so i think it's they're responsible, our congressman, or whoever he is. he needs to step up and help these people. >> even as this homeowner is being kicked out of his condo, he says he's thinking about his neighbors, single moms, and the elderly. everyone told they needed to be packed up and gone by noon because their building is not safe. we'll take a closer look inside where the situation is not all bad. protesters clashed with police as president trump rallies inside. more on what led up to this scene and the message from the president that is renewing anger this morning. and still a few light showers out there rig

afternoon shaping up? can we finally get some sunshine and lower humidity? i've got the details on that forecast coming up. . good evening, everyone. >> welcome to news4 midday. the next 60 minutes are going to be difficult for some families at temple hills. anyone who is at the lynnhill ko condominium has to be out by noon today. >> we know that justin finch, he is there live outside the building. justin, this is the place you were at yesterday as well. what has the feeling changed to be like? what's the mood now? >> reporter: hey, angie, right now i can tell you there's a real sense of surrender amongst some who live here, that this is just what has to happen here. behind us here, the u-haul trucks are pulling in, lots of neighbors packing

cars, leaving with their belongings. there are other neighbors here too who want viewers to know that not every home in here was in bad shape. you'll see that in a second. but they also say that things could have been different if more of their neighbors took ownership of their community. >> i keep my stuff tight. >> reporter: his home is still fully furnished. >> this is my foundation. >> reporter: but this morning, before work, condo owner darryl lucas packed a few bags of clothes with him before leaving his home, unsure of when he can safely come back. >> i've been here 11 years. >> reporter: before leaving, he took us to a seventh floor condo, showing us a still-broken rail from where his mom fell, his hallway which he says is better kept than most because he pitches in. >> i had a leak here, i fixed that. >> reporter: the home he's maintained for years. >> have you ever been to the second floor. >> reporter: darryl's neighbor george took us to his second floor home, telling us he thinks

lynnhill's downturn started years ago. >> i blame the majority of owners that don't live here and that's about 80% of them. i blame all of them on this. i just plead to the county of maryland, step it up. okay? and help people that need help. >> reporter: after residents finished packing, the property will be fenced off and all neighbors ordered to vacate. that's after a second prince george's county fire department investigation found the condos failed to comply with 14 of 23 fire code violations. and those violations include nonworking fire alarms as well as broken doors and standing debris in the building too, but looking live here, you can see the u-haul trucks are in place, the red cross too. the prince george's county social services here as well, red cross with them helping those who are in need of finding temporary housing, which should last for at least about seven days. we can tell you what will happen next out here at noon, thi

there will be fencing off down here off good hope avenue here and from here on out, it will be monitored by authorities and people can make appointments with social services to come back and get their things in the near future. they are just not being allowed to live here. the fire department saying that it's just too unsafe to keep families in these buildings here at the lynnhill condominiums. we are live here in temple hills. . >> many more difficult days ahead for sure. it was another warm morning, but the hot weather is now behind us. we are hoping that these morning clouds will be moving out soon. >> along with the humidity too. let's find out now from storm team4 meteorologist lauryn ricketts about how the weather is shaping up. hi, lauryn.

i think we're having a problem with lauryn's microphone. >> there i am. there we are right there. i could not hear myself. we've got a few showers down to the south right now but that's it and you guys were talking about those clouds clearing. they are eventually going to clear as we go through the afternoon. we're already starting to see a little bit of clearing in the shenandoah valley but here in the d.c. area, we're still going to be cloudy at noon and then by 1:00, we do get some clearing. we are dry by the time we head to the middle part of the afternoon, again with peeks of sunshine. if you're picking those kids up from school later on this afternoon, it is going to be warm out there. the humidity will begin to drop, though, after about 3:00, and then we'll go partly sunny as we continue through the evening. in fact, your loved ones, as they may head home, may need those sunglasses, didn't need them this morning, may need them this evening but we will definitely need them as we head toward the weekend. we've got some sunshine on that ten-day forecast and also fall-like temperatures. i'll let you know how cool it's going to get coming up. nhi

shooter on the run right now, but arlington police say you're safe. this happened just as rush hour was ending. police say that a man -- suspect shot someone on south frederick street right off columbia pike. they're still looking for that person but they say there is no threat to the community right now. the victim was also male. no word on his age as of now. he is expected to survive. well, at first, it looked like it would be one of the few protests of president trump that would be peaceful. but it wasn't long until things spiralled out of control. >> this was the scene outside of the president's rally in phoenix last night. protesters clashed with police as they fired pepper spray and tear gas. nbc's jay gray has more. >> reporter: tensions quickly shifted to confrontation. >> resistance. >> reporter: and conflict in the streets of phoenix. >> there's a lot of people were coughing. i tried to take another route, and

screaming and yelling at me and i told him, you don't need to yell at me. >> reporter: police disbursing smoke and tear gas canisters after officers say they were pelted with rocks and bottles. >> a small number of individuals decided to make the choice of criminal conduct. >> reporter: the situation escalating about 10 minutes after president trump finished the speech at the convention center just a few blocks away. and after several hours of peaceful demonstrations by protesters and trump supporters. there had been concern about the possibility of problems leading into the campaign-style rally. >> wow. what a crowd. >> reporter: the president, mixing a message of unity. >> it's time for all of us to remember that we are all on the same team. we are all americans. >> reporter: with attacks on the media, a defense of his controversial comments following the attack in charlottesville, also hinting at a pardon

former sheriff joe arpaio. >> i'll make a prediction. i think he's going to be just fine, okay? >> reporter: and as a lone protester was escorted from the building, he questioned the opposition outside. >> the massive crowds that are going to be outside, where are they? >> reporter: crowds that made their presence known, not long after the president left the stage. jay gray, nbc news, phoenix. it's a threat that could hurt thousands of federal workers in our area. president trump threatening a government shutdown in order to get money for his border wall. >> build that wall. now, the obstructionist democrats would like us not to do it but believe me, we have to close down our government, we're building that wall. >> politico reports the president's words last night mirror what he's told his advisers in private. the border wall fight could reach a boiling point next month as the white house works with congress to pass a budget and a tax reform package. now to a

holding metro accountable after years of safety concerns as we first reported, the president signed that bill that will allow for a new watchdog group that could punish the transit agency for not following proper procedures. our transportation reporter explaining what that could mean for your commute. >> reporter: well, what all of this really comes down to is making sure metro is following the rules, whether you're getting on this train over here or this train over here. making sure that you are safe and that you get from point a to point b in the right fashion. from incredible track fires and explosions to derailments where trains were running on tracks that were unsafe, metro has had its share of safety issues. now this new law allows the creation of a strong safety oversight group that could potentially punish metro for not following proper safety procedures. do you think that that's good? >> not bad. >> reporter: this rider happy to hear that mor t

safety in line but he does believe that thing have improved. >> it's a difficult situation but i think on net, it's a safe trip. >> reporter: others keep their fingers crossed that metro is actually improving its safety culture. >> one can only hope. you hope to get to work and home. >> reporter: as news4 was first to report, the federal government has been overseeing metro's safety department. that authority will now be transferred to this new group, which should be able to keep close watch on the entire system so that you or anyone else who rides gets around safely. along the orange line, adam tuss, news4. right now, scammers are trying to steal your money using puppies. there is a new warning today about a scam targeting people online looking for purebred puppies. this is what two of the fake websites look like here. virginia's attorney general says they've had several reports of people paying hundreds of dollars for a dog that doesn't exist. officials say be wary of any puppy that is too

before paying any money. well, today could be your last wednesday at work forever. can you imagine? we'd still have to come back tomorrow at least but that's only if you win the powerball jackpot tonight. >> it is rising. we're talking $700 million. this is the second largest in the game's history. the chance of having one of those winning tickets, though, just 1 in 292 million. >> we already have an office pool going. you have to buy your tickets individually, any which way you can. >> still fun to think about what you could buy. so here is what you could get for a lump sum of $443 million. you could buy five of beyonce and jay-z's new homes. how about 13 yachts like the one in the "entourage" movie. >> what would you do with 13 yachts? >> you could even make richard branson a hefty offer for his island, which is valid at $100 million. >> i think

worth it. >> i want a pimped out rv. >> go all across the country, see the grand canyon. here are some things that would be out of your price range. you won't be able to buy the redskins, valued at $2.9 billion. the mona lisa is also off limits. is it priceless? no, there is a value. $780 million for mona lisa and put your hoodies away because you will not be the next mark zuckerberg, both facebook and amazon are valued at $500 billion. i mean, you'd have to win the lottery multiple times. >> but who wants all that stuff in. >> too many responsibilities. >> we just want to pay off our student loans and travel the world. >> we'll do some more powerball dreaming later in the newscast with a look at where the numbers will be drawn tonight. it is a very precise operation. and also coming up, more on this, warrants for a white nationalist, the man's voice and face

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intense, forceful shouting from protesters after police arrested someone on a university campus overnight. you're look at hundreds of people who came together at unc chapel hill to demand another confederate statue come down. they chanted and marched against the silent sam monument for hours. it honors unc alumni, several hundred who served in the confederate army. police arrested three people, including one student. well, a self-proclaimed white supremacist will soon be off the streets. >> the white nationalist wanted by university of virginia police says that he will turn himself in. christopher cantwell was featured in this vice news documentary. it is about the deadly rally that unfolded in charlottesville. he's wanted on three felony charges, including using tear gas. cantwell told the a.p. that he was defending himself when he used that pepper spray and looks forward to his day in court. well,

the family that was terrorized 40 years ago by a member of the ku klux klan. this story is still getting a whole lot of attention on our nbc washington app this morning, a lot of interest in it. during the 1970s, a member of the klan placed a burning cross on the lawn of a college park couple. that man is now a priest in arlington. father william atcheson took a leave of absence yesterday. he wrote, "my actions were despicable and it's hard to believe that was me." one parishioner we spoke to is willing to forgive him. >> now he was enlightened, and so he asks for forgiveness, and as a catholic, as a parishioner, i'd say okay. >> well, today, the couple's attorney will address the fact that the couple never received the restitution he was ordered to pay them. new this morning, we now know someone survived this scary crash. a

the pickup truck turned upside down in damascus this morning. this is main street right outside of the damascus library. montgomery county police did not say what caused the crash, but they did tell us whoever was inside should be okay. an off-duty sheriff's deputy saved a man and his wife by shooting at them. the florida couple's car was going up in flames just as the deputy was driving by. he jumped off his motorcycle, realized the couple was trapped and then made a split-second decision to fire his gun to get the door open. >> we had to use other means to get into the vehicle. i had to use my off-duty weapon to fire one shot and put a hole in the window. >> deputy went into the backseat and helped the couple out. they are both okay. we now know that nearly 700 drivers say that their vehicles that were splattered with all that liquid asphalt used in a road project, out on miniville road in wood bridge, it was ugly. >> it was and it was about two

told you about that tar trouble earlier this month. northern virginia bureau chief jul julie carrey talked to several drivers. >> reporter: before and after. matt goldman's pickup truck and his wife's suv looking a lot better than they did two weeks ago. that's when they were among hundreds of drivers that splashed through tar slush on miniville road and got spattered with the gunk. it's now up to the vdot-contracted paving company to make things right, to pay for cleaning. but goldman's not satisfied with the work. there's still tar specks in many spots on both vehicles, and take a look at the undercarriage. still a mess. >> vdot told me it was a hundred percent satisfaction guaranteed and i'm not a hundred percent satisfied. i know it's going to be hard to get everything off but i know i need some more cleaning. >> reporter: brenda's nearly new

she contacted us with another concern. the cleaning process damaged the finish on her car's point and dp dulled the grill and the trim. >> that's a lot of discoloration from the chemical or whatever they used to clean that gunk off of the car. >> reporter: at the car wash that handled her vehicle and dozens of others, the owner says they're trying hard to make customers happy, hiring extra staff to handle the workload. he says those who are not satisfied should let him know so he can work on a solution. >> we tried to work it out in a professional way. i have done about close to 200 cars as of today, and i do have a complaint, one or two. that's it. >> reporter: today, the car wash sent an insurance adjuster to get a look at brenda's car. the estimate, $1,700 to repair. as for matt goldman, who used a different cleaner, he's still waiting for the paving company to satisfy his

>> now, the liquid asphalt splashed on cars on august 8, so earlier this month. well, school starts in loudoun county tomorrow and we're going to take a look inside the county's newest school building. >> very exciting. it will either make or break you, and i wouldn't let it break me. >> and prince william opening up in an interview marking 20 years since the death of his mother. the lesso fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. since the death of his mother. the lesso and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years,

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all right, we're getting you ready for the school year with a look inside loudoun county's new middle school. the principal at brambleton middle school says her building is unlike any other in the county. every classroom has a window, and there are window walkways with benches where students can read and see the outdoors. maybe for some inspiration. more than 1,100 students are enrolled for the first day of classes, which start tomorrow. good luck to you tomorrow, loudoun county. it's always a fresh start to the new year. i like to see all the smiling faces. >> yeah. >> and nice weather. right. >> good weather to wait at the bus stop and walk to school. >> the thing is, we went back to school, i remember, because i grew up around this area, we went back to school right before labor day, my high school career so it was still so hot outside, so the saving grace here is it's going to feel more like f

>> cold front. >> exactly, angie. you got it. nailed it. yeah, cold front swept through the area just this morning. in fact, we're still seeing the cloud cover from it. that's going to continue to sink to the south and then we are looking at very nice conditions behind that frontal system. i mean, pretty much tomorrow, all the way through early next week, so those kids that are headed back to school, they'll get a little treat because although they may be headed back to school a little early, it's going to feel like fall a little earlier and this month hasn't been all too warm so we've been bonus territory for much of this august. you can see maybe a few peeks of sunshine coming through that cloud cover but we still have a few light scattered showers out there this morning, mainly south of the district right now, again with that frontal system. and then dryer air filtering in. we've got very nice weather that's going to feel, as i said, more like fall as we get into the weekend. 79 right now. daytime highs over the next several days are only going to be right there. so prepare yourself for that. today, we are going to warm up

hanging out for the fitness forecast, maybe get a run in during the lunchtime, or you have to wait until the afternoon. it's going to be feeling good. again, the humidity will lighten up as we continue with each hour of the day today. and then by tomorrow, that humidity almost nonexistent. again, a few showers, if you're in fredericksburg, up through southern maryland, you're going to be dealing with rain showers out there today. otherwise, if you are north, looking good. d.c. back to here, we're looking at plenty of sunshine for your day today, again with low to 80s today and clearing out this afternoon. humidity will start to fall through the day today and it's going to be more comfortable as we get into the weekend so let me show you this ten-day forecast real quick. thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, look at this. all the way out into next week, temperatures around 80 degrees,partly sunny to mostly sunny skies and comfortable. >> looks so nice. thank you, lauryn. prince william and harry are speaking candidly about the death of their mother, princess diana. >> the princes told the bbc how their

time to mourn in private, but the princes also talked about their shock and anger. >> it leaves you, you know, it will either make or break you, and i wouldn't let it break me. >> she'd had a -- quite a severe head injury but she was very much still alive in the backseat, and those people that caused the accident, instead of helping, were taking photographs of her dying in the backseat. >> the documentary "diana seven days" chronicles the week after the princess's death on august 31, 1997. >> so many years later, still so sad to hear them talk about it and what a loss it was for them. they were so young. >> and if you watched the recent documentaries for the first time, harry's gone back and looked at some of these old pictures of him and his mom that he hadn't seen for years. >> very eye-opening. in the national spt, the high school football team that got a big sendoff. and we're

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involving a u.s. warship off the coast of singapore. as nbc reports, a top commander has been relieved of his duties. >> reporter: this change of command is among the first steps in the navy's operational pause that's happening worldwide. the commander of the seventh fleet was due to retire in a few weeks anyway. his replacement was tapped in may, but this switch is going to happen immediately. there was talk of loss of confidence in a statement from pacific command. there have been two major deadly mishaps in the last two months alone, two other incidents this year. pacific command trying to determine whether this is a systemic problem and what specifically was the reason for that crash of the "uss john mccain" with an oil tanker. was it exhaustion, negligence, traffic in this busy shipping lane, even cyber attack is being considered. they say no options or possibilities are

at the same time, there is still a search underway for the ten missile sailors. divers yesterday found the remains of some of the missing sailors in the damaged part of the ship. as well, malaysia's navy recovered some remains from sea, so there is also a grieving process and a healing process that is getting under way as the search continues for those who are still missing. now back to you. and fearing the worst, a mother in texas says he's learned just last night that her 20-year-old son is among those missing sailors. she said that she had served -- that he had served aboard that warship since last fall, since october. well, it is a good reminder to think before pressing "send." a mom of three says she was belittled by the u.s. treasury secretary's wife over an instagram comment. jenny miller commented on this photo posted by steve mnuchin's wife, louise linton. it shows the two of them getting off a gnm

the designer brands she was wearing that totaled tens of thousands of dollars. miller commented, glad we could pay for your little get away. then, linton fired back with a lengthy response where she appeared to parade her money over miller. >> maybe others will look at this storm that happened as a result of her words and realize that those types of behaviors are not okay. >> linton deleted the post and made her account private. she also apologized, calling her own comments highly insensitive. the u.s. treasury says the mnuchins are reimbursing the government for linton's travel. well, check this out. the white house just got an upgrade. here's your view. while the president was on his working vacation, a small army of workers renovated the west wing, and the upgrades include new heating and air-conditioning systems and those fresh carpets you see right there. it was budgeted at almost

>> saw some photos. the wall paper's different too. >> yeah. just a couple things. but they're always maintaining and upgrading. >> yeah. >> through the presidencies. remember that presidential debate, by the way, when donald trump seemed to loom over hillary clinton for most of the night, he was, you know, in the background and a lot of mediums were made out of it. it was an awkward moment during the 2016 campaign. >> now clinton is talking about it in her memoir, "what happened." this morning, msnbc's "morning joe" aired exclusive audio clips from the book. take a listen. >> what would you do? do you stay calm, keep smiling, and carry on, as if he weren't repeatedly invading your space, or do you turn, look him in the eye and say, loudly and clearly, back up, you creep. get away from me. i know you love to intimidate women, but you can't intimidate me, so back up. >> well, clinton says in the book's introduction she's finally letting her guard down in this

few years of her life. the book "what happened," it comes out next month. they were two cases that shocked our region's school aides in charles and prince george's county accused of sexually abusing students. neither needed or had a teaching license as scott macfarlane and the news4 i-team found, they join a growing list of unlicensed school professionals accused of misconduct. >> reporter: buses are ready, you're kids are ready. school year is about to begin. soon you'll meet your child's new teacher. all teachers in our area are background checked and licensed, but there are other professionals in local schools who are background checked but not licensed, including a recent series of individuals arrested for assaulting children. safety groups tell the news4 i-team not having a license from the state is a potential risk to your kids. >> those unlicensed people we have working intimately with our kids are often

group and sexually abuse children than a licensed teacher. those people with often alone more one-on-one, have more intimate relationships with kids because they're dealing with kids who were acting out. >> reporter: teachers who lose a license are unable to get a job in all 50 states and d.c. in any public school. others who lose licenses are also publicly hurt. coming up tonight, how many people are operating in local schools without licenses and what's being considered for change. for now, scott macfarlane, news4 i-team. and espn announcer's name is now impacting his ability to do his job. robert lee will not call the virginia william and mary game because his name is too similar to confederate general robert e. lee. this is a story trending online. a lot of people commenting on it. espn made the decision after the deadly protest in charlottesville. in a statement, espn

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well, you know the odds are against you, but if you're like most of the country, you're still getting the powerball fever. you have to play to win. >> it's that quick little high that we all look forward to. expect long lines at the convenience stores today for the second largest jackpot in history. nbc's kerry sanders talks us inside the vault where your winning numbers could be drawn tonight. >> reporter: if you've ever wondered where they actually do the mechanics of all this, it's in tallahassee, florida. we're inside a vault and this is the vault inside the vault, and as we look through the window here, you can see those black blankets there. they're over four different power ball machines, one of them will be randomly chosen. then they'll bring out the machine and the teams will actually weigh, and you can see the video here, they'll weigh the ping-pong balls to make sure

then they bring them over here into the tv studio and that's where laura will be. hi, laura. and i think there's a lot of pressure. what's it like for you, knowing $700 million and so many eyes on this moment? >> it is so exciting, i mean, really, the energy is absolutely palpable. >> what happens if something goes wrong? >> well, if -- there are procedures in place, so when something goes wrong, we kick those procedures right into place. but we are counting on not having any glitches at all. >> okay. well, all eyes will be watching tonight for, wow, $700 million. guys, back to you. >> vault within a vault within a vault. >> i know. >> i mean, can you imagine the precision you need to pick out these numbers and keep -- >> i know and the pressure and someone's life could change right at that moment, rooting from that place right there. >> we know it's a long shot. >> but it's fun. >> every time, i'm like, oh my gosh, i'm probably going to win. and then i'm like, oh, nope, not ev

>> absolutely. i'll remember that tomorrow when i win. all right, guys, we are looking at cloudy conditions out there and we've been seeing the cloud cover through much of the morning. it will break as we continue into the afternoon so plan for some sunglasses as you head through the afternoon. if you have things to do. temperatures are in the 80s. and that's pretty much where we're going to stay. maybe a few showers south so i do not believe everybody will clear. we could have a few showers along fredericksburg, out to the northern neck and then through southern maryland and clouds will stick around that area too. but everybody else, humidity, falling and then those friends that i just mentioned, fredericksburg outs to southern maryland, humidity will begin to fall during the overnight for you guys but a big cooldown coming up for everybody as we head through tomorrow and into the weekend. temperatures out there right now anywhere from the 70s to the lower 80s. we do have a few showers and here we go right along this line which is that frontal system. to the south fredericksburg up to southern maryland and i t

going to stay there for quite some time. sunshine will increase as we go through the afternoon so you'll probably need those sunglasses later on this afternoon. temperatures are going to be in the 80s and then if you're dining out tonight, looking good for that. partly cloudy with lowering humidity and fairly comfortable conditions. as we get into your thursday morning, very pleasant morning, pretty refreshing with low humidity. temperatures climbing out of the 60s and eventually into the low 80s tomorrow. so mid 80s today, low 80s tomorrow and then we stay in the upper 70s, lower 80s as we get into the weekend but we'll get the rest of that ten-day forecast, let you know if we have any hot spots coming up in just a few minutes. >> looks good from here now. >> you got to make weekend plans if you don't already have them. a big oops on "america's got talent." >> i do not want to watch it. >> see the magic trick that definitely did not go as planned. and one of our area's new chefs is in our studio making the place look all kinds of pretty and they're going to

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there is a new chef at a classic old town alexandria restaurant and he is bringing some new items to the menu at vermilion. chef thomas joins us now with more on the changes we can expect. thanks for coming .

>> you moved to the area after working in some famous spots in new york. >> yeah. >> so tell us what we can expect at vermilion now that you're running things in the kitchen there. >> well, i am trying to incorporate a lot of my experience and just trying to make it more of my style, so today i'm going to show you a dish that i think is actually kind of definitive of that style. >> okay, cool. >> something simple, italian, but kind of shows off the produce and products of virginia. so what we're going to do is we have some fresh grilled peaches which are great right now. sun is beautiful. >> i love the peaches. >> lots of ripeness. so we're going to do grilled peaches and i think when you're grilling peaches, you want to keep them mostly raw. the sweetness and the flavor of raw peaches is delicious and it really gets complemented well. >> so just slice up your peach and put it tonigon the grill. is there a secret. >> i'm always looking for this kind of charred, bitter grill flavor, really offsets the sweetness of the peaches really

salad. >> first off, we have our peaches that i have sliced right here. i'm going to season them really quickly with a little bit of lemon juice and olive oil. no big deal. >> very nice. >> and this is a straciatelli cheese. it's like mozzarella. just make a little base of your straciatelli. >> and tell me what sorts of produce right now works. because it's sort of the end of summer but not quite fall. >> yeah. >> and speeches are still in season, which is a good thing. >> yes. well, i think peaches, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers are really good right now. all these things are really, really ripe right now, and even though the summer's almost over, it's kind of when everything is at its sweetest, just before it goes out of season. >> so get it all in right now. >> just kind of made a little pattern here with our peaches. >> very pretty. >> this is salsa verde,

garden herbs. we have a gardner at the restaurant. this is basail, parsley, mint. these are virginia peanuts. >> those are always delicious. >> these are just cooked in a little bit of simple syrup and tossed with some cayenne, so a little bit spicy. peaches are sweet, the cheese can be perceived as sweet so trying to go for savory elements that will make it more -- >> very nice. >> this is virginia country ham. >> you are using a lot of the virginia items. that's great. >> exactly. so, everything just kind of gets arranged around here. nice and evenly spread out. so as you eat it, you get a little piece of everything. and before, when i mentioned our gardener, this is parslane. it's actually a weed but it has a really crispy and sort of lemony sort of flavor, providing a little

>> looks very good. >> just before we finish, hold on. a little bit of olive oil. and a little bit of finishing salt. >> okay. >> and that's it. >> all right. chef toms, thank you so much. i want to try this. okay. very good. i'm going to eat this whole thing so i timed this because i'm hungry. thanks so much. angie. >> all right. lions, tigers, and pigs, oh my. ohio's allen county fair held its annual best-dressed pig contest yesterday and this year's winner, first place winner was a young boy dressed as a ring master and his pig dressed as a lion. beauty and the pig, a pig-flavored tootsie roll and pigcasso. that's pretty creative there. pablo pigcasso, i bet, i was his name. we also want to pass

new warning that's into the newsroom about a spike of cases of salmonella. remember back in may when d.c. mayor muriel bowser supported banning chicken coops for health reasons but she backed down from pressure from animal lovers. nbc reports the mayor may have been on to something. >> the whole structure is kind of the chicken coop. >> reporter: just outside atlanta, ann marie anderson, like so many americans, is raising her own chickens for the fresh eggs and the fun of it. >> i think they've become very mainstream. >> reporter: but the center for disease control warning those backyard coops have caused a nationwide salmonella outbreak. >> we're following ten different outbreaks right now. each of them is caused by a different strain of salmonella. >> reporter: the cdc reports that 961 people have tested positive for salmonella this year. that's more cases than in all of 2016. it's

causing 215 hospitalizations and one death. >> we think these cases are going up because more and more people have backyard poultry. >> reporter: and the salmonella risk highest when they're baby chick. anderson takes every precaution. >> we have a specific chicken shoes for being around the coop. >> reporter: young children are most vulnerable to infection. nearly 30% of cases this year have been children under 5. the cdc says always wash or sanitize your hands after contact. don't snuggle or kiss the birds. don't let any birds indoors and clean all equipment outside. >> this is a problem that many people can help address. >> reporter: following good hygiene so a hobby doesn't become a health risk. katie beck, nbc news, atlanta. a new mega partnership to tell you about, how google and walmart are teaming up to make shopping a little easier. ♪ i don't live the

♪ >> this performance of "america's got talent" has a lot of you talking. after the break, what makes this woman's talent even more remarkable.

walmart is diving into voice-activated shopping. it's teaming up with google to offer hundreds of thousands of items through google assistant as they look to compete with amazon and its echo

the new shopping capability will be available in late september. this is google's biggest retail partnership as it tries to broaden the reach of its home speaker. and apple is scaling back plans to build a self-driving car. reports say the company will focus on technology instead and is working on a self-driving shuttle to ferry employees between its offices in silicon valley. apple's pivot comes after issues caused by the sheer size of a potential car project and the lack of a real clear vision for the project. with your cnbc morning business report, i'm landon dowdy. imagine performing a stunt on live tv and everything goes wrong. >> this happened to an escape artist on "america's got talent" last night. the guy placed himself in a box that was supposed to fall to the ground but take a look at what happened instead. ♪ >> is that it? >> that's not what was supposed to happen. the escape artist still managed to

behind the judges right there. he was supposed to be in the box. he says he rehearsed many times but anything can happen on live tv. don't we know it. ♪ i don't live the way i want to ♪ that whole picture never came into view ♪ >> i had tears coming down my eyes. an amazing voice coming from this young woman who is deaf. according to mandy harvey's website, she lost residual hearing about ten years ago due to a tissue disorder. mandy had the honor of closing last night's show. seven acts will move on to the semifinal round tonight. you can tune in to "america's got talent" right here on nbc4 at 8:00 p.m. this is the act that simon hit the golden buzzer for. >> i have chills just listening to her. >> he talks about her journey and how she first learned she couldn't hear a door closed but she plays music and sings music

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stand by, everyone. we're live in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. >> i imagined this would be like mel b.'s wedding night. a lot of -- >> audience: ooh! >> a lot of anticipation, not much promise or delivery. >> oh, yowza! simon soaked mel b, do you saus simon. a night full of drama last night on "agt." this. >> is what's great about live shows. technical difficulty. so much going on on the show last night. >> was the mel b saying for real -- seemed like she was joking. kind of laughed about it.