power lines fell on train tracks, passengers stuck in one train for hours. others forced to wait for hours. the power line fell between the silver spring and glen forest stations. and the domino effect from uniyogs station to montgomery county. john, what is going on now? reporter: well, right now, crews are on the scene here, trying to repair the power lines that was tossed all over the place earlier today. it was a frightening scene as passengers were struck on a train for 2 1/2 hours. we know that metro has had their share of problems in the past. but today s incident was not their fault. actually it was mother nature. it was a huge explosion. we jumped and turned around. and there was an arc, a huge arc of electrical fire in the sky. reporter: from her office building, valley price witnessed mother nature s fury. a tree fell into the fouer lines over the spring street overpass and silver spring. the power lines caught on fire. as we backed up, a guess a surge fr
not all of the contracted to waiting containment ships. if pressure readings show it is intact below the floor of the gulf, teams could temporarily shut down cap and contain the oil. the best reason to be able to shut in the well right now, in addition to bloc all the oil from coming into the environment, it allows to us abandon the site if there is a hurricane. reporter: and not worth the risk, according to some independent scientists. why pose the rick to the potential effectiveness of the bottom quill the relief well by shutting this thing down, pressurizing the wellbore, the casing and potentially blowing that thing out between questioned and the oil reservoir. making it impossible or difficult to do the final solution. and i m not sure that this is a risk worth taking. it doesn t seem prudent. reporter: but government scientists say that s why they took an extra day to an lies the process. and they believe data from the te test dog provide key informing. the numb
schedule on relief wells to try to cap the crippled rig. our main objective is to stop the leak. we re all working in the gulf of mexico. this all depends on our livelihood depends on stopping this. reporter: until then, the containment effort continues. teams captured more than 23,000 barrels of oil in the last 24 hours. it should be about 25,000 barrels a day. that s what is during. the only things preventing us are when we have severe weather come through. we ve had a punch of thorlz the past few days. reporter: more than 8,000 barrels were burned off through the q-4 vessel onsite. the gulf is also dotted by flames and clouds of smoke as crews continue controlled burns where and when they can. while along the coast, with the oil moving in, a slow burn continues on day 63. just for perspective on how much oil is already in the gulf, scientists say if it was divide equally and given to everyone in america, we would all get four soft drink cans will four cans just lik
kit kite-flying day. temperatures are in the high 60s to near 70 as you look like at ronald reagan national airport where we are 60 seconds away or so from the sun rising. 71 degrees downtown. and 73 out in fairfax. and 68 in martinsburg, west virginia. here is a check of doppler over the last hour. a band of light rain showers coming up over the blue ridge and headed over to 61. be on the look out for some quick showers over the next little while, and some may live long enough to make it to the metro area by late this morning. it s turning very breezy later today. west winds, 20 to 30 miles per hour, and sometimes we may see gusts over 40 miles per hour, so just a quick passing shower this morning and turning windy and notably cooler, and then a chilly mother s day. thank you, chuck. today family and friends will pay their last respekds ct yeardley love. her former boyfriend is accused of her murder. the tragedy is bringing the issue of domestic violence to the forefront
graphic. and they look good. so far so good. we like it. if only the pretty new graphics could keep the weekend drier. a beautiful sunrise coming up in a few minutes, but rain will be a big part of the forecast this weekend. generally in the mid-50s around town. 51 in prince georges county. and martinburg, west virginia, 49 degrees this morning. and the radar, there is a ribbon of rain showers this week, but the industrial strength is arriving late this afternoon and evening and much through the day tomorrow. and there is a forecast today, a mix of sunshine and clouds early. temperatures in the low 60s, and a high temperature, a 70% chance of rain today and a 60% chance of more rain tomorrow and then again on monday and lingering on tuesday. we needed to catch up where half of the average rainfall is what we have, so we will get caught up. thank you, chuck. you are welcome. new today, a man is in in the hospital after being stabbed. it happened in wheaton. the man w