. >> i want to ask you about the impact that the anacostia play house has had. you moved into a neighborhood that many other theater companies would have shunned, certainly would not have considered. >> i think that serving communities is incredibly important. what theater alliance wanted to do is it wants to serve aha community often times f esn't receive this type attention, particularly in the arts. spac isn't often created in the arts, particularly in ward 8. i think the idea of creating space for individuals, figuring out what are the barriers to entrance totheater, and i think that if we think about what theater is, it's our last cultural template. it's the place where we go to apple with real life issues. we come to share those issues with one another purposely in person. and so creating that space is incredibly important, figuring out what are the barriers to entran o, what's stopping community from attending the theater and how do we as a company remove those barriers. it's so veryimportant. all right. we're going it continue our talk with the theater a

anacostia neighborhood getting its own busboys and poets. the restaurant opening to the public next week along martin luther king jr. avenue. it will serve food and coffe and will also be a cultural space, honoring their roots. 90% of the aork inside is going to be from artists who live in ward 7 and 8. the marion berry will have a room named there in his honor. >>> the an doacostia museum is going to be closing its doors for renovations. during the renovation period, the museum's main exhibit is going to go on display at different public libraries across the city. the anacostia museum celebrated its 50th anniversary last year. >>> virginia's girls' basketball has a new state champion. this was a close one until the fourth quarter when vikings dominated and outscored cosby to win by 20. wood bridge takes home its first basketball title in this is a big win for them and a big congratulations to the team. >>> an all out attack on scamsi targ the elderly. what the feds are doing now to protect the most vulnerable. >>> i'm cory smith inside the

in anacostia, derrick ward news4. >> we wish them the best. >>> good news for folks who live in parts of washington where health care access is limid, a new urgent care center is approved to serve wards 7 and 8. there's only one full-service hospital in that area which has been under fire for health and management issues. the location for the new facility has not been determined but we're told it'll open later this year. they hopei it'll f the gab in service while the city hopes to bring a newhospital to ward 8. >>> leon harris here at the live desk with breaking news abo the man who sent pipe bombs in the male tosi former pnt obama, cnn and other people he believes were political opponents to president trump. cesar sayoc, reports s sobbed in court this afternoon when he pleaded guiltyth before a federal judge in new york, he said, quote, i'm truly sorry. he's been in jail without bail since his arrest in south florida facing a possible life stntence on 65 criminal counts. >>> over the la couple days the president h made no secret about his dislike for the late senator john mccain.of

. >> and so i selected anacostia. >> reporter: hawaid wasjawaid w proossor. >> of his students back homee, you know, they are activists and teach s so he produced people. >> reporter: friday morning steps from his home jawaid egunned down and pol arrested a 45-year-old neighborhood, jordan gilhan, anded him with murderer. >> we have a neighborhood dispute. somebody decides to introduce a firearm into that dispute and now we have a family who has lost somebody. >> reporter: what happened on this street in southeastas reverberations thousand of miles away as friends and family surround her here,he's hearing non-stop from home. the couple talked about returning up pakistan a of weeks to reconnect with friend and family there. >> we were planning r trip when this happened yesterday. te>> repr: now they will make that trip together, just not under the circumstances they had wanted. in southeast, derrick ward, news 4. >> a agic story developing out of new orleans. a deadly crash just days before the city is getting red for mardi gras. people say at least two are dead and several are hurt after

george washington parkway, anacostia the 11th street bridge, blocking the right lane.olume is heating up a little bit. 95 is good between the beltways. manassas, broad run station, piper way is not the way to get there. that is flooded out. that's the latest frohe wtop traffic center. back to you. >>> it's a maryland road that's claimed dozens of lives over the years. justin finch is on the road. what can you tell us about this new init>>tive? eporter: over the years, there's been calls for more patrols and cameras. none of the options are off of the table. how about drivers start making changes, too. they are calling it #driving it home campaign. driver distractions, drunk driving, speeding and aggressive driving, too. the hope is to avoid scenes like this. a man killed in a three-car crash. he was among five people killed last year, along route mo210. than 60 have died along this stretch in the past decade or so here on 210. c e back out here live, seeing the red lights. e headlights building up. the council is set to unveil the driving it home campaign at oxon hill

s anacostia neighborhood. mayor muriel bowser was there for the ribbon cutting today as estaurant becomes part of a waew of n businesses hoping to bring major change to the area along martin luther king jr. avenue. it will be serving food but the owner says it's also a cultural space. 90% of the art work inside from artists and students from ward 7 and 8. most of the employees are also local residents. >> exciting. >>> vernon davis is a super bowl champion andta a tight end for the redskins. he's also a d.c. nfoive known giving back to his community. today the community is honoring davis and sherree burruss was on hand today for this special occasion. she joins us now from the news room with that part of the story. long overdue. this is nice to see. >> it was, jim. redskins tight end vern non davis has c wonntless awards in his 14 years in the nfl. today a special day as he was honored by dpol folks in the community he grew up. >> i proclaim march 12th ver n davis day. >> mayor muriel bowser making today's ann

. >>> mothers have relied on a nonprot in anacostia for help for more than four decades. >> next yr the house of ruth oull break ground on a new day care facilitying the amount of children they can serve. it>> megan ferald shows us how they are already changing lives. >> reporter: the love between a parent and their child is indescribable. >> give me kiss. >> reporter: which is why she says she wants to give herug daer the best of everything, starting with a good education. >> got the book? okay. another book it is. >> reporter: but a few monags that seemed impossible. >> i can't afford a day care. being as though i get assistance, that's a great thing ,cause my daught don't have to bring her any diapers, i don't have to bring her any food. >> reporter: she's looking for a job and money is tight but she found kid space, which is day care facility offered by the house of ruth. >> it was started to support women who were homeless. since then it has grown to serve almost 1,000 women.an >> reporter:a jackson is the executive director of theon organiza she says they help women and their youh

saturday expect traffic on anacostia river crossings. >>> the cherry blossoms they look stunning right now. andeak bloom is just days today the blooms entered phase 5. amelia draper is back at the tidal basin where it's a beautiful evening. wearing your cherry blossoms pink sweater. >> i had to pull it out. it is spectacular down here, so many people mling around enjoying the gorgeous whether on this friday night. this is a special time of year in the nation's capital. you can see the folks behind me -- well, they left, they were taking pictures. now they're continuing on their y. the cherry blossoms hit stage 5 out of 6 today, that's the puffy white stage. you can see some of tt here on this beautiful cherry tree. we're still expecting peak bloom happen monday. so coming down to the tidal basin this weekend is going to be perfect. and i think next weekend we'll see some of the blossoms out, but the petals will come down. sometimes if you wait it's almost as magical because then it's snowing cherry blossom petals at the tidal basin. coming up doug and i will talk about what day is bett

. >> i selected anacostia. >> reporter: jawaid was a well knowhy philoso professor but his degrees from a shame. >> some his students back home in pakistan, you know, are like -- are very -- they are activists, you know. they are teachers, so heod pred people. >> reporter: friday morning just steps from his home jawaid was gunned down and police arrested 45-year-old neighborhood jordan hillman and charged him with murderer. >> someone introduced a firearm into a dispute and now we have a family that's mourning a member of their family. >> reporter: as friends and family surround her here she's hearing non-stop from the couple talked about returning to home to pakistan for a couple of weeks to re nnect with family and friends. >> we were planning our trip when this happened yesterday. >> reporter: now they will me that trtogether, just not under the h circumstances they wanted. in southeast, derrick ward, news 4. >ica trag story developing out orleans. a deadly crash just days before the city's getting red for mardi gras. police say at least two people are dead. several others hurt c aft

areuccessful staurant in our area that is being forced to clos >> it is located in aunt cost i can't anacostia, a neighborhood seeing a lot seeing a lot it hasn't always been easy, has it? ♪ there have been days when you doubted yourself. ♪ and days when you were ready to quit. ♪ but you didn't. ♪ because you had the courage to venture into something powerful. education. if i leave you with just three words of advice: never...stop...growing. [cheering] >>> it is the end of an era where everybody snows your name. today cheers at the big chair will close its doors. owners are calling it quits in a community that is changing fastc de ward takes us inside the bittersweet good-byes. >> reporter: the midday crowd is all about the smiles and good food. >> i wasn't expecting this. this type of atmosphere. i like it. it is cepfortable. >>ter: but there is an undercurrent of medica an collie. >> it is bittersweet. we love this place. >> reporter: and in a matter of hours they will have to close after four years in this location. theease is up and theroperty owner won't renew it despite three months of n

then runners will go around into northeast, through the h street corror, across the anacostia, then back around to finish righe be rft stadium. the 5k course starts at the stadium and stays mostly in northeast d.c.ma rathon runners start at 7:00 thises morning, ls than an hour from now, onconstitution. then the race starts at 8:00 he behind rfk stadium. that's the 5k. althe marathon starts at 8:30 this morning. >> good luck to all the runners. >>> cold case solved nearly a rapede after a woman was in montgomery county. a teen was assaulted by an unknown man who held her at gunpoint. now, dna evidence has linked the attacker to the crime. security video shows the chilling moments before a hooded man attacked the girl at a nursing home in ghaitiaithersbur 2010. police say he shoved a gun against the back of her head and then forced her into a restroo and assaulted her. years went by without justice for the victim, until last spring. that's when montgomery county alerted about thi man, who is behind bars already. drug facing charges of a charge in virginia. >> they considered his dna into t

look at folks like the friends of kenilworth gardens, preserving that incredible stretch of the anacostiawe also have the grand canyon conservancy, grand canyon forever, the rocky mountain conservancy. funding comes from our members, by and large, as well as other organizations. host: congress recently passed the national resources management act. does and whathat is one of the top things people look at when they look at that bill. guest: the one act is really a compilation of 100 different in during the put 115th congress, but even then does not really tell the story. a lot of these bills have been in the works for years. they are bipartisan in nature, and they really are the kind of bills that are not controversial, so when you think ere, thee headlines thr ones i see most often are that more than 2 million acres of public lands are protected in new ways, and hundreds and hundreds of miles of rivers, trails, and deserts, whether that is 650 miles of scenic 2400s, more than miles of new national trails. we also have a number of new monuments, national conservation areas established. thos