Anytime there is a problem on the metro. Perhaps you want News Headlines or metro. Sign up for all of it. Wjla. Com text. Alison did you see this . Flames lit up the night in lorton after a fire broke out inside a trash and recycling center. Tonight, the flames are under control. But the fire continues to smolder. Sending smoke across the area including right on to i95. Q mccray joins us live near the scene with the response and how those nearby are dealing with this. Q . Q that is the question. How will the people nearby deal with the smoke and the stench . The smoke is moving away from us but when it does move it moves like a fog and it smells like melting plastic. We have been on top of the story since late last night with skytrak7 over the scene. This was the scene around 10 00 last night. Red hot flames glowing in t night sky. First responders doing their best to save the trash and recycling plant in lorton. The threestory fire is under control but the smoke isnt. It continues to
Weather. This is what it means with enhanced chance. A better chance of widespread heavy to severe thunderstorms with possible wind damage and possible flash flooding. We will put it together. Give you the timing to make your weekend plans coming up in a couple of minutes. Back to you. Michelle thank you. You can stay connected connecteh the stormwatch7 team whenever Severe Weather hits through wjla. Com or the abc7 Facebook Page and twitter feed. You can download the stormwatch7 app for your smartphone or tablet. Jonathan it really was a dark day for the u. S. Military. It started the the crash of the f16 u. S. Thunderbird in colorado. Alison in the next four hours we learned military transport vehicle flipped in flooding in texas, killing five soldiers. Michelle a blue angel fighter jet crashed in tennessee killing the pilot on board. The u. S. Military and the federal Aviation Administration are both investigating after fa18 hornet went down in a practice last week, the captain was
The strength we hold for each other is what gets us through. Appreciation for the bond and the service is on display all over washington. Including at the world war ii memorial on the mall. Army First Lieutenant megan van campen, a nurse at walter reed reflects on those who fought and died in that war. Wile her work days are spent carrying for those wounded in the conflict of today. It is a honor to take care of the nations heroes. She hopes that the significance of memorial day is never drowned out by pool parties and bar cues. Some people dont understand. They dont understand the country we live in and the freedoms we have. Today across america we honor those who died in other places. Men and women had to fight and believe in something deeper then this is a pronowned moment. You can tem they leave here feeling it and understanding it better. Let you know the meaning of what memorial day is about. In washington, jeff goldberg. Jonathan its great to see people learning about that. Than
Daring escape. A young inmate nearly outruns officials on his journey between facilities. Well tell you what went wrong and who helped him in the getaway. Its thursday, february 18. Today in iowa starts now. I80 35 meredith i235 keo first on 13. The mats are down morning. The state wrestling championship already has downtown buzzing, as workers prepare for the first big rush of fans. Channel 13s josh nguyen joins us now live from the epicenter of all the hype. Wells fargo arena. And josh, getting there today wont be as easy as fans remember. Tournament. The event center will have more staff than normal to accommodate the larger crowd. Buses can park at principle park and cab will bring fans over but those fans will be responsible for paying. There is a flat fee of 6. New this morning. A fort dodge man is behind bars after a inside a walmart store. 36yearold Jeremy Werneburg was on the run, charged with attempted murder. Then yesterday, police got a tip that he was at a local walmart. T
A single that opened up on the George Washington parkway is getting bigger. It will take a while to be fixed. And spout run123 parkway, closed. Brianne carter has details on those repairs. Good afternoon to you. This is a piece of the rail we have been talking about. The problem you can see it behind me, this massive hole on the southbound lanes of gw parkway. They have extended the closure all the ways from the beltway to spout run. Work is getting ready to begin. A complicated commute for thousands thanks to this growing sinkhole in the southbound lanes of George Washington parkway. [indiscernible] with the southbound lanes from 120 32 stout run shutdown, the backup continues to build. I just want to go home. That is exactly what colleen tried to do, only when she tried median,a uturn in the she got stuck in the mud and had to wait longer for a tow truck. [indiscernible] police discovered the just after 7 00 last night after four cars trying to avoid the rupture in the road collided.