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Transcripts For WJLA ABC 7 News At 500 20150204

Much resumed back to normal. We have video of the alleged suspect as he was being taken into custody with blood on his hands here outside of the metro stop. At this point, we have not confirmed whether authorities said that was the suspect involved they were waiting for one of the victims to be returned to the area to make a positive identification on him. Metro spokesperson said this happened around 3 30 this afternoon, the suspect got on the train on the Lenfant Plaza stop headed to the New Carrollton area. At some point, the suspect tried to rob someone on the train. Another man tried to intervene to help. The suspect stabbed that man in the hand. Again, were told that he is expected to be ok. Now, some of the trains, were told were delayed earlier because authorities were busy trying to collect evidence on the trains. Were told that took about 20 to 30 minutes. Were told that everything should be resumed back to normal at this point. But there might be some residual delays because of that investigation. Back to you in the studio. Thank you,diane. To that story that Jennifer Donelan broke on 7. The Indianapolis Colts player that made the interception that set off the patriots deflategate scandal is in a scandal of his own. Dqwell jackson is accused of punching a man in a parking lot confrontation. Jennifer joins us now with what the victim told abc 7. Jennifer . Let me lay out the scene for you. This is the pizza restaurant where the delivery worker works. Down here, these are private parking spots and were right off the u street corridor. Parking is a premium. Heres the parking space that is the scene of this alleged crime. It was his interception that started deflategate and now Indianapolis Colts linebacker Dqwell Jackson is at the center of his own personal drama for allegedly beating up this pizza delivery man over a parking spot. Trying to kill me for no reason. 41yearold Jose Bonilla Fuentes said he had no idea who jackson was when he pulled into a private parking space last night. It was in an alley behind a condo building which was just steps away from his job. The Italian Kitchen on u street. He said while he was in his car, jackson emerged and was angry. Wont let me go. Really angry. And he said i told you before. No you never told me. Ive never seen you before. Thats when jackson got physical. My neck everywhere, my hands and im going to kill you because i tell you dont park here. He grabbed his cell and called police. I try to call somebody and say somebody is trying to kill me for no reason. Police arrived and thats when Bonilla Fuentes claims jackson asked him not to press charges. Please dont do nothing. Dont do nothing. Everything i have in my pocket i give it to you. I say no. Back here live there is a surveillance camera pointed right down here where it all happened. Question is was it caught on tape . As far as this pizza delivery worker, hes the father of three. He said he couldnt go to the hospital that night because he has a daughter with special needs at home. The Indianapolis Colts say they are aware of the arrest but had no further comment and we had no comment today from jackson. Reporting live from northwest, im Jennifer Donelan, abc 7 news. Thanks, jen. Hopes tonight that this incredible video of a deadly plane crash can lend some answers as to what went wrong here. A transasia flight crashed seconds after takeoff in taipei taiwan killing 26 people. 17 others are still missing. Rescue workers managed to pull about a dozen of the planes 58 passengers to safety. Investigators say the pilot radioed that he lost an engine just minutes after takeoff. And then moments before the crash, you can see there on the dash cam video, the engine on the left wing does appear to have been stopped. Transasia says this is the newest plane in its fleet undergoing a full Safety Inspection just last week. As for the investigation, the planes black box has been recovered. Alison . Incredible. Meanwhile, the National Transportation safety board is investigating whats being called the worst accident in new yorks metro north history. Six people are dead after a commuter train crashed into an s. U. V. Just north of new york city. It happened yesterday afternoon during the height of rush hour. Investigators believe the s. U. V. Driver was trying to cross the tracks after the gates came down. The driver and several train passengers died. The district is increasing the number of radio coverage tests in the metro. This is in response to that deadly smoke incident earlier this month. Firefighters had trouble using radios during the january 12th electrical malfunction in the Lenfant Plaza tunnel. The Mayors Office says the entire underground system will be tested once a week instead of once a month. The tests would start on january 23rd and have already found nine failures. Those issues have since been corrected. There are calls for change tonight after a 911 operators response to a frantic caller many take a listen. So two people were struck. Yeah. They just went. Lets stop whining, ok . Its hard to understand you. The girl calling had just seen her father struck and killed by a hit and run driver on the b. W. Parkway. Stephen tschida joins us now with more information on the operator tonight. Stephen . Alison sunday night the call came into this 911 center from this frightened frantic, confused girl believed to be about 13 years old. Now, while the search for the hitandrun driver continues, we can tell you the man who took that 911 call well, right now, hes not taking anymore calls. The call came into the anne arundel 911 center after 9 00 p. M. A girl pleaded for help. Maam stop yelling i need a location. The girls father had just been fatally struck while changing a tire on the b. W. Parkway. His fiancee injured. Though her cell phone provided a location, the operator continued to press the young teenager for specifics. 295. Thats good. Were located now on a highway. Now, thats a pretty long road. Some who have heard the recording are troubled. So two people were struck . Yes. They both went. Lets stop whining, ok. Lets stop whining. Its hard to understand you. Thats a little callous. I mean regardless of whether theyre a 13yearold or not, i think you should show a little compassion. Meanwhile, at the 911 center there is no f the man who took the call. Unfortunately, he used a very poor choice of words. Hes now on an administrative job pending the outcome of an investigation into the incident. The possibility of retraining it could be the possibility of discipline. Which could be termination. Stephen tschida, abc 7 news. Meanwhile, a baltimore grand jury has indicted Bishop Heather cooke for that car crash that killed a cyclist. The 13 count indictment includes homicide by Motor Vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, manslaughter and texting while driving. Police say cookes blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit when she struck thomas polermo back in december. The Episcopal Diocese of maryland suspended cooke after the crash. Confirmation hearings are now under way for the secretary of defense nominee ashton carter. He addressed several topics today including the islamic state. In coming months the Iraqi Security forces assisted by us will begin to take back territory from isil and i think youre right, but its important to get that territory back soon because you dont want them to settle . And you dont want the population to settle in to have isil rule them in their barbaric way. Coming up on abc 7 news at 6 00 this evening, senior political reporter scott finland has the latest on jordans response to the killing of one of that nationss by isil. And abc 7 wants to give you a chance to discuss the escalating terror threat. Your voice, your future the fight for freedom airs monday night at 7 00 on our sister station, newschannel 8. Our panel of experts will take a look at the impact of terror groups and what steps should be taken to protect americans. Go to wjla. Com town hall. There you can learn about how you can join the live studio audience. And ahead on abc 7 news at 5 00, the new evidence presented in court against a man accused of playing on young men at local beer pong tournaments. The stores that are selling products that could be putting your health at risk. A womans basement floods after her water main break is fixed outside of her house. Coming up well tell you what took so long to fix it. And why she had to live two weeks with no heat or hot water. Full day kindergarten is in jeopardy if Prince William county as they grapple for a way to cut money from their budget. Jeff goldberg is in manassas with other options on the table and what happens next. Jeff . Alison it begins tonight at 7 00 when School Board Members start sharing and talking about options with members of the public. None of which they say are good options. The School Board Chair says he was surprised when he found out about the board of supervisors tax plan which is keeping rates much lower than he expected which in turn means less money in the classroom. Deliver the news to any parent in Prince William county. Thats a big cut. And the idea of an 11 million cut does not sit well. Same goes for bill lopez and Brandon Hepner students at hilton high school. The district says the budget shortfall will likely not allow for a reduction in class sizes. Something students like hepner and lopez says is already a serious problem. Its a little too packed and hard to get the teachers attention with so many kids. Near impossible because they have to manage so many different things. And its really hard for them. The board will likely not be giving raises to teachers, may be cutting bussing for specialty programs and is considering the possibility of cutting all day kinkeddergarten at schools across the district. Its a frustration thats been six or seven years in the making. The School Board Chair milt johns who has been on the board for 12 years, says the past seven years funding from the board of supervisors is not enough to keep up with the growth rate of 2,000 students per year. There are very few large programs left in the budget that we havent already cut where we can find 11 million. Dont want to cut all day kindergarten kindergarten. Three of this womans children passed through the schools and two of her grandchildren are around kindergarten age. Success, she says, starts early. Kindergarten is a big part of that. Thats the foundation. We spoke with the office of cory stewart, the board chair for the board chair for the board of supervisors here in Prince William county. He tells me rest assured, there will be more money for schools before the budget is finalized and that Board Members have every intention of preserving all day kinkeddergartenkindergarten. Jeff goldberg abc 7 news. Keep us posted. Thank you. Life is slowly returning to normal for a maryland woman who went two weeks without heat or hot water as her basement flooded. A 7 on your side investigator chris pabst explains tonight what makes this case so unusual is the problem started when a broken water main outside of her house was repaired. When we first met rose king nine days ago, she was exhausted and upset. Its not right. The 64yearold grandmother was in day five of no heat or hot water. What she did have was a basement filling with muddy soot. If i was living in a sophisticated neighborhood, i think the problem would be taken care of. On january 14th a water main outside of her home broke. After wssc repaired it her basement flooded. She quickly stacked what she could upstairs and called the utility which did send a crew. But apparently they were in no rush to ease her suffering. The day we interviewed king, no one was working for the Third Straight day. I shouldnt have to live in this place like this. I shouldnt. Its not my fault. 7 on your side reached out to the Water Company to see what was taking so long to make the repairs. Two days later, we returned to kings home for an update. When we arrived, wssc representatives had just spoken to her. The pipes were being repaired. And her basement was drying. She still had no heat or hot water. I need somebody thats listening. Wssc gave 7 on your side this statement. We deeply regret the way this situation evolved. There is a breakdown in wsscs internal communication at several levels that resulted in repair delays. We will review our processes immediately and work to ensure this does not happen again. Monday one week after we first met king, we checked in again. The work was done and the heat was on. You got a new water heater. Uhhuh. For the first time in two weeks, she could shower in her own home. The agony is over. We were out live at the 7 on your Side Help Center. Wssc has agreed to pay for everything that king lost. It turns out a sewer line was hit when that water main was being repaired. Thats what caused the flooding. Now, the reference to the communication breakdown that wssc made was king was offered a hotel room to go to while the repairs were being made. The Water Company thought she took them up on that offer. She did not. Therefore, they saw no need to hurry up with those repairs. 7 is on your side today with the utility phone bank. Here in our help center we have representatives from d. C. Area in and outside of virginia and maryland. These are Government Agencies and local nonprofits. Theyre here to help you. Call the number 7032369220. These men and women are here to answer your questions with any utility problems you may have. It may be gas, electric, water, may be billing. You may have issues with your service. Were here to help you because 7 is on your side. In the newsroom, chris pabst, abc 7 news. Ringing off the hook already then. You can hear it. Weatherwise, whats in store . Big changes . Yeah. Going to get really cold again and maybe again. Used to this pattern, huh . Warm up by saturday. Used to it. That doesnt mean that we like it. We like today. Yeah. Scorecard to keep up. Today, spectacular. Lets get a review of the day. This was the view from the district in the Weather Bug Network and plenty of sunshine through the day. Temperatures climbed into the 50s for most of the afternoon in the city of washington and especially points south and sunset time coming up in a couple of minutes. Gorgeous sunset with the high clouds will kind of reflectome of those long red rays of sunlight here. 53 degrees at the moment in gainesville. 55 has been the high. Winds out of the south at 5 miles per hour. 42 degrees right now in frederick. Highs are 45. The farther north you went, the cooler it was. You can see the warmer air and the darker green a little bit cooler. So it was only so much oompf that this system had of bringing the winds up. Its ok. Here we are february 4th and were still in the upper 40s in spots. Thats not bad at all. Tonight, were going to drop but only to about freezing in most areas by morning as clouds roll in and theyll be rolling in ahead of that. Yes, a blue line with triangles will cross over tomorrow. Of course what that denotes is a cold front. And the cold front will bring some gusty winds and maybe a flurry and maybe a snow shower. Definitely a change in the weather pattern. Highest temperature of the day likely to be in the morning to late morning and then falling in the afternoon. Temperatures are falling already behind the front. 18 in chicago. 11 degrees in michigan. Upper peninsula and the closer you get to the mountains, a little touch of the cooler air. 41 in pittsburgh. Still mild on our side of the picture. Here comes the front. Timing wise 6 00 in the morning, the front will be through. The surface front will be through and take a little time the cold air kind of lags a little bit behind but the breezes will pick up. Were analyzing some areas of snow flurries and snow showers. Perhaps more moisture and more snow showers north along the i95 corridor and stretching back across the lower lakes. Its a progressive system and the upper level winds will power it through. It will help yield the development of a pressure area. Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on snow lovers would love for me to take that low and bring it up Chesapeake Bay and dump two feet of snow. Thats not going to happen. The storm will push out to sea. That will be that. Well see clearing skies in the afternoon and gusty winds. Plenty of sunshine and plenty of sunshine into the day on friday as well. And as that system moves out of the way, theres another cold front thats going to pay us a visit saturday night or sunday. So heres our story through the day tomorrow. Snow flurries or snow shower in the morning. Breezy and colder throughout the day. Temperatures will fall. Wind chills probably in the teens by this time tomorrow afternoon. So a big change coming our way. And as far as the next seven days goes it looks beautiful into friday. Saturday, well be beautiful too. Upper 40s with some sunshine. And speaking of saturday got Something Interesting to talk about . Its the fairfax city chocolate festival again this weekend coming up. So it will be very pleasant. As we get into sunday that next front will bring clouds back and probably some rain. 30 chance were seeing now. This is a low end forecast now. Probabilities arent too high. 30 chance of rain late sunday and if things work out right, then possibly it could change a mix of snow sometime monday before moving out to sea. Well wait on that a bit longer. If you eat enough chocolate saturday, you wont care what happens. Youll be so happy. Thats right. Thank you, doug. See you later. Coming up on abc 7 news at 5 00, usual mood at the trial for the man akudz of using the game beer pong to intoxicate young men and sexually assault them. What you bought at a dollar store that could be hazardous to your health. That story coming up. But first, here

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