Breaking new Details Details about the deadly derailment in washington state. Were now learning the train may have been going twice the speed limit posted on that track. In a statment less than three hours ago. The ntsb says the amtrak trains data recorder shows it was traveling at 80 miles an hour in a 30mileper hour zone. At least three people were killed and Dozens Injured when the train went off an overpass. Landing on a busy highway below. One man was driving on that road. On his way to work, when he saw the whole thing happen. The crash happened on a brand new line for amtrak. And the train was actually the crash happened on a brand new line for amtrak. And the train was actually carrying its first paying customers. A federal report following a 2015 amtrak derailment noted a culture of safety lapses at amtrak. Stay with abc7 seven for continuing coverage. Coming up at 5 45 hear the warning just last month about the possiblity of a crash, in a live report from washington state. Ha
Arrived the cold returning today and helping kick off a new season. Winter officialy starts at 11 28 this morning. Good morning washington. Im Autria Godfrey and im larry smith well get to that forecast in a minute. But first that breaking news out of australia. Two men are under arrest after plowing an suv into a crowd of pedestrians in melbourne. 14 people hurt. In what police are calling a deliberate act. Witnesses say the vehicle was going at least 60 miles an hour. Police say one of the men taken into custody was the driver. Its unclear if the second man was also in the vehicle. So far no word on a possible motive. Were also followi the race is on to save more than 200 people from a sinking ferry. One survivor says the weather was fine when they left port but about two hours into the trip the winds and thw waves picked up. Thats when passengers all rushed to one side. Fishermen are working with the coast guard, air force and navy in those rescues. We are staying on top of the situ
Degrees above average winds south 510 mph tonight cloudy, not cold. Showers develop around 10pm, foggy lows 4348 winds sw 5 mph saturday foggy early, periods of rain showers, mild highs near 60 winds south 515 mph breaking right now now confrimed dead in this fire in south korea flames quickly ripped through the 8story building in jecheon. Able to rescue several people but they believe they may find more bodies in the rubble. Some survivors jumped from balconies onto inflatable mats, while others scaled ladders to climb aboard a helicopter. Investigators believe the fires started in a parked vehicle on the ground floor of the building. Right now. Crews are searching for the cause of a fire that severely damaged a home in germantown. It broke out around nine p. M. In a home on brink road. There are no hydrants in the area. But firefighters brought water tankers, and had the flames out in 10 minutes. No one was in the house when the fire started. Its still unclear what caused it. Another
Postchristmas shopping travel today cold sticking around for a while still monitoring snow chances heading into the last weekend of 2017 today partly to mostly cloudy. Highs 3641 winds nw 510 mph tonight mostly cloudy. Flurries possible. Lows 2531 winds n 510 mph wednesday am clouds, pm sun. Colder and breezy. Highs 2734 winds nw 1015 g 20 mph breaking overnight. Alexandria gutted by a massive fire. Firefighters had their work cut out for them christmas night. John gonzalez is live this morning john we understand some of that fire is still burning . New overnight. A rough landing at bostons logan a jetblue plane skidding off the taxiway moments after touching down. Sam sweeney is at the live desk with the details. Sam. Passengers on jetbl f georgia got quite the scare last night. During its landing in boston the plane skidded off the taxiway, fishtailed and ended up facing the opposite direction. Earlier in the day a snow storm temporarily shut down runways at logan. The good news no o
The deep freeze finally beginning to thaw as temperatures slowly creep back up. But not before a little more snow. The Winter Weather alert for your ride home from work. Good morning washington. Toss to eileen Winter Weather advisory from 3pm to 9pm light freezing rain possible, most likely a glaze around the metro and points nw milder temperatures finally with highs in the 50s to near 60 thursday friday today mostly cloudy, afternoon rain and freezing rain possible glaze to 0. 05 highs 3137 wind s 510 mph tonight rain ends, mostly cloudy lows 2633 wind w 5 mph tuesday partly cloudy to mostly sunny highs upper 40s happening now. A water main break prince georges county. This morning multiple basements are filled with feet of sewage and water. Suzanne kennedy is live in Fort Washington with a look at the damage. Winter break is extending for Howard University undergrads. Are damaged following our bitter cold temperatures. Classes for them were supposed to begin today. But the start date