Kevin in 2008, trooper two crashed on approach to joint base andrews killing four on board. Since then they have overhauled the entire aviation program, retraining the staff and purchasing a new fleet of helicopters. The helicopters the Maryland State Police currently own are the ones that met all the safety recommendations that were made after the crash of trooper two. They met all of those requirements. It was decided by a Blue Ribbon Commission these are the best helicopters for the job in the state of maryland. Kevin before grounding the choppers on sunday, m. S. P. Called on Delaware State Police and u. S. Park police for help. Those agencies have since run five medevac calls here in maryland. M. S. P. Stressing no patients have been negatively impacted. Were live outside joint base andrews. Im kevin lewis. Abc7 news. Alison . Alison thank you very much. Right now President Trump is at Dover Air Force base in delaware. The presidt with the family of chief special Warfare Operator
Overnight robberies of drugstores and Convenience Stores in anne arundel, howard, prince georges and montgomery county. It is common practice for our Robbery Detectives to speak to other detectives about the trends they are having or we are having to see if we are being hit by the same suspects. Stephen again, the interrogation continues at this moment. We have learned that investigators characterize it as a complex case. Keep in mind a number of incidents spread across this county alone, so at this point, while the interviews are going on, still no word of charges in this case. Reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. Alison a homeowner fires back and hits an intruder in lothian, maryland, this morning. As brad bell after being hit by a bullet the intruder wasnt finished. It was 8 00 this morning in this community with big homes on big lots. A husband and wife just beginning their day, realize a man has broken into their house. They cop fronted him cop fronted him. Attempted to pus
How are you doing . A big smile and a bouquet of flowers. They have an immigrant visa which means they can now have a path laid for them to become permanent citizens here in the united states. They sold all their possessions in iran and decided to come to america. Got stuck for five days in limbo. Finally here they are making it for this very happy reunion as they arrive here in northern virginia. Live at dulles airport, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. Larry great story there. Thanks. The whirlwind of the president s first 100 days continued today with an attack on nafta. President donald trump telling lawmakers at the white house today he thinks the u. S. Trade agreement with mexico and canada is a catastrophe. President trump its been a catastrophe. I want to change it. Maybe we do it. Maybe we do a new nafta and put an extra f in the term nafta. The f is for free and fair trade. Employees of Harley Davidson to talk about manufacturing. Alison tomorrow marks two weeks since the violent pro
Trafficking. We are aware of the potential of sex trafficking and missing teenagers. We reviewed all the cases and there is no indication there is a connection. Sam the recent addition is a 16yearold girl who disappeared three weeks ago today around 7 00 a. M. In the 3500 block of minnesota avenue southeast. 16yearold faith nelson, 52, 120 pounds. Reporting from southeast washington, im sam ford, abc7 news. Michelle you can see photos of all the missing children at wjla. Com. Jonathan all right. Now to the developing story we have been following in lorton. It could be days before that garbage fire we showed you last night. It has been burning and it will keep burning at the recycling center. I started after 9 00 last night. And q mccray is there live with the latest. They will let it burn itself out . Q yeah. Let me show the viewers at home what we are talking about this afternoon. Here it is. As you can see, you will notice the smoke. This fire continues to smolder right now over 30 h
Anytime there is a problem on the metro. Perhaps you want News Headlines or metro. Sign up for all of it. Wjla. Com text. Alison did you see this . Flames lit up the night in lorton after a fire broke out inside a trash and recycling center. Tonight, the flames are under control. But the fire continues to smolder. Sending smoke across the area including right on to i95. Q mccray joins us live near the scene with the response and how those nearby are dealing with this. Q . Q that is the question. How will the people nearby deal with the smoke and the stench . The smoke is moving away from us but when it does move it moves like a fog and it smells like melting plastic. We have been on top of the story since late last night with skytrak7 over the scene. This was the scene around 10 00 last night. Red hot flames glowing in t night sky. First responders doing their best to save the trash and recycling plant in lorton. The threestory fire is under control but the smoke isnt. It continues to