getting a look at that leak up close you can imagine why it s so hard to clean up and contain pinpoint will be a long time before you can get a handle on it. here this morning big change from yesterday. we had those thunderstorms coming through. almost 80 degrees. at this hour it is down into the low 50s across much of the region with a chilly east wind that s coming in and continuing to keep us chilly. we have scattered drizzle. 54 in washington. near 50 in prince george s county and near the bay. montgomery, arlington, fairfax counties in the low 50s. in the mountains miler air and milder to our south and west. that s a warm front that will try to drift our way but point be arriving until tonight, so the rest of the day near 50 on the eastern shore. it will stay chilly. in the last 12 hours we saw those showers come through. this hour low clouds and patchy drizzle and wet roads. patchy morning drizzle today, a little sun breaking out this afternoon but much cooler highs
and only to fox 5. from sunny to stormy, the storm force is tracking a line of severe weather. your forecast and in our first segment. we begin tonight with new details on the bomb scare. tonight police are reviewing surveillance video of the possible suspects frame by frame as the search for that man intensifies. roz plater is live in the newsroom with the story. reporter: investigators are also traveling to pennsylvania to take a look at some video that a tourist shot t. could have pictures of a man seen near the car bomb. 6:30 saturday evening tens of thousands pack new york city s times square. t-shirt vendor lance orton was one of the first to spot the suspicious suv. you did a good thing. reporter: the nissan pathfinder with tinted back windows had smoke and popping noises coming from the rear. the vendor alert add police officer on horseback and within minutes an evacuation was under way. let me say we are very lucky thanks to alert new yorkers and profession
times square was all but back to normal. matinees were back on schedule. but there is a heavy police presence. they are trying to figure out who was responsible for placing a car bomb here that could have been deadly. detectives also are enroute to a town in pennsylvania where a tourist believes he may have captured the suspect s image on his video camera. although a tell ban bomb maker has claimed on the internet the car bomb was placed in times square to avenge the deaths of mujahadeen fighters, we have no evidence to support this claim. reporter: the explosive device was found around 6:00 last night. an alert t-shirt vendor told police the vehicle had smoke billowing out the back. authorities quickly evacuated the area after several popping noises were heard. debt vice failed to detonate due to a malfunction. bomb squad officers using a robotic arm and protective suits discovered canisters of propane, two five gallon containers of gasoline, fireworks and batteries. hom
obama s helicopter landed on the white house lawn. a gathering around a stage in lafayette park then moved towards the white house where about 35 protesters were arrested, including a u.s. congressman. here is the video of those arrests taking place. it appears over a thousand protesters showed to demand president obama follow through women graition reform measures through with immigration reform measures. on the law of many today was the new law in arizona which will allow police to ask people if they are in the country legally. we all hope to live in an area where our children can grow up and not walk down the street and not worry about whether or not their rights are going to be violated. congressman luis gutierrez of illinois was among those arrested in front of the white house. 35 people previously volunteered to be arrested to send a message to the president and the country that immigration reform is needed. matt ackland in the newsroom. thank you for that. th
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