a tough sell with a number of's take holders having to come to the table -- stakeholders having to come to the table and agree. ,e are talking about the union and political leaders around the region. let's get to the big points of what the gm is laying out. needed toing to be make a reliable and safe system in the future, according to him. they will need a multiyear revenue source, $500 million to be spent on capital investment from the jurisdictions. also talking about the union and employees, saying what employees have right now they will be able to keep, but opening the discussion of changing that for future employees at natural. looking -- at metro. also looking to amend the arbitration process within metro and the union. 10% rainy day fund of the current operating budget which is 1.8 billion dollars, saying they need money to fall back on when things happen like major events, marches downtown or blizzards. also looking to outsource functions where possible to reduce labor costs. we asked what functions he might be looking at and he is looking to other systems across the country for guidance. we talked to him about an hour or so ago about why this is all needed. >> most of you have been following us through the budget year in 2018 and what we went through to get there, and some of the difficult issues we had to address. our projection is that that continues into the future unless we do things differently. brianne: getting a response from metro's largest this plan is bad for riders and workers and the metro. we do understand the general manager will be having town halls with employees and plans to have a number of meetings with congressional metering -- leaders, stakeholders, that sort of thing, to talk about what he wants to see. he is hoping to have some version of a finalized plan next fall when they start the budget process, fiscal year 2019. reporting live, brianne carter. that youc 7 learned lolly out toward plans to plead guilty next week. -- you lolly else were to -- tordil plans to plead guilty next week. killingfive people, three, among the victims was his estranged wife killed in school in beltsville. he will plead guilty to attempted murder and first-degree murder. this is just for montgomery county, not prince george's county. much more coming up tonight. let's turn to the weather and take a live look out why down pennsylvania to the u.s. capitol. warm today with more rain showers in the forecast, brian van de graaff is here. brian: rain this morning but off to the west, blue skies for crestwood middle school. as we head through the afternoon i think we will see temperatures warming, and a little bit of humidity as well with temperatures pushing into the low 80's. out 100% that we will not see a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. around 3:00, trying to line a few up from gaithersburg to war and 10, and they made -- to warrenton, as far as this evening, spotty showers will end, 60 to 65. tomorrow another mild day but the weekend is looking unsettled and cooler. 60's on saturday, 50's on sunday. we will give you that in the timing on the next chance of rain coming up. jummy: fox news cutting its ties with the low riley. -- bill o'reilly. fire overame under reports that he reached settlements with five women accusing him of inappropriate behavior. public outcry led to more than 80 advertisers leaving the show. sam: overnight, the showed known for 20 years as the o'reilly factor hit the air with a new title, just the factor. >> bill o'reilly is leaving this chair and network after more than 20 years. sam: hours earlier, 20th century fox announced a nearly three weeks after accusations surfaced about sexual harassment and mistreatment, that it is severing ties with o'reilly, saying after a thorough review the company and bill o'reilly have agreed that bill o'reilly will not be returning to the fox news channel. >> caution, you are now beginning to enter thein zone. said,he murdoch family this decision follows an extensive review done in collaboration with outside counsel. o'reilly, who hours before the announcement was photographed shaking hands with hope, announced his own statement, saying it is disheartening that we part ways. show was the number one program on cable news, bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars annually but in the last few weeks, at least andnd buyers dropped out, they worried more accusers might come forward if he stayed on the air, making him a liability. >> they want their audience to know nothing is changing. bell has left the building but nothing else will change. sam: fox news has given tucker carlson the timeslot and it is unclear how much bill o'reilly will leave with in severance pay, but some are speculating it could be similar to what robert -- roger ailes left with, $40 million. jummy: a major mess on the beltway near fourth novus morning, and overturned -- forest bill this morning to a big backup. 8:30anes reopened by about and three people were taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. the white house is cracking down on security measures and overnight, new restrictions were put in place. john gonzalez has details. john: yet another layer of security and mixed reviews. secret service members are posting the signs that read do not enter, restricted area, and those will stay indefinitely. several people have illegally jumped the white house fence over the past several years and now that the secret service is working on finalizing a design for a new fence, starting today the south side has some changes. changes to keep the public further back, the sidewalk next to the fence is now off-limits fence jumpers have been on the north side, including the guy who made it into the white house in 2014. visitors and tourists will have to stand behind a concrete barrier 80 feet further back set up on the e street cinema. abcsecret service telling seven news this is part of an ongoing comprehensive review of temporary and permanent measures. >> it is unfortunate that people have to do things to ruin others but if we have to do this to keep the president safe, that is what we have to do. john: this buffer will create clear visual views for officers, a way to keep everyone in front of them. it is unclear whether this change will be permanent. even more security measures will be added next year when a taller, stronger fence is installed. john gonzalez, abc seven news. jummy: first it was pothole palouse palouse a. --ddot willepare repair allies -- alleys. noon, up on abc 7 news at a man facing charges after shoving a pilot at an airport and this is caught on camera. a historic birth brings sea orca's work a breeding -- breeding to an end. the chain reaction that left hundreds of starbucks customer smiling. angela: on the roads, we have a lot of work sounds set up -- work zones set up and we have a crash on the beltway. we have some minor delays. you are not going to see anything major except a little bit of red where we have accident activity heading throh loop approaching university boulevard but you can see the delay. that is the outer loop at connecticut avenue. the collision is as you approach wisconsin avenue. we are looking at slow traffic southbound interstate 95 heading through 10 -- >> you're watching abc seven news at new on your side. jummy: a pilot suffered some unexpected turbulence in kansas city but it happened off the plane. the pilot walking down the concourse say a guy behind him tries to snap a photo of his badge. the pilot slapped the phone away and the man grabbed him and swung him. the man will be in court next month. the trumpism ministration is trying to keep up with -- trump administration is trying to keep up with foreign policies. kenneth moton has the latest. kenneth: challenges and the tests of president trump's for josh policy -- policy met with tough words. secretary of state rex tillerson taking on the iran nuclear deal. >> this represents the same failed approach of the past that brought the current threat. kenneth: the deal expected to stay in place. tillerson told congress in ron is holding up its end of the agreement. u.s. for military strikes on syria, saying this war will lead to the fall of u.s. global dominance. vice president mike pence on a tour of indonesia. we facereatest threat is the rise and spread of terrorism. kenneth: the trump administration taking on a number of provocations. russian bombers indicate -- intercepted 35 miles off the coast of net -- alaska. >> i think it is just to say, hey, we are here, we are still strong. matusz, theretary chief of the joint staff -- kenneth moton, abc news, washington. jummy: it is a good day to be a d.c. sports fan, two games, two playoffs. that put them 2-0. the next game is set for saturday in atlanta. the caps celebrating a win against toronto, tying the series 2-2 and they are back at the verizon center tomorrow. if you go to any of the playoff games, we want to see all of your photo so upload them. that is one, harper had a big grand slam. brian: exciting time to be a d.c. sports fan. jummy: i went to the wizards game last night and it was so good. brian: weather-wise, it is a little bit sticky, just a little humid. a couple of showers tomorrow but the best chances the weekend, but we need it so we have to be positive. we are in a bit of a drought and pollen is high. a bit, 72 degrees, wind from the south at about two miles per hour. more and more sunshine breaking through, the numbers should make it to the low 80's. you can see the temperature starting to come up. at 68, 71 at andrews, 66 in annapolis. radar at this hour is sweeping clear. we picked up a few showers passing this morning. you can see spotty showers through west virginia and we will see some of these hold together. a frontal system is wavering over our area and with such close proximity it could bring moisture. plenty of warm air to our west, southwest trying to bubble up and cooler air from the north. tomorrow will be fairly mild again and then we will see a drop a couple of showers may fire up but i think they are few and far between. not looking for anything strong or severe, but a shower or two during the drive time if something to watch for. morning, a bit of moisture early on but during the afternoon, a minimal chance. i do not see a lot happening until the weekend when the area of low pressure comes through. evening,ossible in the more the exception than the rule. tonight, the same thing. tomorrow will start off fairly comfortable, 60's tomorrow morning and 80's tomorrow afternoon. we are keeping a close eye on the weekend because we will be a little unsettled. saturday, more clouds around and cooler in the 60's. i expect in saturday afternoon and evening, and the first half of sunday. early next week we start to dry out and warm back up, looking pretty stellar. jummy: i see that 83 at the end of the 10 day. a historic birth at sea world orca gave birth to a calf. this is the last one that will be born in captivity. pregnant.was already of kindness led to a chain reaction in pennsylvania at the drive-through of a pittsburgh area starbucks. ofeone paid for the order the customer behind them, triggering a domino effect. -- 137ththe 173rd buying the coffee to the person behind me. staff from starbucks paid the oil -- order after one customer almost broke the chain. exciting baby news for serena williams jummy: right now with that exciting baby news for serena the tennis star posting a photo yesterday to reveal she is pregnant. there are questions about what is next tj holmes has more. >> game, set, baby or she posted this photo of herself on snapchat, appearing to show off a baby bump with a caption "20 weeks." as the congratulation started pouring in, she deleted the post. her rep now confirms the pregnancy. she is expecting a baby in the fall. after she beat her sister, venus and set the grand slam record she was approximately eight weeks pregnant. >> we have always said serena williams is a superwoman. she literally is a superstar. >> the 35-year-old tennis super and star has been engaged to alexis ohanian since december. her rep says she will definitely not return to tennis in 2017 but will be back in 2018. >> she is going to come back in 2018 and the world will be riveted to see how she can play and what she does next. jummy: awesome for her. a live look outside, it is nice and warm, a chance of rain jummy: a wild site caught on the lease can in westerville, -- police two dear brawling in the middle of a residential street. after a couple of swings they noticed the cop and took off. the police department posted ears, saying they had no i-d what they were fighting about. brian: through the afternoon could be a hit or miss afternoon shower. steve will begin later on with a look at that. -- be in later on with a look at that. isolated showers, our best chances come saturday evening into sunday. we need the rain so we will keep an eye out for that. this is your last noon for abc 7. jummy: join us tomorrow for my last mor >> today on our show, another player will attempt to battle their way, one final answer at a time, to the million-dollar prize. will they make it? there's only one way to find out. let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic music] ♪ welcome to the show, everybody. you guys ready to play "millionaire" today? [cheers and applause] i hope you're ready. we're in the middle of a very special game. as a nanny, our returning contestant has been living paycheck-to-paycheck for the last five years. now she is only 4 questions away from a million dollars. so from brooklyn, new york, please welcome back kiki mikkelsen. [cheers and applause] kiki. >> thank you.

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