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it filled the tunnel with smoke. 61-year-old carol glover died and dozens were taken to the hospital. unrest.wo, baltimore one week after suffering a spinal injury in a police van, 25-year-old freddie gray died in april. on the day of his funeral, writing a rocket that drew the interrupted rioting that drew the attention of the entire world. a curfew was enacted in the national guard came. six officers were eventually charged, but the first trial ended in a hung jury. this time the protest were peaceful. number one, the pope. visit inrancis' first september, his first stop was prince george's county. he left joint ace andrew's in a fiat, then spent the next few and receiving enthusiastic receptions wherever he went. leon harris, abc 7 news. kimberly: it was really cool t o host the pope. the weather forecast, a nice day tomorrow. devon: we have a really nice sunday. sunshine, relatively mild. not quite as warm as the records, but we have the temperature up a couple degrees. the snapshot of the nation's capital, the high temperatures saturday still way above the average. lowest the ave

. >> the 67-year-old carol glover of virginia is the woman who died. the 87 lawsuits filed are in addition to the lawsuit already filed by her family. >>> well now to a new program in virginia that could make getting the emissions test a whole lot easy per. drivers can by. pass their mechanic to get the test done. >> this is going to be a huge change for thousands of drivers here in northern virginia. here's how it works. you drive through the green boxes there, an infrared beam is shot across the road, it measures your emissions on the spot and if you pass, you get a bill in the mail and pay it. there are some simple things you can do. this is a test you want to pass. all across northern virginia this rapid pass program being deployed to test emissions as cars drive by at regular speeds. now a lot of drivers will know on the spot if they pass. so what's the best way the get an a-plus on your emissions test? jim sands is the president of the inspection service running the program. >> keeping your car maintained, keeping the air pressure in your tires a

one of the passengers who gave carol glover cpr before she was overcome by the smoke. lawyers representing the 87 say despite written requests they are still waiting for answers about what was in the smoke. >> over the last year that has probably been the hardest part to deal with. the most frustrating. obviously i want to know how my health is impacted. brianne: lawyers representing the riders say in addition to getting answers they hope the lawsuits will ultimately make metro safer. >> it forces them to make metro safer. hopefully it forces them to take corrective action. brianne: a spokesperson says they cannot comment on pending litigation. metro's new general manager outlined steps that have been taken to improve safety in an open letter to riders. the ntsb is also still said to be investigating the incident and plans to have a report on the investigation later this year. lawyers representing the 87 riders say they did try to reach some agreement with metro prior to filing the suit's. we sit down with two of the riders filing claims and we will have more on that t

the victims say metro has yet to tell them what was in the smoke that sickened them and killed carol glover. jonathan roger who's tried to save glover with cpr is haunted by the memories. >> you don't feel like a hero when somebody died. it is just sad and shameful the way metro has reacted i think. >> metro declined to comment on the lawsuits but the new general manager said the transit agency has implemented a lot of new safety measures and is recruiting a new chief safety officer. >>> the mayor of dc also points to more safety training. since last year's smoke incident, all 1600 members of dc fire and ems have undergone extra training. there have been upgrades to communication systems. >>> president barack obama's final state of the union address is just two hours away now. the president plans to present an upbeat view of his administration's successes. he is also expected to highlight one of the most contentious issues of his presidency. that would be gun control. andrea mccarren is at the white house with a preview. >> reporter: a new poll shows 62% of americans approve of the presiden

the sons of 61-year-old carol glover already sued metro for $50 met million. national transportation saferty board is investigating that incident. >> remember kim davis she's back in the news this morning this time for attending the president's final state of the un yoming. davis was invited to attend by the house freedom caucus and jim jordan have ohio. she is considered emblem for opposition to same sex bheerj was the plaintiff to rule that same-sex marriage a constitutional right. davis made headlines when she traveled to d.c. and met secretly with appropriate francis during his trip. >> inside that one room on capitol hill all the members of leming latetive and judicial branschs gathered together and the federal government had to be prepared in a disaster struck that room. if something happened to the president, vice-president and speaker. >> that's where designated survivor comes in. white house designates a member of the cabinet to suck is seed him. department of homeland security jay johnson was designated survivor last night. survivor's identity is kep

rogers says -- >> what's that do for carol glover, you know like everybody else who was trapped on the train? like, too little too late. >> reporter: i'm derrick ward for news 4 in northwest, and we have team coverage on the continuing issue of safety on board metro. >>> thanks, derrick. a year later and still no cause for this whole smoke episode, but today there are new clues. i'm adam tuss. that part of the story coming up. >>> and a chilling new account tonight of the final moments when uva student hannah graham was seen alive. it comes from a witness who saw graham and suspect jesse matthew together. chris lawrence is in our newsroom with the details on this. chris? >> reporter: details are coming out of an affidavit for a search warrant. it was released today and basically recounts how this woman saw hannah graham and jesse matthew on charlottesville's downtown mall. the document says the woman, quote, witnessed the black male going up to a white female walking alone and put his arm around her. the witness expressed to her friend, he doesn't know her. the witness and her friend f

the sons of 61 year old carol glover have already sued metro for $50 million.50 m jonathan rogers wase traii with miss glover and tried to save her life. it's that feeling of helpless watching somebody suffer will stay with me forever. > are we safe from fire andire smoke today a year later? we don't know the answer to that question. > so what does metro have toro say about all of this? welsh a transit agency spokesperson tells me, as a matter of policyi they don't comment on pending litigation. the ntsb's investigation continues. the federal government now n assuming safety oversight of metro's rail years.metr in the district, bob barnard,nad fox5 local news. > d.c. fire chief gregory dean admits the fire departmentepa dropped the ball by not enacting a d.c. council law that would prevent firefighters who might face defelice from retiring.from the council approved that law in 2014, but i was in the applied in the case of lieutenant guy valentine. last march investigators say valentine heard a call go outo for a toddler choking just thret blocks from his station, but he failed to take

. >> reporter: the smoke killed carol glover despite the best actions of other rider to keep her alive with cpr. >> that feeling of helplessness and watching somebody suffer will stay with me forever. >> reporter: the lawyers say they tried to reach a legal settlement with metro. >> they spoke for themselves. >> reporter: and so, they are now filing suit in dc's superior court alleges metro was negligent in inspection, repair. negligent in creating the problem and negligent ins in response to the emergency. >> we are going to move back in the platform. >> our clients were trapped like rats in a can in a tunnel that felt like a coffin. >> reporter: metro's new gm says the transit agency has taken steps to improve safety. new training at the rail operation scepter. a new radio system. but they need to do more they say. now the lawsuits don't put any specific dollar amount on the damages. they leave that up to the jury. bruce leshan, can wusa9. >> the dc mayor says everybody has been retrained on responses to the metro system. the ntsb will release the final report some time in the spring

. >> 61-year-old carol glover of virginia is the woman who died. 87 lawsuits filed today are in addition to the lawsuit already filed by her family. >>> meanwhile, there was blunt talk today about whether metro's safety took a back seat to keeping the service running. transportation reporter adam tuss is live at l'enfant plaza with a look at how the new leadership is trying to change that perception. adam? >> reporter: that's right, doreen. over the years there has been that perception, run the trains, worry about safety and the fixes later but now that perception is changing. >> those are two competing tasks. being ablg to keep service running and us needing to shut it down to provide that safety. >> reporter: mark is the prince george's county fire chief. he's also the chair of the region's council of governments fire chiefs, taken an active role in metro's safety. he says simply metro has been forced to become safe and more transparent about any potential safety issue. >> so that is part of the culture change that has begun to occur. before ther

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