Six flags is working with authorities and we will bring you more information on this breaking news as it becomes available. Security searched the park and found at least one package that appears to be suspicious and out of place. Out of an overabundance of caution, the bomb squad as they called to investigate the contents of the package. Jummy the Public Information officer and prince georges county, stay with us as we continue to follow new developments. Turning to the forecast, we hear some rain on the way, doug hill is on the way with a look at our wednesday. Doug showers across the area overnight. More chances as we get through the afternoon. Doppler radar shows heavy thunderstorms that developed over the western shore of the bay and now active with heavy rain on the eastern Talbot County and dorchester county. That will be the story for this afternoon. , theore sunshine we see more showers we see come a couple of showers across mclean and headed up inside the beltway towards bethe
Good wednesday morning to you all. We begin with donald trump putting another potential running mate on display. He held a public audition for indiana governor mike pence. They appeared together at a rally near indianapolis last night with pence looking to prove that hes the right man for the job. Meantime, trump is also engaged in a bizarre battle with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. Hillary clinton gets a long awaited endorsement from bernie sanders. We get the latest now from abcs kenneth moton. Good morning, kenneth. Reporter good morning, diane and kendis. Donald trumps vp short list is getting shorter but who will be the last man or woman standingy one person on the list admits it all feels like a reality show. Donald trumps running mate. Mike pence, i dont know whether hes going to be your governor or your Vice President , who the hell knows. Reporter sources tell abc news the could appear with his number two as early as friday. Its a little bit like the apprentice yo
Seth rich was shot to death sunday morning. He nearly made it home when at least one gunman took his life. Apparently for nothing. Police have no witnesses and according to the homicide commander were going to examine recent robberies for clues. Robberies that have unsettled this Community Just north of rhode island avenue near howard university. A major concern the chief of police was asked to address. And a Wilson Building News Conference this week. We did see some robberies in that area in the past four weeks. The that was on the radar of the Robbery Task Force, because it was a pattern in an area that we had not seen consistent robberies in before. Reporter according to the Dc Police Crime mapping website, robberies in and around the bloomingdale neighborhood are up 50 to 80 percent in the last two months when compared to the same time last year. And they are carried out in a variety of different ways. For example, back on june 19th a man was walking northbound here suspect came be
Publics health to solve this crime. Paul, whats the latest . Reporter hi, shawn and tony. All the damage to this lovely home and the section of the city a near howard. Now everybody is talking about the murder of seth rich and talking about the robberies of that taken place here in recent months. In just at last two months, those robberies have shot up nearly 80 when compared to the same time last year. People here tell me they are terrified, and they want the crime wave to stop. Flowers now mark the spot where tiecheyearold seth rich was shot to death early last sunday morning. He had nearly made it home when at least one gunman took his life apparently for nothing. Police have no witnesses and according to the homicide commander were going to examine recent robberies for clues, robberies that have unsettled this community. According to the Dc Police Crime mapping website, robberies in and around the bloomingdale neighborhood are up 50 to 80 in the last two months when compared to the
In our first doppler, if youre not getting one it is hot and muggy outside to say the least at this lunch hour, these will be producing brief heavy rainfall, after the thunder shower passes going to feel steamy. One area of rainfall more in Prince Georges County these are generally moving up to the northeast towards Silver Springs and kettering as well. Otherwise it is mostly cloudy, weve got temperatures that are running in the mid80s but feels like 93 degrees outside that dew point is at 75. Feels like florida outside, thats how muggy it is and leesburg and waldorf, we have a yellow weather alert, what were focused on is Thunder Showers that could impact your evening commute. Well be timing they will out with future cast coming up in a few minutes you can always track the our wusa 9 app. Were following breaking news out of Prince Georges County First Responders rush to Six Flags America for the report of a suspicious package there. Weve learned the park did receive some sort of threa