the marion barry youth employment program kicks off. this morning, d-c mayor muriel bowser will celerate the first day by announcing 50-thousand dollars in new scholarships. 13-thousand d-c teens and young adults will participate in this year's six-week program. it was created by the late mayor marion barry more than 30 years ago. mayor bowser to celebrate the first day of the 2017 marion s. barry summer yout announce $50,000 worth of scholarships toward post-secondary education, military, or occupational training (washington, dc) on monday, june 26, at 11:30 a.m., mayor muriel bowser will celebrate the first day of the marion s. barry summer youth employment program (mbsyep). nearly 13,000 participants, ages 14-24, will begin a six-week summer youth employment program at hundreds of private or vernment worksites syep participantsigain meaningf perience through prossionalvelopment workshops, tivities. in 20, mayor bowser extended the program to include and this year, the-24, ogram will be permanently expanded to 24. e mayowl also o age

it's been a long journey. >> reporter: marion barry died in november 2014, and king says the recordings don't sugar-coat barry's history. >> people were very candid. it isn't all just a whitewash of marion. some of them are tear-jerkers, and some of them are laugh-out-loud and fall on the floor. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> now at 6:00, roughed up by officers for no apparent reason. an elected d.c. lea happened to him and it was caught on video. but police say there's more to this story. >>> the faces of terror, new clues tonight about the men behind the deadly london attack over the weekend as people all over the world come together amid rising terror threats. >>> and president trump once again pushing for a travel ban after new violence overseas, but will his twitter rants backfire? >>> news4 at 6:00 starts now. >>> first at 6:00, a local neighborhood on edge after a brazen attack. >> this happened over the weekend at au park in upper northwest, d.c. a woman robbed of her belongings and her sense of safety. >> news4 pat collins has reaction from the victim as

of the marion barry summer youtp man, that was my first step into the successive now. how big is that this year? i know the registration is closed. >> correct. the registration is closed, but we should have no reduction in the number of slots for young people in the summers program. i think it's a little above 12,000, and i think that every one of those slots will be utilized. >> okay, all right. that's a great point to just take a quick break on. when we come back on the other side, we're going to pickup, talk a little more about the summer youth program and some of the other opportunities out there in the district. >>> welcome back to news 4 your sunday. i'm chris lawrence and i'm joined again by the d.c. at large councilmember robert white as well as the deputy director at d.c. parks and recreation, john stokes. councilmember, i did want to ask you, we have en program. where are some of these jobs? you mentioned 12,000 jobs. where are the young people going to be working? >> that's a wonderful thing about the program, is that young people can work almost anywhere. i

dick gregory, dave chappell, marion barry, and our own jim vance. a washington institution inside and out. people are just as interested in what goes on the outside of ben's chili bowl as they are in what goes into the fryers and the new mural is already drawing a crowd. it's what interest artist would want for his or her work. >> this is a new direction that i'm taking in terms of the design and the composition. >> reporter: the artist has already made this fall famous with the famous faces he put up, historical figures, locally known. now -- >> the other one was more like a mt. rushmore feel with iconic figures, just like a bust. >> reporter: the composition, who made it up here is a joint decision, the artist's decision and the people's >> we asked the community to do that. they went on our website and we had more than 30,000 voters telling us who they'd like to see on our wall. >> the former president and first lady, muhammad ali, under the lantern helt aloft by harriet tubman. other figures yet to be filled in. and down the alley, chuck brown,

old liberal lions, you knew where he lined up when dealing with homelessness, people in poverty, marion barry leaned on him quite a bit where jim was the champion. officials,e to the his former colleagues, dignitaries, special guests will be delivering remarks and his body will lie in repose until 5:00 at the atrium at city hall and funeral services saturday at all souls unitarian church on harvard street in northwest and a public viewing at 10:00 with the religious service following. reporting live in northwest washington, john gonzalez. adrianna: thank you. the health care showdown is heating up on capitol hill. republicans against their own parties and repeal obamacare are demanding negotiations to make fixes. kenneth moton has the latest. >> let the negotiations begin, strong opposition to the senate bill to replace obamacare. a republican bill facing critics from within. >> i did not run on obamacare like or replacing it with more government programs. >> republicans cannot lose two boats and four conservatives are hard-nosed, some worry it reveals too much and others say it does not do e

fashion that commissioned the new must recall, including president and michelle obama, chuck brown, marion barry comedians dick gregory and dave chappelle and nbc 4's jim vance. >> my blessings continue to flow. and i thank each and every one of you. >> this veteran mural artist says his mural represents a narrative of local and national history. d.c. congresswoman joked she was uncertain when she heard she would be on the wall. >> when i hear the word wall, i go into fighting mode. because we so busy fighting donald trump's wall. >> the big must recall replace as smaller one that had included comedian bill cosby, a longtime supporter of ben's chili bowl. in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> this week we said good-bye to one of the most veteran members of the 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

. >> prince is on the wall former mayor marion barry, harriet tubman, and dick gregory to name a few.ing from four to 16 faces. which is a lot of work for the person who painted the first mural. up for the challenge. >> i a excited. the community has been involved. >> they are getting what they ordered. >> if you are at home wondering when will the mural be complete, at this point there is no date set. there will be a formal invailing and the dedication in the near future. when that happens we will let you know. in northwest i'm q mccray. abc7 news. michelle: to see the full list of the people who will appear on the ben's chili bowl mural go to jonathan: if you going to the beach don't head on the see grass. the crews are now out there trying to get rid of this stuff. but they are telling the beach goers don't walk through it. because it could contain debris and see critters and the stuff to cut your feet up. be careful. a weekend where folks are thinking beach time. doug: important safety tip. the beach here is perfect. it will be warmer west of the chesapeake bay. live look at ocean

mayor marion barry's 1978 campaign is making its debut.e became known as the district's mayor for life. the oral history archive debuts with a ceremony at the wilson bridge. it will be housed at george washington university's gelman library. >> mayor bowser reaffirms the district's compliment to climate change reform. she will stage the city's support of the paris climate accord days after the president pulling the u.s. out of the accord. vowing to cut ash couldn't carbn emissionsly. >> tucker barnes coming into shot here talking about our -- it's really heavy outside feeling. >> it is. it's sticky. >> yeah. >> yes, yes. the humidity is back. it feels very summery out there early. the bottom line after a gorgeous weekend we all agree, right. >> beautiful. >> yes. >> yup, it's going to feel summery out there later today but the actual high temperatures will be cooler than yesterday with highs in the mid to upper 70's and do take an umbrella. we've got some showers in the forecast as well. all right. 72 sticky degrees. up in baltimore 67 deg

. >> there are video interviews from more than two dozen people who worked on marion barry's campaign will be archived at george washington's university. mayor barry died in 2014. >>> bryce harper is b mound. he might not be here in 2019. a new report says he wants to go play for the chicago cubs. that is according to baseball writer peter gallmmond. harper will be a free agent next season and could ask for the biggest contract in major league baseball. i'd hate to see him leave d.c. >> apparently the cubs have one of the top ten payrolls. >> show me the money. >> you win the world series. >>> a historical landmark for women is in our backyard. >> the wake robin golf club in atlanta is marking 80 years in the community. it was founded in 1937 as a way to encourage african-american women to learn how to play. coming up tonight, news 4's carol maloney will talk to a 99-year-old member >> looking forward to that. maybe not necessarily golfing weather today. rain? >> not raining yet. >> okay. >> honestly as long as you get your 18 holes in between rain chances, it will be a good week for

. >>> we all know marion barry served as mayor of the district of columbia for a total of 16 years. well, now the man once dubbed mayor for life is being remembered in an oral history archives. it makes its debut tomorrow. the archive chronicles barry's 1978 mayoral campaign housed at washington university's gilman library. it contains interviews with dozens of people who worked on the campaign or covered it in the press. i'm sure we know some people here who did that. barry died in november, 2014 at the age of 78. >>> tomorrow d.c. mayor mayor muir yam bowser will -- mayor bowser will gn emissions by 80% by the year 2050. >>> several thousand protesters from different groups met in downtown portland, oregon, a pro donald trump free speech rally organized by a conservative group starting earlier in the afternoon. meanwhile a number of community groups organized counter demonstrations to rally against hate and racism. >> we're here to oppose fascism and violence in our community and in the spirit of self- defense. >> we're here for freedom, freedom of speech, freedom to assemble out

the collection chronicals marion barry's mayoral campaign. it will include videos.the george washington university. barry died in 2014. >>> it took just minutes for a toddler to wander off a playground and drowned in the lake. the little boy died even though police say the family did everything right. the family immediately called police. 6 minutes later his body was found in the lake. >> even when family members are doing everything right, how easily a young person, and malik was not quite two years old, can wander off and end up in this type of tragedy. >> police say there are ways to protect your family. first of all, learn cpr in case of an emergency and teach children how to swim. also, don't get distracted stu are near water and if you do, take the child with you. always have a phone nearby to call 911. >> there is a pretty good chance that bryce harper is your kids' favorite baseball player but he might not be in d.c. too much longer. a new report says harper wants to play for the chicago cubs when he becomes a free agent. he is back on serving his three game

michelle: the marion barry summer youth program starts today. scholarship program.they will select 25 summer job participants. my first job was working at my parent's restaurant. steve: what kind of a restaurant? i'm curious. michelle: west indians. >> i folded clothes at hollister. jonathan: i cleaned houses. steve: i worked at the gap. [laughter] let's talk about the weather. low humidity. comfortable temperatures. if you like heat and the humidity it's coming back. i promise. looking at the dulles international airport. this does stay dry and the temperatures are nearly perfect. it's upper 70's. winchester is 77 in luray. showing you th temperatures all over the 70's. clear to partly cloudy skies. the stormwatch7 satellite and the radar, not a lot going on out there. it's dry. get out and enjoy it. middle 60's and cooler north and west. tomorrow due to clouds a chance for showers. high pressure is moving off the coast. the winds will return south and west to crank up the heat and the humidity. there are bigger changes on the way. this weekend, lower 90's. to the

it includes president and michelle obama, harriet tubman, know am ali, marion barry and jim vance. >>sings continue to flow. and i thank each and every one of you. >> reporter: the veteran mural artist says his mural represents a narrative of local national history. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton joked she was uncertain when she heard she'd be on the wall. >> when i hear the word wall, i go into fighting mode because we're so busy fighting donald trump's wall. >> reporter: the big mural replaces a smaller one that had included bill cosby, a long time supporter. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> that looks incredible. it's like life. >> it's come to life. and life of weather out there at lake arbor where doug kammerer is. >> when you went to that catch, does that pull or cable or something? >> you outdid yourself. >> reporter: that's what you have to do. you have to make sure you do right. this chef does it right all the time. explain what is going on because you have a huge event. i've interviewed this man before he smas really gohas some reall. >> we have some d.c. barbe

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