leon: the stormwatch7 team tracking tornadoes on the ground in oklahoma. announcer: from abc7 news this is a breaking news alert. maureen: breaking news from metro where in the last ten minutes, single tracking ended on the blue and the silver line because of the track problem. leon: that same area snarled this morning after yet another track fire. this time it's a test train that broke down near benning road. you can see here. the fire got so hot it burned through a metal tube. maureen: for the latest on that and the latest problems we go to transportation reporter brianne carter. brianne: i just spoke to metro and they say the two incidents are not related. crews just clearing a seen focusing on the track. take a look. this is just down the way on

crews were working for more than seven hours earlier today. take a look at video as we showed up here in the last half hour for what metro is calling a track problem that happened that forced single trackk. and -- tracking and continues to delay the evening rush hour. we know this is a track problem according to metro. not related to the incident that happened earlier this morning. now we do also know that there was a train on this same stretch of track what was offloaded earlier today. riders tell us the lights started to flash and they were asked to get off the train at stadium armory down the way from where we stand. this all comes after the major commuting mess this morning for riders after metro says a disabled train that was a test train before it opens to riders, went out on the tracks. the test did not work properly. fire that happened as a result of tha

riders say that they are fed up. >> i feel like we are put in danger. we are not even warned about it. either you are stuck in a tunnel for 20 minutes knowing you the places to go or they just kick you off the train without saying anything. >> all of this comes on the same day that metro's general manager paul wiedefeld making the rounds. causing long delays. single tracking for weeks on end. this also comes down on the same day that the new safety officer starts his job with metro. maureen: thank you. as she said today's problems come as metro races to address emergency directive from the federal government. the federal transit organization

of last thursday's explosive fire on the track at the federal station. f.d.a. called metro response to the fire inadequate. metro's response to that directive was the first thing our jummy olabanji asked metro g.m. paul wiedefeld about in a live one-on-one interview this morning on "good morning washington." watch the entire interview at wjla.com. leon: there was a moment that brought a sigh of relief across the area. the man accused in a deadly shooting spree across two counties captured as they broadcast it live. now we learn why eulalio tordil did not flee the area after friday's deadly shooting. he face adjudge. -- faced a judge. a lot of new details. brad? brad: they have the hearing to determine what the bond will be for someone. in a case like this the

people are kept locked up. but they lay out the details. it was a simple pair of eye glasses that foiled this alleged killer's plot. take a look at the video from friday. it shows eulalio tordil in handcuffs moments after the arrest. a peaceful arrest. what we learned today that tordil had been planning to kill his wife for about a month. he wrote notes that police found suggesting he was planning a suicide by cop. he wanted to go out in a blaze of gunfire. but in the end, after he committed his alleged third murder, he went no more than a block away. parked his car. and now it's being revealed why. he allegedly lost his ammunition during that final muer

to drive. >> because glasses were lost in struggle he didn't feel he could see to driver. >> he couldn't see to drive the get-away car. they found the murder weapon. linked to two of them ballistically. gun purchased legally in las vegas in 2014. not turned in, after the violation of the protective order that his wife got against him. the judge ordered tordil held without bond. in rockville, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: wow! amazing. thank you. in an hour from now the victims' rights foundation will hold a prayer vigil to honor victims of thursday and friday's shootings. looking here at live picre

church in gaithersburg. where the vigil is planned. in 2002, they raised a half group for victim of the d.c. sniper shootings. our coverage of thursday's killing and friday deadly chaos continues on wjla.com. there you can find details breakdown of what the police found when they captured tordil. you can read the arrest warrant for yourself. maureen? maureen: after a five-month pause trials resume in baltimore's freddie gray case. we are not sure whether the next trial starts wednesday or thursday because tomorrow prosecuting attorneys will ask to delay the trial of officer edward nero by one day. nero is chargedded with assault. reckless endangerment and misconduct. one of the three officers seen on video immediately after gray's arrest. prosecutors say nero and his colleagues had no reason to chase and arrest gray. he senot directly charged in the death. leon: still ahead at 6:00, 20 years in prison for a what

weapons. what the same judge ordered for two people convicted of causing a crash that killed three once they are out of prison. maureen: plus, what is at stake in the legal battle in north carolina. some are calling it the most significant civil rights fight in years. leon: first, though, new information coming in the newsroom about the tornado that we tracked on the ground in oklahoma. stay with us. >> we have relatively quiet weather here even though we have a chance of rain in the forecast for several days. we will talk about the record setting string of wet days still to come on "abc7 news at 6:00".

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a bad, bad, bad situation for garvin county. maureen: you saw this live in the last hour. on the ground in southern oklahoma for several minutes. right now there are no reports of injuries. as the storm passed over farm land. watches and warnings are in effect for oklahoma and kansas at this hour. leon? leon: it impaled the most significant battle over civil rights in -- it could be the most significant battle over civil rights in years. north carolina and federal government suing over h.b.-2. the controversial transgender bathroom law that requires people use the bathroom of the gender on their birth certificate. the justice department says the law is discriminatory and violates federal law, including the civil rights act. >> none of us can stand by when a

business of legislating identity and insists that a person pretend to be something or someone that they are not. or invent a problem that does not exist a pretest for discrimination or harassment. >> we believe a core rather than a federal agency should tell the state, our nation and employers across the country what the law requires. leon: billions of dollars in federal aid to north carolina are at stake in this dispute. coming up next at 6:00 -- 20 years from the drivers convicted of a crash that killed three. but, the judge didn't stop at prison sentence. maureen: today is the 13th straight day without any sunshine or very little sunshine. a lot of rain. when that streak will finally snap in the full forecast. leon: coming up tonight at abc7 news -- reducing wrinkles without botox. th

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maureen: it was a car crash scene so horrific a veteran judge said the images will be sered in his brain forever. today that judge sentenced the two drag racers responsible for the crash in june 20193 that killed three people. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis was in court for the decision. kevin: a car sliced in half. three people left dead. >> this is such a tragic case. kevin: prosecutors say it's all because wakefield and sanchez decided to race each other along georgia avenue. >> these are like weapons in the hands of a killer. kevin: the weapons slammed into a come tact car and killed three innocent people inside. including a va dore ramos and ramos -- salvador ramos and ramos' daughter. >> a baby's car seat yards from scene turned up side down.

horrific crash. kevin: wakefield who prosecutors say was booted from the military for smoking too much pot driving at least 77 miles per hour in her blue v.w. passat. sanchez who has a d.u.i. and multiple speeding tickets on his record was doing 106 in the bright red chevyca mario. >> this was a long trial. >> sanchez's attorney said he and his client will file an appeal. >> why are you calling me. >> while wakefield's mother and brother not willing to talk on camera suggested the victim's family should find forgiveness in their hearts. >> after such consideration, a judge sentenced them to 20 years in prison. after getting out neither will be able to own or operate a motor vehicle for five years. leon: police charged a prince george's county man murdering his fire in a fight

beating his father to death with a baseball bat saturday night at the family home in lanham. williams later died at the hospital. williams was a grandfather who used to work with the postal service. maureen: simple slip of paper that most don't think much about after they use it. tonight at 11:00, "7 on your side" troubleshooter horace holmes shows us how your boarding pass can be a treasure trove for identity thieves. security experts say it's amazing. >> pointed at the. then there is the information displayed. it's easy. maureen: watch our "7 on your side" story boarding for trouble coming up tonight on abc7 news at 111 :00. leon: the break firefighters are hoping for in canada. cooler temperatures slowing down a wildfire that destroyed thousands of

still the cruise say it is weeks away from anything approaching containment. 90 u no people in fort mcmurray forced out of their homes. some barely outrunning the flames. cooler weather expected in the region for a few days which is what they need to see and hear. maureen: stormy weather happening now in the midwest, oklahoma. doug: southeast of oklahoma city. three separate tornadoes tracked. we saw one live. take a live shot. this one is a ground shot of a developing tornado that now is just southeast of oklahoma city. there is lake right there in that area. you can see that it is a wall cloud at the edge of it. bottom base of that they are look for developments. there is a rotation inside the cloud. that is why that was put under a warning. large wedge tornado on the ground. 20 miles southeast of there. a mile wide. tremendous damage. prime break out across portion of oklahoma.

here, sunshine in spots late this afternoon. this is a live doppler out of oklahoma city we are looking at. this is southeast of oklahoma city. this is south of ada, oklahoma. wedge tornado mile wide. still together traveling east. the one durant farther south. a violent outbreak. they said there would be a high likelihood of the violent tornadoes this afternoon and continuing large hail and even a half mile, three-quarter of a mile away and the winds are still blowing 60 miles per hour on the ground. these are huge mammoth tornadoes. we will keep an eye on it. we will get you up to date through the evening. our weather is quiet. warm front to play. this right here is the tornado right there. you can see on the doppler radar. that is the exact spot.

south of the town of roth in oklahoma. number wise today 63 and 50. the high and low. 74 and 524 the averages for this time of may. we will get back in 70s in the next few days. not tomorrow. we get in 60's again. northest eerily winds. 63 -- northeasterly winds. 63 in the capital. 63 in frederick. as far as the cloud cover, we have some with the breaks in the overcast. we have a little of rain moving across. the warm front lies in between. front lifts northward it will intensify the rainfall late tonight through tomorrow morning. especially tomorrow evening, tomorrow night. but in the process we will wind up with warmer temperatures here by the day on wednesday. our future cast shows timing of rain jeff night. 2:30 in the morning. look at rush hour. 7:30. rain and heavier downpours and we may have a break from the rain in the day. by 10:00, 11:00 tomorrow, more rain, heavy downpours moving through the area as well. as far as the rainfall potential. up through 11:00,

we could see additional inch of rain over many areas. south and west of washington. almost two inches of rain in st. mary's county between now and then as well. our seven-day outlook keeps the chances of rain at 40% tomorrow. 30% on wednesday. measure rabble rain, will extend the record to 15 consecutive days with the measure rabble rain. break in the rain on -- measurable rain. break on thursday. it will turn a little warmer. back to you. maureen: all right. erin: thank you. leon: nats can't wait to get out of chicago. erin: a weekend to forget. will the nats shake things up? dusty baker shares his plans. plus, the return of a key tap call led -- key capital led to success on the road. the latest from

erin: the capitals survive to see another day and force game six tomorrow night in pittsburgh. while the caps may not have all the momentum because pittsburgh is a pretty good team. one thing they will have tuesday is the top defenseman. >> i mean just see the guys love each other in here. erin: is that a regular thing? >> yeah. erin: it may have been all love in locker room this morning the capitals expect an aggressive dog fight tomorrow night for game six in

thing last game. i think that we will come one a strip. i lodge they come out with more fire. more physical at the start of the ge. see who can outlast the other team. >> one guy who isn't expecting a warm welcome is former penguin brooks orpik who will be back for game six after serving that three-game suspension. >> i'm sure we get a great reception for the fans there. something you just got to block out. if i were younger it might rattle more me. just another game for me. ove gets booed in every building he goes in. emotionalize it i don't think -- emotionalize i don't think it's different. erin: nationals are back at home and they hope to find their rhythm again after being swept by the chicago cubs. the cubs walked bryce harper six times to make him the first player in over a hundred years to reac

times without recording an official at-bat. part of the issue is ryan zimmerman. he doesn't seem to be producing behind bryce, which makes some wonder should there be a line-up snake >> i thought about it hard and long. you know, a few days doesn't mean switch it up. if he got one hit in one of those times you wouldn't ask me this today. erin: good point. dusty did make one change to line-up. jason worth is getting the night off. leon: all right. update on breaking news here. this just in from metro. preliminary cause of the morning's problems from a test train coming in contact with third rail infrastructure worked on by contractors. that then disabled the train. metro says the late afternoon issue from a smoking fastener. there we go. doug: steve has the latest in the wake-up weather and the latest on the oklahoma tornadoes still ongoin

maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir coming up next.

as we come on tonight, word of a tornado on the ground. the pictures coming in. >> here is the tornado right here. >> meteorologists warning of its power and size, after 15 reported twisters already. the monster tornado a quarter mile wide. winds up to 130 miles per hour. the drivers who nearly slammed into it. millions at risk tonight. also breaking, the hunt for the fugitive in the east. the moment police get word he could be in the area, and what happens next. our correspondent on the scene. major developments tonight in the race for the white house. donald trump and what he now says about raising taxes. and what did he mean by this about women? >> the women get it better than we do, folks. >> and new tonight, house speaker paul ryan says he will step down as chairman of the convention if asked. and the new