Be rescued. The other caused some pretty significant damage. For you, this was the scene in boyds, maryland yesterday. Chopper 4 over a brush fire at the black hills regional park. This is pretty close to little acce seneca lake. There was a red flag warning yesterday. The windy conditions helped fuel another fire in germantown. A couple had to be rescued as the flames got closer and closer to their homes sweeping through five acres. The next door nape who also happens to be a sheriff deputy sprang into action to get them out. He even sounded his siren to make sure the couple realized this was an emergency. Firefighters worked through the afternoon to battle the blaze and put out hot spots, too. The couple says theyre thankful for their neighbor and the fire crews. 4 31. Time for your weather and friday. Amelia segal here with four things to know. Hey, aaron. Well, first of all, its a balmy start on this friday morning. 67 degrees with winds out of the south at 20 Miles Per Hour. So it
For this viewing and the funeral today of fellow officers and the general public. Initially the public was not going to be allowed, but now the public is allowed. The church is prepared for some 2500 or more to attend this morning. At 7 30, that will be the arrival of the color guard. And then at 8 00 a. M. As melissa said, the procession. The casket will arrive coming up 202. And so therefore traffic will be impacted. The viewing will start at 9 00 and last until 11 00. And then right after that the Funeral Service begins. Officer colsons father has called him a hero. At a service just yesterday, the family spoke. Its been a tough couple of weeks obviously for this family Prince Georges County Police Department especially the district three station where officer colson was shot in that shootout during a gunfight at the hands of friendly fire. At the time the detective was in plain clothes. We can tell you that the three men charged in this case are brothers and they face charges in th
Been canceled for today. 5 00 a. M. Good morning. Im aaron gilchrist. And im angie goff in for eun yang. Please stay with us as we continue to follow develops from that breaking story. Meanwhile lets turn our eyes to the weather. Tom, you have our headlines. A lot of people tweeting me wondering what is that planet next to the big full moon. There is a live picture. That is jupiter right next to the full moon. Looking toward the west. And our headlines for this tuesday morning, cold temperatures hovering in the 20s near 30, but milder afternoon. We should make to the low 60s. And then warmer pattern is on the way mid week. Right now around the region, no rain, no snow. All dry pavement starting off early this morning. Your bus stop draft, that is coming up at 5 11. Now a look at construction and any issues on the roads. Do have a couple pieces of construction hanging away. Big look at the beltway, overall that earlier construction tom is talking about just cleared out the way. So that
Today issuing that red flag warning. The red flag warning from areas of frederick, maryland, all the way down through d. C. Leonardtown, fredericksburg, toward annapolis and off to the west. So a lot of virginia in that now. Again, the perfect combination. Our temperatures higher over 70 degrees, most locations. The moisture low. Your dew point temperature, your humidity. That moisture, very, very low. Combine that with the wind, its breezy right now. Our gusts over 30 Miles Per Hour. And weve got the perfect combination. But were tracking some rain for early tomorrow morning, which could help. Well show how much, coming up. Well, today the father of a fallen Prince Georges County Police Officer is talking about his sons legacy and hes calling him a hero. Police and Community Members file into a local funeral home. Right now a visitation is being held for officer jacai colson. Tracee wilkins joins us live from beltsville and how hes being remembered tracee . Reporter initially, this wa
Metro says its been a worthwhile process. Meanwhile, on capitol hill u. S. Transportation secretary anthony foxx weighing in on the situation blaming local leaders for whats become of metros safety culture. I dont think its just resources. I think it is culture and i think it is a deliberate decision that is needed on the part of everyone involved in this to focus relentlessly on safety. Reporter one Metro Official with direct knowledge says mondays electrical cable meltdown at Mcpherson Square was eerily similar to the deadly Lenfant Plaza smoke incident last year. In fact, this official says of mondays smoke episode that if it happened later on during the height of morning rush, just a few hours later, it could have been another deadly incident. Metros also called in electrical engineers from other Commuter Rail systems and amtrak to help with their cable inspection effort. Again, we are expecting an update from Metro Officials at 6 00, about an hour from now, for whats going to happ