Photos of the week: April 14-21

Here are photos from stories that happened last week.

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The D.C. Emancipation Day parade marches along in the downtown area on Saturday, April 14, 2018.  (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
The D.C. Emancipation Day parade marches along in the downtown area on Saturday, April 14, 2018. (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
The Lancaster carried some of the largest bombs used by the RAF during World War II. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
The “Great British Fly-In” was held on the tarmac of the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Airport to celebrate the 100th birthday of the British Royal Air Force. The Lancaster carried some of the largest bombs used by the RAF during World War II. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
Calaya and her infant Moke in the Great Ape House at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. (Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo)
A male western lowland gorilla was born at the zoo’s Conservation Biology Institute — the first such birth at the National Zoo in almost a decade. Calaya and her infant Moke in the Great Ape House at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. (Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo)
Early Monday morning the I-66 WB  was diverted off Roosevelt Bridge toward US-50 or NB GW Pkwy due to flooding in Arlington. Now getting by without major problems. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Damage and traffic problems happened in parts of the area after heavy rains hit the region from Sunday night into Monday morning. Early Monday morning the I-66 WB was diverted off Roosevelt Bridge toward US-50 or NB GW Pkwy due to flooding in Arlington. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper hits a solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Monday, April 16, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado ripped through parts of Virginia. Debris surrounds storm-damaged homes Monday, April 16, 2018, in Elon, Va. (Jay Westcott/The News & Advance via AP)
“The Mustang is one of the important cars of all time, and this is the most famous Mustang,” said Historic Vehicle Association President Mark Gessler. (WTOP/John Aaron)
The original 1968 Mustang from the action flick “Bullitt” (1968) with Steve McQueen is on display on the National Mall through Sunday as part of a weeklong event, sponsored by the Historic Vehicle Association. “The Mustang is one of the important cars of all time, and this is the most famous Mustang,” said Historic Vehicle Association President Mark Gessler. (WTOP/John Aaron)
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The D.C. Emancipation Day parade marches along in the downtown area on Saturday, April 14, 2018.  (WTOP/Dick Uliano)
The Lancaster carried some of the largest bombs used by the RAF during World War II. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
Calaya and her infant Moke in the Great Ape House at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. (Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo)
Early Monday morning the I-66 WB  was diverted off Roosevelt Bridge toward US-50 or NB GW Pkwy due to flooding in Arlington. Now getting by without major problems. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)
“The Mustang is one of the important cars of all time, and this is the most famous Mustang,” said Historic Vehicle Association President Mark Gessler. (WTOP/John Aaron)

The Associated Press contributed to this gallery.

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