>>> A FAREWELL FIT FOR A HERO. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR TREVOR BROWN WRAPPED UP TODAY. THE LOCAL VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER WAS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. WE’LL SHOW YOU THE OUTPOURING OF THE SUPPORT FOR HIS FAMILY AFTER A DEVASTATING HOUSE
EXPLOSION. >>> PLUS COMBATING D.C.’S CRIME CRISIS. THIS WEEK, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL TAKE ITS FINAL VOTE ON A SWEEPING CRIME BILL. WHY THERE’S STILL CONTROVERSY AROUND THE LEGISLATION. >>> THEN SEVERAL FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ARE
FORBIDDEN FROM CONTACTING NEW MEMBERS INDEFINITELY. HEAR FROM STUDENTS WHO FEEL LEFT IN THE DARK ABOUT WHY. >>> AND WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THE NEWS 4 RUNDOWN. OUR NEWSCAST STREAMING FOR YOU. I’M JIM ADLEY AND IT’S MONDAY, MARCH 4th.
WE BEGIN TONIGHT IN LOUDOUN COUNTY WHERE A COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TODAY TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO A FALLEN HERO. CIVILIANS DIGNITARIES AND A SEA OF FIRST RESPONDERS FROM FAR AND WIDE JOINED TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER TREVOR BROWN. EVEN THE GIANT CORNERSTONE
CHAPEL CHURCH COULDN’T HOLD THE CROWD THAT GATHERED TODAY. A TESTAMENT TO BROWN’S BRAVE ACTIONS AS HE GAVE HIS LIFE TRYING TO PROTECT OTHERS DURING LAST MONTH’S HOUSE EXPLOSION IN STERLING. NEWS 4’S DREW WILDER HAS THE POIGNANT MOMENTS FROM THIS EMOTIONAL CEREMONY.
>> Reporter: A BROTHERHOOD OF HEARTBROKEN. AT ATTENTION IN SALUTE, IN HONOR OF ONE OF THEIR OWN KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. THOUSANDS GATHERED TO CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER TREVOR BROWN. AND TO WRAP THEIR ARMS AROUND
HIS THREE CHILDREN AND HIS WIFE LAURA. >> LAURA, IF THERE’S EVER A DOUBT AS TO WHY THERE ARE 3,000 PEOPLE HERE TODAY, I WHY COMMUNITY MEMBERS BAKED CAKES BE WHY CHILDREN WRITE CARDS AND WHYLARGE STRONG MEN OPENLY WEEP.
IT’S BECAUSE TREVOR IS ONE OF US AND WE ARE TREVOR. >> Reporter: FIREFIGHTER BROWN WAS KILLED LAST MONTH WHEN HE AND SEVERAL OTHERS RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A GAS LEAK AT A STERLING HOME. THAT HOME EXPLODED. AND HIS CHILDREN LOST THEIR
FATHER, A WIFE HER HUSBAND, AND A FATHER, HIS SON. >> AS HIS FATHER I LOVED OUR STRONG GOOD-BYE AND HELLO TALKS. FIREFIGHTER TREVOR BROWN IS OUR HERO WHO SUPPORTED US WITH GREAT GOODNESS. >> Reporter: OTHERS WATCHED FROM OVERFLOW ROOMS OR ENNEAD.
THOUSANDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE ONES WHO SHOW UP IN OUR MOMENTS OF CRISIS, DOING THE SAME FOR ONE OF THEIR OWN. >> REQUIRING A LOVE THAT IS SO IMMENSE THAT YOU WILL WILLINGLY LAY DOWN YOUR LIFE. SELFLESSLY. FOR OTHERS.
TREVOR HAD THIS RARE HEART AND SOUL. >> Reporter: THE FLAG OVER HIS CASKET THEN FOLDED. THE FAMILY WHO GAVE THIS COUNTY THEIR HUSBAND AND FATHER IS GIVING SYMBOLS OF HIS SERVICE AS HIS FINAL SERVICE CALL GOES OUT OVER THE RADIO WAVES.
>> CALLING — FIREFIGHTER TREVOR BROWN. HAVING HEARD NO RESPONSE FROM FIREFIGHTER TREVOR BROWN, WE KNOW THAT FIREFIGHTER BROWN HAS RESPONDED TO HIS LAST CALL ON EARTH AND AT THE FIRE SERVICE AND THE HERE AFTER AS A NEW FIREFIGHTER.
>> Reporter: GAINED MORE THAN A SELFLESS HERO. GAINED A MAN DOE VOTED TO HIS FAMILY. HAS BROWN IS LAID TO REST, THE RECOVERY CONTINUES FOR SOME OF HIS COLLEAGUES. ONE OF THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO WAS INJURED IN THAT HOUSE EXPLOSION
IS STILL RECOVERING IN A BURN UNIT IN A D.C. HOSPITAL TONIGHT. REPORTING IN LOUDOUN COUNTY, DREW WILDER, NEWS 4. >>> WELL, THE NEW YEAR HAS SEEN A SLIGHT DECREASE IN SOME CRIMES IN THE DISTRICT. THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
ARE EAGER TO PASS NEW CRIME FIGHTING LEGISLATION. TOMORROW THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE ITS FINAL VOTE ON A SWEEPING CRIME BILL. BUT AS NEWS 4’S MARK SEAGRAVES REPORTS THERE’S STILL CONTROVERSY SWILLING AROUND THE MEASURE. >> Reporter: CRIMES LIKE CARJACKINGS, GUN VIOLENCE, AND
RETAIL THEFT HAVE ALL ADDRESSED IN THE CRIME BILL THE D.C. COUNCIL WILL TAKE A FINAL VOTE ON TOMORROW. COUNCILMEMBER BROOKE PINTO WHO CHAIRS THE JUDICIARY CHAIR WILL TRY TO GET ONE PROVISION IN THEORIGINAL BILL BUT VOTED OUT BY THE COUNCIL LAST MONTH BACK
INTO THE FINAL BILL. GIVING POLICE THE AUTHORITY TO COLLECT DNA SAMPLES FROM SUSPECTS BEFORE THEY ARE CONVICTED. >> THIS IS A COMMON SENSE INTERVENTION AND HELP US CLOSE CASES AND WILL SUPPORT VICTIMS AND IT IS FULLY OUTRAGEOUS TO
ME IT WAS TAKEN OUT IN THE FIRST PLACE. >> Reporter: NINE OF THE 13 COUNCILMEMBERS VOTED TO REMOVE THE DNA COLLECTION FROM THE BILL. PINTO MADE CHANGES SHE HOPES WILL SWAY ENOUGH OF HER COLLEAGUES. ORIGINALLY, PINTO WANTED TO GIVE POLICE AUTHORITY TO
COLLECT DNA AT THE TIME OF ARREST. NOW SHE’S STEPPED THAT BACK. >> WE SHOULD COLLECT AND ANALYZE DNA AFTER CHARGING HAS BEEN MADE AND AFTER A JUDGE HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE’S PROBABLE CAUSE TO BRING A CASE. AND FOR A SLIGHTLY NARROWER
CATEGORY OF CASES SO THESE WILL BE OUR VIOLENT FELONIES AND CRIMES OF VIOLENCE AND OUR SEXUAL ASSAULT MISDEMEANORS. >> Reporter: OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE LEGISLATION EXPECTED TO FACE SOME OPPOSITION, INCLUDE GIVING POLICE POWER TO DESIGNATE DRUG FREE ZONES IN HIGH CRIME AREAS.
>> IF THERE’S AN EFFORT TO STRIKE THE DRUG FREE ZONES FROM THE BILL, I DON’T THINK THAT WILL BE SUCCESSFUL. >> Reporter: THE BILL IN ITS CURRENT FORM WOULD ALSO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR SOME GUN CRIMES AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR
JUDGES TO DETAIN ADULTS AND JUVENILES WHILE THEY AWAIT TRIAL FOR VIOLENT CRIME. IT REFINES CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN POLICE ARE ALLOWED TO ENGAGE IN CAR CHASES AND IT WOULD EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF CARJACKING AND RETAIL THEFT CHARGES. IN THE DISTRICT, MARK SEAGRAVES, NEWS 4.
>> NOW THE U.S. ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT AND MAYOR BOWSER SUPPORT PUTTING THE DNA COLLECTION BACK INTO THE BILL. THE AMERICAN CIVIL LITERALLIS UNION OF D.C. AND OTHER GROUPS HAVE OPPOSED IT. >>> THE CHAIRMAN OF THE D.C. COUNCIL IS WARNING DISTRICT
RESIDENTS NOW AND BUSINESS OWNERS TOO THAT THEY CAN BE IN FOR A TAX INCREASE SOON. WE’VE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL WORKERS AND OTHERS WORKING FROM HOME ON THE D.C. ECONOMY. NOW THAT AND OTHER PRESSURES LIKE THE LOSS OF FEDERAL
PANDEMIC RELIEF FUNDS HAD THE DISTRICT FACING BUDGET SHORTFALLS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. D.C. COUNCIL CHAIR PHIL MENDELSON TOLD REPORTERS CUTS TO SOME PROGRAMS AND SOME TYPE OF TAX INCREASE ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT. >> I BELIEVE THAT THERE’S GOING
TO BE A TAX INCREASE. BUT BEYOND THAT, I CAN’T SPECULATE WHAT IT WOULD BE. >> LAST WEEK, WHEN NEWS 4 ASKED MAYOR BOWSER ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A TAX INCREASE, THE MAYOR WOULD NOT RULE IT OUT. >>> THE FUTURE OF ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE MAY BE JUST RIGHT HERE IN THE D.C. AREA. A COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SURVEY FOUND THE D.C. METRO AREA HAS NOW SURPASSED SAN FRANCISCO FOR AI RELATED JOB POSTS. MORE THAN 1,000 OPENINGS WERE LISTED IN DECEMBER, A BIG REASON FOR THAT GLUT OF JOBS,
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WHILE MANY SILICON VALLEY TECH COMPANIES ARE CUTTING JOBS, FEDERAL OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTH CARE, TECH, DEFENSE, AND FINANCE ARE ON THE RISE. ABOUT HALF THE AI OPENINGS ARE AROUND HERE REQUIRE A GOVERNMENT CLEARANCE. THE OTHER BIG REASON AI IS
CALLING THIS AREA HOME, ALL THOSE DATA CENTERS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. WHICH IS THE LARGEST DATA CENTER MARKET IN THE WORLD. BLOOMBERG SAYS THE AI MARKET WILL BE WORTH MORE THAN $1 TRILLION IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS. >>> THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
ORDERED 21 FRATERNITIES AND 16 SORORITIES ON CAMPUS TO SUSPEND SOCIAL AND RECRUITING EVENTS AMID HAZING CONCERNS. IT’S NOW IN PLACE PROHIBITING CHAPTERS FROM HOSTING ANY SOCIAL EVENTS WITH ALCOHOL ON OR OFF-CAMPUS. NEWS 4’S MEGAN McGRATH HAS MORE FROM UMD WHERE A LOT OF
STUDENTS SAY THEY’RE STILL UNCLEAR ABOUT THE REASON FOR THE CRACKDOWN. >> Reporter: WELL, IT’S A QUIET WEEKEND FOR MANY OF THE FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER REMAINS IN EFFECT MEANING NO
EVENTS ON OR OFF-CAMPUS THAT SERVE ALCOHOL. THE SUSPENSION OF NEW MEMBER PROGRAMS ALSO CONTINUES. THAT MEANS THAT CURRENT FRATERNITY AND SORORITY MEMBERS ARE NOT ALLOWED CONTACT OF ANY KIND WITH NEW OR PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS. NOW THE RESTRICTIONS APPLY TO 21 FRATERNITIES AND THE
INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL AND 16 SORORITIES AND THE PANHELLENIC COUNCIL. A LETTER SENT OUT BY THE UNIVERSITY SAYS THERE WERE REPORTS OF ACTIVITIES THAT THREATEN THE SAFETY AND WELL- BEING OF OTHERS BUT THE LETTER PROVIDED NO OTHER DETAILS. NOW IT’S A BIG TOPIC OF
CONVERSATION ON CAMPUS. THERE ARE A LOT OF RUMORS SWIRLING AROUND. BUT STUDENTS WE SPOKE TO SAY THEY DON’T KNOW THE SPECIFICS OF WHAT HAPPENED TO PROMPT THE CRACKDOWN. >> BUT ALL WE KNOW IS THAT AS OF NOW, EVERYONE IS ON CEASE
AND DESIST AND DON’T REALLY HAVE A REASON OR END DATE OR ANYTHING. THEY’RE JUST GOING THROUGH INVESTIGATIONS IS WHAT WE’VE BEEN TOLD. WE DON’T KNOW WHEN WE’LL BE BACK TO NORMAL OR IF IT WILL EVER GO BACK.
>> A LOT OF TALK ABOUT IT OF COURSE BUT IN TERMS OF SPECIFICS IN ONE REALLY KNOWS. I HAVE BEEN HEARING WHISPERS HERE AND THERE BUT IN TERMS OF PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS I HAD NO ONE REALLY KNOWS. >> Reporter: THE RESTRICTIONS
DON’T APPLY TO THE UNIVERSITY’S TRADITIONALLY BLACK GREEK LETTER ORGANIZATIONS. OR CHAPTERS THAT ARE PART OF THE MULTICULTURAL GREEK COUNCIL. NOW THERE’S AN INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY. THE RESTRICTIONS WE’RE TOLD WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THAT INVESTIGATION IS WRAPPED UP.
BUT WE DON’T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE. IN COLLEGE PARK, MEGAN McGRATH, NEWS 4. >>> TONIGHT, AN URGENT WARNING FOR FAMILIES ON A DEADLY SOCIAL MEDIA TREND. TWO LOCAL TEENS HAVE DIED IN THE PAST YEAR WHILE SUBWAY SURFING ON METRO TRAINS,
SOMEONE TRIES TO RIDE ON TOP OF OR OUTSIDE THE TRAIN. A TEENAGE GIRL DIED FRIDAY IN SILVER SPRING AND A TEEN BOY DIED LAST JUNE NEAR RHODE ISLAND AVENUE IN D.C. NEWS 4’S AMY CHO SPOKE WITH THE BOY’S GRIEVING PARENTS WHO SAY
THEY’RE SHARING THEIR STORY TO HELP PROTECT OTHER CHILDREN. >> THEY WAS THE CENTER OF OUR LIVES AND IT WAS LIKE — THE CENTER OF OUR LIVES JUST FELL OUT. >> Reporter: 15-YEAR-OLD JAY FROM SILVER SPRING WAS SMART. OUTGOING. AND TALENTED AT ART.
BUT HIS PARENTS SAY HE ALSO LOVED ADRENALINE AND HE WOULD DO THINGS LIKE SUBWAY SURFING TO TRY TO IMPRESS HIS FRIENDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. >> HE SAID — I HEARD ABOUT THE KIDS DYING TOO BUT I KNOW IT’S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME.
HE WAS ACTUALLY OF CONFIDENT. >> Reporter: HE WAS TRYING TO GO SUBWAY SURFING ON A RED LINE METRO TRAIN NEAR RHODE ISLAND AVENUE WHEN HE WAS KILLED. THIS PAST FRIDAY, ANOTHER TEEN GIRL DIED THE SAME WAY. IN SILVER SPRING.
>> IT’S — HARD TO LIVE WITH PAIN LIKE THIS. AND YOU KNOW, TO KNOW WHAT — OUR CHILD WENT THROUGH IN THOSE LAST MOMENTS. >> Reporter: THEY’VE BEEN ASKING MELT ROW TO INSTALL SENSORS AND CAMERAS ON TOP OF TRAINS.
AND SAY THEY’RE FRUSTRATED THE AGENCY HAS YET TO DO SO. >> WE NEED TO BE PROACTIVE. AND METRO IS A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY. IT NEEDS TO STEP UP. AND IT NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THAT NO TRAIN LEAVES THE PLATFORM
WITH SOMEONE RIDING OUTSIDE THE TRAIN. >> Reporter: METRO SENT NEWS 4 A STATEMENT SAYING RIDING OUTSIDE A TRAIN CAR IS DANGEROUS AND ILLEGAL AND HIGHLY LIKELY TO RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE AGENCY SAYS THERE ARE SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE TRAINS REMINDING
PEOPLE NOT TO WALK BETWEEN CARS. NEWS 4 ASKED METRO IF IT PLAN TO ENACT ANY NEW SAFETY MEASURES. BUT THE AGENCY DIDN’T SAY. JAY’S PARENTS TELL NEWS 4 THEY PLAN TO KEEP SHARING THEIR STORY IN HOPES OF PROTECTING OTHERS.
>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NO — NO PARENT HAS TO GO THROUGH THIS AGAIN. AND NO CHILD HAS TO DIE IN THIS HORRIBLE WAY. >> Reporter: AMY CHO, NEWS 4. >> SO SAD. METRO TOLD US THEY CAN BE
CHARGED AND THERE WERE MORE THAN 450 SUBWAY SURFING INCIDENTS IN NEW YORK CITY LAST YEAR. FIVE PEOPLE THERE DIED. TIKTOK PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED IT WILL REMOVE CONTENT FROM ITS SITE THAT’S RELATED TO SUBWAY SURFING. >>> ANOTHER LAYER OF SAFETY IS COMING TO METRO.
AND YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY NOTICED. THE TRANSIT AGENCY IS TRYING TO BEEF UP SPECIAL POLICE PATROLS ACROSS THE CITY. WE HAVE THE STORY. >> Reporter: YOU KNOW, IT’S ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEAR ALL THE TIM. THEY WANT TO FEEL SAFE AND
SECURE ON THE TRANSIT SYSTEM. WELL, NOW YOU ARE GOING TO START TO SEE MORE SPECIAL POLICE WALKING THROUGH TRAINS AND BUSES. METRO HAS MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO REALLY INCREASE ITS POLICE PRESENCE. THEY’VE CUT DEALS WITH LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND THEY’VE
BEEN HIRING THESE SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS AND YOU ARE GOING TO SEE THEM WALKING THROUGH TRAINS AND BUSES WEARING THESE SECURITY VESTS. AND SPECIAL POLICE BADGES TO TRY TO CUT DOWN ON CRIME IN REALTIME. SINCE LAST YEAR, METRO HAS INCREASED ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH
LOCAL POLICE BY 70%. SO CERTAINLY AN INCREASE HERE AS THEY’RE TRYING TO CUT DOWN ON CRIME AND RIDERS TELL US YOU KNOW, CRIME IS SOMETHING THAT THEY REALLY DON’T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT. >> AS GOOD AS THE METRO CAN BE,
YOU WANT TO SEE IT WORKING AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. I DON’T WANT TO WORRY ABOUT SITUATIONS OR ISSUES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. >> Reporter: ONE OF THE MOST WIRED TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD ON NET ROW. 30,000 CAMERAS IN STATIONS ON
TRAINS AND BUSES. AND THEY SAY SO FAR, CRIME HAS GONE DOWN 14% SINCE THIS TIME LAST YEAR. WE’LL SEE HOW IT WORKS OUT. GUYS, BACK TO YOU. >> THANKS ADAM. >>> AND AMTRAK ANNOUNCING TODAY THAT THEY HAVE INCREASED SERVICE TO BETTER SERVE THE
NORTHEAST REGION. THE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL OPTIONS NOW INCLUDE FOUR NEW WEEKDAY ROUND TRIPS AND TWO WEEKEND ROUND TRIPS BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK CITY. AMTRAK SAYS THESE LOCALLY ADDED TRIP OPTIONS AND NEW TRIPS OFFERED IN PENNSYLVANIA AND BOSTON WILL INCREASE THEIR
CAPACITY BY A MILLION SEATS IN THE NORTHEAST. THE ADDITION IS PART OF AMTRAK’S PLAN TO INCREASE RIDERSHIP TO 66 MILLION BY 2040 AND YOU CAN START BUYING TICKETS FOR THE ADDED SERVICES NOW AMTRAK SAYS. >>> THREE PASSENGERS SUING BOEING AND ALASKA AIRLINES FOR
$1 BILLION. THE LAWSUIT IS FOR DAMAGES IN THE WAKE OF THAT DOOR PANEL BLOWING OUT MIDAIR ON THEIR FLIGHT. THE SUIT ALSO SEEKS DAMAGES ON BEHALF OF OTHER PASSENGERS WHO MAY HAVE FLOWN ON BOEING 737 MAX 9 AIRCRAFTS. NOT HOWEVER LINKED TO ANOTHER
CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED BACK IN JANUARY IN THE IMMEDIATE WAKE. BOTH THE FAA AND NTSB CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THAT JANUARY BLOWOUT INCIDENT. BOEING DECLINED TO COMMENT. ALASKA SAID IT DOES NOT COMMENT ON PENDING LITIGATION OR THE ONGOING NTSB INVESTIGATION.
>>> THE FIRST NONPRESCRIPTION BIRTH CONTROL PILL COULD BE HEADING TO A STORE AND STORE SHELVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN THE END OF THIS MONTH. O-PILL WAS APPROVED BY THE FDA FOR FOR OVER THE COUNTER SALES BACK IN JULY. A ONE MONTH SUPPLY WILL COST
$20. THERE IS ALSO A THREE MONTH SUPPLY OPTION FOR $50 AND A SIX MONTH OPTION FOR $90. THE PILLS’ ROLL OUT COMES AMID LEGAL BATTLES FOLLOWING THE OVERTURNING OF ROE VERSUS WADE BY THE SUPREME COURT IN 2022. THE DRUGMAKER SAYS THE
MEDICATION SHOULD BE AVAILABLE LATE THIS MONTH OR EARLY APRIL. >>> WHEN WE COME BACK, DEDUCTIONS NOT TO OVERLOOK WHEN I DIDN’T THINK YOUR TAXES THIS YEAR. FROM HOME IMPROVEMENTS TO TUITION PAYMENTS WE RUN DOWN WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.
>>> STILL AHEAD IN THE SCENE, D.C.’S WOOLLY MAMMOTH THEATER HAS A WHOLE WEEK OF PROGRAMMING AROUND NATIVE AMERICAN ART AND PERFORMANCE AND THEIR CRAFTSMANSHIP. PLUS, WE’RE GOING TO GET A VERY SPECIAL LESSON FROM MISS CHIEF ROCK CATSUP ON NEWS 4.
>>> TODAY IN THE SCENE TOMMY McFLY JOINING US WITH AN EXCITING DANCE DEMO AND A WAY YOU CAN GET IMMERSED IN NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE THIS WEEK IN D.C. HEY TOMMY. >> A CELEBRATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN PERFORMANCE AND GOODS AT D.C.’S THEATER THIS WEEK.
WE HAVE KRISTIN JACKSON FROM WOOLLY. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. >> SO ON TUESDAY, YOU GOT THE PERFORMANCE 7:30 A VERY SPECIAL CELEBRATING NATIVE PERFORMANCE. WHAT DO YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR THE AUDIENCE?
>> DANCE FROM MRS. CHIEF ROCCA AND WE’RE GOING TO HAVE SOME SINGING FROM THE ZOTI SINGERS. >> WHAT ARE THE HOOP DANCE IF SOMEONE HAS NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE. >> IT’S A TRADITIONAL AND CEREMONIAL AND HEALING DANCE AND ALSO A STORYTELLING DANCE
THAT COMES FROM THE TYKE OF NEW MEXICO. AND SPREAD THROUGHOUT TURTLE ISLAND TO DIFFERENT NATIONS. AND I’M CREE AND YOU ARE GOING TO SEE SOME STYLE TODAY. >> SEE NATIVE ARTS, MARKET AS WELL ON SATURDAY. 10:00 A.M. WHAT KIND OF — WARES OR
ARTISANS AND CRAFTS ARE PEOPLE GOING TO BE DOING THERE? AND WE’RE GOING TO HAVE BEAD WORKERS AND JEWELRY MAKERS. >> AND JUST A BUNCH OF FABULOUS PIECES. FOR FOLKS TO PICK UP. >> AND ACTUALLY BROUGHT SOME HOOPS TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY.
>> OH OKAY. >> SEE IF YOU CAN — DO A FEW MOVES. >> THIS IS A UNIVERSAL STEP. IT’S A LITTLE ONE TWO STEP. WE DO A POWWOWS. SO DURING INTERTRIBALS WHEN EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO DANCE, YOU ALL ARE GOING TO COME IN
THERE AND DO THIS STEP. STEP THROUGH BOTH OF THEM. AND YOU ARE GOING TO DROP THE INSIDE HOOP. YEAH. AND THEN YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE YOUR OTHER HOOP AND PUT IT ON TOP. AND YOU ARE GOING TO STACK IT
IN FRONT OF THE OTHERS SO THAT — YEAH. WOO. THERE IT IS. AWESOME. NEXT MOVE IS YOU ARE GOING TO GRAB THE HOOP AT THE BOTTOM AND STEP OUT. AND YOU ARE GOING TO DO THE MOST TRADITIONAL ONE OF ALL.
THE MICKEY MOUSE — >> PERFECT. [ LAUGHTER ] >> IT COULD BE A BULL. AND THEN WE’RE GOING TO BRING THE TWO HOOPS ON TOP TOGETHER. AND PUT IT — PUT YOUR HEAD THROUGH THE MIDDLE. AND TAKE THIS HOOP AND PUT OVER TOP.
PUT YOUR ARMS THROUGH IT. YOU REACH OVER AND GRAB YOUR TWO HOOPS DOWN BELOW. AND YOU ARE GOING TO — GO THROUGH AND PULL. BAM. >> IT WORKS. LOOK AT THAT. >> THEN SPIN. YES. >> THIS ONE IS LIKE IS AN
EAGLE. WHAT IS IT? >> AN EAGLE. YES. >> THIS IS SO FUN. YOU CAN FOLLOW HER ONLINE. YOUR VIDEOS ARE FANTASTIC. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THIS IS WILD. THIS IS — WHAT A GREAT LESSON
TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PERFORMANCE. BACK TO YOU. >> FUN STUFF. TOMMY, THANK YOU. >>> AND IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO RENT IN OUR AREA YOU MIGHT BE BETTER OFF LIVING IN THE DISTRICT THAN IN ARLINGTON COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
NEW NUMBERS FROM APARTMENT RENTAL WEBSITE ZU MPER FOUND ON AVERAGE IT COST MORE TO RENT IN ARLINGTON THAN D.C. IN ARLINGTON THE ONE BEDROOM IS ABOUT $2,300 WHEREAS IN D.C., A ONE BEDROOM WILL COST YOU ABOUT$2,200 A MONTH. ARLINGTON RANKED SEVENTH BY THE
WAY ON THEIR LIST OF CITIES WITH THE MOST EXPENSIVE RENTS. THE DISTRICT RANKED NINTH TIED WITH LOS ANGELES. >>> WELL, WHETHER YOU LOVE IT OR HATE IT, TAX SEASON IS UPON US. WE’RE WORKING FOR YOU ALL WEEK LONG. HELPING YOU GET THE RIGHT
ADVICE AND TIPS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR TAX RETURNS. TAX DEDUCTIONS AND CREDITS CAN BE THE KEY TO A BIG TAX REFUND BUT KNOWING WHAT APPLIES TO YOU CAN SOMETIMES BE CONFUSING. OUR CONSUMER REPORTER SUSAN HOGAN BREAKS DOWN SOME POPULAR
TAX BENEFITS YOU SHOULD ASK YOUR TAX PROFESSIONAL ABOUT. IVE. >> IF YOU ARE A STUDENTER OR HAVE STUDENT LOANS THERE ARE COUPLE OF TAX CREDITS AND DEDUCTIONS THAT MIGHT APPLY TO YOU. LET’S START WITH THE STUDENT LOAN INTEREST DEDUCTION.
THIS ALLOWS BORROWERS TO WRITE OFF UP TO $2,500 FROM THEIR TAXABLE INCOME IF THEY PAID INTEREST ON THEIR STUDENT LOANS. ALSO THE AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT. THIS LETS YOU CLAIM ALL OF THE FIRST $2,000 YOU SPENT ON TUITION, BOOKS, EQUIPMENT AND
SCHOOL FEES. IF YOU ARE A PARENT, THE CHILD TAX CREDIT IS FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER 17 YEARS OLD THAT MEET INCOME REQUIREMENTS. AND THE CREDIT GIVES YOU UP TO $2,000 PER CHILD WITH $1,600 OF IT BEING POTENTIALLY REFINDABLE.
BUT THAT AMOUNT CAN GO UP TO $800 IN YOUR 2023 TAXES. IF THE SENATE APPROVES THE TAX RELIEF FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES AND WORKERS ACT. AND IF YOU HAVE CHILD CARE EXPENSES, THE CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT COVERS A PERCENTAGE OF DAY CARE FOR
CHILDREN UNDER 13. IT CAN ALSO BE APPLIED TO A SPOUSE, A PARENT, OR DEPENDENT THAT IS UNABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. AND IF YOU MADE UPGRADES TO THE HOME THIS YEAR, LIKE ENERGY EFFICIENT WINDOWS, DOORS, HEAT PUMPS, ASK YOUR TAX
PROFESSIONAL ABOUT THE ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME IMPROVEMENT TAX CREDIT. IT CAN PUT UP TO $3,200 BACK INTO YOUR POCKET. BACK TO YOU GUYS. >> THANK YOU SUSAN. >>> STILL AHEAD ON THE RUNDOWN, A DONATION THAT IS SURE TO MAKE
A BIG DIFFERENCE IN A SICK CHILD’S LIFE. IF YOU HAVE LONG HAIR, THERE’S SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP. NE >>> GRAPPLING WITH A SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR CHILDREN. MAKING THINGS WORSE, HAIR LOSS THAT CAN SOMETIMES COME WITH
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. IF YOU HAVE LONG HAIR, THERE’S SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP. THE GREAT CUT IS A MASS HAIR DONATION EVENT TAKING PLACE THIS MONTH. THE HAIR WILL BE USED TO MAKE WIGS FOR KIDS WITH MEDICAL HAIR LOSS.
NEWS 4’S MEGAN McGRATH CAUGHT UP WITH A LOCAL WOMAN WHO RECENTLY CUT OFF HER LOCKS FOR THE CAUSE. >> OKAY. >> Reporter: ERICA HOSKINS’ HAIR IS DOWN TO HER WAIST. IT TOOK YEARS TO GROW. BUT THE FAIRFAX COUNTY TEACHER
IS CUTTING IT OFF FOR A GOOD CAUSE. >> HERE WE GO. >> Reporter: HOSKINS IS PARTICIPATING IN THE GREAT CUT. A MASS HAIR DONATION EVENT BENEFITING THE GROUP CHILDREN WITH HAIR LOSS. >> I LOVE THAT IT IS GOING TO HELP SOMEBODY.
THAT IT CAN MAKE SOMEBODY FEEL BETTER AND SPECIAL IS AMAZING. >> Reporter: HOSKINS DONATED LOCKS WILL BE TURNED INTO A WIG AND GIVEN TO A CHILD WHO LOSTHAIR DUE TO A MEDICAL CONDITION. SOMEONE LIKE BELLA. I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING AND
THERE WAS CLUMPS OF HAIR LIKE EVERYWHERE. >> PEOPLE MOCKING AND MAKING FUN OF ME. AND ALSO LIKE — JUST LIKE POINTING AND STARING. IT WAS — HONESTLY A REALLY HARD FEELING TO GET PAST. >> Reporter: THANKS TO THE GROUP CHILDREN WITH HAIR LOSS,
BELLA WAS GIVEN A WIG FREE OF CHARGE. IT’S STORIES LIKE HERS THAT INSPIRED LINDSAY AND CHRIS TO COME UP WITH THE GREAT CUT. >> I AM GOING TO BUZZ MY HAIR ENTIRELY. WE’VE GOT EVERY BIT OF 26 INCHES HERE. >> Reporter: THE IN-PERSON
GROUP CUT IS IN SAN DIEGO ON MARCH 16th. BUT PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY CAN CUT THEIR HAIR AND MAIL IT IN. JUST LIKE ERICA HOSKINS DID. >> BRINGING TOGETHER THOUSANDS OF LIKE MINDED PEOPLE WILLING TO GIVE UP SOMETHING FOR A
CAUSE GREATER THAN THEMSELVES. >> Reporter: BAR TOE AND HOLY ARE THE GUYS BEHIND THE LONG HAIRS A MEN’S GROOMING COMPANY. AND THEY HOPE TO BREAK THAT GUINNESS WORLD RECORD THIS YEAR. D.C. STYLIST PEGGY CUT HOSKINS’ LOCKS AND SHE OFTEN STYLES THE
HAIR OF VISITING CELEBRITIES. >> I FEEL LIKE SHE’S THE CELEBRITY HERE. [ LAUGHTER ] DOING AMAZING THINGS FOR SPECIAL CHILDREN. >> THIS IS GOING TO EVEN EVERYTHING OUT. >> Reporter: IF YOU WANT TO DONATE YOUR HAIR. IT NEEDS TO ARRIVE IN THE MAIL
BY MARCH 16th. YOU CAN GO TO THE LONG HAIR’S WEBSITE FOR DETAILS. MEGAN McGRATH, NEWS 4. >> THAT’S SO WONDERFUL. WHAT DIFFERENCE THEY’RE MAKING. >>> HEADS-UP IN THE’ FANS. TODAY THE TEAM IS LAUNCHING A NEW TICKET OFFER EXCLUSIVELY FOR D.C. RESIDENTS.
HOW’D YOU LIKE TO GO TO THE NATS’ GAME FOR JUST $5? THAT’S THE PRICE THE NEW DISTRICT TICKETS ALLOWS. THERE WILL BE 400 DISTRICT TICKET SEATS AVAILABLE FOR EVERY HOME GAME THIS SEASON. YOU HAVE TO BUY THEM IN-PERSON AT THE CENTER FIELD BOX OFFICE
AT THE PARK. STARTING TODAY IT WILL OPEN EVERY WEEKDAY IN MARCH FROM 11:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. YOU HAVE TO SHOW PROOF OF RESIDENCY AND LIMITED TO FOUR GAMES AND FOUR TICKETS PER GAME. YOU CANNOT TRANSFER THE TICKETS OR RESELL THEM.
YOU CAN ALSO BUY DISTRICT TICKETS ON GAME DAYS WHILE THEY LAST. GO GET THEM. >>> THAT’S GOING TO DO IT FOR US ON THE NEWS 4 RUNDOWN. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I’M JIM ADLEY AND WE’LL SEE YOU RIGHT BACK HERE TOMORROW.
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