have sent a letter. >> there is where van ness avenue and west from the investigators have found nine smoker events over the last few weeks, and adam will have more on this breaking news ahead. this is all coming at the same time we are getting more breaking news about the metro to impact the ride home. >> right now the trains are single tracking because of a problem near the armory station which is going to be impacting the orange, blue, silver line, and sound familiar? it is the same spot where the train was stuck earlier in the week on an elevated track, and adam is there again, and he is going to to be keeping us updated all night. we are also tracking a developing story of a treeline neighborhood of single-family homes is now turned into to a crime scene.

death in what people were calling a targeted attack. prince georges county reporter tracy wilkinson is there with more on what happened there. >> the police have identified the two victims in this double murder. samuel page and also 26-year-old kevin newt who lived a couple of blocks down the way where we are standing. this is is what it looks like. prince georges county police said that at 4:20 they were called here for the sound of gun fire and when they arrived one man was dead behind the wheel of his vehicle, and another man less than a block away, kevin, who lives over here found on the street. he was rush ed ed to the hospit and pronounced dead there. we are told by sources close to the investigation that there was a third person inside of the vehicle that survived all of this. the police are investigating to find out who is resns

known him since he was a young boy are reacting to the fuse of his death. >> that guy, i never saw him cause any problem or give anybody any problem. this is kin of sad to see, and go like that. knowing that he just got a baby like that and stuff at home. >> reporter: coming up at "news4 at 5:00," the district heights police believe they may have a possible motive for the shooting, and we will tell you more about that. live from district heights, tracee wilkinson, news 4. >> the man who took a gun on a government complex is charge d n the march entrance of the capital visitors center, and scott macfarlane is going to explain why it

to bring dawson in front of the judge. >> yes, chris, federal investigators say that larry dodge brought a gun and pointed it inside of the capital centre, and today, he faced a federal court and charged with two criminal charges, and one being assault and resisting the police officers combined, and he is facing more than 50 years in prison for the charges. he was shot by capital police as they the tried to subdue him and hospitalized because of it and hospitalized since because of it prosecutors say. when he appeared in court he did so this the hospital garb, and he was also in a wheelchair at the time. the incident march 28th caused lockdowns on the ground, and in court filings not only did it cause the lockdowns, but visitors and children included

detectors and the walls to avoid gun fire. capital police had been in contact with him before when he interrupted a congressional session in late october of 2014 and stopped also at a checkpoint for bringing in an unlawful sign on to the ground. coming up "news4 at 5:00," what the u.s. capitol police say have changed with with the security protocols because of this larry dawson case. scott macfarlane, news4. >> than you, scott. and now, getting caught up with storm team 4 and if you have guessed that more rain is copping ocoming our way, you are correct. >> and it seems that it is coming down hard out there, and with where is that falling? >> mostly in virginia, and if you are looking at in maryland, that rain is still falling. we are tracking the rain for you, and you can see where

are talking about. portions of maryland to d.c. to the north, we see the rain, and down to the south, it is moving to the north and east, and little pressure here and spin in the atmosphere to help enhance the rainfall and we are seeing the totals at the airport at the last hour or so, and we pick up a quarter inch of rain and so much heavier rain to the west, and we are starting to cloor out as far as the rain is concerned and we are still dealing with the rain and parts of howard and montgomery county down along i-95. look at the temperatures, 74 in new york, and 80 in raleigh, and 80 in charleston, west virginia, and 80 in d.c. and that is the pattern. it has been here for a long time, and unfortunately, is it is go ing to stick around, and with we will have the rest of the forecast for you, and when we may see a break in the weather e. >> and nominee marek garland is back on the

congress. he gave them a document cover detailing his cases, and also his role as a prosecutorff the oklahoma city bombing, and the prosecution of ted kaczynski, the unabomber. >> and now, today, paul ryan said that the party needed to come together, but he stopped short of endorsement. >> there are plenty of room for policy disputes, and we come from different wings of the par i, but the goal is to unify the various wings of the party around common principles to go forward to unify. >> he is going to meet with trump tomorrow, and some are criticizing the speaker, because he won't fully embrace the presumptive nominee. on the democratic side, bernie sanders won big in west virginia, and he trails hillary clinton by 300 delegates. andrea

how he plans to make up the deficit. >> i know it is a steep climb, but we have been fighting an uphill battle from day one, but if we do very, very well, we have the possibility of coming in with the majority of the pledge delegates. >> clinton was campaigning in new jersey, and she was talking to her supporters of creating more jobs with higher incomes. police are investigating a bizarre series of events in prince williams county all starting with a woman being robbed at the potomac mills mall. it ended blocks later with a hit-and-run robbery suspect. they say that ronald souers and nicole le mar took off on bikes, and then a car hit lamar, and kept going, but lemar did die of injuries, and souers is

>> and while commuting from one part of the area is more common despite the distance. >> and plus, the new evidence that shows that prince's health troubles in the

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and now, here is the storm team 4 forecast. >> indeed, more than two weeks of rain are, and we are stuck with the weather system, and two a areas of the low pressures here kicking off more rain today, and there it is. it is evenb some pockets of moderate rain around howard coun county, and eastern areas of montgomery county, and around the d.c. beltway, we should be drying out, and drizzle and more fog on tap for this evening with the temperatures in the upper 50 and some areas with the mid-50s and cooler, and warmer temperatures with the week coming up, and we will tell you when we could get some sunshine. >> there is evidence that prince was seeking medical help days before his death. there is evidence that he was seen by a family physician on april 7th and 20th, and given

medication, but there is no specification of whether or not he had been given medication and if he took it. and also an addiction doctor was asked to be seen by prince, and now, invesinvestigators are wong if there is a connection. and now, a study shows that 40% of residents around fredericksburg commute to jobs outside of the area, and over half of those commuters spend at least two hours a day, and most of them driving to fairfax and prince williams county as well as d.c. >> a harsh reality, new data into the newsroom that shows where where homes willness is up in surprising number

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last year. but those numbers also show that here in the district, the numbers have gone up by double-digits. a 14% increase in the number of homeless living in the district, and when you look at the homeless families, that number has gone up by more than 30%. the data comes in as mayor bowerer is looking to close the d.c. shelter. and meanwhile, the other jurisdictions showed a decrease in the homless figures. arlington county a 27% decrease in homeless over last year. coming up at 5:00, you will hear direct willy from the d.c. director of human services of why the numbers don't tell the whole story, and her explanation of why d.c.'s numbers are so much different from the rest of the region. >> yes, d.c. is trying to spread out the homeless in a series of smaller shelters, and we have a map of those shelt

and search homeless shelters. >> and a dropping story right now. a number of flood warnings in effect in ul il and missouri. look at this -- in illinois and missouri as the severe weather barrels through the community. this is video of high water in central tennessee. as jay gray is report, it is the result of the same system that whipped up all of the violent tornadoes. >> there it is. look at that house, it's gone! >> reporter: this tornado spit out debris for miles. >> i could not believe it. words can't describe it. >> reporter: mayfield took a direct hit. >> the damage is extensive and widespread and we are so lucky that we didn't lose any lives. >> reporter: ten people were injured as the tornado swept lu the city, and the homes and buildings damaged by the storm, and overwhelming for the

>> en whi walked up on this place i started to cry, because it is heartbreaking. >> reporter: these images are a graphic reminder for 25 million or more across seven states now in the potential strike zone, and forecasters are warning ta more severe weather could battle the midwest through the mississippi valley. before the system pushes to the east where some areas are underwater with the chances of more rain, and damaging hail and tornadoes over the next few days. jay gray, nbc news. and i will the tell you that you are looking at some of the images, and, doug, if you put it in perspective, 15 days now with rain, and no major flooding, and no major damage. i mean, prettylucky. >> yes. and doug, how long until we can dry out? >> well, today, most of the rain is moving out, but not quite done with the showe.

weather, b weather, but in that day, we have been seeing the hail damage, and the biggest threat, and right now, dealing with the rain across the area, and seeing the rain getting out of here, and in northern virginia, we are clearing out as far as the rain is concerned and nearly one-third over the area, and now looking at the spin here, this is the same system that brought the tornadoes to kentucky yesterday, and not bringing the severe weather here. we are seeing the rain here, and more rain to the west, and we will see the showers to the rest of the evening. and heaviest rain in through the zoom in here closer, and through gaithersburg, and the laurel area, and asheville and right here along 29 and 95, and both have seen intermittent periods of heavy rain, and out here to bowie and annapolis as well over here. and what is behind it? well, we have severe storm warnings down to

portions of virginia. we don't expect to see that, but this area here is going to try to move in as we make our way to the rest of the night, and so we are not done with it, and the totals as far as the rain is concerned, and now, through baltimore, ha an inch towards the annapolis area, and if you seen it, sits a dreary shot across the region. the temperatures are 58. i was looking at boston and just outside of boston and it is 78 and sunny. they have beautiful weather, but we can't get out of this, and get that easterly flow that continues to heap it, and it is only 55 in gaithersburg, but to the west of the mountains, 76 in stanton and 66 out here, and that is some of the warmer air trying to move in tomorrow, and most of the area is going to be dry, and the nationals should get the game in okay. and tomorrow, a couple of the showers, but most of the day is dry, and we will see it hiking up around0s and 70s

thunderstorm friday. mostly dry, but late day showers and thunderstorms with the high of 73. we will get cool again on sunday, and that is a nice day even though we are at 64 degrees. coming back with more on the seven-day forecast. >> thank you, doug. >> and 15 straight days of rain. is it affecting your mood? >> no, 16 is my tipping point, so i am okay here. and it is the nbc washington flash survey. you can call or text the number on the screen or head over to the nbc washington facebook page. it may not just be your mood toe that is being affect ed by the rain. we will tell you why it is also could be making you feel sick. and plus, notice anything different on the smartphone? theocial media giant is s

we are now come ting to thed of day 15 of rain. we are tracking it and when can we finally get a change or will we be dealing it still the weekend? >> well, by now, you may be longing for releaf from the rain, if you suffer from allergies your house may need the once-over because of all of the dampness. and so, how does this all of

homes? we have jackie here with detail. and dr. jackie, i think that people with pollen allergies, aren't they feeling better in >> yes, they are, and now, it is the rain that is driving the grass into the ground and they are feeling bet ter. >> and grass pollen is one thing, but mold. what about the folks a allergic to the mold? >> well, not so well, because the weather, and the water has gotten into the basements, and looking around the one dose and the gutters have are been backed up, and there is mold all over the outside of the house by now, and there is mold in the yard as well with the standing water, and so they are not doing with well at all. >> you mentioned the windows, and i am loving to open up the windows the air out the house, but is that a good time to do that? no, it is not a good time if you are allergic to pollen of course, and the better thing is to keep the air conditioning

it out. if you are opening up the windows and looking for fresh air, don't spray the air freshener, because it is an irritant, and find the thing that is causing it and get rid of it. >> and that is probably the mold. how do you do that? >> first of all, first find it and get after it with something like bleach or a vinegar solution with it, and if we are talking about outside of the house, go to remove the decaying material where there is an awful lot of the dead plants and the leaves and the mulch, and that stuff. get rid of it. >> and we tend to spend more time indoors and the dust mites breed indoors and how do we get rid of those? >> well, a list of things to do to get rid of those and you want to get after them and kill the source. they thrive in humidity, because that is the only way they can take water in is through the skin so to say, so the more humid, the more they

heppa filters and wash the beddings on the hot water cycle and when you clean the carpets vacuum it and don't shampoo it, because if you shampoo it, it is going to make it wetter. and lastly, use a dehumidifier and drive it down to below 55%, the dust mites will die. >> and if you are allergic, you have to be careful about the cleaning product tas ykcts that using to get rid of it. >> yes, and people don't think about it, but as they are using things to help the allergies, they are getting worse. sometombs the strength are too caustic and they will bother you, and natural products like lemon juice and baking soda to deod deodorize, because once you is an allergy, that irritant is not going to help. >> i am going home to take care of this, dr. jackie. >> sure. get the glove

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breaking at 4:30, the federal transit authority has said that there are emergency repairs that need to be performe performed. and now, we will be finding out more about the rain moving in. that is in about three minutes. and for first time instagram is getting a major redesign, but if the early reviews are any indication, the people online are not pleased. instagram rolled out the updated icon design, and the company says the more simpler design is more focus on the photos and the videos, but today, users trashed the logo and pretty much just cracked a lot of jokes at it. one day before donald trump's much-anticipated meeting with the republican lawmakers here in washington, there are si signs that the tension is easing, and that is becae

november who may not drag down other republicans. steve handelsman is live on capitol hill with the latest inle stallment of this saga. >> well, donald trump ran against washington to win in the primaries and he called the members of congress stupid, but it can be forgiven and forgotten if he can win and help them win. >> reporter: some republican leaders are less worried about donald trump not because he won last night twice, but in part because democrat hillary clinton lost to bernie sanders for the 20th time. he's asking her super delegates to switch to him. >> bernie sanders runs stronger against donald trump than does donald trump. >> reporter: and for the first time they are tied in the reuters poll for clinton and trump. but they want trump to win. >>

second to be a successful president. >> reporter: and there is a warning that tomorrow, the meeting is not to mock congress, but their unity is essential. >> after a tough primary, it is going to be taking some effort, and i want to be committed to be a part of the unifying process to be at full strength this fall to win this election. >> reporter: trump made clear on fox that he might cooperate. >> we will will have a meeting, and if we make a deal, great, and if not, we will trudge forward and keep winning all of the time. >> and the billionaire businessman today pushed back any relief of the tax return until after the election. >> hillary clinton campaigning today questioned why trump would not release the tax are returns before the november vote, and she said, we will find out. and the issue of tax returns might come up tomorrow in the trump meetings on capitol hill

acquainted session. paul ryan has met donald trump on once. live from capitol hill, steve handelsman, news4. you heard dr. jackie talk about the pollen and the mold count, and it is running moderate here over the last 24 hours, and likely to stay up over the next couple of days. that and we will be posting it on nbc washington, and make sure that you download the weather app, and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., drizzle and fog for most of the day, and look at the temperatures, 60-65, and another cool day when you step out. so the jacket and the umbrella, you will need, because we will go from drizzle to to a chance for showers. and look at columbia maryland to the laurel, and you can see the moderate rain, and it is going to start making its way out of here, the this current batch. the next change for us and when we could see some is sunshine is

we will talk more of that coming up in a couple of minutes. is it a separation or a political statement? a group of african-american cadets were pose ing fing for t point photo and raised the fists. the image not only went viral on our facebook page and social media, but it triggered an investigation at the academy buck the army has cleared the women of any wrongdoing. and now troy johnson is here for our talk around town, and why are the listeners so up about the criticism coming your way. >> well, they are saying that it stems from several bloggers who have been taking issue with the photo which is one of the series that the cadets were taking, and the critics were suggesting that it is a display of support for the black lives matter, and situation disrespectful to the act

academy, and they said it is not going to make much sense, because raised fists is way beyond a black lyes matter situation or not. and they say that the raised fist goes much further than the black lives matter, and further than that, because people use it in sports, and cross culture, and they are saying that you are disparaging the women who are on the verge of a great achievement. >> could be female solidarity. >> yes, absolutely. >> and the official inquiry said that the photo did not violate any military rules, and as i understand it, the women will not be punish and they will graduate. >> yes, they will graduate on time, and what i found interesting from the folks that i talked to about it is that they were saying it is getting away the big story that 16 african-american women on the verge of graduating from the academy, accepting the role as future leaders of the army today, and army that has gone historically through some ma

on the verge of this achievement, and you know, it is speaking volumes to the work and pressure they have been under to achieve this goal. >> and talk about that, because historically, all women have faced challenges, black, white, latino, to make it through west point. >> yes, and it is a grueling experience and four years and when you talk about the fact that it is a male-dominated society, essentially 70% of the cadet corps is men. so here are the women achieving goals in an extremely challenging situation. they are the cream of the crop, and what i heard from people is that it takes away from the accompli accomplishment, and keep in mind that women were not admitted into west point until 1977. so history is being made and changed here, and so people were say sa t

service, instead of criticizing their solidaire moment. >> all right. thank you, troy. pat? >> thank you, gentlemen. and now, seeing it come down right now? well, experts say that you can blame a bad mood on the record rainfall. >> i'm tom sherwood in northeast washington, and this ole school is turned into to a high school for only boys, and some think it is a great idea, but some are asking,

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still track ing ting the ra there, on storm tracker 4, and you can see the showers spiralinging in from the west, and this is part of the area of low pressure this came through western kentucky tomorrow, and bringing the strong storms today, and you can see the rain today, and montgomery county, and towards annapolis, and along i-95 with the rain, and what do you need to know for the next couple off days? still more rain, and keep the umbrella handy and a chance of storms, too. we will break it down for you, and veronica is back with a full-day forecast. >> ands you have been seeing for doug's forecast, there is little to no sunshine. >> very little, and dr. joshua winer stopped by midday to treat depression, and whether this wet weather is causing it. >> weather can pl

seasonal affective disorder, and that is when people get down at certain parts of the year, and with the last couple of weeks with the weather lousy, it is not causing people off of the deep end, but it is making people annoyed like myself who wants to see the sun, but it is not cause anything psychiatric issue issues. >> earlier we asked you how the record rain is affecting the move, and here is the situation of the washington flash survey, and 67% say, yes, it made me grumpy, and i wonder how many people were grumpy before. >> you can vote over there on the nbc washington facebook page. and she has been writing checks for years no problem, until she found out that he was out hundreds of dollars, and what happened when the woman turned to the nbc4 response. >> and a group of whoim helped the u.s. win world war ii, but they are blocked from being laid to rest at arlington cemetery, dow

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we are following breaking news at 4:45 in northeast d.c. it is shelter in place order now in effectt at catholic university. >> are the university sent out the alert a moment ago due to the armed robbery p a few blocks away. the university says that the d.c. police are searching for a suspect in an armed robbery that took place

road. >> we will bring you new information about this as soon as it comes in. counterfeit checks and a local woman who fell victim. >> someone took her account number and started to write bogus checks and that is when she called nbc4 responds. >> imagine her surprise to get a copy of the checks back from the bank, and the problem is that she didn't write them and we are talking about hundreds of dollars in fraudulent purchases. >> and jean says she has been writing checks for a long time. sg>> i 'm 80, and i have been writing checks for probably 60 years at least. >> all right. let's get this out this the mail. >> reporter: these days her daughter helps her to write checks to pay the bills. >> my water bill, and the gas bill and the electric bill and the telephone bill. >> reporter: she also writes checks at the grocery store. >> never had had a problem before. >> until one day. i

and i noticed that there were extra checks written on my account for, they said that i had not purchased. >> reporter: take a look at this. this is a copy of the extra check, and they have her routing number and the checking account number, but the name and address removed and replaced with a stranger's information. >> i have never heard of that name before. the first check was $187 and something written to giant foods. >> reporter: but jean says that is not the store she shops at. >> i had not been there for two years, and i seldom write a check for $187 for groceries anyway. >> reporter: she says that the counterfeit checks cost her $800. >> we immediately went to the bank and canceled the account. >> reporter: and

daughter called for help, since neither knew how to get the money back. and we explained that the federal law has you have to be refunded for the full amount of the disputed amount if the investigation is more than ten days. >> the money has been returned to the checking account, and i have to open up a new account, and $800 is $$800, and that coud have wiped me out complete ly. >> reporter: and now the bank issued her a debit card. >> i have never used a debit card and so that is a different world for me. >> and jean filed a police report with the new carrollton police department, and the investigators are going to be inve investigating. if you have a consumer problem that you need help with, call the 4 response team.

i'm susan hogan, news4 >> and now, here is storm team 4 forecast. >> when are we going the be seeing the sunshine? that is one of the big questions that a lot of you have, and the other is when will will we break out of the pattern? talk about the first, the next chance of sunshine is friday in the afternoon hours. we are tracking a weather front that is while it has been over the nation's midsection for some time, and part of the ohio valley, too, and bring us rain this the afternoon hours fridayk and we have rain there at 2:00, and the temperature, and the change is sunshine for friday afternoon, and the temperatures will rise into the mid-70s for the sunshine, and late afternoon, and pretty decent friday evening, and we will talk about the friday forecast if you are going out. looking at baltimore, and columbia, and the slow rain is making its way out of here, but what moves in behind it, more fog will develop across the area. this is 11:00 p.

see how they drop below visibility by the morning. and there could be issues on the road where the fog is denser, and then we start in the upper 50s to 60 degrees, and head up to the upper 60s by tomorrow afternoon, and then better to daishs and then still on the chilly side and for tomorrow, here we go, it is drizzle and a damp day, and what happens is that we make our way through the end of the week, and more chances of rain moving through the area, and the morning rush is wet until about 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon, and again, that is friday, and friday night going out so it is fairly clear, and it is looking dry and nice, and the temperatures will be dropping from the upper 60s to the mid-60s late in the evening. and big weekend coming up, and we had graduations last weekend and a cautionary light through the weekend and rain possible, and late saturday and those the graduations are taking place, and green light for the yardwork

getting out to do the yardwork, and the exercising, we have more dry hours versus the wet hours coming our way, and there is a look of the weekend from 73 saturday to 64 sunday. sunday is the day right now that is looking lin ing like it will, and you may need a jacket, but many hours of sunshine sunday. earlier next week, with will have a couple of days thrown in here and there that are in the 80s across the area, but monday and tuesday of next week in the 60s and wednesday could potentially be on the cool side. we will talk more about the pattern coming up. thank you. and now, a group of female pilots being allowed to rest at arlington cemetery is moving ahead on caple toll hill. the women's air

w.a.s.p. were revoked eligibility to be buried in arlington, but now the bill was revoke and it is moving will through the senate. and now, in southeast washingt washington, on of the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement agencies in the k country. first recruited by president george washington to protect federal property right here in d.c. >> david kcull ser here in reston, virginia, and with are in the nano offices which is work working to develop composite sketches of those they want to talk to. just today, louden county

this composite, and you can see it is a cold case from 1987. the suspect in the case is accused of abducting and sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl from sterling, virginia, but it happened in june of 1987, and ahead on "news4 at 5:00," we will the show you how the technology works and how it is spreading through other areas of law enforcement within our xun ti. >> and a new school is specifically aimed at-risk kids, and some say that it is not giving all of them a fair shot. and why the local girls are not allowed to at the end. >> all of the week, you are cracking the code of secrets of better sleep. >> and power naps, and when to take them, and how

>> a brand-new rule about weapons at schools is getting a closerer look. a school board in north carolina changed the rules to allow pepper spray and razors at high schools. however, the board said that it could end up revising the changes. and the board said that pepper spray should be allowed so students can defend themselves so they can be attacked and razors so the students can shave. >> and d.c. is opening up a new school in the fall, but it is only for at-risk boys, and it is getting pra

>> and some say that girls are at risk, too, and so the school could face a discrimination lawsuit. >> reporter: construction crews rushing to open up in august a $20 million high school for 150 at-risk boys to be relocated at the old ron brown middle school, and heavily promoted. >> august 2016, we are opening up the doors to the all-male high skochool, and it takes thi much to the help our young men. >> reporter: but now, some are saying that the girls are being discriminated against. >> while d.c. has made a conscious decision to leave the girls behind. >> reporter: a girl spokeswoman said that the school assists all students in various ways, but still, the a krshclu is surveyie parents for a possible lawsuit. >> when we looked at the documentation, and the

justification for all boys is not there. >> reporter: and now with board member mary cha has also question questioned the legality of all buy boys. >> and the school board says that they are trying new ideas. >> the ed knees f s fo-- needs girls are not the same as boys. >> and laurie mary, congresswoman, says that there are different needs. >> yes, there are different needs for the girls and the boys. >> and now, the federal government says that this d.c. track needs emergency repairs, because it is at risk off a fire. and in the last hour, a new problem has popped up. >> and plus a fight videotape and posted online which is local girls from a middle school. we talked to on of the girls about the violence. and your neighborhood

of closing, and hundreds of local jobs are on the line. we are on live with what you need to know. >> and we begin with the breaking news about your safety on metro. several cases of smoke and fire prompting the federal transit administration to the call for urgent repairs. it is the red line from medical center to van ness and parts of the orange and silver lines. transportation reporter adam tuss is outside of the d.c. station. >> yes, and another problem here, wendy. we have e metro inspectors on the track, and this is the same section that had a problem the other day, because of the power problem and got stuck, and now, look at this once again, the people on the blue, orange, silver lines are dealing with this, single tracking in this ar ares

track in this particular area. metro tells us that there is a power cable problem, and that it has to be looked at and fixed before all service can get back to normal, but right now sh, we don't have any estimation on the time of the returning to normal service here along the tracks, and what you were mentioning earlier about the federal transit administration, and that whole recommendation is going to be pushing back the general manager's plan, and the safe track plan that we were hearing about last week, and the big maintenance plan coming up, and metro has the to go into the new sections of track, and fix the problems there which is drainage and power problems before it gets into the safe track plan, and it is issue after issue for metro to find a way to fix all of the issues. and metro does not know when the safe track plan that is supposed to fix all of the problems can get back on track. >> thank you, adam tuss. >> we have been reporting on the