pete muntean. >>> a mammoth task and we will get through this together. on the blue line shut down between armory and rosslin and it will force the commuters to use the yellow line to get in and out of dc. we have the list of closure our wusa9 app. >>> he wasn't campaigning but donald trump in washington today to testify in the ten million dollar breach of contract lawsuit, presumptive presidential candidate was met by latino activities. trump is suing over the restaurant and stemming from denigrating remarks and people urged donald trump. >> after doing with donald trump, that means you are standing with his agenda and we will not tolerate remarks like that and i speak on behalf of immigrants in this country. >> >> protestors say the chefs that t for millions did not want to tarnish their brand by association with trump. >> in fairfax county, a sentence in a big court case. a jury call for two life sentences plus 90 years for andrew smool. found guilty of torturing a couple inside their home for hours and leaving them for dead. prosecutors say it was par

. >> pete muntean looks to the social media angle today. >> everyone get out of pulse and keep running was the post at 20:009 sunday morning. now the nightclub's facebook is a hub paris. the tributes are coming in. fairfax tweeted this photo of the flag at half-staff and then dc pride with the # orlando united. the names of the 49 victims are posted on our wusa9 facebook. kimberly smith commented prayers for this senseless act of ignorance. social media expert ... >> it is so great to see that good is trending over evil at the moment. >> pete muntean, wusa9. >>> now, sadly this tragedy has exposed some rather delicate issues in this country. first of which there was no means for the gay population to be immediately and directly try to help the folks injured because of the band on blood donations from gays. secondly, there has been an urgent call put out for grief counselors. the call from folks being able to help the devastated puerto rican community hurt hard. a church northwest of town in apopka florida will be offering free funeral svices to anyone impacted by this tragedy. back to

pete muntean is here with who is at risk. >> reporter: i just obtained this letter. this is the second round of cuts by metro's new gm, the first at the top and now it is regular employees to save money. paul wid agfell says five hundred metro jobs will be eliminated over the next few months. it is all about cost savings. metro is >>> i think metro a dedicated source of funding. >> this impacts less than five percent of all metro jobs. the letter does not get into specifics but says some vacant positions will not be fill. the cuts will not be in customer service. metro is not commenting on how it will affect its safe track plan. the metro source tells me he is not surprised and says this needs to happen pete muntean wusa9. >>> well tomorrow metro's gm will talk about the surges that involves shut downs between reagan and brad dock and reagan and pentagon city. the free wusa9 app is the complete guide for safety plan and all of the disruptions that comes with it. >>> join us thursday at 7:00 for a live wusa9 mission metro special. the agency's new boss, paul widdafeld

wusa9 transportation reporter pete muntean found there are new unintended side effects. >> reporter: this is what's going on, folks want to get on the orange line here at new carrollton but can only make it as far as minnesota avenue. buses replace trains all the way to eastern market and now it's causing some other problems here at greenbelt. >> that's how bad it's getting. >> reporter: coleen goth new that safetrack would change her commute but she did not expect this would become part of it. metro's parking lot of the greenbelt station is just about full. ridership is up 34%. many typically take the orange line. >> i've had to park farther and farther away each day since last saturday and it's a little bit more of a walk but i'm just still trying has to wait 15 minutes to get out of the parking lot. she plans to go back on the orange line when the shutdown ends july 3rd. >> i'm really looking forward to the safetrack to be over. >> reporter: other green line options are facing a similar problem. suitland has seen a 40% spike in ridership this week. in greenbelt, pete muntean, wusa

pete muntean wusa9. >>> we also just got a statement from metro's largest employee union. it says that they will work closely with metro and they understand the agency's money problems. >> now you will be sure to join us on thursday night for wusa9 metro special. i'm going to be hosting an hour long town hall event. paul widdafeld will be here and metro riders. part of the commitment to make metro safe and reliable for all of us. again that's thursday night at 7. >> in the race for president democrat hillary clinton hit the trail with a possible choice for vice president. held a rally in cincinnati with massachusetts senator elizabeth warren. she has been outspoke an critic of republican candidate donald trump. she criticized him the union. >> what kind of a man roots for people to lose their jobs and to lose their homes and life savings. i'll tell you what kind of a man, a small inskew money grubber that fights for no one by himself. >> donald trump plans to deliver a speech declaring american economic independence. >> a giant piece of tail. a clarksburg woman collected i

in prince george's county pete muntean wusa nine. >> phase 2 ends july 3 and a major impact to 61,000 weekday trips. >> hang on and that will be interesting. weather good today but interesting the rest of the week . >>> we slowly go downhill starting tomorrow. closer to town thursday and everywhere friday. li look outside and spectacular. still 80 degrees humidity 32%. win some at seven. perfect for the nationals game and very nice for bus top 10 pitchers. some kids are still in school. what about wednesday? most dorms west of town. inside the beltway nothing. no yellow weather alert. thunderstorms possible thursday and wetter friday. that's the day with the yellow weather alert. 10:00 tonight clouds to the west and southwest temperatures low 70s. overnight clouds roll in and temperatures comfortable at 66 and maybe even 65 and bowie. 64 manassas and fairfax. 9:00 low 70s. lunchtime upper 70s. most hours west of i-280 one -- i-81. this time tomorrow showers and thunderstorms possible near hagerstown and west of fredericksburg. some showers beginning overnight but generally dry during

to talk about the social media we turn to pete muntean. >> reporter: orlando united is on twitter and it is on victims, the focus over violence. everyone get out of pulse and keep running was the 20:009 sunday morning. now the nightclub's facebook is a hub of remembrances. from indiana to israel. from phoenix to paris. the tributes are coming in from around the world. >> imagine all the people. >> reporter: nearby fairfax county tweeted this photo of a flag at half-staff. >> pray for orlando. >> and the names of the 49 victims posted on our wusa9 facebook. kimberly smith commented healing prayers for the senseless act. >> i think it is wonderful that social media can play an important role getting information and giving people purpose, what can i do to help the victims and their families right now. how can i help communities have been affected. how can i make a difference. there was a safety check that let people nearby the shootings notify friend that they were okay. the first time it has ever been activated in the u.s. adam. >> it is a collective for people to talk about their frien