could meet in public so it was a romantic thing and we are happy now to be in washington and in union stations it about the macaron that's so special, that makes it such a popular and well known pastry. >> it's a great gift for everybody. there is no age. everybody loves it. it's colorful, it's very tasty. it's a small bite. and it's blgluten free. >> we're learning that the bakery -- i'm going to learn french before we're all done here -- obviously you're known for your pastries but there are so many other things. chef clara has been preparing some things. tell me what you brought from the non-bakery side. >> so, we have just a new summer menu. so we haare trying to work with fresh ingredients and seasonal. so today i brought you a lobster roll. this is our own way to make the lobster roll. we know it's very popular. we make it a little bit different and we have here the tomato burata which is made with heirloom tomatoes. >> they really are beautiful. >> and very tasty. they taste a little bit different. like the green is a little bit more acidic. the red is a little bit more sweet so you ha

coming up next, a tour of union station in washington, d.c. and later, a look inside tudor place. the home of martha washington's granddaughter. >> each week, we take you to museums and historic places to learn about american history. locateded in washington, d.c. near the u.s. capital. it opened in 190 p. at the time, it was one of the largest train stations in the world. we toured the building with the corporation to lea a

we will feel it all along the northeast corridor right here at the dc union station. crews will replace tracks and signals to make travel safer and because of the work amtrak will rent your trains between new york and dc. all of the commuter rail service will be cut by 20%. >>> a tiny island in chesapeake bay 100 miles south of washington's wa climate change is one of the reasons. the island is home to about 500 people now they are calling on president trump to help them hold off the erosion. >> this island in the middle of the chesapeake bay rises a few feet above the surrounding waves. one hour from boat from the bay land. the mayor and his family have been here for generations. they have watched it gradually sink under the waves. >> if we get the severe nor'easter you can't tell where the shoreline is. >> that fast?>> it is happening that fast. >> since 1850 the island has lost 66% of its land and in 100 years it is all expected to be underwater. one cause is rising sea level due to climate change but the more immediate problem is something called erosion. the isla

less than 24 hours, earlier, two csx workers died north of union station.ehl of pennsylvania, and jake lafayette were hit by an amtrak train conducting safety checks. the ntsb is investigating. >> next, one of the heroes of the congressional baseball shooting speaking out for the first time tonight. as he receives a special honor on this fourth of july. >> we showed you this video of a black bear in fairfax station. few days ago. tell you whereot not far away. >> and the zika virus not the same threat or headlines a year ago. ♪ ♪ >>> thousand of spectators lined the east river for the nation's largest fireworks show, macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular. shortly after night fall, more than 60,000 shells were used to light up thegh following the show by jennifer lopez, sheryl crow, brad paisley and others. right here on nbc 4. >> impressive night it was for the first time. we are hearing from one of the two capitol police officers, who saved lives during that congressional baseball shooting. d.c. society sons ofp the american revolution presented spec

and today's crash comes nearly one week after a deadly collision near union station. in that crash, two csx workers were hit and killed near the tracks near new york avenue northeast. the workers had stepped off the train to fix a problem with the wheel and for reasons unknown they crossed the tracks and that's when they were struck and we want to take you outside because we are counting down on the big fireworks show on the national mall. here's a look the at the mall. people are gathering, sitting on the grass, on the blankets, getting their positions all ready for tonight's fourth of july fireworks. stick around. we're going to be talking about forecast when we come. of the that the building new me up zoo insure wanton d.c. standing more than 60 feet tall the muse block party series. we wanted to go high. we wanted to make something that had some monumentality, but at the same time certain intimacy. we did it. it's the tallest structure that's ever been done. it's made from interlocking cart board tubes. they are painted silver and ma jet in a. the ma gent a colors

. >> reporter: gibson says it's it no this huge bell outside the union station nor the replica betweenouse and treasury. >> the gold medal prize would be if someone could give me a lead to the bell itself. >> reporter: there is no prize or reward money for the return, just civic pride. >> how do you lose a 2,000 pound bell? >> that's what i want to know. >>> so, we're trying to make plans for tomorrow. cookouts and parades and fireworks. >> being a meteorologist on a day like this is not fun. >> a lot of pressure. >> it's sunny, it's beautiful and dry and a 30% -- >> that's why doug is taking the night off. >> enjoying some time away. there's a 30 to 40% chance you are dealing with rain in the afternoon and evening hours. have a backup in place. look at the weather head -- before that,l let's show you fireworks tonight. cloudiness creating a nice backdrop. this is looking east. thinking six flags fireworks from this video. keeping it dry tonight and again tomorrow, scattered thunderstorms around in the afternoon and evening hours. that popcorn style shower and thunderstorm activity whe

>> if your commute takes you through union station next week you could be treated to free breakfast. set up a banana stand outside the station. you heard right a banana stand and give away free bananas. amazon has two permanent stands in seattle handing out 1.7 million bananas since 2015. the handout comes the same day as the company's annual prime day when prime members can save on special deals like tube socks. the stand will be set up from 7:30 until 10:30 a.m. on july 11th. don't you remember when they did at this time last and they were selling crazy things like tube socks. >> and everybody was there and they were letdown by the major deal. >> like toilet paper. come on amazon. >> i'll take a banana though. >>> coming up, the university of mississippi is changing the way it deals with the history of sla confederacy. >> we know when bill cosby will be retried for and sexual assault in pennsylvania. >> as we head to break here's a live look across the d.c. region listening to the good music as you wake up at 4:51 on this friday morning. fox5 news morning back right after this. >>

during the two-month project, amtrak will run fewer trains between new york and union station. a late night for the nats. a seven p-m start - delayed three hours, for storms.. that never really showed up. so will it rain on their parade tonight? the chance for wet weather - and what happened when the nats finally took the field, next. is herit senses your every with move and automatically adjusts on both sides. right now save on sleep number 360™ smart beds. plus, it's the lowest prices of the season with savings of $500 on our most popular p5 bed. ends sunday. when itoddlers see things underwear a bit differently thanks to pampers easy ups while they see their first underwear you see an easy way to potty train pampers easy ups our first and only training underwear with an all-around stretchy waistband and pampers' superior protection so you'll see fewer leaks and they'll see their first underwear pampers easy ups, the easiest way to underwear. pampers pours on the nationals. last night's game was delayed for more than three hours as the nats and braves waited for storms that n

nancy: the ntsb out with a report on the deadly train accident at union station. and trainee were returning to their train when they were hit. the amtrak train and another one passing sound that their horns, but it was too late. newsn: it was breaking last night at 11:00 am an tonight still many unanswered questions after the deadly military plane crash in mississippi. service members were killed when their military transport plane we tonight, were the victims were from camp lejeune in north carolina and orange county, new york. thousands were frustrated by the hazmat situation at a leesburg faa facility miles away caused a ground stoppage. 7 on your side looking into how this impacted so many people. tom roussey has what he found out. tom? tom: nancy, traffic control towers like this at reagan national handle the planes when they get close to the airport, but when they are at high altitude, for the entire region, that is the job of the facility in leesburg. we wanted to find out why what happened there affected everything so much. >> ok, it's going to be a long n

two csx workers died north of union station. steven of pennsylvania and jake from cumberland, maryland were hit by an amtrak train conducting safety checks. mtsb is crash. >>> i'm adam tuss. we are following breaking news from a police officer. a woman officer was shot in the bronx early this morning. take a look at video from the scene. police put out a press conference a bit ago and explained what happened. >> well, she was sitting in the vehicle and he came up and fired a round into the vehicle. so, i don't know if anything else could be more unprovoked than that. >> the nypd says the suspect drew a gun and he shot and killed him. another person, believed to be a bystander struck by a bullet is in stable condition. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:51. many of us head back to work after the long holiday weekend, you may notice more road projects tieing up your commute. the projects are happening many maryland to virginia. many will impact commutes all summer long. build thag will go on top of it. ? virginia, toll lanes are bei

tons of cement being pumped down from stockton street to the platform level of the future union square stationn the central subway line. >> hundreds of people working underground. you can see yourself walking in here, you don't see much activity on the surface with the exception of the trucks lined up. >> reporter: reporting this story took some leg work, up and down ladders and across cat walks. our escort said, don't look down. >> told us we would need ear plugs down here and they were right. so loud, 100 feet underground. check this out. this is 700 cubic yards of concrete being poured looks like. these workers not taking breaks. they will be at it for at least the next five hours. >> reporter: this animation shows what the union square station will look like when it is done. a dispute between mta and the contractor could delay opening of the project by 10 months, 1019. it is now a game of catchup. >> we are working extremely hard with the contractor to ensure we can make up the time. >> reporter: those that work and shop around union square home for the day when stockton street is reopened

tons of cement being pumped down from stockton street to the platform level of the future union square stationn the central subway line. >> hundreds of people working underground. you can see yourself walking in here, you don't see much activity on the surface with the exception of the trucks lined up. >> reporter: reporting this story took some leg work, up and down ladders and across cat walks. our escort said, don't look down. >> told us we would need ear plugs down here and they were right. so loud, 100 feet underground. check this out. this is 700 cubic yards of concrete being poured looks like. these workers not taking breaks. they will be at it for at least the next five hours. >> reporter: this animation shows what the union square station will look like when it is done. a dispute between mta and the contractor could delay opening of the project by 10 months, 1019. it is now a game of catchup. >> we are working extremely hard with the contractor to ensure we can make up the time. >> reporter: those that work and shop around union square home for the day when stockton street is reopened

news travellers at union station about today's announcement. mostly there are long lines and long waits for trains heading north and south of dc. >> reporter: would you like to do that? >> i definitely like to do that. >> 29 minutes to new york. >> that would be amazing. i'd probably go more often if it was that short. >> reality sank in with this question? >> how much would you pay? >> oh, that's a good question. >> reporter: amtrak handle passenger service to new york night. the fastest was introduced in 2000. >> you get there in 29 minutes. >> wow, are you serious? >> reporter: would you go to new york? >> this chicago family was traveling to baltimore for family reunion with 90 other family members. >> they're coming from all over, new orleans, north carolina. we're from chicago. >> seems leek you need a high-speed train. >> we do. we do. we do. it's an experience ride the train. 29 minutes, that's awesome. >> that super train is a hyped up dream so far. don't start standing in line for tickets yet. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >>

her autobiography, she talks about growing up in the chest not valid, which would have been near union station. i had not heard about the rush city idea, but it could be. as you all know, much of black history is oral history and it is only in the last 20 or 30 years that historians have come to realize that oral history is real history just as written history is. so it could be. i just don't know. >> yes, sir? >> i had heard from my parents the same thing, that they lived -- that she lived in a rush city. i'm 72. in fact, they were talking about the house that she had lived in. but some of them said they had met her later on and she was so devastated by her experience that she really didn't want to talk about it. that is what my grandmother was telling me. >> the gentleman was talking about the possibility she had lived in rush city which is an area of east st. louis south of the south and, and that she just would speak of its leader. it is as if she had bought it from her mind. >> a question i have, too, was we keep hearing the different figures, different numbers. has anybody tried to reall

to union station.hese are obviously very long-term ideas, currently unfunded, simply a way to look forward at how to make commuting in the metro a whole lot easier. live at the rosslyn metro, suzanne kennedy. autria: seven is on your side this morning. a linn county chipotle will reopen after a health scare. this is the location on route seven. multiple people reported getting sick after eating there. theotle is working with county health department to resolve the situation and get the restaurant sanitized a seafood festival with some political flavor, the 41st clambake isler talk scheduled this afternoon. it is the last before the gubernatorial primary next june. governor's office and all the 188 legislative seats are on the 2018 fell it. larry: looking for v.j. in there. autria: in your neck of the woods. going to be warm for those folks cracking crabs. veronica: it really is going to be a notable event for the d.c. area, when you consider how high the temperatures will be for such a long. time.e --

today at union station the travelers are on board. >> i'd go for an hour. maybe not 30 minutes. that sounds too good to be happen. brianne: some travelers say they wouldn't take it even if it's built. nancy: i am for it. go up to new york to grab a pizza and come back for dinner. alison: we'll see. "abc7 news at 4:00" -- nancy: a team competing in the d.c. robotics championship vanishes. where they were last seen. alison: and accused of being crooked cops. how many cases might be thrown out because of allegations of planting evidence in baltimore. >> and where the great white was spotted that may have you rethinking a trip to the beach. it's a big nancy: the baltimore seen planting judge has been suspended. it comes before a suspected drug dealer arrested. two other officers watched as the drugs were being hidden and now the case the three have been involved in, is under review. >> this is a delicate process. so far we identified 100 cases where the officers have had involvement. the charges have been dropped against the man they arrested that day. alison: that was from j the si

wherecheers not far from we are standing this morning at union station where this is going to be a talker all day lo ng. after seven years of trying to kill obamacare, the latest effort has fallen flat. as that vote was coming down inside the capitol, this is what was going on outside. >> use our voices as a collective together and we will always win. aohn: that there is camill ofris, the senator california. they gathered outside the capitol for hours during that hearing. well, the protest turned into a celebration. >> things really exploded when we found out that the vote had close. and it was just a, you know, celebratory, electiric, ecstati. can't say enough. we were shocked when we pulled out her phones after this was over at 2:45 in the morning. fully of energy. going back to senator john mccain. after the vote, orrin hatch told reporters "he's different, but i have great empathy for him and what he is going to. hrough. he's a brother." russia isg right now lashing out of the u.s. after the latest round of sanctions. the kremlin ordered th cut. the same number of people who staff the

and 97 good millersville to washin no problems in northeast looking good andas you make your way union station if you have a questions fox d.c. twitter and mainly orr's are at speed. maureen and holly back to you. >> thanks, erin, appreciate it. >> i'm now 5:19 let's look at stories you'reen gaming with in social media with realtime news tracker. >> wisdom is back with what is trending. >> shocking report there are claims of hupd retdz of boys physically and sexually abused at a prestigious it means victims are sex assault committed by 49 perpetrators. it was by pope benedict amazing discovery in switzerland. 5 years after a couple disappeared bodies were found. they disappeared in 1942 when they went up the mountaito feed cattle. dna testing will be used to confirm identities. their bodies were found preserved in a glaish ear. and it allows specific lock coats to dial emergency services and gives emergency responders occasion location of hope to can could provide live video or audio stream as women. most smart phones can dial 911 without being up locked it would allow quick ape discot when ne

because during these repairs four daily weekday trains in each direction will be cut between dc's union station new york. that's according to our news partners at wgop radio. however, there will not be cuts. >> the researchers found this caused levels of two associated with them to arrive. >> experts advise staying away from caffeine, >> it's july in dc. it's exactly what you can expect, free agent, you know, heat hue did and, watch out. that combination is kind of messing with it. it's hazy, hot and hue did. >> you know that. >> i haven't said it. >> oh, okay. >> you want to say it again. >> hazy, hot, humid. >> that's right. current temperature sitting at 88 after a high of 90. next hour, temperature. going to be muggy. hour. down on the mall down there towards dc. take a look at this now normally look at storm complex like this and you say, this is coming right into the dc area. this will die out as it moves off towards the east. won't be surprised if some of these move in and maybe as far frederick, down towards the winchester area, you may see some showers tonight, storms should begin to l

workers just finished inspecting a rail car near union station walking back to the front of the train. train tracks narrowed and that's when they were hit. ntsb says because of the way the tracks are set up, the workers had no way to escape. this just released information is part of a preliminary report on the crash. >>> right now it is already starting to feel sticky outside. expect to feel it when you step out of the house this morning. >> erica gonzales is live at the north metro station with a look how metro is working to keep things cool for your ride. going to be a tough call today, erica. >> reporter: oh, yeah, absolutely. imagine this. this is your morning commute, you're walking down connecticut avenue, headed north, you run up against this. this is what's keeping your ride cool on metro if you use dupont station this summer. this is a 750 ton cooling tower. this is just a temporary fix. after metro discovered some really old water pipes that needed fixing. meantime, this is going to be around all summer long. when you have back to back days of feels like temperatures from 10

out of union station. i'll be on there for seven hours. i'll be going into wilson on the train and get on a through way bus on wilson. that will bring me into new burn at close of business at 5:00. >> almost every mode of transportation but a plane. >> trains, planes and automobiles. but no planes today. >> what was that like, >> it was a little bit of a shock at first when i came to the realization that all the hotels in d.c. were booked up. and there were no blankets. i had to run around for half an hour just to get this blanket that i'm sleeping on. my campsite. it was a little bit of a shock, honestly. i've had no sleep, my legs are cramped, but spirits are high and i'm going to get home. >> barry, thanks to a long night. hopefully, barry and many others are getting home today. >> justin finch, live for us. good luck to barry there. >> angie goff at the live desk with incredible video out of mississippi. angie, what is this? >> take a look at this. this is a military plane crash that killed 16 people on board. you can see debris. it wa

one bell sits outside union station, while another one resides between the white house and the treasurying. so the search continues. >>> all right. the governor of new jersey will not apologize for lounging on a state beach that he closed to the public. chris christie has been getting massively criticized since these pictures went public, but he says he had a right to be there since taxpayers fund the beach house and it's available for governors to use while in office. earlier this morning, governor christie signed a budget plan. >>> canada's prime minister is trying to bounce back from an embarrassing moment during canada day celebrations over the weekend, justin trudeau listed all the canadian provinces by left out alberta. he was widely criticized on social media and some canadians are upset. >> i tht the name of oneantrovinces in t country. >> i mean, i didn't vote for the guy, but whatever. it's just a stupid mistake. >> as chuck bell points out, alberta is alphabetically first. i say give the guy a break. it is one mistake. trudeau did apologize, saying he got a little excited whi

sunday night interview the president with a great 50 minutes with him got on a train rushing to union station and made the 5:00 show but the interesting thing about the whole event the way it is set up they have cameras everywhere and it is a whole production going on for a couple of hours we baying of 50 minutes 30 people in their room watching, this is the west wing something that no one expected. he said you want to go into the oval -- oval office? i said yes. he said all of you can rip people do want to go into the oval office? they said yes. [laughter] that is donald trump. right there. >> everyone in the room come to the oval office than you can tell your kids you were in the oval office. [applause] >> the american association of sheriff's met early on and i talked about their meeting and told a similar story there in the roosevelt room and said you want to go to the oval? even the staff is flummoxed the one just to clean off the desk? he said no. i said that is what i take away from him that he really believes it is the people's house. he truly believes that. >> one step further, one d

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the busy union station, long lines as travelers prepare to bored their trains to get around the old-fashioned way. makes the half hour near supersonic trip from new york to d.c. exciting. >> wow. are you serious? >> yeah. >> that's awesome. >> would you go to new york? >> what do you think about high-speed travel? >> i think it's awesome. we need more of it. >> if approved, this would be a multibillion dollar undertaking, meaning years to build. as for who gave musk the green light, new york and d.c. say it was not them. the white house simply says they've had conversations about infrastructure improvements. there's room for three, aaron, eun? >> take a you. >>> let's get you back to the breaking news in first 4 traffic. >> melissa mollet is tracking the traffic. >> this breaking news in prince george's county. ft. washington. chopper 4 over this on both sides of the road. northbound and southbound closed because of this double fatal accident. just a bad situation there. terrible situation. indian head highway between kerby hill and palmer. your alternate. you can see the closure in the purpl