welcome to news4 this week. >> hi, everyone, i'm veronica johnson and we are going to show you some of the more interesting local stories making news this week. among them, a perfect match between strangers. how a woman offered a life-saving gift to a co-worker she barely knew. plus, we are breaking the mold of a therapist's office. the new technique being used to help mental health patients from thousands of miles away. and shaving the scruff. the men of news4 get rid of those playoff beards as the nationals run comes to and an end. first, she dedicated the last 14 years to making our streets safer, now, one area police sergeant is taking on a whole new challenge a battle with cancer. support from the fellow police officers around her is not only

helping in that fight, it's giving her the courage to speak out and educate others. news4's mark seagraves introduces us to one woman who we can all look up to, all of us. take a look. >> i watched grow men cry when i was diagnosed with cancer. >> reporter: sergeant rolls admits even she still cries from time to time. she says she is lucky to have so much support at work, like her lieutenant. >> i cried maybe the first five nights. i would call him 1, 2:00 in the morning and just cry, why me? why me? >> obviously, it was a shock. the hardest thing i think was when she asked me to notify her squad. >> and to see your fellow officers break down in tears, it was very emotional for me. >> reporter: that support at work has not only helped rolls to get through the chemo treatments, it's given her the courage to speak out about her illness. >> it's been a journey. and i know a lot of women are fighting this journey.

but we are all in it together. and it's hard, but it can be done. >> reporter: last week, that journey took sergeant rolls and other breast cancer survivors to new york and the set of the "today" show. >> watching other beautiful, brave women on the set. and it was such a -- an experience for me. >> reporter: rolls says kicking off breast cancer awareness month on national tv. was great, but her moment with host matt lauer was special. >> matt gave me this huge hug and this kiss on my cheek. and i just felt that he knew how i felt and he wanted to just embrace me and it was wonderful. >> reporter: in prince georges county, mark seagraves, news4. the next time you encounter a d.c. police officer, could you find yourself on camera. 165 members of the metropolitan police department are now wearing body cameras. it's a pilot program that's been

in the works for more than a year. they are testing five different devices, which are either worn on the torso or attached to eyeglasses. mayor gray says the cameras will provide transparency. participating officers will give their feedback after six months. well, 70 years after he died, sergeant richard bean is finally at rest. his remains thought to be lost after a battle in world war ii, or at least that was until a japanese woman made an emotional find, then traveled thousands of miles to return the fallen soldier to his family. virginia bureau reporter, david culver, has the story from quantico national cemetery. >> today is a day of a lot of mixed emotions, but there's closure in the note. >> reporter: sergeant richard bean's family never expected this moment to happen. >> all we knew was, you know, he was missing in action. >> reporter: his nephew, who shares his name, later learned that the 24-year-old army soldier died in world war ii on

the island of saipan. that was july 7, 1944. >> it's really shocking. but it's a good shocking. >> reporter: last year, richard got word that japanese researchers may have discovered his uncle's remains. >> when they uncovered the bones, his dog tags were laying right between the bones. >> reporter: richard's and his sister, rosie's, dna confirmed it. >> i was thrilled to death. thought about my grandmother, how thrilled she would be. and hope she is up there knowing and maybe they are together now, that he is back home [ bagpipes ] >> reporter: for seven decades, he was buried on foreign soil. sergeant bean, now back home. his family wanted him laid to rest in the u.s., right here at quantico national cemetery. full military honors. [ "taps" plays ] >> reporter: a gathering of fellow veterans who didn't even

know sergeant bean but wanted to pay their respects. and at last, a folded flag, gently handed to sergeant bean's youngest brother. the emotions still raw after all this time. >> 70 years later, bringing him back home, where he belongs. >> reporter: at want co-national cemetery, i'm david culver, news4. people who work and shop in fairfax county may now have an easier time finding a food truck for a quick bite to eat. new rules will allow trucks to operate in office parks and shopping centers, including tysons and reston town center. truck operators can now get an annual zoning permit for just 100 bucks. previously, they had to get a special exemption from the county and pay a pretty hefty fee, greater than $16,000. more than 100 taxi drivers brought pennsylvania avenue to a halt downtown this week. that's right. the issue, competition from

companies like uber and lift. cabbies complain the other companies drivers' operate in the city with much less regulation. the taxi drivers want uber-type services to be taxed and regulated just like their taxis are. >> they are like drug cartels. they are illegal. all for hire in the district of columbia supposed to be licensed by the ctc. >> didn't get two too crazy but one cabbie was arrested during the protest, later given a ticket and released n addition to call fogger more reg lakers the d.c. taxicab commission announced plans to create an app that would allow people to hail taxis just like those other services with their phones. she made a huge sacrifice for a co-worker that she hardly knew. when news4 this week returns, the story of a gift that has forever connected two local women. and how one virginia group is trying to help countries struggling with the ebola

okay, you may notice something different about police cruisers in fairfax county. there are purple ribbon magnets on the trunks to recognize and to remember those who have been impacted by domestic violence. last year, fairfax county police responded to more than 11,000 calls for domestic abuse. there were more than 1600 assaults on family members and nearly 300 violations of protective orders. more than 1900 people were arrested for crimes related to domestic violence. well, the odds of being a matching organ donor for a stranger is pretty slim, something like 1 in 100,000. but call it luck, call it fate, two maryland co-workers ended up being the perfect match. doreen gentzler has the story of a woman who gave her colleague a life-saving gift. >> reporter: it's hard to

believe these tiny pieces of clothing were once worn by 31-year-old jaquia hutchings, but when she was born prematurely, weighing just one pound, that's all that would fit. >> i end up spending three months in the hospital, just trying to grow to a normal birth weight. >> reporter: as she grew up, her underdeveloped organs continued to cause problems. by age 8, she developed high blood pressure. at 14, type two diabetes. and just two years ago, doctors said her kidneys were no longer working. >> at first, you just can't react. you're just kind of going through the motions. >> reporter: the doctors told her she was going to need a kidney transplant to survive. her family members couldn't donate because of health problems of their own. she was put on the waiting list and as time ticked by, things got worse. she was in and out of the hospital, underwent a handful of surgeries and had to go to kidney dialysis three times a week. >> your whole life just pretty

much stops. just overnight. >> i heard about jaquia when i first started at my job. >> reporter: brittany was working with jaquia at a silver springs day care center when she learned how sick she was. >> something about her personality and her story that just something just grabbed at me. i was like, what can you do to help her? >> reporter: so, after a lot of thought and prayer, brittany offered to donate her kidney, much to jaquia's surprise. the women were barely friends, more like acquaintances at best. >> that's why it was so, like, really, you're going to do that for me? that's amazing. >> reporter: after a lot of test, those prayers were answered, brittany was a match. a few months later, these two young women, who now call each other sister, were lying side by side in the hospital. >> i'm very nervous, excited, just a ball of emotions, ready

to go. jackie is going to get a second chance at anything. >> reporter: last month, brittany successfully donated her kidney to jaquia at georgetown university hospital. >> most of our matches are definitely family members or people who have known each other many, many years but find people who, for one reason or another, decide they want to donate a kidney. >> reporter: now, nearly three weeks later, both women are doing well. jaquia says she is starting to feel better, though she is still recovering and taking dozens of medication. and she says she will always be in debt to the woman who gave her a second chance at life. >> what a friend. what a friend. she is amazing and i love her. >> amazing is right. i think they were meant to be forever friends. and we have got a lot more about organization donation on our website. just go to nbcwashington.com. well, thousands of pounds of medical and other supplies are bound for sierra leone to help the battle against en.

from mattresses, sir ribbon onlies, latex gloves and a host of other medical equipment collected throughout the brothers brother foundation. those supplies are gleaned from area hospitals and businesses. this is going to the ministry of health in sierra leone and use all the supplies and distribute it to protect the medical staff. >> going to hopkins -- not too long ago, with enter ent to hop filled the entire truck. >> thankful to the people of virginia, d.c., maryland to help us with the projects to help those in other countries. >> a lot of folks have been asking, they want to help. learn more about the group's efforts and the impact it's making on the area by going to nbcwashington.com. well, she is still searching for her missing grandchildren, but the experience now has a local woman trying to change minds about the mentally ill . d and it is one of the most popular museums in the

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well, going to the therapist's office is not easy. besides how much time it takes to you the of your day it can also be intimidating for a lot of people. doreen gentzler introduces us to one counselor who is helping patients from the privacy of her computer, sometimes from hundreds of miles away. >> i have clients in norway. i have clients in sweden, turkey, mexico, in brazil. >> reporter: olga black is a licensed therapist. her patients live around the world but she never leaves her home to treat them. >> i use skype very often a third of my practice and a really great way to provide therapy for people who would otherwise not have the opportunity to get therapy or to get help. >> reporter: so, with just a few clicks of the mouse, she is able to see them regularly from the comfort of their own homes, offices, even their cars.

>> skype is something to help people more with support, with life structure, with parenting, with guidance. it's a mixture between therapy and coaching. >> reporter: black says her patients include college students who need some extra guidance when they are far away from home, people who are disabled and have trouble traveling, and full-time, stay-at-home moms who have little free time away from the kids. >> what i like is that it's very flexible. i don't need to leave the house. >> reporter: 43-year-old rodnile splits her time between miami and norway. she was seeing black, who used to live in miami, in person, and didn't want to have to find a new therapist when she moved. >> gives so much more opportunity to speak when you need it. you know, you don't need to plan it in your calendar but two weeks in advance. >> reporter: but sometimes, a therapy session is only as good as your internet connection, as we learned with our own skype interview. connections with drop, screens

can freeze, something that doesn't happen when you're meeting face to face. also, black says therapy over the computer isn't appropriate for patients with significant trauma. but for those who are looking for privacy and convenience, skype therapy can be the answer. >> oftentimes, people look at therapy as something for other people or i am not sick enough or my problem isn't big enough to take therapy and doesn't necessarily depend on the significance of the problem but much more in terms of the support and the quality of life that you would like to have. >> okay so, whoers a the thing, keep in mind therapy over skype is often not covered by insurance, so, you might end up paying a little bit out of your pocket. well, the grandmother of two missing toddlers in montgomery county is speaking out. this he wants to find her grandkids. she also wants to address mental illness and the impact it's had on her family. darcy spencer spoke to her as

part of our year-long commitment to changing minds. >> reporter: relatives believe once katherine starts taking medication to treat her illness, paranoid schizophrenia, she will be safe with her children. >> a common problem with every mental health situation is that you don't want to take your meds. >> reporter: but it will apparently take a court order to force her to do that. right now, she is undergoing a psych yak trick evaluation to determine if she is competent when she is not taking her medicine. did you fear that she would harm them? >> never. never. >> reporter: her mother, lindsay, told news4 she believes her daughter should be forced to take her medicine. it could be the best hope of finding sarah and jacob. >> it's not meant in a harmful or hurtful or vindictive way. i want my grandchildren back. >> reporter: lindsay remembers the weekend katherine disappeared with the kids. she erased a picture of sarah and jacob from her phone. >> there were some beginning, subtle signs that something

was -- something was on. but -- not sure this would ever be anything that you would predict. >> lindsay says she is considering seeking guardianship over her daughter. well, that could enable her to take -- to make her take medical decisions for her. see darcy's entire interview with lindsay. go to our website, nbcwashington.com. well, it didn't take long. those playoff beards, they are gone. the men of news4 bring back their baby faces. that's all next.

one of the district's most popular private museums is staying put, at least for now. the international spy museum has stopped plans to move to the carnegie library. d.c.'s historic preservation review board rejected the museum's plans to renovate the library. museum officials say that they are now looking for a new

location. the museum's lease, well, it ends in 2017. about 700,000 people visit the spy museum every year. i, myself, am overdue for another trip. have you noticed the playoff beards are gone? took the guys here on news4 three weeks to grow the beards out but with the nats loss, they are clean shaven again. jim handily and some of the guys were primped and pamper ted grooming lounge just last week. they got a proper hot towel shave for that fresh and clean look. meteorologist cam roth offered to do his own grooming at home there is our boss, mike goldwick. hey, that he 's all for news4 t week. i'm veronica johnson. thanks for joining us. we leave with you this week's lunar eclipse and blood moon. until next week, be safe, be kind, be happy, everybody.

have you seen the news about barbara comstock? first, the washington post reported, barbara comstock failed to report eighty-five thousand in income. now, we learn, barbara comstock pushed a client's issues in the virginia legislature and didn't disclose it. barbara comstock shepherded a trio of bills through the legislature and into law,

but barbara comstock never officially disclosed that all the while she was being paid thousands of dollars. no wonder she hid it. ♪ welcome to "redskins chronicles." i'm larry michael. each week "redskins chronicles" takes an in-depth look, and today someone very special, the great joe jacoby. he's one of the most interesting guys you'll ever meet, and he belongs in the hall of fame. in fact, jacoby, among a large group of redskins on the ballot this year for thero