and news 4's barbara harrison previews some the movies that you can see in venues all across the district. >> riveting. >> that's really scary. >> real. >> if we lose the elephant -- >> life. >> hey, hey, hey! >> drama that will leave you on the edge of your seat. sound like an ad box office thriller. these are some of the scenes fromarhis informative fare at the film festival here gn washington, d.c.. >> we're enter our 27th year. it's the longest running environmental film if he ffesti the united states. >> many of this year's fair focuses on people as they face environmental challenges around the world. shark water extinction is a spell-binding tale that follows rob stewart to expose the $1 billion shark fin industry. >> he tragically passed away during a dive on this film project. soaris pents continue to produce the film. >> reporter: "the river and the wall," bound to spike lively debate ding the conversation that always follows each of the film's screenings at the festival. >> the film takes on the issue of the wall separatingd texico anhe united states, but it does so in the conte

. >> you canee barbara harrison's interview with joe in the nbc washington app. search joe krebs. and joe issi r money for pancreatic cancer. w yes, he is. there's ak on june 8th a lot of us are participating. if you want to join , please do. if you want to make a contribution, please do that as well. findti informa on the nbc washington app. > people in alabama lost relatives, homes, and their livelihoods in those awful rnados. >> today, president trump and the first lady got a firsthand ok at the devastation on the ground. >>> for us tracking snow across the area, notice , ck to the weis is the end of it making its way through here. still have about an hour to go inside the d.c. metro area. inside the d.c. metro area. what a change from winte inside the d.c. metro area. what a change from winte dearest britain. we love you. maybe it's your big hearts. your sense of style. welcome to ba100. (ba100, you're clear for take-off). how you follow your own path. you've led revolutions... of all kinds. yet you won't shout about it. it's just not in your nature. instead, you'll quietly ma

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. >> barbara harrison, the woman responsible for tse stories, was able to catch up with another childre before finding a forever family. ♪ happy birthday toe >> reporter: that was brianna in 2001. while our visit to a-builar o take fluffy friend home, what she needed most was a loving home. a home willing to takend her her 6-year-old brother francois, so they wouldn't have to be separated. they'd both been in foster care most of their lives. home early from work on that wednesday, carol pratt happened to be watching nbc 4. >> i remember looking at the segment saying, oh, my god, they're darl tg. i hopy get a great home. >> reporter: do you remember when we first met? >> i remember. i remember us going to bu d-a-bear workshop. i got a white bunny in a wedding dress. i made i say, i love you. i love you. >> i love ru. >> all o>> again. i love you. >> reporter: they would hear the words "i love you" from their new mom, carol pratt, who went through the paperwork and adop gon. finally a call that would change all their lives. >> come and pick up your kids. >> i remember going to the court

. ♪ happy birthday t me >> i love what barbara harrison does, changing lives.this.l brianna w finish from college this year and is really hoping that she will stay there after graduation. we are anxious to hear from others who are featured as wednesday's children. if you were one featured in the past or know someone who was, let us know. we'd love to catch up. search wednesday's child on our website, and you'll find out how to send us a tip. >> those are sweetreunions. i love that. barbara harrison does a great job with thater >>> clay an with us on a saturday. >> what's up, clay anderson. you.see >> reach out. reach out. >> how you doing in. >> doing well. we have great weather to talk about it. >> i'm so excited. >> it's cloudy and dreary, some utg and so forth out there. don't worry a it. >> yeah. >> see, here it is. i'll bring you nice weather across ourarea. outside right now, we do have visibility problems, but ty are, as we say, patchy. in other words, patchyfog, most of us don't have the problems. if you are driving, particularly in montgomery county, b

>> starting here in the nbc 4 family, we've traced the maternal ancestry of barbara harrison we found her people. that means that her mother mother's mother at some point in the past 500 years was in guinea. and then with leon harris, we traced his to three groups in camaroon. >> interesting. if they were to back, they would look for those tribes to go to those coastal areas, those areas? >> exactly. >> and look for other relatives. how long does itet take to the results? we're talking about, again, a swab of the cheek. is that the way the test is done? >> it is. it's a simple cheek swab. the results take about eight to receive thece we swab. >> how much does it cost? >> the test is normally $299. it's like theil perfect f gift, because once you do it, you go to the family reunibe and the hit. half the people at the reunion are going to share those se results. >> they'll have lots of questions for you. how many tests have you done overall? you said you co-founded it, african ancestry inc. 16 years ago? >> 16 years ago last week. we've impacted the lives of over 750,000 people, pat. it

coming up, barbara harrison talks with him a his wife about his plan of attack.ken up the cause, as well. if you get joe krebs behind something, you know it will be a good thing. >> your co-anchor for a while, right? >> we love joe and wishing him and maryland theest as h continues this fight. he is an inspiration. >>> airbnbs can provide a nice alternative to a stay at a hotel, offering the comforts of someone else's home while you're away from your own. >> but can it put your privacy at risk? >>> and this morning, listen to that. molette green in the community with talented local teebns. who are you with, molette? >> t.c. williams high school. help, coming up next. the ross spring dress event is here-finally! so you can say yes to the biggest selection of the season. yes! seriously, 20 to 60 percent off department store prices! more new dresses means more reasons to say yes. at the ross spring dress event. on now! great minds shop alike? yes. that's yes for less. yep! yes, yes, yes ,yes, yes... yes. seriously, 20 to 60 percent off department store prices every

barbara harrison has more on his dream and brave fight. >> good morning. >> good morning. is it go doing be painful? >> no. >> reporter: joe krebs with husband unfailing good nature is up for his next roundst with os his favor. ears as a reporter and anchor at nbc 4 in washington, his serious approach to covering hard news covered with his always affable style and quick wit made fors winning oddr the morning team. when he retired in 2012, we knew joe was eageto use his unflagging energy to travel more on his bicycle and to far off it destinationshis wife mary lynn. so we didn't see a lot of traveling joe. but on friday in 2017 he was heading back to the studio for long-time coworker tom kierein when he abruptly called in sick. >> i was so sick i could barely move. it was digestive problems, pains in my stomach and abdomen area. >> reporter: he saw s,s doctors, te mammogram, and an mri. >> right after my doctor called in and said i want you to come in and talk to me. >> the only cure would be surgery. would.orter: but surgery be an option if they found that the cancer had a

. >> new at 6:00, barbara harrison talks with our own joe can he bes who's been fighting this battle for two -we're doing karaoke later, and you're gonna sing. -jamie, this is your house? -i know, it's not much, but it's home. right, kids? -kids? au -papa, papa! -[s ] -you didn't tell me your friends were coming. -oh, yeah. -this one is tiny like a child. -yeah, she is. oh, but seriously, it's good to be surrounded by what matters most -- a home and auto bundle from progressive. ea-oh, sweetie, pl, play for us. -oh, no, i couldn't. lease. -okay. [ singing in spanish ] >>> we're covering several late breaking stories tonight at6: . good evening i'm doreen gentzler. >> and i'm wendy rieger. we are two hours into a sentencing hearing for former trump campaign chair paul manafort. the judge's decision could come any time in the next hour. >>> also breaking right now in prince george's county, a most wanted fugitive caught. wanted for killing his fiancee in new jersey and just yesterday a mother of four in d.c. news4 talking exclusively to that victim's mily. >> my mom not gonna be there

barbara harrison spoke to him about his trootment. >> gmorning. >> good morning. good to be he. >> good t have you here. >> reporter: joe krebs with his unfailing good nature is up for the next round in his fight againsit a disease odds not in his favor. >> good morning and welcome to "news4 today," i'm joe krebs. >> reporter: in his years as a reporter here in washington, his serious approach to covering hard news coupled with his always affable style and quick wit made for winning odds for the morning team. when he retired in 2012, we knew joe was eager to use his unflagging energy to travel more on his bicycle and to far off destinations with his wife. we didn't see a lot of t bveling jo one friday in june of 2017, he was heading back to the studio for a good-bye party for longtime coworker tom when hely abrualled in sick. >> i was so sick i could barelye it was digestive problems, pains in my stomach, abdomen orarea. >> rr: he saw his doctor. there were tests and the next week an mri. >> right after the myrrh and said i want you to come in and talk to me. >> r

sure they don't write about it so i think you look like barbara streisand was shaking. when she. says. harrison ford amos oz barbra streisand bob dylan and the dean gordimer all have lithuanian roots in the backgrounds he didn't even come to the floor of the house i'm not sure he seemed to buy the snake in the films but even if you could just automatically see this is new to him i need to in the morning and want to hear more when you think oh yeah. i'm meets has found a way to expand her family. she once thought her grandmother and grandfather were the only relatives that had survived the war. this saturday i haven't seen most of things from my mother her friend on the first generation cousin someone living you know not that far you know away and also people over how you know their last names i knew their last names for example never known who did actually our first one she strolls through her family tree or she finds a picture of her grandfather's sister she's only just found out that she passed away one year ago. the fellows who are just following also and you have to listen to me here fascin