>> well, barbara, decatur street is shut down here in the area of the rail tracks here. take a look behind me. you can see the crews still here on the scene. let's look at the chopper video. some pretty dramatic vilss to show you here of this suv that got in the way of this train. the train was heading northbound on the tracks. it's a csx train, a freight train and for whatever reason this suv got on to the tracks. the train, fortunately, was going rather slowly, tried to stop. it did impact, it did strike the suv and we're told that it dragged the vehicle about 30 feet up the tracks until it came to a complete stop. now, there was a woman behind the wheel, she's in her 30s. that's all we know about her identity. we're told that she has serious injuries, but that she is expected to live. now, exactly what was going on at the time this all happened. you can see that the lights here are flashing at this crossing here. exactly how this, the two came into this path of collision, that's still part of the investigation. but, there is a construction crew that's here on the scen

again from adams to decatur, southbound all traffic on connecticut is closed. pepco had said we are going to do our absolute best. they even promised to have the power lines out of the streets by this morning. that did not happen. this is really just going to be a nightmare for morning commuters this morning. in terms of the other parts of montgomery county, we still have 350 intersections still in the dark around the county. we were in friendship heights earlier. that was terrible. all the lights were dark. on wisconsin avenue, farther south on connecticut avenue. traffic nals in the dark. watch the traffic signals, make sure you treat it like a four way stop. as for all the residents who live along here, they too are still in the dark. >>> now we want to check things out in the district. near randall circle, minnesota avenue southeast. what about the mess there delia? >> reporter: as daylight breaks here, we can assess the situation here. a lot of the trees are down. take a look at the power lines and how frequent they have fallen. a branch here in randall ci

behind me, this is connecticut and can he kate -- decatur you are road. downed power lines are literally blocking the southbound lanes and trees down as well. you can see traffic trying to come through. it is a really dicey situation, driving around here when it is this dark. no street lights whatsoever. unusual traffic patterns now and you can see only one police cruiser sitting here. right now traffic volume is pretty low. but keep in mind, we are starting to head into the morning rush, so we'll be keeping an eye on this situation and hopefully, we'll start to see crews out here cleaning up the trees. the problem had been the tree crews cannot get the trees out of the way until pepco says these power lines are no longer hot. in which case this is going to be a nightmare. back to you. >>> 9news live's coverage of the summer storm aftermath continues with a look at what's going on in the district. >> delia joins us live from southeast dc. you have some light or is that a construction light behind you? >> reporter: it is a construction flood light behind m

she has been a decatur 28 years.as been a principal, and numerous positions at the district level. she saw a disconnect between the vietnamese and cambodian students graduating high school. to work to fill that need. congratulations, diahann, and congratulations to 4c the power. >> wow. to be recognized for something that we are so passionate about, and that is educating every single youth that comes to our door, in particular my passion for asian-american students who do not fit the somewhat stereotypical thought about asian students. we have been commit with our mentors. i am a little more nervous because i did not expect this. you have to pardon me. it with our mentor is helping youth, connecting them to their culture, creativity and their community, all the while building confidence. i think the young children here proved it perfectly. that our fifth graders who will not probably remember what was on the california standards test they just talk, but 20 years from now they will remember the dance they learned, the

this stretch of decatur was also down to one lane with a construction project under way in the area. it is not clear if that construction signage played any role in this accident. the crossing's now reopened. the woman in her 30s was hospitalized with serious injuries but she is expected to be okay. >>> there's a developing story in the district tonight. more than a dozen aids activists have been arrested in front of the white house. they were among thousands marching through the city to spread the message that more needs to be done to stop the spread of hiv and aids. the group matched from the convention center down k street and over to the white house. there, they tied red ribbons and dollar bills to the white house fence. they clashed with police when they refused to keep on walking. the march coincides with the international aids conference taking place in our area this week. >>> d.c. police have settled a lawsuit with the aclu over the rights of people to take pictures of police officers while they are on duty. this stems from an incident where a videographer got detained for ta

the a's had nine what cost this year and have gotten good at decatur past. dirichlet's i decided his face so don't avoid me. it debt individually. jason kidd is probably lucky some of his life much less his health up after his jump driving arrests. was released to a and his cadillac crest into a telephone pole but suffered only minor injuries from this mass of iraq. john l. smith met the media today after drinking 18 c. of coffee here is the top five. this equates would you like to be arkansas coach? for more than one year? >>> certainly to look stupid. and don't answer that. the chance to tie the quake's the shot by a missing the entire 21 #three target practice by jose rapist what's the bender in the stands but looked like it hurts. it gives cocoa crispen said the field. and the number one plan the ninth by lowry highest not been known for its body. but no broken bones in there. that is the good news the bad news is the yankees won game 6 to nothing larry will be ok. the british open is officially [ male announcer ] it would be easy for u.s. olympian meb k

now 32 - this decatur woman is in the hospital again... this time..e of bacteria... found in ádog saliva.áa bacteria believed to be contracted from her husband's puppy.with hannah's suppressed immune system since two bone marrow transplants...the bacteria that doesn't usually cause infections... became dangerous... and nearly deadly earlier this month. 106-124"she's got a passion for living. she was grateful for every day she had after that and she's going to be grateful for every day she has after this. ""they saved her life and that's the good news she's alive and she's with us. " "to make matters worse... while in an induced slumber the last few weeks... hannah developed circulation problems... causing surgeons to have to amputate her hands and feet. one mississippi couple is furious today after their own church denied them a wedding service because of their race. race.members of the first baptist church in crystal springs complained to the pastor when they learned he was performing a wedding service for the african american couple. te'andrea and c

. >> credit pushed against the reptile to get free and was able to swim to shore but decatur got hisbelow the elbow. >> he said my left arm is gone. >> alligators are a familiar sight in the river. >> for some strange reason this one charged. >> he said the attack won't keep him out of the water. wildlife officers found the gator after a three-hour search. they killed it and recover credit card but surgeons were unable to attach it. >> police state is actually very unusual for a gator to attack a person in this area, but they have been known to go after dogs and other animals. >> it wasn't for that sent it, man to the hospital. it was a bristle from a stainless steel brush. it got lodged in his intestinal tract. the center for just these control points people to pay close attention to what's on the grill surface. >> 34 -year-old jena mcgregor had the honor of carrying big old porch to the windsor health -- carrying the olympic torch to the windsor castle. >> i love that the queen had her hat and her pocketbook the doorway of her castle. >> weatherwise we did have a couple of thunders

that is -- the decatur -- dictator has $620 billion he is telling for my country. i hope the gentleman, he is coming here in oakland, i hope to see him in september. at least have a chance to give welcome. very warm welcome to our new president. not only that, a request for one of the three people i have to have courage. and our president, barack obama to san francisco. san francisco still loves him. our supervisors, [unintelligible] and to bring obama to support him because he has courage better than the other people like the other republican. thank you. president chiu: thank you. next speaker. >> stop the corporate rate of the public library. do not accept money from the friends of the library. the influence of private money on our politics has the power to destroy democracy and destroy public policy. not everyone knows that private money comes from public assets being converted to a private income stream. we know from reports submitted to the california state attorney general that the friends of the library had income of $40 million and expenditures of $48.10 mi

the train dragged her suv about 30 years from the crossing at decatur street. the warning lights were flashing but the crossing does not have a gate that drops down. the mother was alert when the paramedics arrived. >>> mary treadwell the first wife of marion berry has died. they were married from 1972 to 1977. mary tread wealth co-founded pride incorp. real estated with marion berry in 1967. it was a federal job training program. >>> more than a dozen people were hauled off in handcuffs outside the white house part of a protest to fight hiv and aids. hundreds marched in the midst in the midst of the international aids conference. they called for funding to help fight the spread of the disease. they tied red ribbons dollar bills and bill bottles to the front lawn fence. >>> the montgomery county council approved a compromise over a costco gas station. the cost go at westfield wheaton can sell gas as long as the pumps are 300 feet away from recreation areas and homes. neighbors were worried about the safety of the original plan because is it a high traffic area

right now at the intersection of connecticut and decatur, this is going to be something if it does not change by rush hour. trust he, there are -- trust me, there are big power lines on connecticut avenue. if we go south a little bit more on connecticut you actually can see some of the power lines which have been kind of strewn across the doorway to this office building. cars are allowed through, but what they have done is taken it down to one lane. essentially you have southbound traffic on some of the northbound lanes. in certain spots it is down to one lane traffic in each direction. it is dark, that is going to add to the confusion and some of the other problem spots we are seeing is friendship heights area. totally dark on wisconsin avenue there. and connecticut avenue in kensington. no street lights to speak of whatsoever. the problem here, these lights in particular, pep co-had promised to get the power lines back up before the morning rush. they were able to do it all the university -- at university and connecticut. huge improvements here. so far they have not fixed it. we did

at 4505 deindicate our -- decatur street. the train originated in florida and was on its way to new jersey. it's still on the scene while police investigate this accident. >>> home prices may finally be bouncing back. an industry report says home values rose two-tenths of a percent from 2011 during the second quarter. it's the first annual increase since 2007. nationwide the median price of a house now stands at $149,300. despite the gain, overall home prices still down almost 24% since april of 2007. >>> philadelphia monsignor william lynn could be sentenced up to seven years in prison today. a jury found him guilty of child endangerment. it's the first time prosecutors didn't just charge the abusive priest but also church leaders for failing to stop them. his defense team arked he repeatedly told higher ups about the abuse allegations but was under strict orders from the city's cardinal and had no authority to remove priests from the ministry. >>> joe paterno's legacy in shreds. penn state's football program crippled after

southbound connecticut avenue between denfield avenue and decatur avenue. you have debris blocking all of your lanes in that area. so if you're going to have to be careful. again, give yourself extra time this morning. aaron and eun, over to you. >>> still to come, asking for more help. where crews are coming from to help get your lights back on. >>> clear roads right now, but we are brace for a messy morning commute. danella will tell you what we can expect. weather and traffic on the ones >>> welcome back at 15 after the hour. here are the latest numbers for you and the situation as it stands right now. first, federal government offices open today. employees need to know you can opt for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. more than 450,000 customers are still without power in metro dc. utility companies say it could be the weekend before service is completely restored. traffic lights, they are still out all across the area. metro riders need to know you can expect a longer commute today. all metro stations should be open normally tomorrow in the dc

. >>> this is from a viewer on southbound connecticut avenue lawrence and decatur in kensington you can see a tree and power pole blocking all those lanes this is a kind of scene drivers and crews are up gain, all over the region. >> i know, they are driving around today, those trees are just down everywhere. >> makes you wonder how soon they can clean those up. >> good news at least the storms are over. gary i know we had one yesterday looks like we are in the clear today. >> we are now. we are looking at the radar, i don't see anything right around the area but what i will do is start with a storm we are watching up to the north and northwest, way up there, up into ohio. now remember friday night this is where that big storm system originated so, this is coming in our direction, all of the guidance i have seen and i have looked at a lot of it, suggest most of this will fall apart. most of this should stay south of us, but, that was kind of what was happening friday night as well. we are going to keep an eye on this little complex all of that is severe as well not dropping the winds li

we are here at the corner of connecticut avenue and it looks like decatur avenue and this is where the beginning of the traffic troubles are really going to start this morning. several blocks of connecticut avenue southbound are completely shut down. the entire southbound lane shut down. just snarls of trees and power lines covering all three of those southbound lanes. what they've had to do is take the northbound lanes and make those into basically one lane coming south and two lanes going north. the drivers will need to use extreme caution in that area this morning. it is just one of the trouble spots that we're expecting to see. today is the day that pepco expects to get more boots on the ground and also into the neighborhoods. they are expecting those mutual assistance crews to come there from a couple other states. oklahoma, florida, georgia and missouri, they were also pleased that they got a call from new brunswick, canada saying they can come and help. they had initially asked for a thousand additional crews and were not able to get as many as they wanted because, as we know, m

the woman was driving up this hill to the train crossing on decatur street. she was stuck in the middle of the tracks. that is where the big train slammed into her and dragged her car that way. when a tow truck finally hauled away the big s u b, you could see clearly where the train slammed into the side. news chopper 7 captured these images where the truck and train were stopped after the coalition. the 29-year-old female driver on the way to the hospital with serious injuries. >> she says the driver appeared on a where a train was coming and followed a big truck onto the at great rail crossing. and just then the truck in front stopped. the woman was stopped in front of an oncoming train. >> she had nowhere to go. the train was blowing its horn and it hit the back end of the truck. the truck went up in the air. it started dragging heard this way. and it flipped over on the right side. >> a train passing the scene hours later prove that the warning signals are working. >> they lay on the horn plenty. you hear them coming from a ways off. i am surprised people

she was trying to drive across the tracks here at decatur street when she was hit. took about a half hour for emergency crews to fee her from the suv. witnesses say she had no time to get off the tracks before the crash. >> train hit her. her car flipped over there. she wasn't moving fine but she was talking okay. so that's good sign. >> the woman has serious injuries. she is expected to be okay. witnesses say the train crossing signals were working at the time of the accident. there was some road construction near the tracks and crews were waving traffic by in one alternating lane. >>> at least a dozen people ended up in handcuffs today after a march to call for more aids funding research in the district. the weekend and aids march started at the convention center and made its way down k street and pennsylvania avenue and over to the white house. there, marchers tied red ribbons to the white house fence, but when they refused to keep on walking, they clashed with police. that march is one of several events that coincide with the international aids conference in tow

the tracks in the 4500 the block of decatur street.re since around 10:00 a.m. the collision pushed the suv up the tracks, flipping it on to its side.s it took rescuers about half an hour to get the woman out. >>> monitoring metro and several big problems at the bethesda station, all the escalators werc shut down late althis afternoonr >> metro says it was a mechanical problem.me we are live at the station. bob, what do you know? >> reporter: laura and shon,or they are back tein service, as f about 4:30 this afternoon, butaf it was rough, a very rough about hour and 45 minutes earlier. let's show you what it looked like downstairs. this is when everything was out first word from metro came via twitter around 3:00 this afternoon. some riders say they had no ide that anything was wrong until they got off the train. it's a long walk up. this is one of those stages that is agdeep underground, requirinn long elevator and escalator rides. metro spokesman says the causean of the outage is under investigation. but may be due to work being done by a contractor at the sta

video from apollo ice next to this hyattsville railroad crossing captured a black suv driving along decatur street towards the track about 10:00 in the morning. the suv makes it up the hill and just as it begins to cross the tracks, air csx freight train slams into the suv. amateur video and photos show the aftermath. the suv, a mangled mess and the mother driving it seriously hurt. we spoke with two men who say they watched it happen. did you see the lights and the bells going off? >> we didn't really see that. we didn't really see if the light was coming on. that is the problem. sometimes it works, sometimes not. >> sometimes off, sometimes on. >> reporter: was it not work something. >> no working. >> reporter: just as we wrapped up our interviews with the witnesses who were raising questions about the signal lights, the lights started flashing. cars stopped waiting for the train. about 20 seconds later, those crossing lights shut off and cars began to pass over the track. then just seconds later, the signal lights activate once again and the freight train passes by. we showed our video t

pepco crews have arrived here at the corner of connecticut avenue and decatur avenue in kensington. they are doing some work up on the utility pole there now. just because they are doing the work there doesn't mean the power will come on to the power any time soon if you take a look at connecticut avenue here, you can see just how extensive the problem is. we've got utility poles that need to be replaced. huge trees down across the road. we haven't seen any southbound traffic actually coming through here in a while which leads me to believe that perhaps they have shut down some of the southbound traffic although we are still seeing northbound traffic coming through on connecticut avenue. today is date that pepco expects to get more crews, more boots on the ground. they are coming from florida, georgia, oklahoma, missouri and canada. they are going to get here, get their orders and they are going to get out into the neighborhoods. pepco had requested the help of a thousand extra utility workers from extra states but the initial response, only a few hundred. that is because the situat

this was in the 4500 block of decatur street. she did sustain some serious injuries. but, she is expected to survive. the cause of the collision is still under investigation. >>> a fast and furious motorcycle chase through southern california. a traffic helicopter pilot across the l.a. area provides for commentary. >> here comes the ch, look at that. this is a very dangerous situation. you don't know if he's armed, and he's down. look at that. what a courageous move by that chp officer there. >> he made it look easy. the freeway chase reached speeds of more than 100 miles per hour before that bike was taken down and nobody got hurt. >>> that is fortunate. coming up, a trooper takes quick action after he spots a driver going the wrong way on the busy highway. >>> dozens of volunteers come out to welcome a wounded warrior home. i'm peggy fox. coming up, i'll take you inside the house and show you the renovations given to make life easier for captain pat huran. ♪ i've never felt this way before, but it's a scary time to be a woman. mitt romney is just so out of touch. [

we are looking at here is just incredible damage on con cop avenue in between veirs mill road and decaturzoom in, as we have aseen earlier, you've got a huge tree that is down all the way across the southbound lanes of connecticut avenue. that has taken down one very large utility pole and this sort of tangled mess that is closer into the front of us, that is the top of a utility pole that used to be all the way up at the top of this pole right here. so this again is part of the situation that they are dealing with here. this is the kind of situation that they're saying why it is taking so long for them to get into the neighborhoods because us can't just go and reconnect some of these lines. you have to rebuild the system, put in new poles, get the trees down. today, however, is the day that pepco expects to get more boots on the ground and in the neighborhoods. pepco initially had requested a thousand extra utility workers from other states but the initial response they got was only a few hundred and that is because many neighboring states are also dealing with power outages and situatio

heading over to southbound connecticut avenue, it's closed right now at decatur avenue due to a downed tree. you can see the crews are working right now to get the tree out of the roadway. i've been watching this it road all morning long, and they cut that tree down. you will see incidents like this all over town. if you head out of the house, give yourself extra time. i know it's hot and some of you don't have electricity. please be patient, and if you come to an intersection where the lights are out like this one right now, please stop and treat it as a four-way stop sign. aaron, over to you. >> thank you, danella. >> another hot afternoon is ahead of us. 87 degrees is the temperature right now. it's only 9 minutes after the 11:00 hour, and you will remember through the weekend we saw temperatures push and break 100 degrees around a lot of area. well, today not quite that bad, but not going to be so good out there either. meteorologist verronica johnson joins us. >> our temperatures are rising quickly. this is the national heat index values. d.c. is at 88 degrees. we've got the highe

video from apollo ice next to this hyattsville railroad crossing captured a black suv driving along decatur street towards the tracks about 10 a.m. the suv makes it up the hill and just as it begins to cross the tracks a csx freight train slams into the suv. amateur video and photos show the aftermath. the suv a mangled mess and the mother driving it seriously hurt. we spoke with two men who say they watched it happen. did you see the lights and the bells going off? >> we not really see it. that's the problem. we not really see if the light comes on. that's the problem, sometimes works, sometimes not. >> sometimes working, sometimes off, sometimes on. it's not good. >> reporter: was it not working? >> yes, not working. >> reporter: just as we wrapped up our interviews with the witnesses who were raising questions about the signal lights, the lights started flashing. cars stopped waiting for the train. about 20 seconds later those crossing lights shut off and cars began to pass over the tracks. then just seconds later the signal lights activate once again and the freight train passes by. we

were to draw a line across the present state of illinois, say running to the present springfield and decatur, south of that line, other than the indians on the wabash river there were virtually no indians who are in permanent residence. the indian tribes who are north of that line had come in from the north, had forced their way into kaskaskia, forced their way in by violence and taking land away from the illinois in the event had been a more than one or two generations, had so the really longer than the 1760s at the earliest. bill that passed through the state on many occasions before. coming in from the south, the settlers from tennessee and kentucky primary. also some from the northeast, but very few of those, would come in through southern indiana or kentucky. and as they move north they met the indians were forcing their way in from the north and a software direction, and where they would, result from the collision of the cultures was the war of 1812. >> now, to put it again in a bigger framework, this time a global framework, the war of 1812 of course is the chapter in the 20 years str

the atlanta journal constitution decatur book festival will take place august 31st through september 2nd highlighting inractive children's area, and author panels. st wbeit auin floor of the weekend of september 13th. let us know about book fares and festivals in your area ande will add them to our list. xtthri reports k@cpan. on the life of charles kikuchi, a japanese-american who was sent to internment camp along 100,000 other japanese-americans following the bombing ofearl r. rout lanca hime, d t this in the u.s. army and his career as a social worker in new york city.

>>mark: the winner and a girl friend of thomas decatur facing off in court today.the body of the painter and she has submitted handwritten notes that leaves her his mansion and camion dollars to open a museum. then his wife of 30 years this disputes the claim and said that she'd once control of the estate. san jose is getting a patent pat and abbas. this is the first ever expansion of the patent trade office. sand has they argued for the office and say that they submit one quarter of all patent applications. the legislation it was signed by president obama requiring between new patented offices across the nation. >>darya: and and take a look a this 350 homes. look at some of the neighborhoods that are total. some of the residents are attempting to go back if they have a home to go back to. many people went to their haulms only find that there was nothing left and that they were per girl lies. but some of the burglars moved in knowing the break of homes. >>mark: it the storms that out net flicks and instagram for a few hours. people everywhere were affected by added

decatur institute senior fellow and director of cato university, tom palmer, gave his perspective ofeedom starting with the beginning to today. this is just over 90 minutes. >> thank you. i did promise that we're going to begin on time, and we are actually a minute early. we will end on time as well. the previous talk, the fundamental purpose was to see the state in a somewhat different light than what we are accustomed, seeing it serving the way the leaders of states -- [inaudible] the source of order of the world by our current president, the mentality that you didn't do that somehow government was responsible for the things that we have accomplished in our lives. but to a custom of also seeing the world in a different lens and understanding that there are many social order mechanism for just a part of the state, sometimes they may even run contrary to the states, intentions of purpose, all sorts of things such as credit bureaus, social interaction, reputational mechanisms and so one, that encourage people to behave properly, in a lawful and respectful manner. but that don't rest o

southbound connecticut avenue is closed right now at decatur due to a downed tree at that area. bad to the 14th street bridge. 14 minutes to make the drive out in the belt [ female announcer ] the son of a single mom. proud father of two daughters. president obama knows that women being paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men isn't just unfair... it hurts families. so the first law he signed was the lilly ledbetter fair pay act to help ensure that women are paid the same as men for doing the exact same work. because president obama knows that fairness for women means a stronger middle class for america. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. >>> 8:30 now on this monday morning july 2nd, 2012. we have a huge crowd out here on rockefeller plaza. many in town for the fourth of july fireworks coming up on wednesday. good weather. just ahead, up close look at some of the breathtaking places in the country. america the beautiful. >> jenna bush hager back from her tour of the country, america the beautiful. first stop denali national park, mt. mckinle