that driver traveling eastbound on the suitland parkway. as they went underneath the overpass concrete came falling down on top of their car. you can see little pieces of concrete on the roof of the vehicle, as well as the trunk p.driver was not hurt but the damage done to the vehicle and certainly a disturbing situation. all lanes are open this morning both on the suitland parkway as well as on that bridge on the beltway. but we are expecting engineers to be out here later on this morning. they will take another look, make sure that there are no other loose pieces of concrete and make sure that everything is okay. but they do say that the bridge itself is structurally sound. they will just be taking some added precautions later on this morning. so we are expecting to see that activity. back to you. >>> megan, thank you. it's notice 6:36. and take a look. this is a live look from best. you can see the snow piles on the sides. piles and piles of snow there. and apparently light snow is falling once again right now. people there trying to slo

repairs underway where suitland road crosses under the beltway. do you all have a safety issue out there? >> yeah. >> reporter: this bridge he says which is on a structurally deficient list is sheaf, but don't tell katrina -- safe, but don't tell katherine bodine whose windshield was smashed by falling debris wednesday evening. >> this is not a safety issue. it's a superficial issue we can take care of quickly. it's very infrequent. >> reporter: i had no problem today finding at lee one other disturbing example. this is where the beltway cross over southbound branch avenue. thick size chunks appear to have fallen just inches from where vehicles were nearby and this half century old bridge is not on the structurally deficient list, but despite the issues the internal integrity of the bridge at branch avenue and suitland road sound and they are viewed as safe. >> we inspect our bridges very aggressive live in mayr player. we're proud of -- in maryland. we're proud of the fact we have 3% structurally deficient, the lowest percentage anywhere on the e

scott broom, wusa9. >> the crumbling written over suitland road is one of five on maryland's section of the beltway considered safe while also being structurally deficient. >>> grab your extra blankets and earmuffs. the cold weather is on the way and tenacious topper is tracking the potential record low. >> don't forget the 180. don't mess up the hair. arctic blast is on the way, coldest air of the season. we're looking at some afternoon snow shower tomorrow which could affect the early part of the commute. wind chill tomorrow night will be below 0. a better chance of snow showers saturday evening the that could affect your plans on valentine's day night and wind chills sunday will be 10 to 20 degrees below 0. as cold as it will be tomorrow night, it's going to get colder saturday night into sunday. the futurecast wind gust tracker, 10:00 tomorrow morning wind 10 to 20 miles per hour, by lunchtime in check, but look what happens, boom. the front goes through, winds are gusting 34 miles per hour downtown and perhaps 32 up into hagerstown. that will drive wind chills way down. get read

the bridge carries traffic from 495 beltway across suitland parkway. structural engineers say that the bridge itself is strug alley sound. however, yesterday a chunk of concrete fell off of it down to a car below. the driver was headed east on suitland parkway as they passed under, the bridge that concrete fell down and damaged the car. it smashed the went shield. you can see pieces of con right on the roof as well as the trunk. fortunately the driver was not injured. but obviously not a safe situation. woor expecting engineers to come out here later on this morning just to take another look but they did say they believe everything is structurally sound. but they will try to figure out exactly why this happened how to prevent something like this from happening again. but as of the traffic pattern this morning, everything is normal. we have all lanes opened and the bridge itself is open as well. back to you. >>> 12 before the hour now. today we'll learn how major construction project on 395 could impact your drive to work in the near future. the capital

in a statement they say in part, the i-95 bridge over suitland road is safe.e debris that fell from the bridge is superficial and has nothing at all to do with the integrity or safety of the bridge. >> i think that's horrible for them to say because that -- they're not taking my life into consideration at all. >> reporter: some repairs were made today underneath the bridge. state highway officials say while it's on their list there is no timetable for when it will be repaired or replaced beyond today. they say it's safe to drive on, but katherine is worried about those passing underneath. >> that's saying that what happened to me is normal, is acceptable. it's not acceptable. it's not normal. >> reporter: tracee wilkins, news4. >>> i'm tissue sha thomasha thompson. we just got this inspection report on the bridge completed last summer. according to the report, the bridge is eligible for replacement within the next five years because it's structurally deficient. the bridge's biggest problems appear to have been significant potholes on the section of the bridge

you can count on the cold to -- suitland. you can count on the cold to cause lots of problems with your car. >> battery seems to be going out. >> reporter: johnny allen's car couldn't take the cold any longer. >> it took all the juice out of it. i call them 8:00 this morning. >> reporter: that's six hours ago. >> that's right. >> reporter: crews are backlogged with people having car problems all across the region. moses poe of hyattsville headed out the door to take his son to school this morning. what was frozen? >> daddy's car. >> i was supposed to be at work at 10 a.m. and still waiting, i guess waiting over three hours for aaa. >> reporter: his battery was fine, but it needed extra juice for a hard start. >> yes, finally. it's about time. i waited for this moment, so thank you. thank you. >> glad got it started. >> reporter: in suitland, maryland, surae chinn, wusa9. >>> still at a bit of a standstill on smith island. the chesapeake bay is frozen over. that means getting on and off the island is no easy task. they sent an

katherine dean's windshield yesterday afternoon as she was driving here on suitland road. dean was uninjured. we did some digging into the history of this bridge and it turns out nearly a year ago, it was one of 80 others rated structurally deficient. maryland state highway administration says it doesn't mean that the bridge is unsafe but it does need some work. take a listen to what some drivers we talked to had to say. >> whenever i get to a bridge i always look up. there's so much construction and stuff that needs to be done and when they start doing it they'll take forever. but what really really there's something that is to be checked on people are not doing their job. >> and i did talk to officials and they tell me this is simply remedial work. they are saying that much. this is a band-aid on a serious problem that officials are working to address. this bridge according to highway officials, is old and needs to be actually completely replaced. they actually have a model, a design they are currently working on. i wasn't given a time frame on when exactly that design w

repairs underway where suitland road crosses under the beltway.you all have a safety issue out there? >> yeah. >> reporter: this bridge he says which is on a structurally deficient list is sheaf, but don't tell katrina -- safe, but don't tell katherine bodine whose windshield was smashed by falling debris wednesda

new crash in the city inbound suitland parkway at alabama avenue. as for travel time outer loop is glassity. 95 to 270, we're talking about 27 minutes. 270 south no problems. and in virginia everything looking quite good. 95 north running you 30 minutes right now. >>> let's stop whining. it's hard to understand you. >> that comment by an anne arundel county dispatcher drew a >>> so two people were struck? >> yeah. >> stop whining. it's hard to understand you. >> that operator has now been transferred for the way he talked to a teen whose father was just run over. the anne arundel police department has launched an internal investigation. we're being told that dispatcher will no longer be in contact with the public. police have not made an arrest in the hit and run case either. the woman hurt in the accident remains in serious fairfax county man is in jail for impersonating a police officer. a driver on 66 called police last week saying this white chevy impala was trying to pull over cars on the prince william county area. police tracked the car to ah

in a statement state highway officials say the i-95 bridge over suitland road is safe and the debris that fell is superficial, they say, and has nothing to do with the integrity or the safety of the bridge. >> that's saying that what happened to me is normal, is acceptable. it's not acceptable. it's not normal. >> state officials say they are now inspecting that bridge every six months. >>> been to the theater lately? if so, you're probably over the age of 40. younger crowds don't usually fill the seats. the signature theater in arlington is trying to change that, though. it has a young director in charge who's bringing edgier works to the stage in hopes of giving millennials a reason to show up. wendy rieger introduces us to matthew gardner. >> reporter: a theater director is like a chef. he's got to bring something different to the table these days and still make you swoon over fried chicken. at signature theater director ma matthew gardner is keeping it hot in the kitchen. >> i'm constantly aware of what i feel like i would want to watch on stage. >> reporter: gardner just got thr

this incident, a piece of concrete falling off a capital beltway bridge onto a car on suitland road. the state ordering inspections immediately. over the next few days about 27 bridges of the same age built before 1969 and the same condition as that beltway bridge. that will include a couple bridges on i 270 near urbana near route 85. seminary roads bridge. there are more possible repairs and traffic implications of these inspections if problems are found. 27 bridges in maryland to be expected immediately because of what happened tuesday night over suitland road p at the live desk i'm scott mcfarlane. >>> first at 4, right now we're getting an up-close look at the damaged metro track from that deadly emergency at l'enphant plaza. it comes a month after a woman died when smoke filled her train. news4 transportation reporter adam tuss live outside the l'enphant plaza station now. >> reporter: one month in and for the versus time we're getting an up-close look at the aftermath of what happened here at l'enphant plaza. take a look at the pictures that we shot earlier this afternoon now.

elsewhere also report of a crash this morning on inbound suitland parkway. it's going to be at alabama avenue but no reports of any lane information there. starting to see decent delays stacking up on 270 out of hyattstown. we'll be back wi you give... and you give... and then you give some more. but sometimes you get. and so you take. tylenol® cold is strong enough for you while children's tylenol® is gentle enough for them. we give you relief from your cold and flu. you give them everything you've got. tylenol®. a remote that lives on your phone. more wi-fi in more places. a movie library you can take wherever you go. internet speeds that have gotten faster 13 times in 12 years. at comcast, we're creating new possibilities. together with time warner cable, we'll be able to extend those to more people. comcast and time warner cable. together is better for more people. >>> at 6:23, here are some things you might have missed. united nations top envoy to iraq may have a new job. he is expected to become the top mideast envoy. he replaces robert seerry who has

then a sight for sore eyes back in suitland. aaa is finally getting to johnny's car. >> it's crazy, a lot of calls, so we're pretty busy. >> reporter: they charged his battery, but it may not last through another cold night. >> i need a battery, so i'll have to get one at the end of the month when i get paid. >> reporter: we hope the best for johnny. these game guys are working non- - guys are working nonstop servicing cars. they're mainly finding problems with batteries three years old or older. park your car in a garage or carport if you usc one or throw a tarp over it because the temperatures -- if you have one or throw a tarp over it because the temperatures are so cold the next couple days. >>> no amount of money can bring back glenda marisol cookery hero, but -- coca- romero, but $20,000 in reward money may help. tomorrow marks one year that she was shot to death as three men opened fire inside the small grocery store where she worked. the men left without taking anything but her life. >>> surveillance video captured three

prince george's county county bureau chief tracee wilkins joins us live from suitland with details on those inspections. tracie? >> reporter: you can take a look over my shoulder here and even though it's gotten dark you still can see those chunks missing from that bridge. even still, state officials called the state yesterday. now they're saying let's inspect bridges like this one across the state. it was tuesday afternoon when katherine dean says she was driving down suitland road headed towards air force base when chunks on concrete fell from beneath the overpass onto her vehicle. she said she was covered in glass after the debris fell. her windshield and vehicle were damaged. yesterday some minor repairs were made to the bridge but state officials say no immediate plans were in place for major work to be done. the bridge is on the state's list of 82 bridges considered deficient. yesterday state officials said it was still safe to drive on and underneath but now they changed their tune about that and there was no comment on what happened to the woman yesterday, but today the direct

. >> yesterday, katherine dean was driving on suitland road in morningside when a chunk of concrete fell off this bridge and hit her car. abc 7 can confirm dean has already hired an attorney. as crews work to make the bridge safer. construction crews at this bridge will become a more regular sight in the near future. it is scheduled to be replaced. although designs for a new bridge have not yet been completed. the american society of civil engineers regularly grades our nation's bridges. "7 on your side" analyzed the numbers from our area and found that 6% or 333 of maryland's bridges are considered structurally deficient. 8% or 21 of the district's bridges fit that description as well as 9% or nearly 1,200 bridges in virginia. >> very big task. deterioration occurs all the time. and nonprofit is never ending. >> gary is a bridge engineer for vdot in northern virginia. he said of the commonwealth structurally deficient bridges, only 50 are in northern virginia. but another 271 are very close to that designation. >> i would say that here in northern virginia we're winning the fight. we're

comes less than a week after a chunk of concrete fell from a bridge and hit a car driving on the suitland parkway. "7 on your side" investigator chris pabst is live in arlington with a look at local bridges in need of repair. chris? >> alison this bridge behind me is the route 27 bridge that goes over route 110. this is one of two bridges that vdot is paying very close attention to right now. it is structurally deficient and is scheduled to be replaced in just a couple of months here starting in the spring. now, if you walk up on this bridge, you can see it deteriorate deteriorated, the deck and railing. what you can't see is a big problem. vdot tells "7 on your side" this bridge has internal cracking and the cost to replace it $27 million. 12 miles west of here there's another bridge vdot is paying very close attention to. it's very heavily trafficked. that's route 7, that bridge that goes over the dulles toll road. that has the same external structure or problems that this bridge has. the first one, although it does not have the internal cracking the cost to fix that one $35 million. th

it was on tuesday afternoon katherine dean says she was driving down suitland road headed towards air force base when chunks of concrete fell from beneath the beltway overpass onto her vehicle. she says she was covered in glass after the debris fell. her windshield and vehicle were damaged. yesterday some minor repairs were made to the bridge but state officials said there were no immediate plans for major work to be done. the bridge is on the state's list of 82 bridges considered deficient. you can see chunks of the bridge missing, but yesterday state officials again said it was still safe to drive on and underneath. the woman who was scraping concrete off her cardis agreed. >> they're saying that what happened to me is normal is acceptable. it's not the acceptable. it's not the normal because they don't have to live in this and have the fears that i have. >> reporter: according to the maryland state highway administration there are 27 state-owned bridges like this one built prior to 1969. five of them here in prince george's county all of them are going to be reinspected immediately

that's because of a disabled train at the suitland station. elsewhere another crash going to be slowing you down with some delays. we'll take this trafficland shot. this is the camera north of van dorn street on the outer loop of the beltway. you want to stay around to the left of that. otherwise things looking decent. starting to see the stackup 270 southbound at 109. again you can see the delays starting to set in but no reports of any incidents or accidents. looks like that crash we had on fingerboard road on park mills is out of way so you should be able to make your way on 80 towards the beltway without any issues. back to you. >>> most of our region is experiencing a morning of steady rain as you can see. >> which is fortunate. nikki burdine is live in frederick with a look at the conditions there. so far so good, right, nikki? >> reporter: so far so good. in fact, we went out to try and find that accident that trenice was talking about near fingerboard off of 80 at park mill road and it's gone. that's the good news there. i want to show

they don't get much lighter than calm and wind out of the southeast at nine miles per hour in suitland where it's 39 degrees. temperatures slowly drop this evening. not dramatically. sotherly flavor to the wind and a few more clouds. that will keep temperatures in the 30's later tonight and some upper 20's to about 30 early tomorrow morning. that's the forecast average wake-up temperature with partly cloudy skies. notice the wind in the morning out of the southwest. now, if you're near a flag out the window or at work and you get a chance to see the wind change direction to the northwest, you'll know the front is through. but once the cold front comes through, it will take several hours beyond that for the colder air to arrive. so we think by late morning, early afternoon, mid afternoon, the front will be off to the east and the cold air will start pouring in behind. as it does we'll notice the possibility of a few flurries and temperatures will start to drop off and pretty dramatically so by early on in the morning. 37 in pittsburgh. 34 in detroit. 31 in chicago. you have to go farthe

one car you might recall was struck by falling debris from a beltway bridge over suitland road early this week. our own scott broom found more crumbling concrete from the beltway onto southbound branch avenue. highway officials say road salt and harsh weather can make this problem even worse, but while the crumbling concrete is a safety problem, it is a concern, it's not regarded as a threat to structural integrity of the bridges. >>> coming up on wusa 9 saturday, a town house fire leaves five people homeless and missing pets. details, when we come back. . >> also, courthouse kisses. why some couples are celebrating at the dc courthouse on this valentine's day. okay, i need a better pizza. one made with only real cheese. a pizza my family will love. (announcer) freschetta naturally rising crust pizza. freschetta. made better to taste better. you exercise. you choose the salad. occasionally. but staying well... physically, financially, emotionally... is hard on your own. so cigna's got your back and your knees 24/7. cigna's there to answer your questions. or when you need some coachin

south capitol street at suitland parkway, very few cars at all. we have a lot of streets particularly a lot of side streets that are still messy. so if you don't need to go outside, stay home. mike and andrea, back to you. >>> all morning long we've shown you snow down i-95 in virginia and southern maryland. >> that's because the weather team said south and east of the district would get harder and that's exactly what happened. scott broom is live in la plata. how are things there? >> reporter: 9 inches south and east of me in st. mary's county. there's plenty of snow here in la plata as well. the official total around the 8- inch mark. there is a -- u.s. 301, a major thoroughfare here. folks thinking about getting on, thinking they had plenty of time to plow, not yet. you can see it's still snow covered and snow packed on this major route through southern maryland. if you know the major road is still got a lot of snow on t you can guarantee that all the secondary roads and side roads are completely snow covered as well. many of them are not plowe

what we're doing is talking about the accident in suitland. at least four other bridges along i-95 and suitland parkway were identified in those 63,000 across the nation. this is not a new story. it's an old story. it's really a story about money. they need about $1.6 billion in maryland about $7 billion in virginia. it gets down to money, gets down to congress because the states rely on them for most of this highway funding. >> think about the number of people that can be employed doing this long-term employment. this is what the president has been trying to say. pass an infrastructure bill. we can put people to work. we can increase and speed up commerce and safety. that's really what it's all about. >> stun guns in virginia schools, a bill making its way through the general assembly would allow school security officers to carry stun guns and pepper spray and other such weapons. the bill was presented by mark cole. he wants school security officers to respond in the event there's an armed intrude ir at a school. opponents including governor

earlier this month, when a chunk of concrete fell off a local bridge and landed on a passing car on suitland parkway, u.s. d.o.t. secretary anthony fox took notice. >> there's no excuse for a highway or bridge in maryland to have concrete crumbling on the roadway below. >> today the secretary concluded a five state highway tour in d.c. and his message was clear. >> there's no excuse. >> the cost to fix america's highways is estimated to be in the hundreds of billions of dollars. one proposal to raise the money is to raise the federal gas tax above its current 18 cents. fox prefers a plan to tax corporate overseas profits at 14%. that's estimated to raise about $478 billion. though it has little chance of passing a g.o.p. controlled congress. >> we could do more build more, get more people in a better position to win the future. >> gas tax under that plan or stay where it is? >> it stays where it is. >> propose raise the gas tax years ago, just to support rail. didn't go for it. i think it's about time. >> roads start crumbling, get potholes, start losing money, trucks get flat tires. trains

acting transportation secretary after concrete fell from a capital beltway bridge onto a sedan on suitland road tuesday night. and after i found blocks of fallen concrete lying inches from a busy lawn on southbound branch avenue which appear to -- lane on southbound branch avenue which appear to have fallen from the beams and piers above. today's inspection found more of the same. in this case the blocks of concrete had fallen near where pedestrians might walk. today's inspections have not revealed problems that would require emergency road closures or immediate repair. scott broom, wusa9. >> about 3% of maryland's state maintained bridges have been declared structurally deficient. the repair schedule is stretched out over 10 years. >>> a possible plea deal for christopher barry, the charge that could go away after this allegedly trash can throwinginess -- that allegedly trash can throwing incident at a bank. >> news of a young boy seriously hurt in a sledding accident is a lot better and you're watching wusa9 and your only local news sharp when you get older could start with the medicines

mixed income complexes are springing up along suitland parkway which used to just hold housing projects. >> it's a beautiful location. great metro is right there. and it's developing. >> it's really like the best deal in d.c. if you want to stay in the city. >> and yes, anacostia, like most of d.c. is becoming whiter. >> our clients are single caucasian women, young black professionals and the lgbt community. >> urban blight is still here crime is higher than other neighborhoods but lower than it used to be here but so many people want in. the listing service mris says the median price of a home in anacostia jumped from $200,000 to $240,000 in one year. reporting from southeast washington, sam ford, abc 7 news. >> "7 on your side" tonight with a consumer alert from coca-cola. the company known for its carbonated drinks is going to produce milk. its minute maid division is rolling out a new line called fair life. coca-cola says the drink has 50% more protein, 50% less sugar and 50% more calcium than regular milk. expected to be available nationwide next month. another hit for the midwest

fell from a -- chunk of concrete fell from a beltway bridge and smashed a windshield driving down suitland. secretary pete ron ordered the immediate inspection of dozens of similar state-owned bridges. he says drivers should not have to think twice about driving across or under one of those bridges. >>> big time pushback on metro's machine to fill a budget hole. after -- plan to fill a budget hole. after hearing from worried citizens metro declined to even act on it. >> reporter: looking for $46 million in fare increases and service cuts, metro now looking elsewhere for the money. metro is already struggling with a steep falloff in passengers and critics say raising fares would only cut ridership even more. >> going down that road is a terrible decision. >> reporter: one after the other witnesses told the metro board's finance committee that cutting service would hurt them. >> they have got to be kidding. >> reporter: some of region's top economists and business leaders say raising fares and cutting service would hurt a transit system that has helped create hundreds of thousands of jobs. >

however, in a statement maryland state highway officials say the bridge over suitland road is safe. they say the debris that fell is superficial and has nothing to do with the integrity or safety of the bridge. news 4 did obtain an inspection report that lists the bridge as one of 82 considered structurally deficienting a cross across the state. >>> long time 60 minutes and cbs correspondent bob simon has been killed in a car crash in new york city. it happened on manhattan's west side highway. we're told he was a passenger in a town car that hit another vehicle. the roof was cut off of the town car to remove simon and driver. both were taken to the hospital. simon died on the way. he was 73 years old. >>> 4:36 now. tonight muslims will gather at dupont circle to remember three college students murdered near the university of north carolina. council on american islamic relations is holding that vigil. last night thousands of students put aside their differences to remember the victims. 46-year-old craig hicks is charged with the murders. many are calling it a hate crime against musl

. >>> and crews will inspect a bridge over suitland parkway after falling debris crushed a windshield. a woman was behind will the wheel when a chunk of concrete fell. she was not hurt. highway officials are taking a closer look today. >> you can see that huge crack. >> pretty scary. >>> 4:31. 32 degrees outside our studios. and the bottom is about to fall out here. >> i thought it was cold already. tom kierein telling us about how much colder it's going to get. >> good morning. yes, enjoy this while you can. because these temperatures that we have right now may be our high temperatures by friday. and over the weekend, even colder wealth moves in. right now though we are just hovering near 30 in the metro area. mere by nearby suburbs mid to upper 20s. near 30 by the bay. shenandoah valley mountains, upper went to near 30. oakland down to just 21. what to wear? you'll need a warm coat scarf, gloves sunglasses. won't need the umbrella. we'll have bright sunshine throughout much of the day. and a lighter wind as well, as we look forward here for the day ahead for this wednesday. bright a

chunk of concrete fell from a beltway bridge smashing the windshield of a woman traveling along suitland road in morningside. fortunately she was not hurt, but in ordering the inspections secretary pete ron said drivers should not have to think twice about going across or under any of the state's brings. >>> four elementary students suffered minors injuries on the bus they were riding when it stopped suddenly this afternoon along georgia avenue in silver spring. that bus had students from sligo creek elementary. the driver was forced to slam on the brakes when a car cut off the bus. >>> a shootout at a chantilly shopping center has sent one armed suspect to the hospital and landed another in custody. >> two men tried to rob an armored car at the eastern market plaza this afternoon. shots were exchanged. one of the suspects was hit and wounded, but both men ran to their car and drove off. investigators say an eyewitness followed that get-away car into fairfax county and gave the cops the info they needed to pull the car over on the fairfax county parkway. >> outstanding work on the part o

you won't believe how long -- in suitland. long some people have had to wait for service. >> there's at least one sign of spring on the way. >>> everybody is hating that cold weather. check out the members of the georgetown university ice hockey team. yup, that's what we call pickup ice hockey on the c & o canal. good evening. i'm derek mcginty. >> i'm jan jeffcoat. warmer weather on the way, but there's ice and snow coming with it. chief meteorologist topper shutt said is going to be a big mess. >> showing a potpourri, rain to snow, freezing rain, you name it. unlike our snow on monday which was a pure snow, this is a whole different ballgame. because of that 1 to 3 inches i- 95 south and east. 3 to 6 up toward frederick and gaithersburg, manassas and fairfax and the bull's eye along the i-81 corridor and here's what we're talking about. snow between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., a little longer if you're well north and west of town. sleet and freezing rain between about 4 p.m. and 10 p.m., a little longer north and west of town and th

a beltway bridge in maryland that dropped concrete chunks onto a woman's car as she drove along suitlandroad. crews used epoxy today to try to stablize the concrete on that bridge. despite the incident, officials say the internal integrity of the bridge is sound. >> we're proud of the fact nearly the 2,600 bridges the state highway administration of maryland has 3% structurally division the lowest percentage anywhere -- deficient the lowest percentage anywhere on the east coast. >> the bridges are considered safe while also being labeled structurally deficient. >>> a sigh of relief in fairfax county tonight. tests came back negative on a patient that was suspected of having the measles. the 13-month-old boy had been in isolation after exhibiting signs of the highly infectious disease, no word yet what the child did have, but the health department says he's no longer contagious whatever it was. still the health direct or says it is a good -- the doctorror says it is a good reminder vaccination is -- director says it is a good reminder vaccination is the best prevention against the measles

we showed you that car struck by some falling concrete along suitland road. that sparked dozens of new inspections, and now mdot says at least 17 bridges need to be repaired. right now crews are working on five bridges in the state. they include four in our area, one on i-270 over route 85 in frederick and three on the beltway in prince george's county. >>> a metro train surrounded by smoke, but this time it's a simulation meant to prevent another tragedy on the tracks. we got a look insidemetro's training facility where workers prepare for potential under ground emergencies. >> smoke billows underneath a metro train on fire in a tunnel. before you know it the entire tunnel is so thick it becomes almost impossible to find your way. this is just a test at metro's training facility in landover, the smoke coming from a fog machine, the fire not real. it gives you an idea what first responders have to deal with in heavy smoke situations. it also paints a vivid picture of what those passengers a l'enfant plaza went through. this is what it's like inside the actual

. >> reporter: tuesday concrete from the bridge on suitland road under the i-495 overpass in morningside suddenly fell and hit a car. the 14 1/2 foot drop made a big impact. the front windshield smashed, crumbles of concrete coated the car, the driver horrified but not hurt. today road crews blocked off the lanes to clean up the rest of the debris and those who travel beneath the bridge are looking for new ways to get around. >> i go under this bridge every day. this is the way i go to work. i might find a different route to go to work. this is dangerous how, they need to do something about this. it's serious. could have been even worse. could have been the whole bridge falling falling falling. >> reporter: repairs made immediately after the incident. the additional fixes can't come soon enough. >> it's in bad shape. you can see the rust on the beams and the concrete breaking off. yeah. it's decaying. >> reporter: the work continues right now to see what issues need to be addressed. now, last year the maryland state highway administration inspected the bridge and found it structurally de

a couple problems on suitland parkway. a broken down vehicle at stanton road.rning from an early morning crash before falls road. your delay begins out of clarksburg headed toward rockville. getting brighter and much colder. >> 30 nine degrees is our temperature downtown. look at our gusty winds. -- 39 degrees is our temperature downtown. there are a couple of light snow showers or flurries. we are seeing that towards culpeper and orange county. not enough to cause any issues on the roads. our temperatures will continue to fall through the 30's all day. we will fall into the 20's by the evening. the feel factor will be in the teens. we get a bit of sunshine tomorrow with 38 degrees. the warm-up co on saturday. >> thank you for watching. we will have another new septic coming up at 8:25. you can get the latest news thank you, cable for taking longer to upload our family movies. for fewer video on demand options. for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my pto albums. for taking longer to upload my files to the cloud. thank you ca

. >>> there are no plans for a any major repairs on beltway bridge over suitland road. that's despite a frightening incident where falling concrete smashed the car. katherine dean was driving that car at the time. she told news 4 it sounded like a bomb. hear land state highway officials insist that bridge is safe. they say today the briedebris is superficial and has nothing to do with the safety of the bridge. however news 4 has an inspection report that lists that bridge as one of 82 across the state considered structurally deficient. p. >>> the frederick county community is grieving the loss of a middletown high school student who died in a car crash. counselors will be available at school this morning. 17-year-old claire knight was on her way to school when her suv collided with a school bus yesterday. knight was driving north on old middletown road and hit will the front end of the southbound bus. the bus driver and the one student on board suffered minor injury. officers say thooitknight was not texting at the time. >>> friends and family will say good-bye to rick

into southeast, volume inbound suitland parkway, your lineup past alabama, stanton road, coming off south capitol. lanes open across the douglas bridge and past the stadium. >>> coming up next, congress begins debate on a measure to use military action against isis militants. >> and the former captain of the costa concordia says he will be appealing his sentence. wusa9 is back xñaó5Ñ >>> after months of coalition strikes on isis in syria, president obama will officially ask congress to authorize a six- month military campaign against isis. >> that request is now in the hands of lawmakers on capitol hill. susan mcginnis reports on what's next for the president's plan and also has reaction from lawmakers. >> make no mistake, this is a difficult mission. >> reporter: it's now up to congress to debate and pass president owe boom ma -- president obama's proposal to use military action against islamic terrorists. congress could still try to change the resolution. >> we need to ask the difficult and necessary questions about when, why and how we use military force. >> reporter: the president's p

she was traveling along suitland road near the beltway around this time yesterday when it happened. you'll hear her frightening sorry at 5:00, but first news4's richard jordan explains some of the steps to find out just what happened. >> reporter: these inspectors are banging on beams and taking a close look under the overpass. the missing pieces are obvious. >> it looks like it needs to be repaired a lot. >> reporter: tuesday concrete from the bridge suddenly fell and hit a car. the 14 1/2-foot drop made a big impact. the windshield was smashed, concrete crumbled the car. the driver was horrifyied but not hurt. today road crews cleaned up the rest of the debris and those who travel beneath the bridge are looking for new ways to get around. >> i go under this bridge every day. this is the way i go to work. i might find a different route because this is very dangerous how they need to do something about this. this is very serious. it could have been even worse. it could have been the whole bridge falling. if a piece falls the whole thing might fall. >> reporter: repairs were made imm

if you are trying to move in on south capitol street the suitland parkway, you are ok.a broken down vehicle as you approach the 11th street ridge. a live look in montgomery county on the beltway near colesville road, a little more volume. roadways for the most part are just wet. if you have to get out over the next hour or so, just be really careful as you drive. do not overdrive the conditions. jacqui jeras, what is our timeline? jacqui: we have another couple of hours. by 9:00, 10:00, this should be over with. the worst of the snow is along east of i-95. new numbers in with .9 inches at reagan national, and 1.3 inches at dulles. the pink areas where we will see the heaviest accumulation. temperatures this morning are just below the freezing mark. 31 downtown, 30 and manassas, 30 degrees in lexington park. by noon, cloudy conditions and even peeks of sunshine later today. here is the latest snowfall forecast map. we have been holding steady over the course of this. one to three inches across metro, three to six inches in places like fredericksburg through spotsylvania

recall chunks of concrete fell off the capital beltway bridge here and landed on a car driving on suitland road, the driver narrowly escaping injury. all of the bridges being inspected were built before 1969. >>> a man from astone ya will spend a year and a day in prison for what prosecutors call a massive copyright and piracy scheme. anders nome pled guilty in federal court in alexandria earlier today. his charges are connected to the now-defunct website megaupload. prosecutors say that site was designed to encourage piracy of movie, tv shows, music. six others have been indicted in this megaupload case. >>> a d.c. council member says a new program to help boys in city schools is sexist and possibly illegal. school leaders announced a $20 million program to help african-american and latino buy buoys succeed. the chance says the plan addresses a school population with the greatest need. but council member mary shea says girls need help too and she's asked d.c.'s attorney general to do a legal review of the plan. >> and i applaud and support the of having special programs for struggling boy

feels like 5 below right now tacoma park and leesburg. 2 below in suitland and feels like 4 above. these values are all going to drop later tonight as the winds continue. air temperature right now, 10 in gaithersburg. 12 at washington dulles. these values are going to drop in below single numbers and below zero in some cases by tomorrow morning as well. in fact here's our official forecast for the overnight across our viewing area. generally, 2 below to 8 above. could there be areas colder than that? could there be areas warmer than that? i don't think so. we have wind chills and outside is a place that you don't want to spend much time. steve rudin is out front in the studio. what are you seeing out there, steve? any flakes yet? >> hey, i'm trying to move around and keep warm out here. it's so so cold and only going to get colder as doug just mentioned as we move through the evening hours into early tomorrow morning. how cold are we taking? looking back at the record the almanac pages, 10 degrees. that's the last time that we hit 10 degrees or less during winter months. last time

concrete that fell from a beltway bridge and smashed into the windshield of a woman traveling along suitland road in morningside, maryland. fortunately she was not hurt, but now maryland acting transportation secretary has ordered the immediate inspection of dozens of similar state owned bridges. secretary pete ron said motorists should not have to think twice about driving across or under one of our bridges. just yesterday our scott broom found fallen concrete from another beltway bridge in maryland. >>> right now there's a killer on the loose in northwest d.c. and today d.c. police are not saying anything about this person of interest they are looking for after a capitol hill man was found stabbed to death in the donovan hotel. debra alfarone has been hunting down leads all day and joins us from near the hotel in thomas circle with what she's learned. that video was so chilling to watch there. >> reporter: video is very important. what happened here is a 30-year- old married lawyer turns up dead in the hotel monday. tuesday d.c. police offer up that person of interest you'll see in that vi

suitland parkway seeing dleents delays between alabama and south capital street. avenue over towards connecticut avenue slow. we'll be right back with more news after this. >>> in the news right now, at 6:52, police in egypt diffused to bombs overnight at cairo international airport. a separate blast this morning scared passersby in downtown cairo. no one was injured in that explosion. police say one of the airport bombs was at the airport terminal hosting egypt air. the other was at a police patrol location. >>> here in the nation's capital, president obama faces an uphill battle getting republicans to approve key proposals outlined in his latest budget. >> g.o.p. leaders say the budget does not solve the nation's long-term fiscal crisis. susan mcginn fills has more -- mcginnis has more. >> we have fundamental choices to make about the kind of country we want to be. >> reporter: president obama sent a record $4 trillion budget monday that calls for a 7% increase in defense and domestic spending. the 2016 budget restores some automatic cuts triggered by a 2011 bud

that is at south capitol street and suitland parkway. we have one straggler out there and possibly two. still, if you're driving, take it easy. we don't want anyone to get hurt. light talk about metro right now. we have had some issues today. the metro bus suspended as the roads get better. we have not gotten an update from metro to resume service. it's suspended. with that change, we'll be good to know. >>> and 7:04, that means the snow emergency is in e if act in the district for four minutes. the best way to help to get the streets clear is to stay off of the roads if you can. >> so crews can do their job. allison ray hopped the car to check the conditions this morning so we can see what is out in the district. looks like moving okay, allison. >> yeah, absolutely. things are moving okay. we have actually, we're coming on wisconsin now and moved from the districts and now we're in maryland. there is quite a difference of how well the roads arecoing in maryland. they were -- are doing in maryland. they were good in d.c. and along the ma

brianne carter is live in suitland with a look at how people out there are coping and getting ready for what's coming this way tonight. hey, brianne? >> out here people waiting for the bus just five minutes all layered up in the coats and we're not just talking about those kinds of layers but also putting on the gloves and also making sure they have the hat and it is only going to get worse as we go into the weekend. >> very cold! >> bundled up to brave the bitter cold. >> it bites your toes. >> all across our region, the arctic air has people packing on the layers for one of the coldest days so far this year. >> turn the fireplace on. >> at this district heights store, hats and scarves are a necessity to get the groceries in the car. >> cold air. >> joanne boone is also bundled up inside her apartment. she says she's been without heat since sunday. today, she turned the oven on to try to warm up as the they remember stated continued to drop. >> i'm very angry because you're putting me in danger of really catching a serious, serious cold. i'm trying to get over a cold and nobody needs t

today, pete rand ordered all state-owned bridges like the one at suitland road inspected as soon as possible. that covers 27 bridges built before 1969 with traffic underneath. no one was hurt in tuesday's accident. metro is going back to the drawing board to find ways to raise more money without raising rates. stephen tschida covering metro tonight live from headquarters where we were expecting a rate increase today. stephen? >> yeah alison we were expecting that we spent hours inside this building waiting for metro's finance committee to approve this plan but the proposal drew such sharp criticism overwhelming opposition that when it came right down to it the finance committee didn't have the stomach to approve the plan. it still could get harder and costlier to catch a metro train. >> not happy with the idea of fares going up. >> the proposal still is on the table. metro needs to come up with $46 million in fiscal 2016 to cover a reduction in revenue from the jurisdictions it serves. here's the current plan. raise fares 10 cents. run fewer trains and eliminate late night service and reduce

downtown volume building anacostia river routes coming off the suitland parkway to go on south capitol street, across the douglas bridge and past nats stadium toward the freeway. northbound 95, hor volume getting into dumfries, heading into woodbridge. northbound 395 right before the 14th street bridge, new crash right there at the exit for the gw parkway. it's already slowing things down from boundary channel drive. mike, annual dray ya? >>> vote -- andrea? >>> voteers in a los angeles suburb will play a key role in deciding if the n.f.l. will return to hollywood. >> g.m. is issuing a challenge to tesla. nick giovanni has more on your money. >> reporter: we've been talking about this n.f.l. to l.a. move for six years. but the wheels may actually be in motion now. there's a proposal to build an 80,000-seat stadium in englewood. yesterday los angeles county election officials verified 8500 petition signatures, enough to allow the plan to go before voters which is a significant step in this process that could happen as early as mid june. the st. louis rams owner is part of that developme

moved out of the way but still a focal point into southeast just the volume for you heading up the suitlandrkway and on to the freeway. back to you. >> thank you, bev. >>> the pentagon says the isis version of the death of kayla mueller is not true. they say the arizona woman who was kidnapped by isis did not die in a jordanian air strike as the group says. the u.s. officials don't know how she died but they say it was not at -- it was at hands of isis, excuse me. as many as 20,000 foreigners travel to iraq to join isis. the number includes more than 150 americans. the total number is up from a previous estimate of 19,000. some have died and a small number of still fighting with the extremists. the hearing is set today about the latest numbers. >>> the d.c. fire department has been ordered by mayor bowser to stop encrypting their emergency radios. >> the order comes in the wake of that deadly smoke incident on board a metro train last month. delia goncalves is live outside the wilson building in northwest. delia, has the fire chief responded to this yet? >> reporter: well, we have condpir n

three-quarters of an inch in suitland. 2 in st. mary's city. these numbers are going up.robably another two, three hours and things will taper off. >> absolutely. we're keeping our eyes on the roads as well. a lot of the major roadways seem to be doing okay keeping up with it for now. also out there, we're still watching these amazing -- look at that, the women from the women's lacrosse team of marymount. i bet the competition isn't practicing. so they are good. visibility is dropping. conditions are not good right now for travel. give it another 90 minutes, two hours, things are going to be a little bit better. winds out of the north, northeast 30 degrees. feels about 24. watch the visibility map. you can see where the heaviest snow is. visibility less than a mile. so that's going to be a problem as well with the slick roads out there. so here's the map. you can see the back edge of this. this is not going to last all day long. we're only talking a couple more hours. by lunch time things will be better but we are tracking these blue bands. these blue bands we can see any

this happened last night on the 495 overpass at suitland parkway. fortunately, the woman was not hurt. safety inspectors were at that bridge today. but abc 7 did some digging around rather, and found out about a year ago that bridge was one of about 80 others in maryland that were rated structurally deficient. right now, our i-team investigator chris pabst is looking into other troubles on the bridges that you drive over and under around here. you can catch his report here at 6:00. >> speaking of driving, let's get a check on traffic right now with bob emler in the wtop traffic center with details for us. hi, bob. >> hi, alison. it's been anything but pleasant out there this afternoon. couple of serious crashes on the beltway. delays are back to i-95 on the inner loop, the investigation continues before the 270 spur with delays starting back in annandale now near route 50. arlington boulevard on the inner loop. one lane remains blocked on the inner loop before 270. we can take a look and see how things look like right here. 95 over the occoquan and

. >> dollar type stores like this one in suitland. i'm working on a story about how an environmental group has studied many of the products sold at these stories. they say some could be hazardous to your health. i'll have that story coming up at 5:00. >> all right. this summer d.c. will embark on a billion dollar construction project to improve its electrical grid. >> yeah what does that mean for you? "7 on your side" investigator chris pabst looked into it and he joins us from the help center tonight. chris? >> leon and alison if you're familiar with d.c. in any way or if you live in d.c. you know the problems this city has had with its electrical grid. in recent years, severe weather has really played up the vulnerability and highlighted the invulnerability on that power grid. right now, the city is embarking on a billion dollar nearly decades long campaign to increase the reliability of electricity by lowering it. >> good. >> with a confirmation -- >> good. >> and a little spray paint. >> these surveyors are prepping for a billion