and what did we put in place and did that occur on the day at mcpherson square? there are three things going on. month,ppened in that 14 whatever doing going forward? for instance, we initiated a new team that goes out every day basically and looks at the cables, so we were not doing that before. now, we do that, we do the entire system and it takes them a month to did the system. every day, we go out and check that. even that, i'm not sure that is all we can do. it has to be part of this overall plan really come out and say, we are going to fix the track, the power cables, the drainage system, we're going to fix those things as we go out there rather than coming back and forward and running off and doing this chairman: how do you respond to the criticism that there is a culture within the wmata family that does not really emphasize safety or service. is there such a culture? >> there is. >> part of fixing a problem is recognizing that you have one. i will just say thank you for your candor and your honesty. thank you for your leadership on the board. i have a re

. >> reporter: we are expecting a hundred activists in mcpherson square. there's a huge inflated missile in the middle here of mcpherson square and it is about raising awareness this often. global zero said this missile represents 1500 nuclear weapons in the world today. and many are ready to launch instant this and vulnerable theft, cyber attack or accidental launch. they are telling president obama and world leaders that nuclear weapons jeopardize global security world wide they are part of and international movement that is led by 300 world leaders and backed by half a million people across the world. protesters hope that the message come across loud and clear. >> they're talking about a really important topic. they're talking about preventing nuclear terrorism. but they are not address the 15,000 nuclear weapons in the world today. there's no such thing as security when 15,000 nuclear weapons still exist. >> reporter: the activists will talk to national security experts and members of congress about the plan to spend $1 billion on a new generation of n

it is clear that the cable connectors at the mcpherson square station were not modified. what is unclear is how it was independent. we are anxiously waiting for wmata's report. since 1982 the ntsb has investigated 13 accidents involving wmata. more than half have occurred since 2006. our l'enfant plaza investigation has illustrated again that rail transit accidents continue to cause injuries and death and that more effective oversight of rail transit is necessary. that is why we included improved rail transit safety oversight in our most-wanted list of improvements. inadequate safety oversight can result in many hazards that are allowed to develop and system and constitute systemic hazards. the physical hazard that led to the l'enfant plaza station accident is present system-wide. that is where the ntsb issued urgent safety recommendations to the secretary of transportation in january 2016 urging that wmata be constituted a commuter authority so that the federal railroad authority can exercise oversight. it was acknowledged that tri-state oversight committee, or t.o.c., l

that is happening this afternoon at mcpherson square. the group that is sponsoring that demonstration, they say that they are going to have quite a visual as part of that event, a huge inflatable nuclear missi missile, they say it's four stories high. so that could be an attention grabber right around noon. so keep that in mind as well if you travel through that area. we are expecting those motorcades to be traveling through town to various locations, as well. there could be rolling road closures as part of that. mt. vernon metro station closed again today. so you will have on make alternative plans. back to you. >>> 6:48 now. we have new details in accusations of rape at howard yfrt. the student accused has been kicked out of the school. the allegations stem from a resident adviser who said she was raped by another student february. protests and demonstrations broke out because many students felt the allegations were not properly handled. howard sent out a statement late last night saying will week an individual was primarily dismissed

we were informed by wmata of an arcing event at mcpherson square station.observed the damage to the power electrical components were similar to that accident.onte plaza one portion of the cable was heat as was intense a portion of the third rail cover board similar to the lafonte plaza accident. 2015, we recommended that they were constructed and installed with sealing sleeves. clear that the cable connectors at the mcpherson modifiedation were not how it waslear is independent. anxiously waiting for wmata's report. hase 1982 the ntsb investigated 13 accidents involving wmata. more than half have occurred 2006. our lafonte plaza investigation railllustrated again that transit accidents continue to cause injuries and death and oft more effective oversight rail transit is necessary. improvedhy we included rail transit safety oversight in our most-wanted list of improvements. inadequate safety oversight can many hazards that are allowed to develop and system hazards.itute systemic the physical hazard that led to the lafonte plaza station system-wide.resent tha

there is also a demonstration happening this afternoon at mcpherson square. the global zero movement is calling for a world without nuclear weapons an they will have a huge inflatable nuke said to be four stories high at that event. so if you live or work in the area of mcpherson square, you expect to see that. that event scheduled to happen later on today right around noon. back to you all. >>> we now know more about monday's incident at the capitol visitor's center tha map getting shot by police. authorities have filed new charges against larry dawson whom they say pulled out a bee bee gun that looked like a real gun. charging documents say officers shot dawson twice after he pointed the bee bee gun at them and refuse ordd to drop it. dawson is still in the hospital. >>> two people dead after an officer-involved shooting in downtown baltimore. plainclothes officers opened fire on two men. this happened after police say they saw those men aichling guns at someone on the street. it is not known whether the suspects refused to drop the weapons before the offic

hearing centers on the fire at the mcpherson square station and a shot on that followed. we will have complete coverage of the hearing, slated to begin at 1 p.m. fallsa controversial church gun store close just two months after opening in store. the problem, the location. even before it opened, nova firearms met with opposition somelocal residents and lawmakers, because of its proximity to st. james school across the street. the owner of nova firearms is that gun thefts in the areas one of the reasons why he is decided to close. >> we did not see enough business, did not meet economics. leon: that location is closing, but the store in mclean will remain open. accused of inager alexandria murder will be charged as an adult come accused of a murder in chevrolet park last november, which shook the nearby community. he faces life in prison for the death. a trial date has not been set. leon: parts of the region tonight under a frost advisory. one more big chill before a nice spring warm-up. what can we expect in the morning? steve rudin is standing by. cool startill be a frida

we were informed of an arcing event at the mcpherson square and we observed the damage. the damage was similar to that of the l'enfant plaza station accident. one cable connector assembly and portions of the cable had been viporrized by the intense heat as was a portion of the third rail cover board similar to the l'enfant plaza station accident. in june 2015 we recommended that wmata inspect the cable connector assemblies and ensure they are constructed and inst l installinstal installed according to specifications. it is clear the connecters had not been modified as a result of our june 2015 recommendations. what is unclear is whether these connecters had been inspected and, if so, how that inspection was conducted and recorded. we are anxiously awaiting wmata's report on its progress in implementing this recommendation. since 1982 the ntsb has investigated 13 accidents involving wmata. more than half of those investigations have occurred since 2006. our l'enfant plaza investigation has illustrated once again that rail transit accidents continue to cause injuries and d

i thinks james mcpherson's book is very helpful for that. union has thehat potential to unify northern opinion, emancipation always a divides. after that in the years the announcement of the policy. i want to begin with some images that give us a sense of the way is inch northern opinion some degree polarize. this particular image. this is a painting that is done in 1864. senseaimed at in some imaginatively re-creating the context of lincoln's fashioning of the amount -- emancipation policy. some of the details of sure are too small for us to pick up on. i think there are some things that call your attention. this is supposed to be lincoln study in the executive mansion. of paraphernalia scattered around. if you look at the far right hand, there is a map. a map of the united states. the artist has put this sword hanging down across the map. , sort of figuratively showing how war has divided the country. some of the pieces of papers to our right, to lincoln slept, our petitions from anti-savory organizations, that aren't playing the president

this issue was particularly visible, you know, in the aftermath of this mcpherson incident where there seemed to be a public disagreement between the board and the general manager as it relates to the action necessary to get wamada back in a state of good repair. so i look forward to each one of your testimonies today working with the witnesses to not only address the safety concerns that have really affected wamada, but also to create a unified face for a system that we need to help restore the confidence and trust for those that use the system each and every day. so i'd like to thank our witnesses for attending today's hearing, for taking the time to work with this committee to ensure that when wamada celebrates its 50th anniversary it can do so and we can celebrate its being the best transit system in america. and with that, mr. chairman, i yield back. >> i thank the gentleman. let me first now recognize the ranking member of the government operations subcommittee, the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly. >> if i could do a unanimous consent before my time starts, mr. chairman, i

at school he worked with casey mcpherson. a speech language to apologize to help improve his social interaction. >> the social languages where his difficulty lies. having a conversation is very difficult. >> sometimes it's hard for him to find the right word but he's found other words to express himself. >> last summer these moments were captured. his work and presented it to his 12th grade english class. >> i should not be seen as an autistic person but a normal person just like all of you. >> i call this one enlightenment because right here is the head of it. reporter: the hallways were covered in blue which were his longtime dream. >> it wasn't just for him. reporter: it may be tough for him to find the right words. >> we still live the same way same way as others. steve: wow speak. dari: his level of introspection is amazing. steve: usually they offer meals for the rich and famous but today some of the city's top chefs were making some very special deliveries in harlem. steve: avoiding jail time for talk smuggling. the bi

saying they inspect all the tracks after the cable fire that happened last month at mcpherson square. today there has been questions about the management and the monday. hearing underway here on capitol hill now. one of the questions raised is the management of the money. in the last half hour, board chairman jack evans telling the government they need to contribute to the operating budget. asking the fe $300 million to help metro move forward to get back on track as he says. well, then, we heard from members of this committee. saying they don't plan to "bail out metro." >> they have the money available. they have incompetence. you are the new kid on the block and we are counting on you. but i want people fired and something done. you got the communication system underway. you have to resolve the arcing. it causes smoke and people die. brianne: the congressman talking about the new kid on the block he is talking about paul wiedefeld. both senators and the house representatives today touting the leadership and success moving this forward. we expect the general manager will lay out a ne

james mcpherson's book shows you that union has the potential to unify own opinions, emancipation always divides. always a divisive issue in northern opinion, and we see that in the years after the announcement of the policy. i want to begin with just some images that give us a sense of the way northern opinion is, to some degree, polarized. let us start with this particular image. this is a painting that is done in 1964. -- 1864. it is aimed at, or imaginatively re-creating the context of lincoln, fashioning of the emancipation policy. sure, aretails, i'm too small for us to pick up on, but i think there are some things to call your attention to. this is supposed to be link is a study in the executive -- executivestudy in the mansion. all paraphernalia around him. there is a map of the united states. the artist has put a sword hanging down across the map, figuratively showing how the war has divided the country. some of the pieces of paper to our right, lincoln's left, or various petitions from anti-slavery organizations that are imploring the president to bondage.ainst human behind lin

this is after the cable fire that happened at mcpherson square station. the shutdown happened for 29 hours. then the safety blitz happened. this is the result of that. the final report from the f.t.a. expected out this summer. the f.t.a. say the problems now putting employees and riders at risk. >> hope to go in the right direction. i recognize things take time. hopefully we will see what happens in the next six months or brianne: the f.t.a. is including safety briefings to all that work on the train. they said the employee safety briefing will be conducted this week and the items that require track outages are being incorporated in the general manager's track plan. we understand in talking to the general manager in recent days that plan is expected to be out in the coming weeks. now we also talk to the board chairman jack evans today. hear what we had to say tonight at 5:00. brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you. while talking about transportation, right now d.c. circulator drivers are holding a rally calling for safer buses. this comes after a

demonstrators inflated this giant balloon shaped like a missile in mcpherson square. the group global zero is calling on all countrie arsenals. an estimated 15,000 warheads exist worldwide. russia and the united states possess about 90% of them. >>> the leaders of 50 countries are huddling at the convention center trying to figure out how to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of trifererrorists. president obama said the world has measurably reduced the risk of terrorism. he particularly praised argentina, uzbekistan and switzerland for eliminating their stockpiles but he acknowledged the islamic state has already used chemical weapons and al qaeda is trying to get his hands on nuclear material. >> there is no doubt that if these mad men ever got their hands on a nuclear bomb or nuclear material, they must certainly would use it to kill as many innocent people as possible. >> president obama also met with the leaders from the six nations that helped negotiate that historic nuclear deal with iran. >>> going to show you a live look at the white house now. marijuana ac

first ever night at the foits, an important cause, and here with us, joe hann jr., and also rosslyn mcpherson, the president and ceo of the urban league of philadelphia. bernard hopkins was supposed to be here but couldn't make it out this morning. living in delaware. probably had a good reason. we'll see bernard there that night. >> absolutely. >> tell me about this. it's the first of its kind here in philadelphia, right? >> it is. we've been doing then gloves tournament for the last 20-some years. and we had a gym member who is a fellow by the name of bobby keys who is the chairman of the urban of philadelphia that trains in our gym. >> big boxing guy. >> he loves it. he caught the bug. he heard about our golden gloves tournament and said, listen, i got this great idea. why don't we take this golden gloves tournament that you have and kind of blow it up into a really great night of entertainment and celebrity and networking. and he then introduced us to ros, and we sold ros on the idea, and so on april 30th, we've got night at the fights for the very first time, featuring golden gloves and

and one interesting story is i had one that was his first battle was on mcpherson's ridge at gettysburg9th pennsylvania bucktails and he was shot in the head and lived to tell about it. which is unheard of back then. >> wow. phenomenal. quite amazing, history and story. the 27th annual civil war re-enactment happening this saturday and sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for more information, head to our website. we'll have a link at nbc10.com or check out the nt nbc10 app. thank you for coming and giving us a little information and knowledge. >> well, another sunny start to a sunny and pretty warm day. we're already close to the average high temperature for this time of the year. everywhere except right at the shore, like we just showed you a little while ago. let's go to delaware now, and see how it's warming up. wow, 67 degrees in marshalltown, and 69 in glasgow, reedy point at 68 degrees. already 70 at lincoln. and in lewes, delaware, they get the winds off the bay, and sometimes they're the coldest spot, but not today. well, we have quiet, dry conditions now. but it's not going to s

while we want to focus on this morning the aftermath of that, one of the things that james mcpherson is very helpful for, union has thehat potential to unify northern opinion. emancipation always divides. it is always a divisive issue in northern opinion, and we see the in the years after announcement of the policy. so i want to begin with just some images that give us a sense of the way in which northern opinion is to some degree polarized. let us start with this particular image. this is a painting that is done in 1864. at, in somemed sense, imaginatively re-creating the context of lincoln's fashion of emancipation policy. some details are, i am sure, just too small for us to pickup on. there are things to call your attention to. first of all, this is supposed to be his study. in the executive mansion. kinds of paraphernalia scattered around him. if you look at the far right-hand, there is a map of the u.s. the artist has put this sword ap,ging down across the mpa figuratively showing how war divided the country. pieces of paper to our right, his left, various petitions from slaver

they put up this giant inflatable missile at mcpherson square. the group is called global zero. it's calling on all countries have that nuclear weapons to get rid of their arsenals. there's an estimated 15,000 warheads worldwide according to the federation of american scientists. russia and the u.s. have most of those warheads. >>> a lot of folks who live and work downtown can't wait for all the streets to reopen. some residents talked to meagan mcgrath about how disruptive the delays have been. >> it's been a mess, nothing but a mess. everything has been late. what are you going to do? what are you going to do? we have to have the summit. >> i'm walking and biking so pretty easy for me. >> noon on saturday should be back to normal. >> looking forward to it. >> the summit ends today but the weekend. >> i'm melissa mollet with your first 4 traffic taking a look at the problems still created because of the nuclear summit here in town in northwest. remember, the mt. vernon square station is still shut down until tonight for security. the line, of course, is running through there, y

and did that occur on the day of -- at mcpherson square? what happened in that 14 months, what happened on this incident and what are we doing going forward? for instance, we already initiated a new team that goes out every day basically and looks at the cables. so, we weren't doing that before. now we do it, in effect. they do the entire system. it takes them a month to do the entire system. so in effect we're doing that. every day going out and checking that. we weren't doing that before. i already put those things in place. even that, i'm not sure that's all we can do. you know? and that's why it's got to be part of this overall plan where we come out, we say, all right, we're going to fix the tracks, we're going to fix the paracables, we're going to fix the drainage system. we're going to fix those things as we go out there rather than keep coming back and forth, running off and doing this, running off and doing that. >> all right. so how do you respond to the criticism that there is a culture within the lamada family that does not real

john marshall, john quincy adams, francis got key and other people who should be better known, john mcpherson berean who represent the spanish claimants of the captives, united states senator, attorney general in the jackson administration and had it not been for the petticoat affair he was pushed down, replaced by roger 20 who was later made chief justice of the united states, might well have been chief justice. with so many important people involved and the issues so important, this decision legitimates this argument that these individuals are my property and protected by do process, my control, my power over them, my ability to do with them whatever i want and most importantly in terms of the coming of the civil war, my ability to take some wherever i want and be protected in keeping my party by the federal government, that argument is based on this case so the surprise is how did we lose track of this. i think elizabeth suggested a little bit there and this we haven't gotten to yet but americans are not good at remembering dark elements of their past and understandably so just as as indiv

of atat occur on the day mcpherson square. we have already initiated a new team that goes out every day to look at the cables. they do the entire system and it takes a month for that. i'm not sure that is all we can do. it has to be part of this overall plan is says we're going to fix the tracks we are going to fix the cables and the drainage system, we will fix those things as we go out there rather than keep you coming back and doing it piecemeal. chairman: how do you respond to the criticism that there is a culture within the family that does not really emphasize safety or service. is there such a culture? >> part of fixing a problem is recognizing that you have one. i will just say thank you for your candor and your honesty. thank you for your leadership on the board. i have a request for the two of you. if you find that their board members that are trying to exert their influence over the general manager mr. evans are you committed to at least letting either me or the making -- ranking member know that that is happening.

what did we learn and what do we put in place and did that occur on the day at mcpherson square. so what happened in those 14 months, what happened on this incident and what are we doing moving forward. we've already initiated a team that goes out every day and looks at the cables. we weren't doing that before. now we do it in effect, they do the entire system, it takes them one month to do the and tire system. so were doing that every day, going out and checking that. we weren't doing that before. so we've already put those things in place. even then, i'm not sure that's all we can do. that's. that's why it's got to be part of this overall plan where we come out they were to fix the track in the cable were to fix the drain system and working to fix those things as we go out there rather than keep coming back and forth and running off and doing this and running off and doing that. >> alright, so how so how do you respond to the criticism that there is a culture within the lamotta family that does not really emphasize safety or service. is there a culture? is that an accurate stat

me on theuy said to spot, because mcpherson was was -- because my first question was, can hip hop beto tell this story, and he said we are going to educate, and he pointed out that hip hop can pack more information in its form because it is so dense. and he talked about hip-hop with internal rhyme and he started educating me on all these different devices that are important to the success of the show. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c-span ? . republicans to unite before the presidential spokeon, a representative in florida, telling the group that a republican convention will be fair and the party will support whoever the candidate is. we will show you as much of that now as we can before the donald trump rally begins. [applause] >> as you all know, we have taken initiative to push back against misconceptions, the rules for how we choose the nominee have been transparent and effective for decades and this year is no different. i will say more about the convention and the process and a little bit, but i want to keep the rest of my remarks brief. i am proud of what we have done over th

and did that occur on the day f of -- at mcpherson square. what happened in that 14 months, what happened on this incident and what are we doing going forward? a new team that goes out every day basically and looks at the cables. so, we weren't doing that before. now we do it, in effect. they do the entire system. it takes them a month to do the entire system. in effect, we're doing that every day, going out and checking that. we weren't doing that before. i already put those things in place. even that, i'm not sure that's all we can do. we come out and say we're going to fix the track, the cable, the paracables, the drainage system. we're going to fix those things as we go out there rather than keep coming back and forth, running off and doing this, running off and doing that. >> how do you respond to the criticism that there is a culture within the family that does not really emphasize safety or service? is there a culture? is that an accurate statement? >> it is. >> okay. part of fixing a problem is recognizing that you have one. thank you

i mcpherson that lets people. [applause] -- am a person that loves people. that's the theme.g with that. i will do far more for women than hillary clinton leveraging. -- clinton will ever do. she will not be good with the military. she will not be good at protecting our country. she has had her shot. she raised her hand when it came to iraq, and she shouldn't have voted. take a look at the things bernie sanders was saying about hillary clinton. he said she is not qualified to be president. else. said something you ahve to run and see what happens. but he said some things about her that were so incredible. and so incredibly bad. is a great level of hatred. he has been telling the truth. i think bernie sanders should run as an independent. i think he will do great. is there a level of frustration-- mr. trump: i think the party is seeing me that way. i'm getting calls that you would not believe. i can even know how they can do it, because they have said such horrible things about me. now they want to join the team. chris can tell you that. ben carson can tell you that. other peo