it's a week of dominance at the pool for team usa, but this morning, there is a new golden girl. >> that's right. we have a very new hometown hero talking about 15-year-old katy ledecky, coa d katie ledecky. >> she's the youngest person to ever win the race and dan hellie has more on her incredible performance. >> 25 meters left for lad eke. forget it about. ledecky will win olympic gold in the 800 free. world record line creeps ahead of her. ledecky, a gold medalist. >> i felt great. i knew i had to calm down and the crowd would be there for rebecca allington, and i just focused on my own lane, my own race and really paid off.

a lot let nervous and very calm. >> reporter: ledecky's time of 8 8 8:16:22 goes down as the second fastest time in history. were you aware of how fast you were swimming. >> i thought i was pretty fast since i was that far ahead, but really i actually thought at one point, geez, if this is close to the world record and i miss it, i don't even care, i just want to get my hand on the wall first. >> reporter: team usa's youngest olympian, remarkably composed, but on the medals stand, the magnitude of the moment hit her. >> i remember watching all of those podium ceremonies when i was a little kid and seeing how inspiring they were and being on that gold medal stand was unbelievable. a dream come true. >> reporter: a dream for the entire ledecky family. they had to wait nearly three hours after the race to see their baby girl.

>> we just can't believe it, and then i found out later they broke the american record by two seconds. >> 1 1/2. >> 1 1/2 seconds. wow, couldn't believe it. >> reporter: what's next for the soon-to-be high school sophomore at stone ridge? >> i'm excited to go back home. it will be crazy at first. it will go back to normal. >> reporter: when will you go back to work? >> pretty soon. i'm excited to get back to work, though. >> reporter: from london, dan hellie, news 4. >> and much morrow olympics coverage coming up, including highlights of all of yesterday's action and a preview of the day ahead. plus get the latest olympics news on nbcwashington.com. >> can you imagine going back to school and the other schools, competing against an olympian. >> she is such a level-headed

teen. she seems like the average joe and you would never know she's an olympian. >> very humble. they are sure the fame won't go to her head. let's check on the weather. >> meteorologist chuck bell, what do you think? >> she has the ultimate bling for back to school, no doubt about that. beautiful weather, as long as you like it stuck in the steam bath again today. temperatures like the last few days. flirting with 95, 96, 97 all across the area. leave picture outside. at 8:00 on your saturday morning. nothing but haziness outside this morning. temperature 81 degrees at national airport. that means we're going to really be soaring today. mid to upper 90s for a time. temperatures in the submitted seven mid 70s. and not much showing up on radar for now. we had a few sprinkles earlier this morning. those have dried up for now. an opportunity for more shower and thunderstorm chances brewing up later on this afternoon.

expect another very hot day today. heat index, 100 degrees or higher, starting about lunchtime, going up through 5:00, 6:00 this afternoon. talk about more storm chances, which may include severe weather chances for your sunday. coming up in a few minutes. back to the news. university of maryland police are looking for a person they say fired a gun near campus. officers arrested two other people just before 1:00 this morning, but they say the third person got away. police have not said what led to the shots fired or whether anyone was hurt. they also have not released a description of the gunman, still on the loose. three people in the hospital after a bad crash in prince georges county. that crash happened around 10:30 around marlboro ridge road. three people were pulled unconscious from the cars and they are working to get cars from the wooded area. all injuries are serious, but non-life-threatening. no word on what led to that crash. a shooting at a prince

william county motel landed at least one person in the hospital. an argument between two men at the motel eight on new market court in manassas when one man shot the other. the victim taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. so far, no arrests made in the case. decision 2012. july jobs report, a case of good news/bad news. the economy added 163,000 new jobs, higher number than expected. but unemployment ticked up to 8.3%.bama and mitt romney tried to spin the numbers to their advantage. >> another harm blow to the struggling middle class families of america. the president has not had policies that put american families back to work. >> we have too many folks out there looking for work. we've got more work to do on their behalf. >> analysts say the added jobs are positive for the economy, but unemployment rate is causing businesses and consumers to become more pessimistic about a

possible recovery. one of hollywood's most accomplished actors made romney's day with an endorsement. clint eastwood announced he's backing the republican nominee. he says the economy needs a boost and romney is the man to do it. he attended a romney fund-raiser last night in idaho. president obama is taking the weekend off from campaigning to celebrate his birthday today. the commander in chief turns 51. he will enjoy a late birthday celebration next weekend in chicago. another big sports event going on in our area. redskins holding annual fan appreciation day today at training camp. derek ward live at ashburn with today's festivities. >> hey, this is always a day for redskins fans and a chance for the team to say thank you to those who follow them through thick and thin. certainly seen a lot of thin, hoping for some thick this year. last year's camp, a record number of people showed up.

29,000. expecting at least that much this year. the big draw? rg3, the name on everybody's lips as we prepare to get a look at the team and, of course, a few days away from the open of the preseason. they will play buffalo in buffalo. so that's always a big game as well. a lot of the usual stuff out here at fan appreciation day. autographs being signed. address by the coach, the band will play. we heard them play, they sound good as ever. the governor will be here talking about training camp moving to richmond. that makes it special. last time you will be able to see her here in ashburn. i think folks will follow them. joining me now is a very young redskins fan, quintin walters. quintin, your first time coming to fan appreciation day. >> yes. >> what do you think about it so far? >> i think it's going to be pretty good? >> really? >> yeah. >> quintin is a dallas fan. shhh. he's out here to spy for the cowboys. is that what it's really about?

>> no. >> what brings you out here? >> i live out here and my stepdad and my stepbrother, we were coming out to see the players and just play around and stuff. >> what's it like at home when the redskins play the cowboys? contentious there? >> yeah, i just root for the cowboys. >> quintin, you're welcome here anyway. thank you for talking to us. the gates will open at about 9:00, and as i said, governor mcdonnell will be here. a great place to be, a great place to get your injection of burgundy and gold spirit. live in ashburn, back to you. >> you have to be a redskins fan to go to redskins fan appreciation day. letting anyone in these days. >> way to represent, quintin. >> easy there. >> the few, the proud, the dallas fans in the area. >> redskins territory now. time is 8:08. next, why law enforcement across maryland are rounding up young

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today is child victim awareness day. the family of a teen murdered ten years ago will spend the day helping other parents helping to better protect their own children. 14-year-old erica smith found murdered in ashburn being virginia, in 2002. her killer has never been found. family and friends gather for a vigil in her memory. erica's family has have not given up hope the killer will someday be caught. >> pray toy god that whoever is responsible to doing this to our daughter is caught and put in jail for a long, long time. >> this is an animal. i feel that this is a monster.

what he's done is -- is very, very cold blooded. >> police announced last year that they had identified a potential suspect in the case. but they have not made an arrest. people in fairfax are being told to keep an eye out for coyotes in the area. the warning comes after three coyotes attacked a dog while it was playing with its owner on a trail at daniels run park yesterday. police say while people should be careful at night, coyote attacks are not common. they advise residents make sure pets are inside at night but they also say homeowners should secure their trash as the coyotes are looking for an easy meal. it is still summer, but now is a great time to save some money on school supplies. this weekend is virginia's tax free shopping weekend for school supplies. most items under $20 like pens, paper, binders and backpacks are included. you won't pay tax on clothes and shoes under $100.

the discount is drawing parents from d.c. and maryland to virginia. some maryland students will be stocking up for school with the help of a cop. believe it or not, calvert county sheriff, maryland state police, prince georges county police are taking part. they will be picked up, they will go bowling and then buy clothes and school supplies at walmart and then afterward get haircuts and lunch at outback. the students were selected by school counselors. >> a nice deal. time is 8:13. we've seen virginia's golden girl, gabby douglas top the competition in london. but wait until you see my skills. see me tumble and on the rings, pommel horse, balance beam, we tried it all. it's coming up next. db rncdvr, folks.

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nasa is counting down the hours to one of its most anticipated landings in years. the curiosity rover will touch down on the surface of mars early monday morning. the rover will study rock and soil to determine if conditions have been favorable for life now. or in the past. nasa says 2. $5 billion mission is crucial to consider when we'll be able to land. any clues when it will happen? >> not in my time. a long way to fly and a very small capsule. would you be up in that thing

for years. >> doesn't sound like fun to me. >> i know. you know, compare that with your other option, which is today sitting by the pool. and noticeably better choice, even with the heat and humidity out there. a hot one for sure today. outside on saturday morning, you can tell just by looking at the hazy gray sky color out there another day in the mid triatlan sauna. today, no exception at all. 81 at national airport. dew points remain in the low 70s. so extra humid around first thing in this morning. humidity 77%. winds out of the south. averaging only 7 miles per hour. under partly to mostly cloudy sky. 81 degrees. over night low, doesn't look like we dropped much below 78 or 79 degrees. 80 in college park and silver spring.

77 in andrews air force base. 75 in leesburg and ashburn. fan appreciation day in ashburn today and planning on going out there, lightweight, light colored clothing, extra water and take shade breaks. temperatures way up to the 90s once again. we've been 96 for the last two days in a row now at national airport. i think we can do at least 96 again coming up this afternoon. nothing showing up on doppler for now. we will have rain chances later this afternoon. especially a few folks along the blueridge mountains, mountains of west virginia. area of low pressure, sneaking its way northbound, and out to the west today. and still an opportunity for showers around town. but i think the coverage will be greater for tomorrow, and unfortunately with the approach a cold front tomorrow, we'll have a little extra kick in the atmosphere and chances for severe weather tomorrow on into tomorrow night and early monday, on the up and up.

today, garden variety thundershowers which may or may not get up to severe limits. tomorrow, severe weather a little more likely. on down to the beaches today, low to mid 90s at the coastline, with a slight chance of a shower. rain chances increasing as you get back to work on monday. today, around town, just heat and humidity in abundance. pm showers and thunderstorms likely. primarily to the west, but anybody has a chance of getting wet. tomorrow's storms, a little better in coverage, and chances are a little stronger in intensity. only good news? tomorrow might be one degree cooler than today. only 95 tomorrow. chances for slightly cooler weather. back down to only 88 degrees, which is an average high temperature for early august, but that's it. we'll be right back up to the mid 90s again by late next week, into next weekend. of course, off the air early this morning. we have our 6:00 and midnight

newscasts. i'll be tweeting out updates, so if you want to stay afterward the weekend weather forecasts, following me on twitt twitter @chuckbell4. >> before the weekend is up, everyone will get rain. >> everyone should get rained on this weekend at least once. hooter's is spreading its wings and targeting female customers. take a look. >> shaets what she said. >> since when are you funny? >> you know what? i think she likes you. >> really? >>. no. >> the chain is rolling out new ads and new menu items to appeal to a broader, younger audience, including women. according to advertising age which says company execs are working on revitalizing the restaurant. they have new salads, burgers, and you guessed it, new variety of chicken wings and they will also be remodeled. >> not just a guy place anymore. >> absolutely not. hot wings and a beer every now

and then is a good deal. men's gymnastics team still has a shot at gold in the individual finals this weekend. >> cooling off with the pommel horse or paralegal bar routine, not as easy as it looks. i found that out first hand. gymnastics one of the most watched events of the summer games. the women's team holds gold now, gabby douglas beat out the world's best, danell leyva took the bronze in the men's all around. the coach tatiana perskaya coaches some of the best in the sport. take a look at capital gymnastics in virginia. a 10-year-old who can pull off i seemingly effortless vault. a teen with amazing agility on uneven bars. and those who can flip and tumble without breaking a sweat. >> that's better. >> but then there's me.

>> straight. that's it. stay tight, stay tight. >> i even struggled with the warmup. but i managed to shake off the jitters and get on my feet. >> relax, and there we go. very good. very good. >> reporter: but even that simple move, gave me a headache. and check out my hands on hand stand. >> kick all the way up. i needed help to make that happen, in fact, i needed a lot of help. the rings are a staple in men's gymnastics. this is how it's supposed to look. but watch what happens when i give it a shot. >> jump straight up, hold yourself up on top of the rings and try to hold your legs straight up in front of you, called on a "l" hold with knees straight and toes pointed. >> reporter: yeah, that one is not easy. >> have to have some core strength there. >> reporter: yeah. i managed to redeem myself with

the dismount on the bars. >> one, two, up, all right. good job. >> reporter: it wasn't that bad. >> that was actually very good. >> surprising. >> reporter: the pommel horse perhaps, one of my better events, i pulled off the leg cuts, although with not the smoothest performance, but all about how you finish and for my final event, i attempted a tumble on the beam with some stern guidance. >> no, no, under, right there, you go and slide your hands down, hold the beam, there we go, stay on. all right, and get up. getting up, getting up, getting up, all right. just like straddle, just sit down on the beam. yeah, right there. that's good. >> reporter: i couldn't even sit down. i couldn't get the sit down part right. it was rough out there.

>> you took one for the team, i love you for that. but we had to put the video in fast motion in order to see your legs go. >> i actually did that well. we'll play that video in real time. i was proud of that. >> i need to see that again. i'm proud of you. that was awesome. >> we shot that on wednesday and i'm still sore. crazy workout. crazy workout. you have to go next. >> you're a natural. think he has a shot at 2016? >> i don't benn that. >> thought he looked smooth out there. >> thank you. >> how you feeling today? still sore? >> how is your head? >> you can see the real gymnasts compete in the men's pommel horse and floor finals right here on nbc 4. a lot morrow olympics. >> there is. it's interesting to see if some of the success in gymnastics, like yourself, and swimming will translate to some of the other

sports, like track and field, one of my favorites, taking center stage. one of the best bets for a medal in the 100 meter dash is one step closer to stepping on the podium. >> and felix. >> allyson felix cruised to a win in the qualifying of the 100 meter dash. you may remember, felix competing in the 100 meter after tying for third in the american trials. she won silver in beijing and athens, but has never medaled in the 100. we wish her the best of luck. a three-time olympian, celebrating his first medal. reece hoff earned the bronze yesterday in the shot put. this guy is a beast. the georgia native launched a

throw of 6'69'8". and a fellow american finished in fourth. locally, the nationals have a little more depth behind the plate. they acquired kurt suzuki from the a's. he could be in town for tonight's game against the marlins. t the mets came out on the bottom end in game two. 5-2, carlos lee knocked in two runs with a single in the six. gio gonzalez picked up the loss. a win in the opener, winning 7-4. mark derosa gave the nationals a 3-1 lead with the first inning single. they hold on to a two-game lead over the braves in the n.l. east. so, yeah, moves there. but nats still playing good ball. owe limp picks roll on. >> what are you looking forward to? phelps, right? >> i'm looking forward to all of the track and field events.

i feel like track and field is raw. >> it's quintessential olympics. >> it is. i think a lot of what those athletes have, are you born with the ability to do that. >> the way they make their way down the track, honestly, look like bullets. i mean, they are there one minute, gone the next. >> you can't teach that speed. are you either born with it -- >> you either got it or you don't. >> you can refine it a little bit, but not a lot you can do. michael phelps we hope he goes out the right way as well. >> that would make 21 for him today if he wins gold today? >> he has plenty. geez. thank you. time is 8:27. now that olympic events in the pool are winding down, picking up the action on the track. get those results next. and why you'll see lots of women and beads at the national mall this morning. you're watching news 4 today.

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good morning, everybody. welcome to news 4 today. i'm erika gonzalez. >> and i'm richard jordan. week one of the olympics has been good to team usa. today, they hold a lead in the medals count. the u.s. has 43 total medals. one more than china. we also lead in the gold medal count with 21. russia in third place with 23 total medals and host country great britain in the top five with 22. as the medals haul at the pool comes to an end, team usa looking for a big week at olympics park as track and field begins. >> now that things are outside, athletes will have to deal with great britain's very tricky weather as we have seen. nbc's tracie potts joins us live from london with much more from

the week ahead. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: hey, erika, richard, good morning, everyone. lots of rain comes off and on. right now it's off. beautiful out here, quite windy, but it's really nice out. it's sunny, that was not the case earlier today over at the stadium. >> bright sunshine earlier. >> reporter: track and field resumes this morning on a soaked field after another downpour. >> here they come down the track. >> reporter: we'll see the world's fastest man usain bolt, beat by fellow jamaican johann bla yohan blake. and carmelita jeter is ranked number one. >> the track feels really good. so excited to be here. >> reporter: and fountain is back from what could have been a career-ending injury. >> it definitely has been long and as you get older, it gets even longer, so i'm feeling it right now. >> reporter: long jump, javelin and the 800 meter complete

today's heptathlon. the beijing silver medalist is hoping to make the podium in london. one of six track and field events awarding medals. other events winding down, usa could land in the top three in the men's rowing. this is it. today is the last time we'll see record-breaking olympics champion michael phelps in the water. expected to swim in the men's relay after winning his 21st career medal. what's next? >> relax. for the first time in my life, be able to relax. >> reporter: and kim rhode aims for another medal with a record five straight wins, today she goes for one more. back live on the hockey team, a couple of maryland students at a centreville native are all playing on the women's hockey team. had a tough time of it. one win, two losses so far. they play new zealand later today. we're live in windy london. i'm tracie potts.

news 4. >> thank you, tracie. hey, we heard some of the competitors walking away with pretty sweet swag in the form of some headphones. >> reporter: well, actually you're right. i mean, these headphones given to a number of people when they were staying in hotels outside the olympic venue before they came in. but not official headphones by the official manufacturer and that has upset some of the olympics officials. you know, they are not -- there is a rule 40 here, a big controversy. not supposed to wear or endorse anything that's not the official sponsor. they like these headphones. here they are. they have been wearing them all over the place. now they want the athletes to take them off. athletes tweeting about it. they don't think it's fair. the latest controversy as the games the

condensation off the glasses. glasses wearers beware. might take a minute or so to get the classes clear enough to see through. temperatures, upper 70s to near

80 degrees already. not much on doppler 4. a few showers south of fredericksburg earlier this morning. dried up for now. another chance for showers and thunderstorms coming up later this afternoon. it's going to be another day in the steam bath today. mid to upper 90s around town today. another

>> we support each other, and mom by and large a tough, strong woman. able to endure this. she's doing pretty good. >> a billboard up with a sketch of a potential suspect. they've asked anyone with information on this kidnapping to contact them immediately. cuba gooding jr. will not face charges in connection to an altercation that he had at a new orleans bar. misdemeanor battery charges dropped against the oscar-winning actor. last week, a bar employees accused gooding of shoving her. she claims she was trying to calm him down after other customers wanted him to pose for pictures. yesterday's move, not much of a surprise. the employee said she didn't want to press charges in the case. one of maryland's oldest prisons will soon be no more. inmates tearing down the maryland house of corrections in

jessup. governor martin o'malley ordered it shut down after two corrections officers stabbed and one died. prison officials say inmates taking aparting the facility are learning some valuable skills like asbestos abatement. they say the demolition is saving taxpayers millions of dollars. today, the national mall will be packed with families looking to make a statement. hundreds, if not thousands of moms are expected to gather at the mall to raise awareness to breast feeding in public. moms and their little ones will take part in the great nurse-in as it's called. organizers hope this helps remove the social stigma of nursing in public. they want mothers to know their rights and laws in d.c., maryland and virginia. the event goes from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and part of world breast feeding week. the chick-fil-a debate inspires strong opinion on both sides. days after thousands showed

support for the restaurant, groups gathered to protest chick-fil-a. groups packed stores with the chick-fil-a kiss-in. this after comments from the ceo opposing gay marriage. >> it's affects equality and our rights, we can't get married like everybody else does. >> it appears the controversy is helping the fast food restaurant. franchise owners say they've seen an increase in business since the company's president made those comments. >> all right. coming up, how you can relive a childhood pastime in northern virginia today. takes some dedication to ride a bicycle 2,700 miles across the country. why it also takes inspiration for a particular group as they arrive in washington, d.c.

today, enjoy a day on the farm in fairfax county. 64th annual 4h fair and farm show. enjoy carnival rides, games and horse shows in herndon. $7 parking fee per car. it runs 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. today and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. today. officials are on high alert after confirming there is a new strain of swine flu. not a lot of concern for another pandemic. 29 cases of swine flu, known as h3n2 in humans in indiana, ohio and hawaii. most patients got sick after coming in contact with sick pigs at county fares. >> we're concerned for the potential for that virus to spread efficiently among humans. we are monitoring that closely. >> the best way to avoid the strain is to wash your hands before and after you come in contact with animals. many visitors come to washington from out of town

during the summer. most of them don't bike here. today, today, more than a dozen cyclists will complete a cross-country trip from washington state to washington, d.c. did we mention this was on bikes? the 1 8 riders left seattle in late june with the goal to make it to the nation's capital and raise as much money as possible for the american lung association. the cyclists will all make good on both goals. they have each raised at least $6,000. want to give your kids some ideas for what they can do with their legos? go to the dulles expo center, brick fair 2012. 120,000 square feet of lego creations. vote on your favorite design and even play some games to win a couple of prizes there as well. i'm sure they will be elaborate designs. $10 to get in. children under 3 are free. bust out your legos from -- what, 1980? >> thanks.

you owe me a coke. all right. and it looks like it might be a stormy day for us today. >> some areas already got a little wet. find out next from meteorologist chuck bell if anyone else will get wet too. hey, chuck. [ no audio ]

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weekend off to a little bit of a wet start. some spots got a little wet. >> a couple of drizzly drops

around. mainly before the sun even came up. now everyone is dry. we'll have many dry hours here before the afternoon shower and thunderstorm chances start to cook up. i'm getting more optimistic we'll have fewer showers we have to contend with today. lowered rain chance down to 30%, but raised chances for storms tomorrow. a lot of things going on in the weather department. outside early this morning, hazy and humid and just sort of a gray, gunkiness to the sky outside this morning. not the pretty blue we would like to be seeing, but a little bit of sunshine, getting on through. the early morning sunshine bouncing off the roof of the jefferson memorial and the south facing sides of the 14th street bridge. awfully steamy, i can tell you this, having been out in the front yard. humid outside this morning. 77% relative humidity with a temperature already at 81 degrees. the one thing that's nice, there is a nice south breeze for now. sticking around for the

remainder of the day. temperatures climbing quickly, though, into the upper 70ss and low 80s pretty much area wide. highs today way in the 90s again. 96 on thursday. we were 96 yesterday. and i think we'll be every bit of 96 this afternoon. a chance of showers and thunderstorms to brup during the middle of the afternoon. best chances alongside of the bay. bay breeze might help there and along to the west of the blueridge mountains, where terrain gives extra lift to the showers and thunderstorms. that being said. 30% chance, you know what that means if you lived here every summer of your life, that means sometimes you will get it, sometimes you will not. better chances to the west of the blueridge mountains, get down to roanoke and new river valleys, likely chance of rain there. low trough of pressure, drifting slowly westbound. and that's the focusing mechanism. quiet again for the overnight hours for tomorrow.

tomorrow, with the approach of a weather front, that will be the differencemaker between tomorrow and today. today, not much of a forcing mechanism. tomorrow, enough of a force from that cold front to potentially generate severe thunderstorms. headed on down to the beaches. good weekend to go to the beach. enjoy it, everybody. in the 90s. very hot out on the sand and if you are planning on watching the olympics from the cool, comfy air conditioning of your recliner, showery weather across the pond in england. temperatures barely to near 70 degrees. how nice would that be? outside for us, hot and humid. only isolated shower chances today. highs in the mid to upper 90s. 330% chance you will get rained on today. 60% chance you will get rained on tomorrow. rain chance will linger into early monday and a dry, sunny stretch coming up on tuesday and wednesday. highs still around 90 degrees, back to the mid 90s late next week, headed into next week know. going off the air shortly, but i'll tweet out forecast updates.

anything build up on radar, i tweet out radar images as well so you can stay weather aware on your saturday. >> thank you, chuck. see you in a bit. time is 8:48. next up, how several d.c. businesses are giving us their own tast

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several d.c. area restaurants helping us cheer on team usa with olympic themed menus. check out the rogue white and blue cocktail at bar rogue on 16th street and the brit burger topped with smoked english cheddar, caramelized onions and horseradish. and $4 newcastle pints at the queen vic on h street every time great britain wins a gold medal. and this olympics style menu from quill bar, and joining us

is executive chef chris jacubic. you g i got it. >> you did. >> thank you for joining us. we're talking all things olympics, including food. you have really tasty sliders. this show never looked so good. tell me about it. >> thank you. we have gold, silver, and bronze. and gold in the center would be local beef sliders with caramelized onion, lettuce and some tomato, and the silver position. >> this is looking kind of good. not bad for second place. >> crabcake slider. and i'll put our crabcakes against anybody, with a little bit of tartar sauce and microcelery. in the bronze position, last but definitely not least, barbecue pork slider with smoked cheddar, barbecue popping up all over the place, places where it wouldn't

think it would be. >> i'm going to try second place. tell me about dessert. >> usa berry and shortcake participate. shortcake, whipped cream and macerated blueberries and strawberries to keep with the theme. >> my mouth is watering, this is so good. you need something to wash all of this down with we have smoothies and cocktails here. >> we have energy booster smoothie, which is a combination of a lot of different fruits and grains that are meant to give you a nice boost of energy. >> so glad i got this segment. richard, you are out of luck, bu >> we have blueberries, acai berry, bananas. and some greek yogurt. >> acai is how you pronounce it? >> acai. >> pimm's, a classic british

liqueur and our homage to the host of the games. beef eater gin, pimm's liqueur, lemonade, lime, muddled mint and a little bit of ginger beer and garnished with cucumber. >> it may be too early for me to knock a few back. might get in trouble with that one. but it looks really yummy. tell me where we can find this great menu? >> serving this at the quill bar at the jefferson hotel. >> fabulous. guys, get over and try some of this stuff. >> the dessert? >> here come the guys. i had first dibs. want to try this one? what do you want? >> the burger. >> do all of the crabcakes come with lipstick on them? >> hey. >> i'm not touching this one here. >> come on, it's good. try the first place one. >> a whole other plitt up here, this looks delicious. >> excellent job, chris. >> thank you.

>> it's good. for morrow olympic-themed menu items around town, check out the scene section on nbcwashington.com. >> i got the dessert. >> and also have a mouthful. >> oops. continue reading. looking for olympics action to watch today, plenty to choose from. michael phelps final race. 4 x 100 meter medley and men's basketball against lithuania. and misty may-treanor and kerry walsh, fellows, trying to do a segment. >> serena williams tries to capture woman's single tennis gold. our live coverage starts at 9:00 right on nbc 4 and prime time coverage tonight at 8:00. another fun story out of london. remember the old phone booths. haven't been around much lately. here you go. one man is thinking outside the box when it comes to preserving

the famous red telephone booths. they are now mostly obsolete are becoming more broken down and necessity xwlekt negligented. so he and his team clean them up, turn them into showers, mini bars and even offices. >> i see myself as just having been elected to restore these things, if that makes sense. i've been privileged to restore over 400 key kiosks now. i'll keep doing it until i go to the big phone box in the sky. >> most people want the phone booths to be restored completely. even with a working phone. take a shower and be on the phone. >> don't know about all of that. speaking of showers today. >> yeah, 30% chance. >> are you go ahead? need another bite? >> this barbecue slider is very good indeed. that smoked cheddar in there?

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