Not the security surrounding the tsa check points at airports around the country are going to be beefed up after what just happened at l. A. X. Now one more thing i want to talk about, flight delays and cancellations. There are, of course, lots and lots of delays right now in and out of l. A. X. Here at reagan and at the other Washington Area airports, dulles, bwi, all these airports at the moment are operating normally, no major delays or cancellations to report, but remember the longer l. A. X. Is closed the greater the Ripple Effect will be at airports across the country. So if youre planning on traveling tonight, even if youre not going to l. A. X. , if youre traveling, youll want to check your flight status before heading to the airport. Of course, we are continuing to follow all the latest developments as we learn more about the gunman. Lets go to derek now who is with our security expert. Ed clark is here with me now. Weve within getting to be very Close Friends because been get
Be light. So all the more reason both sides are pushing to get out their base. Open tomorrow from 6 00 a. M. To 7 00 p. M. For the first time in 24 years, voters will have a choice in the college park mayors race. The current mayor is being opposed by robert. Hes a middle schoolteacher at George Washington university. And mayor fellows house improvements along the route 1 corridor. If elected, hell work to soften the hostility toward university of maryland students. And other cities in maryland also will hold municipal elections on tuesday and among those, takoma park, which is making voting history. It is the only place in america where it is legal for teens as young as 16 to cast a municipal ballot thanks to City Council Approval back in may. And scott broom is in the Montgomery County maryland suburb with what they expect tomorrow. Well despite this rather unorthodox expansion of the franchise to vote for High School Sophomores and juniors. Turnout tomorrow is expected to be low in
We have a double whammy, temperatures well they have dropped into the low 30s, winchester 39. 40 in easton and dc. 33 in white oak. 37 in marlboro and 33 in reston. Lets go over to monika samtani. 2 30 this morning 16th street and closed between alaska and military road because of a tree down. A large tree down across the roadway. And we believe there could be a tractor trailer involved as well. The street shut down, 16th street, use beach or georgia avenue, and remember the culvert is shut down for six months as well so no shortcut either available for you there. 66 in get shape. Manassas, centerville, well take a live look on northbound 95. Looking fine in springfield. Late this morning. Back to the maps. The beltway is fine, again college park into silver springs, dont forget about the closure on 16th street because of the tree down in the road, well take a live look one more time here. Andrea . Mike . There was a gunman suspected of firing shots in a mall in new jersey. He is now a
9 20 p. M. Last night, sending people running for their lives at the Garden State Plaza mall. However, it appears the gunman was not aiming for anyone, since no one else whereas injured. Investigators say he fired shots at an escalator, some straight up in the air. The polls open in virginia in just under an hour in the states hotly contested governors race. When it is over pundits will be reading the results like tea leaves. Delia goncalves is in woodbridge, virginia. Who is up as early as we are this morning . Reporter i just talked to Terry Mcauliffs aide who said starbucks is not even open this early. It will be a long day for mcauliff and his opponent Ken Cuccinelli. Mcauliff is coming here to this commuter lot off telegraph road. Forget a lot of these folks who are beginning their morning commute, you can see them boarding the bus. Mcauliff and his opponent, republican Ken Cuccinelli have been very busy as this race winds down. Polls show the democrat with a lead. This all import
Officers and they returned fire killing the suspect. When we were on the first floor, we heard two shots. While we were being moved up the stairwells, on the third floor, heard five or six rifle shots go afternoon from outside. Rapid fire. Three patients with gunshot wounds treated at a local hospital. We do not know their condition. Students report hearing the gunfire from Strozier Library and receiving a police alert telling them to seek shelter and stay away from doors and windows. More than 20 emergency vehicles blocked off the area. We will have continuing coverage here on cnn. Joining us now on the phone right now is perry kastadakis. He is the Sports Editor. Thanks for being here with us. About 12 30 a. M. Eastern time is when this happened in the library. Students received an automated message right away telling them to seek shelter and stay away from the doors and windows. Now barely three and a half hours later, it seems as though the dangerous situation has ended. What is ha