News 4 at 6 00, ill it will you about two key things police say might have prevented this teenager from becoming a victim. Live from arlington, julie carey, news4. Now to a story we first told you first on 4, we are talking act a systemwide slowdown on metro. The Transit Agency says the speed restrictions are in place now because of the potential for rails cracking from this cold. Our transportation reporter adam tuss first told you about this breaking this story this afternoon on twitter. Hes now live outside the station at Reagan National. Adam . Reporter metro says this is a proactive move slowing down trains so things like cracked rails dont happen. Lets take a look at the Reagan National station. Theres a speed restriction about a mile south of here between Reagan National and the braddock road station, and yet this could change how long your commute takes. Metro technicians ride the rails in a sophisticated machine called the track geometry vehicle. It studies the rails and sends
Below zero. Chopper over the scene. A maryland neighborhood evacuated as firefighters respond to a dangerous scene. And a toddler left home alone as his mother allegedly went to work. Well tell you about the 911 call that prompted a police investigation. News4 at 11 starts now. Tonight a deep freeze takes hold of our region. Cars covered in ice. Schools forced to close. And crews keeping busy repairing a water main break in northern virginia. We have Team Coverage tonight of all that out there. Doug kammerer, you said earlier that were going to be in the freezer for several days. That the story youre sticking with . Thats still the story were going with, jim. Ill tell you what. Temperatures in the freezer for sure. But not just for a couple of days. We normally see this during the winter. One or two days below freezing and maybe in the 20s. Were in this for about a week to ten more days. Its really going to be that cold. Well take you down towards union station. Notice the flag blowing