Disasters. How dangerous is this problem . And flash floods in the southeast and a commuter nightmare in the northeast. Ahead this morning, we talk to illinois congresswoman tami duckworth. Randy forbes, john eustis and twist beatz. Wednesday, january 16th. Starting point begins right now. Welcome, everybody. Lets begin with breaking news. A developing story out of london, where a helicopter hit a crane and crashed into a construction site near a busy commuter hub. It all happened during rush hour. Two people confirmed dead. Two more taken to area hospitals, and we are live at the scene of the crash in london. Erin, give us a sense of whats happened, and whats happening now . Hi, soledad, what we can piece together from various eyewitnesss we have been speaking to. Around 7 45 this morning, very foggy morning here in london, a helicopter flying very low and very fast according to one eyewitness, collided with a with a 50story residential tower called st. Georges wharf, being under cons
Him their whole lives he hosted regular barbecues here, grew up in the same home where he was shot and killed this afternoon from the front door. He has a daughter that will never see her daddy except in a box. He was raising his daughter on his own he came home from his job at American Freight for lunch with a coworker today when they noticed signs of a breakin. And they picked up a metal broom handle and he was getting ready to attack the guy and the guy turned around and shot him. Jerry was a hard working guy he didnt bother anybody, loved his family, took care of his daughter. It may have been another killing that brought him closer to his family his brother was murdered 20 years ago this lost his sister say is almost more bacon bear. Why would you do my brother like this . What did he do to you for you to kill him . Friends and family members of the victims and anyone who has any information about this crime is asked to come forward. It took six months but there is a break in the
Airforce 1 taxied in chicago and from there a quick chopper ride to the lakefront before heading to ken wood to vote for himself 12 days before election day. He joked with election volunteers about the lack of gray hair on his drivers license one woman gave it right back by scrutinizing his photo. Did you see that . A thankyou. He joined 16,000 who cast their ballots today early voting numbers are up significantly from four years ago. I cannot tell you who i voted for but i very much appreciate everybody here and its good to be home back in the neighborhood. Meanwhile outside onlookers patiently waited for a peek at the president before itsthe brain. I think change is going to come in these next four years. Then the rain fell antarctica and the motorcade moved on to hyde park obama didnt miss a chance to stop at his Campaign Office to say thank you. And make a few phone calls even admitting that a close election lies ahead and nows the time to get the word out. This has been a huge tou
Me with figures doug my face into the grass like it was nothing. The young man who is now 19 says that he was brutally attacked by a varsity Soccer Player at Maine West High School summer camp in 2007 before he became a freshman then it happened again he said when he got to school in the fall now its a nightmare he cannot get away from. Its one of the first it is i think of still today. He is a lawsuit with three other athletes to say that the same thing happened to them three of the boys were freshmen on the freshman Varsity Baseball Team he said he was confident that adults knew about the alleged assault and even condoned it including his soccer coach. I would see my coach under link before or after it happened. The school board voted in december to fire him he still has time to request a hearing dozens of parents and students went to the meeting even though he did not attend. John doe the teenager who loved soccer more than anything quit the team in 2007 and has never played again.
Kenilworth ave. If you are traveling through there, expect plenty of delays. Wssc says they do not know when it will be fixed. Plenty of other problems on the road. We will tell you about those in a minute, but first, lets get the latest on this arctic blast. Lets go outside to adam caskey, who has been tracking the conditions all day long. I was out in the snow earlier this morning and now we have sunshine. That is working with the exposed pavement to heated up and getting rid of the snow. Take a look at the corner of wilson and lynn here. The road has been cleared and is dry. All that snow that fell on the treated roadways has tried off. The medians still have snow, but as the sun shines it is melting. Lets see how much we got exactly across the washington area. Overall, we averaged about 1 inch across the metro area. South of washington, that is where you got lucky in st. Marys county, 4 inches to 5 inches. 1 inch in arlington when i was out earlier today. Here is your bwi travel fo