Yeah, cold weather. Wisdom, maureen, good morning. Maureen, great advice. Extra layers this morning. It feels like Single Digits here in d. C. Even feels like below zero in a few of our suburbs. Well go through those. Well let you know how long the cold lasts coming up. Hey, erin. Right now roads are quiet but i cant stress enough, mike, it is cold out there. You need the boots, the layers, the scarves, the gloves. Whew. Backback to you guys. If youre just getting up were following a developing story from afghanistan. At least 35 people are dead after an attack on a news agency in kabul. 56 more people have been wounded. Local media reporting that the blast happened early this morning at the office of afghan voice news agency. Officials say a suicide bomber was likely behind the attack. Afghan journalism groups condemn the bombing. Recent reports show a surge in attacks against reporters in afghanistan. Former u. S. Senate candidate from alabama roy moore is taking his case to court. M
Including a van carrying seven people and multiple people were taken to the hospital. Our annie yu is lie on the scene in herndon now. She has the latest. Annie. Reporter maureen and steve, that crash happened at this intersection behind me. This is centreville road and frying pan proceed here in herndon, virginia. It was shut down to traffic for hours and it reopened early this morning. But police say it all started around 8 oclock last night when this man, em knocked on n the door of a home on autumn drive which is not too far from here. They say a young child answered the door. The man assaulted that child, then fled in a stolen vehicle. He then crashed into a man at a nearby shopping center, carjacked that guy, assaulted him and then he left the scene. Now, officers responding to the child assault call spotted him on the road and after a pursuit, the suspect crashed into a van carrying seven people near this major intersection. He then got out of the car, ran into the woods and tha
Fox5s annie yu is following the story for us this morning. Shes live with the latest. Annie. Reporter well, erin and wisdom, police are still working to identify the person found inside this burned car. You can see behind me that d. C. Police still guarding this crime scene that happened about 10 hours ago now. We also have this incredible video that a viewer shared with us. Its cell phone video and it really shows how this alley behind these homes were lit up by this fire. Its on ridge road and g street. Inside this car police found a body. Theyre not clear whether the body found was that of a woman or a man and neighbors tell us that they heard a blast of gunfire just after 7 30 followed by a big explosion and that is when they saw the flames engulfing the vehicle. The viewer hoop sent us this video says she was here visiting family. Take a listen. Sound like big gunshots, like four or five gunshots and we all hit the floor for a moment. Then my son ventured out and it was a car in t
Here. I see you. Mike thomas. Stay warm. Only 5 oclock on a friday. Not okay wisdom. Right, right. Stay warm today guys. It is going to be a cold one. We have a little bit of snow in the forecast. Well talk about it all coming up in a minute. Hey, erin. A crash on some of our secondaries in the district. Ill get you around this one in southwest as we continue. Want to take you to new york city now. A fire breaking out of that place in the bronx at least 12 people including an infant are said to be dead. That fire happening in a bronx Apartment Building. The four alarm fire broke out just before 7 00 last night in the building not far from the bronx zoo. Officials say four other people are fighting for their lives. About 170 firefighters responded to the scene to help rescue people trapped as they battled temperatures in the teens. Officials fear the death toll unfortunately will rise. Also while you were sleeping, d. C. Police have been working to identify a body found inside a burning
Are closed. Also in maryland, the schools following here are on a twohour delay. Anne arrundel county schools, Calvert County schools, Charles County schools and Prince Georges County schools all delayed two hours. In virginia, Prince William county and Spotsylvania County schools are closed. Also in virginia Fairfax County fauquier county, and paige county schools on a twohour delay. D. C. Public schools also on a twohour delay. There are many more delays and more closures. We are running the full list of closures and delays at the bottom of your screen. We have also heard from the federal government which is opened today but operating on a twohour delay. Federal workers do have the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework. Lets get to caitlin roth and also to erin como to talk about our roads and the weather today. Caitlin lets start with you. Maureen and wisdom i think the delays are a good call. So much of this snow will wrap up before the lunch hour even hits and local