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i see my favorite custodian here from union station. thank you for coming in today. these -- a number of these people have received recognition by our customers. but i've gotten to know them. sometimes they see me seeing them but not always. they are always professional. they bring a certain pride to this organization, and it's the pride we want to build on and we'll continue to build on. see gain, thank you for all you do. [ applause ] turning to next year, i want our customers to know that i get it. that you get it. that we get it at metro. that base icalically, very simp, safety is a given. that should be a basic given and we know that. they want the trains to run on time and the buses to run on time. that's what they want. that's what we're going to focus on '17 going forward. it's interesting. we have talked to a number of our customers through surveys and other means. the thing -- what they say to me is they remember a lot of them remember when it was a great system. they know it can get back there but they're saying, don't blow smoke. just get it back to good

. >> reporter: meanwhile, crowds are starting to grow here at union station as well. adam freedman got here early with his family to beat the rush. >> especially with little kids. get in early and hopefully avoid a lot of trouble. >> reporter: the one mode of transportation, driving. that's actually what most americans doing and a aa expects some 93 million americans to hit the roads. reporting here at union station, evan koslof, wusa9. >> there's a big reason more people are driving this holiday season. that's because gas prices are looking really good. aaa estimates that u.s. drivers have saved more than $27 billion at the pump this year compared to last year. >>> so will the weather cooperate with your holiday travel plans? meteorologist allyson rae joins us with the first alert forecast. what do you say to that allyson? >> you know what? gas prices are looking great and so-so the weather. especially is a the -- is weather. especially for our region. doing a little bit of driving not a lot of problems headed your way until saturday. yeah we do have a yellow weather

paramedics when they arrived at the scene. >>> bomb threats disrupt thousands of passengers at union station over the fbi caught up to the guy they say is responsible. >>> and an accident on the job leaves a local man with a lot to be thankful for. hear from the paramedics who brugt him back to life after his heart stopped. >>> coming up, a workplace accident and a man's heart stops beating for several minutes. we'll hear from the paramedics who helped to revive him. >>> a couple triesed to find their place on reality tv about flipping houses. >>> first at 5:30, an fbi manhunt has ended the man suspected in a series of recent disruptive bomb threats is under arrest now. prosecutors say the hoax is disrupted thousands of travelers. even alerted the secret service at the white house. scott macfarlane broke this story on our nbc washington app. >> east a tow truck find him and today we learned why. james cherry stayed silent during his appearance before a judge. he pled not guilty to charges of making false threats and faces 20 years in prison. he was anything but silent in late july. he made a

a lot of people packed in to union station choosing to take the train this year. if you're traveling saturday, there's a yellow weather alert. >> let's get right to for an update. >> friday is going to be okay. we've got temperatures starting 20s and 30s, low 40s by 11:30 or so. clouds roll in in the afternoon. no problems tomorrow but as we enter saturday morning, that's when we're going to wake up to some wet roads and looks like the rain is going to be around through late morning. good news for saturday. this stuffs should be clearing out of here by the afternoon. if tomorrow is a bigger travel day for you, maybe getting on a plane. west coast has rain along the coast. boise, 34. that rain is going to make it down to california, southern california by the evening hours. looking at a little bit of snow, places like des moines, chicago, up to minneapolis, over toward madison and milwaukee. farther south through the mississippi valley, warm enough for just some rain. places like dallas could see a few delays. houston, 70s with rain. florida looks great. central so

already start or end at metro station and stations that have taxi stands like union station and stations in suburbs with kiss and ride lines they would be fashions on yet to be released list of 4 metro rail stations perfect for the partnership. and if i missed bus i would have to take uber. >> if they were to offer 70% discount going to or from metro station would that entice you to take uber more. >> it would entice me to take uber i'm worried that may be a problem for the bus system. >> and problem for the district taxi cab drivers including johann as cabeta. >> how about,000 25678ys in here. who have families and doing in the name without having any cars and it's okay to work everybody but unfair to us. >> uber spokesperson tells "fox5 local news" details are being worked out and there's no timeline for the rollout. d.c. department of higher vehicle spokes person points out shared riding from metro stations at reduced rate is being done by taxis. >> and coming up n a big show of support for the restaurant targeted by a gunman this weekend. >> and are those big bargains just a big lie.

he told the dispatcher he placed eight bombs inside union station. court filings sd they u had a bomb threat into the metro station. again, triggering a police response. and they say day before, they u called in a bomb threat to an area near the white house and near the world bank, which can led to an alert to secret service. his attorneys say no one was harmed in the incident, but a a judge ordered he be jailed until trial to keep him away from a telephone. the fbi tracked him down at this lie u brar a week ago. vrgts say they connected him to the threats by finding his cell phone number. that trial happens. >> breaking news of a terror plot foiled in australia. police arrested seven people for planning a series of bomb attacks in melbourne on christmas day. police believe isis inspired the suspects who wanted to target it popular spots in that city such as a train station, public square and a cathedral. police say they have been watching those suspects for some time and they believe that the threat is now over. >>> a man from virginia has been charg

right now, six locations, union station, gallery place, judiciary square, metro center, l'enfant plaza have wi-fi as part of a pilot program that was launched in august. metro says 60% of the underground stations should have wi-fi this time next year and the remaining 40% will have it in two years. they are working with four major cell phone companies to provide service in the tunnels. t-shirt weather in december. really? that is what we are enjoying now. the temperatures are about to take a dip again. stormwatch7's chief meteorologist doug hill has a check on what the next few day have in store. doug: it's more like late december tomorrow but it's not terrible. today we were in the upper national. it's 62 in fredericksburg at 6:00. the numbers will drop this evening because of a cold front. but at this hour look at the 60's and the 50's. farther west the temperatures will drop and you have to go west to get the cold air. colder temperatures will arrive overnight. by morning we will range 30 to 40 degrees across the viewing area with clear temperatures. it's 37 in largo. 34 in fairfax.

the most visited transit stop in the nation union station. here are some of the others for you. the most visited restaurant founding farmers. visited bar, don titos. the most visited event space is john f. kennedy the performing arts. there you go. michelle: if you are planning to go to the m.g.m. casino at national harbor for the new year, there are things you need to know. you need a ticket to the duran duran concert, room reservation or a special pass to get in. the special passes are $75 and you have to get them in advance on ticket master. they also have a dress code for the new year's women. visitors are asked to wear upscale or semi-formal dress suitable for the occasion. jonathan: duran duran will be great to see, too. michelle: or dinner. either one. jonathan: hi, doug. big plans, are you going to see duran duran? doug: a quiet weekend. michelle: watching the ball drop. jonathan: getting over the cold. doug: if i stay awake that long. rainy start tomorrow. it will be chilly. temperatures in the upper 30's to 40's. i don't think they will drop that much in the metro area

addition taccording to prosecutors, back in july cherry told prosecutors he placed eight bombs inside union station. a junk has ordered him to remain in jail until his trial. he's face 20g years in prison june right now police need your help finding this missing rockville woman. this is morris. they say she was last seen wednesday afternoon and left without telling them where she was going. although she's an adult, she functions as a third grader. if you know where she is, call police. >>> d.c. police are trying to track down a holiday thief. police say the thief went into five different office buildings in northwest washington. the stolen cards were used at at least two stores including cvs you see here. they're offering a $1,000 award leading to his arrest. >>> it's 4:36. you know every day game is a big game, but tomorrow is the biggest game. washington redskins playing. two key players did not take part in practice. tight end jorn with shoulder issues and another has an elbow injury. players say it's all about tomorrow. >> i know our back is against the wall. we should have never put ourselves

stations that have taxi stands like union station, stations in suburbs that have kiss and ride laneswould be the stations on this yet to be released list of 4 stations that would be perfect for this partnership. >> i usually take the bus from metro to write work and back. but if i'm missing the bus i have to take united states of united states of americaer. >> if they were to offer 70% discount from uber pool and going to or from metro station would that entice you to take uber more. >> it would entice me to take uber i'm worried that may be a problem for the bus system. >> and the problem for the district taxi cab drivers including johann as cavite. >> how about 8,000 taxis in here who have families and mortgages and responsibilities. uber is doing in the name without having any cars but -- it's okay to work everybody. but it's unfair for us. >> uber spokesperson tells "fox5 local news" details are being worked out and there's no timeline for the rollout. >> d.c. department of for higher vehicle spokesperson points out shared riding metro stations and reduced rate is already being d

here's a picture of the two at union station, isn't she beautiful. this is christy's father walking her down the aisle, she wrote this is the first man she ever loved. >> final respects being paid to a new jersey state trooper. we're live at 5:00 a.m. in atlantic city for the farewell to frankie williams. >> the cold coment -- comment aimed at an ice cream shop worker. what the person said that had her on the defensive. >> eagles coach doug peterson will be answering questions about a familiar theme, a win that could have been, but wasn't. the birds cough up the lead against the redskins delaying them from pulling out a win in the last second. carson wentz was sacked turning over the ball. 27-22 defeat was the 8th in the last ten games. they are 5-8 heading into baltimore. each of the last three seasons, washington has delivered a crushing punch to the eagles playoff chance. >>> there was an ice cream worker bullied about her weight. the 19-year-old said she was scooping ice cream for a woman and child last week when the woman said if you have to whi

that's exactly what happened in union station. >> ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> [ singing] >> ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> nailedt woman's impromptu per for formance is going viral for good reason. nikki burdine has the story. >> metro stops are not the types of places that people want to hang around in but 40 people stopped and stood in awe when tamara walker started to sing in union station. >> stuck on a metro platform, that's the would not enjoy. >> one track was down and everything was going in one direction. >> tamara walker was visiting dc from las vegas and when the inevitable redline problems began she did something most washingtonans can't fathom, stop up and started to sing. > i just kept going. i told my daughter, grab my phone, i feel like singing. >> 40 people stood in awe just listening. for tamara it wasn't about the location or all the attention. the video now has more than 300,000 views. >> i really didn't expect this from just singing there. it's just my favorite christmas carroll. >> it was about how she felt in that very moment, the overwhelming feeling she had to sing, the feeling she didn'

feeling about 31 in 27 back in haguers town and 34 in culpeper as we head to union station now and look at the flag, it's blow ng the wind. gusts right now, anywhere from about 20 to 35 miles an hour, the good news, the winds come down overnight tonight. but the other good thing about the winds right now, any rain we have today, the winds really helping to dry up the pavement. so tomorrow morning, we're looking at mainly just dry roads out there, but if there are puddle, heads up, likely ice tomorrow morning. not a huge or widespread krp, but something you need to be aware of. it's a cold start to the week. not just tomorrow, but thursday as well. next chance of a shower comes on thursday. there's a small risk there and as we look ahead to christmas day, right now, looking mainly dry with a high around 50 degrees. currently, we're in the 30s and 40s after the high today in washington. 67 degrees. in the district. 43 annapolis. mostly cloudy and mainly dry. take a look at the high today in your neighborhood. officially in the district, we hit 67. 68 in annapolis, even the suburbs, 61 in

impacting the district, little things to me some years to get -- to union station. au used to have to go to greyhound station several blocks away, grab your luggage. they said you cannot fit all of it. a bus carriers are all on the second floor. we made that truly intermodal down the street, the trump hotel did two hearings there and the vacant post office. where we did the hearings in february was the first we did after. it was vacant for 15 years. 400,000 square foot holding, half of it empty, costing the taxpayers between two and $6 billion a year. lights are glowing, it is employing hundreds of people. it is a great success story. exchange, you can see the for sale sign. largest piece of property in washington. up in georgetown, the power plant. it will be hundreds of millions of dollars in development and jobs in that location. across the nation's capital, and in my own state of florida, i got it made to turn over to my in miami. i worked at miami-dade community college. and imagine giving them the old federal courthouse is a legacy. june of thiss in year, to ge

it's a little like union station around here. want to know wherere commander . i guess not everyone gets to live in emerald city. you should have listened to the vulcan. he warned you against doing anything foolish. what the hell are you doing here? looking out for you pink-skins. if you had gone anywhere near that shuttlepod, you'd have been killed. how do you know what sopek told me? that was a secure transmission. sopek is the senior vulcan officer in the sector. naturally, we keep him under close surveillance. we've been monitoring all vulcan transmissions and ship deployments since the incident at p'jem. we know they're preparing for a war against us. i'm no fan of the vulcans, but they're not warmongers. there's already a war going on several rebel factions here e ties are working to overthrow their government. to your peace-loving, logical friends. so, you and the e bels figure you both have a common enemy. the hostage-takers have no plans to return your captain or the female. once you deliver the weapons, they'll be killed. with the downtrodden here. you

. >> if you happened to be at union station a couple of weekends ago, your spirits may have been lifted by this performance. ♪ [music] ♪ >> that's something. >> laurawalker is a professional singer from las vegas. she tells us news partners she was visiting with her family when she decided to sing on the platform. her rendition has gone viral with more than 300,000 views on facebook. you can hear why. >> you could have sang a whole album by the time the next train got there. >>> chicago almost broke a record today. the temperature was as low as minus 13 at o'hare airport, near the record of minus 14, set in 1983, just missed it. folks grabbed all the extreme weather gear they could before stepping outside. >> it takes longer to put your boots on and longer to get ready. >> i'm layered, and i have mittens from alaska and a warm hat. i'm as prepared as i can be. >> those alaskan mittens, they will do it. >> can't do better than that. >> hundreds of flights were canceled out of chicago for the weekend for the extreme cold and snow. only so much you can do. >> i mean as long as you tell us

according to prosecutors, cherry told a 911 dispatcher he placed eight bombs inside union station.lings that he is expecting to threaten a bomb and, again, triggering a police response and they say day before cherry called in a bomb threat to an area near the white house and near the world bank which led to an alert to u.s. secret service. his attorneys say no one was harmed in an incident but jailed until trial to keep him away from a telephone. the fbi tracked down cherry at this southeast d.c. library about a week ago. they connected him to the threat by finding his cell phone number. cherry has pleaded not guilty. he will remain in jail until that day. in the newsroom, scott mcfarland, news 4. >>> breaking news tonight. the man accused of killing a 3-year-old boy in a road rage incident is behind bars now in little rock, arkansas. according to police, the man's family convinced him to turn himself in and the child was in the back seat of his grandmother's car last saturday when the man opened fire on it. the boy was shot in the neck and died later at the hospital. >>> donald tr

here's a picture of the two in front of the christmas tree at union station in washington d.c.his adorable picture is from the church, coming up here, this is, of course, christie walking down the aisle, on her tatter's arm, congratulations eulogieses to christie. she looks beautiful. >>> is there much more to come on "action news", two philadelphia football teams are back in town after, thrilling championship wins. we will take you to the celebration. >>> competition of thetive rent sort lego fans came to the plymouth meeting mall to compete for title of master model builder. >>> plus melissa magee returns with your exclusive accu weather seven day forecast when "action news" comes right back. >>> lego experts put their skills to the the test this weekend, lego land discovery center put on a two day building competition here at plymouth meeting mall. company is looking for the ultimate lego fan, to become master model builder at discovery center next spring. congratulations to michael nie ves who won today's competition. >>> local youth football team has once again shown what

. >> you are looking at union station, and the winds are not as strong as they were before, but they still with the falling temperatures. and here in d.c. the temperatures in the 30s and for some of you, colder tonight, and looking ahead tomorrow as well. and good evening and thanks for staying with us after the game. i'm erika, and we have team coverage on the drastic drop in temperatures. we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist amelia draper. and what is the biggest concern here with the weather and the topsy-turvey pattern. >> just how cold it is out there, eric car, and talking about the temperatures in the r a light wind, it will feel like the teens. this is how cool it is feel ing in your neighborhood any where from 5 to 10 degrees below what the thermometer is saying. 24 in gaithersburg and 24 in the areaer here. make sure for the kids a warm coat, hat and scarf is a good idea. right now in washington, 37 degrees, and here, not talking about the widespread slick spots tomorrow morning, but a very little bit of rain moving through, but there could be some isolated slick spots

there is free wi-fi already at metro center, union station, judiciary square, gally place, archives andaz stations. now in mid-2017, metro is planning to install infrastructure like transponders and wiring to go system wide at the end of 2017. they say 60% of the underground will be covered and the rest by early 2018. the cost is $5 million. metro already planned this wi-fi extension to support its digital signs. you might see those around the system to try to keep the signs powered up. the customers, meanwhile, say they are ecstatic. >> it's great to have wi-fi. data costs a lot. good to connect to people why you don't have service. it's good. richard: to be clear. this is not for emergencies. if you have an emergency in the metro system use 911. they use the regular system underground to do it for you. but the wi-fi, look for the action to be starting by early next year. reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. jonathan: still ahead, a university of maryland basketball player battle through injury to make it back to the court. michelle: shoveling out. if nightmare a white christmas j

veronica: we may be cold outside this shot.look at union station ready for the holidays. that is gorgeous. even hear the christmas music playing. christmas -- ready for the holidays. i am ready to go somewhere. beltsville. the wind is light. so at least we are not having to deal with the extremely low windchill ratings. today, 40 in hand degrees will be the high. today, getting from 39 to 43 for today. a little closer to what average is. and wednesday, higher temperatures coming our way. the christmasget tree this week because it looks like it will be drive. checking rain showers for part of the holiday weekend. i let more formation coming up. thee: we have trouble on roadan towards largo town center. expect delays due to an earlier train malfunction. on the roads, the story is the water main break along main street and roberts road. --ice are driving traffic police are directing traffic in both directions. the temperature is below freezing so it will become some what of an ice rink. they have spread out the chemical but i'm worried it will be rushed away. so take it easy

. >> reporter: we're here at union station heading up to new york where mayor muriel bowser will meet with donald trump at 11:00 a.m. at trump tower. she wants to continue the growth of washington, d.c. one place she said she and the president-elect do have common ground, that is, investing in infrastructure. the one place where they are opposed, and that is d.c. status as a sanctuary ci a full update. mark segraves, "news4." >>> new this morning aaa is releasing a new warning about the dangers of drowsy driving. >> we need to get a whole lot more sleep. drivers who get less than seven hours of sleep nearly drubl their risk for crash and sleeping less than five hours had a crash risk of someone driving drunk. 97% of surveyed drivers were one in three had admitted they had recently driven while struggling to keep their eyes open. >> someone made a point on twitter this is not true. it's different for everybody. it's not worth taking the risk. more sleep, more benefit. >> tom, you'll be working overtime. >> got it going on the nbc washington app. you can track the rain. it is getting cl

in addition, he told 911 dispatcher back in july that he'd placed eight bombs inside union station. a judge has ordered him to remain in jail until trial. he's pled not guilty. he's facing 20 years in pruzen. >>> right now police need your help finding a missing rockville woman. this is 21-year-old erica morris. she left the family home and didn't say where she was going. although she's an adult, she functions at the level of a third grader. she likes transportation and loves to go to the library. if you know anything, please call police. >>> uber and safety for its riders still d. swallowed and what it took to get it out. >>> and we're counting down the holidays. we have another look at your temperatures. >> you've got to give i them. >> hundreds went out to shovel at lambeau field. some fans waited three hours in li line. >> this is something they wanted to do. >> it's a part of what they do. >> they're made of a different -- >> different material, right? sturdier. >> yeah. >> redskins are hoping for a jolly holiday. >> me too. it's hard when there's so much pressure. the skins ha

just take a look at the flag outside union station, flapping in the wind. chuck is back after the break with how cold that wind is really going to make it feel the next 24, 36 hou rs >>> look out. look out! >> a portland, oregon school bus lost control on a snow-covered hill yesterday. the woman who recorded that video says she saw another school bus also lose control. but it was able to avoid cars. this one clearly was not able to do that. they weren't so lucky. she said there were no chains or snow tires on the buses. thankfully, no injuries have been reported. >>> well this is a time-lapse video now, let's look at this, of a winter storm that rolled into buffalo, new york yesterday afternoon. you then whiteout conditions quickly enveloped the city. and to make matters wse, temperatures are not supposed to climb out of the teens today in buffalo. it's hard to believe that we aren't even officially in winter yet. the official winter starts this wednesday, though. right, chuck? >> but we're in the middle of meteorological winter. >> i stand by my claim that

there you are at union station. f we have team coverage. chris gordon is out in those elements.re going to begin inside with doug in the storm center. >> it's all about the cold. the cold temperatures moved in very quickly. earlier this morning just after midnight we are at 39 degrees. then we continue to fall all day. with the winds gusting 30 to 40 miles an hour, it has been brutal out there. take a look at this. you needed the coat. around the upper marlboro. you didn't have the gloves. the pockets were what you were using even putting the hands back in the coats, the gloves and the pockets. i'll tell ya. this is the coldest air flow you've seen in quite some time. 7 the current wind chill. zero at hagerstown. 4 below in state college, pennsylvania. extreme cold for sure. look at the winds. we've seen winds gusting upwards of 30 to 40 miles per hour. now coming down a little bit. still 30 in martinsburg. that's why we have the wind chill. that will continue through the night. the national weather servicas

at union station some riders told us they were looking to get in and out today before the really large crowds arrive. >> i'm expecting for it to get really crazy. >> that's why we are heading out early. it's going to be a disaster here. the weekend is going to be insane to try to get in and out of here. >> many americans are traveling by air or rail. it's nothing compared to the amount who are driving. aaaest move through -- aaa estimates 93 million people will be travelling. >>> many retailers are promising last minute delivery options for you but you have to hurry. if you order online today amazon prime, best buy, target and walmart said they can get your package by christmas some are promising next day delivery on the 24th. here's the thing though, if the weather conditions get bad where they are shipping from not even rudolph can save the day. >>> ikea will pay $50 million to the families of three children killed when the company's dressers fell on top of them. we've been telling you about these dressers that topple over and you just have to anchor them. the third child was killed

she started singing owe whollywl night as you can hear at union station. video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. that mar a says she feels likee she's getting a fresh start this year. by the way, you can catch herher live tomorrow on good day d.c.. at 9:50:00 a.m. she's hopefully going to have a nicer venue to sing than thethe tunnels at union station.st >> the acoustics are awesome. > call this an early christmas gift actress amy schumer bought back her father's farm. they lost the farm to bankrupt ski after her dad was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. she was only 12 at the time. today gordon lives in an assist ed facility. she surprised him by face time. she also posted a video ofvide herself playing in the corn field of that farm as a child. we are in the final home of shopping. christmas and hanukkah are fivee days away. how many are finished.ishe we ask you to check in by usingn the hashtag hoho yes, hoho no. > 90s p of you guys -- 80 say no. 20 percent said hoho yes.e i don't like to correct you.ct i was in the way, too.. i had to ba

getting information from vre on twitter and issues in the tunnel union station 3 stopped in tunnel waiting expect delays. northbound virginia 123 crash fairfax county parkway causing delays through donovan corner and caution there to fairfax. eastbound 7 crash georgetown pike. as you head toe rest yin problems there and allison, steve. >> today we'll get first look at howard county new state of the art snowplow tracker tracker down loads refreshed information to provide complete updated snow removal prog fwres and data from highway traffic cameras and weather alerts providing one stop shop for winter weather information. >> also today the department of transportation will release new data about the impact of drunk driving and details about important new measures made to end impaired driving on u.s. roads. last year some 259 people died in drunk driving crashes around the holiday season. cream short annual folks ready whip in short fly after fatal explosion at noxious oxide plant. ready whip is in stores. if you miss out you have option of making it yourself though i have no idea how that w

you remember the seen at union station in july in chaotic. people were evacuated following a bomb threat. the roads were closed off. they were searching a package they saw. police arrested the man who called in the threat. they say he did it for his amusement and it was a hoax. the man is james cherry. he was in court for making a false threat. a lot of you first learn about the breaking stories via text. you can sign up for breaking alerts on wjla.com/text. it's easy to do. go on the website. you can do that. if news breaks you will immediately know about it on your phone or tablet. alison: well, a magnitude 2.2 earthquake, so a small one rattled part of central virginia today. this is just north of ashlan but the epicenter is not far from mineral. that is the same location of the large 5.8 magnitude quake we had in 201. that one, of course, rattled the mid-atlantic. no reports of any damage today. 22 people did report the quake. let's turn to the weather. it may be fine now but what about the travel forecast? stormwatch7's chief meteorologi

that free wi-fi as we said already at metro center, union station, judiciary square, gallery place, archives and l'enfant plaza. in mid-2017 they will install system wires to allow the system. 60% of the underground will be covered then. the rest by early 2018. the cost is $5 million. they already planned to do it to support the digital signs they have been installing. many of the riders are extratic about this -- ecstatic about this. >> it's great to have wi-fi data. it costs a lot. good to not use it underground and connect with people while you don't have any service. i think richard: some metro riders we spoke with didn't know the free wi-fi exists. coming up at 2:00, why there might -- coming up at 6:00, why there might be a down side. richard reeve, abc7 news. michelle: thank you. 96-year-old taylor swift super fan got to see his favorite star perform from the comfort of his own home. [singing] michelle: swift heard about how badly world war ii veteran cyrus porter wanted to see her again so she showed up in his living room. she pulled out a guitar for acoustic. and he says he has been

and the secret service transports it from the library of congress to union station, puts it on a train, under heavy guard, incomplete complete secrecy, and then the train rumbled out to louisville, kentucky. and the documents are put into the gold bullion repository at fort knox. he wanted space to put a lot more. there is tons of gold here, already. about 60 cubic feet. about the size of a freezer, folks. do your math, 60 cubic feet is not much. so macleish have to make do with fort knox. then the question becomes, what do we do with the rest of these incredibly important documents? library staffers go on a road trip because here is what they are looking for. looking for places that are far 50 to 100 miles inland. areas of mountains around the bombers cannot get to. they're looking for places that are waterproof, fireproof to the best possible ability, humidity proof. so they go on these sojourns looking around where to put the documents. they end up with college repositories. university of virginia, washington and lee, virginia military. then they realize they still do not have enoug

town visiting family and the ever popular single tracking, she had time on her hands waits on the union stationtform. she decided to serenade passengers with one of my favorite christmas songs, "o holy night." >> yours, too. >> yeah. >> with a voice like that, she should be riding for free. that's my opinion. >>> now or never, you have just a few days left to finish or maybe start that christmas shopping. we have four things you need to know for your last-minute store hopping. >>> the video is like special effects out of a film. we have new details about the incredible explosion, the inveigation into how itst >>> you're watching news 4 at 4:00. >> well, just a few more days left to find that perfect gift. >> first at 4, we have four last-minute ideas for you procrastinators. >>> and the first day of winter starting with a warming trend. a look at warmer temperatures as we head toward the holiday weekend, just a couple of minutes. >>> five more people have died and many more remain missing after that massive set of explosions at a fireworks market in mexico. >> yeah, the market was well stocked

stations that have taxi stands like union station, stations in the suburbs that have kits and ride lanesstations on this list of 42 metro rail stations that would be perfect for this partnership >> i just take the bus from the metro to where i work and back but if i miss the bus i have to take an uber >> if they were to offer 70% discount if you collect uber pool would that entice you to take uber more >> definitely entice me to take uber, but i'm worried that may be a problem for the bus syste district's taxi cab drivers. >> how about this 8,000 tax sis in here? we have families, we have responsibilities. uber is doing in the name without having any cars but individual cars. it's ok to work everybody. but it's unfair for us. >> reporter: uber spokesperson says the details are still being worked out and there's no timeline for the roll-out. dc's department of four higher vehicle points out shared riding from metro stations at a reduced rate is already being done by taxi. tisha lewis, fox 5 local news. >> the time with reduced service they shall going to have to look for alternatives. >>

last number of the employees and the station managers and see my favorite custodian from union station and. they have received recognition sometimes they see me sometimes they don't with their always professional there is of pride so thank you for all you do. [applause] >> turning to next year. >> that basically the safety of the system is of a given. will so that is what they want to. one they know they can get back there and then to go recognize that. signed number of efforts they will continue on the seaside with the much greater emphasis on customer experience with regard to the delays due to car issues and a particularly in the station. so that is what we will do also to establish a number of customer driven metrics with our basic performance of how we do that and i want to use that as the management tool for accountability. by want to highlight that is the number-one priority and then moving with the guidance to prevent that from happening. and then to overrun the spd is a general how those inspectors of technology that alerts those inspectors that there is around uh track ahead

already start or end at a metro station.tion station that have tax seep tax s stands like union station,e uni, station in the suburbs that tt have kiss and ride lanes, theyet would be the station on this yet to be released list of 42asf metro rail stations that would be perfect for this partnership. >> i usually take the bus from o the metro to where i work andk d bus then i'll have to take an uber. >> if they were offer a 70 percent discounts if you select uber pool and you're going to or from a metrober po station would that entice youul to take uber more. >> it wouldthto t definitely ene no, sir take uber but i'mr takee worried that that might be ar bh problet m for the bus system. >> reporter: and a problem s ano for the district's taxicab drivers.iv >> how about the 8,000 taxis00ax in here? we have families, weae have mortgages.have we m have so manyy responsibilities.sibities. without having any cars but b individual cars.dividual it's okay to work everybodyevery but it's unfair for us.r for u >> reporter: and uber spokesperson tells fox5 locallso news the details are still atill

about a rebel attack which he had begun to fear on the afternoon of july 21st confirmed when a union signal station perched up in a high tree. lieutenant samuel edge sees dust columns over there and the horizon. they can only be rebel troops. by 9:00 or 10:00 a.m. he sent this intel into hq allowing mcpherson further to respond. so mcpherson orders an infantry division. tom sweeney's division of grenville dodge's 16th corps. sends another brigade to the area. brought up artillery. by noon of july 22nd, the yankees are in position. moreover, they are perpendicular to the end of blair's line facing south. the very direction from which the rebels are going to attack. i'm married to a yankee, y'all. and there are times like this when she says, steve, i will give just shy of a prince's ransom if you will devote to me and my relationship with you just a portion of the passion you give to these long dead rebel rebels. says, i can't, sweetheart. you're a yankee. i know. i'm walking into the den of the lions. welcome south, brothers and sisters. the confederates deployment was anything but easy given the te

union station. u used to have to go to a greyhound station several blocks away, grab your luggage. they said you cannot fit all of it. a bus carriers are all on the econd floor. we made that truly intermodal if ou go down the street, the trump hotel did two hearings there and the vacant post office. where we did the hearings in february was the first we did after. it was vacant for 15 years. 400,000 square foot holding, half of it empty, costing the taxpayers between two and $6 million a year. lights are glowing, it is employing hundreds of people. it is a great success story. the cotton exchange, you can see the for sale sign. largest piece of property in washington. up in georgetown, the power plant. it will be hundreds of millions of dollars in development and jobs in that location. across the nation's capital, and in my own state of florida, i got in may to turn over to my alma mater in miami. i worked at miami-dade community college. and imagine giving them the old federal courthouse is a legacy

took me some years to get all the bus system, enter mogul to union station. you used to have to go to a greyhound station several blocks away, drag your luggage or could they said you fit all of the bus carriers on the second floor. they are all on the second floor. we have made that truly interlocal. if you go down the street the trump hotel, did two hearings there in the bacon old post office. where we did the hearings in february, the first hearing i did after becoming chairman. annex was vacant for 15 years, 400,000 square foot building, half empty costing the taxpayers between two and $6 million a year. ago by the other night, lights are glowing. it's employing hundreds of people and it's a great success story. the cotton exchange, now you can see the for sale sign, largest piece of property in washington. in georgetown, power plant sold. it will be hundreds of millions of dollars in development and it jobs in location. so, across the nation's capital and then in my own estate of florida. my alma mater has raised in miami, miami community college, the old

steve >> union station singer live.r v we're catching up with the womam who went viral with theh thetform full of strangers.. we're weaning it back -- raining it back in folks. promise. ♪♪ >> oh, hear the angels voices -- ". >> talk about christmas spirit.p a woman belting holiday classica oh, holy night in the middle ofo metro station and instant hit. t since it hit social media more m than though hundred thousandhous people have watched it and it a thousands more have shared it.t and fans of the mystery singerge well theyant more.. so we tracked her down andd hern joining us now live from lass vegas welcome tamara walker mucu the woman with the voice. v good morning to you.good >> good morning. how are you? >> blown away by your voice.oice that's how i am.at's h i a [ laughter ]hter >> thank you.>> t i i'm not alone. a lot of'm people sharing in tha okay, so did you just decide, dc you know, i've got this gift iit got to use it why not the metrom how did this come about? about >> well, honestly, i was with mm mom, my children, my sister, my brother-in-law and really good o friend.

shopping if you haven't.n going viral the heavenly voice v of a woman belting out oh holy night at union stationthe ain't voices, oh, night, divine, oh, night ♪♪ >> wonderful voice belongs togs tamara walker she's a's profeson las vegas actually.ctll she's been up and down in life e and through it all, she's heree in d.c. for performance early this month. month she started singing oh holy night at union station.ti video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times and tamarr says this year she feels like a fresh start has been given to her and we wish her much luck.uc maybe there's a recordingin contract in her future. futur >> she gave me goose bumps.e bum >> i know. >> the acoustics making it sound wonderful.ful >> sounds great. gre he is special physical you'rephe waiting for the single track too arrive. >> right. [ laughter ] >> got nothing better to do. do. >> no doubt about it. no do sounds great.ubt 10:12 from one, f old to young u one celeb doesn't seem to be ini tune with today's stars or is ii just giant shade game? we'll ll have the details coming up. u >> who would it be? hmm.? hmm

christie speaking today on a new york radio station blamed lobbying efforts by casinos and unions whichnt millions against the referendum. something surprising showed up on the doorstep of a philadelphia home. a bag filled with house numbers. the discovery came months after someone swiped the numbers off home in the fishtown and ken sipping ton neighborhoods. you might be familiar with the case of the binary bandit. now maybe someone is trying to clear their slate get in good with santa. chris o'connell is live in east ken sipping ton on top of this mysterious fine. of course you'll have to explain the whole binary thing for us, chris. >> reporter: well, first of all, lucy, one of the more stranger crimes in philadelphia recently just got a little bit more strange. big clue tonight but no new answers as to who is doing this. stealing address numbers and what they're doing with them? why it's happening? specifically, ones and zeros being taken from homes here in east kensington. >> shock. disbelief. >> reporter: two months after someone started swiping ones and zeros from homes in fishto

station, wusa 9. >> thank you. the head of the transit workers union says firings caught her by surprise. she's investigating. she believes the problem may be a lack of training instead of deliberate falsification of training and inspection reports. >>> tonight russia is denying reports vladimir putin authorized hacking of democratic party e-mails. >>> cbs news could not have penetrated the servers without the russian president's okay. >> they say putin wanted to damage hillary clinton no matter who the republican nominee turned out to be. trump tweeted today, if russia or some other entity was hacking, why did the white house wait so long to act and only complain after hillary lose? >> the president had gone to protect the intelligence community. >> today president-elect trump officially chose montana congressman to serve as interior secretary. he held a meeting at trump tower with the u.s. conference of mayors. tonight he'll be in hershey, pennsylvania with another rally to thank supporters. >> good luck with that. today is the day trump was scheduled to disclose businesses that news conference was put off