. >> that's kenneth lyons. he's the head of the union that represents d.c. fire and ems workers. he said that emergency workers are still having a hard time hearing their radios in metro tunnels. the hearing was focusing on the radio issues connected to last month's smoke underneath l'enfant plaza. because of that incident one woman died 80 others were injured. >>> more than 3 million virginians are being told to take steps to protect their identities. social security number addresses and employment information were stolen in a data breach anthem insurance. more than 80 million nationwide may be impacted by this. experts suggest signing up for fraud and credit monitoring and filing your income tax reports early. for more next steps search "anthem" on our nbcwashington website. >>> pope francis will address congress this september. the pope formally accepted an invitation that the speaker extended last year. he'll be the first pontiff to address congress. the pope is also expected to address president obama at the white house before he makes his stops in new york and in philadelph

. >> that is kenneth lyons, the head of the union that represents d.c. fire and ems workers.rgency time hearing their radios in metro tunnels. the hearing was focused on the radio issues connected to last month's smoke underneath l'enfant plaza which left one woman dead and 80 others hurt. >>> police say a woman is on life support today after ignoring their requests of fairfax county deputy. the this happened at the fairfax county adult detention center. the 37-year-old woman was scheduled to be transferred to alexandria where she was facing assault charges against law enforcement in alexandria city. but she resisted the deputy's instructions. they used a taser to control her. she was taken to the hospital after suffering a significant medical emergency. she's now in pretty cal condition. >>> 11 before the hour. and we're learning more about a fight at a high school in frederick county. chopper 4 flew over tuscarawas high school yesterday afternoon. police say a 16-year-old student attacked a teacher in a classroom. no word yesterday on what led to the incident. the teacher h

. >> that's kenneth lyons, the head of the union that represents d.c. fire and ems workers. he told council members radios are still not working well in metro tunnels. the hearing focused on the issues relating to the smoke incident under l'enfant plaza that left one woman dead and 80 others hurt. >>> they're taking steps to ensure that your daughter has the same opportunities to succeed in sports as any male student. >>> plus the science behind near-death experiences and one local woman's amazing story. you want i fix this mess? a mess? i don't think -- what's that? snapshot from progressive. plug it in and you can save on car insurance based on your good driving. you sell to me? no, it's free. you want to try? i try this if you try... not this. okay. da! >>> you're watching news 4 midday. >>> nationals player jayson werth will begin his final weekend in jail today. werth will report to the jail later today to serve his final three days of a five-day sentence. he was convicted of reckless driving after being stopped going 105 miles per hour on the beltway. he's being allowe

. >>> that is kenneth lyons head of the union that represents d.c. fire and ems workers. he told d.c. council members yesterday that radios still aren't working well in metro tunnels. the hearing focused on the radio issues connected to last month's smoke incident which left one woman dead and 80 others hurt. >>> i'm molette green at the live desk. just two minutes after takeoff, both engines lost power, key moments before the crash laid out this morning at a news conference in taiwan. a flight data recorder shows the plane's right engine triggered an alarm 37 seconds after takeoff and it event with idletit went idle. the pilot then shut down the other engine to attempt restarting both. they are still looking into why the engines failed. eight people still unaccounted for after wednesday's crash. 35 are dead. some victims' families have receive received compensation. back to you. >>> it's now 6:17. a woman hit by a car on the bw parkway this past weekend is talking from her hospital bed about a 911 call that has so many people upset. jill pearce and rick warrick were chan

. >>> that is kenneth lyons, the head of the union that represents d.c. fire and ems workers. at a d.c. council hearing that emergency workers are still having a hard time hearing their radios in metro tunnels. the hearing was focused on the radio issues connected to last month's smoke emergency under l'enfant plaza. one woman died, 80 others were hurt. >>> a woman is on life support today after being tased by fairfax county dwepeputies. the 37-year-old woman was schedule to be transferred to alexandria where she was facing assault charges. she resisted the dwepeputy's in- instructions inst she suffered a significant medical emergency. >>> the alexandria school board has adopted a budget of more than $305 million. among the priorities is tackling enrollment growth and to do that the school system wants to its make upgrades to patrick henry elementary or demolish it and build a new one. they say the out of date buildings were creating strain on ha their budget needs. sbloo this morning we're learning more about the resignation agreement for montgomery county school superintende