Now. Im Megan Mcgrath live in alexandria where you can see behind me the search continues for a 16yearold who went out fishing with friends on Little Hunting Creek. He went into the water to swim to the other side of the creek but he never made it back to shore. It is a beautiful spot where Little Hunting Creek meets potomac river, popular with anglers. This morning, there are police boats instead of fishermen, for the search of a missing 16yearold continues. The coast guard brought in their search and rescue chopper, boats equipped with sonar are searching the water. Shortly after 8 00 last night when a teenager went into the water trying to cross from one side of the creek to the other. He got about halfway before he began to struggle by the channel marker where the water gets deep. The current was going out at that time. He was drifting out. While he was struggling, he then submerged again and was not seen above the water. Complicating the search, underwater plants, quite thick in t
Car license plates. Nbcs dave wagner with the latest now from roanoke. Please join us now in a moment of silence. Reporter 24 hours after their colleagues were shot to death, a time of reflection and a moment of silence at roanokes wdbjtv. The performance this staff has been incredible. They cry, they hug and then they get the job done. Reporter 24yearold reporter Alison Parker and 27yearold photographer adam ward were in the middle of a live interview wednesday morning when police say a former reporter, Vester Flanagan, walked up and opened fire. Parker and ward were killed. Vicki gardner, who was being interviewed, was seriously wounded while her husband watched it all unfold on tv. And i immediately tried call her on her cell phone. There was no response. The next time i spoke to her when she called me from the ambulance. Reporter gunman videotaped the shootings himself and posted that video on facebook. Police say after killings, Vester Flanagan faxed 23page suicide note to abc new
For a while, its turned to anger and im relentless and im not going to stop until something happens, because i dont want to see another alison tragedy like this again. Im just not gonna do it. Reporter as a memorial grows outside wdbjtv in roanoke, television stations across the country are showing solidarity through social media, a sad and senseless crime thats hitting close to home. In roanoke, virginia, dave wagner, nbc news. And our david culver was at the scene of that shooting all day yesterday. He is back here in the studio with us dig nothing some of the search warrants for the car that Vester Flanagan was driving. David . Here is that warrant filed just today in Fauquier County. More than a dozen items pulled and documented from vester lee flanagans crashed rental car. We can show where you that pursuit ended on 66. Officers found a glock happened gun with six magazines and added ammunition. Virginia state police also discovered 17 letters with stamps, its unclear right now wh
61 for winchester and leesburg youre at 59 degrees. Headed to the lower s on. Lots of lower 80s. Lots of sunshine. Enjoy it. Here he is, larry miller. What have you got . Your time 6 01. How am i going to compete with sunshine . Want to let you know we have an accident blocking the center lane on i95. This is at v a6 44 out in Franconia Springfield. Heres a live look. Couple that with delays and you have a problem. So that is the center lane blocked. We have delays all the way to Prince William parkway. No major issues around the capital beltway. Still doing really well. No issues on 295 or 395 on the d. C. And maryland side. A live look from our camera shows us how things are shaping up on i270. No major issues as you approach the capital beltway in bethesda. Your next traffic update in about ten minutes. We send it over to you. We saw it but still couldnt believe it. Wdbj reporter Alison Parker and photographer adam ward were ambushed and killed live on the air yesterday morning in r
At Reagan National and werel ae looking at rain. Ain. Rain moving in some of theing i rain is going to besome heavy at times here today. Times here temperatures are in the upperupr 40s so we dont have to worry y about any icing or snow aroundoo here but periods of heavy rain expected. I think enough to cause someouga ponding on the roaduss and again this is what well call acal noreaster so winds are really going to pick up out of theo wiu east latert of today. Today. And at times gusting 40 to 45. 5 we have wind advisories aswind s well. Ill show you that coming up. Up. Bottom line rain throughoutn th the day today, tapering toringo showers late this afternoonhis n and tonight. On we could get inch to an inchan c and half of rain around here h during the course of our dayuray today. Make sure youre ready for ayour wet o ane. All right guys. Ght guy plenty more weather coming up. Back to you. Ck to yo tuck, winds already causingda a problem in our area. This is the scene inne in Montgom