General manager and metros board chair to give us an update in just a few minutes. Adam, how long do you expect this rush hour kind of confusion that we saw this morning to last into the evening rush hour . Reporter well, jim, i think this is the new normal for the foreseeable future. Right now, weve got lots of people trying to figure out their way, trying to figure out what to do on the metro station. For the next year, were going to go through these stages piece by piece. Lets listen to metros general manager and metros board chair. Theyre coming to the podium right now. Okay. Good afternoon, everyone. Im here joined with our general manager. Im jack evans, the chairman of the board of metro. We wanted to give you an update on our third day, but our first weekday of our safetrack system, repairs for background. Were doing this because for the last 15 years there hasnt been the maintenance thats necessary to keep the system in top shape. If anything, the lack of maintenance over the
Rider now at 10 just two hourser from a major metro chan. Trains shutdown at midnight more single tracking going into effect. Were life with the impacted of the repair work. A bike meant to memorializei a navy seal stolen from the side of the road. Im completely disgusted. The family really took someom sough has in being able to visil the memorial. Thousands of people flocking to the district this weekend for one of the biggest pop culture conventions around. Were talking you to awesome time right now at 10. 1 count down is on tonight fort the major metro changes that go into effect at midnight. Im shawn yancy. Im tony perkins. Metro rail is shutting down s seve Lauren Demarco is live in chinan town with the impact this will have on thousands of people, lauren. Reporter tony, shawn, theree are two big things here therese going to be the first track wora surge starting in virginia tomorrow. Were going to have more on that in just a second. First, as you said, metro shutting down midnigh
Were seeing that as well right here just quinela little closerl you can see this line herene thats moving through. Is all moving from the northwest to the southeast that is goingth to continue. By the time weae get into the gi later part of tonight, we will see much improvement. Heres a look at a wider shot for you. Weve been dealing with tropical moisture of Tropical Storm bonnie as well as waits been hitting with the frontal system we got a combination of thingsft happening. Showers in dc 74 degrees. Look at humidity none pretty indicative of how sticky ity feels outside. S that is adding to how the atmosphere is and en never engineering what is going og wh dewpoints into the low 70s. A few 60s theres as well. As far as your weekends forecast we have a really unsettled pattern. Tomorrow not a washout thats the good news. Sunday on the other hand, as dae that were really going to havee to watch very closely. We are under a enhance readyeady riskf that could be really serious fos many
Into the upper 70s. Dewpoints into the upper 60s and low 70s everywhere we got a lot of humid tropical air mass in place. Also thats part of that is attributed to bon flee. Ed so t for tonight 70 degrees evening isolated storms withtorm showers developing overnight. Good news is tomorrow is not a washout. Ill have an update on that of course the Severe Weather were expecting before this weekendshi is over back to you. Now to a developing story py students back at Forestville High School after word that a a teacher was arrested last week for having sexual contact with a 17 Year Old Girl. Gir after the principal of therinc school was put on administrative leaf. 32 Prince Georges County County School system is already dealing with ast separate childd sex abuse investigation i involving devonta carraway. He is accused of sexually abusing at least 17 children at several different lokess including judge Sylvania Woods Elementary School during the sch school forestville high with the very lat
As to what bus number this was. W east west highway here in Silver Spring headed wested shutdown. W well havees an update coming up for you at 6 00. Let me ask you, well move even hopefully check in with marina in a little bit. Metro is in the middle of iti first evening rush hour of o safetrack repairs. Yearlong Maintenance Work kickek off sunday. First surge is going on right now in arlington where metro m trains are single tracking. G. Metro general manager gave a man briefing a short time ago at the fog bee bottom station. Tom fitzgerald is there withre what riders are saying today. Reporter good evening. Well we can tell you there have been some very crowded metro trains especially of the silver and orange line in that section between East Falls Church and ballston. Throughout this day teams of metro workers have been havened ding out green pamphlets exactly what they will see during this first surge. Now, for its part metros met general manager tonight says say this has gone pret