then adam learned just last week that neil cohen would be tapped for the top spot. that all again changed today when metro announced it and cohen mutually agreed to part ways. >>> right now d.c. police are trying to solve a mystery inside a home near capitol hill in northeast. a young couple found dead here on tennessee avenue here this afternoon. news4's jackie bensen has been tweeting updates from the scene all night. jackie, what are you hearing? >> reporter: doreen, i know that there is tremendous concern in this neighborhood about what is going on here. and right now i can tell you we have been given no official information from d.c. police about how these two people died. now they are described as a man and a woman, a couple in their late 20s or early 30s. according to neighbors. now what we can tell you is that police are calling this a death investigation. not a homicide right now. and that the commander of the first police district is calling this an isolated incident. now there was an initial crime alert that went out this evening that referred to this as a

this move after wmata announced monday afternoon neil cohen believed to be the choice for the job decided not to sign on to the position. metro board chair mort downey says the decision was mutual between mr. cohen and metro. according to reports, board member jack evans told the fellow councilmembers the job was bigger than he thought it was. >> part of it the extent of the dysfunction at wmata is part of what turned off the person that they identified. brianne: this is the first time since 2014 the agency has been close to hiring somebody and not. they say getting the right person in place is what is important. people riding the rails today seem to agree. >> as society we place too much on the leader. the organization's have to work period. >> take a live look at. the board member talking to riders. coming up tonight at 6:00, what they are asking about and expressing concerns. we will have more on that in the next hour. alison: just in. the national zoo will change the hours. this is january 1. the exhibits will open an hour earlier at 9:00 a.m. they will close half an hour earlier at 4

metro and neil cohen have agreed that he is no longer under consideration. a source tells me he wanted to keep his post on several corporate boards but, metro could not allow that. metro says it is now interviewing other candidates. >>> the russian jet that crashed was likely not shot down but, sources add the possibility of terrorism has not been ruled out. russians insisted there was no mechanical trouble or pilot error. they say a catastrophic event is blamed for the crash. >>> in the wake of a criticized debate moderated by cnbc the republican presidential campaigns have come up with a plan to take control of the debates. >> reporter: aids for the campaigns met behind closed doors late sunday night to take control over future broadcast debates. monday morning they sent out a letter with a list of questions and demands for broadcasters. >> we should all move -- we should all use more leverage. >> reporter: candidates continue to criticize week's debate hosted by cnbc. >> you probably came away thinking the election is about soundbites. >> reporter: the ca

the transit agency and neil cohen have mutually agreed koson no longer under consideration. a source tells wusa 9 cohen wanted to keep his post on several corporate boards but metro couldn't allow that. metro says it's interviewing other candidates. >>> the investigation into what brought down a russian airliner saturday in egypt focuses on the plane's so- called black boxes. experts will also consider new u.s. information that a satellite picked up. >>> an american infrared satellite detected a flash of heat at the time the russian airliner broke apart in the sinai peninsula. if the flash was from the plane, the investigators will need to determine if it was an explosion in the fuel tanker engine trig or if it was mechanical or weather. it killed ought 224 on board. in -- killed all 224 on board. egypt's president called that propaganda. investigators hope they can figure out the cause of the crash once they analyze the jet's voice and data recorders. they will be listening for sounds of an explosion or evidence that any of the plane's critical systems malfunctioned. in st.

board will returning to the short list to find a new leader after wmata announce monday afternoon neil cohen who was believed to be the number one choice for job decided not to sign on to the position. the board says the decision was mutual. but evans told councilmembers the job was bigger than he thought it was. >> part so what is disturbing is evidently the extent of the dysfunction at wmat is part of what turned off the person who they fided. brianne: this is the second time since november 2014 when metro first began searching fent that the agency has come close to hiring someone and not. the counsel chair says getting the right person in place is what is important. people riding the rails today agree. >> as society we place too much on the leader. organizations have to work, period. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. leon: looking like christmas at the national harbor. the lights are going on. the national harbor tree lighting takes place november 15. all-day event. at noon, carolers, fireworks and of course a santa claus or two or three. maybe reindeer who knows. maureen: i don'

says metro and neil cohen have mutually agreed cohen is no longer under consideration. he wanted to keep his post on several boards but metro couldn't allow that. >>> developing details now in a mysterious plane crash. national intelligence director says there is no direct v evidence of any terrorist involvement of the crash. but he also says a terror link can't be ruled out. aviation experts say it's possible a bomb was aboard and they also point to 2001 in which the metro air jet's tail was damaged. the weekend crash killed all 224 people on board. >>> a new poll showing that marco rubio did himself some good. >> the poll shows where things stand in new hampshire which holds the nation's first primary. donald trump continues to lead with 26%. ben carson has -- and rubio has jumped to third place. that is way up from september. >> the gop candidates were not happy with the way things went with that debate. they say they plan to take more control over future debates. they want at least 30 seconds for opening and closing statements and an equal number of questions for e

telling us neil cohen no longer in the running to be the next transit agency general manager. the chair said cohen is no longer under consideration but did not give a reason why. we are keeping a close eye on tion that and we will bring coming up in the hour. leon? leon: let's check of the weather. it's gray outside but not too bad. chief meteorologist doug hill standing by in the belfort furniture weather center. what does it like it for you? doug: let's go to live shot from the national harbor. the spectrum here, the longest through the evening. hours and it is going to clear from north to south. fog in the early morning. 39 in the outlying areas. as we head through the day tomorrow, we have a lt of sunshine. the next seven days in detail in a bit. alison: thank you, doug. we have braking news tonight out of montgomery county. this is where police are investigating after a body was found in gaithersburg. this is not far from the wall. our jennifer donelan is live on the scene with the latest information on breaking news. jen? jennifer: of great concern is the area next to so

neil cohen pulled out of negotiations yesterday. he said he was not happy about having his name out in the media before signing his contract. the board will now go back to the other four candidates and let them know the job is back open. >>> we have some new information at this hour on a hit-and-run accident in montgomery county. a 17-year-old boy was hit at route 29 and tech road in silver spring just before 10:30 last night. he remains in serious condition. police need your help finding the striking vehicle and the driver of that vehicle. this is what officers know about the vehicle. it's a dark gray honda suv, possiy a dark gray honda pilot. and it is missing the passenger side mirror and may have front end damage as well. >>> that pedestrian crash along with several others is why officials in montgomery county are calling for action. community members want drivers to pay more attention. kelsey holden lost her dad when he was hit by a car on massachusetts avenue riding his bicycle. she saw more distracted drivers in bethesda this

wmata is reporting the man named as the top candidate to be the general manager neil cohen is no longer under consideration. they released a statement saying they mutually agreed that cohen would not be the next g.m. the search for a new general manager ongoing. is that this is horrible to watch. vicious video of an attack that is caught on camera. >> get out of my car or i will call the police. [bleep] [bleep] [bleep] >> a brutal beat-down from the backseat caught on camera. as the passenger attacks him. >> he is beating me over the head. >> he says theviolent encounter came out of nowhere and the man identified by the police as 32-year-old benjamin golden was drunk and became belidge respect taking him to -- belidge rent taking him to costa rica. >> he is tumbling around the backseat. he started to become aggressive and he told him he was canceling a ride. >> get out of the car or i will call the police. >> he launches the attack. he grabbed pepper spray and sprayed golden in the face. he says he never expected this. >> it was at 8:00 at night and i was about to call it a night. i did

now we also learned today that the former top pick, neil cohen, the man who was projected to be the general manager, walked away from that position because he said he was not prepared for the scrutiny that comes along with the job. doree nerks n, back to you. >>> congress hammered the transportation security administration today after two new reports from federal watchdogs. undercover investigators smuggled dangerous and illegal items past airport screeners on a rig regular basis according to the reports. the current tsa administrator has been in the job since july. he told congress that one problem is screeners have been pressured to make security lines move faster rather than to focus on effective security. >> would you expand on that? >> it goes beyond just whatever happened at the checkpoint that failed. you have to determine what is in your culture, the organizational approach? >> the tsa administrator said the screening system would be overhauled to address security gaps. he also acknowledged problems with morale and culture within the agency and said those would be addressed, too. >>

in a statement, metro says wmata and neil cohen agreed mutually he would no longer be considered for the job. no word on why. the troubled agencies has been searching for a permanent leader since january when the g.m. resigned. jonathan: in a year we will head to the polls and elect a new president. a lot can happen at that time, a new national poll shows ben carson leading other candides. senior political reporter scott thuman joining us to explain this. a week ago it was trump. this week it is ben carson. who knows what will happen in the next 52 weeks. scott: buckle up for a long ride. what is interesting about this, this ises the first time we have seen in a national poll that ben carson is leading donald trump twice in a row. we had the first bump before the colorado debate. now nationally in a poll he is on top. this is just outside the margin of error. that is perhaps why we are hearing today another example of donald trump going on the attack more aggressively against ben carson. in the same poll you are seeing a tiny bump for marco rubio and ted cruz and jeb bush slightly in

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