. >> my mom is a good cook. she will let me cook dinner sometimes. i love doing it. >> hope i can cook more. >> just like walk in one day and say i have dinner tonight, mom. >> yes. >> now, there's a rule here. campers are asked to eat what they cook. which does not seem like a real hardship today. what did you put on yours? >> pepperoni and sausage and tomatoes. >> reporter: looks like a really good one. do you think you can make that at home for the family. >> yeah. >> reporter: how did it turn out? >> it tasted great. probably one of the best pizzas i ever had. >> reporter: the cooking camp costs $385 for the first week, including a knife, kit and apron. subsequently cost $300 but sounds worth it if you are a kid with his own recipe for success. when you are done with this, are you going the cook for the family? what will happen? >> i'm going to go open a restaurant. yeah. i have my whole life planned out. >> reporter: you do? you are going to be a top chef? >> yeah. >> they had aood time cooking camp. it run

this is so the food can continue cooking. take this pot pie which read 132 degrees after cooking.it did reach a safe 150 degrees but only after we let it sit more than five minutes. you would do that? and when is the last time you stk a thermometer into your frozen food? sarah klein says there is a sure fire way to make it safe. >> the best solution for this kind of problem is for the manufacturers to insure that food is safe before it reaches consumers. >> reporter: until then, if you want to be perfectly safe with frozen food, know your microwave, wattage and power, use an instant read thermometer before consuming your frozen food and follow package directions exactly because if you don't -- >> can you get very ill from a frozen product. >> reporter: liz crenshaw, news 4. >> the american frozen food institute says the industry works diligently to insure product safety. but for frozen food products that are not ready to eat, consumers need to follow specific cooking instructions for safety. >>> there are other kinds of food that could be dangerous, especially if you eat them behi

the cook book, the morton's cook book, this is your second one? >> it is. it just come out about a month and a half ago. it has or 100 new recipes and drink recipes, things that you can cook in your home to make it easier as well as a lot of celebrity quotes and information. >> a few folks can cock at home like you make it in the restaurant. let's start with the salad here. this is my kind of salad. a nice piece of steak on it. >> this is a new york tomato salad, three layers. it's really impressive. beef stake tomato, red onion, new york sirloin strip steak, stack it up. littlelue cheese crumbles. >> that is a salad. this is a lunchtime item. in fact, this was one of the most popular lunch dishes. the two restaurants open for lunch are ruskin and connecticut avenue. >> correct. >> very nice. that's a salad. what else are we going to do today? >> we're also going to do a new york strip that's ted olson's favorite, who dines in our connecticut avenue location. >> lest there like three times a week? >> he's there and has a wine locker as well. this is his ste

put your pinger in, do you think cities cooked? now we know. >> thanks, liz. >>> loudon county supervisors heard some public input tonight on a measure to allow alcoholic beverages at afterhours library fund raisers. supporters say it could bring in more money to cash strapped libraries. others say it could open up the county to lawsuits. >> the primary mission for like sbraers meant for children and not meant to be a facility tos if sill tate a commercial enterprise and to shift liability for accidents and for things that occur that we're actually spending many millions of dollars on. >> library spokesman says the afterhour events would be strictly for fund-raising with the proceeds going to library funds. a vote is expected tomorrow. >> so do we get more rain? >> where are you? >> right here. >> i'm out in annapolis. >> did annapolis get any rain? >> they did, but i didn't right here around washington, a couple of drops. boy, it has been dry, we really need some rain. downtown, it was a great night for the screen on the green. >>

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the mushrooms ahead of time. >> reporter: don't cook these ahead of time. >> they cook quickly.erfect when the pizza is done on the grill. finally, add our olives which are already pitted. >> reporter: that's good. and what kind of cheese? >> this is a sharp provolone. >> reporter: so now time to cook them. >> the trick is a hot grill and oil the grats before yes before the pizza on. >> how long is that going to cook? >> five to eight minutes. ♪ >> reporter: okay, tony, how do we get it off there? >> use a cookie sheet with no sides. slide it under and remove. >> reporter: done. >> and the final trick, is i like to drizzle a little bit of extra-virgin olive oil on top of the pizza just before serving. >> reporter: tony, thank you so much for teaching us how to grill piz yachlt miza. mind if i taste? this is really good. >> great. ♪ >>> liz crenshaw, news 4. >>> coming up next, it's burning up on the baseball diamond. see what's happening when the jonas brothers step up to bat. ( dryer blowing, music ) you can probably imagine a lot of ways... to make land o' lakes butter spreada

>> because it cooks so fast it's not going to have time to cook on the grill. provalone. >> reporter: then on to the grill? >> on to the grill. >> reporter: next up, mexican pizza. >> the trick is to use your favorite salsa instead of a tomato sauce. next, a little fresh cilantro. we need a little cheese now. a little pico. i'm using a chihuahua cheese. top it with nice avocados and we put it on top. this way we can taste the fresh avocados. >> reporter: wild mushroom pizza. >> and the trick is not to cook the mushrooms ahead of time. >> don't cook these ahead of time. why not? >> they cook very quickly so it'll be perfect when the pizza is done on the grill. finally, add our olives which are already pitted. >> reporter: that's good. what kind of cheese? >> this is a sharp provalone. the trick is a hot grill and oil the grates before you put the pizza on. >> reporter: how long is that going to cook? >> five to eight minutes. >> reporter: okay. tony, how do we get it off of there? >> the trick is to use a cookie sheet with no sides. slide under and remove. >> re

i'll call mom, mother, i'm going to go cook at the white house or mother, i'm going to cook for mr.at's so nice. so we'll take our fish, going to put it right there in our crushed pecan, thyme, parsley, parmesan cheese, white cheddar and a little flour. we take that, we're going to turn that over. look here. isn't that beautiful? so we've got our pan hot, add a little oil. then i'm going to add a little bit of this yellow squash. that's delicious. i'm going to add some carrots and some zucchini, a little sea salt, a little pepper and thyme and a little parsley. going to go to out plate. gorgeous. we take our fish. we're going to put that on top like that. i mean, that is absolutely delicious. i love things pretty. i was such a martha groupie when martha came out with entertainment. martha, i love you, make sure you live life pretty, pretty. we were charmed and amazed by the fact you could take whole cabbages and put them on the table. they may block your guests' view, but they were pretty. we have about a cup of cornmeal -- make sure you some get some stone ground cornmeal. some sug

who is cooking us up a wonderful dish here.re are we begin something. >> all right, holly, we're going to start by taking our sea scallops, all right, and season them with salt and white pepper. >> uh-huh. >> remember, i told you earlier you want to make sure there is not a lot of excess war on these. >> dry. >> yeah, dry. had them -- pat them down with a towel first. >> okay. >> and that will help with the color. >> what kind? >> george's banks. >> really good. we're going have a hot sautee pan and get oil in there and start it off. >> okay. >> all right. >> and slowly add one at a type. >> and you coo can find the scallops easily? >> i don't know a lot of restaurants carry them. i know those do. [ laughter ] >> you have top quality -- . >> good answer. >> top-quality sea food in addition to the top quality food. very reasontable food. >> surf and turf. >> so now, after you get -- you start getting them in there. >> uh-huh. >> the trick is you want to add butter. just a little bit of whole butter. >> okay. >> and this is going

i hope it goes better than the last cooking segment on the program.ay have seen it on the internet. he cooks everything, cows, pigs, llamas, ostriches, and if you kill it, he will grill it. it caused him a little bit of trouble last week when he had a cooking segment on "sesame street" of all places. >> remember, the key is slow and low over indirect heat. come on, kids. i have been cooking this baby for hours that's what i'm talking about. tastes just like chicken. >> you killed elmo. >> don't worry, kids. >> i saved your life, elmo. [ laughter ] >> elmo loves you. >> 50 cent loves you too, elmo. [ cheers and applause ] >> you know, if you're watching the show right now with an old fashioned antenna, this might be the last tv show you see for a while because in a few hours all american television networks will switch from analog to digital television. so if you're relying on rabbit ears to get tv signal, well, you're a loser. even rabbits don't have those anymore. they estimate 2.5% of american viewers which is 3 million people is not prepared for th

in terms of the heat. >> penne. >> and you cook and blend this together.eady. we just want to get a taste of this. take this off the heat and anthony. >> cook to add the pesto sauce. >> want the pesto to stay room temperature. and finally. >> the parmesan cheese. >> the most important part. >> it should look exactly like this. >> yummy. all right. >> love that. >> now moving on to dessert. and we've got they're making fried nutle la raf knollly with mascarpone? >> yes. >> and oh, my gosh. >> well, first you put -- >> mix it up. >> then you take the nutella and just put it right in the middle. >> yep. >> and then, you take the egg yolk. >> uh-huh. >> and just brush it all along the side. >> on two sides or all of the sides? and you fold it over just like that. >> right. well done. >> and push here. >> so they get all cinched in. and then you're going to do some frying? >> yep. >> so, ann, canola oil, three -- >> right on the money. >> so, 350 degrees for the oil. need it nice and hot. we take the ravioli, we put it in. it takes about 45 seconds to come up,

to see what our guest chef is cooking up this morning. so don't go anywhere. we're coming right back. >>> all right. welcome back. it's cooler time. >> bloop, bloop, bloop. >> very nice. the reason i'm doing this, i'm doinghe first story today. it is tabloid thursday. honestly, for the first topic we're going to talk about, if you have kids in the room watching, please escort them out of the room for a moment because we're talking about the headline that is on the current issue of city paper. they are getting people talking with the headline that they chose to put on the front cover of the paper. it is regarding the story that you've heard about involving mayor barry and the woman who allegedly charged him with stalking her. now there are no charges going to be filed and the case will not be pursued. and she is on tape complaining about him saying that he put her out of their hotel room in denver because she would not perform a certain sex act on him. buthey have the quote right there on the city paper, spelled out for all to see. and it's causing quite a lot

and then a slow- cook process. >> how long? >> we cook ours three hours, smoked for three hour and we finish on a char grill. a lot of people try to cook them on a grass grill or whatever have you and put sauce on to baste it early on. that's the last thing to do to caramelize on there, you have burned and stuffed rib and the dog doesn't want to eat them it. >> has to be bad if the dog doesn't want to eat them. >> i have seen some like that. >>> a couple of chains in the washington area right now. >> it is a new brand coming here. it is always a challenge but we are doing more marketing and catering up here. it has been phenomenal the reception of the food here. i was in the store a couple of weeks ago. came up to visit and had a few people and it makes you feel good but our operators there are doing a great job and it is the food. >> speaking of the food we have some slaw that you are ready to make. >> we will let you mix up slaw real quick. what i love about cole slaw, it is a southern tradition that you can add anything you

that's what makes cooking fun. and if you have a group of spices and you like mexican food or north african food, the combination of spices can create something creative and every night can be fun in the kitchen. >> now we have 30 more seconds. and i want to show you what else you brought. greg is the head of rsvp catering. >> we put something together for a picnic or a barbecue out back. we have a nice salad with cucumber, tomatoes and feta cheese. this is a rigga tony. tossed with olive oil, garlic and then we add zucchini, squash and tomato. and then mixed with a lemon vinegarrette and then we have dessert. we have a berry tart with a taster cream and assorted mini cupcakes. >> and we'll come back to taste. and if would you like to see this recipe, go to our website, myfoxdc.com. and if you would like to see a restaurant done here on the midday show, drop us a line at whatscooking@wttg.com. gurvir, over to you, i think tucker is a happy man now. >>> and claudey coffee shows us some are turning to the internet fo

this is so the food can continue cooking. take this pot pie which read 132 degree aer cooking.d reach a safe 160 degrees but after we let it sit more than five minutes. would you do that? when is the last time you stuck a thermometer into your frozen food? sarah klein says there is a sure fire way to make frozen food safe. >> you know, the best solutions to this kind of problem is to the manufacturer to ensure the food is safe before it reechles consumers. >> reporter: until then, if you want to be perfectly safe with frozen food, know your microwave, wattage and power, and use an instant read thermometer before consuming your frozen food, and follow package directions exactly because if you don't -- >> you can get very ill from a frozen product just as you could from any other undercooked product. >> reporter: liz crenshaw, news4. >> american frozen food institute told liz that the industry works diligently to ensure product safety but for frozen food products not ready to eat consumers need to follow specific cooking instructions for safety and including standing times, stir

so gurvir and tucker, that's what cooking -- that's what is cooking today, musical chef johnny. i love it. it feels like summertime over here. back to you. [ singing ] >> i love it. >> music and food all for the same price. >>xactly. 2 in one. a good day for it too, for a fresh tuna. >> and if you need to send ur order back for any reason and the music stops -- >> is that the way it works? >> yeah. >>> and beautiful sunshine across the area and low humidi. and it will stay the same for a couple of days. i'll have the details coming up. >>> and we're waiting for a news conference about fired manager manny wanta and we'll bring it live to you when it happens. and an american institution set to rise from the actions. >> a new gm. can it work? the latest coming up. >>> here is a look now at some of the stories we're following for you. the rumors are now reality. nats manager manny acta now fired. the ns go into the all-star break with the worst record in the league. 26 wins, 61 losses. nats bench coach jim rigleman will take over as manager for the remainder of the season. what you

cooking on the grill. >> i like your style. how long are you going let that cook? >> this corn is going to take four minutes. this is really a hot grill today. >> okay. this is something that folks can do at home. >> this is a great meal for at home. >> it is in reston. you guys have a new brunch menu sundays. >> brunch from ten cloak to 2:00. come join us on the patio. we do grilling, bring in your scorecard and we will bring you 10% off. >> thank you so much. do appreciate it. recipes are on our website. >> that grill is wafting in here. >> very nice. >>> when "news4 at 4:00" continues, we are going to ask liz about cheap and easy ways to get rid of sensitive documents. airline learns a lesson about messing with musical ÷çóçÑ<ÑñÑ?ñÑ% >>> welcome back. i have questions. what is the best way to wash blue jeans? how do you address the president of the united states respectfully? and a question about shredding documents. liz crenshaw has all the answers. >> i do. welcome to "ask liz." good morning. i mean -- good evening. >> i have all these questions. if you can

anything you can cook in your kitchen you can cook on the grill. >> i have to ask an honest question, president likes his steaks not rare. is that a sin if you cook steaks for a living. is it possible to have a nonrare steak and still be juicy. >> yeah, if it is cooked right. if you sere it under high temperature and don't poke it with a fork. always use tongs or spatula. >> is it true the juices get cooked and that is what cooks it inside and you don't let the juices escape. >> anywhere that sells books any bookstores. >> easy enough. we will be giving this a taste test when we come back. also we will check in with wall street and the seven-day forecast. right here in the gorgeous weather terrace and seems like the noise is coming to an end. you are watching 9 news now. good morning. when morning comes in the middle of the night... rooster crow. ...it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids, a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep. when taking ambien c

>> not doing any cooking, ann.he beautiful house beautiful kitchen of the year. and what we do have, we have some fabulous gadgets. some great gadgets to use in your kitchen that will make your cooking so much easier. so much so, that you will never look at hulling strawberries the same way again. >> hulling strawberries? >> that's right. >> i always lose so much of the strawberry. >> that's true. >> they're a hull of a gadget. >> oh, good. you look very relaxed. >> i am. >> you just need a little drink in your hand and you'd be perfect. >> okay, speaking of cooking, also in "today's kitchen," we'll show you how to make home made ice cream but without the gadget or the machine. but with all the great taste. chef tyler florence is going to show us how it's all done. >> also coming up more of meredith's exclusive interview with the instant and perhaps unlikely superstar susan boyle. we've got some surprises -- meredith has some surprises in store for her. it's really going to be fun to watch her reaction to some of t

. >> reporter: 80-year-old patty cook no longer has a warrant out for her arrest. but back in march it was a different story when she purposefully dumped trash in the lobby of john f. kennedy high school. >> the students who attend kennedy high school walk up and down the road and they apparently throw trash. >> reporter: cook says for over a year the neighborhood in silver springs has battled the trash. >> mostly stuff from fast food restaurants. mcdonald's cups and papers. >> reporter: so she decided to contact the principal thomas anderson. she proposed the students pick up trash for service hours. the principal never called back she said. so this march she took a bag of trash and dumped it into the high school's lobby. and when she didn't get the principal's attention she did it again. >> i gave the principal a note saying this mess is brought to you by patty cook because i'm tired of picking up the trash on the hill. >> reporter: but she said the principal wanted her out of the school. she was charged with trespassing and littering. >> they said i threw garbag

he loves to cook.ans under his bed. >> that's kind of like your son. >> i don't think he keeps pots and pans under the bed. i'm not sure what he keeps under there. we're also going to talk about skinny jeans. they're all the rage. but when you put them on they can cause some serious health problems. >> what is the definition of skinny jeans? skin tight? >> and also tight all the way down to the ankle. so they can cut off circulation. you can have real issues. >> i liked the jeans the president was wearing. >> those were nice, yeah. >> more normal. >> exactly. >> and "today" takes a vacation. that's right. starting on monday, all week we're going to be teaming up to visit and spreading out to visit some of our country's most spectacular sites. it all begins on monday. kicking off with meredith and ann. >> that's right. in the adirondacks. >> should be great. speaking of ann, she's standing by at the news desk with a look at the headlines. >> good morning. good morning once again, everybody. in the news,

cook says it's up to the u.s. attorney's office to decide whether or not charges will be formally filed. he believes once the attorney's office looks at both sides of story here, that they will not file a formal charge on thursday. mr. barry is due in court that day if charges are filed. >> thank you for straightening that out. >>> a guilty plea coming down moments ago from a virginia woman charged in the death of her 13-year-old adopted daughter. three counts including murder after the body was found in a creek following a massive two- day search in january. she told police the irl disappeared during a shopping trip and even appeared on television pleading for the safe return of her daughter. she was arrested four days after the body was found. >>> political insiders react to the size announcement from governor sarah palin, saying she'll resign later this month. there have been complaints filed against palin and fellow republicans are talking about what else could be behind the decision. >> if she did get out pri

and what cook children's is doing here really does.what obama's doing is giving medicare providers kind of a short-term bonus. what cook children is doing is really what would happen sort of in a non-obama situation, which is actually getting together 1,000 pediatricians around their hospital and saying, hey, we've got capital and equipment and stuff in our hospital but these guys out in the community, they're seeing patients, don't. and so we're going to use a software-enabled service, which is what athena health is. we don't sell software the old-fashioned way. it's all over the nsinternet. and all the connecting and setup goes on in the background. like you do with bank cards. you don't say i bought some new bank card software to put my money in. you just get your card out. so cook is pushing this into smaller pediatric practices all over texas and oklahoma that wouldn't have the capital or the staff to set up and run this stuff. >> can you do it, though -- i guess you have to start somewhere. so i'm not meaning this as a criticism.

it cooks so fast it won't have time to cook on the grill.arp cheese and then onto the grill. >> next up mexican pizza. >> the trick is to use your favorite salsa instead of a tomato sauce. a little fresh cilantro. a little cheese. >> what kind of cheese are you using? >> and let's top with avocados and put it on top to taste the fresh off cavocados. >> wild mushroom pizza. >> don't cook the mushrooms ahead of time. they cook quickly. they'll be perfect when the pizza is done on the grill. we'll add olives already pitted. >> that's good. and what kind of cheese? >> this is a sharp provolene. >> oil the grate before you put the pizza on. >> it will cook five to eight minutes. >> tony, how do we get it off there? >> use a cookie sheet with no sides. slide under and remove. >> done. >> final trick, i likeo drizzle extra virgin olive oil on the top before it's served. >> mind if i taste? he's got it. this is really good. >> great. >> you cano dos.hi t all thihe resipec you saw tonight oni online. truly delicious. i apologize. >> your apologies ar

. >> patrick was cook's grandson. she lived in the home with two daughters the family is trying to deal with everything. >> while the cause of death is still under investigation, police do know who put cook in the freezer. >> we are able to determine who placed the body in the freezer several weeks back when the person was apparently deceased. >> gathering at the university of south mississippi to honor mcnair. several football plirs gathered as well. the first time i met mama lew seal, she said, don't be hitting my baby like that. >> several people were recovering at shock trauma this morning after a chain reaction crash. the crash dawsed by a driver who failed to yield to a speed enforcement doe tail. >> the car struck hudson as he was crossing the street. police believe the accident may have resulted from pedestrian error. >> several people are now without a home because of a apartment fire. jo crews arrived, they found flames powering from the roof of the building. officials say the fire reached two alarms. no one

the grandson of dorris cook is speaking out on her death. her body was found in a freezer. her deprand son is convinced she died of natural causes. we have the latest on the investigation. >> may be required if state law does not require you to report a death if the person is older than the age of one and died of natural causes. an impressive family, nine children, 15 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. she worked as a baker to support her kids. in recent years, a heart attack rendered her house bound. she rarely left the apartment she shared with her daughter. >> the aunt had called to say their mother had passed away and was in their freezer. unfortunately in this situation, it was true. it was disturbing and unfortunate siggete. >> the medical scammer is conducting an autopsy to determine how cook died. my aunt would have never harmed a hair on my grandmother's head. hoover is disturbed but not angry. he believes she couldn't let go of her mother. i don't want anyone looking at this whole situation as my aunt being a horrible person. she's not. autopsy results are

a little chili flake, garlic and once it gets hot, it will cook. >> this is our world class cook shopere. >> but once again it's a simple precipitation. all of it is not seen quite so much. but you get the gist. garlic, chilly flakes. these are sun gold tomatoes which we have just peeled. their coming from virginia and you can get them at any farmer's market or any local supermarket. and we'll saute the clam and once it gets hotter, we'll add it but we don't want to add it yet. a great summer sauce, very tasty and flavorful. and you can adjust the chili flakes as you care to and some people like things spicier than others, let me remind you, as we are warming up here, that if you would like to see a restaurant or a dish prepared here on the show, drop us a line at whatscooking@wttg.com and this entire recipe can be found on our website, myfoxdc.com so. that's in there until -- >> the clam will become completely open ache and at that point it will season up and we'll add the pasta and toss it and seven it. >> we'll show this product when we come back. stay with us. [ sniffs ] an olive.

"what are you cooking?" it's just helped so much. there's limited language with him.ut now he's beginning to develop his vocabulary of grating, cutting, chopping. it's just wonderful. >> all right class, we're going to start our primavera. depending on the students, their ranges may vary. some of their strengths may be in baking, some of their strengths may be making recipes, some of their strengths may be cooking. but, absolutely, i think that they do have a career, there could be a career for them later on. >> if i smile too much, or am happy, i'm just so happy with this program. >> it's very important for teenagers to have a sense of belonging to something, and you know, to develop their identities. >> we love having them here. the staff that works with them loves working with them. i love seeing them every morning, and it's nice to see them, you know, growing with this, and moving along, and getting better with their culinary skills and their life skills too. >> bring them up and pour it directly onto the pasta like so. >> this is my first time working with the sp

i will show you how to cook them.art off with adding special ingredients to the water. i want to make sure you use a pot with the basket so the crabs aren't touching the water. you will lift them up about a couple of inches. one to two is fine. you want to add about one-third parts water. then you want to add about one-third part vinegar. and, of course, youan't forget old bay. i use about two-thirds cup. now we are going to show you how to cull them. for those of you that don't kno what culling is, separating out the live from the dead crabs. it is important to separate them out because you don't want to cook a dead crab. the bushel basket in this position away of culling crabs. you just lean them up here. let them walk out if they want to. i'm not using gloves. however, it is preferable since you don't touch them every day, use gloves. from the point of boiling, you want to go about 25 to 30 minutes. okay. the crabs have been on for about 30 minutes or so. we are going to check to see if they are done. what we are l

. >> reporter: detectives tell us cooke suffered from various health ailments. neighbors say cooke lived in the apartment with her two daughter, one who is mentally challenged and the other who was her caretaker. >> very nice lady. outspoken, always asked me if i needed help with groceries or opening the door for my children and i. she was very helpful. >> reporter: neighbors here also tell me that cooke was small and frail and she was kept in a crib-like bed. jessica bennett lives in the apartment above where cooke's body was discovered. although police haven't said what type of freezer she was placed in, bennett showed us the size of a standard freezer in our unit. >> she could have been a smallest lady. if you're dead, it's not going to be hurt squished up in a freezer. >> reporter: other nabis still coming to grips with the unsettling details say there may be other motives involved. >> the first thing we thought was money. maybe she was getting checks in and they didn't want the checks to stop so they shoved her in the freezer. >> reporter: meanwhile, police

so major cooke is reportedly out of work. hoisted on his own petard. all that and more, now on "countdown." >>> good evening from new york. it is the first test they give for insanity. does the patient do the same thing over and over and over again while still expecting a different result? our fifth story on the "countdown" the republicans lead ofg today at the sonia sotomayor confirmation hearings with more questions about judge sotomayor's wise latina speech. meanwhile in a new ad the right wing attempting to label the supreme court nominee a terrorist sympathizer and a pal once removed of bill ayres. know what else? she didn't earn those medals in vietnam, neither. day three of the confirmation hearings, the republicans on the senate judiciary committee confirming only a clear double standard when it comes to their treatment of judge sotomayor as well as the severe case of amnesia. the nominee at least searching for new ways to explain the historical context of her wise latina remarks. >> as i pointed out in the speech that eight, nine white men had

i cook the chicken whole because i cook in volume.rks ertime to have to turn pieces of chicken over. that's why i keep the chicken whole. >> i want to show folks what is turns into because this is the before and this is the after over here. >> yes. this is the after. this is the product here you will be proud of. >> that's a good looking chicken. same sauce it is a ribs? >> same sauce as the ribs. >> when do you sauce the chicken? >> i sauce the chicken with about two minutes before it is done. >> okay. >> if you sauce it too early it will burn. you don't want to sauce it too early. >> quickly, lastly, in terms of the coals you use coals. >> i use charcoal and wood. today i use hickory wood. sometimes i use oak. either one will still give it that flavor, that flavor that makes you come back again and again. >> we appreciate having you on the lawn this evening. pant wants me to bring in some ribs and chicken. she is a small lady but she can eat. >> okay. i will cut some up for you right away. >> already. ing in fact, get my cutting boa

the pitcher, catcher, and other players tried to out cook each other -- out-cook each other. the players work judged on taste and creativity. some of their wives also help with the competition. some fans are boasting their good qualities, soccer players got a little nasty as you can see in this video. police are trying to protect the revery from the players. one player knocked over the reverie. -- referee. players were prevented from leaving the stadium so that the chase when not continue out into the parking lot. >> he was running for his life. >> there is still much more ahead on 11 news today. >> here is -- we will take a look at your answers to the watercooler question of the day. >> and here are the winning lottery numbers from last night. good luck. >> the baltimore city police apartment has rolled out more officers on the east side. >> they hope to prevent violence before it occurs. our reporter has more. >> these are the officers you can see. a 37 foot patrol officers part of a beef up police presence on the east side. nearly half of the more than 70 law enforcement o

up today. >> we're cooking some tempera soft shells. >> and on a scale of 1-10, i can't cook it and i have to come to you, what would you say? >> this is probably one of the easiest things to do if you c clean the soft shells. many people don't know how to clean them or don't like to clean them. >> i'm not sure i would like doing that. and then we are pairing up the perfect drinks to go with crabs. >> yes. we have two options. a wine and a beer pairing because some people like both. and so they are very summery to go with lots of other seafood. so we'll talk about sawen blank and a wheat beer. >> very good. so i think it's going to be a good lunch for us on this monday, what do you think? >> sounds great. i was just thinking about the weekend, because it sounds like a weekend type of feast. >> it sounds like a summer type of feast. >> it feels like it outside. >>> now the humidity is back it feels like summertime. and we have sunshine across the -- the area. we'll have a look at the -- at the forecast. >> josh. >>> a delay could be on the way for the health care reform. i'm josh ein

once it cooks, plate them up. just like this. they're so good.ck beans, cheese. tiny bit of onion, cilantro. jo ann and jimmy, thank you so much. the book is called "l.a.'s original farmer's market cookbook." we're going to be back with more from lake george, new york coming up. but first this is "today" on nbc. and this is your movies on demand screen. oh cool. (cable guy) so what are you going to do next? who are you? who is he? it's okay. well, i'm going to... activate over 100 hd channels? program his remote? it's like you've been watching him all day. have you been watching me all day? no. (announcer) want the ultimate upgrade for your home? switch to verizon fios. unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home for razor-sharp tv, america's top rated internet, and crystal-clear phone service, just $79.99 a month for the first six months. it's like 3 services for the price of 2. just sign up today. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v and, at no extra cost, we'll set up your wireless

how long do you cook these?ness of your meat. i do it four minutes for medium rare on each side. >> that is incredible. >> i need another wet nap before i touch our dessert. down here, we have a dessert kebab. these are poundcake and strawberry kebabs. delicious. i always put poundcake on the grill. i slice it and put it on there. it always tasted so good, and i thought, why not put it on a kebab? >> what is the kebab? >> this is bamboo. you could use sugar cane if you have some. strawberries with be you put them on the grill, all their natural sugars come out. it's so good. you could use pine apple. play around with it and have a good time. ice cream, of course. it's summertime. >> come in. >> i think you have a sweet tooth. >> i do. very much so. >> never do anything other than kebabs at home. >> you don't need to. >> kebabs for breakfast. >> here you go, dave. >> you could do a sausage kebab for breakfast. >> the rosemary is great. it's just awesome. >> we're going to greece next week, so i'm sure i'm going t

he has cooked for a number of presidents now. we asked him how cooking for the obamas is different. so, the president and the first lady, i know they've, in a couple times. they had a valentine's day date at one of your restaurants. what specifically did they -- to they typically order? >> well, you know, president obama and misses, they particularly enjoy fish. usually they eat a lot of grilled fish and a lot of green -- particularly, you know, broccoli, you know? you know, broccoli's never been quite a very popular vegetable many the white house, and they love, you know, just really lots of vegetables. i mean, they are the epitome of great health. i don't think we've had a presidential family as healthy as they are. they are always -- i've been cooking for them for probably, now, three to four years. i met them through miss winfrey. we were neighbors in hyde park. i've done a lot of family events. i do traditional southern foods, traditional holiday foods. i also have cooked healthful foods that usually would involve chicken or fish or vegetables. >> so, if they're so healthy, how

can't go wrong with that. >> and we will start them cooking.ne going on here. >> this is garlic one. >> yes. >> this is actually heated up already. this is from my hometown. this is why we are so tall. we will add beer to that one. >> do all mussel dishes have beer. >> no. we did white wine over here. they also call in the burgundy of beers from belgium. so we did this one with beer and this one with asparagus. >> pretty. >> pretty. >> some bacon an onions. >> exactly. nice onions going on. and hunk of butter. >> if someone were to come to your restaurant and they didn't want to have mussels. >> we also have bell yum fries. we never call them belgium fries or freedom fries. we are famous for beef stews and cook lighter versions of rabbit, pigeon and we have a beautiful brunch with bejerusalem waffles. >>> can't go wrong. a lot of chocolate. >> you guys have it made there. how long do you cook it for. >> normally four to seven minutes and it depends how much mussels you have in there and how much heat you have underneath but looks like this one

but now small towns, like cook minnesota, forced to down size their police department.ometimes merging them with nearby law enforcement agencies or simply shutting them down all together. >> when you sell flowers in a town of 600 like peter does, you get to know your customers. >> we are a small enough community where everybody knows everybody else. << plus, people pass through cook on their way up to northern minnesota. mostly they are tourists. some are shoppers once there was a burglar. >> they came in just for the money. they came right to our cash register they broke in our back door. >> a series of burglaries in recent years have put folks in cook minnesota a bit on edge. not as much as the recent final to get rid of its two person police department because cook could not afford it? >> you have to have a squad car and computers and updated stuff so it can be an extensive endeavor for a very small town like the size of 600 people. >> on average in america, it costs $93,000 to keep every cop on the street. so, when cook got rid of its two-man force, the job shifted

neighbors looked on as word of 80-30 -- 83-year-old doris cooke's body was found inside the freezer. >> it is scary when you have a little girl upstairs. anne arundel county police say was just after 6:00 friday night when they received a report of the death at the country club apartments. >> they were directed to a freezer for they discovered an apparent diseased body of an 83- year-old female. >> homicide detectives step in and interview witnesses and family members. >> she will be missed. we all love her. >> patrick hoover is her grandson. he says his grandmother, who had been bedridden for several years live in a home with two of her daughters. he says his and took care of his own daughter in the apartment daily, and that he in the family are trying to sift through the facts. >> it is tragic -- it is tragic what happened. my family is trying to deal with everything and make sure all the facts are correct if 41 assume anything. >> the cause of death is still under investigation, but police say they do know who put cooke in the freezer. >> we do know that the family members had act

>>>m cog up, cha is cook on -- what is cooking on a friday.e'll see what is on the menu today when we come back. stay with us. >>> welcome back. we want to go back to sherry ly who is live in hagerstown because we hear there is new information coming out regarding the deadly helicopter crash. sherry, what can you tell us? >> reporter: the ntsb just wrapped up a briefing and the state police just released the names of the four victims. they are kim felix who is 46 from maryland. jeffrey in order acis from columbia, maryland, neal booth, from new market, maryland. george tidier, jr., a 39-year- old from westminster, maryland. there were three men and one woman on the helicopter when it crashed on i-70 late last night around 10:30. during the briefing, the ntsb did tell us that a witness reported seeing the helicopter flying low, saw it strike a power line and as it crashed it was engulfed in flames. they tell us the fire consumed the cockpit of the aircraft and that this was a crash that was not survivable. in fact, if you look at the video, you

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. >>> welcome back to what's cooking everybody. and our friend teddy folkman from both grandville moores and capital lounge, you're busy. >> i am busy. >> is here today for the show. what are you doing today? >> we're cooking the tuna sandwich. it's a great summer dish. we have a pesto mayonnaise and olive and the arugola and salty flavors and it's mmertime and it's a light dish and good for keeping everything light. >> keeping everything up here. now teddy, this looks like a big piece of tuna. >> yes, it is. >> are you going to cut it? >> these are called [ inaudible ], they're like a piece of tuna and i'm going to sear off the sis and put it on the sandwich. >> and can we talk about what you're doing with the food network when we come back. and we are here with teddy folkman, today representing grandville mores and capital lounge. >> that looks good. >> i don't know what olive tropenad is but i can't wait. >>> we have some showers and thunderstorms on the way. i'll have the details on the forecast that features your weekend. >> a