right now on news4 midday, new information on the person found dead outside of virginia cvs. we now know the man worked inside the pharmacy. what else we're learning from the scene. a scary situation at a fairfax county this morning. a young woman out for a morning walk stabbed. what police are telling us about this violent encounter. and expect those clouds to hang around today. 79 degrees right now, but later on, we're going to see the chance for showers and an even bigger chance for your friday. i'll talk more about that timing and into your weekend coming up. good morning, everyone. i'm molette green. >> a

we start with the weather. clouds starting to clear. but we are in for some changes today. higher temperatures, and guess what? more humidity. >> it's become. storm team4 meteorologist sheena parveen joins us now with a look at whether today we stay rain free. how about it. >> i will tell you, most of today will be rain free until later on this evening, but yes, we talked about those cloudy conditions. few breaks in the clouds right now so a little bit of sunshine trying to get into part of the area but if you look way off to the west, that's the next weather maker moving in this direction. later on this afternoon and evening, we have a chance for a couple thunderstorms around the area. it's tomorrow, though, that we're really watching so here's your weather outlook. tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening, we could see about 1 to 2, maybe 2 1/2 inches in some areas. i'll show you that coming up. saturday looks like the

continues, improvements on sunday. i'll show you all the timing straight ahead. chopper 4 over the scene of a serious accident in montgomery county. this white suv you see there was the only vehicle involved, but police still have that area closed off for accident reconstruction. no word on the condition of the driver. developing this morning, a man was found dead outside a cvs in warrenton, virginia, and now we know his name. >> but it is still not clear how rex mack olsen died. justin finch is live for us this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: erika, good morning. investigators spending a chunk of time focused on this shed right here. it conceals the dumpster near where that manager was found overnight. we can tell you the investigation right now is continuing as the office of the million examiner searches for a cause of death. let's take you now to the scene,

overnight here. the body of 64-year-old rex mack olsen was found after 10:30 last night. he was found by a dumpster on the side of this cvs store. a hearse carrying his body away overnight as warrenton police scan the area nearby for clues, even searching a drain at one point. now, where olsen was found happens to be away from a front-facing camera here at this cvs. the dumpster is behind that front door here and today, the store where he was a manager is closed. customers now being directed to other nearby cvs stores. on social media, i can tell you, tremendous concern about the scene here overnight. people reporting heavy police presence, even a chopper overhead, searching the ground for clues. right now, warrenton police are not commenting on that or reports of shots fired nearby, but they are saying that at this point, they do believe there is no dange

again, the man found dead here is a cvs store manager, rex mack olsen, age 64, of riva, virginia. we'll bring you more details as we get them on air and of course on our nbc washington app. for now, we're live here in warrenton. i'm justin finch, news4. also developing, there is a search right now for a suspect in a stabbing. fairfax county police say they're looking for a man in a black hoodie. police believe he is 5'4". the police say that man stabbed a woman in the neck. the woman is expected to survive. and in southeast d.c., a man was shot and killed last night. police just released his name, 38-year-old daniel parker of southeast. the shooting happened on fair lawn avenue in anacostia. kramer middle school and o are rr elementary school are both closed in that area. developing this morning, president trump is facing a big backlash over his

serving in the military. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are criticizing the decision, and according to "the washington post," some activist groups are preparing to challenge it in court. by now, you've seen the tweets. the president cites the burden of, quote, tremendous medical costs and disruption as the reason for the new policy. this major reversal of military policy putting transgender service members in limbo right now. >> the concern about what happens next and whether they can be kicked out of the military altogether. in an interview that you'll see only on news4, we spoke to mia mason. for the majority of her 18-year military career, she served as michael. in 2010, she began transitioning to a female and when the military found out, she was discharged. but when the ban on transgender service members was lifted in 2015, she was back. now she's afraid of losing it all. >> now i may be force

all of my benefits again. i may be forced to repay everything again. i may be dishonorably discharged. those are things that hurt me. those are things that i feel are harmful not only to me but to everybody else that is currently serving. >> she says despite the policy change, she's going to keep fighting. we also spoke to former secretary of the army eric fanning, the first openly gay man to hold that position. fanning says that he doesn't think this will actually become policy. house majority whip steve scalise is looking forward to eventually returning to work. but first, he'll have to go through an intensive rehab process. scalise was discharged from med star washington hospital center on tuesday. he is one of four people shot when a gunman opened fire at a republican baseball practice in alexandria last month. today, president trump will take part in a ceremony recognizing first responders. the intense debate

changing the name of jeb stuart high school has been going on for two years. today, the fairfax county school board will finally hold a deciding vote. the high school was named in honor of a confederate general. if the name is changed, it will not happen until 2019 and could be costly. keep an eye on the nbc washington app for the results of that vote. redskins fans getting ready for a new season. the team just opened training camp this morning. it runs through august 13. one big story, the long-term plan for quarterback kirk cousins, but head coach jaye gruden says he's focused on this year. >> that's the thing about kirk. you never worry about his preparation. he wants to be coached and it's fun to coach him, so contract status will take care of itself eventually, hopefully, but right now, it is what it is, and we're happy to have him for 2017. welcome back, everybody. >> now, cousins isn't the only story at the camp. pro bowl tight end jordan reed has a toe sprain, and can't practice right

news4 sports reporter carol maloney is down in richmond following all of the action. she will be talking to cousins today and you can follow her on twitter or watch her reports coming up right here on news4. the ohio state fair is open again, despite an accident on a ride that left one person dead and seven others injured, what is being done right now to keep fair goers safe. wow. new video of justin bieber's latest run-in that's already trending nationwide. you're watching news4 midd.ay

one man is dead and seven other people are hurt after a terrible accident at the ohio state fair. a swinging ride called the fireball broke apart in midair, and it sent riders tumbling nearly two stories to the ground. this was just awful. nbc's blake mccoy has more on what's next in the investigation. >> reporter: a horrific scene at the ohio state fair. a day of fun taking a terrifying turn when this ride broke apart midair. >> so the ride just broke. people just got out like 60 feet up. >> reporter: the ride seen in

this company video, twisting and turning, is called the fireball. on wednesday, cell phone video captured seats flying off, throwing riders and the park into chaos. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: inspectors say they had examined the ride multiple times. >> this ride was inspected at a couple of different stages, and it was signed off today. >> what are you feeling right now? >> terrified. >> real tragedy. that's all i can say. >> reporter: the injured transported to local hospitals in and around the columbus area. >> right now, we're at a very early phase, so we're still even in the process of characterizing some of these injuries. >> reporter: the ohio state fair is an annual tradition attracting hundreds of thousands of people each year. >> the fair is about the best things in life, and then with this accident, it becomes a terrible, terrible tragedy. >> reporter: records show the fireball had just passed a series of inspections yesterday and several parts had been replaced back in ma

of the seven people injured, three of them are in critical condition. at the ohio state fair in columbus, ohio, i'm blake mccoy, nbc news. what can we do? >> wow, that's scary-looking video. it's trending on facebook and it's been shared all morning long. justin bieber drove into a photographer with his pickup truck. it looked like the paparazzi was surrounding bieber's car just before all this happened. bieber did get out and helped the guy. approxima the man only had minor injuries according to police there. bieber was not charged with anything. if you fly anywhere over the next few months, you'll notice a major change. the tsa is announcing new screening rules that will require you to move all electronics larger than a cell phone from carryon bags and there are concerns that it will lead to longer wait times. nbc's gabe

tsa says tighter screening rules are coming to airports across the country with agents taking a closer look at personal electronics. that could mean longer wait times and increased frustration. >> i think there are a lot of different ways we can address homeland security. i don't necessarily know it's through my kindle. >> reporter: while passengers have been required to remove laptop computers for years, the new screening procedures mean any device larger than a cell phone, including e-readers and tablets, must also go into a separate bin. >> it's a minor inconvenience but if it will help, i'm all for it. >> reporter: the rules now in place at ten u.s. airports, including boston, detroit, and los angeles. with travelers cramming more into their carry-ons to avoid baggage fees, tsa screeners are struggling to see what's inside. >> it takes more time up front but if it's something that's going to protect us, it's a good thing. >> reporter: iph

began testing 3d scanners. john kelly said that tsa recently set off an explosive based on what intelligence suggested terrorists were developing. >> we tested it on a real airplane on the ground, pressurized and to say the least, it destroyed the airplane. >> reporter: many travelers say the new rules are worth the extra hassling. >> if it keeps everyone safe and secure, you can't put a price on that. it's got to be done. >> reporter: the tsa plans to roll out these changes in the coming weeks and months. the changes do not apply to customers enrolled in tsa pre-check. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, atlanta. what your mama tells you, what the streets teach you and what the future holds which no one knows. >> that's the crime drama "snowfall" that takes us to the streets of south central l.a. in 1983 and the start of the crack era. and the

jo -- creator john singleton joins us and one of the stars. thanks so much for coming into the studio. "snowfall" taking place in 1983, you know what people are going to be talk about talking aboing connection to the hit movie "boyz in the hood". >> well, it happens a year and a half after the events of "snowfall." "snowfall" start in '83 so what we're trying to do is show this is before crack hits the streets. this is when people didn't have bars on their homes and fence in their lawns in south l.a. if you were a kid and you did something wrong, the lady up the street wouldn't be afraid to tell you mama that you were messing up. >> and you might get a spanking by that lady up the street. >> might? >> definitely would get a spanking. so the thing is, it really showed when crack comes in, how it changes the whole mor

of the neighborhood. you know, and we do this at the neighborhood level in south central but we have a cia operative in the show and you see how the machinations go between how they're funding cocaine -- cheap cocaine into los angeles from central america and then, you know, the spanish side, the mexican side, and how they make a transition from selling marijuana into the cocaine business. >> wow. >> it's a really -- you know, you have the streets and you have the whole geopolitical thing going on at the same time. >> absolutely. and you're doing tv and we're used to you doing movies. >> but it's the same thing because we're basically giving them a movie every week. >> i like that. yeah. we want to get a lot from you every week on this. you play a dealer in 1983. of course, you weren't even born during this time. you're from london. >> yes. >> tell us how you have prepared for such a heavy role and tell us a little bit about your role. >> so, i play franklin. he's ang

is a fancy term for drug dealer, and he basically studied in a valley. he's really intelligent, and he's using cocaine as a way to, you know, get his family out of their situation. with regards to preparing for the role, it was basically watching every single movie this guy has made. hands down. and i had dub c onset from west side connection who taught me about the soul of being a south central teen and what it would be like walking the streets of south central in 1983. >> what you said about the teenager or the young man trying to help his family with a better way of life, that was really the thing that a lot of young kids did. >> yeah, to be gangsters. >> nobody does that to be -- they want what they see. >> and you explore that dynamic and that struggle. >> absolutely. >> john, the show follows fictitious characters but what would you say about the history of all of this? d.c. had a

in this town too. >> totally changed d.c. >> yeah. >> i mean, like i said, you know, people don't really understand that there are certain moments in african-american history that basically we were really, really challenged, but it made us really stronger. you know? >> uh-huh. >> there was slavery. there was -- out of slavery, there was jim crow to get our basic rights as americans, and then there was these drug things from the heron times to the crack epidemic. >> we got to watch this drama play out and how you develop the characters. john singleton, thank you so much. "snowfall" can be seen on fx. i'm going to tune in. i'm going to watch. all right. erika. a chopper 4 was the only one to capture this video of nancy great house arriving at bwi marshall last night. the maryland woman is battling terminal cancer and she had been stuck at an alaska hospital for the past two

a vacation. thanks to the kindness of strangers, she's back home with her kids and her grandkids ts morning. ♪ last night, at grace point community church of the nazarene, the congregation celebrated nancy's homecoming. the family says nancy wasn't well enough to fly commercial and they couldn't afford a private plane but an article in an alaska newspaper produced an outpouring of donations. in a few days, 6 o thousand dollars w-- $60,000 was raised o bring nancy home. >> she didn't want to die in alaska so we were going to figure something out. >> three days time of over $50,000 in three days time. incredible. >> nancy was diagnosed with

her family says that they are so thankful that she can live out her remaining days at home just like she wanted. switching gears, we've got new details on a new way to contact 911. people in prince william county can now text in the case of an emergency. the county stresses that you should only text if you can't call. another warning. just like any text, your message may not go through right away so again, it's kind of a last resort situation there. school bells will soon start ringing again in prince george's county, and to prepare, the school district is hosting a series of teacher recruitment fairs. this is video from yesterday's fair at wise high school in upper marlboro. some candidates were hired right on the spot. right now, the greatest need is for elementary schoolteachers. if you or someone you know wants to apply for a classroom position, we've got information in our nbc washington app. kaiser permanente is offering free

school systems at its largo center. parents are asked to bring the exclusion letter provided by the school to the clinic. those clinics open at 9:00 a.m. it will be the key and here comes pellegrini. >> second place is not a place katie ledecky is used to being. for the first time ever at the world championships, ledecky did not finish first in a race. the bethesda native finished second in the 200-meter freestyle last night. italy's pellegrini came from behind in the final lap to win the race. today, ledecky will swim in the relay. on saturday, she will compete in the 800-meter freestyle. she's favored in both races. she is still awesome. >> it doesn't matter. >> absolutely. come on. look at her wins so far. >> yeah. all right. the start of today's nats game is just about 40 minutes away. sheena

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hear more sunday at 10:00 a.m. the pastor of the church says he hopes it helps potential visitors to remember their name, stop by for service. members of the church say the message is spot on and hilarious. eastern tennessee has been stuck in a heat wave with temperatures hitting the 90s or higher. i mean, you get to the point, right? >> yeah. i saw one the other day on a texas humor site that said, you know, the devil called and wants his weather back. >> that's a good one. >> it's like 100-plus degrees over there. >> you're putting the steam back in, right? a little bit. you notice the humidity is up a little bit today. >> i got frizz right here. >> you look good. >> but you will have frizz. you don't have frizz now, but you will later and tomorrow and saturday. >> oh, no. >> sorry. >> baseball cap all weekend. >> yes. hat weather for sure, especially if you're going to the nats game later or actually it's starting very soon. but i will say later on today, we do have the chance for a few

clouds today, little bit warmer than yesterday too and then we had that late thunderstorm chance. now tomorrow, that's going to be the day, later in the day especially, weather alert because of heavy rain. we'll see some scattered thunderstorms building through the area tomorrow afternoon, then some of that rain will be heavy locally. we could see 1 to 2 1/2 inches. the rain will be lingering at least into the first part of your week and we'll show you the timing in a second. 79 degrees right now, washington, 80 quantico, 79 degrees in clinton. if you're heading to the nats game, it's looking pretty good. not too bad at all. a slight chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm, though. here's a look at the radar. right now, we have the clouds off to our west, we have the rain for tomorrow, though, we have a slight chance of some severe storms, mostly south of the district. we'll be watching that closely. this is future weather, though. later on this evening, 8:00 p.m., again, could see a couple isolated showers or storms. early tomorrowni

dry, 8:00 p.m. tomorrow, more showers and storms develop into saturday morning. and now we go through the afternoon and evening saturday, some of this rain could still be hanging around and some of it could be locally heavy. now for the rest of your weekend, sunday we'll see some big improvements but it will get windy and next week we do have a nice dry stretch. more details on the rain expected tomorrow coming up. jobs, jobs, and more jobs. the big hiring push taking place by amazon around the country. and right now, on the senate floor, lawmakers debating the next move in health care in this country. how the debate could lead to a vote on so-called skinny repeal and what that means for you.

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welcome back, everyone. the senate republican drive to repeal the affordable care act continues today. >> right. lawmakers will start debating new ideas and that includes a plan that could save you money but leave millions of people without coverage. news4's tracie potts explains. >> reporter: confusion in the senate over health care. >> telling different members different things. and asking them to believe that the final product will be whatever they want. >> they have already created chaos with all of these options. >> reporter: like the so-called skinny repeal that could get a vote today. it gets rid

penalties for not buying insurance, but doesn't touch low-income subsidies or medicaid. the congressional budget office says 16 million people could lose coverage and premiums would go up 20% under that plan. >> i'm not giving up. >> reporter: lawmakers under pressure from president trump. >> we better get that done, fellows. please. >> reporter: and from folks back home. >> we need it badly. we need a rescue plan for people in ohio who are in counties where there's not a single insurer in individual market. >> reporter: democrats refuse to jump in until republicans offer something. >> democrats are not going to participate in this one-sided and broken process. >> reporter: the white house chiding republicans. >> step up to commitments that they made during the campaign. >> reporter: america's health system is ailing. today's debate, part of the effort to find a cure. the end game here to get 50 lawmakers to all agree to one

washington. and in southeast d.c., a man was shot and killed last night. police just released his name, 28-year-old daniel parker of southeast. that shooting happened on fair lawn avenue in anacostia. i should mention here, kramer middle school and orr elementary school are close to that area. they are not closed. they are simply close to where this happened. this morning, a local dad has an amazing story. he hopes it will encourage others to purchase an automated external difib ri later or an aed. >> that dad's quick action saved the life of a complete stranger. >> i thought this only happens on tv. >> louis says he was driving on the university of maryland campus sunday when he heard screams. a man had collapsed. he pulled over, grabbed his aed and jumped into

okay. >> we had a pulse within 30 seconds, he was breathing and talking. within one minute, he was asking what's going on. >> okay. so, think about this. reyes keeps the aed in his suv for his 10-year-old son, who's a catcher on a baseball team, and he was concerned that if his son ever got hit in the chest that he could need a shock from a difib later so he went out, purchased one, spent the $1,300 just in case. >> such a life-saving device and i didn't know this but i need to do some more research. prince george's county fire and rescue have an app called the pulse point app that alerts people who are trained in cpr if there's somebody nearby who needs some help so that's are really a good one to download. find out more about that on our nbc washington app. a new sign of am sanneamazo massive expansion. they willol

the country next week. >> one of the job fairs will be in baltimore. here's nbc's jolene kent. >> reporter: amazon is hiring. the online shopping giant just announced a massive job fair to put 50,000 new workers in permanent jobs in the u.s. to find them, amazon will host its first-ever jobs day next wednesday at 10 locations across the country stretching from kent, washington, to chattanooga, tennessee. it's the company's national effort to speed up its rapidly growing network of warehouses known as fulfillment centers that pick, package, and ship orders to your door. the jobs will include full and part-time positions, all part of amazon's plan to hire 130,000 workers through 2018. the boom in fulfillment center hiring can also mean major economic growth for the small towns where amazon has set up shop. just ask the mayor of tracee, california, robert rickman. >> it's been huge. and in fact, since 2014, we have tt

in the last quarter alone, our sales tax revenue has went up 35%. >> reporter: you're making 35% more? >> correct. >> reporter: this man opened a restaurant to satisfy the growing population. >> we've seen a lot of young early 20s that are just getting started, getting their first jobs in distribution and fulfillment and then a lot of families. >> reporter: but amazon's hiring spree isn't good news for everyone. amazon has become so efficient online that retail experts estimate that for every one warehouse worker amazon hires, the retail industry loses between three and five employees overall. that, adding to the more than 100,000 retail jobs lost since october 2016 as well as over 5,000 store closures to date this year. but amazon founder and ceo jeff bezos is laser-focused on expanding the company's empire, most recently with the $13.7 billion purchase of w

foods, plus new deals with nike and sears. and on wednesday, amazon's new foray into managing your health care. >> they're trying to do things around electronic medical records, we hear. >> reporter: all these aggressive business moves now make amazon a $500 billion company. as amazon surges forward to unbox even more influence. for today, jolene kent, nbc news, philadelphia. up next, a look outside where we can see a few showers this afternoon, but the big rain chances come tomorrow and saturday. sheena's back with more on the timing and the impact of that rain.

these are images that we will never forget, a deadly flash flood rolling down the streets in ellicot city. this happened a year ago this week. >> and while the city has come a lo

this won't happen again. lowell melser updates the effort to rebuild the city. >> reporter: it's going to be an emotional weekend, folks. it's going to be highs, there's going to be lows, and we have to realize that and there's some people who may not want to come and we have to respect that as well. >> reporter: anniversaries are usually celebrated but not this one. this saturday marks one year since more than 6 inches of rain fell in about two hours in downtown ellicott city, virtually wiping out main street and killing two people. taking a look at downtown now, it is truly incredible how far the area has come. >> the buildings are in better shape than they were a year ago, for sure. the streets, back in service. the sidewalks are walkable. but the spirit that makes this community ellicott city is indestructible. >> reporter: tuesday, city officials announced a further commitment to prevent tragedy again. four major flood mitigation projects costing about $18 million in local,

federal funds. >> these projects will allow us to retain more water in the upper reaches of the watershed and they will improve the way we move water downhill. basically, making water less likely to back up and flood the streets. >> reporter: while a lot has been done already, including the installation of various retaining walls around the city, and aldriddrainage improvementse west end, construction on the new plan is scheduled to start next year in hopes of slowing down mother nature's next fury. >> although these projects will alleviate the significant amount of flooding, a storm like we had last year, folks, water will still reach buildings. >> it's still so impressive to see. >> it is impressive. but the risk is still there, sheena. >> of course. >> you were talking about that. >> the risk -- because they have multiple rivers in that area that tend to, when they overflow, you know, that city is sort of in the path of all that. and unfortunately, we actually have heavy rain heading our way as we go into tomorrow and saturday. so, we're hoping, of co

the forecast. we have a weather alert for tomorrow, and it looks like it really does, it looks like it's going to linger into the first half of your weekend. so we're going to be watching that closely. here's your weather outlook for today, cloudy, chance of evening thunderstorm, maybe a couple in the forecast. so we're going to see mostly cloudy day, some peeks of sunshine here and there. tomorrow, heavy rain and thunderstorms mainly in the evening and then we go into saturday. the rain's going to be continuing. sunday will be the better day. we'll start to clear up but it will be getting windy. the south wind is responsible for the increase in humidity. if you're walking the dog today, we have hendricks here available. otherwise, the storm chance will here right around 5:00, even 7:00 p.m., temperatures about the mid to upper 80s this afternoon. don't forget clear the shelters is coming up saturday august 19. you can find out

washington app. cloudy skies right now but a few peeks of sunshine. the rain is off to the west. future weather showing a couple thunderstorms possible later this evening but tomorrow morning looks mostly dry. it's not until the late afternoon and evening, this is 9:00 p.m. tomorrow, showing us heavy rain and thunderstorms. saturday 8:00 a.m., the rain continuing, saturday, 7:00 p.m., we could still see some mostly south of the district. then we start to clear up sunday as a lot of that rain starts to move away. we can see anywhere from 1 to 2 1/2 inches. some of the models are hinting at a little bit more. sunday's going to be the better day out of the weekend and next week looks pretty good. >> thanks, sheena. he's already the punch line of many jokes on "saturday night live" and other shows. now there are reports that we could be seeing more of a former white house employee. interesting. and with the weather heating up again today, we're putting to a great summer salad. our guest chef is recognized as one of theest in our area. b

duck, duck goose was named the best restaurant in maryland by southern living magazine. that magazine points out the contemporary french classics like beef tartare. the chef joins us this morning with a new summer specialty. good morning. >> how are you. >> i'm great. so thrilled to have you with us. it's quite the honor. did it make you a littlevo

kitchen and you prepare a dish for your guests. >> it's humbling. thank you so much. we're excited. >> this looks beautiful. i can't get over the spread that you have here. what are we making today? tell me what is on your summer menu, what you guys do. >> we try to stay fresh and seasonal and simple. so, let's get working. i'm going to put you to work putting together the dressing. >> you're going to put me to work. >> i'm going to put you to work. this is a little bit of mustard. >> this is a dressing. you're going to prepare a salad. does the salad have a specific name. >> it's seared tuna with a little mustard vinaigrette and citrus in there as well. there's some o.j. and grapefruit juice and you're going to get to whisking. >> this looks like stuff i would have at home. >> do you like to koom at home. >> i do. and some ingredients look a little bit more daunting. this does not. >> no. >> so how would you best describe the food that you prepare? i know you said simple and fresh. >> simple, seasonal, we try to keep it fun, keep it

this is going to go in a pan for just a few second. and we're going to leave it alone. >> just searing that. it's tuna. it's beautiful. i love the color of that. >> we're going to absolutely leave it alone. at home, people mess with it and flip it around. leave it on one side and it will show you how far it's got to took and you can look from there as far as how much you want it done. >> okay. so i'm dressing, check. >> keep going. you're not done yet. >> olive oil. >> if you're looking for part-time work, we're hiring. you're doing a great job. >> thank you. all right. >> now right in there, i'm going to add in a little bit of lettuce. >> you add it in here. >> yep. and i'm going to add in a little bit of fenl. >> and you want me to still whisk this? >> no, stop whisking. there we go. and i'm going to get my hands dirty because your hands are very pretty. >> thank you. >> salad is about done. >> now, you are not the first chef that i see actually get their hands in the salad. i think people afr

>> there's no reason to be. >> and you take tongs out and like you just mixed it with your hands. >> there's no reason to be. they make for great snacks later on. there's no reason to be afraid to touch your food. so this is about done. and we are going to be very french and add one little knob of butter to that and get our plate ready to go. >> okay. >> where are we at here? they hit my plates from him. that's fine. we'll go into a bowl. so the salad goes down into the bowl. >> this is our finished product here, but this is what we've been working on. okay so that will go in there. >> salad goes down into the bowl and see how our tuna's letting it know where it's done. do you like your tuna more or less rare? >> that's good. >> that's about good for you? perfect. so we're going to pull this out of here. >> i love that you added the bu butter in there. >> we're going to pull this out of here. >> what is your favorite thing to eat in the summer? that you prepare, i mean, is there -- do you likna

easy to impress people, it's easy for entertaining, have everything ready ahead of time and then sear the tuna. >> i think people think that fish is intimidating because everybody likes it a different temperature. >> doesn't have to be. >> that was so simple. >> we're all done. seared tuna salad. >> i would invite people over to do that. that looks beautiful. >> fish it with a little bit of fennel and a little bit of parsley. >> chef alfred, congratulations. >> take care. >> thank you so much for being with us. >> my pleasure. coke zero getting a new recipe and a new name as well. take a look. it's called coke zero sugar. the new name is intended to make clearer that the drink has no sugar. the new recipe will make it taste more like regular coke. not everyone is excited about this change. fans of the current coke zero took to social media and they joked they were going to start stockpiling bottles. the new cans and bottles are expected to hit the store shelves n

apparently wants to tango with sean spicer. according to page 6, the show has reached out to spicer but he would not be the show's first political contestant, you know. former texas governor and current energy secretary rick perry competed last year. the former white house press secretary announced his resignation on friday following the hire of anthony scaramucci as the new communications director. that would be something to see. >> i would watch. >> yeah. >> i would watch. i think a lot of people would. okay. coming up, we're going to tell you about an incredible opportunity for local girls to go to europe to learn about soccer and a whole lot more. and bryce harper's been tossed. he slams down his bat. >> and that scene is why fans are going to be watching bryce harper closely at today's game that starts in just a few

about 80,000 soccer fans in our area were treated to something that you can normally only see in europe. fc barcelona took on manchester united last night. barcelona came out on top in the international champions cup friendly. huge crowd out there. barcelona has a lot of brand-new fans here in wasng

part of the new partnership with d.c. schools and it involves sending juniors and seniors to spain. news4 shows us how the program could impact your kids. >> reporter: the partnership between d.c. public schools and fc barcelona was something for these young soccer players to cheer about. it means next year, as many as 40 high school girls will get a free trip to spain to learn soccer skills at a world class facility. >> barcelona is the best team in the world. what are you going to do about that. it's the field they train on, so if i could go there, that's pretty great. >> that's my team. >> reporter: while none of the players from fc barcelona were on hand for the announcement, the vice president of the team explained to the students what he said are the five values they'll learn. >> first one is humility. the second one, it's effort. the third one, it's ambition. respect. and last, not least, this is team

>> reporter: mayor muriel bowser said this partnership is part of her intention to focus on the needs of girls in the district. >> we recognize the importance of sport in the development of children and we recognize having a robust set of sports offerings, facilities and coaches teaches our young people fitness and discipline and team work. and we know that all of those skills will help them live rich and successful lives. >> it is really cool. i'm glad they're finally taking an interest in girls sports because usually we have to do a lot of fund-raising ourselves. >> reporter: the soccer trip to spain is open to all d.c. public high school girls who are juniors or seniors. they will have to try out on the field and meet academic standards to qualify. the goal is to send two girls from every high school. in the district, mark sea graves, news4. in just a few minutes, we will see if bryce harper can keep his cool. the nats play the milwaukee brewers just after

>> maybe harper is using a new play list this time. >> swing and a miss on the fastball at 98 and bryce harper's been tossed. >> yesterday, he said his music may have fired him up too much and led to this. harper struck out while the teams were tied. he argued and threw his bat and had a lot of you talking about his temperament online. some say he's simply passionate, erika. >> that's how i have to remember, i got to take it easy when i come in here, play a little suavec i to before i start ripping up scripts in this place. others said he's immature and he gets mad too quickly. >> well, he is rich. we know that for sure. that's a fact. sheena parveen, what's up in weather. >> i'm telling you, he's the john mcenroe of baseball so it's very entertaining. ton tonight we have an isolated thunderstorm chance into tomorrow, a weather alert day. improvements on sunday. that's it for news4 midday. thanks so much foroi

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