opm is actively coordinating with d.c. metro rail, d.c.nd regional government and regional transportation entities to assess the current situation. opm will have guidance for agencies on the status of the federal government, shortly. likely the status for tens of thousands of federal workers, including the ones who use d.c. metro rail. re whether federal workers will be able to telework or be required to go into the office. we're expected to hear from d.c. metro rail formally about the status in a few moments. a live picture of from d.c. metro rail. i believe that's the general manager making his way to the podium. we have a camera there. let's go hear what the general manager has to say. >> good afternoon. paul wheatfield, the general manager of metro. as you all know we had an incident yesterday morning at mcpherson square, a fire in the tunnel. and so i received a detailed briefing last night and report last night and further this morning, and into this afternoon, on the investigation into the yesterday's cable fire that shut down servi

pete williams with late details. >> reporter: at midnight tonight every train on the washington, d.c. metro will stop running, and the entire system will be shut down for 29 hours. >> it will impact the entire metropolitan region. there's no doubt about it. without metro it's going to have a lot of congestion. >> reporter: the decision, the first in the system's 40-year history, follows a fire at a subway tunnel monday that forced the closing of lines. the cause was said to be faulty cables that provide electricity to the rails. that same problem was found to be the cause of a fire in a metro tunnel last year, checking smoke sickened several passengers and one died of rhett pir try failures. metro's recently appointed manager ordered a shutdown to inspect all cables in the entire system. >> while the risk to public is very low, i cannot rule out a potential life-safety issue here, and this is why we must take this action immediately. >> reporter: d.c. metro is the nation's second largest by ridership, used by more than 700,000 passengers a day. tonight the federal government says it will be

the entire d.c. metro shut down for emergency inspection. nicole: 5:40 a.m.in new york, wednesday march march 16th. welcome to "fbn:am," your first look at today's markets, latest breaking news in what to expect a day ahead. lauren: break in this morning, significant victories for gop front-runner last night donald trump when in three states in republican primaries. in florida, trump got 45.8% of the vote collecting all of the state's 99 delegates. after losing his home state, senator marco ruby are dropping out of the race for the white house. in illinois, trump got 38.8%, ted cruz 30.3%. nicole: trump also the north carolina with 40.2%, beating cruz with 36.8%. missouri remains too close to call. trump is at 40.8%, but cruz red hair 40.6%. lauren: meanwhile, ohio governor john kasich scored his first victory with 46.8%, taking out his home state 66 delegates. >> we have something happening that actually makes the republican party the biggest political story anywhere in the world. everybody's writing about it. all over europe, all over the world they talk ab

>>> right now at 11:00, a boy shot and killed at a d.c. metro station reaction pouring community and making some neighbors rethink where they have chosen to live. >>> we told you about an american missing in brussels. tonight news of more tragedy. >>> off the top at 11:00, a teen gunned down at a d.c. metro station. tonight the mayor promising to bring the killer to justice. darcy spencer joins us live with more reaction to today's news. >> reporter: we are still waiting for police to release the identity of this teenager and to tell us exactly how old he is, and tonight they are still searching for the gunman. >> it was wrong. it was totally wrong. >> this woman was with her daughter and grandkids getting ready to ride the train to go to when the shots rang out. >> all i heard was the lady say, they shot my son. and the babies was crying. i was trying to console them. >> reporter: a teenager shot and killed in broad daylight, 4:00 in the afternoon at the station in northeast d.c. >> you said you heard two shots? >> that's it. that's all. >> rep

winter weather advisory remains in effect for the d.c. metro until 10am. today: isolated snow sho partly cloudy. highs: 41-46 winds: ne 5-10 mph to coverage continues this morning. jeannette reyes is live in mobiletrak7 this morning. jeannette reyes is live in mobiletrak7, with more on the road conditions out there. this morning .. a manhunt in manassas after middle of a croded neighbiorhood-- striking several cars, and putting nearby schools on lockdown! the violence sent witnesses running for their lives. and this morning, police have one man in custody. richard reeve has more.. tough new "teen drinking" legislation takes another step towards becoming law. the state house is now considering a bill that could mean jail time for adults who provide alcohol to minors. it's already cleared ths sent to prison for a year for a first twootton high school grads killed in a car crash last year-- they left a party where a still ahead on this early edition of good morning washington. well if you thought mitt romney had some choice words for donald trump-- wait until

. >>> severe weather including historic flooding. the washington d.c. metro trains are closed. >>> then a hero cop saves a life. >>> ronda rousy's big announcement and much more on a biggie wednesday. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning everybody and thanks for joining us today. another primary tuesday, another big night for donald trump and an even bigger one for hillary clinton. trump dominated in florida, winning by nearly 20% and after getting crushed in his home state, marco rubio suspended hiscome his campaign. >> it's clear that while we're on the right side, this year we will not be on the right side. while it's not god's plan that i be president in 2016 or ever and while today my campaign is suspended, the fact that i've even come this far is evidence of how special america truly is. >> governor john kasich taking the delegates. now trump took north carolina in a close one over ted cruz. kasich follows in third. similar results in illinois, trump with a slightly bigger victory over cruz with kasich next. it's interesting to note though v

i too am familiar with the d.c. metro system. s believed to be an unprecedented shutdown of what is the country's second busiest rail system. 700,000 rides a day are taken on the metro. but wednesday that number falling to zero. >> commuter train transportation in washington, d.c. grinding to a halt wednesday. for more than 24 hours, all 91 metro rail stations in and around the nation's capital closed. >> i thought it was a hoax. like really. >> after a fire on the tracks monday, fear of a systemic mechanical failure causing officials to shut down the entire system. and spend wednesday checking 600 electrical connections over 100 miles of underground tracks. crews discovering these fraying jumper cables. >> as bad as that is looks, these do not indicate they're imminent for fire but clearly this is that we cannot accept. >> inspectors finding three cables damaged to that degree. he had called them showstoppers and found more than two dozen damaged areas in total. despite the inconvenience, some comrirts expressing support. >> prob

to make a full recovery. >>> for the first time in its 40-year history, the entire washington, d.c., metro system is shut down. many are now scrambling to find alternative ways to get to work and school this morning. inspectors will look at underground cables responsible for a fire on monday. metro is scheduled to reopen at 5:00 a.m. on thursday. >>> an alarming prediction from prince william on the plight of african elephant and rhino populations. >> if we haven't achieved something within the next five to ten years, then we will be almost impossible to do anything after that because the numbers will be so depleted. the damage will have been done. >> yesterday, representatives from transportation and customs organizations signed a declaration aimed at slowing illegal ivory trade. >>> just ahead, march madness is here. it's upon us. we have the first results. and why is a video of ronda rousey eating an apple going viral? because everything she does gets attention. we'll explain. we need this vacation so bad. absolutely. honey, can you grab my hat? got it! the weather's supposed to be beau

expected to make a full recovery. >>> for the first time in the 40 year history the entire washington, d.c., metro system is shut down. many are now scrambling to find alternative ways to get to work and school this morning. inspectors will look at underground cables responsible for a fire on monday. metro is scheduled to reopen on thursday. >>> and an alarming prediction on the plight of the african elephant and rhino population. >> if we haven't achieved something in next five to ten years it will be impossible to do anything about it. because the numbers will be so depleted. >> representatives from transportation and customs organizations signed a declaration aimed at slowing illegal ivory trade. >>> and in minnesota, surveillance cameras caught a teen driving a stolen front loader from st. paul to minneapolis tuesday morning. he used it to commit a burglary after his three-hour, 20 mile trip. he is expected to face charges. >>> thomas dimassimo, accused of rushing the stage at a donald trump rally is facing a federal charge of entering restricted grounds. the 22-year-old is due in court march

d.c. metro area continues to remain dry. light showers developing around southern maryland and northern neck and then back just west of that corridor working their way in the mid-60s right now. 66 in the district. by 8:00 a.m., we'll drop to around 64 gris. and some scattered showers at that point. by noon showers mainly around washington and to the east. i think we'll see a broken line move through about 10:00 a.m. to noon. impacting the metro area and quickly moving into southern maryland and northern neck. we're flirting with 70 by noon. 4:00, we're at a breezy 73 with a mix of sun and clouds. 7:00 this evening, cool with still breezy conditions and a temperature of 64. now, tomorrow a high of 60. that's normal for this time of year. but that will feel pretty chilly relatively speaking. we'll have plenty of sunshine. we trade off warmer temperatures for more clouds on easter. mostly cloudy skies. a high of 68. next chance of rain comes on monday, maybe even a rumble of thunder. a high of 66. winds pick up later in the day

after a week of what felt like the start of spring, the d.c. metro region is poised with fat snowflakes falling from the sky. we have cloudy skies, colder temperatures, and some devon lucie has the first look at the forecast. is the snow going to stick? devon: only on the grass and in the trees. we start with a live look outside of national harbor, that is all rain coming in at that location. a couple other spots, allegany high school, cumberland, just wet. , that is frostburg state university, snow falling, but only on the rooftops. the airround, with temperature at or above freezing, nothing sticking. montgomery college, we are getting some flakes mixing in with the rain. nothing is sticking. earlier today, loudoun county, that is where we had some snow in the trees. in the forecast, more snow reports coming in. it is only sticking to the grass and the porches, the trees. winter weather advisory to the areas furthest west. doppler radar will show a little bit of precipitation. the high was 57 today, but that was just after midnight. the precipitati

say it enough, if you see something suspicious, say something is the word from the washington, d.c. metro airports authority. back to you. >>>>om, thank you. >>> let's turn now to nbc news analyst christopher dickey, wod news editor for the daily beast. he's in brussels. i'm struck by the fact you were in new york not lockng ago. we sat in my office and said, often when we speak, it's in the this. here we go again. >> i'm afraid so. we also said there was going to be another hit and maybe more than one in europe. in fact, it was just last week i was talking to colleagues at nbc and saying, we have been lucky so far. then this hit today. >> and at least on the part of french president hollande, he looks at this as a continuation, a long attack on europe. if you want to go back to the january "charlie hebdo" attacks, the november attacks in paris and now here in brussels, it has been a suggsstained assault on western europe. >> it's not only a sustained attack on western europe, these are more and more competent terrorists. it's starting to look likehgur guerilla warfare, which is what they

metro shut down. we want to help you get arounduo the d.c. ea without those major headaches.r headac metro rail shut down extra metrm bus service is available avail offering extra services betweenb pentagon and franklin square. f metro access on normal schedulee metro parking lots are free if you want to drive in maybe hopbp on a bus from there or carpool.l if you're heading out inheing virginia fairfax county cou connector offering emergcy franconia vre, arlington trainss and dash offering special off peak service vre on normalorl service.rv if you want to head out int todu maryland, ride on or mca and checked in with steve he tried i to catch an uber from friendshii seven times the normal price.mae we'll keep you posted on your oy options to get around congestioo is building as well. that's your traffic. >> stelai header our teamdeour m coverage of the metro shut down continues.continue the latest on rider impact and i how to get around this morning a man behind metro the twit feedss joins us live to talk about thet transit agency's problems

we're hearing the entire washington, d.c. metro system will be shut down right now for the next 24 hours for emergency equipment inspection. that's coming from our abc affiliate in washington, d.c. right now. that metro system, if it's traffic. as you can imagine, so many people need that transit system to get around the city. >>> also happening right now, a week before president obama's historic visit to cuba, the white house is announcing changes to make it easier to travel and do business there. that includes going to cuba for educational purposes and for american banks to offer services as well. the changes mean that cubans can get jobs in the united states. in next week president obama will be the first sitting prosecutors to visit cuba in almost 90 years. the u.s. reestablished relations with cuba last year. and by the way, i'll be following the president's trip to cuba. look for those special reports coming up on the now next week. >>> well, nearly 20 years after her death, mother teresa is going to become a saint. today pop

d.c. metro chief said it was the only choice. >> the safety of the public and employees is paramount. >> district employees and students are urged to rely on the city's bus system. >> it is out of the blue and every line shut down and it is a bit concerning. >> i am trying to deal with what i know and what i fear. >> what transit system leaders fear is a repeat for last year's fatal incident at l'enfant plaza. one person was killed after power cables generated hazardous conditions. the electoral fire earlier monday snarled service and lines for repairs. >> it happened twice in a year. i can't wait for the third time. >> they are hoping to reopen the that depends on what they find with emergency inspections. >> ride share as cross the city are offering promotions and the concern for millions of commuters today is gridlock on the streets. jeff begay cbs news, washington. >> cathrine: washington, d.c. has the second worst commute in america. drivers from los angeles have it the worst spending 81 ho

people calling the d.c. metro shutdown metro. so far inspectors have found six damaged cables or connectors in need of repair. there was an electrical fire on the metro earlier this week. the same component malfunctioned last year. that was that witnesses had said that a ryder truck was seen and a pickup truck with a light colored top. >> and that was the newly nominated supreme court justice back in 1995 answering questions about the oklahoma city bombings. merrick garland oversaw the cases. president obama no foundationed that today, pointing out his experience on the bench and his ability to build a consensus. >> this is the greatest honor of my life other than lynn ago. >> and garland says fidelity to the constitution, the law has professional life. he promises to continue on that course if he gets the job. the now todd walker joins us live with why republicans are adamantly fighting this nomination. >> reporter: yeah. it turns out that the supreme court actually has a lot more power than it used to or lawmakers or presidents

. >>> the washington, d.c. metro will close after midnight. electrical fires caused delays this year. that's what happened last year. they want to make sure there are no more faulty cables. >> additional outages >> there was no report of injuries. >>> yeah. that's a big deal for them. probably going to be like a snow day up there. a good day to have a snow day because they're going to be our forecast tomorrow will send us into the mid-80s. for the second time in as many weeks, we'll be getting very close to record highs. the old record, 86. 87 in fayetteville. even if we don't hit records, we're almost 20 degrees above normal. that's the forecast tomorrow, and your wednesday starts off around 56. 62 at night. we'll do it with dry weather most of the day and mostly sunny skies most of the day. 84. as we get into the 5:00 and 6:00 o'clock hours, we'll have a weak front move through. the big weather story has been the storms. show you a sunset. this is from sunday. notice all the shadows down here. when you get these tall, tower ing towering stor

metro at this time. extra sweeps are being conducted out of an abundance of caution. d.c. police posted reminders at stations encouraging commuters to report anything suspicious directly to metro offices. >>> although there are no credible threats in the triangle we wanted to check on security measures at the international airport. >> tara, what is the mood like? >> reporter: for the most part everything has been calm. officials. they do not want to comment on information to somebody who could use it against them. they will say they have a robust security system that's multilevel and multiagency. they would only comment if this was some rule changes to check would affect the time passengers need to arrive. it seems like a typical morning at rdu. it is around that spring break time for colleges and schools. so it is a busy time of year. rd does have one nonstop international flight that happens once a day and in the evenings to london. starting in may rdu will offer nonstop flights to paris. we didn't have a chance to find international travelers here this morning but we spo

. >>> family, friends and neighbors gathered last night to remember a teen killed at a d.c. metro station. 15-year-old davonte washington was shot the in front of his mothers and sisters on saturday at the deanwood station. 17-year-old maurice bellamy was arrested on monday and charged with second degree murder. bellamy and the victim did not know each other. >>> a disturbing situation in prince william county. another body was found in the water there. this time prince william county police say they found a body in powells creek in wood bridge. it was discovered under the bridge on route 1. police are working to identify the body now. earlier this week, a different body was found in a manassas pond. >> 6 after the hour. a local woman who was prean is now under the microscope by researchers. these ultrasound images show the effects zika had on the fetus. doctors say a 33-year-old woman who was 11 weeks pregnant contracted zika after a trip on mexico and central america in the fall. early ultra sounds did not find any tell tale signs of birth defects, but at 20 weeks, an ultrasound

potentially, 3:00, weather will keep the d.c. metroea dry with plenty of clouds for evening and overnight hours. a steady, widespread rain. notice the colors, yellow and orange. you could see areas of heavier rain. rain likely for the monday morning commute. as we move toward the midday hours, we dry out. monday and evening dry and cloudy. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. 56 degrees right now in washington. we start off the day tomorrow with a temperature of 52. a high tomorrow of 61 degrees and we head back at 4:00 in the afternoon. so, feeling cool, especially with the clouds around. overnight, we lieu an hour of sleep as daylight savings begins. tomorrow the sunrise at 7:22 and sunset at 7:14. the next time we see sunrise at 6:00 a.m. is may 10th. this is a good time to check your fire alarms and tomorrow showers at times throughout the day. monday morning, you are dealing with rain. the afternoon and evening hours mainly dry, but cloudy. on the chilly side monday with a temperature of 57. it's still above or high. we warm up tuesda

the d.c. metro should be up and running tomorrow morning. the big problems found during the shutdown. plus, bus drivers keeping track on who was putting your kids in danger at the bus stop. first, a live look outside. chris will have more on that prospect for rain. right now we have a look at the winning powerball numbers. john: tomorrow morning tournament time in the triangle don: it is about to get colder (singing) i just can't wait to meet you, sweet child you're on the way, i'm filled with expectation, and you're growing everyday... >> abc 11 is keeping you connected. find us on facebook. like our page. get notifications. steve: inspections today found dozens of problems including what inspectors call showstoppers pre-metro was shut down to address safety concerns after fire and smoke in the subway. there are 26 areas where damaged tables were trains would have been stopped if the problems had not been found. trains moving back by 5:00 a.m.. tisha: bus drivers are counting cars to see how many will break the law and pass a stopped school

d.c. it's back. the metro system resumed service at 5:00 a.m.morning after an emergency one-day shutdown for safety inspections. a top official tells "the washington post" that the shutdown was necessary and that three of the problems discovered during the course of the day were showstoppers that required immediate repair. no subway meant d.c. area highways were clogged with slow moving traffic during rush hour yesterday as hundreds of thousands of commuters, visitor, residents were forced to search for alternate means of transportation. the winner yesterday was ride hailing app uber. they offered a $25 credit to users during their first ride and capped surge pricing at 3.9 times the normal fare. still a lot though. >>> let's get a check on the morning's other headlines and for that we head to the newsroom, mr. louis burgdorf. >> good morning. yesterday, we told you a bit about the first lady's keynote address at the south by the southwest festival in austin to promote her global women's education initiatives. now, in her keynote we asked -- whe

. >>> well, the washington d.c. metro system is reopening. and the unprecedented day long shut down, and inspectors worked overnight to repair over a dozen damaged cable lines in an efrt effort to present fires like on monday. >>> and it was revealed this week that one of the guns found furious. that is a botched u.s. operation that enabled the flow of illegally purchased guns into the hands of known criminals. >>> and a bazar crash put an suv right on top of a car. after it ran a red light and hit were injured but expected to be okay, thankfully. and boy, do they have a story to tell. >>> and speaking of story and videos, this little piggy went to work. the little guy is on camera twerking to re ihanna rihanna's latest hit song "twerk". he's twerking. don't down play it. twerker. >> they hit the button -- >> you know you're going to watch this over and over today. i love this video. >>> let's get you a look ahead, shall we. president obama's nominee, merrick garland will meet with harry reed and the ranking democratic on the judiciary commit

in an unprecedented move the d.c. metro was shut down for emergency inspections and repairs. as nbc's tom costello plains is it's just a symptom of our crumbling infrastructure. >> reporter: a stressful commute in the nation's capital today. >> a drastically different day for commuters who normally ride the rails. >> reporter: has hundreds of thousands of subway riders turned to car pools or buses or teleworked from home. the entire system shut down. safety crews today found two dozen frayed and charred power lines after an monday and a smoke one. nine dead in a 2009 crash. >> none of us have in good conscience could send the trains out even with full knowledge of the participants of what the situation was knowing the risks that we had. transportation experts say d.c. is symptomatic of systems nationwide with backlogged maintenance now totaling $86 billion. >> the 40-year-old system is a worn out system unless you invest in it >> reporter: not just subways, a quarter of the nation's roads are in disrepair. 70,000 bridges structural deficient. washington's duquesne memorial br

the d.c. metro should be up and running tomorrow morning. the big problems found during the shutdown. plus, bus drivers keeping track danger at the bus stop. first, a live look outside. a beautiful day today. chris will have more on that prospect for rain. right now we have a look at the winning powerball numbers. (vo) want to be happy with your next vehicle purchase? at enterprise, we guarantee it. head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone... >> abc 11 is keeping you connected. find us on facebook. like our page. get notifications. steve: inspections today found dozens of problems including what inspectors call showstoppers pre-metro was shut down to address safety concerns after fire and smoke in the subway. there are 26 areas where damaged tables were trains would have been stopped if the problems had not been found. they do expect to have the trains moving back by 5:00 a.m.. tisha: bus drivers are counting cars to see how many will break the law and pass a stopped bus drivers agre

winter weather advisory remains in effect for the d.c. metro until 10am. today: isolated snow sho

the reason is that the entire d.c. metro rail system is shut down for safety inspections and repairs. the shutdown follows an electrical fire on monday at a metro station not far from the white house. last year a similar incident filled a train with smoke and left one woman dead. >> i would rather see them set it down and get the lines fixed and make things more safe than to put it off. >> i obviously need to get started on plan b. >> the metro rail system is expected to be up and running the major problems are fixed. >> let's take a look at the weather. >> very spring-like. temperatures well into the 60s. but along with those temperatures we're seeing some spring-like storms as well. this is a look in orange county. the clouds have been lowering and thickening, 65 degrees in the hudson valley. still very mild. we have a front moving through the it is weak but it is sparking storms. you can see that line of showers and storms from the mid hudson valley into sullivan right into western new jersey. lots of lightning showing up

the d.c. metro is the nation's second busiest rail system. the safety check involved third rail power cables, following a fire on monday. 26ring repair were discovered. >>> recently released video break from a canadian prison two prisoners were picked up by helicopter. they climbed up the hospital took off. . >>> coming up on the "morning news." sex tape testimony. the woman videotaped withh hulk hogan testifies in his trial. >>> later, president obama reveals his brackets for the college basketball championships. this is the "cbs morning news." ow they feel in dark clothes. and to keep those darks from fading... there's woolite darks. it's free of harsh ingredients, keeping dark clothes looking like new for 30 washes k clothes will never fade. woolite darks. don't let a cracked windshield exclusive "on mynow exactly when we'll be there. giving you more time for what matters most. (team sing) safelite repair, safelite replace. we give you relief you give them a case of the giggles. tylenol your worst cold & flu symptoms...hem everything you'v

d.c. metro scheduled to be up and running this morning. it was shut down 24 hours to address safety concerns yesterday after fires and smoke. barbara: the former mayor of charlotte pleads guilty to attempted voter fraud. patrick cannon was admitting he voted in the november 2014 election even though he had already been convicted on federal corruption charges and sentenced to prison. he pleaded guilty to reduced misdemeanor charge of attempted voter fraud and was sentenced to a day in jail. posted a video driving over that donald trump campaign sign has been charged this. it caught the attention of the police after it was viewed more than 900,000 times and shared more than 25,000 times. john: bus drivers in north carolina counting cars to see how many will break the law and pass a stopped school bus. drivers were equipped with a survey sheet to track the violations. some say it is not unusual to see more than one a day. bus drivers and highway patrol agree it is dangerous. >> take a few seconds to stop and that difference could be the diffe

. >>> the metro system in washington, d.c. is shut down. it's been shut down since midnight.will spend the next day making emergency inspections after an electrical fire caused delays monday morning. the same electrical component malfunctioned last year. filling the tunnel with smoke. one rider died and dozens more were hurt. >> i cannot rule out a potential life safety issue here and this is why we must take this action immediately. >> it will impact the entire metropolitan region, no doubt about it. >> 700,000 passengers ride the d.c. metro every day. the federal government is open today but officials encourage employees to telework from home, use a vacation day or take an unpaid leave. >> i can't imagine what that will be like. can you imagine that here without septa? that would be really hard. >> we're fortunate to have mass transit running as it is. nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter jessica boyington is taking a look at the roads out there today. >> we're starting out in center city right now on the vine street expressway. this is actually light around 8th street. no p

. >>> the d.c. metro system is back in business. the commute in and out of the city took twice as long yesterday without the metro. inner state traffic will you look at that? bumper to bumper during rush hour. safety wide system, 700,000 people rely on the metro system every day to get where they need to go. >> that is the best way to get around d.c., that's for sure. >> the traffic there is bad. >> it's bumper to bumper almost all the time. >> back up and running. >> it's good to hear. >> cooler today, but still nice. >> really pleasant. it's going to be just a perfect day. temperatures will be in the you mid-to-lower 70s for highs running anywhere from mid-40s to mid-50s. we ended up tying the record high of 86 degrees at the airport. it's st. patrick's day. we got in the spirit. it's a little hard to tell in the dark but once the sun comes up you'll be able to tell the fountain is died green. we saw that at the white house and renee said wouldn't it be cool if we died our fountain al a so it' mug itnoxbo,1n s 49ountnd tro d south

. >> is the d.c. metro unsafe in unprecedented move the entire d.c. until tomorrow morning. why? well, crews are checking to$p replace underground cables. tourists figured out how to get around d.c. without the second busiest transit system in the united states. and women who help fight world war ii may now be buried in arlington national cemetery. the secretary of the army now supporting historic field to allow the women's air force special pilot to have their ashes placed at the military cemetery. during world war ii the women were considered civilians in 1977 they were granted veteran status and one year acting secretary of the army will -- their eligibility. that's tonight's speed read. and president obama nomination for the next supreme court justice will judge merrick garland become justice merrick garland. shannon bream is here. he has got to get a hearing why the u.s. senate is ghag to happen. >> probably not. unless there is dramatic change of heart. they together decided and sent a letter that they would not possibly consider anyone and they