270 northbound andsouthbound, no delays there. 66, 95 in virginia also rolling along pretty nicely. Westboundi leesburg p at pimmit drive still a wer main break so eastbound lane are okay. No problems on the bay bridge heading to beach. A good beach weekend, chuck bell . You bet. Get to that in a second. First thing. Look at the beautiful sunrise on a friday morning. The weather has taken a turn foh better. Much better. The winds have changed. A gusty northwest wind this afternoon. It will lrovidewer humidity and cooler mornings to come and 100 sunshine for your weekend. We are getting out the door this morning. Not too much cooler yet. Youll notice the real change later today and tonight. We are mostly in the low to mid70s on a friday morning. Hourbyhour temperatures, not a big jumptoday. Most areas will barely get back above 80 for a High Temperature today. 84 downtown. Could be isolated rain shower or two middle part of the afternoon but no Severe Weather threat for today. Beach for
Amtrak 501, emergency, we are on the ground. Thats a first tonight. Lets get started. We are all over the three parts of this big breaking story tonight. Heres whats ahead. Transportation reporter pete muntean talks about the trains speed. Weve got a reporter on scene, too. But first lets set the scene for you. It is a jumbled mess. There were 14 cars on this train. Most of them jumped the tracks. There were about 80 passengers on board and a crew of five when the train rounded a curb over interstate 5 and derailed. Listen to the conversation between the trains conductor and dispatchers. Amtrak 501, emergency. We are on the ground. Hey, guys, what happened . We were coming around the corner to take the bridge over i5 there right north of nisqually and we went on the ground. Is everybody okay . Im st weve got cars everywhere and down onto the highway. The drivers whose cars were hit by the falling train were injured. None of them, though, are among the dead tonight. That crash scene you
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Much resumed back to normal. We have video of the alleged suspect as he was being taken into custody with blood on his hands here outside of the metro stop. At this point, we have not confirmed whether authorities said that was the suspect involved they were waiting for one of the victims to be returned to the area to make a positive identification on him. Metro spokesperson said this happened around 3 30 this afternoon, the suspect got on the train on the Lenfant Plaza stop headed to the New Carrollton area. At some point, the suspect tried to rob someone on the train. Another man tried to intervene to help. The suspect stabbed that man in the hand. Again, were told that he is expected to be ok. Now, some of the trains, were told were delayed earlier because authorities were busy trying to collect evidence on the trains. Were told that took about 20 to 30 minutes. Were told that everything should be resumed back to normal at this point. But there might be some residual delays because
Good evening. Andrea. Reporter good evening, jan. Betty jean queen wasnt missing. And it was a Montgomery County correctional officer who was first to figure that out. I was like i know her. Shes been housed in my facility. Reporter Corporal Davidson was surprised to see the familiar face of Betty Jean Queen during yesterdays public plea for help from queens sister. We want you back home. Please get in touch with us. Reporter the gaithersburg woman disappeared a month ago without a trace. She wasnt combative, but she wasnt responsive. Reporter turns out queen had been booked in the jail as jane smith because she had no identification, no fingerprints on file and she refused to give her name. A diagnosed schizophrenic shed been arrested for trespassing, Disorderly Conduct and assaulting a police officer. Do you see a lot of faces . Reporter Corporal Davidson immediately told the therapist in the jail who had connections at the state Mental Health facilities. She told me i definitely che