the wail of bag pipes led a solemn procession for alexandria paramedic joshua weisman. a passionate first responder whose life revolved around helping others, even meeting his wife becky in a fire station. firefighters from the district and nearby states packed td service. an overflow crowd placed under tents as rain softly fell. weisman died last week after seeing a head injury while responding to an incident on i-395. he was 33 years old. >> it seems there was a magnet that pulled josh toward disastrous situations. that was fine with him as he wanted to be in the action. with each horrible scenario he met, he attended his patients with expert medical care and, most of all, compassion. >> weisman's partner spoke of his dedication and sense of humor. >> a wonderful story teller. he always made us laugh from the bottom of our hearts. he is not here to do that now so it is up to us to pass on his story. no worries, joshua. we'll take it from here. >> reporter: one of the most touching moments came when gabriel weisman read a heart felt letter to his brother written by his

we learned a lot more about the dedication and passion of joshua weisman. flags have been flying at half staff throughout the alexandria area in honor of the fallen paramedic. the wail of bag pipes led a solemn procession for alexandria paramedic joshua weisman. a passionate first responder whose life revolved around helping others, even meeting his wife becky in a fire station. firefighters from the district and nearby states packed the memorial service. an overflow crowd placed under tents as the rain softly fell. weisman died last week after receiving a head injury while responding to an incident on i-395. he was 33 years old. >> our vision statement on the alexandria fire department is dedicated to our community, our profession, and each other. and there is no question that josh lived that every day. >> one of the most touching moments came when gabriel weisman read a heart felt letter to his brother written by his widow. >> reporter: there is no way to express the ways or how much i am going to miss my husband, my other half. i'm going to miss the soun

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they blame a malfunctioning electronic circuit for the collision. >>> joshua weisman died when he fell nearly 20 feet from an overpass on i-395. first responders from arlington and fairfax will field calls today and tomorrow. also students at alexandria city public schools will be let out of class early tomorrow because of traffic concerns surrounding weisman's funeral procession. today a visitation will be held at the everly wheatley funeral home along west braddock road. doors will open at 5:00 this evening and will stay hope until midnight tonight. >>> this morning, investigators are reportedly tracing whitney houston's prescription drugs to figure out what caused her untimely death. houston was found unresponsive in the bathtub at her beverly hilton hotel room saturday afternoon. investigators are checking with houston's doctors and pharmacies about the drugs found at the scene. though they say there was not an unusual amount of pills, health experts say if someone were to take a variety of drugs and alcohol, it could stop them from breathing. investigators are still waiting for th

alison in virginia meanwhile a first responder ends up in need of rescue himself. 33-year-old josh weisman suffered critical injuries responding to a vehicle fire i- 95, i believe his name is weisman my apologies he fell off a bridge into 4-mile run a stream 20 feet below the interstate rush hour traffic was snarled as a result of the efforts and investigation. >> as the medic exited the vehicle that person fell, approximately 20 feet off the roadway into the creek below additional resources were dispatched to treat that medic, that medic was treated extricated and transported to area hospital with serious injuries. >> weisman is a 7 year veteran of the alexandria fire department he remains in critical condition at washington medical center this morning. >> prince georges county police are looking for suspects in a deadly shooting police were called out to 61st place river dale around 10:15 p.m. last night they found a man lying outside his home, homicide investigators believe the victim was sitting on the front porch when two men approached him at least one of those men shot him. the vict

at the end that processional there was a fire truck with a flag-draped coffin for judge what weisman. -- tauscher ball twice and they are expecting firefighters from all over the state to pay their respects. weissman died one day after the accident when he fell onto 95 after responding to a vehicle fire. >> we are all family. that is what this is all about. >> any time you have someone passed away in the line of duty, it is heart wrenching. >> firefighters and first responders have already made their way inside the synagogue here in alexandria. the funeral is expected to begin about 1:00 and expected to last nearly two hours. he will be buried later this afternoon. in alexandria, suzanne kennedy abc7 news. >> stay with abc7 for continuing coverage as the community honors weissman. we will have updates tonight at 5:00. as for the road closures to expect, you will have that information on wjla.com. >> adam caskey has a look at the forecast. >> temperatures are warm enough where we will see a train across the region -- rian across the region could the weekend, there is still a question m

corey weisman is a senior. as a freshman he suffered a stroke on saturday against washington college the coach put him in and pulled him. that was all scripted. then corey gets in with 306 seconds left. washington college fouls him on purpose. corey goes to the line misses the first free throw but hits the second. he finishes his career with one collegiate point. washington college honors him by making him the shoreman of the week. corey will graduate on time. what a job both did to make this man remember his senior day. for more on corey's story, just head to abc2news.com/sports. we'll be right back. >>> breaking news out of annapolis. two house committees have voted in favor of same-sex marriage and now the bill moves to the house. now here's wyatt with a wrap-up of the weather. >>> a chance for a massing shower. other than that enjoy a pleasant valentine temperature wise at least. >>> for those watching at the gopher hoacialtion go sara bart. diane sawyer is next with world news. we'll see you tonight at 11.

joshua weisman died while responding on a crash on interstate 395. he fell through an opening in the overpass and landed 20 feet below in a rocky creek bed. weissman was a seven-year veteran. he was 33 years old. >>> 4:37. ahead this friday, crazy crowds trying to get their hands on a hot new pair of nike shoes. pandemonium at a maryland mall that's trending nationwide on twitter. >>> plus, looking to use a get out of jail free card. why michael jackson's doctor says he should be released from prison. >>> brace yourself for a wild weather day. >>> good morning. time for weather & traffic on the 1s at 4:41 on this friday morning. overnight showers, thunder and lightning, southern maryland, eastern shore. now we have more coming into the mountains. the radar locally showing sprinkles in montgomery, into loudoun county and southern howard county. sprinkles in fairfax county, as well. lighter rain in the northern shenandoah valley and panhandle of west virginia. some approaching the metro area the next couple of hours. ahead of that, low to mid 40s much

tonight the alexandria fire department is mourning the loss of paramedic joshua weisman. he died in the hospital today from injuries he got last night while responding to an emergency call. the paramedic is alexandria's first death in the line of duty in more than a hundred years. today the cities fire chief said weissman was known for going the extra mile even when he was off the job. >> one mother wrote that josh revisited her home after responding to an accident in her home that involved her mother-in-law and her young son. josh reassured the mother that her son had been thoroughly checked out after being involved in the home accident when the boys grandmother fell ill while holding the boy. that was the kind of person josh was. committed, dedicated, professional, to the end. >> weissman was among the first responders handling a car fire last night on i-395 in arlington. investigators say he jumped across a guard rail and fell through a gap in the roadway and landed far below in four mile creek hitting his head on a rock. >> as we've seen with this tragic story, in jus

joshua weisman died last week when he fell nearly 20 feet from an overpass on interstate 395. a visitation will be held today. his funeral is set for tomorrow. while the fire department attends weissman's funeral, first responders from arlington and fairfax will field all calls. also alexandria city public schools will dismiss early tomorrow because of the funeral procession. >>> a developing story in the middle east this morning. iranian state television is reporting that that country will announce new nuclear projects today. the report did not specify what the projects would entail, but an independent web site says that monitors that run nuclear development says the ceremonies will include the formal opening of an underground uranium enrichment site. iran's president is expected to announce the use of iranian-made nuclear fuel rods at a research reactor. >>> the announcement comes as tensions between iran and the u.s. increase, especially in the strategic strait of hormuz. the strait which is at its closest point only 30 miles across is the passageway for tankers carrying 1/

that's so first responders can attend the various services for joshua weisman. the paramedic died last week responding to a car fire along 395. a viewing is scheduled for wednesday night. the funeral on thursday. during that time other local fire departments will cover any 911 calls in alexandria. >>> the mayor of d.c. is certainly applauding at least one item in president obama's that he included in his budget plan yesterday. the mayor points to the language that would grant the d.c. government greater control over his own local budget. if approved the district would be able to spend its own money without awaiting for approval. >> it's a huge step forward in advancing our cause. >> among other things, bucket autonomy would -- budget autonomy would protect the district in the event after government shutdown. >>> jessica doyle is here with your money report. >> we're hoping for another rally like the one we had yesterday. that would be nice. but we're going to have to see if new economic data can live up to the hype. stocks rallied yesterday after greece voted fo

sad day for a virginia fire company, as they lose one of their own in a fall. 33-year-old joshua weisman 7 of year veteran of alexandria's fire department. he died after falling 37 feet from an interstate overpass while at the scene of a crash. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused him to fall. >>> well, 20 years after a newborn baby is kidnapped from the new york hospital, the suspect goes before a judge. anne petway of raleigh made a plea deal. she admits she grabbed carolina white from a hospital. white's birth mother says she is outraged orthe plea bargain and believes petway should spend at least 20 years behind bars. >>> let's check in on the roads with kristy breslin. >>> friday afternoon never can be an easy one. on the north side inner loop, the delays there stretch from york road to 95. expect at least 20 minutes to get through. the outer loop, also jammed up there, from providence road to the jones falls expressway. on the west side inner loop, the accident at liberty rad, involving the tract -- road, involving the tractor-trailer. it is now on the shoulder.

are here by 4-mile run a creek, just behind me you can see the overpass 395, he is 33-year-old josh weismanlexandria, fire ems responded to a car fire, 395, around 6:30 p.m., at the height of rush hour last night, when at some point for reasons that people are not quite sure he fell off of the roadway, down 20 feet and landed in the creek below. >>> not only this medic but this medics family, and we are all hoping for the best for this medic at this time, um, you know, it does effect everybody, but you know, we have a job to do and will continue to do that job while we con on the you to hope for the best at this time. >> following the incident there were major traffic jams and road closures as ems people descended to grab this paramedic and rush him to treatment he suffered serious injuries we got an update recently this morning he is still listed in critical condition and the investigation continues as to how exactly he managed to fall off this roadway and what should be done to prevent this from happening in future. back the you. >> scary stuff. >> thank you. >>> well, freak accident in b

span for a full list and details go to myfoxdc.com meantime, the young paramedics name is joshua weisman he is 33 years old was responding to a car fire when he was killed yesterday there was a 7 hour period of visitation at a funeral home, and lines were lined up outside all day they are expecting 5,000 people to attend this service today. >> we have guys coming down from vancouver for this, so they don't know josh but they are coming down because that is part of what we do we lookout for each other. >>> you are looking live, at a picture of an ambulance outside the fire house, where he worked it has been draped in black and there is memorial, flowers, uniform, helmet out there to remember this paramedic he is the first to be killed in the line of duty for alexandria fire department in over 100 years you may see firefighters over there they are not with alexandria, all 265 members of their fire department are given today and tomorrow off duty to mourn, fairfax county firefighters will attend to this station they are responding to give this crew and these folks the break they need to pro