. >>> happening today, metro's new general manager and ceo paul wedefeld is outlining his plan of action to improve the metro system. he says there is an inconsistent system to safety. he also said improvements are needed to fight the break in a downward flood of ridership. we'll talk about his improvemenç plans at the rider press club. news4 will be there and we'll have the latest on news4 at 4:00. we also posted paul wedefeld's entire letter on the just search metro. >>> the plan to build a new hospital in our area is taking shape. this morning montgomery county leaders broke ground on a new building for adventist hospital. it's located on bourne field way in silver spring. they said it's part of a bigger plan to create more jobs. >>> the d.c. mayor is about to face ward 5 at a community meeting. it will be the first time she attends since choosing a shelter on 25th street. many were upset by that selection. a meeting is taking place on the bertie bacchus campus. >>> for women's history month throughout the month of march, we're highlighting women who make our country great. >> her car

paul wedefeld. as well as jack evans. the big take away, obviously, is that metro will, in fact, reopen at 5:00 a.m., barring any problems they might find. they have 22 zones. and right now, three zones have to be inspected. what they did learn also, was that there were 26 defective areas. they have, so far, completed 18 of those. >> the inspections at the whole is not yet complete. that could go higher. but he is dedicated to saying we will open metro back up from 5:00 in the morning. even if these persist. they will simply move to a single tracking system to be able to effort and continue the repairs. good news there, as you mentioned, back open to 5:00 in the morning. of course, this doesn't solve the immedipr evening rush hour. that is going to continue. there is a home game at the verizon center. a lot of lkfos making their way in and around town. >> in fact, if you need to keep up with the traffic conditions, during this metro shutdown, you can download our free wusa 9 app. >>> and you can expect continuing coverage

otherwise, this three-hour night thing and on the weekend, just isn't going to do >> ceo paul wedefeldhasn't determined if or when they failed. they will blame service disruptions in part on its two- rail system. that, they say, limits its ability to make repairs. >>> nuclear summit kicks off tomorrow. but the traffic troubles are going to start for all of us here in a few hours. starting around 8:00 tonight, the mount vernon square station on the green and yellow lines will close down. it is slated to reopen friday night. metro buses, especially those near the convention center, will be detoured as well. >>> a 7-year-old silver spring girl, who saved her dad, says she is not a super hero. but today, montgomery county fire and rescue service, treated her like one. her actions made the difference between life and death. >> reporter: if jenna valorria waited just seconds to call 911, a diabetic shock might have taken her father's lifeful. >> dad couldn't wake up. and he was unconscious. and i wanted to help him. >> i can be like a real nurse. when she found her dad slumped over in his be

and again, what paul wedefeld said, was they didn't want inspectors down with the electrified hot rail as well. they'll have to shut it down at midnight, give the system a chance down and start the very tenuous project and find out what is going on with those 600 cables. >> and there is a gradual drip of information about what is going to be affected as a result of this unprecedented shutdown. we've already told you that d.c. public will scoos will re- - schools will reopen tomorrow. and to put a period on something peggy was saying a moment ago. talking to folks, i, i guess i'm going to take uber. there's only so many uber drivers out there. and already unprecedented amount of traffic as well. folks deciding they're going to have to forgo metro. uber might get you there. but it's still probably going to take a long, long time. because you can expect a lot of people to be on the roots tomorrow. let's kick it out to wusa 9's ellison barber who is live out there. the redline gradual -- getting reaction. >> reporter: it's adam. you see more and more people going from i've not heard to oh,

metro chief, paul wedefeld said it was the only choice. >> the safety of the public and my employeess paramount. >> reporter: students and employees have been urged to rely on the bus system. >> the amount of traffic with metro closed is going to be terrible. >> out of the blue it's like every line shut down for one day, it's a bit concerning. >> i'm just trying to deal with what i know and what i fear. >> reporter: with transit system leaders fear is a repeat of last year's fatal incident at one of the plazas. one person was killed after power cables generated hazardous smoke conditions. the electrical fire early monday in a tunnel snarled service and closed three lines for repairs. >> happened twice in a year. so i can't wait for the third time. >> reporter: just last week, he sounded the alarm when he spoke to the national press club about the 40-year-old rail system. >> it's much worse than i expected, maybe even publicly we've been talking about. >> reporter: they hope to re-open the system in about 24 hours but that, of course, depends on what they find with these emergency ins