Right now on news 4 this week, new leader. The local favorite picked to lead Prince Georges County after a nationwide search. Crystal city transforming ahead of amazons arrival there. Well explain how that is going to be changing your commute. And daring rescue. A young man helped save a young mom from a potentially deadl. Dog attack announcer welcome to news 4 this week. Herlo, evne. Im leon harris, and this week the interim c. E. O. Was officially named the permanent c. E. O. Of Prince Georges County schools. Dr. Monica goldson has overseen thchool district since last july. She will be in charge of 200 schools and centers, 130,000 students and 19,000 employees. Bureau chief Tracee Wilkins explains why leadersecided to stick with the local favorite even after a nationde search. I am so proud to announce, without reservation, my appointment of dr. Monica goldson as the permanent chief executive officer of reporter there were plenty of Standing Ovations after r. Monicaoldson was named the new c. E. O. Of the Prince Georges CountyPublic School st sym. Goldson has been serving as interim c. E. O. For the past 11 months. She was appoint today that position after former c. E. O. Kevin maximwell decided to step do o after years controversy. Underma xwells leadershipment school was divided, lost money and was entangled in a scandal thato led t oversight of the system. It is a new day. From july 23rd, i will continue to do that. Reporter the County School system is in need of stability. Its had some eight leaders in the last 20 years. Goldson was among 20 national candidates. The Selection Process lasted a month and a half. Some question how quickly it moved. It was only one public hearing. There was a little bit more time and a little bit more access to the public at large to give their feedback, but i am happy with dr. Goldson being our c. E. O. Reporter as a native of the county, a graduate of its Public Schools, goldson said she is aware of the precedent she is setting. To be able to serve a district that i was a student in and to get to this point is amazing. I never thought in my wildest dreams that today was possible. And so i woseed the 11 months, not focused on this time right now, but just trying to get it right for kids. Reporter now the Prince Georges County board of education has to approve this nomination. The county executive is saying she is hoping to have all of this tied up in the next few weeks. In largo, im Tracee Wilkins, news 4. A lot of people are bracing f the amazon impact in Northern Virginia as we get closer to the tech giant moving into the region. But you dont have to lookard to find visible signs of change. Especially when it comes to transportation in places like crystal city. Sp trantation reporter adam tuss explains how your commute is going to change. Reporter smart and cutting. Banging jackhammering. Lifting and hauling. Sometimes you have to walk away from the window. So you can actually focus. Reporter she works on the 9th floor of the nearby building in crtal city. All the changes have been, well, a lot. T lets jusay lunch hour hasnt been the same. This one that i see so far down. Its the past couple of months. Reporter this is truly m area being retrofitted. Look at the south claxt bridge ne to route 1. They demolished. The car is not the main focus here in crystal city. So often we do stories about bridges coming nogether. T every day you see one that is coming apart and will stay apart forever. This is a new crystal city. A completelyhanging landscape. Areas that are opening up ahead of amazons arrival. How do you see this place changing . What do you think its going to become . Its amazing just watchin whats going on right now. What, has it been six, seinn months sce amazon made the announcement. Its going to be a bustling city. Im looking forward to being part of it. Reporter plans to build a ew pedestrian bridge to Reagan National airport said to be closer to reality. Walking to and from an airport on a dedicated bridge, at doesnt happen often. But first the construction. Its a lot of noise. A lot of noise. Reporter tori wilson works here. He commutes tropical system district on the metro and hell see the benefit ofd a secon metro entrance to the crystal city station. He says its needed. Coming out of tntisnce alone in the morning, terrible. Just terrible. Everybody trying to stampede over each other to get to work on time. Reporter for now, a neighborhood bei reimagined and redesigned. Da by day. In crystal city, adam tuss, news 4. A man who rescued a young mom from a potentially deadly dog wi attack is sho his dramatic story. The attack took place in the stone wall estates subdivision some spotsylvania county. Northern Virginia Bureau chief julie carrie learned ts is not the first time these dogs were involved in an attack. Reporter danny wasust driving home from work last wednesday when he heard screams and saw a frightening scene. I see the lady on the be ground with the dog mauling her. My first instinked was toinut the carark and run. Reporter the woman who had a newborn in her house was being attacked in the front ord. Of the familys six dogs biting her leg. This is what the breed looks like on the akcs website. It looked like she had been attacked by sharks. E the bites w so brutal and so nd. Reporter othereighbors and men from the landscaping truck went after the dog with tools, but it didnt let go until canter jumped on the animal. I yelled the words, out just like i would do with my dogs. When i did, heet go and immediately he turned to me. Thats when i grabbed his collar and slung him to the ground to his back and held him down. Reporter the victim was able to flee into thehouse. Before canter was through he had to help an arriving deputy. He was also bitten before both dogs were shot and later died. And neighbors say its not the first time theres been trouble with the dog. Eyyou can see where th fortified the fences. Weve lived in fear from these dogs in our backyard for a while now. Reporter next door neighbor russell garciaaid the dogs had gone under or over the fence three times to attack hi dog. They show the injuries from garcias hand w breaking up an attack in january. Animal control should have taken action, either removing the dogs or making sure theyre muzled or something along those lines. Reporter for danny, its tough remembering the chilling screams, but it helped when the victim recently sent him a message thanking him and the others for saving her, being her hero. She calledheou a. Do you accept that honor . Its good to be called a hero, but i dont feel like im a hero. I just feel like i did the right thing, what i was supposed to be doing, save somebodys life. Reporter in spotsylvania county, im julie kerry, news 4. Preparing for an emergency on the water as Summer Vacation season kicks into full gear. Plus the new treatment bringing much n ded relief people with a common breathing problem. A new report says two of the countrys best Childrens Hospitals are right here in our region. U. S. News andpo world re says two regional hospitals cracked the top ten. Childrens natial Medical Center in northwest d. C. Is named number 6, and Johns HopkinsChildrens Center in baltimore is listed at number 9. Theolist of top hitals made the flitilesc on galive highquality care several specialties. Boston Childrens Hospital made the top spot for the 6t year in row. As we head into the heart of summer, more people are going to beeg hfeindeadra olut agencies made sure theyll be ready for the worst Case Scenarios out there. Weve got man over board. The coast guard and oth state agencies took part in a mass rescue drill. The scene, a water taxi fire on the potomac. Crews rushed to scue injured passengers on board and put the fi out. The exercise took nine months to plan. Theres a lot of response capability in the National Capital region. And really, doing an exercise like this gets everybody on the same page on what each others capability is, how we communicate, how we dont kind of overlap each other. Usits foc on creating an efficient response to a big event like this. Ao allut teamwork. The goal of these exercises is to determine what went well and what didnt. So the crews can get better before real emergency happens. When we come back, imagine t nagging cought feels like youre trying to breathe unde water. Row there could be a breakthrough fo people with a common condition. Well show you how it works and how improved much needed relief. Plus s accessfter the shutdown, they turned to baking, and now five months later, weve got an exciting update to share. Welcome back. People with emphysema or chronic bronchitis suffer with a nagging cough. They say they aresp ga for air like breathing under water. Walking or taking a shower can be difficult for people with that while there is no cure yet, Doreen Gentzler has a newen treatmt where people breathe easier without major surgery. Good job. Reporter it wasnt always easy for debbie to play with h dog riley. Good job, good job, riley. My dog means a lot to me, and i love spending time with him and doing stuff. And now it doesnt wear me out so badly. Reporter debbie started smoking when she was 16, a habit that got worse over the years. At one point, smoking twopacks of cigarettes aa d my father died from smoking. My mother died from smoking. My little sister died from smoking. My uncle died from smoking. Reporter but she couldnt kick the habit and developed a debilitating lung condition called emphysa. She had a bout with t flu last year landed debbie in the icu and near death. They Say Something good comes out ofng everythi reporter doctor is director of the pulmonary special procedures unit at Virginia Hospital Center in arlington. He toldt her ab the zephyr valve treatment. Rently approved by the fda, it can help people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or copd. And it doesnt require major surgery. Not being able to walk across a room to, you know, chan the channel or get something to eat wihout becoming short of breath, thats the degree these patients are dealing with. So even ife valves in pand it gives them 15 feet of walking, that could be life changing. Reporter tiny valves that look like the mouth of a fish are placed in the patients airwaves to block off the part of the lung where air gets trapped. You can see the valve opening and deploying. Reporter it allows the moving parts of the lungs to expand making it easier for patients to brehe. So to be able to do this microscopically, minimally invasive i think was a real game changer for our patients. Reporter it shas been a game changer for debbie. I was get all the air, where before, part of it had stopped in the damaged part of my lung. Reporter several months after the procedure, shes back to doing a lot of the things she loves. Enjoying the Little Things in life that we sometimes take for granted. Even before, just down to pick up something, it was like you hold your breath under water. Now its not like that. Im enjoying life again. Good for her. At the age of 63, debbie made history as the first person in our region to have this hy ze valve treatment. Minimally in vase i have patients need to be held in the hospital to make sure everything goes right. Now to update a story we brought you during the vernment shutdown, two men and sisters turning their furlough frustrations into big business. They started bakg cheesecakes to make ends meet, but as it turns out, they havent stped nce the shutdown ended. Our shomari stone has the nextp cha of one incredible story. Homemade Graham Cracker crust. Ou have a mixture in the bowl and we scoop it t. Pour it right in. Reporter Nick I Howard and Jackie Wright have perfection. Its like a smile. Reporter they launched the furlough cheesecake business five months ago. I am tired, but elated. I cannot believe theom tum. I cannot believe the support. Reporter and right now they have a big announcement. We are live we will be in Walmart Stores. Reporter 100 selected Walmart Stores in au sust,et success. They give me a couple tips. This is the batter. We then take it and i start putting it in here like this . Yes reporter and youre not going to tell me the secret nt ingredie are you . Nothing. Reporter news 4 told you about the sisters during the Government Shutdown in our father said, you know, girl, you could sell these cheesecakes. Reporter they named their company the furlough cheeccakes se they were furloughed feral workers. Bills were stacking up. Nobody seemed tocare. They were going to charge late fees. Reporter after the news 4 report, they appeared on the ellen show. She shrprised them wit a 20,000 order. Since then, theyve sold more than 5,000 cheesecakes and quit the government jobs. We learned a lot, but yeah, were ready for the future. And beyond. And beyond. Reporter arent they great . Now, this is nice and chilled. You can buy the furlough cheesecakes at Walmart Stores on august 18th. And also you can get them on their website at the furlough cheesecake. Com. Shomari stone, news 4. When we come back, a monumental achievement nearly 50 years ago. Man walked on the moon. Ahead, how nasa is planning to mark that milestone. Can you believe its been almost 50 years since mankind first set foot on the moon . 11s or of apollo anniversary next month, the air and space museum is going to be putting Neil Armstrongs space suit on display. News 4s amee choives us a sneak peek. Rinorter there are certa moments we know, we remember. Fos of allges explore the air and space museum. Ask anyone over the age of 50, and they can tell you where they were. Its one small step for man. Reporter the day apollo 11 reached the moon. One giant leap for mankind. I was 11 years old in iowa. I was in our Family Living room. Repter they can also tell you how excited they are. The museum will soon open its doors to a new exhibit, one that will honor Neil Armstrongs or famous and the space suit he wore while saying them. We have been very busy in the last two years. Reporter kathleens lewis the curator of the apollo 1 exhibit. When she watched them take the first steps, she never shlieved would get to restore his space suit. This is a great responsibility. We are looking forward to inspiring new generations to work on the next generation pursuits. Reporter there is still a month to b goore the exhibit opens. The museum plans to throw a party july 20th, and get this, it will be at 10 56 p. M. , the exact minu mankind walked on the moon. Back then it was black and white tv, it was fuzzy, but pretty exciting. Reporter equally exciting, the possibility of whats to come. So maybe one day we can buy a house on the moon. At the air and space museum, amee cho, news 4. Time still flies, de snt it . Timr us to take off now. Thats all for news 4 this week. Im leon forris. Thankjoining us. Have a great week. Z3d2uz z16fz y3d2uy y16fy nbc sports, home of the olympic games, the nh playoffs and sunday night football. Only on nbc. Its the f weekend of summer. And what better way to spend it than lake time. Time at the lake bheens elkhart lake. 630cres of heartland. Amazing weekend of racing, camping,