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To change the strategy from metro. Brianne carter has more on the strategy. Brianne this comes after a showstopper was discovered here at the foggy bottom metro station. Ment to the general manager said there will be a change with the policies and the practices to keep the rails safe. We sat down today with wiedefeld less than 24 hours after defects were discovered. If it wasnt for the fire, this wouldnt have been discovered until inspections were slated to happen and it wasnt to happen until ju...

The mayor happened to walk outside the chambers defending the plan. It is expensive to house 250 families. Sam the mayor has many supporters. Its a good plan and it needs to move forward. Sam some are flatly opposed. In all 90 people signed up to testify on the issue. They are half more, more than halfway through the 90 people. The contentious issue is ward five where they put people in isolated area between a bus lot and school bus lot. A lot of folks are saying this would cause the fumes and s...

Commute right now on twon two lines. Line fox5 Melanie Alnwick livela at the addison road stationniisa with more. Thore. So, mel, whats the problem today . Toda reporter well, apparently there was report of e some sort of smoke here. Here. Have not seen any of that and d. C. Fire did respond here but r they are gone now. N all were seeing are maybe m just if you can look behindyou once these buses clear just j what are generally some metro m maintenance trucks. Tck now metro rail is saying thatg...

After round on the unsuspecting Police Station. In the exchange of gunfire, off duty and plainclothes detective. Kay colson was shot and killed by a fellow officer who according to the chief mistook him for the gunman. The bullet holes left behind are now memorialized inside the station. The idea was to not only acknowledge that we understand that this is the here, but to remind everybody that this is what we face on a daily basis. I feel their pain. I know. This will retired federal Police Offi...

Director of the nova spine bank is here. 2028955560. And now to the breaking news we are following from southern california. The entire Los Angeles Unified School system has closed for the day because of a bomb threat. This is the second largest School System in the country. The threat was received by e mail by a School Board Member early this morning. Now it appear today have come from an overseas account. And the new york city Public Schools system says they received the same threat they belie...

Life affirming story. Reporter clay had cancer four times over 17 years. I was his care giver and we had a lot of wonderful times we move from new york to california. He started life over again doing that Magazine Program at the university of california berkeleys journalism school. We had students who were a new generation of journalists to come to our house all the time. It was a wonderful period. Twice when he came back to new york and had to retire, his body began to slow down, as this is tow...

Were street what we did maybe. Because of that proximity the club benefited from this arena back particular movie because this mansion was used to support the cast and crew for their meals another administrative needs at the club was able to get the money were in the neighborhood of 25000 which was a significant contribution to the club. During some difficult financial times. It is very fortuitous that help sustain the club. During the years, as a member of the club, michael has written 9 of his...

Convention center amid all the pomp and circumstance this noon. John . Good afternoon from North Michigan Park in northeast d. C. To the office of d. C. Mayor. Muriel bowser was just sworn in 20 minutes ago. She had just left the stage. You can see the ballroom here at the Convention Center is still packed this afternoon. Now, reverend Sylvia Sumner who gave the invocation today for this swearingin ceremony called this an auspicious day. Definitely a historic day with many new faces in d. C. Pol...

20 20 25 Miles Per Hour. Upper 30s near 40 in montgomery. Low 40s prince georges and fax. Upper 30s to near 40s in virginia. Low to mid 40s around the bay as well. Looking good with dry roads for the morning with temperatures hovering near 40 and partly cloudy sky. Mostly sunny. Should be in the upper 30s by later this afternoon. Next weather and traffic on the 1s, chuck bell joins us live with your hourby hour forecast in the day ahead. Some construction still hanging around. Should be out of t...

Getting involved after three americans were killed at a synagogue in jerusalem. A fourth was british. Right now a burial ceremony happening for three of them. Massive crowds outside the site of this attack. This after two palestinian men stormed the synagogue with knives and guns, killing the worshipers as they prayed. Both attackers died during a shootout with police. This into the live desk. We are hearing from president obama for the very first time. He issued a statement saying that there is...