And i am claudine wong. It is great to have you with us today. It looks a little gray outside. Lets bring in russ my with a look at how the day is going to shape up. Good morning happy saturday. We are working up a cloudy skies. The temperatures will continue to cool getting into the weekend. Theres a mix of low clouds and patchy fog. Temperatures in the 40s and 50s for most is when you get into the afternoon. We will drop off by several degrees especially for the inland cities. Some spots in the low 80s today. Low 70s for most and mid 70s out there along the coastline. I do expect low 60s out there as well. Details on the Current Conditions and what to expect for the afternoon coming up in just a bit. Coronavirus cases in california to continue to rise lets take a look at those numbers for you. There are now more than 52,000 confirmed cases across the state. The death toll is now over 21,000 people. That is 63 more deaths since friday. 655 have been tested for the virus. Yesterday cal
To talk to us because we are told it was a police event. You know what . Memorial day traffic we have seen in recent years has picked up. Thursday. Not necessarily friday. That was a tough start this morning. When that distraught man took a seat on the bridge. The episode started when the Police Spotted the pickup parked midspan of the bay bridge and then they found the man himself on a gritterer under the bridge. You can see him swinging his legs. News chopper 7 is there as a technical firefighter from the jones station firehouse goes over the edge himself. He shakes hand with the man and begins a conversation. These people are walking on the bridge. Im okay with sitting here as long as he gets down safely. We were jamming out, dancing in the middle of the happy ending as the firefighter eventually coaxing the man into a harness. Then he and the other firefighters pull him to safety. Back live, you can see no delays either on the bay bridge or leading up to the toll booths at this poi
Kevin this case has a lot of people asking a lot of questions. One being why didnt anyone try to help the woman . The fact is prosecutors say hicks and the alleged victim were alone on the train allowing the Sexual Assault to continue for multiple train stops. Just horrible. Live in silver spring, im kevin lewis, abc7 news. Leon thank you. Covering metro now. Word that speed restrictions are still in effect on the blue, orange and silver line through mcpherson square. The slowdown started last week but the repairs didnt wrap up over the weekend as planned. The restriction could stay in place until friday. That means give yourself extra time if you are using that stretch of track. Alison we have breaking news. This is surrounding a federal investigation into Virginia Governor terry mcauliffe. Cnn is reporting that the f. B. I. And the Justice Department are now looking in to whether or not some of the Governors Campaign contributions violated the law. Spokesperson for the goveor been no
Turned away at the gate. Given brusque orders by guards. He said get out. You can be anywhere but you cant be here. Brad the reason, this tweet from the base itself. J. B. A. Is currently on lockdown due to a report of an active shooter. Then came word that the incident was ongoing in this building. Malcolm grow medical center. Beyond the perimeter fencing, we can see military personnel escorting people out with their hands in the air. It was kind of nerveracking. Brad then confusion. The base informed officials they would conduct an active shooter drill. Was this the drill . Was it real . Finally the explanation. It was both. A drill had been planned but then somebody at the hospital reported a possible gunman. The response to that was real and what we witnessed. The base explained there was a miscommunication of the conducting the routine inspection. The allclear sounded after more than an hour of tension. The only impact we can tell you on transportation, the v. I. P. s to go in and
Traffic moving pretty slowing as you can see there with gas prices at their lowest rate in a decade. Jummy a. A. A. Estimates there will be 36 million drivers will be on the road this weekend. More than 2 1 2 Million People are expected to fly today. We got all the angles covered for you and getting you help wherever youre going, we begin with breeann carter at Washington Reagan National airport. Travelers trying to get out early found big backups. We actually are expecting to be late. Eporter a. A. A. Expects 77 million washingtonons will travel this year. In total, a. A. A. Predicts more than one million washingtonians are headed out of town. Im just trying to have a good time. Reporter your trip home may look different. Starting july 6, metrorail 6 will be open north. And bus service will replace trains. Anna and christian were planning to do that once they return from miami. Now they will find another way to get home. At Reagan National airport, abc 7 news. Jummy all right. So lets