reagan national airport at 12:30 this afternoon. just beyond the u.s. airways jets forced to land on runway 11 it after the aircraft experienced hydraulic problems. it could be heard sputtering as it peeled away from the formation over the lincoln memorial. this was shot from bradley point north of reagan national airport. emergency crews rushed to the tarmac to assist once the plane did touch down. it caused delays for friday afternoon air travelers. someone worked here the flights were delayed indefinitely at the time because of the world war ii plane stuck after an emergency landing. we got to see plane being pulled by several guys out of the runway. suzanne: the plane had to be towed off the runway and it was going to be brought back to the airport from which it left. fortunately no one was injured. reporting live at reagan national airport suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. alison: okay. we have a photo gallery from today s flyover at wjla.com. we invite you to share your pho
you how he s being portrayed. the question that arises is how did he violate air space in let s go to news4 s pat collins with that part of the story. reporter: chris we spend bundles an bundles of money protecting the security of our city. and it s hard to believe that something like this could happen, that a man on a flying bicycle could buzz into our town and land, undetected on the capitol lawn. how much do you think we spent on homeland security a year? 100 billion? 50 billion. 20 million. i m probably low-balling. reporter: we have a lot invested in protecting the air space over the nation s capitol. missile sites strategically located around the city. fighter planes at the ready, poised to intercept airborne intruders, special orange helicopters that circle the city with warning message boards to tell stray aircraft to turn back. yet, with all of this, yesterday 61-year-old man on what he described as a flying bicycle penetrates the restricted air space of
financing and government corruption. his dramatic demonstration prompt a torrent of tweets, critical and supportive. this one says doug hughes is my personal hero. fantastic display of civil disobedience. bravo. i was here to see it. there was this ominous message. doug hughes may have unknowingly revealed one of the biggest security breaches in washington, d.c., since edward snowden. now, his will be restricted to his home in tampa, florida, allowed to return to the district of columbia only for his court proceedings. his next hearing his preliminary hearing scheduled for may 8th the latest live at the u.s. district courthouse. back to you. chris gordon thank you. that stunt is raising kes about how pilot doug hughes flied from gettysburg in pennsylvania, pass through several restricted flight zones and then land on the west lawn of the capitol. our team coverage continues now with steve handelsman, who is live on capitol hill. hi, steve. reporter: hi, doreen. because of
more arrests may be comg in the very disturbing and heartbreaking story of the murder of the beloved murder couple. byrd and melanie billings hoped their home for those who needed them. reporter: florida lawmen are at the house west of pensacola where byrd and melanie billings were shot to death last thursday in what police first described as a home invasion robbery but are now being vague. at this point because of the complexity and ties that this family has throughout the business community we re moving in many other directions. it could be money. it could be a whole host of things. the billings were well connected and wealthy which provided them enough to support their 16 children. 12 of whom were adopted. some with special needs. the children with special needs were their calling. there was nothing wrong with those children to them. they knew that they could give them love and care that they needed. reporter: police say there may be more suspects in addition