He pulled over in the southbound shoulder of i95, when another vehicle that was traveling in the southbound lanes left its lane hitting the police cruiser, then the trooper and the other car that he pulled over. Again, the trooper was rushed to baltimore shock trauma. The other two were taken to Howard County hospital. Still unclear what caused that driver to leave her lane or how fast she was going but state police say all of this highlights the dangers of their job. Its always dangerous out there. One of the most Dangerous Things we do every day is when we get out of the vehicle conducting traffic stops. One of the reason some laws have been passed and kind of give us that barrier protection. Again, we want to continue to reiterate to the public as they are driving up to keep an eye out for us. Know we are out there trying to do our jobs. Reporter im told the state trooper who was injured has been with the Maryland State Police department for about a year and a half. Live in Howard C
Fuss there is more to come tomorrow. We had to issue a yellow alert tomorrow for the potential for severe storms. You can see the area of Severe Weather from d. C. To philadelphia. The farther north you go, you have a better chance of Severe Weather but tomorrow the threat is going to be damaging winds. Damaging winds is what were concerned about tomorrow. On the futurecast we will start at 1 00. Some showers back to the west, albeit light. By 3 00, look at the temperature. Already 91 downtown. Notice the reds and the yellows. By 5 00 we have a pretty good line of showers and storms from hagerstown back to winchester. 98 in leesburg. Thats going to roll through during the tail end of the rush hour. If you looked carefully you saw some reds flash. A few could be severe. We have issued a yellow alert. We will come back and show you who is still is under a Flood Warning and have the 3degree guarantee. A maryland state trooper is recovering along with two other people after a car barreled
Melissa smarz. They get in the water, you know, it doesnt take much to be pulled away from the boat and that youre too far from the boat and youre in trouble. Where the friend reported that they had not returned from vote boating. The males body was found floating, maryland search crews were using sonar to locate the body. It uses a pulse to take a picture of the under the water floor and trying to identify anything. Reporter when their boat was locate this morning by the coast guard, the music was on and food had been prepared. Clear indication that there were people on board and most likely obviously they werent on board anymore and most likely fell overboard. Reporter the Stafford County couple has lived together for more than 18 years where neighbors were stunned. And that the experience boaters had run in to some kind of trouble. Wow. Yes, charles and melissa. I feel like im dreaming. Reporter charles graduated from Virginia Tech in 1981. With a degree in mechanical engineering. H
Hack a huge deal. Today were learning exactly how huge it was. The numbers are astounding. Hackers stole 19. 7 million Social Security numbers of americans who went through federal government background checks. They took another 1. 8 million from the applicants friends and family. The data had been stored by the office of personnel management, essentially the Human Resources department for the federal government. The hackers swept up addresses, education and employment history along with mental health, criminal and financial records. More than 1 million americans fingerprints were stolen. Some victims received letters from opm alerting them to the breach. They offer credit monitoring and other services. The government says there is no evidence yet the stolen information has been used for Identity Theft or other financial crimes. On the streets of d. C. Theres little trust in that assurance. I want to feel more secure about whats going on. I just want to feel more comfortable when this
Resignation follows that massive hacking breach at the federal agency in what was believed to be the largest cyber attack ever against government computers. The records of nearly 22 Million People were stolen from opm computers. U. S. Officials are not saying who is behind the attack, but many are pointing the finger at china. The chinese will use this to spy on us. This gives them an immense intelligence advantage. Millions of americans are receiving letters telling them their data is at risk. The white house says there is no indication yet those hackers have used the stolen information. At 6 00 peggy fox gets more information on the stolen information from federal information. An investigation found at Howard University hospital patient names, account numbers and Service Dates from the University Faculty practice plan were involved. About 1,400 patients are impacted. The error happened when a Debt Collection company sent parents letters to the wrong addresses. It will be a wet start