s campaign to use more reasonable energy would be threatened if exelon takes over pepco. she said shareholders would be the real winners here and ultimately customers would see significantly higher rates. none of the neighborhood divisions have endorsed the deal either and pepco and exelon argue it would be more reliable service and customers would end up benefiting. in addition, they say customers would get millions in bill credits. >> we will be subject to control by a distant corporation which will have little or no concern for us. >> our rates will go up and i don't think this is a good deal, and it will go up in a monopolistic way. >> the maryland public service commission will be rendering a final decision may 15 while the d.c. public commission is expected to hand one down later on the summer. jummy: pepco and exelon released this statement -- the mayor's office says it is still reviewing the plan and is committed to negotiating the best option all district residents. coming up, police unity. thousands of officers across country are making their way to d.c. today.

ex excelon wants to buy pepco. they say pepco and excelon says such a merger would increase stable ability and rates. others gathered on the steps of the wilson building to aoppose the sale and urge the mayor and the public service commission to drop the deal. jobs would be cut and environmental standards would slip and ultimately rates would go up for customers. >> they are saying they're going to ring fence, their terminology, our jurisdiction for the next five years and not ask for any rate increases. but there again, excuse me but after five years, i guess we'll make up for it then. >> reporter: but in a written statement, pepco said pepco holdings and exelon proposed $34 million fund to be use ford direct customer benefits in the district and another $51 million in projected merger savings over 10 years will flow back to a two-district customers through rates lower than they would be without the merger. pepco believes the merger's in the best interest of customers and committed to reducing frequency of outages

pepco generates its own electricity. they say that is a bad deal in the end r focustomers who will end up paying more in energy costs but opponents of the deal also say it could result in some job losses. the $6.8 billion merger affects customers in d.c., maryland and delaware. exelon already agreed to reserve $100 million and give that money back to customers in about a $50 credit so they're trying to sweeten the deal. supporters of the deal also say that it will likely improve reliability and that has been of course a main issue with a lot of pepco customers. the d.c. public service commission still has to weigh in on this issue and residents here in d.c. can let them know how they feel about it until may 26. we're live downtown, delia goncalves, wusa9. >>> i'm nikki burdine at the world war ii memorial. in a few hours a ceremony will start to honor our veterans of the greatest generation. take a look at the world war ii memorial. the ceremony will start at 10:30 with susan rice and madeleine al blithe and then -- albr

. >>> the proposed merger between exelon and pepco is delayed again. the deadline was extended until next friday. d.c. regulators have not approved that $6 palestinian 8 -- -- $6.8 merger. critics say the merger would raise your power bill. exelon promises to increase reliability for pepco partners. >>> the $33 million stadium and parking lot would be south of the car max and the southpoint shopping center. you can voice your opinion about the new stadium at meeting tonight starting at 6:00. >>> friends and neighbors in bethesda spotted coyotes roaming in the area. a woman saw a coyote in her backyard a couple of weeks ago. just this weekend, this man saw a coyote. >> he ran between the houses over here and probably into the park. >> what do you expect? the coyote is are you hissing at me? >> he was looking for that cat. >> animal control only responds if the animal appears to be aggressive or sick. >> if you see a wild animal that appears sick or aggressive call 311. >>> a lot of college students will graduate in the next few weeks and some guys may m

the group said a merger between chicago-based exelon and pepco would mean higher utility rate force pepco customers. >> they will basically not ask for any rate increases but there again, excuse me but after five years, i guess we'll make up for it then. >> pepco says the proposed deal would actually lower rates and not increase them. the district is still reviewing a proposal. the decision is expected sometime this summer. both prince georges and montgomery counties support the deal. they say it will increase reliability of power supply to the region. >>> next stunning new information in the violent attack of a virginia couple. news 4 inside a courtroom as one of the victims describes the moments he thought he would never survive and what we're learning about two maryland deputies with a suspect that ended in >>> now, at 6:30 -- >> the redskins name is a racist name. >> more controversial over washington's football team. the senate minority leader wondering about the nfl's priorities. >> if i have to thank the i-team for bringing the story to light. >> plus a i-team investigation leads t

clout in theing its solar programs that pepco has put forward. we are going to figure out exactly what those issues are, but pepco on the screen behind me is spiking after a got that approval. we saw exelon shares also spike after the approval came out. i want to check on a trio that came out after the earnings after the bell or this morning, we have a mixed trade on materials, and dillards is taking a hit following its earnings report. mark: julie, thank you, and now a look at today's market action in europe and asia. was go to bloomberg's jonathan ferro. jonathan: let's wrap up the trading day in london, showing? the whole map of europe is in this dark color of red. low,re finishing on this the dax 40 was down as well and the stoxx 600, just a week of losses produced this week. the session for the dax was rolling over and accelerating against the close and exacerbated by that u.s. consumer confidence number, and on the back of that, the biggest drop in u.s. consumer confidence in two years. there is the complete u-turn in the euro, it was a aga

we followed up with pepco to expedite the electricity connection. safety is our top priority." >> we really really appreciate it. thanks a lot "7 on your side." chris: chris papst abc7 news. leon: coming up "abc7 news at 5:00" -- they say a picture is worth a thousand words. be you may be speechless when you hear how much this one sold for at auction. alison: but first -- president obama: i am a black man who grew up without a father. i know the cost that i paid for that. alison: the president tackles poverty and class segregation at a conference in when you own a small business there's a never-ending list of small things to do every day. appointments... orders... deadlines... every one of them matters. so you need internet you can count on. verizon fios is really fast with 99.9% network reliability because when everything is running right, all those small things you do every day can turn into something big. team up with fios for this great limited-time offer. alison: a husband and a wife attacked inside their home took the stand against the alleged

it would set aside $100 million to give pepco customers in maryland a roughly $50 credit on their bills and help pay for emergency programs for low income customers. >>> tom brady makes his first public appearance since being implicated in the deflategate investigation. >> we've been tracking this low pressure off the southeast coast and this just in. it is now a subtropical storm named ana, first one of the season. wake-up weather, comfortable tomorrow, 56 to 66 by 7:00 and 60s by 9:00. when we come back, we'll talk about what this means to our weekend forecast. >> but first milk does a body good, but breast milk for grown men? the answer w 40% of streetlights in detroit at one point did not work. at the time that the bankruptcy filing was done the public lighting authority had a hard time of finding a bank. citi did not run away from the table like some other bankers did. they had the strength to help us go to the credit markets and raise the money. it's a brighter day in detroit. kids are feeling safer while they walk to school. 40% of the lights were out but they're not out for long

. >> i'm just thinking pepco is doing something wrong at my house. reporter: he lives alone in a modest home and according to the online statements uses 685 kilowatt hours a month, or $85. in march what was an $85 bill became $130,000. in that time pepco said he used nearly a million kilowatt hours. so how much energy is that? put it this way. in the last year's super bowl held in the stadium about the size of fedex field only 187,000 kilowatt hours was used. so according to pepco in one month, he used the same amount of energy as five super bowls. >> that's when i was questioning -- reporter: after he made phone call and messages, his $130,000 problem has not been resolveed. rite now he has to pay it. we received this statement -- there was an error we discovered to display an abnormally amount of usage. the account is currently under review and we will reach out to can customer with a status update. >> i can't pay $130,000 electric bill. reporter: chris papst abc7 news. alison: thank you. new survey by the american association of state highway and

and pepco spike and pepco is the best performer in the s&p 500. speaking of strong performance, look at netflix as well. people familiar with the situation say netflix is in talks with the media company controlled by jack ma as well as potential other partners to get into the chinese market for online video. that would be, honestly, a big market for netflix. shares going to a record above $600 for the first time. the worst performer in the s&p 500 is green mountain. remember that system that was much heralded of the company announced it would be coming out with where you could make cold drinks like seltzers to compete with soda stream? it will be delayed to some degree. more than analysts had anticipated, it will not be fully rolled out until next year, 2016. investors are not too happy about that and they are sending the shares lower by 8%. much, julienks so hyman. i feel like they have been talking about that for a long time, the cold beverage system. it hasn't come to fruition. mark: it's -- scarlet: are you going to buy one for the holidays? m

>> we had been calling pepco every month, like, hey, we're not getting a bill, we're afraid the power's going to be turned off, what's going on? they can't find us in the system. >> reporter: that's because the power had been shut off when the previous owner left. to get it turned back on, police say shannon decided to fool pepco, dangerously rigging a wire to bypass the meter and pirating the power. pretty gutsy. >> yeah, very gutsy. >> reporter: meanwhile, police say, shannon, along with her alleged partner in crime qiana johnson, were collecting rent from this and other properties they'd stolen and allegedly even sold one for a pile of cash. you believe she really felt like she was going to get away with this? >> yes, absolutely, she had had herself convinced. that the paperwork was of good enough quality on the forgeries that she was, i think she thought she was in the clear. >> reporter: and duelley discovered that shannon and qiana had taken this house hustle to a whole new level. they weren't just renting and selling the pinched properties, they were actually living in some of th

approved with -- pepco was approved with stipulations. the commission said the merger will help pepco prevent power outages related to weather and respond better to the outages when they happen. the merger still needs approval from d.c. and delaware. >>> ted on wusa9 news at 5:00. dangerous sparks and fires are on the rise on metrorails. russ ptacek brings us metro's explanation at 5:30. top? >> very nice evening, a few clouds. the pollen just brutal again today. you can find in on our website at www.wusa9.com, high for trees and grasses, moderate for mold spores which is kind of weird, hasn't rained much in the last 15 days. we'll talk about when you should plan your outdoor activities for the weekend. >> the music world says good- bye to blues legend bb >>> the thrill is gone tonight for millions of music fans. the great blues lend, the guitarist bb king died last night at his las vegas home. he was 89 years old. the man known as the king of blues was one of the most influential musicians in modern music history. bb king had a very simp

planning to buy pepco for $7 million providing single dominant energy provider in the region. they say it will help reduce power outages. opponents say it won't reduce reliability and raise your power bill. brem ante. >> any time you have consolidated power, so to speak, i think that invites the question how do we guarantee rates won't go up. i think the argument especially those in amc and washington, d.c. as they try to get the mayor to speak out on this issue, wait a minute what does this mean for independence what does this mean for rates, what does this mean for clean energy. in maryland county executive in montgomery and prince george's we're for this this will bring more reliability. when your power goes out, you can bet now by this being bigger better more powerful unit that won't happen. i'm not sure it can stand strongly on that position. >> julia. >> i don't think anybody believes though they said in the press release, we're going to have better electric service in the hurricane than we would with pepco. i think this is dollars. this is a lot of money. it also conso

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pepco is on the scene. 70 westbound at east patrick, a ramp shut down because of the crash. 270 south not looking bad at all. top of the beltway there again, on time here this morning. 66 inbound, no problems 95 north quantico to the beltway ten minutes behind. remember to listen to our friends on wtop for the latest on traffic when you hop in your car. eun? >>> i'll take it, melissa, thank you. we are live in baltimore where we are seeing the beginnings of the investigation and the clean-up effort. we'll tell you more about what this accident on amtrak is -- the impact it's having on train >>> breaking news this morning out of philadelphia. you are looking live from above the city above an amtrak train derailment that happened about 9:30 last night. you can see the mangled mess the train cars have left here as they lie on their side in some cases. sometimes on their roofs. the engine of the train separated from the rest of the cars as well here when this accident happened overnight. this morning we can see that there are people on the ground investigators, engineers, dogs on the scen

council members will speak out about the possible pepco merger ex-elon is set to buy them. they will speak at 9:00 on the steps of the wilson building. the merger is said to increase reliability for customers. >>> a review by the news 4 i-team reveals more than 2,200 drivers have been charged with passing school buses. at each of the stops, the i team cameras captured images of drivers bypassing the bus stop signs even as children were standing or walking in close proximity. >> did you see the bus? did you sign the sign? >> i see it. >> you kept going because they kept going? >> well, i know that was wrong. >> between 2011 and 2013 154 drivers were cited in arlington county 655 fairfax county drivers were ticketed in that same time period. in between 2012 and 2014 460 drivers were cited in prince george's county. >>> your children may be asked to walk to school if you live in allow -- lowden county starting in the fall. the city will ask nor than 1,000 students to walk or take a city bus. that will bring the total number of students who will not be offered bus service to mo

. >>> ex-elon and pepco are getting to work on a merger. the list including giving $100 credit to customers. >>> some of you may get some money back after a supreme court ruling the justices found that one of the tax laws have the effect of double taxing income. it could mean more scrutiny for other maryland laws. >>> a d.c. council member is working to make the city quieter at night. at large member vin vent orange proposed a measure to punish bars bars. she could face a suspended liquor license or a $1,000 fine. >>> decision 2016 there is another sign from former maryland governor martin o'malley that he could throw his hat into the ring. dozens of workers from his pac are moving into an old historic railroad building. he will announce his intentions at the end of this month. >>> the owner of the haguerstown suns baseball team has two more months to come up with a deal to work it to fredericksburg. quinn and the county have been discussing the plan to bring the team to bred rick'sburg for year now. the sides had to finalize an agreement b

he even received a partial credit for his three previous bills. "7 on your side" reached out to pepco gin and received this statement. "the balance was reviewed and the issue has been resolved." which for him means life can return to normal. >> now i'll check my bill every month. if i have more problems i know who to call. chris: chris papst, abc7 news. scott: still ahead here at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- a possible new danger in the sky. how a man claims he took control of a plane. just with keystrokes on the computer. >> engaging them he gave back people the self-worth. alison: it's illegal but it doesn't stop volunteers from doing it. why one program is giving meth >>> you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00" on your side. scott: a lot of people talking about this one today. a new security concern in the skies as the computer security experts claims he took control of a commercial jet by hacking the in-flight entertainment system. alison: abc has more on the investigation. >>> security expert making an alarming claim boasting that he infiltrating the in-flight entertainment systems 15 to 2

area came together today to call on mayor muriel bowser to oppose a proposed merger between pepco and an energy company based in chicago known as exelon. some council members and anc leaders say the merger would lead to lost job and bigger electric bills. the d.c. public service commission is expected to announce later this summer whether or not it will approve the merger. maryland's public service commission is expected to announce its decision on the merger friday. >>> right now a maryland teenager is making history by becoming the state's youngest elected mayor. >> the swearing in ceremony for brandon paulin just got started a few minutes ago. voters in indian led turned out tuesday to give the -- indian head turned out tuesday to give the 19-year-old a landslide win for mayor. >> some people were like a 19- year-old mayor really? but most of the community, the locals here, actually stand by him. >> he's got four years to make a change. if not, we'll have somebody else. >> paulin says he's studying political science at college of southern maryland and will take mostly online course

. >>> maryland's regulators say it's okay for pepco to merge with exelon, a much larger utility based in chicago. critics call this nopoly. >> reporter: some conditions were placed on the huge deal that would bring rate pairs about a 50 a -- rate payers about a $50 refund and help some low income families, but that won't assuage critics who call it a bad deal. >> it's a well regulated monopoly or do we want competition? >> reporter: the merger would make exelon one of the biggest utilities in the country. >> there are two issues that will arise. one is they have market power. they're so big they can influence the price by withholding supply. >> reporter: that's a worry for the general public, concern about the cost of power. >> i tend to think that bigger is not better. as soon as big companies become bigger, they don't monopoliesing and you don't -- monopolizing and you don't have much choice. >> on the face of it it doesn't seem very appealing somehow. >> that to me seems to be monopoly, right? of course, it will affect pricing. >> reporter: exelon said the merger would lower costs

. >>> exelon and pepco say they are getting to work on a lengthy to do list from maryland regulators. it was voted to approve a nearly $7 billion merger if the list meets four conditions. d.c. has yet to sign-off on this merger. >>> some of you may be getting money back from the state of maryland after the supreme court ruling. the justices found one of maryland's tax laws has the effect of double taxing income that residents earn in other states. the state may have to refund up to $120 million. this could mean more scrutiny for other narled laws -- maryland laws seen as discouraging business across state lines. >>> you could soon see more options for launch in virginia as early as this summer. a new law goes into effect that allows food trucks to park on most virginia state roads. they are pretty popular. >> places like washington, d.c. this is already the law of the land. >> if you want to run your own food truck, you still have to get the necessary permits, pass health inspections. as far as traffic goes a lot of people say as long as the trucks don't block the traffic in the morni

council members will denounce the proposed pepco merger. critics say the merger would raise your power bill. today, mary cheh and another member will speak at 9:00 this morning at the wilson building. exe lon says the merger will increase reliability for customers. >>> redskins -- the mayor has been advised to start using the name to show good faith with skins owner inside -- >> a lot of people are offended by the name and have come to the view that the name should change. my job as the mayor of the district of columbia is to look at economic development opportunities wherever they may be. >> many consider the team's name a racial slur. last year bowser signed a d.c. council resolution calling for the team to change its name. >>> trying to put a rough day on the rails behind them. metro's message to riders left stranded on monday and what we're learning about the commute this morning. >>> we're already seeing temperatures in the 70s in fairfax coin as you take a live look at the dulles toll road in restton. >>> a new solution that will guar

>>> maryland regulators are once again delaying a final vote on proposed merger between exelon and pepco. the deadline was extended to next friday. d.c. regulators haven't approve the $6.8 billion merger either. if approved it will be become the largest utility company in the mid atlantic. credit ikeds -- critics say it will raise your power bill. >>> just in time for the sunrise you see behind us it's a beautiful image, isn't it? >> it really is. it looks like it's going to warm things up too. >> we're going to show you chuck bell. whatever that's worth. >> wow, chuck. i was going to say speaking of beautiful images. >> i was busy filling out my employee of the month forms. we will not be putting aaron gilchrist on. what i can say is the setting nearly full moon out of the in western sky. out in your way outside, you should plan on a mild start to the day. short sleeves is about all you are going to need have your umbrella ready to go. rain chances are 60% later on today. you'll need both the sunglasses and umbrellas ready to go. on your walk out the door this morning, mild and dry and

council members will denounce the possible pepco merger. ex-elon is looking to buy them. they will be join by neighborhood leaders to oppose that merger. they will speak at 9:00 a.m. on the steps of wilson building. >>> a new report says fairfax county fire department does a really good job protecting you and your family. they just received a class 1 rating. fairfax county has one of the best fire and rescue departments in the nation when it comes to response times, equipment, and trained personnel. fairfax is the first jurisdiction in the state of virginia to receive that designation. >>> we have breaking news right now in nepal as that earthquake earthquake-torn country is hit by another powerful quake overnight. 7.2 magnitude quake is being blamed on at least four deaths this hour. what we learned next at 6:00. >>> 5:57 your time right now, a live look over the district this morning. 71 degrees already and we are going up much higher than that from here your latest forecast and the check on the roads when news 4 today continues >>> news 4 today after another powerful e

. >>> 5:35 the electric companies exelon and pepco will not murder any time soon. this is the fifth delay now. d.c. regulators have not approved the $6.5 billion merger either. if it is approved it will be become the largest utility company. the merger will raise your power bill according to critics. >>> the $33 million stadium and parking lot will be south of car max in the southpoint ii shopping center. it would be the new home of the hagerstown suns. it starts at 6:00. >>> john wall and bradley beal say they will play in today's playoff games against the atlanta hawks. wall appeared to hurt his wrist and beal hurt his ankle in that game. go wizards! >>> keep an eye out for coyotes. one guy says he saw one at his home over the week. a kie yoet tee was -- coyote was spotted a couple of weeks ago in bethesda. she's worried about her dog. >> i saw one slinking along the back fence and i did a double take and then he went behind the wood pile. >>> animal control only responds to cases where the animal appears to be aggressive or sick. animal control says the safest t

. >>> today, maryland's public service commission expected to make a decision on the possible pepco merger with exalong. that merger would create a single dominant energy provider on most of the east coast. critics say it will raise the power bills. >>> well some love it for the produce. some for the flowers, some for the environment. prince george's county neighbors will soon get to experience it all for themselves when whole foods open -- when it will open. we'll tell you about that in five minutes. >>> virginia will be the filming location for a new motion picture about a real life love story. the story is about richard and mildred loving. during the 1950s and '60s, they challenged the virginia law that prohibited interracial marriage. the project will begin filming in september in central virginia. >>> as you think about a weekend get away for you and your family this summer you might want to think about checking out richmond. that is aaron's hometown. american express travel named it as the most popular city to visit this summer. i sense a field trip coming. this comes after frommer's

endured at the hands of four men and a homeowner gettings a supersized electric bill and no help from pepco until he says four simple words. >> i will have to call "7 on your side." make sure you do what you have to do. >> now, "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. leon: tense moments in baltimore once again today after a gun went off near north avenue this afternoon. reports spread on social media like wildfire that police shot a man in the back and then maced the crowd. abc7's bureau chief brad bell is there to tell the story. what happened there? brad: the important thing is the police did not shoot anybody. a man was walking on north avenue and spotted by the security cameras police have downtown a network of 600 of them. look up here. that is one of the cameras. police were able toe use that to spot the man walking down the street with a gun. >> the guy had a gun. >> let them know that. brad: one week to the hour after rioting touches off in baltimore, police find themselves in a tense standoff with an angry, cursing crowd. one young man clutches a rock. another approaches a police line s

to china online video market but early afternoon it lost the top reformer titled to electric utility pepco approved for 27, 27 in cash. stock is trading below. looks like deal is good now. both of these stocks up 8.. spring and traders from the new york stocks exchange one day after we hit an all time high on the s&p. pulling back just a bit today. give us the sense what have brings us into this final hour and what is going to drive the move? >> one of the things you're seeing in the market right now with yesterday's move we got up to this overhead resistance level around the 21, about 17 level on the s&p 500 we're not going to call through it in accumulation phase within it. pretty strong technical formation called 8th inning triangle but another reach to play out. expect just trading in between here as we move through the end of earning seasons of course we have big retailers next week which will probably give us a weaker read with retail spending numbers and kohl's and macy's nevertheless i don't expect a breakout one way or the other in the equity markets for next three weeks. but wave

later, colonel john pepco sick, commander of the army asymmetric warfare group, will discuss the training needed for u.s. troops in international urban combat zones. as always, we welcome your thoughts by phone, facebook, and twitter. "washington journal" airs live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. musician elton john and pastor rick warren are among the witnesses testifying wednesday at a senate hearing on global health programs. live coverage is at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. tonight, on c-span's "q&a," kate andersen brower on the world of the white house through the eyes of the people who work there from the kennedys through the obamas. >> who are the thick lens? >> they are an incredible family. nine members of the family have worked at the white house. i interviewed the only current part-time butler who is still there. he works every week at the white house. nine members of his family worked there. his uncle's, john and charles, were nmaitre de's, and he told me, his uncles ran the white house. he was brought in in 1959, during the eisenhower administration. he described how he use