traumatically harmed their lives. worked at a hammond day care center he at west springfield elementary. his work also included summer programs and time at other schools in the county, ravens worth elementary and rolling va he's been with the program since 2008. >> he's been in a position of trust for over a decade. if anyone has any contact that's inappropriate, possibly illegal, they need to contact us. >> reporter: at this point a investigatorn't saying whether the two juveniles that camewa f were where he worked. >> if you pick up on a sign or signal that they have shared something that may be inappropriate, may be isillegal concerning to you, there

might be a great time to pause, contact us, the fairfax county police department, and we can assist in extracting the story, the occurrence, the information. >> reporter: now as you can understand, the reaction here amon parents at this school ranges from shock toer a and just about everything in between. though very few of them want to ergo on c with us. they tend to talk to their kids about this and try to ellicit ay information theyca three counts of aggravated sexual battery one count of forcible sod my and one count of taking indecen lib retties with a minor. police want m toe sure there aren't any other victims out there as this investigation co>>inues. hank you, derrick. breaking news from the justice department. congress could have its hands on a redacted version of the

spsial counsel's findi by mid aptol. atey general william barr sent a new letter saying doj is reviewing the nrly 400 page, mueller report for material that cannot be made public. barr also says that while the president would he the right to assert privilege over parts of that report, he does not plat to sub it for a white house review. house jtticiary com chair, jerry nadler responded by saying congress should receive a full report without redaction. nadler alsoan an early deadline, next tuesday. and hed calle for all grand jury information to be released to the house judiciary committee. new in the last hour, developing in fairfax county one pers has life threatening injuries after this two-car crash. take a look. investigators are on the scene here at route 7 between lions street and tulston road. because of that traffic is heavy

in the area. but nothing like the traffic s yesterday. new in the last hour, the drivec of the tanker that overturned on the beltway has now been cited with reckl hs driving aning faulty brakes. his crash left drivers scrambling to find their way across the river. maybe you were among them. and it's once again renewing the debate about building ather bridge. mark segraves went looking for answers and joins us with more. >> reporter: we're also learning new information from virginia state police that when the driver approached the bridge here he hit his brakes and's thhen he lost control of his vehicle. this has renewedhe debate what to do with the bridge. alls ides agree t a problem, this gridlock you see over our shoulder. where they sdisagree what to do about it.

s . t >> reporter: the tanker accident on the american legion bridge didn't just shut down parts of the beltway i caused gridlock across the d.c. metro area. it took more than 13 hours to get the truck back on its wheelf and ohe bridge. so that partf the beltway could reopen. that closure has reopened the debate about building another bridge between maryland and virginia. >> everybody is thi oing about a day where something terrible happens but it's a problem every day for every day commuters. he's with the loudon county board of supervisors, long argued for building another bridge. but tom houckerith montgomery county council take a different view on fixing our dependency on major roads and bridges. >> we need more redundancy, that doesn't mean bigger roads we need mor transit options. >> reporter: both men agree a

fragile transportation system is more than a computer problem it homeland security issue as well. >> that's a great point. federal government to invest in our highways. >> i hope it's a wake up call. >> reporter: triple aays regardless of which side of the debate you're on the region needs to come together. >> there are 100 incidents like this a month that can morph into something like this magnitude. >> reporter: one thing to agree on, yesterday was a mess for commuters. >> what impact did that closure have on metro yesterday? >> reporter: that's a good question. so metro tells us t thaty had about 715,000 riderships yesterday, total trips all day long. to put that inpe peive, that's more than they had any day so far this year, in fact, it's more than they've had any day since the capital's victory parade last june. one other number, triple a

estimates this costin $5 millio ost productivity for our region. hose are really not surprising metro numbers. that was the only smart way to ge around. for the first time we are learning the names of the police office involved in a controversial shooting in november of 2017. about 30 minutes ago park police occurred the officers invved re officers amaya and vin yard. bijan ghaisar was shot aki ed after a chase on the parkway. authorities are not released a lot of informationbout this investigation. ghaisar's family told us they filed an updated lawsuit today, in a statement they said, quote, after almost 500 days of the doj and u.s park police fiercely protecting the privacy of these men so they coul t liveir

lives without public account we now know theirme end quote. tonight we areti g a closer look at the man reportedly offered the job to bh gton's next arch bishop. >> the catholic news agency is reporting the pope has asked bishop gre to take that job. >> it seems this will be more of age chall that a a glamorous assignment. >> this was the s flagp position of the catholic church in the u.s. not so much it's become a difficult position to assume. donald wuerl's resignation was expedited with the scandals from the pennsylvania gra t jury repot alleged he did little to stop predator police whil he was in pittsburgh. something he denied. but he resigned nonetheless.

so this is the role whoever it may be would step into. tonight, at lan ta's arch bishop, william gregory mulling over will he be washington's next? >> i wouldn't say it's normal to turn down this job. but appointments are accepted in freedom. you can't coerce someone to taking a job. >> reporter: it was first reported that the pope hased a rch bishop gregory to take the job. but given recent scandals, at1 is arch bishop gregory willing to step into such a difficult ab. >> there's lot of hard work here. >> the crisis in truth is about a profound loss of confidence by the faithful in our leadership. >> reporter: arch bishop gregory times.d through tough the last major scandal that

surfaced in 2002 he wa president of the u.s. conference of catholic bishops anddi cd with establishing the dallas charte >> we are enraged by the actions of theodore mccarrick, the disgracedormal cardinal. >> reporter: last summer when theodore mccarrick resigned following sexual abuse claims gregory spoke ou >> i am hurt because my respect and esteem t forodore mccarrick were clearly misplaced. >> this is going to be vy difficult pastoral assignment for whoever is assigned here, if it is arch bishop r.gregory. >>matthew bunson said gregory will not only have to win back discouraged catholics. >> he has to rally his clergy s he has to bring healing among the clergy as well as the faithful. >> it seems like -- is he up for that? from just watching him in some

of the comments he made, it seems likehe's kind of perfect for it in terms of his demeanor and the h healing knows lies ahead. >> he's trial tested, no question. on s in atlanta, 1.2 mil catholic why come to washington? this used to be the flag ship posting. this id where you wan to be as a catholic leader in the u.s. church.'s 1 years old, he's near the church age of retirement of 75. it's something he's mulling over. that he o confirmatio has accepted the position. if he passes, the process starts all over. so we're talking several more months. >> is wuerl a part of this process? >> yes. he's part of the congregation ot bishop decide who the next bishops are, he and cardina cupich out of chicago. he's been in rom several times talking to the pope about his successor. >> if gregory does take the

assignme assignment, then he has to put off his rerent. there's no age limit, correct? >> he has to submit at the age of . it's up to the pope to say i want you to stay on a fewore years. cardinal wuerl had done that prior to thecandals that recently broke. it was the scandals that accelerated his resignation. this is going to be fascinating. it could play out next we. pope francis is officially taking action -- we want to move on to five businesses are targeted in the last ten days and police tell us the sameuy is responsible. we want to know about the search for a repeat robber. also a cross coury flight from a local airport was forced to turn back just minutes i air. what happened that sent sen of the passengers on board to the hospital? >> reporter: unwanted pictures

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this is a dturbing trend involving digital harassment. people using that air dropou function on iphone that lets you share your files. they're using it to send unwanted and inappropriate photos to nearby strangers. two women say they've been sent pictures while riding on metro recently. aimee cho working for you with tips to protect themselves. >> reporter: a person picks a picture, finds an air drop that's public and sends the picture. and then out of nowhere you're minding youus owness when all of a sudden a less than pleasant pictu pops up. p what can you do to stop it? go to yoursettings, hit general, air drop, and make sure only your contacts can send you

pictures. because of the way air drop works there's no way to track wh sent you the picture. all you know is that it's someone near you. >> i don't like somebody -- like a stranger sending pictures to me. >> air dropping really? >> yeah. >> i'mo goingve to turn my air drop off. et me do that w.no >> reporter: crystalays juste other day an inappropriate picture popped up on her friend's phone. >> it'spy cr i can't believe someone would do that, it's creepy. >> reporter: it's not just on metro, it's also on flights and airports, basically any public place people gather. >> you have to accept it right -- >> reporter: you don't have to you can see it in the preview. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: so the bottom line, before you get on any public transportation, make sure your air drop is off. aimee cho, news4. an important traffic alert. if you use the bw parkway, the

southbound lanes will close in a few hours, at 7:30 this evening it's fro maryland route 197 to maryland route 198.be crews wil fixing the massive potholes out there. the southboun side of the road will reopen tomorrow a morning 5:00 and then the northbound side of the road will close tomorrow night at 7:0 and open 5:00 a.m. sunday. we have a look s ate of the other events that will impact getting around this weeken >> going to be a busy weekend for a couple different reasons downtown. let's look at tonight. the cherry blossoms, of course, close to peak, folks might be heading down for that. and the ncaa sweet 16 games at capital one arena also happening. saturdayer nice weaor the cherry blossoms, we also have a nats game at 1:05 p.m.a sunday nca elite 8 games.

the cherry blossoms should be impacted by weather. you want to take metro if you can. saturday t morniffic northbound only ohio drive through west potomac park they're doing that to help alleviate things because the cherryblossoms. tidal basin, filling up st. park north of ticotion, walk through the mall. saturday expect traffic on anacostia river crossings. the cherry blossoms they look stunning right now. andeak bloom is just days today the blooms entered phase 5. amelia draper is back at the tidal basin where it's a beautiful evening. wearing your cherry blossoms pink sweater. >> i had to pull it out. it is spectacular down here, so many people mling around

enjoying the gorgeous whether on this friday night. this is a special time of year in the nation's capital. you can see the folks behind me -- well, they left, they were taking pictures. now they're continuing on their y. the cherry blossoms hit stage 5 out of 6 today, that's the puffy white stage. you can see some of tt here on this beautiful cherry tree. we're still expecting peak bloom happen monday. so coming down to the tidal basin this weekend is going to be perfect. and i think next weekend we'll see some of the blossoms out, but the petals will come down. sometimes if you wait it's almost as magical because then it's snowing cherry blossom petals at the tidal basin. coming up doug and i will talk about what day is better to head down this weekend. we have rain in the forecast during the weekend so we'll have more on that coming upm. but again, right now it is beautiful down here starting to see theink coloring explode everywhere. spring is in the air at thel tidasin.

>> just a magical time. amelia thanks so much. as you heard, it is tournament time, folks. and capital one arena will be buzzing as the virginia tech hokies take on duke in a few hours. darcy spencer is live outside pen social where there are a lot ofy hkies fans in town. >> reporter: we are a few blocks away from capital one arena. we're at penn social becau that's where virginia tech fans are at this hour for a pr party. it may not look like it now but the doors opened at 4:00 and there's been a steady stream of people showing up ever since. we're sho vng youeo in the last hour of people in the basement area for the pregame party. i talked to a lot of people down niere and many said they are graduates of vir tech. one man graduated back in the 1960s and he's been a fan ever since. they're all hopeful the hokies

are going to beat number one seeded duk m they also to many of them dropped severalundred dollars to go to this game. one m told me he bought tickets for himselfnd his wife, $700 apiece. he said it's worth it. >> we don't get to the sweet 16 often. we follow the hokies in football, but i don't general follow them in basketball because they don't go anywhere. they are this year. a lot o excitement in the fan base. >> i'm excited to see how wel each teamlays and excited to see us finally beat duke, not once but twice. >> reporter: so excitement, i think, is the key word here that's what everyone is saying. again we are hours away from the game bverybody is getting ady. hopeful. back to u. a project that coulpe help le save money on electricity

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the cherry blossoms are at stage 5. it's actually nic out there today. although it was an anxious dayo becauseept thinking is it going to rain? >> because of the clouds. >> i know. they were umysterious. idn't know what they held. >> we didn't get any rainfall. temperature hit 70, finally hit 70 degrees as of this hour cause we did get a little bit in the way of sunshine. we knew we had clouds out there. look at the cherry sobl, this is our terry cam. amelia is down there. amelia if you're there, can see me, wave or run in front of the camera fast. just run in a circle. >> i see her. there she is. she's the one in the pink sweater. >> run around in a circle. yes, thank you. >> is she climbing that tree? get down. >> don't touch that tree, amelia! >> is she doing the -- >> she's moon walking. >> this is a fun show. >> amelia do a cartwheel.

>> i think we got her on one. half a cartwheel. out there right now nobody for me to direct in this picture. but a nice shot. again, notice the cloudst we've lot of them, still with the cuds 70 degrees. e winds are calm, a nice friday afternoon, going to be a nice night, headed tonn , beautiful conditions. 72 culpepper, 73 in charlottesville, and 64 towards annapolis. everybody into at least the mid 60s, with the exception of eagerstown at 61. we did h a couple showers earlier towards the mason-dixon line, most of u remained on the dry side. it's because we have a couple storm systems moving through. this is where the front is, you'll see aoue of showers moving towards this front. you see the showers moving up to renew york getting out of back to the west, no real big storms but you notice a lot of clouds. that's what we'll see tomorrow too. mores clo than sun on our

saturday but still a nice day.ing we have the kite festival tomorrow and you should have a breeze there. 75 degrees, cloudy, warm and ut that the breezy side breeze bringing in the nice warm wind for you folks flying the kites, looking good. saturday night,:0no problems. no rain, a beautiful night for date night everybody. but on sunday morning, 7:00 a.m. notice we have some rain coming through. by around 9:30 more rain coming through to the area. and snow to the west. if you have snow to the west wei have colde moving in and it's going to get windy and cooler. heading to the nationals game, y satu game, beautiful. sunday's game not so much. bundle up for that game. you'll need to. 57 on your sunday. 51 on monday. 57 on tuesday. as we look towards the rest of next week.

nice weather after a cool start nday and tuesday. we warm back to the mid 70s -- or sorry, 60s. >> right back to th 70s you wish. we have a grand opening this weekend for a newn park othe alexandria waterfront. we'll get apreview of the new exbit that is going to be drawing a crowd there. >> reporter: it's like spin class meets the neighborhood p pub, meets the potomac. i'm tommy mcfly we'll bring you e new pub that hit the potomac. >> reporter: a number of businesses concerned after an armed robber

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right nowt 5:30 after five armed robberies in ten days, the prince george's county police want this crook off the streets. >> they released new video todah and 're hoping it leads to arrest.diate tracee wilkins shows us how fast all these robberies unfolded. >> reporter: prince george's countyolice want to know i you know this guy. they say he's a suspectn a number of armed robberies in the county. the latest here at this pawnshop. there isow a wanted sign with pictures of the suspect on the door here of the pawnshop.

this place was robbed wednesday. police say the day before the same suspect pulled a gun inside this seven eleven in district heights and ahaideo of robbery you see the suspect pulling out a gun and waving it around as he demands crash.e cash that got. >> he's brandishing a handgun, obvioungy people are g to comply with that because they're fearing for their lives. so 's been successful in his robberies. >> reporter: detectives believe he's robbed five businesses in the last ten days. they want him in custody before these armed robberies become more violent. >> we're trying to gettrim off thets he's clearly dangerous. >> reporter: police say you see him leave the bathroom of a fast food restaurant minutes after another robbery. he'shanged clothes almost ooking like a different person but police believe someone who knows him will recognize him in these pictures. >> he's trying to change his appearance so he won't get caught. >> reporter: police are looking

for information to this robber. they're asking anyone who can assist in this investigationo ve them a call. there is a cash reward being offered. tracee wilkins news4. some scary moments for people headed to san francisco early this morning, a united flight took off from bwi marshall airport just after 6:30 today. airport officials say several people on the plane reported feeling sick after possibly breathing jet fumes. the plane turned aroun and made an emergency landing at dulles airport. seven passengers othe plane were taken to the hospital as a precaution. the plane was a boeing 737 but not a max 8. it's not clear if anything wrong with the craft. the district one step closer to transforming the walter reed campus in northwest. today officials braeaking groun. the new development is expected

to bring about 400 new housing units, as well as new retail space g alorgia avenue. smoke is in the air at the manassas battlefield. the national park service is conducting a controlled burn. it starts tay and goes through next week.it happening in the deep cut area of the battlefield. the goal is to maintainild life and control invasive species.er will be temperatuorary closures. while p are stuck in friday's rush hour traffic. tommy mcfly is experiencing happy hour with a first of its kind pub on the potomac and making us jealous in the process. >> reporter: as neighbors and friends are going to enjoy the cherry dlossoms in. we thought we'd do it different. look at the potomac paddle pub. you peddle along the potomac.

we have the sole cycle jack you and your friend jack started this whole thing. how did we get to pedaling while drinking on the potomac. >> we've been on the bike before on the street. they're fun, but we wanted a way to make it next level. so we figured what better than bringingt out to water where you have views like this in the background. a beer in your hand. here with friends. >> this is the only thing like it in the mid atlantic. >> there's one in chicago but these are the best views in the nation. you have the monuments, the cherry blossoms. it's perfect. >> reporter: as we're watching people in traffic right now you almost feel b for them, right? >> a little bit but hopefully they see us down here andjoin. >> reporter: i'm out of breath. jocelyn you're not a sweatin all. >> i can do it in my sleep. >> reporter: we're having a boat party today. wish you were here. >> i did see any booze.

>> not one beer. >> >> the paddle pub plans a sail gate cruise later this summer. it's like steppg into a jewelry box. iconic pieces of presidential history are on display to the public. it's the new tiffany and company location in northwest. on display jackies kenned jewelry, including a piece she was given after the birth of hn in 1960. this pearl necklace and broach that president lincoln gave his wife for inauguration. >> back in e day, 1862, yis was onl $160. >> the exhibition is open to the public through next month. we've also posted a photo gallery, so if you can't get down there you can get to the website and take a look.

it remains one of broadway's biggest shows ever, if you're kicking away for throwing away your shot the last tim it was town, you have another chance to see hamilton. it's retthning t kennedy center for a second run next summer. tickets don't go on sale until next spring and range from 99 to more than 500 bucks. but you may recall last time they sold out prklty darn quicy. working for your health tonight, a new study revealing a link betlyen e men pause and type two abetes. an organization helping families end a cycle of homelessness. 70 degrees. that's where we are in d.c. look towards richmond, 75 that's where we want to be. we don'tant any

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>> mood changes, sleep disturbances, weight gain, those are distressingeno wom in this age and also what happens is a op in estrogen levels and it can put you at high ris for diabetes. >> doctors say it's important to talk to your doctor so you can velop a plan to prevent diabetes later in life with a kan for more exercise, healthy eating, thatd of thing. a state of emergency has helped contain the measles emergency in the united states. nearly 500 people have been vaks newsed because of that. measles is a highly contagious virus, but there a lot of misinformation online. reaction f nowm dr. anthony, director of the national institution of allergy and

ngfectious diseases in bethesda. >> when somet gets on social media or the internet, even though it has been completely debunked there's stillhat lingering information and doubt there that, in fact, this vaccine woulduo cause, qte, autism or a devastating affect. >> he says impew anizations not only proct you but everyone around you. there have been more than 200 cases of measles in that part of new york since october. a warning tonight about a new scam and it involves those awful robocalls. there's a new free way to block them andor consumer repter susan can will tell you how you sign up. a solar farm coming to capitol

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own cal center number has been oofed by scammers. the ftc's number. ithows up in this 1-888-call-fcc, but that's not where the call is coming from. it's part of a chinese language trickyll scam that's people into thinking they're in legal trouble with the chinese government -- who's making this uff up? the fbi said they received more thannt 350 compl from victims with scammers raking i more than $40 million. there is something we can all agree on. we all hate robocalls, unless you are extremely lony out there, and they seem to be getting worse. this week vie rison announced it's launching a free service that identifs and blocks those calls. susan hogan here working for you with how you can sign up. >> if this sounds familiar to you there is a reason because

verizon offers a paid version of this call blocker but this week th rolling out a free investigation to their customers. the free version of the call filter gives you spam alerts, allows you to report unslis sited numbers. the paid version, which youan on top of this is $2.99 per line, and offers tools lhee ability to identify unknown callers by name and a spa number to look up feature. you have tdownload verizon's call filter app to sign up for .o not all phones are offering this free version t. but we realize not all of you have verizon so other carriers offer the stir shaken id technology this works to combat against spoofing. it will verify the phone number shown on yler c id is the

phone number that placed the call. t mobile uses it, at&t and comcast are going to be offering it later ts year. verizon as well is offering it too. that's t fcc that you were just reading. of those do get one phone calls and you're not sure where it is. this technologyil supposedly tell you where it's traced from so you get the actual number. >> as you wereelng me during the commercial, i picked up one to yell at them and tell them i was going to beat them with a shovel, and they hung up on me. you said that signalled it was a live number. >> just don't answer. >> i want to beat mysel now with a shovel -- >> the police are now going toa st you for the threat. >> if you don't recognize a number, because it does. it signifies to the scammer, theyotyou. but obviously it works, $40 million on that one scam alone.

>> why didn't we think of that. >> professional robocaller, what do you do. >> that'll get you dates. -- oug is texting his >> verizon call filter. i just did it. there's two different kinds. the one for don't get caught in that, they try to take you that fir. >> it wil say click here for the free service. >> then you can block. okay. block m handly. set. >> now you're safe. >> do you want to know what -- you want to coordinate ties -- >> exactly right. there he is again. let's look and show you what's happening a really nice day. we saw a lot of cloud covers, some sunshine but temperatures hit the 70 degree mark. out there we ve the clouds. you also can tell, one, we have traffic as usual but notice a lot of the trees now, almost in full bloom. and we have some in full bloom

right now. remember full bloom officially is 70% of the i trees bloom here. you can clearly see these are bloomed here, these are in full bloom but look at these, not quite. not quite there amelia is down there right now thinking about 30 to 40% in full bloom right now. tomorrow is going to be another day we see those pop up. 70 degrees right now. dropping through the 60s. 59 by 11:00. a great night to on out, great night for date night, movies, walking the r.dog, whate a shower up towards hagerstown, it's possible. tewe talked about this yay but not a big deal. this is part of a storm system that's drivingth to the n but will keep the clouds in tonight and tomorrow. mostly cloudy tomorrow, nice and warm, a high5 of degrees. great for the kite festival, amelia said -- did you buy a kite for the kite festival, elia? >> no.

doug, you're the kite guy. you have built a kite, you know how to fly kites. i've never flown a kite. >> amelia has never flown a kite. >> i haven't.ev and i've been fishing, but i've done a lot of other thin. what can say, we're down here, it's a beautiful night at the tidal basin,eo so many pe out here milling around enjoying the mild temperatures today, the cherry blossoms now, officially ste 5 outf 6. the last stage, peak bloom. the good news is that's going to happen on monday. that's good news because you can come down and enjoy the tidal basin this weekend. if you can't make it this weekend, you'll be able to head down next weekend as well. as doug was saying, peak bloom is when % of the cherry blossoms are open. temperatures are the biggest variable in getting the blossoms out. you can see so many people down here, families down he picnicking, people riding paddle boats, ducks, signs of spring

everywhere down here. tomorrow is going to be nice and mild, similar to today, a few grees warmer and a little bit more sunshine. hightu tempes in the low to mid 70s. it's going to be breezy out there for the afternoon and evening hours. sunday make sure to bundle up during the afternoon hours. in the el like we're 40s. we have rain sunday morning at the tidal basin. mainly between about 7:00 a.m. and noon. you can still come down, but just plan for that. if you can't make it down this y weeken can head down next weekend. i was talking to the national park service and theay they're fully expecting a lot of the blossoms to b still out next weekend as well. good news down there. but right now it' so beautiful down here. >> it is amelia i know you get to run down there from time to time as well. she said she ran down there this mornin e more beautifry day. up until the peak. and monday looking good, although cool. if you're going tomorrow, no

problem. sunday, especially going to the nats game on sunday, it's going to be a chilly, windy game. especially during the later innings. a little on the cool side. w butnesday and thursday lookingice next week. > most parents will do anything to keep their children safe and ppy. >> but not every parent has the resources to provide their child with the best life possible.hi that's where week's harris' hero comes in. >> we've talked about this groub before they are so effective i couldn't wait to get again.d tell the story bright beginnings. they've been helping d.c. families who are fighting the challenges that go along with homelessness for more than 25 years. this organization believes that to end the cycle of homelessness, the entire family .s to be involv so they provide free child care and multiple resources for the pares to get bac on their feet. bright beginnings, this week's harris' hero.

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teachers rock them to sleep. >> the staff helps the mom. his is where they take individual classes. >> this goal is to end the cycle of homelessness. >> if you want to eliminate the oblem, you have to engage in these services. >> there are countless success stories. kashawn and her kids were living here and now -- >> she graduated last year. despite the great work, dr. dean said the nee is still overwhelming. >> in d.c. right now there are 2,700 children under the age of six who are homeless. and bright beginnings gets to serve about 300 of those children. >> for dominiquehis place has transformed her life. >> i don't receive any assistance, that wasgh the assistance of bright beginnings. it feels good to say that.

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a first look at part of n alexandria's waterfront park that will officially be opening tomorrow. it will connect the original king street park. it has an open plaza, a waterfront promenade and a place for tables and chairs and a o it's going to be hosting

temporary art exhibits. e first is called mirror, mirror. it's an interactive work that reacts to sound and light. the officia ribbon cutting is tomorrow morning at 10:00. a new solar farm is sproudispu orsprouting up in a neighbhood in capitol heights. it has residents concerned about their family's health. derrick ward has more on the solar farm fight. reporter: people whoive in this capitol heights neighborhood enjoy the settings, ache cos of old growth ands are tick reminders of the area's past. >> going in and out the woods. >> seeinger the they've been onn y deck ie front, they would get excited every time we see them. >> reporter: the view now is less excitin tothem. >> tearing up nature, the ground, just tearing it just look at it.

it's terrible. r: these earth movers are making way for a farm but the yield comes from the the plan is to turn this land into just over 10.5 acres of solar farm like this larger one seen here. sole systems say it is farm will generate 2.5 megawatts of electricity. they also estimate it'll generate a million dollars in county tax revenue.sk neighbors a will the energy qwer their homes and they have otherstions and concerns. >> it's erosion, it's destroying the neighborhood. it's not hping us any. >> reporter: land use issues have plagued solar sites in areas. >> i'm concerned about health issues for the people in the community. you know, radiation is not an easy thing to have to deal with. >> reporter: while generating solar power is seen as a clean

process, having less of environmental impact, the county will monitor runro off rainwater or cooling systems into a nearby streams. as far as families like the robertsons are concerned seems like a fore gone conclusion. they said at a minimum ty would lik to see some buffer between them and what will be here. >> you got to d that. got to put some trees back to hide that , ugly, ugly look. b aaking now 6:00, redacting the mueller report. liam barrgeneral w tells congress when he'll be ready to release it and testify on capitol hill. why parts of the report will remain hidden. historic changes id.c.'s archdiocese. >> this is a lot of hard work. a lot of trust to be rebuilt here. >> the challenges awaiting wuerl's replacement.

>> getting through the gridlock will thursday's tanker truck crash on the beltway make changes to help your commute. we begin with breaking news and the new battle over the mueller report. >> congress still hasn't seen it, and attorney general william barr says it will be a little while longer before any of us gets to see it. >> he sent a letter to congress tonight informinge leaders of committees that a redacted report would be in their hands by mid april. he wrote there are no plans to submit the report to the white house for review of anyiv exec privilege claims. >> jerry nadler sent a prompt rely today informing barr thatp the 2nd deadline still standsor the full delivery of the report. >> pete williams joins us this evening to talk about it. what would be redacted in this report. >> there should beo