This outtaj at the Atlanta Delta canceled many, many flights yesterday and even today theres some 300 Flights Canceled but thats because delta has its hub there atlanta and when the power went out really everybody was at a standstill for most of the day. Lets take you to video from yesterday when the airport was just plunged into■c darkness. [inpuible] multiple Power Systems and then were told toxic fumes kept Georgia Power crews from accessing the site for hours so every■c single plane was stopped there on the tarmac and in the terminals passengers were stranded. Atlantas airport, the busiest in the world so what happens there has a Ripple Effect all over the country. National told us■c theyre having to do a lot of changing to get home. Not going as planned retty much. Sad how you wake up with so much joy ready to go and you, working out. Heartbreaking. Reporter and■c [inaudible] all right, so, sorry about the technical difficulties were having out there. They got atlantas not
Channing street. Caution there. We have a red line delay. A full look at traffic next. Back to you. 7 oclock is our time right now. Developing overnight the power is back on at the worlds Busiest Airport. But now thousands are backed up after being stranded and delayed in atlanta. All right in the thick of Christmas Travel of course and fox5s Melanie Alnwick is live at Reagan National airport with how these major delays are affecting us locally. Mel. Reporter hey, good morning, and, yes, it is definitely affecting us locally. We had a number of passengers who told us that they came here to the airport yesterday, their flight was canceled they were rebooked on flights for this morning. They got here this morning and those flights were canceled and thats why weve seen such big backups here at the terminal and also at the at the check in counter as people are trying to figure out where are they going, how can they get there and when can they get there, all of this because of that power ou
Erin how are the roads. Ill help you steer clear of trouble spots steve and allison. 7 01 developing in north virginia deadly fire minutes william county. 11 30 and sheer brook circumstance until woodbridge. Fire crews found a man unconscious inside of apartment. He was found dead a short time later. The homicide unit is now investigating. Prince george fire crews continue to put out hot spots in massive building fire in college park. Fearly 24 hours after first flames began. It caused millions of dollars of damage on the building which was set to open in a few months. Melanie alnwick is live with the latest. Mel. Good morning, steve, allison. Crews climbing ladders there and putting water on to the hot spots here. We right now see only one ladder crew. There were two earlier this morning. This is going on consistently with the fire start around 9 30 yesterday morning and building im told is not safe to enter. No fire personnel or investigative personnel will be going anywhere near ins
Erin how are the roads. Ill help you steer clear of trouble spots steve and allison. 7 01 developing in north virginia deadly fire minutes william county. 11 30 and sheer brook circumstance until woodbridge. Fire crews found a man unconscious inside of apartment. He was found dead a short time later. The homicide unit is now investigating. Prince george fire crews continue to put out hot spots in massive building fire in college park. Fearly 24 hours after first flames began. It caused millions of dollars of damage on the building which was set to open in a few months. Melanie alnwick is live with the latest. Mel. Good morning, steve, allison. Crews climbing ladders there and putting water on to the hot spots here. We right now see only one ladder crew. There were two earlier this morning. This is going on consistently with the fire start around 9 30 yesterday morning and building im told is not safe to enter. No fire personnel or investigative personnel will be going anywhere near ins
Excuse me. Where a tense standoff is in its 18th hour between police and man they say shot and killed a delaware state trooper. Trooper stephen j. Ballard was gunned down as he approached a car outside of a convenience store. Melanie alnwick joins us with the latest. Reporter the gunman was able to make it 15 miles away from the shooting scene and hes been hiding out in a house in a residential neighborhood. Overnight homes shook with the sounds of several blasts and neighbors say they could hear police on bull horns. This hour still no resolution. Yesterday evening, a sea of officers, look at this, stood outside the hospital where that 32yearold trooper Steve Ballard passed away. Then a solemn escort for a 9mile trip taking ballards body to the medical examiners office. People all along the route saluted and put their hands on their hearts as the parade of sorts passed by. It was about noon wednesday when Corporal Ballard approached a parked one of two people inside, a man, got out an