An hour and a half after the first collapse, more of the huge tree fell into independence avenue. That time police had everyone away from the tree and no one was hit. Workers then spent the rest of the afternoon taking down what is left of the big tree. Many of the tourists and others stopped to watch. There is no rain or wind, ice or anything like that to cause it to fall. Something like this is unusual. Sam and as you can see, what you can see back there are the remnants of the work they are doing. They are right there in front of the Longworth House Office building. They have basically taken the tree down. They have taken it down and i guess they are clearing the debris from the street. Obviously, rush hour has started now. No traffic is moving along independence avenue. Speaker paul ryan issued a statement of the family of the worker. He has a wife and two children. Reporting live from the u. S. Capitol, im sam ford, abc7 news. Nancy sam, thank you. Also breaking this afternoon, th
Colleagues of mr. Mcclanahan who died today is. Some of the people who have been cleaning up independent avenue and it remains closed to traffic. As it has been for eight hours. At some point they will open it. There is no rush hour traffic today because of the tragedy here at the u. S. Capitol. Reporting live from the u. S. Capitol grounds, im sam ford. Larry thank you. New information tonight in the deadly blackhawk Helicopter Crash in maryland. A military crash team is on the ground to figure out what went wrong. A rule area, peaceful, quiet. Hundreds of yards of police tape wave in the afternoon wind at the picturesque breton bay golf course. This is after a u. S. Army blackhawk crashed ye afternoon. They carried the member to safety. Before they were taken to shock trauma. They flew over and they were close. Missy was inside the home, 200 feet from where the multimillion dollar chopper struck ground. My 9yearold daughter said we need to thank them for not hitting the house. I said
Grounds. U. S. Capitol Police Closed parts of independence avenue. This morning, a large tree branch fell, hitting a Maintenance Worker at the capitol. Matt mcclana han was uncon shuns when help arrived. They gave him cpr and rushed him to the hospital where he died. Thats awful. Im sorry to hear that, prayers to his family, condolences. Reporter tours were detoured while police investigated. The architect of the capitol issued a statement this afternoon, saying that a large branch from an american elm fell and struck Matt Mcclanahan who was working nearby on an irrigation pipe. Crews remained on the scene for hours to remove the tree from the roadway and sidewalk. So many hours later, six hours after this tragic accident occurred, ind still closed on the south side of the u. S. Capitol, where the House Office Buildings are, and ahead at 5 00, how the Capitol Hill Community is remembering matthew mcclanahan. Back to you. Horrible accident, thank you very much, chris. We also have break
Figure out just exactly how this happened. News4s chris gordon is on capitol hill now with the story. Chris . Reporter doreen and jim, as you look behind me, youll see the cleanup is continuing nearly nine hours after todays fatal accident, and the unanswered question is, what caused this large limb to fall, killing the Maintenance Worker below . An investigation has been launched to find answers. Crews worked for hours, removing tree debris from the roadway. U. S. Capitol Police Closed parts of independence avenue. This morning, a large tree branch fell, hitting a Maintenance Worker at the capitol. Matt mcclanahan was unconscious when help arrived. They gave him cpr and rushed him to a hospital where he died. Oh, thats awful. Im so sorry to hear that. Prayers to his family, condolences. Reporter House Speaker paul ryan issued a statement two young children, effie and matthew, their loss is so sudden and unimaginable. I ask my colleagues and everyone in the Capitol Community to keep ma
North korea. Reporter President Trump arrived in wisconsin where supporters and protesters were on hand. The place he chose to speak once had a thriving Manufacturing Base right across the street. Those jobs have now moved up the road leaving only the headquarters in its place. We no longer make things. At one time we were a factory town. The snap on tool headquarters, the president signed an executive order and called for a review of the visa program for skilled workers. We are about to take bold new steps to follow through on my pledge to buy american and hire american. Vice president mike pence is also talking about jobs during a trip to japan but its the threat coming from north korea thats dominating the talks. The Vice President emphasized that chromatic and economic es all options are on the table. We will protect the peace and security of this part of the world and achieve our shared goal of a nuclear free korean peninsula. North korea tested a missile sunday but it blew up on