news 4 midday begins with breaking news. right now on news 4 midday we're tracking developments in two big stories. >> britain's vote to leave the european union is having a ripp ripple effect across the world and we're learning sentence for a former fairfax county police officer. breaking news now, a former fairfax police officer was just sentenced for shooting and killing an unarmed man. >> this morning a judge accepted adam torres' plea deal. news 4 is outside of fairfax county courthouse to break down why that is.

was the plea deal that was agreed to on monday. and just a short time ago the judge approved the terms of that deal. let's take a look at the details here. 12 months, that's the sentence. and former fairfax police officer adam torres has already been behind bars for about ten months now. and he's going to get credit for that time already served. so he will be free very soon, we're told. now, under the deal torres pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, that's a lesser charge. he had been facing second-degree murder. now, the victim, john gere, unarmed involved with a confrontation with police on the doorstep of his springfield home in 2013 following a domestic call to police. now, torres opened fire killing the father of two. now, the victim's mother spoke in court just a little while ago. she said where is the justice for john. and just a short time ago within the last half hour she spoke to the media in front

>> i would like him to have gone to the penitentiary for some years. so that everyone can learn a lesson that police are not immune from prosecution. >> reporter: and adam torres' wife holding their 2-month-old son inside the courthouse. she would not comment on the sentence, but she did say, quote, i love my husband and he missed the birth of our son. reporting live from the fairfax county courthouse, megan mcgrath, news 4. thank you, megan. first check of the forecast seeing serious improvements out there and that's good news. >> we are considering this time yesterday we had a lot of rain moving across the region and throughout the morning hours. now we're just seeing the clouds. now, i know we had a little sunshine today, but the clouds have increased throughout the area. and we will continue to see cloud cover as we go into the afternoon. we're seeing a few isolated showers out there as well. mainly through maryland, a

right around 695 around baltimore and then going north of baltimore. but most of our area dry. we will have a chance for some more showers as we get into the afternoon, and maybe a thunderstorm as well. temperatures for today are going to top out in the low to mid 80s. as we continue into the evening the humidity will drop off. i know it's a little humid out there right now. and the weekend looks great. but we're going to time out those showers so you can time out your friday night and go ahead and make plans. that's coming up in a few minutes, guys. thank you, lauryn. well, first came the shock that britain had actually voted to leave the european union, then another unprecedented event, prime min stir david cameron announcing he will resign. >> now, the whole world is reacting to britain's vote here. news 4's erika gonzalez at the live desk with the impact it's having right now and what's next. >> hi, aaron. the insecurity that goes with this was center stage when the markets opened this morning. the dow diving 500 points, and for the first time in 30 years the pound is at its lowest

against the dollar. this is probably the biggest financial shock to hit the economy since the u.s. financial crisis. we're going to have much more on this and specifically how it effects the consumers coming up next time i see you. but what i can tell you also is that the long-term effects of this complicated divorce not yet known. what we do know is that the exit won't be fast, a minimum of two years. back to you. >> thanks, erika. now, as erika said, she will get into more of how this effects you a little later, but there are three things you should probably be aware of right now. first, your mortgage. the uncertainty in stock markets around the world especially in london could leave more real estate investors turn here and drive interest rates down. second, your retirement could be affected with swings coming in 401(k) portfolios. finally, exchange rates and travel, the pound has already lost a lot

the dollar, meaning you're now basically getting a discount if you travel abroad. and right now on the heels of that historic vote for the eu, donald trump happened to kick off a trip to scotland which voted to stay. just this morning though he immediately weighed in on the vote to leave. nbc's katy tur is following the trump overseas. >> reporter: donald trump flying to scotland and landing in political chaos this morning as the uk votes to leave the eu, a move trump encouraged. >> i think that it's purely historic. and what's happening is historic. >> reporter: trump not campaigning in scotland, but ribbon cutting at a golf course he owns. overnight the clinton campaign already attacking him for it releasing a web video mocking trump's trip abroad. >> donald trump is a fool. >> reporter: before he left the u.s. trump sat down with lester holt trying to defend his claim that clinton's personal e-mail server was

governments, a claim that has not been proven. >> i think i read that and i heard it and somebody that also gave me that information -- >> where? >> i will report back to you. i'll give it to you. >> reporter: this week trump's campaign has been in the rough, down in the polls, down on cash and down on gop support. but there are signs he is turning things around. reportedly raising $19 million for joint fund raising with the rnc. and earning the endorsement of former secretary of defense donald rumsfeld. the scotland trip is just the latest visit to a trump property. in the last year has taken to nine of his locales. >> and hillary clinton first came out against brexit back in april. this morning she tweeted a new response saying in part, quote, our first task has to be to make sure that the economic uncertainty created by these events does not hurt working families here in america. go to our nbc washington app for the latest

white house. developing right now, alexandria police are investigating what they call a sudden death in a parking lot of a safeway. this happened about 8:30 last night at the store on king street. police say they found a person inside the car there. police are not saying how that person died, but they do say it does not appear to be suspicious. an update now in an ongoing transgender battle in virginia. a federal judge has ordered the gloucester county school board to let gavin grim use the same rooms, born female but identifies as a male. this after the measure went through several board meetings and court proceedings. the aclu brought the lawsuit on behalf of grim arguing that the school board's policy was segregating transgender students from their peers. the rio olympics less than 50 days away, and right now organizers are getting ready to house thousands of

rio de janeiro. the organizers just showed off some of the digs here. complex includes a giant cafeteria of course, a huge gym and post office, plus a lot of security this year. after the games the towers are to become private housing. right now you can go to a party here in d.c. to get pumped up for the olympics. olympics day d.c. is taking place at the park at city center right now. that's on i street downtown. if you check it out you'll be table to try some interactive sports experiences, power lifting, pole vaulting, boxing or fencing if you're into that too. some of our local athletes will be there participating and the event ends at 1:00 this afternoon. and it is a win-win. get in shape this summer and help other people. coming up we'll talk with one of the men behind an effort to help our men and women in the military. and later, devastation in west virginia. flooding there is crumbling roads and forcing people from their homes. but

from earlier this week? how long d.c. transportation says it will take to make a long-term fix. stay with us.

right now family and friends of the youngest victim of the terrorist attack in orlando are paying their final philadelphia. the funeral for the

was held early this morning. murray was in orlando with her family to celebrate her high school graduation. her cousin and friends provided the shootding at the nightclub, a viewing for the young woman was held earlier this morning. murray was in orlando as i said to celebrate her high school graduation, her cousin and friend survived the shooting at the nightclub, one of 49 people killed in the terror attack. >> now, if you would like to do something to help the families of the orlando victims, head to bang salon july 17th, the stylists there will donate their time to cut and color hair, all of the money for services will be donated to the pulse victims fund of orlando. the latest officer to be tried in the death of freddie gray in baltimore has been acquitted. there were quiet protests around the courthouse and on social media after the verdict for officer cesar goodson was announced. goodson was driving the police van when gray suffered that

some experts believe this will definitely impact the outcome of the remaining cases. gray's family says they're heartbroken that so far no one's being held accountable. >> can you imagine the frustration that nobody yet has been found culpable or liable for something that somebody did. >> the trial of officer brian rice is scheduled to begin on july 5th. he was the first officer who made eye contact with gray the day he was arrested. there is uncertainty for millions of undocumented immigrants this morning following the supreme court's deadlocked decision on president obama's immigration plan. nbc's tracie potts has more on what might happen after election day. >> i'm still waiting for something positive for my life or my family. >> reporter: she could be waiting a while without a ninth justice the u.s. supreme court deadlocked 4-4 on providing work permits and benefits to millions of

illegally as children, and those whose children are u.s. citizens. president obama's plan would have delayed deporting up to 4 million people, almost a third of america's undocumented immigrants. >> i think it is heartbreaking for the millions of immigrants who made their lives here, who've raised families here, who hoped for the opportunity to work, pay taxes, serve in our military and more fully contribute to this country we all love in an open way. >> reporter: republicans argue the president's executive orders went too far. >> this is a win for the constitution. it's a win for congress. and it's a win in our fight to restore the separation of powers. >> reporter: the obama administration doesn't plan to deport those affected, but what happens after november? hillary clinton calls the deadlocked decision unacceptable. she blames republicans for blocking the president's supreme court nominee. donald trump says the plan hurts poor black and latino workers by

undocumented immigrants. it may come down to november's election when voters will speak loud and clear on whether they want to build that wall with mexico, and who they want to select that ninth supreme court justice that could tip the balance on the court. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. between south van dorn and whiting street in alex and ree ya are still closed right now. crews are working to fix a water main. on wednesday a 12-inch main broke sending water everywhere creating a real traffic mess out there. it can take more nine months for fixing for the flooding issues on cleveland park metro station. this is what riders had to deal with on tuesday. d.c. council member mary chase says ddot will soon start a design process to improve drainage but that process won't be done until early next year, then the work has to be done after that. in m

being put in place, and hopefully that will take care of the problem should we get that much rain again. >> wow, right. >> incredible. well, it was the last war of the 20th century, operation desert storm sent more than half a million american troops to the middle east. >> now 25 years later i spoke with some of the people leading an effort to make sure those who didn't come home are never forgotten. >> this is the whole company. the alpha company. >> reporter: it's been a lot of years since fred wellman has flipped through the old photos of his first tour in the middle east. as a young army lieutenant he flew scout missions in operation desert storm. >> we were facing the fourth largest army in the world at the time. iran and iraq had fought for eight years. >> reporter: the war sent nearly 700,000 american troops to the persian gulf after iraq occupied kuwait. desert storm was a short war that started with an air assault on january 17th, 1991, and ended four days after ground forces went in to iraq on february 24th.

victo victory, but not one without costs. >> had two of my men unfortunately crashed. >> reporter: wellman says they were two of 383 fighters who didn't come home. >> we feel it belongs here close to the others, especially vietnam. >> reporter: here is the north western corner of the national mall where marine corps vet scott stump is spearheading the effort to build the national storm memorial. within steps of the vietnam memorial and in the shadow of lincoln's memorial. >> and it would be something that people would be able toee the history of our country kind of chronologically even. >> reporter: after six years of work, stump and the memorial association have congressional and presidential approval to build. early renderings show a massive curved wall made of kuwaiti stone recalling the stands of kuwait's desert. the design is also meant to surround visitors with images and stories from the gulf war and the names of thoseho

>> it's a left hook design shows the military maneuver up into iraq and enveloped kuwait to liberate them. >> reporter: right now the memorial organization is ramping up fund raising efforts. stump believes it will cost $25 million or more to build the memorial. his group has only raised a small fraction of that so far. >> really we have an aggressive timeline, but we still want to have this up and dedicated some time in 2018. >> reporter: in the meantime, stump is trying to create awareness. on memorial day 500 desert storm vets marched in d.c.'s annual parade. it marked the first time a large number of its veterans had gathered since the war ended 25 years ago. it was a chance for these men and women to put a face on the memorial effort for the fallen and to honor their own service, the service of guys like hal and mike and fred wellman. >> i would just hate for america to forget that there was a moment in time where we stood up when called, and we did our duty, and we did

>> the desert storm memorial association expects to have the site finalized by the end of this year and to break ground some time in 2017. if you'd like to learn more about this effort, just search desert storm in the nbc washington app. well, between now and veterans day, you can get in shape while doing something good for both our veterans and our current men and women in uniform. it's called push-ups for charity. here to tell us how to get involved with this is army staff sergeant first class michael hargrove, we appreciate you being here today. >> thank you for having me. >> let me first ask you about this organization. it's called boot campaign, right? >> yes, sir, national nonprofit nonpartisan charity that provides direct assistance to military service members, veterans and their families. they create awareness, bridging the gap between the community and what military service members face both during and post service. and they also promote patriotism, just getting america to support our military and support our nation. >> now, i've

about this push-ups for charity, a friend of mine is doing this. tell us what this campaign is and how people might be able to get involved. >> it's very simple. first off you can do it individually, you can create a team, you can join a team, it's like a walk-a-thon. essentially what you do is you can cater to however you want to do it. you can get people to pledge per push-up, you can get them to just donate. and it runs from armed forces day, which is in may, to veterans day in november. and it's however many push-ups you can do in 90 seconds. >> we're looking at some of the events that happened around town where people have gotten large groups together to do this. >> yes, sir. >> like you said it's not a you have to meet some number of push-ups. it's get down there, 90 seconds, do what you can do and as often as you can do it, right? >> yes, sir. this year we're hoping to raise $1 million. and if we meet our goal, that's going to allow boot campaign to provide 500 individual direct assistance to help military service members and their families. >> sounds like it's pretty easy then. you've covered it. for folksho

information about this, you've got a website up that's got all the information, how to register and everything there, right? >> yes, sir. first off just going to bootcampaign.org gives you information about the charity. for pushupsforcharity.com, also hit the shop button, buy yourself a pair of combat boots, show your support for military members and veterans and help provide assistance going towards military service members from the proceeds. >> all right. i feel like we should do some push-ups here. >> we can knock some out. >> jason, can we -- let's do some. i'm going to toss it back to you, barbara. we're going to get down and do some push-ups while we're here. >> i want to watch this. oh, my goodness. >> do it. got caught on my cord here. barbara, back to you. >> you're really good at that. i'm not surprised that you're in such great shape. he wants me to take it back so you can stop. all right. we want you to know we're keeping a close eye on bre

impacts and how it might impact you. wall street is reacting at the news. britain getting out of the eu, that is. plus, state of emergency, flood waters in west virginia are leaving people stranded. we'll be right back. nobody has anything. >> you're saying there is nowhere togo.

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of emergency right now. up to 500 people are stranded at a strip mall in elk view. one of the victims is an 8-year-old boy. his mother tried to hold on and save him but the water was just too strong. >> we keep telling people water is a very powerful force. even one foot of water at the right speed and this is what happens. >> a house caught fire as it swept down a creek. several counties are urging drivers to stay off the flooded roads. really pretty awful out there. we didn't get it that bad, thank goodness. >> no, and we're doing okay today for sure, right? >> yeah. we're okay today. we were on the stable side yesterday morning, but that was the same system that came through our area. so everywhere south of 64, like around charlottesville, just came right through west virginia and right funneled south of 64 into charlottesville. so a lot of that rain obviously just went through west virginia. and, again, thank goodness we didn't see that around here. but obviously some portions of the east coast did see it unfortunately. now, we don't have any

storms in the forecast in the next few days. we are looking at some scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. we do have the cloud cover right now -- my goodness, look, it's already broken since i walked in from the newsroom. you can see a few breaks in the cloud cover here, but otherwise not looking too bad today. just a little bit on the muggy side. so some showers today. it's going to be a gorgeous weekend. yeah, it's humid out there today, but humidity will drop during the overnight. here's a few scattered showers encompassing 695 around baltimore otherwise we are getting some clearing as we go through the day. the goes the bug. hour by hour forecast temperatures in the low to mid 80s, some sun, some showers, and some storms but definitely humid. time it out. have some showers and storms, i don't think it will be this widespread but at any given point i give about 40% chance you'll actually see it. we'll continue that into the late evening, but then by saturday we'll get a little fog, but then we'll clear out. wake up tomorrow morning mostly cloudy again we could see a shower or two but otherwis

throughout the morning. >> thank you, lauryn. almost the weekend. and that means nice glass of wine, maybe tonight for some of you. ahead, a brand new option that may have you choosing blue over red or white. picked the right numbers and you can rack up some other numbers in terms of money. eore on th

right now it's a chaotic amount of information to take in. leaders all across europe reacting to britain's vote to leave the european union. members of the eu are calling for stability. they're meeting in just a few days. >> this is having an impact on everyone including folks here in the united states. erika gonzalez live with more. >> so many questions surrounding this unprecedented moment. president obama is talking with british prime minister david cameron today. also we reached out to the folks at bankrate.com for specifically how this affects the consumer, right? the move also having a big impact on the stock markets, many opening with a sharp dive this morning. what does this mean for the consumer? we reached out and the experts

starters the immediate impact is to cut interest rates based on the market, borrowing rates including those for mortgages will remain low. also currency fluctuations like the decline of the value of the pound that we saw mean that you can see that part of the world for a lot less. british made goods will also be cheaper. experts say while the scene is chaotic, investors should try to remain calm and avoid making any rash decisions. back to you. >> thank you, erika. we're watching the united states market right now as it reangts to britain leaving the eu. the united states is no exception stocks are falling right now. the dow is down about 430 points. at its worst this morning plummeted to more than 500 points. cnbc says this will have an impact on the economy long term. >> it's possible that head winds from overseas could keep the u.s. -- the economy fr

fed's not raising rates any time soon as well. >> investors are looking for any kind of stability in the market. and this morning the price of gold has spiked. happening later today, you will have a shot at a mega millions jackpot, that is now the lottery's top ten pay out or in the top ten. the drawing tonight is worth $363 million. news 4's derrick ward is in tenleytown here in northwest d.c. where players have been buying up tickets all morning we've been hearing, derrick. >> reporter: they have all up and down this region here all throughout the dmv as a matter of fact. here at the market a lot of people say this is a lucky place, they've had quite a few winners, earlier today we were up on river road and say they are due for a win. you got your choice on how you want to play that, but if you want to win, you got to play. as i said merchants all over the area are seeing an increase in traffic today as we get to that $363 million jackpot. it's gotten that high because the last drawing on wednesday

million. and what people are saying about it, well, they're excited. but you know who else is excited? the merchants who sell those tickets. they're just as excited. >> more customers, more fun, everybody's really excited about it, we love it. >> reporter: now, if you want to take the cash that's going to come to $244 million, but the drawing is tonight at 11:00. we are live in tenleytown, derrick ward, news 4, back to you. thank you so much. did you know today is take your dog to workday? it's a day to celebrate your four-legged friend and share the love with your co-workers. we've got some friends with us right here right now. we've got maggie and of course her owner is shannon, and who is this? >> this is tk. >> tk. well, hello tk. are you feeding him something? he's really willing to stay right here next to you. >> yeah, she's got some treats. >> well, tell us a

when was this holiday dreamed up? >> it's been around for i think at least a decade. take your dog to workday was brought up so that those of us who can't take our dogs to work with us on a regular basis have that one day a year where we can kind of indulge and treat our dogs to a special treat and our co-workers too. >> now, you get to do this all the time because you are the pet care director at old town pet resort, right? >> exactly. they come to work with me every day. >> looks like they got all dusted up for the day. i don't know if anybody can see but maggie is wearing a tutu. and bows in her hair. does she mind dressing up like this or does she like it? >> she doesn't mind at all. she always has bows in her ear because there's always confusion whether she's boy or girl, but the tutu are for special occasions like today. >> tell me about taking your dog to work. some offices are starting to let that happen. why do you think that's a good idea? >> i think it's a great idea because having your dog with you at work provides a gt

reliever. it gives you a good mental break at work. all of us are working, you know, longer than that 9:00 to 5:00 shift nowadays and so every time your dog needs to go out for a walk you get that mental break. and you get that several times a day. you get up, stretch your legs, kind of take a breather. >> what about the pets? do they get some benefit from going to work? >> oh, absolutely. i mean, pets really they thrive on routine, but they really like to get some extra time in with their owners. it's great for them too to get them socialized with other people. and have a break from their routine where they spend that extra time. >> now, let me tell you or ask you folks with pets, do they usually drop them off at some place like the pet resort each day? or do most dogs get left alone at home? >> it's a good mix. but at old town pet resort we have a lot of clients that bring in their dogs on their way to work in the morning and come back on their way home and pick them up. they stay for day camp or day boarding in a luxury suite.

we have tons of activities for them to do while they're with us. cardio, swims, agilities, all sorts of things. >> even though you offer that, you think it's better for the dog to be with the owner all day long at work. >> i think so. i mean, i think it's nice. it's a good break for them to come in and see us, if you could take your dog to work with you every day, i'd root for that. >> i think it's a great idea too. everybody has come to take a look at these two dogs, tj -- >> tk. tequila kisses. >> and maggie, she's not showing off for the camera. >> that's about all the energy he shaz. >> what lovely dogs you have. >> shannon, thank you so much for joining us today. >> thank you for having us. almost time to get cooking in the news 4 midday studio. today we've got a southern favorite to share before it is featured out at baltimore's national harbor. stay with us. plus, neighbors in one arlington community aren't waiting for police. what they're doing toto

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hi. i'm social media editor. it's summer concert season and there's one coming up that r&b fans are going to love, i promise you. by way of 365 major love stories concert series. takes place july 16th at constitution hall. for more details on how to purchase tickets and more on our summer concert guide, search summer concerts. all right. lauryn, this is the time. we've lucked out with this weekend weather wise. >> yeah. >> looking good for anything at all. low humidity rk thank goodness it's a little humid out there right now, but the humidity will drop into the overnight. got to get through a few more showers out there today and into the afternoon and evening. but after that it's smooth sailing all the way into the

whole different story as the humidity starts to come back. and maybe some more showers and thunderstorms. and we're seeing a few showers out there right now. you can see mainly up towards baltimore is where the shower activity is. and it's just kind of popping out. i mean, we have got so much moisture in the boundary layer that it's going to -- we're going to have some showers out there as we go through the afternoon. now, they're going to be isolated. maybe by the time we get into this evening a little more scattered, but take the umbrella with you. you can see up ahead montgomery county, frederick county, maryland, and even towards baltimore nothing really going on in virginia at this moment, but that could change as we get into the afternoon. those temperatures 80 degrees right now in washington. it's 81 in manassas. 79 in gaithersburg. maybe a thunderstorm, passing showers, mostly clouds today with a few breaks of sun and we're seeing more sunshine to the south. but, again, showers by about 5:00 and again maybe an isolated thunderstorm. that will continue through the late evening. clouds overnight and some fog

overnight, but then we'll clear out during the day tomorrow. so looking good if you're headed to brunch, humidity falling through the day on your saturday morning. it's just going to be gorgeous out there. your weekend forecast low to mid 80s for your saturday, a foggy start but beautiful on sunday. great pool day. and if you're headed to the quicken loans national tournament at congressional, looking wonderful for that as well. still a 40% chance you'll see some showers at your house this afternoon through tonight, but sunny conditions saturday and sunday. another chance for some showers monday and tuesday with the humidity creeping back in. looks like mid next week we'll dry back out. guys. we've got some police activity on amtrak that is now causing some big delays. amtrak northeast regional service suspended between wilmington, delaware, and philadelphia because of some police activity near that area. we're just getting this word from amtrak now. we're trying to figure out exactly who all this will impact and how long these impacts will go throughout the da

but again, amtrak express and northeast regional service suspended between wilmington, delaware and philadelphia because of some police activity. back over to you. thank you, erika. >> up next, it's that great combo in the south. you've had it, haven't you? >> shrimp

if you traveled through the carolinas or down through louisiana you've had a chance probably to taste a wonderful combination of shrimp and grits, it's a dish that was born on the southern coastlines but it's made its way up the coast a bit. and now you can find out what it tastes like right over at national harbor, just across the water from us here in washington, d.c. today we're going to not only sample but actually get a recipe that should help bring a lot of people out to the taste of national harbor, which happens this sunday where they're going to be raising some money for the childrens miracle network. we have chef kiren with us today. welcome. >> thank you. >> this looks absolutely fantastic and happens to be one of my favorites. you're going to share your recipe, right? >> yes. >> how do you start? >> first this year on 26th on sunday we are hosting taste of national harbor taste, so we're going to have around 40 restaurants participating and 40 to 60 chefs cooking their gn

>> this is mine. this is one of my favorite because it's easy to make and tasty to eat. >> you may want to start this and then i'm going to ask you a few questions about how people can come to this taste of national harbor. they have to buy tickets i assume. >> yeah. so i start with a little oil. and i have this nice jumbo shrimps. >> olive oil? >> just olive oil. nice jumbo shrimp. >> those are beautiful. i don't think i've ever seen them quite that big. >> it's very tasty and very meaty and very sweet. i put some salt. some black pepper. some chili flakes. >> that looks wonderful. >> i would say take brown two to three minutes. >> two to three minutes, don't overcook the shrimp, right? >> no, no not to overcook the shrimp. >> while that's happening are you making the grits? >> yes. so it's very simple, boiling

cheese and butter. >> parmesan cheese, that's the secr secret. i haven't heard that. >> it's cooked around like two to four minutes and it's perfect. and same thing, we don't want to overcook it. >> so even the grits cook fast right away. >> yes, it cooks in like four to five minutes. >> okay. so this is a really quick dinner to make, isn't it? >> yeah. >> those are looking great. so how do you get the tickets? >> so you can visit taste of national harbor event online. $34 per person and for two people $60 per person. and you can buy tickets on 26th this june sunday. >> what time does it start? >> starts at 1:30 and finishes at 4:30. >> so it's really for lunch, huh? >> it's more like lunch. >> for $35 do you really get a full meal? suppose you want to stay at your place for the shrimp and grits, do you have to move on to the next spot? >> yes.

chefs and 40 different stations and every chef is cooking his own signature dish. so he can go station by station sample different food, different wines and craft beers and spirits and a lot of stuff, a lot of fun. >> sounds great. >> so it happens inside the atrium. don't worry if it's hot or rainy or something. >> it's inside. >> inside gala. >> so i already have this shrimp. >> okay. >> so what i'm going to do is -- >> see if we can see that. i'll hold the plate so we can look at it. do you want to put it on here the way you would to make it look. >> sure. very simple. takes a little practice. >> beautiful. >> then i put two shrimp right on top. and

beet, has a beautiful color, beautiful texture which i really like. and then here i have some fennel leaf for garnish and shaved fennel for crunch. and i really like the taste of fennel with the shrimp. here it has a nice spicy taste i have some -- >> oh, beautiful. i don't know what that is. >> this is red pepper salt. >> thank you so much for being with us, chef. this is absolutely gorgeous. i think everybody's going to be coming in here wanting some shrimp and grits in a minute. thanks a lot and thanks for telling us about the taste of national harbor this sunday beginning at 1:00? >> 1:30. >> 1:30. okay. thanks again for coming. >> thank you. >> aaron, back to you. barbara, thank you. a neighborhood in arlington is trying to erase words of hate. news 4's david culver spoke with some parents who can't believe what they're

>> we're going to put an end to this. neighbor donna unravel a towel across the hate-filled graffiti. >> it's hateful and not what our neighborhood's about. this says more about the idiot that wrote that hateful message than anything in this community. and if it's directed at someone, forget it. we're bigger than them. >> reporter: we noticed the vandalism up and down the street, curse words and inappropriate symbols on mailboxes, trash cans, street signs. we had to blur them out. >> right now we know we have seven incidence of destruction of property. what we saw was graffiti all over people's property as well as property being broken in the area. >> reporter: police think it could be the work of a juvenile that lives in the area. this work van cleaned off now, but you can still see where it got sprayed leaving an anti-semitic impression. >> very vulgar words directed at different types of groups. >> reporter: we showed dad tommy low the vandalized van. in 20 years he's lived here he's never seen

>> wow. that's terrible. so, yeah, they're targeting -- it's racist and homophobic. >> reporter: possibly a hate crime. >> yeah, absolutely. >> we're working right now actively to identify a suspect. once we identify the suspect we'll be looking at possible additional charges. >> reporter: meanwhile, neighbors doing what they can to erase the hate. you can even smell the fresh paint on these some folks wanting to get rid of the obscene words as quickly as possible. >> neighborhood of family and kids, very disturbing. this is the last thing we expected to see something like this around here. >> that was our david culver reporting. >> well, you wouldn't expect it, but a baseball playing kid with a nickname bam-bam has a serious soft spot. >> this secret act of charity he hasn't told his teammates about until now. >> some people say it's unusual, but it's just part of my life. >> news 4idday

most 10-year-olds are busy playing sports or hanging out with their friends, but there's one little boy picked up an extra hobby who is making a difference for some very special kids. victoria sanchez has the story. >> we're going to go play some baseball. let's go. >> reporter: like many 10-year-old boys, garrett lowry is crazy about sports. >> get here, get

>> woo! yeah! nice! >> reporter: he even has a nickname on the field. >> go bam-bam. >> reporter: as in bam, bam, bam. >> he's on the go all the time. >> it takes two of us to take care of the one. >> reporter: his parents, sheryl and don, knew a few years ago there was something special about their son. >> some people say it's unusual, but it's just part of my life. >> reporter: his teammates don't know about it. >> i don't know what they would say. >> nice cut, babe. >> reporter: but there's a lot more to number 28 than being a ballplayer. >> underneath it, pull up and over. >> reporter: when not on the field, garrett knits caps using a loom. >> these are for the babies right here. >> reporter: it started as a class project. >> so why not just megasize it? >> reporter: then garrett enlisted the help of his mom and grandma to make 50 caps for the kids at childrens hospi

that can make them more comfortable while they're in the hospital. >> not only taught him some things but teaches us some things too. >> it's actually very calming thing for me to do. >> reporter: after a few months his labor of love ready for delivery. >> what have you got here? >> hats. >> hats, you worked very hard for these? >> yes. >> well, thank you so much. >> reporter: hand made gifts for kids from a kid proving you're never too young to make a difference. >> i want children to feel better about themselves. and feel that they are appreciated and that they're loved. >> great story. garrett says that he wants to continue to help sick children. >> yeah, he says his next project will be working with the ronald mcdonald house. so we'll see more of his work for sure. we'll get one last check of the forecast from lauryn ricketts now. >> yeah, amelia and i were just talking about some showers and thunderstorms bubbling up through the afternoon, so we could see a few here. it's just going to be scattered in nature.

virginia right now but coming through maryland we're seeing a few showers out there at this time. temperatures in the 80s at this point. you know as we continue into the afternoon we're looking at low to mid 80s. low to mid 80s tomorrow after a foggy start. we're going to have low humidity. it's going to be a comfortable weekend. beautiful on both saturday and sunday. not going to have to worry about any rain chances if you're headed out and about just looking good. as far as the forecast goes saturday and sunday plenty of sunshine. a few more clouds and humidity build in by monday, temperatures in the low 80s. we will have a chance for showers and storms both on monday and tuesday before we dry out on wednesday and thursday. guys. >> all right, lauryn, thank you. there's a brand new style of wine soon you'll be able to try it yourself. we have to warn you though we have no idea if this stuff will turn your tongue blue. but we do eat pops. >> caller: -- a mix of red and white wines and naturally colored with the skins of red grapes. they're selling it abroad right now, but you can only preorder

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