For the pilot and three passengers. Onlookers sprint to hold on to the basket to keep the balloon from dragging off the ground a second time. You were planning to land in this park . Yes. As planned as can be. Reporter he tells action news this was a textbook landing. He says they experienced strong winds and looking for the closest and safest place to land. We are concerned. Its not the best place. This was not a preplanned landing destination. Reporter during flight, pilots can only steer a hot air balloon to where the air is blowing. They tell action news they launched from glen more from a training light. They snapped this picture at 17,500 saying Todays Mission was to measure fuel consumption at different altitudes. Oh, my god. No kids where it landed. Reporter now, police are echoing that same sentiments. Fortunately, there were no injuries. The faa is now investigating. Christie ileto channel 6 action news. Jim . Thank you. This is the way it looked as a man, standing on the roo
For the pilot and three passengers. Onlookers sprint to hold on to the basket to keep the balloon from dragging off the ground a second time. You were planning to land in this park . Yes. As planned as can be. Reporter he tells action news this was a textbook landing. He says they experienced strong winds and looking for the closest and safest place to land. We are concerned. Its not the best place. This was not a preplanned landing destination. Reporter during flight, pilots can only steer a hot air balloon to where the air is blowing. They tell action news they launched from glen more from a training light. They snapped this picture at 17,500 saying Todays Mission was to measure fuel consumption at different altitudes. Oh, my god. No kids where it landed. Reporter now, police are echoing that same sentiments. Fortunately, there were no injuries. The faa is now investigating. Christie ileto channel 6 action news. Jim . Thank you. This is the way it looked as a man, standing on the roo
People living in the area hope this crime gets police to take more action. Weve soon see were been seeing an up tick in robberies, gunshots. When it happens 50 feet from your house and theres a bunch of kids outside playing all the time its not an ideal situation. This is the seventh homicide in alexandria this year. Police are trying to figure out who killed him and why. A day care provider is neglect tonight. This is nay young park of the Kiddie Academy in gainesville. On november 19th investigators say a 3yearold walked away from the facility and wandered into a near by business when people there couldnt find the childs parents they called police. Park is out on bond tonight. So this is one of four nooses found at a construction site in Calvert County. Now an investigation is underway to find out who is behind the message that theyre trying to send. Wusa 9s Delia Gonclaves is live with the latest. Reporter two nooses were found back in april, another two in november after the third
Morning already. D days forecast calls for sunshin earlys and the sun will quickly fade behindw some Heineman Neve club cover soan increasingly filtered sunshine today. For tonight touchdown with number four. It is flying by. Think it will stay dry and cloud cover pope taken this afternoon. No rain showing up even at 10 0o pretty fine shape. Rain will likely be on and off during the day on saturday and the rainfall amounts of the likely endure quarter inch. Soap thats going with right now. s the moon our temperature 76 degrees the clouds is lookin drive. Lovedr look at the eight day 2016 and had in the fall. Here is patty harkent with the latest on the traffic. We did start off with an accidento. It is come in the west side of yew tripping and 90 eastbound train hit 71 south and went 76 south. That is currently closed. There was a stolen car and that christian and left that so placer on the scene so the currently have the ramp closed. Appear on you can get back on. The inner belt bridg
Monumental challenges for over a century. I think about the people that saw this for the very first time. It is one of the most beloved places on earth. Its one of the most iconic spots on the planet. To the soaring granite walls of the lower valley. This is a landscape that defies enspripgs. Now that weve seen it we are off struck with this. But from the moment tourists began to come to yoe semitea and fire was literally shoved over cliffs for a light show better suited for a theme park. As the fire burns low. Reporter the passing years have brought fires, rock slides, flooding, protests, crowds and traffic. People have been telling us for years that they want that changed. Reporter after 125 years this is a park at a cross roads. So tonight well show you how a new generation of park leaders are finding new ways to preserve this land improve your experience as a visitor and shape the parks future. Again , weve made some mistakes but were really trying to get it right for the next 100