kristin fisher is live there with the latest. what more do we know?ecause the shooting happened 12 hours ago doesn't mean we aren't having a police presence here on south capitol street. look behind me and you can see a block of south capitol street is blocked as we head to the morning rush hour after what was the worst outbreak of gun violence in dc in nearly 16 years. just to recap, four people are dead and five more injured. this started 7:30 tuesday evening. police say a gunman started to spray butts in to the crowd around the 4,000 block of south capitol street outside of an apartment complex. six men and three women were hit, all in their 20s and 30s except for one teenager. one victim died at the scene, one dead on arrival at the hospital and a third died in the operating room and a fourth victim died this morning. four dc police officers were also injured while chasing the suspect's vehicle. they got in to a minor car accident. fortunately they only suffered minor injuries the three people in the car they were chasing are now in custody. the q

kristin fisher has a story of how dr. gerald raymond is helping a virginia family. >> reporter: one year ago, eric was a healthy 8-year-old from falls church. >> eric was a real fun kid. he was very imaginative. his drawings were incredible. >> he was a friend to all. he was a good kid. >> reporter: but in march of last year, eric had a stroke. he was diagnosed with a rare, often deadly neurological disorder. he was diagnosed with ald. >> it was devastating emotionally. you are standing there and you are numb and you wonder what hit you. >> reporter: as of now there is no cure but there is treatment and one of the most respected specialists happens to be in baltimore. >> once you are diagnosed with ald, everybody hears about dr. raymond. >> he gave us a lot of hope that, you know, that made that first dark weekend a little brighter. >> reporter: eric spent the next 15 weeks in a minnesota hospital but this story doesn't have a happy ending. eric died on october 25th. >> he passed away four hours shy of his ninth birthday.

kristin fisher is live to tell us what happened and what's next. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. we are talking about the health care reconciliation act. this is the bill which will make minor changes to the big health care reform bill that president obama signed in to law last tuesday. now, shortly after midnight this morning there was some debate as to whether or not this should happen -- they should vote on this last night instead of during normal business hours, but senate majority leader harry reid pushed hard to make it happen then and there. he made his case on the house floor. >> the house of representatives worked all weekend moving this issue along and i think we need to move this along and find out if they have to take any action on this tomorrow. , which is today. >> little confusion there as to what day it is exactly when you are working those late nights. 2:30 this morning senate republicans succeeded in finding two laws in -- flaws in the health care reconciliation package. both deal with pell grants for low-income college students. what this means is the package w

kristin fisher is live at rfk stadium with more. good morning, kristin. >> good morning, andrea. this mock explosion is going to be taking place right here at the parking lot at rfk stadium and will be taking place between 8:00 this morning and 2:00 this afternoon. now, this is the final drill in a series of three emergency response exercises that metro has been conducting over the past month or so. and i want you to look at the video from the first drill back in february. it simulated a shootout at the friendship heights metro station. and then the second drill took place on sunday morning early and it took place inside the tunnel between the rosslyn and foggy bottom metro stations. the scenario there was an explosion on a metro train inside of a tunnel and the final drill will feature a similar explosion on a metro bus. multiple passengers will be injured and then the first responders will have to figure out how to handle a second round of explosives found in a bus in a nearby garage and they are even expected to get a phone call from a mock bomber stating even more have been p

kristin fisher is live from the information center with more. od morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning. that's how much more it will cost you to ride the metro this morning, ten cents. this fare hike means the regular base fare for metro rail, metro bus and metro access will jump ten cents from 1.65 to 1.75. most regular commuters can expect to see the value of their smart can trip card decline faster than normal. a phi cents hike will be applied to the rate for senior citizens and people with disabilities. the goal is to reduce a 5 # $40 million budget short fall. it is expected to raise $10 million over the next four months and metro's board of directors approved it last january, marking the first time metro imposed a temporary rate hike on customers in order to close a budget gap. before you get too excited, remember metro's board of directors is considering a bigger fare increase to close a bigger budget gap in 201. >>> the national transportation safety board is investigating what caused a deadly plane crash in edgewater, maryland. the

kristin fisher may have passed some of those senators as she made her way to captiol hill this morning. good morning, kristin. >> yeah, no kidding. i thought we worked rough hours. what we are talking about is the health care reconciliation act. this is a bill that will make change toolings the health care reform bill that president obama signed in to law last tuesday. short by before midnight there was debate whether or not the senate would wait to tackle this later today during normal business hours. keep in mind it was a very late marathon session of the senate, but senate majority leader harry reid pushed hard to make it happen then and there. he made his case on the senate floor. >> the house of representatives worked all weekend moving this issue along and we need to move this along and find out if they have to take action on this tomorrow, which is today. >> reporter: little confusion working those late nights. 2:30 this morning, republicans succeeded in finding two flaws in the package that violate budget rules. both deal with pell grants for low-income college students. what t

is all worth it when you can see what came about from your work. >> reporter: in washington, kristin fisher, 9 news now. >> fruits of their labor. to help you get around during the festival circulator buses resumed service around the national mall tomorrow. >>> so will the cold, damp weather move out in time for the friday night plans? meteorologist topper shutt is out there. i don't see an umbrella. >> no and yes. the cold air will stay but the dampness will be going away. here is the out and about forecast. get a jacket. temperatures between now and 9:00 will be anywhere from the upper 30s to the upper 40s. winds from the north at 10 to 15. it will be chilly and dry. skies slowly begin to clear. ready for the county closeup? this time we will start to the west and talk about fairfax county, upper 40s. vienna upper 40s. maybe 50 in lorton and old town. and 50 cleveland park and captiol hill. move up to montgomery county, upper 40s here primarily. although bethesda may make 50. wheaton 49. and 49 olney. the next three days bright but brisk tomorrow. rain is back on sunday and lingers in to