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WRC News4 At 5 March 17, 2016

Possibility of walking away from metro if he did not get the support. Im always thinking of it as, you know, my 16yearold daughter on the train, your children riding the train, thats how i think of this. Reporter the gm says flatly after seeing what he saw this week and being sotold what he w being told, he could not be comfortable with the system being open in the state it was in. There were serious issues. We should not have been running training under those conditions. Reporter he says more details are needed about why the system is in such rough shape. Riders with their own thoughts. I think the new general manager is making efforts to show hes a tough guy and wants to make it better. Reporter would you be okay if they shut the system down for extended periods of time to get in and fix things . Yes, i would. Reporter an extended maintenance shutdown could be a possibility as we go forward. Now, we also asked the new general manager if longterm shutdowns could become more commonplace for metro . Hear what he has to say at the federal government is planning a Safety Inspection blitz of the metrorail system starting next week. Transportation secretary anthony foxx says font the federal Transit Administration will redirect millions of dollars that metro hasnt spent to address safety concerns. Among the issues he brought up during a congressional hearing today, red light running. Foxx says the fta will lts also look at emergency hand brake use. The maryland Transit Administration tells news4 some marc trains saw a 45 drop in ridership yesterday especially for the morning trains but the agency says the brunswick lines at shady grove, rockville, Silver Spring did pick up a number of riders who normally take metro. Marc added some extra trains to help impacted metro riders. A grim reminder today hangs on the door at the district iii Prince Georges County police st doors bear are silent testimony to the bravery of the Prince Georges County Police Officers who went into the face of gunfire to protect one and all march 13th dwix, 2016. People have been paying tribute to the falling officer killed. Tracee, what does it look like there . Reporter well, the memorial behind me is growing, and people have been lined up to lay flowers and pay their condolences all afternoon long. There have been a lot of advancements in the investigation into what happened here. We have learned that one of the accused suspects brothers is actually a student at bowie high school. We talked to students today who told us they cant believe that their classmate would be involved in this. Michael ford, the accused district iii Police Station gunman is out of the hospital and now being held without bond jails medical unit. Hes still recovering from a gunshot he sustained when police say he ambushed the district iii Police Station. Armed with a death wish and a loaded gun. Undercover officer colson was shot and killed during the exchange of gunfire by a fellow police officer. The police chief said he was mistaken for the gunman in the confusion. Fords two brothers elijah and malik were held without bond for helping their brother to pull off the shooting. Elijah ford recorded a video will which his brother michael mand out the planned shooting. Then malik drove michael to the Police Station. When he started walking to the wrong building, the brothers directed him back to the Police Station. Police say elijah then videoed his brother on his sfen as he unloaded round after round on police. I was surprised because hes not that type of person. Reporter 18yearold elijah ford is a student at bowie high school. His classmates sa shocked to hear he was involved in this senseless crime. Theres no way he could have done that but then when i heard he was like one of the ones that kind of like recorded it, i was thinking like, oh, he probably could have stopped it, something. Reporter bowie highs principal sent a letter to parents yesterday saying in part we realize this incident is not only disheartening to say the least but unique in how it may impact our student body. I dont know why he videotaped it. It was stupid. Reporter a source close to this investigation told me that you could hear elijah cheering his brother on as he was videotaping this shooting. He did not stop the recording. He did not call 911. Thats why hes facing attempted murder charges. Coming up on news4 at 6 00, this is the first full day that the district iii Police Station has been open. We take a look inside and talk with the commander about how the folks inside are recovering after this tragedy. Reporting live, im Tracee Wilkins. Back to you in the studio. Thank you, trace closer and we are talking about snow. Say it aint snow, but, doug, thats not all that unusual for this time of year around here. No, we get snow really the month of march is not a bad month of snow around our area. Just two years ago we picked up over a foot for the entire month of march. So, yeah, it can happen for sure and i got some proof of that coming up in just a little while. Right now though tracking some shower activity, just some rain showers and they are all very light rain showers around our region. Were not going to see much at all this evening. You may see a couple sprinkles but thats really going to be about it. You can see most of those in portions of maryland. The next couple days we are going to be watching a few thing. First tracking the showers tonight. Not a big deal. Cooler temperatures as we head into the weekend. Much cooler saturday and sunday and theres that possible weekend snow. It would start late saturday night into the day on sund. Much more on that and who could see some accumulating snowfall coming up in just a couple minutes. All right. Well, right now a popular still closed off after an explosion. No people, no animals were injured but investigators have been at the zoo all day long and so has news4s meagan fitzgerald. Shes at the zoo tonight with the latest on what happened there. Meagan . Reporter yeah, wendy. D. C. Fire officials left the scene not too long ago, but this is still a very active and ongoing investigation. It all happened just behind us here just below the valley. Thats where zoo personnel tell us that environmental folks are down there along with smithsonian officials. Theyre still actively investigating trying to determine how this happened and how they can avoid another explosion from happening in the future. Theres always so much to do and see when you visit the national zoo. The pandas. Snakes and frogs. Were just visiting from california and thought we would stop by the zoo. Reporter but this wasnt the sight many tourists had firefighters were taping off the entrances leading to the american trail so they could investigate a chemical explosion. While fire alarms rang out. We had an incident in the mechanical room that houses the equipment that handles the Water Filtration for our beavers and otters. Pamela baker says an employee was doing his usual routine this morning when he realized something wasnt right. A contractor smelled chlorine, left that area per safety protocol, and following that there was a loud bang. Reporter fire officials examined the contractor and say hes doing fine but the big concern was the elevated levels of chlorine that remained in the air. Tim wilson with d. C. Fire says thats part of what made the explosion so dangerous and why fire crews spent so much time on scene. Chlorine can be dangerous but, fortunately, were dealing with low levels. Reporter and fortunately zoo Officials Say no one was hurt and all the a okay. No, this certainly isnt the site these tourists expected to see, but most say it wasnt enough to ruin their day. Now, the american trail will remain closed for the rest of the day. Zoo officials tell us it will reopen again tomorrow morning. Coming up at 6 00, we spoke with a woman who just left the trail moments after this explosion happened. Jim . Meagan fitzgerald. Thank you. A Spotsylvania County man is charged tonight with murder after his wife died of an apparent drug overdose. Investigators tell us William Moore admitted to giving his wife ashley a lethal dose of heroin. This happened late last month at the couples home. Moore initially faced child endangerment charges because their young kids were at home at the time. Those children are now staying with relatives. A woman in utah has filed a sects abuse lawsuit against the chief federal judge in the the same day as judge Richard Roberts announced his retirement. This suit alleged roberts sexually abused the woman in 1981 when she was 16. In a starment to the post, roberts attorney acknowledged there was an intimate relationship but he calls the accusations categorically false. Utahs Attorney Generals Office did investigate these claims in 2014 but found roberts did not break any laws because the woman was old enough at the time to consent under the states law. The district is now banning some chemicals found in household products, kids toys, and furniture upholstery. Muriel bowser signed the carcinogenic flame retardant chemical prohibition. The mayor says the new law will protect families and firefighters. She says the department lost two firefighters to the disease our firefighters often enter burning buildings without fully knowing the dangers on the other side of the door. Some common Household Items are manufactured with carcinogens, materials that can lead to longterm health defects. This new law allows the department of consumer and Regulatory Affairs to request and obtain a certificate of compliance for manufacturers. A disabled teenager in virginia allegedly tied up, locked behind a dead bolt door. Why his mother is defending her actions and why the police say this wasnt their first visit to that house. Plus, we grew up with shamu, but today seaworld will stop breeding their killer whales. Find out why even peta is still not happy about these changes. Im Darcy Spencer at adventist rehabilitation in rockville where these men who are refugees from war are not only taking their first steps, theyre als brand new prosthetics they got for free. Ill llte i do everything on the internet, but its kinda slow. My friends said i should get fios because its the fastest, but i thought it would be too expensive. Whos that, jenny . No kate. Turns out they have a deal that cost me even less than my slow service. And its 100 megs. I just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. 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They were just fitted with new free prosthetics. Samuel eastman lost his leg when he was 14 years old. Its like a dream come true because we couldnt afford it on our own. Reporter the men are refugees from liberia. They lost their legs in war. Bomb blasts, shootings, and machete attacks. They didnt have any way to get new legs. These guys are part of an International Soccer team for disabled players. Up until this point they played using crutches. This is a game changer today. It was through that they came to the united states. Theyre living a at homeless shelter in d. C. As they apply for permanent asylum. Catholic Charities Got the ball rolling for them. Adventist rehabilitation made it happen. Its just amazing. They are so skilled in fitting prosthetics and these gentlemen are so appreciative of being able to have a leg and then as you watch them and see them get up and moving, its more than heartwarming. You will see with some of the guys, theyre above the knee amputees and those have to control the prosthetic knee joint and they require more rehabilitation to get on with those devices. And no crutches. Reporter the men feel the new legs will open new opportunities for them to get work and take away the stigma of having to walk with crutches. Do you feel like you have been discriminated against to some degree in the past . Yeah, yeah, yeah. Very much, yeah. Now this is going to change. Reporter in spenc spencer, news4. A major shift at seaworld will mean the end of that popular shamu show. It will no longer breed orcas and will phase out its killer whale shows in the next three years. This move comes after several troubled years including a trainer being killed by an orca and, of course, the highly critical documentary blackfish. Seaworld is partnering with the Humane Society for these efforts. We grew up with that, but still i think like we should be like more conscious about their nature. But peta is calling this new policy a stunt to sell more tickets. Seaworld says its unable to release these orcas they do have in captivity into the wild because they have not been trained to compete for food and they would be exposed to diseases. It drew a large crowd. Some supportive, some first and only public hearing on the mayors plan to move homeless families to new shelters all over the city. News4s tom sherwood is outside the Wilson Building now where that meeting is still going on. Hi, tom. Reporter hey, jim. Nearly 100 people signed up for talk about the homeless shelter. The only real agreement, something needs to be done. In a rapidly changing city, Family Service nonprofits like Edgewood Brookland help hundreds of struggling and homeless families find sell ter, health care, and other services. I dont think this city has done well by lowincome families as a result of the economic changes in the city. Ms. Williams runs edgewood. She was among dozens testifying today on mayor Muriel Bowser ambitious plan to open eight smaller shelters for 50 families each bowser then will close the old d. C. General hospital that now houses more than 250 families. Williams and others warn that more permanent housing must be found or the new temporary shelters will fail too. Theres no place for these families to go from the shelter so we are going to create shelters that are supposed to be temporary and theyre going to end up being long term. The packed Council Chamber heard witnesses praising the bowser shelter plan and others questioning their longterm costs, locations, and management of unstable families. But it seemed the council was trying to figure out how and not whether to approve the complex plan by an april 7th deadline. D. C. General is an unacceptable place to house families. It must be closed. Reporter now, coming up at 6 00, well hear mayor bowser react to the critics of her plan. Tom sherwood, back to you. Some of those theres been a lack of transparency in this process. They have questions about the developer and broker, how they were selected. And they also point to like some astronomical rent, some in the neighborhood of 5,000 . Reporter well, there are all of these things. The mayor says her plan is trant and available and thats why they had the public hearing. Theyre also saying the construction costs, the leasing costs to providing the various physical facilities for the services to these families are all well within the reason of all the government buildings that the city either builds or leases. Yes, its very expensive, bowser said, but she also said d. C. General is also very expensive. Tom sherwood on the story for us. Well see you back here at 6 00. Thank you. 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