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trouble on the tracks, more bad news for metro. how the latest derailment might have prevented another catastrophe on the rail. extremely dangerous speed, an olympian killed just hours before the opening ceremony. why some say there were warning signs that the course was unsafe? and the calm before the storm. taking a live look outside, finally a weekend without a big snowfall but that does not mean it will lasts. the change in the forecast that might have you saying, not again. good morning. everyone. welcome to "news4 today." it is saturday, february 14th, 2010. i'm kimberly su...

placed 0 then four cars that could provide motivation and they were met by fire and ems personnel. >> we had no reports of customer panic. the situation was handled smoothly. our train operators kept all the customers informed. >> reporter: now it appears two trains that derailed may have been deliberately derailed in order to keep them from smashing in to cement mall walls at the end of the tracks. these are the images of the derailed cars that are still on the pocket tracks while investigators con their work. and because, as you said, derek, the investigation is now in the hands of...

under -- i mean, when i picture a tunnel for metro, i picture a dark, a darkened space. do you have lights down there to help the folks find their footing and get to the station with the assistance of these escorts? >> yes, indeed, we do have lighting, emergency lighting, in the tunnels. it is not close together. it is fairly spaced out, but there would be enough lighting so people would be able to exit safely. >> and what is the surface they are walking on? >> that would be the tracks. >> they're walking on the tracks themselves? >> they would either be walking on the tracks -- they...

fox 5 is on snow patrol tonight. hundreds of plows hitting the snow covered streefts and this one is packing a punch. that will make a mess of your morning commute. i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. school closings scrolling at the top of your screen. you can see them. fox 5 covering the latest storm from every angle. our team coverage takes you from maryland to virginia. we'll start with sue palka kicking off the winter weather alert. >> reporter: the flake are falling fast and furious. it's almost hypothetical know advertising to be watching the flakes fall. in the grass which ...

rain storm but up here in the colder air it is turn intieng snow. again one thing today our temperatures have been upper 30s and lower 40 so that is going to cut down occupy some of these accumulation totals. back over to radar, the snow is moving in for just about everybody. it is relatively light for most places, certainly for the district this is light snow and up to the north and south along i-95. one tool we have here that we like to use will give us an idea of where the heaviest of the snow fall is. the heaviest of t snow is well out to the west of us, the red and pink is indic...