Y25eiy y16fy right now on news4 this week, the inauguration is behind us, but the weekends activities just getting started. How metro is helping people get around for the planned marches this weekend. We also Mark Martin Luther king day this week. Well show you how people honor the civil rights icon. And call for unity as a new president starts his term. Plus wiping the record clean. How people with a criminal past are getting a fresh start in maryland. Announcer welcome to news4 this week. Hi, everyone, im chris lawrence. Donald trump is now the 45th president of the United States after an Inauguration Day full of pageantry down on the National Mall. Check out the nbc washington app festivities. The inauguration is over, but there is still plenty going on. A lot of people are headed to the National Mall for the womens march on washington, and metro is making changes to accommodate all those people attending. Trains started at 5 00 a. M. On saturday, two hours earlier than normal. And
Rotated his slaves between philadelphia and mount vernon for a not very president ial reason . Hes also a chief operating officer. Dr. Arnold, thank you very much for joining us. You are the goto person for pennsylvania facts. Ive been with the Historical Society for over 24 years. Im also a tour guide within the city. Its always amazing that people, even locals, dont know a lot of the history of their own city. One of the first ones starts with the founding of philadelphia, founded by william penn and william penn was a quaker. Part of that is street names. Ray street used to be called sassafras. The east west streets were named after trees and the north south streets were named after numbers. Philadelphia was the very first city built on a public grid and Public Square system in the United States and were also the first city that established a street numbering system based on numbers. And why numbers and trees . Its because part of his quaker philosophy. Theyre the plain people. You
Right now on news 4 this week changes at two key metro stations. How the agency could make some money and you could benefit even if you dont live there. Bridge repairs. A status update on the major rehabilitation of an iconic washington crossing. And team building. The new effort to get the redskins to change their name. And it all centers around a new stadium deal. Welcome to news 4 this week. Hi, im chris lawrence. We begin with metro. Specifically the land that surrounds a lot of the metro stations. The Transit Agency is looking to sell off some of that property at two stations in maryland to make some money. Transportation reporter explace how it could change your whole experien transportation. Reporter take away parking at metro and put up new buildings. Its a polarizing topic. I think you probably need the parking. Instead of a development . I think we have a lot of developments around here. Reporter others want the development and are willing to pay to live and work near the tra
Off your prepared script and talk about some things that were personal. You also said that those in philadelphia were under attack. What do you think that attack is . What do you mean by that . I think the residual of the trump affect that a person who never we never thought would become president and godspeed to him. There is a need to replicate in some official minds in washington and harrisburg the successful trump affect. So they are playing to the things that he brought forward in the campaign, like xi na phobia and misogyny and not liking diversity and trying to keep people apart and keep people at each other. Thats not what is in the best interest of our city or country. Hoping that at some point in time the electorate nationally will understand that they have made a mistake and that we have to go back to an understanding and caring country that looks out for each other. Throwing people off of health care and throwing people out of the country and shutting down the doors and bui
Good saturday morning to you. Im adam tuss in for david. And im angie goff. Here to break down the weather is tom kierein. Whats the latest . Weve got the cold air in place feeling more like midjanuary than early march. The winds are around 10 to 15 miles an hour. Here is the cloud cover coming and going over washington. Now, live view from the storm team 4 tour camera on this saturday morning. And our temperatures are now near the feels like temperature is near 20 degrees. And the windchills just in the teens farther north and west as the winds are going to begin to pick up later today. We can see some gusts up to 30 miles an hour. Windchills through the teens the rest of the morning. Then the 20s the rest of the afternoon. Back down to near freezing temperatures by later on tonight. A look at that potential storm coming up for the early part of the week. Thats in just a few minutes. Thank you, tom. Theres a new stop on the railroad byway. The Visitors Center thats dedicated to Harrie