Whats the update, bob . Reporter well, holly, the update is that they are no longer single training. The orange line train is packed. Theyve resumed service ine re both directions from the the Rosslyn Metro station to foggy bottom into the district and so for awhile there orange and blueline trains were singlengle tracking from northernm norn virginia into the district andid silver line trains were oldlyero going from Wiehle Reston east e to clarendon. So now orange, blue and silver line trains are operating normally. The problem was way down here. H this train is heading into the o city and as you go in and bank a down into the tunnel there,l the there was an arcing insulatorg o and so there was a fire Arlington County was calledasald here. There was a fire in the equipment. Pmen smoke was put into the tune so they had stopped thed sed inbound trains, orange and blueline trains where you seeinh this one right now, they were n stopped for about an hour or so. So. They have fixed the pr
Candles adorning the intersection here at 68th avenue and annapo hlis road. Oa you know, firefighters, they accept the risks that come with the job but this kind ofhi death is almost unimaginable. E. Fire station 30 now draped in black while members of the Landover Hills volunteer fireter station grieve their friend and colleague, 37yearoldgue,7o John Ulmschneider who was shott to death while responding to a medical welfare check fridayck f at a home in temple hills. E lls. Ulmschneider was a 13 year veteran of the Fire Departmente and the father of ath twe oyearold girl. Yearold gi. Now friends are rememberingare e the man they knew as skillet. Ll. Funny thing is skillet had that nickname before us. U hes had that nickname forname awhile cause he worked on a farm and somehow they calledcae him skillet. And it sort of stuck. Nicest person you would everson meet. He had the ability to make you k laugh and fix your car all at aa the same time. Reporter now, kevin nowev swain a 19yearold
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
Cleared up. All of the lanes blocked. Look at the backup. This is a big backup. We are seeing this traffic bumper to bumper. Comparatively seeing you can see the inner loop how traffic is moving. As we move to the maps i want to talk about how big the backup is and where it begins. Seven miles currently and building as we get into the thick of the afternoon rush. You start off with the delays past richie marlboro road and continue north. They are of course diverted you off at route 50 because its just past that point near 450. 13 Miles Per Hour is the average heading northbound on d. C. 295. A lot of people using that because it similarly runs parallel and will get you in the same direction. But this is bumper to bumper. A lot of the bailout roads heading northbound you want to use unfortunately we are seeing heavy volume as well. Back to you. Leon what a mess thank you, jamie. Well check in with you later. More breaking news this evening as well. Metro train stuck outside the rosslyn
Westbound lanes are blocked there, eastbound lanes are open here this morning. Suitland parkway at firth sterling avenue, were trying to get more information on this motorcycle crash. 66 and 95 looking very typical for this time of day. Silver line delays to wehle reston east just popped up. Im back in ten minutes. Developing this morning, a Huge Police Response after officers are involved in a deadly shootout with a man in Prince Georges County. This all happened at an apartment complex on Spring Hill Court in greenbelt last night. Thats where derrick ward is with more on what led up to the shooting. Reporter well, officers are trying to figure all that out now. But it all started with a call for someone with a gun here in the 6200 block of Spring Hill Court. Take a look, you can see the balcony there in the distance, this is where were told the gunman was when police gold here. This all started about 10 35 last night, started out with Greenbelt Police, but Prince Georges County s. W.