Start times. Tom, an unusual scene up there. Yeah leon im surrounded by a lot of middle schoolers who want to get their message across right now about later start times and theyre joined by their parents who are here as well. Main theme of this protest is they want middle and high schools to start no earlier than 8 30. And if it means they have to start Elementary Schools a little early to do that theyre ok with it at this point. Kids learn better if they get more sleep. Heres video that we took earlier, before the kids surrounded me, this is whats going on outside of the Montgomery County School Headquarters in rockville. Dozens of parents as well as their kids, their students out here protesting for the later start time. Reason theyre out today is the school board will be looking at this issue in a meeting tomorrow morning and they have a lot of options theyre considering about what to do for start times. I talked to a lot of folks here including a former teacher and also a middle Sc
Prosecutors, perhaps did not pursue the Death Penalty and two major factors that may have played a big role. Live in charlottesville, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. Thank you. We want to get back to that deadly fire in Brooklyn Park. Three people died when flames raced through the home on hilltop road west. This is just across from the united brethren in christ church. Maryland bureau chief is live on the scene where the pastor lived with his family. The mother ran back in and a neighbor who lives across the street also hearing calls for help ran into this home. So three people are in the burning building when firefighters arrived, the three people couldnt get out. Firefighters didnt get them out but it was too late. None of them could be saved. So in this neighborhood, we have two families devastated a compound tragedy. We had an opportunity to the man who lost his wife and son. He had the courage and the grace to go speak to the mother of the young man who died trying to save his family.
It will be another cool night. We might see fog or dew again tomorrow morning but it looks like a warmer tuesday and we will have much more on your tuesday and beyond in the seven day forecast in about 15 minutes. But first lets check roads right after 7 00a m here we will check in roselyn, susquehanna road at fitzwater town road we have reports coming in of an accident so use caution there. And also, southampton buck road between wood lake drive and herring red we have more reports of an accident. No closures or any other details coming in so just use caution in those two spots, mike. It is 7 01. I would imagine thousands of people will show up for Michael Browns funeral today in ferguson. Absolutely. That Service Coming more than two weeks after that unarmed 18 yearold was shot by ferguson, Missouri Police officer there was a peace will rally held to honor his life, late yesterday. The fathers of Trayvon Martin and jordan davis, both of them also died in high profile shooting inciden
This morning of shots fired on brookeville road in Silver Spring. Take a look at the scene behind me. Its still a very active barricade situation going on four hours now and take a look. Mobile command centers, police cruisers, heavy equipment with the countys Emergency Response team. You name it. It has been brought in. It was 8 00 this morning, an employee showed up to work at the brookeville landscape supply. His workers telling police he seemed very agitated. Very angry. Its unclear at this hour if there was some sort of an argument or a fight. But at one point, that man that employee, became armed and dangerous. At one point, he went to his vehicle, retrieved what they said was a shotgun. Fired one round into a moss pile pointed that shotgun at another employee. Made a phone call to go get breakfast for all of us. On the way back everybody was shut down and couldnt get through down there. And we understand at this hour, that armed man is holed up right outside of that building bet
4 31 on this thursday morning. Another chilly start to the day to deal with. Thats right. Lets check in with tom kierein to find out how cold it is and when we will get some relief. Im not used to it. This is unseasonably cold. Temperatur right now are generally, though, a little above freezing. Well take that. Yesterday morning we were down in the mid and upper teens. Now it is hovering 30 degrees across Northern Virginia. In the district, upper 30s. Low 30s montgomery. Much of fairfax, loudoun, Prince William, fauquier hovering right here freezing. Wind gusting to 20 miles per throughout the day. Low 40s by 2 00 to 3 00. Ought to be hitting the upper 40s. Around 5 00 p. M. , still breezy. Back down to the mid50s. A look at the county by county highs coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s at 4 41. Melissa, whats going on . We still have the water main break. It is going to be a problem for a lot of people. Northbound silver hill road shut down at brooks drive. Megan mcgrath is o