February 16, 2016, im allison seymour. Im steve sgleev welcome to fox 5 news morning. I have the whipped shield wiper going on the cam russ behind tuesday. Lets see what is happening to the gral government federal workers have option for unscheduled leaf or telework. Mother night tour turning the holiday to a four day weekend. In maryland, Prince George, Anne Arrundel county schools are all closed. Mall verity, are closed and Frederick County maryland schools were all closed for future work di daep in virginia arlington. Heres more rap ahanna county schools closed. Fredericksburg city, mannasas city colonial beach. Schools closed alexandria city, false church city and park city schools also closed. Fauquier Country Schools are close the. In in the district all d. C. Schools on people. However, so, when will things change. It seals like they are already, tuck. Changing miing became in the last hour. 5 00 in the morning we were here at the palpable r wells with i my 5d vice wait to out.
Hey, gary. Y,ary. Hey. Listen, just the fact that i the have to talk about possible posi snow on april 9th 9 dont do it. Oh, man. I didnt want to come to work thi cs morning but im here. Ut h im here. All right. Well let you break the badu brh news a little bit later on. In the moon time erin como whats going on. Wh at least i can have goodi n a news for once. Ws for onc the commute is quiet butut that could change. Chang we have you covered throughout u the morning its friday. Itsrida it is. Never a bad day. An a plus for that. Or off the top we haveop w breaking news in the district. R a pedestrian hit and killedle early this morning. Mor happened in the 1400 block of massachusetts Avenue Northwest and that is where we find our annie yu live this morningis with the details. With the det good morning, annie. Ann reporter hey, goodorr h morning to you, maureen. Maure a lot of Police Activity outolic here early this morningni working this fatal pedestrian pa crash that happened aroundne
Up on the fives at 7 05. Happy wednesday im allison seymour. Im steve chenevey. Welcome to fox 5 news morning. Right now this is the scene up and down the east coast and it has been the last couple hours and tens of thousands of verizon workers picketing outside various verizon offices. Including several locations in the d. C. Reeping joan and will all them pact the verizon customer. Well, fox5 bob bone is in the picket line for more. Bob, good morning. Hey, allison, steve, good morning to you. Were outside verizon work office here. This is south floyd street in alexandria and you can see theres a dozen people here this morning walking in the picket line in front of this Company Offices here in alexandria. We also have a live picture mary field gallows road and another picket line as well. Theyre estimating as many as 40,000 Union Workers for verizon on strike this morning and contract talks since august have been going nowhere theres a chance of contract for these folks. And joining u
Lets get to a chur with nbcs Kristen Welker. Kiss ten, good morning to you. Good morning to you. Merry christmas, everyone. Tens of thousands of faithful gather today for Christmas Day celebrations at vatican as pope francis delivers his traditional message. Last night the pontiff celebrated Midnight Mass at st. Peters basilica and urged the worlds 1. 2 billion roman catholics not to be in his words intoxicated by possessions and also sounded a cry to right injustice. Today, american troops posted overseas are also taking time to Mark Christmas and remembering family members celebrating without them back at home. Heres nbcs Kelly Cobiella. Reporter it was a somber Christmas Day in afghanistan where they honored six Fallen Soldiers killed in a motorcycle bomb attack called earlier this week. Especially important here where we got the opportunity to remember those who we have also lost. Reporter more than 200,000 spending the holiday far from home in 100 countries on every continent, fro
Willm where a 19yrmas attacked at a shopping area around 9 45 last n the man pushed her down an embkma sexually asslther she fo with him and was able to ge away. Once e she started screaming and a dr was able to pull over and help her. Police bie the young woman may he left marks on the atta the struggle went on for some peri of time. He evidently we think may have injur to his face, possibly his shoulder and his hand. News 4s mark segres will have a fu report on news 4 at 5 00. Are tracking the laton the condition of the act and comedian joan rivers at this hour. She is hospitaled new york citwh her condition has beeupgraded to stable. Earlr d was rushed to the hostal in critical condit riveas undergoing a minor surgic pede on her vocal cor wh she stopped breath she 81 years old. Her ht is rushing fr los angeleo o to be at her sid angto l. A. For an update from billy bush. We joan is a colleague as wel as a friend to you. Whatre y hearing now . Hearing joan is in stable condio our sce