Happening now at the warner theatre. Today, thousands swamped the tidal basin to catch the blossoms as they hit peak bloom. Only about 50 of them survived the winter cold blast. Ryan hughes joins us with more on the official kickoff. Just beautiful behind you, ryan. Kimberly, and it feels and looks like spring. Look at these blossoms, now hitting peak bloom, and they are attracting large crowds at the tidal basin. It brings a lot of joy into your spirit. Ryan the springtime celebration coming alive. The Cherry Blossoms bouncing in the breeze, the tidal basin flooding with activity. With the weekend warm, the perfect combination during peak bloom. Enjoying the National Cherry blossom festival. It is a tradition in d. C. , celebrating tokyos gift of the Cherry Blossom trees. But this year without the vibrant colors. They do not have as many blossoms. Ryan last week upon cold snap killed 50 of the blossoms. Its a lovely day. Are stillthe trees creating pictureperfect views and drawing cro
She repeated her address out loud. The police responded. Meanwhile, a Human Resources officer confirmed the girl was ok and never in danger. At some point the call disconnected. Voicey hear the childs either crying or stating they have been kidnapped, next thing you know the mans voice comes on and says i have your child, demanding a ransom in return for the child safety. I dont know. Richard was it scary . Of course. In one the police say of these cases, the targeted parent was a 33yearold mother with a 10yearold daughter. The police say the best thing to contact the somehow child upon school to make sure they are safe. Richard reeve, abc 7 news. Alison veteran First Responder in charge of saving lives is now on the wrong side of the law. A d. C. Fire captain arrested for gun and drug charges. Jay korff has the arrest of brian grace. What can you tell us tonight . Jay captain brian grace worked from engine 8 in southeast, jumping into harms way, helping others. He is not accustomed to
Its pm. Do you know where your children are . Right now on fox news. Dari the International Investigation as to what brought down the jetliner in egypt that suggest that the plane may have been brought on by an explosive device on board. And with each passing day it is looking more and more like it is an act of terror. Steve here is Stacey Delikat with more . And news outlet said he heard the black box recordings and the on that. The report has not been confirmed, but clearly the alert. Department of Homeland Security putting new measures in place at some foreign airports as an investigation into the downed jetliner continues. The Officials Say that the enhanced security measures will focus on commercial flights down for the United States and will include additional screening and security. This is a prudent response in the exercise of an abundance of caution based upon information that has been learned about the possible terrorist attack. Reporter the aircraft crashed 20 minutes after
The south end of Wexford was once again left pondering on the cruelty of life as news broke of the sudden passing of popular 25-year-old Niamh Stafford.