now on news 4 midday, the race to the world series begins. we're live at nats park as the team gears up to take on the chicago cubs in round one of the playoffs. and it is going to feel like baseball weather tonight. take a look outside. we are dry. we have sunshine and we have warming temperatures. that forecast coming up. and this morning counselors and psychologists are on hand if kids need to talk at a local elementary school. this comes after the arrest of this man, roy simmons iii.

admitted having in10-year-old g. that girl was a student at carderock spring elementary in bethesda. simmons turned himself in to police yesterday. the investigation began five months ago after the girl came forward. she says it happened in november. simmons work as a part-time para educator and also worked for an after school program called kids adventures. las vegas massacre -- we now have a complete list of the 58 people who died in the worst shooting in u.s. history. the youngest just 20 years old. the oldest, 67. >> they were at the route 91 harvest festival to celebrate birthdays and wedding anniversaries and shared love of music. one of the victims of sunday's shooting had ties to the washington area. megan mcgrath has more on a touching tribute to her honor. megan? >> reporter: well, she was vacationing with her husband, tony,

and the high school sweethearts had been married more than 30 years. sadly denise died in his arms that sunday night. ♪ amazing grace ♪ how sweet the sound >> reporter: last night we saw denise burditis' hedgesville community come together. they gathered for a candlelight vigil where denise met and fell in love with her high school sweetheart and husband for over 30 years. her mother-in-law remembers her as a strong military wife who always put her family first. >> i loved her dearly and she spent so much time by herself, was deployed so much. she never complained. >> reporter: her friends from high school said she always kept in touch

had passed. turning now to the investigation five days after the shooting. investigators say they still don't know why stephen paddock went on his deadly rampage but they are looking into the possibility he had mental health issues. his girlfriend marilou danley said he would lie in bed moaning and screaming, oh, my god. but investigators don't believe his mental health had deteriorated so badly to make him carry out the attack. meanwhile, investigators are also looking into whether he had help planning sunday's shooting. back to you. >> megan, thank you so much. now to some disturbing news out of gaithersburg. police investigating a sex assault near a bus stop. >> it happened early this morning on watkins mill road. chris gordon is in gaithersburg with what we're learning about this case. chris? >> reporter: well, it happened here at this ride-on bus stop. a woman was standing and she was sexually assaulted. now we want to

surrounded by wo there's a deep trail coming up behind the bus stop. we had forensic evidence technicians here most of the morning. montgomery county police are working with gaithersburg police trying to figure out who did this. now the victim was transported per protocol to a hospital. chopper 4 showed the scene with detectives working the area of watkins mill road and travis lane. this is said to be a very quiet and safe neighborhood. the neighbors are shocked something like this would happen. i talked to a jogger who was here. he said he sees the same woman every morning about 6:00. he hopes it is not her. obviously no identification has been given by police. technicians are gathering evidence. the suspect remains loose. that's the latest.

back to you. thank you, chris. the calm before the storm. lots of people are wondering what president trump meant when he said that to military leaders last night. nbc's tracie potts has more on that and the latest on a possible gun control measure. >> reporter: president trump with an oddly cryptic message last night to military leaders. >> do you know what this represents? maybe it's the calm before the storm. >> what storm, mr. president? >> you'll find out. >> reporter: was he talking about stopping north korea from getting a nuclear weapon? >> we will do what we must do to prevent that from happening, and it will be done if necessary, believe me. >> reporter: was he referring to iran? the white house says the president has decided how to handle iran. he hasn't announced it yet. he's been highly critical of the nuclear deal. back here the white house is open to a ban on bump stocks, what the las vegas shooter

to make guns fire like automati would like to be part of that conversation. >> reporter: so would republicans. >> that's clearly something we have to look at. >> we would pass that if you bring it to the floor. >> it's a very specific device with a very specific purpose people can agree very quickly it ought not to be allowed. >> reporter: a hint of compromise on an issue that's divided lawmakers for decades. even the nra, the national rifle association, came out with a statement suggesting that the government take another look at these bump stocks and consider additional regulations. from washington, i'm tracie potts. puerto rico's governor announced this morning that he is signing a new executive order making it easier for volunteer doctors to help residents in need. he's also asking the island's mayors to open every school that has water. communities can then use the schools as an oasis. meanwhile, the vice president will spend several hours in puerto rico this afternoon just days after the president's

visit. news 4's gentzler was in puerto rico working for you. this morning she's taking us inside a medical clinic desperately trying to keep patients alive. at least 6,000 people on the island need kidney dialysis to survive. for most of them it has to happen three times a week. >> if they don't receive dialysis then they will start accumulating toxic substances or fluid which can accumulate in the lungs and lead to respiratory failure and other complications. >> you can see all of doreen's stories on the nbc washington app. just search puerto rico. well, today the washington nationals will chase that one pursuit they've been working towards all the year, throughout the whole year, the world series, of course. >> yes, and they're opening the playoffs at nats park tonight. our own eun yang is there at the park. it's a beautiful day for baseball, a beautiful day to start this series. >> it really is.

park. the sun is shining. the field is gorgeous. and i tell you, i've been here all morning. just to see the grounds crew and everyone from the nats working so hard to make sure this ballpark is ready to go today is quite a spectacle to see. there were people out making sure the grass is mowed and all the lines are just so and people are out power washing the seats and the stadiums up here and it just looks so fantastic. we know they want things to be just right for the fans who can experience this great playoff game number one. now to improve the fan experience, the nats are giving every single person who walks through the gates today this red k-card. when strasburg takes the mound, the starting pitcher, they want everyone to hold this up. stands for strike. hopefully this will bring them a lot of good luck. to include more great features for the fan experience, if you download a specific app, the

have other features through this "k" card a. feature you can make your own bobble head, fun stats and interesting information about all the different features, the food and the entertainment that will be at the ballpark for this playoff series. they're playing at 7:30. gates open at 5:30. tomorrow they're home as well. the nats are saying please come early. we know it's going to be crowded. take metro. take metro home as well. there will be so much fun to do. that's the great thing about this area at navy yard, even if you don't have a ticket there is going to be a party all around the area with so many restaurants and activities, people just getting together to cheer on this great team and the great city. so we're very excited. we'll check back in with carol maloney very soon to talk about how the nats plan to beat the world series champion cubs when they play tonight. and of course you want to stay tuned to news 4 all afternoon. we start at 4:00, 5:00, and

we have you y. happen. and it's nice and sunny out there. she has on her shades, looking good. >> it almost seems like summertime and a great time for baseball. how is it going to be today? this is baseball weather, guys. you saw eun out there in the sleeveless dress and the sunglasses and it's just gorgeous. this is the kind of weather they're used to playing. the kind of weather they're used to, 72 degrees right now in the district. we have sunshine out there but some clouds around. not rain producing, though. we will stay dry. it's 75 dulles. 78 already in gaithersburg. and as we go through the afternoon we will be in the 80s. by the time the game starts and the nats take the field we will be in the 70s, about the mid to upper 70s. we're looking at temperatures in the mid-70s right around the middle. but by the end when you are leaving, temperature in the low 70s. so this is a very mild forecast, typical of what you w

normally see in baseball season. enthust eat and have fun all day long. >> yes,indeed. thanks, sheena. we're heading back to nats park in just a few minutes. >> carol maloney will be joining eun for another preview of the hometown team.

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cam newton apologizing for his comments about a female reporter. the carolina panthers qb post add video to his social media accounts calling his words extremely degrading and disrespectful. >> to the daughters, the sisters and the women all around the world, i sincerely apologize and hope you can find it in your hearts to forgive me. >> that female reporter is also apologizing for racist tweets she made a few years ago about native and african-americans. newton lost at least one endorsement over his comments. carolina panthers coach ron rivera said his quarterback made a mistake with his conduct. turning now to hockey, the caps' home opener takes place this weekend and they are starting the season off right. take a look at this. >> ovechkin fires and scores. back side, one touch, scores. ovechkin strong on his stick, he scores.

scoring the 18th hat trick of his career in last pener ottawa. he's been with the team a very long time and he's still one of the best. next up they play the montreal canadiens on saturday night. let's head back now to nats park with eun yang. >> hey, eun. you have a very special guest right there with you. >> i do have a very special guest, president and general manager mike rizzo joining us. >> a pleasure to be here. >> what's the difference this time do you think? what's it going to take? >> it takes a good group of guys with talent. it takes a team that's poised and experienced in the playoffs. this is our fourth playoff. we're prepared for that and

ball to bounce the right way. we have stephen strasburg on the mound, a very talented defending world champion chicago cubs. it will be a great series. we feel we are the best team. >> you grew up in chicago. >> i grew up right down the street from wrigley field. i spent a lot of childhood days there. i have an affinity for the area, the ballpark and the team. now we're trying to dethrone them and that's our goal. it would be a difficult task by dusty baker and myself to stop him from pitching.

two-time cy young award nn i think he'll win his third this year. he's as good as it gets. for us here in washington we have two elite starters, two number one pitchers and we're going to trot out our other number one starter, stephen strasburg, who may be the hottest pitcher in baseball since the all-star break, the pitcher of the month in october we hope. >> and talk about bryce harper. he was back in it at the end. what do you think of him going into the playoffs? >> harp is best when the lights are brightest, he's at his best. we're looking forward to harp having another big series and being in the middle of the lineup anchors us and makes a much longer lineup. it makes everyone around him better. >> what are your personal feelings as you're walkingo

i get fired up. it's a franchise and an organization, the president and gm. it's a great group of guys down there. they're great people to be around. i couldn't be prouder of this team, this organization. we're looking forward to it. our goal is to have a parade down pennsylvania avenue. we think we have the ability to do so. that's what we're looking forward to. >> i hope you're right. mike rizzo, president and general manager, thanks for joining us. it's a gorgeous day. >> it's beautiful out. >> we are ready to play ball for sure. watch news 4 at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. you can stream on the nbc washington app. we have complete coverage. they are all at the ballpark. the game starts a

the gates open at 5:30. back to you. >> they're ready and we want to get past the playoffs. that is the goal. >> that is the goal to get over the hump. we're going to do it this year. it's time. get ready for a whole new wharf. >> that's right. we're less than a week away from the grand opening in southwest. come along for an

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coming up on 11:22 this morning it's been a long road but finally next thursday the wharf is opening up on the southwest waterfront, or reopening. >> pretty exciting for a lot of folks. megan fitzgerald got a behind-the-scenes sneak peek. >> reporter: the new wharf is impressive. it's been more than ten years in the making. you're looking at brand-new apartment buildings. there's condos out here. you'll notice there's a shake shack but a lot of other restaurants going in down here, many of them we don't know about because the developer says they're one of a kind. >> so this is hank's oyster right here. this is going to be open on thursday. >> reporter: this is one of the 26 restaurants that will be coming to the wharf along with three hotels and 15 retail shops. monte hoffman is one of the

exclusive tour efop nt thursday. pearl street will be packed with entertainment and live music. outside bars and restaurants will line the waterfront. one of biggest attractions will be the anthem theater that will seat up to 6,000 guests inside. >> it's like a village. that's what we're creating. if you thought today is a flashback, if it feels like a flashback to summer -- >> i like it. >> it feels good. it feels good. how long is this flashback going to last? >> quite a couple days. are you still wearing your flip-flops? >> i put real shoes on. >> i put mine away. they're in the car. >> she had them on earlier at the desk. >> just because we can. c

game? >> it's going to be great weather for your nats gear, of course. you want more of the sleeveless, baseball weather is in the forecast for tonight's game. even for tomorrow's game two it's looking good. 80s into the week. we are watching rain, though, into the end of the week and early next week and some of that rain will be tropical rainfall. currently, though, we're in the mid to upper 70s. 78 gaithersburg. in the district we are at 72 degrees. 73 lawrence. 74 manassas. we expect a high of 85. normally we should be at 72 for this time of year but we're going to be unseasonably warm today. we do have some clouds around. we're not worrying until late saturday, maybe sunday,

nate. cancun and then it will be emerging in the gulf of mexico would it could become a category 1 hurricane. the remnants will be here and that's why i'm talking tropical rain. we'll see some of the remnants bring us heavy rainfall. tomorrow looks good and dry. you notice more clouds moving in but the main rain threat will be beginning sunday and then that tropical rain getting here as we go into monday night, maybe even tuesday morning. if you really want to see it head to new england. looks good today and tomorrow. rain sunday through tuesday. could even see it wednesday. we'll look at the ten-day forecast coming up. >> just a fabulous forecast for weekend activities outdoors. taste the city. >> the taste of

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it's time to play ball. let's take you back to the park. >> our eun yang has been hanging out there all morning long ahead of tonight 8's playoff game. carol maloney joins you now,

to win four times, come on. >> we've been talking about this since september 10th. that was their last meaningful game when they won the division. but tonight it's one game at a time mentality with baseball players and tonight it's really all on stephen strasburg. >> no pressure. >> no pressure. strasburg has one postseason start in his career. he allowed eight hits, five runs, five innings -- i'm sorry, they lost, 3-2. >> i love that you have all that information. >> so i know the pressure is on but he has been the best pitcher in baseball in the second half. >> he's hot. >> he's hot. he has 0.86 e.r.a. the cubs are coming in confident, it's all about strasburg and if he can keep his dominating ways going when the

now dusty >> we love dusty baker. >> he's the most optimistic dude, right? >> that's what we need. >> he said it's already written, they're going to win it. >> done deal. >> he's like, and the reason why is they have these cool, hard-nosed dudes in his clubhouse, these veterans who know what's at stake, he couldn't have more of a stacked team. you look at him with jayson werth giving him a hug. really loose and fun. look at strasburg. then they have to turn it on tonight. strasburg is getting the start. max scherzer, we're all waiting to see when he will pitch game two, game three. and then harper. harper is a monster but he's coming back after missing 41 games. he came back with the final five and struggled at the plate. only a couple hits. he

them now. >> coming back here for the fourth time, it's going to be a blast. we're excited. ownership and rizzo and dusty and having the leaders that we do have. it all starts from the top. just exciting to be a part of it and to be here. >> he's still excited. >> he's excited, of course he is. i was talking to rizzo, how is it for you? well, i woke up on my own just like the rest of us. i'm sure the players are feeling the same thing and harmer for sure. >> this team has every piece it needs to win all the way. >> execute, pitching, defense, they need to get timely hitting. it's the usual baseball mumbo jumbo but also the nats' turn, i think. >> i think so, too. you

>> show thiso sheena. i have long sleeves. she glistens. >> the sun is directly in our faces. we couldn't ask for a nicer day. news 4 is going to be at nats park all afternoon for complete coverage. be sure to stay with us. the game starts at 7:30 tonight. the gates open at 5:30. a great day for a baseball game. play ball. back to you. >> i mean, just fantastic weather out there. and the taste of d.c. at rfk. so much to do outdoors. what a fantastic weekend talking about just everything happening outdoors perfectly set with beautiful weather and we've got to talk about the taste of d.c. which is an annual event here. the ceo is with us, stewart

and yourong betty melendez. and for desserts michele lee of lovely sweets. how sweet is that? >> pretty good. i'm hungry. >> we're going to talk about what we have on tap because i know we have a whole lot. set the stage for taste of d.c. >> taste has been around since 1989. we're the largest on the east coast and we are bringing together a lot of great eateries from the mid-atlantic including sausage and numerous others. we feature a lot of the old guard of d.c., restaurant food that's been around a long time like ben's chili bowl and the new folks, people who are new to town. this is a great opportunity for them to market and showcase who they are. >> how many restaurant vendors are we talking about? >> 65 plus restaurants and over 100 other vendors, art i

who is making chips or salsa. there is more food than you can imagine and the great news about this year we're completely cashless. so it's all on rfid wrist bands. >> oh, that's really good. >> and you load it up with taste tokens and you can sample each one of our raunlts. >> let's talk about the food. it's smelling really good. betty, tell us what you have here and this is what you're offering up, right? >> this is one of the items we'll be selling. it's a traditional sandwich in south america with torizzo and chimichurra sauce. i made something for brunch. >> we're going to have this over the week. >> no, no, we're featuring a sandwich made by a chef and it's made with chorizo a

loaded with sour cream and avocado and it's to die for. it's huge. it's huge. please come and see us there. >> people really love chorizo. >> i love chorizo. it's the best. and then we'll have dessert in a dho chose. >> talk about this. >> this is fried tortillas tossed in cinnamon and sugar and topped with an apple pie filling that we'll make fresh and then topped with dolce. >> what are you most excited about with the taste being able to grab some new lovers of this food, right? >> choriz is not just for grilling. i would love for people to get to know us better. >> d.c. has become -- and we're running out of time but this place, this melting pot for all kinds of delicious food is the

in one fell swoop. >> come out and showcase their wares. this year new is taste after dark which is our nighttime feature on saturday. so come out, eat, drink, and party. we have lots of great deejays. come and enjoy the night. >> lovely. taste of d.c. this week at rfk stadium. you need people to preregister, correct? >> correct. >> and they can get that online. >> if you go to our website you can check out all of our concession packages. you come ready to go, get your wrist band and you're ready to start eating. >> we're going to start eating right now as soon possible.as

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hanging out with this little it looks like he is already taking after his dad. this is washington's bye week. they will face the 49ers. >> that picture, you can keep that picture forever because it's just perfect. >> pass the ball back and forth. >> and it's a perfect day. >> a lot of people are saying it does not feel like fall outside. today we're going to be over ten grea degrees above that. i will say, though, a lot of the nats players might be excited about this. you don't want to start the playoffs with weather that you're not used to

y thl that cold weather, your it's dry outside currently. a mix of sun and clouds. warrenton up to 80 degrees. leesburg, 79. 75 in clinton. 71 in quantico. here is your forecast for tonight's game. getting down into the 70s but more like mid to upper 70s, stay in the 70s throughout by the time you're leaving. tomorrow looks good, too. we're in the 80s. a warm one out there. this type of weather has the balls be more buoyant or the air is more buoyant. the baseball can travel farther and you have a better chance of hitta inhome run. that's going to continue into the week and then rain.

of cancun. heading here and bringing us tropical rain for your monday and tuesday. dry through saturday. rain chances enter the area on sunday. monday that tropical rain and it looks like as you had he had to strut your mutt. temperatures in the low 80s and the rain wednesday. that's whe ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad.

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well, good morning. we're talking about animal obesity today and you might recognize this guy. he really enjoys being scratched and all that stuff. his name was simba a while back. it got changed to vitto now. you might recognize him from social media. he was very large when he first was adopted. look at this cutie pie. first i have with me the owner of vitto and we have lisa from the humane rescue alliance certified cat behavior consultant. first of all, thank you for being here and bringing vitto here. how much was

>> and now? >> 30.9. he's getting down there. >> how much should he weigh? >> 7 to 10, i think. >> average cats are about 7 to 10 pounds. there are some larger breed cats and big boned cats, 15 pounds. >> got it. so now he was surrendered to you in this state, in this physical state, and what were some of the issues with him coming in so overweight? >> when he came to us they didn't have a carrier for him. he was in a produce box in the back seat of their car and we had to get a little cart and wheel him in on the cart and so then it came to housing him. we needed an enclosure large enough he could move around, feel comfortable, eat, use the bathroom and

wee h a we out. able to put him in so that >> okay. what are some of the exercises you've been doing to help this cat lose weight because it's important an animal stays fit. >> we don't have to make him exercise at all. he's a really active cat. >> some of the stuff that you did, looks like he's having a little trouble but at least he's moving and that was his exercise wheel, right? >> at the humane rescue, yeah. >> that's the box you said he came in. he was very overweight. talk real quick and this was at 35 pounds. talk real quick -- it's funny to see everybody's face holding him. talk real quick about animal obesity, pet obesity, and why it's not good for animals to be overweight. sometimes an animal shows you more love because it wants food. why can you not give in to that? >> animal health is as important as our own health. when cats and dogs become obese, you're talking

heart conditions, arthritis in his little paws, the wrists. >> so you're shortening their life span? >> definitely shortening their life span, making sure that the cats and dogs get adequate nutrition, appropriate nutrition is as important as anything and also just keeping them moving, one step, two steps, three steps. >> you need to keep your animal active. if you're going to keep your animal active it helps you stay active. we have a ways to go, right? but he's made good progress. >> almost five pounds is pretty good. >> all good advice here as far as keeping your animals healthy, keeping their weight down very important. we love vitto. we're always going to be following his progress. he's a pretty interesting character, too. and from the

alliance many are up for adoption, lots of different animals there. head to the nbc washington app or our website. strut your mutt is this week at regional park. it's a walk to help homeless animals and here is one final look at vitto. he is so squishy and he's going to keep losing a little bit of weight so we'll see him get less squishy over the years. thank you for being here. >> no problem. all right. let's get back to what we've been talking about all morning. if you have tickets to tonight's big nats playoff game, you are probably already counting down the hours. >> you know it. excitement is building here as we count down to game one of the playoff game. tonight's game is already sold out. if you scored a ticket, get there early and wear the right color, which is red. the nats have a whole lot planned for you including a whole menu of things to

my passion. chris lawrence checked out the many, many choices. >> the nats/cubs, playoff baseball, a special game, a special series. that deserves a special meal, i would think. i'm here with dave peterson. dave, i can't get over this spread that we're looking at here. what are people going to see that is so different from what they're used to during the year? >> everything we'll see here is unique for the postseason. all these items are brand-new and our budweiser brew house we're doing lobster mac and cheese, maryland jumbo lump crab rolls, cowboy steaks, and then we move over. all these items are available to anyone who comes into the park. the sausage topped with beef, the team concept, doing it into a burger form. a crab

burger biscuit. >> the same ingredients in a link form we're doing in the patty. we're topping it on our house bake buttermilk biscuit. >> reporter: my kids love grilled cheese. they don't eat a grilled cheese like that one. >> one is a maple glazed doughnut with a virginia ham. the other is a fall classic with the short rib and baby arugala. >> reporter: and for the people with the really big appetite we have something for you. >> we have a family two-foot sausage, pepperoni sausage with herb ricotta and shaved parmesan cheese. >> reporter: what's the perfect thing to wash that down with? >> a nice postseason cocktail, the cinnamon apple curveball with

cider. >> reporter: for folks ready to throw their diet to the wind and top it all off, nothing better than this. >> this is our cookie dough helmet. edible cookie dough with no egg in it. it's topped like a hot fudge sundae. >> reporter: i'm not even going to ask you how many calories is in that thing because i don't want to know. >> we took the egg out. >> reporter: ignorance is bliss. you look at all this, it's worth the trip to come down even without the game. dave, thank you so much. looks delicious. >> it really does. if i had a ticket i'd be right at the food court the whole time. for all things nats stay right here on news 4. tonight wendy, doug and carol will have you covered all the way. and for all the playoff information you can head to the nbc washington app. >> and we don't count calories during the playoffs. >> you can't do that. >> it's not right. a final check of your mda

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if you're looking for something different to do this weekend, head into prince george's county to the black arts festival. it's taking place at the prince george's african museum. and joining us are the curator and one of the artists.

so tell us year. >> the basis of the festival is providing black women with the opportunity to speak for themselves because oftentimes in the media platforms, black women are presented as monolithic and it's not an accurate portrayal of black women so the idea is to give black women the opportunity to speak for themselves. we have one exhibit called this hair deserves a march and another exhibit called life blood from the stone and the idea is reclaiming our narrative so black women being able to speak about their own aesthetics and who they truly are. >> and you are actually using this exhibit as a platform to support and celebrate and promote local artists such as yourself. >> so my work focuses on black woman hd and the experiences of black women and how beauty is

political. so the piece i included in the show is the black woman who belongs to no one. so i'm trying to subvert the gays and change how people view. >> very quickly, you've titled the exhibition the truth about me. what does that mean? >> going back to tell the truth about me is giving black women the opportunity to speak about themselves because oftentimes people who are not black women tell our story and it's not their story to tell so the story is never told correctly. >> all right. that's the black arts festival at the prince george's african-american museum and cultural center in north brentwood, runs through january 31st. check it out. we're linking the information to our app. thanks again. >> sounds fantastic. we're going to have great weather to get out,

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we're live in five, four, three, two, one. >> oh, natalie morales, what a week for our nation and for everybody out there. it is our plugged-in panel time. let's bring in youtube's hollywood pipeline dax holt and vanessa barnett. let's come in and get plugged-in on all the news. >> a week where we've been talking with such heavy hearts over the tragedy in las vegas. of course, we've seen, you know, the horrificness once again. as a country, i think we're all just trying to breathe and heal and move on. you've also seen heroics, people rise to the occasion, you've seen las vegas really pull together in all of this. wh want to start, though, with