in may, the number of escalators out of service was 103 out of nearly 600 escalators. today, it is around 80. >> i wish they would invest the money in getting the things done faster. >> many of the 82 are out of service because we're rebuilding them, not because they're broken. >> reporter: well, there are other issues in this report card including metro police officers complaining that their radio service is working. sometimes, sometimes not. it is so bad some officers refuse to go to some stations when they have no radio service. that could be a big, huge safety issue. also some rail car reliability that can cause some delays. doors not opening and also injuries to riders have also increased. this report will be presented in front of the metro board later on this morning. andrea? >> surae chinn reporting live at the foggy bottom metro station in northwest washington. >>> a heads up for everyone who uses branch avenue in and out of the district. ddot will close the road at pennsylvania avenue at 10:00 this morning, closed on both sides of the intersection as crews reb

we still have escalators. >> the of service. in metro's defense, they can't fix all 588 of them overnight. but we do have one here that is being replaced. you can see the sign that says this is part of their improvement project. well, why some riders will have to hoof it up the long escalators this morning and an update on how metro is doing doesn't look very good. the reports come out from time to time. rail car reliability has gotten worse and that means trains are late or the doors aren't opening properly. also, injuries to riders have increased. the mounting problems and improvements that metro is trying to make have forced metro to lower their goals and standards. >> we're stopping here for a few minutes. the few minutes turns into like seven. >> we haven't lowered standards to make our jobs easier. we've lowered the goal because we are doing so much track work on the system. it is a short-term reflection of reality. >> well, this report will be officially presented in front of the metro board meeting later on this morning.

at dupont circle, we found another nonworking escalator. at one point, we were told all were out of service. at this station, it can be a long walk up. >> i take the elevator. >> reporter: according to this report prepared for the metro board of directors, in may, about 100 escalators were out of service on any given day. that is worse than in previous mo. do is thank our customers for their patience as we rebuild. this is work that should rob done a long time ago, investments that should have been made a long time ago. >> reporter: the agency spokesman says metro is rebuilding its entire system of escalators exposed to the elements year round. it's long-term $150 million project. >> under these types of conditions with this much traffic, these escalators have a useful life of about 0rbgs maybe 25 years if they're properly maintained. maybe 30 if you're lucky and we're well beyond that at this point. >> bob barnard, fox news. >> metro says four of the seven escalator manufacturers that were used during the creation of the subway system just

we found another nonworking escalator and last week we were told they were all out of service and at this station it can be a long walk up. >> i can't do that, so i have to take the elevator. >> reporter: according to this report, in may, about 100 escalators were out of service on any given day. that's worse than in previous months. >> we know that these are challenges. you know, all we can do is thank our customers for their patience and forbearance as we rebuild. this is work that should have been done a long time ago, frankly, investments that should have been made a long time ago. >> reporter: agency spokesman dan geko says they're rebuilding its entire system of escalators. it's a long-term $150 million project. >> under these types of conditions with this much traffic, these escalators have a useful life of 20, maybe 25 years if they're properly maintained, maybe 30 if you're lucky and we're well beyond that at this point. >> reporter: in fact, dan says four of the seven escalator manufacturers used during the creation of the subway system don't exist anymore. in some cases, t

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already some repairs for this metro escalator here under way.now, of course, this is a monthly report that will be presented to metro's board of directors on thursday, that shows in the month of may, 100 of the system's 588 escalators were not working. in february an escalator here at foggy bottom partially collapsed. luckily, nobody was hurt. performance is also worsening in several other categories. bus and rail on time performance not looking as good this month, and customer injury rate also up a tad. now, the one thing that has increased is a number of inspections performed, up 8% over the month of april. metro has assigned a maintenance team, they say, to the busiest stations, and they promise to fill manager and supervisor positions this month to help improve maintenance at the busiest stations on the line. if you would like to take a full look at this 36-page report, you can do so at our website, nbcwashington.com. back to you. >> melissa mollet live in northwest washington for us. melissa, thank you. >>> one of the world's most revered f

this escalator i'm on at foggy bottom right now is one of only three escalators working here at foggy bottom this morning. all of them were supposed to be operational by the end of june. obviously, already about a week late. let's take a look at this latest report that is going to be presented to metro's board of directors tomorrow. they say in the month of may more than 100 of the system's 588 escalators were not operational. they were indeed not working. this monthly report looks at things like weather, metro service is improving, whether it's deteriorating or remaining steady. it will be presented, as i mentioned, to the system's board of directors on thursday. performance also worsening in other categoriecategories, bus on time performance and customer injury rate, which is up slightly. the number of inspections completed, up 8% over april. we have been speaking with riders out here this morning. most of them saying, you know what, these repairs, they need to be done. >> they try to fix it. still the same problem. nothing works. they try their best. >> reporter: frustrating for yo

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and escalates and escalates. and everybody is just kind of sitting back watching. >> say it again. say it again. >> the lady throws a punch and people were yelling. there's a high school girl standing like two feet from me. and as the fight starts coming down, the girl is screaming because it's just rolling down. >> despite the screams, the women continue to pummel one another. >> it just doesn't stop. and the bus driver didn't stop. there was screaming going on in the back. there was fighting that started that just kept coming down the aisle that people had to move out of the way. people screaming. >> within 30 seconds, another passenger steps in. >> stop it. stop it. stop it. stop it. stop. >> get her back. stop it. >> there was one lady that kind of broke them up a little bit. but, you know, most people did not want to get in between two older ladies just going all at it. i mean there was serious blows. they were just slamming on each other. >> from beginning to end, the arguing and the fighting lasts about th

>> reporter: lesli, one of the biggest problems are with escalators. here at foggy bottom one is not working at all. the one coming up is working but the one going down is not. metro is also having issues with rail and bus service. rail car reliability is among the worsening problems reported by metro in may including problems with the doors at times causing delays. >> we usually don't notice it until we get on the train. so they are like we are stopping here for a few minutes and the few minutes turns into like seven. >> reporter: injuries to customers is also worse although the report indicates that it is only slightly. nothing like the incident that happened last october when metro escalators malfunctioned. there are more escalators out of service. according to the report 103 were out of service in may. today it is around 80. metro spokesman saying they expected that. >> many of those 82 are out of service not because they are broken but because we are rebuilding them. >> reporter: metro is spending $150 million on escalators alone and they put up n

the escalator at the metro are back up and running. one of the three of them have been out of service for months as part of the on going modernization project. this morning the other two were broken for hours as well and well, you can see the climb folks had to make. we checked in with the metro this afternoon about the status of the elevator repairs and as of 6:40 p.m., 512 of the 588 escalators were operating. 76 are down. they're being worked on and 50 are part of long-term projects, the other 26 are daily service calls. >>> still to come, anny is back with a look at the forecast for the rest of the week. and the summer may be sizzling, but are you willing to pay for that sizzle in your frying pan? the news is not good. that's up next. >>> breaking news now out of fairfax county where it's good news. all the lanes of i-66 are finally back open again. as you probably know, if you live out that way, the westbound lanes were closed for hours this afternoon. a truck carrying hay caught fire between route 123 and route 50. those lanes op

at one point, all three of the escalators there were out. maintenance staff found several flip-flops and sandals inside the escalators. there was a line of people waiting to walk down into the station. riders say this is not a new problem. >> it's pretty annoying. i'm not happy about it. i feel as though something's always broken when we get down here. it's just about time they put in a fix. >> metro says escalator maintenance schedules are updated daily online at metroforward.com. >>> vincent gray is in favor of building a dulles metro station above the ground. the washington metropolitan airport authority voted in april for an underground station. before today, mayor gray supported that plan. but the extra $300 million price tag changed his mind. the mayor says holding out for an underground station could derail the entire project. the loudoun county board of supervisors will not consider the action -- or the project, that is, now until july 19th. >>> here in the district, jury selection is under way in the roger clemens perjury trial. cle

poured from an escalator monday at the dupont circle station.etro's customer service and operations committee will deliver its report to the board at 9:00 this morning. >>> also today metro's board will hear some suggestions for simpler station names. the transit agency is suggesting names that reflect the areas where trains stop like u-street cardoza african-american civil war memorial station. instead of that mouthful the station might just become u-street cardoza. the smithsonian station might get national mall added to it to make the station more familiar to occasional riders. changing station's names, though, would require 2600 new signs and about 5,000 new maps. the agency is also expected to shoot down the idea of selling naming rights to the stations. >> well the construction project beginning today that will shut down part of a busy intersection in prince george's county. >> also ahead at 6:00 a.m. the rare attack at one of the country's most popular national parks. playing with your friends? i am playing with my friends. hey, mrs. d...

spook board from one escalator monday at the dupont metro station. the committee will deliver its report to the board at 9:00 this morning. riders can see exactly which escalators are not working daily online at the website metroforward.com. >>> also today, met re's board will hear suggestions for simpler station names. the transit agency wants names to reflect the areas where trains stop, including u-street card ozo african-american civil war memorial station. instead of all that it would be u-street cardoza. national mall might get added to it to make the station more familiar to occasional riders including tourists. changing station names would require 2600 new signs and 5,000 new maps. >> they could sell naming rights. the stadium does it. >> we heard about that, too. >> how confusing it would be if you were trying to get somewhere and it said joe krebs. >> or a certain hot dog street. >> nathan hot dog. >> where are you going? >> to maithens, then to m&t bank. >> stay with us.

coming up next, tackling escalator troubles. a new plan in place to spot signs of trouble sooner want. >>> and a new series of rail cars are closer to rolling out. we'll have a look for you and can this be the key to curbing brac's traffic trouble? that is coming up next. gary. >>> and thanks, laura. we have some showers and thunderstorms out there and most of the activity is north of the district. you can see here on radar. it's all kind of lining up along the frontal system to the north. will the thunderstorms make it to us or will more be forming this evening? we'll look at that coming up. >>> and we know you'll cop us informed, gary. thank you so much. we'll keep it here. fox 5 news at 5 is coming back.  >> metro is letting us in on the vision of the future. the transit agency laid out plans for the often unreliable escalator system and is outlining now bus service needed as the military shifts thousands of jobs and for the first time, metro is unveiling the new 7,000 series rail cars. sherri ly is here and ms. more on metr

metro says many of the escalators are not broken. they're being rebuilt right now. the transit agency says it is spending $150 millionel to get the job done. metro put up new signs providing updates about the project. >>> the escalators aren't the only problem metro is facing. rail car reliability is worsening. their problems are including the doors if you've ever been around some of the trains. the elevator service is improving and the buses in the system are proven to be more reliable. >> lower their expectations on that. >> our time is 4:37. at 4:41, the money making traffic cameras may not be as effective as some lawmakers once thought. >> at 4:49, despite popular opinion, there is something to be said for the benefits of government healthcare. >> we're back with your weather first in two minutes. >>> pack the umbrella just in case. starting out today to be pretty nice. partly cloudy conditions by 9:00. pushing near 90 degrees. by this afternoon, we have a chance for some scattered showers and thunderstorms, a few could be strong or severe. here's angie with you

that is where the escalators, the entrance escalate ours are out of service until further notice. station remains open and shuttle bus service has been requested. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> all right. a heads up for drivers in frederick, maryland. starting today, several speed cameras in school zones will be up and running. the cameras are near hillcrest elementary school. >> our business beat is up next. after the break, we'll tell you why netflix shares are soaring. >> as we go to break, how attached are you to your computer smart phone or tablet. a recent harris interactive poll found 57% of people surveyed say they want access to thairdz even when they are on vacation and get this, 17% say they wouldn't even unking through it when they are on their honeymoon. how bad that is? we'll be right back.  >>> netflix shares are soaring. more on that in just a minute. first, lets asee how the rest of the market is doing. lauren similar netty with fox business network is live in new york with this morning's business beat. good morning to you. >> good mor

metro is again having problems with escalators according to a performance report. worsening problems recorded by metro in may including problems with doors. at times it causes delays. >> usually don't know until you get on the train. >> reporter: more escalators out of service. according to a report 103 were out of service in may. today it is around 80. metro spokesman saying he expected that. >> many of those 82 are out of service not because they are broken but because we are rebuilding them. >> reporter: he says metro is spending $150 million on escalators alone. as for standards set by metro, their goals change from time to time and this last report lowered the bar a bit. >>> i'm peggy fox at the prince william county courthouse where a mother and veterinarian made her first court appearance today after being charged with felony murder in the death of her 2-year-old son. karen murphy and her husband answered no questions as they walked quickly out of the judicial centre. charged with felony murder after accidentally leaving her 2-year-old son ryan strapped in h

not working. 81 of metro's 507 escalators are broken, about 16% of the system's escalators. >> we invite you to help us monitor metro. if you see something wrong or something not working right, take a picture and send it us to. >>>s in is suing a former astronaut. edgar mitchell true in the apollo 13 and was the sixth man to walk on the moon. a federal lawsuit claims that he illegally tried to auction off a camera he used during his 1971 lunar mission and nasa claims it's their property and he claims he got permission years ago from nasa. >>> the countdown clock started today and atlantis is scheduled to blast off at 11:21 in the morning. they will deliver supplies to the international space station on a 12-day mission. nasa's weather officials say the launch could be delayed, though, because of a 60% chance of thunderstorms on friday. >>> and we have a consumer alert now for anyoning about changing their looks and of about you dye your hair or buy the lipstick, preview a new you with a virtual makeover that requires a cell phone and here's more. >> reporter: you want to change your look

half of the escalators are out of order half of the time. >> escalators right there just a few of the 79 escalators systemwide that are under repair tonight. >>> well, hopefully everything will be working for the 4th. thousands of people are expected down on the national mall and the national park service is urging you to take metro to get there. metro will be open from 7 a.m. until midnight monday. for security reasons the smithsonian station will be closed most of the day, but you can use it to go home once the fireworks are over. for more details on metro, road closures and where to find the entry points for the mall go, to be with be with and look under hot -- www.myfoxdc.com and look under hot topics. >>> meantime the fox 5 storm force is tracking our holiday weekend weekend. gary mcgrady is in the weather center. the pressure is on. >> i wish the last couple days would extend right on through this holiday weekend. >> that would be great, low humidity. >> that's right. it's going to be warmer and a bit muggy, but i think it's going to cooperate for the most part, more back to sum

. >>> metro escalator problems are getting worse. the escalators weren't working today at the foggy bottom metro stop. this has become a regular problem for metro riders. news4's melissa melai explains. >> reporter: frustrations over the escalators has been mounting for some time. now this latest report shows in the month of may, more than 100 of the system's 588 escalators was not working. the monthly report looks at whether metro's service is improving, deteriorating or remaining steady. it will be presented to the systems' board of directors thursday. performance is also worsening in several other categories. bus and rail, on-time performance, customer injury rate, up slightly, as well. there is one thing that has increased. the number of inspections completed. that a positive increase, up 8% over april. metro now is signing maintenance teams to the busiest stations and they promise to fill manager and supervisor positions this month to help with maintenance on the line. riders we spoke with at the foggy bottom stop says metro nee

. >>> metro escalator problems are getting worse, and that's no surprise to metro riders who use the system regularly. tomorrow metro's board will get the full report. according to the prepared presentation, more than 100 escalators were out of service in may because of maintenance and unscheduled service calls. metro says several escalators will remain out of service while crews remain problems that have long been neglected. >>> the number of deadly accidents spiked this past holiday weekend in virginia. according to wtop radio, state police reported 13 people died in 11 different crashes. that's from friday morning through monday night. during the same time last year, six people were killed in crashes. according to the report, alcohol was a factor in four of this year's accidents, and at least five of the victims were not wearing seat belts. >>> today a bristow, virginia mother is expected to turn herself into place after being charged with felony murder and child neglect. dr. karen murphy is accused of leaving her 2-year-old son ryan in the family minivan for several hours earlier

one is escalators and elevators. there is a lot of complaints from riders. where we are here, they have been working on an escalator replacement program for some time. we have seen workers here this morning. part of what they will be talking about, one of the committees, a plan to increase the on time preventative maintenance because there has been a large increase in maintenance and service calls. metro is getting feedback from rider focus groups on the design of the new 7,000 series rail cars. the first ones are set to arrive next year for the silver line to dulles airport. now, along with that, they will be talking about the naming rights of the new stops on the line. there was talk at one point of selling the naming rights but there is a policy that they want to try to vote on in order to ban that. there was a report that came out in may. there is talk of the bus on time performance getting worse due to traffic congestion and detours. they will be addressing that as well as even looking into adding additional bus service out there in the already crowded

there are about 80 escalators out of service, compared to about 103 out in the month of may.icials say the escalators aren't broken, but are actually being rebuilt and are spending $150 million to get the job done. they've put up new signs giving updates and details about the projects. >> they're working on it. behind the wall, all of that's fine. i wish you'd taken the money from the signs and get this fixed faster. >> they say they're working as fast as they can. rail car reliability is among the worsening problems, including the difficulties with the doors. the good news, the elevator service is getting better and the busses are more reliable. >>> a special birthday celebration here in the nation's capital. his holiness, the dalai lama turns 76 years old today. the first day of his buddhist ritual for world peace. [drum beats] . [chanting] >> people from all over have come to dc to see the dalai laman and participate in the festival. the 11 days of prayer and meditation will be highlighted by the circular colored sand mound made by monks one grain of sand at a time. he spo

everyone had to squeeze single file one locked escalator. it sometimes took 10 minutes just to get out of the station. the sign on the close escalator's said the repairs were part of the massive modernization project. what was taking this modernization so long? we investigated. a spokesman for the railroad said the repairs were scheduled to take six months and were on schedule. she said mechanics need 10 to 12 weeks to fix each one. the simple comparison may start in point. it to china 32 weeks to build a world-class convention center from the ground up including giant escalators in every corner. it was taking the washington metro cruz 24 weeks to repair two tiny escalators with 21 steps each. researched further and found in local news radio station that interviewed the manager. he said they were behind the curve and had to catch up. last week, smoke began pouring out of the escalators at the dupont station during rush-hour. "the washington post" ran a letter to the editor. he said as someone who has ridden metro for 30 years, i can think of

. >>> in beijing, an accident involving a subway station escalator has killed one person and injured 28 others. china's official news agency xinhua says the accident occurred on tuesday morning at an escalator leading to an exit of beijing zoo station. the agency says the escalator suddenly started moving downward, causing people to fall over one another, killing a 13-year-old boy. the boy was on his way to the zoo with his father, who was taken to hospital with serious back injuries. the incident comes amid a subway construction boom in beijing. five new subway lines opened in the capital last year alone. >>> the european union has banned imports of some seeds from egypt linking them to the recent e. coli outbreaks in germany and france. the european food safety authority said on tuesday it will temporarily ban imports of certain types of seeds from egypt until the end of october. all egyptian seeds imported from 2009 will be recalled and discarded. officials said one batch of penugreek seeds is highly likely to have caused the outbreak of the deadly e. coli strain. the outbreak spr

our neighborhood is escalating quickly. we have a twofold problem. why is it escalating? we have possibly another sro coming into our neighborhood. we also have america's cup which will be a prime candidate for what this lady was just talking about. this is happening now on the streets and we have had more shoplifting and the last month than we have had in years. we need to really see if we can sit down and work on this. that is my basic deal. welcome, greg. we have done some very good things. i will tell you if i don't like them. i think we had better look at this and look at this fast because this was a brutal murder. our mayor took our cameras city could be elected mayor again. we don't have red light cameras on lombard street. i have not even counted that many accidents in the past three years. we have to look at this, this is the entrance into the city and you have a major problem. we are willing to work with you as long as we are included in the process. you never asked to be a part of any of it. that is all i have to say. >> next speaker. >> could afternoon, commis

everyone had to squeeze single file one locked escalator. it sometimes took 10 minutes just to get out of the station. the sign on the close escalator's said the repairs were part of the massive modernization project. what was taking this modernization so long? we investigated. a spokesman for the railroad said the repairs were scheduled to take six months and were on schedule. she said mechanics need 10 to 12 weeks to fix each one. the simple comparison may start in point. it to china 32 weeks to build a world-class convention center from the ground up including giant escalators in every corner. it was taking the washington metro cruz 24 weeks to repair two tiny escalators with 21 steps each. researched further and found in local news radio station that interviewed the manager. he said they were behind the curve and had to catch up. last week, smoke began pouring out of the escalators at the dupont station during rush-hour. "the washington post" ran a letter to the editor. he said as someone who has ridden metro for 30 years, i can think of

. >> several big issues on tap from rider feed backs to broken escalators. we will take a look at what could come out of the talks. >>> a jury found her not guilty in the murder of her 2-year-old daughter. she returns to court today to learn what time she will serve on other charges in the case. fox 5 news continues. >>> straight up 6:00. nice looking shot. gives you hope that this day, thursday, july 7th will be a great one. good morning, thanks for waking up with fox 5 morning news. steve is off. >> i'm here. wisdom martin is here. i was told this is friday eve. >> oh, yeah, it is. >> we are closer to the weekend. >> it is. >> tucker told me i mentioned the weekend like six or seven times already. >> now we will stick to the news and talk to tucker in a minute. >>> police are investigating a crash that sent a car flying into a diner in wheaton, maryland. it happened last night. police say the car was traveling southbound on georgia avenue at university boulevard west when the driver lost control and landed in samantha's diner and bakery. no word on the inj

tonight's britain's tabloid scandal escalates. two rupert murdoch-owned newspapers obtained and published information about prime minister gordon brown's family and finances. and tensions between the united states and syria, near a boiling point tonight. a government that beats its own people when they march peacefully slow to offer help when the united states embassy sund attack. >>> tonight the united states being unable to pay its bills because it's maxed out its credit line. to get more spending power president obama is trying to broker a deal with congress that would slash $2 trillion in red ink over the next decade. republicans refuse to raise taxes. president obama is left to sound like a nagging parent. no breakthrough at this afternoon's white house session. the president will reconvene the talks tomorrow. let's discuss the stakes and politics with jessica yellin and gloria borger. the sound we didn't quite have there was the time saying it's time to rip off the band-aid, eat our peas. he spent a half hour with the key ne

workers found the lost shoes at the foggy bottom escalators just this week.ht now more than 100 of metro's 588 escalators systemwide are not working. later this morning, metro's board of directors will get a detailed report on repair efforts on those broken escalators. and this morning metro board will also hear suggestions for simpler station names. the transit agency is suggesting names to reflect areas where trains stop like u-street card ozo african-american civil war memorial station. instead of that mouthful the nation might become just u-street cardoza. the smithsonian might get national mall added to it to make the station more familiar to just occasional riders. the agency is also expected to shoot down the idea of selling naming rights to the stations. >> this morning we're still waiting to hear from d.c. councilman harry thomas over some questionable charges on a debit card in the name of a nonprofit organization he runs. the washington city paper just published the charges from the card in the name of team thomas. the group is supposed to introduc

with this there is escalating penalties. if the retailer for gets to market label, for guests to hand out a pamphlet, it might have them available for every that comes in the store. any consumer can request a pamphlet. that opens it to penalties. this will be unduly burdensome to the mom and pop cellphone retailers. with more independent cellphone retailers then the carrier-own stores, this will disproportionate impact those mom-and-pop stores. this will also place retailers in the untenable position of having to answer questions about radio frequency emissions and that they are not appropriately trained to answer. i've been in the industry for five years and there are certain issues with this that i still don't fully grasp. imagine the retailers that might have just one employee who was a teenage student being put in the position of answering those highly scientific questions. if there is a place for regulation, this is best that the federal level. the consumers, retailers, and wireless carriers can receive guidance from th

as the phone hacking crisis escalates, rupert murdoch and his son james prepared to face questions from a u.k. parliamentary committee. gaddafi must go. u.s. officials deliver an uncompromising message to their libyan counterparts in a secret meeting. the eurozone debt crisis worsens. fears for the major banks cause a stock market slump. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton builds bridges on a two- day trip to india. it is 11:00 a.m. in singapore. >> it is 4:00 a.m. in london, broadcasting in america and around the world. this is "newsday." the owner of britain's biggest media empire, rupert murdoch, is to make his first appearance before a committee of british members of parliament on tuesday to face questioning about the phone hacking scandal at the "news of the world." his son james will also give evidence, and will the former boss, rebekah brooks. the scandal has already forced two a senior police officers to resign. >> he is ben yates of the are no longer, resigning just a day after his boss, sir paul stevenson. both paying the price for failing to get to grips with the hacking

the scene escalates, and craig tries to drive his truck out of the area. see, like, a big object just flying towards my window so i just dodge. i hear, like, these two, like, bangs. and it was -- it was so loud. like the glass hit my face, hit everywhere, was in my hair. and then finally i looked, looked over, and there's tanner just bleeding everywhere. >> the rock has all but crushed tanner's face. he is in the hospital for months, and doctors say a blow like that could have killed him. he is lucky. then, as tanner struggles to recover, the police investigators find the tapes and the d.a. learns of the 311 boys. >> in ten years i have been a prosecutor, i've handled murder cases, i've handled hate crimes, sexual assault cases, i've done the whole gamut. i have never seen a case where the people glorified in violence more than this case reflected in the tapes. they just lusted after it. it was such a fix to them. >> you try to jump on me? [ bleep ] dude. >> he studies the teens' behavior in the tapes and is surprised the case involving the 311 boys hasn't

now this latest report shows that in the month of may, more than 100 of the system's 588 escalators was not working. the monthlily report looks at whether metro's service is improving, deteriorating, or remaining steady. it will be presented to the system's board of directors on thursday. performance is also worsening in several other categories, bus and rail, on-time performance, and the customer injury rate is up slightly as well. there is one thing that has increased, the number of inspections completed, a positive increase, up 8% over april. maintenance the signing metro teams to the busiest stations, and they promise to fill manager and supervisor positions this month to help with maintenance on the line. riders we spoke with at the foggy bottom stop says metro needs to get these repairs done. >> i have a disability on my right foot, some time, and the if the escalators and elevator's not working, that's kind of an inconvenience for me, to get back and forth to work. >> they try to fix them. it's still the same problem. nothing works. they tried their best, i guess. >> reporter: to

but tonight it was san diego's turn and things escalated quickly. barry zito back on the ground.orlando hudson in the third. he regrets this decision. hudson with a three-run bomb. zito's line, 3 2/3, 8 earned, giants lose 11-3. a's a winner last night, today a scheduled double-header with the angels. game one, angels a 2-0 lead, aybar with a solo shot. 3-0 angels. now 4-2 l.a. in the 9th. tying run at the plate. crisp swings and pops it up, tough play before aybar on the mound, but he makes the play. game two, a's looking for a split. this game would go extra innings. scott sizemore, a chance for a hero. he delivers a two-out rbi base hit to right center and the a's walk off with a 4-3 win. they're now 4-1 at home against the halos. >> yeah, i got a good pitch to hit that first one, fouled it straight back. then got down 0-2. after that, just battle mode and he left a curveball up and i put a good swing on it. down the gap. of the claret jug. your leader is northern ireland's darren clarke. the last time he contended for a major was ten years ago. he misses by inches for eagle o

s phone hacking crisis has escalated.e top policeman has resigned and the man who was first to allege widespread phone hacking at the "news of the world" has been found dead. >> u.s. officials have met representatives from the libyan government at a secret location to demand colonel gaddafi steps down. >> let's get more on the phone hacking story. over in the u.s., the prominent democrat senator dick durbin is calling for both an f.b.i. and a congressional investigation into whether any whether u.s. laws have been broken by rupert murdoch's media empire. allegations against the corporation race questions about whether it violated the foreign acts. we are joined from new york. thank you for joining us. looking at where the legalities lie in the u.s., tell us where the jurisdiction lies in the u.s. for this. >> the u.s. has a statute called the foreign corrupt practices act that makes it illegal for u.s. companies, but also others, to bribe foreign officials in order to get busine3ey the statute has a broad reach and it has

and they're pouring in $150 million to fix and replace 150 escalators in the system. another safety issue, police transit radios don't always work, especially underground. an attorney for the transit police officers union said the problem is so widespread, officers think twice about patrolling in some areas around metro. metro would not go on camera this morning about this issue. they stand behind their statement, saying that spotty radio problems is not a widespread problem. metro goes on to say whenever an officer reports a communication issue at any time, day or night, technicians are dispatched to investigate and make any necessary repairs. we're advancing projects that are intended to improve radio communication within the tunnel environment. in northwest, surae chinn, 9news now. >>> other issues in the report card include increase in bus delays and injuries. metro is also discussing shortening station names at some stations such as the woodley park zoo/adams morgan. six focus groups gave their opinions to metro. >> sky 9 was over the scene of a huge house fire i

parra that they now had an argument that had escalated to a shooting. both officers sprang into action without hesitation. sergeant gordon, while driving his firearm, alerted dispatchers and other officers that a shooting was in progress. lt. parra, while drawing his fire arm, and exited the passenger side of the vehicle, move to the sidewalk, and john for pedestrians to get off the street. in those put seconds, the victim fell to the ground and the suspect fired additional shots in a denver direction, executing him. sergeant gordon and lt. parra were now within 10 feet of an armed murderer. there were no vehicles behind which they could take cover. their field of fire was the backdrop of a busy irving street. it was packed with pedestrians, class storefronts, passing motorists, and an armed killer. these officers knew that they had to end the deadly threat posed by this man. yet, they knew any rounds fired on that street, whether by them or the suspect, who had the potential to kill or individual victims. they knew they had to draw the attention of thi

there is a target goal to keep 90% of the escalators open at any time.etro says it is due to an increase in inspections, which forces more of these escalators to close down for repairs. >>> a check now on the evening commute. we are watching things. mike? >> on southbound 395 it is slow. slow from newington to woodbridge. north on 95 at the occoquan, an accident blocking the right lane. slow on the beltway to nutley. let's switch our view and take a look at the beltway and river road. it is low between the legion bridge to river road. have backed up again on georgetown. new hampshire to georgia. then slow on the outer loop to braddock road, where an accident blocks two lanes. some heavy delays at northbound 270. it is slow again through clarksburg. leon alison, back to you. >>> preparing students for college. it needs in this week's heroes, coming up next. >>> and coming of new at 6:00, a warning by tsa officials. woman: saving for our child's college fund was getting expensive. man: yes it was. so to save some moneyg we taught our 5 year old how to dunk