customers are pointing to pepco's recent merger with exelon.i was under the impression that mergers are supposed to have better prices for consumers. you'd think that we'd get better rates, but sounds like that is not the case. > pepco says the merger is saving customers money. >> the increase has nothing to do with the americaner. the merger actually provides some customers with funding in orr any rate increase. > pepco officials are also quick to reiterate that they haven't come for a rate increase since 2013. there is still a lot that needs to happen before the decision is made. there's publicok hearings, testimony that pepco has to provide in order for the public service commission whether it needs a rate increase. they're also going to come for a rate increase as well. they're going to apply for one for d.c. customers as well. exactly how much, whether it's 10 percent, less or more, it's unclear. it's also unclear when they expect to file the request. that's the latest here outside pepco headquarters, sarah simpsons, fox5 localç news. > f

i know you talked to pepco leaders.do they need this money.h >>reporter:ç they say they've done a lot of work for it. pep so says they've done a the lot of work to want this rate increase and they're prepared to make a case for it.it. they filed with the publicpubl commission.on. customers aren't too happy about it, though. i do not think their service warrants the rate increase because my power goes out for no reason constantly. some pepco just hearing the word "pepco".pc the company has said it made a huge investment to improve liability and service.ce nobody likes to pay more for their heating bill.ill. customers have seen a dramaticra decrease in the frequency and duration of outrages. pepco workers have been working on lines and trimming trees away from them as well.ell. plus, pepco as new technology allows users to monitor theiront usage online so they can usese less. they are reporting to pepco'spec recent merger with exelon. merger have better prices for consumer.co ed ' think with all the improvements we'd get

pepco tells us three fuses and a transformer were damaged. fortunately, nobody was hurt. >>> developing right now, a homicide investigation in a community not used to seeing deadly violence, and tonight the suspected killer is in custody. megan fira from leesburg with reaction from neighbors. megan? >> reporter: erica, i can tell you neighbors here are devastated. they say they can't believe that 34-year-old christina fisher is gone. she was a loving mother of three and a loyal friend. we spoke with one neighbor who says she was aware of fisher's history with domestic violence and she feared this day could come. this is not the scene neighbors who live in this community expected to see. >> i was just coming home from the store. >> reporter: police cars and homicide detectives surrounding this home on the 300 block. >> we received a call at 6:15 p.m. for an altercation at a residence. >> reporter: leesburg police say the call came from a 15-year-old girl saying her mother, 34-year-old christina fisher, was shot multiple times in an upstairs ro

. >> pepco customers will get a n. the next 50 dollar creditil from now. only applies to pepco customers in maryland. >> i don't get it. >> i know. lovely of you to call it the weather desk. >> i haven't been here in a while. >> good to have you back. starting out with frosty cold morning. i think most of the next several morning are going to be on the cool side. heads up for gardeners who want to bring the flowers in. them don't need to be out for this. but tonight not everyone will be in the frosty zone. i think the district and points south and east aren't going have to really deal with the at us joinings frostce remound in the. still just slightly below average for this time of year. come on spring we're waiting for you. winds have gotten lighter coming in from the north. sustained winds. that actually the wind helps to keep us warmer. you can see many of communities in the north have seen the winds get lighter. i'd like to see the winds get lighter. i've been tired of the gust. we should get a break from the gusty winds. sunday filled days are ahead.

pepco reporting 1300 outages. b gchlt ang&e reporting 4500 wi power. >> and a look at this video out of lanham. the wind may have played a role in this tree toppling over. this is out on goodluck road. we have calls in to police to find out exactly what happened and if anybody was hurt. way want >> tom stepped outside of the "weather center" and is on the weather deck. how does it look o >> we have got some still gusty winds here. you can see the wide view, this trees are swaying in the winds gusting to around 40 miles an hour out hooere on the weather deck. you can hear the wind howling here in the trees out here. i don't want to be under that tree because there could be some small brafrnches coming down. it's a weather alert morning. latest wind gusts are around 35, 40 miles an hour and that's about what we've been having out here. we have clouds racing through a through sky. weather headlines will stay with the weather alert through the rest of morning. winds will greatly continue plain esh diminish later this

pepco wants a 10% increase for customers in montgomery and prince george's county.approved, the average monthly bill would go up by about $15 a month. the money will be used to support reliability and technology investment. pepco says the increase is not related to the merger and would have been made regardless. >>> well, toay england celebrating her 90th birthday. >> happy birthday, your royal highness. or your royal majesty. >> i don't know. prince william second in line to the throne says she's like any other grandmother and he has been told off by her many times. i think she is pretty strong willed. queen elizabeth's son prince of wales has recorded a special radio broadcast for the day from hennthehenry the 8th. gun salutes will a laytake plac. >>> and we recognized police officers, sheriff deputies and firefighters for their life saving actions while they're on and off the duty. i want to say thank you to the alexandria chamber of commerce for holding the event. and it was just such a great showing of this brother hood of people who risk thr there is something

. >> pepco customers will get a 50 dollar credit. they will be distributed in two installment, the first installment is going out to to customers right now.w. the next 50 dollar credit will appear on your bill one yearr from now. only applies to pepco customers in maryland. >> i don't get it.t. >> i know. kno lovely of you to call it the i weather desk. >> i haven't been here in a while. >> good to have you back. morning. i thinkco side. heads up for gardeners who wantn to bring the flowers in. them don't need to be out for this. but tonight not everyone will bi in the frosty zone. i think the district and points south and east aren't going to have to really deal with the at this point. we talked about it a little bit ago, in case you are just joining us frost advisor for those to the north and west. a nice remound in the afternoon. still just slightly below average for this time of year. come on spring we're waiting for you. winds have gotten lighter cominn in from the north. sustained winds.sust that actually the wind helps tot kee

. >> pepco reporting a little more than 1,000 outages at this point. bg&e also looks like they stand away 4600 customers in the dark right now. two people are lucky to be alive after this tree came crashing into their car in college park. prince george's county fire saying that they had to cut two people out of the car on 49th avenue and hollywood road. the tree flattened that car and damaged a nearby home. >> let's head over to tom kierein tracking this system. >> those exposed older trees that were in saturated soil, those easily toppled over with those 60-mile-an-hour winds he we had overnight. now the winds have greatly diminished on this sunday morning, right around 35, 40 miles an hour. but with temperatures only in the 30s, look at the windchills. only feels like it's in the 20s. feels like we're in february, ot windchill at reagan national, 28 degrees. that's the feels like temperature. so layer up before you're heading out. and we still have high wind warning on the eastern shore, but all the other high wind warnings have been canceled across

atwa > pepco is asking for a rate hike in maryland less than a month after it was acquired by epsilon. if approved, the average monthly bill would go up by about $15. the money will be used to support reliability and technology investments. pepco says the increase is not related to the merger and would have been made regardless. >>> now to the changing face of america's money. civil war icon harriet tubman will go on the front of the $20 bill, making her the first woman to appear on our paper currency >> reporter: even in the digital age, american paper money is important, but only men have been the face of that money for 100 years. >> i thought it was time for that to change. 100 years is too long. >> reporter: civil war icon harriet tubman, who saved the lives of hundreds of slaves, will become the new face of the $20 bill. alexander hamilton stays on the $10 bill after national controversy over losing him, but willi women's suffrage will be highlighted on the back. the back of the lincoln $5 bill will have icons. >> i'd love to see a woman and particularly a woman of color on our c

pepco is asking for 10% rate hike in maryland. the from exelon which many thought would save customers money. final decision is made by the maryland public service commission later this year and finally polls are on? you can now submit your pick to name d.c.'s baby eagle. you can choose from stars and stripes and honoring glory and cherry and blossom. you have until april 24 to vote. >> i want a recount. >> yeah. i like honor and glory. >> that's probably the best of the bunch. >> i like cherry and blossoms. >> that's cool too. >> you know, spring, i want a redo. >> i don't love any if hop expect they're cuter than that we need better names. >> as holly mentioned ruling regarding transgender bathroom use out of virginia high schoo school. now target is taking a stand in the national target announcing they can use the restroom or feeding room facilities that correspond to gepder identity and their decision coming on heels of nationwide debate on whether transgender people should be allowed to use public bathroom facilities matching

pepco says it's because of the company's merger with exelon.orgive some unpaid bills and create programs for low income households. >>> chuck, the man of the hour. we've had two beautiful sunny warm days. >> i'm really liking the dry pattern. >> but too much of a good thing can also not necessarily be good. have an increasing arriving of fire danger now. so be real careful, red flag warnings have been posted. i'll show you the graphic in just a second. so what to expect for your tuesday today? mostly clear sky, although clouds will be more on the increase compared to yesterday. a mild start here this morning, it will be another very warm finish. back in to the 80s. but again, up like yesterday where we had a cloudless sky, today we will have more clouds around and it will be breezy at times, but it will be staying dry. no chance for rain for the next couple of days either. our best chance for rain out of the next five to seven days comes up on friday. and some of that rain chance may linger into the very early part of saturday. for much of a ra

pepco reporting 2300 outages.reporting 4700 customers without power. >> and take a look at this video out of lanham. the wind may have played a role in this tree toppling over. as you can see, the tree decimated the car on goodluck road. we have calls into police to find out exactly what happened and if anyone was hurt in the crash. now let's get over to tom with and about a brie this morning. >> yes, winds were gusting up to 60 miles an hour overnight.a br. >> yes, winds were gusting up to 60 miles an hour overnight. but they have greatly diminished. in addition to the wind, cold air is triggering scattered snow shower. they are coming out of the north and west. but they are quickly dissipating. just a few scattered flurries thousand. patches of gray across thorn virginia. they're quickly tracking off into southern maryland. current wind gusts are generally under 40 plmiles an hour. at reagan national, a gust at 36. eastern shore, these areas this orange as well as out in the mountains, that is where the high win

how much money pepco is crediting its customers in d.c. don't believe that big money can buy votes -- not in our district. and i won't claim to have single handily passed just about every bill in annapolis. we can't settle for the same old politics, not when our basic rights are being threatened by trump and cruz. i'll stand up to their bigotry and be a passionate voice for maryland women and families. in tv and in business, i built relationships. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> michigan's governor says he will drink flint's filtered tap water for a month to show people who live there that it is safe to drink. on monday the governor visited a flint homeowner who has high lead level in her water. for nearly 18 months, people drank and bathed in lead tainted water. snyder has apologized for his administration's role in that water crisis. >>> it is not often that your utility company pays you back, but if you are a pepco customer, expect to see a $54 credit on your bill. starting this month through may, customers will not

pepco wants a 10% increase for customers in montgomery and prince george's county.approved, the average monthly bill would go up by about $15 a month. the money will be used to support reliability and technology investment. pepco says the increase is not related to the merger and would have been made regardless. >>> time right now is 5:37. if you think your morning commute is horrible, there is new research that it could be. you could actually make things better. the national capital region transportation planning board out with its latest travel trends. and we're driving more, but even though the population has increased in recent years around here, vehicle traffic has not spiked. at the same time, the number of commuters who telework has increased and experts say that helps road congestion. >> you think, they put the greatest stress on the regional transportation network. they live the farthest out, they have the longest trip length. >> it's thousa's now recommende people take a look at te telecommutin telecommuting. >>> take a live look outside where we're off to

. >>> at 11 certain pepco pepco companies see, will see a pretty generous credit on theirheir accounts the company is i shelling out some cash. >> ahead a maryland medical doctor is allegations of sexual misconduct three patients haveit come forward with stories of abuse we'll have the latest tonight at 11 . >> welcome back. ordinary fishing trip was anything but for one family in louisiana. the father and his 11 year old o daughter thought they caught a fish but they they were in for g surprise. >> oh, my god. it's a big, that is a big. >> you see that. >> dad we're not supposed to use that language. the father said his fishing noodle let him know he had a back, a massive alligator appeared it was bigger than his kayak. >> aren't ally. keep watchingep right here it's going to come up out of the water. oh, my god. >> holy molely.>> h >> apparently someone did a little measuring not exact measuring the gator's head was like three feet long. >> wow. >> remember that picture of the alligator we showed last week. >> yeah yeah. ye >> maybe it's all in the same th area. >> 72 what's happenin

members to raise awareness of the critical role libraries play for children of all background. >> pepco is looking to raise your rates by about 10% and this comes less than a month after merger with exelon and utility company filed increase le quest request maryland public service commission and i commission will ultimately make decision and it's not exhibited to do so until >> wawa. >> never goes over well. >> if you have a visa or walmart credit card with new chips the ones you stick into the chip reader your time in checkout line is about to speed up a bit. we'll explain. >> first up real or fake. this video appears to show a dare devil sliding down a skyscraper and he catches himself before he reaches edge and terrifying to even watch. but there is speculation that this stunt could be fake staged to look real. >> it looks fake. it does. >> looks way page. >> there it is what do you think let us know 6:21. >> fake. kids: he came here from rocky married 27 years. raised 6 kids. including 5 boys. he had grandpa move in with us. glenn: we loved having him as part of the family. it's wha

power outages come just from customers. 16,000 northern virginia, nearly 5000 pepco in d.c., about 3000 southern maryland. the temperatures have plummeted. we have gone from 61 to 49 like that -- [snaps fingers] -- been just a few hours. 37 hagerstown. impressive wind gusts. severe thunderstorm came through at reagan national earlier, 59 mile-per-hour wind gust. joint base andrews with wind gusts near 55. the strongest winds right now, annapolis, anne arundel county, northern calvert county, upper marlboro. south of waldorf, la plata getting some of the strongest wind right now. southern maryland, you are taking the brunt of the storm activity, southern in calvert county, st. mary's county, lender down, patuxent river. -- leonardtown, patuxent river. we have had the strongest wind gusting, thunderstorms near baltimore. look at the increase in lightning. the rain has come through, and the stroes part of the storm is over and done with, but we still have several possible rounds with the arctic system driving through with extremely strong wind. sustained 20 to 30, with gusts higher. fairly

update from you pepco. the status report getting this through and making sure a complete on time? chris: we completed it. we had the approval the week before last the d.c. commission that allowed us to file and the state of delaware and we are close. it is a completed transaction. we are in the integration phase of bringing the company's together. >> part of the issue is you are the largest owner of nuclear power plants in the u.s.. and you been difficult are trying to expand anymore regulated business world. do you expect more acquisitions like a pepco to help you along that road? chris: right now, we are focused on the integration of pepco. it is a very concise transaction. we believe consolidation in the sector on the regulated site is necessary and can provide a competitive advantage for not only the consumers, but also the other stakeholders within the communities we serve. talk a little bit about what kind of regulated utilities you might be interested in want the integration is sorted. >> well, you k

this affects pepco customers in montgomery and prince george's counties. pretty soon we should get information about rate credit for customers in the district. >>> storms with heavy rain and baseball-sized hail did severe damage in parts of northern texas. take a look at this video taken north of dallas. the hail crashed through the windows of one home and damaged furniture. inside, winds gusting up to 70 miles per hour also ripped roofs off homes and other the injuries were minimal. some people were injured by broken glass from all the hail. >>> when the same system came through mississippi, it caused some pretty serious flooding. you can see drivers getting caught in all that rain during yesterday's evening commute. the storms also knocked down several trees and some of those came down on top of homes. >>> a california roadway is closed after a large portion of the street collapsed into a massive sinkhole. here it is, it is unknown what caused the damage. exactly caused the sinkhole. but it's likely due to a lot of rain recently. so far, about 12 x 15-fo

a 6.8 billion merger between pepco and chicago based exelon and this is publicly head. because of earlier its customers should see millions in direct benefits in the future. >> coming up. two popular bands including pearl jam canceling upcoming tour date. the controversial law that prompted them to do so. >> and i'm wisdom martin. devastating flooding continues in texas this morning. i'll have the latest own cleanup efforts and when relief may be on the way coming up next next in houston four sdprid heavy waters. >> and rescuers are people who have damaged homes from those floodwaters. how residents are dealing with that. >> in mu stone texas rising waters and flooded roadways are making travel in texas treacherous at this point. hundreds are stranded and desperate scenes like this a couple trying to escape floodwaters when their boat overturned leaving them stranded and this comes as mu stone, texas area is dealing with major flooding. submerging vevring vehicles to major highways and entire neighborhoods. >> turn around don't drown stay out of the rising water. there

roz: the latest estimate from pepco's they expect the power to be back by about noon tomorrow. that will probably because of the rain, whether they can work in the rainfall stop otherwise, there are outages across adams morgan they are hoping to have back on tonight. roz plater, abc 7 news. kellye: thank you, roz. leesburg police say that a woman is dead in what is believed to be a case of domestic violence. christina fischer was shot several times in the upper body and died at the scene at about 6 p.m. the father of the couple's children is in custody. services are set for the virginia state trooper shot to death during what was supposed to be a training drill thursday. visitation for trooper chad dermyer will be monday and hampton. wife andived with his two children. the funeral will be tuesday. james brown iii shot dermyer after the officer began talking to him during a drill at the greyhound station in richmond. brown hated the police. two state troopers killed brown after he opened fire on trooper dermyer. toopular local race paused remember a followed officer, family ashl

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pepco says it's because of the merger with exelon that was completed in march.mpany also plans to forgive some customers unpaid bills and create programs for low income households. >>> if you liked yesterday's weather shrks good news for you. things are supposed to be similar today. but a change is on the way. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell has a closer look at that and the school day forecast at 5:41. >>> and whole foods finds itself in the middle of a cake controversy. what a pastor claims was written on his cake that has him sng. ui the nra and its campaign cash are what stands between us and gun reform. "searing tragedy struck in a place parents felt their children were safe" chris van hollen met with nra lobbyists to craft a loophole that would let the nra skirt a new campaign finance law and block gun control. but democrat donna edwards said "no" to the nra loophole and stood up to the gun lobby. and she would ban assault weapons. democrat donna edwards, maryland's next senator. working for us pac is responsible for the content of this advertising.

do dominion virginia reporting 20,000, pepco 2900 outs. and bg and either, 3900. came crashing in to their car. prince george's county fire had to cut two people out of the car on 49th and hollywood flattened. >> it's been a busy morning for tom kierein. what's the latest? >> peak gusts near 60 miles per hour overnight, but the winds have greatly diminished after sunrise this morning. still flapping that flag near upstation with gusts up to around 30 to 35 miles per hour. temperatures feel like winter. we're just a little bit before freezing shenandoah valley. near 40 around the chesapeake bay. but with the wind, it only feels like it's in the 20s about the windchill. these are the latest wind gusts. peak

. >>> petco now seeking a rate -- pepco, seeking a rate maryland.ll of them in prince george's county. if approved, the acialg customer's -- average customer's bill would go up 15 over a weekend. >>> federal highway safety. said that 329 people die every year, many of them police officers and just innocent bystanders. >>> a virginia beach company thinks it has a high-tech solution to cut down on those deaths. a laser-guided gps dart. and allowing police to arrest the suspect after that suspect slows down and actually gotten out of the car. >>> we've had no loss of life. we've had no -- no injuries. >> the devices cost as much as $5,000. they say that is cheap, compared to the cost >>> new hail damage in texas. opens up like a big balloon. creates a layer of air as a cushion against a deadly blow. >> if i didn't have it, then i know i'm rolling the dice and taking chances and may have to call the insurance agents the next morning. >> starting price for the hail protector is about $300. also an app that alerts owners when it is approaching. so they kn

customers will get information about their credit soon and the cash back was part of the deal to allow pepco to >>> today, patrick lavin will come on to assist the rail operation and he had worked decades for the new york city transit where he investigated accidents involving trains and buses. >>> metro has retired one of the oldest railcars, posting this video on youtube with the fancy music showing workers yanking the 1000 series car from the tracks at the greenbelt. they'll continue to retire old cars to make way for the brand new 7000 series model that is debuted last year. >>> how would you like to find this thing slithering around the house? coming up, what might be the longest snake ever captured. and if you want to find the snobbiest people in america, you don't have tofar. we'll show i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. harvoni is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who've had no prior treatment. it's the o

pepco say customers in prince george's counties will get the credit this week. the credits only apply to residential customers, not to businesses. >>> well, it is national scrabble day today. >> there's a day for everything. >> there really is. there's a way to get friendly competition in. >> montgomery county is putting two big scrabble boards in its park. if you want to play. they even spelled out or name. >> you can go to the woodside urban park in silver spring or bethesda. the county says it's handing out free scrabble games at random. >> it's early educational for us before all the batteries, right? >> no. >> yes, just a little bit. >>> stressing about what you owe the government as tax day draws near? consumer reporter susan hogan shows you what you can reduce what you owe. >> reporter: the system shutdown of metro taking a grilling. metro's top officials testifying on capitol hill. i'll have that coming >>> right now -- verizon workers are -- verizon workers are going on strike. we'll have that story. but we want to check in traffic for breaking news. >>

. >>> hey, when you get your pepco bill, you may notice little smaller.redits will be reflected on your next bill. maryland rate pairs got their first $50 credit last week. >>> the so-called forever loyal bandit strikes again at leesburg pike. he passed a note saying he had a weapon and dedemanded cash. this is his sixth robbery since 2014. >>> the nation's fourth largest city still crippled tonight by floodwaters. at least five people are dead in houston, texas after what officials are calling an unprecedented rain. right now there's a state of disaster in nine counties. major highways look like lakes. tens of thousands of homes flooded and without power still. public down, and schools are closed for 1 million students. >> and they got like a foot of rain? a -- >> yeah. >> all at once? >> some areas saw 18 inches of rain. there was over 1,000 water rescues today, 1,000. >> you can't prepare for that kind of rainfall. >> you really can't. they knew it was coming, and they had the flash flood watches up, but the interstates, we always say don't drive throu

those high winds leaving thousands of customers without power this morning.ni pepco is reporting they have 129 active outages affecting more than 1900 customers.to over to baltimore gas and electric, they are reporting 7200 customers without power this morning and our friendsiend over at dominion power in virginia, they are telling us they have 23,000 customers in northern virginia without power this morning.rn and those high winds are to blame for this accident in college park, maryland.ryla after just after 11:00, strong winds brought down a tree and power lines trapping insidensid their vehicle.hicl it happened on 49th avenuenu near cherry hill road. crews rushed both people to the hospital where one person has serious injuries. when we look at that caitlyn the thought that kept going through my head, and any and i have both covered hurricanes.rrc that felt like hurricane force winds last night. >> it was close because we had some wind gusts close to 50 miles an hour. and that's close to hurricane wind gusts. when i woke up, it felt like 60 miles per hour. but on my way in, it felt

pepco 3800, bge reporting 4600

the company says it's the result of a merger last month between exelon and pepco holdings, the parentny of atlantic city electric. >>> tracks are for trains, not photo shoots. septa officials say the warmer weather often brings amateur and professional photographers to the train tracks for that perfect picture. but shooting video or taking selfies on septa's train tracks can be dangerous because a train can come on the track at any they say a picture is not worth the risk. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> getting a warmer start this morning at 4:25. 55 degrees. a live view from center city. we will see sunshine today. as you enjoy the 82 degrees yesterday afternoon. it won't be quite so warm today. we'll go through the forecast neighborhood by neighborhood when i'm back. jessica boyington is following your first alert traffic. jessie? >> we're watching camden, new jersey right now. not a car in sight around route 38. we're quiet right now. a lot of our majors look like this. we'll have updates on the vine street expressway when i come back. >> stolen valor, a berks county m

pepco talk to me about the democratic side.oes -- francine: talk to me about the democrat excited. does bernie sanders have a path to the nomination? megan: he continues his momentum. he continues to push the platform. we will see how much he can continue with that. francine: think you so much. megan murphy, our d.c. bureau chief. by heading to s electgo on the bloomberg. let's bring in our guest for the first part of the show, valentin marinov. great to have you on the program. i am always quite surprised when i asked experts, i say is janet yellen have to think about a possible donald trump? dish you have to make sure that domestic policy is safe? valentin: it is something that investors are playing -- are paying close attention to. the way clients are perceiving what is happening in the democrat and republican side, it has evolved into something far more significant is an indication that things are not that well in the u.s. economy. people are not necessarily benefiting fully from the latest recovery. we see that in the weak

it's a one-time deal for the completion of the merger between excelon corporations and pepco holds thecompany of ac electric. that merger closed on march 23rd and it created the nation's largest utility with more than 8.5 million customers. >>> the philadelphia international festival of the art is that so celebration of our city's culture. >> the 16 day festival going on right now and there's one exhibit that is actually growing in the middle of the kimmel center. vittoria woodill shows you how this piece of art comes alive. >> well tum to the kimmel. here's the big tree. >> philadelphia international festival of the arts continues with the connected tree inside the kimmel center. >> we thought bout things that humans built through the centuries. we build pyramids, sky scrapers. we made an iphone. but we can't really make a tree. >> artistic director jay wall tells it's an installation designed by 2015 mimi liam two by fours have been constructioned into roots to hold on to to, play in, to sit in and look up at 22 barges. move and grow in grand you're. >> branches are held on weights a

it's a one-time deal for the completion of the merger between excelon corporations and pepco holds thecompany of ac electric. that merger closed on march 23rd and it created the nation's largest utility with more than 8.5 million customers. >>> the philadelphia international festival of the art is that so celebration of our city's culture. >> the 16 day festival going on right now and there's one exhibit that is actually growing in the middle of the kimmel center. vittoria woodill shows you how this piece of art comes alive. >> well tum to the kimmel. here's the big tree. >> philadelphia international festival of the arts continues with the connected tree inside the kimmel center. >> we thought bout things that humans built through the centuries. we build pyramids, sky scrapers. we made an iphone. but we can't really make a tree. >> artistic director jay wall tells it's an installation designed by 2015 mimi liam two by fours have been constructioned into roots to hold on to to, play in, to sit in and look up at 22 barges. move and grow in grand you're. >> branches are held on weights a

the company says it's the result of the merger last month between exelon and pepco holdings, the parentany of atlantic city electric. >>> happening today, the city of philadelphia, septa and penndot want riders and drivers to give input on roosevelt boulevard. the city is beginning a program to make roosevelt boulevard safer and more accessible. there will be a forum tonight at 6:00 at the lenfest center on north 10th street. >>> tracks are for trains, not photo shoots. >> we've probably seen these pictures pop up on social media. septa officials say the warmer weather often brings amateur and professional photographers to the train tracks for that perfect picture. but shooting video or taking selfies on septa's train tracks can be dangerous because a train could come on any track at any time in any direction and they say a picture just is not worth the risk. >>> we are now just 12 days away from the blue cross broad street run. >> and the nbc 10 telemundo 62 team practiced yesterday along kelly drive. keith jones, jessica boyington, she's out there doing her staff. marshal harris, kris

. >>> a tree fell on a feeder line, pepco estimating the powler be restored by 8:00 tonight, of course, leslie, in time for the friday night study sessions. >> right on time. tonight's consumer alert, prepare to pay more for health care costs, many of the largest insurers are planning to boost those health care premiums. the companies say the affordable care act is draining their coffers. the obama administration calls the reports premature, and overblown. amazon stock is surging after it announced the largest quarterly profit in history. e commerce tablet and eco are a huge success. alexsa e koas personal assistant has hundreds of new skills including ordering up an uber or pizza, and checking out credit balances. >>> you will have to be ready to pay a penny attending a wedding. the average cost to attend a couple's nuptials is over $700. millenials spend even more, they spent nearly $900 to celebrate somebody else's wedding. >> good thing i don't have any friends. >> you just rent something. the same 650,000 plastic balls that filled the national building museum's beach exhibit last

pepco also out here trying to figure out the situation as to what may have started the fire in the irs building but for now the irs building as well as the justice building, both of them without power. still a developing situation downtown. constitution between 10th and 12th streets shut down because of what's going on here. dc fire continues to investigate. back to you guys. >> all right, marina, thank you very much. >>> we turn to virginia now where police are investigating a fiery accident. it happened around 2:30 this afternoon on the dulles toll roid road. police say a pickup truck crashed into the back of another truck. both vehicles caught fire. one person was hurt and taken to the hospital with threatening injuries. >> one person is behind bars after stabbing three people at a lounge last night and tonight police have also recovered a knife possibly connected to the crime. alexandra limon is live with an update for us. >> reporter: this all started as a fight. police say a man stabbed three people and took off running in this direction. just a few hours ago, a woman found a kni

it's one of the benefits customers receive as part of the merger completed last month between pepco, and epsilon to make it more affordable for those -- >>> it's not a smoother ride for everyone. >>> the sign that welcomes you east of the river has a new owner now. find out what's in store for this historic neighborhood. >>> how the best goal scorer in a generation is flattening the i don't believe that big money can buy votes -- not in our district. and i won't claim to have single handily passed just about every bill in annapolis. we can't settle for the same old politics, not when our basic rights are being threatened by trump and cruz. i'll stand up to their bigotry and be a passionate voice for maryland women and families. in tv and in business, i built relationships. as a woman in the house, i'll do the same to get things done. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. >>> what was supposed to be a training exercise could have been gone very wrong. >> reporter: it was last saturday inside the first district police station here in southwest washington. between 10 to 20 of

. >> and next up pepco customers listen up you may have to pay a little more. it is asking for a 10% rate hike in maryland. now the request follows last month merger which saves cust final decision would be made by par mar public service commission later this year. >>> and would you like to know the hottest neighborhoods in d.c.? well according to wash toneian magazine, these are the five best places in our area. they include mount pleasant, boston, trinidad, shaw and hyattsville. all great neighborhoods i agre agree. . >> do they know you live there. >> ding, diping, ding. >> have you ever lost your train of thought. >> i think i did so now. >> well now they know what causes. it details in today's health watch. and first caps getting ready for day four of playoffs. flyers we will not see on the ice tonight. details after the break . he had grandpa move in with us. it's what you do. kids: in congress, dad will protect president obama's legacy. he'll fight for jobs and protect social security and medicare. glenn ivey will never quit on you; and we should know, w

the company says it's the result of a merger last month between exelon and pepco holdings, the parentatlantic city electric. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> let's check nbc 10's first alert neighborhood weather. it's a forecast you won't get anywhere else. >> the focus is on exactly where you live. bill, this is so neighborhood specific, we love it. >> you know what, it varies neighborhood by neighborhood. we've always had that temperature right on the screen for you, that 55 degrees is in philadelphia, middle 50s in philadelphia. clearly there's colder areas, south jersey down to 43 degrees. not as chill where as yesterday. we're getting a milder start overall. that goes for the pennsylvania suburbs, too. there are some spots in the pennsylvania suburbs that are cooler than others. unionville is at 47 degrees. right now, 50 in exton and collegeville, north wales, ft. washington in the 40s right now. warrenton is 56. you can see a short distance. there is a variation in the weather. today, well, not so hot compared to yesterday. we hit 82 degrees yesterday. today we've got

where people can smoke marijuana while in the districtc details straight ahead.raig a >> also some pepcoustomers cus could be in for 10% rate increase.ea that means your rates are goingg up 10%.up 10% we'll tell when you and where ad this may go into effect. >> yay! (laughter). ♪ >>> live pictures right now thee president arriving in saudin sau arabia for what should be let'sl just say an interesting visit.i. a lot of pressure on the pre president right now as he meetsh with some of his counterparts in the middle east. et. he flew from washington, d.c. tt ramstein air base in germany ana then germany and has just j arrived in saudi arabia. air force one just touching doww waiting for the president to appear expecting that to happen momentarily.ily. >>> in the meantime united the health care says it's pullingsai out of states affordable carear act health insurance market.ance according to the united health i most states by 2017 because thee markets for the exchanges arehaa small and they have higher riskr for the company over theis short term.m >>> not a done deal yet, butut pepco is look

it is one time deal for completion of the merger between excel on corporation and pepco holdings thearent company of ac electric who creates the largest utility with eight and a half million customers. >>> an apology from mitsubishi motors, japanese car maker says it has found evidence its employees intentionally falsified, fuel mileage test data for several models of vehicles. internal probe found that tire pressure data was falsified and to make mileage appear better then it actually was. >>> the flyers face an early exit from the stanley cup playoffs, lose another game to the capitals and they will go home for the summer. >> our pat gallen joins us with how the flyers have a chance to repeat history and come back from a big hole, pat, are you flyered up. >> of course, i am but they have a long road ahead of them. flyers have been in this position, before down three to nothing in the series but we will get to that in a second. but first flyers must focus on tonight and win one game to keep the washington capitals from sweeping them at the wells fargo center. it won't be easy, it ha

building is designed with several power system backups, including two dedicated feeder lines from pepco. and a battery system that can power the facility for up to two hours. if all that fails, three powerful generators that can keep the building running indefinitely are supposed to kick in. but saturday night after the batteries had been in use for more than an hour, it became clear the generators were not operating. >> about an hour into that, we realized out of an abundance of caution we need to go and prove to our backup facility. >> reporter: that meant moving about 50 dispatchers and call takers from the main facility in anacostia across town to this backup facility in northwest near howard university. >> operationally we were able to continue on, didn't lose any calls, didn't miss any dispatches, didn't lose any visibility on the city. all the redundancies we have in place, they >> reporter: while no 911 calls or dispatches were delayed, the nonemergency 311 line was out of service for about two hours. things are back to normal at the main 911 call center today. officials believe

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. >> pepco new general says a long-term shut down will not be necessary to deal with thehe agency's backlog of repairs. maintenance worwi shutting down sections of the track.ack. wiedefeld is expected toefeld i announce which parts of the part transit system are in most needm of repairs and a plan to fix the problem that's plan will bell revealed in the next few weeks. >>> med star may have been able to prevent that recent cyberyb attack on its computer system. according to the associat assoce press there had been public pli warnings since 2007 med starmeds computer server needed to bed te fixed with an update. the fbi has declined to discusss how the hackers broke in. med star says major systems area almost fully restored and it doesn't believe the personal information of any patients was compromised.. >>> nip-year-old junior reporteo of sorts a reporter wrote abouta a suspected murder in her hometown she's getting a lot of criticism for crime.cre. >> wisdom is back with why sohyo many negative comments. comment. >> i'll get through the storyroh then at the end we want to knowo what you th

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