He flew some 100 miles through some of the nations most highly restricted airspace all the way to the United States capitol. But how . Take a look. That is 61yearold doug hughes, a mailman from florida, flying right past the white house before his gyrocopter ultimately landed. His plans were no secret. He posted them on his website and emailed those to several news organizations including us. It. Reporter montgomery says he got his first call from hughes a year ago. The 61yearold mail carrier told the reporter he was plan black he called an act of civil disobedience that would draw a lot of attention, and in the event he got hurt or killed doing it, he wanted someone to tell his story. No reports could refuse that kind of pitch and montgomery began chronicling the leadup to todays incident. In his time off as a mailman in a tampa suburb, Douglas Hughes began building and modify ago lightweight gyrocopter and a plan to use it to draw attention to a political cause. I will tell you completely honestly i would rather die in the flight than live to be 80 years old and see this country fall. Reporter the cause was Campaign Finance refor the purpose, an issue that rarely gets anyones blood pumping. Hughes would change that by using his copter to deliver letters to every member of congress by air, landing on the caply toll lawn and in what would surely be the national spotlight. When he heard about the plan, Tampa Bay Times reporter Ben Montgomery wasnt sure hughes would go through with it. He told me his biggest fear was that he would chicken out. But today hughes launched his are personal aircraft from gettysburg, pennsylvania, nearly 100 miles away. He started broadcasting his live stream video from the k07 tear an hour before he got to d. C. Hughes expected authorities to be hot on his tail. Last year hughes was visited by secret Service Agents and told them about his plan. He expected a lot of resistance trying to get into forbidden airspace. He never thought he would be able to just fly right through and land right on the caply to lawn. Reporter but as hughes crossed mile after mile of restricted airspace approaching the capital that resistance never came. It was a total surprise that there wasnt some kind of resistance there in my mind, he is special because he had announced sought far in advance. Reporter and tonight, why hughes wasnt intercepted is the question at the center of multiagency investigation that includes the faa, the secret service is and even norad. I called each one of those agencies tonight and none would comment beyond the simple statement that they are still investigating. Reporting live, garrett hayes, wusa 9. It happened at the height of tourist season. His midday touchdown triggered scary moments for folks near the national mall. We heard it go down. We werent sure what it was. Lots of sirens. I keep thinking, where are all these crazy people coming from . A total shock gi. Never expected to see here. Everybody who was there couldnt believe it. Capitol police and other agencies had a large part of the Capitol Hill Area cordoned off for hours after that ultralight craft touched down. As for the pilot himself, doug hughes. He is in the d. C. Jail, charges still pending. He could be in federal court as early as tomorrow, the and we will, of course, keep you posted on the latest developments. New tonight, a Fairfax County Police Officer who served as the face of the department is behind bars. William bud walker was the spokesman. He was arrested at Police Headquarters charged with possession of child porn and possession with intent to distribute. Both are felonies. At a press conference tonight the police chief noted walker also served as the School Resource officer for south county high from 2006 until 2009. At this time our investigation has not yielded any information of criminal activity committed by mr. Walker involving children from our community. The chief said the investigation is far from over. Theyre trying to identify alleged victims and the computer data. Theyre also trying to determine if there are other possible victims. Also new tonight, information you are going to need for your morning commute. The greenbelt metro station is still closed after that crane accident. A metro crane operator destroyed the bridge and damaged the tracks below. Mola lenghi is live at the scene. Reporter you can see crews here fixing these tracks and cleaning up the debris on those tracks that have crane operator with 30 years of experience hit the pedestrian bridge above sending concrete down about three stories to the tracks below. Its kind of like a big loud noise. That boom was a crane boom hitting and destroying part of a bridge that passes over metro and marc train tracks. I have never seen this before but were still trying to figure out exactly what happened. Metro contractor was constructing a test track between the college park and greenbelt stations when a crane operator scooping and dropping crushed rocks hit the bridge making it rain crumbled concrete. The good thing is no one was hurt. Reporter well, besides the tracks. Its not in significant. We have to replace sections of third rail where the concrete came down on the tracks. Reporter that concrete has to be cleared and the damaged tracks fixed before service is restored. Its riders traveling to or from greenbelt itself that will be affected. They will want to give themselves 30 extra minutes. Reporter so will pedestrians who frequent the bridge. Very sad. Lot of us use the bridge for exercise to get over to the lake and it is going to be difficult night. Eve used it since was like one year odd. Reporter what due use it for . Crossing to the lake. I like going to the lake. Its a very busy bridge. Reporter now they will have to take the long way. Reporter so you might ask, who pays for all this damage . Both metro and the contractor are investigating how this happens. Based on that they will determine how it will be paid for. Metro Officials Say there is no risk for the bring to collapse any further, at least whats left of this bridge. Live in prince georges county, mola lenghi, wusa 9. Theres already an alert for the morning commute. Schultz buses will be connecting for the beginning of rush hour. Metro is recommending riders think about using the nearby New Carrollton station as an alternate. We will keep you posted tomorrow morning on when the Green Line Service goes back to normal. And now some breaking news out of prince georges ccht police there are on the scene of a shooting in seat pleasant. An adult male found shot to death. Police have no motive no, suspect, but they do not believe this was a random crime. Turning to political news now from the district, history shows when your name is marion barry it pays to run for office because you usually win. Tonight marion c barry, son of the late mayor, made it a point to knock down rumors he was dropping out of the race forward 8 council. He told us why he is running. Not because my name is marion barry or because i think im entitled to win. It has to do with the fact that i care about my community, my people, and the work ive been doing for all of my adult life i feel as though is whats been missing in politics. However, hanging over bare rei is a trial set for next month on a charge of threntding a Bank Employee and damaging property. Bare rei said he will not let that matter interfere with his campaign. Voters head to the polls on april 2nd. Early voting now underway. Weve got more on the times and locations for you on our website go. To wusa9. Com and search for the d. C. Voter guide. Turning now to Montgomery County tonight, you know a judge is seangd message when he hands down a sentence of 150 years. The judges message to convicted sex predator joey. Dexter, rot in jail. 150 years for raping men that he drugged after meeting them at beer pong tournaments. He was convicted of assaulting five men but prosecutors believe there are at least 25 more victims they have not been able to identify from the videos that poindexter himself made. There are 30 files of men who were subjected to the same types of atrocities, Sexual Atrocities when they were incapacitated, when they were unconscious. Prosecutors say he recorded his attacks for years and those very videos are what helped to convict him. Right now the latest headlines from around the world. We begin in iraq where a major city could soon fall into the hands of isis. Militants fighting for the terror group could be hours away from taking cont ramadi, a city west of baghdad. Iraqi forces are fighting to keep them at bay. And in yemen tonight residents are assessing the damage after another round of saudiled air strikes. The country has been on the brink of fighting. Yelm mens president was forced to get out to a safe haven in saudi arabia. A solemn ceremony in boston. Bagpipes playing on the streets there honoring those killed and injured two years ago today in the Boston Marathon bombings. The citys mayor declared april 15th one boston day, a day for residents there to give back to the community. And in atlanta, a judge threw the book at Public School educators. The aid who played a role in the widespread conspiracy to inflate students scores will spend one and seven years in prison. And some of musics best and brightest were on capitol hill tonight. This year they were joined by a surprise guest. Were going to take you to the annual grammys on the hill event. Plus, new 911 technology thats designed to save lives in urban areas. Well have that four up next. Very nice outside although a lot of clouds. Question is what about wakeup weather. Will the clouds give way to showers in the looks dry. A fair amount of clouds and chilly by 7 00. 40 to 50. Mid40s to low 50s by 9 00. Well come back, talk about if we have to worry about showers later in the day, and well have the threedegree guarantee. Theres so much more to tell you the about tonight. We are just getting started. Youre watching wusa 9 news at 11 00. [ female announcer ] Business Travel isnt just about the going. Its also about the going home. And being connected all along the way. Whether youre working or recharging do Business Travel on your terms. Acela. Take off. We are showing you new technology that could forever change the way 911 operates and saves lives, especially in high rise buildings. That technology is being tested in tysons corner. Heres Investigative Reporter russ ptacek with a story you are seeing first on wusa 9. Reporter it shows where you are and would floor you are on. This new generation 911 would require new phones to add a chip the size of a baby aspirin for tracking. 911, what is the address of your emergency . Reporter the prototype is inside that box attached to a phone. If rolled out, it would be replaced by a tiny chip and go far beyond your address in an emergency. I see you in the passageway. Reporter a few blocks away at mclean Technology Firm nex nav, an engineer can track his location within a few feet sideways, up, or down by triangulation on the net work. Our investigation with gannett stations across the country and usa today found current 911 may not find you with nirp from 10 to 95 of 911 systems not quickly displaying callers locations. Whats the address that you are at . Reporter in 2008 they couldnt find kidnapped victim in florida. I hear 25, but i dont know where you are. Reporter both women died. Where does it show you at now . Second floor. It shows the latitude, the longitude, and the altitude. Reporter giving 911 location and floor level of the 911 caller that differentiates it. This is whats critically missing. Reporter the 911 director says that floor level data could make a life saving difference especially in high rise buildings. Hes watching nexnav and other technology competing to identify location and elevation. In 911, as soon as you can do it the better it is for everyone. Reporter although bruce cox says the company has already built a network in 50 marks across country, the system remains in test mode. Within 24 months we would be able to develop those markets to where it could fullily entertain the signals. Reporter before they can go live the ftc says carriers have to adopt location standards in a process that could take six years just to start. Im Investigative Reporter russ ptacek, wusa 9. In addition to adding that new chip to cell phones 911 centers would have to contract with the company russ just showed us, nerkz, xnav, in order for that system to work. On the hill a mix of music and politics with a special guest award presenter. First Lady Michelle obama was on hand to honor grammy winning singer alicia keys giving her the Recording Artist Coalition award. The academy also honored lawmakers for their work regarding copyright laws. Its my favorite part of the evening, the threedegree guarantee. Guarantee. Heres the deal. We actually made it today pretty darn close. Almost on the button. Not quite. We forecasted a high today of 69 degrees. The high was 6. So we were one off. Very good. Nice. Shoe were forecasting a high of 6 tomorrow. Well see what happens. A look outside, our live michael son weather cam. No shortage of clouds but radar is quiet. Temperatures around sit, humidity still rather low at 39 . Winds are calm so this is a pretty good april evening. A mix of sun and clouds, but an okay day. Not yellow alert worthy by any means. Bus stop temperatures 40 to 52 so a light jacket in the morning. Friday okay, too, a little better chance of showers but not enough to change your plans. Saturday is now the better of the two weekend days. Thats opposite from yesterday. Keep that in mind. Saturday thats when you want to do your tee times, gardening, bike rides, and your jogging. A lot of clouds, sun, temperature in the low to mid 40s. By 9 00 were back in the 50s everywhere with a mix of sun and clouds. So you would need your sunglasses tomorrow. Not your umbrella. Most of the showers will hug i 81 and points west into the mountain and across the divide. In fact, by 1 00 were at 67 downtown, mid60s in the suburbs. A nice day to walk to lunch really. By 6 00 6. A lot of clouds. But still no green blobs. 63 in lease bunch. Even 63 up in hagerstown. Then by 10 00 tomorrow, now we see a couple of showers, maybe toward winchester. We could have a shower toward culpeper and luray. By overnight, midnight, a couple of showers getting closer, almost to manassas, but still nothing widespread and nothing heavy. So overnight partly to mostly cloudy, just chilly, lows 40 to 50, winds eastnortheast at 10. On the day planner we have 51, partly sunny skies, 5 by 9 00. Mid60s by 11, upper 60s under partly sunny skies at 1 00. So next three days, everything is green estimate some showers friday. Does not even washington a yellow alert. 7 1, pretty nice day. Gorgeous on saturday. Temperature 75 with sunshine. Now, the next seven days, even sunday is going to be okay. Some showers and storms possible late in the day. The nats game will be okay. A much better chance as we start the work week. Then tuesday good shape and wednesday were in decent shape. Nats in town thursday, friday, saturday, and sunday, and next tuesday wednesday. Lots of curly ws. But tonight were thinking about the rocking the red. Weve got playoff fever. 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How about the good news first . Its a best of seven series. The bad news, the capitals surrendered home ice advantage in game one. They were slow to start out and were just a step behind all game long. Ly a election ovechkin and john tavares leading their respective teams. A soft goal give did you know here. But the caps respond late in the 1st period. Brooks laich applies the pressure. Game tied at one after one. All islanders after that, though. John tavares with a clean win. Midway through the Second Period islanders add to the lead. Josh bailey scores on the second effort. Three unanswered goals to win 4 1. Dave owens has more from the verizon center. Reporter kristin, this series was billed as one between two teams very evenly matched. However, it didnt appear that way on the ice tonight, the islanders taking game one thanks to two things. Better execution and better effort. Our effort wasnt as high it is a needs to be. Its going to be game by game. Lack of execution. I think we need to think quicker and move our feet. Reporter the caps were also thwarted by someone they know very well in a former teammate. I dont think we had enough shots. Consequently, not enough rebounds and scrambles. I think he saw everything for the most part, and he is going to make those saves. Reporter what about game two . Brooks laich says the team will have to rely on its maturity simply saying we will have to park this one and move on. Game two is friday night. Not a lot of time to wallow. At the verizon center, dave owens, wusa 9 sports. A look at the final numbers, ovie, eight shots on goal. This is the fourth straight playoff win versus the caps. The wizards have been patiently waiting to see which team would be their first round opponent. Would they head north of the border or would it be a rematch in the windy city . The wiz we know are now headed to toronto to face the raptors. Tonights game, wizards and calves wrapping up the season. Meaningless game. Dejuan blair hits the shot to force overtime second in a row. In o. T. , its Brendan Haywood putting the cavs ahead for good. Cavs win in overtime. Despite the loss coach Randy Wittman pleased with the effort as the team heads to the playoffs. It was good for our guys. Theres going to be a game that some guys are going to get an opportunity that maybe hasnt been playing as much. So it was good. They battled. I was proud of our guys. And nationals trying to avoid the sweep today in a matinee in fenway. A solo home run over the monster part of a sixrun 3rd inning. Tyler moore gints on the act. Big comeback win. Good job. Caps play friday, wizards start on saturday. Any errors . Im sure there were. Theyre getting better. You see desmond making the errors, but today really stop dreaming. Its time for the volkswagen stop dreaming start driving event. Get a 1000 volkswagen credit bonus. Hurry in, during the final days of the volkswagen stop dreaming start driving event and you can get 0 apr, plus a 1,000 volkswagen credit bonus on 2015 jetta and passat models. Dont wait. Offers end april 30th. 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. Its a brighter day in detroit. Kids are feeling safer while they walk to school. 40 of the lights were out but theyre not out for long. Theyre coming back. We would love to hear from you. Tweet us any time day or night. One more quick look at the sevenday. A lot of clouds. Actually it is going to be a pretty good day. A couple of showers, but theyre not yellow alert worthy. 68 is our threedegree guarantee tomorrow. Saturday is your day. Golfable. Thats wusa 9 news. 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