An accident after all. Cnn is quoting several Law Enforcement sources saying that it was not a firework but a homemade explosive. Something called tapt. Connor golden stepped on, on july 3. That is the same explosive used in the paris attacks last fall. Investigators say that chemicals were placed in a shopping bag and the bag was pressurized, deactivated when it was stepped on. The 18yearold had to have a foot amputated. The joint Terrorism Task force is investigating. Alison a lot of questions on that. Now nearly two months after police broke up this Graduation Party right here at the university of maryland. Just today we were finally able to see the video from the officers point of view. Our Maryland Bureau chief brad bell live in college park with the newest information on the case today. Brad . Brad it was the body cam video. Originally the chief of police planned to relief it publicly the students involved they asked for a little delay to talk to their parents. He said it wont be
Were people i gathered to watch fireworks. Moments later, they were running for their lives. Leon jay korff has the latest. Jay french president Francis Holland believes the truck attack was an act of terror, though no group has taken responsibility yet. Said they will be stronger than the fanatics. The picturesque promenade in nice turned into a savage scene of horror. People walking home from a fireworks display thursday night. Witnesses say the driver of this white truck used his vehicle as a killing machine, striking and killing dozens. One woman described the driver as maneuvering the truck to mow down the maximum amount of people. We did not know what was going on. This was the time panel truck was going right across the area in front of us. Peragging, 25, 30 miles hour, and it did so, just mowing through. The police say the driver was firing at the crowd from his truck. I saw a big white truck going through the pedestrians. The roads were blocked so cars could not go through. Th
The dew point, is the true measure of the temperatures so its feeling much warmer. This is the metro and well beyond under heat advisory until 8 00 this evening. Temperatures, air temperatures on the thermometer, 97 in leesburg. 93 in manassas. 95 in baltimore. The critical observation is the feels like temperature. When you combine the temperature and the dew point. Right now it feels like 105 in the city and in leesburg it feels like 106 degrees in fredericksburg. The only thing that can cool us off is a shower. If you are dining outside its uncomfortably hot and humid until later this evening. Cooling rain, well south. Prince william county, fredericksburg and spotsylvania, a chance of showers. We will let you know if there are more opportunities locally. One place we could use some rain, all the folks dealing with it in silver springs. Thats where we find abc7s kevin lewis. At least youre near a fountain, kevin. The heat is oppressive today. I have gone through two of these full of
Michelle police are search, for a missing woman whose car was found in madison county. They are holding out hope they will find sign of Nicole Mittendorf who was last seen wednesday, we are live outside the fire station where mittendorf worked with the latest on the developing story. We heard an emotional News Conference where milt mittendorf served since joining the fire department. They are urging the public to help with the search but voicing a direct message to Nicole Mittendorf in hopes that she is somewhere out there listening to what is being said. Now stephen mittendorf spoke first in the News Conference. He is a sergeant with the Virginia State police. He fought through tears to deliver that statement. Chief bowers with Fairfax County fire also speaking calling this the departments 911 call to the public to help find nicole. Mittendorf w was last heard from in Text Messages last wednesday and was reported missing last friday after failing to show up for work here at station 32
His body is going to remain here overnight until the funeral. That is considered a high hopper in the catholic church. 37yearold John Ulmshneider was shot and killed in the line of duty. 19yearold kevin swain was shot and injured as the two forced entry into a temple hills home believing the homeowner was in medical distress. The homeowner opened fire, shooting two firefighters and his own brother who was with them at the time. The shooter has not been charged. He told police he thought someone was breaking into his home. What happened that night is still under investigation. Fire chief Mark Bayshore told me the grand tradition of the Fire Department will be a part of this firefighters services. When john leaves here and goes to the cemetery tomorrow, his engine, the engine where he was assigned will take him and theyll be followed by the paramedic unit a signed to that station and that is a highhonor tradition of the fire service to go to the final youll see a flyover tomorrow that wi