the trade group, the brewers association, points out brewers contributed more than $30 billion to the economy in 2012. >> it's hip now to try these smaller companies. >> reporter: breweries, retailers and wholesalers help with more than 300,000 jobs. there's always talk on the hill about democrats and republicans not getting together but the industry group said they found a lot of bipartisan support in both the house and the senate here for the craft brewing movement. kraes tracie potts, nbc news washington. >> i like a good beer. >>> they're not just trying to walk in someone else's shoes, these officers are trying to see what it's like to live in someone else's head. >>> cominge coming up the unique police training design to change minds. why are we watching this again? i pay for all these channels, so i make myself watch them all. joey, i'll watch anything except this. except this. go back, go back, go back, go back, go back, go back. fios custom tv lets you pay for the types of channels you want, not the ones you don't. 100% fiber optics is here. get out of the past. get fios. now

for the seventh straight year the american home brewers' association has given number one status to theer, the double ipa is made by the russian river brewing company which also earned the honors of best brewery. >> how about that? >>> home in the east bay is cheaper than typical bay area real estate actually it's offer for free to anyone willing to move it. the house currently stands at 52nd street and mlk way. it's been owned by children's hospital oakland since 2002 and it's currently holding offices but now, with plans to build a new outpatient center the little white house has got to go. >> this was a cher herbed house. -- cherished house. and our staff who worked there and everyone at the hospital does feel a real connection to the house, we hate to see it you know demoll herbed -- demolished. >> children's hospital is even offering up some $20,000 to help the new owners move the building, the home dates back to the is the 30s and unclear -- 1930s and unclear where it could be relocated. >>> still to come it doesn't sound like something from modern times, a u.s. teen dies from the

their trade group the brewers association points out brewers contributed more than $30 billion to the economy in 2012. >> it's hip now to try the smaller companies. >> reporter: breweries, retailers and wholesalers help support more than 300,000 jobs. so there's always a lot of talk here on capitol hill about democrats and republicans not getting together, but the industry group says they found a lot of support, bipartisan support, in both the house and senate here for the craft brewing movement. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> and, as we head into the weekend we're talking about beer on our social media platform. so join the conversation with the hash tag nbc 4 d.c. >> you can even check out a map of where craft breweries are located here in our region on the nbc washington app or ask doug. he could probably draw you a map to the beers. >>> irthink i know where most of those places are. there are really good breweries around town, good places to get beer. one of those places i know they're serving it at celebrate fairfax. chris will be there this weekend. it looks fan fas tick

: they're buying it up so that these guys get kicked out of the brewers association.looking to make up the difference overseas? : they are still doing pretty well in place like china and brazil. but overall, the numbers are unimpressive. those guys know how to ring value out of -- wring value out of anything. be that many more chances for them to do big acquisitions. but this is what they have to do. they are keeping all of the leadership in place at these burglaries. they want to learn from these guys. scarlet: final question, what is your favorite craft brew? devin: there are so many, but there is one that i really like and ab inbev owns them now. scarlet: his article is available in the latest issue of bloomberg businessweek out on shelves and online for you today. still ahead, shares of the shanghai composite falling over 3% today. has china school -- bull market officially ended? we will discuss. ♪ scarlet: china's shanghai confidence soared for years and years, but as of today has entered a bear market. the index fell more than 3% overnight. the interest rate cu

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for the seventh straight year, the american home brewers ear association has given number one statusder, it's made by the russian river brewing company. >>> can't afford to buy a home in the bay area? have we got deal for you and it requires no financing. nothing. because it's free. it's true. anyone willing to move it. the house currently stands at 52nd street and mlk way. it's been owned by children's hospital oakland since 2002 and it currently holds administrative offices but now with plans to build a new outpatient sense, the little why -- center, the little white house has got to go. >> this was a cherished house. and our staff who worked there and all -- everyone at the hospital does feel a real kinship to this house, we hate the see it you know demolished. >> children's is even offering $20,000 to help the new owners move the building. the home dates back to the 1930s. not clear where it could be relocated. and it -- probably will take a little ingenuity and a lot of time. >> yeah. expensive. >> exactly. >>> coming up, it doesn't sound like something from modern times. the u.