we understand our northern virginia bureau chief julie carrie is already on the scene and working to bring us some details and update we should have her in the next few minutes. standby for that. thanks, erika. right now one of freddie gray s friends is testifying in the trial of baltimore police officer edward nero. he was there when gray was taken into police custody and put in transport wagon where he later died. officer nero a facing assault charges in this case. we re live in baltimore with the latest. chris. reporter: brandon ross says he grew up with freddie gray and was with him that sunday morning april 12th of 2015. he is on the stand in the courthouse behind me right now testifying as a prosecution witness in the trial of officer edward nero. ross identifies nero as one of the yellow-shirted baltimore bike police officers who put freddie gray on the ground after they chase running. and they handcuffed him, putting him into a van. he was later taken out of the v
safety of metro but it is going to effect businesses, especially restaurants, bars and even sporting events. things that people have come to rely on. come to rely on metro to get to and from event. they won t open early either. that is indeed going to effect businesses as well as their patrons. probably go for uber. probably the next alternative i m not very familiar with the buses. i usually rely on metro. definitely more expensive so that will be kind of hassle but we ll figure it out. this is happening through a change in the city. metro will close secs of track. that will effects rush hour travel as well. they will provide shuttle until they get people around at work and there is also an announcement that d.c. will raise parking meter fees. all of this will come into play in a very short time for people. coming up up later on news 4, we will talk to patrons and business concerns about how they are going to move forward amid all of this new change. we are live news 4.
became angry with erick. the younger teen was a student at mary g. porter traditional school. this letter went home with student, telling them of the story and offering extra counseling. we have what could be next for the 17-year-old murder suspect. thank you, julie. big changes coming to metro. if you take the rail home on weekend night, you have to start thinking of other options or head home earlier. starting june 3rd, all metro stations will close at midnight. seven days a week. the last 3:00 a.m. train will be on the saturday of memorial day weekend. that earlier closing time is meant to give maintenance cruise more time to clear a backlog of work. news 4 s derrick ward is gathering details about the day s announcement and he is at the gallery place with information on that. derek? yeah. we are outside verizon center and how many times has this sta s times has that factored into your decision whether or not to come? you will have to rethink those decisions starting
no more 3:00 a.m. closings on friday and saturday. those hours have become vital to the thriving hospitality in the city. we can t count high enough to describe how much metro contributed to the success of the greater washington area. a member of the greater washington board of trade says there hasn t been a region not improved but now there isn t one won t be affected. a lot of social stuff going on. but i guess it is the only day they can do it. board of trade and other business concerns through council of government will be getting together and come up with a plan. we ve got have flexibility. we have more on car pooling, bike shares, zip car, you name it. only to be on the table. even businesses with transportation in some cases. and it is not just local. so many businesses across the u.s. and in other countries think this region for conventions and meetings. there is noise out there that sh should i bring my family, what about our convention. greater washing
project gets under way. seeing a need for it helped to change my heart. abundant sunshine this afternoon. tomorrow we r tracking rain. i will show you how it could affect your saturday and we may see some storms. we begin with a special honor and commemoration for those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice as police officers. good evening. i m doreen gensler. i m jim handly. this year the names of three officers from our re john were engraved on the national law enforcement officers memorial. jackie bensen is live. it was breathtaking. amazing grace reporter: a sea of thousands of candles illuminated the national mall. they reached skyward toward those that the hands holding the candles belonged to family members of law enforcement officers who gave their lives serving and protecting. every day the men and women in the law enforcement services put themselves in harm s way in order to secure our community, to defend our values and to make real the promise of libe