This area in a state of sadness and complete shock right now. Good morning, im angie goff. And im adam tuss. We also want to turn our attention to the weather because were kicking up into the 90s. Tom kierein here with more on that. We hit 96 yesterday afternoon right in washington. Today not quite as hot. Lower humidity will begin to move in, but right now still mild and muggy. There is the sunshine pouring down on the landscape here in northwest washington. Live view from our tower camera looking off to the west. Temperatures right now quickly jumping into the 80s. Reagan national now up to 83. North and west suburbs in the mid80s. Near 80 around the chesapeake bay. No showers anywhere for the mountains to the atlantic beaches. Dry start to the workweek, as well. A look at our next chance of storms coming up this half hour. Developing right now, abo after a two alarm Apartment Fire in manassas. The blaze broke out just before 11 00 last night. This is individual gvideo from across th
The traffic is about to get much, much worse. News 4s meegan fitzgerald, how bad is it going to get . Reporter well, you know, ive got to tell you, aaa said now is the time to pack your patience because its going to get bad. Around 2 00 is the hour folks can expect gridlock up until around 9 00 this evening. They tell us some 917,000 people are expected to take a road trip to where theyre going to go. Ill step out of the way and show you the good news. Right now, its pretty smooth sailing on the beltway. But experts say this is not going to last long. Theres no secret about it. Holiday travel is usually a bit of a pain for most folks. Yes, im going to avoid the roads. Reporter unless you have good strategy in place and luck is on your side. Rush by leaving early, early sunday morning. Reporter leaving early just staying at home. Familys coming into town. Reporter and staying off the roads are good ways to avoid traffic for some. But thats not always feasible for others. Aaa says 917,00
Heart. Wusa9 Stephanie Gailhard is live with more on the victim tonight. Stephanie, what can you tell us . Reporter yeah ellen, the victim is a graduate of Oakton High School here in vienna, virginia. He went to new york city with two friends from Fairfax County to celebrate 4th when the unthinkable happened. Dorothy prentices grandson was with connor golden today in central park when a homemade explosive went off severely injure his leg. There was a small explosion and then dust. Just based on what we had heard. Reporter the device may have been put there as an experiment. It is terrifying. Friends claim he was on the rocks and then stepped on something. And apparently he stepped on something. Thats him in the blue shirt, performing at Oakton High School. It is really sad. And he is very popular here and he has a lot of friends. Golden is at a New York Hospital in stable condition. Im Stephanie Ramirez wusa9. Thanks, stephanie. Tonight they are calling her death suspicious. That a rel
Explosion. An eyewitness man identified is 18yearold Connor Goldman climbing on a rock structure and stepped on something that exploded. A part of the Southeast Region of this park is closed. Police investigate whether firefighters played a part in the explosion. Sources say goldman was climbing on the rocks with two friends, 20yearold thomashines and 18yearold joseph staple. He was taken to the hospital with a possible amputation. His foot is all, but detached. His friends claim that he was walking down the rocks and stepped on something. There was a divet in the ground where there was an explosion and apparently he stepped on something. Reporter connor is a student at the university of miami in florida. Right now hes in stable condition at the hospital. Reporting live tonight in Fairfax County im gailhard at wusa9. Stephanie, thank you. We also have another tragic holiday jet ski crash that killed a maryland father and 8 yearold son in new jersey. The man was riding a jet ski with th
Shocked. Close to home. You got to get up and do what you do every day. Cant let this kind of stuff stop you. One of the suspects is behind bars, the other is on the run. Police recover the stolen safes. The Security Guard is in Critical Condition tonight. Right now, investigators are trying to determine if a fastmoving fired at the usda Research Center in beltsville was arson or an accident. Flames gutted an old workshop and Storage Facility that contains 55 gallon drums filled with fuel. The big question tonight is whether the fire had anything to do with email threats made their last week. Those threats were taken seriously enough to briefly closedown the beltsville facility, and five other Agriculture Department facilities around the country. Anne arundel countys head of Economic Development is off the job tonight, accused of breaking into his neighbors apartment and rifling through her lingerie. We have a report on the bizarre allegations that could cost the 70yearold reporter Rob