Tracking. Now theyre looking for these three people believed to be armed. Right after the shooting they got off the southbound trained, jumped onto an opposite one and got off at the next stop at Silver Spring metro station. We dont know what the shooting was over. I can tell you this did take a lot of passengers by surprise. The riders and police tell us shootings on the train are not common. Leave it in your own yard. Why are you bringing it out into the public . Its craziness. Every public space on metro is covered with cameras. Its just really brazen obviously. We are handling this with incredible urgency and we hope to have these suspects in custody just as soon as possible. Reporter if you see the three, call 911 right away. I can tell you the victim was believed to have been shot in the abdomen area. A spokesperson tells me he was at least talking and conscious as they rushed him Stephanie Ramirez, wusa9. Thank you. Moving on an arlington, virginia man is charged with arson in c
Red line train going from maryland to d. C. Tonight i talked to a metro rider who says she didnt hear the gunshots. But over the phone a younger rider said they heard the aftermath. They went over the loudspeaker and they called out for the metro police and said some code and a minute or two later they told everyone we needed to get off the train. Reporter the caller asked not to be identified. She lives in Silver Spring and was on the red line headed downtown when someone opened fire before 3 00 this afternoon. A teenage male was shot on the train as it was headed to the takoma station platform. He was about 30 yards away. People were crowding. Reporter for police this quickly turned into a search for these three men, persons of interest that Metro Transit Police say after the shooting got off at the takoma station, hopped on a train the opposite direction and got off at the Silver Spring metro station. 40 years. Reporter thats how long this woman and never has heard anything like thi
Will be gone fast. In baltimore the county executive wants sanctuary campuses to prevent the police identifying the immigration status of students. I am protecting the students. Who again came here as children. They are but pursuing all the goals we want. If you want federal law you follow the law or ill cut the money off. The congressman heading the committee in charge of justice departmenting funding explained to full measure that the mayors are wasting their breath and time. If they refuse to change policy, they will owe us a refund of every dollar they received. State of california would have to write taxpayers a check for 1. 2 billion. Unless they reveal the sanctuary policy and that could be a costly gamble. New york risking 700 million. Los angeles 466 million. And philadelphia. It appears that Law Enforcement, medicaid, they wouldnt be affected by the cuts. But its still unclear how it would work out. On behalf of the mayors who say they and their attorneys are prepared to go t
Policy. One woman from guatemala says she has worked for bus boys and poets since it opened 12 years ago. She stressed the importance of families being able to stay together. Families should not be separated. Its going to damage a lot of like emotional, you know . All three bus boys and poets restaurants will be closed today. At least one local school is being affected by the protest. The latin America Charter school in washington, d. C. Will be closed today. Out of 80 teachers and staff that school, 74 will expected to new tension today for one of president trumps nominees. The senate will vote on whether to confirm congressman nick mulvaney. Senator john mccain is expected to vote no because mulvaney supported cuts if defense spending in the past. Mulvaney is still expected to be confirmed. Another nominee is expected to be replaced this morning. Andi puzder withdrew his nomination. The last straw was a 1990 episode where his exwife appeared in disguise describing allegations of dome
Windchill outside. 27 is what it feels like in the district. 18 gaithersburg. Before you step outside, you need to bundle up. The good news is, it will be dry. As we go through the day today, its only going to feel like the 30s even though temperatures will be getting into the low 40s. With a closer look at your forecast as we go into tomorrow and the weekend, lets go outside. Chuck bell is outside and cold. Good morning, check. Good morning, sheena. It is cold out here today, but it is february, after all. You need an extra layer of w5r78g9 this morning. It is a sustained wind out of the west about 20 to 25 Miles Per Hour this morning. As youre going to be outside today, windy and cold, cold this morning. Kind of on the chilly side for this evening, as well. As sheena was alluding to, as we get towards f weekend, will wind will come back around to the south and that spells milder weather. Now to Melissa Mollet before we go back to that other guy for his random bunch in the nose. You c