Identified. What we are hearing is it is a mother and a middle schoolaged child who died in this house fire. It started in the back. It began consuming the house, moving to the front. We can show you some video. This happened about 1 45, 2 00 a. M. This morning. The flames were reaching high into the trees. Andfire department arrived were told two people were in the house. The firefighters went into the front bedrooms to try to make a rescue, but it was too late. The firefighters getting out just in the neck of time. They had to sound an evacuation because the fire was growing so fast. A neighbor has never seen anything like this. I got here, we were across the street. We saw the back of the house was in flames. It was moving quickly forward. There were firemen inside the house. They were busting out the windows to vent it. It was engulfed. Fire investigators have been on the scene. It does not appear to be suspicious. They are still in the early stage of the investigation, so they can
They were associated with gray but nevertheless the situation where the mayor, gray, was not charged and the number of people around him were. We talked to grays attorney robert bennett. Pleased and happy. Feel vindicated. It was clearly the right decision. You know, there is an old mark twain saying that a lie gets halfway before the world before the truth gets its boots on. Sam you know, during this campaign with mayor gray had to deal with reporters trying to talk to him about this. One interesting thing we saw a fish on Robert Bennetts wall. He said he caught it in the missouri river. Under the fish was a tag saying, if i had kept my mouth shut, i wouldnt here. One thing he told gray was to keep his mouth shut. For the most part gray did keep his mouth shut. He was not indicted in this case. A number of other people were. We were not able to talk to the former mayor yet. But at some point we think he will be having an appearance on television. He issued a bittersweet statement abou
Chuck, how long is this going to stick around . We want to warm up a little bit. Fair enough. Its going warm up in a couple of days. Chilly. As mentioned you need your hat, gloves, and coat because its cold for sure. This is going to continue on for the next day or two. One of the things you need to know today, bundle up. Finally a little feeling weather has arrived in the area and its going to stick around. Conservational snow flurries are flying in the area. Windchills, teens and 20s now will stay there much of the day. Theres snow in hagerstown, maryland, temperatures in the lower 20s to mid30s. As you plan out your day, plan on being windy and cold. Temperatures staying in the 30s and windchills staying in the teens and 20s. Well let you know how it impacts your school day plans. Breaking news continues in first four traffic. A total closure in old town, alexandria. This is because of a water main break. Right now duke is shut down between ft. Williams parkway and wheeler avenue. A
Jihaddist, the alleged instigator of the paris terrorist attack is dead. He was killed in yesterdays raid. Dna findings also confirmed the female terrorist killed by a suicide bomb was his cousin. Air strikes in syria continue today. Coalition air strikes destroyed fuel trucks. The coalition was doing more to inhibit the generation of the oil revenues in syria and iraq. Government estimates put the revenue between 1 million and 1. 4 million a day. The vatican follows a warning from the state department that st. Peters basilica could be a potential target for attackers. That and the opera house could come under attack. A security message for u. S. Citizens said militants may possibly try similar methods used in the recent paris attacks. Some 700 soldiers were being deployed in rome for security following last weeks paris attack. House lawmakers are expected to improve a measure aimed at inkressing screening for syrian and iraqi refugees headed to the u. S. It includes your requirement f
As far as remaining calm, shelter in place, we actually have several witnesses who observed the offense and gave us some very pertinent information. Reporter this is the suspect who was shot after a domestic dispute in which he reportedly stabbed a woman and threatened a Security Guard with his knife. It happened at 12 45 this afternoon. A source close to the investigation tells news4 it began at Kaiser Permanente on Second Street northeast near the entrance to Union Station. The man and woman were arguing. The woman told the guard that she had a protective order against the man. He then stabbed her and fled, running into Union Station. An armed contract guard working with the securities and Exchange Commission chased the man to the Mcdonalds Restaurant near the amtrak gates. Police say the suspect lunged at the guard, trying to stab him the guard shot once, hitting the suspect in the side. Thats when people inside Union Station scattered. Everybody came running by me, running away fro