right now on "news 4 this week," stop the harassment. metro launches a new campaign to keep riders safe. reporter adam tuss reports on what this came said to the people. a firefighter and marine lled overseas. and road to redemption. iryear after getting kicked out in the round, uva's basketball team is the las. welcome to "news 4 this week." >> hi, everyone. i'm jim handly. we begin with metro's new to prevent sexual harassment.

the trant agency says one in five riders has experienced harassment on the system. our reporter adam tuss, shows us the new campaign tmake it stop. >> he followed me and stood next me.e and kept talking to i thought, what on earth is going on here? >> reporter: what would you do, if you saw someone being harassed on metro? it happened to katie about six years ago. but even though that much time has passed, sheeplays the incident vividly in her mind. >> a guy sits next to me and is touching me. i'm not a small person moved over a little to give him some room. and he moved closer to make sure we werein touchthe entire time. >> reporter: episo like tie's happen on metro, unfortunately. amy tweeted, i was flashed on metro. tolly naked with a trench

coat. workers are handing out flyers to stop the harassment, tell metrpolice, observe the date and location, and postpone. here's the thing that makes this campaign different. ey want you to get involved if you're in a safe space to do so. >> most people want to speak out and help if they see harassment happening. we thought,de we would provi riders with a fewideas. >> reporter: back to katie, she wishes someone, anyone, on her crowded train tried to help.w o you feel about that? in?you wish somebody stepped >> i wish somebody stepped in to give me spaceo think about what was going on. he was consistently talking. it is hard, when you have the initial shock moment, if someone doesn't give you the space to think. >> reporr: metra has a web r

page tort these. what an ending. now, to a big positive news t story of week. the university of virginia ca e cavaliers are national championship the who cre out in full force, as the basketball team arrived back in charlottesville after winning the ncaa basketball tournament. what a difference a year makes. getting upset in the first round by unbc last year to taking the title. the team got a hero's welcome as they got off the bus, trophy in troe. virginia's head player talked about the redemption and the resilience of this team. >> we kept saying we're good enough. ad confi d our coaching staff. >> there's a prove verb, desire

accomplished is sweet to the soul. it's sweet to the soul f as as what happened, not just because we wo but for a number of reasonth we all know. >> tony bennett and the guy there. this was uva's first-ever national champ> a prince george fire department is mourning the loss of a local hero. news 4 has learned a u. marine killed in afghanistan life of the fi department. cory smith ske to a colleague this week. >> we're going to remember what chris did. ,not just heut overseas. >> reporter: there's few jobs more dangerous than firefighter. one is marine. christopher shlutman protected those at home and abroad. h went to the war zone where made the ultimate sacrifice. firefighters are honoring their fallen brother and the legacy of

service he leaves behind. >> you want that guy next to you. >> reporter: jonathan clifford remember larger than life character. >> demanded a lot of respect because of h character, his courage. >> reporter: he was a ladderman and captain. he spent 15 years in the new york city fire department. there, he was awarded for his courage, after pulling an unconscious person from a bulling building. when he wasn't serving his community, he was serving his country as a staff sergeant in the marine corps. s m treasured role at ho. >> he was much a firefighter and marine, as he was such a loving father and husband. >> reporter: and although he is gone, slutman's presence can be felt here. it's spelled out in the ci he received for his bravery. and is in the hearts of every

firefighter that is not just a friend, but a brother. pathanking him for paving the way for me today and pav wg the for all of us. we're going to kp riding the re local high school students m areing sure teenagers killed in school shoots all over ttr co aren't forgotten. o, they're putting together a yearbook of the fallen. it's for the students who never saw their senior prom, their graduation or t got write have a great sumner the pages of their own. shomari st ne has tmission. >> i feel angry. every student deserves to feel safe. >> reporter: 16-year-old eden shane is upset about gun violen in ournation. >> because it's not right. there's solutions to this proble >> reporter: eden and four of her friends are trying to fix

the problem. >> our printer isset. it's waiting for the product.te >> reporter: ale emmanuel in kensington, maryland, mar ym, a, and xrcalle new berg. >> we have a subtitle of what a ok is. >> reporter: designed a yearbook that confirms their jewish faith. >> this is whatsur book going to look like. >> reporter: the book es students that were year.red in shootings last >> the concept of memorializing, remembering, is an important value. >>eporter: they will pass out 5 yearbooks to members of congressn who arentrol of gul laws. the house judiciary committee passed a measure to require

background checks. bu w the teet it to be law. >> if theal fedovernment steps in says, this is okay, it will decrease the amount of gun violence. >> i want it to be a law so i'm not nervous ranymore. orter: in kensington, sh i stone. om> when we back this morning, much more ahead. an emotional tribute to a long-timearyland politician. how the general assembly remembered speaker michaelbush. and with more than 100 million deves out there, alexa is the most popular of the smart speakers. we'll how you how that popularity became a headache for the family of this 3-year-old with the

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as lawmakers pause to remember house speaker mike bush who diedhis week. there was a standing ovation from a joint assembly. his wife and daughters were on-hand. and larry hogan said it was an o honor to kw him and work with him. he postponed bill signings as a way to honor the late speaker. when we come back, a community fixture, closing up shop and bringingus cmers to tears. why the owners of behnke's nursery decided it was time to sell their last plants. > and what's in a name? a family shares their story when .echnology became a household the whole family... ...and something for you. oh yeah. that's yes for less. you heard me - 20 to 60 percent off department store prices! at the ross spring shoe event. on now!

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but one of the most popular nurseries, behnke's is about to sell its last plants. >> reporter: behnke's nursery is the kind of garden center that nurses its customers. almost as much as the plts. >> and the people care. that makes you want to come and be here, because they do care. >> reporter: it's also what keeps employees, like manager, alfred miller, for decades. >> alfredro has beend 57 years. longer than my grandparents. >> thank you. >> reporter: much-needed laughter on what's been a tough day here at behnke. the store announcedos they were g. >> my family is all inhe

80s. this str, is, some of these th from the 40s and 50s. it's time. >> i'm just crushed. >> reporter: customers have a connection here. kathy's beenin c since grad school. >> my kids hav come here every christmas. it's the only nursery the know it's just a lovely, lovely place. >> reporter: the news is hard for long-time customers. and ne. >> last today,sk we wereg about a picture i brought in of a plant i passed. he was i able tontify it by the picture and tell me if it was the right plant for my spot. you don't finder that anywhe else. >> reporter: the good new is there's a massive sale between now and when behnke's is going to close. right now, they're lookingt ti. they are not sure what happens with all of this space when they close. >> so many of us will miss

behnke's. devices amazon echo have become a part o ouraily lives. alexa can do all kinds of lithings, from t you about the weather, playing music, adding things to your shoppg cart. it's certainly convenient. h on your identity?en it arts erica gonzalez hase local famil. >> reporter: luke and his wife, lisa, are parents to this nearly 3-year-old little girl. >> shes very outgoing. she's very talkate. verysassy. >> reporter: like most parents, the couple thought long and hard about what they would name their they settled on a name between two grandparents name became re. what is your daughter's name? >> her name is alexa. >> reporter:or the sake of not

setting off every device in the viewing area, now is a good time to turn off yourno you what. good? while the couplead turn of the device before their child's arrival, they didn' think much of it. e had fallen in love with the name, which we named her alexa, which we love to this day. >> reporter: however, you can imagine the jokes. and the couple says they're over . >> it doesn't happen anymore with our friends. but all the time, with new people. when we were getting our tonsils out, the nurse said, your name is alexa. can i buy you? can i you tell me the >>weather? eporter: according to baby center, alexa was one of the top mes in the country as the device was being released. every year after that, the name has dropped in epopularity. couple says they're using nicknames. >> reporter: what do your friends call you? what do they say about your

name? lex. >> reporter: they callouex? what do mommy and daddy call you? >> lexa. >> we don't know what'so come we're taking a bold move and alleviate future issues for her. >> reporter: inheir house, they have only e alexa. they have a google home. they are so concerned, they wrote to the founder ofon am jeff bezos, and suggested renaming the device. >> got a response. >> reporter: the company explained the name comes from a library that stored the knowledge of the ancient world. while they would pass along the suggestion, amazo has no plans on changing the famous name anytimon. >> it's a society change where machines are being treated very similarly to the way we talk each other.

and therefore, our kidng is b sort of put in that. >> reporter: erica gonzales, news 4. >> neither alexas are going away. coming up, go-go is not going away. from a cell phone store in the d.c. neighborhood, the celebration after the company dropped itsan demd to turn off the music. we'l

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florida avenue. >> reporter: go-go w gone-gone from the front of this metro pcs store. a resident of a nearby apartment building had complained about the noise, threatening a lawsuit against t-mobile. high rent can lead to the expectations of the environment you want. >> yeah, sure. bu they only play during business hours. i would walk past like 8:00 at night and it's not playing. >> repor and recent area say of the shaw this is part of the experience, the culture and the community. >> since i moved into this neighborhood, n things change. and i would like the city to continue to be -- have the av culture, h the history and so the musical hisry in thi area. >> you're moving into communities and not embracing the culre and not trying to attach to the culture is incredibly alarming >> reporter: and the folks agree

it's about more than just the music. it's about embracing the change that's come to shaw, at the same time, keeping the community what it is. >> the music is the heartnd soul of the people. what you're muting, not the sound, but the peoplehebehind sound. >> i appreciate everybody -- i'm not going to be long binded. but itn . g and we' to go for now. that's all for "news 4 this week spring is here. we leave you with a look at some of the nice weather we've had this week. thanks for joining us. we'lloree you tw on news 4. one a great week, news4. have a great week, everybody. ♪ ♪

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