totten and get around all of the work happeng here. that might be your routine because this work is set to continue into september 3rd. that's 45 days in total from july 21sntt, u that third day. back here live on the ground, we're seeinguses comend go. they are buses tt will get riders between ft. totten and er this france is tied up, too. buses will get you there, as noll. this is a short term deal. this will be the deal here, for the next several weeks. back to you in the studio. >>> now, to a horrifying city om ocean city. was impaled in the chest by a beach umbrella. a gust of wind lifted the umbrella. last week, strong winds drove at >>brella int ankle of a woman. a sister killed by a hit-and-run drer, and making this even worse, the driver was her own brother. family members asked to takeer the airport this weekend. the two argued and moreno climbed out of the car. that's when witnesses say michael ran over here and kept on going. nancy was trying to help her brother get much-needed help. >> she was beautiful. and she was caring

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totten. free shuttle buses will be in place where you can avoid t closures by use the green line between ft. totten and gallagher's place. >> we've been talking about this week about the hard ftul ion out in sterling, virginia. a guy wound up calling 911 aft being pushed during a pickup game of basketball. well, tonight, we get a point of view from the deputy who had to reond to this unusual call and pull double duty at both referee on and off the court. >> oh, it's not allba about sketball. >> is it something where you want me to have charges pressed against this man? >> no, because i don't want retaliation. >> i don't own this place. >> both sides of thestory. >> you can both stay or both guy. >> we can just let it go. y'all enjoy the rest of the d i and you don't want to let it the go -- >> turns out the n man did wind up pressing charges and the two guys who say they actually know each other eventually went back to the basketball court and played some more. go figure. >> okay then. >> go

get around the work by taking the green line from fort totten to gallery place. the closed stations are scheduled to reopen on september 3rd rd. a lot of informaton we threw you. it's in our digital app. you can find all that there. >>> 6:03. the names of the 17 people people who died on the duck accident were released. they range in age from 2 to 76.f nine them were in the same family. the boat sank while on thwa r. this is in a storm. a vigil was held last night as investigators try to find out what happened and why they were on the they've been interviewing the 14 survivors and the people who watched helplessly from the shore as the boat went down. >> it's very erie just to see the life jackets a floatin life rings floating and nobody them. >>> that is one of the big why didn't they put their life jackets on? the area was under a severe thunderstorm warning at the time accident. the weather is just one of thef ors investigators are looking into. they plato pull the poboat up from the bottom of the lake by monday to find out wha went wrong. >> weeks after five

totten andy galllace station but this is just the beginning.e, orange and silver lines will also have work down during the sumr months. of course, we'll have a full breakdown for you on our website, nbcwashington.com. in northeast, nicole jacobs, news 4. >> be sure to tune int news 4 starting on monday starting at 4:00 a.m. to talk about the impacts of this shutdown. we'll help you get around for the morning commute. >>> right0ow at 5 we're calling tomorrow a weather alert day. kammerer. we're timing the rain and will take you hour by hour. >> tour boat tragedy. >> the moment when a duck boat sank in a violent storm killing 17 people. >> and primed f ime. how crooks are taking advantage of a surge in online shopping for amazon's shopping for prime day. >> we're going to begin this friday evening with the forecast because stormm 4 says tomorrow is going to be a weather alert day. two systeoving our way. >> check it out, folks. one to the south and one to the we and the dmv and the weather bullseye this weekend. some ofld us c see several inches

totten to gallery place. more capacity will be added to the green and yellow lines during the shutdown. shuttle buses will als provided. service is expected to resume at those stations on september 3rd. >>> we're learning new details about a deadly csx train accident in germantown. this morning, deanna peralta's family is remembering what a beautiful person she was. she died after she was hit by a train w with her friend.ong our sister station, ndo, returned to the tracks with her family. they left flowers ansaid prayers for both women. a family friend said the women were probably on the tracks because they wanted to record ci something for media. police have not confirmed that report. >>> many of you followed the live reports of a live shooter at a washington hospital. >> the report sent patients and staff at mid star washington hospital center intore a fnzy wednesday morning. this is after a man threatened to shoot doctors. there was a verbal thr st and no actioter. police locked down four buildings and swe

totten. >> scott macfarlane hats video. scott? >> reporter: it's been days since metro union's bus has threatened to strike and battled this court with treatment over the managers. now it's a new battle front. it's the video you're about to see. the local 689 transit union is a contractor hired to operate a shuttle bus. the agency restrict cell phone use by its bus operators, and the union says its members have been fired for similar transgressions and none of those gays were later overturned. we've called the metro and b shuttl for comment and we'll keep trying and the friction has escalated during recentsc weeks. t macfarlane, wendy, back to you. >> thank you, scott. a small homema explosive device went off and filled the streets outsidehe u.s. embassy in beijing with thick, white smoke. the only person hurt, the man who set it off. he's 26rs old from mongolia. police say he injured his hand. the beijing embassy, it is one of the biggest and most heavily secured u.s.es embassi in the world. it sits on ten acres and it's secured

totten and ewoodbridge. to last until labor day. >>> olymp champ rya lochte suspended from swimming for the next 14 months after h was caught receiving an iv infusion of vitamins that was larger than the u.s. anti-doping agency guidelines allow. lochte still t plans swim in the 2020 olympic summer games in tokyo. >> he could probably swim in some lawns here in our area as the wet weather continues and the rain we'vein been s here helped open up this massive sinkhole on father hurley boulevard in togerm. this thing is 20peet dee and has toppled trees all across the area as doug checking out what the latest is on how soggy is this going to be? >> we'll continue to see trees coming down across the area. wind of 20 to 25 miles per hour normally wouldn't do anything. this muc rainnd soaked grounds, we may see more trees coming down. watch out for that a flooded roads. a lot of treacherous situations out thereto next couple of days because of all the rain that we had and all of the rain thae webout to see. now, we

totten station. metro policy restricts operators while using electronic devices. and metro issued thisstatement, we have relayed this obvious egregious situation to the contractor and we're demanding thathe employee involved be barred from providing invest. that's different to what administrator action the contractor may take on its own. the union threatened a strike and battled in federal court over their contract and management treatment. >>> ledecky, what a turnaround. she wins this wire-to-wire. > montgomery county native and olympian, katie onledecky, w the 200 meter freestyle final at the u.s. champion last night. before she hit t water she had wardrobe issues. she ripped her racing swimsuit in the locker room and ripped her backup suit. she put on a practice suit. she came back during the final and won. >> pretty impressive. she blames the southern california heat for the trouble with her swimsuit. it is now 4:36. >> could the frustration for redskins fans finally be over? we head toraining camp to hear from our brand-new quarterback. >>>me eating. only one

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saturday will be thenn beg, of 45 days of improvements from the gallaudet station to fort tott totten. take the green line tott fort from gallery place. shuttle buss will also be provided to replace t train service. >>> the nfl and its players union released a joint statement on a new national anthem controversy just hourswo after leaked that a team planned to suspend violators u to four games. the two sides say they're working together on a resolutioning to a hot button issue that has dogged the league. the "associated press" reported the miami dolphins plan to severely punish player who's protest the anthem. in may, the nfl said it would fine teams whose players kneel during the anthem but allow players to stay in the locker room if they wanted. >>> srbucks is testing a cool new business venture right here d. the coffee chain will open a store this fall operated in sign language. you'll find it at 6th and 8th streets near gallaudet university. starbucks says it will offer employment opportunities for the deaf and hard of hearing community abbe better accessible to customers. >>> two

the stations will be shutting down for a whopping 45 days so that means no trains between fort tottenllaudet. closures begin tomorrow running through labor day. close for one weekend, will- july 28th and 29th. metro t encourages riderso use the green line. metro also running some yellowra liins to andt from greenbelring rush hours. andro during the pject free shuttle buses will operate between brookland and rhode island and the areas of metro center. gallery place and union station. now, the foc of th work is a crumbling concrete here at metro's oldest outdo station. it has been a huge problem. it's actually even falling down towards some of the riders. th caused an emergency shutdown in 2016. they'll be doing some other track improvements as well. if you wpt to kee track of all of this yo can find more information on willa at's w web site. ive in northeast, anne cutler fox5 local >> new at 6:33 orng donated inth honor of the five t month's news room shooting at the capital-gazette in annapolis. the community foundation of anne arrundel count established two funds, a scholarship in me

totten from gallery place should be your best bet. eefen service shouldack up in september. >>> let's look at the jinkhole we just heard about. it was caused of the rain in the last few days. middlebrook road to crystal rock drive could be closed for weeks. >>> now, to a developing city in ocean city. a woman was impaled in the chest by a beach umbrella. a gust of wind lifted that off ground. the woman was conscious when she was air-lifted to the hospital. la week, strong winds drove a beach umbrella into the ankle o a woman on t shore. >>> now news in canada where there's a mass shooting. >> yeah. here's what we've learned. it happene on one of the busiest streets in canada. the shooter and a young woman are dead. you're about to hear the actual gunshots. [ gunfire >> there it is. one shot after another. ronto police say the man walked along firing at restaurants and cafes. he shot 14 pele,ncluding the woman that died. he got into a shoot-out with police and officers shot and killed him. as far as motive, police say it wasn't random.

police chapman thank you so much like you as that connick image of scotland heather totten bagpipes wild man and wild women as well and they haven't got a castle the guardian of the nation now these are the images which have stood scotland the good stead not just in marketing itself for tourism but marketing its products what old way but from what we have today there is a more sophisticated underpinning of that brand of that image just scotland something that touches on scientific invention quality of food authenticity these are the things that cut through in the modern world so scotland the brave is very important but so is scotland the brand. so for myself and all the alex salmond chill as goodbye from my butt off. for man or sitting in a car when the fifth gets shot in the head. all four different versions of what happened one of them is on the death row there's no way he could have done it there's no possible way because the owners did not shoot around a corner. everywhere in the world my guess is that probably just about everywhere women expect men to make that first move and here w

totten station. metro policy restrperators while using electronic devices.nd metro issued this statement, we have relayed this obvious egregious situation to the contractor and we're dem eding that tloyee involved be barred from providing any service. that's different to what administrator action the co ractor may take on its own. the union threatened a strike and battled in federal court over their contract and management treatment. seeit's not something you every day. an alligator-like animal in a home in southeast d.c. >> megan mcgrath is live with details on the does barr discovery and what else nficials found that home. >> unusual situation. imagine going down into a basement and finding a large caiman. look at the video here. it was an anonymous type reporting an alligator-like creature in a house on brother's place, that broughthehis to t attention of authorities. police along with animal humane research folks, found a caiman in a four-foot bin. she was confiscated and is now one the facility on new york avenue. she has a habitat for her. searching fo

line ongoing issues brookland and rhode island avenue stations closed betwe noma-gallaudet and fort tottenwe have bus a servicevailable. rest of your metro rail lines aren time. as we make our way out ts morning there's crash on the outer loop past georgia avenue ocking the right lane. give yoursaf a little time to pass that. volume isno light eh no major slowd just yet. flooding reported east-west highway at sun dale road. drown.ce turnarounds find an alternate. back to you. >>your sunscreen not >> those massive wildfires burning in greece may be the result of arson. >> heading to break right now, a liv look at the beltway at route 50. things moving along pretty well despite all that rain that came down last night but there are some road condions you need to be aware of. erin is going to update you on that. mike has your weather. we'll keewe'll upde you on th or side. >> ♪ ♪ come on. this summer, add a new member to the family. at ehe mercedes-benz suvent. lease the glc300 a month yfoour locar l mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. thbest or nothing. >> ♪ >> welcome back to fox5 morning o

totten station, the video was recorded by a union employee and shows a a ttle bus operator usi phone while driving the bus. metro policy restrict operators from driving whi ung electronic devices, and the union spokesman says more than o dozenrators have been disciplined for doing the same and that none of those penalties were overturned. we have reached oute multi times to metro and the shuttle bus contractor to let you know when they get their responses into us. the union recentl threatened to strike and has battled in federal court withheir ntract and management treatment. that happened in the past few years. >>> all right. scott macfarlane, thanks, scott. >>> students in our largest school system could be going back to sool in just a few weeks. noticing some big changes tonight. the fairfax county school board has been considered several modifications to make schools more secure. our bureau reporter david culver is live for us in falls church to explain these changes and sem how students and teachers feel about it. >> we'll walk you through some of the detailed parts of these pro

totten andallery place that. shutdown is going to last until tune day so be sure to into news 4 on monday morning starting at 4:00. we'll be on top of the impact and help you get around for the morning commute. meantime tonight, signs for the red "x" lane on i-66 will be turned o for good. daylight drivers know an extra layer of traffic is open or closed bween 123nd the beltway, but they are being replaced by toll lanes now between the tollway and gainesville, virginia. the red "x" lanes cost $42 million to install andenave only used for the past three years. you can expect major construction work on i-66 over the next few years, especially on the weekends. >> still ahead, why amazon's prime day turned out to be a or primetime thieves in one northern virginia neighborhood. >> two generions making good on a promise together. we'll take you to this unforgettable graduation coming up next. >> and i'm still tracking the rain for you. we'll talk mboe it. what to expect for your satury what to expect for your satury an

totten. more capacity will be added to the green and yellow lines during the shuttle buses will also be provided. service is expected to resume at those stations on september 3rd. details e learning new about a deadly csx train accident in germantown. this morning, deanna peralta's family is remembering what a beautiful peeon she was. ied after she was hit by a train on friday night. our sister station, telemundo, returned to the tracks with her family. they left flowers and said prayers for both women. a family friend said the women were probably on the tracks because they wanted to record something for social media. police have not confirmed that report. >>> many of you followed the live repor a of live shooter at the hospital. >> that sent people into a frenzy. this is after a man threatened to shoot there was a verbal threat and no active shooter. police locked dn four buildings and swept the entire campus. security experts say hospitals have a particular reason to be on high alert. >> i

there is no red line service between fort totten and the metro station. you can jump on the yellow or green line to get aroundrk the oing on here. this work is going to continue to roll along until september 3rd. this morning we talked to riders who are taking this in straight because it's for their safety. take a listen. >> it's for our safety of the people. and more importantly, you know, than just t keep running. >> reporter: this station isll going as s metro station. buckle up, this will be going on again for a total of 45 days. that means several weeks of this rougher commute. iin northeast,'m justin finch, news4. >>> thank you, justin. metro's largest union is set to meet today with metro management. the union say progress is being made but there are no formal agreemene. members hoted to authorize a strike. the strike isorbidden under the collective bargaining agement with the union. they have had a contract since july 2016. >>> and a social media response from president trump to iran's getting strong attention for the strong languagend secondlyor

totten station. the video recorded by a union employee and showed a shuttle bus operator using a phone while driving the bus. metro policy restrict them from using cell phones while operating the bus. none of the penalties for those doing the same have been overturned. metro issued a statement to nbc 4, a statement saying wereave yed this obvious and egregious safety violation to the contractor a demanded the employee barred from providingn any addit service. despite what additional contracts they may take on their open. the union threatened to strike and hat battled in federal cou over the contract and management treatment as tension between these two pares continues to grow. >> at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. now back.o y >> twitter has helped president trump connect with his supporter and launch explosive attacks on his critics and his prolific use of the social media placoorm d come back to haunt him. "new york times" isepting that special counsel robert mueller is scrutinizing tweets and

we have stations still closed.bo talking rhode island avenue, brookland, fort totten and tacoma. three shuttle buses running between gallaudet and silser spring bec of that. between foggy bottom and clarendon, every 24. we will reston east and boston on the silver ib line. blue line, betweog bottom and arlington cemetery. heifer every 15 minutes is the yellow line between huntington and mt. vernon uare. on the green line, between navy yard ballpark and l'enfant plaza. >>> auspect accused of stabbing a man during rush hour is behind bars. alton rivers attacked a man in columbia heights yesterday evening. rivers stabbed a victim in the middle of a crosswalk at 14th street and perry place northwest. standing watching or nearby, no one else was hurt. facing charges of second degree murd. >>> residents in an apartment complex on edge after a violent attack. a man raped her at begun point. the attack happened along stevenson court. prince william county police say the man attacked a woman. he then made her wait in the woods nearby while he made his get away. >> kids live here. it was f

talkbout rhode island avenue, brookland, fort totten and takoma. single tracking every 24 minut on the orange line between clarendon and foggy bottom. single tracking every 24. blue line between foggy bottom and arlington cemetery. every5 minutes is th yellow line this weekend between huntington and mt. vernon square ly and single tracking every 15 on the green line betweennt l'enlaza and navy yard ballpark. >>> the time is 8:06 on this satungay. this morthe suspect accused of stabbing a man during rush hour is behind bars. police say 54-year-old alton rivers attacked a man yesterday evening. they say rivers stabbed the victim in the middle of a crosswalk at 14th street and perry place northwest. dozens of folks were walking or standing nearby at the time. rivers ises facing cha of second degree murder. el> residents in a virginia apartment complex us they're on edge after a violent attack. a woman says a man raped her at begun point. this attack happened along stevson court in woodbridge on wednesday morning. the man attacked the woman inn enclose

it will cause aassive 45 day long shutdown of the red line between the totten and north gallaudet station. >> should be n problem. >> reporter: dolly king takes the red line all the time and is hay the work is happening. she has cerebral palsy and for her the uneven platform makes it that much harder to catch ride. >> sometimes i have to do a 3 and go in backwards before they close the doorset and simes i'm not successfulow >> for n a lot of riders acing for a major shutdown that's right around the corner. guys, this isn't just going to have an impact on the rails. they are actuallyoing to create a bus only lane along part of busy rhode island avenue as part of this project. we'll tell you moreha about next hour at 5:00. back to you. >> all right, adam. could be ag, hot summer for some. >>> as extreme heat grips the dmv, we want to keep you safe. also, what you need to know for 49th. >>> if you plan to hit theis ro th week with the family dog, pere's an important ste you need to take. susan hogan helps you get ready. plus -- ♪ stand beside here ♪ and guide her ♪ through the night with the

talking about rhode island avenue, brookland, fort totten and takoma. the buses, free shuttle buses running between gallaudet and silver spring because of that closure. silver tracking on the orange line between foggy bottom and clarendon every 24. reston east on the -- single tracking. blue line between foggy bantom arlington cemetery. every 15 minutes there's a yellow line betwe huntington and mt. vernon square. single tracking onhe green line between l'enfant plaza and navy yard ballpark. >>> the suspect accused of stabbing a man at rush hour is behind bars. alton rivers attked the man in columb heights yesterday evening. they say rivers stabbed him in the middle of a crosswalk at 14th stree and perry place northwest. no one else was hurt. but rivers isha facinges of second degree murder. >>> residents in a virginia apartment complex tell us they're on edge after aiolent attack. a woman says a man raped her at begun poiguneoint. it hapon wednesday morning. prince william county police say the attacked the woman in an enclosed stairwe. made her wait i

it will cass a maussive 45-day shutdown of the red line between the totten and gallaudet stations. >>they should fix the problem. >> reporter: dolly king takes the red line all the time and is happy the worapisning. you see showers, has cerebral wheelchair, ds a and for her the uneven platform makes it that much harder to catch a ride. >> sometimes i haveo do a 3660 on ba twards beforey close the door and sometes i'mot successful. >> reporter: this is news to this rider. >> for it t shut down in its entirety, i mean, that's just crazy. >> reporter: shutt buses will be provided, and a special bus-only lane is actually being created along rhode island avenue duringhis closure. but for now a lot of riders here bracing for a major shutdown that's right around the corner. yeah. this work is necessary. it is not going to be fun, but coming up next hou at 6:00, guys, we're going to tell you about other platforms around the meto system t are facing similar challenges, and that work is also on the books. back to you. >>dam tuss, adam, thank you. >>> now to anbsolute tragedy in charles county m

neighborhoods east of the metro twrak services the totten station.ated water warning is affected about 10,000 water mai breaks. boi water drooped the water advisory after tests inca those area back negative. >> so i took bottled water to brush my teeth. my nei called me and said you have a water. i walked to my bathroom and i said i have a trickal. >> city officias will have a new dap update 7:00 today. is playgrou is -- the play grouped will be okay. >>> a russian billionaire has ties to the state's election ft ware. a russian businessman purchased the voting machines. t knowofficials did president it. the fbi says there's been no criminal actiies. >> we felt it imp ative that a -- purchased ourleion machinery. we need to be on top of it ands sich wents. it does not look like russia is planning to meddle in the 2018 election. she also urged a local election official should reachor out help if they need it. >>> and a bill -- first ever "t the bill would under mine efforts too -- passed the legislatation last month. mayor's-more than 15 years ago, a m

silver springs area >> free shuttle becauses will be there and you can use the green line between fort tottennearly 2 million people in our area will see changes t their water and sewer bills. for the first time in 25 years th washington suburban sanitary commission voted to change its pricing system. wssc's new rate structure will lower bills for larger households and increase bills for residents who live alone. it's based on a four-tier system replacing the current 16-tier. customers crged for the water used in each tier. we're told the average bill of a three-person household would agrees about 5 bucks and person living alone would go up about $8 per quarter. it takes effect next july. n >>> there's exciting new way for you to get your swing on, and it's opening in city center. it's called city swing. d.c.'s first full-service indoor golf facility. tommy mcf is at city center this afternoon trying to perfect hishoame. is it going? >> regehr, i'm giving it my best try. i'm standing in frontf this green space where you can golf almost 100 different golf courses from around the world. you put

setting up to completely replace this platform and it will cause a massive 45-day shut line between totten and gallaudet stations. >> yeah, they suld fix the problem. >> reporter: dolly king takes the red line all the time, but she's happy the work isha ening. you see, she has cebral palsy an needs a wheelchair, andor r the uneven platform makes it that much harder to catch a ride. >> sometimes i have to do a 360 and gon backwards before they close the door, and sometimes i'msu not essful. >> reporter: shuttle buses will be provided, and a special bus only lane is actually being created along rhode island avenue during this closure. metro actually has a number of other platforms in similar conditions that it plans to replace. but for now a lot of riders here bracing for a maj shutdown corner.ight around the at the rhode island avenue station, adam tuss, news 4. >> well, some of us saw this comiik. dockless b shares but it only works if the bikes don't get stolen. some companies say up to half of their bikes have been stolen in the dtrict. her bikes are getting covandalized. anies are not a

metro is saying they should transfer ford totten and green ne to gallery place. you can do that.n you're aing that crush of people from silver springs and wheaton and so forth it cre hes e logjam of what's going on. so the knock on metro whenever this stu happens, they didn't have their act together, weren't organized. aw some of those complaints over the first couple of days. the other thing that's been big in this metro and department of transportation were supposed to set up this dedicated bus lane in the district for not necessarily the first time but people tught enforced and would shuttle people efficiently to and from the downtown area. e theorcement hasn't been there, cars clogging that bus lane. people are c plaining about that as well. so if we're going to get serious that, likegs like travel alternatives or bus lane that we're going to set up specifically for buses. that's still mixed in with regulartraffic,ou need the enforcement to go along with it. this has been an eye-opening week for metro riders. needless to say it's here for a long time. not until t early septem