Outside though. I can understands a lot of construction crews, hanging onto every last minute, before they clear out. So quiet. The wind is light. The sky is clear. We end up with beautiful weather today. It is looking good. This is storm scan, with a satellite layer. And it has been very cloudy as of late. But you dont have any cloud cover right now. Im already seeing couple of skyline shot for the light of day starting to show. Wait until you see this sunday rise, it will be absolutely stunning. Thirtysix currently at the airport, chillier morning granted but not much wind to speak of. So while you will want probably winter coat walking out the door here later today sweatshirt is all you need. Temperatures spike right back up in the full sunshine, now starting to get to the time of the year, too, where being in that direct sunlight, actually does feel warm as your back. You know, so just really nice day. Good excuse to get out, while youve got the opportunity. Because of course all g
Losing. President obama says hes optimistic. But the u. S. Air war is in trouble too. Many crews cant find targets but spotters are not the Silver Bullet to beat isis. The Silver Bullet is getting the iraqis to fight. It will take three years now to get isis out of iraq back into syria and 20 years to destroy isis. Steve, thank you. Now to the false alarms that spark sparked alarm. They came from tips that turned out to be nothing. Transportation reporter continues our coverage from union station. Adam . Just a couple of minutes ago, a suspicious bag was called in. Got it out of the way. See something Say Something is working the way its supposed to and its getting easier to report issues. See something, text something. Did you know you can now do that with certain agencies like amtrak and metro. Would you text in a threat . This rider says absolutely. I want to make sure im safe and everybody else is safe. I dont feel like im a risk at all. Shes also a former Metro Transit Police chie
Safe. Lights out at a local highrise tonight. No power no air conditioning. The red cross working to help up to a thousand people. And the cosby controversy hits home at a smithsonian museum. New tonight, why its not ending a local art display. News4 at 11 starts now. First tonight, a mothers voice still shaking hours after gunshots in a playground full of children. Parents ran for cover this morning scooping up children along the way at the Columbia Heights Community Center on gerard street. Police are still looking for the guy who started shooting. News4s Jackie Bensen is live in northwest with reaction. Jackie . Reporter doreen, nothing describes the terror of this better than the woman youre about to hear from. She was at this playground with her 1yearold and her 3yearold. Were not showing her face. This is somewhere happy place, not somewhere where youre running, shielding children from bullets. Reporter it was just before noon and the newly remodelled playground at the Columbia H
Humidity, it is not going to be hard for any storms that do develop to become strong. Once again, yesterday we saw the flash flooding. That was the biggest threat. Today, that threat still a threat but not quite as high. It is the high winds that we are going to be dealing with. Yes there is a low threat of a tornado today best chance of that northern portions of maryland around the masondixon line. Continue to track it for you throughout the afternoon. Amelia segal and i are in all day. With the stroke of a pen, South Carolina governor nikki haley is about to end the controversy that has divided her state for more than half a century. Haley is signing a bill that will remove the Confederate Flag from the state house grounds. These are live pictures from columbia, South Carolina. This move will come hours after the state house passed this legislation. The Governors Office says the flag will come down in a ceremony tomorrow morning at 10 00. We are closely following this breaking news.
Virginia state police say trooper z. J. Kuhn was assisting another trooper on a stop of a suspected d. U. I. Case it was here on exit 3 on 395 south. A routine happening on any given highway this one would turn out to be anything but routine. While trooper coombs sat in his cruiser 38yearold kunia arrived on the scene. Police say kunia behind the while of his 2013 infiniti was driving under the influence. He wasnt injured, trooper kuhn was, but police say it was only minor injuries. Kamia was arrested and charged with driving under the influence. State police say other charges could be coming. Derrick ward news4. A woman is locked up tonight because of what investigators describe as a bad temper in an intense need for nicotine. D. C. Police say she walked up to a man and asked him for a cigarette this morning. When he didnt give him one, she punched him. Police arrested her for robbery. Lets take a live look outside at news4 city cam, we all enjoy the weather this afternoon. But what w