People overcome with grief. Police piecing together whether what happened was a crime or a tragic accident, as strangers staged their own moment of silence. Police in Prince Georges County continue to investigate this accident. They tell us the driver did stay at the scene and cooperated with investigators. But was later so distraught she had to be taken to a local hospital for treatment. This was a county bus involve in this, but it was a contractor that operated the bus. They are a giant in the transportation industry, employing nearly 10,000 drivers. We pulled their federal Safety Record and they have just one serious violation in the last few years and two fatal crashes on their record, before today. Live in Upper Marlboro, joce sterman, abc~7 news. We have breaking news from capitol hill where House Republicans are delaying their summer recess now by one day. Our News Partners report the houston will meet tomorrow the house will meet tomorrow morning as they try to advance a Borde
County are investigating an assault on a running trail. Investigators said it happened around 7 00 this morning. It was on the washington and old dominion trail near sterling. A woman said an attacker knocked her to the ground and tacked her. Ronald reagans press secretary james brady died today at the age of 73. He was probably best known for the gun control group, the Brady Campaign that was named at him. Scott thuman is in the newsroom with a look at his life and legacy. James brady was is a driving force and had become the face of the gun control movement. So in those respects, especially a tremendous loss. So much was formulated by what happened in 1981 when he was shot in the head outside of the hilton hotel at the assassination of president reagan. It later sparked his push for background checks on all gun sales from licensed dealers. It became an 11year fight but was eventually signed into law by president clinton. Known as the brady bill. The press conference was underway this
Than i am. No charges have been filed in this case and the driver of that bus has not been named. In fact we know very little about her. The county and the Transportation Company which operates the bus are not talking specifics about the driver. All theyll say is that she was fully qualified. Live in Prince Georges County, joce sterman, abc~7 news. Day five of the mcdonnell corruption trial. And more with the man at the center of attention. Jonnie williams was back on the stand testifying about the lavish gifts he gave to the couple and the Text Messages he exchanged with maureen mcdonnell. Kimberly live with what happened. It was the defense teams turn to poke holes in the c. E. O. Of Star Scientifics testimony that he believes he bought and paid for the prestige of the governors office. More talkative than the former governor has been all this week. Have you you gotten through this week . I cant comment on that. I already had to give cpr to one person. I have tremendous lawyers and i
So this is definitely a long running repair here. So it may go into the evening rush hour or longer . At this point its tough to say, but maybe make alternate plans for the evening rush hour. We worked all night and well work all day to get the road open, but id make other plans. The courthouse down the street is without water . Correct. About 16 customers dont have worry and the District Court building is one of them. We can make the repairs and get the water on and then well still have to take care of the road after that, but hopefully we can get the water on as soon as possible. But its an old pipe, a lot of damage. Thanks for the update here this morning. So the bottom line, rhode island avenue in hyattsville, only one lane in the southbound direction getting by. All the other lanes are closed and that will be the case a good hunk of the day or maybe longer. So plan accordingly. Megan mcgrath, back to you. Now news 4 Melissa Mollet is looking for you the best ways to get around all
Today he was one step closer to learning his fate in this leesburg courtroom. It was october of last year when patrick wren and his wife, leah, were killed as they rode together on a harley. They both loved it. That was just something they enjoyed. Reporter the driver who hit them, 54yearold attorney mark scarlotta was driving drunk. His blood alcohol level was almost twice the legal limit. Today he pleaded ggt to two counts of manslaughter and one dui telling the judge, quote, its the best way to put all this behind us. Not so simple a task for the victims family. Taking a day at a time and seeing what they would want me to do. Reporter he could get between 1 and 20 years on each of the manslaughter charges. Hes out on bond but is due to turn himself in on august 7th with a sentencing hearing scheduled for december. In the wake of the familys loss, theres reflection and also advice for those who would make the decision to drink and drive. I couldnt imagine doing it. I know what its li