a bethesda business owner ope up about the addiction that nearly cost him everything. >> we're going to check out some tif the hiit >>> you're watching news 4 today. >> new video of a robbery that sounds like a scene from a james bond movie. right now, police in mississippi are searching for a man who stole an r.v. from camping world. police chased it until the suspect crashed it and ran away. last check, the guy is stilln the run. >> not for long. >> they'll catch him, right? >>> a local chef is orlling his stof addiction and recovery. >> he owns several restaurants in the d./baltimore area. >> he owns several restaurants in the d.c./baltimore area. a few years ago, he almost lost everything because of cocaine and alcohol. he says he finally hit rock-bottom after stealing from his own restaurant. >> the straw that broke the ac camel's b was when i came in here and took $4,000 out of the safe. weot home and g high. >> he is five ybers sor. you can see his interview later on th"today." show kicks off "today takes on ioaddi" >>> here's your cnbc morning business report. >> good morning

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bethesda, maryland, and opened his first restaurant. >> 25-year-old chef, two years out of culinary school has no business opening a restaurant but it was, you know, kind of my addict's ego that was telling me you got this. ld my beer. >> reporter: two years later, the same day he stole from his restaurant's safe his 67-year-old mother showed up as door. > i said you will go to rehab or you will not see me again. i'm not your mother, you're n my son. >> reporter: the next day, he checked in to a 28-day inpatient rehab program. sober for the first time in a decade, he returd to his bethesda neighborhood to rebuild his restaurants and reputation. >> i was not going to be sober and then spend the rest of my life walking ogshells, so for me it meant i had to go wherever i wanted to go ander d whatev wanted to do. i just wouldn't drink or use and that's my life today. butter, butter, butter. >> reporte he's been clean and sober five years now, even recently cooking at new york's famed james. beardhou >> very simple crab on top. p> reporter: he's hoping his story can h other addicts get to the other side. what did you discover about yourself?

bethesda, maryland and opened his first restaurant. >> 25-ish-year-old chef, two years out of culinary school, has no business opening a restaurant.kind of my addict's ego telling me, you got this, hold my beer. >> two years later, the same day he stole from his restaurant safe, his 67-year-old mother showed up at his door. >> i said a, you will go to reh or you will not see me again, i'm not your mother, you're not my son. >> the next day he checked into a 28-day rehab program. sober for the first time in a decade, he returned to his bethesda neighborhood to rebuild his restaurant and reputation. >> i was not going to be sober and her then spend the rest of my life walking on eggshells. for me my sobriety had to mean i would go where i wanted to go, do what i wanted to do. but i wouldn't drink or use. and that's how i live my life today. >> butter, butter. >> he's been clean and sober five years now, recently cooking at new york's famed james beard house. he's hoping his story can help other addicts get to the other side. what did you discover about yourself? >> i discovered that it's okay to not always feel okay. i have bad days

bethesda, maryland, and opened his first restaurant. >> 25ish-year-old chef, two years out of culinary school has no business opening a restaurant, butyear-old mother showed up at his door. >> i said you will go to a rehab or you will not see me again. i'm not your mother. you're not my son. >> reporter: the next day ashish checked into a 28-day in patient rehab program, sober for the first time in a decade, he returned to his bethesda neighborhood to rebuild his restaurants and reputation. >> i was not going to be sober and then spend the rest of my life walking on egg shells, so for me my sobriety had to mean i could go anywhere i wanted to go and do whatever i wanted to do. i just wouldn't drink or use. that's how i live my life today. >> here's the money, chef, butter, butter. >> he's been clean and sober five years now, even recently cooking at new york's famed james beard house. he's hoping his story can help other addicts get to the other side. >> what did you discover about yourself? >> i discovered that it's okay to not always feel okay. i have bad days. i mean, my worst day sober is still better than my best day messed up.