And good thursday morning to you all. We do need to start with the search for answers in that deadly canadian the man operating the train being called a hero. Steven small is being treated for Emotional Trauma and smoke inhalation. Being credited with helping passengers after surviving the crash himself. Abcs bazi kanani has the latest on the investigation. Reporter federal investigators are carefully examining the charred wreckage removed from the scene of the deadliest dent in the history of this busy new york commuter rail. Six People Killed instantly tuesday on the commute home from work about 20 miles north of new york city when witnesses say a plaque suv gets stuck beneath the crossing gates. The train unable to stop in time pushing the exploding suv a thousand feet down the tracks. Ellen brody, a mother of three, was behind the wheel. Whoever she encountered in life she just they left smiling. Reporter smoke poured from the train as passengers scrambled to escape. Things started
To is the napa earthquake, which damaged the schools heating system, and since then they have been conducting repairs on that system, which is naturally cast fed, and as they were going around room to room today checking on that construction and the gas, there was an explosion in the photo lab. There was no students present. In fact, the lab is not being currently used by the school. It is one of the buildings that is furthest from the center of the campus, and as i say, they were walking room to room to check on the gas feed and the heating system when this explosion happened. They are still trying to determine what it was that set off the explosion, but presumably, it was caused by a fault in the gas line. Serious burns to that one district employee. And no students present. No students injured. I understand that they were evacuating the students at first to the student stadium, but im looking at it now and thats cleared, so i think classes have resumed. Thats the latest. All right.
Lets talk about the weather. Prepare for what could be the first freeze for the entire d. C. Region. Chief meteorologist doug hill is here to show us what kind of weather to expect as we make our weekend plans. Hi, doug. Weather temperatures are dropping quickly. 37 outside our studios in arlington. Not that far to go to freezing. Down to 33 already at washington dulles. Still 40 at Reagan National airport. 37 now in manassas. The overnight, as these winds diminish and skies clear, well see overnight readings between 23 and 31 degrees by early tomorrow morning, probably making it the coldest overnight period weve had this season to date. Tomorrow, i mean, it looks beautiful. Sunshine. But temperatures way below our average high of 59. Only 41 to 46. Well check out sunday with hail. Next seven days as we go searching for warmer temperatures in just a few minutes. Of Appeals Court here in washington has rejected a new challenge to the Affordable Care act. Of catholic nonprofit organizati
Head out at the home. They took turns carrying bb guns and would shoot the children on the skin causing welts. And the authorities learned about the alleged crime after children and Youth Services became aware of them. Investigators began arresting the defendants in recent weeks. This past wednesday the last of them surrendered. Four of the children are jacksons and longtime neighbors are shocked by the allegations. I heard a little cry, i heard a lot of crying. Other than that, pretty much mind your business. I mean you really dont know whats going on. You have got your own problems to deal with, too. As far as any physical abuse like noticeable, there wasnt anything noticeable. Have you ever seen anything . Nothing. Never seen nothing. I never hear nothing. You knew the kids though. Yeah, they were straight, like she went to work, she took care of her kids. I seen them always happy. And the District Attorney stays the children are now staying with relatives and physically are doing w
Lawyers here in mclean. We sent you a jawdropping push alert from our app when this story broke this morning. Our Northern Virginia bureau learned the main suspect in the double stabbing was wearing just a diaper when he was arrested. And the disturbing details dont stop there. News4s shomari stone is in fairfax county. Reporter today we learned disturbing new details about what police say happened during this violent Home Invasion out here on spencer road in mclean. The Commonwealth Attorney descd it as torture at a bond hearing today. Police say 31yearold andrew and his wife felicia planned the Home Invasion. We learned alicia did not enter the house. Her husband did and posed as a Police Officer at the front door. Prosecutors say he tased, handcuffed and repeatedly stabbed the homeowner and the homeowners wife multiple times. Theyre in their 60s. The victims who were critically hurt were still able to help police track down the suspects. Police tell us they found andrew and his wife