National captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] on your side. The sky lighting up for the fourth of july after a day of heavy rain and crowds. The big moment went off without a hitch and ron slater is live. What is it like now . Roz the mall is just about empty. It only takes about a half hour to clear them all of the crowd after a big event like this. There were thousands and thousands of people waiting to see the fireworks and they were not disappointed. The Fireworks Show lit up the sky right on cue and it was glorious. Well worth the wait, topping off the july 4 celebrations. Thousands got a front row seat on americas front lawn to celebrate freedom, each with something to be thankful for. Definitely for the armed forces. My brother is in the army. As far as the country goes, a lot of people working hard. A really great time to be in america. America is all about freedom. It is great to see it celebrated. Roz on the west
In iraq and afghanist forced him to learn under fire. In his new book he takes his leadership lessons from the battlefield to the boardroom teaching businesses how to better take charge andnd move forward. General mcchrystal, welcome to washington business report. This book is your effort to teach the Business World some of the strategies you use to be successful in the military world. What does team of teams mean . If you ink about it all of us have been on some kind of team. Maybe we have been on a really good one, where you could finish each others sentences where things happen n organically. As organizations scale, you run into a limit. Beyond 100 people, you cannot know everybody or have the same culture. We found that as you scale, what you have to do i create a series of teams and you have to connect them in ways that most organizations find difficu. It is akin to the relationships between individuals on a great small team. You have to maintain that chemistry between the small t
From that campus at about 10 48 this morning. Until we can confirm what if anything occurred, we will maintain the perimeter and continue to try to pinpoint the source of the location of the sound that was heard. If necessary, go building by building, office by office in clearing those buildings to ensure it is safe. Jenny any idea where that 911 call came from . Somebody inside the building . Any idea where that call originated from . I am sure that First Responders and investigators on the scene know that. Working with the dispatch center at walter reed. I have not been given that information. Jenny about how many officers of Montgomery County can you estimate are assisting . Many officers are assigned out of the Second District which covers the greater bethesda area which encompasses that camera the campus. All on duty tactical officers responded as well as, we put a call out to the other five Police Districts within the county to send a certain number of officers to assist. Marylan
Thousands of employees of Walter Reed Medical Center certainly relieved at this hour. But they had to shelterinplace for hours while the police were searching the grounds. Rebecca cooper continues our Live Team Coverage from bethesda. What was one of the days where it was a waste of time for them and scary at the same time. Rebecca that is right. People were calm throughout this ordeal inside. When were outside show you where we are. At the gate of the entrance of walter reed and we are able to see the Police Coming and going and feel the calm. For the people inside they only knew that there was a search ongoing for an active shooter. Then they waited for several hours. We spoke to two of the people inside. They were patient. One was a woman whose husband is in the military and works at walter reed. The other after his tours of duty in iraq is now retired from the army. She took solace in the help of a stranger. He took solace in following military protocol. The subway manager, i dont
Still no word about what may have made the sound which was interpreted as gunfire. Reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. Kimberly very curious too after the navy yard last week. While police did not find evidence of a shooting this time either, thousands were left in a lockdown for two hours. Rebecca cooper spoke with workers about the moments they had to take cover. Very scary moments. Rebecca that is right. Now you can see over my shoulder at the entrance two the main entrance to Walter Reed National military Medical Center. This is back to normal now. For several hours the people inside the facility only knew police were searching for a possibly active shooter. Denise moore was at a Subway Sandwich shop inside Walter Reed Hospital when word went out about a possible gunman and take shelter immediately. As long as i got out of my life i would have stayed all day. Rebecca employees, patients and visitors we spoke to after the allclear went out this afternoon stayed throughout th