Virginia Ali on hardships endured during 65 years of Ben's Chili Bowl | NBC4 Washington

Ali spoke with News4’s Tommy McFly about the riots in the city after Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968 and how their business survived Metro construction for several years in the 80s and 90s. _______ NBC4 Washington / WRC-TV is the No. 1 broadcast television station and the home of the most-watched local news in Washington, D.C. NBCWashington.com is the market’s most-visited local television station website across all platforms. FOLLOW & STREAM NBC4 WASHINGTON Xumo Play: https://play.xumo.com/live-guide/nbc-washington-dc-news Roku: https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/021707311e0b595597f97a389e0051e6/nbc-washington-dc-news Instagram: http://nbc4dc.com/3HxYkYH Facebook: http://nbc4dc.com/iD1GvRQ Twitter: http://nbc4dc.com/APF7vQM TikTok: http://nbc4dc.com/pg5Nx67 VISIT OUR SITE: https://www.nbcwashington.com/ DOWNLOAD OUR FREE APPS: https://www.nbcwashington.com/products/ WATCH NBC4 LIVE ON AMAZON FIRE TV: https://www.nbcwashington.com/firetv/ WATCH NBC4 LIVE ON ROKU: https://www.nbcwashington.com/roku/d