get your move on. ♪ welcome to "news4 this week." >> hi, everyone. i'm amelia draper in for chris lawrence. we'll show you some of the more interesting local stories making news this week. among them, she's accused of making over a million dollars in a high-end handbag scheme. how she was able to rip off a designer department store just by making a return. he was critically injured just trying to help a couple stranded on the side of the road. now a maryland state trooper is making a comeback. and it's turned into a cult classic. now a local university is helping some music fans relive their heavy metal parking lot. first, full military honors this week for a woman who dedicated her love to service which meant keeping secrets. northern virginia bureau reporter david culver shows how friends are remembering a real-life spy as she's laid to

cemetery. >> reporter: even up until her passing in january at 100 years old -- ♪ >> reporter: stephanie loved the song. loved singing and playing music. >> she was strumming for a few minutes and looks up and over her glasses, and says, "get me one of these." >> reporter: this is stephanie's best friend. she visited her neighbor almost every night for the last decade. in that time, madre learned she had many skills, most especially -- >> a good secret keeper. >> reporter: post-world war ii, secrets were part of major raider's job at the office of strategic services or oss. >> she never would talk about the oss. for years, i think even her family wouldn't -- they knew that she was in the oss, but if someone would bring it up, she would just look away. >> she was assigned to its most secret

intelligence branch. >> reporter: her highly classified mission led her to poland. she gathered intelligence on russian troop movements. >> one of the most incredible things to me is she had to get special permission to be dressed in civilian clothes. being dressed in civilian clothes meant that she would be offered no legal protection. >> reporter: the major married an aircraft commander. alexandria became home. even in retirement, her secrets stayed secrets. >> she didn't talk to anybody about it. >> reporter: those secrets lie here, buried with major raider, underneath arlington's hallowed ground. just last week through the urging of the oss society and with the help of senator warner's office, major raider was thatposthumously awarded th award of merit. i'm david culver, news4. students ate montgomery county high school got a special visit this week from the secretary of state. john kerry spoke to students at montgomery blair high school in silver spring about protecting oceans and other environmental issues.

oxygen we breathe, and much of the food we eat. kerry said global climate change and pollution are two big problems. >> you have an enormous amount of plastic in the ocean that is affecting marine mammals and birds, various -- porpoise, other things. the volunteer that we're again having -- the result is that we're again having a profound impact on the ecosystem of the oceans. >> coming up later in the show, how some artists are using that ocean trash in a unique way to raise awareness. meanwhile, transit officials are working to make five major intersections in the district safer for cars, bikes, and pedestrians. among the problem spots, georgia and kennedy, 1 h4th and columbi and adams mill northwest. nanny helen boroughs in northeast. in some cases, they may need to

after pedestrian signals. she worked with young kids at a preschool in ft. washington. the feds say it was her side job that got her in trouble. now she's in jail accused in an elaborate million-dollar designer handbag scheme. scott mcfarland has the story we brought you first on news4. >> reporter: at least some of the packages the feds seized were found at her workplace, the montessorie school in ft. washington. jennifer sweetman said this was her daughter's teacher and is surprised by the news. >> you cannot expect someone who does not behave ethically to be a good role model. >> reporter: he said nothing in court as the homeland security agent detailed the scheme, saying she bought designer handbags, an average of $2,000, then bought matching imitation bags on line and fraudulently returned the fakes for refunds. in a scheme totaling more than

legitimate bags to collect more money. investigators found at least 226 bags they suspect she bought at t.j. maxx stores. in addition to packages at the school, they found 572 more at her apartment in arlington. they say in some cases, she resold items on ebay and instagram. she's facing a wire fraud charge, and a federal judge in alexandria ordered her to remain in jail until trial. prosecutors say she's here on a student visa from thailand and is a flight risk. >> they say she learned of the federal investigation into her in march. now she did surrender her driver's license, but in the meantime, she bought a new car which also made her a flight risk. her employer, the montessorie school in ft. washington, declined to comment. parents of the students there say they've been notified she will not be returning to work. i'm excited about this next story. you may know d.c. is a foodie town. now so will everyone else. also coming up, the big dist

towns and chefs more publicity. a minor change but could completely change your commute. what d.c. is planning to do to reduce traffic.

we all know d.c. is more than just monuments and politics. it's all a great restaurant town. now the world will know. the prestigious michelin guide has added the nation's capital to the list of cities it reviews. it's only the fourth american city to be part of the guide, joining san francisco, new york, and chicago. michelin says washington is a natural choice because its diverse international community is reflected in its dining scene. >> secondly, people in washington, d.c., love to go out. the dining options are enormous, varied, and constantly evolving. washington has truly become an exciting dining destination. >> d.c. mayor bowser office hand for the announcement and said the city is proud tbe

the guide will be released in october. heading out to dinner may take less time thanks to new push to cut down on the amount of time you sit in traffic. d.c.'s department of transportation is starting to retime traffic lights at 400 intersections. the signals will be based on updated traffic and pedestrian data. vdot says if everything goes well, traffic delays could be reduced by up to 30%. a maryland state trooper injured in a serious new year's eve crash is back on the job this week. trooper tristan phillip was helping a elderly couple whose car broke down on the side of i-95 in howard county. when another driver slammed into his cruiser at more than 70 miles per hour. after months of physical therapy, phillip returned to office duty at the barracks in jessup. his crumpled cruiser is still sitting outside. >> i remember hearing brakes, the squealing sound of the brakes. at that time, i glanced up

rearview mirror, and that was it. i -- i remember seeing white, whether that was from the airbag, everything was just white. >> a news4 review of state police records show state troopers or their vehicles have been hit on the side of the road seven times already this year. they're big and beautiful, but the story behind these sculptures of sea animals are a bit painful. it's because of what you may be leaving behind at the beach. it was the concert heavy metal fans had to be at. now, 30 years later, they're getting to relive a head-banging cult classic. ♪ ♪ stand by me vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades.

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heavy-metal parking lot. the film chronicles not the concert but the tailgate parties before the show. news4's mark seagraves caught up with some of the unintentional stars of the film. you're crazy. i've never seen such a thing in all my life until i've been working here. >> reporter: here was the parking lot of the now-defunct capital centre. once the largest music and sports event new the d.c./pau d.c./baltimore region. in 1986, two filmmakers borrowed camera equipment from their day job and headed out to the cap center to videotape the pre-concert party in the parking lot. the result -- heavy metal parking lot. now considered a cult classic. >> it cracked me up because didn't care where i was that day. i was having a blast. >> reporter: in fact, the girl in the white dress, as fans have come to know her, thought she was at a metallica concert. >> i love metallica. i don't remember. i remember the parking lot more than i do the

i don't remember the concert. >> reporter: maureen maxwell says lots of people remembered it and said lots of people mistook her hand gesture in the film. >> it's an "i love you" sign in sign language to me mom in case the picture came out. >> reporter: the movie is so popular it's spawned its own beer. >> a great testament to heavy metal fans, and it's a great time capsule. and really, even 30 years later, this film still makes people's jaws drop. >> reporter: you can experience "heavy metal parking lot" firsthand at the university of maryland exhibit. it runs until next year. we have a link for everything we need to know at the nbcwashington app, search "heavy metal." mark seagraves, news4. >> the entire website's a tribute to the movie. one fan even cataloged every t-shirt in the film. we've got links on our nbc washington app. open it and search "heavy metal." as you race to the ocean for your summer vacation, consider this -- more th

pounds of plastic trash floats in those waters causing tremendous damage and suffering to our sea life. as news4's wendy rieger reports, a colorful example of our vast waste is on display at the national zoo. an exhibit called "washed ashore: art to save the sea," featuring trash as a wake-up call. >> reporter: the parrot fish greets you in an explosion of color. the brightest nature can produce. this puffin reminds us of perches on high cliffs in faraway lands. the marlin seems to contort as it leaps into the air while a jellyfish floats gracefully nearby. look closely -- these impressive sculptures have a sad story to convey. they are all composed of plastic human garbage that ended up in our gorgeous oceans and was found washed up on a beach by an artist. >> little tiny pieces of plastic chewed up by

mosaic line up the coast. >> reporter: with the help of a thousand volunteers, they spent six years collecting trash and fashion issing it into sculptures -- and fashioning it into sculptures that depicted the sea creatures who are injured and killed by the 300 billion pounds of plasttake that ends up in our -- plastic that ends up in our water. this jellyfish is made of discarded plastic bottles. the parrot fish, a treasure trove of toys. bits of lost summer days that went from a child's hands into the sea. this is a piece of barbie's car with an old comb for the grill. the teeth lost. this marlin has flip-flops lining its mouth. >> this is the one i saved for five years waiting for the right thing. >> reporter: some visitors to the zoo try to identify it all. >> this is the coolest thing ever. >> reporter: t

this art is supposed to alarm. the plastic is perilous whether it reaches our waters. just ask the animal keepers at the seal house. >> they might get entanged, might ingest it. it's horrific. if you're got plastic in your tummy that you ingested that you can't pass, that's going to sit there until you starve to death. >> reporter: the washed ashore project has collected an estimated 18 tons of garbage from more than 300 miles of coastline. to create a total of 68 sculptures. information boards nearby encourage visitors to be better consumers. sure, on a hot day, it's easy to reach for a bottle of water. just make sure it and all your plastic ends up in the recycling bin and not on octavia the octopus or lida the seal. "washed ashore" sculptures are

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rid-x helps break down waste. avoid a septic disaster with rid-x. welcome back. i love this next story. remind me of my own grandmother. so the so-called dancing grandma is making us smile again. 107-year-old virginia mcwarren danced with president obama and the first lady at the white house. this time she showed off her moves at nats park. [ cheers ] living it up out there. she was honored on the field before a game this week. she got to meet the manager, dusty baker, and got her own jersey. her number, of course, 107. byhe

mlb game. never too late. the pregame ceremony was part of black heritage day at nationals park. it's the most visited museum in america. in july, the air and space museum will celebrate its 40th anniversary. news4's tom sherwood takes a look at the museum now as it starts its next 40 years. >> all supersonic aircraft -- >> reporter: hundreds of tour guides, volunteers staying very busy. >> charges batteries -- >> reporter: the air and space museum, opened 1976. drawing more than eight million visitors every year since. and every one of them craning to look up like these visitors from harper's forry in brunswick -- harper's ferry in brunswick, maryland. what do you want her to see? >> i just wanted her to look up. look up. >> reporter: 82-year-old retired four-star marine general john jack daley flew 450 vietnam combat missions.

>> every artifact, every airplane and spacecraft in here has a specific reason. it either broke a record, flew farther faster, higher, whatever it might have been, or did it first. >> reporter: right now he's overseeing a multimillion dollar redesign in the boeing milestone flight and is planning the july 1st 40-year celebration. >> we're going to celebrate it by staying open all night party. >> reporter: are you going to stay awake all night? >> i'm going to get it started. >> reporter: visitors like this from tampa already overwhelmed. what do you want to see in here? >> everything. we spent three days the last time and couldn't see it all. >> reporter: there is a lot. >> one of my brothers flew in 1903, 66 years later we were walking on the moon. >> reporter: the next 40 years, lots of new digital communications for changing world. >> we commemorate, educate, and inspire, but it's the inspiration part that we really

>> the astronauts turn their attention -- >> reporter: tom sherwood, news4. that's all for "news4 this week." i'm amelia draper. thanks for joining us. have a great week. ♪

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