tonight residents on piscataway drive could learn the fate of their homes some two months after the same homes started slip sliding away. wusa9's mola lenghi is at tonight's meeting. >> reporter: the meeting that will start in a couple minutes at the rec center in ft. washington is the latest in a series of informative community meetings between county officials, the engineering firm they hired and homeowners themselves. there have been about half a dozen meetings in the last two months. each one has been more telling and of more important than the one before it -- and more important than the one before it, but tonight could be the most important one as these homeowners could really learn their fate, whether or not the county found the rest of the money needed to fix the landslide on piscataway drive or if the county will have to buy out homeowners or another new option altogether. you might remember this began two months ago when according to an engineering report commissioned by the county, heavy rainfall triggered a slow moving landslide. some homeowners questioned whether it was, in

. >>> in less than an hour residents of piscataway drive in ft. washington will learn the fate of their homes as well as what, if any, money they might receive from the county. >> mola lenghi joins us with a preview of tonight's community meeting. you've been out there many times. i know those residents are hoping for better news. >> reporter: yeah, derek. these community meetings like the 1 that's going to start here at this ft. washington community center in about an hour between county officials, the engineering firm that the county hired and the homeowners, these meetings have become increasingly common here the last two months. we've had about half a dozen, close to a dozen of these informative meetings and each one has been more important and more telling than the one before, but tonight's could be the most important one for these homeowners as they could find out whether or not the county found the money it needed to fix the landslides, the rest of the money i should say, or if the county has to buy out homeowners or another option not laid

tonight residents on piscataway drive could learn the fate of their homes some two months after the samei is at tonight's meeting. >> reporter: the meeting that will start in a couple minutes at the rec center in ft. washington is the latest in a series of informative community meetings between county officials, the engineering firm they hired and homeowners themselves. there have been about half a dozen meetings in the last two months. each one has been more telling and of more important than the one before it -- and more important than the one before it, but tonight could be the most important one as these homeowners could really learn their fate, whether or not the county found the rest of the money needed to fix the landslide on piscataway drive or if the county will have to buy out homeowners or another new option altogether. you might remember this began two months ago when according

it will be fix piscataway drive and will provide a water line and sewer line. a council member wants to change the section of the street in front of the white house. they plan to take up the resolution after the summer recess. police are handing out tickets at a local metro station. but they're not going to drivers. still ahead why police are targeting pedestrians. several drivers and homeowners found themselves cleaning up after damage left by this week's storm. we're going to show you the mess. >> and temperatures remain un seasonably cold for the hottest month of july. what about the rest of the weekend >> tickets are now being handed out to jaywalking pedestrians near a busy metro station. fairfax county police say too many people are walking out of the vienna metro and not using the crosswalk which is leading to a number of accidents. josie explains what's being done to keep people safe. >> they've got bright red brick and fluorescent yellow signs. but people here are color blind. >> monica johnson sees it all the time. the 5:00 free for all where people p

hills ts of piscataway said the county said it is still short of money needed to a road and hill that gave away after heavy rain. they say there was progress made they plan to meet again soon. at ill have more tonight 11:00. virginians getting refunds from the health insurance companies. it has to do with the affordable care act. > will we see another evening of showers and storms? doug will let us know in the forecast. football g day for fans. redskins kicked off training camp in richmond. >> officials at the department of defense and homeland security are at the texas border tonight a look at whether national guard troops can help deal with the surge of huge of undocumented children who are arriving from central america. asking t obama is congress for billions of dollars to address the issue. house republicans however say president is not open to changing government policy so will documented children be deported more quickly. >> now the president and his apparently flip-flopped. they want billions of new spending but no commitment to the problem. >> again, this is essentially a wher

tonight, the homes in piscataway pills sit on shaky ground. a new plan may save some. >> we still lose our house. but i think the other 22 get to stay. >> reporter: sharee owns one of six homes the county could by. >> we bought this home in 2008 hoping we would be there for a very long time. my husband and i had just gotten married. just starting the family with our kids. >> reporter: this new option would still require nearly all the homeowners to move out for up to six months as crews reinforce the slope that collapsed in a landslide in may. but for six families like this one, the county would average the appraisal from two firms and make an offer on their homes. >> at least pay me fairly for it. >> reporter: residents who attended the meeting said even if they keep their homes, what are they now worth? >> we wanted to move south where my daughter lives. and suddenly we're hit with this. we'll never be able to sell it at this point. it's crushed us. >> reporter: is there a limit to how much money the county should provide to shore up private

. >>> tonight homeowners on piscataway drive are wondering what will happen to their homes? they talked to officials about shoring up the landslide and keep their homes or to be bought out or keep people in their homes. the challenge was paying for it. the most recent option last week would cost about 15 million bucks. the county would purchase and condemn six of 28 houses and stablize the shifting land which would take about six months. after that the remaining 22 homeowners would return. of that 15 million the county says it can only put up 11. the rest would have to come from the state or somewhere else. homeowners still hope for a solution to save all the houses. >>> also two hyattsville women say they were attacked and now police warn everyone to be on alert. july 10th a woman was leaving the west hyattsville metro station when a man approached from behind, demanded her cell phone and tried to pull her into a wooded area. she fought him. he took off. then early yesterday morning another woman was attacked walking in the 3900 block of hamilton street when she was thrown

the new $15 million plan unveiled for prince george's county homeowners would stablize piscataway drive landslide and would buy and condemn six houses in the neighborhood. on this unstable ground prince george's county says they're aiming for the middle ground. >> for us it stinks. we still lose our house. >> reporter: previous county options include buying and condemning all 28 houses. that is still being considered, so is the less likely $22 million option of stablizing the ground and keeping all the residents in their homes, less likely because the county only has $11 million. the other half would have to come from the governor's office. what's the sense you're getting from that office? >> they're looking really hard is the sense i get. they're trying to find $11 million is the sense i got, but it's hard. >> reporter: perhaps the only thing harder is being in sherry cullens' shoes. she owns one of the six homes that would be bought under the new plan, a home she and her husband once had plans for. >> we bought this home in 2008 hoping to be there a very long time. we just got married

. >>> some families in piscataway hills will most likely lose their home.the neighborhood was severely damaged after a landslide in may. ez the hope can homes can be saved, but the other six have to be knocked down. the repair project will cost at least $15 million. the county wants the state to pig up abo >>> today erosion and runoff will be discussed for residents at the park erect center. in 2008, the city tried to fix the problem by replacing soil with clay in parts of that par . park. today they will explain what they will do next. >>> and president obama will be discussing the nation's infrastructure in well mipg ton at the i-495 wilmington bridge. $35 billion project to replace some of the support columns there. he will announce new executive action to address the concerns. cities and states can get information about financing and how to speed up the permitting process, also a summit planned for september where developers can also discuss financing options. and then there will be a group established to address differ t differentidifferenbarriers ofte

piscataway hill wills neighboring hood was badly damaged by a landslide back in may.unty officials are expected to announce whether they will the foot the bill to make repairs. heavy rain caused a slope there to fail. that destroyed roads and utility lines, too. officials say it will cost more than $120 milln to fix that area back up. but the county could sigh it's better to pay people for their homes and then tear them all down. >>> today dwooepolice chief cat lanier will lead a meeting in the neighborhood where a market store own are was killed back on july 4. oh and his wife ran the store on colorado avenue and 14th street for 20 years. the police chief will take questions today and listen to the concerns of the community. the safety meeting will be held at the police station on georgia avenue at 2:00. >>> thieves breaking into cars in one area of northern virginia, police on high alert. fredericksburg police say their m.o. has changed. thefts often are from unlocked cars. police say they're getting bolder and smashing windows to steal items. there have been six ca

. >>> in less than an hour residents of piscataway drive in ft. washington will learn the fate of their homes as well as what, if any, money they might receive from the county. >> mola lenghi joins us with a preview of tonight's community meeting. you've been out there many times. i know those residents are hoping for better news. >> reporter: yeah, derek. these community meetings like the 1 that's going to start here at this ft. washington community center in about an hour between county officials, the engineering firm that the county hired and the homeowners, these meetings