entering amadon elementary as nervous parents and grandparents waited outside. >> i'm kind of upset, sir, because i want my grandchild out of there and they won't let us get in and out. >> reporter: a school employee had opened an envelope containing an unknown white powder. two hours later, two miles away, another similar envelope was opened bia chef at a restaurant. it was evacuated around lunchtime but later given the all-clear. >> everyone's fine. >> but a little uneasy, i would guess. >> the fbi is now investigating six of these incidents in the district this weak alone. yesterday white powder-filled envelopes were opened at two other locations. there's been incidents along the east coast. in each case the white powder has proven to be harmless but just because it isn't dangerous doesn't mean it's not disruptive. schools and restaurants have been evacuated as emergency responders chased down these false alarms. that's likely no accident, according to david willman, the author of a study about the 2001 appear thrax attack letters. >> is i think it's a cheap, easy, and anonymous w

earlier it was at amadon elementary. >> they don't want to let them outside, but i'm definitely trying to get my child for the safety of my child. trchlts fbi is investigating six of these cents. >> reporter: white powder- filled envelopes were opened at the oyster adams bilingual school. since monday there's been six similar cases along the east coast including this school inclinton, massachusetts. in each case the white powder has proven to be harmless. the fbi is still investigating if all of these incidents are related, if a single sender is responsible. >> the fbi tells us there is a written letter included but right now they are not releasing the content of those notes. >>> a new report does a. >> speed is said to be a factor in one of three deadly crashes, this according to the governor's. governor's. -- according to the governor's office. >>> one family's illness started with an 81-year-old woman becoming sick at her lusby home. a son and daughter caring for her developed similar upper respiratory symptoms and also died. health officials blame a strain of the flu. >>> we have a

hazmat trucks and homeland security police were on the scene and amadon elementary school in southwest was locked down after getting a letter there. a security expert tells us they did the right thing. >> effect that is being done by the local authorities is completely appropriate. it really is an abundance of caution rather than a likely threat. these white powder incidents are really a fear factor, the psychological weapon. >> similar packages have popped up in new york city, dallas and enfield, connecticut this week. >>> we are monitoring metro's brake failures. turns out metro knew the parts were failing back in 2006 but didn't begin replacing them until now. board that oversees metro has been told that two similar incident happened back in 2006. transit managers then concluded that the metal in the brake hubs was failing sooner than expected. >>> new this morning, there is a breakthrough on greece's debt crisis. greece just announced it managed to convince enough creditors to agree to take big losses on greek ponds and avoid default. finance officials say 58% of private investors

three new packages containing suspicious powder delivered today right here in town, this time to the amadonand the interstate commerce commission. add that to the two yesterday, the total is five in just a few days. >> reporter: we got the all- clear at the commerce department around 4:30 this afternoon. a field test of the white powder-filled envelopes turned up negative for any hazardous materials but this is the third time today that the hazmat team had to suit up, the sixth time since monday. a hazmat team suit

one showed up at amadon elementary in southwest. another at oyster adams school in northwest. and one delivered to the osteria restaurant. >>> virginia teachers will keep job protection for now. state senate has killed a bill that would have stripped teachers of tenure high pressure like protection. the measure had been part of the education reform agenda t would have given virginia school administrators greater power to fire teacher. >>> leslie johnson is supposed to report to federal prison today. she is set to serve a year-long term for her role in a bribery scheme that already has her husband, former county executive, jack johnson, behind bars. he is serving a seven-year prison sentence. it is believed leslie johnson will do her time in a women's prison in west virginia. >>> now to the university of pittsburgh. the mayor there says that a gunman opened fire at the pittsburgh psych clinic. two people are dead and it is the pittsburgh psychiatric clinic. i understand that part of this area is still on lockdown today after the scary incident but two people are dead. more on t

several letters with some kind of white powder showed up at amadon elementary. >>> mop are toking metro this morning. metro's brake failures have delayed riders in recent months and now it turns out metro knew that the brake parts were failing as far back as 2006 but didn't begin replacing them until just recently. the system's safety chair map says metro manager should have call the attention to the issue sooner. >> if we have a corrective action identified and a management decision is made for whatever reason to not go forward with that, that should be reported to the committee and if it's resource issue, we'll decide what to do with t i hate the idea that we would have cars running around with parts that we knew -- someone should have been had with their hair on fire saying we can't do that. >> that comes directly from metro. the board that oversees metro has been told that two other similar incidents happened back in 2006. >>> two popular stations on the red line will be closed this weekend. listen up, folks. these are areas near some bars, at night. starting 10:00 tonight, friday n