Emergency. Get as low to the floor as you can. Reporter you could easily think that these were 911 calls from monday. All i know is we cant breathe. We need help now yes, maam. I know. We do have help coming. Both my two kids are on this train. Maam, i understand. I understand your dilemma now, but we have all the units we can get down there. Well let them know, okay . Reporter but this was april 20th, 2000, electrical arcing, the same kind of sparking that filled the Lenfant Plaza tunnel with smoke monday had trapped scores of people in a train near foggy bottom. Need help. Oak, yes. Were coming now, maam. Reporter but it turned out metros control center waited 15 minutes to even call 911. It took 40 minutes to shut down power to the third rail. And three hours to get everyone out. One person suffered a heart attack and a dozen people were rushed to hospitals with smoke inhalation. I took in a little bit of smoke. Im a little tight, but im okay otherwise. Reporter for wusa9 reporter dave former wusa9 reporter dave satter got the 911 calls from the fire chief who was resigning. Had he played that tape for the general manager on metro to try to get him to know just how serious to understand just how serious this situation was. Reporter and did that message get through . I dont know if that message has gotten through because some of the same problems continue to happen with metro. Reporter in both the crisis in 2000 and in the most recent crisis there were two trains involved one blocking the other. On monday there was a train here on the platform keeping that train in the tunnel from backing out. One big question really for the ntsb is whether the driver, the operator on that train in the platform, evacuated along with all the passengers leaving no one on board that train in the station to move it out of the way so the train in the tunnel with all those panicked people breathing smoke could get out. Back to you. We need those crucial answers. We turn now to the fight against terror across europe. Security forces are launching raids to prevent new attacks after police in belgium killed two suspected terrorists last night. A third person is in custody and its believed the suspects were hours away from carrying out a large scale attack on belgium police. Certain suspects immediately opened fire with automatic weapons at special forces of the police. Officials say they have found no link between the plot in belgium and the attacks in paris last week that killed 17 people. Over the past two days french and belgium have arrested more than two dozen suspects. Muslims are defending their religion after the terror attacks in france and the new controversy at Duke University. Peggy fox joins us from chantilly where a Muslim Community is speaking out over what islam is all about. Reporter this is a community that goes back to the basic first teachings of islam which have to do with peace. There are 1. 5 billion muslims around the world and the imam here said if they really believed in violence, there would be a lot more of it. In muslim communities right now theres a feeling of being misunderstood. The true meaning of islam is peace. Reporter they feel wrongly associated with the attack on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo by terrorists who claim to be avenging the prophet muhammad. Which prophet would say go do this to protect my identity . No prophet would do that. When ignorant muslims responded to the ignorance of these cartoonists reporter the imam at the mosque invited us to hear his sermon today. No matter offensive something was that someone did, the holy book teaches us that human life is precious and sacred in every situation. Reporter a controversy at Duke University is shedding light on the Strong Negative perceptions of islam. Frank has protested ringing the muslim bells of prayer. This is not a god of peace. Its not a peaceful religion. Reporter he says verses in the quran which appear to be violent are related to self defense only. To say that islam promotes violence is the same as someone saying, for example, the United States kills its own citizens. Yes, in some states we have capital punishment, but theres a reason behind it. Reporter the imam also talked about freedom of speech and what he says is the exploitation of the sensitivities of the Muslim Community. He said just as society doesnt tolerate use of the n word, it should not tolerate making fun of religion. Live in chantilly, peggy fox, wusa9. Howard county police are on the hunt for a group of vandals who spray painted more than 150 cars over the past few weeks. The latest case happened yesterday along monarch mills way near hidden cove and columbia. Police are offering a reward. If you have any information, give them a call. Today 5th grade students from d. C. Stood right where Martin Luther king, jr. Stood when he delivered his i have a dream speech and they took turns delivering the words that stirred a nation. Let freedom ring from lookout mountains in tennessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill in mississippi. From every mountainside let freedom ring. A great job by the 5th graders of washington elementary in northeast d. C. The recitation has become an annual tradition at the lincoln memorial, part of the observance of the upcoming king holiday. Always watching always tracking wusa9 first alert weather. We had some wind today which actually interfered with our comfortable temperature, winds still gusting to 18 Miles Per Hour in gaithersburg, 20 mile perhour wind gust downtown, but winds will subside tonight. It still feels like 29 in leesburg and 27 in gaithersburg, temps in the 40s in some spots, but feels like its in the 20s and 30s. Temps will tank tonight as the winds diminish. At 8 00 tonight 30 in gaithersburg, 32 in leesburg, 33 in manassas. By 10 00 were in the upper 20s northern sections and by late tonight, midnight in the 20s just about everywhere, 25 in gaithersburg, 27 in leesburg, 28 in manassas. Well come back. We have a front on the map for sunday. Well tell you what that means and we have a couple snowflakes on our sevenday. Coming up an app that lets you know when its a good time for a bathroom break at the movies. Reporter are tiny mussels that are common in the Chesapeake Bay killing dogs that come in contact with them . Im scott broom in anne arundel county, maryland. Coming up what marylands department of health is joining into the investigation into mysterious dog deaths along the waterfront on anne arundel county. Authorities want to hear from you if you suspect your dog is showing symptoms. Reporter im scott broom in anne arundel county, maryland, where billions of tiny mussels attach themselves to about every surface under water and environmentalists are looking into the possibility that dogs coming into contact with the mussels have died. We took her to the emergency room and two days later she was gone. Her liver toxin levels were like 4,000 times the normal level. When i looked at the area where shed been chewing, there were hundreds of tiny muscles covering those branches. There are i think about 10 dogs that have died of liver related issues in that area. Only two were associated with the water. At this point we have not been able to establish any kind of connection between the dark false mussels and the dogs ailments or any environmental conditions at all. Reporter the mystery remains, mussels not exactly ruled out, but reports of dog deaths under other circumstances steering the investigation in different directions. Before you make plans for the weekend you will want to hear toppers forecast and forget the stage doesnt matter how tall i do it all for the love of the game. Geico, proud partner of the nhl. In tonights consumer alert when drivers get a flat tire, they pop the trunk and pull out a tire, but a growing number of new car owners are finding their trunks are empty. So you lift this up and this is what you see. Reporter but its what madon rogers didnt see that surprised him. When his 2011 chevy share row got a flat, he discovered the camaro got a flat, he discovered the car didnt come with a spare. Did you even think to ask . No. I automatically assumed a spare came with the car. Reporter your reaction when you see a pump . What do i do with this thing . Reporter thats a question Many Americans may be asking. According to aaa every major automaker is building some cars without a standard spare tire, about 150 models in the past few years. Some luxury cars dont have a spare or pump. They come equipped with what are called run flat tires which can be driven to a repair shop without air. Kelsey plays from car. Com said the Auto Companies are making cars lighter to meet new fuel standards. Theyre trying to shave off of pound and it saves a fairly significant amount of weight. Reporter do you think the dealer should have told you there wasnt aspirer in the trunk . Yes. I think so a spare in the trunk . Yes. I think. So. Reporter with no spare if he has a blowout, hell be stuck on the side of the road. Many automakers offer the spare tire as an option, but they cost extra. Make sure you ask. If you ever miss an important scene in a movie because you needed a restroom break at the theater, there an app for that. Its called run p. Creator dna florio watches popular movies and makes note of every three to four minute stretch you can live without seeing. The app also gives a quick summary of what youve missed. You dont want to come back into theater and somebody is like hey, darth vader is lukes father. The run p app has already 1 million downloads and 450,000 active users. Heres the thing, though. I like to watch movies at home. They tell you when you go to the movies not to take your cell phone out. If you pull it out, its dark, your phone lights up and people will be upset with you on that. Oh, well. Run pee or sit and hold it, i guess. And apparently made him the gatekeeper of what scenes we dont want to watch. Watch at home with jan. Were looking at temperatures take a real dive tonight and tomorrow and rebounding nicely sunday. Lets start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, High Temperature today 48 at national, 42 at dulles, still 42 now. Winds still a factor but not howling like they were. We had a wind gust of 33 Miles Per Hour both at marshall and dulles today from the northwest as that front moved through. As the winds died down, thats allowed temps to fall very quickly. Saturday will be great. Its going to be cold but not windy, so perfect for a run or hike. Again if youre walking around, youll be comfortable. Heck, i saw folks golfing with the wind. You can certainly play golf tomorrow. Saturday night dry and not as cold, above freezing in the downtown area and then milder on sunday with some showers especially east of i95. Futurecast 10 00 tonight 20s gaithersburg, frederick and hagerstown, but 30 in leesburg and manassas. If youre headed out tonight, dress for the 20s. Its going to be pretty cold. By midnight were in the mid 20s north of town, upper 20s west of town and by morning 20s everywhere, even la plata 24, 27 in fredericksburg, 25 in leesburg, so a cold start but no wind tomorrow. The afternoon sunshine, mid to upper 30s. Thats a pretty good deal for january and by tomorrow evening temps will fall but not as fast and not as far as they will tonight, generally holding in the 30s. By 9 00 maybe we see a sprinkling of upper 20s, but for the most part even by 9 00 saturday well be still in the 30s. In many cases were still above freezing. Futurecast, take this further into the future here, by 7 00 on sunday a lot of shower into southern maryland. Some of you will have a wet ride or walk to church. By 9 30 showers getting close just east of 95 and by 2 00 showers began to move eastward. I kind of agree with this model. It may be aggressive pushing too far east too fast, but still sunday may not be that bad of a day. By 8 00 were looking at clear skies and the front is offshore. We are in good shape by then. Tonight clear, very cold, winds diminish, lows 18 to 28. Winds become west, northwest at 10. The day planner, were in the 20s to start even downtown, 28 by 9 00, 32 by 11 00 and then 37 with sunshine by 1 00. Now were going to leave sunday green for now, a few showers possible, not a washout. With temperatures in the upper 40s thats a winning day for january. Monday Martin Luther king day, sunshine, 45, yes, blustery. That 45 will feel cooler than it is but not a bad holiday and upper 40s tuesday. Warmer as a clipper approaches, could be a rain or snow shower possible late tuesday, night, maybe a few leftover flurries on wednesday and then just relatively cold on thursday and friday but dry. Dave owens joining us now to talk some sports, baseball. Theyre crazy about baseball in chicago. Theyre getting that way here because of this guy, stephen strasburg. Any time you mention his name and contract squabble, its enough to make nats fans go sa9 news is sponsored in local toyota dealers. Now wusa9 game on sports with dave owens brought to you by xfinity. Barry trotz was announced as the next caps coach. Many people said barry who . Unless you were an extreme puck head, you probably never heard of him and you sure couldnt have picked him out of a lineup. Boy, if we only knew then what we know now, though. Barry trotz is just what the doctor ordered for the caps, quiet, unassuming, but he stresses the fundamentals and its working, caps one of the hottest teams in the nhl moving up the standings. Tonight he returns to nashville where he barked out orders for 15 years. Are they going to take it easy on their old boss . No. Youre playing the top team in the National Hockey league now. Theyre not going to give us any breaks. I know this building. Im trying to warn them this building has great electricity. Ken hitchcock played it up best. He said going into nashville on a weekend, he said saturday night, this is a friday night, but feel like saturday, it is a coliseum. Its a roman coliseum coming in here. Keep trying to ask myself who he looks like, right . I know. Arbitration hearings avoided. Stephen strasburg agreed to a al de for one year and drew storen inked a deal for 5. 7 million. He told me by text ready to help the team make a world series run and doug fister signing for an 11. 4 million. Multiple reports saying former 49ers coordinator dick vangio will be in d. C. To reach out for the vacancy. How dare he not return my phone call. Skins asked permission to interview him a few weeks ago and were denied. Now hes a free agent. He led the 49ers defense through a couple dominant years in san francisco. Wizards taking on the nets tonight and an interesting story line, paul pierce facing his old team, you remember. He spent a few years in brooklyn. Pierce never one to shy away from a mic was asked by us you think the nets are going to miss you . Well tell you who paul pierce misses. We got to take these games one at a time and take these very seriously. These teams still play well. They still can beat us. Were not unbeatable. Weve got to be ready to go from the start every night. Paul pierce humble there. Maryland versus Michigan State tomorrow in college park. Maryland prevailed and a 1 tomorrow gives them more clout and a win tomorrow gives them more clout among the selection committee, but beating Michigan State twice in a season is not going to be easy. I think both teams will be better. I think it will be a Great College basketball game, should be a lot of fun. We know how big it is. Weve got one loss. Theyve got one loss. When you look at where it can put us in the league with a win right here and down the road, we know its huge. Real quick, guys and lady, weve got the game on show tomorrow after the game 4 00 to 6 00. Then we come on at 6 00 and were going to have some great guests. Garry williams joining us on the postgame. Talking about his former team. Looking forward to that. That is it for us. The cbs evening news is coming up next. Were all back here for your local news tonight at 11 00 and lesli and i will be back for your only local news at 7 00. So come back then. See you then. See you. Tonight, do samesex couples have a constitutional right to marry . Were about to find out. Jan crawford tells us the Supreme Court has agreed to decide one of the most contentious social issues of our time. Targeting the terrorists. Four european nations stage raids aimed at heading off more attacks. Dozens are arrested. Charlie dagata has details, analysis from former c. I. A. D morell. Vicente arenas on new figures showing 2014 was the warmest year on record. The white house says it is a call to action. And Steve Hartman on the road with a custodian who takes special care with the schools most valuable assets. I am so proud of you as a young man. Captioning sponsored