news chopper 7 was over the scene on berwyn road in berwyn heights. no one was hurt but pieces from that bridge fell right on to the metro and marc tracks between greenbelt and college park metro stations. at this time rail service is temporarily suspended between green belt and college park. you can see some significant damage there. buses will arrive at metro stations soon to pick up the passengers. we have a crew on the way to the scene. we'll have an update as soon as they arrive. well, just within the last hour the gaithersburg man convicted of sexually assaulting several men was sentenced to 150 years in prison this afternoon. anchor: maryland bureau chief brad bell is live with the details. brad? brad: well dramatic time in court today as the judge read out the sentence adding 20 years to 20 years to 10 years to 20 years for each of the counts until he got to 150 year sentence. for now 40-year-old joey poindexter and we can show you some video of mr. poindexter. his mug shot and surveillance video of him leading a young man out of a college par

and our roz slater is live in berwyn heights with the latest today. roz? roz: alison it is quite a mess and probably will be a mess for a while to come. take a look here. that piece of construction equipment that struck the bridge is still in place. we're told this happened right around 3:00 or so this afternoon. they were -- they are actually constructing some test track here for the new 7,000 series trains. the contractor was moving that rail train down the track when the boom part of it was extended and struck that pedestrian bridge overhead and that massive slab of concrete came crashing down on to the metro tracks. now, so that is what the interruption in service is all about. fortunately, nobody was injured and mostly the good luck is nobody was standing on that portion of the pedestrian bridge people in the neighborhood here come and walk over it from berwyn heights to college park. but also stand there and look at trains. now, what's happening is that the investigators are on the scene and we have metro folks here and they are trying to determine w

live here in berwyn heights. >> tough for a lot of folks out there. man survived the impact and the officer behind the wheel was cleared of any wrongdoing. >> but this latest dash cam video has sparked new debate across the country about the tactics police used to take down suspects. mark barker takes a closer look. >> reporter: the dash cam video shows an armed suspect on foot being taken down by a police cruiser at 40 miles an hour. >> the first time i saw it i was probably i had the same reaction most everybody else had. wow! holy cow! >> the puck is survived the impact. after what the police say was his crime spree included the theft of a high powered rifle from a walmart. police trailed virginia qulaens who ignored orders to drop the rifle and he even fired a single shot in the air. >> we're talking about someone who posed an immediate threat. who had to be stopped. >> but valencia's attorney questions the method. >> i think it is clearly excessive police force. my hope is that there will be an internal investigation into the actions of the offic

shomari stone is live in berwyn heights with details. shomari? >> reporter: i must say this has been a mess all evening long. metro crews are behind me and they are taking the steps to remove this concrete and do their best to fix this situation. let me move right out the way. you can see crews right over there. and what they're doing is lifting up that concrete that is on the tracks. keep in mind the track is also damaged. and right now they're going to have to do what they can to fix it. many riders tell me they're not looking forward to tomorrow morning's commute. sparks fly after a metro mess in berwyn heights, maryland as crews cut through a fence. it was attached to a pedestrian bridge. that's until the bridge collapsed on the tracks below. >> it was a big loud boom. >> reporter: elijah heard the rail crane crash into the bridge around 3:00 this evening. >> i was like wow, that's kind of crazy. >> reporter: the 40 to 50-foot-long concrete collapsed on the green line tracks. the operator works for scanska, a metro contractor. he was working

we have this issue, still greenbelt station closed -- i should say in berwyn heights there. buss will run between greenbelt and college park. and lee highway, we have it open because of the serious crash, but north fort myer is still closed. back in ten minutes. >>> molette green at the live desk. we just heard from malaysian government so determined to find the missing plane. they're now ready to take another big step. at a news conference, malaysia announced the search area for flight 370 in the southern indian ocean will be doubled if they cannot find the jetliner by the end of may. they believe they are in the right area and have the best equipment to find it in the very deep dark ocean. the search has already cost nearly $100 million and still no sign of the plane with 239 people on board that dropped off radar last year. that's the latest back to you, eun. >>> a man accused of kicking his dog in an elevator is now banned from owning animals at least for now. a former ceo caught on camera in vancouver has been fined $5,000 and banned from owning an animal for three year

no timetable for rebuilding the pedestrian bridge in berwyn heights. a crane knocked part of the pedestrian bridge onto the tracks below. nobody was hurt, no trains were passing at the time. metro should have a better idea of when repairs will begin and how long they will take sometime later this week. honoring lives lost. inside the somber ceremony in oklahoma city today, 20 years after one of our country's deadliest attacks. but first, a defiant pilot speaking out. what is on doug hughes' mind as he settles into house kimberly: the mailman who delivered his gyrocopter onto the west capitol lawn is back in florida tonight, getting ready for house arrest. doug hughes said he expected to be intercepted as he approached washington because the whole plane of the stunt was to send a political message to congress. hughes is due back in washington for a hearing on may 8. a show of strength and solidarity today in oklahoma city, 20 years after what was once the deadliest attack on u.s. soil. neal karlinsky was therefore the emotional ceremony to honor the vic

stolen property and forgery, he is an oral surgeon and manager partner at absolute oral surgery in berwyn. the da hogan says that the doctor abused his license to supply his wife's drug addiction. >>> police are waiting for the person of interest in a deadly hit and run to turn herself in. abdul wilson was killed in a hit and run in litchfield on monday. the driver contacted authorities through an attorney and the investigators recovered the suv involved in the accident and it is a rental vehicle. >> meanwhile investigators are looking for this white infinity in connection with the second hit and run investigation, police believe the vehicle has damage to the front end near the right headlight and that incident happened monday night and 19-year-old josephine rivera and her 2-year-old son david were struck as they tried to cross masher street in west kensington the boy is still in critical condition and rivera was released from the hospital yesterday. >>> thick black smoke with be seen in buckingham township, buck county this afternoon, firefighters were called to battle a tire fire in the

now the problem was a pedestrian bridge that collapsed in berwyn heights. take a look at the video here. that happened yesterday. apparently it was hit by the boom of a crane and it just brought it crashing down on top of tracks that were used by both metro and m.a.r.c. train. they had to spend the entire night cleaning that debris off the tracks. they weren't able to do it in time for the start of the rush hour. so we did have a closure here for a while. as metro initially opened but they have now finished that clean-up work. we have seen trains going through the station here and things are back to normal. and with more on traffic, we'll send it to melissa mollet. >> good morning. green line is back to normal but we have other problems here. orange line delays in both directions. this just popped up silver line delays because of an earlier malfunction. this is the problem i was telling you about in waldorf. acton lane between timber brook and shawnee lane it's closed down because of a fatal crash. in arlington, we have this problem. we pushed this out on t

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. >>> berwyn dentist and his wife are facing narcotics charges tonight. doctor chad greatul a and his wife are both from malvern. police alleged that the doctor distributed drugs to his wife and or members of the staff. police say that rebecca gratzul a was using 500 pills of hydrocodone each month. police say a at times, the defendants replaced drugs meant to sedate patients, with a say lean solution. >>> new at 6:00 tonight a report it is out about the philadelphia va. it find a litany of failures and leader ship, unreasonable work load and policies all of which have left veterans dealing with broken promises. our pat ciarrocchi is looking into this for us tonight. >> reporter: jenny is a feisty 87. >> i'm still waiting, but i don't know. >> reporter: waiting two years to hear from the f a va about widow's benefits. jenny's husband mack was a infantry men in world war two and earn va benefits. >> when he died, everything went. he was in active military. he was over there fighting and all. he was hurt a little bit. i thought for sure i would get somethin

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manager charlie manual throwing out first pitch at opening day for devon stratford little league in berwynay. sort of the phillies all time winning manager have to say about all of these kid out here listen. >> listen tour coach listen to your mom and dad, grow up and try to get into baseball, have a lot of fun today, the air feels like spring. good time to play ball. owe i'll shut up. let's he just combo play. >> play ball. got to love charlie. >> every time you see the guy you smile. >> great guy. >> thanks, jeff. >>> up next, preparing for the worst how delaware national guard troops spent this saturday making sure that they are ready for the worst kind of weather. >>> it was all sunny skies around here today meteorologist melissa magee has your complete accu weather forecast when "action news" comes right back.

on the green line has been restored this noon after a pedestrian bridge fell on to the tracks in berwyn heights yesterday. this is what it looked like yesterday. we brought you that breaking news after a crane struck that bridge just before rush hour. now, it sent part of the span crashing on to the commuter tracks. luckily, no one was on the bridge and no trains were in the area at the time. metro says crews worked through the night on repairs. and marc commuter trains are now operating full service on the camden line but officials say there could still be delays in the greenbelt area. an update now on january's deadly metro incident near l'enfant plaza. metro says it will begin upgrading radio and cell phone systems inside tunnels in january. a recent study found only about 28% of 911 cal placed inside metro tunnels went through successfully. first responders had trouble communicating by radio after smoke filled a tunnel. one passenger died in the incident. right now, police investigating a serious crash involving a taxi and a box truck in prince george's county. two people were injur

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the berwyn police department is now investigating. >> it is 4:57.g up it didn't see last night. flames tear through a home in south jersey. find out what made fighting that fire even more difficult. >> and searching for signs of life. we have newly released video of an overnight rescue in earthquake ravaged nepal. >> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morning everyone, it's 5 o'clock on this tuesday april 28th and we are following breaking news. >> the city of baltimore is now under a state of emergency this morning as protesters continue to clash with police. >> we have new video of a miraculous rescue amidst the devastation in earthquake ravaged nepal from the issue of same-sex marriage goes before the u.s. supreme court today. the outcome could change the lives of gay couples across the country. >> word of a little more warmth today. let's go to dave murphy and matt pelman filling in for karen. >> temperatures will be popping

manager charlie manual throwing out first pitch in opening day for devon stratford little league in berwyne phillies all time winning manager to have say to all of those kid out there, listen. >> listen to your coach. hey, listen to your mom and dad. grow up, and try to get as much out of baseball as much as you can. have a a lot of fun. the the air smells like spring. good time for us to play ball so i'll shut up, so let's just go play. >> charlie, also at the ballpark tonight on hand for that phillies come from behind win. the just like charlie said i will shut up too, walter back to you you. >> thanks, jeff. >>> finally tonight a saturday for silliness in ocean city today. hundreds of people line asbury a avenue for dod theah parade. featured guests included dozens of basset hound and costume characters. even santa claus took time out for his vacation for a day down the shore. the parade is now a 30 year tradition. >>> castle is next on channel six. "action news" continues at 6:00 tomorrow morning with nydia han eva pilgrim and chris sowers. for melissa magee, jeff skversky and the he e

new jersey turnpike, route 30 berwyn. up near allentown we have a band of lighter rain a across 222 bethlehem emmaus and get used to the showers because they will be on and off, throughout the the next few days and even on friday friday afternoon friday evening, we will likely see some showers and thunderstorms. temperatures though, a fast fall, a at 5:00 o'clock, 67 degrees, down from our high of 69, by 8:00 o'clock, 49 degrees with those wind northeast doing the work. the that is an 18-degree drop in three hours and now temperatures are stuck in the 40's. they will be here for the next couple of days. philadelphia 46. trenton 45. the boardwalk in atlantic city 43. allentown 45. wilmington 46. millville 44. the ocean temperature is 44. we are getting wind out of the north east off the ocean so temperatures will not stray very far from that 44-degree mark. the satellite six with action radar showing also we have a pretty thick veil of clouds, with some scattered showers. it the is not two days of heavy rain. we will have

construction crew accidentally hit and knocked down a pedestrian bridge that runs over the tracks near berwyn road between those two stations. no one was hurt. right now crews are working to get the 30 to 40 feet of concrete off those tracks. and shuttle buses are running between the stations. all rail service currently suspended there and expected to remain suspended through morning commute. we'll push any changes through to you with our nbc washington app. and stay tuned to news4 today to get updates. >>> thanks. still developing. charges against a florida mailman who handed a gyrocopter on the west lawn of the u.s. capitol. doug hughes publicized the flight on his website. calling it a protest for campaign finance reform. we've learned that he took off from gettysburg and made it into the no-fly zone undetected without the approval or knowledge. nbc news has learned the secret service interviewed hughes about his plans last year and there will be a full report on "nbc nightly news" at the top of the hour. >>> news4 and several other media outlets received an e-mail from hughes early this a

we are live in berwyn eva pilgram channel 6 "action news." >>> philadelphia police are still looking for the driver that hit a 19-year-old mother and her 2-year-old son while they were crossing the street it happened monday night in the city's west kensington section, they are looking for this white infinity possibly with damage not front bumper and the right headlight, the woman mit was released from the hospital, her son david remains in critical condition if you know anything about this are you asked to call police. >>> police in south philadelphia are looking for the men involved in a robbery at a gas station, it happened at the lukoil on columbia boulevard one man shot at a car while leaving the station and they got into a black chevy impala and drove on west garden street. >>> police in princeton say that a man tried to lure a young boy into his vehicle while walking home from school. the man parked a gray minivan or suv on the curb and left the engine running, the man stood on the sidewalk and approached the 11-year-old victim and motioned him to come toward hip and the child

live here in berwyn. >>> we have some breaking news in potomac, maryland. several school kids are being treated for injuries after two school buses collided. this happened on river road near bradley boulevard. this is a traffic camera from the scene. traffic is moving at last check. both buses are from the school. two students and two bus drivers taken to the hospital. none of the injuries believed to be serious. >>> a teenager accused of vandalizing the synagogue told news4 he is sorry. so what does the community think? >> reporter: an arrest within days of the incident and then an apology. now we are indeed hearing from the targets of that hateful graffiti. >> i want to say that i really regret it. and i'm really sorry. >> reporter: what he's sorry about is taking part in this. the 18-year-old was arrested today. he admitted to being one of two people caught on surveillance video last week painting swastikas and kkk on the walls and windows of the synagogue. >> i'm not a racist person. i will never be a racist person in my life. >> reporter: the rabbi sai

he worked in an office in berwyn and we are live with the details of the drugs prescribes and now the surgeon covered up his alleged wrong dogs. >> and the first all girl quintuplets in the world since 1969 were born last week in texas, the happy but busy parents are speaking out. ali gorman will have that story coming up on "action news" at 5:00. just some stories we are working on for you until then back to you. >> monica and i are twin parents, we both just broke a sweat. >>> the new c and d canal museum opened today in delaware city on fifth street and it was built over the past few years and visitsers can see fossils and artifacts from the region. >>> money saving secrets at your fingertips, the three apps you need to donate before your spending spree. >>> and the d.a. says a crack down of a grab and go bar may not be kind to your health after all. >> and tears to stunned silence friends and family showed up to see if a woman gave birth to a little boy or a little girl. >> and adam joseph is back with the full accuweather forecast. more on that weekend coming our way. "action new

from berwyn, nbc 10 news. >> happening now, if you go through one part of center city philadelphia, you may notice the large police presence, but it's only a drill. philadelphia police and other first responders are holding a large scale training drill in center city. here's a live look from sky force 10. that is just getting underway right now. it'll run until about 9:00 tonight. again, it's important to remember, it's just a drill. if you see a large number of police and first responders in this area, don't be alarmed. >> no drill here philadelphia police working hard to try to solve a pair of hit-and-run investigations where the victims weren't young children. >> they say they have the car in one case but are asking for help in the other. the first happened monday night near 57th and litchfield. police say they were looking for a black ford edge. and they tracked down a car in center city last night. they believe it is the same car that killed 4-year-old abdul wilson. a second hit-and-run happened 30 minutes later in kensington. police say a 2-year-old boy and his 19-year-old mother

. >> thirty main berwyn, lancaster avenue. >> okay. it starts today. it is happening for lunch. >> lunch and dinner. >> until when. >> until sunday. >> full week. >> full week. >> we are offering two course lunch menu for $15, three-quarters dinner menu for $30, at both location is 15 and 30. >> that is correct. >> and how many restaurants are participating. >> i think there are 15. >> fifteen. >> yeah 15. >> where do you get the wrist. >> around the main line.com. >> around the main line.com. >> what group did you bring in >> today, we both italian restaurant. italian dishes here. this is orikita. >> i went to high school with her. >> it is spicy and sausage. >> okay. >> shaved parmesan and truffle oil what do you call those pastas, ears. >> ears. >> yes. >> what is that,. >> that is tomatoes and cucumber, and onion. >> what is on the topped there >> dried ricotta. >> what is that rice. >> no, it is who what? farrow. >> i have had farrow. >> mia. >> over here. >> i love chick peas, tell me about this dish. >> grilled pork chops and our chick pea vinai

for now live in berwyn. >>> we've been telling you about problems at veteran hospitals. now it's official. the official government audit was released today. it reveals widespread mismanagement at philadelphia's veterans affairs regional office. the v.a. inspector general report blames misguided policies unreasonable work loads and poor leadership. it led to disability and pension claims at the philly v.a. it does not name anyone specific calling on the v.a. to determine who should be held responsible for it all. >>> check out sky force 10 over this traffic mess in gloucester county today. a crane tipped over in monroe township around 10:00 this morning. police tell us the driver hit some mud. and that caused the wheels to sink and the crane to topple. no one was hurt but we just checked about ten minutes ago, and the road is still closed while this mess is cleaned up. >>> we've seen how controversial red light cameras can be. now pennsylvania is looking at another way to crack down on drivers. some want to put cameras in work zones to protect crews working along the high

some stores in our area in philadelphia shady dog records in berwyn and rainbow records in newark. >>ith this digital exclusive. take a look at this. she helped her owners capture a special moment. when kurt popped the question down the jersey shore, rue stood by as the videographer. see, the whole proposal and why that beach and having rue there was so important to the couple in the story available right now on the nbc 10 app and nbc10.com. keith? >> i can't believe that. thank you very much. >> good dog. >> it's an obedient dog right there. >>> all right. speaking of the sand of the jersey shore. the sound of seeingagulls is being replaced by the hum of construction equipment. work began today to make miles of ocean front safer from storms like hurricane sandy. but three atlantic county beach towns aren't getting the upgrade, at least not yet. >>> and i have a warm weekend to show you. we have a forecast for temperatures near 80 degrees, but it's not going to last. we have a lot of rain in the forecast, too. i'll show you the timing of that coming up. >>> plus new developments in th

greenbelt and college park has been restored after a pedestrian bridge fell right on the tracks in berwyn heights yesterday. we brought that to you as breaking news. a crane struck the bridge just before rush hour sending part of that span crashing on to the commuter tracks. luckily, no one was on the bridge and no trains were in the area at the time. larry: former maryland delegate don dwyer is being ordered to pay $92,000 after he hurt several people in a boat crash. a judge ordered him to pay the medical bills and pain and suffering for the 2012 crash. his blood alcohol limit was more than twice the legal limit when he ran his boat into another one on a river. alison: the drink menu at terps games could soon be expanding. "the baltimore sun" said the school is considering selling beer and wine as soon as this fall. if the measure passes the school says it will mirror rules found in most professional sports venues. the number of drinks sold at one time would be limited, sales would stop all together after the third quarter of football games or midway through the second half of the baske