shut down between braddock road and national airplane. this is a headache especially if you're trying to get to the airport by way of the rails. >>> thank you, jack. >>> we should learn what kind of explosive materials seriously hurt a fairfax college student in central park in new york. the explosive materials are being analyzed in a lab. he stepped on a bag of homemade explosives on sunday and lost part of his leg. he is in serious condition. police don't believe it was left theto anyone. >>> police in fairfax county are looking for a man who robbed a bank on arlington boulevard in seven corn erps and triggered a bomb scare. the man robbed a td bank yesterday afternoon and then ran. police say as he fled, he took off his backpack and put it in front of the bank. officers evacuated several businesses in the area and called in the bomb squad. the backpack was disposed of safely, but the investigation caused huge traffic problems in the area for hours. >>> maryland wants to save the lives of police officers by outfitting them with new body

we have shuttle service via metro way lanes replacing braddock road, crystal city and pentagon city andport customers only between braddock and national airport and as for rest of yellow and blue line commute it's broken into two different semingts for yellow lines nag at to largo to braddock road. pick alternate this meaning. telexhut is the most tolerable. in gaithersburg a pedestrian hit by a car. we'll talk in with rest of drive items around the dmv as we continue, allison and steve. >> coming up next what's hot on the web this wednesday morning including rudest city in america. >> can't be she'll that here. >> plusably madison under fire once again this morning details coming i'd wash them, and it'd be back before i even got to class. then, i found the tide and downy odor defense collection. it gets out and keeps out the yoga aroma, wash after wash. new tide and downy odor defense collection. >> back tat again with the white dress for first time n since 2009 venus advances to wimbledon finals. she is now one win away from heading back to the wimbledon final. last typing that happen

rail shut down between national airport and braddock road. you can catch shuttle buses at those station replace the rail service. you can get a shut service there and braddock road to national airport for airport customers. now because of that please and crowded companies and crowded trains at the following stations from fox plaza to penitentiary gop and pentagon city and crystal city and reagan national to vandoren street and franconia springfield. we expect closer to ruch to work we have increased pet row bus service and corrector bre and other options to get you around blue and yellow line if at all possible try to telecommute. th people. plan ahead and have patience. if headed to bethesda blocking a lean on river road green way drive takes massachusetts to get around that as well. other crashes in montgomery country as we continue. >>> happening now in northeast washington a police investigation of a police involved shooting. >> mip min avenue and coral street northeast a tape from 45 minutes ago. d.c. police investigating a sooting that

we're at the braddock road station here. what is going on essentially is the blue and yellow lines are shut down between braddock road and national airport. now, if metro is providing -- metro is providing stt service. there's lots of people on hand to tell you where you need to go and how to get there. there is an limited shuttles that will take you directly to national airport. folks who are indeed going that way. the blue buses with metro insignia on them, they're inhanesing the service. what you need to know is essentially all of the blue and yellow line stations to points west, they'll have delays and crowds. how are people dealing with it? we spoke with one commuter whose experience was typical. he's just feeling his way around. >> are you leaving earlier to make -- >> well, this is the normal time i usually leave. i like to be ahead of the game especially when it comes to metro. this is nothing new for me. >> what do you think about it? >> i mean, it's way overdue. but it's an inconvenience but it's better for >> six

no rail service between braddock road on the line and they're relisting it with shuttle bussing keep ded companies on shuttle buses as soon a this morning as more folks hit the road. braddock road, city and pentagon shuttle service available. same story between braddock and for airport customers only. plan ahead and get early start if you keep to shuttle service. trains raining every twelve minute on the blue line. approximately every 15 minutes between franconia and braddock road and between hunting done and brakic for the yellow line commute also and crowded conditions and blue and yellow stations such as la front plaz plaza. pentagon city. all the way to vandoren street. if you look for alternate increase metro bus service fairfax corrector vre. pool service on uber and lift car pooling with friends or family to work. i would rather car pool with holly a commute and leave early on the shuttle bus. >> troubling new report highlights disparity and life expectancy in district between plaque men in d.c. have life expectancy 63 years. >> african americans in d.c. are twice as likey to d

for seven days, the plan is the track between reagan airport and braddock road. then for the next seven days, the plan is to shut down the track between the airport and pentagon city. the crystal city station will complete the shutdown. straight for two weeks, anyone who uses this section of metrorail to get into d.c. or back will be affected a lot. >> i had no idea this was happening. tom: she'd rub in alexandria but lives near richmond. in town for a conference, she was stunned to learn about safe track now she will rely on her parents. >> they will drop me off at pentagon city. they are so sweet. line train just left. there has been some confusion tonight as safe track has begun. acyclic him if you want to get between here and braddock road -- basically, if you want to get between here and braddock road station, you w after monday, the trains will not head north for a week. live at reagan national airport, tom roussey, abc 7 news. we are also following an active investigation at the wheaton manner of station -- wheaton metro station. the red line train ran pas

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you see the riders waiting for braddock road station. riders of the blue and the yellow line with the surge three and four happening this week can expect travel delays coming up on metro this week as well. live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. maureen: thank you, jeff. reminder you can get metro rail updates to your telephone. sign up for our metro text alert by logging on to wjla.com/text. you can text the word "metro" to 43817. still ahead tonight -- a worker for the democratic party shot to death in a quiet northwest neighborhood. the clues that people are following up on. plus an update from the campaign trail including the building speculation about the possible vice presidential picks. doug: warm and comfortable weather conditions today. i will change over the next few days. heat and humidity on the rise. we will tell you what to expect coming up next at "abc7 maureen: we have new information about a car crash that killed two people over the weekend. a car was driving on ohio road saturday night off the potomac river when it

free shuttles will be available from braddock road to crystal city and pentagon.ttles will run between braddock road and pentagon city and fairfax country is umin residents to telework or use flexible work schedules. >> the surge three repairs impacted blue and yellow lines and shut down service between national airport and braddock roads. many people used shuttle buses to get around and met low told us 70% of riders use other openings to get to work during the maintenance work >> 5:35 time to talk a little weather. tell us about a terrific tuesday i hope, gary. >> i think it's good. more humid today and for the most part okay. temperatures probably won't drop more than that in the cit city. whip chester 66 and martinsburg 64 and annapolis 74 and fredericksburg is 6. that's where we start off this morning. look where we go today. looking at the planner. show you by 11:00 or so mostly sunny. warm though. temperatures already up to 82. a few clouds around at 2:00. temperature of 86. we're going to top it out today in upper 0s. couple of thunderstorms out there late

willu continue on, you reboard a train at braddock road. ride theof you live or blue lines and yellow lines in northern virginia headed toward d.c., the pentagon, or the airport, your trains will terminate at braddock road. that is where you will catch a shuttle bus and reboard the train. what are writers saying about the commute? >> i left earlier than i normally do, so i am exhausted, but it was otherwise usual. >> i took the metro to braddock road. >> a little busy, not too bad. >> easy commute? >> a few extra minutes. sam: while everything went smooth this morning, metro wants to remind the public they don't want you to get comfortable. find alternate needs of transportation because they simply don't have the capacity to accommodate all of their regular riders. this jummy: and by the way, wjla.com has a complete guide to safetrack, and you can get text alerts about delays on metro as well. just text the word metro to 43817 to sign up. more express lanes on i-95 in virginia are being planned. the state got a multimillion dollar plan to i

and crystal city and pentagon city and braddock road and national airport for airport customers just be prepared for a lot of chronic conditions on metro on the yellow and blue lines and we'll be running in two different semingt from blue and yellow between franconia and braddock road and national largo account center and braddock road as well as national airport in greenville and check ahead any questions erin fox to leave early if you take the yellow or blue line right now no current metro delays or issues and tomorrow morning maybe metro bus taking vre or car pooling better bet for you. currently take a look at crashes on i-95 northbound side in the express linz before dale city and 95 northbound prince william parkway two crashes den dale city and woodbridge causing major slow downs 95 northbound and wet commute as well and fallen tree limbs and traffic sharing outbound side on inbound side one lane getting by and then we have few standing water in bethesda river road green way day caution in both directions, press turn around don't drown expect listened aires and on the bel

blue line trains are going to run every 15 minutes between franconia and braddock road. every 12 minutes between national airport and largo. and then the yellow line trains will run every 12 minutes between huntington to the braddock road stop and every 12 minutes between national airport and green belt. now, i spoke with metro riders tonight, one who is going to give the workarounds to try all the shuttle buses and one who actually took the shuttle buses for the first time tonight. here's what they had to say. i'm looking into the shuttle bus. i think it's a viable option. i'm probably going to increase the amount of time for my commute in the morning. but 15, 20 minutes is not terrible. it's just going to be hectic. i have to take a shuttle here, and then go there. i have to look into it more. it's a little inconvenient a little l earlier than posted on social media. i guess i'm just happy that it's being done because metro is like one of my only ways of getting around. so i'm glad that they're finding a way to really take care of things. now, the shuttle bus service t

volunteers will be leading groups every day from the braddock road station.r nbc washington app. >>> expect delays around the roosevelt bridge. v dot will be doing inspections through friday. they focus on the brings and the ramps leading to it. it should not start until after rush hour at 10:00 and should be done by 3:00 in the afternoon. >>> the senate returns from the july 4th recess later today. one of the things not on the agenda, gun control legislation. four gun control measures were introduced in the senate last month. it fell short of the votes. house democratic leaders will call for a vote on gun control today. this comes after dozens of local families march on capitol hill on tuesday. families of gun violence victims held a sit-in demanding congress take action on gun control legislation. six people were arrested house speaker paul ryan will allow a vote on the gun-related bill. the measure would allow the attorney general to delay the sale of a gun to a suspected terrorist for three days. some say it's not real gun control and will oppose it. >>>

we're live at the braddock road station with adam tuss. adam?porter: as prepared as they can be. the next surge starts at 8:00 tonight, which is only about 3 1/2 hours from now. for the most part, people say they have heard about it and they are making alternative plans. the bus is going to be a big part of this next plan because rail service is going to be shut down between braddock road and reagan national airport. that means you want to get on the right bus. you have to pay attention to the signage on those buses. we talked about all the transportation and environmental services spoke with us for the city of alexandria. >> we will have people out on braddock road helping people get to the right place but with the weather warm, the trains are going to be very crowded and the bus bridge is going to be very crowded. >> reporter: think about the weather over the next couple of days. we're talking about 90s, high 90s and switching between a bus and a train and back and forth. it's going to take an extra level of patience over the next couple of da

every 15 minutes betweenwe franconia-springfield and braddock road. every 12 minutes. t as for the yellow line twoine segments as line. 12 minutes between huntingtonetn and braddock h road and 12 a 1 minutes between national nio airport and greenbelt f you'red taking the blue orgr yellow linl keep that in mind as you head ya out.out. watch for crowded conditions coi on those shuttle buses anduses expect longer wait times andes crowded conditions at theat t following metro stops l'enfant n plaza pentagon, pentagon city pn as well as crystal city, c king street old town in alexandria.exania. eisenhower, huntington van dorn and onn franconia-springfield.co this will impact service for those virginia commuters. commu. you can use metrobus as much.uc fairfax sector vre also available to replace those metro trains. art, arlington rapid transit tns and dash in alexandria. you have options in addition adt to biking to work if possible and telecommuting the mosthe m desirable or taking car to go, zip car.zip car. i'm happy to help you planpp your alternates and if you plan on ta

live at braddock road, derrick ward, news4.to you. >> that is right, it isn't just this week's surge that will affect the way you get around this summer. as we make our way around the third of 15 surges, metro is asking that you take thet9v bus often as possible. don't forget about vrep <÷u also consider a uber or lyft driver. how to get around the delays. we'll send you breaking news alerts to your phone if any significant problems creep up. >>> house democratic leader nancy pelosi wants republicans to bring!2l a vote on gun legislation. she held an event with families and supporters to call attention to this issue. house speaker paul ryan says he on a gun-related bill. the measure would allow the attorney general to delay the sale of a gun to a suspected terrorist for three days. some democrats say it's not real gun control and will oppose it. >>> a different controversy at doctors are looking to see whether elevated lead levels in the water are affecting anyone there. officials shut off the water in the cannon house office b

once they got here to the braddock road station. there are a number of volunteers and employees directing riders. signs up over the station. riders found it difficult to determine which shuttle bus they needed to be on. if you need to get to the airport there is a direct shuttle bus to get you there. you can take the shuttle bus to the pentagon city station. take a bus here to braddock street to get to crystal city, metro way. the new bus rapid transit in the area is free to riders to get you there to crystal city. metro riders have mixed reaction on the first full day of surge three. some say they had to wait a long time to get on a bus at pentagon city or crystal city. others say it wasn't as bad as they expected. now today we got new information on the work done in surge two. the 16-day shut down. we have now learned that crews worked to repair track defects that impact speed and ride quality. 235 insulators. 12 signals replaced. four switches there on the track to replace. some riders complaining that there have been issues ther

closing the yellow and the blue lines between airport and braddock road.n inconvenience for travelers. metro says six times more customers access the airport from the north than they do from the south. we spoke from the local commuters. not necessarily travelers preparing to adjust for the week ahead. >> yeah, it i had to pay for parking today and friday i had to pay for a taxi. >> getting up earlier and getting home later. >> the crews are out there working around the clock and doing work they couldn't do without having one of these shutdowns. jeff: here is this. metro wants the commuters to go from pentagon city to the airport and braddock road. they want the localized commuter buses between pentagon city, crystal city and the airport to be designated for travelers. they know the commuter buss to the airport will be busy and crowded. so if your commuter is going through pentagon city and braddock road, go on the commuter buses that bypass the airport entirely. let the shuttle buses through the airport. be for people using the airport. live in arlington,

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between national airport and pentagon city and free shuts braddock to pentagon and shuttles run braddock road and pentagon cit city. fairfax urging telework or flexible >> matt kack lynn interview with mayor bowser and chief linear that intire interview is on our web site. they talked about it more on fox5dc.com. >> more women are asking for what they wants on social media app tippeder. >> well how the dating app is used now to find men will be to do housework. >> shut up. >> really? >> okay. >> and pokey monday is back in a big way. we'll take a closer look at why adults and kids are fining the new pokemon go app addictive. >> crazy. >> first do you have any idea how many times a day you touch your cevl phone. new study says average person taps, clicks and twipz more than 2600 times a day. >> that's afternoon person wlaeb news people do. >> oh, my goodness. >> that amounts to total of 145 minutes daily on phone over 76 separate phone con study showed that most phone use take place at bedtime and as for overnight hours a whopping 87% of participants admitted to checking gadgets between midnig

this next phase of the safetrack plan will close metro train service between braddock road and reagan national airport. ileana diaz is at braddock station with what you can expect. >> reporter: starting tuesday metro riders will have to take a shuttle from here, just 3 miles but it does mean more time and more effort. >> i have a concern about the tourists because they never know where they are going and that's going to cause some problems. >> reporter: the problem could happen here as part of the safetrack surge blue and yellow lines will shut down between the braddock road and airport stations forcing riders to go down and wait in line for shuttles to bus them back and forth. the shuttles will only carry 75 passengers. metro officials say prepare for long delays. >> i think it's better to avoid it because it's going to get pretty bad in terms of traffic, you know, for traffic and stuff like that and with certain places being closed, i think it's going to be pretty chaotic. >> the chaos has already started for some. >> at this point i'm thinking about getting a city bike and trying t

the targeted area this time right here between the reagan airport and braddock road stations. there stretch of the blue and yellow lines is shutdown foror several days.da sarah simmons is life at reagan national airport with more. >>reporter: that's right. this work is going on until july 11. they really tried to make itit clear. we're still inside the airportap and they already have signs si inside the airport, pointing people in the direction of where the shuttle stop is before you e get inside metro. when you get i'm side there's additional, you know, pose terse there telling you which surgeono they're on and shuttle bus information showing you no raila service. they ride to make it veryit v obvious and then as i mentioned before, the shuttle l stop. so they still have additionalddt signs right through here that directs people.di for the most part seem to be getting to the areas that they need to.o. let's go over what they will be doing in order to get access around the airport. blue line trains are going tooig run every 15 minutes between franconia and braddock road.road e

transportation reporter adam tuss is at braddock road. adam? >> reporter: you are forced to make a change if this is part of your normal kmunt. let's look at the platform as another train is servicing the station. no rail service on the blue and yellow lines right here. with another safetrack surge here, many are looking for alternate ways to commute. >> i work from home, usually, which is great because i don't have to make the metro anymore. >> whole companies changing their approach. >> some people are looking for other stations or metro buses taking leave. >> reporter: so called bike trains will be used. volunteers will be leading groups every day from the braddock road metro station. >> they are leaving every half hour on the half hour starting at 6:30 in the morning. >> reporter: 60,000 riders per day expected to be impacted by this next stage on the blue and yellow line. metro is already getting the equipment into position. if you stick with metro, you'll have to jump between a train and bus to complete your trip. that means you better ge

. >> impacting the blue and yellow lines and shut down service between national airport and braddock road many used shut buses to get around and 77% of riders used other options to get to work during the maintenance work. >>> all right. we're coming up on 4:35 let's get a khex of weather today. not a bad day yesterday, gary mcgrady, hopefully the same. we can push >> i think so. the only difference is there's a slightly better chance i mean slightly better we may end up with a little shower or thunderstorm late this afternoon into this evening. and most of us will stay dry okay. and maybe you see a little bit -- well you don't see it but you feel a little more humidity coming back into the picture today. certainly by tomorrow i think tomorrow that's when the humidity really starts to crank back up and it will stay with us for the most part through the weekend and we're expecting temperatures to climb up as well. tomorrow, actually tomorrow we thought we would be in the 90s. that may be cooler thanks to clouds and showers and thunderstorms. but the heat will definitely be cranking up thurs

to crystal city and pentagon and shuttles run between braddock road and pentagon sit yain fairfax county urging residents to fell he work or use flexible work schedules. you have been warned. >> you want to go to cuba. flights in u.s. to havana could start next fall and you have to depart for another city department of transportation is proposing to select 8 airlines to begin scheduled flights between 10 cities and havana and d.c. is not one of the cities on the schedule. transportation officials say restoring regular a holds tremendous potential to reunite cuban american families and foster education and opportunities for american business of all sizes. >> and an exclusive one-on-one interview with d.c. top leader and police chief kathy linear and muirial bowser together lay out a plan to fight violence in the nation's capitol. >> and using a robot bomb in last week's ambush, one local department has the same robot and we'll talk to one police chief about the use here. . >> and pokemon is back in uber popular new app. even more popular than tinder or twitter right now. hey, sue.

quantico and things moving fine to the bottom side of the beltway. 28 north mastracchio drive to new braddock roadnd quiet and headed to dulles reagan national traffic won't slow you down as you make your way out to bwi. 95 northbound quiet tree down in the road and potomac area river road shut down both directions cleanup at lake pro po mack drive and use glen road as alternate. live picture there crew got to the scene and large tree down flashing lights and make sure to detour around that one this morning and we'll let you know when traffic moves river road gets busy later in the morning. back to you holly and wisdom. >> 5:19 is the time and stories you're engaging with most on special media with the realtime news track erin first up more bad news after hillary's campaign and potential running made secretary castro and hatch act. it restricts partisan political activity by federal employees and feds say he violated act by praising clinton during interview from the government office. >> and next up, comments made by representative steve king from iowa raising eyebrow this morning after he defende

the blue and yellow line service will be shut down between braddock road and national airport. a lot of information. keep track through the day and plan for alternates, alternates, all the nas. . >>> a community meeting on a homicide t killed 23-year-old jiuquan hall. the victim's mother told our bureau chief that she believes her son's death is related to a nearby murder from a few weeks ago. the meeting begins at 6:30 at the charles houston recreation center. >>> new video in this morning of a high-speed chase in north carolina. the suspect is a wanted man in our high yachtsville weaving through traffic at nearly 110 miles an hour. this is yesterday morning. police eventually stopped and arrested him. he's wanted for stabbing a police officer at a grocery store last month. lawrence is also wanted on strong arm robbery charges in prince george's county. >>> we're learning more about the former national guardsman accused of plotting to help isis and stage an attack. he made a first federal court appearance on tuesday. he is suspected of buying an ar-15 from blue ridge arsenal i

likely just got off a shuttle from braddock road or from national airport.this gentleman here giving information to folks. those folks going downstairs washington, d.c. these folks coming up the escalator right now just got off of a metro. from d.c. very likely. they will be headed to one of two shuttle buses. either this one going to reagan national airport or another one going to the braddock road metro station. that for commuters. it's really busy and it has been all afternoon. now down below it was crowded. not surprisingly on the platform at pentagon city metro with people going in so many different directions. surge four will last for a week or so and it means the closure of the blue and yellow line between pentagon city and the reagan airport. it will impact 86,000 trips a day. surge four creates a particular challenge for a lot of travelers. a lot of tourists in d.c. this time of year. metro says six times more customers access the airport from the north than they do from the south. that impacts this particular surge. travelers aren't thrilled with t

yellow train lines will run every 12 minutes between huntington and braddock road.i spoke with metro ridersid tonight, one who is going to use the free shuttle bus a try. another who used the shuttle for the first time tonight.me so let's take a listen and see what they have to say. i'm looking into the shuttlehutt bus. i think it's he a viable optiont it's going to increase my commute, 15, 20 minutes. it's not terrible. it's going to be hectic. i have to take a hut shuttle here, and then go there. it's a little inconvenience because ico guess they stopped t a little earlier than posted on social media. i'm just happy that it's beingig done. taking metro is one of my only what is of getting around. so i'm glad that they're finding a way to really take care of things. > now the shuttle bus service from what we have seen throughout the night seems to bo fairly organized. passengers tell me they have plenty warnings on the trains.ng they were telling them on thethm intercom system. sy there were also signs post a presented you even get to the te metro platform. but the

the track work is happening between braddock road and the reagan national airport station. so the trains aren't moving between them. some riders decided to avoid those trains after going through the first round of change yesterday. searching for more possible victims in a bizarre case of alleged child sex abuse. investigators say 42-year-old laranna steel lured 12, 13 and 15-year-old boys to her apartment in northeast d.c. she promised them ice cream and popcorn. and then locked the door and forced them to have sex with her. bruce leshan is live on play place with new details of a pretty sordid case. bruce? >> yeah, lesli. the new details are really far too graphic. they even describe on tv. but i tell you, there are a lot of parents around here who are really worried about the long- term impact on these boys of this alleged abuse. >>> parents holding their children each closer. after word that a woman who was a fixture in this neighborhood allegedly abused three boys and maybe many, many more. >>ic i would always see children out. >> now, in hindsight, that must freak you

yellow and red to virginia 28 northbound virginia new braddock road speeds under 30 miles an hour and 66 eastbound biggest slow zone 234 to september areville and speeds under 10 miles an hour and stafford center citizens bank park way to 610 jammed across the occoquan. let's look at sky fox as you make your way to beltway at new hampshire. traffic slowing. i don't want to jixing us. outer loop looking nice 95 to georgia and upper loop also just as quiet and look right now back at our maps and we'll show you some other slow downs you need to be aware of 270 south and 50 west slowing and we got you covered with metro commute and on roads allison and steve. >> 6:09 as pokemon go craze continues a kind remind they are morning from national mall and memorial park they posted on facebook page asking people playing pokemon go on the mall to be respectful of fellow visit towards at the memorials and places of solemnly reflection and national mall is getting in on all th though they said to keep an eye out for ranger led pokemon hunts coming soon. it's sort of what are we -- you know don't do

shuttle service replacing that between braddock road crystal ct city pentagon city as well asls braddockoad and airport forirt airport customers.mers give yourself an extra hour if you're taking that shuttleinthat bus. otherwise keep in mind thend yellow and blue lines running in two different segments. d trains every 12 minutesif huntington to braddock fashion at a to airport.ato ai every 15 minutes franconia-springfield line. line. my my want to consider an alternate. we'll keepnt youup date. back to you on the testifying.u >> thanks erin. >>> the nationals are in new york for a four gameon series se with the mets with first placeet on the line.s l >> last night's game wass ga w dominated by the long ball, the mets hitting four home four runs. fifth inning wilmer floresr floe connects on a three run shot r to give the home team a seven-six lead. ld. nats also hit four home runs. r. daniel murphy getting back at bk his former team with a soloo home run to cut the deficit to eight-seven.ght-se his fifth homer this seasonn against the mets. top of the ninth nats down two murphy with a run

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metro this morning, surge number three: shut down between braddock road and national airport throughuly 11th. kmorng, silver and orange, single tracking. you can expect delays in both directions. back to you. >> jack taylorfvin for melissa. chuck talked about it. ) is here now. molette green is out in the thick of it this morning with tips for us. smiling through the heat, molette. >> oh, yeah. there are just a few joggers out. one guy didn't have on much clothing. i guess that's his way to beat the heat. the best time to exercise outdoors, early in the morning or later in the day. it's really muggy. kind of hard to breathe. i'm pretty much a healthy person, not exercising, so the duck paddle boats have having a better time than i am. here's what we can all do to beat the heat. it is number one. drink more water. that's what we need to do. before going to bed, gusle down an extra glass of water after you've been drinking water all day. try your best to avoid caffeinated drinks. it's hard for us to dovfyl on t morning shift and avoid the salty foods and don't forget to check on the el

at braddock road, riders were boarding shuttle buses today, this morning, to take them past the closures>> tons of metro people out here and there's confusion. and it's frustrating. >> should have been at work by now but not going so good. >> surge number four in the metro track plan will affect service to the airport. that starts next week with no train service between national airport and pentagon city. >>> health concerns at the capital complex after the discovery of elevated levels of lead in the water. new this afternoon, what's being done to protect people who work there. >>> another bump for the winning prize in the mega millions jackpot. how much is expected to grow before the next drawing. >>> humidity levels for the rest oppressive. what about the weekend? do we get a eak frombr woman: i have a masurprise for you.are you? man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. because we cover any difference between their military pay and their dominion salary, and continue benefits for them and their

section of the blue and yellow line between braddock road and closed.needed work on the rails, particularly above-ground sections. here at braddock road in alexandria, they were among the early birds. >> i should make my flight on time. not to worry. >> reporter: others headed in the other direction, into the district, are acquainted with the whole process. >> i'm going to have to take the shuttle. i'm not sure where the bus takes me to but i'll catch up with either the blue or yellow line from there. >> reporter: as the sun grew higher in the morning sky, crowds gathered to take the shuttle buses. the lines dissipated quickly thanks to the frequency of the shuttle buses but it still left some riders in the lurch. >> tons of people out here because of metro and there's still confusion and it's frustrating. >> should have been at work by now but not going so good. >> reporter: services are being provided to lessen the pain. there's the shuttle and expanded bus service. even volunteers who bicyclists as far as mt. vernon. still five more days to go with t

back here now live as riders wait at the braddock road metro station, at 8:00, it's shut down for a weekn the blue and yellow lines. the city of alexandria has pretty unconventional transportation options to get around the surge. i'll tell you about it in the next hour at 6:00. >> all right. we'll look for it then. thanks, adam. >>> montgomery county's gas tax has brought in big bucks but it may not be doing what the city hoped. getting people to use reusable bags. according to data obtained by "the washington post," revenue actually grew 3% between and 2015 fiscal years. that bump, in large part, from big chain grocery stores. convenience shops and department stores actually saw a reduction. ♪ >>> did you see the hash tag today trending on social media? cbs decided to mix in old fireworks display with last night's celebration. they say they wanted to create the best viewer experience and didn't know what the fireworks would look like. pbs has since apologized. >>> here in the district, police got a number of calls last night for illegal fireworks and paramedics responded to several fire

parkway going to be bad news shuttle buses will be ferrying people between national airport and braddock roadps. metro is sending buses but they say there won't be enough of them for more information on the safe tracks plan and scheduled closings download free wusa 9 news app. >>> a pilot died when his small plane crashed outside corral springs florida the family called the faa last night when they couldn't reach him the plane's wreckage was found this morning he was the only person onboard and an investigation is under way into the cause. >>> an officer shot and killed a man who tried to run them over at a crowded festival downtown reno. police say they shot the man after he drove his minivan past a barricade, and toward that officer the van crashed into a vendor tent but no one was hurt in that area. >>> on the way after a five year journey a nasa spacecraft is set to enter jupiter's or bit later tonight. >> truly mess up my little world his smile was so warm. >> up next a local woman reveals her friendship with elie wies >>> tonight the world continues to rememb life of elie wiesel who die

there will be no service between reagan national airport and braddock road.vice at a lot of stations, especially in virginia. >>> if you are going to be drinking. there are freeways for you to get home safely tonight. sober ride is giving free cab rides from 10:00 tonight until 4:00 in the morning. so take advantage, if you need to. you can call 1-800-200-taxi for a safeway home. up to a $30 fare. >>> the celebration starts this morning, the national independence day parade begins just before noon. derrick ward is live along constitution avenue on the mall with the this morning. derrick. >> reporter: well, we're here at 7th and constitution where the parade kicks off at 11:45 this morning. runs ten blocks down to 17. here's it the route. the parade starts at 11:45. ten blocks down to constitution. some of the only seating that you'll have will actually be on the steps of the archives and that is appropriate as it's the home of the declaration of independence on permanent display here. that's the document that started it all. thousands of people come down here

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but riders traveling from the south should get off at braddock road to take the shuttle bus.nly people needing to go to reagan national should ride all the way to that stop. phase 4 ends july 18th. >>> it is summer. it is construction season. and that means slower commutes around our area. this year there are three projects you need to watch out for. transportation reporter adam tuss shows you what areas to avoid. >> reporter: when this tangled web of roadw your car sit. >> it's a little bit of a mess, yes. >> reporter: one problem spot, river road between goldsboro road and the d.c. line. repaving project happening now. it comes on the heels of massive utility work here. >> i don't know whether it's been utilities, water, or electricity or cable down below, but obviously something they had to do. >> reporter: and this new repaving project won't finish up until next year. 31,000 vehicles a day impacted by the work, which is often happening midday. >> it's just been more convenient for everybody if they do it at night. i don't understand. it doesn't make sense. >> reporter: no

the yellow and blue lines will be shut down through braddock road until september 11th. shuttle buses are being provided. you may want to consider alternate travel plans. >>> this week the arlington bridge got a $90 million fast lane grant to make some much-needed repairs. last year and showed you that it is literally falling apart. there is currently a 10-ton weight limit and buses can't cross. planning for phase i will begin immediately. the full project is expected to cost $250 million. >>> virginia will also be getting $165 million to make improvements on the i-95 corridor. the money will be used to deliver the so-called atlantic gateway project. it will extend the 95 express lanes north to the potomac river and south to fredericksburg. bus service will be expanded and new rail track will be put down to improve capacity for freight and commuter trains. some construction could start by next year. >>> this week, news4 got exclusive access into a virginia forensic lab where backlogged rape kits are being processed. there are thousands of them, some meagan fitzgerald has

service will shut down between reagan national airport and braddock road. on the blue and yellow lines. it will shut down for a week. >>> the city of laurel celebrated the fourth of july last night. the fireworks show and parade went off without a hitch. saturday's perfect weather made for a great show, and just may have been the best chance for you to see those fireworks this holiday weekend. >>> after the latest round of terror attacks, authorities here are on high alert for the fourth of july. they are keeping the country safe. >> reporter: the nation's largest cities and airports are heavily guarded by armed officers. >> it's more secure. it feels good to know that there's someone watching and looking out for us. >> reporter: trained canines at l.a.x. where there's a record number of travelers this week. >> we flew early morning to beat the rush. >> authorities will be in and out of uniform. >> you'll have behavior detection people that will be in this area. you'll see local law enforcement working with dhs for a presence out there and the airport polic

. >>> again, for the next week no trains will run between braddock road and national airport on the blue and yellow line and look ago head july 12 safe track will shift work north from the airport to pentagon city. live at reagan national. "fox5 local news". >>> happening overnight, protests in the streets of baton rouge following shooting death of 37-year-old alton sterling. >> he was shot off a confrontation with police. cellphone video of shooting shot by a witness outrage. the two uniformed officers involved in the shooting were placed on administrative leave. demonstrators blocked intersection near the convenience store beginning 10 p.m. clearing streets and moving to the sidewalk. organizers told protesters to and another gathering this morning at 8 a.m. in front of city hall. >> a new reform in department of veteran affairs shows the agency has major deficiencies. report is due out today. it highlights va need for better service and reform. twelve member commission is found behind the scathing report. it was after the va was accused of products delays, false paperwork and secret w

no rail service from braddock road to national airport. this surge only lasts one week unlike the first two which were twice as long. a state of emergency in parts of south florida today. toxic algae are causing big problems down there. officials may try to get the president to declare a fe state of emergency. army corps of engineers now announcing that water leaving lake okeechobee will be reduced starting tomorrow. a move that is expected to reroute the water flow and clear the coastline. jonathan: scotland's vote to stay in the european union could hurt their most famous export. scotch. andrew owns and runs the smallest traditional distillery in scotland. the majority of the single malt is exported to europe. shipping models to berlin is generally easy. it hasn't been a problem. but with the scots potentially being forced out of the e.u., he says that could be very bad for business. >> big multinationals, i think, are in a far better position to handle it. some could move out of britain completely to keep the headquarters in thee.u. jon

those lines will not operate between braddock road and international airport for a week.rom july 5 to july 11. some will be running but not enough to handle all the commuters. >>> and this is it for those old metro fare cards. the old machines stopped accepting those paper passes in march and you have less than an hour to transfer the value from the fare cards and metro checks to your smart trip card. as of tomorrow those fare cards are wo stay track closures by downloading the app. you will get the best traffic alert when you need them. >>> a northern virginia father is taking the fight to keep his daughter alive to the supreme court. >> choked on a piece of popcorn in may and hasn't woke en up since. >> with us with new developments in this heart breaking story. >> 2-year-old miranda has been here at medical center since may 11. now her parents want to take her home. a kernel of popcorn stuck in her throat sent miranda to the hospital. >> my poor little girl. i knew she wasn't breathing. i couldn't find a pulse so i put her on the floor >> slashed with doctors a few day

no trains will run between the national airport and braddock road stations. you will still be able to get to the airport, but you have to take a shuttle bus to head south from there. search 11. surge four then kicks in, running -- shutting down servers. you can get updates straight to your phone. sign up by texting the word 4317, or at david jolly.com. coming up, more information on at death of -- 43817, or wjla.com. coming up -- more information on the death of a student in italy. >> on march -- the fight they are fighting for. jummy: nasa going where they have not gone before. the achievement five years in the making. -- the onlynly hope spoke -- slow spot is near kenilworth avenue. so 395 crossing the 14th street bridge, getting into the district, not bad at all. tonight, we have a new project put into place with temporary closures. this will happen in the hours from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. on the southeast southwest freeway, from the 14th street bridge to the third street tunnel. it is a short stretch but it is happening every night from sunday through

those trains -- no trains between national airport and braddock road stations. you will be a double to get to the airport, but you will have to take a shuttle bus from there for stop surge three runs through july 11. july 12, surge four kicks in. get updates on your commute on your phone by signing up for text alerts by texting the word "metro" to 43817. or sign up at wjla.com. on, terrifying moments in new york central park where the police believe explosive material severely injured virginia man, left by a hobby is to never intended to harm anyone. the virginia man inadvertently landed on my plastic bag filled with explosive material. doctors had to amputate his left leg below the knee. and had justirfax entered his first year at the university of miami. overseas, saudi arabia is reeling after three terror attacks in 24 hours. of suicide bombings hit three saudi arabian cities. authorities believe it was the work of islamic state terrace. two attacks failed, killing only the bombers, but the third killed four security officers and wounded five. security change