the class j six- left the virginia museum of transportation.. and is headed to spencer, north carolina today. vo the six-eleven will undergo basic inspections over the next few weeks while at the north carolina transportation museum. i'm told the work that will be done is similar to inspections we have to get on our own vehicles each year.. just making sure everything is in working order. it's all work preparing the locomotive for this spring's big excursions. there's already been a lot of interest in the 611 this year.. and fran ferguson with the virginia museum of transportation tells me she's expecting the same level of excitement as what we saw last year. sot we've gotten lots of interest. i've been talking with one man from new zeland who is planning a trip, and another group wants to have a wedding. there's been a lot of interest in these very special excursions. cont vo tickets for the round trip excursions out of roanoke area already on sale for museum donors. on cam tickets will go on sale to the public on monday.. february fifteenth at

it's already been an exciting morning at the virginia museum of transportation. we witnessed the 611 depart, a rare moment for the locomotive and they have a big event coming up. wdbj7's amanda kenney is at the museum to tell us more. good morning garrettt. the museum is gearing up for the 8th annual train lovers days. it was orginally scheduled for the weekend, but because of the inclimate weather it has been rescheduled to february 20th. walker nelms with the museum is with me. walker, what can you tell me about theeven this year? celebrating the y class locomotive 2156 which is on loan to us from the transportation museum of st. louis. during the event, we will have diesel train rides by the roanoke chapter of the national railway historical society, model train displays and demonstrations by the roanoke valley model engineers club, locomotive science activities, yarn valentine's crafts, the yellow taxi will be open and there will be a yard sale of gift merchandise. now we take a look at what's trending on facebook. ferguson, missouri is after the us justice an

we're introducing you to a very special volunteer at the virginia museum of transportation. why the museum wouldn't be the same without him. and, what some washington and lee students are doing to help make sure kids in rockbridge hungry. wednesdaynow live through our mill mountain tower camera toward a beautiful downtown roanoke were finding quiet conditions this morning clouds will be thickening up and we do have a chance of seeing a few light rain showers today right now we are quiet is you heading out about with the exception maybe pocahontas county greenbrier county west virginia you might see a little bitter rain in see that feeding in from the west we do a week frontal boundary will drive through our area today that will keep the chance showers going on and off not can be raining all day long. not can rain everywhere. this is light rain shower activity hit or miss but you want have that umbrella close at hand take it with you this morning even though it's not raining does later this afternoon a slightly better chance of seeing some though showers drive through temperat

we'll be live at the museum of virginia transportation to preview that event. leo: dangerously cold conditions move into the area over the next several days. i'll check out how cold. kim: grab that 5am. radford university baseball is coming- off its best season in school history, making the school's ever appearance in ncaa regionals, and the highlanders are quickly closing-in on the start of the 2016 season. they set a school record with 45 wins last year, and were the big south conference champs. joe raccuia's team was picked to finish 5th in the league this coming season with 19 returners, who have their sights on another ncaa trip. the highlanders will open the season a week from friday at mercer. joe raccuia, 9th season as radford head baseball coach, "it was one for the history books. and i think for teams in the future to challenge themselves to get to that point. i hope it's something that continues to motivate us to get back to that. all it takes is a good combination of things in our program and players in our line-up to get back there. so hopefully we

transportation camera. the northbound right lane is closed now maintenance work for another 20 minutes. the virginia museum of transportation offers much more than just trains! there's cars, planes and even a special bus display. harry messimer, for 31 years, so he's the man to talk to buses. wdbj-7 photographer bruce young introduces us. museum of transportation: "almost everything in this room is my collection." messimer: "i had just got out of the korean war, during that time, and i came there in 1956 and these are my two buses." messimer: "like i say, almost everything in here is my collection. the toy buses, the pictures are individual pictures i put into collages. i have some of the old bus station postcards. they used to put them out in different cities. "i did a lot of the hauling of the protesters to washington, dc, during the 1960s. the freedom riders is what they were. and i'd have to stay with them and bring them back to here, and then another driver would take them back south, when they go. those were rough days for me. scary days, really, for the freedom riders and all. i never had any troubl

tickets started this morning for eligible virginia transportation museum donors. they'll be on sale for the general public starting monday. the excursion runs in april from greensboro to roanoke.### kristina will have another update of your storm team 10 forecast coming up next. then a new type of selfie. how one skier is documenting his time on the slopes. plus getting yourself on track. we'll tell you some apps can help you develop and keep track of good habits ... in a wsls 10 consumer today: snow showers for counties boarding west va. & our west va. counties.scatt ered flurries possible east.windy & cold everywhere with highs in the lower 30s tonight: breezy & cold with flurries possible.lows in the teens thursday: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 20s.staying breezy friday: increasing clouds with highs in the middle 30s.late-day & overnight light snow showers possible afternoon flurries possible. highs in upper 20s sunday valentine's day: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 20s and lower 30s monday: wintry mix possible with highs in the middle 30s

after the wheels are replaced, the 611 will return to the north carolina transportation museum for the annual inspection required by the federal railroad administration. the queen of steam will get an extensive check-up including boiler tests, but lindsay says she'll be ready for the spring exurcions. tickets for the 2016 excursions go on sale this month. firefighters were on the scene of this massive building fire just outside of los angeles, california this morning . right now there's no word on any injuries. the fire was combustible materials and propane cylinders, firefighters were able to get it under control by late morning. a toronto woman has netflix to thank after an s-u-v home over the weekend. it happened yesterday morning. according to local says the vehicle would have hit her had she not decided she says her husband slept through the whole thing. neither one of them was hurt. police say the driver of the s-u-v had to go to the hospital, okay. the driver's also charged with driving while impaired. general motors wants to accelerate its plans to bring self-driving cars to th

. >>> the sioux city air and transportation museum is combining history with the technology of the 21st century. it's using a new qr code system most of the items on display. this app is compatible with iphones and android devices. the museum also has tablets available for checkout to anyone who is visiting that museum. and may transition into a wintry mix by tuesday morning. overnight >>> fog and clouds were certainly or dominant weather features throughout the day even -- our dominant weather features throughout the day even though we saw it working into the 40s this time of year. it was a quiet night but plenty of clouds. take a look at satellite imagery, that blanket of cloud cover hanging pretty tough across the area. as we go through the overnight hours we might see a little rain possibly mixing with sleet all before we wake up early tomorrow morning. looking at current temperatures out there now, 35 in sioux falls, 37 in sioux city, temperatures lower 40s down to the south, lincoln 41 and we've got north platte at 40, but as we look at our evening planner, certainly looking at cl

. >>> the city air transportation museum is combining history with the knowledge of the 21st century and is now using a new virtual tour for most of the items on display. this app is compatible with android devices and the museum has tablets available for checkout for anyone visiting the museum. >> it gives people more information and we do have printed information with each of the displays, but by using the qr code app on their cell phone, they can see other examples of the same type of item. >> the museum is partnering with leadership siouxland to make this new experience available. >>> the uber driver accused of a deadly shooting rampage over the weekend was arraigned in kalamazoo michigan today.>> police say he has confessed to at least parts of the attack. >> reporter: 45-year-old jason dalton appeared by video link at the county courthouse where he is facing six counts of murder. being made against you and the maximum sentences?>> police say the uber driver went on a deadly rampage in kalamazoo michigan saturday night, randomly killing six and seriously injuring two others in t

right now - the 611 is at the north carolina transportation museum - for repairs, and an inspection. the first excursion is set for april 23rd - taking passengers from greensboro to roanoke. tickets start at 169-dollars and go up to 12-hundred bucks ... which gets you a private suite for 4 people. if you want to buy tickets - we have a link on our website - virginia first dot com. the grand total is in. up next - how much money was raised at the 2016 roanoke heart ball. up - in south carolina. in our closer look at the candidates - we focus on ted cruz overnight...freezing rain. additional ice accumulation around atrace. lows in the mid 20s. temperature rising to around 30.southeast winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. chance ofprecipitation near 100 percent. .tuesday...mostly cloudy with rain and freezing rain in the morning...then partly sunny with a chance of rain in the around a trace. not as cool withhighs in the mid 40s. west winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to30 mph. chance of precipitation 90 percent. .tuesday night...mostly cloudy. a chance of rain...mainly in theeve

tickets for eligible virginia transportation museum donors will be available this morning at ten. they'll be on sale for the general public beginning monday. the excursion will run in april from greensboro to roanoke.### the international music industry group--- i-f-p-i named adele the most popular recording artist in the world for 2015. the honor recognizes physical music sales, downloads, and streaming. adele's song "hello" was number one in more than 30 countries worldwide number two on the list was another british artist, ed soared due to the the popularity of his ballad "thinking out loud." meanwhile taylor swift's global success with 1989, earned her third place. while justin bieber and one direction rounded out the top five. # if you're looking to make travel plans, you may want to visit one of the cities making lonely planet's best in u-s list. the city of brotherly love .. philadelphia comes out on top. philly has plenty of history to keep you busy, including the national constitution center, the liberty bell and the benjamin franklin museum. plus, it's the only place you

we're at the virginia museum of transportation. and we're talking about trains, after the break on wdbj 7 conditions. high near 31. we're finding icy conditions throughout the new river valley this morning. the highways are clear but even main roads are slippery. tazewell county and bland county are in the worst shape right now. workers are fixing guardrails on electric road in roanoke county. the southbound right lane is blocked near the i-81 south ramp for 20 more minutes. bridge work could slow you down on i- 81 in pulaski county. one northbound lane will be closed near the service road exit for another 20 minutes. we're looking live at i-64 in covington from a virginia department of transportation camera. if you see any accidents or slowdowns in your area, please tweet us at wdbj7 traffic so. you can't come to roanoke without learning a thing or two about trains. and the best place to learn is at the virginia muesum of transportation. that's where wdbj7's amanda kenney is this morning. we just witnessed some history there, with

train lovers day here at the virginia museum of transportation has been moved saturday, february 20th from 10 am to 5 pm. unfortunately, for the event, but a y-class locomotive also built in visitors to get an up-close offer museum officials chose to move train lovers day to february 20th because of the forecast cold conditions. reporting live in roanoke, taylor kanost wfxr news. wfxr news.taylor kanost in roanoke, reporting live in roanoke, taylor kanost "around this more crowded every day, people going to roanoke every you have to wait to have i-73 run through six to have i-73 run the plan is out in the road." the plan is to have i-73 run through six states, but the commonwealth is the only state where construction hasn't started. coming up a little later right here on good day virginia. why that is and what's next for the future of the proposed interstate. aha! oof! weee! slurp. mmmmmm. cinnamon. milk. cinna-milk. cinnamon toast crunch. crunch! crave those crazy squares. (vo) want to be happy with your next vehicle purchase? at enterprise, we guarantee it. head to your neighborhood

train lovers day here at the virginia museum of transportation has been moved from this saturday to saturday, february 20th from 10 am to 5 pm. unfortunately, 611 will not be at the museum for the event, but a y-class locomotive also built in roanoke will be on display for visitors to get an up-close look at. the museum will also offer train rides, a flea market, and other educational events for the whole family. museum officials chose to move train lovers day to february 20th because of the forecast cold conditions. reporting live in roanoke, route 220 is one of the busiest and congested roads in our region. there have been plans to end the traffic headaches with the construction of a new interstate ... that would also run through several states. to the south, north carolina already wrapped up a big chunk of the project, south carolina has plans to begin construction next year. here in virginia - started! in fact, plans interstate 73 have been stalled for the past two decades. we sent wfxr's kristen eskow in search of answers in this wfxr news special report -- 73 questions! 1:00-1:051:34-1

train lovers day here at the virginia museum of transportation has been moved from this saturday to saturday, february 20th from 10 am to 5 pm. unfortunately, 611 will not be at the museum for the event, but a y-class locomotive also built in roanoke will be on display for visitors to get an up-close look at. the museum will also offer train rides, a flea market, and other educational events for the whole family. museum officials chose to move train lovers day to february 20th because of the forecast cold conditions. reporting live in roanoke, taylor kanost wfxr news. "around this wfxr news.taylor kanost in roanoke, taylor kanost wfxr "around this area, we get more crowded every day, people going to roanoke every day. sometimes you have to wait almost five minutes to pull out in the road." the plan is to have i-73 run through six states, but the commonwealth is the only state where construction hasn't started. coming up that is and what's next for the future of the proposed a strong upper low centered over the ohio valley will move easttonight into thursday. weak upper shortwaves will move a

train lovers day here at the virginia museum of transportation has been moved from this saturday to saturday, february 20th from 10 am to 5 pm. unfortunately, 611 will not be at the museum for the event, but a y-class locomotive also built in roanoke will be on display for visitors to get an up-close look at. the museum will also offer train rides, a flea market, and other educational events for the whole family. museum officials chose to move train lovers day to february 20th because of the forecast cold conditions. route 220 is one of the busiest and congested roads in our region. there have been plans to end the traffic headaches with the construction of a new interstate ... that would also run through several states. to the south, north carolina already wrapped up a big chunk of the project, south carolina has plans to begin construction next year. here in virginia - constructison has not even started! in fact, plans stalled for the past two decades. we sent wfxr's kristen eskow in search of answers in this wfxr news special report -- 73 questions! 1:00-1:051:34-1:392:16-2:22 2:24-2:29 i

excursions from greensboro to and then we start our excursions later in april the virginia museum of transportation will be hosting their 8th day next week. the event was orginially scheduled for this weekend, but the weather has postponed it to february 20th. tickets are just $5 to get in. some local students are about to begin work on a prototype that could change the way we travel. daniel kimminau is a student at tech and thinks the future of transportation is hyperloop. hyperloop is a transportation system using a near-vacuum tube to propel a passenger- carrying pod at more than 700 miles per hour. he and other students recently designed a hyperloop system called the vhyper. it scored fourth place at the space-x hyperloop pod daniel kimminau: "i hate driving in traffic. i hate sitting in an airport for several hours on a layover so i think, if i can travel where i want to travel and get there quickly then i'm going to be a much better person and our society is going to run the team is one of more than 20 that will move on to build a prototype that will be tested at a track facility this summer.

today train enthusiasts gathered at the virginia museum of transportation for train lovers day. those who took part got the chance to learn more about the y-6-a steam locomotive from st. louis. the event also featured model train displays, diesel train rides and a yard sale. organizers say this event has brought train lovers from around the world. fran ferguson/ director of development:"we are so pleased and grateful to have what is left of the best of norfolk and western's theme housed here at the virginia museum of transportation. we have guests who come from all over the world we've already got guests who've signed up for 611 excurions from australia and new zealand. the world knows what special locomotives and engines these were." ferguson says they are planning more events in the future including some excursions in the spring. the spring-like temperatures more day but meteorologist lindsey anderson says that goes along with some rain. slothfultable take it at least temperatures are above freezing now for today temperatures soared into the mill upper sixties clouds clearly m

how the virginia museum of transportation featured cool gadgets for guests. and a virginia tech sorority hosted a craft show yesterday. of the event will go. donald trump has picked up his second consecutive primary win with a victory in south carolina. craig boswell reports that another prominent candidate has suspended his campaign after last cbs news projects donald trump has won the south carolina republican primary. trump came out ahead of marco rubio and ted cruz, who finished in a virtual tie for second place. (sot) "i want to begin by thanking the people of south carolina. this is a special state." jeb bush finished in the bottom three. he told supporters this was his last primary as a 2016 presidential candidate. (sot - pipe 4, 20:42:56) "the people of iowa, new hampshire and south carolina have spoken and i really respect their decision. so tonight, i am suspending my campaign." (gets emotional) south carolina voters said the most important quality in a candidate is that he shares their values. and they said the most important issue is terrorism. (s

families came out to the virginia museum of transportation in roanoke today for train lovers day. those who took part got the chance to learn more about the y-6-a steam locomotive from st. louis. the event also featured model train displays, diesel train organizers say this event has brought train lovers from around the world. fran ferguson/ director of development:"we are so pleased and grateful to have what is left of the best of norfolk and western's theme housed here at the virginia museum of transportation. we have guests who come from all over the world we've already got guests who've signed up for 611 excurions from australia and new zealand. the world knows what special locomotives and engines these were." ferguson says they are planning more events in the future including some excursions in the spring. the c and o railway heritage center in clifton forge is hosting its annual george washington's train show fundraiser this weekend. the event includes vendors, discussions with authors, free antique appraisals and more. organizers say it's a great way to teach the public tha

was sold to an illinois firm and left sioux city later that year. 3 the sioux city air and transportation museum is pairing history with the technology of the 21st century. 3 now the museum's using a new q - r code system to give you a virtual tour of most of the items on display. this app is compatible with iphones and android devices. the musuem also has tablets available for check out for anyone visiting the museum. 3 "it kind of gives people a little more information. we do have printed information with each of the displays, but it also, by using the qr app on their cell phone, they can see type 3 item."the museum is partnering with leadership siouxland to make this new experience available. 3 and when we talk about siouxland... we know winter can be deadly if you're exposed to the cold for too long. a place called "the warming shelter" provides a spot for thehehomeless to stay during cold nights... and in that... it saves lives. in this special report... our own siouxland news meteorologist cat taylor takes us inside. 3 "if we need anything at all always at anytime."chanel trudell doesn't t

the virginia museum of transportation says after the first day of public sales.. 70-percent of the seats on the trip to radford were sold. 60-percent of the seats to lynchburg are gone. if you miss the chance to buy a ticket for the roanoke excursions ... you will have to travel to greensboro or northern virginia for a ride. ### kristina updates your storm team 10 forecast next. in an age of texting and social media ... a couple's love blossoms through handwritten letters. how they're relationship stands the test of time. and ... retailers in the country ... coming up in a wsls 10 today: increasing sunshine with highs in the upper 40s tonight: partly cloudy with lows in the upper 20s thursday: mostly sunny with highs in the middle 40s friday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s & lower 50s saturday: sun & clouds with sunday: isolated showers lower 60s monday: isolated showers possible with highs in the middle 50s tuesday: passing rain showers with highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s upper 40s tonight: partly cloudy with lows in the upper 20s thursday: mostly sunny with highs in the

the fayetteville transportation and local history museum will conduct a tour tracing his steps and stopping at several historic sites beginning at 9:00 a.m. >>> fayetteville elementary school will welcome a special visitor to help celebrate black history month. victor glover junior will visit ferguson easily elementary today. glover is not only a nasa astronaut but a fighter file and a navy legislative in the u.s. congress and will speak at the black history month >> no doubt he'll be inspiring for the kids. >>> an afternoon of music hopperred a young teen battling a rare disease. [ music ] >> some wake county students and music teachers show cased piano skills during a play athon held for 17-year-old taylor king and the charity named for her, taylor's tale and helped support the fight against the disease that leads to vision loss, seizures and impairment in children. >>> president obama made remarks and toasted at the national governor's reception at the white house. >> the president and first lady were there. the president has made it a focus to talk about the bridging partisan divide in

the excursions and put together by the virginia museum of transportation. to learn how you can get tickets, check out our website, wset.com. >>> more than 3000 dogs competed to become best in show sticclosed brought to you by ideology hearing aid associates danville-lynchburg and heritage funeral service and crematory. >>> pay attention to the bylines if you read the huffington post today. catherine, duchess of cambridge, will be a guest editor. she is publishing a blog about her initiative called young minds matter.it focuses on mental health of young duchess catherine writes into health problems are still a taboo even though and resolve mental issues among kids can devastate their lives later. the blog will be followed by a series of articles about children's mental health. >>> now to the best in show. cj, the german short haired pointer, feet out thousands of pooches for the prize trophy at the westminster dog show. jesse palmer has a look at the highs and the rough spots from this year's canine competition. >> may we have this sporting group in the ring

walker nelms/virginia museum of transportation: "we are just so excited that 611 is back. we're just over the moon about it. awfully excited we have the excursions set and starting in april and moving through may and into june." some tickets start at 109- dollars. that's all for wsls ten at 5-30. continues right now. wednesday was a very wet day with heavy rain and storms as a powerful cold front rolled through the region. we did have some areas of flooding as well. the rain will get out of here by late this afternoon. it was a cooler than expected day, as the wedge was in play for some of us, holding temperatures down in spots. tonight: skies slowly clear, especially after midnight with lows in the lower 40s. fog is also possible too. tomorrow: mix of sun and clouds with highs in the mistake, and we are going to botetourt county community members push to stop county leaders from moving two pieces of history. and then.. charise greer: "it's not that i didn't know about it. i really just didn't go into it." as the blacksburg community comes together to remember a 13- year-o

fran ferguson with the virginia museum of transportation says ... the excursions have already stirred up a lot of excitement. people were just out of their minds excited last year, and it's that way again this year. / butted to / we've gotten lots of interest. i've been talking with one man from new zeland who is planning a trip, and another group wants to have a wedding. there's been a lot of interest in these very special excursions the spring excursions run through june. round trip tickets out of excursions run through june. round trip tickets out of roanoke are on sale for donors. general public sales start on monday. for more information on how you can purchase a ticket ... just head to our website ... wsls dot com. an american world war two veteran reunites with his wartime girlfriend after more than 70 years. flew from virginia to australia to meet 88-year-old joyce morris for valentines day. the two first met in london shortly before d-day when thomas was 21 years old... morris was just a teenager. they reconnected on skype last year and a c

walker nelms / virginia museum of transportation: "we are just we're just over the moon about it. awfully excited we have the excursions set and starting in april and moving through may and into june." dollars. wednesday was a very wet day with heavy rain and storms as a powerful cold front rolled through the region. we did have some areas of flooding as well. the rain will get out of here by late this afternoon. it was a cooler than expected day, as the wedge was in play for some of us, holding temperatures down in spots. tonight: skies slowly clear, especially after midnight with lows in the lower 40s. fog is also possible too. tomorrow: mix of sun and clouds with highs in the upper 40s to near 50. both friday and mostly sunny. temperatures will only reach the middle 40s on friday, but will climb into the low-to-mid 50s on saturday. super bowl sunday will be partly sunny with highs in the lower 50s. so, although all weekend long are dry, we will probably see more clouds on sunday in comparison to saturday. monday will also see a mix of sun and clouds and it will be cooler with h

the virginia museum of transportation says after the first day of public sales.... 70-percent of the seats on the trip to radford were sold. meanwhile ... 60- percent of the seats to lynchburg are gone. if you miss the chance to buy a ticket for the roanoke excursions ... you will have to travel to greensboro or northern virginia for a ride. # a new report details the potential economic impact that dominion's proposed atlantic coast pipeline could have on the counties it passes through. pipeline opposition groups hired a charlottesville firm to complete the report for several counties along the path. the report estimates 277 million dollars in property value is at-risk for landowners along the proposed path. it also says the annual cost to people and businesses in those counties ranges from 96 to 109 million dollars. in nelson county alone, the report identifies $75 million worth of scrapped investments if the pipeline is built, including a new ernie reed, friends of nelson "agusta county and nelson county are the two counties impacted the most by this. nelson county with tourism and

in roanoke - train lovers made their way to the virginia museum of transportation today - for train lovers day. there was one particular train that stood out the most --the norfolk and western train number 21-56. built in 1942... it's the last of its kind left anywhere in the world. people also enjoyed model trains and locomotives, as well as train rides. the director of the museum said it was an opportunity to teach families about the area's rich railroad history. fran ferguson- development director, va museum of transportationthey just love to get and see the real things they watch a lot of trains on television but to special.train fanatics... will have a chance to ride our area's most iconic train - in just a few weeks. there are ten excursions planned - on the class j 6-11 steam passenger locomotive. the second excursion - from spencer to asheville north carolina on april 10th... has sold out!tickets are still available - for other excursions in april, may and june- with stops in lynchburg and roanoke. a link to check out tickets - is on our website - virginia first dot com. in lexingt

i remember when i was a director of the museum when i first arrived we had the minister for transport was also responsible for the museum through some haphazard visit -- this is a good but accessible, i really want some money to hire for my review researchers and everything gets some money from university so to make joint appointment. she was a very lovely woman, diminished at the time she went away and came back and said i've got a solution. we are building a new runway at the airport. i'm going to shorten it by one meter and the money i will say doing that will give you -- which was fantastic but it just showed me how small it was and yet how hard it was to get that money. i think people don't appreciate museums. museums in some way are the own worst enemies. i remember when i first went to the museum, went out and asked him the curators if they give a public talk on what to do. there was one have been studying beetles to some obscure kind of beetle. nothing too flashy, for 60 years. i went down to his office and said what you get a public lecture? the fella rushed off like a cockro

museumed. james faces charges of unlawful possession and transportation of a gator. it was released into a canal. >> sure the people at wendys weren't laughing. >> florida. >>> we check weather and traffic every ten minutes. today it won't feel like florida. >> yeah. cold and windy. temperatures in the 50s for highs. i will see you today at noon.

museum park. >> in addition to congestion, transportation is closecly linked with t community, quality of life, complete streets. we don't just drive and to go work. we live here, play here, we ride our bicycles, we walk. >> layron: eileen beauclay is executive director of miami-dade metro planning. she said the downtown tranortation 30 authority and the city are studying the area. >> there are a lot of great questions this morning that i think are going to continue to try to refine what is the effort and if, in fact, this study will be intends to look at this concept. >>ayron: today we learned that the state has already adopted a plan to raise and keep i-395 above ground and upgrade the facade. it's going to take another 100 to $250 million according to commissioner suarez to take biscayne boulevard underground and tunnel you the all the way even possibly down to 18th street. of course, this traffic study will have to come back and this plan will have to be a proofed before anything halls happens. it's something we'll definitely keep you posted on. report income downtown miami. >> janine: caug

. >>> alternative transportation became necessary today for kids from buffalo ridge elementary school and rocky heights middle school on a field trip to a museum in downtown denver. their school bus caught on fire this afternoon near the brown palace hotel. the denver fire department says it was an engine fire. the bus was empty. roads in the area of 18th and fremont were shut down for a while in investigate and clear the scene. >>> a denver police officer shot monday responding to a burglary call has been treated and released from denver health. riechel i'd was shot in her lower left leg. officers returned fire, killing the suspect who had a lengthy and violent criminal history. >> shots fired, officer down. >> reporter: chaos broke out in the highlands when a burglary call turned into an officer-involved shooting. rachel ide was shot in the leg and released monday night. >> it's fortunate it wasn't more critical. >> reporter: fortunate considering the violence that unfolded at multiple scenes. the burglary suspect engaged in multiple shootouts and carjacked a driver at gunpoint. he was police. investigators say it's criminal past. >> he was

museum out in silver spring. on the weekend tourists get to see a bit of history up close and personal when trolleys transported passengers all over the city. it is unclear how the new rollout and 2.2 mile line fits will in to our modern day lifestyle. here is the trolley museum director. >> the arrest lated bus. [ do the articulated buses have sufficient xhas. many would tell you yes, they do pd a the street car is just in the way. >> reporter: the grand opening of the city's $200 million street car project set for tomorrow right here at 13th and h street northeast. we're live this morning. back to you. p. >>> some developing news just coming in this morning about a show of force from the u.s. to north korea. the mess still launissile launc learning about. >>> and what metro is doing after recent spike in crime. >>> and what can you expect on your walk to the stops this >>> another missile large,is stockpile and whether it still works. the air force put out this photo. this is the second u.s. missile test this month. not only does it check the 1970s era technology, it also sends a message to other countries like north ko

transportation of an alligator. >>> seems 2015 was not a good there were 59 unprovoked shark attacks in the u.s. last year according to the florida museum of natchal history. that beats the record in 2012. more swimmers, surfers, around divers in the water attributed to the attack. >>> a police dog is back at work in volusia county after taking a bullet. he has a purple heart, a medal, and a medal of valor. k-9 officer endo and his handler were responding to a disturbance in november. a man shot and wounded his girlfriend and then took aim at deputies. endo took a bullet. deputy whitson will be forever grateful because he and endo have an unbreakable bond. >> i am with my dog more than at home and work. >> endo is back at work now. >>> legislation to protect pastors who refuse to marry same sex couples moved forward today. both side ins the debate believe they are the ones being tactorred. mike vasilinda has more now from tallahassee. >> reporter: there is no middle ground in the debate over pastor protection. >> is the concerns of just the hatred and the bigotry toward the gay community. >> reporter: but pastors say it is not about hat

i remember when i was a director of the museum when i first arrived we had the minister for transport was also responsible for the recent to some haphazard basis of government. i said look i really want the money to hire five new researchers, keeping going and i will get some money and universities so we can make joint employment. she was a very lovely minister at the time and she went away and came back and i've got a solution. we are building a new runway at the airport. i will shorten it by one meter and the money i will say though that we will give you. which is fantastic but you showed me how small, how hard it was to get the money. i think people don't appreciate museums. museums and summers are the own worst enemies. when i first went to that museum i went and asked some of the curators if the they give a pubc talk and what did it. there was one who had been studying an obscure beetle for 60 years. i went down to the research office and said would you give a public lecture? he kind of rushed off like a cockroach in the light. terrifying to do. it was hard sometimes to make chan

museum in silver spring. and way back in the days of could be belled streets, they transported people all over the city. it is unclear how these new street cars will fit into our lives. >> there is a mystique. when they see track, there is a presence there that buses just don't have. and it does encourage ridership. >> reporter: and there you see that is where the brand opening ceremony will be at the marquee spot there. and look, a metrobus just crossing-of just passing us by. passengers will board at 13th and h tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. after the ceremony. the fleet will be five cars only. free rides to start things off. and no sunday service. that is the latest live here from h street this northeast. molette green, news 4. >>> today construction crews are closing lanes on the pennsylvania avenue bridge over rock creek parkway. the closings and leans on that mark way while they make sure the bridge is safe. the work is supposed to happen between 10:00 and 3:00. but not during rush hour. >>> today a man who shot his cousin in northeast will be sentenced. roosevelt robinson has been found guilty of murder.

land and >> the national museum of african american history is on 15th street and it is very close to the washington monument. you can't miss it. >>> the national transportation safety board investigators are going to hawaii after this helicopter crashed in the water near pearl harbor. the video is unbelievable. five people were on board. one of the passengers is now in critical condition. we'll see how witnesses caught the whole thing on video. >> reporter: cell phone video captured the helicopter hovering in the air shortly before plunging into the water feet from the shoreline. almost immediately it overturns. >> oh, it just fell out of the sky and crashed right in front of us. >> reporter: shawn winrick was taking pictures on his phone and switched to video when he noticed something wrong with the aircraft, the tail rotor appearing to stall in the video. >> we all ran over. a bunch of people jumped in the water and we tried to help the survivors. >> reporter: chris garner said he tried to free those inside the wreckage. >> somebody said there's somebody still inside the aircraft, so i dove inside and saw them twisted. >> reporter: firefighters and members

museum. she is a survivor of the holocaust. in 1944 hungary at age 12, she and her mother were being transported to a nazi death camp. they were crowded into a truck filled with jews. >> the truck we were on stopped. my mother jumped off. she looked at me, i jumped after her and we walked away. >> reporter: they slipped into hiding taken in by a woman who shielded them from the nazis. for the rest of the war they lay hidden. >> what happened to the other people on that truck? >> i don't know. but i can guess. >> reporter: among the museum exhibits are lessons to be learned of what hate in all its forms does. troubling images, but with lessons for all generations of all people. building positive bridges among people. its very existence is about need for all humanity. for young people to talk about schools, in their neighborhoods, and what are they doing to speak up and do something about it. >> we can show people how few our differences are and how great our similarities are. and how important it is for us to be connected as people. >>. >> reporter: the story of the jewish experience but really of the human experience

museum collections, scientific specimens, sports trophies will be allowed to move freely. near the direct order nor the forthcoming endangered species act rule would restrict transport within the united states and transport into and out of the country will still be allowed with the appropriate documentation. further, items up to 200 grams, seven ounces of ivory can still be bought and sold and that's more ivory than is in any piano or ivory-gripped pistol. what the rule will do is stop profiteering off elephant parts in this country. as long as ivory have monetary value, people will kill elephants to get it. his is part of the broader strategy to stop poaching. i'm surprised that ranking member grijalva's amendment was not made in order. but regardless, the inclusion of that provision in this bill before us today shows that somehow we're unaware or unconcerned about the fact that poachers are slaughtering nearly 100 african elephants a day. objection number three, madam chair. is section 302 of the share act that would allow polar bear trophies. it creates a loophole in the marine mammal protection act to allow a handful of trophy hunters to import polar bear trophies into