right now on news4 this week, back to baseball. the community comes together nearly one week after a tragedy that captured the world's attention. tornado touchdown, a quiet neighborhood hit by powerful storms. we talked to people about what it was like to have a tornado hit their street. and a new tool some d.c. police officers are now armed with tasers. we go one on one with the chief to talk about how they can deescalate some tense situations. welcome to news4 this week. hi, everyone. i'm sherry burris. we begin with the show of resilience from an alexandria community hit a tragedy. a week after a gunman hoped fire, the fields where it

again. shomari stone has our report. >> reporter: it's beautiful to see the community return to this baseball field, showing their strength, courage and resilience. a sign of hope and perseverance at a baseball game. >> anytime i set foot on a baseball field it's a special day and a great day to be out here. we're glad to be back. >> reporter: the president of alexandria little league. he and his son peter are relieved. eugene simpson stadium park reopened after a gunman opened fire at the congressional practice about a week ago. the shooting injured steve scalise, matt mika and zach barth. the sheriff dana lawhorn throws the first. . and the washington nationals pass out balls, bobble

towels. >> they're like what happened about how sad i was. i'm actually really glad to be here. i felt bad for all of the people and families who were hurt. >> reporter: this is a defining moment when the dell ray neighborhood rejected hate and embraced the love of baseball and community. >> the pack here, you know, it's in the heart of dell ray and the heart of the community. >> reporter: many people i talked to out here thanked police, sheriff's deputies and firefighters for coming out to protect and show them support. i'm shomari stone, news4. a silver spring neighborhood is cleaning uf off a tornado touched down this week. the twister was on the ground for a minute or two and it felt like the homes were about to lift right off the ground. kristen wright went to silver spring to week to look at the damage. >> reporter: picking up the pieces after a tornado takes a while. >> it leaves you in shock. >>e

must go on and it's exhausting. >> i'm waiting for my brother to come back with a chain saw and cut up some of the big stuff. >> reporter: the tornado tore through silver springs on monday afternoon. jennifer can't even go inside her house. part of the roof leveled by trees. that can be replaced, but her children -- >> but they got out safely at the back. and the nanny lives down the street, so she took the kids to her house. thigh's our hero. >> reporter: the big truck and equipment goes away but that feeling of being in the middle f of a tornado, that stays a long time. >> it was probably a minute or two maybe. but when you're in the middle of that it, it seems like it's not going to stop. >> kristen wright, news 4. the washington redskins received a major boost from the supreme court this week. the court ruled that the federal government cannot fail to register the

it's considered offensive. but the redskins are likely to use the ruling in the team's legal fight after the trademark was canceled due to complaints by native americans. this has flowed efforts to get the redskins back to d.c. jack evans and the mayor had held private talks to have the team return. they saw the name should not be a road block. next time you see a d.c. police officer, you may notice a new weapon on their belt. some officers will now be talking around with tasers. mark sea graves spoke with the chief who says it's been ready for years. >> it's located on the duty belt on the opposite side of the gun. it's bright yellow in color, doesn't look like a gun >> the chief is describing how the police in the district will use the new tasers, similar to the tasee

it's a pilot program that began right leg out this week. >> we've trained 80 sergeants already and we're going to start deploying them this week. >> he says this will give officers another option to take down a suspect. saying it will avoid takedowns like this one in 2015. >> one of the great things about the tool is that you can actually activate a sound, makes a crackling sound. so you can warn somebody before you use it. you could potentially activate the crackling sound and sometimes that will diffuse somebody from moving forward. >> it's too soon to say whether all officers on the force will one day have tasers but he plans to arm enough sergeants with them so one will be available anytime a situation arises. he say police won't use the tasers when a suspect has a gun. >> the problem with the taser being used when somebody has a gun in their hands is that the

electronic current going through their body could cause them to fire the weapon. >> mark seagraves, news4. now is the time to lather on the sunscreen. many of us could be doing it wrong. susan hogan has some tips to keep you from getting sun burned. plus, the big competition going on between our three local airports. now you can benefit from it.

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it is now officially summertime and that means lots of people will be spraying and slathering that sunscreen. but there are plenty of things to consider when choosing a sunscreen. picking the wrong one can have painful and dangerous consequences. susan hogan is working for you with important advice to keep you from getting burned. >> when you pick a sunscreen to protect your family, you always look at the spf. but it's the way you apply it that can put your family at risk.

they're handled with care, straight sunscreen can put you at risk. >> using spray sunscreens, apply them properly or you may get burned. >> the problem isn't with the spray sunscreens themselves it's just that most people don't apply them quickly. >> you think it's vent to do a zip zip with a spray. but in fact in consumer reports, they found that you need to take great care when applying them or you may be shortchanging your sun protection. start by holding the nozzle close to your skin and spraying until the skin glistens, then rub it in. >> everybody has seen a parent running after their child at the beach or the pool spraying behind them but that's not an effective way to protect your skin. >> don't inhale the mist. it can cause lung irritation which is why consumer reports recommends not using sprays on your kids. if you choose to use it on your children, spray the sunscreen

into your hands first and rub it into your child's skin. and be prepared to spend more if you go with a spray. it's smart to spray yourself twice which means a good chunk of your sunscreen dollars could actually be gone with the wind. consumer reports says at no time should kids, even you, ever spray the sunscreen at your face. put it in your hands first and then apply it. sfier fighters are here to help us but who's there when they need help. we'll introduce you to a local firefighter who will stop at nothing to help his colleagues deal with the pressures of mental health. a new era. ben's chili bowl unveils lots at perdue, we take some unexpected extra steps to raise healthy chickens with no antibiotics ever. like putting oregano in their water. it has natural antioxidants and we don't have to use antibiotics in their diet. perdue. over 200 products no antibiotics ever.

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affects them. there's a growing body of research that suggests that firefighters are at an increased ri risk of suicide. we talk to one man working to change minds. >> i was that superhero. nothing could hurt me and i was afraid of what my friends would think of me. there was one night i almost committed suicide. i almost became a statistic. >> chris has spent even year as an emt in maryland. the successful described jumped right in. he was ready for the excitement that came along with the job but he was not prepared for how dave stating some of those calls would be. >> i've seen bodies pulled out of buildings that were burning. i've seen bodies chopped up and mutilated by a tractor-trailer. the sights that normal people don't think that we see, we

and i relive them every day. i have nightmares every day. i had flash backs all of the time. >> ma ken nonwas deeply shaken of the suicide of the firefighter last year. >> when she went missing, there was talk apt first is this mental health related. and i started thinking what was going through here mind when she committed suicide. >> he suicide pushed him to seek help. but when he did, he realized there weren't many places he could find help and much of that had to do with the stigma attached to mental health issues in fire departments. >> we think of ourselves as the superheroes. nothing can hurt us. we've got the gear that we go into burning buildings with. and we've got the training to do what most people can't do. >> frank davis is currently president of the fire house where mckin that and his brother are volunteer firefighters. >> i made a

let two children in a vehicle die one day because of the power lines on the vehicle and i decided not to let our guys put water on the vehicle because they would have been electrocuted. i still can wake up in the middle of the night with that stuff. years ago that wasn't a big, a big thing. you're supposed to suck it up and move on. and you know, it's -- it works on you after a while. >> in an effort to raise awareness about mental health issues and help erase the stigma associated with asking for help, he regs written a research paper on the subject for his college thesis. he interviewed firefighters from around the country about their emotional experiences, ptsd and coping mechanisms. >> i want people to know that mental health in the fire services is okay.

there's nothing wrong with asking for help. it's okay to have nightmares about it. it's normal. to see something traumatic and turn it off and say okay. >> to find mental health resources, please go to our nbc washington app. search changing minds or fighting stigma. the competition is on at our local airports to attract the most passengers. one airport in particular has been leading the way and it may not be the one you expect. transportation reporter adam tuss took a trip in chopper 4 to tell the story this week. >> i'm adam tuss flying high no chopper 4 to tell you about the airport battle. take a look at dwi. look at how many planes are here just in this one southwest terminal. and this tells the story. they have consistently been the busiest local airport. take a look as one is coming in for a landing on the runway at

national and dulles international consistently for a long time. you see the spirit airlines coming in for a touchdown and the low cost carriers have something to do with that. 7.8 million passengers already to far this year through bwi marshal, 7.6 million at reagan national and 6.5 million at dulles international. you can see how the numbers stack up this year already and how people are passing through these local airports. and so why does the matter? why does it matter how many people are going through an airport? well it can potentially give you a better airport experience. we talked about it today with maryland transportation leaders. >> it means for options for our travelers. as the airlines continue to grow, we're adding service to new markets across the country and around the world, that means more travel poptions for our customers. >> look, it's like a traffic

out here on the runway. people at reagan international and dulles international says there's no more room to expand at reagan international. they'd like to push for people and flight operation to dulles international. we'll continue to track the airport battles. guys, buy to you. still ahead, ben's chili bowl unveiled the new must recall this week. we were there as the ceremony as ♪ happiness is powerful flea and tick protection from nexgard. a delicious chew that protects for an entire month. ask your vet for more information. reported side effects include vomiting and itching. nexgard. the vet's #1 choice.

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public art is becoming a similar tradition. this year local artists painted benches and planters that sit around town. they will be auctioned off later this year with the proceeds to benefit public art. some of the proceeds last year were used to buy hand painted holiday decorations that adorned some town streets last december. it's hard to tell which is more famou

than chili bowl mural houd the diner with lots of famous faces. that mural has a fresh coat of paint and was dedicated this week. our very own jim vance was there to talk about his likeness being painted on the wall. >> you really didn't need a ribbon cutting. the colorful mural on ben's chili bowl is there for everybody to see. a walking history of local washington. >> it means so much to me to see the living legacies of our people from washington, d.c. it deserves a lot of the history. >> thank you so much for our community, for the washington, d.c. community. >> virginia ali, ben's widow spoke for the fashion that commissioned the new must recall, including president and michelle obama,

chuck brown, marion barry and comedians dick gregory and dave chappelle and nbc 4's jim vance. >> my blessings continue to flow. and i thank each and every one of you. >> this veteran mural artist says his mural represents a narrative of local and national history. d.c. congresswoman joked she was uncertain when she heard she would be on the wall. >> when i hear the word wall, i go into fighting mode. because we so busy fighting donald trump's wall. >> the big must recall replace as smaller one that had included comedian bill cosby, a longtime supporter of ben's chili bowl. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. this week we said good-bye to one of the most veteran members of the news4 family. a special sendoff for our storm team4 meteorologist.

this week and of course there were some surprises. >> the south and west from a tropical system -- look what else blew in. >> surprise. >> look what bob ryan is here. >> retired news4 meteorologist bob ryan stopped by to welcome tom to retirement. he's packing up moving to colorado to start a new adventure. he's been a steady presence for news4 since 1983 when she started off on the noon news with barbara harrison and pat lawson news. we will certainly miss tom and we wish him nothing but sunny skies in the years ahead. that's all for news 4 this week. we leave you pictures of the now completed ben's chili bowl mural. thanks for joining us and have a great week. ♪

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6:00. families forced from their homes overnight. an entire apartment building. plus our weekend starting out with shower as what's left of tropical storm cindy moves through. when we're going to see the sunshine again. that's coming up in storm team 4 forecast. >> happened cuffed for selling waters? outrage as these photos continue to go viral. good saturday morning to everyone out there. hope you're having a good one. thanks for starting with us. i'm adam tuss for david. >> i'm angie goff. open the door, open the