marian bowser is holding a ribbon cutting. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. today is another step in d.c.'s fight against homeless, specifically for women. you are right, we did get a preview this morning, but in the next couple minutes, we're waiting for mayor marian bowser to arrive. it's something the mayor calls a dignified shelter for women. the shelter is named in honor of the legendary worker handy. it is completely renovated. we went inside earlier. we saw the brand new beds, showers, kitchen areas. there are six floors to the building, and it's able to accommodate more than 200 women. but this isn't the only thing the district is doing in an attempt to end homelessness. in fact, right now on your screens, we want to put up a map. this is something that our colleague, news4's mark seagraves, was covering yesterday. this outlines the plan the mayor has to not only close d.c. general, but it outlines eight other centers set to open across the city. another one to open in 2016 and many more to follow in 2018. but here outside the patricia handy place, we