first morning rush shower that we're dealing with safetrack.nge and silver lines sink fell tracking between east falls church and ballston. we'll see how things go this morning because this will be an obvious adjustment period for the next ten days. hearing also out of hagerstown, two accidents trying to leave hagerstown towards frederick. authorities are headed toward the scene. so be careful. also past maryland 65, may have another crash. also hearing maybe a tree down on 108 unnear tup near the couny line. may be the cause of back into you. >>> they grow up so fast. >> don't they? >> for the first time yesterday, 11 week old freedom, the eagle, spread her wings and she flew away from the nest. >> freedom is one of the two young eagles born at the national arboretum. american eagle foundation says freedom could possibly return to the nest for food and her brother liberty. what a good sister. looking out for the brother. >> and we think the brother might take a little flight, too, soon. >> he might take a little longer p>> girls developer fast

in placfo safetrack. >>> it is the first monday morning commute of the safetrack program. >> and it coulde for a challenging commute. estimated to impact more than 70,000 trips. kristin wright is live at the east falls church metro station for us this arlington. the question of course, how are things looking this morning? >> reporter: right now we're seeing a lot of the shuttle buses, they are starting to leave now at 6:30. they're running between east falls church and the ballston station. they're running every ten minutes. and we've seen that people are really using them. so what people are telling us is that they came earlier than normal today because as we've been mentioning, this is the first weekday of metro's safetrack. and people really don't know exactly what to expect. not that mean people down on the platform at this point, trains coming every 18 orange line, every 18 to 20 minutes on the silver line. back here live, we also have people from metro standing outside of the station and they're doing a great job of passing out flyers and information about safetrack so people know e

safetrack is finally here. it is going to mean delays both on the track and likely on the roads as well. this is a live picture of the ride home right now in northern virginia. how it is impacting people who don't even ride metro. rst at 4.fi mediterranean collection.r it'll make anyone's day brighter. my girlfriend and i just broke up. ohh. i need something to make me feel better. ohhh, i just broke up with my boyfriend and i need something to celebrate with. bree? i thought it was mutual. yeahhh. the mediterranean collection. try with chicken or steak. topped with crumbled feta and creamy tzatziki sauce. i feel better. me too! subway. fresh is what we do. >>> scott macfarlane back at the live desk watching the in silver spring near east-west highway and grub. a metro bus has gone off the road and struck a tree. the latest report from fire and ems is one person as of a few minutes ago was trapped. as many as 15 more are suffering injuries, but they're des

>>> to accommodate the extra traffic because of metro safetrack program, ddot is implementing parking restrictions. ddot will extend morning and evening rush hours by 30 minutes monday through friday on certain busy corridors. that means there will be a emergency parking restrictions along the streets. signs are posted letting you know when you can and cannot park in some areas. >>> businesses in the district say they're already feeling the impact of metro safetrack program. trains now stop running at midnight on weekends instead of 3:00 a.m. d.c. police have set up new pickup zones for cabs, uber and lyft drivers. according to our news partners at wtop, cabs will begin offering shareded rides anywhere within one mile of a metro station or at a cab stand while safetrack is under way. >> we have set up a special section in the app and you can see all the scheduled closures. just search and coming up, we'll have oon interview with paul wiedefeld about the safetrack program and its impact on your commute. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. and depending on where you live is wher

was your commute more difficult because of metro safetrack in alison: grab -- metro safetrack? alison: grab your phone or tablet and let us know. michelle: yes or no? was your commute more difficult? alison: for the safetrack impact on the roadways, let's check in on traffic watch for us. hey, jamie. it sounds like it was not so bad. jamie: it wasn't terrible. we'll say that. although we did see a lot of increased volume heading in this morning on 66, trying to get closer to d.c., which is of course what we thought would happen. now this afternoon we are going to see a lot of increased traffic as well on 66. let's head to mobiletrak7 where we have chris papst checking in. chris? chris: jamie, we are on 66 right now. we are heading west, about a few miles outside of the beltway. and from rosslyn where our station is in arlington, to the ballotway -- to the beltway, there was very little traffic, smooth traveling. now we are getting into traffic that you see in front of us and also in the back of us. a little low there. i'll bring it up. you can see the traffic there. this is not

for now it's more about safetrack and your monday commute. here's dave dildine. >> so far a normal routine monday commute. that's good news. outer loop south of river road, crews are picking up a chunk of debris that fell off the right side of the roadway. you can see it in camera along the right side of the roadway. with a keen eye on the east side of town, we're watching roads carefully. route 295 and 50 corridor there you can see inbound 50 at 295 the beginning of a volume delay. right on schedule. with the orange and silver line blocked along the anacostia river we have a close eye on this. back to you. >>> today you can be one of the first people to receive a brand new driver's license in maryland. >> the state begins isg totally redesigned licenses and i.d. cards today. this is what it will look like. take a look here. officials say the design better protects marylanders against identity theft and fraud. features laser engraving and unique number and bar code to verify the card was issued to the card holder. >>> virginia's senator and d

especially this week with safetrack. then when you add in an earlier car fire that is still taking out one of our lanes on 66 heading outbound near route 50. they extinguish the car fire. but you can see the one lane blocked to the right-hand side. only the three left lanes get by. we have one lane the whole afternoon that has been taken out on 66. a little sun glare, too. normal congestion. take a look here. this is near metro that gives you an idea of the backup and a sluggish ride we have today. 10 miles per hour. about 35 minutes. just getting from this point closer toward the fairfax county parkway. you see a lot of red bow hind me. that is not the only slow spot. 395, six-mile backup past the pentagon to continue toward edano -- wilson bridge is bumper-to-bumper. look at the solid red line. the inner loop now, we are talking 32 minutes just to get from tysons closer north to the american legion bridge. we will take a live look past this point to bethesda and maryland at bradley boulevard. this is our inner loop tra

this is not because of safetrack. safetrack issue on 66 in virginia.s is 270 traveling north from monaca county. we have had an earlier -- from montgomery county. we had an earlier accident that tied us up and we are diehling with it. this is before that po some of the heavy traffic as well in d.c. no accidents. back to you. alison: okay. thank you. leon: well, tonight at 6:00 a local athlete vying for olympic gold. what he does about being honored by the d.c. council. plus, a son accused of shooting his father moments after the funeral. bizarre circumstances and the investigation into that happening now. that and more coming up tonight at 6:00. alison: when it comes to having a good time some people in texas won't let a little flooding get in their way. look at the people. yep. they are dancing in standing water. at a bar. in crosby. that is outside of others were playing pool. even sitting at the bar having a few drinks. they post video from the party on facebook. >> i wanted everybody else to see how awesome it was to see everybody here no matter wa

sam: metro is on a media blitz about safetrack. they are giving out these templates and also making announcements in the station. the system are answering questions to help you find alternative ways to get to work or wherever you are going. again, this will last over the next year. first surge starts tomorrow at midnight. thank you. right sharing company lyft willring company be offering discounts during the safetrack program. discount will be offered from june 6 through june 17 during peak commuting hours. is expanding its service to the region. make sure you stick with abc 7 for the latest on the safetrack repairs. will have a list of the affected lines and all the information you need on our website. just head to to wjla.com. obama gives the graduation address at force academy every four years -- the president gives the graduation address the air force academy every four years. that's happening now. we're keeping an eye on possible showers and thunderstorms. the cloud cover keeping temperatures down a little bit. looking live at

they are still open for business in safetrack. communicate you may have specials or there may be opportunities to shift appointments if you are an/pointment related business. understand what safetrack is about. leon: uner is reporting increase in its business. so get all the safetrack information you need on the special information page we have on wjla.com. you can also get updates, text directly to your phone. text "metro" to 43817 to sign up. maureen? maureen: a bartender run over because of a $33 tab. that is the tab the police say a hit-and-run driver ran out on at a rockville restaurant. the woman. montgomery county reporter kevin lewis has the story you will see only on 7. >> what if the bar tender had a child or even gauged? a human being. run her over because of a bill. kevin: miller's ale house, scene of a dramatic dine and dash. police say 22-year-old tracy and three friends entered the sports bar, racked up $33 tab and left without paying. a female bartender chased the college-age kids in the parking lot but tracy was a

brace for phase 2 of safetrack.live right now at eastern market station where shuttle buses are dropping orange, blue and silver line passengers off. >> in new carrollton, prince george's county is doing what it can to help commuters. it's running shuttle buses. >> we're watching the roads as usual. this is westbound 50. not bad right now. >> we turn to chuck bell. here with four things to know about your forecast. >> open window commute in this morning. low humidity and temperatures mostly in the 60s. later this afternoon it will be a summer sizzle for sure. back up into the 90s for most neighborhoods today. still watching a chance for showers coming our way for tomorrow as we flirt with 90 once again. even though we have a couple chances for rain during the week, looks like the weekend will be dry. that's always excellent news. for this morning, 61 frederick, maryland. 69 in arlington. 56 in culpeper. it's a nice one. have your sunscreen and shorts on for today. temperatures will be upper 80s and low 90s. let's go

safetrack surge.d to know get around phase two. there's a new champion...a historic game 7.... as the cavs accomplish the unthinkable. good morning washington. sunny and hot today with highs in the low 90s. a cold front will bring a today with highs in the low 90s. a cold front will bring a chance of showers after midnight with the best chance of rain tuesday afternoon. a few storms could be strong with damaging winds. highs around 90 on tuesday. you're waking up to the first commute in the second

of safetrack. this bakery saw fewer customers than usual. >> a little slow. stephen: operation safetrack will tromp commuters to take alternate mode of transportation to deviate from the usual routes and pit stops. >> it will prompt some to skip metro and she expects to bypass the usual morning coffee joint. >> i don't have a luxury to wait for another train or another line. >> the district is extending rush hour parking along some routes to keep buses moving smoothly. bike share offering discounts to lure more people to pedal to work. >> it's pervasive and disruptive and not predictable. >> modify the work flow. >> not everyone is bracing for drop in business. some uber drivers had a spike for customers. >> raking it in. it's nice. the board of trade stressing this is going to go on for several months, possibly up to a year and throughout the period the businesses in this part of the business will feel the impact. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. leon: thank you. you can sign up for met

. >>> in two days, metro will begin its safetrack program. it is a year of big maintenance projects across the metrorail system and it is likely to have a big impact on your commute. molette green is live with more on today's announcement. this will cause some some headaches, molette. >> reporter: yeah, we just had a passenger here who stopped and took his time to read this sign giving a big heads up to passengers about what will happen p in just a matter of days. in hours we will hear from the mayor and the transportation chief to tell us what their action plan is. thousands of passengers use the system to get into and out of the capital city. workers, tourists and the like. so this is going to be a big adjustment. we've been talking about this for the beginning of single tracking between east falls church where i am now and ballston. passengers i spoke to this morning say they will just endure the longer wait and take the train. >> i'm going to wait for the metro when it comes. i have no choice. it has to be done, it has to be done. there i

first, metro preparing for phase 3 and 4 of its safetrack program. blue and yellow lines will be impacted. >> the work will involve lines between the national airport and pentagon city. metro and alexandria officials will discuss how this work will impact metro service. >>> fall-out continues over brexit. european leaders are on damage control. caused markets world wide to drop. leaders of germany, france and italy met in berlin yesterday. say they are not ready to take action just yet. scotland, which is a part of the u.k. is trying to figure out a way to stay in the e.u. >> it might termination is to seek to if i wanted way to get what people in scotland wishes to end the european union. >> the pound hit a new 31-year low. this comes as trading enter day three of uncertainty. >>> let's take you to the campaign trail. talk about girl power. this could be the democratic ticket. senator warren campaigning for the first time with hillary clinton. clinton staffs tried to shoot down rumors this was an audition for warren. both women came out swinging at

>>> right now phase two of metro's safetrack program being tested by monday morning commuters. i'm barbara harrison with reports of commutes taking four times longer than normal, especially people coming from prince george's county. >> and i'm eun yang with this massive water main break. new information on how long it will take to repair the problem. >>> and the summer heat is building on this9q first day of astronomical summer. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. a look at our next chance for severe storms.j"  >>> we're through the first metro's safetrack program. route options are reduced through july 3rd so crews can make repairs to the dxmúsystem. trains are running potomac avenue and station armory vvr9vmmetro's safetrack closures. deon starts his day in maryland and usually rides the rail all 3cf1 o road to benning road, catch the shuttle. >> reporter: clearly marked at eastern market. several metro employees and volunteers helping point you in the right direction. >> get your safetrack information? >> reporter: we decided to ride along shuttling from eastern ma

>> the first rush hourhe f experience of metro's safetrack plan. get ready for some delays anden yosomeu might want to think abot changing your commute. we're with team coverage ofoverg what you need to know. kno >>> local school leaders getol t ready to debate about the future of bathrooms andbaoms and transgender students.sg >>> and d.c. stand up. u your queen has been crowned b miss u.s.a. for 2016.01 fox news morning starts right now. >> ♪ >> this is fox5 news morning. mg >> good morning to you. thank you very much for joiningyo us.ing i'm wisdom martin and i'mnd i'm maureen umeh. umeh. today is monday june 6. june 6. >> the crews all here, mikeik thomas erin como. como. weather and traffic in aanaffi moment. >> it's going to be a busy dayy coming out of virginia today.ay. metro's safetrack plan isla i morning it is going to affect tf your commute.yo >> if you're riding thue orangea or silver lines you'll need lots of patience. melanie alnwick is live withickv what you need to know beforenowe you walk out the door this morning. mel. >> reporter

tomorrow phase one of the safetrack rebuilding plan begins. abc7 transportation reporter brianne carter is covering metro and joins us live with what is done to prevent a commuter nightmare. brianne: well, take a look around here at the eastern market metro station. it looks formal at this hour. it will be a different scene in weeks. today d.c. officials say even if a d.c. stationn't impacted the safetrack will be felt across the region as it gets underway this weekend to next week. >> it will be crowd and slow. >> that is what is expected if you plan t the safetrack get underway. >> all the repairs we think will affect commute, commute times and the traffic in the district. >> today d.c. officials announce plans to ease the congestion. next week the rush hour parking restrictions will go in place along the major bus route. the city officials arialing the riders to consider two wheels. in the safetrack capital bike share they will allow riders a trip for $2. they still have concerns about the summer school and summer jobs. >> we want kids safe

as metro began first monday morning on safetrack program. train malfunction slowed things down during the commute. from now until next thursday trains are single tracking between east falls church and ballston for metro's safetrack program. orange line trains between vienna and new carroll operating every 18 minutes instead of six minutes. let's get to molette green how things are going from the boston station. >> reporter: barbara, good morning. things have really calmed down, the morning rush is over just this morning though, we heard again from the general manager an urgent call to passengers who can take other means of transportation to do so. in fact, one cabbie drove up to us where we were standing and said basically people are not using their services, they're not surcharging, so that is an option. but we can tell you as far as on the train we really saw the impact of reduced >> right hand side of the platform, next train to downtown d.c. >> reporter: at 7:30 a.m. crowds build. a mad rush to board trains. >> this is the first day. >>

brianne: metro's board chairman we safety surge 2 of safetrack.us bridges will replace trains from the eastern market metro station to benning road station on saturday. >> next week is different. we are shutting down stations. that will present different challenges to us. brianne: safetrack doesn't address a number of other issues that metro is facing. one of the issues is funding. the topic is getting a dedicate funding source discussed at a metro summit today where g.m. paul wiedefeld and other leaders got a chance to learn from other major metro systems across the country. >> the journey we are on is one that has to continue. we can't do what we have been doing for 30 years. brianne: they have to work to come one a plan for region wide, dedicate funding source for metro by the year's end. >> the question becomes can you sell the legislature? probably not. we begin to have a plan and begin executing that plan. brianne: in upper marlboro, brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: you can stay a stem ahead of safetrack by signing up for text alerts. leon

if you didn't take metro today, was your commute effeaffected b safetrack? we'll share the results with you in our second half hour. >>> a teenager is recovering this evening after she got shot at a house party in virginia. the 19-year-old female got shot standing on the porch of a home in culpeper county over the weekend. it happened along edward shop road. we're told a group of people got into an argument when they weren't allowed into a house party of about 100 people. shots rang out between the group and the people in the house. >>> the u.s. attorney general was in a d.c. courtroom today to launch a new program designed to keep repeat prison. loretta lynch says seeking justice includes helping felons get a second chance. mark segraves is live now with more details. he was at u.s. district in northwest d.c. hi, mark. >> reporter: hey, good evening, doreen. yes, the attorney general came to this federal courthouse today to a packed courtroom. it was filled with federal judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and five convicted felons and their families. th

here we go-- safetrack delays mean trouble for rush hour metro riders.will break down everything you need to know this morning. complete coverage coming up. basketball blow out. game two of the nba finals was over long before the final whisle. highlights and reaction from players, ahead. good morning washington. today: partly to mostly sunny and warm. less humid. highs: 84-88 winds: wsw 5-10 mph tonight: partly cloudy. mild and a bit muggier. lows: 62-70 winds: sw 5 mph tuesday: partly cloudy and breezy. isolated pm shower or thunderstorm. highs: 78-85 winds: nw 5-15 mph covering metro.

the safetrack effect. >> i didn't expect it to be this long.s excruciating. >> a tale of frustration in rail. plus a first of its kind tax on the horizon. it's not going down well. on stage irritation. what beyoncÉ did in the middle of a show that is generating a worldwide buzz. announcer: now, "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. alison: it has been called the deadliest 100 days for teenagers. the time around proms and graduations. late last night, three local high school students got in a truck and did not make it home. they left a party. the night before clarksburg high school graduation. the pickup truck they were in crashed on curvey burnt hill road before kingstead road. that's where brad bell is live tonight. brad? brad: yeah, the crash happening just about where i am now. this is where we believe the truck lost control. slamming into the trees. you can see the police have the road closed off so that young people can come and pay their sadness all day long. it happens in the blink of an eye. three teens in a pickup truck believed to be spe

safetrack begins in full force in monday's commute. as you have heard, metro's crumbling infrastructure, the significant liability and the safety woes forced them to embark on ambitious maintenance plan to restore the transportation agency to respectability. in surge one expected to last through midjune expect significant delays on the orange and the silver line. due in part to single tracking. especially in the peak times like falls church, ballston, reston and tysons. metro plans to have more trains in the a.m. and the p.m. rush times there will be more riders. if your commute is normally 30 longer. in regular hours orange and silver line trains will come every 18 minutes versus the normal time of six minutes. if they are full your commute doubled. think of other form of transportation as well. car pooling, taxi services. bus, bike. you name it. metro may not be your best option. don't forget about the spillover factor on area roads. there could be considerable congestion on already packed highways and byways as more people will be d

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they are working with labor unions and employee groups as it works to develop safetrack guidelines. >>> a 20-year-old fairfax high school senior is facing child pornography charges tonight. he used his cell phone to secretly record a male student into the bathroom. meagan fitzgerald is live with what the school and other students are saying about these allegations. >> reporter: wendy, a lot of students say they're shocked and a letter from the school district today telling them what happened. this is the time of year most students look forward to. >> we're all really excited that it is going to be over. summer is just a wonderful time. >> reporter: but students say lately the talk around fairfax high school has had little to do with summer plans. >> he just kind of tweeted it out. people are blowing up about it. >> i actually heard it on the internet and through twitter. >> reporter: students heard about an incident that happened during school hours on thursday. fairfax police say a 20-year-old senior at the high school was arrested and charged with the possession of child pornography

businesses to do more to prepare for the safetrack program shutdowns. business leaders met at the capitol hilton to discuss ways to help their employees arrive to work on time. john boardman represents 7,000 workers and he says the train is the only affordable way to make it to work. >> extra difficult for people to arrive at work early and leave late at night. we're not 9:00 to 5:00. lyft, uber are not economic members. >> the union wants metro on to provide more bus routes in place of trains. metro says it will consider that idea. >>> it seems many of you opted for a different way to work on the first monday of head the troh's safetrack program. capital bikeshare reported more than 4,000 trips by noon yesterday. 146 people took advantage of the discounted $2 fare. the corral at 13th street and new york avenue was the busiest yesterday. that corral is cholecystectolose fiscal cliff fear son and metro center metro stations. as you head into work this morning, share your commuting story with us, tweet nbc washington using #safetrack. >>> a home invasion

area businesses to do more to prepare for safetrack shutdowns.tom sherwood are concerned that a failure to act now could cause more problems as those repairs intensify. >> reporter: a worried business crowd pouring into the capital hilton downtown. don't ignore the metro safetrack disruption. >> they should be worried. people haven't really planned. if companies and individuals don't have a plan and rely on everybody else to have a plan, this won't work. >> reporter: with staggered rail shutdowns ahead, the children's national health systems in northwest washington is trying to guide its 6,500 employees. >> it's going to have an impact on our employees as well as our patients and families. >> reporter: are the hospital employees worried? >> absolutely. again, that's why we're here today to see what we can do to help that situation. >> reporter: the hospital says it was shuffle its many employee shuttle buses, but plan ahead is the message to every employee. john boardman 25 representing 7,000 hotel workers. he says the impact really effects his w

it is going to be a yearlong safetrack program. mark segraves talked to riders who are gearing up for what's ahead. >> i take metro a lot. it's going to be really difficult for me to find other means of transportation. my option would be something like uber or maybe like a taxi. i'm just going to have to prepare for the worst and just hope things next couple week. >> reporter: that seems to be what lots of metro riders are doing, planning for the worst and hoping it is not that bad. >> probably still metro. plan a lot of extra time for my day. >> reporter: the yearlong track work will cost about $60 million. 11 lawmakers who represent northern va irginia wrote in a letter, we oppose any effort to create new dedicated revenue streams or repurpose state resources or raise taxes on hard working virginians. the lawmakers suggest metro has been wasting money and they say improvements can be made from a more efficiently run system, lowering the pay of employees, and from fares of metro riders. >> the idea that metro can tighten its belt

stay ahead of safetrack with alerts sent to your phone. text metro to 43817, four sign up at wjla.com, where you will find everything you need to know about safetrack. new developments in orlando tonight, where an estimated 20,000 people are expected to attend a sunset service for the victims of last weekend's deadly rampage. attorney general loretta lynch will travel to orlando this week, meeting with investigators, survivors, and families of the 49 people killed in the attack on an lgbt nightclub. tomorrow, investigators will receive a limited transcript of phone conversations between the shooter and police. >> we are talking to everyone who knew him, which includes his family, to determine what they knew, what they and weeks leading up to this. kimberly: doctors now say 19 shooting survivors remain hospitalized, and four of them are still in critical condition. three others are in guarded condition. funerals for several victims took place this weekend. new developments tonight in the race to the white house. donald trump is taking his p

rail riders this morning, this is all before safetracking.range, blue and silver lines, earlier problem. it seems to have fixed itself. also activity along the blue and silver lines, residual stuff at this point. toward largo, there also through gainesville north on 29, earlier crash finally has cleared from the roadway. so travel lanes are open. that's your latest on the roads. >>> will metro safetrack maintenance program getting under way. what is being done to keep you moving? a live report coming up. >> reporter: vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me >>> we have a long way to go to fix metro. >> and it starts at the stroke of midnight. >> in just hours metro begins its massive maintenance program, but it could throw your commute off track. >>> get ready, tomorrow's metro massive safety ov

we are just hours away safetrack surge two shut down.urprising reaction from some riders today. >> we did contact authorities and let them know we just had a suspicious person in here. leon: new information coming in on the gunman in the nightclub terror attack and the probe in his past. alison: just in the newsroom, new details on a deadly crash in montgomery county and the bizarre circumstances surrounding it. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. alison: the countdown is on. now we are only six hours away from surge two of metro safetrack repairs. leon: that is right. the next phase is expected to have a much bigger impact on commuters affecting 70,000 riders. transportation reporter brianne carter is covering metro. live from the eastern market stas in southeast. she has been talking to folks out there. a lot of folks are telling you they didn't know this phase was coming? brianne: can you imagine? all that has been out there. and some to hear this is happening. what is this? some stations we are talking about no service.

search "safetrack." >>> now to the terror in orlando. this afternoon the president and vice president will arrive in orlando, they will meet with victims and families of sunday's shooting. the two leaders will also spend time talking with first responders and medical personnel. 49% die 49 people died, 53 others surety. meanwhile the investigation into the shooter's past is intensifying. the fbi is working with facebook to up cover more about mateen's social media use allege. on the morning of the massacre, he searched pulse orlando and shooting. and his final facebook post, mateen wrote, quote, in the next few day, you will see attacks from the islamic state in the usa. end quote. we could learn as early as today if a grand jury plans to charge mateen's wife in connection with the shooting. npr reports that the grand jury has been meeting for s days. >>> back here at home, shaw's ta tavern avenue held a tribute to the victims of the orlando night club shooting. ♪ t they donated 50% of its sales and asked for donations from everyone who s

s safetrack starting todayod affecting those commuters outoms there.her and trafficer anc coming up on the 5's at 6:35.:3. first though let's check backhek in on metro right now. n this is the first day of thef t new safety plan during the week day morning rush.ning rush. our melanie alnwick islanie nwii standing by now at her live location in ballston. bal good morning. >> reporter: so, one of theter:o things we're seeing going on here is the way that they'reathe adding some additional trains to get people funnelinget pple downtown. so, this train here that'ss leaving, this is where thes whet single tracking is happening actually and then vienna is sort of the direction whereon you see the train leaving from. these trains are additionaltrns trains that they have broughtt in and they are stopping, theyie don't literally just come in and comen then the station managers are really, if you kind of turned t around here, you can see a lot l of station management personnel, they're basically bas directing people -- they know-- that like if one side of theid

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metro safetrack continues today.transit agency released this video showing repairs to the orange and silver lines this week. trains are single-tracking between east falls church and ballston. they are operating every 18 minutes instead of every 6 minutes. with safetrack underway, more of you are driving and the district isn't quite ready yet to deal with all the extra cars on the road. take the evening rush yesterday with cars blocking intersections. complete gridlock. d.c. mayor muriel bowser says 20 new traffic control officers will be hired by the end of the month. >>> be sure to keep sharing your safetrack stories with us, use the #safetrack. we also posted a list of deals from uber and ride share. just head to the nbc washington app. >>> 4 things to know on your way out this morning, nbc news is calling hillary clinton the presumptive winner of the california democratic primary. senator bernie sanders will meet with the president tomorrow. >>> and investigators are working to find out why two f-16 fighter jets c

sam: your safetrack alternative differ depending where you live. for a list of the closures and the alternatives, check out wjla.com. reporting in new carrollton, prince george's county, i'm sam sweeney. back to you inside. alison: many of you have done this but we don't want anyone caught by surprise in the metro safetrack repairs. sign up by texting metro to 43817 or log on to wjla.com/text. enter your phone number there. you can customize which updates you want sent straight from our newsroom to your phone. >> a trip to the beach turn deadly when the winds picked up. that umbrella at virginia beach ripped out of the sand. and sent flying, hitting this woman yesterday evening. she was rushed to a hospital where she later died. responders say the umbrella was anchored in the sand. and sailed it down the beach. jonathan: muhammad ali's family says it is deplorable that people are out there trying to profit off friday's memorial service to honor the boxing legend. yesterday, more than 14,000 tickets were given to the public for free. the tickets wen

we have plenty of alternate routes in metro safetrack surge. alison: try to get to breaking news in the district. sam ford is standing by live where at least three people were shot. this is at the intersection of new york avenue and north capital street. sam? sam: yes, well, first off i am hearing that a d.c. police officer was struck, knocked off his bicycle a block from where we are standing now. you said people were shot. according to the police public information officer yelling across street he said at least four people were shot here. we don't know all the details. talking to people in the area we understand there were gunshots, young women running according to them from the intersection. obviously that is the this busy intersection of new york avenue for a time. now it has been reopened. right across the street is chief cathy lanier. her public affairs spokesperson says she will come here to talk to us and tell us what is going on. at this point we are hearing at least four people have been shot. we are hearing a d.c. police officer was

>> reporter: you can think of this as ground zero for the safetrack plan over the next 13 days with both orange and silver lines through this station single tracking. even have the mobile command center set up behind me. they are also handing out these fliers here warning of extreme crowding and delays on these lines and tonight we saw both. passengers packed like sardines in the metro train cars returning to virginia from d.c. tonight for the real -- but the real frustration could be heard on the platform itself where passengers told us they spent far more time than they had anticipated today, thanks to delays. metro had encouraged riders to use buses or other means of transportation during this 13 for many folks that just wasn't an option. >> well, there's no other way. either i take the metro or i don't go to work and, well, kind of need the money so i guess i'm getting up instead of, you know, half hour earlier, i'm getting up 45 minutes earlier to make sure i make it on time. >> reporter: how long have you been waiting here? >> i don't know but it's been long enough that i had to pu

metro's safetrack plan kicks pl off in virginia tomorrow. >> it's happening between east e falls church ballston. bls annie yu live from east falls f church metro with what you need to know. good morning, annie. annie good morning to you maureenaure and wisdom.d wi yes, it is finally here. we have been talking about itboi for weeks and local leaders, everyone reminding commutersindm you need to make a plan if youiy haven't done so already.. safetrack does kick off kk tomorrow on saturday.n sur this is a year long program that includes 5015 safety surges and the first t kicks offer at east fallsof church metro station. m here's what you need to know.no you need to know that once o this kicks in on saturday sat metro will be closing at midnight every night.every trains will be single trackingrk from east falls church to crc ballston. orange and silver line trainsnea will also run every 18 minutes t so there's a delay there andrend expect crowded trains.s. then in two weeks riders inids the district will feel the big impact.ct starting june 18th there willhel be no service between easterne

they will be single tracking until june 16 when the next phase of the safetrack begins. now we have everything you need to know about safetrack on special metro page on wjla.com. if you want updates texted to your phone text "metro" to 43817. maureen: active investigation going on after a 16-year-old gerl was grabbed on the way to school. this happened along silverbrook road in the lorton area. the man told police -- the victim told police a man grabbed her from behind around the waist. she scream and the man ran away. parents and students are on edge. if you have information police want to talk to you away. leon: d.c. minimum wage is about to go up. they approved $15 an hour. eventually. it won't happen at once. sam ford has details. sam: it passed the council on voice vote. >> in favor say aye. sam: unanimous to raise the d.c. minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 by 2020 but to tie it to the consumer price index so the minimum goes up with inflation after that. they celebrated what was about to happen. mayor insisted d.c. can afford it saying the unemployment this past year

trc steve. >> safetrack for the next yearck now.le over l a month since prince died andncd tests have confirmed he diedie due to an accidental overdoseer of the pain killer fentanyl. fny it was self administered.mini means he gave it to himself.imlf the opioid 80 to 100 times stronger than morphine. mor up to 50 times more powerful than heroin. hoi dead at the age of 57 in hisn paisley park mansion ink ma minnesota. that happened back in april.ba >> fentanyl we've done stories s on it. on very powerful. powful. >> sure. >> well, bad news hamilton ham fans who haven't seen hamilton n yet. the star and creator of the of e broadway lit is leaving the t cast of mega hit musical next month.mo lin manuel miranda says hisis last show will be july 9th soy h he can work on other projects.pe earlier this week we did tell t that you miranda landed aande starring role in mary poppinsop sequel but we had hoped that that would just be one roleol and he would -- maybe that'say just me.just m >> trying to look at how much hh tickets are for that la

leon: metro riders are preparing for ph four of safetrack. they will begin after the july 4 holiday and will affect the blue and the yellow lines. the transportation reporter brianne carter is live at the braddock road metro station with a look at what it means for riders going to and from reagan national airport. a rather busy corridor there. brianne: that is right. this is experience to what riders are experiencing with the closure around eastern market. this may impact the trip out of town. >> i'm going to ride my bike. if it was raining i'd try to drive, which is sals not a good alternative. brianne: july 5, the yellow and the blue lines will shut down for seven days between braddock road and reagan national metro station. july 12 the rails from reagan national close for a week. crystal city station will be closed. >> this is going to impact all passengers coming to reagan national. brianne: roads around the area is already stretched as they are seeing record passenger levels this year. without metro rail the trip to get out of town could

and on metro, other thrangnd next week for safetrack. that's the latest. back to you. >>> an update to our last report on that breaking news out of brussels. you are looking at new video we just got this, it shows people are back in the streets and also allowed to go back in and around the mall, this after the popular shopping center was on lockdown following a big scare after a man in the mall called police saying he had an explosive belt on him. turned out it was fake. still though heavy police presence in the area as you can tell. the country does remain on high alert. it's a threat level that has not containinged in the country since the recent attacks in paris as well as the airport in brussels. aaron. >>> it's 5:02. right now protesters are entering their ninth hour outside the national rifle association headquarters in fairfax county. they're calling for a ban on assault weapons club. derrick ward is live where a special ceremony honoring the victims just wrapped up. derrick, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. again, this is a monthly occurren

go to wjla.com/safetrack. we keep you ahead of any problems that pop up on the metro. get your alerts right earphone b -- right to your phone. angela foster has our traffic watch. angela: thank you. good afternoon. we are seeing volume delays in place on the anacostia freeway, traveling southbound 295 from the bw parkway into the district, we are still seeing brake lights. the other culprit for the mixed day -- the midday, work zones. 355, rockville pike. the works zone c delays on this stretch. folks traveling on interstate 66, a bit of sluggish traffic for you. the bigger works own on 66 out in gainesville -- work zone on 66 out in gainesville, stacked solid with delays, only one lane getting by. folks heading through newington .nd woodbridge there is a work zone northbound i-95. for folks traveling in southern maryland, there is a massive water main break causing some problems. swan creek road is shut down. back to you. jummy: thank you so much. a renewed push this new to get -- noon to get funding to rebuild the arlington bridge. major corrosion to the underside of

phase 2 of metro's safetrack program starts tomorrow.t the nbc washington app for the shutdowns. >>> cleanup continues in many parts of virginia this morning including here in middleburg. golf ball-sized hail. look at that. caused major damage and took out windows during last night's storm. >> amelia draper is here when things are going to fizzle out. >> we'll see showers ending by 10:00 a.m. increasing sun through the afternoon. perfect weekend. >> thank you for joining us, everyone. the "today" show is next. have a great da y the greek flavors of our mediterranean collection.ve your choice of delicious chicken or hearty steak. with crumbled feta and cool, creamy tzatziki sauce. try our mediterranean collection today. >>> goo >>> good morning. chilling messages. the texts exchanged between the orlando night club shooter and his wife as the shooting happens but an inside look at the gunman's troubling past stretching back 20 years as president obama and vice president biden visit with grieving families. >> they don't care about the polit

>>> right now on "news 4 today," a major traffic challenge as metro's safetrack program faces itseekday commute. the tools you'll need. >>> a pedestrian killed by a train, what investigators are now revealing about an early morning death. >> district of columbia! >> these beauty and grace, miss d.c. is miss united states. the big hometown win are real reason to celebrate. i can't believe i just read that. >> you're a poet. >> no, i just remember miss congeniality. that's r she is beautiful, in the army, she was m.i.t. >> it applies. we'll talk more about that a bit later. first, 4:27. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. chuck bell telling us about whether or not we'll get any more rain today. >> shut labsolutely not. the rain drops are gone. my headline didn't update. there were areas of fog around earlier p most of that is confined to farther northern maryland and central virginia, but certainly no big deal there. otherwise we're keeping a close eye on tropical storm coal lip which is expected to go over the northern part of florida late soon or early tomorrow morning. look

for complete information about the safetrack plan, just open the nbc washington app and go to the safetrack page. >>> right now, police are questioning several people after an early morning house raid in leesburg. it all happened along apple tree drive northeast just a few blocks away from police headquarters. our northern virginia reporter david culver is at the scene with details. >> reporter: neighbors couldn't believe what was happening in the house across the street. a police raid that started at 5:00 in the morning. the home illuminated with red and blue. police spotlights windows. watch as one person after another walks out of the house hands up, some of them just children. police have the adults lift their shirts as they check for weapons. notice the red laser focused on that man's body. >> there were several subjects that we're conducting with interviews with at this time. >> reporter: by late afternoon, investigators still combing through the house, but police not releasing much information. >> we don't want to jeopardize the ongoing nature of this investigation. >> reporter: we a

you can find alternates for all the phaseals of safetrack on the wjla.com. search "safetrack." while you are there sign up for text alerts about metro from abc7 news. text "metro" to 43817 to get the messages on your phone. >> absolutely not. that is the message metro is getting from members of the virginia house of delegate after the troubled transit system says for more money. some transit leaders get their way, you may have to pay a new tax. chris papst has a look at what it means. that usually means more money out of our pockets. chris? chris: usually, leon. for decades metro has been having issues with operating costs. the operating costs have been rising faster than what ridership has been. now metro is saying it needs more money and it is looking at the local taxpayers. representatives from virginia. they say no way! >> metro is currently in the middle of a $60 million repair project. to ensure those repairs last, transit leaders say they need more money. >> the financial mess they are in now is not recent. it has been building over years. >> virginia state delegate of f

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