Next seven days in a few minutes. Leon you got it. Now to a story you saw first on 7. Police say a woman was raped on a red line metro train at 10 00 on tuesday morning. Montgomery county reporter kevin lewis was the first to report the story and he is live in the Glenmont Metro station and has a look at the timeline of events here in this case. Fill us in. Kevin well, this alleged rape happened on tuesday april 12. That is nearly six weeks ago. Metro Transit Police made a quick arrest. No one notified the public. Then this morning i received a tip from a source who felt it was important that riders knew that this happened. Here is what prosecutors say occurred. 39yearold john hicks of northeast washington approached a woman who was sleeping on a red line train. He then brandished a knife, dragged her to the back of the train car and forced her to take off her pants. Police say hicks raped the woman while the to station. A lot of people have asked why didnt anyone interview and stop th
Good. Looks weird to see a problem on the inner loop this time of day. River road still shut down at partnership road. All lanes blocked because of that pole being down. That is a crash from overnight, but still going to see some delays through that area. Red line single tracking between grosvenor and Friendship Heights because of a track problem at medical center. Well take a look at travel times coming up. 6 01. Federal lawmakers plan to give metro the funding its been asking for. Today the u. S. House Appropriations Committee will formally propose 150 million for the agency. Last year the same Committee Recommended slashing funding this half. Metros general manager Paul Wiedefeld will have to explain on the hill today how the agency will use that money to fix save i problems. Personal safety on metro also a big question today as we learn that an armed and violent attack on a moving train. This happened about a month ago gee and metro made no public announcement John Prentice hicks.
Changes needed to the tsa screening process. No one knows better than tsa chief peter nephinger that something has to be done. He was on the hot seat on capitol hill facing lawmakers that are demanding answers. The hearing is being called long lines, short patience, the tsa experience. Which for many has not been good. I thought this is nuts. And theres no reason for that to happen. Reporter hundreds of people waited hours to get through security lines, missing their flight and leaving some stuck at the airport. If you come early, its fine. But if you come and rush at the last minute, youll have some issues. Reporter their trip through the security line was easy but that was not the case before 5 a. M. Today. When i came in, i thought oh, my goodness. The line is up all the way to the metro station. Reporter thankfully for those i but at Dulles Airport this morning, katie says she waited in line for two hours. Tsa knows you hate the wait and theyre not trying to ruin your summer vacati
Engine of the truck on Martin Luther king highway. The flames extended back to the trailer portion of the vehicle. Crews were able to bring those blames under control. There were no injuries. Now to the alleged rape on board a metro train. Tonight angry riders want to know why metro never told them about it and why it only came out in the media when the suspect appeared in court in Montgomery County more than a month later. Bruce has metros response to all of that energy. Bruce. Reporter yeah, leslie. Big change today. Metro s new ceo ordered Transit Police to let people know the same day about any Violent Crime on the system as long as that will not jeopardize the investigation. A lot of riders really disappointed that it took more than a month to find out about this attack and alleged rape on women who finally escaped here at glenmont at the end of the line. Thats crazy honestly. I think we should have known about it. Worried women riders more answers from metro. When i saw it i knew
Tries to overturn a ban in time for the olympic games. At least 16 Russian Sports men and women including tennis star Maria Sharapova have been caught using this drug. Thats the latest. Back to you. Good morning, everybody. Im aaron gilchrist. And im angie goff. Sure feels like winter. 37 degrees outside. Tom kierein in with the weather headlines. Spring is a battle between winter and summer and winter is winning out this morning. Still feeling wintry cold. We have a lot of clouds hanging in overhead. Weather headlines, a cold morning, blustery afternoon. Winds may be gusting to 30 Miles Per Hour. But then turning much warmer mid week. It will feel like spring again as we get into wednesday and thursday. But right now, its feeling like winter especially on the Eastern Shore. Theyre getting wet snow there. That is tracking off to the our pavement still a little bit damp, Eastern Suburbs now, but it is gradually melissa checking on the roads and metro. Metro running on time. And as far a