the arlington memorial bridge is not a case of mismanagement. it's a case of no funds to rebuild it. now, mr. jarvis, the federal highway administration says it's going to close this bridge that leads to the arlington cemetery within five years if it's not rebuilt. do you think it will last five years? it gives you five years to rebuild the bridge. you've already shut down some traffic on the bridge. how much longer does this bridge -- is it one of the older of the busiest bridges in your inventory? >> we have a lot of old bridges throughout our inventory, but this is the most expensive and most complicated and highest use bridge in the national park system so it is our number one priority. it was our number one priority in the reauthorization to the transportation bill in terms of request for funds for these kinds of high-profile project that are in serious condition. based on the federal highway administration's engineering assessment which was being done regularly, the bridge is subject to eminent closure in 2021, but we did do some emergency

he the outcome of this investigation according to the arlington county school. the student accused of smoking with and selling to was just a middle schooler here. >> a teacher behind bars after giving a student the wrong type of education according to authorities, a drug education. say zach van dike, a teacher's assistant drove a student to his home where the two smoked marijuana before van dike sold the middle schooler pot and then drove him back to school. >> it's very alarming, i can tell you that much. >> the reaction the student's parents had. they contacted the arlington at schools. >> you don't expect that kinds of stuff to happen at a school and especially with kids this young. >> this illegal activity taking the kid away from the school, that's scary. >> told us he has been with the school district for years. also in arlington. >> i finished like a yearly review of this teacher. [ indiscernible ] >> people you trust with your kids. you wouldn't think anything like that would happen but things happen everywhere. >> and that is what worries police, that po

the newest location? this store looks totally different than arlington. merchandising is different, the layout is different, the lighting is different. the whole thing is different. the one thing that's consistent is this place is also functioning like a mini-warehouse. and there's even more inventory piled up here than there was in the other store. giovanni: i know what you're thinking. we literally just unloaded our delivery. lemonis: and i also wanted to check out the store they acquired at rogers park, but i had some trouble finding it, 'cause there was no sign of bentley's anywhere. giovanni: we only took it over in december. lemonis: yeah, and, so, when you took it over, did you think it was a good idea to change that awning so that i didn't drive by it three times? lisa: yes, we need to change that. -giovanni: yeah. -lemonis: why haven't you? -giovanni: just money -- -lemonis: don't say money to me. don't say money to me. we have money to pile inventory up to the hill, but not money to make sure that the sign is right. one of the most important part

the arlington memorial bridge was not a case of mismanagement. it's a case of no funds to rebuild it. now, mr. jarvis, the federal highway administration says it's going to close this bridge that leads to the arlington cemetery within five years if it's not rebuilt. do you think it will last five years? it gives you five years to rebuild the bridge. you've already shut down some traffic on the bridge. how much longer does this bridge -- is it one of the older of the busiest bridges in your inventory? >> we have a lot of old bridges throughout our inventory, but this is the most expensive and most complicated and highest use bridge in the national park system so it is our number one priority. it was our number one priority in the reauthorization to the transportation bill in terms of request for funds for these kinds of high-profile project that's are in serious condition. based on the federal highway administration's engineering assessment which was being done regularly, the bridge is subject to eminent closure in 2021, but we did do some emergenc

this happening on memorial bridge right across from the arlington cemetery. protests gets understand way at 3:00. >>> and today mayor muriel bowser will be in indianapolis for the u.s. conference of mayors. the leaders will discuss policies and best practices for running a city. some of the topics will be transportation, education and policing. the conference lasts until monday. >>> what we have got to do is to co transforming this country. >> senator bernie sanders is not dropping out. he is now focusing on campaigning for other democratic candidates in congressional and local races. sanders will be in albany today hosting a speech called where do we go he from here. meantime donald trump is trying to appeal to sanders supporters. >> ai'm no fan of bernie, but he's right about trade. i will do something about it. >> trump is in scotland this morning where he is reopening a golf course. hillary clinton does not have any public events scheduled for today, but her campaign is holding rallies in miami and chicago. ♪ >>> some local students will get a great deal t

the arlington memorial bridge is only 2000 feet long and it's falling apart. it should not be handed over millions of more acres via the antiquity act. you may think that the national park has the capacity control more public land. >> you said you are conservative in that regard. going back to the general lady from the virgin islands. >> no sir, we make a request request every year for appropriations to meet our needs. >> the general lady said the money went to these areas into a the west. why are they being given to ther proper areas with proper oversight. >> i'm not aware specifically. if were talking about why cc money versus maintenance backlo> funding? we have an $11 billion backlog o in maintenance because we only get about half annually what we need to keep up.adjudi we are putting every dollar we have as a priority into the back log including dire road and bridges but we did not receive adequate funding for even one bridge. >> i think the gentleman. we now recognize the gentlewoman from the district of columbia for five minutes. thank you, i >> apprecia

police are back at the arlington police department. spent most of the evening interviewing residents in the neighborhood. we're told at least seveneven properties were targeted and hit in the same neighborhood. now, arlington police say the vandalism is very similar to the vandalism found on the belmont trail even though at this pointt they're not ready to say just yet if those two incidents are connected. what we do know that in both cases the suspects young or old remain at large.larg teisha lewis, fox5 local news. now to montgomery county where e man is suing the school system saying the emergent programs are discriminatory saying the school system failed to publicize the opportunities to interested andr qualified students of color and those from lower income families. if families don't know about p these programs you're going to get the same type of familiesfai applying and getting in. that's what school magnets. black and latino students are 50 percent of the population here in the county but they maky up less than 5 percent. that

a renewed push this new to get -- noon to get funding to rebuild the arlington bridge. major corrosion to the underside of the bridge. the national park service says it will be forced to close without a major renovation. where do things stand right now? reporter: there are big problems with the bridge. this is on the south end on the virginia side. there is disrepair all over the place. 68,000 cars pass over the bridge every day. problems are on the deck, the spans, and the concrete holding the bridge together. the team took a turn of the bridge -- tour of the bridge. the national park service took the group under the bridge deck to get a look at major issues. officials are pushing for $250 million in funding for repairs for the bridge, which would have to be closed in 2021 if repairs are not made. this is similar video to a tour that happened last february, highlighting major problems underneath the memorial bridge. vulnerable in the entire system. we have to act. this bridge was built for a 74-year lifespan -- 75-year lifespan and is 84 years old. >> this bridge does n

the arlington bridge is only 2000 feet long as falling apart. you should not be given more acres the of the antiquity act. you said you are conservative in that regard. going back to the woman from the virgin islands. doesn't show a lack of leadership that those resources are not funded. >> we get only about half. >> let's go back, the general lady said the money went to those areas but they went to the west. why aren't they going to proper oversight. >> i'm not aware specifically, were talking about why cc money versus backlog funding? sir, we have an 11 billion backlog in maintenance because we only get about half what we need to keep up annually. >> you're telling me you have no adjudication of those monies? >> we are putting every dollar we have into our maintenance backlog including our roads and bridges but we do not receive adequate funding in the transportation bill of even one bridge, the arlington bridge. >> we now recognize the gentlewoman from the district of columbia. >> thank you, i do appreciate appreciate the hearing and want to s

on the virginia side, the arlington cemetery and rosal ind. this part of the overhaul ends july 3rd. that means commuters have two full weeks of deal withing these interruptions. >> reporter: commuters got creative because they didn't want to deal with this: long lines waiting to board the free shuttle buses here and then getting into a packed bus. you can see nearly empty bike racks. that's because many people chose to ride bikes to work instead of using metro. >> i'm not going to drive, i'm not going to take the metro. i'm not going to walk. it's cheap, it's fast. >> reporter: by bike, it takes tyler about 20 minutes to get to work. >> shuttle buses. >> reporter: now that metro's state track phase to get creative. >> i think it's crazy. it's a lot going on with the stations being closed and everything. >> reporter: that frustration translates into dollars for businesses like lyft and uber. >> i'm getting more calls today. >> reporter: calls from people who don't want to sit on crowded free shuttles. >> they should go back to minimizing the co

and in northern virginia, libby garvey won the primary for her seat on the arlington county board. you can find all the results from last night's primaries o >>> now to the latest in the fight against the zika virus. there's going to be a community meeting tonight in alexandria. the city will let you know what it is doing to keep mosquitoes away. that starts at 6:30 at the lee center on jefferson street. >>> think you can't go that long without looking at your phone? you are not alone. how that need to be connected is impacting your life. >>> we are watching the threat of rain in your neighborhood as you get ready to leave for work. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein has your commuter forecast at 6:11. >>> a developing story i'm watching out west after several people are shot in an overnight shooting in downtown oakland. one person is dead. i'll have the latest om the lifrve woman: i have a masurprise for you.are you? man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. but they won't miss out on fi

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it is her first time visiting the master chief at arlington. >> one of the reasons i have never come out here on father's day was, it was painful. >> that pain felt by others, spending sunday with their military father's. >> you have to hold onto those memories. >> balloons, messages, and flowers. a celebration of time spent thanking them for their service and love. >> until the lord comes to get me, i will be right here th is a day to honor the love and sacrifices of all father figures. >> i want to wish the mothers a happy father's day as well, because a lot of single mothers are raising our kids today. >> they say they plan to spend every fathers day right here in arlington with their dads. kimberly: when you find a beautiful spot like that, there is a sense of peace, being there. josh: absolutely. today you could not ask for a better day for it. kimberly: a special story. josh: we are talking about the humidity, the heat cranking back up tomorrow, the first official day of summer, so we are getting ready to deal with more of that. right now, feels pretty good out there considerin

officials are working to find out how that oil leaked from the arlington substation. nearly two dozen birds ti s die after the oil coated their feters. the dye used today does not hurt animals or and you quack tick life. >>> today the rain returns. amelia draper is back with a closer look. >>> and he's the baltimore police officer facing the most severe charges for the death of fred ldie gray. and they could get dropped today. up in the trial of caesar goodson. >>> and the area program being credited for making sure kid's first offense is also their last. >>> time for weather and traffic on the 1s. a change in our weather. >> let's get the details from amelia draper. >> today we'll be dealing with a show the best chance dealing with a shower will be during the morning showers from this rain i'm tracking back in the pap hand panhandle of west virginia. so have a small umbrella handy. all eyes will be on this evening into tomorrow morning when heavy rain impacts the area. some places could see over 2 inches. and that will lead to flash flooding concerns especially on are

. >>> and libby garvey wins the primary for her seat on the arlington county board. washington app. >>>. >>> the fbi confirms that they interviewed the inlaws of mateen tonight. >> it is after we learned that his wife tried to talk him out of an attack and could face charges herself for failing to report it. jay gray is live in orlando with the latest on the tragedy. jay? >> it is part of a growing investigation here that also includes information from many in this neighborhood that omar mateen, the accused gunman was no stranger to this community or the nightclub before the attack. a new picture is emerging about the man police say is responsible for the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. omar mateen lived two hours from the crime scene in this apartment with his wife and their 3-yeaol federal agents say she was with her husband when he bought ammunition and a holster used in the attack, once drove him past pulse to scope out the club and may have tried to talk him out of the plan weeks before the killing spree. the fbi is looking at reports that mateen was a r

today the arlington county board designated the stratford school a local historic district. >> stratford school was the first in virginia to be integrated. the designation will protect the building and means planned renovations and an addition to the school must meet specific design guidelines. >> another look for you at some of the flooding that happened at the cleveland park metro station today. take a look at that. how would you like to get off the metro and wade your way to the escalator. >> what a mess. >> the waterfall coming down the escalator, as well. we had a lot of heavy rain in a short amount of time. >> that was closed a couple of hours. another vantage point where it looks like water was growing up the steps. i don't know how they made it out. some had to take the elevator and wait in line down there. >> we had a flash flood warning a at this t three inches an hour and that was the sec batch that came through d.c. and then a third batch. a couple of water rescues today. a couple of trees down. saw 46 severe thunderstorm warnings in our area. >> power outages and all kinds o

. >> and in northern virginia, libby garvey won for the arlington county board. you can find all the results from the primaries on the nbc washington app. >>> a federal court w line today. friends are pushing to protect two species of protect ed pods that live along the route. the lawsuit was filed in 2013 and calls for an alternative route between silver spring and bethesda. that 13-mile rail line is set to begin construction later this year to connect prince george's and montgomery counties. >>> larry hogan is making a visit to prince george's county today to take a tour of local businesses and projects including the mgm national harbor casino under construction. governor hogan is also expected to make a transportation announcement this afternoon. >>> and it is 4:37 and the faa will try to convince lawmakers more air traffic controllers are needed for monitoring the nation's runways. the house transportation committee will hold a hearing at 10:00 this morning. the verecent report are too few qualified air traffic controllers at a dozen air traffic facilities. >>

this happened at the market common in the clarendon section of arlington. t has an update on what happened. amy: black smoke pouring through clarendon boulevard. neighbors capturing the entire thing on video. >> we actually watched the fire for ten or 15 minuteses keep building and getting bigger. amy: waiting out out behind the yellow tape. crews say a transformer vault in the street caught fire before 9:00 tuesday mornin >> at that point the crash unit from the national airport was requested for their dry chemical and the foam capabilities. >> smoke. i'm sure you could see it for miles away. amy: chris says he was trapped in an elevator for half an hour. >> i was just going to work to take the elevator to the garage. all of a sudden it went pitch black. >> it wasn't until after he and two others were rescued they heard about the flames. >> that is when it got us. a little more scary. we could start to smell the smoke. we knew something wasn't right. >> if flames got the flames got up to 30 feet. amy: crews couldn't confirm how many transformers are in the

sleephope that they better knowing a dangerous individual is off the street in arlington county. roz: the first attack was in may of 2007. a woman was walking when a man trapped her from behind and try to force a plastic bag over her face. womanllowing month, a answ a man tried to put a plastic bag over her head. she screamed, he ran. fast-forward nine years to just last month. the 700 block of edgewood street. woke to a man sexually assaulting her in her home. dna matched that from the plastic bags. linkedin pageoe's in 2007, he worked as a parole officer in arlington and fairfax county. >> he was not someone that was originally in any type of database. roz: detectives are going over other unsolved cases in that nine-year period. i have reached out to poe's family and have not heard back. he is being heldit date set for next month. they expect he will face additional charges. roz plater, abc 7 news. leon: this just in from fairfax county police -- fairfax county. arrested joseph gamerl. officers are asking anyone with additional information to come forward. >> the weekend is fina

cheryl: the full military honor, she is laid to rest at arlington national cemetery. amily gathered along with friends. captain raider was an american spy in europe following world war ii. she worked as a field operative at the office of strategic service which later became the c.i.a. >> strategic service unit sent her to poland which was occupied by russian forces to gather economic and political data. cheryl: when the records w discovered that captain raider was nominated twice for legion of merit. the o.s.s. society started to lobby the army but the award was not granted until u.s. senator mark warninger stepped in. neighbor and friend accepted the award. >> the wrong has been righted for her. it will be righted for more women. salute for the old guard. the flag for the casket handed over to elder who says they kept quiet about what she did. the cover was blown but she insisted on finishing the mission. she died in january at the age of 100. holding on for the legion of merit award are willing to pass it to the museum will display it. in arlington, cheryl conner, ab

dominion power is looking at how it started in front of the barnes and noble in the arlington county neighbourhood. they think lit think it will take two days to a week. >> we will be without power i have meetings this week. >> certainly not my typical schedule butly have to adapt. >> arlington fire department says it was contained under ground and did not spread to nearby stores. >>> green line is seeing a spike in riders because metro's most traveled tracks in prince georges county are blocked. ride are bypassing orange and silver lines as the agency works to fix the rails. we got a new view of the metro. now green belt is getting 34% more riders. >> uber is one way or take the green line. >> the parking at green line stations is getting tougher as you can imagine. today prince georges county said there were only 50 open spots, that station is seeing 40% more riders we have complete guide to metro surge on e thwusa 9 app plus live traffic map to see if there are issues on the road. >>> four gun bills failed now lawmakers unvailed a fifth how this is different after the break. >>> n

also developing now, police want you to be on the lookout for a suspicious truck seen lurking around arlingtonchildren have been approached by the vehicle at least four times. now we hear from a young girl who may have been an intended target. john gonzalez as a store you will only here on 7. john: it is all over here in arlington county. many parents talking about this suspicious blue truck. very disturbing. 4 instances, but all very similar. the first here. this young girl telling police this man was behind the wheel following her as she walked down the sidewalk. arlington county police saying these incidents are all connected. they believe this man is driving a blue pickup tools. in the first incident back on april 7, the man spoke to the children, a brother and sister, as they walked. police say the he tried to entice them. we spoke with these very brave smart children. >> we ran away. >> my sister came running to me telling me a guy came and started asking her where we live and stuff like that. >> i have people that walk to school, they wear headphones every day. it is absolutely a conce

patches of the heavy rain over arlington. that is moving through the portion of the district.s far as the timeline goes moving to southeast, we think any minute it will move through chillum and prince george's county and part of northeast, northwest washington. 5:19 in fairfax. 5:32 in annandale. there is no flash flood warning of water and the heavy downpours that could cause flooded creeks. go out of the banks. tomorrow we have the afternoon showers and the storms. sunday is setup potential of the severe thunderstorms. isolate tornado. damaging wind. mid-afternoon through the early everything hours. we will spell out the timing of this in a couple of minutes. alison: thank you. kevin lewis is in montgomery county. tell us, what are you seeing now? kevin: well, we are on 355 in rockville close to the white flint metro station. the rain is lightening up. turn the camera to the north. clearer skies there. that is where the storm came rolling in from. if you look southward you can see the darker, the gray skies in the direction toward bethesda. silver spring. that is where the s

in the fourth the orioles in arlington, taking on the rangers.choo it's a rocket to write off the base of the wall. that scores a pair and the rangers when it, 4-3. giants-pirates. eric kratz hits one deep to the corner, angel pagan goes after it, leaps, appears to catch it. but wait, he does not hold on to it. guess what that is, a home run. that is also a very unhappy outfielder. great job getting there, great job leaping, but not great job catching. pirates win 1-0. thousands of fans gathered early this morning to welcome home the nba champions, the first championship the city has seen it over half a century. leon knows all about that. leon: thank you. team lebron james and the arrived to screaming fans, waving the larry o'brien trophy, walking by fans, giving them an up close look. you can tell just how much this means not just for lebron but the entire city of cleveland. hentime, lebron james jr., might be only 11, but he reportedly has already received attention from some of the best college basketball programs in the country. little lebron

the ashes will be in-urned in arlington, which sets the september 7 date for the service. >> i was so happy i couldn't concentrate so i had to leave work early. >> reporter: it was the final wish of a legend, who was among women pilots, wasps, during world war ii. they were in 1977, and had been eligible for arlington with military honors. but in 2002, the army reversed the policy, since they were civilians, not members of the military. but miller successfully fought to get the law amended. >> it was an important role, the ladies were doing the work back home. i think it's great. >> i think this is a perfect way to remember our veterans, even if they are civilians. >> reporter: the law paves the way not only for her grandmother, but the 103 living wasps across the country. >> they are grateful we worked so hard. >> reporter: miller was so pleased with the bill and the cooperation in congress, she has a new tatoo to commemorate it. >> my grandmother would be proud, so excited. >> reporter: the battle lasted 7 month. it started with a tweet to us, and ended in congress. andrea mccarren.

heavy rains over the district. arlington, alexandria, down to fredericksburg. out of here eventually. and yet another round of storm on the way late afternoon and into the evening hours. some may become severe. we will get this out of here by friday. for tomorrow, keep a watch. eye to the sky. showers and the thunderstorms in the everything. highs will be in the middle 80s. look at the next seven days. we clear things out nicely. friday may see a storm or two in the mountains. lower 80's. mid-80's on saturday. upper 80's on sunday. showers and storms on monday and tuesday but not looking anything like we are expecting tomorrow morning. don't forget "good morning washington" starts at 4:30. veronica, eileen and jackie on duty. they will keep you ahead of the storms and keep you safe. leon: okay. alison: awesome. sounds good. thank you. leon: you know a good way to stay safe is with guns. that sounded weird. doesn't make sense. this will. check it out. the only way to beat the heat of summer and stay safe and not get overheated. use water guns. nearly 7,000 peopl

. >>> later in the day, arlington county police will conduct an active shooter drill at fashion centre at pentagon city. the drill will begin at 7:00 p.m. inside the mall. it will last until midnight. during that time you'll see a lot of emergency vehicles in the park lot, but they will not be using their sirens. >>> and we're learning new information about the victims in friday night's triple murder this district heights as police continue their investigation. darcy spencer spoke to neighbors who are still trying to understand what is happening in their community. >> just so devastating when it happens to someone that you knew was a great guy, that was so close to hit. it hit you in a bad spot. >> reporter: this man grieving the loss of his neighbor, all he kept a meticulous home and worked every day. >> a great humble guy. very down to earth. if he knows you, he'll do all he can for you. >> reporter: rowlett was among the five people shot at this home in orleans avenue in district heights. three died. carlina gray was also killed. she lived in the home with her boyfriend. he was walk

i'm in the boston park neighborhood of arlington. e 3900 block of north fourth street off gleeb road. we've been talking with a number of women in this neighborhood this afternoon that said yesterday morning area was crawling with police they came here after the woman was attacked. what we're told it was around 2:00 in the morning when this man grabbed a knife and went in through on window and attacked a woman in her bedroom. >> during the attack she was very brave. she saw an opportunity for her to separate herself from the male. she did

the woman is living in arlington on a student visa from china. ecutors say she ripped off high-end department stores by buying handbags worth thousands of dollars and then returning fake handbags and selling the real ones online. she's now in jail charged with wire fraud. >>> d.c. police are searching for two more suspects involve in a violent robbery near the tenleytown metro station. two men tried to blend in with wilson high school students. they say four young men robbed someone at knife point near the identify the suspects. >>> commuters along one of the busiest roads are bracing for a change. the transportation planners want to eliminate left turns on part of route 123 near tysons. here's how it may help keep traffic flowing with adam tuss. >> reporter: anything to help road congestion is a good thing, but eliminating left-hand turns altogether is something being considered along super busy 123. as a matter of fact, they want to turn this stretch here into what is known as a super street. basically eliminating a lot of the conflict points wh

i'm in the boston park neighborhood of arlington. this is the 3900 block of north fourth street off gleeb road. we've been talking with a number of women in this neighborhood this afternoon that said yesterday morning area was crawling with police they came here after the woman was attacked. what we're told it was around 2:00 in the morning when this man grabbed a knife and went in through on window and attacked a woman in her bedroom. >> during the attack she was very brave. she saw an opportunity for her to separate herself from the male. she did bathroom and locking door and took her ipad with her and yelled for help and screamed and contacted other people through the ipad to get her help. >> police say while the victim was in the locked bathroom she was able to lock out a window and noticed a man described as histanic wearing a gray hoodie athletic shorts run out building. there are no surveillance cameras in the complex mean composite sketchch the woman was not able to get a good enough look at the man's face. the victim was out

that could slow you down as d you try to access the arlington area this morningn ar and then road work.he that's the good news there.ws t. right after connecticutt afconn avenue. so that has already picked up as the morning rush begins.h beg let's take a wide view of thew morning commute right now.t w. aside from 50 inbound i otherwise we haven't seen tooen many problems. problem it's probable that inner loope p construction that has been picked up as you look at the lot top of the beltway. beltw let's check our cameras thiser morning see if there'sing if anything out there. this is. th 270 just a few cars aroundro father hurley boulevard exit southbound on 270 so not seeing any problems right now.bh looks like a smooth ride on ride 270 as you head in from either frederick or montgomeryerk or my county. not any reported delays there. e all right. that's a look at traffic. traff wisdom and maureen, back to b you. >> all right. all r 4:49 is the time.4:49 ithe time. this morning in the news, a high school principalni is on administrative leave after one a of his teachers was arrested aes

now he is in the arlington county jail charged with two counts of attempted abduction for stalking and attacking young women in articlington nearly a decade ago. it was his job to work with criminals. now he's the one behind bars tied to two attempted abductions of arlington women back in 2007. >> a female was walking down the street. he came up from behind and attempted to put a plastic bag over her face. >> reporter: poe emerged as a suspect in the 2007 cold cases as they investigated an incident last month on north edgeo that's when a man got into a woman's house and attacked her while she was sleeping. dna from that incident was submitted to the state crime lab. it matched dna taken from one of the bags in 2007. there was also a latent fingerprint from one of the 2007 bags and this composite sketch created. investigators kept following leads that pointed to poe as a possible suspect. investigators were able to use that 2007 fingerprint from the bag to connect those cases to him. >> he was charged for the two incidents that occurred in 2007, but we anticipate he'll face additional c

usually costs $25,000, but his friend mike duggan partnered with the arlington, massachusetts, policeepartment, to get him into r.c.a. on scholarship. but for many people, finding help isn't easy. >> i'm trying to get into a detox. >> reporter: people like jason's brother, andrew, who is also a heroin addict. >> i'm calling to see if there are any male detox beds available. >> reporter: while jason was in rehab, we found andrew cielg to get into anyplace. >> please leave your nairnlg number, and a brief message. >> reporter: anywhere for detox. >> i don't know why they never pick up. >> reporter: with no luck. >> and between calls he continued to shoot up. in massachusetts, it takes an average of 19 days before an addict can actually start a rehab program. sometimes it can take up to 10 weeks. so as the heroin epidemic intensifies across the country-- >> put your hands on the steering wheel! do it now! >> reporter: police are dealing with more and more heroin users on the street. >> what have you got? >> needles. >> reporter: for fors those who choose detox, which lasts about a week,

the coast guard rushed to the arlington memorial bridge and water. cued without injury. >>> that's a quick look at what's going on this monday morning. >> the news at 4:30 starts right now. >>> good morning, aims i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. we're looking at the skies and the roads. larry miller will have time safer traffic, but we start with allyson rae. good morning. >> good morning, it's going to be a pretty good day today. i'd call it a 9 out of 9. people who don't like the heat, we're going to cool off a little bit today into the low 80s. look at the temperatures. into the 50s and 60s, a nice breeze out there, making it feel not as warm. 63 for leesburg. 50s for winchester and port royal. same for hagerstown and frederick, 54 down to waldorf. the futurecast quiet. no rain chances this afternoon. high pressure is moving on in. so heading through the afternoon, topping out into the low 80s. and mid-80s for areas farther south of 66. we'll talk about rain back in the forecast on the seven-day coming up in a bit. larry? >>> thank you, allyso

there is no service on the blue line between arlington cemetery and rosslyn. irsthand look at what riders are going through. >> reporter: before sunrise, dion starts his day in maryland and usually rides the rail all the way out to vienna. >> now i have to go from addison road to benning road. >> reporter: those shuttles are at eastern market. several volunteers helping point you in the right direction. >> i have a map for you. >> reporter: we decided to ride along going from eastern market to benning road. >> your sleep is important. >> repo thompson on his way home from work. he says this is frustrating. >> you have to change your route a little bit. >> reporter: they're off to camp. she's going to work. a little tired too. >> you have to get up early in the morning. >> how much earlier? >> an hour earlier. >> reporter: we just got off the shuttle bus. here we are at benning road. they have folks here directing people who are getting off the metro here at benning road to get back onto a shuttle bus. we have to do this. >> shuttle bus service right to your lef

complain to the school's top brass, fox5's keisha lewis joins us live from arlington with the story, tisha? >> i want to let you know 39 minutes ago the school removed the teacher's information from its website, what i can tell that you there are few things that stands out about this story. one parent said it best able of the potential victims so disturbing, talking seventh, eighth, ninth graders, 12, 13, 14 years old, and to make matters worse police believe that there could be several more victims, plus, one parent says that this teacher was very well likes, very popular, and in her words her son will be devastated when he hears about this news talking about 32 year old zachary vandike tonight, he is charged with contributing to the delinquency of minor distribution of marijuana, police say all stems from incident that happened as recent as friday, take a >> i would be pretty appalled, because, as a parent, when i send my kid to the school, i am under the impression they are the next in line guardians and they would take care of my kids the same way i would. so totally inapropriate

the arlington county school board designated the stratford school as a historic district. the school integrated in february of 1959. the historic designation means the county board has to approve any changes that are made to the building. currently it's home magnet program but scheduled to be expanded to a county middle school. alison: time now for a check on the roadways today. jamie sullivan is on traffic watch. hi, jamie. jamie: look behind me. you can see the heavy traffic. this is along the capital beltway. if you travel from virginia, tysons to maryland and through montgomery county this is the pace you will be at. you don't get a break on the inner loop until you're through bethesda to silver spring. the outer loop is not as bad but there is volume. police activity still in place. champlain street northwest is closed off between florida avenue and ontario road northwest is blocked in that stretch. if you are traveling outbound 395, slowing but not until you get closer to duke street. we are okay leaving the 14th street bridge continuing past the pentagon. other brid

the scene's. he faces life in prison. >>> arlington county po woman was sexually assaulted in her home. the attack happened around two 2 am sunday morning at a woman's apartment in the 3900 block of fourth street in north arlington. the suspect went into the 28- year-old victim's apartment, threatened her with a weapon and sexually assaulted her. the man took off. the woman was able to lock yourself into the bathroom. if you saw anything suspicious in that area, contact police.>>> an arrest and now a temporary correct active -- protective order for peter niebuhr, also known as came from the cane show. last friday, he was charged with second-degree assault against his estranged wife. today a judge issued that protective order, forcing him to stay away from natasha dealer and the home where she lives. she accuses them of grabbing her and throwing her into a wall in front of the -- the couple's daughters. he calls the charge unfounded. >>> leaders pay a visit to the memorial bridge to sound an alarm about repairs and the need for the federal government to pony up the money. the park service

the fall. alexandria and arlington are exploring pilot programs for body cameras. irfax county, while they're ready to roll theirs out, the pilot has been put on hold for now. a county supervisor voted yesterday with hi members to hold off on rolling out the police body camera pilot program. >> i would like to see if we couldn't do better than that and i think we can. >> reporter: he thinks an 18-month delay is too much. police departments across the country have been giving to cameras to its officers on the street for the past two years. pressure has mounted here in fairfax county. the chief wants it for accountability for his officers and safety. there are a lot of moving parts when it comes to implementing a body worn camera, especially given the size of fairfax county and its police force. they need to determine at what point the officer will actually turn on the camera. then when interacting with a potential suspect, that video could eventually be made public. then they have to decide whether to show that person's fac blur it. how do you store that video data a

walkability, cultural vitality, the strike against arlington is the cost of living. as you might imagine not everyone agrees that arlington is tops. >> i could dispute that. alexandria is better than arlington. it's pleasurable. nice. friendly people. nice places. we walk constantly. >> you are so close to d.c. and suburban areas. being in old town you get a mesh of everything. >> i like the cold. i'm from new york. >> florida. near the beach somewhere. kimberly: now you're talking! the survey looked at 200 places and crumpled number for crime, cost of living. jonathan: i took the test and the first two, top two, arlington, number two is alexandria. kimberly: alexandria, arlington, silver spring. jonathan: glenn dale, california, is fifth. i have been there. too sedate. kimberly: d.c. popped the top five. if you want to take the quiz for yourself we put the test on my facebook page and my twitter page. jonathan: thank you. kimberly: fun. jonathan: interesting insight. michelle? michelle: tomorrow will be a big day at smithsonian history. it's opening a major exhibit a

the blueline will only runun from franconia to arlington cemetery.ce it's going have huge impactsmpacl line which will be the only way into d.c. from virginia.in 70,000 riders will be impacted p and officials say they need a 30 percent reduction inucti i service. here's what they said yesterday.ster >> i encourage you to share the ride and carpool but iff you're going drive we wouldrived ask you to think about, if youut can, traveling outside of the t peak periods. per >> this is major concern. conce this is something we have note a seen.seen i've been in this washingtonashg area since 1978. 1 we have not seen anything like this.this >> how are you going make this accessible for those who need wn to get to where they go. go >> reporter: metro isorter:etros planning bus bridges to geto g ride freers closed stations along the routes the trainsra would have taken. d.c. and prince george'sgeorge's county will that increase bothte their circular and their bus the routes but again we are we a talking major impacts that we t may not fully understand untildl the rush hour begins next week. we

david culver joins us from the arlington neighborhood off arlington boulevard. >> reporter: hi there.an tell you that neighbors here, they're working to clean up or at least cover up some of that vandalism. they're hoping to keep some of the young children that live in this community in seeing it, but their parents tell me it is too late for that. >> i'm actually disappointed. >> reporter: driving by the vulgar and obscene vandalism, disturbing. >> he goes, daddy, what's that. i say oh, it's just a joke. he starts to laugh. but you don't want him to think spray painting a funny. well, it's a bad joke. it's not something that you want to do, buddy. >> it is a neighborhood of it is very disturbing. >> reporter: you can still see where the work van got sprayed with an anti-semitic message. >> it is racist and homophobic. >> reporter: we noticed the vandalism up and down the street. curse words and inappropriate symbols on mailboxes, trash cans, street signs. we had to blur them out. police believe it could be the work of a juvenile who lives in the area. >> yesterday we also had a series

the leak came from the arlington substation. arly two dozen birds died after the oil coated their feathers. the dye used today does not hurt animals or aquatic life. >>> take a live look at storm team 4 radar and the rain that is moving into the area. you may feed tneed the wipers o way in. >>> and as we mentioned, surge one of metro safetrack program comes to an end today and we're getting you ready for phase two. closures you can expect in a life report. >>> and new information about that devastating sty toddler has been found after being krag >>> welcome back. never good to start with breaking news, a problem on the outer loop top side at connecticut avenue. all travel lanes are closed due to a serious crash. hearing maryland state police, rockville requesting to potentially get two lanes open to the left. that has not happened yet. it's still closed beyond the temple at connecticut avenue all travel lanes open. better news from the eastern shore, westbound on 50 at the bay bridge, all lanes reopened. delay getting toward the

the way. ♪ ♪ >>> a woman pilot during world war ii will be honored at arlington national cemetary after here made head guidelines elaine died at the age of 95 and she wanted her ashes placed at arlington. we have more from arlington national cemetary. >> elaine harmon's ashes will be in an urn on september 7th at arlington. it took the amendment of a law to make it happened. >> we wanted our grandmother to get her last wish. >> elaine harmonies making history again. even after her death. >> i was so excited i couldn't stop smiling. >> thank so her granddaughter's relentless effort. arlington that set the date for her memorial service. >> i was so happy i couldn't concentrate and had to leave work. >> it was the final wish for a local aviation legend among an elite group of women air force service pilots or wasps during world war ii. >> they were doing a great service as much as the men and they should have been recognized. >> the wasp were granted status in 1977. in 2002 the army reversed the policies and not members of the military but miller fought to get the law amended. >> it was a very

the metro stops. fairfax recollect 20er. vre trains and arlington rapid transit increasing as well. let fox ep had you with the changes. on the roads right now montgomery county outer loop between georgia and connecticut roadwork. a lot of green on the roads now as you take a wide view of the district area. 3 annapolis. 50 quiet. i you have covered when that changes we'll keep a close eye on metro. back to you maureen and wisdom. >>> all right. time now to talk weather and mike thomas is here early this morning. good morning, mike. >> good morning to you both. >> how are you doing. >> doing great how are you doing. >> doing fantastic, hoping weather is fantastic as well today. >> warm and muggy starm. by the time we get to tomorrow we're in for a light chain. light jacket by tomorrow morning. we'll get there eventually. today, let's look at temperatures outside around the region as you get your day started this morning. 72 washington, warm, mild, 73 quantico and 72 leonardtown and 73 annapolis and 60s north and west. martinsburg good morning 62. cumberland 64. dew points measure of m