Arrived the cold returning today and helping kick off a new season. Winter officialy starts at 11 28 this morning. Good morning washington. Im Autria Godfrey and im larry smith well get to that forecast in a minute. But first that breaking news out of australia. Two men are under arrest after plowing an suv into a crowd of pedestrians in melbourne. 14 people hurt. In what police are calling a deliberate act. Witnesses say the vehicle was going at least 60 miles an hour. Police say one of the men taken into custody was the driver. Its unclear if the second man was also in the vehicle. So far no word on a possible motive. Were also followi the race is on to save more than 200 people from a sinking ferry. One survivor says the weather was fine when they left port but about two hours into the trip the winds and thw waves picked up. Thats when passengers all rushed to one side. Fishermen are working with the coast guard, air force and navy in those rescues. We are staying on top of the situ
They call it deliberate. White suved with a speeding into a crowd outside a busy melbourne Shopping Center. People were sprawled out on the road. 14 were hurt, several in serious serious condition. There were some explosions. Facebook twitter and say a Shopping Center not far from that one in melbourne was evacuated after a series of detonations. They may have been makeshift bottle bombs. They tell local media there is no connection to that crashed in melbourne, and the all clear was given for people to return to the mall. Larry following breaking news where the race is on to save more than 200 people from a sinking ferry. The weather was fine when i left port but about two hours in, t passengers ran to one side. There isnd a time breaking news, you can be the first to know about it. Ownload our abcs seven news at today is the first day of winter. Larry we are not making the call just yet. Not as bad as it could be. Veronica it will not be windy today, but we will see our lowest high t
By car or plane as we are just days away from christmas. Times to be on the road today are between 3 006 00. Ryan is at Dulles Airport breaking down the numbers. Ryan good afternoon. We have been making our way through departure terminals all morning long. We saw a long, heavy lines early this morning. This afternoon, things have really died down and slowed over here at Dulles Airport, but the airlines say they are still bracing for the crowds later on this afternoon. The numbers are staggering at the airport. Aaa says 6. 4 million americans will be hitting the skies over the next few days. Today, workers are dealing with the busiest travel day of the season. Tsa expects to see an additional 400,000 people on top of a regular thursday. Pass through its checkpoints. Lines will be long. Pack your patience. Anyone who has flown knows it can be extremely stressful. 44 therapy dogs will help alleviate that stress. We caught up with them this morning. We found cory from denver. His flight wa
Degrees above average winds south 510 mph tonight cloudy, not cold. Showers develop around 10pm, foggy lows 4348 winds sw 5 mph saturday foggy early, periods of rain showers, mild highs near 60 winds south 515 mph breaking right now now confrimed dead in this fire in south korea flames quickly ripped through the 8story building in jecheon. Able to rescue several people but they believe they may find more bodies in the rubble. Some survivors jumped from balconies onto inflatable mats, while others scaled ladders to climb aboard a helicopter. Investigators believe the fires started in a parked vehicle on the ground floor of the building. Right now. Crews are searching for the cause of a fire that severely damaged a home in germantown. It broke out around nine p. M. In a home on brink road. There are no hydrants in the area. But firefighters brought water tankers, and had the flames out in 10 minutes. No one was in the house when the fire started. Its still unclear what caused it. Another
Rooftop. Several firefighters on ladders, trying to put out the fire. Once we get more information on how this started and whether anyone is injured, we will be sure to update you. More breaking news into our newsroom authorities are on the scene in reston where multiple people have been shot. Our Melissa Dipane explains the incident has turned deadly. Melissa . Melissa Police Say Two adults were shot and killed. One was injured and taken to the hospital. This all happened at about 5 00 this morning. Neighbors tell us the family that lived here only moved here a few months ago, and at least one child lives in this home. Police have not released the names of those involved. They say the shooter is accounted for, and all the people involved in the shooting new one another. Also just into the newsroom, we have learned a man was hit this morning by a metro bus. These are from the scene taken by our tweeted by our own kevin lewis that happened at Rockville Pike and munro place in downtown r