tschida, abc7 news. larry: trenice bishop is on traffic watch for a look at the alternates around the crash. help us out. trenice: northbound with the traffic lanes shut down. southbound lanes are open. that is not affecting the ride from 495 through the arlington and into the rosslyn area. if you are trying to get northbound on the other side of the bridge from georgetown, do not get on the g.w. parkway. clara barton is a better option. if you have committed to make it across the bridge, try 66 or maybe old dominion. you will see traffic trip to make it to 495. but a lot less volume. for folks elsewhere we have volume elsewhere because the weather is so nice. expect a slow ride on the beltway as well. but at the december -- back to you at the desk. alison: at the mount vernon trail, new developments and the investigation in the graffiti spotted on the nation's memorials. an executive producer snatched

the same gra fitty on the sign -- graffiti on the signs on the national service trail. the reps say they have half a dozen reports of the graffiti on the street signs and the utility boxes around the area. larry: tonight a father of two is dead after what police say was an argument about noise in an apartment complex. brad bell is live with a look at how this escalated. brad: this happened last night. people in the neighborhood know each other and tonight they are telling us they are still hurting and they are still puzzled. a close friend says this picture she gave us of zach winters fits his goofy personality. winters' upstairs neighbor who asks not to be shown agrees. >> zach was very funny. always come call. brad: richard

house. the 62-year-old has been in plenty of trouble in his life. another friend says -- >> richard is a good guy. brad: last night, harriday and winters collided at around 10:00. harriday was pounding on the door of the unit above winters. winters complained. there was an argument. winters punched harriday, according to charging documents got a gun and allegedly shot the 128-year-old -- the 28-year-old winters, father of two dead. >> two kids without a father. two parents without their son. brad: winters' father, uncle and sister it haved the scene today to retrieve clothing. harriday surrendered and stands accused first-degree murder. the neighbor ron fox says none makes sense to him. >> a tussle transpired before it happened and that is what caused

decisions. brad: right now harriday is behind bars. he did have a court appearance today. a judge ordered him to be continued held without bond. brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you, brad. after five months of filling in, today peter newsham was officially named the mayor's choice to be the next chief of d.c. police. d.c. bureau chief sam ford reports if she is confirmed by the counsel -- if he is confirmed by the council the new chief would bring seasoning to the department. sam: the mayor named peter newsham interim chief after cathy lanier retired he had a leg up and today he got the job. >> peter newsham as the next chief of police. [applause] sam: bowser said she did a nationwide search but after how newsham handled the inauguration and the women's march she selected him. age 52, 28-year veteran of m.p.d. >> this is a coveted position in policing and i'm certain

were some of the very best. >> the police command staff was there, some under consideration as well but if any served as many jobs in m.p.d. >> this agency and i was fortunate in my career that i was promoted at a young age. i was able to learn the entire police department and the city. sam: we was also in charge of personning park in 2002 where mast protests cost the city millions. >> my decision at the time was a decision i thought was in the best interest of the district of columbia and public safety. sam: the mayor today talked about overall crime in d.c. down 9% over a year ago and she wants to keep the trend going. of course the chief must be confirmed by the council before it's official but the chairman said -- >> i don't think he will have difficulty. sam: reporting from northwest washington, i'm sam ford, abc7 news. alison: let's look at the latest move from t

backlash continues after the president's reversal of obamas directive to allow transgender students to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity. the administration says it was not a federal issue but a decision states should make. today people from both sides of the argument voiced their opinions. >> this isn't about the law or interpretation of the law. this is about being cruel to children. >> this issue was a huge example of the obama administration overreach. alison: there won't be any immediate impact on schools because the obama guidance was blocked by a federal judge so it could now be up to the supreme court to decide. >> the anger on the left, i have never seen anything like it. i mean, they are right now opposing everything. larry: elected officials and some of the president's

the conservative political action conference annual meeting today. amy aubert is at the "live desk" to tell us what they had to say. amy? amy: that conference is still going on right now. the line-up on the first full day of the conference including the big names from president trump's top staff. kellyanne conway, betsy devos, reince priebus and steve bannon. the topic stretched from women in power to another possible supreme court vacancy to protest and pushback. bannon saying every day is a fight. >> it's not only not going to get better, it will get worse every day in the media. here is why. the internal logic makes sense. the corporatist, globalist media adamantly opposed, adamantly opposed -- [applause] to an economic nationalist agenda like trump has. amy: vice president mike pence is scheduled to speak in a little more than two hours. the president will be there tomorrow morning. at the "live d

aubert; abc7 news. larry: thank you for that. while the g.o.p. leaders spoke at cpac trump met with the head of two dozen major manufacturing companies including dell, ford, g.e. as part of president trump's push to bring manufacturing jobs to the u.s. alison: police say they arrested two dozen more protesters today near the dakota access pipeline. they are some of the stragglers left in the camp after the wednesday deadline to clear out of the area before the spring flooding. members of the national guard and dozens of police officers did meet with some of the other folks in the camp today. no word on what happened with the talks. larry: security at the new york trump's tower isn't costing as much as the city feared. the city police commissioner says it cost $24 million to guard that building for the two and a half months between the election and inauguration. on the days when the president is not in new york city it costs between $127,000 and $146,000 per day to protect the first lady and their son

york, the number jumps to $308,000 a day. alison: it feels a lot more like may around here than february outside. our stormwatch7 chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a check on the forecast. it doesn't get better than that. doug: nope! tomorrow may be a degree or two warmer in spots. if you didn't get out today, do it tomorrow. it will be gorgeous before the changes come over the weekend. we start with the time lapse. look at nationals park, the temperature is 47 -- 74 degrees. the temperatures range from 74 in culpeper, 75 in warrenton. 77 in leesburg. set a record high of 77 at washington dulles today. it's 73 in reagan national. no record. tomorrow, not out of the question. we could come close to the record high. but we are going to be well in 70's. tonight we will see the temperatures drop from the 60's to the 50's. the overnight lows in the 50's are higher than the normal daytime temperatures this time

we wake up to 52 in fairfax. 53 in largo and waldorf. 55 in downtown washington. we check out the weekend and the next ten days coming up in nine minutes. larry? larry: talk to you then. "7 on your side" consumer alert about a major cheese recall. more sargento products taken off the shelves because of listeria concerns. seven type of cheese including sliced colby and pepper jack recalled on top of the products removed last week. the company ended the relationship with the supplier of the cheeses. alison: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- the grate jersey caper. who tom brady thinks made off with the winning shirt after the super bowl. larry: later why alexandria police think now is the time to crack a cold case 50 years old. alison: plus, less service and higher fares. the look at the possibilities being considered to get metro back on budget.

>> we are the the university of maryland where life is good. how the warm spell is affecting all of our lives and making big bucks for businesses. we have that in a live report coming up. larry: we are keeping an eye on breaking news on the g.w. parkway. forthbound lanes are closed at route 123 after a tractor trailer hit a tree. abc7 trying to find out why it was on the parkway in the first place. we will tell you as soon as we know an when the lanes

alison: well, better a day late than a dollar short i suppose. today the space-x dragon capsule successfully docked with the international space station. the supply mission was delayed by a day because nasa discovered incorrect data had the capsule offcourse. larry: 7 on storm watch as the floodwaters start to recede in california. some of the thousands of people evacuated in the san jose area began returning home in the past 24 hours. they are trying to sift through the damage to figure out what they can salvage. in this photo you can see the dirt and the sediment. the amazing pictures there in the water.

for a nicer day in the month of february. alison: spectacular! richard reeve is out and about. he spent the day outside. i bet you had very few complaints to listen to today. richard: life is good here at the university of maryland. this is the mall here. students outside studying. in february. a february warm wave in d.c. >> it's 75 degrees. >> i love it. richard: a summer playground. >> beautiful park. i love riding the bike. taking in the scenery. >> it seems spring has sprung before cherry blossom season. >> i need the sun. my face needs the sun. my skin needs the sun. >> when was the last tame you saw someone having a picnic in maryland. >> it's rainy and 60 at home.

cashing in. >> it's amazing. i hate the cold. being able to do this is amazing. >> restaurant manager willie canales said he had 30 to 50 more people for the lunch rush. >> i had no complaints. i prefer it to freezing cold and blizzard. richard: we are hearing tomorrow will be even nicer. doug hill is the most loved man in america. doug: it changes day day-to-day. it's gorgeous today. look at the records. hit 77 in washington dulles. broke the record. came close to the old record of 77 at b.w.i. we only had high of 75 in reagan national. tomorrow's high is 78. but the problem is the wind direction. winds will keep it cooler along the areas of the riverrers and the bay -- rivers and the bay. we see it with 77 in

75 in andrews. but some places close to the water and the temperatures are cooler so downtown it's probably 74. where we find steve rudin maybe a little cooler than that if you have a river breeze working at georgetown. steve: we have a river breeze. it's cooler here but a beautiful evening on tap. the crowds, everyone is out enjoying the sunshine. the longer daylight hours. of course the warm temperatures that you talk about. we have a few clouds here and there and other than that it's beautiful. the temperatures fall into the 60's. if you are starting dinner. if you contemplate cranking up the barbecue, go for it. back live a lot of people

cold beer and a lot of good food. 14th street will probably be packed. doug: we might squeeze one more nice day tomorrow. upper 70's. start in the 50's. a touch of fog. but warming up to 75, 76. the record high is 78. that is possible with the right wind direction tomorrow. the average high of 49. future cast gives us a clue of the things changing. winds from the south. a little more sunshine in the afternoon. saturday it will all change. a touch of sun and cloudy day. because of that only near 70 for a high. in the afternoon, the cold front comes our way. by 2:00, the models have it west of the metro area.

heavy downpours. look how narrow the line is. this will take some dust out of the air, i guess. blue through the irsia. we get the gusty winds before the northwest as the cooer air moves in. the front on saturday, there will be strong wind gusts. if you have intention of being on the bay or river on saturday watch for the winds. the air temperature> is 49. so the weekend, there are the showers and the storms in the forecast. a quick look at the next ten days to show that the numbers will be chilly for one day. sunday, oscar day. the warmup at times. a couple days next week early with a chance of showers but no major

>> i cannot get over that. doug: weirdest winter every. >> ten-day stretch and only one sub-50 day this time of year? take it ten out of ten times. alison: makes it easy. popular place to park on a nice day like this before you go for a hike or a run is getting ready to goes. >> but before t.g.i.t. this is the only place to see new episode of "gray's anatomy. " alison: jummy olabanji has what is coming up tomorrow on "good morning washington." jummy: thanks, alison. tomorrow on "good morning washington," we show you how to get oscar party ready with the tasty easy-to-make hors d'oeuvres you can whip up in a snap. >> plus, how to put together the perfect hollywood swag bag for all of your guests. >> stay with us for traffic and weather every ten minutes tomorrow morning starting at 4:25 on "good morning washington." announcer: countdown to the red carp

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alison: we are back with a check on the breaking news we told you about. this is on the g.w. parkway. northbound lanes are closed at route 123. you can see from the skytrak7 video the tractor trailer hit a tree. the driver is injured. traffic in this area is a real mess. a lot of slowdowns and stoppages there. so be prepared if you have to travel in this area near the c.i.a. w

lanes reopen. but still to come here at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- millennials from around the country are descending on national harbor this week. a look it at the generations placed in the conservative movement. larry: later, turning parking spaces into parks. more than just once a year. >> three brutal murders nearly 50 years ago that never got solved. now the investigation is back on.

announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. >> duke was taken into custody yesterday afternoon and a warrant was issued this morning. larry: with that, police in georgia believe they have closed a case of a teacher missing for 11 years now believed to be dead. tara was 30 years old when she disappeared in 2005. a tip led them to ryan duke who attended the high school where she taught three years before she vanished. alison: a cold case can nag a police officer for many years. there are three victims linked to the same suspect that is nagging the

jeff goldberg shows why they are bringing them up again now. jeff: this video begins a renewed effort to solve three murders from 50 years ago. >> we are asking the public to come forward. jeff: in 1970, donna sue oglesby was found stabbed and murdered inside her apartment on duke street. later that year, 20-year-old yvonne dowdy found murdered inside her apartment on north pitt street in old town. the third and final victim marion kelley was found dead inside of an abandoned home that once stood on skyhill road in late 1972. more than two years after the previous murder. each was sexual assaulted and each was a young woman. >> i can only imagine women were scared. jeff: they think the mood was likely similar to that following the murders of

dunning, ron kirby and ruth ann lodado. no new evidence emerged in the mudders of the 1970's but a new cold case detective position added urgency to the effort. >> there is a new desire to evidence or witnesses that remember something. >> it's not easy. >> but we can't let the time stop us. jeff: but they won't give up. in alexandria, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: governor terry mcauliffe signed off on new bills poised at slowing down the commonwealth's opioid epidemic. among the ones signed today is one that will allow community group to dispense overdose reversal drug. the department of health project a thousand people in virginia died from the opioid overdoses last year. if the number holds that would be a 33% increase. larry: right now we want to

you about earlier in hour. all northbound lanes of the g.w. parkway are closed at route 123 near the c.i.a. stephen tschida is there live now and has the latest for us. stephen: i have been working the phones, talking to the officers at the scene to nail down information. we learned ten minutes ago the truck you see partially overturned is a u.s. mail truck. it is permitted on the g.w. parkway. now we spoke to a sergeant 15 minutes ago. this is what she said about how it happened, what they know of how it happened and the condition of the driver. take a listen. >> we got here and saw a tractor trailer that veered off the road to the right and struck a tree.

brad: it was not striking a tree that caused the accident. the other thing we learned is they expect the investigation to continue for several hours. the rush hour on g.w. parkway will be a mess. larry: millennials around the country is at the national harbor for the cpac convention. our national correspondent spoke to the young republicans about the future of the conservative movement. >> as the new leader of the republican party, president trump is changing the definition of what it means to be a member of the g.o.p. i understand the importance of shaping the future of the party. >> we have work to do. the democrats have done a great job to get millennials up but we have to do a great job to show millennials it's okay to be a young republican. >> at conservative politica

young conservatives are seeking ways to unite under an unconventional president who tracked different americans to the polls. >> we had an opportunity to reach the new volter but i would like -- new voters but i would like to us stay to the platforms we hold near and dear. >> the country is becoming polarizing following the win and many see it as an opportunity to make the party diverse. >> we are trying to drop stigmatism of the republican party and the trump movement reaching out to the different organizations. black student association and muslim student association to build conversations with them. >> some see the trump populist movement as positive development and others want to see the trump administration bring conservative movement to the middle. >> i would like to see them bring

government and rights for everybody. that is lacking in the policies. >> earlier today the crowd got to hear from steve bannon who made a rare public appearance. he told the crowd he wants them to hold the trump administration accountable for promises made in the campaign. in a few hours, vice president mike pence will take the stage at cpac. alison: thank you very much. new developments tonight in the oklahoma town that had a dance ban. we told you about this. a woman who planned a dance at her store only to find out it is illegal to dance within 500 feet of a church or public school in the town of henrietta. this week, the city leaders had a vote and they voted to abolish that

>> a battle brewing over billboard in north carolina. >> this is a play tant statement about want -- play tant -- blatant statement of silencing women. larry: this sign reads "real men provide. real women appreciate it." it's on a highway between winston salem in greensboro. the owner say the people who paid for the space don't want to be identified. a few hundred women are planning to gather at the base for a peaceful protest on saturday. alison: still ahead at 5:00, on the hunt. we will show you what the tigers are stalking to try and loose weight. larry: later hour our region stack up with time spent in traffic. alison: tonight at 6:00, serial thief with a taste for arbor mist? where the same they twice robbed a store at knifepoint before running off with the wine.

steve: i'm abc7's steve rudin live at thompson boathouse on the banks of the potomac river. a beautiful evening shaping up for us. talk about the upcoming weekend. cold front on the way near 70 for a high on saturday. a strong cold front will move through. that will trigger shower and thunderstorms. cooler for the day on sunday. the extended outlook. the oscar are on abc7 sunday night. schooler for a daytime high on sunday. upper 40's. to the 50's by monday. upper 60's to near 70 by wednesday of next week. "abc7 news at 5:00" continues after this.

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alison: we are back with a new twist in the search for the stolen super bowl jersey. brady has new suspects. he thinks it could be lady gaga, gollem from "lord of the rings," jaws or his teammate eddelman or the bad sketch version of himself from the deflategate hearings. remember that? that guy looked nefairous in the sketch -- nefarious in the sketch. larry: i love it. "good will hunting" with matt damon. funny. worth $500,000. alison: i know! incredible. larry: crazy. as most any child about online streaming apps and they will explain what they are and if you have a smartphone handy, they will show you how it works. but "7 on your side" discovered there are the dangers associated with the app.

horace: you download one and then you broadcast. they are not designed for children but they have a following amongst those 7 or 8 years old. you can sing along with the songs and build an audience. anyone with a subscription can tune in and watch. what we found is some kids in the live broadcast are shocking and most of the children are egged on and tricked by child sexual predators posing as other kids. >> you wouldn't let your child go to the mall and go outside and be unsupervised on hours on end with multiple strangers but that is what is occurring on the internet. horace: it has the department of homeland security and other law enforcement agencies concerned. we will tell you more in an eye opening report. "who's watching your child?" that's tonight at 11:00. alison: see you then.

great information there. meanwhile, we want to show you this which we thought was amazing video from china. it shows several tigers chasing a drone. they eventually catch up to it and realize it isn't food. park officials use the drone to keep tigers fit. a little deceptive. larry: outdoor gym thing. whatever it takes. for close to 70 years jesse turner has gone to work at the same shop on main street in berlin, maryland, on the eastern shore. but today is the last day. we examine why the 68-year-old history is a -- 86-year-old history is a reflection of how society has changed overtime. >> this moment may seem insignificant to most. >> dirt. >> but not to him. for years, jesse turner has been working at the same shop. berlin shoe box on main street.

nearly seven decades. >> i started in 1949. out of high school. >> his first job as a shoe shine boy and he worked his way up to sales. >> all the new shoes was displayed here. >> the stains on the wall each have a story. like the whispering passage of time. >> oh, yeah. it's really changed now. >> the changes outside the window including the civil rights movement that afforded him the opportunity to change, too. in 1988, he bought the shop. >> we sold better shoes. >> along main street everyone knows mr. jesse and he has seen all their feet. >> god bless you. >> thank you very much. >> i wish you all the best in your next 68 years of life. >> bye-bye. but now at the age of 87 he is ready to tiptoe toward his golden years. the final step today --

>> removing the last sign. bringing an official ends to an era. >> in berlin on the eastern shore, kathleen karens, abc7 news. larry: maybe in retirement he will write a book. the story he is could tell. alison: wishing him the best. larry: absolutely. coming up, the nationals are one of the favorites to win it all this year but one of the most important players is probably someone you have never heard of. >> bethesda may lose meters and parking spaces if a group of homeowners has its way. i'm cheryl conner. coming up, we will tell you what they want in place of a county owned lot. >> countdown to the red carpet brought to yo

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kind of like what happens each year on parking day permanently. cheryl conner explains. cheryl: to park or the play? as coins go in meters drivers in downtown bethesda are giving their two cents. >> you will drive around longer looking for parking. >> push by the coalition of the residents would turn over four county owned parking lots and make them green space for parks. >> it is important to have a balance of development and green space. >> dr. nunez agrees but says her patients at divine mails dentistry on wisconsin avenue would suffer. >> a lot of my patients come because it's on the weekends. >> bethesda would lose 500 meters and parking spaces if the coalition has its way. >> counsel county president says he asked department of transportation to do an analysis in parng

downtown bethesda. he shares the goal to create more parks in the area as the county moves forward on a master plan. >> we will miss a lot of parking space. >> christopher bolton worked at benihana and worked at parking complaint from the customers. >> sorry i'm late for my reservation i tried to find parking. >> they say the value of green grass will wither as more buildings go up and more people search for parking. >> i would encourage keeping it or making parking on the street free on the weekends. >> in downtown bethesda, cheryl conner, abc7 news. alison: according to a new study drivers in maryland have the worst commute to work in the nation. drivers in maryland are tied with new yorkers.

rounding out the worst five -- new jersey with 31 minutes. d.c. with 30 minutes. massachusetts with 29. virginia came in eighth place. with an average 28 minute commute. wow! let's get a look at how the roads are doing tonight. trenice bishop is on traffic watch. i'm sure the numbers don't surprise you, trenice. trenice: no, not surprising at all. i was expecting more than 32 minutes. this afternoon we have a parkway that turned into a parking lot. northbound g.w. parkway, travel lanes shut down due to an accident involving a tractor trailer near 123. all lanes are closed. volume delays stopped from the key bridge. all traffic is still being diverted to 123. i was thinking about the clara barton parkway as a northbound alternate or an alternate altogether to get around the mess from the live picture. we have other things shaking around the area. 95 southbound just beyond the shot here

you can see the flashing light over the top of the overhead sign. we have an accident reported southbound between 212 and the beltway that blocks two right lanes. we see volume picking up now on the inner loop 495 from georgetown past connecticut. larry? larry: okay, trenice. thanks. tonight at 6:00, how you could make $3,000 in one year driving your normal commute. plus -- a 16-year-old beaten in arrest. what police and the teenager are saying about the terrifying encounter. plus, thief with a taste for arbor mist. that is all ahead at 6:00. alison: now it's time to check in with doug and lunchbox weather again. want to see what the cids in store. doug: eileen hit the road and visited barnaby manor elementary school in oxon hill for the lunchbox weather program. show up and they talked a bit. she answered questions and showed them a special video to

conduct an experiment there and making clouds. they went outside to the beautiful spring like weather and checked out the stormwatch7 vehicle and the kids had fun. they did have questions. we had a camera operator today. we have a question from tomiya hicks. >> i am in the fourth grade. my question is why has this season had unseasonably warm weather this winter and will we have any more snow days this year? doug: good question. i'll answer the last. any more snow days this year? i don't think so but it's not impossible. we had an unseasonably warm winter but we have a long way in march before we can say absolutely not. why it's been so warm, a lot of reasons but the primary. you see the white arrows? that represents the jetstream. the high level winds in the atmosphere that separate cold air north

normally january, february, the jetstream dips south and the cold air pours out of the arctic and canada. this winter it has stayed north. canada, the rockies in new england. we stayed in the mild weather. we get a jetstream south and cold air in and storm off the coast. you have your snow. possible? just don't think likely. >> good answer. alison: thank you. larry: spring training continues in florida. alison: she left florida to come back to d.c. the weather is almost similar? erin: it's almost better here. it's not as humid. i prefer that. nationals decided to shore up bench this off-season and they signed adam lind to a one-year, $1 million deal. lind has six career seasons with 20 plus homers including 2015 and 2016.

one of the newest members of the nationals. >> i want to be a good teammate. some one you can rely on and help win games in the latter part of games. erin: the 11-year veteran signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the defending n.l. east champs. >> they are a great team. great pitching staff. great position players. i feel honored and blessed to get that opportunity. erin: the 33-year-old hit 20 home runs in his only year with the mariners last season. he is expected to serve as the nats' backup first baseman. could even see some time in left field. >> i'm really excited. i have never been be on a team with as much potential as this. i look forward to having a fun summer. erin: meanwhile, when i was in west palm beach i also sat down with bryce harper we caught up on everything from what he worked on in the off-season and his relationship to jayson werth. but bryce had a tough time answering this question.

in "major league," who would you be? >> oh, man. that is a good one. i don't know. i'd want to be probably -- i'd want to be rick. he throws 100 miles per hour and rides a motorcycle. >> cool air. >> good -- cool hair. >> good hair. >> he throws 100 miles per hour. erin: that would be fun. you can see much more of the interview with bryce and other players on the website right now wjla.com/sports. bryce is a three-part series. we broke it up. it's fun to watch. he was in a good mood playing along. i like serano. who do you like? larry: willie mays haze. alison: all right. when we come back -- >> paying more for possibly less on metro. and how these could possibly change under one board

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larry: we are following a developing story out of dulles airport where passengers on a flight from istanbul to cuba made an unscheduled landing. mechanical problem diverted the turkish airlines plane that won't be repaired until tomorrow morning. it wasn't supposed to land in the u.s. so a lot of people on board didn't have the right visa to be here. the u.s. customs vetted all the passengers and helped them find hotel for the night. michelle: metro looking for ways to bridge the metro gap. brianne carter has one of the newest proposals. >> we are concerned about the reduction in the bus service. brianne: a month before they vote on a new budget, metro riders are raising concerns. the chairman signaling that change is coming for the riders in july. >> my current position is there will be fare increases and cuts. brian

opposed to the riders paying more and getting less, but the bleak financial situation metsla is facing changed his mind. >> if we are going to keep functioning and take the approach that the general manager is putting out there, we'll have to make compromises. >> the ridership and the revenue is down. transit authority is making cuts up internally to make up for the shortfall this year. the board has to decide how to make up the gap in next year's budget. >> we lost 100,000 passengers in the last eight or so years. we got all of those back tomorrow. i only get $100 million. >> in the discussion the maryland board member suggesting selling naming rights for the metro stations. >> this could be super controversial and there are a lot of owe way we might be able to raise revenues. i don't have the tricks in my head but there is one idea that i think would inspire people to take this seriously because we are really at the bottom of the barrel

brianne: so imagine a station name changing to the verizon station. the board is set to take up next year's budget next month. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: right now at 6:00, two police officers, a teenager and a violent arrest. how things got this out of hand. michelle: plus, what a man said to police outside a courthouse that prompted this wild chase. jonathan: the armed robber with a taste for arbor mist. where he has struck twice and each time taking the fruity wine with him. announcer: from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. jonathan: right now a traffic mess, a truck hits a tree on the g.w. parkway right by the c.i.a. headquarters. abc7 is following this for you. since we came on at 4:00 this afternoon and it is creating a mess with traffic. stephen tschida is there with the latest. what is hap

stephen: let's get to what is happening right now. the big rigs in position. they have come to remove what we learned is a mail truck. it went out of control at 2:30 this afternoon. northbound g.w. parkway completely closed. since shortly after that accident. we have learned that the driver of the mail truck was seriously injured. was medevaced out. in last report in critical condition. we have rigs in position to move the mail truck but it could be quite some time before the truck is taken away. the investigation wraps up. northbound g.w. parkway reopens. so the evening commute out o d.c. northbound on g.w. parkway is not happening tonight. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: disturbing video out of baltimore. that is baltimore county police arresting a 16-y