Students and 19,000 employees. Bureau chief Tracee Wilkins explains why leaders decided to stick with the local favorite even after a nationwide 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 dr. Monica goldson was named the new c. E. O. Of the Prince Georges CountyPublic School system. Goldson has been serving as interim c. E. O. For the past 11 months. She was appoint today that positionfter former c. E. O. Kevin maximwell decided to step down after years of controversy. Under maxwells leadershipment school wasid dived, lost money and was entangled in a scandal that led to overght of the system. It is a neway. From july 23rd, i will continue to do that. Reporter the County School sysm 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 atarge to give their feedback, but i am happy with dr. Ingoldson be 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 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 worked these 11 months, not fused on this te right now, but just trying to get it right for kids. Reporter now the prince orges county board of education has to approve this nomination. Theounty executive is saying she is hoping to have all of this tied up in the next few weeks. In largo,m Tracee Wilkins, news 4. Bracing of people are for the amazon impact in Northern Virginia as we get closer to the tech giant moving into the region. But you dont have to look hard to find visible signs of change. Especially when it comes to transportation in places like crystal city. Transportation reporter adam tuss explains how your commute is going to change. Reporter smart and cutting. Banginjackhammering. 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 crystal city. All the changes have been, well t. Lets just say lunch hour hasnt been the same. This one that i see so fr down. Its the past couple of months. Reporter this is truly a m area being retrofithed. Look at south clark bridge next to route 1. They demolished. The car is n the main focus here in crystal city. So often we do stories about bridges coming together. Not every day you is coming apart and will stay apart forever. This is a new crystal city. A completely changing landscape. Eas 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 watching whats going on right now. What, has it been six, seven months since amazon made the announcement. Its going to be a bustling city. Im looking forward to being part of it. Porter plans to build a new pedestrian bridge to Reagan National airport said to be clor to reality. Walking to and from an airport on a ddgicated brie, that doesnt happen often. But firsthe 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 of a second metro entrance to the cystal ity station. He says its needed. Coming out of this entrance alone in the morning, terrible. Just terrieve. Erybody trying to stampede over each other to get to work on time. Reporter for now, agh nrhood being reimagined and redesigned. Day by day. In crystalcity, adam tuss, nes 4. A man who rescued a young mom from a potentially deay dog attack is showing his dramatic story. The attack took place in the stone wall estates subdivision some spotsylvania county. Northern Virginia Bureau chief julie carrie learned this is not the first time these dogs were involved in an attack. Rep wter danny just 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 to put the car in park and run. Reporter the woman who had newborn her house was being tacked in the front yard. One 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 attack by sharks. The bites were so brutal and so bad. Reporter other neighbors and men from the landscaping truckhe went after tog 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, he let go and immediately he turned to me. Thats when i grabbed his collar and slung him to the ground to hisack and held him down. Reporter the victim was able to flee into the house. Before canter was through he had to help an arriving deputy. He was also bitten before both dogs were shot and later died. Anneighbors say its not the first time theres been trouble with the dog. You can see where they fortified the fences. Weve lived in fear from these dogs in o backyard for a while now. Reporter next door neighbor Russell Garcia said the dogs had gone under or over the fence three times to attack his dog. They show the injuries from ci gars hand when he was 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 called you a hero. 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 intofull gear. Plus the new treatment bringing much needed relief to people with a common breathing problem dales little girl is heading to college. Luckily, her dorm is about 10 minutes from a hotel by wyndham. Ashleys meeting all her inlaws, and shes about 10 minutes from a hotel by wyndham. Ashleys meeting all jeff is flying to. Oh never mind. 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Is named number 6, and johns hkins Childrens Center in baltimore is listed at number 9. The list of top hospitals made the called honor roll, meaning these facilities give highquality care for several specialties. Boston Childrens Hospital made the top spot for the 6th year in a row. As we head into the heart of summer, more people are going to be heading out into the water and this week federal agencies the worst Case Scenarios out r there. Weve got man over board. The coast guard and other state agencies took part in a mass rescue ill. The scene, a water taxi fire on the potomac. Crews rushed to rescue injured passenrs on board and put the fire out. The exercise took nine months to plan. Theres a lot of response ticapability in the naal 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. Its focused onn creating efficient response to a big event like this. So all about 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 a nagging cough that feels likeou ye trying to breathe under water. Now there could be a breakthrough for people with a common condition. Well show you how it works and how improved much needed relief. Plus success after the s hutdown, they turned to baking, and now five months later, weve got an exciting update to share. Compare comcast business to your current provider. Provider my current servi does not provide half of what you provide. And to know that i could save money . Id be thrilled. S this soundlike a whole business package, which would be incredible. So what are you guys waiting for . Lets do it. laughs comcast business gives you more. Switch now and it fast, reliableernet for a new low price of 39. 95 a month. 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Reporter but she couldnt kick thehabit and developed a debilitating lung condition called emphysema. She had a bout with the flu last anar ld debbie in the icu and near death. They Say Something good com out of everything. Reporter doctor is director of the pulmonary special ocedures unit at Virginia Hospital Center in arlington. He told her about the zephyr valve treatment. Recently 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, change the channel or get something to eat without becoming short of breath, thats the degree these patients are dealing with. So even if we put these zephyr valves in and it gives them 15 feet of walking, that could fe 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 get trapped. You can see the valve opening and deploying. Reporter it allows the moving parts of the lungs to expand making itasier for patients to breathe. So to be able to do this microscopically, minimally invasive i think was a real game changer for our patients. Reporter it sure has been a game changer for debbie. I was like, wow. When i breathe now, i get all the air, where before, part o 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 kneeling down to pick up something, it was like you hold your breath under water. Now its not like that. Im enjoyi lifeain. Good for her. At the age of 63, debbie made history as the first person in our region to have this zephyr valve treatment. Minimally in vase i have patients need to be held in the hospital to make sure everything goes right. Now to upte a story we brought you during the Government Shutdown, two men and sisters turning their furlough frustrations in bigbusiness. They started baking cheesecakes to make ends meet, but as it turns out, they havent stopped since the shutdown ended. Our shomari stone has the next chapter of one incredible story. Homemade Graham Cracker crust. We have a mixture in the bowl and we scoit it out. Pouight 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 the momentum. I cannot believe the support. And right now they have a big announcement. We are live we will be in Walmart Stores. Reporter 100 selected Walmart Stores in august, sweet success. They give me a couple tips. This is the batter. We then takear it and i stt putting it in here like this . Yes. Reporter and youre not gog to tell me the secret ingredients, are you . Nothing. Reporter news 4 told you about the sistersuring the Government Shutdown in january. Our father said, you know, girl, you could sell these cheesecakes. Reporter they named their company the furlough cheesecakes because they were furloughed federal workers. Bills were stacking up. Nobody seeed to care. They were going to charge late fees. Reporter after the news 4 report, they appeared on the ellen show. She surprised them with a 20,000 order. Since then, theyve sold more than 5,000 cheesecakes and quit the government jobs. 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 websitegh at the furlou 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 markhat milestone. This is annie. 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In honor of apollo 11s anniversary next month, the air and space museum is going to be putting neil mstrongs space suit on display. News 4s amee cho gives us a sneak peek. Reporter there are certain moments we know, we remember. Folks of a ages explore the museum. Space ask anyone over the age of 50, n and they cell you where they were. Its one small step for man. Reporter the day apollo 11 reached the moon. E on giant leap for mankind. I was 11 years old in iowa. I was in our Family Living room. Reporter they can also tell you how excited they are. The museum will soon open its doors to new exhibit, one that will honor Neil Armstrongs famous words and the space suit he wore while saying th. Have been very busy in the last two years. Lewis is r kathleen the curator of the apollo 1 exhibit. When she watched them take the first steps, she never believed she would get to restore his space suit. R this is a gt responsibility. We are looking forward to inspiring new generations to work on the next generation pursuits. Reporter there is still a month toe go before thxhibit opens. The museum plans to throw a party july 20th, and get this, it will be at 10 56 p. M. , the exact minute mankind walked on the moon. Back then it was black and white tv, it was fuzzy, but pretty exciting. Reporter equally exciting, he 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, doesnt ito time for us take off now. Thats all for news 4 this week. G m leon harris. Thanks for join. Have a great week. Greg. Why . I cant handle beltway traffic anymore. I gotta get in the express lane. Youre kind of freaking us out. You know what . Just try waze carpool. It matches drivers and riders who are headed in the same direction that way you can say hi to the express lane, and share the cost of the commute. But what about davide . And victoria . 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