Washington, 13 of 14 cars leaving tracks and the train was making inaugural run faster route seattle to portland, oregon, there were 80 passengers on board and 40 crew members. And at least three are confirmed dead. Accident investigators say there are kawrz that have been too unstable to search. These are a couple cars that are not safe enough to search. We know theres nobody alive in them at this point and theres other fatales well find. We dont know until they can shore up the train cars and get up there and search them. Well, the tracks for derailment happened and are owned by sound transit. Bnsf Railway Company dispatches trains over bypass. Operators say there was extensive test here before opening day. Ntsb investigators have said that its going to take time before they can say why that train was going so fast. We can tell president told reporters positive Train Technology can help show or stop a speeding train was not in use on those tracks. Federal investigators are expected t
Tuesday, december 9. Michael thomas is talking about warmup and erin is talking about roads and mike were all ears. Were look going this afternoon. Still think you need the jacket this morning. By the afternoon hours you can shed layers and it should be a nice day with highs near 60. Hey, erin. 5 a. M. I can tell you metro is on time and we dont have any slow zones on majors. Mall nuchinging traffic light in district well get you around that one. Thanks, erin, mike, well check back in a few. Major new details about the moment before the deadly amtrak crash in Washington State. Specifically about how fast that train was going when it went off the tracks. And fox5 Melanie Alnwick is live outside ntsb Head Quarters this morning with the breaking details, mel. Good morning ntsb go team left here yesterday and arrived in Washington State late last night. Already putting out some really stunning information that that train was going 80 miles an hour in 30 mile an hour zone. Information comin
Maryland. Alleghany county Public Schools cancelled all morning pre k classes and orange country virginia schools on a twohour delay today. Stay tuned. Lets talk about. It mike is in the Weather Center and caitlin in for traffic today. So, mike, what other word is there other than brutal right. Welcome back holly welcome to the cold. Yeah. Were dealing with a lot of it out there. Graphic told it all. So cold theres school delays. Believe it or not well get colder later this week. Hey, mike, so cold contending with a water main break there. That makes it difficult as the water can easily freeze. Well let you know where the work around spots are as you get ready for a very busy morning. Holly, maureen. Speaking of cold weather related problems breaking early this morning out of the district a flooded middle school in southeast. Concern is over kramer q street it could be part of a mains in the area. Melanie alnwick is live on the scene with the latest. Mel, what can you tell us. Good mor
Here is a beautiful live look outside on this saturday morning and not so pretty, maybe about 10 degrees sitting on that screen right there. It is bone chilling cold yet again, gary. This morning purposefully i have not looked at the temperatures across the region. I wanted to be as surprised as everybody else. And what was your expression. I havent looked yet. Oh, you havent looked. How can the weatherman not look. I looked at the temperature here and i was like lets just wait. Let me say this, as cold as it is this morning arent the wi andthe wind chill factorse brutal its going to be colder tomorrow morning. I think tomorrow morning we could have maybe a few zeros out there if the winds die down tonight, tomorrow morning. Lets look at whats going on this weekend. Obviously its going to stay frigid, no doubt about it. It will warm a little bit tomorrow but its not going to get to freezing. Well stay below freezing. Drum roll, please. 8 degrees dulles. Oh, my gosh, manassas is one. An
Book still the talk of the town and now steve bannon is backing down. And the president s supporters defensing his intelligence. Well have the latest in the back and forth. And later, proud mary tar Taraji P Henson joins us live with sneak peek at her all new thriller. Good day at 9a starts now. Keep on turning and rolling into other work week. Its minute monday. Nine sol zero one and it is good day d. C. January 8th. Thanks so much for being with us this morning. First at 9 00, this morning, we have to talk about the weather because a thaw is on the way. We just have to make it through tonight thats because around of freezing rain is on the way and at least one major School District shut down already. For details tucker back with first check of the forecast and tucker, we are all ears for you. Yeah, lets get to it. Well start with temperatures which once again were back in the teens and low 20s overnight and gradual warm up temperature ground temperatures will be lagging much its been