The train and walked through a tunnel. Find out what caused the mass confusion. Were live with the latest. Lets begin with the storm system tearing through the d. C. Area, the wind coming down fast, the rain at least and the wind fast and furious. Thanks for joining us tonight. Im brian bolter. Im shawn yancy. Sue palka is outside our studios to begin our coverage. How is it doing . Reporter were still getting rain fairly light to moderate. We can see it here in the street lamp and the wind is not bad. Thats been kind of a surprise tonight because we were expecting winds to be a lot worse, but we did not get thunderstorms. Weve had heavy downpours but nothing to reach up and grab those really strong winds and bring them to the surface, although there was a little damage in Central Virginia with trees down. Its really about the flooding tonight. We do have a number of Flash Flood Warnings which means flooding is occurring. Well start with that and then give you a radar tour. A lot of these are to our south but moving in the direction of the heavy rain, albemarle, faquier and nelson. This Flash Flood Warning goes until 3 15. More heavy rain is moving this direction. Thats what we need to watch. On radar theres still a lot of very moderate rain and already many spots have had 1 1 2 inches of rain. So more is still to come. Well get in tighter on the district. Our rain isnt particularly heavy, but you get out to the west out 66 down toward gainesville and warrenton, very heavy rain there and more still streaming northward. Wait till you see the extent of this system. Our jaws are dropping because we cannot believe this is happening in january, part of it, of course, the fact that we were 72 degrees today, but that squall line goes all the way from new england down to jacksonville, florida, and theres still more coming because the frontal boundary that will be the real game changer still has hours before it crosses our area. Gary, the temperature dropped out here by 20 degrees, but it doesnt feel cold. Its well above normal even now for january. Even though its a lot cooler than it was with 72 for a high today, the temperature out there right now, 55 degrees, and how much thats like 11 degrees warmer than what we would have normally during the day this time year. Sue had mentioned that we had a lot of rain reports around 1 1 2 inches. Using Doppler Radar here most of the rain has really been i 95 off to the north and west. The highest totals and these are just estimated by Doppler Radar, not perfect, but pretty good and we know the heaviest of the rain has been theres one Little Pocket in extreme north and western sections of Fairfax County registering over 3 inches, but the majority of the rain, the heaviest band of rain, northern fauquier up into central loudon with you see 2. 2 and then extreme northern section of montgomery county, southern parts of Frederick County and up wrapping around towards carroll and Howard County up towards that i70 corridor there. So thats where the heaviest of the rain has been and it looks like we still continue with the threat of rain moving through for the next several hours. 56 here in town now, still 70 in fredericksburg and just so you know, just about everybody, not Frederick County, but just about everybody else under this tornado watch until 2 a. M. We think that some of that is going to come down early, okay . Well have more details in the forecast and when the changes come, the big changes come, back to reality, coming up in the next 24 hours. The roller coaster ride continues. That same storm system proved deadly down south. This is a video of a possible funnel cloud earlier today in northwest georgia. The storm is to blame for at least two deaths, demolishing several homes and businesses and overturning a handful of vehicles on the highway. People in texas spent the day cleaning up after the storm. Look at this mess it made of the walmart distribution center. It ripped about 75,000 square feet of tin roof off the corner of the building. In missouri high winds from the storm overturned dozens of trains last night just after 9 00 there in scott county derailing about 48 cars. No one was hurt. The train was headed from chicago to mexico. Keep theyre on fox 5 for continuing coverage of the storm. You can track the coverage 24 7 with the fox 5 weather app. Download it on your droid, iphone or ipad. A mess on metro tonight, the evening rush crowd ran into severe delays after power problems left swarms of people stranded. Some passengers walked through a tunnel trying to get out. The pictures all over social media tonight. This is inside the Navy Yard Metro station standing room only on that platform and look at this photo outside that same station around the same time. The problems caused backups at the anacostia stop as well. Fox 5s karen gray houston is sorting through the whole thing tonight. Reporter hey, brian, it was a crazy confused situation with a lot of frightened passengers. Were live across from the Anacostia Metro rail station because many of those angry green line riders figured out that they could get off the train, walk through the tunnel and they came out up here. [ sirens ] reporter d. C. Fire trucks and ambulances converged on the anacostia and navy yard stations in the middle of the evening rush hour. There was smoke in the tunnel. Metro called firefighters. Power was cut to two trains. That left a lot of riders stuck. Next thing we know, the train conductor got over the airways stating that it was a fire on one of the tracks and metro is speedily working to get it together. Reporter Tamara Phelps was traveling with her two young children. When the light went out people panicked. People were passing out. They thought someone had an asthma attack. Reporter passengers were sitting in hot dark trains not getting much direction they say, so one rider took matters into his own hands. I hit the emergency exit button and it opened the center door, the emergency exit, and i proceeded to walk down the tunnel. Reporter a horde of upset metro rail riders followed him out. You know the track is dangerous, the third rail or something. Yeah. Theres a walkway on the left hand side. They tell everybody to use that side and the hot rail is actually on the righthand side. So it was very safe, no issues at all walking down the tunnel. Reporter metro spokesman dan stessel tells us the problem in the tunnel was an arcing insulator. Thats part of the third ray. He said i started smoking rail. He said it started smoking. When Emergency Responders arrived, one of them took down power on both sides of the insulator instead of only one side. Unfortunately he said that took out power to two trains in the tunnel. Joining me now live to talk about all that chaos on metro tonight, metro spokesman dan stessel. Dont envy you your job. No fire. Right. There was no fire. This was an arcing insulator which is something we deal with pretty routineliful unfortunately tonight disruption was largely the routinely. Unfortunately tonight disruption was largely the result of an Emergency Responder acting with the best intentions. Were going to debrief following this incident including meeting with the fire department. If more Training Needs to be done or better communication, well take that on. Reporter anything you want to say to the ridership . Two things. First we absolutely apologize for the delays this evening. We know it was very difficult and the other thing just to reinforce evacuating a train should be your last option. You should never do that without police direction. Reporter dont know where that Emergency Vehicle is going, not connected to this event we hope. Back to you, brian. Karen gray houston tonight. Now a news alert out of the district, Police Investigating a stabbing on h and 11th street northeast. Metropolitan police say a man got stabbed on a metrobus, the victim in serious condition at a local hospital and is expected to live. Police are searching for the suspect. Now the latest on a developing story in alabama, the Police Standoff with a man holding a 6yearold hostage continues. The man shot and killed a School Bus Driver tuesday, then grabbed a student off the bus. Hes holding the boy in an underground bunker. Police have communicated with the child who is okay were told. They described the man holding the child as having anti american views and ties with the antigovernment survivalist movement. Another devastating story of gun violence tonight this, time a young girl not even old enough to drive became a victim. Someone shot and killed her outside her school. Police say she wasnt the intended target. As youre about to hear, this young victim had everything going for her, smarts, ambition and she had just performed for president obamas inaugural parade. Fox 5s will thomas is in the newsroom. Just a week after attending the inauguration with dreams of a Summer ExchangeProgram Friday to paris of all places swirling in her imagination, 15 yearold Hadiya Pendleton was shot and killed right next to her prep school in chicago. Police say hadiya was shot in a Neighborhood Park about 2 30 in the afternoon yesterday. She had just finished taking her exams at King College Prep and walked over to the park with some of her friends. The park where she was killed is a little less than a mile from president obamas chicago home. She was an honor student and a majorette in her prep school band and actually performed at the inaugural parade here in d. C. Her parents devastated as you can imagine spoke about the tragic death of her teenage daughter who had so much promise. E. Im not worried about where shes going. I know who has her. I just miss her. My heart, theres a whole section of my heart thats gone. Police say hadiya was one of about 12 teens hanging out under a canopy at the park to avoid the rain when a young man jumped a fence, ran towards the group and opened fire. Everyone scrambled as you can imagine. Hadiya was hit in the back as she was trying to run away. The gunman got in a car and drove off. Police say hadiya had no arrest history and does not appear to have been in a gang, but our sister station in chicago is reporting other members of the group she was with were gang members and none of them stuck around to help her or wait for the police. Hunt is on in virginia for the the municipality is on in virginia for the man who the hunt is on in virginia for the man who attacked a victim near the herndon parkway overpass near sunset hills road. He dragged her into a wooded area. She struggled with the man and he ran off. If you saw anything, police want to hear from you. Crime fighting caught on camera, the new Technology Local officers are using when they hit the streets. Plus he was convicted in the shooting death of an unarmed woman. Now its in jeopardy because of a dictionary and a thesaurus. Well explain next. Later on the news edge, youve been warned, why police are about to start cracking down on uturns on a very busy street. Stay with us. 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Theres no dashcam in Corporal Frances web patrol car, but he can still record any second of any call hes dispatched to and he does it with the body cam strapped to the front of his bulletproof vest. This right here is Pretty Simple to operate. Right now its in off mode. Ill push it down. Its in on mode. Im recording both of you as we speak right now audibly and visually. Reporter what do you like about it . Its very helpful. When traffic stops, we get a lot of complaints as the chief already explained to you and once we advise people theyve been recorded audible and visually their whole demeanor changes. Reporter police chief buddy robshaw purchased eight body cams and patrol officers hit the street with them earlier this month. They cost about 900 each. Dashcam cost twice that much. But the biggest reason we went with these is the camera stays with the officer no matter where he goes. Hes not tethered to the car like he was in the normal traffic stop scenario, for example. Reporter the body cams have already captured crimes on tape, everything from domestic calls to routine traffic stops. You know this stop is being audible and visually recorded. The reason i stopped you, you werent wearing your sweet and also your right taillight is bust seatbelt and also your right taillight is busted out. Reporter youd rather have that than the dashcam. Absolutely. It follows me wherever i go. Reporter theres another thing with body cams when it comes to citizen complaints. They will probably reduce them since they all know its being caught on tape. The biggest complaint with the Police Department is not that theyre brutal or not that they do things unethically. Its the way they talk to people. So this has certainly within a training tool for us. Reporter besides the cheverly Police DepartmentNew Carrollton police are also using the body cams. Theyve already cleared one officer there accused of making an ethnic slur while dealing with a citizen. They checked the tape and they say it didnt happen. A big story tonight, todays sentencing for the former Virginia Police officer convicted of voluntary manslaughter has been delayed. Defense lawyers for daniel harmonwright are calling for a mistrial because of alleged juror misconduct. Fox 5s hen hedge has detail John Henrehan has details. Reporter on tuesday former town of culpeper policeman daniel harmonwright was found guilty of manslaughter and two other felony counts in connection with the february shooting death of unarmed motorist patricia cook, but after the jury went home for the night a clerk found two dictionaries and a thesaurus in the jury room. The judge characterized the books as unauthorized Research Materials and ordered the jurors be isolated and questioned one by one. According to the jurors, some of the words they looked up included murder, malice and unlawful. One juror told the judge she thought it was okay to bring the reference works into the jury room on the last day of trial and even ran the idea by a bailiff who raised no objection. Another juror said under oath the panel was really hung up on the written definitions provided in the judges instructions. We felt the dictionary gave us a straight answer said that juror. Defense Attorney Daniel hawes asked for a mistrial arguing the jurors appear to have been confused and saying his client has been denied due process. Special prosecutor james fisher said the jurors concentration on the word malice actually worked in favor of the defendant as the jury did not find malice in his actions and therefore, declined to convict on the more serious charge of murder. Circuit judge Susan Whitlock ordered written arguments from the attorneys and announced she will decide the issue friday morning. In case the prosecution prevails she has called jurors back to consider a sentence for the former policeman who is facing up to 25 years on the convictions. In culpeper, John Henrehan, fox 5 news. Back to monitoring metro tonight as Transit Police issue way, to riders to protect their electronics following a spike in thefts. Between january 13th and the 26th 31 devices were snatched on the system, thats up from 19 the first two weeks of the year. Police say while the figures are down from the same time last year, theyre urging riders to be proactive, keep your devices out of sight. Did your morning commute take a little longer than usual today . It may have been because of this horrific trash. A tractor trailer collided with a fire truck on the beltway. Find out what led to this accident next. Sue will have an up on the storm system still marching through the area coming up. Youre on timeout leo some things wont last 25 years. Ah woof some things will. 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