we are following two breaking news stories at this hour. the first out of mali where a plane disappeared from radar this morning and there are reports that it crashed. the other a possible tornado on virginia's eastern shore. police say two people are dead at a campground. melissa is at the live desk with more on that severe weather. >> reporter: well, good morning. right now as you mentioned at least two people dead in virginia after a possible tornado rips through a campground on the chesapeake bay. take a look, these are photos taken by a woman there. you can see that camper on its side, all kinds of debris, some scattered tree branches. also reports of other injuries, rollover accidents as well and trees down. more information as we get it, richard. now back to you. >> all right, thanks. for more on that storm system

that hit the campground, we turn to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. hey, tom. >> yeah, there were some very strong thunderstorms that rolled across southern virginia earlier this morning, and one of them did get very intense as it approached virginia beach and the norfolk area. take a look at the radar. going back as we take a look right now around our region, we have just a lingering clouds here and some showers just to our south, but as we go back in time, you can see this is the strong line of storms that came right through norfolk. i'll let this repeat again. you can see a lot of lightning, a very fast-moving storm. and this is the one that came right on through there, very intense, very strong winds. at the least it had very strong, over 60-mile-per-hour straight line winds. there may have been some rotation with it. but you can see as it repeats again, it just came right through, was moving very quickly.

it's offshore and has a lot of lightning with it. we have some other showers just to our south right now tracking away from the metro area. all to our north and west we do have a lot of clouds and the cloud cover is dpbeginning to break up a little bit. we'll have a look at the afternoon and a fresh change on the way as we get into tomorrow around the weekend. that's all coming up in a few minutes. richard. news4's melissa is at the live desk. >> reporter: this is just in. we have new information on the air algerie plane that went down. it had 116 people on board and disappeared from radar about 50 minutes into the flight. officials at the airport say the rescue crews have found some wreckage in northern mali and trying to confirm if that is the wreckage. the pilot apparently sending a message to air traffic control to change its route because of the weather just before they lost contact. >> and that missing plane comes as many across the world are

still mourning malaiysian airlines flight 17 being shot down. two military planes carrying 70 victims from the flight just landed in the netherlands. this comes a week after their plane was shot down over eastern ukraine. a dutch police spokesperson in ukraine says two more planes will fly out tomorrow. right now 25 forensic experts and dozens of support staff are working to identify the remains of those victims. new today, football is officially back, but redskins training camp is off to a soggy start. the fans lined up with their rain gear to cheer on the burgandy and gold. chris gordon is joining us live from training camp. chris, an exciting morning out there. >> reporter: absolutely. and the first practice just ended, so what you see behind me are the players coming off the field and the fans behind me cheering them on. the excitement started really early this morning, in the darkness, as fans lined up to get in. there was a deluge.

we had rain. they didn't complain. and then at 8:00 they opened the gates. talk about excitement, just listen to this. >> whoo! whoo! >> reporter: and so the fans came onto the field. they lined the sideline. it was wet this morning. it had been raining for quite some time. there were tarps on both of the practice fields. crews cleared them and practice got under way. the fans loving it. the fans getting right up next to the action, looking for players, and they got to see rg3 and he threw a couple passes before practice began in earnest. i can tell you he was really airing them out today. more from diana later about that. i'm supposed to only cover the fans. and ryan clark, he was a fan favorite. he was signing autographs along the sideline. fans here today came from far

and wide. >> from israel, 6,000 miles, just to come to redskins training camp so we can see rg3 throw it long to desean jackson. >> washington, d.c., to see my boys get it on. >> did the rain make you hesitate at all about coming? >> not at all. >> this is actually a surprise for him so he didn't know until he really woke up this morning that he was coming. so it's a little bit of a surprise, yes. >> reporter: so this is your birthday surprise? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: and what do you want for your birthday? >> a helmet. >> reporter: is he going to get one? >> he might, i don't know. we'll have to see. >> we're from saratoga springs, which is in upstate new york. we are here for the redskins. my husband is born and bred in northern virginia and we're here to support his team. >> reporter: and not the jets and not the giants. >> nothing in new york. >> reporter: and the giants practice at albany right outside of saratoga springs, so very

loyal fans here. you see them behind me. players coming off the field. i'm here today to deal with the fans. diana with the players and the practice and she'll be joining you at 11:30, so stand by for that. for now that's the latest live from redskins training camp day one. back to you. >> thank you very much. former washington redskins player fred davis is a wanted man this morning. he's accused of throwing dirt and threatening to slap his former girlfriend outside a restaurant along 18th street in adams morgan. the alleged assault happened last month. this isn't davis' first run-in with the law. in february he was arrested on suspicion of dui in fairfax county. closing arguments are under way in the trial of a d.c. police officer accused of trying to kill his wife. police say he threatened her multiple times last november at his home. he's accused of spraying her with lysol, meeting her with a metal lamppost and eventually threatening her with two knives. police say lawrence's wife

managed to get away and called 911 at a neighbor's house. lawrence is facing first and second degree attempted murder charges and could get life in prison. just one morning commute left before you have a new option. this afternoon the ceo briefs the metro board on saturday's opening of the silver line and tyson's corner dedicates its plaza just outside the mall. it is the first phase of a major building boom in tyson's corner. developers hope the addition of train service will make the area more livable and walkable. you've been able to use your phones to pay for parking in the district for a while, and now you can do the same thing when you cross the river. arlington county is teaming up with a mobile app that makes parking simple. megan mcgrath is live this morning with more on that. hey, megan. >> reporter: well, hey, richard. parking around here can be a real pain. some meters you have to have cash, even if you can pay with a credit card like this gentleman

is doing right here at this meter. you still have to walk back to your car and put that receipt in the windshield. if you want to add time, you've got to come back to the curb to do that. here in crystal city you don't have to do that anymore. to pay for your parking, all you need is a phone app. there's the old-fashioned way, dumping coins into the meter, and there's the electronic way. although biz glass found it a little confusing paying with a credit card. >> how's it going with the machine here this morning? >> it's not gong well. we just put money in there and they didn't give us a ticket. >> reporter: but now there's another way. folks parking in crystal city can kiss the meter box good-bye and use their smart phones instead. park mobile app has come to aurlton county. >> it's about time technology caught up to the current situation, like this should have happened a while ago. >> reporter: do you think it might save you a few tickets? >> i think so, yeah.

>> reporter: you type in the number of the parking zone you're in and the cost comes out of your account. no joins needed. if your meeting is running late, you don't need to run to the curb to feed the meter. just pull up the app and add time while you're sitting in the conference room. >> any way i can save tickets helps me out completely. >> it's easy to access services. >> reporter: county leaders celebrated the rollout of the app during a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning. right now the park mobile app is available in crystal city and shirlington and will be coming to other parts of the county over the next several months. and the next rollout is going to happen in pentagon city. then comes ballston, clarendon, columbia pike, all of the major commercial districts in arlington county so it should become a lot easier to pay that parking. richard, back to you. >> thanks, megan. right now president obama is being criticized for his trip this week to the west coast. coming up, why his critics think

he should be back at the white house. plus flying again. why the faa says it is safe to fly to israel. detted@@ñ@dea?tte6

new developments this morning in the israel-gaza conflict. united airlines will be the first u.s. carrier to fly into tel aviv after a two-day hiatus. the first flight will take off from north liberty international airport in new jersey to tel aviv at 4:45. the decision comes just a few hours after the faa lifted its ban on u.s. flights in and out of israel. the faa imposed a ban tuesday after hamas fired a rocket that landed about a mile away from the airport. right now israeli tanks and warplanes are pummelling the gaza strip as the u.s. continues its push for a cease-fire with hamas militants. at least five people were killed today when an israeli rocket hit

a u.n. school. the fighting is so bad between israel and hamas that over the past days one child has died every hour in gaza and over the past two weeks, 35 israelis and 750 palestinians have been killed. many of the victims are civilians. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is spending the day in cairo helping to broker a truce. he says he feels some modest progress has been made. today president obama is on the west coast for a fund-raising trip. the trip is not without controversy. some lawmakers are criticizing the president for not being in washington during two international crises. nbc's peter alexander has more on how some are questioning the president's priorities. >> reporter: with the wold's eyes glued to a pair of international crises in ukraine and the middle east, president obama is taking heat for sticking to his travel plans. greeted by protests even as he attends a series of political fund-raisers during a three-day

west coast swing. >> president obama has been showing leadership, not raising money. symbolism is essential to leadership. >> reporter: even some democrats have questioned the white house's approach. >> i'm not going to tell the president what to do, but i think the world would very much respect his increased attention on this matter. >> reporter: sensitive to sending the wrong message, the president passed on an invitation to appear on jimmy kimmel this week, but top advisers defend mr. obama's ability to juggle multiple responsibilities at once. >> the fact that he's doing some events on the west coast related to fund-raising takes nothing away from his ability to get on the phone with a foreign leader if he needs to. >> reporter: the president is also being challenged for fail to stand up more aggressively to russian president vladimir putin. "time" magazine's new headline reads "cold war 2, the west is leagues the gains." >> i don't understand what putin is winning. he's the most isolated leader in the world as we speak. >> reporter: still for president

obama raising money for democrats during a time of crisis carries political risk. >> the more he does it the greater the risk that he looked detached and partisan. he's really not doing the job he was elected for. >> for more on the president's trip we are joined by mark murray, nbc's senior political editor. >> good morning, richard. >> thanks for being here. what do you think about that report, the president is distancing himself too much by being on the west coast. >> it's not a surprise that republicans and even some democrats are talking about this. this is often referred to as the optics. the white house's response is you've got to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. you have to keep your schedule, still have all the meetings, all the phone calls. they always point out that air force one is equipped with a huge office. all the phone calls, all the aides, they have secretary of state john kerry out in the middle east and you can't always say, gosh, there's a crisis going on somewhere on the globe and we've got to stop everything. now certainly if there's an event like 9/11, like the newtown shootings, politics and

everything stops for a while. but we've seen violence in the middle east for several years, if not for decades. there's been another kind of crisis, one after another across the globe and the white house responds do we have to stop everything all the time there's another issue out there? so that's their response. >> and the president is going to be making a speech today on the economy. what do we expect him to say? >> he's going to be talking about reinvigorating some of the economic populism and really trying to set up a difference between democrats and republicans when it comes to who's looking out for the little guy. >> and we saw paul ryan giving a speech talking about reducing poverty in this country. we've got a clip. let's take a listen to that. >> if we all work together, we can build a healthy economy, we can fix this, we can get this done and that's what the good people of this nation are expecting of us. >> all right. so what do we make of this? is this setting things up for a presidential run? >> it's something he's been engaged in for a while. he's always wanted to reform the social safety net. one of the ideas he has is an

opportunity grant where he wants to combine all of the programs into one for the state. democrats refer to this as a block grant but this is something that's animated paul ryan. democrats just charge that it seems that they want to give tax breaks to the wealthy and eventually ending up having cuts for the less fortunate. >> so we shouldn't read too much into it. >> no. this has been up his alley. this is stuff that he's always been interested in but certainly a very high profile event for him. >> mark, thanks a lot. for more from mark and the rest of the nbc news political team, check out first read at nbcnews.com. let's talk more about the weather. we had some rain this morning, tom? >> yeah. a little bit. pretty much tapering off but those terrible storms that hit in norfolk, there will be investigators from the weather service forecast office in wakefield, virginia. they will go there, they will look at the damage pattern and try to determine whether or not that was a tornado. it could very well have been very strong straight line winds.

here is some passing showers and some lingering clouds. the washington monument under a gray sky and we really haven't had a lot of rain. right now 77 at reagan national and it is still rather steamy of the dew point has dropped back down into the low 60s. that's at 63. we've got a wind coming in out of the north which is continuing to bring in somewhat drier air behind showers that are passing well to our south and east. there were those nasty storms that came through southeastern virginia. they're now off of the coast. again, let me repeat this one more time. this is a storm that may have contained a tornado or very strong straight line winds as it rapidly swept through the norfolk area and virginia beach. farther north, we do have just a few light showers now here in northern charles county and across the potomac into southern fairfax from near mt. vernon getting a little light rain there. farther south and west a couple

of other showers, no lightning or thunder with these just south of culpeper, those will track just south of fredericksburg. during the middle part of the afternoon, by 3:00 maybe some thundershowers rolling out of the mountains passing south of the metro area is the latest trend right now. it does look like any of those storms that get going will be dissipating by 8:00 p.m. and some lingering clouds, might have a few breaks in the clouds before sunset. by later this evening, we'll begin to clear out a bit as that much lower humidity does move on in. temperatures right now are in the 70s. all around most of the region it's just low 70s, 60s out of the mountains and a big day for the training camp opening as we saw chris gordon there. you can just tell in the background it was very steamy. it's very humid in richmond. maybe a few passing storms for training camp this afternoon as temperatures will probably get into the low to mid-80s. around our region, there's the cloudy sky over the capital now. we'll have maybe a little sun trying to break out by maybe

late afternoon or early evening, up near 80 degrees, and a chance of a passing thundershower. the low humidity moves in tomorrow, great day on friday, highs reaching mid-80s tomorrow afternoon. then on saturday up around 90 degrees and partly cloudy and a little more humid. quite steamy on sunday, afternoon and evening storms more likely on sunday and very humid sunday night and monday. monday, maybe a lingering shower in the morning and then during the afternoon it does look like we'll get lower humidity moving back in and another break from high heat and high humidity moving back in again midweek next week. so up and down we go. humidity comes and goes. most people want to see it go. >> i think so. all right, tom, thank you. zap yourself into action. coming up, the fitness tool that is supposed to push you to work out harder. plus skyrocketing costs. a look at why generic drug prices are going up as much as 3,000% and who's paying the price. first, here's a look at

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there's so much going on now, anything having to do with pop culture, this is the epicenter of it for the next few days. >> he is talking about comic con in san diego. today's highlight, buzz aldrin will address fans at nasa's next giant leap exhibit. actor seth green will also be there. a new fitness band literally shocks you into exercising. this is the pavlok fitness bands. it jolts you with an electric shock if you fail to meet your workout demands. it compares to being shocked by static electricity. so if you set a goal on going to

the gym every day and skip one day, you'll get shocked. the band will be available next year andill run you around 200 bucks. sounds kind of extreme. right now a call for an investigation after delays and problems at an execution in arizona. plus we have an update on our weather and those severe storms that killed at least two people on virginia's eastern shore. and a rainy start to redskins training camp. we've got a live update on how

right now, a new season is officially starting for the redskins. training camp started just a few hours ago down in richmond. it was our first look at the players fresh off their summer break. news4 sports reporter diana racini was on the sideline. hey, diana, how's the team looking so far? >> not the ideal first practice for jay gruden and the rest of the redskins.

it was wet, it was sloppy, but i have to tell you, these guys did not care. thework's begun. >> the first practice in the rain is going to be fun. it's going to be so ugly. the good thing about today is it's overcast so it won't be hot. >> and we showed up. >> and we sure appreciate y'all. yes, we do. >> reporter: that's redskins ryan clark. that's him warm ug up with an umbrella and this is the redskins ground crew who had their work cut out for them. jay gruden's first training camp practice, an ugly one. but on the field rg3, desean jackson and the rest of this team went through their first practice without a hitch. >> there's a lot of excitement, football is back. then you have a practice like today where the weather plays a huge factor and you have to find of, you know, block that out. so i think today's practice we got better as a football team

just having to go through the rough practice. >> reporter: all right. so one of the coaches told me they did take it easy because it was the first practice and because that surface was wet, but you talk to any of the redskins out here, they just care about one thing and that's being back out here on the field. they will be back out here on the field at 4:00 and so will we. richard, back to you. >> we'll check in with diana all day long. you can follow the action at training camp on nbcwashington.com. if your commute takes you down new york avenue, you'll want to listen to this. there's a new report that lists the road as one of the most dangerous in the district. the department of transportation mapped out traffic accidents between 2010 and 2012 and found six intersections along that roadway accounted for more than 900 crashes. the worst spot, new york avenue and bladensburg road northeast. there were 226 accidents there

in three years, the most of any intersection in the city. critics are saying it's another botched execution, the third to make headlines since january. an arizona inmate gasped for more than an hour and a half before dying. joseph wood reportedly started having trouble breathing shortly after the sedative was injected. according to witnesses, he gasped more than 600 times over the next hour and 40 minutes. a prison administrator says wood was never in pain. the sedative was the same used in a botched execution in ohio earlier this year. >> he was clearly struggling for breath, and that's atypical because usually an execution takes 10, 11 minutes and you see virtually nothing. >> arizona's attorney general has ordered a full review of last night's execution. wood was sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of his girlfriend and her father. the drug cocktail used in most lethal injections is no

longer available in the u.s. and that has virginia reviewing its death penalty method. the state could turn to other procedures, including the electric chair. virginia currently has seven inmates on death row. d.c. abolished that penalty back in 1981. maryland voters did away with it back in 2012. d.c. police say a registered sex offender and another teen used instagram to lure a prince george's county girl to sexually assault her. here's how investigators say it happened. the 14-year-old girl met 19-year-old javon henson in the photo sharing app. orlando roberts posed as that man's father. today they lied to the girl's foster mom to get the girl out of the house and said they were going on a picnic. from the girl's laurel home, they went to haines point and ended up at robert's mother's home in d.c. it was there that police say both men sexually assaulted the girl. they now both face charges.

a phone scammer is trying to take advantage of people. he calls claiming to be with maryland state police and the person demands people way for court and traffic fines. the scammer even managed to use a number that showed up as a state police number on the resident's caller i.d. some residents thought something was suspicious. they called the real police. officers remind you that they never call to collect fines. new today an important warning for parents. look before you lock. child safety advocates are speaking about the dangers of leaving children in hot cars. there is a demonstration at the childhood development center in northwest. at least 17 children died of heat stroke vehicle deaths across the country this year. ten of them died just within the last six weeks. we are hearing from a phoenix mother who gained national attention and sympathy for leavin her two young sons in a hot car. her children were i a

100-degree car for 38 minutes. but child abuse charged were just dropped. she told "today's" matt lauer her baby-sitter bailed right before a job interview and that's when she had to make that decision. >> knowing that my family was in crisis and knowing that i had to make a choice between providing for my children and caring for my children. >> her story stirred compassion and supporters raised almost $115,000. prosecutors dropped the charges on the condition the money would go toward a trust fund for her sons. she must also complete a parenting class in hopes of regaining custody. there's an update on breaking news in virginia. >> reporter: right now we have brand new video in of that situation down in virginia, that possible tornado that ripped through. two people were killed at a campground there. you can see a truck there on its side after the storm. victims were killed at the cherry stone campground.

there are also reports of either injuries, including adults and other children hurt at the campground. an additional tree down, you can see a mobile home on its side as well. more information as we get it, richard. back to you. >> we'll see what the weather service has to say about that possible tornado. but now let's check in with tom kierein for the latest on the forecast. he's outside on the storm team 4 weather deck. hey, tom. >> that was a powerful line of storms that swept through southeastern virginia earlier this morning. very rare to get that strong of a storm in the morning. here we just had some showers coming through, mainly south of the metro area. there is still a lot of cloudiness. a live view from the storm team 4 city camera. a few breaks in the clouds out here. i'm seeing a little sun breaking out, but those strong storms that came through southeastern virginia are now well off the coast and they have moved out to sea. and farther to the north, we are getting just a few showers now just south of washington in charles county. those are drifting off to the south and east.

we have a few too just to the west of fredericksburg, those two tracking southeast. temperatures now are in the low 70s most of the region, mid-70s in washington, and it's turning a little less humid from the north and west and heading south and east as we get into the afternoon. it's still going to be mostly cloudy. just a small chance of an isolated storm with a high near 80 degrees. and turning less humid much of the region later this afternoon and overnight tonight. beautiful summer day on friday, low humidity, highs reaching mid-80s. a little more humid on saturday, still a great day for beaches and pools and outdoor recreation, up near 90 during the afternoon. then getting very humid again saturday night into sunday and monday morning. lingering showers monday morning. then a break from high heat and humidity tuesday, wednesday. richard? >> all right, tom, thanks. there is a new top guy over at walmart. 53-year-old greg foran has been named president and ceo of u.s. stores. he's currently the president over the company's operations in

asia. he is taking over for bill simon who had been in the role since 2010. generic drugs are supposed to save you money, costing less than their brand name counterparts, but the prices of these medications are skyrocketing, some as high as 3,000%. as doreen gentzler reports, that's putting a strain not only on patients but the pharmacies that are selling them. >> reporter: when hatty mclauren walks into grubs pharmacy, everyone knows her. that's because the 77-year-old comes in regularly to fill a long list of prescriptions. >> high blood pressure, diabetes, asthmatic. >> reporter: but lately her medications are starting to get more expensive. >> i have skipped some days to make it last. >> reporter: pharmacists say it's the generic medications, the ones that are supposed to be the cheapest, that are seeing huge price increases lately.

>> to th point where it's out of control right now. >> reporter: the owner, michael kim, says he's seen surging costs for some medications. take this medicine for seizures. kim said he just learned it's going up 1700%. this one for autoimmune diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis up 680%. >> what used to be $10, now you'll have to pay $200 or $300 for. >> reporter: kim says right now people with health insurance probably won't notice any significant price increases. it's the pharmacies that have been taking the hit. that's because most insurance companies haven't adjusted the amount of money they're reimbursing the pharmacies to account for the rising costs of these generic medications. >> i lost at least a half a million dollars last year in what could have been revenue and that came out of my own pocket to support the wis and keep it going. >> reporter: kim is now left with a choice, lose money or stop selling some of these drugs

altogether. >> we can't carry the drug if the insurance company is not reimbursing us for what we're paying r it. >> reporter: ralph neas is president of the generic pharmaceutical association. he said in a statement that generic drugs have saved americans billions of dollars over the last ten years and that, quote, pricing reflects supply and demand. but unlike other types of products, quote, generic drug manufacturers cannot simply ramp up production immediately. he also cited the rising cost of research and regulatory reviews to get fda approval. but that's no help for people like hatty mclauren, a senior citizen on a fixed in come, who's worried she'll have to make some big sacrifices so she can afford her medicine. >> and i know some people are substituting where they should get their medicine or their food. no one should be without their medicine. no one should be hungry. >> that was doreen gentzler reporting. michael kim says the prices of some generic medications are now

actually comparable to brand name drugs. but if you're having problems with the prices, there could be some cheaper alternatives, so it's important to talk to your pharmacist and your physician before doing things like skipping medications. whether you are feeding a family of four or you just want to stock up on staples, you might belong to one of those warehouse stores like costco. consumer reports tested dozens of products to find out which items are worth buying at costco and which ones aren't. one thing you should buy, bacon. consumer reports says costco's kirkland brand is top rated and crisps up nicely. one thing that consumer reports says that you should skip, kirkland facial tissues. when consumer reports tested for strength, they just rated so-so. erika gonzalez will have the full report on party foods and cleaning splices tonight on news4 at 5:00. a new study shows a link between speech problems and behavioral problems in children. plus, the menu changes taking place at restaurants across our area so that local

farm fresh vegetables can shine.

a new study warns parents to pay careful attention to the way your toddler speaks. researchers say poor language skills at age 3 could be a sign of behavioral problems later in life. a study suggests that poor language skills limit the ability to control one's behavior, which in turn can lead to adhd and other disorders of hyperactivity. indiana university researchers tell parents to seek help if you notice your child is lagging behind. man's best friend might just want to be your only friend. researchers claim jealousy rears its head among our four-legged family members. the study had owners ignore their dogs, read a book, play with a fake dog or for some reason play with a jack-o'-lantern pail. the dogs could deal with the book and halloween toy but when it came to a fake dog they were

twice as likely to push the owner to interrupt. researchers say they are trying to find the root of all jealousy. even if you are not a vegetarian, this is the time of year in our area to enjoy some of the most beautiful veggie dishes that you can imagine and restaurants in our area are reworking their menus to make some of those available. we have lavonia here with some examples. now is the time to eat your vegetables. >> we have so many things in season right now, corn, tomatoes, squash. the list is really long. the end of july and early august is when you're really going to see all those veggies. >> and there are some restaurants in the area taking advantage of this. we're starting with duke's. >> what they're serving is avocado toast. who doesn't love avocados. they're really in season. this is a really trendy dish in new york. we don't see it a lot in d.c. yet. i think we're going to. it's really rich, in season

avocado with a big runny egg, radishes straight from the farm. this looks really good for you, right? it's also very delicious. >> it's like using the avocado instead of butter, right? >> yeah. >> edso has something with squashes. >> yeah, on 14th street. they introduced a squash blossom pizza in the summertime. squash blossoms are rare. they're the flowers from zucchinis and squash. they're chewy, sort of grassy and really beautiful. this is a great pizza. it's $23 with a barrata cheese. obviously the veggies are the highlight of that pizza. >> and for meat lovers, they have great options too. corn. corn always a favorite. >> yeah, corn. in d.c. -- across d.c. we're seeing this dish called alote take off. it is mexican style street corn. it has mayonnaise, chili powder. one of the great ones is at taco

bo bamba at falls church. it's a great way to highlight this ingredient that is in season right now. >> and it's a mexican favorite so you see it a lot. >> taco bamba is great so people in the burbs, it's a great place to go. >> this will encourage people to go to the farmers market and try some things as well. >> that's right. i want to make it with avocados. >> it's all about eating light in the summertime. >> thanks a lot. for more on the weekend scene and more ideas on where to go to get some fresh vegetables, just go to our website, nbcwashington.com. you can also go to the going out guide at washingtonpost.com. our favorite wednesdays are the ones where we get to tell you about one of the kids we featured finding a permanent, loving home. we first met thomas nearly a decade ago and now at age 21, he is flourishing and inspiring other kids in his situation with

his success story. news4's barbara harrison recently caught up with him. >> thomas, hi! great to see you. i haven't seen you since adoption day. >> reporter: it was adoption day 2010. a day that was incredibly moving as we heard the story of thomas being adopted by his best friend's mother. >> i remember the emotion. just the tears, the happy moments, the joy. i couldn't believe it was happening. >> reporter: thomas, who had been featured as a wednesday's child twice in years before had given up any hope of being adopted until his classmate, dawson morris, asked his mom to please help. >> i got to know thomas through dawson as they were good friends, and thomas started going on outings with us and became part of the family. >> reporter: at the time she didn't realize thomas was a foster child. >> i kind of thought that something was going on when the next time we went on an outing i

picked him up from a different location, a different home and he introduced me to a different set of parents. >> reporter: when thomas was about to be transferred to yet another home, he spoke up. >> there was no other words to say other than, look, i'm in a bad situation right now. you all have been the only family that i've really had. so can you just adopt me? without a hesitation, yes. >> reporter: thomas, now a college senior interning this summer with susan at d.c.'s family youth initiative says his story helps the foster kids he's working with to have hope. >> i think it serves as a sort of inspiration message to just say that i could -- i could come from this place, i could make it and i have a pretty good chance to overcome the statistics that label us foster youth. >> rubbing a program like this, there is nothing more wonderful than having someone who was in the program as a teenager be

here as an intern. >> it's been pretty good. advocating for a lot of foster youth in the d.c. system and across the world. it's pretty good to serve as an inspiration. >> reporter: and thomas is an inspiration to all who know him. barbara harrison, news4, for wednesday's child. >> if you have room in your home and your heart for another child who's waiting, call our special adoption hotline. that number is 1-88-to adopt me. you can also search wednesday's child on nbcwashington.com. the time right now, 11:51. coming up, we are celebrating summer in woodbridge this morning. plus storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein will be back with another look at that great weather headed our way just in time for the end of the week.

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we are following several developing stories throughout the day here on nbc4. first, part of the algerie plane that disappeared in africa may have been found.

airport officials say crews found some of the wckage in northern mali but that has not been confirmed yet. moments before the plane disappeared, the pilot asked air traffic control to change its route because of heavy rain. 116 people were on board that plane at the time it disappeared. two people are dead after a possible tornado tore through a campground on virginia's eastern shore. we're starting to get a look at the damage now. we found this picture here on twitter. the strong winds lifted a fishing boat and it crashed down onto this car. virginia state police say at least 20 others were hurt. we're told they all have minor injuries. a survey team from the national weather service is headed to that hard-hit area. we'll have the latest on news4 at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. look for live coverage at 4:00 of the first day of redskins training camp. fans lined up in the rain. players will be on the field later this afternoon. dianna is on the sidelines and will have the highlights this

afternoon. today our celebrating summer series is in woodbridge, virginia. we spent the morning at fitzner stadium. it is 30 miles outside d.c. right off of prince william parkway. the stadium is home to the potomac nationals, which is the minor league team of the washington nationals. they are proud to tall woodbridge home and they say they're not going anywhere. the plan is to move into a new, much larger stadium in woodbridge in 2016. >> we've enjoyed a lot of good times here and we've really outgrown our facility. so we're in the makings right now of moving over to stonebridge, which is obviously a flourishing retailer here in woodbridge. >> the potomac nationals just made it to the playoffs. their next home game is tomorrow night. things started off aittle wet today, but drying out now. >> yeah, gradually. we're getting lower humidity moving in from the north and west. looking at the storm team 4 radar, you can see the radar history goes back over the last

three hours. those very strong storms that swept through virginia are now well off to sea. north of there, there are a couple of showers. one in charles county heading southeast. another shower with a little heavier rain in yellow just west of fredericksburg will pass just south of fredericksburg through the next several minutes and over the next half hour. around the region, we're in the mid-70s now. 77 at reagan national, low 70s farther north and west. for the rest of the afternoon a lot of clouds around. there's a live view of capitol hill. maybe a little break in the cloud cover, up near 80 by mid-afternoon. small chance of a storm. then tomorrow, that's when we'll be basking in much lower humidity. a beautiful summer day. lots of sun on friday with highs reaching the mid-80s. saturday should be up around 90 and partly cloudy. and getting a little more humid on saturday afternoon. then on sunday, very humid again. highs reaching low 90s. and some afternoon and evening storms are looking quite possible now. might have a lingering shower on

monday morning. then after that, we'll get lower humidity returning and highs mid-80s on tuesday and wednesday. have a good afternoon, we'll see you tomorrow morning. >> got to keep that umbrella close a little while longer. thanks, tom. that's going to do it for news4 midday. thanks for joining us. be sure to tune in for news4 at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 later today. we'll be back here tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. for news4 midday. we hope that you will join us then. until then, have a great day.

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