new atmidday, four more boys are out of a flooded careful after being trapped for two weeks. the rescue operation has been called off for the day. a look at what's next for those still waiting to be rescued. police released these pictures of the men suspected of rape, assault and murder. this is them at two different ages. the evidence and technology that helped investigators come up with this new tool to solve a and we're looking at another beautiful day in the forecast. great weather to start t. we but is the humidity going to get out of control again. we'll take a look at that in your ten-day forast coming up.

n> good morning to you. welcome tos 4 midday. we start with the latest on the e operation s happening in thailand. rescue teams have safe ly pulle a total of eight boys out of a flooded cave. here are your screen you can sed one being ruso a helicopter on a stretcher. ll neilly has the latest on this mission. >> reporter: nightfall here and the operation is over for today. it has been another day of success. four more boy freed. that's eight in all. anefreed by the s team that did it yesterday. the same extraordina british-led divers who amazing technique where they actually carry or have a underneath them with another diver behindnd all along the route the boys a supported by

oxygen, blankets, anything they need. d the boys themselves are wearing face masks for two and a half hours. these are boys that have never worn face masks before. most of them can't swim. but this isna extraor and murky water. so a great succes those boys are being treated at the hospital. re expect that it willart with the same team of 90 divers that it arrivedhe same tim tomorrow morning. remember, five individu fs down therr boys and their coach still to be rescued. a really extraordinary successful operation already. back to you guys. >> the boys are ages ranging tty cool morning, to 16rsea y e but now we are starting to heat things up.

s sheena is here what with we n expect. >> another beautiful day in the forecast. this morning definitely comfortable. we had a lot of suburbs inhe 50s this morning. right now we're up to 81 degrees. we have plen bty of sunshine. today will be sunnyay long. so expect temperatures to be warming up into the upper 80s for most of the area at least. some of the suburbs are in the 70s. 78 degrees in gathersburg. 9 in quantity coat. humidity will not be uncomfortable ike it was all last week. but in the suburbs as we go through the afternoon, we'll be in abo the mid-80s around the metro area. looking at temperatures in the upper 80s. coming. up we'll talk about a small chance of rain in the forecast and ao a. tropical storm that's off the cocoastline. i'll show you where that's heading straight ahead. now to a developing story we have beenollowing all morning. at least eight people will have to look for a a new place to live after ts massive fire

damaged houses in northwest dfl. look at thes. the fire started overnight inside one row house on 11th street. fire officials tell us there was a working smoke detecter in t home where the fire sparked. it alerted the family inside to get out. we talked to one woman who escaped the fire. >> we ran through the h tlway and s fire from the back-door. woke everybo up and got them out of the house. went back into the house to get closer because have clothes on.t >> no one was hurt. the red cross is helping the displaced families and investigators are looking into the cse of thefire. new this morning, your help is needed to find a person responsible for three brutal crimes that have gone unsolved for years. montgomery county investigators hopes someone recognizes this man. ey used the suspect would look like at 25 or 45

years old. detectives say the man raped a woman i 19 and attacked another in 1994. that same year he raped and strangled a a woman. if you recognize a man in these photos, you're asked to call authorities. d.c. voted to create one uniform minimum wage for all workers including people who worked for tips, but that doesn't mean the proposal will belame nicole jacobs is live with a rally against this initiative 77.s tell what happens next for this group. >> reporter: they areo hoping have this overturned, but this has been a highly debatable measure. during the primariesnd it remains that way now with this it group here behind me representing the save our tips coalition. they are meeting right now and plan to go inside wh hopesf speaking to every council member to have this vote overturned.

many say that yes vase wasd on confusion and voters not understanding the ram any fist indications of their yes vote. i cy tell you that t hope between now and 12:30 they speak with every council member having this vote overturned. they aretearful t if it stays in place an increased minimum wage will limit tips and end uptaking m home leey than now. there's been no oicial motion for it to be overturnp but the grys it's a bad measure and bad all the way around. let's listen. >> at the end of the day, i respect the elected officials in terms of where their heads are around the will of the people.

>> reporter: the ide for nibtive 77 is that service workers will reach minimum wage paid byir t employer by the year 2020 with small increments of change leading up tothat. they want to save their tips and do that by having initiative 77 overturn t. final outcome has yet to be determined. >> nicole jacob, thank you. newhi morning, the counting is is done in the race for month googomeryy executive. 80 votes separate the two candidates. council member march, eelrich has a lead. they are reviewin ballots one

at a time. the final count won't be certified until july 16th. unt could be requested b either candidate. good and bad ns for driv drivers who take beach drives through northwest d.c. a yearlong construction project ending, but another is getting ready to begin. if you have driven here, you know it feels like you're off roading with the craters and potholes. t step by step crews have been working to smooth things out. nd by tomorrow morning, we should see the result. we'll show you this map here and you'll see the yellow line here and that stretch is set to reopen today. it's between that's about a mile and a a half of roadway that should be ready in time forr y tuesday morning commute.i nt to take you to that black line. that's the final stage of repairs here that's beach drive

northwest to the d.c. line about three miles of road we're going to lose for some time as crews get to work making repairs on that. we can tell you the early estimate is to have that rolled out and finished by the fall of 2019. at's a lot of time to lose that stretch of roadway. so get tohe work you work around now in time for the commute tomorrow morning. but alsohe know national park service does have a hot line th you can reach out to for realtime updates. text beachdrive to 8887. that will give you updates about progress and other updates regarding beachdrive. don't forget the work arounds tomorrow morning because that's when things willhange another time. d.c. united will play their next game in a brand new stadium. this afternoon the mayor will cut the ribbon on a new soccer

field. it holds 20,000 seats and social security expected to bring in $2 billn in total economic activity. you can cheer on the team and their newest member wayne rooney for the first game on saturday. pretty big deal there. the list is out and there will be three familiar faces for nats fans at the augamatic-star . matt scherzer, brice. harper and shawn doo yn little will be representing the team. it's a first time to make his sixth straight alstar game. and bryce harper will make his sixth dselection. while getting the nod is nice, playing in front of hometown fans is even better. >> for us representing ourselves na the nat here in the home park i think thisl w an experience unlike any other that we have been a part of. that just has you itct ng to get ouere and pitch and play and

just go out there and compete for our fans. >> there's a chance for another nats player to make the team. trey turr is a finalist. fans can vote online through wednesday to help put him on the roster. come on, fans, we can do it. i will be live at the park with all of the excite mement. events begin friday an through all the weekend. fun for the family and fans. the president's pick, we are just hours away trump announcing his nominee for the supreme court. what we know about the front runners and how lawmakers are reacting even before tonight's prime time address. plus we have new informa ton on person killed when a helicopter crashed into town homes in virginia. investreatorsmain at t

take a look at this new video showing the moments after a helicopter slammed into a williamsburg town home. you can see fire just exploding out of the roof there. a man who lives across the street saile his w house shook when the chopper hit yesterday. today teams with the faa and ntsb are going through the rubble. at least one person is dead. state police say the victim was a 91-year-old resident of those town homes. the pilot of the helicopt is

stillmissing. emergency crews are having a tough time searching the scene becaus structural safety. tonight is thenight. president trump will announce ec his nominee toe the next u.s.ce supreme court justi >> reporter: tonight president trump reveals his joychoice fore next supreme court justice. >> i'm getting close to making a final decision. i believo this person will a great job. >> on a short list to replace retiring jtice antho kennedy, all federal judges including brett cavan of washington, thomas hardiman and raymond ket ledge. those ready to solidify see all good options. >> republicans are holding four lottery tickets and all of them winners. >> they would be fine justices

of the supreme court. the president has to think about who is the easiest to get confirmed here. >> democrats worry a right-leaning court coand change amer lives on abortion, health care and more. >> this next nominee will be the swing etote to overturn roe v. wade and equally importanto the protection tr millions of americans who suffer fro preexisting conditions and other health care rights along with workers rights, gay rights, voting rights. >> reporter: republicans with a razor stint majority say the tight confirmation vote and shorteframe to con fli new justice. nbc news, washington. the president will make the announcement from the white house at 9:00. you can watch it live here on nb4. just hours after m big announcement tonight, the president will head to europe for a series of important meetings. the presidens first sto will

be in the uk where tens of thousands are expected to protest the visit. he will also visit belgiumnd scotland. mike pompeo is in afghanistan this week. the u.s. called the meeting productive but north korea appears to disagree. he told reporters that leaders made progress on settin aime line for denuclearization. but hours after he left the coun dy, north koreacribed the talks as regrettable and accused the united erates of gangike demands for denuclearization. leaders from both sides meet again next week to discuss turn returning remains of those killed during the korean war.ut rities believe the british woman who died after coming into contact with a powerful nerve agent may have handled the container. v thiseo shows the woman shopping with her partner just

24 hours before they o fell ill june 30th. they believe the two were posed to a military grade nerve agent.am that's the s used to poison a russian spy and his daughter back i marc moscow has denied any involvement, but london disagrees. >> et we know back inha march was the russians that we knowth are barbic. >> investigators are searching the home and a park where they recently visit ehed. emains in critical condition. new this morning former members of the trump administration aren't ill mun to harassment in public places. police were caored to a bookof a woman confronted steve bannon. the store's own er says he aske the woman to lee and she did but after he called iuthorities. the latest person connected to the trump administration to be harassed in

public. just weeks ago sarah huckabee sanders was asked to leave a restaurant. after 30 years in business, the belovedmerican city diner in northwest d.c. is now closed. jeffrey guildenhorn opened it for over0 years ago. relatives say it's been a struggle to keep the business going and the business never quite recovered from the recent electrical outage. >> it was our biggest wish to keep this going for as long as we could. i hope we did him proud. it's so heartwarming to know it touched so many people and so many people will miss it. >> the family says they would be happy if someone could come and reopen it the to keep the legacy alive. i hope so. sado see a family business go. the government is facing a deadline to reunite children separated from their parents.

a lookg at what is beinne to meet that deadline set by a federal judge. and noe surpris here. reports of injuries in the latest round of running of the bulls. a

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bulls feival in spain. o have head injuries and two others have severe bruises. more than a dozen people have been hurt siis the festival started on saturday. one person wased gor on the first day. the rain slick streets made things even tougher for the e estimated 2,000 runners. officials are dealing with what could be the worst flooding in decades.e overnment said 100 people have diedover art presumed de. parts of the count three times the usual precipitation. many people are being forced out while others ar trapped by debris left by mud ides. and many of them in the hardest hit areas.

>> you can't outrun water. a >> someas there's no place to go. >> things are heating up. >> it was so this weekend the mornings felt like fall. i really was just kind of taken back when i walked outside. t.the afternoons were gr today is going to be another good one. >> 89 is not bad. >> the humidity is going to stay at a comfortable level. so i don't think you can compekin too much this tomorrow will be the hottest day of the week. but today i think we enjoy this anday start. temperatures stia pretty comfortable spot right now. now we have a tropical storm off the coast. it's not a threat to us, but we're watching it. it will continue to move by and stay out to sea. most of the week will be dry.

81 degre right n in washington. 9 in dulles. frederick at 80 degrees. if you're walking the dog today, she needs a he. you can head to the website and nd out how to give her a home e noon today. we should be in s for most of the area. you'll want the sunglasses is and sunny skies all day. a high of te. eratures in the mid-80s. nice and dry today. don't forget the adoption event is coming up. it's saturday, august8th. clear the shelters. head to the washington. app for more details on that. there it is tropiofl storm chris the carolina coastline. it's going to head generally to the north and east. that keeps it away frll any landfa. here's future weather for us. today we're dryev tuesday ing. there's a very slight chance we could see a passing shower. that's really about it. once this storm pulls away. it's going to pull in a north wind. that's whyyid h witon't we go tf

the week. if you're grilling today through wednesday, looking preey good. we h slight chance tuesday evening and temperature at 93. wednesday looking really good. we're dry and sunny with temperatures in the 80s. we'll look at your ten-day forecast comingecup. theion was made weeks ago, but it's still causing nflict within the miss america pageant. we'll explain. it's a big day for prince

welcome back. here is a look at the other top stories we're working for you on news 4 midday. . today was the second phase of the dangerous rescue mission in thailand. it was successful. rescue teams safely pulled four more young soccer pleers out of looded cave. that brings the total rescue to eight boys. eachei one isng examined at a hospital. four other boys and theirar coa e still trapped in the caven after more to weeks. president trump will announce his pick for the next supreme court justice tonight. nbc news confirms has not ruled out any of his top four candidates. he appears to be focusing on two contenders. president trump will make the nouncement tonight at 9:00. you can watch it here live on nbc 4. montgomery county detectives belie this man is connected to three unsolved crimes.

investigators used the suspect's dna t create theseomposite fphotos of what he would look like at 25 and then 45 years old. the man raped a woman in 1989 and attacked another in 1994. that same year he murdered a woman. if you recognize this yoman, re asked to call authorities. the federal government is scrambling to reunite young t children witir parents after being separate d at the border. their deadline is midnight tonight. a federal judge ordered officofl cials to take children under the age of 5 back to their parents n later thantuesday. the american civil liberties union received a list of 100 children still witut their parents. attorneys there are now working to bring famils back together. >> i think there will be a l of detective work involved in this. we are hopef w wel locate the parents quicker than the government is.

>> the aclu estimates fewer half of the children on that unst will be ed by tonight's dead line. the driver responsible for a wrongway crashvin northern inia remains at large. a secret can service officer says he tried to pulan over going the wrong way on itreet but the man kept going. he then jumped on to 66 going in. the wrong direction again. a viewer captured this picture. the iver bailed out of the car, but not before hitting another vehicle. bond the driver of that car the passenger in the suspect's vehicle suffered minor injuries. police arrested the passenger. new this morning, harve weinstein is now out on continued bail as he fights sex charges against a third woman. he wasaned into ahattan courtroom handcuffed from behind earlier today. weinstein ple not guilty during his arraignmt. new charges include two counts

of predatory sexual assaul a grand jur previously indicted weinstein on charges involving two other women. trouble inside the miss his ica competition morning. it follows the decision to eliminate the swim suit mpetitionompetition from the pageant. kristen dahlgren looks at the issue. >> reporter: a not so crowning moment for the miss america on organizati. the nearl 100-year-oldn institutivided after the recent me too decision to eliminate the swim suit portion of the annual competition. the change now prompting more than 20 state pageant leaders to call for theignation of the new board. which includes chairwoman and rmer fox news anchortc ghen carlson. while some pa jat leaders support theit compion, their disapproval of the board stems from the lack of transparency. >> this has absolutely nothing to do with s them suit competition being taken out even

though they are trying to sway itt way. it isn't. >> reporter: one leader saying executives told them the board decided to retire swim suitsr w it was given an ultimate um. >>re told abc would not televise it there's a swim suit competition. >> reporter: the miss america organization denying that claim saying inispart, i patently lse to allege that miss america claimed that the elimination of the swim suit competition was a prerequisite to air iing the telecast on abc. there were, however, extensive production company and creative partner negotiations in which the elimination of swim suit waa noted a prerequisite to partner with mao. the miss america organization still regrouping after e-mails surfaced showing sam hasll and others mocking the intelligence, looks and sex lives of pageant winners. forcing haskell and other top

leaders to resign. more than 30 former miss america winners have added their names to a letter in support ofw the neard. including the title winner in 2013. she believes the swim suit competition belongs in the pagea pageant's. pa >> challenges are going to have to be met. what's happening right now is we have a new board. new leadership and new idos in order move miss america into 2018 and beyond. >> reporter: but not allme f winners agree with the changing times. >> this isn't about objectifyin. i think people naoversensatio liez it. there's nothing that ta a woman can't do and we can do it in a swim suit and heels. >> that was kristen dahlgren "house of cards" is slated to return in the fall. robin wright speaks

for the first time about her disgraced former co-star he was fired from the show amid-several sexual assault allegations. the actor says said the crew was shocked at the dismissal. she also adds they were co-workers, but really didn't know him outside of the job. >> we were co-workers we weren't -- never socialized outside of work. respectful, professional relationship. he was so great with me. and we have never disrespectf to et me. so that's my personal experience. that's the only thing i feel that i have the right to talk about. >> the show,hich is filmed in maryland, is now expected to focus on wright's character. it will be the final season.

the youngest member of the british royal familye louis is being chris aned today. itthe chapel royal in saint james palace. the private ceremony is performed by the archbishop. he's the third child of the duke and duchess. after the beautiful weekend weather, we are starting to heat up again. we have a lock at when you can expect the hottest weather this week. and changes you can make in your own yard t keep the tic your own yard t keep the tic away

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ent animals including humans to grow and reproduce.du so one way to tick exposure is to manage the critters carrying them. >> they can be a tauill to see a ful fawn walk into the yard. but when you realize that these very femalanimals may be leavin ticks in your yard, it takes on new meaning. e reporter: reduce iing the de in your yard isny, but fencing can help. . ticks can also hitch a ride on smaller animals. so pay t attention rodents too. >> i'm not telling anyone you have to kill the animals in your area. but you want toake it a little less pleasant to nest up against your structure. >> reporter: landscaping can also a have impact on your chances of having ticks in your yard. >> grass is a great thing for tick management. any time you have low or no foilage, it's going to be o unfriendly ticks. r >>eporter: landscape barriers like mull. . between wooded areas in your

lawn is also helpful. put play structures o seeding even further in from that it barrier. >> if you have a mown lawn and put the swing set on adc wp or stone bed, that's three yards away from the edge of the lawn, you're in good shape for minimizing ticks. >> reporter: pesticides can help. >> i know therawback with sprays is people don't want to put a pesticide en the enviro but you have to keep in mind that this is really selective areas whe you're streeting. >> reporter: this is something homeowners can do themselves. >> the biggest reason to call a professional is not because of the special materials but the expertise of where to apply them. >> ticks make me nervous. >> when you're outside, you have to be careful. you have to go home and check everything. >> i walk myogand they walk in the long grass and then i have to do aec tick areas where they hide.

it makes merv s. >> go back and do the checks after the long walks. >> and i do flee and tick shampoo after they are out for awhile. >> this is the s season. it'sson for mosquitos. ticks and mosquitos. the weather ase go into the evening hours, i have seen a lot of fire flies out. >> i like those. those won't hurtyou, right? >> i like to catch them. i shldn't keep them. t as we look outside, it's beautiful. perfect weather for fire flies tonight once the sunsets. we have clear skies and calm winds. it's locking absolely gorgeous. temperatures are rising. it's 81 degrees right now. still comfortable with a very light east wind. i would suggest getting outside and have the spf 30 on. if you'realking the dog, you

want the sunglasses. grilling today is perfect. i'd say go ahead and do it. 80 degrees here's your pool forecast. this is for today. and as we go through the afternoon, we'll be in the mid-80s by 2:00 p.m. here's a look at the satellite and radar. thch's tropical storm s. that is going to continue moving to the north and east. that's the track tha i will be ea keeping it away from us. here's what futureer shows. through the day we're dry through tomorrow evecang. then trostorm chris races up to the northeast and we get a northerly wind behind it. that's going to make the humidity not as oppressive. so it's going to be way more comfortable. tomorrow will be the h test isolated afternoon shower possible for the res of the week. with that north wind we should only be in abdomen thein0s. we're loat highs around 90 degrees.ou

>> thank. another popular business is making the decision to do away with traditional plastic straws. >>look at what will replace them. and a piece of summer fruit can be delicious on its own. but a piece o pie may be the perfect treat. wh we mean up next.at

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futu that's because. the company is getting rid of straws to becom more environmentally friendly. the stores will begin to. op using plastic straws later this year. the customers in seattle a vancouver will be the first to see the strawless lids. starbucks hopes to eliminate straws from all cafes globally by 2020. >> the summer season brings bountiful fruits of many varieties and are so great to eat and great to put in desserts. joining us now is the new pastry chef at iron gate northwest washington. thank you for being here. >> pleasure. >> this iste my favoubject to talk about. what kind of fruits work best. what do you like working with? >> any type of fruit really. citrus? in any dessertr in the win time. the world is your oyster. >> especially now when you have yot pick of w you want. >> absolutely. cherries, peaches are common. this is the time.

>> we loe, but this is kind of your version on it. what are you making for us today? >> we have a free form pie. so you cannot be afraid of the lattice, whichpas the hardest . this is for anybody to make. if it you're in italian, you make this pie ask ready to go. >> i love t idea because the crust can come together easily. how do you make your crust? >> i just take some flour, butter, sugar and salt. i mush it together and refrigerate after i combine it altogether and i can make it up to aeek in advance. so if you want to make it for the weekend barbecue, you can make it up to a week i y advanc an'll be good to go. >> stick it in the fridge or freezer? >> either depending on what you feel. >> the great thing is the cru esn't have to be perfect. just roll it out.

>> et yes. we'r filling it today with cherries and it has a little bit of flour, lemon juice and sugar and. salt. >> real simple. >> the fruit is the star. that that's who gets to shine. you don't have to worry about it. >> youake it with any of the fruits you mentioned. >> absolutely. >> put that in the center. >> yeah. if you want to. >> this one nex to you is full to the brim. it cooks down. theuis from the fruit release. >> you can fold it up. that's the best thing about it. mine never turns out right. >> if you pinch, you cle make fun li shapes. if you focus on where you want to cgo, y just make any

shape and it will bake off naturay. you don't have to be too concerned with how it looks. >> you can cover a little of the fruit. >> mine is not the prettiest. >> this you can take right into the ov. look a that. and then you pop it into the oven and you're ready to go. >> it also doesn't take as long. tell me some of the other great desserts. >> you can make a flt with peaches. what does that mean? >> i take a ginger bug. it's like a type of ginger mixture that i let sit in the warmth. then that carbonates itself. so i use that to fuse all the different flavors. this time i use birch and peach. >> then you have this pan cot

ta. >> this is a blueberry e. this is a wonderful dessert because you don't think about it. put it in the jar inorhe refriger >> i like these easy recipes. if you added your own little topping, you can put ice cream or whipped cream. what did you put on yours? >> i us d lemon. >> that's delicious. very good. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> love all these ideas. thank you soft. up

one california couple carved out a a happy moment in an otherwise devastating situation. take a look. the "new york post" reports they ran from their home because a wildfire was quickly approaching. when they returned, they house was in ruins but he found laura's charred wedding ring and reproposed to her. look at that. the couple was married only eight years ago.

whoa, check him out. that's daredevil travis past na making history with three death defying jumps in las vegas. look at him go. s, jumped over 52 crushed car 16 buss and a fountain at caesars palace. he jump ed in if trite to evil knievel. he cleared at 143 feet which is 23 feet longer than evil's jump in 1973. he's an 11-time x game gold medalist. it's one of the oldest forms of medicine, but do we understand what acupuncture is bye-bye? we wrap up the series on mind ance with a hook at thi ancient practice.

>> i broke. these two boneors here. >>ter: kaitlyn was in a serious accident that broke the major bon in her face. e unbearable pain left her with a choice. she could try opioi or try something wholistic andatal. kaitlyn was unsures of what that was until she tried acupuncture. >> i did not a sing is the narcotic or opioid related to my injury because i wasbleo do this every week. it's more pain management and keeping it under conepol. >> i wastical. >> reporter: chronic pain drove sonia to try acupuncture. now she's a believer. >> acupuncture has helped me in the control of chronic pain caused by. >> reporter: acupuncture is is a practice that goes back thousands of years. there are 12 channels in your

body. small needles are placed in certain parts of your body to enhance the flow ofenergy. it can release the te iion and streyour muscles making this an effective treatment for aches, pains, migraines and depression. >> i fl so relaxed. justin booieber is back in e news this morning but for a good reason t-ys time. the r-old singer proposed to his girlfriend hailey baldwin over the weekend. the two have not confirmed the big news, but several outlets such as tmz and ens are reporting this this is true. she was pictured wearing a huge engagement ring over the weekend. baldwin is a model and steven baldwin's daughter and alec baldwin's niece.

if. it's true, congratulations. let's get one lak at the forecast now with meteorologt sheena parveen. nice day. >> gorgeous day outside on a lot of sunshine to go around. temperatures in the upper 80 today. now the humidity not that bad as we go through this week. tomorrow wilbe the hottest day at 93. that's going to come with a small chance of an evening shower, but the rest of the week once tropical storm chris passes by, that will bring us out a north wind and hold temperatures below the 90egree mark. not uncomfortableek this but by thursday that's the next chance for a few showers. >> thank you. and that does it for news 4 midday. thank thanks for joining us. we're back on the air this afternoon first at 4:00 and you can always get the news

. happy monday everybody, there is it is, t trapped thai soccer team. four more boys were rescued today. welcome to "access live." nina parker is with us today. >>eople were talking about it. i went to the gym and i went to church and i was at the farmers market, you hea dribs and drabs of conversation, we all need a good news story. thank god it appears to be asf w it is all going as planned. >>