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Stories taking place this week. Among them, taking a turn for the best. A local College Student who has a lot to celebrate after a childhood full of struggles. Plus, Northern Virginia has a secret and we are in on it. We are going to take a tour inside of a fake city had a most people will never get a chance to see. And then we are going show you a little bit of dancing. A different side of d. C. s mayor. We begin with a new twist in the battle over the name of the washingtons football team. Dan snider is forming a foundation to benefit native americans. In a letter to the fans snider says he traveled to the 26 reservations to learn more about the needs. Communities. Zachary kiesch went out to find out if it is enough. Reporter in your community is there any question whether or not the redskins will change its name . I dont think struck any other name other than washington redskins. Reporter many fans support redskins owner Daniel Snyders refuse actual change his teams name. Which now snider is creating a foundation. It released statement, snider says for too long the struggles of native americans have been ignored. Unnoticed and unresolved. As a team, we have honored them through our words and on the field but now we will honor them through our actions. What does that mean . Like are we back in the 1600s where we are going to accept some for land . Reporter natalie is standing on the rock. A travel chairwoman for the indians. A group native to the d. C. Metro area. Whether we get money or not, how does that change the perception of americas Indigenous People . Giving snide area talking point. Look, you know, in practical terms, and in terms of money, you know, im doing something for native americans. And basically get off my back. Reporter Washington Post columnist Robert Mccartney is a redskins season Ticket Holder but has also been one of the most outspoken critics that changed the name. So is sniders gesture enough . That depends on your point of view. From may point of view it does not. Reporter the cuts are clean but it is harder to separate the pass passion for the team with compassion for others. Even for folks that have been racially discripple knitted against for generations. As a black man, as alack man, can you hear that argument . No one can change the fact that things have happened a long time ago. But we have to get past it. The past is the past. Reporter reporting in Prince Georges County, zachary kiesch, news4. Northern virginias home to new millionaire and a Lottery Winner says that it will literally it was dream come true for her. Glenda won 3 million from a megamillions ticket she bought in Fairfax County and she says that she saw four out of six numbers the winning numbers, in a dream. She says that she found out that she won at work and she had to restrain her excitement. Didnt jump or scream or anything. It was like okay, be quiet. Dont say anything. Im happy for her. She is a coowner of eldon market in herndon and she says she will keep working there and use the money she won to pay off just a couple of bills. In seven months after a lifechanging surge ray local College Student is back on her feet and able to walk on her own and drive a car. Now her journey of healing is taking a new turn thanks to a nationwide contest. Northern Virginia Bureau reporter david culver has her story. Reporter she is not very good at hiding her excitement. Under that big smile, it is clear that this student is let loving her new ride. Oops. That was an accident. Reporter it is all hers for free. Thanks to a nationwide contest for a ford fusion. I entered and a couple of months later find out i won. My name is justine. Im 20 years old. Justine put together. She mapped out where she was going with the new car. A road trip with her sister to california. Then came the announcement. Because you won. Thank you so much. Reporter those tears arent just about winning a car. They represent battling physical pain. Basically when i stood up all of the blood would pool in my legs so i would get dizry. Reporter most days justine had to use a wheelchair to get around. She was in pain from the moment. It was debilitating for her. Reporter a surgery this past august changed her life. The contest made the year even better. Sending justine on that sunny california adventure, paddle boarding, dancing, things she never thought she would be able to do. I am in a completely different place. Reporter after years of relying on her parents for a ride, justine now is giving them a lift. Thats a perfect winner. High schoolers doubling as Small Business owners. Coming up, the program in d. C. Helping students turn a passion into a profit. Will is a brandnew city in Northern Virginia. You will likely never visit. We are going to take you inside when we return. Led to the one jobhing you always wanted. University of phoenix, we believe every education not just ours should be built around the career that you want. Imagine that. Imagine taking things that you love, your passion and turning it into profit. It turns out some d. C. Teenagers are doing just that. News4s danella sealock introduces us to High School Students that are already building their dream. We never did anything like this before in our life. Reporter eric and t. J. Are juniors at Roosevelt High School in d. C. With the help of a non profit called build metro d. C. , these cousins are now business partners. Bill use as fouryear comprehensive model where we introduce rising ninth graders to the entrepreneurship in Business Building process. Through their ninth grade year they write Business Plans and meet with businessmen towards competing in competition. Over the next three years, through high school, we actually help them launch those businesses. We invest in those businesses and use those businesses to connect the entrepreneurship experience to academic and college and career success. Reporter when these young businessmen first entered the program, they were not so enthusiastic. In pact, t. J. Says he thought that build was a wood shop class and erics first thought eric and t. J. Were not unlike a lot of the students that are in our build program in the ninth grade year. They were students that were sitting in the back of the class, maybe had been a little disruptive. They are also demonstrated some incredible leadership potential as well as some i think some Business Savvy that is true to build experience they were able to unleash. Reporter so they launched tag. A Clothing Company designed and manufacturered by this tag team. People say geeks dont dress that well. We came up with a special one. Still look fashionable at the same time. It took a long time for the design. We know that if we take that tame out to come up with the design, we are going to be successful. Reporter at their last selling event, they made 370. But like a Good Business owner we put the money back into our business. Reporter im danella sealock, news4. Thats smart. Always invest back. Hair job is to protect and serve. The Prince Georges County Police Department performed a different kind of service recently. Officers provided a day of pampering and free makeovers. Yes. The folks that live will at st. Pauls Senior Living ants in cal top heights spent getting their hairdos. Manicures and pedicures. Officers teameded up with cosmetology students to created that experience. This is pretty cool. I come down to get a makeover because next week is my birthday. I decided to come counsel and get a makeover this week. There you go. Police also used the occasion to share safety tips on how to protect against thieves who target senior citizens. Just outside of the Nations Capital there is a place most of us will never get a chance to see. So get this. It has everything that you will find in most cities around the world. There is one thing that is missing. People. And we are going inside right now to that fake city, mark s seagraves to see what it is ball. Reporter will is a fire station, a school. The tallest building in the county is in the center of the city. Of course there is a church and a mosque. There is a train station and a metro stop. These trains arent for commuters. This is the u. S. Armys newest training facility. A big city located inside of the hill complex in caroline county, virginia. Decisions are made byns. Humans live in places like this. Our soldiers have to operate in that kind of environment. Reporter one of the things the soldiers learn sheer how they would react in reallife situations. Repelling from Tall Buildings or crawling through tight space. You think it looks tough. Try doing it weighted down with military gear and supplies. I learned that i dont like being in a tunnel for extended periods of time. Reporter the drills also help develop problem solving skills. The embassy has been used to recreate large demonstrations and so soldiers can learn how to deal with hostile crowds in an urban environment. And you and your team will move for 200 meters. You will take one of these tires with you. Reporter in some ways the tasks are like video games. It is like that except this is actually real world and it is breaking a sweat when you are doing it versus just exercising in tunnel. Reporter mark seagraves, news4. Now you know. The entire complex is about 300 acres. It includes everything from a driving course to a live firing range. It costs about 100 million to build and it is used by no only the military but also local first responders. Coming up, caught on kam camera. The iteam takes a look at what metro is doing about it. Plus a surprise. Full line. We are there when some local students learn that they will be going to college for free. Good morning nelly woah. Hey have you ever tried honey nut cheerios . Love em. Neat now you on the other hand. You need some help. Why . Look atchya. What is that . You mean my honey wand . [ shouting ] [ splat ] come on. Matter of fact. [ rustling ] shirt. Shoes. Shades. Ah wow now that voice. My voice . [ autotuned ] whats wrong with my voice . Yeah man, bee got swag be happy be healthy thats gotta go too. Hey must be the honey [ sparkle ] sweet. A new iteam investigation focuses on assault on metro buses caught on camera. The targets are drivers. The news4 iteams Scott Mcfarland look flood how many drivers have been assaulted. In a new effort by metro to protect men and women behind the wheel. Just before afternoon rush, anacostia bus station on howard road, southeast d. C. Last stop. Last stop. Reporter a man that walked in front of a bus stop has words for the bus driver. He walks towards the door with a rock and charges at the driver before he is knocked away. The attacker yelled, i just want to hit him one good time. A few weeks earlier alabama southeast a passenger struck a female driver with a closed fist. Lacerated the drivers lip and then fled. In february a 26yearold passenger charged with assault after she doused the driver with pepper spray. A mother and young child stood in the doorway. A public records request found out it was one of 170 assaults on metro bus drivers since 2011. So many of the assaults triggered by disputes over bus fares. An operator maybe challenge as customer and reminds them what the proper fare is and that sometimes upsets the customer and resort to violence. Reporter not just physical attacks. 16th street northwest the driver told a passenger to pay the fare and the passenger spat on the driver and then hustled off. Here is another incident. A female passenger who had been arguing with the driver. The news4s itype went under cover on metro bus to get a better look. With small cameras we saw on a crowded bus just how close passengers stand to the driver. Within minutes we watched several passengers trying to bypass the bus operator without paying their fare. One young rider exchanged words with the driver. She let him remain on the bus saying and within minutes we spotted at least would others. This guy with an empty stroller and then this man who police say walked past the driver without paying. Our cameras rolled as police pulled him off and found him holding marijuana. They arrested him for the drugs. Mason hall has been driving a metro bus for 37 years and says he worked hard to calm angry passengers. I want them to feel safe. Reporter he says to prevent an angry passenger from grabbing him around the mecke on choke him. Have you ever been yelled at . All the time. Reporter ever been cursed at . Yes. Reporter metro executives are issuing new protection for their bus operators. Nathan hall included. Every new metro bus will come equipped with a protective shield. If the driver chooses to use it it will physically block him or her from the hands of riders. 1,500 per shield. It will equip 100 buses per year. To know have you the devices if you need them. Reporter do you think you will use it . Yes. Reporter stopping the physical attacks not only stops injuries. It saves money. Metro says injured drivers can require medical care or workers comp. Ahead on news4 middaad on a video shows the mayor has some moves. This is exciting. Real exciting. Eight High School Seniors got the surprise after lifetime this week. The president of George Washington university showed up at their school to give them fullride scholarships. Our cameras were there. The first to learn the big news, tyler jackson, senior at ballou high school. He thought he was will for a pep rally that was going the take pla place. Why are they talking about that . Then they said my name. They presented me with this award. I cant describe how i feel right now. Reporter thats crazy. Jacksons mother, of course, had Trouble Holding back her tears. Her son currently takes four ap class ies and is also on the marching band. He will study Mechanical Engineering next fall. The 200,000 scholarship covers everything from tuition to room and board, books for the four years. Between bad weather and some scandal, it hasnt been the easiest season for d. C. Mayor vicinity gray. The mayor showed that he still has a lighter side. You start this way. All right. You go in an online video, the mayor showed Brooke Thompson how to hand dance. Yeah. It also covered serious topics. This may be the first for the mayor as a dance instructor. You can find the link to the whole interview at nbcwashington. Com. Well, thats all for news4 this week. Im veronica johnson. Thanks for joining us. Until next time, be remember be safe, be kind, and be happy

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