sgriefrjri rjts. right now, heartbreaking stories. hear from a new mother who stopped to warn others before getting out. another storm team 4er wea alert day for you. there's more rain on storm team 4 radaright w. these showers are likely to continue into the afternoon. check of the forecast, straight ahead. and help could finally arrive in wilmington today. the community cut off y hurricane florence. we'll have the latest on the dangers still facing the storm victims. good morning everyone. welcome to i "news 4 midday,"

angie goff. i'm eun yang. rain overnight and this morning caused problems for drivers. this is brockridge road in laurel. it's covered in water. closed between 7 and laurel buoy road this morning. more rain is on the way. >> because of that,e wanto find out what we can expect in the hours ahead from meteorologist chuck bell who has more on this weather alert day. >> good morning, aie andeun. it's another cloudy and incredibly humid day to be outside. areas of rain still across the washington area this morning. the back end of the rain has moved into parts of wesrn maryland. so there is, in fact, an end in sight. but between now and about 6:00 this evening, off and on rain chances remain high. a thunde lightning over the city of baltimore, up near the towson area. no heavy rain this point in time, but a lot of wet pavement. more showers dotting the landscapecross parts of loudoun county and the shenandoah valley.

rain chances remain about 80% for the rest of the day. flash flood watch until 6:00 p.m. localized rainfall amounts of heavy rain could be possible. but not eryone is going to get a deluge like yesterday. it is incredibly warm and humid. upper s to near 80. the dew pointde was 7ees. that's ridiculously high. planning the next couple of hours. rumbles of thunder early. rain should end at 5:00 and6: . maybe sooner than that. it should be all over by 8:00. you'll get sunshowe tomo more about that in the ten-day forecast coming up. can't wait. we were talking about that. we need to see the sun again. >> need sun rays. thanks, chuck. more on the problems that aln that r causing. this is forest glenn road early this morning. you can see that road was closed off becau of high water. >> it's not just the high water we're talking about. justin finch is in fairfax right now with a look at conditions there. hi, justin. >> reporter: hey there, angie.

this has been a patterne've seen played out kind of over and over again. the rain comes down, we cat t a brea rain comes back, we catch a break. then we also have to deal with the atafte which of course, has been the flooded roads. there's sometimes cones in the road because of road damage. so crews can get to work restoring power ase they ere off of braddock road. no doubt the conditions we've seen for the past several days have been making a big impact here i the d.c. area. despite breaks here and there om the rain, few spots are actually close to dry. slick p blacktop anding are a few of problem spots you'll see around toy. perhaps a spike like this. storm cleanup. fairfax at westbound bddock road, dominion energy crews work to repair a damaged power pole and wires after a tree fell. dominion crews also working n a power problem at the ca kelly

school. overnight outage left the p building withtial power. school remained on today and staff reportedorok. for many, the wet weather and storm damage mean for a slow start to the day. some wrecks did, too, like this serious crash along eastbound 56 between chain bridge rote and nutleystreet. one person killed, another injured. and the cause ora that is still under investigation. meantime, though, some goodews as we kind of dry out here a bit. over attakora kelly school, we're told by the alexandria schools, they were able to restore power, so the classrooms that didn't have ac should be getting some cool air by now. and also, too, forhe handful of customers along braddock rad without fower for hours, aywer should be restored by at least 3:00 today dominion enerog. prss being made on that front as well. live in fairfax county. i'm justin finch.

news 4, eun, angie, back to you. >> justin, thank you. scary situation this morning. people near richmond are hicleaning up after t deadly tornado moved through last night. the wind lifted the roof old dominion florist and ripped it apart midair. you can see hunks of debris flying all over the place. one person died when that business collaps and another was hurt. this was one of a number of tornadoes reported in the richmond area last night. the tornadoes were the remnants of what was hurricane florence. here's a look at the damage once the tornado moved through chesterfield last nitht. roof of the old dominion -- it ended up in the lawns of homes. it caused a gas leak and cars.ye the powerful winds also knocked down several power lines. today, parts o north carolina are experiencing

serious flooding, even though orence has left the area. today officials will begin distributing food water and tarps. the city is mostly cut off by the floodwaters. the death toll from florence has risen to at least 32n people three states. there's also a gas shortage because hundreds of thousanst arl without power. the flooding situation could get worse as several rivers are not expected to crest until later in the week. chris lawrence has more on the flooding from kingston, north carolina. >> reporter: well, eun and utgie, we're daysrom the storm and big parts of this state are still completely flooded. this is one of about 1200 roads throughout north carolina that are still shut down due t the flooding. it starts a couple inches deep but then go a b fther back, there's several feet of water. just about impossible to drive rough. now, take a look at some of this drone video. believe it or not, this is not a river. this is a major interstate high ry. highway 4s from california

all the way to the north carolina coast. complete submerged underwater. parts of i-95 are also shutown and that has left many communities here completel isolated. in other parts of the state, like new bern, the water has receded. that's allowing some of the homeowners to get in there, start to assess the damage and get a look at their homeaw we people trying to drain some of the water and start the process of cleaning up.so many of them are looking back thinking about what they've lost in this storm. >> and ohen ined the door, i was like wow, this is crazy. i was very emotional. it's reallyak heartbg. all of my blood, sweat and tears i put into this store. >> so it's sti a lotf work to be done. as you take a look at all of this flooding, just keep this in mind. somef these rivers haven't even crest yet. the worst could be yet to come. in kinston, chris lawrence, news

4. we continue a to track developing story out of prince george's county. that is where police are investigating a homicide. this happened early this morning around 2:15 on hanover parkway in greenbelt. we're still working to get more details. anbut authorities found a shot. he was taken to the hospital where later died. more than e100 peopl lost their homes after a massive fire tore through a county apartment building. the fire broke out on85th avenuenh in yesterday afternoon as children returned home from school. news 4's nicole jacobs spoke with residents grappling wloh th this morning. >> reporter: a look at her apartment unit from the outside --oo > justng at it, it's crazy. >> reporter: -- not knowing what, if anything is salvageable on the inside is heart-wrenching for brittany hopkins. >> i had a baby in april. if anythint i wan to get his things. >> she's the one who spotted the smoke mon y afternoon com from her neighbor's door and

balcony. the new mother banged on the door and called for help. >> i called 9-1-1. i stayed on the phone with yem until tll come. >> within minutes, a shortage of water made the firefight difficult. it spread quickly, leaving more than 1t people with a home. >> iwas bad. like flames were everywhere. >> brittany, her boyfriend, hasani crawford and are in that number. >> yesterday was like the heat of the moment. now i can clearly think that it's just material. >> things have cooled off and the investigation is ongoing. y but thisng new family has their lives. they say it's are start and they're approaching it head on. >> it will be sometng to tell a story about and sayhat we overcame it. >> nicole also tells us the apartment complex manages its own water hydrants and they were not large enough to handle the extent of yesterday's fire. so firefighters to hook up additional lines to draw from

hydrants off property ming the firefight a little tougher. well, it's 11:09. major delays for some bwi marshall passengerau whatd the problem and a look at whether it is fixed. plus, the latest on a planned vote to confirm brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. allegations ofssault and a new hearing havehe action t waiting for a liver transplant..

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presiumnt trp's june summit with north korean leader kim jong-un helpe stabilize the situion there. the leaders of the two koreas have their first in-depth talks today. they will also meet tomorrow. > a planned vote now delayed. on monday, supreme cou nomin brett kavanaugh must answer to a senate panel about accusations ofexual assault. >> his accuser will testify as well. news 4's tracie potts has reaction from capitol hill. >> christine blasey ford. >> i believe >> already drawing strong reaction from capitol hill. >> i think thisn, wohoever she is, is mixed up. >> as she prepares to tell the nate judiciary committee monday that the man they're considering for the u.s. supreme court pinned her down and tried to pull her clothes off at a party 36 years ago.

>> it is an accusation which judge kavanaugh has completely and unequivocally denied. >> in fact, judge brett kavanaugh says he wasn't even there. a completely false allegation, he said in a statement. he'll testify again monday. kavanaugh stnt nine hours the white house calling lawmakers. maine republican susan collins said they were on the phone for an hour. >> if judge kavanaugh has lied about what happened, that would be disqualifying. >> democrats want an fbi >>vestigation before monday's hearing. o that we know facts and we're not just asking questions in the dark. >> president trump eager to fill the vacancy before court begins in two weeks now says he's willing to wait. >>th you have to gugh this, if it takes a little delay, it will take a little delay. >> six more days before the details go public. but could there be a witness here? ford says there person in the room when this

happened. friend and clasate, mark judge. judge has written a wholeook about his drunken escapades when he was in high school. but he says this one is absolutely nuts. his words. tracie potts, nbc ns, shington. >>. president trump has ordered the declassification of documents related to the russia investigation. democrats say he's only doing it to make himlf looketter. the documents include a surveillance warrant and former bi director james comey's text messages. critics say it could expose u.s. intelligence method for nths, the president claimed the russia investigation is a hoax and a witch hunt. the d.c. council isg consider overturning the will of d.c. voters that would raise wages for tips workers. hundreds of peopl packed the council hearing room. a majority of members areri spon a bill to repeal initiative 77. ow, the bill would give tips

workers a higher-based pay. it nents of the bill say could cause job losses and higher prices. others say the council should respect what the voters approved. an we talk about voter suppression anywhere in the country, we're going to suppress the vote here in washington, d.c. because it didn't come out the way the restaurant association wantede it to c out and politicians wanted it to come out. >> $15 per hour is zero dollars per hour. boosting pay to $15 an hour by 2025 from the current $3.33 an hour. things are back to normal for peopl flying southwest airlines out of bwi marshall airport this morning. an outage at the domestic ticket counter caused issues for hours. for a while, passengers had to be checked in at the international counter. but bwi marshall airport tweeted a message saying everything went back to normal around 3:30 this morning. all across the area, you will see cranes and construction. there are new buildin popping upeverywhere.

>> that's right. that, of course, increases traffic nd congestion. the next massive piece of land that could be developed sits on the west side of dulles international airport. hundreds of acres are up for sale. transportationeporter adam tuss with the impact this could have on you. reporter: welcome to the western lands of dulles international airport a whole lot of space out here. you know, the airport authority actually bought this land a long time ago in order to put in a new runway. but there's a lot of land leftover. now 424 acres up for grabs. they say they have a buyer. this is a story that's about so much more than selling land. >> this area is construction, ti construc, construction all the time. >> it's a storye about peo like kelsey escobar who hasli ved on the western edge of lles airport for 20 years. what was an incredibly quiet community experiencing rapid development. even new metro stations coming

here. now this huge section of land to be sold so a new company could come in. >> i wish they would dial it back. >> here's new details of the crnd deal. 424 in this area of airport property will be sold for an estimated $236.5 milliont the airuthority says it will put the money in a reserve fund. the buyer, digital realty. a big data company. loudoun county's economic development office tells usin retu the western land to the county tax rolls will have a posive impact for the axpayers of loudoun in the way of schools,roads, public safety and other things. there will be more congestion. commuters like mark jones are a anxiouut the gridlock. >> i'm afraid one day is better thanhe next. it's definitely going to be bad. >> loudoun county is called the fastest growing county in the st ge. now thatrowth set to continue. in sterling, adam tuss, news 4.

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in north carolina, a woman captured the momt her husba tried to help that bear break out of their van.d this happe in asheville, north carolina. the bear opened the door to the couple's unlocked van and the owner locked the van without realizing that the bear was actually inside. >> the automatic doors didn't open. the husband unlocked the door for the bear to escape. but the bear found another out by breaking the window and crawling right now. i find it cute. he's like out the window, where is everybody? whyy did t all leave me? i wanted a lt. >> this happens more than we hear about. >> they can open the handle like they own that car. they do it often. obviously, they always find their way out. the floodwaters are unearthing all kinds of creatures. a colony of fire ants were seen flting in floodwaters in columbus, north carolina. that colony house thousands of fire ants.

peoplee haven those floating colonies a over north carolina. imagine the number of ants. the millions siously hurt someone who finds themselves stucco owe g >> iw up down south in georgia. i remember having flash floods around our place. i had seen those things onhe creeks and things where i grew up. terrifying. >> they can crawl into your boat. they're called ant rafts. they were in houston after harvey, the hurricane. they warned people, in addition to possibly getting electrically shocked, these ant rafts altogether could be very, very dangerous. >> hundreds of millions of -- >> they're trying to escape too. little more clever than people sometimes. plenty more rain chances around here today. ihe thinkully are coming to an end. you can hear on the city camera picture, there's almost a hint of sunlight trying to get through what an otherwise very thick deck of clouds overhead. there are raindrops still on radar as well. so four things you need to know

about the weather. the flasflood watch for the d.c. metro area continuess ntil 6:00 tening. little areas of heavy rain are still likely. there could be a rumble or two of thunder. best news of all is thein sun comes back tomorrow for a couple of days. right now, though, it is all thic and humid outside. 78 degrees in washington. there you can see on radar, the broader view. there's the end of the rain now. just about intors hawn, maryland. there's low clouds hanging back here into parts of southwestern pennsylvania. but that sunlight reaching the ground in parts of ohio. so it will be a drying trend as we go into the evening and overnight hours tonight. still some pockets of heavy rain for baltimore. there's also one little shower north of dulles airport coming straight down the potomac towards great falls and there's more hit and miss showers across the shenandoah valley. that could be dropping a quick tenth to a quarter of an inch of rain. keep the umbrellas handy. more than enough to get you wet. future weather.

hit and miss showe couple of hours. it pushes farther down into parts of southern maryland. maybe as early as 4:00 or 5:00, i have a suspicion that it might take a little bit closer to 5:00 or 6:00, but the high resolutn mode updating is hinting that the rain is over by 4:00 or 5:00. ere could be breaks in the clouds just before the sun goes down. sunset is 7 just after0 tonight. but by 8:30, 9:00, the skies should be startin to clear out rather nicely. i think you'll appreciate the change tomorrow. there's the flood watch that continues for the met area until 6:00 this evening. again, lalized up to an inch are possible. t'sh each successive run, estimating lower and lower amounts of rain possible to the end of what seems to be a three week long rain event. not a big change in temperatures. we're getting an f today. 80 degrees our high today.

hances of heavy rain, fortunately, starting to diminish. the chances of getting rained tn now a the end of the day are 80%. all sunshine the next couple ofs that will be nice. weekend rain chances, starting late saturday night. ten-day forecast coming up. >> i wilst take it to see a few days of sun, chuck. >> thank you. it's one of th stories that makes you ask what would i do? hear from a tnager who found $10,000. >> and what we know about a japanese billionaire making plans to visit the moon. spacex ceo elon musk is helping with the first of its nd missiokin. stronger is blasting her tumors... without risking her bones.

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welcome back. the first persopto take a t to the moon as a tourist has booked his rocketlaunch. >> he's a japanese billionaire. nbc's tom costello has more on elon musk's next mission. >> thank you, elon. thank you everyon >> meet the billionaire who signed up to be the first paying passenger on elon musk's spacex mission to the moon.>> i want to go to. the >> he's a japanese musician, entrepreneur and art collector. >> ever since i was a kid, i have loved the moon.

it filled my imagination. >> he's hoping his mission will unite the world and someh inspire global peace. so he's helping to underwrite the cost of elon musk's entire lunar mission. >> he's chosbing d. >> he'll invite six to eight artist toss join him. he'll pay their way but they'll be asked to make their own bu conton. >> go to space, see the moon up close and the earthn full view. and create -- the experience. >> the spacex bfr rocket is a souped up version of the rocket that lifted off on a test mission last february carrying a mock astronaut riding a cherry red tesla. >> that's onemall step for man. >> only 24 humans have everted or orlanded on the moon,

all of them americans. the last in 1972. now, nasa isin pla a return mission. but musk is determined to get there first with a test flight and then p payingsengers on a 500,000-mile round trip lunar mission. >> it's all right there. it continues to inspire humanity. that is why i could not pass up this opportunity to see the moon up close. >> but the danger warns musk is very real. >> there's some chance that something could go wrong. we'll do everything we can to mi niimize that. we're talking about deep space. you have to be a very brave person to do that. >> well, that was tom costello reporting. they're hing to make the trip in the year 2023. not too far away. right now in montgomery county, police are searching for this missing gaithersburg man. take a look h at picture here.

dwight allen whittaker hasn't been seen since friday. he was last seen in germantown at his job. they're concerned for his emotional and physical welfare. he's 6 feet ta, 230 pounds and sta toos on his arms. he may be driving a back toy camry with talk ton state tags, d 8608. a teenager in califora is teaching us all a thing or two about being a good samaritan. he found a purse in the middle of the street. it had $10,000 inside. despite the temptation, the 16-year-old did not hesitate to turn it in to police. >> i tught about . it's the right thing to do. if you find a purse, call the owner, contact them. especially if the roles were reversed, i really would have wanted to find the object i lost if it had a lotf my valuables in it.

>> the woman who lost that purse was touched by t teen's honesty and gave him a $0 reward. >> good job. >> he can live with himself. you know i mean? money.f now to a group writing computer programs and a code before snack and recess each day. >> aimee cho takes us inside a loudoun county school teaching ndergartners how to code. >> are you guys ready? >> if you ask theindergartners how their day is going, it's an easy answer. >> pretty good. because you get to code all the time. >> 30 minutes a day, to be exact. >> perfect. isaac. >> these pint size programmers are learning a platform called -- they create their oes scnd write commands for the characters. >> i am extremely proud. theyid a wonderful job. growing a love and knowledge of computere. scie >> the program aimed to get students ready for the future. >> the touch screen is not

working right now. use the pad. >> now we're doing coding. >> what the kids want you to kn, they've learned other skills. >> i can jump high. watch. >>bu job. they're whatco going to do. using computers or some kind of technology. we're going to change it, okay? >> at least one coding kid alrey knows what jobe wants to do. >> i am going to be a teacher when i grow up and i'm going to teach all the kids how to do this, the samestuff. >> stuff that will help these students for years to come. in sterling, aimee cho, news 4. >> i mean, obvio kly smarts but super adorable. these are the future. they're going to be the cyber securityexperts, i.t. specialists. run the world. >> that kid is telling us he's going to teach us. already smarter than us. >> i know he could teach me. so nice for henry winkler.

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we hari breaking newt now. two people have been found dead inside a car onre st. le drive in silver spring. police are only saying they're adults and calling it a death investigation at this time. we do have a crew on the way to the sc look for updates in the nbc washington app. take a look at thisno video from fender county, north carolina. this is north of wilmington. wow. takes you breath away. >> that's interstate 40 ly actu completely flooded out. it's one of the major roads underwater >> rivers are still rising across therk state spag concerns for more flooding.

gabe gutierrez reports how the storm'ffects were also felt in virginia. >> overnight,ornado watches across virginia, after powerful twisters like this one over an 18-mile stretch through chesterfield, wrecked cars, shredded buildings. one person died at this flooring business. >> they're our neighbors and have them lose somebody so close to thembrit's heak being. >> the tornado is remnants of hurricane florence, still packing punch days after landfall. >> it's been crazy. >> in north carolina, rivers are rising after days ofia torre rain, huge swatches of states underwater. communities cut off. >> catastrophic flooding andoe tornads are still claiming lives and property. >> this tour boat operator from floridound a pregnant woman and her family desperately clinging to a tree after the

raging floodwaters swept them away. the small town of lumbern was ravaged by hurricane matthew two years ago. now it's devastated again. we were there as the coast guard evacuated lindsey smith and her two young boys. >> water rushing in the south side. they're getting it pretty bad, too. >> it's not over? >> this is just the beginning. >> hundreds of thousands of people are still without power. >> we woke up this morning, the water was on us. it was coming in right ere. >> heartbreak and signs of hope. rescuers find those who could not evacuate. >> there you go. good boy. >> dry land never felt so good. >> lucky dogs. that was gabe gutierrez reporting. we were noticg the cars driving through the richmond area while the tornado is going how much notice are people getting to get out of the way in in. >> theead time might b 10 or

15 minutes. if someone ran errands. e smartest thingo do when you see that happen, pull off the side of the road immediately. ss it's directly at you. if it's paralleling you. pull off, lstop and let it go o in front of you. as opposed to risking driving into more and more oblems. that is my best recommendation. you see something like that. if you have the opporgenity to off and get into a secure structure, that would be even better o if you're o i-95, sometimes you can't get off the road that quickly. speaking of rainfall, boy, have we taken it onrohe chind here this year. another crazy rainfall month.e thre over 7 inches of rain in the month of september. so far the year now, reagan national airport, 47 inches of rath. that's mor we normally get in an entire calendar year. we have 3.5 mths left. we're carrying an n18.7-inch r surplus for now.

dulles' surplus under 17 inches and bwi marshall closing in on 50 inches of rain,9 more than inches above average. the flood watch continues. no surprise with all the rain yesterday. another day yesterday with over an inch of rain at national airpor flood watchontinue until 6:00. but i do think that the flash flood threat is starting to diminish a bit. the showers out there, don't get me wrong, it could rain pretty hard for a five or ten minute spurt. it won't be one hour or two hours long, like a super soaker. this will continue to -- high pressure over the mid south. t that's goibe pushing the tropical moisture away. it will be bringing of all things, sunshine back into t forecast. you can always check the very latest forecast information and getts push alhould any severe warnings be issued through the nbc washington app. fure weather carries most of the rain chance by 4:00 or 5:00.

not only do i think the rain will be over, but skies will clr out as well. that is definitely good news. car washing, not today. but tomorrow, you can get the car washed tomorrow and drive a clean one for a couple of days. bright and sunny, warm too. high tomorrow, 85 degrees. ourverage now is only 79. way above average the next couplef days. rain chances sneaking back in on us as weto head the weekend primarily sunday and monday. ch>> thank you, k. it's officially ppening. it's hitting store shelves.ma chup. it has a lot of people talking, including us. >> connecting the food and beverage industry with the public. a preview of the big event happening at the washington convention center. waiting for a liver transplant..

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a huge food and drink forum coming to d.c. tomorrow bringint together the bn the business to share the secrets of their success. it's at the washington convention center starting at 8:00 a.m. and it's free to public. joining us now to tell us about entree d.c. is lori parisith e department of consumer and regulatory affairs and keith seers with washington, d.c. economic partnership. thanks for being here today. let' start with you. what is entree d.c. a why wdcep decide to put this together? >> it's annn event to t entrepreneurs and rising

entrepreneur in that rieriving bunesses to exchange information and learn about financing, the regulator side of opening a business. y learning fror colleagues. >> what if you're not in the food industry, can you benefit? >> you can definitely benefit. we have breakout sessions, dealing with financing, the regulatory process, marketi andtechnology. how that can assist you in growing your siness. it's a great opportunity to learn and connect. >> skills that could carry over in all aspects of busins? >> definitely. >> keith, you have a keyno speaker lined up and panelists. tell us what to expect in terms of who is going to be theue speakers. >> this year the keynote speaker is rose pref it and compass rose. -- she was recognized as a great restaurant. show manyeen on our times. >> we're excited about that. great timing.

in addition to that, we have several panels that are set up tomorrow morning. with that, we'll have panelists from night bridge restaurant as oell as bib liana. in addition that, keynotero speakers food group, the wonderful cookies that you see in front of you. in addition to that, brewing company and jl restaurant group th hank's oyster and cocktail. >> local businesses. >> all d.c.sinesses. >> they know the insides of how to get things done in the city. we have seen such a tremendous growthe in c. area for food and beverage industries. can you talk about what's led people to open up shop here? >> i'll answer that question. d.c. is an international city. de have tons of people coming and going from arohe world to the district. we've been recognized as a foo city. just in the year 2016, the bon

appetitni recd d.c. as a restaurant city. we've been validated on that front. a lot of people here are experienced in going out to eat. they don't cook as much. >> we're busy. >> we work long hours and like to eat really good food. >> can you tell us about the companies and the goodies yout brouere that will be represented. >> this is my favorite part of the day. this is where you get an opportunity to taste all of the inlocal bses and you have cookies, doughnuts, we have pretzels. everything that you can get in d.c. will be at the convention center. it is an opportunity tod taste just have a great time. >> is there something in particular you're looking forward to, keith? the tasting lounge, as lori shared for folks being able to taste district doughnuts. withs. cook to actually learn from other people how they were able to get their fo in the door as far as the food industry and to expand.

>> sounds like an event right up my alley. keith sellers and lori paris,ni thanks for j us today. again, the event is free. you want to register if you wt tottend the event. thanks, again. >> all right, angie. i'm having a doughnut very soon. >> might want to debate this on the side.s everybody talking about it. it has divided the internet. should heinz bottle a combination of ketchup and mayonnaise. get ready, the pinke, sa maio chup is on the way to -- mayochup is on the w t to grocery stores. heinz began bottling them this week. where it goes first will be up t you, the consumer. you can vote for debut city by visiting heinz's twitter account. is it going to get your vote, eun? >> no. >> i'm going to cancel you out. okay. up next, we have the emmys covered for you from the much talked about moments like this e to thewinners, to the

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i worked across party lines to target sexual offenders and take guns away from domestic abusers. in congress, i'll stand up to president trump. i approve this message because, like every working mom, what's ahead is as important as what's in the rearview mirror. ♪ ♪ he is off the chain. we're hours away from the finals ofamica's got talent" and d.c.'s brian king joseph is one performance away from winning it all. he's j impressed theges so far with his electric violin skills. to us-year-old talke

about his incredible journey. if he wins, he plans to use tdo million ar prize to help itcal children wh musical talent that cannot afford lessons. > i want to open up a charity in d.c. to help those children and to funnel them through programs for free thatan they develop and find their love and find their passion. >> so very talented, also a big heart. you can watch it all live:0 tonight at0 right here on. nb don't forget to vote for brian. we're going to find out if he wins on wednesday. simon has said that held c take this. >> let's hope he's right. tough judge but i feel he has good eye for talent. >> it served him well. hollywood, speaking about hollywood, they may well b in recovery mode this morning. a big night out there. >> jenniferrk bnd reports there were some surprises, upsets and a real-life dramatic moment at last night's awards

ceremony. >> thearlous mrs. maisel. >> four emmys, including best comedy and best actress for rachel brosnahan playing a1950s housewife turned stand-up comedian. >> a woman finding her voice anew. something that's happening all over the country. her co-star scored best supporting actress and the series creator, amy sherman palladino won for writing and directing. >> my panic room will be so pretty. >> o's harry earned best 5:00 for tore bihader. >> and henry winkler. >> tonight i got to clear the table. >> reclaiming its seat at thebl >> game of thrones. hbo fantasy best drama after a hiatus. peter dinklage earned kudos as supporting actor. the prize for lead actor the american matthew rhys and the

crown's claire foyes won actress. >> this wasn't supposed to happen. >> west world, thandie newton grabbed supporting actress. >> it produced surprises, on-stage appearance by 96-year-ol bet white. >> i'm going to quit while i'm ahead. >> a bigger one from glenn weiss. moments after his emmy win. >> because i want to c ml you wife. >> he proposed to his girlfriend, jan as a worldwide audience watched on tv's biggest night. jennifer bjorklund, nbc news. los angeles. >> what a special moment. the reaction was precious and the fact that she said yes. what a moment. >> that's precious. >> you can't talk about a major awards sw without talking about fashion. >> you saw embroidery to colors and feathers and volume. my favorite look of the night, traditional one. sandrah, she looked amazing.

ither mom stole the show her korean outfit. she was interviewed and said how proud she was oferdaughter. everybody was talking about how awesome it was representing thea mothernd. >> i tried one on. they're beautiful fabric. one of my favorite looks. totally different. tracy ellis ross. this pinkdress. >> you know what aaron says. >> couture, it's a fashion statement. not just about what she looks like. she's making a statement. theis bla star looked gorgeous. >> rachel brosnhoan won for best actress in a comedy also red. >> i would choose to wear red. >> yes. >> you saw a lot of pant suits. heidi klum looking oldwo hol glamour there. >> her dress was eepretty. i like if it was in a different color. >> washed he out a little.

>> adorable to me. >> our producer is like. i thought she was adorable. >> you know why, she stayed her age. >> age appropriate. >> notoo old. >> party-like prom dress. >> one more check of the forecast. >> i've selected this chocolate brn number for you two today. >> we giveou a ten. >> thunder on top of clifton, virginia. that live t down through the woodbridge area. stay rainfall ready today. >> moreashion features? >> the men looked really nice, too. >> i know.ad >> a yellow velour jacket. we got to wrap up thehow. anks for joining us on midday. back on the air at 4:00. >> you can get the news and we

and the emmy goes to -- >> the emmy -- >> the emmy. >> goes to. >> to. >> to -- >> henry winkler. >> darren chris. >> alex. >> bill hadder. >> the adrenaline is still coursing through my body. >> i'm still like in shock. >> rachel -- >> i was walking by please don't trip. please don't trip. ♪ >> the assassination of -- ♪ >> i already feel like've won the lottery. >> the marvelous mrs. maven. ♪ >> "game of thrones." >> thank you.