Transcripts For WUSA Wusa 9 News At 7pm 20160713 : compareme

Transcripts For WUSA Wusa 9 News At 7pm 20160713

This afternoon. Fbi agents flooded the hyattsville apartment of the mother flora catune, came out, carrying a baby in a car seat wrapped in a blanket looking very healthy, we just confirmed the baby is in Good Condition tonight and in the custody of Child Protective Services. A few minutes after that, Police Rushed back to the apartment and brought out the babys mother. Earlier in the day we all followedup this amber alert where we learned this six week old baby liz catomb was considered to be in extreme danger. We hit the road and went door to door talking to people seeing if anybody knew this mother and we stumbled upon someone who did. Not only did this man know the mother, he believed he knew where she was holed up with this six week old baby. We called put journalism on the back burner for the moment and let police do their job. We were here on scene in hyattsville when police went in, as you saw in that very dramatic video and, again, the baby is in Good Condition, the mother is in jail tonight awaiting extradition, awaiting charges of parental abduction. We also learned from sources and from documentation that this is not the first time flora catomb has been under cps scrutiny. She has had four other children taken from her and her parental rights terminated, something that he was appealing in the court system. But, again, the headline here, the great news is that six week old baby is safe, her mother is in custody and no one was injured during that. Reporting live from hyattsville, andrea mccarren, wusa9. One of the stories where you get involved with the should say that is one gorgeous baby. Got to ask you this, though. Baby with mother, thats normally the way we like to see it. What is it about this woman or about these charges that would indicate that this woman is in no position to care for this child . Reporter i cant give you specific information on that. With all Child Protective Services cases they are protected by hipaa and the fact these kids are minors. As i mentioned, there have been previous incidents where her parental rights were terminated with four other children. We are told this is the sixth child that she has. We dont know the circumstances. We do know that the baby looked to be in very good health tonight. As you could probably see in that video, it was difficult to witness whether she did something wrong or not to see a woman sobbing, screaming my baby has been taken away, my baby has been taken away. I had knocked down her door earlier and she told me happening. She fully expected to be in Court Tomorrow at 2 00 p. M. , perhaps to get her baby back. Obviously, thats not happening. She is facing very serious charges after this very disturbing amber alert and the search not just for the mother and baby, but the search for a missing van. It was interesting when dave satchel and i pulled into this parking lot, she wasnt hiding that van at all. We saw it in plain sight, a blue toyota see sienna, i quickly looked at my notes and matched the license plate with the amber alert. So it was a really extraordinary afternoon but im just very glad we did not witness any type of violence, anything going bad and the most important thing, again, the baby safety was always what was of utmost importance, i think, to all of us. That baby is safe tonight. Andrea mccarren and photo journalist safe satchel thank you very much for family are gathering at the scene of the crime to remember seth ridge, a Democratic National Committee Staffer shot and killed on sunday. The vigil is taking place in northwest d. C. Investigators are looking into whether richs murder is connected to other recent robberies in the area. Police have not made an arrest. They have not put out information about a possible suspect. Tonight roller coasters are rocking at Six Flags America but the Amusement Park was eerily quiet this morning. It opened four hours late because of a bomb threat. There was a text message that came in about 10 00 this morning just before the park was due to open its gates to the public, visitors had to wait outside as bomb squads checked out the premises. Ageangela daydock didnt like it. We still will have a good day. Two suspicious backpacks park opened about 2 30 this afternoon. Authorities now trying to track down the person responsible for that bomb threat. Yellow weather alert. Chief meteorologist topper shutt still tracking storms on first alert doppler. Storms are south and west of town especially along the i81 corridor. We are going to focus on a couple of storms still a factor. This we have been following the last hour or. So its weakened, over the plains, going to cross over 55, head toward broad run and a little bit of light activity toward Bull Run Mountain space. Thats green and white activity. This is orange. Going to move toward a broad run in haymarket by 7 27. Around 5 22 a little bit of lightning too with this storm and this is going to just drift. They are just drifting slowly off to the east, probably to the south of marshall over the course of the next 35 to 45 minutes. Yellow weather alert for tonight and today, well, wet commutesat low threat, umbrella, you didnt need it unless youre in one of these downpours and most didnt need it. And then gusty winds, low threat, heavy rain a higher threat. By 10 00 tonight most of the storms gone, temperatures still muggy, low 80s downtown, in the 70s in the burbs. Come back and talk about how high that heat index will go tomorrow. A warning for the university of maryland students in college park. A thief with a mask and gun is targeting pokemon go players. Within about an hour last night there were three reports of armed robberies, all were victims distracted by the wildly popular new game app and all of them happened outside dorms in the heart of the campus. Pokemon go encourages players to wander to remote locations on real gps maps to catch make believe characters. Right now d. C. Police and the fbi need your help in catching this bank robbery suspect. The pictures were taken from the premiere bank at first and m streets the suspect handed a teller a note and then left with the cash. If you know this guy and can help police find him, you could be in for a 5000 reward. Tonight police in norfolk are investigating the shooting that injured three men and was captured on facebook live. It happened around 6 00 yesterday evening. The men were sitting in a car listening to music and singing along with the shots rang out. The car was riddled with bullets. Tonight the victims remain in the hospital and police are searching for the shooter. In dallas, texas today Funeral Services were held for three of the five Police Officers killed in last weeks sniper attack. Thousands of officers from across the country came to pay their respects to Rapid Transit Police Officer brent thompson. Dallas Police Department senior core particularly lorne corporal my heart is open and full of rage you have taken so senselessly. Funerals for the other two officers are set for later this week. Tonight weve got new information on a police chase that involved officers being shot at yesterday in the third street tunnel in Downtown Washington that led to a brief lockdown at the u. S. Capitol. Police have released the names of three suspects under arrest. They are 19yearold kiante edwards, 18yearold java gelo and 20yearold keith jones, all from d. C. No one injured in the shooting. They recovered a mack 11 machine gun that somehow dropped from the car the suspects were riding in. Traffic jams, expensive gas and lots of crashes. Later find out where d. C. Landed on the list of worst cities for drivers. And her weapon of choice was a frying pan. We will tell you what led her to pick up a swinging. Woman i have a masurprise for you. Are you . Man you have a surprise for me . Narrator at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. And when theyre away, they miss out on a lot. But they wont miss out on financial support. Because we cover any difference between their military pay and their dominion salary, and continue benefits for them and their families. Why do we do it . Because our vets sacrifice enough. Dominion. Depend on us for remo than energy. Stand by me.  lets start what started out as a fight fueled by alcohol ended with a skillet slap to the face. A salisbury woman, keisha lee hit herb future her future husband in the face with a frying pan full of oil. Its not clear if the oil was hot. The victim is dealing with a loose tooth tonight. The fight was over the fiancies daughter. She is out on bond charged with assault, endangerment and use of a dangerous weapon. Presumptive nominee donald trump spending time leading up to the convention vetting g. O. P. Running mate. Trump spent time today with indiana governor mike pence who is seeking reelection there. He said nothing was offered and nothing was accepted by nothing was offered by trump and nog pence. Chris christie and Newt Gingrich also believed to be on the list for vp. Hillary clinton chose the old state house in springfield, illinois to address racial issues in america. Its where president lincoln delivered his famous house divided speech. The Presumptive Democratic nominee called for unity and says Trumps Campaign is built on pitting american by american. But Hillary Clinton hopes to make history as the first woman nominated for president. The iconic toy barbie is taking a step further. For the first time president ial barbie is paired with a Vice President ial doll and its an all female ticket. Mattel says this is not a political statement but a pop culture statement instead. The dolls come in six different skin tones and sell for 25 per pair. Fiery plane crash but all part of a tv magic. Find out where we spotted crews filming after the break. Lets talk heat index. Thats going to be the big story tomorrow. This is that forecast heat from 10 00 tomorrow going to feel like its 95 downtown, 95 in ma nance and manassas and 96 in leesburg. Take you through the day with the heat index i sleep extremely hot. I wake up and i just feel like sticky. Have the windows open, the ac on id close it in the middle of the night. Hed open it in the middle of the night. It was a nightmare. My new tempurbreeze stays cool to the touch. Not cold but cool. It naturally adapts to your body and somehow creates the perfect temperature for you. I feel like this was made just for me i dont know how they do that. vo sleep cooler, wake more refreshed. Discover the new tempurbreeze. Prodders, shuckersers, and sniffers, [ inhales ] all giant produce is triple checked. Farm, crate, and store. Were focusing on fresh. So you dont have to guess. A film crew grabbed the attention of some drivers today in bowie, maryland. Our john henry shows us why emergency crews in prince ge the scene. Reporter traveled anywhere near the Freeway Airport along route 50 in bowie, maryland, theres the possibility you may have seen some smoke in the area because a crew for a Small Television show was filming a scene that involved a small airplane crash. The crew will be working out here tomorrow and friday as well so the Prince Georges County Fire Department expects to be a bit busy. They are out here monitoring the scene to make sure nothing goes wrong. On top of that, they expect an uptick in 911 calls from people who may not know this is a simulation. That said, we found a few onlookers who knew what was happening. Never seen anything like this happen. We wanted to stop by and check it out. We thought it was pretty cool. We are local, we live here in the neighborhood and just wanted to check it out. Reporter and once again this crew is supposed to be out here tomorrow and friday. According to the Prince Georges County Fire Department, they are supposed to be filming between 10 00 and 6 00 in the afternoon on both of those days. With the very latest from bowie, maryland, john henry, wusa9. Crew members would not ve filming for. Well, if youre just getting home after a long drive from work, this story will come as no surprise to you. Financial website wallet hub found that d. C. Is the worst in all of america. The research included the likelihood of getting into a crash, gas prices and, of course, traffic which ranked washington dead last. Baltimore wasnt too far behind coming in as the overall sixth worst city for drivers. If you want to if you want a carefree drive into work and cheap gas, apparently head to arizona. The state had four out of the five top best cities for drivers. The free wusa9 app can make the drive around town easy for you. Download it to view the traffic maps live on your phone. Skeptical of being number 1. Its good to be number 1 in some things. I think its the circle of traffic that throws people off. Boston, new york your odds are pretty good there getting in an accident. 3degree guarantee. Felt grea close to the numbers at 11 00. I went 90 last night and knocked it down to 89 and we will let you know how we did. A live look outside, it is our live michael son weather cam. Pretty quiet inside the beltway and its still 85 degrees, a dew point way up there at 75. That translates to 72 humidity. You dont want to exercise right now. Heres the radar over the last hour and most of the activity is west of town and some of this is starting to fire up into Jefferson County headed across into washington county. We will zoom in a little bit. This is one little storm that is just not going away. Its kind of moving right along 66, notice the red, heavy rain, dont see any wind with this storm. Dont see any lightning either. Going to move off to the south and east although these are very hard to storm track because they are wobbling a little bit. Buckland at about 7 23 and nokesville at 7 45. You ar royal, good range, a little bit of lightning and this is too is meandering off to the east southeast, bell meade at about 7 32 on our stormtracker. Muggy tonight, isolated thunderstorms until about midnight. Yellow weather alert tomorrow, for heat, yeah, not for storms. Heat index 100 to 105, below heat advisory criteria but nonetheless still serious. Still hot friday with a few thunderstorms. In fact, talk about the heat index. By 11 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning its going to feel like its 98 downtown and 100 around sterling and 98 in manassas. By 2 00 104 downtown, 103 in manassas. Heat advisory in the north neck. Your heat index 105 or higher. 6 00 p. M. , still going to feel like its 102 outside. No exercising tomorrow evening at all, feels like its 99 as far north and west at martinsburg by 6 00 p. M. Tomorrow and even by in the 90s. Thats why its not the greatest time to exercise when its that hot. Tonight in the 70s, mostly cloudy, muggy, isolated shower or thunderstorm until about midnight. So day planner 70s to start. Look at this, 90 by 11 00 and 93 by 1 00 p. M. More storms on friday, 95, even a better chance for storms on saturday, may keep us just under 90. Next seven days sunday hot, 90, nats on 9, dry on monday, back to 95, though, then we are in the upper 80s with a few storms on tuesday and thats in town through next wednesday. So it looks like tom brady has taken another sack off the field. I like that. That was good. Its just what i do. And he might have one more coming too. See what happens. Could the deflategate saga be almost over . Brady is running out of options. We have got the latest coming up. Plus time for golfs oldest tournament. Can the home grown but how did we end up here . His mom thought he had the flu and that he was covered by the meningococcal meningitis. Vaccine he had received. Until 2014 there were. No vaccines for meningitis b in the u. S. Now there are. While uncommon, meningitis b can. Lead to death within 24 hours. Trumenba is a vaccine for 10 through 25 year olds to help prevent group b meningococcal disease. Trumenba should not be given if you had a severe allergic reaction after a previous dose. Most common side effects were injectionsite pain, fatigue. Headache, muscle pain, and chills. Ask your doctor about. All the risks and benefits of trumenba and tell them if youve received any other meningitis b vaccines. Meningitis b can be spread by typical sharing behaviors. A drink. A spoon. A kiss. It all started here. It might have been prevented with trumenba. Ask your doctor about trumenba. Sfx turbines revving up, you hear that . And louder thats the sound of our summer sale firing up its engines with fares as low as 69 dollars oneway. So get ready to take off. Because sale prices as low as these dont happen every day book your low fare now at southwest. Com low fares. Nothing to hide. Thats transfarency. Sfx clap, clap, ding now wusa9 game on sports with kristen berset, brought to you by xfinity. As nfl trai closer, looks more and more like we could see patriots Quarterback Tom Brady sitting on the bench when the season begins. He lost his latest fight in the deflategate scandal. Today a federal Appeals Court rejected bradys request for a new hearing regarding his four game suspension. This was probably bradys best chance at getting it overturned. Instead hes now left with two options, drop the case altogether and take the suspension or all he can do is take his case to the supreme court. Tomorrow is the start of 145th open championship. It is golfs oldest professional tournament. Topper is thrilled and this year its being held at royal troon in scotland, a place desperate for a home grown winner. Americans have ruled it since Arnold Palmers victory in 1962. All eyes on mcilroy. He hasnt won a major his last six times out. His game struggled with injuries but today he says hes in a much better place to tackle the open. Im getting there. I wouldnt say my confidence or belief levels are right at the height of where they have been before but they are up there. I mean, i feel like my game is in good shape. You know, i have practiced a lot over the last, you know, few days after seeing troon on thursday and friday and working on sho

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