Then he hung up. Then the dispatcher called him back again and they spoke briefly. So there are three total calls. During the calls he said he was doing this for the leader of isil, who he named. And pledged loyalty to. Lisa oddly, comey said, mateen claimed solidarity with several extreme organizations some of whom are enemies of isil. We can highly confident he was radicalized and some part through the internet. Lisa they are reconstructing his electronic devices. Its reported that the f. B. I. Is investigating whether mateen was potentially targeting disney world. He pleaded with americans not to be paralyzed by fear and to channel anxiety in awareness. He said in every f. B. I. Case, someone always sees something they should have told them but didnt. As of a few minutes ago, 43 people are still condition. Alison all right. Thank you very much. You know as this Investigation Continues tonight we are hearing more stories of survival. During the moments the gunman started shooting. He
Caused by the same condition as the deadly Lenfant Plaza smoke incident. Forced metro to get crews back on the rails immediately. This is the damage from mondays fire. This is the damage after last january smoke incident. Last year, metro Operations Manager who since resigned show problems with the cable also highlight since resigned showed the problems highlighted by the ntsb report and said at the time it would take longterm single tracking to address the issue. We know there were plans in place to replace all 600 of those within the system under ground. Now again, we have learned that we do expect to get an update from metro on todays inspections. That will be live right here on abc7 news at 6 00. Reporting live, brianne carter. Alison thank you. Metro closing prompted the federal government and the d. C. Schools to offer alternatives to employees and all over the city. Sam . Sam well, we are standing over the overpass of Lenfant Plaza. As you can see the traffic coming out of Downt
Sources tell the website the retired officer who had the knife spoke with a current cop about the case because he wanted to get the knife framed. And have that framed engraved with the case number. Were going to keep you posted on what is going to happen with all of this. Back to you. Jonathan what a crazy turn. Thank you. Today, a d. C. Superior counter judge officially moved quandike new trial from may to october. Getting a trial in the murder of chandra levy after they argued a key witness gave false testimony. The disappearance caught headlines around the country. We have breaking news now. Tv news news chopper 7 is on the scene over an accident between a school bus and a car. This is blackburn road near route 29. Paramedics are checking on the people involved. Well bring you more information when we get it. Michelle right now in vote 2 scheduled to take the stage at the conservative Political Action conference in ten minutes. Its taking place at the National Harbor this year. Abou
Those who witness the attacks will try to find a way to cope. I dont want to let this down. I dont want to start to live in fear. Michelle across the country like this in l. A. Are stepping up security in the wake of the attacks. Between the Cherry Blossoms and spring break trips this is typically one of the busiest week for metro. Brianne carter is live at the smithsonian station with a look at the steps the Transit Agency is taking. Brianne take a look here, people coming in and out of the metro station. Very busy. It has been this way throughout the day. People as you mention heading here from spring break trips or perhaps heading downtown to the tidal basin to get a glimpse of the Cherry Blossoms. But this years influx of spring visitors much different coming one day after deadly terrorist attacks overseas. Take a look. Stepped up security was found once again here within the here just a little while ago outside of the smithsonian station. And it was a similar scene across the agen
Reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. Jonathan thanks. Fans were flocking to paisley park as the news of princes passing spread. Some holding each other and others crying. Others took to social media to express condolences and share the pain. Horace holmes picks up the Team Coverage with the newsroom from that part of the story. So many performances that he put out there, including the super bowl that was epic. Great stuff. Horace one recently in june in washington, d. C. People have been posting about that. Social media is abuzz. 4 million tweets on twitter. Banjo captured half a million posts. Its one of the top trending items on facebook. Look at the responses. When doves fly. This is a picture of prince and michael jackson. See if we can get it to m here. Well, ive got a few more. I will come back. Right now is not operating the way i would like for it to. People from all over the world and all over the area. Warner theater last june here we go. The American History museum pu