Hey erin. Traffic is quiet. Look at all that 14 behind me and metro is on time. Ill take this for a start to the work week. 5 oclock is the time right now. So lets bring you up top date on whats happening in the news. Restoration at last. The power back on at the Busiest Airport in the world after thousands were stranded at a atlantas international airport. And its all of course right in the thick of christmas travel. Fox5s Melanie Alnwick live at Reagan National airport with how these major delays could affect us here locally. Looks busy already there this morning, mel. Reporter yeah, thats right. You know, most of the times when we get here early in the morning its not that busy but look at the delta counter already very stacked up as people are waiting to get on flights and thats because there are a number of people here that were supposed to get on flights yesterday, now trying get on flights for today. Delta certainly not the only airline impacted by this but perhaps delta being t
Channing street. Caution there. We have a red line delay. A full look at traffic next. Back to you. 7 oclock is our time right now. Developing overnight the power is back on at the worlds Busiest Airport. But now thousands are backed up after being stranded and delayed in atlanta. All right in the thick of Christmas Travel of course and fox5s Melanie Alnwick is live at Reagan National airport with how these major delays are affecting us locally. Mel. Reporter hey, good morning, and, yes, it is definitely affecting us locally. We had a number of passengers who told us that they came here to the airport yesterday, their flight was canceled they were rebooked on flights for this morning. They got here this morning and those flights were canceled and thats why weve seen such big backups here at the terminal and also at the at the check in counter as people are trying to figure out where are they going, how can they get there and when can they get there, all of this because of that power ou
Charlotte county, virginia and ended in our area. Monique braxton joins us live. What can you tell us . Reporter she was allegedly abducted by her father last week has been located and is safe. We also learned the father and her grandmother face charges. Here is video now of what we have been showing you overnight. We spoke with the chief of Police Moments ago. He confirmed the subject is fine and with family. They tell us about 5 00 this morning Dylan Richardson and his daughter arrived here at the police station. A friend and Family Member alerted him of the amber alert and he turned himself in. How is she doing . She is doing very well. She a happy little fouryearold girl that seems in good health and luckily doesnt realize whats going on. Reporter investigators in virginia tell us the little girl left charlotte, virginia with her father last wednesday. Richardson and his mother have both been charged with fugitive from justice. The chief declines to release further details. We have
Oak Park’s Ascension and St. Giles parishes sent almost 200 teens and adults to Appalachia last month as part of the Appalachia Service Project (ASP), a national youth service organization that provides home repairs using volunteer labor. Both parishes have sponsored ASP trips for more than 20 years. “The ASP is a relationship ministry that does some construction on the side,” said Paul Kraft, who has led 13 Ascension trips. Chris Goetz, who organized St. Giles’ program, stepped up to lead the trip last year when it was in jeopardy of being discontinued. The St. Giles team worked in Knott County in eastern Kentucky, repairing homes devastated by last summer’s flooding. The Ascension team worked in Clay and Wyoming counties in West Virginia. The demographic profile of both areas is similar, with high unemployment rates and about a third of the residents living below the poverty line.