Cannot comment. Addiction specialist says fentanyl is so powerful, it can drive users or those who want to sell it to commit crimes. With any opioid addiction people go in withdrawals if they dont have the medication. Physical and psychological withdrawal. They will do what they need to do to manage their symptoms. Stephen late this afternoon we received another email from the Fire Department that states the department is taking the allegations very seriously that within the last 24 hours it continued to investigate engine 15 and the other fire stations and found no evidence of misplaced or missing fentanyl. It also called on anyone who knows anything about the situation to come forward. So the department can act swiftly and in accordance with the law. Reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. Leon thank you, you saw that story last week and today d. C. Began testing students at three schools for lead after elevated levels were found in the Drinking Water. D. C. Bureau chief sam ford
Morning. Eastbound 7 at battlefield parkway, we still have the troubles. Branch after avenue 301, nothing bad. Travel times in ten minutes. Brace yourself for a slow travel day. Fog could be a problem. We are working for you to get you safely to where you want to go. News 4s Erika Gonzalez joins us live from arlington where traffic looks pretty steady. Good morning, erika. Reporter good morning, eun. Yes, it is steady. Starting to see a few very light sprinkles. If we pan over, zoom in into the Air Force Memorial less than an hour ago you could barely make that out. Now that fog looks like its starting to burn off. Now you can see a little bit more of the memorial, see the peaks on that. Definitely a foggy start. Give yourself extra time and check your tires. It is december 23rd, the get away day. People bolting out of town. According to aaa, 100 Million People will head out for travel this holiday week. Driving, 2. 5 Million People from our area will hit the roads. The biggest thing h
That keeps the cool, dry air in place. However, it is going to warm up this afternoon. Its just going to be nice and comfortable because of the low humidity. 60 degrees in martinsburg and westminster. 65 in waldorf and 66 in Downtown Washington. No rain to worry about. That is all moved off to the east. More rain arrives tomorrow. Well talk about that in the first alert sevenday. Time for timesaver traffic and larry miller. Thank you. Sky 9 right now on the scene of that fatal accident out in gaithersburg. Gern the icc westbound gaithersburg again the icc westbound is closed. Police continue to get more information involving the accident. Sorry for the the grainy picture. Looks like sky 9 is having some issues. I want to take you to virginia, the northbound side. The left lane blocked as a result of an accident. Our trafficland cam shows us how things are shaping up in that area. Police are still on the scene. Its as far south as dale city youll see delays in that area. Add anywhere fr
And why this officers fate may be changing. News4 midday starts right now. We start off with breaking news. The u. S. Justice department is now investigating the Chicago Police department, specifically its use of force. The civil rights probe will look at policies and practices and study complaints against Chicago Police and discipline taken against its rank and file. Attorney general Loretta Lynch made the announcement within the hour. She said the federal government decided they had to step in after a preliminary review. We will examine a number of issues related to the Chicago Police departments use of force including its use of deadly force, racial, ethnic and other disparities in its use of force and its accountsibility mechanisms, such as disciplinary actions and handling of allegations of misconduct. A Chicago Police officer is charged with murder after shooting teenager Laquan Mcdonald 16 times. There is no timeline for the Justice Department review. Rahm emanuel now says the c
For the news at noon. Im mike hydeck. Tributes to the victims of the terrorist attacks will continue at the pentagon. There was a Memorial Service for family members this morning and there will be another tribute in about two hours. Delia goncalves spent the Early Morning hours watching the sunrise over the pentagon and filed this report. Reporter the Air Force Memorial is not only a beautiful location, its a very poignant one. This spot marks the exact flight path of the plane that crashed into the west side of the pentagon 30 minutes after the attack in new york. Shivers. Its an incredible day and of course its the exact same weather. Reporter steve wood started his day at the Air Force Memorial capturing the sun rising over the pentagon where an American Flag was unfurled in the same spot where that plane crashed that fateful day killing 185 people. I was standing in my office in springfield when the plane hit the pentagon and the whole building shook. Reporter with the sound of jet