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refln tion othe anniversary of the washington blaze. and the lgbq community. and giving back to women and how it inspired one woman to n lp others ied. >> hello, everyone. i'm leon harris. there is a new team of cyberth sl in the county. there is a digital forensics lab in waldorf. this tool is as a result of lessons learned in a disturbing case in the county. >> as technology gross, the sheriffs office had to gw along with that technology. >> this is meticulous not as glamorous as a tv show, but it resulted in playoffs.

our an lifralysts w haveorked o cases and solved approximately 500 cases. >> a notorious child abuse case that led to the unit. detectives learned that this man had molested 42 children and taken pictures with an app on his cell phone. t everyone is using their cell phones and the criminal element is no different. >> they had to get cases from all over maryland. >> we noonger have to wait for an outside source and can initiate the work immediately. >> these things take time and proper warrants still have to be secured. but the investigators can be

called on 24 hours a day and can enhance video camera video. another emerging technology. >>he sheriffs office said they plan to use this in other near by counties with their cyber investigations. when it comes to the airport, how early do you get there? do you give yourself plenty of time or get there at the last minute and wait to get on the plane. that is split a family apart. travelers onnty of both sides. >> there arewo types of world.rs in this those who get to the airport early and those who don't. >> i am going to make it, going to make it. >> early or late? >> late, unfortunately. >> early.

if my flight is at 5:30. 1:00.ere at >> recently it was wriboen this paradigm of punctual alt, so we had to take a survey. >> how early is early, an hour, two hours, day before? >> i like an hour and a half. >> and listen toit thistion she found herself in while racing for a flight. >> the cab locked my bag badgag the trunk when they stopped for gas. the policeman tried to shoot it open. >> but somehow she made the flight. >> it is not that the earlyve

arrir is different than the last minute sprinter. we heard fm families that they would take separate cars because one wants to bearly and one late. >> she just hasn't been burned yet. >>veryone thinks i'm ridiculous. >> did you ever walk straight to the plane? >> usually with 5 or 10 minutes until boarding. >> don't be surprised if you see me running through the aport. at reagan national! >> just for reference sake, the officials at the airport, who should know, say you should be two hours early for domestic flights and three hours early for international flights. en you donate clothing, you often don't find out where it ends up or who it ends up helping.

this week we interviewed a virginia organization who gives everyone a story. >> you will find dresses, shoes, purses and some incredible stories of resilience. >> i struggled with 17-year drug addiction. i was pregnant wh my twins. i was tired of being tired and i ended up here in the shelter. >> you came here withe- threek old twins. >> when i first walked through the door, i was broken. >> even though many findlv thes broken, the volunteers who work here are ready, willing and able to build them back up. >> we understand what clothing means, what it matters and how it can empower you and make you feel better. >> it provides free, quality r othing to women and thei children.

the entire staff is made up of volunteers like rebecca. >> helping wen look for clothes, jobs, their careers, their lives, families. a lot of these are women who have been survivors of domestic violence. >> a lot of this is women helping women in their careers and life. >> we often forget that outfitting one's self does not come natural for somne. >> and kids. >> we were looking obituaries. there were cntless people's we had to write. >> reporter: that ignited more activism in the community. he told their stories, not as a y reporter, but as a reporter. >> we had at one point gay news, straight facts.

>> reporter: these stories had brought great victories in adoption, housing, employment. but he knows there are still stories to bed. tol like most recently, a tran transgender woman who was murdered. >> her father never accepted her and considered her his son. in the funeral he dected the funeral parlor to present this woman as a man rather than a woman as she had been livingyeer life for 1s. >> reporter: above a flower shop on 14th strt a new decade begins and lou and the blade will tell its stories. >> there are a lot of celebrations going on throughout the month of pride.

you can find out more. just go and search for pride guide. the summer food program is kicking. off it feeds students who rely on free or reduced meals during the school year, but now school is out. at sterng, they often end up th more than a full stomach. >> there is no eligibility. >> we found last year that the kids who came for the meals stayed. they got library cards and we see them all year-round. >> you can find them by searching summer food with thepp washington a ar> thousands of tour groups come every i am sure you have seen them.

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there is a family in town for a visit this week with special ties to one of washington's most important institution. they have an an zest tocestor c to the making ofri. >> the more i am here, the more i learn. >> he has 30 distant relatives of jam smithson. they started at the cattle, the center of the institution. s lineage is listed to it. he was child liless.

>> here was a country that had o none that ancient behaviors and rituals and here w a chance where science could flourish. >> there were so many wonderful things for thete ustates and the world. >> few in the family an inkling about it. >> about a year ago i was contacted saying they were reading the book andoy eg it and thinking about coming and seeing the. smithsonian >> it is special for us and to share it with all of our family members is pretty incredible. >> and that the wish of a man

who never visited america converged. >>e was a scientist and wanted a free commodity. >> and the washington mall is an example of that. >> just imagine the fun that family must have had. >> speaking of families, surprises can come in small packages and big es, too. one surprise from overseas. >> our mystery reader today is katie's daddy! >> da-da! >> the lieutenant commander surprises his daughter at elementary school in springfield. the class has a mystery reader. usually it's a teacher. but the uncle who isn the coast guard took on that role

after a year long deployment in the middle east. >> when you become a parent, you want to be present in your chifd's l it's hard not to be there day in and day out. >> kaley had a surprise of her own, telling her dad there was a dog at home. >> that's all we have. thks for joining us and have a great week. re

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