square and potomac avenue, metro found what it calls showstoppers, we're talking about frayed jumper cables. here is an example of exactly what we're talking about. you can see the frayed cable here. and those cables were exposed to the elements and that's why that looks like that. metro says if the cables had been found in that condition on a normal kay, they would immediately shut down the entire station. these are the same conditionska immediately shut down the entire station. these are the same conditions found after the fire on monday and very similar to what was found after the deadly smoke incident at l'enfant plaza about a year ago. >> getting to work this morning will a be a lot easier than it s yesterday. thousand of us found themselves scrambling for a new route to work. a lot of people still had to get into the office. one rider spoke up at 5:30 just to get a spot o

>> stfs jam-packed and there was a very long line outside. >> uber said that it saw a big increase in people using the pool service which is similar to car pooling rides. capital bike share also reported a big increase in the number of bike rentals. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. after a beautiful day, another cooldown? >> a little cooler for today. no major drop in temperatures this afternoon. the big changes start to arrive tomorrow. so be ready for a much cooler stretch of weather as we go into the weekend. on the cool side this morning, most of the suburbs are in the 40s. there is a chance just like yesterday, did have one or two lonesome showers yesterday afternoon, that pattern could be repeated today as the colder air starts to settle on in. it could be rain drops today, but a chance for a rain/snow mix coming up saturday night late into the day on sunday. a little too early to start promising amounts of snow, but just know that that is out there in the forecast. what about

today 12 hours and 2 minutes of daylight. in the 40s here this morning. it will be a breezy day. sunshine early, more clouds this afternoon. and again about a 30% chance of rain later this afternoon. this first batch will miss us, but as with daytime heating, the rain chance will be in d.c. we'll talk about the school day forecast coming up. want to mention metro rail back on time this morning. they should be back to normal service here when they open at 5:00 a.m. buses and everything running as normal. 270 here at shady grove road southbound, do have road work happening. 70 westbound at 17 myersville, all lanes are blocked on 70 west. eastbound you don't have any problem, but if you have to head west, they will push you down on to 17/myersville to get back on to 270. an accident investigation from

everything rolling along just fine. 66 at lee highway, no problems there. prince george's county overall looking quite good and you can see 50 eastbound/westbound nice and clear. happening today, investigators are bringing in a crane to help in the search for a northern virginia man still unaccounted for after the fire you see here. this blaze happened early wednesday morning in woodbridge. neighbors stood by helplessly as it was destroyed unsure if the than was still inside. the crane is being brought into help remove debris. at least two other faebs have been displaced. one firefighter seriously hurt but expected to survive. a woman arrested after doing yoga on metro tracks heads back to court. holly bentley is charged with trespassing after being spotted on surveillance video doing yoga on the tracks in virginia back in 2014, december. her attorney says those charges may be

bentley had been given ten hours of community service and then the charges would be dismissed. residents are upset over the change of godwin middle school. the board decided to name the school for dr. george hampton. it was a compromise after naming a new school for a fallen firefighter. the change created two groups of unhappy people. >> how do i justify to my students that this decision was just and right without any input from them in the community it impacts. >> we've seen what has happened to some of our minorities in the county. we don't get a fair shake. he really don't. >> the school board made last night's meeting about the name change after someone placed a

members' mail box. a d.c. federal judge returns after a woman claims that he raped her 35 years ago. he retires, i should say. the utah woman was 16 at the time of the alleged assault. lawyers for judge richard rovers acknowledged an intimate relationship with the woman, but call her accusations categorically false. the utah attorney general's office says after an investigation it opted not to prosecute the judge, but investigators determined that he didn't break any laws because the woman was old enough to consent under utah laws in 1981. to decision 2016 now where hillary clinton is setting her sights on donald trump. clinton openly attacked trump after tuesday's primaries. she going after him on policy, muslims and torture

personality. >> our commander in chief has to be able to defend our country, not embarrass it. >> and trump is fighting back, he's already put out an instragram video ridiculing clinton as a weak commander in chief against vladimir putin and isis. showing her barking like a dog as she told a joke on the campaign trail. tracie potts is with us at 4:45 with more on trump's latest stance and senator marco rubio's parting shot. 4:36. today march madness kicks off and there is reason they call it march madness. just about everybody across the country including the president is watching at some point or another. the maryland terps arrived in spokane yesterday, just one of the 64 teams that will go head to head to see who will claim the title. 67 games played over three weeks p dreams will be made, hearts will be broken. as basketball fans are busy completing their brackets.

state on friday. >> jackrabbits. >> carol maloney will bring us updates throughout the day from that game. >> unpredictable. you can't predict. there will be a sip der rely la story, some upsets, some favorites that fall. the drama. and all these kids are playing like their life depends on. ? >> it really is. people have chest pains as they watch these games. >> and work productivity? >> it is what it is. new development in the a tragic story now. brothers in court in connection to the death of a prince george's county police officer. and talk about a creative way to get out of jail. the dramatic video we're just getting in ahead. and changes in the forecast. toy good-bye ♪

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take a look at this video of a daring jail break using a helicopter. you can see it at the top of your screen. two inmates escaped from a canadian prison back in 2013. the video has just been released. the prisoners grabbed the rope dangling from the chopper but couldn't pull themselves up, on the chopper landed on a rooftop. they dangled midair to a nearby getaway car. they were caught several hours later. looks like the scene out of a movie. a northern virginia movie is

facing charges of abduction and felony child neglect. he had boarded up windows and the door was dead bolted shut. the alleged abuse went on for about a month. he's okay and now being scacare for by other family members. weston is being held without bond. chuck bell telling us about how we should get ready for the day ahead. >> good morning. st. patrick's day all you kids at home get to wear green today. melissa and i don't have ability to wear green because of our crow made key wall. aaron and eun, you're just up spirited. no green for you too either.mad. aaron and eun, you're just up spirited. no green for you too either. if they're not wearing green, give them a little pinch. no marks left. breezy this afternoon, a chance for one or two stray showers. you'll need your jacket first thing this morning. sunglasses early today. maybe want the pocket

"7-day forecast" just ten minutes from now. and still trouble on i-70. >> 70 west at 17/myersville, if you have on head that way, beware all westbound lanes are blocked. you have have to get on to 17/myersville and get back on to 70. eastbound you're nice and open. no worries there. metrorail again back to normal service with that. we expect a normal opening at 5:00 this morning with all lanes operational. could have some single tracking through the morning. we'll keep you updated. top of the beltway looking quite good. i'll see you in a few. frustrations boiling over, why so many people are upset over the name of one of our schools. and massive developments from the rose garden. wee learning more about'r

happening today, supreme court nominee merrick garland heads to capitol hill for vo du introductory meetings with the senate. president obama announced the nomination on wednesday. some say the president's nomination is setting the stage for a huge constitutional show tow down. he's widely known and well respected in the legal community. he's a chief judge at the u.s. court of appeals for the d.c. scircui circuit. garland left a law partnership 25 years ago to work as a prosecutor. he had oversight on important cases including the prosecution of timothy mcveil

oklahoma city bombing. >> the judges decisions are determined by the law and only the law. >> he is the right man for the job. he deserves to be confirmed. >> now senate republicans have said they will not hold a hearing for any nomination president obama makes. judge garland will meet with senator leahy and harry reed later today. mitch mcconnell says he will not meet the nominee. it is 4:46. we're back to our coverage of decision 2016. donald trump looking more dominant than ever after winning all but one of tuesday's key gop primaries. now trump is saying there may be rye on thes if he doesn't get the republican nomination for president. tracie potts is live with more. >> reporter: as of this morning, the "washington post" editorial board is calling trump is threat to democracy saying that republicans need to have a

brokered convention to try to stop him from getting this nomination. trump as you said is warning that there could be riots perhaps in cleveland at the convention this summer if he comes in and has the votes and is not named the nominee. bad things would happen is what trump says. and he tweeted to bernie sanders be careful that he may send millions of his people out to sanders' rallies. he accuses sanders of sending protesters out to the trump rallies. cleveland getting ready for possible riots, bringing in 2,000 sets of riot gear, spending $50 million on security. and also bringing in or recruiting help so they can have 5,000 officers on hand, about will fo four times as many as they do now. and the fox debate on man, canceled. trump says he has another group he's speaking to and john kasich said he wouldn't go if trump wasn't there. ted cruz was still willing to go, but fox says a debate of one, that won't

>> all right. ra tracie potts, thank you. let's talk about a contested convention. it's a term you've probably heard. this happens when none of the candidates in this case the republicans reaches the number of delegates needed for the party's nomination. in the first round, most delegates are bound to vote for the candidate they represent, but if there is no clear winning, they keep voting and more and more delegates become pre-agents to pick whomever they want. >> that floor fight would happen here where a contested convention this summer would be the political equivalent of overtime. >> in addition, the party's delegates get to create additional rules one week before the convention and there is nothing to stop them from making it easier is for a new name to be added to the mix. a very long process. 4:48. we now that a prince george's county police officer was deliberately fired at by aer

officer before the chief called it a case of mistaken identity gentleman could ijacai colson.g colson was not in uniform when the shoot-out began. police say michael ford started the shooting and is charged with colson's death. he appeared in court yesterday and passioned out when he found out the charges against his brothers. his two brothers are charged with driving him to the scene and recording the shooting. two men facing new federal charges for a scheme involving atms in maryland and virginia. we first told you about the arrests last november. the two men are accused of putting skimming devices on atms in lorton and richmond as well as in crofton, maryland. police say they used the information to get money. a new arena football league team is coming to the verizon center next year. the new team is only part of the focus on pro sports here in the face's capital. d.c. leaders say all the teams add excitement and money to the

district's bottom line. >> you bring the downtown area alive. >> we have the second, third most busiest station, it's the preferred way for our fans to come to games. >> the new arena football team will begin playing next year. well, we are excited to see the baby eaglets and it could be any day now. maybe today. we'll be sure to tweet pictures of the little guys as soon as they hatch. the national arboretum says that little crack you see there, it means an yeeg leaglet is about emerge. so we're keeping a close watch. yesterday and we were like oh, my gosh, it's happening sglnch. >> make sure we have video. don't want to miss it.sglnch. >> make sure we have video. don't want to miss it.. >> make sure we have video. don't want to miss it. >> if that little eaglet is

feathers tucked inside the egg until next week. >> by the way, i am spirited, i just for got to wear green. >> i won't pinch aaron. he pinches bag. >> smart fan.for got to wear gr. >> i won't pinch aaron. he pinches bag. >> smart fan. . >> i'm actually 50% irish. both of high mof my mom's paren born in ireland. talking about the return of cold weather and at least the possibility of some snow got me thinking when was our last inch of snow over the last consuuntr years? i used the dulles log. march 20 of last year and march 25 in 2014 and 2013. so can't really turn your back on any possibility for snow here until you get towards the end of march. for today, on the whole not a big rain threat. most of the moisture will stay

in to the mountains. but there will be a chance of a quick little passing shower coming our way this afternoon. and could rumble out one or two sounds of thunder. that's about it. future weather, sunshine this morning, skies turning mostly cloudy by about 2:00 this afternoon. here is a little opportunity for some rain right along the pennsylvania border around 2:00. that little rain chance drifting through the metro between about 3:00 and 5:00 this afternoon. and not everyone will get wet. just want to have that little precautionary umbrella to play it safe. we're in the 40s now. we'll say there the next couple of hours. 50s with plenty of sunshine early. and then turning noticeably breezier especially late morning and early afternoon hours. west winds today 15 to 20 miles an hour or so. and temperatures responding nicely. into the mid and upper 60s for today under the increasing number of clouds. and again going out tonight, really nothing to worry about. a spot shower or two 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, that's it. clearing skies

"7-day forecast," 69 today with our lucky leprechaun bouncing around. a slight chance for a shower or two. windy for tomorrow and then cloudy skies with maybe the chance of some light spoke, wet snow at that coming if on saturday night into sunday. doesn't look like it will be a lot, but it could be two or three slushy inches especially in the shenandoah valley. we'll narrow it down over the next couple days. it is traffic time. how is i-70 holding up? >> looking better. so westbound there at 17/myersville, all lanes have now opened. no be problems eastbound or westbound through that area on 70. looking quite good there this morning. taking a look now at 66 and 95, again no issues there. everything looking quite good. we had earlier construction down i-95 southbound much earlier this morning, that has cleared out of the way. beltway at branch avenue, everything rolling along just fine here this morning. taking a look bw parkway, route 1, 95, 29, don't have any wo

from down to the spur, 26 minutes as it should. nice and clear. remember to listen to wtop 103.5 when you hop in your car. he's the man many people consider a traitor. a soldier who deserted his own brothers in battle. the new details we're learning about bowe bergdahl. plus remember this video of the woman doing yoga right on the metro tracks? why she's back in court today. and an update on the harsh punishment for a virginia student trappedalfway across h

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time right now is 4:57. just minutes from the reopening of metro after 29 hours of work. actually this is a live look of the shady grove -- looks like we're on a train that is about to take off from the met rotation. so they're back open ready to start rolling at 5:00 a.m. metro just tweeted service will resume on all lines after the inspection of 600 cables across the system. as of 10:00 last night, repairs were still under way. so make sure you stay with news 4. we have crews stationed across the system to make sure everything goes as planned. we're also keeping a close eye on the weather. it is going to be a pretty nice morning, but you should be prepared for a possible rain shower this afternoon. chuck bell is back

the next 24 hours. he was arrested allegedly for pulling a college level prank in north korea. and now the white house is reacting to otto warmbier's arrest saying the country is using the student as a political pawn. warmbier was accused of stealing a propaganda sign from a hotel. a court sentenced him to 15 years of hard labor yesterday in a trial that took about an hour. new mexico's former give bill richardson trying to get him released. >> so humanitarian gruounds but keep the politics out of the equation. >> warmbier is a student at the university of virginia. his sentencing comes as the international community is condemning north korea for recent missile tests. the $300 million plan for homeless shelters across the district could actually

most of the private properties proposed as shelter sites are owned or at least partly controlled by major dough mores donors to the mayor. the d.c. council is expected to talk about how much money taxpayers would have to paylter today. thieves steal dozens of ipads from an elementary school, this some at eagle academy southeast last month. two men broke in and stole 35 ipads from different classrooms before stuffing them into a bag and running off. parents are furious about the break-in. >> they need the education in today's society, to take educational things from a school? that's a coward. >> four days before this incident, someone slipped if to the school and stole a dozen more ipads. today a look back at the obama presidency. the hill is hosting the national press club this morning

the last seven years. josh earnest and former speaker of the -- rather nancy pelosi are a few of the guests. good morning, everybody. it's 5:00 a.m. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. gates are back open at metro stations across the washington area. >> we are on top of of your commute this morning riding the trains and standing by in vee enin a and foggy bottom to make sure you know about any issues. and count on live reports every 15 minutes, but first what to expect walking out the door today with chuck bell. >> good morning, everybody. thursday off to a quiet start this morning. skies are mostly clear after some late showers in the day yesterday. off to a school start. another mild day coming. high temperatures today, mid to upper 60s, so not quite as nice as the hid 70s yesterday, but still warmer than average. and just like yesterday,he