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Mudflats. Turkish traits presenting a colon area specialty from istanbul. We kick off today show where some travel back in time have you ever wondered what it was like to live some two thousand years ago all the visual artist. Has given it some thought and hes recreated civilization as it was back our uses the famous park alter and the city of the same name as his backdrop this is a visual feast is on display in berlin and takes visitors on a journey to another time. The ancient city of pergamon is faithfully recreated in fine detail in a three thousand square metre space the colossal panorama is the work of artist as he sees its public debut twenty eleven now as he is presenting an expanded version in what he. Built for the purpose next. Of kin its known program on since i was a child and ive also been very fascinated with it in terms of the architecture and the way this acropolis was built pile was saying its almost modern architecture also the way they found this location this mount
driver physically removed him from the bus in the 2300 block of clarendon boulevard after an altercation. that passenger was taken to a local hospital with a broken arm. other drivers on that route are not shocked. you get wild, shouldn t be on the bus. reporter: some passengers agree. i have ridden the 38b and other buses for more than 15 years and occasionally i see displays of what i call inappropriate behavior and i think the bus drives generally have an drivers generally have an extraordinary amount of patience. reporter: we understand the dispute was over paying the fare. the spokeswoman says it is the bus driver s job to collect the fare. some passengers are not sympathetic to a rider who didn t want to fork over money for a ride. i got to pay it if i want to ride. reporter: metro says the driver reported the incident to his supervisor and continued on his route until he was instructed to hold his bus at the pentagon where he was arrested. i don t know
this is abc 7 news at 6:30, on your side. te afr 18 years of not knowing if captain michael scott spiker was dead or a prisoner of war, we have answers. the remains of the first american killed in operation desert storm have been recovered. today s announcement from the pentagon in is nearly two decades of uncertainty, and finally brings closure to the wife and children he leaves behind. of first american soldier killed in operation desert storm is now the last to come home. today the navy announced that the remains of captain michael scott speicher have been found and positively identifd. it is bittersweet. gregg s the navy pilot was flying and a combat mission on the first night of the first gulf war in 1991 when he was shot down. ins re for years, rumors pstersied that he s in 2001,caof e beus the uncertainty, his status was changed from killed to missing in action. many can only imagine what the family winter. i would think they assumed the worst and went on fr
inviia bunoh rtd an buwestnorth and we elcabulencd uth of town in effect until 9:00 but i think we can give you the all clear as far as severe weather goes for everybody. now back to the news desk. that severe weather you talked about knocked down a large tree on 66 in virginia. it fell across the westbound lanes of the roadway in rosslyn. we re told two people with minor injuries were taken to virginia hospital in arlington. traffic was blocked more than an hour while crews worked to remove the tree. the scene is now clear. a bus operator was busted for driving on a suspended license. why didn t metro know about it until an accident yesterday that s one of the questions asked by our digital correspondent scott broom who s following this still developing story. reporter: at a busy intersection, 25th and southeast on thursday a second fender bender. reporter: witnesses say a metro bus hit a car pulling in to traffic from the curb, a minor incident that turned in