the ntsb said arcing was the issue. this is when power from one source is picked up by another conductor. in this case it looked like the high voltage from the third rail was the power source and then water was that second conductor. there wawater near the tracks. >> in certain cases that arc can start of feeding on itself and it actually generates gases that are more conductive than the worst it gets the worst it gets kind of a dynamic there. >> now the ntsb cannot say for certain whether yesterday's weather played a factor in this. the rain we got yesterday. that's something they'll be looking into. they say it will take about six months to a year before the final report is complete. that's the latest. >> that's crazy. metro needs to get it to together. >>> since the incident happened we've been learning more from the scene. that was one of the people we spoke to last night while we waited on a bus to be street treated. 84 people were taken to the hospital for inhalation or panic concern. a firefighter was hurt and re

of what looks like some serious problems here and ntsb investigators are on the case. they are continuing to dig into lots of things including 100 surveillance videos they say have been provided by metro. they're interviewing metro employees, working with firefighters as well and doing testing on something very important. those fans that are designed to clear the trains and tunnels of smoke. now, even though metro leaders told us specifically earlier this week the ventilation for tunnel fans worked property the ntsb just is not sure their testing showed what they called anomalies. >> the fans were working and they weren't doing -- they weren't doing the correct direction they were supposed to be. >> even when they were turned on? >> correct. >> and that was during testing. they don't know exactly what happened during that incident last week. now, anossue that they are working to correct, one they

this just out from ntsb. we hope to bring you more detornado informa about what they found in their preliminary report as it becomes available. derrick ward back to you. >>> the woman who died on monday will be laid to rest next week. carol glover was one of the passenge on the yellow line train that filled with smoke. she died from acute respiratory failure due to smoke exposure. a memorial servic will be held for her on monday in northeast washingt. she's survived by her mother and two adult chi rterrorism raid were carried across the continent german french and belgian po authorities s they prevented an imminent large-scale attack on police targets in addition to some heavy weapons, the suspects had stockpiled police uniforms and radios. all this is coming after the deadly terror attacks in paris. deepening concerns about foreign fighters i iq and syria coming back to launch attacks on their home soil. >>> don't tru anyone. that's what the father of the man charged with plotting to bomb the capitol said wh

the ntsb hasn't said what caused the accident. the pilot and two members of the richmond women's basketball team were killed that day. >>> demand for buttocks enhancement surgery is leading to some deadly alternatives that are not only illegal, they're deadly. prince george's county police just arrested vinnie taylor on second degree murder charges. they say he injected silicone into the buttocks of an exotic dancer at a capital heights hotel back in march. she died four days later in the hospital. police caught taylor in st. louis. plastic surgeons in our area say it's often hard to track down the people who offer these illegal procedures. >> no one really knows who it is or the credentials of that person or more importantly, what they're actually injecting. >> legal enhancement surgery costs several thousand dollar but doctors say it is worth it to protect your health. >>> howard county police are asking for your help in tracking down vandals who tagged 150 vehicles in columbia. it all started december 15th when several cars wer

the final report from the ntsb is expected in february. a sigh of relief tonight for a nine-year-old boy who was nearly killed when his father's ex-girlfriend attacked him. the woman pled guilty today and is going to jail. roz plater spoke with the brave little boy and his live in the newsroom with the story. >> i asked him if he would sleep better tonight and he said he would. this was a horrifying attack. his mother says he is now getting his life back on track. >> it's not going to be easy, but we will get through it. >> a sense of relief after nine-year-old jacob learned that the woman who attacked him is going to prison. >> this is 911, tell me what happened. >> [screaming] >> jacob was at his father's house and chevrolet when his ex-girlfriend broken, hidden a closet and attack jacob while he slept, first trying to strangle him, then hitting him in the head. >> she's trying to kill me! >> jacob suffered a huge cut to his head but was able to fight her all. -- was able to fight her off. he said at first he hesitated to fight back beca

that is at the center of the investigation at the ntsb. >> roz plater has been on the scene all day. what is the latest? >> there are at least 200e or more looking for answers tonight. they went through the terrifying ordeal, and we still don't know what happened. >> they said we have to leave. >> this is cell phone video shot by a passenger at 3:20 in the afternoon. chaos erupted as thick smoke began filling the l'enfant plaza metro station. stuck in the tunnel south of the station, a six car yellow line train passed right as the smoke was pouring in. >> there was no oxygen. people started panicking. >> people were breathing through their jackets. >> dozens of rescuers from several agencies responded and began evacuating passengers. some said they were trapped for more than an hour. others said they got out the best way they could. >> once we got to the station, we sprinted because we had no idea what was happening. we were also scared. >> above ground, there were multiple triage stations, evaluating more than 200 on site. people were coughing and choking from breathing the thick sm

ntsb team leader said she's one remarkable young lady.ts of your book what's ahead for 7-year-old girl? >> obviously there's the physical injuries. i'm not sure what injuries sailor received. i read some earlier reports but there's a psychological trauma ahead. over time the fact of losing her parents in a traumatic incident will have a huge impact upon her life. in my book i described pediatric psychologists coming in helping the little girls who were three and four at the time. there's a significant difference between 7 and 3 and 4 in the youngest in my book that i described didn't really remember some of the details. it will be interesting to hear from sailor later on after the initial shock of this to hear her describe what actually occurred perhaps inside that cockpit. >> you always wrote in an op-ed in the new york times that the national transportation safety board found in 2011 94% of fatal aviation accidents occurred in general aviation. why is that the case and help us understand what is exactly general aviation? >> flights that

now it could take the ntsb over a year to come up with its final report. both these members of congress say things should be done long before that and get some of these things fixed right away. with you is is a 9 news. >> the sooner they do that the sooner they spare other lives. >> thank you, hank. >>> well tonight a car plowed into a bus shelter seriously injuring one man standing at the bus stop near university boulevard in wheaton when he was struck by the out of control car. he is expected to survive. the driver did remain on the scene but still no word on how or why he lost control of his car. >>> a heart breaking discovery at the scene of that mansion fire in annapolis. late this afternoon, fire officials announced they recovered the remains of two people in the rubble, but the search continues for four others who are still missing. jim osmond joins us now from annapolis where neighbors worst fears are coming true. jim? >> reporter: hi, leslie and good evening to you at home. we're going on day 3 in this mystery and what exactly happened here. a pol

offering his condolences and a heartfelt apology to people hurt or frightened and working with the ntsb to figure out what exactly went wrong in a statement today he said in a quote this will be a thorough process that often takes time and we understand that passengers want answered quickly, please know once the cause is understood, we are prepared to take the actions needed to prevent this from happening again. the safety of each and every metro rider and employee remains our absolute highest priority. as he thoeted that ntsb investigation could take awhile, maybe as long as a year. >> hundreds of thousands of us riding metro a lot of local leaders are demanding answers now. >> reporter: i'm bruce leshan, they suspect the spoke that filled the tunnel and the platform killing one and sickening scores started with a short in the cables that feed the 750 volt third rail. it is the kind of blast or arc or spark seen by almost anyone who has ridden that truck but this one somehow got more start um, sort of feeding on itself and um, it actually generates gases that are more conductive than i

the ntsb said the investigation continues. they're reviewing maintenance records of the track, of signals and power inspections. rail car vehicles documentation on previous events with smoke generation. maintenance and repair records as well as looking at employee training records. investigators have collected material samples from the incident site and they're also examining the samples at the ntsb materials lab. in addition investigators are conducting interviews with personnel involved and have begun the collection and review of available surveillance video. so as we expected, we would get these preliminary facts but this investigation will continue for many, many months before we get a final report and possibly recommendations from metro or from the ntsb on how metro can prevent this type of incident from occurring again, the severe nature of the electrical arcing and we're also standing by and we expect to get it tomorrow, the internal report from the d.c. government on the response to this incident here at l'enfant plaza

the ntsb referred specifically to the 2009 deadly metro crash. until yesterday it was the most recent deadly emergency on metro. the ntsb says the safety plan includes more worker training and technology advancements. >>> the new york fire department is rolling back its initial assessment of this morning's fire at penn station in manhattan. more than 150 firefighters battled this early morning blaze that took over two levels of a construction site near a penn station concourse. investigators have ruled the cause of that fire accidental. they say it was an electrical fire that began in the wiring at that construction site. initially they labeled the fire suspicious in part because of its location in the heart of midtown. >>> president obama welcomed leaders of the new congress to the white house today. he is adjusting to a new reality with republicans controlling both the house and the senate. the president noted that they disagree on a range of issues but said cooperation will be essential on a number of issues such as cybersecurity. and he menti

the ntsb is studying an unexplained electrical arc or discharge. tonight service is fully restored. >> i was scared to death, but i made it okay. >> i felt terrible for the people that got hurt. i don't know what i would have done in that situation. >> reporter: d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton is calling for a briefing with the ntsb after what she says was an unacceptable emergency response. passengers trapped in the smoky train report waiting nearly an hour for help or any explanation of what was happening. one woman died. >> what i want to know is why wasn't there better communication and what was their delay? why was there a delay, an unconscionable delay in getting emergency responders on to the track to get the people out? >> reporter: the tripled and dark train was moved through l'enfant plaza this evening en route to a rail yard. it will remain out of service during the investigation into what went wrong. >> it hasn't restored my confidence in the metro system. i'm ready to ride now. i'm hoping they're ready. that's how i get around the

the ntsb says a breaker at one end of the third rail trimmed at 3:06 p.m.n monday -- tripped at 3:06 p.m. on monday, but the breaker at the other end stayed on until it was shut off by metro control some 44 minutes later. the ntsb also confirms that there were two trains involved, one in the tunnel, one in the station and as

as for yesterday's unbelievable smoke episode, some key facts from the ntsb. this was an electrical issue involving the third rail and power supply cables to the third rail. some sort of electrical arcing incident which is essentially a big spark and pop happened in a tunnel about 800 feet south of the l'enphant plaza station causing a massive amount of smoke to pour into if tunnel and the train. there was not a fire on the train. the train did not derail. michael flanagan lead ntsb investigator describing arcing. >> certain places arc can start sort of feeding on itself and it actually general rates gases that are more conductive and kind of a dynamic. >> reporter: the train involved in the incident will be take on the a rail yard and the ntsb will look closer for clues about what went wrong. again, yellow line service does remain suspendedt. coming up in my next report at 6:00 what the ntsb will be looking for in the train involved in yesterday's episode. reporting live at l'enphant plaza, adam tuss news4. >>> she worked downtown and was just taking the trai

right now the ntsb is in charge of the investigation into exactly what happened here. >> they said we got to leave. >> timothy white and his friend were on the l'enfant plaza platform yesterday and watched the yellow line train pull through and then smoke, i says, filled the station. >> just seeing the spot and wanted to change left the station. and just smoke going all the way up the whole platform. >> within minute smoke filled the metro train also. they were on that train and shot cell phone video and still pictures of the frightening minutes when they and the other passengers were trapped inside. >> had to actually focus on just breathing. how i blocked everybody else out and i was just trying to focus on breathing. that's how harsh the air was. >> i don't know why they didn't let us to open the doors maybe. >> they say it was nearly an hour before firefighters arrived to lead them off the train and through the tunnel. just 800 feet back to l'enfant plaza platform. and then outside to waiting paramedics. today, as ntsb and metro investigators begin to piece together what happened

the ntsb says there was also severe arcing damage. and we also know that many of those passengers were on that train for about an hour. so it appears now from this report that the ntsb essentially knew what the trouble began but they don't know why. they're looking to a number of things. was there damage somehow to that third rail? was there a surge in electricity? did something hit that rail? right now, they don't know. typically, the ntsb investigation can take quite a lodge time. they say they're going through all the maintenance records and training records. they've been doing witness interviews but this investigation is expected to be comprehensive. it could take between six months and a year. live in southwest washington richard reid abc 7 news. >> thank you richard. stay with abc 7 for the latest on the metro smoke investigation. "7 on your side" team will keep digging for answers into this tragic incident and our coverage continues tonight on line and on air at abc 7 news at 11:00. the long-awaited d.c. streetcar line will not

the ntsb says a breaker at one end of the third rail tripped at 3:06 p.m. monday, but the breaker at the other end stayed on until it was shut off by metro control some 44 minutes later. >> get as low to the floor as you can. >> reporter: there are chilling echos of a strikingly similar crisis almost 15 years ago. >> all we know is that we can't breathe. we need help now. >> yes, ma'am. i know. we do have help coming. >> both my two kids are on this train. >> reporter: but this was april 20th, 2000, electrical arcing, the same kind of sparking that filled the l'enfant plaza tunnel with smoke monday trapped scores of people in a train near foggy bottom, but it turned out metro's control center waited 15 minutes to even call 911. it took 40 minutes to shut down power to the third rail. >> i don't know if that message has gotten through because some of the same problems continue to happen with metro. >> reporter: at l'enfant plaza, bruce leshan, wusa9. >> the ntsb also confirms there were two trains involved in the incident monday, one in the station, one stuc

. >> suggestions by the ntsb that we do this. we are not being directed at all by the ntsb. >> among the changes ordered by metro's deputy general manager, changing protocol for train operators when smoke gets in a train. train operators will now be able to turn off erin take systems. previously the rail operations control center had to make that call. metro also plans to add signs on the outside of the train to show emergency doors and access points and set a schedule over the next three years for safety growth. >> for me personally to be involved in the investigation and be able to move these items forward very very quickly as we've seen in the investigation unfold. >> the ntsb acting chairman christopher hart this morning told metro safety and security committee the investigation is moving forward but says it could take a year before a report on what happens. hart says at this point, the ntsb hasn't found anything in the investigation that requires immediate recommendations. >> that's day by day, that could change each day. so

the ntsb will hold a live news conference here at 11:15. we'll bring it to you live as updates become available. reporting live at l'enfant plaza, adam tuss. >>> mayor muriel bowser issued a statement today, she said we are all saddened by tonight's events. jackie a good look at what the riders saw today, huh? >> well jim, this was a terrifying event for them. it went on for nearly an hour and some riders captured it on their cell phones. [ coughing ] it's hard to imagine not being panicked by this the yellow line train filled with lung-burning eye-tearing smoke sat stopped in the tunnel just prior to the l'enfant plaza station. the conductor did his best to keep passengers calm in an unimaginable situation. >> please stay calm please do not open the doors. if you open the doors, the train cannot move. >> reporter: inside one of the metro transit 's busiest station, the platform too, was filling up with smoke. in image riders trooping through a tunnel to an evacuation hatch. once above ground dozens of people needed medical attention for ev

the ntsb makes a number of key points about yesterday's frightening and confusing episode. this was an electrical issue involving the third rail and power supply cables to the third rail. some sort of electrical arcing incident essentially a big spark and pop happened. it happened in a tunnel about 800 feet south of the l'enphant plaza station causing a massive amount of smoke to pour into the tunnel and the train. it was not a fire on the train. the train did not derail. but people did start leetching the train. >> people self-evacuated started opening the doors and getting off. >> reporter: once that happened power has to be cut to the tracks because the high-voltage third rail is deadly. again, all signs point to an electrical issue with the third rail. the train involved in the incident will be take on the a rail yard and look closer for clues about what went wrong. now, as far as that arcing that you're hearing so much about, the ntsb says sometimes that big spark, that electrical spark can start beating on itself getting bigger and bigger and that's when it leads to a

metro, ntsb promises answers and promises fixes, too. eric and leslie, back to you. >> a statement has been released to metro riders. here is part of it. please know once this incident has been understood, we will take all actions to not let it happen again. >>> after people died and 80 people went to the hospital after smoke engulfed the metro train, we are learning about the heros that walk among us. deborah is live at the plaza with the story of one man's action. >>reporter: a man gave up air, air that he hardly had, to help another person to breathe. that woman -- he didn't even know her. >> she was like i can't do it. i can't do it. i need help. >> reporter: it is tough to talk about the woman johnson rogers of d.c. said he helped give cpr to inside this metro car tuesday afternoon. >> she passed out. it was obvious. people were taking her pulse. she said i don't feel anything. >> reporter: this is video rogers took right when smoke started pouring in. he said soon after many people had trouble breathing, but this woman, the one you

we opened up a dialogue with ntsb as part of the positive train control mandate. i have met with them several times, both in terms of the departing chair person as well as the new chairman. and as part of that, i think it has been a healthy dialogue around what training requirements are necessary to protect railroad workers both in the cab and locomotive and on what we call the waste side or track side. one of the four mine pillars of positive train control is to protect the track workers when they have an established authority along the line line. that area will be where the head worker in charge there the foreman or employee in charge we call them will have the authority to allow a train to pass through or not and at what specific speed. so i do think positive train control will significantly address that certainly on the process side, the training side, the safety briefing piece and the communication in additional technologies like, you know, the cameras which are both inward facing and outward facing will help us understand the true root cause of many of these

along with the photographs from the ntsb we received several pictures from you. some that were on the train sent these. take a look. you can see people walking thro tunnel. the air is filled with smoke. we told you that medics treated more than 80 people for panic or smoke inhalation. we talked to one who told us what like it was on the train. >> everybody got as low as they could to the ground because that's where the best possibility for oxygen. [ coughing ] >> new d.c. mayor went to multiple hospitals to visit with patients including a firefighter who was hurt. >>> we'll be covering the story all morning long for you. coming up in less than 10 minutes we'll talk with metro about the service changes today and any new overnight developments in the >>> the connection between childhood and heart disease will tell you why some of your child's earliest experiences could have a lasting effect later in life. >>> a live look on the roads this morning. still wet out there. we'll check with chuck in the storm team 4 x 4. life's running out of shaving stuff. and thankfull

we might -- i think the ntsb has an open contract with the u.s.erwater search for them and i think there might be a little more structured search for the wreckage but no. i mean this is an open water search it's tough. i think the indonesians have done a pretty good job so far in zeroing in on the likely location and as miles said you know the probable cause of this accident is going to start and be in the plane. the regulatory environment could possibly be contributing but the attention is going to stay on the plane. >> all right, miles o'brien, david gallo, peter goelz, thanks so all of you. >>> still to come a new congress a new majority wrestling with old problems. can lawmakers win back the trust of a distant franenfran chitzed public? dana bash is on capitol hill. >> reporter: when the new congress is sworn in in just over two hours, there will be 246 republicans in the house, the biggest republican majority since 1928. i'll have one of its newest members and one of its youngest members, after the break. you think you take off all your make-

we expect to hear from lawmakers and the ntsb. roz slater is live at the capitol tonight with more. >> we expect that briefing to start in a couple of minutes or so after a closed door meeting between the ntsb and 12 members of the national capital delegation. that's all our lawmakers. what they've been talking about, of course is that deadly metro incident last week where smoke filled the tunnel at the l'enfant plaza station. it trapped some 200 passengers on that yellow line train. one passenger died. as a result it was, and dozens of others were hospitalized. now, these investigations usually take time. but -- and they are in the early stages of it. but lawmakers from here asked for this meeting because they say they have questions that they need answers to now about the safety of the system about what happened in the emergency response. about maintenance for this regional transportation system and, of course a lot of that funding comes from congress. in the meantime everything about metro and the incident is under the microsco

the ntsb says a breaker at one end of the third rail trimmed at 3:06 p.m. on monday -- tripped at 3:06 p.m. on monday, but the breaker at the other end stayed on until it was shut off by metro control some 44 minutes later. the ntsb also confirms that there were two trains involved, one in the tunnel, one in the station and as we understand it, that train in the station blocked the other train from getting out of that smoky tunnel. 1 big question, was there even an operator on board that train on the platform or did he evacuate, too? at l'enfant plaza bruce leshan, wusa9. >>> just yesterday the d.c. medical examiner ruled the lone victim in the metro tragedy carol glover died from smoke inhalation. >>> the father of montgomery county toddlers murdered in an exorcism erupted in a courtroom. one of the suspects was convicted but not criminally responsible for her role in the killings. the content of the testimony is disturbing and graphic. andrea mccarren was there for the emotional proceeding. >> he fought the both of them. it took two grown women to take my

>> well, you know, the ntsb is -- i'm glad they sent the ntsb team. smaller group and they let the federal aviation administration to handle it. this is very important to this family and for crash worthiness studies. so for the ntsb, they're used to dealing with this kind of environment and more and for the little girl, unbelievable reserve and strength and undoubtedly she was in terrible shock. what a heroic little girl. the ntsb will be able to deal with the terrain and what i hope come out of it is that they're able to give improvements to small planes so others have a chance of surviving. >> yeah. all right. mary schiavo, thank you so much for helping us understand what may have been happening there and the thoughts and prayers of that little girl this morning and the rest of her family. we do want to get you caught up, too, on the morning read. >> a lot of other stories happening this morning. first new york governor andrew cuomo spoke publicly for the first time about his father's death. he spoke to reporters outside of the wake for one of the p

the ntsb investigating the source of the smoke at l'enfant metro that sent the evening commute into chaos. look at this cell phone video. a smoke filled train coming your way courtesy of jonathan rogers here. he said he performed cpr for 20 minutes on the woman who died. several other passengers remain in critical condition tonight. >> we have live team coverage tonight with mola lenghi outside the l'enfant plaza tonight with a firsthand account from passengers. >> reporter: the green and yellow lines remain suspended tonight from l'enfant plaza. orange, silver and blue lines have been restored. the ntsb is investigating the smoke evacuation that left one person dead and scores of passengers injured. >> i was on the train and it just stopped and almost instantaneously just got full of smoke. >> reporter: as smoke filled the metro train and tunnel, passengers say the conductor urged them to remain calm. >> please stay calm. get off the platform at the fall plaza right now. >> people were getting out of hand panicking. next thing you know, you couldn't see from one end to the other on the t

. >>> the ntsb is briefing the media right now into last week's metro incident. it's underway right now. >> let's take you there -- >> january 12th metro experienced an electrical averaging event in the yellow line. train 302 left the station traveling south and stopped at about 3:15 because of the heavy smoke it encountered in the tunnel. when it stopped the rear of the train was about 386 feet from the station platform. so it was less than one full train length away from the station platform. smoke continued traveling to the l'enfant metro station where train 5150 completely entered the station and stopped about 150 feet from the south end of the station. because of the smoke, the station and train 510 were evacuated. and train 302, some passengers remained on the train and some self-evacuated walking both back to the l'enfant plaza station and some towards the potomac river bridge. the power to the third rail on train 302 was cut off about 3:50 p.m. the metro station has ventilation fans at strategic locations in the system that supply fresh air and draw air o

>>reporter: today, the ntsb and faa combed through site where the twin engine piper 34 went down. five family members were on the flight. the plane originated in key west florida and was bound for mount vernon illinois when it crashed in lyon county, kentucky friday. >> a seven-year-old little girl, said her parents were killed in a plane crash. >> reporter: sailor gutzler escaped with a broken wrist and other minor injuries. kentucky police lieutenant interviewed her shortly after.la >> the plane was upside down. she utilized her non-injured arm and hand to free herself fromer the aircraft. there was a small fire at the site of the crash. she contemplated taking some type of stick to possibly light that use it as a torch to illuminate her path. >> reporter: sailor navigated a difficult path. >> she navigated briers and

and the ntsb leads an investigation into what went wrong. among those evacuated were people trying to save a woman's life there. suzanne kennedy is live tonight with more on that heroic effort. suzanne? >> alison and leon jonathan rogers wasn't even supposed to be on that yellow line train. he accidentally got on it instead of getting on a green line train and ultimately ended up trying to save a fellow passenger's life. [coughing] >> the smokey cell phone video shows where jonathan rogers and his fellow yellow line riders spent a frightening hour. the 31-year-old transportation planner was one of a half dozen on that train that tried to help a rider in extreme distress. >> i tried but at that point, it's like she's not conscious. >> the woman had been sitting across from rogers on the train after smoke poured in it was obvious she need help. >> she was like sand, sand. she wasn't speaking in full sentences. she kept saying i can't do it. i can't do it. >> rogers says the fact there was only one-way communication on the train impacted the ab

we should hear from them and the ntsb as well. sources tell news4 new information is expected tonight as local lawmakers and the chirman of the national championship safety board lay out more details. however, don't expect that this is all wrapped up. in fact an ntsb investigation can typically take up to a year to fully investigate. in the meantime, we're expecting to hear from the acting chair of the ntsb chris hart as he clue to the details that could be talked about, specifically what happened after smoke filled the station. >> there's always room for improvement but we'll be looking at the emergency response aspect the communication because that's a crucial part of the emergency response. >> reporter: stay with us here on news4. we'll update the situation on air, online and on social media as details become available. on capitol hill adam tuss news4. >>> now to a developing story overseas in yemen where the president has been confined to his home in the capital of sanaa sanaa. as militants voupded the presidential palace. the

for instance the ntsb suggested putting cameras in cockpits and the faa said no. ntsb handles all kinds of things beyond airplanes, including trains, as we found out with the pg&e disaster they handle pipelines as well. landon dowdy, good morning. >> good morning to you. futures are higher as the markets look to snap the recent slid. the energy sector leading the line it monday as oil prices dropped to their lowest levels since 2009 and down again today trading below $45 a barrel. there's no major economic data today but investors may focus on some earnings news as aluminum giant alcoa reported positive results last night. the dow falling 96 points to 17,640. back over to you. >> thank you much. >>> president obama has called more protection against hacks and more privacy for the nation's school students. the president made that call during his speech at the federal trade comission calling for a 0-day deadline for stores to warn you those data has been hacked, laws that california already has. >> if we're going to be connected then with he need to be protected. as

the ntsb has been doing that for quite a number of years. it has resulted in all kind of improvements to the airplane, the construction, as far as even to the seats inside the plane and the materials used in the side walls in the event of a fire. there's been improvements and it's an ongoing effort. i'm sure the ntsb is going to extract all the information they can from the wreckage and this young lady. >> i understand she was a daddy's girl and he was a flight instruct or, so he taught her a lot of about planes. what information could she give that might help the investigation? >> if she understands flying the airplane which it sounds like she may, she can give information about the altitude of the plane, what was he doing what was her father doing. if she understood icing was it icing. there's a whole wealth of information from a knowledgable witness that can be shed on this accident. >> sounds like she even braced herself for the crash. john thanks for coming back. >> imagine being stuck on a plane for more than a day. that's exactly what

when you have an investigation in the united states the ntsb takes charge. they are disciplined how much information they give. also once the black box and the investigation start it's incumbent on the people investigating to issue what's called a preliminary report. satisfy the immediate need for knowledge. you'll get out of that black box enough key information about what happened. you'll get a description of what happened in the last minutes or so of that flight. that's the most essential thing we have. i want to get a picture of what happened. all that information is in that black box. that's why it's very important to get in the hands of people who are competent to do that work. >> like you said you don't necessarily believe that indonesia is the right place for it but i know you have said in your article that you wrote for the daily beast indonesia does have a good reputation when it comes to investigating plane incidents. >> that's a different issue. the resources necessary to deal with a black box is one issue. the other issue is who will lead the in

at a closed-door meeting, local lawmakers pressed metro and the ntsb for answers as to what happened and why during metro's deadly smoke incident last week. they were stunned at what they heard. >> so many things went wrong -- radios did not work, ventilation fans did not take smoke out there were few or no smoke detectors, 15 minutes to get the ventilation on the fans. >> they also learned with hundreds of passengers trapped on the yellow line train, d.c. fire and metro cannot communicate. metro had not been properly notified about the fire department's new radius. >> the systems are built to talk to each other, but if you upgrade your system and put in encryption, that was not notified? >> there is a great deal of frustration after millions of dollars and 15 years, since 9/11 , there was not interoperability. >> lawmakers said that the agencies can now communicate and -- >> a ventilation system that brought smoke into the car is now being reversed. >> the ntsb says its investigation could take up to a year and they are carefully going over every part of the system. senator mikulski

the ntsb expected to give us another briefing. reporting live at metro headquarters, ad tuss news4. >> thank you. >>> coming up in our next half hour mark segraves takes a closer look at the communication breakdown among first respond irs and the major questions that remain unanswered about that metro fire. and tom sherwood is digging into a new report that says metro needs a lot more funding to keep the system safe and up to date. also an in-depth story about the victim and what happened in that smoky tunnel on monday on our washington app. >>> a jewelry store in falls church was destroyed by an explosion and fire today. it happened just a few hours ago, in fact at the eden center on wilson boulevard. the owner and two customers were in the store at the time. they're expected to be okay we're told. another man was just about to walk into the store but changed his mind just before the blast. >> it was like something you see in the movies. an impact like never before. god literally protected me. i was about to walk in and i didn't

that will allow ntsb investigators time to figure out what may have caused a tunnel outside the plaza metro to fill with smoke yesterday. three people are still in the hospital listed in critical one woman died. look for an update on the story starting on news 4 at 4:00. >>> we'll be watching for reaction from former governor bob mcdonnell for his lawyers today. a federal judge denied mcdonnell's request to remain free while he appeals his corruption conviction. that means mcdonnell could begin his two-year prison sentence on february 9th. >>> in just a few hours, president obama is expected to propose a new law to protect government workers online. it would allow them to share information about threats. the president is speaking shortly after 3:00 this afte >>> well all week long the news 4 consumer watch is showing you how to get a fresh start on your finances for 2015. erica gonzalez joins us now with more on how to start the year off right and keep more money in your wallet. >> reporter: amy has a good job, but her husband lost his as an engineer and now works a part-time gig at n

the ntsb chair says it looks like there were multiple failure, failures to diagnosis the problem and a failure to get all the riders out. >> reporter: what created the arking, if you will, on the third rail, to create the gases which enhanced the arking which created smoke which ended up in the train which, in some cases, created a catastrophe, one fatality and too many people having to go to the hospital. >> now, it is thought the ntsb may have missed something when it analyzed the safety culture of metro after the deadly crash back in 2009. he says the agency will have to figure out what that was and fix it. >>> well, metro commuters sounded off online once they finally got home from yesterday's tragic incident. >> even though the investigation still goes on today, rider confidence is not exactly the same. stephany ramirez is at the la enfanity plaza right now. what -- l'enfant plaza right now. what are riders saying to you right now? >> reporter: well, riders are saying they have no choice but to stick with metro. we had a whole host of reactions. take a listen to what people had

. >> the ntsb says a preliminary report of the crash could be available in 10 days. a more factual report could take up to a year. they have moved the plane from the crash site to a salvage facility where they can conduct a more thorough investigation. >> they are taking a better look at the engine. after that we will get the weather data air traffic control data. >> she survive the crash but killed her parents and 14-year-old cousin sierra wilder. sierra's mother described her as her best friend. after the cra 7-year-old freed herself from the wreckage. she walked through woods and freezing temperatures in the dark for nearly a mile to finally find help at the home of larry wilkins. >> her leg was eaten up looked like somebody had beaten her with a switch. she told me her mom and dad were dead and she had been in a plane crash. >> ntsb are trying to determine what happened during the flight to cause it to crash. they are planning to talk with her after they speak with the family. an attorney says the family is devastated and issued a statement saying quote we ask th

i'd like to thank the ntsb, member rosekind and also dr. bessik for the opportunity to speak to you today. i'm going to be bringing a little bit of a different perspective i'm going to talk to you about some of the technologies that are available in the market to be able to detect drowsy driver, focus on some of the areas that are specific to bosch, but in general i'll give you an insight/overview what we're doing in the industry. so of course, i'll talk a little bit about the motivation behind that, but there was many, many panels that have already covered most of the motivation of why we've addressed this topic with technology. i'll give you a little bit about the market trends and what's regard to where driver monitoring is going, talk about the scope of some of the bosch activities related to this technology in this area and in this field, principles of our, what we call our steering-based -- steering-angle based system which detects drowsiness for driver and then i'll have a short summary. not to beleaguer what was discussed in the pan

>> we're actively cooperating with the ntsb's investigation. under federal regulations and all information about the status of the investigation flows through ntsb. >> reporter: we do expect a clearer picture of what happened by the echbtd week from the ntsb. as for today, time to reclaim what was left behind on the train, about 40 pieces of personal property brou metro headquarters. remember this train was headed in the direction of reagan national airport meaning some luggage and suitcases were on board. and back here now live coming up in my next report at 6:00, an increasing number of questions about track fires on metro from safety leaders. reporting live at metro headquarters adam tuss news4. >>> a developing story in fairfax county. fire crews are on the scene at the eden center shopping center in falls church where a jewelry store was destroyed after an explosion and a fire. the owner and two customers were inside. tlair expected to be okay. northern virginia bureau reporter david culver spoke with witnesses just a short time ago. >> i

joining me now alan diehl, former ntsb investigator bobbie scholley. david soucie. thank you all for being here. let me get to this first question. it's frankly a very hard one to ask. a lot are writing into us saying some of the bodies searchers are finding are naked, they don't have clothes on. they're wondering if there's any significance to that. what's your take david? poppy, is that for alan? >> definitely -- oh sorry. >> go ahead, david. >> go ahead. was that for me? okay. >> yeah. >> yeah. the bodies are definitely at this point considered evidence and there's things you can draw from the bodies but as far as being naked or not, or having clothes, there's some clues you can get, but after the fact that these bodies have been in the ocean as long as they have it would be hard to determine whether it was from open air fall or if it's from tumbling in the water. so at this point, it would be too early to say which one caused that. >> and alan if you wanted to weigh in on that as well because i know time is of the essence here in terms of recoverin

metro says they are not waiting for the ntsb to figure out exactly what went wrong. they say they are acting now to make passengers safer. >> please remain calm there's no fire in the tunnels, there's just smoke. >> reporter: the smoke from the arking electrical fire last week. he had to call metro's control center for permission to cut off the vents that bringing smoke from the tunnels in to the trains, leaving hundreds of people gasping for air. metro has now ordered train operators to shut off the air intake the minute they stop for smoke. it has also ordered an inspection of all the ventilation fans in all the tunnels throughout the system. when they checked the fans,

>> the ntsb actually put up two photos.oked like down runway 2-6 and one of what it looked like down runway 2-2, and actually had the audacity to make the comment. look at these two pictures. how could they have gotten it wrong? i'm willing to bet if the crew had those two picture to choose from, they would have chose the right one. it was not a matter of choosing between two different choices, it was a matter of why they thought they were in the position they were. that should have been the focus. >> there were too many times that i really wanted to stand up and go, how can you say that? >> i listened to them dismiss the tower from the whole thing. i got up and walked out. i didn't know what to do. the fact that i couldn't say anything. i couldn't go wait a minute! none of us could say anything. you couldn't question anything. but i got up and i walked out. >> the ntsb is mandated by congress to find a cause of an accident. we're actually one of the last industrial nations that determine a single probable cause. >> when co

metro says they are not waiting for the ntsb to figure out exactly what went wrong. they say they are acting now to make passengers safer. >> please remain calm there's no fire in the tunnels, there's just smoke. >> reporter: the smoke from the arking electrical fire last week. he had to call metro's control center for permission to cut off the vents that bringing smoke from the tunnels in to the trains, leaving hundreds of people gasping for air. metro has now ordered train operators to shut off the air intake the minute they stop for smoke. it has also ordered an inspection of all the ventilation fans in all the tunnels throughout the system. when they checked the fans, they were not noting correctly. >> the fans there, they could exhaust out and feed in and that they were not doing the correct direction. as they were suppose to. >> reporter: metro has also worked with dc fire, just as they adjusted the configuration where their their antennas intersect. that the radios are now working in the tunnels. >> they made adjustments encrypting their radios to make it less

the ntsb will be looking at what happened. so far the faa reported engine trouble and just minutes lost contact with air traffic control. this as we get new information about the little girl who walked away from the crash. family members say she was able to find her way to safety because of survival skills she learned from her dad. will karr is live with the latest. will? >> reporter: authorities say it's a miracle this 7-year-old girl walked away with only a broken arm after her family's plane crashed in southwest kentucky saturday night. for the first time we have pictures of the crash site. saylor's father said they were having engine problems and they lost contact with him a short time later. that's when something went terribly wrong. >> what she knew then was that the plane was upside down, her family on board was unresponsive. she utilized her non-injured arm and hand to free herself from the aircraft. >> reporter: authorities say that saylor got out of the plane with a small fire burning caused from the crash. she negat

john golia ntsb the independent federal agency that investigates every aviation accident in the united states. currently he is a consultant for airlines. the 787 had issues long before you embrarkd on this embarked on the documentary. what prompted you to do this film? >> two battery fires in 2013. he wondered what was going on. that was a first-ever event by the faa never grounded an entire fleet of aircraft. will wanted to know what was wrong with this plane was something wrong this plane? found out there was a much bigger story than just the batteries. >> how did you get to this, they thought the batteries were fixed the plane is back in the air all is good. >> right. >> what kept you on the trail for a year on this story? >> after the third day on the project, i joined about six months after will began his investigation. i met will in seattle washington and we met with employees who make that aircraft, my introduction to that story. i asked them at one point would you fly on the aircraft? this is months after the airplane was put back in the air because the battery problem was supp