Eli waller, a student, came down with respiratory problems two weeks ago. The coroner confirmed his cause of death is directly linked to enterovirus d68. The virus has sickened more than 500 people in 43 states. Almost all of them children. The virus attacks rapidly and suddenly. That evening he was asymptomatic and fine and the next morning he had passed. Health Officials Say they will likely never know how and where he was exposed to the virus. Parents are concerned for the health of their own children, especially those with preexisting conditions. This mans son attends Yardville Elementary School where another child was being tested for the virus. Of course its on everybodys mind. Its human nature. People are nervous. Theyre scared. The School District says its added extra staff to disinfect the schools, doing what it can to alleviate fears and stop the spread of virus. Eli was a triplet with two sisters. His parents have asked for privacy. Another meeting is tomorrow at 7 00 p. M.
Comes to ebola in our area as fears about the disease lead passengers stuck on a plane. And three weeks gone. Now a mothers emotional plea to bring her missing daughter home. Off the top, he was well known and well loved. Tonight this d. C. Man is dead after someone stabbed him in broad daylight. This attack happened on one of the busiest streets in columbia knights heights. Yet, no witnesses have come forward. News 4 Jackie Benson has the new details. Reporter a memorial has been set up in the spot of the 3400 block of 14th street northwest where 35yearold Kenneth Young fell to the ground about 5 40 p. M. Friday. As rush hour traffic rolls past, he lay there bleeding from multiple stab wounds. He died a short time later at a local hospital. Were distraught. We cant, you know cant fathom it. Marlon young is one of the many family members who were drawn to this spot today hoping for answers. Why would someone do this . Why did no one see what happened . He says his cousin was a gentle m
Debris and broken glass in the street from the accident in the Early Morning hours of sunday. The driver was traveling well above the posted speed limit when he slammed into the back of a tractor trailing killing his passenger. Prosecutors charged 35yearold momodu bello with the murder of his passenger nancy tinoza. Court documents show momodu bello tollid poce he was drinking with nancy tinoza and another passenger that night. Police concluded he was drunk when the crash occurred. That wouldnt have been the first time he got behind the wheel drunk. After a crash in washington in 2013, he pled guilty to driving under the influence and received probation and a suspended sentence. And last summer in arlington he was charged with speeding refusing a breathalizer and driver while intoxicated. He pled guilty and Court Documents show his license was suspended for a year. Im still in shock. Reporter today nancy tinozas friends were still processing the sudden death. The zimbabwe native came h
Morning. As always, you can join in on the conversation. You can also join us on facebook or send us an email or send us a tweet. This is the headline this morning, front page of the wall street journal we want to focus on the larger issue of transportation infrastructure. Earlier this month the president traveling to the port orleans, saying it is time to spend more money. One in nine of our bridges is rated structurally deficient. More than 40 of the major highways are congested. So is our airspace. Who is sitting on a tarmac wondering right it is you are not taking off and getting aggravated when you buy someplace, heart of the reason is we have the antiquated air Traffic Control system. We need the next or duration air Traffic Control. It would reduce time travel, delays, fuel costs, pollution in the sky. We know how to do it, we just have not done it. That should not be a democratic or republican issue, that is just smart to go ahead and do it. President and his comments earlier t
We are live in Atlantic City. But we head to the floor of the new york Stock Exchange, Nicole Petallides. Theres some green on the screen. What have you got for us . Reporter i enjoyed watching some of that gambling video, looks like fun. All up arrows. No record on the dow, no record on the s p today. I know youre used to me saying it, but not yet or not today. But for the nasdaq youve got the record, okay . 4,017, a new intraday record that we havent seen since the year 2000. All three have up arrows, the nasdaq up onehalf of 1 . The vixx, the fear indeck, pulling back a little bit. Lets take a look at some names that are hitting new highs, right . I said no record highs on the dow, but you do have on the nasdaq. Walmart and nike, these are dow components that hit highs, American Express and also travelers, macys not a dow component. New highs also some others worth noting, Southwest Airlines hit a high, pulled back. Well watch that, obviously, as people are trying to get where they