own hundreds of thousands of dollars to pepco and washington gas. and about 1:00 yesterday afternoon pepco went on a threat turn offer the power forces hundreds to leave. they did receive a warning on monday but they were with no choice. take a listen. >> i mean, i don't have nowhere to go. we had a baby here this morning thank god we found some way for the weekend old baby to go. we'll be staying here. >> this issue has apparently been festerring for years. member of the new condo association told us management tried to negotiate a payment with pepco and failed to come down to one. they wanted large down payment of 20 to 25%. he's blaming prior manage the for failing to pay the bills so guys this has been something going on for years. again later today at 9:00 we're told help is on the way for those displaced and we have on a hot line for displaced residents they can call to receive help. that's the latest from temple hills maryland, annie yu, "fox5 local news". >> annie, thank you. >> the time now is 4:50, maryland public defenders are joining for

how much is this condominium ini arrears to pepco? >> pepco about maybe 550,000 and it start the started several years ago before we took officei and basically throughout the time of bankruptcy they perpetuating. in arrears are you to the gas company. >> around 440,000.>> roughly around there. > why isn't you couldn'tould negotiate some kind of a dealf with them. >> at this particular time they wanted a very large down payment, almost 20 percent or 25 percent.nt. > residents we talked to saytak the rent they were paying to the owners of their units included utilities, rent that totaled about $900 a month. some said they would go to family. others said they would trust int nowhere to go. > i don't know what i got too do. you got nowhere to go. be honest i have nowhere to go. > you have a wife and a littlee one. >> i'm waiting for my daughter to come. i don't know what i got to do. i don't know where i got to go, eater. > what are you going to do? >> i work on the grace of god. that's my provider right there.v you youid have hope >> alw

wouldn't buy it. > how much is this condominiumt in arrears to pepco. started, you know, several yearl ago before we took office basically throughout the time bankruptcy they kept perpetuating. in arrears toou the gas company. >> about 440,000, roughly around there. why is it that you couldn'tould negotiate some kind of a deal with them, do you know.now. >> well, at this particular timp they wanted a very large downdon payment. you know, 20 percent oror 25 percent. > residents we talked to say the rent that we're paying to the owrs included utilities, rent that totaled about $900 a month. some said they would go to family. others said they would trust int god while a few told us they had nowhere to go. > i don't know what i got to do. you got nowhere to go. > to be honest i have nowhere to go. you have a wife and little one.. >> i have a wife and little one. i'm waiting for my daughter toto come.co i don't know what i got to doto and where i got to go, either. >> i pray to god. that's my provider right there. > you have hope. >> always. > just take a dr

. >> reporter: around noon pepco turned off services to lynnhill condominiums. washington gas did the same. the bills are not paid association fees, and many of the people who live here rent. >> the landlords lied to us and said nothing was going to happen, but it did. >> reporter: a spokesperson for pepco told wusa 9 this is a last resort. the president of the association admitted they have been in debt for years. >> we just took over in february of this year, but before we came on, the bill was about $550,000. >> reporter: despite the discussions, they couldn't work it out with pepco. comfortable with certain phases of the plan. >> reporter: he says the county should have stepped in. >> i don't feel we have the necessary support that we should have. >> reporter: officials with the county say they have helped this property in the past, but now there are lawsuits involved, and they said that means the situation is out of their hands. it's also against county code for people to live somewhere with disconnected power or gas. it's a back and forth that doesn't matt

q: we told you pepco cut off power yesterday. now it's unsafe to live in. >> anytime you have a fire alarm that is disabled it's an q: moving out is easier said than done when there is no power and the emergency lights don't work anymore. the stairwells are literally pitch black. she climbed five flights in the dark to get to her apartment and her son. >> this is very dangerous. the electric company could have left the lights on to get this stuff out. q: the complex board of directors told us pepco is owed more than $oh 0,000 -- $400,000. it got that hi arrangements fell through time after time. money tied up in the bankruptcy filings. pepco didn't want to affect families and pulled the plug as a last resort. the current management team says pepco wants $105,000 to keep the lights on. money it just doesn't have. >> i know i did my best. i think the board of directors did their best. and we still are not giving up. q: a live look at people moving right now. will notice the department of the public works are bringing out the street

earlier this morning, a pepco crew was here to turn off the power to the two buildings. residents are scrambling to determine what to do next. >> we don't have nowhere to go. we are trying to find somewhere to go now. we coming home, we get home late and i know there is trouble because it is cold at night. suzanne: this is what the manager had to say. who is responsible for paying they are not current bills. suzanne: more than a dozen directors are in the lobby of this building talking about the future of management here. we also spoke with pepco this morning, who says due to privacy issues, they cannot talk with us about the specifics of the case. they say in temple hills, maryland, suzanne kennedy. back to you. speaking of the forecast, fall -- jummy: speaking of the forecast, fall has arrived. chief meteorologist doug hill is here with a look at the forecast. doug: a lot of places are in the upper 50's for highs. a beautiful image right now at the torpedo factory. clear skies and temperatures holding in the 50's. northwestern wind at 16 right now, so definitely a gust

it is the result of the ruling by the maryland public service commission which said it determined pepco and washington gas had not provided sufficient notice of shut off as provided by maryland law. they have to post noticed 14 days before utility termination is supposed to occur. a short time ago, we spoke with david gilmore, the president of the condo board. >> i think it is improper and we are excited for the ruling to take place. >> reporter: it looks like somebody listens. >> yes, indeed. >> reporter: what is the next snep. >> make sure we're working on in the by laws and make sure the county is supporting us in the next steps we need to stabilize the property. >> a pepco spokesperson tells news4 that it did receive the disconnection of electrical service is a last resort, that the utility only takes after all other options are exhausted. live in temple hills, jackie benson, news4. >>> thank you. more breaking news in clinton, maryland. a man in a wheelchair just died after getting hit by a car. it happened about 8:30 tonight on stuart lane off branch avenu police are trying to fig

back in april a judge gave pepco the okay to shut off power to lynn hill condominiums because of the outstanding $400,000 power bill. the complex attorney want pepco's ruling canceled and the complex's 2014 bankruptcy filing restated. to get the complex's creditors off the back. and to give it time to pay for when it comes to the senator, he has the state attorney office pushing for what is called an injunction. the complex doesn't have the money to pay the $1 million worth of outstanding utility bills. the injunction is a court-ordered to stop a specified act. and the act in this case is the utilities that are being cut off. they want them back on. >> they will ask the judge in >> it's right now, we are dealing with what we believe to be a wrongful termination under the circumstances. q: right now the senator is in the courthouse on the third floor with a number of the lynnhill residents. they are pushing for injunction. for the residents back in temple hills a lot of them are tired with all the situation as a whole, you will hear from them in an hour. that's the latest from upper m

chris: we're focused on the integration of pepco holding companies. work performance where we want it to be. having $25 billion of organic growth on our own is like adding pepco without adding a premium. premiums are rich in the sector. we will stick to our knitting and work on our own organic development and improving customer satisfaction and reliability along the way. scarlet: if prices start to come down, if there is a correction in the stock market, with that create more favorable conditions for more purchases? chris: it depends on how we are trading. we are trading at a discount to our peers and it would not be the time for us to be using our equity. we need to see parity with the peers, a better valuation on equity as our growth continues to take hold. eventually you may look at using equity, but right now it is not time to put that on the holding balance sheet or time to be using equity. scarlet: that was exelon ceo chris crane joining us today. joe: what you need to know gearing up for next week. this is bloomberg. ♪ scarlet: a down week for

. >> reporter: pepco shut off power today at lynnhill condominium. washington gas soon followed. there's more than 1.2 million in unpaid utility bills here. >> it's not our fault, the tenants that the owners didn't pay the kondo fee. they are the ones that should be held accountable and action taken against association treasurer said it started six years ago with a management company allegedly stealing money. >> what they did they were taking owners kondo fees and not paying the utilities. >> reporter: after years of payment deals that fell through and threats today was the day. >> pepco recognized that we were trying and they said that. but they wanted more. >> reporter: that lynnhill went dark. >> oh, my god. this is terrible at night. >> reporter: as we walked up kondo. we got a taste on what it will be like tonight. >> my house was broken in three times. >> she has a grocery full of refrigerator, five kids and no options for her to go. >> i've been paying my rent on time for the last two years i had no issues or anything and for them to tell me that they can't do anything is

so now that pepco is owed some $1.2 million the company cut off power. the attorney for the new board of directors along with state senator anthony muse went court. the senator has been working to help residents since tuesday. he says the emergency order will not only give e tenants and homeowners time to relocate, but it will also give the attorney general's office time to investigate. >> so that we can start getting accountability as to what happened to the money, why was it -- how is it gone so long? >> reporter: it's not just muse strangers have stepped up to donate food, offer housing and even two moving companies have volunteered their services for free. many residents say they appreciate the random acts of kindness, but they are really hoping that they will be able to return home soon. >> we are frustrated, desperate. >> reporter: senator muse is actively working with the governor's office to set up some sort of plan to restore power to aiming for to happen over the weekend. but worst case scenario, this it will be rehashed next wednesday. >> appa

they have been given 72 thundershowers vacate after pepco and washington gas turned off utilities. half a million to peco. this is an ongoing issue for years. i talked with one of the members of the condo's association here and that board member told me this started when a management company stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from this condominium about seven years ago. they have been trying to make things right since then but utilities say they are fed up, too much money owed. they shut off the power today. washington gas is in the of shutting off as well and then, again, these people have to get out of here within 72 hours, if not the sheriff's department will move in and forcefully move these people out. we talked with one resident who said she has no idea where she's going to go. >> to see this happened. just throws you back down. it's very sad because this is our home. >> coming up at 5:00 how these people are functioning living in wilkins, news4. >>> if you thought we had some cold days before now -- >> we're going to have to dig out the fleece and the thermals. >> whatev

service commission ordered the utilities back on after the state attorney general found evidence that pepco and washington gas failed to give residents proper notice. both utilities pulled the plug tuesday for lack of payment, the condo association is $1 million behind on its bills, residents are relieved. >> i'm happy now. it makes a little sense. this whole thing could have >> i like to thank everybody who helped support us in getting our lights turned back on. >> god bless. we prayed on it and he delivered. >> it's good that they are back in their condos but the whole situation is still far from over. the condo association still owes a huge bill and it is not clear yet whether the county will move or condemn -- moved to condemn lynn hills over water damage and feeling roofs. decide where gavin graham can use the restroom. the high court has taken the case of a 17-year-old from gloucester county virginia. graham identifies as a boy and wants to use the boys restroom in school. the school board has denied him that access. the supreme court's ruling could set a national precedent on whether

q: i received pepco who says shutting off power is always a last resort. i asked them who is responsible for the $400,000 bill they say because the privacy and the legal reasons they cannot tell us. according to the people here, the management, the person at fault is a trusteee having to do with the prior board of directors. that being said the complex owes tens of thousands of dollars to the water company and washington gas. that is the latest live larry: thanks for that. new information today as bonnie black's mother took the stand in her daughter's murder case. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg was in the courtroom. i understand she said her daughter was afraid of her estranged husband. jeff: that's right. we will get to the testimony in a minute. we want to tell you about moment that happened in the last 30 minutes inside the courtroom. megan mccray for bonnie black breaking down recalling the moment she heard about the murder and had to relay the information to bonnie black's mother and sister. one of many emotional moments today inside the

pepco came out this afternoon a little bit before 1:00 and shut off power to both buildings. when that hap buildings unfit. you can see the u-haul trucks. people are moving out as we speak. the people you are looking at now have a place to go. they are moving in with family. but many people have nowhere to go. "7 on your side," we broke the story. we have been on top of the story for a couple of weeks now. we discovered there are renters and the condition -- condo owners living here. the condo owners have known what was going on. they have been paying the bills and they want to know where the money is. >> i have three babies under three. i have been here for over a year now. >> where are you going to go? bus stop out there, i see a lady sleeping there every day. i have to ask her can i share the bus stop with her. q: a sad story here. i witnessed the kids get egg off the school bus and smiling ear to ear and happy go lucky and watching the smiles turn to frowns when the parents told them they have nowhere to go. the electricity is turned off and they are left in the cold. man

we found out the complex ows power bills to pepco that go back six years. the renters and the condo owners have been doing their part. they are paying their respect and -- their rent and the h.o.a. pays. but the owners from years past pocketed the h.o.a. money instead of paying the facilities. i just found out that they also owe hundreds of thousands of dollars to other utility the total now more than $1 million. >> the big question is how did the utility companies allow for debt to be this large? it's not the tenants' fault. they are making the tenants pay for a mistake that was not theirs. q: here is another live look at the residents here. if you are wondering i asked and the average monthly payment here for power for both of the buildings is between $12,000 and $14,000 a month. you do the math. they owe almost $500,000. the question, why has the total gotten so high? who let it get so high? i contacted pepco and i am working on that story now and i'll have it for you in about 30 minutes. live from temple hills, i'm q very cold last night. doug: probably

while some local politicians are trying to get pepco to turn the power back on. live, scott broom, wusa 9. >> they are really caught in a mess there, scott. thank you. >>> conty are offering some assistance to relocate families. at least 38 of them, living in the 77 units there, are accepting help. but as you saw there, many are staying for now. >>> a former alexandria resident is charged with voter registration fraud. >> we're talking about 30-year- old mas qua. seeking to register new voters. and prosecutors say he forged voter registration forms by inventing applicants. adult detention center in alexandria. he is due in court again on the 14th. >>> mike pence is campaign again, after a frightening incident. last night, a boeing 737 skidded off the runway at la guardia. the pilot slammed on the brakes but the plane skidded off the rain-soaked runway and torp up the gas before it came to a stop. none of the 48 people on board, including journalists and pence. >>> what a great evening for high school football. great high school at seneca. and south valley, down i

. >> reporter: today pepco shut off the power at lynnhill condominium. washington gas soon followed. there's more than 1.2 million dollars in unpaid utilities here. >> the more we try to save this place the more -- i don't know. this is our home. >> reporter: the condo association's treasurer said it started six years ago with a management company allegedly stealing money. >> what they did they were paying the utilities. >> reporter: after years of threats today was the day. >> pepco recognized we were trying and they said that. but they wanted more. >> reporter: that lynnhill went dark. >> oh, my god. this is terrible at night. >> reporter: as we walked up seven flights to jessica's condo. >> watch your step. >> reporter: we got a taste of what it will be like tonight. >> my house was broken in three so -- >> reporter: she has a refrigerator full of new groceries, five kids and no options for her to go. >> i've been paying my rent on time. i never had any issues or anything and for them to tell me they can't do anything is unacceptable. >> reporter: com

there's been an attorney over there, trying to reopen the bankruptcy case so that a judge can force pepco also to stand off on its assistance on either collecting the bill or turning the power off. over at the condo complex, power is still off. people are still moving out. folks are still facing the prospect tonight of either sleeping in their cars, or some really bad situation, we're continuing to follow it. reporting live, scott broom, wusa 9. >> let's hope those folks get help and they get it soon. let's go to our yellow weather alert now. it's going to be a rainy ride home for some of you. topper shutt is out on the weather terrace. >> good news, bad news. if you're south of town, it's going to be wet going home. if you're west of town, a little sun peeking out here in this is looping. this is the heaviest activity, by far and away, crossing over 95 and the river, into southern maryland. we have kind of straggler showers back to the west of us, towards hagerstown and romney. that's with the cold front itself. we'll zoom in and concentrate on this. folks going down 301 and 5 tonight. p

but they couldn'tldt come to an agreement, guys, andd pepco basically want this largel down payment of about 25%, and,a so they couldn't do that.tt. we also spoke to a resident that tells us, you know, basicallyasl from their end they're just a a little startled how this alls went down. it happened very abruptly.brupt. they got the warning about thebe power outage or shut down on o monday and then on tuesday at off. so a lot of them displaced, have nowhere to go. back to you in the studio. >> annie, i don't know if youno know the answer to this is there anyone coming forward to bed t e advocate for these people? ipl mean, do they have any recoursec at all? >> reporter: well, upping, uppin there are some outspokenutspoken residents here, other than thata no, not really.eally it sounds like, though, holly,l, the new board, the new board members are -- they were on a great road to sort of rebuildini about the fire there.fi there they were having some revitalization going on, andn, they were on very good roadood according to residents, but thet this happened and so they sortt of loose f

prompting pepco to shut the power off. that has made two buildings unsafe to live. they say the unpaid bill is from the previous management they want $105,000 to turn lights back on. maureen: a community is banding together to save hallowed ground that they say is at risk of being destroyed. the problem is the widening of route 7 and belmont road is too close to the belmont slave cemetery. this is in ashburn. the map shows how close it was to the existing road before construction. the view from skytrack7 shows the roadway is doze to preserve the historic ground. >> it may look like any other area in loudoun county -- >> it matters because we matter. >> but it's not at all. >> this is very important. it's emotional. >> this is home to 44 grave sites of slaves from the nearby belmont plantation dating back 150 to 200 years ago. pastor michelle thomas led the dedication of the cemetery a construction project at the intersection of route 7 and belmont ridge road in ash burden of proof. she returned a few weeks ago. >> i saw damage and desecration. >> debris and fallen t

he said they tried to negotiate with pepco, but there wasn't too much money owed and they couldn't even pay part of it.f i spoke to a tonight. what they're saying is this is the last resort after years of problems and unpaid bills. you can see the sign posted that says unfit for human habitationa vacate immediate limitn we do have information for residentsin on our website, fox5 d.c..com, to some numbers to call to get help. also there you can find a fundraising site if you want tot help those impacted. lindsay watts. > late this evening we were several agencies, including social services to the building beginning at 9 tomorrow morningn to help displaced residents find housing. > you might want to go aheadead and crank up the heat in your house. temperatures are falling fast. in can pennsylvania, expect tova feel somnie of the coldest temperatures of the season.on. let's check in with sue palka for the very latest. how cold is it going to get.t. >> we're headed for the 20s in some spots. frost advisory in effect tonight. the difference is in the freeze warning temperatures areg te proba

pepco shut off the power tuesday, until payment arrangements could be figured out. tonight come after days of waiting, the lights are back on because of a court order from the public service commission. awful stop the president of the condo association said power was restored to the roughly 219 units that were affected. >> so happy i'm not in the dark anymore. anna-lysa: what has this ordeal been like? >> it was frustrating, not knowing where you were going to live. no families to help us. i stayed here since the electric spin cut off. -- since the electric was cut off. anna-lysa: the problems that lynhill condominiums are not over yet. there are several meetings in the next several days, one coming up to determine if the notice issued prior to the power being shut off was sufficient. anna-lysa gayle, abc 7 news. alison: anna-lysa, thank you. a woman kidnapped by her uber driver and driven to a hotel week. a managed charge with assault. they say instead of driving the woman to her home in fairfax, he took her to a motel in college park and carried her into a room. h

association is still trying to work out a payment plan with pepco and washington gas. >> it sound like a trick but not this halloween. where one maryland school tried to cancel halloween. >> and by or bust it is trick or treating time. but is it worth it to buy children. >> and if you have a story idea call the "fox5" tip line >> so get one montgomery county school tried cancel hall owe weep after the principal decided some parents did not want their kids to participate in the halloween parade or >> as "fox5" tom fitzgerald tells us clover leaf park elementary was not taking no for an answer. >> well, this on halloween is cloverly elementary school. normally on a day like this hall owe woon you would see a lot of kids parade around the school ground. inside maybe having halloween parties and that is not what happened this year. they all wound up out here that picnic pavilion next door. decided that year there was going to be no halloween celebrations in the school and kids say that is all trick and no street. i thought it was unfair because this is my fifth year at clover leaf and we a

pepco said it had no chance. they haven't paid $3400,000 in -- $40,000 in owed one. the management says the unpaid bills are from the predecessor and the county social services are stepping in to try to help where they can. coming for many americans' healthcare plan. for midlevel plan on healthcare.gov it could equal 25%. the obama administration insists those who receive subsidiaries will be shielded from most of the increases. americans who receive insurance through employers are not affected by the changes. meanwhile, tonight, you can get answers to the health the "7 on your side" help center. insurance agents are here at abc7 to talk with you for free. you can get information about other type of insurance as well. just call 703-236-9220. jonathan: while we are talking about obamacare, donald trump contradicted himself talking about the rate increases. the -- 25%. appearing at a golf course he said all of his employees have he then said his employees are not worried about the healthcare problem because his company pays for the insurance. that's a contradiction. tw

about why the county isn't stepping in to help them and he clarified that the county cannot force pepco to turn the power back on. this is a private building. only a judge can issue an order to temporarily turn the >> you're displaced completely. there's lot of family, a lot of families with young kids live in this building. i know everybody is not going to have the resources to get up and move. >> reporter: her family is one of them. her three-year-old and eight month old granddaughter smile and laugh, two to innocent to realize although they're piling into the family's suv, they have no place to go. >> come on now, who can get up and move tomorrow and already it's only been two days when we found out, you know, that. >> reporter: 77 other families, more than 300 people in all, live in the lynn hill condominiums, all forced to go, power shut off. the building declared uninhabitable. with temperatures dropping to near freezing many stayed in the dark condos overnight only to have to haul out belongings in the morning >> frustrating is -- that the a feel. >> reporter: agencies like the r

now they're still in the darkl r after pepco shut off the powerow because the management companyea didn't pay the bill.ill. >> fox5's melanie alnwick alnwi joins us live now from temple t hills with the very latest on this story. hey, mel. >> reporter: good morning, and you know, there are very few people left orteknow here. h we've seen maybe two or threethe coming out early this morning and heading offer to the -- - off to the store or work. o w most of the people have left.lel they're staying with friends or finding shelter in a hotelotel hoping that this situation isuai going to resolve itself prettyfe soon. the place is on a fire watch.e w the building is uninhabitable.at today residents andiden supporterring are actually going to ask a judge to orderer the utilities back on until a settlement can be reached. rch prince georges county firee ge department has the buildings under an hourly fire watch until the power isornt han h he restored.. late yesterday there was the strong smell of gas, a lteitrdtl bit of a scare there but after t the condo association says it s did try to settle

the state attorney general found evidence that pepco and washington gas failed to give proper notice. both utilities pulled the plug on tuesday from the lack of payment from a condo association $1 millio residents are quite relieved. >> i'm happy by now, and now it makes sense, and this whole thing could have been handled differently. >> i'm very pleased we have everybody to help support us and get our lights to come back on. >> god blessed us. we prayed on it, and he delivered. >> the whole situation is far from over, and you have got first unpaid bills to be dealt whether the county will move to condemn the location over water damage and roofs. >>> a man in a wheelchair in prince george's county has been hit and killed by a car. this is along stewart lane in clinton. fire officials say the victim is a 60-year-old man in a motorized wheelchair headed back to his nursing home after a trip to the store. we do not know the name of the man or whether any charges will be filed against the driver who hit him. >>> a hillary clinton the fbi to release information from newly discovered e-mail

so at 1:00 o'clock yesterday,esy pepco they followed through onrh this threat to turn off powerff and every unit and that forced e hundreds of residents to leaveev their homes but dozens again dia have to stay behind because thet just had nowhere to go and sogod yesterday when we were out hereh we saw some residents events cooking their dinner on a grillg in a park nearby in the cold. and we also talked to lady thisy morning who said she had to seno off a two week old infant tot i mean it's just heartbreakingea to hear these stories.. so again while some were able tt find temporary housing or stay a with familiar and friends, we'r' told dozens did have to stay tos back this morning.ning. we spent the cold night in their condos.. the sign basically says the county wsiill sengnd b represene out here from 9:00 to 3:00 today. and they are from social services and other types of d thes o agencies in the county.n the cou they are going to help the displaced, and then residents have until october 28th to get t condos.co and then after that point, it's' going to be appointment basedtm only. s

. >>> we're live in temple hills as residents hope a judge will force pepco to turn the power back on before they're forced to move. plus we'll hear from the concierge held at gunpoint in the kim kardashian robbery. chantilly and maybe south side of sterling could be a little lightning with that. get ready in fairfax and d.c. within the next half hour. and on and off showers this afternoon. >> and that's it for wusa9 news at noon. we will be back at 5:00. until then, have great >> dylan: no, paul, i'm still here. go ahead. >> mariah: what's going on? >> sharon: dylan's talking to paul. it's something to do with patty. i think he's trying to use his pull as police chief to get patty moved. >> mariah: what? we said that we were gonna break her out when she was transferred. >> sharon: i'm just praying that the move doesn't happen until, i don't know, a while still. >> mariah: if ever. >> sharon: yeah. it'll give us some time to stall. hopefully she'll get moved further away instead of even closer. >> mariah: closer? >> dylan: i'm sorry you have to go through this, paul. >> paul: yeah, th

the condo association says itayt did try to settle up with pepco and washington gas but the utilities wanted a 20 too 25 percent down payment and the condo associatinton dow saii simply didn't have the money m for that. residents wanted answers from -- and assistance also from county executive rushern re baker and state senator anthony mews when they camemewse rushern baker finally acknowledged the problem withemt the condo had been going on for years.rs. >> we said to them, you need -- 'cause we knew therenewe was issues. iue you need to deal with this. thi you need to negotiator with t pep he company the water company to make sure electricito y stays onne c and n sure it's habitable because ifai it isn't we have to come ine i and shut you down. this is a private entity herere so we can't force them to doo d anything unless it our codes our health codes. >> reporter: and that is where they are now.orte. for his part state senator anthony muse in addition toion t seeking that court order too get the utilities turned backlii on he says he'd like to use u state taxpayer money to fronton

the company completed a merger with pepco holdings in march.25 billion on infrastructure, smart grid technology and other improvements to stay ahead on an already accelerated growth path. i spoke with exelon ceo where he was opening -- ringing the opening bell and i began by asking them about the building up of profit. >> it will be a trajectory over five years. each year will increase on a level increase getting to the 70% i 2012 is our projection. scarlet: is this an admission that natural gas prices are unlikely to get above the historical long-term average? >> we think natural gas is around that for dollar price point. as more transmission is developed and more industrial load is created and exports start to take place. scarlet: got it. do you have a projection as to how high gas could go before comes back to reverting? >> it depends on the winner. we have to see what the weather holds. if we have a cold winter wheat -- you will see more price volatility. warmer winter, higher storage levels, you will not see the volatility come into the ma

they owe nearly $1.2 million in unpaid utilities to pepco and washington gas. the problem has been going on for years. county says it will provide social services for residents who need it. >>> good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. had a little frost on some of the pumpkins in the shenandoah valley early this morning and a chance for even colder weather tomorrow morning. right now full sunshine and a nice warm-up. we made it into the mid and upper 50s across the area you now. not going to see too much more of a climb in temperature, northwesterly wind averaging 15 to 20 or two degrees from now. so quite breezy, sunny and on the cool side but tonight the wind will lay down. a freeze watch issued for northern manhattan, the panhandle of west virginia and much of the shenandoah valley early tomorrow morning. could be 30-35 degrees. you may want to cover up outdoor a milder weekend coming up. >>> premium for a key category of plans under the aforable care act are set to jump significantly. the obama administration says they will increase an avera

they are working to get the pepco ruling thrown out and have the condominiums file for bankruptcy. >> the residents deserve the opportunity to allow themselves to reorganize and pay the debt. >> green appreciates the efforts but like many others at lynnhill say it's too late. >> people are making necessary arrangements to get out of nobody will be able to move their things into storage and come back. there are a lot of issues. >> here is the fear. even if a judge says turn the lights back on, there are so many issues that they will be kicked out in the future and it's not worth it for them. there are plenty of people in the courtroom now on the third floor. i'm q mccray. abc7 news. larry: thank you. in vote 2016, first lady michelle marsh -- michelle obama campaigning for hillary clinton in the first appearance together. on the republican side, donald trump has several stops in ohio. this is a live picture where stage. 12 days before the election. the man who claimed he and havized trump's hollywood star yesterday is in custody tonight. jamie otis said he hit the star with a sledgeham

the years, now faced with the prospect of thanks to maryland regulators who forced the issue with pepco and washington gas after a four day cut off last week. but the million dollar utility bill is still outstanding so this is hardly a permanent solution. most tenants moved out during last week's crisis. some to homeless shelters. when the buildings were condemned during the outage. the condemnation process is going to end now that the utilities are back on. th long term solution. we could be right back where we started again in two weeks. so it's a very confused and upsetting situation. a lot of people have simply left and walked away from these units. the state senator wants the attorney general to find out if there was any wrong doing involved. reporting live in temple hill, scott broom, wusa9. >> we know you'll stay on this one. >>> later this week a circuit court judge is expected to rule from cutting off the remaining residents again until a long term solution can be figured out. >>> some intense new surveillance video could help bring a robbery suspect to justice. take a look. th

the association is trying to work out a payment plan for pepco and washington gasz. and thankfully it was warm enough over the weekend they did not have to utilities but it's starting to get gold again. >> i know, yeah, appropriate so. it's last day of october. so we saw things cool down. actually we could be as warm in middle of week as we were in the weekend. again, here we go to november. it's crazy. >> i cannot take it i had a migraine this weekend and so sensitive it's like you know what he barometric pressure headache they talk about. >> i have been too. breaking a sweat in october. i know everyone is a fan but i can't take it you wanted to cool down sometimes. it cooled down as you look live outside northwest d.c.. all the kids getting in costume. ready to take on the neighborhood. get the best candy of the year. trick or treating probably beginning if it has not already right when the sun goes down. sunset 6:15. happy halloween for everyone. hopefully it was a good day for the kids. everybody is out and about and weather will be cooperative. spooky cats last

because the condominium owes nearly $1.2 million in unpaid utilities to pepco, wssd and washington gas. later neighbors will meet to discuss their options. there was a deal underway with urban partners to completely gut and rehabilitate one of the buildings. that will give people and property or to relocate. the condos are located on good hope road in temple hill. >>> chopper 4 flew over this fatal crash scene in vienna. we are told this was 5:00 when this happened. three nonlife-threatening injuries. we'll update you as we learn more. >>> and a warning for those driving through northeast virginia with a brief lane closure along i-66 near the north lind street overpass happening on the eastbound right lane today through friday from 1:00 a.m. to noon. the westbound lanes will be closed from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. the crews need to bring in heavy equipment for ongoing road work. testimony will be heard from the man who put mccleary on paid administrative leave. mccreery is seeking $4 million in lost wages and other claims. >>> in virginia today the "rolling stone" trial will resume. ye

. >> reporter: seeking a courtou order to have a judge tell pepco and washington gas thatn a they need to turn the utilities back on for 60 days 6y while this is all being worked d out and yes, so, the condo board, some of the residents rid and supporters are going to have that rally at 1 o'clock 1 o county administration building but steve and allison, i got g to tell you, just reading somees of the proceedings here in theen past, this condo board has boa h filed for bankruptcy.le that's going back tod 2012.fo they've had tax lien problems. they've had problems with theeme water being turned off in theur past and some peoplnee mightht question why state taxpayersaxpa should bail out a private priva entity. yes, the residents here need help but not so sure ifure i they'll feel the same about the couldn't he dough board.e ho back to you.o y. >> excellent point, mel.mel >> a lot of questions here.esti. al >>> a flan knee in prince george's county is facing's cmuourder and child abuse chars after police sayhi sldhe force d an eight month old baby whoab wo died. the victim's home surveilla

. >> for the heat. [ laughter ] >> you're getting your moneyron back pepco. >> fall feel this weekend. definitely fall like around herh by tomorrow but we got g transition there first and we, , had come in the form of showerss and big winds around here laterr today. all right. up to 69 now in washington.ngto 70 annapolis.. these temperatures once againe n overnight just not falling backc and even little bit of humidityt out there particularly for this time of year as our dew pointewi storm tracker radar, it iss tracking lots of rain out to our west but the front is a slows sw mover it will take a few more am hours to get in here until thene we'll be pumping that warm air a up out of the south. sth thinking mid to upper 70s for ar hour or two midday. midday. then the clouds will roll in ana then the showers will get here e probably by two, three, 4:00 o'clock locally and we'lln' have scattered showers.ed sho. not going to be wash out butut scattered showers in thered shor forecast for the evening commute. and durin g the might nighttimetime hours here at least 310, around f you're goin

the pepco deal closed not that one ago, you're one of the second largest generator of energy in this, i believe. >> yes. >> nuclear, we never talk about that, but you still run a bunch of those plants in this country. is it increasingly unprofitable to do so? what's the future? >> so there are certain plants not only in the exelon fleet across the country that are economically challenged right now, we have low, low growth. we have low natural gas prices. and we're competing against subsidized renewable generation. so there are plants that are not getting compensated for their reliability or their environmental benefits they provide. >> and will that be the case into the future? do you have to rely on particular state commissions that may be more favorable in how they're dealing with it than others? >> yeah, there's a lot of competing regulations right now. you have the environmental protection agency heading towards a clean power future. but you have markets that are not designed for that. so right now our approach is to work state by state to create, which we have done just recently

police continuee guarding a prince george's county condo building thating t remains in the dark after pepco shut down the bills weren't paid. >> the residents plan to rallyol outside the court to get the t power turned back on.n melanie alnwick joins us fromnsf temple hills with the veryhe v latest. mel. >> reporter: i wanted to show was it look like in here. it is realst.telyr: iit loo dary eepy.y. and residents tell me also, youy know, they're having to go up and down the stairwell which wel did to get here to the fifth f floor, and it is no joke. it's very difficult.ifficu very hard to see. s some people have gone to theeo measures of putting padlocks ons unfortunately some of them have fallen prey to vandals as wellsl as you know many people movedov out tuesday when they got the gt notice that the power was going to be cut off. look at this.wer this door walos kt icked in ande take a look inside here. you can see what has happened he when residents now have no no longer been in these apartmentse to protect them. you can understand why in peopll chose to stay overnight theto sr folks tha

pepco is still owed about 400-thousand dollars. and it says the electricity shutdown was a last resort. new this morning.. world series game one goes to the cleveland indians. the crowd in cleveland was electric last night.. and the story of the game was the dominance of the indians pitching.. ace corey kluber struck out the side with a 2-nothing lead in the second inning. he finished with 9 k's--giving up only four hits. his 8 strikeouts through the first 3 and while the cubs went cold at the plate--the indians got into a groove. roberto perez launched a 3-run homer in the 8th for a little insurance. indians takes game one 6 to nothing. game two tonight in cleveland has been pushed up an hour due to expected rain. first pitch is at 7:08. cleveland will send out trevor baur on the mound.. ace jake arietta gets the start for chicago. out with the old and in the with new. safetrack surge nine ending today, but what's next could be worse! a metro update, still ahead.