closure on 9th street and walter reed drive as well. that is our traffic watch. back to you.rry: all right. a big move will begin any minute. century in the making. the crews make preparations to pull a 90-foot tall sequoia out of the ground and move it a quarter mile down the >> he will stay upright the entire time. you will see a tree on the middle of front street by friday mild night. larry: it was planted on a street corner a century ago. now the church at the corner needs to expand. so they are gifting the tree to the city to move it to a park two blocks away. but that short move two blocks away will take three weeks. nancy: wow! brian: let's talk about what looks nice outside. there are a few breaks from temperatures are 84. the humidity is up out there as well. you can feel the mugginess. the big picture, the light sprinkles northern fauquier county to rappahannock and paige. paige had the heaviest earlier. the heaviest is south. fauquier county to charlottesville and green county. they have flash flood warnings for portions far south and west but locally inside the d.

that all changed for me in 2011 when my husband bob was hospitalized at walter reed. became friends with young spouses, mothers, dadssitting -- mothers, dads sitting beside -- setting bedside selflessly , looking after their wounded, ill or injured veteran. their strength was incredible. yet, i could see they were carrying an emotional weight almost too heavy to bear. as they reeled over their loved one's injuries, they were being asked to make extremely difficult decisions without any preparation. and they were quietly wrestling with the fact that they might be serving in this new role for the rest of their lives. just as heartbreaking is the story of pre-9/11 caregivers who were supporting their loved ones for years without any acknowledgment, struggling to care for the latent effects of undiagnosed post traumatic stress, agent orange, exposure to burn pits, or decades-old traumatic brain injuries that are now causing early on-set dementia. these caregivers are just as terrified. just as isolated. just as important to their veterans. but when they apply for the va c

so with the help of my family, friends and fellow service members at walter reed, i began my recoveryit was anything but easy. tasks like picking up a pencil -- or even just sitting up without passing out -- were no longer simple. at first, it was unclear how i would lead a regular life, let alone continue to serve my nation in uniform. i can't tell you how disappointed i was when they told me i couldn't go back to serve in my helicopter battalion. being separated from my buddies ripped my core identity out, just as if that rpg ripped out my heart too when it took my legs. but after every time that i couldn't do something, after every day when i didn't know how i would make it to the next, i made the choice not to give up. it wasn't a choice really. giving up would have been a betrayal of the effort my buddies put into saving me on that day, and i will never, ever betray them. then one day, senator dick durbin from my home state of illinois invited me to be his guest at president bush's state of the union address. even though i was just a few weeks into my recovery, i wanted to see th

so after i got out of walter reed, i went to the va, i ran for congress, and then i won my seat in the senate. [applause] sen. duckworth: thank you. so now, i get to bug dick durbin in person every single day. [laughter] sen. duckworth: and i have all his phone numbers. [laughter] sen. duckworth: my life since my black hawk was shot out of the sky has been incredible -- and improbable. there have been highs and unbelievable lows over the last 12 years, but one thing has always remained constant. every time i got knocked down, i got back up. i dusted myself off, and i got back into the arena -- when my face had literally been marred with dust and sweat and blood. and i am so glad that i did. my story has a few years on it more than you do. but i'm really here to tell you that it's not that different from any of you. i've been in that audience. my story has a few years on it i know each and every one of you can get into the arena, too. have already gotten into the arena as well, which is good because our nation needs you now , perhaps more than ever. you've been training for it, but now

i continue to practice psychology in the navy at walter reed hospital in bethesda who -- and help those who suffer from ptsd and traumatic brain injury. some have come close to committing suicide. these brave men and women fight every day against the horrific imannals that replay in their minds. the wound is invisible. the damage is often long term. but since last week i thought about other groups who witnessed trauma in their homes and in their neighborhoods. these are the forgotten ones. young kids in chicago who have become desensitized to the sound of a gunshot, at a sound of police sirens throughout the night. victims of sexual assault on college campuses and elsewhere. children who witness domestic abuse and youth in foster care. most youth in foster care have traumatic family history including removal from the birth family, resulting in an increased risk of mental health disorders. children placed in foster care were three to five times more likely to suffer depression, attention deficit disorder than children who were never in foster care. another study revealed that ptsd was di

roads in the area, walter reed drive, columbia pike, and south 9th street, also tough to find parkingrea. they're eliminating some spots for the festival this weekend. to the north, in bethesda this weekend, wisconsin avenue near bethesda metro station, again on saturday. we're talking about two southbound lanes and the sidewalk shut down from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. they're trying to lift equipment onto the roof of a building and that's the reason for that. see you monday morning for news4 today. >> how about that. what a trooper, doing traffic for two. way to go. >>> comic and pop culture lovers, rejoice. awesome con kicked off today. celebrating all things nerdy. whether you're into batman, doctor who, building up your own plug suits, attendees will have go and check it out. it runs through sunday at the washington convention center. >>> they have overcome so much and now they are passing on their knowledge to those who need it the most, through softball. an uplifting kids camp for those who want to play ball despite a lost limb. >> this is news4, first at 4:00. introducing fios gig

homes built for words transitioning back to civilian life with their families. 30 minutes east of walter reedch provides care and services to more than 1 million families a year. boot foundation. >> to understand why so many go through, the need for housing, which smacks you in the face. the requirement is they are engaged in the next step of their life going forward. school, job. it's not a homesteading opportunity. >> the first image got the key to their new homes this week. they will move into the village in july, but this gift is just as much for the caregivers says about the patient. right now upwards of 5.5 million military caregivers. many care for the men and women hurt in post-9/11 conflict. these are not just homes the sanctuaries. >> they deserve this housing as much as the patient needs it. and hopefully makes it accessible. >> while the paint dries in riverdale, maryland, sergeant petri are already reaching for the next goal. they want to replicate the village in texas and california or other military officers. the mac we providing an opportunity. that is all we are doing. when t

the walter reed drive. portion blocked off.and ninth street will be shut down until 9:00 tomorrow evening as well. bay bridge and to ocean city, the best time to leave if you didn't hit the roads early this morning before 10:00 a.m., tonight after 10:00 p.m. or tomorrow morning early before 7:00. that is our traffic watch. back to you. nancy: all right. thanks. michelle: imagine earning money by driving the car. not talking about becoming a uber driver but mobile billboards. consumer reporter john matarese has a caution before you sign up so you don't waste your money. johnson: what a great way to earn a few hundred extra dollars this summer. advertising popular sports drinks on the side of the car. wait until you hear what happened to one man who tried to sign up. we have seen the cars wrapped with ads. maybe you spotted one a mini cooper or a van advertising monster or rock star energy drink. he saw an ad pop up an facebook. why not? >> it was an advertisement to advertise energy drink and they would pay $4 looked good. john:

. >>> one army veteran spent four years at walter reed recovering from injuries, now he's ready to gon't have a home. >> thanks to a group called hero homes in loudoun county, he does now. news4's amy cho has that story. >> constantly push through the pain. >> reporter: he's had a lot of that lately. he was serving overseas in iraq, until one day a rocket blast changed everything. >> over a period of time, it becomes depressing, very depressing. >> reporter: when he finally got out of the hospital, he struggled to find housing. >> as a veteran, i never once looked for a hand-out. i always been told, if you don't do it, do it yourself. >> reporter: but luckily, the volunteers at hero homes didn't listen. >> oh, yeah, that made a big difference. >> reporter: every day, they go to work building the house in davenport will soon call home. >> it was necessary for me to want to give back and to help others that weren't so lucky. everybody comes together to help. >> reporter: both time and supplies donated by the community. >> come on. >> i'm retired air force and this is a way to give back

museum moved in 1968 from its now former location on the national mall to walter reed army medical center in washington d c where it was housed about 30 years before moving to its new home in silver spring where we are today. today is a museum of 25 million objects. most of those are in five major collections. but the genesis of that collection, the core of the 25 million objects is civil war medicine. that is the twhirl we are about to start today. so come along. we are inside our civil war exhibit here inside the museum of health and medicine. we are starting our visit in front of this skull here of an individual from a particularly renowned african-american regiment stood up in 1863. we don't need to know the name of this person, but he was a soldier with the 54th massachusetts called up in boston and took various different actions before arriving at the role of battery wagner in july of 1863. this soldier would have been with the 54th when they made their initial assault on the evening of july 18, 1863. you can see that this soldier died instantly from a cannon canister a 12 pound fil