kristin wright talked to many people today concerned about their coverage. >> this is something i worry about every day >> reporter: what happens next with the question of health care in america is really important to christine farley in northwest washington. her son was born with cystic fibrosis. >> the expense is huge. >> reporter: now 19, he takes about 30 pills a day and the rest of his life depends on costly medical supplies and drugs. >> this little vile he pal he pa once a day and it's $27. the protection for people with preexisting conditions is of primary importance to me. >> reporter: meanwhile, gop lawmakers pushing for votes in support of the health care bill say the affordable care act must go. the white house fighting for what the >> the problem with obamacare is it took all of these benefits mandated that they had to be offered and what happened is it spiked insurance rates. it spiked deductibles and choices went away. >> reporter: christine farley says she hopes lawmakers can strike a good balance. >> i'd like to see those things that are working very well in the afforda

kristin wright has our report. >> it's just amazing. i love to watch the birds. i love to watch them in the trees. >> reporter: all of this, the birds, the trees, the land, winnie barnes' little piece of heaven. >> it is. see it kept. >> reporter: winnie and many of her neighbors in montgomery county are afraid that proposed plans to build a large church on new hampshire avenue would take away from their peace and quiet. >> they want a school, they want the church. they're talking about a playground. they're also talking about a ball field, parking for all of those folks. it's going to be massive. >> reporter: jesus house d.c. says they've out grown the current location in downtown silver spring. now they're trying to develop 15 acres into a large church complex with a sanctuary seating 1600 people. it's hard to count how many churches are already on new hampshire avenue. jesus house leaders tell news4 the plan is to extend their reach deeper into the community to help those in need. jesus house also told us they've worked hard to, quote, minimize any impact its

but the girl's mother tells kristin wright they still have a lot of recovering to do. >> thinking that somebody's done something to your child and that you'll never see them again -- >> reporter: the things that went through her mind. >> as a mother, i been dying. >> reporter: katrina hunter didn't know if her 17-year-old daughter was dead. she couldn't find her anywhere. the longest three days ever. >> we was just riding around just having god lead us. turning down different streets and praying the whole time. >> reporter: d.c., it's a to be lost, to be missing, to be out there somewhere. raw emotion at a packed town hall meeting monday. and questions about missing children of color in the district. >> i think there's a lot more than we can do. >> reporter: so far this month d.c. police have tweeted out 27 missing person fliers of children between the ages of 10 and 17. most have been found. d.c. police commander chanel dickerson reached out live on facebook to address what has now risen to a national worry. katherine came home. things are complicated. there are issues. her mother say

news4's kristin wright is in southeast washington to explain the grassroots effort directed at kids in that neighborhood. kristin? >> one missing child is too many. and here, east of the anacostia river in southeast d.c., the disappearances of young girls, and sometimes boys, have hit the hardest. many leaving home on their own. >> i think it's a tell-tale sign that our city has a long way to go to really fix some of the inequalities faced in many parts of our city. >> reporter: markus batchelor, on the state board of education, calls this neighborhood home. >> my main concern is that we get to the root cause of why young women and young men as well feel like the only option to feel safe is to leave home. >> reporter: bachelor other volunteers to meet at the high school. flyers listed numbers to call, instead of running away. also, where to find help in cases of domestic violence, human trafficking, and any crisis. >> we're not going to downplay runaways. >> reporter: mayor bowser announced new initiatives, assigning more police officers to the children and family services division, es

news4's kristin wright is at police headquarters. what else are you learning about how all this went down? >> reporter: we now know the names of the police officer who fired, as well as the person who was killed. now, police are telling us that body camera footage shows the minutes leading up to the shooting and those moments when shots were fired. now, today, we were over at this condo complex on stead wick road in montgomery village, where the shooting happened. people there simply wanting to know more. so here's what police are telling us. just before 11:00 last officer matthew mcgowan, five years with the mong county police department got the call, a report of a stolen bike. officer mcgowan, on patrol by himself, got there and was talking to richard tilly, that was the person who reported the stolen bike. police say he was writing up the report, standing just a few feet from tilly, just finishing up, when things suddenly went very badly. >> without provocation and without notice the complainant lunged at him with an open knife. t

news 4 kristin wright talked and what is the prognosis? >> it's not all bad. it's not great. obviously, it is so cold out here and as doug just said, we're going to see more cold weather. so, the prognosis is not great for the yoshino cherry trees. those are the ones that are really in trouble and really struggling. but there are other types of cherry trees in the tidal basin that might be okay. that might be all right once they bloom later when spring makes its real appearance. there may be hope after all for at least a few of our iconic cherry blossoms at the tidal basin. the national park service says even though the cold is killing off a significant amount of the blossoms, there are other types of cherry trees that are still expected to bloom in a few weeks. and horticulturist says that the buds that haven't bloomed very much may also survive. he's studying those blossoms now. >> there might be, you know, enough of these green buds that are still waiting to come out and enough of the backups coming up that we will still get a spectacular show. >> it's so bitterly cold and

has been reunited with her daughter after the >> she's talking this afternoon to news4's kristin wright about the overwhelming emotion she has experienced. >> reporter: one of the girls missing in d.c. is back home. her mother says she left on her own and then came back home on her own. the 17-year-old walked away from southeast on monday and didn't go home. catherine hunter was missing three long days. then she showed up at home in southeast yesterday. her mother says her prayers were answered. she was so scared that she would never see her daughter again. >> as a mother, i've been dying. i couldn't sleep. i've been driving all around the street, praying for my baby to come home. >> reporter: catherine's mother says this is not the first time she left home. there is still a long roa for this family. on news4 at 6:00, what catherine and her mother have to say about the missing children and teens in d.c. >> you see kristin there wearing that wool coat. it's probably a few hours ago because that temperature -- >> it is climbing quickly. we saw some rain earlier today. that warm front came