If you thought traffic in our area was bad before, it could come to a standstill in some places today. Look at all of the closures near the Washington Convention center. And this summit affects met metro and people on foot and bike, too. With everything you need to know before you leave the house, Megan Mcgrath live near the convention center. Reporter yeah, it will be inconvenient to the next couple of days through friday evening actually. If you look behind me, you can see one of the road closures here at massachusetts and 10th street actually inside the secure zone are resident depss, al also the marriott marquee. People at that hotel have had to walk to the corner in order to catch taxicabs. Needless to say, security is very, very tight around the summit especially in light of the terror attacks overseas. They dont want to take any chances. So this closures in the area. Massachusetts avenue, new york avenue and other streets all around the convention center. Also we have a closure
All options to get the safety and the reliability back where it should be. Coming up at 5 00, what riders think about this being a possibility. Reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. Jonathan you can understand folks jitters especially after shutting the lines down for a full day. What do you think metro should do to make repairs to the system . There are clearly still work that needs to be done. Join the conversation. We have it going on, on our facebook page. Michelle the elevator at the Washington Monument is back up and running. You will recall it malfunctioned yesterday afternoon leaving 19 people stranded halfway up the 555foot monument. They had to walk down a few hundred steps. But everyone was just fine. They just got extra cardio. The National Park service says it is still working to figure out why the elevator stopped working. We will take you inside the monument today at 6 00. Jonathan a man out riding his bike on a popular bike path in alexandria was j him. Police say
But staying dry through at least 10 00. Rain chances on your monday morning. More on that coming up. Developing this morning, a fire badly damages a home in Prince Georges County leaving 13 people without a place to live. Derrick ward is live at the home in laurel with more on what happened here. Reporter reporter good morning. A lot has changed in the hour since we last came to from you this fire on white way. Another response. A short time ago, smoke started to come out of the house again. So crews were called and now there is another full response. Youll often see after a fire that a fire truck will stay at the scene even though it appears that the fire is out. This is exactly why. Sometimes fire can get into places that arent easily accessle and acces accessible and it can flare up again. The last truck left the fire though the fire broke out about 2 2 00. And you can see the heavy damage. 13 people displaced, nine adults and four children. There is an advocate here who has helped
Frightening moments in the district with a man hit and killed by a metro bus that had been hijacked. We are learning more about that victim. Police say it started when a man got on to a bus along j street and northeast before attack the driver and taking control of the bus. Pat collins is at the scene where things came to a halt. Reporter he say he was a good man, an honest man that would often hang out at that gas station across the street looking for extra work to make some extra money. They say he was taking out the trash when he was run down and killed by a stolen metro bus. The victim described as a man about 40 years old. They say he would hang out around the gas station looking for odd jobs to make monty. Isis heli works here and knew the victim. How would you describe him . Honest. He is very good guy e is good customer. P. Reporter for him to die this way . I am not feeling good. Reporter it happened around 10 30. A man using needle knows pliers attacked a metro bus and attack
Morning. Right now you have me all to yourself. Man, oh, man, is it cold. Weather headlines, let the warming begin. Well at least be back up into the 50s today after the 40s yesterday. Sunshine for your sunday, but rain chances early tomorrow morning. So enjoy the dry weather while its here. Right now 25 in gaithersburg and manassas, 23 culpeper, 31 now at national airport. Freeze warning this place all over the news 4 nation aun i will 10 00 a. M. Near record cold. Havent broken any records just yet, but were within a couple degrees. Thankfully a lighter wind and mild are afternoon. So today nice day to be outside after a cold start. Highs today upper 40s and low 50s. Well look at the week ahead coming up. Now to decision 2016. It was a busy night for the number two candidates in the race for the presidency. Bernie sanders and tg each took home a win. Sanders cruised to a victory delegates go, it was a tie. Each wins seven in the state. But sanders has created hoe men dumb beating cli