. >>> the election is still two years away, but mayor muriel bowser decided she will run for re-electionade those comments during a democratic party unity event. a political rematch may be in the works. >> reporter: mayor muriel bowser wasn't on the ballot june 14th for the city's democratic primary, but three of four council members she publicly endorsed lost. >> i think the voters have spoken. i look forward to working with the new council. >> did she tell you we talked for an hour last week? >> reporter: one who lost was yvette alexander who was defeated by vince gray. while bowser is leader of the city democrats, gray who lost his re-election to bowser in 2014 did not appear with her during the unity breakfast. gray is likely to seek a rematch with bowser in 2015 if the opportunity arises. bowser today publicly confirmed she is running for re-election. >> when do you think you'll start to preparing to run for re-election yourself? >> i don't know, but i will be running. >> reporter: the new democratic nominees must get by the november general elections before the new mayor's race can

. >> that was mayor muriel bowser's promise last week.ay she clarified that those additional traffic control officers haven't been hired yet. >> this is not a plan that we had a year to prepare for, and even a couple of months, but several weeks and i think we'll be able to add 20 traffic control officers and then we have funding, i think, for an additional 20 in the fall. >> the first wave of 20 new tcos should hit the street by the end of this month. and they have traffic control officers during rush hour. the district has been quick to post new no parking signs extending rush hour in the mornings and streets. >> we marked all of the roads that were a part of that extended rush and so those streets are posted and we are only enforcing the extended rush hour on streets where there are signs so you can take a look at the gridlock live at 15th and k street. this is what's going on all up and down k street this afternoon as mayor bowser said she hopes to have those additional traffic control officers on the streets within a few weeks and mo

todd was endorsed by mayor muriel bowser. trayvon white beat laruby may in a special election to replace the late marion and robert white beat invent orange in a tight race for the at-large council seat. and in northern virginia, incumbent libby garvey won her seat for the arlington county board. you can find the results on the nbc washington app. >>> and it is 6:56, 4 things to know this morning, one lane is getting by on eastbound i-70 because of a deadly crash with a woman killed on route 29. >>> the chinese embassy is working to find the family of the victims on board a deadly bus crash on the bw parkway. one person died and more than a dozen others were injured. >>> this morning we're working to find out if omar mateen's wife will face charges in connection with the shooting. federal agents say she played a role in preparing for the mass shooting that left 49 people dead. >>> a 2-year-old boy is missing and there is a find him this morning. he was dragged off by an alligator near a disney world resort last night in orlan

mayor muriel bowser has unveiled a plan to ease trsk caffic congestion. they will expand harking restrictions. you will see more traffic control officers. and there will be additional taxi stands and pooling areas. also the city is halting construction projects in public spaces during different parts of the safetrack plan. >> the mayor says the second phase of safetrack could impact about 230,000 petro riders nap will happen from june 18 to july 3. it's a complete shut up to owing of t orange blue and silver lines from eastern market to benning road.owing oranlu from eastern market to benning road. >>> police are looking for whoever shot a man on hey ay street. he had been shot in the leg and is expected to recover. police have no information on a suspect. >>> also developing, an apparent murder investigation in washington county. maryland state police found a 55-year-old woman dead inside her home yesterday morning. they first went to the house on foxville road in smithsburg for a welfare check. troopers say sonia smith had obvious signs of trauma. >>> n

and the chance to even the score against muriel bowser, who defeated him two years ago, when gray was the subject of a federal investigation. >> not interested in the drama of a battle. they want to see it grow. they want to problem solve. they want to see people working together. >> gray always insisted that he knew nothing about an off-the books campaign that raised more than $600,000. bowser sided with prosecutors and caused the breaks. mayor bowser. >> we look forward to working with them. >> our plans, largely are similar. how do we keep progress going progress. >> reporter: the boundary has already taken some tough losses with the current d.c. council. not likely to get any easier. ward 8 councilmember, lost yesterday. treon white. the winner of ward 8. >> going to serve with integrity. >> now, the winners of yesterday's democratic primary, are virtually guaranteed victory. coming up, in your only local newscast. interviewing here live in the studio. >>> metro's general manager says work on the first maintenance surge is ahead of schedule. that is the project to replace the thou

this is where most of the traffic control officers are stationed and muriel bowser saying we're officers, but they won't hit the streets for some time. >> we will put more traffic control officers on the street at bus, bridges and critical intersections. >> reporter: that was last thursday when mayor bowser laid out a plan to cope with a year of metro delays. today the mayor explained the traffic control officers won't hit the streets for several weeks as the earliest. >> they have to hire them. >> currently, only ten intersections are staffed by traffic control officers during rush hour. all of those intersections are near the downtown k street corridor. the district has begun the process of hiring 20 additional tcos. 700 candidates and 100 of which are district residents and we're in the process of going through all of them at this time so that we can ensure that we select 20 of the best and the brightest. >> bowser said when she announced the additional traffic control officers next week. she didn't intend to give people the impression that they'd start this week. expecting the brunt

mayor muriel bowser wants it to be part of the party's platform. the mayor says citizens of the nation's capital have been treated differently for long enough. the democratic national convention meets in philadelphia beginning july 25. >>> some big news about cancer and that genetic muon associated with it. brca. there is now a clinic focused solely on that mutation and treating patients who have. doctors there say any cancer location may be less important than whether it is associated with the brca mutation. it is a mutation angelina jolie revealed that she had and the ro reason she had a mastectomy and her ovaries removed. >>> at 5:00, we're following breaking news from the live desk from prince george's county. right now police on the scene in a residential neighborhood in upper marlboro. we learned they found a man suffering trauma to his body just before 1:00 a.m., pronounced dead on creep. this scene. this is not far from the beltway. police went there forcreep. scene. this is not far from the beltway. police went there for a welfare check an

, three out of the contested races were defeated, and all of them were big supporters of mayor muriel bowsero when a way she was a big loser tonight as well. reporting live in northeast washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. alison: results also win for the democratic presidential primary in d.c. the district the final place to cast primary votes. michelle morris is in the newsroom with the results. hillary clinton has won the d.c. primary in decisive fashion, clinton capturing 78% of the vote over senator bernie sanders, who received just 21%. it is clinton's widest victory this year. the projected democratic nominee just wrapped up meeting with sanders staff at capitol hill, the one-on-one meeting lasting nearly two hours. sanders scheduled to officially drop out of the race. the republicans held their caucus in march with senator marco rubio winning. dominic trump, the presumptive republican nominee, came in third. back to you. alison: if you want to see a complete list of all of tonight's results, just go to our website, wjla.com. we had a beautiful day across the the clouds are rolling in an

mayor muriel bowser and the police chief displayed some of the weapons taken off the streets. some of the guns were stolen. and some >> purchased legally. >> i hate the thought that my over and over again. >> reporter: the vast majority of the guns taken in d.c. have come from virginia. that's where it's easier to purchase a firearm. >>> there are demonstrations in -- justices split 4-4 on president barack obama's reform, a plan to shield up to 4 million illegal immigrants from potential deportation. the split decision leaves in place a lower court recalling that blocks the president's plan. a lot of you used -- we are a nation of immigrant and a nation built on laws and a constitution. and illegal immigrants broke the laws. >> if immigrants, >> a teacher accused of prostitution talks to wusa 9. martin brown teaches in hyattsville. police arrested him during a prostitution sting. brown says he was there with a woman he'd met online. >> i was going to enjoy a room. at home i don't get good air- conditioning. and i didn't know what she was. >> brown says he loves his teaching jo

. >> muriel bowser and chief lanier will call on them to get common sense gun reform. >>> individual tax credits to help people buy coverage from january aside to cover high risk patients. it did not include specifics about the size of the tax credits, the price of the plan or how many would be covered. >>> to a developing story out of arlington county. a driver shot himself after police pulled him over. >> the man died in his vehicle. it happened not far from arlington national cemetery around 3:30 this afternoon. a police officer pulled over the situation on washington boulevard. as he approached the car he heard gunshots. he called f back up. they >>> agents are investigating one of their own. they told a federal judge an intelligence analyst may have been plotting an attack on top department officials inside the dhs complex on nebraska nebraska avenue. agents detained him in his office across the hall from a the suspect's home in martinburg, west virginia. >> reporter: this is renke's house. federal agents searched it looking for guns, two-way radios, imaging devices, very mall i

mayor muriel bowser and a coalition of business and labor groups hammered out the increase after activists were on the verge of putting it on the ballot. officials say about 14% of city workers, 125,000 people, earn the minimum wage. they will benefit. and tip worker will see their minimum wage of $2.77 plus tips rise to about $5 an hour by 2020. >>> if you're looking for peace and happy innocence life, a new study -- happiness in life, a new study suggests you don't have to look far. our county is one of the happiest in the nation. loudoun county has been ranked number one in the country by financial planning company assets fairfax county came in at number two. howard county made the top ten at number seven. montgomery county ranked 19th. among its factors, the study looked at employment rates, physical activity and life expectancy. >>> as the olympics draw closer, a lot of athletes are making critical decisions about whether the zika virus will keep them from competing. that includes some local athletes who are preparing in montgomery county. news4's chris gordon got a unique look at the

mayor muriel bowser said she did not ask for her resignation. bowser promises a nationwide search to replace henderson. >>> an idea that has been around since 1982. but a lot of attention on social media. >> yes. sure did. we're talking about name, new columbia. it is what d.c. could be called if it were ever to become a state. what do you think about that? >> we'll see. >>> new at 6:00. >> d.c. first voted to become a state more than three decade ago. last night, the d.c. state commission voted to keep that name. in its latest push for statehood. but as i found out today, not everyone believes that should be the name going forward. >> reporter: what's in a name? well, that's a big question if you lived and worked here in d.c. as momentum builds to give d.c. a star on this flag, the idea of calling our community new columbia, has attracted debate. >> it's been sort of our working title as it were. >> reporter: senator straus said the new name would draw from the mythical female figure, columbia, who he says has often been representative of the p

mayor muriel bowser and d.c.decision to step down. >> star spangled andspang star-studded weevil got the woman impromptu nationaliona performance at the lincolnnce al memorial wowed the crowd and tht internet. also, actor omari hard wick from power and being mary jane will be with us live in the loft, lt, plus wait there's more. more. orange is the new black star sta mark, will be here and get ready to laugh because he always makes us laugh with huggie low down and chris paul.isl. they'll be with us before their big show which is happening thii weekend.weekend. all of that plus tucker barnes r with the forecast. >> on good day d.c.>> >> o maybe we can get all of yof on the couch at one time. at ont >> with all of them.all ofm. >> right.>> right. >> and you. >> we need a bigger couch.ouch. >> that's going to be greatest v. i can't wait.t >>> all right.>>> alrigh quick shout out to everybody iry saw at nats -- >> ♪ >> oh.>> o >> i was down at national wasow airport last night.or i ran into a lot of fox5 viewers. >>

tomorrow morning mayor muriel bowser will give details about the agreement to increase the minimum pay. she had promised to try to byrease it to $15 per hour 2020. the announcement will be 10 a.m. tomorrow. fory with abc 7 continuing coverage. brian: streaming in from west to east. the clouds have moved in, and within the temperatures as well in the 70's. have not dropped back much because of the thicker clouds, but by the morning i think we will clear somewhat. a good deal of sunshine. just a slight chance of a midafternoon storm. otherwise, a pleasant day. the other bonus, the humidity remains in check one more day. a scary chain7, of events at a rockville restaurant, a bartender run over by a car over a $33 tab. trieday that the people to ditch their check. a female bartender chased them into the parking lot, when they had a gash and struck the bartender. the driver faces 26 years in prison. the staff of the restaurant said the bartender has moved to california to recover from her injuries with family. alison: 7 on your side with a warning about a rabid cat in fairfax county that at

mayor muriel bowser says she didn't ask for the chancellor's resignation. she says she will launch a nationwide search to replace her at the helm of the city schools. >>> today a grand jury returned a 270 count indictment against former school aide deonte carraway. at least 23 victims as young as nine. >> because of the production of the pornography and because of the devices that were used, we are hoping to be able to prosecute these cases in ways that will not further harm the children in these cases. >> prosecutors say carraway actually handed out cell phones to kids at the sill vainian woods elementary school and told some they were in a special club. he asked them to send him sex acts while at school. carraway is facing federal charges and the school system is facing multiple lawsuits. >>> the montgomery county court commissioner has been found guilty of soliciting sex with a minor. daniel reid thought he was meeting with a 15-year-old boy for sex according to authorities. turns out it was really a detective. andrea mccarren has more. >> reporter: the

in other news tonight, grief counselors were on hand at clerk bug high school to muriel bowser the death of two students killed in a crash. they were all juniors. they died when the truck they were in crashed into a tree on burnt hill road. the community remembered them at a vigil last night. the found speed and driver inexperience led to the crash. the driver also had only a provisional license which means he was not posed to be driving with anyone under the age of 18. > fox5 is in fairfax county now. the fire works were flying at a heated school board meeting. at issue pushing forward with the transgender rights policy in the school, particularly the restroom debate. lauren demarco was there. >>reporter: as you said, it was heated. people on both sides of this very passionate. on one hand you had transgender rights kids talking about being uncomfortable using the bathrooms at school. there were some heart breaking stories of bullying. and then on the other hand you had parents who were concerned that their children were forced to accept changes that are now the new norm. one man yelled

.>>> to the district, mayor muriel bowser has signed a bill raising the minimum wage. right now it's 10:-- $10.50 an hour. it will climbing steps to $15 an hour by 2020. obama issuing a statement commending the districts action and calling on congress to raise the federal minimum wage, which is right now at $7.25 an hour. >>> tomorrow is sentencing day for codefendants in the murder of a local hotel manager. washington was convicted of murder. he faces life in prison this happened back in 2013 at a clarion hotel in austin hills. the bar manager was shot to death during an attempted robbery. the trigger man, deandre weems, is serving a life sentence. >>> pro-choice supporters celebrating outside the us supreme court. the court boating down controversial texas law enacted in 2013 that requires abortion clinics to have the same standards as outpatient surgery centers and it requires abortion providers to have admitting privileges in nearby hospitals. the court says the law pose an undue burden on women. today's ruling is expected to have an effect on other states with sim

mayor muriel bowser will sign a law to raise d.c. minimum wage. last week the council voted nestle to pass thed unanimously to pass the bill to raise it to $15 an hour by 2020 and increases after that would be tied to inflation. >>> a montgomery county elementary school teacher arrested accused of sex crimes against the students and police say there may be more victims. john vigna taught at cloverly elementary school for the last 25 years. according to police, vigna fondled two 11-year-old female students on a number of occasions in the last two years. the district placed leave four months ago. hi is now facing seven sex abuse charges. >>> he was the first congressional representative but tonight walter fauntroy is behind bars. he had been overseas for several years when he landed at dulles airport. he was taken into custody for outstanding warrant. d.c. bureau chief sam ford joins us with the new details tonight. sam? sam: maureen, it seems that prince george's county authorities knew there was this outstanding warrant. got a judge to reissue it

. >> what will you say to muriel bowser when you sit down with mer?pefully, what we'll talk about is what my thinking is around ward 7. we are asking some of the issues and problems around economic development, public safety. when you look at the homicides -- you know, in 2015, at this point we had 8 homicides. right news 4 we have 25 for the same period in 2016. -- right now we have 25 for the same period in 2016. so we have a crisis there. we have issues around healthcare that we have to be able to do more with. around seniors, around affordable housing. hopefully though the issues that she is interested in will want to work with me on to be able to continue to develop ward 7. >> now you will be coming from a position of ward councilmember. you're no longer mayor. most of the authorities in the mayor's office so at as a councilmember do about crime and housing? all these other issues? >> well, just like her, many of the ideas, for example in crimes she has to put before the council. we saw that with councilmember mcduffie with a piece of legislation

mayor muriel bowser is rolling out a plan to ease traffic congestion because of extra cars and buses on the roads. starting monday, the city will expand rush hour parking restrictions on major routes. you will see more traffic control officers at major intersections and bridges. taxi stands. also the city is halting construction projects in public places during different parts of the plan. >>> starting saturday, bikeshare is reducing its raidtes. morning corral service will also be expanded in farragut square starting monday. loudoun county will also help try to get road relief. there will be four new buses to the silver line on july 5. threat connect to the east gate parking rides and dulles town center park n ride lots. >>> a maryland man faces sex abuse charges after he groped a woman. police arrested 18-year-old jose pleitez. he grabbed a woman's back side on a platform and he also faces assault and theft charges in a case in maryland. >>> i thought i was dead. i said, well, it's over now. >> carl unger is one of the survivors in the shopping center shooting this is montgomery co

mare muriel bowser is already planning changes in the districe and saying if you think safe track won't effect you, you're wrong and you need to start sta planning now. sometimes people put off thinking about things that seam far out or seem like they don't effect them. so we're asking them to pay attention because it is going to impact every aspect of commutes in the region. > we have all thee repair work plans on our web web sigh, fox5 d.c..com. > ride sharing companies, uber and lift along with capital bikb share are giving more actions to riders effected that metro track work. uber is splitting their share action uber pool along with virginia suburbs. surgeon pricing will remain and will not be capped. uber says it's a way for them th get more drivers on the road. meanwhile, lift is cutting 75 percent off their lift line.n that's weekdays between 6 and 10:00 p.m. and four to 8:00 p.m. in georgetown, columbia heightsh and navy yard and capital bike share says they will deal with each scheduled maintenance workw individually as it happens. > first stop, installing a newa bike share st

in the district-- mayor muriel bowser has signed a law raising d-c's minimum wage.d-c council voted unanimously to pass the bill. it raises the minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour by 20-20. increases after that would be tied to inflation. it's xx and we're just getting started. a chaotic commute for metro riders dealing with another smoke incident monday. what's next as metro tries to keep riders safe. good morning washington. today: very humid. showers early over southern md. a few thunderstorms this highs: 86-91 winds: s 5 mph tonight: showers ending. gradual clearing. lows: 62-68 winds: nw 5 mph wednesday: mostly sunny and less humid. highs: 82-86 winds: nw 5-10 mph

. >>> and today mayor muriel bowser will be in indianapolis for the u.s. conference of mayors. the leaders will discuss policies and best practices for running a city. some of the topics will be transportation, education and policing. the conference lasts until monday. >>> what we have got to do is to co transforming this country. >> senator bernie sanders is not dropping out. he is now focusing on campaigning for other democratic candidates in congressional and local races. sanders will be in albany today hosting a speech called where do we go he from here. meantime donald trump is trying to appeal to sanders supporters. >> ai'm no fan of bernie, but he's right about trade. i will do something about it. >> trump is in scotland this morning where he is reopening a golf course. hillary clinton does not have any public events scheduled for today, but her campaign is holding rallies in miami and chicago. ♪ >>> some local students will get a great deal to see the tony award winning musical "hamilton." the rockefeller foundation is donating $6 million so the kids ca $10. the money i

the white house releasing a statement commending mayor muriel bowser for signing the new legislation tonight. bowser signed newt law in columbia heights here. it will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by the year 2020. >>> the district's first delegate to congress is in custody in loudoun county tonight, accused of writing a very large bad check in maryland. walter fauntroy was arrested this morning. he is accused of passing a $15,000 bad check and not showing up for a court appearance. this long-time civil leader spent two decades representing the district in congress. we hear he will appear via closed circuit television at his hearing tomorrow. waive extradition tomorrow. >>> they are lauding a supreme court decision to overrule his sentence on corruption charges. mcdonald and his wife were both convicted of doing favors for virginia businessmen, in exchange for gifts and loans. today mcdonald said in a statement that he would never betray the sacred trust of people who elected him. his case was sent back to prosecutors to see if they had enough evidence to retry him. >>> in mo

mayor muriel bowser is backing alexander. the council woman is said to support the same measures at bowser. now to ward 8 seat, and what could be a tight race. laruby may narrowly beat trayvon martin white last time around and today they face off again. in ward 4rks it's brandon todd versus leon andrews. hair b bowser is backing todd and also supporting vincent orange for the at large seat. he faces david garber and robert white. >> news 4 caught up with both former mayor vincent gray and council woman alexander. they greeted voters in northeast washington yesterday. both told tom sherwood that they're confident voters will make the right choice. >> i've been here and there is still a lot of work to do, so i'm excited. >> we worked very hard during this campaign in order to make sure voters know what we stand for, the issues take are important to people who are in the ward. >> many say gray is ahead right now in the ward 7 race. >>> and there is one final race to watch today outside of the city limits. it's an important democ

mayor muriel bowser just released a statement minutes ago ahead of today's festival saying i have been briefed by chief cathy lanier about increased security measures. today as always well not be deterred by hate as we gather to celebrate love. we're also hearing from orlando's mayor, buddy dyer. >> our community experienced a very horrific crime. many lives were lost and many more individuals were impacted by witnessing the crime. many were saved however by the heroic efforts of the men and women of opd. >> a news conference is scheduled in about 15 minutes in orlando. we'll continue to bring you the latest developments. back to you. >>> right now we do want to turn our attention to what is going on out there, outside. good morning, everybody. it will be another hot day, but the humidity not so much a factor on this sunday. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein tracking how hot it will get. >> lower humidity will be moving in later this afternoon. but right now, still rather steamy as you're about to head out the door, maybe you have plans for perhaps maybe getting in a quick walk or

mayor muriel bowser called for the minimum wage to increase to $15 an hour by the year 2020. a d.c. council committee approved the first version of legs to make the hike last week. business leaders, though,ough including the d.c. chamber of commerce opposed the wage hike. in this kind of business it's going to be very, very difficult can. i think in 20 years maybe all the employees be robots. some business advocates have argued raising the wage to more than double the federal minimum of 7.25 an hour will prompt employers to layoff work error will cause businesses to move to neighboring jurisdictions. synthetic drug use is still a big problem right here in the district. today d.c. police chief cathy lanier sounded ate harm. she testified at a hearing about the dangerous impact.pact they've become the drug of choice for am people simply because they're cheap. she also said the changing chemical component cause users to have violent psychotic episodes. it is continuing to change.hang it is continuing to be -- most recently it targets largely the poor, the homeless and those that are li

mayor muriel bowser wants it to be part of the party's platform. mayor says citizens of the nation's capital have been treated differently for long enough. the democratic national convention meets in philadelphia beginning july 25. >>> some big news about cancer and that genetic muon

on the announcement, mayor muriel bowser said the legislation will put more money in the pockets of working families. the minimum wage will increase every year until it reaches $15 by 2020. >>> new troubles this morning by what has become a go to way to hop around town. uber is answer to go a lawsuit after a blind woman says two drivers refused to allow her to bring her service dog along for the ride. tiffany filed the lawsuit seeking monetary damages and calling for uber to train drivers to comply with the americans with disabilities act. she said she was injured after one of the incidents last june. >> she stepped on the gas and started driving with me holding on to the door handle. so i was pulled off to my and i was dragged. >> we've reached out to uber who tells us that the company has zero tolerance for discrimination and the company's code of conduct explicitly states drivers must accommodate service animals and if anyone row fu refuses to do so will lose their uber driving prichs. >>> starting tomorrow, you will wait less at traffic lights. the department of transportation is retimi

mayor muriel bowser rolled out the details today. starting monday, the city will expand rush hour parking restrictions on some major roads. bikeshare will only cost you 2 bucks for one-way trips. there will be a moratorium on construction projects in public space, and you'll see more traffic control officers at major intersections and bridges. >>> and in a little bit more than a month, four new loudoun county transit buses will start offering additional service to the silver line. they'll connect the east gate park 'n ride on tall cedars parkway and the dulles park 'n ride lot to the east metro station. the county hopes they will decrease traffic congestion. >>> new details coming in tonight from that deadly flooding in texas, and the rain there is not done yet. coming up, thete search for six u.s. army soldiers. >>> a jewelry heist at a local mall caught on camera and how this guy got in and out in minutes. >>> and we just went over a million bucks, but there's still time for you to donate as part of the united way's do more 24 camp

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mayor muriel bowser is announcing a new program togt improve housing conditions inoni the city. >> thatill offer o renovation loans for eligible owners to improve living lin conditions and eliminatemite safety and environmentalment hazards at their home.irome. the first stage of this pilot pt program will kick off in ward in eight. >>> tonight in d.c. there willin be a town hall about the correlation between the flintsn andr crisis and the leadbeisis found in d.c. water.at the reverend at the new bethelet baptist church says he wantssayn to educate and pursue justiceusi on behalf of those in flint. the church also plans to plans discuss possible solutions tout the lead levels found in d.c. 's water. that town hall meeting startstas at seven ooh. >> all right. if you want to spend some timeim at redskins training campin here's your chance.re'sr chan richmond is currently looking for 250 volunteers. volte >> all right. a rig redskins training camp starts july 28 and ends august 14.ug all volunteers will receive free head skins hat, t-shirt and a chance to attend aen a redskins game viewin

. >>> happening today, we'll learn more about the training mayor muriel bowser proposes for special policed police chief cathy lanier will announce proposed changes to the eligibility and training requirements for all licensed special police officers. during today's announcement, special police officer steven john will be honored, he was shot and killur in the holocaust in 2009. >>> we're almost a full workweek into metro's safetrack program. there hasn't been any major incidents on the rail, but more of you are driving to work and would he seeing the effect on traffic. a lot of us told us yesterday's commute was the worst so far this week. until next thursday, trains are single tracking between east falls church and ballston. orange line trains are operating every 18 minutes. metro is considering bus service that would consider national harbor and alexandria. the route would rate from the huntington and kenk street metro stations to the oxon hill park and ride and mgm casino and national harbor. buses would run 7 days a week. if approved, the pilot ram would begin in october. >>> i'm mole

mayor muriel bowser says the city is macing plans too adjust she told us yesterdays y if trains are not and theund city plans to lift some to lio parking restrictions.trti that should free up some curbomu space and the city also planslas to extend the hours for thers f circulator buses to 3 a.m. anda. lower the charg and offer two-dollar one wayay trips for bikeshare. some changes happening in thepeg district for that 16 day day shutdown.shut the mayor also saying she plans to put out more trafficra officers onto the streets in anticipation of more drivers dve hitting the road for this time during safetrack maintenance work. back to you in the studio he. >> all right, annieu you talked about all those changes. for those affected by trackd t work ride sharing companiesompai uber and lyft are giving youiviy more options. oio >> uber is expanding uber pool to montgomery and princend prine george's county. surge price willing he remaingen and not be capped. uber says it's a way for them'se to get more drivers on the road. >> meanwhile lyft is cutting 75 percent off their ride splitting oper

mayor.cy muriel bowser will chime in onon the gun control debate. she's expected to urged to urg lawmakers could mass gun reform. >> bowser will be joined byine police chief cathy lanier. both will be expected to address gun violence. vle >> patience carter is expectedcx to testify before the housee e h committee. she will speak at a hearing about isis inspiredpe attacks. c carter's close friend wasd among the 49 killed.the 49illed. she was shot in the leg but iset expected to make a full aul recovery. >> and the man who claims to m be the former lover of orlando o shooter omar mateen isee i speaking out. o he told univision that mateen m was seeking revenge when he opened fire at pulset lse nightclub.ni he says mateen had a deep fearr of being used by his partnerstnr and was terrified of contracting hiv. the fbi confirmed that they met with the man who only goes g by miguel. univision has said they cannott confirm his account of mateenf e is actua >> ♪ >> we're following some w breaking news right now fromt no southeast d.c. at this hour.athi a bic

muriel bowser had endorsed anddd supported all three of those t incumbents who lost their seatss theyor on the council as well. w a lot of people think this meanm things could get a little more contentious on the council once this new group is -- is electede and is sitting on the council because there are some long-standing history betweenete gray and bowser. bowse back to you guys.s. >>> reminder as well that thehat former mayor possibly futuree council member going to join usj later this morning in the loft.f he'll be a guest with us on good day at 10a.day at 10a we'll get as many questions qio answered if you have a questiona for the former mayor let us let know. we'll see what we can do.whate a >>> coming up next the storyxt t avenue high school graduateigh o making history right here in toe district. >> and later the first ever f ee safety standard for hoverboardsd you know you don't see them asea much as you used to, do you,oou steve. >> because of the safety issues. >> what you need to know beforeo you buy.y. 8:21. ♪ ♪ >>> back now 8:24 with news froo the district. high school

she spoke with muriel bowser and councilman jack evans. sad update to a 7 on your side investigation into horse abuse at a virginia farm. some of the horses have been abused again. in october, about 81 horses were seized from a farm in orange county. the owner of a nonprofit has been charged in the horses taken off to different rescue and rehab facilities. now the orange county sheriff's office says they have seized dozens of horses from one of the facilities that were part of the initial rescue operation. the 7 on your side will look into this and will have more as soon as possible. marijuana aonsider harmless drug, the police and prince george's county are seeing an al played a huge part in drug-related problems. murdered on a was bright afternoon in early may, his body found in a suburban brady why neighborhood. as father collapsed in grief he learned he lost his son. iseek later, a 22-year-old found murdered in a car in largo. law enforcement soon learned both crimes, like many othe, are related to marijuana. >> the thing about marijua

. ♪ stand by me >> dc mayor muriel bowser is pushing to he have affordableffr housing in the districtmilies can afford to live in the city. >> we also started the housing preservation strike force that has a wonderful and diverse group of washingtonians who comh to the table to try to help us figure out how we're going to preserve the great a afford a dabble housing that alreadydy exists in washington d.c.. too often we talk about how we are going to create new unitsts and we don't spend enoughh attention talking about preserving the units that we have. >> first stage will quick off inward eight. >>> we although oprah winfrey doves to gives, remember the cars and expensive items she it gave away on the show. this time its here in dc she surprised a local chary where l the with a huge helping hand matt ackland has more. >> into i filled out the form and i am pledging today one p million dollars. >> reporter: one million dollars unexpected but so welcomed. it happened at a luncheon for the dc chart in street villagein which helps women in need they only wanted to here open pray'so word.

mayor muriel bowser will sign legislation that raises it to 15 dollars an hour over the nexthe four years. she'll be joined by other dc officials and community members at columbia height civic plaza. right now the minimum wage is 1050 it will increase to 11 dollars 50 cents in july and continue to rise until it hits 15 dollars an hour in 2020. >> fox 5 in fairfax county where there is a new place for online sellers and buyers to meet.ee it's called an exchange zone z locketted right in front of the shully district police statemenr the hope it willic create a safe place to cree had complete an cm online transaction. there are parking spaces designateed and surveillance. >> in tonight's health watch. asked to do to help fight the growing epidemic. >> the american red cross is a apologizing for this pool safety poster. >> and pet's lives matter a neww law reporting first respondersnr who treat injured pets. >>> happy monday to you both. it was over all a very nice afternoon.af however, showers and thunderstorms out west, they area proffering and they are we'll have an update plus a look at f

muriel bowser's administration says it has stepped up its response. >> when we do test, we're going to take action at a much stricter standard and with the implementation of filters that will allow us to maintain those low lead levels. >> reporter: parents and community activists say the whole city government should inform the public more quickly. >> it's not common knowledge the health risk that is associated with lead exposure. it's not common knowledge on where to go to get tested. >> no amount of lead exposure is safe for children. that's according to the american academy of pediatrics. that organization wants stricter regulations to protect children. in order to find out more about the proposed guidelines, we invite you to the nbc washington app and search lead >>> 15 families did not have water for the last two days. after news4 started investigating, the water was turned back on. it was shut off because the condo association owes more than $20,000 in back water bills. according to the property manager, the majority of the residents rent their units and many owners of those condo

. >> reporter: a county executive joined mayor muriel bowser urging alternatives. >> we need all handsdeck from the state >> you're going to put more people on my train and you want me to car pool. no. >> prince george's county commuters coming in on the blue or silver lines will have to get off the train at the benning road station. then get on a bus. get off at eastern market before getting back on to the metro. >> you get exhausted just hearing some of those instructions. remember this starts after the system closes at midnight tonight. but you'll want to spend the weekend planning how you're going to be able to get to work on monday. >> remember we are going to send you breaking news alerts for my metro news. be sure to download it and be sure your notifications are on. >>> in baltimore, the police officer charged with murder in the freddie gray's death did not take the stand in his own defense. officer caesar of giving freddie gray a rough ride. chris gordon is in baltimore covering the trial. >> reporter: baltimore police officer caesar goodson waived his right to testify and the

todd was also endorsed by mayor muriel bowser. reaction to the primary results, troy johnson is here with today's talk around town. troy, this primary represents the comeback of vincent gray and many believe a huge defeat for mayor bowser. >> the mayor goes 1-4 in this particular primary. three of the candidates she backed that would support her agenda in the future will not be on the next council. people i spoke to believe this sends a strong bowser. she might be out of touch with some things that d.c. residents want to see in the city. there are some great supporters who are happy to see them ghim win. he's been involved in local government for most of his life. this could set up an interesting dynamic between the mayor and gray. some of the supporters i talked to say they'd like to see him run for mayor in the future. >> something he says she won't rule out. >> exact lexactly. >> people are concerned about crime in the city, the homicide rate, the lack of economic development, and gentrification east of anacostia. >> the one at