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. right now on news 4 "this week," all rise. we introduceou to preside trump's pick to be next supreme court justice, jud brett kavanaugh. we'll tell you about his local roots and past and he's a pretty good basketball player in the region. remembering johnny mack. he says good-bye to a "capital gaze le" reporter thated people and loved the tps. plus, a home coming in northern virginia. we'll introduce you to the new o superintendentf the alexandria city school system. welcome to "news 4 this." we hello, everyone, i'm leon harris. we're going to begin with a name that most people probably didn't know before this week, brett kavanaugh is president trump's
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pick to beme the next sup court justice. before he made his way up in the ranks, he was a boy playing basketball in our neck of the woods. kgan fitzgerald spoke with people that remembanaugh as an excellent student and star athlete. >> 1983. and now most pronent member. >> reporter: brett kavanaugh is a hometown guy, growing up in bethes and graduating from georgetown prep where he was captain of his bketball tea >> when he does something, he throws himself into it. >> reporter: dr. stephen oaks was hisunior year history teacher. kavanaugh was a good student. >> one of his great qualities has been composure. in a tie game, when he is in a class debate.te >> r now he's being remembered for being part of his school's histy. kavanaugh could join his fellow classmail classmate ne gore hutsuch as supreme court justices.
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it's a proud moment for fhnher ensler. he called kavanaugh a friend a m dedicated to his wife and two young girls, even finding l me to coach their basketb team. >> the motto of my jesuit high school. he was there when he appointed kavanaugh to replace anthony kennedy on the bench. >> i'm a guys that been withhi i've known him the longest. maybe the most influence on him as well.t >> reporter: won't be an easy road ahead for kavanaugh. most democrats oppose h mination and have vowed to block his appointment to the bench. but whateverhappens,hose who know kavanaugh well say his values and professionalism won't change. >> he's a moral guy. he is full of faith and love and cares for others. that's who he s i don't see it changes at all. >> reporter: megan figerald, news 4. john mcnamara described him
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as my kind of guy. the long time capital gazette reporter was killed in that i newsroom rampa annapolis. this week family and friends came together and remembered mcnamara at a m orial service at the university of maryland. news 4's chris gordonas there. >> reporter: john mcnamara is remembered for being devoted to his family, his writing, and his friends. >> everybody loved john mcnamara. as sooet as you him,y immediatel you knew this is my kind of person. >> reporter: mcnamara was killed along with four of his colleagues at the "capital gazette" shootings on june 28. paul gillespie was in the newsroom during the shooting rampage. >> we lost john as well as my other m familbers at the capital. tragic. you know, it's a huge hole in our hearts. you know, it's going to be hard to fill. i don't know if we'll ever fill it. >> reporter: at this service at the university of maryland memorial chapel, one of cnamara's friends said journalism is under siege. >> by raising your hand, how
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many members of the media woing i know backthere, but otherwise, journalists, how many journalists do we have here in the building? god bless y all. >> mcnamara isor known f his passionate coverage of maryland basketball. >> he was abo purist the game. he just didn't care who won, who well.r who played it was how well the game was played. >> asco a h, you like when guys understand your game. and john understood our game. so he was just a wonderful man that always made me feel great and he's going to be missed. >> reporter: john mcnamara went to school here at the university of maryla, graduated from the journalism school and covered all maryld sport today was kind of a homecoming for the community to say godspeed. eporting from the university of maryland, chrisgordon, news 4. godspeed, indeed. dr. gregoryutchings calls this a homecoming for him.
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the former t.c. williams htuh schoolnt returning to the region as superintendent of alexandria city plic schools. field reporter david culver explains how one teacher p him on the path to success. >> reporter: summer session for th>>e students. won't condone violence in our schools. >> reporter: the city's new school superintendent addressing stming school violence to expanding vocational programs. >> success canlso mean'm going go into the military. success can also mean i'm going to go directly into the workforce. >> reporter: success for dr. agrengy hutchings jr. coincides with a homecoming. the school board chair calling him with good news a few months back. >> she told me i got the job. i was really excited. >> reporter: a dream job that dr. hutchings says began in alexandria in kindergarten with his teacher mrs. dorothy mckenzie. >> she, i believe, instilled in me that anything is.possib >> reporter: growing up in
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a single parent household, he graduated from t.c. williams high school. he pursueducation, first as a teacher then as a principal >> i want to do more than just, you know, touch the lives of 25 kids. i want to touch the lives of an entire school building. >> reporter: he took over an entire school system and shaker heights, ohio. he invited miss mckenzie h kindergarten teach eastern adviser. >> this has just been an aweorme heperience me to have poured into him and he come back and be my leader and pour back into me. >> i'm your superintendent. >> reporter: dr. hutchings brings his family and leadership to alex an dree yachandria. his two kids joining the students he'll oversee. >> this is the only place t it i feel lik am home. so it's pretty cool. >> reporter: this formeria t.c. willms prom king, back home,ni eager to beg his new reign in a familiar town. inxa aria, david culver,
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news 4. >> good luck,oc d when we come back, an inside look for the new home for d.c. united soccer. plus, foreigners hoping for a fast track to u.s. citizenship but now a move to possibly close the legal loophole and protect people who fell victim to the lies. jardiance asked- and now you know. jardiance is the only type 2 diabetes pill proven to both reduce the risk of cardiovascular death for adults who have type 2 diabetes and heart disease... ...and lower a1c, with diet and exercise. jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration. this may cause you to feel dizzy, faint, or lightheaded, or weak upon standing. ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that may be fatal. symptoms include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, tiredness, and trouble breathing. stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of ketoacidosis
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sa. occer fans have a reason to sell lt becaus celebrate because their soccer team has a new field. it's in southwest d.c. news 4's mark seagraves got hand the scenes tour. tadium has : every sky suiteses, but here the suites are on the field and open to this patio. no other stadium in the country will get fans as close to the action as you'll get rightto he .c. united games. now one of the traditions from rfk that will make its way here to audi field is that of the are a cone for years raccoons have
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been spotted in and around the stadium evenlo in ther rooms. it led to some fan heckling. but d.c. united has embraced the raccoon and here you'll see raccoon gray is the color that hold up the structures of the stadium. this is the visiting team locker room. you can tell it is nice and spacious but the home team is much nicer. they wil have woode lockers. we take you in there but they're still putting on the finishing touches. >> raccoon gray. who knew? whene come back, dupedy love? the i team introduced you to people who said it was happening to them now a scheme to earn u.s. citizenship is catching the attention of the white house. plus, the bear scare that captivated a virginia neighborhood and a look at how this all ended.
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made with carbsteady to help minimize blood sugar spikes you can reallyit. glucerna. everyday pgress. bwi thurgood marshall airport says it is running out of room for the most popular airline, so the airport wants to expand now. "baltimorto the sun," the airport wants the state to spend $60 million to create more room in con course a. this plan reportedly calls for
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five new gates, food and retail space as well as morees rooms. prot jekt nee the project needs approval from the board of publiks. it was a scare and spectacle in a virginia neighborhood this week forhe hours a black bear was engaged in a standoff with police before he made his escape. this happened behind homes on kenltling drive in woodbridge. darcy spencer was there. >> reporter: news 4 was there as the bear quickly climbed down the tree and took off across yards, across t the streeowards prince williamparkway. people here in the neighborhood were panicking. >> go inside. >> reporter: eventually he was captured. authorities watched him for hours planning the strategy to get him down. he was eventually shot with a tranquellizer gun. he still hg out in the tree for a while as authorities tried to coax him down then suddenly he made h move. >> with all the construction around here is causing animals no w refuge, re to go. so what they're doing is coming out of their home and to our
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bome. >> reporter: nei say some dogs chased the bear into the tree behind the yard on kentlin drive. police set up a perimeter. manyra had guns just in case he decided to move before they had the chance to tranquellize him. donald heinz says he's neveren bear here in 35 years. >> my wife came to the basement or and she said there is a policeman outside saying bring your catsn because will there is a bear in the tree. her. looked at i said what's in a tree? she said, a bear. and i said, a bear? >> she said, yeah. >> reporter: there have been other bear sightings in north virginia recently. now that it's happened here in this neighborhood, there is concern it could happen again. and ghile this has ad ending, they want to make sure they're not doing anything to attract unwanted wildlife to their own back door. >> so somebody was saying next time a dog barracks you're going to b thinking maybe there is a bear? >> yes. maybe. yeah. and i field the bird a few wild cats. so i don't know about feeding
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them anymore. >> reporter: police tell me the bear basically ran outam of s and passed out because of that tranquellizer. they are able to grab him up. they plan to releaseac him to the wild. in woodbridge, darcy spencer,. news >> got to end it there. that's all for news 4 this week. i'm leo harris. we're going to leave you with some pictures of people enjoying the beautiful summer weather we had this wee thanks for joining us. have a great week.
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tiredness, and trouble breathing. stop taking jardiance and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of ketoacidosis or an allergic reaction. symptoms of an allergic reaction include rash, swelling, and difficulty breathing or swallowing.e do not trdiance if you are on dialysis or have severe kidney problems. other side effects are sudden kidney problems, genital yeast infections, increased bad cholesterol, and urinary tract infections, which may be serious. taking jardiance with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. isn't it time to rethink your type 2 diabetes medication? ask your doctor about jardiance- and get to the heart of what matters.
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water problems are not over for thousands of peopleg livin n the district, but the boil advisory could come to an end soon. lmost two weeks after a deadly sooting in northwest shington, police say they need your help to find a possible killer. an ongoing dispute between unionbus drivers and officials escalates again. it could cause problems as we prare to host the all star game for baseball. good morning. i'm angie goff. we know alstar weekend is here in
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