Abc 7 news platforms for complete coverage. Com andlog onto wjla visit our facebook or twitter sites at any time. A latebreaking story. Police make an arrest in a series of local assaults. Brad bell is live tonight. Police are happy to make this announcement. They were looking hard for this guy. It turns out he was in jail eight hours after the attack. It happened right about here, but eight hours later the committed anedly Armed Robbery in Montgomery County. He was caught and locked up. He was not linked to these crime until the dna evidence came in. Princerges county georges county police say that emerito chicassavala is a brutal rape is that left a community in fear. It is good news to hear he is arrested. We still have to be cautious. I am glad they caught him. I am glad, i am glad. That is all i can say. But it was october 29. It 24yearold woman and a 14 yearold girl were attacked 20 minutes and 100 yards apart behind this building. Police conducted a massive manhunt for days. The
Right now. The water is still flowing at great falls, but is surrounded by something you dont usually see on the potomac ice. Down the river in the district, there is more eyes but cold water here means cold water in the d c areas aging pipes. Big problems. The issue on wisconsin avenue is one of a heck of a lot of water main breaks. Year, 10 a dayte be a lot. But right now, the utilities dealing with 70. That is more than they can handle, so they have to prioritize. We have a major thoroughfare shutdown. This place is gridlocked all the time, so it is really bad. I have to call my wife. Few weeksgot bad a ago when the polar vortex it. And then there was a break and now it terrible again. Weve never been to that one. The icy water that is the root cause of the problem is pretty. In the summer, you often see bubbles and stuff around the edges of the rock, but now it is ice and icicles. But if you see ice like this form on the potomac, you can bet its going to cause a lot of issues elsew
Astonished the world and made him such a world figure. He was well known while he was in prison, but when he came out of prison, there was a great question about what would happen. Would there be a terrible bloodbath, with they get through the passage to democracy with apartheid . It was because of Nelson Mandela and his character that they did. The world recognized a peacemaker, and he developed a moral stature in the world that helped him bring south africa into the world community, help them reintegrate into the world terrible it aow role in various hot spots the world. He was very close to president bill clinton. Frankly, he could not stand the policies of president george w. Bush, which he saw as imperialistic. That was a bit of a Public Relations problem for the bush white house. The election of barack obama, the kind of change towards a Multiracial Society that he saw in south africa as well. It was not just south africa that Nelson Mandela was revolutionary. It was his moral st
Friday and its made a big mess in texas. We just started going sideways. We jackknifed and i dont know how im going to get out of here. Knowct the travelers here that. Many sleeping at dfw as this canceled like nationally making getting back to dallas from d. C. Pretty challenging. 11 00 thand to go at 3 00. They rescheduled me to go out at 4 00 but i got here at a found out it was actually 4 00 tomorrow. Under winter storm warnings and advisory. In montana it felt that a bone chilling 40 degrees and even california are seeing plunging temperatures and these exotic animals especially the rhinos are running for their indoor heated shelters in santa rosa. They especially do not like the rain. They are smart enough to get out of the weather. If you are flying today, tomorrow, sunday check with your airline. Allowinghem are changes without a fee but be patient. Wait times can be over an hour if you call him. Its going to get worse before it gets better. Kris van cleave, abc 7. Likes a crit
One way for santa to stay in shape. Around 6000 people dressed up as santa claus and his elves. It was a run through madrid, spain. The money raised will be used to buy presents for children. Look at those santas go. Depending on where you work, it was either a snowy day or a soggy day. Beach. S warm on the they are in the 50s at ocean city. [laughter] 41 degrees for our high tomorrow prayed middle 30s on monday. I tuesday in the lower 40s. If you travel plans to new york city, six inches of snow on the ground. Heavy thunder snow. Imagine that. Stay with us. Extras next. This is abc seven news, saturday news extra, on your side. We are a week away from the start of winter. It has looks like winter for weeks now. The storm left people in the midwest and east digging out of several inches of snow. To storms converge along the east coast. It is a question of what Mother Nature is going to throw at us. Roadways are treacherous. They think they can go anywhere. It is not so. Away,h christma