hi, everyone. i'm veronica johnson. we'll show you some of the more interesting local stories news this week. among them, a surprise delivery, the roadside event that led to a newborn girl being named after an arlington policeman. what's your workout? we'll take to you boot camp for parents who have a lot on their plate. and she may be off her rocker but she's still got it. we'll show you a special cause that brought betty white to d.c. first up, a woman called 911 when her husband is having trouble breathing, but instead of getting help, she gets silence and then snoring.

now the i-team investigation about a dispatch here fell asleep when he was needed the most. >> reporter: following protocol, a 911 taker transferred and quickly transferred to woman to case paxer who was supposed to send an ambulance. >> hello? hello? hello? >> reporter: realizing something isn't right, the original call taker breaks in. >> hold on one second. let me try to get them on the line again. >> okay. >> reporter: that light snoring you hear is the original dispatcher who has fallen asleep. the snores get louder as a new dispatcher tries to help the woman. >> put one hand on his forehead. the other hand underneath his neck and tilt his head back. >> yes. >> the employee was immediately removed from the floor by his supervisor that night. and he was placed on administrative leave with pay, pending the outcome of the

inquiry. >> reporter: montgomery county assistant fire chief scott graham says the sleeping dispatcher is an experienced uniform firefighter who was 17 hours into a 24-hour overtime shift. the news4 i-team found the dispatchers work twice as long it's other dispatchers in our area. jeffrey is the union rep for firefighter dispatchers. >> my team like a long shift to somebody who is not used to that work schedule, it is something that is just normal for a firefighter to work. >> reporter: both he and the county say this is the first time someone has fallen asleep during a 24-hour shift. >> now he is all blue. >> reporter: we counseled at least 18 snores on the april 4th recording before the dispatcher finally wakes up and doesn't realize the woman has been on the line for more than four minutes. >> he stopped breathing for a little while. now i put my hands on his chest.

>> -- ma'am, what's the address? >> reporter: the county says the patient was transported to a hospital and is okay. 911 dispatchers are now in a renovated call center where a supervisor can see all the dispatchers. the county says it hopes this will prevent anyone from falling asleep again. as for the issue of 24-hour shifts, it could come up in the fall when union negotiations begin. news4 i-team. >> okay. the good news is they're working on the problem. now a police corporal in arlington who was in the right place at the right time got a special honor for helping deliver a baby on the side of the road. steve made a traffic stop on columbia pike during the evening rush hour. another woman pulled up and begged for help because her sister was in labor. triano says the baby was coming right then and there so he coached the mother who gave birth to a girl.

>> the cord was wrapped around her neck. unwrapped that from around her neck and she started to breathe. and then i started to breathe. >> just another day for him. he said he was honored to learn he is the inspiration for the baby's middle name. it is stephanie. the feminine version of his first name, stephen. now to a new warning about your facebook account. we're usually told not to open any e-mails from people we don't know so we know not to do that. now there's a threat on social network. jim handly shows us what to watch out for and how to protect your profiles from hackers. >> my mother is on facebook. >> reporter: chad sanders works as a set designer and uses facebook to find work in addition to keeping in touch with friends and family. >> production designers have got in touch with me through facebook. >> reporter: when chad's facebook page was recently hijacked, it was crippling because he said the hacker used facebook to get into his e-mail account. >> i was totally locked out of

everything. it was scary for my friends as well. >> reporter: because the hacker was pretending to be chad. how did this happen? >> i started getting these facebook ads for nike shoes. they say if you look at the ad and hit the ad, that's how they get into your profile. >> reporter: that's how the virus wormed itself into his facebook and e-mail. >> they try to affect as many people as they can and they get people into clicking a link to spread their virus to more machines. >> reporter: cyber security expert johnny gannon says social networks are the new target. >> there are so many people on facebook and it is so much easier to spread messages to friends and get them to click on it. >> reporter: chad said he lost years of photos and most his contacts. >> i had about 1,500 friends on there. >> reporter: he said facebook took too long. three weeks to shut down the hacker and now he can't get his original page back. >> there is no way to get ahold of facebook by e-mail or phone number. >> reporter: when nbc news contacted facebook, the company

promised to restore chad's account and all the photos he lost. facebook says hacking is taken seriously but the process of figuring out who is the hacker and who is the victim can be time consuming. there are safety features that you can sign up for including e-mail and text notifications. if someone logs into your account from an unrecognized computer. all you have to do is find them on your security settings. jim handly, news4. >> we really have to watch out for that one. the upside to social media is that it can really help your career. just ask betty white who hosted saturday night live a couple of years ago, thanks to a successful campaign by her fans on facebook and twitter. and betty white has still got it, as wendy rieger found out during her recent stop in d.c. >> the audience couldn't contain its love for one of its most endearing.

the audience loved betty white. washington by the way is one of her favorite cities. >> i accuse people of sweeping the streets themselves and washing everything down. it just sparkles. i think it is the most beautiful city in the world. >> she revealed she arrived in washington from new york on amtrak. >> i haven't been on a train in maybe 40 years. it was beautiful. >> i thought you would be on like a private jet, you know, with chippendale stewards. >> i don't think so. that's some other betty. >> while she was in d.c., betty white also went to the national zoo for a private visit. she is a strong advocate of zoos, believing that many animals would be extinct if not for the breeding programs that rescue these species, almost obliterated by human encroachment. she said if she could ask people to do one thing for animals, it would be this. >> practice kindness and spread the word of kindness.

always take the animals' point of view as well as your own and appreciate them. just don't take them for granted. we're losing them far too fast. >> betty white was as gracious it's a you could expect. patiently signing autographs for the media and posing for pictures. and the saucy wit that has made this 90-year-old so refreshingly real is clearly not an act. do you ever have time to date? >> that's none of your business. >> wendy rieger, news4. >> still quick and she's still got it. there's a new advice for cancer survivors. still ahead on news4 this week, the step that one local woman is taking to stay cancer-free for the rest of her life. >> and what you don't know about your cell phone's coolest features could cost you. how to make sure that you get the best deal with your data plan. and what is it like to be eaten by a plan? i don't want to know but we'll take you to an can lulu have some beef pasta, too?

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let's pack up and go. a new campaign is helping drivers reach the beach faster this summer. there are new electronic message signs going up on virginia roads that will help drivers choose the quickest route to both virginia beach and north carolina's outer banks. v-dot will display travel time for two different routes here. the six signs will be posted at strategic points in chesapeake, newport news and virginia beach. now, you have to love that. a chance to get to where you want to go a little faster. smart phones are getting more versatile by the day but surfing the web and uploading and downloading video can really add up. verizon wireless for one announced that it is how much unlimited data plans will cost. as liz crenshaw reports, it is time to start counting your gigabytes. >> reporter: do you know when a gigabyte is? >> i think so. probably not. >> a million bytes of memory, i

believe. i believe. don't quote me on that. >> reporter: a gigabyte is the way to measure data and a way for cell phone companies to keep track of how much you're using your cell phone or tablet. some cell customers have unlimited data plans but many cell users must choose a data plan or a data cap. >> if i said to you, your data plan is two gigabytes, don't go over it. would you know what that meant? >> not really. >> reporter: phone calls, e-mails, texts, don't use up much. when it come to video? >> you need to be aware that will make you hit your cap very quickly. >> reporter: mike weinberg is staff attorney at public knowledge, a nonprofit public interest advocacy group that says consumers are promised great video at high speeds but use your phone like that -- >> with a 4g connection, you could burn through your monthly cap in under an hour. >> reporter: how much video is too much for your plan? well, at two gigabytes a morning public knowledge says you could stream two hd movies or stream

three hours of tv or you could download half of an hd movie or upload two ten-minute videos. >> do you want to pay by gigabyte? >> not at all. >> reporter: some cell companies have countdowned making customers pay when they go over their plan is bad for business. t-mobile slows your speed if you use too much data but doesn't charge you more. >> we do that because every customer wants an unlimited plan and not worry about any bill shock or any surprises on their bills. >> reporter: sprint looking to boost its customers, offers unlimit data to everyone. >> you don't have to worry that how much data you're using. you're not going to be started. >> reporter: the biggest carriers, at&t and verizon wireless no longer offer unlimited data to all their customers and charge $10 for every gigabyte over your chosen plan. why? strerizon wireless tells us, it has usage based options for

customers to select the plan that best matches their use. and that heavy data users pay a fair price for the services they consume. it says it is evaluating its data pricing structure and will share details well in advance of their introduction. at&t told us our data plans require that they pay for the data they use. with mobile data usage continuing to skyrocket, and the availability of spectrum scarce, at&t manages its network in the most fair way possible so that we can provide the best possible mobile broad band experience. >> once you hit that cap, everything then counts against that. >> reporter: one customer said she went over her cap after using her phone to video chat. >> how much more did you have to pay, do you remember? >> i think it was like an extra $50. >> reporter: liz crenshaw, news4. >> that's true. it can add up really fast. the fcc wants carriers to alert consumers before and after they go over their data cap.

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news for your health. new information about preventing cancer from coming back. for years cancer diagnosis meant lots of rest and relaxation. but now the american cancer society is urging patients to be active and eat right so they can live the rest of their lives cancer-free. doreen reports. >> if you want to live, you do what it takes. >> reporter: when 50-year-old jan bellamy was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, she didn't feel much time feeling sorry for herself. she got angry. >> i said i won't let this beat

me. >> reporter: doctors told the 242-pound germantown woman she needed to make some major lifestyle changes. >> to lessen my chances of having a recurrence, i needed to lose weight, exercise, change the way i was eating. >> there's always been a thought that weight, physical activity would have an impact but now there's evidence to support it. >> reporter: according to the american cancer society's latest guidelines, to reduce the risk of recurrence and increase survival rates, cancer patients should maintain a healthy weight, get adequate physical activity and eat a healthy diet. cindy clark is the oncology nutrition coordinator at shady grove adventist hospital. >> previously i think a lot of people when they go through treatments, they've been sort of told to take it easy, to rest. and this is different. this is saying no, we don't want you to be inactive. we want you to move and we want you to be cautious of what you're eating. >> reporter: new research is backing up the new guidelines.

one canadian study found that breast cancer patients who got at least four hours of moderate exercise every week reduced their risk of death by 34%. their chance of recurrence also decreased, down 24%. >> evidence shows that anybody, if you keep active during your treatment, you have overall less fatigue. you can tolerate your treatments better which means you may be able to get more treatments in. overall you'll feel better. >> reporter: jan bellamy said for her, weight loss could have been the difference between life and death. she changed her diet. she cut out processed foods, fats and sugars and she started walking. before she knew it, she had dropped 40 pounds. her goal is to lose another 20. >> nothing can stop me. >> reporter: news4. >> doctors say it is important not to overdo it. so if you're going through cancer treatment but if you were in shape before your diagnosis, you should be able to almost maintain the same level of physical activity. if you weren't very active

before then, you should start simple, exercising gradually and walking. trying to keep up with your workouts when you have kids can be tough. but now there's a place where you can be a mom and get your exercise at the same time. in fact, it is called mommy boot camp. we stopped by and we asked ladies, what's your workout? >> come on! >> a mommy boot camp class, we incorporate everything. we do cardio drills, strength training, core work. we kind of cover it all. the whole idea is that your kids can be in class with you. they can be in a stroller while we're out in the studio. we have the play room. so what's a little different is that the kids enjoy coming. it makes it easier for the moms to get to class and it is easier for mom to be healthy for her family. we did some partner high fives, we did burpees with the medicine ball.

we did some partner calls where you're really just cheering your partner on to get some cardio in. we can so with the group work, we've been trying to get ready with the pools opening and all that stuff. sometimes first time moms show up and they're worried. what if my baby cries, i say it's no big deal. it's mommy boot camp. we've all been there. we have women with new babies. we have moms with kids in junior high. >> i tried the stroller walking classes and this is more challenging, a true strong mom workout. >> you always feel service like leaving your children but this is something you can bring your child with. it is guilt-free. >> i started coming after i had my third child and i felt like i'm a better mom. it has given me more motivation and made me feel better about myself. >> the one thing we have in common, we're all women and we're all moms and we're here to support each other. we make it a fun environment for everyone.

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well, we love baby stories and we love animal stories. on news4 this week, we had the baby story. now the animal story. we're getting a look at some adorable new additions at the national zoo. two cheetah cubs were born at the facility in northern virginia. now they're staying at the zoo. the cubs will grow to be at least 60 to 70 pounds. the female cub will be part of a breeding program. the male cub could be put on exhibit at the zoo. wow! they are cute. it's where to find something that involves death and destruction that is also family

friendly. the u.s. botanic garden in downtown washington opened a new exhibit for the summer called savage gardens. perfect for the kids, right? tom sherwood takes us inside. >> reporter: the u.s. botanic garden is a glass enclosed oasis at the foot of capitol hill at the national mall. it displays a world of nature under glass. then there's this. kids willingly being the bug for a venus fly trap to see how it feels. >> did i see you do that? yes, you did. >> what did you think? >> it's an interesting display for kids. >> i think the key word there was kids. >> we do this summer have a great playground, particularly for kids and people who like the natural world. >> reporter: he said the savage garden exhibit will be around until october. dozens of insect eating plants, real ones and bigger than life displays. to hear it is what all about

when digestion occurs. >> every thursday at 1:00, we'll have a carniverous plant feeding so people can catch us feed the plant. spiders and scorpions and snails. >> reporter: the volunteer really gets into it. >> can you see that? >> the insects fall down into that liquid and drown. >> this is pretty violent. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news4. >> see, i told you. violence magnified. again, the exhibit will be around until october 8th. although some of those bugs, probably not. admission is free. thanks for joining us on news4 this week. i'm veronica johnson. until next time, be safe, be kind, be happy. see you.

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