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at beth el hebrew congregation on seminary road. and burial at ivy hill cemetery at the king street. try to avoid trouble in that area because many streets will be closed. alexandria city public schools will have early dismissal today. the full details on streets and school closures are our website wjla.com. >> 7 is on your side with a health alert at george washington university, dozens of students deal with the norovirus outbreak. brianne carter has more details. >> good morning. if you have ever known anyone than as have the norovirus, you know how sick you can get. a lot of people on campuses after hearing that so many people were developing symptoms they say that there is cause for concern. an outbreak of norovirus on the campus of george washington university has students and community members on high alert. >> it is definitely scary for us knowing it's on campus and we have to be aware. >> according to officials at the university, 85 students have come to university health services with the virus, most of them within the last
at beth el hebrew congregation on seminary road. and burial at ivy hill cemetery at the king street. try to avoid trouble in that area because many streets will be closed. alexandria city public schools will have early dismissal today. the full details on streets and school closures are our website wjla.com. >> 7 is on your side with a health alert at george washington university, dozens of students deal with the norovirus outbreak. brianne carter has more details. >> good morning....
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matter of few hours, around 9:00, portions of seminary road will be shut down surrounding temple beth el. that will shut down till about 4:00 p.m. today. schools will dismiss early but most notably, the biggest impact on this city, this is the first death in the alexandria fire department in 100 years. 33 jearld joshua we -- 33-year- old joshua weissman helped create the program i'm told and was just promoted to a supervisor role in that department. weissman died one day after falling off an overpass 30 feet on to a rocky creek below as he crossed 395 to reach a burning car. his brother spoke on behalf of the family at weissman's viewing yesterday evening. >> josh excelled in a career that reflected the person who he was. strong and fearless under pressure but rooted in compassion and kindness. these characteristics define not only him but so many others who dedicate their lives to helping when the circumstances are most dire. >> reporter: coming up in a half-hour, we'll have more from josh's brother who spoke so eloquently despite the very difficult time that whole family is going throu
matter of few hours, around 9:00, portions of seminary road will be shut down surrounding temple beth el. that will shut down till about 4:00 p.m. today. schools will dismiss early but most notably, the biggest impact on this city, this is the first death in the alexandria fire department in 100 years. 33 jearld joshua we -- 33-year- old joshua weissman helped create the program i'm told and was just promoted to a supervisor role in that department. weissman died one day after falling off an...
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tomorrow is in alexandria -- tomorrow is indisputable in alexandria at beth el hebrew congregation. this will attacaffect schools as they will be closing in alexandria. service will not be disrupted as far as emergency calls. we have posted which roadways to avoid. our viewers can go to wjla.com. >> the eighth day of the uva murder trial. prosecutors could finish their case today against former uva lacrosse player george huguely. medical experts to the stand yesterday and testified that george huguely's pas then- girlfirend died from injuries caused by blunt force trauma. the defense claims that her death was accidental. george huguely has pleaded not guilty. we are following a developing story from the middle east where israel is accusing iran of trying to kill a diplomat. this comes after explosions in thailand india, and georgia over the past few days. the u.s. and europe are pushing for iran to be evicted from an independent financial clearing house that is crucial to the company posted overseas oil sales. president obama started a three- day road trip today with a stop in wisco
tomorrow is in alexandria -- tomorrow is indisputable in alexandria at beth el hebrew congregation. this will attacaffect schools as they will be closing in alexandria. service will not be disrupted as far as emergency calls. we have posted which roadways to avoid. our viewers can go to wjla.com. >> the eighth day of the uva murder trial. prosecutors could finish their case today against former uva lacrosse player george huguely. medical experts to the stand yesterday and testified that...
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tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 is when his funeral will be at beth el. 200 fire trucks and fire vehicles tomorrow as well as about 2000 firefighters from across the nation to attend the funeral. there will also be several street closures throughout the city especially along seminary road. we have placed all the information on the road closures on our website. go to wjla.com. reporting live in alexandria jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> and will services have been set for frederick county virginia firefighter killed in the line of duty this week. 21-year-old zachary whitacre died on monday when the tanker truck overturned while responding to a fire in west virginia. visitation held friday in west virginia. his funeral will be saturday at the winchester church of god in winchester. fog and clouds 35 writedowns, 40 degrees in laurel this morning. still ahead, details on a tentative agreement on the hill. if what it has to do with extending the payroll tax cut. -- 5:35 right now. is rick perry willing to make another run in the future? we will hear his thought
tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 is when his funeral will be at beth el. 200 fire trucks and fire vehicles tomorrow as well as about 2000 firefighters from across the nation to attend the funeral. there will also be several street closures throughout the city especially along seminary road. we have placed all the information on the road closures on our website. go to wjla.com. reporting live in alexandria jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> and will services have been set for frederick county...
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the funeral will take place at 1:00 this afternoon behind us at the beth el hebrew congregation. thousands are expected to attend today's service. then everything go started last night during the visitation that was held several hours. hundreds of people including friends, family, and fellow firefighters and paramedics if walked by or rather walked into the funeral home at seminary road and greeted the family if including his wife and his brother if and other family members. joshua weissman was killed last week when responding to a call on 395. he fell over an overpass and suffered a severe head injury and later died at the hospital. of course, a lot of people are scheduled to attend today's funeral service. a lot of them members of the alexandria fire department. everyone in the fire department is off-duty so they can attend a memorial services. because of that other departments like arlington and fairfax will be stepping in to answer the calls for service in alexandria soda aspire family can have time to grieve together. once again, the funeral scheduled to take place at 1:00 t
the funeral will take place at 1:00 this afternoon behind us at the beth el hebrew congregation. thousands are expected to attend today's service. then everything go started last night during the visitation that was held several hours. hundreds of people including friends, family, and fellow firefighters and paramedics if walked by or rather walked into the funeral home at seminary road and greeted the family if including his wife and his brother if and other family members. joshua weissman was...
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. >> reporter: over 1,000 people came to temple beth-el. they came to mourn the passing of the local paramedic. some of that took place here on the streets of alexandrea. a band of pipers and drummers led a mournful march down alexandrea's seminary road they came to honor and celebrate the life of one of their own. the 33-year-old joshua wiseman, an upstate new york teenager, he became a fire fighter and later a paramedic. he was responding to a car fire on february 8th when he fell through a small gap on an i-395 bridge. he died the next day. his coffin was born on the fire engine of the station. number 206. the small group of civilians living nearby came to pay their respects. the entire alexandrea fire department could come to that funeral because firefighters volunteered to man the alexandrea stations for a two- day period. at the service, there were songs, prayers and funny stories and recollections of how much he loved being a paramedic and how much he loved life. >> he always had a plan and was keptly -- consistently thinking to the
. >> reporter: over 1,000 people came to temple beth-el. they came to mourn the passing of the local paramedic. some of that took place here on the streets of alexandrea. a band of pipers and drummers led a mournful march down alexandrea's seminary road they came to honor and celebrate the life of one of their own. the 33-year-old joshua wiseman, an upstate new york teenager, he became a fire fighter and later a paramedic. he was responding to a car fire on february 8th when he fell...
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at beth el hebrew congregation in alexandria followed by the burial at ivy hills cemetery. following that will be a celebration of josh wiseman's life. in alexandria, erika gonzalez, news4. >> tomorrow, thousands of firefighters and others are expected to say their final good boyce and the funeral could back up traffic. roads around the funeral home in zone andrea ya wi alexandria will be shut down intermittently. schools will be let out early. for a complete list of tomorrow's closures, head to our website at nbcwashington.com. >>> there are some new projections that suggest a one-way trip on the dulles toll road could triple in the next six years. a traffic study was presented during today's monthly board meeting of the metropolitan washington airport authority. the leaders this said the toll could climb to $6.75 by the year 2018. curt represent rate is 2.25-- t rate is 2.25. this is only part of a study and no actual proposals have yet been put forward. >>> a controversial measure moving through the virginia state ledge slachl chur now would force women to get an ultraso
at beth el hebrew congregation in alexandria followed by the burial at ivy hills cemetery. following that will be a celebration of josh wiseman's life. in alexandria, erika gonzalez, news4. >> tomorrow, thousands of firefighters and others are expected to say their final good boyce and the funeral could back up traffic. roads around the funeral home in zone andrea ya wi alexandria will be shut down intermittently. schools will be let out early. for a complete list of tomorrow's closures,...
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it will be at beth el hebrew congregation in alexandria followed by the burial at ivy hill cemetery around then following that will be a celebration of life, however, that location has not been determined yet. we will have more coming up on that in just a few minutes n alexandria live, erika gonzalez, news4. >> touched so many lives. thank you. >>> thousands of firefighters are expected to be attending those services tomorrow so several roads around the everley wheatley funeral home will be shutdown intermittently between 10 in the morning and 4:30 in the afternoon. drivers want to avoid jani's lane, seminary road, van dorn, braddock and king street during those hours. >>> the services are also resulting in early dismissals from alexandria schools, george washington middle, hammond mild, minihoward, tc williams high and douglas macarthur elementary close at 12:35, all other schools let out at 1:20. >>> the debate on gay marriage in maryland has been delayed until at least tomorrow. supporters agreed to lay over that bill, folksily bringing it up for debate in the morning. governor martin o
it will be at beth el hebrew congregation in alexandria followed by the burial at ivy hill cemetery around then following that will be a celebration of life, however, that location has not been determined yet. we will have more coming up on that in just a few minutes n alexandria live, erika gonzalez, news4. >> touched so many lives. thank you. >>> thousands of firefighters are expected to be attending those services tomorrow so several roads around the everley wheatley funeral...