We have more now on how the fix will affect thousands of riders. This morning, metro discovered a broken cable that is more than 40 years old. Installed with the original track. The cable is integral to the system because it supports [inaudible] to eliminate risk of a collision, metro is only allowing trains on each track between brooklyn and takoma at any given time. In other words there will be congestion. There will be delays through friday. Then this weekend, the metro will install new communication table. Shuttle buses replacing trains between sul ver spring and rhode island avenue on saturday and sunday. The line service at fort fort to then is not metro is telling us this setback is not connected to the recent work that added a new track transfer device along the red line. Live in northeast, im kevin lewis. Abc7 news. We are following a developing story in maryland where an Investigation Underway after the three Police Officers were hurt when the cars collided. Skytrak7 is over
Wouldnt rule out a rain or snow shower this evening during the evening commute as this front continues its final push through. Look how temperatures fall 39 by seven, were blow freezing by 11 p. M. Tonight. Overnight air temperatures fall into the teens and 20s. Ill have the latest for the wind chill readings for tomorrow. Were track breaking news out of Prince Georges County much police on the scene of a School Bus Crash on the beltway. Sky fox over the scene right now and this happened just good a half mile ago. It happened on the inner loop of the beltway near morningside. What youre looking at are live pictures on your screen. On the left sky fox and a Traffic Camera on your right. The bus was rearended by another vehicle. No one was hurt. There were some reports of some injuries, but of course this is a fluid situation and well continue to stay on top it of and bring you the latest information as we get it. Learning new details about a georges county Police Officers to the hovment
Clear skies and cooler conditions. Temperatures will continue to move on up. Were not quite as cool as we were yesterday. Yesterday we were in the teens and twernts. Rig 20s. Right now were at 31. And temperatures will continue to move up, by 11 00, well be in the 40s. But well see an increase in the cloud cover. So again were talking about a warming up trend, but then we cool down wednesday were still tracking the holiday, well let you know what we can expect for that, that will be in about 12 minutes. New this morning, part of Rockville Pike in rockville is closed after an accident turns deadly. Police say the driver of this moped is dead after a hit and run crash late last night. It all happened at Rockville Pike and congressional lane not far from the twinbrooks metro station. Police say the driver of the car ditched the vehicle just a few yards from the scene and ran away. He was tracked down and is now in polic yet been released. And this morning a little girl is recovering after
Vote is still expected sometime tonight. Earlier today the house of representatives passed the rewrite of the tax code, but just hours later three provision s in the house bill were found to violate senate rules. The house will revote tomorrow and the legislation is expected to pass again. New tonight, busted for dui an elected d. C. Neighborhood leader is firing back at the Prince Georges County police department. Offersers say when they arrested Paul Trantham he was belligerent and cursed officers out and they say they have the video to prove it. Tonight trantham spoke to fox5. Sarah simmons is live in the news room. Reporter officers stopped trantham on indian head highway last night claiming that his car was swerving. He refused to take a sobriety try test and took him into custody. He locked himself in a Bathroom Police release a video of that incident. Take a look. Come on , mr. Trantham, come on out man. Call your supervisor, punk. Police say trantham cursed out the officers and
Bill no. That is good. Even if you look across the country there is nothing major. Not a huge storm. We have a few clouds in cumberland but our region, that is what i look for, within a four or five or sixhour drive. We are good to go. Its great. I love to deliver that to you. Good evening. In our area i want to widen this out to show the midatlantic. The only exception is up to the north. Tomorrow we expect snow in new york. If you have plans tomorrow, Late Afternoon and evening. That is an area to watch. Break it down for you in a little bit. In terms of right now, look at the radar. Look at rain, blue, snow. You go to new england and none of it is showing up. We are in the mid30s in the beltway tomorrow. Then we go up a little bit by tomorrow morning. The colder spot is shenandoah valley. The outlying areas below freezing tonight. There are some areas that wont get to freezing. We talk about the forecast looking to friday. In the weekend. The christmas forecast swinging back and for