Now at 11, admiring his dedication. Reporter how far do you want . About 18 hours. It takes a man about five hours to get to his job in a community is rallying behind him to make sure he does not have to walk again in akron business forced to close after an ebola scare, see who the owners ev was going on and i had clothes that i had smoke billowing out of my closing. Reporter get ready to play more why, prescription drugs could skyrocket next year. This is soaring is the story of a hard working man who walked 18 miles to work in the chain of events that now has an entire Community Rallying e. Good evening i am russ mitchell. I ams earl mitchell. After we told you the story last night many of you were moved to action. Hillary has an update to the story. Reporter this has become the epicenter of goodwill for a man who has become a sort of work ethic hero. Carl coming. Not the goodhearted cop who picked him up and certainly not the good stuff avalanche that has us all renewing our faith i
[ both shouting ] just calm down [ all shouting ] [ whistle blows ] at ease all day long i have to handle a bus full of screaming kids, and theres only one thing worse coming home to a house full of screaming kids. You had a bad day, huh . Let me tell you. You know that little leroy jr. Well, billy brought his dog on the bus. And before i could stop the fight, leroy bit the dog. [ laughs ] ma, you. [ giggles ] now, will somebody tell me what started all this . J. J. s stupid art class again. Ill tell you what started all this, ma june 18, 1957. The day omen iii was born. Mama, j. J. s art classes are here. I mean, this apartment is crowded enough. It may be crowded, but the fees j. J. Gets from his students is helping to pay the rent. Ma, he only has two students clumsy earl, who eats more than he paints, and dumb donna. Dumb donna . thats right. Dumb donna. She said. Mazola or crisco . Thats dumb, honey. Well, you got to admit that that little Earl Mitchell really has got talent. Mich
Capitol lawn. 61yearold doug hughes of ploard is due in florida is due in court in about an hour and a half. He made the 80mile flight from gettysburg yesterday and surprised nearly everyone by landing on the south lawn of the capitol. Craig boswell has more. Reporter tourists are still talking about wednesdays brazen stunt. A gyrocopter flying across the National Mall and landing on the u. S. Capitols west lawn. What happened to our security . This is crazy. He was in for a joke or big crazy man. What if someone was seriously wanting to do some damage, it would be questionable. Reporter postal worker doug hughes was carrying 535 letters to congress to draw attention to what he believes is an urgent need for Campaign Finance reform. Now a number of federal agencies are trying to figure out how he was able to fly some 80 miles at low altitude from gettysburg, pennsylvania through heavily restricted air space to the capitol lawn. Hes lucky he wasnt shot glrt federal Aviation Administrati
Financing and government corruption. His dramatic demonstration prompt a torrent of tweets, critical and supportive. This one says doug hughes is my personal hero. Fantastic display of civil disobedience. Bravo. I was here to see it. There was this ominous message. Doug hughes may have unknowingly revealed one of the biggest Security Breaches in washington, d. C. , since edward snowden. Now, his will be restricted to his home in tampa, florida, allowed to return to the District Of Columbia only for his court proceedings. His next hearing his preliminary hearing scheduled for may 8th the latest live at the u. S. District courthouse. Back to you. Chris gordon thank you. That stunt is raising kes about how pilot doug hughes flied from gettysburg in pennsylvania, pass through several restricted flight zones and then land on the west lawn of the capitol. Our Team Coverage continues now with steve handelsman, who is live on capitol hill. Hi, steve. Reporter hi, doreen. Because of those many
Scene. He is considered possibly armed and dangerous. Area schools have been alerted to take precaution. If you see him, call police immediately. Out of northeast washington, firefighters are at the scene of a serious blaze on lincoln road. Lets go there now live. The cause is still under investigation. At about 3 00 p. M. , firefighters responded to a major blaze on the 1800 lock of lincoln road northeast will stop the video is dramatic because one of our photographers was driving by moments after the fire did. Therding to fire officials, lace was involved in the trash business. The fire was so intense that firefighters had to back off into a defensive posture. The building appears to be either destroyed or heavily damaged along with another building next door. Moments ago, we spoke with a neighbor. Came through the alley, thegh buyer is endangering house on t street and the one right next to it here. Looks like it got the house there. That accordingte to the chief here on the scene,