FLASH NEWS – May 6, 2015

May 6, 2015 Destinie Mogg-Barkalow News Writer Flash News   District firefighter dies battling inferno Washington D.C. – A veteran D.C. firefighter died after he helped battle an inferno in a high-rise complex. In Logan Circle neighborhood, three other people, including another firefighter, were wounded in the fire. Mayor Bowser identified the fallen firefighter as Lt. Kevin McRae, a 24-year veteran in the department.   Potomac tributary massively polluted from sewage pipes Maryland – There is a leak in a 14-inch pipe carrying raw sewage, causing 10,000 gallons to spill out into the Maryland neighborhood, Oxon Hill. The Washington Sanitary Commission reported the problem Sunday, but since then there have been even more massive amounts of spilled waste. Before any repairs can be made, there must be a 7,000 foot pipe installed to divert the flow of spillage.   Mayor mandates police body cameras this year Maryland – Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake called investigators Wednesday to discover if the police display tendencies of excessive force and discriminatory practices. The mayor acknowledges excessive force complaints and the lawsuits claiming criminality of police conduct. She continues to attempt healing the rift, of what she calls, “a fractured relationship between the police and the community.”   Hillary Clinton struggles to turn over the Clinton legacy Politics – Hillary Clinton will be visiting Nevada Tuesday and making her stand parallel with the path to citizenship for immigrants living in the U.S., illegally. Meanwhile, her press advisers are swatting back rumors and putting out old fires concerning her family’s controversy. Democrats are worried that Hillary Clinton is not getting the fresh start she wanted this election year.