would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> it was spontaneous. >> strong reaction today to last night's health care speech on the hill after words from the president and two loud words from a republican opponent. hello and welcome to news4 at 4:00. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm keith garvin in for jim handly. democrats say both the speech and outburst breathed new life into the health care debate. today the president is showing new resolve in getting a reform bill passed. steve handelsman has the latest from capitol hill. >> hello, everybody. >> reporter: encouraged by his speech, president obama told his cabinet today to push harder for health care reform. >> the time is right and we are going to move aggressively to get this done. >> reporter: the obama pointman

in the senate max baucus. the president last night did not insist on government insurance. >> we should remain open to other ideas that accomplish our ultimate goal. >> reporter: in a shift, speaker pelosi today agreed. >> so far we haven't seen a better idea, but it could be there. >> reporter: a high-profile backer of the public option richard trumka says he is encouraged. >> because a couple of weeks ago everybody says that the public option was dead. last night it sure as heck wasn't dead. what he was saying, unless you've got something better, this is the option. so we'll fight for it. i think we'll end up getting there. >> reporter: last night after president obama was heckled. >> you lie. >> reporter: by republican joe wilson of south carolina, wilson called an obama staffer to say his outburst was inappropriate. >> we needed to have a civil

discussion about the health care issues. >> reporter: words o of the president's mouth. >> we all make mistakes. he apologized quickly. >> reporter: and mr. obama said today, he hopes the fever breaks a bit in the overheated health care debate. but republican leaders warn, many americans remain frustrated and republicans still insist the basic obama reform plan still needs to be changed. from capitol hill, steve handelsman, nbc news. congressman wilson's outburst is cathein t bgz on our website. onperson writes, "that was just terrible. i feelhere is no respect fort al as wl. i was sadne w sr onupdi."ti ontihean ot anotr viewer wres,r "while he t derud ,ow h is de,ru how difresntfe ihis t frs adliol-rnghe hillary

clinton did when presihntus bng spoke." "it wa pblrobay a successful attempt to divert attention from the content of president obama's speech." a metro worker is clinging to life tonight after being struck by a metro train. metro is dealing with another serious incident today. pat collins is live now in alexandria with more. pat, what happened? >> reporter: pat, yet another sad day for metro. this time in alexandria. this time a metro worker medevaced after an incident in the tunnel between the reagan national airport station and the braddock road station. firefighters had to use a special escape hatch to effect a rescue. train service between the two stations was suspended for some time. the metro worker has been described as a 44-year-old man.

they say he was struck by a six-car outbound train. they say he's a communications technici technician who worked for metro about 12 years. they describe his condition tonight as serious. coming up at 5:00, we are going to talk to a passenger who was on that train in that tunnel at the time of the accident. i'll see you at 5:00. pat, back to you. >> pat collins, thanks, pat. starting next week, you may notice changes when you fly out of dulles. airport officials unveiled a new screen security area. the new location is in the main terminal of the aerpt and will replace the current tsa points on the ticketing level. the new area is bigger and less confusing. it will also include aro termin for the airport's soon to be revealed shuttle train. the new screening area will open to the traveling public on tuesday. passengers riding on metro

or marc trains will notice more police officers on patrol. this was the scene earlier at the shady grove metro in gaithersburg. officers are taking part in training exercise to test their response in case an emergency occurs. the drill will continue tomorrow on the eighth anniversary of the september 11th attacks. police say the training exercise wa scheduled and is not in response to any new intelligence suggesting an attack is being planned. still no word on whatusy se. thnficoe , tyrolaryre. b the fire broke out lt night i the 2100 block of marshall hall road in the brians road section of the county. when firefighters arrived, the home was engulfed in flames. they found the body of a 62-year-old man inside. he has not yet been identified. investigators say there were no smoke alarms in the house. one fire fighter suffered minor injuries while battling the flames. alcohol may have been a thctor in a crash in leesburg. it killed one person and led to a man's arrest.

-year-old justin schuback of ol ashburn was arrested and charged with felony hit-and-run and dui. police say schuback was the driver of a car that slammed into a dump truck in the westbound lanes of route 7 just before 2:00 this morning. the car left the road. police say schuback then abandoned the vehicle and ran off. he was arrested about a half mile away while trying to hitch hike. apparently an attempt to get away. the passenger in the car 26-year-old adam katz of ashburn died at the scene. >> from what i saw, he did have his seat belt on. the car was mangled. the hood, fender, windshield was shattered. it was a very strong impact. >> the driver of the dump truck was not hurt. making progress in the fight against illegal drug use. and a campaign to clean up the mall. here is a look at four other stories making headlines in our

area today. >> a falls church man is in hot water after u.s. capitol police found a shotgun in his truck along with ammo. 28-year-old joshua bowman tried to get through the police barricade between 1st and c street southeast about the time president obama arrived on capitol hill to give his speech. officers searched bowman's vehicle. he told them he had a shotgun inside of it. he is charged with having an unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition. >> more than 20 white bicycles have been placed around the dupont circle area in memory of a young cyclist who was killed. 22-year-old alico swanson was hit by a truck and died. they installed an all-white bike in that spot to mark her memory. less than two weeks ago the city removed that bicycle, reportedly because the bike had become an eye sore. so today 22 white bicycles were placed around the intersection of connect avenue, r street and

20th street each bike marking one year of swanson's life. a new drug abuse survey has troublesome news about the nation's youth. there has been a significant increase in lsd and ecstacy use for young people. marijuana continues to be the most common illicit drug and most people don't view it as a health risk. on a positive note though, the survey show as significant decrease in nonprescription drug abuse and meth users. a local group is stepping up to clean up the national mall. duty calls. pet and animal waste removal service dedicated a team of pooper-scoopers to the mall earlier today, after a number of newspaper articles said the nation's landmarks have become shameful, embarrassing and graceful. duty calls says volunteers are at no cost to tax payers. more clouds rolled in and changes blowing our way.

>> let's get the latest from veronica johnson. hey, you two. it's been cloudy and breezy today. if you looked really hard you can see our skycam shaking just a little bit. back to overcast skies across the area there. meanwhile, there you can see it on satellite, the break we had earlier today took temperatures up to about 72, 73 degrees. a lot of locations. now we are down to 71. as promised though, on the cool side today feeling a lot like october. you are probably saying where are all those showers? we haven't gotten many today. right now a few around. silver spring, mclean, potomac. these are heading east to west. these will head to reston, oakton and fairfax before too long. our weather system hanging off the coast a little while longer. we will see rain moving ashore tonight. around 9:00,,0:m.p.ho srswep.m.s develop. i don't think we are going to see anything too heavy. we'll do okay in that department. evening showers for sure on your

fast forecast. steady wind and rain. we'll talk about how strong that wind will be in just a few minutes. coastal advisory up until 2:00 a.m. back to you. >> thanks, veronica. as news4 at 4:00 continues, how women are accepting their plumper figures and reducing the stress of trying to get that perfect body. >> on the eve of flu season, health officials are worried we'll be focused on swine flu and forget about the traditional seasonal flu. >> microsoft discovers a security flaw that allows tepuers to crash com r sy stems. s

a california law maker has resigned after he was caught on tape talking about his extra martial affairs and sexual escapades. mike duvall was bragging about affairs he was having with two women. the grhi conversation took place during a committee hearing break. duvall did not realize the microphone in front of him was on the entire time. >> i'm into spanking her. >> you are? >> yeah. i like it. you're such a bad girl. >> the woman who he was talking about happens to be a lobbyist.

since duvall was vice chair of the energy and commerce committee, an ethics investigation has been launched. duvall is mared with two grown children. it's called the fat acceptance moving and it's gaining ground. people are out to prove you can still live healthy fit lives, even if you carry a few extra pounds. here is nbc janet chanlian. >> reporter: you can't miss the message. >> what are you looking at? >> reporter: from "self" magazine's air brushing into a size slim kirsy and valerie documenting struggles with their weight. women who drop the weight or appear to are celebrated as the darlings of the diet. not everyone subscribes to the theory that life is lived hungry and continually side the gym.

the fat investment movement whose patron saint might be the plus size model emmie. >> i used to weigh myself every day and judge myself every day. i threw out my scale. >> reporter: the cover girl works out four times a week and watches what she eats. according to bmi charts, she is medically obese. in her own eyes, she's perfect. >> we need to stop stressingut over all this craziness and take ourselves back and say, i love what i have. there is no way i could be 5'2" and 100 pounds. >> what kind of woman are you attracted to? >> reporter: now hosting a dating show with plus-size participants, the scales are being tipped to more women happily accepting their size. >> i think the fat acceptance movement is often a way to give people an excuse to be okay with weight gain. >> reporter: doctors don't like it, calling it a koppout. >> the fat acceptance issue is one thing.

and from a physical, health standpoint is another. >> i think we have to accept what we are and make our body shape the best that it can be. >> reporter: weight watching, as some person say, the perfect body is the skin they're in. >> microsoft is dealing with a security flaw. the company says there is a hole in its vista program and windows operating system that came out last year. the hole could allow a hacker to crash the computer that's running either program. if a hacker gets through, a blue screen of death none of us ever want to see will appear. microsoft is working on the problem, but says it could take weeks or months to come up with a fix. in the meantime, the company is offering instructions on its website to get around the problem. still to come, will the weather interfere with the next shuttle landing? we'll have the latest from cape canaveral. >> a primetime tv star with family matters on her mind. weather permitting, the

space shuttle discovery is due to land at the kennedy space center 7:05 tonight. thunderstorms could keep the shuttle in orbit another day. there was an unusual twist to

the flight home. around noon today, the shuttle had to dodge a mysterious piece of space junk. christ kristen dahlgren has our report. >> reporter: sunshine may not be in the forecast as the shuttle s ie erth fa is there a forecaf thunder showers. >> reporter: even as astronauts wait to see what the weather will do this evening, they had an interesting day. >> fake for the burn. >> reporter: starting with a maneuver to outrun space junk. a small piece of debris getting a little too close for comfort. >> it's believed this debris came from the shuttle station complex during last saturday's space walk. >> reporter: so around midday "discovery" fired its thrusters to keep the shuttle clear from theri dris. d

hopefully wh to what has beenat a successful mission. over 13 days astronauts delivered science equipment and a new treadmill to the international space station. they dropped off nicole stott who joined the iss crew and are being home tim kopra who has been living in space the last few months. they got another space veteran on board. buzz lightyear is headed home after a year in orbit. the disney doll is known for saying, "to infinity and beyond." for his crew mates watching looming storms over their florida landing strip, to infinity might not be as appealing as a clear shot to just come back home. "discovery" does have enough supplies to stay in space until sunday. the forecast at the backup site in california is looking good all week. that could be an option if

things don't clear here over florida. kristedahlgren, nbc news, kennedy space center. those photos from space never get old. buzz lightyear up there. >> so cute. >> they are dodging debris up in space a few of us down here dodging rain drops. >> just one or two. it's been light. we had a lull today. you mentioned the sunshine. it's been teasings all week coming up for a hot minute and going away. back to overcast skies throughout the area. temperatures have been cool today. low 70s. 71 now reagan national. dew point 53. we've got shaky cam today. that system moving closer to us. we are going to continue to see the winds pick a up. they are out of the east-northeast right now at 17 miles per hour. gusting to 26 miles per hour. so where is that storm system now? it's about 200 miles from the mouth of the bay, so just

offshore. it is propigating to the west. it does get west. question is how far does that low make it and who gets wet and who doesn't? right now at least most areas i-95 east will be wetnight. the winds, too, picking up. not just here, but norfolk, 35 mile-an-hour gusts. there dv ayorn is i i visory in w l e eid t is t t.eseidhe t eo t leve o. ur rtppa u aeso tuto a foot to 1t/2ee f above normal. alexandria high tide time 1:00 a.m. for annapolis, 10:20 p.m. most of that rain sitting off the coast. we'll zoom in and show you the showers that have been around silver spring, mclean. these moving to the west. reston and oakton may see a few showers and get wet. it's not until after 9:00 i expect to see most of that rain moving in here. quickly piling up, the rainfall

right at the coast, ocean city just over 3/4 inch of rain. temperatures 70. lo at the wind gust close to 40 miles per hour. close to 30. 30 as well pax river with .01 inch of rain. cool temperatures here. we are in the 70s. we'll see higher temperatures tomorrow as that l starts to make its way northward. here's the patrn for the weekend. warmer conditions, low 80s. still a few clouds around for saturday. warming up. let's talk about the next 48 hours. we'll detail it for you. showers around tonight, especially after about 9:00. i don't think anybody is going to see real heavy rain. you are likely to see steady rain. annapolis, maryland, carroll county, maryland, calvert county, most of those areas. the low by tomorrow morning will spread more to the west. passing showers anywhere across the area for your friday. then eventually that low starts pulling away late. friday is definitely looking wet.

we could see anywhere from 1/4 inch of rain most locations, i-95 east about 1/2 inchf rain. here it is for this evening. showers developing late. temperatures dropping from the upper 60s to the low and mid 60s and cool to start the day tomorrow in the 50s to start. that's the coolest start we had this week. again, mostly northern maryland seeing the showers. mainly light for tomorrow morning. 55 to 62 is how we'll start date tomorrow. i do think by the afternoon could have enough breaks in the cloud cover to take temperatures up to maybe 75, 76 degrees. for another day, you are going to need, we are all going to need our umbrellas. the promise of more sunshine coming our way for the weekend. back to you. >> all right. still to come on news4 at 4:00 this afternoon, with so much focus on swine flu, health officials are warning us not to let the usual fall flu season sneak up on us. we'll hear audiotapes from bernie madoff talking about the

regulators who are supposed to keep watch. >> we know who will fill the "american idol" chair.

welcome back to news4 at 4:00. it's 4:30. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm keith garvin in for jim handly. a metro worker is clinging to life after being struck by a train this morning. it happened between braddock road and reagan national airport. the worker was medevaced to the hospital. metro launched an investigation into what train hit the worker and if the worker was where he was supposed to be when the accident happened. an ashburn, virginia, man was arrested for dui after crashing his car into a dump truck. the passenger was killed. police charged justin schuback for hit-and-run.

joe wilson apologized for his behavior last night during the president's speech on health care. in an outburst, wilson accused president obama of lying about part of his reform proposal. wilson called the white house staffers to apologize to the president. he said they agree the debate on health care needs to be a civil one. there's been a lot of focus on the h1n1 virus. today, health officials express concern too many people may overlook the dang urs of traditional seasonal flu which can be deadly. >> and say many should get two flu shots this season. jay gray has more. >> reporter: it's an annual fall ritual. this year doctors are warning. one flu shot may not be enough. >> this year there are two flu-related threats. seasonal flu and the h1n1 virus. >> reporter: the h1n1 or swine flu vaccine won't be available until october. initially only for high-risk groups like pregnant women, chilen and young adults, health care workers and younger

patients with pre-existing health problems. >> we know 2009 h1n1 virus continues to circulate. >> and grow, just like the fear over swine flu. on the eve of the september 11th anniversary, a consumer reports survey shows more americans are concerned about a swine flu outbreak than another terrorist attack. while h1n1 is the most dominant strain of flu worldwide, doctors are warning it could be dangerous, even deadly, to ignore traditional seasonal flu. >> seasonal influenza causes an average of 36,000 to 40,000 deaths every year in the united states. >> reporter: according to the centers for disease control, more than 110 million doses of winter flu vaccine will be available this year, b traditionally, less than 100 million people get the shot. those most at risk include adults 50 and older, anyone with chronic health problems, caregivers and children.

school settings, including colleges, are ripe for disease spread. >> reporter: this school in georgia closed for the week because 1/3 of the students there have flu-like symptoms. and it's just the start of what many experts fear will be a long and very difficult flu season. jay gray, nbc news. a man who hijacked a mexican airliner is undergoing a mental evaluation today. police say the hijacker jose flores is a pastor from bolivia. he reportedly told authorities the date 9/9/09 caused him to hijack the plane yesterday. he says 9/9/09 was significant because it's the numbers 666 upside down. flores claimed he had a bomb onboard but the device was fake. the whole incident was preventible because the device should have been the spotted when flores went through security screenings. the congressional banking committee demanded answers how bernie madoff was able to swindle billions of dollars from

investors over the course of 16 years without the s.e.c. ever detecting the fraud. the former inspector general admits the s.e.c. did receive complaints that raised red flags, but there was never a full investigation. current s.e.c. officials pledge to the committee today they will fix the problems that led to madoff frau new audiotapes surfaced. in them, bernie madoff can be heard coaching someone on how to fool the s.e.c. >> you don't have to be too brilliant with these guys. you don't have to be, you are not supposed to have that knowledge. you wind up saying something which is either wrong or, you know, just not something you have to do. >> madoff is now serving 150 years in prison. still ahead on news4 at 4:00, a rescue team is called into help when a precious family pet wanders where it shouldn't be. are you ready for football? the season kicks off tonight here on nbc 4.

we'll have a preview.

welcome back. veronica johnson here. we have thicker cloud cover out there now. take a look outside. this is our skycam. overcast skies. we will have isolated showers out there, too. 71 the temperature. cool, cool, cool today. our coolest day out of the workweek. that despite the fact we did have a little bit of sunshine today. first pitch 7:05. we'll be cloudy, cool and temperatures in theid 60s. we lost the first two games, so let's home we get a win in here. you can see the bulk of the precipitation east of the area just off the coast. that low making its way westward. that's all the rain that's going to be coming ashore later tonight. right now isolated showers around silver spring and north of aspen hill. moving toward northern fairfax county. temperatures will be dropping into the 50s tonight. let's look at the seven-day forecast. from 50s to the mid 70s tomorrow.

still a 30% chance for a few passing showers across t area. saturday morning, still could have a drop or two around. by the afternoon, we should see more breaks in the cloud cover and warming this weekend into the low 80s through the area. then more rain by mid week. backo you. football fans, the nfl season is finally here. the regular professional football season kicks off tonight with the super bowl champion pittsburgh steelers hosting the tennessee titans. it's also the season opener for nbc's nfl crew. cris collinsworth and al michaels will call the game. cris is taking over for john madden this season. >> i learned when somebody tells you to buy a stock, what i normally do is short the stock. think don't know any more than you or i know. >> you can catch tonight's steelers/titans game here on nbc 4. the pregame show starts at 8:00. coming up on news4 at 4:00 -- >> i am going to be the new judge on "american idol."

>> ellen announces the next big thing in her life. and we'll take the wraps off an effort to entice new customers to try an old product.

ever since paula abdul announced last month she was leaving "american idol" fans wondered who would replace her? now we no. the next season, ellen degeneres will sit next to simon, randy and kara. >> i just finally gothe okay moments ago to announce this to you today. oh, god! i am going to be the new judge on "american idol." >> reporter: through cheers of her studio audience, she broke

the news wednesday during a taping of her daytime talk show viewers will see today. >> i have not missed one episode of that show. i love everything about it. from "american idol" please welcome randy jackson. paula abdul. simon cowell. >> reporter: over the past few years, ellen talked to all the show's judges. >> it premiers tonight which is so great for a lot of us who are just waiting for january. >> reporter: now ellen is officially one of them. >> it's not the obvious choice, but i do think it actually could work. ellen degeneres has all the charm and sweetness of paula abdul, but without the loopiness. >> reporter: paula made headlines this summer over a contract dispute reportedly demanding $10 million a year to stay on the show. demands that were not met, paving the way for ellen to join the judge's table. she has appeared twice on "idol gives back," a special charity

show benefitting various causes. this summer she guest-hosted on another fox reality show, "so you think you can dance," even dancing with some of the contestants on her own show. the one thing critics may point to is ellen's lack of music industry previous experience. >> i'm not looking at it in a critical way from the music producers' mind. i'm looking at it as a person who is going to buy the music and who is going to relate to that person. so i'm hopefully going to be that voice of what we are all doing at home. >> at the very least, ellen can provide dance tips to contestants. >> and she is clever and will lighten the heavy moments a little. >> look forward to seeing her on that. >> she'll deliver the bad news with a little sugar. >> in a sweetway. >> thank you. still ahead, a new study of

what's working for folks with back pain. coming up -- >> good afternoon, i'm wendy rieger. just ahead, major metro safety concerns after a string of incidents. pizza wars. bragging rights at a local campus are up for grabs. >> the busiest firehouse in the country is right here in our area. we'll ll you where. et

chronic lower back pain is one of the main reasons people go to the doctors these days and one of the most difficult problems to treat. something as simple as doing yo may work wonders. that's according to a study by west virginia university that followed 90 patients with lower back pain. half the group practiced yoga

twice a week, while the others continued with their regular therapies. after six months, the yoga group reported improvement in their back function, and improved their mood and reported fewer incidents of depression. time for a weather update. veronica johnson joins us live from storm center 4. right now we just have a few isolated showers outside. lots of cloudov a oklothgh.tshito t s smrmteysrm afternoon. afternoon. ng c ctiser cl c relyal really see the spin onit.. wheree h rtnond atho ees north alow. 'slothw. omin c gom cing ea htesnviai ru ethea htes rain out of the sy wesho ir, going to be up over eastern pe lyet,iliaphul awf wiladelphia, awfully wet for nieru m ng.shor isolated he tothe t p potomac around reston, mclean and down into fairfax county. charles county around deer park. getting the kids off to school tomorrow morning, more passing showers through the area.

i don't tnkhi we are going to see anything too heavy tomorrow morning. still some areas with steady rain. 54 to 59 degrees. it's going to be very cool to start the day. we should get into the mid 70s with some breaks. a lot of locations may be just plain old cloudy tomorrow and dry, like warrenton and fredricksburg. for the weekend right now, we'll be looking at a warming trend getting into the low 80s. back to you. thanks. up next, a man is arrested after tricking nine women into a house. find out how he did it. >> plus protecting the skies above washington, a rare look inside the cockpit with the fighter ng.fi

that's the sound of the closing bell on wall street today. stocks were up today. the dow gained 80 points.

nasdaq closed 23 points higher. the new york stock exchange added 78 points. here's some of the stories making news on the web today. >> a dog from down under needed help after he got himself wedged inside a cave. his owners say scooby was missing inside the cave for five days. despite their efforts, they could not find a safe way out. rescue workers had to call in a mine rescue team who used come pressed air bags to move a rock out of the way. scooby's owners say somehow he managed to stay calm through the ordeal. nine women were rescued from a turkish villa after being tricked to believing they were reality show contestants. they had to sign contracts saying they could have no contract from the outside world and be fined $33,000 if they left the house early. a foreign news agency reports the women were duped and naked images of them were sold on the internet. they thought they were filming for a "big brother" style

program. katherine heigl and her husband josh kelly are adopting a baby. they are adopting a 10-month-old girl from korea. the couple hopes to take their baby girl home next week. heigl is on leave of absence from "grey's anatomy" to film the movie "life as we know it." it's vodka with a sexy twist and it's twisting heads. nude vodka features the silhouette of a nude woman on the bottle. the owner says it's best enjoyed without ice, tonic or mixers. nude vodka launches nationwide just in time for the super bowl. since the hijackings and events of 9/11, protecting the skies over the nation's capitol becomes more critical. that involves a special group of fighter pilots. they are responsible for scrambling f-16s in the event of a threat. >> reporter: it is a friday

afternoon on the flight line at andrews air force base. for the women and moment, it could be any day or night of the week. it is also known as the capital guardian responsible for 24/7 protection over the air space of the nation's capital. brigadier general jeff johnson is the wing's commander. >> we respond very often. this is some of the busiest air space in the nation here, in the nation's capital region. therefore, we are out there checking things out very often. >> reporter: the 113th has been part of the d.c. national guard for nearly 70 years. its role shifted dramatically after 9/11. since then the wing has been on constant asa, air sovereignty alert. a number of f-16 fighter jets stay armed and loaded ready to respond at a moment's notice. that number is classified. >> we weren't on air sort of alert prior to 9/11, but obviously since the attacks, the

nation has seen fit we have aircraft an alert here. >> reporter: i was given permission to fly on a training mission. my pilot lieutenant colonel rick jiang. he pointed out how quick he has to respond on a mission. >> we have to get there when we are told to get there. consequences of not getting there are obvious. >> reporter: after strapping in and running through the preflight checks, it was time to take to the skies. we rose from the runway at just over 300 knots, then lifted into the gray skies sitting above andrews. once we levelled off, we headed over the chesapeake toward the trading range. the colonel suddenly drew to basic combat maneuvers. although it was a flight of a

lifetime for this journalist, being a fighter pilot is no joy ride. it is tough, grueling work that requires constant attention to detail. thos conditions are magnified when they respond to a potential threat. after three hours, including a broef stop at patuxon, we made it back to andrews. i returned with a better respect of the job to create our nation's capital and greater respect for the men and women who perform that duty. as colonel jiang and i returned from our flight, another set of crew members headed out for an afternoon mission, just another day for the capital guardians, a unit that does not rest so the nation's capital can do so peacefully. that's news4 at 4:00. news4 at 5:00 starts right now. metro safety after a long list of serious incidents is

interrupted. i'm wendy rieger. that interruption was the report of yet another serious accident involving the metro system. a worker was struck by a train this morning in a tunnel along the blue and yellow lines in alexandria. pat collins joins us live. pat? >> reporter: wendy, a metro worker, struck by a six-car metro train in a tunnel in alexandria. this metro worker transported by helicopter to a trauma center after an incident in this metro tunnel between the national airport and braddock road stations. rescue workers had to use an emergency escape hatch to enter the tunnel and removthat worker. keith williams was in the tunnel on that train. >> everything was normal until the train