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power lines fell on train tracks, passengers stuck in one train for hours. others forced to wait for hours. >> the power line fell between the silver spring and glen forest stations. and the domino effect from uniyogs station to montgomery county. john, what is going on now? >> reporter: well, right now, crews are on the scene here, trying to repair the power lines that was tossed all over the place earlier today. it was a frightening scene as passengers were struck on a train for 2 1/2 hours. we know that metro has had their share of problems in the past. but today's incident was no...

not all of the contracted to waiting containment ships. if pressure readings show it is intact below the floor of the gulf, teams could temporarily shut down cap and contain the oil. >> the best reason to be able to shut in the well right now, in addition to bloc all the oil from coming into the environment, it allows to us abandon the site if there is a hurricane. >> reporter: and not worth the risk, according to some independent scientists. why pose the rick to the potential effectiveness of the bottom quill the relief well by shutting this thing down, pressurizing the wellbore, th...

schedule on relief wells to try to cap the crippled rig. >> our main objective is to stop the leak. we're all working in the gulf of mexico. this all depends on our livelihood depends on stopping this. >> reporter: until then, the containment effort continues. teams captured more than 23,000 barrels of oil in the last 24 hours. >> it should be about 25,000 barrels a day. that's what is during. the only things preventing us are when we have severe weather come through. we've had a punch of thorlz the past few days. >> reporter: more than 8,000 barrels were burned off through the q-4 v...

kit kite-flying day. temperatures are in the high 60s to near 70 as you look like at ronald reagan national airport where we are 60 seconds away or so from the sun rising. 71 degrees downtown. and 73 out in fairfax. and 68 in martinsburg, west virginia. here is a check of doppler over the last hour. a band of light rain showers coming up over the blue ridge and headed over to 61. be on the look out for some quick showers over the next little while, and some may live long enough to make it to the metro area by late this morning. it's turning very breezy later today. west winds, 20 to ...

graphic. >> and they look good. >> so far so good. we like it. if only the pretty new graphics could keep the weekend drier. a beautiful sunrise coming up in a few minutes, but rain will be a big part of the forecast this weekend. generally in the mid-50s around town. 51 in prince georges county. and martinburg, west virginia, 49 degrees this morning. and the radar, there is a ribbon of rain showers this week, but the industrial strength is arriving late this afternoon and evening and much through the day tomorrow. and there is a forecast today, a mix of sunshine and clouds early. te...