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it's been a wonderful experience ever since. >> captain katie higgins from maryland. >> reporter: the history maker is also a hometown girl. >> i definitely miss crab cakes. >> reporter: with aviation in her blood. >> i'm actually a third generation pilot. my father was a navy pilot, hornet pilot actually which is awesome because that's what our jet guys fly on my team. >> reporter: as for her bird it's hard to miss. the c-130 affectionately named fat albert is a transport plane with its own tricks and is no doubt a big part of the show. >> don't get me wrong, the f-18 is an awesome aircraft and i give my guys the utmost respect. i'm so in love with my airplane i'll fly it every day for the rest of my career if they'll let me. >> it's your baby. >> it is my baby. >> reporter: the blue angels go city to city flying shows all over the nation. for captain higgins, the stop here annapolis is special. it's more than an honor, it's homecoming. >> my heart is here. >> reporter: feel good to be back? >> it's wonderful to be back. >> reporter: it was here in a class that the then midshipman go

katie higgins, the first blue angels pilot in history. >> i saw that as a far off dream kind of. but i was encouraged to apply and i did and made the team. it's been a wonderful experience ever since. >> katie higgins from maryland. >> reporter: the history maker is also a hometown girl. >> i definitely miss crab cakes. >> reporter: with aviation in her blood. >> i'm a third generation pilot. my father was a navy pilot. hornet pilot actually which is awesome because that's what our jet guys fly on my team. >> reporter: as for her bird it's hard to miss. the c-130 affectionately named fat albert is a transport plane with its own tricks and is no doubt a big part of the show. >> don't get me wrong, the f-18 is an awesome aircraft. i'll fly it everyday. >> reporter: for 300 days out of the year the blue angels spend their time going city to city performing shows all across the nation. for her it's special. it's more than an honor. it's homecoming. >> it's wonderful to be back. >> reporter: it was here nor a class that then midshipman got her first shot at taking the controls. >> i k

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katie higgins is the first female pilot in the team's 69 year history. >> i saw the blue angels and wasssionalism, by their preciseness. >> reporter: it's a labor of love that started early for this third generation military af eightor. >> my father was a navy pilot, who are hornet pilot. both of his brothers were pilots as well. it definitely runs deep in my family. >> reporter: following in her family's footsteps, she joined the naval academy and realized she was born to fly. >> i knew at that moment that there was no other profession for me that being a pilot was definitely what i was made to do. >> reporter: women have served as military pilots for decades, but until now never for the blue angels. captain tom frosh is the team's commander and one of the members who brought higgins on board. >> you don't get as many females that apply to the team and you're always looking for the right person. it's not just the skills the right person the right fit. someone you can be with 300 days a year. >> this team treats me like any other member of the ready room. everyone faces challenges becau

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katie higgins is the first female to fly with the blue angels. >>> we're learning about the ntsb investigation into the crash. cell phone records show the train's engineer used his phone to make calls and texts the day of the accident. but they're still trying to match up time stamps to see if he used it while operating the train. the ntsb also tells us they found no anomalies or malfunctions in the signal systems. >>> the news4 i-team shows us a deadly food fight for d.c.'s food trucks. after they get their permits and licenses some trucks have to wage a constant battle to get their spot. and as scott shows us now, we might be the only one to pay the price because of it. >> reporter: it all looks so tasty and trendy. thislunch crowd behind the headquarters of the federal aviation administration in southwest d.c. the food covers the grill and the trucks cover maryland avenue. before you arrive, the food fight begins. >> the trucks are hitting each other and it is becoming a mad gs. >> reporter: the trucks, the winner of this month's city lottery for the food corridor race each other for a park

marine corps captain katie higgins is the first female pilot in the blue angels' 69-year history.ation military aviator is from maryland and flies a c-130, the transport plane affectionately known as fat albert. it's quite the feat considering when the blue angels started back in 1946 you had to be a guy and a bachelor. >> i didn't come to the team to break barriers to shatter any glass ceilings. it's a universal message we can send across genders that whatever you put your mind to work to it and you can achieve it. >> captain higgins travels with the blue angels performing 300 days out of the year. as for what she misses most the maryland crab cakes. >>> you can use lots of new words the next time you play scrabble. about 6.5 thousand new words have been added to the latest word list many slang words you would use on facebook or in a text message. words like twerking emoji and riddik short for ridiculous. new words involving technology terms are on the list words such as face time and hashtag. it's the first update to the scrabble list since 2011. >>> it's chilly for late may. te

you got to get in the cockpit when the marine corps captain katie higgins, the first female pilot in blue angel history. >> i was shocked a little at first. i was totally expecting a no. i saw that as a far off dream kind of. i was encouraged to apply and i made the team. >> the history maker is also a home town girl. >> i definitely miss crab cakes. >> with aviation in her blood. >> i'm actually a third generation pilot. my father was a navy pilot, hornet pilot actually which is awesome. that's what our jet guys fly on my team. >> as for her bird it is hard to miss. the c-130 affectionately named fat albert is a transport plane with its own tricks and no doubt a big part of the show. >> don't get me wrong. the faa 18 is an awesome aircraft and i give my guys the utmost respect. i'm so in love with my airplane i'll fly it every day of my career if they'll let me. it is my baby. >> reporter: the blue angels spend their time going city to city performing shows all across the nation. for captain higgins, the stop here in annapolis is special. it is more than an honor. it is homecoming.

. >> captain katie higgins has never come home like this. soaring low over annapolis.arine corps captain and naval academy grad called out commands in the cockpit. a pilot, one of the elite high-flying dare devils who perform stunts sometimes just an arm's length apart. even for the blue angels this was a departure. >> cleared for takeoff. >> reporter: with more than 250 men, blue angels have broken the sound barrier for decades. >> the hand-picked flaef pilots are members of the -- navy pilots are members of the blue angel. >> reporter: while they serve in support roles for women, the limit was the sky until this angel got her wings. you're basically breaking the gender barrier at 370 miles per hour. >> well, you know i didn't come to the blue angel to break any barriers or shatter glass ceilings. i just wanted to fly fat albert. >> reporter: the hulking c-130 hercules. the stomach twists on these turns. watch the hula girl. and just wait for the landing. >> i think this team has been poised to accept a woman for many many years now. we just needed to find the right p

bleep captain katie higgins of maryland is a graduate of thenail academy and georgetown -- naval academy and georgetown. she has thrown 400 combat hours around the world and is tonight's working woman. flying is in her d.n.a. katie's father and her grandfathers were military pilots and she, too was drawn to public service. >> the military was the highest calling for me. the loudest calling i would say. >> she flies c-130. she was attracted when the piloting combat missions to afghanistan and humanitarian missions in africa. >> i have been in love since i started flying it. i will fly it for the rest of my career. alison: higgins is most comfortable and herself in the cockpit. even when feeling weightless. >> the zero g you get a weightless feeling and you are floating around in your feet. the 2 g's feel twice your body weight. alison: she rejects the notion she was chosen for the elite group because she is a woman. >> i flighted planes as good as my male counterparts and i have a great time doing it. my flying speaks for itself. alison: flying in front of the hometown crowd? >> it's beyo

. >> reporter: captain katie higgins has never come home like this. going low over annapolis.calls out commands in the cockpit. a pilot, part of the elite high-flying, gravity-defying daredevils who perform stunts sometimes just an arm's length apart. but even for the blue angels this was a departure. with more than 250 men, blue angels have broken the sound barrier for decades. >> these hand-picked navy pilots members of the team called the blue angels. >> reporter: while the serve and support role for women, the limit was the sky. until this angel got her wings. you're basically breaking the gender barrier at 370 miles per hour. >> well you know i didn't come to the blue angels to break any barriers or shatter glass ceilings. >> reporter: just watch the hula girl. and just w and just wait for the landing. >> i think this team has been poised to accept a woman for many many years now. we just need to find the right person for the right job. >> reporter: from africa to afghanistan. >> this is it. >> reporter: higgins has flown nearly 400 hours. it's hard to feel the weight of

. >> reporter: captain katie higgins has never come home like this. soaring low over annapolis.t commands. >> five, ten, roll it. >> reporter: in the cockpit. a pilot. part of his elite high flying gravity defying daredevils who perform stunts an arm's length apart. but even for the blue angels this was a departure. with more than 250 men, blue angels have broken the sound barrier for decades. >> these hand-picked navy pilot are members of the crack demonstration team called the blue angels. >> reporter: while they've served in support roles, for women, the limit was the sky, until this angel got her wings. you're basically breaking the gender barrier at 370 miles per hour. >> well, you know, i didn't come to the blue angels to break any barriers or shatter glass ceilings. i just wanted to fly fat albert. >> reporter: this hulking c-130 hercules. just watch the hula girl and just wait for the landing. >> i think this team has been poised to accept a woman for many, many years now. we just needed to find the right person for the right job. >> reporter: from africa to afghanistan

katie, thanks so much. well the remains of american army corporal have been identified through dna. more than 06 years after he went missing in korea. >> robert higgins declared missing in action in february 1951, after his unit was overrun. now, his status can be changed from missing in action, to killed in action. yesterday he was honored in philadelphia. his neice was at the memorial day ceremony. >> every once in a while my dad would bring him up. we would talk about him. he would say i guess i never will know what happened to my brother. we are very happy, you know, that they were able to identify him. >> higgins name and mia class if i cakes are etched in the granite wall there at the philadelphia korean war memorial. that will now be noted that he was killed in action. >>> still ahead this morning on "eyewitness news" following breaking news, the search for suspect after overnight home invasion. >> also, just soak down south. more drenching rain hits texas, crews search for victims swept away by the here's to the explorers. those diagnosed with cancer who didn't settle for just one opinion on their diagnosis or recommended treatment plan they