but the helicopter pilot, 29- year-old christopher parsons and his passengers, 47-year-old william jenkins and 35-year-old brendan macfawn died instantly. >> chris parsons was an experienced helicopter instructor here at advanced helicopters. he was the instructor on board. advanced helicopter concepts is more than a company. we're a close group of people who are almost family. >> reporter: chris hollings a pilot himself took no questions as he spoke to reporters but was clearly emotional. >> this is a horrible day for us. this is just a terrible situation and we're all shocked and horrified by it. this is something we never want to have happen. >> that was delia goncalves reporting there. a helicopter of the same make and model belonging to the same company crashed on interstate 70 about 15 miles west of frederick back in 2009. back then all four people aboard died. the ntsb ruled that crash was an accident due to poor nighttime visibility all because of fog. >>> there will be more shut eye for students of fairfax county. the school board voted to push back start times for middle and high

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parsons wife says she can't believe he's gone. >> i don't know how i'm going to get through it.iend. we did everything together. he texted me in the morning even if he didn't have to get up early. >> it happened as the plane was landing and the helicopter was in the midst of a training exercise. >>> we talked to students to find out the most common challenges in their transition from high school to a college campus. let's head on over to chuck. >>> good morning once again, everybody. nice way to get your weekend started. temperatures mostly in the 40s first thing this morning. a little predawn color showing up in our eastern sky. sun's not up until 20 minutes after 7:00. not only will we have a bubbly, warm n seven-day forecast, we'll be talking about the impact the weather will have on your weekend. ♪ they may not be the most handsome of body parts. yet, there they sit on the sides of our heads. for the world to see. but what happens when they stop hearing? should we stop doing? should we stop living? not today. esteem. the hearing implant. ♪ >>> if you live in falls church, yo

other example i will give for example, the program manager for the sewer system improvement programs parsons, we ask what type of community benefits you will give and they decided they will hire people from the 94124 as an annual program going through engineering. that is something they commit and they had a class of 50 folks this year. those are the things that are really no cost to us but this is what they are doing to step it up. we will define what it is, this community benefit because a lot of people when they hear community benefits, they think of a way how we do a community benefits with developers. and this is a little slightly different. so anyway, we'll define how we define community benefit and all the programs underneath it. not a problem. >> thank you, general manager, kel ly. shotted the -- >>commissioner francesca vietor: i would like to nouns that there is information on the website. >> thank you. any other comment? is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed.. item no. 5. any public comment on item 5? is there any additional public comment?

. >> reporter: all three men aboard the helicopter were killed, 29-year-old chris parsons, an experienced flight instructor, will jenkins, 47, also an experienced helicopter pilot, and passenger 35-year- old brendan macfawn. >> advanced helicopter concepts is more than a company. we're a close group of people who are almost family. >> the airplane is equipped with a ballistic parachute system that can be deployed by the pilot in the event that he or she believes that they can't complete a safe landing and then the parachute lowers the airplane to the ground. >> reporter: the company that owns that helicopter has voluntarily suspended its operations to provide assistance to the ntsb. the federal investigation is expected to take about a year. in frederick, andrea mccarren, wusa9. >> in the meantime we are learning more about the survivors of the collision. those in the olney business community tell wusa9 they are stunned to learn who was in the plane and helicopter crash. a service manager at a rival auto business says he's known the pilot involved scott graeves, more than 20 years. that m

. >> woodruff: simon collins is dean of fashion at the parsons new school for design in new york. >>udents at parsons, you know, we were on the next block, we would see his team in neighborhood. his stature, business, people who wore his gowns. was influential. >> woodruff: specializing in evening gowns and daytime suits, he designed for first ladies through the years, from jacqueline kennedy onassis, to hillary clinton. laura bush. and just last month, michelle obama wore de la renta. >> he was very adept at being >> he was able to balance the sense of the regal that we have in the first lady, but also the sense of accessibility that we demand in the first lady. >> woodruff: away from washington, de la renta's designs were coveted by women from new york to hollywood. >> i think one of the things he was really able to do was, in a strange way, was get out of the way of the design and allow the woman to shine through. i think that's the reason why women from 70 and 80 years old to women in their 20's found his work compelling. >> woodruff: his influence was felt wide throughout the in

the three deceased victims of 29-year-old christopher parsons, seen here, and experience helicopter instructor. 47 yard william jenkins was a pilot flying as part of a training exercise good macfawn wasbreandan along for the ride. >> we are all shocked. that we nevering want to have happened. thehe 55-year-old pilot in 75-year-old passenger miraculously walked away with minor injuries. these body shop owners were one of the first to run and help get them out. they reached the pilot first. >> he realized we were trying to help him. i got him out and helped him down. then we went to the other side and steve was trying to help the older gentleman out. he was stuck in the seatbelt. >> the plane nose with him on the ground. but the whole time, the retreat crackling. we were worried about the plane flipping this way. is still hanging on in the trees. if you look live there, just under the parachute, you can see the wing of that plane. advanced helicopter concepts has voluntarily suspended all flying while it cooperates with ntsb officials in the investigation. john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> thank you

we're told they are christopher parsons, 29 from westminster, maryland, william jenkins, 47 of morsisson, colorado. and breandan mac fawn, from cumberland, maryland. all three men were on board the helicopter. >> part of the crash scene illuminated so they can examine the two aircraft involved in an unusual mid-air collision at the frederick, maryland, municipal airport. >> the helicopter's destroyed. >> just before 4:00 p.m., witnesses reported hearing a loud boom from not far above the tree line. >> i saw an airplane hit a helicopter. it proceeded down. i checked to see what was going on, pulled both those guys out. >> the plane crashed into a wooded area, amazingly the pilot and his passenger were uninjured. records show it's owned by graeves in maryland. they say the plane's blisk parachute may have played a role in their survival. >> the parachute system that's installed on the aircraft has resulted in the successful landing of several of their airplanes. >> tragically, the robinson helicopter did not fare as well. it crashed into a storage facility with catastrophic consequences. t

parsons,s working with who is now a central bank had, the three central bankers in north america are world-class, he was finance minister. he was the first mexican finance minister i met who would meet regularly with the central american finance ministers because x ago often treated central america with some of the distance we treated mexico. that will not work if you want to deal with the underlying problems. it helps to have latin americans deal with central america as well as gringos from the north. >> one of the examples you cite on nafta with the she's not followed through on is the issue of mexican truckers. the mexican trucks by 2000 were supposed to be able to go through the united states. >> much earlier. 45 mexicant out trucks are permitted. >> individual tracks. not companies. >> of the 14,000 that cross print them less and less of the 14,000 across -- of the 14,000 across. the rest are limited. in i.t. and information security professional. i noticed you had paragraphs about private security. what did you learn in terms of your work in terms of best practices that canada

a black man, named david parson. what happened to him? no one seems to know before this wu yee children's services started. there was a meeting going on with the city and i asked them to please get that information. whereas to say you all decided that you did not want to be responsible for the day care centers that belong to the community, and here you made the commission give up those day care centers and give them to the city. but now this is not a city project and you are talking about annually $32, 775. you should be ashamed of yourself. the programs that we want to establish in our college. don't vote on this. this is not right. thank you very much. >> okay, let's have ms. russel. >> first of all this information was in the commission package, the southeast commission package and we can definitely give you that. >> they didn't vote on it. >> well the other thing the head start program was voted on two 2 years ago. it was there and just changing the operator because it is subsidized child care which i know the community had voiced. th

. >> reporter: all three men aboard the helicopter were killed. 29-year-old chris parsons, an experienced flight instructor, will jenkins, 47, also an experienced helicopter pilot, and passenger 35-year-old brendan macfawn. >> advanced helicopter concepts is more than a company. we're a close group of people who are almost family. >> reporter: the wreckage of the helicopter and plane will be moved from the crash scene to a storage facility for a more thorough examination. >> the airplane is equipped with a ballistic parachute system that can be deployed by the pilot in the event that he or she believes that they can't complete a safe landing and then the parachute lowers the airplane to the ground. >> reporter: again we're live now in frederick where you are taking a look at the operation to move that wreckage just now getting underway. by the way, the company that owns the helicopter has voluntarily suspended its operations to assist the ntsb. that federal investigation is expected to take about a year. we're live in frederick, andrea mccarren, wusa9. >>> the first ebola patient to contr

the funeral will be held for christopher parsons from carroll county. he was killed when his helicopter collided with a small plane last week. his wife describes him as the best husband ever. services are planned later this week for brendan mcfon and william jenkins. >>> with elections a week away now, anthony brown will hold an endorsement fund-raiser highlighting his campaign. and new jersey governor chris christie is joining brown's opponent on a tour of maryland today. larry hogan and christie will stop at the honeybee diner later this morning. >>> and a woman is telling news4 about a frightening ride she took with a taxi driver. she hailed a cab on a friday last month and says the cab driver told her his meter was broken, overcharged her and then locked the doors when she refused to pay. >> he totally looked me in the eyes and said, i'm not letting you out until you pay me what i want. i feel like it's something that probably happens a lot and goes unreported for a variety of reasons. >> she eventually paid for her fare out of fear and filed a poli

just announced the victims on the helicopter are, kristoffer parsons, 29 years old of westminster, maryland. william jenkins, 47-year-old of morrison, colorado. 35-year-old brendan mcfawn of cumberland, maryland. the survivors, home tonight, scott graeves of brookville, maryland and 75-year-old gilbert porter of sandy spring, maryland. >> it is not a hot air balloon. it is an aircraft with a parachute. >> thursday afternoon a small single engine plane was only a half mile from landing at frederick municipal airport when it collided mid air with a helicopter. >> i heard the bang and i looked up and it was right there. >> witnesses say the aircraft were both flying very low around 100 feet when it happened. > went out that way toward the monocacy boulevard -- >> he says the parachute deployed allowing it to land on a stand of trees. >> one of the pilots is in a tree right now. >> state police say the two men on the plane walked away from the crash one uninjured and the other with just a laceration. >> we're advised that another craft just went down. >> the helicopter quickly plunged to the gr

spurs and mavs, go, chandler parsons with authority. a big fundamental up and in. spurs take the lead. sharks in colorado, squaring off. right now, 1-0 the second period. rough for the giants. >> thank you, larry. >> join us tonight what divers found off the coast of italy. >> a rabid bat causing concern in a local neighborhood now on alert. >> before we go here is tonight's programming line up. agents of shield and abc7 news at 11:00. >> that is it for this edition of abc7 news our coverage continues on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> from all of us here, see you at 9:00 and 11:00. this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants -- a student and writer from riverton, utah... a delivery-driver manager from washington, d.c... and our returning champion, a professor of english from toledo, ohio... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert. ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our show. on yesterday's program, the two challengers took it to the champ, and one of them, bill albertini, wound up with the most money. and so today,

spurs and mavs, go, chandler parsons with authority. a big funmental up and in. take the lead. sharks in colorado, squaring off. right ow, 1-0 sharks heading to the second period. rough for the giants. >> thank you, larry. >> join us tonight what divers found off the coast of italy. >> a rad bat causing concern in a local neighborhood now on alert. >> before we go here is tonight's prograing line up. agents of shield and abc7 news at 11:00. >> that is it for this edition of abc7 news our coverage continues on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> from all of us here, see you at 9:00 and 11:00. patrick, you seem pretty pissed today. what's going on? pissed? oh, no, i'm not pissed. everyone always thinks i'm so dramatic. "there's always something wrong with patrick." well, i'm sorry, folks. no show today. all right. lacey, what's going on with you? i am dying of loneliness. ah, there it is.

parsons made a chilling comment when she said this is a marathon, not a sprint.oal ofall strategic her organization is outright confiscation of firearms. in rhode island, there are strict laws on that issue. i've got friends in other parts of the country where the culture is different like in texas and alabama. objectivel strategic is outright confiscation. host: is that the go? guest: absolutely not. our overall goal is to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. convicted felons, domestic abusers, people who are dangerously mentally ill and under current federal state law are not permitted to possess guns. those are the folks who we want to keep guns away from. none of the proposals we focus on of anything to do with taking guns away from law-abiding gun owners. host: joseph in california, independent caller. caller: hello, i'm glad to be able to speak. the background check system would not have's. the columbine incidence those guys had clean records. the guy at sandy hook had a clean record. the guy would went to the theater, he had a clean record. i ca

captioning sponsored by cbs >>> i am peggy parsons, arlington county, i will have the story coming up some fog will develop once again over night, we'll tell you what it means for your morning commute. a cold front on map and we'll tell you if the mets game will be wet or dry. >>> we begin breaking news in the case of missing student hannah graham. good evening. >> we are learning that suspect jesse matthews, it happened at this second college, too. >> debra has been tracking down lea this story all day. she's live right now. >> the drone that's been used to search for hannah graham. we got some breaking news in the middle of all of that. we heard at the new port news, that matthews was investigated there at a short time there for a sex assault as well. let's go through the time line right now. looks like this was his past. he attended liberty university 2 0-2002. in january, 2003, he started attending christopher new port university. he joined the football team and he played for less than a month and leaves the university on october 15, 2003. the campus police did investigate that fo

. >> killed, 29-year-old chris parsons, 47-year-old will jenkins and 35-year-old brendan macfawn. injured on the small plane, scott graeves and gilbert porter. >>> a kabob shop and repeat violator combo coming up. >> and a lady of good council high school cheerleaders are in the house for tonight's edition of game on varsity. are you ready for tonight's high school football highlights? plus the weekend weather. i wanted to see more of that. we'll get back to that later. >> i'm first alert chief meteorologist, a comfortable night on tap. temperatures in the 40s and the breeze we had during the afternoon settling down, so no wind chill factor tomorrow morning, temperatures quickly rising back into the 70s tomorrow. how long can we keep this be autiful weather? i'll have the answer co [anncr:]making jackets that are built to perform anywhere is hard work. and at l.l.bean, we take our job, very seriously. guaranteed quality no matter what you're up against. from l.l.bean and now the wusa9 restaurant alert. i'm investigative reporter russ ptacek. text food to 25543 and you'll find a cl

chandler parsons cutting it down to two.uld tie it up until dirk nowitzki drains the go ahead bucket. he had 18 on the night, but spurs handling the pressure very well. tony parker big three gave his first win, 101-100. let's hope the wizards can do the same in >>> that's wusa9 news for tonight. >> letterman is next with guest taylor swift and by the way, you can now see taylor in d.c. >> this 1 doesn't sing or dance or write song. madame tussauds un ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from the heart of broadway across the nation and around the world it's the "late show" with david letterman. tonight... plus paul shaffer and the cbs orchestra. i'm alan kalter. and now the houdini of the hard wood, david letterman! captioning sponsored by worldwide pants and cbs ( band playing "late show" theme ) ( cheers and app

we've learned the identity of the three people who died in the helicopter, 29-year-old christopher parsons of westminster, maryland, 35-year- old brendan macfawn of cumberland and 37-year-old william jenkins of morrison colorado. 35-year-old scott graeves of brookville, maryland and 75- year-old gilbert porter of sandy spring, maryland were on the plane. the tower described the horrific crash. >> report midfield left down went runway down. three helicopters below you in the traffic pattern. >> i've got two in sight. >> two echos here. i have you in sight. runway 3-0 runway maintain your altitude until clear to land. >> airplane down and helicopter down. >> yes, yes. i just saw. 911's on the way. >> the collision took place around 3:40 this afternoon near patrick street not far from the airport. tonight the ntsb is investigating why that accident happened. mola lenghi joins us live now from the airport. >> reporter: the area lit up behind me is one of the two crash scenes. that is where the plane ultimately landed. tonight the national transportation safety board started to arrive at these

but honestly, that pales in come parson to the importance of what happens in the states. they decided to use that power on not just economic issues or power, they decided to use that power in the state states to tilt the playing field for all of the rest of our elections that have happened in our country since 2010. most honestly, there's no chance of the democratic party taking back the house of representatives any time in the foreseeable future. it's structurally impossible. redraw the maps to get permanent control of one house of congress. >>> but the other half that republicans did is they embarked on a nationwide binge to change voting rules. we've reported on e on this a lot on this show. it's not just a series of unconnected anecdotes and news stories, right? since the big takeover in the states in 2010, 18 republican-controlled states have changed the rools to make it harder to vote. if you're in north carolina and register to vote on the same day, you don't get to do that anymore. now, in north carolina, you've got just one more day to get yourself registered and

if you're in a parson context, the democrats or republicans are going to get anywhere from 85-% of the votes. >>> now, democratic primary is much more likely to know who elizabeth warren is, in part, because her campaign wasn't a national campaign. but i think that elizabeth warren can hold her own. >> anna green burg, robert costa ung that very much. that is "all in" for this evening. "the rachel maddow show" starts right now. >> good evening. we're going to talk to someone who has been living under a forcible ebola quarantine for the past 12 days. this is not anybody you have heard from before. they have never spoken publicly before tonight. and where this person is quarantined may really surprise you. that's coming up in just a few moments here. that's an exkwlusive we've got tonight, which i think is kind of a big deal. i hope you will stay tuned for that. but we begin with major genderic a. williams, who has served in the united states military for more than three decades. he's a two-star general, winner of the distinguished service medal, the bronze merit, the major star, also th

they are christopher parsons and brendan mcfarn of maryland and william jenkins of morrison, colorado. new this morning, we're told the virginia state trooper is okay after a crash on the beltway. state police told us no one was hurt in the crash. they did not tell us exactly how it happened. right now, we have a news 4 crew at a funeral for two sisters who died in a crash at oxen hill. they were at a traffic light on livingston road when a car slammed into their car. five people including the sisters died. they have ten children between them, all younger than 15 years old. >>> mornings are not going to be the same for tens of thousands of you and your kids. school start times are changing in fairfax county it the school board approved the changes last night with plenty of support in the crowd. high schools and the county will now start at 8:00 or 8:10, pushed back from the current time of 7:20. middle school students will start 15 minutes earlier at 7:30 a.m., allowing students more sleep. it has been a dividing issue for years in the county. >> sleep is not an evil. it is a vital an

christopher parsons and brendan mcfond and william jenkins were on the helicopter. >>> a crash on the beltway. we reached out to state police but have not heard back yet. it shut down the left lanes on the inner loop, dulles toll road. everything is open again right now. >> one group is gearing up for a massive search for missing 8-year-old alicia rudd. saturday four teams will search kenilworth aquatic gardens. the guardian angels are driving from maine. they believe she was taken by a janitor at the homeless shelter where she lived. >>> this morning a frederick county man is facing charges for so-called revenge porn. we are hearing from the woman who says she is his victim. his former girlfriend said he released explicit videos of them on two web sites. court documents posted her address with the videos and encouraged other men to rape her. she spoke exclusively to news 4's pat collins. >> it's pretty much ruining me. it's going to keep ruining me. these things don't just go away. >> he is believed to be one of the first men charged under maryland's new revenge porn law. if convict

christopher parsons and brendan mcfond and william jenkins were on the helicopter. >> one group is gearing up for a massive search for missing 8-year-old alicia rudd. the guardian angels are driving from maine. they believe she was taken by a janitor at the homeless shelter where she lived. >>> new this morning, we're told a virginia state trooper is okay right now after a crash on the beltway. we talked to state police just about 15 minutes ago. they say nobody was hurt there. you can see the crash closed lanes on the inner loop near dulles toll road. right now everything is back open again. just about five minutes after the hour now. snow. it is the last thing any of us want to be thinking about right now. but in prince george's county, they are getting ready for when the snow comes. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. yeah, we are out and about with dave howard going on a dry run. we're inside his plow here. we will actually drive on part of his route. that's what we've got happening all morning long. if you see a snowplow in your neighborhood, don't worry. there is no

jim parsons is taking over the role of buddy. he will be voicing the elf in a one-hour animated special, "elf: buddy's musical christmas." it will air december 16-th on n-b-c. the holiday classic was made famous by will ferrell in 20-03. >> today will be the best day of the workweek. sunshine and high temperatures in the '70s. to the south we could see close to 80 degrees. here are our current temperatures. satellite composite shows no rain across the area right now. showers and storms will come through tonight. baby temperature drop in time for tomorrow. tonight, 66. tamara's i back up to 60. >> a quick update. looks like traffic is finally slowing down in the construction zone that would total about. 55 in bound looks like the right lane is blocked. a car having some issues causing just a bit of a slow pocket. and here's what's happening as you move further. outbound a county line, to bring lands are blocked with debris in the road. >> coming up, three states involved in a controversial policy on ebola. >> we are likely this in

simon collins is from parson's new school for design. it is, in fact, vanity sizing. >> we like to fool ourselves by making ourselves feel good with the label in the back of the garment. >> i reached out to companying like banana republic, an taylor and j. crew. they would not grant my request for an interview on sizing. a fashion historian who teaches on body image at american university. >> not everybody has a scale in their house. but dress size is something where you can immediately see if your body fits the standards or not. >> reporter: the 000 may well be another market's demand, but that doesn't stop it from creating pressure on the average woman who she says is a size 12. >> although it seems like fashion becomes more and more extreme, it becomes more and more extreme on both sides. so why we have 000, we also have an increasing number of large sizes. >> reporter: aside from keeping us covered, clothing is supposed to make us feel good. >> get something that kind of fits and spend extra 20 on a tailer so it fits you. >> make sur

a visitation is being held for christopher parsons from carol county. he was one of the three men killed when their helicopter collided with a small plane thursday in frederick. services are set for this week for the other two men. two people in the plane survived. >>> it's a tough time of year for drivers. sunrise and sunset times are coinciding with the morning and the evening rush hours. and that makes it very difficult to see what's ahead of you when the sun is hitting you right in the face. our transportation reporter, adam tuss, shot this video. this was falls church, folks. aaa recommends slowing down and always having a good pair of sunglasses handy. >>> a big transportation project entering a new phase, and it could impact a lot of drivers in virginia. we are talking about the widening of string fellow road between chantilly and clifton. the ramp from fair lakes parkway to north stream fellow is closed, leaving a short right turn lane. work crews are building retaining walls there. this phase of the project is expected to take six to eight week

. >> the victims 29-year-old christopher parsons of westminster, maryland, 47-year- old william jenkins of morison, colorado and 35-year-old imren dan macfawn -- brendan macfawn of cumberland, maryland. delia goncalves is live near the crash scene with more. >> reporter: investigators still here on the scene at this very early hour. obviously still very dark but you can see through this field here just a short distance from frederick airport that they do have a spotlight set up and you can see some investigators on the ground combing through possible evidence that could still be here. this is the exact location where the plane crashed. if you can just look up into the trees there, you can actually see a portion of their parachute still tangled up in the branches. let's take a look at some video of the scene yesterday. this all happened a little after 3:30 yesterday afternoon. the helicopter owned by advanced helicopter concepts, a flight school that regularly trains pilot at frederick airport, somehow got into the flight path of a plane coming in for a landing. the two collided. unfortu

that is why i praise christi parsons and the board of said it white house correspondents' association for tackling this because i am more read. we have a role in our democracy, and we cannot do it if the president and his administration did not recognize. >> i think that is effective and where we were able to really take some ground in december, which we're talking about, was when we said, you know, president obama, at the beginning of your administration he said this would be the most transparent administration. this is not transparent. it is not transparent for you guys to provide the content. and, you know, i heard from multiple different people that that argument really got under his skin, and i think that led to some changes. if we can build on that i think we might be able to -- what you are saying, democracy, that is an effective argument. >> and let me just say that being confined to the briefing room is a real issue. and know this is not going to change, but there was a time where we would wander. if you needed to see someone at the council of economic advisers or some other