rushed away in an ambulance. they are well trained to handle such an emergency. immediately call 911 so we can come give assistance. reporter: the park was crowded. it was scary. everybody was like, where is he at. they should be proactive and stay with their kids all the time. keep an eye on them. if there s silence, there s a problem. someone should always maintain a watch. if you can t swim, please wear a personal flotation device. reporter: this is the second tragedy on the water this holiday. at gun powder state park, a little boy was rescued after his tube flipped. three people have died at maryland state parks this year including two during the memorial day holiday. 14 people have died on the water in anne arundel county alone. mike, thank you. the area where the 6-year-old died is one of two designated areas in that park. late word tonight of another possible drowning, this one also in anne arundel county. rescue crews are on the scene. right now of an
pledged firefighter. - - full fledged firefighter. no doubt in my mind he was going to be a great firefighter. reporter: family members say they are already planning that funeral and the family members say the fire department is going to be honoring goggins as they would any other active firefighters. meanwhile investigators say they are going to be observing autopsy while they look for any clues. derek thank you, the family has set up an account at wachovia bank to help support his infant daughter. and shocking new details are emerging tonight in a bomb threat that had washington reagan airport repairing for the worse. denise is in the newsroom with information. flights were grounded for 20 pháeups while security teams searched for explosives on board a train 20 minutes while security teams searched for explosives on board a plane. the woman told investigators that she received a message from god, that message that there was a bomb on the plane and that people
has been plagued by robberies. cummings says someone knows something about this murder. somebody knows what happened here. a lot of people know. and we hopefully will get some tips and we ll be able to resolve this case. reporter: christopher cummings father james spoke to the media today. it s not because of my son, because my son is gone. his blood is on these carpets. but it s for the families and the other students who live here. reporter: the school has already beefed up security in and around the campus. and cummings tells wjz that he hopes that the students will also set up a committee in regard to the violence. congressman cummings is asking anyone to information to call the crime line. a fire breaks up an afternoon porch conversation leaving one person dead and five others injured. mary is in the newsroom with the latest. reporter: police have identified the only person killed in that hail of gunfire. 55-year-old charles michael assad was killed last th
thunderstorms and shower activity in the region. by the way the extended, severe thunderstorms watch until 8:00 tonight. because there s still activity in the region. take a look at our warning, for all the area west of the bay we still have that watch in effect. west of it is quite a down. that tornado warning is out for the next 15 to 20 minutes. we will continue to watch these storms as they continue to move through the region. once it passes, things will quiet down in the region. this system has been much quieter. at least 116 people are dead in joplin, missouri. bernadette woods with more on the strength of the storm. but we begin with luz samora who is in the town of joplin, missouri. reporter: rescue crews are climbing through massive mounds of debris looking for survivors. dozens are dead. it s indescribable. i don t know what to say other than that. reporter: sirens gave residents up to 20 minutes warning. that is a monster tornado. reporter: but this vid
around dickerson. that s about it. trafficwise this morning, 4:30. angie, there can t be much going on. you can say that again, howard. nice and quiet out there. we re keeping the green light on. as always during the work week, we have the construction to watch out for. 95 in virginia remains construction free going northbound. your lanes are open from fredericksburg up to the mixing bowl. if you re continuing on to 395, you re clear to the 14th street bridge. remember, we have the on-going construction project taking away the left center lane. the beltway in virginia, the inner loop and the outer loop remains in great shape. the inner loop though in maryland at arena drive, that s where drivers are losing the left lane due to the work zone. the d.c. drive, we have that on- going construction on constitution avenue as we take you inside the district. that s taking place between 23rd and 15th street. still ahead, we re going to take a look at 50 in maryland. that s coming up