and it's another day where we feel around 100 degrees, actually temperatures already around 90 degrees right now. looking at a chance for strong to severe storms this afternoon. we'll talk more about the timing and what it means for your weekend coming up. chopper 4 is over the n are ra headquarters in fairfax county right now. groups on both sides of the gun debate gathered. one of those groups plans to walk 18 miles into d.c. this afternoon, a look at how that could affect your evening drive. >> the home grew fast. and the danger is far f

two homes have been wiped out and the giant sinkhole could get bigger. we're staying on top of this story. good morning, i'm chris lawrence. >> and i'm erika gonzalez. it is another weather alert day, so we want to get right to storm team4 meteorologist sheena parveen. >> yeah, it is hot, sticky, and steamy, and there's even a chance for some storms later in the day. meteorologist sheena parveen has more on the timing. what are you seeing, sheena? >> right now we're not seeing too much on radar locally except all this heat. 89 degrees is the actual temperature, feels like 103 and this is going to help to fuel thunderstorms. here's a look at the radar. we have a couple showers right near hagerstown, but later today, here's where we could see storms popping up and moving through. it's our entire area that's under risk. so as rwe

the day, mainly dry, 3:00 p.m. storms north and west of the district. by 6:00 p.m., strong storms moving through d.c. and the beltway, by 8:00 p.m., still have the chance for shorwers bu going into the weekend, some changes. we're following a developing story in damascus where neighbors woke up to explosions and intense flames on haney avenue. >> news4's justin finch has been following this story all morning long. he is live with more on what those explosions were and what's being done to help the police officer whose home was badly damaged. >> reporter: erika, good morning. what a scare for that police officer and his wife. the fire was described as uniquely dangerous. not only was this house here on fire, but that cruiser just next door was on fire too, with ammunition inside, discharging, and then conditions like that, neighbors tell us they are

lost. that huge orange glow with its tall leaping flames captured by a neighbor's camera. the scary sight that many of the 2600 block of haney avenue woke up to about 3:00 a.m. >> flames, i mean, 20, probably 20 feet in the air. >> reporter: others heard the sound described as a series of quick pops. >> i heard three or four. that's about all i heard. i didn't know what it was at the time. >> reporter: it was ammunition going off. once on scene, firefighters were dealt a double challenge. a heavy house fire and a police cruiser in the driveway ablaze as well. the destruction looking even wider from above. the fire setting off ammunition stowed inside that patrol car. that cruiser would burn down to its frame. a silver car and a black suv were scorched too. next door, this home siding buckled. >> i could feel the heat as i was going up the street. >> reporter: neighbor bill green was among the

respond to the fire. he says the residents, a police officer and his wife, were able to escape with some injuries. >> any time you have a residential house fire in the middle of the night, it's not always the case where everybody survives. >> reporter: and for that, neighbors on haney avenue are grateful. and back live, loong at that home, you can see why they are grateful. just supreme damage to the front part of this home here. that police officer and his wife were treated for smoke inhalation, still being treated at this time. we are told we can tellal yo too, as you can see, not much left of that house. that's why on this block of former police officers and first responders, there is a strong urge to help. right now, a fund-raiser is underway through the fop. we have a link to that on our nbc washington app on how you can help. we are live in damascus. i'm justin

right now, i want to show you some live images of the rally underway. this is all organized by the people behind the women's march in january. the group will march 18 miles into downtown d.c. today. news4's megan mcgrath is live in fairfax with a look at why the group is coming together and what this will mean for your travel plans today. megan? >> reporter: hey, yeah, negative been rallying here for about an hour outside nra headquarters here in fairfax. you can see they're on both sides of the street here. one group over there listening to speeches, another group lining the roadway here with signs. we also have an ambulance that's coming in here because of the extreme heat, apparently someone has had some difficulty with the heat and so that's what that ambulance is about here. now, the folks here are calling for gun control, things like background checks for all gun purchases, a ban on assault rifles. after the rally, though,

noon, the group will march to the department of justice in d.c. that's an 18-mile trek and it's going to take several hours, they figure about seven hours. but again, the heat complicating things and we are expecting the possibility of some thunderstorms lig thunderstorms later on this afternoon. coming back to me here live, you can see just down the sidewalk a little ways, we have a small counterprotest that's going on. they're holding signs of their own. some have slogans like, constitution and bill of rights matter. good guys with guns stand by you. little while ago, i spoke to the organizers of both of these protests about the messages they want to send today. >> and that's the reason why we're here today to tell the nra that they have a powerful platform and they should be using that platform to ensure that its members understand the challenges that people of color, particularly black men and women, are facing in this country. >> what we like to show is people that do this civilly, that don't destroy. we don't burn

we don't throw rocks. we're just out here peacefully demonstrating, and just showing america that we're just normal people who happen to be out here to support first amendment, second amendment, and all the others. >> and so noon, that's when they're going to start to march. again, 18 miles in this heat. so it is not going to be an easy walk to the department of justice in downtown washington. i asked one of the organizers how long she thought it would take and she said at least 7 hours. and so folks need to keep that in mind. they're going to be traveling here in fairfax along route 29, they'll be on the sidewalk. then they're going to go over the key bridge into d.c. once they're in d.c., there might be some crowding in the roadways. they'll go through georgetown, downtown, and ultimately down to pennsylvania avenue to doj. back to you guys. >> megan, sounds like it's going to be a little tricky getting around town. thank you very much. a federal judge in hawaii just dealt a serious blow to president trump's travel ban and it could affect thousands

families right here in our area. his new ruling expands the definition of close relative to include grand parents, countries, in-laws and other people living in the u.s. the supreme court plans to examine the full case in its next session. ♪ this morning, president trump celebrated bastille day in paris and today marks the centennial of the united states entering world war i. nbc has confirmed new information about his son's meeting with the russian lawyer. tracie potts reveals who else was in the room. >> reporter: as president trump returns from this morning's bastille day parade in france, nbc news has learned that a former soviet counterintelligence officer who now lobbies for russian causes was in the room when donald trump jr. met with russian lawyer

we're not naming that lobbyist. he's a dual citizen of russia in the united states and den any current ties to russian spy agencies. >> zero happened from the negro. and honestly, i think the press made a very big deal over something that really a lot of people would do. >> reporter: the president's adviser and son-in-law jared kushner initial looel failed to disclose that he was in that meeting. >> in any other white house, somebody that had this breach of trust with the american public likely wouldn't have a job any longer. >> reporter: mr. trump's former campaign manager denies any collusion. >> never, ever, ever, ever was russian mentioned, and never was there any coordination or cooperation or collaboration. >> reporter: but critics argue the problem is donald trump jr. was open to what e-mails promised would be information from a foreign government designed to influence the election. >> it's totally bogus to suggest that somehow it was okay because they didn't actually obtain any useful information in

>> reporter: congress is consumed with russia, putting other important business on hold. like health care. we still don't know if the senate will get to vote next week. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. right now, backmayor muriel bowser is working to end the opioid crisis in d.c. naloxone reverses the effects of an overdose. last year, the kits saved nearly 300 people from overdosing. the distribution is happening at the family and medical counseling services on martin luther king jr. avenue in southeast. we're still following that developing story in florida where two homes are nearly gone this morning, swallowed by a sinkhole. what's being done right now to protect people and other properties in that area. plus the video police hope will lead them to the gunman responsible for shooting

a 200-feet-wide sinkhole swallowed two homes in florida today. you can see here part of that home getting swallowed up by the earth. officials evacuating the neighborhood because the sinkhole keeps getting bigger and bigger. about 100 people don't have power right now. this all started about 8:00 this morning. the sheriff's office says that it started as a size of a small pool and then it

the red cross is coming in to help residents who can't get into their houses rights now. there has been a shocking confession in the case of four young men who disappeared near philadelphia. >> one man has not only admitted to killing all four, he even told detectives where to find their remains. here's nbc. >> reporter: koz moe dinardo had one message. 20-year-old is talking to detectives after confessing that he took part in killing these four young men according to his attorney. >> he admitted to being part of or actually committing the murder. >> of all four? >> yes. and he gave the locations for all four. >> reporter: in exchange for his confession, the attorney says, prosecutors agreed not to pursue the death penalty. prosecutors have not confirmed any deal. >> cosmo was spared life in terms of giving all of his relevant information that he possibly could. >> reporter: forensicsea

have been painstakingly excavating remains. so far, only 19-year-old dean is the only victim publicly identified. the disappearance of the four men triggered a massive manhunt in this touristy and wealthy county in pennsylvania. the investigation quickly focused on a sprawling multimillion dollar estate, owned by dinardo's parents. law enforcement even brought in police recruits to comb the property. now that the search is nearly over, families of the victims are trying to make sense of what happened. mark sturgis's stepmother wrote a statement. in part, the loss of him is indescribable. he brightened up everyone's day, one of the most beautiful souls i have ever met. the grandparents of jimi patrick say he was an athlete, an excellent pitcher and hitter. he was awarded academic recognition after his first year at loyola. his college friends are shaken. >> there's no explanation for what has happened to this

and -- >> hard to watch that. there have also been some new developments in the shooting of a 1-year-old baby in northeast d.c. investigators want you to take a close look at this new surveillance video. you can clearly see two men shooting at each other monday night as kids played outside in the neighborhood. the baby was shot twice on i street, about a block from the h street corridor. jeremiah was sitting in his stroller and got caught in the cross fire but this morning, he's back home and his mom tells us he's doing a lot better. she calls jeremiah her miracle baby. we are learning more about a pair of indictments handed down. former staffers indicted for distributing nude photos. the indictment didn't name her, but it said a lawmaker had given juan mccullum a cell phone to have itix

material from the phone and shared it. plasket is a democrat and a non-voting delegate from the virgin islands. we have some good news to share with you about congressman steve scalise. he came out of another surgery yesterday at med star washington hospital center and doctors have upgraded his condition to fair. surgeons had to deal with a deep tissue infection from his bullet wounds. he's still recovering from last month's shooting in alexandria during a practice with the congressional baseball team. in a day after he was hospitalized for dehydration, president jimmy carter already back out and volunteering. this photo shows the 92-year-old back at a work site in winnipeg, canada. he felt a little ill, had to be taken to the hospital. but he and his wife say they are very grateful to all the folks who sent well wishes. >> so tough. one congresswoman i

encouraging women to take part in sleeveless friday. it's part of a protest that bans sleeveless dresses. jackie speier is calling on members of congress to protest the dress code. speaker paul ryan may get rid of the dress code after ofrs erupted over it last week. critics called it sexist after some women reporters were asked to cover up. the dress code also requires men to wear coats and ties. >> solidarity or just hot outside. >> it was clean this morning. it was a darkroom. i just grabbed whatever was in the closet. all right. planning a road trip this weekend, nbc's jeff rossen prepares you for a roadside emergency after the break. yeah, and you may remember simba, the overweight cat was recently adopted from the humane ask y rescue alliance. there are steps you should be taking to

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kids are out on summer break and so that means that family vacations are in full swing. >> before you hit the road, ask yourself this. would you know what to do if something happened to your car? nbc's jeff rossen has some tips to get your family -- >> roadside assistance. >> that's right. he's got some tips to help you get through those bumps in the road. >> reporter: families hitting the highway and road trips are more popular than ever. accord

americans surveyed are planning road trips this year. but what happens when something goes wrong with your car? would you know what to do? okay. we have a car here that's pretty screwed up. the battery is dead. the windshield washer fluid is emp empty and just for kwiicks, the ti is flat. for all of you at home, to teach us how to do this, we have patrice here, a certified mechanic. i look forward to you teaching us how to do this. >> i think we're going to be surprised a lot of people don't know this stuff. they think they can. we'll see. >> reporter: let's check it out. we start with an easy one. refilling the windshield wiper fluid. fill it up. >> goodness, my husband does cars. he's going to kill me if i don't get this right. >> reporter: i have faith. >> wait. blue. it's over there. here. no. it's not here either. >> reporter: it's not looking so good. >> oh no. epic fail. >> reporter: but just when

about to give up hope. >> i see it. >> reporter: you're doing it. you got it. our other volunteers get it right too. >> right here. >> reporter: boom. even if they do need a little extra help. now we're up to google images, by the way. >> it's right here. i found it. >> reporter: it worked? love it. three for three. and for you at home, it's the little black cap with that picture of the windshield on it. but what happens when we try something a little harder? like the dreaded dead battery, which experts say can drain even faster in extreme heat, leaving you stranded. these two volunteers struggle to even open the hood. but when one of them does get it open -- >> i'm not exactly sure what to do with these. >> this one, i'm not sure about. >> reporter: this guy is also stumped. >> when i first told you to do this, did you think you could do it. >> i did. i did. and here we are. stuck like chuck. >> reporter: it's time for the expert to show us. a lot of people didn't know how to open the hood. >> okay so you're looking for the latch in the middle of the .

side. you want to start with the red clamp, red for dead. red on the positive or the red side of the battery. now the next place you go is grab these other cables and you want to go to the good battery and put the red on the red side of the positive side of the good battery. red to red and then you come and stay at the good battery and put the black one on and the last one youo is the black and you want to put it on the black side or the negative side and turn on the good car. >> reporter: now i'm going to turn mine on. it's on. it worked. and that's how you jumped a car. but the biggest problem threatening your summer trip? a flat tire. would you know how to fix that? we've given you everything you need right here. all the tools to give you a head start. >> i have no idea. it's supposed to go underneath. oh no. i can't do it. i really have no clue. i feel like -- >> reporter: you gave it your best shot. >> that wasn't even really a shot. >> repor

will this guy do any better? >> now usually i loosen the lug nuts. it's easier when it's sitting on the ground. >> reporter: we're impressed. he's doing everything right. loosening the lug nuts first with that tire iron, then using the jack to lift the car. most cars come with them in the trunk. next, pulling the old tire off and putting the new tire on. and finally, putting the lug nuts back on and tightening them. >> reporter: congratulations. you did it. >> thank you. >> reporter: well done. >> thanks. >> reporter: you win a free car. >> awesome. >> well, jeff spoke with a lot of experts who say the real key is practicing how to do all this at home before something goes wrong on the road. >> yeah. >> r you can do like erika and just call roadside assistance. >> call my husband. jay, come help. you need the roadside assistance, though. >> absolutely. i tell my husband all the time. he said, you need to learn. i say, i don't want

assistance. that's why we pay for those things. >> god bless the child. okay. i'm just saying. definitely don't want to be out there dealing with it in the heat or the storms. what a mess that would be and we have both today so hopefully safe travels for everybody out there with the weather today. we have a weather alert again. today it's not just because of the heat. but because of the strong storms we expect this afternoon. we're under a threat for some severe weather potentially. thunderstorms in the forecast, some could get strong to severe. lunchtime, which is right about now, feeling around 100 degrees, which has already happened in some areas. this afternoon, those storms flaring up and moving through and some of those could provide damaging winds. then we go into tonight if you have the friday night plans, shower chance. tomorrow, though, we have some nice relief for your weekend forecast so that's good news. here's the feels like temperature, feels around 100 degrees for most of the area right now. feels like 103 in the district,

105 leesburg, dry for the time being. storms are to the north but if you're grilling this afternoon, the chance of storms is going to start by 3:00 p.m. with temperatures in the 90s. here's future weather. we go into the afternoon, 3:30 and then you see that line really moving into the district by about 5:30 so we'll be watching that very closely. there's your weekend, though. we do clear out with highs around 90. we'll talk more about those storms and your extended forecast coming up. you've heard the warnings, security lines at airports this summer could be extremely long. >> now there is some steps in the security process we're going tell you about, why travelers are being asked to look into the scanner. and did you see this video on the morning show? it is pretty gross. we've got the story behind

the next time that you head to the airport, a new security measure could slow you down. >> yeah, homeland security is rolling out this new facial recognition technology at dulles international airport. nbc's tom costello explains how it works. >> as you approach the gate, your photo will be taken. please keep your boarding pass out. >> reporter: at washington dulles, long lines for the double decker flight to dubai

>> take your glasses off and look straight ahead. >> reporter: a facial recognition kiosk comparing the outbound passengers' face with all photos already on file. >> we've run the fingerprints in advance. we've run the biographic vetting in advance. we know it's accurate and belongs to the person we expected it to. >> reporter: while we were there, customs officers arrested a passenger, a man wearing a hoodie, an american with an active arrest warrant. congress ordered the biometric upgrade years ago. now testing in washington, houston, atlanta, and chicago before rolling out nationally as homeland security tries to keep better track of who is entering the country and who's leaving. >> the real problem in immigration today is not so much people coming over the border but people overstaying their visas. and we don't have a way of tracking that. >> reporter: the ultimate hope is that they can integrate the biometric screening process with the airline check in process. doing away with paper tickets. in boston, jetblue is already testing biometric check-in. >> it's probably safer, more

>> reporter: to address privacy concerns, the kiosk photos of u.s. citizens must be deleted within two weeks. >> we're in a world where perhaps privacy is less of a concern than violent extremism. >> reporter: as facial recognition goes from tagging friends on facebook to homeland security, tom costello, nbc news, washington. you may have seen videos like this one, but officials say a blast from a jet liner killed a woman earlier this week. police say she was watching it take off from an airport in st. martin and as she held on to fence to feel the blast, it knocked her into a wall. hundreds of tourists regularly ignore warning signs not to record these jets and while the blasts have injured dozens of people over the past few years, this is the first time someone has actually been killed. metro riders could soon have

the metro board gave preliminary approval to a pilot program that will charge for parking on saturdays and certain special events. they're also consider extending the hours that you have to pay to park in metro lots. the agency thinks the changes could generate about $8 million, but they need money to close a budget gap. i'm melissa with a look at your first 4 traffic. we do have two stations closed on the red line, medical center, and bethesda, buses will replace trains between friendship heights and grove ner because of that. taking a look at the yellow line now. regular, weekend intervals between huntington and national airport here this weekend and as far as what's just regular, regular weekend service, orange, silver, blue, and green lines. taking a look now at the roads here for the weekend. one thing i do want to mention there, in bethesda, rockville pike, from 10:00 p.m. friday until 5:00 a.m. mond

have two northbound lanes shut down. have a great weekend. i'll see you monday morning for news4 today. new this morning, fiat chrysler is recalling millions of cars and yours may be on the recall list. it covers dodge journey vans, model years 2011 through 2015. there's a wiring issue that can cause the driver side air bag to deploy, tun on windshield wipers, and affect how different switches work. some of the vans have alternator problems that could spark a fire. loudoun county is on top again when it comes to the richest county in the united states. forbes magazine looked at information from the census bureau and found the average household income is just below $126,000. close to 10,000 residents there commute into the district for work. falls church is a pretty close second. other very wealthy d.c. suburbs are fairfax, arlington, and howard county in maryland. your kids may have begged to visit this museum on the national mall, but now the naal

>> yeah, news4's top sherwood is looking into the new efforts to protect its priceless exhibits. >> reporter: nearly 9 million people a year visit the air and space museum. all get excited, like 8-year-old benjamin carter. >> i liked when i went into the dark universe, because it looked like you were actually in a spaceship. >> reporter: his mother, christy carter. >> yeah, i remember coming here when i was a kid. >> reporter: but open since 1976, 41 years ago, construction shortcuts back then are causing huge problems now. the tennessee pink marble slabs encasing the building are buckling. covered walkways are up to protect tourists. all the slabs have to be replaced. the museum is seeking $100 million just to start. priceless artifacts are at risk if nothing is done. >> unfortunately, if you come through the museum during or after a heavy rain, you'll -- we'll have

pails out, which is obviously detrimental to the collection. >> reporter: museum deputy director chris brown is a former navy pilot. he helped run dulles and reagan national airports before joining the museum and its rebuilding effort. the walls, the utilities, the exhibits. >> the artifacts in this building have an incredible wow factor. temperature and humidity are critical to the care of these national artifacts. >> reporter: they hope to start reconstruction early next year, and it will last six years through 2024. the plan is to keep as much of the museum open as possible during the work. >> because many of our guests, this will be the only time in their life that they actually come here, so we want to make sure that there's an experience there for them. >> reporter: what of little matthew carter who will be 14 in six years? do you want to come back? >> yes. i would love to. >> reporter: on the national mall, tom sherwood, news4. and we've got some breaking news just coming in to our news room from met

out information for you to expect delays on the orange and silver line. some kind of a situation going on this morning. >> there's some reports. we know the fire department is on the scene. we'll stay on top of the story and bring you the latest on the other side. hi, i'm social media editor brittany johnson. time to book those reservations because metropolitan restaurant week is coming back. you're definitely going to want to book your reservations in advance. local restaurants will be serving two and three-course discounted price meals. it's going to be so much fun. if you're out and about during restaurant week, don't forget to tag us in your wactures @nbc

a truck carrying live eels overturned in oregon yesterday, and well, this is what happened. the containers flew off the trucks and sent the eels

as you can see, the accident made for cars and streets pretty slippery and slimy. police had to shut down the highway for several hours so crews could clear the road. >> that's disgusting. >> i want to know where the truck was going. >> yeah. why it was carrying eels. >> how do you explain that to the folks at the car wash. >> that's unfortunate, all those eels. i'm wondering if they were heading to a restaurant or something. why would you have so many eels in a truck. lots of questions there with that story. >> i'll get on top of it for you. >> you hit the nail on the head with the humidity today, though. >> you walk outside and it smacks you. >> the actual temperature versus what it feels like and the difference between the two. yeah, so if it feels about 10 degrees hotter or more, really over 10 degrees hotter, you know it's very humid outside. so, right now, we're only in the upper 80s, but it feels like the low 100s, it feels like

d.c. wieright now but the actua temperature is only 89. it actually feels hotter right now with the temperature than it did yesterday at this time. but elsewhere, feeling around 100 degrees and it's going to keep feeling like this through the afternoon. we have some storms on the way, though, as we go through the afternoon. you can see some of them already flaring up in parts of west virginia. we can expect those as we get closer to about the 3:00 or 4:00 hour. pool forecast. it's a good day for it. just keep an eye on the sky because we will have storms rolling in so you need to get out of the pool and head indoors. here's future weather, 3:00 p.m., already flaring up north and west of the district. could have a line moving through by about 5:30 and through the evening, bigger improvements but still a chance of an evening shower. biggest impacts from any strong to severe storms would be some damaging winds. the week is looking good, though, around 90 saturday and sunday and dry but look at the heat coming back next week. >> all right. thanks, sheena. up next, the best ways to keep man's best friend fit and

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so, this month, the blackberries will be ripe for the picking in the shenandoah national park and those blackberries will be celebrated next saturday. the day will include food, family, fun, and entertainment. the blackberry delight event takes place the 22nd at

chef jeffery from skyland is here with some of the special dishes that his team has whipped up for the occasion. good morning. >> good morning. >> thanks so much for being with us. this looks amazing. this spread. so blackberries, i mean, some of us, you think of having them in a little package and you eat them, put them on cereal, maybe some jam but after that, my imagination goes nowhere. so you're here to show us some different takes that you guys have on this. so tell me a little bit about what you do. >> the first thing we're going to start with today is we're going to make our twist on a shenandoah cuban. we have jalapeno cornbread. we make a blackberry mustard which is taking dijon mustard and blackberries, puree them all together. sliced pork loin and ham for good virginia ham. some pork loin. >> can't forget the cheese. >> can't ft

twists, add some baby alugula to it and fried pickle chips. we put that together and right on a panini press, and that will take about ten minutes or so. >> is that a subtle taste? why would you have paired the blackberry jam with pork, with ham, with cheese, why that? >> for the whole month, we're celebrating blackberry month at skyland so we have a different breakfast, lunch special, dinner special. we have multiple specials to be cooked next saturday and in a tent. blackberries just add a nice, subtle flavor to everything, a little bit of fruity and it can be used in place of any berry, basically. >> what is your favorite breakfast combo is with blackberries? >> so for breakfast, we actually do a blackberry pancake with a blackberry compote and fresh whipped cream on top of that. >> okay. dinner. >> we're doing

marinated pork chop. >> what about the timing in the season. >> right about now is the peak of the season up in send. >> shenandoah. >> after that, do they get more bitter. >> yeah, basically. >> what is really the window of opportunity that you have. >> probably got about three weeks to a month. >> so they should be -- >> coming in right about now. >> sweet all the way or a little bit of tang on the end. >> little bit of tart to it. >> can i try one of these sandwiches? >> you sure can. >> chris, i know you're jealous. >> how'd you get that assignment? >> let's see. that's really good. >> thank you. >> this is very good. i like the bread too. so, who helps you come up with these ideas, and do you guys -- how many weeks will you guys have this opportunity to kind of sample this on the menu? >> so we run this whole

me and my team of chefs, just kind of brainstorm and come up with different ideas and go from there. >> got a little kick from the jalapeno. for people that aren't familiar, tell everybody where skyland is. >> it is on skyland drive. >> this is actually really, really wonderful. wouldn't have thought to put this together. chef, thank you so very much for joining us on midday. i'm going to enjoy this. chris, i'll send it back over to you. >> thank you, erika. underrated member of the berry family. we're in the middle of one hot and sticky summer friday, but a few agrfreebies may help stay cool. starbucks is offering the chance to sip a free iced tea. it has new flavors like pa pineapple black tea. buy a dozen doughnuts at krispy kreme and they'll give you another dozen f

remember simba, the very fat cat who was recently adopted from the humane rescue alliance. here is the cat's new family. simba's case is a good reminder of the dangerous of overfeeding your pets. yes, overfeeding your pets can lead to a lot of unnecessary pounds. alexander dilly, the director of behavior and training at the humane rescue alliance is here with weight management tips for your pet. thank you so much for being here. we have one dog up for adoption. >> this is lady. she's a 13-year-old pit mix and she is really, really sweet. and she's been at our shelter for a few weeks now, and she's available for adoption. >> okay. and she has a little bit of a skin allergy, which is what you said is on her back so she's being treat frd that. she's all good. very, very happy but i did notice, she's overweight. >> right. >> what's the main thing -- the main problem, i would say, about being overweight for an animal? >> one of the main problems is ored

older. it's so easy for them to put on weight more frequently and then have trouble walking and just doing basic sorts of things that they used to do really easily, which makes it harder for them to get exercise and perpetuates the problem. >> a lot of homeowners -- not homeowners, pet owners are in denial that their animal is overweight. i've come across some of them. you might not think your animal is overweight but how can you tell, as a pet owner, that your animal has too many pounds. >> you should be able to feel your animal's ribs and see their waist go in and there shouldn't be a pad of fat underneath their stomach. if you can't feel their ribs, that's a starting point for you. >> now, how do we go from overweight pet to getting your dog back in shape? safely. >> yeah. you don't want to lose the weight too quickly. so i would go see your veterinarian and they can decide

for your dog or you cat. and then after that, you can either get on a metabolic food, a wght loss food that will help your animal lose weight slowly, and as they get thinner, they can do more exercise, which will help them lose weight too. >> yeah, and i was telling you i had an 8-year-old lab growing up that had horrible arthritis in his hips from being overweight. unfortunately, he did not make it past 8 years old because of that problem. so, that's why we want to keep our pets in shape. but as far as the hot summer months, because right now, it's really hot outside. what are some of the best ways to exercise your animal in the heat. >> i have to say, i love swimming. >> me too. so does my dog. >> yes. >> we take our dog to the swim center every weekend and that's really nice and then you can also, you know, just take them out for short periods of time. like maybe five or ten minutes, play some fetch or, you know, play some tug, and then bring them back in and then you can also give them treat dispensing

little harder to actually get their food. or take some dog training classes with your dog. cats are a little easier to exercise indoors because you can play with lure toys with them and they're usually used to being in indoors. but there's a lot of goods things you can do. >> and keeping your dog in shape will increase the life span. >> yes. >> of your pet too, right. >> absolutely. >> you want your best friend forever. we all do. so make sure you keep your pet in shape. thank you so much for being here. and we love the tips and also with the hot summer months here, you know, walking the dog in the morning and the evening, those are going to be the coolest times to take your dog out. nbc4 is proud to help clear the shelters every year. this year's event will be august 19. if you're interested in adopting a pet, we have the resources on nbc washington app and lady, who we have, is available. lady is available at the humane rescue alliance. there you go. for adoption. so you can head there to find out how to adopt lady. thank you sch

really appreciate it. >> you're welcome. we've got two important updates for you after the break. one regarding your weekend forecast. >> and another from wimbledon. it's been fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. >> and another from wimbledon. it's been and with the new fios gigabit connection...

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i want to update you on the action at wimbledon. sadly, american sam querrey is out after a match-up with sillic in today's semifinals. now, sillic goes on to the finals. querrey was the first american man to make it to the semis

wimbledon since 2009. the women's side, they've had a lot more success. an american will represent the women's side. venus williams at the age of 37 will try to become the oldest women's grand slam champion. her championship match is set for tomorrow. all right. i want to send it back on over to sheena if you are preparing for the weekend, maybe your friday night should be poolside. >> i would say the pool's probably a really good idea today but keep an eye to the sky because we have strong thunderstorms this afternoon. some could last into the evening. some could be strong to severe, so the main threat there being damaging winds. either way, it's going to keep feeling around 100 degrees. the beach is going to be a great play too after the storms later on this evening at the beach. your saturday and sunday are looking really good. mid 80s and dry. inland, if you're not at the beach, will be around 90 degrees both saturday and sunday into next week, though, look at these 90s coming back. storms to start the week but then we'll quickly get back into the mid to upper 90s believe it

afternoon, again, download the nbc washington app and make sure you're watching any dark clouds. run inside. you don't want the kids by the pool when the storms start to approach but overall, we're going to see relief relatively speaking just in time for your week and not as hot and humid saturday and sunday. >> boy, 89 is a cooldown. thanks, sheena. we want to update you on the breaking news we've been following throughout this newscast. metro dealing with several problems. we now know that orange line trains are single tracking between foggy bottom and clarn don due to that track problem. >> that issue is causing blue and silver line delays in both directions. causing a lot of congestion. so keep an eye on the nbc washington app for any additional problems as they may surface. >> that's going to do it for news4 midday. we want to thank you so much for joining us. we're back on the air this afternoon, first at 4:00. >> remember that you can get news and weather updates any time with the nbc washington app. have a great day. have a wonderful friday night. and we'll see you here this ek

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