right here with the d.c. metro system and this comes by way of economic policy journal yeah end of march of two thousand and eight used to write for it and the d.c. metro system put money that prepaid prepaid money on deposit with the scandinavian bank and the scandinavian bank entered into these complex repo transactions with a g when it blew up the d.c. metro system could not get their money back so all i'm saying is if you put money into the betting system like the new york racing association it's very possible that that money is becoming part of the shadow banking system but it is too right that horseracing is the only on line betting only legal online betting i mean there's still some offshore stuff that you can do and you know if you happen to know a bookie that's all done by telephone and words and whatnot but you know i think we have our own horse race that we've been talking here about and we've come up with a couple of name. so we're going to have the bankers. first up is bernanke you last stand ok burnet

right here with the d.c. metro system and this comes by way of economic policy journal march of two thousand and nine i used to write for it and the d.c. metro system put money that prepaid prepaid money on deposit with the scandinavian bank and the scandinavian bank entered into these comp. plex repo transactions with a g when it blew up the d.c. metro system could not get their money back so all i'm saying is if you put money into the betting system like the new york racing association it's very possible that that money is becoming part of the shadow banking system but it is too right that horseracing is the only on line betting only legal online betting i mean there's still some offshore stuff that you can do and you know if you happen to know a bookie that's all done by telephone and words and whatnot but you know i think we have our own horse race that we've been talking here about we've come up with a couple of names so we're going to have the bankers. first up is bernanke you last stand ok bernanke he's last

metro officials. lauren joins us with an update. >> well, shawn, d.c. and metro transit police work together to try to prevent incidents like this but now administrators are involved at schools and stepping up efforts get kids to resolve issues and avoid future violence. >> crowds of commuters flood the gallery place around 4:00 o'clock on week. dade -- week. days. tights start of rush hour and school is out. this very phone video of a violent brawl friday has riders on edge. >> i mean i come here every day so anything could have happened. my somebody could have got pushed on the track. i could have got pushed on the track. i could have got hit. he could have got hit. it's bad. >> it turns out metro was expecting a possible fight. transit police and m.p.d. hold a conference call around 2:00 p.m. to keep on top of school rivalries. they were alerted to an ongoing issue to kids on mckinley tech and wilson high school. the fight was so large backups had to be called in. >> well it certainly makes you a little apprehensive when you see a lot of students come

those two are going to combine eventually and make their way toward the d.c. metro area, but in the meantime, we are high and dry. and there's that gloomy weather i was telling you about that some people are still dealing with. it's down in southern virginia near norfolk where they have the showers moving on shore. highs today will be beautiful. 69 degrees in martinsburg. 68 in winchester. 69 leesburg and frederick. 70 degrees for your high in downtown washington. overnight tonight, temperatures aren't going to dip too much, 46 degrees at andrews. 44 manassas and leesburg. 44 westminster and well and bwi a low of 43 degrees tonight. our green alerts will stay with us through the end ever the workweek. low clouds to start tomorrow morning but we'll break into the sunshine with a high of 70 and on friday, a high 69 degrees with partly sunny skies. take a look at this weekend forecast. 70 degrees and sunny on saturday. doesn't get much better than that. on sunday we'll see a few clouds drifting in, especially in the afternoon and early evening with that slow moving app

gottia smith says the d.c. metro area is rich in alcoholism recovery efforts with more than 2,000 meetings weekly. to learn more about the documentary and get answers to questions on alcoholism, you can visit nbcwashington.com. >> thanks, erika. >>> we want to show you some video out of new orleans about a guy really needs to be locked up because he's really stupid. put out a shotgun and demanded some money. the victim grabbed the gun. took it away from the guy and started going upside his head. chased him away. the suspect then drove back up to the victim and tried to bargain with him. asked him, would he give him his gun back? the victim wouldn't have it a second time. he bashed the gunman's car window and the suspect sped away. this is one guy who really needs to find another line of work. police are still looking for the man who did it all. >> that will teach him. >> i guess. >> well, maybe not. >> let's hope so. >> may not be a teachable moment for him. so are we going to get a break? >> we're going to get a bre

to make its way our way and increase and move to the south and then move through the washington, d.c., metro area around 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 tonight. we could see more strong to severe storms with that. anything we see we'll give to you first right here on nbc4. >> thanks, doug. >>> now might be a good time to download the free storm team 4 weather app. we invite you to search nbc washington, weather. >>> we continue to follow breaking news in bethesda tonight. one worker died when a parking garage under construction at montgomery mall collapsed. rescue crews are trying to reach another worker who is trapped. the garage was next to the food court and macy's. there are traffic problems around the mall. westlake drive is closed off. we have team coverage on all this tonight. we begin with news4's mark segraves. mark? >> reporter: doreen, we are just getting word now, i think you can probably hear the ambulance in the background, we're just getting word now that that lone survivor who was trapped has been freed and he is being rushed to a hospital. we believe that he's in this ambulance that you'

take a look right now and you can see just a few clouds around the d.c. metro area. back to the west a completely different story. storm team 4 radar lit up right now with thunderstorms. some of them have been severe, a history of severe storms. they're right here in the west virginia panhandle but also a couple firing up in montgomery county, loudoun county and one little shower in through portions of fairfax county right around the herndon-reston area. this shower has been increasing right around clarksburg along 270 and is moving straight up 270. so if you're in clarksburg, you're going to see a brief heavy shower. but these are the showers and thunderstorms that have been the strongest. winchester, martinsburg, down around shepherdstown, charlestown looking very, very -- or seeing these storms coming in very, very strong. a lot of lightning associated with these storms. we've seen a lot of severe thunderstorm warnings throughout the day of the the good news is not seeing any of those right now. here's charlestown and harper's ferry. both seeing those storms so th

a man jumped on to the tracks in front of an oncoming washington, d.c. metro train this afternoon.rator saw the man and was able to stop the train in time. the man was not injured but was taken to a hospital for psychological evaluation. thankful they were able to stop the train. s, goals, appetite fo. you can't say 'one size fits all'. it doesn't. that's crazy. we're all totally different. ishares core. etf building blocks for your personalized portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus, which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. and out here, we squeeze the most out of every second with leinenkugel's summer shandy. it's crisp, refreshing beer, brewed with the natural flavor of lemonade that's perfect for summer days. and nights. our family's been brewing in chippewa falls for six generations. we craft lots of great beers... but this one says summer. i'm jake

d.c. on the metro. >> maybe i would consider taking it, but right now i have a thing that works. is it perfect? no, but i don't think there's a system that is. >> reporter: there's a lot more to this project than we can fit in a minute and a half story, but 1 thing that needs worked out is if this bus comes to right here from montgomery county to the district line here, what happens then? do people hop on the metro right here? does the bus continue? that's one thing that definitely needs to be worked out. live in french -- friendship heights, debra alfarone, wusa9. >>> d.c. utility crews have a bit of a mess on their hands. it's a giant sinkhole/stink hole. concrete apparently fell into a huge sewer line. this thing dates back to 1897 and that concrete carved out a hole in the stinky sewer line 15 feet wide, 20 feet deep and it shut down a major intersection at 14th and f in northwest. that sewer pipe has utility lines and old trolley tracks above it. it's going to take a minute to fix this. think friday at the soonest. >>> let's get to a consumer alert because more than 27,000 c

you can see on storm team 4 radar most of rain is just to the south of the d.c. metro area.er 60s to near 70 degrees. tomorrow once again plenty of clouds around and highs on your sunday generally upper 60s to right around 70 degrees. have the umbrella ready to go, but it it won't be a complete washout. >> if you are looking for a dance party this morning, you will fin one right here on the plaza. we are going to have more dancing coming up a little bit later this half hour right here on the plaza. we are joining in with lester holt, shaking his groove thing. lester has been practicing all week. >> very difficult, a lot of steps. >> a lot to remember. >> i know all the steps, i just don't know them inner. >> murn detail. >> plenty of time. at least five minute before the segment. you will have it mastered. >> super. >> i'm erica hill with lester holt, master of the dance, dylan dreyer and jenna wolfe. you may have heard of swimming with dolphins, but we're going to paint with dolphins. a program to help stimulate them mentally in las vegas and some other places around the co

metro. we are looking at some showers this morning generally from d.c. north and east. not too much west at the moment. in prince george's county, look at this. right on the beltway south of 50. we're watching the showers going through andrews into southern maryland. a batch of showers coming to charlottesville moving northeast. 60s and 70s to start the day. monika? >> well, you know what? we've got this ongoing situation with a very large sinkhole for the last day or so blocking off 14th street between pennsylvania avenue and new york avenue and ddot tells me it's going to be that way throughout the day today as well. so you want to plan ahead and maybe use 13-g9 street as your -- 13th street as your alternate route and expect heavier than normal traffic of course. let's take you to the east side of town, bw parkway and route 50 look good through cheverly. no issues as you head through the northeast corridor and into downtown right now. let's take a live look outside and show what you it looks like first on the northbound side of i-95. it's beginning to build here but

across metro d.c., groups help fund-raisers -- held fund-raisers to help the family pay their bills.will resume deliberations in the jodi arias murder trial. she is accused of killing her exboyfriend travis alexander in 2008. the jury will decide if she killed in self-defense or planned it. and police are investigating why a limo suddenly burst into flames on a bridge over san francisco bay. the limo was carrying member of a bachelorette party. four of them and the driver made it out alive, but the bride and four of her friends died in the fire. >> dan simon is in california. do investigators have any idea yet what caused this fire. >> reporter: they don't, carole. other than to say they believe it started somewhere in the trunk area. they don't suspect any criminal activity whatsoever. it seems to be just one of those freak occurrences and it's just absolutely heart breaking. here you have a 31-year-old woman who is about to get married. she is going to return to her native philippine s. she has a bachelorette party. she is a nurse and they gather up her friends and get in a limousi

d.c. over the memorial day weekend, beware. your trip could take longer than expected. metro plans to do track work. the twin brook in rockville will close friday through monday. shuttle buss will run from those stations but metro says expect to add 25 minutes each way. before you head out, check traffic conditions and go to our website, abc2news.com/traffic. world news right around the corner and then stay here for the list. >> grilling for memorial day. bobby flay gives tips. that's coming up tonight on the list at 7:00. >>> if you're trying to cut your spending, your smartphone plan isn't first place to look. it will be tough top find something cheaper than the typical $80 a month. how about $19 a month. we'll tell you how you can save on your smartphone. >> that's not bad. i'll check that out. we got a warning in for frederick county. if you're watching us on cable, the thunderstorm will make a glancing blow, mainly hagerstown being impacted. a lot of the storm staying west. lock for storms to rumble in by -- look for storms to rumble in by midday. >> more tonight from oklahoma. have a safe nigh

a fire broke out beaten neath a metro train just north of d.c. witness says she heard a loud bang and thought a bomb had gone off. crews put out the flames in about 30 minutes. nobody got hurt. metro officials say a mechanical issue likely caused it. and that's a fox watch across america. >> shepard: i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report. it's the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. and there is breaking news. a convicted murderer jodi arias may soon get her death wish. less than 90 minutes ago jurors in arizona determined arias is eligible for the death penalty for killing her ex-boyfriend travis alexander. in doing so, in an especially cruel manner. >> state of arizona vs. jody ann arias verdict count 1, aggravating factor especially cruel. we the jury, duly impaneled and sworn in the above entitled action upon our oaths find the aggravating factor especially cruel has been proven. >> shepard: she didn't flinch, not a bit. next or last week that same jury convicted jodi arias of murdering travis alex annual der, stabbing him, s

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d.c. throwing punches and wrestling on the floor at gallery place metro.his is cell phone video captured from the madness last friday. six people were arrested and now the principals of both schools mckinley and wilson say they are working with the cops and metro to make sure that the students are safe and that everybody responsible for that melee is held responsible. >>> a maryland death blamed on a cosmetic surgery may prompt changes in the state. officials hope to tighten regulations on cosmetic surgery centers. right now there is very little oversight of these types of spas and clinics and it comes a year after aula weatherspoon of baltimore died after a routine lipo section procedure. the state is aiming to close loopholes in quality standard procedures that exist, but it may take a year to develop those changes. >>> it's about to get a whole lot easier to get the morning after pill. the fda says it will be available to anyone over the counter 15 years old and over. it will be right next to the condoms. you will have to show proof of age when you pay.

d.c. public schools. i was on the metro staff. >> not only were you a reporter of the post but a journalism professor at the university of maryland following the field for a long time. do you see -- what is the difference now for the female reporters in the 1960's and 70's? >> well, there's a lot of differences. actually, i am still at the university of maryland. i'm a graduate director of the college of journalism. we men have many more opportunities now than men do, but i still think it's harder for the women to practice the glass ceiling. one of the things about this book so that i ended with is how i ron that is that now women have the chance to be the leading figures in journalism. and they have a chance to be editors of the major newspapers. they have much more of a chance of than they used to have probably in television even. although that might be disputed. but certainly in print they have more opportunity. however, the business is changing. they got to the top of the field, and then the field crumbled away under th

d.c. water tweet the.w outdoor this picture. it's been describe as double thb width of a metro rail car. gs it's driving commutersmme crazy. >> we're trying to either leave a little bit earlier or stay a little bit longer. >> reporter: lmeantime the d.c. water ask sewer authority is trying to get to the bottomgo of this situation.this >> what we do know from d.c.'s . water perspective is there's a 54-inch sewer line bee knead kn that hole right there, it runs up and beneath the 14th 14th street here. that sewerrer line is damaged. >> reporter: they're notthey'rt quite sure what caused theused e damage but the prick sewer dates back to 1897. meanwhile over a latin stylelate restaurant on the corner of 14 f and g, they're responding to to about a 20% drop in business since the ground opened up down the street. stre >> try to get the poz up and trr to get people to come in. in. they have been known for their h creative cocktails.cr >> reporter: they came upter: with a fun game sink o de mayo.a >> we use one ounce of our pineapple juice.in half ounce of our house sour. >> reporter: when they

very closely with metro north and the federal railroad administration to document the scene, to assess the damages and we have a full go team en route, they've already departed from d.cd they should be arriving this morning. >> the "new york times" is saying police were investigating "as though it were a crime scene." that caught my attention, what does it mean? >> at this point we don't have any indication this is anything other than an accident so we will be working closely with the officials if we identify anything that we think is a concern that raises any criminal concerns we'd turn that over to law enforcement. in many case what we need is really good help from law enforcement while we're on scene to help us do the documentation and secure the site and make sure nobody tampers with any of the evidence so we very much appreciate law enforcement, state and federal, for all their help. >> tell me what you're looking for, what are the main things you look for in an accident or in a situation like this. >> well, i think first we're thankful that this accident wasn't worse. you have hundreds of passengers on each of these trains, these are high speed tracks and at th

metro o.j. richardson has helped a lot of people. >> i'm jumping out there to help me -- them. >> none more than students in southeast d.c. >> i can a train. >> it's very comforting to know that people like o.j. are around. >> they have a wide-range of disabilities. some have autism. others have physical challenges too. >> looking for a certain place on the map that we get confused on finding and getting to he come over and show us. >> richardson keeps an eye for the students when they come through the stadium armory metro station. >> i saw stud issue students -- and i went to help them. >> teachers go along and help them thou read the -- thou read the maps and signs. >> what richardson helps to teach these students is about more than just riding trains. it's about learning independence. >> i can get on the train by myself without any help. >> by learning to ride metro the library, grocery store or work 18-year-old ricky thomas buyers is confident in his future too. >> get my own place, call my own shots. >> richardson doesn't get paid extra for this. >> my mother instilled in us the right way to go. >> and is richly rewarded. >>

d.c. police officer spotted the getaway car but crashed while in pursuit. that officer is okay. the thieves are still at large. >>> school administrators, police and metro are trying to work together after a huge fist fight at gallery place station. kids from rival high schools started throwing punches last friday and the fight was caught on cell phone video. you can hear all the screaming in the background at well. six people were arrested in this now principals at mckinley and wilson high schools say they are working with police and metro trying to improve student safety and make sure everyone responsible for this mess is held accountable. >>> it is 5:05. time for the latest your money report of the morning. >> what do we start with, jessica doyle? >> a big act to follow. we're talking about the month of april as we start the month of may today. wall street had a great april. stocks enjoying their best winning streak since the bull market began in march 2009. the dow scored its fifth straight monthly gain. the s&p 500 closed at a record high yet again and the nasdaq finished at its highest level in more than 12 years. happy to check the numbers for yo

metro, oj riverson has helped ah lot of people. >> i am jumping out to help them whether they are asking or not.n >> none more than the students from st. coletta in southeast d.c. >> it's comforting to know that people like oj are around. >> they have a wide range of disabilities.di some have autism andsa others he physical challenges, too. >> a certainly place on that. they get to -- they come over. >> richardson keeps an eye out t for the students when they come through the stadium armory metro rail station. >> he was out working one day. >> riding metro is part of the curriculum at the school. teacher goes along showing students how to read maps and signs and richardson the station manager. >> he's right across the street from the metro station and what richardson helps to teach the students is more than just riding trains, it's about learning independence. >> i could get on the train byy myself without any help. >> by learning to ride metro to the library, grocery store or work 18-year-old ricky thomas biers is confident in his future, too. too >> always going on. >> richardson doesn't get paidid extra for this. >> my mother probably instill ii us the righ

metro area in the upper 50s. to the low 60s. bel air is checking in at 58 this morning. the washington, d.c., 65. winds are picking up out in oakland at 13 miles per hour. the river at 13. relatively light winds, or even calm like at bwi marshall. it is the clockwise flow around the high that is bringing in the moisture off of the ocean, that is contributing to the cloud cover. we have a front down to the south it is aligned for the moisture to ride along, that will keep the cloud cover around. and keep the moisture to the south. and keep the chance for rain. 30% chance in the forecast for today. the preakness stakes, 138 running. the race is off at 6:20 today. the high around. winds are persistent from the east at 6 to 12 miles per hour. here is the front to the south. it is going to lift from the west and move across the state. move up into new england. by the end of this weekend, we will start to see a shift in the winds from the east to the southwest. that will allow the temperatures to go up heading into the east. so the 60s today. and 70 tomorrow and then get into the 80s by the middle of t

metro area. a few showers rolling in from this out later on today 0. overall not too shabby. degreesis morning, 68 in d.cin culpeper. this afternoon, low 80's with a few showers and a few peaks of sunshine and staying warm throughout much of the rest of the week. >> thanks for watching. the week. >> thanks for watching. another update at anncr: and many of the tornado's victims are... without homes tonight. girl: first, i saw it on cable. then i read about it online. i found out how to help.p. i downloaded the info. i spoke up... and told my friends... and they told their friends... and together, we made a difference. anncr: and tornado relief has been pouring in from... across the country. girl: we might be hundreds of miles apart... but because we're connected, it's like we're all neighbors. i'm the youngest of four boys, and when i was 14 i saw a chance to literally pave the way to my future and i started a business paving driveways. that helped me pay for college. my wife rothy and i have lived in virginia for over 20 years, and here we've raised 5 children of our own. i know nothing is more importan

d.c., for analysis. >> michelle, in terms of train service i know it's blocked between new york city and new haven for amtrak and metro idea, if come monday morning and these tracks and commuters will be up and running and ready for business and get to work? >> reporter: i think they are trying to put the framework in place to accommodate those thousands of people that commute back and forth. they'll be bussing people from points to points that can also pick up that service. the limited service will also be shut down between the bridgeport as well as the south norwalk, but it will be some time there encouraging people to seek alternate transportation. >> okay. nbc's michelle franzen, thanks so much. check out this incredible video showing a tornado that touched down in northern texas last night. that tornado made a direct hit on the house and damaged that one and no reports of injuries there. the violent storm comes two days after a monster tornado hit outside of dallas and that one claimed six lives and it wiped out entire neighborhoods. >>> powerball mania is hitting a fever pitch and the jackpot is reaching histori