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suzanne nicoll says as the : investigation continues, the e-mails and phone calls between the company that owned the el faro and it' s captain will be very important. >> i don' t know what the company was saying, i don' t know what he was saying, but i have known captains in the past that have gone through bad weather like that. suzanne nicoll says the ntsb now : faces the challenege of retrieving the voice recording device on the ship. >> from what i understand the ship went down in 15,000 feet of water. suzanne: nicoll predicts the ntsb will also being looking into whether the company pressure to deliver cargo on time, despite the menacing weather. company executives denied that and say their captain had a plan that would have kept the ship out of danger if it hadn' t lost power. live in the studio suzanne roantree wmur news 9 shelley: your next doctor' s visit could be an ipad swat away. shelley: your next doctor' s visit could be an ipad swipe away anthem blue cross blue shield is introducing telemedicine to the more than 290,000 people it covers in new hampshire. >> your visit wi

suzanne? suzanne: the student in critical condition under went surgery at the medical center. a second student is in serious condition at the burn unit. this was an easy day until an accidental fire broke out. the helicopters took the seriously injured students to downtown washington hospitals while the three others were taken by hospital to fairfax -- inova fairfax hospital. this is after a chemistry experiment failed to cause a dangerous fire. >> a whoosh sound. fire ball sound. a fire ball came out sideways. suzanne: daniel's sweatshirt caught on fire. he grabbed his phone and ran from the classroom. >> the only time i saw someone on fire was in the hallway. i saw them on fire and they disappeared. suzanne: 2,400 students were evacuated from the hospital and held at a nearby football stadium for several hours. the students were unsure if it was a drill or a host. >> everyone around us thought it was a joke. >> i was scared. is there friends with an injured boy. >> i was really scared. i started texting him saying i'm hearing things about you injured. what is going on? the r

i'm suzanne malveaux. fredricka whitfield is off today. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> hurricane joaquin now back to a category 4 hurricane storm. drenching rains on the east coast already felt. myrtle beach, south carolina, millions of folks expected to be affected. new video of cars battling flooding in charleston where they already broke the daily record on rainfall. in brunswick county, north carolina, crews spent friday night evacuating people along the coast. let's go live to north carolina. government, pat, mccrory, is speaking about the conditions there. >> storm activities. i have a great team behind me on stage. i am so proud of the north carolina team in storm preparation and response. we think we have the best team in the united states of america. we are working to the as a team just like we have in the past winter storms. our goals are constantly to be overprepared and underwhelmed. frankly, the good news is that with a hurricane, we are underwhelmed. that's good news for north carolina. the tough news for north carolina and

maureen: but first, suzanne kennedy tells us what happened. suzanne? suzanne: the student in critical condition under went surgery at the medical center. a second student is in serious condition at the burn unit. this was an easy day until an accidental fire broke out. the helicopters took the seriously injured students to downtown washington hospitals while the three others were taken by hospital to fairfax -- inova fairfax hospital. this is after a chemistry experiment failed to cause a dangerous fire. >> a whoosh sound. fire ball sound. a fire ball came out sideways. suzanne: daniel's sweatshirt caught on fire. he grabbed his phone and ran from the classroom. >> the only time i saw someone on fire w

suzanne? suzanne: this similar to the other attacks in the community. this happened after a night out. women stopped here and got out of a taxi cab. one walked across the street to her apartment complex and that's when she was attacked. nine attack since beginning of august. the latest happened when a resident of a rosslyn heights apartment complex on north scott street was coming home after a night out with friends. she was walking from this 7-eleven when she spotted her alleged attacker. >> she picked up her pace and tried to get to the building quicker and the suspect grabbed her from behind. suzanne: they're possibly two men. one black, one hispanic. >> i don't walk by myself. suzanne: she is being safe after she leaves the job at night. >> after hearing the stories, i have someone walk with me. i don't walk alone. suzanne: adam ses he is self-defense classes for women are filling up. >> they want to know how the attacks happen and how they can prevent becoming a target. if they can't, if they can't avoid it, how can they physically fight back? suza

david black now charged in the murder of his estranged wife and the decision he suzanne: i'm suzanne kennedy in fairfax county where a chemistry experiment went wrong today sending five students to the hospital. two were airlifted to downtown washington hospitals. one is in critical condition. the other in serious condition at this hour. three were taken to inova fairfax hospital. a teacher was also injured but she remained on the scene here. eyewitnesses said this happened when an experiment where the teacher was showing how different elements. a the color of fire went wrong. they say a fireball erupted and started a fire in the classroom. authorities are investigating at this hour. jonathan: thank you for that. for months folks in arlington wondered if police would find a killer. bonnie black was stabbed to death in her own home. as abc7 told you first thursday night, her estranged husband david black is now criminally charged. our john gonzalez has details on the first court appearance today. john: wearing a black, jail jump suit he walked in an arlington county courtroom before n

suzanne: one of 12,000 r.e.i. employee hos will get a paid day off on the busiest retail day of the year. >> this is a big risk for us in some ways but we think it is the right thing to do. suzanne: last year's stores opened at 45:00 on thanksgiving and target, wal-mart, macy's and kohl's opened an hour later. r.e.i. is taking an opt-outside approach for back friday. unprecedented move with other retailers are offering door buster deal to turn a profit. customers seem to like it. >> thanksgiving should be about family and being with the people you love. >> you have good employees working for a good company. get them a day outside and getting paid for it is even better. suzanne: the oregon based company don't know how much it will cost them but they want the employees to do what they love. go outside. >> for to us say yeah, we are taking that time off to be with the families and go out and run, hike, paddle. do whatever. suzanne: that is what they have been talking about. #optoutside. other retailers target, wal-ma

suzanne?> and i think the focus is absolutely right that you put it on the victims and their families. we'll be right back. hold the phone. because at&t and directv are now one! which means you can access your dvr at the dmv. change channels while he changes pants. you don't have to be a couch potato, you can be a train potato! and let them watch all the shows they love, inside the ride that you really kind of hate. introducing the all in one plan. only from directv and at&t. >>> the pentagon is now investigating a u.s. air strike in afghanistan to determine if it killed 19 people at a hospital. doctors without borders says the strike damaged a hospital they use in the city of kunduz. the aid group saying 12 staff workers and 7 patients, including 3 children, were killed and at least 37 others were injured. all victims were afghan nationals. u.s. secretary of defense ash carter released a statement a short time ago saying, in part, quote, while we are still trying to determine exactly what hap

suzanne: that suspect is the wife, ann anastasi.arance by way of closed caption tv. the judge held her on no-bond status. authorities say she crafted a plan to kill her husband of 18 years and their live-in lover. also planned to recruit hir -- her daughter, 13 years old and the daughter's 18-year-old boyfriend to take part in the crime. and finally, she tried to make it look like a murder-suicide rather than a double homicide. the killings happened in anastasi's rural anne arundel home. this is where ann anastasi lived with her husband, their five children and the couple's live-in 25-year-old lover. it was october 4 that anthony anastasi and jacqueline riggs were killed. a crime that anastasi's daughter 18-year-old boyfriend has now confessed to committing. >> he admitted to being the person who actually stabbed the victim downstairs and shot mr. anastasi. suzanne: ann anastasi tried to make it look like a murder-suicide but authorities say in an effort to conceal the crime ze made a critical mistake not matching replacement gun to

our suzanne kennedy is at the school this man. suzanne. suzanne: we are getting ready for a briefing that we are going to receive from the police department and the fire department about exactly what happened here. ands take you to 9:40 a.m. that is when this all started happening here and a chemistry lab at the high school during seventh period when a fire started inside of the chemistry lab. we are not sure how that fire started five students are injured and two of them received life-threatening injuries. three of them were transported by ground to a fairfax hospital. threateningok-alike injuries, they were transported to washington hospital center's earn unit. we did get to talk to a student and a parent and here's what they have to say. i the fire alarm went off and thought it was just a drill, but we were hearing from people that someone caught on fire and we realized it was serious. i just went to my car and drove over here to see what's going on. it's crazy. when's always concerning you get a text that the school has been evacuated

suzanne kennedy explains what makes the most recent attack different. suzanne? suzanne: well, what makes the attack different according to police that the woman for the most part did everything right. at the end of a night out saturday with her girlfriends, she took a taxi home to this 7-eleven in her neighborhood. this is where she and her friends with. but this is where the police say she made a mistake. she decided to leave her friends and walk what she thought was a short and a safe distance home. she lives here in the rosslyn heights luxury apartments. that's where the authorities say she made the mistake and that is where the attack took place. police say they are concerned that people are making mistakes as they head home from a night out and going it by not paying attention to the surroundings. >> in some of the cases the victims are on their cell phones. they are not paying attention to their surroundings. that is when the suspects are seeing an opportunity to grab them. suzanne: the attacks started in late july. they are continuing now until the month

in spotsylvania county, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. alison: many question and few answers surrounding the death of two woodbridge teenagers. the bodies of india davis and lyle farringer were found in the back of a van saturday afternoon. police say both suffered trauma but would not elaborate. farringer's father told abc7 news he knew something was wrong when his son missed curfew friday night. >> for him not to call, to let us know what was going on we knew something was up. >> his mother said the 17-year-old recently broke up and didn't know why the two were together. the autopsy results are pending. leon: as they say, all things must come to an end. ed walker's last episode of the big broadcast radio show aired sunday night. then three hours later, walker passed away. he was a staple on the washington airwaves for six decades. helping start wamu in 1951. he co-hosted the joy boys with willard scott in the 1950's and 1960's. he worked here before moving on to big broadcast in 1990. walker was recently diagnosed with cancer and taped

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in alexandria, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. jummy: and a lot of people are preparing for the worst, stocking up on supplies at hardware stores. john gonzalez has that side of the story. ddc area is saturated from heavy rain. talk of a powerful hurricane growing in size has many preparing for what could be a challenging weekend. >> make sure you have your batteries and flashlights so the power does not go out. if you have a generator, get it out and make sure it starts. if it does not, bring it for service. john: at the hardware store in maryland, extra ship mints could be arranged. >> i have a 93-year-old mother. my daughter is on well water, she is loading up and filling her bathtub. john: keep an eye out for signs like these at hardware stores, storm related items are not returnable. want just in case purchases, especially if these items are at a premium and others can really use them. flooding and power outages could be widespread in the region was inches of rain. just replaced a storm fighting tool in his home just in time.

suzanne: hi. normally on block friday the registers here at r.e.i. would be busy but this year they are silent. this store and 142 others will be closed. all the employees they are hopeing will be outside. there are 12,000 r.e.i. employees. all of them are being given the dayoff on black friday. told to get on their bike, hit the trail or grab a tennis racquet. they are closing all the stores and the two distribution centers rather than offer door buster deals to the rabid shoppers. >> we believe the opportunity to spend the day outside and particularly black friday outside with your family is special. this is something we are passionate about and we are taking advantage of the opportunity to do that. suzanne: no word how much it will cost r.e.i. or if oil will become a tradition. we took some tame and we talked to employees and the shoppers and tell you what they have to say about the unprecedented and perhaps risky move. reporting live in falls church, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks very much. we are already getting feedback to what p

reporting live, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. >> we have new video of an aggressive owl, not a drone. attacking the runners on a popular local trail. this happened along the capital crescent trail in bethesda. montgomery county park department released video of the barred owl. four people have been attacked by the bird. the runners are urged to hide the pony tail and not use the trail at night. >> the texas teenager whose homemade clock mistaken for a bomb is visiting the white house. 14-year-old muhammad will take part in astronomy night on the south lawn. the teenager has been in the d.c. area all weekend. in arlington, the council on the american islamic relations or care gave muhammad the american muslim of the year award. the "washington post" sign comes off the headquarters on 15th street northwest. it will be moved to k-street. according to a company memo it will the inside the fourth floor of the digs. coming up at 6:00 -- >> i'm lucky. maureen: motel clerk opened up about a vicious attack by the robbers and what he is sharing about the close call. will he or won't he run for

suzanne bardzell leaves behind two children. coming up, we'll hear more about arthur lomando's history with the nypd and how it relates to this case. back to you. >> okay, tracie. thank you. >>> happening right now, police are investigating a deadly shooting in the allerton section of the bronx. police were call the to the scene on wearing avenue yesterday. officers discovered a woman in her 20s shot in the torso. she was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. the woman's name is not being released. >>> today president obama is expected to be sued by nearly half of the states in the united states over his new rules to fight global warming. those epa rules should be published today in the federal register. they call for drastic reduction in greenhouse gases and could force many local coal-fired power plants to close. many states stay the epa is overstepping its power to enact those regulations. >>> the chairman of the house benghazi committee admits he learned nothing new despite hillary clinton's 11-hour-long appea

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suzanne kennedy is in the satellite post. the "washington post" has been pushing for the journalist's release. suzanne: he has been the bureau chief since july of 2012. the 39-year-old is accused of collecting controversial information and handing it to hostile governments. jason rezaian was arrested in 2019. "washington post" says they have convicted an innocent journalist of a serious crime. >> this is not a surprise. this is not in the way they are handled the case to give us any hope that the outcome will be fair, just or reasonable. with that said, there are still questions. suzanne: we are told that the charges will be appealed. he has 20 days to file that appeal. in the satellite, center, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. jonathan: thank you for that. coming up for us at "abc7 news at 4:00" -- >> considered a suspension. >> you are not doing like you're supposed to. jonathan: a stun gun used against a city councilman in texas. what he is saying happened leading up to the incident. that's coming up next. >> it was considered

suzanne kennedy joins us now.overnment is about to intervene. >> so many of people own these things that can be purchased for a few dollars. the federal government says the race is on to put new measures in place for the drones. right now when you buy one of these you don't have to register it. that means if you do something dangerous or illegal with it. there is no way to track you down unless they see you. today the u.s. department of transportation and the f.a.a. announced the moremation of a task force that is going to decide who will need to register the drones and how they will do it. >> as we continue to work on the protocols and the procedures for the integration of the unmanned work place we have to work to provide safety, accountability and the responsibility. among users. >> how soon will it happen? tars will shoot for the idea to be together by mid-november. they will be in place for people buying them in the holiday season. coming up tonight at 6:00 we will tell you what it means for people who own dr

suzanne: the large fire started around 7:00 this morning. take a look behind me on damascus road. you can see the fire is still smoldering. 75 firefighters responded to this two alarm blaze between root 124 and route 90 for. -- 94. there have been no injuries. there are very few fire hydrants. you can see there is still a significant presence of firefighters. authorities dealing with it here this morning. this is a single-family home. part of the roof is collapsed. three adults and two children are displaced as a result of the fire. authorities are just now beginning to investigation. all they know at this point is that it started in the garage. four people sent to the hospital after a fiery crash on the icc this morning. this is the scene this morning. it happened right around route 29. a pickup truck ended up in the back of a tractor-trailer. the truck caught fire. four people suffered nonlife threatening injuries. no word yet on exactly what caused the crash. why we get a check of the rest of the road conditions right now? danielle has a look at the problem spots. danielle: loo

suzanne roantree, wmur news 9. jennifer: another push today for a way to deal with the state's growing drug problem. today jeef justice netto spoke about drug courts at the rotary club luncheon. she supports the senate bill creating a 2.5 million grant program to bring the alternative courts into every county. she says drug courts cut the reoffense rate from 69 to 22%, >> i think if you are assessing offenders based on what their risks are and what their needs are, and addressing them, then we will be more successful at reducing the crime rate. if we use a one size fits all to everybody, then you're not going to see results. >> it's a lot cheaper, roughly 8 to $12,000 for someone going through drug court, you're looking at 30 to $40,000 if they go to jail. jennifer: counties will come up with 50% of the cost, the state would then match it. tom: coming up next, a manchester man stabbed in the back, his own mother charged with assault. what the two were fighting over that police say led to the attack. jennifer: plus

suzanne kennedy has the details. suzanne: a season that fell significantly short of expectations, two years and matt williams is out. he took the job in 2014, even being named manager of the year. yesterday, the nationals general manager alluded before the last game of the season that a decision would come quickly, saying "we are not going to let people twist in the wind." this is a season marred by injuries, poor play, and inner turmoil. they say williams was a key component in the team's failure to make it to playoffs. matt williams out as nationals manager. >> we are learning more about an altercation at red star washington hospital that led to a patient's death. brianne carter is live in northwest washington with what hospital officials say happened. nne: not a lot of questions being answered about what led up to this, but we have learned that patient was a man at washington medstar hospital. , it is not being released how long that man was a patient or for what reason, but we know last tuesday he was discharged

county,ylvania ca suzanne kennedy. clear that we are keeping an eye on some rain. doug: still kind of cloudy. the leading edge of the clearing is starting to slowly move toward the metro area. quite a bit of sunshine this afternoon. temperatures will be seasonably cool. 56 at midday. 55 in leesburg. fredericksburg. looking forward to another fairly pleasant afternoon. temperatures will approach 60 degrees in many spots. clouds and moisture return tomorrow. center will be moving west of the mountains. the net result will be rain. it will begin tomorrow night and especially through the day on wednesday. developing now, five people were killed and one person remains missing after a tour boat sank off the coast of british columbia. last night, 27 people on that tourfor a where wher whale watg when it capsized. it's still unclear what caused this deadly accident. the owner of the boat is cooperating with investigators. and hundreds are feared dead in the aftermath of a major earthquake in asia. the magnitude 7.5 quake was felt in afghanistan and india. among those confi

suzanne roantree, wmur news 9. josh: more information today about the federal response to the heroin epidemic. frank said the stop abuse act will bring funding from washington to new hampshire. >> we want to bring the resources to make sure they have an opportunity to go through a recovery court and have long-term treatment and make sure they are no longer addicted. >> we are a small states. we need to to have coordination of our medication programs where they keep track of who is trying to get access to opioids. it is multifaceted. josh: the task force will hold a roundtable at new hampshire' s department of safety, next friday. in a recent survery commissioned by wmur. new hampshire residents called heroin and substance abuse the most important issue facing the state. amy coveno as we host a very special town hall focused on the crisis of addcition in new hamphshire. doctors, police officers treatment specialists are all , part of the discussion, as recovering addicts and parents ask questions that could help mak

her name, suzanne bardzell. the prosecutor tells us her car was still running in the driveway when her body was discovered stabbed to death inside of it. lomando, who she filed a restraining order against earlier in the month, was waiting for her, confronted her in the driveway, broke her left window, then attacked her with a very large machete-type of knife. lomando remains at harlem hospital with severe injuries to both his leg and head after throwing himself in front of a subway train inman manhattan. >> tracie, thank you. emily? >> heavy delays it on the gowanus due to a crash on the bqe. really slow traveling through industry city. you can see right there really how heavy it is. it is busy due to a crash up ahead on the bqe right near atlantic avenue. so a big slowdown there. you're also going to find delays on the west side highway this morning. there's a crash southbound right near 96th street. the camera you're looking at is at 153rd. we've got a big backup there. it continues to stretch back on to the g

suzanne kennedy was there for this much needed surprise. reporter: the principle does he -- instead she got a huge surprise. >> that educator is your principal, jessica cunningham. reporter: she was awarded what is known as the oscar of teaching. it is an under circuit $25,000 award given by the milken family foundation. more than 2600 educators have been given this. cunningham joins their ranks. >> i feel shocked and grateful. i had no clue this was happening. i thought we were having a ribbon-cutting and i guess that might not be happening. it's very shocking and i'm very appreciative. reporter: 40 awards will be given up this year. cunningham is the first recipient. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. melanie:. congratulations to her what a big honor. josh: you can see her face and i love that. melanie: $25,000 is nice. josh: i'm doing my best to bring sunshine. wonderful weather throughout the afternoon. by the time we entered tomorrow is what we start talking about the chance for some rain. this is from annapolis. you can see a few clouds ear

suzanne reports from ghana on the new rides. suzanne: this is not your regular bike.t is produced in ghana and made of bamboo. it is one of the few companies that recently started making bamboo bikes. in the heart of the ishaqi region. -- ashanti region. they produce 50 frames a month and most are for export. >> they keep on going up here within nine months, we are selling in germany -- selling in germany, u.s. and holland as well. so we ship to everywhere in the world for whoever wants to buy. giving you a test right on-- on a test ride on a bike. bamboo bikes are lighter, more environmentally favori - - friendly. reporter: bamboo is stronger than steel and produces more oxygen the regular trees. growing more bending would not -- bamboo wooden not only help the economy it would help the environment. joseph has been using the bamboo bike for six months. rsonph: the bicycle -- a pe stops me into a look at the bicycle and they appreciated it. proudoud to say, i'm to have bought the bicycle for my own country. reporter: only a handful of companies are producing these bik

suzanne roantree, wmur news 9. shelley: a man from keene is charged with animal cruelty after police say he kicked a dog and it died. police say the 17-year-old pekingese chihuahua wandered into toby tousley' s yard. he initially tried to shoo the dog away, but when the dog tried to go to the bathroom, tousley kicked it. he turned himself in to police, and was released on bail. the man behind three robberies last november will spend 10 years in prison. james whinnem pleaded guilty to robbing a gas station convenience store in manchester, a bank in manchester, and another bank in dover. surveillance video from the bank helped police identify him. whinnem was also ordered to pay back more than $11,000. tom: marco rubio is back in the granite state tonight and poised for a fresh day of campaigning tomorrow. this evening he spoke at a house party in bedford. adam sexton begins our commitment 2016 coverage tonight. adam: he is dodging more incoming fire from donnell from -- from donnell trauma -- donald trump, who calle

in spotsylvania county, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. jonathan: in the last 20 minutes we have learned that the house did have three smoke detectors. none of them had batteries. new information from maryland. electrical failure due to overloaded extension cord is what is to blame to start deadly house fire. this is according to the state fire house. the medical examiner, zavion atkins and his grandmother bernice washington died from smoke inhalation and burns. four other family members were able to get out of the house. alison: right now commuters are heading back to prince william county hoping to find their cars in the same condition they left them. this after a rash of fire theft and vandalism in the commuter lots. six vehicles have been hit in the last month. brianne carter will take a look at what is being done tonight at 6:00. crews tonight will close the far left lane of the inner loop at annapolis road. an hour later close two lanes and three lanes by 11:00. they should all be back open by tomorrow morning at 5:00 and it will con

suzanne kennedy has the latest from the scene. suzanne: i'm on suitland parkway. this is what is left of the truck that drove off the outer loop of the beltway and came crashing down on the suitland parkway this morning. you can see there is a worker in -- looking at the bridge. the accident took place this morning. the driver was pronounced dead on the scene and has not been identified. there was only one witness. that person was depriving on the beltway and called 911 when they saw the truck go over the side wall. as a result, suitland parkway was closed for more than six hours affecting the morning rush hour. in prince george's county, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. jonathan: check on the traffic situation this afternoon. robertrobert altman keeping an e on thing. from the picture it looks like they are moving. robert: a few moments ago. all lanes reopened. the inbound side was shut down this morning. outbound was closed for 112 hours and now reopened. we are looking at slow traffic around the region. look at the beltway. this starts on the inner loop to 66 and 27

suzanne? reporter: it was just after midnight when utility workers were called about the water main break at the intersection of main and pleasant streets. it's just one of many to plague salem over the last five months. since the middle of may, salem utility crews have been called to a half dozen water main breaks. not unlike other new hampshire communities, the town's under ground infrastructure is aging. >> the age of the pipes in this area are pretty odd, from the 1890's. this one here is early 60's, it's an older style pipe, cast iron pipe. reporter: while the water main breaks are a nuisance for drivers, they are also costly, not just at the town itself, but also to businesses like the tuscan market. joe says he got an early morning phone call alerting tom the situation. >> the entire street in front of the tuscan kitchen kind of caved in. the guys here in salem jump right on and it they've been working on it literally since then. and they know how important it is, it's literally in fron

suzanne: the judge has 60 days to issue an order but it' s likely it will made before the october 29 sentencing date. live in the studio suzanne roantree wmur news 9 tom: a judge has denied a request to reduce his sentence for a man who gave a friend heroine that led to his death. his friend at a party. it was argued the rest of his because he' s been an exemplary prisoner for eight years. shelley: the department of health and human services says this year new hampshire is averaging 27 drug-related deaths a month. 91% of those are related to opioids, especially heroine and fentanyl. one of the people seeing that increase firsthand is the president of new england largest family-owned funeral home. grim reality. >> it' s a sad trend and it' s happened over the last two or three years in terms of our firm being asked by the medical examiner' s office, by families, to respond to heroine dess throughout the new hampshire market. shelley: he said they have responded to 50 opioids as so far this year. most of those he said attributed to heroine overdoses. >> ten years ago if we had a younge

i'm suzanne malveaux. catastrophic flooding leaving parts of the south atlantic completely under water. the rapidly rising water stranding people in their homes. in some parts of columbia, a the water is so high, many people are unable to evacuate on their own. instead needing to be rescued by boat, one woman escaping just in the nick of time. >> if we wouldn't have got out by 7:00 this morning, we wouldn't have got out. a lot of our neighbors got trapped in their homes and they had to come rescue them in motor boats and canoes. >> the dangerous weather forcing the south carolina department of transportation to now shut down a 75 mile stretch of i-95 between i-20 near florence and i-26 north of charleston. you are looking at live pictures here. this is where i-95 meets i-26 right before the road is closed there. now, i-95 one of the busiest highways in the country stretching from maine to florida. president obama already declaring a state of emergency in that state. people being encouraged now to stay indo

reporting live in annapolis, maryland, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. alison: thank you. meanwhile, friends and family tell abc7 the victim in last night's deadly shooting in gaithersburg may have been targeted because she was transgender. it happened around 6:00 p.m. in an alley behind the mont gomry village shopping center. it followed an argument between the victim zella ziona and a group of men. the victim was targeted but the investigators have not said why. the suspect fled on foot. investigators are now appealing for anyone with information to contact them. >> this was a very busy time and location last night. they believe there were more people out there that may have seen something. alison: friends of the victim who was 21, say she had a transition six months ago and creptly changed her name from deandre smith to zella ziona. jonathan: new at 5:00, police on the university of maryland college park campus are warning women about a guy who may be spying on women while in the shower. the latest incident came last night in cumberland hall. a woman said she was in the

what do you make of that, suzanne? >> he's awfully cute. start there. neil: now you just dragged your gender down saying that. go ahead, all right. >> i'm old fashioned in that way. but you know coca-cola has been wrong in the past. wasn't it coca-cola that had cocaine in their drink? and then everyone went whoops. people are kind of getting addicted. the only sugar i really eat in my life are potatoes because i'm irish and never met a potato i don't like, so -- [ laughter ]. neil: he thinks kids are hoodwinked by buying into the nonsense and it's dangerous. you're concerned about big government and telling your kids what to have and what not to have, but where do you draw the line between what the proper recommendation versus government overkill? >> according to the environmental working group. they tested the cord blood of newborns across the board. across the economic spectrum for 287 different toxins. every single baby, before they had their first swallow of real food tested positive for 180 different toxins minimum. so if you're born toxic now, tha

suzanne kennedy was there for the must see surprise. reporter: the principle of us was attending a ribbon-cutting for kids college prep. instead she got a huge surprise. >> and that educator is your principal, jessica cunningham. reporter: jessica cunningham was awarded what is known as the author of teaching. $25,000 unrestricted award given by the milton family foundation. more than 2600 educators have been given this. now jessica cunningham joins the ranks. >> i feel shocked and grateful. i think it is the best way to say it. i really thought we would have a ribbon-cutting and then send kids back to class. i guess that might of the happening. just very shocked and appreciative. reporter: 40 awards will be giving up of the foundation this year. she is the first recipient this year. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. leon: congratulations. way to go. rockingp on abc 7 news, out with the nominees for the rock 'n roll hall of fame. alison: the next step for a tennis star outside an incident with an officer outside of a new york hotel. reporter

in frederick, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. leon: let's take a break now get a check on the roads with jamie sullivan. how is it looking? jamie: we had a big issue with the trash truck fire on the icc. all of that is gone. all lanes are reopened near shady grove road. , for you traveling in the area you will get a little bit of a break now heading eastbound on the icc. we have this in d.c.. minnesota avenue. you might see some activity. typical delays in d.c. on the freeway. to 95 in both directions and if we look at the overview, 10 miles per hour outbound on 395. northwest stretch, basic delays in the area getting from the gw parkway closer to the 270 spur. a live look your connecticut avenue shows you the delay. we have volume and possibly -- alison: thank you very much. scott kelly now holds the record for the longest single spaceflight. h consecutives 216t day in space, longer than any other nasa astronaut. this was yesterday at the international space station. along with his fellow astronauts. he has been there since marc

. >> suzanne, you said 45th in the nation. that's not good at all. >> it is not. why is the prime reason for this? >> prime reason for this is that our current exise tax is not keeping pace with inflation, and has not been raised in more than 26 years. it is not index to inflation, and the gas tax -- >> are you telling us to expect higher gas taxes? >> that is an option being explored by the legislate and you are we're looking to hear from the public -- we have a panel of experts that'll talk about the various options. we're looking to hear from the public what they feel the most variable revolutions would be for us to consider. >> when you go into a meeting and you listen to people talk, is it -- do you actually, you know, take these things down and listen? because i've been a reporter for 25 years. sometimes you go to these meetings and people are talking and the people up there are just kind of listening, and don't deal with their policy. >> totally understand. that's the california commission, and ntc, the purpose of this forum is not to have a bunch of talkin

suzanne kennedy was wthere. of thene the principle school thought she was attending a ribbon-cutting, but instead she got a huge surprise. >> and that educator is -- your principal, jessica cunningham! ne: she received a nonrestricted $25,000 reward given by foundation. educators have received this award, and now jessica cunningham joins their ranks. >> i'm shocked and grateful. i had no idea this was happening today. we thought we were having a ribbon-cutting. i guess the meetings may not be happening. very shocking and just very appreciative. cunningham is the first recipient this year of the milken award. kellye: it is getting more expensive to go to disneyland. their top-of-the-line annual pass now costs more than $1000, up $300 from what it used to be. it get you inside the park in anaheim, california, without blackout dates. the same pass for disney world in orlando went up to $829. facebook is giving new ways to express your emotion beyond the like button. they are rolling out a series of reaction buttons

kp/wc's suzanne putze finishes 6th in 2a - and madison schiernbeck of oa- if you think we can grow our economy while ignoring climate change, think again. america's most innovative companies are already moving to clean energy using existing technology to improve their bottom line. now we need a plan to help businesses and families across america to save money on electricity and create millions of new jobs. so, what are we waiting for? >> the week eninsider from hollywood. your 24/7 celebrity conversation. >> was it tough not to be the star? >> i don't know what you mean. i think divery well. >> polls say otherwise as did not add debuts a kinder gently trump. hate. >> no, no, no. i promote love. >> that's part of our good week. >> bad week. >> it makes us perfect for each other. split. >> three divorces. >> and malcom jamaal warner talks about the scandal that shatters the show's legacy. >> that you can't take away. >> plus, j.lo bruised and bloodied. onset for her tv make-under. >> i wanted this to feel totally different than anything else you are used it seeing me in. this is very raw

suzanne marques has your eye on entertainment. 3 ((pkg script)) ------------------------ ((nat 2015 mtv european music awards/aptn)(narr:)singer pharrell williams got the crowd on its feet with his opening performance at the 2015 mtv european music awards show last night in milan. justin bieber also took the stage to perform music from his new album due out next month. "the biebs" won five awards including best male performer. macklemore and ryan lewis won video of the year. ------------------------- ------------------------- --------------------- (standup suzanne marques, cbs news, los angeles):(narr:)i'm here on the set of "supergirl," which premieres tonight on cbs. these are the fices of catco worldwide media where supergrgl's alter ego, ra danvnvs, spends her days. ((nats from "super girl" / cbs home entertainment))melissa benoist plays supergirl who waforced to leave planet krypton.she grows up with a foster family and uses her super human abilities to protect earth. (sot melissa benoist/supergirl)she kicks butt. she can be a little bit of a sassy pants and just a fighter. "superg

suzanne kennedy told us what one person at this -- had to say. reporter: this is the article that ran in the newspaper about a week ago. it was sent back to the owners of this fitness studio a few days later with negative comments about the two women's bodies. " you do not model a healthy lifestyle." and you are "fat boarding nonobese. -- on obese." this brought up a conversation about the negative impact of body shaming. >> in our society it is important to be strong and healthy. it's important to put the image out there. and it is important for us to not judge other people for their version of strong and healthy. reporter: who would write, as like these? coming up at 5:00 i will tell you what these women know about the person who sent back the article to them and whether or not they plan to contact her. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. jonathan: continuing now with her breaking news we are following. a trash truck fire on the icc closes all that one lane. it's just a big hump of nothing. this is right before the shady grove metro station. jennifer

suzanne james is the chief of bridge river bend. >> i think they're shocked. everyone is still in shack -- in shock. we're a large family here these people worked together for years. >> the attacker was restrained and then later died. an independent investigation is underway now. >>> kentucky's governor is being ordered to answer a crucial question about marriage licenses issued by county clerk kim davis. to know if those licenses are valid. davis opposes same-sex marriage for religious reasons. she went to jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples defiant of a federal court order. she changed the and now they say they were issued under the authority of a federal judge. >>> still ahead i hope you pulled out your sweater. >> this weekend may feature the end of the growing season for some of us. better news as far as the algae update. yesterday the weeds were high, the mold was high. today everything is low. we'll be back with your weekend forecast, talking about cooler air and it's petline thursday. we'll see you here at humana we value

county,e george's suzanne kennedy. jummy: all right. we want to get a check on how the roads look. jamie sullivan, is everything better? jamie: it is. and it just got better. we have the suitland parkway open in both directions. the eastboundopen stretch, which is outbound, in the past 15-20 minutes. it is open from the earlier wrecked it we did have. as we focus in on 95, volume in both directions. southbound delays. the beltway in virginia, we look pretty good. let's talk metro. it will be the blue only. onumbus day coming up monday, 5:00 a.m. until midnight, those are the hours for metro service. that is the day to ride metro for free parking. on the red line, midday work is scheduled. definitely better than this morning. be sure to sign up for our text alerts so you can get updates from your cell phone. new this noon, the inmate who has been sentenced. months behind4 bars. he was in custody for a series of bank robberies. he was being treated in the hospital when he assaulted a security guard, overpowered her, and took her firearm during the escape. he was caught several hours

suzanne roantree, wmur news 9. josh: commitment 2016 now. the new hampshire primary once again under attack. this time coming from a retiring senate majority leader harry reid. in an interview over the weekend with the "washington post" the democrat said he's always been upset with new hampshire and iowa's early places in the presidential selection process but was particularly critical of new hampshire's population makeup. >> you go to new hampshire, there are not any you minorities there, nobody lives there. and i don't mean to deny great new hampshire or iowa, but they shouldn't be the ones choosing who will be president. josh: those comments prompted an immediate response from both new hampshire senators, shaheen and ayotte who said that reid doesn't know what he's talking about. governor hassan is now demanding an apology. so did reid apologize? you can be the jf his sincerity, coming up at 6:00. and the democratic candidates getting ready right to you for their first debate of the 2016 campaign with far fewer candidates than the crowded

c - b - s's suzanne marques has those stories in your eye on entertainment. 3 ((pkg script)) ------------------------(narr:) "double-o-7" daniel craig signed authographs and took selfies with fans in the world premiere of "spectre." it's the latest installment in the james bond franchise. (nats- movie)craig has been playing bond for a decade.((sot daniel craig/actor))"it's been remarkable. it's changed my life and i've loved every second of it."(vo)) the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry turned out for the premiere."spectre" opens in the u.s. next friday. ------------------------- ------------------------- ---------------------(narr:) ((standup bridge: suzanne marques, cbs news, hollywood)) "sandra bullock and billy bob thornton lit up hollywood for the premiere of their new film, "our brand is crisis." (nats- red carpet)((vo))they play campaign for rival bolivian presidential candidates. (natsot- move: "how many times have you gone against candy? 3 or 4 times. how many times has he beat you? 3 or 4 times.")((sot sandra bullock/actress )) those people who are just good at

suzanne lives across the street and is related to zana. she's heard from family members that the shooting happened while zana's husband, don, was in the other room. >> she shot zana, and wrestled with don for the gun. >> they've arrested a 71-year- old woman. do you know her? >> yes. >> do you know linda june? >> yes. >> reporter: this neighbor has known both zana and her husband, don, for decades peer >> they went to church every sunday, they taught at school on sundays. never caused a problem in the neighborhood. >> reporter: he knew linda as well and said there were tensions in recent years over family finances. he also heard the story of the shooting and struggle for the gun from their closest friend and neighbor. to my he grabbed her arm and the two of them struggled on the floor. i guess the gun went underneath the bed, and don was trying to call 911 and get the cops over here. they were fighting on the floor and i guess he finally called them and they went and busted his front door down to get into the house. >> reporter: zana thoma