right now on news 4 this week, new leader. thel loca favorite picked to lead prince george's county after a nationwide search. crystal city transforming ahead of amazon's arrival there. we'll explain how that is going to be changing your commute. and daring rescue. a yelung man hd save a young mom from a potentially deadly dog attack. >> announcer: welcome to news 4 this week. >> hello, everyone. i'm leon harris, and this week the interim c.e.o. was officially named the permanent f c.e.o. orince george's county schools. dr. monica goldson has overseen the school district since last july. she will be in charge of 200 hools and centers, 130,000

students and 19,000 employees. bureau chief tracee wilkins explains why leaders decided to stick with the local favorite even after a nationwide search. >> i am so proud to announce, without reservation, my appointment of dr. monica goldson as the permanent chief executive officer of -- >> reporter: there were plenty of standing ovations after dr. monica goldson was named the new c.e.o. of the prince george's county public school system. goldson has been serving as interim c.e.o. for the past 11 months. she was appoint today that positionfter former c.e.o. kevin maximwell decided to step down after years of controversy. under maxwell's leadershipment school wasid dived, lost money and was entangled in a scandal that led to overght of the system. >> it is a neway. from july 23rd, i will continue to do that. >> reporter: the county school sysm is in need of stability. it's had some eight leaders in

the last 20 years. goldson was among 20 national candidates. the selection process lasted a month and a half. some question how quickly it moved. >> it was only one public hearing. there was a little bit more time and a little bit more access to the public atarge to give their feedback, but i am happy with dr.ingoldson be our c.e.o. >> reporter: as a native of the county, a graduate of its public schools, goldson said she is aware of the precedent she is setting. >> to be able to serve a district that was a student in and to get to this point is amazing. i never thought in my wildest dreams that today was possible. and so i worked these 11 months, not fused on this te right now, but just trying to get it right for kids. >> reporter: now the prince orge's county board of education has to approve this nomination. theounty executive is saying she is hoping to have all of this tied up in the next few weeks. in largo,'m tracee wilkins, news 4. bracing of people are

for the amazon impact in northern virginia as we get closer to the tech giant moving into the region. but you don't have to look hard to find visible signs of change. especially when it comes to transportation in places like crystal city. transportation reporter adam tuss explains how your commute is going to change. >> reporter: smart and cutting. banginjackhammering. lifting and hauling. >> sometimes you have to walk away from the window. so you can actually focus. >> reporter: she works on the 9th floor of the nearby building in crystal city. all the changes have been, well t. let's just say lunch hour hasn't been the same. >> this one that i see so fr down. it's the past couple of months. >> reporter: this is truly a&m area being retrofithed. look at south clark bridge next to route 1. they demolished.

the car is n the main focus here in crystal city. so often we do stories about bridges coming together. not every day you is coming apart and will stay apart forever. this is a new crystal city. a completely changing landscape. eas that are opening up ahead of amazon's arrival. how do you see this place changing? what do you think it's going to become? >> it's amazing just watching what's going on right now. what, has it been six, seven months since amazon made the announcement. it's going to be a bustling city. i'm looking forward to being part of it. >> porter: plans to build a new pedestrian bridge to reagan national airport said to be clor to reality. walking to and from an airport on a ddgicated brie, that doesn't happen often. but firsthe construction. >> it's a lot of noise. a lot of noise. >> reporter: tori wilson works here. he commutes tropical system district on the metro and he'll see the benefit of a second metro entrance to the cystal ity station. he says it's needed. >> coming out of this entrance

alone in the morning, terrible. just terrieve. erybody trying to stampede over each other to get to work on time. >> reporter: for now, agh nrhood being reimagined and redesigned. day by day. in crystalcity, adam tuss, nes 4. >> a man who rescued a young mom from a potentially deay dog attack is showing his dramatic story. the attack took place in the stone wall estates subdivision some spotsylvania county. northern virginia bureau chief julie carrie learned this is not the first time these dogs were involved in an attack. >> rep wter: danny just driving home from work last wednesday when he heard screams and saw a frightening scene. >> i see the lady on the be ground with the dog mauling her. my first instinked was to put the car in park and run. >> reporter: the woman who had newborn her house was being tacked in the front yard. one of the family's six dogs biting her leg. this is what the breed looks like on the akc's website.

>> it looked like she had been attack by sharks. the bites were so brutal and so bad. >> reporter: other neighbors and men from the landscaping truckhe went after tog with tools, but it didn't let go until canter jumped on the animal. >> i yelled the words, out just like i would do with my dogs. when i did, he let go and immediately he turned to me. that's when i grabbed his collar and slung him to the ground to hisack and held him down. >> reporter: the victim was able to flee into the house. before canter was through he had to help an arriving deputy. he was also bitten before both dogs were shot and later died. anneighbors say it's not the first time there's been trouble with the dog. you can see where they fortified the fences. >> we've lived in fear from these dogs in o backyard for a while now. >> reporter: next door neighbor russell garcia said the dogs had gone under or over the fence three times to attack his dog. they show the injuries from ci gar's hand when he was

breaking up an attack in january. >> animal control should have taken action, either removing the dogs or making sure they're muzled or something along those lines. >> reporter: for danny, it's tough remembering the chilling screams, but it helped when the victim recently sent him a message thanking him and the others for saving her, being her hero. she called you a hero. do you accept that honor? >> it's good to be called a hero, but i don't feel like i'm a hero. i just feel like i did the right thing, what i was supposed to be doing, save somebody's life. >> reporter: in spotsylvania county, i'm julie kerry, news 4. preparing for an emergency on the water as summer vacation season kicks intofull gear. plus the new treatment bringing much needed relief to people with a common breathing problem

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two regional hospitals cracked the top ten. children's national medical ceter in northwest d.c. is named number 6, and johns hkins children's center in baltimore is listed at number 9. the list of top hospitals made the -called honor roll, meaning these facilities give high-quality care for several specialties. boston children's hospital made the top spot for the 6th year in a row. as we head into the heart of summer, more people are going to be heading out into the water and this week federal agencies the worst case scenarios out r there. >> we've got man over board. >> the coast guard and other state agencies took part in a mass rescue ill. the scene, a water taxi fire on the potomac. crews rushed to rescue injured passenrs on board and put the fire out. the exercise took nine months to plan. >> there's a lot of response ticapability in the naal capital region. and really, doing an exercise like this gets everybody on the

same page on what each others' capability is, how we communicate, how we don't kind of overlap each other. it's focused onn creating efficient response to a big event like this. >> so all about teamwork. the goal of these exercises is to determine what went well and what didn't. so the crews can get better before real emergency happens. when we come back, imagine a nagging cough that feels likeou ye trying to breathe under water. now there could be a breakthrough for people with a common condition. we'll show you how it works and how improved much needed relief. plus success after the s hutdown, they turned to baking, and now five months later, we've got an exciting update to share.

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like breathing under water. walking or taking a shower can be difficult for people with that disease. while there is no cre yet, doreen gentzler has a new treatment where peole breathe easier without major surgery. >> good job. >> reporter: it wasn't always easy for debbie to play with her dog riley. >> good job, good job, riley. my dog means a lot to me, and i love spendingime with him and doing stuff. and now doesn't wear me out so badly. > reporter: debbie started smoking when she was 16, a habit that got worse over the years. at one point, smokingwo-packs of cigarettes a day. >> my father died from smoking. my mother died from smoking. my little sister died from smoking. my uncle died from smoking. >> reporter: but she couldn't kick thehabit and developed a debilitating lung condition called emphysema. she had a bout with the flu last

anar ld debbie in the icu and near death. >> they say something good com out of everything. >reporter: doctor is director of the pulmonary special ocedures unit at virginia hospital center in arlington. he told her about the zephyr valve treatment. recently approved by the fda, it can help people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or copd. and it doesn't require major surgery >> not being able to walk across a room to, you know, change the channel or get something to eat without becoming short of breath, that's the degree these patients are dealing with. so even if we put these zephyr valves in and it gives them 15 feet of walking, that could fe changing. >> reporter: tiny valves that look like the mouth of a fish

are placed in the patients' airwaves to block off the part of the lung where air get trapped. >> you can see the valve opening and deploying. >> reporter: it allows the moving parts of the lungs to expand making itasier for patients to breathe. >> so to be able to do this microscopically, minimally invasive i think was a real game changer for our patients. >> reporter: it sure has been a game changer for debbie. >> i was like, wow. when i breathe now, i get all the air, where before, part o had stopped in the damaged part of my lung. >> reporter: several months after the procedure, she's back to doing a lot of the things she loves. enjoying the little things in life that we sometimes take for granted. >> even before, just kneeling down to pick up something, it was like you hold your breath under water. now it's not like that. i'm enjoyi lifeain. >> good for her. at the age of 63, debbie

made history as the first person in our region to have this zephyr valve treatment. minimally in vase i have patients need to be held in the hospital to make sure everything goes right. now to upte a story we brought you during the government shutdown, two men and sisters turning their furlough frustrations in bigbusiness. they started baking cheesecakes to make ends meet, but as it turns out, they haven't stopped since the shutdown ended. our shomari stone has the next chapter of one incredible story. >> homemade graham cracker crust. we have a mixture in the bowl and we scoit it out. pouight in. >> reporter: nick i howard and jackie wright have perfection. >> it's like a smile. >> reporter: they launched the furlough cheesecake business five months ago. >> i am tired, but elated. i cannot believe the momentum.

i cannot believe the support. and right now they have a big announcement. >> we are live! we will be in walmart stores. >> reporter: 100 selected walmart stores in august, sweet success. they give me a couple tips. this is the batter. we then takear it and i stt putting it in here like this? >> yes. >> reporter: and you're not gog to tell me the secret ingredients, are you? >> nothing. >> reporter: news 4 told you about the sistersuring the government shutdown in january. >> our father said, you know, girl, you could sell these cheesecakes. >> reporter: they named their company the furlough cheesecakes because they were furloughed federal workers. bills were stacking up. >> nobody seeed to care. they were going to charge late fees. >> reporter: after the news 4 report, they appeared on the ellen show. she surprised them with a $20,000 order. since then, they've sold more than 5,000 cheesecakes and quit the government jobs. >> learned a lot, but yeah, we're ready for the future.

and beyond. >> and beyond. >> reporter: aren't they great? now, this is nice and chilled. you can buy the furlough cheesecakes at walmart stores on august 18th. and also you can get them on their websitegh at the furlou cheesecake.com. shomari stone, news 4. >> when we come back, a monumental achievement nearly 50 years ago. man walked on the moon. ahead, how nasa is planning to markhat milestone. this is annie.

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you believe it's been almost 50 years since mankind first se foot on the moon? in honor of apollo 11's anniversary next month, the air and space museum is going to be putting neil mstrong's space suit on display. news 4's amee cho gives us a sneak peek. >> reporter: there are certain moments we know, we remember. folks of a ages explore the museum. space

ask anyone over the age of 50, n and they cell you where they were. >> it's one small step for man. >> reporter: the day apollo 11 reached the moon. >>e on giant leap for mankind. >> i was 11 years old in iowa. >> i was in our family living room. >> reporter: they can also tell you how excited they are. the museum will soon open its doors to new exhibit, one that will honor neil armstrong's famous words and the space suit he wore while saying th . >> have been very busy in the last two years. lewis is r: kathleen the curator of the apollo # 1 exhibit. when she watched them take the first steps, she never believed she would get to restore his space suit. r>> this is a gt responsibility. we are looking forward to inspiring new generations to work on the next generation pursuits. >> reporter: there is still a month toe go before thxhibit opens. the museum plans to throw a party july 20th, and get this,

it will be at 10:56 p.m., the exact minute mankind walked on the moon. >> back then it was black and white tv, it was fuzzy, but pretty exciting. >> reporter: equally exciting, he possibility of what's to come. so maybe one day we can buy a house on the moon. at the air and space museum, amee cho, news 4. >> time still flies, doesn't ito time for us take off now. that's all for news 4 this week. g m leon harris. thanks for join. have a great week. ♪ ♪

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