we're proud that our colleague there, jim vance is among them. he spoke at the unveiling yesterday. >> the blessings never stop flowing. i came here on june 10, 1969, and one of the first places i came to spend my money in d.c. was the chili bowl. >> vance joined us by phone to talk more about this honor. we posted that conversation in the nbc washington app. they were looking for a public vote and a ton of people said especially on social media they wanted vance to be on that. >> well-deserved honor. >>> breaking news on the beltway this morning. >> me lis has the latest on the crash. >> t inner loop at greenbelt metro. this is chopper 4 showing us

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dick gregory, dave chappell, marion barry, and our own jim vance. a washington institution inside and out. people are just as interested in what goes on the outside of ben's chili bowl as they are in what goes into the fryers and the new mural is already drawing a crowd. it's what interest artist would want for his or her work. >> this is a new direction that i'm taking in terms of the design and the composition. >> reporter: the artist has already made this fall famous with the famous faces he put up, historical figures, locally known. now -- >> the other one was more like a mt. rushmore feel with iconic figures, just like a bust. >> reporter: the composition, who made it up here is a joint decision, the artist's decision and the people's >> we asked the community to do that. they went on our website and we had more than 30,000 voters telling us who they'd like to see on our wall. >> the former president and first lady, muhammad ali, under the lantern helt aloft by harriet tubman. other figures yet to be filled in. and down the alley, chuck brown,

our very own jim vance was there to talk about his likeness being painted on the wall. >> you reallyn't need a ribbon cutting. the colorful mural on ben's chili bowl is there for everybody to see. a walking history of local washington. >> it means so much to me to see the living legacies of our people from washington, d.c. it deserves a lot of the history. >> thank you so much for our community, for the washington, d.c. community. >> virginia ali, ben's widow spoke for the fashion that commissioned the new must recall, including president and michelle obama, chuck brown, marion barry and comedians dick gregory and dave chappelle and nbc 4's jim vance. >> my blessings continue to flow. and i thank each and every one of you. >> this veteran mural artist says his mural represents a narrative of local and national history. d.c. congresswoman joked she was uncertain when she heard she would be on the wall. >> when i hear the word wall, i go into fighting mode. because we so busy fighting donald trump's wall. >> the big must recall replace as smaller one that had included comedian bill cos

news4's jim vance is bright and shiny up there on the mural.talked about his likeness on the wall today. >> the blessings never stop flowing. i came here on june 10th of 1969. and one of the first places that i came to to spend my money in d.c. was ben's chili bowl. >> go, vance. he joined us on news4 at 6:00 by phone tonht we posted the conversation in our nbc washington app. just search "vance." >> and shockingly, he left there without getting a half smoke. >> imagine that. >>> another familiar face here at channel 4 hung it up today after more than three decades. >> meteorologist tom kierein gave his final forecast today after 34 years of telling us what to expect when we head out the door. tom has retired. look at that old photo. former colleague bob ryan dropped by to say goodbye. tom will move to colorado to, in his words, explore the west. we are really happy for him, although we'll really miss him. >> he'll be documenting some awesome sunsets. >> he's got a heck of a plan. >> up to alaska, right? >> i've seen some people saying, yeah, r

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we're proud that our colleague there, jim vance is among them.e spoke at the unveiling yesterday. >> the blessings never stop flowing. i came here on june 10, 1969, and one of the first places i came to spend my money in d.c. was the chili bowl. >> vance joined us by phone to talk more about this honor. we posted that conversation in the nbc washington app. they were looking for a public vote and a ton of people said especially on social media they wanted vance to be on that. >> well-deserved honor. >>> breaking news on the beltway this morning. >> me lis has the latest on the crash. >> t inner loop at greenbelt metro. this is chopper 4 showing us what's happening over top here. right now, they're getting this tractor-trailer out of the way. we know we have the fuel spill in place. it could take time to get the rest of the lanes open. right now, we have two left lanes getting by here. the beltway, overall, looks better than it did earlier. things have really helped since they got the two lanes open, of course. >> back to you. >> thanks, melissa.

. >> reporter: virginia ali wid t that heard from dave chappelle and dick gregory as well as jim vance who said he was blessed to be among the mural's honor rheerhee s. tom sherwood, news 4. >> and advance vance is on the with us right now. he's up on that mural. what does it feel like to be in such high company? >> i can tell you -- i don't have the words to express what a joyful thing this is. we're with always honored, but this is ben's chili bowl. it doesn't get any better. >> and you notice how nicely framed with the moon outlining his head. >> i heard you talk about that last night. it's a nice piskt ace picture a placed. president obama on one side, dave chappelle, and donny simpson on the far end. can't go wrong. it is a delightful honor. >> and well deserved. anyone who has watched knows your story. you are bigger than life to so many. and there is no place i've been where somebody has not stopped to ask me how you are doing. what's the latest, >> rchb >> aren't you getting sick of that? >> no, not yet. >> i'm doing just you fine. and so grateful for all their prayers. thanks,

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we are just so proud that our colleague, jim vance is among them. yesterday's unveiling. >> the blessings never stop flowing. i came here on june 10th of and one of the first places that i came to, to spend my money in d.c. was ben's chili bowl. >> vance joined us on news 4 at 6:00 p.m. by phone to talk more about the honor. we've posted that conversation in the nbc washington app. just search ben's. >>> next at 6:00, fighting back against rats. makes my skin crawl when you see one run by. eun covering her face. >> the plan to eradicate the rodents. >>> a serious warning from a local hospital for previous patients. a routine procedure that may have caused a serious infection. >>> a memorial set on fire on the day of a local teenager's funeral. the disturbing crime andhat police w a >>> breaking news. beltway bailout. the criminals responsible for it. >>> republicans are ready to present their plan to change your coverage. we break down what it could mean for you. >> this just in. tropical storm cindy makes landfall. a live report from new orleans an

we're so incredibly proud that our colleague, jim vance, is among them. es flowing. came here on june 10th of 1969. and one of the first places that i came to, to spend my money in d.c. was ben's chili bowl. >> vance joined us on news 4 at 6:00 p.m. by phone to talk more about this honor. we posted that conversation in the nbc washington app. search ben. >>> we've seen several accidents. we want a check of first 4 traffic is melissa mollet. >> breaking news continuing in poolesville. edwards ferry road in the potomac river. this vehicle fully submerged. montgomery fire and rescue is saying they don't believe anybody is in there. they broke out the windows a short time ago. now the goal is to get it out of the water, i'm sure. >>> university boulevard, still a little bit of a slowdown there southbound. an earlier pedestrian was struck. outer loop after pennsylvania avenue, one lane blocked for a disabled vehicle. rest of the beltway is okay. southbound connecticut avenue near beach drive, a crash reported there as well. 450 -- a new one, westbound 70 between mt. airy

henson, harriet tubman and jim vance are also all up there. at 6:00, we get reaction to the choices. a good line-up there. i don't know how you could pick fault with any of those. what do you think? funny it's going with that many. it's a stainle in the city you become used -- staple in the city you become used to. donnie simpson, barack obama up there. nancy: i need to check it out. michelle: it pleases everyone. larry: chuck brown. a lot there. i can't wait until it's finished. michelle: we can go get chili. larry: get some chili. yeah, too. thanks. michelle: sure. larry: good to see them there. when you think of workout gurus, jillian michels or richard simmons come to mind. how about ruth bader ginsberg? how she stays strong and how you can too is going to hit shelves but she didn't write it. her trainer wrote it. nancy: 84 years old? larry: 84 years young. nancy: ilike that. she is going strong. i would check it out. arm exercises she is doing with the gavel and everything. larry: i have seen video of the workouts. around? larry: yeah. go

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