now on midday, police are on the scene on a fatal accident in maryland. what we're learning about the pedestrian struck and killed during this morning's rush. a quiet northern virginia neighborhood all abuzz after a double homicide in their midst early this morning. i'll tell you all about it coming up on news4. we're going to be cooler than normal even through the afternoon. coming up, we have storms in the forecast before the week's over. i'll show you the timing. thanks for joining us today. i'm susan hogan. we are following breaking news this morning out of the district.

shooter who fled on a bicycle. one person was shot by the time officers arrived, that person was unconscious and not breathing. police are on the scene in northeast. homicide investigators have been called. we will, of course, continue to update the story for you in the nbc washington app. we are also learning about a double homicide in fairfax county. news4's derek ward joins us live from the scene in lorton. >> reporter: i can tell you what, this neighborhood can easily be described as suburban idyllic, white picket fence, well kept lawns and flags but earlier this morning, there was crime scene tape added to that picture. there was a double homicide here and these people are really upset about it. look. some of the residents of this neighborhood recall seeing this car driving slowly, circling the block late last night. another resident

what he thought to be hammering, albeit at an unusual hour. the call went out to police for a suspicious car and they got here shortly after 3:40 this morning. they found this late model acura. >> officers get here and find two adult males deceased in the vehicle with trauma to the upper body. >> reporter: investigators believe the victims were killed where they were found. >> the car was running. the motor was running but it was stopped. >> reporter: in order to preserve what evidence there was, the car was towed with the victims still inside and police continued their search for evidence even after that car was gone. now we understand that police do have the identities of both of these victims. however, they have not publicly released those names yet pending notification of next of kin and as we told you, they towed the car away with the victims inside in order to preserve whatever evidence there may be and they kept searching this ground long after that car was gone. we are live in lorton. derrick

>> disturbing story for sure. we know a man was killed in a shooting just after midnight. someone shot the man near bladensburg high school. it's not clear why. we will post an update in the nbc washington app. two people were killed in a bad crash this morning in maryland. you may have passed this scene. maryland state police shut down the westbound lanes of the highway for hours. they say someone was driving the wrong way on that road. three cars crashed, a man and a woman both died. we are working to find out the name of a man hit and killed by our driver in laurel. it happened just after 7:00 this morning on route 1 near bowie road. chopper 4 was over the scene just a short time ago. laurel police say the pickup driver stayed on the scene. it's not clear whether that driver will face charges. look for an update in the nbc washington app once we have more information for you. a d.c.

unbelievable. he actually watched a burglar. watch this right here. break into his home and steal thousands of dollars worth of stuff and he could not do anything to stop it. homeowner clarence williams watched this entire burglary in realtime from his cell phone while he was at work. his security company alerted him to the break-in and called d.c. police. williams spoke only to news4 about that helpless feeling, watching someone violate his home. >> i spent so much of my time and working hard to buy a house and then having to deal with something like this, someone violating my home this way is just, you know, unbelievable. >> this all happened last monday at williams' home on wood crest drive in southeast d.c. t the suspected burglar tried to hide his face but it didn't work. if you recognize this man, you're asked to call police. d.c. police say the man got away with $15,000 worth of items, including a tv that was still in the box, an ipad, and

well, this morning, two out of six african teens who disappeared from d.c. last week are safe. this is an update to a story we've been following for you now. d.c. police confirmed the two teens are safe in canada. six teens from burundi vanished after a robotics competition in d.c. last tuesday. officials believe the teens planned their disappearance. the other four teens, though, are still missing. some great news for all of you who plan to run or to watch this year's marine corps marathon. they released their transportation plan yesterday and say that metro will open at 6:00 in the morning, which is two hours earlier. organizers are paying thousands of dollars to have the system open early for runners as you may remember last year, metro's safe track program caused a number of problems for the marathon. the marathon is on sunday, october 22. well, this is a pretty

lives alone or has grown kids who live on their own. a woman in arlington heard noises in her home in the middle of the night and police actually found a man living in her attic. angie goff has more on this story. >> reporter: the word creepy might actually be a better word to describe what happened to these two women. they say that last friday morning, they heard noises upstairs at the place that they rent on 2 2nd street in arlington. the women called the police and that's when officers found a man was in the attic. he ehhad a back bacpack on him had clothes and even a bed. one of the tenants spoke to news4 but did not want to be identified. >> i heard footsteps above me and checked in with my landlord because sometimes people use the storage above in the past. of course it's creepy to hear someone's in your house. >> reporter: anthony jones was arrested

unlawful entry and still nobody knows how long he had allegedly been living up there. makes you feel a little uneasy. now back to you. >> creepy is the right word. well, the eyes of the political world are on the virginia governor's race, and money is pouring in from both sides. the republican governors association is putting $2 million into ed gillespie's campaign. that's on top of a previous $1 million donation. lieutenant governor is getting $1.5 million from the democratic national committee. the dnc gave northam a $1 million donation last month. here's proof people in power sometimes listen when people speak up. the coast guard says boaters and fishermen can continue to use the potomac river near president trump's virginia golf course. for safety reasons, a two-mile section of water has been off limits when the president visits the property, but recreation groups complained the restrictions were unreasonable. now the coast guard says people

using the river just need to stay on the maryland side when the president is here. a lot of you already saw this news on social media this morning. president trump over twitter said transgender people are banned from serving in the military. he said the military would be burdened with, quote, tremendous medical costs and disruption. transgender service was first allowed only about a year ago under the obama administration. right now, a senate committee is holding a hearing on attempts by russia to interfere in the u.s. election. but they won't be hearing from president trump's former campaign chairman. lawmakers canceled the subpoena that would have forced him to talk. news4's tracie potts explains more. >> reporter: when the senate judiciary committee meets this morning, two key witnesses won't be there, donald trump jr. and former trump campaign chairman paul manafort. lawmakers want to know more about their meeting last summer with this russian attorney. bu

suddenly dropped manafort's subpoena, working behind the scenes to interview both later. committee leaders say, we intend to get the answers that we need one way or the other, adding, this agreement does not prejudice the committee's right to compel his testimony in the future. manafort turned over notes from the russia meeting. president trump's son-in-law and adviser, jared kushner, was at that meeting. he's been grilled about it for two days behind closed doors. >> i did not collude with russia, nor do i know of anyone else in the campaign who did so. >> reporter: meantime, the president is criticizing attorney general jeff sessions for taking himself off the case. might the president fire sessions and appoint someone else to get rid of russia investigator bob mueller? >> we will see what happens. time will tell. >> i think that's what's really president trump's objective here is to put in place an attorney general who will fire bob mueller. >> that seems to be the ultimate goal here, and

very damaging to the country. >> reporter: lawmakers are already exploring how to block the president from doing that while they're on break. in fact, sessions is now targeting sanctuary cities, warning them that they could lose millions in federal funds in f they don't cooperate with immigration enforcement. trac tracie potts, nbc news, washington. wow. take a look at that. those were the cheers to our dear friend, jim vance, after a moment of silence in his honor. the washington nationals called vance a d.c. icon when they held that tribute before last night's game against the brewers. however, vance would not have liked the outcome of the games. the brewers beat the nats 8-0. and an even bigger honor. vance will have a permanent spot in the national museum of african-american history and culture. his last interview, as you may

director lonnie bunch earlier this year. bunch spoke with news4's barbara harrison yesterday about vance's impact. >> what jim vance really did was he symbolized possibility. he symbolized that it was really important that america was changing and his presence was a symbol of that change. >> and bunch said the museum would like to display pictures of vance or notes that he took for stories and interviews. as soon as we learn more for you, we will let you know. time now for a check on the forecast. storm team4 meteorologist sheena parveen is standing by with what you need to know that's heading into our lunch hour. hey, sheena. >> hey, susan. it is going to be a fantastic afternoon. we have the clouds around the temperatures even starting off this morning a little cooler than normal for this time of the year. right now, 78 degrees. the clouds are with us but at best, we could see a couple spi sprinkles today. storms late tomorrow but a better chance through the day on friday. we'll w

be lingering into the start of our week and i'll show you that whole forecast coming up. but today's going to be a nice one if you want to head out, feeling very pleasant. we'll take a look at the timing of the storms coming up. well, there is much more to come on news4 midday. including a look at the battle travel sites are facing with competition as airbnb rises. what you need to know before booking your nextrip when t ne

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well, we have breaking news right now from metro. train service is suspended between smithsonian and eastern market due to fire department activity at federal center southwest. now, shuttle buses have been requested. this is going to affect riders, of course, on the orange and blue lines as well as the silver line between wily and boston so of course look for updates on the nbc washington app. some good news if you like to travel. companies are ramping up the competition with airbnb. not only could this help you save, as nbc's jolene kent reports, it could lead to the perfect rental too. >> reporter: the race to help you plan the perfect vacation is heating up. big names you know like expedia's home away and priceline's booking.com are trying to take a bite out of

blew away the existing competition. now companies that originally dominated hotel bookings are jumping into the home rental business to satisfy the rapidly changing tastes of travelers. vacation home rentals are exploding, growing faster than hotels. rentals shot up 11% last year. airbnb is even attracting celebrity customers. obedien beyonce stayed in this villa. even the kardashians stayed in this new york penthouse that can go for a cool $10,000 a night. while airbnb boasts 3 million listings, booking.com says they now have 7 million and home away offers more than 2 million choices. to fend off the growing competition, airbnb is rolling out new unique traveling experiences targeted at millennials beyond just a roof over their head. >> that's where we are going and end to end travel platform where you can get unique, authentic homes but also

experiences and at the end of the day, this is all about putting magic back into travel. >> reporter: new start-ups like beyond pricing and smart host are also taking advantage of the vacation home rental's boom. they're helping owners figure out how much to charge when renting out their homes, especially if listing on multiple sites. as travelers peruse millions of possibilities to book that perfect get away. hotels are also feeling the pressure from airbnb. even some luxury spots that so seen their bookings drop are offering deep discounts now so remember before you book anything, do a thorough search in several places if you can. hi, everyone, i'm angie goff with look at some of this morning's top trending stories. first up, former brides to the r rescue with thousands of women, including many of you who ordered gowns for the big day, were

you might recall they have stores in virginia and maryland. using #alfredanglo, women are taking to twitter posting their dresses and offering them for free to the brides to be. just asking you to pay for the shipping. that's a good deal. next, who says true love does not exist. it's gone viral. shared more than 260,000 times after a nashville man posted the picture that shows an elderly man feeding his wife, spoon feeding her ice cream in the 98-degree heat. the man had draped a towel over his wife to help her keep cool. a real symbol of love. and another reason to love luke briyan here, the singer broke his own no touching rule and let 88-year-old francis grab his rear. she got to meet her idol before a show and said it was the night of her life. looking at that picture, looks like he had a pretty good night as well. find links tose

washington app. now, back to you. well, since 2014, there have been almost two dozen security breaches near the white house and the capitol. this week, the news4 i-team is digging into some of the biggest cases, start with one you will likely remember. a protest seen around the world by a mailman from florida. here's investigative reporter scott mcfarland. >> reporter: we're in ruskin, florida, just outside tampa. this is the hometown of doug hughes, the man who famously, two years ago, landed a gyrocopter on the west front of the u.s. capitol. he was arrested, served four months jail time is now released and tells news4 he feared he was going to be shot from the sky. you thought it was possible they were going to shoot you down. >> it was a calculated risk. i knew it was possible they would. there was a definite risk

that. >> reporter: he also tells us what he eplans to do next, including writing a book about his journey. would you consider future civil disobedience to further your cause? >> my wife is here. i have to say no. if i had the opportunity to significantly advance getting the money out of politics, okay, the only limit that's still on the table is that i will not do harm to any individuals or property damage. >> reporter: coming up tonight, our news4 i-team investigation into security breaches at the white house and capitol shows doug hughes has something in common with other people who have been protesting and jumping the white house fence in recent months. he also has some advice for people planning to do it in the future. our report coming up tonight. for now, in ruskin, florida, scott mcfarmland. how long can the district hold on to rfk

news4 midday continues, we'll have details on plans to keep the action going for manyears to cy om

d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton has introduced a bill that would extend washington's lease on the rfk stadium campus. that's according to the washington business journal. the bill would extend the lease to 2088. norton says it would give officials enough time to redevelop the area with more green space and s

rfk stadium is currently home to d.c. united. the team plans to move to the new audi field some time next year. redskins fans have something to get excited for. training camp is just about to begin. the team is holding drills down in richmond today. the first practice starts tomorrow at 9:30 in the morning. you are looking at some video from last year. we now know that there will be lots of news from camp this year. news4's reporter carol maloney will be in richmond following it all. watch your live sports tonight and follow her on twitter. we're also getting some big news from the nationals today. the team is unveiling the logo for next year's all-star game, nats players and coaches, the mlb commissioner and d.c. mayor mur yell bowser will be at the ballpark tonight. this is

this is the fifth time an all-star game is being played in the district. the last time was back in 1969. time for a check on our forecast with sheena parveen. she's standing by with the latest and i could not believe how gorgeous it was yesterday and today. just feels like all that humidity is gone. >> it is. it makes it feel so much more comfortable and some people were saying it feels like fall and it kind of does. it does a little bit, especially in the morning hours. low humidity, unseasonably cool temperatures and we're going to keep that in the forecast through the day today. look at these numbers right now. last week at this time we were way hotter. 78 degrees right now in the district. lorton has made it up to 81 but if you look to the west, we still have some low 70s to mid 70s near the shenandoah valley, the higher elevations there as well. so that's where some of the coolest areas at the time but as we go through the afternoon we'll still be below normal for this time of year. normal high is 88. we expect to

perfect day for that. if you need a dog to walk, we have joko here available. you can head to the website to figure out how to give this guy a home. 4:00 p.m., low humidity, 83, 7:00 p.m., very nice, 81 and again it's going to feel comfortable with that drier air in place. could see sprinkles. most of the area stays dry, though. also we're excited about clear the settlers. it is fast approaching. saturday, august 19. you can find out more on the nbc washington app. here's future weather. today a mix of sun and clouds but really nice still. tomorrow evening, we have a chance for a couple thunderstorms to move through. then go into friday. that's some more widespread chance for showers and storms through the day, some heavy rain into friday night and some of this could be lingering into the weekend. we also have a threat mostly south of the district for some severe storms on friday. we'll be watching that very closely. if you're heading to the beach, friday and saturday, not looking that great, but late in the day saturday, we should start to see some clearing and then going into sunday, much nicer. here is your

lingering into saturday. by sunday, plenty of sunshine, 84 degrees.

well, tennis star venus williams is responding to a wrongful death lawsuit. she was in a crash with an elderly couple last mo

nbc's tammy lieitner breaks dow what both sides are saying. >> reporter: the tennis star's legal team saying she's not to blame for a car crash that killed jerome and injured his wife linda, instead suggesting the elderly couple was at fault. earlier this month during wimbledon, williams broke down in tears while discussing the accident. in court documents filed in response to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the barsens, williams' lawyers say the barsons are at fault for failing to adequately maintain their vehicle and for failing to use their seat belts. >> the black box download shows that both mr. and mrs. barson were wearing their seat belts. >> reporter: the lawyer telling nbc news he has newly recovered information from the data recorder in venus's suv that he says contradicts her

kwms williams was at fault but after police found surveillance video, they say williams lawfully entered an intersection near her home but got stuck. when she started moving again, the car driven by linda barson entered intersection and the two collided. venus williams' team tells nbc they are still analyzing the black box data and did not want to comment on it. barson's lawyers have asked for williams's phone records including voice and text data. another thing experts will be analyzing is the green light at the intersection behind me. how long was it green for, was it green long enough, and did it malfunction. tammy leitner, nbc news. this is a crazy story. virginia native and former dallas cowboy rodney lucky whitehead has been cleared. police say the man they arrested on saturday for stealing from a

wawa is not whitehead. officers say the suspect gave them whitehead's date of birth and social security number. he is now wanted for not appearing in court. the agent for the real whitehead always maintained this was a case of mistaken identity. whitehead was released from the dallas cowboys on monday, the same day the arrest was made public. scientists say it is no longer debatable. brain disease can be linked to injuries from football. the journal of american medical association looked at 202 players from the nfl, college, and also from high school. chronic cte can only be diagnosed after death. now the disease was found in nearly 90% of the brains donated by former players. after years of denials, the nfl recently acknowledged a link between repeated head blows and brain disease and settled a billion dollar lawsuit with former

♪ a brand-new movie is hitting theaters next week exploring the art of stepping. there you see it. the teen pictured in the film, our neighbors right up the road, they are from baltimore, and we are so honored to have some of the movie's stars on and off the screen with us this morning. welcome to jerry mcintyre, right? jerry here. she is known as coach g, producer and director amanda lipitz and paula. thank you so much for being a part of this this morning. >> thank you for having us. >> yourrd you're 're so welcome. i watched the trailer this morning and between kind of laughing and wanting to get up and dance and cry all at the same time. it was just this massive emotion. it is so cool. what was the inspiration to make this movie? >> i'm a broadway producer in my other life and on the side i was making shorts about first generation students going to college and

i was always fascinated by the process of what it means to be the first in your family to tgo to college and i met these young women when they were 11 years old. i came in and out of their school, making shorts and in the 8th grade, one of the stars of the movie suggested i might want to come and stop by the step team with cameras and that's how it all started and i'm born and raised in baltimore. >> okay. so that obviously gives you a lot more inspiration as well. and how about you? i was watching some of the foot work and some of the routines. it was amazing. and do you choreograph all of this? >> i do. i also have assistant coaches come in and help when i'm kind of discouraged and feel down and out about my creativity chakras but i'm inspired by so many different greek fraternities and sororities and other step teams and things that people do all over the world with the art of stepping and i just look at that and i'm inspired and i go to sleep and i wake up and i'm like, i got it. >> what was so cool about, from, you know, liste

bit more about your film is that, you know, it's taking these women, these young women, you know, from neighborhoods where they would have maybe had some issues and gotten in -- hatted a turn for a different kind of life to give them a purpose. >> absolutely. >> talk to us about that. >> so, i'm actually from an urban neighborhood in baltimore. i think that the effect that they step for a purpose, beyond entertainment, is what really drives them to keep going with everything in life, because in step, you learn life skills. with my program, sisterhood, discipline, and solidarity, they learn to use those skills in real life with their jobs, with their schools and everything else. >> and talk to me about being a part of this if you want to talk to me about this as far as the baltimore leadership school for young women. how did this impact your life, personally, watching this all unfold. >> so, i think the best part about this for me is that everyone gets to see what the baltimore leadership school for young women does. we are a very magical place. we know every girl by name and by need and we make sure that everythiha

met. so if that is anything from the social and emotional support they may need, which they get from coach and other staff members, to making sure they're on the right path for college, their success path, academically and financially. >> and just watching this, when you finally release this movie, when is it going to be released? >> august 4. >> oh my gosh, next week. tell me a little bit about red carpet, is it going to be like a big deal? >> we had our big baltimore premier on monday night which was our hometown premier and it was so exciting. we're doing a lot of screenings in l.a. this week and new york next week, but baltimore was really our opening and on august 4, it opens and in six cities and then august 11 it opens on 200 screens and it's just a dream come true for us and everyone in baltimore. >> i can only imagine. i am so excited to see it. i think it was so inspirational to watch and you literally want to get up and out of your seat and dance, it is so cool. all right, ladies, we have coach g, amanda, and paula, thank you

good luck with this. >> thanks a lot. still to come on news4 midday, we will show you the lengths one man is going to for his wife's kidney donation. the family's passionat

how far would you go to save someone you love? when a woman needed a kidney, a couple from wisconsin took an unusual approach that paid off. billy wagnes shares their story. >> reporter: cathy strom's battle with kidney disease has lasted a lifetime. >> i've been dealing with kidney disease since i was small. i went south a year ago. >> reporter: when her kidneys failed a year ago, the struggle to stay alive intensified. >> i was put on dialysis in june of last year. i do it at home for nine hours. >> reporter: strom says husband, paul, has been there through it all. >> paul is my rock. his saying was, don't get down. once you get down, it's too hard to get up. >> reporter: strom's turning po

february, months after she and her husband displayed their request for a kidney donor in stencils on the backs of their cars. pictures of their message blew up on facebook. >> she said, saw your husband's car. >> reporter: in march, strom and her anonymous donor were prepped for surgery at uw madison hospital. >> i was up that same day walking, pretty much all, so she went home two days later. she was my angel. >> reporter: now, strom has a new lease on life. >> i can have anything now. absolutely anything. i'm not tired. i have so much energy. go forward and be a donor for someone else. save a life. >> reporter: hoping others will answer the call. >> and that was billy reporting and it sure looks like the little dog is certainly happy too. well, this morning, we are hearing from a man who was attacked by an alligator. 68-year-old frederick is homeless. he says he was bathing in a florida pond on monday morning when he got a

foot, and groin area. >> i was kind of in agony. you know, it's -- you're having a nice day one minute and the next minute, you're, you know, a bloody mess. >> the alligator has been removed from the pond and relocated. aiman, by the way, is expected to be okay. i'm from florida. you don't go in bodies of water unless it is the ocean. >> certainly not to bathe it have not to bathe. there is no such thing as a bathing pond in florida. >> ever. >> no. never, never. the alligators, they find their way anywhere, into retention ponds, next to the grocery store, your backyard, pool, front door. they go everywhere. i wouldn't go in fresh water in florida. i would only go in salt water. >> this poor guy. he's homeless and that was probably where he could go, you know, but it's like, oh gosh. well, we are dealing with a gorgeous day behind us. i keep taking a look over our hold. it's beautiful. >> it is absolutely gorgeous. it

this afternoon, it's still going to be below normal for this time of the year. we're looking at a high of 83, normal high 88. so that just shows you this very pleasant air mass in place. right now, we are in the upper 70s in washington, just a mix of clouds and sun out there. calm wind right now, but our wind direction this morning and yesterday really been helping us out with the cooler temperatures. unseasonably cool through the afternoon and we are looking at our next storm chance, though. that's going to come late tomorrow and into the day friday so you want the umbrella by the end of the week friday looks pretty rainy, some of that could be fairly heavy. looks like the rain will be lingering into part of your saturday too so to start the weekend, just keep that in mind. currently 75 fagaithersburg, 77n clinton. the only 80-degree temperature we really have is lorton but those are the low 80s so it's still really comfortable outside. clouds around, low humayidity, t too hot

but most of the area stays dry. future weather. tomorrow we'll see more clouds around again 8:00 p.m., could see a couple thunderstorms moving in. then by friday, that's when we have more widespread showers and storms. friday 8:00 p.m., we could be looking at heavy rain and thunderstorms moving through. we have the chance that lingers into saturday but also the chance for potentially strong to severe storms. that's our threat area for friday mostly south of the district but we'll be watching that closely so from thursday, late in the day, through saturday, that's when we're really look at some of the best rain chances, the heaviest on friday. then we do clear up for sunday so the whole weekend's not a

wall street will try to add to yesterday's gains. stocks rose on the back strong earnings from the likes of caterpillar and mcdonald's. earnings from boeing, coke, ford, and facebook and the fed wraps up a two-day meeting. the dow rising 100 points to 21,613. the nasdaq up one point to 64.12. uber has quietly updated its policies to let drivers start charging a $15 fee to return lost items and the rule only applies to boston and chicago for now but uber says it will be nationwide next month. uber says the fee is to compensate drivers for their time. and got the munchies after a late night out on the

taco bell has you covered. it's launch ago a new feature tomorrow to let lyft passengers push a button to have a car take them to a drive through between 9:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. the fast food chain is testing a taco mode in orange county, california, with plans to expand across the country next year. taco mode also includes a custom in-car menu and free doritos locos tacos. i'm landon dowdy. i love this part. there is a new trend when it comes to eating out. it's called fast casual and joining us today are the folks from honey grow. it is one of the fastest growing fast casual chains in the country. this company got -- has a technology twist to this. so welcome to news4 midday, you guys. we have founder and ceo justin rosenberg and chef david katz. i love filling in on midday because i get to eat. tell us about the honey grow

i was tired of living life in a cubicle. i was in the world of finance and i wanted to pursue my dreams. so fast casual, very interesting but i didn't want to be like everyone else. everyone's doing a variation of chipotle so didn't want to be another salad concept so i thought about what i love, i was vegan for a while, making a lot of salads and stir fry so i figured this was really different and we can really scale this. opened the first one in 2012 and now we're in d.c. >> what about this technology twist. >> so we use technology for the ordering process. it was actually a business problem that i had while developing the concept. it was simply how do i order a salad and a stir fry at the same time and do so so you can really have throughput. so we designed our own kiosks and it really helps breeze people through the ordering process. we also use, now, virtual realty f reality for part of our training. we have our app which we just launched but some really cool tidbit about the app, there's a video game on the app that you

you can be sitting on the bus or super borded in a meeting and yu can start getting points for honey grow. >> so you originated in philly. where can we find you? >> we're in pentagon city and chinatown and we'll be opening up a few more restaurants in the region in the next 12 months. >> we love you, justin, but i'm sorry, we love the food part of you, which is the chef. chef, tell us a little bit about what -- some of the concepts here, what kind of food we're going to eat today, but also what we can find on your menu. >> okay. well, what we're going to do today is our walnut street noodle salad. it is whole wheat noodles, this is organic arugula. cauliflower, some mushroom, lemon walnut vinaigrette and parmesan crisps. >> i can go on a kiosk and pick and choose what i want to eat. >> this is one o our suggested salads. we havee

you can totally customize whatever you want and just kind of have it your way. >> let's make it. >> for sure. so, this is what we're going to do here. we have these cold noodles here that we've cooked and just kind of shocked. we're going to make a big salad here. we have a nice large bowl. >> we like big salads around here. >> yep. so, the cold noodles are great in a salad. it's a cool way to experience our noodles but also have a salad if you don't want a stir fry. cauliflower here. >> you guys, a lot of this is locally grown. that's kind of your whole schtick, right, you want to make sure this is local produce. >> as much as possible. that boils down to that's just the way my family and i eat so if was going to make a restaurant, i wanted it to be the same. our noodles are freshly made, relatively local, made in new jersey so for us in philly, it's more or less local but we're so passionate about the the product that we didn't want to switch the noodle vendor. we're not willing to compromise. >>

yumminess do we have. we've got the noodles, of course, you guys you said, you said you were vegan once so people who are gluten free, vegan, paleo, you've got it for everybody. but you also have the, you know, stuff that's good for all that stuff that we still like. >> absolutely. we have a lot of cool stuff. we have something called the honey bar which is like the dark horse of honey grow. i came up with this watching my daughter eats apples and honey and it's literally just some apples, vegetable, fruits, garnish, drizzle of local honey on top and it's a really great snack. >> on that note, i get to do my favorite thing of the day which is to eat. what are those on top? >> these are the parmesan crisps, add a nice crunch and really good cheese flavor. goes well with the mushrooms and the cauliflower. >> oh my gosh, of course i get the noodle dish for the day. >> it's good, though. >> there you go. that went great. >> so

guys. thank you for being here today with us. >> thanks for having us. and we will get a final check on the forecast which news4 midday returns. and don't forget to join us this afternoon for the ellen

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some daring rock climbers who have all faced hurdles in life are helping each other reach for the top. nbc's miguel amaguer has

story. >> reporter: as the sunrises above the flat irons in boulder, colorado, daniel, james, and maureen see a challenge on the horizon. these climbers with disabilities only see opportunity at the base of this towering sand stone. >> i'm surrounded by people that really choose to excel and choose to push boundaries and so that's forced me to really push myself. >> reporter: maureen was born with one hand. james, an army veteran, lost a foot in an accident. daniel, a cyclist, injured in a crash, has no movement in his right arm. >> it's really hard to make excuses or look around and come up with reasons for why not when you can, you know, go around with a lot of different people who say, we'll figure it out. >> reporter: to ascend a wall riddled with pitfalls, the team works together. >> you're good to climb. >> reporter: they see ability in their disability. >> i view it

that i couldn't go one way. it's just that i can go another way. >> reporter: the climbers found their confidence and each other through paradox, a nonprofit that last year alone helped nearly 500 adapted climbers reach new heights. a community focused on getting the disabled outdoors, learning what can be gained from a loss. >> and we see a transformation in everything, whether it be physical, their mental state, i mean, it's incredible. >> reporter: on the mountain, this group showed us there is no summit too high to reach, giving those with disabilities a new view on life. miguel almaguer, nbc news, boulder, colorado. and let's get a final check now on the forecast. sheena? how's it looking out there right now. >> looks pretty good, susan. we're talking about temperatures currently in about the upper 70s but later today a high of only 82, normal highs 88

of us stay dry. tomorrow we'll be up to 89, late-day thunderstorms, more widespread showers and storms friday. saturday we're looking at rain lingering to start your weekend but sunday looks pretty good. we have some exciting news to share this morning. there you go as our nbc4 family gets even bigger. melissa is a proud mom once again. these are the photos she's sharing with us of colette ryan. the baby girl is 7 pounds and 20 1/2 inches long. she was born just yesterday. mom, baby, and the rest of the family are doing awesome. and that is it for news4 midday. thank you so much for joining us. we are back on the air this afternoon, first at 4:00. i will be there. and you can get news and weather updates any time with the nbc washington app. have a great day, and we will see you in the morning.

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