right now on "news4 this week," remembering the holocaust. people gathered for an annual ceremony in the district. we'll exkain why it too on a different meaning this year. on two wheels, why you to see more'y4avq bik he months. and fixing homelessness. the district in the middle of a coly crackdown, but is it problem? >> announcer: almwelcome to "ne this week." >> hello. i'm leon harris. this wasem holocaustbrance week. it is a time to reflect on the millions of people murdered more than 70 years ago. buttheragedy near san diego partially overshadowed this year's observance. at the u.s. capitol.

♪ ♪ >> reporter: a solemn entrance liberated, amarshal entrance for theat liberors. this annual sale comes amid the days of remembrance toonor the victims of the holocaust andm victims of a7w% more recent , hraetraemg tragedy, the sting at the california synagogue. the rabbi jeffrey myers said tragedy isn't the right word for it. >> it is a horror. it requires an extreme vocabulary because this is an extreme act. >> and then the tree of life massacre in pittsburgh where rabbi myers was the spiritual e leader and h said the shock and outrage were itiediate reacs and then the question, how best to help to respond. >> because we've been through it and we know, so how can we share -- i wish i didn't have to ÷ñ word, our expertise and wh we'velearned. s

held at the capitol either in the rotunda or visitor's center as last year and to the other end of pennsylvania avenue. >> i'm hearing too much h speech. i don't use the wor from all of our elected leaders. and that is not owned by any political party. that is owned by both and all political parties. >> we hope that the fture will be more peace than war and that is what we can hope for. but we have to do somethih >> derrick ward, nbc4. sidewalks and bike lanes in the district could be more crowded this summer. that is because hundreds more motozed bikes and scooters are-v on the way. nbc4 transportation reporter adam tuss shows us what that means for yot >> jus like street music is part"mhny of the landscape, so w[:[ scooters andh>%ñá. people use them a lot. in fact, they're seemingly so

common now that when one is knocked over on the sidewalk, people don't even pick it up. they simply stepk u4q) it. in reality, some people do have a problem with the way they could be thrown about the ur n landscape but let's go a bit deeper here. the scooters and bikes absolutely ar part of the transportation network n>>w. t works for me. it is faster. >> catherine shep just missed the bus so she's turning the scooter. >> bus just left and coy either grab a coffee for $3 and the line is too long and i miss thñ[ work before the next bus even >> with hundreds more electric bikes and scooters on the streets it is a big opportunity for leo, he charges the scooterd as a business and replaces themm:2'i on the streets. scooter companies pay him for that. >> could you make -- dep ding on how much spare time you have, you could make between $300 to $500. >> a week? >>ook4y a day. >> a day? >> it is also a good time to remind ev.yone about safety

it wasn't long ago that a scooter rider was hit and killed in dpont8q9kiñ circle. many riders are now advocating for even more safe street space like bike lanes to ride. but for now, this relatively new style of getting around isn't goingñrúác anywhere. >> it is all about being responsible with theseu"m scoos andikes. now you can't ride them on the business district of the city. that basically means from foggy bottom across the capitol hill and same thing for bikes and if puti p helmet even though you a required to in the city. ine district, adam tuss, nbc4. >> keep your eyes peeled. s735 must dockless bike and scooters are now hitting the streets and that brings the total number torz nearly 5,000 the district. the company is adding scooters to fleets include lyft, skip, spin and kuujyz + let's talk about trees. they play an8o]s important rol improving our environment and in the days leading up t7xxet arbo

day, several locations are recognizing that. loudoun county is celebratiqtór trees with a photo+>+"ñ contest information about them. the county hopes to raise environmental awarenesshrough this. nbc4 also committed to reporting on climate change with a series of stories on the impact on oura health on our lives. eu(uq change" in the nbc washington app. when we come back, some of the best high schools in the country are right here in our area. we'll tell you who made the grade this year. plus, solvingéb7ñ the homelessn problem. the news4 i-team finds out the news4 i-team finds out whether a costl

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underserved student performance and graduation rates and several other schools are featured on the list. washington app. now back to you. >> thanks. academic magnet high school in charleston, north carolina, one spot and umbe texas has three schools in the top 20. the#h4÷ most of > y state. >>when we come back, a crackdown on homeless camps around the city costing you [p dollars. the news4 i-team question if it is solving the ;ífk0kproblem. and news4 is rooted in the community. we've been working with local elementary students to keep up a elementary students to keep up a community garden in you know when you're at ross 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.

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>> the news4 i-team found weekly efforts are leading to curbside show downs and mounting bills for taxpayers and even a lawsuit. and that has some asking is >> reporter: on any given night in the nation's capital, thousands of homelare staying in shelters and for the close to 600 others, they close their ize at the end of the day sleeping on the streets. >> we all sleep together and we help each he >> reporter: people like thomas homeless for nine years and els saferere than in a shelter so he sleeps on his shoes just in case. >> you step down and people take it andtohen you have start all over >svr/saéagain. >> reporter: while d.c. said the homeless population is down 17%, they're also seeing this. rows and rows of tents beneath train tracks and uúfñoverpasses over bridges. >> the tents are popping up more and more often. >> rep ater: ann is antorney who represents the homeless and

amid a shortage of homes are leading to tgher crackdowns by d.c. >> every[) are out clearing an encampment somewhere in the city. >> reporter: it requires workers from several government agencies to complete the encampment andn we wanted to know how often they are happening so we filed an 8 recor more than 220 encampment clean-ups in just the past two years. this february removal in the mill mont neighborhood two dozen clean-ups from the sidewalk in just the past year. the district couldn't tell us e how much th sweeps cost, but1 internal reports from 2015, 2016 estimate clean-ups cost a quarter of a million dollars a year. >> wh we're trying to do is make sure that we're removing health hazards. >> reporter: chrialy greenwd runs the district council on homelessness and admits it is a sensitive task but necessary for health concerns. >> what do you want to remove? >> trash and litter so people are taking cati of acvities of

daily living outside and thatan mes that they have food and trash. >> human waste. >> mm-hmm, absolutely0=nv human waste. >> food spoiled? >> yes. >> reporter: the d.c government is required to post signs two weeks prior to the sweeps. our cameras roll out to follow along on this february morning off north capitol street. >> we ve acheduled clean-up at 10:00 a.m. but it is cold and hypothermia is on and we won't remove your tent. >> reporter: we watched as thes outreach team spoke one-on-one with theomeless and tossing a few soiled blankets. >> everything needs to be gone if you don't want it. remove it. >> reporter: but we saw a different scene at other clean-ups. on slightly warmer days where our cameras remained out of sigh crews took down tentss on first street northeast and using shovels and pitch forks. to throw items in the back of a garbage truck. >> what did they take from you today and throw away? >> i lost a lot of clothes that i bought and i lost a watch. mostly food --

8áñ jackson. >> i lost my tent and my clothes and everything else under there and my gifts for christmas. >> reporter: d.c. does have a protocol or procedure for conducting sweeps and won't disguard functional tents orrs peonal i.d. or documents but doesn't require the crews to sort through items for safety reasons. >> we don't want to knowingly dispose of something valuable or meaningful for someone. >> reporter: two women have sued the district saying vital re records wehrown out and they posted signs asking please try to restrain from taking more. >> we don't think it is anis olated inident. >> reporter: the district provided photos showing human waste and row dents in encampments with pitch forks to throw things in a dump truck. is there any other way to do this? >> a lot of thoughtful people havbeen working on this and thinking about it for a long time. i think if there were easier his problem would have been solved by now.

>> reporter: aroblem with no end in sight, in a couple of hours of the sweeps the i-team found most men and women moved right back to the same spots. >> it is notu$áju)jt the problem to do these clean-ups. >> the i-team surveyed other cities to find how much they spend managingqukp"eñ homeless encampments and some report their costs. last year in philadelphia it cost $5 million and in seattle the cost of 550 clean-ups was $6 million. the i-team has much more on our nbc washington app. go there and get more detai on this story including that lawsuit the city is facing right now. >> we are rooted in the community and the spring-growing season is up and running at oasis community garden in prince enorge's county. that is the gardwhere green thumbs from the nbc4 team here have been out planting and local students are joining us out there leaing why it is good to grow your own.

>> pick them out and then put them into the basket. >> reporter: as any good gardener knows, before you start to plant you have to get rid of the weeds. >> somef oe plants have long roots. >> reporter: and sometimes you have to go deep. ts9óñ if you break this off, then it will grow back up again. >> that was@?qñit)t root. >> reporter: these hillcrest elementary students and teacher are digging in. >> what are you going to plant? >> tomatoes and cabbage and salad. >> y like salad,is that true? >> yes. and we'll plant peppers. >> are you ready? >> reporter: hill cristoneights iof the schools with beds át oasis urban garden and farm. up to plaque ityj:cwñ easier. >> reporter: what they learn$8 classroom. >> this is our first year. our school had been -- we won a billboard at our school so we are here to learn what to do so

that we could then take it back 3⌜ool. >> we have to be very mindful of what we're putting into our bodies and again teaching this to our children is very essential. >> reporter: of course the benefits of growing and eating healthy food isn't just a lesson for the young. >> i've done it one time before. i wasn't super successful. >> reporter: and even the seasoned gardeners here had a rough winter. >> i lost broccoli on the endkl because of the cold. if it had been a mild winter, these plants would have been real nice and large.r >> reporwe are all hoping for a better harvesthi t time. ourum cucbers turned orange last summer left on the vine too long. but we are planting on. >> some kale. spinach and green beans. >> reporter: and we're learning right along with the students. >> what are you going to put d thatirt once you get the weeds out? >> i'm going to put tomatoes. >> is it fun? >> yeah. and the best part is im6[ toel h my community and i get to

be on the news. [ laughter ] >> i could say, the kids don't have as much as pat lawson muse does. thanks for that, pat. when we come ck, we have the story of the little girl not bound by hermi tions, born with no hands. but she now holds the title of national handwriting champ. my body is truly powerful. i have the power to lower my blood sugar and a1c. because i can still make my own insulin. and trulicity activates my body to releaset like it's supposed to. trulicity is for people with type 2 diabetes. it's not insulin. i take it once a week. it starts acting in my body frothe first dose. trulicity isn't for people with type 1 diabetes it starts acting in my body frothe first dose. diabetic ketoacidosis. don't take trulicity if you're allergic to it, you or your family have medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2. stop trulicity and call your doctor right away if you have an allergic reaction, a lump or swelling in your neck, or severe stomach pain.

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>> and now maybe my favorite store this..wek. a local 10-year-old girl born with no hands, she is writing her own story and it's a remarkable one that. ó÷ introduc the2ñs newly-crowned national handwriting champion. >> i try to concentrate on the -- on what i'm going to write and not mess up. e >> reportr: when sarah hinesly vets pen to paper, you could bet every loop of e letter will be just right. this g tder sent a writing sample to a national handwriting contest and took home the top

prize. >> when i got the award i was really happy and proud in a -- proud that ihq got it. >> as she shows us sheets of practice. when itm comes to overcoming obstacles we could take a page from her book. sarah was born with no hoonds and that hasn't stopped her from becg a penmanship pro. >> i'll try my best. >> and she has to plans to usep sthetics. >> i think i don't need it because i could do pretty much anything that people who do have hands can do. >> reporter: that doesn't just mean handwriting, but hitting the playground and climbing her way to the top of aockwall and learning how to ride a bike. >> she's always got a smile on her face. we don't see sarah without a smile so nothing holdsgyñ her b. > reporter: and this little learner alreadylooking ahead to the future. >> i want to be a lawyer and then a president and then after dbeing a lawyer an then become a judge. >> reporter: proof for anyone that when life throws you for a

loop you could still get right back on track. ng >> by semy story they could see that it is best not to give up andkeep doing your hardest until you get to it. >> reporter: in frederick, aimee cho, news4. >> sarah beat out over 100 people in her category. and the win came with a $500 prize. but her attitude is priceless. way to go, sarah. that is all for "news4 this week." i'm leon harris. thanks for joining us and have a great week.!juxñbb$5yñ ♪ ♪3,-z ♪

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>> announcer: "news4 today" starts now. all new overnight, a plane carrying more than 140 people goes off the runway and into the water in florida. this morning, new details on the rescue effort. you first met him as high school football star. this morning he sits in jail. why nearly month after his girlfriend's death police are now calling him a killer. and drunk at school. police in loudoun county say they arrested a teacher in the middle of the day after smelling alcohol on his breath. this morning he joins seveocl other l teachers with a record. as we welcome you in on this saturday morning. the 4th of may, 2019.