scott mcfarland obtained some of metro's internal videos. the agency says it shows passengers playing possum. >> reporter: paramedics weren't the only ones to arrive at scene. we did, too. passengers in route to the hospital, a bus and truck colliding on minnesota avenue. but when we arrived we saw not a crash, not even a dent, metro said no damage. a meter on the truck and bus touched when the vehicles brushed each other. >> several people were standing on the bus, nobody hits anything. nobody touches the floor. nobody gets knocked off balance. >> reporter: metro said that didn't stop several passengers from claiming they were hurt. years ago that might have led to a month's long investigation or trials but to root out fraud and passengers faking injuries metro installed seven surveillance cameras on nearly every bus. nationally installed to id criminals and train staff, now also used to stop false claims. we sought copies of the security video of the bus involved in the minnesota video accident. look at what we saw, one passenger suddenly

scott mcfarland dug up this story. >> these v.a.eports obtained by the i-team show about a half million veterans nationwide are waiting to get benefits, waiting an average a half year and that wait could soon spike. nick served five years in the army, one of them on the ground in iraq. he tells us some of the troops are fighting a different battle. to get their benefits for injuries. >> it makes living your life that much more difficult. >> reporter: the work load report shows the average claim for a veteran has been pending 331 days. >> just to be told we're working on it, you know that's fine if it lasts a few days or weeks but you know, 300 and 400 days. >> reporter: the medical centers and the clinics remain open in the shutdown including this one t d.c. v.a. medical center. the review of shutdown policy shows 7,000 of the agency's 21,000 benefits employees are furloughed. and they scrapped overtime for claims processors which the secretary approved in early 2013 to reduce the backlogs. the secretary announced in december. >> th

scott mcfarland of the news4 i-team investigates. >> reporter: cameras captured video of a brand-new gym equipment on the hill. find out why the gym, pool and sauna are still open for lawmakers while federal workers are furloughed at home. >>> new developments in the capitol chaos case. the mother had a lockbox in the car that she tried to ram past a white house barrier. we will tell you what was inside. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood. the d.c. dmv handles more than thou easier i will have story coming up. >>> it may be some time before investigators positively identify the three victims of an overnight fire in triangle, virginia. neighbors say a mother, her son and her boyfriend lived in the trailer that was burned almost beyond recognition. no cause has been determined. >>> two carjacking suspects are in custody today after this chase and crash in prince george's county this afternoon. police spotted the suv that was taken in. a carjacking in d.c. yesterday. after a pursuit the car crashed in landover hills. the suspects ran away. the police chase themd on foot and arrested them. >>

scott mcfarland, news4 i-team. >>> doug is here with a look at our weather and this rain is going to be with us for a while, huh? >> it is. and i think it's going to be with us overnight and some of the biggest rain i think will come early tomorrow morning. that's going to effect rush hour tomorrow. probably going to need extra time when you step out the door. look outside right now. we'll take you out towards union station. the flag is blowing in the wind. winds at five to ten miles an hour at union station, downtown. closer to the water and out there towards the river, rain continues to fall across much of the area. so if the rain has become on the lighter side and even seen some dryer spots. winds have shifted more out of the north, winds are going to shift back to the north east with this batch right here. seeing the winds out of the northeast in cambridge, upwards of 20 to 30 miles per hour. as you can see here, as we widen on in or actually zoom on in to parts of the area, that's what we're looking at around washington and waldorf and we're going to continue to see that making

. # scott mcfarland has details. >> reporter: new details continuing to come in. this happened just east of knoxville. the tennessee highway patrol saying there are multiple deaths in the fiery wreck. it appeared to be carrying a church group from north carolina. they crossed the center median, crashed into a tractor trailer and another car on the westbound side of the road. right now the entire highway is shut down and could remain closed for the next several hours. multiple people dead. it's not clear if they were on the bus or in one of the other vehicles. i'm scott mcfarlane. >>> he was the master of mystery thrillers. this afternoon many are mourning the southern love of a local author. >>> and a man goes through airport security in jacksonville and tells a checker he has a bomb. we have that stunning story ahead. >> and why georgetown women basketball coaches are under investigation. >>> and veronica, it is hot and very dry outside right now. >> that's right. our temperatures today the warmest in about three weeks. our temperatures running some 10 to 15 degr

. >> scott mcfarland was the first to reveal it remains open even though the house leaders said it will be closed. >> this group said the fitness center is a perk. they drafted former legislation to ask legislators to close the place until the shutdown is over. >> no cameras or reporters. not even staffers. the private gym in the rayburn office building. so exclusive the members of congress are banned from snapping photos inside. it's more than just fitness equipment. but a pool, sauna and basketball court, too. hours later they reveal the gym remains open even after house leader announced it will remain closed. >> some of the most fanatics about inflicting unnecessary pain on the american public are regulars. enjoying hour house gym. >> congressman bill foster of illinois, and patrick murphy circulated legislation ordering the speaker of the house close the gym until the shutdown is over. yesterday they captured a parade of house members walking in and out of the fitness center. some of whom defended doing so. >> it's a comfort at a time when so many people are not comfortable. >> it's