on capitol hill, jennifer johnson, news4. >>> six dead when a plane falls from the sky. what investigators say happened right before impact. and we'll take you to a celebration of culture that has been honoring the ar >>> a fire destroyed three homes in northeast d.c. this morning. the flames broke out on 18th street. nobody there was hurt luckily. firefighters now are still trying to figure out how the fire started. >>> the heat many of you felt today didn't stop thousands of people from heading to the national mall. a big part of this year's festival was celebrating the history of the circus. you can see some of the high-flying stunts there from the acrobats. >> this is one of my favorite events every year. all the different cultures, and it's always surprising, and the performances are always sensational. >> the festival has been a tradition in d.c. for 50 years. >>> they work in the highest office in the land. but just how big are their paychecks? we try to make sense of the white house salaries. and a shocking case of road rage. a man opened fire on a teenager becau

jennifer johnson tells us that republicans hope that general kelly can bring some stability to the west wing. >> president trump having a saturday night dinner at his washington, d.c. hotel with incoming chief of staff general john kelly. insiders hope he brings order to a chaotic white house even over anthony scaramucci who openly and graphically criticized other cabinet members. about the new chain of command. >> i will speak with them about that as i'm sure anthony scaramucci will. i think we're serious and excited to have our first formal meeting. some republicans think it will help the president get his agenda back on track. >> i think he will bring some order and discipline to the west wing. >> what we need now from a chief of staff is ensuring that everybody who works in the white house is on the president's agenda. >> the president was unhappy former chief of staff couldn't get the gop to deliver on health care. but he's still pushing that, tweeting sunday, don't give up republican senators, the world is watching. repeal and replace. >> 83 insurance companies fled the insurance

on capitol hill, jennifer johnson, news 4. >> we've got some video of shuttle busses running through friendship heights and they're also making stops between medical center and bethesda and that's because those red line stations are closed for repairs every weekend from now through august 6th. those shuttle busses are free, but you should allow for extra travel time, and of course, you can get more information on all of this and all of the closures on the nbc washington app by searching red line. >> a scary situation when a bus with 17 high school students onboard caught fire while traveling on this virginia interstate and this happened on that video is frightening and the investigators say the fire started in the engine and incredibly everybody made it out safely. however, traffic was backed up for miles. tonight is an opening ceremony in d.c. a six-girl robotics team from afghanistan will compete after clearing visa hurdles that led to intervention from president trump. the high schoolers will face off with people from more than 150 countries in the first global challenge. the firs

jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >>> well, a small army of volunteers hit the streets of ambua hamburg, germany, to clean up the mess that protesters left behind. there was looting and vandalizing of buildings and cars. hundreds of officers were hurt in the violence. volunteers spread out with cleaning supplies. the city has promised to get financial support to those who say that their property was damaged. >>> a lot is happening in washington, d.c., and around the world politically. for continuing coverage of these details, tune in every monday at 6:00. that's when our political analyst larry gerston will breakdown the latest political developments. >>> frustration is building where crews are going to start working on a sinkhole that opened up more than a year ago in moraga. public works says the red tape connected to $3 million in federal funds has held up the work on this sinkhole until now. repairs are set to begin on july 17th. for people who live in the area, they are not too thrilled because that will just mean more road closures and detours and more delays. >> it's a ha

jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >>> organizers of the aids walk san francisco say the ongoing effort to repeal the affordable care act gives the event a renewed purpose. sergio quintana live at golden gate park. what are some of the concerns from organizers? >> reporter: in recent years the aids walk has become an opportunity for a lot of people in this community to congratulate each other for the efforts they've made, the gains in taking care of people with aids and hiv. but this ongoing debate in washington over the -- over turning or dismantling obamacare has given the aids walk a renewed purpose. about 7,000 people participated in this year's walk. each year, the event raises money to feed, provide medical care, emergency and financial assistance for all those live with hiv and aids. this event in san francisco was aimed at lawmakers in washington, d.c., organizers and participants trying to rally a group in efforts against the affordable care act also known as obamacare. >> if passed would throw millions of people off their insurance, including people with hiv, including

jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >>> for continuing coverage of the latest in washington, head to our website, nbcbay area.com. you can find an in-depth look at the hurdles ahead as the senate woorngs gain delays that vote. >>> nbc news anchor megyn kelly traveled to the bay area for a story on silicon valley's so-called bro culture. she spoke with liz wagner and gave us a preview of "sunday night with megyn kelly." >> she's digging into the so-called bro culture in silicon valley. she made the comparison to the sexual harassment scandal at fox news last summer. you may recall kelly came forward with allegations of harassment against her former boss, roger ailes. she says sexual harassment is happening in the tech city, and she wants to shine a light on it. >> how many of you here have experienced what you consider to be sexual harassment? >> reporter: the reports of sexual harassment filtering out of silicon valley made headlines across the country but few women have come forward to share their stories on television until now. after her interview with these tech women, megyn k

nbc's jennifer johnson has the story from washington. >> reporter: this is the video the president tweeted edited to show him at a wwe event beating up on a man with a cnn logo on his face. cnn shot back calling it a sad day when the president of the united states encourages violence against reporters. this after the president personally attacked "morning joe" host mika brzezinski and joe scarborough last week. mr. trump continued his media assault at a veterans rally saturday night. >> the fake media tried to stop us from going to the white house. but i'm president, and they're not. >> reporter: mr. trump says his use of social media is modern day presidential. but some republican lawmakers are again calling on him to lay off. >> it's unfortunate. and people are now begging the president not to do this. and, you know, he ought to stop doing it. >> reporter: as dozens of impeachment protests are hold across the country sunday, the white house denies the president is distracted and it working on getting the stalled gop health care bill passed. >> the president's held multiple meetings withi

jennifer johnson has the story from washington. >> reporter: this is the video the president tweeted, edited to show him at a wwe event beating up on a man with a cnn logo on his face. cnn shot back saying a sad day when the president of the united states encourages violence against reporters. this after the president personally attacked "morning joe" host mika brzezinski and joe scarborough last week. mr. trump continued his media assault saturday night. >> the fake media tried to stop us from going to the white house. but i'm president, and they're not. >> reporter: mr. trump says his use of social media is modern day presidential. some republican lawmakers are again calling on him to lay off. >> it's unfortunate. and people are now begging the president not to do this, and, you know, he ought to stop doing it. >> reporter: as dozens of impeachment protests are held across the across sunday, the white house denies the president is distracted and is working on getting the stalled gop health care bill passed. >> the president held multiple meetings within the white house, with physici

however it was his tirade against the media that has attracted the most attention jennifer johnson filed this report >> reporter: this is the video the president tweeted edited to show him at a wwe event beating up on a man with a cnn logo on his face cnn called it a sad day when the president of the united states encourages violence against reporters. this after the president personally attacked "morning joe" host mika brzezinski and joe scarborough last week. mr. trump continued his media assault. >> the fake media tried to stoups from going to the white house, but i'm president and they're not. >> reporter: mr. trump is he his use of social media is modern day presidential, but some republican lawmakers are calling on him to lay off. >> it's unfortunate and people are now begging the president not do this and he should stop doing it >> reporter: as dozens of impeachment protests are held around the country sunday, the white house denies the president is distracted and is working to getting the stalled gop health care bill passed >> the president has held multiple meetings within the w

nbc's jennifer johnson has more on what we can expect this week. >> reporter: president trump having a saturday night dinner at his washington, d.c., hotel with incoming chief of staff general john kelly. insiders hope kelly will bring order to a chaotic white house even after anthony scaramucci who was openly and graphically criticized other cabinet members. they expect to learn about the new chain of command. >> i will speak with general kelly and the president about that, as i'm sure anthony scaramucci will. we are all very excited to have our first formal meeting. some republicans believe a less dysfunctional white house will help the president get his agenda back on track. >> i think he will bring some order and discipline to the west wing. >> what we need now from a chief of staff is ensuring that everybody who works in the white house is on the president's agenda. >> the president was unhappy former chief of staff reince preb us couldn't get the gop to deliver on health care and he's still pushing that, tweeting sunday don't give up, republican senators, the world is watching.

jennifer johnson, nbc news. >>> senator leach is running for congress.aunched his bid for the seat held by republican matt meehan. th leach is the fifth democrat to enter the race. >>> starting tonight, many road construction projects will be put on hold to accommodate traffic. all easy pass express lanes will remain open. crews will resume work on the road projects on thursday. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> i'm meteorologist erica martin. it is a gorgeous night today, a great night for sky gazing. a live look outside over center city. we're loving the red, white, and blue in honor of our country. be sure you look at the bottom of your screen for your neighborhood forecast. neighborhoods right now at the lehigh valley, a nice, mild night. leonardsville, your current temperature is 72 degrees. we have a nice southerly influence. allentown, 73 for you. walnut, your current temperature 63. whitehall at 70. easton at 77 degrees. so neighborhoods right now looking great across the entire delaware valley. current temperature 77 degrees. collinsvi

. >> reporter: jennifer johnson is the chef at the kitchen. she worked for millions. prior to that she cooked in berkeley. the kitchen will feature products from hip chick farms and is the brain child of jennifer and her wife sarah. jennifer and sarah now raise organic chickens at this farm. >> we've learned how to raise animals humanely. we're really passionate about our humane standards. >> jennifer developed her unique recipes for chicken nuggets while working for the the cause is already in the nuggets. they began selling their creations at whole foods. hip chick farms chicken nuggets will be available in 5,000 stores nationwide. >> the foundation of cooking is simplicity. >> this past weekend the new tasting room had its soft opening. the official opening is scheduled for august 11th. early reviews are good. >> i've never liked ipa before but this ipa and the chicken nuggets worked really well together. >> having the sauce infused into the coat suggesting is a great . >>> several attractions at disney land are set to reopen. they were closed for nearly a year in p

wall street billionaire anthony, jennifer johnson live now to break it all down for us. jennifer. >> not a huge surprise, but sean spicer is leaving the white house, apparently, very unhappy about the new wall street guy president trump is bringing in. >> a major shakeup at the white house. sean spicer is out. sarah sanders is now the new white house press secretary. in the first on camera briefing in three weeks, sanders read a statement about spicer from the president. >> i wish him continued success as he moves on to pursue new opportunities, just look at his great television ratings. spicer said to have quit after ve hemtly protesting the appointment of wealthy fund-raiser as white house chief of staff reince priebus objected to him but now said he's 100% behind him. >> reince and i have friends for six years. >> speaking for the president, spicer butted heads with the press for day one. >> this is the largest audience to ever witness -- it's been an honor and a privilege to serve poe tus. the people comes as the team confirmed on fox that it's investigating the inves

. >> reporter: jennifer johnson is the chef of the kitchen. she worked as the executive chef for gordon and ann getty. right to that, she cooked in berkeley. >> chick, chick, chick. >> reporter: the kitchen is the brainchild of jennifer and her wife, sarah. some of you may know sarah from her years as executive director of the san francisco aids foundation. they now raise organic chickens at this farm. >> we've learned how to raise animals humanely. we're passionate about our humane standards of our animals. >> reporter: jennifer developed her unique recipe while working for getties. the sauce is already in the nuggets, so no dipping necessary. they began selling their creation four years ago. next month, sales expand to walmart. they will be available in 5,000 stores nationwide. >> the foundation of cooking is simplicity. so this is as simple as it gets. >> reporter: this weekend, hip chick farms new tasting room had its soft opening. the official opening is august 11. early reviews are good. >> i never liked ipa before, but this ipa and the

. >> reporter: jennifer johnson is the chef of the kitchen. she worked as the executive chef for gordon and ann getty. right to that, she cooked in berkeley. >> chick, chick, chick. >> reporter: the kitchen is the brainchild of jennifer and her wife, sarah. some of you may know sarah from her years as executive director of the san francisco aids foundation. they now raise organic chickens at this farm. >> we've learned how to raise animals humanely. we're passionate about our humane standards of our animals. >> reporter: jennifer developed her unique recipe while working for getties. the sauce is already in the nuggets, so no dipping necessary. they began selling their creation four years ago. next month, sales expand to walmart. they will be available in 5,000 stores nationwide. >> the foundation of cooking is simplicity. so this is as simple as it gets. >> reporter: this weekend, hip chick farms new tasting room had its soft opening. the official opening is august 11. early reviews are good. >> i never liked ipa before, but this ipa and the

joining me from washingtoning ton d.c., jennifer rubon, olivia nitzi, joy reed, jason johnson and michelledberg. jennifer, that interview was a turning point because we have not had an interview with the president with a non- -- i think this is correct, with a not fox outlet since then, not conservative, sort of friendly outlet since then. i think there's an awareness around the people around him, that they kind of can't let him go out there and talk anymore because there are actual legal ramifications at this point. >> right, and it is not even that they will talk to anyone at fox. they won't talk to chris wallace, for example. they won't talk to brit baer who are news people. he is doing softball interviews going on again and again "fox and friends"" and the dialogue goes, "aren't i swell" and they say, "yes, you're swell." that's all he can handle at this point. one, i think there's the legal ramification and, two, he doesn't know what he is talking about. someone is going to ask him a question, what's in the health care bill. >> that's right. >> what's in the budget, why are you doing

imagination, yeah yeah yeah ♪ ♪ with imagination sc johnson >>> you know it's been a minute since we saw amy schumer. hanging with her girls, jenniferit with woody harrellson, and maybe, her next project will be with jenny and woody. >>> "dance moms" star, abby lee miller in prison. "e.t." online director talked to abby about her final days of freedom before she turns herself in on wednesday. >> i'm just going to do what i have to do. follow the rules and hopefully, be still a role model. it's surreal to me still, and i don't know what the future holds. >> abby lee is scheduled to report to california's victorville federal prison to begin a one year and one day sentence for defrauding the government out of $750,000. she is not spending her last days as a free woman lying low. we caught her at the marvel universe live premiere where she joked about her concerns. >> is there anything you can prepare for? >> i guess the bra thing. i can try on 100 bras and none of to them fit, and they are going to hand me one that is going to be perfect? i don't know. >> we were there, and abby lee underwent gastric sleeve surgery, and the doctors red