robert: 8-4 win over sherwood. a softball power house.t it was the first title in school history made it sweeter. >> beginning of the season i said you know what? we are not going to call them sherwood. we call them the blue team. literally whatever it is, we didn't know, we did not hear that nam the season. went all the way through. when we had sherwood week, blue team week. we really took that approach. robert: it worked. the first time sherwood didn't finish as maryland 4a champion. >> they have to play the way we do. hit it and field it. we do the same. we play northwest softball we can compete with anybody in montgomery county. it showed. robert: as ever good coach knows you can't win without good kids. >> i can honestly say this group of girls is probably one of the best i have been able to coach. they are great kids. there is no single player. there are 16 of us pulling in the same direction. really great kids. robert: with the coach of the week, i'm robert burton. nancy: coming up, the d.c. area a great place to buy a home. would

tom sherwood reports insiders from that campaign are not sugar coating their memories.reporter: betty king sharing photographs and hugs >> reporter: gays and lesbians, low income people, and people in community sfrervice. most of them are in this room right now. >> reporter: they are curating the privately funded program on line. one of the first openly gay persons hired byber berry said t campaign was a historic time. >> i want you to feel where we are today and where we have been. it's been a long journey. >> reporter: marion berry died in november 20 some of them are laugh out loud and fall on the floor. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> congress is promising help for local firefighters because of a news4 i-team investigation. weeks ago the i-team revealed a problem for first responders at the u.s. pentagon. the i-team scott mcfarland is getting results and now those firefighters are a step closer to getting a new station. bill toney remembers running for his life inside the pentagon. >> all these images won't ever leave me. >> reporter: and reme

tom sherwood reports insiders from that campaign are not sugar coating their memories. bet >> reporter: betty king sharing photographs a brash campaign. it upset city politics for barry to first become mayor. marion berry was the insurgent to enter the bid. >> if i can make things different, i'm going where my heart is, which is with marion. >> reporter: gays and lesbians, low income people, and people in community sfrervice. most of them are in this room right now. >> reporter: they are curating the privately funded program on line. one of the first openly gay persons hired byber berry said t campaign was a historic time. >> i want you to feel where we are today and where we have been. it's been a long journey. >> reporter: marion berryi the reportings don't sugar coat berry's history. >> people were very candid. it isn't all just a whitewash. some of them are tearjerkers and some of them are laugh out loud and fall on the floor. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> congress is promising help for local firefighters because of a news4 i-team investigat

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. >>> i'm tom sherwood in downtown washington, this is the historic >>> more than a hundred years agoew carnegie library opened in downtown washington. its goal, to help educate the masses. >> it is something. now the historic building is setting off a modern-day education mission. tom sherwood takes a closer look at the big change to the iconic building. >> reporter: the carnegie library downtown, opened back in 1902. an integrated gathering place of learning, culture, and community. in recent years, it's been mostly empty, an occasional event space. the historical society of washington has a long-term lease on part of it. ann kessler, who volunteers here now has a personal connection 1970. >> you met your husband here? >> yes, we're both librarians. then was transferred to science and technology which was right across the business division and we shared the same office and that's how we met and then he asked me out on a date. >> reporter: they married in 1971 and now are both retired in north cleveland park. kessler is glad the district is contracting with apple to bring new technol

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i'm tom sherwood. back to you guys. >> tom sherwood out on capitol hill for us, thank you for that reporting. again, as we approach the noon hour and await this news conference, house members having been briefed on what has happened this morning involving the house majority whip and now learning, i would imagine, too, a little more about what security protocol might be changing as a result of what has happened this morning. capitol police having a presence or at least a conversation with the sergeant of arms about what has unfolded. >> members of congress, i'm told, are talking to their back about what happened today. there were 18 staffers. the majority of them here in washington, d.c., working at the capitol in the office buildings and some number back home at the district. you have to secure both spaces. there are capitol police officers and back home you're in a strip mall. you're in a rented office space that may be a traditional office complex. some members of congress, including steny hoyer, has

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tom sherwood, news >> looking good. >>> all right. coming up next, d.c.slapped with a lawsuit today. >> why one group says innocent protesters were mistreated and detained for hours without the basic things they need to live. >> before you turn to google to find out why your child has the and i can che or pain, we'll te which reliable fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. now with our new fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download speeds up to 940 megs, 20 times faster than most people have. and the price is amazing too for $79.99 a month online for the first year you'll get our fastest triple play with hbo included for 2 years. leave cable's slower internet speeds behind. so hurry up and switch to fios gigabit connection for $79.99 with tv, hbo and multi-room dvr service for two years all with a two year agreement. z2ejcz z16fz y2ejcy y16fy >>> remember these scenes? now the aclu is going after the district, police department and police cheec

tom sherwood reports on the new mural. report crowd report. >> reporter: crowds a blarger because of the new mural. donny simpson was on the old mural and the new one. >> i keep really good company in the alley in d.c. >> reporter: and hair yut tub m harriet tubman to president obama, if takes its place in national history. >> to rededicate that wall to some people who have made our city better and the entire dnb better is my great pleasure. >> thank you. >> reporter: virginia ali wid t that heard from dave chappelle and dick gregory as well as jim vance who said he was blessed to be among the mural's honor rheerhee s. tom sherwood, news 4. >> and advance vance is on the with us right now. he's up on that mural. what does it feel like to be in such high company? >> i can tell you -- i don't have the words to express what a joyful thing this is. we're with always honored, but this is ben's chili bowl. it doesn't get any better. >> and you notice how nicely framed with the moon outlining his head. >> i heard you talk about t

as tom sherwood will tell us, it now has an updated mural.dedicated today and our very own jim vance was there to talk about his likeness being painted on that wall. >> the blessings never stop flowing. i came here on june 10th, of 1969. and within one of the first plat i came to to spend my money this d.c. was ben's chili bowl. and all these years later, he's still here. and it's been my distinct honor and privilege to have been in the company of some extraordinary people. you cannot imagine my joy and my pride when i got the word a month or so ago that all of y'all had voted for poor little me to sit on ben's chili bowl wall. you have no idea. what an honor that is. >> a cutting. the colorful mural is there for all to see, including 78-year-old sandra butler whose father was an early accountant for the owner and is a walking history of local washington. >> it means so much to see the living legacy. it deserves a lot of the history. >> thank you so much for our community, for the washington, d.c. community. >> reporter: virginia ali, ben's w

tom sherwood talked to the d.c. fire chief. >> reporter: tony fallwell, 27 years as a d.c. firefighter, right out of eastern high school. now overseeing fireworks sales and today showing fireworks for sale in the district. >> i just want to tell people don't buy fireworks from people from the trunks of th s of the vehicles or trucks. all these are legal. we test products every year. >> reporter: inspectors will be checking fireworks stands licensed around the city to keep any illegal more dangerous stuff out. >> over my today rear, i've seen a few injuries. >> reporter: and he knows something about burns. in part it's why he's a firefighter. >> my father was gelesk troh cutcute electrocuted and i remember the squad coming and saving his life. and i jumped at the opportunity. >> reporter: stuff. >> we're going to confiscate them and you will be ticketed and possibly prosecuted if it someone is >> reporter: and he says his mission is simple. >> we want you to have a happy and safe fourth of july. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news 4. >>> if you have any questions at all about th

news four tom sherwood talks with neighbors who constantly deal with the rat problem. >>> this could be any commercial ally anywhere, dirty, greasy, wet and all attractive to rats. but this ally is close to the home of steven auburn who lived nearby 19 years. >> this is where the rats feast among other places and having -- i've never seen it clean. >> the long time dc couple living just off connecticut avenue northwest says the rat population has exploded and now infest their nearby >> citizen complaints have jumped 25%. to 2,300 in 2015 to over 3,500 last year. through the summer, the city is offering commercial companies grants up to $13,500 to buy better rat resis tent trash equipment. but the homeowners say, tougher enforcement is needed, too. >> there's just been no enforcement of the regulations that do exist. >> the mayor facing re-election next year says the city is working on that, too. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> huge crowd gathered at om the state department's am boss d -- ambassador who helped secure the release. he came back to the u.s. last week in a coma

. >>> i'm tom sherwood sitting on a bench in northwest washington. sometimes the bench is more than a bench, when it honors someone like julian >>> who doesn't like to take in a beautiful day like this on a park bench somewhere. it has a plaque on it to honor julian bond. bond liked to sit on that bench, a bench or two, himself. >> sitting on a public bench, talking about things, big small. she sat on the bench today, one honoring julian bond. they say it was the perfect memorial. >> he liked the idea of sitting on a bench. we lived in this neighborhood. he walked in the neighborhood a lot because he said it was his thinking time. >> from early college state through civil rights struggles until he died inat 75 two years ago. >> you did not know riding down any of the highways what you will be shot or bombed in alabama. those were very terrifying times. >> the connecticut avenue bench near chevy chase circle suz a project of the commission. it wanted to honor their influential as quiet neighbor. >> i know it might seem a bit modest for grand life, gia

in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> to the latest now up on capitol hill where mitch mcconnell is hoping to revise the senate health care bill by friday. mcconnell wants to send a new version to the cbo so it can get scored while lawmakers are on recess. but republicans have their touts. john mccain telling nbc news this evening it will be possible, quote, when pigs fly. and lindsey graham saying if there isn't a compromise version, it's the end of a o meanwhile inside capitol halls today, more protesters taken into custody by capitol police officers after they stage demonstrations outside a number of senate offices. >>> another beautiful day out there across our region. temperatures today well below average. our average high 87. so far today, we've hit 82 and many of you have not made our way out of the 70s. take a look at the numbers right now, d.c. we are at 82. 78 hagerstown, state college only 73 and only 71 in ocean city, maryland. it will get warmer next couple days. tonight cubs taking on the nationals. 79 degrees first inning, 76 around the home stretch there and by th

randolph road at sherwood forest, drive crash reported there.ad highway near swan creek road, in from prince george's county headed inbound, you can see that delay there. rest of prince george's county looks okay. the crash on the right side. hearing new crash northbound 395. that's going to start a bit of a delay. 95 at prince william accident slowing things as well. metro, delays in shady grove. on the red line, the silver line, delays to the town center. a look at the travel times, 270 is okay. top of the beltway. no major problems there inner loop or outer loop. 66 inbound. 95 north. a little slow because of the two prok lems we talk problems we talked about. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 fm in your car. >>> it's going to feel like summer. hot and humid. weekend storm chances are going to be in the forecast. but as we look ahead to the fourth of july, it's looking pretty good for your fourth of july tuesday, for any fireworks plans, we'll show that you in a second. currently 66 in the district. still a cooler morning. 60 in manassas, 63 c

tom sherwood has his story. >> reporter: you could see him in his volkswagen convertible all over townfour-term openly day council member who was defead without his signature bowtie. >> unbelievable. this is one of these crazy tennis tournaments. >> reporter: jack evans, a friend of graham's for decades, said graham's death from bacterial infection was a shock. he praised graham's focus on the poor and others underserved. >> jim was somebody who was legendary in this city. i first met him almost 35 years ago. jim was an advocate for people who were in need. that's the best way to describe it. >> reporter: before the council, graham led the early days of establishing and building up the whitman walker clinic at the height of the hiv/aids crisis, even enlisting elizabeth taylor in the local fight. whitman walker health serves a far broader group of those in need with a wide variety of medical services and other help. don blanchen leads whitman walker now and considers graham a mentor. >> i always considered jim the father of this place. he years during the darkest days of the aids epidem

tom sherwood takes a look at the famous d.c.ibrary mural that has been up for more than 30 years. >> this is our history. this is our black history. mural in downtown's martin luther king library, recounts the civil rights battle. gale avery, a d.c. library system official for 41 years, was here in 1986 when it first went up. she says the mural is the centerpiece of the library. but it's beginning a $208 million renovation. >> this library is not the only thing that's named after martin luther king, but this is sort of like a landmark. >> all right, keep lowering down. >> reporter: workers carefully took it down today, separated into two large pieces. it will be warehoused until it can be returned to its original spot. a native washingtonian earned degrees at howard and maryland. as a child, she learned to love library. >> my mother and father make sure that i walked to the library every weekend, every saturday. >> reporter: mayor bowser today noted 24 of 2 since mayor tony williams started the revival. and avery says libraries

tom sherwood, news4. >> all right. how about you at home? are you planning to watch more than half of you who responded to our poll say that yes you will watch. for a complete listing of the bars that hosting viewing events tomorrow just head to our app. >> it's a message police say many drivers just aren't getting. move over. the national law enforcement offices memorial fund says last year was the deadliest for officers on the side of the road since 2008. it sparked local police to change their approach to get your attention. northern virginia david culver is along the louden county parkway with details on this. hi, david. >> reporter: hi, there. we've got somewhat of a lull you still feel like you've got to look over your shoulder. we spend much of our day doing this on the side of the road. this one behind me, not an actual deputy on duty but just giving us an example of how close they sit to the road. as this car comes here this one doing what the law says you should. move on over. but it was interesting we folks, check with them. see w

our tom sherwood is gathering the reaction from there on the house side and he joins us live. tom?> reporter: jim, for all its conflict up here, capitol hill is kind of a family and today the family reacted. capitol hill security barriers a daily fact of life but this day heavily armed police also on high alert in the wake of the alexandria shooting attack. many members of congress like normal were out talking with visiting constituents while official congressional business was suspended, capitol hill buildings were opened to tourists and visitors. maryland violent incidents are all too mon anywhere. >> tragic any time we have a violent incident of this type, once again a message that all are vulnerable in a time when violence is far too prevalent. >> reporter: iowa republican steve king also was hosting visitors. >> we have work to do for the american people. we'll do the appropriate things. we'll keep him in our prayers. >> it is a reminder to all of us that capitol police protect us day in and day out. this would have been far worse had capitol police not been there. >> reporter

in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> this week we said good-bye to one of the most veteran membersthe news4 family. a special sendoff for our storm team4 meteorologist. this week and of course there were some surprises. >> the south and west from a tropical system -- look what else blew in. >> surprise. >> look what bob ryan is here. >> retired news4 meteorologist bob ryan stopped by to welcome tom to retirement. he's packing up moving to colorado to start a new adventure. he's been a steady presence for news4 since 1983 when she started off on the noon news with barbara harrison and pat lawson news. we will certainly miss tom and we wish him nothing but sunny skies in the years ahead. that's all for news 4 this week. we leave you pictures of the now completed ben's chili bowl mural. thanks for joining us and have a great week. ♪ sorry about the holdup, folks. we have some congestion on the runway and i'm being told it'll be another 15, maybe 20 minutes, and we will have you on your way. ♪ runway models on the runway? surprising. what's not surprising? how m