tom sherwood was downtown when this happened and tells us how metro was affected. >> reporter: right now at the dupont circle metro station. it's one of the deepest in the system and it went out. the power's back on now. but it was a scary experience for one tourist couple from austin, texas. >> we got off and it was really dark inside of the train area and then we headed up here and saw this long staircase and it was completely stopped. so we walked up here. wasn't a problem as much for us but -- >> there was peep stopped. >> two or three ladies stopped and the police were being helpful and metro employees being helpful. but there were some folks that got up that were out of breath and having to get water and it was difficult for anybody that has any physical limitations. >> reporter: coming up at 5:00 we'll hear from more government workers and private office worker who is had to leave their buildings. one person thought it was an earthquake. in downtown washington tom sherwood news4. >>> university of maryland students also caught by surprise today. computers went dark emergency l

in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >> that food looks good. tom tweeted out cool pictures during his visit to the ballpark. a behind-the-scenes look at the nbc washington app. >>> we could use some warm weather to get us in the mood, doug. what do you think? >> springlike weather? >> yeah, that would be nice. >> i'm got that for you at least over the next few days, six out of seven all look to be above average. something we have not said much at all this season. take a look outside right now. toward the rockville area, towards bethesda off in the distance, a very nice shot this evening. really nice with those blue skies. look at this shot toward citi cam showing the potomac river looking nice, temperatures at 61 degrees. we'll drop to the upper 50s by 9:00, 53 at 11:00. it will be cool overnight maybe a little breezy at times. we've seen winds gusting upwafrdz 20 miles per hour today. not bad 55 in gaithersburg 59 in manassas, 62 ar warrenton, annapolis at 55 degrees. take a look at these numbers. we're warm here or at least mild here with 61.

tom sherwood is live for us. >> reporter: some of the fans are just starting to leave the game. this ballpark opened in 2008 and while the teams has had its ups and downs this river front area is just going up and up and up. outside the park construction is nonstop, even on game day. this hotel just one part of a building boom around the ballpark that is well under way. >> we've got probably 24 new buildings. we have 12 million, almost 13 million square feet on the ground right now. in the next two to three years if all the projects come to fruition we'll be 50% built out. >> reporter: michael stevens runs the capital river front business district where new restaurants, homes groceries and other attractions are popping up everywhere. >> nine new restaurants, a great addition to the landscape, and we we have nine residential projects under construction. >> reporter: and fans for opening day noticed this once drab industrial area has a whole new life. snilt's good. it's good for d.c. >> reporter: why? >> it brings people in. >> it's unbelievable. but i'm loving it. can't wait till

today news4's tom sherwood talked to fauntroy's wife of 57 years who says her faith in god is helping her through this ordeal. >> reporter: their crestwood home of more than 50 years, a painting of walter fauntroy once the right-han hangs in the living room. the peace of this home is far from the daily fear dorothy fauntroy felt in the 1960s civil rights era, like once staying in an alabama home with dr. king. >> i said, they could throw a molotov cocktail, and all of us would be killed. >> reporter: dorothy said her faith in god got her through those terrible times. now she trusts god will bring her husband safely home. the 82-year-old fauntroy, a member of congress for 20 years, has been away for 3 years first in africa, more recently the middle east, with little contact by phone or e-mail. >> people ask me how do you do it? and i just say, with the help of the lord, just like that. i said, i've always had a strong faith in god. >> reporter: family and church pitched in to stave off bankruptcy by paying the $2,000 a month mortgage while efforts continue to contact fauntroy and get h

tom sherwood got the scoop on the new business venture from graham himself. >> reporter: you know this jim graham on the d.c. council 16 years, defeated for re-election. out of office last january. what did he do next? well cue the music. ♪ >> which one would you like? >> reporter: cue the laser lights and the fog machine. that's right. jim graham is becoming a nude dancing imbpersario. >> i decided to go into the night dance club industry. >> reporter: in his old ward starting sunday graham will host sunday night male nude dancers for gay men and thursday night male nude dancers for women. are there nights for women to watch women? >> that's something we're actively exploring. >> reporter: the coop restaurant on 11th street where graham was having lunch, customers here were a bit surprised by the new gig. you know what he's going to do now? >> i don't know. >> reporter: he's going to open basically a strip club on george avenue. >> good for him. >> reporter: the house has been in business since 1979. in a neighborhood that is fast gentrifying. the former public official who also consu

in the district tom sherwood news 4. >>> new video tonight at 11:00.he fairfax county urban search and rescue team is now on the ground in nepal ready to help pull more victims from the rubble there. rescue teams from all over the world are there. more than 5,000 people are confirmed dead and fewer earthquake victims are being found alive acts hours pass. >> one search and rescue team did make a discovery in nepal tonight that might be considered miraculous. they pulled a man from a collapsed apartment building where he had been for more than three cases in a room with three dead bodies. it's a race against time to find people who are still alive there. at least 11,000 people were injured in that earthquake. rain and wind hit the shelter tents last night that raised fears of spreading disease. hospitals are out of rooms. there seems to be no end to the patients needing help. >>> we're staying on top of breaking news tonight. police using tear gas to disperse protesters in baltimore. the crowd is getting smaller, but the fight to enforce tonight's curfe

. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood in anacostia anacostia. crowded election to replace the late march onbarry on the d.c. council. i'll have that story coming up. doug? >>> we've got sunshine right now, but rain will greet us over the next couple of days. i'll show you when it moves in. [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music) introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. ancht you're watching news4 at 6. >>> gang members in baltimore say they want to be part of the solution there not the problem. members of the bloods and the crips talked to a reporter from our sister station in baltimore. they say they were out trying to stop people from rioting yesterday and should not be blamed for causing any unrest. >> what we try and get across is that we are of a different

. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood on the stage at the longtime nightclub on georgia avenue. there will be some dancers here soon, and former d.c. council member jim graham is going to bring them to you. i'll have the story coming up. >>> i'm pat lawson muse at the live desk. a passenger has been taken off a southwest flight in chicago for allegedly stabbing another passenger sitting next to her. the flight was about to take off from midway headed for manchester boston regional airport when southwest says the woman poked a man with a pen to stop him from snoring. nbc news has spoken with several passengers who posted about the incident on twitter. >> they tell us the woman stabbed the man in the arm. southwest says the flight is on its way to boston the woman has been taken off the plane and will be put on a different flight. at the live desk, pat lawson muse. >>> well, it's not the first thing you think a defeated politician might do once he's lost an election. >> former ward 1 d.c. councilmember jim graham is going into the nude dancing nightclub business. tom sherwood got

tom sherwood reports some residents can't wait for lucy to get on the job. >> reporter: for decades, neighborhoods like bloomingdale northwest near downtown have flooded when stormwater and sewage overflow century-old pipes. today the mayor spilled a little more water when she welcomed louis sit the 23-foot-high boring machine that will dig a tunnel under first street northwest to create a massive tank to hold 9 million gallons of overflow. >> what we are doing together here is solving a problem that dates back a century or more, and a solution that will last into the future a century or more. >> reporter: lucy will dig 100 feet a day. it will be lowered nearly 200 feet into the ground later this week. the overall $4 billion citywide project began after 2005 when the epa sued the city for polluting the anacostia and potomac rivers. >> we're going to improve the quality of life for washingtonians in this generation and in the next. >> reporter: lucy is the third of four massive tunnel digging machines to be used around the city. local residents have put up with noise street closings a

as for the 41,000-plus fans packing the stands to watch the game news 4's tom sherwood out at the center field gate talking to all the excited fans here already. a few hours early. we know people want to get ready for the big game tom. >> eun, a perfect day for baseball here at the park. fans began lining up early for the last thacts go on sale at 1:30 for the 4:00 game. needily to say, fans are excited, hoping to get in and hoping for a good season. >> prospects for the team are fantastic. i mean this is going to be should be the elite team in the national league, hopefully, we're going to try and get the grandstand seats. only $15. about all that's available today. >> reporter: one thing for all fans coming to the game today, new metal detectors for the first time ever at the nats ballpark. the team has been telling people come early for that. eun, you've been ear early today. back to you. >> for sure. thank you, tom. >>> and you know this big name. max scherzer. is he worth all the money? diana rossini joins us once again to tell us about that big game and what else to expect from the

in the district know tom sherwood, news4. >>> we're just getting started here on news4 at 5:00. still working several developing stories at this hour. >> our reporters are spread out across the dmv. >> reporter: strange cases of vandalism in this neighborhood in bethesda. coming up next, a look at all the damage. carol? >> reporter: alex ovechkin. what does that mean for the comments' success in the playoffs? that story is coming up. >> we've talked about clouds all day today. temperature in the 60s. thoseaÑ [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. >>> we're back with a bizarre case of vandalism. someone had broken into spegsive vehicle to set they will on fire. this happened in a neighbor around westling lane in bethesda. here's what police have learned so far. >> reporter: investigators say they are confident they will get to the bottom of this. a police officer is talking to one of the homeowners

. >> news4's tom sherwood is live outside nats park. >> hey, pat and jim. the crowd is mostly inside right now enjoying the game. the nats have take an 1-0 lead. it is a great day with good feelings all around. >> let's go, nats! >> reporter: whether they were cued up to get into the game or crowding into the popular fair grounds along path street fans were ready for the new season. >> nats fan. opening day. the weather is beautiful. >> i think we're going to go all the way. >> reporter: this is the start of the 11th season for nats in washington. the first three were at the old rfk at this park since 2008. new this year more bag chex and metal detectors, a change ordered by major league baseball for all big-league ballparks. fans took it in stride. >> the alternative is probably. shame we have to do that. >> reporter: what about the team itself? a team many writer sas is set for a long season. >> as long as the injuries don't last too long for werth and rendon i think they've got -- i think they'll go to the world series. i thought they were going to go la

relieved when mayor bowser said recently that she would not shut down the troubled system but as tom sherwood reports there are now questions of how to pay for it. >> reporter: trying to get even one line of the d.c. streetcar operating has cost $200 million and it's years behind schedule. now d.c. council members say the mayor bowser's budget slashes it even more. council transportation chairman said the mayor said she'd support building a smaller line but the money's not in the budget. >> i'm just confused about whether that's serious because these dollars really wouldn't support such a thing. it looks like a streetcar system on life support. >> reporter: the mayor making the first budget appearance as mayor before the council says she has to balance other spending priorities like schools. >> to complete the east-west line can't be funded. i guess it could be but it is not fully funded in the six-year plan were it came up in a long budget hearing and questions the plans to raise sales taxes. increase parking garage taxes. delay some school renovations and dip into 'm reserve funds. but she

. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood on the stage at the longtime nightclub on georgia avenue.ill be some new naked dancers soon, and former d.c. council member jim graham is goin >>> oh my gosh is right. take another look at this video from the remote aaron islands off the western coast of ieshreland ireland. one second, a tourist is there. the next second, she's not. swept off a cliff by a giant wave last week. a paramedic who happened to be visiting the island rushled to the woman's aid and helped fashion a makeshift rope to pull her to safety. her parents met her rescuers for the first time last night. >> when i see the huge wave coming and my daughter shouting "mommy." i just looked back, and she's not there. most terrifying moment of my life. >> it's a miracle that she's alive. it's simply amazing. i really am extremely grateful from the bottom of my heart to everyone. >> i suppose we just did what anyone would do in that situation, just try and help out. >> the rescued woman suffered a broken ankle. she hopes to return soon to her studies at the london school of economic

as tom sherwood reports, the top two contenders are watching every vote. >> reporter: the campaign officeth leftover stuff, but the race is not over. election night ended with may heavily favored holding only a 152-vote margin over her closest opponent. >> by next friday we should know something definitely. >> reporter: that's trayon white. he was checking on 1,000 challenged ballets still to be countdown. those ballets have mostly minor flaws. they may not be fully countdown until next week. >> i'm confident we have the numbers. we just pray that there's no fraud or anything misleading going on with those numbers because we believe in the will of the people. >> reporter: white told nbc 4 that even if he loses this race to finish berry's term he'll return again next year for a full term. marian christopher berry, berry's son, got 7% and finished well behind the leaders. >> our campaign has always been about the people. so our concept of rising came from the people as well. >> reporter: white is more than 10-1. she had the full support of mayor muriel bouzer who is trying to get a majority

tom sherwood looks at what's in store when you head to the park. >> the most obvious change new metal detection gates for all fans mandated by major league baseball. inside promoting star wars day for july 19th one of the on and off of the field attractions this year. it's attention to lots of detail like the 1,000 square feet of new grass for the players and new clothing lines for military and college fans. and special beer among other attractions targeting individuals, families and ticket buyers at any price range. >> we continue to make sure we have very affordable seats available at every game. we have $5 tickets every single game you call for walk up. >> but there are high tech tablets for ordering food and merchandise in every luxury sweet, including the new club 24 a season ticket table for four here goes up to $95,000. nationals fan mike hill of north virn virginia is a former orioles fan. he was surprised at ten years of nats baseball. >> i saw the merchandise in the store, did not realize it was ten years. i grew up an orioles fan and when i found out the nats were coming, c

. >> news4's tom sherwood is live outside nats park where fans are finding those changes off the field. tom? >> reporter: now it's a spectacular day here for the baseball game. you just heard the fireworks, maybe. and new security checks they're being taken in stride. >> let's go nats! let's go nats! >> reporter: fans were in line early to buy the few last-minute tickets. >> we're going to try and get the grandstand seats up in the nose bleed section, but they're only $15 and that's about all that's available today. >> go nats. >> reporter: and fans crowded the center field gates until they opened at 1:30 for the 4:00 game. >> whooo! >> reporter: for the first time this regular season metal detectors and bag searches are now routine. it's a change ordered by major league baseball itself for all, because a. >> maybe they know something we don't know. but, you know, it's better safe than sorry. but looks like it's taking a little longer for people to get in. >> reporter: the fans were in a good mood on this perfect baseball weather day and they weren't letting this new level of security

in the district tom sherwood, news4. >>> it doesn't just happen around the holidays. there is a search on for a man who snatched the package on the steps of a home on ninth street. the surveillance camera caught the man walking up and a few seconds later walking away with a package. you're asked to call police if you recognize the man. there is a $1,000 reward. >>> the home of the washington nationals is now facing a federal discrimination lawsuit. three former ballpark ushers who are seventh day adventists are suing for damages and back-pay. they say they were fired after they insisted on taking days off to observe the sabbath. the suit also cites changes in work schedule policies which included more weekend home games and concert events. a nationals park spokesman declined to comment on this lawsuit this afternoon. >>> the federal government is creating a new commission to oversee safety issues at metro. this announcement comes after several high-profile incidents including the time that passenger died after smoke filled the tunnel near the l'enfant mrauzplaza in ja

i feel nothing for the orioles anymore. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>> police call them the felony lane gang. new at 6:00, david culver shows us who these thieves are and how they're targeting moms in virginia. >>> dramatic steps to fight a drought in california. how some businesses a . >> announcer: you're watching news4 at 6. >>> i don't know where you're coming from or where you think you're appropriate in doing that. that doesn't -- that's not the way it works! how long have you been in this country? >> a new york city cop is on what is called modified duty now after verbally abusing an uber driver. the passenger in that car recorded this video. it has since gone viral. our new york station has learned that the detective in this video is part of the city's joint terrorism task force. they say he had apparently just visited a critically wounded fellow officer before this incident. >>> a national gang network is moving into our area looking for moms who are out on their regular errands. crooks are hoping to empty their bank accounts. northern virginia bureau

in the district tom sherwood news4. >>> next three young chirp kept inside a room of horrors. stripped of their freedom 24 hours a day. why their parents won't be locked up after admitting their guilt to a judge. >> reporter: a violent three weeks in fairfax county. several homicides, most of them unsolved. ahead at 6:30 we'll look at the similarities and what police want you to know. >>> plus, once endangered now thriving in the nation's capital. why so many bald eagles are nesting in d.c. >>> we are creating problems from oklahoma to the ohio valley. a mother and child are still missing in kentucky hours after torrential rains swept their car into a flooded creek. streets were flooded throughout louisville this morning leading to more than 160 water rescues. meanwhile, possible tornados in kansas and oklahoma have knocked out power to thousands. >> all of a sudden the rain we're dealing with doesn't sound so bad when you look at that. >> no. >> the question amelia is how long does this stick around? >> we'll have scattered showers through the evening hours and overnight that

news4's tom sherwood explains how it's going to work. >> reporter: ask any new or long-time resident of bloomingdale or ledroit park in northwest d.c. the flooding is terrible. too much water is feared with every storm. >> when i still tell people that i live here, they go oh, isn't that the neighborhood that always floods? i never expected that i would fall victim to flooding when i moved here. i never knew sandbags would become a way of life. >> reporter: mayor muriel bowser spilled a little more water today. she was dedicating the massive tunnel boring machine named lucy. it will be lowered into the nearly 200-foot shaft under 1st street northwest and create a massive storage tank to hold 9 million gallons of overflow. >> so i'm happy to be here to welcome lucy. we need you, lucy. we can't wait for you to get to work, lucy. >> reporter: neighbors like derek jones are anxious for progress, too. >> we're moving a step closer to easing not only my fears but all of the fears of every one of us in bloomtiondale, ledroit park. >> reporter: all part of a $4 billion citywide project requi

tom sherwood in dupont circle for us. a lot of people wondering now just how a problem in southern maryland could impact so many important buildings and offices in d.c. it was just before 1:00 this afternoon when a large piece of equipment crashed to the ground at a substation in mechanicsville. that tripled a ripple effect all the way into the district. jackie bensen live outside pepco headquarters with what pepco is saying now. jackie? >> reporter: jim, that ripple effect i think rattled a lot of people in this city. because of the magnitude of the buildings and businesses the business of government that it affected the white house, the state department. we asked pepco about this. we asked them what is in place to ensure that a piece of equipment in charles county isn't going to be somehow cause something very catastrophic in the district. sean kelly from pepco had this statement. "in washington, d.c. the power generation is fed from the outside. so when a fault occurs on a transmission line this size it creates a rippl

but police chief cathy lanier told news4's tom sherwood that the city's relaxed gun laws have not been a problem and now she would not object to a well-regulated gun store opening here. >> reporter: the district had banned guns until the supreme court said it was unconstitutional. last year the city said they could license but couldn't ban continue seed/carry weapons. on wamu's politics hour chief cathy lanier said the court ruehlings have not inundated the city with more weapons. >> it's not this surge of people coming in that we're going to see thousands of concealed carry permits. it's just not happening. >> reporter: since the courts have eased the law, 4,000 people have obtained permits for their homes in a city of 660,000. 21 individuals have been approved for concealed carry permits and 25 individuals have been denied. >> everybody anticipated this giant spike in registered firearms. we never saw that. >> reporter: in response to a question lanier suggested police would be okay with it if the city were to allow its first retail gun store in decades. there are none now. >> would

as tom sherwood reports, one d.c. leader is vowing to put the sellers out of business. >> reporter: on a good weather day, the petworth recreation center draws hundreds of kids. but it's steps from this convenience store cited by the d.c. attorney general's office for marketing synthetic marijuana and similar products. chico and his family have lived in this area of georgia and new hampshire avenue for eight years. >> it's four houses away from the park where my daughters play and hundreds of other kids play. and you'll see people smoking the synthetic drugs on the park benches in the drug-free zone. >> reporter: a half dozen stores have been cited in the initial attorney general crackdown. >> my wife informed me they're selling something they call like skube or k-2. i didn't know what that was. i had to look it up. >> reporter: there's a building boom in petworth, but it has deep roots, too. >> some of the neighbors up the street here have been here for 30, 40 50, maybe even 60 years. what i really would like is just

graham told our tom sherwood why he's choosing this as his next job. >> i have had a lot of different experiences, but i wanted something different from all of that. i wanted something that was fun. and quite honestly i like to make a buck or two. >> graham's doing his best elton john there. he's been out of office since january after losing the democratic primary that brianne nadeau. he's a fascinating character. >> being honest to tom sherwood too. >>> a baggage handler is not ever to touch luggage for alaska airlines ever again. he was banned after he took a nap in the plane and this happened. >> hello, i'm trapped in this plane and i'm in the plane. >> you're where? >> i'm inside the plane and i feel like it's moving in the air. >> that was the 911 call of that baggage handler who was trapped in the cargo hold of an alaska airlines flight after he fell asleep. the plane took off from seattle on monday. the worker walked off the plane just fine after an emergency landing. the dispatcher was confused too. >>> friends and family say good-bye to the security guard killed in the census

quite honestly, i'd like to make a buck or two. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. >>hundreds of accusations of abuse and harassment at units that are supposed to help wounded soldiers. what an investigation uncovered, and how a d.c. company is helping to change things. >>> if you build it, they will come. but maybe not in alexandria. the story of a $15 million state-of-the-art firehouse with no firefighters. >> announcer: you're watching news4 at 6. >>> tonight, army units zieb designed to improve care for battled scarred veterans are the focus of hundreds of complaints from soldiers. >> those units were created after the walter reid patient care scandal in 2007. investigative rorgter scott freedman from our sister station in dallas reveals what he found during a nine-month investigation. >> reporter: hundreds of complaints from across the army. injured soldiers describing abuse, harassment and a lack of care from commanders of warrior transition units, which are supposed to care for ill and injured troops. many recovering from war. >> the mission is to heal, but that

. >>> we've moved into the newsroom with news 4 east tom sherwood. we're waiting for results from a special election in d.c. the ward 8 race still too close to call. >> it is. this is the race marion berry held. when he he died, the seat came open special election. la ruby may was supposed. she's got 27% of the votes but trayon white, he's gotten 25%. there's some absentee ballots and challenge ballots so there will be a day or so where we won't know who the winner is. >> odd for it to be this close in this particular race? >> not really. laruby mays outspent trayon from 17-1 because she had support from the mayor. and you mentioned ward 4, the bowser candidate won in that special election and mayor boweser is trying to consolidate her power on the council. she needs more votes. >> looking at video of brandon todd who won the ward seat that mayor bowser became vacant. >> he was a big fund-raiser for mayor bowser's campaign and she hand picked him to succeed her in ward four. >> tom, thanks. >>> and this afternoon and evening going to be spectacular o

. >> reporter: i'm tom sherwood in northwest washington the petworth community, where the d.c. attorney general has launched a crackdown on the sell of synthetic drugs. i'll have the story coming up. >>> millionaire real estate heir robert durst will be arraigned tomorrow on two gun charges in new orleans. a grand jury indicted him today. the guns were allegedly found in his hotel room last month. his attorney says the search was illegal. today's indictment will further delay his extradition to los angeles where durst is charged with murder in the death of a longtime friend in 2000. he's also a suspect in two other murders. >>> five inches and the compassion of two police officers. that's all that separated a suicidal woman from certain death in new york city. she was threatening to jump from a bridge that links brooklyn and queens. tonight we're hearing from the officers who saved her. here's nbc's checky bedford. >> reporter: the high-stakes rescue happened high above newtown creek. officers pull a woman from the edge of the bridge after several risky attempts. >> the first t

. >> reporter: i'm here in the newsroom with tom sherwood. has are you headed out to do? >> a great assignment. going to the nats back park. the season starts with a charity game saturday against the new york yankees. on monday opening day at 4:00 against new york mets. every year the nats this is their tenth year a lot of people thought we'd never get baseball again. now we have it here ten years. every year they do a preview of the new foods are available. this year also security stuff. don't take metal. you have to go through security first time ever. a major league baseball thing. they're going to show us how it's different, with the fan experience and i actually live near this ballpark and are happy to see what's going on. >> reporter: do you get to taste test the new foods? >> they're smart. if their p.r. people are smart, there will be food for reporters to taste. >> reporter: a good idea. >> we'll have the story later today. >> thanks tom. >>> what an assignment tom. >>> d.c. mayor muriel bowser making big promises during a state of the the district address saying

in the district tom sherwood news 4. >>> right now, a college campus shooter at large. we have new witness accounts and new information on the suspected gunman. >>> car seats. i'm erika gonzalez. where you can get them checked to make sure your children are safe and free of charge. >>> and take a look at these numbers. 78 in d.c. west virginia 79 and richmond and you know it's all about to change. temperatures dropping big time tomorrow and coming with rain. i'll show you when. >>> the hunt is still under way in north carolina at this hour for the gunman accused in the morning deadly on campus shooting that unfolded at waynes county community colleg former student is the person of interest. investigators think he went into a building with a rifle and killed a long-time college employee. students describedkribcribe waiting through a long lock down. >> i heard a large bang. sounded like a gunshot. >> she cut the lights off, barricaded the door with a table and said to remain calm and quiet. we sat there for a good 30 to 40 minutes. >> the college plans to reopen tomorrow

. >>> national fans while you're at lunch, tom sherwood will be out sampling the new food you can tryis year. how did he get this assignment? >> he always gets the good assignments. >> he's the one that asks the hard questions and he gets to try the hot dogs. you can follow him on twitter to see what they're showing off. the team says the field is just a little bit different and you can see everything firsthand next week the deal opens the season against the mets on monday afternoon, a lot of people really psyched about the season. >> knowing tom he'll ask the tough questions about the concessions, as well. >> what's in this hot dog? >>> and i love the vegetarian chili, too, i got last year. half of the fun going to baseball games. and as we take a look at the sky, a pristine clear sky at dawn, live view from our tower camera hour by hour you through the morning. it will be cold, we'll stay in the 30s to near 40 through 8:00. and then by noon should be around 50 degrees. then during the afternoon gradually climbing mid-50s by midafternoon. late afternoon, should be in the upper 50s by

in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> in ward 4, brandon todd will replace muriel bowser who left her seat when she was elected mayor. bowser endorsed todd who had worked in her campaigns and her council staff. >>> news 4 got foto ride undercover with metro police. adam tuss found out the problem not only costs metro money but puts employees in harm's way. adam is outside the gallery place metro station now. >> reporter: it's true jim. it's a sad part of life on the metro system. a lot of riders simply refuse to pay their fare and that is leading to increased confrontations and assaults with metro employees. ask a metro bus operator about passengers not wanting to pay the fare and it's a good bet you'll get a story. we saw it first hand today. some riders simply say they don't have the money and they walk away. metro police chief says when bus operators try to step in, assaults happen. >> what kind of assaults? spit k, hitting, everything? >> the most common is spitting and a punch out the door. >> reporter: we tagged ning as passengers trying to sneak on the bus were caught in th

graham told tom sherwood why he's choosing this as his next job venture. >> i've had a lot of different experiences but i wanted something different from all of that. i wanted something that was fun and quite honestly i'd like to make a buck two. >> he's just being honest. graham has been out of office after losing the democratic primary a year ago. he also spent time volunteering for drug abuse and homeless issues. >>> well apparently disney's "frozen" has fans of all ages even kansas republican senator pat roberts. >> i think the preference issue -- ♪ let it go let it go -- ♪ [ laughter ] just let it go. [ laughter ] >> the interruption came as tom vilsack was answering a question during a hearing on u.s. tariff policy yesterday. roberts kept the joke going on line tweeting out "somebody tell the obama administration to let it go" with the hashtag "for the grand kids." >>> gorgeous spring day under way. clouds from the west ahead of that sun shine illuminating the ever-greening landscape. look how the trees are greening up quickly. just in the last day or two we've seen it turning mor

he told tom sherwood why he's choosing this as the next venture. >> i wanted something different from all of that. i wanted something that was fun. and quite honestly i like to make a buck or two. >> he's being honest. >> yeah. >> graham has been out of office since january after losing to democratic primary to brianne nadeau. >> interesting. 6:20. >>> apparently disney's "frozen" has fans of all ages even senator pat roberts. >> preference -- ♪ >> oh, come on. just let it go. >> there you go. you heard the ringtone, "let it go." it came as agriculture secretary tom vilsack was answering a question on u.s. tariff policy yesterday. >> he should have just started singing the song. and then -- >> go for it. >> you're already in deep. just commit. >> secretary's face, like how do i go on? tariff policy? >>> 6:21. on this friday morning, let's get a check of our friday forecast. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with traffic and weather on the ones. >> first light of the day is showing up an overcast sky. the sunlight is kind of bright upping the sky around the region. you may

. >>> today you can follow tom sherwood on twitter to learn about the changes you'll see at nationalsr p. opening day is next monday against the mets. can't wait for that. later this morning, tom will be at the park to touch, taste and take in everything the team has in store for the season. can't wait. we had such an amazing season last year. we should have gone to the series for sure. but this may be our year. >> it could be. 2015 we're talking baseball potholes spring. it is here. we are ready for a change of season. time 5:35. >>> you're probably get being ready, though to get in the car, face another traffic filled commute. this morning we are looking at just how bad the commute is in d.c. and how we compare that with the rest of the country. >>> pacman knows how to get around d.c.. or does he? we'll show you that cool feature that will definitely keep you from getting some work done today. >>> and a very good wednesday morning. we're looking over reston hometown reston it's a chilly one. tom will have a look at the te >>> this might not be an surprise to some of you, but the dis

. >> we begin with tom sherwood in dupont circle. >> reporter: all kinds of people today were affected by the power outage including a few people at the warner theater. >> hi. how are you? >> reporter: on 13th street downtown people were buying the new maya angelou stamp. >> it's not just her. it's the stamp collection is recognizing african-americans who have made a contribution. >> reporter: inside the warner theatre, oprah winfrey was celebrating the new stamp with first lady michelle obama. the power flickered and failed. but the program finished up. what did you think when the power went out? >> the power went out but we still rose. we kept going. and that's what you do and that's what maya angelou wanted us to do. >> reporter: the secret service quickly and calmly es corporated first lady michelle obama from the ceremony as the crowd poured out of the warner. it praised oprah's response. >> it was amazing. she took the stage and just went into ad lib and it was amazing. >> reporter: it was amazing but it all ended with very little drama at the warner theatre. back to you. >>> our

she told our tom sherwood today their faith in god helped them survive threats and attacks in the '60s during the civil right movement and her faith is still helping her cope. >> people ask me, how do you do it? and i just said with the help of the lord just like that. i said i've always had a strong faith in god. >> reverend fauntroy's former church is supporting efforts to try to find him. family and church friends are also raising money to help mrs. fauntroy avoid bankruptcy. >>> a lot of you out there are seeing rain, lightning, some of you even seeing hail. doug joins us with what's in store for us next. >>> also, a warning tonight from consumer reporter erika gonzalez. we'll tell you why one way to settle a debt with the irs could be too good to be true. >>> april 15th has come and gone, but that doesn't mean that everyone has paid their tax debt to the irs. consumer reporter erika gonzalez has a warning about hiring companies that advertise tax debt relief services. >> i called these people up, and they said they could help me. >> darrel ray eckert of charles county, maryland, h