Expected to attend tonights capitol fourth concert on the west lawn. Smoky robinson and rock star gavin degraw will perform. Pretty proud to be an american. Reporter to make sure this area is safe, u. S. Park Police Officers set up eight check point this is morning and canines went to work i think our country doesnt often recognize how much its contributed to the world, liberty and freedom. So that is what this means to me. Reporter the essence of the holiday culminates tonight with a fantastic fireworks display. Exciting to me to be part of an American Heritage with my children now. Reporter if the weather co operates and it is expected to cooperate, the free concert starts at 8 00 p. M. Then the fireworks are scheduled to go off at 9 09 p. M. Just beyond from where i am standing, reporting Live National mall, wusa 9. Fingers crossed it will still go off stephanie thank you. Todays weather forced the white house to cancel its barbecue on the south lawn with military heros celebrations
Going on and Cherry Blossoms are blooming. Its one of the most visited times of the year for the capitol hill area. Im sure that thats being taken into consideration as well. In the control room if you can bring up the 10year yield and 2year yield that would be interesting as well to see if weve seen a little bit of safety there, that would be a natural reaction to whats been happening. The 2year had been going up after the sale. Auction came out at 1 00, highest yield of the year and i have not seen what its done since that time. Good point there. Were monitoring the report that gunshots have been heard in the Capitol Visitors Center which is as we mentioned a moment ago underground complex that allows entry into the capitol. All right, out of associate press, also from reuters, Associated Press quoting capitol officials, one Capitol Police officer, shot, not fatally, the shooter in custody. The Police Officers wound is not serious and that is obtained from the sergeant at arms office
Covered in blood. Reporter Airport Security camera captured this image of three men, that belgium prosecutors say are behind the attacks. Authorize believe that the two men in black, blew themselves up, they have issued a wanted notice for third suspect. Another deadly explosion, rock a busy subway station an hour later, some Passengers Evacuated through dark tunnels. Belgium Authorities Say there is still a strong possibility of another terrorist attack but people here in brussels, have allowed to return to the streets, and the subway system is slowly reopening. Speak nothing cuba president obama condemned the attacks. We must be together, regardless of nationality, or race or faith, in fight ago begins the scourge of terrorism. Reporter the attacks comes days after authorities in brussels arrested Salah Abdeslam a key suspect in the paris deadly a tax. One thing shack go to me in the wake of the paris attacks yet another sophisticated coordinated attack, right under the nose of europ
Hearing 13 people dead at the airport and another ten subway station. And were also hearing another 35 were injured. All of this is according to belgium broadcaster vrt. Vrt reporting there are numerous injuries there and deaths. Belgium officials calling this a Suicide Attack. It happened in brussels suburb close to european quarter which much of European Union is base based. All flights out of brussels have been cancelled at this hour and flights coming in are diverted. Thousands of passengers have been moved to tarmac area for their safe six blast happening around 8 a. M. Brussels time that is peak travel time. We have also learned that all metro stations in brussels are closed after reports of additional explosions at several subway stops in city and authorities are referring to these sxwlotions as terror owe attacks. We were reporting earlier they were not sure but now theyre saying it is a terror and terror level there has been raised to the maximum level and blast comes days aft
Thats peak travel time. We have also learned all metro stations in brussels are closed today after reports of additional explosions in several subway stops in the city. Authorities referring to these explosions as terror attacks. Terror level there of course raised to the highest level and blast just days after only surviving member of par ace tacks was arrested in brussels. Authorities feared that his arrest could triingle more attacks. Right now president of france is Holding Emergency Meeting and security is stepped up in london main airport. Britain Terror Threat level stan at severe second high easton five point scale mean ago tack is likely. Here locally we heard from Metro Transit Police in district tweeted this out saying mtpd is closely monitoring events in brussels with fed partners. If you see something, Say Something with the phone number 2029622121 or text mtpd coming out of brussels this morning. To Fairfax County investigators are looking into who may have known about a