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
Reporter sessions said he discussed terrorism and ukraine with the russian ambassador. In a statement, the state Department Said earlier today that sessions had 25 conversations with foreign ambassadors last year when he was still in the senate. It went on to say, liz, that none of those conversations was inappropriate. Now that Jeff Sessions is out, who will be handling russia . The acting Deputy Attorney general, will lead investigations into russians alleged interference in last years election. A few weeks ago he was named the acting attorney general. As for president trump, he put on his commanderinchief hat today and boarded one of the largest warships in the world. To outline his plans for a massive military buildup. Our navy is the smallest its been since, believe it or not, world war i. Dont worry. Its going to soon be the largest its been. [ applause ] speaking aboard the u. S. S. Gerald ford in newport news, virginia, the president wants to grow the navy from 272 to 350 activ
Reporter firefighters are guaranteed about 70 of their income after retirement in their 50s and in san ramon, firefighters contribute close to 25 of their income to their pension. The Contra Costa Taxpayer Association believes the system wont work. Its unreasonable. Its unaffordable. Most importantly from a taxpayer perspective and from the perspective of the firefighters, its unstainable. Reporter but chief mayer says san ramon is an example of a Fire District doing things right. We have a sustainable system. We are paying all our unfunded liabilities. Were actually one of the only agencies i know in the United States that pays extra money towards our unfunded liabilities in retirement medical and pension costs. Reporter and the fire chief tells me that a starting firefighter here would make about 90,000 a year in salary alone. In san ramon, jessica flores, kpix 5. New at 6 00, your tax dollars not at work. We have learned that caltrain is paying millions of dollars for contractors to
Welcome back. Broncos defeated 3020 in the [ inaudible ] to have over hundred 34 run stopping a run as a group effort. A look like to mimic we could tackle better do a lot of things better. We were we have to find a way to run the football somehow, someway. Obviously, the last two weeks its been nonexistent. He is doing better. We hope to get him out of the cast and sweet. This first series, we went to something that gave us a chance to move the football. We average sixpoint sometimes it all came after a very poor start. Drama [ inaudible ] they are very athletic. Their edges are are what give you a lot of problems from an offensive standpoint. We need to protect those edges and handle it. If you look at it from we didnt do weve got to do something to help them. Some form of success for ball movement. Broncos head coach their with 218 yards rushing for oakland. Certainly not a great night. Its going to be a lot of issues for this team moving forward. It changes everything. If you canno
Local 5 news at 10 starts in 30 seconds. Youre watching local 5 news at 10 in hd. We are your forecast first. Brad wx wall weather adlib our quiet, mild weather is about to change as we head into tonight and tomorrow. We had light winds and mild temperatures the past two days, but some northerly winds will be bringing us back down to closer to normal for late february. Look for our mostly cloudy skies to continue tonight with even a few light showers possible for mainly eastern counties early tonight. The winds will be increasing from the nnw at 1020 mph and stay with us the next two days. This will mean colder temperatures with mainly 30s the next two days for highs. We could see a little sunshine thursday afternoon, but a better chance for that on friday with our best looking day will be saturday with sunshine and milder sw winds helping to push us up into the 50s in central iowa with some areas reaching 60 our relatively warm weather will hold into early sunday, but then a cold fron