right now in federal court in richmond, jurors are being screened for the trial of former governor bob mcdonnell and his wife. julie carey is there. she tells us about the couple's arrival and we know now who could testify at the trial. >> i only had to drive one mile to get here and it was fantastic. i'm going to enjoy it. reviews are pouring in this morning after the first weekday commute on the brand new silver line. coming up, the four things you will want to know before taking a ride. we have team coverage this morning. news4's transportation reporter adam tus is in tyson's corner but we begin with megan mcgrath

who has been riding along with commuters. she joins us live on the train. megan? >> reporter: well, eun, we are still riding along the silver line with commuters this morning getting thetakeir on how things went. of course it opened over the weekend but today, this morning's rush hour the first big test as folks went to the station, many people for the very first time and tried to make their way to work. we've been talking to folks all morning long and it went pretty well. the gate at the spring hill station opened just a little before 5:00 a.m. elsie isaac was one of the first commuters to catch the silver line train. >> make my commute quicker, much quicker. maybe my 30 minutes. >> reporter: things went smoothly this morning. riders seemed genuinely excited about the new line and the prospect of a shorter ride to work. >> it's a game-changer, no doubt

about it. saves me 15 to 20 minutes each way. >> i used to have to catch the orange line, get off, hit the fairfax connector. now i go all the way down to the end. >> reporter: as for the trains, there were plenty of seats early in the morning. even at 8:30 it wasn't too bad. there were extra workers to help direct people at the new stations, and riders say the experience was pretty hassle-free. >> it was good. everything was marked and you could follow the signs and everything. it was easy. >> reporter: we did, however, talk to one commuter who found the wheelie-reston east parking garage a little confusing. >> the parking lot had a lot of signs, maybe too many signs, and i ended up having to turn around and do a lot of u-turns and it took me about 10 minutes to naviga navigate.

>> all right, guys, what do you think? good ride? good ride? >> yeah. >> reporter: and you can see there's still some people riding the rails. even in the height of rush hour things were not that bad. we were not seeing people standing. we were seeing a lot of seats available. so it was a good go this morning. folks seemed to have a very positive experience. now, my colleague, adam tuss, has also been watching things along the silver line this morning. he's at the tyson's corner center. how's it looking over there, adam? >> reporter: pretty good, megan. i saw a couple of things that you can't do. number one, you cannot eat or drink on the metro system. i saw someone try to bring a cup of coffee onboard. you can't do that. you also can't bring your bike onboard during rush hour. in honor of those things, here are the four things you need to know about the silver line. sunrise over the first rush hour, and the dawn gives us a chance to tell you four important notes about the silver line. number one, the only permanent

parking station is at the wheelie-reston east stop. none of the four stations in tyson's corner have parking. number two, get a smart trip card. we watched some new metro riders fiddle and fumble with the machine. it lets you breeze through the gate and a paper card comes with a $1 surcharge. the tyson's corner station very close to the mall, an elevated walkway will take you straight to the mall. the silver line is new but the trains are not. metro does have a plan to put new trains on the tracks, but not until the end of the year. this is the first silver line ride for patricia and she's happy about it. she's on her way to a doctor's appointment in downtown d.c. >> this is 30 minutes in. why not. >> reporter: some saw today as a business opportunity. jean giving away cookies and menus to riders from her herndon-based catering company. >> this is going to be an economic boon to the entire

area. >> reporter: some says it has to work for their commute and they have to time it out. >> if it doesn't work out in the first week, i'll have to think of other ways, like driving all the way. >> reporter: back here now live in tyson's corner. now metro reports a smooth morning commute. about 7500 trips taken to or from the five new metro stations here in northern virginia as of 9:00 a.m. now the focus, guys, yes, of course, the evening rush. reporting live in tyson's, adam tuss, news4. >> to accommodate the five new stations, fairfax connector had to change several of its bus routes. it no longer leaves from west falls church. instead you have to catch it from the new wheelie-reston east station. it will cost you the same to board the bus, $1.75, but keep in mind if you board there, you will pay more to get to downtown d.c. your trip will be $5.90, up from $4.10 from west falls church.

we have a lot of information on our website, nbcwashington.com. plus we'll update you throughout the day on our other platforms. make sure you've downloaded the nbc washington app. just search nbc washington in the app store or google play. turning to the weather now, it is warm and sunny out there on this monday morning with a chance of storms later today. beautiful live picture with the clouds and the blue sky. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein joins us now with the first forecast. looks nice out there, tom. >> and it is feeling better too. the humidity is slowly dropping. got a bit of a blustery wind. there's another look at our sky from the storm team 4 tower camera looking off to the west of washington. there is friendship heights in the foreground of the horizon, montgomery county. looking at storm team 4 radar, clouds might produce a little sprinkle activity in western fairfax as well as out of the mountains, maybe a few scattered showers there. don't have any storms around now. temperatures right now in the low 80s around the metro area with the winds that are picking up a little bit.

the latest wind gusts have been generally right around, oh, around 15 to 20 miles, 30 miles an hour. it's going to stay breezy into the afternoon into the mid-80s. then a nice change coming in. we'll take a look at the rest of your weekend coming up in a few minutes. testing resumes on future street car lines in the district today. street car service along the h street corridor is scheduled to begin later this year. vdot will begin tests at noon today. remember, street car teams are handing out $100 fines for drivers who double park or block the street while testing resumes. former virginia governor bob mcdonnell is on trial for interruption. julie carey says that he was light-hearted and joking with reporters as he entered the court house. mcdonnell and his wife have pled not guilty to charges of corruption over gifts he received while governor. most of the trial today will involve choosing a jury.

the trial is expected to last at least five weeks. federal prosecutors could call 61 potential witnesses, including the couple's three children, shawn, rachel and bobby. let's check in now with pat lawson muse. she's following a developing story from the live desk. pat. >> reporter: police in annapolis are asking for your help to find a man who robbed a 15-year-old at the westfield annapolis mall. take a look at this surveillance video. these three men followed the teenager into the red parking garage around 8:00 last night. that's where the suspects threatened the victim and stole his air jordan tennis shoes right off his feet. the teenager was not injured in the incident. right now police are still looking for the suspects. if you recognize the men in this video, you should call police. at the live desk, i'm pat lawson muse. a gaithersburg husband is being investigated for the murder of his wife. officers received a 911 call that something suspicious happened inside the home on hallmark court. yesterday when police arrived,

they found a 47-year-old woman's body. the husband is now in custody. in the last year police have responded to the home at least once for a domestic dispute. today a big announcement is expected on a deal that could help fix problems for veterans. what still has to happen to make the proposal a reality. plus spreading fast. the toll an ebola outbreak is taking on americans there to help. and the steps sarah palin is taking to get her opinions heard. it's now 11:09. we'll be right back.

a developing story now. international pressure is mounting to end the nearly month-long crisis between israel and hamas militants in gaza. the united nations security council is calling for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian cease-fire. yesterday president obama called

israel's prime minister, urging him to agree to a deal. israel wants all the rockets gone from gaza. hamas wants prisoners released and they want israel to stop firing first. more than 1,000 palestinians and 43 israeli soldiers have been killed since the fighting began. we have breaking news, in the past 30 minutes police in the gaza strip say two separate israeli air strikes hit near a main hospital. palestinian health officials say at least ten people were killed. an nbc news team on the ground there say they saw at least 30 people dead or hurt. the israeli military has not commented on this report. the latest now on the malaysia airlines flight 17, shot down. a ukrainian security spokesman says data downloaded from a black box retrieved from the wreckage are consistent with a missile attack. the findings indicate the plane's fuselage was hit by shrapnel from a missile explosion. the top human rights official is calling for a quick

investigation saying the shootdown may be a war crime. in the meantime, fighting near the crash site is keeping the international police team from reaching the wreck annual. a group of australian and dutch police are trying to secure the rebld-controlled area. some of the 298 bodies have not yet been recovered. this morning, russia's foreign minister is dismissing claims that rockets have been fired from russia into eastern ukraine. the u.s. department of state released these satellite images that were taken between july 21st and the 26th. defense officials say this shows that russia has fired rockets into ukraine and that heavy artillery for separatists has crossed the border. right now president obama is honoring the late nelson mandela. he is renaming the washington fellowship for young african leaders for the former south african president. the program is designed to encourage a new generation of leaders from african countries. the conference brings young leaders to the u.s. and gives them training opportunities at

top american universities. this conference is the precursor to next week's africa leaders summit at the white house. in about two hours, we'll learn more about the compromise to fix the issues plaguing the veterans affairs department. house and senator negotiators just reached a deal. the va has been rocked by reports of patients dying while waiting for va treatment. there's also mounting evidence that workers falsified or omitted appointment schedules to mask frequent long delays. the deal still requires a full vote in the house and the senate. the lawmakers who have worked out the deal are congressman jeff miller, a republican from florida, and senator bernard sanders, an independent from vermont. nbc political reporter carrie dan joins us now to talk more about this deal. good morning, thanks for joining us. >> good morning. >> all right. so what do we know about this deal so far? >> well, late last week this deal looked like it was about to fall apart. the negotiations were crumbling, the two sides weren't going to meet with each other. over the weekend they got together and hammered out some

differences. it's going to be about a $15 billion price tag. about $10 billion of that is for access to private health care for veterans who are waiting in long lines or have trouble getting to a va centering. the other $5 is for hiring nurses, helping with infrastructure and that. so since the difficulties last week, looks like they're coming together. we'll see them unveil this at a press conference later today. >> so the good news is they reached some sort of a deal. the downside the house has to approve a deal but their track record isn't good. >> this is one of the issues both sides really wanted to get done. there was overwhelm support for doing something about the va. both bills in the house and senate passed almost unanimously but trouble marrying the two together. >> you're optimistic about this? >> i think so. i think both sides want to pointing to at least something they have gotten done before they leave. sarah palin made an announcement this weekend. let's take a listen. >> this is a news channel that really is a lot more than news. this is a community where we're

going to be able to share ideas. >> so it's a sarah palin channel. is she still an important voice in politics? >> well, this is a way for sarah palin -- this as halls been part of her brand to say the mainstream media gives republicans a raw deal. this is a way to keep her supporters connected to her. a lot of the content will be about things like her spending time with her family or backstage at her political events. so it's a way for her to stay involved and relevant to her supporters. it's also $9.99 a month so there's a financial aspect to this as well. >> do you think she'll ever run for office again? >> i don't think so. she's a very divisive figure even among her own party. it's not a huge group, but it is a vocal one. >> for more from carrie and the rest of the nbc news political team, check out first read on nbcnews.com. right now hundreds of volunteers are mulching and pruning and planting at arlington national cemetery. we received this video in just

the last hour of landscapers working on the grounds there. they're there for renewal and remembrance day, to maintain and improve the cemetery ground. greens came from all over the country and from as nearby as maryland. >> we just find it really important to come here and support the cause of people who have given everything for us and to come take care of their final home. >> this is the event's 18th year. you know what, the volunteers had good weather for it too. tom kierein joins us now. it turned out to be a pretty nice day. >> i saw you at 4:26 this morning. >> we have to stop running into each other. >> i've seen a big change since 4:26 this morning. it was very humid right around dawn, but now humidity is dropping. we have a bit of a blustery wind. there's a plane taking off from reagan national airport into a blue sky with just a few puffy clouds popping up. it's a delightful summer morning

under way. and 83 now at reagan national. this morning the dew point was almost 70 but look at the dew point now, it's down to 59. a northwest wind around 18, 20 miles an hour gusting occasionally to 30 miles an hour. storm team 4 radar scanning the clouds, only getting a few light showers here in southern pennsylvania and a couple of sprinkles may be showing up the panhandle of west virginia and the winds, these are the latest wind gusts. they have been near 30 at reagan national, 30-mile-per-hour wind gusts at baltimore and in southern maryland around the bay, most of the winds there, good day for sailing. it's in the mid to upper 20s there. the winds are gusting around 20 to 25 shenandoah valley around the mountains and at the beaches too. a bit of a blustery wind there. temperatures just past the 11:00 or low 80s in washington and around the bay, mid-80s there in southern maryland. farther west, it's in the upper 70s, mid-70s shenandoah valley. into the mountains it's only near 70 degrees now. many of the locations in western maryland and in west virginia.

locally around the metro area, in fairfax county it's around 80 degrees as is prince george's, most of montgomery county mid and upper 70s. later this afternoon just a few clouds rolling through. there is a slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm. about a 30% chance mid to late afternoon. the winds will be a bit blustery gusting to around 30 miles an hour all the way until sunset and the winds will greatly diminish. lower humidity will make it feel great and the humidity levels as we look at the week ahead will be very low on tuesday and again on wednesday. thursday creeping back up again but still comfortably low humidity of the then on friday humidity starts to get back up into the moderate range and it starts getting pretty steamy as we get into sunday, so a nice break from high heat and humidity all the way into saturday. afternoon highs tomorrow will be low 80s. morning lows only around 60 degrees so a cool start tomorrow morning and another cool evening on tuesday and into wednesday

morning. again, a low right around 60 degrees. could be in the mid-80s on wednesday afternoon. the average high, 88. that's our hottest average high temperature. so it's going to be cooler than average all the way into the weekend. highs reaching the mid-80s on friday and there's a chance of maybe a thunderstorm friday afternoon and evening. over the weekend, saturday looks like the best day for outdoor activities, highs mid-80s. might get another thundershower around sunday afternoon but overall a wonderful break coming up. this time of year it's so unusual. >> what a treat, tom, can't wait. well, everyone wants to be proud of their smile. coming up, we sit down with a dentist to talk about the three keys to a fabulous smile. plus, what you should say or not to get your children to eat their vegetables.

welcome back. gas prices are dropping. a survey says a gallon has dropped nine cents across the country in just the past two weeks. we checked to see what you're paying and if you live in d.c., a gallon costs an average of $3.75. in maryland it will cost you $3.55. virginians are paying just $3.34 a gallon and in west virginia it will cost you $3.62. dollar tree's dollars are adding up. they just bought rival discount store family dollar for $8.5 billion. chesapeake bay's dollar tree will now operate more than 13,000 stores across the u.s. and canada. the cash and stock deal is expected to generate over $18 billion in annual sales. if you want your kids to eat more vegetables, stop lecturing them. researchers at northwestern

university told children between the ages of 3 and 5 two stories right before eating carrots. the first story touched on how healthy carrots are. kids ate fewer carrots when they heard that story. they ate more carrot when the carrot story did not push the health angle. so don't tell them it's healthy and maybe they'll eat them. right now doctors and volunteers are putting their life at risk helping victims of the ebola outbreak that continues to spread. plus a break for police in philadelphia. two men are in custody after an unthinkable tragedy. three children killed after a carjacking. and sunny skies right now, but we do have a chance for storms later today. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is back with an update. we also have a touching story about a special dog helping children and adults in and out of the water.

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philadelphia are confident they caught the carjackers who ran over and killed three children last friday. kesha williams and her children, ages 7 to 15, were selling fruit at an intersection for a church fund-raiser. an out of control suv jumped the curb and plowed into the family. the vehicle had been carjacked moments earlier. the suspects had been on the run since friday but tips led police to two suspects. no charges have been filed, but the police chief says more information could be released later today. the mother is in critical condition. d.c.'s attorney general may appeal a ruling that lets people carry guns in public. a federal judge struck down the district's ban on carrying guns outside of their homes. the judge called the ban unconstitutional. he said people have the right to carry weapons outside of their homes for self defense. the d.c. council's judiciary chair called the judge's decision a terrible idea. if the attorney general's office decides to appeal, it could stop the ruling from being

immediately enforced. later this afternoon the montgomery county school board will vote on what to do with their taxpayer-funded credit cards. last week the news4 i-team reported they lose the credit cards because of some controversial expenses including pricey meals and hotel rooms for conferences that were only a metro ride away. we'll be at that meeting. look for an update tonight on nbc4 and on our website, nbcwashington.com. this afternoon, labor secretary thomas perez and attorney general eric holder will head to montgomery county. at 2:30 they will tour the workforce programs at the county's correctional facility. they will take a look at the education and training classroo classrooms. they'll also see how the american job center has helped former inmates find jobs. the two are expected to talk about opportunities to expand this model across the country. disgraced l.a. clippers owner donald sterling will be back in court today. the hearing is being held to determine whether sterling was

properly removed as a trustee of the sterling family trust. if approved, shelly sterling will be allowed to go through with selling the basketball team to former microsoft ceo, steve ballmer. lightning killed a man and hit 13 people on the venice beach boardwalk. is happened yesterday during a rare summer thunderstorm in southern california. fire officials say some beachgoers were in the water and others were on the sand when lightning struck. witnesses say they have never experienced anything like it before. >> the wildest clap of thunder i've ever heard in my life because it was so close. i thought it was like a bomb almost. >> all of a sudden it was the loudest thunder i ever heard. it was like a seen out of "jaws." all the mothers were going in to grab their kids. >> a golfer was struck by lightning on catalina island. prior to sunday's incident there had only been 15 lightning deaths in the country. none were in california. day five of redskins training camp is under way in richmond. if you're planning to head

there, you should know today's fan walk-through is cancelled. there's also no practice tomorrow. if you do go today, the players are in full pads and tackling. after today there are two weeks of training camp left, including fan appreciation day this weekend. for more details, there's a link on our facebook page. >> if you're sick of mosquitos, there are now bug repellent apps. that's right. they're supposed to keep the pests away. we found a lot of them are out there and most send out a high or low-pitched noise which they say bugs don't like. no word on how effective they are, but you should have no problem finding them on the app store or google play. let's check in again with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with the latest on our forecast. do you see any mosquitos out there on the weather deck, tom? >> just a couple. the wind is keeping them well dispersed. the clouds are cruising over and there's a live view from our city camera. it's absolutely gorgeous, a

beautiful summer day under way. after it was very humid in the morning, it is now less humid. there's a front coming in from the west. this has swept off to our east but still a little wbit of a disturbance giving us a few light showers in west virginia. those may move into the afternoon hours farther east. right now in the upper 70s to around 80 in the metro area. in low to mid-80s around the bay and in the mid to upper 70s elsewhere, shenandoah valley into the mountains. during the afternoon the winds still a bit gusty as highs reach mid-80s and about a 30% chance of an isolated thundershower coming through briefly, not severe. then overnight tonight partly cloudy to mostly clear. cool start tomorrow morning near 60. low 80s on tuesday. wednesday another gorgeous day. still not very humid. morning lows around 60, afternoon highs into the mid-80s. and then on thursday, it's going to get a little more humid but still comfortable, mid-60s in the morning. afternoon highs into the upper

80s on thursday. as we get into friday, a little more humid. might get an afternoon storm. on the weekend as well, another chance of afternoon storms on sunday. highs in the mid-80s. that's the way it looks. a second american in africa suffering from the deadly ebola virus. both americans are help people at an ebola care center. >> reporter: dr. ken brantley and nancy whitesell who have been working to save the lives of ebola patients are now fighting for their own. despite wearing protective suits like the one dr. brantley is seen in here treating a patient, both have contracted the highly contagious virus. >> we're all devastated by it, but at the same time we find room for optimism because in both cases, the disease was not only diagnosed very quickly, but we were able to begin intensive supportive care. >> reporter: ken isaacs is is the samaritan purse aid group

dr. brantley is working for. whitesell is a missionary, also part of the ebola team. already in the countries of guinea, sierra leone and liberia, a top doctor died from it over the weekend. nigerian airports have started screening passengers after a passenger died. symptoms are similar to the flu. fever and headaches, diarrhea and vomiting, weakness and stomach pain. there is no treatment or vaccine. dr. brantley's wife and two children had been living with him in liberia but are now back in texas. >> they're self monitoring themselves, checking their temperature. that would be the first sign is if they had any fever at all. >> reporter: wrightbol's husband told a church his wife is not doing well. both are in isolation, infected

with the virus they had hoped to save others from. >> that was janet shamlian reporting. the death rates can be as high as 90% for ebola. the chances for survival can be higher if caught early. the next time you go to the doctor, you may want to say hello with a fist bump instead of a handshake. a new study says that the fist bump transfers a fraction. germs and bacteria a handshake does. most of the bacteria is safe, but you're more at risk around sick patients in a doctor's office. if the fist bump is too informal for you, maybe a high five. that transmits about half as much of the bacteria as a handshake. do your teeth have embarrassing chips, gaps, stains or are they miss aligned? an option to repair your smile is porcelain veneers. here's a look at them. what are portion sin veneers? >> they are a very, very thin

material. in this context we're speaking about, it's porcelain. it usually covers the front aspect of the tooth. with a very, very customized form, of course. anything beyond that can really interfere into becoming a crown which is more full coverage. >> who's the best candidate to get a porcelain veneer. >> for those individuals who have already had a composite restoration or perhaps are preparing in the future for a redo as well as those individuals who want the aesthetics, homogeneous smile, those are individuals that have different architectures of bone, particularly the anterior segment as well as the gums. >> what are we seeing here? >> we're seeing we have a baseline existing crowns and of course the soft tissue had to be addressed as well as the new porcelain crowns were made with the particular type of emax which is a material that

actually can bond to tooth structure, which is helpful in either giving strength to the underlying tooth, which is really important, as well as the longevity. there's decreased leakage potential with time. >> how do you put on porcelain veneers? >> a lot of preparation goes on between myself and the dental technicians at the laboratory. we look at the bite and the chewing function. it essentially is a transfer over to a wax up, if you will. for instance, something like this where we really didn't configure where things belong. then we discuss that in the patients. the next step would be to prepare the tooth structure. of course trying temporaries. the temporary face is very important to try the bite, see how it feels, see the aesthetics and then we go on to the bonding mechanism. what's important to also understand with different formulas of porcelain, because there are, it's always important

to ensure that the bonding really stays into the enamel. as soon as we cross that enamel structure, if you will, and get into a dental, which is the underlying tooth structure, then we have a different strength, a much lesser strength potential. >> and this is a cosmetic procedure and you say there are things people should consider before they even think about something this serious. what are those different things that people should consider? >> things are, of course, that contribute to this are a healthy bone and gums and the architecture of the bone, where it is. and the gums always follow the bone. the next is a balanced and even bite. if you're going to restructure, the interior veneers are very thin so you want an even bite to be present. we want to be cavity-free and don't want a source of infection somewhere else and of course at the margins that we are dealing with and also the shade of the tooth structure that we're dealing with.

oftentim individuals may have staining and with these technologies we can improve and customize the type of porcelain to really give them a brighter, even up to six to seven shades difference. but of course everything has to be customized with the dental technicians. >> you really have to have everything in place before you consider things in terms of alignment and cavity-free and all that. >> it's a combination of science, expertise and art. >> all right, thanks so much, doctor. >> thanks for having me. a new tool for coffee lovers. the new idea no starbucks to let you walk in and walk out in less than an minute. and an exciting new lunch option in our area, but it's temporary so you've got to move

welcome back. a costume spider-man acted nothing like his cartoon hero

version. he is charged with punching a police officer in new york's times square. on saturday an officer stopped a woman for paying to take a picture with spider-man. the masked man said he would only accept donations of $5, $10 or $20 bills. when the officer intervened, the masked man punched him several times. he faces charges of assault and disorderly conduct. apple is develop an app that could make carrying a wallet a thing of the past. they are going to launch the iwallet app. it has visa on board and would use apple's touch i.d. fingerprint sensor to verify the identity. it could launch alongside the new iphone since. if you're sick and tired of waiting in long lines at starbucks, a new app may work for you. a new app will allow you to order and pay for your drink before arriving at the store. the seattle-based coffee chain

first announced they were working on this app back in march. the company hopes to start testing it later this year. well, if summertime inspires you to try some new foods, you may want to check out a new feature at water and wall in arlington. it usually serves up dishes with a french and summer flare, but for the summer the chef is going back to his roots and offering a lunch menu to honor his uncle. that's your uncle with your two kids, right? >> yeah, right in our front yard at our house, yeah. >> now, it's uncle paul ma's kitchen lunch pop-up. what's on the menu? >> some of the dishes are inspirations from his menu back in the '80s and some of the dishes are just a play on american chinese food as well. >> he had a restaurant in new york, a very successful one. >> he had a very successful restaurant, rated two stars by "the new york times" back in the '80s and '90s. >> so what are you making for us

today. >> he calls is marco polo noodles. we won't go into that. >> what do you call them? >> uncle paul's noodles. there's a korean version. >> i have that many times. so what goes in here, ginger? >> we use a special oil. we make an oil out of peppercorn. >> the peppercorn gives it a little heat or no? >> more of a fragrance. we're just going to saute that for a little bit. >> and what else goes in there? >> we're also going to throw in scallions, and there's two sauces that are like the secretin greed yesecret in gregredient to this whole th >> while you're cooking, tell us how your uncle inspired you to even begin this venture to cook. >> i didn't cook very much when he was running the restaurant.

i was maybe like 5 or 6 years old when he started the restaurant. >> gotcha. >> but his influence on how to run a restaurant is really a lot of his influence is on me with that. and then just his approach to cuisine, very fresh, very simple. you see that kind of in my cuisine at the restaurant. >> with two minutes, we're going to work quickly, right, chef? >> we're going to work real quickly. >> we'll put the sauce in? >> this is the sweet bean sauce. >> one looks spicy. >> the broad bean sauce is spicy. >> these noodles are typically spicy, right? >> it depends where you get them from. >> did your uncle help you develop any of these dishes? did he say hey, don't do this, do it like this. >> i cooked this initially and then he came in and said you're doing it completely wrong. he said you need to do the peppercorn oil. >> and that's for these noodles that we're going to eat today. >> yes. >> and that changed it? >> it does. >> and what are you putting in there? >> this is the finished ish.

>> i see. so what's in the bowl that you have, the noodles? >> to finish the dish, we just have thin spaghetti noodles. >> like regular spaghetti? >> yes, like regular spaghetti at home. >> i'm going to lift it up. >> and this you add over regular spa getty. could you put it over any pasta really? i thought you were going to make some special kind of noodles today. >> the whole idea is to mix it up together and eat it altogether kind of like spaghetti. >> but you mix this up first with the noodles. you've got to mix all the vegetables. >> yep. >> in the interest of time, i'm just going to take a little bite. now, could you change or make this -- the beef picmixture or pork mixture different? >> you could. you could really add -- there's many versions of this where you just use a different swaus. the sweet bean sauce or broad bean sauce.

there's also another version. >> that is so delicious, very flavorful too. now, what other dishes, you mentioned you have this year. what is this? >> this is one of the american chinese dishes that we serve. this is kung pao pork belly. so we served it with sillary and peanuts. kind of what you would see in a chinese restaurant. >> but a variation. chef tim mah, thanks so much for your time. this special menu is available 11:00 to 2:00 until august 29th. it is now 11:50. coming up, storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein will be back with another look at the be

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we are following developing stories throughout the day on nbc4. at least ten people were killed when two separate air strikes hit near a main hospital in gaza

city. that number is expected to rise. police in gaza are blaming israel for the air strikes. the israeli military says the rockets were misfired by hamas militants. we're also watching developments at the corruption trial for former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife. it is expected to last five weeks. today the sides are choosing a jury. be sure to follow julie carey on twitter @juliecareynbc for all the latest developments. so far so good. riders hopped on metro's silver line for the first weekday morning rush and most commuters told news4 they enjoyed the news connection between northern virginia and the district. some said metro needs to add more signs to navigate the parking lot at the wheelie-reston east station. stay with news4 and nbcwashington.com for continuing coverage on the silver line's first weekday commute. all right, time and time again you've heard of dogs doing cute surfer tricks, but this isn't that kind of story. we found a golden retriever on

the beach near san diego who has become a phenomenon. mike taibbi has a story of how she's teaching the disabled to hang ten. >> reporter: the word's out. kids know it. >> it's so fun. >> reporter: and parents like jackie know exactly what ricochet has taught kids like her 8-year-old son, hunter. born with spina bifida, and while still limited on land, liberated in the water. >> it's knowing that just because he's in a wheelchair doesn't mean he has to stay in the wheelchair. he can get out, he can deal with the ocean, he can surf. >> reporter: a lot of dogs, maybe most of them develop some level of empathy of the needs of their human pals, but ricochet especially. the owner, judy, knew that the day ricochet first jumped on a board and helped steady the ride for a paraplegic teenager. he spoeftd a video and 4.4 million views later, ricky was a star. >> i thought, gosh, we're

getting all this attention and we certainly don't need it for ourselves, so let's use it as a platform to help other people. and that's how it started and it's never stopped. >> reporter: a website later and ricky and judy were a fund-raising colossas. they raised money for scores of charities benefitting both humans and animals. ricochet's friends aren't just kids or dogs. her unique calm and empathy have helped soldiers like army medic randy dexter emerge from the depths of ptsd. his hellish 27 months in iraq leaving him awash in booze and despair. >> i was very suicidal, at my wits end, because i thought i had tried everything. >> reporter: everything but this. that four-legged celebrity who can plow the road for an anxious soldier and fly the surf with 2-year-old caleb ward, also a spina bifida patient, or take return for one more ride, just the two of them this time, the

longest they have ever had together. >> hunter would absolutely love it if ricochet was his dog. >> reporter: all the way in, a boy and a dog. would they do it again? why wouldn't they. mike taibbi, nbc news, encinitas, california. >> what a wonderful story. ricochet, champion dog right there, the kind of work that he does. amazing. final forecast, tom. speaking of light in the world, this is really nice out there. >> if you're going to a dog park, it's absolutely gorgeous. getting a couple of sprinkles out in the panhandle of west virginia now. just a few clouds floating through. temperatures almost noon time, low to mid-80s. in washington near the bay. 70s farther north and west. the wind is gusting up to 25, 30 miles an hour. it will still be a bit blustery into the afternoon. highs mid-80s most of the region and the low humidity continuing to move in. small chance of an isolated shower or thundershower. tomorrow morning down near 60.

nice, cool start on tuesday. tuesday up into the low 80s, partly cloudy and low humidity. the next several days it's just gorgeous. over the weekend, maybe a friday evening thundershower or sunday afternoon thunderstorm. see you tomorrowmorning, have a good afternoon. >> got to enjoy this nice weather while it lasts. that does it for news4 midday. thanks for joining us. be sure to tune in at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 later today for all the day's news. we'll be back tomorrow morning at 4:26 with news 94 today. until then, have a great day. we'll see you tomorrow.

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