Grounds. U. S. Capitol Police Closed parts of independence avenue. This morning, a large tree branch fell, hitting a Maintenance Worker at the capitol. Matt mcclana han was uncon shuns when help arrived. They gave him cpr and rushed him to the hospital where he died. Thats awful. Im sorry to hear that, prayers to his family, condolences. Reporter tours were detoured while police investigated. The architect of the capitol issued a statement this afternoon, saying that a large branch from an american elm fell and struck Matt Mcclanahan who was working nearby on an irrigation pipe. Crews remained on the scene for hours to remove the tree from the roadway and sidewalk. So many hours later, six hours after this tragic accident occurred, ind still closed on the south side of the u. S. Capitol, where the House Office Buildings are, and ahead at 5 00, how the Capitol Hill Community is remembering matthew mcclanahan. Back to you. Horrible accident, thank you very much, chris. We also have break
This is wrong. Tonight the police chief responds. And first on news4, a possible break in the search for a notorious maryland killer. The clue that could be uncovered tomorrow. New warnings that the spread of ebola in africa as the u. S. Stems up its response to the deadly virus. Good evening. The United Nations now says the number of ebola cases worldwide is doubling every three to four weeks. It says the virus can still be contain if Treatment Centers are built quickly in west africa. 100 u. S. Marines will go to liberia tomorrow to help with containment efforts. In texas, a sheriffs deputy is in the hospital, out of an bundleance of caution, he began feeling ill days after searching the apartment of thomas duncan. Duncan died in a dallas hospital this morning. Now lye with the latest developments from dallas. Reporter the man being treated here is a sergeant. He was in the apartment where duncan first got sick. Authorities dont believe he has ebola but after duncan passed away this
If its not raining where you are yet, it likely will be soon. Showers are moving into the d. C. Area and could dampen your friday evening plans. The orioles are starting at 8 07 tonight. First alert meteorologist erica grow has the timeline for you. Its a really big contrast between the image you saw on the weather cam, downtown d. C. Cloudy there but look at the slug of heavy rain thats heading your way on dob letter 9,000. This is a twohour loop. You can see the heaviest rain is moving at a pretty good clip at 30 Miles Per Hour. So some of these initial showers that you see here, its a big, widespread shower event here on doppler 9000. It didnt hit the ground initially because we had that dry air earlier in the week. Now that is going by the wayside. The heaviest rain indicated in the reds and deep oranges here just on the southern edge of Prince William county here heading toward dale city, route 123, chain bridge road, up toward the arlington area, well see the heaviest rain moving
Well see what happens in the next couple weeks. Thank you. He could have spent 24 years in federal prison, but today Linwood Barnhill got seven years in prison for prostituting teens and possession of child porn. Bruce leshan has a look at why. Reporter former d. C. CopLinwood Barnhill pleaded guilty to horrible crimes, prostituting 15, 16, 17year old girls from his southeast apartment and possession of a video of the 17yearold performing oral sex on him, but to save the girls from having to publicly testify against him, prosecutors agreed to a deal that will have him spend just seven years in prison. Thats at least two years less than federal sentencing guidelines. This enables everyone to move forward and enables the witnesses to go forward, mr. Barnhill. He obviously expressed a lot of remorse from the beginning. Reporter both the prosecutor and defense attorney here in federal court told the judge the victims never knew that barnhill was a cop. That weighed into the judges reluctan
William bradford bishop. Bishop is accused of killing his wife, mother and three children in their Bethesda Home in 1976. He was added to the f. B. I. s ten most wanted fugitive list in april. Andrea mccarren joins us live on the road from birmingham to scottsboro with more on what led the f. B. I. There. We said before this is amazing if this concludes this case because people have sighted seeing bishop as late as 2010. Reporter absolutely, andrea. What an astonishing [ no audio ] casket has just been lifted out of the ground at the cemetery in scottsboro, alabama. Ive been talking with Law Enforcement sources this morning who tell us this john doe buried at the cemetery bears an uncanny resemblance to murder murder suspect William Bradford bishop. They tell me they share a distinctive chin cleft, long nose, receding hairline, even side burns. The forensic evidence will be gathered today, including d. N. A. And fingerprints and the f. B. I. Will also be examining dental records. I jus