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planning for a forward impact of theategory 4 storm. >> this monster storm moves toward the east coast,ith nothing to slow it down. what residents are being told to do fromhe carolinas to maryland. >> the forecast track nor florence remains ominous at best. especily for the nor carolina coastline. i'll show youhe latest track, and the timing and potential impact coming right up. ♪ from new york to the pentagon to pennsylvania, people are reflecting on the lives lost
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17 years ago. good elmorning, wme to news 4 midday. >> we begin with what you nd to know to prepare for hurricane florence. the hurricane and storm surge watches haveeen issued for much of the carolinas at this point. states of energy are issued for virginia and maryland. d.c. added itself to the list where states of emergency have been issued.ua tion orders started at 8:00 thi morning. >> chuck bell is just getting the latest update on this storm and joins usth wit latest many what can you tell us? >> there remains high confidence with what the storm is expected to do over the next 24 to 72 hours. it is a serious life threatening
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emergency for especially north and sou carolina. but also virginia, very much at risk, peally southeastern virginia for an enormous potential for storm surge and beach erosion and inland flooding. the laftend fall looks to be thursday night. it will depends what the atorm doer it makes landfall. notice how tightly grouped they are together? so that's by 9:00 thursday night. hi certainty that somewhere south of cape hatteras and north of wilmington, that's where land fall is most likely to occur. after it makes land, there's very little certainty on where it'soing to go. it could be anywhere in southern virginia or the western half of the carolinas as we get into the where in that circle it is has
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all the impacts on od. week more on thisin coming u few. >> we can be certain this will be devastating. >> this could be one of the most catastrophic hurricanes to hit the eastern seaboard in decades. fema held a news briefing a short time ago, and the feds have a clear and stern message for citizens in this storm's path. > be a part of the team. do yourpart. if you don't want to be a part of the team, you're going to put firstnd ress at risk, and it's an unnecessary risk, heed the warning acuate. >> we've just o learned because this storm, the university of mary washington is closing only at 50 p.m.si nts and businesses in the d.c. area are preparing for heavy rain and flooding. news 4's jus n finchreports. >> right now a lot of eyes on
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hurricane florence which appears to be on track to strike the carolinas, here in our area, we're bracing for days ofeavy in and officials are warning tond be careful to be safe. as hurricane florence swirls in the t atlantics stern warning from fema officials. >> this is a major orm, it's going to hit our coast, it's going to stay on our coast, it's going toump amounts of water -- some of these areas have not seen in a long long time. >> a d rasterief agency addressed the public tuesday morning and urged everyone to not underestimate this hurricane's power. >> here in the d.c. metro area, officials are also encouragingr dents to get prepared. in virginia and maryland, the governors haveeclared states of emergency. >> we just want to be ready. that allows us tohe obtain resources that we need, such as the national guard, looki at evacuation centers. >> we are preparingor t potential of historic,
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catastrophic and life threatening floing in maryland. >> early indications are that florence could bring evenraore to our area and lots of it, which could cause flooding for lower lying areas and yyond. alreadhis week, we sawoo ng in old town alexandria, and watched rising waters return at high tidend in a few days it could look like this. or perhaps worse. justin finch, news 4. >> muriel bouser giving a briefing about the state of emergency that she just declared for the district of columbia. >> let's listen in now. >> other nonemergency needs. as we monitor this weather events we will continue to provide updates and get information out to our residents. we know that we have special events planned in the city this weeken and we are working with organizers to identifyew a
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date for fiesta d.c. and the street northeast festival. they are being reschehaled. and information will be made as soon as it's available. i would likow to call on director chris rodrigez whole s our emergency management agency. >> thank you, mayor. the d.c. homeland security and emergency management agency is the central coordinating agency for the districts overall responti to pot hurricanes here in the nation's capitol. sinceast week at the mayor's direction. hcema has been monstering the storm and briefing her senior leadership team. we have been coordinating with district agencies as well as our key regional and federal partners regarding any necessary ahead ofe need to take hurricane florence making landfall. as of this morning, ashe mayor said, what we can tell you about
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the predicted path of the hurricane is that the district will experience heavy rain, and that will result in localized and surge of flooding. particularly among our low lyi areas. downed trees, power lines and possible outages and transportation disruptions. >> it's important to note that weather forecasting associated ith this hurricane and with all hurricanes iscomplex. it's constantly changing. but again under the mayor's leadership, we're not going to let up on our preparations until we are sure that the districts in the clear. hcema is preparing the distrie's emergency respo center, we are coordinating with the directors of the district agencies behind me as well as with our utilities and our federal partners. we are on a daily basis also coordinating with critical infrastructure and public transportation partners including metro to ensure
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our efforts, preparedness efforts are coordinated as well. >> dr.odgez there, the drector of homeland security here in thetrict speaking after the mayor has declared a state of emergency in the district of colbia ahead of hurricane florence. which we know will drop a lot rain on this area. >> the whole region is preparing, the whole eastern seaboard. thank you for that. it will be a few days before our area could bete imp by hurricane florence. but preparations are in place. the u.s. nav has ordered about 30 of its ships out to sea. the uss dwight d.r eisenho left norfolk yesterday. the ships will go to part of the atlantic where they are better able to with stand the storm. im hanley is o his way to north carolina to cover hurricane florence. he'll start filing reports on
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evacuations starting tonight and bring us live coverage as florence comes ashore later on this week. mp antant commemoration, 17 years later, 9/11 remembrances are familiar but no less emotional. >> right now, president donald trump and the first lady are honoring the passengers and crew members who died in the pla crash in western pennsylvania. >> flight93 crashed yards from where we stand, jus 20 minutes flying time from the united states capitol. through their sacrifice, the 40 saivd the of countless americans. capitol from our a devastating strike. >> president trump signed a
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declaration patriot day 2017. to thank the men and women who gave their lives fighting for freedom. hundreds gathered as well to honor those killed on 9/11 at the pentagon. the ceremony was held to honor the 184e peoll there'd 17 years ago today. atke pence spoke to the crowd of family members whored there. >> for 17 years, because of the extraordinary work of law enforcement allcross this country. there's not been another major terroristttk on american soil. >> at 6:47 this morning, an american flag was unfurled on the side of the pentagon. this sacred moment has become a tradition when remembering the deadly attacks that happened each year on this day.
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>> names of victims were read at he annual world trade center ceremony. it included a moment of silence to observe whet the fligh struck the north and south towers. barbara harrison is live on the national mall asolunteers used today to serve others. she'll be live at the aarp celebration of service. we expect to learn more about a dealer accused of cheating at mgm harbor casino today. he's accused of cheating at his baccarat table. he'scced of deliberately not shuffling the deck correctly. the fbi is leading this investigation. turning to the d.c. mansion murders, right now the trial is ay for the man charged with torturing and killing ath we businessman. his wife, son and housekeeper more than three years ago.
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deron went is the sole suspect in the case. he faces life in prison. stay tuned to news 4 of theer continuing ce of the d.c. mansion murders trial. we heard a lotis aboutg prices since the trump administration issued trade tariffs on several countries. fear trump and the white house. it's out today. the trump administration not letting up, look who l --ook at who is now taking sides.
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president trump and the first lady marked 17 years since 9/11 at a ceremony in shanksville, pennsylvania. >> the war of words between the legeary journalist and the president is heating up. >> reporter: how will president trump figure out who wrote that scathing new york times op eed? detector test? fbi? maybe. if that individual is in meeting where's national security is being oiscussed
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other important topics, they are attempting to executive branch, that would be problematic and certainly something the deparent of justice should look into. >> the trump team is looking into discrediting bob woodward hod his new book, fear in the trump white e. >> i've never seen an instance when the president is so detached from the reality of what's going >> president trump calls woodward's book a joke, full of >> this is a president who welcomes, he accepts if not expects dissenting points of view. all the books are telling the same story. >> donald trump is dangerous, and that is t consistent theme. >> a theme set to hit store shelves today. >> woodward interviewed more than 100 people for this bookec andded most of those interviews. tracie potts, nbc news,
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washington. today marks eight weeks until the midterm elections, and looking toward president trump's approval rating for clues to november's outcome. jacob soberov took a closer look at the numbers on the "today" show. >> the president's average the friendting, not for republicans, it's falling now, to the very low 40s. you've seen the president clearly take a hit here the last couple weeks. this is not where republicans want to see it if they want to hold the house. can there be a rally in september a october. or is this the new normal for him? >> democrats hope to flip 23 gop held house seats in november. tariffsn imposed u.s. exports are decreasing food costs around the country. why this has been beneficial for the restaurant industry. >> the slow cooked por carnitas
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and taco chips a among the most popular at this food chain in the san francisco bay area. they're saving him money. >> notree money, because nothing is free. >> tariffs in china and mexico are causing a pileup of in items like corn. because it's now becoming more expensive to ship overseas since overseas buyers don't want to pay the tariffs. it's driving downce p for domestic buyers like restaurant chains. >> the fact that we're seeing a decrease in cost, there's nothing but positive for us, and i hope it continues. >> his total costs have gone down betwee 1 and 2% becaus the tariffs. >> each bag is free with every meal. >> and that addsp then right? >> there's hundreds we give away every day. it does add up. to save a little bit here and there,e' that's what looking for. >> many of the foods are staples at restaurantscross the u.s.
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>> if you go to a small mom-and-po store, we're probably using some packaged ingredients to the food affordable and have a meaningful margin. >> reporter: farmers are losing money because of the declining prices. analysts say if the tariffs continue, farmers could lower production on thosete which could cause prices to go back up. aditi roy cnbc bays news san francisco. take a look at this. four people are recovering after an suv crashed into marie's diner on crane highway in laplata last night. no one seriously hurt in and no word yet on what caused that crash. this morning therederick county health department in maryland is warning you to stay out of the water, i see as if all the rain we've been dealing with is overwhelming sewe facilities and causing overflow. you take a look at the map here, you see thes rivnd areas to
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avoid highlighted in red. no one should swim in these areas for at least a t week way. a lot of people have left already, but there are people along thein car coast planning to ride out hurricane florence at home. we willm hear f some residents and see how things like
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as florence continues to churn in the atlantic ocean, we're getti a birds eye view of the storm. this footage is from hurricane hunter as they flew through the eye of it yesterday, somewhere near bermuda. this storm is now a monster category 4 hurricane. has sight set on the east coast where it could do catastrophic damage. more than 1 million people are being forced toea evacuate ah of this massive storm. >> this morning a monstercrs ping toward the coast. the international space station captursg these ima of the potentiallyor devastating m. florence rapidlyen ifying into a category 4 hurricane taking aim. where exactly she will make landfall remains uncertain. >> category 4 really scares me. >> mandatory evacuations began monday on the outer banks. expanding this morning to includea carolina and portions of coastal virginia.
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the governor of south carolina ordering evacuations along the state's 187 mile coastline, beginning at noon today. >> what are youoing to do? >> i'm going to try to stay here. >> even when you hear it is this big of a storm. >> try to. inland hotels report they're already booked up. with states of emergency declared in for states. shelters will begin opening their doors today. >> we're going to get out of dodge, man. >> stores ornight restocking food and water w shelves thate emptied monday. gas stations also resupplying monday night after some ran out of gas. the last cat 4 to hit here, hurricane 3 hugo almost0 years ago. that storm destroying much of charleston a flattening a wide path all the way up to charlotte. sinc hugo, 2 named stormski tang different paths, all targeting this coast. that's why they call this hurricane alley. >> north carolina i taking hurricane florence seriously.
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and you shouldtoo. get ready now. >> chuck bell joins us now. i think the reality, we talk about the potential destruction. this is going to be a devastating storm, no doubt about that. i was reading some of the insurance industry outlooks. this could be a $20 billion disaster. they don't mention the amount of human suffering or human life, that's just a dollarfigure. this is going to be a multibillion dollar problem that lasts for days and days and days along the coast. four things you need to know about here the next couple ys. humid, more of the same tomorrow. could have some rain on thursday and friday with the hurricane close to the coast, i think we'll just be really under the a influence of lot of mid and high level cloudine cloudiness. i want to put this display in con ert with the official forecast for the hurricane center. this is the spaghetti chart. this is a bunch of different
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computer models, probably 30 lines in here. we have high confidence in where the storm's going to go now.ha let mee this to the official hurricane center forecast. it's right smack m in thedle of that guidance, we have high confidence between now and thursday evening with where the storm is going to be, and how strong it's going to be there. so with that in mind, let's tak a look at the future as we zoom in here, notice how all those lines start to diverge out wildly. there's a general consensus the storm will be drifting westward into the westernca linas. this is reflective. we'll go back to the official huicane center forecast, the storm could be anywhere insi of this huge circle. becoming nor more than a tropical storm, don't focus on the line there, could be ain endous amount of anywhere inside of that bubble how muchain might wee able to see? let's take a look at this
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forecast mode this is just an estimate of how much rain there could potentially be. more than 30 iaihes of across a big piece of southern north carolina, a i keep mind this is only through tuesday, the slug of moisturegrobably goestbound here, and coming back to us. ou heaviest rain may not be here until sunday, monday or tuesday of next we'll be keeping you posted on all that, let me give you a p quick of the five-day forecast here. humid, cloudy, showery bweathe. we'l keeping a close eye on florence, though. i'll give you the n-day recast coming up in a bit. 17 years after 11 the toll of the attacks are still being felt. a look at how first responders who died years later are now being remembered. a huge effort taking place right now to fight poverty and hunger in seniors by the end of the day, 2.5 million meals will be ready to be donated. we're going to shoyou how
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it has been 17 years since th september 11th terrori attacks. there are ceremonies and commemorations across the country to mark this day. >> chris pallone is in lower latest on ith the some additions to the memorials there. ♪
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>> reporter: 17 years after terrorists attacked the united states, their act of hatred is still taking lives. this week the new york city fire department added the names of 18 people to its world trade center memorial wall. first responders exposed to toxicls chemi during rescue and recovery efforround world trade center. kate's father is one of the latest victims. ev>> fought bravely let iter bother him. never had a bad thing to say. >> at least 2,000 people have died in 9/11 related illnesses, and soon tha death toll will pass the number of people who actually died on september 11th. ghslow moving massacre with no end in si >> the toll will be i think beyond our comprehension.
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>> volunteers workedy tirelessl to help the dead withoutns ering their own health. >> when we went down to the trade center height. we didn't wear respirators, masks, eye protective gear. .t just never occurred to >> reporter: soon the 9/11 memorial in manhattan will include a new memorial. >> thel memor glade will include all who are suffering from exposure to tins in the aftermath of 9/11.t' >> reporter:s to make sure americans neverget the victims of sepmber 11th. whether they died 17 years ago or are still fighting for their lives. >> the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks brought a sense of unity to our nation. >> absolutely, today, aarp has gathed volunteers o the national mall to fight an issue th's plaguingur country. we're talking about senior poverty and hunger. >> the a volunteer in the
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midst of a meal package challenge. i was out there earlier this g, mornith the early volunteers this is really serious. >> we find barbara harris there. she has more on how this is all coming together today. >> reporter: you know that this is a national day of service. and our neighbors from the washington area have really turned out. how many of you learnedbout ?his from nbc 4 [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: as you know, we have been here for the last three years to bring our neighbors together to pack meals for seniors and with m now, the ceo of aarp foundation u tell about why you get people out here? >> first and foremost, bash remark it's a treat. a true delight to have you back with us again running.
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the dmv shows up big. you help us get the word out, volunteer signups, this yovr pack000 volunteers will over 1 million nutritious meals for seniors. >> tell us where those meals will go? >> to there capital food bank and stay right here in the dmv. i would tell you that the good news is, we're lifting up our hands today in packing the meals. theyill be used in speedy fashion. the need is great in the dmv. about 19%. the rates go higher east, in prince georges. ounty mu >> the aarp does this every year. come on over here manyth. peacock has been dancing the whole morning, getting everyone enthusiastic aboutho packing meals. this is your third stop? >> yes. >> you didn't have the peacock in the other ones? >> i did not have the peacock in memphis and chicago. thank you, the peacock, and you, barbara and nbc 4 lift up our
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spirits here in d.c. at the end of today, the summer of service to seniors wil ed 2.5 million meals. >> turn up thatmu c, we have to keep this peacockdancing. >> that's the way to do it, get a good party going there.l >> it's a rrty, i love it. i love it. >> thank you, barbara. you go peacocks. >> bbara and the peacock. >> thanks ain, barbara. well, your family might highest one of the crash prone stretches of the beltway and not even know it. here's a mapng the number of crashes per mile for each sectionayf the bel in the past year. according to our news partners there were more than 3400 crashes on the beltway.ok g at the big picture the highest number of crashes in the
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past year happene in montgomery county. the worst spot is near georgia avenue w tre moren 200 recorded crashes there. metro may start crging moreuring special events, and the new potential safety upgrade may be necessary. adam tuss is following it all from the orange line in northern virginia. >> metro says when it ramps up service for things like the pope coming to town, they have to put a lot mor service outn the tracks. and they say that you should absolutely be paying to support service. >> when metro has to cover a special event with ext service ke the fourth of july, should you have to help carry the costs? opinions certainly split. >> it's not a b idea. have you a lot of people, influx of people, the system needs money, it might be a good approach. >> oers like cynthia say not so fast. servicenk it's a actually reflected higher
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pricesor it might be it, you see nothing but bad service. >> charging peak fairs for peak service means they don have to go black to local governments after an event and ask for more money. along the orange line, adam tuss, news 4. >> we continue to trackan hurr florence. chuck is coming back after the break, with the latest. >> we'll look a the impact the hurricane is waiting for a liver transplant..
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major airlines have plans in place to avoid stranded travels at airports. america, delta and jet blue are iving change fees that could possibly be in florence's path. southwestays travelers flying to south carolina, north
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carolina and virginia can rebook their flights within 14 days of their original flight date at no original cost. >> that's going to be handy for a lot of people. you are leaving town tomorrow >> i am. >> you may have to walk back. >> we know what lapped. l a of big hubs, raliegh and charlotte are major airlinec hubs, theyld be severely impacted with this. if you're planning your flights out o the next couple days, un may not be a problem at your local airport a here. a lot of planes are going to be out of position over the next couple days. you're goi to be going to the carolinas this weekend, starting after tomorrow, you need to go ahead and rethink in a planning rigaw . if you're planning to be down on vacation along the carolina coastline, you may need to rethink that as well. the category four storm is off the coast 900 miles.
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cape fr is probably one of the places who will be hit. this weather front hanging out to our west has an abundance of clouds, moisture streamingp along the front end of that hear, we're going to stay cloudy today. could get a feweeks of sunshine, the further south and east you live. already dealing with scattered showers across the region now. more rain out here toward the mountains of west virginia. not ever going to get rained on today. everyone has a cnce to be rained on. our number on it, 40% chance for today. a little higher chance later on along the evening hours. that will fade away after midnight. temperaturewise, it's sticky outside. 74 here in town, 64 in winchester, htoday's h only around 70, near 80 in town downn toward south maryland. your forecast for tomorrow. sun's up at 6:47.
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a little warmer tomorrow, it will be just a little more of an opportunity to see some sunshine tomorrow. still carrying that 40% chance for rain midday. that dro to a 30% chance for rain later on in the evening. here's your 10-day forecast. relatively low rain chances on thursday aay fr the hurricane land falling sometime late thursday night on the carolina coas h we'le a lot of mid and high level cloudiness. we'll have to wait and see what that storm does. we may not get our heaviest rain from florence until sunday, aymonday or tuef next week. a long, long way from here toe. th i'll show you the track one more time right before the end of the show. >> thank you. still ahead, we have some important information for anybody who deals with a life threatening allergy. >> a preview of vegfest. the largest vegan gathering on the east coast. we'll get the taste test from one of the festival eakers cospmi
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d.c. vegfest was scheduled to take place this weekend. we just learned the event is beingls because of this weather. with the hopes of a future day. you know that hurricane florence is messing things up for a lot of people. jerry will be there at the d reschedu event we hope. from turning natural. now, we thank you so much for joining us to talk about being vegan and the whole lifestyl you grew up in d.c. you became anau aercal engineer, is that right? >> yes. >> and now this c
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change for you with your four locations of turning natural. >> yes. >> what happened? >> so i began my healthy transition in 2001 when my mom was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. we didn't have access to healthy i became an aeronautical engineer, and i decided to quit my job afty mom passed away. she battled cancer for 9 1/2 year she w in remission for sed 2 years, in 2010 she p away, i decided i wanted to bring healthier options to communities that were underserved. >> talk about what you're going to do with the juicing, and tell meoubout what y guys do with the four locations. >> telle your mission statement? >> we areission first people always. making sure we provide healthy or bter choices for people who don't have healthy opons.
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>> i juice occasionally too. tell me about the p juicingt of the lifestyle that everybody can do. >> in our stores, we mostly do mastating and cold press juicing. this is one that mirrors o that people have at home. >> it doesn't look anything like home.icer at %> you can kind of grab it at bed, b catoupo an to get it knocked down. it's really good with juicing hi greens,s like pineapples, this one causes oxidation, you can only have this about 2 to 3 days inour refrigerator. when you use a cold press machine, can you have i five to seven days. >> that's a large machin this is centrifical. you could put this on your counter. >>e're going to turn natural. >> let us do the work. >> what do you recommend putting in t juice. i see these beautiful greens
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here, i was teasing aaron about not knowing what these are? we have dandelions, we have lots of kale. we use granny smith a because they tend to be lower on the glycemic chart. you don't have issues with high sugar content. the mo sugar you're going to get is from the fruit. we don't add anything love and fruits and vegetables. >> i know the vegfest is rescheduled due to weather issues. what do you get out of vegfest. >> everybody can come out. >> a super safe haven for vegans. places you're particular about where you want to eat and the quality of food. even if you are aren't vegan orn vegeta it's cool to come and enjoy the options that are there. vegan and vegetarian, vegan is nothing from an animal many vegetarian is plant based.
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sometimes it's not meant for everyone to be a vegan. >> it's hard to keep up the lifestyle? t'>> i don't think that hard. it's making you more conscious. to have to make conscious decisions on regular basis is difficult. >> how long have you been vegan? >> i wasor vegetarian1 years, and vegan for 4. i'm no longer vegan.ou >>e no longer vegan. don't judge me. >>hink you have to do what's best for you. >> you hav to do what's best for your body. >> you are a delight, thanks so much. good luck with all of your locations. nk you. latest.'s the aaron, back to you. try some of this stf. >> iwill. thank you, wladies. are working for your health this morning as well. good news for thoser who suf from food allergies, wall greens is making relief easier to ge they will carry something similar to the epi-pen. it's a sigh of relief for people who may be experiencing shortages. >> epinephrine is the best and
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only treatment we know will work to potentially treat that condition. if seone doesn't have an epipen or their epipen is expired. they do get concerned. >> the pens are availle now at stores nationwide. and there is no costo t those with commercial insurance. coming up, we will introduce you to sisters who found way ul into aomething hur business with a positive message.
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the $5 foot long may soon disappear nor goo at subway restaurants. franchisees will beo able t decide whether to keep the deal on the menu. they don't make as much profit from the discounted sandwich. subway restaurants are 100% franchise owned. if you are heading t chipotle for lunch. a fan favorite menu item is making a return. now you can buy chorizo at a number of their restaurants. they removed it from the menu to make room for queso. a couple weeks ago we introduced you to an incoming georgetown freshman who had been kicked out ofis parents house because he was gay. he feared he wouldn't be able to
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pay for school, until his community stepped up to help him foot the bill. today seth is sharing his story on ellen. >> i was so surprised that people would put their money in and support me. >> it clod off at $141,000. >> amazing. you can see seth today on ellen at 3:00 right here on nbc stick around for news 4 at 4:00. >> i love this story too. two youngsters, they're proud owrs of a thriving business with a mottot t even celebrates who they are. >> lester holt has more with these two young girls and how they turned something hurtful into a positiv message. >> 12-year-old kara has heard it as lodge as she can remember. >> kid ove too c long.
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>> her big sister taylor saw her hurt. and recalling a phrase they both knew well, she tweeted a photo of her with th the >> that's what my grandmother ys said. >> it doesn't matter what people think about you, it matters what you think about yourself. >> we nee to d something just to empower other people to find that inner strength and inner confidence as well. >> the answer was a clothing company. >> who decided to put this on a t-shirt. >> it was both of us. >> in the family garage. they stamp, iron and process the online orders, earning $100,000 their first year. >> my personal favorite is the white and gold and the pink and green. >> i like the pink and green one. >> celebrities have embraced
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their effort too. from lebron james to alicia keys and lupita nnyong'o. >> come on, that can't be lupita? hey, lupita's wearing the shirt, did you see that? >> a little girl bullied for her skin color, empowering others. >> how do you feel about your complexion after all this? >> i feey that complexion is amazing. >> beautiful young lady. good for he>> one last look at our forecast before we head out this morning, chuck? >> thank.ou very mu here's a live picture from the ocean city board walk. already aan lot of on thereafter last weekend's storm. and we may have another storm to contend with, if not this weekend, sometime early next we . fortunately for ocean city anyway. the main brunt of the hurricane itself will b going into the carolinas below the outer banks
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of north carolina, that's good news for ocean city, it's not good news for our frien across the carolinas. the storm waning itself out as it wobbles its way westbound. rainfall amounts down here cou be extreme. some places more than 2 feet of rain, likely during the course of the weekend as early as 8:00 friday morning could have 10 inch of rainown there near wilmington, north carolina. some places, could be over 30 inches of rain. eerily similar amounts to what we saw with harvey. a lot of uncertainty with where florence is going, the impacts could affect us late weekend and next week. >> chuck, thank you. >> that's going to do it for news 4 midday, thanks for joinin b us. we'rk on the air at 4:00.
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