It was pretty bad. It is amazing how they survived. The two ladies, you know, are luckily to be alive. The helicopter belongs to one of the biggest grand canyon Tour Companies in the area. Been around more than 50 years and boast on their website more than 600,000 customers a year. This is the fishst with papillon, first major crash since the 2001 incident we were involved with. Attorney gary robb specializes in these accidents. He sued the company in 2001 after a Helicopter Crash claimed six lives. The helicopter industry is evolving. We are thinking safety is more and more of an emphasis whereas in the past revenue seemed to really be of paramount importance. Reporter we reached out to papillon airways, yet to hear back from them. Rough terrain and Severe Weather conditions made rescue efforts difficult. It took crews more than eight hours to recover the victims. Four out of the seven on board survived and are being treated at a hospital in las vegas. The accident happened here on th
Walks it in and shoot. Knocked town and right back to him. Keeps it out of the net. Reaching behind him he had it in his. Fabulous save many different ways this year and that we hope you enjoyed time in the zone for producer and im ln we hope you enjoyed time in the zone for producer and im ln arsdall have a great night one of the largest suppliers of oxycontin said this weekend will no longer promote the powerful painkiller to doctors. Nicki batiste has more on the opioid shakeup. Reporter the outcry over Drug Companies pushing painkillers has been too loud for Purdue Pharma to ignore, the drug maker made 35 billion in sales, said in a statement it will no longer be promoting opioids to prescribers. Purdue says this week it cut its sales force in half. Codirector of Opioid Research at the school of social policy says this could pave the way. This would prevent more people from getting adikted. If other drugmakerers start to do the same. It could have a Significant Impact on preventing
Here is the latest on radar. You can see the heaviest rain in parts of fairfax and southern Prince William counties right now by the darker colors. Looking to track rain at times today with snow mixing in. And winds already starting to pick up west of washington. With gusts anywhere 20 to 25 miles per hour. A developing story this morning. Police investigating the shooting of a 7yearold girl in the district. News 4 derrick ward live in southeast this morning. Yeah. Were learning a bit more about this incident that happened here. First, let me set the scene for you. You see that white hon do did a there. The window is gone. Police are focusing on that and another one down the street. A stones throw from the 7th district. This shooting here happened at about police tell us the young girl, a 7yearold girl was walking down the street with her parents when she was shot and wounded. She has been taken to the hop. Last check she is in Critical Condition. We dont have any more information abou
Throughout the day today. Tomorrow the better of the two weekend days. Heres the latest. You can see rain showers and snow showers moving through the area. Little or no accumulation. Montgomery, frederick, baltimore, carroll county, seeing snowfall. This will move out rather quickly. This activity back here in West Virginia moves in during the afternoon hours. Now, most of the day will be largely dry. You will just notice the chill and the high winds. A wind advisory will run from 3 00 p. M. To 10 00 p. M. For gusts during that time period up to 50 Miles Per Hour. That could lead to power outages. After that, it is all about the temperatures, plummeting into the 20s. Freeze warning in effect for everybody. Ill have more coming up in 10 minutes, david. We will check in with you then. 6 01 your time now. A developing story this morning. Someone shot a 7yearold girl in the district. Hartford street. She was breathing and conscious as she was rushed to the hospital. Ward 8 Council Member s
To get a sense of the scene. Were looking down the 2400 block of knox place, alabama avenue. You see a white hon do did a with its rear window out. Farther down the block, police are looking at another small car on the other side of the street. We are within earshot, shouting distance of police headquarters. This happened last night. It was about 10 22 when Police Responded to this scene. The victim we know of is a 7yearold girl. We were told she was taken away from the scene, conscious and breathing. We dont have much information about her condition now or what may have prompted the shooting. Investigators remain on the scene. We have reached out to d. C. Police to see if there are any details to be released this morning. We hope to bring it to you as soon as they are available. This always sparks outrage when the victim of a shooting is a councilwoman. Weve got to figure something out, right . This is unacceptable. We have to figure out the ways in which we are keeping those in our c