and at the end of the blue line here at springfield franconia, you will also be able to catch that yellow train. >> but it is not all bad for folks here in springfield or alexandria. for example if you pick up the train here in franconia, instead of taking the blue line all the way around for the 40- minute ride, you can take a rush hour here for you and the rush plus yellow line train to the area for the only 28-minute ride. >> reporter: and it is also giving you the orange line here the additional final destination during the rush hour at largo's town center. the yellow line will continue on to green belt along the green line. with the yellow trains on the green line and the yellow and blue, you cannot rely on color anymore. >> it just seems confusing. i feel like you need to be paying a bit more attention to that. and some people, you know, they might. >> peggy fox, 9news now. >> they will show you the riders on the red line as well as those that will be traveling outside the normal windows. >> reporter: you know his voice on sunday morning. you know that they could face the nation her

12 minutes for a train but they are bringing more options also in the end the blue line at springfield franconia you can also catch a rush plus yellow train. >> but it's not all bad for folks in springfield or alexandria. for example, if you pick up the train in franconia and you want to get to l'enfant plaza instead of taking the blue line all the way around for a 40 minute ride, you can take a rush hour rush plus yellow line train for only 28 minute ride. rush plus is also giving the orange line an additional final destination during rush hour at largo town center. and the yellow line will continue on to greenbelt along the green line. with yellow trains on the green line and yellow and blue pairing up too, you can't rely on color anymore. >> it just seems confusing. i feel like you have to be paying a bit more attention than some people might. >> reporter: peggy fox, 9news now. >> if you are confused just go to the website, wusa9.com. all the information is there. you can get a link to the metro website that will tell you about the rush plus. >>> and it will also break down all the changes li

minutes for a train but rush plus is bringing more options also in the end the blue line at springfield franconia you can also catch a rush plus yellow train. >> but it's not all bad for folks in springfield or alexandria. for example, if you pick up the train in franconia, and you want to get to l'enfant plaza. instead of taking the blue loin for a 40 minute ride all the way arnold, you can take a rush hour rush plus yellow line train to l'enfant plaza for only a 28 minute ride. also a final destination during you are hour and the yellow line will continue on to greenbelt. with all the pairings you can't rely on color anymore. >> it just seems confusing. i feel like you have to be paying a bit more attention than some people might. >> reporter: peggy fox, 9news now. >> the rush plus program spares riders on the red line as well as those who travel outside the normal rush windows. >>> at 4:35. a look at other stories making news now. lance armstrong is barred from competing in the ironman triathlon in france. the move comes after the seven time tour de france winner was accused of using performan

blue line trains not running franconia's springfield 10th and o streets from 10:00 closing on sunday. there will be shuttle buses available. blue and orange line trains will single track at eastern market stadium-armory. line dranesville single- rack from takoma tool friendship heights. metro will kick off the rush service. that's additional trains during rush hour. they hope it will improve 110,000 customers. it will help those on the green, yellow, blue, and orange lines. find out more about the program wjla.com.site, morning.degrees this >> from the football field to a jail cell. landed a former fairfax county bars.ll coach behind president obama stopped for food this week near capitol

in the end the blue line at springfield franconia you can also catch a rush plus yellow train. but it's not all bad for folks in springfield or alexandria. for example, if you pick up the train in franconia, and you want to get to l'enfant plaza instead of taking the blue line all the way around for a 40 minute ride, you can take a rush hour rush plus yellow line train to the plaza for only 28 minute side. rush plus is also giving the origin line an additional final destination at largo town center and the yellow line will continue on the greenbelt along the green line. with on the yellow and blue pairing up too, you can't rely on color anymore. >> it just seems confusing. i feel like you have to be paying a bit more attention than some people might. >> reporter: peggy fox, 9news now. >> okay confused yet? don't be. just go to wusa9.com. get a link to metro's website all about the rush plus. it will breakdown all the changes for you line by line and that story you can finds it on our front page. >>> the time right now is 6:38. howard says it's going to be a great start to the we

richard sarles is at the franconia springfield stop this morning.is answering questions about the change. it is meant tomorrow prove service on the orange, blue, green and yellow line and prepare for the influx of passenger when the silver line starts its service. he will ten franconia springfield stop through 7:30 this morning. he will join us live coming up income hour. >>> president obama will be in new york city today for a fund raiser his campaign is calling barack on broadway. he will appear with former president bill clinton. republican presidential nominee mitt romney will object the west coast attend ago private fund raiser in the seattle area. the latest real clear politics average of polls shows president obama with just a slim lead over romney right now, 47.2% for romney's 45.6%. so basically kind of a dead heat right now. >>> let's say good morning to dave ross here with your sports breakfast. >> speaking of dead heats, we have a dead heat in the national league east, three times tied for first place. >> that is exciting. the nats are o

the first ones just left the franconia-springfield session mine under the circumstanc minutes ago. >>g. the whole idea behind rush plus is to get you moving by adding trains and keep you from having to transfer. here's what that looks like. now, there will be more train on both the orange and yellow lines, six more each hour. that means 21 stations will see more trains roll through. but those trains will be headed to different destinations. the orange line trains will travel from vienna to largo town center. on the blue line and the yellow line trains will travel between greenbelt on the green line and franconia-springfield on the blue line. now, those changes are marked on the maps with dashed lines. the key to not getting confused is to look for the train's final destinations so you don't end up at the wrong station. >>> following breaking news, let's start in annandale. eastbound lanes of little river turnpike. also be on the lookout, southbound getting by on the northbound side. dumfries road at country club drive. chopper 4 right now, head you're way northbound. about 30 miles an

orange, yellow and red lines buses will replace blue line trains between frankenia, springfield and van dorn. al -- franconia, springfield and van dorn. allow an extra 30 minutes there. that is tonight's fox 5 top five. >> you know what? you can ask any farmer who grows fruit in our region and you'll likely hear the same complaint. the harvest has arrived early and that's because the warm winter we had. farmers say some of their fruit is ripening about a month ahead of schedule. at butler's orchard in jermantown strawberry season is already over. now it's on to the blueberries. >> these are very early this year. we're in blueberry season now. we picked our first two early varieties and we're waiting for the mid-season variety too ripen. things are progressing quickly. >> wade butler says cherries are ripe and going fast. the orchard is open throughout the weekend from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. >> of course, the weather's going to cooperate, right? >> yes. i was just by there the other day. a lot of folks, kids out of school and something to do and all that nice fresh blueberry, it's good. >> that's a good thing

from largo to vienna and there's one for the yellow line that will travel from greenbelt to franconia-springfield without transfer. >> people at franconia-springfield, for instance will see yellow line for the first time. >> reporter: less transfers are one benefits. here is an example of another. during peak periods, orange lines customers will get six additional trains per hour. three in each direction. between vienna and largo town center. metro officials predict this will add an estimated 2600 seats per hour. although the blue line will lose some trains. the reaction to whether rush plus is a good thing depends on who you talk to. >> they say it will help most people. lit not help me any. i go on the blue line, get off of farrugut west. i will have to wait a few more minutes for a train. now i hear they are increasing fares. to increase fares and wait longer, you know, doesn't work out too well for me. >> i used to commute to the pentagon every day. all the yellow trains come back this way in the afternoon are half full and blue lines are completely packed. maybe it will help alleviate some o

blue line trains not running franconia's springfield 10th and o streets from 10:00 closing on sunday. there will be shuttle buses available. blue and orange line trains will single track at eastern market stadium-armory. line dranesville single- rack from takoma tool friendship heights. metro will kick off the rush service. that's additional trains during rush hour. they hope it will improve 110,000 customers. it will help those on the green, yellow, blue, and orange lines. find out more about the program wjla.com.site, morning.degrees this >> from the football field to a jail cell. landed a former fairfax county bars.ll coach behind president obama stopped for food this week near capitol .ill >> we invite you to follow our twitter page. of as the suspected killer owner in fairfax county is behind bars. police arrested 20-year-old abir yesterday from his home in college park, maryland. released a mug but investigators put out this sketch before he was caught. workers at the dunkin' donuts ali was a family friend of bharat patel. body was found in some bushes near his apartment. neighb

this guy, richard sarles, will be at the franconia springfield station to meet customers and talk aboutush plus. rush plus, that is the name metro gave it, goes into effect in two weeks and is a service that will provide more trains and transfer-free options for passengers during rush hour. >>> a 37-year-old woman is recovering after a car crashed right into her apartment building and hit her bed as she was sleeping. this happened just after 3:30 yesterday morning in riverdale. michelle sala says a man jumped out of the car and asked her not call police. he says he just hit the wrong pedal. so far, he is charged with leaving the scene. >> the whole car pushed the bed all the way in hike that right over her head. like you could see big tires over her head. when she put her hands up or look, she could see the tire right over her head. >> where did she wind up? >> she wound up somewhere down here and something hit her. she just screamed my name and ran outside without no clothes on. >> she was treated at a local hospital for head, neck and back pain. the man's wife said she had been drivin

metro workers are helping get the word out at the franconia, springfield station. the goal is to enhance rush hour service on orange blue, green and yellow lines and prepare for the influx of passengers for the upcoming silver line. earlier this morning we talked with the metro general manager he had this message for riders. >> pay attention to the destination signs, for instance, some orange line trains will now go the largo station out -- to largo station out here, franconia, springfield, which has always seen green line trains, will see yellow line. pay attention to the signs you will get to where you want to go we have teams of people at the stations explaining this new service. >> sever for the silver line is expect -- service for cellarer line is expected to begin in a year and a half. >> if you drive in district of columbia, there will be two dozen more speed cameras in operation in the district. the city already has a dozen working speed cameras, another 25 are going live wednesday. the new ones have been giving out warnings since may 7th the 30 day educati

for the first time you'll be able to travel from greenbelt to franconia/springfield without transferline. they have dashed yellow lines operating during rush only. there's also a new dashed orange line coming from largo to vienna. so this sounds i'm sure confusing for a lot of folks who use metro. they're their are going to be big changes coming up and a lot of adjusting that people have to do. joining us live is richard sarles, general manager for metro. good morning. thank you for joining us. >> good to be here. thank you for being here. >> reporter: let's talk about the confusion and the fact that you have a lot of work here trying to explain all of this to folks. >> we're in the final countdown. two weeks from today, june 18, we provide the additional rush hour service, as well as other trains that will provide for, you know, transfer. and people have -- we want to prepare people for this. we've been, as you see, preparing people for this. we've been, as you've seen our campaign to provide additional information. people are here and -- they understand, we're handing out material

the franconia-springfield and van dorn streets will remain closed.eisenhower avenue station. blue line trains will run along the yellow line to the huntington station. there will also be single tracking on the blue, orange, and red lines. work starts at 10:00 tonight. everything should be back to norpal bit monday morning. >>> right now, bieber fever has hit the big apple. justin bieber surprised his fans, rolled down the window and stuck out his head as black vehicle rolled down the street. he did not get out. the girls were screaming, chasing after him, crying. falling down all over each other just trying to get a glimpse of the superstar. a ron hall is out there on the plaza with the situation this morning. >> good morning. i am on rockefeller plaza where the bieber fans are here. the crowd is as far as the eye can see. there are boys, there are girls, they're all here to see justin bieber. and there's a birthday girl this is your birthday? >> yes. >> how long have you been waiting? >> a while. >> so long you can't remember. >> how long have you b

but for the first time, riders will be able to travel from green belt to franconia-springfield without transferring on the new dashed yellow line. the dashed lines operate during rush only. there is also a new dash orange line coming from largo to vienna. so they're opening with all of these changes folks will be able to get around a little easier. although that may take some time. now, also know that rush plus operates only between 6:30 and 9:00 a.m. and between 3:30 and 6:00 p.m. so rush is lasting a little longer and that means higher prices a little earlier and a little later. tracee wilkins, reporting in greenbelt. >>> police in prince george's are cracking down on drivers who park i'll llegally in commuter . off i-95 and prince william parkway. they will make sure they park in appropriate spots and not in landscaped areas or in travel lanes. this is the first of a two-part plan. for the next two weeks police will give warnings to drivers who parked illegally. after that, they will start handing out at this timesnd tow away repeat violators. >>> a man is left with critical injurie

there are fewer trains from franconia-springfield to the west end. >> coming up, a nationwide manhunt come to an end. the new details in the search for a new york person to for murder. >> a big decision for the jet blue pilot to scream. is the confident -- is he competent to stand trial? >> we have something special for you tonight. >> we will talk about that. also, adam has >> after four days of testimony against jerry sandusky, the defense could present its case as early as monday. there are no proceedings today. the prosecution got eight accusers. the defense is questioning the motives of those accusers. attorneys said the victims may be looking to cash in. a decision in the case of the jet blue pilot to scream about religion and terror. >> a judge ruled him to competition. -- competent. he was indicted on one charge of interfering with a flight crew. >> the manhunt for a surgeon is over. timothy toward an's body was found in a creek. the surgeon was wanted in the death of his girlfriend. she was found dead in a stairwell in the hospital where they worked. jordan acted strangely in

orange line trains will run between vienna and largo and yellow between greenbelt and franconia-springfield. chances are you aren't alone if it sounds confusing. >> to be honest, i've just seen the signs and symbols, i don't know what it is. >> a lot of people i talked to said they're confused. just getting on the train and now they have to pay attention to cha ch train is. coming. >> metro says the key is to pay attention to the destination signs on the sides of the train. we want to hear from you. do you understand rush plus or do you find it confusing? and do you think the program will help your commute? head over to our facebook page, news4today, and let us know. >>> today they will start cracking down on drivers who illegally park in commuter

news4's tracee wilkins is live at the franconia/springfield metro station with more.rning. >> reporter: good morning. they're hoping that this drastic change will actually improve commutes for lots of riders. the general manager will be here answering questions about the new map and change that are coming to the system. this is all supposed to be helping to ease congestion and decrease transfers. it's called rush-plus. this is the new program. this new map details some of the changes that have -- the maps have been posted throughout the system. it -- the program does not start until june 18. it will improve the commute for 110 customers on the green, yellow, blue, and orange lines. 21 stations will get more frequent service with six additional trains every hour of rush hour. for example, during peak periods, orange line customers will get six additional trains per hour. three in each direction. between vienna and largo town center. metro officials predict this will add an estimated 2,600 seats per hour. although the blue line will lose some trains. for the first time

buses will replace trains between the franconia, springfield and van dorian stations. expect single tracking on the blue, orange, red and yellow lines and that's tonight's fox 5 top five. >> if you have not been outside, you are missing out on a beautiful night tonight. >> it's going to be hard to go to bed it's just that nice. we need to stay up and enjoy it, windows open for sure. so much of the summer we spend with windows down trying to keep heat and humidity at bay. let that fresh air in tonight. we'll keep this going a little longer. next week a little different story. i think we'll be talking about getting those windows shut. we'll take advantage of free air conditioning while we can tonight. let's start with a look at the temperature trend the next several days. tomorrow will be like today, especially even in the temperature department. notice the average temperature now is 84 degrees. so for the next three or four days we'll either be below or just touching that average. a couple 81s in the forecast the next couple days, a little warmer father's day sunday and

gm richard sarles will be at the franconia springfield station on the blue line between 6:00 and 7:30 this morning. rush plus, enhanced rush hour, begins in two weeks. it includes more trains and new transfer-free travel options for more than 100,000 metrorail customers. >>> a prince george's county woman lucky to an life after a car barreled right through her bedroom call. you see this? it is just incredible. there they are taking her out. it landed right on her bed. this is what michelle sawa's room looked like when crews pulled the car out. >> the whole car pushed the bed all the way in hike that because it was like over her head. when she put her hands up or look, she could see the tire over her head. >> where did she wind up? >> somewhere down here. something hit her and she just screamed my name and ran outside without no clothes on. >> officers eventually found the man in the car. he says he hit the wrong pedal. his wife said she was driving and may face charges for making a fault statement. police have been searching for two men accused of beating and robbing avictim on a walk

and for the first time about 28,000 riders will be able to travel from greenbelt to franconia springfield without switching trains. the added stations are shown on metro's interactive map with dotted lines. >> i hope it's better because i know it's crowded and people have longer wait times in the morning. >> reporter: thousands of blue and yellow line customers in virginia will have more direct and faster access to downtown with the addition of trains shown here again with the dotted lines. >> souq save up to 12 minutes because you don't have to change trains anymore. >> reporter: so ready or not, that service is going to start tomorrow morning. it will be in effect monday through friday from 6:30 in the morning until 9:00 in the morning. then it will pick up again from 3:30 in the afternoon until 6:00 p.m. so if you're not really sure how this is going to affect you or the impact of this, try to go to the websites and look at that ahead of time and certainly come out a few minutes extra early tomorrow morning to make sure you know where you're going. reporting live from roslyn, darcy spe

you are now going to be able to head between greenbelt and franconia springfield without transferring. >> it is not just about the line color anymore. it is also about the train destination. >> reporter: you want to be careful to check the tops of the trains and the sides and look for the destinations while you are waiting for the platform. make sure you dent get on the wrong train. they are taking trains from the blue line to help add to the orange and yellow lines so blue line riders that head past arlington cemetery, can you add up to six minutes to your commute at this point. this all takes place during rush hour only so that is from 6:30:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 3:30:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. we have also information on myfoxdc.com. back to you guys at the studio. >> lauren demarco, thank you. >>> our big story this morning, the surprising death of rodney king. he was found dead in his backyard swimming pool yesterday morning at the age of 47. he was first introduced to the world in the early '90s. that is when this videotaped beating at the happened of los angeles police came to ligh

it will force you to stick to the right as you continue toward franconia-springfield parkway. now, your travel speed, though, is not bad, because you have light volume. you're at about 64 miles per hour from quantico, that drive taking 23 minutes. looks really good. connecting on to 395, no issues there. here's a live look at edsall. you can see northbound lanes nice and open, southbound as well. northbound heading to the 14th street bridge, 59 miles per hour. that drive is just a 12-minute drive. i'm also seeing construction along i-66 eastbound at nutley. i'm taking a closer look in ten minutes. eun and richard, back over to you both. >> all right, danella, thank you. >>> today closing arguments will begin in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse trial. that means jury deliberations could start this afternoon. the defense rested yesterday without calling the former penn state assistant coach to the stand. instead, defense lawyers closed their case with character witnesses who talked about the sandusky they knew. chad rexrode and david hilton described a caring father figure who

i want to show you how far the storm system is from burke and springfield and franconia as well. >> look at monasses los angeles and that is that storm we're watching and move into this area and are we getting any indication of win store had? >> not really and well is their are some places here that is wherey that are looking here. >> all right. >> and back into here. hard to tell and somewhere in thatiary. they isolated it to the west of dale city and to the west of -- six miles west of lake ridge and that is in there. >> and you know the storm is moving northeast and that is more to do, get to the lower level of the home and this is going to pass to centreville and likely franconia. plenty of lightning. any funnel that forms is going to be hard to see, folks and that is because there is a lot of rain. this is not what you want to be looking out of the window but in the basement if you have one and in that interior room. i think gary has winds gusting around dale boulevard at 35. >> right. >> and this is probably, sue, an area of potential rotation and we're looking at a product that tr

monday during rush hour, passengers from greenbelt to franconia's springfield will be able to do so withoutis just a blue line station currently, but it will also operate as a station starting on monday during rush hour. passengers will not have to transfer. another highlight, on the orange line there will be an additional six trains, three in each direction during rush hour between vienna and largo town center, meaning more seats. the new rush hour service will be indicated by a broken line and not a solid line to differentiate between the normal service and the service that only runs during rush hour. a lot of people say perhaps they will be a little confused about what is going on. maps will help. passengers will have to listen more carefully to the train operators, because some of those lines will only head into certain directions. there's a lot more to pay attention to. that starts monday morning. brianne carter, abc 7 news. >> we're looking at 63 degrees right now, 5:35. >> relief for neighbors that a business owner's murder was found. >> and what landed a football coach behind bars.

on the yellow line between greenbelt and franconia's springfield, you will be able to make the entireansferring. in the past you have to use a green line or drink, but now you can do it all on the yellow line train if. on the orange line there will be six additional trains, three in each direction during rush hour. you will get more seats. help that will eliminate some of the congestion at rush hour that we have seen so much of. -- they are hoping . it's a dotted line on the maps instead of a solid line. metro employees will be out here to help you. the train operators will be able to help you to know exactly where you need to go if there's any confusion on your trip. brianne carter reporting. >> new this morning, and of and sparked an apartment fire in the district before midnight in the 2400 block of k street nw. firefighters quickly put out the flames but there was heavy smoke damage in the building. one person was injured and treated at the scene. a guardian angel awarded the robbery of a 73-year-old man yesterday at a mcdonald's on rhode island avenue northeast. king saw the susp

the yellow line riders traveling from green belt to franconia-springfield will do so without transferring. right now, the riders would have to change trains to make that trip. >> and it was confusing. once i understand, it should be okay. >> metro anticipated some problems and they have been put in place at key stations. >> and to know which trains are on the blue line to largo and to new carrollton. >> if you remember nothing else about rush plus, the key is not just about line color but checking the destination sign on the platform displays. >> and that is the most important thing to remember. the people asking me questions, i had to refer them to the old addage, look at the end results of where the train is headed. those in place will be here for three weeks and perhaps longer. overall, a smooth commute for commuters here on metro. that is the latest from the stadium armory. and back to you. >> and i'll take it. all right, maureen. thank you very much. >> i'm sorry. >>> and tough virginia lawmakers are questioning the deal with the redskins behind their backs. governor mcdonnell announ

yellow line travelers from greenbelt to franconia springfield will be able to do so without transferringnow riders had to change trains to make that trip. >> it was confusing this evening, but i think once i understand how it's going to operate it should be okay. >> metro anticipated some problems. so helpers like mark kellogg have been put in place at key stations. >> if they want to know which trains are going on the blue line to largo versus the orange line's new carrollton. >> the key to it is, it's not just about line color, it's about checking the destination sign on the side of the train or on the platform displays. >>> top virginia lawmakers are questioning the governor's decision to cut a $6.5 million deal with the redskins behind lawmakers' backs. governor bob mcdonnell announced the deal earlier this month that money was an incentive for the redskins to keep their training facility in loudoun county instead of moving to maryland or the district. lawmakers held a hearing today in richmond where they asked senior administration officials for proof the skins would have left the s

you can now head between greenbelt and franconia springfield without transferring. joining me now live here is dan stefflo. if you are traveling from huntington, can you take the yellow line to largo. >> yellow line trains will continue to turn around at mount vernon square. huntington and eisenhower avenue are the two stations where you won't have direct service for greenbelt. but with you will have direct service via yellow line trains. >> reporter: when you get on to the platform, look at the destination on the side of the train. >> if you remember nothing else about rush plus, it is not just about line color. it is about checking the destination sign on the side of the train and the platform displays. jot blue line, you have a little bit long every wait between train cars now. >> that's right. potentially for some dust merz, it might be a six-minute longer wait than you otherwise would have waited. that is because the tunnel here at roslyn is at capacity. the way this is all made possible is by diverting every blue line train and converting it into a yellow line

the blue line will be closed between franconia springfield and van dorn street and shuttle buses wille available. yellow line will operate from huntington to mount vernon square and traveling north should use the green line instead. on the blue and orange lines, trains will single track at two points on the red line between friendship heights and medical center. and coming up in my next report, i'll update you on the accident on test side of town -- the east side of town. jess? >>> thank you monika. we've been combing through the day's daily deals emails and retailer websites to find you some deep discounts. and here's some friday favorites. the high point farm in clarksburg, maryland is offering 50% off a day of outdoor fun so you're going to soar along a 750-foot zipline climb a 40 feet wall and enjoy paint ball and a buffet style barbecue. you get the full course, the beef brisket, chicken so much more. you can find this dole on living social. jackie's on the reef is offering a four night holistic spa getaway for two in the beautiful jamaica for $670. this is 50% off a retreat to a

blue line and some yellow line drains will travel between green belt on the green line and franconia-springfielde blue line. those changes now appear on metro maps as dash lines. for more on rush plus visit metro's website. and keep a close eye on your phone,ipad, or ipod while riding metro. the transit system says thefts of the devices and pickpocketing has more than doubled in the first three months of this year. aggravated assaults and bike thefts were up so far for the year. crimes in parking lots on the other hand have been cut in half, down to 63 from 120 last year. >>> your commute may soon be a little less treacherous if you take the memorial circle into town. their miking major changes to what many drivers consider one of the most confusing and dangerous traffic circles in our area. news4's tracy wilkins is live along memorial circle now with more. >> yes, this is where it all comes together. you have your bikers, your drivers, and also your walkers. i've done it all. i was just driving through here the other day and missed my xilt. and i brought my bike around here and also has issues

some rail lines will change their route, yellow line trains will travel all the way between franconia, springfieldreen belt. metro will also add more trains during rush hour and there will be new maps and new signage to explain the stop. and you will soon be able to transfer more from your paper fare card to a smart trip card as of today you can move up to $20 from the paper card to the smart trip card at any card machine the limit used to be $7. metro is trying to get riders to start using smart trip cars before the fares change july 1st as of then you will have to pay $1 extra to use a paper card. >>> >> a protest against metro, today in the northwest. demonstrators, meant to cheer, $32.5 million increase, protestors say they are already paying way too much for service. >> right now we are paying astronomical amount of money for rent, food everything is going up and they want even more of it. they are not even changing their services not making it better not hiring dc residents. ceos are making millionbillions ovoidal lores. >>> they will -- of dollars. >>> they will decide whether to make that

can you head between greenbelt and franconia springfield without transferring. the thing that computers really need to look for out there now are the signs on the front and the sides of the railcars. you don't want to jump on a train that is heading for franconia if your destination is huntington, for example. in order to make all of this possible, metro is pulling some blue line trains to use elsewhere and those would ride blue line past arlington cemetery, you need a heads up, you could see up to an additional six-minute waiting time between trains. can you try to take the yellow line, and transfer and see if that works better for you. metro is talking about bus routes the 9e and 10e that may help folks out that typically take the blue rail line. rush hour is between 6:30:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and 3:30:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. that is the only time when this rush hour plus is in effect. back to you guys in the studio. >>> a check of this morning's other top stories. fairfax county police need your help finding the family of a hit and run victim. 33-year-old moham

blue line and some yellow line trains will travel between greenbelt on the green line and franconia springfield on the blue line. they now appear as dashed lines. >>> you might want to avoid using your phone or ipod on metro. the transit system says thefts on the devices of those devices and pick pocketing, too, has more than doubled in the first three months of this year. aggravated assaults and bike thefts are also up. crime in parking lots and on other, on the other hand have actually been cut in half, believe it or not. down from 63 reported crimes or to 63 from 120 just last year. metro says that's because they have increased patrols in those parking lots and garages. >>> ten minutes after 11:00 is the time now and coming up in a change in the immigration policy. we have the breaking details for you coming right up. >>> grabbed a lot of attention on the highway where you could be seeing those military drones or at least one of them. we'll tell you, coming up next. >>> and the heartstopping walk taking place tonight >>> the obama administration is offering immunity to younger illegal immigr

from largo to vienna and there is one for the yellow line that will travel from greenbelt to franconia springfieldithout transfer. bus transfers are one benefit. here is an example of another. during peak periods orange line customers will get six additional trains per hour. three in each direction between vienna and largo town center. metro officials predict this will add an estimated 2600 seats per hour. although the blue line will lose some trains. the reaction to whether rush plus is a good thing depends on who you talk to. >> they say it will help most people. it won't help me any. i go on blue line. i get off at farragut west so i probably will have to wait a few more minutes for a train. >> maybe it will help alleviate the congestion and make the system more efficient. >>> residents will have a chance to sound off on the metro to dulles project. the loudoun county board of supervisors will meet tonight at 6:30 to discuss phase two of the silver line. opponents fear the county will raise taxes to pay for construction from dulles into loudoun county. the board has until july 4th to decide whe

buses will replace blue line trains between franconia and springfield and van duren street and allowelf an extra half hour travel time. there will be single tracking in several areas on all lines but the green line. you should plan an extra 10 minutes to get around that. >>> and if you're a baseball fan, it doesn't get bigger than this this weekend at nationals park. the nets playing host to the new york yankees in a battle of first-place teams. of course, dave ross is live out there at the park. good afternoon to you, dave. the battle of first place. >> reporter: how good is it to say that? when is the last time can you say it? pretty much never. yeah, in years past, had to find a reason to come to the nats park in june and to watch the opposing team. not so much any longer. with the first-place yankees in up to and the first-place nationals hosting them, the fans here at the ball park are primed and ready for this one. it should be a good one. and think about this, the three- game series looks like every game could be close to sell out. 41,888. if you don't have your tickets, you b

lake ridge, burke, lorton, newing ton, springfield, and the i-395/i-495 interchange as well as franconia. so those are the towns in its path. lakeridge, burke, lorton, newing ton, springfield, 395/495 interchange, and also franconia. that is a new warning. that just popped out. 5:45. it goes until 5:45. so i want to try to track these storms. i think the storm itself is in central prince william county right now. that's probably it right there around manassas. and it is headed toward burke and springfield and fairfax and it has heavy rain. this is 2 right now. hat heavy rain and it also has the potential for producing a tornado. again, tornado warning, prince william and fairfax until 5:45. we'll go back and see if we can see any rotation with this particular storm. we've got 30 miles per hour wind toward the radar site, so we know we have some winds in there. 12 miles per hour wind away from the radar site, there's a 30 miles per hour wind away from the radar cited so there is some rotation. 41 miles per hour wind toward the radar site and a 30 miles per hour away from it. that's not go

yellow line riders will see something similar you will now be able to head between franconia, springfield and green belt without transferring. dan is a spokesperson for metro kind enough to join us here this morning. >> good morning. >> what are you seeing so far this morning earlier we spoke with caroline at the king street station she said folks seem to be getting acclimated, things are getting better here. >> that's right. we are off to a good start the first rush plus trains made their way through that provides additional service on what is the most crowded part of our system between here and rossland. prior to rush plus, where trains are the most packed any where on our system we are adding three trains in each direction as you mentioned each hour to ease congestion. >> we call that the orange crush. how did you decide where to station helpers. >> here in courthouse most people are not travelling through the district all the way into prince georges county. folks here really don't care whether they get on the new carrolton train or largo town center train all they know is they are goi

delays past newington headed northbound franconia, springfield parkway. 395 traffic slow headed out toward king street downtown accident activity, inbound across the bridge, that right lane is blocked that continues on to pennsylvania avenue, you can make the exit up on to the freeway and continue back out into virginia. travelling 395, here are delays leaving duke street continuing northbound, seminary road and king street. the slow down continues across the 14th street bridge. no problems southbound, 270, german town delay approach 370, shady grove road out towards the split. >>> thank you. new this morning tragedy on the roads in fairfax virginia. a woman and her young daughter are killed. this happened last night around 11:00 p.m., police say the woman, driving a honda civic, sideswiped a vehicle and hit a honda odyssey. the woman and her 8-year-old daughter died at the scene her other child suffering life threatening injuries the driver of the other car is in serious condition. speed played a role in this crash. >> police on the hunt for a man seen running from the scene of a deadly s

out here at franconia, springfield, as i said before which has only seen blue line trains until now will see yellow line trains pay attention to signs, you will get to where you want to go. we have teams of people at the station explaining this new service. >> okay. before we let you go, want to talk about an article that came out in the examiner just yesterday on sunday and disturbing talked about some of the exits in case of emergency not being accessible to riders. can you talk about how you are addressing this issue and if there is need for concern moving forward? >> sure. it was a newspaper article as you said talked about reports that had been examined from 2009 and 2010 over a thousand reports, and there were some reports in there of mud from erosion, in a fire exit, there was one case of a door being locked i believe that decision had been made years ago for security reasons. we reversed that decision and the door is now open. certainly part of overall efforts to increase safety, make improvements we have to address these concerns as we address all other safety and state of repai

but we have a tornado warning here in fairfax county until 5:45 in the burke, springfield, 395, 495 interchange and franconia areas. of course, our safety messages, seek shelter now but we do realize that a lot of people are trying to get home, it is the beginning of the weekend. in addition to the tornado, we have a flash flood warning in effect until midnight and a lot of areas that are low lying and flash flooding could result from the rainfall amounts. we heard talk about round one and round two will bring even more rain. right now in fairfax county it is very, very wet. big storm and the safety messages are, do not drive on flooded roads. turn around, don't drown. and watch out for the tornadoes think about where you might be during round two because you may only have a few seconds to react and it could be possible you're sleeping. so, be very, very aware. >> we just found out that the tornado warning in your area was just lifted. so, you guys can exhale. but what challenges are you preparing for for the coming hours? he's already now talking about a round three out there, as well. >> well, our emergenc

prince william county, if you are anywhere in or near lake ridge burke, springfield 395 495 interchange and the south to franconia, you are in the path of the storm. it is suggested you take cover immediately. do not wait any more to find out what happens. is a violent complex of storms moving in. that whole area to the west to have them and coming up the river from dumfries to dale city and up to the 395 interchange with the beltway just a tremendous outbreak of severe weather. we will have more for you coming up in a couple of minutes. >> thank you. we always know we get power outages. we want to bring you the latest number here in virginia. there are a little more than 7100 dominium customers without power. the ge is 2500 without service. >> there has been no shortage of mother nature's displays of power. you can see the lightning strikes there. there is when you can see on the far left side of the screen. lots of those strikes showing up on the radar as well. they're happening all over the region but particularly in their area. >> that is certainly a threatening seen. >> definitely a good reason for you out t

springfield or alexandria. for example if you pick up the train in franconia, you can take the rush hour, rush plus for the yellow line train and to launch them for only a 28- minute ride. >> reporter: rush plus is also getting the orange line, an additional final destination here at the largo town center. and the yellow line, they will continue on to green belt along the green line. with the yellow trains on the green line and the yellow and blue here too, you can't rely on color anymore. >> and it just seems confusing. i feel like you should be paying a little more attention than what some people might think. >> reporter: and so you definitely need to pay attention to the final destination. not necessarily, you know, what color you think that you are on. here we are at the station. the other reason for the changes. a big reason is to get ready for the silver line coming in here because it attaches to the orange line. and both those orange and blue lines, they share those tracks, which go under the river. they are trying to make room for that. and they need to fix that traffic jam. i'm peggy fox reporting live a

springfield. it's what we call friday morning light. but in der diser ya, just south of the beltway, tell -- alexandria, just south of the beltway, telegraph road is closed near franconiaou want to choose an alternate route there as well. let's take you over to a live picture on the northbound side of i-95 and 395. this is pretty much what it looks like. you've got a few brake lights in springfield and a few brake lights as you approach seminary road. this time to the other side of town. no problems on the wg parkway as you head into the downtown area. a quick look at the american legion bridge. a good indication of the west side of town and the beltway. >>> tomorrow is the 9th of the month. this is your early reminder to call your buddy and tell them that early detection does save lives. with father's day coming up on june 17, we also want to remind you that men get breast cancer, too. william brown will be spending father's day with his eight children, five grandchildren, and three great grand children. he has a lot to celebrate this year as this will be william's first father's day cancer free. >> reporter: william brown feels blessed every day but especially on fat