What we can say is nobody was. Rt this is the manager of the facility where the explosion happened nasa hired a local private company to the build that rocket and tonight something went horribly wrong with it. Everything seemed normal, but then about six seconds after the launch, disaster the rocket fell back to the earth. The impact the ground causing a bigger explosion. No one was hurt but a lot of cargo for the International Space station was lost along with a most of science experiments that were going to be performed by the People Living up there. The explosion could be seen for miles. This video it was cap sured by a pilot nearby. Others were capturing the explosion on the ground. Man. Orbital science is the company that fwilt rocket. Theyre located north of dulles airport. They also have offices down the street here. The rocket was worth over 200 million. The company will investigate what went wrong. We will not fly until we understand the cause and the corrective action to ensure this doesnt happen again. There have been several previous launches of cargo that have gone off without a hitch. The company is going to investigate exactly what went wrong, they say, but they say its too early to know the details of the explosion down there on Wallops Island tonight. The km that owns the rocket is Orbital Sciences corporation based in dulles. Nasa is paying billions of dollars to this company and to one called space x to make Inter National deliveries to the International Space station. The explosion was so strornings not only was it seen, it was actually caught on doppler particular. Steve rudin is here to explain. All the noise produced by clouds on ked like doppler radar. Five minutes after the rocket explode this is what it looked like. You can see how it moved toward the north and east. Y 6 37 it was even farther north and east. Now things are quieter. We are going to look for temperatures in our neighborhood to be a little bit cooler for the day tomorrow. More on that coming up in a few minutes. Well see you then, steve. The atlas 5 rockets is on the. Ay for the air force good morning washington begins at 4 30. Developing news coming out of missouri. Its a bit of a surprise. There are reports that the police chief there will be stepping down. Ferguson is that town outside of st. Louis where Michael Brown was shot and killed by police and sparked speeks weeks of protests. The police chief Thomas Jackson will step down as part of an ert to reform that police department. No one in his chain of command asked him to resign nor has be he been fired, he says. Happening now, federal buildings all across the country and especially here in our area, security is being increased at federal government buildings. The announcement deprums the department of Homeland Security and its being called precautionary step. Our reporter rozz has the details. Its not because of any new intelligence linked to any specific or active plot but because of repeated calls from terrorists for an attack on the homeland. It was a spot in the immediate area around the capitol but Homeland Security says its beefing up security at more than 9,000 federal buildings in d. C. And around the country. They say its not because of a stretching threat. The news is not alarming for people who live in the area of the capitol. We live in a heightened state of alert. Because you live in d. C. . Just because thats the times were living in. I think theyre overreacting. Homeland security wont detail how its being done, only that it will vary from location to location. Tourists are hoping it will not mean shutting down any federal buildings. Wed be very disappointed, absolutely. But we would understand that National Security and we have to keep our monuments safe. The governments just doing what they need to do. Theyve got more information than i do and they use it how they see fit. They need to shut it down well respect that. Its unclear how long this heightened security will last. We know it affects a lot of us, approximately 1. 5 million visitors are in and out of federal buildings daily. Thank you, meanwhile, developing news from the white house where an investigation is under way into suspicious activity on an unclassified computer network. 2340u, an Administration Official says the activity may be the work of hackers working for the russian government. The incidents are thought to have taken place in event weeks. The white house does not believe classified information was impacted. This just in from nurnl county. A happy ending to an amber alert. Both children and their mother have been found safe. Tiamarie valenzuela allegedly threatened to drive off a bridge her two children in her car, sparking a frantic search this evening. Jay korff is live the story. Where did they find this family, jay . They ended up founding them in new castle, delaware, which is almost in the shadow of the delaware memorial bridge. But in the end Authorities Say the amber alert helped out. County police say tiamarie valenzuela sped off with her children, 1yearold geea and gamgam following a domestic disbeauty their father. Apatient through female had threatened apparently the female had threatened to take off with her children and drive off a bridge. Due to the threat, authorities issued an amber alert and police positioned themselves at area positions looking for a black honda cross ur with maryland tags 9 az 6888. In the end youll were found in delaware, which is very close to the delaware memorial bridge. Police would not say exactly where they were discovered but based on their investigation, the mother had no intention of hurting her children. We didnt find them in a position where the children were being threatened or her life was in jeopardy at that point. Authorities say the amber alert did help police track her down. We have to take this seriously. Were dealing children here. We have the technology. I told people share, tweet is, and text it. So right now they only have quite frankly one side of the story according to authorities. The fathers side. Now theyre going to talk to the mother and trace back what this domestic dispute was about in the first place. The bottom line, the children are safe and sound. Jay korff, abc7 news. Good news there. Thank you. Developing news out of prourks county looking for clues about a murder. The victim late last night was found on the 1000 block of chillham road about 1 30. He was shot. If you have any information, Contact Crime solvers or the county police. Developing news about the fight against ebola. Rug makers are racing to manufacture a vaccine. It uses genetic sequencing as a templar. Scientists say they hope to begin human trials at the end of the year. We felt in a there was a moral imperative for us to do what we could with our technology to see if we couldnt develop a vaccine that would help bring vent the spreading of this disease. Now, the second nurse successfully treated for ebola arrived home this soon. The survival rate is at 87 in the United States. In west africa, it is only 30 . President obama says the United States will do all they can to help people with bosme. St president stead governments response will be based on science, knots fear. This disease can be contained. It will be defeated. Progress is possible, but were going to have to stay vigilant and weve got to make sure that were wouking together. Gentlelady right now, the head of the World Health Organization is asking for more help. The w. H. S. Says west africa needs 5,000 additional doctors and nurses to help the affected countries. A change on the roads you may not notice but its going toe make a bick difference. Staking these guardrails off the roads may make the roads safer. More businesses are saying theyre open for the thanksgiving holiday. What biz is going against the grain . Coming up next. Are you ready for daytime high temperatures in the upper 40s . High temperatures in the upper 40s . Ill tell after filling out their hogan iquestionaire, aight. Hogan was awarded an a from the nra. But now he refuses to release his responses. The nra opposes comprehensive background checks. They want to weaken marylands gun safety laws. Eveven support letting suspects on the fbi terror watch list buy guns. On gun safety and terror, the nra is wrong. Hogan gets an a from the nra. On protecting maryland, we just cant trust him. Happening now, police are investigating the murder of divon wood, found monday night. He was reported missing two days ago. Police confirm he was shot. Right now theres no word on a motive or suspects. If you have any information prourk police want to talk to you. Virginia will be the first state to remove a common guardrail system amid safety concerns. Foundfter a jury in texas the Company Guilty of failing to tell state and federal officials and working on the railings. There are multiple cases of guardrails going right through vehicles, causing injuries and even deaths. Drivers we spoke with are glad something is being done. Thats very scary. The in a statement trinity cautioned against removing the guardrails. The Virginia Department of ransportation saw crash requested crash test documents but has yet to receive them. A consumer alert tonight. The f. T. C. Says at t slowed down data speeds for million s of smart phone customers. In some cases speeds were slowed down by nearly 90 . The f. T. C. Filed a complaint in federal court today because of it. They say at t failed to tell customers that their speeds would drop if they used too much data during a single billing cycle. Costco is giving employees thanksgiving day off. A spokesperson says employees deserve the opportunity to spend thanksgiving with their families. Costco is just one of a few Big Retail Stores saying no to opening on that holiday. Macys announced it will open at 6 00 p. M. On thanksgiving. The annual high heel race in northwest washington under way tonight. Thousands came up to watch those strutting down 17th streets at high rates of speed. It started out as a bet. This is taking place every tuesday before halloween every year. Now its being timed. Oh. Winner ran it in about 15 seconds, the lires ran it in 15 minutes. The photographer said it was packed. Getting bigger every year. All right. I cant run in heels. We had beautiful weather today. Temperatures in the upper 70s to around 80. When you see the sevenday, its going to make it feel, well, like wow, it is really warm today. It was. A shock to the system. 69 degrees at 11 18. Our average high for this date is 65 degrees. Were going to be below average moving through the next several days. Its 69 at this hour art dulles, the same at martinsburg. 68 in hagerstown. We have a cold front off to the north and west of us. This has become the big story for today h. Showers will develop during the midday hours. As you head out tomorrow morning, i think the rush hour commute will be dry but midday into the late afternoon, things are going to get wetter out here. Once the cold front moves through, cooler air will bring winds from the north and west and you will definitely feel it. Look at the temperature change, already 15 to 20 degrees cooler, chicago, detroit, and indianapolis. In d. C. , were 12 degrees warmer. That goes to show you what the southwesterly winds have done for us today. Satellite and radar, showers are now entering extreme western maryland. These showers really wont amount to a lot moving through the overnight. Later tomorrow morning into the evening hours, about a 30 to 40 chance youll see showers across your neighborhood. Once thats moved out, we will see clearing skies thursday. Wouldnt you believe it, just in time for halloween, were talk about yet another cold front late friday night. Overnight, 54 to 60, winds out of the southwest at five to ten. Highs tomorrow. Big changes are on the way. Heres your sevenday outlook, upper 50s on friday. Mid 50s, ending in the middle 40s for the trig or treaters. Day light saving time comes to an end. High temperatures only in the you were 40s with wind chill factors on saturday probably in the upper 30s. Oh, my goodness. Completely different from today. It will be a shock. Thank you. Whats going on . The wizards are sequestered in miami tonight. College football. And colt mccoy remains the main topic of conversation 24 hours after one of the dale wreckings a part of our sport. Crashing and hitting things is just going to happen to you. Ive had concussions before, but this was so different. A lot of pressure, a lot of feeling trapped. I was, you know, very scared. When i walked into upmc, i was like this is where i need to be and things got better. crew holy cow, man we just won the 500 dale i didnt choose to be in a 25car pile up, but i did choose upmc. vo learn more at rethinkconcussions. Com well, the day after beating the redhot cowboys in dallas, jay grudeeb says the redskins have a pulse and that this team has a lot throast play for. Ith that in mind, he started his game plan for the matchup in minnesota. Last night is a starter. Last night against a very talented dallas cowboys. That gets extra cret. Jay gruden said today rg3 is close to returning and left no doubt whos his starter. Roberts our starter. I havent varied or waived off that in my mind, you know, so robert, when hes arrived ready bheel here to go. That decision is not my decision. Im a team player and im going to do whatever they ask me to do. The wizards nope miami tomorrow night. Everybody knows that the heat have been in four straight nba titles with backtoback titles in 2012 and 2013. This is not the same team without lebron. The wizards lost to the pacers in the eastern conference finals. Doing what we did coming down the stretch, it gives us an idea of what we have to do starting from day one. More skills after playing. I think were going to come out i thought we were going to come out as a better team. Meanwhile, the let me take you to san antonio where the spurs got their championship rings. They may repeat. Dirk nowitzki had them on the run tonight. 198 with time running out. This is why they are the world champions. He finds tony parker and good night, everybody. Stop, pop, and there he is, bang. The spurs win 101100. Kansas city beat the royals with seven runs in the second inning. 100, kansas city. Now in the ninth. Game seven with a series tied at three games apiece. College football Playoff Selection Committee has come down its rankings. In the top four, mississippi state, florida state, auburnened old miss. Im not on the committee but if i was id go along with the first two but i would put alabama and oregon in the top four. Theres still another month for this thing and a whole lot of football yet to be played. For hoke fans, the caps were off tonight and play the redwings in the phone booth tomorrow night in what could be a prove of the n. H. L. Playo a rocket explodes during watch. Thats our top trending story on wjla. Com. An amber alert for two children in maryland has been canceled. You can read those stories now on wjla. Com. This is a great story. Theres a lot of celebrating going on in Loudoun County tonight at a boarding School Thanks to a recordbreaking donation. Heress left the largest gift to a secondary girls school. It doubles the schools enjoiment indictment. She had pledged to remember it in her will but school administers were astonished by the amount. You think . They have 157 students. Thats it. They have enough money now to get a football team. All right. Big changes headed our way. Today we were at 80 degrees. Tomorrow we will only be in the i should say tomorrow afternoon were going to be in the 54. Waking up tomente tomorrow morning ill get it out eventually. The next seven days, upper 50s on friday. Saturday, wind chill factor in the 30s. Unbelieve hey, jennar zz mike troober munny sling. Awwwwww scram im crust mike jubby roll bond chow gonna lean up an kiss bet. Peas charty get town down. [laughter] borf a liver tute face stummy wag pow pam shabeeps stella nerf berms. Saxanay nay . Badumps a head. 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