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heartbreak and worry in the belgian capital. >president obama: we must unite. >> we confront this together. >> we refuse to be afraid. leon: in brussels, a growing memorial for the 34 people who were a killed. alison: isis is claiming responsibility for the bombings that also injured more than 230, including nine americans. leon: we have team coverage, including how sites across the globe are increasing security. first, the massive manhunt. roz plater has the latest. roz: investigators believe that are dead,e bombers but there is a desperate hunt for a third suspect any warning there could be more attacks. the police on rooftops, soldiers on the ground, the scene in brussels. on high are alert.
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believed connected with the airport attack. the two men with him are thought to have been suicide bombers. the chaos began early tuesday morning after two powerful explosions at the airport sent hundreds running for their lives. we saw smoke. roz: an hour later, another bomb goes off inside a subway station in the heart of the city. isis claimed responsibility for the bombings that killed at least 30 and injured more than 200. and show of solidarity finance, the streets of brussels are covered with the messages of hope and pray's for the victims, including three americans from utah. president obama on his trip to cuba valve the u.s. would help its allies. president obama: we will
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our friend and ally, belgium, bringing those responsible to justice. citizenslert for u.s. in europe. roz plater, abc 7 news. right now, extra security on public transportation. expect extra patrols, k-9 units, and random checks. there is noies say specific credible threat to the u.s., but they are raising security measures as a precaution. richard reeve has that story. rich? on, ramped up security. we have seen the pictures from europe and israel. this is what it was like at dulles airport through much of the metro system today. tonight at metro center, a different picture. this is the new security normal since the brussels attack. >> what happened this morning as said. it's a tragedy. richard:
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at dulles airport and across the metro system, heavily armed security, k-9 units, a military presence on patrol. >> you never know what's going to happen. richard: the airport, both united and american have canceled their flights to and from brussels. the bombing left this woman trying to get to a funeral in cameron scrambling for a flight. >> it so sad. i'm really scared. richard: after the heightened presence of officers, l'enfant plaza and metro center, passengers like serena were surprised to see little security present at the metro center in the evening. >> they are saying more police, the on high alert, but i don't see much security right now. this person needs to train to get to and from work and will try to stay more alert. >> we have to deal with the world that we live in. terrorists tollow control our lives.
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said the number of officers on patrol in the system varies during the day. they don't have officers at every single station. ,hey do have k-9 units literally every unit available on patrol right now, part of this new normal we are all getting used to. live from downtown d.c., richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: the horrible scenes of smoke and carnage in belgium with a long and intense investigation underway. tonight, the pain and the emotions of people being reflected, remembrances being laid at the belgian embassy in northwest will that is where tom roussey continues our coverage. leon, we have been learning tonight there are a lot of people in this area with either friends or family in belgium. tonight, some of them have been
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leave flowers, messages, candles. they want to show their support for belgium. at this restaurant in northwest, belgian food is a special day. the chef grew up there. >> it's such a small country. we are not a threat to anybody, i think. tom: countless times come he has used the airport that was attacked to visit family. >> it's a big hub to go to africa, everywhere in europe. tom: belgium is a small country with many immigrant families. it is a very small minority that would do something like this, he says. >> a lot of them were probably born there. yet they are radicalized. tom: a few miles away, people came through the evening to lay flowers. >> shocking news. tom: this person lived in brussels for a time and has friends who travel every day where the subway train was bombed. >>
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them. they responded they were almost about to leave for school. in bothers have friends belgium and previously attacked france. >> we need to accept one another for our differences. we cannot lash out at the wrong people. and outside the embassy, the belgian flag is flying at half staff. nobody we spoke to tonight knew anyone who was killed or injured in the bombings. that said, they realize there are friends and family members were mourning the loss to love one's tonight. live in northwest outside of the belgian embassy, tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: somber scene. the tragedy has caused adjustments around the world. reagan national airport workers planned to go on strike, but instead held a candle live adult to honor the victims. the workers say they will postpone their strike inig
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solidarity with brussels tonight. local landmarks lit in the belgian colors, including here at the capital wheel at the national harbor. across the ocean, the eiffel in supportally lit of belgium tonight. similar colors were seen at a palace in the netherlands and several other major landmarks. closely are still monitoring the bombing investigation in brussels. stay with us for updates as the police search for the suspects. for up-to-the-minute information around the clock, go to wjla.com . women at howard university protested against what they say is a campus culture of rape. a few hundred students called on the university to take rape accusation seriously. they say that women are frequently attacked on campus but the school does nothing. in the most recent
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case, a rape victim was forced to leave school, but her attacker is still enrolled. >> when our bodies are being compromised, when our values are being questioned -- alison: a university officials said he could not discuss the details of the case, but that howard takes accusations of rape seriously. active investigation after a deadly police involved shooting in fredericksburg. andfficer pulled a car over found the driver was wanted on an outstanding warrant. into an argument, with a man putting his car in drive and dragging the officer about 600 feet you for crashing. -- before crashing. the officer shot the suspect after refusing further commands and died in the hospital. he officer, unbelievably, was not injured. alison: a big night on the campaign trail as three states are headed to the polls -- arizona, idaho, and utah making decisions today.
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results just now coming in. hi, jonathan. those three states for primaries and caucuses, parts of idaho, the lines were more than a mile long. in one polling place in salt lake city, utah, they needed to print ballots inside the caucus room. a lot of people are still standing in line as we speak. utah republican caucuses do not close until 1 a.m. eastern. forelegates are at stake the democrats, 131 delegates at stake for the republicans. it is way too close to call anything. for continuing coverage, tune into "good morning washington." that is the latest from the satellite center. leon: still ahead -- how about a welcome call tonight. i called to say thank you. >>
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are proudly partnering to bring better care to every patient. alison: a massive fire fight in arizona at a recycling center in phoenix. there were no reported injuries. no word on what may have sparked the fire. leon: new details about the man who is suspected of killing prince william county officer ashley guindon. lawyer sayston's that he is mentally impaired after two
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his lawyer says his mind will be an issue in the case. alison: prince william police received an unusual 911 call just one day after that shooting. alison: you could hear the dispatcher asked several times if the child was having an emergency. they even called back to speak to one adult, and the adult assured her everything was in fact ok. they were just calling to say thanks. kid: they ought to let that take a ride in a squad car and turned the sirens on. researchers sa
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hack into the secure messaging system of the iphone. johns hopkins researchers are hacking apple encryption and they say they found a hole. >> what we are trying to do is just show if there is a vulnerability and could it be done better. unrelatedresearch is to the justice department's battle with apple and will be published in a security conference paper. people willnds of go to the tidal basin in the coming days. tomorrow, the cherry blossoms will reach their predicted peak bloom. the prediction was altered several times because of the wild swing in temperatures, but there are pink9 blossoms on the cherry trees, some of which are more than 100 years old. leon: about twice their normal age. considering the weather we get, that is awesome. news channel 8 and abc
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7 are proud sponsors of this year's cherry blossom festival, already underway. andou go to the tidal basin take pictures of the blossoms, we want to see them. e-mail us the pictures at pics @wjla.com. two great days ahead of us. alison: speaking of how many cherry blossom festivals we have been through together -- brian: a lot. alison: our favorite time of year. brian: some excited because of spring break for the kids in the tourists inhe town for the peak bloom. and we have this amazing shot from john sonderman, just gorgeous. take some pictures if you can. send them over to us. if you send them to us, we will share them. a number that we don't like to see is the pollen number.
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category over the weekend, but the cooler air the moisture push that down somewhat. alan the moderate range for trees. weedsis low, mold is low, are absent. the temperatures are in the 50's most locations. , 57 warrentonrg to 49 overnight, comfortable. the high pressure across the southeast, as that happens with the wind from the south, southwest, that will pump up the mild temperatures and make for a nice stretch. of warm air will be with us through the day tomorrow, mild temperatures in the 70's. late thursday into friday, clouds move in. showers overnight thurs
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be showers. nothing severe. as the front comes through, the air will cool off a bit. instead of 70's, we will be in the 60's, looking nice. in time fores in the weekend, keeping is beautiful. 75 thursday, showers friday in the morning. they clear out by the afternoon. heading into the weekend, low to mid 60's both days. the average this time of year is about 58. easter sunday, looking stellar. the temperatures will be in the mid-60's, great for the easter egg hunts and the easter evening feast. alison: perfect. we like the warm bubble. brian: yes, don't break my bubble! erin: i will be bursting any bubbles
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he signed a two-year deal with the cowboys today, the fifth all-time rusher in redskins history. last season he scored only one touchdown as he lost touches to rookie matt jones and failed to break the 1000 yard mark. it was the first time in his career. it has been an up-and-down season for the maryland men's team, the fan still celebrating their first trip to the sweet $.16 2003. there was lots of media on hand to talk to the players in college park. they have to face top-seeded kansas thursday in louisville. head coach mark turgeon says there is no pressure now. this team is battle tested. we playedeon: michigan state tough, lost both games close. of the topplayed two five teams in the country. kansas is ranked number one. we feel like we can play. we
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up, we are going to try to win the game. our guys get it. erin: abc 7 has you covered for all of the local ncaa tournament coverage. witht burton will be cavaliers in chicago, and scott abraham will be with the terms in louisville. pizzas/ between two -- two pizzas. i think this looks good. this will be at all of the atlanta braves home games. so nationals open up there, maybe a little incentive to go. the baseball regular season may not have started yet, but it appears that cubs manager joe maddon is in midseason form. today, leading the players through stretches. the players do not even seem phased. maybe because joe maddon does this kind of stuff often.
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coachs' head says that rg iii left a strong in person over the weekend. leon, what do you think, with the browns? leon: i don't know, but if it is a good fit for them and for him, i would love to see them happy. alison: and then you will be happy. leon: we will see who is happy in arizona now. we have a projection coming in.
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alison: a projection in the arizona primary. it appears that hillary clinton and donald trump came out on top. there are still long lines in idaho and utah, where people are waiting to make their choices. for complete coverage of the two "goodune in early morning washington." sig a blast off, nasa's cirnus spacecraft -- cignus spacecraft took off for the international space station. after delivering supplies, nasa will cause a large fire
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alison: springlike weather is here. easter sunday looking a lot better than yesterday. the only chance of rain is friday. in the 70's tomorrow and thursday, showers in the morning friday. saturday and sunday, blossoms come easter sunday, spring break, whatever you got going, the weather is perfect. alison: a great way to end things. leon: if you go see the blossoms, send us the pictures. jimmy kimmel live is next.
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