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montgomery county. billy goat trail. they ran out of water and were dehydrated and couldn't get out on their home. rescue teams were able to get to them safely. what do the department of homeland security and american university building and japanese embassy all have if question? >> they alt sit right near fire hyants atthmay not have enghwaour teto fight fires att thr ghmibreak ght out in t buildings. nebraska avenue north west, specifically the block between ward circle and van ness. dave statter is live. >> reporter: recently the water and sewer authority tested the hydrants. they are now covered with red which indicates they flow less than 500 gallons of water. investigators say they are

surprised that they can see hydrants with this low flow. while the fire department is creating plans for situations like this and we joined them on one of the missions today. >> it has to be disconcerting to see fire trucks sitting on your street. at noon today that's what happened at rock creek park. >> this is the third visit by the fire department in the last couple of days. >> this is some of the dc planning is doing in some areas where water is a concern and that certainly is the case on that private drive of 20 homes. two of the three hydrants are broken and the fire department isn't sure about the third. but they say this isn't their problem. they say they can't do with it because these are private hydrants and they are unable to use rate payer's money to fix hydrants on private property. but on nebraska these are

public hydrants. they flow less than 500 gallons of water per minute. july 29th there was a fire at former school board president's home. look at the satellite image of the home i e reen and screen and it to the corawling land home ndse mplex. or the natiol atbyesprterian chch es church or the japanese embassy property or the nbc building. >> so why are these hydrants like this. they haven't given us an answer and suggested we call the fire department. the fire department points out there are some private hydrants at the department of homeland security and nbc. they haven't been tested yet. the fire department said some of the businesses have sprinklers. they recommended to increase the standard. instead of 1000 gallons per minute brought to a complex to

this that they bring 2000 gallons per minute and be able to do it within 500 feet from the structure. that's far from the case on nebraska avenue on this half mile stretch. back to you. >> dave statter live in northwest, dc. thank you for that. there are some hydrants in some of these complexes that have apparently been not flow tested but run off the same main. we also have an update for you tonight on a story you saw first on 9news now last night at 5:00 p.m. the ruling against the prince george's county concerning furloughs. audrey barnes now in the information center with the latest. >> reporter: derek, a federal judge says prince george's county violated the constitution when it furloughed nearly 6000 employees. but the police and fire departments aren't exactly celebrating. the ruling could mean layoffs for both. prince george's county firefighters and paramedics have given up 3.2 million of pay through ten days of

furloughs. a federal judge declared those furloughs unconstitutional and says all that money needs to be refunded. a victory for the union which took the county to court. >> we set out to make a statement. we felt that there were alternatives to employee furloughs last year and we used every mechanism available to us and the judge ruled in our favor. he agreed. >> reporter: but the victory comes with a total $17 million price tag. money the county must now repay some 5900 furloughed employees. a county spokesman says they will appeal the ruling and is threatening massive layoffs if it stands. >> we believe there is still money there. layoffs, i believe, is a threat. >> reporter: but other officials are taking the threat to heart saying they would lose at least 12 firefighters and paramedics and dozens of police officers and sheriff deputies if the county goes through with them. >> we are answering 40 to 50,000 more calls than we did 10 years ago with less people.

and it would be a detriment to the public to lay public safety employees off at this time. >> reporter: now, just last month county council approved a second round of 10-day furloughs and beginning with this pay period employees are giving up four hours of pay. i was told that they are heading back to circuit court to try to get an injunction against those furloughs too. as for the refunds he says that won't happy overnight. back to you. >> thank you, audrey barnes. tough money times in virginia. governor tim kaine delivered bad news today. state revenues are down 1.5 billion. he says that shortfall will lead to the deepest cuts in modern virginia history. >> the message is we will have to tighten our belt because families and businesses are not earning as much money as they were and not paying system taxes as they were and they are tightening their belts. so if families and businesses do it, the government should do the same thing. >> governor cain says layoffs

appear unavoidable but he will not predict how many. the deficit covers the two-year budget period that ends in june. for the first time ever businesses in the district that offer valet parking will need a permit to do so. businesses are subject to a $300 fine if they don't pick up one of the new permits. the rules come after five years of public meetings to consider this issue. construction on the intercounty connector is about to turn more sr uptiveupfor ti drivers. supp rsa it a of surprising of ogsurprising progress. digil pocoest rrent ndotsc broom spent velopments on ow pmloents on the most expensive and controversial highway project in maryland history. >> reporter: now you can see i- 95 coming into play. the biggest road yet impacted by icc construction whereas many as four lanes at a time on the big interstate are being closed at night for construction of the interchange with the icc. the scale of the 2.5 billion

icc project is now apparent as it snakes nearly 20 miles across the landscape from prince george's county towards i-270 at shady grove. opponents like henry miln who now has a super highway in his backyard found it hard to imagine the reality after 20 years of fighting but even he is surprised. >> i'm impressed at how quickly they worked. they said they were going to put up the noise wall this summer and that looks like it will be. >> things are taking shape and form. >> reporter: icc spokesman says the first section of road will likely be carrying six lanes of traffic by late next year. and the final completion a year after that in 2011. construction workers now get a glimpse of what drivers will see as they motor up and down the packed dirt right-of-way. key overpasses like this one

are now carrying construction traffic. at winter's run a deep trench marks where the road will be taken underground to limit impact to surrounding homes. but the biggest thing, major lawsuits contesting the road's impact are now considered history. >> right now it is what you see is what you are going to get. we are over50% finished with this road and the design has been put to bed quite awhile ago. >> reporter: so now they are counting the months rather than the years before this section of the icc in derwood is open. in fact, if everything works out just right governor martin o'mally will be cutting the ribbon here just a few weeks before the election next year. scott broom, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> right now it is a power outage that is causing traffic problems for commuters in arlington. the 5200 block of wilson boulevard is closed right now. that is in the boston area. crews are repairing a utility pole that was hit after a two-

car collision earlier today. they hope to have wilson boulevard back open by 7:00 p.m. and they are hoping to have power restored to about 500 customers by 9:00 p.m. a water main break left hundreds of people in alexandria without water today. repairs are now being made at 100 south reynolds street. a 12-inch main broke there. the road is closed at duke street until repairs are complete. i'm sara walsh live at redskins training camp. it is tough memorizing the playbook but one rookie has a leg up because he has used some memorizing lines much . the story is ahead. tornado warning in effect now four southern st. maco ty uo to our website . storm goreport a storm report. we need a pair of eyes with this storm. ad citystinry city if you are down route 5 or etro35 get

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more green for investors in the stock markets today. the do you -- the dow up six points. nasdaq ending the day up 13 points. s&p 500 closed up six and three quarters. the mental health records of choi were released today and they show the virginia tech gunman was having homicidal ideas a year before. today marks the deadliest period in baghdad since troops withdrew from iraqi cities at the end of june. more than 90 people are dead and hundreds of others are injured after a string of explosions rocked the capital city. here is joel brown .

>> reporter: the deadliest string of attacks this year in baghdad struck at the heart of iraq's government. truck bombs blew out the windows of the foreign ministry filling the iraqi parliament with smoke and sent chards of glass flying through busy baghdad offices. at least 95 people were dead once the smoke cleared, hundreds more wounded. >> these bombings are simply acts that need to be condemned by everybody. >> reporter: at least five other bombs exploded around baghdad and iraq's prime minister is blaming sunni insurgents. officials worry whether iraqis can keep the country safe. president obama ordered u.s. forces out of the cities in june. since then street patrols are largely in iraqi hands. the six targets were all government or commercial buildings. some of the most secure areas

in iraq. a sunni lawmaker blamed iraqi forces saying they didn't do their job. the white house points out u.s. forces are still assisting iraq security forces and thinks overall things are getting better. >> it is obvious a vast number of iraqis believe and want to live in peace and security. >> reporter: until this month violence had slowed in baghdad. there was talk of tearing down the blast walls that protect and decide the city. but the bombs and blood shed dealt a blow to any hopes of normally in iraq's capital. joel brown , cbs news, the white house. six american troops died in afghanistan today on the eve of that country's elections. six election workers were also killed. taliban fighters have stepped up their attacks this week to any trd y dissuade afghans from going to the polls. a marine o grew up in our killed in een afghann.is marine lance corporal dennis

jay burrow went isto school in rocksville. he was killed august 7th in a roadside bombing. he was 23. eleanor holmes norton wants to know more about the chemicals found in the district's spring valley neighborhood last week. they found a canster full of the compound they used to use mustard gas. it was found on glenbrook road. >> i have asked for and we expect to receive identification of all of the sus standses that have been found in the entire spring valley neighborhood. >> delegate norton also met with the american university president about that discovery. the u.s. army corps of engineers has been scouring that neighborhood for years now after it was used by the army during world war i. don't be surprised if you see jets scrambling over dc today and tomorrow and saturday. the civil air patrols national capital wing is conducting some

exercises over northern virginia. on august 27th the patrol participates in a homeland security exercise with some local flying aircraft over dc. rough weather around here, top, but last night even rougher up north. >> it's been hot up and down the eastern seaboard and it can spawn thunderstorms. new york had tremendous thunderstorms last night. and, in fact, reports of hundreds of century old trees in central park were snapped or uprooted. >> wow. >> wind gusts estimated at up to 80 miles per hour and some lightning. and one tree laid across a tennis court and west 96th street. lamppost standing sometimes at a slant when the trees crash into them. big thunderstorm there. new information for you for us. southern st. mary's county you're under a severe thunderstorm warning now until 6:00 p.m. tornado warning has expired but a severe thunderstorm warning which means hail and strong gusty winds.

forecast first. next three days. we will do this over and over again. at least through friday. showers and storms tomorrow. 91. showers and thunderstorms on friday. 91. some of the storms may bleed into early saturday. it will cool us off though, the front going off early saturday and temperatures will hold in the upper 80s. no for tonight early to thunderstorms and muggy. low temperatures in the 70s. winds southwesterly at about 5 10. so we are looking at a muggy night across e thboard for everybody. let's lo e okat live doppler 9000. around wnt p iisretty quiet. most of the tyacisviti ivis wel south of us. fact, , are looking at most t northern neck and southern maryland. still a monster storm. rainfall rates earlier, 2, 3, maybe even 4 inches an hour. st. mary's city. don't try to drive through a

flooded street. not worth it. we will put this on future scan. next hour it will move across the bay. boaters will probably see a marine warning issued on this as it goes across the bay. but i think in the next hour re have cleared in southern sections of st. mary's county. there is another storm behind this storm. we will watch this one carefully. this is now -- it was up toward fort tobacco and has pushed off to the south towards hughesville. you folks are in pretty good shape in charles county. back to the computer we go. we will talk about temps. the clouds kept temperatures down a little bit. 85 in gaithersburg. 86 in fredericksburg as you go down 95 south. tomorrow morning partly cloudy. very warm. 70s and 80s again. by afternoon we do it all over again. partly sunny, hot, thunderstorms. highs around 90. we can't mention bill here. look at the eye.

30-mile diameter die. the storm itself is 300 miles in diameter. massive storm. it will miss puerto rico and the dominican. winds 135 miles an hour. 2:00 p.m. friday. still well to the south of bermuda. that's good. rip currents along our shore. possibly some beach erosion. we will talk about that and see how close it gets. this is what we call a spaghetti plot. each line represents the computer model of where we think the hurricane is going to go. the closer the lines are together the more confidence we have. everything is pretty much in agreement here it will stay out to sea. again, not a good week to be swimming at the shore. next seven days. 91 tomorrow and also friday showers and thunderstorms.

storms and showers ending saturday. looks very nice for the football game saturday night. we are back in the 80s. weather will be nice with highs in the 80s on monday and tuesday and we are back up around 90 on wednesday. >> thank you, top. >> all right. >> appreciate it. this sure does sound like something out of science fix. >> coming up, a look at the new way stores are trying to get you to step inside.

all right coupon clippers and sales shoppers look out. >> digital correspondent jessica doyle freaks us out with this explanation. >> reporter: stores tracking your location using gps to offer you deals at nearby shops. >> you could use a beer right about now. >> reporter: sounds like something out of the minority report. the gap is taking a page from the movie. >> welcome back to the gap. >> reporter: a new iphone application let's you know about special discounts when you walk by a store. 20% off jeans. it also helps you pick out outfits an let's your friends

weigh in on how they look in realtime on facebook. >> the whole notion of social shopping meaning i can get instant comments back from my friend. >> reporter: tina with a san francisco marketing firm has been using such technology for sales since 2005 and sees tremendous possibilities for the phone you carry now. >> you go to the next step of -- japanese people already do. they swipe it and pay with it. they open their apartment doors it. they start their car with just one single device and i think that's what the future will be. >> reporter: the gap released the new iphone style mixer application with a 1969 premium jeans line. jessica doyle, 9news now and wusa9.com. the smithsonian wants your help as it shops for something sparkly. the e story of a . . .

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three more low-flow hydrants that could pose a problem in case of a fire. all three sit along nebraska northwest. there are many homes and businesses nearby as well as the japanese embassy. virginia governor tim kaine officially announced nearly 1.5 billion in budget cuts. we will take a closer look at the money-saving plan coming up at 6:00 p.m. construction on the intercounty connector is creating backups for drivers on i-95. up to four lanes of the interstate are being closed nightly. construction started two years ago. the first section of highway could be open by late next year. turns out washington, dc, is the easiest city in which to find a job in the whole country. that according to a new survey by the job search engine known as indeed. but if it is so easy to find a job, where are they? digital correspondent with the answer. >> i have been looking for a job now for almost a year.

>> reporter: clarence jacobs is one of the 36,000 people unemployed right now in dc. today he is at the one-stop career center to find a job. ask almost anyone in this room if they think dc is the easiest city in the country to find a job and chances they will say -- >> i really don't know vebeiv 31ar >>. stmoal 1 cordin g toaccording to dc is 1 ci in tyericamtoa job and by a landslide . if there are six jobs out there for every person in here that is looking for a job, then how come the unemployment rate is at 11%? we went to the experts at george mason university to find out. >> it is a mishatch. >> reporter: john mclean is a senior fellow at george mason university. he says the reason dc's jot e h mathiln'dotcmae th bsar tt rrhacue tl available. >> reporter: his

e th jobs are. health care, education. and, of course, the federal government. that includes all the companies that receive federal contracts. >> there are more federal jobs available now than there have been in recent decades. places where there aren't many jobs and places where most of the unemployed are. >> reporter: 9news now and wusa9.com. the worst city to land a job, riverside, california. miami, florida. and of course detroit, michigan. milwaukee mayor making his first public comment since being attacked after coming to the rescue of a woman and her 1- year-old granddaughter. he was leaving the wisconsin state fair with his family on saturday when he heard the woman call for help. a 20-year-old man who is the 1- year-old child's father had become violent. when barrett tried to help the woman and baby the man attacked. >> there was a woman holding a baby and our immediate thought was there was something wrong with the baby. and so i quickly pulled out my

phone. and we started calling 911. within seconds we realized the problem was not in the baby it was with the man. and he came up and was very, very agitated. >> battery suffered some cuts as you can see and a shattered hand. he is expected to make a full recovery. his attacker was arrested and charges are pending. he was a true icon, a pioneer in our field of journalism. don hewitt changed the way you get the news. digital correspondent drew levinson looks back at the life of a legend. >> reporter: when it came to broadcast journalism don hewitt was a pioneer helping create the blue print for television news. a career that began in 1948. that's when he became a director of the first cbs evening news show. he directed many of the programs including signature

show "see it now." >> i can turn to don and say will you push a button? >> reporter: hewitt took on producing duties as well. directing and producing the famous presidential debate between john kennedy and richard nixon. >> i felt like a referee giving them last minute instructions before they went to their corner and came out swinging. >> reporter: a couple of years later hewitt became the first executive producer of the news with walter cronkite. his greatest creation was no doubt "60 minutes." the show that changed the face of broadcast journalism. >> good evening, this is "60 minutes." it is a kind of a magazine for television. >> reporter: it was the first news program to become a top 10

television show. it regularly made headlines with stories ranging from hard hitting investigative pieces to interviews with the famous and notorious. the show won every award in the book. >> you don't get on this week. >> reporter: tell me a story, hewitt would demand. he had an instinct for knowing what the average american likes to watch. and carefully scrutinized every script. hewitt had already celebrated his 80th birthday when in 2004 he officially stepped down as head of "60 minutes." but don hewitt remained in the cbs family lending his experience and expertise to the search for new ways to cover t.v. news in the 21st century. drew levinson, cbs news, new york. >> cbs will dedicate the entire hour of this sunday's show to the life of don hewitt. more now on the impact of this on the cbc family and a huge

loss. >> reporter: derek, there is a lot of sadness in the hallways here today because don hewitt worked in this very building for decades. so, of course, tonight on the cbs evening news we will be remembering him. we will have a look back at his life and legacy and hear stories from the people that knew him most. compelling exclusive reports as well as u.s. troops fight to get voters to the polls. all that and a whole lot more is coming up on the cbs evening news right after 9news now. back to you. >> thank you, maggy. as always we will be watching. thank you. no one won last night's mega millions jackpot. that means this friday's drawing will be worth an estimated $207 million. you can see that drawing right here on wusa9.com friday night during 9news now at 11:00 p.m. if you don't want to wait until friday you can take your chance on tonight's power ball jackpot. that drawing is just up to $250 million. just a little bit.

your chances of winning are one in 2 million. after spending a half century at the smithsonian the hope diamond is ready for a change. starting next month the blue gem will be on display without any sort of setting at all. as you can see it here over my shoulder. now, in the past it has been shown in a platinum setting surrounded by 16 diamonds but the smithsonian is considering three new settings. there they are there. and the museum wants to know what you think of them. vote for your favorite at wusa9.com. >> pretty, pretty, pretty. >> nice. up next. my name is andrea and i can fill these school supply lists for $20. >> i can fill my list for even less. >> we give two months a shopping challenge. see which one makes the ngmico coming up in living smart. i'm sara walsh. live at redskins training camp. we will introduce you to one rookie who has no problem

taking center stage. that's because he is not just a defensive end. the tarps are on the field but the rain hasn't come yet, topper. >> i think you'll be okay in asurn, sara. severe warning st. ry co unty, southern. very hey as diinasflh 'smading stin. ry . we llst come back and talk aboud our d ekweenour weekend t stay tuned.

two moms, $25 and a challenge. we wanted to see whether they could buy their kids' school supplies without going overbudget. here is how they did. >> reporter: preschool teacher and mom of three, andrea. and janet daley. >> what you need you can get fairly inexpensive. >> reporter: we gave these moms a back-to-school assignment. fill your school list with just $25. >> okay, andrea, can you do it? >> i can do it, lindsey. >> reporter: andrea does her shopping at the target in germantown. >> 24 crayons for a quarter. >> reporter: janet stopped at the staples in silver spring. crayons there. >> 89 cents? >> yes. >> reporter: now the kids need

folders. >> for $1 i can get two of each collar. >> right here for 89 cents. so you can go into that bin and you need to pick out four. >> reporter: line up the pencil boxes next. >> 99 cents. >> that's pretty good. >> that's very good. >> reporter: andrea snagged hers for 20 cents left. >> pink, purple and it sparkles she is in heaven. >> reporter: andrea decided to spend more for recycled one. now it is check-out time. >> 17.34. >> total is 20.02. >> did you think you could do it? >> no. >> really? >> no, i didn't think so. >> i wasn't positive but i was pretty sure i could do it. >> reporter: these moms sure do know how to stretch their school dollars and we give their efforts an a-plus. >> done. ready for school.

>> reporter: it was a lot of fun shopping with both of you. they are both here to show us. >> you bought for how many children in. >> for two children. my daughter going into kindergarten and son going into third grade. but in addition to my items on the list i was able to get a few things that they asked as donations that they need around the classroom. >> one quick tip to save? >> buy when it comes on sale. i know my daughter will need the same that my son needed this year as she grows up so i bought extra. >> you bought for in. >> my third grader. >> we weren't able to get the high schoolers because their lists aren't ready yet. >> right, they don't get their list until the first day of school. >> what's your one saving tip? >> shop the circulars. each week you may get a savings like pocket folders for a penny or composition books for a nickel. you really need to look at the circulars each week and pick up those items as you go along. >> i'm glad you mentioned that too because these folders you bought for 99 cents will be 1 cents this weekend at staples. so as you get closer to the

start of school you'll get even deeper discounts. ladies and gentlemen, thank you forthat. >> we saw there was major storm activities south of turn. >> yesterday they were north of us. >> here is your forecast now. next three days we have a chance again tomorrow, derek, at big thunderstorms. low 90s. then more storms on friday again around 90. and maybe some of the storms kind of bleed into saturday morning. back in the upper 80s. i think skies will return to partly cloudy later in the day. will be a nice night for football saturday night. at least weather wise. thunderstorms tonight. muggy. low temperatures in the 70s. winds southwest at 5 to 10. let me show you live doppler 9000. everything still south of town. i think sara will be okay in redskins park. activity across southern sections of st. mary's county and across the northern neck. for the most part this will be

exiting shortly here now. heavy rain around 235 just south of st. mary's city down towards sandy point and will move across the bay. future scan takes it across the bay. we still have rain left over. moderate to occasionally heavy rain will be around the st. mary's city area and lexington park and down towards sandy point for the next hour but the severe weather will be out there in the next 15 to 20 minutes. behind this is another storm, not as severe but little bit of light room down hughesville and down 5 as well. if you're traveling down 5 tonight it will be a mess the entire way. back to the computer. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy. very warm. 70s and 80s. keep it dry in the morning. afternoon, partly sunny hot, showers and thunderstorms. highs around 90 and winds southwesterly at 10. those storms that develop tomorrow could be hefty. i want to talk to you about bill. bill is a monster. category 4 now.

this is a spaghetti plot. each line represents computer guidance or computer model as to where it thinks it will go. for the most part pretty consistent track west of bermuda and well ease -- east of the united states. next seven days. 91 tomorrow. 91 on friday. showers and storms a good bet. maybe showers lingering into saturday. fine saturday night. then we go back into the 80s. in fact, it will be nice monday and tuesday. get a little bit warmer next wednesday with highs around 90. you won't need the rain. we have a wet may. >> right. >> we are only 2/10ths ahead for the year. >> falling behind. >> my grass is looking a little brown. >> it's great. >> you don't have to do any

work. >> we are not hating that. >> no, we are not. >> we are going to chat with sara doing work at redskins park. >> not uncommon for professional athletes to want to parlay their fame into other avenues. brandon lloyd wanted to be a rapper. renaldo wynn went to a broadcast boot camp. but for jeremy long before he was in the nfl he found adulation on another stage. >> reporter: jeremy jarmins is getting noticed. he was a standout. stepping into the spotlight is nothing new for the rookie. jeremy is an actor. >> if i don't get better soon, if i can't start playing. >> it is just something that i picked up after school

activities. i enjoy it and did a production on campus at university of kentucky. my sophomore year. had a good time with that. >> he is a nice guy but he gets mean on the fields. i could see him switching faces and understanding what personality benefits him. >> reporter: jarmin played the lead role of colonel jeesesup jesup. >> i come from a family both of my parents are veterans. >> reporter: we asked jeremy to recreate that line but like any good actor he needed some time to get into it. >> i got to prep for those things. >> reporter: instead we found a quick understudy for me. >> come sign me right now.

>> reporter: fred smoot may not be an act or but he comes up with his own interesting lines. special teams practice this afternoon coming up in the next hour telling you which two starters are nursing some hurts today. that's coming up. for now, we are live out at redskins training camp. back to you in the studio. >> fred smoot is not an actor but he has got an act. >> he definitely has an act and it is entertaining. >> all right. thank you, sara. 9news now at 6:00 p.m. is about 10 minutes away and here is a look at what we have new for you tonight. three men beat an elderly man within an inch of his life. police are calling it a hate crime. tonight you will hear from a witness. plus, cold case solved. details on the arrest of a person who set a house fire that injured a firefighter. and, how you can see nats new star pitcher steven strassburg and it will only cost you $1. it's all new tonight at 6:00 p.m. up next, dr. oz with some tips to keep you healthy.

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in tonight's living well health news a new report out there confirms americans really are living longer than ever. the new data compiled by the centers for disease control said the average life expectancy is now 78 years. it is likely due to increased early detection for fatal diseases. as for which country has the longest life expectancy right now. japan. they average 83 years there. it is a time of year when parents need to start thinking about earlier breakfast and school lunches much tonight anita brikman gets advice from a local dietitian that says you can give your student a leading edge by serving up power foods. >> let's make lunch her. >> reporter: this registered dietitian says start the school year off right with power

packing foods. >> power foods are foods that are dense or high in nutrients. there are no empty calories in power foods. >> reporter: power foods promote energy in the body and increasing the mind's concentration and focus. >> get a plate, baby. >> reporter: to start off the day a good power breakfast that includes eggs filled with protein and a brain boosting vitamin. kids aren't eggs fans, old fashioned oatmeal is a good start. dairy another power food. colorful vegetables and fruits. >> dark leafy green vegetables. very colorful fruits and vegetables like berries. >> chicken. >> reporter: they help to build and replace muscle tissues that keep that child's growing body strong through the day. >> look for protein foods like meat, chicken, lean beef. >> reporter: while sugary foods

can cause your kids to crash by midday whole grains full of good fiber and sources of protein are digested more slowly giving the body and brains a boost when they need it the most. >> nuts, seeds. avocados for good fats. one of the good ways to do it is to buy flours made from grains. brown rice flour. whole wheat flour. barley flour, for example. and bake them up into things like pancakes. >> reporter: allana says you can even hide power foods in desserts. >> young girls don't get iron so bake some brown beans into brownies. >> if you would like to see a list of the power foods including the recipe for the black bean brownies go to our website and click on living well. he was hired to help

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