D. C. Fire ignored obligations to took to undertake. D. C. Is going to file a similar motion filed by riders. Happening today the u. S. Senate begins confirmation hears for president elect cabinet nominees. General john kelly homeland and Jeff Sessions for attorney general and a number of grumz are opposing sessions and want to make their voice heard. Live on capitol hill with the story, mel. Reporter good morning, guys, that hearing will get underway 9 30 this morning and usually depending how pop lor a hearing is theres 40 Seats Available to the public. Theyre first come, first serve so you have a number of groups that will be vying to try to get one of those very precious public hearing spots. We know sessions will be questioned on his record and views on things such as community policing, immigration, womens rights and of course, civilig well. And now the day before president elect Donald Trumps nominee for attorney general heads into what promises to be contentious hearing Jeff Se
Which is very noticeable off towards the north and west. The noreaster departed but over those relative warmer, you got substantial lake effect for upstate new york even into western pennsylvania. The same noreaster that brought us the snow continue to move up the new england coast line, the wind will subside a bit but still breezy, temperatures fall back into the tens and 20s, win continue to have the harsh windchills as most head back to school and work. I dont think well see delays. The air temperature, 24 washington, 23 frederick, 23 martinsberg, and for rest of you who have to step outside tomorrow, a bit of a thawing out in our sevenday forecast, ill have that still ahead. Jim and sarah . Gang member and should be considered armed and dangerous. Thats the word from leesburg fortunately the victim was able to escape by jumping out of a moving vehicle. One alleged abductorer was arrested. Matt . Reporter sarah, youre right. Authorities say they were searching for that second suspec
They patrol the tunnels and the brims and the highway bridges and highway. We dont know the name of the knifewielding man. We are also unaware of his alleged motives. We are live in derwood, im kevin lewis, abc7 news. Alison thank you. Meanwhile we have new developments tonight out of joint base andrews. Which was locked down for about an hour and a half this morning. This is after reports of an active shooter at the Malcolm Grow Medical Center on base. Brad bell was there as the situation unfolded this morning and he is live there now. What have we learned about all of this . Brad what we learned is there is a tremendous coincidence here. A planned drill. Just as it was getting ready to start, somebody called in from real concern. From beyond the perimeter fencing we can see the tense situation unfolding. Heavily armed military personnel. Clearing the base hospital, the Malcolm Grow Medical Center. People walking out the front door. Hands in the air. Being led away from the building.
Broken line of showers up here in pennsylvania and the p panhandle of West Virginia, this could bring more showers this evening. Right now, police are keeping guard at a leesburg home. Crime scene investigators going in and out piecing together what is likely to become a massive investigation. Our Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter david culver has been speaking with police and neighbors. Reporter 12 hours after that raid started, just look over my shoulder here. You can see crime scene investigators are still on scene. That truck full of evidence that they have taken from inside that home all day long. Meantime, neighbors here, they want to know what was going on inside that home. The heavily Armed Police Presence now surrounding this leesburg home nothing compared to what played out early this morning here. Big loud crash. Reporter neighbors describe that loud crash like a gunshot. Those are spotlights making sure no one escapes. It was like straight out of compton. It is just like th
3 00 oclock in the afternoon. The woman was leaving the Schuylkill River trail and headed up the steps walnut street when she says a man approached her and said quote you dont know anything. Then slashed this woman across the forehead. The suspect took off. The woman was treated at press we attorney hospital for 3inch cut. We talked to police within the past hour who say in addition to questioning a person of interest, theyre reviewing another piece of evidence. Central detectives was able to gather some Surveillance Video. Not of the incident itself but perhaps of the individual either coming or going to that location. We had no need at this particular time to put that Video Surveillance video out at this time. But again that was information that was a part of their investigation that may have led to the apprehension earlier this morning. Reporter and back here live, no weapon has been recovered but, again, Police Questioning a person of interest in the slashing attack on 24yearold wo