has appointed fta.pectfully disagreed to that action, deferring instead to the ntsb's recommendation, i share the committee's ultimate goal for addressing the shocking lack of safety culture within metro. to that end i welcome an opportunity to work with you to explore further ekts panneding the fta's authorities to bretter match the oversight and the enforcement authorities to address the ntsb's safety recommendations. in fact metro's new general manager indicated he's voluntarily directing his team the explore what fra standard they can apply on their own. regardless of what style of transit commuters are using, they deserve to know they are being protected by effective and enforceable federal standards. what we're witnessing today with metro is to result of a deck katsds long march into med yok kraty and dysfunction. arcing and smoke in the tunnels have become all too frequent and are scaring riders away. recent arcing incidents led the general manager to take the step of shuttering the entire system

flowers, an inspector general report of fta criticized the fta for not having consistent policies when it in fact undertakes a very serious matter which is withholding federal funds which in this case means the three jurisdictions get to pay. this report was entitled fta monitored grantees corrective action but lacks policy and guidance to oversee grantees with restricted access to federal funds. it found for example with respect to wmata and here i am quoting that wmata was required to mail hard copies of the invoice packages to a contractor in north carolina to review which is more time and resource intensive than other processes. my question given the need for every penny wmata can get my question to you is can you specifically identify at what point wmata will be able to return to normal restrictions? ... normal restrictions and procedures for accessing federal funds that the congress has appropriated rather than drawing down funds by hand which can take anywhere from ten days to two weeks for the money to get to wmata for safety and other matters. >> we are on site at wmata, and w

that's for the fta. >> okay. chairman graves, we have program management oversight as well as grant management oversight of our grantees and we do contract out. some of that work so that we can on a national basis be able to monitor our over 800 grantees area. >> so you contract out the work to monitor them? >> yes and we perform triennial audits and enhance audits in areas like procurement and financial management. >> how about when it comes to the work, whether that's maintenance work or other things, putting that out for competitive bid? do you ever encourage that? >> at the grantee level they make decisions on their procurement but we do ask them to be effective in the use of our funds. i know that miss comstock mentioned ramada that the option of looking at contracting out would be something that she would encourage, that are agencies that do contract out to try to ensure that they effectively use ourfunds . >> thank you and i have more questions and i'm going to turn to mister norton for her opening questio

the metro says they have responded to the fta's letter. a final plan will be released as soon as possible, but likely will not be ready by that may 16 date that they originally targeted. at stadium armory, wusa9. >>> right now, on the wusa app, you can read the full letter. >>> new charges for the teenagers suspected of killing a man on the train in july. a grand jury indicted jasper spears. police say he kevin sutherland, then ended up stabbing him. when the attack happened, spears was on release, suspected in another assault case in d.c. >>> a murder mystery in prince george's county. police are looking for a killer after two men were murdered in district heights. samuel page crashed into a tree. just around the corner, police found 26-year-old kevin mews. he died in a hospital. so far, police could not think this was a random crime and they think robbery was a reason for the shooting. >>> he said he was a prophet, and now larry dawson is out of the hospital and in front of a judge. wusa9's pete montine has details. >> reporter: it was a

and again, we will be monitoring it, obviously fta will. but it's not only that.t we have to install is the ongoing main thanks because that's again how we got here. if you keep deferring this this and deferring this, then this is what you end up with. so we have to get it back on where it needs to be and constantly maintain it at that level. which means again getting back into the t into the track. >> and i have to ask you one last question. in this period of six months, have you thought about walking away? >> well, it's been five months and eight day, but who counting. it's one of the most exciting jobs and the most challenging jobs i've ever had and i'm enjoying it and the people i've been working with have been fantastic. >> have you thought about walking away? >> my wife has asked me that s question as well. >> and you won't answer and keep to yourself. thank you very much for sitting here and answering all of our questions. of course we will follow up on any metro breaking news that we have as we roll forward. and right now we'll toss to tom for a check of t

fta says they need to do more and quickly. roz plater, the clock is ticking. just over, metro has a week to make the changes. the feds say they could face consequences. it was this fiery explosion thursday morning at the federal station -- federal center metro station that sparked new mandates for the fta. agency cal it turns out that it was a third rail insulator. >> the video was astonishing. and they continue to operate as if the arcing did not happen. to: metro is under the gun have four new safety mandates, making sure that employees prioritize safety of our convenience, second a mitigating fire and smoke risks. third, improving emergency planning and preparedness and conducting training drills with staff. metro must conduct a safety stand down, including what went wrong during the flash fire. the deadline for all that, may 16. >> we will get things done. mandates come as the new metro general manager paul wiedefeld announced a year-long maintenance plan to improve safety. >> t put this off too long. we are all committed to fixing metro. fta says if the d

flowers, an inspector general report of fta criticized the fta for not having consistent policies when it in fact undertakes a very serious matter which is withholding federal funds which in this case means the three jurisdictions get to pay. this report was entitled fta monitored grantees corrective action but lacks policy and guidance to oversee grantees with restricted access to federal funds. it found for example with respect to wmata and here i am quoting that wmata was required to mail hard copies of the invoice packages to a contractor in north carolina to review which is more time and resource intensive than other processes. my question given the need for every penny wmata can get my question to you is can you specifically identify at what point wmata will be able to return to normal restrictions? ... normal restrictions and procedures for accessing federal funds that the congress has appropriated rather than drawing down funds by hand which can take anywhere from ten days to two weeks for the money to get to wmata for safety and other matters. >> we are on site at wmata, and w

that would be a 16-day shutdown.utdo turns out fta wants that work done immediately.domm so, it could start, thatha 16-day shutdown, as early asarly june and that's only a coupley u of weeks away.way. so, what happened inside ofns this wmata board hearing heari today? well, the general manager, paul wiedefeld, he made it plain that he needs to s be a better job communicatingomu with the federal transportation administration after that letter came out yesterday.er he said that before he startsrts this massive smart track rebuilding program he now needs to fix these three areas which are along the red, blue, orange and fta only got wiedefeld'sfeld program when the public didlic last friday.st f stepping into all of thisf t today was metro's new safety chief. he is patrick lavin whorick l started on monday but held his first news briefing today.oday lavin said in his briefingri that the metro system is notms as bad as what he found as new york city transit system whenyse he start there had in the mid 1980's.19 he says metro has good people po in place to do this work but it simply has ne

the fta says urgent track work must come before metro begins its widespread maintenance plan se theyant metro to make decisions based on safety rather than convenience. moth metrorail and buss are showing a significant dip in ridership. folks make about 5% less trips. metro says one of the beg causes, the january blizzard that forced them to shut down for two day. that cost the system nearly $7 million in fares and parking fees. >>> the man accused of terrorizing metro riders during a deadly metro stabbing last year will be arraigned tomorrow. a grand jury indicted skrjasper spirs on murder and other charges. prosecutors say entires killed kevin sutherland as the train approached the university station and then robbed and assaulted other riders. entire he faces life in prison. >>> two charge this had connection to a murder at the month. they are accused of killing a transgender promise. police say they stabbed her to death. it they believe blakeney was there to engaging in prostitution. >>> job cuts are coming to howard university hospital according to the washington business journal

until then, secretary fox has appointed the fta as the oversight agency.ell i disagree with that action, deferring instead to the ntsb's recommendation to use the fra's more robust safety standards, i share the goal for addressing the shocking laugh -- lack of safety culture. to that end, i welcome the opportunity to work with you for further expanding the fta's address theto ntsb's urgent safety recommendations. metro's new general manager has indicated he is directing his team to explore what fra standards they can apply on their own. regardless of what cite out transit commuters are using, they deserve to know they are being protected by effective and enforceable federal standards. what we are witnessing today with metro is the result of a decades long march into mediocrity and dysfunction. best writers are confronted -- it ise riders scaring the riders away. step oftaken the shuttering the entire national subway system for 24 hours in march. earlier this month, the two station serving capitol hill were closed during the evening rush hour. wiederfeld in

the fta says metro must put passenger safety over what it calls operational convenience. that includes reducing smoke and fire risk and the number of railcars on trains. >>> a good samaritan is credited with helping the coast guard rescue six the boat was on the chesapeake bay and began taking on water. one of the boaters radioed a distress signal. maryland natural resources police and the annapolis fire department helped stabilize the boat until it could be towed. >>> a generous surprise for a waitress just in time for mother's day. >> they keep telling me "drink more water." "exercise more." i know that. "try laxatives..." i know. believe me. it's like i've. tried. everything! my chronic constipation keeps coming back. i know that. tell me something i don't know. (vo) linzess works differently from laxatives. linzess treats adults with ibs with constipation, or chronic constipation. it can help relieve your belly pain, and lets you have more frequent and complete bowel movements that are easier to pass. do not give linzess to children under 6 and it should not be given

the fta demanding the fix is in a directive released two days g fire at federal center southwest. metro has to prioritize safety of her convenience and improve emergency planning. they must also do a better job of mitigating smoke and fire risks and conduct a safety stand out so all personnel know and are following safety protocols. metro will have to appoint so many to oversee each action. miniature paul wiedefeld will join us live monday on "good morning washington" to talk about the minutes plan and the fta demands. the plan to rebuild metro is a complex one. paul wiedefeld compared it to a military operation. the complete on our website at wjla.com. a super night to be a hockey fan, the caps take care of what they need to it home to stay in the series. robert burton is live at the verizon center. they can force this two-way win or go home seventh game, what do you think? robert: i agree, but for now if you are a cap's fan you can stop warring until game six in pittsburgh. that will be a tough one. let's go to the ice, show you how this went down. caps took the lead for good in

from potomac avenue tooa what they're calling the d and a g junction that makes up the other two.he ftassued this directiverect wednesday to immediatelyesday e reduce the risk to passengerss and employees.mplo noting that from april 23rd top2 may tenth, just 18 days, there have been 15 what the fedst thef call safety events, nine ofs,in those with smoke and fire.ir work will include cleaning track beds fixing drainage andra sealing cracks as well asg cr replacing parts rail and the traction power system. wmata chairman briefed the council of governments on the severity of the problems yesterday.yest afterward he said he agrees he a with the sentiments of dot secretary fox. fox >> if secretary fox believes bel that it is unsafe, i'm ine, i'm agreement with him.t with as you saw before, paul myselflm and the board have no no reservations about shutting abot down the system if it's not not safe. we are not sending trains out there and putting people ineople danger.da so, again, if the secretary seca believes it's unsafe, we have communication with him and areh able to verify that, no probl

just search "fta." >>> it's friday and you can expect plenty of delays in metro weekend track work. starting tonight, there will be single tracking on the red, green, blue and orange lines. crews are repairing the tracks around due pobt circle, petworth and mcpherson square p there are also restrigss on tctions on th gather to honor the nation's fallen officers. the 28th annual candlelight vigil honoring law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty will a place at the national law. 252 fallen officers will be remembered and their names will be added to the national law enforcement memorial. also today, larry hogan will speak at the state police fallen heros ceremony it in pikesville at 11:00. another ceremony will pay tribute to six officers who died in arlington county at the justice center plaza this morning at 8:00. >>> a developing story now, public schools may risk losing federal money if they don't allow transgender students to use bathrooms that match their identity. that directive was issued by the obama administration yesterday. leaders say public school as are now o

these three segments that theeg fta is talking about have been previously identified in their t track maintenance plan andma also in metroin general managerg paul wiedefeld's safe tracke tr plan. it's just the two have different opinions on whatinio should take priority. por the fta is saying nope, ourg no, three segments, the ones thatneh we're talking about here need ne to go first. go fir let's take a look at the three t segments that are going to bee e affected. the red line between medicalen d center and van ness. and v nes we know a lot of that work has already been done so there t might not be major disruptionsit there. and then the orange silver line segment fromenfr potomac avenue to what they'rete calling the d and g junction, jt that is right where the orangere line splits off from the blueofb and silver lines before you get to minnesota avenue orin benenning road.nningoad. and then here at ballston, thett orange and silver line betweenet ballston and east falls church. now fta issued this order this d wednesday to immediately imm reduce also a it said the risk s to passeng

threatens to shut shu metro down if the orders are ord not complied with.t the fta action came after after metro general manager outlined e a massive one-year maintenanceie plan that will have ahave significant impact on service sv on all lines. >>> and we will ask metro's mro general manager, paul wield iflf he would, about all of us., abou he will be here for a live liv interview next hour right hererr on fox5 news morning at 7:30. 7 if you have a question youst want him to answer, tweet itet to us, use the hashtag ask metro gm. metro gm. >> happening today, theap maryland man accused ofpe o shooting six people and s killing three of them during a two day shooting spree is duered in court this afternoon inno in rockville.rocklle. 62-year-old eulalio tordil is facing first degree murder charges. police say he shot and killedil his estranged wife on thursday outside of their daughter's d high school. on friday police say he shote and killed two other people.pl one shooting happened duringpene an attempted carjacking. the other at a shoppinghoppin center. >>> there is a growingro memo

violating this directive could lead to fta resulting nearly a quarter of financial assistance to metrok the national transportation safety board questioned if ta is the right metro put out own statement paul wheatfeld is committed to working with the fta. paul whetfeld will be here tomorrow morning on "fox5 news morning" 7:30 a.m. ub not going to want to miss this. if you have a question tweet it to us using the #askmetrogm. >> and fighting for female votes donald trump akoosed bill clinton of being the worst to women in politics. >> hillary clinton's husband abused women more than any man we know of in the history of politics. >> with no more in way donald trump taking aim at hillary clinton and her husband. >> he was impeached for lying about what happened with a woman. >> and he wasen -- hillary clinton was an enableer. pro and anti-trump demonstrators squaring off whiled in the presidential nominee going after her own party for not endorsing him. >> most everybody has endorsed me other than paul line meantime hillary clinton is criticizing and courting republicans and her campaign

fta threatens to shut downown metro is orders are notre complied with. the fta action came after the general manager outlined a massive one year maintenance plan that will have a significant impact on serviceer on all lines over the nextver tt year. >> we will ask metro's general manager paul wiedefeld about all of this. he'll be here for a live interview this hour right herert on fox5 news morning 7:30. 7:3 you'll get a chance also tols ask him a question that you want him to answer.want if you want that to happen youaa got tweet us. use #ask metro f.m. >> gm. >> the maryland man accused of shooting six people andng sixeol killing three of them is duethre in a rockville courtroom thisurs afternoon. 62-year-old eulalio tordilr-ol facing first degree murderirst charges.charges. >> fox5's bob barnard is live this morning in aspenmornin hill, maryland, giant store where there's ae ths growing memorial for one of f o the victims. incredibly sad.ad bob, good morning. >> reporter: hey, allisonte and steve.r:an ste absolutely, guys, yeah, and it i turns out the

likeelt lik rer and there would be the leaste l amount of impact to passengers, but no that you no h fta has said some of these somee things need to be done firste fi those impacts could be evens cov more significant and by they t way, make sure you put on your calendar if you use metro in mro the evenings, that those tho closures at midnight begin on june 3rd.june live at l'enfant plaza i'm pza melanie alnwick, fox5 localox5 l news. >> damage left over thisage monday from saturday's bigurday rainstorm and sunday's winds. wn this is the building in northeast d.c. fenwick andenck gallaudet streets.ga part of the building collapsed d leaving a gaping hole.gapi h the falling bricks hit aling bs nearby power line.er line. that then hit a car crushedarru that car. c domino effect there.fft there. luckily nobody was inside theasi building or the car at the time.. >> put enough pressure upp against that brick wall and it split up right onto fenwicko nw street. >> not the only weather the onl related damage.mage. two trees toppled over at the national zoo. on saturday a massive tree in re d.c. s

safety stand down so all staff can be retrained in proper procedures.ures any violation to lead to fta holding up, metro releases statement today saying we'din felled met with fta and committed to implementing new directives. he will be here, rider here at d fox 5 in the studio for a live interview fox 5 news morning 7:30 you have a question tweet it tows at fox 5 dc using #fox5rocks ask metro gm. >> search is on tonight for the person who stabbed a man at a bus stop at the min set so metro northeast 12:30 this morning. victim expected to survive. attack consider got away. it all remains under investigation. >> coming up we'll take a look at the race for the white house. hillary clinton and trump taking a break. we'll show yo >>> sarah pay len with strong words wait until you here will hear what she had to say about paul ryan ryan we'll comby right back. back. e.t. phone home. when you find something you love, you can never get enough of it. change the way you experience tv >> north korea will not use nuclear weapon. made a statement in a speec

the federal transit administration, fta, is playing an important role as the metro's temporary directsafety oversight entity. the fta said today to share with us what is going to do to promote safety and reliability at the metro. congress can't legislate communication and it can't by a safety culture. they have to take action on the responsibility providing safe transit in our nations capital. and it has to be held accountable to the federal, state and local taxpayers that are funding them. i look for trickery for discussion and i'm going to yield the rest of my time to congresswoman comstock. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i ask unanimous consent to offer an extensive opening statement for the record but first of all -- >> without objection. >> when the general manager paul wiedefeld terminated 20 managers, seven of whom were considered senior. i think we all hope this is just the beginning of a new era of accountability and transparency at metro, and in our washington delegation all support for you in this action. we need to find new ways to run israel. [inaudible] -- and legislation o

the transit agency is making changes to its safe track plan after that scathing letter from the fta. you can read the entire letter and what it says metro is doing wrong on the nbc washington morning. an arcing insulator on the red line resulted in single tracking between the van nesz and medical center locations. single tracking will be done on four lines. metro is working to fix all the problems, but news 4 transportation reporter adam tuss says the plan could mean major disruptions. >> reporter: remember how we told you that that whole metro safe track maintenance plan was going to be really disruptive? well, now it is starting to really hit home for a lot of people. because of this new fta letter sent to metro basically demanding new track repairs and urgent repairs, metro might have to move some things around in that safe track plan. and that means that to start the whole project in just a couple of weeks you might be seeing a 16-day total shut down on parts of the blue, orange and silver lines. it would be between eastern market and benning road between eastern market and minne

moving forward, for its part, metro tonight out with its own statement, saying, they have received the fta's statement from the administrator, they understand immediate changes are needed to this new safe track program. they say they'll consider this. they will have that in place by may 16th. that's when all of this is supposed to be finalized. incidentally, we're supposed to meet metro new safety chief tomorrow when the bottom will meet and talk about safe at the. live at stadium armory tonight, tom fitzgerald, fox5 local news. >>> new tonight, the man accused of stabbing and killing the metro station, has been indicted by a grand jury. nineteen year old jasper spiers was indicted on first degree murder as all the, dates back to july 4th, fires attempt topped rob souter lands on the metro, set to be arraigned on friday. he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. >>> to prince william county, woman killed in woodbridge was suspect in a strong armed robbery less than an hour earlier. police say they responded to call for a robbery around 12:30 yesterday morning. when they arrived, female

to take steps to prioritize safety and improve emergency planning, and then present that plan to the fta. we are going to hear from metro general manager tomorrow. he will be live on "good morning washington," addressing metro's maintenance plans. tune in at 6:45 to hear him answer your questions. after a week of rain, we had a beautiful day for mother's day celebrations. don't get too used to the sun. our meteorologist is here for the next look at rain. reporter: door for us by midday tomorrow. a prettier picture in alexandria. 69 degrees, a two lot of low 70's today. there is some cloud cover out there this evening. the time works pretty well. temperatures aren't going to tumble too quickly. we are going to slowly drop through the 60's throughout the evening. a few showers around harrisonburg. to enjoy theying rest of this mother's day, temperatures down to the low 60's by 9:00. enjoy some time outside. if you will throw stuff on the grill, great weather for it. kimberly? kimberly: today's weather made it a beautiful day for a motorcycle ride, but one that came through the district tod

adam. >> of the fta letter that was sent today, what does that mean for the company? >>le over metro safety, and they are looking at everything safety wise, and they say they found certain sections of the rail line that urgent repairs have to be made. they were on the red line, the blue line, and in this particular area here, and a section of the orange line as well. so what that means for metro is that the general managers new safe track plan that he laid out last week, the big plan to fix the system has to be put on hold, because federal inspectors say that the sections of the rail line have to be finished first. >> and they are delaying the new safety upgrade program before they can start. what are they doing in the meantime, and what kind of safety fixes are they making now? right now, metro said that they are going to be reporting the porcelain insulators where you stau smoke and fire last week at that station, a replacing all of those insulators that could be a problem, and they are saying that they have to slow downtown now, and it will reduce the draw of the p

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metro has reiterated that they are cooperating with the fta. we are up with a plan to make the changes and for the revised program to be released in a couple of days. in the meantime, it is simply a waiting game. that's the latest from northwest washington. i'm sam sweeney. jummy: ramada board chairman jack evans talked about safety troubles on news channel 8, our sister station. >> i don't know what people were doing for 15 years. that is an outrage. today, you have a 11 out of 16 board members, a new general manager, a new chair. there is a whole different approach to fixing metro. says the agency is finally getting back on the right track. right now, we switch to the forecast. the weekend is coming up. we have so much going on, doug. doug: lots of activities. the weather is not going to be perfect, but it is going to be better. tomorrow, periods of rain are possible, another cold front, a little sunshine squeezed in. it isattern that we have, not likely anytime soon where we get 15 straight days of rain again. we will put that in the rearvie

as we know we've seen soe many more of them in the last tl month and that is really what w prompted ftathisuehi letter to metro asking for thoso urgent repairs to three track ta segments. let's take a look the which ones they are.they on the red line between medicald center and vanness station.ta now much of the work here hase h already been done, but it is but something that still needs a nda little bit of attention.ttle bio on the orange and silver lines,n from boston to east falls churcc and then from the potomac avenue station on the blue orange and d silver lines what they call thet d and g junction that is wheres the orange line splits off fromf the blue and silver linesnd sils between benning road and minuted money avenue.y now, fta issue this letter l wednesday telling metro theyro needed to immediately reduce the risk to passengers and employees note from april 23rd to may m tenth just 18 days there have been 15 safet the work will include cleaningln track beds, fixing drainage ande ceiling cracks as well as replacing part of the third rair and traction power system. yesterday

the fta also recommends metro slow trains down and shorten trains to reduce the risk of a third rail must also retrain all of its employees. we'll address all these issues with the gm paul wiedefeld when he joins us for an exclusive live interview at 9:00 a.m. we'll have it live on face book .a >>> sunshine in the metro he area. we have a milky haze high in the atmosphere, it's actually smoke fromberta canada wildfires. a passing shower newing through st. mary's. later today, lots of sun and some wind. tomorrow a midday shower, maybe an afternoon shower on tuesday. wednesday and cr dry. dry friday. >>> we have 90 minutes of news and weather coming up in half an hour. >>> tell me, donald, have you figured out who your vice president will be, someone who shares your temperament and values? someone say, i don't know, could it be -- satan? good lord! >> i have returned. >> ted is a demon. my god. >> i am no longer ted cruz. i am the lord of shadows. >> you sure you aren't lord of the weak chins? >> stop it, donald. >> the first guy who got possessed and looks better. >> "saturday night l

. >> reporter: fta inspectors pointed out there's some work done on the redline.owever they think that work needs to extend here. wuporting in the northwest the sixth baltimore city police officers charged in the freddiegray case just got started. all connected to the the 2015 incident. they opted for a bench trial to go before a judge rather than a jury, meaning that the trial will likely end with a verdict. the jury for the first officer has been ended in a mistrial. gray died from a critical spine injury while riding in the back of the police van following a questionable arrest that day. >>> the new hampshire attorney general is launching an investigation into this. a police beatdown. chopper video shows the suspect dropping to his knees surrendering just before police started punching him repeatedly. this happened after a police chase that lasted about an hour starting in massachusetts and ending in new hampshire. the video surfaced at a time when police violence has reached a critical stage. >> he wasn't fighting th complying with the officer's orders. until

manager paul wiedefeld will join us monday on "good morning washington" to talk about the plan and the fta;'s demands. complex one. paul wiedefeld compared it to a military operation that will get worse before it gets better. read the plan for yourself right now on wjla.com. customers are eating again at the silver diner in tysons corner, the restaurant reopening just about one hour ago. wednesday afternoon, people rushed to pull for people from a burning vehicle. chef, facesa former multiple charges after the police say he intentionally rammed the entrance. witnesses say he then covered himself in a liquid and started the fire. peaks of sunshine today, but the gray of may may not be done. meteorologist josh knight with more rain on the forecast, but first a gift for mom tomorrow. will get as right we break for one day and mother nature doing mom's the favor. country club, 62 degrees. most of us hang in the 60's through the evening. around the region, closer to 70's further west, where we had more sunshine earlier today. the clouds are moving back in. the satellite and radar in motion, sho

it will be moved up a lot faster to next month, 16ont6 days that line could be shut down after the fta ordered o emergency urgent repairs onntai that section and two others. now, onto this metro meetingee today. the general manager of metro, paul wiedefeld, today saidday s that he made a mistake by noty being closer in contact with the federal transit administration.ad the reason they had to come out yesterday and rework thehedt smart track rebuilding program o and they want areas focused on three places: the red, blueed b and orange and silver line. l all that work has to be done be first before the rest of theof e smart track program was shut down -- with shutdowns andtd stepping into all of this o t mess, well, that would be metro's new chief safety safet officer patrick lavin. l he said that pretty eye opening direct things about metro's problem and pointed andi out that metro's issues aresss not nearly as bad as a lot oft people think they are. he says he saw even worse in woe new york city back in the 80's. he says metro has the talentalen to do this job but just isn't getting th

that was plannedsla for 16 days with the closureaytt of two stations major um major packets there.pa ftassued the order last week w saying they needed toeeded immediately reduce the risk to passengers and employees.es we know that work will includelc cleaning track beds fixingds fin drainage and sealing cracks as g well as replacing parts of the third rail and the tractionheran power system.r em. so, we should find out hopefully later today what the w time line is for those firsthosf three projects and then how as they shuffle the decks on theec rest of those projects, how itjw will impact all of those. those we know t to plan this out, steve andnd allison, trying to do the workhw that had the most impact on the times where ridership waserw the lowest but now it appears aa that that isn't going to bet g o the number one consideration. they're going to have to getg some of this other stuff done d first and that could causend tha much more impact than they hadad initially expected. expecte so, hopefully later today theyot will get that plan back inn b order and released to the public.publi

now the federal transit agency is getting involved in a letter to metro today, the fta ordered the agency to make immediate repairs in three areas of the system and they must be done before metro begins the widespread maintenance plan scheduled to start next month. the three areas include potomac avenue to the d and g junction along the blue, orange and silver line. part of the red line near the medical center in van ness the orange line in ballston and east falls church. >>> growing concerns about fighting in and around d.c. schools. a girl recorded this fight at mckinley middle northeast and posted it on instagram. a student we spoke to says she was involved in two fights near the school including one last monday. she said a man came up to rescue her after she was jumped by five girls. school officials won't comment on this case. >>> she's done a lot in her life, except for graduate from college. but this weekend, all of that changes for a maryland woman. >> sure is. she is finally receiving her diploma 50 years after first setting foot on a college campus. shomari stone has her inspiri

proceed with this state track rebuilding program until metro first attends to three stations, which fta say needs urgent work before anything can be done. now, those locations are on the red lion, between van ness medical center on the orang falls church. and on the orange, blue and silver line, at potomac avenue. >> this came along with some new details today about actually how bad this problem has been, consider this, says in their letter today in just the last two weeks, from april 23rd, to just yesterday, probably include today, as well, fda officials have investigated 15 safety events, nine of those have involved smoke and fire incidents. >> anthony fox said he would shutdown metro if it did not adhere to these fda directives, earlier today, well, board chairman jack evans, he was out at the meeting, the council of governments, trying to get them to understand the severity of this problem. when it was over, we asked evans about secretary fox's words about shutting down. evans says, he agreed with the secretary. >> if secretary fox degrees it is un safer, i agree with him. as you sa

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the fta issued these ordersedth last week. is going to t include cleaning track bedsck bd fixing drainage sealing cracks as well as replacing parts of the third rail and the traction power system. sys so, when that initially came cam out, metro said, you know, k that might push our safe trackek plan back a little bit.it. they weren't sure when theyeren were going to have it readyeady but metro board hearing at thete end of last week they said theya they were really hopingal they're going to try to push puh that safe track plan out today y even though the deck has beens shuffled a little bit they the want to give people plenty of pf time to know what kind ofknow plans they need to make duringg all these serv live at l'enfant plaza, i'm plaa melanie alnwick, fox5 local news. >> ♪ >> 5:33 is the time.>> today family and friends will begin to say goodbye to claudina molina morales. m a public viewing is scheduledch for 5:00 p.m. at the shrine ofhf saint jude catholic church indec rockville.ro on may sixth morales was moral gunned

the three locations identified by the fta include the red line medical center to vaneff. the blue silver line and the orange silver line from boston to east church. >> something needs to be done. >> reporter: since receiving the notice, metro is delaying the plan. >> someone is watching it, i hope. >> reporter: others have less hope and more concern. >> something is going to p happen. maybe not, you know, in the next year or the next 5 years, but somewhere down the line, there's going to be a disaster if nothing did done. >> reporter: federal transit administration officials will aa company metro teams as they clean, repair, and replace the ge tracks, and live at the vaness station, i'm mol lenghi. >> thank you, mola. you can see the basic plans on our free wusa mobile app. you will also find what you need to plan and get around. >>> get ready to go nowhere fast. >> by rail and by plane. airlines are predicting record number of flyer this summer, and with that, record number wait times in the security lines, and now airlines and passengers are coming up with ideas to spee

the fta also wants to slow trains down and shorten trains to reduce the risk of a fire from the third rail and they must also essentially retrain all of its employees on safety procedures and that includes running safety drills to make sure workers are prepared for an emergency. last hour i sat town with metro's gm paul wiedefeld and asked him how the riders can trust that metro will fix the smg. >> we will be monitoring it.how metro will fix the smg. >> we will be monitoring it. and we have to install the ongoing maintenance. because again that's how we got here over decades. if you keep deer fferring it, t is what you end up with. >> responding to a viewer question, wiedefeld said petro riders will not get any on rush hour fares with fewer rai trains running. >>> the time is 10:02. prince george's county police are investigating a murder to lanham on greenfield drive. when they arrived, they found a man seriously hurt and that victim died at the hospital. right now police are not saying how the man died or who killed him. >>> and in the district, a man is dead after a shooting in so

fta has said if the demands are not met within a certain amount of time, they are serious about shutting down all of metro until it happens. metro g.m. paul wiedefeld has also shown and said that he is making safety a top priority. we expect to hear more from this chief safety officer tomorrow. jeannette reyes, abc 7 news. leon: there were problems during the nighttime rush. a power problem called single tracking at the stadiuar wheres the same spot there were issues monday, causing delays up to 20 minutes, creating congestion downtown. alison: when it comes to safety on metro, d.c. police chief cathy lanier says despite having a small force, metro transit officers are doing the best they can. chief lanier: every incident that is happening on metro is caught on camera, which is what we are trying to do. lanier hosted a community forum tonight. despite setbacks, problems like the crime victim hotline and rebates for security cameras are showing results. leon: the chief can fight crime, but cannot fight rain. weeks of raino here in d c which is a new record. meteorologist steve rudin is he

herewer and east falls church on theon e orange silver lines this ises t one of the locations that the te fta has directed metro to take immediate action.ion. the red line between medicaled center and van ness we knows k there have been problems along o that line and also the orange blue silver. those are the other two that t t make up the three that they the say needed emergency action. from april 23rd to may tenth, just 18 days there have been bee 15 what the feds call safety events .ev nine of those with smoke and fire. work will include cleaning track beds fixing drainage and sealing cracks as well as replace parts of the third t rail and the traction system. metropolitan washington capitol and governmentsl an yesterday on the severity of t the problems. pro afterward he said he agreese age with dot secretary >> if secretary fox believesel that it is unsafe, i'm in i agreement with him. as you saw before, we have noo reservations about shuttinging down the system if it's not safe. we are not sending trains outra there and putting people ineopl danger so again if thehe secretary believes i

pasthicht stadium-armory to where the orange line splits to le spli minnesota avenue.mi you may recall fta issued that t order last week to immediatelyma reduce risk to passengers and employees. we know the work will include cleaning track beds, fixing drainage and sealing cracks asna well as replacing parts of the third rail and those tho insulators as well. now, the traction power systemr also a big problem.robl today we are supposed to findin out whether there is going to be a better workable time lineml for these projects, for those first three projects that again they said have to come sai before the rest of the safe the track work. wor a lot of these p already in the safe track plan so it's just a question of moving them up a little bit bit and shuffling the others down.e. also by the way people shoulde h be keeping in mind that thehe metro closures at midnight m begin june 3rd.un3r live at l'enfant plaza, i'm melanie alnwick, fox5 local news. new >> ♪ >> 4:32 is the time. 4:3 today family and friends will ad begin to say goodbye to morales the third victim in a montgomery county sho

smoke incident later in theredet day that metro shut down tworo stations for eme repairs.repir now, fta says metro mustro prioritize safety before operational convenience mitigate fire and smoke riskokek improve emergency planning andln conduct a safety standdown of that by may 16. m >>> this after metro general manager paul wiedefelddefe unveiled that plan to addressss safety concerns toons t rehabilitate the initiative.nitv the safe track initiative willal squeeze three years of work work into one year. yea he says it will meanlean inconvenience for all areallre commuters. co starting in june differentfe stretches of rail lines willl li be either shut down or singlegl tracking for a period of time. t metro he will also close at midnight on the weekends and there will be no more extendeden hours for special events.ve we are also told that that t safe track plan is a draft of of sorts.rts. it will be finalized. finalized. there could be some changes. that will be finalized by mayay 16. met though is feeling thehe pressure from the feds toto address all of the issues inssin the issued on

fta threatened to shut downhut d metro if the orders are not complied with.ction came after metro met general manager outlined a a massive one-year maintenanceainn plan that will have significant impact on service al all lnes. l >> and after weeks of asking metro's general manager agreedgr to life sit down interview withw fox5. it happened earlier this morninr in our 7:00 o'clock hour.. >> general manager pauler p wiedefeld talk at length aboutle us with the culture of say tee or lack thereof at the transitrt agency aging inn have aa fracture, recent fire and arcinn issues that have led to delays and ambitious and disruptiveisru plan to get metro back on track. he also answered some of yourf y questions that riders sent tot us. here are some of the highlightsf from that lengthy i tnterview. >> you know the history as welll as anyone as to the issues here and why riders are so concernedd in fact one rider wrote to when you say we asked for questions t for you and twitter questionsst and kimberly wrote n herro n h question to you was, what'sha causing these num

congress gave the statutory authority to step in where we are today as secretary fox made clear the fta direct oversight is temporary virginia and maryland and the district of columbia and the scent of the new agency fully functioning comply with federal requirements incapable of providing effective oversight nonetheless since we have assumed oversight we can work to get results making steady progress to address the initial safety manager inspection last year endeavors banded -- responded to the operations control center although the investigation of the findings from the safety in april looking at three key areas overrun and track integrity soundtrack was taken at a service immediately to make repairsen -- repairs and defects have been faxed in addition to order those corrections we have conducted a review of applications to ensure federal funds are used to redress both recommendations but the most troubling is the fact has failed to create an enduring culture a safety i'd like to talk about a recent exam paul onexpl may 5th and insulator exploded alongside the platform at the southwes

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the fta ordered metro to make immediate repairs to areas including medical center to vanness. the main part dealt with the explosion of the metro track caught on video. they want metro to make decisions based on safety rather than passenger and operational convenience. now all of this is happening as ridership takes a drastic drop in metro rail and metro buses. compared to the same time period last year, folks had made 12 million viewer trips. that's about 5%. met trove saro say one of the cost transit nearly $7 million and of course parking fees. >> currently our temperature is 60 degrees. our high yesterday only 61. we'll hit 70 with limited sunshine breaking out, maybe an isolated shower west of the d.c. metro area and scattered showers are likely during the later evening hours. i want to show you the timing of rain here on future weather. here we are at 2:00. notice future weather bringing in a lot of sunshine. i think we'll have some sunshine. nonetheless, clouds move back in around 5 p.m. i think future weather is a little robust here showing very heavy rainfall at 5:00

the fta also recommends metro slow trains down and shorten trains to reduce the arriving of a third rail fire. metro also must standdown, essentially retraining all of its employees on safety procedures. that includes running safety drills to make sure workers are prepared for an emergency. i'll address all these issues with paul wiedefeld when he joins us for an exclusive interview here in the studio coming up at 9:00 this morning. >>> this morning prince george's county police are investigating the murder in lanham. last night they were called to a home on greenfield drive to investigate an assaults. when they arrived, they found a man seriously hurt. the victim did die at the hospital. police are not saying how the man died or who killed him. >>> the latest now on the it deadly shopping center shootings in maryland. we now know why eulalio tordil went on friday's rampage. police say he wanted another car after allegedly killing his estranged wife on thursday. they believe eulalio tordil was trying to go car jack the other two victims, but they resisted. police describing those killed

we have a federal grant, we have multiple fta grants, we have sales tax from san francisco and san mateo, bridge tolls, a federal tifia loan, land sales and tax increment. this shows how we get to the 247-250 million need. the difference between the 2013 budget and the mtc recommendation is the 360 million. a parcel s sale will close within the next month or two and provide approximately 160 million, which gives us a net shortfall of 200 million. however, we had previously anticipated receiving about 194 million in cfd special tax proveeds. the city has updated those projections and they have come down to 146 million that's expected to be received during the construction period, so we also have a shortfall that, 47 1/2 million, and that gives us the 247.5. we anticipate meeting most of that in near near 17 and that would be calendar year 2017, i anticipate, before we need to draw down on any city financing and then a small remainder to the extent it's needed in fiscal year 2018. and with that i will turn it over to nadia >> good afternoon, supervisors, nadia sesay, office of public finan