dealing with one issue this afternoon in arlington in clarendon, clarendon boulevard, it is blocked off, only a one way, where you see the fire trucks, that is clarendon boulevard, beyond this point is the whole foods. that is your reference point, this area blocked off still. wilson boulevard is open. no one can get through. this is the best time to avoid this area. wilson boulevard is open. in this area, no big issues. we are still on the green on was in boulevard. heads up, overnight work into place with temporary lane closures on the roosevelt bridge , this is schedule until july 8. one lane open at all times but an overnight project. no delays in washington, d.c. and good on 66, a little bit of volume in kenilworth avenue but that is it. jummy: jamie, thank you. house,race for the white donald trump facing more criticism following a major shakeup in his campaign. he markets himself as a businessman has fallen behind in fundraising to hillary clinton, his campaign started the month with more than $1 million in the month and clinton have $42 million. donald trump says it is lack of s

first, though, the question looming over transformer fire that filled clarendon with smoke. coming up next at "abc7 news book your low fare now at southwest.com low fares. nothing to hide. that's transfarency. sfx: clap, clap, ding leon: you can see people scurrying around with the umbrellas. they will need it. heavy rain coming down now. steve rudin has more on that. in the meantime, the investigators don't know what sparked a fire in an underground transformer room. no one was hurt but thick black smoke hovered above clarendon boulevard for hours as the firefighters battled the flames. crew was reagan national airport called in to help and they had to use the same foam and the chemicals on the plane crashes to put out the flames. 200 customers are without power as a result of the fire in clarendon. new develop in the the race for the white house. clinton entered june with more than $42 in the bank. trump had $1.3 million. the review of the filing found trump campaign spent $6 million paying his own companies and family members for the within hours the #trumpsopoor trended

. >> this all started this morning near the market common on clarendon boulevard. derek ward explains what it took at edgewood and clarendon where there was a report of an explosion before 10:00 this morning. it turned out to be a transformer fire. several hundred people lost power as they sought to put that fire out and they actually brought a foam truck from reagan national airport to put chemicals on the fire. no one was injured and it did go to three alarms because they were concerned about the residences above where this fire started. fire crews are asking you to avoid the area around edgewood and clarendon until they can clear it. no injuries were reported. in clarendon, derek ward, news 4. >> news 4 begins now with storm team 4. >> right now at 6:00, a trail of damage after a line of strong storms moved through our area. tonight, we're getting new video of the mess left behind. this is what it looked like as it started to come down earlier and heavy rain, high winds and even hail. >> in just minutes we felt the areas saw roads that were flooded. in other pla

common inrket clarendon is without power after a fire this morning on clarendon boulevard. investigators don't know what caused the fire in a transformer flood. nobody was hurt. the neighborhood for hours. with chemicals and foam from the airport had to be brought in to put out the fire. alison: a nightmare came to life early this morning when somebody broke a window and try to grab a little boy who was asleep in his bed. the child screamed, scaring the man away. tim barber spoke with the boy's father. the window was unlocked, right? was.it this is the window right here. the boy was sleeping just beyond the window. the parents told me they did not realize it was unlocked last night. theght it is locked because person who tried to abduct their seven-year-old son is still on the loose. >> a child waking up out of their sleep. tim: tonight, fingerprint dust coats the window frame. >> i cannot imagine living without my son. open the unlocked window, grabbed his son's arm and try to pull the seven-year-old outside. >> he was traumatized. he's going to be ok. tim: he was brave en

yo single tracking between bet ballston and clarendon on thend orange and silver lines. les unscheduled track work theredu so unfortunately causing somelec delays this morning for metro.io we'll certainly let you knowrta when had that clears up.hat ears >>> the rest your metro rails mr on time right now.t n skyfox still tracking a crasha up in montgomery county. i this is a look atn the backup c that we're dealing with from a crash. it's shady grove road justdyrove east of charles branch way out by 370. we have to get some of thosef vehicles towed out of the way.eh right now it's blocking the blot off ramp at 370.off ramp at we'll keep you updated. upd we have a lot of backups as a they try to clear that crash.ra first responders on location. lt please have patience, usee, caution. let's take a look at our maps. that's not the only area of delay. now no crashes here but just heavy volume branch avenueanch northbound from 301 torom surratts road and 301 slows to0o five as well.ve a 210 in fort washingtonhing northbound side old fort roadld to kerby hill road big delays d

jim you're getting new information on the transformer m fire we were happening in clarendon and this is all from your tweets from frm arlington police -- fire rather? >> yes.es this is 2800 clarendon boulevare over in arlington which there'ss restaurants over there calledhe market common. it's in the basement of aen building as we mentioned befored sending the fire -- fire trucke from the airport because it hass dry chemicals and when you deala with transformer fire you can'tu dump water on it. >> right. >> that's what they're dealingwh with right now.with rht n no reports of any major injurier or anything of that sort yet. still obviously second alarm fire now there. now t >> and pictures are just are stunning.st >> yeah. from this far away.. >> billowing smoke.moke must some of the pictures you'rf seeing online t it looks quite u ominous.ominous. hopefully again no one hurt innr this transformer exploding inloi the basement of that picture --- of that building. bldin we are gathering information asi soon as we get more of coursee s we'll continue to share thatcont with you. wi >>>

amy: black smoke pouring through clarendon boulevard. neighbors capturing the entire thing on video. >> we actually watched the fire for ten or 15 minuteses keep building and getting bigger. amy: waiting out out behind the yellow tape. crews say a transformer vault in the street caught fire before 9:00 tuesday mornin >> at that point the crash unit from the national airport was requested for their dry chemical and the foam capabilities. >> smoke. i'm sure you could see it for miles away. amy: chris says he was trapped in an elevator for half an hour. >> i was just going to work to take the elevator to the garage. all of a sudden it went pitch black. >> it wasn't until after he and two others were rescued they heard about the flames. >> that is when it got us. a little more scary. we could start to smell the smoke. we knew something wasn't right. >> if flames got the flames got up to 30 feet. amy: crews couldn't confirm how many transformers are in the vault. they tell us no injuries were reported. >> it will be different than i thought t

live in clarendon, derrick ward. >>> thank you, derrick. it's day two of metro's safetrack program phase two. reminder trains are not running from eastern market to minnesota avenue and benning road. that essentially cuts off a lot of direct rail service from prince george's county to the district also potomac avenue and stadium closed. >>> power problems at several stations created an extra hassle for some riders this morning. trains bypassed medical center on the red line for about 45 minutes because of a green line riders had to deal with a powerful failure on the platform at navy yard but that station did stay open. >>> we have a developing story out of fairfax county right now where fire crews have been putting out hot spots at a barn fire in fairfax station on ben thompson road. the same barn also caught fire last week fire was accidental s and much smaller. not known what caused this second fire but crews say no animals or people were inside the barn when flames broke out. >>> today, sentencing will begin for an ashburn ceo found gui

no din single tracking on orange and silver between ballston andd clarendon. claren >> back to you.. >> we'll tell you how nasael changing the world of aviationan with brand new plain.in >> also, father's day it's thist sunday.sunday but what are people buying? tht top gifts for dear old dad nextx ♪ ♪ >>> all right. a lot of people up late watching this one last night. luckily it's part of my job.'s >> okay. >> cleveland cavaliers forcing e game seven in the nba finals.en >> you wear many hats. you w >> i do. d >> i'm sorry.orry. >> hats, helmets you name its, beat the golden state h warriori last night.last nig that is not the win thatwin everybody is talking aboutody though. rather the warriors stephte curry's ejection and his wife'ss twitter post.ter just four minutes left in theefe game her husband and league mvp steph curry fouled out. fouled this is what he did.this is he was ejected after arguingrgui with a ref and then he has thatt mouth piece in.ece i tossed it into the crowd. crowd you can't do that.can' and ended up hitting somebody. that was in

. >> reporter: tonight police pass out flyers to remind people in clarendon, a popular night >> come out and be smart about it. plan ahead, the metro is closing at midnight so think about how you were getting home if you are enjoying alcohol and driving safely. >> some people didn't know about the change. >> it will hurt a lot of people's fun. >> it will affect business around here. >> reporter: mallory will use uber or lyft although she is disappointed and relieved that metro is focused on safety. >> it is better than being trapped underground and the people who have gotten hurt and died -- >> reporter: now tonight i talked to an uber and a lyft driver and they both expect to see an increase of people using they are services and they plan to make more money. as for the business owners, they are going to try to see what effect this has on their business over the summer months. live in roslyn, i'm shomari stone, news 4. >> thank you. >>> and we want you to give you a better idea of what to expect when phase one of safe track begins tomorrow. there will be 13 straight days of single tr

. >>> power has been restored to hundreds of people in the clarendon area after this transformer exploded yesterday. firefighters had to use a foam truck to get this fire under control. >>> there's in fallout over the water crisis in flint, michigan. michigan's attorney general fly filed a civil lawsuit against two water engineering companies. the drinking water in flint was contaminated with lead two years ago when the city switched water sources to save money. those two companies were hired to monitor the water during the switch. the lawsuit seeks hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. the companies are facing lawsuits from people who live in flint. >>> worried parents area is not doing enough to keep lead out of the water here. tom sherwood found out libraries also are a big concern. >> reporter: there are more than 300,000 people with d.c. library cards. they got an e-mail letter this week warning that water in more than 100 libraries has been shut off because testing showed unacceptable levels of lead. it is retesting for strict standards of lead and installing filters wherever

i'm attached to your clarendon fitness, lisa reed fitness, action fitness and you are welcome to call them until 6:30 tonight. 703-236-9220. i want to show you something. every time we have phone bank participants or volunteers we give them snacks. look at the snacks. reese's peanut butter cups. probably not the best idea. one of the trainers here said getting lean and trim is 80% diet. 20% exercise. reporting down here in the "7 on your side" help center, i'm kimberly suiters. back to you in the studio. alison: okay. we'll see you shortly. still to come tonight at 5:00, the milestone on the way for the national mall that will affect january's presidential inauguration. >> what the giant gadget is doing in alexandria? it has to do with noise. the noise that is making some folks plain crazy. we'll explain in woman: i have a masurprise for you.are you? man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. but they won't miss out on financial support. because we cover any difference between their military pay

>> in clarendon a one kilometer course around the metro, great view, great eating. on sunday in cry nine-mile circuit around crystal city, the pentagon, the air force memorial in rosalyn, then we go down to a 1 1/2 kilometer course in crystal city. >> too late to get involved? >> walk-up registration is available, through our websites. cyclingclassic.org. >> rob, thanks for coming. >> thanks for having me. bring a cowbell and cheer us on. >> that's what that's for. >> that's right. >> bring your cowbells if you're going out. molette? >> thank you so much, barbara. sounds like fun. >>> ght now, a fight on capitol hill over those long airport security lines. what the news4 i-team found out about what's happening to speed up your wait. >>> later, the burgers are on the grill making us hungry many in our studio. we'll talk live with the people behind this fun this summer. >>> right now there's a wildfire threatening a town. hundreds have evacuated. yarnell, arizona. it's the same place where 19 firefighters died in a massive wildfire a few years ago. at this hour, more

get riders from crystal city to rosslyn and further down into the orange line, down courthouse and clarendon. this, of course, with that service that will be disrupted between arlington cemetery station and rosslyn starting saturday. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. alison: okay. reminder you can stay one step ahead of safetrack signing up for text alerts from abc7. just text the word "metro" to 43817 or sign up at wjla.com. leon: coming up on "abc7 news at 5:00" today -- status check. the chief of the d.c. fire department only sitting down with abc7 news to talk about how he thinks the use of third party ambulance service is going in the city. alison: who's who in the district today. the issues they are working to address. >> million-dollar problems with how virginia awards contracts. i'm chris papst. coming up, the eye-opening report the state leaders are now wondering how this happened. leon: but first, a couple of things to note here. happy flag day. this is the 100th anniversary of the u.s. holiday. today in new jersey, a giant american flag balloon inflated there in hoboken.

tonight, hundreds of customers who live along clarendon boulevard in arlington are hoping their power will be restored soon. the fire has been out for hour, but repairs are still under way. firefighters had to use a foam truck from the national airport because water is not effective on a transformer fire. officials tell us they hope to have the lights back on for all their customers by 10:00 tonight. >>> d.c.'s largest homeless shelter rarely seems like a place of optimism, but a 16-year-old is about to head to college on a scholarship. >> her name is destiny tyree and graduated two years early with a perfect grade point average. our mark seeing rave introducse introduces us to a wonderful teenager. >> this is the room where tyree and her mom and sister share. >> i don't want to live in a shelter when i get older. >> destiny was so motivated she took summer classes, classes on saturdays and online classes in addition to her regular class work. she credits living in a homeless shelter with giving her the focus to achieve those goals. >> d.c. general helped me be humble in life, and it

these folks are here from clarendon fitness, fitness, action fitness and they are standing by for all of your questions. if you want to get in shape for the bathing suit. you have to put on starting this weekend. back to you in the studio. announcer: from abc7 news, this is a breaking news alert. alison: that break news we are following for the past hour. at least ten people are dead. more than 20 others hurt after an attack on the atatÜrk airport. this is in istanbul, turkey. our scott thuman has traveled through the airport several times and he has been following the latest developments for us today from the "live desk." what do you know now? scott listen the last time i was there was an attack on the u.s. consulate. we did reporting for abc news inside istanbul. there is an attack in atatÜrk airport. the third busiest airport in all of europe. 60 million people go through there every year. new numbers showing ten dead. perhaps more t the numbers may go up as many of the victims were rushed by taxi to local homes. no claim of responsibility yet. although isis considered to be a li

if you're going to dupont to eat outside or clarendon, 79 to 76 degrees. plenty of sunshine. the sun will set at 8:36. the longest daylight hours upon us this weekend and the day on monday. the further south and west you go, it's only in the 70's. the cloud cover will hang on longer. the clouds drop toward the south. skies clear out nicely. that is the name of the game tonight but as we move in the day tomorrow. tomorrow upper 40's t 50's. light jacket early on but you won't need it long. sunshine through the daytime hours tomorrow. winds out of the north and east and will be relatively light. hardly any cloud cover to deal with. that means a fantastic father's day on sunday for outdoor barbecues and taking it easy and enjoying yourself. it will be really nice out there. tomorrow's highs around 80. sunshine throughout the day. don't forget the air and the space family day near dulles airport. lower 80's with a lot of sunshine. take you out to look at the next seven days. 84 for father's day. crank up the heat and the humidity moving in the first day of summer. upper 80's to

as thick, dark smoke flowed through the complex along clarendon boulevard. >> the blame was huge. almost as tall as the building over here. there was smoke. i'm sure you could have seen it for miles away. amy: crews could no involved but say no injuries have been reported. >> you can't see flames and smoke like this around here often. i think it's pretty telling how many people are out and about checking it out. amy: arlington fire officials tell me more than 20 vehicles responded to today's fire. they cleared the scene around noon today. in arlington, amy aubert, abc7 news. alison: abc7 told you about this at breaking news at noon today. be the first to get breaking news alerts on your phone by signing up for text alerts from abc7 at our website wjla.com. still to come here on "abc7 news at 4:00" -- up in smoke. for the second time in a week. we are going to tell you what might have caused this barn in virginia to burn to the ground. >> i feel like part of my heart was taken. he's so innocent. jonathan: a fight between neighbors turns violent. now dead. that story is still ahead.

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