montgomery county. a brushfire is burning dangerously close to several homes. look at this. the flames are burning several acres on brink road near blunt road in germantown. a water tanker brought in to help firefighters put out the flames. red flag warnings were issued because of high winds and low humidity in the area. this is a story that we will be following throughout the news evening. we have more breaking news in prince william county one person was rescued from the top of a water tower. it happened in gainesville. there are conflicting reports whether the man fell in the tower or stuck at the top. but rescue crews were able to get him down. he was taken to a nearby hospital. a bizarre incident in springfield. gunfire, a crashed police cruiser, four suspects and one still on the run. drai sorts out the events. reporter to serve a warrant owned reckless discharge of a on reckless discharge of a firearm. these two men were leaving the house heading to the hospita
this is abc news. and we continue to cover breaking news tonight out of san jose. a police officer is dead and a manhunt is underway for the gunman. sky 7hd was overhead as does eps of officers including the s.w.a.t team and other agencies swarmed the entire area. police tell people to stay inside as they search for the shooter. i m dan ashley. and i m ama daetz. police call it an active shooter situation. it happened 19er is near center road 1k3 u and umbarger. a news conference is just wrapping up. lilian? that s right. the san jose police chief just wrapped up their news conference. this is the first time a san jose police officer has been killed in the line of duty in 14 years. it all started 6:45 p.m. police responded to a drunk man with weapons with a rifle threatening no kill himself. when officers arrived he shot at the officers and gunfire was exchanged and an officer was hit and pronounced dead at the scene. the gunman is on the loose. officers surro
now try fiber one protein bars with the great new taste of cookies and crème. this is abc news. and we continue to cover breaking news tonight out of san jose. a police officer is dead and a manhunt is underway for the gunman. sky 7hd was overhead as does eps of officers including the s.w.a.t team and other agencies swarmed the entire area. police tell people to stay inside as they search for the shooter. i m dan ashley. and i m ama daetz. police call it an active shooter situation. it happened 19er is near center road 1k3 u and umbarger. a news conference is just wrapping up. lilian? that s right. the san jose police chief just wrapped up their news conference. this is the first time a san jose police officer has been killed in the line of duty in 14 years. it all started 6:45 p.m. police responded to a drunk man with weapons with a rifle threatening no kill himself. when officers arrived he shot at the officers and gunfire was exchanged and an officer was h
day weather-wise if you like spring warmth. check out live doppler hd it is dry. and void of clouds but for the santa clara valley deep in the santa clara valley. the day planner starts with a lot of sunshine and cooler this morning, mid-40s to mid-50s and by noon 50 at the coast and at 7:00 we hit 58. low-to-mid 70s by 4:00 after reaching the upper 70s to nearly 80 degrees. enjoy the evening, you do not need so heavy a coat. new, is traffic look good? if you are heading on to the road i have something to sing about: clear conditions at the bay bridge toll plaza with traffic light trickling in from the east bay to san francisco and no problems there. the neighbor to the north the richmond-san rafael toll plaza traffic is moving along without problems at five minutes to the north bay and when you get there traffic is clear. we have breaking news, san jose police just wrapped up a news conference on the death of one of their own: the veteran officer killed in the line of
our reporter is on center road on senter road with more. the line of police cars are leading the fallen officer michael johnson away from the scene. the officers have been here since last night when he was shot and killed. you can see there are road closings in place with a few lanes open but officers are checking i.d. and allowing only people would would live in the area to come become this way. the people were evacuated last note. many spend the night in the gas station parking lot. they had nowhere else to go and we spoke with a few are them and they talk abut the chaos being told to leave and trying to wait it out to see when it was safe to go home. officers are committeeing i.d. and only letting residents come through. we they are allowing some other traffic to pass through but it is spotty at this point because the area is still a crime scene. the procession is coming down with the body of the fallen officer. thank you. the search for officer johnson s kill are