Transcripts For WJLA ABC 7 News At 500 20150508 : vimarsana.

Transcripts For WJLA ABC 7 News At 500 20150508

Have lunch with Baltimore Mayor and urge others to visit as well. Our tourist industry cannot suffer. Brad the mayor says tourism is one of baltimore top five industries. If you look out this afternoon the mayor hopes the crowd return to the town. They are making an appeal to the community much like the president did after 9 11 for people to come back to new york. County executives baker, and the mayor say please come back to baltimore. In baltimore brad bell, abc7 news. Alison meanwhile Police Week Kicks off in district this sunday. One of the big events there is changing because of what has been going on there in baltimore. Participants in this years unity ride had to take buses through parts of maryland and virginia to get to r. F. K. Stadium this morning. Once they were there they rode en masse to the National Law Enforcement officers memorial. Scott nice day for a bike ride in fact. But a bit south. Carolinas are bracing for possible Tropical Storm in the second week of may. Chief meteorologist doug hill is in the Weather Center and tracking ana tonight. Doug travel south. A like look on the Weather Bug Network from the weather camera. That is the atlanta lodge looking live. Some tropical looking skies but a little bit of a breeze. In the next 48 hours that part of southern North Carolina beach and westward toward the border with South Carolina toward north myrtle beach, that area could get heavy rain and winds from subTropical Storm ana. The circulation is pretty sad right now with most of the storminess, cloudiness over the ocean. The computer model suggests it will make a move toward the beach over the weekend. Then accelerate and be fairly weak. Perhaps the lower Chesapeake Bay and Eastern Shore could get some effect of rain and showers but it wont be until later in the day on monday. In the meantime, we expect just kind of a hazy weekend. Warm and humid partly cloudy. Same for moms day but scattered storms for sunday as well. More what to expect for the weekend and beyond coming up in a few minutes. Scott . Scott thousand of people spent their lunch hour outside looking at the skies. They were there to see dozen of world war ii era planes fly over the National Mall. The event marking the 70th anniversary of v. E. Day when nazi surrendered to the allies during world war ii. Our Stephen Tschida was near the air and space museum along the National Mall and joins us with the reaction. Quite a sight in the sky today. Stephen incredible. They were watching the world war ii era planes fly over the mall. They got a good look at them. Bomber fighter planes and even transport planes. Everybody here saying the aircraft did not disappoint. Out of history and over the National Mall. They swooped in from the west. Those are my favorite so far. Stephen majestic celebratory flight seven decades after victory. Loss of fire power. 21meter gun and. 50 caliber machine guns on the nose. Stephen below the procession of the planes thousands packed the mall. Some in awe of the aircraft. Pretty good stephen which played a crucial role in world war ii. Seeing this many airplanes in one place is spectacular. Stephen also in the crowd, war buts, spell bound watching the vintage flying machines in action again. This is a thrill for an avenueiation nut to see this at aviation nut to see this at all. Stephen she brought a study guide to help her. The image of the antique air power dazzled those on the mall only in d. C. Right . Stephen it reminded some of the pride that surged through the country 70 years ago today. My dad served world war ii. He would have loved this. Stephen bringing up the rears one of the star of the air show the b29 superfortress. The only one still flying. If you want to get a closer look at the world war ii era aircraft, head out to the air and space Museum Facility in virginia this weekend. Reporting live Stephen Tschida, abc7 news. Scott you didnt have to be down on the mall to see the show. Abc7 crews found cars pulled over all over the place. This is the g. W. Parkway where folks trying to get a glimpse from the show. The planes came in and followed the potomac down the National Mall. That meant no flights took off or landed at Reagan National airport between 12 00 and 1 15. Alison however this plane did come in for a landing despite restrictions at Reagan National. Part of a formation when the pilot of the vintage aircraft noticed a problem. Suzanne kennedy picks up the Team Coverage with more on what happened there and the impact it had at the airport. Suzanne well, alison it was quite a sight here midday at the Reagan National airport. The vintage aircraft on the runway next to the modern aircraft. I was there for an hour and had a Significant Impact on the air travel in the capital. Listen closely to hear the sounds of the world war ii era plane in distress. Sputtering aircraft was one of more than 50 planes celebrating v. E. Day with a midday flyover of the nations capital. Along the route, the pilot detected a hydraulic problem and pulled off from the formation over the lincoln memorial. The aircraft landed on runway 119 at Reagan National airport. We saw the people pulling the plane off of the runway. Suzanne the two women were trying to board a southwest plane to New Hampshire when the avenger touched down. It was a gray world war ii small plane pushed around by several crews that work here. It was actually really cool to see. Suzanne the unexpected arrival forced already in place hourlong ground stop to be extend and the plane was towed from the tarmac. Its delayed for 20 minutes. Suzanne air traveler mayry meyer was delayed and she was already spectacle about the planes ability to make the flyover. I was amazed that so many 70yearold planes could fly still. Suzanne flying u. S. Airways to a meeting in new england one he wasnt sure he was going to make it to on time. I have a 4 30 appoint in the boston. It is going to be very tight now. Suzanne the plane was returned to the airport from which it took off this morning. There were no injuries. Reporting live at Reagan National airport, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. Alison of course todays flyover commemorates the end of world war ii. Coming up at 5 45 meet a local veteran helping bring the history to life for Elementary School students. At 6 00 tonight, watch the reaction of some of the veterans as the planes took to the sky. Scott . Scott developing now. A new Court Ruling Allows passengers to keep using cell phones during takeoffs and landings. Today the u. S. Court of appeals in d. C. Threw out a lawsuit filed by the nations largest Flight Attendant union. That group said the f. A. A. Did not take the proper legal steps when changing the rules back in 2013 but the court ruled that the f. A. A. Acted within its authority. Today the u. S. Military raised the threat level at bases across america. At most it went from a baseline level a to a level b. Other installations like the pentagon were already at a higher level. The department of defense says there isnt a specific threat but rather a generally tightened one after the attack on a cartoon contest in texas. Alison well, this just in. From d. C. Police today. Video of two people wanted in connection with a pair of armed robberies in georgetown. Investigators say this man and this woman you see right here are considered persons of interest after the robberies wednesday night. One was on the campus of georgetown university. The other about an hour and a half later near 31st and m street. If you recognize either of these people please call police. Now to a developing story out of Montgomery County where police are trying to figure out what happened to a 1monthold baby. A Police Officer found the child unconscious with her mother in the parking lot of the White Oak Shopping Center last night. Brianne carter is at the Shopping Center with a look at what the officer did to save the babys life. Brianne the officer has been a part of the Montgomery County Police Department since 2001. He was here patrolling along New Hampshire aver. That is when according to police he came in to patrol the Shopping Center something he does routinely. He stopped at this intersection when he says a man alerted him that someone might need help. He stepped in to save a childs life. Officer david reed is being called a hero tonight by his fellow officers for saving the life of a 1monthold little girl lying unconscious in her mothers arms. There was a life saved. Officer reed patrolled the Shopping Mall when he was told the infant a woman was crying. He noticed a little girl who wasnt breathing. The baby had no movement at all. The officer took the infant in his arms and began to save her life. Restrict the back of the baby between the shoulder blades and at that time the baby took a deep breath began to cry. The child was taken to the hospital and is now with family members. The babys mother is in the hospital. Police at this hour arent releasing any information on why the baby mother was hysterical or the little girl wasnt breathing. Investigators are looking at all the circumstances to see if anything arises. Officer reefed a father of two was officer reed a father of two, was humbled saying he did what any other officer would do to save the girls life. Big beautiful brown eyes looking at you at the hospital. I was very thankful to be part of that. Now the little girl is expected to make a full recovery from this incident. We do understand according to police the babys father was also here in the parking lot and came back to the car as he saw the police there arriving. We do understand the investigation into how this all happened continues. Reporting live brianne carter, abc7 news. Alison coming up on abc7 news at 5 00 7 on your side after a viewer spent months trying to get a refund from a local dental practice. Find out why the owner of the practice is facing federal charges. Scott plus, flames on the freeway but not from a car. Find out what happened to cause this problem in rush hour in one of theations busiest cities. Alison then a little later i couldnt believe what i was watching. Alison find out what they found when they were out of the boat. Scott and hail, rain, tornadoes. They all tear through the plain states. We will look at the damage and show you what is left over next. A roar of thunder, like a steam engine. I could hear the rumble on the ground even though we were in the basement. Scott another night of storm leave people across the plains cleaning up. Dozens of tornadoes have been reported in the past two days. The midwest isnt out of the woods yet with more storms expected this weekend. Elizabeth hur has a look at the impact so far. Elizabeth the race is on to clear the debris and the mangled mess out of the area before Mother Nature strikes again. We have worked hard for the last five years to build this business. And then its just gone. Elizabeth this at a welding somebody in oklahoma lending a hand. Volunteers from the local churches and schools. Picking up debris putting it in trucks and having it loaded. Elizabeth in texas heartbreak and anguish for this couple left homeless. Where do we start . We have been here 20plus years and we have never had to replace a roof from a storm. Never. Elizabeth tornado after tornado tore through texas lightning sparked fires. Oh, my god a fire. Elizabeth nerves rattled by a 4. 0 earthquake near dallas. Hail pounded parts of colorado and seven inches of rain drenched nebraska the states worst natural disaster. With more Severe Weather in the forecast despite losing their home and businesses some are taking it all in stride. Oklahoma has a great attitude toward caring for their people. But so does the nation. The nation really comes together when Something Like this happens. Elizabeth they are confident they will bounce back from this. For now they say they will prepare for the worst and hope for the best. In oklahoma, im Elizabeth Hur for abc7 news. Alison tough situation out there. Scott and this afternoon evening widespread area of the northern texas panhandle, western oklahoma under tornado watches and a better chance tomorrow. Just nasty. Here it will be warm and humid. That is about it. Alison i can deal with that. Doug absolutely. Get started and give you a look at what it look like at bellhane country club in alexandria. A beautiful afternoon. The golfers out there. Am i ten feet from the pin . Nine feet . They will figure it out. 78 degrees right now. Beautiful. 81 degrees is the current report in the district campus of George Washington university. 81 degrees in arlington. 82 in kensington. The temperatures at this hour continue very warm. 82 at reagan normal. 83 in fredericksburg. 82 in winchester. Not just the local area. There is a large area of warm air across the midatlantic, northeast. Part of the midwest and carolinas. With the light winds we will see the temperatures drop in the overnight hours maybe as cool as 59 in suburbs. 64 downtown. With a light southeasterly breeze fog is an issue but it will burn off. Its 87 in burlington vermont. 88 in nashville. We are staying above average temperatures for a while. What is average . The average high is 72. We beat that for a long shot. 90 in charleston, west virginia. Plenty of warm air. To go along with a warm air there is a cold front. This is on the leading edge of the next batch of cooler temperatures and that is pinned to the west for a while. High pressure sprawling High Pressure controls our area. Bottom side of the high there is an area of low pressure spinning up well south of the South Carolina coast. This is the system that has been dubbed subTropical Storm ana top winds of 4045 miles per hour. Most of the circulation is out to sea. You can see the rotation, the circulation here, but there is not a lot on the western side. Some of the winds are chewing it up. Hurricane models continue to expect this to drift north and northwest. Not get stronger, just become more consolidated with the showers and the thundershowers in the next couple of days. Once we get later in the weekend there indications it will make a turn and head north and east pretty good pace. But that is not until monday afternoon when it gets Near Southeast virginia. Then it will clear out. Maybe showers across the lower bay. Otherwise dont think it has much impact at all. The weekend forecast looks good. 84 tomorrow. Sunday muggy and partly sunny. Chance of afternoon thunderstorms on sunday and evening. In the next seven days better chance monday afternoon and evening. South and east of the city. Hot, hot hot on tuesday. Maybe close to 90 here. Plenty of sun. Then it will turn cooler. Alison okay. Almost 90. Were ready, i guess. Scott here we go. We better be. Alison okay. Well we have some sad and disappointing news for General Hospital fans. Actor Anthony Geary best known for his character luke spencer is leaving abcs number one show. He said it was his decision to leave after three decades. His last episode will end later this summer. His marriage to laura was the biggest moment daytime television history. Scott he has put in his time. Three decades. Alison amazing. Scott impressive. Still ahead on the abc7 news at 5 00 finished in five. The caps have a chance to knock rangers out of the playoffs. We are live in new york. We have a preview. Alison plus, 70 years ago the headlines were all about the german surrender. Coming up how a local veteran is helping teach the next generation about the greatest one. Scott but first a look at what is coming up tonight on abc alison a developing out of atlanta. It could be a few hours before investigators know what caused a plane to crash. Chris papst has more. Chris investigators say they have to reconstruct the plane to figure out what caused it to go down. That could take some time. The small single engine plane ran into trouble this morning shortly after taking off from a georgia airport. 12 miles northwest of atlanta. I crashed in a busy median along the highway. There were four people and a pet on board and none survived. Identified a father his two adult sons and a woman who was engaged to one of those sons. It could take upwards of two weeks to reconstruct the plane and six months to a year to figure out what caused the crash. As of now the investigators dont know if the pilot made any emergency calls can after taking off. That crash did leave major traffic backups all throughout northeast atlanta and the surrounding suburbs. Were going to look at everything. Laundry list of items im going to look at the maintenance that was last done on the aircraft. From what we understand the airport just fueled over at peach tree dekalb. We will look at the pilots experience. Chris the family from North Carolina was heading to ole miss to see a relatives graduation from college. No one on the ground was injured. In the newsroom, chris papst, abc7 news. Alison coming up on abc7 news at 5 00 hit the road. A look at how many of us may be doing that to start the summer. Scott plus, i dont want to hear any

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