Kellye the rain held off for the fireworks. Devon we are in a dryer trend right here. Chances will not be as great for the rest of the week. Monday is the next likeliest. The humidity is around. Watch out for dense fog late tonight. Some counties already under advisory in the commonwealth and along 95, prince william, stafford. Monday as we come back, the storms will arrive. Kellye now abc 7s saturday news extra. Kellye lawenforcement was working overtime to make sure the holiday was a happy day. From sea to shining sea standing sentinel for uncle sam, the lesson, vigilance is the price of freedom. We dont think it has been this high since 9 11. Lawenforcement protecting the picnics and parades coast to coast. Police line the streets in washington as hundreds of thousands of tourists d. C. Descended on they remain worried about lone wolves with ties to sisisis. We are counting on you to keep it safe. New york to plaintiffs 7000 officers on the ground, the air, and the water, this floti
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
Scott the president said we have to pick up the game when it comes to countering that message. Thats what we have heard from the military advisers. He is talking about fighting the ideology. He said look we cant be at war with islam and we have to be at war with those who distort islam. That is the game we have to play and win. Not a war of weapons but war of words. Leon thank you. There was concern about the lone wolf of some kind today. All clear, though after report of a gunshot forced a lockdown and a Massive Police response for hours. All of the buildings were declared safe. Workers have been allowed back in. Stephen tschida has more on the investigation happening now. Stephen the warnings prompted Massive Police response. A phone call from someone inside building number one at walter reed led to swift action on part of police patients and police. They are in the building. They heard the sound of what they thought were shots. Teams searched every room floor by floor in building nu
To get away from the fire and the smoke that was coming. One of the guys back there had burns all over his face. Kevin so in total four men that were trapped inside the stairwell of the utility room below three taken to the hospital. Two critical injuries. One with serious injuries. We have since learned all four men work for the d. C. Department of general services. Unclear why they were out at this former school that is now under deep renovations. For now we are live in northwest, im kevin lewis abc7 news. Kimberly happening now in Montgomery County cleanup from a crash involving adults and children. News chopper 7 over the scene this afternoon on spencerville road in burtonsville. A vehicle flipped over knocking down power lines. No details on the extent of the injury there but spencerville road is closed between old columbia pike. Jonathan developing near charleston, South Carolina the investigation into how an f16 fighter jet and a small plane collided in midair sending plane part
The party but he couldnt guarantee it was the case. They are on the way to bail him out of jail. For the deputy that suffered minor injuries breaking up the fight at the party, he was back on patrol shortly after. Live in sterling, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. Kimberly the man accused of stabbing a local student on board a metro chain a metro train appeared in court today. Jasper spires accused of killing Kevin Sutherland. Brianne carter was in the courtroom and has the new developments. Brianne jasper spires will be held without bond. The decision made by the judge after finding probable cause in this case this afternoon. This comes as earlier today we began to learn more details of exactly what happened on board that metro train on july 4. 24yearold Kevin Sutherland was stabbed or cut nearly 30 or 40 times as he rode the metro train last saturday. That is according to Court Documents released today. Documents that say that sutherland was punched until he fell to the ground. The friends