welcome to "news4 this week." hi, everyone. i'm veronica johnson. we're going to take you inside some of the more interesting local stories making news. among them, a wild day at the library. what happened after a deer came crashing through a window. and what's your workout? we'll check out a cardio and meditation class that uses a special light to brighten the room and brighten your mood at the same time. and we'll tell you why john legend showed up to surprise some local high schoolers. first, though, a mini library lockdown in d.c., all triggered by a wild animal. you see a deer smash through the window of a washington highlands library in southwest.

causing quite the commotion. tom was there, and he was there for the aftermath. >> reporter: just before the normally quiet 1:00 opening of the washington highlands library branch, there was a crash. >> looked down the hall, and i'm like, what was that? a deer was laid out across the floor. he got up, he started charging back here. so we ran into the work room and closed the door and locked ourselves in the work room. we could hear him banging and running into the walls, running into the chairs. >> reporter: that's right, a frightened deer had broken through a front plate glass window. fortunately no one or no children were there. >> it could have been a disaster. but i'm glad it came when it did. he was actually in the back area. >> reporter: were you calm? >> no. >> reporter: officials say the deer was badly wounded, and animal control officers later

euthanized it. and workmen began clearing up the mess with hopes the library will reopen. a passerby who showed us his cell phone video, was as surprised as everyone else. >> the computers and everything, he knocked all that over. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news4, washington. >> he talked to several disappointed parents and kids who were sad the library was closed that day. the good news here is nobody was hurt. there's one big thing that could keep you from getting a car or a house. of course, that would be your credit. and every consumer has the right to a free credit report. but it's easy to get lured into thinking you have to pay for one. liz crenshaw tells us what you need to know. >> this is a great time to get your finances in order. there's no better way to do that than getting your free credit report. >> reporter: but free often comes with a price tag when you look at different websites and ads for getting your credit

report. >> the law says you're entitled to a free credit report. however, there are lots of imposter websites out there. >> reporter: that's why david butler with consumers union, the policy division of "consumer report reports", warns against trial memberships, package deals and refundable processing fees. as ways websites try to make money. your credit report is a history of you. it shows your credit history, how much you owe on loans, mortgages, credit cards, and whether you pay your bills on time. and there is one legitimate website that offers your free credit report from all three credit bureaus. annual credit report.com. each bureau is obligated by law to send you a free credit report when requested every 12 months. >> you can get all three of them at the same time. some people suggest actually staggering them. and it's so important to check your credit report, one, to make sure it's accurate, two, to spot any potential criminal activity with your good name.

>> reporter: but there's one substantial piece of information missing from a free credit report, and that's your credit score. a number that ranks how good or bad a credit risk you are. consumers know they have a score, they just don't know what it is. >> a lot of people might figure since i'm guaranteed a free credit report, that includes my credit score, right? wrong. unfortunately the law does guarantee only the free credit report. >> reporter: but consumers union wants the government to change that. it's petitioning lawmakers to allow consumers to obtain their credit score for free. >> your credit score is kind of like that paper you hand in to the teacher. the teacher hands it back with a lot of feedback and advice. but no grade? that's kind of what we're getting today. >> reporter: today it can cost as little as $1 and run you as much as $40. >> when you buy that credit score, you're typically going to be offered other so-called deals by the credit reporting companies. annual subscriptions, extra

fees, monthly charges to track your credit. and in many cases, it's just not worth the money. we think it's terrific that people can get a free credit report, but consumers deserve more. consumers need to be able to get the same credit scores that lenders and others use to make their decisions about them for themselves. >> reporter: liz crenshaw, news4. >> and since it is the beginning of the year, it could be a good time to see how health kri your credit is. it's not hard finding a starbucks coffee shop these days. but now the very first starbucks to open along the east coast is closed. oh, so sad. the coffee shop in the northwest opened in 1993. now its doors have closed after nearly a decade. but not to worry, you coffee fiends. it's being replaced with a brand-new starbucks and giant supermarket inside cathedral common center.

can't wait. more places to shop, right? another store closing in dupont circle really signals the end of an era, after 34 years. the melody record shop on connecticut avenue is going out of business. derrick ward went inside for a final look at the cds, records and pieces of music history. >> reporter: from all appearances music is good at melody records. it's teeming with customers. >> i think the sale that is -- that we are running right now. >> reporter: indeed, just about everything is for sale, after 34 years melody records is closing. >> it's sad that we have to stop doing what we love doing for many, many years. and we enjoy this. but the music industry has changed. >> reporter: the advent of online music has led to the final closing for many merchants, especially those that sell wax. you can find cds, dvds and blu-ray here.

>> most of our customers are buying less and less cds. >> reporter: but for some, this was the only place to make the music purchases that they could make, in the eclectic selection. the music kept them faithful. there's something about buying an album or 45, studying the lighter notes and checking out the cover art, just not part of the mp3 experience. >> it's very impersonal. you can't go through the racks. >> reporter: the president of melody records said he's not sure what's next for him, but he's sure what he will miss most, and that's the customers. >> we wanted to leave on a good note. >> reporter: derek ward, news4. >> definitely the customers. another sign of the times, the old school turn tables are getting harder and harder to come by. derek said the shop owner actually pulled that one out of storage. still ahead on "news4 this week," an outspoken hollywood legend comes to town and reveals

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ribbon at the museum of american history. what an honor. you might not know it, but just down the street from news4 station, there's a wrestling powerhouse. american university is ranked 19th in the country, thanks to just four guys there who are best in the nation. the biggest name, also the biggest wrestler. we're introduced to ryan forress. >> reporter: the rafters at the arena holds just one championship for wrestling. josh glenn's 2010 banner almost got some company last year. in the ncaa finals for the heavyweight division, americans ryan flores leads in the last period. the referee decides ryan doesn't fully complete a reversal. ryan misses a championship title, losing 2-1. >> there's a very clear moment

where it looks like i scored. but i can't leave it up to the referee to make that sort of decision. i can't make the decision ambiguous. >> it's tough to have something like that happen. and it's especially hard to look at, you know, in the tapes and things like that. but it's just more fuel to the fire. >> reporter: this april, ryan lost the spark in that fire. mark cody, the coach who recruited and inspired ryan left for the university of oklahoma. >> i felt like he got me back to the place where i was during my youth. and just really believing in myself and hatching the confidence and having the mental state to really want to push through everything all the time. i wasn't angry at all. because i think i had gotten from him what i really needed, and that was -- i think we both benefited from each other greatly. i was ready for a change. i was ready for a new coach, and ready to get something -- take something new from a new leader. >> reporter: keith moore is that new leader, and is springboarding ryan's success.

flores is undefeated. the top heavyweight in the nation. and pinning opponents in record time. >> i looked at it as, from a perspective of, let's take the things that you learned from mark cody, let's build on them. >> the way we trained, he's tailoring it to the individual needs. >> ryan can go through the rest of the season and win every match from here on in. what i really like about it is, not only can ryan win every match from here on in, he can do it in a very dominant fashion, because he's that type of wrestler right now. >> i have the pride to win every single match. and i believe i can win every single match. but what determines my success, or lack of, is just the national title at the end of the year. that's all i'm gunning for. that's all that counts. and every other match is just practice for that. >> reporter: if practice makes perfect, ryan flores will make it another banner year for american university.

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in news4 your health, usually when a heart attack strikes, you have no idea when it's coming on. and the longer you wait to get to the hospital the more damage it can do. there's a new device that's now being tested that could become something a little bit like a guardian angel for heart patients. doreen gentzler has the details. >> your chest gets heavy. a lot of pressure there. my jaw started hurting. everything just started aching all over. >> reporter: michael wynn is all too familiar with what it feels like to have a heart attack. that's because the 67-year-old virginia man had three of them last year. >> that's kind of the way the

last year went. it seemed like every time i tried to do anything, i would have a heart attack. it's kind of a scary thing, because you'll just be doing fine, and the next minute you're going. >> reporter: after surviving the trio of heart attacks, he and his wife said he must have nine lives, but they also realize it's likely he'll have another episode, and that's no laughing matter. >> i know eventually i'm going to have one, and i won't make it. that's just the way it is. it's family history, smoker, all the odds were against me. >> reporter: wouldn't it be nice if wynn could get a warning before his next heart attack? now doctors are testing a new device called guardian, which can alert patients when there are changes in their heart function. >> a device that will help our patients decide whether, if they're having any symptoms. is a true heart attack or false alarm. >> reporter: the device comes in two parts. one is similar to a pacemaker, it's implanted in the chest and connected to the heart. it transmits data to a small

pager-like machine that patients can wear on theirbelt. interventional cardiologist is testing the device here in virginia. >> it can detect any decrease in oxygen, or suggestions of changes in the blood flow to the heart. which is usually the cause of a heart attack. >> reporter: when these changes occur, the device in the chest will vibrate and the pager will beep. if a yellow light is flashing it means there's been a nonemergency cardiac event and the patient should see a doctor in the 48 hours. but if the light is red, the patient could be having a heart attack right now and should immediately go to the emergency room. >> and the sooner you get there, the better chance of survival, and less damage to your heart. >> i think it helps to kind of take some anxiety out of everything going on. >> reporter: michael wynn has been using the device for about three months now. so far he hasn't had any heart attacks or problems, but he says wearing the device just makes

him feel better. >> it gives you that little peace of mind. you know, maybe i can get help quick enough instead of worrying about it all the time. >> reporter: doreen gentzler, news4. there is a new workout that could really lift your spirits. it combines high-intensity cardio with meditation and stretching. but wait, there's a twist. you stretch under a special light that not only brightens the room, it also is supposed to brighten your day. so we asked participants what's your workout. >> the lighten-up workout is 30 minutes of mood boost exercise. followed by a stress-relieving 30 minutes relaxation in front of the bright lights. people feel in the winter fatigued. they feel moody. they don't feel to be very

social. so exercise boosts the morale and boosts the energy. the more you do, the more energy you have. two minutes of cardio, two minutes of weights. it does alternate back and forth. the high intensity, it brings on the endorphins, and we tend to let the tension and the stress release from our bodies. so you have people doing fun energetic dance moves, and then you're sitting and you're doing stretches in a seated position in front of the lights. it suppresses the melatonin in the body and increases the serotonin. >> you are so inspired by doing exercise, and afterwards you get this relaxing part, where you just lay down and have this light, and just feel just great. >> it seems to make a difference. i felt very relaxed and mellow, and enlightened. >> that portion with the lights and stretching was relaxing, and soothing. so -- and i feel like i got a

good workout also. i feel i burned some calories, and then relaxed. >> you're seeing people relaxing their shoulders, and they have a smile on their face. they're really enjoying the workout. and as they leave, they're like, you know what? i can do my errands. i can go to school. i can go to my parties. i can do my shopping. and they really have a spring in their step. they really feel much better. >> speaking of burning calories, our producer lauren dunn actually did the workout herself while covering the story, and she says, the cardio part, it was really intense. to find out more, go to nbcwashington.com and search what's your workout. next, local students get the surprise of a lifetime. from singer john legend. delivering a 200-pound ice sculpture

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more than 70 influential figures from black history are coming back to life, thanks to some d.c. students. the southeast ten ison learning center is hosting the sixth annual blacks in wax events. the students transform icons. mayor vincent gray drummed up support for their performance calling their talent inspiration al. and some other young local artists now have a vehicle to share their thoughts on social issues. you see, it's part of a program inspired by the 40th anniversary of marvin gaye's iconic song "what's going on. "the event kicked off for a big surprise for some students. erica gonzalez has more in a visit with john legend. >> reporter: i'm singing -- you might have had the same expression, too, if singer/songwriter john legend randomly walked into the room, and told you he wanted to jam. >> it was amazing.

he's like my childhood crush. i know almost all his songs. it was out of this world. >> reporter: kids from d.c.'s duke ellington school of the arts got the surprise of their lives when legend chimed in on their rehearsal for a performance on the millennium stage at the kennedy center. in may he'll be back to honor one of music's great, marvin gaye. it was an album inspired by war, poverty, and drug abuse. marvin gaye's landmark "what's going on" and his 1972 performance at the kennedy center turns 40. >> it's interesting to look at what's then, and what's now. the issues of war, the issues of veterans. you have young people here today, and young people across the country that his music still means something to. >> reporter: could commemorate the album's anniversary, the kennedy center is asking young people, what's going on, now, and asking them to post their

answers on what'sgoingonnow.org. it will be a may concert. >> whether it's music, whether it's a play, poetry, whatever it is, we're going to select some of that work to be part of the performance. >> reporter: the project will culminate with two concerts, may 3rd and 4th here at the kennedy center featuring, of course, john legend, the nat kings and national symphony orchestra. that's what's going on now. something else erica learned about john legend during the event, legend wasn't even born when "what's going on" was released, but credits his parents for exposing him to icons like marvin gaye. thanks for joining us. i'll see you back here next week. hey guys, breakfast!

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