our ken molestina is live out there tonight with reaction from neighbors who, ken, they've got to be and frustrated by now. >> reporter: absolutely. but there has been a little bit of progress on the street. these street lamps came on. they turned on, again, about 40 minutes ago. but swing back over this way and you'll see, again, the big problem over here. take a look at that house. the power still clearly gone. crews still clearly trying to fix it. and i have to tell you, people's patients out here, well, now it's beginning to wear thin. when night fall came on tuesday night, it was a too familiar scene for the residents sitting in the dark. there was nothing in the moonlight and lights from repair crews shining on the blacked out streets along the boulevard. >> it's been an inconvenience. we're trying to be patient. >> reporter: earlier in the day, crews were out removing massive toppled trees. but despite their efforts, they didn't meet their original deadline of getting power back on by 6:00 p.m. a promise to these neighbors that was broken. >> it would help if they kind of had

ken molestina explain why the officers' call for help may be calling on deaf ears. >> reporter: it isce of communication but now metro transit cops are having to deal with radios that put simply, don't always work. they're rolling the dice every time they try to communicate an emergency over the airwaves. that has metro riders on edge. >> communications has gotta be key with public safety. >> reporter: an attorney for the union that represents transit police officers said the problem is so widespread, officers have to think twice about areas they patrol in and around metro lines. in a statement, an attorney justin keating said... >>> metro authorities released this statement... >>> the spotty radio reception problem according to the union is causing a major two-fold deficiency. not only does it jeopardize riders' safety but officers may not be able to call for help when they need it. >> if there is a situation going on and you need back-up, you gotta be able to reach them. you can't get in touch with them, that's a real issue. >> reporter: i'm ken molestina, 9news now. >> metro wouldn

ken molestina, 9 news now. >>> and new at 11:00, right now, dc police are looking for a driver wanted hitting a pedestrian. the accident happened just before 10:00 in the 3000 block of wisconsin avenue northwest. after that crash, the driver sped off. emergency crews took the victim to the hospital. injuries are described as life-threatening. if you have any information about this crash, call the police. >>> we are learning more tonight about the department of employment services file clerk now accuseded of sexual assaulting a teenager in the city's summer job program. turns out he's a convicted felon, sentenced to 60 years in prison, hired by the city after his patrol back in 2008, and as gary neurenberg tells us, the city council wants to know one thing, how could this happen? >> reporter: adding irony to the outrage, the incident took place at the headquarters of the department of employment services which runs the summer job program for about 14,000 kids. council man michael brown wants to know how a convicted felon gets an unsupervised contact with a 17-year-old girl. >> we'll ha

ken molestina found out those left without power, their patience is about to wear out. >> when nightfallit was an all too familiar scene for the residents sitting in the dark. there was nothing but the moonlight and lights from repair crews shining on the blacked out streets along williamsburg boulevard. >> it has been an inconvenience. we're trying to be patient. >> reporter: earlier in the day, crews were removing massive toppled trees but despite their efforts, they didn't make the deadline of getting power back on by 6:00 p.m. they promised -- a promise to these neighbors that was broken. >> it would help if we kind of had a no later than kind of day because that would help us plan refrigeration and how many times should you go to the gym to get your shower. >> we do our best to provide the best guesstimate based on the damage assessments we do. >> not knowing when the power will come back on has kept the arlington residents improvising on ways to cook, stay clean and most importantly, keep cool. >> someplace with air conditioning, if you go out for a meal or go shopping for a little

. >> reporter: i'm ken molestina, 9news now. >> there are only a few dozen customers who don't have power. those outages cannot be restored until the customers themselves take care of specific issues on their end and their homes. >>> good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is wednesday, july 6th. >> olga breese is in for howard. good morning, olga. >> the steaminess is back. >> it is a little bit hard to breathe out there even at this hour of the morning. normally, we get a little bit of a break overnight. not the case right now. our current temperatures are very, very warm. in and around the beltway. most of us are in the middle range to the upper 70s. humidity value very, very high. it will be a sticky start to the morning. but we'll definitely see the possibility of a few spot showers and scattered thunderstorms possible later on this afternoon. here's how it breaks down for your day planner. we're close to the 80 degree mark. we'll be there at national airport. then as we head in toward the afternoon, temperatures rise out of the 80s. we're looking at a warm stretch for the entir