we've got a ways to go. >> very interesting update from anne thompson. >>> the defense is getting ready to take over monday for bob mcdonnell and his wife maureen. the prosecution rested affiliate nearly calling four dozen witnesses. the mcdonnells took more than $170,000 from gifts and loans to promote the dietary supplements. it wrapped up by having the fbi show jurors the gifts. they saw expensive clothes and accessories. among the other gifts, a $6500 watch, two iphones, and a water color painting. prosecutors also claim the mcdonnells had credit card debts of up to $90,000. the mcdonnells say they were barely on speaking terms. it's not possible they conspired together over the gifts and loans. bob mcdonnell is expected to testify for the defense. maureen is not. >>> i want to shift our attention for business for the friday. stock futures are looking good ahead of the opening bell in a few hours. we see green are ror rrows acro board. we are live in london. good morning. >> good morning to you. the traders are saying for it stays like this, we'll have the best week for u.s. markets

anne thompson, nbc news, seoul. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this saturday, we'll show you a trend in some restaurants where things are heating up. >>> and later, the 13-year-old girl who shutout the little league competition and made history. >>> we're back now with our continuing look at the debate over guns in america with a visit to a small town in colorado with an oddly appropriate name, rifle. waitresses at a local restaurant serve up meals with their guns strapped to their hips at a time when other businesses are banning them. nbc's janet shamlian has the story. >> reporter: it's a morning routine much like that of other working moms. >> i'll make your cereal in just a minute, all right? >> reporter: but lauren isn't ready for her job until she's clipped on a 9-millimeter pistol. the colorado woman owns shooters grill in the aptly named town of rifle. >> hi, how are you? good. >> reporter: in her restaurant firearms aren't just welcome, they're encouraged. >> many of my waitresses already open carry, conceal/carry before the restaurant actually began. they approached

anne thompson, nbc news, seoul. >>> now to the olympian who is making a different kind of comeback. amy van dyken won six gold medals in the summer olympics, but in june she lost the use of her legs after a terrible all-terrain vehicle accident. her road to recovery has not been easy, but it has been inspiring. nbc's miguel almaguer has her story. >> stretching for the wall! >> reporter: she broke records and made history. the most successful u.s. athlete at the '96 olympics, she won four gold medals with two more in 2000. in june the champion was inspiring fans again wearing a brave face as she entered physical rehab on a stretcher. >> thank you. >> reporter: still recovering from an atv accident that severed her spinal cord, today she's headed home. >> it's been a lot of work, yeah, absolutely. been a lot of smiles and a lot of laughs. >> reporter: she used the same grit and determination that won her gold to get her strength back. once the fastest woman in the water, the pool has been her toughest battle. >> i'll say the first time i went into the swimming pool, that was the hard

anne thompson, nbc news, mystic, connecticut. >>> that's our broadcast for this tuesday night. thank you for being with us. i'm lester holt in for brian. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> nbc bay area news begins with breaking news. >>> that breaking news on the roads. two problems creating gridlock during the evening commute, the latest creating headaches for bart riders. our chopper is over the bart station where the station is open, but the trains are not moving to and from there. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. bart is telling us an out of service train somehow damaged the tracks. within the hour, obviously a bad time for a bart stoppage. no trains are going in and out, at least no trains with passengers. that means bart service between concord and walnut creek has been stopped. now buses are arriving on scene to transfer the hundreds of strapped bart riders to and from walnut creek and concord. those stations, now, no word now on when the stoppage will end. >>> our other breaking new, solano county, a crash has slowed traffic

nbc's chief environmental correspondent ann thompson is there tonight. ann? >> reporter: good evening, lester. the algae bloom at the center of this crisis caught toledo by surprise. one scientists says it is smaller than in previous years but its location of this algae that has residents here afraid to turn on the tap. this is no way to spend a weekend. the city of toledo for the second straight day is under a state of emergency. with no usable tap water. >> since yesterday morning, you know, the individuals are coming from all over the -- you know, all over different suburbs, cities. >> reporter: nearly a half million people in and around the city up to parts of neighboring michigan have tap water taint by a toxin from lake erie. >> i'm concerned about doing the dishes and laundry, taking a shower. >> reporter: safe water rolled into the area. the ohio national guard alone provide some 50,000 gallons of water. tonight city awaits results from tests being conducted at a lab. >> the numbers that we're waiting for now in order to make a final evaluation as to

nbc news' anne thompson has more. >> reporter: this is no way to spend a weekend. the city of toledo is under a state of emergency with no usable tap water. >> yesterday morning, you know, the individuals are coming from all over, different suburbs, different cities. >> reporter: nearly 500,000 people in and around the city all the way up to parts of neighboring michigan have tap water tainted by a toxin from lake erie. >> i'm concerned about doing the dishes, doing my laundry, taking a shower. >> reporter: safe water rolls into the area. the ohio national guard alone provided some 50,000 gallons of water. the national wildlife took journalists for a boat ride to see the source of the problem. an algae bloom that one federal agency says is close to the intake valve for the area's water supply. the bloom is fueled by a farm and sewage treatment plants, a problem environmentalists say won't end with this crisis. >> there's a systemic challenge that we face in the great lakes but it's much bigger than this one crisis. and unfortunately, this crisis could just be the t

anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> another break here. when we come back, the surprising admission from a big star this morning on "today." ...we need to break up. is it the biting? cuz i can stop? no! i love you and your show. it's cable. customers are more satisfied with u-verse. switch and we can stay together forever. forever? ow. i'm not gonna lie to you. it's also the biting. break up with cable. choose u-verse tv from $19 a month for 2 years. >>> if you're a movie fan, then you already know they shot sunny on the causeway, linda blair threw up green in the "exorcist." and hal holbrooke does the best mark twain. none of these things wouldn't have happened without dick smith, the veteran makeup artist, a yale grad, world war ii veteran who started here at wnbc tv here in new york and found fame, fortune and hollywood. he gave brando jowls. dick smith was 92 years old. >>> lyndon johnson was known as an arm twister on capitol hill, but he's got nothing on alaska republican congressman don young. watch this. congressman young was caugh

>> anne thompson with our report from toledo tonight. ann, thanks. another break and we're back in a moment with a frenzied search for a real diamond in the rough. . another break and we're back in a moment with a frenzied search for a real diamond in the rough. >>> if you grew up in southern california, there's a good chance you grew up watching jess marlow. he started as a local anchor at our own knbc in 1968. where, for a time, he anchored the 5:00 p.m. news. tom snyder anchored the 6:00. tom brokaw anchored the 11:00. we learned jess marlow died today. he was on the air in l.a. for 37 years. long enough to qualify for a star on the hollywood walk of fame. he died from complications of alzheimer's. he was 84 years old. >>> well you've heard of a diamond in the rough. that's exactly what happened at the firestone country club in akron. sergio garcia's tee shot on the third hole at the bridgestone invitational went wide. it landed on a woman's engagement ring, dislodged the diamond. for a time he helped in the search. he felt awful about it happenin

more from nbc eesz anne thompson. >> reporter: a public demonstration of faith, 1 million in seoul's historic center to see pope francis celebrate mass, according to one fifth. he the most moving moment here in seoul had nothing to do with korea's past and everything to do with its present. yellow ribbons are everywhere in the country's capital. symbols of mourns and remembrance of the 304 people who died in april's ferry accident. many of them high school students. wearing a yellow ribbon pin for the second straight day, the pope stepped out of his pope mobile at the city square now occupied by some victims' families. they want a new investigation into the accident. the pope embraced a father on the 33rd day of a hunger strike. sitting on a mat where he rests, kim showed me pictures of his 17-year-old daughter he lost in the accident. today, he gave the pope a letter explaining the family's position. i don't know why my daughter died, he tells me. and says it's his responsibility to find out why. the pope has not endorsed the family's demands, but they think the ribbon he wears spea

anne thompson, nbc news mystic connecticut. >>> that's our broadcast for this tuesday night. you for being with us. i'm lester holt in for brian. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> julia roberts in an emmy tug of war sofia vergara's wild dance party. right now on "extra" at the emmys. a broiling red carpet, red hot fashions and hot couples. mario and our brand new team, charissa thompson and tracy edmonds with every angle. a rumored romance romance with gere. kerry washington keeping a big secret? then, before billy crystal's touching tribute, the emmy stars remember robin williams with "extra." who was sofia vergara blasting backstage. >> i know who she was. has no sense of humor. >> plus, the kiss that stole the show. that was nothing. who got caught on our kiss cam. >> that happens to me all the time. >> and -- >> who's going to get the crown for best dressed? >> i know who it is. >> right now -- >> at the emmy's. >> with "extra"! >> i watch you every single day. >> t "extra." nothing's impossible for "extra."

nbc's anne thompson has more. >> reporter: this is no way to spend a weekend. the city of toledo for the second straight day is under a state of emergency with no usable tap water. >> yesterday morning, the individuals are coming from all over the -- from all over, different suburbs, different cities. >> reporter: nearly half million people in and around the city all of the way up to parts of neighboring michigan have tap water tainted by a toxin from lake erie. >> i'm concerned about doing the dishes, doing my laundry, taking a shower. >> reporter: safe water rolled into the area. the ohio national guard alone provided some 50,000 gallons of water. tonight the city awaits results from testing conducted at a federal environmental protection agency lab. >> the numbers that we're waiting for now in order to make a final evaluation as to what our next step will be, those numbers aren't in, so we have no foundation whatsoever to go forward. >> reporter: today the national wildlife federation took journalists for a boat ride on lake erie to see what it says is the s

i'm anne thompson in seoul. now back to you. >> the archdiocese of philadelphia released a statement saying -- as you recall in match, leaders went to rome to speak with pope francis about coming to philadelphia. francis has yet to visit the u.s. as pope. >>> next on nbc 10 news at 6:00, the deadline for money hours away now and difficult decisions are imminent for philadelphia schools. why the budget crisis is now at the center of the campaign for pennsylvania governor. >>> it's being called one of the most prolific counterfeit operations in history. how many millions were secretly being printed right here in south jersey and how it affected our local economy and law-abiding citizens, next at 6:00. >>> plus, it's feeling more like an early start to fall outside. temperatures will take quite a dip tonight, i'm tracking the cooler conditions you can expect in my exclusive nbc 10 first alert forecast. >>> a lot of money. if ask just stroud lent. taking advantage, greed. >> right now at 6:00, bogus bills to the tun

ronan, back to you. >> anne thompson in toledo.his is the latest example of america running roughshod over its more precarious water supply. joining me, former ohio governor ted strickland. and here with him is collin o'meara apresident and ceo of the national wildlife federation. that was his hand holding that glass of green water over the weekend. governor, this isn't a new problem. what has to be done to prevent it from happening again? >> well, several things. we've got to reduce the amount of phosphorous that's going into our water supply. and that means we've got to change some of our farming practices. use less fertilizer. we've got to deal with the manure that these farming operations generate in a different way so that manure does not get into the water supply. one of the ways of doing that is to encourage farmers not to spread manure over frozen land because that makes it much more likely to wash into the water supply. there's several things we can do to change our practices. but this is just -- but the latest example of

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anne thompson brings us more. >> reporter: this is no way to spend a weekend. the city of toledo is under a state of emergency, with no usable tap water. >> the individuals are coming from all over different suburbs, different cities. >> reporter: nearly 500,000 people in and around the city, all the way up to parts of neighboring michigan, have tap water tainted from a toxin in lake erie. >> i'm worried about taking a shower. >> safe water rolled into the area. the ohio national guard provided some 50,000 gallons of water. journalists went for a boat ride on lake erie, for what it says is the source of the problem. an algae bloom that one says is close to the intake valve for the water supply. the bloom is fueled by sewage treatment plants, a problem environmentalists say won't end with this crisis. >> there's a systemic challenge that we face here in the great lakes, that's much bigger than this one crisis. and this crisis could just be the tip of the iceberg, unless we address it. >> reporter: residents are under address not to drink, wash dishes, brush thei

anne thompson has found this -- >> the national wildlife administration took journalists on lake erie. an algae bloom that's close to the intack valve for the water supply. the bloom is fueled by fertilizer runoff from farms and sewage treatment plans. a problem environmentalists say won't end with in crisis. >> there's a systemic challenge that we face here in the great lakes. it's much bigger than this one crisis. and unfortunately, this crisis could just be the tip of the iceberg, unless we begin to address it. >> by the way, toledo officials say e.p.a. rules prevent the city from declaring the water is safe to drinkal 72 hours testing is clean. >>> on sunday, an israeli missile killed ten people at a u.n. school where thousands of civilians were taking cover from the fighting. the attack, which was aimed at a passing motorcycle, left dozens of palestinians injured. and it sparked intense criticism from the international community, including the state department, which said the united states is appalled by the disgraceful shelling. the united nations went even further. calling the

the holy father told nbc's anne thompson on the plane that he would visit philadelphia to celebrate world family day to be held next september. the pope was on his way to visit south korea for the first time when he made his comments. in march, archbishop charles schaap pew, mayor michael nutter and others traveled to rome to speak with pope francis about coming to philadelphia. francis has yet to visit the u.s. as pope. >>> the archdiocese of philadelphia released a statement saying -- >>> an emotional day at this church in north philadelphia. loved ones paid their last respects to a mother killed along with her three children after a carjacked suv plowed into them. keshia williams died a week ago, two weeks after an suv slammed into her family in tie growing ya. they were selling fruit to raise money for their church. a family friend survived. the suspects responsible are facing numerous charges, including second degree murder. in court this week, rosa apologized to the victims' family. >>> a teacher was cleared of bullying an autistic student. you might this boy 10 years old at the tim

. >>> ann thompson in seoul tonight. when we come back, tell the truth. how honest are you? >>> finally tonight we have been told that honesty is the best policy and now more and more businesses are putting that expression to the test. so are you and your fellow americans really trustworthy? nbc's jenna wolfe went in search of an honest to goodness answer. >> reporter: there's a small coffee shop in a small town in north dakota where the coffee is self-serve and so is the bill. >> if you want something you pick it up yourself and you pay it. >> reporter: with no one behind the counter customers pay based on the gold old-fashioned honor system. >> the business plan makes sense. people have been more generous and we have been 15% over asking prices. >> reporter: honesty instilled in us from childhood is often our first virtue learned. >> the truth is inside of us. >> reporter: and the backbone of our moral code. >> all i ask for is honesty. >> we have this little voice inside our head. the little angel on one shoulder telling us to do the right thing. >> reporter: but the hono

on his plane from rome to south korea, the pontiff told nbc's ann thompson that he would visit philadelphialebrate world family day next september. but official confirmation from the vatican won't come until about six months ahead of the event. pope francis is touring a number of asian countries over the next several days. >>> the taney dragon should be sleeping right now if they're not too excited as they get rest for tomorrow's little league world series game. the team from philadelphia is gaining national attention as they should. nbc 10's tim furlong reports tonight from williamsport. >> reporter: tomorrow at 3:00, that's when it all happens. the taney little league finally has its game fweagainst team fr nashville. they came right from the regional tournament in bristol, connecticut, on sunday, they came right here and finally it's down to business. the taney dragons are done with parades and media interviews for pitcher mo'ne davis and team it's to play baseball. we found players box sledding down the outfield hill. with so many fans here wearing their jerseys and teams here from arou

he told ann thompson he would visit philadelphia to celebrate world family day next september. but official confirmation from the vatican won't come until six months ahead of that event. >>> right now all is quiet in the middle east kriswise the longest cease-fire yet between hamas and israel holding. the five-day extension of the truce is due to run through monday. they're optimistic that a peace deal for gaza can soon be reached. they want to end a block aid of gaza, something that is necessary to prevent weapon smuggling by the palestinian militants. this is the leader of ukraine's populous radical party. he became a punching bag when he was arguing with another member of parliament about the plight of soldiers fighting in east ukraine. watch this. slugged him there. after that punch, the man kind of staggered and appeared stunned. now, brawls often erupt in kiev's parliament with deputies hitting each other and often throwing chairs. >>> good morning. it's going to feel a lot like fall as we head into the rest of your friday. temperatures staying well below average or avera

last week we showed you how the pope told nbc's anne thompson he wants to visit philadelphia.aid it would likely be part of a three-city trip that would include washington and new york city. the vatican will not officially confirm the pope's travel plans more than six months ahead of time. >>> this morning, the taney dragons are the pride and talk of philadelphia. taney is 2-0 right now at the little league world series in williamsport. the team has one high profile fan in jamie moyer who pitched for the phils on that 2008 world series team. he's been watching taney since their debut onç williamsport o friday. we asked for his take on mo'ne davis. >> with her style, she's more like cole hamels. >> what impresses you about her as a pitcher. >> i like the way she goes about her business. it looks like she's enjoying what she does. >> they say the distance she is from home plate and the speed at which she throws makes it just like those batters are facing a major league hitter. mo'ne davis is on the mound for the dragons. show your taney dragon spirit. print out your free taney

last week, we showed you how the holy father told nbc's anne thompson he wants to visit philadelphia. he said the visit would likely be part of a three-city trip that would include washington, d.c., and new york city. the vatican will not officially confirm the pope's travel plans more than six months ahead of time. >>> from our south jersey bureau, sexual harassment suit filed against medford township's fire chief. lori cutts claims fire chief thomas thorn smacked her on the backside december of 2012 in front of two other firefighters. nbc 10 reached out to the lawyer who said he's looking forward to a fair trial which will likely happen in the spring of 2016. >>> a dises pushing discovery in philadelphia. neighbors called nbc 10 after finding four dead kittens in the city's may fair section. a couple found the animals in a shed near larder street last week and suspect neighborhood kids are responsible. they tell us stray cats are a common sight in the area. the pictures they took of the kittens are too graphic to show on television. >> these are, like, innocent little creatures who

i'm anne thompson in seoul. now back to you. >> the wife of legendary deejay casey kasem plans to bury him in norway. she wrote a letter to the norwegian government earlier this month. there's still no word of a funeral or burial date. he die d after years of battlin dementia. >>> dr. kent brantley release aid statement saying he was recovering in every way and looking forward to being reunited with his family. he still has a few hurdles he can clear before he can be discharged. he was working for a christian aid organization treating ebola patients when he contracted the disease. is he currently being treated at emory hospital in atlanta. >>> how is this for pricey? 1962 ferrari 250 gto set a record this week as the most expensive car ever sold at auction. the car is said to be one of only 39 made and sold for a whopping $38 million. which lead mes me to this quest. lester, how does it drive? >> a used car. >> hey! >> you're saying you wouldn't buy a used car? >> it's his weekend car, guys. weekend car. >>> and

anne thompson has more. >> reporter: today, we expect to hear from eric garner's family about his death being rule add homicide. a death that happened after his arrest by new york city police. the city medical examiner finding the choke hold used on the man suspected of illegally selling cigarettes caused his death. asthma, obesity and heart disease were factors. the shocking and violent images angered city residents. emergency workers on the tape appear to do nothing to help a struggling garner. there's the issue of white police officers subduing a black suspect. the city's african-american community rallied around his widow. activists and msnbc host reverend al sharpton got personal with the mayor bringing the mayor's teenage son into the debate. >> if donte wasn't your son, he would be a candidate for a choke hold. we have to deal with that reality. >> reporter: choke holds were banned by the new york city police and the commissioner promised that message would be reinforced. >> we shall retrain the whole department, all 35,000 members and particularly the 20,000 officer that is rout

on his plane to korea last week, we told you how he told anne thompson that he would visit philadelphia to celebrate world family day. mayor michael nutter and other leaders traveled to rome to speak to francis about coming to philadelphia. the vatican cannot officially confirm the pope's travel plans more than six months ahead of time. >>> just call them the comeback kids. philadelphia's t achl aney drag gave the entire nation something to cheer about. they won their second dame game in the tournament. they will take on las vegas on wednesday night. no doubt fans all across the region will be glued to their tv sets once again to watch this team that continues to inspire. >>> now, mother nature could get in the way of wednesday's game. >> uh-oh. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here to talk about that. >> it's dry right now across the entire area, including williamsport. and some of those showers may very well be in the area during the evening. starting off at 80 degrees at 7:00 in williamsport with cloudy skies and relatively humid. as the evening goes through, chance of showers goes up a

last week you'll remember we showed you how the pope told anne thompson how he would like to come tophia, which will be part of a trip that would include washington wug and new york city. >>> the agreement to extend the truce another 24 hours became yesterday as the cease-fire was set to expire. they are trying to reach a long-term deal between palestinian militants. >>> a mixed martial artss fightr will be arraigned. police say he assaulted his exgirlfriend in las vegas earlier this month. he u.s. marshals caught the fighter in california last week. >>> 1300 homes and businesses in central california have been told to evacuate. guests at four hotels have also been told to evacuate and the red cross established a shelter for those people. the fire burned 1,200 acres so far and at least two structures. the town is near the entrance to yosemite national park. >> parents, this will probably come as no shock to you but the cost of raising a child is going up. a federal report finds that an american child born last year will cost a middle income family an average of more than $245,000 unt

nbc news chief environmental ann thompson joins us live. it was two communities the mayor was cautious before declaring things well and good for the rest of the community and city. >> reporter: right. what he was trying to do was make sure that the level of the toxin in question was below what the world health organization set out as a standard. it's one part per billion is the scientific declaratiodeclaratio. what they saw early this morning. he was up at 3:00 a.m. and said tests came back from two neighborhoods he wasn't satisfied with. they retested the water and all the tests showed the water in the two neighborhoods was safe. once that happened he lifted the ban. the drinking water ban for all -- the entire toledo area. in fact, the mayor himself grabbed the claglass of tap wat and drank it to prove that the water is safe. it's going to take more than that. after almost three days of using bottled water and learning about the toxin which could cause vomiting, diarrhea, and ultimately liver damage. people in the area are not quite as se

we have anne thompson live in toledo this morning. anne, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. you can hear a sigh of relief. the water is safe to drink. now you can add toledo to the list as people can turn on the taps after a frustrating weekend. from across the state, safe water rolls in by tank and bottle, but people here are weary. >> i appreciate the donations of water, but if it lasts longer, it is a problem. >> reporter: state labs tested the water, but news conference came in monday, there is no all clear yet. >> i have instructed our people to go resample and retest. because i am not going to take any chances with this community's well being and health. >> reporter: a half million people in and around toledo, including some in southern michigan, can't use tap water to drink, brush their teeth or cook. the problem is an algae bloom in lake erie contaminating the water supply. if ingested, it can cause diarrhea and liver damage. >> we had algae blooms in other parts of the country. this scale is not heard of. >> re

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on his arrival on thursday, the pope chose to travel in a compact automobile, and nbc anne thompson hade to speak to him on the plane ride from rome to seoul. >> reporter: when i met him, i had to ask him about all of the speculation that perhaps he would come to the united states. so i asked him a very direct question in italian. i said will you come to philadelphia? and he said, yes. he went on to mention world family day. world family day will take place in philadelphia in september of 2015. but there is nothing official yet from the vatican. they don't put out the official word about a papal trip until six months beforehand so we have got a ways to go. >> maybe the pope coming to the states. don't you love that? don't you love that he travels in that? >> along with the dancing hamsters. he's a hip guy. >> he is very hip. >> we will be talking to father kevin o'brien from georgetown later in the show about the importance of this trip for the pope. >>> the daily mail. a total of nearly 35,000 dollars was stolen from the accounts of passengers of missing flight mh-370. they transferred

anne thompson is in seoul and talked to pope francis earlier this morning. good morning. >> good morning, craig. pope francis is making his first trip to asia and he's bringing his signature themes of humility and peace. south korea is buzzing about the pope's wheels on this trip. the modest and compact kia seol. he gave his first speech on english. north korea had its own message firing several short range projectiles into the sea. peace was on the pope's mind as he flew her asking for a moment of silence for the associated press journalist killed in gaza. on the plane he appeared to give a boost on the hopes of a u.s. papal visit. in italian i asked him if he would come to philadelphia and he said yes and mentioned world family day that takes place in the city of brotherly love next year. francis is here for asian youth day and he will meet with young people as well as families of the victims of that horrible ferry tragedy here in april. >> anne thompson traveling with the pope in south korea. >>> a five-day extension of a gaza truce appears to be holding.

for a shoutout and hearty congratulations to our colleague, abc news white house correspondent ann thompsonnn has been with our news organization 40 years. most of them covering the white house. now she says it's time to retire. >> that fact was not lost on president obama, who mentioned it yesterday during his news conference. >> i'm going to take the last question from somebody who after 41 years, i understand, has decided to retire. ann compton, everybody knows is not only the consummate professional but is also just a pleasure to get to know. >> let me ask you -- >> ann wasn't buying it all. she hit mr. obama with a question right after that. she'll officially retire on september 10th, the 41st anniversary of her first day as a network correspondent. hats off to ann. she's an absolute legend, has been an inspiration to so many young reporters and journalists here at abc and many networks. covering the news for us back in the day. it's been a pleasure of a lifetime working alongside her at the white house. >> a big congratulations. >>> well, we've had some fun here this summer but with a

but here's ann thompson, one of our producers.he's got the ice bucket and she's bringing it out right now and she's right behind me. hold that steady. you got your raincoat. go ahead and pour the ice bucket on me. she's poured the bucket of ice on me. vanilla ice. the stupid joke you'll ever see right here today. the vanilla ice bucket challenge, i've taken it. it is a good cause. what we're going to do $5 for every one of these pictures of vanilla ice. did we count them up? >> 88. >> 88 pictures and i'll give $5 to als research out there. i'm glad i didn't get wet. thank you for putting up with that my really lame sense of humor and thank you for joining us. we will be back next weekend. until then, up next, melissa harris-perry. have a great week. i'm m-a-r-y and i have copd. i'm j-e-f-f and i have copd. i'm l-i-s-a and i have copd, but i don't want my breathing problems to get in the way of hosting my book club. that's why i asked my doctor about b-r-e-o. once-daily breo ellipta helps increase airflow from the lungs for a full