Ambulance response times in the district. D. C. Bureau chief sam ford has been following this story. He joins us live in southeast d. C. With this big announcement from mayor Muriel Bowser today. Sam . Sam yes, alison. Well, the mayor said that she is going to be putting more ambulances on d. C. Streets and its not that people dont get care. These Engine Companies go quickly to the scene. Problem is the holdup is getting transport there quickly enough. And to transport the patients. In a breakfast meeting with Council Members today, mayor bowser said shes increasing the number of ambulances on d. C. Streets by 25 . Thats from 39 units to 49. Her deputy said theyre paying overtime to current staffers to maintain the highest level between 11 00 a. M. To 11 00 p. M. There has been a higher demand for ambulances and the city will use more of its reserve units. We have more than 100 ambulances and we have half of them available for use so our Long Term Plan and commitment to getting those v
On board were killed. French investigators hope that the mangled black box will provide clues as to why the plane crashed. While at drexel, emily was a member of the soreoritysorority. She was an integral part of our growing chapter and as a person and friend, emily always put others before herself and cared deeply for those in her life. Emily will be greatly missed by her fellow sisters at zeta. The selke family released a statement this afternoon, our family is deeply saddened by the losses of yvonne and emily two wonderful and caring amazing people who meant so much to so many. They added that they are asking for privacy and for prayers. You can see a slideshow of pictures of the aircraft and of the scene, its all at 6abc. Com. Now a check of the accuweather forecast on this cloudy wednesday. Lets go to adam joseph at the big board with more on the ensuing precipitation. We have the rain that passed through a two hour window that lifted to the north and we have dried out and well st