Grounds. U. S. Capitol Police Closed parts of independence avenue. This morning, a large tree branch fell, hitting a Maintenance Worker at the capitol. Matt mcclana han was uncon shuns when help arrived. They gave him cpr and rushed him to the hospital where he died. Thats awful. Im sorry to hear that, prayers to his family, condolences. Reporter tours were detoured while police investigated. The architect of the capitol issued a statement this afternoon, saying that a large branch from an american elm fell and struck Matt Mcclanahan who was working nearby on an irrigation pipe. Crews remained on the scene for hours to remove the tree from the roadway and sidewalk. So many hours later, six hours after this tragic accident occurred, ind still closed on the south side of the u. S. Capitol, where the House Office Buildings are, and ahead at 5 00, how the Capitol Hill Community is remembering matthew mcclanahan. Back to you. Horrible accident, thank you very much, chris. We also have break
Very, very sad. Especially so many things happening today, its very sad. Its a very tragic incident. Prayers to good fd for him and family. Reporte reporter thats the latest live on capitol hill. Wendy and chris, back to you. Thank you, chris. A team of military investigators from alabama is in maryland tonight digging thru the wreckage of that deadly helicopter crash. The crew from the Army Combat Readiness center at fort rucker is trying to figure out why the chopper went down. The black hawk took off from ft. Belvoir yesterday afternoon, crashed across the Potomac River on a golf course in st. Marys county. People who live near the breton bay golf and country club saw the chopper flying low before the crash. We were sitting down on helicopter come by, sitting very low. My brother said, look how low it is. I said, oh, my god, its going sideways. Then it started going backwards and it went down. Reporter three people were on that chopper, their names have not been released. One of the
Figure out just exactly how this happened. News4s chris gordon is on capitol hill now with the story. Chris . Reporter doreen and jim, as you look behind me, youll see the cleanup is continuing nearly nine hours after todays fatal accident, and the unanswered question is, what caused this large limb to fall, killing the Maintenance Worker below . An investigation has been launched to find answers. Crews worked for hours, removing tree debris from the roadway. U. S. Capitol Police Closed parts of independence avenue. This morning, a large tree branch fell, hitting a Maintenance Worker at the capitol. Matt mcclanahan was unconscious when help arrived. They gave him cpr and rushed him to a hospital where he died. Oh, thats awful. Im so sorry to hear that. Prayers to his family, condolences. Reporter House Speaker paul ryan issued a statement two young children, effie and matthew, their loss is so sudden and unimaginable. I ask my colleagues and everyone in the Capitol Community to keep ma
Needed Urgent Medical care. The eighth caller interpreted a loud tone as a failed call even though the message told callers to hold on. In the midst of the panic, a longtime friend performed cpr, she wants to make sure other people learn from this very difficult experience. I know that the most important thing is to try to keep this man living. And i gave him everything that i could. I didnt hear nothing. Now the call center is warning callers not to hang up, even if it sounds like the call has been terminated. The Armstrong Family says william is not doing well. He may be taken off the ventilator later today. Now, if you live in Prince Georges County, we want you to hear what that 911 recording sounded like in case you ever have to call for help. Georges county 911. Do not hang up. Your call will be answered in the order it was received. Please stay on the line. The following toneses are for the hearing impaired. [ tones ] she spoke with the held of the 911 call center. She said the n
Rain and drizzle. And some spotty showers out there this morning. These are all pushing eastbound towards the city. Again, grab your umbrella on the way out the door. It may be a little built of a long sleeve day as well as temperatures are only in the 50s. For a check on afternoon temperatures and a cute puppy dog. For the forecast, chuck, as you head out this morning, yeah, you might run into a few of those showers as chuck just showed you. Heres lincoln. Lincoln needs a home, up for adoption. If youre interested head to the rescue alliance. On the website. By noon today, 53 degrees. I lot of showers will be out of here. Overcast skies around 60 degrees. By 6 00 p. M. , temperatures will be right around 63. Overall, the days going to be cloudy, a little cooler. And we cant rule out a sprinkle as we go through the afternoon. Coming up in just a bit, though, chuck and i are back to talk abouthe and also more rain for the weekend. Lets check the roads with melissa mollet. Good morning.