it is testing the tracks at the tacoma and fort totten stations. service will be suspended between the two stations and there will be shuttle buses available to take you to your location. >>> right now, let's check in with julie wright. >> we'll talk about that sinkhole for just a second at 236. it is should down in each directioat conwell drive. the good news is at this time, traffic volume is light enough that there are no delays to get past the scene. you do get past using the service road. as the morning progresses and volume will increase, we'll see delays in that area and v- d.o.t. will warn you ahead of time by playing some variable message signs out there. that is 23 # at conwell drive right now, the service road is able to handle the traffic that is getting through the area at this point. so we'll keep an eye on that for you. if you are outbound on route 50 headed out towards the bay bridge, the problem is an accident after route 2 but before you reach baydale drive. this one involve eggcupful vehicles, one of which was towing a boat. you

so that is why the tacoma station is closed.ring your patience if you're traveling on the red line today. it's going to take a little longer to get where you need to go. back to you in the studio. >> that was megan mcgrath reporting. >>> it is now 9:26 and 73 degrees. still ahead in our next half hour, scientists running into road blocks as they try to create a vaccine for the swine flu. will it be on the market before the kids head back to school? >>> plus, the octomom is in the news again. why one of her children had to be rushed to the hospital. >>> and a dog deserving a much more than a bone. what she did to save her owner from a raging fire. ñññññññññññ >>> updating our top stories a 5-year-old boy is dead after a riverdale fire. the boy's 7-year-old brother was kritly injured and their father suffered cuts and smoke inhalation trying to rescue them. this happened around 5:15 last night at the oak ridge apartments in riverdale. the fire was caused by unintended cooking and was ruled accidental. >>> metro's tacoma

the tacoma station will be closed 7:00 a.m.7:00 p.m. >>> a 5-year-old boy is dead after a riverdale fire. the boy's 7-year-old brother was critically injure and their father suffered cuts and smoke inhalation trying to rescue them. it happened around 5:15 friday evening at the oech ridge apartments in riverdale. the fire was caused by unattended cooking, ruled accidental. and this is the last week that some virginia rest stops are scheduled to be opened. 19-42 are scheduled to be closed. all but one are expected to cle on tuesday. the closings will save the state about $9 million a year. >>> >>> good morning, and welcome to news "today," i'm eun yang. we're going to get started with a look at the forecast with meteorologist steve villanueva up in storm center four. good morning, steve. >> good morning eun, good morning everyone, we had a front that came through yesterday, but now the front is sliding to the south. and on the back side, it will be quite comfortable. we're starting off in the upper 60s. heading to the mid 80s. de

. >>> metro officials say the tacoma station will remain open thursday and friday night. they've been occasionally closing the tracks between tacoma and fort totten at 10 to accommodate the ntsb investigations working to determine the cause of last month's deadly crash. the tacoma station will stay open until midnight thursday, and service will run from 5 a.m. to 3 a.m. on friday. >>> two state welcome centers are closing due to budget cuts. sideling hill exhibit center on interstate 68 west of hancock is closing on august 15th. the bay country can welcome center in queen anne's county is also closing. the sidling center opened in 1991 and has a four-level geological museum. the closings will save more than $390,000 in fiscal 2010. >>> the latest now on towson catholic high school, and the decision of the baltimore archdiocese to close its doors. according to the president of the school's alumni association, a hearing is scheduled for 2:00 tomorrow for a restraining order to block the school's closing. the archdiocese says it's closing the school because of financial issu

trains are running slower and fewer are on the track between the tacoma and fort totten stations. >>> while those delays continue, another metro operator has been caught in the act. a bus driver has been reprimanded for reading a book behind wheel. some people are wondering if the punishment fits the violation. sarah simmons joins us with more. >> reporter: some wonder if that punishment is enough. you may remember last week metro just passed a zero tolerance policy when it came to certain distractions behind the wheel. they are saying this does not apply in this case. let's give you an idea of what happened here. it appears as though the bus driver was driving a bus of 20 passengers last month and he had his photo snapped by a man on the bus who said this was during rush hour traffic and it was raining outside. this happened last month. was on othe 42 roe. the bus was in stop and go traffic on connecticut avenue between k and l street. the picture shows the bus driver reading a book while driving the bus. the rider was sitting next to the driver, took the picture with his iphone. you

metro shut down the tacoma station starting at 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. so investigators can conduct tests on the tracks at the crash site. >> well, i understand why they would have to in order to investigate the accident properly, but it is a big inconvenience to the commuters and users of the system. >>'m glad they're actually closing it down. investigators see it won't happen again. i appreciate it. >> reporter: the ntsb conducting what it calls site disconnects. the bus bridge linked the ft. to t the. just before 10:00 a.m. complaints that the wait for the shuttle was too long. >> we are are still waiting. i'm trying to make it all the way back out the gate. >> this is ridiculous. >> the june 22nd rail wreck killed nine people and injured 80 others. investigators say a falulty circuit on the tracks could be to blame. many rail riders say they don't mind this latest disruption if it helps determine what caused the crash. >> safety obviously is a real concern and it would be nice to see the delays stop and anything that they can do to make that happen f

tacoma, washington is all about museums. >> tacoma is on the puget sound. there are wonderful water views there and it's really seattle's second city, a city that's coming into its own right now. >> tacoma has three amazing museums within a two-minute walk of one another. the museum of glass, the washington museum, and tacoma art museum. >> the tacoma art museum provides the chance to get creative in the open art studio and the washington state history museum has interactive exhibits for kids and adults. >> the washington state history museum is really dedicated to history of the entire northwest. >> across the bridge of glass is the museum of glass where visitors can watch artists at work in the hot shop. >> it's loud, there's fire, you get to see artists working. you're always satisfied coming to the museum of glass. >> i love that glass. beautiful. i'm a big fan. >> you are? >> i am. >>> in the red and waiting in limbo. >> a lot of places are in that position but the really tough situation for the city of philadelphia right now, we'll be talking live wit

the national transportation board planning to run tests on the tracks between the tacoma and fort totantations. scheduled to run from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. tomorrow and then from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on saturday. metro will not be running trains between those portions. >>> get ready for a new traffic pattern if you travel the beltway near the wilsonfabridge part of the reconstruction project, the right lane of the outer loop in alexandria will be diverted to the connector. you can stay a step ahead of any detours and delays at wusa9.com. just click on traffic. >>> aaa is asking virginia governor tim kaine to rethink his decision to close 19 interstate rest areas. he says those closings could save the commonwealth $9 million a year at a time when every dollar counts but aaa says no rest areas could translate into driver fatigue and that might mean nor accidents. governor tim kaine and top virginia state lawmakers want wal-mart to do some rethinking. they are asking the retailer to find some other site for a supercenter. locus grove. that's where two genels first met in battle. the or

. >>> metro announced tonight it will close the tacoma station from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. tomorrow. as ntsb investigates the deadly metro trash. the station will be closed almost all day saturday. federal investigators want to do more tests on the red line track between the tacoma and fort tauten stations trying to figure out why sensors failed to recognize the stopped trains. >>> sixth time charm for the space shuttle "endeavour." >> three, two, one -- booster ignition. and liftoff. >> always a beautiful site ght see that. we never get tired. the crew of seven on the way to the international space station. nasa trying to launch space shuttle "endeavour" for a month. hydrogen leaks and thunderstorms delayed. and it will delay the section of japan's massive lab to the international space station. final section. and taking food for astronauts constantly or bit ibiting. >>> downtown, playmates make a statement for peta. there they are. this is video a lot of people have wanted to see when michael jackson's caught fire. flames partially collapse a bridge after an accident invo

to 7:00 p.m., the tacoma station wi be closed. the closure will allow the ntsb to conduct tests there on the line between tacoma and fort taughton. if the commute takes you through tacoma, shuttle bus service is available. >>> a handful of protestors outside of senator jim webb's office today. the group voicing their opposition to the president's healthcare plan. this hosted by the tea party patriots is one of several happening around the country. the passage of the president's plan is -- as lawmakers wrangle over the specifics. house democrats say they are gaining momentum for the president's goal of comprehensive healthcare reform thanks to burning the midnight oil and working around the clock. jennifer davis has the details. >> reporter: the president calls an impromptu press conference to condition his push for health -- continue his push for healthcare reform. >> now is not the time to slow down. >> reporter: house democrats say they're making historic progressy moving overhaul legislation forward, step-by- step. >> we are on

back live now you're looking at the tracks here between tacoma park and totin park where the trains are still on manual moving slowly, 10 miles per hour, while the investigation continues to unfold. he pointed out if there are any confidence problems it is not turning up in the ridership numbers. they have stayed steady in the wake of the accident. in fact, there was one day last week where metro had its 11th busiest day in history. people still are riding the trains despite all of these issues. reporting live from near port totin station, scott broom. >> metro says it won't have to close the tacoma station because they won't be working at the site. it is unclear when investigators will return to the tracks at tacoma. >>> a young girl was spotted by friends at the bottom of the upton pool on wilson boulevard. four jumped in, pulled her out and life guards performed cpr. by the time paramedics arrived the girl was conscious and breathing and is being treated right now at an area hospital. >>> a follow-up to a story we told you about earlier this week about two u.s. supreme court rulings

if you are taking the red line, the tacoma station will be closed in just a couple of hours. it will close at 10:00 and will stay closed until 3:00 this afternoon. now, if you ride the red line on the weekend, be ware that saturday, the tacoma station will be closed from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. as the ntsb will be continuing to conduct tract tests around the scene of last month's deadly accident. the red line will be split into two section during these times. shuttle buses will take riders around the investigative work. >>> and now to our big story, some carry moment in the district where police shot and killed a suspect in broad daylight t all start wade routine traffic stop near union station and a driver would tried to make a run for it. >> u.s. capitol police had stoped a white mercedes at columbus circle. the 5-year-old driver fled the scene hitting two officers before crashing into a cruiser near the capitol. he pulled out a gun and that is when officers opened fire. >> heard the gunshots and i just heard it sound like firecracker. and there was a little pause and then t

. >> reporter: tacoma, washington is all about museums. >> tacoma is on the peugeot sound. there are wonderful water views there and it is really seattle's second city, a city that's coming into its own right now. >> tacoma has three amazing museums within a two-minute walk of one another. the museum of glass, tand the tacoma art museum. >> reporter: the washington state history museum has interactive exhibits for kids and adults. >> the washington state history museum is really dedicated to history of the entire northwest. >> reporter: across the brichblg glass is the museum of glass where visitors can watch artists at work in the hot shop. >> you walk into the hot shop, it's loud, there's fire and you get to see artists working, young and old. they're always satisfying coming to the museum of glass. >>> a domestic partnership law was supposed to take effect today in washington state, but it's on hold right now. people who oppose the law are trying to force a public vote on it. yesterday they turned in petition signatures to force that issue. now the domestic partnership w

on the red line, the tacoma station will be closed from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.sb crews continue the investigation into the deadly june train crash. repairs also between medical center and friendship heights. also, the orange lines of vienna and west false church stop. and the blue and yellow line from braddock to van dorn street and huntington. a u.s. capitol police officer is being called a hero this morning after stopping a gunman who opened fire in a crowded apartment complex on greenbelt road. police say it started thursday night after the suspect got into a fight with his roommate. he is a fort myer civilian security officer. according to police, officer eddie thornton fired back despite being hit. >> i'm just glad he was there. >> the suspect was seriously wounded. officer thornton will be ok. a 12-year-old girl also suffered minor injuries. aids activist worry they might cut funding for the needle exchange program. a commitment to the appropriations would prohibit the city from using federal funds to distribute needles within 1,000 feet of park, schools a

metro announced that the tacoma station will remain all day today and tomorrow.ns it will be open until midnight tonight and 3:00 a.m. tomorrow. passengers should still, however, expect continuing delays nap's 3:00 a.m. going into saturday. >>> on wall street, the nasdaq is in the middle of a winning veek we haven't seen in more than a decade. courtney reagan joins us live with today's business headlines. good morning. >> futur are pushing higher this morning. the nasdaq will attempt to extend its win streak to 12 today. if it does, it will be the longest stretch in more than 12 years. asian markets did advance overnight. europe is mixed so far. and investors will make their way up another mountain of earnings reports today. we'll get numbers from at&t, mcdonald's and 3 m, and also ford. we'll get reports on new filings for unemployment benefits as we do every thursday and existing home sales a bit later this morning. the dow will start us off at 8881 after falling 34 points on wednesday. the nasdaq added ten point it is to 1926. and walmart is ready for back to

the ntsb sh down the tacoma station from 7-7. the closure allowed investigators to conduct tests on the line between tacoma and fort taughton. the officials say investigators performed site distance tests as part of the robeinto the june 22nd crash. that is not the only slow going . the railsthis weend add an extra 30 minutes i you're riding the redline between medical center and friendship heights. the orange line between vienna and westphals church and the blue and yellow lines between hund gtntinon. the delays are a as a result of routine traffic. you have to do that stuff. the work started last night and runs through sunday. >>> jam-packed news for you. on top of another developing stories. this is overseas. new clues discovered inhe after math of two deadly hotel bombings. indonesian investigators are focussing on security. how did the bombs get past metal detectors. >>> and gwen tolbert is live in the medical center putting together the forecast. >> reporter: no shortage of sunshine today. the question, will it stick around

thursday night, the tacoma station will close early at 10:00 for more safety testing. happening as the investigate continues into last month's deadly crash. >>> hired to protect you but working for the bad guys. some drug dealers are accused of putting some prince george's county police officers on their payroll. the "washington post" reports the fbi is checking out several d.c. area police officers. prince george's county confirmed yesterday some of its officers are under investigation. so far, no one has been fired. no one has been charged. but the department says the allegations are still troubling. >> we wear the same adge as officers that commit misconduct. one bad cop tarn ushz the -- a t want to assure that no all ofcefi that may be part of this investigation are assigned to patrol tiewties. >> the illegal activity included offics g tinakmoney to protect high strikes stake gambling rings. the fbi field office would not confirm or deny the investigation. a spokesperson for d.c. police does deny that any d.c. officer is involve. >>> joggers who use part of the was

transportation officials continue their investigation into last month's deadly metro crash near the tacoma and fort totten stations. >>> it was a heroin bust tt rocked the virginia suburbs, more than a dozen people arrested in connection with the drugs that resulted in four overdose deaths. many of those arrested were high school students. and today, the last defendant in the ca was sentenced, 20-year-old skylar schnippel received a sentence of 20 years in prison for supplying the drugs that resulted in the overdoze death of his girlfriend. keith garvin with our report. >> reporter: a relationship that took a dark andas deadly turn. today, a 20-year-old northern virginia man was sentenced for supplying his girlfriend with a lethal dose of heroin. the young woman's father said no amount of time could ever bring back his daughter. but the sentence does bring closure. >> not many people in this country who have lost loved ones have the ability to see and see justice being done. >> reporter: 20-year-oldtewaeneo schnippel s stencedol 0 yes in feder prisison. convicted of supplying his girlfrien

. >>> a rescue today on the tracks near the tacoma station. fox 5 has exclusive video of passengers carrying a man to safety. he fell off the platform and on to the tracks this morning. we had a crew at the tacoma station shooting another story when they spotted the man. two passengers, you can see, jumped down to rescue him while passengers on the platform watched for trains coming in. he walked away before emergency responders could arrive. >>> a little girl fell from a third-story window at this home on acres terrace this afternoon in beltsville. a fire e.m.s. spokeswoman said she was hurt but is expected to be okay. the girl is 4 or 5 years old and is being treated at children's hospital. >>> new information in the shooting near the capitol that left one man dead. police say 27-year-old callum anthony white of brandywine, maryland, opened fire on officers after a brief chase. when he refused to drop his gun, three officers opened fire killing him. according to court records, wright had just served time on a drug charge and was currently on

tacoma station will close from 7:00 tomorrow morning until 7:00 p.m. as the ntsb continues its investigation. shuttle buses will take riders around the crash site to stop at the fort totten, tacoma and silver spring station. >>> supreme court nominee season what sotomayor now one step closer to being confirmed to the nation's highest court. the panel expects a vote on the senate floor before the august recess. >>> yesterday, a controversial case involving a group of connecticut firefighters took center stage. the firefighters had claimed reverse discrimination in 2004 when their promotion test result were thrown out. their claim was rejected by sotomayor and two other appeals just judges. >> americans have the right to go into our federal courts and have their cases judged based on th constitution and our laws, not on politics or perm feelings. >> you said that you were bound by supreme court and second circuit precedent. what was it? >> the panels acted in accordness with its views by setting forth and uncorporating the district court's analysis of th

. >>> metro says that the tacoma station will remain open through the week. but expect delays through the area last month's deadly crash. metro general manager john catoe was on wamu radio to talk about metro's problems and he faced the question about problems with the circuit days before the crash. he says that it showed up o'trnimemongs ritetoysm sbuon t metro's monitoring system but it would have been hard to see. >> unless you were staring right at that point of the screen you would not see that it was blinking. >> a backup system would issue an alert anytime a fault in the system is detected. >>> well, you can expect a larger police presence in rock creek park following yesterday's attack on a female jogger. our 9 news now digital correspondent, armando trull has more on the search for the suspect. >> don't run alone. >> yeah, nobody. >> reporter: that's the advice this morning from joggers after learning about tuesday's assault. >> we would never run here by ourselves. >> reporter: many enjoying the same stretch of bike path today where the attack happe

that is why the ntsb is still investigating come on scene, which means that tacoma station will close at 10:00 each night from now till july 19 -- takoma station. red line commuters should add an extra 30 minutes to the trip and or the day trains will run slower and share one track andtakoma trackfort totten. >>> the search continues for a missing swarmer and the potomac. he disappeared yesterday south of the old angler's inn. they say he wanted to cool off in the river during a fishing trip. they tried to save him, but could not. search and rescue teams were not able to find him. police and baltimore suspect the drowning of a d.c. council staf member was an accident. family, friends, and colleagues held a vigil and logan circle to remember the communications director for ward 2 counts of men was found in the inner harbor hours after he disappeared from a boating trip on sunday. >> he was a ray of sunshine. >> enthusiastic and warm. he just wanted to keep going -- even though he cannot walk any further, he would just go down the road. >> baltimore city police say he had been drinking

police identified the man as a 45-year-old from tacoma park. police found the burning than 1 bradley boulevard in bethesda and discovered his body after putting out flames. >>> and memorial servic will be held next week for the four victims of last week's helicopter crashed in western maryland. the helicopter hit a power line and crashed on interstate 70. three advanced helicopter concept employees and a friend will be remembered at this service. it will be wednesday at the frederick municipal airport. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. >>> still to come, but told obesity is taking on our bottom line, especially when it comes to children and our health care costs. >>> putting the squeeze on water waste in texas during a drastic drop. well here at home and it looks likely would get more rain. how severe can get? the full forecast is coming upip >>> written says it will temporarily withdraw forces from iraq to kuwait -- britain says it will temporarily withdraw forces after the parliament failed to allow british troops to stay t

metro announced the tacoma station will now remain open all day today and tomorrow. that means it will be open until midnight tonight and 3:00 a.m. tomorrow. passengers should still, however, expect continuing delays. >>> president obama is taking his case for a massive health care overhaul to the american public, amid growing concerns about the plan. today he'll continue his efforts with a visit to the cleveland clinic which he holds up as a model facility. last night he used a prime time news conference to rally support for the plan, focusing on what americans have to gain and lose from reform. >> they're going to have to give up paying for things that don't make them healthier. and i, speaking as an american, i think that's the kind of change you want. >> president obama says he thinks two-thirds of the plan redirecting federal fus. some will come from higher e-xes, xeone-third. ilouma ysr thoughts on the prs id y,enanplt' "news4 midday"@nbcwashington.com. we'll try to read some of those responses at end of the newscast. >>> today family and friends will say good-

the tacoma station is closed until 3:00 this afternoon. that means that you will have to take a shuttle bus between silver spring and fort totten. the station will close again on saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. so add at least 20 minutes to your commute. >>> a washington landmark made famous by scandal is going to be sold. the watergate hotel is expected to be on the auction block next week. alex cooper auction nears is announcing it will take bids on tuesday on the retail, housing and office complex. let's not kid yourselves, we love to eat. i do. there's a way to eat our way to better health. we'll show you how. >>> plus, the emmy nominations are in. we will see who made the list. stay with us ws. neno w thwill continue in just a moment. w >>> fresh fruits and vegetables they may be the missing ingredient to give us our healthiest skin ever this summer. our anita brikman checks in with the people who started the chopped salad company to find out how to super charge salads to maximize the skin's beautifying benefits. >> lettuce, richly-col

the work is focused between the tacoma station and fort to -- fort to then station. >>> an 8-inch water main break. valley court road was blocked for several hours near delaney valley, near oak cross road. most of the neighborhood is not affected by that water main break. >>> and because of those troubled water mains, water restrictions are in effect for northwest baltimore and some baltimore county residents. mandatory restrictions means that you are prohibited from watering lawns, washing cars, and serving water in restaurants, unless it's requested. >>> well, a beautiful day. fades into a temperate night. here's a live look at the clear skies right now. hoping for a repeat tomorrow. >> you cooperate ask for -- couldn't ask for a better july weekend than we've had so far. and tomorrow will be just as nice. maybe even cooler. in the morning, it will start off in the upper 50s to low 60s. right now, nothing around here at all. radar, clear sky. 67 degrees down at bwi marshall. west winds at 8. as soon as the winds die down, temps will be dropping. already some suburban areas will be dro

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. >> reporter: with hours left until the deadline, roland is buying a brand new toyota tacoma. his '944-runner with 148,000 miles and busted transmission would have been lucky if it got $1,000 at trade-in. >> that's why you're smiling? >> that's why i'm smiling. >> these are all clunkers. >> reporter: customers have been trading in their old gas guzzlers for up to $4,500 to a new fuel efficient vehicle. fremont toyota hasn't seen sales this brisk in years. at one point people were waiting up to five hours in line. the feds thought the $1 billion set aside for the program would last until november, but it proved so popular the money is running out after six days. >> i mean, what can we do now? >> we're looking at our sales board for today. what we've done as of 10:00 this morning when we opened up. as of now, we have about 19 deals we're rolling on the streets right now. >> reporter: with a rush of last-minute deals across the country, sales manager rick santos is a bit worried. any concern at all you guys won't get paid by the government for the clunkers? >> we're a little bit

trains are running slower and single tracking between the tacoma and fort totten stations. >>> and pulling the plug on the back to school shopping, tax free holiday? the reason, the economy. maryland wouldn't hold one either. virginia, tax free week kicks off august 7th. d.c. has not decided if they will hold a tax free week in november. >>> and heads up, shutting down rest stops as of tonight. they hope to close a huge budget gap. four of the rest areas are along i-95. triple a is asking the governor to reconsider. and you can check out more on myfoxdc.com click on web links. >>> hang you, never ending calls, illegal tricks, even bad words and threats. wait until you see and hear the tactic that some debt collectors are using. hey, how is that forecast looking? >> well, a little grave this week, i have to be honest with you. we'll see daily chances of showers and thunderstorms. how is tomorrow koolg pecially? the forecast will come up next. try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak layered with zesty chipotle sauce, melted cheese, piled high wi

at the senior british open, the tacoma park native can win the first of his career.e'll have to catch a shark. greg norman is tearing his way to the top of the leaderboard. here fred funke. on 11, he gets the birdie putt to go. he had an up and down day. on the very next hole, this is for bogey. and ouch. the ball rims out. funke would tap in for double bogey. and finishes at two over for the round. but only trails by one stroke. so he is still very much in it. the sharks, greg norman. he was in attack mode. par 3 13th. if i can do this, i would be on the pga tour and not here. gets it nice and close. you would be, too. come on. knock it in for birdie. then putting for birdie. norman shot a 64. he is at 10 under par. he leads the british open by one stroke, going into the final round. >> let go to the ontario canada, where this is just amazing. the shot of the year. some are callingt the shot of the decade. olsen teeing off. are you kidding me? hits another player's ball. goes in for a hole in one. the reaction, he can't believe it. see it again. this is probably the

the tacoma park native was on pace to win the first of his career but was eliminated in a playoff. fred funk started the front nine on the right track. here on the sixth from 20 feet away, drains the birdie. funk shot a three under and would finnish a three-way tie for the lead. to the playoff. the first hole. funk needs this birdie to stay alive. but, oh, man. so close. he just misses. and would be eliminated. funk gave it all he had. just came up short. a great tournament for the former terp. on the third playoff hole, loren roberts in control. twoutts to beat. mark mcnulty his first putt just short. roberts would tap it in to win his second senior british open title. he wins $316,000. spain's alberto continue dor won the tour de france. lance armstrong finished in third. turning to soccer, usa playing in the gold cup final against mexico. this guy wearing a hockey mask. s just inside the post for a goal. mexico stuns the u.s. 5-0 to win the gold cup. >> how

tacoma park metro station closed for an hour as ntsb tries to figure what caused last month's deadly crash. a stretch of the red lean near the station has been shut down all day. federal investigators try to reconstruct the crash. they're trying to figure out when the driver of the striking train could see the first stop train. shuttle buses are taking red line riders around the area. everything expected to reopen at 7:00 tonight. >>> hyattsville police arrested a woman on charges of child abuse. making and distributing child pornography. perhaps the most disturbing effort about this was that she was a nanny whom local families trusted to keep their families safe. darcy spencer is live in hyattsville with more. darcy. >> come werely, the nanny was y >>> kimberly, i had a chance to talk to the mothers involved. they had no idea. one mom concerned about her young son shown some very graphic images. >> it is sick. like i said there is not a word i can fiend to nd to describe i. it is appalling. >> this woman who doesn't want to be identified said that her two children were victims of a

darcy spencer live in tacoma at the metro station with more. what are they finding out? >> kimberly, officials know there was some sort of track malfunction the day of the crash but still don't know why. >> investigators spent the day on the tracks today still searching for a cause. the takoma metrostration reopened at 7:00 tonight i've 12-hour shut down as the national transportation safety board continued its investigation of last month's train collision that claimed nine lives and left dozens injured. >> they need to find out what caused the wreck. so i don't like being inconvenienced but i understand it that it may be necessary. >> the ntsb conducted tests on the tracks. shuttle buss were used to route riders around the closure. investigators continue to reenact the crash, testing to determine when the metro operator might have seen the trains stopped on the tracks. prior tests indicated the striking train began braking 35 525 feet before the rear end collision. >> i understand why they would want to do it, take the necessary precautions to ensure that something like

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first hole, the tacoma park needs this to stay alive and didn't get it. just left he settled for third. second playoff laurent roberts the short par for the win after mark mack noel tee. >>> nascar at the brick yard dale earnhardt, jr. has a problem. his engine going up in smoke. that finished his day and on this day the track belonged to jimmie johnson. his second straight win at the brick yard. his third overall. and with that, he has earned the right to smooch the brick. >>> soccer, usa and mexico in the gold cup. it was ugly. down 4-0 mexico showing no mercy. in the 90th minute they put another one past troy perkins. mexico smacks usa 5-0. >>> and with days to go until the redskins opening training camp we have a packed edition of sports plus plenty to talk about. tonight brian mitchell joins us and holds nothing back on what could be hindering the skins this season. we will take you to the capitals quest for a championship and brett brings us his weekly tradition of the good, bad and the ugly all ahead on the plus. b mitch has a lot to say. >> lookin

trains are back up to normal speed except between tacoma and fort totten station. >>> it threatened to rain all day but we managed to stay dry to wrap up the holiday weekend. what about the work week? gary mcgrady is tracking it all. most of us are in holiday mode but we have to get working tomorrow. how about it? >> reporter: friday we were talking about the potential of rain. i said only if we get lucky most of the rain will stay to the south. that's exactly what has happened today. we gahti ead andoo lk at true ew and get an idea most of the rain did stay south. if you were in fredericksburg or down to the southern sections of the viewing area you may have picked up a light shower or two but the heaviest stayed down in southern virginia and north carolina. we're going to clear off by later on this evening and temperatures are in the 60s now, believe it or not they're going to drop into the low to mid-60s in the suburbs. when we wake up tomorrow it will be sunny. we're going to add clouds from today but tomorrow looks fabulous. most of this week i got to say looks pretty good. i'll e

the tacoma station will be closed to allow the ntsb to conduct tests on the red line. look for track maintenance on tap for the rest ever the line. the areas affected include the red line between medical center and friendship heights, the orange line between vienna and west falls church and blue and yellow lines between braddock road and huntington. work starts later tonight and runs through sunday. you can check out all of tonight's top five on myfoxdc.com. just click on web links. >> thank you. >>> don't stress over the mess at metro is weekend. why not hit the beach. gary has your full forecast coming up next. >>> need to get your vacation fixed this summer but don't want to break the bank? how to find afree place to crash on the other side. >>> first, can you stand it? the promised of unfiltered, uncensored nonpolitical correct tweet coming your way. sarah palin still the governor in alaska but for the next ten days she's keeping her twitter activity professional. come july 26 the former vice presidential nominee will launch her personal twitter page. hmmm... well.

the pride of tacoma mark. he leads by three.ith manny acta and eddie jordan both fired in the last year, jim zorn actually has the second longest tenure among coaches/managers of the four major sports team in dc. it's the fact that this whole head coaching thing is kind of new. with training camp set for next thursday, zorn is in. i discussed how much comfort level and since of belonging has increased this year. >> i felt like i belonged last year but my comfort level has changed from the standpoint of our coaches, players knowing much more of our terminology. actually the scheme, how we do things. >> our training camp coverage starts next wednesday. basketball now with the tom thomas and sen gol la all traded. ever since he got his man. alberto the six foot big man out of argentina signed a deal today. he spent the last three seasons with the spurs winning a championship there. and in chicago tonight, we may have finally figured out where jimmy hafa has buried. has anyone checked the ivy on the walls at wrigley field. this is s

it happened at the tacoma metro is station this morning. man fell and could not get to his feet. no trains were around at the time. two passengers jumped on the tracks immediately and carried him off. it is unclear why or how he fell. >> two marine sergeants from maryland are the latest casualties in the war in afghanistan. the bodies of 33-year-old david spicer of ol know knee, and michael heede of edgewood returned to the u.s. yesterday. military said both killed in a bomb attack on monday. in edgewood today, neighbors of sergeants heede were coming to terms with his death. >> i couldn't sleep last night. it upset me. >> it could have been us. it could have been my father, or my husband. you know, it is a sad day. it is so close to home. you know, but it is life. >> heede went to high school in pennsylvania. and later moved to edgewood. >> u.s. customs officials say agents at bwi thurgood marshall airport have seized a soap en crusted severed bird head. the head was found in a container of homemade black soap in the luggage of the traveler returning from nigeria. this fine come

. >>> the senior british open, tacoma park fred funk is in contention to his career.greg norman tearing his way to the top of the leader board. third round action, fred funk had the best two-round score ever at a senior british open. gets the birdie put to go. funk had an up and down day, though. on the very next hole, this is for boggey. he would tap in for double bogey. he is still very much in it. only trails by one stroke. as for the shark, greg norman, he was in attack mode all day on the par 313th, his perfect. he would knock that in for birdie. speaking of birdies, norman putting for one of them. norman shot a 64, 10 under par. he leads by one stroke. >>> let's go to ontario for the canadian open. the shot of the year, maybe the shot of the decade as one of our interns, paul swind, says. america leads number 15. best shot ever, goes off of the other ball into the hole for a hole in one. olston's reaction, he loves it. the ball had gps. it wanted to go into the bottom of the cup and it does. leaf olson is thinking, i'm really good and i'm a professional. olson a

the work would be done between the fort totten tacoma stations. >>> baltimore county police have identifiedho drowned in chink creek in dundalk yesterday. 19-year-old said crick cart was swimming in the creek in the 8500 block of sandy plains road around 3:00 yesterday afternoon when he had some sort of medical condition, possibly a seizure. and went under. >>> a van going the wrong way in north baltimore crashed with an suv. the video you'll only see here on abc 2 news. the crash happened around 1:15 this morning on 24th street near charles street. firefighters had to cut a man out of his van. he was taken to the hospital. people in that neighborhood say many of the crashes in the area could be avoided with a simple change in the city. >> for a few years now, there has been a missing sign over the intersection at maryland and 24th. a do not enter sign used to be there. it's missing now. i called 311 many times a month for several months now. almost two years about the missing do not enter sign. eight cars a day pass the wrong way on 24th street. this is what finally happened. >> neighbors

at the senior british open, tacoma park native fred funk missed his chance at winning a first major byhis much. he set a 36-hole record at the tournament. fred funk started the front nine on the right track. here on the sixth hole from about 20 feet away, drains the birdie. funk shot a three under and uld finish in a three-way tie for the lead. we go to a playoff. on the first hole funk needs this birdie to stay alive. but, oh, just so close. just misses it. he would be eliminated. funk gave it all he had. came up short. great tournament for the former terp. loren roberts. two putts to beat mark mcnulty. first putt, just short. no problem. roberts would tap it in to win his second senior british open title. he won $316,000. >>> in the wnba, all-star guard allay na beard and the mystics in the works. everybody at once, ah. hosting the monarchs. dishes to crystal langhorn. she puts it up and in. a season high 19 points and 8 rebounds. third quarter. mystics in control up 68-60. chastity melvin loses the ball. gets it back. passes to coleman. the mystics beat the monarchs 87-73. i can gua

the tacoma park native two over on the day. now in second place. leader, the birdie on 15 for the lead. he will enter tomorrow's final round with a one shot lead. what may be the best golf shot of the year, maybe best golf shot ever. canadian open. he's going to land it pin high but gets the spin and then the assist off the other ball, ricochets into the cup. that is a hole in one. check out his reaction and even better check out what he wins. forget the sweet four, there's your perk. he gets a brand new bmw g4 roadster. >> in order to win a bmw you have to call that shot. >> like in pool. >> yeah. >> i thought of that too. >> wow. >> i think there could be more rain tonight. not severe weather like we had earlier, but more rain tonight. still a chance for shower and thunderstorm tomorrow. not a wash out but like today and high near 87. >>> thanks for watching. have a good night everybody. see you tomorrow. >> bye. oh, what's this? breakfast. it's kind of early, buddy. you've got to need to take some cholesterol off you. honey, have you been readin

of tacoma, washington.the only detail we have right now. we don't know exactly, you know, what started it, what other buildings they might be worried about at this point, but you will get a big idea what kind of problem they have on their hands by looking that the video. >>> today, london marks three years until it has its 2012 olympics. the organizing committee will show case an olympic park under construction. they also will show their progress on sporting venues and london's transportation system. most of the committee's $3 billion budget comes from private sponsorship. the committee's chairman says the budget and all the plans are on track. >>> sarah palin is not holding back. she has some choice words for her critics as she says good-bye. they said it would never last. but it's been two months, and you're still going strong. glade lasting impressions. two fragrances alternate to keep things... fresh and exciting day after day. - and not just for 30 days. - ( inhales deeply, sighs ) but for 60. it's the

. >>> metro has resumed rail service on the red line between tacoma park station tonight. the transit authority had shut down stations while they conducted tests into last month's investigation into the train crashes. those were to determine how long it should have taken the operator to slow her train before it slammed into a stopped train waiting for the station to clear. >>> meantime a light rail train collision in san francisco sends dozens to the hospital. it happened just before 3:00 this afternoon when win rain rear ended another train near a boarding platform. 44 people went to the hospital. we're told tonight mostly those injuries are not serious. >>> the district's unemployment rate now stands at 10.9%. well above the national average. the department of employment services reported that 35900d.c. residents were out of work last month. that's up from 22600 a year ago. the complete story and why d.c. leaders say the district is still doing fine. that story in sunday's washington examiner. >>> do we expect a repeat sunday of the terrific weather today? tony is up wit

officially it hit 102 at seattle tacoma airport all time record shattered. >>> to the news out this morning about the tanning bed industry. while the risk of skin cancer is well known. the dire warning today as we said compared the effects to cigarette smoking and arsenic. and our chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman is here with more to sort this out tonight. i was saying before the break don't people who strap on the goggles and go in those things assume a certain all. risk? >> no, which is why the world health organization has now said look, we have an exponential increase in cancer, skin cancer, we can link it to the use of indoor sun and tanning booths, and if you infact start using the booths before the age of 30 your risk goes up 75%. it is now linked to the same kind of cancer causing issues as tobacco, arsenic, mustard gas, the who is taking it seriously. >> they intended to sound a loud warning and they did. >> expect a punch back tomorrow from the trade industry. >> nancy snyderman, thank you for being with us as always. >> you bet, brian. >>> when we come back, the folks who

tracee wilkins is live at the tacoma station now on this story. >> it seems as long as the ntsb is doing the investigation, some of the investigation coming out is scary. the bottom line is they want to find out all the problems they can associated with the accident and any other problem and fix them. >> more problems are being detected on metro. one month after the accident that killed nine people on the red line. investigators with the national transportation safety boa are continuing to focus on the circuit that since this train on the tracks stopped them and runs them in automatic mode. the investigators have already reported a bond on the circuit replaced five days before the crash malfunctioning. officials say the problem was not so bad that the circuit could not detect trains. >> we have not found any failures. we are going through the records to insure that there were no failures during that time. if we find cases where we failed to detect the train, you will hear this from us. >> the ntsb have asked for records to see if anything was missed by operators. from once every 30 days,

. >>> the tacoma park metro station will be open today.the red line near the station had been shut down nearly all day yesterday as federal investigators tried to reconstruct the crash. they are trying to figure out when the driver of the striking train could first see the stopped train. riders can still expect delays on the red line today. >>> 40 people were injured when two trains crashed in san francisco. four people have what appear to be severe injuries. >>> good morning. welcome back to "news4 today." let's find out how the sunday forecast is shaping up. steve villanueva has the latest. >> good morning, everybody. it's going to be another wonderful day today. plenty of sunshine, and temperatures in the 80s. humidity again will be quite low. and 73 degrees right now. we started off in the 50s in many spots. we are warming up nicely. 72 right now in manassas. and the air is comfortable. there are a few high clouds out there. we will call it mostly sunnyor today. and temperatures in the mid-80s. comfortable. and then we will see a incre