20th century. February 19, 1942, president record roosevelt issued executive order 9066, leading to a forced relocation and internment of over 100,000 people of japanese ancestry who lived on the west coast of the u. S. 62 of the internees were american citizens. A challenge to democracy from 1944 is a 20 minute War Relocation Authority film which attempts to justify the policy by showing the internment process and Living Conditions in the camps, sometimes admitting that there were problems, but are frequently glossing over the many negative aspects of forced relocation. Evacuation more than 100,000 men, women, and children of japanese ancestry removed from their homes in the Pacific Coast states to wartime communities established in outoftheway places. There are evacuations did not imply individual disloyalty, but designed to reduce the military hazard at a time when danger of invasion was great. 2 3 of the evacuees are american citizens by right of birth. The rest are there japanese
68 to 50. Laying, how is the traffic . A new accident in san jose with one lane blocked if san jose at the bay bridge toll plaza it is busy. From the east bay to San Francisco the drive take you 15 minutes. Walnut creek is moving better than the plaza but you can see more traffic gumming up away from treat boulevard to highway 24. Measles could be on the mines of many bart riders after a widespread watching they my have been exposed to the virus by another passenger and the biggest concern is for those would ward bart between lafayette and montgomery station between february 46. Amy hollyfield is at the lafayette station. Amy . Some commuters we have met have concerns and questions and others would were vaccinated as children fowl like they have a suit of armor and are not too worried. This is barts business of the line so Health Officials do have concerns about 25,000 people take this line each day. This virus is airborne for two hours. Do the math, you can see why Health Officials ar
Ventilation fans inside that tunnel to begin activating. Of course, it was rapidly filling with smoke. The ntsb says there was also severe arcing damage. And we also know that many of those passengers were on that train for about an hour. So it appears now from this report that the ntsb essentially knew what the trouble began but they dont know why. Theyre looking to a number of things. Was there damage somehow to that third rail . Was there a surge in electricity . Did something hit that rail . Right now, they dont know. Typically, the ntsb investigation can take quite a lodge time. They say theyre going through all the maintenance records and training records. Theyve been doing witness interviews but this investigation is expected to be comprehensive. It could take between six months and a year. Live in southwest washington richard reid abc 7 news. Thank you richard. Stay with abc 7 for the latest on the metro smoke investigation. 7 on your side team will keep digging for answers int
Weather advisory top our now. Howard bernstein is standing by with all the details. We can see the snow on the brim of your hat. Reporter it was a pretty scene out there. If youre driving, anywhere from a trace to 3isms across the region. Were looking at the system. The back edge trying to get into the shenandoah valley. Weve seen snow break out in the last 50 to 90 minutes in d. C. Metro. South of town, this is snow. Im getting reports as far south as waldorf of snow mixing in. This should be white down here but its a little warmer. Northwest seeing it melt more than stick. North and west of town, i want to show you the temperatures. You can see why it is sticking. 30 in gaithersburg, 32 leesburg. 38 at reagan national. So we have to watch this. I want to take you out to some of the locations on our Traffic Cameras here. Were going to go to winchester first. Theyre doing a good job out on the roads. The roads are wet but were seeing the buildup on the grassy areas. Haymarket, virginia
Will continue to keep you updateond this with whole lot more details coming up in my report. As of right now lets go back over to the desk, ukee. Vittoria, thank you. As search for missing West Chester University student stretches to the seventh day his roommate and cousin speak exclusively with Eyewitness News. Reporter just continue finch is outside the bar in manayunk where Shane Montgomery was last seen, justin, good morning. Reporter good morning, nicole, seven days later they are in the giving up hope at all. His cousin and roommate are in touch with the fbi and police and they are also telling us exclusively they are doing whatever it takes to bring shane home. They are also among the last to see shane. Now it has been six days going on seven, in intense search efforts to find shane including combing the Manayunk Canal and family and friend posting flyers all over the city. They are also looking to and will continue to do so this morning. This is an all out effort to find 21 yea