They need to be replaced. We dont know what shape they are in overtime. Brianne a number of questions remain. What is leading up to this . Did it have to do with the inspections or does it have to do with procedures happening or is it deterioration . Still questions we are waiting to get answers to. Waiting to hear later this evening from the metro general manager from Paul Wiedefeld regarding service tomorrow morning. Reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. Jonathan thank you. The trickledown on this is huge. Its everywhere. Think about it. Metrorail system funnels from Northern Virginia, prince georges and Montgomery County to d. C. Michelle the heart of the subway beneath d. C. Streets is above where we are seeing the significant impact. D. C. Bureau chief sam ford continues the Team Coverage from southwest washington. Sam . Sam Something Else that numbers in here is traffic. We are at the southwest freeway where there is a lot of traffic in every moving slowly out of the city. F
And the Weather Service has put up Winter Weather advisorys for the mountains to the west. Elevationsing higher above 2000 feet, those are the areas with the best chance of snow. The rest of us may get get a dusting, but we are above freezing. 40s later tonight. It will be cool tonight. Tomorrow, the temperatures will rise before the system moves in. Midday tomorrow, the rain and snow overspread. Dry in the morning, rain and snow develop in the afternoon. We may have trace amounts in the grassy areas. We will detail the forecast with the latest information, looking for the back half of the weekend coming up. Messy, maybe not an ideal forecast for the first weekend of the Cherry Blossom festival, but we have a week before peak bloom. Tom rousse there are a lot of folks in town for spring break. They are not out yet. The pink, but it is a good thing because these are its a good thing these are not out yet because the snow could have done them in. Blossom festival is already underway on p
Located just a short distance from where her vehicle was located. We are expecting a News Conference to happen at 7 30. We are told that this is going to be a News Conference involved with several agencies that have been involved in this search. Our Jeff Goldberg is currently at the park but that park is so enormous that it will take him some time to get to this area where the body was found because we are told its very rocky terrain, difficult to get to. Remote section of the Shenandoah National park. As soon as he is there and in position and can relay new information we will pass it along to you. Back to you. Leon all right. Thank you, michelle. Big development there. Another big one worldwide we are following today. R b, pop, rock n roll, prince was a performer who rarely comes along. A true music legend found dead at 57. Reaction pouring in now across the world. Reporters descended on his home in minnesota. Stephen tschida is outside the black cat club in d. C. With more on how pr
Protesters gathered. Event\o with amy at the tonight. Amy . Well, this place is just starting to clear out with some leaving. And it iswas packed just going to clear. Lets show you how big this is. It was packed with cheering fans and supporters this afternoon. Andorters greeted trump some talked a lot about his num bers. Itsays that he hopes comes down to hillary. He is confident they are going to win. He talks to supporters before the rally. Take a listen. He is very energetic. All the values of a decent person. Of a differente color and this is the most exciting political race i have ime and i amt excited. Millions. Honestly, i like kasich. He shouldnt be running. You had marco rubio, chris heistie, many guys, jeb, spent so much money. [no audio] trump said that he will bring back jobs and build acback u fantastic. Anchor 1 thanks. That paints a picture. Donald trump brings protesters and people came out to show disagreement. We have Team Coverage from outside of the rally. What did
To spark a fire. Wiedefeld says he understands this is a huge impact on the d. C. Area but said safety is the biggest concern. The risk to the public is low. I cannot rule out potential life safety issue here. We must take this action immediately. This will impact the entire metropolitan region. No doubt. We recognize its difficult to get to work and get to school. Everyone relying on metro. They are trying to figure out a plan to deal with this. They are talking to the d. C. Public schools. They will provide buses above ground to include for school is a major hassle tomorrow. Reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. Leon first time we have seen this without a storm involved. Because of that the announcement is causing a lot of commuters draws to drop. Maureen sam ford picks up the Team Coverage in southeast washington. Sam we are at the armory metro station in southeast washington. People have heard about the situation. The way it is affecting the city, the Mayors Office feel the gov