What i heard from donald trump today. I do believe that we are now planting the seeds to get ourselves unified to bridge the gaps and differences. Reporter trump posted their joint statement, saying while honest about our few differences, we recognize there are many important areas of common ground. Party chair Reince Priebus ran the meeting. It was great. It was a positive step towards unification. Reporter but the party is still divided. Many members are having a hard time rallying around the presumptive nominee. It is a tough spot. Reporter he met to meet texas senator, tweeting out this shot he held private meetings, financing the Fall Campaign is an issue. Picking a running mate. A few hours after he came, trump was gone from washington. With so far saying nothing on camera, leaving the media spotlight on speaker paul ryan, which in the world of donald trump, could be a sign of respect. Live from Republican Party headquarten steve handlesman, news 4. Meet the press have a closer look at three questions coming out of todays meeting. Chris lawrence continues our coverage, chris. Sources pretty wired into the matter tells nbc News Donald Trump knew what he had to do to smooth things over and came into the meeting without his usual swagger. But that brings us to our first question. Will ryan endorse him. The short answer, not today. Although the speaker was open to the fact and en do you remember rang encouraged by what he heard. Will ryan stay on as the gop clear man in july. Too early to tell. If he doesnt endorse trump soon, hell likely be replaced. Even ryan admits the presumptive nominee is free to pick someone else. Question three. Is ryan making a play beyond november. There are a lot of theories why he hasnt been as colleagues, and thats one of them. If republicans lose in november, ryan will be picking up the pieces of what is already a fractured coalition. If you play that out, he could be well positioned for a president ial run of his own in 2020. Either way, ryans current stance buys time for other colleagues who are uneasy about trump, as they try to figure out how to handle what the New York Times calls the political equivalent of a live grenade. Chris, thank you. Joining us now anchor lester holt, good evening, lester. Good to back back in d. C. Youve been covering all the ups and down weve never seen a president ial Campaign Like this one. How is this one different than others youve covered . I say chris just told us that youve got the presumptive nominee, come to washington and sit down with the speaker of the house to get his blessing, and still doesnt come away with it, that defines were at in this campaign. You democratic side, youve got, you know, hillary clinton, who by all accounts seem destined to get the nomination on the delegate side, but she is still waging a primary campaign. Nothing like it. We know donald trump, the candidate. We know a little bit about him, at least we think we do. But now he is the presumptive nominee. Already calls for him to release his tax returns and all of that. Can we expect every single minute of his life to be under intense scrutiny looking for something . I think yes, but you know, dan quayle was on, former vicepresident on the today show this morning, and the question came up, will he have to release his returns, and i think his answer was Something Like he doesnt have to. He is somehow in a different category. I think he is going to be under pressure and the longer that we dont see them, you know, what you dont know is what you sometimes your imagination will take you to many places, whether it will hurt him, though, it is hard to think it will, given how many things he has s wouldnt have. The man said at one point, didnt he, i can stand in the middle of times square and shoot somebody, thats still my people. He said it, i didnt. And now, we look back at a lot of things that he said before he was the president ial candidate. Being seen in a totally new light. In a new light, but i think right now, despite all of the things he said, he really would like some party unity. We have in the report coming here on nightly news tonight, we have insight about the meeting today with ryan and other party leaders, suggesting he was a bit conciliatory, and he came to listen. So maybe a different trump behind closed doors today. Knowing that he needs to get some of this behind him in the party on board. Well see you in a few minutes on nightly news. We invite you to stay tuned, following after this broadcast. Thanks, lester. Now to a developing story involving metro and more repairs. The Transit System may be shutting down the blue, orange and silver lines earlier than expected. Coming a dave after federal officials called for urgent fixes. Adam tuss first broke the news on twitter. He joins us from metro headquarters, how soon it could start. Adam. Reporter just a few weeks from now, doreen. Get this, we are talking about a 16day total shut down, apart of the blue, orange and silver line. Might want to start planning now. Metros day track plan just got real. The Agency Planning on moving a big part of the project that was scheduled for late august up to june. Take a look. Parts of the blue, orange and silver lines, closed for over two weeks, between eastern marquette and benning road an Eastern Market and benning avenue. Sooner we get out of the game. Stressing nothing has been set in stone, but this plan may have to mo because federal inspectors have called for urgent immediate repairs in the section of track. Meanwhile, today, for the first time, we heard from metros safety officer, patrick lavin, he spent more than 30 years in the new york transit arena. When i started the job in 1983, we were in such a state of d disrepair, we were derailing a main line train every 28 darys. Can imagine what it would take to turn that system around. Reporter and metros problems are not insurmountable, meanwhile, will he be looking for strap changes. The perception is that you should get rid of the employees because look at the state of the system. However, you need to get beyond that, because if youre not getting giving your employees the chance to have track access, to get on the track, and make those repairs, then is it really that employees faults . Reporter he believes changing the hours and track plan to unlock huge metro tells us they should have finalized safe track ready for everybody to take a look at next week, doreen. Adam, thank you. We have posted the federal transit administrations letter on the washington app, including an explanation why they choose three areas for immediate action. Open the app and search fta to read it during the break. A man killed during a shooting spree in maryland has been laid to rest now. A funeral mass was held for malcolm winfeld, who was trying to carjack a woman at the mall last week. That woman and another man were injured. The family remembered him as someone always willing to help others. He lived and died as a hero, and well always remember that. Thats my brother. Very helpful. He will go out and that asks. And if she did ask him, he will run over there and help her. Winfeel was married with two children. He was laid to rest today. The man accused of killing him is in jail, charged with murder. Police video shown in court today, reenacting the arrest of freddie gray. It happened during the first day of a bench trial involving a bike officer, named edward nero. He is one of the officers who helped load gray into the back of the police van, where he later died. News 4 chris gordon joins us live from baltimore with more. Reporter doreen, today we watched that video that shows what might have happened inside the police van to cause the fatal injuries, freddie gray suffered. But afterwards, some of the people who saw the video in court disagreed over which side it helped. At the trial of Baltimore Police officer, edward nero, prosecutors presented showing a police cadet the same size as freddie gray being handcuffed with his legs shackled placed facedown on the van. The cadet, now a Baltimore Police officer himself, testified it was tight in there, not much room to move. But he was able to stand up, turn around, and kick the sides of the van. The cadet that was sitting in there could easily raise his knees up, such that if im leaning over him to belt him in, he could definitely assault me. Officer neros defense lawyer said he acted as any reasonable officer would when he helped load freddie gray into a police van the morning of april 12, 2015. Although Police General orders say seat belting a detainee is mandatory, nero used his discretion not to, because he felt freddie gray posted danger to him. When freddie first got put and drug into the van, he his feet were being dragged. Reporter pros duecutors sai his neck was officer nero chose to waive right to a jury trial, letting judge Barry Williams decide the case. I think the defense feels will are legal issues better handled by a judge and the prosecution would probably prefer a jury are, and participation of the community. Reporter the community is watching, and waiting for an outcome in this case. Youll remember, the first Baltimore Police trial of officer William Porter ended with a hung jury. They couldnt reach a unanimous verdict. That wont happen in this case with a judge will render a verdict on each of the four charges against officer nero. Thats the latest live in baltimore. Chris gordon, news 4. Here at the live desk, were following breaking news in Prince George county. Joint base andrews, the lockdown, and theyre telling all base personnel and folks who live in the area to avoid that area for now. Federal officials are telling us that a woman walked onto the base, claiming that she had an explosive device. The base tweeted out that there was some sort of ask you are too he incident, right at the Visitor Control Center about 5 15 this afternoon. Thats the area where visitors have to show an i. D. And determine if theyre to be allowed on base. There are thousands of people on that base. When i was in the navy reserve, i spent several years going to drill there. Were trying to find out what happened and when the main gate may reopen. Anything we learn, were going to push out on the app. For now, on the live desk, im chris lawrence, news 4. Right now, a pretty nice evening across our region. We have not seen any rain today. That means our streak, 15 days, mayo efficiently co today. Storm team 4 radar tracking some rain, so we are seeing some down to the south. Weve been watching the showers back to the west. More potent earlier. Watch how they died out. We talked about this at 4 00, they would not make the way our way. It looks like the dry side tonight. Make the streak ending. The streak has not ended, 65 in d. C. , 74 in new york, 81 in charleston. Were the coolest on the map. Why . Well talk about that and talk about the chance for a thunderstorm and changing pattern, finally, coming in a minute. Thank you, doug. Were following breaking news tonight, a man shot dead on the street, just blocks from a middle school. 12 students suspended, parenting saying it was too severe. What theyre trying to do to get the School Boards attention. Why some people are upset about what the man who killed tre vo for dominion, part of delivering Affordable Energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. Our Energyshare Program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energysaving upgrades. Its more than helping customers, its helping neighbors. Stand by me George Zimmerman is auctioning off, or he is trying to auction off the gun that he used to kill treyvon martin. Zimmerman posted the weapon to an Online Auction site. He asked a starting price of 5,000. At last check, there were no Second Degree murder back in the 2012 shooting death of treyvon martin, down in florida. The posting said to be written by zimmerman, calls the 9 millimeter pistol a piece of american history. Today marks one year since the deadly amtrak accident. It was traveling more double the speed limit and careening off the tracks. Eight people killed, more than 200 injured. Robert hewitt was in the first car. I woke up, laying on a pile of rocks. All my clothes had been ripped off. P i couldnt move my legs. I couldnt see out of my right eye. Fires were starting. And i couldnt move. I couldnt get away. I started yelling for help. When the First Responders did arrive on scene, one of them head. And yelled for help and i remember him saying this guy has got to go now. The whole back of his head is coming off. Hewitt believes this picture shows First Responders carrying him from the scene. A aware later, he is still trying to find them so he can say thank you. Were following breaking news in the district tonight. Police are on the scene of a deadly shooting, a young man shot down in southeast. It happened late this afternoon, along eli place. Just down the street from susan middle school, near a youth baseball field. Pat collins is on the scene now. Reporter jim, the murder scene down eli place, near one of the apartment buildings here, across the street from the parking lot of the nationals youth baseball academy. Family members of the victim have identified him as 28yearold sheldon robinson. He has a t today was his if fiancees birthday. He was supposed to start his job as a dietary aide tomorrow. Friends and relatives of the victim gathered to console each other. Police chief cathy lanier was there as well to pay respects. Sources say the victim is about 28 years old, engaged, planning to marry soon. He was shot dead this afternoon near eli place near the apartments. The scene is close by the Washington Nationals youth baseball academy. Which then mayor vicent gray, helped bring here to the neighborhood. Gray, who is running for the ward 7 council seat, was on the scene this afternoon. The idea was to create a situation in which they felt safe and were doing something important. Reporter then to have a murder so close to this well, its horrific. You know, again, hopefully well be able to gather more facts than we have now. What really is happening in this situation. Reporter vincent gray says so far this year, there have been 18 murders in ward 7. The same time last year, there were only six murders. He says he wants to know whats going on. Now back to you. A lot of people do, im sure. Thanks, pat. We want to have you stick with us, just a couple of minutes. After the commercial break, we want to take a look back at a big milestone that were sharing with pat today. This is a special day. Next, but were going to go back to the live desk with chris lawrence. Were updating the breaking news we just brought you from Prince George county. The main gate on lockdown after a woman walked onto the base, claiming that she had some sort of bomb. Chopper 4 was just up over that scene, within the last few minutes. But, remember, joint base andrews is restricted airspace. The chopper was forced to move out of the area, as officials on the ground start to deal with the scene. But you can see, just a bit of what was captured, Emergency Responders are there on the scene. The base says the security incident happened at the visitors center. Thats the control center where you have to show an i. D. And they determine whether its okay to get on base. Were still trying to find out exactly what happened and when that main gate may reopen. For now, avoid the area, and were going to push out any alerts on the nbc washington app. For now, live desk, im chris lawrence, news 4, well be doug is back with more about our weather. I found my sunglasses today. I had them ready. I never needed to use them, though, doug. No . Did i miss something . Did the sun come out after i got inside . Doreen, i saw it. You did . Yeah, right at 3 48. Carol maloney saw it at 3 18. I was off by a half hour in her neighborhood. It was a few and far between the sun that did come out, but we Northern Virginia and areas to the south didnt see much at all. Most of the areas stayed in the cloud. Thats why weve stayed on the cooler side of things. 66 degrees at the airport, down to 65. Plenty of cloud cover, yeah, we continue to see that. The numbers today, 60s all across the area. Notice, frederick, maryland, 72, we get some clearing into the area. Thats why we saw some of the sunshine. So doreen, if you are here, if you were here, if you were right here, the sun would have been anyhow. You can actually see, look right here. Thats the clearing we saw come through, but it did not get into d. C. For the most part. Into virginia. I want to show you the clouds. Look at the clouds lining up along the blue ridge here. Thats that cold air damning. It is called a wedge, a cold air wedge. You get an area of High Pressure to the north and it brings in very moist air off the atlantic feeling more like seattle. Thats what weve been dealing with with the cool up towards new york. 80 in vermont. Yeah, thats true. 80 in vermont today. Cool for us in this northeast early flow comes in and hits the mountains. Once it hits the mountains, it forms these clouds and they stay to the east of the mountains all day. We see showers and drizzle. But the pattern breaks tomorrow. What do we need to break it, we need a front and were getting it tomorrow. Shower activity trying to move our way. I dont think well see rain. It has died out. Well end the rainy day streak at 15. Will is more rain here, but look at the storm back to the west. You can see the fin coming up towards cincinnati. That will come through tomorrow. Well show you when. Overnight tonight, not much going on. 11 00 a. M. , the rain is back across the area. More rain and even a couple of thunderstorms around 1 30, 2 00. But here is the best part of the forecast. Tomorrow night, it ge beautiful out there. Were going to see temperatures that are into the 70s during the afternoon tomorrow, if youre thinking about eating outdoors, no problems at all. 71 on saturday, but in the morning and evening are okay. Muc