Machines. During the chaos, a second attacker went upstairs and blew himself up. The third attacker waited outside. Detonating his explosives as people ran out of that airport in a panic. 42 people killed. More than 230 wounded. There are no known american casualties. Some of the victims have yet to be identified. Steve handelsman is at Reagan National as security measures at home are revealed. Steve . Reporter thanks. Officials at airports across america are nervous. They know terrorists are copy cats. Officials are worried. They know terrorists are copy cats. That after the isisinspired attack on belgiums airport the Brussels Airport in march came istanbul. Airports are perfect targets. Security looks tighter at some u. S. Terminals but defending any airport is a tough task. They are full of people. 62 million a year in and out of istanbuls airport that reopened today. 101 million at atlantas hartsfield airport, the busiest in the world. That alone looks tempting to isis and its foll
Its becoming more clear that isis is connected to the attack. President barack obama addressed that at a summit in canada. They are going to be defeated in syria, they are going to be defeated in iraq and they are going to be on the run wherever they hide and we will not rest until we have dismantled these networks of hate that have an impact on the entire civilized world. The death toll from the airport attack now stands at 42 tonight. That number could rise. As families gather outside a morgue near the istanbul airport waiting for new names to be added to the list of victims who have already been identified. The istanbul airport attack is affecting travelers here at home. Bruce johnson has bruce leshan has that part of the story for us. Reporter new tactics, new responses, federal Homeland Security officials tell me they are adapting to the changing Threat Landscape heavily armed Airports Police patrolling the terminal at Reagan Washington National to deter terrorists and ease the fe
To spark a fire. Wiedefeld says he understands this is a huge impact on the d. C. Area but said safety is the biggest concern. The risk to the public is low. I cannot rule out potential life safety issue here. We must take this action immediately. This will impact the entire metropolitan region. No doubt. We recognize its difficult to get to work and get to school. Everyone relying on metro. They are trying to figure out a plan to deal with this. They are talking to the d. C. Public schools. They will provide buses above ground to include for school is a major hassle tomorrow. Reporting live, richard reeve, abc7 news. Leon first time we have seen this without a storm involved. Because of that the announcement is causing a lot of commuters draws to drop. Maureen sam ford picks up the Team Coverage in southeast washington. Sam we are at the armory metro station in southeast washington. People have heard about the situation. The way it is affecting the city, the Mayors Office feel the gov
We will put together a list of participants on our nbc washington app. Are you all done . No. Its because were working so hard, right, david . Lets check in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell whos checking in on the weather. What do you think, chuck . Its been an incredibly milder month. Its been on average 9 degrees above average. It will be a gusty and blustery kind of afternoon. One weekend of winter will be saturday and sunday and then back to 70 for santa. Are you kidding me . Watch what happens with your temperature here. 46 now. Hardly anything in the way of a rise of the temperatures. In fact, i think well stay to the mid to upper 40s. By later this afternoon, look at this. Temperatures falling during the afternoon while the sun is still out. Winds will be increasing to ta 15 to 20 miles per hour. Windchills will be down to near freezing by 5 00 this evening and your friday night will be a frigid one. Youll need the heavy coats again. Windchills back into the 20s. How l
Carol. Cop killers on the loose, the community in mourning. Local, state and federal agents looking for the suspects. Now, here is what they tell us. It all started yesterday at about 8 00 a. M. When lieutenant gliniewicz was about a mile from where im standing now, investigating suspicious activity. He radioed into dispatch. He described the suspects as two white males and a black male. And then that radio conversation went to radio silence. They sent in backup and of course those Police Officers that went found lieutenant gliniewicz shot and killed. And that unleashed this manhunt for these suspected cop killers. Were also learning more about this lieutenant whos loved in this community, carol. Weve learned that he started a program for children who were aspiring to be Police Officers. Its a program called explorer. And he touched so many lives and so many young people that were hoping to be Police Officers and who looked up to him. Here is what one of those individuals had to say. I