Maybe 25 minutes talk, take some questions, interview you guys. My name is del wilber. I am the author of a good month for murder the inside story of a homicide squad. I have always been intrigued by police work and homicide detectives and how they do their jobs. I have been interested my whole life, party boys mysteries growing up. There was a time i thought i wanted to be a detective myself or do work like this. I have always been intrigued by crime, police work, how police do their job so i got into this. I worked for the Baltimore Sun covering the Baltimore Police department, had a job not long after david had the job who wrote homicide life on the street. So i want to do Something Like he did. I reached out to the son of a secret service agent, i said chief, would you mind if i trailed your homicide squad . They are good at what they do and very serious, you can come in. I made one provision and said i would like someone to review the manuscript before it is published, to raise ob
Wanted to be a writer. Ive always been intrigued by crime and police work and how they do they jobs and thats how i got into this. I work for the Baltimore Sun covering the police department. In fact i had the job not long after david simon had the job and hes the guy who wrote homicide, life on the street and the wire. I wanted to do Something Like he did. I reached out to the son of the secret Service Agent in my first book rawhide down. I said i wondered if you would allow me to trail your Homicide Department around. He said sure. I only made one provision and i said id like someone to the department to review the manuscript before its published to raise objections to information that might harm a witness or in danger prosecution they did that and the only thing they came up with that they didnt really like, there were some minor things i was able to tweak like some information that might identify a potential witness that i didnt think was important but thats why they do this. Then
We declared this as a mass casualty incident. Reporter eastwest highway is very aptly named. It is especially on days when we have more traffic like we do. People not taking metro, people trying to avoid it, trying to get to the beltway. It is a shortcut to get from upper northwest, bethesda, chevy chase, to the Georgia Avenue exit on the beltway. Very popular with people who know their way around here and it is jammed going east right now. You definitely want to avoid this area. We also understand metro is in the process right now. You can see the officers inside the bus there behind me. They are reviewing the tapes from the buss cameras because we hear there is some type of discrepancy between the bus drivers account of what happened and the person who was driving the other vehicle that it collided with. What a mess out there. Thank you. Also new tonight, Team Coverage as metro rail riders deal with another rush hour of big delays because of that massive Safetrack Program. Metro says
And we obtained coverage on the crowd from trains to confusion on the platform and the Ripple Effect from the rails to the roads. We begin with adam tuss. He is at the foggy bottom station where metros leaders wrapped up a news conference. Reporter thats right. This is where a lot of people are getting on trains to get back into the virginia where the safetrack surge is taking place right now. By all accounts, this first day of safetrack during the rush hour is being called a success. Safetrack day one in the books and metros leaders are feeling confident about the way the day has gone. So i want to urge everyone whatever you did today do tomorrow, do wednesday, do for the duration of this surge because it worked okay today. Reporter some did report more congestion on the roads as people at the affected stations did find alternatives to get around. Metros general riders theyll only have to deal with maintenance during the time its been slotted, nothing more. We have scheduled this to g
Its 5 00 a. M. Im arab giaron gilchrist. And im eun yang. Well keep you posted on how things move. Right now we want to get you posted up on the forecast. Tuesday off to a nice quiet start there. No rain out there just yet. There is just the tiniest little chance for rain showers today between about noon and 5 00 p. M. Tropical storm coal lip oig will be moving offshore and a taste of canadian coolness is coming our way starting tomorrow. Right now temperatures are in the upper 60s to around 70. The way the next 24 hours are shaking out for you, near 70 at 7 00 a. M. , rain chances today best between about noon and 5 00, but by 7 00, showers over, temperatures near 80 and a nice cool breezy dry start coming up for your wednesday morning, as well. Well detail the afternoon highs coming up. Now time day two of the morning rush hour on the continuing track work along the orange and silver lining. Single tracking between East Falls Church and ballston, so plan ahead for the potential of ex