this morning on marco rubhu irma, it is still a category 5 hurricane. the center of it is nearing the virgin islands on the way to puerto rico as well. i'm going to show you the updated track and what florida may be expecting. less than 24 hours after arriving home from texas, virginia task force one on the road again heading south in advance of an even bigger and stronger hurricane. where the team will be needed during this dangerous storm in just a moment. and right now, students are nearly halfway through their first day of school. prince george's county ith

get started. parents have some new tools to make the return a bit easier. good morning, i'm chris lawrence. >> and i'm erika gonzalez. we begin with a storm that could be more devastating than hurricane andrew. people all across the caribbean are feeling the effects of hurricane irma. this is video of the island of gudalupe. >> rain is falling on the virgin islands and they're about to feel the full force of this storm. families and businesses are preparing for catastrophe. officials declared a state of emergency in puerto rico and the virgin islands and at this point, there's no time left to prepare. >> there's also a state of emergency in florida. nbc's gabe gutierrez reports from the florida keys. >> reporter: overnight, hurricane irma blasting through the caribbean, making its first landfall overbarbuda. >> the wind, the rain, everything is going into that

direction. >> reporter: and morning, all of florida is under a state of emergency as a category 5 behemoth races toward the u.s. officials warning this one is serious. >> this is not getting smaller. it's getting bigger. >> get prepared now. >> stock up on emergency supplies. >> reporter: it's now the most powerful atlantic storm on record, and the frantic scramble to get out of harm's way is already on. the florida keys closing schools and evacuating tourists. >> quicker we get out of here, the better. >> reporter: miami-dade county could start its own evacuations as early as today. how worried are you. >> extremely worried. >> reporter: bottled water already hard to find. >> there's no water so we have to go somewhere else for the water. >> reporter: there's a rush on gas, plywood brought in by the truckload. >> how many loads for you today. >> too many. >> we can't take no chances. we just got to get prepared. >> reporter: hurricane hunters help map irma's every move like previous monster storms,

what's known as a classic cape verde hurricane. they're typically the most pe e intense. the national hurricane center calls irma potentially catastrophic. >> the potential is too great for us not to take action right now. >> reporter: many florida residents say this storm is stirring up memories of hurricane andrew, which slammed into florida 25 years ago last month. 7,000 members of the state's national guard are now on alert. gabe gutierrez, nbc news. now with more on where irma is headed we turn to storm team4 meteorologist sheena parveen. >> sheena, you have been looking at all these models. is there any chance this storm will lose strength as it starts to get closer to the u.s. >> no, there is nothing that's going to be weakening this storm and water weftemperatures are s favorable, close to 90 degrees. that is way warmer than it even needs to be to continue to strengthen a hurricane. so it's going to stay strong. take a look. this is the te

still a category 5, max winds 105 miles an hour. it's currently nearing the virgin islands, but take a look at what's going to happen as it gets closer to the u.s. all morning long, computer models have been shifting a little bit farther to the east. now the cone is reflecting that. still expected to potentially be a major hurricane. we're going to be watching this closely because if it does stay offshore by chance, and stays just off the east coast of florida, all eyes would then be on the carolinas. here's a look right now. the satellite image perfectly looking eye heading toward the virgin islands, puerto rico's radar is now showing us some of those rain bands moving on shore and i want to show you the wave heights here. we have waves breaking near 30 feet in parts of the virgin islands. of course deteriorating conditions in puerto rico right now. locally, though, we're talking about rain here coming up. i'll talk more about our forecast and another check on irma straight ahead. some members of virginia task force one barely had a few hours to see their families before duty called again. some of them just got back

helping hurricane harvey victims in texas and now some members of the team are heading south in advance of irma. news4's darcy spencer joins us live with more on their -- i got to call it tireless dedication, darcy. >> reporter: it certainly is, chris. we're here at the headquarters, really the warehouse just a short time ago, this place was filled with people, filled with supplies. you can see it is emptied out. that's because the team just took off, headed for alabama. take a look here. this is just an example of the supplies each member has to take with them. they have to be self-sufficient for up to two weeks. >> this storm, as you all know, is huge. >> reporter: they're loading up, preparing for the next disaster. this search and rescue team from northern virginia heading south as hurricane irma threatens to slam into florida. the team just got back from a deployment in texas

harvey. is there any concern about the fatigue factor? you know, people being deployed for a couple of weeks, just getting back, now they're heading back out once again. >> certainly fatigue is always a something that's a challenge for us to make sure people are rested but at the same time, when they're in the fire station, they run call after call after call. >> execution of the basics are so important in this deployment. >> reporter: 80 members of virginia task force one are heading to alabama with their gear and supplies, but that destination could change as the storm moves closer to the u.s. florida could get slammed. this team will be ready for anything. trisha is taking her dog. he's a live find rescue dog. >> you could have people who are trapped in buildings and can't get out. the dog can go in and find them so that they can be rescued. >> absolutely. there's times where we can't hear them or maybe they're still alive, just unconscious and not able to yell out for help so we can use him to use his nose and locate approximately where the victim is to be rescued. >> reporter: this team is larger

texas. they'll be self-sufficient getting in position before the storm strikes the coast. >> just gives you a bigger footprint as far as personnel goes so you're able to handle everything from a hazmat incident to a water incident to a trapped victim incident so just about anything that comes up, that type one team can handle. >> reporter: the team did leave here just minutes ago. i was able to capture that caravan on my cell phone. i posted that video to my facebook page. you can check it out. back to you. >> we'll be sharing that for sure. got to ask you. you showed us the team members heading down ahead to the storm. what about after irma comes through? could more of them come after to help with the clean-up and recovery? >> reporter: yeah, that's certainly the case, chris. you know, a lot of the people who came back from texas, they're actually resting and relaxing right now. just a few of them who were in texas are now headed toward alabama, but they're also

stand-by to be part of the international team. obviously, they're going to need help overseas so it's very possible that the people who were in texas could then be heading down to the islands somewhere when this storm leaves. >> all right, great work, darcy. thank you. and as one team ships out, another is coming home. maryland task force one should be back in montgomery county around noon today. the team has been in texas helping rescue people from hurricane harvey. our news partner, wtop, reports that task force saved 60 people doing door to door searches when they were in texas. and of course we will be following this hurricane every step of the way as it moves through the caribbean and heads toward florida. you can see the latest track any time in the nbc washington app. it's day two in the classroom for thousands of students in our area, but it is the first day back to books for students in prince george's county. >> yeah, we're helping your family get ready for school with information on a new school

news4's justin finch is live in spring dale. what are you seeing out there, justin? >> reporter: hey there, chris. good morning. we're here at flowers high school where the county school's chief executive officer just left a short time ago. he says this is a real exciting time for the county. a series of new goals and also new programs they're launching. more than 132,000 students starting school today at 209 schools county-wide. one of them is brand-new, and we got to see why it's such a game changer for the county. the buses are back in prince george's county, carrying more than 70,000 students into a brand-new school year. >> ready to go, my first day. >> reporter: a few students joined county school ceo dr. kevin maxwell on their bus, bound for the new farmt heights high school. a big change for students and staff from their old historic building which dates

1950. >> it was okay. you could tell the building was old and it was time to go. >> i'm exciting. new gym. get to get back in the gym and work. >> each one of our students will be assigned their own chrome book. all of our textbooks are digital. >> reporter: student laptops, a highlight from fairmont heights school tour which included maxwell and county executive rushern baker. maxwell also proud of another new addition, a competitive dual enrollment program. >> the 3d scholars where students can get a four-year diploma for under $10,000. >> reporter: and dr. maxwell was here for a kickoff ceremony for that 3d dual enrollment program. he says the day should go smoothly and pretty soon they expect to hire more teachers and bus drivers here for prince geor c

we could learn what happens next for a popular trail closed for purple line construction today. no one is able to use the georgetown branch trail for the next five years. opponents have filed for a temporary restraining order to lift that closure. folks a ththat use that trail s they were not given enough notice of the closing. keep an eye on the nbc washington app for updates later today. the last leg of a 100-mile march, a look at how a group who walked from charlottesville is wrapping up their journey today. >> yeah, and we're going to look at the message they're spreading as they arrive here in d.c. and boy, take a look at the end of this police chase. wild, but not nearly as crazy as how the whole thing got started.

born and raised incian, dr. rrural virginia went to vmi. trained at johns hopkins. an army doctor who treated soldiers seriously wounded in the gulf war. eighteen years as volunteer medical director of a children's hospice. as lt. governor, he's fighting to expand healthcare in virginia. he'll get it done as governor. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away.

we're feeling the effects of harvey and preparing for irma's arrival and about an hour from now, congress could approve billions of dollars for hurricane victims. lawmakers are debating how much emergency aid to give families and plan to hold the vote at noon. fema says it needs the additional funds right away and could run out of money by friday. we're also seeing some heated fallout this morning in the wake of president trump's decision to put an end to daca. >> it protects undocumented immigrants who were brought here as children. and as nbc's tracee potts reports,

the debate plays out in full force. >> reporter: what the president called a case of heart now sparking emotional protests all over the country. >> i can't go back home because this is my home. >> reporter: 800,000 d.r.e.a.m.ers, children brought here illegally, now at risk for deportation unless congress acts in the next six months. >> we shouldn't try to do the same thing that congress has failed to do three times in the last 11 years, which is solve every single problem we have. we should address the problem that's in front of us. >> if you legalize these kids, no matter how emotional the situation is, you're incentivizing other people to come to america illegally, saying if you can get our kids there, maybe they'll become citizens. >> reporter: president trump says if congress doesn't legalize daca in the next six months, he'll revisit the issue. >> i have a love for these people and hopefully now congress will be able to help them and do it properly. >> reporter: under rules announced b

general, no new applications will be accepted. the program will phase out in just over two years. >> most americans know how heartless this daca decision is. >> reporter: president obama issued that order. he calls this wrong and cruel. but trump supporters say it's not about these d.r.e.a.m.ers. it's about the law. >> i think this was unconstitutionally done. congress should be the one that legislates on it. >> reporter: congress now with a deadline to keep their dream from becoming -- just got word that a man from maryland has received two life sentences for killing his estranged wife. eulalio was sentenced just minutes ago in prince george's county for his wife's death. she was shot and killed last year outside a school. tordil already received four consecutive life

killing two other people in montgomery county. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins was inside the courtroom during that sentencing. she's posting minute by minute updates on twitter. students are back in class this morning after a stabbing at a prestigious private school in the gloefr park neighborhood of d.c. the 12-year-old girl who faced a fellow student may not face charges because she is the daughter of a diplomat, which may make her eligible for diplomatic immunity. the girl apparently stabbed a 13-year-old boy twice in the shoulder with scissors yesterday afternoon at the british international school of washington. police will now consult with the attorney general and the state department about potential criminal charges. the boy is expected to be okay. right now, a group of people marching to confront white supremacy is nearing the end of their more than 100-mile journey. >> yeah, our crew was able to catch up with the group just a short time ago at a park in falls church. they've been march

charlottesville, right after the violence at a white national rally last month. hundreds are expected to join up for the final ten-mile walk into the district. and around 4:00 this afternoon, the group says it plans to hold a rally at the mlk memorial. if you're driving along i-95 in northern virginia, you can't miss it. >> the big confederate flag in stafford county. unlike confederate monuments under fire, the flag is on private property. bureau chief julie kerry explains what residents want you to know and what they want their elected leaders to do. >> reporter: american flags and peaceful messages at this demonstration outside the stafford government center, but this is the flag, the huge confederate flag, that's brought them together. for three years, it's been flying on private property alongside i-95. bill johnson miles was in charlottesville last month and saw white supremacists carrying

turned violent. >> i think that it's absolutely a racist symbol of hatred. you know? and so i think it's something needs to be done. >> reporter: he and others formed virginians united for peace and equality. they went before the county board a couple weeks ago. their message? that big flag gives the wrong impression about stafford. >> the county needs to say something about that. they need to say that this is not who stafford is. >> reporter: as part of a statewide campaign, the virginia flaggers arranged for the flag to be put up on private property in 2014. the property owner didn't want to be interviewed on camera but debra tells me, it's heritage, not hate. adding, you can't change history. those opposed to the flag with calling on the county to erect billboards here with a different message. >> welcoming everybody to stafford county, embracing a message of inclusion and diversity in our county. >> reporter: already, the county has met one request posting

statement on its website that reads, in part, we honor our history and respect and protect the right to live free from discrimination. stafford welcomes all. in view of what happened in charlottesville, and out of an abundance of caution, the county also took steps to protect the demonstrators, putting in these jersey barriers to keep the cars out. in stafford, i'm julie kerry, news4. someone getting put in handcuffs usually means that they're going to stay in the back of the police cruiser. well, not this time. you're got to see this video from texas where you can see this shoplifting suspect take off her seat belt, slip out of the handcuffs. she plays it cool before climbing into that front seat and she just takes off. an officer was going through her bag as she started to drive away. you heard him realize what had happened and then go after her. the woman led police on a 20-minute chase before losing

she's now facing half a dozen charges. >> probably a lot more serious than just shoplifting. >> oh yeah. the boston red sox have been caught red handed. >> now we're going to see what kind of punishment they face for stealing signs. the yankees say the sox used, of all things, an apple watch to steal their signs last month. apparently, the watches would steal hand signals from the yankees catcher and tell the sox what type of pitch was being thrown. baseball's commissioner says sign stealing itself isn't the problem. but that apple watch is. the sox are accusing the yankees of doing the very same thing, but with a broadcast camera. here at home, we're getting our first look at bryce harper's new hair style. look at that. harper shared a photo of himself with braids and of course it's gone viral. going to be hard to do his trademark hair flips but more importantly, he's on the road to recovery and we saw him playing catch before last night's game. he s

hyperextended knee a few weeks ago and we're waiting to hear the timetable for his return. a little later in the broadcast, we'll be doing a little cooking. we are focusing on healthy options, including dessert. and a pretty busy day in the storm team4 weather center sheena,

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because of the hurricane harvey and now irma is fuelling a run on gasoline in florida. we saw lines and lines of cars stretching blocks this morning around corners, through the traffic lights. this is video from our partner station in palm beach. all of this for just one gas station in boca raton. there are similar crowds clamoring for water and groceries. rights now, that storm, incredibly powerful. and it is supposed to slam into florida in just three days. >> sheena, you lived in florida. you know that feeling well of trying to stock up like that. >> well, i'm from florida, from the tampa area, my family's there, i have friends in orlando and miami and tampa and they're all asking me where's it going to go and we're watching as the cone keeps changing because computer models keep changing. they're not changing by much but florida's not a very wide state so even if it shifts a little bit, it's going to be impacting one coastline a lot more than the other or if it were to go through the center of the state, it would impact both coastlines

but right now, we're looking at a little bit of a shift in the track. if you've ever wondered how we get the observations of a hurricane, as far as wind speed is concerned, when it's over the atlantic, this is how. these are the hurricane hunters. we showed you video from inside the plane but this is the actual route that they take. this is the most recent hurricane hunter track. the wind speeds that they picked up, the maximum winds close to 190 miles an hour. they picked up 189 there. so, this is still a category 5 hurricane. now, it is approaching the virgin islands, waves are breaking near 30 feet in the virgin islands. conditions are deteriorating in puerto rico. the center of it, that's where we have the strongest winds, already have them at 185 but as we go through time here, friday into saturday, the center of it, if it stays north of cuba, it will remain a major hurricane. we still expect this north turn. there's going to be a stationary front over the state of florida, going to turn this t

little bit more of an eastern shift. the carolinas are going to be watching this very, very closely. so going to keep you updated because we will eventually see some of the leftovers of it. currently, though, we have rain around, rain approaching the beltway, moderate rain near frederick, leesburg, light rain across 95, more moderate near manassas and warrenton. here's the cold front that's responsible for our rainy cool pattern. this is the same front that's going to move into florida and stall and cause irma to make that big turn that we're all waiting for. temperature-wise, we're in the mid to low 60s, only around 70 for a high today. future weather gives us scattered showers this afternoon, and then we really clear out as we go into tomorrow. beautiful weather for your thursday, friday, and across the weekend. coming up, we'll look at the extended forecast and see when we can see rain from irma. are you drinking enough water? your mood could be a clue to the answer to that question. >> yeah, why so

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to hit puerto rico. and it is going to cause significant damage. and some people have nowhere to go. there are already thousands holed up in emergency shelters, more than two-thirds of the flights to and from san juan, the capital there, were cancelled today. irma is the strongest hurricane to form in the atlantic and folks in florida are already trying to escape. even though it's still a few days away. stores are running out of food, and bottled water, and gas stations just about out of gas as well. this morning, folks evacuated the florida keys and miami-dade county could be next. >> members of virginia task force are headed to alabama to help with hurricane irma. the team left in just the past hour. a few of the members had just gotten back from texas, as a matter of fact, where they were helping with the recovery from hurricane harvey. storm team4 is going to be following this hurricane every step of the way as it moves through the caribbean and heads toward florida. you can see the latest track any time on the

there are already schools named after him, even a few roads. now we're learning about the first highway to be named for former president obama. now you'll have to go to california to drive a stretch of the 134 that will soon be known as the president barack h. obama highway. the california state senate unanimously approved the plan, but supporters have to raise private funds to pay for the new signs. new this morning, crash test results that you need to know about if you drive a pickup truck. news4's consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you and has a look. >> reporter: well, four of the eight 2017 model pickup trucks, they earned good ratings in all of the insurance institute for highway safety crash worthiness tests. now, the nonprofit group says this group of vehicles performed better in the small overlap front test than many of the larg

the small overlap test replicates what happens when a vehicle runs off the road and hits a tree or a pole or hits another car that has crossed the center line, so earning overall good ratings, the toyota double and access cabs, chevrolet colorado crew cab, and the gmc canyon crew cab. now the institute says these pickup trucks fell short on earning safety awards because they lacked automatic emergency braking and had poor rated headlights so you can find more of our results of the iihs safety test. you just have to go to our nbc washington app and you're going to want to search crash tests. we've got to warn you about water because you probably aren't drinking enough and while we all know the physical effects of a lack of water, according to a recent study, this mild dehydration may have negative effects on your mood, concentration, even anxiety. here to discuss the impact of water on mental health is psychiatrist dr. joshua weiner

>> good morning. >> yeah. you know, the majority of the human body is composed of water, so it makes sense that mild dehydration can have negative effects on our health. >> right. so, the typical person is made up of about 65% water, but the brain is about 80% water, and you know what happens is by the time you feel like you're thirsty, you've already lost about 1% to 2% of your water in your body and that is considered mild dehydration. so one of the things that people need to be aware of is that by the time they start to feel thirsty, they're already too late. so that's why you need to stay on top of it. you need to be drinking fluids throughout the course of the day. >> we have kids. you mentioned you've seen the effects with your own daughter. >> right. absolutely. so, this was an interesting study. i love studies like this because they look at just common things and easy things that people can do that make a difference in how they feel on a day-to-day. so what this study found is that for people who are not

dehydration, they're having the problems like you mentioned, the concentration, the anxiety, irritability, fatigue, and headaches. one thing, though, that was particularly interesting, is women are more affected by mild dehydration than men. the study didn't indicate why. we don't know why. but that's what the study found. >> something to keep an eye on. does it matter if you get your -- if you're hydrated through water, milk, juice, soda. >> well, it does make a difference because some forms of fluids are going to be healthier than others. so, your body is made of water, not soda. so, you want to make sure you're filling your body with what it really needs. you want water. so you want to eliminate things like soda if you can. you got the empty calories. you also have the caffeine in things like sodas, coffees and teas and those are actually d diuretic so they're going to make you pee more so you're counteracting what you're trying to accomplish. people haveo

fluids through water. you're getting fluids also through what you eat. so, you know, there's water in fruit and vegetables, and your various food. what you're trying to get is about 64 fluid ounces of fluids per day. that will keep you relatively well hydrated so what you're talking about there is about a two-liter bottle of water daily. >> and you and i were talking before this about an easy way to do that is to just sort of keep a big plastic container and you can refill it or keep a bottle of water nearby. >> absolutely. and you know, because again, if you're not thirsty, and you're busy doing your work, you might not be thinking, i should get something to drink. but if it's sitting there, it's a reminder, i probably should take a drink. i haven't had anything in a little while. >> it's fascinating because we know i'm working out and i haven't had enough water, go for a run, losing water. but mental health is something i don't think a lot of people think about. >> no, they really don't and you know, people think about it when it comes to food, right? there'ss

get hungry and angry. i think we can add to that thangry, thirsty and angry because having this dehey durati -- dehydration is going to affect how you feel. >> get out there and get that bottle of water. >> roger that. thank you, sir. all in a day's work. hear from a local police officer who helped deliver a baby in a car along the highway. ♪ lean on me when you're not strong ♪ ♪ i'll be your friend >> how this

♪ ♪ heaven come down ♪ >> you're going to make me sing up in here. you remember this video showing a stirring gospel performance at

hurricane harvey. it was an uplifting moment during all of that devastation. this video went viral for all the right reasons, and last night, the choir appeared on "the tonight show" and just gave us all goose bumps all over again. ♪ lean on me when you're not strong and i'll be your friend, i'll help you carry on ♪ >> so cool. and jimmy fallon announced that "the tonight show" is going to donate $1 million to jj watt's fund for the people impacted by the hurricane. >> wow. >> and wow, no sooner do we, you know, you see this outpouring of affection for the people victimized by harvey, and here we go again with an even stronger storm. and for the folks, you're from florida, and so floridians are used to this, and you know -- >> they're used to preparing for sure. >> they're used to preparing and they've got their plans to

>> yes, it's a major hurricane. we expect it to stay a major hurricane as it impacts the state of florida and again that's still yet to be seen because the track keeps shifting but floridians know how to prepare and prepare early. the keys have already begun their evacuation, key west international or key west regional airport, i forget which one is down there, that one has already cancelled all the flights coming in and out of there. irma is a category 5 hurricane and erika, you were asking me ethe puerto rican radar. this is the radar we have coming out of the puerto rico. the center of this hurricane heading towards the virgin islands. here's puerto rico. here's the current radar image we have. so we're finally starting to see the rain in this thing. the reason why we haven't been able to show you the radar from the storm, only the satellite image of the clouds, is because it's not close enough yet to be able to see the rain inside of it. so the closest thing we can look at is puerto rico, the san juan radar site. we'll be able to see more as it gets closer to the united states, though, so right now,

as right near the center of the storm and that is approaching the virgin islands. as we go out in time, friday into saturday, if the center of this thing stays north of cuba, it's going to remain a major hurricane. at that point, it should start to take that north turn. there's going to be a stalled front over the state of florida, it's going to grab it and turn it north and at this point, the updated track has shifted a little bit farther to the east. so now the east coast of florida is at a higher threat than the west coast currently. a lot of the computer models taking it up closer to the bahamas. if it were to stay offshore, it would still remain a major hurricane because waters are very warm and then it would be on a track toward potentially the carolinas. now looking back at the virgin islands and puerto rico. wave heights near 30 feet as you get closer to some of those islands. currently, though, dealing with our own rain moving into the beltway, light rain into the district, gaithersburg across 270 near frederick and leesburg, moderate to heavy rain. mainly light rain. there's a cold front. that will be movin

that will be giving us dryer conditions tomorrow, but today, we're going to stay cool. temperatures in the mid to low 60s this afternoon. scattered showers and then we clear out for your thursday. take a look as we go into the weekend, really nice. if irma impacts us, it's going to be by the middle of next week. the price of a morning favorite is going up and could be even more expensive after hurricane irma. plus a healthy lunch that

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it is lunchtime, and we're starting to get a little hungry around here. >> eun yang is channeling her inner michelle obama this morning to bring us healthier options for midday. >> i'm trying because we get those cravings and the kids are back to school and we're snacking so families are always looking for creative and healthy meals that are easy to make. chef charles chen, recently featured on the food network and tlc joins us today to show us family-friendly options. >> thank you for having me. >> thanks for being here. great to meet you. now, you have your own weight loss journey story and it's pretty incredible. tell us about it. >> so i actually used to weigh 100 pounds heavier. i ate junk food every single day. actually found myself back into the kitchen to actually heal my body, so i didn't want to deprive myself and i brought some recipes to share with you today. >> 100 pounds is a lot. >> it's like another person. >> it really is. look at you. how did you do it? what was you i

>> i always say baby steps. a lot of people get overwhelmed. it took me at least seven years. so baby steps, lifestyle habits, and not depriving myself. i wanted to enjoy my food. so this is why i got really passionate about sharing recipes with everyone. >> so share a little bit about what you brought with you today. >> yeah, so we're back to school season, everyone's coming back from the holidays and we want to get in the healthy recipes so this is a pizza. a lot of people think pizza has a bad rep but cauliflower crust and brown rice, this is an avoca avoca avocado basil cream sauce. >> how are we going to convince children to eat pizza crust made out of cauliflower. >> you don't tell them. my sister hates anything healthy but i was like, i have some pizza and now she's always asking me if i have pizza crust. >> and you can add whatever ingredients you like on the pizza. >>t'

toppings and have fun. >> super. and what about this next dish. >> everyone loves cashes. myself included. >> cachrbs is life. >> but this is zoodles. saves you so much time. to be with marinara sauce and this is salmon, so extra protein and corn and edamame and sesame seeds. this is super simple lunch dish you can prepare. you can bring it all together and assemble at work or at school. and it's super tasty because you're getting that extra serving of vegetables in there. >> and no noodles in there. >> no. >> so that's a carb-free meal. all right, so quickly we're going through the smoothie, which intrigues me. >> yes. this is a turmeric smoothie, anti-inflammation and thsmoothi are a great way to get added fiber. >> my favorite part of the meal is always dessert and this is fascinating because we were talking about this, erika and chris, that you put collagen in the brownies. what is that all about. >> i think, why not just add in

some functional ingredients that are actually benefit for you and also you won't even be able to taste it so try this. this is a matcha brownie, sweet beened with coconut nectar, it's dairy free. >> and just add the collagen. >> just add it in there. you can add it into your savory dishes, your smoothies but also baking. >> and eric wants to know what matcha is. >> it's a finely ground whole tea. it's getting all the antioxidants. >> this is really good. >> the wrinkles are disappearing by the second. >> i look more youthful as i'm eating the brownie. >> the lips are more plump and everything. >> i'm just going to take this whole thing. well, i love these ideas. and this brownie really does taste good. i love the matcha. not that either of you need it over there but i might take this with me. >> you guys are all

>> chef charles chen, thank you so much for being here. i'm going to finish my brownie and share with the class. >> sharing is caring. >> thanks, chef. as we talk about back to school, a big retailer is making it easier to think about the holidays. why today might be a good day to start, dare i say it, christmas shopping. >> what? and coming up today on ellen kwoez, her show's new season already getting people laughing. singer pink and actress reese witherspoon stop by to play a game of never have i ever. tune in or set the dvr for today at 3:00, that's right before nbc4 and we'll catch youp on the une

if cost of your morning glass of o.j. could be going up. orange juice prices on the futures market soared yesterday, up more than 6% of fears over what hurricane irma could do to florida's orange crop. the state is home to the most oranges used in juice and has struggled over the past decade from crop damage from a disease that causes fruit to drop off trees before they're ripe. and walmart has kicked off its annual holiday lay away program a day earlier than last year. the retail giant is hoping to cash in early on demand for gifts such as toys, which saw slower sales growth last december and has struggled so far this year. customers can pay as little as $10 to hold items worth

with your cnbc morning business report, i'm landon dowdy. there's been a lot of fanfare this morning in northwest d.c. as officials break ground on a new wawa. it started around 11:30 on the site of the largest wawa in the area. the grocery chain has plans to open about ten stores in the district. protect and serve. how about protect and deliver? new dash camera video shows a prince george's county police sergeant helping to deliver a baby. news4's barbara harrison has the story, sure to put a smile on your face this morning. >> congratulations. >> reporter: well, it's certainly not every father, mom, and young sister who open the door to cameras, lights, and reporters for a view of their brand-new baby. but then, this is no ordinary baby. or at least he didn't arrive in the ordinary style. officer nick recalls what happened when he saw this car last thursday night on east west highway. >> walked up to the minivan, mom was seated

passenger seat. she showed no signs of distress. she didn't really speak english that much. i asked if she was okay. she kind of nodded. >> reporter: they told the officer they were headed to providence hospital. he said they were going the right way so both cars moved on. now the mom says she'd been to providence hospital earlier that day but they sent her home, saying she wasn't ready yet. the officer said after they moved on, something told him he ought to try to check on them again. >> i saw that he was driving fine. he wasn't driving erratic, no sense of real urgency at that point so i assumed that they were doing okay. at that point, i kind of went around them and no sooner than i went around them, on the right side, he had pulled off abruptly to the left turn lane. >> reporter: he made a quick u-turn. >> when i got back to the van, it was a completely different scenario than five minutes prior. >> reporter: being a k-9 division he may know something about dogs

about birthing babies. but the officer arrived just in the nick of time. >> it was game time and her child was coming now. i literally caught the baby as he came. i was just praying for him to cry. >> reporter: when a few seconds later, that cry of new life came. >> i don't know if i started crying louder or if he started crying louder at that point. >> reporter: no tears now, though. even with all the excitement at home, baby carlos, unaware of his news-making arrival, seems ready to sleep through anything. at least for now. >> can you imagine that? >> you. talk about following your intuition and saying, look, something didn't feel right. i'm going to turn around and check on them again. >> an incredible story for parents to share with their son. >> one more check on the weather because of the action percolating down there in the right off the coast of florida. we also have our own rain here locally, we're dealing with a rainy, gloomyay

very cool. we have rain in the district now. some moderate rain through parts of frederick, montgomery counties and this will all spread across the area, parts of this county getting rid of some of that more moderate rain heading toward manassas but down 95, we have steady, light rainfall there. so for today, this is really what it's going to look like. 71 for a high temperature, scattered showers, low clouds around, staying cool. overnight, we see improvements. tomorrow looks absolutely gorgeous, 75 degrees. friday, 74 and sunny. over the weekend, just fantastic. mid 70s, low humidity, plenty of sunshine. if irma starts to head this way, it would be impacting us by about tuesday and wednesday, but of course we're going to be updating you. we have another update coming out later this afternoon so make sure you tune in for that. guys. >> thank you, sheena. well, that wraps it up for news4 midday. thank you so much for joining us. we are back on the air this afternoon, first at 4:00. >> we'll be keeping an eye not only on the rain outside but what's going on down there with irma as well. ca

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stand by, everyone. we're live in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. ♪ ♪ close to you make me feel so alive ♪ >> oh, this is why we love "agt." that is 12-year-old darcy lynn and her puppet he hedna. they stole the show last night. and stole simon's heart with that serenade. i love edna. i love all of her puppets. darcy lynn, though, i think she's going to win it. >> she's incredible! >> how does she do that? >> i don't know how she's going to do it. but is this an act for vegas? or i think she'll go on to do her own thing. simon was saying