They capture dramatic images right after impact. We have three patients. One patients going to be a trauma. Emergency crews finally cutting the pilot out of the wreckage. What we are learning he did to save the lives of those on board. And good morning, america. What an incredible story out of florida. Take a look right there. You see that plane crash. Well, our news crew from wplg down in miami was out flying going on a story when they spotted this wreckage. They went down, went into action, saved the people on board that aircraft. Amazing story. Well hear from the crew ahead. Good thing an engineer happened to be on board that helicopter. We begin with that storm taking aim at the northeast. The remains of Hurricane Patricia not finished making life miserable for millions of americans. Dumping flooding rain from texas into the Florida Panhandle and now moving north and ginger, of course, is following all that for us. Ill start us off in east baton rouge where the Sheriffs Office took
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Larry bowers has been named interim superintendent. The school board still isnt saying why star is leaving but star said the board wanted to go in a completely different direction. Meanwhile there is encouraging news for the future of thousands of young men and women in a neighboring county. Prince georges county is reporting the highest Graduation Rate for students. More than 76 last year. Thats more than a 2 increase over the previous year. And the dropout rate fell by nearly two points. Prince georges county found out whats driving the success. Reporter looking back renee smith knows how she lost her way in school. Her grade point average dropped after a disconnect with her teacher. Now a senior with a 3. 5 average shes planning for college. I feel like i could do better. Reporter renee is one of many students here at central high benefitting from improved faculty training. Stronger student accountability resulting in an 8 increase of graduates. The highest of any school in the coun
Incident on washington boulevard, if you normally take route 1. Again 95 lanes are open. No issues on 29 and the beltway, bw parkway. Also looking good at 32 through jessup. Elsewhere starting to see some stacking up. Southern maryland 3015, look at all of this. This is what you have to look forward to to make your way towards the beltway this morning. Just delays. No reports of any incidents or accidents. Also stacking up southbound 270 out of frederick. Again 109. Delays trying to make your way through germantown and down to gaithersburg. We are following two breaking news stories from overnight. A rescue operation is under way in taipei, taiwan after a plane crashed into a river. A driver post add photo on twitter posted a photo on twitter of a transasia plane hitting the bridge as it crashed into the water. Rescuers have spent hours pulling 58 passengers and crew off the plane. So far 15 people are known dead. The crash happened just after airport takeoff from the airport in taipei
News 4 at 6 00, ill it will you about two key things police say might have prevented this teenager from becoming a victim. Live from arlington, julie carey, news4. Now to a story we first told you first on 4, we are talking act a systemwide slowdown on metro. The Transit Agency says the speed restrictions are in place now because of the potential for rails cracking from this cold. Our transportation reporter adam tuss first told you about this breaking this story this afternoon on twitter. Hes now live outside the station at Reagan National. Adam . Reporter metro says this is a proactive move slowing down trains so things like cracked rails dont happen. Lets take a look at the Reagan National station. Theres a speed restriction about a mile south of here between Reagan National and the braddock road station, and yet this could change how long your commute takes. Metro technicians ride the rails in a sophisticated machine called the track geometry vehicle. It studies the rails and sends