. right now on news 4 "this week," all rise. we introduce you to president trums pick to be next supreme court justice, judge 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 ses good- to a "capital gazette" reporter that loved people and loved the terps. plus, a home northern virginia. we'll introduce you to the new superintendent of the alexandria ci school system. welcome to "news 4 this week." hello, i everyone, leon harris. we're going to begin with a name that most people probably didn't know before this week, brett

is president trump's pick to be the next supreme court justice. before he made his way up in the ranks, he was a boy playing basketball in our neck of the woods. mega s fitzgeraldke with people that remember kavanaugh as an excellent student and star athlete. >> 1983. and now most prominent member. >> reporte brett kavanaugh i a hometown guy, growing up in bethesda and graduating from georgetown prep where he was captain of his basketball team. oe when he something, he throws himself into it.or >> repter: dr. stephen oaks was his junior year history teacher. kavanaugh was a good otudent. of his great qualities has been in a tie game, when he is in a class debate. >> reporter: now he's being remembered for beingt of his school's history. kavanaugh could joi his fellow classma classmate neil gore hutemch as

suprcourt justices. it's a proud moment for father john ensler. he called kavanaugh a friend and a man dedicated to his wife and two young girls, even findi time tooach their basketball team. >> the motto of my jesuit high. scho >> reporter: he was there when he appointed kavanaugh to place anthony kennedy on the bench. >> i'm a guys that been with him. i've known him the longest. maybe the most influence on him as well. >> reporter: it won't be an easy road ahead for kavanaugh. most democrats oppose his nomination and have vowed to block his appointment to the but whatever happens, those who know kavanaugh well say his values and professionalism won't change. >> he's a moral guy. f he isl of faith and love and cares for others. that's who he s i don't see it changes at all. >> reporter: megan fitzgerald, news 4. john mcnamara descred him

my kind of guy. the long time capital gazette repo ter was killed int newsroom rampage in annapolis. this week family and frids me together and remembered mcnamara at a memorial service at the university of maryland. news 4's chris gordon was there. >> reporter: john mcnamara is ,emembered for being devoted to his famiis writing, and his friends. >> everybody loved johnar mcn as soon as you met him, immediately you knew this is my kind of person. >> reporter: mcnamara was killed four of his colleagues at the "capital gazette" shootings on june 28th. paulas gillespie in the newsroom during the shooting rampage. >> we lost john as well as mhe family members at the capital. tragic. you know, it's a huge hole in our hearts. you know,s going to be hard to fill. i don't know if we'll ever fill it. >> reporter: at tths service at university of maryland memorial chapel, one of mcnamara's friends said journalism is under sge. >> by raising your hand, how

many members of the media working i know back there, but otherwise, journalists, how many journalists do we have here in the building? god bless you a m. >>amara is known for his passionate coverage of maryland basketball. he was a purist about the game. he just didn't care who won, wr lost who played well. it was how well the game was played. >> as a coach, 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 gng to be missed. >> reporter: john mcnamara went to school here a of maryland, graduated from the journalism school and covered all maryland sports. today was kind of a homecomg for t community to say godspeed. reporting from the university of maryland, chris gordon, news 4. godspeed, indeed. dr. gregory hutchings calls this a homecoming for him.

the former t. williams high school student returning to the region as superintendent of alexandr city public schools. field reporter david culver explains how one teacher put him on the path to success. >> reporter: summe session for these students. >> i won't condone violence in our schools. >> reporter: the city's new school superintendent addressing stemming school violence to expanding vocational programs. >> success can also mean i'm going go into ty. milit success can also mean i'm going to go directly into the workforce. >> reporter: success for dr. agreeingy hutchings jr. coincides with a homecoming. the school board chairmalling ith good news a few months back. >> she told me i got the job. amwas really excited. >> reporter: a dre job that dr. hutchings says began in alexandria k indergarten with his teacher mrs. dorothy mckenzie. s> she, i believe, instilled in me that anything possible. >> reporter: growing up in a

single parent household, he graduated from t.c. williams high school. he pursued education, first as teacher then as a principal. >> i want toju do more than , you know, touch the lives of 25 kids. i want to touch the l of an entire school building. >> reporter: he took over an entire school system and shaker heights, ohio. he invited miss mckenzie his kindergarten teach eastern adviser. >> this has just been an awesome experience for me to have poured into him and then he come bac b an my leader and pour back into me. dent.m your superint >> reporter: dr. hutchings brings his family and leadership to alex an dree yachandria. his two kids joining the students he'llsversee. >> ts the only place that i feel like i am home. so it's pretty cool. >> reporter: thisr f t.c. williams prom king, back home, eager to beginning his new reign in a familiar town. alexandria, david culver,

news 4. >> goodluck, doc. when we come back, an inside look for the new home for d.c. united socr. 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.

sa. soccer fans have a reason to sell bralt becau celebrate beuse their soccer team has a new field. it's in southwest d.c. news 4's mark seagraves got hand the scenes tour. >> reporter: every stadium has sky suiteses, but here the suites are on the field and open up to this patio. no other stadium in the country will get fans as close to the ight here you'll get to d.c. united games. now one of the traditions from l rfk that make its way here to audi field is that of the are a cone for years raccoons have

been spotted in and around the stadium even in the locker rooms. it led to some fan heckling. ert d.c. united has embraced the raccoon and 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 eacious but the hom team is much nicer. they will have wooden lockers. we take you in there but they're still putting on the finishing touches. >> raccoon gray. who knew? when we come back, duped by love? the i teamd introduou to people who said it was happening to them and 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 neighborhood and a look at how this all ended.

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bwi thurgood marshall airport says it is running out of roo for the most popular airline, southwest. so the airport wants to expan now. according to the "baltimore sun," the airport wants state to spend $60 million to create more room in con course a. this pla reportedly calls for

five new gates, food and retail space as well as more rt rooms. prot jekt nee che project needs approval from the board of puborks. it was a scare and spectacle in a virginia neighborhood this week for t hoursre 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 ere. >> reporter: news 4 was there as the bear quickly climbed down the tree and took off across yards, acrosst the str towards prince william parkway. people here in the neighborhood were panicking. >>o inside. >> reporter: eventually he was captured. authorities watched him for th hours plannin strategy to get him down. he was eventually shot with a tranquellizer gun. he stillung out in the tree for a while as authoritiesried coax him down then suddenly he made his move. >> with all the construction around here is causing animals no refuge, no where to go. so what they're doing is com og ou their home and to our

home. >> reporter: neighbors say some into the d the bear tree behind the yard on kentlin drive. police set up a perimeter. ma d had gunswn just in case he decided to move before they had the chance to tranquellizem donald heinz says he's never seen a bear here in 35 years. >> my wife came to the basement door and she said there is a policeman outside saying bring your cats in because will there is a bear in the tree. and i looked at her. i said what's in a tree? she id, abear. and i said, a bear? >> she said, yeah. >> reporter: there have been ings in northg virginia recently. now that it's happened here in this neighborhood, there is concern i could happen again. and while this has a good ending, they want to make sure ey'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 toe thinking maybe there is a bear? >> yes. maybe. yeah. and i field thes. bi a few wild cats. so i don't know about feedi

them anymore. >> reporter: police tell me the bear basically ran outte of and passed out because of that tranquellizer. they are able to grab him up. they plan to release b himk to the wild. in woodbridge, darcy spencer, 4 news >> got to end it there. that's all for news 4 this week. i'm lnharris. we're going to leave you with some pictures of people enjoying the beautiful summer weather k. had this w thanks for joining us. have a great week.

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