Our transportation reporter started investigating and it is all in the name of safety. After 53 years of crossing the same intersection she takes more timeo get from one side to the next. Do you worry about the cars and the way the drivers are . Yeah. They dont see you . They are not looking at who is coming, nothing. Just speeding, you know. Speeding and turning. They dont mix. That is why d. C. Is using more and more of these yellow pylon devices, a lot more of them. We have 85 locationsthcross e district and put in place 35 of them. Over the next year we will be putting in more. They are known as left turn calming devices and are designed to protect pedestrians. The idea is to force drivers to go out into the intersection and stay away from the crosswalk, more of a 90degree turn. Drivers are still getting used to them. I think they are going to study it and see. C theity has data showing the intersections need the devices and so far this year traffic fatalities are down 25 and d. C. Created a position to focus on cutting down fatalities and serious injuries. A lot of no turn on red. Take a look at some of the yellow devices and you can see they have been tough a battle. Enida got across the intersection safel and plans to keep doing so. Speaking of commuting around here this week there was a Welcome Change for thousands of commuters on metros red line. All trains began traveling to an from the glenmont station. Montgomery county leaders have been pushing to end the turnaround for more than a decade and finally pulled it off. Imagineaiting for a table at a restaurant. No trouble getting a reservation. Good for you but bad for businesses n alexandria. The same Delicious Food that brought people i for years. But this summer they are not coming in. We have seen a stagnant, sharp drop off. It dropped off at the end of may. Metro shut down the king street stationo do muchneeded work on the platform. We joke about how it is right ac. Ss the brid but when it comes down to the metro not being there the bridge might as well be miles away. They conducted a survey of local businesses three weeks after the station shut down. Why would we take the pulse three weeks in . We wanted to know about it in the moment so there are adjustments to make. Thesi will cr adjustments because the survey find 4 of 10 businessesre losing money. You can see, i dont have a single guest in the building at the moment. His restaurant hasen tak a 30 to 40 hit. He and the others have to endure because the shut down just started. Blue and Yellow Line Service wont flow again until september 9. We should be able to survivee lly. Hope is the word. The area lost a titan this year. A member of the legenry 1971 state Championship Team passed away this week. A fullback whose championship wteam story turned into remember the titans. It was that team that helped break down racial barriers. It taught us how to respect each other. You aint got to love each other, but you haveo respect each other. Petey jones retired from his job as a Security Officer in 2018. The manli immortazed in remember the titanspent the last three decades of his life as the heart and the soul of had h school retiring before the death of the school. The movie was the story of the schools improbable, heroic 1971 state football championship, months after three reluctant city high schools have been fused into one racially integrated school. He truly will be missed. The former mayor said the Team Struggle and bonding and triumph leaves the mark on the city to this day and petey jones was always there. He would say some day i want to be like you. I would say petey, i want to be like you. The actor that played jones in remember the titans still come up to him and talk about how the movie impacted their lives. The Scholarship Fund began in effort to honor him and the 1971 titans with a scholarship. As of yesterday it has raised only 225 of its 3,000 goal. Jones children released a statement on their fathers death. Dding that his legacy will no doubt. When we come back, a status port onmarylands prized blue crabs. A look at how many of them are swimming in the Chesapeake Bay these days and do you really need to wait an hour after eating to jump in the pool . The facts and fiction when it comes to swimmin. Hey ladies. Buy hefty® ultra strong™ at a low price. Dada i wish. Get hefty® ultra strong™ costs less than glad® forceflex where sold head to head. To most, hes phil to me, hes well, dad. So when his joint pain from Psoriatic Arthritis got really bad it scared me. And what could that pain mean . Joint pain could mean joint damage. Enbrel helps relieve joint pain heois stop irreversible damage. And helps skin get clearer. Enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. 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Resource managers attribute part of the reasons for the waters not being overfished and reduced harvesting of female blue crabs and it helps that the water is cleaner. News4 is working for you with a look at the tl ship providence docked at the new home in alexandria. Built and played a part in twoh of t pirates of the carbean movies. Now there is new plans f the life in alexanderia. We will do beer cruises every friday night. Familyfriend pirate cruises saturday morning and once a month adult and wine cruises and sunset sails. No one has to walk the plank. You can go home dry. It wont open up to the public until latsu this er. Now when we come back here summer is in full swing and tha means crowded pools and beaches. Coming up what is fact and fiction when it comes to swimming safety. Plus a cheer coach, groundbreaking performance and lifechanging lessons. Safety. Safety. A safety. A protect ur pet with the 1 name in flea and tick protection. Frontline plus. 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Dr. Christina johns is a pediatrician and mother of two and her offices are busy with vone calls andisits this time of the year from panicked parents reading o stories dry drownings on social media. That catches on like wildfire and all of a sudden we have atu ion where we are believing something when it is only half of the story. The fact is that children that inhale pool water do not need to be monitored for several days for signs of distress. If there are any symptoms related to that event they will toccur in first several hours anday not later. She tarls pts to closely watch their child immediately after swaowing a mouthful of water and get medical attention quickly if you think there is trouble. Here is what to look for. Is there any difficulty breathing or having trouble speaking or cant catch their breath . Coughing a lot. You should wait up to an hour after eating before getting back into the pool . There is truth and fictions aboutun eating aro swimming. Dr. John said waiting to swim is n necessary. The method stems aliund the beef that blood will be moved away from your digtive tract putting you at risk for drowning. That is not true. You can go into the pool or water after eating. Your tummy might not feel good if you are full but not harmful or dangerous. What is harmful and dangerous when kids go in to the pool with gum or food in their mouths. It is ey to choke and get things u tangled into the mouths and airways. That is a nono. Fact or fiction, swimming with arm floaties will protect my child. Not true. Those arm floaties can pop, slideff or deflate and they do not keep a childs head above water. A coast guard approved life vest. These are unlike the floaties. They cant pop. They cant get destroyed a easily. Fact or fiction, if my child gets into trouble a the pool i will hear the splashing and struggling in timeo help. Not true. Drowning is a silent struggle and can happen in seconds. That is why it is important to ha a designated water watcher who is not distractedy aell phone. They need one job and one job only. That is keeping an eye on the safety of kids tt are swimming. The American Academy of pediatrics updated their guidelinesow and n recommend children start learning to swim around the age of 1. Three years earlier than Group Previously advised. Back to you. Thank you doreen. That is great advice to keep in mind,lk fo drowning is the second leading cause of unintentiona deaths behind Car Accidents for children under the age of 14. Be careful out there. The life lessons kids learn as part of a team or club can stay with them throughout their lives. The Special Olympics cheer and dance team, we got a chance to see them in action and it is clear to us they love performing together and celebrating who they are. That is thanks to this weeks harris hero. They are attached at the hip. I met her at her church. These two red heads are best friends thank to gail tewarson. She does not care where you come from. She will put you on the team and find a spot for you. Coach gail gave these two a sa place to be themselves. It is nice to feel included. She is not jus a coach but a mother to this entire team. S dontrt crying. Coachee gail has bn coaching the team the last 11 years, bringing together abled bodied athletes with those with disabilities. We help to bridge a gap in the local community. This team recently represented the Usa National Team atonhe internatial cheer unions world championships. And they won. We took these two teams to disney to compete and they wonla medal. They are worldchampions. Awesome goldda mels, rings, trophies. We got to carry the american flag. Represented our country. Anna graces mom said it has been lifechanging for her daughter. Inclusion is everything and in the end inclusion wins. If you include those that are different, you just won. Every day. Everyay we are with these people. Leading by examples is something coach gayle hopes sticksith her athletes. We are probably more alike than we are dierent. That message has already sunk in. Well said deed. When we come back, a sister hood of young computer scientists spending their summers learning with this one littles nexgard w comee confidence, youre doing whats ght, to protect your dog from fleas and ticks for a full month. Its the 1 vet recommended protection. And its safe for puppies. Nexgard. What one little chew can do. Wimpy trash bags . Cmon. H hey ladies. Buhefty® ultra strong™ at a low price. Dada i wish. Get hefty® ultra strong™ costs less than glad® forceflex where sold head to head. Ity be it may be Summer Vacation time but a group of High School Girls are choose to spend their break in the classroom. A Computer Science camp there. Ask any of these girls and they will tell you that the first key to success is simply knowing how to press forward. It is not r go to because i did not initialize x. Sabrina was learning computer coding, she said the boys in her class tol her she would never make it. Eow she is a successful softw maker and she is here at the summer camp teachther young women how to write computer code. I haveever seen so many girls all coding in one space at once. It is put on by a nonprofit. Reviewed for two basic kinds of loops. It wants to encourage girls to go in to Computer Science. Dont care if any males are dominating that field. The girls will spend their summer break hitting the books. Yeah its really fun. I enjoy it. I wanted to keep practicing over the summer. The goal is for them to build websites and a sisterhood of computer scientists. It is heartening to see so many women learning how to code together and having that support happy coding, ladies. That is all for news4 this week. I am leon harris. 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News4 today starts now. Breaking news, overnight, another more powerful earthquake ttled southern california. We have the latest fr the west coast. Far right groups prepare to descend on Downtown Washington today but with opposing groups planning to be there too police are hoping to keep everyone calm and only on news4, a survivor story. She beats the odds and alesh eating virus. Now she explains how it changed her life for the this is some of the damage the earthquake did. L