Do they have enough money . They certainly have enough money. Theres hundreds of millions of dollars in their capital budget. Reporter they say failure to do the fixes will result in tragedy. The controller says that 2245 personal injury claims are filed last year against department of correction a 37 increase. This is a situation thats gone on far too long and we have to be mindful not just that this puts a financial pressure on the city, but it also has a Human Element which is you dont want to put people in harms way. Reporter late today a department of correction spokesman said the agency, quote, has robust Fire Evacuation procedures in place and commissioner ponte is committed to ensuring that staff and inmates alike are not a risk. The department has taken significant steps with fdny to address the concerns. It can take 11 years until 2026 to fix everything. The agency does admit to having over 100 million in the budget for fire safety. It says it has installed you in a large sys
Front. Head in closer. Nothing severe. Heavier rain showers at this hour. Inside the capital beltway its dry. You have to head north to rockville to see light rain at this time. Around the 270 spur, the beltway. No problems at least right now. The wet roadways are in the forecast later to temperatures will fall in the 60s. Period of rain. Maybe you will hear an embedded thunderstorm or two. Cooler temperatures on the way. We look ahead to the upcoming weekend. Jonathan this is view from mobiletrak7 on g. W. Parkway heading to the beltway. Well check the Road Conditions and the travel times across the area. Jamie sullivan is joining us picture look at the afternoon ride. Well have it in a few minute. Last night severe tomorrows and possible tornadoes are blamed for killing at least five people across alabama and tennessee. Big degrees were ripped out of the ground falling on top of homes and cars. This is near huntsville, alabama. If that wasnt much different really in tennessee, just a
Both parties. Both sides attracted a large number of voters but it is here in New Hampshire which has a significant number of independent voters. I love you all. Thank you, New Hampshire reporter trump scored his first victory in the race, chalk it up to workingclass frustration with the economy and foreign policy. Plus the threat of terror attacks from isis and a belief that america has lost its respect in the world. We are going to start winning again. And were going to win so much, youre going to be so happy. Reporter Bernie Sanders also benefited from a push back by voters. They dont want to be forcefed an establishment candidate like hillary clinton. I say, huge, honest, energy, and the excitement. The Democratic Party will need to succeed in november. I still love New Hampshire. And i always will. I know i have some work to do. Particularly with young people. Even if they are not supporting me now, i support them. Reporter the biggest winner of the night may be john kasich. You m
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The airbus a321 broke apart at 31,000 feet, raining wreckage on egypts sinai peninsula. It took off from the seaside resort from Sharm Elsheikh bound for st. Petersburg, russia. All 224 on board were killed, and allen pizzey has the latest. Reporter the British Government said it was temporarily suspending flights to and from Sharm Elsheikh over fears the russian jet may have had a bomb on board. It is also sending British Aviation experts to the egyptian airport to assess the security situation further. Foreign secretary phillip hammond. We have concluded that there is a significant possibility that that crash was caused by an explosive device on board the aircraft. Reporter it comes on the same day an isis affiliate in sinai released an audiotape daring investigators to move that we did not take the plane down. Egyptian president Abdul Fattah Alsisi has dismissed the isis claim as propaganda. The russians have also been sceptical of any terror plot, but isis has recently been angered