're that'll they will appear in d.c. superior court tomorrow. but what charges they'll be facing in this case, that reins a question at this hour. we'll have more on news4 at 5:00 coming up. reporting live from northwest, darcy spencer. >> thank you. what's the difference between the different stock markets? how do you stop unwanted collection agency calls and why are some egg brown and some eggs white? it's friday which means it's time to ask liz. >> here's our first question

from katie in herndon, virginia. she said her credit report is spotless but she keeps getting call from collection agencies trying to collect a debt. she wants to ow why the call are happening and how she can stop them. >> we turned to consumer attorney for your answer and she said tre could be more than one reason for the call. if the consumer has a common name, the debt collectors might mply be confusing her with another rson of the same name. if this is the case, unfortunately, there is almost no way to stop those calls. thcall could also be a sign of identity theft. smith valentine recommends checking all three credit reports to make sure that there is no fraudulent activity on them. and if suspicious activity is found, consumers should contact creditors right away and close those fraudulent accounts. also, consumers should place a freeze on all the credit reports to prevent further damage from being done. so it is important norfolk to

kind of stay on top of the credit reports. >> i know. our next question come from laurie in northwest washington. she wants to ow what is the difference between brown eggs and white eggs? >> i think this is a fun question. we went to the american egg board which says, this is a very common question. the egg board says the color of the jeg based on the color, i know, of the chicken. so brown chickens lay brown eggs. honest to god. and white chickens lay white eggs flg there is no nutritional difference between two. and although white eggs are the more popular in most of the u.s., brown eggs are more prominent in the northeast. so northeast folks like brown eggs. they must have a lot of brown chickens up there. >> i thought there was some other difference. >> yeah. complicated -- no >> i thought the brown ones might have been more nutritional. we have another question. this come from sell viewers. they all want to know the difference between stockarkets

like the nasdaq, the dow. >> it says the new york stock exchange includes all common stocks and foreign stocks. the common stocks give you part ownership in a u.s. company and the foreign stocks are from outside the united states. now, the dow jones is not an exchange at all of it is simply an average of 30 major u.s. based companies. these compa are hand picked by the employees of dow jones and they include proctor and gamble, home depot, and bank of america. the nasdaq contains about 2,900 stocks and is one of the largest trading volumes in the world. it is important to note that stocks can be onore than one index but not all stocks can be traded on all markets. so there you go. if you've got aquestion you would like us to consider, do send it to askliz at nbcwashington.m. you can use this e-mail to

contact us about any story. and what does indian summer mean? dwh where did that tercome from? how do you get rid of a broken sofa or mattress? and why does every u.s. business have to accept every type of currency? >> thank you. when news4 at 4:00 returns, walmart coming to a street corner near you. it is considering downsizing to fit into cities. plus a trans former star lashes out.

a smaller walmart cou be opening up near you. there will be at least 30 smaller stores in 2012. they will be located in urban areas where there isn't room for a full size store. it is an effort by the retailers to increase slumping sales. are weetting close to peak time with our leaves? not yet? >> not here but a little drive over to shenandoah national park. they're 80% color. all it takes is sometimes a night and you get at change. and i think that could be the case this weekend. look at all the green we have around here. so color is mainly in the low to

slight moderate side as you get into montgomery county and leesburg county. we do have shaky cam. we have a few little sprinkles to the north around hagerstown, western maryland. those will be coming through. meanwhile the green and white mountains, maybe even the adirondacks there could have a litt slow with this low-pressure system making its way off the coast of maine. the first of the season there. seven miles per hour wind at quantico. you're at 61. leesburg at 61 degrees. gusts for the area, up to 25 miles per hour. we clear out overnight. 49 to 50 to start your day. it will be chilly. then some areas, frederick, maryland, 43 in winchester. a breezy 65 with loads of sunshine tomorw. keep that in mind. you might need a sweater or

light jacket if you'll head to the races. throws in warrenton, virginia all day saturday. then it is light the night walk. sun sets at 6:28. you'll probably need a jacket, to there's a look at the gorgeous fall color. a peak here. then you head to pennsylvania. they've got good color there. you can send your pics in. warming to 73 by sunday. a good weekend. there was the unintended crash on the set. now one of the actors is accused of throwing coffee. online bloggers say this video from youtube shows shy la buf puts his things away and then chases the photographer across the street and then throws a drink on him and he continues running down the street.

he plays one of the transformers. >> the hits just keep on coming. coming up, healthy food that tastes good, too. it is the approach to get kids healthy. >> speaking of getting healthy, we're digging into kids' trick or treat bags for the list of candies you should avoid at all costs. coming up, a man is dead after a brutal beating outside a d.c. bar. a breaking story that continues to take new twists and turns today. plus a warning from local police to parents about a dangerous substance that kids e using to get high. what it is and why it is completely legal. do you think georgetown cupcakes had it bad? that's nothing close to what this business is dealing with.

when you're a kid, the whole point is candy, right? >> when you're a paren you suddenly become the candy police. here three things you might find in yr kids' trick or treat bag

that they say is worst of the worst. >> twix is rated the worst miniature candy bar out there. most of the fat is saturated. each bite contains about a tenth of your daily recommended allowancof saturated fat. and it is really hard to eat just one. >> and next, reeses is rated the worst novelty candy. the novelty is that the pumpkin p has two third more calorie and this is the worst fruity cannedy. not that any of the fruity candy is good for you or has fruit in it but air heads have those heart hating transfats, not to mention a wle lot of sugar and a lot of artificial coloring. >> so what are you going to be handing out? >> apples? >> that's a good idea. >> i was thinking little boxes of raisins. still ahead, how a local elementary school has managed design healthy lunes. plus, how one crook's

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police in portland oregon are calling him mossman. he was trying to steal a valuable gold check from a mineral museum. he snd several months cutting

the hole in the wall of a restroom that was accessible from the outside. when he set off the alarm yesterday, erased into nearby woods to try to hide. a search dog found a big pile of moss. he bit. the man screamed and police moved in and arrested him. are you tired of fighting with your kids to eat their veggies? a fairfax county school has new way of helping students pack in tir daily dose without them knowing it. >> reporter: tyler clifford can't get enough of today's school lunch. but what he and his classmates didn't know is that bite had five hidden egetables. >> tomatoeses, zucchini, cauliflower -- >> you like it so much you lick it clean. >> and i hate squash. >> reporter: undercover beans, squash and sweet potato and a sloppy joe, another 6th six stealth veggies.

>> how many of you liked tt? >> reporter: what happened when they were told about it? they only gasped for a second before taking another bite. >> you guys are telling me that vegetaes can taste good? >> yes. >> reporter:t seems hiding the good stuff can make a great eater out of even the pickiest sixth grader. >> you still like it -- >> very thick and rich. >> to see them licking things clean that had vegetables in them was amazing. >> reporter: par of a nationwide initiative to help kids make healthier choices. cornell university was recently awarded a million dollars to study school lunches. sometimes it can as easy as placement and presentation. >> take fruit bowl and put it under a light. >> reporter: whether it is lighting or hiding althy choices, it seem you can get kids to eat well. this is all part of first lady

michelle obama's initiative, the let's move campaign. and tom vilsack said this time of behavioral study in school lunch room could help improve the diets of million of kids across the country. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, washington. >> and u.s. department of agriculture announced it is giving millions of dollars to food behavior scientists themselves want them to figure out how to use psychology to help eating habits. news4 at 5:0starts right now. snm we have breaking news from the district five, people arrested outside a local nightclub. there are questions what led to the man's death. >> this story has twists and

turns. from live outside the victis home with new developments in this se, pat? >> reporter: down the street, the home of ali mohamed. >> his entire family is there anthey're in mourning. they're looking for answers. sources tell news4, that the medical examiner was unable to c confirm. they were unable to confirm the beating came outside club 9. sources say there has to be more investigations to determine exactly what happened. this is ali mohamed. a 27-year-old man who died after he was beaten outside the club 9 bar near ninth and u streets northwest. his father said the medical examiner cannot tell him how his son died. >> i just go to the medical examiner's office.