i was hearing on paul wiedefeld's first day. just when i starred here at fox5. i was at metro the day of thee big shutdown back in march. p if i'm a rider and metro is currently consumed with tellingg people, this is a safe transit system. we have to remember when youu have that smart trip card that is not a lottery ticket. that is you might get to your to destination safety, you're putting your trust and your security in metro. they're doing what they can.n. funding is an issue, i get that, but that is not a good image to put out. you talk about the objection tot the form particulars of it.he i'm actually a little bit surprised, this is coming from a legal situation, asking them to dismiss those who are suing,g, asking them to dismiss the suit against metro and so metro is taking a rather odd position here. this is not our job. i'm a little bit surpris things that paul whether itwhet field is doing as a general manager. >> when there is problems, he says the buck stops here, i have to make hur the transit runs safely. when metro started pointing the finger and

paul wiedefeld says saturday was the second busiest day in metro's history. were more than a million entries into the rail system for the women's march. president obama's first inauguration in 2009 was the busiest day. the trump inauguration and the women's march were considered a major test for metro. and officials say the transit agency exceeded expectations. new developments, following a deadly shooting at a mall in san antonio, texas.. a second suspect is now in custody. police say two men tried to rob a jewelry store yesterday. a man who tried to stop the robbers was shot and killed. another man who had a licensed concealed gun returned fire, and shot and critically wounded one of the suspects. the second suspect ran through the mall, and shot and injured a man and a woman. that suspect was arrested last night after crashing a stolen vehicle. charges for a car chrash that killed two people. it happened early sunday morning in arcola. police say a sheriff's deputy was attempted to stop a speeding car-- but the driver kept going. eventually-- the vehicle r

now, metro's general manager paul wiedefeld also want to go emphasize that they let go both workers on ground in the trenches and as well as as management. we also got word that around 3:30, two metro workers making repairs to the green line on the tracks were injured. we are told that those are nonlife threatening injury, but certainly an interesting note that we listened in on today. wendy, back to you. >> thank you, kristen. >>> there are new developments in the sentencing phase of dylann roof. his chilling mess agmessage. >>> plus two snow chances in the next couple days. doug will be back with the latest time line. >>> temperatures are starting to fall quickly. and the wind is picking up. right now at 20 to 25 miles per hour, even higher in some locations. and the temperatures are quite cold. take a look at the current in that out there right now at 50 degrees. winds out of the west at 13 miles per hour, gusting to 25 right now. and take a look at the rest of the region, temperatures are falling and they will fall quickly tonight. 37 winchester, 46 leesburg, 47 right now in warrin

paul weed -- wiedefeld, metro. we will have metrorail service starting 4:00 a.m. until midnight. we will run peak hour service throughout the day from 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. there will be five stations closed due to security concerns. mount vernon scare, archives, federal triangle, smithsonian and pentagon. we will run a bus service. as you can also imagine that will be impacted with you all the road closure. we recommend you go to the website to look at implications of the bus routes there. as our system, use parking facilities, we have number of parking facilities, 60,000 parking spaces throughout the region. you get there early. they fill up quickly. follow the twitter feed. we'll monitor the usage so you can plan accordingly. we're offering a special one-day inaugural pass. it is $10. not only a great bargain but prevents you from having to stand in line to get a pass at our stations. if you do that before the 13th the, we can mail it out to you. we suggest you do it online as quickly as possible so we have that for you. we'll sell those the day of the event but the lines wil

warner sent a letter to metro general manager paul wiedefeld that letter details several issuesen including whether metro is ready and able to respond top sign area tack similar to what happened to san francisco transportation system last november. warner also wants met row to update him on progress it made to expand its wireless communication at all underground stations. metro promised to improve communication systems after a deadly smoke incident at the l'enfant plaza station nearly two years ago. >> well a waitress at northern virginia restaurant had a disturbing experience after waiting on table. a customer left her a racist message. >> and go fund me campaign created in honor of be lov d.c. yoga instructor murder on her way to a holiday party how you can help. >> sue. >> and hey there, tony, shawn, we have certainly been struggling through freezing cold days here as a matter of fact as you can see on the sign behind me we have not been above freezing since about friday or at least 7 hours now. we are not going to see that happen tonight either we have another cold night on the way and

metro's general manager paul wiedefeld will be addressingddrg board members part of their regular thursdayhemt firings but, again, people here say, oh, you're here about metro? and its safety andet a that's what all this stems from, guys, the investigations, the firings, all to try to improve reliability and especiallyecll safety here on our transit system.. >> we all want, bob, thank you,u ry m much. >>> 8:10 right now.ow more violence in chicagohigo overnight.ni. six people shot at a memorialeml for victim for gun violence. vio we'll have those details coming up. plus --plus- >> i'm nathan and i'm a racist.. >> next,, what is racism? >> racist anonymous. rac an invitation inside this controversial 12-step program aimed at breaking barriersitat.e >> as we go to break, reaction o to the sad loss from hollywood yesterday the passing of actrese mary tyler moore. her on screen husband and and co-star tweeting quote there are no words. wor she was the best.e was the be we always said that we changed d each other's lives for the better.beer. in addition to the tweet van twv dyke include add lin

paul wiedefeld, general manager of metro. just want to talk a little bit about some of the operation that will be performing on the 20th, metro service 4:00 a.m. running until midnight. we will be running peak hour service from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. we will have mt. vernon square, archives, the triangle and smithsonian and the pentagon. we will be running a bus service, that will be impacted with all the road closures, so we recommend you go to our website to look at the implications of the bus routes there. as you use our system, use our parking facilities. we have almost 60,000 parking spaces throughout the region. be sure to get there early. they do fill up pretty quickly and follow our twitter feed and we'll monitor the usage tso you can plan accordingly. we are offering a special one-day inaugural pass, $10, it prevents you from standing in line to get pass at our stations. if you do that before the 13th we can get it mailed out to you, we suggest you do that online as quickly as possible, we will also be selling them t

. >> metro general manager paul ml wiedefeld is expected to commene on the firings later thisings ltb barnard has a preview. >> reporter: guys, we're we're outside metroea metro gm paul wiedefeld is about to deliver his final report on that track inspectionpeion investigation which revealed a a number of employees wer actually falsifying records.ords now this stems from that train a derailment near east falls falls church. the east falls church metro mro station.stat that was last summer. the investigation system wide oo tracks and track inspection inse process sees after that revealed that employees were falsifyingsn records and allegedly at the the direction of their supervisors. initially we were told half a dozen, six employees had beenadb fired. fired. now we're learning from the union representing metro it's i' 22. nearly two dozen metro workers e have been fired.n fir. five are supervisors otherrs employees we're told have been demoted or suspended. again, gm paul wiedefeld iss delivering his report to board b members here at metro mro headquarters and we'll have more about wh

. >> reporter: responding to the press conference, paul wiedefeld says in part, we cannot condone faulgs faulgs if i indication of documents and i stand by the actions we have taken that hold both frontline and management employees accountable. withmata let go of several employees accusing them of falsifying records. the union didn't have an answer and said they were waiting on reports. back to you. >> kristin o, thank you. and children left in the cold. challenges left for one county. >>> and tonight a victim talking about the frightening encounter that left >>> doug, we got all excited at the first mention of snow around here. what's the word? >> the word is very and that is really the case here. is this n this is a not a big storm, but it could still have an impact. it's coming early friday morning and it will be cold enough that i think some of the roadways may be img pankted. so let's show you outside right now, pretty nice night, but temperatures are falling. if you walk out right now, you can feel it. the cold air is moving in. 48, winds out of weather at 15 miles per hour. and wi

paul wiedefeld said? a statement it's important to remember thousands of metro employees do a great job and routinely put safety first. true requires we hold ourselves accountability. i stand by the actions we have taken to hold the front line and the management employees accountable. on the topic of an overall safety culture in metro. today the union said they would like to forge a partnership moving forward with the front line employees and the management at metro. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. larry: well, that is a sound that people live in the lincecum heights often. planes flying so close they rattle the houses. they are going to have satellite technology to allow them to fly lower in concentrated areas. >> they are shaking people's homes. some people trying to sit out on the deck can't hear it's unacceptable. larry: he says a lawsuit is the only way to make them listen and the county will make noise until the f.a.a. figures out how to cut out the noise. alison: let's check on the roadw

general manager paul wiedefeld congratulated them on safe ridership service. >>> d.c. based charity martha's table is asking for people to donate unused cards. they will give them to people the to take advantage of their no cost clothing or food programs. you can drop off or mail unused cards to martha's table. >>> let's go to angie goff with some new information on deadly storms down south. >>> hordes of peoplee up to a trail of devastation and destruction. storms ripped across the state of georgia over the weekend. we know that 14 people died in this state alone, along with four others in mississippi as the storms swept through the south. entire homes were ruined. trees, power lines knocked to the ground. more than 20 people reported injured. president trump saying those impacted by the severe storms will get help from the government in georgia. right now, much of florida, though, is under a state of emergency bracing for powerful storms there and possible tornados. aaron. >>> all right, angie, thank you. >>> it's 5:08 right now. united airlines is flying again this

metro gm paul wiedefeld's recent fires of several track workers in response to the derailment sparked new frustration. >> they're being shooelded and protected while our workers are being silenced. >> at 5:00 and 6:00, chrkristei wright will speak to a worker the gm is responding. >>> and now the feeling that we have kicked off the new year on a roller coaster. this is time lapse video how you the day started with the fog that moved in so quickly. and now the sun is out, but things are changing again. >> that's right. and that's why we have team coverage for you this afternoon with doug kammerer and amelia draper in the storm center and we are talking about snow now, right? >> yeah, just a little bit of that. the first thing that we will notice is the big time cold air difference. temperatures in the 50s today, but tomorrow struggling into the mid-30s. >> and then a little bit of snow will move in tomorrow night, friday morning, but the key word there, little. we're not talking about a lot. >> but it could still have an impact and that's why we're talking about this now. take a look a

>> yeah, senator mark warner leading voice in senate when it comes september off a message to paul wiedefeld today because the san francisco muni system underwent a ransomware attack repeatedly that crippled that system fair payment system and senator warner is asking metro to provide answers to a few questions. number one when did they last update the it system that protect the fare payment system and smart trip card is 1990s technology that doesn't mean it's vulnerable to cyberattack but senator warner want to know they're it protected and what protections does it have to place or plan it has in place to replace the oldest components of its system and whether metro is capable of notifying lawmakers and public about a potential data breach. and he's given metro about a month to get back to him. i did contact metro late this afternoon for a response to senator warper's letter they said they received it and will provide a the virginia law maker. >> reporting live for us, thank you so much. it's one thing to have to worry about every day functionality and then on top of that to worry about sig

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factors and we expect to hear more about thisut from general manager paul wiedefeld today.od he'll bero boardo boa meeting of the year little bitil later this morning.ng. while the 20th is a federal holiday there's going to be lott of people using metro. >> yes. >> we know metro wants us to dod >> yes.>> >> plenty of people have somehae things that metro needs to do. >> yeah. s good that federaleder holiday, d.c. government isnmen closed, schools are closed a lot less people on the rails and ond the roads, but a lot of subway systems coming in town.o. >> writ.>> writ. >> metro does want them to make sure they getwant there commemorative smart trip card in advance before the deadline andd tolls fill it and that goes forf us, too, we need to get to worko he in n d.c. we've all been there.'ve all be you go down the escalator and a forgotten to fill your smartr s trip card.. on inauguration day very longata lines at those fair machines.ac. take care of that in advance.dve >> yes. very good advice. thank you so much for joiningvei us. martin will stick around with us throughout this wholel