Theyll bring helicopters to get troops and supplies to remote locations. Earlier today, leaders from west african nations discussed the epidemic with members of the world bank. The president of sierra leone sade his country is overwhelmed. Our people are dying. Children are being killed. Most of the dead are women. Leaders from west africa called on the world to send money and resources to help contain this outbreak. A deputy who responded to the ebola patients apartment in dallas is now in the hospital, but doctors say he does not have the virus. The deputy served a quarantine order to thomas duncans family. Duncan is the first and only person to die from ebola in the u. S. The sick deputy complained of a fever, stomach pain, and fatigue, but his family says the deputy spent very little time in duncans home. He would have to come into contact with dcan or direct contact with bodily fluids. He did not. He was in the apartment for maybe 30 minutes, which were told is nowhere like no cha
Wanted for that deadly shooting at a french magazine surrounded. Theyre holed up at an office with one hostage near the airport in northern france. About an hour away in paris at least five people have been taken hostage inside a kosher market. News 4s Richard Jordan is at the live desk with how the situations are connected. The connection seems to be clear. The three gunman involved in these hostage situations all know each other. Two of them are brothers. The other is a friend. Lets start off, 25 miles northeast of paris. There are new reports just coming in of gunshots and explosions in the Industrial Town of danmartinengoele. That is where French Police say said and Cherif Kouachi are holed up. Holding at least one hostage at a printing factory. They have been in contact with hostage negotiators. They have reportedly said they are prepared to die as martyrs. These two brothers the prime suspects in the shooting rampage earlier in the week on wednesday at the newspaper Charlie Hebdo
40s by 5 00 p. M. Lots of suns throu the day, a clear sky tonight. Next weather and traffic on the 1s coming up at 6 11 p amelia segal joins us live with your walk to work forecast. How are roads . Overall looking pretty good. No problems headed to the spur. Into and out of town on 66 looking good. Earlier road sworkwork is out of the way. 95 north, trouble spot through dale city. We did have an earlier incident that has now cleared out of the way. So you dont have to worry about that any longer. Well have a live picture along 66 coming up when im back in ten minutes. And also of course a look at some travel times. Im Richard Jordan at the live desk with breaking news. Several European Countries on high alert this morning after a terror plot was foiled just hours before it was set to go off. New information was just released by belgium prosecutors about a plot the that was set to unfold in the small town of verviers in belgium. According to the prosecutors there, the plan was to Kill P
What came up during the evacuation of that yellow line train and other factors that made things worse last week. First, the ventilation system. Train operators will be able to shut off the ventilation system on their own without having to go through central command. Last week ventilation fans drew smoke inside the cars making it difficult for the people inside to breathe. There would be smoke detectors checked at tunnels and stations across the metro system. For First Responders new signs to open the emergency doors from outside the train. There are already those signs inside the train telling riders how to get out in case of emergency. This would be thousandhow to get from outside the train into the train. An examination of the third rail jumper cables to check them for wear and tear and make improvements. The acting ntsb chairman Christopher Hart still needs more time to complete the investigation to determine exactly what went wrong last week. He Still Believes there was an arc wher
Noontime. Well have them into the mid20s bied in afternoon. A look at your drive time forecast thats coming up with chuck bell live in the storm team 4 x 4. Some of your kids can sleep in a bit. Fairfax county schools are on a two hour delay. So are page and Warren County schools. Frederick county virginia and clark county schools are opening one hour late today. Now lets check in with made slars to seepa lisa. 29 north at route 108, a crash on the right shoulder. So shouldnt be blocking anything. 95 55 into and out of town just fine. Westbound university at piney branch road we have a water main situation on the right shoulder. Saw a picture tweeted from the scene, and saw some ice there on the roadway. So be careful as youre headed through. 66 and 95 in virginia no major issues. Of course 95 in Virginia Dale city a tad slow. And rock will westbound gude drive shut down at picard. Travel time in ten minutes. Today weather still is a huge story. Take a look at live pictures here. The b