Go . Those are the kinds of questions were asking after that bus jacking in northeast d. C. A driver attacked and a man struck and killed. News 4s Kristin Wright talked to riders this morning. Shes live at the depot. Reporter this is where drivers pick up their bus in the morning and drop them off in the evening. The driver we talked to says he considers himself a Public Servant and the safety of his passengers is number one. The day after its still just as shocking, a man hijacking a metro bus in northeast, attacking the driver with needle nose pliers and then running over and killing 40yearold anthony payne. But the job must go on. Today metro bus drivers are coming and going knowing that it could have happened to them. Its just unbelievable. Just loss for words. Rep for metro for almost 20 years . Yes, this is what i do every day. Reporter he didnt want us to show his face, but hes got something to say. On the bus every day he watches, pays attention. How can we prepare ourselves to
Today he was one step closer to learning his fate in this leesburg courtroom. It was october of last year when patrick wren and his wife, leah, were killed as they rode together on a harley. They both loved it. That was just something they enjoyed. Reporter the driver who hit them, 54yearold attorney mark scarlotta was driving drunk. His blood alcohol level was almost twice the legal limit. Today he pleaded ggt to two counts of manslaughter and one dui telling the judge, quote, its the best way to put all this behind us. Not so simple a task for the victims family. Taking a day at a time and seeing what they would want me to do. Reporter he could get between 1 and 20 years on each of the manslaughter charges. Hes out on bond but is due to turn himself in on august 7th with a sentencing hearing scheduled for december. In the wake of the familys loss, theres reflection and also advice for those who would make the decision to drink and drive. I couldnt imagine doing it. I know what its li
No word yet on when the inner loop at New Hampshire will reopen. Right now a complete mess and totally jammed. If youre headed out soon, definitelily avoid that. The other incident that were following is in Prince Georges County. Chopper 4 over that scene. This is water street and main street, a pedestrian hit by a bus, dragged 30 feet, pinned under the bus and pronounced dead at the scene. This is a Prince Georges County transportation bus also known as the bus. As soon as we get more information, well pass it along. Richard. Right now police are on the scene of a deadly shooting in bowie. Chopper 4 above that home shortly after the first investigators arrived. This is along chessington way not far from the beltway. Megan mcgrath has been on the scene all morning. Shes live with what police and those in the neighborhood are seeing. Megan. Reporter richard, five hours later you can see behind me that investigators are still here on the scene gathering evidence. They have been talking t
The only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. So the United States little being with with a Broad Coalition to dismantle this network of death. The president there being forceful and eventually optimistic with his message. Calling on the world to join in on this fight against isis. Hes also said that this is a time for the world, especially muslim communities, to explicitly and forcefully reject the ideology of organizations like al qaeda and isis. He went on to emphasize in this effort the United States does not act alone. So far, more than 40 nations have offered to join this coalition to fight the terrorists. Barbara. Thank you, angie. The president s comments follow new air strikes overnight, targeting isis in syria and iraq. U. S. Defense leaders say they launched four air strikes in iraq and one in syria. They used a mix of attack, both bomber and fighter jets. The u. S. Arab partners helped in the air strike in syria. Well, break out the umbrella. S
Outside on our tuesday, its indeed a weather alert day as you mentioned. Frequent updates will be here on nbc4 throughout the course of the afternoon. Main threats today, another changes some damaging wind gusts along with downpours of rain. The primary risk is 3 00 to 9 00 p. M. Today. That is the timing everywhere in the yellow shading along the blue ridge ahead of a cold front. It will spark off the strong to severe thunderstorms later this afternoon into the metro area. For now most of the rain is in the mountains of west virginia. But it wont be long until the rain drops move into the metro. Currently temperatures are in the low to mid80s. It is plenty steamy with temperatures hovering near 90 degrees for much of the afternoon. Thunderstorms developing around 3 00 and continuing until 9 00 this evening. Break down the individual chances for Severe Weather to talk about the cooler and dryer weather ahead in the next few minutes. Thank you, chuck. And to stay ahead of the storms, do