scott macfarlane. >> there are free and inexpensive plug-ins to secure. click on investigations. >>> today is your last day to take your pet on a walk through arlington national cemetery. beginning tomorrow pets will be banned from the grounds. cemetery officials say funerals. approved service animals or military working dogs are still allowed. the announcement comes a week after the cemetery announced cyclists will no longer be able to ride through the cemetery unless they are visiting the grave sites of relatives. >>> new guidelines out today from the catholic church about cremating a loved one. the vatican says remains cannot be scattered, divvied up, or kept at home. the ashes should be stored in a sacred church approved place. under these new rules only in extraordinary cases allow ashes to be kept at home. >>> the world series starts tonight. after the break, the fans most desperate for a championship this year. >> and expect temperatures to be about ten degrees cooler than yesterday along with cool weather, rain is in the forecast. >>> these teams

scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. >>> a fight over funding for metro. why commuters in northern virginia may get caught in the middle of it. >>> and say bye-bye to bao bao. time is running out if you want >>> metro marathon meeting. they are thinking about slashing the hours trains run in an effort to give crews more time to fix the system and keep it maintained. metro wants to hear from you before making any decisions. today's hearing started six hours ago and will run through 10:00 tonight. four new proposals would reduce the hours of operation each one cuts eight hours of operation per week. most of the proposals would do away with late night weekend service. new warning from metro. metro chairman jack evans says if virginia and maryland do not come up with more money, service to the suburbs could be cut. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: metro, a big bonus to the booming regional economy, but metro is sinking under rising costs and declining ridership. the mayor today joined a call for maryland and fund metro. at least be more adegrees nif finding

scott macfarlane at the live desk. breaking news overseas in italy. powerful aftershocks in central italy are happening just two months after an earthquake killed nearly 300 people there. the aftershocks crumbled buildings and knocked out power and sent people running into what were really some rain-drenched streets there. the first quake carried a magnitude of 5.4, but the second was eight times stronger meaning it was 6.1 according to the u.s. geological survey. of injuries. we will keep following the story and have more as it comes in. for now at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane, pat, back to you. >> thank you, scott. >>> first at 4, gaithersburg and alexandria made the list of the top a best ciies to live in america, according to the business website, 24/7 wall street. gaithersburg is number 23. alexandria is number 20 on that list. the website analyzed several variables like crime rates, restaurants and attractions, education and housing. the number one city was broomfield, colorado, which is a suburb of denver. >>> well, the redskins are stil

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