Cleared up. All of the lanes blocked. Look at the backup. This is a big backup. We are seeing this traffic bumper to bumper. Comparatively seeing you can see the inner loop how traffic is moving. As we move to the maps i want to talk about how big the backup is and where it begins. Seven miles currently and building as we get into the thick of the afternoon rush. You start off with the delays past richie marlboro road and continue north. They are of course diverted you off at route 50 because its just past that point near 450. 13 Miles Per Hour is the average heading northbound on d. C. 295. A lot of people using that because it similarly runs parallel and will get you in the same direction. But this is bumper to bumper. A lot of the bailout roads heading northbound you want to use unfortunately we are seeing heavy volume as well. Back to you. Leon what a mess thank you, jamie. Well check in with you later. More breaking news this evening as well. Metro train stuck outside the rosslyn station. Taken out of service now. Tom roussey is standing by there. We are hearing the train was rosslyn and foggy bottom . Tom it was. It was stuck for an hour. Passengers and metro tell me if you see the tunnel behind me. The train was trying to come out of the tunnel and it never made it. Instead between foggy bottom and here, a hundred, 150 feet down the tunnel it got stuck. Passengers say the power went out. I got very hot on the train. Again, it was coming just like this train right now trying to come through the tunnel. They say metro tried to push the train and was unable to so they had to be rescued a different way. Here is what one of the passengers on the train had to say. You could hear the engine shut off. It was shaking, just shaking. It felt like we were going in reverse. Tried to start it up. They kept doing that. For a second i thought maybe earthquake. It was a weird rattling on it and shaking. Then the engineer came on and said it was going to be a few tom now that passenger told me that it was a scary situation, especially in light of the other issues that metro has had, including the smoke incident that also happened in the general area of the potomac river, which is basically where this train almost got stuck under. She said you know what . Im done. Im not riding metro anymore. She said she didnt ride it much anymore and she said she is not going to take it. She said it was a scary experience. In the end, everyone was okay. By the way, the passengers tell me this is one of the brand new trains. One of the ones without carpet. That is what broke down and lost power according to the passengers. They couldnt believe a new train was losing power and having issues after it had just started service sometime recently. Reporting live inside the Rosslyn Metro station, im tom roussey, abc7 news. Leon good point there, tom. Those cars are literally just a matter of weeks old now. Folks, if you are away from the tv dont miss breaking news update. Log on to wjla. Com and sign up alerts and then enter the phone number and choose what alerts you want. We will keep you informed wherever you are. In the meantime, if you see something, say something. That is the mantra these days. Members of a d. C. Neighborhood did just that. Michelle this car has been around the area for a while in the 900 block of n street and northwest. It turns out the man who owns it had a warrant out for him. D. C. Bureau chief sam ford caught up with him and sam, why is this guy still free . Sam well, why is he still free . Apparently they dont have anything to hold him on. Even though he is an irritant to some of the people who live here. But this car we are talking about was actually towed away from here in the 900 block of n street. A couple of hours ago. The beatup spray painted mitsubishi with the indiana tags belongs to 29yearold kyle pettigo. It has been collecting tickets and drawing the ire of neighbors who asked why it allowed to say so long. Locked up by the secret service after acting strangely outside the white house. They came here and discovered he had an outstanding warrant from indiana. But it was later dropped. And after he spent four days in jail he was released and back here on m street to the chagrin of residents. He has been living the car. For basically except for the period of time he was taken away by the secret service and put in jail for four days he has been sleeping and living the car. In front of the building. Which is concerning to those of us who live and work . O here. Sam the residents tell us that he managed to actually get a tow truck and the car left here perhaps a couple of hours ago. The city did nothing to review the vehicle. That has angered some of them. We have more on the story coming up at abc7 news at 5 00. You will hear fr himself. Sam ford, abc7 news. Leon nice work. Thank you, sam. The deadline to file paperwork is approaching. Memorial bridge is in need of a full renovation to keep it from shutting down. The National Park service says it might miss the deadline to apply for federal funding to repair the bridge. Construction has to begin by 2019 to prevent a full closure in 2021. 68,000 cars cross the bridge every day. Michelle on metro, new station open on the silver line there could be other changes to the met as well. Metro Customer ServiceCommittee Approved changes two to stations. Smithsonian could be the smithsoniannational mall. Foggy bottomgwu could add Kennedy Center to the stop. The full board must approve the changes. If youre wondering d. C. Would have to pay for sign changes, not metro. Leon we are looking at a pivotal night ahead in the race for senator Bernie Sanders and former zest Hillary Rodham clinton squaring off days ahead of the new york primary. Sanders trying to climb in the new york polls and put a dent in the delegate lead. Marci gonzalez is in brooklyn with the debate night preview for us. Marci, yeah, the begin begins here at 9 00 p. M. Candidates on both sides are all in new york city with five days left to win over voters here. A democratic debate battle in the big apple. The rhetoric increasingly contentious. Tonight, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will take the stage, facing off for the first time in more than a month. Following a massive rally last night in manhattan we left new york city when we were kids. It is great to be back. Marci brooklyn born sanders back in his home borough tonight. State where she lives. Both hoping the new york connections will help gain leverage with the voters ahead of tuesdays primary. I am so glad to be back in bronx. Marci the republican candidates thank you. Marci also in new york. Donald trump, ted cruz and john kasich all speaking tonight at a fundraising event for the new york g. O. P. Following clashes outside of last nights trump event in pennsylvania. Tonight the nypd is prepared for possible protests here. Trump leads in the g. O. P. Polls here in new york. On the democrat side, clinton is pulling ahead by double digits but the gap has been narrowing and sanders hopes tonights debate could be what he needs to secure a win here next week. Live in brooklyn, new york, marci gonzalez, abc7 news. Michelle thank you. U. V. A. Students can breathe easier tonight. Much as thought. If you are already enrolled the tuition hike is half of what was planned. So bottom line it equates to 168. U. V. A. Getting an influx of 3 million from the state. The state budget included 120 million specifically to help keep College Tuition cost across the commonwealth down. President obama will deliver the commencement address and receive an honorary law degree from Howard University this year. The ceremony will be held on saturday, may 7. The president will deliver commencement addresses at rutgers university, and the air force academy as well. Leon . Leon well, michelle, a day game at nats park getting underway really two minutes ago. That is not the big deal in town. The big prize is the caps. They are hosting the broad street bullies in the first round of the stanley cup playoffs at the Verizon Center. A big day in d. C. Sports ahead tonight. Kevin lewis is down at the Verizon Center now. I am hoping you are seeing a lot of red out there tonig. Punched through thursday afternoon. We are seeing fewer business suits and more red jerseys here around the Verizon Center. There is also a handful of street performers that have gotten into position. Right outside of the gallery place chinatown metro station hoping the fans will give them some spare change. Look at the video we shot only a few hours ago. Crews using a hydraulic lift to replace georgetown and wizard banners with the capitals playoff banners. The puck drop against the flyers is at 7 00. The next matchup is on saturday. Then to philly for three and four. Its in the caps favor. Washington is favored to win the stanley cup 41. Philadelphia is 331. Ovechkin, this is thi caps. All the way. I am really excited. I will be excited to finish the work day and come for good. This is where i want to be. The caps were in playoff last year and lost in the second round to the rangers. Leon you could have left out the rangers. We dont want to see a replay of that. The beginning of the playoffs have everybody wondering how far are the caps going to go. This is the subject of the twitter poll. Michelle will they be one and done . The eastern conference final or all the way to the cup . That is the one we want. We want to hear from you another abc7 news. Leon in the meantime, 4 00 a payout more than a decade in the making. We will take you back to the 2002 imf protest as we get ready for this years meetings downtown. Michelle plus its called yards for yeardley. How they are honoring the slain lacrosse player yeardley loves memory. We are high atop the Washington National cathedral where the second place of earthquake repairs are getting underway. Im suzanne kennedy. Ly give you an upclose look when we return. Doug another cold night ahead with another frost advisory. I will tell you where it extends at abc7 news at 4 00. Leon thank you, doug. Travel advisory for you, folks. We will continue to follow the breaking news on the beltway. Update on the crash that injured a maryland state trooper and another man ahead. Delores kelley although we were all one maryland, our schools werent treated the same way. Narrator with neighborhoods getting unequal funding for schools, something had to be done for our children. Kelley it didnt matter where chris was from. He knew that we couldnt leave a child having less just because they lived in a region that was poor. Joanne benson he has not just talked about it. He is going to stand tall for all children to succeed. Im Chris Van Hollen, jamie welcome back. I want to start off with an accident. This crash has closed down the capital beltway. Earlier it was the inhofe as well as the outer loop. Current the inner loop as well currently the outer loop is closed due to a serious accident involving a maryland state trooper. Near route 450. Behind me you can see the crews on scene. This is at route 450. They are diverting traffic off. The outer loop is closed. We are hearing it may be closed for several hours. Lets move to the maps. I want to show you big the backup is right now. Still currently seven miles as you head north from ritchie marlboro road to get closer to greenbelt. Not going to happen. Lets talk alternates. If you want you can make your way to 2795 kenilworth avenue and continue up to the b. W. Parker. That is bumper to bumper. Anything you take to head north will be bumper to bumper. You can always take 410 to 201 and head north. Again, a lot of slow traffic. We will keep you updated on the beltway closure. Michelle thank you. More than a decade in the making. D. C. And u. S. Authorities settling the final lawsuit related to arrest of hundreds of pr bank. The Washington Post reporting almost 3 million will go to four former g. W. U. Students and their attorneys. But the authorities take no blame. In all d. C. Paid 11 million to resolve lawsuits from the arrest of 400 people in 2002. Leon strong earthquake hit japan. 6. 2 quake that struck and more rumbled are expected in the next week. 12 people were hurt and others remain trapped in collapse building. 19 homes collapsed. Closer to home and speaking of earthquakes would you believe some places here are still recovering after the east coast quake of 2011 . Michelle the National Cathedral still has years of work ahead but progress is being made today. Suzanne kennedy is there with phase ii. Suzanne . Suzanne i am h north tier of the National Cathedral. We are 12 stories off the ground. They will begin the second phase of the repairs here of the damage caused by the earthquake of august 2011. That earthquake was a 5. 8 magnitude. It did more than 30 million of damage to this iconic landmark. This is going to involve 16 pinnacles to be repaired or replaceed. The person at the forefront of this is the head mayson. You have to show what you will repair and replace in the next few months. We do. You can see the top portion of the pinnac you can see how it rocks. This is how we found it. It went up and up and up. Fenials the tall slender carved elements the joints pop. You can see the way the piece is rocking. We will pull this off tomorrow to lower it to the ground and repairing them, drilling, putting rod and reinforcement in the pinnacle to put them back. Amazing to see how the 1,500pound piece is rocking with my fingers. It has been like this since august 2011. Suzanne joe, thank you. Its interesting to see how much damage the power of the earthquake can cause. They have a crane on scene to lift giants pieces of stone off the top of the structure. Bring them to the ground to begin repairs or the replacement of the structures. Some of them have been carved and are ready to go. This ph take three to four months. Once they get all of the money and that is a slow fund raising process, they are hoping to have all of these repairs done within ten years. Leon how about that . Ten years to repair five or six seconds of activity there. Michelle incredible. The damage. Wow. Leon ten seconds in ten years. Doug picking a good season with the summer. Get the good outdoor weather time in. A warming trend is coming. Lets get started to give you a look at the conditions seen from area on the idaho avenue. Not far from the cathedral. High level moisture. This looks crystal clear. Ton of sunshine is coming up. Temperatures in the low to mid60s. But they are below average. Another frost advisory over a larger area. Best way to describe it is west of 95. Chance of frost with the temperatures approaching freezing. Out west could be milder. Downtown should be 42 degrees. 60 at lunchtime. 64 and 65 again this time tomorrow. Again with the bright sunshine around the area. That trend continues on saturday. It will be in the 40s for the beginning of the Cherry Blossom parade. Proud cosponsors we are. Sunday is close to 70 and sunshine. Monday a push of warm air and 77. A front comes through monday night and not change much. Keep sunshine. Tuesday and wednesday is cooler. Next area of the clouds moves in thursday. It thinkia time here. This trivia time here. This is provided by mike jaffey. He previded the question and the answer he provided the question and the answer. We may want to verify the answer. What is the ideal temperature inside Verizon Center for the best ice quality . Your choices are 55 to 59. 60 to 64 degrees. 65 to 69. We will give you an answer. Leon for those of us who have been there in the caps game you know how cold it is. Just ahead with that the president kicks off a tribute for Wounded Warriors. The ride for the men and the women injured in battle coming up. Michelle update on the zika virus. Where the mosquitoes that carry the virus are found. What the link means for expected leon president obama helped kick off the annual Wounded Warrior bicycle ride at the whit the soldier ride is a fourday long cycling event for Wounded Service members and veterans. Mr. Obama says its near and dear to him. President obama over the past seven years this has become one of our favorite traditions. This year we have 40 active duty riders and 20 veterans. A reminder of the power of a person to launch a movement that changes peoples lives and a reminder that the sacrifices the men and the women in uniform made to keep our nation free. Remind irfor those called to serve the mission doesnt end on the battlefield. Leon the riders will travel 60 miles in the fourday long event. In the visit with the president they took a loop around the white house, highfiving the president at the end of it. This began in 2004 when chris carney cycled 5,000 miles coast to coast in support of the Wounded Warrior at 4 00 zika link to birth defects. The new warning for expectant mothers and where mosquitoes carrying the virus are being found. Early voting begun in maryland. There are a lot of decisions but jamie raskin is the only abdemocrat for congress who led the fight for tougher gun laws. Only raskin took on the nra to ban militarystyle assault weapons. Raskin im jamie raskin, and i approve this message. Announcer youre watching abc7 news at 4 00. On your side. Michelle some of the top stories were working on today. Two injured including a maryland state trooper on the beltway in lanham. The outer loop shut down near 202 and will be closed for the next 90 minutes. We will have an update on the closure from Jamie Sullivan in a few minute. Caps fans leon rocking the read red ahead of game one. We will hear from the team as they get ready to go out and take on the broad street bullies. Years in the making phase two of the repairs at the cathedral underway. Still several years of work ahead. Michelle . Michelle 7 on your side with a health alert now. The c. D. C. Now saying that the zikav deffect known as microcephaly, an arrest normally small and under developed brain. We have the you are vent warning from health officials. Now that the c. D. C. Confirmed that it causes a brain abnormality, the severe birth defects seen in babies born with small heads some americans are changing the travel plans. We have decided to cancel the wedding in mexico for the health and safety of family and friends. We wanted kids shortly after we got married. Defeat the link betwe