we begin news 4 midday with that breaking news right now. >> police are on the scene of a double shooting, two men were shot near ninth place and alabama avenue in southeast washington. news 4's pat collins is live on the scene with the latest. pat? >> reporter: we're working two crime scenes here. i'll direct your attention down alabama avenue, we're at ninth place and alabama avenue. down the street there police say two men were shot earlier, not too long ago. we're told they were taken from the scene, that they were conscious and t

breathing when they were taken from the scene. i want to direct your attention down the street here along the curb. you can see some of the evidence they've gathered here from that shooting scene, again that happened on alabama avenue and ninth place, a short time ago. heather, flip around, i want you to look down towards 8th and alabama avenue, we have a second crime scene here. and i'm told that a teenage girl was stabbed down there, that she was being tended to. now, i'm told that these two scenes may not be related, we have cops all over the place, they have closed down the street and traffic on alabama avenue and side streets as well as trying to investigate, trying to sort out what happened here. but again, we have two men, shot and wounded here at ninth place and alabama avenue. they were breathing and conscious when they were taken from the

away, we have a teenage girl i'm told who was stabbed in what i'm told must be a separate incident. i'll have more coming up news 4 later. now back to you. >> pat collins live in southeast washington. thank you, montgomery county firefighters are working to put out this brush fire right now. these would be a problem, we told you about the ten brush fires in prince george's county over the last few days. this one on sugar loaf mountain is near mount gomry county, frederick county line. the increase in brush fires is likely happening because we did not get a normal amount of rain this winter. the fire has ripped a family apart but first, let's check the weather. >> you know, we're talking about the drought conditions and i'll talk about that in just a bit. but we're looking at fairly dry conditions. the rain we saw this morning stayed south of the district. right now mostly cloudy, 52. we're warming up and here

rain south of fredericks burg. that will keep sliding east. we don't plan on that moving into the district. mid-60s as we go through the afternoon and mild start followed by a even warmer day. coming up our next chance of rain will be falling over part of your weekend. i'll show you the timing of that and we'll talk about the drought straight ahead. >> thank you. a boy in lorton is dead after neighbors try to save him from a house fire. justin finch is live on arcade street where the house is burned and it's just now a shell. such a sad story. >> reporter: good morning, neighbors on this block are reeling. crime scene tape is still up as fairfax county firefighters and police work to uncover a cause of this fire and why that little boy died inside. >> strewn about this driveway, the water soak and fire twisted

changed forever. >> the mom was there and frantically calling for her child. >> one of many neighbors who responded to his next door neighbor's cries. her young son trapped inside this burning house on the 8100 block of arcade street just after 5:00 monday evening. >> i was working in the garage and a neighbor across the street yelled. i looked out and he pointed, the house is on fire next door so -- >> reporter: ty herring ton urge to the fire with an urge to help and 40 years of fire fighting experience. with him a neighbor who happened to be an off-duty fairfax county firemen, both went in the house to rescue the boy and two dogs inside. were not able, heavy smoke kept them out. that didn't stop them or neighbors trying their best until firefighters took over. >> it's unique to see that many people jumping in and doing what they can without -- the

being hurt pretty badly and nobody blinked an eye to help. >> even using two garden hoses engulfing the garage. nothing they had to do but wanted, neighbors say it's what's expected on the quiet close in the block. >> it's not unreal to think of them doing that. we all know each other. >> reporter: now, looking live at the house, you can see heavy fire damage in that garage area where firefighters found heavy smoke and fire as well. we do know a man and woman were able to escape that house. they were hospitalized and also those two neighbors, two firefighters were able to go inside but also escaped with smoke inhalation at this time police have not confirmed all of the details of this case. it remains under investigation. the cause of the fire is still not yet clear. we'll have much more in a later

finch, news 4. back to you. >> we're getting a better idea how the trump administration plans to step up border security and crack down on illegal immigration. homeland security officials released a pair of memos detailing plans that could potentially lead to the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants. jay gray has the details. >> how can you justify building a wall? >> yes. how can you justify maning them 24 hours a day. >> reporter: the homeland security immigration enforcement plan is extensive, aggressive and frightening for millions across the country. >> anody who is undocumented, whether they are going to the grocery store or dropping off kids at school, at any given day they could be deported. >> reporter: the trump administration wants to hire 15,000 additional federal agents to help enforce the new regulations including an end to so-called catch and

those detained at the border will be held until their court hearing and anyone illegally in the country for less than two years will be immediately deported. the time frame used to be two weeks. plus adults who pay human smugglers to bring people into the country illegally will be prosecuted or expelled. >> it's the cruellest act i've ever heard to really impact and separate these families. >> the dreamers, children already here illegally will be allowed to stay continuing the initiative that was part of an order signed by president obama five years ago. >> we have to have people come in that are going to love the country, not people that are going to harm the country. >> reporter: the orders restricting travel from seven predominantly muslim countries are expected this week. it's not clear how this will be funded and the changes will take months in some cases years to enforce, that while civil rights organizations are already gearing up for legal challenges. jay gray, nbc

washington. >> new this morning, the first nbc news survey monkey poll of the year has good news for the affordable care act. 52% have a favorable view of it and 45% have an unfavorable view. the poll looked at president trump's approval rating and 43% of americans approve of the job he's doing while 54% disapprove. the poll was conducted online from february 13th to 19th, margin of error of plus or minus 1.4%. an incredible rescue to show you now about several d.c. police officers caught on camera. >> open the door. >> their day should be ending sunday night but they answered one more call. the driver was dazed from crashing into a utility pole and could not free himself. the officersru

the man to safety. >> with training and you know, just our instinct, the job field that we're in at any given moment, anything could happen so we have to react quickly. >> another couple minutes, if we hadn't been there, hadn't stumbled across it, it would be a completely different story. >> even after the man was pulled to safety, officers refused to leave the scene until they knew no one else was inside the car. it's not clear how badly the driver is hurt and we're working now to get an update on his condition. we also want to bring you an update about the terrible crash we first told you about yesterday morning on route 28. gab rielle perry was killed recently graduated from hofstra university and substitute teacher in loudoun county. a drunk driver was behind the wheel. now the 22-year-old's parents hope her story will save someone's life and they say she was supposed to take uber home but for some reasonha

mind. >> she's got a very good life ahead of her. and -- >> she had plans. >> dreams she's following and working hard. >> her friend was also thrown from the jeep but survived. the sheriff's office has charged 26-year-old andre glenn with dui and driving on a suspended license. glenn and a third passenger were not seriously hurt. it's something many of you take each and every day and now we're learning more riders are getting hurt on metro. here's a breakdown of some of the agency's new findings, slip and falls on escalators are up. many of the falls in 2016 happened on stopped escalators or when passengers weren't paying attention. there were also more injuries caused by rear end collision on buses and by driver's braking too hard. metro listed all of the safety initiatives and solutions to prevent injuries, find them at the nbc washington

>> please watch your step and keep moving upon exiting the escalator. >> one includes this new audible escalator warning. metro is testing it at gallery place to help prevent the injuries we just mentioned. a new bill in maryland may help ease road rage according to wtop, it would allow police to take a certain driver who block the box. current state law says if a car enters the intersection when the light or greep or yellow it has a right-of-way. d.c. already has a similar law. >> while it might be in your kitchen right now. >> we're talking about the soda stream machine, what you need to know before you make your next drink. stay with us.

after all of the cheerful farewells and well wishes bao bao is now in china. the giant panda arrived here this morning after a 16-hour flight from dulg he is airport. the zoo said she ate and drank and slept the whole way. just like a human might do on a long flight. the zoo has an agreement to send panda cubs to a conservation program in

turn 4. bao bao was almost there. her parents and her baby brother are still at the zoo and be with us for a few more years. >> i thought you were going to say in the studio. >> that would be a dream. >> you wouldn't be in here, i would be sitting by myself. >> i know, right? >> all right, developing this morning, mass arrests could happen today at the dakota access pipeline camp in north dakota. protesters have until 2:00 p.m. to leave the area. the area is prone to flooding in the spring and must be cleaned out before then. a few hundred people are still at that camp protesting the billion dollar pipeline they say threatens drinking water and cultural sites. >> you're looking at new video from the terrifying plane landing involving actor harrison ford. it shows him coming in for a landing when he accidentally landed on a taxi way instead of the runway. he flew just feet above an american airlines flight th

the faa says controllers gave ford the proper landing instructions and he read them back. it is now investigating the whole incident. take a look at what these people woke up to this morning, american airlines had a computer system outage at the philadelphia international airport, all of those crowds, the system is back up for several hours workers had to manually print tickets and the faa had a ground stop on the airlines' inbound fight. the system failed to reboot correctly after a scheduled power outage. the case brought national attention to an elite prep school. the former student convicted of sexual assault is asking for a new trial. gabe gutierrez explains. >> reporter: this morning owen labrie is asking for a new trial and arguing his previous legal team failed him during the case that rocked one of the country's most elite prep schools with dra

accuser. >> i was raped. i was violated in so many ways. >> reporter: labrie's local attorney taking the witness stand and claiming the 21-year-old's former high profile lawyer was unprepared to cross examine key experts. >> that was possibly the most terrifying moment of my legal career. >> reporter: labrie was acquitted in 2015 of raping a 15-year-old classmate at new hampshire st. paul school as part of a ritual known as the senior salute where older students asked out younger ones before graduation, sometimes for sex. he maintained he never had intercourse with his accuser. >> it wouldn't have been a good move to have sex with this girl. >> reporter: will labrie was convicted as well as a felony computer charge that requires him to register as a sex offender for life. that wasn't enough for his accuser who revealed her identity in an exclusive

summer. >> they said they didn't believe he did it knowingly. and that frustrated me a lot because he definitely did do it knowingly. >> reporter: labrie claims the previous lawyers failed to challenge the felony charge of using a computer to lure a minor for sex. the new lawyers say it took in the intranet, not the internet, never brought up incourt. carney wrote, i don't consider myself to be knowledgeable about internet communications and did not hire an expert to investigate this subject because it never occurred it was an issue to explore. the local attorney now says she did not see the red flag at the time. >> looking back on it, i would say no, i wish i had done more. >> well, a new study by bank rate.com suggests that americans are losing ground in the battle between debt and savings.

of people with more credit card debt than savings has gone up 2% from last year. the number of people with more money in savings accounts than credit card debt is unchanged and one in six americans have no credit card debt and also no savings. >> something at home might be recalled. soda stream is recalling 51,000 carbonating bottles because they can burst under pressure. it involves soda stream one liter blue tinted plastic carbon as ated bottles. the bottles were sold from february 2016 through january of this year. contact soda stream for a full refund. your favorite macy's store could be closing. the retailer has announced it is on track to close 100 stores over the next few years. it's been struggling to compete with online retailers. if the company's fourth quarter earnings report, had had plans to close 34

but did not say which locations, they outlined closing 70 stores, including the one at landmark mall in virginia. >> 20 years after her death, princess diana's fashion influence still reigns, we'll take you inside a brand-new exhibit to celebrate one of u.k.'s biggest style icons.

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new exhibit to your to do list. kensington palace is honoring princess diana with the diana her fashion story exhibit, cluz her iconic dresses and design to have the greatest amount of impact. >> i'm no fashion expert but she was clearly a fashion icon and i'm sure she thought carefully about what she wore in order to have the greatest amount of impact. >> seemed like everything she wore had such an impact. the exhibit opens on friday and will remain open throughout the year. >> well tonight you have another chance to become a multimillionaire. the powerball jackpot is now up to $403 million. i only need one. didn't i p you say that earlier. >> i'll take half a million, to throw my way. >> the total is the third largest in powerball history, even if you pick the cash option you win nearly $244 million. if you're feeling lucky, the odds of winning are 1 in 292 million. somebody has

win and i'm never good at that. >> we always buy tickets when it gets -- >> do you? >> i'm bad. >> she only buys if it gets over 200 is your number? >> cutoff? >> then i'm like, okay, it's worth it. it's worth it now. if i don't win, i won't feel that bad i tried. i am playing this one. >> if she's not here tomorrow. >> if i'm not here i'm on an island somewhere and i'm going to own that island. today though i'm here. cloudy skies and mild temperatures this afternoon, milder than yesterday. mid-60s today, 70s tomorrow if you can believe that. we have 70s a couple of days in a row and rain for part of your weekend. now we've been talking about the dry weather. the drought monitor across the country, we have a moderate drought locally, this is something

a deficit in snowfall and rainfall this season. so far 1.4 inches of snowfall normally around 13 inches so we are in a huge deficit there. don't expect too much for the rest of the season. that's not what it's trending like right now. rainfall deficit, a little over 2 inches and aside from that, for the month of february, we're 6.8 degrees above normal, speaking of that, we expect those temperatures to stay above normal. there's our normal high, 49 degrees. if you're wondering where we should be this time of year, today mid-60s, tomorrow mid-70s, 25 degrees above normal saturday around 70 then cooler on sunday. for now we're still dry and not looking at rain. the rain is staying to our south and rain you see even farther west, that's going to stay to our south too. temperaturewise, right now we're in the mid to low 50s. coming up we'll look at your ten-day forecast. >> when you call 911 in the district, how fast does help

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d.c. fire trucks and ambulances not fast enough. >> a news conference happening right now from the people you rely on in an emergency.

gonzalez is there live. hi, erika. >> hi, melissa, good morning, this press conference as a matter of fact just got under way about five minutes ago. behind me at the podium is fire chief gregory dean. we are outside engine 30 in northeast which is one of the busiest fire stations in the district. this new information that we got last night was probably something that you saw on mark seagraves twitter, breaking news. a big picture from the fire chief that indicates faster response times when you call 911 in the district but it was one particular area that the fire chief was highlighting, an area that he said really had not improved and that was advanced life support calls. those are the ambulances that are staffed by paramedics who are supposed to respond to the most critical emergency calls like cardiac arrest, for instance. this new information outlined in the letter to firefighters last night that breaking news that mark sent out was on twitter. remember about the last year the di

private ambulance service for these critical cases. a new report that we were just handed this morning before this conference began indicates that almost half of the calls to 911 are nonemergency and they place a burden on the system. because of that, this report is making recommendations to try and alleviate that problem. one such recommendation would be to add a nurse triage line when people call 911 to assess the situation and see if it really requires an ambulance to be there. another moment -- just a few minutes ago mayor bowser speaking of legislation she's introducing. >> it requires insurance companies to cover 100% of the cost associated with emergency ambulance and pre-hospital services. this bill is part of the larger effort to connect more residents to affordable and reliable services that they expect and that they deserve. >> reporter: still a lot to

conference as we mentioned just got under way a few minutes ago in the grand scheme of things we're talking faster response times when you call 911 but zeroing in on when the most critical situations arise, that is where there is still a lot of room for growth. our colleague news 4's mark sea graves who broke the story on twitter is here and will continue our coverage first at 4:00. erika gonzalez, back to you. >> expect huge crowds at the national harbor as the conservative political action conference gets under way today. extra security is already in place. cpac will be held at the national resort and convention center over next four days. vice president pence will speak tomorrow and president trump will give a speech on friday. after being disinvited from speaking, yiannopoulos has resigned at breitbart news after

statements he made about relationships with younger boys and older man. it was his decision to resign. thousands of local students are in schools without clear guidelines for how police officers assigned to protect the campus should be interacting with children. the news 4 i team analyzed federal data on school arrests nationwide and showed black students and students with disabilities were three times as likely than their peers to be arrested in schools. school safety expert don bridges says numbers like these highlight a need for better training and specific rules for when officers should respond to classroom incidents. >> in the leaders at the top, have to set clear and concise expectations for that partnership. if you don't have this done appropriately, it is a disaster and that is what you don't want. >> one major local district did not provide the iteam

specific rules for resource officers. more on that and what could be changing in scott fk march land's report at 6:00. a brand-new battle on how to pay for paid family leave in the district, offer eight weeks of paid leave for a new child and six weeks for family care and two for individual care. the mayor sent the legislation back without issuing a veto clearing a major hurdle. now council members want to revisit it. changes in the law if any are expected to be acted on by summer. washington, d.c. is among the nation's top cultural melting pots according to the personal finance website called wallet hub. it looked at a number of populations in 501 u.s. cities. the u.s. could become the most diverse by 2044. by

would outnumber another group. that of course would change with president trump's immigration policy reform. the most diversity on the list is jersey city, new jersey, the least diverse is miles city, montana. >> tonight a special screening of season two of underground at the national museum of african-american history, follows runaway slaves trying to escape the north. two stars of the series are here with what audiences can expect in season two. this has been a huge success for season one, right? >> yes. >> are you surprised by that? >> absolutely surprised. surprised, humbled and very grateful. we just set out to make the best show possible with this kind of content, we didn't know how it would be received but people soaked it up and owned it and we're really proud that the audience really supported it. >> when you first read for this, did you ever think you would be heading into a seas

i know when you shoot a pilot you're thinking let me get three of these in, right? >> i hope. >> and i think the response from the fans really blew us away, the fact we were the number one scripted cable drama on wednesday nights was never something we planned. people were live tweeting and it was trending every week and fans were so interactive as if they were like where's it been all along. how do you think this is even better? you were saying recently that season one was great but season two blows season one out of the water. why do you think it's different? >> the stakes are so much higher for all of the characters in season two. we pick it up and lost everyone from my character roles and i've made it no the north and obtained my freedom but paid a heavy burden and heavy cost. so it's all about putting the pieces back together. freedom ain't so free and what cost will you pay to really put your

>> can you give me any hints? where do we head this season? >> i can't tell you everything. but i will say so last season they really discovered love and romance through oneanother and they were allowed to feel it and own it for a second. then they had it stripped away. this season we get to see where they grow with realizing what it means. for noah, love is bigger than freedom. so in trying to get back to rro lee, we can see the true idea of what romance is because it sacrifices all the way. >> star crossed lovers. >> and do not stop fighting for each other. >> you have to love those kinds of stories in general. how tough is it on you physically? it seems intense. >> at the core our show is an escape thriller, it's a lot of action. so most of the scenes

fighting and in season two, it was really tough for me because i was pregnant the entire time -- >> congratulations on being a new mom. >> she was a soldier, didn't explain one time, not once, she killed it and out there -- if she's not complaining -- >> then you better be quiet. >> she's with child. >> our show pushes all of us, the cast and crew beyond our limits. >> you were in the movie hidden figures, people recognize you from that. how was that experience? >> it was fantastic, lovely. >> cool to see how well that's been received? >> yeah, just in terms of my career i've been blessed to be a part of great projects and you're looking at two fantastic projects that are importantical tourally and come in at a right time. i'm sitting back and happy. >> put those feet up and enjoy. >> so season two premiere of the underground starts march 18th. >> two weeks fom

>> i know, right. thank you so much for everything. >> he helped the patriots make a spek tark lar comeback but the search for the game winning jersey continues. wait until you se how much thee

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the hunt for tom brady's stolen jersey is still on. it is now valued at $500,000. that's the value houston police are attaching to it making the crime a first degree felony under texas law. someone took the quarterback's jersey from his locker after the game. last week the patriots owner express kstsz confidence it would be found. spring training is happening and nationals have high hopes this year. she just agreed to a deal with the catcher but their big off season acquisition is brand-new center

reporter carol maloney has more. >> reporter: the biggest acquisition for the nats happens to be one of the smallest guys in the lead, adam eaton, 5'8" and been told he's too short tom times to count but he loves talking about it. >> i'm short. >> i'm short. two shorties here and all of the short people really rooting for you and you proved it doesn't matter. >> or how fast or how strong you are, it doesn't matter, if you have a love for the game and want to come out and be a big leaguer, you can do that. i just kind of take my short man syndrome and work my butt off and let the cards fall where they may. >> love that, he's an inspiration for the rest of us little people. the regular season is little more than a month away now and everyone saying they are going to have a great season for sure. >> well, the regu

just a little more than a month away. this year there's a chance you can catch the nats games on facebook live. they are in talks with major league baseball to live stream one game a week. it's not clear how they would choose which game to show but jason werth says they want to go all the way. >> ultimately i think we need to win, we need to get to the world series and win a wofrld series. >> i'm hoping that all of the guys in the room, coaches and staff and most importantly the fans, they get a chance to experience that. >> it is the last year on werth's contract by way. the nats have been to the playoffs three of the last five years and never made it out of the first round. not that we could ever forget that. every season i say it's our season to win but you know. >> maybe this year. >> warm winter weather continuing today.

>> this is so weird for the end of february. >> it is crazy. this might be the warmest february ever. >> wow. >> i'm not complaining and a lot of people do want snow but we're not going to see it here. we can never rule out a quick burst of cold air in march. we just can't because that's how the weather works sometimes and arctic air drops down quick but in the meantime i will tell you over the next ten days we do look to be above normal especially the next couple of days. mid to low 50s across the area and in the afternoon mid-60s, mostly cloudy and rain is so our south. we'll see a few breaks, there's another camera coming. hopefully you can see part of the weather. camera is in the way a little bit. maybe we can take the computer full screen and see -- there we go. there it is. now you can see it. clouds around the area right now to the south and we'll get that fixed, i promise. we go through the afternoon today, mostly

here's future weather. we go into friday afternoon. another warm day. look at the rain heading our way for saturday. we're talking about showers the second half of your saturday -- first half looks fine. if you're dining out today, happy hour about the mid-60s, look at the pollen though, if a lot of you have allergies and been feeling it lately, this is why, we're talking about pollen levels that have been a little bit higher because of the warm weather and mid-70s tomorrow and cooler on sunday. stay tuned. we'll be right back.

ellen's favorite rapper is on our show from our area, 7-year-old dillon gillmore is from annapolis. she sent him to new orleans to be our all-star game correspondent. you can see he was talking with auflt big players like steph curry, lebron james. see the big gift that ellen gives dill on, you can watch here on nbc 4 right before news 4 at 4:00. you want to watch the price of natural gas today, it's down this morning after falling to a six-month low yesterday as warm weather around the country is reducing demand. prices are down 35% since the end of last year and

record. about half of u.s. homes use natural gas for heat which makes winter the biggest driver for demand and prices. an american and united airlines plan to start selling cheaper basic economy fares as they fight with discount carriers for budget conscious carriers. they will offer the fares on ten routes for hubs in dallas and miami and philly and charlotte. in mid-april, united will sell cut rate seats including new york and l.a. economy fares are generally 20 to 40 bucks cheaper but you're in the last boarding group and can only

>> our series on food tefears continues, we're talking about sugar, is sugar worse than tobacco, doreen gentzler explains why it depends. >> reporter: we all need a certain amount of sugar to survive. there are naturally occurring sugars like the sugars you find in fruits and vegetables and some grains and then there's added sugar. dietary guidelines recommend that we limit sugar -- added sugar to 10% of the daily calorie

that's six teaspoons of sugar for women and nine for men. not a lot. it is everywhere from salad dressings to pasta sauces, breakfast sear yells and soda. >> it has been linked to increased risk of heart disease and diabetes. >> one study suggests that sugar may be as harmful as to back co-. sugar intake can affect the child for pregnant women before birth and cause obesity later on. >> everyone is exposed to sugar, i was surprised it seems to be pretty dell tear yus to your health. >> as part of a balanced diet, watch out for fat, salt and that sugar intake. >> and if you didn't get all of that, grab your phone in the break. you can search food fears, there you'll find more details about the it

diet. checking in with meteorologist sheena parveen. hi. >> good morning. temperatures are warming up across the area. we have peeks of sunshine out there. if you do see the sun today because it will be mostly cloudy, temperatures going to rise pretty quick. 57 for gaithersburg and 53 in dulles and 457 in leesburg, the rain is down to our south. earlier this morning it was fredericks burg and quantico. don't expect the rain through the afternoon, big picture shows that weather system moving mostly west to east. it will slide later on today we'll be dry with clouds hanging around. we'll be dry, more sunshine tomorrow but high temperatures will be in the mid 70s. that's about 25 degrees above normal for this time of year. friday afternoon, same deal, mid-70s, way abovno

then we go into saturday. drier conditions near 70 and look at the rain back off to our west. that will be moving in second half of the day saturday. clearing on sunday. the weekend is going to be pretty different both days, warm saturday and rainy and by sunday we're cool and breezy. now as far as the pollen goes, it may be bothering you so we're looking at mostly medium to medium to high levels as we go into the end of the week. warm dry weather continues to spike the sppollen up and rain tends to lower it. >> sheena, thanks so much. >> a new restaurant in downtown washington opened a few weeks ago and it is bringing a twist to traditional southern cooking, honey suchle took over the spot where vidalia. thanks to joining us. honeysuckle promises a

edge. >> southern, you're comfortable but my love for music and everything has that throughout the restaurant with david bowie and freddie mercury, it's comfortable atmosphere. >> very fun. tell me what you're making right now. >> a little oyster stew, smoked bacon and leeks and oysters from the chesapeake bay and finish with truffles and caviar. >> all of the beautiful things i love to eat. you worked at vidadlia for many years. >> seven years. >> tell me about some of the things you're bringing from vidalia and what is new. >> a lot of the food is very new. one thing they were known for is the bread. we kept that tradition going. we want to be great for everything but we brought the bread along of the some of the comfort style dishes we like to bring along as well. kind of stick to your bones kind of food but -- >> all right, chef megan added

make from scallops and reduce that down. >> you have to cook this on a pretty high heat to get it reduced. >> medium heat. reduce it ahead of time and we need more to get the flavor. >> we know you have south carolina roots, what are some traditional southern dishes you didn't want to leave off the menu and had to have. >> oyster stew is very popular thing in the south. we kind of jazz it up a little with the truffles and usually with a biscuit or something like that. but that's something that's very -- reuse a lot of chicken skin and duck skin -- fat free. >> this is more refined. >> yes, truffle and caviar. >> still have comfort flavors in a refined dish and nice and elegant. >> anything you would like to introduce on your menu? >> we do a lot of little -- we bring that -- done a couple of trips to ice land and finnd

flavors. >> does that mix with southern cuisine? >> it does. you have to find the right recipe but it does work. >> sounds good. how do you finish up this dish? >> we're going to season it up a little bit with sea salt. we also have ice landic seaweed that we finish -- >> that's the nordic touch you were talking about. >> then we'll serve it in a bowl. >> super, it looks very nice. >> melissa is over here, it looks gorgeous. >> this is the oyster stew -- >> this is currently on the menu. just a little bit of caviar. >> we're running out of time but i want to see the pretty dish we have here. chef hamilton johnson and megan, thank you so much and i'm going to take a bite before we say good-bye. >> melissa, say good-bye. >> that is it for news 4 midday. thanks for joining us, we're back on air this afternoon. >> so good. >> get news and weather any time with the nbc washington

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