the subject, this sleek office building in downtown bethesda, 2014 calls of $49 million -- completed at the cost of $49 a woman says she saw a window pane come crashing down back in april, and since then, more talk that the leed-certified structure, including the repair work -- customers, escorted through a back door for safety. this afternoon, we contacted building owner car properties for comment, but so far have not received a response. >> definitely alarming. kevin: david walks by the office building daily, as do children who attend the school across the street. >> i will definitely keep my eyes peeled for any raining glass. something i'm looking at or walking on the other side of the street. kevin: until a permanent fix is theynto place, they say will be putting a canopy over the main entrance, also closing portions of the sidewalk on sides of the building, again, all for building, again, all for safety. kevin lewis, abc seven news. allison: meanwhile, and abc 7 traffic watch alert. more major changes coming to a busy commuter route. on august 28, crews will buildi, all for safe

it connects basically downtown bethesda to silver spring and it's a trail that connects people to nearbyo downtown and again, because of the purple line, it's going to be closing for several years. now, the montgomery county department of transportation, they have come up with an alternate route. however, that detour is under fire bau takes folks farther north from the trail on the sidewalk of another busy access road, jones bridge road. this busy thorofare often gets clogged with cars during rush hour. many people not happy about this change as well as the short notice. take a listen. >> i think more people ride the trail than will ever ride the purple line and i think metro or somebody better wake up. >> if they're going to do the purple line they should do sections at a time and leave the portions open for everyone else to use. >> reporter: now, we have reached out to the purple line transit partners about why the short notice, why didn't you alert them sooner than just giving them a five day's notice and we haven't heard back from them yet. we can tell you in the meantime that montgo

we're over downtown bethesda. group on the rooftop as we get closer and closer. >> the sun kind of looked like the moon. every time you looked at it, it gets bigger and bigger. >> a few groans because of that cloud cover. right on cue. thanks a lot, mother nature. >> listen to the crowd. oh, man, this is so cool. >> science rules. >> oh, we got it. oh, my god. oh, my god that is the coolest thing i've ever seen. oh, that is the coolest thing i've ever seen. >> amazing. >>> our support is not a blank check. >> now, at 4:26. trump's war plan. new reaction to a change in strategy. what's next for afghanistan. >> oh, what a view. the incredible sights from the eclipse you couldn't see that left millions with a memory of a lifetime. >>> hot, miserable heat. storm team 4 is getting you ready for one. warmest days we've seen in a while. >> it is 4:26 right now. good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. this is one of those days you want to be inside enjoying the full blast of ac. >> getting ready for a hazy, ho

it includes the apex building in downtown bethesda.notice sign and work crew were in plain sight. we spotted a special crew and the structure to be raised. but the answers are unclear. how long will construction take. could additional civil lawsuits, federal judges or the white house tr derail the terribly tardy project? we are outside. the crews have placed a fence here. this is also slated for the demolition. alison: across the river a prince william supervisor is speaking out. he told the officials that he hopes the state will not move forward with the bicounty connector and connect 66 to route 50. he believes the transportation funding could be better spent elsewhere. >> that man should be put to address problems on 66, 28, 95, route 1. the areas causing the problems for the people to get to the jobs. project but believes the routing plan will increase the traffic. >> he brothers trapped in the early morning earthquake are free tonight. the baby were rescued this morning and the brother pulled from a debris a few hours later. one o

the georgetown branch trail stretches three-and-a-half miles from downtown bethesda to silver spring. it's about to close, completely, for up to five years because of construction for the new purple line. transportation reporter adam tuss is working for you to help you navigate this change. adam, what are you >> this is going to change for walkers, bikers, people who are out here and even for people who have to get to school. >> the purple line is going to change the landscape in suburban maryland and it is going to change many lives in suburban maryland. and a lot of people who talk to news 4, simply aren't happy about it. >> i'm very -- i'll say disgusted. >> sheila lives in krefvy chach she rides his bike along the branch. but now because the trail has to close for years of construction, and because temporary trail is being set up that instead goes down busy streets. she doesn't want him riding the bike. >> my son rides his bike to school, takes him about ten minutes. without the bike, he can take a bus, it takes about 40 minutes each way on that bus. stops picking up students from

and the water filled barriers at the ready beside the apex building along wisconsin avenue in downtown bethesda. today a large metal sign that notifies of the project. the land will be home to the purple line main rail yard. the plans call for the row of the businesses and the restaurants to be torn down to make way for one of 21 total purple line stations. back live you can see they placed a chain link fence on is slated for demolition. jonathan: still ahead the pow irball jackpot is monstrous. alison: we look at how it stacks up against other historic lotteries coming up. >> it's huge. former k.k.k. to clergy in northern virginia. he is stepping away for now. we'll have the story. >> just accept it for what it is. ask for forgiveness. jonathan: but not all the parishioners feel that way. alison: we have a miracle in italy. the rescue from the rubble after an earthquake. moment you just don't want to miss. jonathan: hot spots around alison: just an amazing moment caught on camera. take a look at this as a rescue crew pulls a little baby from a pile of rubble. the little boy and his two brother

we're over downtown bethesda right here.we've got a whole big group at this roof top as we're get closer and closer to the moment where we're going to see the most blockage of the sun here, as people are totally out and about, really getting into this experience here, that all of us are a part of right now. not just, we'll show you another roof top of people are out and about, got to getting into the spirit of everything here in bethesda and people are just, they want to be a part of this. i want to say we're losing serious productivity where we're suppose to be on the clock doing their job. people are out and about really experiencing this thing. we'll show you here. you'll start to look out towards virginia and way off in the distance, blue ridge as we're had some clouds building into the region. it is really dark out in that part of the area right now as the sun starts to get blocked out a little bit more and more. >> you could. temperature -- >> that's right, and a number of us are wondering how will the animals respond.

i was saying that we thought parks might be the p we are over downtown bethesda.have a group on this rooftop right now. >> we saw the sun that was kind of like the moon. every time you look at it it gets thinner and thinner. >> we are hearing a few groans back here. >> right on cue. >> listen to the crowd. oh, man, this is so cool. >> science rules. >> we got it. >> wow. >> oh, my god! oh, my god, that is the coolest thing i've ever seen. that is the coolest thing i've ever seen. >> amazing. >> doug and chuck have been given sedatives we want you to know. they are chill now. they will be sleeping till noon. >> their enthusiasm was -- >> that was so great. >> we have to make sure that we are there for the next one for the 100%. >> absolutely. it was so funny. i h we were looking up and hear all the groans and just about 4 minutes into it and right into the peak when the clouds move in. >> but it squeaked away. and it was visible for part of that two minutes. not while we were on camera, though. >> i was going to say. >> of course, great timing, absolutely mother na

it is the portion between downtown bethesda and silver spring. the real kicker here is that the closure is expected to last between four and five years. officials now distributing a map. the purple representing the soon to be closed george-up to branch trail. the red is the new detour which will route people on to jones bridge road and other area streets that are not equipped with bike lanes. among the dissenters the varsity cross country team at bethesda chevy chase high school. >> we pretty much use this trail to practice on every day. we do all ofou all of the easy runs here. so not having it is going to be a really big hindrance to training. >> i think it's a disaster personally. you know? a lot of people use the trail. thousands of people every day. this is going to have a big impact on people. >> i should have figured out, i would think, some way that people could use the trail while they are working on it. putting all the people on the road, i can see accidents happening. >> just this afternoon we saw workers wearing, walking the trail wea

> you know, this is a great example over my shoulder, this intersection here in the heart of downtown bethesda presents a perfect opportunity for anyone looking to hurt large groups of unsuspecting people using a car. today, a security expert told me like this in our area could become the next target. >> we've been lucky, but we've seen it all around the world. >> you don't have to look far to find soft targets all around us, whether it's supporting venue, or shopping malls. an attack on protesters in charlottesville showed just how easy it is to do extreme damage in a small area with the car. peter, homeland security consultant says dc is ahead of much of the world when it comes to being prepared for attacks. but he says much more can be done and responsibility goes beyond law enforcement. >> so when we're build a new building and there's a cafe, let's build the ballards around the thing, like you see up on capitol hill like you see in front of the white house. >> they're talking about ballards like these here in -- that prevent a vehicle from jumping the curb and attacking the building or pe

kevin: 14 miles away in the condominiums near downtown bethesda a woman snapped this photo of her bathtubght after running the water for ten minutes straight. in silver spring a man compared these cups. one on the left from the faucet. one on the right run through a filter four times. following a number ofm co-mains wssc issued this statement today saying the discolored water contains manganese and iron from the pipes. it's not pretty but it's harmless. >> we are both going to the bathroom a lot. kevin: but some are concern about the health risks and dissatisfied with wssc's response thus far. >> if someone calls with this, and you dismiss them telling them you don't have an issue and you dismiss their concerns with the health doesn't look good. especially on the emergency line. the guy tried to get me off the phone. kevin: in the last hour wssc revealed that it changed the filtration process at the potomac river water plant, causing this color change. but thigh underscore that the water is -- they underscore the water is safe to drink. kevin lewis, abc7 news. larry: new developments on t

downtown bethesda to silver spring. 3.5-mile trail., as well as students trying to get to school. now, this trail is closing so that crews can begin clearing out the trees. start building that purple line. the light rail line will run along the northern border of chevy chase through the columbia country club and near residential homes and lionsville and western silver spring. now, there is an alternate route that the county has come up with. however, that detour is under fire because it takes people much farther north from this trail on sidewalk of another busy access road called the jones bridge road. a lot of people not happy about that trail closings as well as the short notice. >> i think more people ride the trail than will ever ride the purple line, and i think metro or somebody better wake up. >> if they're going to do the purple line they should do sections at a time and leave the portions open for everyone else to use. >> reporter: fox5 has reached out to the purple line transit partners about why the short notice. however, we

supposed to be closing and so this trail, guys, it's a 3.5-mile trail that connects basically downtown bethesdao silver spring and it's a popular trail, again, with bikers and kids who walk to school and they basically need to close this down so that they can begin clearing out all the trees and start building the purple line. now, the department of transportation, they've come up with an alternate route. however, that detour is under fire because it pretty much takes people much farther north from the trail on the sidewalk of another busy road known as the jones bridge road and this busy thorofare it often gets clogged up with cars during rush hour and so a lot of people are like this is not ideal. it's going to take me longer. it's a busy road. a lot of people not happy but also the short notice. take a listen. >> i think more people ride the trail than will ever ride the purple line. and i think metro or somebody better wake up. >> if they're going to do the purple line they should do sections at a time and leave portions open for everyone else to use. >> reporter: now, as for the short noti

downtown. if you live inside the beltway, you're most likely seeing or hearing this storm right now in and around bethesdaright through downtown washington that's where we're seeing the heaviest rain fall along 66. take a look at this, look at 16th street, georgia avenue, same areas that got hit yesterday right through downtown, look at the national mall, really getting inundated with heavy rain, moving over 66 in through parts of virginia around the crossroads in and around boston area, seeing very heavy rain there, too. on this track, making its way to the north. you can severe thunderstorm warning as well as montgomery and the district and it's moving to the north at about 20, 25 miles an hour, along that track, 6:42, into parts of chevy chase, wide -- around the fair land area at 6:57 and around 7:00 coming into e ton. we'll continue to track these storms for you. i'll be back with another live look. there are a few other that is i'm tracking. i'll be back. >> doug, thank you. as we've been reporting for months now, the number of people from dying from opioid overdoses is rising. >> one school distric