♪ welcome to "news week." hi, everyone. i'm veronica johnson. we're going to show the more interesting stories making news th among them, carrier competition. the face of one local changing and it coul better experience an more plus, making it a new effort to draw into the teaching pr hopefully keep them and counting con we take a closer loo device that aims to school football play lifelong damage. but first, the w area is taking a big towards landing the . the nonprofit group lic sued a website t that bid. dc is among four u.s to host the summer g. the others are bosto

angeles and san dieg as tom scherrwood reports, local organizers believe our region is more than equipped to handle it. >> reporter: from a recr washington's deanwoo possible olympic sta side of rfk. to long bridge park that could hold an oly aquatic center, a re for the 2024 summer olympics is ramping up. you sound like you're pretty enthusiastic. i am. i'm sportsman from way back. >> reporter: the arlington board member says a well-run olympics could benefit the entire region. >> reporter: can it come together for this? >> hey, there's competition everywhere. but what better way to unite the region? virginia, maryland, d.c. >> reporter: but some citizens worry about the cost and the crowding. >> i think we're too crowded already. >> reporter: oh-oh. lobbier. others say bring it on. >> to have all the countries actually come here, i think that would be amazing. >> reporter: what do you think? >> i think it's going to be one

of the greatest things ever. they can come and do the olympics here. >> reporter: as far as entert you might go. >> maybe. it depends how much the tickets are. >> reporter: back in deanwood, this olympics bid leader russ ramsey says the olympics could help inspire young people. >> i was born in province hospital. i actually went to elementary school here in ward 7. a baseball scholarship to george washington university allowed me to be the first in my family to go to college. >> reporte ramsey says the website is signed to help build public support for the bid. >> please let us know what you think, send us comments, videos. this whole idea of fostering global unity starts here at home. >> it's the power of dreaming. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news4. >> the power of dreaming. the majority of the virginia voter believe the jury got it right in the corruption trial of virginia's former governor. a poll by the washington center at christopher newport university found 68% of voters agreed with the verdict, finding bob and maureen mcdonnell

guilty. they also said the general assemb needs to pass stronger ethics laws. the mcdonnells were found guilty of doing favors for a businessman in exchange for more than $177,000 in loans and gifts. right now they face prison time with their sentence in january. scathing report about the way d.c. issues parking and speeding tickets says the programs are a little too aggressive. the report from the inspector general says speed cameras often issue tickets without conclusive evidence. it also criticizes the practices of public works and transportation departmt workers. and the inspector general suggests that city values its 17 $2 million ticket revenue over accuracy. the report includes recommendations for improving the ticket-writing programs and you can read much more by just going online to nbcwashington.com. wee got it all right there for you. there are a lot of changes going on at reagan national

airport. more low-cost carriers are moving in. and the airport itself is under going extensive renovations. transportation reporter adam tuss explains what it means for you. >> reporter: from flights to food. this is not the same d.c.a. >> the big difference in it, we fly to naples. we have a home in naples and we fly back and forth. and so i've seen this really upgraded. >> r and many more changes are coming. lower cost carriers like jetblue, southwest, virginia america, ramping up operations here at dca, all expected to draw more travelers. just today, jetblue getting new real estate here at the airport as it moved from terminal a to b. that frees up space in terminal a, space that southwest will mostly take over. by the end of the year, southwest will expand from three to six gates at terminal a. the entire terminal only has

nine gates. rob with the metropolitan washington airports authority says southwest is now set to leave its mark on reagan national. >> an airline that wasn't even here two years ago will eventually have 44 daily flights making them a legitimate major player at reagan national. >> reporter: aside from the airline and terminal changes, big plans also for the future terminal a. this is what airport officials want the terminal to look like, ipad stations ringing of futuristic circular bar. s so say it's time for a new look. >> this change is good to know what we are paying for is put to good use and trying to increase the customer experienc which is a great thing. >> reporter: adam tuss, news4. >> definitely looks very high-tech. well, it's an effort to give back and literally put a smile back on the faces of some of the uninsured in our area. the university of maryland transformed the xfinity center's basketball court into a

state-of-the-art dental clinic this week. hundreds lined up for cleanings, fillings and extractions. a group of 800 volunteers include dentists and hygienists provided services free of charge. >> organized dentistry, catholic charities of university of maryland have gotten together and recognized the need in the community for some dental care for adults. dentistry has been wonderful for me and this is an opportunity for me to give back. and that feels good. >> the clinic was open for two days and provided more than $1 million worth of dental care to about 1,000 patients. way to go! the last thing most of us want to do at the end of a long day is spend time searching around at the grocery store. i don't want to do that. in the coming months, that could change for whole food customers. the chain is partnering with instacart to allow in-store pickups at some sites in the district, using instacart's website or app. you'll be able to order online, then be able to go over and pick it up or get the groceries

delivered for a fee. it's just the first surprise of many. the huge donation that tech company is making to schools across the region. and it's a day some thought might not happen. we are there for incredible milestone for two special boys. all next on "news4 this week."

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metro is plannin program that would a pay your fare with you smar the transit agency will tt new technologies at ten metro stations, six bus routes and two parking facilities. metro will begin installing equipment in october and begin testing in january. it could be compatible with apple's newly announced payment system an its new iphone and some credit cards and federal i.d.s already have that technology. you've got to love technology upgrades.

we need more quality male teachers. that's the call going out at prince george's county. and the school year, a new group is trying to tackle the problem head-on. aaron gilchrist shows us how. ♪ >> reporter: english teacher albert lewis is krauting a wall of inspiration, quotes from hip-hop music to motivate his new ninth graders. he hopes his presence is motivating for young men, too. >> if you can kind of inject more males into the building, imagine the type of power and influence that could have over students. >> rep lewis is in his first year at charles flowers high school in prince george's county, among the nearly 2,000 male teachers in the district st school year. but that number represents a problem. >> i believe to increase male educators, it releases burden on some of the teachers having to be mothers and fathers, counselors to students. >> reporte 23% of teachers in prince george's were male. in montgomery county, 26% of teachers were men and 51% of students are male. d.c. has a ratio of 23 to 51%.

and fairfax county 18.5 to 52%. board of ed member curtis valentine started the male educator network for the district back in march. one of its goals is to reimage the profession for students. you can be call and be a teacher, valentine says. >> we wear the same sneakers and often listen to the same music you listen to. we know that as teachers we have to be professional and oftentimes that divide keeps two students from wanting to be like us. >> reporte the network is also building a robust social media campaign. the twitter account spait@men of cpgs started a campaign of male teachers. >> it's an opportunity to get out the information quickly. >> reporter: we visited social studies teachers at flowers high. most were women. an image that will push valentine's group to hit area colleges and universities with a simple message to recruit men. >> the students need you, the

future needs you and i can't think of a better profession where you can see a direct impact on your work right away. >> reporter: senior marcus ragland started high school pretty shy. today he's the commander of the school jrotc and president of the manhood one-on-one mentoring group. >> sometimes when i see our teachers standing in front of the class, it's reassuring that we males, especially african-american males, we can still affect our community in positive ways. reporter: proof there is growing value in the ranks of male teachers and figuring out how to keep people like albert lewis. the male educator network will tap him to mentor new teachers. >> it will be that one moment where something happens and you're like, yes, they got it right. and what that does is actually refuels you and reenergizes you to come back in the next day and give it all you have. >> reporter: in spring dale, maryland, aaron gilchrist, news4. >> the network also plans to push for more local and state policies to create incentives that will attract more male teachers and keep them in the classroom name .

a d.c. school teacher got a surprise from one of the biggest tech companies in the world. google is giving supplies to the art class. she was shocked when the big boxes were carried into her classroom. shoren had put a wish list on donorschoice.org. be that grant she got, she had to pay for a lot of the supplies out of her own pocket. google also announced they were funding all greater d.c. school projects posted on the website. that's hundreds in d.c., maryland and virginia. wow. a hospital probably isn't the first place you would choose to celebrate a birthday, right? well, for two special boys, it makes perfect sense. tyler and tyson proctor celebrated their first birthday today at children's national medical center. they were born conjoined at the chest and belly. they shared a liver and one needed heart surgery. doctors created a 3-d printed model to plan the surgery, and the twins were separated at 2

months. a year later, their father is planning their athletic careers. >> he may not be as tough as everybody, but might be my golfer. tennis player or something. >> oh, dads. doctors say both boys should live healthy lives. it's a striking display. more than 1,000 backpacks laid out in memory of those who took their own lives. but it's also an effort to prevent more tragedies. and how the controversy over the redskins' name is starting to impact the team's bottom dollar.

♪ a powerful image on the campus of george mason fairfax. more than 1,000 backpacks sat untouched. it was a visual reminder of the young lives lost by suicide each year. it's also about seeking help,

starting dialogue and changing minds. the david culver has more on the moving memorial. >> reporter: you can't help but to look down as you walk past them. and that's the point. 1,100 backpacks sprawled across fairfax campus. >> today is national suicide prevention day. >> repor the number of bags representing the number of college students taken by suicide each year. some of the backpacks carrying personal stories. >> i think what is most powerful to me is putting a human face to the numbers. these are more than just statistics, more than a sad story. these were people. >> reporter: mason was chosen out of schools across the nation to host this traveling exhibit. and to mark national suicide were prevention awareness month. >> some of these backpacks were owned by college students who died by suicide. seeing backpacks owned by somebody who died by suicide has an incredibly powerful emotional

impact that makes people think about it a little differently. >> rep dr. barbara meehan runs the counseling and psychology services. she says she noticed a trend after awareness events like this. >> we think there is a relation between raising awareness and folks reaching out for themselves or to help somebody else get help. >> reporter: this junior says it's about creating dialogue and she has already seen that happen. >> a lot of people who would have never come to us otherwise are now engaging with us and learning just because they happened upon it. >> reporter: david culver, news4. >> we have a lot more information about mental illness on our website, including a list of organizations that offer help in our area. again, nbcwashington.com. some high school football players will be wearing an extra piece of equipment this season and it could be critical to their future. when "news4 this week" returns, we'll show the device aimed at we'll show the device aimed at slowing the rate of concussions,

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♪ the debate over the redskins' name is causing merchandise sales to take a hit. gear with the washington redskins logo saw a 35% drop this sales last quarter. nfl merchandise sales rose over the same period. this was the first reported by cnn who says people are having second thoughts about wearing a t-shirt that's been called racist and disparaging of native amer and concussions and head injuries aren't just a problem for professionals in the nfl. it's an issue for football players at all levels. now one local high school has decided to use brain sensor strips for their players. news4's jays so jason pugh has the player protection monitoring system. >> when i got the concussion, i didn't know where i was. i couldn't do math, i couldn't remember three words. so it was pretty bad. >> nobody knew about it. i just went to the coach and

said my head was hurting and he said i'll take you out. if i hadn't gone to the coach and talked about it, i would have stayed in. >> reporter: in this year, players won't have a choice. the team is using thissen sore strips on the back of players' helmets. it indicates how many impactful hits a player has taken. once the sensor flashes a red light, the team's concussion protocol should be assessed. >> kids at this age don't understand the severity of a concussion. so a lot of times they don't report symptoms. until it's too late. and so this way i can take a look, oh, you know, maybe i've got to watch joe. he took three really big hits this week, and watch him that way so -- and then i can let the parents know, he doesn't have a concussion. but he did take three hard hits this week. let's take an eye and watch him. >> a lot of times we let our competitiveness misguide our judgment. you need someone there to kind of be the level headed person and balance it all. >> reporter: players, coaches, trainers and parents are all in agreement. this is a step in the right

direction for high school athletes. >> i just am worried about my head. that's my future. like no matter what, it always ends with your head. i've got to have my good brain to go with me the rest of my hive. life. >> i bet a lot of parents would vote to have that in all high schools with kids playing football. that's all for "news4 this week." i'm veronica johnson. thanks for joining us. we leave you with an amazing human flag formed by students at ft. mchenry this week. until next time, remember, be safe, be kind, be happy. bye-bye, everybody.

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