Insulator. Replacing insulators and third rail covers. Many of the part are the parts we talked about. That he had 150 different safety inspections. Nine including fire and smoke. We talk to the metro riders. Would they deal with the Additional Closures . I dont mind if they would come back stronger. My preference is to put enough money in public transport to fix the system. If hay to put up the delays few a few months to get the safety issue, i would rather brian the draft plan is going to be mod fifthed and it will be released as soon as possible but likely wont be ready by the original target date of may 16. How that directly will impact, we will stay on top of the details. The f. T. A. Says their investigators will be alongside wmata as they do the work. Leon on cue, right now metro is dealing with a power proc outside the stadiumarmory station. And power problem outside the stadiumarmory station. Almost the same spot of an issue monday morning. Make make covering metro live on the scene in the northeast. We have the latest. What is happening there . Mike across the street at benning road you can see the wmata crews trying to figure out what caused a power problem. Monday there was an incident at the same location. Our own Brianne Carter covered another delay for riders. Again today we are seeing the riders impacted by this single tracking on the orange and the blue lines. A train right here on the overpass waiting to get through the area. Silver line trains impacted with the trains operating between wheelly, resten east and ballston. Were told that riledders should expect delays of 30 minutes. The riders we spoke to said they didnt know it was single tracking. Metro expecting this to impact many riders as we get closer to the rush hour this evening. Officially metro said this was an arcing insulator incident but now its a power source probl. Resolved. Michael, abc7 news. Thank you. Stop me if you have heard this one. Rinse and repeat. This is the 15th day in a row we have since rain around here. So what can we expect tonight . Doug d. C. Metro, west south, and southwest look good. We cant rule out isolated shower. The pattern is established with the solid rain away from the area north and east. That is good news. Especially for nationals. Cloudy and darn. 61 degrees for first pitch at 7 05. The future cast shows the skies cloudy and break or two in overcast. At midnight, no rain. We take overnight not much rain until early in the morning. We check ahead for the weekend. Leon stay connected with the entire storm watch 7 tea through wjla. Com. Go on the Facebook Page and the twitter feeds. You can download the stormwatch7 app to get forecast at your fingertips. Alison four people walking the halls of a school and wheeling all kind of equipment through the halls and then they take it outside. So now, police are hoping that you might recognize someone in the video here. And help bring them to justice. Richard reeve live outside the school in northwest washington with more on the crime alert. Rich . Richard well, most of us think of a school as an enclave, place of safety. In this case, the four guys as you said went in overnight. This is back on april 2. And took what they wanted. Now they are still at large. Police have very good images of what they look like through the Surveillance Video. The Surveillance Video shows four figures. Boldly stalking the hallways. Roaming the hallways. Roaming the hallways. Neighbors for stunned by what she sees in the Surveillance Video. Four masked suspects searching insidebarnard Elementary School at 1 30 in the morning. I think its crazy. Im trying to figure out how they got in school. They had gates. They were locked. Richard that didnt make a difference to this crew that wheeled out a photo copier still in box and computer equipment, including big screen monitors. What do you think of them stealing stealing from the school . Not good. Richard parents are surprised and there are check points inside. They bre in through a glass door. I never seen nothing like this. I dont know. I dont know what to tell you. Shocking . Yeah. Crazy. Richard it is unknown if an alarm or a witness alerted police who scrambled to the area. They barricaded that area. This has been more than a month and still no arrests. Police want you to take a good look at the video to see if you can identify the thieves to help close this case. They believe they broke a glass door. They are not commenting on the case but the police hopes if anyone recognizes the individuals they would like to hear from you. In northwest washington, richard reeve, abc7 news. Keep track of crime in the neighborhood with the spot crime mabs. Leon would you like a tax with that . We have what it could cover. Know where the owner stands on the issue. That is what i thought. He fought the battle in 1992 and he is ready to fight it again. The november the voters in Fairfax County will be asked whether to approve a 4 tax on all prepared food and drink. From a sit down meal to takeout meal from restaurant or grocery store. He says increasing the cost of the meal will increase business. The tax hike he says unfairly falls on those who choose to dine out. They felt it was unfair to put one tax, burden on one industry. They point to the others with the tax that generate tens of millions of dollars for school, police and affordable housing. The tax would generate 90 million for those kind critical needs. A small amount from a relative standpoint to what it returns. I believe it is. It will not be an easy sell. No. Absolutely not. Bad enough as it is. A lot of supporters, county leaders and the School District will be a big battle. If its approved it will go to the voters in november. New information from a deadly explosion from texas fertilizer plant three years the fire is considered a criminal act. So far no arrests were made. It killed 15 people including 12 first responders. Leon larry dawson is appearing in court today. He pointed a b. B. Gun at the officers to lead to a lockdown of capital. Alison coming up at 5 00 one step closer. The last battle for female military pilots for burial at Arlington National cemetery. Later, popular with the voters but do people like him . We take a look at things that actually outrank donald trump with the favorable feelings. Alison 7 on your side investigates after a woman gets a ticket for parking in handicap space with a handicap sticker. If i wanted to pay 3,000 for popup tent and portopotties i could have done it somewhere else. Leon we explain why dozen of brides are livid with the venue ho when you find something you love, you can never get enough of it. Change the way you experience tv with xfinity x1. Alison update now to a story you saw on abc7 24 hours ago. Frederick county venue popular for weddings and prom told it has to shut down. Now, we are learning that wedding schedules for this weekend may go on as planned. But as kevin lewis reports not without a big catch. And the brides are not happy. Im so freaked out. I dont know what will happen. Ashley is set to marry the love of her life in two weeks. The problem is Frederick County shut down her picturesque outdoor wedding venue. Shade trees and evergreens. It was the most beautiful setting i could think of. Now its gone. Gone because the owners built bridal suite, grandpa proper permits. It was going smooth. And another couple is scrambling. Where do you get married if you dont have a venue . A hundred couples are impacted by the closure. Evergreen is not talking. They are not even letting us know if we will get refunded or not. All our money went to the venue. I cant secure anything else without them giving me money back. Today county officials said they will likely give the venue a temporary permit through the end of july. But added the couples would need to use the popup tents and portable bathrooms. They presented a beautiful landscape. The beautiful buildings to use. That is what i wanted. Not a tent and portopotty. Kevin in Frederick County, im kevin lewis. Abc7 news. Leon lets go to breaking news. We are just getting word about the washington nationals. Robert burton standing by at the ballpark. Bryce harper getting onegame suspension . What is the story here . Robert this is outrageous. Bryce harper could face onegame suspension. Dropping the fbomb to the umpire after Clint Robinson walkup. We have the video of game one and the series against the tigers. He disagreed with the umpire. Bryson didnt like what the umpire said. He made it a better night. The nats win. Harper comes out to celebrate. Gets an expletive. He could face onegame suspension. He will appeal on monday but he will play tonight. Back to you in the studio. Leon i dont like this. Bleep, bleep. I dont like it at all. The good news is the pattern is coming to an end. Light at the end of the tunnel. Okay. Measure ran rain at reagan international. 15th day. The rainfall amount. Tuesday,. 01 of an inch of rain. There is a chance we will get rain tomorrow. Possible for hundredth of an inch. Friday we will get the rain. For sure. Showers and thunderstorms the mid50s will continue around the region. East of rain town in annapolis. 1. 12 inches of rain there. The other areas are let. It will continue the soggy pattern with a cool temperature. Air should be fairly, it will be stable. Moist. Damp. Chilly. Seeing radar, its a clear trend that the steady rain out of the district and will not be back. Patches of the drizzled and brief shower. That is good news tonight. Thee are moving to charlottesville. It could affect richmond. To doppler and the satellite image to show we have a clear established atmosphere pattern here. This is following a stationary front. These are moving southeast. This system moving northeast. You get a sense of different motion and directions. As we get through the Morning Hours we have winds from the east. Keeping us damp with the low clouds. Warmer air is farther south. Dont see much for steady rain. Scattered showers. Friday is a change with the first cold front. Another shower and thunderstorm possibility a quick threeday outlook. Warmer temperatures. Give you that. Showers and the storms are a good deal on friday and saturday. Good weather. Red bulls on friday and the weather should be ideal. It will warm up and then cool down. But warming up by the end of next week. Alison nice. Something to look forward to. Leon i think so. Michelle . Michelle coming up, you heard not to drink when you are pregnant. When we come back, the debate over whether you should be served at a bar. Alison but first, a look at what is coming up t stroand restoring aing a newbfathers faith. Its standing tall after one surgery. Not six. Stronger is being a typical kid. Despite a rare disorder. Stronger is finding it earlier. And coming home sooner. And not giving up, until you find them. Because we dont just want your kids to grow up, we want them to grow up stronger. Alison now a 7 on your side Health Matters alert. Doctors advised pregnant women to take folic acid for decades to help prevent certain birth defects. But a new Study Suggests high level of this vitamin in mothers blood could be linked to a higher link of autism in the children. There is no cause to change the Current Health recommendations yet. But it raises question questions. Leon 18 states consider Drinking Alcohol while a woman is pregnant to be child abs but there are new guidelines to make it illegal from bartenders in new york to serve pregnant women is being debated. Michelle the c. D. C. Noted in guidelines this year no amount of alcohol in pregnancy no matter how small is advisable. But now new York City Human Rights Commission is weighing in with the new guidelines unveiled last week. They say bars cannot refuse to serve pregnant women alcohol. Pregnant women should be allowed to enter a place of public accommodation in new york city that a nonpregnant person would be able to enter. Cases that prompted the new guidelines include a pregnant woman being denied access to a bar the her two nonpregnant friends were allowed to enter. Bouncers allegedly keeping her out because of her bump. In another case, a pregnant woman was denied access to a concert venue because of her pregnancy. The law that this was based on was really focused on making sure that women who are pregnant, pregnancy to stay in the work place. Not be forced out of the unpaid leave. Not force to leave out on the economic job opportunities, et cetera. This is part of a larger effort to enhance and protect the rights of pregnant women, particularly in the work place. But many people are concerned. A critic on a message board writing, if a woman has to drink while she is pregnant, she is not fit to be a parent. Another n. Y. C. Has become a joke. The debate is raging. Jonathan posts michelle of course a reference to new york guidelines on how much sugary drinks, how large they can be. But certainly, this raises new questions for bartenders as well. Will they feel guilty if they are asked to give them another round or how many rounds . Raises so many questions. Leon talking adults here. There are no easy answers. Alison thank you. Michelle sure. Alison coming up at abc7 news at 5 00 a mother desperate to get in touch with police to help her kid. Just who she is and how she did it will surprise you. Leon a little later, you know not to park in a handicap zone without the right stickerror placard in your car. 7 on your side. When you think right assignment but you get a ticket anyway. Yet another child will grow up fatherless after a double murder in stand by me vo for dominion, part of delivering Affordable Energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. Our Energyshare Program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energysaving upgrades. Its more than helping customers, its helping neighbors. Leon brad bell has the latest on a shooting. What are you learning . Brad this is a gut wrenching scene. Directly across the street is the home of a victim. Meaning, well wishers and the family gather there. They have had to look out to see evidence of the crime. A woman falls to her knees. A loved ones muse. And a another man gunned down with him. The friends and family gather in grief to learn detail of the double murder. Nice guys. Three people had been to the casino in baltimore. At 4 30 a. M. As they pull up to one occupants house on gateway boulevard in District Heights. They come under fire. It appears to be a targeted attack. The motive not entirely clear. The car crashes into a tree. One man died in the car. Another man is in the run but falls and dies in this alley. A woman survives. She is talking about the violence and the killing. The number of the murders in the county on pace to surpass last years death toll which topped the year before. This neighbor awake by bullets. In the summertime you are out here and trying to have a nice family time. Unfire. We decided to move. Give up our home. This morning the chief of the District HeightsPolice Department said preliminarily they thought it was a robbery. My sources now saying they are not so sure. I could be the result of a beef. They did look that the fact that the young people had been at the casino. All of that is subject to the investigation. District heights, brad bell, district news. Alison thank you. We have new developments in a fight for recognition. Female world war ii pilots are closer now to regaining burial rights at Arlington National cemetery. Today the Senate Passed a bill allowing the pilots known as wasps to have their ashes placed in a burial vault. Wasps flew noncombat mission in the war to free up male pilots for combat. They lost the right last year when the army reinterpreted the 1977 law and revoked the eligible. Leon turning now to vote 2016 attempt to unify the Republican Party. He is scheduled to meet with the presumptive president ial nominee donald trump tomorrow. Last week, ryan said he wasnt ready to support trump yet. Today he hopes to bring the party back together. We asked ralph nader for his thoughts on trump today. Have you ever seen more vacuous, more false statement, more pomposity, slurs or slander against the fallow republican candidates . Here he is. The perspective nominee. This is the serious crisis confronted the Republican Party in the history. Leon he was in the studios earlier today for news talk on newschannel8. Coming up at 6 00 hear the consumer advocate on metro and the issues that affect you even if you dont ride. Get back to donald trump. He won 1,034 delegates but do people really like him in called 1,200 registered voters between may 6 around may 9 and asked what they talked about trump compared to other items. They asked about this. 47 said they have a higher opinion of traffic jams than of trump. 49 put root canals above the candidate. 54 would prefer lice. 39 said they would prefer the band nickelback. That is cold. One place that trump is rated higher. 46 of those asked for him to cockroaches. The loser in that is nickelback. I feel bad for them. Compared to cockroaches and the lice. The cockroaches are asking what do the lice have that we dont have . Alison talk about the local politics and the politicians. Two Maryland County executives got the hands dirty this afternoon. County steve chu and prince georges baker with the staffers participated in a it was all to highlight partnership when the regions and the g. O. P. And the democratic leaders. Bakers team lost. Leon perfect weather. A mother goose in ohio needed help to free her baby that was tangled up in a balloon string. So she called the cops for help. Serious she peck on the car until they came. Walked away and stopped. Look back. I followed it. Unbelievable. How about that . The goose led the cop to the canal hatchling. The mother waited patiently and the officers freed the hatchling who reunited with the mom and they went on with the day. Alison do you believe that . Leon unbelievable. Alison what a story. Leon that will be on nat goe wild. Alison glad they have video of it to prove it happened. Leon exactly all right. Coming up at 5 00 frank advice. You are going to play. How a l