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bamboo shoots and wagyu beef prepared tableside with soy sauce and mirin. >> masa: mmm!ally good. today's sashimi course is cod, salted and pressed between leaves of kelp for two hours, coated with sake cured codfish roe. next to it, flounder. its skin gently rubbed with grilled tomato the day before. >> masa: [ speaking japanese ] >> anthony: finally, a super luxurious clam hot pot. rice is steamed with clam and a bonito broth. then topped with plump torigai, plum, and manju clams, as well as creamy sea urchin and a japanese broccolini blossom for good measure. simple. perfect. wow. >> anthony: uni? >> masa: uni. >> anthony: awesome. >> masa: oh the umami hold into the rice. right? >> anthony: right. so, i wanna know -- the stereotypical japanese mentality. the, the salaryman. you join the company, you stay with the company. >> masa: well, some people go that way. >> anthony: most people go this way, yes. they, they choose security. >> masa: yeah, yeah. maybe. >> anthony: it's an unusual way of thinking. i have to make my own way. >> masa: yeah, i agree with that. older

remember early days when they were resembling a stick of butter, to first birthday, on a bamboo sandwichesembled a stick of butter. >> they did. >> now bao bao, bid her farewell to an adoring nation. here is abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: bao bao born a star and grew up squeaking. under the g smithsonian cameras watched by millions. but now she is 3. and it is time for the 200 pound bundle of cuteness, bao bao to take a bow from the american stage. the sole passenger aboard panda express to china. part of the deal. all pandas are technically on loan from the chinese. she left on the panda eared forklift to waves from fans. it is first-class travel for bao bao in her suite, 50 found of bamboo, apples, sweet potato, honey water and panda caviar. >> as a special treat. sugar cane. >> pandas in america get extraordinary care. met the twins at the zoo atlanta. where i learned they're not soft. criminally cute. and unfortunately threatened in the wild. which is why bao bao is going back to china to breed. the in flight movie might we suggest, kung fu angeles. >> oh, gosh. >> bao bao off to ma

. >> officials in the lehigh valley want to ban bamboo.he bethlehem city counsel will meet today to consider new restrictions on growing bamboo within the city limits. bucks county adopted similar rules. bamboo is a hard variety of grass that can damage lawn, foundation and water lines. >> at the jersey shore, the former trump taj mahal in atlantic city is up for sale. investor carl icahn closed the casino hotel in october. he said he made the move after state lawmakers passed a bill to revoke casino license for five years. governor chris christie vetoed that bill. >>> 6:37. relatively warm today, but as bill has been telling you all week, remember the umbrella today. you'll need it. >> 45 degrees. check in with bill henley for the most accurate forecast. >> less than half an hour away from sunrise. see the skies starting to lighten up. clouds moving through. few breaks in the clouds. going to be a cloudy morning. dry right now in the city. already tracked rain showers. not in the city, but just to the north. see very light showers. upper

last hour national zoo pretty routine, complete with a breakfast of bamboo, and she got into this specially designed travel crate. >> bao bao isgned really the restart of the giant panda program at the nash in a zoo.ina she means so much to me, not just an individual, but to all l >> i think anyone who has seen baebae is equally adorable, already getting ready for next year's breeding season.easo >> zoo keepers loaded 656 pounds of bamboo so bao bao to snack do your her long flight. will remain under car and teend for 30 days after arriving in china. >> i believe they call that plane thehey panda express. so cute. awe. >> i hope we get footage of her arrival in china. >> and updates. >> yes.es >> amazing how attached you can get, right? >> yes, and you know what though, like six months from now everybody will be baebae b craze. >> i and then bye bye bae-ba. >> and then another babe. >> i hopefully there will then . >> awe. bae-bae left on b bao bao, b left on one of our cooler days. >> yes. >> i'm confused.onfu >> only got into the 50's, which is still above average. ae now february on trac

you can see here writ there, eating her bamboo. she's almost human-like at times.d to see her go but her 18 month-old brother bay/bay and her parents, so they will have three giant panda bears at national zoo but baobao is going bye-bye unfortunately. >> that is exactly what makes it sill toy say but she looks like she is a human in the panda suit because hermanerism s and way she is eating she feels these personified. just just just adorable. >> she has paws with these claws that are hugh hand like in how she can grab and hold things and climb trees and snap that bamboo. people hearsay reremind them of a cat in her maneuverings but very human like to hold things and go to town on bamboo as she's doing there. >> you detailed how she will go in the fedex truck and plane will they have a ceremony, official good bye waiting or how will that happen. >> reporter: no, i mean, they had a number of things going on since last thursday at the zoo. it it it is basically just for us. it is sad for keepers here. she's going with one veterinarian and zoo keeper but for everybody

no matter how much bamboo the human moves, no matter where he moves the living stuffed animal, littleddy keeps coming back, hanging on. i have my own baby panda at home, but instead of a leg lock, my guy, lemmy, steals cheerios. >cheerios. kennedy: i want it so bad. he got it, that is his food for the week. >> at least when lemme is fully grown, he will not snap off my leg, like a bamboo chute and beat n me to death with it. animal are fun, and dogs, again, superior. topic two. >> have you heard of finland. a scandinavian country in pre-russia part of europe, one ing they do toave fun is make ice carousel in the winter. woo finland! that seems like a good wholesome activity, more pleasant than jumping into a frozen pool. >> it's cold. >> i love it. where is my head? he fractured his -- thank you mom. >> topic three. bring it in for a talk, well drunk driving. first, it is never okay, all right? don't drink and drive, ever. but if you do, and the cops catch you, don't make it harder on yourself, be helpful, be polite, ask to speak to an attorney, then when the cop eases up, just speal

a panda, in china is having a naughty fling with its keeper leg, no matter how much bamboo, no mattere moves the living stuffed animal. little buddy keeps coming back, bring it back here. i have my ope own baby panda at home, as many as you know, my little guy, lemmy, steals cheerios. at least when lemmy is fully grown, he won't snap off my leg, like a bamboo chute and beat n me to death with it. animals are fun, and dogs again, superior. topic two. >> have you heard of finland. yeah me neither. a scandinavian country in pre-russia part of europe, one thing they do to have fun is make ice car carousel in winter. ooh. kennedy: that seems like a good wholesome activity. more pleasant than jumping into a frozen pool. >> it's cold. kennedy: stop. he fractured his -- topic 3. bring it in for a talk about drunk driving, first, it is never okay, all right in don't drink and drive, ever. but if you do, and cops catch you, down make it hard or yourself. be helpful, be polite, ask to speak to an attorney, then, when cop seems to ease up, as they do, just steal the police car. come on. but don't

he was there for her first checkup, and the days of tumbling in the snow and chomping on bamboo.ve to teach her new trainers in china how to interact with her. >> i will be able to help her with that transition from her life here in america to her new life in china. >> reporter: in isn't the first panda the zoo has raised and then let go. her brother returned to china in 2010. like bao bao, he was flown in a crate by fedex. the flight will be direct from washington to china and an inflight service of 55 pounds of bamboo, two pounds of apples and pears, two sweet potatoes and ten gallons of water. >> i'm thibrandy smith is the ae director at the national zoo. sounds like you're talking about your child. >> she reminds me a lot of my daughter. she's very independent. >> reporter: she says since bao bao's separation from her mother in 2015, she has become more solitary. >> they don't actually like to see each other right now. >> reporter: they don't? >> no, and it's okay. mothers and daughters don't always get along. >> reporter: the mother has another cub that keeps her occupied. t

there will be an inflight service of 55 pounds of bamboo.wo pounds of apples and pears, sweet potatoes and of water. >> i've been thinking about the moment she was little. >> the associate director for animal care sciences at the national zoo. >> sounds like you're talking about your child. >> reminds me of my daughter. >> the separation of her mother in 2015, since then he's become more solitaire. >> they don't like to see each other. mothers and daughters don't always get along. >> she has another cub that keeps her occupied. bow bow, all grown up, will hopefully have her own cub soon. >> like your kids go off to college. it's hard to do. little sad, a lot worried, but in tend we know it's the right thing to do and best thing for her. >> in the end, that's all that matters. >> zoo has a series of events leading up to bow bow's bye bye. it starts thursday when the panda teen takes account. a look at the day of a panda keeper. >>> it's beautiful outside. just a little on the blustery side. down to 45. dew points in the teens. winds gusting u

just look what a little bamboo will do for the pandas. look at how active they are.s time tomorrow the giant panda will be on a flight to china. a lot of you have been clamoring to just see her just one last time. pat and i talked about this. >> you combine all that bamboo with this nice beautiful weather and it's meant long lines and traffic jams. a lot of entertainment there for tan where we find kristin wright who is there to tell us more about the last full day here. >> reporter: yeah. really the zoo is honestly the place to be today. like you said, it is such a beautiful day and just a great day to say good-bye to bao bao. everybody wants to see her. one of the highlights, i'd say, of today was watching bao bao when the zookeeper brought out a treat. bao bao had been kind of laying around most of the morning, not really doing a lot. but we always want to see her in action and moving. so the zookeepers brought out a treat. it's like a little suitcase for her trip tomorrow covered in honey. she loved it. she came out and she just ate it up. she had a good time. th

bamboo, panda cake, water, apples. >> finally on my buddy here. i couldn't resist. fedex says it is paying for the flight. it won't say how much it costs. right now you can check out flight tracker. you can see where she is. or check on our website wjla.com. live from dulles international airport, richard reeve, abc7 news. alison: all right. thank you. i love they named it the panda express. larry: the pandas on the truck and the plane. it was cute watching her for hours frolic around, scratch, dig play. i wonder if she knows. alison: what is about to happen. larry: probably not. alison: right now at the national arboretum mr. president and the first lady are attending to an egg in the nest. they had two eaglets there last spring. this is a live picture of this egg. on sunday. it should hatch in a month. we have a lot of activity out there. you can see the live feed of bothest ins through the links on the website wjla.com. great stuff. coming up at 5:00, just out for a stroll in this is a bull. how in the world did the bull end up roaming the streets of new york? la

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panda fan.ig how many pounds of bamboo does bao eat each day? >> 20-40. guys,send it back to you one more shot. she is up a little higher now. the photographers capturing her as she says goodbye to everyone. >> we will miss here. aming up, a fire gets multimillion dollar mansion. why did it take firefighters so long to put it out? we will explain. plus, more on the assassination of the brother of north korea's leader. and more on the highflying record-breaking night of the nba all-star game. now though, a check of traffic. jummy.thank you so much, on the roads, in the green for the most part. a few reds for you. north and southbound delays on the 90. inside the beltway, on pennsylvania avenue and u.s. one some red zones. let's go to the cameras and show you some delays in alexandria. on the right side of the screen, telegraph road, this is heading towa , just cleared a crash on the capital beltway near i-295. delays in place there. also on southbound 95. more news coming your way [ alarm weather.eping ] ♪ [ laughter ] cartoons. wait for it. [ cat screech

in preparation for the trip, keepers packed bao bao's favorite foods, including bamboo, apples and sweeter a breeding program. the golden state warriors are back in action. they are facing off against the los angeles clippers tonight at oracle arena. the warriors have beat the clippers the last nine times they have played. beating them by an average of 25 points per game. l-a is expected to have star guard chris paul back tonight. he has been out since mid january after injuring his thumb. tip off at 7:30. and in just a few minutes... there is a press conference addressing relief efforts for coyote creek flood victims. it starts at 10:00 and we are streaming the conference live on our facebook page. that's it for us this morning... our next newscast is at 5 o clock tonight. don't forget, you can stay connected on our mobile app, kron four dot com and on our facebook and twitter feeds. áááábreakáááá and happening in under thirty minutes... there is a press conference addressing relief efforts for coyote >> announcer: today on an all-new "dr. phil." >> dr. phil: why did you shoot and kill

it's bamboo. that is a 77 freighter with a special plexiglass. there she is in the crate. little brother bei bei is stilll around and there are plans in the works to keep on growing the panda population. anyone who has bei bei will agree he is equally adorable. we are already getting ready foy next year's breeding season. i'll take a mo i'll miss baoboa and then tomorrow it's back to work. where is baoboa right now. here is the flight tractor. i just did the search.se this is not too far away presenn mouse cow. baoboa is over around russia right now and it looks like the flight is an hour ahead of schedule. she'll be in a little bit after midnight, middle of the night. let's talk about what it getss takes to get a panda comfortable. 55 pounds of bamboo, two pounds ever apples, two pounds of sweat potatoes and two pounds of leave either biscuits and water to wash it all down.all this is a sad time for a lot off people. what i'm hoping here is to give you a little -- very cute. we dug this up and i believe tucker had this in his desk downstairs. are you feeling very panda li

you know, she is going to be with him-fed on that plane. 55 pounds of bamboo. ten gallons of water. she got it through tsa. >> no problem. >>> now to a problem that affected a lot of you this morning. a derailment on metro. >> that's right. causing problems on the red line. news4's justin finch explains what was wrong. >> reporter: it was a messy morning. many metro riders this morning. judiciary square station. it led to single tracking between the gnoma and judiciary square stations. also impacting riders and resulting in heavy crowding at union station. now, there was no damage, we are told, to the track. that train was eventually removed about 8:00 or so this morning and residual delays did go into the morning. again, no damage to that track, and also no reports of any injuries as a result of that work car derailment this morning. at judiciary square, justin finch, news4. >>> thank you, justin. if metro's safe track maintenance program is keeping you from riding the rails, it turns out you're in good company. new numbers show between june and december of last year, rail trips fe

today the zoo gave her a meal of bamboo and a grand sendoff. loaded to a special fedex plane dubbed "the panda express" to be shipped off to china. the flight takes 16 hours. we are tracking the progress on flight aware. right now the beloved panda is just over the atlantic ocean. after a very emotional >> we will miss her very much. a lot of folks here in the u.s. and outside the u.s. has a strong connection to bao bao, which is amazing but we know she will be a benefit to the conservation of the amazing species. michelle: once in china she will be introduced to a breeding partner. as a u.s. agreement with china all panda cubs born here must be purned there -- must be flown there before they are 4 years old. ups has a delivery drone test. now there is video to back it up. it took off from a ups truck after the driver loaded a package to the cargo bin. but while the drone makes up its delivery the driver makes another one and they meet up at a different location. it could save money and time in rural areas. jonathan: now to metro and the growin

plenty of food was loaded on for her. 50 pounds of bamboo, apples, sweet potatoes. john hunt who is flying the panda express the second time knows how precious his cargo is. >> national treasure to be carried is a remarkable privilege. >> she is set to arrive in china 6:00 in the morning february 22nd. then she'll go to quarantine for 30 days. wusa 9. >> although there's no more panda cam, you can track her journey to china on flight aware. he have a link to that on our wusa 9 mobile an. >>> cleaning crews have removed most the graffiti found on three national monuments over president's day weekend. the suspect struck five times. once each on the washington monumentings, world war ii memorial and -- monuments, world war the memorial and d.c. memorial. the graffiti is similar in each location appearing to be written in permanent marker. >> beautiful place to visit. to see this is sad. >> our veterans have come here, visited this stuff. this is something you don't want to see when you come to the capitol of united states. >> the vandalism does not appear to be raciall

she'll be accompanied by her zoo handler and lots of goodies, including bamboo, apples and honey water. the zoo will be closed until noon today for her departure. we'll have much more on the big goodbye in a live report, coming up at 5:30 this morning president trump will visit the african american history and culture museum. the president was supposed to visit the museum on martin luther king canceled due to scheduling and planning issues. last week, first lady melania trump hosted sara netanyahu on a visit to the museum. and also a major milestone for the new museum. one million people have now visited - and it's only been open for four months! and those visitors aren't in a hurry. the average weekend visitor spends six hours there. people spend less than two hours, on average, at other smithsonian museums you'll want to bring that jacket back out this morning. after days of spring - a little bit of a cool down today. but the warm weather won't be gone for long. meteorologist eileen whelan is tracking it all - next. boneless chicken! yeah. we love low prices. no bones about it. [ lau

. >>> fame, room to play and plenty of bamboo, what's not to like. bao is settling in.ow going to be part of a breeding program. a keeper will stay until bao bao learns the lingo. >>> agriculture is no longer a growth business. they are being squeezed by rising costs and falling crop prices. the story from david. >> reporter: in america's heartland, the american dream is in crisis. >> people are going broke right and left. >> reporter: he is a farmer in kansas, who is 62 years old, says he is barely breaking even. >> corn sold for $8 a few years ago. i sold mine this year for $2.87. it don't pay the bills. >> reporter: an increase in worldwide production is contributing to a decline in prices like corn and wheat. the cost of operating a farm is steadily increasing. the department of agriculture predicts farmers incomes will drop 9% this year, extending the worst slide in generations, as a result, farm operations expected to close on top of the 140,000 that closed or consolidated in the last nine years. in kansas, this 34-year-old and his younger brother tim, are fifth g

jonathan: the whole plane and a lot of bamboo. doug: a different presidents' day this year than last year. we had a snow and a high of 31 last time. a big change. let's talk about today. 68 was the high. saturday we hit 68 in washington. 71 yesterday. 68 today. the average high is 48. as it stands at the moment we are right here in the middle of the third warmest february on record in washington. and if our forecast high temperatures the next eight days for the rest of the month wind up being accurate, we'll wind up being the second warmest february on record. is this weather unusual? you think? it sure is. as far as something else that goes with the warm weather we have had an absence of range. the drought monitor updated today has the metro area southwest in a moderate drought. we saw the wildfires and brush fires today. we had winds and t the winds, the dry air and everything else making it feel like spring around the area. here are the numbers. deficit wise two inches below average since the first of the year and precipitation

will have lot of snaps to -- smacks to keep her happy. 65 pounds of bamboo, 2 pounds of apples, pairs, two sweet potatoes, 10 gallons of water. got to stay hydrated. baobae will join a breeding program. >> good for her. still ahead, more damage expected to california's oroville dam. >> now repairs crew are facing whole new challenge. >> plus caught on camera. doctor rides to work at medical clinic, followed inside by a coyote. we'll show you what happened next. patrick? >> inner city student athletes have the driver and talent but they don't always have the resources against the next level. coming up next see how focused athletics is changing the game for high school kids in philly and doing with help from the community. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> it is tuesday morning, february 21. can you believe the month is almost over? >> flying by. >> flying by. we'll be right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ kind of like this look. i'm calling it the "name your price tool" phase. whatever. >> welcome back everyone, authorities at california's damaged oroville dam are facing a new challenge. >> this one is right at the

four in august and zoo keepers are preparing for 16 hour flight and they have more than 50 pound of bamboos. sweet potatoes and apples to keep balbao happy. go to our web site fox d.c..com for all the details. >> wonder if they have movies. >> she gets to watch kung fu panda. >> that's funny isn't there one, two and three now. >> there's several. >> it's a long flight she can watch all of them. >> coming unnext sports owners previously unknown ties to civil right icon this is fascinating story. z29kvz zstz y29kvy ysty z29ksz zstz y29ksy ysty >> here's maryland coach making this shot at practice today and the team gets spoiled. team dinner and same before the ohio state. they cashed in with chocolate cake that time and won that game. processed sugar the lucky charm? we found out with terps in hostile environment wildcats and northwestern fans fired up they're coming up with upset of wisdom martin. big night for melo trimble tries, scores, step of first 0 points and later in the first half ajustin jackson terps break. justin to trimble and the jam. maryland up by ten at the half and in second

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