Losing. President obama says hes optimistic. But the u. S. Air war is in trouble too. Many crews cant find targets but spotters are not the Silver Bullet to beat isis. The Silver Bullet is getting the iraqis to fight. It will take three years now to get isis out of iraq back into syria and 20 years to destroy isis. Steve, thank you. Now to the false alarms that spark sparked alarm. They came from tips that turned out to be nothing. Transportation reporter continues our coverage from union station. Adam . Just a couple of minutes ago, a suspicious bag was called in. Got it out of the way. See something Say Something is working the way its supposed to and its getting easier to report issues. See something, text something. Did you know you can now do that with certain agencies like amtrak and metro. Would you text in a threat . This rider says absolutely. I want to make sure im safe and everybody else is safe. I dont feel like im a risk at all. Shes also a former Metro Transit Police chie
Up in flames. Find out what happened to a first responder. And the notorious leader of a Mexican Drug Cartel busts out of prison. An update on the frantic search. Up first tonight, haguestown Community Leaders gathered for a vigil for jack garcia, the little boy beaten to death for eating a piece of birthday cake. It included music and blue ribbons in his honor. It was also to raise awareness about child abuse. Darcy spencer is live with details. Reporter jim, the death of this little boy has shocked the haguerstown community and beyond, a life taken over a piece of cake. Residents decided they had to do something, so they gathered tonight to remember jack at hagerstown city park. Those attending wanted to raise awareness about child abuse. A pastor led the group in prayer and hundreds of candles were lit. Everyone wore blue ribbons in jacks name. Blue is the color designated for child abuse prevention. Jacks mothers boyfriend handcuffed him and beat him for taking that cake. Charges c
Riders. Metro says you cant touch it. You cant get to it or grab it. Metro says it poses no risks to riders or employees. Asbestos is known to be linked to a host of illnesses. I thought asbestos was almost completely gone everywhere. Not in the 1,000 series. I will be avoiding those as much as possible. Reporter now metro says it is working to retire these 40yearold railcars. We will have much more coming up for you at 5 00 and 6 00. Thanks adam. Storm team 4 tracking blistering heat and isolated showers coming this afternoon. Feels like temperatures sored over the 100 degree mark today. Veronica johnson is in the storm center. Really steamy out there. We have had neighbors top out with heat index values in the triple digits and yes we are tracking more storms. Not quite the coverage as we saw yesterday. You can see them blossoming here and many more down to the south down i95 even down through Stafford County thats where the storms are that we will be keeping our eye on. Check this o
Railcars that date back to the systems opening. Today some say metro should have done that a while a go. I understand that money is tight and they have loans to pay but standard maintenance should be part of the equation. Once we told her about the issue she moved to a railcar that isnt carrying asbestos. Even though metro says the asbestosrisk what if you want to avoid the cars all together . I will show you next. Senators are pushing for new Safety Measures from metro. Today an initiative to establish minimum Safety Standards that would include emergency training, ventilation systems and evacuation procedures. This would also transfer authority for the selection of metros Board Members to the department of transportation. Right now in Montgomery County crews are still working to fix that 16 inch water main that burst overnight. This is along bradley boulevard near huntington parkway in bethesda. They expect the road to stay closed through the evening. A couple dozen customers are wit
Information, hes live there right now. Adam . Thats right, barbara and from a traffic perspective, i can tell thaw Georgia Avenue has just reopened, so thats good news. But take a look at the road. The markings on the road, the man was trying to get across and he never made it. In the predawn light just before 7 00 a. M. , tragedy on Georgia Avenue. A man in his mid 60s hit by this car as he was trying to cash the bus from the other side of the road. Busy intersection of Georgia Avenue and regina drive. Im more in shock that i actually had to witness Something Like this. The fact that i was like right there. Lee anna vost was waiting for her bus to school. She tried to help the man after the crash. We were talking to 911 and they told me to flip him, lay him on his back and it just everything was like, it was really messy. The driver of the car that hit him on scene, trying to make and far between, is a change in road design needed . Later on the department will work with the other cou