took place in arlington back in 2007. a more recent attack drew attention to him. >> reporter: this is really interesting. just about a month ago when an arlington woman was attacked in her house by a stranger as she slept, arlington police launched an intense investigation. they got a big surprise when dna they submitted from that incident matched one of their 2007 cold cases, an unsolved case from nine years ago. they continued to pursue leads and they pointed to justin wingate poe. this is his mug shot taken last night after he was arrested in his home. this is the composite sketch created back in 2007 when a series of attempted sex assaults had arlington women on edge when a man came at them and tried to put a plastic bag over their heads. >> our female victim was walking dn from behind and attempted to place a plastic bag over the

in arlington, amy aubert, abc7 news.we sent a breaking news text alert about this when it happened. you can sign up to get notifications on your phone, wjla.com. leon: all right. check out this scene. boy, fire ripping through a barn in fairfax county. this happened in the morning around 3:30 on van thompson road. the fire officials say the barn didn't have animalsen side. no one was hurt. this isn't the first time the structure was caught on fire. it turns out the roof was on fire a week ago. investigators ruled that was an accident. today's fire is still under investigation. alison: "7 on your side" health matters alert tonight about birth control pills available through an app. well, for many of them app can describe women, girls as young as 13 birth control without stepping foot into a doctor's office. the women first have the option to answer questions about their health online or by video chat and then they are paired to a doctor who talks tem and ultimately can provide the prescription. the new websites and the ap

it is her first time visiting the master chief at arlington. >> one of the reasons i have never come out here on father's day was, it was painful. >> that pain felt by others, spending sunday with their military father's. >> you have to hold onto those memories. >> balloons, messages, and flowers. a celebration of time spent thanking them for their service and love. >> until the lord comes to get me, i will be right here th is a day to honor the love and sacrifices of all father figures. >> i want to wish the mothers a happy father's day as well, because a lot of single mothers are raising our kids today. >> they say they plan to spend every fathers day right here in arlington with their dads. kimberly: when you find a beautiful spot like that, there is a sense of peace, being there. josh: absolutely. today you could not ask for a better day for it. kimberly: a special story. josh: we are talking about the humidity, the heat cranking back up tomorrow, the first official day of summer, so we are getting ready to deal with more of that. right now, feels pretty good out there considerin

7th at arlington.took the amendment of a law to make it happened. >> we wanted our grandmother to get her last wish. >> elaine harmonies making history again. even after her death. >> i was so excited i couldn't stop smiling. >> thank so her granddaughter's relentless effort. arlington that set the date for her memorial service. >> i was so happy i couldn't concentrate and had to leave work. >> it was the final wish for a local aviation legend among an elite group of women air force service pilots or wasps during world war ii. >> they were doing a great service as much as the men and they should have been recognized. >> the wasp were granted status in 1977. in 2002 the army reversed the policies and not members of the military but miller fought to get the law amended. >> it was a very important role and the men were fighting so the ladies were doing the work back home so they could fight. i think it is great. >> i think this is a perfect way to remember our veterans. even if they are civilians. >> the

i'm in the boston park neighborhood of arlington.he 3900 block of north fourth street off gleeb road. we've been talking with a number of women in this neighborhood this afternoon that said yesterday morning area was crawling with police they came here after the woman was attacked. what we're told it was around 2:00 in the morning when this man grabbed a knife and went in through on window and attacked a woman in her bedroom. >> during the attack she was very brave. she saw an opportunity for her to separate herself from the male. she did

he the outcome of this investigation according to the arlington county school. the student accused of smoking with and selling to was just a middle schooler here. >> a teacher behind bars after giving a student the wrong type of education according to authorities, a drug education. say zach van dike, a teacher's assistant drove a student to his home where the two smoked marijuana before van dike sold the middle schooler pot and then drove him back to school. >> it's very alarming, i can tell you that much. >> the reaction the student's parents had. they contacted the arlington at schools. >> you don't expect that kinds of stuff to happen at a school and especially with kids this young. >> this illegal activity taking the kid away from the school, that's scary. >> told us he has been with the school district for years. also in arlington. >> i finished like a yearly review of this teacher. [ indiscernible ] >> people you trust with your kids. you wouldn't think anything like that would happen but things happen everywhere. >> and that is what worries police, that p

police are back at the arlington police department.y spent most of the evening interviewing residents in the neighborhood. we're told at least seveneven properties were targeted and hit in the same neighborhood. now, arlington police say the vandalism is very similar to the vandalism found on the belmont trail even though at this pointt they're not ready to say just yet if those two incidents are connected. what we do know that in both cases the suspects young or old remain at large.larg teisha lewis, fox5 local news. now to montgomery county where e man is suing the school system saying the emergent programs are discriminatory saying the school system failed to publicize the opportunities to interested andr qualified students of color and those from lower income families. if families don't know about p these programs you're going to get the same type of familiesfai applying and getting in. that's what school magnets. black and latino students are 50 percent of the population here in the county but they maky up less than 5 percent. tha

the woman is living in arlington on a student visa from china.secutors say she ripped off high-end department stores by buying handbags worth thousands of dollars and then returning fake handbags and selling the real ones online. she's now in jail charged with wire fraud. >>> d.c. police are searching for two more suspects involve in a violent robbery near the tenleytown metro station. two men tried to blend in with wilson high school students. they say four young men robbed someone at knife point near the identify the suspects. >>> commuters along one of the busiest roads are bracing for a change. the transportation planners want to eliminate left turns on part of route 123 near tysons. here's how it may help keep traffic flowing with adam tuss. >> reporter: anything to help road congestion is a good thing, but eliminating left-hand turns altogether is something being considered along super busy 123. as a matter of fact, they want to turn this stretch here into what is known as a super street. basically eliminating a lot of the conflict points w

i did that arlington county. >> you did?> yeah. >>> we're tracking a line of storms tomorrow morning. we're tracking this. it is going to come through early tomorrow morning. we're talking 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 in the morning. many of us could wake up to severe thunderstorm watches and warnings early in the morning. a look at the temperatures out there right now. sitting at 81 degrees. a very nice night. what to expect tomorrow. a.m. severe thunderstorms. remember this when you go to bed tonight. high winds the biggest threat. very heavy rain another threat. that could lead to flash flooding. another round could happen in the afternoon. this area back here under a flash flood watch. does not include d.c. or the metro region. we're tracking the starts starting to develop in chicago. what's expected to happen is the line of storms will develop and move all the way across our region overnight tonight. starting off with severe storms early tomorrow. 72 degrees at a possible break around 11:00, 12:00, 1:00. more severe storms developi

john: it is all over here in arlington county.any parents talking about this suspicious blue truck. very disturbing. 4 instances, but all very similar. the first here. this young girl telling police this man was behind the wheel following her as she walked down the sidewalk. arlington county police saying these incidents are all connected. they believe this man is driving a blue pickup tools. in the first incident back on april 7, the man spoke to the children, a brother and sister, as they walked. police say the he tried to entice them. we spoke with these very brave smart children. >> we ran away. >> my sister came running to me telling me a guy came and started asking her where we live and stuff like that. >> i have people that walk to school, they wear headphones every day. it is absolutely a concern. >> he had a beard, a little on top, and a mustache. girl that nine-year-old said she recognized the same man, the blue truck roaming the neighborhood days before he approached them. three of the four incidents have been in the a

arlington police launched an intense investigation.t a big surprise when dna they submitted from that incident matched one of their 2007 cold cases, an unsolved case from nine years ago. they continued to pursue leads and they pointed to justin wingate poe. this is his mug shot taken last night after he was arrested in his home. this is the composite sketch created back in 2007 when a series of attempted sex assaults had arlington women on edge when a man came at them and tried to put a plastic bag over their heads. >> our female victim was walking dn

arlington cemetery and rosslyn during peak hours. it's suggested that you use the yellow line and transfer at lafont plaza instead. they say things are getting busier and it will only get busier as hours go on. we're continuing to stay in touch with crews on the ground and we'll bring you any tie-ups or conditions as they happen. aaron? >> coming up on five minutes to get you through phase 2 of metro safetrack program, we set up a special section on nbc washington app of commuting alternatives. >>> to a developing story, police are investigating a pedestrian accident in prince george's county. this happened just after 10:30 last night on mlk highway in landover. details are coming in slowly but we do know there were as many as two victims and the driver did stay on the scene. no word yet on the victim's condition. >>> today the deciding judge in the trial of baltimore police officer caesar goodson will hear closing arguments. goodson is charged in the death of freddie gray. he was the one driving the transport van in which gray suffe

no service between rosslyn and arlington national cemetery. for sure you stay with us everything you need to know about say track, get metro updates sent straight to your 817.e, just take metro to 43 we have a special say correct page at wjla.com. -- safe track page at wjla.com. changes in the donald trump campaign and a new poll show how he is faring against hillary clinton. a barn burns down in fairfax county, incredible images coming in and what authorities are saying about because. two wildfires out jummy: a huge firefight and large barn in flames, spark overnight in fairfax station. that is near seagraves lane. we explain what happened. >> for several hours this morning, fairfax county firefighters kept a close eye on the scene at caravan lane and then thompson wrote in fairfax station. it started at around 3:30 this morning and several hours later still some hotspots and small fires with a lot of smoldering but a overnight. huge flames shooting up from the structure. the bar had no animals inside. there was no loss of life. it was being

and also as recent as last month right here in arlington. poe is currently being held without bond in arlington county detention facility. more charges are expected. police think he is responsible for and a attack this year on may 15th shortly before five am a woman woke up to an unknown man sexually saulting her. fox 5 local news cussed this story when it happened, on the 700 block of north edge wood street. following that attack the suspect pleased to be poe fled the scene and the victim was able to call 911 police say they were able to connect the cases and the, to poe using forensic evidence. >> we received dna evidence in that case. that was submitted to the crime lab and we received that back and it linked to a 2007 case. >> reporter: once police were able to link the two 2007 and 2016 cases they were able to then review cold cases also crime scene evidence and lab tori results all of that information led them back to poe league to his arrest at his home. tisha lewis fox 5 local news. >> fox fives in montgomery county. police are inves

reporting live in arlington, jay korff, abc7 news. leon: thank you. get back to us if you hear something new. trees are down, cars are crushed. people cleaning up after the nasty storms swept through the area last night. the clock is ticking now before t storms rolls through the region. our meteorologist steve rudin is live in the stormwatch7 system monitoring the forecast. we are getting more of that activity coming through? steve: exactly. freshly updated computer model just come in. i want to show what is going on for the evening hours. no problems at all if you are outdoor activities this everything. go for it. you can swim or play golf or play tennis or barbecue. temperatures in the 90's. we will be in the 70's overnight. this is what it looks like. by 9:00 hour this is overhead, the d.c. metro. keep in mind this is a computer generated model here. this will likely fluctuate as it moves through the next 12 hours or so. this is a good idea of what to expect. another round of the strong storms tomorrow afternoon. more on that plus looking at the up

ceter no bus service availableil between arlington cemetery and rosslyn.nate use the yellow line via l'enfant plaza. p need to be this morning. t also no service eastern markete to minnesota on the orangen e line. every 10 minutes outside thatesi zone orange line trains will run. they have shuttle serviceeer available between easternbltwee market and minnesota avenuesotau but anticipate some crowded cwd shuttle conditions. cti yellow line trains runningunning every 12 minutes betweeneten franconia and mount vernon verno square. yellow rush plus will be running all day if you need toyn adjust your schedule.ched two stations that are a completely shut down this morning are potomac avenue and stadium-armory. as of 10 o'clock no blue lineine service at all.at all other trains will run thehe usual every 20 minutes through h midnight. we have team coverage thisteam morning scoping out the scene. s melanie alnwick she's inn rosslyn as we gear up forrp service at 5 o'clock this'cck t morning. we'll let you know how crowdedoc those shuttle buses are andnd now those

this is in addition to arlington. there will be a closure between arlington national cemetery and rosslyn. there will not be was shuttle service happening between there. the best option according to metro is take the yellow line to get in the city. what if you are just trying to get from one stretch of city seven additional stops to get around that closure and back to the other side. for orange line riders who have been dealing with the safetrack surge one and single tracking, many say they are feeling weary. >> it's affected my trip. my trip has gone up in the last two weeks. went up from 30 minutes to an hour and a half sometimes. then today they said safetrack ended but this was the longest trip i have had since. brianne: now coming up tonight at 6:00, we are only hours away from the 16-day shut down. the most surprising thing we found when talking to riders about it all today. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. leon: all right. thank you. now the abc7 web team put in overtime building up a great web page d

they were in 1977, and had been eligible for arlington with military honors. but in 2002, the army reversed the policy, since they were civilians, not members of the military. but miller successfully fought to get the law amended. >> it was an important role, the ladies were doing the work back home. i think it's great. >> i think this is a perfect way to remember our veterans, even if they are civilians. >> reporter: the law paves the way not only for her grandmother, but the 103 living wasps across the country. >> they are grateful we worked so hard. >> reporter: miller was so pleased with the bill and the cooperation in congress, she has a new tatoo to commemorate it. >> my grandmother would be proud, so excited. >> reporter: the battle lasted 7 month. it started with a tweet to us, and ended in congress. andrea mccarren. >> not all want to be buried in arlington, but earned the recognition to do so. >>> visitors to kings dominion were sent home early. before 8:00 p.m., there was a power failure at the park, so for safety reasons, the rides were stopped, pe

virginia arlington rapidgton transit another option.ption.zipt zip car, car to go, capitol cit bikeshare, increased capitoled bikeshare services available.vab and then also parking at rfkfk stadium monday through friday f six to 10, seven bucks per day. that's a pretty you want to drive in and hop ind on a bus to get to where you y need to this morning. the orange blue and silver sve lines are the ones affected aec and we have a lot of team tea coverage this morning.ng we'll toss it back to maureenau and holly. holly >> all right. but wait, erin, there's more.in' we're going to go to boboob barnard now who is live overiveo at the eastern market metro station.at >> bob how is the impact foractr people coming from prince george's county, that is the question this morning. >> reporter: welonl, it's going to be significant butcantt metro has a lot of people outeot here. you can see a lot of yellow yel shirts here and yellow vests,wes people who are helping theng folks who are coming in ono arei buses. we've seen quite a few and a fea lot of peopl

earlier this year, a child in arlington died after being left in a hot car.r industry is taking steps to help prevent tragedies like these. >> reporter: she's 5 years this couple just happened to see her inside a locked car beneath a blazing sun in rosenberg, texas. >> the car was off. the windows were rolled up. >> she was drenched in sweat. it was awful. >> reporter: it was awful, but worse for small children in upstate new york, louisiana, ohio, and texas. a total of four children have been died after being left in hot cars just over the last two weeks. three since last thursday. >> and already we have just had a devastating year. >> reporter: it has advocacy groups like kids and cars dot org alarmed and emphasizing that drivers need to look before they lock. >> the idea is to open that back door every single time you park your vehicle and check the backseat. >> reporter: now the auto industry is trying to help. beginning with its 2017 akadia suv. general motors is equipping each t well as a chime that sounds. >> we want to challenge all of the automakers

cemetery will onlyy run during the hours thatha arlington cemetery is opened. o. so, as we know, major impacts fairfax county connector putting additional buses in arlington rapid transit tra putting in additional shuttles e as well to sort of get people from these job centers up hereer along that orange line corridor down to the otherheth areas of the pentagon, penta pentagon city, those sorts of things. and they're also gettinget libraries up and running asing a sort of temporary job sites job for folks if they want toan gather together, wifi, office wf computers, even meeting roomsngs for people there.fo so, really doing everything they can to pull together.her. again, so far we're not seeing major impacts but i would say ws it is still relatively early ear here.here so, time will tell.l t live in rosslyn, i'm melanie alnwick, jim and allison, back b to you.to you >> you know, i drive. >> yes. >> so, the impact to me is minimal in the morning withningh the rush and plus the time wend get in.. >> right, right. right. >> i feel so much for thosee folks. >> a l

live in arlington. paul wagner, "fox5 local news". >>> it has been a little more shooting in orlando night club and tonight we know much more about the gunman behind the massacre. federal investigators released transcripts of 911 calls to police the night of attack. they show the gunman omar mateen identified himself as islam he can soldier in 911 calls during the rampage. he also told a crisis negotiator that the u.s. must "stop bombing syria and iraq" fbi released complete transcript of 911 calls this afternoon saying earlier decision to withhold names and references to isis caused an unnecessary sgrax. mateen gunned down 49 people during the massacre. >> and human rights campaign turned its building into memorial to the or land owe victims today. front win owes of the 8th story building display the taisz of all 49 victims of the shooting and bears the message we are or land owe. >> the frantic calls to 9 made after alligator dragged a 2-year-old into a body of disneyworld were released toda today. >>

the park service -- the bridge, the arlington memorial bridge, that is used to go to arlington cemetery. it is also the gateway from the south. that bridge, alone, needs to be rebuilt. the cost will be $250 million. everybody in this region is trying to get that money, $250 million, and yet the park service has appropriated by this congress in the fast act, the last bill, $268 million for 4,500 miles of unpaved road, 1,400 bridges and i haven't exhausted the list. it is time the congress stops beating up on agencies when the congress, itself, is at the root of the problem. you put $268 million in for the entire country and then you beat the park service about the head and shoulders for not keeping the memorial bridge up. my goodness, it takes a lot of nerve not to look at ourselves and see where the problem also is. the arlington memorial bridge is not a case of mismanagement. it's a case of no funds to rebuild it. now, mr. jarvis, the federal highway administration says it's going to close this bridge that leads to the arlington cemetery within five years if it's not rebuilt. do you th

. >>> happening today in arlington at the arlington cemetery, workers will make their call for better benefits public. they're holding rush hour protests to focus on contractors refusal to offer them sick leave and for pay increases. this happening on memorial bridge right across from the arlington cemetery. protests gets understand way at 3:00. >>> and today mayor muriel bowser will be in indianapolis for the u.s. conference of mayors. the leaders will discuss policies and best practices for running a city. some of the topics will be transportation, education and policing. the conference lasts until monday. >>> what we have got to do is to co transforming this country. >> senator bernie sanders is not dropping out. he is now focusing on campaigning for other democratic candidates in congressional and local races. sanders will be in albany today hosting a speech called where do we go he from here. meantime donald trump is trying to appeal to sanders supporters. >> ai'm no fan of bernie, but he's right about trade. i will do something about it. >> trump is in scotland this morning wher

area riders assembled for his military funeral at arlington national cemetery.e was 64. >> my road bike. >> reporter: peter of fairfax, a fellow cyclist, who donated the boke, didn't know tim holden but admired the men. >> it is hurtful to the people th aspires to be tim holden. it was 6:00 in the morning and there he is working on his fitness, his p.t. and going to visit his 29-year-old daughter for coffee. >> reporter: the ghost bike stood in front of this home. they pass the spot regularly. a visual reminder that many others also felt his loss. >> it is even more tragic that it happened on memorial day, the first memorial day that tim wasn't with us. his ghost bike disappears and we would just like to get it back. >> reporter: montgomery county police are investigating the theft of this ghost bike and another one elsewhere in the county. live in bethesda, jackie benson, news 4. >> jackie, thank you. >>> the storms and rain we saw earlier today, well they are moving out now. but we could be in for strong storms over the weekend ahead. doug, it sounds like tomo

for now live in arlington, amy aubert, abc7 news. alison: were there other kids in on it or was it a big surprise for everybody? amy: that was the fun part about it. no one had any idea. the kids were completely shocked and made it fun. michelle: best way to keep a surprise. especially with kids. alison: i guess so. yeah. think they will have a fun weekend? michelle: a good father's day. scott: absolutely. alison: thank you, amy. we love that. can't see enough of it. scott: great story. alison: we want to let you know this about uber as we head in the weekend. uber is offering free rides to and from places of importance to the lgbt community this weekend. every passenger will get two free rides. up to $20 in value per ride to select community centers, museum, parks, bars and nightclub venues in d.c. they include nelly's, cobalt, the d.c. center, whitman walker clinic, number 9 and town dance boutique. all right. let's get a check on how things are shaping up in the traffic situation with eric smith. hi, eric. eric: thank you very muc

arlington heights is gonna be the model.to make the acquisition unless you can prove that you are a leader. -giovanni: okay. -lemonis: and that running a manager's meeting is part of that, being open-minded is part of it, and change is part of it. and so i want to see what sort of leader you are. -giovanni: okay. -lemonis: today, we're closing the store entirely. giovanni: i don't understand lemonis: we're locking the door. giovanni: now? right now? -lisa: okay. -giovanni: for how long? lemonis: as long as it takes to get the store redone. giovanni: okay. lemonis: well, there's a truck and boxes and people here to start loading. giovanni: come on! is that really -- are you being serious? ♪ lemonis: i knew the idea of closing this store quickly would catch gio off-guard, but i need to know that he can adapt to change and lead people through tough situations. it's a small test of his leadership, but it's an important one for me. giovanni: we'll load -- that's the biggest thing. displays will move out tomorrow. so let's just em

people in arlington county could be seeing more police officers.e stepping up their presence due to incidents of suspicious men approaching children over the last several weeks. derrick ward is live at the site of the most verecent incident. derrick? >> reporter: there's been several of these incidents since early april. aware. take a look at where the incidents have happened. we are at the scene of the last one that started pack on april 7 in the 5200 block of 8th road south. you had another one 12 days later in the 5200 block of 30th street north. now in both of those cases, the suspect was similar. the description of the hispanic male, middle age, shoulder-length hair and 160 pounds driving a dark-colored pickup or a dark-colored sedan. one on april 23 in the 200 block of north stafford street. none of these cases were children who were approached or actually taken. they all did what they were supposed to do, getting away or got to where there were more people. but police are stepping up patrols because these incidents are happening in broad day

jonathan: when we come back how a local woman was honored at arlington today. the eaglets are on the verge of leaving the nest. from time to time, see what the lift is all about and what it will take to fly. but so far the guys have not flown yet. the interesting thing in all the time we check in with them, we have not seen mom and dad check in. they haven't come back to nest. we raised you, you can eat now. on your own. alison: they are growing so quickly. jonathan: huge. look at the colors. these are bald eagles so they will get the white head soon. alison: abc7 to woman who served as a spy in the years after world war ii. but for nearly 60 years no one knew about her work. she lived to be 100. today, cheryl conner was there when she was buried at arlington national cemetery. and finally received the lee japan of merit award for her work. cheryl: the full military honor, she is laid to rest at arlington national cemetery. extended family gathered along with friends. captain raider was an american spy in europe following world war ii. she worked as a field ope

there will be no trainsrain running between arlington cemetery and rosslyn, no blueline service in d.c. d.c maryland or roslyn because of a line segment shut downsegmt sh between eastern market and minnesota avenue, benning b road. this isro going to affect theo f frequency of trains on oranges n and silver lines. lines. the blueline will only run from franconia to arlington arlt cemetery and there will be the w huge impacts to the yelloweel line because it's going to be the only way into d.c. from. fr virginia. it will impact an estimated eim 70,000 riders. r officials say they need a 30 percent reduction ince service. here's what they saidd >> this is not like what we just went tishrough in surge i r one. this is much greater so theea effort even has to be greater br than what we saw in surge one.ue >> a lot of people rely solely l on metro and they're asking ask for them to use an alternative.ive. they don't, they can't do the teleworking.te they're not in those type of jobs so they have to go into work. >> reporter: back here live the station set to open at open 5:00 a.m. carpool o

they announced this during the performance at the air force performance at arlington. this will be the third time the band has been chosen. >> we are taking the honor guard with us, so we will be almost 200 members strong. we are excited about being there to represent the united states air force on national television. leon: macy's chose a total of 10 bands out of several hundreds that apply. still ahead, sent running for their lives. chaos at a walmart. michelle resort. that change is being made after a toddler ♪ ♪ hush my darling... ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. [snoring.] ♪ hush my darling... [snoring.] ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. [snoring.] take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store. leon: check this scary video out. this is inside a walmart in phoenix. someone lit fireworks inside the store. two men were caught on surveillance video walking out and looking back at the flames. they could spend 20 years in prison on a class one felony. michelle: workers are installing fence around

arlington is the number one best still to retirement according to bankrate.com. walkability, cultural vitality, the strike against arlington is the cost of living. as you might imagine not everyone agrees that arlington is tops. >> i could dispute that. alexandria is better than arlington. it's pleasurable. nice. friendly people. nice places. we walk constantly. >> you are so close to d.c. and suburban areas. being in old town you get a mesh of everything. >> i like the cold. i'm from new york. >> florida. near the beach somewhere. kimberly: now you're talking! the survey looked at 200 places and crumpled number for crime, cost of living. jonathan: i took the test and the first two, top two, arlington, number two is alexandria. kimberly: alexandria, arlington, silver spring. jonathan: glenn dale, california, is fifth. i have been there. too sedate. kimberly: d.c. popped the top five. if you want to take the quiz for yourself we put the test on my facebook page and my twitter page. jonathan: thank you. kimberly: fun. jonathan: interesting insight. michelle? michel

they say the worst traffic is 66, lee highway and arlington boulevard. letter. >> people are trying to figure out though get around it. to find out when safe track impacts your metro line, we have that information on our wusa 9 news app. >>> all right. with the democratic nomination clinched, hillary clinton is making plans to take on donald states in yesterday's primaries, clinton is expected to take a few days off before hitting the battleground states of ohio and pennsylvania. trump will meet with republican donors to discuss found raising. the presumptive g.o.p. nominee has narrowed the list of vice presidential candidates to four or five people. >>> clinton's democratic rival bernie sanders is back home in vermont contemplating his next move. sanders is scheduled to be at d.c. tomorrow to meet with president white house. he will hold a rally tomorrow evening at rfk ahead of tuesday's d.c. democratic primary. in addition to the democratic presidential race there are several council seats on the ballot. >> you can learn more and the hours in the distr

fisher had fired his wife from her lawyer job in arlington. in theschmuhl said months leading up to the crime he was miserable with back pain and was -- 13 different opiate prescription drugs. they asked if you remembered stabbing leo fisher repeatedly. no. you remember slitting leo fisher's throat? no. do you remember shooting sue duncan? no. prosecutors say that schmuhl got a prepaid cell phone under a fake name and bloody clothing was found in his car. closing arguments are expected in the next few days. stay with abc 7 for continuing coverage of the case. jonathan elias, abc 7 news. tonight, voters in fairfax county will decide on a 4% meal .ax the county board of supervisors voted to put the issue on the ballot in november. the tax will be added to restaurant and carryout food, including prepared food sold at supermarkets full stop officials say this would generate $100 million of revenue, most of it going to local schools. many business groups oppose the meal prices or lead to job cuts. alison: a group at the streets tonight calling for

severe thunderstorm warning in effect for fairfax, arlington and alexandria. until 6:15. this does not include the district. central d.c., downtown d.c. looking at heavy rain. strip away the watch box until 9 segmenter tonight. head in closer. strongest storms over the d.c. metro area. another batch of the stronger storm northern montgomery county. that is arlington and alexandria. this will move toward the east southeast. 25 miles per hour. producing heavy rain. wind gusts up to 30 and the biggest problem is flash flooding. and the lightning. it will continue as we continue through the next half hour and 45 minutes. heavy rain out there around the alexandria area. head to reagan national airport. heavy rain. can't imagine any plains are taking off right now. pushing east around tysons corner area. things are going to slowly improve as we move through the next couple of hours. more on that coming up in a few minutes. leon: brad bell leading the steam coverage in waldorf where the home is in ruins because of the storm. what a mess there. >> oh, leon. i speaks to the power

there is no rail or bus service between arlington cemetery and roslyn. you have got to rise through a different pleasant instead. this instagram user post of the line for the shuttle. we heard people talking about that in stephanie's story. david has good things to say, tweeting shuttles and arriving and departing. good first say track day at eastern market. alex tweeted, taking orders for i survived say track t-shirts. this is a mess. hang in there, everybody. check out # wusa nine on metro e and download the wusa nine app to get the best alerts and the latest updates 24/seven.>>> in the aftermath of orlando, poll after poll shows the majority of americans support some kind of gun control. tonight numbers of the senate voted on a number of proposals that would have restricted access to guns and despite that overwhelming public support, the bills did not pass. one senator had led a 15 hour filibuster just to get the legislators to agree on a vote. wsa nines allison barber is in the satellite center. where does the debate go from here?>> reporter: it actu

in the fourth the orioles in arlington, taking on the rangers.choo it's a rocket to write off the base of the wall. that scores a pair and the rangers when it, 4-3. giants-pirates. eric kratz hits one deep to the corner, angel pagan goes after it, leaps, appears to catch it. but wait, he does not hold on to it. guess what that is, a home run. that is also a very unhappy outfielder. great job getting there, great job leaping, but not great job catching. pirates win 1-0. thousands of fans gathered early this morning to welcome home the nba champions, the first championship the city has seen it over half a century. leon knows all about that. leon: thank you. team lebron james and the arrived to screaming fans, waving the larry o'brien trophy, walking by fans, giving them an up close look. you can tell just how much this means not just for lebron but the entire city of cleveland. hentime, lebron james jr., might be only 11, but he reportedly has already received attention from some of the best college basketball programs in the country. little lebron

inside the beltway through tou arlington. a sluggish commute tot crashes to report lot of folks o trying to get inside the making their way to the districr for work. for work. headlights on the westbound side much quieter as you make youreou way out towards gainsville. 95 northbound very jammed um jad through lorton.ugh lto all six rail lines on time forer metro. we'll let you know if that changes. back to you allison and steve. s >> if tucker could start a s bicycle ride share program thatt would be the greatest mode of of transportation.sportaon. >> would it? >> would it really?>> wld i >> don't you think people wouldp want to ride to work with tucker?? >> yeah. still to come --toome (laughter).aur) >> we need to work on that plan. still to come from billionaire to broke.. how the start up founder lost lt her entire fortune in just onee day. da >> oh, well, that's never good.. >>> no.>> >> if you're considering buy a i new car if you don't want tot t bicycle built for two it couldtl be coming with defect. def we will explai

so heavy traffic 66 eastboundasb through west falls and a arlington as well.ory 270 south past the ps truck scales. we'll take a closer look at looa safe track phase two as wes w continue. lots to get through thisgethr morning. jim and allison. all >> still ahead this hourhisou hollywood mourning the loss of a young actor killed in a his home.hi h >> if you depend on the oranged blue silver lines givever ligi yourself plenty of time on timen this monday morning. mon we'll of course keep youkeep y updated on what you need to neet know as phase two of safe two o track gets under way coming up r next. >> ♪ ♪ >>> back now attache ofttache of september 30:00 rough commute to the way for thousands of metroeo riders. >> phase two of safetracketrack program is officially underway. now we've been watching our bob barnard ride a crowded shuttle e buses back and forth between wee know road and minnesota avenuenn and eastern market and we've w seen the platforms at rosslyn filling up.fi u that's where our melanie alnwick is.is the first full commuting day tot put metro's

arlington rapid transit all options for you. left offering pool services which whirl reduce prices for you for taking a more lengthy commute. capital bike share if you want to keep it healthy and hitting the roads now 4:36, things are quiet across the board marylan maryland, 29, 295, 50 in both dreks and same story in virginia not usual congestion develop in stafford. any questions with alternates. @erin "fox5" do on twitter. back to you mike. >> busy day on the roads. it will be a busy day in the weather department as well more so than the last couple days. spoiled with the great weather the past couple days. today, chance of showers. some could be strong. more in a moment. mild start we're having. 75 degrees out here this morning in washington. annapolis and quantico at 7. mannasas 68, frederick 72, 78 in hagerstown and nearly 81 in cumberland, maryland. satellite and radar cloud than we had the past several mornings. when you see storms firing over the mountains of west virginia because of that i cannot rule out a shower comi

. >> first subject of underway in arlington trains are single tracking however many riders tell "fox5" they experienced crowded lines on the orange line yesterday they need to get more staffers on to the platforms to get rider more trains. they plan to adjust their aevrts as safe track moves forward. >> 5:03 this tuesday morning what does safe track mean for you single tracking on orange and silver line continues between east falls and boston orange line every 18 minutesp between vienna and new carlton. they're adding additional trains between boston and new carlton to help congestion and crowded conditions. they should run every ten minutes. give yourself an extra hour if you plan to take orange or silver line. crowded conditions you want to ride around that metd row bus increasing service vre trains and rapid transit increasing their service as well plan ahead. uber lift, zipcar, car to go. bake share. walking you have options to get around. parking restrictions extended on bus priority coar doors through 10 this morning. wisdom and maureen. >> 5:04 is the time and a woman is lookin

this was loalong 4th street in e boston area of arlington.he victim in that case managed to get away, locked herself in the bathroom, and called for help using an ipad. >>> we're now in the midst of phase two of metro's safetrack program, but crews still have some work left from the first of its planned safety improvements. crews did not complete all power improvements. metro got more repairs than planned on on the tracks themselves. metro says the leftover work will be handled at night, on weekends, or between rush hours. >>> right now, this has been the story of the . and the world with the united kingdom leaving the european union. why should you care? >> a lot of investors suffering from some market whiplash all throughout this day. up and down. mostly down in a big way. pat lawson is here with how this all affects americans' wallets. >> we're all trying to figure it out. it's a mixed bag. while brexit is complicated for people leaving in the u.k. where the pound fell to its lowest level in 30 years, there is a ripple effect for people wh

in arlington, amy aubert, abc7 news. alison: abc7 told you about this at breaking news at noon today. be the first to get breaking news alerts on your phone by signing up for text alerts from abc7 at our website wjla.com. still to come here on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- up in smoke. for the second time in a week. we are going to tell you what might have caused this barn in virginia to burn to the ground. >> i feel like part of my heart was taken. he's so innocent. jonathan: a fight between neighbors turns violent. now dead. that story is still ahead. alison: also ahead today a new way for women to get birth control without leaving the house. and the controversy surrounding this. steve: fairfax, prescription william, southern prince george's county, charles and calvert county still under severe thunderstorm warning. we are tracking strong storms on the letter letter doppler steve: our severe weather coverage continues on letter and newschannel8. we'll see what is going on with the latest warnings for you. southern maryland, s

. > fox5 is in arlington county now. police are looking for the vandals who spray painted racist and homophobic messages throughout the terabyte neighborhood. they woke up to find the racial slurs and anti gay messages on sidewalks and lawns. police believe it happened 30 this morning. they believe a group of young people may be responsible. we do have a neighborhood lift serve and someone had mentioned that graffiti and that the stone on the corner of liberty and lombardi had paint on it and that is in my yard. itself it's unfortunate. i don't know it's punk kids being punk kids or if there is something more to it. arlington police say the vandalism is similar to graffiti found yesterday on the belmont trail. also in virginia we learn that police made an arrest in the death of an elderly woman. francis hopkins faces first degree murder charges in the death of sinclair. detectives say she was the last person to see sinclair before sinclair went missing saturday morning. they believe hopkins, the woman you see here, dumpe

leon: water service being restored to residents in arlington.t were affected by a water main break. virginia american water fixing four valves in all. they say they don't xp tomorrow sometime. now even though water service is back on, officials say you should still boil your water before using it until at least saturday. alison: well, residents of an arlington neighborhood are cleaning up after a rash of racist graffiti. cheryl conner went to lombardi street between wilson boulevard and route 50 and she found one mother who thinks she knows what is going on. a mother spray painting over hateful graffiti that she says is attacking her son. she asked us to help hide her identity to protect him. the words outside of her home. the neighbor spotted the vandalism this morning. >> i can't even repeat it, it was so awful. it was hateful. cheryl: the police got several calls about the graffiti. we >> with everything going on in orlando it's not good timing. cheryl: police talked to the neighbors who first spotted it at 5:30 in the morning. it covers the

arlington county police say da'quan fields had his driving privileges revoked. investigators claim he drank a beer and watch tv as theed to her sat for gotten in the car. >>> nine children have died so far this year in hot car deaths, oftentimes the temperature sdwn have to be as hot as you might think for it to be deadly. since 1998, there have been 20 hot car deaths in virginia, 14 in maryland and one this d.c. >> the car heats up on average 19 degrees in as little as ten minutes. so we know that it doesn't have to be that hot outside for the inside of a car to get warm, warmer and then so hot that it is life threatening. >> safe kids worldwides recommends putting your purse or phone in the don't forget your child. >>> a new study out this morning shows big gaps in how long people are expected to live in northern virginia based on where they live. take a look. it shows the life expectancy of a child born in a richer part of the country, it can be as much as 13 years higher than those born in the poorest. a baby born in lorton, for example, is expected to live

we also saw extra volume on 66 and other secondarys coming out of arlington into the district. if you want to hit the road i would say extra time. 466 headed to district for that portion of your complete. maybe the key bridge as well. take uber and lift offering additional pool service if you want to share the ride and get a cheaper ride. zipcar, car to go. capital bike share, or walk if you are able to do so. metro shuttle bus services between the metro stops. fairfax recollect 20er. vre trains and arlington rapid transit increasing as well. let fox ep had you with the changes. on the roads right now montgomery county outer loop between georgia and connecticut roadwork. a lot of green on the roads now as you take a wide view of the district area. 3 annapolis. 50 quiet. i you have covered when that changes we'll keep a close eye on metro. back to you maureen and wisdom. >>> all right. time now to talk weather and mike thomas is here early this morning. good morning, mike. >> good morning to you both. >> how are you doing. >> doing great how are you doing. >> doing fantastic, ho

arlington cemetery to roz land. no service available on the blue line, d.c., maryland or ross land as far as metro is concerned use yellow line la front plaza that is running all day. plan ahead. reach out to me on twitter@erin fox d.c. if you keep to metro and having pains and leaving early and getting early start. we heard from commuters yesterday that said she added an hour to morning commute. if you look for alternate and that's along the normal route increase metro bus service. fairfax connector and arlington rapid transit as far as metro rail services that transit related and take uber lift they have full services that are cheaper because you share rides. zipcar. tap toll bike share, car to go and telecommute the most appeal physical that's possible. if you have to get to work i would consider picking alternate and giving yourself extra time. as you make your way on the road switching from metro crash 95 northbound at the icc and my pest advice to you keep it left as you head out the beltway trying to get to b