a private commission is proposing to redesign the mostly neglected pershing park that honors the world war i general. the commission is busy raising money and getting approvals to transform the two-acre site into more -- a more accessible park-like setting. it would feature a 75-foot the war. the commission hopes to open the memorial in 2018. >>> winter is knocking on the doorstep in our area. coming up, we're going to hear from chief meteorologist doug kammerer. he'll tell us what to expect in the months ahead. >>> plus, the secrets of the smithsonian. news4's angie goff gives us an he gets a lot of compliments. he wears his army hat, walks around ?thank you for serving our country? and i'm like, that's my dad. male vo: no one deserves a warmer welcome home. that's why we're hiring 10,000 members of the military community by the end of 2017. i'm very proud of him. >>> welcome back. major blizzard we had in january and the weeks it took to get everything back to normal. this week, storm team 4's chief meteorologist, doug kammerer, told us what to expect this winter. >> reporter: here w

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