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rail cars that contributed to the nine deaths and 80 injuries. they will also support legislation that allows the federal transit authority to enforce the national safety standards on subway systems. >> think of how many people fly in airlines every day in the united states. transit systems carry more passengers, and yet theres virtually no federal oversight or regulation. >> we have seen the result of not having starts in place and we are confident we can move it through the house of ...

the power. the scene is still very dangerous. earlier today i did get the chance to talk to an eyewitness. he said he was walking over the train tracks. lets hear what he had to say. >> across the bridge, i had already heard a boom but i didnt see where it came from. i was on the right side of the bridge and i heard the zap and the power lines above me. i looked up and i didnt see anything. then i looked on the left side of the bridge, the top of the telephone pole was on fire and the ...

gentzler. >> im jim vance. the 26-year-old grew up in fairfax county. he went to high school at oakton and started college at george mason university. but were it not for the no-fly list, federal prosecutors say hed be in somalia right now working with a known terrorist organization. craig melvin is at the federal courthouse with more on this. >> reporter: tomorrow morning zachary chester will have his first court appearance here at the courthouse in alexandria. this is the same cheste...

i have confidence they can get this thing stopped and done or produce it and forget about stopping it. we have this big contest between the politicians on the one hand representing the white house, the government, et cetera, and we have the shareholders of bp on the other hand and thad allen is in the middle trying to figure out the right thing to do. >> reporter: for now, according to allen, the right thing seems to be keeping this cap over the leaking riser. despite new evidence of a...

they are off to the east. we have new batches developing. today will be more cloudy than yesterday. still, temperatures in the 90s with a better chance of thunderstorms than yesterday. there we go. thunderstorms. we did have a band that moved through around midnight. out to the north and west, you can see there are more showers and thunderstorms developing. some will likely hold together over the next hour or two. so particularly our friends off to the north and west, you are likely to...

thats already seen its share of violence. good evening, im craig melvin in for jim vance. >> it happened at the watts branch recreation center in northeast washington. thats the same rec center where a former congressional intern was murdered two weeks ago. john joins us live from the scene with more. john? >> reporter: well, doreen, here at the scene many area residents in neighborhood have gathered around this crime scene. in talking to them, many have the same response. here we go a...

name and address. >> children are doing well now. they suffered pretty much during the aftermath. they took a lot of therapy. >> reporter: the slayings occurred from 1994 until 2000 during one of the deadliest periods. d.c. police say robert brisbon now 35 has pled guilty to second-degree murder to the slayings. >> four of the murders were a result of a gang war between to neighborhoods. >> reporter: from his prison cell he detailed the names, locations, dates and times of other killin...

affecting 1800 different customers. brad bell, abc 7 news. turns out we are not the only ones cleaning up tonight. severe weather also slammed north carolina. strong wind toppled trees onto homes and roadways in arlington county. there also multiple lightning strikes. the national weather service is looking into reports of a tornado. storms drenched people in pennsylvania. drivers tried to plow through the water near philadelphia. some of them did not quite make it. that had to wai...

looking for a man accused of sexual assau sexually assaulting a person. he was working as a metro driver when he attacked a woman he had picked up in montgomery county. pat collins is in gaithersburg with the story. >> reporter: this is the suspect theyre looking for. they say he is dangerous and on the run. he is 31 years old. an able-bodied cab driver. the victim, a 36-year-old disabled woman. the crime? rape. wanted on charges of second-degree rape. 31-year-old. police say he was us...

pepco reporting 2600 outages and dominion has 250 and bp and e 150 people out in prince georges county. those numbers expected to decrease through the morning hour. lets get the latest on the weather from tony perkins. good morning. >> good morning, allison and steve. good morning, everybody. we have clouds out there this morning. a couple of rays of sun breaking through here and there. most folks are try but there are a few rain showers still this morning and it is a humid start to ...