Possible. We need this Problem Solved now. Reporter cycling advocates have been complaining for years about the lack of mile markers along the metropolitan branch trail. The met branch trail is one trail of many in the district and so we are going to have to have the same solution implemented on Anacostia Waterfront trail crescent trail has markers but more trails coming. Reporter without those markers along biking and hiking trails, 911 dispatchers have a very hard time sending bliss or paramedics to an exact location. Last week when witnesses called police during this attack on a female cyclist, they were told the trail location was not in the dispatch system. The head of d. C. Homeland security and Emergency Management tells news4 they have come up with a shortterm solution, gps coordinate fosser landmarks along the met branch trail have now been added to the 911 system. It is not a perfect solution. The perfect solution is to get as much information on its trail so people know wher
Looks like a very nice blue sky kind of an afternoon. Temperatures in the 50s and 60s this morning. 79 at lunch time. 82 by the time youre coming home from work and school. And 77 by 8 00 tonight. A perfect day to be outside today. A perfect day to do anything except sit in traffic. Melissa mollet with more on that. Its never a perfect day to sit in traffic. No good time for that at all. Branch avenue at auth road, a bit of a slowdown there near the beltway. Top of the beltway, no problems. B. W. Parkway, 95 and 29 flowing just fine. 270 looking quite good. Sometimes we see a slowdown at the top part of 270. Were okay, 66 west of ox road, inbound, out bound, just fine. Remember, the ramp to the key bridge is closed through friday. Take roosevelt bridge instead. Aaron . Melissa, thank you. Coming up on 5 02 now. A developing story this morning. Police are searching for a missing teenager in Fairfax County. The 16yearold boy was fishing with friends in the Little Hunting Creek area in th
Catastrophic damage inflicted by harvey. And President Trump returning to the white house, announcing he will go to texas on tuesday. Good evening. Thanks for joining us on this special edition of world news tonight this sunday. Im tom llamas. Tonight, the disaster in texas is deepening. Houston is a city in crisis. And now, a city of islands. The flood waters isolating sections like you see behind me. As the National Guard rolls in, the water has cut off sections of the interstate that wraps around houston. This big rig stood no chance in the rising waters. And we spoke to the driver who had to be rescued. Well have more on that in a moment. But first, lets get you caught up. Overnight, more than four inches of rain an hour coming down. Million waking up to a scene of epic flooding. And tens of thousands calling for help, needing rescue. The 911 system overwhelmed. Neighbors and strangers stepping in to help. The disaster here is staggering by every measure. More than 2,500 rescues, 3
And we do say good wednesday morning. Its been a rough week for people in orlando. For the third time in less than a week the area hit by tragedy. This time the scene is in the grand floridian resort and spa where a 2yearold was dragged into a lagoon by an alligator. They were on vacation visiting from their home in nebraska when they decided to attend movie night on the shore of that resort. Tragedy overnight at disney world. A 2yearold boy snatched by an alligator and dragged underwater at the upscale grand floridian resort and spa. The family was out relaxing. The father was there nearby and the child was playing in the water, just a foot or so into the water up and attacked. He saw this happen . Yes. Reporter a team of 50 officers are searching into the Morning Hours for the toddler who was on vacation with his family from nebraska. Were not leaving until we recover the child. Reporter Authorities Say the boys parents jumped into the lake and tried to wrestle him away from the gato
5 00 a. M. Right now at 5 00, a desperate search after an alligator attack drags a toddler off near disneys grand floridian resort. More on that story in a moment. First, good morning to you. Im eun yang. Im erika gonzalez. Well start with the story we just told you about with the information from molette green at the live desk. This frantic night search in orlando for a toddler snatched by an alligator and dragged into a lake. We just heard from the Orange County sheriff who says more than 50 Law Enforcement officers will stay on this search for the 2yearold. We are going to hope for the best in these circumstances, but based upon my 35 years of Law Enforcement experience, we know that we have some challenges ahead of us. Now this attack happened near an upscale Disney Resort in an area where the family of five from nebraska was wading in a lake when the 4 to 7foot alligator just went off and took off with that little boy. Back to you. Right now starting off with a lot of clouds aroun