right now lawmakers in maryland are working to wrap up the legislative session missing a man described as a giant in our vernment. we'll have more on the death and career of michael busch. and good morning, everybody. sun is shining in washington for now. there's already rain down across southern west virginia. guess where that's comg later today. i'll track out the arrival and departure coming up. and the virginia men's basketball team could be hours from their first national title. how charlottesville is getting ready for what could be a big nit of celebrating. >> good morning, and welcome to

news 4mi ay. >> this morning maryland mourns the death of the house speaker michael busch. he died sunday after a bate with pneumonia. >> busch was the longest-serving speaker in state history. we have reactiout busch's passing. >> reporter: the speaker is being remembered for all brought to the post. he was a former teacher, an athlete, as well as a coach and family man. that made for a unique mix of law making and leadership that will be missed.un he was a s figure here in annapolis. he was, of course, a very wn well-k democrat. a skilled politician as well as the longest serving speaker here in state history. but he was still able to bridge the gap witis republican colleagues across the aisle. so no surprise that over the weekrad thers and thoughts were coming in for them even as word sead that his condition was worsening at the university of maryland medical center where

he was being tated for pneumonia. the speaker's legacy will loom large throughout the state. >> i think he's part of the progresse legacy of maryland. nobody better personifies a love of thef house delegates and the love of maryland government and politic than speaker busch. >> reporter: today also happens to be the last day of general assembly. no doubt the speaker's absence will be felt. he wling the longest-serving speaker in state history. speaker busch leaves behind a wife and two daughters. in annapolis, i'm justin finch, news 4. >> the governor called yesterday a profoundly sad t day f state. saying busch cared deeply about the people of maryland. in a statement governor hogan said speaker busch and i came from different sides of the aisle, but we often came together in the interests of the people of maryland. he served with the decency ande good natf a teacher, a coach, and a family man. i was h honored to know and to

work closely with him. for more on speaker michael busch, go to nbc washington.com or our nbc washington app. and there you'll find stories about his life and legacy. now it's time to talk about our weather.'s pril 8th. we're finally talking aboutos weather a to the eighty degree mark. >> that's what we want to hear. chk, are we going to hit the big number today? >> we're going to be within a whiskerf it bothoday and tomorrow. it's a mini april heat wave for us. the real change outside is that all those cherry trees, the blossoms along the basin, it'sl ing like it's snowing from time to time because all those puff white petals are flying off in the southerly breeze. otherwise, wow, what aoo looking day to be outside. toasty warm. we'll be within a degree or two of eighty today and tomorrow. clouds building up later on in the afternoon. grab the umbrella. rain and even a rumble of thunder not out of the question later on. ahead of that little rain

chance, look at the numbers. mid 70s across most of northern virginia. a little breeze off the potomac has national airport at 79. it's 77 in an an us. forecast highs today around 78. eighty is not out of the question. also rain likely later on in the day. you can see t leading emg of the rain showers across southern west virginia. they're about seven eight hours away from us. that puts themet hereen 5:00 and 8:00. we'll time out the departure in a few. >> thank >>you, chuck. this morning prince george's county policehi are sea for men in a deadly double shooting. police have not released the victim's names or any details on a possible motive. and growing concerns from d.c.ts resid this morning as violence mass spiked since the beginning of the year. >> in an effort to put a end to the brutality, there's a plan h

they'reful will work. >> meghan fitzgerald is live from d.c. police hd quarters with more. meghan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there's certainly an uneasiness ramongidents in the district concerned for their safety. they are now hopeful that new solutions and ideas will help keep the city safer. this is an all too familiar sight in d.c. crime scene tape. police lights and officers on scene of a shooting or m worse, a homicide. so far d.c. has had 45 murders this year. there were several shootings this weekend including this one on saturday. lice were on 17th street in northeast after two men were shot multiple times. on friday invest gau or thes released this video from february showing three suspects hopping ouof a car in southeast and opening fire in broad daylight. neighbors across the district are fed up. this weekend d.c. mayor muriel

boer and the chief addressed the concerns of the community. bowser i proposing increasing the number of officers. and offering an incentive for officers to live in thes neighborhohey serve. it would hopefully help make the city safer. people say it's a partnership. they also need to work with police officers effort to try to make the city safer. they say some people are afraid to report on suspects because of retaliation. back to you. >> all right. thank you. d.c. police are investigating a disturbing discovery of what appears human remains. this was the scene saturday morning on 30th street and alabama avenue in southeast. police are trying to determine the cause of death. he remains are now at the medical examineroffice. a major shakeup in the trump administration. homeland security secretary kiersten nielsen is out. tracie potts has more on that. plus the white house's pushback

to get president trump's tax t returns and mueller report. >> reporter: just days after standing with president trump at the border, homeland security seetary kiersten nielsen has resigned. >> she has been a disgce as secretary of homeland security. she leaves behind a legacy of separating families,aging children, and lying about those policies. >> i think it says there a lot of frustration at the white house. >> reporter: frustration over the number ofignts crossing the border reportedly let trump to ask nielsen to e.le kevin mack lainen. nielsen waited she'll stay on until wednesday to help with the transition. the number one person left today, the number three person left two wee ago. there's nobody in charge there. who is running it out there? >> ihink we should -- >> supposedly you're in a crisis and nobody is running it.

>> reporter: also happening this week democrat's wednesday adline for theirs to turn over six years of president trump's tax returns. >> that's not going to happen and they know it. going after his tax returns through a legislative action is moronic. public has a right to know whether their president's interests are impacting the decisionse makes using the authority that we have -- >> reporter: and starting tomorrow, two days of budget testimony from attorney general william barr. he's expected to grilled about redacting, blacking out parts of the mueller report. >> attorney general barr says by law he has to redact that report. democrats say ty have a legal right to see it. he's promising the redacting version by mid april. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. a possible outbreak of the noro virus has people concerned. the hcs pediatric center alerted officials that threes patie tested positive for the

contagious virus this week. the d.c. department of healths says i running its own lab reports to confirm the outbreak saying, quote, the hospital has implemented protocols to manage the spread of infectioed b on centers for disease control id ines. the most common symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and instomach well, this is the week. >> come on. you have the right color on. >> yes. e true battle to defend the stanley cup begins and it starts here in d. >> the first games for the caps are taking on the carolina hurricanes. the team that hasn't made the playoffs in a decade. here's a look at the first game on thursday in d.c. the puck drops at 7:30. a 3:00 p. game on saturday. you'll be able to watch that game right here on nbc 4. thenff it's to carolina for games three and four. game five is back here in d.c. on t 20 th. hoping we won't need a fifth game.mo earlier thiing the stanley

cup made a quick stop and wehe asked t cup keeper about fans and theteam's superstitions. >> people don't want to touch ii they win. obviously the players, that have won don't want to see this until they get to win it again. fans touch it ind giv a kiss. ifou feel the need to lift it, you have to win it. >> that's a good rule the capitals will be on the stanley cup for 65 years before they move off the cup. if we win it again, we can have it longer. >> one of the cup's fan teams were moved. the shortest that a team can be on the cup is 52 years. as far as keeping the cup clean, noing special isused. the cup keeper says they just use soap and water. good old fashioned soap and water. >> after they won, they drank out of it. he told us somebody baptized a

baby in the cup. >> that's a lot. >> all sorts of interesting things. >> and you and adam were really good about not t iching it. >> want to keep it in washington. before they take the ice is team is ging backo the community on saturday the organization hosted a blood dri with blood donor services at the ice plex. ifdonation, you got free bobble head. >> veryce. good luck. all right. it's 11:11. fire at three black churches in ten days. sunday's services united feworshippers. ral investigators are working to see if the crimes are connected. and president trump is demanding

complex and unpredictable security conditions in libya. forcing the united states to temporarily withdraw some forces. this videoia posted on s media yesterday appears to show a u.s. vessel leaving a site near troli. they are clashing with rival militias. american troops have been in libya helpingocal forces combat al question militants. u.s. military officials have not said how many troops were withdrawn or for how long. the american tourist rescued after a kidnappin on safari as arrived in uganda's capital. she's from southern california. >> her dre of seeing gorillas in the wild turned into a nightmare when she was kidnapped and held for ransom with her tour guide. matt bradley reports. >> reporter: this morning the look of freedom. tour company wild frontiers releasing phoays they show

kimberly and her guide shortly ter they were found. they were kidnapped five days ago in one of anda's mos popular safari destinations. according to a government spokesperson the pair weresc d in the democratic republic othe congo. the suspects are still at large this morning after demanding a half million dollar nsom. "the new york times" reportinga th ransom money was paid by wild frontier's uganda, the company that led the excursion.m mikeo said just last week the u.s. doesn't pay ransoms? >> even a small payment can facility t capture or killings of others including americans or foreign nationals inhat region. >> reporter: wild frontiers has not returned request for comment. her safe recoverys being celebrated here at home. president trump tweeting, god nd bless them their families. the officials pushing back against the suggeion that this means uganda's unsafe for

tourists. they're calling this an isolated criminal incident. after all, this is the first time a foreign toukist has been apped in uganda in 20 years. matt bradley, nbc news in uganda. if yourl tra plans include a flight on american airlines, you may need to make diffent plans. they will extend the cancellations. it stems from the grounding of the troubled 737 max planes involving two crashe american airlines has 24 max jets. the airline says it will ctact affected customers with available rebooking options. oping this morning, the louisiana state fire marshal is lling a string of recent fires at historically black churches suspicious. parishioners were united. federal i estigators are working to determine the cause and motive behindhese fires.

>> all stations, we have a church on fire. >> reporter: the fbi andhe atf now joining the investigation. >> i think it has something to do with race. >> reporter: the three churches a few miles apart. the first went up in flames on march 26th. e second on april 2nd. the third april 4th. w believe that crimes have occurred. we believe that the three fires, obviously, are not koins decoci. they are related. >> reporter: they have not disclosed and motive have stopped short of calling them arson or hate crimes. >> it's sad thaoc ourty has stooped this low to do something like that. >> reporter: pastor gerald leads a congregation at theatt church to burn. it stood here for 1 years. ♪ somebody said i wasn't going to make it ♪ >> reporter: this weekend he preached at another house of

worship. far from intimidated, he's vowing to rebuild. >> the building is utgone, the church is still alive. we're alive. >> reporter: authorities are looking into a fourth iident. a fire set at a church three hours from here. so far no connec oon. just par a growing mystery that has this community on high alert. nbc news, louisiana. it will cost you a little mo to fillsup. prices have shot up. according to a survey right now the nationalverage price for a gallon of regular is about 2.79. that's a $0.50 increase since january. here inur area t average price in d.c., 2.87. in maryland, 2.68. now here's the morning business report. good mo google map is borrowing another feature from ways to help you navigate your rush hour. users can report traffic

slowdowns on the latest version of the android app. the features expected to roll out this week. it's unclear if this is just for android users, at least for now. with your morning business report. a last minute layup and a missed free throw decid this year's ncaa women's national championship. the baylor bears took home the title last night beating notre dame. chloe jackson. she scored the game-winning layup with just three seconds left. notre dame missed this critical free throw. and it was over. all over. this is baylor's third title in school history. oh, my odness. the excitement, it's not over yet. we have another nail biting game tonight. >> that's right. uva takes on texas tech for the men'sional championship. saturday night's game that sent the cavaliers to the champiship ended o a controversial foul, and three

foul shots with less than a second left. and he drained them. all three. uva beat auburn by onet. po that's the controversial call. right there. so now the other final game wasn't as exciting, because texas tech bt michigan state by ten points. not as exciting. this is rginia's first national championship game in school history. poff at 9:20. and uva, because there's a party in viinia, opening the doors to john paul jones arena to host the watch party for tonight's game. >> and down on charlottesville's, downtown mall the game will be broadcast at the par mont theater. the police areprepared. they're prepared to close roads for celebrating after the game. they have to be >> i think either way students aren't going to class. that's just myicpron. and there are going to be a lot of tired folks tomorrow morning. i can't stay up. it's too late for me. the eighth and fal season

of "game of thrones" premiers this sunday. everybody s talking aboutthis. and fans can now snack on "game of thrones" oreo cookies while they watch. i love oreos. >> oreo tweeted this video promoting thealookiesng them the most epic cookies of all time. theookies are available for a limited time starting today. fans need to get them while they can. i will be honest, i have not seen a sine episode. one of these days. >> u i'll eat the cookies. afternoon thunderstorms, a possibility. chuck has an update after the break. >> and exercise is a great way of fighting o diseases including diabetes. look at molette go. coming up from viewers w are joining molette to get in the spring seasont for tery reason. >> we got to

a wild weekend of weather in

texas. this morning investigators will be in central texas. try to figure out if it was a tornado that struck is it milam county? is that how you say it? homes and buildings were damaged. there.hurt but plenty of cleanup to do. local officials say a siificant number of people, power lines knocked out as well. many homes are without elecavicity, and then they roads that are blocked? >> as huge crowds enjo the cherry blossomed there's renewed effort to make sure the title basin is preserved for future generations. the national trust for historic preserva campaign and is taking it to capitol hill. ays theow the group basin is in distress with crumbling infrastructure and flooding. and kids who are touching the branchs. you're not supposed to do that. >> there are over $500 million

in derred maintenancehere. we don't want to say you should fix this. we're coming toh congress w five solutions from architects r and engineers five options that could be funded to fix this place for future generations. the campaign also invites members of the public to sign a pledge to be informed about preservation efforts at the basin. you can find more on this in our nbc washington ap it would so tough to tell tourists they can't come down. people plan their trips to washington based on the peak season. >> and they can come. just don't walk on theoots and don't yank on the branches. >> i know. >>itizen monitors. the local folks saying don't touch that. >> that's a good idea. >> although, someo is going to throw me in the tidal basin. >> citizen monitor number taone a swim. >> sia. >> all right. you see in the video,oo itd like it was snowing at the title basine yesterday with reeze blowing. the petals flying off.

that's the beginning othe end of peak blooming season. i hope you've had your chance to get outside and enjoy it. kept them at near peak for aboei t or nine days. one of our longer stretches. right now it's a dovely to be outside. a breeze out of the south at gational airport. it's com over the relatively cool waters of the potomac. so 69 degrees at national airport. you get away from the cooling breeze, and it's way up into the 70s now. 74 in gaithersburg. 74 at dulles airport. 78 in fredericksburg and 72 in fredick, maryland. a warm day today. chance of rain and thundershowers going up later in the day. our highs today close to 80. there's that area of storminess across koentucky and teessee. the leading edge is around charleston, south carolina.

the rain chances are kracramp u for us. dry for now. once we t past 3:00, showers could start to break out. and even become much more likely after 5:00. here's 7:00 on future weather.e that's that l of showers i showed you near charleston, west virginia. that's the arrival right aroundn 8:00 this ev and again, some of these could contain rumbles of thunder. we're not really primed for severe weather. but any one of those individual thunderstorms could have somest winds associated with it. another day with a hint of summer tomorrow before more typical april weather returnsn wednesday and thursday and another rain chance comes up on friday. next half hour, we'll give you the 10-day. >> looks good.ha love warm weather. record breaker. this is video i have a hard timk g at myself. see the giant snake -- i mean giant snake, caught in florida. > and we want to tell you -- they didn't show it for you.

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we are back with an update just into our news room. prince george's county police t releas names of two men killed this weekend. they are 24-year-old trevor friesher and raymond jiels. the men were killed early yesterday morning on fable street. police are searching for the gunman. today jury selection begins in a murder case involving secret tunnels under a home. >> daniel beckwit is accused of murder. in september of 2017 he let a 21-year-old die when a fire oke out in the tunnels.

instigators say -- the attorney says the death was a tragic accident and that beckwit tried to save him. c >> there are nls for reform in connection to a fatal shooting last summer involves a police officer in silver spring. erika gonzalez reports on a rally to rememberan the killed, robert white. aes police igation into an officer-involved shooting revealed the officer involved in the shooting death of -year-old robert white was lawful and justified in his use of deadly rce. members of the silver spring justice coalition are calling for.accountabili >> we find this report disturbing. we find that it raises more questions than it answers. ne this is video from the s last summer. the moments after white was shot. neighbors at the rally say the w 41-year-ol well known in their community, always walking

the area. >> if we wereoing community policing, the officer would have recognized robert white. he would have known who he was. >> reporter: community msabers white was racially profiled that day in june when he was stopped. butolice say white attacked anfi r who also believed white was armed. >> we believe that mr. white absolutely had the right to take a walk in his own neighborhood. we believe that he had the right to wear whatever clothing he wanted to wear ifetasried wen lso believe that h heis had right to move his hands however he wanted to move his hands. >> reporter: white did not pull a weapon on the officer, but police say they found a folding knife in his pocket. >> before the findings of the investigation were released, the clearedhad already been of wrong doing in the investigation by the state's attorney's office in neighboring howard county. well, when it comes to vacations, houseti r is almost as popular as staying in

hotels, but do you know what's inside the house or who mighte watching? >> this is kind of a scary thought. airbnb isit dealing privacy questions from renters after yet another family found a hidden camera. nbc's molly hunter has the >> reporter: they're the headlines airbnb can't seem to shake own now the basher family is the latt to discover a hidden camera. the wife says her husband who works in it security immediately scanned the wi-fi and found a devicee inside a smdetector. she said when she called airbnb, the company had noic a over the phone. airbnb now apologizing for its init il response saying a theement, they did not mee highe standardst for ourselves. it has removed the host and refunded the barker stay. tourists have rereported cameras in bulbs, clocks or air

conditioners. >> it was a shock. i didn't know if it was live or being rorded or what was goi on. >> reporter: airbnb has policies governing the use of cameras. hidden cameras are prohibited and no cameras are allowed are bathrooms or bedroo. if you're not an it experts, there are numerous apps including i net a fing. there's an app that uses the flashn your camera to spot cameras you may not see with the naked eye. prince william is not james bond, but he d spend three weeks working with the country's secret office. the second in line to the throne. he was embded with the top security agencies. he p shadoweple in the foreign and domestic intelligence services. princeilliam said the experience was humdabling. >> one day he will be king.

whe needs to k what's going on. country music had a big night in las vegas wh the 54th annual academy of country music awards. >> iwas a hoot it was hosted by reba. >> and the winner is, keith urban. ♪ >> yeah. keith urban, he took hons as the entertainer of the year. kasey musgraves won albumyef the at the grammys for golden hour. everybody loves her. she's great. >> and the night packed withes performa including one by nbc's this is us chrissy mets. she s good. en andshmotional. performed "i'm standing with you". ahead of her upcoming film breakthrough which comes out easter weekend. also jason aldean won the dick clark artist of the decade

award. >> congrats to all the winners. check out this recordbr king find in florida everglad everglades. a 17-foot long burmese python. >> how is this in florida? >> it's the largest ever captured at the national preserve.e >> peore touching that thing. >> 140 pounds. pythons are considered an invasive species and are devastating the wildlife in the everglad everglades. it was a female carrying73 eggs. nobody should be that fertile. i'm sorry. t t's so gross. >> i digress. those things. yuck. >> everyone has a different reason for hitting the gym. >> yeah. yeah. i know. in my quest to get fit for thing, i've heard from a lot of people. we're getting serious about

fitness because of serious medical concerns. >> good monday morning. coming up today at 4:00, a new effort to protect your kids and your cars. >> every year dozens of people including so many children are hurt or killed in backover accidents. the federal law now requires all new cars have to have backup cameras? >> what if you have an older car? do it yourselfe devices that g you extra peace of mind. >> join pat,e, m

we're working for you to allp you get fit for spring and this morning we'reng about the connection between preventing certain diseases and exercing. it's not just that we want to look good in our clothes. there's more reason tot.ork >> it's about living longer and better. a better quality oflife. both are important. the acting health director in

prince george's county told me his personal story.s this lifestyle change he's trying to get people to really hear and do for themselves. because it is a matter of life and death.lb >> let thoses touch the thighs. >> for me, starting a plan was about preventive maintenance. but for anissa wilson, chronic disease hit he >> for me it was my prediabetic. believe it or not, it was prediabetes. >> reporter: and she's not alone. in prince george's i diabetes the fifth leading cause of death n the county with the disease taking aim at a ican americans. heart disease is the number one killer in the county, and it almost took out earnest carter sen years. >> i wasn't eating right and i was stressed. i wasve drinking soda i could -- had any sugar in it, i was thdrikin sweet tea.

i was getting a lot of sugar in my body, but not only that. i was eating every fried everything. i was eating the fast food. all that. >> reporter: today he's the county's acting health director and pushing to change the culture. >> the problem is most of our residents haven't really embraced the lifestyle change. >> reporter: one that must include ex cise, cleaneating, proper rest and less stress. if youon't know where to start, sign up for the living well program that starts in may. anissa wilson says herifestyle change has her now living >>wel. my numbers are where i want them to be. i feel better. >> she's doing great. i wanteople to join me on the get fit more springpa cn. join me, prince george's county, and everybody across the dmv. this friday a live boot camp thekout starting at 5:30 i morning at the westphalia community center. we'll have the county executive

out ethere. ealth director is going to be out there. american heart, american diabetes associations and leo in a is going to lead the class. >> leona is the truth. >> she is. she's helping me. >> she's amazing. and you're doing -- you're so inspirational. i'm telling you, molette, you've inspired so many pple t get their butt in gear. >> chuck? >> exercise outside thisweek? >> outdoor exercise today for sure. next couple hours sun is out. mperatures are up, up, and away they go. sunshineor now. have the umbrella ready for later, especially your evening plans. any time after about 6:00 this evening, rainnces really start to cramp up quite a bit. sunshine tomorrow and near 80. near 80 today and tomorrow. cooler weather wednesday. almost 20 degrees cler than tuesday. right now look at these numbers. 77 in front royal and leesburg. 72 in frederick.

73 in hagerstown. a warm one with a high near 78. rain chances at least 50%. probably a lot higher than that once we get past o 6:00 7:00 this evening. for tomorrow the good news is the rain will be coming an d by midnight if not shortly thereafter. a little on the cloudy side near 60 tomorrow morning. but the retn of sunshine and a nice westerly breeze, we're ing to get real close to 80 for tomorrow. our neighbors to the north still n cold rain, snow mix across parts of norther new york and new england. south, the threat for severe weather. we could have few rumbles of thunder around here. i think any real threat for severe weather o in region today will be from the richmond area second base into s parts of virginia. for us, if you need to stay ahead of the weather when we're not otv, use our nbc washington app. it's customized by zip code. you can find and followe on social media. ten-day, near 80 today and tomorrow. april like for wednesday and

thursday. afternoon showers on friday. most of th weekend looks good but not 80 degrees. all right. it's still warm. >> yeah. i love it. it's national empanada day. i'm sorry. the smell in the studio. >> it exists in over 30 countries in some shape or form.

it is a delicious treat you can enjoy atime. you can even make a meal out of it. today is nationalmpada day. and joining us now is a c from downtown d.c. to tell us more about this traditional food. what is an empanada? >> it's a dough, flo based with any kind of filling, chicken, beef, or a vegetable.

it's popular in latin every country has a different style. but at the end, it's most likely the same result. >> and you're from cuba? >> yes. >> what's your style? >> in cuba, we don't havethis. we make this homemade. we need to roll. they're fresh. in my family we have a great tradition of that. for christmas, empadas are a must. it's very important. we do ground beef. in this case, this is -- -- and we hvee o and capers. so we can use this -- >> show me how. i'm going to try one. this is the cheat can you show me how to do it by hand? and i'll cheat mine. you use the chicken one. we need to mix a little bit of cheese with the filling. the filling hasw yel corn, flakes, onions, oregano. it's easyo do itnd the flavor is amazing. >> you're going to hand makend yours'm going to use my

cheat machine. show me how. >> make sure the dough is completely even. i'm a fty, so it's -- see? >> foldt over. keep folding. beautiful. see? and that, the end result. s see? that is gorgeous. just like that incone . let me hold it up. i want to show everyone what you justokdid. at that. that's very nice. you folded it over. i would not be able to make this. i'm going u to my -- and i just -- jlook, iust fold that over, and can you buy this at -- >> yes. >> any store? >> any store. you need to remove this here. >> okay. it's ak. tr >> yes. >> and there's your empada. not as pretty as yours, but once you cook it, it's still delicious. how doou cook these?

>> so many people used to fry them. ey like the way they're crispy outside. but in my -- in the oven you have the time to make sur that all the filling remains inside. the flavors, the crust, the color. in my edopinion, b is better. but you can fry them. >> and it's probably healthier bake them. >> exactly. >> this dough is not a swe dough. what kind of -- if you were going to make this at home -- >> flour and eggs and water. some people use baking powder, yeast, it depends on the country, but those are the base ingredients. flour, water, and egg. ry easy. >> and you have -- i love that you brought a variety. >> yes. i mentioned about mymi. we made one that's popular among my relatives which is -- we make guava paste and pple use it as

a deser sert. t sounds great. these look wonderful. you deep fry them or bake them. >> this is an w eas to do it. >> yes. in this case you have this. i p usedk filling for this. >> great. thank you so much. these look wmpl. thank you for sharing your recipes. molette? >> can't wait to taste. 's> would the ymsouelrves in pr xma kitchen?

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amazon has it. it's just a great way to get -- virtual reality with the headsets. they look fun, and also augmented reality. $39. pressormaxwell's 4-d chef. next is rd 3,000. coding. educational incites makes . there it is. you program what you want them to draw. you can use he language that's already in there, but it also can use java script and snap and those other coolla uages. >> tell me the ages. >> this one is ages 6 andup. this is age 7 and up. >> i love it. >> great. it's amazing. i've been playing with this. i've learned about coding. artie >> next. >> we're traveling this summer in the car. >> this is dr. biscuit's radical road trips.

a box with a spinning score card. there's 60 games in the booklet. this is hum bu hy. a song. you guess what it is. >> barbara streisand, "the way we were". >> we practid. >> this is called squishy circui circuits. this is a melli clay that conducts electricity. i'm going to plug thin here and the lights come on. i can make this buzzer buzz. >> oh, my goodness. the kngs are g to love it. >> this is great to teach kids about whaha conducts and doesn't. all that stuff you learn wit squishy circuits. >> what ages? >> 8 and up.30 there's a 45, and $75 version. really cool. artie was codewithartie.com.

and this is bigga bules. bubbles are part of science too. a mess in to make the studio. you open it up. you can make really big bubbles. >> i don't kw if i'm doing is right. >> open it like that. >> i got to stick my fingers down. okay. >> love that. >> a real mess. there we go. >> i don't want to g b able in my hair. >> good rbid. we don't want that to happen. >> how the bubbles react with the environment and wi it's fun and easy to do. it's $1.99 at target. >> it's a less messy. >> $3 and up. >> this is one of the best outdoor products. and we'reoing it indoors. that's the problem. >> steve, you always bring us the best stuff. try. >> thank you for coming in. >> my pleasure. thank you. >> i'm getting at least three of these. >> cool. i heard that. >> all right. back to you. allght. bubble mania. start thinking about the

weekend. ay the dryer half with temperatures in the low 70s. ouds return during the day sunday. most of your weekend looks pretty good. there's the whole ten-day. flirting with 80 degrees bot today and tomorrow. doug and amelia will be here later to track any potential for thundershowers later in the day today. >> all right. thanks so much, chuck. that's going to do it for news 4 midday. thank you for joining us. we are back on the air this afternoon fst at 4:00. >> you can get news and weather updates any time with the nbc washington app. have a great day and we'll see you in the morning.

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