Transcripts For WUSA Wusa 9 News At 6am 20140916 : vimarsana

Transcripts For WUSA Wusa 9 News At 6am 20140916

Chuck hagel face tough questions about the president s plan to degrade isis, including a request to train and equip moderate rebels inside syria. House lawmakers begin debating the measure today. The u. S. Is expanding its efforts against the Ebola Outbreak. 3,000 military personnel heading to west africa order to combat and contain this especial dependic. The Obama Administration epidemic. The Obama Administration is looking for additional dollars to help the fight. For a second time the democrats failed to get the fairness paycheck through the senate. It would make it easier for women to find out how much their male counterparts earn. The nationals are one win away. An Atlanta Braves lost will clinch their Second Division in three years. Theyre playing the braves tonight. One year ago today, a gunman entered the navy yard in southeast washington and went on a shooting rampage which ended the lives of 12 innocent sevilleion workers. The secretary of sca villain workers. The secretary of navy will gather together to mark the tragedy. Knick can i burdine is Nikki Burdine is live outside the navy yard with a look at that day. Reporter people are already arriving here at the navy yard to start their day. Today is a day we will honor and remember the lives of 12 people who were gunned down essentiallessly here at the navy yard senselessly here at the navy yard. Well also honor the heros who put their lives on the line to gun down shooter alexis aaron alexis. He opened fire and killed 12 people, all members of the navy systems command, men and women gunned down by one man shortly after 8 00 in the morning. He also wounded five others. Alexis was a 34yearold civilian contractor who went into building 197. [ no audio ] its set to reopen in february. The officers credited with taking out alexis, Park Police Officer paul hiott and officer Dorian Desantis will be recognized. Desantis was named officer of the year in june. To go inside a building and search for an individual whose main mission is to kill individuals and you have to go in there and search for him, makes the hair on your neck stand up. Reporter it does indeed if you think about it. Its amazing to think about how they really put their lives aside and went in there to face this man and to take him out. Well hear from the other officer credited with taking out alexis carl hoitt with park police. Hell be speaking to us shortly after the ceremony. The ceremony starts at 8 00 with speeches from the Navy Secretary and vice admiral as well as others. Theyll be reading off the names of the 12 victims killed here. A bell will ring with each one of those. Then this evening at 6 00, the d. C. Officers and federal officials will also hold an event at canal park at 6 00. Outside the navy yard, im Nikki Burdine. Back to you. Nikki, thank you. The white house says it supports the use of body cameras by police. An Administration Advisor says theyre a solution between ending the mistrust of Police Officers and their communities. More than 150,000 people have signed an online petition urging president obama to enact a law to require body cameras. The petition comes in the wake of the rioting in ferguson, missouri after the killing of an unarmed teenager by police. Attorneys for a 32yearold maryland man say he was viciously attacked by a Police Officer and they say it was uncalled for and unwarranted. Colin trust was attacked by a baltimore Police Officer and the incident was captured by a surveillance camera. They claim the officer came out of nowhere and punched their client several times. They say the attack came after trust and the officer exchanged some words. Theres a pattern here. First the officers are stripping them of their dignity and rights and charging them with assault of which they are perpetrators. Its the same pattern. This is not baltimore justice. This is baltimore horror. The attorneys say they are hoping for a settlement in the case. They say the charges filed against their client were immediately dropped once the States Attorneys Office saw the video. The n. F. L. Is working to repair its image after a tumultuous week off the field. Former ravens running back ray rice is trying to restore his career. Nick giovanni joins us live in the newsroom with the latest from around the league. Reporter good all signs point to the n. F. L. Players association filing an appeal today on behalf of ray rice. They have until midnight to do so tonight. Rice as you well know by now was suspended by the league indefinitely last week avid crow surfaced of him beating his then fiance in an Atlantic City casino elevator. He was originally hit with a twogame suspension. Theyre expected to foe causes on a clause in the collective Bargaining Agreement which bars the league and teams from double disciplining a player for the same act. Meanwhile in the wake of the rice case, four women will now shape the n. F. L. s policy on Domestic Violence and sexual assault. It includes three experts in Domestic Violence who will serve as senior advisors as well as the n. F. L. s current bv of affairs and fill ran provide anna isaacson. Philanthropy anna ace jackson. Isakson. In another off the field case, the Minnesota Vikings announced Adrian Peterson will be back on the field sunday amid allegations of a second case of child abuse. Peterson was indicted in texas last week for negligent injury to a child. Our news partner khou in texas says peterson is being investigated into abuse to another one of his sons. The decision to reinstate him was made after, quote, significant thought, discussion and consideration, end quote. They will let the case go through the Legal Process but will continue to monitor the situation closely. One of the teams partnered Raddisson Hotel chain has suspended its sponsorship in direct correlation to this saying in a statement the company, quote, takes this matter very seriously particularly in light of our longstanding commitment in the protection of children. Were talking about two fluid situations well continue following and keep you posted. An eye opener, wow. Thank you, nick. Its seven after the hour. Virginia residents, prepare yourself for statewide budget cuts. Theyre coming. And a program that promotes clean air and exercise is about to expand thanks to our friends from the north. Well explain. Wusa9 is [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, we know in the cyber world, threats are always evolving. At first we were protecting networks. Then, we were protecting the transfer of data. And today its evolved to infrastructure. Finance. And military missions. Were constantly innovating to advance the front line in the cyber battle, wherever it takes us. Thats the value of performance. Northrop grumman. Tracking a couple of showers up toward Cross Junction and berkley springs, but a beautiful looking sky here at 6 10 here in d. C. Going to have a nice day today. Well clear out the clouds. Fine for the afternoon with highs mid to upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10. When i come back in a few minutes, well take a look at doppler 9000. Tracking a few showers. Ill have the sevenday forecast looking toward the weekend. Now over to beverly farmer who is busier than she should be. Reporter absolutely, howard. Busier on the rails and on the roadways. As far as virginia interstates, midinterstates for that matter, no big obstructions. Volume delays we see here on 95, youll find them getting into quantico, the Prince William parkway into woodbridge and newington. Typical stuff there. However, on the railways, problems with metrorail. Theres a power problem impacting the redline headed toward shady grove. Marc service, Amtrak Service are both impacted by some lines down north of baltimore. The marc Penn Line Service suspended between perryville, aberdeen. And all traffic, amtraks Traffic Service is suspended between d. C. And philadelphia because of those wires down. Other big issue weve got to deal with, the water main break. Thats at king street shut down west of 395 near beauregard street with the water main break each side of king street is closed. Andrea, mike, back to you. Thanks, beverly. More than ten major fires are burning in california this morning. As Wendy Gillette reports, this years fire season has been especially bad in the state. Reporter buildings burned in california as anxious residents stood nearby. The fire destroyed or damaged at least 100 structures in the small town near the oregon border in the cascade mountains. Theres nothing left. My lawn is all burned up. All thats left there is bricks. Its completely gone. It just came so quick, a firestorm. The wind just took it so quick. Reporter fire officials are warning the 1500 people under evacuation orders. This is the year to get out. When they tell you to get out, get out. Reporter helicopters dropped water on the fire that had burned several hundred acres. It started monday afternoon and moved quickly. Fueled by high winds. In sutter county, california, burning trees from a brushfire that started monday night created an erie orange glow. Firefighters contained the blaze to a walnut orchard. Huge smoke and we were all like, lets track it down. Reporter dry conditions and high heat helped spread another fire in oakhurst, california. The house is gone. There were probably about 20, 25 other houses that went down. Reporter state fire data shows 1,000 more wildfires have burned in california this year compared to an average season. Its not over yet. The usual fire season ends in november. Wendy gillette for cbs news, new york. Virginias Governor Terry mcauliffe says he has no choice but to cut the budget. He says the cuts are needed to help fill a projected 2. 4 billion gap. Mcauliffe and republican lawmakers have signed on cuts of 192 million to state agencies along with 90 million for higher education. 19 deaths are linked to faulty g. M. Ignition switches, and the numbers could go even higher. 1125 death claims and 320 injury claims have been filed. Most of the claims involve drivers in their teens and early 20s who were driving their first car. Luck ran out, trump plaza, one of Atlantic Citys best known casinos is shutting down for good this hour. Trump taj mahal could also close in the next couple of months. Showboat, revel and the Atlantic Club have already shut down this year. Analysts say the closings are due to growing competition in nearby states. Bicycles and bike share stations are arriving from washingtons Capital Bike Share Program bought the biking stations and docks from ottawa. Eight more have already opened in alexandria. 6 14. Heres another look at our question of the morning. The average person does this about 14 times each day. Is it a, lock and unlock their car. B, hum, or c stress about something. Our facebook friend Kristin Cunningham wrote c which is stress about something but for some of uses, its way more than 14. Well have more of your responses and the correct answer in 30 minutes so you want to talk sports or weather or traffic . Anything you want at 6 17. We decided wed let howard handle it. I was just grabbing a picture of the beautiful sky out there. You were eating. Just grabbing a grape. The light changes so quickly that you have to get it when you can. The morning sky. Lets show you whats happening because it is an interesting morning. We had a couple of showers but for the most part, were enjoying a fine morning except in areas in Northern Virginia and eastern and West Virginia. The eastern shore, youre starting to clear out. These showers actually started first around fairfax, not far from mount vernon. Still a couple of leftover sprinkles in maryland. Most of it is now in toward delaware and pulling away. In Northern Virginia from Cross Junction up into West Virginia now, berkley springs, ledgesville, martinsburg, inwood, these source are moving east. Theyll probably past charles town north, hagerstown. Theyll slip in toward frederick and Washington Counties and maybe even clip upper Montgomery County in they hold together. Most of this is light to occasionally moderate. Were talking moderate showers in toward West Virginia, berkley springs and i81 moving toward the east. So martinsburg just about to get wet. This is a pretty picture that i was grabbing just a moment ago. You can see it out there now. Its beautiful. Were going to have a good, sunny day today. By 11 00 we should be mostly sunny if not earlier. 72 then. 77 at 3 00 with a high around 78, 79. Still the mid to upper 70s by 5 00 p. M. A lot warmer than yesterday morning. We had low to mid40s with the dense fog in the shenandoah valley. Temperatures running 10 to 14 degrees warmer than at this time yesterday. The cool spots in the mid50s here in frederick. Its 57 in manassas. 67 in Southern Maryland at the Pax River Naval air station. And into the high country in davis, West Virginia, now were talking 40s. For the most part were in good shape. Pretty skies this morning on the michael son weather camera. 66 reagan national. Partly cloudy. The winds still southwest at 3. Theres a front coming through. Thats helping to touch off the isolated showers but by 10 00 notice its more and move sunshine more sunshine developing. That will be the case for the afternoon. So they showers well west of us. Tonight clear to partly cloudy. Most temps in the 50s to about 60. Tomorrow looks good. Thursday just a stray shower. Generally dry stretch coming our way. 79 degrees today, very nice after the early clouds and sprinkles. 50s tonight to around 60 in town. 76 tomorrow. Pleasant wednesday. A little more humid. Just a stray shower sprinkle thursday 77. Friday looks good. Saturday looks good. Sunday warm 82. Monday here comes the front with some showers possible. Highs again above the 08degree mark. 80degree mark. Beverly farmer, a lot of things going on. Reporter around the capital beltway interstates nothing too extraordinary. Thats the upside. No problems oxon hill headed to the wilson bridge. Your trip into Silver Spring has been a typical one as well. Check out the ride 66 eastbound, were finding delays to get through manassas and the rest area in centreville and leaving fair oaks here to get into vienna. Inside the beltway falls church, more volume with the hov rules just going into effect. The water main break will greatly impact your trip king street but shut down in Alexandria West of 395. Right near beauregard street. Police are detouring traffic right now in either direction there with the big water main break probably through the morning. Lanes on 395 are open up to the 14th street bridge. Weve got troubles with the trip on the outer loop of the beltway into Silver Spring just with volume as you make your way west of college park and around toward colesville road. As far as the rails are concerned, first off we have Amtrak Service suspended between d. C. And philly. I know that whole gap there north of baltimore it appears is where the problem with the wires down. Also impacting marc rail service. S that a thats suspend between perryville and aberdeen. Theyre subjecting folks use the edgewood station at martins airport. Metroraiissue two. Redline service impacted with trains running every ten minutes. Green line might make a better option for you. Beverly, transportation issues that are driving you crazy so at least let us try to save you a little money at the gas pump. Were looking at prices in southern Prince Georges County with the help of aaas fuel finder. The most expensive gallon of regular is at the livingston gulf in oxon hill where its 3. 78 a gallon. If you head to the washingtonian express station, youll pay pumpkin coffee for the morning and ive got my pumpkin kcup packs for at home. Now i can have my pumpkin coffee any time i want it. Pumpkins perfect. Its dunkin with a press of a button. Bring home pumpkin or any other kcup packs for 9. 99. America runs on dunkin. It is 6 25. Beautiful skies. We do have a couple of sprinkles toward martinsburg, northern Frederick County, virginia and also in delaware. Really im expecting more and more sunshine as the morning wears on. By lunch time low 70s. Very pleasant lunch hour. Then this afternoon good deal of sunshine. Mid to upper 70s. No weather problems once we get past the early sprinkle. Beverly . Plenty of traffic problems. Well start with the water main break were dealing with, howard, in alexandria. A stretch of king street closed west of 395. Its shut down between beauregard between george mason and beauregard with police detouring traffic around that water main break. They estimate that it wont be repaired till about 6 00 tonight. Got to dale with this one all day long. Metrorail, have to deal with the delays on the redline. Green line might be an option for you. Training running every ten minutes because after power problem at glen month. Also problems with the Amtrak Service thats suspended north of d. C. Betwe

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