cheryl conner has more alive from the rosslyn station. cheryl: yes, there were no trains, only bus service between here and rosslyn and the pentagon for a short time tonight as the service was stopped at the arlington cemetery location. another incident on metro as riders get set for big changes next week. a shot from the tower camera on top of the building that houses showsand news channel 8 the blue line shut down at the arlington cemetery stop, a train on fire. like the world was coming apart. d.c., in frome to wisconsin, hoping to rely on metro. >> there were firetrucks and rescue units. there were no injuries related to the fire, but it did cemetery on this memorial day weekend. this was posted to twitter. service on the blue line will shut down over an hour. another incident as metro plans to close at midnight starting next friday, three hours earlier to begin the safety program which is all met to improve rider safety. to ride theticket silver line back to our hotel tonight. passengersre were no on the train at the time of the fire

say that blues line service is suspended between rosslyn and pentagon city. reported a small fire near the train's wheels. services requested bus to transport stranded passengers. we will bring you the latest updates as soon as they are available. right now is the unofficial start of summer and it has some of us feeling the heat. live in northwest d.c., where fire crews responded to a group of people. they had some heat related emergencies today? yeah, absolutely, it all happened at sixth and ames street northwest. right where i'm standing is where the ambulance crews treated parade goers, trying to cool them down, more than 30 people treated on site for heat-related emergencies after a parade. >> people started to feel the effects of the heat and humidity and they needed medical attention. amy: six people were taken to the hospital in noncritical conditions. to stay hydrated, which is something we always tell people when they come out of the heat. keep yourself safe. amy: he was marching in the parade. >> i'm from charleston, and it's still hot. >> it was fu

nhk world's rosslyn rosslyn decemberhavalya has the details. >> reporter: the enthusiasm is almost tangible at the increasing number of bangkok shops that import premium jeans from japan. even though a single pair can go for as much as $200. sales at the store have shot up by 60 times since it opened three years ago. >> translator: i bought two pairs of jeans. one is to wear and the other is for my collection. i save money to buy premium denim. >> translator: the japanese make their products very meticulously. and with lots of attention to each step. this differs from the west, where the focus is on quantity, volume and sales. but the japanese are more thorough in making each piece. >> japanese denim aficionados have formed a group called the knights of indigo gang which has more than 4,000 online members. they often meet to discuss trends and show off their latest acquisitions. >> translator: it is an accepted fact japanese have great craftsmanship. they remodel these classic jeans so well that we still get the american casual vibe. >> reporter: to keep pace with the boom, eight japanese p

the changes affect the red line between grosvenor and dupont sir vel, the orange between rosslyn andinnesota avenue, and silver and blue lines between rosslyn and benning road. >>> bus access to national harbor is limited, but now they want to create a new bus route. the goal is to provide access before the new mgm casino is open for business. metro tells the "washington post" there are no formal plans yet. >>> decades old farm tradition in fredericksburg is coming to an end this week. the fredericksburg livestock exchange is closing because of declining sales and attendance. the exchange served as a cattle and other livestock. they say it's a loss for the community. >> i almost started crying because it was that emotional. someplace that we have been coming so long. >> freelance star reports that the exchange will hold its final auction on thursday. >>> forecast about 20 seconds away. first in less than two hours, there is a horse race champion that may take the track in baltimore. we're talking about nyquist. he won the kentucky derby a few weeks ago and now he's hoping to win the

in rosslyn, richard reeve, abc7 news.ichelle: metro general manager paul wiedefeld will join us live monday on "good morning washington" to talk about the maintenance plan. we are on the air a michelle: all right. mobiletrak7 on the road for us tonight near rockville. you are seeing the wipers going, because yes, it is raining out there once again. drivers deal with heavy rain in the evening commute. you are looking live at route 28 in rockville. check in with steve rudin for a look at when this might end. steve: it end in the next few hours or so. the heavier rain will come to an end. scattered showers through the overnight and early tomorrow morning. it does not feel like may around here in washington. 54 degrees. that is it for the current temperature. show you the wider view. we are in the 50's for hagerstown, winchester, manassas, culpeper, charlottesville. you get the point. it's cool around here. area of low pressure, that is the culprit. that will keep us soggy for the next few hours or so. with all the m in from

fort tot toen and rosslyn. richard reeve conwti reacting. richard: well the biggest impact is the closures. at rosslyn they will be shut down completely for 18 days in december. fort to thet toen 23 days in october. and the riders are not happy. >> that is going to be, that will be something. richard: you can hear the sounds of safe track shock. >> wow! how am i going to get to work? richard metro's track work plan calls for five stations to close. brad doc j pentagon city to national airport from july 12-19. eastern marketnient. >> it will shut down all stations at m yourselfsite jonathan: let you know meal inie restaurant here bef roads are slick. a lot of rain in certain areas. we will check eulalio tordil. that is his name70's. satellite and radar shows area overhead. that will slowly drift north and east. we have the area clock that is the area to see the heaviest rain. then way north and east we have the back edge of the heaviest rain will move through later this evening. 48 to 53 degrees. scattered showers. stays cloudy and damp and c

the orange line between rosslyn and minnesota avenue. silver and the blue lines between rosslyn and benning road. this follows a directive by the f.t.a. to try to reduce electrical power drawn by the trains. metro says the restrictions should about have significant impact on service. all of this comes ahead of the general manager's safe track plan expected to be finalized this week. in arlington, brianne carter, abc7 news. leon: millions of people are buying into a fitness tracking trend. you strap a band on your wrist and count a step toward a healthier you. allegedly. but what you might not realize is that data that is collected could one day show up in court. "7 on your side" fighting back reporter jennifer donelan here now with a preview of the special report. "who's tracking keep you honest about your steps. did you think the police could use it to see if you are being honest about what you were doing at a particular time? move, walk, run. all while the band around your wrist counts. >> definitely using it to be sure i stay active.

it would run along lee highway in the morning rush from courthouse to rosslyn. community meeting on the proposal is planned for june 1. must-see video tonight from capitol hill. viewer shot this video moments after an s.u.v. burst into flames outside the capitol hill hyatt hotel. they tell abc7 faulty brakes are likely to blame for the fire. no one was hurt. firefighters quickly doused the flames. still ahead on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- >> very soon all drunk drivers caught in the state of maryland will be required to have these. because of a new bill. signed by governor larry hogan today. i'm brad bell. that story is coming up. leon: also coming up, new information on a teenager held in captivity allegedly by her own stepfather. the conditions that little girl faced and what she told the woman who doug: the weekend approaches and a chance of more rain. heavy at that. the all-important timing of the weekend weather event coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00". leon: she spent a year locked in her own home forced to use a bucket as a toilet. that girl at the hands of her

to the right hand corner, that is rosslyn. the lightning and the clouds are amazing. keep them coming. we love to share them. evening, theis heaviest and strongest of the storms are moving off to the east. conditions will slowly improve as we move through the overnight. when i say slowly improve, not looking at gusty winds or lightning war hail, but rather steady rain. the rain may continue into early tomorrow morning. we have the heaviest rain falling right now beginning to move across the bay into the delmarva, away from our area. with hail therts size of ping-pong balls although we up to baseballs, gusty wind, heavy rain. you name it, we had at this evening. all of the warnings and watches are down. rain totals, about 2/3 in rockville, bethesda over two inches. 2,e forecast tonight, 53 to 6 heavy rain gradually eases. tomorrow morning, grabbed the umbrella. upper 50's, lower 60's. you will need the umbrella not only for the morning but as we move into the midday as when we are looking for scattered showers. evening,ome tomorrow the umbrella near fredericksburg and

virginia state trooper thes say a group of bikers came upon that upon stopped traffic near the rosslynunnel. the victim was not able to brake in time. he was wearing his helmet but died at the hospital. investigators have not yet identified the victim. >>> it took 70 firefighters to put out a restaurant fire at a strip mall in prince georges county. the fire started on cheens chapel road. d.c. firefighters were called in to help prince georges county. investigator say the flames did $750,000 worth of damage. it's not clear how the fire started. >>> new tonight, one d.c. police officer suffering minor injuries after a hit and run and chase across the city today. police say the suspect hit two d.c. police cruisers at 45 around 5:00. police chased the suspect, finally arrested him in the third street tunnel. no one else was injured. police releasedhe man killed this morning in a double shooting. they say william arthur wells, jr. was shot on blaine street in southeast. a second man also shot is recovering in the hospital. they have not said what may have sparked that shooting and no arres

in time for the system reopening tomorrow we saw photos of crowded platforms including this one in rosslyn. the trains were packed. some riders waited an hour to get on the train. others bailed. christy king tweeted this video of riders who got so fed up they went outside and tried to hail a taxi. >> news 4 transportation reporter has been watching this unfold today. >> adam, first things first, this video of that arcing incident at the federal center station is really unbelievable. >> i think that's just it. it is unbelievable. you never think when you are getting on a metro train you would have to deal with something like that. by the way, if you look close enough, the sparks aren't just in one section of the track. they are actually in the tunnel, as well. that means there were a couple of sections at federal center southwest that had a major night about the metro safety announcement tomorrow. what do you expect to hear, and what do riders need to hear from the gm? >> this couldn't be worse timing, a worse setup for what the general manager will tell the entire region tomorrow. that is

and reports of an arking insulator outside the rosslyn spot is at fault. this is the national transportation safety board investigators slammed the transit agency on the response to smoke in the metro tunnel last year that killed one woman. and dozens of other passengers were hospitalized, in the january 2015 fire, near the l'enfant plaza metro station. investigators have found problems with the third rail power cable as well as repeated water leaks that led to corrosion. you can lead more about the report online at wusatv9.com and the wusa 9 mobile app. >>> a u.s. advisor helping kurdish forces in iraq was killed this morning in the latest battle with isis. the defense secretary ash carter says the american died north of the city of mosul when islamic state fighters broke through a kurdish front line. it was so intense for the fight, the u.s. coalition fired 23 air strikes using death fighters and drones. so far the pentagon is not releasing the advisor's name until the next of kin is notified. >>> the race for the white house goes through indiana today,

-66 in arlington, when a group of bikers came into some traffic that had an abrupt stop, near the rosslyn tunnel and it appears he could not stop in time. and crashed. medics rushed him to george washington university hospital, where he later died. >>> one of the first memorial day events to get under way this morning, honored members of the greatest generation at the world war ii memorial. i was honored to be the emcee for the annual wreath-laying ceremony. a number of survivors from year. and making this ceremony even more important with each passing year. school children will flown in from france to tell the story of american gi's saving their nation. a sign of appreciation that really touched these national heroes. >> when you come to an event like this, and you see this memorial, do you feel like your service is appreciated? >> absolutely. absolutely. i happen to be an extremely loyal american. i love this country with a passion. and i love the military. >> and do you believe mr. eli, who you saw right there, is 95? he was part of the affirmative action and lives in bethesda -- in fa

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rosslyn to pentagon for 18 days in december. take that all in.ct a lot of tracking and delays. first, leshan was this backlog. >> yeah, metro's new ceo offered a right? >> that smoke could really mess you up? >> of course. >> reporter: rickey powell speaks for a lot of us. after watching the alarming video of one more electric arcing incident, he was happy he'd been offloaded at another station thursday. >> reporter: you could feel yourself wheezing just looking at that video. >> exactly. when i saw that video, i was so glad that i was stuck in metro >> reporter: in southwest? >> killed an alexandria on maintenance l to work crews on nights and weekends. >> the new ceo is a great die. i love his policies and the way he gets in there. he takes charge. >> reporter: powell is retired, but he takes metro rail every day of the week from his home in hyattsville. >> that preventive maintenance that should have been done years ago wasn't done. now you hear you'll have to shut down or you have to keep shutting down every other day. you do what you've got

the effected areas are the red line, the orange line, and the silver-blue line between rosslyn and benning road. >>> new information on the cause of that deadly amtrak derailment in philly last year. a source tells nbc news the engineer may have been distracted by radio dispatchers. there will be a hearing here in washington to present the final report. that train was going more than double the speed limit when it rounded a curve and careened off the tracks. eight people were killed. more than 200 injured. >>> tonight, friends and family are remembering a woman who was shot down outside a grocery store. molina was shot and killed at the giant in aspen hill in what police say was an attempted carjacking by a gunman on the run. jackie bensen in rockville where a visitation is being held for molina. >> reporter: jim, her family is still too devastated to speak publicly, but a biographical sketch they have released speaks volumes. molina was a mother and a grandmother. on friday, may 6th, outside the giant grocery store, she lost her life at the hands of a deranged gunman who killed two other

rosslyn we see some now. get you updated on the numbers and the record pattern we are in. 13 days and counting of consecutive days with .01 of an inch or more. .01 of an inch of rain is measurable rainfall. we have had 3.5 since april. i think we will get the .01 of an inch of rain before midnight to take us to day 14. temperatures plenty cool. only holding in the 2 o's metro and -- 60's metro and south. 50's east and north. because we have consistent cloud cover northeasterly winds. if you get farther enough south and west, a different weather pattern. 82 in sunny 82 in knoxville. you get closer and it cools off. across the mountain 602's. this is all weather action now. 66 in louisville right now. across kentucky the whole area is under a severe thunderstorm watch. one, two, three, four tornado watches in effect now from southwest of paducah to southeast of louisville. those will continue to move up to ohio. we will stay fairly stable with clouds. chance of showers moving in. but it looks as though the fron

speed restrictions in place for trains from grosvenor to dupont circle on the red line, from z rosslyn to minnesota avenue on the blue line. it is to reduce electrical power by trains. the slower speed is in place until further notice. >>> in the race for the white house, democrat bernie sanders rallying with his supporters across puerto rico today. he's about to make his second of three stops on the island. earlier, he was in the capital of san juan. he told the crowd he does believe the citizens rico should have a vote on whether to become the 51st state. he says the federal reserve should restructure puerto rico's debt. they can vote in the primary election. they cannot vote in a general presidential election. >>> hillary clinton today talked about what her husband bill clinton would do if she was elected and relayed he would have a role, but he would not serve in a cabinet position. clinton spent the day rallying with supporters across kentucky. kentucky and oregon have democratic primary contests tomorrow with more than 100 delegates up for grabs. >>> on the republican side, donal

motorcycl t motorcyclists were traveling on i-66 when they came upon stopped traffic approaching the rosslyn tunnel. the victim was not able to brake in time and fell from his bakik. he was wearing his helmet but later died at the hospital. >>> presumptive nominee donald trump addressed the annual rolling thunder rally in d.c. sunday. he spoke about a number of issues he regularly brings up including illegal immigration and defeating isis, but he also praised veterans and criticized robert mcdonald. >> our veterans have been treated so badly in this country. you have a secretary that last week said, no, the wait time doesn't matter. forget about wait times. >> coming up at 5:, potts will have more on trump's appearance and how the democrats are gearing up for next week's big california primary. >>> it's 5:05. pack an umbrella this morning if you are heading out to a memorial event. tom is tracking your hour by hour rain timing. >>> i'm right here. >> and we can't stop talking about this, a terrifying situation for a young boy and his family. how he was able to get away safely after falling i

so a couple of different parts shut down. 66 inbound after the rosslyn it up delays inside the tunnel. you can see with the radar here, the rain moving through the region right now. overall, generally speaking roadways don't look so bad, but again, we do have the high standing water hanging around here and there. south 295 near nannie helen bureau, left lane only one passable. 15 at sudley, still have that shut down both ways. >>> the storm brought a lot of hail, wind and rain. darcy spencer is live now with the cleanup effort in northwest washington. >> reporter:. in the 5:00 hour, with showed you all the tree here chipping up the big tree that fell. those guys are gone, but this is the damage left behind. we're told three different are cars were damaged by that large rethat fell here on longfellow street last night. two of them the tree expert tells me probably have been totaled. another one probably has some sun roof damage. let's show you some video of what it looked like here in the 5:00 hour. they were out here for three hours getting rid of this large tree. it fell during the s

around the capital beltway, rain moving in the tysons corner area, and rosslyn, and eventually to oldown alexandria. this will happen over the next half-hour or so. not your umbrellas handy only for the day tomorrow but thursday and friday. a lot going on this weekend. we have race for the cure. going to be a cool start saturday morning with high temperatures, midday temperatures in the upper 60's, and then d.c. united versus new york city, that's sunday. it is also mother's day. we start off with temperatures in the middle 70's. by dinnertime, may see a stray shower or two, and then cooler conditions as we move into the later evening hours. let's check on the evening rush hour with jamie sullivan. jamie: police activity closing down minnesota avenue. 44th street is your best alternate. we have an accident heading outbound new york avenue right at montana avenue, one lane blocked because of that. we have seen traffic at five miles an hour. kendall avenue -- kenilworth avenue heavy as well. stillident activity is having a few flashing lights past this point. everything in the shoulder.

look out the window in rosslyn. we have sunshine. not the case north and west of us.erstown area. the outlet mall with the light shower activity. embedded thunderstorm. may look at the heavier downpour but not looking for anything to become severe. not as we move through the everything hours and into the overnight. heading closer inside the beltway. bar cue plans. chevy chase, rockville, bethesda, college park. looking at a few showers headed through the everything. a few pop-up thunderstorms that may bring us isolated thunderstorms. downpours i should say. 62 to 68 degrees for we may see patchy fog. shouldn't amount to a lot. not close in. future cast looks like this moving through the day tomorrow. grab an umbrella as you head out the door. you may need it. more than likely you won't need it. 30% chance for those showers. maybe a pop-up thunderstorm. not looking for anything to become severe. highs tomorrow will be in the middle to the upper 80's. partly sunny skies. we look at the next seven days we have unsettled weather thursday, friday and saturday. it depends o

group of motorcyclists was traveling on i-66, they came upon some stopped traffic approaching the rosslyn in time and fell from his bike. he was wearing ace hehis helmet later died. >>> turning now to decision 2016, the democratic candidates for president will be out in full force this memorial day. hillary clinton will march with her husband in the annual chappaqua new york memorial day parade and bernie sanders will hold rallies in california. donald trump does not have any public events scheduled for today. >>> our veterans have been treat sod badly in this country. the wait times don't matter.rea. you have a secretary that said the wait times don't matter. >> donald trump speaking sunday here in washington. you heard him speaking about the wait times at veterans hospitals. it is an issue he criticized the v.a. secretary and hillary clinton over. we want to get right to tracie potts. and tracie, why do you think trump is using these wait times and that issue at the v.a. as a line of attack against clinton? >> reporter: well, what we know is that today obviously a lot of veterans are ou

police say a group of bikers was traveling on i-66 when they came upon stopped traffic approaching the rosslyn tunnel. craig van brunt wasn't able to brake in time. he was wearing his helmet. he died at the hospital. >>> a maryland state trooper new year's eve has returned to work. his accident highlights a growing problem, a rising number of troopers getting hit on highways. >> reporter: it can be such dangerous duty for police helping drivers stranded on the side of highways like this one, especially when the other drivers around aren't paying full attention. the crumpled cruiser still fits in a yard outside of police barracks in jessop. tristan phillip was helping an elderly couple stranded on the shoulder when a black car rear ended him. how long have you been a trooper? >> three years. >> reporter: phillip has return o ed to the job. he even showe us his cruiser. >> i slammed into the vehicle in front of me. the impact actually occurred right >> reporter: phillip says he suspects the driver who hit him was driving faster than 70 miles per hour. >> i remember hearing brakes, the squealing

doug: all that matters is brilliant sunshine coming to the windows in rosslyn shining off of jamie sullivan birthday balloons. happy birthday, jamie. get you started. peeks of sunshine right now. the weather conditions will improve friday. then the weekend, is saturday a washout? a possibility. i have a lot to tell you about that. scattered showers here and there. a lot are drying up. cloudy skies for the evening. if you are headed out and around the city. isolated shower or two tonight or later in the morning but the skies bright an tomorrow afternoon. otherwise, overnight 47 to 55. late night shower possible. we will get into gear here getting to one good weather day in the next few. we will talk about that and the weekend and the next seven days in a couple of minutes. jonathan: see you then. thanks. major changes in d.c. the concealed carry law to carry a gun struck down again. a judge saying it's just too strict. the appeals process will play out. but today d.c. bureau chief sam ford talked to the top lawyer and found hundreds of residents, law-abiding citizens waiting for their permit

crash 15 at sudley road, all lanes blocked because of the multivehicle crash. 66 eastbound after the rosslyn tunnel, we do have a crash there as you come out of the tunnel, it's on the left side of the roadway so slowing things here this morning in the tunnel. northbound gw parkway after the roosevelt bridge, right side blocked there. so it will be slow through that area. and then remember, on marc, brunswick today only 892, 878 and 880 are running. good morning, chuck bell. some of that rain from yesterday causing some road issues and furious. national airport picked up an inch in just one hour's time between 7:00 and 8:00 last night. that was when the hardest hit of the weather came through. hail amerimeasured between 1 to inches in diameter. fortunately we won't be dealing with that today. there is the view looking downtown. all cloud cover and everybody still wet, but check out some of these shots. large hail, lots of cars damaged. kevin lacey sent this in. hail this large, sometimes it takes an updraft as much as 100 miles an hour to hold the hail stone up will long enough to grow it th

dupont circle, the orange line between process rin and minnesota avenue, and the silver line between rosslyn and benning road. blue line, as well. travel speeds will top out at 45 miles per hour. metro wants to reduce the risk of fire and smoke problems that have plagued the system. the change will stay in place until further notice. >>> if you don't own a car, national harbor can be tough to travel to. so now maryland and virginia lawmakers want to create more public transportation. they have proposed a new metrobus route between alexandria and the harbor. metro tells the "washington post" there a plans yet. the goal is to provide access before the new mgm casino opens for business. >>> today is day two in the trial of a man accused of terrorizing a couple. andrew schmuhl and his wife are accused of brutally attacking alecia's former boss. lawyers are arguing that his mental state during the attack was the result of medication he was taking. >>> police in arlington county say the same man may be targeting young women and sexually assaulting them. the latest attack happened early sunday morn

brianne carter covering metro live for us from the rosslyn station tonight. what is the story?rianne: just last week paul wiedefeld the general manager introduced this plan. take a look. 15 safety surges each represented. each one of the pages. now thanks to the f.t.a. it may have to be changed and within finalized until next week. >> the sooner we get out there the sooner we get out of the case. brianne: paul wiedefeld referring to his repair plan to overhaul the metro system. the question is now where will the single tracking and the long-term shutdown happen first? >> we have a revised plan to reflect it. brianne: wiedefeld is altering the plan after the f.t.a. sent the letter to the transit authority demanding that metro prioritize work in three sections of the track. between potomac avenue and east of stadium armory. ballston to east falls church and medical center to van ness. this is as the board members question wiedefeld's decision to not consult the f.t.a. before unveiling the plan last week. >> the chain of directives and the letters back and forth between wmata and

hardly any clouds here in rosslyn. ge rush hour commute. over to jamie sullivan. jamie: steve, of course it's gorgeous outside. we are seeing sun glare even. 270 the traffic heeding northbound through gaithersburg as you continue past this point. we are still seeing the heavy volume. go ahead and move to the mapping system. through montgomery county we are in 20's. you clear up when you get to silver spring. getting there from virginia averaging 13 miles per hour as you approach the g.w. parkway and the american legion bridge. that is where the slowing starts. we are clear from 66 continuing north. leaving the city right now, 395 heading outbound is 21 minutes. this is just past the 14th street bridge. as you continue outbound some spots report complete standstill heading south to get close to seminary road. you get breaks closer edsall road. if you travel on metro nothing to report on any of the lines. that is a look at traffic. back to you. jonathan: thanks. more mobile track 7 now. we can tell you on the way to breaking news. in brandywine. right now police are

we're also starting to see jamtj ups on the key bridge from from rosslyn in georgetown a lot of extrahis morning.rn as for your have a have commute on 95 still delays in stafford skit 133 through 610.gh10 we're starting to see little bit of a clear up 66 eastbound 234 4 to 29. 29. we're also tracking a crash 66 westbound out by leesburg pike.p metro is on time. t back to you, steve. steve >> big game for the caps tonight not quiet panic time wet yet but they do need a win to tightig series or face possible elimination at home on saturday. tonight's game four is in i i pittsburgh.pitt fans though could watch the gamm at verizon center for free. fre broadcast the game up on the jumbo tron doors opentron 7:00 o'clock if you'd like to watch the caps game at verizon z center.cent they're not there.ey're they're playing in pittsburghinh but you can watch with otherwato caps fans. ca >>> heavy hitting so far.hittinr the pennsylvania will not havelv defensive will he tank suspendee for that game in game threee the right there. the huge loss for the pep begins heh averages for ice time than an

transportation reporter brianne carter covering metro live from the rosslyn station. this was a big move. brianne: absolutely! this is the official memo released by the general manager this afternoon saying he fired 20 managers. seven of them senior managers. and a third from the rail side of this system. now this, of course, comes days after he had that major manager meeting. 650 managers gathered together where he laid out his expectations moving forward. he said that this is all part of the restructuring that first began with the operation restructuring we saw months ago. back in march. with the officials that were directly reporting there to paul wiedefeld, the general manager. take a look here of the statement he released to us earlier today. it says that in part of the restructuring, 20 managers are being released from wmata. seven senior managers. more than one-third from the rail it goes on to say others are in administrative areas including procurement. he says this is part of the statement we just got. addressing the firings. as you also mentioned, though, t

i think we'll have that gondola from rosslyn to georgetown before we ever have a street car going toeorgetown. the east/west running of the street car to me is not the issue. the problem is the north/south streets. heavy traffic going north/south, how are you going to make a dedicated lane for the street intersection there downtown to 30th street. i don't see it. >> would it be good for business? >> yeah, it would be good for business once it's done, hell for about ten years. >> but if we don't start making investments and making grand plans like this, the district has made no bones about it, that they don't care for your car at all to be in the city. they would rather people find alternate modes of transportation, bike share, metro, buses, whatever it is. >> post-auto society. >> if you look at the true european cities and things that work and models for ways to get around, it's time to start thinking this way. >> thank you, gentlemen. "news 4 today" continues now. >>> it is 6:30 and here are your top stories that we're following right now. you'll run into road closures at the inaug

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. >> reporter: good morning, reports of a track problem outside of rosslyn.he blue line train was offloaded for inspection, nothing was found. howard county, i-70 eastbound to 497, police activity is now cleared. red line should begin to ease quickly. back to you. >>> today we'll find out how prince georges county schools will protect students from predators. deonte car row way faces charges for abusing up to 19 students. >>> early voting begins for d.c.'s democratic primary. residents can mark theiralls in the city's second ward. early voting centers in other parts of town open this saturday. early voting ends june 11th. >>> your forecast is next. stronger is rebuilding a newborn's heart... and restoring a father's faith. it's standing tall after one surgery... not six. stronger is being a typical kid... despite a rare disorder. stronger is finding it earlier... and coming home sooner. stronger is seeking answers... and not giving up, until you