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>> an emotional hend to the legislative session in annapolis as lawmakers pause to remember

house speaker mike bush who died this week. there was a standing ovation om a joint session of the assembly. his wife and daughters were on arnd and governor hogan addressed the somber crowd saying it was an honor tget to know him and work with him. postponed gan also bill signing as a way to honor the late>speaker. hen we come back this morning, a community fixture closing up shop and bringing customers toheears. why t owners of banky's nursery in beltsville decided it was time to sell their last. and technology that is supposed to make our lives easier became a household burden. it's on! get to the ross spring shoe event

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and you find that perfect spring dress at that "oh, yeah" price? yes! that's yes for less. score the latest spring dresses at 20% to 60% off department store prices, every day. at ross. yes for less. the go-to spot for all of your gardening nds. for decades it was rooted in our community. but after growing into one of the regions largest and most popular nursies, bankies is set

ro sell the last plants in a few weeks. rince george's county bureau cef spoke with emotional employees and customers about the end of an era. >> reporter:ryanky nurse on route 1 in beltsville is the kind of garden center that nurses customers. >> new growth coming out. >> reporter: almost as much as the plants. >> and the a people care that makes you want to come and be here. because they do care. >> reporter: it is also what keeps employees like manager al fred miller around for decades. >> alfred has been here 57 years. longer than my grandparents. >> thank you for sharing that. >> reporter: the much-needed laughtern what has been tough day here at banky. the store now closing. stephanie infls grandfather opened this nursery 89 years ago. >> my famy is all in their 80s. this structure is beautiful as

it is is some of the things are from the 40s and 50s. it is time. crushed. t >> reporter: customers have a connection here. grad has been coming sin school. >> my kids have come here every christmas and it is the -- the only nursery they know. it is a ly place. >> reporter: the flews is hard for long-time customers and new ones. >> today we were asking a question about a picture i brought in of a plant i passed and he was able to identify it by the picture and tell me if it was the right plant for my spot. it was just -- you d 't find that anywhere else. >> reporter: the good news is there is a massive sale going on between now and when they close. right now they are looking at sometimeth in june. don't have a specific date and they aren't sure about what is going to happen with all of this space once the nursery is closed. in beltsville, tracee wilkins, nbc4. >> so many ofs will miss bankies. well technology shapes our

cuure and our world and devices like the amazon echo have become a part of our dly lives. alexa can do all kinds of things from telling y about the weather, playing music, to adding things to your shopping cart. it is certainly convenient b what happens when it starts to encroach on your identity. erika gonzalez has reaction from one local family. >> reporte lou klein and his wife lisa are parented to this nearly 3-year-old little hegirl >> just very outgoing and very taive. she's very fascinated. i would call her daddy's girl. >> reporter: like most parents the montgomery county couple thought long and hard about what to name the child. they settled on a name after two gra but the thing is that name became popular. really popular. >> tell me aut her name. >> so her name is alexa. >> reporter: see where this is going. for the sake of not setting off every device in the viewing

area, n is a good time to turn off your you know what. okay. let's continu while the couple had heard of the device before their child's val, they didn't think much of it. >> and we're like, who knew what it would becomr anot passing technology and we have already fell in love with the name so we named her alexa which we still love to this day. >> reporter: however you can imagine the jokesnd the couple said they are over it. >> it doesn't happen any mor with our friends and though -- and theys know but with new people and when she was getting her tonsils s out the nurd to her, oh, your name is alexa, can i buy you, can you tl me the weather. >> reporter: according to baby center, alexa was one of the top 30 names in the countryju in 20 as the device was being released. name year after that, t has steadily dropped in popularity. the couplow said they're using nicknames. >> what do your friends call you? what do they say about your

name. >> lex. >> they call you lex? what do mommy d andaddy call you? >> alexa. >> you don't know what is t w come sre sort of taking a bold move to try and alleviate any future issues for her. >> reporter:sen their h there is only one alexa and that is the real one. but they de h a google home. >> okay, google, wt is the weather today. >> reporter: tncy're so ned, in fact, they actually wrote to the founder of amazon, jeff bezos and proposed renaming the device. >> somebody did get response. i did get a response. i did get a response. >> somebody from the company. >> reporter: the company explained the name comes from a library that stored the knowledge of the ancient world and while they pass along the couple's suggestion, amazon has no plans on changing the famous name any time issoon. >> iust this sort of change where theses machi are being treated very similarly to the way we talk to each other

and therefore our kid is being sort of put in that. >> repter:rika gonzalez, nbc4. >> neither alexas are going away. coming up, go-go is not going away. from a cell phone store in d.c. shaw neighborhood, the celebration this week aftermp t y dropped its demand to turn off the music. we'll be right back.

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it is music that is part of the fabric of this city. that is why many people were not eased with neighbor's effort to quiet daily go-go ssions on a shaw street corner. but the music wasn't silenced for long. nbc4 derrick ward has more on ome come that got go-go going again in shaw. >> excuse me! >> reporter: this plea for silence at the corner of seventh and florida got a more favorable reception than the one a few weeks ago. >> we can announce that themu c will continue on seventh andlorida avenue.

[ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: go-go was gone, gone from the front of this metro pcs store. for a while at least. a resident of a nearby apartment building had complaio de parent company about the noise and threateningaw ait against t-mobile and because of the expectations of thevi nment you want. >> yeah, sure, but also they only play during biness hours, i would walk past at 8:00 at night and it is not oraying. >> rr: and recent residents of the shaw area say this is just part of the experience, the culture and the community. >> since i moved into this neighborhood i've seen things change and i wouldike to -- the city to continue to be -- have the culture and the history and show the musical history especially in this area. >> just to come and you move into the community and not brace the cultund not trying to attest -- attach to th culture is alarming. >> reporter: and the folk as agree it is more than just the music, but embracing the change that has come to shaw and at the

same time keeping sight of what made it the community that it is. >> the music is the heart soul of the people. what you are muting not the sound but the people behind the sound. >> i appreciate i'm got -- i'm not going tout b longt is appreciative. >> and we have to go for now. that is allor "news4 this week." i'm jim handly, spring is here so we leave you with a look at the nice weather we've had this week. thanks fors joining and we'll see you tomorrow o news4. have a great week, everybody. ♪ ♪ ♪

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