we're talking about to new carrollton as well as largo. red line you now single tracking between twinbrook and grosvenor. so seeing real slowdowns this morning. marc having some issues. penn line 505 canceled 407 canceled south 403 right now 50 minutes behind. tickets being honored on metro. might want to take alternate route. 95 south at backlick road entrance ramp is now blocked because of an earlier crash. 270 at the beltway, no problems here, all these folks headed southbound taking a look at the machinery county bus lot over to the left, you can see getting ready to go to school. probably a pretty cold one there. 66 headed into town and 95 looking quite good. beltway at central avenue looking good, as well. i'll be back with some travel times. >>> there are things you can still do to make sure those pipes don't freeze. d.c. water says you should identify any pipes that might freeze in places like crawl spaces attics outside walls. they say you should let warm air circulate around the pipes by opening cabinet doors that may be nearby.

mike conneen continues our team coverage from the new carrollton metro station. on the green line in particular trains were single tracking for three hours this morning? >> that's right, jummy. the green line is now back to normal this afternoon after crews repaired a broken rail near college park. there were also delays on the red, blue and orange lines with train malfunctions metro says, caused by the cold. for riders stuck waiting on exposed station platforms today the extra weight combined with wicked wind chills added insult to injury. >> horrible. i hate the cold weather. >> spend more than few minutes waiting for a metro bus or metro train today and you're likely to hear a lot of complaints. >> this weather is just crazy. i mean i just can't wait for the spring weather to come. >> metro riders were forced to grit their teeth through negative wind chill factors and single tracking delays caused by a cracked rail on the green line and disabled trains on other lines. >> i have to get to work. i have to deal with it. >> it's almost constant. i can't really thi

orange line delays to new carrollton so that will slow some of us down here this morning. taking a look at travel times, 270, 495, everything in maryland looking quite good. same thing as you're looking at virginia. everybody behaving themselves. quantico to the beltway, 24 minutes before 66 on minutes. 66 on time, as well. >>> new information we've learned overnight about a police shoot-out in northwest washington. >> laughing checking himself out, puts on shades inside. the message president obama wants you to hear in this new video which is quickly going viral. >> your weather and traffic are always on "news 4 today." you can seat current temperatures throughout the break. >>> good morning. temperatures right now are down to the low teens to just near 10 degrees throughout much of the region. the winds havedy diminished but it is a frigid friday morning. so dress accordingly. wear your warmest winter gear. hood warm coat warm hat, didn't forget the warm footwear. you won't need your umbrella. we'll have bright sunshine. make sure you have warm gloves and a scarf. if you

the 16 mile long light rail line would run from bethesda to new carrollton. in a meeting in college park this morning, supporters said it's just not about transit, they said the line would bring 6300 jobs just during the five-year construction phase and some 27,000 jobs after that. >> the purple line is gold to the state of maryland. the purple line will enhance your ability to achieve the jobs growth that are necessary for the state of maryland. >> the executives at today's meeting said they need to rally together to show maryland governor larry hogan that the purple line is a good economic decision. hogan has said he wants to review the plan before giving it the greenlight. >> all right. let's get a check on traffic right now and see how things are moving with bob emler in the traffic center. hi bob. >> hi there, alison. in manassas there's a truck fire on westbound 66 just before 234 prince william parkway squeezing by to the left. and then on 28 south, long delays from lee highway getting past the crash at yorkshire lane in manassas park where all lanes a

the 16 mile light rail line would run from bethesda to new carrollton carrollton. brianne carter is live with what was discussed inside this meeting. bri? >> a bit of a rally cry here from leaders in the washington suburbs, both prince george's and montgomery counties talking about how much they would like to see the purple line here in maryland. as you mentioned in this meeting with business leaders and business owners just wrapping up within the last half-hour here all discussing the economic advantage they say would happen if, in fact the purple line is built. now, they touted that this is not just a way to move people here in maryland but also a way to create jobs. today, leaders here in college park projected the purple line will bring 6300 direct jobs during the five-year construction period and once completed, 27,000 jobs. both prince george's and montgomery county executives today said the state needs a purple line not just for regional benefit here outside of washington but for an economic boost across maryland. this comes as there's been growing concern f

washington post" reports that four companies competing to build and operate the line from bethesda and new carrollton are finding 60 days to cut costs. that includes longer time between trains or limiting service in off-peak hours. >> an entire pennsylvania town is still without water this noon after a large water main break. it happened in bradford a local college, homes and even businesses all left without water to cook with clean with or even flush toilets. it took crews more than 15 hours to find the break because the frost was so deep. and officials say it could take up to a week to repair it and restore those water services. and water main breaks and freezing pipes have become common sight this winter. for insurance purposes homeowners are being told to take before and after pictures of roofs walls, ceilings and pipes. and also make sure to make temporary repairs to prevent any further damage. >> all right. let's see how low it's going to go today. >> close to 32 so somewhere probably in the upper 20's to low 30's in most areas today. not terribly cold and drop back in the 20's tonight. but wha

at the new carrollton station, scott broom, wusa9 news. >>> we are just getting started on wusa9 news at 5:00. d.c. leaders try to tackle a chronic unemployment problem. bruce johnson brings us that problem at 5:30. >>> plus, icy roads make a mess of traffic in our area and chopper is tracking the coldest air of the season. >> reporter: parts of the northeast thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you cable, because if we never had you... ...we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability - 8 years running. plus, fios has the fastest wi-fi available from any provider. for a limited time, get a fios triple play online at an amazing $79.99 a month guaranteed for two years. plus, a $400 bonus with a two-year agreement hurry, deal ends february 21st. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v . >>> it but tough out there this morning. the freezing rain and icy conditions really made

the purple line will be a 16- mile system connecting new carrollton to bethesda. >>> doctors call this a games changer when it comes to allergies. a new study says exposure to peanuts at an early age could be key to preventing peanut allergies later on in children. the research finds exposing infants to peanuts before age 1 lowers the risk of developing a peanut allergy by as much as # 1%. up until now, parents have gone to extremes to keep their kids away from peanuts who seem likely to be allergic. >> i would encourage people with babies between 4 and 8 months of age to come in and get evaluated and get started on peanut protein if you're at high risk. >> evan, this boy here, 8 years old, took part in the study. he's now able to enjoy a peanut butter sandwich. when he was a baby, his mother thought this would never happen. >>> it's 6:12. coming up next, a marine who once claimed he was kidnapped by insurgents is sentenced for desertion. >> a rescue effort to free 19 men seen stuck in a florida storm drain has come to an end. . >>> in the news right now at 6:15, a u.s. marine convicte

live in new carrollton, adam tuss. >>> virginia's house and senate have passed medical marijuana legislation now. both versions would allow cannabis oil to treat epilepsy. 15-year-old jennifer collins from fairfax and her mother helped to convince lawmakers to pass the bill. collins ha had more than 300 seizures a day. cannabis oil is the only treatment seems to work. it does not provide a high. differencn the bills must be worked out. governor terry auffhas expressedrte st for medical marijuana. >>> d.c. mayor muriel bowser says the is going to go ahead witi move to legalize possessionflc marijuana t next few weeks. at a job training center in southeasttoday bowser said she agrees with the d.c. council that congress acted too late last year to stop the law that was overwhelmingly approved by d.c. voters. the ballot initiativ changed the law. we'll work with the chief of police to make sure we have very clear guidance to our police officers. >> up on congress, house republica have said that congress' te barred any further spending by the district on the marijuana law. so it's not clear what

police say that robinson eventually let the woman go unharmed at the new carrollton metro station. >>> 6:49. d.c. council member wants to stop pre-kin ter gardendergarten students from being suspended. report from the d.c. office of the state superintendent of education found 181 rek students were suspended, that was in the 2012/223 2012/2 2012/13 school year. >>> you may have to make child care plans if prince william county schools cuts kindergarten to half a day. the school board will consider several options to make cuts. the chairman says the system will need to make cuts if the county approvals a proposal to hold reese hold real estate tax bills at inflation. >>> be sure to download the increases washington app today. you'll be able to watch maryland governor wlarry hogan's state of the state address. hogan will speak in front of a joints session at noon. the republican is expected to talk about his priorities including tax cuts. chris gordon will be there and he will tweet updates from the speech takes happens. >>> budget cuts are also a part of hogan's plan. we're learning mor

police say robinson eventually let her go unharmed at the you new carrollton metro station. >>> we could learn the outcome of a massive lawsuit against remington rifles later today. a judge is expected to decide where to approve a settlement for that class action suit. plaintiffs say there is a defect in many remington rifles that causes the gun to fire without the tregigger being pulled. the settlement would require remington to replace the trigger on most rifles in question. >>> there is a bill prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. it took a tie breaking vote to pass the bill. similar measures have passed in the senate before but they have died in the heavily republican house of delegates. >>> today a d.c. council committee will hold a hearing about whether your pre-k students can be suspended. david grasso wants to ban public and public charter schools from suspending pre-k students. the report from the d.c. office of the state superintendent of education found 181 pre-k students were suspended back in 2012/13 school year. the hearing is this afternoon at 2:00. >>> d

around 3:30 this afternoon, the suspect got on the train on the l'enfant plaza stop headed to the new carrollton area. at some point, the suspect tried to rob someone on the train. another man tried to intervene to help. the suspect stabbed that man in the hand. again, we're told that he is expected to be ok. now, some of the trains, we're told were delayed earlier because authorities were busy trying to collect evidence on the trains. we're told that took about 20 to 30 minutes. we're told that everything should be resumed back to normal at this point. but there might be some residual delays because of that investigation. back to you in the studio. >> thank you,diane. to that story that jennifer donelan broke on 7. the indianapolis colts player that made the interception that set off the patriots' deflategate scandal is in a scandal of his own. d'qwell jackson is accused of punching a man in a parking lot confrontation. jennifer joins us now with what the victim told abc 7. jennifer? >> let me lay out the scene for you. this is the pizza restaurant where the delivery worker works. down here, th