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In a Tuesday interview with The Globe, Duarte-Alonso reflected on Friday's event. To Duarte-Alonso, leadership means "stepping up and doing the work." While she doesn't always love being in the spotlight, she tries to use her platform to amplify others' voices. "Oftentimes, young women of color are on the margins," she said. "They often are not given the mic, taken as seriously or seen as leaders." Friday's experience taught the leader that social media is a good tool for connecting with young people who are trying to find their voice and want to talk about important things. "It just felt ...

they tried to get to the scene, worried about what their children may have seen. >> yes, very troubling. >> reporter: three of then were shot in three different locations. all at the same time. >> they are spread over in 20 blocks. >> reporter: one victim shot in the 2300 block of fourth street. both those victims have both non-life-threatening injuries. but the victim shot right in front of the school is in critical condition. he says that the officer, they were nearby when one of the shootings happened. she said that he followed the suspects down the street. >> there was a free pur...

right now firefighters are trying to figure out what caused a fire earlier this morning that killed a bedridden man in the district. children are returning to school this morning in prince george's county. plows are also returning to the schools, just ahead of the students. and one year later, president obama is defending his economic stimulus plan on its first anniversary. "news 4 midday" begins right now. good morning to you. welcome to "news 4 midday." i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm barbara harrison. it's back to school today for kids in prince george's county. it's their first d...

time since back-to-back blizzards hit us. those blizzards may be a thing of the past, but they're still causing real problems for commuters across the area. >> snow and ice are still piled up all over the area. that reduces the number of lanes available on many of the roads. jane watrel is down near the national maul will with more on. jane? >> i'm at 14th and jefferson. i want to show you how the evening commute is going along. it's moving fairly smoothly, but that wasn't the case earlier today. the morning rush hour actually ended at about 1:00 this afternoon. after commuters spe...