winn dixon ran for mayor of riverdale, georgia. >> and i won my whole campaign for $2,318.57. >> reportershe built the new city hall complex, cleaned up the city, and ran unopposed for her second term. is it hard being the mayor? >> i don't think of myself as the mayor. i feel like i'm the mama of the county. if you walk up and want to hug me, i hug you back. >> thank you. >> and i appreciate y'all. >> reporter: there are millions and millions of women today who live on the edge of poverty. what would you say to them? >> find something to believe in. and that it is not going to be sunny every day. >> reporter: at the age of 64, mayor win dixon says that she prays her life become answer example for others. >> i am the american dream. i am. so i made it. i might have been homeless, food stamps, section 8, and i still might be voluptuously full-figured, but i'm here. >> reporter: maria shriver, nbc news, riverdale, georgia. >>> that is our broadcast on a thursday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. nbc

[applause] in the city of riverdale, i fight for my city. we are getting grants. we have a brand-new city hall. teamwork, people working together. i am going home on the d at 9:00 tonight so i can say this. would put aside their emotions and see how people are upset that -- affected. they take the good from you and the good from you and mix it together and make a home tie. it will work. it is something that simple. >> you talk about the shame that you faced when you are struggling. people talked about taxpayer dollars and that kind of thing. how do you reassure people that their money is being spent wisely? how do you balance that need for responsible stewardship with the need for compassion? >> you need to get those people who have experienced similar things to have transparency to come out and let the little kids know. everybody cannot be michael jordan. everybody can't be a robot. -- can be obama. transparency is letting kids see the real people. i slept on the floor. my daughter had a birth defect. i used to leave home at 2:00 in the morning to get to the hosp

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dixon ran for mayor of riverdale georgia. >> i won my whole campaign for $2,318.57. >> reporter: sheex and cleaned up the city and ran unopposed for her second term. >> is it hard being mayor? >> reporter: i don't think of myself as mayor. i feel i'm the momma of the county. >> reporter: there are millions and millions of women today who live on the brink of poverty. what would you say to them? >> find something to believe in. it's not going to be sunny every day. >> reporter: at the age of 64 she prays her life becomes an example for others. >> i am the american dream. i am. i made it. i might have been homeless on the way up there and food stamp and section 8 and still might be full figured but i'm here. >> indeed she is. joining me now is mya harris at the center for american progress. visiting scholar at harvard law school and former director of the northern california aclu and partnering on shriver report. she is so full of life and hope and it came from a point of desperation shared by so many women across america. many single moms, many left with no visible means of supporting

[applause] in riverdale i fight for my city and we are getting grants and we have a brand new city hallat has never happened in that area but it took team work, people working together. if you bite your tongue, you just keep going. that's what politics like down the street i'm going down the delta at night and say this i just wish everybody would put aside their emotions and see how people are affected. take the good from you and you and it will work. people just have to put their emotions down. it's that simple. >> you talk about the shame that he faced when you were struggling in the people that looked and said because you were on welfare they talked about tax payers' dollars and that kind of thing. how do you reassure people and the balance that need for the responsible stewardship with the need for compassion and helping people? >> avaya experienced similar things to have transparency to come out and let the kids know not every redican be michael jordan i don't want to be that tall. [laughter] but transparency is getting out and letting the kids see the real people. i slept on the f

in riverdale park, broken main cause problems. also, at left dozens of homes and apartments without water. >> deliberations underway in the yelp trial in fairfax. client overa former reviews put up on yelp and angie's list. he said that the reviews caused in business and he is suing for $750,000. distributings of child photography. 37-year-old david was arrested. he is charged under a federal statute. propositioningf an undercover officer. >> amanda knox says she will not go back to jail unless you drag kicking and screaming. the court sentenced her. this was for the murder of her roommate. she watched the proceedings from her home in seattle. >> i am never going back to that place. i am going to fight this until the very end. >> it was a long process. sentenced to 25 years. he said his client was spending time with his girlfriend. tonight on world news. more on the super bowl scare. plus, guns in america. a report on gun safety and young children. we join diane on this friday evening. i know you've been working on a special repor

greenbelth towards all the way down towards riverdale. tysons headingat up towards two site -- 270. on 66, just volume heading towards fairfax city and through centreville. of somesee a shot traffic. not too bad here but it is slow going up through montgomery village but nothing left on the roadway there. on 395 south, just volume delays with all lanes open. up, less than two weeks from the olympics, there was concern that the u.s. does not have the power to protect its own citizens. i am going toat do. grow. >> why kevin hart is the funniest guy on america -- in america. i am arch campbell with entertainment coming up. >> coming up tonight, the very latest on a 10-year-old g getting a night, we are a look at a new romance that stretches reality to the limits. >> arch campbell is here now with a look at "labor day." >> everybody is talking about the grammys but nobody watched it. i don't know. there is another clue this year's oscar night in an unlikely romance will headline the movie seen it this week. maybe you should stay. >> i am not -- they are not going to stop looking. >> the

john pizzi from the riverdale school outside of new york city, is going to implement this program. he said there were 20 concussions just in soccer in his school, they are going to implement it in soccer, lacrosse and football later on this season. so that's something they're going to do and tony i want to show you one other thing but go ahead for now that's it as far as that's concerned. i know you have a few questions about really where they go from here. >> i'm hoping you mentioned, they picked up on device he that are going to be used to monitor these subconcussion hits. that's the first time i've heard that term. did anyone get into an explanation of the types of devices? >> this is called a g-force tracker, you see that? this will be implemented to put inside football helmets. they've come up with a threshold of 20 gs which is essentially like, they demonstrated moments ago in the news conference it's much like slapping a podium very hard. it is not something that's necessarily going to make you unconscious but they will measure those with a type of tracker like this, called

the grocery store will sit in riverdale park right off route 1. the groundbreaking comes after years of complaints about a lack of grocery stores in that area. land-use debates prevented construction plans until now. the new whole foods will anchor a $250 million development that will include apartments, a hotel, and other stores. >>> pepsi is becoming the first soda company to lower the level of artificial caramel coloring in all of its sodas. a new consumer report is calling on the fda to set a new national limit for all companies using the chemical 4-mel. it's known to cause cancer in mice. according to the report, several sodas exceed the national limit by as much as 12. federal regulations don't require soda companies to put the chemical on labels. consumer advocates want that changed. the fda says it's conducting its own study, but maintains 4-mel does not pose a health risk to consumers. >>> well, would you ever consider injecting yourself with botox? it happens more often than you think. and doctorsay >>> we're following several developing

the windchill feels like 5 in silver springs, a nd potomac, ad 13, and riverdale and bowie, feeling like degrees right no now. and the evening forecast, windchills are way below zero by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, we will start out at 11 degrees to 13, and by 7:00 tomorrow morning. so, folks, we are going to be tired of the winter weather gear. even in the colder conditions and for tomorrow afternoon and the snow chances continue. in a couple of minutes i will be back with the seven-day forecast, and for the meep time, we go out to the weather deck with doug kammerer who is standing by with the cold frigid conditions for the rest of the area. >> well with, it is freezing out here, and this is ridiculous, and i feel like i'm doing the weather in buffalo or something, because the wind is driving right through us, and you know we are not al a loan, and we have seen it all across the country with the exception of the southwest. and everyone else under the deep freeze and take a look at philadelphia as they saw 13 inches of snow, and up around the philadelphia area, they are still trying to d

construction in riverdale park is expected to start next week according to the washington post.he market will anchor a $250 million development on route 1 op east highway. and the approval for the store has taken more than two years, and the residents were concerned about the traffic, and the whole foods is expected to open in late 2015. >>> a lot of people are getting their purses stolen in alexandria and the police department is offering these tips to prevent purse thefts. don't leave your purse unattended and leave it close and carry only the items that you need and take only the credit cards or the cash that you need. if you are the victim of a theft or see someone suspicious, give alexandria police a call. >>> it is a battle that parents watch closely and one that determine if families stay in the homes or move, and we are talking about the school boundaries. >> here in the district, they have not changed since the '70s, and we have a report and the complex and emotional effort to are dr draw them. >> reporter: the 6th grade class is deciphering complex fractions and meanwh

. >>> officials believe this man held up a wells fargo in riverdale friday morning. police telling us that the man walked into the bank near east/west highway, implied that he was armed and asked the teller for some money. the teller handed over some cash and the suspect took off. crime solvers are now offering a $1,000 reward for any information leading up to this man's arrest. also looking for the person responsible for a shooting on the fwreen line. last night, officers reported to the metro line station. they say someone was shot in a bus bay but no one was seriously hurt. officers do not have any leads that the time. >>> working quickly to find a new head coach, less than a week since the team fired former head coach, mike shanahan. they're already getting ready to interview their fourth candidate for the job. >> reporter: three coaches have been interviewed for the position so far. today, the organization is scheduled to interview jim caldwell and also requested to speak to james franklin. caldwell is currently the baltimore ravens offensive coordinator. before