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right now on news 4 this week, rememberinghe victims. we'll take you to a memorial service for one of the five t people killedhat shooting at the "capital gazette" in annapolis. plus, a somber 4th, how the city honored the victims during their indepnce day celebrations. and a time-honored tradition. we talked to young and old who came out to enjoy oned.c.'s longest running independence day parades.: >> announcelcome to news 4 this week. >> hello, everyone. i'm leon harris andhis week we learned more about the victims of that horrific "capital gazette" shootgn annapolis. one of those victims, rob hiaasen. big rob as he was known. he was t managing editor of the "capital gazette" and news 4's jackie benson went to

th celebration of his life this week. >> an expected crowd o 200 swelled to more than twice that as people gathered at the irvine nature center in owings mills, maryland to remember the life of robhiaasen. family, friends and colleagues described him as a nan with a generous heart who lived and loved deeply and well. >> the concept ofome was so rob. and he would look at me and look at those kids and he'd just go, you're my home. and that's all that matters. >> tears welled up in the eyes of many when daughter samantha spoke. >> big rob, that was my dad. every single time i needed himh he was and he was there with a laugh. >> ben hiaasen read from his father's journal. >> i think about allid my a lot when i'm at work. i called home to make sure everyone was safe. sometimes things --wful things come to my mind and i get so scared. love for children is my definition of true love. >> amonghose who came to pay

respects was annapolis mayor gavin buckley who remains visibly angry at the tragedy that claimed five lives at a news publication tightly intertwined with the entire history of this city. >> this is the wort thing t could ever happen to a community just happened to us. >> in response to inquiries from people who want to make donation in rob hiaasen's tname, family listed organizations that include the american civil liberties union, the chesapeake bay foundation, and planned parenthood. in owings mill,e maryland, jac benson, news 4. >> in annapolis, this week it was a somberndependence day. the city still mourning the loss of those five" "capital gaze staff members. news 4's chris gordon explains how this parade honored them. >> such a tragedy tt it's hard to celebrate sometimes. >> reporter: karen began her independence day by bringing balloons to the memorial for the five pple killed in the shootings at the "capital gazette" last thursday.

e's watering the flowers which are already wilting and knoe' not alone. thinking of the vtimshis independence day. >> for me it makes it better, but the community comes together and everyone will celebrate and honor the victims. pefully theirfamilies. >> reporter: this couple from philadelphia has been coming to annapolis for the las ten summers. >> and i thought coming down here this particular weekend brings sadness to my heart to see these people had to give their lives doing their job every day.ew >> we e were going to come here and say our prayers and pat respects these people. it's not -- it's very sad visit this time. >> reporter: downtown annapolis is decked out for the 4th of july with american flags and navy flags flying. the shootings changed the course of history for maryland' capital. visitors like paul and sherpa brought their family fromed ick to spend independence

day here. >> it's always great to be here with all thehe history . yeah, even in light of tragedy, really we need to celebrate what this country is all about. >> the first amendment rights are extremely important. the first bill of rights, freedom of press, absolute. >> meanwhile, big boost to the spirits of those in annapolis, a chance for the folks of the "capital gazette" to smile because they got a chance to pose for pictures with the stanley cup. long-time capitals equipment w manageroody lives in annapolis and woody got his day with the cup. he decided to a take itll over the city sold fans cou come out and see it and pose for pictures, and he included a stop at the "capital gazette" temporary offices. back in the d.c. area, there were dozens of neighborhood parades for the 4 th of july including festivities at the national mall and one of those has been a tradition for two decades. o generations for washingtonians watching th pa

palisades parade. >> reporter: it has marched along macarthur boulevard and the past 52 years, neighbors young and old have come here to watch. and in e case of these two budding entrepreneurs, to make a little money. and while the tua grwo agree th were selling the best lemonade at the parade, they wer divided what to do with the money they made.yo >> come ge lemonade so you can geton le for charity, everybody. >> reporter: it's home to a neighborhood restaur yt today thrs ago when jeff was a young boy, it was the neighborhood gas station. >> this used to be the spot i would come here for the 4th of july parades. for years. i grew up around this area. >> reporter: as a way to honor the history of theer co he brought hisao 1940 one and cranked it up to play music from

yester year. a wide range from politicians to bikes. hundreds lined the parade route to watch. as for the lemonade salesman, i had a little trouble getting my microphone backin from him, m me think his future lies somewhere other than sales. >> good-bye hope the news was good. >>eporter: enjoying the lemonade along the 52nd annual palisades parade, mark segraves, news 4. >>specially memorable 4th of july for 101 people who became eerican citizens at george washington'sstate of mount . vernon they hail from 50 different countries but they came together to swear allegiance t this nation. renounced ties to foreign states and dd the constitution of the laws of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic. omhen we back, major improvements coming to a deadly stretch of road in prince

gecoge's ty. crews will make the roads safer for pedestrians here. plus, the sweet success story of georgetown. ten years later we talk to the sisters behind georgetown tcupcake about a businesshat is

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a straight up deadly crash in prince george's county made pedestrian safety a priority there. some major improvements are coming to a troubled area. the maryland department of transportation is going to begin installing signals along crosswalks on 301 in brandywine. drivers can expect to zeroed closures ctere. the pro is expected to be completed by this fall. earlier we showed you the stanley cupnan anpolis. this week it also took a trip to children national medical center. this courtesy of cap star jan carlson. kids and families were able to come out and take photos with carlson and with the cup. every player and staff member gets their own day with thear

hockey he and carlson wanted to make surck he gave ba during his time with the trophy. >> i thinkt's, you know, something that we've been a part of for a while and it's great do see the kids' faces. any time you can brighten them up, they'real pretty spe moments that i know i get a lot from. so it's nice to enjoy with them and anything we can do to give back, we try to do. >> carls kept it moving. he also brought the cup to bethesda row this week for a charity fund-raiser. when we come back, they're meant to slow down traffic but they can also be really anakying. we'lle you through a fairfax county neighborhood trying to remove some speed bumps. plus not just fad. we talk with the sisters behind georgetown cupcake still g

fss question speed bumps slow traffic down, but they can also be annoying. now, people in one fairfax edunty neighborhood are trying

to have their s bumps taken out. as northern bureau chieful j carey points out, that is a steep hill to climb. >> reporter: speed bumps, depending on your perspective, you either love them or hate them. here on fry road back in 2015, residents who wanted to slow traffic on this wide straight stretch of asphalt won a vote to put them in and this resident fys they've helped. >> people used t down this road and, you know, there's a lot of kids that live around here. sure, they' annoying with your car and everything, but safety trst, right? >> reporter: butodd usher and gary scottoted against the bumps and humps. scott restores old cars. hee doesn't dar drive over them. >>n taking a old car over a speed bnyp or car over a speed bump, it's not good for the car, number one. >> r orter: and then there's the cost. >> seemed like a waste of money to me. we had a street that was falling apart and they were worried abou speed mps. >> reporter: those opposed to the speed bumps say a better way

would be a four-way stop where there is currently a two-way stop. they were told vdot probably wouldn't approve that. both say the anti-speed bumps wereeft out of the process until the very end. now the see a chanc for a do-over. the roads around ttting repaved. >> now that they're repaving the street, they're going to have to take them out. it's a perfect opportunity tohe not spend t money to put them back in again. >> reporter: but getting rid of speed bum that's a process, too. usher just received this notice from his county supervisor's office informing him he needs to get signatures from 50 of the 219 homes most impacted by july 31st. >> so, they put a pretty short deadline on it, much shorter than what the other task force had to go through. and then they will revisit it >> reporter: but the signatures, they don't guarantee a change, just that ns might be coered. in fairfax county, i'm julie carey, news 4. >> when georgetown cupcake first

popped up d.c., lot of people thought it was just going to be a fad. er the lines are still going out the door. the company h eanded now to six stores and they're still going strong. a look behd the scenes with the two systems behind the cupcake empire say their connection to the customers has been their key to success. >> reporter: like many success stories, this one srted with a dream. two little girls who spent every day with their grandmother inired to make something with their hands that brought joy to others. >> we would follow her around the kitchen. she would make t from scratch, bread, cakes, desserts. we fellve in ith baking from our grandmother and we always th gght, one day we'reoing to open a bakery and use our grandmother's recipes. >> reporter: those little girls grew up to be the found evers of georgetown cupcakes. kathryn aso ie. this year the cupcake sisters are celebrating the 10th anniversary fulhelling dream.

>> our business is really at its core spreading happiness. people come in here, they're having a bad day, we bring a tsmileo their face, lift their spirits. we've done our job. >> reporter: the first georgetown cup cakesd on a tiny street in 2008. >> we put in the counter, t painted walls. it was verys. bare bone it was the chafrm of the city. >> it did. >> absolutely. they thought we werebody said, you're going to be able to sell 100 cupcakes a day 12? >> reporter: the first day they sold 800 cupcakes. they had to close early becse they sol out. now they sell5,000 cup cakes a day across the and in ten years, they've sold more than 60 million. >> we had a lot of customers who have been with us since our early days. they come in, they have standing orders. that really is an honor. >> it really is.in i the best part of it has been seeing part of all our or

customers majilestones and events in life. >> reporter: even though you'll still find people lined up outside of theee m st store on any given day, katyn and sophie are now seeing a big demand for delivery. >> whehe we started, more recently we realized people want their cupcakes at their doorstep. gift.does make a gre >> reporter: over the last decade, the sisters have inspired a reality tv show called d.c. cupcake. a line at williams sonoma, i major social following, and a live cupcake town. >> they see the cupcakes being made at our bakery. the milk going in, theour. everything is made from scratch every morning.r: >> repor while the cupcake sisters turned their tiny shop into a cupcake empire, they still worba in the ry. they use the same recipes, same ingredients, and same decorations. how in the worldu make

it so pretty? >> it's color signature swirl. we like to top every cupcake the same iway. we stathe center of the cupcake, go around in the circle and push down. >> in the begning sophie would -- >> she wouldn'tet me. >> i'm the better froster now. >> every day it's like a broadway show. we start from scratch. they're baked. the doors open at 10:00 a.m. >> reporter: kathryn and set out to build their lives around lomething theyove to do and bring happiness to others while doing it. the sweet success of their booming business is just icing on the cupcake. news 4, washington. >> the sisters' mother elaine has been auge par of georgetown cupcakes success as well. she was recenedy diagnith cancer. turns out now she's cancer free today so she can't wait back into the shop. it will be great ifup ccakes eere the cure, huh? when w come back we'll introduce you to a local world war ii vet who iselebrating

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coney island may hhoe their dogs, but here in the district we have our own thing. we have our own eating competition around from our studiosn tenleytown. this is the burger eating competition held every yearhe around 4th of july. contest ants had ten minutes to shove as many beefy patties and buns as they uld. they were allowed to drink water between chews. the winner for a fourth time. miley schuyler ate 27 burgers. cheers t 1 years. charlie lancaster celebrated a milestone birthday recently in prince george's county. now, his name may not be miliar to all, but his legacy could be. news 4's amee cho dropped in on the celebration. >> reporter: if you er accuse charlie lancaster of not remembering something --

e' yes, i do, too. >> reporter: h be quick to set you straight. >> i don'tge f this. i don't like the color you dye your hair. >> reporter: his spunky spirit carried him far. he became one of the first black men to own a sunoco gas station. he helped found maryland's first all-black volunteer fire department. but charlie never let that stop him. he pumped his own mey into the firehouse, wanted to make sure their equipment was just as good as anyone else's. >> they tried to help everydy along the way. >> we were always taught to treat people based on their character. nothing else mtered. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: and as family and friends celebrate a century with charlie today, they know they can always count on him to have

a quick comeback no matter who you are. >> just as sassy. >> he'sat a g guy. so blessed to have him here for 100 years. >> reporter: in capitol heights amcho, news 4. >> and we thank you, sir, for your service both in and o of uniform. that's all for news 4 this week. i'm leon harris. we're going to leave you with some pictures of the fireworks to celebra the 4th of july. thanks for joining us and have a great week. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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