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tonight and tomorrow's commute. a recall coming from the furniture giant ikea. the danger pose bd by millions d millions of dressers around the world. katie lodecky swim hers ws to rio. first the pictures you sent us showing the smoke filling one of the metro's busiest stations. >> in the heart of rush hour, yellow and green line service affected for hours, all because of what metro calls a smoldering bolt. it sent riders up to the street, even closed the station for a short time and sent one person to the hospital. >> news4's shomari stone where things are

>> reporter: imagine you're on the metro. you're trying to get home, it's hot, it's humid outside. all of a sudden you have to evacuate the station. you're standing on the shuttle bus. it's absolutely awful. let's hear what riders had to say about it. >> frustrating. >> reporter: riders describe it as a metro mess after a fire breaks out on the tracks at the gallery place chinatown station. bianca falconi said it was frustrating. crews put out the fire and firefighters turned off the power as a safety precaution. >> this is not the scene anyone wants to see when they leave work after a long day. >> reporter: metro closed the station but then opened it to the red line. green and yellow line trains bypassed the station, suspending service between mt. vernon and lacrosse. >> we were down there and we could smell the smoke and everything like

>> reporter: some took shuttle buses or uber. >> there's nothing we can do about it. >> we know there is a lot going on with metro right now, but it's disappointing. >> some more unanswered questions never helps them. >> reporter: the gallery place chinatown metro station is back open for the yellow, green or red lines. if you plan on using it tomorrow morning for your commute, don't worry about it, it's working properly. as for what caused this bolt to start smoldering, investigators are trying to figure that out. we'll let you know as soon as that information becomes available on our nbc washington app. live here on nbc, shomari stone, news4. >> this drama coming as metro plans some major cuts for its work force while the transit agency deals with electric issues and a drop in ridership. it's going to eliminate 500 jobs. general manager paul

field says it has to be done to save money. he said the cuts are deemed relevant and nonessential. >> there are certain individuals involved in this, and it's always sad when people lose their jobs with enormous ramifications. >> reporter: there are 13,000 employees in the metro system. metro is doing its part and announced the federal government's offer to chip in and pay some costs. get ready for another round of summer thunderstorms, possibly tomorrow. doug kammerer, what are we dealing with this time? >> we're looking at showers around i-95 and the metro region. i think that will be the case tomorrow as well. not a washout on your tuesday, not at all, but we will see a couple periods of rain in some locations. you notice the showers that are trying to make their way through here, and we've just seen a development of these showers along here on

downtown king georges county moving into southern maryland. here's some heavier ones in washington, right on down to alexandria and right on towards woodbridge. the pictures show this is a cold front back to the west that's slowly drifting down. that's why we have a better chance of showers tomorrow. could even be during your morning rush. we'll take you hour by hour in just a minute. we're following a developing story that involves your children's safety. ikea is recalling tens of millions of its dressers because they could tip over and crush little children. ikea issued the recall for at least 10 million pieces of furniture and won't sell the malm series anymore. in fact, ikea's president is telling customers to take it out of the room. it's very topheavy and easily tips when not attached to a wall. it's responsible for three deaths this

kits to consumers and there are signs posted on in-store displays with messages like, keep your children safe, secure it. ikea releasing this statement saying, quote, it is clear that there are still unsecured flukts customers' homes, and we believe that taking further action is the right thing to do. ikea says it's been in contact with the consumer safety commission and will have more on this news tomorrow. thank you, chris. to a story you saw first on news4, an alexandria man toinigt is charged with threatening u.s. senators in long tweets. in some he's threatened to shoot senators in the face or the head. capitol police tell us kyler schmitz made the threats in the days following the orlando shooting. police spotted his caru

blocks away from the capitol right after the threats were made. but schmitt's defense attorney called it an artful political discussion, something his fiancee has backed up. >> it was just a twitter profile of a character. >> a satire, you're saying? >> a satire, or it wasn't him as a real person, it was a character playing out in a book. as a creative outlet. >> reporter: schmidt's fiancee says he doesn't even have a gun and was not issuing real threats. the man who had a gun and tried to get on the white house lawns with that gun drawn is going to be held in jail while awaiting his trial. he is recovering because he was shot in the chest by a secret service agent during that incident in may. his attorney is asking that he be allowed to serve home detention until his trial, but the judge sided with prosecutors after he took two videos of the man walking toward the white house withs

pointed at the ground. president obama adding his support to raising the minimum wage in the district. the white house releasing a statement commending mayor muriel bowser for signing the new legislation tonight. bowser signed newt law in columbia heights here. it will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by the year 2020. the district's first delegate to congress is in custody in loudoun county tonight, accused of writing a very large bad check in maryland. walter fauntroy was arrested this morning. he is accused of passing a $15,000 bad check and not showing up for a court appearance. this long-time civil leader spent two decades representing the district in congress. we hear he will appear via closed circuit television at his hearing tomorrow.

waive extradition tomorrow. they are lauding a supreme court decision to overrule his sentence on corruption charges. mcdonald and his wife were both convicted of doing favors for virginia businessmen, in exchange for gifts and loans. today mcdonald said in a statement that he would never betray the sacred trust of people who elected him. his case was sent back to prosecutors to see if they had enough evidence to retry him. in more than three decades, a three-year-old law in texas forcing half of the state's abortion clinics to shut down was struck down. that law required clinics where abortions are performed to meet the same standards as outpatient surgical centers. doctors are required to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. the court decided those standards didn't make sense for the large number of women whose abortions require only taking

police detectives are back in that district heights neighborhood tonight where three people were killed over the weekend. >> and tonight they passed out flyers of the man with a distinctive walk caught on surveillance video quite casually leaving the scene just moments after those murders. news4's jackie benson is in that neighborhood with more on the certain for that killer. jackie? >> reporter: wendy, the suspended gunman managed to be seen on quite a few cameras during a fairly short period of time. you can see a gun in his hand. investigators tell us these shocking images show the man who just shot five people, killing three of them, as he left the house in the 3100 block of orleans avenue and cut through the yard of a nearby home. just 40 minutes before, the same man was seen on camera in a nearby convenience store.

description, if they knew of body language, anything of that nature. >> reporter: detectives went door to door in the district heights neighborhood tonight. they handed out a flyer with pictures of the three people killed. 60-year-old alan wayne rolette of forestville, carlina gray, 50, of district heights and carla gray, 51. someone called 911 and told the dispatcher a man went in a house and shot everyone inside. police believe at least one person in the home was targeted. people who live nearby tell us they are shocked and saddenned. >> this is not good. >> reporter: there is a $25,000 reward for information in this crime that took the lives of three people. live in district heights, jackie bensen, news4. is airplane noise driving you crazy? well, you are not alone. what the

noise complaints in and around alexandria after the flight paths at reagan national were recently changed. a car sinks into a hole and a district official says it never should have happened. we'll tell you who is taking the hit for it tonight. and katie ledecky qualified for the olympics tonight. >> i do wh i wantat man: hey baby, how are you? woman: i have a surprise for you. man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. but they won't miss out on financial support. because we cover any difference between their military pay

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avenue. when one of those metal plates shifted, tepco which installed the plate is being cited for this accident. ddot said the utility didn't meet permit conditions. it's not clear why it shifted, but they're looking to see if rain washed away that trench, causing the car to fall in and above it. alexandria trying to get the attention of the faa over a change in flight paths, spurring some major noise complaints. the faa says the noise is a direct result of its shift to a modern, more sophisticated system for managing air traffic. it's called nextgen and it's said to reduce some carbon emissions, speed up departures and save millions in fuel costs. but it's also changed flight path s in some cities, leaving residents helpless and sleepless in fairfax county.

ledecky holds the world record in the .400 meter freestyle. she didn't have to come close to that in the trials, but she did, and she's punching her ticket to rio. she's trying to become the first u.s. woman to swim four races at a single olympics. euan yang talked to katie about how she's getting ready. >> reporter: katie ledecky is already a champion swimmer. at age 19, she holds multiple world records and the fastest times in three distances in free style. four years ago, she didn't even expect to make the olympic team. but one goal. >> just pride and happiness, and the head coach will say something, kind of told the team beforehand, whenever that anthem plays, that's like our fight song and to always sing it out loudly, and that's what i did. i sang it and started crying.

>> reporter: katie will head to rio with more experience and more expectations. and while her fans will be watching to see whether she'll win more medals, she said it's all about the team. >> usa means cameraderie over the last couple years. it's been amazing because we've had some young swimmers and i've kind of been on that end of it. we've also had some older swimmers and really great veterans that have helped the youngest and given them really good advice. i think if the two feed on each other, it should be a really great olympics for the usa. >> reporter: now teen admirers admire katie not only for her swimming but her life ouide the olympics. >> i try to live my life in the best way i can, and i think the two kind of go hand in hand. >> reporter: she's gotten support from her school and her swim club. ll

olympics as she represents team usa. >> i know as long as i do what i want to do and accomplish what i want to accomplish and have fun doing it, that's what it's all about. that's why i started swimming in the first place, and i know i just need to have fun this summer. >> euan yang, news4. >> after the olympics, katie will head to stanford university. she'll be swimming for the women's team there. she took a gap year so she could train after graduating from stoneridge. >> you can count down to rio with us. the olympic swimming trials will continue every night, tomorrow through friday, from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. we'll also bring you some track and field trials. they start friday at 9:00. busy week as we ramp up to rio. do we want to be inside hiding from the humidity or will it ease up a bit? >> tomorrow is going to be hot and humid. it's one of those 3-h days. hazy, hot

quiz their way, these guys at channel 4. we're dealing with rain in parts of the area. you can see a lot of haze out there now, too, but temperatures right now, the city had 77 degrees. the heat index coming in at 79 degrees so we do have that humidity. step outside and you'll feel it. you'll notice it tomorrow. mostly cloudy skies. temperatures down to the low 70s tomorrow morning, but then tomorrow afternoon, a chance of showers, 86. can't rule them out for your morning commute, so you may want to take your umbrella just in case. tomorrow may not be a washout but i do expect to see showers and storms. this is earlier, and they kind of died off and now they're back. up toward prince georges toward the anne arundel county area toward buoy. let's zoom in to this area right around d.c. because we are seeing this come right through downtown. here's the bridge coming across. you got the rain around the

airport, alexandria towards national harbor. down towards morton area, down towards woodridge. mt. vernon, you saw a shower there. down to the south, we're looking at even heavier rain down toward king georges county making its way to the potomac and southern maryland. it's all part of the system. it's a cold front making its way down. you can see it clearly defined here, this cold front moving in. we'll have a couple systems move through. another piece of energy tomorrow. that's what will kick off the storms. watch what happens overnight tonight. 8:00 a.m., notice we could still see some shower activity around 8:00 in the morning. i do expect to see clouds and some showers, and then a little bit of a break. then here comes a line of showers and storms. could be through here at 4:00 and 5:00. these are at 11:00 as the front kind of makes its way

some of those storms could be strong, maybe severe, but i'm not too worried about that. temperatures tomorrow into the 80s. 80 degrees, but with the heat index we could be close to 90 with that storm. look at wednesday and thursday. beautiful weather here, low humidity, plenty of sunshine. humidity creeps back up late thursday and into the day on friday. friday's high 86 with a chance of showers. another chance of showers on saturday but not a washout. a pretty good weekend for you, and sunday and monday looking great. if you've got the long holiday weekend, looking great on july 4th. absolutely perfect. >> excellent. coming up, the nats lead

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nats on fire tonight. >> good to see the guys back home. what a great night at nationals park. 17 hits, 11 runs and a much-needed home win. if you went to the ballpark, you received one of these delightful jason worth and magness figurines. >> he's got the man bun. >> he's got the man bun. the dog was about the same size as him. and ben revere made some hiory tonight. the home stand is off to a wonderful start. he was high-fiving the bullpen. that's your center fielder, ben reve revere. what a night h

4-0. the lead-off man gets to sparky. revere off to the right. still second, brice harper would reward him. no chance. this one would stay in the park, though. you're not going to throw out a guy like ben revere. first player in nats expo history with three runs scored in the game and that's there on the board. later on, big time night here with three outs from anthony rendone. the buffalo is going to slide in safely. we are now up at 4. espinosa. the abcs of baseball always be scoring. trust me, it makes sense. rendell comes around and scores the go-ahead run. espy with a 5-1

magness still proud of his score. they would add another one. your final in this game 11-4. afterwards, brice harper on the big night. >> we're down but not really down. we've got a great team, and the way we've been playing well, i think we've been swinging the bat well, had some good at-bats. we finally put it together and really had a great approach. tomorrow night's pitching prospect lucas gialido will make his major debut for the nationals. we'll head out to shocking news from the olympic trials tonight. katie ledecky did not break a world record tonight. that hardly ever happens. the most decorated olympian michael phelps watched fellow native ledecky punch her ticket to rio.

ledecky already hosts the world record, a full body ahead of the pace record here at 200 meters. hear the crowd, folks cheering her on. she fell behind the world record line, but it did not matter. an easy first place finish, clinching a spot in her second olympic games. 38 days to rio. can't wait for it. >> i know. do you want this? >> sure. it's going to be worth something someday. we'll be right back. it's

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