Building. We have politicians fighting about issues happening across the country. So, we have issues that are impacting our city right here, right now. I have been coming down this way two or three years. You see the same faces. Reporter advocates and staffers from several agencies worked to help pack things up as they shut down the growing tent city. They say its illegal and unsanitary. If you are going to be out here, keep the area clean. They probably could have stayed if they kept it clean. Reporter nelson is ready for a fresh start but not everyone is happy to go. The mayor is working to straighten up shelters once seen as dangerous by many. Its painful to watch someone experience homelessness and be on the street. When you have seen people engage in services and recovery and get back into housing and their nothing more magical than that. Reporter the advocates we talked to are committed. They will work with these people for the long haul. As far as what happens next, the folks th
Minute county. An accident has traffic crawling on the inner loop of the beltway near route 55. Just one loop of rush hour traffic is getting by. Emergency crews were called to the scene to assist one and possibly two women in the accident. We do not know what caused the crash but we will stay on this and let you know when things get moving again. How safe is your childs Drinking Water at school. D. C. Public schools will be testing for lead in all 113 schools after finding elevated levels of lead in about a dozen of them. Delia goncalves is live outside of the mlk Elementary School in southeast where kids are not allowed to drink the water, delia. We tour the school and the kids and staff here all drinking bottled water. They have been doing that since friday. That is when they turn on the faucet and brown water poured out. Now, this water is not affected by the lead. Mlk is on the long list of another round of lead testing. No, im not comfortable with it. Even though the water runs c
To evacuate. The train stopped about 100 feet way from the platform at rosslyn metro. Based on other photos and tweets, it seems that another train parked in front of the disabled one so riders could walk through to the platform. Metro says that everyone was safely evacuated and they towed the troubled train away and there were residual delays. As of now, service is completely back to normal. The train that was stopped here is one of the newer trains, the 7,000 series. Metro says they dont know exactly what caused this train to stop. That is something that they are working on figuring out. Reporting live at the rosslyn metro, allyson barber, wusa 9. Thank you very much. The news app is your go to resource for breaking news updates 24 hours a day. Other news, the suspected drunk driver that allegedly killed officer noah leotta agreed to plead guilty in the place. 47yearold luis reluzco could for vehicular manslaughter. His lawyer admitted that he was guilty all along. An antidrunk drivi
Noisy as i could. Oh, no, lets go they are talking about the super bowl concert purple rain, purple rain purple rain of music and the movie won an a Academy Award for best score. Medical paisley park. Deputies were called to the paisley park estate after his body was discovered. No cause of death as of yet. Prince appeared at his own party at the estate this past weekend but opal for five minutes because he was battling the flu according to associates. Tonight the white house has issued a statement. President obama said in part michelle and i join millions of fans around the world in mourning the sudden death of prince. Instrumentalist and electrifying performer. Quincy jones tweeted a true artist in every sense of the word gone too soon. And owner of the 9 30 club said prince, when performing, he was unmatched live. He was so much bigger than just the music. He was very socially conscious. One of his more recent concerts was in this area in baltimore after the freddie gray case. He he
Implications for the commute and business. But at the end of the day i have to keep you safe. That is my prime responsibility. Thats why i did it. Reporter now, wiedefeld is hopping that the shut down helps restore the confidence of metro riders, not shake it. He said it should make it absolutely clear that if he feels something is unsafe, he will do whatever it takes to fix it. Live at the continually tinnily metro station. They unloaded a silver train when malfunctioning brakes filled cars with smoke. Crews moved the train tout get it fixed. Watch the entire interview with the metro gm. Down loud or free wusa 9 app. President obamas suspect nominee is making Supreme Court nominee is making the rounds. Senate democrats took to the step call on the republican counterparts to at least consider garlands nomination then accused them of deferring to donald trump. Occasionally republicans may try to distance themselves from him with their words. But their failure to do their job and give ju