Petersburg. Dont get used to it. It is gone by late tonight. Temperatures crash down to the 50s. 40s overnight. Our High Temperatures coming up for the weekend, not too great either. A snapshot of 6 00 p. M. With the storms coming into the area. New information coming in in the next couple minutes. Well update this and have the latest on the track of these storms for your evening rush in a few minutes. On the ground. Were learning at least one person was killed and an entire mobile Home Community destroyed after tornadoes and storms ripped through oklahoma last night. Just two years after the town of moore, oklahoma was torn apart by a deadly tornado, residents are forced to clean up once again. Coming up in our next half hour jay gray is in bhoormoore with a look at the damage. Shocking details out of france tonight in the crash of german Germanwings Flight 9525. Were learning more about the copilot now blamed for the crash. You saw the breaking details in our nbc washington app. News
Airplane. Factors like potential financial trouble are also being examined. And lubitz gave no indication of what he was doing in the cockpit. Investigators say there is absolutely silence on the cockpit voice recorder except for steady breathing indicating lubitz was not panicked when the plane went down. At the live desk im Pat Lawson Muse. Back to you. Thank you, pat. Airbus is the maker of the plane that crashed. The Company Released a copy of a training video today that demonstrates the procedure for locking and unlocking the cockpit door. The protocol was supposed to be a safeguard. Now there are questions about whether a pilot should ever be alone in a cockpit. Our Team Coverage continues now with Steve Handelsman. Steve . Reporter doreen thanks. Good evening. Long before what happened over france our u. S. Faa rules have said we basically dont trust any one persons judgment or help in a pilot seat. Experts say this kind of a tragedy is less likely on airliners flying in america
Looking good. About 50 Miles Per Hour as you pass 28. 95 south more volume. Wet pavement but no reports of incidents or delays there. And taking a look in virginia 395 around duke street looking good with all of those lanes open. We have a power outage in northeast d. C. Maryland avenue northeast between bladensburg road and benning road. Treat those malfunctioning traffic lights as a four way stop. Its 5 01. A quick School Closing to pass along. Charles county schools says malcolm elementary in walldorf is closed. There is a problem with the schools well. Again, malcolm elementary closed for both student and staff. And breaking news at this hour. An amber alert in effect for a missing 20 month old boy from west virginia. The Charleston Police Department Says Jackson Patel has not been seen since tuesday. Investigators say patel was in the care of his grandmother. At some point a man claiming to be his father took the little boy and said that he was going to bring him back to his mothe
Connected us to kaitlin. Shes lived in sterling her whole life. Her only ties to cavalry temple were through friends. You werent part of the church. No. Reporter why take up the effort . Because somebody has to. Somebody has to give them a voice and demand that things are done. Reporter since the loudoun times first reported the new claims San Jose Sharks man that has fielded calls from several alleged victims. Shes organizeing a peaceful protest for this weekend. Kaitlin has since left the state. She said she escaped eight years ago thanks to family friends. I left and i have discovered that i am beautiful and i am strong and there is nothing wrong with me like this church makes you believe. Reporter we need to stress tonight that no charges have been filed in this case. I did reach out to the pastors office but havent heard back for comment. Deputies say theyre still investigating this as an Ongoing Investigation and they urge anybody who may be a victim to come forward and speak to
Too much fighting. Too much pulling apart instead of pulling together. Its not what i fought for . Park rangers and park Police Stayed out of the way, allowing the vets to enter. Only the vets were lay lowed in. The rest of the public were kept out. Angering this congressman from texas. How do you look at them and say how are you going to deny them access . Its difficult. It should be difficult. It is difficult. Park services should be ashamed of themselves. Reporter coming up at 5 00, more of the conversation between the congressman and the park ranger. We can tell you the park service has decided the vets coming the rest of the weekend, hundreds of them are expected between now and the weekend, will be allowed to visit the memorial. They will be allowed in but the rest of the public will not. Right now every member of congress is getting paid. The cost to taxpayers, 10,583 per hour. You cant blame this congress. Under the constitution, members can only pay for a future congress. They