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
Russian bots were found to be targeting certain hashtags, including gun control now, gun reform now, and parkland shooting. It is just one way to widen the divide among u. S. Electorate on how to handle gun control, making compromise even more difficult. This has happened with past issues like that nfl anthem debate and the 16 president ial the 2016 president ial election. This ultimately led to Robert Muellers indictment of 13 russians. Facebook and twitter are doing more to expose these bots and fake accounts. Are the tech giants doing enough . We spoke to the senior policy advisor for the counter extremism project from washington. Not only did you see that russian bots come out in full force after the horrific and tragic events in florida but you , also saw the Robert Mueller indictment. Citing facebook thirtysomething times, twitter and youtube. The Tech Companies have a number of problems on their hands. The bots try to create division with divisive rhetoric and fake news conspira
Oh my god. Fire. Reporter the 36yearold selfdescribed computer repairman from pittsburgh is charged with multiple counts including arson and possession of flammable materials. For 11 fires across contra costa county, this month, and last. This is by far the most serious ciliare serial arsonist in our jurisdiction. If you live in an area where there has been a recent car fire and you have any information that may be of use, contact our arson tip line. Reporter this fire in lafayette may be one of them. Late night, car parked in the driveway, doused with a liquid and torched. The homeowner grabbed a garden hose but it was too late. You cant set fire to eight jars in a week and not have a trail. Reporter bishop was arrested minutes after the last fire, he has a criminal record for sexual assault, but not arson. He moved from Southern California and his father reached there, expressed shock. I believe they have the wrong guy. I cant see him running around just randomly running around. Burn
This is a recent insurgence of what weve been seeing of antiisis Bombing Campaign and isis militants in the philippines marking the terror groups first significant foot ho foothold outside the middle east. Again, no confirmation exactly who is involved in this attack. I want to bring in ivan watson who is joining us from singapore. Ivan, what are you seeing and learning . Reporter well, ana, this is still a very much developing situation and as you reported, as were hearing from our sister network, cnn philippines, theres multiple gunfire and explosions that have taken place at a Hotel Complex in manilla near the airport. Reports of people fleeing the scene. This complex has a number of hotels in it. It has a Shopping Mall and also a casino complex as well. Were getting reports of heavily Armed Security forces, s. W. A. T. Police officers moving to the area as well as fire trucks as well. We do not know who is behind this. No claims of responsibility. No confirmations of any casualties