>> right now on news 4 this week, the united states elect its new president and several members of congress. but are the people who work in congress as diverse as they should be? the news 4 eye team takes a look. the six fix, plans to add new hot lanes to one of the m plus meet the first family. we'll introduce you to one of the wife and youngest sons of the president-elect. >> announcer: welcome to news 4 this week. >> hi, everyone, i'm carol. this week the people spoke and elected a new president of the united states. real estate mowing you will donald trump who will become the

improbable victory. he wants the nation to come together and heal after a contentious campaign. so, we have a new president and several new members of congress, and with those members of congress, hundreds of new staffers are going to come with them. the news 4 eye team review finds congress isn't following its own laws on ensuring diversity in the work force. scott mcfar land takes a look at the rules that apply for everyone else but not for the offices that represent y the hill. >> the power -- >> reporter: lobbyist and attorney literally wrote the book on how the federal government works. >> really take the lessons learned during my career and making them more available to people who want to access the federal government. >> reporter: but when she started her career path as a congressional staffer she didn't see many people who looked like her in higher positions. >> we're a representative government so we want our government to be representative

requires diversity tracking in the work force not just for government, but for everyone through the civil service reform at equal employment opportunity act. but the lawmakers don't have to follow the laws. when the eye team looked for records and numbers on how well congressional staffers reflected gender and racial makeup of the states their lawmakers represent, we discovered there aren't any. no one is required to keep track of minority hiring in the u.s. house or senate. >> there is a collective b >> reporter: the item obtained this report from the office of personnel management of minority federal worker. they submit submit it to congress every year. the numbers a slight overall increase the previous year, nearly half a percent. the picture of how congress is doing hiring minorities is much less clear. we sent the same questions to all 29 local members of congress. d.c., maryland, virginia and

women, lgbtq and every racial equity nick breakdown included in the u.s. census. those that responded had a higher rate of diversity. 52 women, 43% people of color. six offices refused to answer our questions. 16 others didn't respond despite our repeated requests. >> we he we believe in a new democracy you need all points of view and that's what diversity offices, steny hoyer responded. he is proud on his office's increase in diversity but there is room for improvement. >> we have the most diverse caucus in our history, but we are still not representative of the american mix. >> reporter: they he help congress improve operations and says money is a big part of the issue. >> congress cuts its own budg and that's hurting itself,

pipeline of diverse applicants if it has no resource he to do it. >> reporter: love lace started had i career on the hill, too, and is now in charge of engaging african-american voters with the gop. he sees the diversity benchmark for congress as a key in the same way congress requires other agencies to report. >> there needs to be some method, some mechanism to keep track. this will be a way to help encourage offices that they need to make these efforts to really diver t of the day. >> reporter: love lace and the others didn't know there are groups and others caucuses promoting diversity. including a resume bank congressman hoyer launched. it's in our nbc washington app. scott mcfar land, news 4 eye team. >> thank you, scott. it's going to get worse before it gets better. that's the words on plans to add express lanes on i-66 outside the beltway.

will last for years, four years. transportation reporter adam took a ride in chopper 4 to explain how this project will work. >> reporter: four years, yes, four years of construction along i-66 and take a look at where this construction is going to be taking place, right here along what is arguably the most congested corridor in our entire region from the beltway out to gainsville. we are talking about two new express lanes being built o to push the road out a little bit. it's going to get tough. 66, there is the unpredict ability. >> 66 is hit or miss. >> reporter: others simply dread the road. >> it's all hours of the day, it's not just rush hour. any time of the day you can get caught in traffic there. >> reporter: that's why transportation leaders say something needs to be done. well, something is being done. two brand-new express lanes running nearly 23 miles from the

lanes will be right alongside three regular lanes. >> it's a lot of construction, $2 billion roughly. >> reporter: susan shaw with v dot says once construction starts we're looking at four years worth of intense work and some private properties along the corridor will be lost. >> there are some total that are still anticipated with the project. we did minimize that to 11 is what we showed in our plans last year. >> reporter: the concept for the lanes is the sam more people in the car. you can use them for free. fewer than three and you have to pay a toll. your promised a speedy trip of at least 55 miles an hour even during rush hour. that's a polarizing issue. >> there is a way around it to get to work earlier, i'd do t. >> you shouldn't have to pay just to get through it >> reporter: transit improvement also being planned along the corridor as part of the project. back here taking a look at 66 now, the other part of this

private company which is going to build, operate and maintain this facility at no cost to tax payers, but guess what? they get to keep the tolls on this facility for the next 50 years. back to you. >> thanks, adam. still ahead, the united states has new president-elect. we'll get to meet his family. we are going to introduce you to donald trump's wife me lan i can't and his youngest son barron.

>> well, now that he's the president-elect, donald trump will be i mortalized in wax. madam t uss eau said it's set to be complete before the election. a team of 20 artists working around the clock, hoping to get it all done. we're told the sick-month process started back in june with artist sculpting clay heads of both trump and clinton. when it's completed trump will

madam s uss eaus. here are a few tidbits about the next first lay. melania trump is 46 years old, the third wife of the president-elect, the former model grew up in communist slovenia and has said she was inspired by ronald reagan and later followed her dream to become an american. by the way, the only other first lady to have been born outside the u.s. was john wife. friends describe melania as a dedicated wife and mother. speaking of family, son barron trump is their only child together, the youngest of donald trump's five children. he was on stage with his dad tuesday night. barron is ten years old and apparently speaks fluently in slovenia. she said as a baby barron was a calm little boy and did not cry much. and get this, the last young boy to live in the white house was

50 years ago. it's one of the most violent crimes in our area. when we come back, the news 4 eye team talk to detective asking for your help to reignite the investigation into this cold case. and later, the historic radio station that played the sounds

>> fairfax county police say it's one of the most violent crimes they've seen. buthe trying to solve a six year old murder. trisha thompson shows you why they need your help identifying the murder weapon and piecing the clues left behind from the dr. wash murder. >> reporter: footsteps of a killer leading detectives straight to their motive, but the secret hidden in these prints may be why this case continues to go unsolved.

>> reporter: she and her husband were borne in south korea but did not meet until after he arrived in the united states with just $300 in his pocket. >> he was wonderful. he was very handsome. >> reporter: she said they first fell and love and earned enough money to buy a car wash. >> we make good money, then we buy another business, car wash again. >> reporter: dr. wash in shan till i turned into the dream they longd for until everything went wrong six years ago. >> this is the most violent scene i have seen. >> reporter: he was supposed to be home on october 27, 2010, not her husband. when friends canceled their regular golf game, she went to the store and he stayed home. >> it's quite possible that whoever went there that day didn't expect him to be there. they were surprised. that's possibly why they used weapons from the house. >> reporter: carefully unwrapping evidence never before shown to the public, police

dozen times. >> someone with a lot of anger or some kind of emotion that would give them that much strength to be able to break the knife in the middle of a fight. >> reporter: he had a black belt, fought for his life he broke bone in his hands. but wonder, what made these vertical marks on his neck and head? and these unusual t-shape puncture wounds you can see in this newly released police sketch. >> the dynamic of the injuries is possible it's >> reporter: and then there are the two bloody sock prints found next to his body. >> when you go into somebody's house, ordinarily you take your shoes off. >> reporter: >> it leads us in the direction of whether the person there was familiar with our victim, whether it was a cultural thing why they had their shoes off, whether the victim knew who was there. >> reporter: the sock prints at first seemed to lead nowhere

floor reacting with trace amounts of invisible blood, blue sock prints suddenly lit up the floor, leading police up the steps and straight to a secret hiding place where he and his wife had a large amount of cash can. stolen along with their suv. only the suv reappeared four days later, about 10 miles away on americana drive in annandale. >> i know there is somebody out there that knows something about solved. >> we haven't gotten many tips. >> she's trying to explain the police officers are here to assist, to help. they provided information. they would not be harmed in return. >> reporter: police office ang is also korean american working this case from the start to help her translate her pain

>> reporter: she's now begging her neighbors to tell police if they know anything about the crime that destroyed her american dream by killing the man she loved. in fairfax county, trisha thompson, news 4 eye team. >> if you know anything about his murder, please ask you to call crime solvers. we posted that phone number along with photos from the crime scene on our nbc washington app. many decades ago. gwen shows us how it brought some of the greatest musicians

the >> the 2016 election season, so stressful that therapy dogs were brought to capitol hill after it was all over.

for workers to blow off steam, especially for those whose bosses may have lost reelection bid. >> it's frustrating, disheartening. we know we did the best we could. seeing the dogs brings joy, put a smile on my face this morning. definitely need that had and thankful for all the dogs being here. >> finally this week, a look at the radio station that ruled the airwaves many years ago, whss, in the '60s the station had a wide open format that played music reflecting the political, social and cultural upheaval of those heavy days and brought some of our greatest musicians to life. now you can relive it as our wendy regal reports there is a documentary in the works that will take us back to a golden time when radio resonated. >> reporter: it was the '6 0s, woodstock, the summer of love,

it was very improvizational and free wheeling. >> there was always a subtle message in the songs. it was sort of a secret code between us and our listeners. they knew what we were saying. >> reporter: whfs became a beacon for musicians who came to the station to get their music played. >> it might have been bruce springsteen, might have been jackson brown or bonny ray or linda ron stat. we didn't have quotes around

>> reporter: lowell george and linda ron stat about to be on the air in 1975. neil young at a concert wearing the whfs bumper sticker on his pants. the documentary, feast your ears, the story of whfs, 102.3, captured those years between 161 and 1983 when whfs, from atop the triangle towers in bethesda, progressive music, the communal fire, social media before social media. >> because they had a vegetarian cookbook. they had a ride board. they had a housing board. >> reporter: slos berg got the idea for the documentary when he saw the original dee jays gather for a reunion. >> i just reacted out loud, oh, my god, they're all not dead yet. somebody needs to tell the story. >> reporter: he says reviti those golden years should

>> they're a lot like we were. they're railing against corporateization, railing against the problems with our government. >> reporter: and for boomers, it will be a feast of music and memories, a chance to wade once again into the sweet nectar of our youth. >> the story of whfs, 102.3 will be hitting the film and will be released afterwards. we have a lincoln our nbc washington app. search whfs. thanks for joining us and hope

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news 4 today starts now. >> right now, as we come up on 6:00, an outpouring of mixed emotions following the dead of fidel castro, as cubans on the island lasting change. we look at what is to come. a scam is what president-elect donald trump is calling the latest effort at a recount of votes in decision 2016. we're going to tell you who is joining the fight. suspects still on the run this morning after a barbershop robbery turns into a nearby shooting. we have all the details we'll fill you in on this sunday morning. good morning. i'm david culver. adam enjoying time off with the