now on "midday" fbi director james comey back in the hot seat. >> he's being grilled over the russia probe on capitol hill. hear what he has to say now. >> happening now, an anti-racism workshop at american university after what's being called a hate crime on campus. on "news 4 midday" student reaction and a look at a person of interest. >> and a beautiful day outside but it will be about ten degrees cooler than yesterday. big changes before the week is over, though. i'm tracking heavy rain. i'll show you the timing coming up up. >> "news 4 midday" starts now. >> thanks for joining

i'm ain gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. >> shenna, it's shaping up to be a nice day. >> it's a fantastic day outside. it's a little breezy and cooler than yesterday. 64 degrees in the direct. plenty of sunshine will be around 66 degrees by noon today. beautiful weather if you want to get outside. by 4:00 p.m., breezy, temperatures in the upper 60s and we go into the evening, by 7:00 p.m. very nice outside. in the mid 60s. enjoy today. because we're watching two areas now of a lot of heavy rain towards the louisiana gulf coast and up into parties of st. louis. both weather systems will come together. they're heading in our direction so by friday morning, we're looking at some heavy rain in the forecast. we have a weather alert out for that time frame too. coming up in a bit a close look at the timing and what you can expect as well as your weekend forecast straight ahead. >> thank you. we have breaking news right now. chopper 4 is liv

right now. take a look howard county police received a report of an unknown man in a wooded area near where an attempted murderer escaped. that man is david watson. he's 28 years old and escaped from police custody at clifton perkins hospital center on friday. we're going to continue to watch the situation. maryland state police also involved in the search right now. keep the nbc washington app handy and we'll bring you updates. and just in this morning, we're learning that an county police officer has been arrested on allegations of soliciting a prostitute, assault and multiple other charges. this is a photo of detective brian houseman arrested last night and taken into custody. now the police department says while he was on duty, he made sexual advances and even assaulted suspects and witnesses during some of his police investigation. police say they started their investigation into houseman's alleged misconduct in april but that the incidents date back to november of 2016.

this could be the scene again today at american university when students rally against this week's hate crime. campus police say monday morning the suspects hang three bananas on nooses and placed them around campus. justin finch is live at american with more on today's rally and the investigation into the person responsible. justin, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. from american students and staff, a real sense that this case now being called a hate crime is being taken very seriously from a series of campus-wide alerts, town halls and demonstrations to now video of a person of interest. final exams are under way at american university. just as some students are sensing their campus is being te tested to. >> what the community is pushing for is accountability and responding quickly as the administration should have done in the past and is doing no

>> reporter: yesterday afternoon, students walked out of a town hall where racially motivated incidents past and present were discussed. students marching on campus to demand the university take these cases seriously and foster guidelines to prevent this. >> and i think now that we've put a lot of pressure on them that they are responding. >> seems like they're paying a lot more attention to it this time. i hear that the metro pd is getting involved as well. i hope the outcome will be different this time. >> reporter: right now, a campus-wide lookout for this person of interest, seen in this dark surveillance video from close to 4:00 a.m. monday. american university campus police are asking viewers to note this person's carriage, their walk and movement, nuances that could lead to an i.d. police believe this person tossed at least three bananas tied tos intoes about the campus with the letters aka on them thought to refer to alpha kappa alpha a historically black sorority. the new student body president is a member and

woman to lead american student government. and there is an anti-racism workshop happening right now, a rally set for 4:00 this afternoon and a webinar tonight giving the campus a chance to vent about their frustrations given the repeat events. i spoke with a staff member who tells me the actions being taken in this case is distinctively different and more aggressive than years past and hopes that makes students feel more reassured about their safety. back to you. >> justin, thank you. a special tribute for fallen police officers, a 24-hour vigil at a police memorial in montgomery. this was erika gonzalez live in gaithersburg on that. >> hi, aaron. good morning to you. the ceremony going on right behind me honors the lives lost in the line of duty. 20 men and women from 1928 to the present, from the montgomery county police, park police, and sheriff's office. the most recent name

leota killed by a drunk driver making a traffic stop a law enacted in his name to keep drunk drivers off the road. captain paul starks spoke with us a minute ago about the symbolism behind this gathering. >> we're gathering here today with a lot of sadness, a lot of respect, and some happiness as well to remember them as they lived and let everyone know that they made this sacrifice, the ultimate sacrifice, and we don't want to forget that. >> reporter: for the last 24 hours, an officer has been standing guard here at the montgomery county public safety memorial, a new officer every hour. this morning's ceremony is the culmination of that watch with friends and family members and, of course, other officers here standing by to pay tribute. live in montgomery county this morning, i'm erika gonzalez, back to you. >> thank you.

story in suitland. prince george's police are trying to figure out who shot and killed a man at a gas station. you can see here in this video yellow police tape around the exxon station near silver hill road and suitland road. the victim died on the scene. no suspect has been identified. fbi director james comey is on capitol hill speaking before the senate judiciary committee. just a few moments ago he was pressed by senator dianne feinstein about his decision to release a letter days before the election about newly discovered hillary clinton e-mails. >> look this is terrible. it makes me mildly nauseous to think we might have had impact on the election but honestly it wouldn't change the decision. everybody who disagrees with me has to come back to october 28th and stare at this and tell me what you would do. would you speak or conceal? i could be wrong, but we honestly made a decision between those two choices even in behind sooigts, one of the most painful

same decision. president trump is meeting with four key republicans at the white house today, part of an effort to get them on board with the plan to replace the affordable care act. that meeting comes as the house prepares to vote on a $1 trillion spending plan. edward lawrence has the latest. >> reporter: president donald trump upset over the perception in washington that democrats got a better deal in the bill to fund the federal government until the fall. >> after years of partisan bickering and gridlock, this bill is a clear win for the american people. >> reporter: the house could vote on the compromised spending bill as early as today. >> we didn't have chaos and that was a good win and i think today will pass this agreement handily with hopefully both side providing a mar majority of their votes. >> reporter: democrats point to victi victories and the bill has no money in it to build a border wall. the administration fired back. >> make no mie,

beginning to build the wall. >> the president delivered on his promises and got his priorities funded. >> reporter: as this fight played out publicly, moves behind closed doors to resurrect the american health care act may be failing, covering people preexisting conditions are a sticking point. >> they were covered under the march 31st iteration of this bill. >> reporter: support among all congressional republicans falling short for now. edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. in about an hour from now, the obamas will take part in a community meeting in chicago. the former president and first lady will talk about their planned library and museum and update the community on its progress. it will be built in chicago's jackson park but also expected to seek ideas from people who attend. peter newsham the top police officer in washington. the d.c. council confirmed him for the job yesterday. mayor bowser says chief ne

accountable and empathy of people affected by crime will push the department forward. newsham had been serving as acting police chief since kathy linear left for the nfl in august. gluten-free diets do they help your long-term health or just a fad? >> we are taking a look at the effects on heart disease when "news 4 midd" returns. ayst

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the show everyone at work and social media is talking about is getting new warnings. netflix will add a viewer warning to the first episode of "13 reasons why." the show documents a teenager's path to suicide and has received a lot of concern from parents, teachers and psychologists. the show already contains warnings for later episodes that depict sexual assault and the suicide itself. the streaming service will add more links to resources on suicide and sexual assault. in news for your health now your gluten-free diet may not be making you healthier. doctors with people without celiac disease shouldn't avoid gluten. a lot of people without the disease have adopted a gluten-free diet to improve their heart health but a study of more than 100,000 adults found eliminating gluten did not lower their long-term risk of heart disease. gluten-free diets reduced their

which are good for your heart. may is national mental health awareness month and also marks the three-year anniversary of our nbc 4 changing minds campaign to increase awareness and end the stigma of mental illness. joining us today to talk about the important mission is dr. joshua winer. thank you for being here as always. >> my pleasure. >> let's highlight important statistics for this issue. >> i could go on and on. here are key ones. depression is the leading cause of worldwide disability. one in five people in this country at this time is suffering with a mental illness. generally it's about one in 25 where that mental illness is so severe it's really, really impacting our functioning. we're talking about things like schizophrenia, severe bipolar disorder. one in five people are affected. suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in this country. and substance

i could go on and on with more and more because this is just such a big problem that affects and touches pretty much everybody or everyone's family. >> the numbers are staggering. we seem to be hearing more about mental health problems. is that the case or are we more aware? >> so some things are going up in numbers. so suicides are slightly on the rise. of course we hear a lot more about autism now and autism has skyrocketed. so there are some conditions that really are increasing in prevalence. but by and large, when you look at things like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and rates of depression as well, those things have remained relatively constant throughout the years. i think it's just this greater attention being paid to mental illness which i love and i think is very important. >> we're talking about the changing minds campaign as well but does the stigma of mental illness prevent people from seeking help? is that a big part of this? >> i think it's a huge problem, right. so people are very nervous to seek mental health

they're hesitant to admit they have a problem and it's estimated that really less than 30%, 40% of people who have a mental illness will go see and seek treatment. that's why we have prisons flooded with people with mental illness, et cetera. when it comes to substance abuse the surgeon general report came out a few months ago and found only 10% of people with a substance abuse problem will seek help. people don't want to admit it to themselves. you have to admit it to yourself before you can seek the help you need. >> what are the keys to ending the stigma and so more people can get effective treatment? >> i think it's things like this. conversations like we're having today increase awareness in the news. campaigns. in particular, though, i think you have to get noteworthy people in society who everybody kind of looks up to come forward and publicly say they have had challenges with any number of mental illnesses. i think that's happening. one thing that's interesting is a few decades ago, breast cancer was considered this illness that carried a lot of

it's hard to imagine that now, right. everybody is walking around with their pink ribbon, right. so i think we just need that sort of thing when it comes to mental illness. i know there's differences because one of the main problems with mental illness is we just can't prove anything. we really want to have the ability to have some sort of test that can diagnose some of these problems. unfortunately, though, i don't think it's ever going to happen in my lifetime. so what we have to deal with is people coming forward, increasing awareness and educating the public. >> dr. weiner thanks for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> prince william is making an emotional plea in court over a topless photo lawsuit. the photos of kate middleton -- of his wife kate were published in a french gossip magazine in 2012 taken with a telephoto lens. the prince compared what happened to his now wife to what he described as harassment of his mother diana. legal experts say the couple wants to get the

possible against those responsible to send a clear message. today marks ten years since a british 3-year-old girl disappeared while on vacation with her parents. madeleine mccann went missing in portugal in 2007. detectives say they're following critical new leads to solve the mystery. her paints say she was -- parents say she was abducted from an apartment but it's not clear how or why that would have happened. a portuguese detective claimed the parents covered up their daughter's death a claim the parents deny. those who served our country may not be receiving the burial they deserved. a funeral home has been battling the department of veterans affairs and reached out to the news 4 i-team. jody flesher uncovered the holdup at the va. >> reporter: when a veteran dies without any next of kin or someone to pay for the burial the department of veterans affairs is supposed to step in to help. in 2015 washington's va medical center asked roger andis

died there and unclaimed. they've bought caskets, provided services and arranged for the burial of eight ven rans and they continue to do so even after the va failed to pay the bills. >> i would do it knowing i wasn't getting paid for it. i would bury the soldier, but i wouldn't expect anything from the va. but don't tell me we're in a business dealing and then you don't hold up your end of the deal. that's different. >> reporter: after weeks of calling multiple departments, the i-team finally got an answer. the va says it will pay all of the mason's outstanding bills. coming up tonight on news 4 at 6:00, the va's explanation for the long delay. and what one friend of an unclaimed veteran had to say about the mason's battle. >> and that was jody fleisher reporting. get ready for another release from mega star beyonce. can you handle it? you may want to start saving. when we come back we'll tell you about the coffee table book that might cost more

if you're a writer, blogger, poet or interested in literary arts this event is perfect. the festival of literary arts is back today lasts through may 13th. tons of events to check out in the maryland area thanks to the prince george's arts and humanity council. sessions with writers, activities for children and a whole lot more fun. search in our app for more information and it's free. so if you're out and about attending the event don't forget to tag us in your

queen b. will be going away while she gives birth to her twins but fans can get a fill of a 600 page coffee table book, aaron. >> what does that sound like? >> yesterday on instagram beyonce announced she's releasing a box set for her lemonade album and it features the album on vinyl and the book with hundreds of never seen before photos from the making of the album. you know this is going to be good. you can preorder the box now. it costs $300. but listen, listen, it's going to be sold out. there's going to be a waiting list. you laugh now. >> i know. >> she's laughing to the bank. >> you're right. people's kids will go to school without new clothes in the fall. >> but they will have a beyonce book. >> amen. gone are the days of the sweet and sour unicorn frappu

been replaced. now you can sip on a concoction called the midnight mid mocha frappuccino. >> now we're talking. >> chocolate and mint. >> awesome combination. >> that's what it sounds like too. chocolate mint. the ceo says it is as good, if not better, than the unicorn drink. >> all they need to do is call it a panda drink. i will have 100. that's what it looks like. >> chocolate and mint together. >> kind of like a girl's thin mint, aaron. >> oh, yeah. i saw that too. >> we're on the sugar-free thing. i had a thin mint. >> you lost? >> no. >> still under his allotted amount. >> okay. did you check the label? >> are you going to have a frappuccino? >> i probably will. >> panda frappuccino. >> they need to make my own panda frap chino. >> the eun yang frappuccino. beautiful weather today if you

plenty of sunshine, little cooler. weather alert as we go into friday morning. because we will have heavy rain moving in. so for today enjoy it. get outside. tomorrow will be mostly dry. the rain gets here for the friday commute. then we go into the weekend and we're actually going to be quite a bit cooler. you're going to see some changes, feel the changes it's not going to be warm like last weekend. 64 in the district, 66 quantico. walking the dog or need one to walk we have leo available. head to their website for information. leo was abandoned at a dog park. as we go through the afternoon today, temperatures will be in the upper 60s for a high. nice and sunny. breezy. so cooler than yesterday. we're dry right now. clouds mainly north of the district. then if you look off to the west we have two areas of rain around the middle of the country around st. louis, down around the gulf coast states that will be friday's setup. we're looking at some heavy rain friday morning. tomorrow clouds incin

friday morning, there you see the heavy rain. and it could be moving through pretty quickly. we could be seeing that clear out right around lunch time friday. but for today, it will be about ten degrees cooler than yesterday. the rain, cooler weekend. the ten-day forecast coming up. >> all right. shenna, thank you. new this morning, the babies have finally got names. >> very close race to name the eglets at the national arboretum. but we have a winner. the new names are next.

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you're watching "news 4 midday." we are following two police related shootings right now. first in texas, an officer who shot and killed a 15-year-old was fired from the balch springs police department. they say he violated department policies and shot jordan edwards saturday night while riding in a car leaving a house party. the police chief originally said that the car edwards was in was reversing in a, quote, aggressive matter towards officer. he later reversed himself and said body camera video showed the car was actually driving away. >> louisiana's attorney general will now decide whether to pursue charges against the police officers who shot and killed alton sterling. the justice department announced yesterday it will not charge those officers. last night family, friends and the community held a vigil for sterling.

and killed outside a store in baton rouge last summer. officers tackled him and video showed them shooting him while he was on the ground. sterling's family says they are still haunted by that video. >> we're still suffering like it happened yesterday. we need closure. we need a conviction. we need justice. >> this is the first time the justice department under attorney general jeff sessions has declined to prosecute officers investigated for possible wrong doing in a high-profile case. in this year's annual status report, the state of black america there's a warning about the country's shifting political landscape. >> mark morale the president of the national urban league joins us with more on this new report and the warning. thanks for being here today. >> thank you for having me. good morning. >> start with some of these findings from that report itself. the standard of living for african-americans is 72%

in education now, 78%. in health, 7 2%. in social justice, 57%. now this is an annual report. are you finding these numbers are better or worse? >> black america is strong, resilient and there's been some incremental change when it comes to education. more high school graduates if you will. health disparities we think it's because of the affordable care act. so there are areas of improvement and there are areas of challenge, important challenge, and i think they stem from concerns about what's going on at the justice department. the retreat from police consent, the retreat from enforcing civil rights laws when it comes to voting rights. that's one area of concern. and also, at education, with the department of education under the new leadership, whether there's being to be a retreat from equity and excellence. the accountable rules that we worked hard to put in place have already been repea b

summary for this report and hit on a lot of the points just now. there's change in the white house and, therefore, across the federal government. what are you concerned about, most concerned about? >> we're concerned about whether civil rights laws are going to be enforced. that's important. whether a commitment to equity and education will, in fact, be maintained, as well as whether budget cuts are going to be the order of the day. of course, congress will pass hopefully today a temporary spending measure which doesn't have budget cuts so that's a positive thing. but long-term, we're extremely concerned whether there's going to be a retreat from investing in those sorts of things that really help people achieve middle-class status, build their communities, improve housing an the like. >> mark, the president of the national urban league. >> one last thing. >> yes. >> the conversation continues with a state of black america television show, may 31st from 8:00 to 10:00 eastern time on tv 1. >> thank you. appreciate your time. >> all right. >> right now, a

chicago after two police officers were shot with a high-powered weapon last night. police believe it was a targeted attack. they say the officers were in plain clothes following on an earlier gang investigation at the time of the shooting. the shooting is causing local leaders to call for gun legislation. >> this act of senseless gun violence again shows we need to do something. in springfield we need to pass sensible gun legislation to stop this insanity. it happens in our streets too often. >> three persons of interest were questioned this morning and the two officers are recovering at the hospital. if you are a veteran the american lee gone wants to hear about your experiences with d.c.'s troubled veterans affairs hospital. the town hall meeting will be in the hospital's auditorium at 7:00 tonight. va representatives will be there. this month an investigator general report found dangerous

conditions at the hospital that included the facility running out of critical supplies. >> did you vote? we know the names of the two eaglets at the national arboretum. >> their names are honor and glory. >> i like those. >> i think the ones i like the most. those names won about 9200 votes. peace and harmony came in second there. they were close. stars and stripes was third. and anacostia and potomac came ins last place. >> that's the one i like. that's all right. >> they are significant to us but people nationally might not be familiar. >> i like honor and glory jo next on "news 4 midday," if your kids are looking for internships we know where they should look to get paid. >> the jobs paying some interns more than some mid-level employees and they are still available but going fast. if you want to go to the african-american history museum what days are left in august.

an update to the house fire. we learned a montgomery county firefighter was treated and released. officials say the cause of the fire was probably an accident but they did not say whether hoarding conditions made it worse. the fire happened on suitland road overnight. the people that live there need to find other housing. advanced passes to history the african-american history and museum in august went on sale and we checked and they are all gone. these are free passes. they make available on-line. one of the newest exhibits you will see is called more than words which features sharon farmer's photography. she became the first black person and woman to oversee the white house photography office. hear some of her stories in the nbc washington app. search the african-american museum and the photos are stunning. >> incredible images of history, right. >>

passes. >> i've been to half of the museum. >> might take me three years but it's going to be there so be patient. get you caught up on the forecast. live picture looks pretty good this morning no check in with shenna to find out how it feels. >> it is fantastic and i will tell you it feels cooler than yesterday and it's breezy. so as we go through the afternoon it will be about ten degrees cooler than yesterday but still a really nice day. so, your wednesday weather outlook lunch outside looking pretty perfect if you don't mind the breeze. your commute, dry roads, exercise, you would need the sunglasses dinner, very nice as we go throughout evening. beautiful live look outside, 64 degrees. the wind speed 20 miles an hour that's sustained. we're seeing wind gusts higher than that but with sunny skies and breezy west wind it will keep us cooler. again a dry day. by lunch time, 66 degrees. really nice happy hour time. we're looking at the upper 60s are and even by dinner time temperatures in the mid 60s. we're nice and dry.

the north of the district but not expect anything rain at all with those clouds. our next chance of rain will be here very late thursday and i'm talking about closer to midnight and into friday morning. this is friday's rain. we have one big area in the middle of the country and then we have a new area that's flaring up over the louisiana coastline. and that's all going to merge together and head in our direction and it will be here friday before the morning commute even starts. we should have heavy rain already falling. this is future weather nice and dry today. clouds increase tomorrow. 8:00 p.m. you see the showers already starting to move in. and then we're looking at 5:00 a.m. friday. the oranges and yellows shows us heavy rain through the morning commute. but there is a chance that the timing of this could speed up and be out of here by lunch time. lingering afternoon showers certainly possible and some of those could linger even into your saturday. so for tomorrow, 67, another cooler day. 75 friday. over the weekend, though, we're actually going to be quite a bit cooler in the mid to low 6

guys. >> thank you. here at news 4 we are going sugar free all week long trying to significantly reduce our added sugar intake to see what effects that might have. we learned when you eat more sugar there's a higher chance for brain issues in life. a recent study in the journal stroke found people who drank artificially drinks are three times likely to develop dementia and other studies said when you eat sugar it releases dopamine that makes you crave it more. an effort to help you get in shape, national don't fit get fit day. you can do exercises while watching the segment now. we're joined by kathy from the national capital chapter of the american diabetes association. >> thank you for having me. >> tell us about this day. don't sit get fit day. >> get fit happy get fit don't sit. >> sorry about that. get fit don't sit day is a reminder to all of us of the importance of being

research has shown that being active staying active getting exercise can actually fight and revent diabetes and help people who have diabetes already manage their diabetes. so today, on get fit don't sit we want everybody to get up and move for three minutes or more every half hour. regardless of whether you're at work or play or at school, you can find ways to move throughout the day. >> doesn't have to be, you know, we're not talking about parkour here. move around, do a lap around the office. >> if you're on a telephone call or texting somebody do that while walking around. it's a beautiful day outside so take a walk around the building. better yet take a walk around the block use the stairs. you can do exercises stretching exercises behind your desk. there are so many ways. and believe it or not, if you do three minutes or more, several times a day, that adds up to 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes and that makes a difference. >> you focus on dias

for people who may not be thinking about sugar the way they should be, what can reducing the amount of sugar if your life do in terms of preventing diabetes? >> when talking about type two diabetes we know that lifestyle plays a -- can play a big role, a significant role in a diagnosis. so, the best thing that you can do to prevent type ii diabetes is have a healthy lifestyle, stay active, but also means, healthy eating. and healthy eating means, watching your sugar intake. you don't have to eliminate sugar but watch the portion size, eliminate soft drinks because they have added sugar. shop from the outside of the store and eat healthy whole foods. don't eat processed foods. all of those things fight obesi obesity which is a leading cause of diabetes or can contribute. it fights obesity and keeps your body functioning at its top notch capacity. >> the other part i talked about was research. that's a big part of what your foundation and organization does. talk about an

research. >> so next saturday may 13th, at reston town center our northern virginia tour de cure cycle ride and that is a fund-raiser as you said to raise money for research and programs to fight diabetes. and our tour de cure leaves from reston town center a family-friendly event and we have a variety of routes for beginners to advanced cyclists. >> people can get involved. >> people can get involved. >> go to your website. >> www.diabetes.org/novatour. >> we appreciate you coming in. >> thank you so much. >> the baltimore orioles comes to nats park next week. this morning how orioles outfielder adam jones and others are acting after he said fans called him

we're following breaking news out of woodbridge area right now. you can see pictures from chopper 4 just getting over the scene, a police investigation happening on royal court at pheasant lane. at this point we're told a man was shot here, but we don't know what condition he's in at this point. prince william county police say there is a big police presence in the area so people should be aware. . orioles' outfielder adam jones says he has received a lot

sox and said he was heckled with racial slurs this week. he called it the worst experience of his career. jones say the rst presidered so president and players reached out to him. >> number 10, adam jones. >> reporter: a standing ovation for the orioles' adam jones at fenway park one day after jones said he experienced something much different at fenway. the all-star said fans used the "n" word several times during monday night's game and a fan threw a bag of peanuts at him. >> just things like this, they just don't -- they don't have a place in the game. i mean i thought we moved past that a long time ago. >> reporter: the 12-year veteran said this is not the first time he's heard racist language in boston but it was the worst. boston's mayor was embarrassed. >> to have a fool, i'm going to call him or her a fool, i don't know who it was, i would like to say worse, but to do something like that, i mean it's disrespectful to all of s

commissioner rob manford called it inexcusable behavior and boston residents said they're better than that. that's not boston. boston isn't like that. >> reporter: two fans were ejected for targeting jones, more than 30 others were kicked out. police launched a criminal investigation. dan shennaman, nbc news. summer is right around the corner and summer camps are already filling up. offered is one week cooking program in arlington and alexandria where kids can learn knife skills and cooking techniques to benefit them from years ago. joining us is the resident chef for the d.c. metro area and her helper for the day, ava. nice to see you, ava. so first, tell us about the kids program. >> absolutely. it's a five-day cooking program that we do with kids. so the kids will be between the ages of 8 and 12 and then we have a team from the ages of 13 to 17 where they learn cooking like this, knife skills w

sessions one would be the baking where they also are going to learn things like croissant, mac macaroons, we go in. >> kids are baking croissants. i need to sign up for that. >> right now the recipes we have we're making the rainbow coleslaw with a sesame vinaigrette. she's getting all the wet ingredients together and going to grab her whisk, combining that including the mayo. just like that. >> tell me what some of the wet ingredients, sesame oil. >> sesame oil, soy sauce, we had rice wine vin egar and adding te mayo. what i will do over here grab our shredded carrots, cabbage. obviously the wonderful thing about this is colorful, it's healthy, which if you get your kids involved they get excited to eat the food you make. they're no longer about just can i get mcdonald's. they want to know about the foods that they are putting in their bodies. so once she's done whisking all of this together,

to -- she's whisking it and we'll dump that in and toss it super easy and quick. >> what's the key to teaching kids these cooking techniques. to me it makes me nervous when my kid wants to use a knife. >> absolutely. it it's eastey. with shows like "master chef" ant "chop" they love it and they want to get involved. that's the number one rule. we show them techniques like we do with the parent we show them what to do. super eastern shore. >> -- easy. >> she has it down. >> for the teenagers they can handle a larger knife and we show them the proper techniques. they go home and they do the same thing, showing their parents how to cook the food. just like that. perfect. >> look at that. >> she is a beast at it. and then as a chef we like to add a little pinch of salt. add that salt for me. >> just a taste. just a little bit. and so as

>> yes. >> ava is on the younger side. for a 16-year-old do the skills become more advanced? >> they are because they can handle a lot more. to be honest the recipes are very similar. we break it down for the little ones so they get more comfortable with it. give them more responsible. but overall we start at -- we gradually grow the program throughout the week, so by the end of the week, they apply what they learned. sometimes we do chop challenges with them. they get super excited. i ask them to pray for me because the program is from june down to the august. for both kids and teens. they're super excited to apply what they learned in -- at home. >> sounds like so much fun. >> i know. >> the kids are separated by age group. >> it is. the first two sessions we have for both our arlington and everywhere, everywhere there's a one, go to your local sir la tab, check out our website, and then you can sign up your child

the kids, 8 years old to the 12 an then the teens would be the 13 through 17-year-olds. >> this is delicious. ava, great job. >> thank you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you for having us. >> really good. >> i think aaron needs to try this right now, rainbow salad. >> airplaaron needs to try the . ♪ >> he spent time in jail years ago and now using his talents to help the next generation. the amazing story of an opera singer who grew up in virginia.

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time to rock the red once again. we know what a lot of you will be doing at 7:30. the caps with a chance to tie up their series, in pittsburgh playing the penguins to knock them out of the playoffs last year. the caps were down 2-0 in the series but they won game three the other day, we just need to keep winning. five seconds left, three seconds. >> speaking of wanting to win the wizards will at the verizon center tomorrow. they're down 2-0. they lost both games on the road in boston. the last loss came in spite of john wall scoring 40 points. we need d.c. wins right now. looks like the days of being an intern and getting people coffee for free aree.

interns will earn more than double the average american worker. look at these numbers. most of these internships are at big name businesses. facebook will pay this summer's interns $8,000 a month. microsoft interns earn $7100 a month. third place goes to exxonmobil interns who will receive just over $6500 a month. fyi average american 37 hundred a month. interns. >> wow. >> making that much more. >> yeah. >> good for them. >> yeah. >> wow. this next story i love. we have an incredible story to share about renowned opera star from virginia. >> speedo green found success on the stage despite his troubled past and taking his talents big time to the new york metropolitan opera. ♪ >> he is from

area and struggled with anger issues as a kid and grew up in a trailer park across from a crack house. by age 12 he was locked up for plotting to kill his family, but as he told our mark seagraves at age 15 he heard d.c.'s denise graves sing at the metropolitan opera and knew that was his calling. >> i didn't want to [ inaudible ] so i changed my friends i hung out with, changed the way i talked, the things i did, how i approached school, and all of the things because i wanted to find a way out. >> today green is the bass baritone for the met and spends time telling his story to at risk teens trying to set a good example. >> that voice. and just to find his calling in life through music. that's why i think music and arts programs so important. >> let's get one last look at our forecast. >> yeah. today is going to be a gorgeous one. 69 degrees for a high temperature, ten degrees cooler than yesterday. sunny, breezy an dry. rain comes early friday. >> all

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